Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Perceived discrimination and Latino youth adjustment: Examining the role of relinquished control and sociocultural influences.

La discriminación percibida se ha relacionado con resultados negativos de salud mental en la población latina, lo cual confirma la necesidad de aclarar los mecanismos de su influencia. Utilizando un muestreo de adolescentes latinos (n 395), el estudio actual examinó la relación entre la discriminación percibida y dos resultados psicosociales: la depresión y el rendimiento académico. También se evaluaron los efectos potenciales de mediador y moderador. Los resultados indicaron que el control abandonado mediaba la relación entre la discriminación percibida y la depresión, al igual que el auto-reporte de rendimiento académico. Ningún efecto moderador se detectó respecto a la atribución de discriminación (racial/étnica contra otra). También, ningunos efectos moderadores se detectaron respecto a la aculturación estadounidense o la natividad en EEUU. Estos resultados corresponden a estudios anteriores en que se cita los efectos nocivos de la discriminación en el desenvolvimiento de la juventud latina, y sugieren que los resultados de la discriminación en la juventud latina son independientes de factores culturales específicos.
Testing the Expectations Hypothesis in the Brazilian Term Structure of Interest Rates

We test the Expectations Hypothesis (EH) plus Rational Expectations (RE) in the Brazilian term-structure of interest rates, using maturities ranging from 1 month to 12 months, and daily data from 1995 to 2000. We rely on two methodologies based on single-equation regressions. Our results indicate a rejection of the EH plus RE, specially at the longer maturity. This may have important implications for the rational expectations macro-modeling currently being used to evaluate the conduct of monetary policy in Brazil. We also show the risk premium in the yield curve are positively related to the covered interest rate differential and to the volatility of interest rates.
Moving science forward by increasing awareness of reporting and citation biases

Vrshek-Schallhorn et al. (2016) call for a renewed ‘positive focus’ on the goal of enhancing the prediction and treatment of depression. We share this goal and believe that our work examining positive focus and citation bias within the 5-HTTLPR × life stress literature (de Vries et al. 2016) and other work examining issues such as publication bias, analytical flexibility, and statistical power, far from being detrimental to the achievement of this goal, are an essential part of achieving it. Naturally, as with any other study, the study of bias needs to be as unbiased and transparent as possible. We have been fully transparent about our methodological choices: the article includes a supplemental table with the coding for all included papers, and the dataset, including both coding and citation frequencies, is also publicly available online (doi:10.5523/ bris.z7jconxfbmdr1jj3t0w4k1hwn) to enable the reader to reach their own decisions. We are pleased that Vrshek-Schallhorn et al. have taken the time and effort to examine this material. However, we regret that our message, regarding the need to value negative results as highly as we do positive results, seems to be undermined by what we believe to be unjustified concerns about the rigor of our coding.
Associations Between Diabetes/Chronic Disease Incidence and Lifestyle Factors Among African-Born Populations

Associations Between Diabetes/Chronic Disease Incidence and Lifestyle Factors Among African-Born Populations by James Walakerwon Gbalah MS, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 1996 BA, Kennesaw State University, 1991 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Health Sciences Walden University February 2016 Abstract Numerous studies have revealed that immigrants’ health and well-being is challenged by an increased susceptibility to diabetes/chronic disease as they settle in the United States. This study investigated a potential association between the incidence of diabetes/chronic disease and various lifestyles factors among Sub-Saharan African immigrants and refugees. The lifestyle factors studied were sociodemographics, food practices andNumerous studies have revealed that immigrants’ health and well-being is challenged by an increased susceptibility to diabetes/chronic disease as they settle in the United States. This study investigated a potential association between the incidence of diabetes/chronic disease and various lifestyles factors among Sub-Saharan African immigrants and refugees. The lifestyle factors studied were sociodemographics, food practices and dietary habits, access to healthcare and insurance, acculturation, and the length of stay in the United States among these immigrants and refugees residing in Minnesota. The health belief and the socioecological models guided this study to improve understanding of SubSaharan African’s health behavior and practices. This study was a cross-sectional, quantitative inquiry using data from 71 Sub-Saharan African-born individuals (36 women and 35 men) between 18 and 65 years of age who completed a modified Metro Adult Health Survey Questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis indicated that the participants’ increased length of stay in the United States (B = .33, P = .02) was significantly associated with an increased incidence of diabetes/chronic disease. In contrast, participants’ acculturation in the United States (B =.09, P =.41) was not significantly associated with the incidence of diabetes/chronic disease. The implication of this study is that immigrants have increased incidence of diabetes/chronic disease with an increasing length of stay in the United States. This study contributes to positive social change by providing knowledge of African immigrant health and incidence of chronic disease useful to public health educators, practitioners and other service providers who seek new direction in improving the health and health outcomes of African-born populations. Associations Between Diabetes/Chronic Disease Incidence and Lifestyle Factors Among African-Born Populations by James Walakerwon Gbalah MS, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 1996 BA, Kennesaw State University, 1991 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Health Sciences Walden University February 2016
Conceptions of the city region: A critical review (Chinese translation)

