Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The effectiveness of GlideScope video laryngoscopy in the management of pediatric difficult airways

The aim of this thesis is to quantify the intubation success rates and complication rates associated with GlideScope® video laryngoscopy in pediatric difficult airway patients. Difficult intubation is a major source of anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality in both adults and children (1–3). A number of studies have demonstrated that video laryngoscopy has helped to address this problem in adults, producing high intubation success rates with minimal complications (4–6). However, the literature on the use of videoscopes in children with difficult airways is sparse. We therefore sought to examine success and complication rates with the GlideScope®, a common type of video laryngoscope. To do so, we examined patient data from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry, a collection of information on difficult airway incidents at fourteen pediatric teaching hospitals in the United States. From these data we calculated overall, first-pass, and rescue success rates on a per-attempt and per-patient basis, comparing them to success rates that resulted from using direct laryngoscopy. We also examined success rates for
Scale-Adaptive Human Target Tracking for Through-Wall Imaging Radar

In this letter, we consider the problem of human target detecting and tracking, exploiting small-aperture through-wall imaging radar. We build a novel target model considering both the statistical and the geometrical information of the target image. A scale-adaptive target tracking method is proposed to track the scale and orientation variant human targets based on the mean-shift tracking framework, where the image moments are exploited to estimate the scale and orientation of the target image dynamically. Finally, the proposed algorithm is evaluated by simulations and experimental results.
Knowledge if Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women Aged 20-70 Years with Diabetes Mellitus at a Central Hospital in Zimbabwe

The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors in women aged 20 to 70 years with diabetes mellitus at a central hospital in Zimbabwe. A purposive sample of 67 women with diabetes mellitus, attending a diabetes clinic participated. An interview schedule, comprising of sixteen risk factors, adopted from the 25 item Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire and eight items, derived from literature, was used to measure heart disease risk factor knowledge and the link between diabetes and heart disease. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation test and regression analysis were used to analyze data, at a significance level of < 0.05. Knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors was low (mean score = 13.4, SD = 5.7, range 0-21 out of 24), compared to earlier findings among Spanish speakers with diabetes mellitus (mean score = 17,5, SD = 5, range 0-24). Only residence was predictive of knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors (r = 0,308, p <.05. Thus residence is associated with increased knowledge. The effect of residence (R2 =. 095, F = 6.811, p = <. 05), explained 9.5% of the variance in knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors. The results showed that women with diabetes had low knowledge of established cardiovascular disease risk factors, mainly diet, family history and smoking. Provision of culturally relevant education should be prioritized to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in women with diabetes in Zimbabwe.
Analysis of development factors of jasmine flower (Jasminum sambac L.) commodity on farmers in Batang Regency, Central Java

This research aims to: 1) analyze productivity level of jasmine flower agribusiness, and 2) analyze factors which influence the development of jasmine flower agribusiness in Batang Regency. The research was conducted by survey and observation methods. The research sites were determined by purposive sampling method, based on the regional potential of the district which develops jasmine flower agribusiness, namely Kandeman district and Batang district. 63 farmers were selected as respondents by quota sampling. Primary data were collected by interview based on the prepared questionnaire. Secondary data were obtained from Agencies and other Offices which are related to the subject of the research. The data in this study are presented in descriptive and statistical analysis. The productivity of jasmine flower was analyzed based on the average land area and production, whereas the analysis of development factors of jasmine flower agribusiness was analyzed using multiple linear regression model with production of jasmine flower as the dependent variable (Y) and age (X1), education background (X2), number of dependents (X3), business experience (X4) of farmers, land area (X5), cropping pattern (X6), land status (X7), production goal (X8), production period (X9), and selling price (X10) as independent factors. The results showed that the average land area was 0.499 ha/farmer with production capacity of 2,793.86 kg/annum, or a productivity rate of 5,598.92 kg/ha. Taken together, factor (X1) to factor (X10) has a very significant effect (P <0.01) on the development of jasmine flower agribusiness, while the land area (P <0.01) and the selling price of jasmine flowers (P <0 , 10) has a partial influence on the development of jasmine flower agribusiness. These results indicate that the development of jasmine flower agribusiness needs to take into account technical, social and economic factors.
On the Accuracy of Reconstructing Plasma Sheet Electron Fluxes From Temperature and Density Models

