Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Thoracic Complications in Behçet's Disease: Imaging Findings

Behçet's disease (BD) causes vascular inflammation and necrosis in a wide range of organs and tissues. In the thorax, it may cause vascular complications, affecting the aorta, brachiocephalic arteries, bronchial arteries, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, capillaries, and mediastinal and thoracic inlet veins. In BD, chest radiograph is commonly used for the initial assessment of pulmonary symptoms and complications and for follow-up and establishment of the response to treatment. With the advancement of helical or multislice computed tomography (CT) technologies, such noninvasive imaging techniques have been employed for the diagnosis of vascular lesions, vascular complications, and pulmonary parenchymal manifestations of BD. CT scan (especially, CT angiography) has been used to determine the presence and severity of pulmonary complications without resorting to more invasive procedures, in conjunction with gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional (3D) gradient-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with the subtraction of arterial phase images. These radiologic methods have characteristics that are complementary to each other in diagnosis of the thoracic complications in BD. 3D ultrashort echo time (UTE) MR imaging (MRI) could potentially yield superior image quality for pulmonary vessels and lung parenchyma when compared with breath-hold 3D MR angiography.
Depression and Caregiver Burden Among Rural Elder Caregivers

Abstract Family caregivers of older adults frequently experience feelings of burden and depression though they may not come to the attention to health and service providers until they are at a point of crisis. Through a simple screening tool, the Maine Primary Partners in Caring (MPPC) project identified individuals providing care to older adults through rural primary care practices, in order to provide ’upstream interventions’ before caregivers were in crisis. This paper describes a sample (n = 62) of rural family caregivers identified through their physicians' offices. High levels of caregiver burden and depression were reported. Family support and knowledge of caregiver tasks predicted decreased caregiver burden and depression, while isolation predicted increased caregiver burden. Implications of these results for gerontological social workers are outlined.
Endovascular Treatment of Visceral Artery Aneurysms

Visceral artery aneurysms, although uncommon, can present with life-threatening hemorrhage. The increasing use of imaging studies has allowed for earlier identification and intervention of these aneurysms, thus avoiding the high morbidity and mortality associated with rupture. The treatment options for visceral artery aneurysms range from conventional open surgical repair to minimally invasive techniques using covered stents or embolization materials. Anatomic features and patient selection determine which treatment option would result in the most durable treatment and outcome. This article reviews our experience with the endovascular treatment of visceral artery aneurysms.
Investigation of inductively coupled plasma gate oxide on low temperature polycrystalline-silicon TFTs

By optimizing the inductively coupled plasma (ICP) oxidation condition, a thin oxide of 10 nm has been grown at 350/spl deg/C to achieve excellent gate oxide integrity of low leakage current<5/spl times/10/sup -8/ A/cm/sup 2/ (at 8 MV/cm), high breakdown field of 9.3 MV/cm and low interface trap density of 1.5/spl times/10/sup 11/ /eV cm/sup 2/. The superior performance poly-Si TFTs using such a thin ICP oxide were attained to achieve a high ON current of 110 /spl mu/A//spl mu/m at V/sub D/=1 V and V/sub G/=5 V and the high electron field effect mobility of 231 cm/sup 2//V/spl middot/S.
Geometric morphometric approaches to facial shape and trait attribution

