Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging for Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis−2018 Update: Japanese Society of Nuclear Cardiology Recommendations

Received: December 19, 2018/Revised manuscript received: January 9, 2019/Accepted: January 12, 2019 J-STAGE advance published: June 18, 2019 ○C 2019 Japanese Society of Nuclear Cardiology & American Society of Nuclear Cardiology This manuscript was previously published in Shinzo-Kaku-Igaku in Japanese [Kumita S, Yoshinaga K, Miyagawa M et al. 心臓サ ルコイドーシスに対する18F-FDG PET検査の手引き 2018年改訂. Shinzo-Kaku-Igaku 21: 22-27_14 https://doi.org/10. 14951/jsnc.21-001]. This manuscript is an English translated version with some modifications.
Effects of species composition and site factors on the severity of beech bark disease in western Massachusetts and the White Mountains of New Hampshire: a preliminary report

The extent of beech bark disease was examined on permanent inventory plots in western Massachusetts and on Bartlett Experimental Forest in New Hampshire. The amount of disease-caused defect was correlated with a reduction in the proportion of beech in a stand. Sites on lower slopes and with greater abundance of hemlock contained more defective beech.
Barriers to Social Inclusion among Older Adults with Disabilities in Imo State, Nigeria: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry

Discourses on successful aging in modern times have emphasized older people’s active participation in community life as essential to their independence and sense of fulfillment. However, in some country contexts, the goal of inclusion for older adults with disabilities is not feasible. The aim of this research is to explore the barriers to social inclusion faced by older persons with disabilities in Imo State, Nigeria. We adopted Heidegger’s hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry and non-probability sampling methods. We utilized snowballing and criterion-based purposive sampling techniques to recruit 19 study participants aged 60 years and older, using face-to-face in-depth interviews for data collection. In accordance with the hermeneutic phenomenological research criteria of reflection, immersion, and categorization, data were analyzed thematically. Our findings show a lack of social inclusion and participation among older adults with disabilities, citing personal (negative self-concept and self-isolation), social (negative perceptions and attitude towards disability), and structural (poor access
Preservice Teachers: Investigations in Early Fieldwork and Mathematics Efficacy Beliefs.

Heidi Lynn Hunt-Ruiz. PRESERVICE TEACHERS: INVESTIGATIONS IN EARLY FIELDWORK AND MATHEMATICS EFFICACY BELIEFS. (Under the direction of Scott B. Watson, Ph.D.) School of Education, August, 2011. In this quasi-experimental study, 127 preservice teachers from two community colleges enrolled in a mathematics for teachers two-course sequence. Control and experimental groups were used to investigate the effect that fieldwork had on efficacy beliefs. The Mathematics for Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument (MATHEMATICS TEACHING EFFICACY BELIEFS INSTRUMENT) was used to gather data. Fieldwork was determined not to be a significant factor of personal mathematics efficacy or outcome expectancy. Personal mathematics teaching efficacy did significantly increase for both experimental and control groups; however, mathematics teaching outcome expectancy significantly increased only for the experimental group. Results also showed that length of term was a significant factor of teaching efficacy. Suggestions for further research are also included.
Gettysburg: The Story of the Battle with Maps ed. by Stackpole Books (review)

Book Notes an excellent collection that any Gettysburg historian and enthusiast should possess. Instead of just one author creating maps, the editors from Stackpole Books pooled their resources to create this work. Th e maps are amazingly detailed, showing the topography and the changing light conditions. Th e nighttime scenes, for instance, depict campfi res spread throughout. Th e narrative is fl owing and easy to understand and does not get overwhelmed with small details. Th is is also a work that could be brought onto the battlefi eld to serve as a selfguided tour. In this way, it would be incredibly helpful for visitors who have never been to the battlefi eld. I highly recommend this book. Matthew Bartlett Gettysburg Chronicle Stackpole Books, eds. Gettysburg: Th e Story of the Battle with Maps. Mechanicsburg, pa: Stackpole Books, 2013. 152 pp. Paperback, $19.95. isbn 9780811712187.
Proceeding

The objective of this research was to recognize the effectiveness of inquiry learning approach in the social laboratory towards the enhancement of learning creativity of 5 grade social study subject students at SD Negeri Karangrejo 2 Selomerto Wonosobo Semester I on the 2011/2012 period. There was a basic competence that was achieved in the IPS learning in the social laboratory was “Recognizing a variety of natural and synthetic phenomenon and time territory division in Indonesia by using map/atlas/globe and other media. This research was a developed research for the inquiry learning approach model and the enhancement of learning creativity, embraced development and application model. In the application model stage, an action classroom research from Stephen Kemmis and Robin Mc. Taggart which consisted of action remedy arrangement, action remedy application, observation, and reflection. Action variable was the inquiry learning approach and the related learning creativity variable. The data collection technique was an observation. In order to maximize the application model result, model was done at two times cyclus. The data analysis used Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) dan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach. CFA approach was used to analyze the suitability of the measurement model, where as SEM approach used to analyze the suitability of the structural model. The analysis calculation used LISREL 8.51 software. The suitability of the measurement and the structural model were based on the criteria r-value >0.05, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) < 0.08, and Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) > 0.90.
Sites U1569 and U1570

