Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Speaking in ellipses: The effect of a compensatory style of speech on functional communication in chronic agrammatism

This study investigated whether a Dutch and adapted version of Reduced Syntax Therapy (REST) could stimulate and automatise the production of ellipses in Dutch-speaking, chronically agrammatic speakers (N = 12). Ellipses are syntactic frames in which slots for grammatical morphology tend to be lacking (e.g., everybody inside). When elliptical style is applied on a regular basis, the linguistic impairment is circumvented, at least for the greater part. We therefore hypothesised that REST increases participants’ functional communication skills (i.e., communicative efficacy and efficiency). This is of relevance because not all chronically agrammatic speakers become skilled at employing ellipses independently. The results of the present study suggested that when elliptical style is applied regularly, chronically agrammatic speakers get their message across more efficiently when compared to error-strewn production of sentential style.
Intersymbol interference cancellation in CDMA 1xEVDO network

This paper presents the BER performance of the physical layer of the code division multiple access 1x Evolution Data Only (EVDO) standard for different data transmission formats, and shows the improvement on the BER performance of the EVDO system over intersymbol interference channel by adapting the low complexity turbo equalization scheme at the receiver. The radio frequency, channel condition, and mobile user data speeds were extracted from a mobile user with a drive experiment on a live wireless EVDO network. Then, the real data were utilized to simulate the actual mobile user's data speeds in our simulations to show the overall BER performance of the EVDO system application. The simulation results are shown over Gaussian and Proakis A channels and the results indicate that significant intersymbol interference cancellation is obtained with an adapted code division multiple access system and the advantages of turbo equalization on the EVDO system are discussed in this research. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The Need for Experimental Methodology in Intimate Partner Violence: Finding Programs That Effectively Prevent IPV

The lack of rigorous evaluations of intimate partner violence (IPV) programs has severely limited our knowledge about what works. However, IPV programs can be rigorously evaluated through randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted ethically and safely. This article provides an example of how a RCT to test an IPV preventive intervention—the Enhanced Nurse Family Partnership Study (ENFPS)—was successfully implemented by a partnership of researchers and practitioners. The article concludes with some recommendations, arrived at by the researchers and practitioners on the ENFPS team, for achieving a successful collaboration thought to be essential in executing a field experiment.
Diagnostic Magnetic Resonance‐Urography in an Infant Girl with an Ectopic Ureter Associated with a Poorly Functioning Segment of a Duplicated Collecting System

We report on a case of an ectopic ureter associated with a duplicated collecting system in a 6‐month‐old girl. Results of conventional imaging and endoscopic studies, including intravenous pyelography, ultrasonography of the kidneys, cystoscopy, vaginoscopy, and vaginogram, were unremarkable. An ectopic ureter, extending from a poorly functioning upper pole of the ipsilateral duplicated kidney to its vaginal opening, was visible on the magnetic resonance‐urogram. The imaging time was not extensive, and the need for patient sedation was minimal. Respiratory motion and intestinal gas did not interfere with the quality of the images. Magnetic resonance‐urography may possibly be used as a primary diagnostic method for this anomaly when it is not detected by standard imaging techniques, or as a noninvasive substitute for some interventional studies in infants.
Generating descriptive multi‐document summaries of geo‐located entities using entity type models

In this article, we investigate the application of entity type models in extractive multi‐document summarization using automatic caption generation for images of geo‐located entities (e.g., Westminster Abbey) as an application scenario. Entity type models contain sets of patterns aiming to capture the ways geo‐located entities are described in natural language. They are automatically derived from texts about geo‐located entities of the same type (e.g., churches, lakes). We integrate entity type models into a multi‐document summarizer and use them to address the 2 major tasks in extractive multi‐document summarization: sentence scoring and summary composition. We experiment with 3 different representation methods for entity type models: signature words, n‐gram language models, and dependency patterns. We evaluate the summarizer with integrated entity type models relative to (a) a summarizer using standard text‐related features commonly used in text summarization and (b) the Wikipedia location descriptions. Our results show that entity type models significantly improve the quality of output summaries over that of summaries generated using standard summarization features and Wikipedia summaries. The representation of entity type models using dependency patterns is superior to the representations using signature words and n‐gram language models.
3D- Cube sequence in preoperative loco- regional staging in rectal cancer: is a one- shot diagnosis possible?

