Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Public Health Nutrition: A Comparative Study of the Nutritional Status of Children in Villages in Northern Nigeria Using and Not Using Soya Beans

The nutritional status of 240 children between the ages of 2 and 15 years in communities that use or do not use soya beans was evaluated by conventional methods. There were significant differences (p <.05) in the nutritional status of pre-school (2–5 yr) and school-age children (6–15 yr) in the three communities. Using weight-for-height as an index of acute malnutrition, 32.5%, 25.5%, and 22.6% of preschool children were normal in Kurmin Masara, Kaya, and Makera, respectively, as were 44.6%, 24.4%, and 21.7% of school-age children. Kurmin Masara, a community producing and using soya beans, had a significantly higher percentage (p < .05) of nutritionally normal and a lower percentage of severely malnourished children than the other two villages. Generally, malnutrition was more pronounced in school-age children in the three communities. Soya bean accounted for 34.4%, 28.5%, and 1.3% of the protein intake of children 2 to 15 years of age in Kurmin Masara, Kaya, and Makera, respectively. Our findings appear to validate the importance of soya bean in the diet of children, especially in this period of economic recession when animal protein sources are very expensive. Extension service efforts are necessary in Nigeria and other African countries to increase soya bean production and use to improve the nutritional status of the population, particularly young children.
Life Cycle Assessment of Lithium-Based Batteries for Conceptual Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

Nowadays, the transportation sector faces a considerable challenge regarding its ecological impact and contribution to global warming. A common evaluation approach usually relies only on low carbon emissions during operation and does not account for a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the product and/or its sub-components, e.g. batteries, that may significantly contribute to the ecological mark produced by the final product. In this sense, this dissertation addresses the environmental impact, considering an LCA of lithium-sulphur (using IREC cells) and lithium-oxygen (composed of STABLE cells) batteries for conceptual aircraft design phase application. In a first analysis, it provides insights on the relative contribution of all components of each cell. Comparing both cells, the STABLE cell has a lower overall environmental impact with a carbon footprint of approximately 70.7 % less than the IREC cell. However, its human toxicity impact is 10.1 % superior. Afterwards, considering limitations and future estimates, the battery packs are modelled to suit a wide range of hybrid-electric propulsion system. An assessment is conducted considering extraction of raw material, production, operational processes, and finally recycling, re-use, landfill and other end-of-life (EOL) processes.
Addressing loneliness and associated health risks among university students

1 Student Health Service, University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Loneliness is a significant risk factor for the development of both physical and psychological issues such as the development of depression and suicidal risk. University students are an upcoming risk group for loneliness in the Netherlands (Student Health Check). However, studies into loneliness in this specific population group is scarce. In order to establish effective interventions targeting loneliness, a better understanding of the mechanisms of loneliness among students is required. As a theoretical base The Loneliness among Students Model (Pijpers, 2017) is used, which is an elaboration of The Loneliness Model of De Jong Gierveld (1987), and adaptation to the university student population. BACKGROUND
Public sector commissioning and the third sector: Old wine in new bottles?:

Public sector commissioning has risen rapidly to prominence as the central mechanism for the ‘purchase’ of services in an increasingly mixed economy of public services in the UK and this has wide-ranging consequences for non-state actors including those in the third sector. Academic consideration of commissioning has been rather fragmented, concerned with particular service fields or sectors. This paper provides an overview, with a focus on the relationship between the state and the third sector. The paper begins by questioning whether commissioning is really ‘new’ or a continuation of existing trends around procurement and contracting and whether it constitutes a genuinely transformative relationship between the state and third sector. It considers some core debates about the likely impact of commissioning on the third sector and its relationship with the state. In doing so, the paper advances two main arguments: that commissioning remains highly fragmented in policy and practice, between different local.
IMPLEMENTASI SISTEM RUJUKAN DI RUMAH SAKIT BHAYANGAKARA KOTA KENDARI TAHUN 2018

