Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Long-term Outcome of DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder in Psychiatric Care

The long-term outcome of MDD was in these settings more variable than in earlier, mostly inpatient studies, while MDD was still highly recurrent, but the recurrent episodes seemed shorter, and the outcome was less chronic. Higher severity of MDD, episode duration and preceding dysthymia, comorbid cluster C personality disorders and social phobia predicted a worse outcome. Time spent depressed was the central factor determining overall long-term risk of suicide attempts together with a history of attempts and poor social support. A switch to bipolar disorder occurred mainly to type II, and was predicted by higher severity of MDD, and comorbid disorders. Having a positive family history of severe mental disorders was likely to be clinically associated with a significantly more adverse outcome.
Sorção da sulfadiazina em solo urbano: experimentação e modelagem

A interação dos poluentes na zona vadosa é fundamental para determinação do grau de vulnerabilidade da água subterrânea quando do transporte de contaminantes no solo. O presente trabalho apresenta a interação do antimicrobiano sulfaziadina (SDZ) em solo urbano na cidade do Recife. A cinética e isoterma de sorção da SDZ foram determinadas em quatro profundidade de um perfil de solo urbano. As concentrações da sulfadiazina foram determinadas por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (HPLC) com detecção por absorção ultravioleta. Os estudos de cinética demonstraram que a sorção foi rápida nas primeiras dez horas do período de contato entre o solo e a solução da SDZ. O equilíbrio foi alcançado com 24 horas de interação nas quatro camadas. O modelo de segunda ordem apresentou os melhores ajustes da cinética de sorção em todas as profundidades com valores de R¬2 entre 0,94 a 0,98. O modelo que melhor se adequou na representação das isotermas de sorção foi o modelo Linear. Os baixos valores de KD (1,3 a 1,9 L.kg-1) indicam alta mobilidade e elevado risco de contaminação das águas subterrâneas por esse composto.
A Computer Training Program for Older Adults

Abstract The older adult population has a growing interest in learning how to use computers. In the summer of 2003, 36 older participants who had completed a computer class several months ago were queried on whether they continued to use a computer. Fifty-four percent reported that they continued to use the computer; forty-six percent reported that they did not. Among those who did not continue to use the computer the primary reasons were: technological inhibition, reliance on others, insufficient motivation, and lack of access. Strategies are suggested to improve the teaching of computer education to older adults so that a higher percentage will continue to use computers successfully.
Analysis of the Change Readiness of Chesterfield Fire Department Officers

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS.4 INTRODUCTION.7 BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE.9 LITERATURE REVIEW.21 PROCEDURES . 54 RESULTS . 57 DISCUSSION.66 RECOMMENDATIONS.90 REFERENCES . 93
Influência da fisioterapia complexa descongestiva associada à ingestão de triglicerídeos de cadeia média no tratamento do linfedema de membro superior

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of complex decongestive physical therapy (CDP) in association with diet therapy using medium-chain triglycerides (MCT), as an intervention in cases of upper-limb lymphedema. METHODS: The lymphedema was evaluated by measuring circumferences, volumes, skin folds and whole-body water content. Feelings of discomfort, pain and heaviness in the arms were evaluated using a visual analog scale. Ten women who had undergone mastectomy and presented upper-limb lymphedema homolateral to the surgery participated in this study. Their mean age was 65.9 ± 10.4 years and their mean body mass index (BMI) was 26.8 ± 3.0kg/m². After nutritional evaluation, they were randomly divided into two groups: the Control Group (n= 5), which underwent physical therapy treatment consisting of CDP (classical massage, manual lymphatic drainage, compression taping and skincare) three times a week, for four weeks; and the MCT Group (n= 5), which underwent the same physical therapy protocol with the addition of daily diet therapy consisting of intake of MCT, for four weeks. RESULTS: At the end of the intervention, analysis of the circumference and volume measurements showed significant differences between the groups (< 0.05), with a greater reduction in lymphedema in the MCT Group. There were no significant differences in the skin fold measurements or whole-body water content. The feeling of heaviness in the arms after the intervention was significantly less in the MCT Group (< 0.05), compared with before the intervention. CONCLUSION: Physical therapy treatment together with diet therapy with intake of MCT in women with upper-limb lymphedema following surgery and breast cancer treatment was effective in reverting this condition.
The use of bovine calcium-hydroxy-apatite in filling defects following curettage of benign bone tumours

