Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pain management in palliative care

Abstract Pain is an important and under-treated symptom of life-threatening illness. The problem of pain is described and a framework for assessment presented by this article. Clinical assessment, by history, examination and selected special investigation providing the correct diagnosis, facilitates optimal treatment of the symptom. Correct use of analgesic medication, following the guidelines of the WHO step ladder, with the addition of adjuvant analgesics, should control the pain in nearly all cases. Attention should also be given to other aspects of pain, psychosocial or spiritual; sometimes called “total pain”. Aspects of non-pharmacological treatment as well as optimal use of analgesic drugs are discussed, with special attention to the use of strong opioid analgesics, like morphine. Some of the side-effects of morphine are addressed, and careful dose titration is encouraged.
Ectopie urétrale chez le chien, valeur pronostique des paramètres urodynamiques, étude rétrospective sur dix cas

L'ectopie ureterale est une anomalie congenitale du segment terminal de l'un ou des deux ureteres se caracterisant par un abouchement situe distalement au trigone vesical. Les sites privilegies d'ectopie ureterale sont le col vesical, l'uretre, le vagin ou l'uterus. L'ectopie ureterale se rencontre preferentiellement chez la femelle et chez certaines races telles que le labrador, le golden retriever, le husky de Siberie, le westie ou le fox terrier a poil dur. L'ectopie ureterale est une anomalie du developpement embryonnaire, rencontree classiquement sous deux formes, extramurale (l'uretere court circuite completement la vessie) ou intramurale (l'uretere traverse la sous muqueuse vesicale pour s'aboucher dans le col vesical, l'uretre ou le vagin). L'ectopie ureterale se rencontre frequemment associee a d'autres anomalies du tractus urinaire, telles que l'incompetence sphincterienne, l'absence ou l'hypogenesie des reins, une hydronephrose, un mega uretere ou une vessie pelvienne. Les explorations urodynamiques ont pour objectif l'evaluation du fonctionnement de l'appareil vesico sphincterien : compbance et contractilite vesicale et capacite d'ouverture/ fermeture de l'uretre. Ces investigations sont envisagees lors d'incontinence urinaire ou de dysurie. Par une etude retrospective sur dix animaux atteints d'ectopie ureterale et traites chirurgicalement, nous chercherons a evaluer si cet examen preoperatoire a une valeur pronostique quant a la reussite ou l'echec de l'intervention chirurgicale, c'est a dire la correction a court ou moyen terme de l'incontinence.
METHODOLOGY OF SEPARATE COMPONENTS FORMATION OF MOBILE MATHEMATICAL ENVIRONMENT «HIGHER MATHEMATICS»

The actuality of material stated in the article is caused by the necessity to develop and implement high-tech information and communication, educational and scientific environment to the leaning process. One of the examples of such web-based environment for learning mathematics of students of universities is discussed in the article. Basic technologies and means for forming such components of environment as lecture demonstrations, dynamic models, simulators, generators of leaning tasks, leaning expert systems, individual home tasks, examples of doing sums, tasks for practical lessons are demonstrated on the example of MME «HIGHER MATHEMATICS».
The design of multiplierless digital data transmission filters with powers-of-two coefficients

An efficient search technique is presented for the design of FIR (finite impulse response) digital transmit and receive matched filters whose coefficients are represented by sums and/or differences of powers-of-two. These filters are ideally suited for custom VLSI implementation since power-of-two multipliers are obtained for free in a dedicated hardware implementation. Thus only a few adders or subtracters are required for each tap of the filter, and therefore fairly high-order filters can be implemented on a single VLSI chip. Due to their very simple structure these multiplierless filters could potentially operate at very high sampling rates to accommodate baud rates in the microwave digital radio range. <<ETX>>
Variation in Leukaemia Incidence

true, but the significance of the appeal is all too often overlooked. Mr. Philipp writes: " Vomiting in early pregnancy is almost physiological. " May I modify this statement with my own view that vomiting in early pregnancy is almost certainly physiological. In a lecture to the Royal College of Midwives (1963) on the " Emotional Hygiene of Pregnancy " I outlined my theory of the protective function of pregnancy sickness. In support of this theory, in a study of 100 first pregnancies, I adduced a quantity of evidence of a kind which is commonly withheld. This evidence will appear in detail in an article now in course of publication, and it is summarized briefly as follows: (1) The risk of abortion is greatest during the early weeks of pregnancy, when sickness is common. (2) Sickness is far commoner in first pregnancies, when the amorous relationship of recent marriage is most intense. (3) Paradoxically, sickness seldom occurs if there is a frank threat of abortion, even though this be no more than a trace of blood. (4) Sickness is significantly less common in unmarried primigravidae when they are removed from the probability of intercourse. -I am, etc.,
Using B+ Tree To Represent Secret Messages For Steganography Purpose