Sistem rujukan pelayanan kesehatan dilaksanakan secara berjenjang sesuai dengan kebutuhan pengobatan. Pelayanan kesehatan memiliki alur dan prosedur yang harus diketahui dan ditaati oleh pasien dan petugas. Implementasi sistem rujukan di Rumah Sakit Bhayangkara Kota Kendari memerlukan kebijakan yang lebih jelas, untuk menghindari timbulnya kesalahan yang di akibatkan karena human eror. Untuk mengetahui implementasi sistem rujukan di Rumah Sakit Bhayangkara Kota Kendari. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologis. Penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologis mendeskripsikan suatu objek, fenomena atau setting social dalam tulisan yang bersifat naratif. Dimana laporan penelitian kualitatif berisi kutipan-kutipan dari data/fakta mengenai implementasi sistem rujukan di Rumah Sakit Bhayangkara. Menunjukkan bahwa pemeriksaan kelengkapan syarat administrasi belum dila kukan sesuai ketentuan yang ada, terbukti dengan adanya less atau berkas rekam medis yang didalamnya tidak lengkap. terdapat kejadian pengembalian uang klaim dan pengembalian berkas dari poli yang diakibatkan karena ketidak sesuaian diagnosa pasien. Petugas Rumah Sakit Bhayangkara masih tidak patuh terhadap SOP yang ada. Hal tersebut dikarenakan adanya masalah seperti adanya berkas yang tidak lengkap dan terjadinya pengembalian berkas pasien dari ruang poli. stok obat di instalasi farmasi Rumah Sakit Bhayangkara masih tidak lengkap. Karena petugas instalasi farmasi masih memberikan copy resep atau resep luar kepada pasien. Kata kunci: Sistem Rujukan, Rumah Sakit.
Tackling Transfer Learning and Catastrophic Forgetting Using Asynchronous Methods for Deep Reinforcement Learning

In this paper we evaluate how asynchronous methods for deep re-inforcement learning can be augmented in order to handle transfer learning and overcome catastrophic forgetting. We introduce an hybrid version of the Asynchronous Advantage Actor-Critic on GPU (GA3C), capable of (i) transferring knowledge from a previously learned task to a new one that is now required to learned and (ii) remember how to perform the previously learned tasks as it learns the new one. We show that by learning multiple tasks it is possible to improve the learning efficiency for a new, similar task, and that by augmenting the GA3C’s with the Elastic Weight Consolidation (EWC) algorithm, it is possible to overcome a substantial amount of catastrophic forgetting. We make our source code publicly available at https://github.com/jmribeiro/UGP.
Psychological Empowerment and Employee Attitudes: Mediating Role of Intrinsic Motivation

Using an assorted sample (N = 180) of employees from various organizations in Pakistan, the authors investigated the main effects of psychological empowerment, intrinsic motivation on job satisfaction and turnover intention. Additionally, the unexplored mediated link of intrinsic motivation with psychological empowerment and job attitudes and behavioral intentions was explored. Using structural equation modeling, our results revealed significant direct effects of psychological empowerment and intrinsic motivation, while mediated links of intrinsic motivation with psychological empowerment and job satisfaction were supported as hypothesized. However, the mediation results for the turnover intention were not supported. Overall, the study provided a good test of Western theories and concepts in unique Eastern context.
Systematic Transfemoral Transarterial Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Hostile Vascular Access

ABSTRACT Background: Traditionally, hostile peripheral access patients undergo TAVR via alternative access. We describe the “transfemoral-first” (TF-1) approach in patients with hostile peripheral access. Methods: Clinical and procedural data were obtained for all TAVR cases performed from August 2016 to July 2017. Computed tomography was used to assess iliofemoral arteries. Patients were divided into three femoral access groups: routine, hostile, and prohibitive. We attempted TF access in all patients with routine and hostile access. Hostile access was defined as: (1) arterial segments with diameter <5.0 mm; or (2) <5.5 mm with severe calcification (270–360° arc of calcification) or severe tortuosity; or (3) severe tortuosity along with severe calcification. Outcomes of the hostile access group patients who underwent TF-1 are described. The primary endpoint was successful completion of the procedure without major complications by the intended route. The secondary endpoints were procedural complications as defined by the VARC-2 criteria. Results: Of 377 consecutive patients, 99.5% underwent TF-1 TAVR; two patients (0.4%) had prohibitive access. Twenty-eight (7.4%) patients had hostile access with access side mean minimal lumen diameter of 4.7 mm (range 3.8–5.4 mm). Twenty-six (92.8%) were successfully treated with TF-1 strategy. Twelve (42.8%) of the 26 patients underwent preparatory endovascular treatment prior to TAVR during the same operating room visit. There was 1 (3.5%) major or life-threatening bleeding complication and 2 (7.1%) major vascular complications. There were no deaths or strokes. Conclusion: Using the safe and effective endovascular approach, TF-1 TAVR is feasible for all-comers—including those with hostile access—with low complication rate. Larger studies are warranted to validate this approach.
Who Is in Charge? Strategies to Foster Parent–Child Interaction in Early Intervention Practice

This study determined strategies that early intervention occupational therapists are using to improve parent–child interaction and how therapists measure the effectiveness of used strategies. A regression analysis of survey data determined a significant difference between how therapists were trained and their responses, indicating that training impacts treatment. Therapists responded to questions by placing either the therapist in control, the parent in control, or a blend in control. Analysis revealed that although most therapists are delivering family-centered services, some are still delivering child-centered care. Results indicated that training, not experience, determined use of evidence-based treatment, thereby adding support for additional parent–child interaction trainings.
Islam and the Person with Intellectual Disability

