Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Work outside the Home is the Primary Barrier to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Rural Viet Nam: Insights from Mothers who Exclusively Breastfed and Worked

This study assessed barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in rural Viet Nam and identified how a few mothers were able to exclusively breastfeed despite barriers. A cross-sectional quantitative and qualitative assessment was carried out among 120 mothers of infants less than six months old in northern Viet Nam. Only 24% of the mothers exclusively breastfed. Adjusting for infant's age and who attended delivery, the risk of not exclusively breastfeeding was 14.0 times greater for women who had returned to work than for women who had not. Exclusively breastfeeding mothers (n = 4) who worked differed from other mothers in important ways. They all felt they had enough milk, all knew the appropriate time to introduce foods and liquids, and most were supported in their breastfeeding decisions by commune health workers and family members. This research suggests strategies that can be implemented now to increase exclusive breastfeeding in rural work environments. These include improving knowledge about the introduction of water and semi-solids, addressing perceptions of milk insufficiency, securing support from others, and presenting mothers with options for exclusively breastfeeding, even when they work outside the home.
Reconstruction of the Complex Reflection Coefficient from the Data of Measurements of Scalar Reflectometer in Free Space by a Horn Antenna

The concept of reconstruction of the complex reflection coefficient from the data of measurements with a scalar reflectometer based on frequency-time transformations is considered. Its modification is proposed for the case of free space measurements of longitudinally extended structures by a horn antenna. To improve the efficiency of the approach, it is proposed to use parametric spectral analysis based on the method of quasisolution searching.
Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility

Introduction: Our aim was to determine the relationship between genuine premature ejaculation and serum and seminal plasma magnesium. Materials and Methods: In a case-control study carried out between January 2002 and December 2003, 19 patients with premature ejaculation were evaluated and compared with 19 patients without premature ejaculation. Patients with organic and psychogenic causes were excluded. Seminal plasma and serum magnesium levels were measured using atomic absorption spectrophotometery. Results: Seminal plasma magnesium levels in study patients (94.73 ± 10.87 mg/L) were significantly lower than they were in controls (116.68 ± 11.63 mg/L, P < 0.001), but there were no such differences regarding serum magnesium levels (study patients, 20.26 ± 2.66 mg/L; controls, 20.73 ± 2.80 mg/L). Semen-to-serum-magnesium ratio was significantly lower in patients with premature ejaculation (P < 0.001). Also, a reverse relationship between body mass index and genuine premature ejaculation was found (P = 0.027). Conclusion: Genuine premature ejaculation has a significant relationship with decreased levels of seminal plasma magnesium. Further studies are needed to clarify the actual role of magnesium in the physiology of the male reproductive tract, especially its association with premature ejaculation.
Separation of the Apex Hole Eliminator Screw in Four Failed Hybrid Total hip Arthroplasties

Advancement or separation of the apex hole eliminator screw in uncemented Duraloc 100 cups (DePuy®, Warsaw, Indiana, USA) has been recently reported as a radiographic finding without clinical effects. We report four patients with a separation of the apex hole eliminator screw in Duraloc 300 uncemented cups and aseptic failures of a hybrid total hip arthroplasty (acetabular osteolysis and femoral stem loosening). Revision surgery was performed when disabling pain and radiographic signs of loose components were present. Although difficult to determine, a relationship between the screw migration and the failure could have existed in these cases. Migration of the screw might not only be interpreted as a radiographic, clinically irrelevant finding. Its presence should alert the orthopaedic surgeon that the prosthesis is exposed to high intraarticular fluid pressures. (Hip International 2007; 17: 40-4)
Health Habit, Perceived Health Status and Physical Health Status of Young Korean and Korean-Chinese Women: A Comparative Study

