Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Recurrent Varicose Veins

We report our experience of 93 patients with recurrent varicose veins. Doppler ultrasound and ascending phlebology were routinely performed, with descending or popliteal phlebography in some patients, as a means of evaluating recurrence. Early recurrence was found in a few cases due to incorrect diagnosis. Late recurrence, in the majority of cases, was due to incorrect surgery or the overlooking of gastrocnemius vein incompetence. In some cases deep reflux, soleal arch compression or left iliac vein compression was found to be a possible cause of recurrence. Extensive evaluation of the venous disorder and the ligation of every site of deep to superficial reflux are the first steps in preventing recurrence. The rules and pitfalls of surgical treatment are stressed. On recurrence, Doppler ultrasound is accurate in deep venous assessment and in demonstrating leaking perforators. Ascending phlebography is the method of choice in the investigation of the deep veins and in confirming perforating vein incompetence. We have used popliteal phlebography to demonstrate incompetence of the LSV junction, SSV junction, gastrocnemius vein and mid-thigh and popliteal fossa perforators. When necessary, surgery for recurrent varicose veins must be carefully carried out according to certain basic principles.
YOUNGSTER’S ATTITUDES TO SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION

paper focuses on primary prevention of drug addiction, in particular the primary prevention programs implemented in school environments. It contains the results of a quantitative research conducted using a non-standardized questionnaire method. The study objective was to identify differences in attitudes of a group of pupils towards the issue of drug addiction before and after they completed the school-based prevention program. The study found that after completing the school-based prevention program there was improvement in attitudes towards the issue of drug addiction in the specific group of pupils. The number of appropriate answers to the question “Alcohol makes people happy” increased by 18.82 %. respondents (62.70%) disagreed that they would adapt themselves if their opinion differed to the majority. The number of positive answers to the question “Smoking is addictive” increased by 13.66%; the number of positive answers to the question “Drinking alcohol is harmful” increased by 24.93%; and all respondents agreed with the statement that smoking threatens health.
The word learning profile of adults with developmental language disorder

Background and aims Previous investigations of word learning problems among people with developmental language disorder suggest that encoding, not retention, is the primary deficit. We aimed to replicate this finding; test the prediction that word form, not the linking of form to referent, is particularly problematic; and determine whether women with developmental language disorder are better word learners than men with developmental language disorder. Methods Twenty adults with developmental language disorder and 19 age-, sex-, and education-matched peers with typical language development attempted to learn 15 words by retrieval practice. Their retention was measured one day-, one week-, and one month after training. Results The participants with developmental language disorder required more exposures to the word-referent pairs than the participants with typical language development to reach mastery. While training to mastery, they made more errors in word form production, alone or in combination with errors in linking forms to the correct referents, but the number of no attempts and pure link errors did not differ by group. Women demonstrated stronger retention of the words than men at all intervals. The developmental language disorder and typical language development groups did not differ at the one-day- and one-month retention intervals but the developmental language disorder group was weaker at the one-week interval. Review via retrieval practice at the one-day and one-week interval enhanced retention at the one-month interval; the review at one week was more beneficial than the review at one day. Women benefitted more from the review opportunities than men but the developmental language disorder and typical language development groups did not differ. Conclusions Adults with developmental language disorder present with weaknesses in the encoding of new words but retention is a relative strength. Encoding word forms is especially challenging but encoding word-to-referent links is not. We interpret this profile, and the evidence of a female advantage, as consistent with the Procedural Circuit Deficit Hypothesis. Implications: When treating a client with developmental language disorder whose goal is to increase vocabulary knowledge, the interventionist should anticipate the need for multiple exposures to new words within activities that highlight the forms of the words and support their memory and production. Periodic review should serve to support long-term retention.
Implementation of the augmented reality to electronic practice

This study focuses on the application of augmented reality (AR) to electronic practice and its impact on the success of student. The developed application in this study has a recognition‐based system structure. The Unity3D platform and the Vuforia AR software development kit are used to perform the application. Flowcharts have been prepared for each electronic experiment and the audio files and the texts to be displayed on the screen have been used to improve interaction with the user. To test the effect of AR application on student success, an experimental study was also conducted on two groups of students (control group [non‐using AR] and test group [using AR]). The data obtained from the experimental study have been analyzed using independent sample t test. According to t‐test result at 95% confidence level, the probability value p = . 002113432 < . 05 for the use of AR is found. These results show that the use of AR in electronic practice makes a significant difference in student success.
HIV Task Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Nigeria: Examining the Correlates of Nurse Self-Efficacy and Job Satisfaction