Poster: "ECR 2012 / C-1966 / 3D- Cube sequence in preoperative loco- regional staging in rectal cancer: is a one- shot diagnosis possible? " by: "R. Scandiffio1, P. Vagli1, A. Mantarro1, R. Balestri1, P. Buccianti1, P. Bemi1, L. Faggioni1, E. Neri2, C. Bartolozzi1; 1pisa/IT, 2Pisa, -/IT"
Adult ADHD and Comorbid Somatic Disease: A Systematic Literature Review

Objective: To systematically review, synthesize, and appraise available evidence, connecting adult ADHD with somatic disease. Method: Embase, Psychinfo, and Medline databases were searched for studies published from 1994 to 2015 addressing adult ADHD and somatic comorbidity. Somatic conditions were classified according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes. Levels of evidence were graded as inconclusive, tentative, or well documented. Results: Most of the 126 studies included in the qualitative synthesis were small and of modest quality. Obesity, sleep disorders, and asthma were well-documented comorbidities in adult ADHD. Tentative evidence was found for an association between adult ADHD and migraine and celiac disease. In a large health registry study, cardiovascular disease was not associated with adult ADHD. Conclusion: There are few large systematic studies using standardized diagnostic criteria evaluating adult ADHD and somatic comorbidities. Significant associations are found between adult ADHD and several somatic diseases, and these are important to consider when assessing and treating either adult ADHD or the somatic diseases.
The Occupational Choice Of School Librarians

Recent concerns over anticipated shortages of school librarians have led to an interest in discovering the motivations individuals have for becoming librarians. Such information can be used to attract qualified people to the field. The current study employed in-depth narrative research to identify and explore the reasons that five graduate students had for selecting the occupation of school librarian. Savickas' (2005) career construction theory served as the framework for understanding the vocational behavior of the participants. The primary data collection method was through life story interviews. Looking at the life stories of the participants through the lens of career construction theory provided a comprehensive picture of the complex network of elements that accompany any occupational choice. This examination revealed the substantial value placed on educational achievement by the participants and their families, and showed that the influence of a librarian was instrumental in bringing these five individuals into the profession. The study found that the reasons these individuals had for becoming school librarians are similar to those previously identified in the research literature, although one, emotional distance, appears to be unique. Finally, this study reiterated the library profession's persistent problem of the public not being aware of librarianship as a possible occupation.
Influence of dietary fish meal on egg fatty acid composition.

Changes in the fatty acid composition of egg-yolk fat of hens fed diets with increasing fish meal content are studied by total fatty acid analysis. The fatty acid composition of the major lipid fractions in egg-yolk fat after feeding a high-level fish meal diet was determined by a combination of thin layer chromatography (t.l.c.) and gas-liquid chromatography (g.l.c.) The changes produced show a fatty acid pattern similar to those of the diets themselves. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are deposited preferentially in the phospholipids, reaching the highest concentration in cephalin and lecithin.
U.S. Correctional Officers Killed or Injured on the Job.

In the U.S., approximately half a million correctional officers are responsible for supervising more than two million inmates. Correctional officers are exposed to unique workplace hazards within a controlled prison environment. Of all U.S. workers, correctional officers have one of the highest rates of nonfatal, work-related injuries.1 In 2011, correctional officers experienced 544 work-related injuries or illnesses per 10,000 full-time employees (FTEs), which were serious enough to require that they missed a day of work. This was more than four times greater than the rate for all workers who missed a day of work (117 cases per 10,000 FTEs). 2 Also in 2011, correctional officers experienced 254 work-related injuries per 10,000 FTEs due to assaults and violent acts. This is considerably higher than the rate of injuries from assault and violent acts for all workers (seven per 10,000 FTEs). 3
Uncleaved NS 2-3 Is Required for Production of Infectious Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus

Uncleaved NS2-3 Is Required for Production of Infectious Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Eugene V. Agapov,†‡ Catherine L. Murray,† Ilya Frolov,§ Lin Qu, Tina M. Myers,# and Charles M. Rice* Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, and Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021
Interpretation of electrocardiographic abnormalities in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with cardiac magnetic resonance.

