Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Chemopreventive Effects of Tea on Human Oral Precancerous Mucosa Lesions

Abstract A double-blind intervention trial was conducted in patients with oral mucosa leukoplakia using a mixed tea product developed by the authors. Fifty-nine oral mucosa leukoplakia patients, diagnosed by established clinical and pathological criteria, were randomly divided into a treated group (3 g mixed tea oral administration and topical treatment) and a control group (placebo and glycerin treatment). After the 6-month trial, the size of oral lesion was decreased in 37.9% of the 29 treated patients and increased in 3.4%; whereas the oral lesion was decreased in 10.0% of the 30 control patients and increased in 6.7%. At the same time, the incidence of micronucleated exfoliated oral mucosa cells in the treated group (5.4 per 1000 cells) was lower than that in the control group (11.3 per 1000 cells)(P < 0.01); whereas it was 1.4 per 1000 cells in 20 healthy subjects. The micronuclei and chromosome aberration rate in the peripheral blood lymphocytes showed the same results. In pathological examination, there were significant differences (P < 0.05) in the number and total volume of the silver-stained Nucleolar Organizer Regions (AgNOR) and the proliferating index of Proliferation Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) in oral mucosa cell nuclei between the treated group and the control group which indicates that cell proliferation was decreased in the treated patients. The overall results provide some direct evidence on the protective effects of tea on oral cancer.
Arthrodesis

4. The time factor is also in its favour. If the time required for separating the serum and for inactivating it is left out, the whole test, even for a dozen or two specimens of serum, can be completed in one and threequarter hours; one-quarter of an hour is needed for the preparation of the main test, for half an hour the material is in the refrigerator, for half an hour it is in' the water bath, and half an hour is needed to await the reading of the test. The hremolytic system is tested while the main test is in the refrigerator. It can be set up in less than ten minutes; it is read off in ten minutes.
Histoplasmosis

Summary A single skin test with commercially-available histoplasmin did not stimulate significant antibody response in the sera of 187 persons when measured by the yeast phase complement-fixation, collodion agglutination or histoplasmin latex agglutination tests. Similarly, no effect was noted with the histoplasmin complement-fixation test in the sera of 97 skin-test negative individuals; in contrast 26.7% of skin-test positive persons developed significant titer increases.
Physiologic Pacing in the Elderly

It is not clear whether hemodynamic and other benefits from dualchamber pacing also exist in elderly patients.We studied a group of 18 elderly patients (mean age 74±4 yrs) with exercise testing in DDD and VVI modes in a randomized way to compare the effects of these pacing modes on exercise capacity, atrial rate and exercise-induced arrhythmias. Patients were selected when complete heart block was present without clinical evidence of sinus node dysfunction.Significant differences were observed: atrial rate was lower during exercise in DDD-mode (p<0.01); exercise time and cumulative load increased (p<0.05); maximal oxygen uptake was improved (p<0.05). Some of these differences were less clear in a subgroup with replacement of a VVI-device by DDD-stimulation.No differences could be observed in severity of exercise-induced arrhythmias. No evidence of sinus node dysfunction was found during exercise. Reprogramming of atrial sensitivity was required in 3 patients, with reprogramming to DVI because of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation once. Two patients died within a mean follow-up period of 13 months. Sinus rhythm was present at the most recent evaluation in all patients, including the patient stimulated in the DVI mode.Physiologic stimulation is of value for elderly patients with an active life style and complete heart block. Reprogramming to another pacing mode is only seldom necessary.
The Effect of a Behavioral Contract on Adherence to a Walking Program in Postmenopausal African American Women

This study examined the effect of a behavioral contract on adherence to a walking program in postmenopausal African American women. A convenience sample of 43 postmenopausal African American women was used. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. Those in the experimental group signed a behavioral contract. A pedometer, daily log, 7-day physical activity recall, and qualitative analysis were used during a 7-week program. The contract group adhered more to the brisk walking goal (P = .006). A behavioral contract is effective in increasing exercise adherence in postmenopausal African American women.
Corrigendum

Song-Bing H, Hao Z, Jian Z, Guo-Qiang Z, Tuo H, Dai-Wei W, Wen G, Lin G, Yi Z, Xiao-Feng X, Li-Feng Z, Min F, Shui-Qing H, Xiao-Dong Y, Xin-Guo Z, Liang W, De-Chun L. Inhibition of EZH2 expression is associated with the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of SW620 colorectal cancer cells in vitro. Experimental Biology and Medicine July 8, 2014. doi: 10.1177/1535370214542215 A previous Online First version of the article ‘Inhibition of EZH2 expression is associated with the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of SW620 colorectal cancer cells in vitro’, first published on July 8, 2014 as doi: 10.1177/1535370214542215, has been amended in the current version of record as below. Text in red indicates changes made to the original published version, requested because of unattributed duplication. Inhibition of EZH2 expression is associated with the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of SW620 colorectal cancer cells in vitro
Modern Family Planning Use and its Relationship with the Nutritional Status of Women of Child Bearing Age at Tena District, Arsi Zone Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia 2013: A Community based Case Control Study