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare health habit, physical health status, and perceived health status between young Korean and Korean-Chinese women. Methods: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional comparative survey. For this study, 114 Korean women were recruited in Seoul, South Korea and 64 Korean-Chinese women in Jilin Province, China through convenience sampling. Results: A positive correlation was found between health habit and perceived health status. Perceived health status, WHR, body density, flexibility, and muscle endurance were significantly lower in Korean women than in Korean-Chinese ones. Knee flexion and ankle dorsal flexion was significantly higher in Korean women than in Korean-Chinese ones. Conclusion: Further investigation is required to compare the two different groups that share the same ethnicity and similar culture but were born into different countries. A study such as this may provide answers regarding the influence of migrated transition on health.
Modeling of the DNA Melting Point Dependence on Various Analysis Factors

This article describes the factors influencing the value of the DNA melting temperature $T_{m}$. There was revealed the necessity of creating new models that would allow more accurate $T_{m}$ determination when some factors were changed. The ANK-32 nucleic acid analyzer was used for analysis by the melting method of three known DNA samples. As a result, the error of the average melting temperature was estimated: the RMS values for all samples in 4 test tubes are no more than 0,04 °C. To reduce the error a refined model was proposed for calculating the melting temperature of DNA, taking into account the dependence on the length of the DNA fragment and the content of GC-base pairs. It is shown that when using the refined model the melting point calculation deviation from the experimental data does not exceed 0,003 °C. The model provides an opportunity to compare the results of experimental determination of $T_{m}$ values with theoretically predicted values.
IN VITRO EVALUATION OF FLOATING MATRIX TABLETS OF AMOXICILLIN AND METRONIDAZOLE FOR THE ERADICATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI

The aim of this study was to develop floating tablets for amoxicillin trihydrate (AmoxTH) and metronidazole, for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) mediated peptic ulcer. Tablets were developed based on gas‐formation technique to prolong gastric‐residence time with the desired in vitro release profile. Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) of various grades were used as swellable polymers, while NaHCO3 and CaCO3 were used as the gas generating agents. Tablets were evaluated for physical parameters, floating characteristics and in vitro release rate studies using a well controlled open‐loop system of the flow‐through cell apparatus. Results showed that the shortest floating lag‐ time values recorded were 0.40 and 1.00 min, corresponding to AmoxTH tablets containing 150 mg HPMC‐K4M and metronidazole tablets containing 240 mg PEO of MW 8,000,000, respectively. The relation between floating lag time and MW of PEO was directly proportional with AmoxTH tablets, and inversely proportional with metronidazole tablets. Tablets of both drugs were able to remain floating, without disintegration, for more than 6.0 hours in 0.1N HCl (pH 1.2), except in case of AmoxTH/PEO of MW 100,000 and metronidazole/PEO of MW 100,000, 300,000 and 900,000. The highest percentage of AmoxTH released (82.1%) was obtained from the double‐layer tablet prepared with PEO of MW 8,000,000, in the gas‐ generating layer and PEO of MW 900,000 in the drug‐releasing layer. While, the highest percentage of metronidazole released (75.3%) was obtained from the single‐layer floating tablet containing PEO of MW 100,000. Under the same storage conditions, AmoxTH double‐layer tablet was found to show similar release profiles before and after storage, while metronidazole showed higher release rate profile.
Timed Activity Studies for Assessing the Energy Expenditure of Women from An Urban Slum in South India

Time-disposition studies are necessary for computing energy requirements of populations. This study captures the rich information on the timed activity pattern of adult women from poor households engaged in homebased work. We studied 34 women beedimakers (cigarette makers), 21 tailors, and 34 homemakers. Data were collected by direct observation of the women’s activities on a typical day. Time spent on related activities was pooled and classified as sleep, household work, child care, occupational work, and residual work. These were further categorized on the basis of our published work on the energy cost of women’s activities and the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of occupational activities as sedentary, moderate, and heavy. Most of the household activities could be classified as moderate to heavy (> 2.2 times basal metabolic rate [BMR]). Childcare activities were distributed on a scale from sedentary to heavy, whereas occupational activities, such as beedimaking and tailoring, were sedentary (< 2.2 BMR). Homemakers spent significantly more time on moderate to heavy work (p < .05 ) than beedimakers and tailors. Women working for income spent only four to six hours on occupational work, which was possible because they reduced the time spent on heavy work (i.e., housework), and reduced the time on personal care. Still, more than 80% of women could not put in eight hours of paid work. Thus, women in the home-based sector constantly negotiate among time spent on heavy household work, child care, and occupational work in order to continue in the labor market.
Medium term results of the collum femoris preserving hydroxyapatite coated total hip replacement