In this research we suggest a new approach by using B + tree for storing the secret massages (that want to be sent) in a manner that prevent redundancy of these massages or even sub massages in order to provide efficient memory usage. The proposed system includes two stages: Stores the secret message and get its unique code by using B + tree, and retrieves the unique secret message when we have its code by using B+ tree. The proposed system was implemented using Visual Prolog 5.1 and after testing, the proposed system gives an efficient time in storing and in retrieving the secret messages, also the proposed method solved the ambiguity problem that some steganography methods suffer from.
The DBin Semantic Web platform: an overview

DBin is a tool to build “Semantic Web P2P communities”. It provides a general platform on top of which it is possible to create and run P2P Semantic Web applications where users contribute by annotating topics of common interest. DBin introduces a Semantic Computing scenario where users “slowly”, but in a sustainable way, build a local DB and can then enjoy a variety of semantic based activities such as browsing or intelligent interaction with the local media and files. DBin accommodates a number of experimental modules to deal with specific kind of metadata (audio metadata extraction, textual analysis, desktop integration) as well as a domain oriented user interface. DBin includes an RDF subgraph digital signature facility enabling personalized trust policies to provide filtering out unwanted information. Maximum extendibility is guaranteed by the use of the Eclipse Rich Client platform and by the Open Source model.
Angle-resolved polarimetry of antenna-mediated fluorescence

Optical phase-array antennas can be used to control not only the angular distribution but also the polarization of fluorescence from quantum emitters. The emission pattern of the resulting system is determined by the properties of the antenna, the properties of the emitters, and the strength of the antenna-emitter coupling. Here we show that Fourier polarimetry can be used to characterize these three contributions. To this end, we measure the angle- and Stokes-parameter-resolved emission of bullseye plasmon antennas as well as spiral antennas excited by an ensemble of emitters. We estimate the average antenna-emitter coupling on the basis of the degree of polarization and determine the effect of anisotropy in the intrinsic emitter orientation on polarization of the resulting emission pattern. Our results provide not only new insights into the behavior of bullseye and spiral antennas but also demonstrate the potential of Fourier polarimetry when characterizing antenna-mediated fluorescence.
PENILAIAN PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA DAN SASTRA INDONESIATeori dan Penerapannya

Materi penilaian ini juga telah diujicobakan melalui mata kuliah Evaluasi Pengajaran Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia di Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia di Universitas Negeri Makassar. Di samping itu, bahan buku ini juga sebagai hasil penerapan dalam PPL 2 melalui kemitraan antara penulis, mahasiswa PPL, dan Guru Pamong di sekolah menengah. Produknya berupa silabus, RPP, dan media pembelajaran bahasa dan sastra Indonesia yang berupa kaset rekaman, VCD, serta penilaian. Semua produk itu telah didokumentasikan di Laboratorium Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia dan Daerah Universitas Negeri Makassar.
A comparative evaluation of preprocessing methods for automatic detection of retinal anatomy

Digital fundus images are getting more interest while developing automated screening systems for diabetic retinopathy. And owing to the acquisition process, these images are very often of poor quality that hinders further analysis. Up to date studies still struggle with the issue of preprocessing the fundus images, mainly due to the lack of literature reviews and comparative studies. Furthermore, available methods are not being evaluated on large benchmark publicly-available datasets. The paper discusses three major preprocessing methodologies described in literature (Mask Generation, Illumination Equalization, and Color Normalization), and their effect on detecting Retinal Anatomy. In each methodology, a comparative performance measure based on proposed appropriate metrics is accomplished among available methods, using two publiclyavailable fundus datasets. In addition, the paper proposed the comprehensive normalization method which recorded acceptable results when applied for color normalization.
GROWTH REFERENCES FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN WESTERN ROMANIA

Aims. To provide growth references for school-aged children in western Romania, to compare them with other national and international growth charts and evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Methods. A total of 3731 children, aged 7-19 years, from Timis county, were examined by medical students, between February 2010-June 2011. Growth references for height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) were constructed with LMS method and LMSChartMaker software. The Romanian 3rd, 50th and 95th percentile for height and BMI were compared with national and international growth references. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was determined with IOTF definition. Results. Crude and smoothed percentiles for weight, height and BMI were shown for this population. The comparison provided data regarding the variation of growth models in different populations. Our results demonstrated a high prevalence of overweight (18.2%) and obesity (7.2%) in our population, higher in boys versus girls. Conclusions. Our study constructed growth references for a Romanian population. The comparison with other growth references reflected the regional differences in growth patterns between populations.
Support Vector Machine versus k-Nearest Neighbor for Arabic Text Classification