Background: The healthy future of society depends on the health of the children of today and their mothers, who are guardians of the future. Spacing pregnancies at least two years apart and limiting the total number of pregnancies improves the survival chances and health outcomes of women including their nutritional status. Method: A community based unmatched case control complemented by qualitative study was conducted at Tena district, Arsi Zone, Oromiya region in 2013. Prior to the study family planning users (MFPM) and non-users for at least one year were identified and registered. A total of 360 (180 in each groups for cases and controls) sampled subjects were enrolled using systematic random sampling. Result: The prevalence of current modern family planning utilization was 65% and injectable was the most utilized type in both cases and control women, followed by pills and Norplant. The major factors associated with modern family planning use were religion, women and husband education status, radio possession, number of children, ANC follow-up during pregnancy and decision to go health facility. The proportion of respondents with weight ≤ 45 kg, BMI below 18.5 kg/m2 and MUAC below 21 cm was higher among controls than cases and the difference noted was significant (p-value<0.05). Conclusions and recommendation: Educational status, numbers of children, ANC follow up were strong determinant of ever modern family planning. The prevalence of underweight was significantly higher among women who did not use family planning than family planning users. Continuous supply of modern family planning with different range is important for improvement of women’s nutritional and health status. Other than this, increasing awareness of the benefits of modern family planning and empowering women is important.
Replication of Clinical Measles Virus Strains in Hispid Cotton Rats

Abstract An alternative model to nonhuman primates to study measles virus (MV) pathogenesis, to evaluate potential MV vaccines, or to screen for potential antivirals effective against this virus is highly desirable. The laboratory-adapted Edmonston strain of MV has been reported to replicate in the lungs of hispid cotton rats following intranasal inoculation, immunosuppress infected animals, and disseminate widely from the lungs, making these animals a candidate model. However, clinical MV strains have generally not been found to grow in these animals, limiting the utility and acceptance of this model. In the present studies we demonstrate reproducible replication of several clinical MV strains in hispid cotton rats. As with the Edmonston strain, leukocytes appear to be the primary target cells of these viruses following intranasal inoculation, and extrapulmonary dissemination is common. It is also demonstrated that prior MV infection or immunization of test animals with MV vaccine prevents pulmonary tract infection. These findings should make the MV-cotton rat model more acceptable.
Polyamines in Human Breast Milk

Anne sutu, tum yeni doganlar ve bebekler icin ideal besindir. Yapisinda, gelisimi saglayan makro besin bilesenleri ve fonksiyonel bilesikler icerir. Anne sutu bilesenleri, erken dogum ve zamaninda dogum yapan annelerde degisiklik gosterir. Hucre buyumesi ve farklilasmasinda rol oynayan poliaminler, endojen olarak sentezlenmelerinin yani sira diyet yoluyla alinan besinlerden ve barsak mikrobiyatasindan ekzojen olarak da saglanirlar. Yeni doganlar icin ilk ekzojen poliamin kaynagi olan anne sutunde, spermin ve spermidin konsantrasyonu putresine oranla daha yuksektir. Laktasyon suresince poliamin icerikleri, ilk hafta boyunca artarak 1-2 hafta sonrasinda maksimum seviyeye ulasir, daha sonra dusmeye baslar. Anne sutunde poliamin icerigi, anne sutunun alinma zamani, emzirme suresi ve annenin diyetle aldigi poliamin miktarina baglidir. Yeni dogan ve bebeklik donemlerinde poliamin alinmasi immun sisteminin olusturulmasi ve barsak gelisiminde onemlidir. Anne sutunun yetmedigi ve tamamlayici beslenme gereken durumlarda, formula veya inek sutu kullanilir. Inek sutunun poliamin icerigi anne sutundekine oranla daha dusuktur. Ideal formula kompozisyonunda besin bilesenlerinin yani sira gerekli buyume ve gelismeden sorumlu mikro besin maddeleri de yer alir. Poliaminlerle zenginlestirilmis formula ile beslenme, bebeklerin immun sistemi gelisimine katkida bulunabilir. Bu derlemede, anne sutunde bulunan poliaminlerin, fonksiyonlari ve bebegin gelisimi uzerine etkileri ile anne sutu, inek sutu ve formulalarda poliamin iceriklerinin karsilastirilmasi amaclamistir
Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

