Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Detección precoz del cáncer de laringe en Cuba

Introduccion La laringe constituye un organo anatomicamente complejo. Glotis, supraglotis y subglotis son, en orden de importancia relativa, los sitios mas frecuentes de asentamiento de tumores, los cuales se distinguen clinicamente por el modo en que afectan las principales funciones de la laringe: fonacion y deglucion. Objetivos Describir la frecuencia, caracteristicas sociodemograficas y tumorales correspondientes a los casos incidentes de cancer de laringe en Cuba segun subsitio anatomico dentro de la laringe. Metodos Se realizo un estudio descriptivo a partir de los casos nuevos de cancer de laringe reportados al Registro Nacional de Cancer durante el periodo 1988-2003. Se analizo informacion sociodemografica de los casos y otras variables relacionadas con el diagnostico y la enfermedad tumoral. Se utilizo la prueba Chi-cuadrado de independencia para determinar asociacion entre las variables en estudio con un nivel de significacion de 0,05. Resultados El cancer de laringe ocupa una de las primeras causas de incidencia y mortalidad por cancer en Cuba, fundamentalmente en hombres entre 50-74 anos de edad. Mientras que el cancer de subglotis es poco frecuente, el cancer de glotis es hasta tres veces mas frecuente que el de supraglotis. Conclusiones El cancer de glotis da sintomas tempranamente pudiendo ser detectado mediante un examen relativamente sencillo. Considerando las caracteristicas del sistema nacional de salud cubano, este hecho puede abrir una expectativa al diagnostico temprano, por lo que es recomendable evaluar la factibilidad y eficacia del examen otorrinolaringologico -como parte del examen periodico anual- fundamentalmente en hombres de 50 anos y mas, con historia de tabaquismo o alcoholismo, con el fin de detectar y tratar tempranamente la enfermedad.
Controlling Ownership’s Expropriation through Real Earnings Management and Its’ Impact on Cost Of Equity Capital

Purpose -This paper discusses empirical research examining whether: 1) controlling owners’typeaffectscostofequitycapital(COEC)andrealearningsmanagement(REM), 2) REM affects COEC, and 3) REM mediates the effect of controlling owners’ type on COEC. Design/methodology/approach–The research uses a sample of 132 publicly listed companiesontheIndonesianStockExchangefortheﬁscalyearthatendsonDecember 31intheyearof2011,2012,and2013andthetotalobservationconsistof396ﬁrm-years. Cost of equity capital is estimated by using Ohlson Model, Real earnings management as mediating variable is measured by Roychowdhury model. Three models are used to calculate real activity manipulation based on operating activity, production cost, and discretionaryexpenditures.Controlvariablesconsistofcorporategovernancepractices measured by corporate governance indices, ownership concentrated level measured by ownership ratio, ﬁrm’s size measured by log total assets, and discretionary accruals measures by Modiﬁed Jones Model. Data used in this study is obtained from ICMD, Indonesian Stock Exchange database, and company annual reports. Findings -This research ﬁnds evidence that the ownership type affects cost of equity capital, and RCFO except private ownership. With exception for GOV, ownership type affectsproductioncosts-basedrealearningsmanagement(RPE)butallownershiptypes affect discretionary expenditures-based real earnings management (RDE). Moreover, RCFO, RPE, and RDE affect cost of equity capital. Finally, this research reports that RCFO mediates the effect of each ownership type on cost of equity except for private ownership (PRIV), RPE mediates the effect of each ownership type on cost of equity capital except for private ownership(PRIV)and government ownership(GOV)andRDE mediates the effect of each ownership type on cost of equity capital. Originality/value - This study provides further evidence on the effect of controlling ownership on COEC and REM, the effects of REM on COEC, and evidence that REM mediates the effect of controlling owners’ type on COEC.
Influence of canine impaction on the patient's quality of life.

