Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
eHealth literacy and web‐based patient portal usage among kidney and liver transplant recipients

Patient portals promote self‐management, but require skills with electronic health information which can be measured by a patient's eHealth literacy. We aimed to describe eHealth literacy among a population of kidney transplant (KT) and liver transplant (LT) recipients and to investigate the relationship between eHealth literacy and Web‐based patient portal utilization. We conducted phone surveys (August 2016‐March 2017) among 178 KT and 110 LT recipients at two large transplant centers, including the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) and items assessing routine portal usage. Portal users were defined as routine if usage was every day, weekly, or monthly. The mean eHEALS score was 30.9 (SD: 5.4), and 45.4% routinely used the patient portal more than a few times per month. Routine users had higher eHealth literacy than non‐routine users and non‐users (31.97 vs. 29.97 vs. 28.20, p < .001). Routine users had higher eHealth literacy scores compared with non‐users after adjusting for transplant organ type, age, educational level, employment status, mobile Internet access, and transplant center (OR: 1.10, 95% CI: 1.03‐1.17). KT and LT recipients who routinely use patient portals have high eHealth literacy compared with other diseased populations, which should be leveraged by encouraging routine usage to improve post‐transplant health and medication adherence.
Novice Nurses Perception of Job Stress Working at Hospital at Tertiary Hospital

Quick Response Code Abstract: Background: Stress is state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. Novice nurses perception of job stress is a global concern and work-related stress has the potential to negatively affect the individual’s psychological and physical health, as well as an organization’s effectiveness. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to examine thelevel of novice nurses perception of job stress working at hospital. Method: Simple convenience technique was used for this study and sample size was 108. The study was carried out within the period of March 25, 2017 to April 7, 2018. Data was collected by using self-structured questionnaire. The method of data collection was self-admitted questionnaire. Data was analyzed by both descriptive and inferential statistics by using SPSS version 23. Result: Results revealed that the most stressful event was the uncertainty concerning the treatment, workload, death and dying, followed by problems with supervisors, conflict with physicians, problems with peers, inadequate emotional preparation, patients and their families and discrimination. Nurses working in medicine ward and emergency department had high level of stress job stress compared with than nurses who were working in the other wards. Conclusion: The study concludes that nurse managers in hospitals should develop programs to reduce job stress of novice nurses through in-service education program or and also conduct more systematic survey to better understand the work stress of not only novice nurses related to clinical practice job stress but also other nurses.
Supramolecular interactions in the X-ray crystal structure of potassium tris(oxalato)ferrate(III) trihydrate

Potassium tris(oxalato)ferrate(III) trihydrate crystallises in the monoclinic space group P21/c with a = 7.7422(10), b = 19.9168(10), c = 10.3457(10) A, β = 107.846(10)°, V = 1518.5(3) A3, for Z = 4. The overall structure is comprised of [Fe(C2O4)3]3− octahedral units linked through potassium ions and hydrogen bonding between water molecules and oxalate anions giving a three-dimensional supramolecular network.
Reading Goals and Executive Function in Autism: An Eye‐Tracking Study

The sources of reading comprehension difficulties in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are still open to discussion. We explored their ability to adapt reading strategies to different reading goals using eye‐tracking technology. A group of participants with ASD, and intelligence‐, receptive oral language‐ and reading skills‐matched control peers, read three stories under three different reading goals conditions: read for entertainment; read for study; and read fast and search information for a previously presented question. Each text required participants to answer comprehension questions. The ASD group was less accurate in question answering. The control group was faster in reading questions, displayed more fixations on the text, and reported to be more confident in question answering during reading for study compared to reading for entertainment. These differences between reading goals were not observed in the ASD group. The control group adopted and was aware of using different reading strategies according to different reading goals. In contrast, the ASD group did not change their reading behavior and strategies between entertainment and study reading goal condition, showing less of a tendency to adopt deep‐level processing strategies when necessary. Planning, as measured by Tower of Hanoi, was the only executive task that predicted individual differences in text reading time across conditions. Participants with better planning ability were also able to adapt their reading behavior to different reading instructions. Difficulties in adjusting the reading behavior according to the task, evaluating own performance and planning may be partly involved in reading comprehension problems in ASD.
Hypersensitivity in patients receiving metal implants: a scoping review protocol.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this scoping review is to gather the available evidence on metal hypersensitivity to determine the extent of the problem and identify gaps in the evidence about screening practices. INTRODUCTION Hypersensitivity to metal was first reported in 1966. Since this time, the use of metal in prosthetic devices has increased with an associated rise in reported hypersensitivity reaction to other metals. Symptoms of metal hypersensitivity can be subtle, and it is unclear whether clinicians are aware of or routinely ask about metal hypersensitivity when documenting allergies. This can lead to a delay in diagnosis, which puts patients at risk of poor outcomes. Hence there is a need to map the available evidence on hypersensitivity reaction in people who receive metallic device implantation. INCLUSION CRITERIA The review will consider studies published in the English language and that include patients who undergo procedures involving metal implantations. All available literature from the 1960 s to the present will be included in this review. METHODS The proposed scoping review will be conducted in accordance with JBI methodology for scoping reviews. Searches will be generated in multiple databases and updated as needed. Results will be imported into Covidence where titles, abstracts, and full articles will be screened according to the inclusion criteria. Data will be extracted and findings will be presented in tabular form with a narrative summary.
SDSS-IV MaNGA: radial gradients in stellar population properties of early-type and late-type galaxies

