Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Usingmobile Devicewithquick Responsecode on Academic Performance Amongst Pediatric Nursing Students

Mobile devices are more powerful and portable nowadays with plenty of useful tools for assisting people handle daily life. Mobile technology and quick response (QR) codes have great potential to improve teaching and learning because mobile technologies enable learning across multiple contexts, through social and content interactions. Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study was to evaluate theeffect of usingmobile devicewithquick response codeon the academic performance amongst pediatric nursing students. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct the study (study and control groups). Settings: This study was carried out in clinical pediatric laboratory skills for third year students and teaching hall of Faculty of Nursing / Benha University. Sample:A purposive sample 180 pediatric nursing students from third year, wereincluded. Systematic random sample was used to assign students into study and control group.Each group contained (90) students. Instruments: Four instruments consist of three parts,Instrument (1): A structured interviewing questionnaire, instrument (2): Likert scale: attitude scale toward mobile device with quick response code and instrument (3): An observational checklist sheet. Results: The results showed that, there were improvements in student knowledge, practice and attitude in study more than control groups in post training as compared to pre training, majority (97.8% and 90%) of study and control groups had unsatisfactory knowledge in pre training. While,more than three quarter of study and control groups had satisfactory in post training. In relation to total practice, majority (100%) of study and control groups had poor practicein pre training as compared to (95.6%) of study group had good practice in post training. Meanwhile,the majority (93.3%) of study group had positive attitudes towards mobile device with quick response code in the post training in relation to control group.Conclusion: the study was concluded that, the pediatric nursing students (study group) who utilized mobile devices with quick response code achieved a higher level of academic performance than pediatric nursing students (control group) who received traditional teaching (lecture, demonstration and redemonstration only). Recommendations:The teaching staff should be use mobile device with quick response code technology such as guidelines for taking pictures and videos during lectures or clinical practices.
FIFTY YEARS OF STEROID TREATMENT OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

Objective: To determine the condition of sixteen of my myasthenia gravis patients, treated with steroids for up to fifty years and determine the effect of long-term steroids if the dosage is properly adjusted. Methods: Follow-up of sixteen patients treated for up to fifty years with ACTH or prednisone. Results: Of the sixteen patients one patient was treated for thirty-four years, two for fortyfive years and one for fifty years. Eight patients who had been treated four to forty-four years were deceased. Four patients were lost to follow-up. Conclusion: Long-term, maintenance, corticosteroid therapy is effective and safe if properly used for many years. The follow-up also shows that long-term steroids can be used for the treatment of chronic diseases if the dosage is properly adjusted.
Evaluation of Human &bgr;-Enolase as a Serum Marker for Exercise-induced Muscle Damage

ObjectiveTo evaluate whether the serum &bgr;-enolase level is a useful indicator of exercise-induced muscle damage in athletes. DesignBlood samples were taken from 49 adult amateur marathon runners before and immediately after a marathon race, and the serum levels of &bgr;-enolase and creatine phosphokinase were measured. SettingThe Aoshima Taiheiyo Marathon 2000, Miyazaki, Japan, on a cloudy day in December with an ambient temperature of 18°C. SubjectsForty-nine adult amateur marathon runners (42 men and 7 women) who regularly participated in runs. InterventionThe intervention was a marathon run. Main Outcome MeasuresSerum &bgr;-enolase was measured using a sensitive sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum creatine phosphokinase was measured using a standard procedure. ResultsThe mean &bgr;-enolase concentration was 9.45 ± 3.11 ng/mL before the race. It increased to 22.11 ± 8.80 ng/mL after the race, representing a proportional increase of 1.57 ± 1.46. The serum concentration of &bgr;-enolase after the race was significantly higher than that before the race (P < 0.0001). Moreover, the serum &bgr;-enolase level increased as much as the creatine phosphokinase level after the race, and strongly correlated with creatine phosphokinase (r = 0.828, P < 0.0001). The proportional increase of &bgr;-enolase also correlated with that of creatine phosphokinase (r = 0.441, P < 0.005). ConclusionsOur data suggest that the absolute values of the serum &bgr;-enolase are more appropriate to relate to muscle damage.
In Search of Export Spillovers in a Developing Country

