Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Slow-paced breathing and cardiac vagal activity : influence on stress regulation, sleep, and cognitive executive performance

This PhD thesis was aimed to investigate the influence of slow-paced breathing (SPB) without biofeedback on CVA, as well as its action on several self-regulation processes, based on the neurovisceral integration model (Smith et al., 2017; Thayer et al., 2009) and on the resonance model (Lehrer & Gevirtz, 2014). Four studies were conducted, adolescents with individual disabilities (Study 1) and healthy young adults (Study 2, 3, & 4). Both short-term and long-term SPB interventions have been investigated, and positive effects have been found on stress management (short-term, Study 1), sleep (long-term, Study 2), and executive functions (short-term, Studies 3 and 4), however results related to executive functions were not mediated by CVA. These results are encouraging regarding the use of SPB in acute and chronic interventions, as a “quick-fix” or daily routine, however future research has to clarify the underlying mechanisms, in particular with brain imaging methods. To conclude, SPB is a technique that is free, non-invasive, easy to implement, and with little side effects, which makes it an appropriate intervention to recommend to address a large range of self-regulation phenomena.
The benefits and physiological changes of high intensity interval training

Physical inactivity have been linked with many major non-communicable diseases and as many as 27.5% of adults globally are considered inactive. Physical activity has been proven to be beneficial in the prevention of many chronic diseases and may reduce the risk of premature death. High intensity interval training (HIIT) has been gaining popularity as a time-efficient alternative for regular exercise training. Current studies show that HIIT is more efficient in improving cardiorespiratory fitness, increasing insulin sensitivity and reducing blood pressure than moderate intensity continuous training (MICT). The advantage of HIIT in fat loss compared to MICT is still unclear, but HIIT might be more efficient in the obese population. The effect of HIIT on increasing aerobic fitness could be caused by increase in stroke volume due to the increase in cardiac contractility, capillary density and mitochondrial adaptation. Fat loss during HIIT could be caused by increased fat oxidation and elevated hormones that drive lipolysis and reduce appetite. While vigorous physical activity may transiently increase the risk of cardiac events. The effect of HIIT on increasing aerobic fitness could be caused by increase in stroke volume due to the increase in cardiac contractility, increased of capillary density and mitochondrial adaptation. While fat loss during HIIT could be caused by an increased fat oxidation, elevated hormones that drives lipolysis and reduces appetite. While vigorous physical activity may transiently increase the risk of cardiac event. High intensity interval training is generally safe even in the elderly population and in people with coronary heart disease.
[PP.20.06] MONOCYTE COUNTS RELATES WITH SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE PRESSURE

Objective: Leucocyte count has been proposed as a marker for predicting cardiovascular risk and appearance of metabolic syndrome. However, few prospective studies have evaluated the relationship between these cells and earlier, subclinical, stages of disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate de relation between monocytes counts and blood pressure (BP). Design and method: We performed a cross-sectional study. We included 396 subjects evaluated in Salamanca for baseline visit of Triple A study. They had a mean age of 57.2 ± 11,9 years; 57.3% were women. Measurements: habits and medication, anthropometric measurements, systolic and diastolic BP, pulse pressure (PP), mean BP, fasting glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin, lipid profile and white blood cell counts. Participants were categorized by monocyte count terciles. Results: The mean absolute monocyte count was 0.50 ± 0.17 x 109/L. In this population 249 (62.9%) had hypertension The mean blood pressure values were: systolic BP 127.5 ± 18.8 mmHg; diastolic BP 78.2 ± 11.1 mmHg; mean BP 94.6 ± 12.3 mmHg; PP 49.3 ± 14.7 mmHg. The mean values of this variables are more elevated in higher monocytes counts (when divided in terciles). In linear multiple regression, monocytes maintain a positive association with systolic BP (beta = 13.8, CI 95% 5.5–22.1) and PP (beta = 15.7, CI 95% 8.3–2) when adjusted for age, sex, dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus type 2, smoking, obesity, hypertension, and medication: antihypertensive, antidiabetic, and lipid lowering drugs. Conclusions: Monocyte count have a positive association with systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure values, independently of cardiovascular risk factors and medication.
Prevalence of low back pain in different educational levels: a systematic review

Introduction: Non-specific low back pain (LBP) can be understood through the interaction of biopsychosocial factors such as education. Unfortunately, it remains unclear whether education can be considered an important risk and prognostic factor for the occurrence of LBP. Objective: To investigate the association between education and LBP. Methods: The following databases were searched: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, AMED and PsyINFO. Results: Thirteen studies were included in the review. The Prevalence Critical Appraisal Instrument (PCAI) was used to assess risk of bias. Methodological quality scores ranged from 7 to 10 on a scale of 0-10. There was a 23% (95% CI, 13-37) prevalence of LBP (10,582 out of a total of 99,457 cases) in the general sample at the time of assessment. The meta-analysis of studies on the prevalence of LBP in people with low, medium or high educational level found the following results, respectively: 24% (95% CI, 12-43), 27% (95% CI, 9-56), and 18% (95% CI, 5-50). The meta-regression identified heterogeneity among the studies included in the review. This can be explained by educational differences (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Occurrence of LBP varies according to educational level. Individuals with higher educational levels are less often affected by LBP than individuals with medium or low educational levels.
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF DENTAL RESTORATIONS IN ADULTS WITH DIFFERENT CARIES RISK PROFILE

