Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Associations between overweight and obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and fatty liver in young offenders serving community orders

Abstract The health of young offenders supervised in the community has not been studied previously. This paper describes the prevalence of overweight, obesity and obesity-associated cardiovascular and hepatic risk factors in a sample of young offenders supervised in the community in New South Wales, Australia. During 2003–05, 800 (85% male) young offenders took part in a comprehensive health survey that included direct measurement of height and weight as well as blood sampling. The prevalence of combined overweight and obesity was 33.7% in boys and 35.3% in girls; both rates were higher than those of a comparable community sample. Cardiovascular risk factor prevalence was extremely high compared with other published studies, with over 40% of boys and over 20% of girls having low levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and over 10% of both boys and girls having elevated low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Risk factors for fatty liver disease were also prevalent, with almost 15% of boys, and 30% of girls having raised alanine aminotransferase (ALT), suggesting hepatic cell injury. Cardiovascular and fatty liver disease risk factors were significantly associated with overweight and obesity among boys but not girls in this sample. Young people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent were at no greater risk than the rest of the population. Young offenders are among the most disadvantaged people in Australian society and are particularly vulnerable to a range of health problems. The high prevalence of risk factors represents a substantial health burden for these young people in early adulthood. Timely intervention is required to address the complex health needs of this under-served population.
L’alfabetització i l’ensenyament de primeres lletres a Terrassa durant el segle XVIII

Aquest treball te com a objectiu estudiar l’alfabetitzacio i l’ensenyament de primeres lletres a Terrassa i el seu terme durant el segle XVIII. Es tracta d’una aproximacio al tema de l’alfabetisme en una societat d’Antic Regim tant en termes quantitatius com qualitatius. En referencia a l’analisi quantitativa la nostra intencio es estudiar els documents notarials, basicament testaments, capitols matrimonials i escriptures de compra i venda, conservats a l’Arxiu Historic Comarcal de Terrassa (AHCT) durant els decennis 1755-1764 i 1781-1790 per a poder establir, a partir de la signatura -l’indicador majoritariament acceptat pels historiadors de l’alfabetitzacio de l’epoca moderna, els quals consideren la capacitat de signar com un indici revelador de la possessio d’uns coneixements minims de lectura i d’escriptura- la competencia o incompetencia grafica de la poblacio de la vila de Terrassa i el seu terme durant aquest periode. L’analisi qualitativa te com a objectiu una aproximacio a les diferents causes de la decadencia de l’alfabetitzacio (edat, malaltia, etcetera).
Linear joint integrated probabilistic data association - LJIPDA

Presents an approach for multi-target tracking. In multi-target situations, multiple tracks may share the same measurement(s). Rather than forming joint events by creating all possible combinations of track-measurement assignments, only a single track is processed at a time. Therefore, the number of operations is linear in the number of tracks. The a-priori probabilities of measurement origin are the conduit for inter-track information transfer. The LJIPDA algorithm follows three steps. In the first step, the a-priori probabilities of measurement origin are established for all tracks and all measurements. The next step is measurement oriented and corrects these probabilities. The final step is a modified IPDA algorithm, which uses visibility of measurements to the tracks to calculate the probability of target existence and the data-association probabilities. These probabilities allow track update in the classic PDA fashion, as well as automatic track initiation, maintenance and termination. Simulations are used to verify the performance of the LJIPDA algorithm and compare it with the performance of the IPDA and JIPDA algorithms in a dense and non-homogenous clutter environment, in crossing target situations.
Self-Perceptions of Physical Activity in Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Childhood

Participation in physical activity has important beneficial effects on physical and psychological health. Many outcomes associated with physical activity are typically compromised in survivors of childhood cancer. The purpose of this study was to describe self-perceptions of physical activity in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and to explore the relationships of these findings with quality of life measures and clinical descriptors. 62 children and adolescents treated previously for ALL and 71 comparable healthy subjects completed the Children’s Self-perceptions of Adequacy in and Predilection for Physical Activity (CSAPPA) scale and the Health Utilities Index (HUI). The ALL subjects had significantly poorer self-perceptions of their adequacy in and predilection for physical activity than the comparison group. Stepwise regression analyses identified high risk for relapse, female gender, and older age, but not body-mass-index, age, age at diagnosis, length of time off therapy, or cranial irr.
Incorporating domain knowledge in latent topic models