AIMS To clarify the mechanisms of electrocardiographic abnormalities in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 102 patients were examined with cardiac magnetic resonance. Distribution and magnitude of hypertrophy and late-enhancement were correlated with electrocardiographic abnormalities. METHODS AND RESULTS Abnormal Q waves were associated with greater upper anterior septal thickness (22+/-7 mm vs. 18+/-5 mm, P=0.001) and increased ratios of upper anterior septum to mean inferolateral (P=0.01), anterolateral (P=0.002), apical (P=0.001), and right ventricular (P=0.001) wall thickness. There was no relation between abnormal Q waves and late-enhancement, except for Q waves >/=40 ms (P=0.02). Conduction disturbances and absent septal Q waves were associated with late-enhancement (89 vs. 45%, P=0.01 and 75 vs. 39%, P=0.002, respectively). The depth of negative T waves was related to an increased ratio of the mean thickness between apical and basal level (P=0.01), and to the presence of apical late-enhancement (P=0.03). CONCLUSION Abnormal Q waves reflect the interrelation between upper anterior septal thickness and other regions of the left and right ventricles, and wider Q waves are associated with late-enhancement. Conduction disturbances and absent septal Q waves are associated with late-enhancement. The depth of negative T waves is related to craniocaudal asymmetry and apical late-enhancement.
Regucalcin is widely distributed in the male reproductive tract and exerts a suppressive effect on in vitro sperm capacitation in the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Regucalcin is a multi‐functional, calcium‐binding protein with roles in calcium homeostasis, apoptosis, cell proliferation, and free radical neutralization. Regucalcin is broadly expressed in the male reproductive organs of rat and bovine; here, we report its expression in the reproductive tract of male buffalo—especially in testis, epididymis, seminal vesicle, prostate, and bulbourethral gland of buffalo—as analyzed by real‐time PCR, Western blot, and immunolocalization. Regucalcin degradation in seminal plasma, despite its high abundance in vesicular fluid, was demonstrated using recombinant regucalcin co‐incubated with buffalo seminal plasma. This depletion of regucalcin appears to be related to its suppressive effect on in vitro sperm capacitation, observed using the chlortetracycline assay after treating buffalo spermatozoa with recombinant protein. Indeed, addition of recombinant regucalcin to capacitating media significantly reduced (P < 0.05) the percentage of capacitated spermatozoa to 6.1 ± 0.6 from 36.4 ± 1.8 in the untreated group. Taken together, the wide distribution of regucalcin in male buffaloes, versus its degradation in the seminal plasma and suppressive effects on in vitro capacitation of spermatozoa, indicate its possible anti‐capacitation role in the reproductive tract. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 84: 212–221, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Managing Flow Transfers in Enterprise Datacenter Networks with Flow Chasing

In this paper, we study how to optimize the data shuffle phase by leveraging the flow relationship in datacenter networks (DCNs). In most of the clustering computer frameworks, the completion of a transfer (a group of flows that can enable a computation stage to start or complete) is determined by the flow completing last, so that limiting the rate of other flows (not the last one) appropriately can save bandwidth without impacting the performance of any transfer. Furthermore, for the flows enter network late, more bandwidth can be assigned to them to accelerate the completion of the entire transfer. Based on these characteristics, we propose the flow chasing algorithm (FCA) to optimize the completion of the entire transfer. We implement FCA on a real testbed. By evaluation, we find that FCA can not only reduce the completion time of data transfer by 6.24% on average, but also accelerate the completion of data shuffle phase and entire job.
Rating Locomotive Crew Diesel Emission Exposure Profiles Using Statistics and Bayesian Decision Analysis

For more than 20 years CSX Transportation (CSXT) has collected exposure measurements from locomotive engineers and conductors who are potentially exposed to diesel emissions. The database included measurements for elemental and total carbon, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatics, aldehydes, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide. This database was statistically analyzed and summarized, and the resulting statistics and exposure profiles were compared to relevant occupational exposure limits (OELs) using both parametric and non-parametric descriptive and compliance statistics. Exposure ratings, using the American Industrial Health Association (AIHA®) exposure categorization scheme, were determined using both the compliance statistics and Bayesian Decision Analysis (BDA). The statistical analysis of the elemental carbon data (a marker for diesel particulate) strongly suggests that the majority of levels in the cabs of the lead locomotives (n = 156) were less than the California guideline of 0.020 mg/m3. The sample 95th percentile was roughly half the guideline; resulting in an AIHA exposure rating of category 2/3 (determined using BDA). The elemental carbon (EC) levels in the trailing locomotives tended to be greater than those in the lead locomotive; however, locomotive crews rarely ride in the trailing locomotive. Lead locomotive EC levels were similar to those reported by other investigators studying locomotive crew exposures and to levels measured in urban areas. Lastly, both the EC sample mean and 95%UCL were less than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reference concentration of 0.005 mg/m3. With the exception of nitrogen dioxide, the overwhelming majority of the measurements for total carbon, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatics, aldehydes, and combustion gases in the cabs of CSXT locomotives were either non-detects or considerably less than the working OELs for the years represented in the database. When compared to the previous American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) threshold limit value (TLV®) of 3 ppm the nitrogen dioxide exposure profile merits an exposure rating of AIHA exposure category 1. However, using the newly adopted TLV of 0.2 ppm the exposure profile receives an exposure rating of category 4. Further evaluation is recommended to determine the current status of nitrogen dioxide exposures. [Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene for the following free supplemental resource: additional text on OELs, methods, results, and additional figures and tables. ]
Mapping the Ligand of the NK Inhibitory Receptor Ly49A on Living Cells