Die Geometrische Morphometrie ist eine relativ neue Entwicklung innerhalb der modernen Gestaltanalyse. Ihre Methoden ermoglichen es erstmals, die gesamte Geometrie von Gesichtsabmessungen wahrend der Analyse zu erhalten und Fragen wie die folgenden zu beantworten: Welches Muster im Gesicht ist mit einem bestimmten Hormonlevel assoziiert, und welche Gesichtseigenschaften sind es genau, die einer bestimmten Wahrnehmung zugrundeliegen? Und wichtiger, was haben diese beiden gemeinsam? Antworten auf diese Fragen erfordern eine Verbindung von physischer Anthropologie und evolutionarer Psychologie. Die Dissertation beginnt mit einer Zusammenfassung der fur diese Arbeit relevanten Methoden der geometrischen Morphometrie und ihrer rezenten Geschichte, welche auch das Konzept des Psychomorphospace beinhaltet, gefolgt von vier Publikationen, die zeigen, wie dieser neue methodische Zugang systematisch seit langem offene Fragen der Gesichterforschung testet. Zwei dieser Publikationen beschaftigen sich mit fur Gesichtervariation ausschlaggebenden Faktoren (pranatales Testosteron, physische Starke), die anderen beiden mit Auspragungen von Formen, die zu einer gesichterahnlichen Interpretation fuhren. Fur diese vier Untersuchungen wurden geometrisch morphometrische Methoden mit Bewertungsstudien kombiniert. Die funfte Publikation behandelt die Analyse der Blickbewegung zur Erfassung der Ubergeneralisierung der Gesichterwahrnehmung auf einer vorbewussten Ebene. Die Hauptergebnisse sind, dass – entgegen fruheren Annahmen – Gesichtskorrelate der pranatalen Testosteronumgebung bereits vor der mannlichen Pubertat identifiziert werden konnen. Und zweitens, dass Gesichtsmerkmale, die mit physischer Starke in Zusammenhang stehen, bei adulten Mannern einen naheren Bezug zu wahrgenommener Maskulinitat und Dominanz als zu Attraktivitat haben. Es wird des Weiteren gezeigt, dass die Attribuierung von Merkmalen zu nichtlebenden Objekten mit denselben Gestaltmerkmalen generalisiert wird. Insgesamt zeigt diese Dissertation eine fruchtbare Synthese zwischen Biologischer Anthropologie und den psychologischen Disziplinen sowohl in Hinblick auf methodische als auch inhaltliche Aspekte die Gesichterforschung betreffend. In dieser Hinsicht erwies sich die Geometrische Morphometrie als machtiges Instrument.
In the mush.

Approaching change, we cannot really know who we will be when we come out the other side. We can envision, plan, and sed goals, and these exercises will make a difference in how the process turns out, but we can never know exactly. When we have come through a profound change, we will have difficulty remembering how we could ever have been anything else. In the midst of profound change, we cannot see with certainty how it will turn out. We are "in the mush. " Every change creates a need for learning. This change-induced learning has four phases: (1) Unconscious incompetence, (2) conscious incompetence, (3) conscious competence, and (4) unconscious competence. Health care--not just the industry, but the whole way in which we manage our health, our birth and death, our wellness and comfort--is at or approaching not just one strategic inflection point, but several at once. Physician executives need to guess correctly about this strategic inflection point, and position themselves and their organizations to take advantage of it.
Ultrasonographic findings of the pancreas in cats with elevated serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity.

BACKGROUND Pancreatitis is a common disease in cats that is difficult to diagnose. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES To determine the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonographic changes of the pancreas with serum feline pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (fPLI) as the standard for diagnosis of pancreatitis. ANIMALS 35 cats with clinical signs consistent with pancreatitis with an abdominal ultrasound examination and serum fPLI concentration measured within 3 days of the ultrasound. METHODS Retrospective study: Pancreatic thickness, pancreatic margination, pancreatic echogenicity, and peripancreatic fat echogenicity were evaluated. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated with an elevated serum fPLI concentration indicative of pancreatitis as the standard for diagnosis. RESULTS Serum fPLI was elevated and diagnostic for pancreatitis in 19 of 35 cats. The single ultrasound characteristic with the highest sensitivity was hyperechoic peripancreatic fat at 68% (95% confidence interval = 44-87%), indicating a moderate probability that cats with pancreatitis will have this abnormality on ultrasonographic examination. Specificity was >90% for each of increased pancreatic thickness, abnormal pancreatic margin, and hyperechoic peripancreatic fat. The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound were 84% (95% confidence interval = 60-97%) and 75% (95% confidence interval = 48-93%), respectively, in cats with elevated serum fPLI indicative of pancreatitis. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE The presence of a thick left limb of the pancreas, severely irregular pancreatic margins, and hyperechoic peripancreatic fat in cats with appropriate clinical signs and elevated serum fPLI are highly supportive of pancreatitis.
Jesus the Victim