ABSTRACT Islam, as a religion, makes a distinction between the person with intellectual disability and mental disorder, but both are found legally incompetent in the Koran and the Hadith. The society according to Islam is obliged to assess, assist and respect the person with intellectual disability and give the person an equal life chance. Mohammad, the Prophet, implied the importance of child welfare, education, well-being, and supporting children other than your own, all which can be seen as the expression of Islamic compassion. Islam recognizes the right of the needing person for help and assistance, as God tells us in the Qurvan (Koran): “And in their wealth there is acknowledged right for the needy and the destitute” (51:19). In Islamic tradition, it has been stated that the best therapy is the one directed to enhance the health of the person, his psyche and spirit, in order for him to fight illness. His environment should be beautiful, filled with music and people he likes. This presentation will describe the Islamic tradition and how it deals with and looks upon persons with intellectual disability.
Sensory-Based Interventions in the General Education Classroom: A Critical Appraisal of the Topic

All children process environmental sensory input in different ways, and children's individual sensory processing patterns and needs may impact their performance in the classroom. In certain instances, children's sensory needs may have a negative impact that interferes with their academic performance, their ability to stay alert and pay attention in the classroom, and their overall daily functioning. However, this problem may be addressed by the use of sensory-based activities. As current best-practice principles recommended by occupational therapy associations and professionals include the provision of therapy services in natural environments, and the most natural environment for students is the general education classroom, it may be beneficial for school-based occupational therapists to develop a program for use by general education teachers to improve attention and academic performance in their students. Thus, this critical appraisal of the topic sought to answer the following question: For preschool through elementary school-aged children both with and without developmental diagnoses, do sensory-based intervention strategies implemented in the general education classroom setting result in improved attention and/or academic performance? After reviewing 13 articles (12 level I, II, IV, and V quantitative articles and one qualitative article), it appears that sensory-based interventions implemented in the general education classroom may indeed improve student attention and performance.
The Internet in Social Marketing Research

SUMMARY Social marketing campaigns are usually aimed at problems that exact a large toll in the community. Any campaign must be properly researched during the development process and afterward, to assess its impact. The target market for social marketing campaigns often includes younger members of the community. The research methodology used when developing or assessing these campaigns must therefore be appropriate to adolescents. This article discusses the application of Internet technology to research among adolescents using experience gained while testing potential anti-smoking messages among a sample of UK school students to illustrate the issues. Internet-based research has the potential to generate data that is comparable to that generated by conventional research methods and with improved efficiency in terms of timescale, cost, quality, and quantity of responses.
Contact as a policy mechanism for promoting better relations in integrated schools in Northern Ireland and bilingual/bi‐national schools in Israel

Policy initiatives in inter‐group education evolved in Northern Ireland and Israel at around the same time. In each jurisdiction, the emphasis is on improving relations between protagonist groups in ethnically divided societies. Central to this objective and at the core of integrated education (Northern Ireland) and bilingual/bi‐national education (Israel) is sustained contact in a shared learning environment. Based on qualitative research in four schools, this paper examines the nature of the contact experience in two integrated schools in Northern Ireland and two bilingual/bi‐national schools in Israel. Through comparative analysis, and with reference to contact theory, it illuminates some of the contextual and process variables that seemingly mediate the quality and moderate the effectiveness of contact in each school setting.
Italian Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Students’ Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile Scale

The present study examines the factorial structure and assesses the psychometric properties of the adapted multidimensional Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II Scale, considering a sample of Italian university students who participated to an online survey. The original 52-items Scale showed a high overall internal consistency. Four of the six subscales were associated with good values of the Cronbach’s α coefficient, whereas two subscales had lower values. Hence corrected item-total correlation was calculated and 26 items that decreased the scale’s reliability were deleted. The remaining 26 items were first subjected to Principal Component Analysis that suggested a conceptually meaningful five-factor model. This result was further supported by the first-order confirmatory factor analysis, in which all the factor loadings were statistically significant. The internal consistency and the composite reliability for the reduced version of the Scale and its subscales have shown a good reliability for the measurement models. The multidimensionality of the scale was also confirmed by a second-order factor model.
CAR T Cells: Precision Cancer Immunotherapy

