Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Factors associated with failure to discharge in the context of home care

Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Confl icts of interest: nothing to declare. Abstract Objective: Our aim was to analyze the factors associated with failure to discharge users of the home care service to primary healthcare. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the home care service of the metropolitan region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data from the records of 157 users assisted by the home care teams in 2016, including those that remained throughout 2017, were collected. The socio-demographic, economic, health, and behavioral data were analyzed, in addition to data regarding access to the home care service and the socio-demographic variables of the caregivers. Poisson regression was used to determine the factors associated with failure to discharge from the home care service to primary healthcare, considering p < 0.05 as signifi cant. Results: The percentage of failure to discharge t o primary healthcare was 22.29%. The increase in age and frequency of home visits were associated with failure to discharge. Income of >$780.00 increased by 2.55 times the percentage of failure to discharge from the home care service to primary healthcare compared with users whose income was <$260.00. Being referred from the emergency care unit decreased the percentage of failure to discharge when controlling for the remaining variables of the model. Conclusion: The results demonstrated the existence of users for whom the home care service has diffi culties in discharging to primary healthcare; discharge was also associated with the type of access to the service. This study presented contributions to the subject.
Estimating Soil Organic Carbon in Agricultural Gypsiferous Soils by Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

Contents of soil organic carbon (SOC), gypsum, CaCO3, and quartz, among others, were analyzed and related to reflectance features in visible and near-infrared (VIS/NIR) range, using partial least square regression (PLSR) in ParLes software. Soil samples come from a sloping olive grove managed by frequent tillage in a gypsiferous area of Central Spain. Samples were collected in three different layers, at 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm depth (IPCC guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme in 2006). Analyses were performed by C Loss-On-Ignition, X-ray diffraction and water content by the Richards plates method. Significant differences for SOC, gypsum, and CaCO3 were found between layers; similarly, soil reflectance for 30 cm depth layers was higher. The resulting PLSR models (60 samples for calibration and 30 independent samples for validation) yielded good predictions for SOC (R2 = 0.74), moderate prediction ability for gypsum and were not accurate for the rest of rest of soil components. Importantly, SOC content was related to water available capacity. Soils with high reflectance features held c.a. 40% less water than soils with less reflectance. Therefore, higher reflectance can be related to degradation in gypsiferous soil. The starting point of soil degradation and further evolution could be established and mapped through remote sensing techniques for policy decision making.
A Systematic Methodology for Optimal Design of Wireless Power Transfer System Using Genetic Algorithm

This paper presents a systematic methodology for the optimal design of wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. To design a WPT for a specific application, the values of coil geometric parameters and the number of resonators should be chosen such that an objective function is maximized while satisfying all the design constraints. The conventional methodologies, which are based on cyclic coordinate optimization, are not comprehensive and efficient methods. This paper presents a design methodology based on the genetic algorithm (GA). The optimization method has been applied to designing different WPTs with series and parallel connections of load and different design constraints. Moreover, the number of resonators is considered as the design parameters. In addition, WPTs with parallel and series connections of load are compared from different aspects. The results of calculation, simulation and measurements demonstrate that the 2-coil WPT can be optimized to achieve maximum efficiency compared to the previously reported 2-coil and multi-coil WPTs. In a fabricated 2-coil configuration, a power transfer efficiency (PTE) of 82.7% and a power delivered to the load (PDL) of 173.89 mW are achieved.
AN APPROACH FOR INTERFACE CONDITION OF PHASE-CHANGE HEAT CONDUCTION IN CURVILINEAR COORDINATES

Phase change materials are vastly used in thermal engineering applications. The model studies reduce the experimental time and cost and gives insight into the physical process and and provides relation between the process outcomes and the influencing parameters on the process. One of the challenges in the model study related to the phase change problem is setting the appropriate boundary conditions across the phases. This is because of the fictitious definition of the mush zone across the phases. This situation becomes complicated when setting the boundary conditions across the odd geometric shapes. In this study, mathematical formulation of the condition for energy-balance at the interface of the phase changing is investigated using the curvilinear coordinate system without requiring the coordinate system. The proposed arrangement enables to create a curvilinear system via transformation equations from another curvilinear coordinate system. It also provides mathematical formulation of the interfacial boundary conditions across the phases.
After-School Tutoring, Household Substitution and Student Achievement: Experimental Evidence from Rural China

