Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
OPTH_A_233404 2203..2210

Tahereh Nikseresht Alireza Abdi Alireza Khatony 3 1Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran; 2Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran; 3Health Institute, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of polyethylene cover versus polyethylene cover with artificial tear drop to prevent dry eye in critically ill patients. Methods: In this clinical trial, 208 patients were randomly assigned into two groups of polyethylene cover, and polyethylene cover with artificial tear drop. In each of the two groups, one eye was randomly selected as a control eye and the other was considered as an intervention eye. In the polyethylene cover group, the eye was covered with polyethylene. In the polyethylene cover and artificial tear drop group, an artificial tear drop was applied every 8 hrs to the eye, and then it was covered with polyethylene. The control eye received the routine intensive care unit eye care (washing the inside of the eye and the eyelids with distilled water). In both groups, the eyes were examined for eye dryness by an ophthalmologist for 5 days. Results: The incidence of dry eye after the use of both polyethylene cover and polyethylene cover with artificial tear drop methods was lower than that of a conventional method. Both methods of polyethylene covering and polyethylene covering with artificial tear drop were effective, but clinically, the method of polyethylene cover with artificial tear drop was more effective. Conclusion: Both methods of polyethylene covering and polyethylene covering with artificial tear drop were more effective than a conventional method, but the method of polyethylene cover with artificial tear drop was clinically more effective. Therefore, it is recommended for use in critically ill patients.
The Spanish or the German Apartment? Study Abroad Outcomes and Their Recognition by the Labour Market

We aim at understanding whether a short time experience abroad as part of someone’s university career provides valuable labour market assets. In detail, we investigate the causal impact of a period of study abroad on foreign language proficiency. We address endogeneity of studying abroad through an instrumental variable (IV) approach. A measure of exposure to international exchange programmes and cost elements associated to study abroad are used as alternative instruments. Both alternative instruments suggest a strong effect of studying abroad on foreign language proficiency; yet the effect seems stronger for languages that are less valuable in terms of recognition of a wage premium by the labour market. We also investigate possible heterogeneity in foreign language acquisition finding that people more disadvantaged in the labour market competition are likely to benefit more from studying abroad.
Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Mortality in Patients with CombinedPulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema Syndrome and Lung Cancer

Rationale: We performed this retrospective study to clarify the clinical characteristics, survival and mortality predictors in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) and lung cancer. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of a total of 123 patients with lung cancer, as confirmed according to histological or cytological examinations. Based on the findings of chest CT, the patients were categorized into four groups: LC+normal (n=70); LC+emphysema (n=26); LC+fibrosis (n=10); LC+CPFE (n=17). The clinical characteristics and survival of the LC+CPFE group were compared with those of the other groups. In addition, mortality predictors were evaluated in the LC+CPFE group. Results: The proportion of females was significantly higher in the LC+normal group than in the LC+CPFE and LC+emphysema groups. Significantly more patients were diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in the LC+CPFE group than in the LC+normal group. The proportion of patients whose primary mass was located in “nonsubpleural” areas was significantly higher in patients with CPFE who also had lung cancer in the upper lobe than in those with CPFE who also had lung cancer in the other sites. There were significant differences in survival between the LC+normal group and the other groups, whereas there were no significant differences in survival among the LC+emphysema, LC+fibrosis and LC+CPFE groups. In the LC+CPFE group, the patients with a high level of serum KL-6 at diagnosis and upper lobe lung cancer demonstrated a high risk of death. A high level of serum KL-6 at diagnosis was also independently associated with a high risk of death. Conclusions: Patients with CPFE and lung cancer may have distinct clinical characteristics. Strict follow-up is required in patients with CPFE and lung cancer whose serum KL-6 level at diagnosis is higher than the normal range and/or the primary mass of lung cancer is located in the upper lobe.
Physical and Microstructural Characteristics of Kefir Made of Milk and Colostrum