Text Classification (TC) or text categorization can be described as the act of assigning text documents to predefined classes or categories. The need for automatic text classification came from the large amount of electronic documents on the web. The classification accuracy is affected by the documents content and the classification technique being used. In this research, an automatic Support Vector Machine (SVM) and k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN) classifiers will be developed and compared in classifying 800 Arabic documents into four categories (sport, politics, religion, and economy). The experimental results are presented in terms of F1-measure, precision, and recall.
Bilateral and Unilateral Arm Training Improve Motor Function through Differing Neuroplastic Mechanisms: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Ziel Das Ziel der Studie bestand darin, Therapiemethoden zu untersuchen, die bei Schlaganfallpatienten mit moderater bis schwerer Parese der oberen Extremität zu längerfristigen Verbesserungen führen. Die Effektivität des bilateralen Armtrainings mit rhythmisch-auditiven Kommandos (Bilateral arm training with rhythmic auditory cueing, BATRAC) wurde den in der Dosierung entsprechenden, unilateralen, therapeutischen Übungen (Dose-matched therapeutic exercise, DMTE) gegenübergestellt. Dabei wurden die Effekte der kortikalen Reorganisation mittels funktioneller Magnetresonanztomografie (fMRT) dargestellt.
A subjective, reproducible limit of intake in the child and the adult

The energy availability refers to the energy from glucose, fatty acids, amino-acids and alcohol that is the aim and the consequence of meal intake. Available nutrients are in mutual correlation and blood glucose (BG) can substitute others or can be substituted. BG disappears from blood before other nutrients, the utilization decreases with abundance of nutrients in all tissues, but BG reserves are exhaustible. Thus we used BG as representative of other nutrients in blood [7-9]. Nutrients (energy) availability, i.e. BG rise, is the aim for any meal. Availability depends on instant balance between entry and efflux of nutrients in blood. This balance is dynamic like a flux in a small tank with a tap that provides the input at intervals and with a permanently open exit. Blood contains about 6 7 grams of glucose, thus the meal is mostly stored in a transient container; insulin release enlarge storage and fatty tissues during meal and after meal. Fatty cell may rapidly increase their size, although the increase by a meal decreases in proportion to the number of fat cells and remains unmeasurable.
SOA and Web Services Interface Design: Principles, Techniques, and Standards

With the introduction of increasingly complex Web services over the last decade, there has been an explosion of interest in service-oriented architecture (SOA), a structural style whose goal is to achieve a coupling of interacting services - functionalities such as filling out an online application for an account, viewing an online bank statement, or placing an online booking or airline ticket order. These services operate through specific interfaces that control and define their operation. However, due to the evolving nature of enterprises, new services and applications must often be incorporated into these same interfaces. Such incorporation can be costly and complex if the original interface is inflexible or incompatible with the technology utilized by the new applications. In his new book, data architecture guru James Bean teaches you exactly how to design web service interfaces that are capable of being extended to accommodate ever changing business needs and promote incorporation simplicity. The book first provides an overview of critical SOA principles, thereby offering a basic conceptual summary. The book then provides explicit, tactical, and real-world techniques for ensuring compliance with these principles. Using a focused, tutorial-based approach the book provides working syntactical examples - described by Web services standards such as XML, XML Schemas, WSDL and SOAP - that can be used to directly implement interface design procedures, thus allowing you immediately generate value from your efforts. In summary, SOA and Web Services Interface Design provides the basic theory, but also design techniques and very specific implementable encoded interface examples that can be immediately employed in your work, making it an invaluable practical guide to any practitioner in today's exploding Web-based service market. Provides chapters on topics of introductory WSDL syntax and XML Schema syntax, taking take the reader through fundamental concepts and into deeper techniques and allowing them to quickly climb the learning curve.Provides working syntactical examples - described by Web services standards such as XML, XML Schemas, WSDL and SOAP - that can be used to directly implement interface design procedures.Real-world examples generated using the Altova XML Spy tooling reinforce applicability, allowing you to immediately generate value from their efforts.A companion website with all artwork and code examples accompanies the book.
Fast template matching for spike sorting

The present study introduces an approach to detect and classify extracellulary recorded action potentials of neurons, usually termed spike sorting. Our approach is based on template matching, which is an optimal filter under Gaussian noise; however, this approach is usually expensive in computational time. To speed up the filter, it is important to curtail the matching process when the distance between template and waveform exceeds some threshold. We approach this aspect of the problem using the frame of similarity detection algorithms (SSDA) and Davies-Bouldin validation indices (DBVI). Windowing pair of the filter was selected in DBVI-based order and a signal which has a rapidly increasing error was discarded to reduce the computational time. DBVI is a function of the ratio of the sum of within-cluster scatter to between-cluster separation; thus, using this order we can expect to separate a signal and a noise in fewer window point calculation than full point matching. This matching process performed well, with a shortter computational time and fewer incorrect classifications than other ordering methods such as time-based or amplitude-based order. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn, 92(11): 57–63, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecj.10066
Exporting Contours to DICOM-RT Structure Set

