Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Validação dos questionários de conhecimento (DKN-A) e atitude (ATT-19) de Diabetes Mellitus

OBJETIVO: Apresentar a adaptacao transcultural dos instrumentos Diabetes Knowledge Scale e Attitudes Questionnaires, especificos para avaliacao do conhecimento e atitudes de pacientes com Diabetes Mellitus. METODOS: Os instrumentos foram submetidos as seguintes etapas: apresentacao, traducao, back-translation, avaliacao das equivalencias semântica e idiomatica, cultural e conceitual, e pre-teste. Os questionarios foram aplicados em duas oportunidades, com intervalos de um mes, em uma amostra de 61 pacientes com Diabetes Tipo 2 cadastrados num hospital universitario. Utilizou-se um desenho de estudo de confiabilidade teste-reteste das respostas, que foram analisadas e estimadas pelo Coeficiente de Kappa. RESULTADOS: Os achados sugerem adequacao do processo de adaptacao cultural dos instrumentos para a lingua portuguesa. Na analise de confiabilidade, o coeficiente de Kappa alcancou nivel de concordância de moderada a forte (0,44 a 0,69) em grande parte das questoes. CONCLUSOES: Os instrumentos mostraram ser de facil compreensao pelos sujeitos do estudo e confiaveis e validos para uso na avaliacao de programas educativos em Diabetes Mellitus na realidade brasileira.
Learning from SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak -- Workshop Summary

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in late 2002 and 2003 challenged the global public health community to confront a novel epidemic that spread rapidly from its origins in southern China until it had reached more than 25 other countries within a matter of months. In addition to the number of patients infected with the SARS virus, the disease had profound economic and political repercussions in many of the affected regions. Recent reports of isolated new SARS cases and a fear that the disease could reemerge and spread have put public health officials on high alert for any indications of possible new outbreaks. This report examines the response to SARS by public health systems in individual countries, the biology of the SARS coronavirus and related coronaviruses in animals, the economic and political fallout of the SARS epidemic, quarantine law and other public health measures that apply to combating infectious diseases, and the role of international organizations and scientific cooperation in halting the spread of SARS. The report provides an illuminating survey of findings from the epidemic, along with an assessment of what might be needed in order to contain any future outbreaks of SARS or other emerging infections.
Pattern of Cervical Cytology and High Risk Human Papillomavirus Strains in Non HIV Positive Women Presenting for Cervical Cancer Screening in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Background: The high risk human papilloma virus (hrHPV) is largely associated with cervical cancer with identifiable dysplastic changes on cytology. The use of cervical cancer screening strategies has largely improved the general outcome of cervical malignancies globally. Objective: To compare cervical cytological features against human papilloma virus genotypes in non HIV positive patients presenting for cervical cancer screening in UPTH. Method: A cross sectional prospective study of 82 non HIV positive women who presented for cervical cancer screening at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching hospital. A prestructured questionnaire was used to obtain socio demographic information. Cytobrush extracts of cervical samples were subjected to cytology and human papilloma virus DNA genotyping using real-time polymerase chain reaction. The information obtained was analyzed using SSPP version 20 and results presented as frequency tables, percentages and tested for significance using student t-test and chi square with p value < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval. Results: The mean age of the women was 36.61 ± 7.75 with an age range of 22 - 58 years. The prevalence of HrHPV was 4.88%. Twenty-two of the respondent have abnormal cytological pattern. While the 4 cases of HrHPV positivity were of normal cytological pattern and occurred in respondents that were in their reproductive age, the 22 that showed abnormal cervical cytology were mainly of low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LGSIL). There was no case of high grade squamous cell intraepithelial lesion (HGSIL). Conclusion: HrHPV prevalence rate of 4.88% occurring in low socioeconomic class patients. All the cervical abnormalies were of LGSIL, hence the risk of transformation into cervical cancer is equally low. There may be no correlation between hrHPV and cervical cytology in low risk patients.
Preservice Teachers' Beliefs regarding School Violence Prevention Training

Abstract This study was undertaken to answer the following questions: (1) What are preservice teachers' beliefs regarding school violence prevention and intervention approaches? (2) What are preservice teachers' beliefs regarding the effect of violence prevention training on the school environment? (3) Do preservice teachers' beliefs regarding school violence differ based on background and demographic variables (i.e., gender, age, race, education level, area of certification, and student teaching school location [urban vs. suburban vs. rural])? More than 800 undergraduate and graduate students from selected universities across the state of Ohio participated in this study. Data were collected during the 1998/1999 academic year. Significant differences in preservice teachers' beliefs regarding school violence were found based on sex, area of certification, and level of violence prevention training received. This study suggests that violence prevention training should be offered through teacher preparation programs.
Prediction and analysis of protein-protein interaction types using short, linear motifs

Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play a key role in many biological processes and functions in living cells. Hence, identification, prediction, and analysis of PPIs are important problems in molecular biology. Traditional solutions (laboratory based experiments) to this problem are labor intensive and time consuming. As a result, the demand of a computational model to solve this problem is increasing day by day. In this thesis, I propose a computational model to predict biological PPI types using short, linear motifs (SLiMs). The information contained in a protein sequence is retrieved using the profiles of SLiMs. I use sequence information as a distinguishing property between interactions types, mainly obligate and non-obligate. I also propose another model to predict PPIs using desolvation and electrostatic energies. These computational models use the information contained in the sequence, and desolvation and electrostatic energies of the protein complex as properties. After computing all the properties, the well-known classifiers, k-nearest neighbor (k-NN), support vector machine (SVM) and linear dimensionality reduction (LDR) have been implemented. Results on two well-known datasets confirm the accuracy of the models, which is above 99%. Analysis and comparison of the results show that the information contained in the sequence is very important for prediction and analysis of protein-protein interactions.
Effective field theories for heavy quarkonia and hydrogen-like bound states

En esta disertacion nos concentramos en el estudio de la fisica de estados debilmente ligados formados por dos fermiones pesados de masas diferentes. Los describimos en terminos de teorias de campos efectivas, especificamente las teorias pNRQED y pNRQCD. En este contexto, calculamos los potenciales hasta cuarto orden de expansion en dos sistemas distintos: atomos hidrogenoides y quarkonium pesado. Aplicamos estos resultados para extraer algunos de los niveles de energia asociados. En la primera parte de la tesis, obtenemos una expresion independiente de modelo para el efecto Lamb en hidrogeno muonico. Esta expresion incluye los principales terminos logaritmicos de orden (m? ^6 ), asi como los principales efectos hadronicos hasta orden (m? ^5 m²/? ²). Como caracteristica notable, nuestro analisis incluye la determinacion de las funciones de estructura del tensor de Compton virtual hacia adelante, tanto dependiente como independiente del espin, a orden p³ en la teoria HBET e incluyendo los efectos de la particula Delta. A partir de estos resultados obtenemos las principales contribuciones hadronicas a los coeficientes de Wilson de los operadores de cuatro fermiones en el lagrangiano lepton-proton de NRQED. El coeficiente independiente de espin da lugar a una prediccion pura de la contribucion de intercambio de dos fotones al efecto Lamb del hidrogeno muonico, el cual es la mayor fuente de incertidumbre de nuestro calculo. El uso de teorias de campos efectivas ayuda a organizar el calculo, de tal forma que se puede establecer claramente la exactitud parametrica del resultado. Mas alla de esto, revisamos en el contexto de NRQED todas las contribuciones a la variacion de energia a orden (? ^5), asi como aquellas que escalean como (? ^6) veces logaritmos. Con nuestra determinacion final del efecto Lamb, obtenemos el valor del radio electrico del proton en una forma independiente de modelo. El valor que obtenemos esta a distancia de 6.8? del valor de CODATA. En la segunda parte de esta tesis, determinamos los potenciales 1/m y 1/m² del quarkonium pesado independientes del espin con orden de precision ? ³ y ? ² respectivamente. Discutimos en detalles diferentes metodos para calcular estos potenciales, y mostramos explicitamente su equivalencia. En particular, obtenemos por primera vez, los potenciales 1/m y 1/m² manifiestamente invariantes de gauge en terminos de lazos de Wilson con precision de segundo orden de expansion. Como aplicacion de estos resultados, derivamos la expresion teorica para el espectro del Bc en el limite de acoplamiento debil a cuarto orden de expansion.
A Simple Photogrammetry Rig for the Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) artifact modeling is becoming an increasingly utilized tool in archaeology. In comparison with other methods of 3D scanning, photogrammetry has the benefits of being relatively inexpensive, mobile, and more adaptable for use in field conditions. As part of a larger project to document variability in lithic production systems across the Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in Western Europe, we developed a photography rig for the express purpose of systematically capturing images for the creation of 3D photogrammetric models. This low-cost rig greatly streamlines both the photo-taking and post-processing stages of model creation. Additional tips relating to the coating of difficult-to-capture objects with a mineral spray are also provided. Three-dimensional models of lithic cores from the Châtelperronian, Protoaurignacian, and Early Aurignacian levels of the site of Les Cottés (France) are presented as examples of the quality of model that can be produced using this system.
Relationship Between Physical Health Status and Responses to a Psychological Distress Measure*

