Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Investigation of the Attitudes of Academicians towards Sports.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the attitudes of academicians towards sports at Firat University, 191 academicians participated in the investigation as part of our study. "Attitude Scale towards Sports" was used to determine the attitudes of the academicians participating in the study towards sports. The scale is designed in likert type 5 grading, consisting of 22 substances and "Psychosocial, Physical and Mental Development" consisting of 3 sub-dimensions. In line with the study findings, academicians at Firat University have a general score of 1 to 5 scale scoring is x = 3.93, "Mental Development" sub-dimension size is x = 3.53, "Psycho-social Development" subdimension size is x = 3.98, and "Physical Development" sub-dimension size with an average of x = 4.08 was observed to have high attitude levels towards sports. There was a statistically significant difference in terms of attitude levels towards sports and age, participation in sports, title and working year variables for Academicians at Firat University. According to the gender variable, it was not found that the attitudes of academicians towards sports were not statistically significant. Academicians’ attitudes towards sports are very important. Students often see their instructors as their cult figure. Academicians' attitudes towards sports are thought to make them feel good about themselves in terms of health and will be a positive example for students who consider themselves cult figures.
The Prevention of Pediatric Obesity During Pregnancy: A Pilot Study

Abstract : American children are becoming increasingly overweight. The prevalence of childhood obesity has tripled in recent decades. Obesity during childhood places youth at high risk for poor health outcomes as adults. Factors associated with the prenatal and early infant enviromnent are some of the earliest predictors of excessive weight gain in children that have been studied. Both excess and insufficient maternal prenatal weight gain have been associated with adverse cardiometabolic outcomes in late childhood and adulthood. Factors associated with childhood weight gain include maternal weight gain during pregnancy (either too much or too little), weight gain during the first 6 months of life, and parental feeding behaviors after birth. Indeed, pregnant women may 'program' their child's metabolism during the time that the child is a fetus. By targeting these early risk factors, the prevalence of pediatric overweight may be reduced. First-time pregnant women (N=8) voluntarily participated in a 6-session counseling intervention designed to prevent pediatric obesity. The intervention appeared to be feasible, acceptable to participants, and contribute to healthy weight gain in women and healthy birth weight in infants.
Analysis of Cellular Interactions Within a Collagen Hydrogel

iv List of Figures . vii List of Abbreviations . viii Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 Chapter 2: Methods . 11 Chapter 3: Results . 20 Chapter 4: Discussion . 35 Chapter 5: Future Directions . 38 References . 40
Survival Outcomes in Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma Prior to and after the Introduction of Rituximab - an Analysis Based on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result Registry Database

Background Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most common form of indolent lymphoma, however Grade 3 FL (FL3) has more aggressive behavior and its response to therapy is controversial. Several studies have reported improved clinical outcomes in patients with FL3 treated with rituximab (R), approved in early 2006, as a first line therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The aim of this population based study is to compare the overall survival and disease specific survival in patients diagnosed with FL3 prior to and after 2006. Materials and methods We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 18 database to identify cases diagnosed with FL3 between 1983 and 2013, limiting the selection to patients aged more than 15 years with single primary malignancy. The data was split into two cohorts - Cohort 1 comprised of cases diagnosed between 1983 and 2005, with a study cutoff of December 2005, and Cohort 2 comprised of cases diagnosed between 2006 and 2013. The Overall Survival (OS) and Disease Specific Survival (DSS) for the two cohorts were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and the results were compared using the Log Rank test. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to identify factors other than time of diagnosis, which had a significant impact on survival times. Results Cohort 1 included 3,959 cases with death occurring in 1,319 cases during the study period (1,013 deaths due to disease specific factors) and Cohort 2 included 3,050 cases with death occurring in 509 cases (374 deaths due to disease specific factors) (table 1). The 5-year OS and DSS survivals for Cohort 1 were 59.3% and 67.7%, and for Cohort 2 were 78.3% and 84% respectively (figure 1). The differences in both OS and DSS survival rates were confirmed to be significant using the Log Rank test (p Cox regression analysis was performed using age at diagnosis, sex, race, marital status, primary site (nodal/extra nodal) and Ann Arbor stage as covariates, after removing cases with missing values. The test results showed that age at diagnosis, sex, Ann Arbor stage (p Conclusion A significant increase in OS and DSS was observed in patients diagnosed with FL3 after the introduction of rituximab. Survival outcomes were also influenced by age at diagnosis, sex and Ann Arbor stage. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
Effect of estrus induction on pregnancy rates in domestic bitches and queens.

