Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Implementation of the National Asthma Guidelines in a Residential Pediatric Clinic

Purpose: Foster care children admitted to residential facilities are a unique and vulnerable group, many presenting with undiagnosed or poorly managed asthma. The alarming rate of residents admitted to a particular residential primary care clinic with a diagnosis of asthma led to the project question: “Based on record reviews, does staff education about the importance of utilizing the national guidelines for asthma education influence the implementation of such guidelines in a residential pediatric clinic? ” The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement a systematic process to influence practice change. The project was conducted over a period of 4 weeks. Design: The project was a single-group pretest-posttest design. The medical records were examined prior and post National Asthma Guidelines, Expert Panel Report-3 (EPR3, 2007) education to determine whether guidelines had been implemented. A convenience sample consisted of male and female residents, 12-17 years of age, admitted to the clinic with a diagnosis of asthma or any resident having experienced any asthma symptoms. Twenty-nine children’s records (n=29) were studied. Findings: The composite review of documented asthma guidelines was significantly higher post-intervention (M=3.96, SD=1.81) than pre-intervention (M=1.34, SD=1.54), t(28)=7.99, p<0.05 for all measured variables. A large effect size was noted. Conclusion: Implementing national asthma guidelines encouraged best-practice for the residential facility and improved asthma care for a transient high-risk population. The literature review demonstrated a lack of data regarding pediatric primary care clinics in residential facilities. Foster-Staples, Pat A. , 2016, UMSL, p.4 Implications: This study provided important information about implementing evidencebased practice. Larger studies are needed in the future. Foster-Staples, Pat A. , 2016, UMSL, p.5
Fast ROI Detection for Speed up in a CNN based Object Detection

DETECTION In order to enhance the operation speed of a CNN based object detection method, this paper proposes a method for detecting ROI. When a CNN only processes ROI instead of Abstract Fast operation of a CNN based object detection is important in many application areas. It is an efficient approach to reduce the size of an input image. However, it is difficult to find an area that includes a target object with minimal computation. This paper proposes a ROI detection method that is fast and robust to noise. The proposed method is not affected by a flicker line noise that is a kind of aliasing between camera and LED light. Fast operation is achieved by using down-sampling efficiently. The accuracy of the proposed ROI detection method is 92.5% and the operation time for a frame with a resolution of 640 x 360 is 0.388msec.
Performance Analysis of Wireless Sensor Network Localization algorithms

– In recent years, the use of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) has been increasing. Like WSNs protocols development, localization is the main issue and needed to address several areas including 3D and mobile anchor-based localization algorithms. WSNs are being used widely in different fields like environment, disaster relief, target tracking and several other applications like the SCADA system for the high voltage of electricity. In many applications, node localization is very important in which the system needed to know the exact location of the event. This paper addresses the main ideas and techniques published in recent years. We highlight the error performance analysis between the algorithms stated static 3D localization.
Prognostic Factors Associated with Mortality in Cirrhotic Patients with Bleeding Varices

Abstract Objective Bleeding gastroesophageal varices are a cause of high mortality among cirrhotic patients. Aim The aim of this study was to study prognostic factors for mortality in cirrhosis associated with variceal bleeding. Patients and Methods This prospective study was conducted on 100 cirrhotic patients admitted to the Tanta University Hospital with an acute first variceal bleeding episode. Baseline clinical, laboratory, and endoscopic findings were recorded at presentation. Results During the first 6 weeks 15 patients died, 3 following the initial bleed and 12 after an early rebleed. At 6 months, a further 21 patients had died. Statistical analysis utilizing the baseline data revealed that high early death rate was associated with number of blood units transfused, lower systolic blood pressure, thrombocytopenia, increased serum creatinine and international normalized ratio (INR). High MELD, AIMS56, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) and ROCKall scores were risk factors for mortality. Risk factors for early rebleeding included presence of diabetes mellitus, leucocytosis, high Child score, model for end-stage liver disease (MELD), AIMS56, and sepsis-associated organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores. A high Child score, presence of ascites, and associations such as hepatic encephalopathy and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, leucocytosis, elevated alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, bilirubin, INR, and creatinine as well as low albumin were associated with decreased survival. Conclusion High MELD, AIMS56, APACHE II, and ROCKall scores were risk factors for mortality after acute variceal bleeding. High death rate during the first 6 weeks is associated with anemia, hypotension, thrombocytopenia, increased serum creatinine, and INR. Decreased survival at 6 months is associated with increased Child score, presence of ascites and associations such as hepatic encephalopathy and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
Perceptions of Efficacious Teachers Regarding Their Experiences of Professional Development: A Narrative Inquiry