RÉSUMÉ Les données de l'enquête Santé Québec (ESQ) ont été utilisées pour examiner l'influence du statut de santé physique sur les réponses données aux items d'ordre somatique et affective-cognitive de l'inventaire de détresse psychologique (IDP) de l'ESQ. LISREL VIII a été employé pour tester un modèle explicatif de l'association entre ces variables dans trois groupes d'âge (n = 600): 18–39 ans, 40–64 ans et 65 ans et plus. Le sexe, le niveau de stress percu, le soutien social et le statut marital ont été introduits dans le modèle comme variables contrôles. Nos résultats ont montré que la composante affective-cognitive de l'IDP était le principal facteur explicatif des réponses obtenues à la composante somatique de l'échelle. Nos résultats indiquent aussi que le statut de santé physique influence directement les réponses aux items somatiques de l'IDP. Cependant, l'effet observé était similaire dans les trois groupes d'âge étudiés. Les résultats de cette étude suggèrent que l'utilisation d'une mesure de détresse psychologique comprenant des items d'ordre somatique, tel que l'IDP, entraîne une petite surestimation de la détresse psychologique dans tous les groupes d'âge. Cependant, les items somatiques n'introduisent pas un biais différentiel dans l'évaluation de la détresse psychologique des répondants en fonction dé l'âge. ABSTRACT Data from the Quebec Health Survey (QHS) were used to examine the influence of physical health status on responses to the somatic and affective-cognitive components ofthe QHS psychological distress inventory (PDI) in three age groups (n = 600): 18–39 years, 40–64 years and 65 years and over. A structural equation modelling strategy using LISKEL VIII was employed to test an explanatory model of the association between physical health and both components of the PDI. The model included sex, perceived life stress, social support, and marital status as covariates. Results showed that the affective-cognitive component of distress was the main explanatory factor in the somatic symptom index. Results also indicated that physical health directly affects responses to the somatic component of the PDI. However, the same effect of physical health on responses to somatic symptoms was found in all three age groups. Findings lead to the conclusion that using a psychological distress measure that includes somatic items, like the PDI, will result in a small overestimation of psychological distress in older adults and younger age groups as well. However, somatic items do not introduce a differential bias in the estimation of respondents' psychological distress status according to age.
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems—II:Express Briefs publication information

The explosive demand in wireless-capable devices, especially with the proliferation of multiple standards, indicates a great opportunity for adoption of wireless technology at a mass-market level. The communication devices of both today and the future will have not only to allow for a variety of applications, supporting the transfer of characters, audio, graphics, and video data, but they will also have to maintain connection with many other devices rather than with a single base station, in a variety of environments. Moreover, to provide various services from different wireless communication standards with higher capacities and higher data-rates, fully integrated and multifunctional wireless devices will be required. Multifunctional circuits and systems can be made profitable by a large scale of integration, elimination of external components, reduction of silicon area, and extensive reuse of resources. Integration of (Bi)CMOS transceiver RF front-end and analog baseband circuits with computing CMOS circuits on the same silicon chip further reduces costs of multifunctional mobile devices. However, as batteries continue to determine the lifetime and size of mobile equipment, further extension of capabilities of wearable and wireless devices will depend critically on the integrated circuits and systems solutions. The demand for multifunctional and multi-mode wireless-capable devices is accompanied by many significant challenges at system, circuit, and technology levels. In the Special Issue on Multifunctional Circuits and Systems for Future Generations of Wireless Communications, we are looking for circuits and systems solutions for multiple communication standards. Examples of topics qualifying for the special issue include: • Adaptive radio circuits and systems • Multifunctional multistandard multi-band circuits and systems • Software-defined radio circuits and systems • Cognitive radio circuits and systems • Low-voltage low-power RF and analog circuits for future generations wireless systems • Ultra Wide Band circuits and systems
Language and Interaction. (Book Reviews: The Transition from Infancy to Language. Acquiring the Power of Expression.)

Part I. Theory and Background: 1. The power of expression 2. Representation and expression 3. The emergent infant 4. The expressive infant 5. The transition to language Part II. From Nine Months to Two Years: 6. Translation from theory to method 7. Developments in expression 8. Developments in affect expression 9. Developments in word learning 10. Developments in cognition 11. Meaning and expression.
Get Set for Success: Applications for engineering and applied science students

With increased participation in higher education, student diversity has increased, and many students currently enrolled in applied science and engineering degrees commence their studies without the assumed knowledge. Universities have a duty of care to ensure students successfully transition into the higher education learning context. The Get Set for Success quiz was developed across five Australian institutions to enable commencing first year engineering students to self-test their readiness to study their chosen degree. The quiz comprises two parts. Part 1 measures cognitive abilities (i.e., maths, physics and chemistry) and Part 2 measures non-cognitive factors (i.e., approaches to learning and motivations for study). Both parts have been shown to predict academic success. Individualised feedback was provided to 97 students enrolled in engineering technology and applied science courses at the University of New England, a regional Australian university, that directed students to both on campus and online support to help them develop an individual study plan to address knowledge and skills gaps. This approach helps to empower students to begin their academic journey with confidence – it enables them to reflect on their approaches to learning and to seek support to address any identified gaps. This paper reports on the application of the Get Set for Success quiz to both engineering and applied science students and results show that the quiz is perceived to be a valuable learning tool for commencing students.
How Do Students Understand Energy in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics? Development and Validation of an Assessment Instrument.