Worldwide children’s access to after-school learning activities is highly depen-dent on family backgrounds. Concern over the implications of such activities for child development and educational inequality has led to a global rise of public provision of after-school learning support. However little is known about inter-actions of public after-school activities and household investments in children’s learning. This paper contributes to the literature on the e? ects of public inputs on household inputs and student achievement in after-school settings. We build a model that integrates public and private inputs to produce student achievement through two competing mechanisms – diminishing returns to total inputs and complementarity between public and private inputs. When diminishing returns dominate complementarity, the model predicts the substitution away of private inputs due to increases in public inputs for all households, although the extent of crowding-out is smaller and therefore the test score gains are larger for children from disadvantaged family backgrounds facing higher costs of private inputs. We implement a randomized controlled after-school tutoring experiment in rural China where many children are left-behind by both parents and cared for by grandparents. During the program, tutees living with parents reported large and significant reductions in the amount of tutoring received at home, whereas tutees living apart from both parents reported much smaller, and often insignificant, re-ductions. We find that tutees’ math scores improved significantly, and more for children living without parents, although there is no evidence for improvement in tutees’ endline reading scores.Length: 50 pages
University of Groningen Influence of shifting positions of Ser, Thr, and Cys residues in prenisin on the efficiency of modification reactions and on the antimicrobial activities of the modified prepeptides Lubelski,

Citation for published version (APA): Lubelski, J., Overkamp, W. , Kluskens, L. D. , Moll, G. N. , & Kuipers, O. P. (2008). Influence of shifting positions of Ser, Thr, and Cys residues in prenisin on the efficiency of modification reactions and on the antimicrobial activities of the modified prepeptides. Applied and environmental microbiology, 74(15), 46804685. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00112-08
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Hugo Quiroz-Mercado Ehud Ivri Roberto Gonzalez-Salinas 1 Iraklis C Kourtis Joseph Gilbert José Francisco Pérez-Vázquez Mark Blumenkranz 2 Jesús Jiménez-Román George Marcellino 2 1Association to Prevent Blindness, Hospital Sanchez-Bulnes, Mexico City, Mexico; 2Kedalion Therapeutics Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA Purpose: Self-administration of topical ophthalmic therapies remains challenging for many patients as errors due to improper technique are common. The aim of the current studies was to evaluate a novel electromechanical topical ocular drug delivery device designed to facilitate precise dosing and accurate delivery with substantially lower drug exposure than conventional eye drops. Patients and Methods: Two randomized Phase 1 studies were performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single dose of a topical ophthalmic solution administered as a ~9 μL microfluid stream via the test device comparedwith a ~30–40 μL drop delivered via conventional dropper in healthy subjects (Trial 1) and glaucoma patients (Trial 2). In Trial 1, a 1% tropicamide/ 2.5% phenylephrine solution was administered via the test device in one eye and by conventional dropper in the contralateral eye. Pupil dilation was measured at 30 min intervals post-instillation and subject comfort was assessed using a visual analogue scale (range, 0–100). In Trial 2, patients were randomized to receive latanoprost 0.005% via the test device or conventional dropper. Intraocular pressure was measured at baseline and 4–8 hrs post-instillation. Results: In Trial 1 (N=20), mean (SD) pupil diameter 30 mins post-instillation increased by 3.4 (0.9) and 3.5 (1.0) mm in the test and control eyes, respectively. The mean comfort score was 81.7 for the test device versus 57.3 for conventional dropper delivery. In Trial 2 (N=18), the mean change in intraocular pressure following administration of latanoprost was –5.0 (1.8) and –4.3 (3.3) mm Hg in the test and control groups, respectively. No serious adverse events were observed in either study. Conclusion: Administration of a single dose of topical ophthalmic therapy via an electromechanical drug delivery device resulted in comparable effects on pupil dilation and intraocular pressure with lower drug exposure and increased patient comfort compared with conventional dropper delivery.
A STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS: INTERCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF EFL LEARNERS