The management of the defect following curettage of benign bone tumour is a problem to the orthopaedic surgeon. The usual practice of using autologous bone graft has problems like insufficiency, donor site morbidity, longer operation time etc. The search for ideal bone graft substitute is on. The present series is of 23 cases of benign bone lesions who underwent curettage and filling with calcium hydroxyapatite. GCT and its variants predominated the type of lesions. The age group was three to 62 year. There were three pathological fractures. The involved sites varied from proximal humerus, phalanges of hand, femoral head and neck, femoral condyles, proximal tibia, distal tibia, calcaneum. Three cases were lost to follow-up. One case died due to other causes. These patients were followed up for a period ranging from 24 to 50 months. The main difficulty was in assessing the incorporation of the hydroxyapatite crystals. We had three excellent, two fair and 13 good results.
Sudden Death in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence

Foreword Bernard Knight Preface to second edition Preface to first edition Part I. Introduction: 1. Sudden paediatric death - an overview Part II. Unintentional Trauma: 2. Accidents Roger W. Byard and Stephen D. Cohle Part III. Intentional Trauma: 3. Homicides and suicides Stephen D. Cohle and Roger W. Byard Part IV. Natural Disease: 4. Infectious conditions 5. Cardiac conditions 6. Vascular Conditions 7. Respiratory conditions 8. Neurological conditions 9. Hematological conditions 10. Gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions 11. Metabolic and endocrine conditions 12. Miscellaneous Part V. Conditions Part VI. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: 13. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Part VII. Appendices: autopsy information pamphlet Paediatric forensic autopsy guidelines The sudden unexplained infant death investigation report form International standardized autopsy protocol Autopsy checklist for possible non-accidental injury Autopsy checklist for possible metabolic disorders Autopsy checklist for possible sepsis Autopsy checklist for possible poisoning Index.
Detecting radiances in the O2 A band using polarization sensitive satellite instruments with application to Global Ozone Monitoring Instrument

In this paper, we present numerical simulations of the radiance and the degree of linear polarization of light reflected by the terrestrial atmosphere in the O2 A absorption band, around 760 nm. Since the O2 A band is often used to derive cloud parameters, we included clouds in our model atmosphere. The simulations show that the polarization of the reflected light changes across the O2 A band, and that this change depends strongly on the spectral resolution of the instrument. The polarization of reflected light induces errors in radiances derived from observations by polarization sensitive instruments. For the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) satellite instrument, which measures radiances with about 0.4-nm spectral resolution in the O2 A band, broadband polarization measurements are used to correct the narrowband radiance observations for the instrument's polarization sensitivity. Although such correction schemes significantly improve the accuracy of derived radiances in the continuum, they do not account for changes of the polarization in narrow absorption bands, such as the O2 A band. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate for cloudy atmospheres the errors in the derived radiances due to polarization changes across the O2 A band, both for a polarization sensitive instrument with a high spectral resolution and for a GOME-like resolution. If no correction scheme is used, it is found that for nadir viewing directions, the maximum errors in the absorption band can increase by up to about 20% with decreasing width of the spectral response function when the instrument's sensitivity for radiation polarized perpendicularly to the principal plane is twice as large as that for radiation polarized parallel to this plane. If, in this case, a correction scheme based on the broadband value of the polarization is used, the radiance errors can still be up to 18% with a high spectral resolution and of the order of a few percent with a GOME-like resolution.
SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF FRAMEWORK FOR VALIDATION AND PERFORMANCE QUANTIFICATION OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL APPLICATIONS