Background:Science standards of different countries introduced disciplinary core ideas and crosscutting concepts—such as energy—to help students develop a more interconnected science understanding. As previous research has mostly addressed energy learning in specific disciplinary contexts, this study targets students’ cross-disciplinary understanding of energy.Material and methods:Since no respective test instrument was available, we present the development and validation of an instrument that can be used to compare students’ progressing energy understanding across contexts from biology, chemistry, and physics. In a cross-sectional study, we administered the new instrument to N = 752 students at the end of grades 6, 8, and 10.Results:In addition to a detailed discussion of the instrument’s reliability and validity, the study findings compare progressing energy understanding in the three disciplinary contexts.Conclusions:With regard to energy as a crosscutting concept, the results are then used to discuss how students’ energy understanding may be connected across disciplinary boundaries.
Sleep Disorders Medicine. Basic Science, Technical Considerations and Clinical Aspects.

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Stress and health : issues in research methodology

Research into stress is growing rapidly and there has been little attempt to reflect on the variety of reseach methodologies employed, or the future direction of research generally. This book should equip researchers and practitioners in health psychology, medicine and human resources, with background for a critical appreciation of published research as well as bases for action research in practice settings. The distinguished list of contributors provide a summary of stress research methods in studies which include mental and physical health, job and life events both physiological and epidemiological and Type A behavioural patterns.
Composición química de la madera de cuatro especies del género Quercus

El presente estudio se llevo a cabo paa conocer la composicion quimica de cuatro encinos: Quercus coccolobifolia, Q. durifolia, Q. rugosa, y Q. oleoides, Muestras de albura, duramen y mezcla de albura-duramen se extrajeron de cada especie y se utilizaron para determinar contenidos.
A natural language interface for an expert advisor system

This thesis describes the design and implementation of SEQAP, a natural language front-end which is interfaced to a prototype expert advisor system. This expert system handles questions about the fourth-generation language QUIZ. Our goal was to construct an interface capable of meeting the natural language processing requirements of the prototype advisor system. The design of SEQAP has been based on the analysis of several QUIZ related samples. SEQAP is a case-based system implemented in Prolog and organized into three components: lexical, syntactic, and post-processing. The third of these performs either a semantic verification or a format translation, depending on the requirements of the advisor subsystem that called the natural language module. Error treatment is performed at every level, though it is minimal. SEQAP can be used in either interactive or batch mode. The lexicon contains approximately 1700 entries of which 700 are different forms (roots).
Communitywide Outbreak of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Associated with Non-O157 Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli

From 20 April through 13 May 1992, 9 children were hospitalized with hemolytic-uremic syndrome in Lombardia, Italy, where only 14 cases of this syndrome had occurred in the preceding 4 years. Cases were scattered in a large area encompassing five provinces, and the source of the outbreak was not identified. Eight patients needed dialysis, and there was 1 death. Seven of the 9 cases were examined for evidence of infection by Vero cytotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC). Six children had serum antibodies to the lipopolysaccharide of E. coli O111, and a VT-producing E. coli O111:NM was isolated from stool in 1 case. This is the first outbreak of VTEC infection recognized in Italy and the first associated with an E. coli serotype other than O157:H7.
Strategy to improve swine influenza virus (SIV) vaccination

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of concurrent infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) on the efficacy of an inactivated swine influenza virus (SIV) vaccine. Eight groups of pigs were used in the study. One group was infected with a virulent PRRSV isolate between the two SIV vaccines or at the time of SIV challenge. Control groups included SIV vaccination without PRRSV and pigs infected with SIV and/or PRRSV. Pigs infected with PRRSV during vaccination showed increased levels of macroscopic and microscopic lesions compared to pigs vaccinated against and challenged with only SIV. The presence of PRRSV decreased SIV vaccine efficacy as measured by increased clinical disease and levels of SIV shedding at the acute phase of infection. No alterations in systemic and local antibody response to either SIV vaccination or challenge were observed. These findings demonstrate the impact that PRRSV infection has on SIV vaccine efficacy is important for disease control.