This qualitative investigation followed a narrative inquiry research approach to determine how 5 teachers, identified as efficacious and committed to life-long learning, perceived the experiences of their professional development. In-depth interviews were conducted to answer two research questions: 1) how do efficacious teachers perceive professional development experiences? 2) which professional development experiences do efficacious teachers consider the most and least important in terms of improving instruction? Data analyses included transcribing, coding, and constructing five narratives. Findings indicated that teachers value professional development experiences that offer relevant knowledge, time for reflective thinking, practical knowledge, and empowerment to make better choices regarding instruction. It was also highlighted that the lack of time, and lack of discussing ideas or problems with colleagues was barriers teachers confronted when applying new learning. On these bases some suggestions were made to be given due consideration.
Media-Based Leisure and Wellbeing: A Study of Older Internet Users

ABSTRACT Studies exploring digital technology in the context of leisure for older people tend to neglect their parallel use of traditional media. By simultaneous examination of both online and offline recreational media use, the present study explores media-based leisure repertoires and wellbeing among older Internet users. Data were collected via a survey of 10,527 Internet users aged 60 and up from seven countries (Austria, Canada, Denmark, Israel, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain). Analysis examined participants’ media use and differences among people with disparate use patterns. The study identified four groups of Internet users according to the media-based leisure activities they engaged in: innovative traditionalists, entertainment seekers, selective content consumers, and eclectic media users. The groups differed in their activity repertoires, background characteristics, and leisure preferences. Being an eclectic media user (i.e., relatively less selective) was significantly associated with lower life satisfaction. Results indicate an advantage to selectivity in media use for leisure and confirm that participation in certain activities may compensate somewhat for distressing conditions in old age. They also suggest diminished boundaries between offline and online leisure among older Internet users and call for further development of the functional approach to Internet use in later life.
Influence of circadian rhythm on the physical and mental performance

This thesis studied the temperature circadian rhythm and its relationship with the physical and mental performance of the individuals. The objectives of this study were to determine (1) the effect of temperature circadian rhythm on the mental and physical performance, (2) whether a common oral temperature circadian rhythm pattern exists for all the participants, (3) the times of the day when the participants perform their best and worst in comparison to their highest and lowest temperatures respectively, (4) find out whether the effect of the oral temperature circadian rhythm on the physical and mental performance is different in males and females, and (5) the effect of lunar cycle on the physical and mental performance. In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, ten participants (5 males and 5 females between the ages of 20-28 years) were tested. Each participant was required to record his/her body temperature every hour over a 13-hour period for about a week. Based on this data, the participants’ highest and lowest temperatures were determined. Each participant was given a physical and a mental performance test at the times corresponding to his/her highest and lowest temperatures. Finally, the lunar calendar was used to test the effect of the lunar cycle on the physical and mental performance of the participants. The results of the experiment show that during the time corresponding to high oral temperatures, the participants’ physical performance increased by 9.3 percent, and the mental performance increased by 4.6 percent compared to their low temperatures. The participants, upon analysis of the data, also exhibited a common pattern in their temperature circadian rhythms. The results showed that on average, the participants’ body temperature started increasing around 9:30am and kept increasing until 8:30pm. In addition to that, it was also found out that there was an insignificant difference in the average physical performance increase in males (9.38lbs) and
IMPROVED RAT STROKE MODEL BY INTRALUMINAL MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION: A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SURGICAL TECHNIQUE

1Laboratory animal facility – Centre for Experimental Medicine, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2Center for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu-Mureș, Romania 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu-Mureș, Romania 4Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Târgu-Mureş, Romania 5National Magnetic Resonance Center, Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
DETERMINATION OF THE EXISTING POTENTIALS OF SOME RECREATIONAL AREAS IN ISPARTA PROVİNCE

This study aims to determine existing recreational potentials and user demands and tendencies of some selected areas in Isparta province. Gulez's method is used to determine the existing recreational potentials of selected areas. A questionnaire survey is also conducted to determine user attitudes. Results of this study revealed that despite the increasing recreational demands, existing capacities of recreational areas studied is far from providing expected functions and services for people living in Isparta province.Keywords: Isparta, Recreational Areas, Recreational Potential
Functional Relationship Between Grain Yield and Spikes Per Square Meter of Wheat as Influenced by Seed Rate Under Late Sown Condition

