Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Enriching Documents by Linking Salient Entities and Lexical-Semantic Expansion

Abstract This paper explores a multi-strategy technique that aims at enriching text documents for improving clustering quality. We use a combination of entity linking and document summarization in order to determine the identity of the most salient entities mentioned in texts. To effectively enrich documents without introducing noise, we limit ourselves to the text fragments mentioning the salient entities, in turn, belonging to a knowledge base like Wikipedia, while the actual enrichment of text fragments is carried out using WordNet. To feed clustering algorithms, we investigate different document representations obtained using several combinations of document enrichment and feature extraction. This allows us to exploit ensemble clustering, by combining multiple clustering results obtained using different document representations. Our experiments indicate that our novel enriching strategies, combined with ensemble clustering, can improve the quality of classical text clustering when applied to text corpora like The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) NEWS.
Antibacterial efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell administration in diabetic rats infected with MRSA: An experimental study

Amac: Mezenkimal kok hucre (MSC) uygulamasinin Metisiline direncli Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) kaynakli yara enfeksiyonu uzerindeki antibakteriyel etkileri, diyabetik rat modelinde, vankomisin, tigesiklin ve daptomisin tedavisi ile karsilastirildi. Yontemler: 60 rat ile olusturulan deney ve negatif-pozitif kontrol gruplari olusturuldu. MSC, vankomisin, tigesiklinin ve daptomisinin antibakteriyel etkinlikleri karsilastirildi. Ratlarin tumu streptozotosin ile diyabetik hale getirildi. Aclik kan glukozu takibiyle hiperglisemik olduklari gosterildi. Cerrahi olarak cilt altina keseler olusturuldu. Grup-0 (negatif kontrol grubu) enfekte ve tedavi edilmedi. Diger tum gruplar MRSA ile enfekte edildi. Grup-1 (pozitif kontrol grubu) enfekte edildi fakat tedavi edilmedi. Diger 4 grup tedavi gruplari olarak belirlendi. Grup-MSC; MSC ile, Grup-Van; vankomisin ile, Grup-Tig; tigesiklin ile, Grup-Dap; daptomisin ile tedavi edildi. Bir haftalik tedavi sonrasi otenazi ile numuneler toplandi. Doku ornekleri histopatolojik olarak hematoksilen/eosin ile boyanarak degerlendirildi. Yara bolgesinde MSC varligi immun floresan boyama ile kanitlandi. Kantitatif olarak bakteri koloni sayilari tespit edildi. Alinan kan numunelerinden TNF-α, TGF-β, IL-1, PDGF, FGF, VEGF ve Kaspaz-3 seviyeleri ELISA yontemiyle olculdu. Bulgular: Grup-0'da bakteri kolonizasyonu gozlenmez iken, Grup-1'de belirgin kolonizasyon saptandi. Grup-Tig ve Grup-Dap'ta tam eradikasyon saglandi ve Grup-Van’da 1, Grup-MSC’de 4 ratta eradikasyon saglanamadi. Kontamine edilmeyen negatif kontrol grubunda (Grup-0) minimal inflamasyon duzeyi izlenirken, en siddetli inflamasyon enfekte edilmis ve tedavi verilmemis ratlarda (Grup-1) gozlendi (P<0,001). MSC, Vankomisin, Daptomisin ve Tigesiklin gruplarinda orta duzeyde inflamasyon ve odem gozlendi. MSC grubunda onemli vaskularite artisi goruldu (P=0,001). Negatif kontrol grubunda ve MSC grubunda benzer oranda anlamli olarak daha az adezyon artisi ve fibrozis goruldu (P<0,001, P<0,001). Sonuc: Bu calisma, diyabetik ratlarda MRSA kaynakli yara enfeksiyonu tedavisinde MSC’nin antibakteriyel etkinligi saglayabilecegini dusundurmektedir. Buna ilaveten MSC sayesinde yara bolgesinde sinirlandirilmis bir inflamasyon saglanabilecegi dusunulmustur. Diyabetik yara enfeksiyonlarinin tedavisinde antibiyoterapiyle birlikte MSC kullaniminin sinerjistik etkisinin arastirilacagi klinik calismalara ihtiyac vardir.
Advanced vehicle–infrastructure–driver speed profile for road departure accident prevention