BACKGROUND The role of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure has not been clearly established. METHODS Between July 2002 and May 2007, a total of 1212 patients with an ejection fraction of 35% or less and coronary artery disease amenable to CABG were randomly assigned to medical therapy alone (602 patients) or medical therapy plus CABG (610 patients). The primary outcome was the rate of death from any cause. Major secondary outcomes included the rates of death from cardiovascular causes and of death from any cause or hospitalization for cardiovascular causes. RESULTS The primary outcome occurred in 244 patients (41%) in the medical-therapy group and 218 (36%) in the CABG group (hazard ratio with CABG, 0.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.72 to 1.04; P=0.12). A total of 201 patients (33%) in the medical-therapy group and 168 (28%) in the CABG group died from an adjudicated cardiovascular cause (hazard ratio with CABG, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.66 to 1.00; P=0.05). Death from any cause or hospitalization for cardiovascular causes occurred in 411 patients (68%) in the medical-therapy group and 351 (58%) in the CABG group (hazard ratio with CABG, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.64 to 0.85; P<0.001). By the end of the follow-up period (median, 56 months), 100 patients in the medical-therapy group (17%) underwent CABG, and 555 patients in the CABG group (91%) underwent CABG. CONCLUSIONS In this randomized trial, there was no significant difference between medical therapy alone and medical therapy plus CABG with respect to the primary end point of death from any cause. Patients assigned to CABG, as compared with those assigned to medical therapy alone, had lower rates of death from cardiovascular causes and of death from any cause or hospitalization for cardiovascular causes. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Abbott Laboratories; STICH ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00023595.).
DATING BEHAVIOURS, VIEWS OF MARRIAGE AND MARITAL PREPARATION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN KYRGYZSTAN

This study explores dating behaviours and perceptions of students on some aspects of marriage and marital preparation in Kyrgyzstan by using questionnaire data. The results indicated that the majority of students had dating experiences to date and also had a positive approach towards marriage. Almost entire sample preferred self-initiated marriage. However, less than half of them felt that they were ready for marriage. Vast majority of the individuals reported a need for preparation in relation to marriage and family life. The Most frequently cited topics for possible marital preparation courses were communication and conflict management. This study also found ethnic group and gender differences regarding dating and perceptions of marriage.
Five Cornerstones for Second-Language Acquisition-the Neurophysiological Opportunist's Way

Recent research into language acquisition and into the neurosciences have revealed interesting, fundamental similarities between first and second language acquisition, even on a primary, neurobiological level. Based on some of these similarities, an attempt is offered here at an interdisciplinary synthesis of linguistic and neurobiological research results. This paper will advocate a focus, in second-language (L2) teaching and learning, on five factors that are essential cornerstones for the normally perfect success of first-language (L1) acquisition, viz. hearing, prosody, statistics, categorical perception, and compensatory articulation. Suggestions are offered how these factors can be pedagogically adapted to the adult learner's situation and implemented in the classroom as strategies for a higher-than-usual ultimate attainment of L2 competence and performance, particularly pronunciation. This interdisciplinary synthesis is based on the author's training as a speech scientist and 30+ years of experience as a second language teacher (with a particular interest in pronunciation), interwoven with medical training and practice in radiology (with a focus on the speech and swallowing apparatus), in audiology, and in the neurosciences involving learning and its opposite, the dementias.
THE POLISH SHORT VERSION OF THE ADULT SIBLING RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE (ASRQ-SF): PRELIMINARY REPORT

The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Polish short version of the Adult Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (ASRQ-SF). The study comprised 1000 participants (52.6% females). Their age ranged from 18 to 83 years (M = 34.3, SD = 15.11). Exploratory factor analysis revealed three factors as in the original and the Polish versions of ASRQ. The three ASRQ-SF factors (Warmth, Conflict, Rivalry) showed good internal consistency, Cronbach’s α = . 89 . 97. The three-factor structure was confirmed with the use of confirmatory factor analysis. The model assumed correlations between all of the three factors and between the pairs of items regarding the perception of sibling relationships of the respondent and their sibling. The effect of gender on ASRQ-SF scores was also explored. To assess the external validity of ASRQ-SF, the correlations between the scales of ASRQ-SF and General Health Questionnaire-28 and Mental Health Continuum-Short Form were computed. The correlations were low but statistically significant and in the expected direction.
Who gains from brain and body drain business -developing/developed world or individuals: A comparative study between skilled and semi/unskilled emigrants