Yabanci dil ogretimi hizla kuresellesen dunyanin vazgecilmez arastirma alanlarinin basinda gelmektedir. Bu hizli kuresellesme geleneksel tanimlarin da hizlica degisimine neden olmaktadir. Bu nedenle yabanci dil ogretimi tanimi da -ogrencilerde kulturler arasi iletisimsel yetinin kazandirilmasi- sekline donusmustur. Kulturler arasi iletisimin kazandirilmasi noktasinda da eldeki firsatlar degerlendirilmelidir. Bu bakis acisindan yola cikarak mevcut arastirma Turkiye'deki yabanci dil ogrencilerinin farkli bir kulturle etkilesim sonucu kulturler arasi etkinliklerini artirmak ve bu etkilesimin yabanci dil ogrenimlerindeki basariya katkisini incelemeyi amaclamistir. Bu amac dogrultusunda Turkiye’nin dogu kisminda bulunan bir sehir olan Elazig’da bulunan Firat Universitesi ile Turk Isbirligi ve Koordinasyon Ajansi (TIKA) arasindaki bir projeden faydalanilmis ve bu yolla Turkiye’ye formasyon egitimlerini almaya gelen Gana’li ogretmen adaylarinin yabanci dil ogrencilerine kulturler arasi etkililik ve akademik basari acisindan etkisi arastirilmistir. Karma yontem deseniyle yurutulen arastirmadan elde edilen nitel ve nicel veriler ogrencilerin kulturler arasi etkinlik duzeylerinde ve academic basarilarinda bir artis oldugunu kanitlar niteliktedir.
Assessing the impacts that market and policy changes in the forest industry have on communities in rural New Brunswick

A two-sector computable general equilibrium model is calibrated to the New Brunswick community of Petitcodiac. Simulations are conducted for marginal reductions in both the price of lumber and the timber supply. We observe that both reductions have negative impacts on output and most production factors in the forest sector. Other production sectors tend to expand as production factors flow to where they receive their highest return. Comparing the results of this study with those of an Alberta case study, findings indicate that the New Brunswick community is more significantly impacted from timber supply changes and is less significantly impacted from timber price changes. 1 Contact: Dr. V. Lantz, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Forestry/Env. Mngt and Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Canada. E-mail: vlantz@unb.ca; Phone: (506)458-7775; Fax: (506)4533538 2 Contact: Y.A. Yigezu, Graduate Student, Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Canada. E-mail: yatnafe@hotmail.com; Phone: (506)458-7392; Fax: (506)453-4514
Serological survey of porcine circovirus 2 antibodies in Northeastern Brazil by immunoperoxidase monolayer assay

Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) specific antibodies were evaluated in pigs at 15 to 25 weeks of age by immunoperoxidase monolayer assay. Serum samples (n = 575) were obtained from 16 commercial farms located in six states of northeastern Brazil, including two in Ceará (n = 85), three in Rio Grande do Norte (n = 92), two in Paraíba (n = 49), three in Pernambuco (n = 107), two in Alagoas (n = 39), and four in Bahia (n = 203). Out of the 575 evaluated sera, 470 (81.74%) were reagents with antibody titers ranging from 20 to 5,120. All farms presented reactive animals. There was a statistically significant difference in reactivity proportions between the states of Bahia and Ceará (p < 0.05) and between Bahia and Rio Grande do Norte (p < 0.05). This study provides the first serological investigation for PCV2 in pigs from commercial farms in Northeastern Brazil.
Unemployment and Crime Nexus in European Union Countries: A Panel Data Analysis

