Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
UC Davis UC Davis Previously Published Works Title Factors influencing women ' s satisfaction with surgical abortion

Objective: Investigate which specific factors of abortion-related healthcare influence the overall satisfaction of women undergoing surgical abortion. Study Design: Between May and December 2014, we invited women undergoing first-trimester surgical abortion without sedation at six Northern California reproductive health clinics from two clinic systems (four clinics in System A and two clinics in System B) to complete an anonymous survey in the recovery room. The survey obtained demographic information and inquired about the women's level of satisfaction with different aspects of care (very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not satisfied or dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied). The survey asked women to rank the three most important factors that contributed to their level of satisfaction. We analyzed the results using univariate and descriptive analyses to assess trends in responses related to level of satisfaction based on demographic and other variables. Results: A high percentage of women were very satisfied with their overall experience in both systems (A=79%, B=84%, p=0.34). Only 2% of women in System A and 1% in System B responded that they were neutral or not satisfied. The top three aspects of care ranked as most important were the same from both systems: ability to get an appointment in a timely manner, courtesy of staff and being informed as much as they wanted to know. Women were very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with these features of their care within both systems. Conclusion: Women are generally very satisfied by the first-trimester surgical abortion care they receive in different clinics. Although each clinic and system provides unique care, the factors contributing to women's level of satisfaction are consistent. Implications Statement: The most important factors that contribute to women's satisfaction with their first-trimester surgical abortion experience include the ability to get an appointment quickly, courtesy of the staff and being provided with information and responses to their questions. © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
UC Davis UC Davis Previously Published Works Title Use of metabolomics and lipidomics to evaluate the hypocholestreolemic effect of Proanthocyanidins from grape seed in a pig model

Scope: This work aims to evaluate changes in the fecal metabolomic profile due to grape seed extract (GSE) intake by untargeted and targeted analysis using high resolution mass spectrometry in conjunction with multivariate statistics. Methods and results: An intervention study with six crossbred female pigs was performed. The pigs followed a standard diet for 3 days, then they were fed with a supplemented diet containing 1% (w/w) of MegaNatural® Gold grape seed extract for 6 days. Fresh pig fecal samples were collected daily. A combination of untargeted high resolution mass spectrometry, multivariate analysis (PLS-DA), datadependent MS/MS scan and accurate mass database matching was used to measure the effect of the treatment on fecal composition. The resultant PLS-DA models showed a good discrimination among classes with great robustness and predictability. A total of 14 metabolites related to the GSE www.mnf-journal.com Page 3 Molecular Nutrition & Food Research This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. 3 consumption were identified including biliary acid, dicarboxylic fatty acid, cholesterol metabolites, purine metabolites, and eicosanoid metabolites among others. Moreover, targeted metabolomics using GC-MS showed that cholesterol and its metabolites fecal excretion was increased due to the proanthocyanidins from grape seed extract. Conclusion: The results show that oligomeric procyanidins from GSE modifies bile acid and steroid excretion, which could exert a hypocholesterolemic effect.
Natural Resources in the Northern Cumberlands: A Determination of Residents Values

In the process of governance, political power has often become the primary tool for influencing decisions. Objective information about policy values and interests regarding natural resources and their use and conservation is often incomplete, biased or simply not available. Democratic governance requires that natural resource agencies, public officials, natural resource stakeholders, and the public at large have a good understanding of these values and interests. The values and interests of residents of Cumberland, Fentress, Morgan and Scott counties in Tennessee regarding scarce natural resources are identified and analyzed in this thesis. This region of Tennessee has experienced increased interest in both economic development and environmental protection in the last decade. Using a mail survey, residents' values and the relative strength of these values were identified regarding the use and protection of natural resources linked with threatened and endangered species. Residents in this area indicate strong conservation values and moderate use (non-recreation) values, and expressed preferences for policy strategies involving education and regulation. Adding to what is already known about the multiple values that people hold regarding natural resources, the obtained information can help those involved in the governance process better understand how to address the use and conservation of natural resources in the study area.
Exploring dynamic effects in capillary pressure in multistep outflow experiments