A theory often advanced is that the ‘brain drain’ of third world graduates to the first world generates a high income of foreign currency, and that this income contributes to the development of third world, In this paper, however, we put forward the theory that semi/unskilled emigrants currently contribute the higher income of foreign currency. Although the highly skilled group may earn higher wages, they do not necessarily send large remittances back to the third world, mainly because they have settled into a good life in the country to which they have migrated. Moreover, we also emphasise that the cost of producing a highly skilled individual is greater than that of semi-skilled or unskilled graduate. This paper suggests that there is a need for intervention by international donor organisations for global collaboration in order to facilitate the development of the third world by halting the ‘brain drain’. Research for this paper, the first of its kind in nature in its area, has been carried out by mainly interviews. Key words: brain drain, first world, physical drain, public money, highly skilled people, working environment.
Nearshore Dynamics of Storm Surges and Waves Induced by the 2018 Typhoons Jebi and Trami Based on the Analysis of Video Footage Recorded on the Coasts of Wakayama, Japan

In this study, field surveys along the coasts of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, were first conducted to investigate the coastal damage due to storm surges and storm-induced waves caused by the 2018 Typhoons Jebi and Trami. Special focus was placed on the characteristic behavior of nearshore waves through investigation of observed data, numerical simulations, and image analysis of video footage recorded on the coasts. The survey results indicated that inundation, wave overtopping, and drift debris caused by violent storm-induced waves were the dominant factors causing coastal damage. Results of numerical simulations showed that heights of storm-induced waves were predominantly greater than storm surge heights along the entire coast of Wakayama in both typhoons. However, computed gradual alongshore variations in wave and surge heights did not explain locally-concentrated inundation and run-up heights observed along the coasts. These results indicate that complex nearshore hydrodynamics induced by local nearshore bathymetry might have played a significant role in inducing such local wave characteristics and the associated coastal damage. Analysis of video footage recorded during Typhoon Jebi, for example, clearly showed evidence of amplified infragravity wave components, which could enhance inundation and wave run-up.
Need of Marketing Strategies for the Winning Construction Company

Marketing departments and strategies are prevalent tools that can be found in almost every successful company and industry, but considered a rarity amidst the construction industry. The aim of this paper is to provide current and factual reasons for the small role that marketing strategies and strategic plans are playing in the majority of companies within the construction industry. Few questions that need to be addressed are “Do construction contractors feel they need marketing? ”, “Are they currently employing any marketing strategies? ” etc. In order to answer these questions a questionnaire survey was conducted from the US Contractors. It is attested by the results of the survey that a majority of construction companies and firms believe they can take advantage by reinvesting in their businesses through marketing. It is important to understand and categorize the marketing strategies employed by construction firm in contrast to the general manufacturing or services marketing methods which need serious customization to cater the needs of construction industry. Ultimately, by foreseeing and understanding the advantages of possessing a marketing department and strategic plan in the construction industry, a company or firm (of any size) can have a leg up on its competition. The paper first discusses the importance of Construction Industry and its relationship with the U.S. economy. Next, a discussion is made on the need of development of marketing strategy for the construction industry. Then results of the survey are presented that concieve logical and reasonable solutions to the problems that are faced by the construction industry.
M ar 2 01 3 Duality for relative Prymians associated to K 3 double covers of del Pezzo surface of degree 2

Markushevich and Tikhomirov provided a construction of an irreducible symplectic V-manifold of dimension 4, the relative compactified Prym variety of a family of curves with involution, which is a Lagrangian fibration with polarization of type (1,2). We give a characterization of the dual Lagrangian fibration. We also identify the moduli space of Lagrangian fibrations of this type and show that the duality defines a rational involution on it.
Risk Taking when Buying Wine : an Experimental Investigation

Accumulated theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that wine prices depend on quality, reputation and sensory characteristics (Combris et al., 1997 and 2000; Oczkowski, 2001; Jones and Storchmann, 2001; Schamel and Anderson, 2003; Cardebat and Figuet, 2004; Lecocq and Visser, 2006). Generally, price is also an important cue for quality when there is some degree of risk of making a wrong choice (Cox and Rich, 1967; Szybillo and Jacoby, 1974; Horowitz and Lockshin, 2002). Beyond the attributes of the wine and the situation, different consumers choose wine differently. Given the incomplete information on quality, price is used in the purchase of wine to overcome any perceived risk. Risks include functional, such as the taste of the wine or the physical aspects of the product, social, such as being embarrassed is the quality is not adequate, financial because of the cost of the product. Gluckman (1990) contends that the act of purchasing wines is clouded with insecurity and many wine purchases therefore involve risk-aversion (Mitchell and Greatorex, 1988, 1989).