The first part of this research has been published as: Iwu, E. N. , & Holzemer, W. L. (2014). Task shifting of HIV management from doctors to nurses in Africa: Clinical outcomes and evidence on nurse self-efficacy and job satisfaction. AIDS Care, 26(1), 42-52. doi:10.1080/09540121.2013. 793278
Pakistani young people’s views on barriers to accessing mental health services

ABSTRACT There is extensive literature acknowledging inequalities in health, particularly mental health services for adults, children and young people from Black and minority ethnic communities in the UK. However, there is little existing evidence on UK Pakistani young people’s views of mental health and mental health services. Four focus-group discussions were carried out (n = 33 participants) at local schools, madrasas and a youth group; and data analysed using a framework approach. The findings from this study highlighted a number of barriers to accessing mental health services. Participants had a poor awareness of mental health services and treatment options. Most respondents referred to GPs as their first point of contact for mental health concerns. Knowledge of treatment options for mental illness focused mainly on counselling. There was little awareness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or family-based CBT as a therapeutic regime. Based on the findings of this study it is clear that young people have a poor awareness of mental health services, specifically child and adolescent mental health services services and treatment options for mental illness. Participants suggested a culturally appropriate mental health awareness intervention for young people. It was proposed that this took the form of community-based ambassadors facilitating knowledge exchange and discussion at community level.
Effectiveness of preoperative visit on anxiety, pain and wellbeing

Objective: Assess whether the preoperative visit is an effective instrument to reduce both the preoperative anxiety level and postoperative pain. Methods: Randomized controlled trial with two groups, repeated measures before-after. The study consists of comparing the average levels of anxiety, pain and well-being at different times of the surgical process. The non-parametric tests of U Mann-Whitney and Chi-Square Pearson were used for the bivariate analysis and Spearmans’s Rho correlation was used to check the association between quantitative variables Results: The experimental group shows a statistically significant decrease of the preoperative anxiety level and postoperative pain and an increase of wellbeing Conclusions: The preoperative visit is an effective instrument to reduce the situational anxiety level and postoperative pain.
HEALTH BEHAVIORS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: A COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL FACULTIES

INTRODUCTION: A healthy lifestyle is related to healthy practices, such as healthy diet, avoidance of psychoactive stimulants, appropriate level of physical activity, preventive behaviors, coping with stress, positive social relationships, and adjustments. University students do not usually engage in a healthy lifestyle. Moreover, excessive alcohol drinking among students is truly a health problem. OBJECTIVES : The primary objective of this study was to examine the association between alcohol drinking and healthy behaviors in undergraduate students from a large public technical university in the south of Poland (Europe). METHODS: A cross-sectional study was used with participants of 283 second year undergraduate students, aged 22 years (SD = 2.92), including 88 (31%) students of Physical Education and 195 (69%) students of the Technical Faculty. The study used self-administered questionnaires of the Alcohol Drinking Scale (ADS) and the Health Behavior Inventory (HBI), which includes the following subscales: healthy habits nutrition (HHN), preventive behavior (PB), positive adjustments (PA), and healthy practices (HP). RESULTS : Alcohol drinking was negatively correlated with the total HBI and also with two subscales: HHN and PPB. The female students drank significantly less alcohol than the male students and presented with a higher level of health behavior, both in the total HBI and in the individual HBI subscales, except for PA. Students of Physical Education drank more alcohol, and scored higher in preventive behaviors, than the students of Technical Faculties. CONCLUSION : It seems necessary to conduct general health education as part of prevention programs at the university, especially for male undergraduate students in the Physical Education faculty.
Surface modification and functionalization by electrical discharge coating: a comprehensive review

Hard coatings are extensively required in industry for protecting mechanical/structural parts that withstand extremely high temperature, stress, chemical corrosion, and other hostile environments. Electrical discharge coating (EDC) is an emerging surface modification technology to produce such hard coatings by using electrical discharges to coat a layer of material on workpiece surface to modify and enhance the surface characteristics or create new surface functions. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of EDC technologies for various materials, and summarises the types and key parameters of EDC processes as well as the characteristics of resulting coatings. It provides a systematic summary of the fundamentals and key features of the EDC processes, as well as its applications and future trends.
Does thermal injury affect teeth during dentistry?