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Downward Wage Rigidity and Corporate Investment ∗

In this paper, I assess whether labor market frictions affect corporate investment. To do so, I construct a downward wage rigidity measure, which proxies for the inability or unwillingness of firms to adjust wages downward, and show that firms reduce investment in the presence of downward wage rigidity. I also exploit staggered state-level changes in minimum wage rates as a source of exogenous variation in downward wage rigidity. I find that, following an increase in the minimum wage, firms reduce the investment rate (capital expenditure/capital stock) by 1.08 percentage points. Consistent with labor market frictions driving the investment cuts, the effect is more pronounced for firms with a higher fraction of minimum wage workers, higher employment protection, higher labor intensity, or stickier product prices. Downward wage rigidity exacerbates the debt overhang problem and increases operating leverage. I find that the investment cuts due to downward wage rigidity are efficient when firms have a tendency to overinvest. Overall, the findings suggest that labor market frictions affect corporate investment, and that they could play a positive role in improving firm value and production efficiency.
Clinical Manifestations of the Human Papillomavirus

The global prevalence of papillomavirus in the 4to 18-year-old population has been estimated to be 24% (12% for those aged 4 to 6 years and 24% for those aged 16 to 18 years) [1]. The prevalence is significantly reduced in adults (3.5%) [2]. There are no significant differences related to gender. There is, however, a higher prevalence in rural versus urban schools. While plantar and common warts generally number 1 or 2, flat warts frequently appear as multiple lesions [1].
Prostate cancer: apparent diffusion coefficient map with T2-weighted images for detection--a multireader study.

PURPOSE To retrospectively assess the incremental value of an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map combined with T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images compared with T2-weighted images alone for prostate cancer detection by using a pathologic map as the reference standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board; informed consent was waived. The study included 52 patients (mean age, 65 years +/- 5 [standard deviation]; range, 48-76 years) who underwent endorectal MR imaging and step-section histologic examination. Three readers with varying experience levels reviewed T2-weighted images alone, the ADC map alone, and T2-weighted images and ADC maps. The prostate was divided into 12 segments. The probability of prostate cancer in each segment on MR images was recorded with a five-point scale. Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) were compared by using the Z test; sensitivity and specificity were determined with the Z test after adjusting for data clustering. RESULTS AUC of T2-weighted and ADC data (reader 1, 0.90; reader 2, 0.88; reader 3, 0.76) was greater than that of T2-weighted images (reader 1, 0.79; reader 2, 0.75; reader 3, 0.66) for all readers (P < .0001 in all comparisons). AUC of T2-weighted and ADC data was greater for readers 1 and 2 than for reader 3 (P < .001). Sensitivity of T2-weighted and ADC data (reader 1, 88%; reader 2, 81%; and reader 3, 78%) was greater than that of T2-weighted images (reader 1, 74%; reader 2, 67%; reader 3, 67%) for all readers (P = .01 for reader 1; P = .02 for readers 2 and 3). Specificity of T2-weighted and ADC data was greater than that of T2-weighted images for reader 1 (88% vs 79%, P = .03) and reader 2 (89% vs 77%, P < .001). CONCLUSION The addition of an ADC map to T2-weighted images can improve the diagnostic performance of MR imaging in prostate cancer detection.
Norovirus disease associated with excess mortality and use of statins: a retrospective cohort study of an outbreak following a pilgrimage to Lourdes

SUMMARY Although norovirus infection is generally known to be a mild disease, there is some evidence for severe outcome. An outbreak in a Dutch psychiatric institution, originating from pilgrims returning from Lourdes (France), provided an opportunity for performing a retrospective cohort study in order to identify risk factors for norovirus disease and excess mortality. Relative risks (RR) including 95% confidence intervals (CI) showed that attending the pilgrimage (RR 2·0, 95% CI 1·4–3·0) and age >70 (RR 1·7, 95% CI 1·2–2·2) were risk factors for symptomatic infection. In a subset of patients, for whom more detailed information was available, the use of statins was associated with norovirus disease when adjusted for underlying condition (adjusted odds ratio 3·9, 95% CI 1·2–13·0). Mortality was higher in cases infected during the pilgrimage compared to other residents (RR 20·9, 95% CI 4·7–93·8). Norovirus disease can lead to severe outcome. The newly identified risk of statins for contracting norovirus disease may have considerable consequences for the Western world and needs prospective confirmation.
Effect of microbial inoculant on quality of alfalfa hay baled at high moisture and lamb performance.

