Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Adverse drug reaction monitoring of antidepressants in the psychiatry out patient department at a tertiary care teaching hospital in India: A cross-sectional observational study

Background: Antidepressant drugs, though of great benefit in a range of psychiatric disorders, are associated with a wide range of potential adverse effects. There is growing concern among the healthcare personnel to assess these adverse drug reactions (ADRs) of newer psychotropic drugs, which have an impact on long-term compliance and achieving successful treatment. The present study was thus designed to monitor and analyze the pattern of occurrence of ADRs to antidepressant medications in Outpatient Department (OPD) of a tertiary-care hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational clinical study was carried out in the OPD of Psychiatry in Medical College, Kolkata. A total of 190 patients who received antidepressants were studied. 5-8 consecutive previously diagnosed depression patients attending follow-up per day, were screened for suspected ADRs, 2 days (one male OPD and one female OPD) in a week, over 6 months (October 2013 to March 2014). Adverse event history, medication history and other relevant details were captured in a format as adopted in the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI). Causality of ADR was assessed by Naranjo′s ADR probability scale. The severity of each reported ADR was assessed using Hartwig and Siegel Scale. All the statistical analysis was done by using SPSS-version 20 (SPSS Inc). Results: A total of 190 patients were screened for the study of which males and females represented 43.68% and 56.31% of the cases respectively. The age-group presenting with maximum depressive problems was found to be 30-39 years. A total of 481 ADRs were noted of which dry mouth was the commonest, closely followed by nausea and tremor. Out of 130 ADRs assessed for causality, 89.23% of the ADR cases, were found to be ′probable′, while 10.77% were found to be ′possible′. According to Hartwig and Siegel′s Scale 83.99% of the cases were found to be mild, 14.97% moderate and 1.04% severe. Conclusion: The study enables to obtain information on the incidence and pattern of adverse drug reactions associated with antidepressants in the local population thereby reducing its occurrence and protecting the user population from avoidable harm.
Automated analysis techniques for online conversations with application in deception detection

Email, chat, instant messaging, blogs, and newsgroups are now common ways for people to interact. Along with these new ways for sending, receiving, and storing messages comes the challenge of organizing, filtering, and understanding them, for which text mining has been shown to be useful. Additionally, it has done so using both content-dependent and content-independent methods. Unfortunately, computer-mediated communication has also provided criminals, terrorists, spies, and other threats to security a means of efficient communication. However, the often textual encoding of these communications may also provide for the possibility of detecting and tracking those who are deceptive. Two methods for organizing, filtering, understanding, and detecting deception in text-based computer-mediated communication are presented. First, message feature mining uses message features or cues in CMC messages combined with machine learning techniques to classify messages according to the sender's intent. The method utilizes common classification methods coupled with linguistic analysis of messages for extraction of a number of content-independent input features. A study using message feature mining to classify deceptive and non-deceptive email messages attained classification accuracy between 60% and 80%. Second, speech act profiling is a method for evaluating and visualizing synchronous CMC by creating profiles of conversations and their participants using speech act theory and probabilistic classification methods. Transcripts from a large corpus of speech act annotated conversations are used to train language models and a modified hidden Markov model (HMM) to obtain probable speech acts for sentences, which are aggregated for each conversation participant creating a set of speech act profiles. Three studies for validating the profiles are detailed as well as two studies showing speech act profiling's ability to uncover uncertainty related to deception. The methods introduced here are two content-independent methods that represent a possible new direction in text analysis. Both have possible applications outside the context of deception. In addition to aiding deception detection, these methods may also be applicable in information retrieval, technical support training, GSS facilitation support, transportation security, and information assurance.
Brucella Prevalence in Goats and Farmers’ Awareness and Practices towards Brucella Infection in Giwa Area of Kaduna State Nigeria

Aims: To detect and determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies in goats and farmers’ awareness and practices towards Brucella infection in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Experimental Design: A cross sectional study was used in this research. Place and Duration of Study: Giwa area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was conducted from July, 2014 to June, 2015. Methodology: Two hundred and eighty serum and 113 milk samples (from lactating Does) were collected from goats in Giwa area of Kaduna State. Of the six districts in the area, 52 samples were collected from 10 households in Kakangi, 45 from 9 households in Giwa, 43 from 8 households in history and gestation period at the time of abortion. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated that goats in Kaduna State harbour antibodies to Brucella and the farmers’ awareness and practices towards Brucella infection is insufficient. There is a need to further enlighten the farmers on the zoonotic implication of brucellosis, Brucella infection prevention and control.
Allocating Personal Budgets/Grants to Carers