1 Planke, S. , Berndt, C. , Alvarez Zarikian, C.A. , Agarwal, A. , Andrews, G.D. M. , Betlem, P., Bhattacharya, J., Brinkhuis, H. , Chatterjee, S. , Christopoulou, M. , Clementi, V.J., Ferré, E.C. , Filina, I.Y. , Frieling, J., Guo, P., Harper, D.T. , Jones, M.T. , Lambart, S. , Longman, J., Millett, J.M. , Mohn, G. , Nakaoka, R. , Scherer, R.P., Tegner, C. , Varela, N. , Wang, M. , Xu, W. , and Yager, S.L. , 2023. Sites U1569 and U1570. In Planke, S. , Berndt, C. , Alvarez Zarikian, C.A. , and the Expedition 396 Scientists, Mid-Norwegian Margin Magmatism and Paleoclimate Implications. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 396: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program). https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.396.106. 2023 2 Expedition 396 Scientists’ affiliations.
Meteoroid and Debris Impact Features Documented on the Long Duration Exposure Facility: A Preliminary Report

The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was host to several individual experiments designed to characterize aspects of the meteoroid and space-debris environment in low-Earth orbit. It was realized from the very start, however, that the most complete way to accomplish this goal was to exploit the meteoroid and debris record of the entire LDEF. The Meteoroid and Debris Special Investigation Group (M&D SIG) was organized to achieve this end. Two dominant goals of the M&D SIG are the documentation of the impact record of the entire LDEF, and the dissemination of this information to all interested workers. As a major step towards the accomplishment of these goals, we have prepared this publication describing the M&D SIG observations of impact features made during LDEF deintegration activities at KSC in the spring of 1990. It is hoped that this report will serve as a useful guide for spacecraft designers as well as for meteoroid and space-debris workers, and that it will spur further work on the LDEF impact-laden surfaces collected by the M&D SIG and now available for allocation to qualified investigators. An important aim is to present all data and descriptions of impact features in a form which, though terse, remains comprehensible to the wider community. There is a deliberate minimum of interpretations. Thus, this catalog is intended to serve as a guide to the impact features found on LDEF and is not intended to stand as a definitive interpretive work.
Snow and Sea Ice

As the Arctic perennial sea ice continues to disappear at an alarming rate, a full understanding of sea ice as a crucial global ecosystem, and the effects of its loss is vital for all those working with and studying global climate change. Building on the success of the previous edition, the second edition of Sea Ice, now much expanded and in full colour throughout, includes six completely new chapters with complete revisions of all the chapters included from the first edition. The Editors, Professor David Thomas and Dr Gerhard Dieckmann have once again drawn together an extremely impressive group of internationally respected contributing authors, ensuring a comprehensive worldwide coverage of this incredibly important topic. Sea Ice, second edition, is an essential purchase for oceanographers and marine scientists, environmental scientists, biologists, geochemists and geologists. All those involved in the study of global climate change will find this book to contain a wealth of important information. All libraries in universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught will need multiple copies of this book on their shelves.
Physical forcing of phytoplankton dynamics in the southwestern Ross Sea (Paper 97JC02326)

Coastal zone color scanner (CZCS) imagery of phytoplankton pigments and passive microwave imagery of sea ice distributions in the southwestern Ross Sea are presented for three different seasons (1978–1989, 1979–1980, and 1981–1982) and were analyzed in conjunction with meteorological data obtained from a series of automatic weather stations (AWS). Dynamics of the phytoplankton bloom in Terra Nova Bay differed from those in the Ross Sea owing to spatial differences in katabatic wind fields which determine when the surface waters stratify. Interannual variation in the timing of formation of the Ross Sea polynya appears to be controlled by winter temperatures, which determine sea ice thickness and integrity, rather than variability or intensity in wind stress. Together, CZCS, AWS, and passive microwave data suggest that when the Ross Sea polynya forms early, stronger and more frequent katabatic winds result in increased advective losses of phytoplankton in surface waters and a delay in the phytoplankton bloom. If polynya formation is delayed until after the winds diminish in frequency, the phytoplankton bloom will develop earlier. The observation that diatoms dominate both the marginal ice zone and Terra Nova Bay, which are hydrographically similar, while Phaeocystis antarctica is found in unstable waters north of the Ross Ice Shelf, suggests that stratification plays an important role in determining species composition in the Ross Sea.
Conceptualizing the commercial determinants of dietary behaviors associated with obesity: a systematic review using principles from critical interpretative synthesis. Obesity Science & Practice.