Reported methods for estrus induction in bitches and queens include the use of synthetic estrogens (diethylstilbesterol), dopamine agonists (bromocriptine and cabergoline), gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists (lutrelin, buserelin, fertirelin, deslorelin, and leuprolide), exogenous gonadotropins (luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin, pregnant mare serum gonadotropin, and human menopausal gonadotropin) and opiate antagonists (naloxone). These methods vary widely in efficacy of inducing estrus as well as in the pregnancy rates following the induced estrus. The applicability of some of these methods for clinical practice is questionable. This review will summarize published reports on estrus induction protocols in domestic bitches and queens for which pregnancy rates are known. Only a brief overview of normal female canine and feline estrous cycle physiology will be discussed and non-medical methods of estrus induction (e.g. dormitory effect in the bitch and light therapy in the queen) will be excluded.
Assessment of health education on knowledge regarding oral antidiabetic drug adherence in urban area, Bengaluru

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with a high mortality and morbidity. Knowledge regarding the disease is required for the management of drug adherence in diabetes, hence the present study was taken to assess the effectiveness of health education on knowledge regarding oral anti-diabetic drug adherence.Methods: The study was conducted at urban health training centre of a medical college, Bengaluru from October 2015 to July 2016. A total of 70 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients were involved in this descriptive and interventional study. The study subjects included only on oral anti-diabetic drugs and willing to give informed consent. A pre-tested semi-structured proforma was administered and information about socio-demographic profile, and impact of health education intervention on knowledge was obtained.Results: Most of the subjects were female (80%), in the age group of 35-45 years (34%), illiterate (40%), unemployed (67%) with class IV (78%) socio-economic status according to Modified Kuppuswamy classification 2014. The mean±SD age was 52.47±11.06 years. Significant improvement in knowledge regarding adherence to oral anti-diabetic medication was found in study subjects following health education intervention.Conclusions: The study revealed that health education regarding the importance of drug adherence is needed in study subjects and there was significant improvement in knowledge after health education.
Aging and binding in short-term memory: processes involved in conjunctive and relational binding

ABSTRACT In visual short-term binding memory tasks, some studies suggested that aging disrupts relational binding more than conjunctive binding, whereas others report equivalent age-related differences in both types of binding. Yet, demands in controlled resources are potentially the greatest for relational short-term binding. In order to test the hypothesis that aging would affect preferentially tasks demanding in controlled processes, we assessed the contribution of controlled and automatic memory processes to relational and conjunctive short-term binding. Groups of young and older adults studied shape–colour (Exp.1 and 3) or object–colour (Exp.2) pairs in a relational condition in which items were linked to colour patches and a conjunctive condition where colour was integrated into the items. Memory for bindings was tested with a reconstruction task (Exp. 1 and 2) or with a recognition memory task (Exp. 3) under inclusion and exclusion instructions (Process Dissociation Procedure). The three experiments showed that the retrieval of both relational and conjunctive bindings relied primarily on controlled memory processes, the use of which was diminished in older participants. This study brings additional evidence that age-related differences in top-down control processes explain at least partly decreased short-term binding capacities.
Staphylococcal septicaemia complicated with purulent pericarditis in an infant: A case report

Purulent pericarditis is a rare complication of sepsis. It is almost exclusively a complication from an underlying condition rather than a primary infection. Staphylococcus aureus is the commonest aetiologic agent. Its diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion especially in the presence of persistent fever and signs of cardiac tamponade in spite of appropriate antibiotic use. A case of purulent pericarditis in an infant is here presented to illustrate the importance of a high index of suspicion and simple investigations in its diagnosis in resource limited practice. In addition, the importance of prompt treatment with drainage of the abscess and use of appropriate antibiotics to achieve a good prognosis is shown.
A Lifetime-Enhancing Method for Directional Sensor Networks with a New Hybrid Energy-Consumption Pattern in Q-coverage Scenarios

An important issue in directional sensor networks (DSNs) is how to prolong the network lifetime in Q-coverage scenarios where each target point may have different coverage requirements. When the Q-coverage requirement is met, it is an effective way to maximize the network lifetime by controlling energy consumptions. Unlike the existing results where only the sensing energy consumption is considered, this paper proposes a new hybrid energy consumption pattern, which reflects the reality of energy consumptions more closely. In such a pattern, both sensing and communication energy consumptions are considered. By combining scheduling and clustering technologies to control these two kinds of energy consumptions in each round, a new lifetime-enhancing method (NLEM) is devised to prolong the network lifetime. First, a sensing direction scheduling algorithm for Q-coverage is proposed to make different sensing direction sets meet the coverage requirement of each target point. Then, a new cluster head selection algorithm and an inter-cluster communication algorithm are developed to select an optimal cluster head set and achieve multi-hop communication, respectively. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the NLEM in prolonging the network lifetime for DSNs in Q-coverage scenarios.
Latino access to rehabilitation services: evidence from Michigan.