Summary English policy and practice guidance recommends local authorities offer personal budgets to all adults eligible for social care support using transparent and equitable allocation systems which maximise choice and control for users. This includes family and other unpaid carers as carers in England are entitled to their own personal budget. The Care Act 2014 strengthens carers’ rights and places duties on authorities to assess and meet carers eligible support needs. However, little is known about how authorities assess and allocate resources to carers. This article explores this information gap drawing on data from a survey of English local authorities in two regions completed by carers lead officers and complemented by follow-up telephone interviews with a sub-sample of these officers. Findings Survey and interview results demonstrate wide practice variations around how social workers assess, calculate and distribute resources to carers. There is little uniformity across authorities. Carer eligibility criteria are used but thresholds vary and are often unclear. Most grants/personal budgets are allocated as single annual payments but how the level of these grant/personal budgets are calculated varies with little standardisation. Applications The article develops the evidence base surrounding resource allocation to carers through carer grants/personal budgets. Findings are timely as the Care Act 2014 will strengthen carers’ rights alongside the continuing personalisation of adult social care. Discussing local authority policy and practice around key objectives of equity, transparency and carer choice, implications for future social work practice and its development are considered in light of the Care Act 2014.
Ultrasound-Guided Forceps for Pleural Biops

Purpose: Ultrasound guided forceps for pleural biopsy is a technique that can cover the diagnostic yield gap between the needle biopsy of the pleura and thoracoscopy or thoracotomy. This technique enables operator to take biopsy from multiple pleural sites. Study objectives were: (1) to describe the ultrasound guided forceps for pleural biopsy as a technique not in common use in our practice to obtain pleural biopsy. (2) To evaluate the diagnostic yield of this technique in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion. Methods: This study included 96 patients admitted to Chest Department - Assiut University Hospital during the period from March 2010 to January 2012. All patients had exudative pleural effusion with the first pleural tapping being undiagnostic. Patients with bleeding tendency or blood coagulation defects were excluded from the study. Each one was submitted for the procedure once. The equipment used were ultrasound apparatus (ALOKA - Prosound - SSD - 3500SV), biopsy for- ceps (KARL - STORZ - Germany 10329L - BS), trocar and cannula of Cope's needle and rubber inlet seal. The procedure was performed under local anesthesia (Xylocaine 2%) and aseptic condi- tion. The patients were premedicated by analgesic (Ketorolac thromethamine 20 mg). Three to five biopsy fragments were obtained from each case and sent in 10% formaldehyde to the pathology laboratory. All patients were submitted for thoracoscopy under local anesthesia and thoracoscopic forceps biopsies of pleura were taken. Results: Compared to thoracoscopy the sensitivity of ultrasound guided forceps pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant and tuberculous lesions was 85% and 88% respectively. The technique was absolutely specific in the diagnosis of malignant and tuberculous lesions.
British Association of Dermatologists

WEDNESDAY 2ND JULY 08:45 – 10:30 Understanding Pharma 08:45 – 10:15 British Teledermatology Society 08:30 – 10:15 Commonwealth Session 08:45 – 10:15 Historical Symposium 1 1 :30 – 13:00 AGM Members Only 1 1 :30 – 12:30 Public Lecture 14:30 – 18:00 Medical Dermatology 1 4:30 – 18:00 British Society for Paediatric Dermatology 14:45 – 18:00 BDNG / BAD Joint Session 19:30 – 00:00 Annual Dinner at Kelvingrove Art Gallery
Desafios na definição da idade gestacional em estudos populacionais sobre parto pré-termo: o caso de um estudo em Campina Grande (PB), Brasil

INTRODUCAO: A prevalencia de nascimento pre-termo vem aumentando nos ultimos anos e e atualmente um problema de saude publica mundial. Em qualquer tipo de estudo epidemiologico, o grande desafio a ser enfrentado no estudo do parto pre-termo e a padronizacao da afericao da idade gestacional (IG) dos nascimentos. OBJETIVO: Descrever os metodos utilizados para a definicao da amostra a ser estudada e selecao dos eventos em estudo caso-controle dos fatores de risco para nascimento pre-termo de partos hospitalares de maes residentes no municipio de Campina Grande (PB), Brasil. METODOS: O desenho foi um caso-controle de base populacional, realizado no periodo de junho de 2008 a maio de 2009. Os casos foram nascidos com menos de 37 semanas gestacionais e os controles com 37 semanas ou mais. A idade gestacional foi definida em semanas utilizando-se criterios de selecao baseados na acuracia da estimativa. Foram realizadas entrevistas com as maes e coleta de registros hospitalares. RESULTADOS: Foram selecionados 341 casos e 424 controles; 13,19% foram classificados como pre-termos extremos ( 42 semanas). CONCLUSAO: As estrategias adotadas mostraram-se viaveis, mesmo em um contexto com maiores limitacoes na obtencao das informacoes necessarias, dado que o perfil dos pre-termos, na distribuicao da IG, se mostrou comparavel a estudos com metodologias mais acuradas.
Prevalence of Pacifier Sucking Habit and Its Effect on Occlusion in Children Aged 1-5 Years in Baghdad City