1Ondine Lucaciu, 2Bogdan Crisan, 3Camelia A. Coadă, 4Adela Socaciu, 2Mihaela Băciuţ, 5Grigore Băciuţ, 1Radu S. Campian, 3Roxana Bordea, 3Raluca Soare 1 Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Oral Health and Dental Practice Management,”Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 2 Department of Oral Implantology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 3 “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 4 Sina Medical Center, Apahida, Romania; 5 Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery Surgery,”Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Effect of fortification of breast milk on the growth of preterm neonates

Abstract. Human milk fortifiers (HMF) make up for the nutrient deficit required by preterm, low birth weight neonates. With the availability of a new HMF in India, it was pertinent to test this nutritional advantage in the Indian preterms fed with fortified human milk in terms the bioavailability of the important nutrients. METHODS: Sixty preterm neonates were randomly assigned in two groups of comparable gestational age and weight, the first fed with breast milk fortified with Lactodex fortifier and the second fed with EBM only. The changes in the mean levels of serum total protein and electrolytes (calcium, sodium, potassium (Na+, K+) and phosphorus), and blood urea in the two groups after two weeks were compared using the student’s t - test. RESULTS: After two weeks of fortification the mean total serum protein (study group 5.65±0.27 gm/L compared to 5.39±0.25 gm/L in the control group, p<0.001), serum calcium (study group at 9.24±0.32 mg/dl compared to 8.87±0.25 mg/dl in the control group p<0.001), phosphate (5.54±0.18 mg/dl in the study group versus 5.31±0.24 mg/dl in the control group, p<0.001) and Na+, K+ levels were significantly higher than the control group. The fortification was well tolerated. We concluded that using the new fortifier not only provides all the advantages of breast milk but also provides higher amounts of proteins and calcium necessary for sustaining growth and achieving intra-uterine accretion rates in the preterm neonates and is well tolerated. Key words: Preterm neonates and human milk fortifiers.
Gestational weight gain among women from low income communities: What are the associated factors and what are the subsequent weight status consequences for these women and their children?

This study explored individual and interpersonal characteristics and demographic factors related to gestational weight gain (GWG) and examined the relationship between GWG and infant birth weight, child weight status at four years of age, and maternal weight status longitudinally. Data come from the Better Beginnings, Better Futures (BBBF) project, a primary prevention project conducted in economically disadvantaged communities in Ontario. A total of 562 participants provided data necessary for the calculation of GWG and were included in the study. Additional data were collected on demographic, physical, mental health and lifestyle topics at approximately three month, 1.5, 2.5, 4 and 8 year intervals. The Social Ecological Model was used as a tool to select variables and to create a framework for examining the interconnectedness of these variables. Between 9.6% and10.8% of the variability in GWG was attributable to the women’s country of birth, age, pre-pregnant BMI and the ability to afford food and living expenses. Being Canadian born significantly increased GWG by 7.17 lbs to 7.99 lbs. Increasing pre-pregnant BMI was associated with lower GWG and women classified as obese prior to pregnancy had a lower GWG by 10.88 lbs on average, compared to women with lower BMIs. Lack of money for food and living expenses was associated with a lower average GWG by 3.43 lbs to 3.59 lbs. Each year of age decreased GWG by an average of 0.22 lbs to 0.28 lbs. Pre-pregnant BMI, country of birth, age, lack of money,
Comparative performance of GR4JSG and J2000 hydrological models in the Dudh Koshi catchment of the Himalayan region

