Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identifying teleconnections and multidecadal variability of East Asian surface temperature during the last millennium in CMIP5 simulations

Abstract. We examine the relationships in models and reconstructions between the multidecadal variability of surface temperature in East Asia and two extratropical modes of variability: the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). We analyse the spatial, temporal and spectral characteristics of the climate modes in the last millennium, historical and pre-industrial control simulations of seven Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5)/Paleoclimate Model Intercomparison Project phase 3 (PMIP3) global climate models (GCMs) to assess the relative influences of external forcing and unforced variability. These models produce PDO and AMO variability with realistic spatial patterns but widely varying spectral characteristics. AMO internal variability significantly influences East Asian temperature in five models (MPI, HadCM3, MRI, IPSL and CSIRO) but has a weak influence in the other two (BCC and CCSM4). In most models, external forcing greatly strengthens these statistical associations and hence the apparent teleconnection with the AMO. PDO internal variability strongly influences East Asian temperature in two out of seven models, but external forcing makes this apparent teleconnection much weaker. This indicates that the AMO–East Asian temperature relationship is partly driven by external forcing, whereas the PDO–temperature relationship is largely from internal variability within the climate system. Our findings suggest that external forcing confounds attempts to diagnose the teleconnections of internal multidecadal variability. Using AMO and PDO indices that represent internal variability more closely and minimising the influence of external forcing on East Asian temperature can partly ameliorate this confounding effect. Nevertheless, these approaches still yield differences between the forced and control simulations and they cannot always be applied to paleoclimate reconstructions. Thus, we recommend caution when interpreting teleconnections diagnosed from reconstructions that contain both forced and internal variations.
Nowcasting

We define nowcasting as the prediction of the present, the very near future and the very recent past. Key in this process is to use timely monthly information in order to nowcast quarterly variables that are published with long delays. We argue that the nowcasting process goes beyond the simple production of an early estimate and it consists in the analysis of the link between the news in consecutive data releases and the resulting forecast revisions for the target variable. We describe an econometric framework that allows us to mimic, via a coherent statistical model, the judgemental process of nowcasting traditionally conducted in policy institutions and used, alongside the judgemental procedures, in many central banks. To illustrate our ideas, we study the nowcast of euro area GDP in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Interprofessional Collaborative Education for Substance Use Screening: Rural Areas and Challenges

Purpose . Interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) has been advocated to overcome challenges related to rural healthcare and substance abuse. The investigators evaluated the effectiveness of an online interprofessional education (IPE) program to improve health care professionals’ perceptions in treating people with substance use and identified the challenges of conducting IPE. Sample . Sample included 106 healthcare professionals (nurses, behavioral health counselors, and public health workers) from rural areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Method. This prospective study utilized a quasi-experimental design with healthcare professionals who received a 6-hour online IPE regarding substance abuse. Measures were the Alcohol & Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaire (AAPPQ) and the Drug & Drug Problems Perception Questionnaire (DDPPQ). Findings. Perceptions of alcohol (i.e., role adequacy and role support) and drug (i.e., role adequacy, role legitimacy, sole support, and work satisfaction) problems were improved after training (Ps < .05). Competing priorities, leadership support, technology, rural culture, and fiscal consequences were addressed as challenges during project implementation. Conclusion. The IPE program improved the participants’ attitudes and perceptions toward working with patients who struggle with substance abuse. Rural nurse managers can influence professionals in a range of clinical team settings to improve safety and quality of health care through IPCP. Challenges experienced by rural healthcare professionals can be resolved by the leadership support. Consequently, the leadership of nurse management can favorably impact patient healthcare outcomes by reinforcing IPE. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i1. 385
Misuse of Inhalation Devices-Effective Parameters and the Role of Education