We describe the survival of 75 collum femoris preserving (CFP) hydroxyapatite (HA) coated uncemented total hip replacement stems with a mean follow-up of 43 months (range 12–60). Patients were assessed using the Harris Hip Score. Radiographs were evaluated using Gruen zones and DeLee and Charnley zones. The criteria for failure were revision or impending revision. The mean Harris Hip Score was 50 preoperatively improving to 94 at final review with 3 patients lost to follow-up. One cup was revised for aseptic loosening, whilst none of the stems required revision. Survivorship was 97% and 100% at 3 years for the cup and stem respectively. Our findings suggest that the medium term results of the CFP stem are excellent.
Growth of Pre-ruminant Kid Goats and the Composition of Carcass Fat Deposits: Effects of Providing a PUFA-rich Fat in the Milk Replacer and Influence of the Kidding Season

The aim of this study is to investigate the possibility of improving the composition of goat meat in terms overall, of the fatty acid composition of different fat deposits. The experiment is designed in an 2 2 factorial arrangement. The treatments consist of two different milk replacers, one including and one excluding 2% of fish oil, and two different kidding seasons (spring or autumn). Twelve animals are allocated at random, to each treatment. Animals are slaughtered when they reached a body weight of 7000 200 g. The inclusion of fish oil has no significant effect on growth rate, food efficiency ratio or dressing percentage. The cover, intermuscular and intramuscular fat of the leg from the animals fed with the milk replacer including fish oil, present higher and lower proportions of n-3 PUFA and saturated fatty acids respectively, while that of n-6 PUFA remains unchanged. The inclusion of fish oil in the milk replacer increases the 20 : 5 content in the leg muscle from about 0.4 to 3.5% and 22 : 6 content from 0.4 to 2.3%. The fatty acids 20 : 5 and 22 : 6 are also detected in the cover and intermuscular fat when fish oil is included in the diet. The kid goats born in autumn, show a higher birth weight and growth rate. The leg obtained from these animals, presents a higher proportion of muscle and a lower proportion of bone. However, in the animals born in spring, a somewhat more favourable composition is obtained in the leg fat deposits. The improvement in the quality of meat obtained is discussed, taking into account the feeding strategy provided and the class of animals in question.
Anatomical Variations In Termination Of Common Facial Vein Anatomical Variations In Termination Of Common Facial Vein

Introduction: Variations in the venous drainage pattern of the face and neck are quite common. The objective of this study was to observe the variations in the formation and the drainage of the common facial vein. Methods: The variations of the superficial veins of the neck were noted in thirty five specimens (17 belonging to the left side and 18 to the right) of the South Indian population which were used for routine dissection, for teaching the medical graduates in Christian Medical College, Vellore. Results: This is a a report on the unusual drainage of the common facial veins into the subclavian and the absent external jugular veins bilaterally. Another interesting variant is the undivided retromandibular vein continuing as the external jugular vein and the anterior facial vein opening into the internal jugular vein. In three cases, the common facial veins were found to open into the external jugular vein at varying distances from the base of the mandible. The embryological basis for the variations is discussed here. Conclusion: The knowledge of the varying venous patterns in the neck is important for clinical practitioners who perform procedures like cannulation and venegraft harvesting in endarterectomy.
Hemodialysis Infection Prevention using Polysporin Ointment with Shower Technique in Satellite Units (HIPPO-SAT) Pilot Study Design