Hydrological models are widely applied to make informed decisions in water resources planning and management. However, the representation of hydrological processes in a model is subject to uncertainty due to the conceptualization of those processes. The choice of models is a trade-off among availability of data and understanding of processes in the catchment. In this study, we compared the performance of two hydrological models, the conceptual GR4JSG and the process based J2000 hydrological model in a glaciated alpine catchment in the Himalayan region. Both models were adapted to simulate the glacier melt runoff in which seasonal snowmelt and glacier icemelt occurs. Regarding the spatial heterogeneity, the catchments are represented by numbers of hydrological response units (or functional units in GR4JSG). Both models were calibrated for the period 1986-1991 and validated for the period 1992-1997. The models were able to represent the overall hydrograph with a Nash Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) in the J2000 model of 0.84 and 0.87 for calibration and validation, respectively, and for the GR4JSG model, the NSE was 0.87 and 0.89 for the calibration and validate periods. Although the models simulated baseflow and medium range flows (recession and rising limbs) reasonably well, the peak flows were underestimated in some instances. On average, the percentage bias is below 3% in both models. The hydrograph suggested that the GR4JSG tends to underestimate observed hydrograph during pre-monsoon season. Similarly, GR4JSG tends to overestimate July-September compared to J2000. The glacier melt contribution to stream flow is about 13% and 17% for GR4JSG and J2000 respectively. The variation can be expected due to conceptualization of hydrological processes in both models.
Salivary evaluation in healthy children and in metabolic disorders: clinical and in vitro studies

Saliva is essential for chewing, speaking, swallowing and oral health. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the salivary characteristics in healthy condition and metabolic changes. The results are presented in three manuscripts. Manuscript 1 shows the evaluation of physicochemical salivary parameters, bite force, masticatory performance and gustatory sensitivity (GS) in 116 prepubertal individuals with normal-weight. Bite force and masticatory performance were evaluated using digital gnatodynamometer and sieving method. Salivary flow rate, pH, total protein (TP), amylase (AMY), calcium (CA) and phosphorus (PHO) concentrations were determined in stimulated (SS) and unstimulated saliva (US) by automated technique. GS was evaluated by identifying the primary tastes (sweet, bitter, salty and sour). Positive correlation between taste sensitivity and age was observed. CA and PHO correlated negatively with salivary flow and pH. Sweet taste scores correlated with AMY concentration; bitter taste sensitivity correlated positively with US flow rate. A weak association between masticatory performance and bite force was observed and there was no significant difference between genders for the parameters evaluated. The concentration of some analytes correlated with saliva flow, pH and gustatory sensitivity. Manuscript 2 presents the study of salivary characteristics and GS (sweet, bitter, salty and sour) of 310 children, 710 years old, classified as normal weight, overweight and obese, assessing the association of these parameters with fat percentage. Salivary flow rate and pH were determined in SS and US, as well TP, AMY, CA, urea, triglycerides and PHO. GS and salivary flow did not differ, while SS pH was lower in obese than in overweight. It was observed negative relationship between fat percentage and Δ salivary flow (SS-US) and US PHO concentration. Thus, some salivary characteristics may differ among children with different body weights. The manuscript 3 shows the study of inflammatory response of human oral fibroblasts (HGF-1) in contact with artificial saliva (AS I, II and III) an in vitro model. Human saliva was used as control and three AS were treated in HGF-1 in culture medium. The expression of cytokines was assessed by PCR array analysis, Real-Time PCR and immunoassay (using a panel of 12 pro-inflammatory cytokines). After a predefined exposure time of 120 seconds, cells incubated in AS III presented low viability. In PCR array analysis, the expression of inflammatory markers did not differ between treatments; however, a significant reduction in abundance of the protein levels was observed for AS I and AS II compared to control, with a robust anti-inflammatory response to AS II; an effect that may be favorable for patients with hyposalivation and mouth ulcers.
Facilitating Social Interactions With Peers in Specialized  Early Childhood Settings for Young Children With ASD