The particle simulations of the inner magnetosphere require time‐dependent boundary conditions for the particle flux set in the transition region between dipolar and tail‐like configurations. Usually, the flux is reconstructed from particle density and temperature predicted by empirical models or magnetohydrodynamic simulations. However, this method requires assumptions about the energy spectra to be made. This uncertainty adds to the inaccuracy of the empirical models or magnetohydrodynamic predictions. We use electron flux measurements in the nightside at r=6–11RE in the 1–300 keV energy range to estimate the potential accuracy of the electron flux reconstruction from the macroscopic plasma parameter models. We use kappa and Maxwellian distribution functions as well as two population approximations to describe the electron spectra. It is found that this method works reasonably well in the thermal energy range (1–10 keV). However, the average difference between measured and predicted fluxes becomes as large as 1 order of magnitude at energies ≥40 keV. The optimal value of the kappa parameter is found to be between 3 and 4, but it depends strongly on magnetic local time and radial distance. We conclude that the development of the flux‐based models (model of differential flux at several reference energies) instead of density and temperature models can be considered as a promising direction.
Studies on the Macroglobulins of Human Serum

THE occurrence of high-titer heterophil sheep-cell agglutinins in infectious mononucleosis is well established; furthermore, all available evidence indicates that these antibodies are exclusively 19S in nature.1 2 3 Recently Calvo et al.4 described 19S cold agglutinins with anti-i specificity in patients with infectious mononucleosis. The primary purpose of this study was to relate quantitative changes in the immunoglobulins, particularly immunoglobulin Class M (IgM),5 to measurable serologic reactions such as heterophil or anti-i antibody activity. In this regard absorption experiments revealed that no more than 1 to 5 per cent of the quantitative IgM increment present in patients with infectious mononucleosis could be .
Diamagnetic oscillations ahead of stopped dipolarization fronts

It is well established that fast flows in the magnetotail plasma sheet which are separated from the ambient plasma by dipolarization fronts brake in the tail‐dipole transition region. Flow/front braking is suggested to play an important role in generation of compressional waves in the inner magnetosphere and geomagnetic pulsations. Because of the paucity of multipoint observations in the tail‐dipole transition region, however, details of wave generation during flow/front braking are unknown. Using comprehensive coverage of the near‐Earth plasma sheet and geostationary orbit by six spacecraft, we explore the relationship between dipolarization fronts that propagated earthward at x=−11 to −9RE and stopped at x=−9 to −8RE and compressional oscillations observed at x≈−8RE. The oscillations, which were diamagnetic (i.e., exhibited antiphase variations in magnetic and plasma pressures), were observed about a minute prior to front detection. The amplitude of the magnetic oscillations at −8RE was ∼5 nT; the wavelength was ∼0.5RE. Enhancements of magnetic oscillations with different frequencies and amplitudes of 1 to 2 and 2 to 4 nT were detected at geosynchronous orbit and on the ground, respectively. Analysis of observations reveals that although the fast flow/front stopped a few RE beyond geosynchronous orbit, the plasma compression propagated farther inward and excited compressional diamagnetic oscillations in the tail‐dipole transition region.
Effects of Dexamethasone on Pulmonary Oxygenation Impairments in Therapeutic Hypothermia for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Objectives: We studied retrospectively to examine differences in the occurrence rate of pneumonia and the time-course changes in pulmonary oxygenation between hypothermic and normothermic therapies with or without dexamethasone (D) administration in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: A retrospective observational study. Setting: Two university hospitals. Subjects and Methods: In consecutive TBI patients (GCS ≤ 8) treated with hypothermic (N=23, 32-33°C) or normothermic (N=16, 36-37.5°C) therapy, the occurrence rate of pneumonia, PaO2/FIO2 (P/F) ratios and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were examined. The comparisons were made among hypothermic and normothermic groups with or without D administration. In several patients in both groups, neutrophil functions were examined. Data were analyzed with ANOVA followed by Sheffe’s F-test, Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis tests or chi-squared test (p<0.05) as appropriate. Results: The occurrence rate of pneumonia in a hypothermic group with D administration was significantly lower than in a hypothermic group without D. In the hypothermic group without D treatment, CRP elevation during the rewarming phase occurred, which was followed by more severe P/F ratio deteriorations as compared to the hypothermic group given D. Neutrophil phagocytic functions in hypothermic patients without D were activated around 35°C, which were followed by marked decreases in pulmonary oxygen. In contrast, phagocytic function in a hypothermic patient receiving D was depressed, but without P/F ratios below 280. Conclusion: This study poses hypotheses that neutrophils play a role in the pulmonary oxygenation impairment in hypothermic therapy for TBI patients, and that dexamethasone improves the pulmonary complications in therapeutic hypothermia.
Output feedback adaptive fault‐tolerant compensation tracking control for linear systems based on the closed‐loop reference model