This research set out to compare the physical and microstructural characteristics of kefir made of milk, colostrum, and milk-colostrum mixes at various proportions. Kefir was made by adding kefir grains to 100% milk (P0), 80% milk + 20% colostrum (P1), 60% milk + 40% colostrum (P3), 40% milk + 60% colostrum (P4), 80% milk + 20% colostrum (P5), and 100% colostrum (P6). Fermentation was allowed under room temperature for 24 hours. The characteristics observed were color values, viscosity, pH, water holding capacity (WHC), syneresis, and microstructure. The result showed that the color of kefir (L* value, lightness); (b* value, yellow-blue), (a*, red-green), and whiteness index (WI) was significantly affected by raw materials. The viscosity of kefir was also affected by the raw materials (p<0.05), in which the kefir made from a mix of 80% milk and 20% colostrum showed the highest viscosity (1524.20 m.Pa.S). However, other characteristics such as pH, WHC, and syneresis were not significantly affected by raw materials. The microstructure of kefir made from 20 to 40% colostrum showed a string and compact protein tissues, while that made from 80 to 100% colostrum showed a clumping gel and concentration dominated by protein and fat tissues. This study demonstrated that milk kefir produced from milk-colostrum mixes posses a yellowish color (b*), low whitenes index, negative a* value, low lightness, whereas kefir made from 100% colostrum showed slightly greenish with low lightness level. Kefir with highest viscosity was produced from combined 80% milk and 20% colostrum. The microstructure of kefir produced from mixes with 40% and 60% colostrum showed a strong, tight, and compact microstructure of protein tissues.
ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN JAPAN

This study seeks to enhance the understanding of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), Business Performance relationship framework in Japan. Drawing on key concepts from entrepreneurship theory, the study empirically investigated the relationship between EO dimensions with business performance indicators of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the manufacturing sector at Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan (SPJ). Three main dimensions of innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk taking were applied. Sales growth, employment growth, market share growth, and profit growth were used to predict business performance. Interviews and mail survey were main research instruments and regression analysiswas applied in order to determine the relationship among EO dimensions and business performance variables.Findings indicated that proactiveness, innovativeness, risk taking and overall EO have significant positive relationship with market share growth. Further, innovativenessand overall EO were positively and significantly related tosales growth and profit growth while positive significant relationship was shown between risk taking and employment growth.
JPEG Steganography with Side Information from the Processing Pipeline

The current art in schemes using deflection criterion such as Mi-POD for JPEG steganography is either under-performing or on par with distortion-based schemes. We link this lack of performance to a poor estimation of the variance of the model of the noise on the cover image. In this paper, we propose a method to better estimate the variances of DCT coefficients by taking into account the dependencies between pixels that come from the development pipeline. Using this estimate, we are able to extend statistically-informed steganographic schemes to the JPEG domain while significantly outperforming the current state-of-the-art JPEG steganography. An extension of Gaussian Embedding in the JPEG domain using quantization error as side-information is also formulated and shown to attain state-of-the-art performances.
Prevalence of Cryptosporidiosis among Primary School Pupils in Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria

Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic infection of public health concern and a great burden in Nigeria. It affects a wide range of vertebrates including humans. Cryptosporidium spp is a ubiquitous obligate intracellular parasite of many vertebrate species that is responsible for diarrhoeic conditions which can be either self-limiting in immunocompetent individuals or severe in immunocompromised individuals. This study was carried out to identify Cryptosporidium oocysts from faecal samples of primary school pupils in Gboko, Benue state and determine its prevalence in the study area. A total of 280 samples were collected from school-aged pupils including those with diarrheic faeces, who consumed water from public supplies and eat unsuspectedly contaminated food, who had contact with companion animals, visited endemic areas, swam, did not wash their hands after eating or toilet use amongst other factors studied, and analyzed using modified Ziehl-Neelson staining technique for presence of oocyst. 82 samples were positive, giving a prevalence of 29.29%. It was observed that promotion of public and personal hygiene, drinking of portable water and health education is strategic to ensuring management and prevention of Cryptosporidium infection among the study subjects going forward.
Maximum Vertical Pullout Force of Torpedo Anchors in Cohesive Seabeds at Different Steady Pullout Velocities

