Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Assessment of VAM biotechnology in improving agricultural productivity of nutrient-deficient soil in the tropics

Growth, nutrient content and nodulation response of cowpea plants (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) inoculated with a VAM fungus (Glomus etunicatum) and Bradyrhizobium (BR) strain IRC 25B peat-based were assessed on an alfisol in a two cropping cycle experiment conducted in the greenhouse. It was observed in this study that compost applications with VAM inoculation could substitute for inorganic fertilizer. Non-replenishment of compost application and Bradyrhizobium inoculation during the second cropping cycle reduced the parameters measured. It is therefore important to inoculate the plant with effective VAM for greater N2 fixation and seed yield in either nutrient-rich or poor soil. This experiment shows that VAM inoculation is an essential component of soil restoration strategy.
The Study of Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Junior Secondary School Administration System: A Case Study of Vietnamese National Secondary Schools’ Teachers

Recently, in Vietnam teachers’ job satisfaction has been emerging faster as a phenomenon, which attracts the government and society to pay attention. Teachers’ job satisfaction plays a vital role, not only for education career, but also for improving teaching and learning quality and even for a nation’s development which can help create the strength and effectiveness for school system. The current study aims to analyze the factors that are closely associated with teacher job satisfaction as well as to investigate the possible influence of individual background variables upon teaching career. In this study, the investigation using designated questionnaire is implemented by surveying junior secondary school teachers around Vietnam. The data are carried out by using multiple statistical analyses, including exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, mean point value, multiple linear regressions, and correlations analysis. The results are significantly correlated with factors related to teachers’ satisfaction. This research provides useful findings to governors who can take reference in the purpose of improving teaching and learning quality, and stabilizing teachers’ satisfaction.
POLST Registry do-not-resuscitate orders and other patient treatment preferences.

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Approximate Entropy: A Regularity Measure for Fetal Heart Rate Analysis

Approximate entropy (ApEn), a recently developed mathematical formula quantifying regularity, was applied to fetal heart rate (FHR) data. Three groups were analyzed: 1) 19 women had normal labors (uncomplicated course of labor, vaginal delivery, no unusual FHR tracings, and 1- and 5-minute Apgar scores of at least 7 and 9, respectively; 2) 15 women had presumed fetal distress (severe cord or late decelerations, bradycardia, or tachycardia; delivery by cesarean with both arterial and venous cord pH above 7.20); and 3) 20 women had acidotic fetuses (both venous and arterial cord pH less than 7.20). Hourly mean (± SD) ApEn values for the three groups were: acidotic fetuses, 0.924 ± 0.235,102 hours; normal fetuses, 1.051 ± 0.145, 97 hours; and nonacidotic “distressed” fetuses, 1.043 ± 0.147, 74 hours. The ApEn values for nonacidotic, presumed distressed fetuses were not significantly different from those of normal fetuses (P >.75). Acidotic fetuses had many more instances of ApEn hourly values less than 0.8 (28%, 29 of 102) than did the normal and the nonacidotic, presumed distressed fetuses combined (5%, nine of 171). The probability that ApEn was less than 0.8 was larger for acidotic fetuses than for the other groups (P <.00003), supporting the hypothesis that extremely regular FHR patterns imply a greater likelihood of acidosis. Significant hourly deviations in ApEn generally corresponded to drug administration or to physiologic changes such as cord compression and its relief. Thus ApEn, a major departure from variability statistics, appears to be able to detect subtle and possibly important differences in heart rate that are not visually apparent.
“Walking wounded or wounded healer?” Does personal experience of mental health problems help or hinder mental health practice? A review of the literature

Purpose – A systematic review of the literature on “wounded healers” was undertaken to identify, define and interpret the term and its application within the mental health environment. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Eight key medical/social sciences databases were interrogated. In total, 835 papers were identified in the systematic database search and abstracts were obtained for each to determine whether they met the inclusion criteria. In total, 237 sources were retrieved for critical reading, to assess relevance and value to the review, and 125 documents were subsequently included. Through thematic analysis a number of themes and sub themes were identified Findings – The archetypal image of the wounded healer originates in ancient mythology and crosses many cultures. There are many interpretations and applications of the belief that having healed their own wounds a person is in a better position to heal others, however, the evidence to support this is not so robust.
Global Survey Examines Impact of Depression

A new World Health Organization (WHO) study seeks to verify recent findings on the social and economic burden of mental health conditions worldwide using standardized instruments, translated in a manner that is culturally valid for each location. Launched last month, this massive, in-depth survey of mental health conditions around the globe will focus on depression, which WHO expects to be the second leading cause of disability after heart disease by 2020.
Sacral nerve stimulation can alleviate symptoms of bowel dysfunction after colorectal resections

Poor functional results, such as faecal incontinence (FI), low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) or high stool frequency, can occur after colorectal resections, including proctocolectomy with ileal pouch‐anal anastomosis (IPAA), rectal resection and left hemicolectomy. Management of such patients is problematic, and some case reports have demonstrated the effectiveness of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) in these situations. Our aim was to analyse the effectiveness of SNS on poor functional results and on quality of life in patients after treatment with different types of colorectal resection.
Health literacy and outcomes among patients with heart failure.