We derive ages, metallicities, and individual element abundances of early- and late-type galaxies (ETGs and LTGs) out to 1.5 Re. We study a large sample of 1900 galaxies spanning 8.6–11.3 log M/M⊙ in stellar mass, through key absorption features in stacked spectra from the SDSS-IV/MaNGA survey. We use mock galaxy spectra with extended star formation histories to validate our method for LTGs and use corrections to convert the derived ages into luminosity- and mass-weighted quantities. We find flat age and negative metallicity gradients for ETGs and negative age and negative metallicity gradients for LTGs. Age gradients in LTGs steepen with increasing galaxy mass, from −0.05 ± 0.11 log Gyr/Re for the lowest mass galaxies to −0.82 ± 0.08 log Gyr/Re for the highest mass ones. This strong gradient–mass relation has a slope of −0.70 ± 0.18. Comparing local age and metallicity gradients with the velocity dispersion σ within galaxies against the global relation with σ shows that internal processes regulate metallicity in ETGs but not age, and vice versa for LTGs. We further find that metallicity gradients with respect to local σ show a much stronger dependence on galaxy mass than radial metallicity gradients. Both galaxy types display flat [C/Fe] and [Mg/Fe], and negative [Na/Fe] gradients, whereas only LTGs display gradients in [Ca/Fe] and [Ti/Fe]. ETGs have increasingly steep [Na/Fe] gradients with local σ reaching 6.50 ± 0.78 dex/log km s−1 for the highest masses. [Na/Fe] ratios are correlated with metallicity for both galaxy types across the entire mass range in our sample, providing support for metallicity-dependent supernova yields.
A Novel Method to Categorize Stretch-Shortening Cycle Performance Across Maturity in Youth Soccer Players

Abstract Pedley, JS, Lloyd, RS, Read, PJ, Moore, IS, Myer, GD, and Oliver, JL. A novel method to categorize stretch-shortening cycle performance across maturity in youth soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 36(9): 2573–2580, 2022—This study used a novel method to categorize stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) function during a drop jump (DJ) using the force-time curve. This method was then used to determine the effect of maturity status upon SSC function and effect of SSC function on DJ performance. Prepeak, circa-peak, and postpeak height velocity male youth soccer players completed a preseason 30-cm DJ onto a force plate. Stretch-shortening cycle function was categorized as poor (impact peak and not spring-like), moderate (impact peak and spring-like), or good (no impact peak and spring-like). Interactions between SSC function and maturity status, and SSC function and kinetic variables were explored. Youth soccer players displaying good SSC function were older and more mature than those with poor SSC function; however, 9.9% of post peak height velocity still displayed poor SSC function. Players with good SSC function recorded significantly shorter ground contact times, reduced time between peak landing and takeoff force, reduced center of mass displacement, and significantly greater takeoff forces than players with moderate and poor SSC function (all p < 0.05). SSC function during a standardized DJ improves with maturation, but a portion of mature players still demonstrate poor SSC function. Good SSC function was associated with improved DJ outcome measures except jump height. Tailored training interventions based on SSC competency may be required to optimally enhance SSC function.
Thermal environment and gas concentrations in poultry houses during heating

Currently, the national and international markets are stressing actions for environmental preservation, including data collection regarding concentrations or emission of harmful gases generated from animal production. The lack of information regarding this subject is the reason for this study which is to diagnose the concentrations of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide associated with the thermal comfort of broiler chickens in poultry houses. Two different types of air renovation for heating were studied: ventilation by negative pressure and by positive pressure, during winter in the southern region of Brazil. For evaluation of the thermal environment, randomized blocks were used in split-plot design with two repetitions. The index of the black globe's temperature and humidity indicated the best conditions for thermal comfort environment in the first week of the life of the birds for positive pressure of the system. The highest gas concentrations were detected in the morning for both air renovation methods, with concentrations within the acceptable levels for good bird development.
Bayesian Uncertainty Estimation of Learned Variational MRI Reconstruction