This paper presents an empirical investigation of the spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) using a firm-level panel data from Thailand between 2001 and 2004. We examine export spillovers, both intraand inter-industry. The evidence shows that FDI inflows into Thailand generate some positive externalities to domestic firms. Foreign firms generate positive export spillovers to their domestic customers on the decision to participate in export markets. Once domestic firms enter export markets, the competitive effect generated by foreign firms in the same industry forces them to improve their export intensity. Although our findings confirm that overall FDI generates benefits to domestic firms, different incentives to FDI generate different spillovers to different types of domestic firms. These results may be used as guidance for policymakers to attract certain types of FDI inflows. One implication is that government may wish to encourage export-oriented FDI as it generates positive export spillovers to domestic firms whilst protecting domestic firms in some industries that are affected by the negative export spillovers from domestic market-oriented FDI.
Efficacy and Safety of Different Dosage of Rosuvastatin in Bangladeshi Patients: A Multi-Center Real-World Study

*Correspondence: Abdullah Al Shafi Majumder, Department of Cardiology, Popular Medical College & Hospital, House #16, Road #2, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh, Tel: 8801819-223140; E-mail: m.abdullaalshafi@yahoo.com Received Date: 26 Feb 2020 Accepted Date: 06 Mar 2020 Published Date: 09 Mar 2020 Citation: Al Shafi Majumder A, Rahman T, Monowarul Islam AKM, Ullah M, Reza A. Efficacy and Safety of Different Dosage of Rosuvastatin in Bangladeshi Patients: A Multi-Center Real-World Study. Ann Cardiol Cardiovasc Med. 2020; 4(1): 1036.
Influence of Immediate and Long Term Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Speech Therapy on Post Stroke Non- fluent

Background: A high proportion of patients who have suffered a stroke also suffer from aphasia. The aim of this work was to determine and investigate immediate and long term effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with speech and language exercise therapy on non fluent motor aphasia (Broca's aphasia) in chronic cerebrovascular stroke. Methods: Forty chronic cerebrovascular stroke patients represented the sample of the study. Their age ranged from 45 to 60 years. The patients were assigned randomly into two equal groups; study group (G1) and control group (G2). The patients in both groups received the same medical and physical care during treatment period to avoid any complications. The study group treated by selected speech exercises combined with rTMS. Different domains of speech function (repetition, reading, naming, writing, comprehension and spontaneous speech) were assessed by the Arabic translated form of the modified Chesher test and Token test of Aachen aphasia test (AAT). Power of stimulation intensity of rTMS (represents 90% of the resting motor threshold that recorded from contraction of the first dorsal interosseus of the unaffected hand) were measured pre, post and after three months of the end of the treatment to determine level of brain excitability. The results: At the end of the treatment there was a significant improvement in all domains in (G1) of the Arabic translated form of the modified Chesher test. In the control group (G2) there was a change in total score of the Arabic translated form of the modified Chesher test in approximately all domains but not reach www.jmscr. igmpublication.org Impact Factor 3.79 ISSN (e)-2347-176x
Work-related psychosocial factors associated with lower back pain among male handicraft workers in Jaipur, India

Handicraft occupation is a strenuous job, often performed in poor work settings. Working in such conditions for a long period of time may lead to musculoskeletal pain in different body regions. The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of lower back pain and their associated work-related psychosocial risk factors among the male handicraft workers in India. A self-reported questionnaire study was conducted among 286 male handicraft workers, including gemstone cutters, metalcraft workers, and miniature painters. The lower back pain was found to be the most prevalent (75.18%) and severe work-related health problem in this occupational group. Work-related psychosocial factors such as high job demand and low job control showed a significant association with the development of lower back pain. The findings suggested that despite the substantial impact of the physical work with respect to the etiology of musculoskeletal pain, researchers should expand their focus to work-related psychosocial issues. Preventive intervention strategies ensuring ergonomic workload and flexibility at the workplace of handicraft workers are highly recommended.
Factors Affecting Poverty in Lamongan

Poverty is a fairly complex problem at the regional and national levels, so the government must have the right and sustainable strategy in handling it. Indonesia is a country in the category of developing countries and has problems in terms of poverty. Education, MSEs, population growth, unemployment, economic growth are factors that trigger problems in poverty alleviation. Lamongan Regency is included in the 10 Regencies / Cities in East Java Province with the largest percentage of poor people with a percentage of 14.42% in 2017. The aim of the study was to examine and analyze the influence of educational factors, MSEs, population growth, unemployment on poverty levels directly or indirectly through economic growth. The analysis technique uses path analysis with data from 2002 to 2017. The results of the study show that the Lamongan Regency government has a commitment to improve education, MSE and economic growth. However, it is not optimal in dealing with population growth, unemployment and poverty levels. There are a number of constraints, including the measurement of poverty that is not uniform among related institutions. In addition, social and cultural factors have not been optimally considered.
Cooperative Institutions∗