The effectiveness of a microbial hay inoculant in high moisture alfalfa hay was evaluated. Alfalfa (third cutting) was baled at 72% DM without or with inoculant and at 82% DM without inoculant during yr 1. In yr 2, alfalfa (second cutting) was baled at 75% DM without or with inoculant and at 82% DM without inoculant. Application rate of inoculant was 3.8 L/. 98 tonne each year. At this application rate, 90 billion cfu were applied per . 98 tonne of forage. Hays were core sampled at 0, 14, 30, and 60 d after baling to determine chemical composition. By d 30, all hays had DM content of 89%. In yr 2, 12 wether lambs were assigned to three treatments in a replicated 3 x 3 Latin square. Treatments were chopped, low moisture hay plus corn; chopped, inoculated high moisture hay plus corn; and chopped, high moisture hay plus corn. All diets contained 63% alfalfa hay, 35% ground corn, and 2% minerals and vitamins. In yr 1, inoculated and low moisture hays were not different in chemical composition but were higher in CP and lower in NDF than high moisture hay. Neither NDF nor CP were different among the three hays in yr 2. Average daily gain was not different on the three diets. The feed to gain ratio was lowest for the inoculated hay, intermediate for the low moisture hay, and highest for the high moisture hay diet. Daily gain and feed to gain ratio were not different for lambs fed the inoculated hay baled at 75% DM compared with lambs fed untreated hay baled at 82% DM.
AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DETERMINANTS OF USERS ACCEPTANCE OF E-BANKING IN SINGAPORE (A TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL)

Singapore is depicted to be the fastest growing telecommunications nation in Asia. Presently, all the members of the Singapore banking industry have engaged in the use of Information and Communication Technology as a platform for effective and efficient means of conducting financial transactions. This paper focuses on determining the level of users’ acceptance of the electronic banking services and investigating the factors that determine users’ behavioral intentions to use electronic banking systems in Singapore. The survey instrument employed involved design and administration of a total of 250 survey questionnaires within Singapore. An extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was developed as a conceptual framework to analyze the factors influencing users’ acceptance and intention to use electronic banking. The model employed Perceived Credibility (PC) and Customer Attitude (CA) as extensions to the two constructs for TAM model: Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) to better reflects the users’ views.
Sex Ratios and Crime: Evidence from China

Abstract Since the introduction of the one-child policy in China in 1979, many more boys than girls have been born, foreshadowing a sizable bride shortage. What do young men unable to find wives do? This paper focuses on criminality, an asocial activity that has seen a marked rise since the mid-1990s. Exploiting province-year level variation, we find an elasticity of crime with respect to the sex ratio of 16- to 25-year-olds of 3.4, suggesting that male sex ratios can account for one-seventh of the rise in crime. We hypothesize that adverse marriage market conditions drive this association.
FTO genotype and weight loss in diet and lifestyle interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND Studies have suggested that the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) genotype is associated with individual variability in weight loss in response to diet/lifestyle interventions, but results are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE We aimed to provide a summary of the literature evaluating the relation between the FTO genotype and weight loss in response to diet/lifestyle interventions. DESIGN A search of English-language articles in the PubMed and Embase databases (through 30 April 2015) was performed. Eligible studies were diet/lifestyle weight-loss intervention studies conducted in adults that reported changes in body weight or body mass index (BMI) by the FTO variant rs9939609 (or its proxy). Differences in weight loss between FTO genotypes across studies were pooled with the use of fixed-effect models. RESULTS A meta-analysis of 10 studies (comprising 6951 participants) that reported the results of additive genetic models showed that individuals with the FTO TA genotype and AA genotype (those with the obesity-predisposing A allele) had 0.18-kg (95% CI: -0.09-, 0.45-kg;P= 0.19; NS) and 0.44-kg (95% CI: 0.09-, 0.79-kg;P= 0.015) greater weight loss, respectively, than those with the TT genotype. A meta-analysis of 14 studies (comprising 7700 participants) that reported the results of dominant genetic models indicated a 0.20-kg (-0.43-, 0.04-kg) greater weight loss in the TA/AA genotype than in the TT genotype (P= 0.10). In addition, differences in weight loss between the AA genotype and TT genotype were significant in studies with a diet intervention only, adjustment for baseline BMI or body weight, and several other subgroups. However, the relatively small number of studies limited these stratified analyses, and there was no statistically significant difference between subgroups. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis suggests that individuals carrying the homozygous FTO obesity-predisposing allele may lose more weight through diet/lifestyle interventions than noncarriers. Our data provide evidence for genetic variability in response to diet/lifestyle interventions on weight loss, although clinical applications of these findings need further investigations.
Specific Celiac Disease Antibodies in Children on a Gluten-Free Diet