The literature searches performed were screened for relevance to the question ‘Does thermal injury affect teeth during dentistry? ’ The searches for ‘equine dental thermal’ provided in vitro theoretical research from Allen et al. (2004), Wilson and Walsh (2005), and O’Leary et al. (2013). A search for ‘equine dental heat’ resulted in further in vitro research from Haeussler et al. (2014). Finally, a research paper by Haeussler et al. (2013) was revealed by the search ‘equine teeth heat’ on Google Scholar. No clinical case studies could be found, however, the previous searches revealed related papers that detailed or discuss concerns related to thermal trauma (Dixon et al. 2008; White and Dixon 2010; Marshall et al. 2012; Earley and Rawlinson 2013). Further secondary searches of references contained in the previous located papers found that Zach and Cohen (1965) was cited in all. Secondary sources used were Dixon and du Toit (2011).
Anemia and Its Relationship with Academic Performance among Adolescent School Girls in Kebena District, Southwest Ethiopia

Background: Anemia affects more than 2 billion people worldwide. It is a serious public health concern in developing countries and its prevalence is quite high among female adolescents. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of anemia among female adolescents and determine its relationship with their performance at school. Methods: The present school-based, cross sectional study was conducted on 442 female adolescents in Kebena district, Southwest Ethiopia from June 2012 to June 2013. In this study, cluster sampling method was used. The status of anemia was measured, using the HemoCue system (Hb 301 system) and categorized, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) cut-off point. The data were imported to EPI-Info version 3.5. 3 and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. The students’ academic performance was assessed, based on the average academic score in 2012 2013. Results: The prevalence of anemia was 12% among the participants (95% CI, 9.2 15.3), which was categorized as moderate (0.9%) and mild (11.1%) anemia. Younger age (OR = 4.4; 95% CI, 1.9 9.9) and frequently walking barefoot (OR = 2.7; 95% CI, 1.1 6.8) were significantly associated with anemia. Younger age (OR = 1.7; 95% CI, 1.1 3.1), educational status (OR = 2.6; 95% CI, 1.5 4.4), absent days from school (OR = 1.6; 95% CI, 1.1 2.5), high workload at home (OR = 1.9; 95% CI, 1.3 2.5), eating less than 3 times a day (OR = 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2 3.0), and anemic status (OR = 1.7; 95% CI, 1.2 2.7) were significantly associated with low academic performance. Conclusions: Anemia screening should be directed towards adolescent school girls. Also, iron and folic acid supplementation programs may help improve the academic performance of these individuals.
Is the Project Manager’s Road to Success Paved Only with Clear Career Paths?

This study examined the role of career attitudes and behaviors and employability enhancement factors in predicting project managers’ career success facets, over and above the availability of clear career paths. An online survey was completed by 552 Italian project managers. Clear career paths, employability culture, and protean career attitude positively predicted both objective and subjective (along with objective boundarylessness) career success. Dominance analysis showed the prevailing role of protean career, employability culture, and clear career paths. Results built a bridge between project management literature and career studies, particularly informing about the significance of the protean career. Organizational and individual implications for practices are discussed.
IMAGING SPECTRUM OF MENISCAL TEARS OF THE KNEE IN A TERTIARY CENTRE WITH ARTHROSCOPY CORRELATION.

In our study, we have imaged about 92 cases of knee by magnetic resonance imaging. Spectrum of meniscal tears are studied in these cases and the meniscal tears are classied into vertical (longitudinal), horizontal (longitudinal), ap, radial and bucket handle tears based on the characteristic MRI appearance. Arthroscopy was considered as gold standard. The sensitivity, specicity and accuracy obtained on correlating MRI ndings with arthroscopy were 96.3%, 81.82% and 94.57% respectively. Various congurations of meniscal tears were also correlated with arthroscopy ndings separately. Among the various congurations of meniscal tears, detection of the bucket handle tear and complex tear by MRI has high specicity and accuracy. The sensitivity for the detection of the bucket handle tear is 100%, where as sensitivity for the detection of the complex tear is relatively low
Contributions of emotional flow in narrative persuasion: An empirical test of the emotional flow framework

ABSTRACT This study empirically tested theoretical postulations regarding the persuasive effects of emotional flow induced by narrative messages. An experiment (N = 347) was conducted to test if emotional flow and ending emotional valence promote transportation and identification, and in turn persuasion. Emotional flow was operationalized as a shift in emotional valence experienced during message exposure (positive-negative, negative-positive). Consistent with the theory of emotional flow, messages inducing an emotional shift led to greater transportation and identification than messages that did not induce a shift. Ending emotional valence had significant effects on transportation but not identification. Finally, transportation and identification mediated effects of shift on attitude and behavioral intention. This paper concludes with avenues for future research on emotional flow including discussion of methodological challenges such as a confound between message length and emotional shift manipulation, which was a limitation in this study.
Acupuncture—A Biomedical Information Therapy: A Translational Analysis