Since the 1990s, there has been a remarkable resurgence of the concept of the city-region in both academic and policy communities. In broad terms, the concept articulates the relationships between the city and its environs. While the city-region's rising popularity is recent, its origin is not. Despite its long history, however, the concept of the city-region does not enjoy a common definition, neither in its use as an analytical term nor in its upsurge as a political one. While there are clear linkages between the two, the main focus of this review is on the city-region as an analytical construct. Hence, the paper provides a critical review of the different methodologies that have been employed over the last 50 years for defining and mapping the city-region. This work shows that, despite their variations, they share two common features—an urban-centric view of the city-region and an economically driven approach to its definition. These are further elaborated by focusing on the prevailing conception of th.
A Lycra Glove Working Splint for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Study

a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology . Its primary site of pathology is the synovium of the joints. The synovial tissues become inflamed and proliferate, forming pannus which invades bone, cartilage, and ligament and leads to damage and deformities. Rheumatoid factor positivity and extraarticular manifestations commonly accompany the joint disease but arthritis represents the major manifestation (Dell 1997, p100).
The effect of HRM attributions on emotional exhaustion and the mediating roles of job involvement and work overload: Mediating roles of job involvement and work overload

Although some research suggests that perceptions of HRM practices are associated with lower levels of employee wellbeing, other research shows just the opposite. In the present study, we attempt to reconcile these discrepant findings by incorporating the role of HRM attributions. Our model posits that when employees perceive that their organisation’s HRM practices are intended to improve their job performance, they experience higher levels of job involvement, which leads to lower levels of emotional exhaustion. Conversely, when employees believe that their organisation’s HRM practices are intended to reduce organisational costs, they experience work overload, which translates into higher levels of emotional exhaustion. Parallel mediation analyses of survey data collected from employees of a construction and consultancy organisation at two time periods (n=180) supported this theoretical model.
English Speaking Difficulties Encountered by Thai Students upon Communicating with Chinese Students

The objective of this research was to investigate the English speaking difficulties encountered by Thai students upon communicating with Chinese students. The population of the study were 30 students who joined the exchanged project of going to China in 2017. The samples consisted of 10 students who went to Shangrao Normal University and stayed there for 15 days. They were selected via a purposive sampling method. The research tool was a semi-structured interview. It was examined by three experts in order to meet its validity. The tool’s index of item-objective congruence (IOC) was between 0.67 and 1.00. The statistics used to analyze the samples’ personal data were frequency and percentage while the data obtained from the interview were analyzed by using the content analysis. The research results revealed that English speaking difficulties encountered by the samples were as the following: 1) They did not get familiar with the English accents spoken by the Chinese students. 2) They did not have self-confidence of speaking English with their Chinese friends. And 3) they were shy to speak English with their Chinese counterparts. Moreover, they suggested the following ways of solving these English speaking difficulties: 1) If they cannot understand what their Chinese friends talked about, they asked the Chinese students to repeat or to write a word down. 2) Thai students kept talking to their Chinese friends and made eye-contact while they were communicating to each other. And 3) they sometimes use a body language or facial expressions to help their friends get better understanding of what they talked about.
Finding safe spaces : historical trauma, housing status, and HIV vulnerability among young Aboriginal people who use illicit drugs

ii Preface. iv Table of contents. v List of tables . viii List of abbreviations . ix Acknowledgements. x Chapter 1: Background & literature review . 1 Thesis overview. 1 Historical context of housing status among Aboriginal people . 2 A structural framework for understanding HIV vulnerability in the context of safe spaces. 9 Material . 11 Spatial . 14 Meaningful . 16 Cultural safety . 18 HIV epidemic among young Aboriginal people in Canada and its intersection with housing status . 20 HIV and housing . 22 Intersectionality . 26 Summary . 28
Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 Content Scales in an Outpatient Mental Health Setting