Abstract Aim: The quality of restorations varies depending on many factors such as type of material and caries risk. The objective of this research was to investigate the quality of dental restorations by using the Modified United States Public Health Service criteria (USPHS/Ryge) in adults with different caries risk profile. Materials and methods: A total of 175 patients and their 642 restorations were divided into low(DMFT≤5), moderate(5>DMFT DMFT < 14) veya yuksek (DMFT ³ 14) curuk risk grubuna ayrildi. Hastalarin genel saglik, diyet ve agiz hijyen aliskanliklari ile ilgili sorulara yanit vermesi saglandi. Tum restorasyonlar modifiye USPHS kriterlerine gore klinik olarak incelendi. Curuk risk gruplari arasinda yas ortalamasi ve DMFT skorlari acisindan fark olup olmadigi Tek Yonlu ANOVA testi ile degerlendirildi. Restorasyonlarin kalitesi ve curuk risk faktorleri kategorilerindeki skorlar acisindan curuk risk gruplari arasindaki farki belirlemek icin Ki kare testi kullanildi. Bulgular: Dusuk curuk risk grubunda anterior restorasyon sayisi, diger risk gruplarina gore daha az oranda saptandi. Yuksek curuk risk grubunda kompozit restorasyonlar daha az siklikta bulunurken, marjinal renk degisikligi ve yuzey dokusu kriterleri daha yuksek oranda kabul edilemez skorlarini sergiledi (p < 0.05). Yuksek curuk risk grubunda dental plak miktari daha fazla, dis fircalama sikligi daha az olarak belirlendi (p < 0.05). Sonuc: Dental restorasyonlarin basarisi curuk risk profiline gore belirlenebilir. Yuksek curuk riskli bireylerin restorasyon basarisini arttirmak icin agiz hijyen egitimi gereklidir. Anahtar kelimeler: Dental restorasyon, dis curugu, eriskin, modifiye USPHS kriterleri
Role of visual internal urethrotomy in the management of short segment urethral stricture in male

Introduction: To study the Role of Visual Internal Urethrotomy in the Management of Short Segment Urethral Stricture in Male. Materials and Methods: A total of 59 diagnosed short segment urethral stricture male patients who underwent for Visual Internal Urethrotomy from Jan 2018 to May 2019 were studied. The preoperative and postoperative AUA score, Uroflowmetry, Postvoidal residual urine were used to evaluate the effect of visual internal urethrotomy. Paired t test is used for statistical analysis of the result.Result: The postoperative AUA score, uroflowmetry changes and postvoidal residual urine were improved significantly. There was significant change in the AUA score after VIU from 17.52 ± 11.53 preoperatively to 10.28 ± 05.25 and 09.88 ± 07.96 on postoperative 4th and 12th weeks (p
Lack of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities in Schools -- An Obstacle in Girls' Education in Rural Sindh

Education is certainly an undeniable right of every child. Similarly, getting education in a clean and healthy environment in school is also a fundamental child right. Water and sanitation services are also required in schools, if these are not available as a result, the children are often exposed to unhygienic conditions that can make them sick and prevent them from attending school. Government of Pakistan is nationally and internationally committed to provide water, sanitation and hygiene services and facilities to all. The said commitment has been made in National Sanitation Policy 2006 & Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) No 4 and No 6, which are related to availability of water and sanitation for all and inclusive & equitable quality education. A large number of school-going girls either drop-out or are discouraged to go to school on reaching puberty. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in four government higher secondary schools in district Khairpur Sindh in November 2019. Both qualitative and quantitative methods and tools were used to collect the data and information. Data was analyzed by triangulation of all information collected. Results showed that non-availability of water sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools are main hindrance for the girls to attend school during menstruation. Understanding these important challenges and experiences is essential for developing effective interventions to enable girls to attend and participate in school successfully. This includes better understanding the school WASH facilities which helps or hinders girls in managing their menstruation during school hours and how these may be hindering girls' attendance, performance in class and school completion. Key Words: Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Menstruation, Education
IMU-Based Inertia Estimation for a Quadrotor Using Newton-Euler Dynamics

