Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Numerical investigation of ship responses in head sea

This thesis aims to provide a numerical framework to investigate ship motions in head train waves with sufficient accuracy and least computational and financial effort. OpenFOAM CFD software is utilized along with the waves2Foam package to assess the problem. Due to the complexity of the problem three steps are taken to reach the goal. The first step was a systematic grid refinement study of wave propagation in a twodimensional wave flume tank. An example ocean wave was defined using a grid with a specific number of divisions over the wave height and with a specific aspect ratio. The cells in the directions of wave height and wavelength are refined four times, each time with factor of square root of two. Two courant numbers were considered, resulting in a total of 50 cases. The results show no adverse effect with long cells meaning higher edge length in the wave-propagation direction. It was found that tall cells (high y-to-x aspect ratio) caused ripples in the free-surface. It was found that the number of cells over the wave height has the most impact on the computed wave amplitude. It was also found that the phase shift is a function of the time step and the number of cells in the wavelength direction. In the second step, forces on a cylinder in a three-dimensional domain were assessed considering two grids. Comparing the results with experimental data shows an excellent agreement for both cases. The third step was computing ship motions with a constant forward speed in head waves. SST turbulence model is utilized to deal with turbulence features of the problem. The ship is set to pitch and heave freely, but other motion components were fixed. Due to the symmetric nature of the problem, only a half-domain is simulated to reduce the computational effort. The results were compared to experimental data, and favorable accuracy is obtained. At the final stage, the ship model was enlarged with a factor of 5 and assessed with a comparable set-up and mesh to model scale simulation. The result shows higher values of pitch motions. Some possible reasons for these discrepancies between different model scales are discussed.
Characterizing Tumour Vessels using MRI and Histology - A novel dual injection MR protocol to study tumour blood vessel permeability

Galbumin, an MR contrast agent is characterized for use in a new class of animal MR experiments. It’s suitability as both a T1 and T ∗ 2 agent was assessed and it was found that although Galbumin’s relaxivity (4.33 to 5.77 (mM · sec)−1 was comparable to Gd-DTPA, the solution was not available at a high enough concentration to achieve similar T1 weighted effects. Further, it was deemed an unworthy candidate for T ∗ 2 -weighted imaging as it’s magnetic susceptibility was much too low (2.95 ppm/mM). Finally, we established a theoretical basis for a novel dual contrast agent MR protocol to investigate blood vessel permeability, extracted from previously published work [1] on modelling MR contrast agents. The over-arching goal of this study is to use the live imaging capabilities of MR combined with traditional immunohistochemical techniques to more accurately characterize tumour vessel permeability. Firas Moosvi fmoosvi@interchange.ubc. ca
Case studies in Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology: The “why” and “how to”.

Case studies are an important venue for reporting clinical processes relevant to clinical care, research agendas, and interprofessional collaboration. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology (CPPP) is actively soliciting case studies to further the mission of promoting evidence-based practice, highlighting important areas for further empirical study related to biopsychosocial phenomena and advocating for the value and relevance of pediatric psychology in the current health care climate. This article highlights desired topic areas for case studies for CPPP, reviews methodological considerations, and provides recommendations for case study reporting. In addition, ethical considerations related to case study report methodology are reviewed. Our hope is that this article will promote submission and acceptance of case studies to Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology.
Acupoint Sticking Therapy for Asthma: A Systematic Review of Randomized and Semi-randomized Controlled Triais

Objective To assess the curative effect and safety of acupoint sticking therapy for asthma.Methods A Cochrane systematic review was used to evaluate the randomized and semi-randomized trials of acupoint sticking therapy for asthma.The data were statistically analyzed by RevMan 4.2. 8.Results Seven clinical trials involving 954 patients met the inclusion criteria and only one trial had a relatively high quality.Meta-analyses showed that the curative effect of acupoint sticking therapy of herb was statistically sig-nificantly superior to that of acupoint sticking therapy of placebo.Conclusion Acupoint sticking therapy is possibly effective for asthma,but because of lower methodological quality and less samples of all the trials,the conclusion has no enough evidence and need to be testified by more trials of high quality and big sample.
Structure and evolution of numerically simulated misocyclones along a snowband over the Shonai region on 25 January 2008