We have used a recombinant, biotinylated form of the mouse NK cell inhibitory receptor, Ly49A, to visualize the expression of MHC class I (MHC-I) ligands on living lymphoid cells. A panel of murine strains, including MHC congenic lines, was examined. We detected binding of Ly49A to cells expressing H-2Dd, H-2Dk, and H-2Dp but not to those expressing other MHC molecules. Cells of the MHC-recombinant strain B10.PL (H-2u) not only bound Ly49A but also inhibited cytolysis by Ly49A+ effector cells, consistent with the correlation of in vitro binding and NK cell function. Binding of Ly49A to H-2Dd-bearing cells of different lymphoid tissues was proportional to the level of H-2Dd expression and was not related to the lineage of the cells examined. These binding results, interpreted in the context of amino acid sequence comparisons and the recently determined three-dimensional structure of the Ly49A/H-2Dd complex, suggest a role for amino acid residues at the amino-terminal end of the α1 helix of the MHC-I molecule for Ly49A interaction. This view is supported by a marked decrease in affinity of an H-2Dd mutant, I52 M, for Ly49A. Thus, allelic variation of MHC-I molecules controls measurable affinity for the NK inhibitory receptor Ly49A and explains differences in functional recognition in different mouse strains.
Automatic loop-shaping of QFT robust controllers

This paper introduces a methodology to design automatically QFT (Quantitative Feedback Theory) robust controllers for SISO (single input-single output) plants with model uncertainty. The method generalizes previous automatic loop-shaping techniques, avoiding restrictive assumptions about the search space. This methodology applies two strategies: a) Evolutionary Algorithms, and b) Genetic Algorithms (GA). In both cases the objective is to search the QFT robust controller that fulfils the control specifications for the whole set of plant models within the uncertainty. Each strategy has been applied to a benchmark in order to validate the techniques.
Levels of symptom burden during chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer: differences between public hospitals and a tertiary cancer center.

PURPOSE We compared risk factors for high disease- and treatment-related symptom burden over 15 weeks of therapy in medically underserved patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and in patients treated at a tertiary cancer center. PATIENTS AND METHODS We monitored symptom severity weekly during chemotherapy. Patients were recruited from a tertiary cancer center (n=101) and three public hospitals treating the medically underserved (n=80). We used a composite symptom-severity score and group-based trajectory analysis to form two groups: one with consistently more severe symptoms and another with less severe symptoms. We examined predictors of group membership. RESULTS Seventy percent of the sample (n=126) reported low symptom-severity levels that decreased during therapy; 30% (n=55) had consistently severe symptoms throughout the study. In multivariate analysis, patients with good performance status being treated in public hospitals were significantly more likely than patients treated at the tertiary cancer center to be in the high-symptom group (odds ratio, 5.6; 95% CI, 2.1 to 14.6; P = .001) and to report significantly higher symptom interference (P = .001). Other univariate predictors of high-symptom group membership included variables associated with being medically underserved (eg, having less education, being single, and being nonwhite). No group differences by ethnicity were observed in the public hospitals. Medically underserved patients were less likely to receive adequate pain management. CONCLUSION Patients with advanced lung cancer and good performance status treated at public hospitals were more likely than those treated at a tertiary cancer center to experience substantial symptoms during chemotherapy.
Increasing Joint Attention, Play and Language through Peer Supported Play

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of participation in an integrated play group on the joint attention, symbolic play and language behavior of two young boys with autism. Two 6-year-old twin brothers participated in this study, along with three typically developing girls, ages 5, 9 and 11. A multiple baseline design was used with three phases: no intervention, intervention with adult coaching, and intervention without adult coaching. After being trained, the three typically developing children implemented the integrated play group techniques in 30 minute weekly play group sessions for over 16 weeks. Results indicate that participation in the integrated play group produced dramatic increases in shared attention to objects, symbolic play acts, and verbal utterances on the part of the participants with autism. These increases were maintained when adult support was withdrawn. Implications of these findings for inclusion of children with autism are discussed.
Evaluation of gastro protective activity of Fish Oil (Omega- 3 Fatty Acids) against experimentally induced acute gastric ulceration in Rats

Fish oils contain the omega-3-fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to have a wide range of clinical use. The present study was conducted to evaluate the anti ulcer activity of fish oil in HCl-ethanol induced acute ulcer model. The animals were divided into five groups with six rats in each group. Ranitidine (30mg/kg/orally) used as a standard and Fish oil 5% v/w and 10% v/w used as a test-I & II, other group was administered normal diet for 30days. On the 31 st day ulcers was induced by administration of HCl and then stomach was removed from rats observed under magnified lance to count ulcer index. 10% v/w and ranitidine pretreated groups showed significant gastro protective activity compared with HCl treated group. In the physical observation of HCl treated gastric mucosa showed extensive lesions compared with other groups. The above study observations proved Fish oil (omega-3-fatty acids) have antiulcer activity but there is requirement of further pre-clinical and clinical studies to support and increase the use of fish oil in the treatment of various pathological conditions.