In this paper, we present a new method for the calculation of the maximal authorized speed in curves where the three elements of the situation, the vehicle, the driver, and the infrastructure are taken into account. The vehicle dynamics is represented by a four-wheel model that includes longitudinal slip and side-slip angle of the vehicle. Our analysis of the driver behaviour considers his ability during deceleration, taking into account the mobilized friction, while the infrastructure characteristics introduce a precise definition of the road geometry and the maximal available friction.
An Adaptive Sampling Algorithm and Approximate-Model-Based Optimization Method

The approximate model based optimization algorithm can improve the speed of optimization convergence and save the time of calculation, which is very consistent with the development requirements of modern industrial rapid design. In this work, an adaptive and approximate model based optimization method is introduced, which is improved on the basis on HAM. This method uses three different types of approximate models at the same time to the full advantage of the three models’ characteristics. Besides, an adaptive sampling algorithm is applied to achieve the self-setting mechanism for new sampling points in the search process. By testing on several standard test functions, the method performed better than GA, PSO and HAM in computational efficiency and accuracy. The method is also applied in the optimization design of rocket engine design to get the maximum thrust. Only after fifty-seven times of simulation calculation, optimal is obtained and the thrust is improved by 2.56%. the method is particularly suitable for design problems involving computation intensive analyses and simulations.
Internet and learning resources: a case study of the Library and Information Science Students at Universitas Padjadjaran

Student learning and reading activities today cannot be separated from internet media. This study aims to determine the benefits of information retrieval systems, the positive impacts and negative impacts of internet use and learning activities, especially those related to the student reading activities in the internet era. This study uses a case study approach with purposive sampling by selecting 20 students of class 2014 from the Library and Information Science Program of the Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran as the research informants. Data collection techniques were obtained through in-depth interviews, observation and literature review. The results showed that the internet became the primary source of information for most students of the Library and Information Science Program at the Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran. However, they still assume that the credibility of printed information sources is stronger than online information sources. This can be seen from printed books or online and electronic sources which become the results of the form of printed books being the main reference for the college assignments which are considered to be done more seriously by the informants.
17-β-estradiol has no effects on fear processes within multiple threat of shock sessions in men

Sexualhormone spielen bei zahlreichen neuronalen und psychologischen Vorgangen eine wichtige Rolle. Fruhere Studien lassen dabei vermuten, dass Ostrogene einen Einfluss auf Furchtreaktionen haben konnten. Um diese Annahme experimentell zu untersuchen wurde 32 gesunden mannlichen Freiwilligen innerhalb einer doppelblinden Crossover-Studie an zwei unterschiedlichen Tagen entweder ein Placebo oder 17-beta-Ostradiol transdermal appliziert. Jeweils vor Substanzapplikation sowie zwei, vier und sechs Stunden danach uberpruften wir die Intensitat des furchtpotenzierten akustischen Schreckreflexes innerhalb eines Threat-of-Shock-Paradigmas. Weiterhin gaben die Versuchsteilnehmer bei jeder Testung an wie angstlich, mude und unwohl sie sich gerade fuhlten. Wir fanden statistisch signifikante Veranderungen hinsichtlich des potenzierten Schreckreflexes genau wie der Gefuhlswahrnehmung in Abhangigkeit sowohl von Zeit als auch Versuchsbedingung. Ein Einfluss von Ostradiol war allerdings in keiner der Bedingungen erfassbar, was vermuten lasst, dass dieses Hormon keine direkte Wirkung auf die Verarbeitung von Schreckstimuli hat.
Likelihood of Breast Screening Uptake among Reproductive-aged Women in Ethiopia: A Baseline Survey for Randomized Controlled Trial

