Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of the Educational Program on Knowledge and Care Behaviors of Caregivers of Children with Thalassemia

Abstract Purpose: To examine the effect of the educational program for decreasing iron accumulation on knowledge and care behaviors of caregivers of preschool-age children with thalassemia. Design: Quasi-experimental design. Methods: The sample included caregivers who took their children to attend the Pediatric Hematology Clinic, Department of Pediatrics in a tertiary university hospital. The sample was divided into the experimental and the control group, with 15 subjects in each group. Caregivers in the experimental group received the educational program while caregivers in the control group received routine care. Data were collected using the iron overload knowledge questionnaire and care behaviors of caregivers for decreasing iron accumulation in preschool-age children with thalassemia questionnaire. Data were analyzed by ANCOVA. Main findings: The results showed that caregivers in the experimental group had a higher mean score of knowledge after the educational program than those in the control group [F (2, 27) = 15.26, p < . 05]. Similarly, caregivers in the experimental group had a higher mean score of care behaviors after the educational program than those in the control group [F (2, 27) = 55.54, p < . 05]. Conclusion and recommendations: This study suggests that the educational program is effective in increasing knowledge and care behavior of the caregivers of children with thalassemia. Thus, this program could be implemented as a tool to assist the caregivers in providing better care to decrease iron accumulation in preschool aged children with thalassemia. ผลของโปรแกรมการสอนตอความรและพฤตกรรมการดแลของ ผดแลผปวยเดกโรคธาลสซเมย บทคดยอ วตถประสงค: เพอศกษาผลของโปรแกรมการสอนเพอชะลอการสะสมเหลกในรางกายของผปวยเดกวยกอนเรยนโรคธาลสซเมย รปแบบการวจย: การวจยกงทดลอง วธดำเนนการวจย: กลมตวอยาง คอ ผดแลทพาผปวยเดกวยกอนเรยนโรคธาลสซเมยมารบการรกษาทคลนกโลหตวทยาเดกในโรงพยาบาลมหาวทยาลยแหงหนงในกรงเทพมหานคร แบงเปนกลมควบคมและกลมทดลอง กลมละ 15 ราย กลมทดลองไดรบโปรแกรมการสอน สวนกลมควบคมไดรบการพยาบาลตามปกต เกบรวบรวมขอมลโดยใชแบบสอบถามความรเรองภาวะเหลกเกน และพฤตกรรมการดแลของผดแลเพอชะลอการสะสมเหลกในรางกายของผปวยเดกวยกอนเรยนโรคธาลสซเมย วเคราะหขอมลโดยใชสถตวเคราะหความแปรปรวนรวม ผลการวจย: ผดแลกลมทไดรบโปรแกรมการสอน มคาเฉลยคะแนนความรภายหลงไดรบโปรแกรมการสอนสงกวาผดแลกลมทไดรบการพยาบาลตามปกต ภายหลงจากทควบคมตวแปรรวม คอ คะแนนความรกอนไดรบโปรแกรมการสอน อยางมนยสำคญทางสถต [F (2, 27) = 15.26, p < . 05] และผดแลกลมทไดรบโปรแกรมการสอน มคาเฉลยคะแนนพฤตกรรมการดแลสงกวาผดแลกลมทไดรบการพยาบาลตามปกต ภายหลงจากทควบคมตวแปรรวม คอ คะแนนพฤตกรรมการดแล อยางมนยสำคญทางสถต [F (2, 27) = 55.54, p < . 05] สรปและขอเสนอแนะ: โปรแกรมการสอนนมประสทธภาพในการสงเสรมใหผดแลผปวยเดกวยกอนเรยนโรคธาลสซเมย มความรและพฤตกรรมทดขน ดงนนสามารถนำโปรแกรมการสอนไปใชในผดแลเพอการชะลอการสะสมเหลกในรางกายผปวยเดกวยกอนเรยนโรคธาลสซเมย คำสำคญ: พฤตกรรม โปรแกรมการสอน ผดแล การสะสมเหลกในรางกาย เดกวยกอนเรยน โรคธาลสซเมย
The Combined Effects of Pre-task and Careful Online Planning on EFL Learners' Written Discourse