CONTEXT Little is known about the effects of low health literacy among patients with heart failure, a condition that requires self-management and frequent interactions with the health care system. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between low health literacy and all-cause mortality and hospitalization among outpatients with heart failure. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS Retrospective cohort study conducted at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, an integrated managed care organization. Outpatients with heart failure were identified between January 2001 and May 2008, were surveyed by mail, and underwent follow-up for a median of 1.2 years. Health literacy was assessed using 3 established screening questions and categorized as adequate or low. Responders were excluded if they did not complete at least 1 health literacy question or if they did not have at least 1 year of enrollment prior to the survey date. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES All-cause mortality and all-cause hospitalization. RESULTS Of the 2156 patients surveyed, 1547 responded (72% response rate). Of 1494 included responders, 262 (17.5%) had low health literacy. Patients with low health literacy were older, of lower socioeconomic status, less likely to have at least a high school education, and had higher rates of coexisting illnesses. In multivariable Cox regression, low health literacy was independently associated with higher mortality (unadjusted rate, 17.6% vs 6.3%; adjusted hazard ratio, 1.97 [95% confidence interval, 1.3-2.97]; P = .001) but not hospitalization (unadjusted rate, 30.5% vs 23.2%; adjusted hazard ratio, 1.05 [95% confidence interval, 0.8-1.37]; P = .73). CONCLUSION Among patients with heart failure in an integrated managed care organization, low health literacy was significantly associated with higher all-cause mortality.
Mental illness in general health care : an international study

Partial table of contents: The Background and Rationale of the WHO Collaborative Sudy on 'Psychological Problems in General Health Care' (T. ? st? n & N. Sartiorius). Methods of the WHO Collaborative Study on 'Psychological Problems in General Health Care' (M. Von Korff & T. ? st? n). Results from the Athens Centre (V. Mavreas, et al.). Results from the Mainz Centre (R. Herr, et al.). Results from the Shanghai Centre (H. Yan, et al.). Form and Frequency of Mental Disorders Across Centres (D. Goldberg & Y. Lecrubier). Index.
2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis: The Task Force for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Endorsed by: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM).

3D : three-dimensional AIDS : acquired immune deficiency syndrome b.i. d. : bis in die (twice daily) BCNIE : blood culture-negative infective endocarditis CDRIE : cardiac device-related infective endocarditis CHD : congenital heart disease CIED : cardiac implantable electronic device
Old‐Age Pension and Extended Families: How is Adult Children's Internal Migration Affected?

This paper makes use of the most recent social pension reform in rural China to examine whether receipt of the pension payment equips adult children of pensioners to migrate. Employing a regression discontinuity (hereafter RD) design to a primary longitudinal survey, this paper overcomes challenges in the literature that households eligible for pension payment might be systematically different from ineligible households and that it is difficult to separate the effect of pension from that of age or cohort heterogeneity. Around the pension eligibility age cut-off, results reveal large and significant increase among adult sons (but not daughters) to migrate out of their home county. Meanwhile, adult children are more likely to migrate out if their parents are healthy. Our Fuzzy RD estimations survive a standard set of key placebo tests and robustness checks.
Reduced appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy after cardiac resynchronization therapy-induced left ventricular function recovery: a meta-analysis and systematic review.