This paper investigates the problem of output feedback adaptive compensation tracking control for linear systems subject to external disturbances and actuator failures including loss of effectiveness faults and bias faults. The impact of actuator faults on the transient performance of systems can be mitigated predicated on the closed‐loop reference model with an additional degrees of design freedom. Using the estimation information provided by the adaptive mechanism, an output feedback adaptive fault‐tolerant control strategy is developed to track closed‐loop reference model systems. It is shown that all the signals of the resulting closed‐loop system are bounded. Finally, simulation results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed fault‐tolerant tracking control method.
Peningkatan Kinerja Guru Dalam Penyusunan Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP) Melalui Pendampingan Klasikal Dan Individual Di SD Negeri 26 Ampenan Semester SAtu Tahun Pelajaran 2017/2018

Latar belakang diadakannya Penelitian ini adalah rendahnya kompetensi guru sasaran Di SD Negeri 26 Ampenan dalam penyusunan Rencana Pelakssanaan Pembelajaran (RPP) Berdasarkan KTSP dan Kurikulum 2013 yang berdampak kurang percaya diri dalam proses pembelajaran. Solusinya diadakan pendampingan baik secara klasikal maupun individual dalam penyusunan RPP berdasarkan KTSP dan Kurikulum 2013. Tujuannya adalah untuk mengetahui efektifitas pelaksanaan pendampingan berbasis KKG dalam upaya meningkatkan kompetensi guru dalam menyusun RPP berdasarkan KTSP dan Kurikulum 2013, yang bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan profesionalisme sebagai kepala sekolah dan bagi guru untuk meningkatkan proses pembelajaran di kelas. Hipotesis tindakan: meningkatkan Kinerja guru sasaran SD Negeri 26 Ampenan semester satu tahun pelajaran 2017/2018 dalam menyusun RPP berdasarkan KTSP dan Kurikulum 2013. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan sebanyak dua siklus, masing-masing siklus satu kali pertemuan. Tahapan setiap siklus adalah perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Indikator keberhasilan dalam penelitian ini adalah; 1) hasil observasi Kepala Sekolah maupun observasi guru selama proses pendampingan telah memperoleh skor rata-rata > 4,0, 2) hasil kerja guru dalam penyusunan RPP mencapai > 85% dengan nilai rata-rata > 80,00. Hasil penelitian pada siklus I observasi Kepala Sekolah rata-rata (3,40), observasi guru rata-rata (3,50) dan hasil kerja individual rata-rata nilai (68,19) dengan prosentase ketercapaian (0%). Pada siklus II observasi Kepala Sekolah rata-rata (4,50), observasi guru rata-rata (4,33) dan hasil kerja individual rata-rata nilai (87,37) dengan prosentase ketercapaian (100%). Indikator keberhasilan telah tercapai, penelitian di nyatakan berhasil dan dihentikan pada siklus II. Kesimpulan; pelaksanaan pendampingan dapat meningkatkan kinerja guru sasaran SD Negeri 26 Ampenan dalam penyusunan RPP berdasarkan KTSP dan Kurikulum 2013. Disarankan agar Kepala Sekolah lainnya melakukan penelitian sejenis dalam upaya peningkatan kompetensi guru, dan kepada guru mata pelajaran agar mampu menyusun RPP berdasarkan KTSP dan Kurikulum 2013.
Wall-transpiration-induced instabilities in plane Couette flow