Traditional steady state experiments to measure constitutive relations governing two‐phase (organic‐aqueous) flow in the subsurface often extend over periods of weeks or months. Alternatively, one‐step or multistep outflow (MSO) experiments can be combined with application of a multiphase flow simulator and an optimization algorithm to achieve a more rapid technique for parameter estimation. In this work, MSO experiments were conducted to produce a data set for the estimation of two‐phase constitutive parameters using this inverse modeling approach. Examination of experimental results reveals significant discrepancies between observed and simulated outflow data, with simulated curves tending to approach equilibrium at a faster rate than the experimental observations. Similar behavior has been documented by other investigators. Application of alternative equilibrium constitutive models in the multiphase flow optimization simulator failed to improve model fits to observed data. However, when model governing equations were modified to incorporate a dynamic capillary pressure term, there was significant improvement in the agreement between measured and simulated cumulative water outflow and outflow rates. Comparisons of simulated and measured data further suggest that the dynamic capillary pressure constitutive coefficient depends on saturation. Attribution of the observed experimental deviations to dynamic effects in capillarity is also supported by the consistency of the fit equilibrium retention function with an independently measured static retention relation.
ADEPT-Advanced Decision Environment for Process Tasks: Overview & Architecture

This paper provides an introduction to project ADEPT (Advanced Decision Environment for Process Tasks). The project is researching both the technology and the methods that are needed to improve the way information is gathered, managed, distributed and presented to people in key business functions and operations. The paper presents a first-level breakdown of the central architecture concepts that have been emerging during the first six months of the ADEPT project. The use of autonomous agents to provide information services is explored and a language for their communication and representation developed. The work presented here represents only the preliminary steps towards the final architecture and is likely to undergo significant refinement throughout the project life-cycle.
Improving the Quality of Fish Oil from Fat Viscera of Striped Catfish ( Pangasiushypopthalmus ) Processing By-Product with Neutralization and Bleaching

This study aimed to obtain refined catfish oilbypurification with neutralization and bleaching. NaOH alkaline purification treatment used 12, 14 and 16°Be. The best semi-refined oil then purified using adsorbents magnesol XL in various concentrations as many as 0, 1, 3 and 5% then stirred using a magnetic stirrer for 10, 20 and 30 min. The oil analyzed by several parameters such as yield, free fatty acids, acid value, peroxide value, p-anisidine value, total oxidation value and clarity test. The results showed that the best semi-refined oil was conducted by treatment 16°Be NaOH and refined oil was conducted by combination treatment 1% Magnesol XL and 10 minutes stirring. The whole parameters result in this combination were under International Fish Oil Standard (IFOS).
The South America-Scotia plate boundary from 67ºW to 56ºW (Southermost Atlantic ocean)

Il confine tra le placche di Sud America e di Scozia dal 67° W fino 56°W (Oceano Atlantico meridionale). Sulla base di una griglia di profili di sismica multicanale a riflessione, si e realizzata una analisi geofisico-strutturale del confine di placca Sud America-Scozia, localizzato sulla piattaforma continentale dell'Oceano Atlantico sudoccidentale. Lo scopo dello studio e stato quello di ricostruire le strutture e le geometrie di questo contatto tettonico, caratterizzato da una serie di strutture transtensive, di faglie normali sub-verticali, e dalla presenza di bacini di pullapart, che si sviluppano anche verso est. Nell'area di studio si possono riconoscere due distinti settori: quello occidentale (transtensivo) e quello orientale (transpressivo). Il dominio occidentale corrisponde all'espressione del sistema trascorrente di Magallanes-Fagnano, rappresentato da faglietranstensive, strutture a fiore, ed elementi compressivi di push-up. Questo dominio tettonico ha un orientamento generale ENE, una forma sigmoidale, ed occupa una superficie di circa 15.000 km2. In sezione trasversale, si osservano bacini asimmetrici, con riempimenti di sedimenti del Neogene e presenza di strutture a fiore negativo. Il dominio orientale coincide con il limite nord del Banco Burdwood e l'estremita occidentale della Fossa di Malvinas, prevalentemente caratterizzata da strutturazione compressiva di tipo andino. Questo segmento orientale ha un orientamento ESE e occupa una superficie di circa 15.800 km2.
Performance evaluation of rainfall estimates by TRMM Multi‐satellite Precipitation Analysis 3B42V6 and V7 over Brazil

Time series precipitation data generated by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) have been used as a possible solution for providing rainfall information for ungauged regions. We evaluated the quality of TRMM Multi‐satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) Version 6 (3B42V6) and Version 7 (3B42V7) products on a daily and monthly basis for a 14 year time series by comparing with gridded ground‐based rainfall data from ~3625 rain gauges distributed throughout Brazil. The results show that daily estimates are inaccurate for both Versions 6 and 7 (the refined index of agreement, dr, was less than 0.6 in most of the analyzed pixels). In general, both versions perform well on monthly basis (dr > 0.75), but no significant improvement between them could be identified with the exception of local areas. TMPA performed poorly in the northwest region, where rainfall depths are higher in Brazil; however, the quality of the ground‐based data is poor in this region because of low gauge density. Based on a seasonal analysis, we found that TMPA performed better during the dry seasons and that some improvements, although not significant, between successive versions took place over the northeast, southeast, and south regions. This study shows the value of remote sensing precipitation for providing reliable, spatiotemporally continuous precipitation at monthly timescales.
University