Background Breast cancer is the most devastating public health problem affecting women in developed and developing world. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the likelihood of taking breast self-examination as a breast screening behavior among reproductive age women. Methods A community based cross-sectional study was conducted on 810 reproductive-age women. Intervieweradministered questionnaires were used to collect data. Study participants were selected using systematic sampling method. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0. Results The likelihood of performing breast self-examination was 54.3%. However, the comprehensive knowledge of the participants was 11.5%. As independent predictors, perceived severity of breast cancer [AOR (95%CI) = 2.05 (1.03 to 1.07)] and self-efficacy [AOR (95%CI) = 2.97(0.36–0.99)] were positively associated with the likelihood of performing breast self-examination whereas districts [AOR (95%CI) = 0.58 (0.37 to 0.91)] and place of residence [AOR (95%CI) = 0.69 (0.51 to 0.93)] were negatively associated with the likelihood of performing breast selfexamination. The HBM Model explained 64.2% of the variance in this study. Conclusion Although the likelihood of performing breast selfexamination was relatively good, the comprehensive knowledge of the women was very low. Therefore, breast cancer screening education must address knowledge and socio-cultural factors that influence breast screening through awareness creation using appropriate behavioral change communication strategies.
Are signs of burnout and stress in palliative care workers different from other clinic workers?

OBJECTIVES Palliative care workers have continuous exposure to the emotionally draining effects of pain, suffering, death, grief, and mourning. Burnout syndrome is common among these individuals who accompany patients on the way to death. This study evaluated burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression among care givers. METHODS A total of 47 individuals working in palliative care units or internal disease and neurology clinics participated in the study. The participants were divided into 2 groups: palliative care workers (Group P) and workers in internal disease and neurology clinics (Group A). All of the participants completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Beck anxiety and depression scales, and the Stress Appraisal Measure. RESULTS A total of 47 healthcare workers agreed to complete the scales. Emotional burnout and desensitization scores were found to be elevated, and personal success scores were low in both groups. The Beck Anxiety Inventory revealed findings of moderate anxiety in both groups, while cognitive-sensorial, physiological, and pain complaints, as well as signs of stress, were more pronounced in Group A. CONCLUSION Burnout is a significant problem among healthcare workers and signs of stress and cognitive-sensorial, physiological, and pain complaints are particularly common among those working in palliative care units. Structural arrangements aimed at addressing the causes of burnout could positively affect the well-being of healthcare workers.
Outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Introduction Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a relatively common injury to the knee joint in individuals of active working age. As such, ACL injuries result in knee instability with concomitant injuries to the articular components aggravating functional performance. The ACL injury affects a person’s ability to work and go in for sports. Material and methods Outcomes of 192 patients with ACL injury treated with hamstring tendon grafts using the semitendinosus and/ or gracilis tendons were reviewed. Results The Lysholm knee score was used to assess the results of ACL reconstruction. Excellent and good results were observed in most of the cases (n = 173; 90.1 %) and 16 (8.3 %) patients had fair results. Three (1.6 %) patients had poor outcomes and two of those underwent revision arthroscopy due to infection. Conclusion ACL reconstruction with semitendinosus and gracilis tendon is an effective and less traumatic technique for restoring knee stability after ACL rupture. Such factors as femoral and tibial tunnels provided at isometric points of the native hamstring ligament insertion site, adequate autograft diameter depending on patient characteristics and proper implementation of ACL rehabilitation program play a role in successful treatment.
ADDITIONAL ABDOMINAL MEASUREMENTS ARE A USEFUL TOOL TO EVALUATE BODY COMPOSITION IN OBESE WOMEN.

BACKGROUND During weight gain, most of the excess adipose tissue accumulates in the trunk. This alters the body shape and makes collection of anthropometric measurements, especially waist circumference (WC), difficult. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the sensitivity and applicability of additional abdominal measurements in order to assess body composition of obese women. METHODS A total of 30 women between 20 and 50 years of age and BMI above 30 kg/m² were assessed. Three WC measurements, were performed: at the umbilical scar designated as WC1 and at 8 and 16 cm above the umbilical scar, designated as WC2, and WC3 respectively. The correlation (r) between these anthropometric measurements and their sum was assessed against the parameters fat mass (FM), free fat mass (FFM), body fat percentage (%BF), and trunk fat percentage (%TF), obtained by total and trunk segmental bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) as well as by the golden standard total and trunk dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). RESULTS The measurements WC1, WC2, WC3, and their sum correlated strongly and moderately with the parameters FM, FFM, and %BF in total BIA and in both total DXA and trunk DXA. CONCLUSION The results demonstrated a robust correlation between the sum of the three WC measurements and total and trunk DXA in obese women suggesting that such measurements may be a good indicator of body and trunk fat in women, actually superior to BIA results. The use of these three measurements may be an alternative for the assessment of body and trunk fat, in those cases in which the body shape due to adipose tissue trunk accumulation makes accurate classical measurement (WC1) difficult.
System and method for storing and accessing data in an interlocking trees datastore