An experiment was conducted at Agronomy Research Field of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur for five consecutive years (20142015 to 2018-2019) to establish a functional relationship between grain yield and spikes/m of wheat at late sown condition. Variation of spikes/m was created by five seed rates (90, 120, 150, 180 and 210 kg/ha). Pooled average value of spikes / m was observed the highest (479-506) in 180-210 kg seed /ha. From the structural treatment, the highest grain yield (pooled average of 3876-4153 kg/ha ranged 32955028 kg/ha) of wheat was produced in the seed rate of 150-180 kg/ha. The estimated optimum seed rate was found 162.29 kg/ha with the estimated grain yield 3989 kg/ha of wheat at late sown condition through the developed function model of Y=485.91+43.17X-0.133X (R=0.87). Again, the estimate optimum spikes/m was noticed 423 when the estimated grain yield of wheat was 4135 kg/ha at late sown condition through the developed functional model of Y=-2837+32.98X0. 039X (R=0.83). The grain yield would be increased about 13% as compared to recommended seed rate (120 kg/ha) of wheat. Spikes / m had significant positive correlation with seed rate (r=0.79 at p=0.05) of wheat. Relationship between observed grain yield and predicted grain yield (when relationship between spikes/m and grain yield) showed a good consistency (Y=1.0006X, R=0.94 and r = 0.97 at p<0.01). From the results of the study it is concluded that 162 kg/ha of seed rate and 423 spikes / m would be optimum for maximum yield) 4135 gk/ah) of wheat at late sown condition.
Mental state verbs used by mother–child dyads in Japanese and English: Implications for the development of Theory of Mind

Mental state terms are believed to be closely related to the development of Theory of Mind (ToM). This study focuses on mental state verbs (MSVs) and investigates how they are used by Japanese-speaking mother–child dyads compared to their English-speaking counterparts. Analyses of their spontaneous speech from the CHILDES archives show that children’s production of MSVs is greatly influenced by the mothers’ input in both languages and that Japanese MSVs are used less frequently than English MSVs in both the children’s and mothers’ utterances. In addition, the syntactic properties of MSVs show that complements under MSVs tend to be null in Japanese, whereas those in English are more likely to be overtly expressed. This difference observed in the mothers’ input and children’s production can be a contributing factor underlying the developmental delay of ToM in Japanese.
Opportunities Structure in Partnership Between Teachers and Parents in Creating Inclusive Culture at Play Group and Kindergarten

One of the indicators of creating inclusive culture is a good partnership between parents and teachers so that the expected objective of inclusive education can be achieved. However, schools do not have opportunities structure for teachers and parents to collaborate in establishing inclusive culture at schools. This research aims at giving an overview of opportunities structure of the partnership between teachers and parents to create inclusive culture. This research uses narrative method with qualitative approach. The data collection is conducted by examining a semistructured interview with partnership indicators between teachers and parents adapted from Booth and Ainscow. The participants in this research are principal, teachers, and students‟ parents at playgroup and kindergarten in the region of East Jakarta. The result of the research points out that there is opportunities structure built by the school to establish the partnership between teachers and parents through parenting activity (an education for parents) and the involvement of parents in a grand meeting that aims at socializing the program and the decision making. However, the inclusive culture is not yet developing optimally, so that it still needs other strategy in establishing other opportunities structure to develop the indicator of partnership between teachers and parents in establishing inclusive culture at school.
Geographies of hope in cultural resources protection

This work to articulate a geography of hope in the face of institutionalized epistemic injustice extends the emerging Indigenous political ecology approach through engagement with cultural resources law and policy. While Indigenous political ecology offers a framework to understand the context in which geographies of hope are created, geographies of hope are specific spatial processes that exemplify resilience, vision, and ingenuity in adverse circumstances. This paper focuses on such hopeful, place-based work to bring US and, specifically, California, cultural resources and repatriation law and policy into alignment with contemporary international Indigenous human rights standards. The Native and non-Native allies advocating for legal and political change are both focused on protecting particular places and their entwined epistemologies, and on altering processes of decision-making that privilege non-Indigenous epistemologies. Hope is specifically fostered in efforts to educate non-Native citizens on the continuities between past and present, in highlighting the efforts of Indigenous people working to care for and protect their heritage on/in/with the land, and in fostering legal frameworks that center justice.
Vehicle Routing and Time Slot Management in Online Retailing