Gereç ve Yöntem: Halen inhaler cihaz kullanmakta olan 300 hasta çalışmaya alındı. Hastaların yaş, cinsiyet, öğrenim durumu, hastalık tipi ve süresi gibi bilgileri toplandı. Hastaların eğitim öncesi cihazları kullanma becerileri, Toraks Derneği Ulusal Astım Tanı ve Tedavi Rehberinden yararlanılarak hazırlanan inhaler ilaç kullanma beceri çizelgesine göre değerlendirildi. Ardından hastalara yüzyüze uygulamalı kullanım eğitimi verildi ve kullanım becerileri tekrar değerlendirildi.
AKOMODASI KOMUNIKASI ANTARBUDAYA IMIGRAN ILEGAL ASAL AFGANISTAN DENGAN MASYARAKAT KOTA PEKANBARU

ABSTRAK Kota Pekanbaru merupakan salah satu kota yang banyak didatangi oleh imigran dengan alasan mencari suaka. Imigran asal Afghanistan merupakan pencari suaka yang terbanyak menghuni Rumah Detensi Kota Pekanbaru. Selama berada di Kota Pekanbaru mengakibatkan imigran pencari suaka asal Afganistan ini tidak bisa menghindari kontak antarbudaya, sehingga penyesuaian atau adaptasi komunikasi antarbudaya terjadi karena latar belakang budaya yang berbeda. Salah satu cara dalam berkomunikasi antar budaya untuk mencapai mutual understanding dinamakan dengan akomodasi komunikasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses konvergensi dan divergensi dalam akomodasi komunikasi antarbudaya yang dihadapi imigran gelap asal afganistan dengan masyarakat pribumi selama di Kota Pekanbaru. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Teori Akomodasi Komunikasi dari Howard Giles. Analisis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dari hasil wawancara dan pengamatan di lapangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa adanya motivasi konvergensi yang dilakukan imigran asal afganistan untuk mengadaptasikan perilaku verbal dan nonverbal ketika berinteraksi dengan masyarakat pribumi Kota Pekanbaru meskipun mereka memiliki kecenderungan divergensi dalam akomodasi komunikasi antarbudaya dengan masyarakat pribumi Kota Pekanbaru.
pH-induced effects on median frequency

BRODY, LEE R. , MARK T. POLLOCK, SERGE H. Roy, CARLOS J. DE LUCA, AND BARTOLOME CELLI. pH-induced effects on me­ dian frequency and conduction velocity of the myoelectric signal. J. Appl. Physiol. 71(5): 1878-1885, 1991. -H+ accumulation at the sarcolemma is believed to playa key role in determining the electrophysiological correlates of fatigue. This paper describes an in vitro method to externally manipulate muscle pH while measuring the resultant effect on surface-detected median fre­ quency (MDF) and conduction velocity (CV) parameters. Hamster muscle diaphragm strips (n = 8) were isolated with the phrenic nerve intact and placed in an oxygenated Krebs bath (26°C). The muscle was clamped to a noncompliant load cell to measure isometric contractile tension. Tetanic contrac­ tion was developed via 40-Hz supermaximal stimulation of the phrenic nerve. Differential signals were recorded from three electromyogram (EMG) detection surfaces for computation of CV (via the phase shift in the EMG signals) and MDF. Re­ peated trials were conducted at bath pHs of 7.4, 7.0, and 6.6. Bath pH was altered by aerating predetermined concentrations of O2 and CO2 into the bath. Decreases in bath pH resulted in decreases in both initial MDF and initial CV. The differences in initial MDF and initial CV were significant (P < 0.001) for each of the bath pH conditions. In general, the change in bath pH resulted in an equal percent change in initial MDF and initial CV. This suggests that the change in bath pH caused a decrease in CV without significantly altering the fundamental shape of the M wave. In contrast, the EMG was altered differently dur­ ing stimulated contractions. During stimulation, the rate of de­ cay of CV was 65% of the rate of decay of MDF. Because the rate of decay was unequal during stimulation, it is concluded that the fundamental M-wave shape was significantly altered in addition to changes in the CV. These results indicate that 1) the MDF -CV relationship is situational and dependent on the specific biochemical changes in effect and 2) during a sustained contraction, the change in MDF is caused by more than a change in pH and CV.
December 2013 Phoenix pulmonary journal club: lung cancer screening

