Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PROFESSIONAALISTEN VIESTINTÄSUHTEIDEN ÄÄRIVIIVOJA

Artikkelin tavoitteena on kuvata professionaalisten viestintasuhteiden, erityisesti ns. ihmissuhdeasiantuntija-asiakassuhteiden (esim. laakaripotilas-, farmaseutti-asiakas-, opettaja-oppija-/ohjaaja-ohjattava- ja esimies-alaissuhde) luonnetta ja tarkastella niihin liittyvia erityispiirteita. Professionaalisia viestintasuhteita jasennetaan relationaalisen viestinnan nakokulmasta. Professionaalisiin viestintasuhteisiin liittyvina piirteina tarkastellaan niihin olennaisesti sisaltyvaa epasymmetrisyytta ja jannitteisyytta. Jannitteisyytta tarkastellaan erityisesti emotionaalisuuden ja etaisyyden saatelemisen nakokulmasta. Emootioiden keskeisyys asiantuntijatyossa merkitsee samalla vahvaa sitoutumista vuorovaikutukseen. Tama puolestaan nostaa esille tunteiden esittamiseen ja tulkintaan liittyvia haasteita ja normeja. Viestintasuhteessaan asiantuntijat ja asiakkaat pyrkivat maarittamaan toisiaan ja myos sita, miten he haluavat itse tulla esille. Artikkelissa kuvataan, miten yksityisyytta saadellaan esimerkiksi kontrolloimalla itsestakertomista ja osallistumista omia elamantapoja koskevaan keskusteluun. Lopuksi jatkotutkimusteemoina nostetaan esille mm. emootioiden kytkeytyminen vuorovaikutukseen ja sita koskevat normit ja rajoitukset, persoonan esittamisen ja yksityisyyden saatelemisen kysymykset seka professionaalisten viestintasuhteiden tarkasteleminen jatkuvuuden nakokulmasta. Artikkelissa todetaan myos tarve kehittaa professionaalisia viestintasuhteita koskevaa teoreettista viitekehysta. Asiasanat: Professionaalinen vuorovaikutus, asiantuntija-asiakassuhde, interpersonaalinen viestinta.
Resource Allocation in University Libraries

This study aims to review the present funding pattern of UK university libraries at a time of considerable change. The study begins with a general introduction describing recent political and funding trends in higher education. This is followed by a short section outlining the major issues facing university libraries over the next few years. The main part of the study is based on a questionnaire survey carried out in late 1990 and an analysis of the findings. The questionnaire is reproduced as appendix 1.
An Inventory to Assess Activities of Daily Living for Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease

We developed a set of informant-based items describing performance of activities of daily living (ADL) by patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) to identify which ADL are useful for assessment of patients in clinical trials. Evaluation of ADL is an important outcome measure in AD clinical trials. For clinical trial measurement, ADL should have broad applicability, good test-retest reliability, scaling to cover a range of performance, and sensitive to detect change in disease progression. A total of 45 ADL items developed from literature review and clinical experience were administered to informants of 242 AD patients and 64 elderly controls as part of the multicenter Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study Instrument protocol. Half of the subjects were re-evaluated at 1 and 2 months and all at 6 and 12 months. Controls performed virtually all ADL items optimally at baseline and at 12 months. Among subjects with AD, 27 of the 45 ADL were widely applicable, i.e., performed at baseline or premorbidly by >90% of subjects; showed good test-retest reliability between baseline and 1 and 2 months; correlated with MMSE scores of AD patients cross-sectionally; and showed a decline in performance from baseline to 12 months in at least 20% of AD patients. ADL could be identified that capture change in functional ability in patients across the entire range of the MMSE. The remaining 18 ADL included several that may be useful for trials that target specific populations, e.g., women with AD. Because change on specific items depends on baseline MMSE, ADL evaluation should include items relevant to the severity of dementia of patients enrolled in a clinical trial …
Predictors of Aggressive Therapy for Nonmetastatic Prostate Carcinoma in Massachusetts From 1998 to 2002