Issizlik, sosyal ve ekonomik maliyet boyutlarindan dolayi bircok ekonomi icin hayati ve kronik bir sorundur. Ekonomilerin potansiyel uretim seviyelerinin altinda uretim yapmasina neden olan issizlik sorunu, bir takim sosyal sorunlara da yol acabilmektedir. Bu calismada issizligin suc oranlarini etkileyip etkilemedigi arastirilmistir. Issizligin AB-28'deki suc oranlarina etkisi 1993-2016 donemi icin incelenmis ve veri seti Dunya Bankasi ve Eurostat kaynaklarindan elde edilmistir. Issizlik ve suc arasindaki iliskiyi inceleyen cok sayida calisma var. Ancak, bu calisma ile hem gelismis hem de gelismekte olan ulkelerden olusan AB-28'de bu iliskinin analiz edilmesinin, tum ekonomiler icin issizlik ve suc oranlari arasindaki iliski hakkinda genel bilgi saglayacagi degerlendirilmektedir. Ek olarak, calismanin cagdas yontem ve veri setleri ile gerceklestirilmis olmasi, konuyla ilgili guncel analiz bulgulari saglamaktadir. Bu calismada, issizlik ve suc oranlari ile ulkeler arasindaki karsilikli bagimlilik iliskisini analiz etmek icin AB-28'de ikinci nesil panel esbutunlesme ve nedensellik testleri uygulanmistir. Esbutunlesme iliskisi Westerlund esbutunlesme testi ile incelenmis ve nedensellik iliskisi Panel Granger Nedensellik Testi ile degerlendirilmistir. Westerlund Esbutunlesme Testi’nin bulgulari, issizlik orani ile suc oranlari arasinda uzun vadeli bir iliski oldugunu gostermektedir. Ayni zamanda Panel Granger Nedensellik Testi sonuclari, nedensellik iliskisinin issizlikten suc oranlarina kadar oldugunu ortaya koydu. Panel Dinamik En Kucuk Kareler yontemi ile elde edilen sonuclar, model katsayilari, issizlik oranlarindaki artisin suc oranlarini olumlu yonde etkiledigini dogrulamaktadir. Elde edilen sonuclara gore, issizligin azaltilmasiyla mucadeleye yonelik tedbirler, AB-28 ulkelerinde oldugu gibi, suc oranlarinda da bir dusus saglayabilir, bu ayni zamanda suc oranlarinin dusurulmesiyle toplumlarin daha guvenli ve daha refah olacagini da dogrular.
Grade Students’ Mental Models of The Astronomer

Received Feb 1, 2018 Revised May 12, 2018 Accepted May 27, 2018 Teaching astronomy to young generations is of great importance because astronomy education helps us to better understand the world we are living in and to find answers to our questions. In this regard, the current study aimed to determine the secondary school 4th grade students’ mental models of the astronomer. The current research is designed as a descriptive study employing the special case study method. The study was conducted in a city located in the western part of Turkey. The study group is comprised of a total of 77 secondary school 4th grade students attending a state school. In line with the purpose of the study, a data collection tool consisted of 2 openended questions was developed. In light of the findings of the study, it can be argued that the mental models possessed by the students about the astronomer are the scientific model, the astronaut model and the celestial bodies model Keyword:
Clinical outcomes of blood transfusion to patients with pelvic fracture in the initial 6 h from injury

As part of the treatment of pelvic fracture, major hemorrhage poses a challenge for trauma surgeons. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of blood transfusion in the initial 6 h after pelvic fracture, and to define the blood transfusion volume required for each pelvic fracture type. A retrospective cohort study was performed on patients with pelvic fracture at a single Level I Trauma Centre over a 3-year period. A total of 1,297 patients were transported to our trauma centre within 2 h of injury and blood transfusion was administered in the initial 6 h after pelvic fracture. Review of the patients' medical records provided the initial pelvic radiographs and data from emergency department care. Clinical outcomes, including frequency of blood transfusion, blood transfusion volume, injury severity scores and mortality, were evaluated. All pelvic fractures were defined as closed fractures and patients were categorized according to the Arbeit fuer Osteosynthese (AO) classification system. Statistical methods were used to identify trends to provide guidance for clinical prediction. Complete data were available for 497 patients with pelvic fracture, 104 (20.9%) of which received blood transfusion. The blood transfusion volume in the initial 6 h ranged from 0 to 10,000 ml, with a mean of 1,213.94±1354.11 ml. The total mortality rate was 1.8%. Among the patients with C-type pelvic fractures, the frequency of blood transfusion was 59.0% and the mean volume was 2,191.30±1,740.93 ml. The mortality rate for C-type pelvic fractures was 11.43%. The B3 subtype of pelvic fractures had the highest transfusion frequency (53.6%), while the C3 subtype had the largest blood transfusion volume (5,700.00±4,666.90 ml). Patients with type A-C pelvic fractures had a progressively larger mean transfusion volume, transfusion frequency and mortality in the initial 6 h after pelvic fracture. The AO classification system was demonstrated to be a useful tool for the identification of pelvic fracture risk in the present study.
ASSESSMENT OF ECOLOGICAL POWER FOR LOCATING TOURIST VILLAGES