ABSTRACT Wang, C. ; Wang, X. ; Chen, X. , and Yu, G. , 0000. Maximum vertical pullout force of torpedo anchors in cohesive seabeds at different steady pullout velocities. Journal of Coastal Research, 00(0), 000–000. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. A torpedo anchor is a new innovative mooring device. This device is simple to install, is inexpensive, and has good mooring performance. The maximum vertical pullout force of torpedo anchors is a crucial indicator for a mooring system. This paper reports the findings from large deformation numerical analysis and physical model tests of the torpedo anchor to provide insights of the effect of the pullout velocity on the pullout behavior of torpedo anchors in cohesive seabeds. The numerical model adopted the coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian method and was validated by the experimental data. The simulated soil flow around the torpedo anchor was also validated using the results of the half-anchor tests. A parametric study was performed to investigate the effect of pullout velocity on the maximum vertical pullout force of the torpedo anchor. Results showed that the maximum vertical pullout force corresponding to the actual pullout velocity and reference pullout velocity was 0.49log times the reference maximum vertical pullout force. A new formula based on earlier studies and present numerical simulated and experimental results was then developed; it can be used to readily predict the maximum vertical pullout force of torpedo anchors in cohesive seabeds. Finally, sensitivity analyses on the pullout velocity and reference undrained shear strength in the formula were also performed.
"REVISION 3" HIGHLIGHTING THE CAPABILITY OF ZEOLITES FOR AGRO-CHEMICALS CONTAMINANTS REMOVAL FROM AQUEOUS MATRIX: EVIDENCES OF 2-ETHYL-6-METHYLANILINE ADSORPTION ON ZSM-12

Chloroacetanilides and their degradation products are frequently detected in surface and subsurface water due to their relatively high water solubility and their high potential to leach and migrate through the soil and contaminate ground water. In this study we explored for the first time the capability of ZSM-12 zeolite for 2-ethyl-6methylaniline (C2H5C6H3(CH3)NH2, labelled EMA) removal from water by combining chromatographic, thermogravimetric and synchrotron X-ray powder diffractometric techniques. Rietveld refinement revealed the incorporation of about 4 EMA molecules per unit cell, in very good agreement with the weight loss given by TG analyses and with the saturation capacity determined by the adsorption isotherms. The formation of supramolecular complexes mediated by coadsorbed water and their strong interaction to framework oxygens confers stability to the pollutants in the zeolite cages. This prevents adsorbed molecules from desorbing as well as the entering of other competitive molecules. The rapid kinetics combined with the good adsorption capacity makes ZSM-12 a promising material to control and minimize water pollution from acetanilide compounds as well as other agrochemicals contaminants.
Antioxidant activity and anti-tumor immunity by Agaricus, Propolis and Paffia in mice

Various previously intractable diseases have been overcome by the development of many new medicines. However, cancer is still a major cause of death. In the process of carcinogenesis, a multistep accumulation of gene mutations causes malignant transformation, and the probability of gene mutations is different depending on genetic and environmental factors. Individual differences are found in the susceptibility to cancer, and prevention of carcinogenesis is possible. In South America, natural products with unknown drug effects are used as folk remedies and for preventive medicine. Among South American natural products, we directed our attention to Agaricus, Propolis and Paffia, which have been known as medicinal plants, and examined the mechanisms by which these substances affect antioxidant activity, anti-tumor activity and immunoresponse. When the antioxidant activities of Agaricus, Propolis and Paffia were examined by the DPPH and Rhoudan iron methods, since Propolis contains high levels of fravonoids, it is thought that fravonoids may be responsible for the antioxidant activity in this study. In the examination of immunoenhancement activity, we measured lymphocyte versus polymorophonuclear leukocyte ratios (L/P activity). The number of lymphocytes was significantly increased in groups treated with Proplolis. Specifically, slightly high levels of IFN-g were measured in mice bearing the S-180 carcinoma, after administration of Agaricus, Propolis and Paffia. This strongly suggests that cellular immunity is especially activated by treatment with Agaricus, Propolis and Paffia, because production of IFN-g is limited to the T cells and NK cells stimulated by mitogen and sensitized antigen. TNF-a shows a different extent and mechanism of action depending on the target cells. When TNF-a was measured in mice bearing the S-180 carcinoma, mice treated with Agaricus, Propolis and Paffia showed slightly higher TNF-a levels as compared to the control group. This suggests that activated macrophages produce TNF-a in mice treated with Agaricus, Propolis and Paffia, since activated macrophages and lymphocytes are the source of most TNF-a. When anti-tumor action was examined 1
PPA_A_238024 383..400

1Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; 2Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; 3Andrija Stampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia; 4Welfare Division, Healthcare Services, Turku, Finland Abstract: Missed care, defined as any aspect of patient care that is omitted or delayed, is receiving increasing attention. It is primarily caused by the imbalance between patients’ nursing care needs and the resources available, making it an ethical issue that challenges nurses’ professional and moral values. In this scoping review, conducted using the five-stage approach by Arksey and O’Malley, our aim is to analyze the patients’ perspective to missed care, as the topic has been mainly examined from nurses’ perspective. The search was conducted in April 2019 in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, ProQuest and Philosophers Index databases using the following terms: omitted care, unfinished nursing care, care undone, care unfinished, missed care, care left undone, task undone and implicit rationing with no time limitation. The English-language studies where missed care was examined in the nursing context and had patients as informants on patient-reported missed care or patients’ perceptions on nurse-reported missed care were selected for the review. Thirteen studies were included and analyzed with thematic content analysis. Twelve studies were quantitative in nature. Patients were able to report missed care, and mostly reported missed basic care, followed by missed communication with staff and problems with timeliness when they had to wait to get the help they needed. In statistical analysis, missed care was associated with patient-reported adverse events and patients’ perceptions of staffing adequacy, and in patients’ perception, it was mainly caused by lack of staff and insufficient experience. Furthermore, patients’ health status, as opposed to gender, predicted missed care. The results concerning patients’ age and education level were conflicting. Patients are able to identify missed care. However, further research is needed to examine patient-perceived missed care as well as to examine how patients identify missed care, and to get a clear definition of missed care.
Prevalence of Congenital and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Anganwadi and School Going Children of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, South India.

Background: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) cause significant mortality and morbidity in under-5 children. Most cases remain asymptomatic until late childhood. Untreated throat infections in low socioeconomic/ remote areas may lead to rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Owing to the inaccessibility of health care and pediatricians in remote and rural areas, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram medical officers play an important role in prevention and screening of heart disease in children. This study emphasizes the importance of early cardiac screening of apparently normal children to prevent complications of CHD/RHD in later stages of life. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of CHD and RHD in apparently normal school going and Anganwadi children of age 6 months-18 years in Vellore, South India, in the calendar year June 2016 to May 2017. Materials and methods: School going and anganwadi children, between the ages of 6 months-18 years were screened at anganwadis, primary and higher secondary schools in and around Vellore district. The children were clinically examined and evaluated by 2 teams consisting of a Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram medical officer, pediatrician and expert cardiologist. A Mindray DC-N6 Sonography system echocardiogram machine was used. Results: A total of 3,00,714 children were screened out of which 541 children had murmur on auscultation. Of these, 306 children (57%) were further diagnosed with either CHD/RHD while remaining 235 children (43%) had a normal study which concluded that they presented with an innocent murmur. CHD was present in 241 (44.5%) children. RHD was diagnosed in 56 (10%) patients. Complex/Critical cardiac lesions were diagnosed in 9 children. Echocardiography prevalence of RHD was 0.2 /100) and prevalence of CHD was 0.5/1000. Conclusion: It was concluded that careful cardiac auscultation, as a part of compulsory health screening at primary school entry and exit, will help detect asymptomatic children with heart disease and facilitate treatment before the onset of complications.
CIA_A_233909 469..484

1Department of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland; 22nd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland; 3Department of Geriatrics, Division of Biochemistry and Biogerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland; 4Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland; 5Medical Stimulation Center, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland Abstract: Stroke is currently one of the most common causes of death and disability in the world, and its pathophysiology is a complex process, involving the oxidative stress and inflammatory reaction. Unfortunately, no biochemical factors useful in the diagnostics and treatment of stroke have been clearly established to date. Therefore, researchers are increasingly interested in the inflammatory response triggered by cerebral ischemia and its role in the development of cerebral infarction. This article gives an overview of the available literature data concerning the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines in acute stroke. Detailed analysis of their role in cerebral circulation disturbances can also suggest certain immune response regulatory mechanisms aimed to reduce damage to the nervous tissue in the course of stroke.
CMAR_A_225606 8947..8963

Xiaoxiao Fan* Shengxi Jin * Yirun Li Parikshit Asutosh Khadaroo Yili Dai Lifeng He Daizhan Zhou Hui Lin 1Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Competition in health care markets: treatment volume, quality and welfare

This paper introduces a workhorse model to analyze the effects of provider and insurer competition in health care markets. The two contracting imperfections we focus on are the following: (i) whether or not a patient should be treated and (ii) treatment quality are both not contractible. We derive conditions under which the market can implement first best quality and volume with the optimal competition intensities. First best competition intensity is strictly positive in both markets. If there is under-investment in quality, provider competition should be increased. Increasing insurer competition tends to increase treatment volume. If the planner cannot make the provider market competitive enough, it is optimal to increase insurer competition beyond its first best level thereby creating over-treatment.