During this month’s pulmonary journal club we reviewed several of the sentinel studies looking at lung cancer screening. Since the National Lung Screening Research Team (NLSRT) (1) published the impressive results showing a 20% reduction in lung cancer mortality, the debate on when and if to initiate a national lung cancer screening program has been at the forefront of debate. The American Lung Association and American Cancer Society have issued statements that are not guidelines, but did offer insight on the price we pay for earlier lung cancer detection and reduction in mortality.which is the increased rates of false positives detected and increased rates of biopsies. The US Task Force on Lung Cancer Screening has yet to decide on a screening program and have yielded a statement that neither supports nor refutes the current level of evidence.
Posterior Ankle Impingement: The Role of Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy

Posterior ankle arthroscopy is a useful tool for evaluating and treating the pathologic posterior aspect of the ankle joint and related structures. Increased awareness and understanding of the issues in the posterior aspect of the ankle joint have led to the development of newer techniques for treatment of this pathologic condition. In this paper, we review the current understanding of pathologic posterior ankle and the application of posterior ankle arthroscopy as a treatment option.
Influence of Preparing Condition of the Working Cast and Mouthguard Sheet on Thickness of Mouthguard

目的：本研究では，作業用模型の条件として，成型器上での作業用模型の位置，温度，角度および，マウスガードシートの温度が，マウスガード前歯部および臼歯部の厚さに及ぼす影響について検討することを目的とした．方法：材料はマウスガードシート（厚さ3. 8 mm）を使用した．シートの成形は，吸引型成型器を用いて行い，シートが1. 5 cm 垂れ下がったところで吸引圧接した．厚さの測定は前歯部と臼歯部で行った．作業用模型の条件として，計測部位と位置と温度および計測部位と位置と角度について，三元配置分散分析により検討を行った．マウスガードシートの条件として，計測部位と温度について二元配置分散分析により検討した．結果：作業用模型の位置では，前歯部におけるマウスガードの厚さは，作業用模型を成形器上の後方に設置した条件で大きくなり，臼歯部においては，作業用模型を成形器上の中央に設置した条件で大きくなった．作業用模型の角度では，前歯部および臼歯部におけるマウスガードの厚さは，作業用模型の角度条件を80°にしたときに大きくなった．マウスガードシートの温度条件は，温度が高いほうが前歯部の厚さが大きくなった．結論：本研究の結果から，作業用模型の位置は厚さを確保したい部分を中央に置き，角度は80°にすること，またマウスガードシートの温度を高くすることがマウスガードの厚さを確保するうえで有効であることが明らかとなった．
The Metabolic Syndrome: Perhaps an Etiologic Mystery but Far From a Myth -- Where Does the International Diabetes Federation Stand?

Summary The IDF, and clearly many other international groups, regard the metabolic syndrome as a viable and useful concept in clinical medicine. Debate is always welcomed as a stimulus to new understanding, but criticism should have a valid platform, something that is not always apparent in the ADA/EASD statement [2,3] and the supporting editorial in Diabetologia . [19] The IDF report does raise a series of questions that need more research. The IDF's new clinically oriented definition of the metabolic syndrome [4] is an important new approach that health professionals can employ to facilitate detection and intervention for risk reduction in one common pattern of multifactorial risk for both CVD and type 2 diabetes. Most important is the need to promote lifestyle interventions to reduce long-term risk. But at the same time, absolute risk assessment is required to assist clinicians in making decisions about drug therapies for prevention in higher risk patients. It is important to note that the American Heart Association and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute have just published a scientific statement on the metabolic syndrome that contains an updated ATP III classification.
SWCC Prediction: Seep/W Add-In Functions

