Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Efficacy of coronally advanced flap technique with collagen matrix mucoderm in covering multiple recessions – preliminary results

Introduction: Gingival recession is defined as an apical shift of the gingival margin, causing exposure of the root surface of the tooth. Surgical techniques of treatment gingival recession are indicated for unesthetic, exposed, and/or painful root surfaces. The coronally advanced flap (CAF) together with a connective tissue graft is regarded as the gold standard but an alternative xenogenic material would reduce a discomfort of patients and provide for sufficient available tissue. Objectives: The aim of this case series study was to evaluate the efficacy of root coverage using the CAF technique with collagen matrix for the treatment of multiple recessions of Miller classes I and II over a short period of time. Material and methods: Twelve patients were enrolled in the study. Clinical recordings were obtained at baseline and after 3 months: RD (recession depth), RW (recession width), KTW (keratinized tissue width), CAL (clinical attachment level), CEJ-MGJ recorded from the CEJ (cement-enamel junction) to the MGJ (mucogingival junction), PD (depth of gingival sulcus) and RA (recession area). The percentage of average recession coverage (ARC) and the percentage of complete covered recessions (CRC) were evaluated 3 months after the surgery. Results: Significant decreases were recorded according to all of the parameters of recessions in comparison to the baseline measurements. The recession depth decreased from 2.0 mm to 0.5 mm. The mean ARC was 87% and CRC 47%. Conclusions: Xenogenic collagen matrix combined with the CAF technique led to a satisfactory ARC and an insignificant increase in the width of the keratinized tissue, but it yielded a lower, unsatisfactory CRC.
A stress management program in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and manual.

A STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE TREATMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND MANUAL SEPTEMBER 1992 PAUL S. DUCHARME, B.A., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS M.A. , ASSUMPTION COLLEGE Ed.D. , UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Directed by: Professor William Matthews Eight Vietnam veterans received stress management training in a 5 week, 8 session program. Controls (n= 7) continued routines of no treatment or combinations of varied outpatient treatments. All met DSM-III-R criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, measured by the Impact of Events Scale [IES, Horowitz, 1979], Symptom Checklist, Revised [SCL-90-R, Derogatis, 1977, 1983] and interview. Subjects were referred by public agencies or recruited by public advertisement. Veteran ages ranged from 36 to 57 years. Educational level ranged from 12 to 18 years. Methods were adapted from Keane, et al. [1985] and stress management training literature. Procedures involved training in deep and applied relaxation, generalization of relaxation skills, cognitive behavioral therapy of affect control [Meichenbaum and Cameron, 1983], cognitive restructuring, and self-assertion [Linehan, 1979], and applied relaxation and desensitization by paired subject
A Grounded Theory for Teaching Entrepreneurship Using Simulation Games

A practical teaching difficulty provided the opportunity to turn a problem into a useful case study with generic implications for the pedagogical effectiveness of simulation games in teaching entrepreneurship. Students playing the simulation game submitted written assessments that became the units of analysis for a single-case research project. Analysis produced a grounded theory consisting of four attribute categories and associated properties required of a simulation game to make it an effective teaching device in entrepreneurship contexts. The theory provides at the very least a useful checklist for teachers of entrepreneurship and, potentially, a basis for developing a quality standard for educational simulation games.
MAXILLOFACIAL SILICONE PROSTHESIS FOR A PATIENT WITH UNILATERAL EAR DEFECT: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT

Ambroise Pare is credited with making various contributions to the materials and techniques in facial prosthetics. Fabrication of an extra-oral prosthesis is probably more of an art than science. The form, color, and texture of the prosthesis must closely match with the surrounding natural tissue. The various treatment options available today include traditional mechanically retained prosthesis, bio-adhesive retained prosthesis, implant retained, and the recently developed rapid prototyping,[2] and Computer Aided Designing – Computer Aided Machining (CAD-CAM) developed prosthesis. Prosthetic reconstruction of missing facial tissue scores over surgical or plastic reconstruction as being simpler, less time taking, cost-effective, with lesser morbidity, allows periodic evaluation, and cleaning of the site. The prosthodontist has a complete control of color, shape, and position of the prosthesis.
A workload characterization study of the 1998 World Cup Web site

This article presents a detailed workload characterization study of the 1998 World Cup Web site. Measurements from this site were collected over a three-month period. During this time the site received 1.35 billion requests, making this the largest Web workload analyzed to date. By examining this extremely busy site and through comparison with existing characterization studies, we are able to determine how Web server workloads are evolving. We find that improvements in the caching architecture of the World Wide Web are changing the workloads of Web servers, but major improvements to that architecture are still necessary. In particular, we uncover evidence that a better consistency mechanism is required for World Wide Web caches.
Patient satisfaction following thyroidectomy in surgical mission: a prospective study.