Generating and / or tree-based access by the data warehouse includes an interconnect tree forest constituted. Tree-based data warehouse comprises a first tree from the root node of a first sagging, and may include a plurality of branches. Each of the branches of the first tree ends in a leaf node (Figure 3c 350). Each leaf node may represent a final product, or a subcomponent node. A second link with the root of the tree-based data warehouse to each leaf node (FIG. 3c 356) representative of the final product. Finally, the tree-based data warehouse comprises a plurality of trees in which the root node of the tree, each of the tree can be described as a base node. The elemental root nodes of each tree in a tree can be linked to one or more of the first branch of the tree in one or more nodes (FIG. 9a). Node tree based on data warehouse only contains a pointer pointing to another node based on the data warehouse in the tree, and may contain additional fields wherein one field may be a count field. Further, consistency means the probability of a particular node is directed to variables within the context requires obtaining a more defined or identified focal described. In addition, the application also displays the logical operators such variables involving a query.
STUDY OF SERUM ELECTROLYTES IN FEMALE THYROID PATIENTS : A CASE CONTROL STUDY

INTRODUCTION: Thyroid hormone is a central regulator of body haemodynamic, thermoregulation and metabolism. The effect of thyroid hormones on lipid metabolism is well known, whereas the effect on electrolytes and minerals has not been well established and also the underlying mechanisms not well understood. Thyroid hormones regulate the activity of sodium potassium pumps in most of the tissues. The higher prevalence of thyroid disease in women suggests that estrogen might be involved in the pathophysiology of thyroid dysfunction. With this background the present study was undertaken to assess the alterations in the levels of serum electrolytes in hyperthyroid, hypothyroid & euthyroid female patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The present study was conducted in female patients who attended medicine outpatient Department of S. N. Medical College & HSK Hospital, Bagalkot. Thyroid hormones were estimated by chemiluminiscence method. Electrolyte levels (Na, k & Cl) were measured by ion selective electrode method. Serum levels of free T3 T4 and TSH were obtained. Patients with history of intake of thyroid drugs, hypertensive, diabetes mellitus, obesity and all other causes for electrolyte abnormalities were excluded from the study. STATISTICS: All the values are expressed in mean±SD. Unpaired ‘t’ test was applied. Pearson’s correlation was done to see the correlation between serum electrolytes and thyroid hormones using SPSS (version 16.0). RESULTS: In the present study mean age group of patients were between 20-60yrs. There were 90 female patients total in number. Out of which 30 patients were with hypothyroidism, another 30 were with hyperthyroidism and remaining 30 were with euthyroidism. Mean serum levels for thyroid function parameters and electrolytes are given in below table no.2 and 3. DISCUSSION: Hypothyroidism is a very common condition and seen more in women than in men. The higher prevalence of thyroid disease in women suggests that estrogen might be involved in the pathophysiology of thyroid dysfunction. In our study the serum sodium levels were markedly decreased as compared to healthy controls. According to Saruta T et al Plasma Renin Activity (PRA) and Plasma Aldosterone (PA) may be suppressed in hypothyroidism probably due to dysfunction of juxtaglomerular cells and glomerulosa cells respectively. The suppression of PRA and PA in patients with hypothyroidism is related to exaggerated sodium excretion and decrease in potassium excretion. CONCLUSION: We conclude that significant decreased Na and increased K levels were seen in female hypothyroid patients compared to controls. Hence monitoring of serum levels of these electrolytes will be helpful during the management of hypothyroid patient.
Factors Affecting Detection Power of Blood Oxygen-Level Dependent Signal in Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using High-Resolution Echo-Planar Imaging