Wataru Mashiko, Syugo Hayashi, Kenichi Kusunoki, Wataru Kato, Yoshihiro Hono, Toshiaki Imai, Tetsuya Takemi, Hanako Y. Inoue, Kotaro Bessho, Shunsuke Hoshino, Masahisa Nakazato, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Keiji Adachi, Keiji Araki,Takaaki Fukuhara,Toru Shibata 1) Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan 2) East Japan Railway Company, Saitama, Japan, 3) Researcher, Railway Technical Research Institute, Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, 4) Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Simulating common bean performance under selected environmental stresses for improving index-based insurance model and its uptake among farmers in three districts of Rwanda

Water stress is a major crop production constraint for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). The response of bush and climbing bean to excessive and minimal soil moisture at various plant growth stages was investigated under netted greenhouse experiment for two growing periods; September-February 2016 and March-July 2016. Two bean genotypes RWR2245 (bush bean) and MAC44 (climbing bean) were used for this study. The treatments consisted of three watering regimes namely minimal soil moisture stress, excessive soil moisture stress in addition to the control. The minimal soil moisture treatment (drought stress) consisted of withholding water supply, from the on-set of emergence, vegetative, flowering, pod setting and seed filling growth stages, up to the temporal wilting point of plants. The excessive soil moisture treatment (waterlogging stress) was achieved by saturating the soil on a daily basis for five successive days, starting from the on-set of the aforementioned plant growth stages. The control treatment consisted in watering with recommended rates for each plant growth stage. For each genotype, these treatments were replicated four times and arranged in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Drought stress accelerated the number of days to maturity whilst waterlogging stress tended to increase the number of days to maturity. Both stresses reduced the agronomic performance of both genotypes. However, pod setting and flowering were the most sensitive stages to drought stress and waterlogging stress, respectively.
Effect of changes in climate and emissions on future sulfate‐nitrate‐ammonium aerosol levels in the United States

Global simulations of sulfate, nitrate, and ammonium aerosols are performed for the present day and 2050 using the chemical transport model GEOS‐Chem. Changes in climate and emissions projected by the IPCC A1B scenario are imposed separately and together, with the primary focus of the work on future inorganic aerosol levels over the United States. Climate change alone is predicted to lead to decreases in levels of sulfate and ammonium in the southeast U.S. but increases in the Midwest and northeast U.S. Nitrate concentrations are projected to decrease across the U.S. as a result of climate change alone. In the U.S., climate change alone can cause changes in annually averaged sulfate‐nitrate‐ammonium of up to 0.61 μg/m3, with seasonal changes often being much larger in magnitude. When changes in anthropogenic emissions are considered (with or without changes in climate), domestic sulfate concentrations are projected to decrease because of sulfur dioxide emission reductions, and nitrate concentrations are predicted to generally increase because of higher ammonia emissions combined with decreases in sulfate despite reductions in emissions of nitrogen oxides. The ammonium burden is projected to increase from 0.24 to 0.36 Tg, and the sulfate burden to increase from 0.28 to 0.40 Tg S as a result of globally higher ammonia and sulfate emissions in the future. The global nitrate burden is predicted to remain essentially constant at 0.35 Tg, with changes in both emissions and climate as a result of the competing effects of higher precursor emissions and increased temperature.
A translational model for the Great Valley Group, California