Recent deep learning approaches focus on improving quantitative scores of dedicated benchmarks, and therefore only reduce the observation-related (aleatoric) uncertainty. However, the model-immanent (epistemic) uncertainty is less frequently systematically analyzed. In this work, we introduce a Bayesian variational framework to quantify the epistemic uncertainty. To this end, we solve the linear inverse problem of undersampled MRI reconstruction in a variational setting. The associated energy functional is composed of a data fidelity term and the total deep variation (TDV) as a learned parametric regularizer. To estimate the epistemic uncertainty we draw the parameters of the TDV regularizer from a multivariate Gaussian distribution, whose mean and covariance matrix are learned in a stochastic optimal control problem. In several numerical experiments, we demonstrate that our approach yields competitive results for undersampled MRI reconstruction. Moreover, we can accurately quantify the pixelwise epistemic uncertainty, which can serve radiologists as an additional resource to visualize reconstruction reliability.
Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections among children in the United States

Purpose of review To review the epidemiological characteristics and clinical features associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections among children in the United States. Recent findings In the United States, the majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections in children have been mild illnesses, with those 5–17 years of age having the highest frequency. Specifically, the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in children is two times higher in adolescents (12–17 years) than younger school-aged children (5–11 years). Despite the higher case counts in older children, 10% of pediatric hospitalizations have been in infants less than one year. In addition, severe respiratory and renal complications, hospitalization, and even death have been documented in children. Summary Clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children range from asymptomatic to severe respiratory distress, with mild nonspecific symptoms being the most commonly reported. The broad clinical presentation and the frequency of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic infections in children pose challenges for controlling and detecting SARS-CoV-2. However, severe disease has been noted in children with associated medical complications and death. Thus, additional active surveillance and research is needed to understand the burden children contribute to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the United States.
SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF STRAWBERRIES OSMOTICALLY DEHYDRATED IN COMBINATION WITH MICROWAVE DRYING

The subject of this paper is to study the shrinkage of strawberries as a function of the moisture ratio during microwave-convective drying. Strawberries were pre-treated and osmotically dehydrated and dried at power levels 0.1 and 0.2W/g, based on initial mass. The main results showed that the shrinkage has a linear relation with moisture ratio; the equivalent diameter of the strawberry has a reciprocal logarithmic function with moisture ratio; the change in volume was bigger for the fruits osmotically dehydrated than for the not osmotically dehydrated ones, power level exerts influence on shrinkage and equivalent diameter for pre-treated and osmotically dehydrated samples.
Current management of necrotizing soft-tissue infections.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of the article is to present recent epidemiological, microbiological, and clinical data for the surgical, antimicrobial, and adjunctive management of necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTI). RECENT FINDINGS NSTI can be caused by a broad variety of organisms. Reports about NSTI caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are increasing. Owing to the rareness of NSTI, general clinical awareness is low and prompt diagnosis is often delayed. New diagnostic instruments (scoring systems, MRI) have either a low accuracy or are time consuming and cannot guide clinicians reliable currently. The value of adjunctive measures (intravenous immunoglobulin, hyperbaric oxygen therapy) is uncertain as well. Morbidity and mortality in NSTI remain high, ranging from 20 up to over 30%. SUMMARY Early radical surgical debridement and empirical broad-spectrum antimicrobial treatment remain the cornerstones of therapy in NSTI. Further clinical research is necessary to shorten diagnostic pathways and to optimize surgical, antimicrobial, and adjunctive treatment.
ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF ARSENIC USING ORANGE JUICE RESIDUE

A novel adsorbent has been prepared by simple chemical modification of orange juice residue (OJR) with the substitution of phosphate groups on the alcoholic analog of cellulose. Phosphorylated gel was further loaded with iron(III). The loading capacity for iron(III) on the gel was as high as 3.7 mol/kg. Adsorption studies on iron(III) loaded gel were carried out both batch wise and by using a column. Arsenic(III) adsorption was found to have been favored at alkaline condition (pH=7–11) while that of arsenic(V) was at acidic condition (pH=2–6). Maximum adsorption capacity for As(V) and As(III) was evaluated as 0.94 and 0.91 mol/kg at their optimum pH values 3.1 and 10.0, respectively. Experimental results indicate that iron-loaded phosphorylated OJR can be potentially applied for the removal and recovery of arsenic from various aqueous media.
Transport of vacuum arc plasmas through magnetic macroparticle filters