Eco-tourism is a purpose-oriented nature trip to understand the natural and cultural history of the environment by avoiding the change any ecosystems. Degradation of the environment and the creation of economic activities that lead to the proper exploitation of environmental resources and employment for indigenous people. Assessing the power of Lighvan-e Chai and Saeid Abadi watersheds for eco-tourism development is a major step taken in the sustainable development in the region. The present paper aims to assess the eco-tourism potential of the area using the ANP process and Geographic studies system (GIS). Based on the results of the eco-tourism capability map, %1.42 of the high level in the study area is 7.11% of the good level. Also, the results of this study showed that the most unsuitable areas for the construction of high-rise tourist villages were identified. More than 55% of the total range is included.
COSINE: Collaborator Selector for Cooperative Multi-Device Sensing and Computing

Pervasive availability of programmable smart de-vices is giving rise to sensing and computing scenarios that involve collaboration between multiple devices. Maximizing the benefits of collaboration requires careful selection of devices with whom to collaborate as otherwise collaboration may be interrupted prematurely or be sub-optimal for the characteristics of the task at hand. Existing research on collaborative scenarios has mostly focused on providing mechanisms that can establish and harness collaboration, without considering how to maximally benefit from it. In this paper, we contribute by developing COSINE as a novel approach for selecting collaborators in multi-device computing scenarios. COSINE identifies and recommends collaborators based on a novel information theoretic measure based on Markov trajectory entropy. Rigorous experimental benchmarks carried out using a large-scale dataset of device-to-device encounters demonstrate that COSINE can significantly improve collaboration benefits compared to current state-of-the-art solutions, increasing expected duration of collaboration and reducing variability of collaborations.
A Synthetic, Spectroscopic, Theoretical and Biological Perspective on a Novel Schiff Base Included 4-Aminoantipyrine

A novel Schiff base, 4-(([1,1'-biphenyl]-4-ylmethylene)amino)-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-3 H -pyrazol-3-one (BiPhAAP), obtained from biphenyl carboxaldehyde with 4-aminoantipyrine was characterized using elemental analysis, FT-IR, and 1 H and 13 C NMR spectroscopic methods. In addition to the spectroscopic findings, geometrical descriptions and the extent of surface interactions in the compound were determined by X-ray single crystallographic and Molecular Hirshfeld surface (MHS) analysis techniques. The distinctions between experimental and calculated FT-IR results have proved the presence of intra-molecular (C–H….O type) hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure. The in vitro antimicrobial potential, which was studied against two Gram-negative ( Escherichia coli and Proteus vulgaris ) and two Gram-positive ( Bacillus subtilis and Micrococcus luteus ) bacterial strains, and three yeast strains ( Candida albicans , Aspergillus niger and Candida globrata ) was examined by using the agar well diffusion method at concentrations of 250, 125 and 62.5 mg/mL. The in vitro antioxidant activities of this compound were estimated by five different antioxidant assays (DPPH radical scavenging, reducing power, metal chelating activity, superoxide scavenging, and total antioxidant). Cytotoxic activity of the new compound was sought against human breast carcinoma cells (MCF-7). The IC 50 values were established with respect to the MTT test .