Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Structure and kinematics of the Central Sivas Basin (Turkey): salt deposition and tectonics in an evolving fold-and-thrust belt

Abstract The Sivas Basin in central-eastern Anatolia is a north-verging salt-bearing fold-and-thrust belt including synorogenic salt tectonics. It formed between the northern leading edge of the Taurides platform and the Kırşehir block since Late Cretaceous time. We have constructed five regional cross-sections supported by field data and 2D seismic to constrain the structure of the basin and its evolution. The area is divided into three tectonic domains from south to north: (1) a Maastrichtian to Eocene north-verging fold-and-thrust belt, which terminates by a regional Eocene evaporitic level; (2) an Oligo-Miocene salt domain which contains two generations of minibasins separated by a salt canopy, forming a salt-and-thrust belt; and (3) a late Miocene to present day foreland basin. The cross-sections show the along-strike variations and the increasing shortening in the fold-and-thrust belt from west (c. 15 km) to east (c. 25 km). The thick salt allows for the intracutaneous propagation of the fold-and-thrust belt below a domain of salt withdrawal minibasins, decoupled as the initial salt thickness increases. In that case, the salt domain is thrusted both frontward and backward. Efficient exhumation followed by erosion of the fold-and-thrust resulted in synorogenic salt tectonics in the foreland and thus increased the mechanical resistance between them.
Anatomical connections of the prepositus and abducens nuclei in the squirrel monkey

The primary goal of this investigation was to identify the areas of the brainstem and cerebellum that provide afferent projections to the nucleus prepositus hypoglossi in primates. After horseradish peroxidase conjugated to wheat germ agglutinin (WGA‐HRP) was injected into the prepositus in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus), the largest populations of retrogradely labeled neurons were found in the vestibular nuclei, the contralateral perihypoglossal nuclei, and the medullary and pontine reticular formation. Unlike the cat, the prepositus in Saimiri received substantial projections from the nucleus raphe dorsalis and the central mesencephalic reticular formation, whereas few or no labeled cells were found in the cerebellar cortex, the superior colliculus, or the nucleus reticularis tegmenti pontis. By comparing the afferents to the prepositus with those to the abducens nucleus, we found that all regions projecting to the abducens also projected to the prepositus, without exception. Anterogradely transported WGA‐HRP showed that the major brainstem recipients of prepositus efferents were the vestibular and perihypoglossal nuclei, the inferior olive, the medullary reticular formation, and the extraocular motor nuclei. In the cerebellar cortex, the prepositus projected to restricted regions of crura I and II as well as the caudal vermis and vestibulocerebellum. The many parts of the oculomotor system receiving input from the prepositus and the parallel innervation of the prepositus and the abducens by a large number of premotor centers lend support to the hypothesis that the prepositus may distribute an efference copy of motor activity, and may also play an important role in the process of neural integration.
Detection and characterization of breast lesions in a selective diagnostic population: diagnostic accuracy study for comparison between one-view digital breast tomosynthesis and two-view full-field digital mammography.

OBJECTIVE To compare the performance of one-view digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and two-view full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in the detection and characterization of breast lesions in a selective diagnostic population. METHODS A total of 598 breasts of 319 diagnostic patients were prospectively enrolled. Participants underwent bilateral one-view, mediolateral oblique (MLO) DBT and two-view, craniocaudal and MLO FFDM. The sensitivity and specificity of these methods and their classification into correct Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) categories were compared. These methods were also compared in patients subgrouped by mammographic parenchymal density. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed using the probability of cancer scores. RESULTS DBT had higher overall sensitivity than FFDM (88.7% vs 80.7%, p = 0.001). Subgroup analyses showed that DBT had significantly higher sensitivity in assessing dense breasts and invasive cancers than FFDM. The BI-RADS category assessment was significantly better for DBT than for FFDM. The differences between the two modalities in specificity (94.1% and 93.2% for FFDM and DBT) were not significant (p = 0.664). The area under the ROC curves using the probability of cancer scores were 0.93 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.91-0.95] for FFDM and 0.96 (95% CI, 0.94-0.97) for DBT (p = 0.005). ROC curve analysis indicated that most of the increased performance of DBT was due to dense breasts. CONCLUSION A beneficial effect on the detection and characterization of breast lesions was found for one-view DBT compared with two-view FFDM in a selective diagnostic population. Improvements were especially enhanced in females with dense breasts. These results need to be examined in studies using large-scale consecutive sampling of a diagnostic population. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE In this study, using selective diagnostic study cases, one-view DBT offered improved reader performance compared with two-view FFDM for detection and characterization of breast cancers.
[Factors associated with road accidents in the city of Lubumbashi].