Introduction: Unhealthy diet is an important preventable risk factor for overweight and obesity. Identifying the key drivers of an unhealthy diet is an important public health aim. “Big Food” has been identified as an influential factor shaping dietary behavior and obesity, and their practices have broadly been labeled as the “commercial determinants of obesity,” but there is a lack of definitions and conceptualizations for these terms. This review aimed to synthesize literature on the commercial determinants of dietary behavior associated with opportunities for primary prevention by anticipating industry responses and by discouraging corporate practices that harm health. is
Modélisation 3D à partir d'images : contributions en reconstruction photométrique à l'aide de maillages déformables

Comprendre, analyser et modeliser l'environment 3D a partir d'images provenant de cameras et d'appareils photos est l'un des defis majeurs actuel de recherche en vision par ordinateur. Cette these s'interesse a plusieurs aspects geometriques et photometriques lies a la reconstruction de surface a partir de plusieurs cameras calibrees. La reconstruction 3D est vue comme un probleme de rendu inverse, et vise a minimiser une fonctionnelle d'energie afin d'optimiser un maillage triangulaire representant la surface a reconstruire. L'energie est definie via un modele generatif faisant naturellement apparaitre des attributs tels que la visibilite ou la photometrie. Ainsi, l'approche presentee peut indifferement s'adapter a divers cas d'application tels que la stereovision multi-vues, la stereo photometrique multi-vues ou encore le “shape from shading” multi-vues. Plusieurs approches sont proposees afin de resoudre les problemes de correspondances de l'apparence pour des scenes non Lambertiennes, dont l'apparence varie en fonction du point de vue. La segmentation, la stereo photometrique ou encore la reciprocite d'Helmholtz sont des elements etudies afin de contraindre la reconstruction. L'exploitation de ces contraintes dans le cadre de reconstruction multi-vues permet de reconstruire des modeles complets 3D avec une meilleure qualite.
Determination of the 95% effective dose of remimazolam to achieve loss of consciousness during anesthesia induction in different age groups

Background : Remimazolam is a new ultrashort-acting benzodiazepine originally developed as an improved version of midazolam. Recent studies demonstrated non-inferiority of remimazolam to propofol in general anesthesia. However, to date, few studies have investigated the induction bolus dose of remimazolam required to achieve general anesthesia. We aimed to determine the 95% effective dose (ED 95 ) of remimazolam bolus that is required to achieve loss of consciousness (LOC) and the appropriate doses for different age groups. Methods : Patients aged 20–79 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I or II were enrolled in this study. A total of 120 patients were included representing young, middle-aged, and elderly groups. Loss of eyelash reflex and verbal response after the administration of remimazolam was considered successful LOC. The ED 95 of remimazolam was determined using a biased coin up-and-down design with sequential allocation and the isotonic regression method. Results : The ED 95 of remimazolam for induction of general anesthesia was 0.37 mg/kg (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.28–0.39) in the young group, 0.37 mg/kg (95% CI: 0.27–0.39) in the middle-aged group, and 0.25 mg/kg (95% CI: 0.2–0.29) in the elderly group. During the study period, none of the patients required rescue medications for hypotension or bradycardia. Conclusions : This study investigated the ED 95 of remimazolam bolus for anesthesia induction, and precise dosing of ED 95 can help maintain hemodynamic stability during induction.
The flow structure of interacting barchan dunes

Barchan dunes are formed in both aeolian and subaqueous environments where the sediment supply is limited, with isolated barchans being abl e to interact as they migrate. Past work has shown that when two isolated barchan dunes collide, they can produc e several differing patterns of morphologic change, including dune splitting and coalescence. While the morph logy and movement of barchan dunes have been detai led and revealed some fascinating aspects to such barch an collisions, few studies have investigated the fl ow fields of interacting barchan dunes. In this study, we uti lize idealized fixed models of differing barchan si zes to investigate the influence of barchan spacing, and rel ativ dune size, on flow over two barchan dunes. We inv stigate the fluid dynamics of such interactions by e xperimentation in a wind tunnel using particle imag ing velocimetry, in order to detail the changes to the me an and turbulent flow field as barchan spacing chan ges. Results will be presented of these flow fields and the generation, and interaction, of vorticity betwe en the barchans. These fixed-bed models allow discussion of h ow such flow-field interactions may control the obs erved kinematic behavior of dunes under mobile bed condit ions. Such bedform interactions, although idealized in these simple barchan experiments, may have general applicability for a wide range of superimposed bedf orms in many aqueous and aeolian boundary layers.
UST Research Online UST Research Online