Timely part procurement is vital to the maintenance and performance of deployed military equipment. Yet, logistical hurdles can delay this process, which can compromise efficiency and mission success for the warfighter. Point-of-need part procurement through additive manufacturing (AM) is a means to circumvent these logistical challenges. An Integrated Computational Materials Engineering framework is presented as a means to validate and quantify the performance of AM replacement parts. Statistical modeling using a random forest network and finite element modeling were to inform the build design. Validation was performed by testing coupons extracted from each legacy replacement parts, as well as the new additively manufactured replacement parts through monotonic tensile and combined tension-torsion fatigue testing. Destructive full hinge assembly tests were also performed as part of the experimental characterization. Lastly, the collected experimental results were used to iterate on the part design to showcase the advantages AM offers for meeting new service requirements. Citation: T.G. Gallmeyer, J. Dahal, B.B. Kappes, A.P. Stebner, R.S. Thyagarajan, J.A. Miranda, A. Pilchak, J. Nuechterlein, “Systematic Development of Framework for Validation and Performance Quantification of Additively Manufactured (AM) Replacement Parts for Structural Steel Applications”, In Proceedings of the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS), NDIA, Novi, MI, Aug. 13-15, 2019.
Sleep complaints in cerebral palsy and/or epilepsy: A pediatric sleep questionnaire study

Abstract This study determined whether common symptoms of sleep disorders were more prevalent in children with cerebral palsy (CP), epilepsy, and with CP comorbid with epilepsy. The pediatric sleep questionnaire was administered to the guardians of healthy control children (n = 69), children with CP (n = 23), epilepsy (n = 106), and CP comorbid with epilepsy (n = 29). Scores on symptoms of sleep disordered breathing, insomnia, and excessive daytime sleepiness were analyzed separately and compared among the groups using Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance by ranks. In comparison to controls, the CP group had a significantly higher prevalence of sleep disordered breathing, insomnia, and excessive daytime sleepiness, and the CP comorbid with epilepsy group exhibited significantly higher prevalence of sleep disordered breathing and insomnia. The epilepsy group showed significantly higher prevalence of sleep disordered breathing than controls. The sleep complaints were more common in this cohort of children with CP and/or epilepsy that deserve clinical attention for proper diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
Multiple Family Therapy Groups

Having parents and their children meet together to share information, address common concerns or develop supportive networks can be an efficient, effective means of providing child and family mental health services. This article will provide a description of a multiple family therapy group (MFTG) developed to meet the needs of inner city children and their families. The structure of a multiple family group aimed at addressing a range of child behavioral difficulties will be described. Case examples will highlight the potential clinical benefits of such groups for children and their families. Obstacles that group facilitators must confront will also be identified.
SECURITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES VIA OPERATIONAL INTEGRATION: ENSURING METHODOLOGY

The concept and the need of organizational changes in the corporate environment in order to ensure a lasting effect of economic and strategic security were determined. The methodology for conducting organizational changes based on the use of optimal operational integration, which forms a decomposition of the company’s development goals and forms the field of economic security was proposed. The model analysis of ensuring effective organizational security and operational integration of the functional units of the company was carried out.
Relationship Between Sedentary Behaviors and Sleep Duration in University Students from Five ASEAN Countries