INTRODUCTION We conducted a retrospective non-comparative cross-sectional study in Lubumbashi on factors associated with road accidents. OBJECTIVE To contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality related to road accidents based on a better understanding of this phenomenon in the city of Lubumbashi, to assess the frequency and the growth of road accidents in the city of Lubumbashi and to determine the factors predisposing to these accidents. METHODS This non-controlled retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study covered the period from 1st January to 31st December 2008, and included all cases of vehicles registered by the police department after an accident. RESULTS A total of 1,915 road traffic were reported, mostly caused by public transport vehicles (59%) driven by young adult males (89% of cases) with a mean age of 28 years. The main cause was speeding combined with other factors (34% of cases). The majority of these accidents occurred in the city of Lubumbashi (52.9% of cases) between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (74% of cases). Transit vehicles were exposed to a greater risk of road accidents (59%). CONCLUSION There is an urgent need for accurate information on the rules of the road for drivers and road users to reduce the mortality and morbidity due to road accidents.
Cross-layer design using multi-channel system in WiMAX mesh networks

The WiMAX mesh networks based on IEEE 802.16 standard is a key topology for the next generation wireless networking. However, interferences from transmission of the neighboring nodes within the mesh networks are inevitable. Cross-layer design for tree-type routing and level-based centralized scheduling is proposed as the optimization strategy. The cross-layer design here is relying on the routing information in network layer and centralized scheduling in the medium access control (MAC) layer. This paper proposes a centralized scheduling algorithm that can reduce interferences by constructing routing tree with multi-channel single transceiver system in WiMAX mesh networks. In this algorithm, each node has one transceiver that can be tuned to any of the channels, intending to eliminate the secondary interference. The results of analysis show that this proposed algorithm greatly improves the length of scheduling, channel utilization ratio (CUR) and throughput.
The quality of life of young men with Asperger syndrome

Factors influencing quality of life for persons with Asperger syndrome are not yet understood. Men, ages 18 to 21, completed the World Health Organization Quality Of Life measure, the Perceived Support Network Inventory, and a semi-structured interview. Asperger syndrome affects quality of life beyond the obvious social impact. The 12 men with Asperger syndrome reported a significantly lower social and physical quality of life than did the 13 men in the control group. Education, living arrangements, and number of friends were remarkably similar between groups. Those with Asperger syndrome had less positive employment experiences and showed more preference for solitary activities. Interventions need to be based on a holistic model.
Making the most of a teachable moment: a smokeless-tobacco cessation intervention in the dental office.

OBJECTIVES Primary care medical clinics are good settings for smoking interventions. This study extends this strategy with a smokeless tobacco intervention delivered by dentists and dental hygienists in the course of routine dental care. METHODS Male users of moist snuff and chewing tobacco (n = 518) were identified by questionnaire in clinic waiting rooms and then randomly assigned to either usual care or intervention. The intervention included a routine oral examination with special attention to the part of the mouth in which tobacco was kept and an explanation of the health risks of using smokeless tobacco. After receiving unequivocal advice to stop using tobacco, each patient viewed a 9-minute videotape, received a self-help manual, and was briefly counseled by the dental hygienist. RESULTS Long-term success was defined as no smokeless tobacco use at both 3- and 12-month follow-ups, with those lost to follow-up counted as smokeless tobacco users. The intervention increased the proportion of patients who quit by about one half (12.5% vs 18.4%, P < .05). CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate the efficacy of a brief dental office intervention for the general population of smokeless tobacco users.
Seizure Disorders in Patients with Brain Tumors

The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical data of patients with epileptic seizures and diagnosed brain tumors. Analysis included 711 patients with primary and secondary brain tumors. 165 (23%) patients had experienced at least one seizure before tumor diagnosis. The mean time from the first epileptic seizure to tumor diagnosis was 16 months. The patient’s age, location and pathology of tumor were associated with occurrence of seizures. Seizures were more common in patients aged 30–50 years. Tumors involving the frontal, frontoparietal, temporal and frontotemporal lobes were associated with occurrence of seizures. According to the histological diagnosis, patients with mixed gliomas (62%), oligodendrogliomas (53%) and astrocytomas (42%) experienced seizures most frequently.
Imaging treatment effects in depression