BACKGROUND: Current cancer drugs and treatments are aiming at eradicating tumor cells, but often are more toxic then effective, killing also the normal cells and not selectively the tumor cells. There is good personalized cancer therapy that involves administration to the cancer-bearing host of immune cells with direct anticancer activity, which called adoptive cell therapy (ACT). A review of the unique biology of T cell therapy and of recent clinical experience compels a reassessment of target antigens that traditionally have been viewed from the perspective of weaker immunotherapeutic modalities.CONTENT: Chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) are recombinant receptors which provide both antigen-binding and T cell-activating functions. Many kind of CARs has been reported for the past few years, targeting an array of cell surface tumor antigens. Their biologic functions have extremely changed following the introduction of tripartite receptors comprising a costimulatory domain, termed second-generation CARs. The combination of CARs with costimulatory ligands, chimeric costimulatory receptors, or cytokines can be done to further enhance T cell potency, specificity and safety. CARs reflects a new class of drugs with exciting potential for cancer immunotherapy.SUMMARY: CAR-T cells have been arising as a new modality for cancer immunotherapy because of their potent efficacy against terminal cancers. They are known to exert higher efficacy than monoclonal antibodies and antibodydrug conjugates, and act via mechanisms distinct from T cell receptor-engineered T cells. These cells are constructed by transducing genes encoding fusion proteins of cancer antigen-recognizing single-chain Fv linked to intracellular signaling domains of T cell receptors.KEYWORDS: chimeric antigen receptor, CAR T cells, adoptive cell therapy, ACT, T cell receptor, TCR, cancer, immunotherapy
Evaluating the Prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV in Hemodialysis Patients in North Cyprus

Background: Patients undergoing dialysis treatment and hemodialysis are at risk of viral infections due to inadequate cellular immunity. Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeﬁciency virus (HIV) in hemodialysis (HD) centers in North Cyprus. Methods: Thepresentstudyreviewedthehealthrecordsof 140patientsintwodialysisunitsthatrepresentedallHDunitsinNorth Cyprus. Serological markers for HBV, HCV, and HIV were determined by the immunoenzymatic assay using commercial diagnostic kits (Architect i2000 SR, Abbott, USA). HCV RNA, HBV DNA, and HIV RNA were determined quantitatively using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: One hundred forty HD patients were included in the study, consisting of 39.3% (n = 55) female and 60.7% (n = 85) male patients. Five (3.6%) patients were anti-HCV positive, one (0.7%) patient was HBsAg positive, and one (0.7%) was anti-HIV positive. Anti-HCVandHBsAgwerenegativeinallof thepatientsaccordingtothePCRresults. Therewerenosigniﬁcantdiﬀerencesbetween males(1.2%)andfemales(7.3%)intermsof anti-HCVpositivity(P=0.078),HBsAgseropositivity(P=0.607),andanti-HIVseropositivity (P = 0.607). Conclusions: Theprevalenceof HBV,HCV,andHIVinfectioninhemodialysispatientsinNorthCyprusismoderatetolow. Themain reason for the signiﬁcantly lower rates compared to other areas could be eﬀective protective measures and national vaccination.
Outcome of Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Patients Presenting to Neurosurgery Department Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar

Objective: To know about outcome of Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage based on Glasgow outcome scale at the time of discharge from the hospital.Material and Methods: We conducted prospective observational study at Neurosurgery Department Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar from January 2016 to June 2016 with total 6 months' duration. All patients with traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage having both genders and having age from 10 to 60 years were included. Patients with sub arachnoid hemorrhage due to aneurysm, AVM, brain tumors, neuroinfections, anticoagulants, sickle cell anemia and having other forms of traumatic brain injuries were excluded. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis and showed in the form of tables and graphs.Results: 48% patients were in age group from 2nd to 4th decade while 19% had age< 2nd decade and remaining 33 % patients age > 40 years. 32 years ± 2.12SD was the mean age for all patients. 72% patients were male and 28% females. RTA (58.97%) was most common cause and majority of the patients initially at arrival were in the GCS range of 3 to 8 (74.74%). At the discharge from the hospital 60% patients had unfavorable traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage while 40% patients had favorable traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.Conclusion: Our study concluded that the frequency of unfavorable traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage is higher in KPK as compare to other international studies because of severity of the trauma, late presentation of the patients in the hospital, less community education about traumatic brain injuries, short time of follow up, Deficiency of neurosurgical icu,s in our set up.
The Relationship Between Football Participation Level and Lower Leg Alignment in Youth Males: Genu Varum

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of football participation levels on genu varum ratings by using Q angle and intercondylar distance. Twenty male football players for each elite and amateur football teams and 20 sedentary young male volunteers participated in this study. The anthropometric variables (body height, body weight, body fat percentage, body mass index) and genu varum levels by evaluating the lower extremity alignment using intercondylar distance, and Q angles for both legs were measured. The intercondylar distance measurements were done by using caliper with the sensitivity of 0.01 mm and Q angle measurements were carried out by the examination of the photographs of participants. One Way ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey test were used to assess statistically intra-group differences. Cohen's Kappa coefficient were used to determine agreement among observers. SPSS v.25 program was used to analyse the data. Intercondylar distance values were found significantly higher in elite group than in amateur and sedentary groups (45.65 ± 13.54; 28.84 ± 14.61; 3.70 ± 5.19 mm, respectively, p<0.001). As a result of this study, it was determined that the participation level of football trainings lead an increase in intercondylar distance significantly. The highest Q-angle values were observed in amateur football players.