markdownabstractOnline retailing continues to grow, and consumers, but also small businesses, purchase more and more products online. Many of these products require attended delivery for which the customer needs to stay at home to receive their purchases. To decrease the chances of costly delivery failures and to provide customers with a high level of service, many online retailers offer their customers a menu of delivery time slots. The management of these time slots can be challenging, as the customer demand can vary heavily, and the amount of available delivery vehicles and drivers may be limited. Dynamic Time Slot Management (DTSM) is a class of methods which dynamically construct time slot offers based on previously placed customer orders. Our focus is the use of vehicle routing heuristics within DTSM to help retailers manage the availability of time slots in real time. In this dissertation, we explore several challenges that hinder the widespread adoption of DTSM in practice. As vehicle routing is used in real time, the compu- tation time plays a crucial role. We study pre-calculation techniques for a particular class of vehicle routing problems, and illustrate the trade-off between computation time and memory use. Furthermore, as multiple customers arrive and interact with the DTSM system simultaneously, several previously unstudied issues arise. We model such simultaneous interactions and study their impact on the real-time per- formance of the system in terms of response times and number of accepted cus- tomers. Finally, we explore a novel variant of DTSM in which routes and time slots are assigned a priori in a strategical phase to simplify their real-time management. Although this reduces the number of different time slots that can be offered to cus- tomers, advantages include smoothing of fulfillment center operations and delivery consistency.
Implementation of a Gumbel Distribution Function in Interior Ballistic Calculations for Deterred Propellants

Based on the available bibliography three types of deterrent concentration profiles were identified. The cumulative distribution function of Gumbel distribution has the ability to reproduce all identified deterrent concentration variation profiles. The relationships between the ballistics characteristics and deterrent concentration can be expressed using the Gumbel function combined with a polynomial function. In order to deal with variability of mean values of burned propellant characteristics the interior ballistic specific equations should by modified accordingly. Based on available experimental data and the calculated variable ballistic characteristics the developed 0D model and the proposed functions are validated.
Understanding modifiable determinants of fatigue from a physiological perspective in Canadian FireRangers

The ability to measure free-living and activity-specific energy expenditure (EE) is useful for a variety of purposes. Heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring is emerging as a means for estimating EE and other physiological measures. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of HRV-derived EE across a range of physical intensities and during free-living. Participants (n=30) completed two treadmill tests (walk and VO2max) measuring EE via Indirect Calorimetry (IC) and with the FirstBeat Bodyguard HRV monitor. Participants also wore the HRV monitors continuously for four consecutive days under free-living conditions. During the walk test, HRV-EE estimates across analysis conditions correlated moderately with IC estimates of EE (r=0.60-0.75; p<0.05). During VO2max testing, HRV-EE estimates across analysis conditions correlated strongly with IC estimates of EE with (r=0.85-0.98; p<0.05). During free-living conditions, daily average and 4-day total HRV-EE estimates across all analysis conditions correlated strongly (r=0.75-0.98; p<0.05). HRV-EE estimation improves as activity-intensity increases. HRV-EE estimates improve further with the addition of IC-measured HRmax and VO2max, particularly at low intensities; however, meaningful differences were not seen between values when considering group means. HRV-EE estimates are sufficiently accurate to indicate this method possesses practical utility and may be used for individual EE monitoring.
Being your ‘true self’: the experiences of two gay music educators who teach in the Bible Belt

ABSTRACT Many LGBTQ educators approach identity management with great caution, but what types of identity management do these teachers employ when teaching in an area characterised by evangelical fundamentalism that heavily influences education and society such as the area known as the Bible Belt? The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of two gay music educators who live and teach in the Bible Belt. Data were drawn from participant interviews. Through an analysis of the data using the constant comparative method, four overarching themes emerged: Attributes of the Bible Belt, familial influences on coming out, teacher considerations for being out, and philosophical beliefs.
ON INDUSTRY MOMENTUM STRATEGIES

In this article, we investigate industry momentum strategies. We find that industry portfolios that outperformed in the previous month generate on average significantly higher returns in the holding period than those that underperformed. Plain and risk‐managed strategies using this short‐run industry momentum are not subject to optionality effects. Also, the tail risks of these strategies are uncorrelated with traditional industry momentum strategies. The spread associated with the risk‐managed strategy both meets necessary conditions as a risk factor and is significantly priced in the cross‐section of U.S. industry portfolios.