Background: Sedentary behavior may negatively affect sleep. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effects of sedentary behavior and its different domains on sleep duration in ASEAN university students. Methods: A cross-sectional survey in 2015 included 3266 university students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, median age 20.0 years (interquartile range 3.0 years). Results: Overall, 50.8% of university students had normal sleep (7 - 9 hours), 44.8% short sleep (≤ 6 hours) and 4.4% long sleep (≥ 10 hours); 24.2% engaged in < 4 hours overall sedentary time a day, 43.3% in 4 to < 8 hours, 21.8% in 8 to < 11 hours and 11.8% in 11 or more hours overall sedentary behavior a day. In multinomial logistic regression analysis, ≥ 11 hours and more overall sedentary behavior a day, ≥ 4 hours overall internet use a day, ≥ 2 hours internet use for study a day, ≥ 5 hours internet for leisure, and ≥ 7 hours smartphone use a day were associated with short sleep. In addition, ≥ 5 hours internet for leisure, 2 - 3 hours internet use for study and 3 - 6 hours smartphone use a day were associated with long sleep. Overall, sedentary behavior was negatively associated with long sleep. Conclusions: The study showed that sedentary behaviors and its different domains were associated with short sleep, while smartphone use, internet use for study and for leisure were positively, while overall sedentary behavior negatively associated with long sleep.
Cilansetron: A New Selective Serotonin Type 3 (5-HT3)-Receptor Antagonist for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Males and Females

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a significant problem that affects a large proportion of the US population. The past several years have seen advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology associated with IBS and the development of new therapies. Older therapies have few well-designed clinical studies to support their use. The older studies tended to evaluate the impact of therapy on only one symptom and were ineffective at improving the overall symptomology in this functional disorder. In addition, the older drugs tended to produce side effects that often led to discontinuation of the therapy. Newer therapies, such as the FDA approved serotonergic agents (eg, alosetron and tegaserod), target abnormalities in gut physiology seen in IBS and not just the symptomatic presentation of the disease. In women, these medications have shown to be effective treatments for IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D) and IBS with constipation (IBS-C). Pending FDA approval, cilansetron represents the second 5-HT3 antagonist for the treatment of IBS-D. It has shown promising results in both men and women, which is an improvement over alosetron, since it is only approved for use in females. Similar to alosetron, the most common side effect seen with cilansetron therapy is constipation. Few cases of ischemic colitis, like those seen during alosetron therapy, have been reported in the cilansetron clinical trials and all have resolved without complication. A thorough review of the available data regarding cilansetron will be discussed in this article.
A Intervenção Fisioterapêutica Na Prevenção Da Diástase Do Músculo Reto Abdominal Em Gestantes

A gestacao e um periodo em que ocorrem diversas mudancas. A diastase do musculo reto abdominal (DMRA) e definida como uma separacao dos musculos reto abdominal, ocorrendo, em sua maioria, no periodo gestacional, devido ao crescimento uterino que e indispensavel durante a gestacao; a diastase pode ocasionar desconforto e dores lombares. Esse estudo visa analisar a intervencao fisioterapeutica na prevencao da DMRA em gestantes durante o 2o e o 3o trimestre. Fizeram parte desse estudo seis gestantes com faixa etaria entre 23 e 31 anos, foram realizadas 10 sessoes de fisioterapia, mais a avaliacao e a reavaliacao. Foram realizados ainda exercicios de fortalecimento do musculo reto abdominal e exercicios respiratorios. Como resultado, o grupo experimental, apos as intervencoes fisioterapeuticas, obteve uma separacao significativamente menor quando comparada ao grupo controle. Nessa perspectiva, pode-se afirmar que a fisioterapia mostra-se muito eficaz na prevencao da DMRA quando se realizam exercicios respiratorios e de fortalecimento abdominal adequados a gestante. ABSTRACT Physical Therapy Prevention Of Diastasis Of Rectis Abdominis In Pregnant Pregnancy is a period where many changes occur. The diastasis of the rectus abdominis (DMRA) is defined as a separation of the rectus abdominis, occurring mostly during pregnancy due to intrauterine growth that is essential during pregnancy, diastasis can cause discomfort and back pain. Objective: This study aims to analyze the physical therapy intervention in the prevention of DMRA in pregnant women during the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Method: In this study were part six pregnant women aged between 23 and 31 years, were conducted over 10 sessions of physiotherapy assessment and reassessment, exercises were conducted to strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle and breathing exercises. Results: The experimental group received physical therapy interventions after the separation significantly small when compared to the control group. Conclusion: Physical therapy proves to be very effective in preventing DMRA when performing breathing exercises and abdominal strengthening suitable for pregnant women.
An Index to Measure Health Status