In this paper we examine factors associated with access to rehabilitation services by Latinos with disabilities. Data for this analysis were obtained from a 1990-9 1 pilot survey of 124 Latino adults with disabilities residing in three metropolitan areas in Michigan. At the time of the interview 36 percent reported having received rehabilitation services while 34 percent reported receiving services from other agencies primarily income support from Social Security or General Assistance. According to our respondents cultural beliefs regarding the use of help outside of the family unit as well as the actual use of family members as an alternative system of support did not significantly impact the pattern of rather limited use of services observed in this study. Logistic regression analysis reveals that the likelihood of Latinos using existing rehabilitation services was significantly affected by the residential location and socioeconomic status of respondents. Latinos residing in the Detroit metropolitan area had an 80 percent lower chance of receiving rehabilitation services than Latinos living outside of the area. The chances of receiving rehabilitation or other services were significantly lower for older individuals (6%) and for those who were Spanish dominant (65%). As expected those individuals with the highest vocational skills were three times as likely as those with lower skill levels to receive rehabilitation services. Contrary to what was expected individuals who stated that there were cultural or familial limitations on the use of outside help were 5.8 times more likely to receive rehabilitation services than those who did not express these limitations. (authors)
Pediatric Gunshot Wounds of the Upper Extremity

Gunshot wounds to the upper extremity in pediatric patients are an uncommon injury, but their impact on the patient can be severe. They can be accompanied by nerve damage, bone fracture, or tendon rupture. The most common cause of these pediatric gun injuries is unintentional firearm discharge. The most common type of firearm involved overall is a powdered weapon; however, non-powder weapons are a significant contributor to pediatric firearm injury. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics and treatment outcomes of pediatric GSW in a level one trauma center on the US-Mexican border.
Spectacular Orientalism: Finding the Human in Puccini’s Turandot

Giacomo Puccini’s final opera, Turandot (1926), remained unfinished at his death, and is often read as a merely orientalist opera in the guise of his Madama Butterfly. I argue, however, that the unnerving search for the human element felt to be missing from the work, suggests a deeper reflection on the state of a devastated Italy in the aftermath of World War I. Turandot’s fragmented self-foregrounds the performativity of gender and, ultimately, of the human itself. The libretto’s concern with empty characters whose masks hide a terrifying nothingness, as well as the plot point that shows the character of Liù tortured gratuitously on stage, reinforce the idea that, faced with the rise of fascism, the spectacle presented by this opera reveals a disturbing fascination with the alienation of the human, which had dire implications for the value of humanity that would pave the way for another deadly world conflict.
Assessing the impact of reducing risk factors for cardio-vascular disease in Thailand.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global health problem and there has been an epidemiological transition of CVD from high income countries to low-middle income countries. In the case of Thailand, the prevalence of heart disease and stroke is increasing. In order to reduce the risk of CVD, the Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has implemented a number of primary CVD prevention strategies within the last decade. These strategies are being specifically implemented to address the future potential economic burden of increasing CVD. However, the economic impact of reducing multiple risk factors, at a population level in Thailand, in terms of health care costs is unclear. In order to plan for investment in public health interventions within finite resources, it is imperative that decision makers have sufficient information to identify the target populations and risk reduction strategies, and to assess the impact of these strategies on the population.This study aims to estimate the future prevalence of CVD in Thailand over the next 5-10 years and the potential economic and health benefits of strategies to reduce the population risk factors during this period.The mathematic CVD cost-offset model has been developed in this study in 7 stages. 1) Descriptive analysis of the CVD risk profile data from the 4th National Health Examination Survey (NHESIV) 2008-2009 data set in order to explore the association of CVD risk factors in Thailand. 2) Calculate the probability of future CVD event which applies the CVD risk prediction equation. 3) Estimate of the number of future CVD events. 4) Validation of the estimated number of annual CVD event with the actual CVD hospitalisation event in Thailand. 5) Calculate the cost of hospital admission due to CVD from the Universal Coverage Health Care Scheme (UC) data in 2009. 6) Estimate the burden of CVD in terms of the DALYs. 7) Estimate the impact of reducingCVD risk factors in different scenarios. The study outcomes being the number of hospitalisation cost savings, number of premature death savings, DALY savings and health care cost savings. The outcomes will also account for the uncertainty analysis.As indicated above, no studies currently exist that focus specifically on the mathematic model for estimating the future situation of CVD in Thailand. Therefore, this study represents an original contribution to that knowledge. The findings of this study will contribute to health policy by providing specific new knowledge and information regarding Thai CVD risk factors and the impact of the risk reduction which will assist health policy makers in the planning and future investment in prevention programs for CVD in Thailand. Moreover, it is expected that the finding from this research will establish a CVD prediction model for Thailand, and one which may be applicable and compatible to the Asia and Pacific regions.
Analisis Kadar Vitamin C pada Selai Stroberi (Fragaria sp.) - Buah Naga (Hylocereus costaricensis)