Participants made predictions about performance on tasks that they did or did not expect to complete. In three experiments, participants in task-unexpected conditions were unrealistically optimistic: They overestimated how well they would perform, often by a large margin, and their predictions were not correlated with their performance. By contrast, participants assigned to task-expected conditions made predictions that were not only less optimistic but strikingly accurate. Consistent with predictions from construal level theory, data from a fourth experiment suggest that it is the uncertainty associated with hypothetical tasks, and not a lack of cognitive processing, that frees people to make optimistic prediction errors. Unrealistic optimism, when it occurs, may be truly unrealistic; however, it may be less ubiquitous than has been previously suggested.
Serum Levels of Interleukin-27 in Type 1 Diabetes Children Infected with Helicobacter Pylori and Its Association with CagA Positivity

Interleukin-27 (IL-27) is a cytokine that has dual roles in the immune response and contributes to autoimmunity. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is among the foremost important autoimmunity-based diseases. Helicobacter pylori were recently observed that their prevalence in diabetic patients increased with capabilities to stimulate the production of various cytokines. The aim of this study was to measure the IL-27levels in sera of type 1 diabetic children, and therefore the differences regarding presence of Helicobacter pylori , and its association with CagA positivity. (204) samples were collected, including (91) males and (113) females from the age group (1-15) years old, from two hospitals
University of Birmingham Bereavement and marriage are associated with antibody response to influenza vaccination in the elderly

Stressful life events exposure including bereavement, an event commonly experienced by elderly people, social support, marital status and satisfaction were examined in relation to antibody response to the annual trivalent influenza vaccination in an elderly community sample (N = 184). Antibody response was assessed at baseline, and at one and 12 months following vaccination. Taking into account baseline antibody titer, overall life events exposure and social support were not associated with response to any of the influenza strains. However, bereavement in the year prior to vaccination was negatively associated with the one-month response to the A/Panama and B/Shangdong strains. Being married and having higher marital satisfaction was also associated with higher peak responses to the A/Panama influenza strain at one month. The positive association between marital satisfaction and A/Panama response was particularly evident in the younger half of the married sample. These associations largely withstood adjustment for potential confounders. Thus, in the elderly, peak antibody response was associated with bereavement and marriage, and not the more general factors, life events and social support, related to antibody response in student samples. This suggests the importance of taking a life course approach to examining relationships between psychosocial factors and immunity, and that interventions to modify the impact of these factors should address those most salient for each age group.
An overview of current knowledge about the impacts of forest management certification: a proposed framework for its evaluation.

The often-claimed environmental and social benefits of forest certification remain to be empirically evaluated. Despite numerous publications on the impacts of tropical forest certification, virtually all are based on secondary sources of information and not on field-based measurements. This paper proposes an empirical research framework for a carefully designed field-based evaluation of the ecological, social, economic, and political impacts of tropical forest management certification taking into account location-specific contextual factors which shape certification outcomes. The paper also suggests that solid methodological quantitative and qualitative approaches be used to build proper counterfactuals on which to base the comparisons for inferring impacts, all informed by a thorough theory-of-change and through processes that bring stakeholders together. The proposed research framework represents a first step towards the design and future implementation of evaluation research in the context of tropical forest certification on a global basis. It is hoped the research framework proposed contributes to learning from past mistakes, building on lessons learned and enhancing decision-making towards the maintenance of forest values over the long term, and for the benefit of society as a whole. (Resume d'auteur)
The position therapy in elderly people at risk of developing pressure injuries

: Pressure injuries (PI) are a major public health problem, as they significantly reduce the quality of life of elderly people. On the other hand, they increase costs and burdens in health services. Nursing interventions contribute to the development and implementation of preventive strategies to reduce all these negative impacts. Objective : To identify the contribution of position therapy to safe care in elderly people at risk of developing PI. Methodology : The methodology used was based on an Integrative Literature Review (ILR), which included the formulation of an initial research question, research in scientific databases, analysis and interpretation of selected articles, as well as the synthesis and presentation of the results obtained. For the selection of articles and formulation of the research question, the PI[C]OD methodology was used. Results : Once the methodology was applied, a final set comprising 7 studies was obtained, which suggest that there is scientific evidence that repositioning therapy, as well as automatic repositioning systems, contribute to the prevention of PI development. Conclusion : Based on the scientific evidence found in this research, the practice of position therapy prevents PI in the elderly and, consequently, promotes their comfort and quality of life. It also contributes to lower health care costs.
Education, Income, and Wealth

No surprise? people with more education often earn higher incomes and are unemployed less than those with less education. Those with higher incomes also tend to accumulate more wealth. Why? Research shows that well-educated people tend to make financial decisions that help build wealth. Their strategies, though, can be used by anyone. Learn valuable tips in the January 2017 issue of Page One Economics.