In this letter, we demonstrate that a quadrotor's tilt, angular velocity, linear velocity and the parameters shown in Table II may be estimated using only an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and motor speed feedback for sensing. Motor speed commands are used to drive the process model and the motor speed and IMU measurements are used in the measurement model of an unscented Kalman filter (UKF) containing 32 states, 14 of which are constant parameters. We analytically show the observability of this system. Furthermore, we demonstrate through experiments that a blade flapping moment term is not only significant, but necessary to include in the rotation dynamics to get a sensible moment of inertia estimate. We also model the motor torque as a function of the angular acceleration and velocity of the motors in order to obtain a more accurate moment of inertia estimate.
Advancing Deep Learning for Automatic Autonomous Vision-based Power Line Inspection

Electricity is fundamental to the ability to function of almost all modern-day societies. To maintain the reliability, availability, and sustainability of electricity supply, electric utilities are usually required to perform visual inspections on their electrical grids regularly. These inspections have been typically carried out using a combination of airborne surveys via low-flying helicopters and field surveys via foot patrol and tower climb. The primary purpose of these visual inspections is to plan for necessary repair or replacement works before any major damage that may lead to a power outage. These traditional inspection methods are not only slow and expensive but also potentially dangerous. In the past few years, numerous efforts have been made to automate these visual inspections. However, due to the high accuracy requirements of the task and its unique challenges, automatic vision-based inspection has not yet been widely adopted in this field. In this dissertation, we exploit recent advances in Deep Learning (DL), especially deep Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies for facilitating automatic autonomous vision-based power line inspection. We propose a novel automatic autonomous vision-based power line inspection concept that uses UAV inspection as the main inspection method, optical images as the primary data source, and deep learning as the backbone of data analysis. Next, we conduct an extensive literature review on automatic vision-based power line inspection. Based on that, we identify the possibilities and six main challenges of DL vision-based UAV inspection: (i) the lack of training data; (ii) class imbalance; (iii) the detection of small power line components and defects; (iv) the detection of power lines in cluttered backgrounds; (v) the detection of previously unseen power line components and defects; and (vi) the lack of metrics for evaluating inspection performance. We address the first three challenges by creating four medium-sized datasets for training component detection and classification models, by applying a series of effective data augmentation techniques to balance out the imbalanced classes, and by utilizing multistage component detection and classification based on Single Shot multibox Detector (SDD) and deep Residual Networks (ResNets) to detect small power line components
INNOVATION IN LEARNING PROPORTION USING PROPORTION TABLE

This study aims to develop learning of direct and inverse proportion by using proportion tables based on Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia (PMRI) approach. Data were collected from preliminary test results, classroom observation, field notes, student activity sheets, test answer sheets, and interviews conducted on students grade VII at Islamic Junior High School Al-Azhar 12 Rawamangun. Based on the results of the retrospective analysis, PMRI characteristics have a role in developing direct and inverse proportion. Students' activities in observing the context presented can train students to develop learning strategies and explore the use of proportion tables. The proportion table can present the students' informal thinking processes and assist students in solving problems related to direct and inverse proportion. The use of student construction results in each meeting contributes to assisting students in understanding the direct and inverse proportion. The conceptual relevance of this study attracts students' attention because the context is given close to student life. Thus, the proportion table can help students to understand the proportion so that they can resolve the proportion problems.
An evaluation of the effect of ethanolic fruit extracts of Xylopia aethiopica on haematological and biochemical parameters in male rats

Xylopia aethiopica (African guinea pepper) is used mainly as spices, as postpartum tonic and to induce placental discharge postpartum by traditional birth attendants (TBA). In spite of its frequent and regular use, no attempt has been made to scientifically examine the effects of the spice on haematological and biochemical parameters. The present study was thus undertaken to fill this gap in knowledge in our effort to establish the effect of local spice and medications on these parameters. The extract of Xylopia aethiopica was administered (30, 100 and 300 mg/kg p.o) to different groups of male rats for sixty days. Blood samples were collected 24 hours after the last treatment by cardiac puncture into EDTA tubes for haematology parameters and into plain tubes for the enzyme and other biochemical assays. Oral administration of the extract produces significant (p<0.001) augmentation of Hb, total white blood cells and neutrophil in a dose dependent fashion. It however did not affect RBC, and HCT. The extract also cause a significant increase in serum total protein, Albumin, Globulin, HDL and total Cholesterol levels as well as indirect and total bilirubin dose dependently while decreasing serum ALT. It did not however have a significant effect on Renal function test (urea and creatinine). The present findings may be responsible for the usefulness of X. aethiopica fruit in the our local setting as an immune booster and postpartum tonic
Promotion of Advance Care Planning for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

Vulnerable populations in the United States experience disparities in access to advance care planning and may have significant unmet healthcare needs at the end of life, including unrelieved suffering. People who are homeless have increased morbidity and mortality risks, yet lack opportunities to discuss end-of-life preferences. A Doctor of Nursing Practice project consisted of designing, implementing, and evaluating an educational intervention in two settings for nurse practitioners and other clinicians on advance care planning with individuals experiencing homelessness. The intervention was associated with increased knowledge and confidence in advance care planning ability. Participants expressed positive intention to change individual practice based on learnings. Lack of time and patient discomfort with end-of-life topics were identified as barriers to changing practice regarding advance care planning. Educational interventions on advance care planning for clinicians were effective and may help to increase patient access to this important component of care. Advance care planning is a crucial antecedent to receiving patient-centered care at the end of life, particularly for vulnerable populations.
Cats that get stressed when visiting the veterinary practice: can gabapentin help improve their welfare?