The university is an archaic institution and can claim to have a more or less continuous history over more than two millennia and, at least in the forms that prevail today, could be regarded as a ‘Western’ institution. However, the combination of globalization and cybernation will set the parameters for the next round of the university's development. A trend will be the growth of global universities, both virtual and land-based. At the same time, the growth of professional life outside of and between institutions has lessened dependency on them, and the academic intelligentsia has become interconnected as never before.
DELIVERABLE SUBMISSION SHEET

FP7-ICT Collaborative Project ICT-2013-611233 PHEME Deliverable D6.2. 2 (WP6) The deliverable describes the results of Task 6.4 in WP6 on the quantitative evaluations of the PHEME algorithms and their integration. Following the description of work, the datasets created in Task 2.1, WP7, and WP8, are used for iterative development and parameter tuning of the PHEME content analytics methods from WP3 and WP4, as well as for testing their integration into a processing pipeline. The scalability of the integrated tools is also evaluated.
Measuring the Flexibility of Information Technology Infrastructure : Exploratory Analysis of a Construct

Researchers and practitioners alike have taken note of the potential value of an organization’s IT infrastructure. IT infrastructure expenditures account for over 58 percent of an organization’s IT budget and the percentage is growing at 11 percent a year. Some even have called IT infrastructure the new competitive weapon and see it as being crucial in developing a sustained competitive advantage. Unique characteristics of an IT infrastructure determine the value of that infrastructure to an organization. One characteristic, IT infrastructure flexibility, has captured the attention of researchers and practitioners. In fact, in most recent surveys featuring issues of most importance to IT executives, the development of a flexible and responsive IT infrastructure and related topics are always at or near the top of the responses. Although the importance of IT infrastructure flexibility has been established, the development of a valid, reliable instrument to measure this construct has not been reported in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to better define the IT infrastructure flexibility construct and to develop a valid, reliable measurement instrument for this construct. In addition to the definition and operationalization of the IT infrastructure flexibility construct, this study explores the instrument’s predictive validity with possible antecedent and consequent variables.
A Comparison of Soil Texture-by-Feel Estimates: Implications for the Citizen Soil Scientist

Estimating soil texture is a fundamental practice universally applied by soil scientists to classify and understand the behavior, health, and management of soil systems. While the accuracy of both the soil texture class and the estimates of the percentage of sand and clay is generally accepted when completed by trained soil scientists, similar estimates by “citizen scientists” or less experienced seasonal resource scientists are often questioned. We compared soil texture classes determined by texture-by-feel and laboratory analyses for two groups: professional soil scientists who contributed to the USDA-NRCS National Soil Characterization Database and seasonal field technicians working on rangeland inventory and assessment programs in the Western United States and Namibia. Texture accuracy was compared using a confusion matrix to evaluate classification accuracy based on the assumption that laboratory measurements were correct. Our results show that the professional soil scientists predicted the laboratory-determined texture class for 66% of the samples. Accuracy for seasonal field technicians was between 27 and 41%. When a “correct” prediction was defined to include texture classes adjacent to the laboratory-determined texture based on a standard USDA texture triangle, accuracy increased to 91% for professionals and 71 to 78% for seasonal field technicians. These findings highlight the need to improve options for increasing the accuracy of field-textured estimates for all soil texture observers, with relevance to career soil scientists, seasonal technicians, and citizen scientists. Opportunities for improving soil texture accuracy include training, calibration, and decision support tools that go beyond simple dichotomous keys.
Is There a Fiscal Free Lunch in a Liquidity Trap?