Abstract Background: Acupuncture has been widely adopted in the Western world. However, in many clinical trials, a lack of clear differences between verum and sham acupuncture treatments has been observed. By contrast, preclinical data has shown significant physiologic effects of acupuncture needling. Objective: The primary objective of this article is to give a short but precise overview of acupuncture. The aim is to investigate how preclinical and clinical results are correlated and how acupuncture can be integrated into evidence-based medicine science. Materials and Methods: Preclinical and clinical data in research, review articles, and book chapters were reviewed. Specific attention was given to the translational context. Relevant basic science information and results from relevant randomized controlled clinical trials were correlated bidirectionally. Results: Carefully performed clinical studies provide evidence of the good efficacy of acupuncture in patients with acute pain and chronic pain syndrom.
Study of Internal Parasites of Rodents in Ahvaz, South-West of Iran

Background: Rodents are the largest group of mammalian species with a world-wide distribution. They play an important role in transportof severalpathogenicagentstohuman. Continuoustraﬃcbetweenindoorsandoutdoorsresultsinthepresenceof high internal parasitic infection among rodents. More than 200 zoonotic diseases have been identiﬁed. Among these zoonotic diseases, parasitic infections have been considered by many investigators. Objectives: This study was carried out to identify internal parasites in rodents and their probable role in the transport of zoonotic parasitic diseases in the human community. Methods: Thirty rodents including Mus musculus , Rattus norvegicus and Tatera indica were captured by rat live traps from diﬀerent parts of Ahvaz southwest of Iran. A parasitic sample was collected from gastrointestinal tracts, blood, muscles and brains. Giemsa staining and merthiolate iodine formaldehyde (MIF) method were done for tissue and feces samples, respectively. Results: Allstudiedrodentswereinfectedatleastbyoneparasite. Thecollectedparasitesincluded: threespeciesof Cestodes,eight species of nematodes, one species of Acanthocephala and three genera of protozoan parasites. Hymenolepis nana and Strongyloides ratti were predominant parasites in the studied rodents. Conclusions: Rodents play an important role in the transfer of zoonotic parasite diseases, especially those that live near human habitats. Control of rodent population in the city should be considered to decrease risk of transmission.
Pengembangan KIT Praktikum Termodinamika Berbasis STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) untuk Siswa Kelas XI SMANegeri 1 Turi

Siswa akan mudah memahami materi termodinamika jika menggunakan media pembelajaran, tidak hanya konsep-konsep teori saja yang dipelajari dan dipahami namun dipraktikkan, untuk mendukung praktik tersebut membutuhkan alat peraga berupa Komponen Instrumen Terpadu (KIT) praktikum sebagai sarana pendukung proses pembelajaran. Seiring berkembangnya ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi yang semakin canggih ini, KIT praktikum berbasis Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) belum begitu banyak digunakan. Sehingga dalam penelitian ini telah dikembangkan media pembelajaran berupa KIT praktikum termodinamika berbasis STEM untuk siswa kelas XI SMA Negeri 1 Turi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kelayakan KIT praktikum termodinamika berbasis STEM dan mengetahui respon siswa terhadapa KIT praktikum termodinamika berbasis STEM untuk siswa kelas XI SMA Negeri 1 Turi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembagan (Research and Development). Model pengembangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah model pengembangan ADDIE (Analysis, Desain, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). Instrumen penelitian yang diguankan berupa lembar validasi berupa kelayakan produk oleh ahli materi, ahli media dan guru fisika serta lembar respon siswa yaitu menggunakan skala likert yang dibuat dalam bentuk checklist. Subjek penelitan ini adalah siswa kelas XI SMA Negeri 1 Turi. Hasil penelitian berupa data kualitatif yang diubah menjadi data kuantitatif, kemudian dianalisis sesuai dengan pedoman kriteria penilaian untuk menentukan kualitas produk yang dikembangkan. Hasil penelitian kelayakan produk oleh ahli materi rata-rata sebesar 3,59 dengan kategori sangat layak; oleh ahli media rata-rata sebesar 3,83 dengan kategori sangat layak. Hasil penilaian guru fisika diperoleh rata-rata sebesar 3,82 dengan kategori sangat layak; dan hasil respon siswa diperoleh persentase rata-rata sebesar 88,75% termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan diperoleh simpulan bahwa produk yang dikembangkan layak untuk digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran. Kata kunci: Pengembangan, KIT praktikum, termodinamika, STEM