The Great Valley Group has long been considered to be the forearc basin of a traditional convergent margin assemblage along with the Franciscan Complex (subduction complex), and Sierra Nevada batholith (magmatic arc), with negligible translation between them. However, evidence has been provided in previous studies suggesting that the Great Valley Group was deposited in a basin that was translated north in the Cretaceous. The purpose of this project is to use new petrologic and detrital zircon data to test the translational model. New petrographic and detrital zircon data shows that the Klamath GVG and the Coast Range GVG are distinct from each other. Comparing the zircon data by depositional age shows the Coast Range GVG and Klamath GVG as dissimilar in the Neocomain, becoming more alike in the mid-Cretaceous, and being quite similar in the Cenomanian to Turonian. This data supports the idea that the Coast Range GVG and Klamath GVG were deposited apart from each other and the Coast Range GVG was translated northward along strike-slip faults until it was adjacent to the Klamath GVG in the Cenomanian to Turonian. INDEX WORDS: Great Valley Group, Franciscan Complex, Sierra Nevada batholith, Coast Range GVG, Klamath GVG A TRANSLATIONAL MODEL FOR THE GREAT VALLEY GROUP, CALIFORNIA: A DETRITAL ZIRCON ANALYSIS
Awareness of epilepsy in pharmacy students in different universities of Karachi, Pakistan

The aim of this study was to determine knowledge and awareness regarding epilepsy among under graduate pharmacy students in Karachi, Pakistan. The questionnaire was distributed to the pharmacy students of 4th and 5th year in three different universities of Karachi, Pakistan from August to September, 2013 and the data was assessed using descriptive analysis. Five hundred questionnaires were distributed among the students and 467 were returned (93.4% response rate) after filling. Majority of the students were female (n = 380, 81.4%). It was found that all the students were aware about epilepsy (100%) while (71.9%) were aware of its types. It was also found that printed information was the main information source regarding epilepsy apart from class lectures. Overall responsiveness for most of the questions was in affirmative. The result of this study indicates a satisfactory level of awareness and knowledge of epilepsy among undergraduate pharmacy students in Karachi but it is necessary to advance understanding of the disease and its treatment among all the pharmacy students as they represent a well-informed fraction of society and healthcare system regarding the drug use. Key words: Epilepsy, awareness, pharmacy students.
Clinical Study on Primary Liver Cancer Treated by Shen Qi Fu Zheng Injection Combined Interventional Therapy

Objective To observe the adverse reaction of Shen Qi Fu Zheng injection combined interventional therapy.Methods 72 patients were randomly divided into two groups: 30 cases in interventional therapy group(control group),42 cases in Shen Qi Fu Zheng injection combined interventional therapy group(observation group). To observe the incidence rate of adverse reaction.Results There were significant difference in the incidence rate of leucopenia and fervescence in the two groups(P0.05). The patients had stomachache,abdominal distension,nauseated,vomiting,and acratia.but the observation group was gently,the majority coud tolerate.Conclusion Shen Qi Fu Zheng injection combined interventional therapy can strengthen the immune function of patients with liver cancer,reduce the incidence rate of adverse reaction,improve life quality.
Dynamic Panel Models in the Analysis of Healthcare Functioning in Groups of Similar Powiats

Macroeconomic studies analysing healthcare sector operations by means of econometric methods have been carried out in Poland since as early as the 1990s [Suchecka, 1992; 1993; 1998]. Thanks to available technical tools of computer software and resources of statistical data, current research goes down to the level of micro analyses of units [Suchecka, 2011; 2014]. Disproportions in the level of socio-economic development of regions have contributed to the increasing importance of the cohesion policy in Poland, especially after the accession to the EU. From the point of view of regional development, it is vital to maintain spatial cohesion in healthcare. Thanks to a great number of connections with its environment, every territorial unit is an open system, thus susceptible to external influences. Therefore, taxonomic as well as statistical and econometric methods will be used to check whether the spatial distribution of powiats in Poland demonstrated a similar impact on healthcare functioning in the years 2003–2011. The methods include, in particular, agglomerative clustering methods and spatial econometrics models estimated based on panel data.
Treadmill exercise rehabilitation improves ambulatory function and cardiovascular fitness in patients with chronic stroke: A randomized, controlled trial