Background Surgical volunteer mission is a well-recognized approach for reducing the burden of surgical disease worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate safety and patient satisfaction of thyroid surgery in the context of surgical mission carried out in Bohol Province, Philippines. Methods This was a prospective study involving consecutive patients undergoing thyroid surgery in the surgical mission held in 2018. Informed consent was obtained from the patients. Safety defined as observed serious postoperative complication rate as compared to its expected based on American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) was the primary endpoint, whereas patient satisfaction rated on a 5-point Likert scale was the secondary endpoint. Expected serious complication rate was calculated using the surgical risk calculator of NSQIP. Thyroid surgery included partial resections, hemi-, subtotal, and total thyroidectomies. Results Thirty-eight patients underwent thyroidectomy performed by 4 surgeons in 2018 mission. Mean age of the patients was 40.6±11.3 years. Male to female ratio was 2:36. Goiter was the indication for surgery in 33 (86.8%) patients, whereas 5 (13.2%) patients were operated for thyroid malignancy. Postoperative serious complication and reoperation occurred in 1/38 (2.6%) for hematoma on first postoperative day. Expected and observed serious complication rates did not differ (1.1% vs. 2.6%; P=0.385). Ninety-seven percent of patients were satisfied with outcomes of surgery. Conclusions This prospective cohort study found thyroid surgery performed within a surgical mission to be safe. Patient satisfaction rate was 97%. Further research is needed to develop and validate patient satisfaction assessment tools in surgical missions.
A Distributed Resource Allocation Scheme for Best Path Transmission in Multihoming Scenarios

In this article we investigate fair resource allocation for best path transmission in multihoming scenarios. Following the idea of network utility maximization, we propose the resource allocation model for best path transmission. In order to obtain the optimum of our model, we also give a distributed algorithm, which can achieve proportional fairness among competing sources. Simulation results are given to confirm that the proposed algorithm can achieve the optimum within reasonable iteration times.
Case and Event Structure

I argue in this paper for a novel analysis of case in Icelandic, with implications for case theory in general. I argue that structural case is the manifestation on the noun phrase of features which are semantically interpretable only on verbal projections; thus, Icelandic case does not encode features of noun phrase interpretation, but it is not uninterpretable either; case is properly seen as reflecting (interpretable) tense and aspect features. Accusative case in Icelandic is available when the two subevents introduced in a transitive verb phrase are identified with each other, and dative case is available when the two parts are distinct (thus Icelandic case manifests aktionsart or inner aspect, in partial contrast to Finnish). This analysis bears directly on the theory of feature checking in the Minimalist Program; specifically, it paves the way for a restrictive theory of feature checking in which no features are strictly uninterpretable: all formal features come in interpretable-uninterpretable pairs, and feature checking is the matching of such pairs, driven by legibility conditions at Spell-Out. *
A continuously variable zoom for navigating large hierarchical networks

We present the continuous zoom, a distorted view method for displaying hierarchically-organized, two-dimensional networks. The method is suitable for large networks, such as those found in interfaces to complex supervisory control systems. The continuous zoom shows detail in context, unlike simple pan and zoom techniques, and allows for more than one focus point, unlike fisheye viewing. The algorithm and variations are described. <<ETX>>
Identifying Potential Predictors of Health Literacy and Steps Taken to Pursue Kidney Transplant Among African-Americans on Dialysis

This dissertation attempts to address the disparity seen in all transplant centers today, the low number of African-American end-stage renal disease(ESRD) patients pursing kidney transplant as renal replacement therapy. Currently, there are two renal replacement options, dialysis or a kidney transplant. Research has shown that kidney transplant provides the best health care outcomes in terms of quality of life and decrease mortality. While AfricanAmericans carry the burden of the disease by being four times more likely to have ESRD they only represent 1/3 of the kidney transplants done in the United States. There have been three attempts to increase access to kidney transplant for all minorities, including African-Americans. The first was in 2005 by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, mandating all patients be informed of their transplant options within 45 days of initiating dialysis. The second was in 2010 requiring the use of clear communication through the Plain Writing Act. The third change was in 2014 by changing point allocation for patients listed for a deceased donor kidney, by giving harder to match patients, points for their length of time being on the transplant waitlist. Yet, African-Americans transplant rates remain low. Many studies have focused on barriers to transplant, for example, transplant knowledge, with significant results but effects are not large compared to standard education. This dissertation attempts to address this gap by broadly reviewing the evidence of best of practices in designing educational material, examining the educational preparation interventions for kidney transplant, and identify any associations and predictors of personal factors and health literacy Running head: SKELTON PREDICTORS FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT 5 skills in African-Americans pursuing kidney transplant, all to aid in reducing this disparity.
Analyzing Factors of Breast Cancer Screening Adherence among Korean American Women Using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Healthcare Services Utilization.