Latent topic models can be used to automatically decompose a collection of text documents into their constituent topics. This representation is useful for both exploratory browsing and other tasks such as informational retrieval. However, learned topics may not necessarily be meaningful to the user or well aligned with modeling goals. In this thesis we develop novel methods for enabling topic models to take advantage of side information, domain knowledge, and user guidance and feedback. These methods are used to enhance topic model analyses across a variety of datasets, including non-text domains.
Urban Road Travel Time Prediction Based on Taxi GPS Data

An approach to estimate the urban road travel time by using probe vehicle data collected through taxi GPS was proposed, and GPS data correction method of probe vehicle was introduced. According to the poor adaptive ability of traditional filter algorithm in the estimation for traffic state and travel time with Kalman filter, an improved adaptive Kalman filtering method was proposed. The method overcame the shortcomings that the traditional filter couldn’t real-time track the change of environment. It could adapt to the dynamic changes of traffic state to realize the optimization estimation. The method was tested on urban roads in Guangzhou, and there was a slight difference between the prediction result and that of actual observation in free traffic flow state and stable flow, and the relative error was under 10% in traffic congested state. The results show that the traffic state estimation model had better tracking ability than conventional Kalman filter.
Fatti stilizzati e metodi econometrici "moderni": una rivisitazione della curva di Phillips per l'Italia (1951-1996)

A quarant’anni dalla sua introduzione, la curva di Phillips riveste ancora un ruolo importante negli studi applicati, nonostante le critiche cui e stata sottoposta dalla successiva letteratura. In questo lavoro, utilizzando tecniche di modellazione econometrica di serie storiche non stazionarie per l’Italia dal dopoguerra ad oggi, si evidenzia la stabilita di una relazione di lungo periodo fra il tasso di variazione del salario reale e il tasso di disoccupazione; questo risultato e robusto all’uso di stimatori alternativi. Nel breve periodo si propone un modello interpretativo caratterizzato da un meccanismo non lineare di correzione dell’errore.
Group A Streptococcus–Associated Digital Arterial Thrombosis

Group A Streptococcus has emerged as an increasingly prevalent cause of invasive skin and soft tissue infections. We report the case of a 41-year-old man who presented with a necrotic index finger. To our knowledge, this is the first case of unexplained digital arterial thrombosis in the setting of group A Streptococcus cellulitis.
Optimalisasi Potensi Lokal Sekolah dalam Pembelajaran Biologi Berbasis Kontruktivisme

Setelah melalui proses panjang dengan membandingkan antara pandangan tradisional dan pandangan kontruktivis dalam pembelajaran biologi, maka pandangan yang kontruktivistik terhadap content of science memiliki implikasi penting terhadap pembelajaran biologi di kelas. Kontruktivisme memandang bahwa konsep-konsep biologi dibentuk melalui konstruksi peserta didik, dan dapat memberikan tantangan tersendiri bagi guru dalam penyelenggaraannya. Pembelajaran biologi berbasis kontruktivisme dapat terselenggara lebih optimal apabila peserta didik difasilitasi untuk mengubah konsep yang mereka miliki dengan mengetahui lebih banyak tentang alam dan gejalanya sebagai objek sains, termasuk juga biologi yang memiliki objek berupa makhluk hidup. Pemanfaatan lingkungan sekitar sekolah (potensi lokal sekolah) sebagai wahana ataupun objek belajar tidaklah semudah yang dipikirkan karena tidak asal dilakukan dan membutuhkan teknik tertentu.
Chamomile : Industrial Profiles