Background and Purpose -Physical inactivity propagates disability after stroke through physical deconditioning and learned nonuse. We investigated whether treadmill aerobic training (T-AEX) is more effective than conventional rehabilitation to improve ambulatory function and cardiovascular fitness in patients with chronic stroke. Methods -Sixty-one adults with chronic hemiparetic gait after ischemic stroke (6 months)-were randomized to 6 months (3×/week) progressive T-AEX or a reference rehabilitation program of stretching plus low-in-tensity walking (R-CONTROL). Peak exercise capacity (Vo2 peak), O2 consumption during submaximal effort walking (economy of gait), timed walks, Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ), and Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI) were measured before and after 3 and 6 months of training. Results -Twenty-five patients completed T-AEX and 20 completed R-CONTROL. Only T-AEX increased cardiovascular fitness (17%versus 3%, δ%T-AEX versus R-CONTROL, P 0.005). Group-by-time analyses revealed T-AEX improved ambulatory performance on 6-minute walks (30%versus 11%, P 0.02) and mobility function indexed by WIQ distance scores (56%versus 12%, P 0.05). In the T-AEX group, increasing training velocity predicted improved Vo2 peak (r=0.43, P 0.05), but not walking function. In contrast, increasing training session duration predicted improved 6-minute walk (r=0.41, P 0.05), but not fitness gains. Conclusions -T-AEX improves both functional mobility and cardiovascular fitness in patients with chronic stroke and is more effective than reference rehabilitation common to conventional care. Specific characteristics of training may determine the nature of exercise-mediated adaptations.
The Effects of an Exercise Program on Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Pregnant Women

Ms Falzone, Ms McCaslin, Ms Patel, and Ms Ulery were enrolled the the Master of Science Degree in Physical Therapy at Columbia University at the time data was collected for this study. This research was presented at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, Boston, MA, 2002 and received the 2002 Research Award from the Section on Women's Health. Approvals: This project was reviewed and approved by the Columbia University and Columbia Presbyterian Institutional Review Board, #9906. Background: Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA), a separation of the 2 bellies of the rectus abdominis at the linea alba, may occur in more than half of all pregnancies. Due to hormonal changes and a growing uterus, the abdominal muscles become over‐stretched and weak, compromising posture, trunk stability, respiration, trunk motion, and vaginal delivery. Exercise to strengthen the abdominal musculature during pregnancy may affect the presence and size of DRA, however, no research has specifically examined this relationship. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of an abdominal strengthening exercise program on the presence and size of DRA in pregnant women. Study Design: A 2 group, between subjects, quasi‐experimental post‐test design. Methods: Subjects were comprised of 8 pregnant women participating in an abdominal exercise program and 10 non‐exercising pregnant women. Diastis recti abdominis was measured using a digital caliper at 3 marked sites along the midline of each subject's abdomen: 4.5 cm above the umbilicus, at the umbilicus, and 4.5 cm below the umbilicus. Two measurements were taken at each site, and the average was used for statistical analyses. Descriptive statistics were generated, and independent t‐tests were performed on each subject characteristic. An analysis of covariance was computed with the number of previous pregnancies as the covariate to control for the difference between the subject groups. Results: Ninety percent of non‐exercising pregnant women exhibited DRA while only 12.5% of exercising women had the condition. The mean DRA located 4.5 cm above the umbilicus was 9.6 mm (± 6.6) for the exercise group and 38.9 mm (± 17.8) for the non‐exercise group. The mean DRA located at the umbilicus was 11.4 mm (± 3.82) for the exercise group and 59.5 mm (± 23.6) for the non‐exercise group. The mean DRA located 4.5 cm below the umbilicus was 8.2 mm (± 7.4) for the exercise group and 60.4 (± 29.0) for the non‐exercise group. Conclusions: The occurrence and size of DRA is much greater in non‐exercising pregnant women than in exercising pregnant women. Because of the integral role the abdominal muscles play in functional activities we recommend examining pregnant and postpartum women for the presence of DRA.
EXCESS COMMUTING AND ITS RELATION TO URBAN FORM IN ONTARIO, CANADA

iv DEDICATION . v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . vi LIST OF FIGURES. x LIST OF TABLES . xii LIST OF APPENDICES . xiii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 Overview . 1 1.2 Research Objectives . 7 1.3 Thesis Outline . 8 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW . 9 2.1 Urban Form . 9 2.1.1 Types of Urban Form . 9 2.1.2 Quantifying Urban Form . 11 2.2 Excess Commuting . 17 2.2.1 Early Work on Wasteful Commute . 17
The Dynamics between Economic Growth and Living Standards in EU Countries: A STATICO Approach for the Period 2006-2014