Background: Hemodialysis patients are often advised not to shower if they have a central ve- nous catheter (catheter). We developed a shower technique catheter protocol for hemodialysis patients with healed catheter exit sites, designed to permit showering but not increase catheter- related infection risk. Research question: Is it feasible to conduct a randomized control trial comparing the rate of catheter related bacteremia in adult satellite hemodialysis patients using the shower technique protocol versus standard catheter care alone with 6 month follow up? Study Design: This pilot study is a multi-centre randomized control trial. Eligible participants will be randomized to shower technique protocol versus standard care after meeting predefined criteria to confirm healed tunneled catheter exit site. Primary Outcome: Feasibility will be determined by 5 outcome measures: 1) accuracy of the catheter related bacteremia rate documentation in the satellite hemodialysis centre setting, per- centage of patients 2) screened, 3) recruited, 4) educated successfully in the shower technique protocol (intervention arm), and 5) treatment contamination of study groups. Study Setting: In 2 academic and 3 community based satellite hemodialysis centres in south central Ontario, Canada. Patient Population: Adult satellite hemodialysis patients dialyzing via tunneled central venous catheters with healed catheter exit sites. Intervention: Shower technique protocol and standard catheter care or control (standard cath- eter care only). Analysis: Each measure of feasibility has its own statistical threshold for success. If the thresh- old is reached in 4 of the 5 measures, the full study will be deemed feasible. Discussion: A pilot feasibility study of the larger study is critical due to the potential challenges associated with recruitment, compliance and participant ascertainment bias.
RESEARCH AND REVIEWS: JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES New Validated Spectroscopic Method for the Simultaneous Estimation of Simvastatin and Sitagliptin.

A new, simple, sensitive, rapid, economic, UV Spectroscopic method was developed for the estimation of Simvastatin-Sitagliptin in Pure and Tablet dosage forms. The differences in solubilities of drugs were used for the estimation by extracting them into individual solvents. The linearity for Simvastatin was found between 6-20 µg/ml and between 10-50 µg/ml for Sitagliptin. Simvastatin showed the maximum absorbance at 232nm & Sitagliptin at 246nm and Validation parameters like Precision, Accuracy, and System suitability parameters were determined and examined by applying validated parameters.
Applicability Of SASW Method For Subsurface Structural Evaluation Of Layered Asphalt Pavements

Surface wave based NDT methods for in-situ structural evaluation of layered asphalt pavements have undergone various improvements during the last decade. Although these NDT methods have certain inherent advantages over the conventional deflection measurement based methods, still they are yet to become popular in India. This paper presents few research studies, employing the spectral analysis of surface waves (SASW) method for NDT&E of asphalt layered structures. The studies focus on some specific aspects, such as the effect of coupling on the test data, and applicability potential of SASW method for detection and assessment of asphalt interlayer bond condition, and subsurface anomalies/buried objects. In situ testing results are presented. It was observed that SASW method has good application potential for qualitative assessment of all the mentioned study objectives.
HETEROSIS, INBREEDING DEPRESSION AND COMBINING ABILITY IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM L

The objective of the present study was to investigate the magnitude of heterosis, inbreeding depression and combining ability in F 2 population for seven quantitative traits in a 6 x 6 complete diallel cross involving six cultivars of spring wheat. F 2 population suffered from considerable amount of inbreeding depression for all the traits suggesting that upward values in observed depression were attributable to factors like epistasis, linkage disequilibrium and abnormal segregation at meiosis due to higher ploidy level. Grain yield per plant displayed maximum observed and predicted inbreeding depression ranging from 25.25 to 88.71% and 10.16 to 19.85% respectively. Fair degree of mid parent heterosis in majority of the F2 hybrids cannoted that these hybrids could be exploited for commercial hybrid wheat development. General combining ability (GCA) indicated a large proportion of the total genetic variation for six out of seven effects. Specific combining ability (SCA) effects were significant for four of the seven traits indicating the presence of epistasis and dominant gene effects in these traits. Magnitude for GCAvariance was more pronounced than SCA variance for all the traits. Therefore selection has been advocated on the basis of GCA's of hybrids and breeding method should be designed to exploit both additive and non-additive gene actions.
Update on Composite Geochemical Conceptual Model for the Bešeňová Elevation Geothermal Structure, Liptov Basin, Northern Slovakia