This paper presents an ITK implementation for exporting the contours of the automated segmentation results to DICOM-RT Structure Set format. The “radiotherapy structure set” (RTSTRUCT) object of the DICOM standard is used for the transfer of patient structures and related data, between the devices found within and outside the radiotherapy department. It mainly contains the information of regions of interest (ROIs) and points of interest (E.g. dose reference points). In many cases, rather than manually drawing these ROIs on the CT images, one can indeed benefit from the automated segmentation algorithms already implemented in ITK. But at present, it is not possible to export the ROIs obtained from ITK to RTSTRUCT format. In order to bridge this gap, we have developed a framework for exporting contour data to RTSTRUCT. We provide here the complete implementation of RTSTRUCT exporter and present the details of the pipeline used. Results on a 3-D CT image of the Head and Neck (H&N) region are presented.
Improvement of Control and Supervision of Web Connected Mobile Robots Using PPU Computation

The paper concerns the research related to the improvement of control and supervision of web connected mobile robots using Physic Processing Unit (PPU). PPU computations taken into the consideration include rigid body dynamics, collision detection and raycasting. The result is improved by Human Machine Interface that allows performing semantic simulation during multi robot task execution. Semantic simulation engine provides tools to implement the mobile robot simulation, which is based on real data delivered by robot’s observations in INDOOR environment. The supervision of real objects such as robots is performed by association with its virtual representation in the simulation, therefore events such as object intersection, robot orientation - pitch and roll are able to be monitored. The simulation can be integrated with real part of the system with an assumption of robust localization of real entities, therefore Augmented Reality capabilities are available.
Kearifan Lokal Dalam Perspektif Budaya Kota Semarang

Kearifan lokal terbentuk sebagai keunggulan budaya masyarakat setempat maupun geografis dalam arti luas, dan lebih menekankan pada tempat dan lokalitas. Pengertian Kearifan lokal merupakan salah satu faktor penting dalam pengelolaan lingkungan hidup, masyarakat serta dalam pengaturan bernegara. Pengaturan kearifan lokal menurut UU No. 32 Tahun 2009 tentang Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup Pasal 1 angka 30 adalah nilai-nilai luhur yang berlaku di dalam tata kehidupan masyarakat yang bertujuan untuk melindungi sekaligus mengelola lingkungan hidup secara lestari. Kearifan lokal berfungsi sebagai filter dan pengendali terhadap budaya luar yang pengaturannya terdapat pada berbagai peraturan perundang-undangan dan pada UUD NKRI 1945, meskipun tidak secara signifikan membahas mengenai hal tersebut, Semarang merupakan salah satu kota yang memiliki kearifan lokal yang beragam baik kearifan lokal yang telah lama ada diwariskan dari generasi ke generasi maupun kearifan lokal yang baru muncul sebagai hasil interaksi dengan masyarakat dan budaya lain. Keanekaragaman budaya daerah merupakan potensi sosial yang dapat membentuk karakter dan citra budaya tersendiri pada masing-masing daerah, serta merupakan bagian penting bagi pembentukan citra dan identitas budaya suatu daerah. Keanekaragamaan merupakan kekayaan intelektual dan kultural sebagai bagian dari warisan budaya yang perlu dilestarikan. Seiring dengan meningkatnya teknologi transformasi budaya ke arah kehidupan modern serta pengaruh globalisasi, warisan budaya nilai-nilai tradisional masyarakat tersebut menghadapi tantangan eksistensinya. Kota Semarang memiliki 27 warisan budaya tak benda menurut Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) sesuai konvensi Unesco Tahun 2003.
Acute Liver Disease

method of educating the child, through the mother, in matters -of health hygiene or sex, and may possibly be of more value than direct teaching in schools. It is doubtful whether a nurse, however competent, has the authority or breadth of outlook to fulfil this function. The present system of school medical inspections also provides a competitive stimulus which is of some value in maintaining a standard of cleanliness. " In New York . where only entrants now have a complete examination " the problem is somewhat I different. In America there is a widespread preoccupation with matters of health and disease, apd almost. too great a wealth of popular literature devoted to medical matters. Social standards are also considerably higher than in Britain. It would be untimely to terminate routine inspections among the poorer sections of the community at least-even though they be monotonous-until our social conditions improve. -I am, etc.,
Engineering search algorithms for web data

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