Background:Most studies have found that black men are less likely to receive aggressive therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer, even after controlling for covariates. However, previous studies have not accounted for the clustering of outcomes by facility. Objective:We sought to compare the proportions of black and white men receiving aggressive therapy for newly diagnosed nonmetastatic prostate cancer between 1998 and 2002, accounting for the clustering of outcomes by facility. Methods:We used the Massachusetts Cancer Registry of all cancer diagnosed in residents of Massachusetts. We used logistic regression, clustering by the facility where the tumor was diagnosed, to predict the probability that a patient would receive any aggressive therapy, and the specific therapeutic choices of radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiation therapy, and brachytherapy. Predictors included race, age, poverty, insurance status, marital status, year of diagnosis, and tumor grade. Results:Black men were similarly likely to receive aggressive therapy compared with white men (odds ratio [OR] 0.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.62–1.01). However, there was a racial difference in the receipt of particular types of therapy: black men were significantly more likely to receive radiation therapy (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.16–1.68) and less likely to receive radical prostatectomy (OR 0.53, 95% CI 0.38–0.74). Conclusions:Among men diagnosed with nonmetastatic prostate cancer in Massachusetts from 1998 to 2002, black men received aggressive therapy at rates approaching those of whites. However, they were more likely to receive radiation therapy and less likely to receive radical prostatectomy.
High-Protein Diet Suppresses Corpus Atrophic Gastritis in Helicobacter pylori Infected Mongolian Gerbils

To investigate the effect of a high-protein diet on corpus atrophic gastritis in Helicobacter pylori-infected Mongolian gerbils, H. pylori was administered orally to 5-wk-old Mongolian gerbils; and the animals were then fed a control diet (Group C); a high-fat diet (Group F: 40% fat); a high-protein diet (Group P: 32% protein); or a high-fat, high-protein diet (Group FP: 40% fat, 32% protein) for 50 wk beginning at 7 wk of age. In uninfected animals, the mucosal thickness of the corpus was significantly greater in Group P and Group FP than in Group C (P < 0.05). In infected animals, the serum gastrin level was significantly decreased in Group FP and marginally significantly decreased in Group P (P = 0.057) in comparison to Group C. The mucosal thickness of the corpus was significantly greater in Group P and Group FP than in Group C (P < 0.05). Mean inflammation and atrophy scores in the corpus were significantly lower in the high-protein groups (Groups P and FP) than in the control groups (Groups C and F; both inflammation and atrophy: P < 0.05). In conclusion, long-term administration of a high-protein diet suppresses corpus atrophic gastritis in H. pylori-infected Mongolian gerbils.
Apport des méthodes formelles pour l'exploitation de logs informatiques dans un contexte contractuel

Dans cet article, nous presentons la demarche adoptee dans le projet ANR LISE pour specifier de maniere formelle les responsabilites des parties dans un contrat portant sur des logiciels. Nous decrivons deux options, l’une reposant sur une attribution a priori des responsabilites en fonction des dysfonctionnements constates, l’autre basee sur une analyse de causalite, et nous les illustrons sur un exemple de systeme de reservation d’hotels.
Analysis of epigenetic alterations to chromatin during development

Each cell within a multicellular organism has distinguishable characteristics established by its unique patterns of gene expression. This individual identity is determined by the expression of genes in a time and place‐dependent manner, and it is becoming increasingly clear that chromatin plays a fundamental role in the control of gene transcription in multicellular organisms. Therefore, understanding the regulation of chromatin and how the distinct identity of a cell is passed to daughter cells during development is paramount. Techniques with which to study chromatin have advanced rapidly over the past decade. Development of high throughput techniques and their proper applications has provided us essential tools to understand the regulation of epigenetic phenomena and its effect on gene expression. Understanding the changes that occur in chromatin during the course of development will not only contribute to our knowledge of normal gene expression, but will also add to our knowledge of how gene expression goes awry during disease. This review opens with an introduction to some of the key premises of epigenetic regulation of gene expression. A discussion of experimental techniques with which one can study epigenetic alterations to chromatin during development follows, emphasizing recent breakthroughs in this area. We then present examples of epigenetic mechanisms exploited in the control of developmental cell fate and regulation of tissue‐specific gene expression. Finally, we discuss some of the frontiers and challenges in this area of research. genesis 47:559–572, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Redox conditions of metal-carbon melts and natural diamond genesis