Linear stability of Couette flow modified by transpiration applied at the lower wall is considered. It is shown that transpiration can induce flow instability resulting in the appearance of streamwise-vortex-like structures. It is argued that the instability is driven by centrifugal forces associated with streamline curvature. The conditions leading to the onset of the instability depend on the amplitude and wavelength of the transpiration and can be expressed in terms of the critical Reynolds number. The global critical conditions describing the minimum critical Reynolds number required for the onset of the instability for the specified amplitude of the transpiration regardless of its wavelength are also given. The threshold amplitude required for the onset varies approximately as ${\sim}\hbox{\it Re}^{-1.15}$ for large $Re$, where the Reynolds number used is based on the velocity difference between the walls and the channel half-width. The existence of a global threshold, below which the instability cannot occur regardless of the amplitude of the transpiration, has been demonstrated. This threshold corresponds approximately to $\hbox{\it Re}=84$.
Opportunities to learn foundational number sense in three Swedish year one textbooks: implications for the importation of overseas-authored materials

ABSTRACT In this paper we present statistical analyses of three textbooks used by Swedish teachers to support year one children's learning of mathematics. One, Eldorado, is authored by Swedish teachers, another, Favorit, is a Swedish adaptation of a popular Finnish series and the third, Singma, is a Swedish adaptation of a Singapore series. Data were coded against the eight categories of foundational number sense, which are the number-related competences literature has shown to be essential for the later mathematical success of year one learners. Two analyses were undertaken; the first was a frequency analysis of the tasks coded for a particular category, the second was a time-series analysis highlighting the temporal location of such opportunities. The frequency analyses identified statistically significant differences with respect to children's opportunities to acquire foundational number sense. Additionally, the time series showed substantial differences in the ways in which such tasks were located in the structure of the textbooks. Such differences, we argue, offer substantial didactical challenges to teachers trying to adapt their practices to the expectations of such imports.
Nighttime Cool Skin Effect Observed from Infrared SST Autonomous Radiometer (ISAR) and Depth Temperatures

The nighttime ocean cool skin signal ΔT [defined as skin sea surface temperature (SSTskin) minus depth SST (SSTdepth)] is investigated using 103 days of matchups between shipborne Infrared SST Autonomous Radiometer (ISAR) SSTskin and water intake SSTdepth at ~7.1–9.9-m depths, in oceans around Australia. Before data analysis, strict quality control of ISAR SSTskin data is conducted and possible diurnal warming contamination is carefully minimized. The statistical distribution of ΔT, and its dependencies on wind speed, heat flux, etc., are consistent with previous findings. The overall average ΔT value is −0.23 K. It is observed that the magnitude of the cool skin signal increases after midnight and a coolest skin offset (with an average value of −0.36 K) is found at around dawn. The dependency of ΔT on SST conditions is observed. Direct warm skin events are discovered when the net heat flux direction is from the atmosphere to the ocean, which is more likely to occur at high latitudes when the air is very humid and warmer than the SST. In addition, several cool skin models are validated: one widely used physical model performs best and can capture most skin-effect trends and details; the empirical models only reflect the basic features of the observed ΔT values. If the user cannot apply the physical model (due to, e.g., the algorithm complexity or missing inputs), then the empirical parameterization in the form proposed in a 2002 study can be used. However, we recommend using a new set of parameters, calculated in this study, based on much more representative dataset, and with more rigorous quality control.
Pituitary Macroadenoma May be a Tentative Diagnosis in a Young Patient With Anemia