Abstract Young children on the autism spectrum have minimal social interaction with their peers in inclusive preschool settings, thus limiting opportunities to build social relationships. Research indicates that explicitly training peers how to interact with classmates with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can increase the likelihood of peer-directed behavior; however, less is known about other strategies that can be used to support the peer-related social interactions of children with ASD and how those strategies may be used in conjunction with trained peers. Video data were analyzed from 23 classrooms using the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents model (an inclusive preschool program that emphasizes peer training and peer support) to provide a snapshot of environmental features and the role of implementation fidelity that may enhance or inhibit the social interaction of 52 children with ASD. Findings indicate that social interaction is most likely to occur when an adult is not present, during small group activities, pretend play, and large motor activities. Implications for practice are discussed.
Markov Random Fields for Collaborative Filtering

In this paper, we model the dependencies among the items that are recommended to a user in a collaborative-filtering problem via a Gaussian Markov Random Field (MRF). We build upon Besag’s auto-normal parameterization and pseudolikelihood [7], which not only enables computationally efficient learning, but also connects the areas of MRFs and sparse inverse covariance estimation with autoencoders and neighborhood models, two successful approaches in collaborative filtering. We propose a novel approximation for learning sparse MRFs, where the trade-off between recommendation-accuracy and training-time can be controlled. At only a small fraction of the training-time compared to various baselines, including deep nonlinear models, the proposed approach achieved competitive ranking-accuracy on all three well-known data-sets used in our experiments, and notably a 20% gain in accuracy on the data-set with the largest number of items.
WS 4.4 NOM-31

Water treatment processes produce water with low turbidity and colour. It is also now becoming necessary to reduce DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon) so that less chlorine is lost in a distribution system and less THMs (trihalomethanes) are formed. Enhanced coagulation (exceeding other requirements) at pH of about 5-6 is known to significantly reduce DOC so that acceptable water quality can be achieved at the tap. In this paper, models are integrated to project the impact of water treatment on water quality through the entire distribution system. A DOC removal model, which predicts DOC resulting from a given coagulant, its dose and the coagulation pH, is used to simulate the treatment. By linking this model of DOC removal with models of chlorine decay and THM formation, the impact of treatment on chlorine and THM concentrations in a distribution system can be simulated. This method was applied in a case study with relatively high initial DOC. It was shown that more DOC can be removed by using ferric coagulant than the current practice achieves. This would result in an improved chlorine profile and a substantial reduction in THM concentrations.
Outcomes of Medical Treatment for Pathologies of the Equine Foot Diagnosed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A retrospective study was performed to determine the prevalence of foot pathologies of horses subjected to magnetic resonance imaging for foot lameness and to determine the long-term outcome of horses after medical treatment. The MR studies of 95 horses were interpreted retrospectively by a boarded certified radiologist. Follow-up information was obtained from medical records, owners and referring veterinarians via telephone questionnaires. Long term response to treatment (minimum of 12 months) was recorded. Horses were divided in two different groups based on the diagnosis and on the treatment using intrasynovial antiinflammatory drugs or not. Logistic regression analysis was performed to compare the outcome between the two groups. The null hypothesis was that the proportion of horses treated successfully between treatment protocols was similar. A diagnosis based on magnetic resonance imaging was made in all horses. Approximately 30% of horses had ≥ 4 lesions, which were determined to be responsible for the lameness and 70% of horses had navicular bone abnormalities. Treatment was
Efficacy of microbial inoculants on reducing the phosphatic fertilizer in chrysanthemum