This paper provides the first systematic experimental analysis of delay, communication, and reaction lags in a repeated prisoners’ dilemma with frequent actions and imperfect monitoring. We independently manipulate delay of information and the ability of subjects to engage in limited communication and find that subjects earn significantly more without delay, a result that cannot be explained by standard repeated games models. We also find that communication always improves welfare and that average payoffs in one of our treatments (with communication and no delay) are significantly greater than the upper bound on public Nash equilibrium payoffs. We explore the possibility that this is driven by bounded rationality in the form of reaction lags and find that slowing down the experiment has no significant effect on behavior. ∗We thank Drew Fudenberg, Thomas Holmes, Antonio Penta, John Quah, Itai Sher, Jan Werner and seminar participants at the University of Minnesota Applied Microeconomics and Mathematical Economics Workshops for helpful discussions. Please send any comments to pevdokim@gmail.com. Financial support from the National Science Foundation Grant No. SES 09-22253 and from the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute is gratefully acknowledged.
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy with resectable non-small cell lung cancer: recent advances and future challenges

In recent years, the role of an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) in tumor treatment has become increasingly prominent. Immunotherapy drugs, including PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA-4, can prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis by blocking the cancer-derived inhibitory signal on effector T cells and removing residual cancer cells and small lesions. At present, the comprehensive treatment of lung cancer still involves surgery. Although conventional postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy or neoadjuvant chemotherapy can benefit patients and improve long-term survival rates, the patient outcome is not satisfactory (1). This has further stimulated people’s research on the efficacy and safety of immunotherapy of malignant tumors.
Calcium status in Moroccan children and adolescents assessed by 24-hour urinary excretion

Background: Worldwide, calcium (Ca) deficiency represents one of the most important deficiencies of all micronutrients. When associated with vitamin D deficiency, it constitutes a major health issue, responsible for many functional diseases especially osteoporosis and fracture risk at the later life. In the Moroccan population, data on Ca deficiency risks are really limited. The urinary losses present a significant determinant of Ca urinary excretion being a crucial determinant of its retention in the human body. Aims: This study was conducted to determine the level of urinary Ca excretion in a sample of Moroccan children and adolescents, and to assess the prevalence of Ca deficiency. Subjects and Methods: 131 children and adolescents, aged between 6 and 18 years, were recruited from public schools at Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region in the framework of a descriptive cross-sectional study. Socio-economic status, morbidity, and anthropometric parameters were assessed for each participant. Ca assessment was estimated through 24-hour urine measurements by ICP-mass spectrometry. Results: The total mean of urinary Ca was 72.48 mg/day and about 73% of participants presented a urinary Ca deficiency. No significant differences were observed according to sex and nutritional status. Conclusions: Moroccan children and adolescents might be at risk of Ca deficiency complications. Based on this finding, an appropriate intervention strategy should be adopted to control this deficiency through an overall assessment of Ca deficiency in general population. Keywords: Moroccan children and adolescents, urinary Ca, Ca deficiency.
Microwave Attenuation along Earth-Satellite Link During Dust Storms

Microwave propagation during sand and dust storms has received appreciable attention of researchers in the recent past due to the increase in the number of terrestrial and satellite links being deployed in the regions where dust storms are predominant. Dust storms cause signal attenuation on an earth-satellite link for a substantial percentage of time which may affect quality and reliability of telecommunication services. This paper investigates the attenuation due to dust storms along the earth-satellite link. A mathematical model, expressed as a function of visibility, wavelength, elevation angle and storms’ reference height, is developed to predict dust storms’ attenuation along propagation path. Variation of the dust storm’s visibility with height for different reference visibility conditions is also given. The mathematical model for attenuation in earth-satellite link was developed by applying visibility variation to the expression of attenuation constant in terrestrial link. This was then integrated with respect to dust storms’ height. The results obtained are depicted in graphs and discussed. It is found that attenuation increases when visibility during dust storms gets severe. Lastly, the results obtained show that attenuation in earth-satellite link operating at X band, especially, during dust storms may be said to be insignificant except when visibility is extremely bad.
Seismic statics application plus trace interpolation

Simultaneous correction of near-surface statics and trace interpolation is constructed from a Fourier integral representation of wavefield extrapo l ti n and implemented in a least-squares sense. Synthetic examples based on extreme v elocity variation and extreme elevation change are used to demonstrate individually and t ogether the aspects of interpolation and of the full statics-application-plus-interpolat ion (STAPPI). The Husky 2D dataset is used to to demonstrate that this approach interpolates mi s ing traces and applies nearsurface statics in a real setting with extreme near surface v riation in velocity and elevation.
The Prevalence of HIV, HCV, and HBV Among Hemodialysis Patients Attending Duhok Hemodialysis Center