Abstract : The soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) defines a constitutive relationship between the negative pressure that develops when a soils saturation level is less than fully saturated, and the corresponding volume of water held in the pore space of the soil matrix. As this relationship is not commonly measured in geotechnical laboratories, practitioners often attempt to predict this relationship based on other commonly measured material properties using empirical prediction methods. The performance of five SWCC empirical predictors was evaluated through comparisons to independently measured SWCC data for four soils. SWCC prediction methods were selected for this investigation if they incorporated commonly measured soil properties to predict the SWCC. The error in the SWCC prediction was assessed in terms of both the mean squared error on the SWCC prediction and the impact of the error on a numerical analysis of the Green and Ampt infiltration problem. The results of the numerical analysis were assessed in terms of a normalized saturation coefficient. The normalized saturation coefficient provided a clear means of monitoring a transient seepage analysis through a single measure. Results indicate that the SWCC prediction methods yielding the lowest mean squared error did not necessarily yield the smallest error in the transient seepage analysis. Further, only the Rawls method consistently yielded conservative analysis results for all soil types investigated.
S74 Incidence and Analysis of Risk Factors For Thrombocytopenia in Critically Ill Patients

Introduction Thrombocytopenia occurs in 15% to 58% of intensive care unit patients. Up to 25% of acutely ill patients develop drug-induced thrombocytopenia. Establishing the etiology of secondary thrombocytopenia is challenging, since many medications and co morbidities have been implicated. Objective To define the incidence and severity of thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients and to examine risk factors that may be related to the development of thrombocytopenia. Method This is a retrospective chart review of 328 critically ill patients with thrombocytopenia requiring at least 72 hours of critical care. 30 suspected risk factors, including patient characteristics, drug effects, and associated diseases were identified from the literature and further evaluated using a multiple logistic regression. Mild Thrombocytopenia defined as platelet count less than 200 x 10(9)/L was observed frequently, but only 9 percent had severe thrombocytopenia defined as less than 20 x 10(9)/L. Results Demographic characteristics of patients predisposed to thrombocytopenia are males, older than 55, and Hispanic population. Hemodynamic instability and/or heparin exposure appear to be the strongest identifiable correlates with thrombocytopenia. Sepsis, acute kidney injury and respiratory failure were strongly correlated (p<0.0001) with thrombocytopenia. Patients with severe thrombocytopenia were found to have concurrent alterations in liver function tests. Patients with central line placement and heparin exposure were associated strongly with mild thrombocytopenia (p<0.0001). Drug therapies that were correlated with thrombocytopenia included Heparin, Protonix, Lasix, Ativan and Zofran and antibiotics such as Vancomycin, Cephalosporins and Levaquin. Conclusion Drug regimens should be evaluated daily for minimization of adverse drug events including thrombocytopenia. Once the diagnosis is suspected, clinicians should identify the medication and/or risk factors causing secondary thrombocytopenia to assess the timeline of development. Co morbidity associated with thrombocytopenia was sepsis syndrome, liver disorder, alcoholism and atrial fibrillation. Medications commonly associated with drug-induced thrombocytopenia include glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, cinchona alkaloids, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, and heparin. Thrombocytopenia generally resolved in most patients with critical management of the disease and discontinuation of the offending medication.
Rationale for the Use of Citicoline in the Management of Brain Ischemia Related Disorders

Citicoline is a drug available in several countries worldwide. Among the European Union countries, citicoline is registered as a Rx product in France, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Portugal. It’s also registered as a drug in other important countries out of Europe (Russia, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, India, Algeria, Argentina, Egypt, etc), being present up to 80 countries as a Prescription Medicine.
Demographic traits of the invasive species Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on different Solanaceous crops

Key biological parameters of a Tunisian strain of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) reared on four solanaceous plants (Solanum tuberosum, Lycopersicon esculentum, Capsicum annuum and Solanum nigrum) were determined under laboratory conditions (30°C, 60% RH and 16:8 L:D). Significant differences in longevity, fecundity, fertility were noticed between T. evansi reared on Solanum nigrum and on the other Solanum crops. The calculated values of the intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm) were 0.254, 0.236, 0.232 and 0.260 days, respectively, on potato, tomato, pepper and black nightshade.
Algorithms for eyelid repair