Participation of metallic iron in the processes of natural diamond formation has recently been suggested based on experimental studies, as well as the observation of native iron inclusions in natural diamond. The redox conditions of diamond-producing metal-carbon melts in the Earth's mantle are therefore of interest. We calculated the values of oxygen fugacity, corresponding to the equilibrium of Fe-C and Fe-Ni-C melts with wustite and diamond at a pressure of 60 kbar. Diamond crystallization from Fe-Ni-C-O melts at usual P-T conditions of the catalytic diamond synthesis was shown experimentally. It was also shown that iron-carbon melts are stable at the foe values ranging from the stability filed of iron to that of wustite. From metal-carbon melts either iron (iron-nickel) or wustite can crystallize along with diamond, depending on the redox conditions. The stability of the metal-carbon melts is not limited to such reducing conditions as solid metals, and such conditions could have existed in the ancient Earth's mantle.
Auto Regressive Moving Average Model Base Speech Synthesis for Phoneme Transitions

Speech synthesizers based on paramedic methods, still have not achieved the expected naturalness. This is due to less consideration on linear time variant nature between the neighbor phonemes. This paper presents a study to model the phoneme transitions between neighbor phonemes with lesser number of parameters using Auto Regressive Moving Average (ARMA) model, where Steiglitz-McBride algorithm is used to estimate the zeros and poles of the system. The results are compared with an Auto Regressive (AR) model, which show that the correlation between the source signal and the reconstructed signal in ARMA model is higher than that of the AR model.
A fully-integrated switched-capacitor 2∶1 voltage converter with regulation capability and 90% efficiency at 2.3A/mm2

A switched-capacitor DC-DC voltage converter in 45nm SOI CMOS leverages on-chip trench capacitors to achieve 90% efficiency at an output of 2.3A/mm2 for 2V-to-0.95V conversion at 100MHz. Operation in step-up and step-down modes is demonstrated. Combined with stacked voltage domains, self-regulation capability enables further efficiency improvement.
Tissue Biomarkers of Prognostic Significance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Despite major advancements in the clinical management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the natural history of this disease is characterized by an invariably poor prognosis. However, there are significant interindividual variations in the biologic behavior of this tumor and this combined with the confounding effect of liver function on patient survival makes prognostic prediction particularly difficult. Several studies have attempted to investigate the prognostic role of tissue biomarkers to better understand the molecular basis of HCC progression. These studies have looked at several aspects of cancer biology including proliferative potential, invasive capacity, and angiogenic promotion utilizing different methodologies. The aim of this review is to summarize the role of tissue biomarkers in the prognostic prediction of HCC and to outline questions and strategies in the prognostic assessment of HCC.
Finite-time synchronization of coupled stochastic partial differential systems

In this paper, the finite-time synchronization of coupled stochastic partial differential systems (SPDSs) is investigated. First, we get the synchronization error dynamics, and the finite-time synchronization problem is transformed into the finite-time stabilization problem of synchronization error dynamics. By virtue of the finite-time stability lemma, using Lyapunov-Krasoviskii functional method and Itö formula, the controllers guaranteing the finite-time synchronization for SPDSs are designed, and a sufficient condition is obtained. The effect of the spatial domain on the finite-time synchronization also can be read off from this sufficient condition. Finally, an example is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the controller.
What–where–when memory and encoding strategies in healthy aging