Objectives Regular uptake of mammography screening reduces the risk of advanced stage diagnosis of breast cancer (BC). However, BC screening rates remain suboptimal among Korean American (KA) women. Using the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Healthcare Services Utilization, this study examined factors associated with mammography screening among KA women aged 50 to 80 years in the state of Georgia, USA. Methods We used purposive sampling to recruit study participants in the Atlanta metropolitan area from May 2015 to February 2016. A total of 303 KA women completed a cross-sectional, self-report survey about their sociodemographics, health care access information, knowledge, self-efficacy, decisional balance, and mammography history. Results Descriptive analyses confirmed low rates of mammography screening in the participants. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that having a mammogram within the past year was associated with greater BC knowledge, higher scores of decisional balance and fewer annual health check-ups among KA women without any cancer history. Conclusions The findings offer implications for health policy aimed at increasing BC screening by leveraging enabling factors among medically underserved KA women at both structural and cultural levels.
Toward an Efficient PE-Malware Detection Tool 1

The Portable Executable (PE) format is a standard file format for ex- ecutables and object code used in MS Windows operating systems. Since a number of various malwares have rapidly increased by exploiting vulnerabili- ties of PE structure, the need of automatic tools for PE-malware detection also increases. In this paper, we developed a PE file analysis tool using Python lan- guage for studying efficient automatic detection tool of Windows malwares.
Statement supplementing the evaluation of the environmental risk assessment and risk management recommendations on insect resistant genetically modified maize Bt11 for cultivation

In this Statement, the EFSA GMO Panel supplements its previous evaluations of the potential impact of maize Bt11 cultivation on a range of non-target lepidopteran species using existing data on species sensitivity and considering various scenarios of exposure which may occur across Europe. The mathematical model, initially developed for maize MON 810 and recently recalibrated for maize 1507, was used to estimate the efficacy of risk mitigation measures. In situations where „extremely sensitive‟ non-target Lepidoptera populations might be at risk, the EFSA GMO Panel recommends that risk mitigation measures are adopted to reduce exposure. Risk managers are provided with tools to estimate global and, where needed local, mortality of exposed non-target Lepidoptera, both before and after different risk mitigation measures are put in place, and for different host-plant densities. Risk mitigation measures are only needed when the proportion of maize and uptake of maize Bt11 (and/or maize MON 810) are sufficiently high, regardless of the other parameters. If maize Bt11 (and/or maize MON 810) cultivation remains below 7.5% of the regional Utilized Agricultural Area, then risk mitigation measures are not required. In addition, the EFSA GMO Panel recommends that appropriate insect resistance management (IRM) strategies for maize Bt11, which should be integrated with those of other Cry1Ab-expressing maize events currently grown commercially in the EU, are implemented in order to delay the possible resistance evolution to the Cry1Ab protein in target pests. The EFSA GMO Panel also considers that post-market environmental monitoring and IRM need to be revised. The EFSA GMO Panel concludes that, subject to appropriate management measures, maize Bt11 cultivation is unlikely to raise additional safety concerns for the environment compared to conventional maize. The EFSA GMO Panel considers that the conclusions on the risk to non-target Lepidoptera from maize Bt11 apply equally to maize MON 810.
Activity analysis of sign language video for mobile telecommunication

The goal of enabling access for the Deaf to the current U.S. mobile phone network by compressing and transmitting sign language video in real-time on an off-the-shelf mobile phone gives rise to challenging research questions. Encoding and transmission of real-time video over mobile phones is a power-intensive task that can quickly drain the battery, rendering the cell phone useless. Properties of conversational sign language can help save power and bits: namely, lower frame rates are possible when one person is not signing due to turn-taking, and the grammar of sign language is found primarily in the face. Thus the focus can be on the important parts of the video, saving resources without degrading intelligibility. In this dissertation, I describe my algorithms for determining in real-time the activity in the video and encoding a dynamic skin-based region-of-interest. I use features available “for free” from the encoder, and implement my techniques on an off-the-shelf mobile phone. I evaluate my sign language sensitive methods in a user study, with positive results. The algorithms can save considerable resources without sacrificing intelligibility, helping make real-time video communication on mobile phones both feasible and practical.
Study on the utility of serum uric acid to creatinine ratio in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), is preventable and treatable disease which poses significant public health challenge. The impact of COPD on an individual patient doesn’t depend solely on the severity of airway obstruction, but also on the progression of clinical symptoms. A significant number of COPD patients suffer from tissue hypoxia and impaired oxidative metabolism. Hence this study was done to assess the progression of the disease by measuring the level of serum uric acid (UA) and serum uric acid to creatinine ratio (UA/Cr) in these patients. Methodology: This hospital based cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Respiratory Medicine, in a tertiary care hospital from September 2017 to December 2018 on sixty COPD patients. Serum uric acid and creatinine were assessed with the Uricase and Modified Jaffe’s method respectively. Finally serum uric acid creatinine ratio was calculated. Results: The mean level of serum uric acid (UA) in COPD patients with mild, moderate, severe and very severe obstruction were 2.62(mg/dl), 3.81(mg/dl), 4.53(mg/dl) and 5.72(mg/dl) respectively. The levels of serum uric acid to creatinine ratio in patients with mild, moderate, severe and very severe obstruction were in the mean of 2.24, 3.60, 5.12, and 8.12 respectively. Thus, both serum uric acid levels and serum uric acid to creatinine ratio increased with increase in the severity of airflow obstruction in patients with stable COPD which was statistically significant (p Conclusions: Thus, the levels of serum uric acid and serum UA/Cr ratio is raised in stable COPD patients and correlates with severity of airway obstruction. Thus serum UA/Cr ratio can be a useful marker to monitor the disease severity in addition to spirometric parameters like FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/FVC. Keywords: Serum uric acid, Serum uric acid creatinine ratio, COPD.
Self-Aligned Double Patterning Aware Pin Access and Standard Cell Layout Co-Optimization