OBJECTIVE: Celiac disease (CD) is characterized by histologic alterations in small bowel biopsies. Circulating specific CD antibodies at the time of diagnosis and their disappearance after a gluten-free diet support the diagnosis of CD. We aimed to determine the behavior of the CD antibodies immunoglobulin A anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-TG2) and immunoglobulin A endomysium (EMA) in children with CD after starting a gluten-free diet. METHODS: This was a retrospective multicenter study in the Netherlands between 2001 and 2009. Inclusion criteria were all newly diagnosed patients with CD younger than 19 years who had at least 1 anti-TG2 and/or EMA measurement before and after starting a gluten-free diet. Eight different anti-TG2 kits were used with substrates of guinea pig TG2 in 1 (Sigma) and 7 human-recombinant TG2: Varelisa and EliA Celikey Phadia-GmbH; Orgentec Diagnostica-GmbH; Diarect AG; Roboscreen GmbH; Aeskulisa Diagnostics; Binding Site Ltd. EMA was analyzed with indirect immunofluorescence tests. Statistical analyses were performed by using mixed-model repeated measurements and survival analysis. RESULTS: There were 129 children with CD included (mean age: 5.6 years; SD ± 4.2). The mean concentration of anti-TG2 decreased significantly within 3 months after starting a gluten-free diet (P < .0001). The cumulative percentage of children who became negative for EMA after ½, 1, 1½, and 2 years was 31%, 60%, 74%, and 87%, respectively. For anti-TG2, a comparable trend was shown: 35%, 55%, 64%, and 78%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Doctors taking care of children with CD should be aware that the mean concentration of anti-TG2 will show a 74% decrease (95% confidence interval: 69%–79%) after 3 months of gluten-free diet, and ∼80% of the children will be sero-negative for EMA and anti-TG2 after 2 years of the diet.
Factors controlling litter production in a large Mediterranean river floodplain forest

Although litter production is an essential floodplain forest function, the drivers and their relative importance re- main largely unknown, especially in semi-arid rivers. The influence of forest structure, flooding regime, soil conditions, and litterfall chemistry (a total of 17 variables) on spatial variability of litter production within the Middle Ebro River floodplain forests (northeastern Spain) was examined by monitoring litterfall in 12 forest plots in 2007. Linear mixed ef- fects (LME) models, using stem density (SD), river distance (RD) (or soil total organic C (TOC)), and soil total P (TP) as independent predictors, explained 51% of the variance in litter production, while an alternative LME model using SD and P use efficiency (P-NUE) explained 40%. In particular, litter increased with SD and TP and decreased with RD, P-NUE, and TOC. Based on these results, P limitation appears to be controlling litter production in a rather dry hydrological re- gime. We hypothesized that a deficient sediment input at the plot scale (especially in the outer floodplain), with flood quality (overbank flooding, ground-water seepage, ponding) being a greater determinant than quantity (flood duration, water table levels), might ultimately be responsible for the spatial variability observed in litter production.