For over 2000 years, preparations of chamomile flowers have counted among the medicinal treasures of many cultural groups. This book provides an interdisciplinary inventory of the scientific level of knowledge about German chamomile as well as Roman chamomile, the two types of chamomile most produced. It includes information for pharmacists and the pharmaceutical industry about chamomile preparations and essential chamomile oil. Physicians and toxicologists will find detailed descriptions of the latest experimental studies and the use of chamomile preparations in traditional and therapeutic uses. It also includes the latest information of use to growers and pharmaceutical entrepreneurs.
A Case for Material Handling Systems, Specialized on Handling Small Quantities

Operation Principles for Material Handling Systems have traditionally tried to find a balance between economies of scale by combining as many orders as possible (for instance in batch and wave picking, combining loads to save transport costs etc.) and by achieving good customer service by starting work on the orders early enough. Based on previous work on modelling of batch operations, we will show the impact of batch building on the performance of operations in terms of throughput time and resource consumption. With an example of parts supply for an assembly operation we will show, that the impact of batch building on the reliability of throughput times is larger than expected. Therefore it seems to make sense, to create material handling systems, which are more suitable for an economic handling of small quantities of goods. The technological advances in the last ten years enable us to build such systems if the design of the system elements and their aggregation into larger systems is changed considerably compared to nowadays systems architecture. We will present a future architecture for material handling systems, which relies on a multitude of smaller modules, which integrate
Hierarchical Encoding of MPEG Sequences Using Priority Encoding Transmission (PET)

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Trajectory Path Planning of Cable Driven Parallel Manipulators, Considering Masses and Flexibility of the Cables

Cable driven parallel manipulator (CDPM) is a special class of parallel manipulator in which the rigid extensible links are replaced by actuated cables. It is necessary to take into consideration the cable dynamics, i.e.; its mass, flexibility and curved shape for manipulating a long-span CDPM. These terms complicate governing equation of motion in a way that special tactic are applied for simulation and solving this problem. Flexibility and mass of cablesimpose vibration and error in path trajectory planning.Effect of varying stiffness in precise performance of CDPM is surveyed.The cables are modelled, in ADAMS software to illustrate the dynamical behaviours of the manipulator for comparison with the simulated results. Moreover, an algorithm is developed to study the effects of velocity and acceleration of the end-effector on the dynamics of CDPMs. Moreover it is shown that the evolutionary computing algorithms are so effective in solving complicated nonlinear dynamic path trajectory planning. Simulations for different trajectories of two CDPMs are included to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed algorithm.
Computer-Assisted Questioning: the New Survey Methods in the Perception of the Respondents

Passation assistée par ordinateur - Méthodes nouvelles d'enquête vues du point de vue des répondants. Après une analyse de la littérature scientifique sur l'effet du mode d'enquête sur l'attitude des répondants envers des enquêtes assistées par ordinateur et sur la qualité de ces données, l'auteur présente les résultats d'une enquête en Allemagne (N=152). Cette étude compare l'Interview Personnel Assisté par Ordinateur ("Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing" - CAPI) et l'Auto-passation de Questionnaire par Ordinateur ("Computerized Self-Administered Questionnaires" - CSAQ) avec le traditionel Interview avec Papier et Crayon ("Paper and Pen Interviewing" - PAPI). L'objet de l'étude était l'acceptabilité par les répondants et la qualité des données par rapport à ces nouvelles technologies. En conclusion. il y a des indications que la passation assistée par ordinateur fournit des données de meilleure qualité. En revanche, seulement quelques études méthodologiques bien menées sur le CAPI et le CSQ ont été réalisées et d'autres recherches dans ce domaine sont vivement encouragées.
Examining the self-efficacy of certified athletic trainers in their use of mental skills techniques with injured athletes