Abstract In the past years a multitude of studies has revealed alterations on a neuromolecular, structural and network level in patients with major depressive disorder within key regions of emotion and cognition processing as well as implicated neurotransmitter systems. The present review is thought to give an overview over recent developments with regard to treatment-induced changes in structural, functional and molecular neuroimaging. A number of studies could show that antidepressant treatment may lead to a partial restorage of primarily altered processes. This becomes evident in structural magnetic resonance imaging studies which point towards the reduction of volumetric differences between depressed patients and healthy controls during treatment, along with a normalization of neuronal functioning as assessed with functional magnetic resonance imaging. On a molecular level positron emission tomography studies investigating targets which are fundamentally implicated in antidepressant action such as serotonergic and dopaminergic transporters and receptors have shown to be sustainably influenced by antidepressant treatment. However, it seems that not all dysfunctional processes can be reversed by antidepressant treatment and that state and trait factors are evident not only on a behavioral but also on a neurobiological level.
Randomized trial finds that prostate cancer genetic risk score feedback targets prostate‐specific antigen screening among at‐risk men

Prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) screening may reduce death due to prostate cancer but leads to the overdiagnosis of many cases of indolent cancer. Targeted use of PSA screening may reduce overdiagnosis. Multimarker genomic testing shows promise for risk assessment and could be used to target PSA screening.
Performance Appraisal Practices for Upper Management in City Governments

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Job Satisfaction Among Swedish Mental Health Nursing Staff: A Cross-Sectional Survey

ABSTRACT There is limited amount of empirical studies concerning job satisfaction in inpatient psychiatric care. However, job satisfaction has several implications on public administration and management. The objective of this study is to identify factors having positive impact on job satisfaction among Swedish psychiatric nursing staff in an inpatient psychiatric clinic. The cross-sectional study is based on Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory. The survey was distributed among nursing staff at a psychiatric university hospital clinic in Western Sweden. Overall, job satisfaction was rated relatively high, and salary was rated the lowest of all factors investigated. Unlike the premises in Herzberg’s theory, salary showed a positive correlation with job satisfaction and not only in preventing dissatisfaction. Hospital managers must be attentive to salary levels and staff turnover. Psychiatric nursing personnel in Sweden lack competitive salaries, and hospital administrators should encourage nursing staff to improve relationships between staff and managers and establish good relationships among colleagues.
Income Inequality, Government Expenditure, and Economic Growth: Theory and Empirics

To explain the relationship between income inequality and economic growth, we develop a computational model of endogenous growth by taking the effects of fixed government expenditure into account. With such a model, a non-linear relationship between level of income inequality and economic growth rate is identified and shown to be consistent with empirical findings reported in the literature. This relationship can be either positive or negative, depending on per capita GDP. In fact, there exists a threshold level for per capita GDP. If the per capita GDP is above this threshold, income inequality facilitates economic growth; otherwise, it hurts economic growth. The threshold point is jointly determined by income inequality level and per capita GDP. Furthermore, our model indicates that there exists a positive relation between income inequality level and per capita GDP on these threshold points. Using cross-country data, we empirically verify this relationship from the computational model. Sensitivity analysis is performed to show the robustness of our results.
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Otanthus maritimus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link essential oil from Sicily

The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the flowers of Otanthus maritimus L. , a perennial plant growing wild in maritime sands in the Mediterranean region, was investigated by GC and GC–MS analyses. Totally 66 were identified. The oil was dominated by the high content of monoterpene compounds, especially oxygenated monoterpenes which accounted for 73.1%. The most abundant components were yomogi alcohol (20.8%), camphor (15.8%), artemisyl acetate (15.3%) and artemisia alcohol (13.7%). The oil was tested against two Gram (+) and six Gram (−) bacterial strains, both American Type Culture Collection standard strains and clinically isolated (CI), one potentially pathogenic yeast (Candida albicans CI) and two filamentous phytopathogenic fungi (Botrytis cinerea and Rhizoctonia solani). The results show that the oil from O. maritimus exerts strong antibacterial and antifungal activities.
Acute shortening and re-lengthening in the management of bone and soft-tissue loss in complicated fractures of the tibia.