The present investigated was conducted to investigate the potential effect of biofertilizers (mycorrhiza and PSB) and different levels of phosphorus (0, 10, 15 and 20 g/m) on growth, yield and quality of chrysanthemum. The interaction effect of phosphorous levels and biofertilizers on plant spread was found to be significant in first year, while it was non-significant in second year. In first year (2011-12), the maximum plant spread (19.12 cm) was recorded with the application of PSB in combination of phosphorus 15 g/m. The interaction effect of phosphorous levels and biofertilizers on number of branches/plant, number of days taken for first flowering, number of days taken for 50% flowering and fresh weight of flower were found to be non-significant in both the years of investigation. The interaction effect of phosphorous levels and biofertilizers on duration of flowering was found to be significant in first year, whereas, it was non-significant in second year. The longest flowering duration (45.67 days) was obtained with PSB in combination of phosphorus 15 g/m in first year. The interaction effects of phosphorous levels and biofertilizers on flower size was observed significant in first year, whereas, it was non-significant in second year. In first year (2011-12), the biggest flower (4.50 cm) was obtained with PSB + phosphorus 20 g/m, which remained at par with PSB + phosphorus 15 g/m (4.41 cm). The maximum flower yield per plant (61.96 and 61.31 g) was recorded with PSB application along with phosphorus 15 g/m, however, in first year, it was at par with mycorrhiza along with phosphorus 15 g/m (57.92 g).
DETERMINATION OF THE CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME (CST) A S A METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF OPTIMAL DOSE OF FLOCCULANTS SUPPORTIN G DEWATERING OF MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE

The capillary suction time (CST) measurement for th e estimation of water passing rate by examined wast e based on capillary suction forces of filtration paper have been d escribed. The capillary suction time measurement is used in the first place to estimate influence of conditioning agents on exa mined waste. The CST measurement to estimate optimu m doses of three polyelectrolytes in order to support the process of water passing rate by municipal aerobic sewage slu dge has been also presented in the work.
Microbiological and Molecular study On Candida species Isolated From Catheterized urine specimen In Ramadi general Teaching Hospital

ALKindy Col Med J 2015:Vol. 11 No. 2 82 www.kmjub. com ABSTRACT Background: A Catheter-associated with candidiasis infection is the most common nosocomial infection and the objective of this work is to isolate and identify Candida species from catheterized patients by ordinary culture and PCR. Objective:To study the isolation and identification of Candida species from catheterized patients by culture media and polymerase chain reaction(PCR). Methods: One hundred and thirty five Candida species isolates were obtained from urine culture of catheterized specimens from male and female patients , During the period between October 2011 to April 2012 , attending ALRamadi general teaching Hospital. A quantitative urine culture for isolation and identification of Candida species was. The isolation of Candida species was done out on selective media with antibiotics is Sabouraud Dextrose Agar. The identification of Candida species was based upon a combination of morphological and biochemical criteria as germ tube test and API 20 candida. Molecular study of Candida species was done using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: Out of the one hundred and thirty five catheterized urine examined . Candida spp. was isolated from in 92 samples. The isolated of Candida spp. were recorded 26(40.0%) C.albicans among female patients and 20(36.4 %) among male patients . positive candidiasis was detected among diabetic patients (28.6%) from female and (20.0%) from male . Also the candidiasis was detected among patients under antibiotic treatment was (20.3%) from female patients and (32.1%) from male patients.Polymerase chain reaction ( PCR) results showed that out of 27cultured specimens , (18) were positive for C. albicans (66.7%) , and out of 9 specimens ,(7) were positive for C.glabrata (77.8%) while out of 4specimens ,(2) were positive for C.parapsilosis (50.0%) . Statistical analysis using chi – square test was applied in this work. Conclusion: The three species of Candida. albicans , Candida . glabrata . & Candida . parapsilosis are important causes of UTI in patients under catheterization in Ramadi teaching hospital and they could be one of causes nosocomial infection .
The influence of sensory training on taste sensitivity Effects on sweet and bitter perception over a half-year period

The sensory abilities of test persons must be regularly tested and trained. However, there are no basic data available on the effect of training on the perception and recognition of the basic tastes. The present controlled study examines whether the perception of the basic tastes sweet and bitter can be influenced by sensory training and whether this effect extends over a study break of 29 weeks. The intervention group (n = 41) received intensive sensory training over the course of a week. The results from a matching test and threshold tests were compared with a control group (n = 35). It was found that the perception and recognition of both groups improved during the study. Thus, experience and habituation could influence this just as much as sensory training. Moreover, the “sensory break” of 29 weeks had hardly any influence on the training and experience effect.