The present study aimed at examining the combined effects of pre-task and online planning time on complexity, accuracy, and fluency in narrativebased texts produced by Iranian intermediate EFL learners. Overall, the implemented studies in this regard point to the facilitative impacts for both pre-task and careful online planning on complexity, accuracy, and fluency with some recorded trade-off effects. Using a between-groups design, sixty homogeneous participants were randomly assigned to four performance conditions: no planning (NP), careful online planning (OLP), pre-task planning (PTP), and both pre-task and careful online planning (POLP). The findings revealed that pre-task and careful online planning don’t have any significant effects on the level of complexity. The results also suggested that whereas the provision of abundant online planning time increases the accuracy level, the opportunity to plan prior to performance leads them to generate more fluent written discourse. In addition, compared with the NP condition, pre-task in tandem with careful online planning time enable the participants to produce more accurate, and fluent written discourse that lend support to the Dual-Mode system and Limited Attentional Capacity Model. The findings are of pedagogical significance in that they speak of the efficacy of planning as an important metacognitive learning strategy capable of helping teachers achieve the desirable pedagogical objective of enhanced complexity, accuracy, and fluency of learners' task-based production. Theoretically, the results underscore the effectiveness of planning time in helping language learners overcome the limitation of their attentional capacity and direct them towards aspects of form and meaning.
KISS+ for Rapid and Accurate Pedestrian Re-Identification

Pedestrian re-identification (Re-ID) is a very challenging and unavoidable problem in the field of multi-camera surveillance in smart transportation. Among many ways to solve this problem, keep it simple and straightforward (KISS) metric learning (KISSME) stands out since it has unbeatable advantages in running time while maintaining highly acceptable matching rate. It can be used to realize effective pedestrian Re-ID in an open world. Although it has achieved highly acceptable performance in some applications, it encounters a small sample size (S3) problem that causes too small eigenvalues of its covariance matrix, thus resulting in an instability issue. Its large eigenvalues are overestimated; while its small ones are underestimated. In order to solve this problem, we use an orthogonal basis vector to generate virtual samples to overcome the S3 problem. The resulting algorithm named KISS+ is experimentally shown to have the eigenvalues of its covariance matrix significantly larger than those of the original KISSME. In order to show its advantage in pedestrian Re-ID, this work uses multi-feature fusion to extract more discriminant features, and obtain a low-dimensional expression of features through dimension reduction. Experiments based on several well-known databases show that our method can improve the matching rate, while maintaining the advantage of fast computation. Compared with deep learning algorithms, our algorithm does not achieve their matching rate, but it is highly suitable for real-time pedestrian Re-ID of an open world due to its simplicity, easy operation and fast execution.
Simulation of air-biomass gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed using CPFD model

Biomass is a renewable energy source. Biomass gasification process produces producer gas, which can be further used for power generation or as raw materials for the production of secondary fuels. Experiment on the air gasification of biomass in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor was performed in a pilot-scale reactor located at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). A kinetics-based simulation model was developed based on MultiPhase Particle-In-Cell MPPIC approach, using commercial software Barracuda®, and the results were compared with the experimental data. The average volume percentage of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, methane and nitrogen were found to be around 20%, 10%, 7% and 38% respectively in the experiment. The simulation results agree well for carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane, but there is a difference in nitrogen volume percentage compared to the experimental results. The oxygen concentration during the experiment was around 1% suggesting a good performance of the gasifier. The char partial oxidation is less significant compared to the homogenous phase reactions. This shows that devolatilization reaction and the homogenous phase reactions dominate the char gasification reaction.
Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis of Clear Cell Foci (CCF) in the Human Non-Cirrhotic Liver Identifies Several Differentially Expressed Genes and Proteins with Functions in Cancer Cell Biology and Glycogen Metabolism