PICO question In cats which are stressed as a consequence of veterinary interventions does gabapentin administration, compared with no gabapentin, result in lower levels of stress? Clinical bottom line There is moderate to good evidence to indicate that a single dose (100 mg) of oral gabapentin administered to cats might reduce signs of acute stress associated with veterinary visits. Two blinded, randomised, placebo controlled trials were reviewed, with consistency of direction of effect for the main outcome measure (Cat Stress Score) assessed.
The Effects of the Tri Hita Karana Culture, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitude, and Computer Self Efficacy on the Interest of Accounting Students of Private Universities in Denpasar City to Use Accounting Software

This study aims to analyze the effect of the Tri Hita Karana (THK) culture, computer anxiety, computer attitude, and computer self-efficacy on the interest of accounting students of private universities in Denpasar City to use accounting software. Sample of this research is 95 accounting students was taken using random sampling techniques. Data were analysed using multiple linear regression analysis and the result of this study finds that Tri Hita Karana and computer attitude has positively affected the interest of accounting students to use accounting software, but computer anxiety and compter self-efficacy does not affect the interest of accounting students to use accounting software. The implications of this research for private universities in Denpasar City are expected to be able to improve the quality of the learning process and provide insight for students regarding the use of accounting software so as to produce graduates who can compete in the workforce later.
Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment in Czech Neurological andPsychiatric Practices

The aim of the study: The aim of this study was to obtain comprehensive information about standard practice in management of dementia among specialists responsible for the care of patients with cognitive deterioration in the Czech Republic. Methods: The data were collected by the means of structured questionnaires completed by neurologists, psychiatrists and geriatricians during seminars focused on cognitive topics. Results: 152 specialists were participating in the study. The respondents saw the mean of 27 patients with cognitive deficit monthly, 33% of whom suffer from Alzheimer disease. Neurologists diagnosed equal proportions of patients with mild cognitive impairment, and with mild to moderate stages of dementia; psychiatrists and geriatricians mostly diagnose patients at the moderate stage of the disease. Nearly all of the neurologists and half of the psychiatrists examined their patients by MRI or CT prior to starting therapy. SPECT was mainly used by neurologists (42%). The majority of patients took cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) for 2-3 years. Half of the specialists occasionally used dual therapy with ChEI and memantine. Nootropics were administered more frequently by psychiatrists. All the respondents prescribed an Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) for the therapy of coinciding depression. Conclusion: Dementia was managed by the majority of specialists according to the EFNS guidelines. The early stages of the disease were mostly handled by neurologists, who also tend to employ more sophisticated diagnostic tools in differential diagnosis of dementia.
Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls

What happens when immigrant girls are given increased opportunities to integrate into the workplace and society, but their parents value more traditional cultural outcomes? Building on Akerlof and Kranton’s identity framework (2000), we construct a simple game-theoretic model which shows how expanding opportunities for immigrant girls can have the unintended consequence of reducing their well-being, since identity-concerned parents will constrain their daughter’s choices. The model can explain the otherwise puzzling findings from a reform which granted automatic birthright citizenship to eligible immigrant children born in Germany after January 1, 2000. Using survey data we collected in 57 schools in Germany and comparing those born in the months before versus after the reform, we find that birthright citizenship lowers measures of life satisfaction and self-esteem for immigrant girls. This is especially true for Muslims, where traditional cultural identity is salient. Birthright citizenship results in disillusionment where immigrant Muslim girls believe their chances of achieving their educational goals are lower and the perceived odds of having to forgo a career for family rise. Consistent with the model, immigrant Muslim parents invest less in their daughters’ schooling and have a lower probability of speaking German with their daughters if they are born after the reform. We further find that immigrant Muslim girls granted birthright citizenship are less likely to self-identify as German, are more socially isolated, and are less likely to believe foreigners can have a good life in Germany. In contrast, immigrant boys experience, if anything, an improvement in well-being and little effect on other outcomes. Taken together, the findings point towards immigrant girls being pushed by parents to conform to a role within traditional culture, whereas boys are allowed to take advantage of the opportunities that come with citizenship. Alternative models can explain some of the findings in isolation, while our identity model is consistent with all of the findings simultaneously.