Background: Non-nutritive sucking habits are common in infants and toddlers. One of the most common non-nutritive sucking habits is pacifier; its prevalence varies from one population to another. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of pacifier sucking habit among children aged 1-5 years old in Baghdad city and to assess its effect on the occlusion of primary dentition concerning posterior crossbite. Materials and methods: The study was carried out among 1222 children aged 1-5 years old, from which 50 children with continues pacifier sucking habit were chosen to be the study group, compared to 50 children without any sucking habit (control group) matching the study group in age and gender. Children were examined clinically to record the presence of posterior crossbite. Results: The prevalence of pacifier sucking habit was 24.54%; it is tend to decrease with age. Posterior crossbite was found in18% of the pacifier sucking group and all of these cases were unilateral, however, none of the control group had posterior crossbite. In this study girls had higher tendency to suck pacifier and to have posterior ccrossbite than boys. Conclusions: Prevalence of pacifier sucking habit was more among girls, it can cause posterior crossbite which is mainly unilateral and more among girls than boys.
Similarité sémantique et extraction de synonymes à partir de corpus

La définition de mesures sémantiques au niveau lexical a fait l’objet de nombreux travaux depuis plusieurs années. Dans cet article, nous nous focalisons plus spécifiquement sur les mesures de nature distributionnelle. Bien que différentes évaluations ont été réalisées les concernant, il reste difficile à établir si une mesure donnant de bons résultats dans un cadre d’évaluation peut être appliquée plus largement avec le même succès. Dans le travail présenté, nous commençons par sélectionner une mesure de similarité sur la base d’un test de type TOEFL étendu. Nous l’appliquons ensuite au problème de l’extraction de synonymes à partir de corpus en comparant nos résultats avec ceux de (Curran & Moens, 2002). Enfin, nous testons l’intérêt pour cette tâche d’extraction de synonymes d’une méthode d’amélioration de la qualité des données distributionnelles proposée dans (Zhitomirsky-Geffet & Dagan, 2009).
The experience of burnout in case loading midwives

Midwifery autonomy is epitomized in the provision of lead maternity care, a promoted and sought after consumer choice pivotal to the credibility of autonomous midwifery. The loss of experienced New Zealand midwives to autonomous practice through professional burnout has a local impact on midwifery services as well as global implications for midwives seeking autonomy of practice in other countries. This study, informed by Heidegger and Gadamer, seeks to uncover the meaning of the lived experience of midwives who self identified as having burned out in the giving of lead maternity care. Participants were purposefully selected. Data was collected through twelve interviews with New Zealand registered midwives and, with the midwives consent, through a further four interviews with their partners to generate understanding of their experience. The research showed that the reality of the weight of professional obligation in the provision of such care is largely invisible. The phenomenon of burnout is little understood within midwifery yet it seems that the nature of on call practice has a high potential for burnout. Emerging from my interpretation of the participants' stories were findings of burnout's ability to mask itself through semblance and appearance which is then further covered over by everydayness. The data is presented as first showing how burnout is masked, then how it is fuelled, and finally how the pain revealed itself within the conversation of this study. A high cost of burnout for women, midwives and midwifery was exposed. It is hoped that by revealing the extent of these midwives personal destruction and pain, and at times that of their families, a discussion around sustainable practice, realistic professional expectations and the development of more avenues of support will continue to evolve within midwifery. Within the unknowing, burnout's fires are fuelled. Only as midwives understand the phenomenon will they be more able to identify contributing factors and the need to prioritize their own well being within the midwifery working model of care.
The Experience of Engaging in Occupation following Stroke: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Introduction: A meta-synthesis is a means of extracting data from multiple qualitative studies about the same topic, re-analysing the findings and bringing them together as a collective whole. Data from six qualitative studies that investigated the experience of engaging in occupation following a stroke were extracted and reanalysed with the purpose of gaining a greater understanding of the subjective experience to inform occupational therapy practice. Methods: Six databases were systematically searched for literature published in English during 1990–2011. Seven studies were appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool; six of these were included in the meta-synthesis. Findings: Five conceptual themes regarding occupational engagement emerged from the review: an emotional response, impact on identity, role of significant others, community access and the process of occupational adaptation. Conclusion: Engagement in occupation following a stroke is linked to self-identity and an emotional response; both of these, in turn, have an impact on capacity for occupational adaptation. Individuals are situated within a context of significant others and community. These findings give occupational therapists greater insight into the experience of older people following stroke in community settings.
PLASMA-LIPID LEVELS OF A SELECTED SAUDI-ARABIAN POPULATION IN THE WESTERN REGION