AIMS For patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD; CRT-D), the effect of an improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) on appropriate ICD therapy may have significant implications regarding management at the time of ICD generator replacement. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a meta-analysis to determine the effect of LVEF recovery following CRT on the incidence of appropriate ICD therapy. A search of multiple electronic databases identified 709 reports, of which 6 retrospective cohort studies were included (n = 1740). In patients with post-CRT LVEF ≥35% (study n = 4), the pooled estimated rate of ICD therapy (5.5/100 person-years) was significantly lower than patients with post-CRT LVEF <35% [incidence rate difference (IRD): -6.5/100 person-years, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): -8.8 to -4.2, P < 0.001]. Similarly, patients with post-CRT LVEF ≥45% (study n = 4) demonstrated lower estimated rates of ICD therapy (2.3/100 person-years) compared with patients without such recovery (IRD: -5.8/100 person-years, 95% CI: -7.6 to -4.0, P < 0.001). Restricting analysis to studies discounting ICD therapies during LVEF recovery (study n = 3), patients with LVEF recovery (≥35 or ≥45%) had significantly lower rates of ICD therapy compared with patients without such recovery (P for both <0.001). Patients with primary prevention indication for ICD, regardless of LVEF recovery definition, had very low rates of ICD therapy (0.4 to 0.8/100-person years). CONCLUSION Recovery of LVEF post-CRT is associated with significantly reduced appropriate ICD therapy. Patients with improvement of LVEF ≥45% and those with primary prevention indication for ICD appear to be at lowest risk.
Trans-fatty acids and mortality in patients referred for coronary angiography: the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health Study.

AIMS Trans-fatty acids (TFAs) are generated by the food industry and also occur naturally in trace amounts in dairy products. For the latter, beneficial health effects have been claimed, while there are numerous reports about TFA of industrial origin being hazardous to human health. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association of TFA with mortality in the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study. METHODS AND RESULTS The fatty acid composition of erythrocyte membranes was analysed using the HS-Omega-3 Index(®) methodology in 3259 participants of the LURIC study at baseline. During a median of 10.0 years of follow-up, a total of 975 (29.9%) study participants died, 614 (18.8%) from cardiovascular causes including 254 (7.8%) sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs). Association of TFA with clinical outcome was investigated with Cox proportional hazards regression. Total TFAs were inversely associated with mortality due to cardiovascular causes or SCD. This was mainly driven by the naturally occurring TFA C16:1n-7t (trans-palmitoleic acid). The reduced risk of SCD associated with C16:1n-7t persisted after multivariate adjustment with a hazard ratio of 0.63 (0.46-0.86) for the third tertile compared with the first tertile. There was no association of any TFA subgroup with an increased risk of adverse outcomes. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to previous findings, the low concentrations of total TFAs found in LURIC were inversely associated with adverse cardiac outcomes. While the naturally occurring TFA C16:1n-7t was associated with reduced risk, no increased risk was found for industrially produced TFAs.
Hormonal determinants of successful aging in men

textabstractThe average length of human life is currently 75 to 78 years and may increase to 85 years during the coming two decades, but it is not clear whether these additional years will be satisfying to live. Most data indicate modest gain in the number of healthy years lived but a far greater increase in years of compromised physicaL mental and social function. The number of days of restricted activity and the number of admissions to hospitals and nursing homes sharply increases after age 70. One U.S. health interview survey indicates that. at present, more than 25 million aging people suffer from physical impairment. whereas the number of people requiring assistance in activities of daily living increases from 14% at age 65 to 75 to 45% in those over 85 years old.
"Cuts in Action": A High-Density EEG Study Investigating the Neural Correlates of Different Editing Techniques in Film

In spite of their striking differences with real-life perception, films are perceived and understood without effort. Cognitive film theory attributes this to the system of continuity editing, a system of editing guidelines outlining the effect of different cuts and edits on spectators. A major principle in this framework is the 180° rule, a rule recommendation that, to avoid spectators' attention to the editing, two edited shots of the same event or action should not be filmed from angles differing in a way that expectations of spatial continuity are strongly violated. In the present study, we used high-density EEG to explore the neural underpinnings of this rule. In particular, our analysis shows that cuts and edits in general elicit early ERP component indicating the registration of syntactic violations as known from language, music, and action processing. However, continuity edits and cuts-across the line differ from each other regarding later components likely to be indicating the differences in spatial remapping as well as in the degree of conscious awareness of one's own perception. Interestingly, a time-frequency analysis of the occipital alpha rhythm did not support the hypothesis that such differences in processing routes are mainly linked to visual attention. On the contrary, our study found specific modulations of the central mu rhythm ERD as an indicator of sensorimotor activity, suggesting that sensorimotor networks might play an important role. We think that these findings shed new light on current discussions about the role of attention and embodied perception in film perception and should be considered when explaining spectators' different experience of different kinds of cuts.
Vascular access and antiplatelet therapies: does one influence the other?