Self-aligned double patterning (SADP) is being considered for use at the 10-nm technology node and below for routing layers with pitches down to ~50 nm because it has better line edge roughness and overlay control compared to other multiple patterning candidates. To date, most of the SADP-related literature has focused on enabling SADP-legal routing in physical design tools while few attempts have been made to address the impact SADP routing has on local, standard cell (SC) I/O pin access. At the same time, via layers are used to connect the local SADP routing layers to the I/O pins on lower metal layers. Due to the high via density on the Via-1 layer, the litho-etch-litho-etch (LELE)-aware Via-1 design becomes a necessity to achieve legal pin access at the SC level. In this paper, we present the first study on SADP-aware pin access and layout optimization at the SC level. Accounting for SADP-specific and Via-1 design rules, we propose a coherent framework that uses depth first search, mixed integer linear programming, and backtracking method to enable LELE friendly Via-1 design and simultaneously optimize SADP-based local pin access and within-cell connections. Our experimental results show that, compared with the conventional approach, our framework effectively improves pin access of the SCs and maximizes the pin access flexibility for routing.
Symptomatic stability with aripiprazole once-monthly: efficacy analyses from acute and long-term studies

Objective: To evaluate the effect of aripiprazole once-monthly 400 mg (AOM 400; Abilify Maintena®) on symptom stability in acute treatment and maintenance therapy settings in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: Results were analyzed from two pivotal maintenance studies (Studies 246 and 247), a long-term (52 weeks), open-label extension of these studies (Study 248), an open-label, mirror-image study in patients switching from oral to long-acting injectable antipsychotic therapy (Study 283), and a study of AOM 400 in the acute setting (Study 291). Symptom stability was assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scale (CGI-Severity of Illness and CGI-Improvement). Results are reported for the total study population and in subgroups stratified by age. Results: In Study 246, AOM 400 resulted in significantly greater improvements from baseline vs placebo on all measures of symptom stability, with improvements maintained through 52 weeks. In Study 247, a non-inferiority study, AOM 400 resulted in improvements in PANSS and CGI scores comparable or significantly greater at all timepoints vs oral aripiprazole. In Study 248, AOM 400 resulted in the long-term stability of symptom improvements from the earlier studies. In Study 283, AOM 400 resulted in significant improvements from baseline in PANSS and CGI scores over 24 weeks. In Study 291, AOM 400 resulted in significantly greater improvements from baseline in PANSS and CGI scores vs placebo at all post-baseline timepoints. In post hoc analyses, AOM 400 showed similar efficacy in symptom improvement in adult patients aged ≤35 years and >35 years, with some evidence of a larger treatment effect on PANSS negative symptoms among younger patients in the acute treatment setting. Conclusion: In acute treatment and maintenance therapy settings, AOM 400 was effective in the rapid stabilization and long-term maintenance of symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.
Soft decision decoding in fast frequency hopping systems with convolutional codes and turbo codes

The purpose of this paper is to show how reliability information on each received bit can be derived to enable soft decision decoding for coded fast frequency hopping/multiple frequency shift keying (FFH/MFSK) multiple-access systems. Convolutional codes as well as turbo codes are considered and their performance is compared to that of previously proposed Reed-Solomon (RS) codes. A mobile radio environment yielding a frequency selective fading channel is assumed. It is shown that the application of turbo codes and convolutional codes with soft decision decoding can allow for a considerably higher number of simultaneously transmitting users than RS codes or uncoded systems. To achieve these throughput gains, however, the calculation of soft decisions after de-spreading is mandatory; the pertinent technique is described in the paper.