A 25-year-old young man presented to our emergency room with a 3-month history of progressive headache and being easily tired. The familial and personal history of the patient was not significant. On examination, he appeared generally weak. The neurological examination revealed no visual defects, decreased muscle power, or other neurological deficits. Laboratory studies showed normocytic anemia with serum hemoglobin 12.7 g/dL. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain was performed, which disclosed a 1.9 cm sellar mass that caused compression and mild elevation of the optic chiasm. The diagnosis of pituitary macroadenoma was established. Therefore, navigator-assisted endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal approach to remove the tumor was performed and postoperative recovery was uneventful. A definitive diagnosis of a gonadotroph adenoma is made by pathologic evaluation of the tumor. We emphasize that pituitary adenoma should be a tentative diagnosis in a male patient with normocytic and normochromic anemia with hypogonadism. The anemia is associated with hypogonadism and tumor size, and improves following treatment that increases testosterone level. Headache may be the only neurological sign.
Paley type partial difference sets in abelian groups

Partial difference sets with parameters (v,k,λ,μ)=(v,(v−1)/2,(v−5)/4,(v−1)/4) are called Paley type partial difference sets. In this note, we prove that if there exists a Paley type partial difference set in an abelian group of order v, where v is not a prime power, then v=n4 or 9n4 , n>1 an odd integer. In 2010, Polhill constructed Paley type partial difference sets in abelian groups with those orders. Thus, combining with the constructions of Polhill and the classical Paley construction using nonzero squares of a finite field, we completely answer the following question: “For which odd positive integers v>1 , can we find a Paley type partial difference set in an abelian group of order v ? ”
NOTE Orthogonal Frames in the Leech Lattice and a Type II Code over Z22

In this paper, we consider the problem of the existence of a basis of orthogonal vectors of norm 2k in the Leech lattice. Recently it has been shown that there is such a basis for every k ( 2) which is not of the form 11. In this paper, this problem is completely settled by finding such a basis for k=11. This is established by constructing an extremal Type II Z22 -code of length 24. 2001 Academic Press
Rainfall Contribution of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal between 1998 and 2016 using TRMM Satellite Data

In the Bay of Bengal (BoB) area, landfalling Tropical Cyclones (TCs) often produce heavy rainfall that results in coastal flooding and causes enormous loss of life and property. However, the rainfall contribution of TCs in this area has not yet been systematically investigated. To fulfil this objective, firstly, this paper used TC best track data from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to analyze TC activity in this area from 1998 to 2016 (January–December). It showed that on average there were 2.47 TCs per year generated in BoB. In 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2016 there were 3 or more TCs; while in 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, and 2015, there was only 1 TC. On a monthly basis, the maximum TC activity was in May, October, and November, and the lowest TC activity was from January to April and in July. Rainfall data from the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) were used to estimate TC rainfall contribution (i.e., how much TC contributed to the total rainfall) on an interannual and monthly scale. The result showed that TCs accounted for around 8% of total overland rainfall during 1998–2016, and with a minimum of 1% in 2011 and a maximum of 34% in 1999. On the monthly basis, TCs’ limited rainfall contribution overland was found from January to April and in July (less than 14%), whereas the maximum TC rainfall contribution overland was in November and December (16%), May (15%), and October (14%). The probability density functions showed that, in a stronger TC, heavier rainfall accounted for more percentages. However, there was little correlation between TC rainfall contribution and TC intensity, because the TC rainfall contribution was also influenced by the TC rainfall area and frequency, and as well the occurrence of other rainfall systems.
Improved results on synchronisation of Markovian jump complex dynamical networks via sampled-data controller and convex combination

This paper investigates the Markovian jump complex dynamical networks via a sampled-data controller and convex combination. Firstly, constructing an improved discontinuous Lyapunov-Krasovskii function (LKF), which is fully considered the characteristics of sampled-data to reduce the conservativeness. Secondly, designing an appropriate sample-data controller and combining some integral inequalities, convex function and free weighting matrices to utilise the upper bound on variable sampling interval and the sawtooth structure information of varying input delay. Then one can obtain the new criterion of sampled-data synchronisation. Finally, giving two examples to prove the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed methods. Obviously, compared with other existing literatures, this paper has less conservative.