Food intake need ingredient containing vitamin C so that the body remains healthy as in the strawberry and Dragon fruit. One of the efforts to extend the power save and maintain the content of its nutrition value of processed products made with jam. The purpose of this research is to analyze the content of vitamin C in processed jam strawberries (Fragaria sp.) and Dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis) in comparison with a concentration of fruit and Dragon fruit strawberries of differen; 1:1, 1:2, 1:3. The method used is the method of experiment with the design research in the form of a complete Random Design (CRD). Analysis of vitamin C using test qualitative and quantitative test methods for iodimetri. The research results obtained difference between treatmen, and treatment of 1:3 resulted 2. ,96 mg/100 g.The qualitative and quantitative test on vitamin C shows the result of the more strawberries are used then the higher levels of vitamin C.Keywords: mixed berries, iodometricABSTRAKAsupan makanan memerlukan bahan yang mengandung vitamin C agar tubuh tetap sehat seperti pada stroberi dan buah naga. Salah satu usaha untuk memperpanjang daya simpan dan mempertahankan kandungan gizinya dengan dijadikan produk olahan selai. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisa kandungan vitamin C pada hasil olahan selai stroberi (Fragaria sp.) dan buah naga (Hylocereus costaricensis) dengan konsentrasi perbandingan buah naga dan buah stroberi yang berbeda yaitu 1:1, 1:2, 1:3. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimen dengan rancangan penelitian berupa Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL). Analisa vitamin C menggunakan uji kualitatif dan metode iodimetri untuk uji kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian didapat beda sangat nyata antar perlakuan, dengan nilai perlakuan 1:3 tertinggi yaitu 24,96 mg/100 gram. Uji kualitatif dan kuantitatif pada vitamin C menunjukkan semakin banyak stroberi yang digunakan maka semakin tinggi kadar vitamin C-nya.Kata kunci: Campuran buah, Iodometri
Knowledge, attitude and practise of breast feeding among postnatal mothers at rural tertiary hospital

Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast feeding among admitted postnatal mothers and to find out their relationship with socio demographic factors. Material and Methods: This was a prospective cross sectional study of 240 post-natal mothers admitted in rural tertiary care hospital. The study included a face to face interview of mothers using a pretested questionnaire and analysis of data using SPSS (version 20). Results: Majority (n=201, %=87.5) of mothers belong to age group of 18 to 26 with mean of 23.4 and standard deviation of 3.14. Maximum (87.5%) mothers belonged to Hindu religion. More than half of them were housewives (61%) living in nuclear families and up to 40% of study population were employed. Majority of mothers from study group were primi - para (54.1%). Prelacteal feeds were given by 16% and colostrum was discarded by 8% of mothers. About 80% of mothers were knowledgeable and likely to exclusive breast fed their babies. Antenatal counselling was received by 93.3% of mothers and majority of them by doctor 45.91%. Significant association is seen with antenatal counselling (pvalue<0.03) and good breast feeding practises in post-natal mothers. Conclusion: Antenatal counselling promotes good breast feeding practises hence existing antenatal counselling on breastfeeding needs to be strengthened by informing all pregnant women about the benefits of breastfeeding and motivating them by curtailing their ill beliefs regarding breastfeeding and educating them that breast Feeding is the healthiest and safest way to feed babies.
Genetic monogamy despite frequent extrapair copulations in “strictly monogamous” wild jackdaws

Abstract “Monogamy” refers to different components of pair exclusiveness: the social pair, sexual partners, and the genetic outcome of sexual encounters. Avian monogamy is usually defined socially or genetically, whereas quantifications of sexual behavior remain scarce. Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) are considered a rare example of strict monogamy in songbirds, with lifelong pair bonds and little genetic evidence for extrapair (EP) offspring. Yet jackdaw copulations, although accompanied by loud copulation calls, are rarely observed because they occur visually concealed inside nest cavities. Using full-day nest-box video surveillance and on-bird acoustic bio-logging, we directly observed jackdaw sexual behavior and compared it to the corresponding genetic outcome obtained via molecular parentage analysis. In the video-observed nests, we found genetic monogamy but frequently detected forced EP sexual behavior, accompanied by characteristic male copulation calls. We, thus, challenge the long-held notion of strict jackdaw monogamy at the sexual level. Our data suggest that male mate guarding and frequent intrapair copulations during the female fertile phase, as well as the forced nature of the copulations, could explain the absence of EP offspring. Because EP copulation behavior appeared to be costly for both sexes, we suggest that immediate fitness benefits are an unlikely explanation for its prevalence. Instead, sexual conflict and dominance effects could interact to shape the spatiotemporal pattern of EP sexual behavior in this species. Our results call for larger-scale investigations of jackdaw sexual behavior and parentage and highlight the importance of combining social, sexual, and genetic data sets for a more complete understanding of mating systems.