La tasa de crecimiento económico es diferente entre áreas o regiones, y estas divergencias generan un impacto potencial en la calidad de vida. La ocurrencia de la crisis financiera y económica de 2008, puede fortalecer estas brechas. El crecimiento económico en este análisis incluye seis niveles de tasas de crecimiento del producto interno bruto (PIBgr) y siete variables con implicaciones directas en la calidad de vida de las familias. Las observaciones son quince países de la UE, organizados en tres grupos: el norte, el centro y el sur. El método STATICO (Simier et al., 1999) utilizado en esta investigación es un análisis multivariante de tres vías apoyado en un análisis triádico parcial (PTA, Thioulose y Chessel, 1987) para encontrar la parte estable de la estructura de una serie de tablas del 2006 al 2014, sobre una estructura común resultante del análisis de co-inercia (Dolédec y Chessel, 1994) aplicado a cada par de tablas de crecimiento económico y tablas de calidad de vida. Con este método se pudo extraer la parte estable de las relaciones comunes de crecimiento económico-calidad de vida y analizar las influencias de la crisis financiera de 2008.
Analysis to status and influential factors of sleep quality of the elderly in community of Yanji city

OBJECTIVE To analyze the status and influential factors of sleep quality of elderly in the community of Yanji city. METHODS Using the questionnaire for the lifestyle and sleep habits,the sleep quality was investigated in 1 000 cases of aged over 60 years and compaired between the Korean-Chinese and Han nationality of the elderly in the community of Yanji city. RESULTS It was significant difference that the bedtime, getting up time and keeping the bed time between the Korean-Chinese and Han nationality,and the mean score of sleep health in the Korean-Chinese was lower than that in the Han nationality,but the mean score of health lifestyles in Korean-Chinese was higher than that in Han nationality. CONCLUSION It must be attached inportence to the sleep problem of the elderly in community and health education on sleep need to be carried out and strengthened urgently.
Ion cyclotron harmonics in the Saturn downward current auroral region: BRIEF REPORT

[1] Observations of intense upgoing electron beams and diffuse ion beams have been reported during a pass by Cassini in a downward current auroral region, nearby a source region of Saturn kilometric radiation. Using the Cassini Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) instrument low frequency waveform receiver and the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer Investigation (CAPS) instrument we have been able to identify ion cyclotron harmonic waves associated with the particle beams. These observations indicate similarities with terrestrial auroral emissions, and may be a source of wave-particle interactions. We fit the observed plasma electron distribution with drifting Maxwellians and perform a linear numerical analysis of plasma wave growth. The results are relevant to ion heating and possibly to electron acceleration.
The Chemical Nature of Individual Size-resolved Raindrops and Their Residual Particles collected during High Atmospheric Loading for PM2.5

Although it is well known that rain plays an important role in capturing air pollutants, its quantitative evaluation has not been done enough. In this study, the effect of raindrop size on pollutant scavenging was investigated by clarifying the chemical nature of individual size-resolved raindrops and their residual particles. Raindrops as a function of their size were collected using the raindrop collector devised by our oneself in previous study (Ma et al., 2000) during high atmospheric loading for PM2.5. Elemental analyses of solid residues and individual residual particles in raindrops were subsequently analyzed by Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX), respectively. The raindrop number concentration (m−2 h−1) tended to drastically decrease as the drop size goes up. Particle scavenging rate, Rsca. (%), based on the actual measurement values were 38.7, 69.5, and 80.8% for the particles with 0.3–0.5, 0.5–1.0, and 1.0–2.0 μm diameter, respectively. S, Ca, Si, and Al ranked relatively high concentration in raindrops, especially small ones. Most of the element showed a continuous decrease in concentration with increasing raindrop diameter. The source profile by factor analysis for the components of residual particles indicated that the rainfall plays a valuable role in scavenging natural as well as artificial particles from the dirty atmosphere.