The incremental validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Content Scales (MMPI-2; J. N. Butcher, J. R. Graham, C. L. Williams, & Y. S. Ben-Porath, 1990) was examined using clinical and content scale scores to predict conceptually relevant symptoms and personality characteristics of 274 male and 425 female mental health center outpatients. Regression analyses were performed to determine if the content scales contributed significantly beyond the conceptually relevant clinical scales in predicting therapists' ratings. Of the 10 content scales analyzed, incremental validity was demonstrated for 7 scales for men and 3 scales for women. A 2nd set of analyses indicated that incremental validity was demonstrated for 4 clinical scales for men and 6 clinical scales for women. The findings provide further evidence that the content scales aid interpretation of MMPI-2 scores by contributing additional information beyond the clinical scales. The clinical scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI; Hathaway & McKinley, 1942) were constructed using an empirical-keying approach, resulting in heterogeneity of content for each of the scales. Because not all items of a given scale are related logically to the clinical syndrome that the scale was developed to assess, and the clinical scale score itself does not directly reflect which content areas are endorsed by a test-taker, heterogeneity serves to reduce the ease with which clinical scale scores are interpreted and their meanings are communicated (Butcher, Graham, Williams, & Ben-Porath, 1990). Consideration of item content became more important as researchers and clinicians recognized its usefulness in score interpretation (Graham, 1993). Several attempts have been made to devise an effective method of assessing the item content endorsed by test-takers. One of the earliest approaches involved critical items whose content was judged to be indicative of serious psychopathology (Caldwell, 1969; Grayson, 1951; Koss & Butcher, 1973; Lachar & Wrobel, 1979). Another approach was to create content-based subscales within some of the clinical scales (Harris & Lingoes, 1955/1968). Also attempting to create content scales, Tryon and several colleagues (Stein, 1968) used factor analysis to identify clusters of items from across the entire test. In the most thorough and comprehensive effort at creating content scales for the MMPI, Wiggins (1966) used a combined rational-statistical approach that resulted in 13 content scales formed from across the entire MMPI item pool. These scales were
The Impact of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CA-UTI) in Critically Ill Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Abstract Objective Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs) comprise a significant proportion of hospital-acquired infections. However, the impact of CA-UTIs on important outcome measures, such as length of stay (LOS) and hospital charges, has not been examined in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) setting. Design Single-center, retrospective, case-matched, cohort study and financial analysis. Setting PICU in a tertiary-care children's medical center. Patients A total of 41 critically ill children with CA-UTIs and 73 critically ill children without CA-UTI, matched for age, gender, severity of illness, and primary admission diagnosis. Interventions None. Measurements and Main Results We compared the length of hospital stay (LOS in PICU and in hospital), mortality, and hospital costs in critically ill children with CA-UTIs and their matched controls. Critically ill children experiencing CA-UTI had significantly longer PICU LOS, hospital LOS, duration of mechanical ventilation, and mortality compared with matched controls without CA-UTI. The longer LOS resulted in higher PICU and hospital charges in this group. Conclusion Critically ill children with CA-UTI experience worse outcomes in the PICU compared with those without CA-UTI. Further studies on the impact of CA-UTI in the PICU are warranted.
Plantar Heel Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Effectiveness of Trigger Point Dry Needling for

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Measurement of respiratory impedance by means of impulse oscillometry in healthy adults in the Kunming area

Objective To obtain the reference values and establish the predictive equations of respiratory impedance for healthy adults in the Kunming area of China.Methods A survey was conducted on 185 healthy adults with normal pulmonary ventilation. Respiratory impedance (Zrs), respiratory resistance (R) and reactance (X) ranging from 5～35 Hz, resonant frequency (Fres), central and peripheral resistance (Rc,Rp), compliance of respiratory system (Cl,Cb,Cm) were measured with Jaeger MasterScreen IOS instrument.Results The parameters of X5～X35、Cl、Cb、Cm、Rp were not normally distributed. The predictive equations of respiratory resistance were established.Conclusion We suggest the criterion of the diagnosis fits the study population in the Kunming area and the actual and predictive values of respiratory impedance don't need to change.
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia incidence and chemoprophylaxis failure in ambulatory HIV-infected patients

BACKGROUND Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) remains the most frequently reported serious opportunistic infection in AIDS patients and the second highest cause of mortality among persons with AIDS in the United States, despite the availability of effective chemoprophylaxis. METHODS To evaluate incidence of PCP and determinants of PCP chemoprophylaxis failure, we analyzed data from 2842 patients visits to infectious diseases physicians at 10 HIV clinics (eight private and two public) in eight U.S. cities from January 1992 through June 1996 as part of the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS). We performed a time-dependent regression analysis to examine potential determinants of PCP chemoprophylaxis failure. RESULTS The incidence of chemoprophylaxis failure was 4.6 PCP cases/100 person-years on chemoprophylaxis; these cases represent 67% of all incident episodes of PCP. In a multivariate analysis, the only significant predictors of chemoprophylaxis failure were the use of agents other than trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), history of prior PCP, and a CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count of <50 cells/microl. Dosing or frequency of TMP-SMX did not seem to influence risk of chemoprophylaxis failure. DISCUSSION Chemoprophylaxis failure, especially among those with the most advanced immunosuppression or history of prior PCP, was the most significant source of new PCP cases in the HOPS cohort and thus represents one of the largest contributors to morbidity and mortality in this cohort.
Fatigue among Clinicians and the Safety of Patients