EXAMINING THE SELF-EFFICACY OF CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN THEIR USE OF MENTAL SKILLS TECHNIQUES WITH INJURED ATHLETES By Alisha Bleecker Purpose: This study examined the self-efficacy of certified athletic trainers (ATC)s in their use of imagery, goal setting, and self-talk with injured athletes Methods: A demographic and self-efficacy survey was distributed to 1,000 members of the National Athletic Trainers' Association in the "certified" category. 131 participants completed the survey. Results: Results found that ATCs were most confident using goal setting, followed by self-talk, and imagery. Canonical correlation analysis revealed two functions. First, feelings of success in using the mental skill technique and in having education about the mental skill technique were the highest predictors of ATCs’ self-efficacy in using the mental skill technique with injured athletes. The second canonical function revealed that beliefs about the importance of using mental skills techniques with injured athletes were predictors of ATCs’ self-efficacy in using mental skills technique with injured athletes. Conclusion: This study concluded that ATCs who are most confident in using a mental skill technique are more likely to be confident in using other mental skills techniques. Therefore, it is important that ATC education programs include information on imagery, goal setting, and selftalk. In addition, having previous success using the mental skill technique and education about the technique are two of the greatest predictors of self-efficacy in using the technique.
Paulin test av fonologisk medvetenhet: en normering samt utvärdering av testet och faktorer som kan påverka deltagarnas resultat

Fonologisk medvetenhet definieras som formagan att uppmarksamma, reflektera och manipulera sprakljud i ord. I logopedisk diagnostik av specifika las- och skrivsvarigheter, dyslexi, utreds bland annat fonologisk medvetenhet eftersom forskning har visat att brister i denna formaga ar karaktaristiskt for manga individer med dyslexi. Manga av de testen som anvands saknar emellertid normvarden for elever i mellanstadiet och hogstadiet. Vi har darfor samlat in normvarden pa ”Paulin test av fonologisk medvetenhet, reviderad version 2012” for elever i arskurs 4 och elever i arskurs 6. Vi ville aven undersoka om eleverna i arskurs 6 presterar battre an de i arskurs 4, utvardera testet och undersoka sambandet mellan olika faktorer och slutresultat pa testet. Deltagarna bestar av 58 elever fran arskurs 4 och 55 elever fran arskurs 6. I studien deltog atta skolor med en spridning bade geografiskt och demografiskt. Var studie visade att elever i arskurs 6 har ett genomsnittligt hogre medelvarde an elever i arskurs 4. Medelvardet for deltagarna i arskurs 4 ar 31,6 poang och medelvardet for deltagarna i arskurs 6 ar 38,7 poang. Testet har ett Cronbachs Alpha-varde pa 0,868, en god reliabilitet. Alder i manader hade starkast korrelation med slutresultatet, ett positivt samband. Tidigare logopedkontakt, hereditet (sprak- och/eller las- och skrivsvarigheter hos en nara slakting), andrasprak och nytta av langre svarstid uppvisade negativa samband med slutresultatet. De namnda faktorerna kunde tillsammans forklara 29,3 % av variansen pa slutresultatet, det vill saga totalpoang pa testet. Testet ar lampligt for bedomning av fonologisk medvetenhet for arskurs 4 och arskurs 6 da det har god reliabilitet och deltagarna sprider sig vad galler testresultat. Var forhoppning ar att vara normvarden for ”Paulin test av fonologisk medvetenhet reviderad version 2012” for arskurs 4 och arskurs 6 far klinisk relevans vid las- och skrivutredningar.
A note on the calculation of optimal strategies for the minimization of fuel consumption in the control of trains

A train travels from one station to the next along a level track. The journey must be completed within a given time and it is desirable to minimize fuel consumption. It is assumed that only certain discrete throttle settings are possible and that each setting determines a constant rate of fuel supply. During each phase of the journey the power developed by the locomotive is determined by the rate of fuel supply. For each given sequence of throttle settings it has been shown that fuel consumption is minimized by finding an optimal duration for each phase. This suboptimal strategy has been called a strategy of optimal type. In this note we will show that a comparison of suboptimal strategies allows us to find an idealized strategy of optimal type that minimizes fuel consumption. >
Assessing the discriminating power of item and test scores in the linear factor-analysis model