The plasma lipid profiles of 3616 (2294 males and 1322 females) randomly selected Saudi Arabian citizens in the Western region are described in the present study. The mean levels of plasma total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) were 184 and 136 mg/dl. respectively for the normal males and 177 and 125 mg/dl, respectively for the normal females. Diabetic (DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients had higher levels of TC and TG. HDL-Cholesterol was significantly lower in DM and CVD patients of both sexes, whereas LDL-cholesterol was significantly higher in CVD male and female patients. Plasma levels of TC and TG were strongly correlated with all parameters (age, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, HDL- and LDL-cholesterol, uric acid and glucose) among CVD patients; whereas positive correlations were only seen between TC and TG, HDL- and LDL-cholesterol in normal subjects. The atherogenic index was significantly increased in CVD male and female patients according to their age levels. The mean plasma levels of TC and LDL-cholesterol were significantly higher in smokers than non-smokers. The present results indicate that apart from TC levels which were found to be considerably lower than those of Western nations, other plasma lipid levels of the Saudi Arabian population are comparable with those of other populations.
Admission control in wireless systems with heterogeneous traffic and overlaid cell structure

This paper proposes and analyzes the performance of admission control policies (ACPs) for wireless cellular networks carrying two classes of service. Each class may have its own bandwidth requirements, call intensity and session duration. In a single tier system, a two-dimensional Markov chain model is used to derive traffic performance measures for each class of service, such as the probability of blocking, the probability of handover failure, and the probability of forced termination. Sharing of resources among services is adopted, in order to prevent trunk inefficiency. An ACP is proposed in a two-tier cellular system, where some ongoing calls are dropped at the lower tier and tentatively reallocated to the upper tier. It is observed that this is an effective technique to manage heterogeneous service requests with sharing of various sets of resources. Each set belongs to a certain coverage tier in a hierarchical coverage architecture. Since upper tiers are typically provided with decreasing amount of resources, lower bandwidth calls are preferably served by upper tiers when traffic congestion occurs at lower tiers.
Scheduling algorithms to minimize utility work at a single station on a paced assembly line

Abstract Abstract. In this article we address the problem of sequencing jobs for one station on a paced assembly line with no buffers, at which two types of operations can be performed. If a subsequence of jobs requires more work than the station can handle, some amount of work, which we call utility work, will remain undone. We develop optimal solution procedures for three of four mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive problem subclasses, with the goal of minimizing total utility work. For the fourth subclass, we evaluate heuristics that are structurally similar to the optimal procedures for the other subclasses. We provide worst-case error bounds for one of these procedures. Computational results indicate that very good, and often optimal, results can be obtained with a combination of these procedures.
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Open Or Endovascular Repair?

Rupture is the most important complication of the abdominal aortic aneurysms. Diagnosis is clinical and radiological. The mortality of patients who have undergone open repair remains high (between 30 and 50%) and it has not changed for two decades. Mortality in patients who underwent endovascular repair was lower (about 20%). Further studies are needed to establish the standard of care and the scientific debate is animate.
Building South African women’s leadership: A cohort model for the PhD in student affairs

Despite the presence of a historically male-dominated culture in leadership, gendermediated obstacles and challenges, black women in South Africa have the passion to develop professionally and move to higher levels as educational leaders. The current study assessed female students’ perceptions regarding a joint pilot doctoral programme between the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and California State University, Fullerton’s (CSUF) Higher Education programme, and their experiences while in the programme. Five participants described programme expectations, challenges, strengths, weaknesses, and programme completion. Moreover, the research focused on the participants’ future hopes, aspirations, and their observations regarding any changes in their professional and academic growth. Students expressed that coming to CSUF after their experiences at UWC enabled them to learn from faculty members with expertise in student affairs, which has further developed their knowledge concerning student development strategies, philosophy and history. Recommendations for the programme centred on increased cohort meetings, expanded programme resources such as research, student support outside the classroom settings, and the improvement of programme funding in order to provide more financial support to students. The importance of professional development and formalised training programmes, expanding research dynamics, and teaching components with international collaborations are promising practices to address the challenges and obstacles black women face in preparing to become leaders in South African higher education.