Whether in phase of initial exploration and prospection, drilling, or monitoring on production response, geochemistry and geothermometry gained high reputation in a past worldwide. Amongst basic description and classification of thermal waters, temperature estimation and analysis of technical properties, both methods are frequently applied in conceptual model construction, here presented in conditions of the Bešeňová elevation geothermal structure, northern Slovakia, being recognized as open hydrogeological system of stratified reservoirs in the production part. Paper manifests essential facial analysis and maturity models correlated with mixing and boiling inspection designed plots (chloride – boron, chloride – sodium, chloride – total carbonate) and geothermometers. In conclusions, the Bešeňová elevation appears a complex system of polystageous mixing within infiltration, accumulation and discharge zone, however, with no evidence on boiling. Amongst description of basic reservoir processes, a minor discharge zone in the Sliače area is identified, well conform to a model derived by reservoir base overheating analysis. Immaturity resultant to albite-muscovite-adularia system instability turns Na/K geothermometry inadequate, whilst chalcedony, Mg-corrected Na-K-Ca and K/Mg geothermometry gains the most precise results in temperature estimation. Type curve analysis and mismatch in MCG and TSI geothermometry appears another hint on separate minor convection cells evolution in deep reservoir.
The screening of pivotal gene expression signatures and biomarkers in renal carcinoma

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most common malignancies in the urinary system, among which the proportion of clear cell RCC (ccRCC) is over 80%. This study aims to explore potential signaling pathways and key biomarkers that drive RCC progression. The RCC GEO Datasets GSE15641 was featured to screen differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The pathway enrichment and functional annotation of differentially expressed genes were analyzed using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and the Gene Ontology (GO). We screened Hub genes from DEGs using protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks and Cytoscape software. The survival and diagnostic analysis of these hub genes was performed to evaluate their potential prognostic and diagnostic value for ccRCC. In GSE15641 dataset, 598 DEGs were captured according to screening criteria (406 up-regulated genes and 192 down-regulated genes). Meanwhile, 15 hub genes were screened out from DEGs using PPI and Cytoscape. Kaplan Meier and ROC curve analysis identified three potential prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers (TGFB1, TIMP1 and VIM) for ccRCC from 15 hub genes. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) revealed that these three dysregulated genes are mainly enriched in primary immunodeficiency, ECM receptor interaction, cytokine receptor interaction and natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity pathway. In summary, our findings discovered pivotal gene expression signatures and signaling pathways in the progression of ccRCC. TGFB1, TIMP1 and VIM might contribute to the progression of ccRCC, which could have potential as biomarkers or therapeutic targets for ccRCC.
International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research, June-2017 ISSN (2226-8235) Vol-6, Issue 6

Health strategies which consider sex and gender elements have been noted to be cost effective and more successful than those which do not. The main objective of this paper is to investigate whether an observed widening of the sex differential in child mortality in Zimbabwe represents an avoidable and inequitable bias against the male child. Other objectives include examining the sex differentials in child mortality and also to examine determinants of child survival within the proximate determinants framework. The Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey kids recode dataset collected between 2010 and 2011 is analysed using survival analysis and multivariate decomposition techniques. There is evidence of sex differentials in child mortality since 1983 although it only achieves statistical significance between 2005 and 2011. Sex of the child, religious beliefs, birth weight, birth order and birth interval are found influencing child survival. Socioeconomic characteristics and returns from these characteristics have conflicting influences on the sex differential in child mortality. Birth weight consistently contributing towards the reduction of the sex gap in child mortality in urban areas and amongst the rich. The findings appear to suggest that the sex gap, although widened, is hugely equitable since we could not justify that socioeconomic variables play any significant role with the exception of interventions towards higher birth weight.