Modelbased attempts to rigorously study the broad and imprecise concept of 'discriminating power' are scarce, and generally limited to nonlinear models for binary responses. This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for assessing the discriminating power of item and test scores which are analyzed or obtained using Spearman's factoranalytic model. The proposed framework is organized on the basis of three criteria: (a) type of score, (b) range of discrimination, and (c) conceptualization and aspect that are measured. Within this framework, the functioning and interpretation of 16 measures, of which 6 appear to be new, are discussed, and the relations between them are established. The usefulness of the proposal in psychometric FA applications is illustrated by means of an empirical example. As several authors have pointed out (Loevinger, 1954; Lord & Novick, 1968; McDonald, 1999) the term "discriminating power" is rather imprecise. In a broad sense, it refers to the degree to which a score varies with trait level, as well as the effectiveness of this score to distinguish between respondents with a high trait level and respondents with a low trait level. This property is directly related to the quality of the score as a measure of the trait (Lord & Novick, 1968; McDonald, 1999) so it is of central practical importance, particularly in the context of item selection. For this reason, most research has focused on developing indices that are thought to express this property numerically, whereas more theoretically� oriented research is far scarcer. Below we provide a review of the literature that is most related to the present developments. The review is organized
Model Predictive Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators in Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Systems.

This paper proposes a sensorless finite control setmodel predictive control (FCS-MPC) strategy for permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSGs) in variable-speed wind turbine systems (WTSs). The proposed MPC strategy takes the discrete states of the voltage source converter into account and the future converter behavior is predicted for each sampling period. Then the switching action that minimizes a predefined cost function is selected to be applied in the next sampling instant. A model reference adaptive system (MRAS) observer is proposed for the estimation of rotor speed and position of the PMSG. Estimation and control performance of the proposed sensorless control method are illustrated by simulation results for all operation conditions. Moreover, the performance of the proposed MRAS observer is tested under variations of the PMSG parameters. NOTATION N,R,C are the sets of natural, real and complex numbers. x ∈ R or x ∈ C is a real or complex scalar. x ∈ R (bold) is a real valued vector with n ∈ N. x> is the transpose. 0n = (0, . . . , 0)> is the n-th dimensional zero vector. X ∈ Rn×m (capital bold) is a real valued matrix with n ∈ N rows and m ∈ N columns. O ∈ Rn×m is the zero matrix. xz ∈ R is a space vector of a stator (s) or filter (f ) quantity, i.e. z ∈ {s, f}. The space vector is expressed in either phase abc-, stationary s-, or arbitrarily rotating k-coordinate system, i.e. y ∈ {abc, s, k}, and may represent voltage u, flux linkage ψ or current i, i.e. x ∈ {u,ψ, i}.
Se habla. Es guaraní. No es guaraní. Es castellano. No es castellano. Es guaraní y castellano. No es ni guaraní ni castellano. ¿Qué es?

The notion of jopara has been argued for several decades now in Paraguay. This term is used to name a linguistic product, or way of speaking, in which two linguistic codes, Guarani and Spanish, intervene somehow. For over fifty years, the concept of jopara has elicited a rich spectrum of definitions in the specialized literature, complementary in some cases, but contradictory and even antagonistic in others. The purpose of this article is to show the different perspectives that specialists from different disciplines have adopted in relation to jopara , and to analyze their theoretical and/or empirical foundations, without attempting to provide a new definition, nor clarify the true linguistic nature of what is known as jopara . My objective is to unveil the deep nature of this or that perspective or definition, to know the role of linguistic phenomena and to see which assumptions and preconceived ideas exist in the area of linguistic practices and that of the language.
ALDH-2 inhibitors in the treatment of addiction

Today, dependence on addictive drugs, is causing a major health problem all over the world. For example alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, liver, pancreas and kidney disease, heart disease, for example, dilated cardiomyopathy, polyneuropathy, internal bleeding, brain deterioration, alcohol poisoning, increased number of types of cancer, insomnia, depression, it can cause anxiety, and even suicide. In the present invention, the structure novel isoflavone derivatives disclosed having the formula (I), these are addiction, for example dopamine agent such mammal cocaine, morphine, amphetamines, nicotine, and the dependence on addiction, drug to alcohol useful as ALDH-2 inhibitors for the treatment of animals.