Sleep deprivation due to extended work hours and circadian disruptionhas long been a concern in medicine.Clinicians who have been deprived of sleepfailed to ensure that patients are safe or that the quality of care they receive is high.So it can not be ignored to solve the tense relationship between the clinicians and the patients in China.As a result,to pay attention to the fatigue among clinicians and the safety of patients in our country has its practical significance.Take an active strategy to properly resolve the problem of fatigue among clinicians to ensure medical security,the establishment of safe,high-quality health care system,not only directly related to the treatment of patients,but also to the harmonious relations between clinicians and patients to ensure the safety of health care are very important.
Strategies to Prevent Hyponatremia During Prolonged Exercise

The causative factors of exercise-associated hyponatremia are critically examined and preventive strategies provided. The existing data support the hypothesis that the pathogenesis is predictable based upon water, sodium, and potassium balance. Preventive strategies are to avoid overdrinking relative to sweating rate and to consider electrolyte replacement when sustained sweating is expected to produce large deficits.
The study of public management in Europe and the US : a comparative analysis of national distinctiveness

Introduction Part 1: Overview 1. Different State Models in Europe 2. The Study of Public Management and Organization in Europe Part 2: Country Studies 3. United States 4. United Kingdom 5. France 6. Germany 7. Italy 8. Spain 9. Norway 10. Netherlands 11. Switzerland
Pharmacokinetic-rate imaging of optical fluorophores and breast cancer diagnosis

In this thesis, we study the value of near infra-red (NIR) optical imaging and spectroscopy techniques for breast cancer detection, diagnosis, and staging. In particular, we develop new mathematical models and computational techniques to investigate the value of endogenous contrast provided by NIR imaging and spectroscopy; and the pharmacokinetic information provided by optical fluorophores, specifically, indocyanine green (ICG). First, we developed three different compartmental models to model the pharmacokinetics of ICG for healthy and malignant tissue. We introduced a systematic and robust approach to estimate and analyze ICG pharmacokinetics based on the extended Kalman filtering (EKF) framework. Additionally, we introduce an information theoretic criteria for the best compartmental model order selection. We tested our approach using the ICG concentration data acquired from four Fischer rats carrying adenocarcinoma tumor cells. Our animal study indicates that pharmacokinetic rates are potentially useful parameters for tumor differentiation and staging. Secondly, we develop a method of forming pharmacokinetic-rate images of ICG. To form pharmacokinetic-rate images, we first obtain a sequence of ICG concentration images using the differential diffuse optical tomography technique. We next employ a two-compartment model composed of plasma, and extracellularextravascular space (EES), and estimate the pharmacokinetic-rates and concentrations in each compartment using the EKF framework. The pharmacokinetic-rate images of the three patient show that the rates from the tumor region and outside the tumor region are statistically different. Additionally, the ICG concentrations in plasma, and the EES compartments are higher around the tumor region agreeing with the hypothesis that around the tumor region ICG may act as a diffusible extravascular flow in compromised capillary of cancer vessels. Thirdly, we present a new method to form pharmacokinetic-rate images of optical fluorophores directly from NIR boundary measurements. We first derive a map-
Students’ Attendance at Management Accounting Classes - Reasons and the Effect on Academic Performance

This study explores the reasons for non-attendance and what motivates those who attend management accounting classes at undergraduate level of the accounting program and investigate the impact of attendance upon academic performance on the course. The subjects of the research were students in three undergraduate programs of Accountancy Faculty at UiTM Perlis namely Diploma in Accountancy, Diploma in Accounting and Information System and Bachelor of Accountancy who took the highest level of management accounting courses at their respective programs. The total number of students involved was 121 students. A short questionnaire and class attendance records were used for this survey. The highest mean score cited for the reasons students attending management accounting class was ‘to learn, to understand, and to increase their knowledge on the course’. Students’ preoccupation with assignments and study for other tests, and genuine health reasons were ranked highly for reasons non-attendance reasons. A clear positive relationship between attendance and academic performance was evident.