Clear cell foci (CCF) of the liver are considered to be pre-neoplastic lesions of hepatocellular adenomas and carcinomas. They are hallmarked by glycogen-overload and activation of AKT/mTOR-signaling. Here we report the transcriptome and proteome of CCF extracted from human liver biopsies by laser capture microdissection. We mainly found genes and proteins with lower expression in CCF compared to control samples. Of 14 differentially expressed transcripts only 3 were overexpressed and belong to previously uncharacterized long non-coding RNAs. At the protein level, 3 proteins were at least 1.5-fold higher expressed in CCF than in control samples, while 22 proteins were at least 1.5-fold less abundant. Using immunohistochemistry, the reduced expressions of STBD1, USP28, monad/WDR92, CYB5B and HSPE1 were validated in CCF. Knockout of STBD1, the gene coding for Starch-binding domain-containing protein 1, in mice did not have an effect on liver glycogen levels. Similiarly, Usp28 knockout in mice did not affect glycogen storage in diethylnitrosamine-induced liver carcinoma. Thus, these data indicate that reduced expression of STBD1 or USP28 in CCF is unlikely to explain glycogen overload. Our study revealed several novel proteins and RNAs that are differentially expressed in CCF and have functions relevant for carcinogenesis or the glycogen metabolism.
The Effect of Leadership and Competence on Lecturer Performance and Its Implications on Student Learning Motivation at Pamulang University

This research aims to determine the effect of leadership and competence on the performance of lecturers and their implications on the learning motivation of Pamulang University students.The method used is quantitative descriptive analysis by testing the validity test, reliability test, classic assumption test, regression analysis, correlation coefficient analysis, coefficient of determination analysis and hypothesis testing. Data collection techniques with a questionnaire of 100 respondents. The results obtained: the leadership variable has a positive and significant effect on lecturer performance with a correlation value of 0.651 and the magnitude of influence of 42.4%, hypothesis testing p value 0,000 <0.05. The competency variable has a positive and significant effect on lecturer performance with a correlation value of 0.602 and the magnitude of the effect of 36.3%, hypothesis testing p value 0,000 <0.05. The leadership and competency variables simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on lecturers' performance with the regression equation Y = 12.568 + 0.381X1 + 0.312X2. Correlation value of 0.717 and the magnitude of the effect of 51.5%, hypothesis testing p value 0,000 <0.05. The lecturer performance variable has a positive and significant effect on student motivation with a correlation value of 0.664 and the magnitude of the effect of 44.0%, hypothesis testing p value 0,000 <0.05.
Cost Recovery and Financial Viability of the Power Sector in Developing Countries: Insights from 15 Case Studies

This paper analyzes power utilities in 15 jurisdictions to understand the determinants of success for reforms aimed at improving financial viability and cost recovery in the power sector and the impacts of these reforms on metrics of sector performance. The analysis finds that electricity tariffs are rarely high enough to cover the full costs of service delivery, even where the cost of service is low, and that few countries adequately manage volatile costs and maintain cost recovery levels over time. Almost everywhere, power utilities often impose a substantial fiscal burden and contingent liabilities on government budgets. Over the past 30 years, cost recovery levels have increased on average, but progress has been uneven, with over half of the case study jurisdictions experiencing a decline compared with the pre-reform period. The record of reforms of price formation, especially tariff setting through regulatory agencies, is mixed. On average, countries that have made more progress on utility governance and decision making perform better on cost recovery. The paper concludes with proposed modifications to the conceptual framework underpinning the economic analysis of power sector reforms as well as immediate, practical implications for understanding cost recovery as part of the overall power sector reform agenda.
Haematogenous septic arthritis in foals: Short‐ and long‐term outcome and analysis of factors affecting prognosis

Summary Synovial sepsis represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality in foals; however, there are no studies focusing on foals particularly at risk during the first 2 months of life. Our objective was to analyse outcome in foals aged <2 months with haematogenous septic arthritis and to identify prognostic factors and compare the effects of two different lavage procedures on outcome. Sixty foals with synovial sepsis were used for our retrospective study in which medical records, online data and telephone interviews were utilised to analyse prognostic factors, and determine short- and long-term survival and athletic performance of foals treated at Evidensia Equine Specialist Hospital, Helsingborg, between 2008 and 2014. Overall survival to discharge was 80% (48/60). Time to long-term follow-up ranged from 6 months to 6.5 years. Forty/60 (67%) horses survived long-term. Four/8 (50%) of the nonsurvivors at long-term follow-up had been subjected to euthanasia due to sequelae of joint sepsis. Of the long-term survivors, 37/40 (92.5%) achieved athletic soundness. Overall long-term outcome for athletic soundness was 37/60 (62%). Prognostic factors based on historical, clinical or laboratory data, or the use of through-and-through needle lavage compared to endoscopic lavage as the first procedure, could not be identified. The present study demonstrates a more favourable prognosis than previously reported, with 80% of foals with synovial sepsis surviving to discharge, and approximately 60% achieving athletic soundness. However, the study was limited by a small population size, which may account for the failure to verify statistically significant prognostic factors.
USG EVALUATION IN PATIENTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS

INTRODUCTION- Pancreatitis or inflammation of pancreas has high rate of morbidity and mortality. Ultrasound is the first modality for evaluation as it is non-invasive, cost-effective, easily available, and has repeatability. METHOD-This study was done in the department of radiodiagnosis at Dhiraj Hospital over a period of 1.5 years. Ultrasound of patients was done using GE LOGIQ P9 machine. RESULTS-Pancreatitis is commonly seen in middle aged individuals with a male predominance. In acute pancreatitis, diffuse oedematous and bulky pancreas was the most common finding. In chronic pancreatitis, shrunken and atrophied pancreas with parenchymal calcification was the predominant finding. CONCLUSION- Ultrasound can demonstrate the structural changes in an organ, is the initial investigation in the evaluation of suspected cases of pancreatitis. However parenchymal necrosis and pancreatitis associated complications were poorly delineated by USG. Thus, ultrasound is used only as an initial screening modality.
Research on synchronous control strategy of steer-by-wire system with dual steering actuator motors

Steer-by-wire (SBW) system with dual steering actuator motors is a novel and potential type of steering system by means of hardware fault tolerant redundancy to enhance the driving safety. The basic control strategy "road feel feedback and steering angle control" has been carried out. Aiming at the non-synchronous appearance of dual steering actuator motors, dual-motor synchronous control employing differential negative feedback method has been proposed to reduce the adverse influence of "servo fight" non-synchronous issue. In addition, considering the existence of unavoidable backlash impact, dual-motor anti-backlash control adopting variable bias compensation current method has been developed to abate the negative effect caused by backlash factors for SBW system, so that the precision of steering implementation for SBW system can be enhanced. The results of simulations and hardware-in-loop experiments are analysed and then the conclusion has been drawn that the proposed control strategy is effective and feasible.
The swedish hip registry : Increasing the sensitivity by patient outcome data : The treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip 1920

The Swedish Hip Register was initiated in 1979. The mission of the register is to improve the outcome of THA. The hypothesis is that feedback of data stimulates participating clinics to reflect and improve. In addition to revision surgery, patient-based outcome measures and radiographic results are included to improve sensitivity. All patients who have a total hip arthroplasty answer a questionnaire preoperatively and again after 1, 6, and 10 years postoperatively. The questionnaire includes the Charnley classification, EQ-5D and visual analog scales concerning pain and overall satisfaction and is used by 31 of 81 units. Average costs for the procedure ($11,000) are obtained from a national database. The mean gain in the EQ-5D index after 1 year for 3900 patients was 0.37, giving a low cost of $3000 per quality adjusted life year. Patient satisfaction and pain amelioration generally was high. The national average 7-year survival (revision as endpoint), has improved from 93.5% (± 0.15) to 95.8 (± 0.15) between the two periods 1979 to 1991 and 1992 to 2003. National implant registers define the epidemiology of primary and revision surgery. In conjunction with individual subjective patient data and radiography they contribute to development of evidence-based THA surgery.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FORCE LEVEL AND EXERTION STRATEGY IN RAPID ISOMETRIC CNTRACTIONS

The relationships were examined between the relative force level and exertion strategy during rapid isometric contractions. Thirteen subjects exerted isometric pinchings as fast as possible at various force levels. Force curves and surface EMGs from the first dorsal interosseous muscle were obtained during the contractions. While the single-peaked force curves remained analogous up to a certain force level, they changed to multi-peaked ones at higher force levels . The critical force level, which could be determined in all subjects as relative force level to MVC , was positively correlated with the %MVC EMG magnitude for unit time, obtained below the critical level . EMG durations were significantly shorter blow than above the critical level . These results suggest that different exertion strategies are utilized in rapid contractions at different force levels , and that individual differences in the critical force level are related to difference in the manner of motor unit activation . (Jpn. J. Phys. Fitness Sports Med. 1997, 46: 289•`296) key words : exertion strategy, rapid contractions, pinching, EMG, critical level
Impact of Smart Monitoring on Energy Savings in a Social Housing Residence