Background: Blood-borne viral infection is a public health problem, especially in high-risk patients, including those with renal failure. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: In this study, 94 patients were recruited and examined for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg), HCV antibodies (HCVAb), and HIV using ELISA assay. HCV positivity was confirmed via real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The patients were followed-up by testing their blood samples for HBsAg, HCVAb, and HIV on a monthly basis. Results: At the beginning of the study, 3 out of 94 (3.2%) patients were HBsAg positive. In addition, 4 out of 94 (4.3%) patients were HCVAb positive; HCV-positive patients were confirmed via RT-PCR. In addition, three new samples (2 males and 1 female) became HCVAb positive during the follow up. New cases of infection might be associated with exposure to inadequately sterilized dialysis. All the recruited patients were negative for HIV throughout the study. Conclusions: The prevalence of HBsAg and HCV positivity in subjects undergoing hemodialysis was comparable to most neighboring countries. Strict infection control measures should be taken to prevent infection transmission.
Influence of Cervical Collar on Vertebral Artery Blood Flow

Objective: This study was carried to determine the effect of hard cervical collar placement on vertebral artery (VA) lumen diameter (LD) and blood flow velocity parameters. Methods: In a sample of fifteen patients with cervical discogenic radiculopathy, color-coded duplex Doppler diagnostic ultrasound was used to collect data on LD, peak systolic velocity (PSV), and end diastolic velocity (EDV) at the vertebral artery foraminal segment (V2) before and after wearing hard cervical collar for four weeks. Pair-wise mean differences between measurements were analyzed using paired t-tests with alpha set at 0.05. Results: There were no significant differences in LD and blood flow velocity parameters before and after wearing of hard collar for four weeks. Conclusion: In patients with cervical discogenic radiculopathy, vertebral artery LD , PSV and EDV was affected after wearing rigid cervical collars for four weeks, however theses changes were non significant.
Migraine in Patients with Epilepsy

Background: Migraine and epilepsy are common neurological disorder originating from cerebral cortex. Searching for the association between these two diseases can give clue about possible common etiology and also emphasize the search for the other condition in patient with migraine or epilepsy. Aim: To find out the association between migraine and epilepsy. Method: This was a case control study conducted in the department of neurology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, from july 2012 to june 2014. Sample size was 100, consisting 50 patients with epilepsy as case and 50 age and sex matched attendants of patients without epilepsy as control. The proportion of migraineurs (both migraine with aura and migraine without aura) were detected in both case and control group. Data was collected through predesigned questionnaire. Results: In this study, migraine was significantly common in epileptic population than non epileptic control. Thirteen (26%) of cases and 5 (10%) of control had migraine with odds ratio 3.16 and p-value 0.037. In case group, among migraineurs 4(20%) have idiopathic generalized epilepsy and 9(30%) have localization related epilepsy. Proportion of migraine with aura was more common in epileptic population 4 (31%) than control 1(20%). The odds ratio was 1.7 but the pvalue 1; which was not statistically significant. Conclusion: In this study, migraine was significantly more common in epileptic population than the non – epileptic control. This result implies that proportion of migraineurs in patients with epilepsy is higher than the non – epileptic individuals.
Effective National Policies in the Globalized Era

National governments, even in the current phase of “hyper-globalization”, have important freedom of initiative in social and economic policy. The great variety of economic and social policies around the world, even among the most open economies, proves that the welfare state has not lost its original function of compensating citizens from the risk of income variability in open economies. The claim that globalization requires rolling back the welfare state is therefore unfounded. National politics should therefore be seen by all relevant actors (policy-makers, citizens, civil society) as crucial for determining the path of their country and deserving of their investment and energy. pressure by globalization is solidarity and welfare. Can social safety nets remain democratically determined at the national level under the pressure of global competition?
WAVE FINITE ELEMENTS-FINITE ELEMENTS COUPLING TO COMPUTE THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF AN HETEROHENEOUS RAILWAY TRACK

Railway noise is a critical issue concerning environmental noise. At the wheel/rail contact point, both the wheel and the track are dynamically excited and vibrate together to emit the well-known rolling noise within a frequency range comprised between 100 Hz to 5000 Hz. The point receptance of the rail is an important quantity to accurately predict wheel-rail noise emission. The goal of this paper is to compute the dynamic behaviour of an heterogeneous railwaytrack using a biperiodicity method on a heterogeneous unit cell. A coupling between the Finite Element Method (FEM) and the Wave Finite Element Method (WFEM) is made to model all kinf of heterogeneities along the track. An example is applied by modelling the heterogenities as elastic supports, an external force is applied inside the unit cell and the response gives good agreements with experimental results from litterature. MEDYNA 2017 25-27 Apr 2017, Sevilla (Spain)