Eyelid defects resulting from skin cancer excision are common in the daily practice of dermatologic surgeons. The aim of this review is to summarize the most relevant methods for eyelid repair, proposing reconstructive algorithms for both lower and upper eyelids. Both algorithms were designed according with dichotomic decisions based on the thickness (partialversus full-thickness) and the size of the eyelid defect (less than 1/3, less than 2/3 or larger than 2/3 of the eyelid length).
BOLETIM DO INSTITUTO DE PESCA

2 Pós-Graduação em Aquicultura e Pesca, Instituto de Pesca. Av. Francisco Matarazzo, 455 – Água Branca – CEP 05001-900 São Paulo/SP Brasil. ABSTRACT Environmental enrichment can be an important tool to improve the productive performance of dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834). The goal of this study was to evaluate the preference for shelters and the effect of the availability of shelters on the productive performance of dusky groupers juveniles in salt water recirculation system. Two trials were conducted, the first one to determine the preference for different types of shelters (rocks, bricks and PVC pipes of different colors) and the second one on the use of shelters, with three treatments (T1 = without shelter; T2 = one shelter per fish and T3 = two shelters per fish). The dusky grouper showed preference for shelters of PVC tubes of brown color. The use of shelters favored better productive performance of the species in salt water recirculation systems.
CvxNets: Learnable Convex Decomposition

Any solid object can be decomposed into a collection of convex polytopes (in short, convexes). When a small number of convexes are used, such a decomposition can be thought of as a piece-wise approximation of the geometry. This decomposition is fundamental to real-time physics simulation in computer graphics, where it creates a unifying representation of dynamic geometry for collision detection. A convex object also has the property of being simultaneously an explicit and implicit representation: one can interpret it explicitly as a mesh derived by computing the vertices of a convex hull, or implicitly as the collection of half-space constraints or support functions. Their implicit representation makes them particularly well suited for neural network training, as they abstract away from the topology of the geometry they need to represent. We introduce a network architecture to represent a low dimensional family of convexes. This family is automatically derived via an auto-encoding process. We investigate the applications of the network including automatic convex decomposition, image to 3D reconstruction, and part-based shape retrieval.
NDT_A_191803 1685..1694

1National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & The Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University), Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Peking University Institute of Mental Health/The Sixth Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Janssen (China) Research & Development Center, Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Ltd., Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neuroscience, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson, Singapore; 5Medical Affairs, Xi’an Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, People’s Republic of China Background: The subgroup analysis of a primary study (NCT01051531) evaluated the effect of long-term paliperidone palmitate once-monthly (PP1M) therapy in Chinese patients with recent-onset schizophrenia responding unsatisfactorily to previous oral antipsychotics. Patients and methods: This 18-month, open-label study consisted of 3 phases – screening (7 days), treatment (18 months) and end-of-study/withdrawal visit. All enrolled patients (18–50 years) received PP1M: 150 mg eq. (day 1), 100 mg eq. (day 8) followed by a oncemonthly flexible dose (50, 75, 100 or 150 mg eq.). Efficacy and safety were assessed. Results: Among the 118 enrolled Chinese patients, 68 completed the treatment (mean age: 25.6 years; male: 54.7%). A clinically meaningful change from baseline to day 548 was observed in Positive and Negative Syndrome scale (primary endpoint, mean [SD]: −15.3 [20.76]), Personal and Social Performance scale (15.9 [19.65]), Clinician Global Impressionschizophrenia score (−1.2 [1.54]) and Medication Satisfaction Questionnaire score (0.9 [1.73]). Commonly reported treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) included insomnia (13.9%), injection-site pain (13.9%), upper respiratory tract infection (13.0%), restlessness (13.0%) and akathisia (13.0%). Serious TEAEs were reported in 9.3% patients with schizophrenia being most common (6.5%) and one death (suicide) was observed. Conclusion: Efficacy of PP1M corroborate findings from earlier studies and no new safety concerns emerged in this Chinese subgroup of patients with schizophrenia.