Energy consumption in the social housing sector constitutes a major economic, social, and environmental issue, because in some countries such as France, social housing accounts for about 19% of the housing sector. In addition, this sector suffers from ageing, which results in high energy consumption, deterioration in the occupant quality of life, and high pressure on the budget of low-income occupants. The reduction of the energy consumption in this sector becomes a “must”. This reduction can be achieved through energy renovation and innovation in both energy management and occupant involvement by using smart technology. This paper presents a contribution to this goal through the investigation of the impact of smart monitoring on energy savings. The research is based on monitoring of comfort conditions in an occupied social housing residence in the North of France and the use of building thermal numerical modeling. Results of monitoring show that the indoor temperature largely exceeds the regulations requirements and the use of a smart system together with occupant involvement could lead to significant savings in heating energy consumption. The novelty in this paper concerns the use of comfort data from occupied social housing residence, occupation conditions, and building thermal modeling to estimate energy savings. The proposed methodology could be easily implemented to estimate heating energy savings in social housing buildings that lack individual energy consumption monitoring.
Flow‐to‐Sliding Transition in Crystal‐Bearing Magma

The presence of crystals in magmatic flows introduces spatial heterogeneity, which can build up to the degree that the flow behavior of the crystal‐bearing magma becomes substantially different from that of a pure melt. One example is the transition from flow to sliding, in which the deformation in the crystalline magma is concentrated almost entirely in a thin interfacial layer as opposed to being distributed in a typical flow profile throughout the domain. In this study, we use numerical reproductions of existing laboratory experiments of Fuji basalt in a rotational viscometer to identify when the flow‐to‐sliding transition is likely to occur in crystal‐bearing magma. We utilize a direct numerical method to resolve the interactions between the crystals and the magmatic melt at the scale of individual interfaces in 2‐D. All phase interactions and their aggregate effects on the flow emerge self‐consistently from the simulation itself. We find that the long‐range hydrodynamic interactions between crystals create nonlinear flow behavior even at low crystal fractions. By performing simulations in different geometries, we show that the formation and stability of force chains in crystal‐bearing magma depend sensitively not only on the crystal shape and size but also on the geometry of the experimental apparatuses. Our simulations are consistent with the observed discrepancies in previous laboratory measurements of shear thinning behavior, highlighting the delicacies of using point measurements in experiments to constrain the bulk rheology of crystal‐bearing magma.
Duplex Color Doppler Measurement of Hepatic Artery Resistance Index in Evaluation of Severity of Hepatic Steatosis

Aims: The present study aims to highlight the duplex color doppler measurement of hepatic artery resistance Index in Evaluation of Severity of Hepatic Steatosis. Introduction: This study was conducted to evaluate the correlation between the severity of fatty liver and the hepatic artery resistance index. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Radiology and Imaging Department, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) among 172 respondents. Purposive sampling technique was applied to select respondents who referred to Radiology and Imaging Department of BIRDEM for ultrasonogram of Original Research Article Bony et al.; IRJGH, 3(1): 19-26, 2020; Article no.IRJGH. 53749 20 the upper abdomen and showed fatty infiltration. Fatty infiltration of liver was graded sonographically. The resistance index calculated for each patient was the mean of 3 measurements. Mean resistance index of the hepatic artery was then calculated for each group. Results: In case of grade 1 (G1) hepato-steatosis patient’s Resistance index (RI) ranges from 0.760. 85 (mean: 0.78 ± 0.02), grade 2 (G2) hepato-steatosis patient’s Resistance index (RI) ranges from 0.72-0.75 (mean: 0.74 ± 0.01) and grade 3 (G3) hepato-steatosis patient’s Resistance index (RI) ranges from 0.61-0.71 (mean: 0.68 ± 0.03). By hepatic steatosis we mean the abnormal accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes. It is benign as well as reversible condition and most patients are asymptomatic. And usually, if untreated it may progress to steatohepatitis and eventually to cirrhosis. Conclusion: Hepatic artery resistance index (RI) decreases as the severity of diffuse fatty infiltration increases.