Latest developments in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) hardware and software have significantly improved image acquisition for functional MRI (fMRI) techniques including resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI). Specifically, with improvements in gradient and radio-frequency coils and advances in pulse sequence designs, functional images with higher spatial and temporal resolution can be achieved. However, while smaller voxel size has the benefit to resolve finer brain structures, it also decreases voxel-wise signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and subsequently temporal SNR (tSNR), which is critical for the sensitivity of fMRI. Although the improved temporal resolution allows more image frames to be collected per unit time, the ability to detect brain activity using the high spatiotemporal fMRI has not been fully characterized. Here, we aimed to evaluate the effects of spatial smoothing, scan length, sample size, seed size and location on resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) and tSNR using data from the human connectome project (HCP). Results from this analysis show an important effect of smoothing on the rsFC-strength (correlation values between the seed and the target) as well as on the tSNR. In contrast, while rsFC-strength is not affected by sample size, the standard error decreases with the increasing number of participants, therefore improving the detection power for larger samples. Scan length and seed size seem to have a moderate effect on rsFC-strength. Finally, seed location has an important impact on rsFC-maps, as rsFC-strength from cortical seeds seems higher than from sub-cortical seeds. In summary, our findings show that the choice of parameters can be critical for a rsfMRI study.
Massaging Thrombosed PTFE Hemodialysis Access Graft - Recipe for Disaster

Early thrombosis of a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft used for hemodialysis vascular access can result from technical error or hypotension and hypovolaemia in the immediate postoperative period. Massaging a graft to dislodge a freshly formed thrombus with a view to restoring blood flow can lead to acute limb ischaemia from embolisation of the artery as a result of migration of the thrombus from the arterial end of the graft, hence massaging of thrombosed grafts should be avoided. This report describes the management of a 35-year-old diabetic male who developed acute ischaemia of hand due to embolisation of the radial artery following massage of a thrombosed brachio-basilic forearm PTFE loop graft.
A Pain eHealth Platform for Engaging Obese, Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain in Nonpharmacological Pain Treatments: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study

Background Low back pain is a costly healthcare problem and the leading cause of disability among adults in the United States. Primary care providers urgently need effective ways to deliver evidence-based, nonpharmacological therapies for chronic low back pain. Guidelines published by several government and national organizations have recommended nonpharmacological and nonopioid pharmacological therapies for low back pain. Objective The Pain eHealth Platform (PEP) pilot trial aims to test the feasibility of a highly innovative intervention that (1) uses an electronic health record (EHR) query to systematically identify a phenotype of obese, older adults with chronic low back pain who may benefit from Web-based behavioral treatments; (2) delivers highly tailored messages to eligible older adults with chronic low back pain via the patient portal; (3) links affected patients to a Web app that provides education on the efficacy of evidence-based, nonpharmacological, behavioral pain treatments; and (4) directs patients to existing Web-based health treatment tools. Methods Using a three-step modified Delphi method, an expert panel of primary care providers will define a low back pain phenotype for an EHR query. Using the defined low back pain phenotype, an EHR query will be created to identify patients who may benefit from the PEP. Up to 15 patients with low back pain will be interviewed to refine the tailored messaging, esthetics, and content of the patient-facing Web app within the PEP. Up to 10 primary care providers will be interviewed to better understand the facilitators and barriers to implementing the PEP, given their clinic workflow. We will assess the feasibility of the PEP in a single-arm pragmatic pilot study in which secure patient portal invitations containing a hyperlink to the PEP Web app are sent to 1000 patients. The primary outcome of the study is usability as measured by the System Usability Scale. Results Qualitative interviews with primary care providers were completed in April 2019. Qualitative interviews with patients will begin in December 2019. Conclusions The PEP will leverage informatics and the patient portal to deliver evidence-based nonpharmacological treatment information to adults with chronic low back pain. Results from this study may help inform the development of Web-based health platforms for other pain and chronic health conditions. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/14525