Vacuum arc plasma deposition combined with magnetic filtering of the plasma to remove macroparticles is a promising technique for the production of metallic, compound and hard amorphous carbon thin films. High efficiency of the magnetic filter is a crucial parameter for the application of this technique. We report investigations of the influence of different filter designs, magnetic field configurations and electric potentials on the filter efficiency. We analyse the transport mechanisms on which the flow of plasma through the filter is based, and describe and discuss the occurrence of instabilities in magnetic filters. With an optimum filter arrangement we were able to obtain a filter output of 25% of the total number of ions produced by the vacuum arc discharge.
Analysis of Islamic Bank Financing in Indonesia

Article History Received: 15.12. 2018 Accepted: 23.12. 2018 Published: 30.12. 2018 Abstract: This study is aimed at analyzing the factors that influence the Islamic banks financing in Indonesia. Inflation, exchange rates, exports, consumer confidence index and third party funds are used as dependent variables while Islamic bank financing is a dependent variable. Financing is limited to working capital and investment financing for the period of January 2015 to December 2017 distributed by 13 Islamic commercial banks and 21 Islamic business units operating in Indonesia. The analysis method used is multiple linear regressions. The simultaneous testing shows that inflation, exchange rates, exports, consumer confidence index and third party funds have a significant effect on Islamic bank financing. The partial testing shows that only exchange rates and third party funds have a positive and significant effect on financing. Variation of all dependent variables can affect the dependent variable by ninety-eight percent.
Detection of pregnancy with the determination of foetal indices in Assam hill goat

The present study was conducted for pregnancy diagnosis and determination of gestational age by measuring the diameter of embryonic vesicle (mm), length of the embryo proper (CRL, crown rump length, mm) and diameter of the foetal head (BPD, Biparietal Diameter, mm) in 30 does using transrectal and transabdominal ultrasonography. The embryonic vesicle was possible to detect from day 19 after breeding onwards with a diameter of 10.52 ± 0.58 mm and increased gradually till day 35 after breeding with the diameter of 28.21 ± 0.33 mm using transrectal ultrasonography. But by transabdominal ultrasonography it was possible to detect the embryonic vesicle from day 25 after breeding onwards with a diameter of 18.16 ± 0.91mm and gradually increased to 27.45 ± 0.48 mm till day 35 after breeding. The second parameter is the measurement of the length of the embryo proper. The embryo proper was first visible on 21 day after breeding with a diameter of 6.99 ± 0.36 mm and gradually increased till day 50 after breeding with a diameter of 42.09 ±0.87 mm by transrectal method. But it was not possible to measure the fetus due to increase in size of the fetus. The embryo proper was visible on day 25 after breeding with a diameter of 8.31 ± 1.52 mm and gradually increased till day 50 of pregnancy with a diameter of 41.52 ± 1.07 mm by transabdominal method and also similarly it was difficult to measure the length of the embryo after day 50 after breeding. The third parameter was the measurement of the BPD. It was possible to detect the foetal head only after day 40 after breeding by both the methods with a diameter of 23.79 ± 0.29 mm and 23.49 ± 0.42 mm but was not possible after day 80 and day 90 after breeding by transrectal and transabdominal ultrasonography. The present study could be concluded that it was possible to detect pregnancy as well as the gestational age by measuring all the three parameters.
Food Science of Animal Resources

Imaging technique or computer vision (CV) technology has received huge attention as a rapid and non-destructive technique throughout the world for measuring quality attributes of agricultural products including meat and meat products. This study was conducted to test the ability of CV technology to predict the quality attributes of beef. Images were captured from longissimus dorsi muscle in beef at 24 h post-mortem. Traits evaluated were color value (L*, a*, b*), pH, drip loss, cooking loss, dry matter, moisture, crude protein, fat, ash, thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), peroxide value (POV), free fatty acid (FFA), total coliform count (TCC), total viable count (TVC) and total yeast-mould count (TYMC). Images were analyzed using the Matlab software (R2015a). Different reference values were determined by physicochemical, proximate, biochemical and microbiological test. All determination were done in triplicate and the mean value was reported. Data analysis was carried out using the programme Statgraphics Centurion XVI. Calibration and validation model were fitted using the software Unscrambler X version 9.7. A higher correlation found in a* (r=0.65) and moisture (r=0.56) with ‘a*’ value obtained from image analysis and the highest calibration and prediction accuracy was found in lightness (r2c=0.73, r2p=0.69) in beef. Results of this work show that CV technology may be a useful tool for predicting meat quality traits in the laboratory and meat processing industries.