In this study we developed a health status index using the commonly recorded health measures by doctors and hospitals. This health status index has a minimum possible value of 7 (the least healthy) and a maximum value of 21 (the healthiest). Using the NHANES data, we explored the relationship of this health status index and nutrient intakes, lifestyle, and demographics of the respondent. Regression results showed that as the age of the respondent, being non-Hispanic black, participants of food stamp programs, high percent of calories that came from fat intakes, high percent of calories in beverages that came from soft drinks, smoking, and on special diets are negatively related to the value of the health status index (i.e., the person became less healthy); household income, college education, eating breakfast, and the amount of exercise are positively related value of the health status index (the person became healthier). These results indicate that the health status index developed in this study had the desired properties.
RISKS, PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND COPING STYLE IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE: FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Research on risk and resilience related to behaviour and poor health outcomes among young people consistently indicates the need to take greater cognisance of social and environmental factors. This is particularly true of research in developing countries. In South Africa, there is a paucity of research on these issues. This study attempts to examine risk and protective factors, as well as coping style of young South Africans at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. Environmental risk and protective factors measured were related to family, peers, and financial support. Categories of risk behaviour and poor health outcomes measured were substance use, sexual behaviour, general risk behaviour and depression. Broad-based questionnaires were sent to 2000 randomly selected students aged between 18 and 24 years old, and completed by 678 students. Results indicated that there was a trend towards gender equalisation in levels of risk and poor health outcomes~ that there were significant relationships between many risk behaviours and poor health outcomes~ that coping styles were correlated with risk behaviour and poor health outcomes in the expected direction (avoidance coping correlated positively and approach coping correlated negatively with risk behaviour, poor health outcomes and environmental risk factors)~ and that environmental risk factors (low family, peer, and financial support) were associated with high levels of risk behaviour and poor health outcomes including sexual risks and depression~ A contextual model was employed to explain the importance of environmental factors and coping styles in the promotion of health and wellbeing.
Identification and Functional Characterization of Polycomb Group Complexes in Drosophila

textabstractPolycomb group (PcG) and trithorax group (trxG) proteins were first discovered in Drosophila as repressors and activators of homeotic (HOX) genes, a set of transcription factors that specify cell identity along the anteroposterior axis of segmented animals. Subsequent work has shown that PcG and trxG proteins form multimeric complexes that are not required to initiate the regulation of HOX genes, but rather to maintain their expression state after the initial transcriptional regulators disappear from the embryo. The patterns of homeotic gene expression are initially set by the gap and pair-rule gene products. The early expressed gap and pair rule proteins disappear by about four hours of embryogenesis. Then, the PcG proteins maintain transcriptional repression of homeotic genes in cells where the initial expression state is off (McKeon et al., 1994; Simon et al., 1992; Struhl and Akam, 1985). In contrast, the trxG proteins maintain homeotic gene expression in cells where the initial expression state is on (reviewed in Kennison, 1993). By definition, an epigenetic trait is a stably heritable phenotype resulting from changes in a chromosome without alterations in the DNA sequence. Epigenetic regulation of gene expression is necessary for the correct deployment of developmental programs and for the maintenance of cell fates. Since PcG proteins are responsible for the stable propagation of homeotic gene repression, after the initial decision has been made by other factors, they are referred as epigenetic regulators. Recent studies provide evidence that the PcG maintenance system regulates many other target genes in addition to homeotic genes, involved in development, cell proliferation, stem cell identity and cancer (Martinez and Cavalli, 2006; Ringrose and Paro 2004; Schwartz and Pirrotta 2007; Sparmann and van Lohuizen 2006).