This paper uses a DSGE model to examine the effects of an expansion in government spending in a liquidity trap. The spending multiplier can be much larger than in the normal situation if the liquidity trap is very prolonged, and the budgetary costs minimal. But given this "fiscal free lunch," it is unclear why policymakers would want to limit the size of fiscal expansion. Our paper addresses this question in a model environment where the duration of the liquidity trap is determined endogenously, and depends on the size of the fiscal stimulus. We show that even if the multiplier is high for small increases in government spending, it may decrease substantially at higher spending levels; thus, it is crucial to distinguish between the average and marginal multiplier.
Petrogenesis of the Sanshilipu gabbro complex in the Shangdan Suture: New constraints on evolution of the Qinling Orogen

The Sanshilipu gabbro complex is located along the Shangdan Suture, which is important to understanding the evolution of the Qinling Orogen, Central China. The complex is mainly composed of norite, gabbro, and gabbro–diorite. Laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS) zircon dating yields a weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 414 ± 2.8 Ma, interpreted to represent the crystallization age of the gabbro complex. The complex has SiO2 contents ranging from 48.6 to 51.3 wt% with enrichment of Na relative to K, showing calc‐alkaline feature. The studied samples are characterized by an enrichment of large‐ion lithophile elements (Ba, Sr, and Pb) and depletion of HFSE (Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, and Ti) and a large range of Nb/Ta ratios (3.7 to 11.8). They also have early flattened‐LREE distribution patterns. These geochemical characteristics indicate that the Sanshilipu gabbro complex was formed in an island‐arc environment. They have slightly enriched Sr–Nd isotope compositions with (87Sr/86Sr)i = 0.7047–0.7063 and ɛNd(t) from −0.44 to −4.63, indicating that the formation of the complex was involved in some subducted sediments and oceanic crust and fluid released from the subducted slab. The identification of island‐arc‐originated mafic rocks suggests that the onset time of the collision between the Yangtze Craton and the North China Craton should be younger than 415 Ma.
protein encoding

Background: Statistical methods for identifying positively selected sites in protein coding regions are one of the most commonly used tools in evolutionary bioinformatics. However, they have been limited by not taking the physiochemical properties of amino acids into account. Results: We develop a new codon-based likelihood model for detecting site-specific selection pressures acting on specific physicochemical properties. Nonsynonymous substitutions are divided into substitutions that differ with respect to the physicochemical properties of interest, and those that do not. The substitution rates of these two types of changes, relative to the synonymous substitution rate, are then described by two parameters, γ and ω respectively. The new model allows us to perform likelihood ratio tests for positive selection acting on specific physicochemical properties of interest. The new method is first used to analyze simulated data and is shown to have good power and accuracy in detecting physicochemical selective pressure. We then re-analyze data from the class-I alleles of the human Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and from the abalone sperm lysine. Conclusion: Our new method allows a more flexible framework to identify selection pressure on particular
Using a seed-network to query multiple large-scale gene expression datasets from the developing retina in order to identify and prioritize experimental targets

Understanding the gene networks that orchestrate the differentiation of retinal progenitors into photoreceptors in the developing retina is important not only due to its therapeutic applications in treating retinal degeneration but also because the developing retina provides an excellent model for studying CNS development. Although several studies have profiled changes in gene expression during normal retinal development, these studies offer at best only a starting point for functional studies focused on a smaller subset of genes. The large number of genes profiled at comparatively few time points makes it extremely difficult to reliably infer Journal of Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, 2008; 2: 401412. Laura A. Hecker and Timothy C. Alcon are joint first authors of this work Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Program, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 Department of Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Program, Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning and Discovery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Program, Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning and Discovery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 Correspondence: M. Heather West Greenlee, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Program, Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning and Discovery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011. Email: mheather@iastate.edu
Statistical disease mapping for heterogeneous neuroimaging studies

Many cancers and neuro‐related diseases display significant phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity across subjects and subpopulations. Characterizing such heterogeneity could transform our understanding of the etiology of these conditions and inspire new approaches to urgently needed prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. However, most existing statistical methods face major challenges in delineating such heterogeneity at both the group and individual levels. The aim of this article is to propose a novel statistical disease‐mapping (SDM) framework to address some of these challenges. We develop an efficient estimation method to estimate unknown parameters in SDM and delineate individual and group disease maps. Statistical inference procedures such as hypothesis‐testing problems are also investigated for parameters of interest. Both simulation studies and real data analysis on the ADNI hippocampal surface dataset show that our SDM not only effectively detects diseased regions in each patient but also provides a group disease‐mapping analysis of Alzheimer subgroups.
A Parser from Antiquity 1

This paper describes the key aspects of a parser developed at the University of Pennsylvania from 1958 to 1959. The parser is essentially a cascade of ﬁnite state transducers. To the best of our knowledge, this is the ﬁrst application of ﬁnite state transducers to parsing. This parser was recently faithfully reconstructed from the original documentation. Many aspects of this program have a close relationship to some of the recent work on ﬁnite state transducers.