Sir, I read with interest the paper by El-Rosasy[1][1] in the January 2007 issue entitled “Acute shortening and re-lengthening in the management of bone and soft-tissue loss in complicated fractures of the tibia. ” The author managed 21 patients with a fracture/nonunion of the tibia complicated
Alginate Macroencapsulation of Pig Islets Allows Correction of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Primates up to 6 Months Without Immunosuppression

Background. This study assessed the capacity of alginate-encapsulated islets to reverse diabetes in a pig-to-primate model. Methods. Adult pig islets were encapsulated in microcapsules implanted under the kidney capsule (n=4) or in a subcutaneous macrodevice (n=5) in diabetic primates. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin, porcine C-peptide, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C), and cellular and humoral responses were followed. Results. Nonencapsulated pig islets were rejected within 7 days. A transient decrease of FBG was observed only during the 2 weeks after microencapsulated pig islet implantation under the kidney capsule. After subcutaneous transplantation of a macrodevice, diabetes was corrected up to a maximum of 6 months in five animals: FBG less than 107 mg/dL and HbA1C at 8%±1.4%. Two of the five animals received a new macrodevice between 25 and 35 weeks after the first graft dysfunction (HbA1C ≥13), and diabetes was controlled for an additional 18 weeks in these animals. Although a strong humoral response was elicited after transplantation of encapsulated islets, a total impermeability of alginate 3% wt/vol to IgG was demonstrated before and up to 20 weeks after transplantation of the subcutaneous macrodevice. Conclusions. Pig islets encapsulated in a subcutaneous macrodevice can control diabetes up to 6 months without immunosuppression.
Discretionary management earnings forecast disclosures: Antecedents and outcomes associated with forecast venue and forecast specificity choices

In this paper we investigate the effects of disclosure-related costs on managers' decisions about how (in terms of specificity) and where (in terms of venue-such as special press releases or analyst meetings) to disclose earnings forecasts. We also examine consequences of alternative venue and specificity choices. Our investigation focuses on managers' forecasts of annual earnings identified from the Dow Jones News
Injury Profile in Swedish Elite Floorball

Background: Floorball is an indoor team sport with growing popularity worldwide characterized by rapid accelerations, decelerations, and cutting and pivoting movements. While injuries are common, there are few high-quality epidemiological investigations of floorball injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the incidence and severity of injuries in male and female elite-level floorball players in Sweden. Hypothesis: The incidence of injuries has not decreased; female players are more vulnerable to injury than male players. Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Level of Evidence: Level 3. Methods: Twelve floorball teams (6 male, 6 female) in the Swedish premiere leagues were followed for 1 year (preseason, game season, and the entire year). The team medical staff reported injury incidence, location, type (traumatic or overuse), and severity. Differences between male and female players were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: The injury incidence was greater in female players during preseason (22.9 vs 7.4, P = 0.01), game season (39.5 vs 28.3, P = 0.002), as well as the whole year combined (33.9 vs 20.8, P = 0.02). The thigh was the most common injury location in male players and the ankle in female players. Overuse injuries were more common among men and were primarily back problems. Traumatic injuries were more common in women—mainly knee and ankle injuries. Most injuries were of mild severity. A greater number of anterior cruciate ligament injuries occurred in women (n = 11) than in men (n = 2). Conclusion: The injury incidence was significantly greater in female floorball players throughout the entire floorball year. Male players sustained mostly overuse injuries while female players suffered traumatic injuries. The majority of injuries in floorball were mild, irrespective of player sex. Clinical Relevance: Knowledge of the incidence and severity of floorball injuries is an essential step in the sequence of injury prevention. Future research should focus on identifying injury mechanisms and risk factors for these injuries to develop injury prevention strategies.
OPTIMIZATION OF TISSUE CULTURE PROTOCOL FOR REGENERATION AND DIRECT MULTIPLICATION OF MORINGA OLEIFERA BY SEED GERMINATION.

Asfandyar Chaudhary, Kashif Ali, Neha Farid And Nosheen Maqsood. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) Department of Biosciences, Karachi 75600, Pakistan. Manuscript Info Abstract . Manuscript History Received: 08 February 2019 Final Accepted: 10 March 2019 Published: April 2019
Gemcitabine and paclitaxel chemotherapy as a second‐line treatment for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma

Objectives: We report that a combination of gemcitabine and paclitaxel will effectively treat patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) who have been previously treated with methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, and cisplatin (MVAC). The objective of this study was to assess the tumor responses, toxicity, and overall survival of these patients as second‐line treatment.
Outside the Macdonald Commission: Reply to Richard Simeon

In"Inside the Macdonald Commission" (SPE 22), Richard Simeon attempts to answer a question by Daniel Drache: Why did the Macdonald Commission adopt the pro-market views of corporate Canada? Simeon's response is that "there was no credible alternative before the commissioners" (emphasis in the original). He concludes: "Therefore, the choice ultimately was the market model or nothing. " We have to disagree. More to the point, we think we can show that his answer reveals the poverty of mainstream political science and economics in Canada today.