This editorial refers to ‘The effect of cangrelor and access site on ischaemic and bleeding events: insights from CHAMPION PHOENIX’, by J.A. Gutierrez et al . , on page doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv498 In this issue of the journal, Gutierrez and colleagues present the radial vs. femoral subgroup analysis of the Cangrelor versus Standard Therapy to Achieve Optimal Management of Platelet Inhibition (CHAMPION) PHOENIX trial, a randomized trial of the intravenous P2Y12 inhibitor, cangrelor during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). 1 Bleeding during PCI has been shown to be associated with increased risk of mortality in multiple studies.2,3 Pharmacological methods to reduce bleeding have been associated with reductions in mortality in several randomized trials.4,5 Additionally, the recent MATRIX (Minimizing Adverse Haemorrhagic Events by TRansradial Access Site and Systemic Implementation of angioX) trial and an updated meta-analysis demonstrated that radial compared with femoral access not only reduced bleeding but was associated with reduced mortality.6 Radial access use is growing worldwide, and now in many …
Dyspnea Experience and Dyspnea Management in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Bangladesh

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate dyspnea experience and dyspnea management intervention used by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients in Bangladesh.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The symptom management model developed by Dodd et al. was used to guide the study. Data were collected from 140 COPD patients by using self-report questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data.Results: The patients perceived dyspnea difficulty within the past 24 hours and within the past 7 days at moderate level. The most used dyspnea management methods included bronchodilators, leaning forward position, and keeping still. The patients perceived bronchodilators as somewhat effective method and perceived leaning forward position as quite a bit effective method in reducing dyspnea.Conclusion: The study could guide nurses to promote dyspnea management intervention for COPD patients in Bangladesh, in order to enhance higher quality of life.
Experimental and Clinical Experience with an IM Pin External Skeletal Fixator Tie-in Configuration

Summary An intramedullary (IM) pin external skeletal fixator “tie-in” configuration is described, for use as a stabilizing device, in the treatment of fractures of the humerus and femur in the dog and cat. With in vitro testing of the configuration using cadaver bones, more resistance to bending was gained by the tie-in arrangement than was possible with one not tied-in. Forty-one clinical cases documented the use of the tie-in configuration for fracture repair. Twenty-four dogs and 17 cats were treated over the past seven years. Fourteen were used to stabilize fractures of the humerus and 27 for the femur. Migration of the IM pin or external fixation frame was not seen and all of the cases went to bone union. The unconventional method of leaving the IM pin protruding from the skin did not lead to complications. All of the owners, contacted from one to two months after removal of the implants, reported their animals to have excellent or good results. Five animals were lost to follow-up.
Bivalirudin, glycoprotein inhibitor, and heparin use and association with outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United Kingdom.

AIMS The HORIZONS trial reported a survival advantage for bivalirudin over heparin-with-glycoprotein inhibitors (GPIs) in primary PCI for ST elevation myocardial infarction. This drove an international shift in clinical practice. Subsequent studies have produced divergent findings on mortality benefits with bivalirudin. We investigated this issue in a larger population than studied in any of these trials, using the United Kingdom national PCI registry. METHODS AND RESULTS 61 136 primary PCI procedures were performed between January 2008 and January 2012. Demographic and procedural data were obtained from the registry. Mortality information was obtained through the UK Office of National Statistics. Multivariable logistic regression and propensity analysis modelling were utilized to study the association of different anti-thrombotic strategies with outcomes. Unadjusted data demonstrated near-identical survival curves for bivalirudin and heparin-plus-GPI groups. Significantly higher early and late mortality was found in patients treated with heparin alone ( ITALIC! P < 0.0001) but this group had a markedly higher baseline risk. After propensity matching, the bivalirudin vs. heparin-plus-GPI groups still demonstrated very similar adjusted mortality (odds ratio 1.00 at 30 days, and 0.96 at 1 year). Patients treated with heparin alone continued to show higher mortality after adjustment, although effect size was considerably diminished (odds ratio vs. other groups 1.17-1.24 at 30 days). CONCLUSIONS Analysis of recent UK data showed no significant difference in short- or medium-term mortality between ST elevation myocardial infarction patients treated with bivalirudin vs. heparin-plus-GPI at primary PCI.
ON THE DETECTION OF A SINE WAVE IN GAUSSIAN NOISE

This paper deals with the problem of finding the ``optimum'' method of detecting a sine wave of known frequency and amplitude in the presence of noise. The type of noise considered is the so‐called Gaussian process, which is obtained when thermal noise is passed through an arbitrary linear passive device.The analysis takes into account the fact that in practice only a finite sample of observed signal is available.The optimum detection method is defined as that which maximizes the probability of recognizing the presence of a sine wave if one has actually appeared; while the probability of falsely announcing the presence of a sine wave, if none has actually appeared, does not exceed some prechosen value.It is shown that when the noise has a flat spectrum, all the relevant information is contained in the amplitude and phase of the Fourier transform of the received sample at the frequency of the sine wave. Almost the same result holds in the case where the noise has an exponentially decaying autocorrelation, .