Older adults exhibit disproportionate impairments in memory for item-associations. These impairments may stem from an inability to self-initiate deep encoding strategies. The present study investigates this using the “treasure-hunt task”; a what–where–when style episodic memory test that requires individuals to “hide” items around complex scenes. This task separately assesses memory for item, location, and temporal order, as well as bound what–where–when information. The results suggest that older adults are able to ameliorate integration memory deficits by using self-initiated encoding strategies when these are externally located and therefore place reduced demands on working memory and attentional resources.
An effective method for integrity constraint simplification

A description is given of a very effective method for the syntax-directed simplification of multirelation, multivariable, aggregate-free integrity constraints against a fairly general class of multirelation update transactions with partial specifications. Compared with other work, the approach covers a wider range of update transactions and integrity constraints, and explores more optimization opportunities with no more effort. The method is both a uniform generalization of previous research and a basis for examining arbitrary update transactions. <<ETX>>
CHEST PAIN IN ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?*

Abstract Chest pain is common in adolescents and in young adults and usually not associated with a severe underlying cardiovascular disorder. However, in adults with congenital heart disease, residua or sequellae of previous interventions may provoke potential complications. Moreover, chest pain may be the first sign of a life-threatening condition. Basic knowledge is mandatory and will lead to the correct diagnosis and treatment. Data in literature, which focus on this issue, are scarce and motivated to summarize the experience of daily practice from the eye point of the clinician.
Micropropagation of Strawberry (Fragaria X Ananassa)

For obtaining basic material for the establishment of large scale, stable and high yielding strawberry plantlets for cultivation requires mass production of uniform propagules. Micropropagation is one of the effective means to achieve this goal. Continuous planting of runners from old mother plants for five or more years that are prone to diseases & viruses and the lack of ideal planting materials are the main causes of low productivity of strawberry. The rate of strawberry propagation through conventional technique is quite low and it is difficult to maintain plant material during the summer months. Efficient method for shoot regeneration, proliferation and rooting from nodal segments of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) cultivars Chandler, Oso-Grande and Cama-Rosa was developed. After six weeks of incubation maximum regeneration of 90 per cent was recorded in cv. Chandler on MS medium with 2 mg l”1 BA + 0.5 mg l”1 NAA. In all cultivars maximum mean number of shoots per explant was observed in MS + 2.0 mg l”1 BA + 0.5 mg l”1 NAA. Maximum length (10.18 cm) and number of shoots (10.4) were observed in cv Chandler on MS Media supplemented with BA (2 mg l”1) and NAA (0.5 mg l”1). The regenerated shoots were rooted on MS basal medium with different concentrations IBA. The maximum frequency of rooting, highest number of roots (10) and maximum length of roots (7.5 cm) was observed in cv Chandler on MS medium containing 2 mg l−1 IBA and 2.3 mg l−1 IBA respectively. The plantlets, thus developed were hardened and successfully established in soil.
Student filmmakers' attitudes towards mental illness and its cinematic representation - an evaluation of a training intervention for film students

Abstract Background: Government strategy for mental health places tackling stigma as a main priority. National initiatives have attempted to tackle stigma by challenging negative media reporting and the use of stereotyped representations of mental illness, with mixed results. Educational interventions have attempted to address stigmatising attitudes in young people but no studies have explored the value of such interventions for film students. Aims: The study aimed to assess the value of a lecture-based training intervention designed to improve the knowledge and attitudes of student filmmakers towards mental illness and its cinematic representation. Method: A self-report questionnaire was administered before and after the intervention, which measured the knowledge and attitudes of the subjects. Results: 32 out of 54 students (59.3%) showed statistically significant improvement in attitudes and knowledge overall, although this was less marked in responses to the attitudinal subset questions compared with knowledge-based questions. Feedback was positive. Conclusions: The training session was successful in its aims for most but not all students. The intervention is reproducible but further work needs to be done to clarify how best to influence attitudes and behaviour as well as knowledge.
Hardware implementation of support vector machine classifier using reconfigurable architecture

Support Vector Machines (SVM) are considered as one of the most commonly used pattern recognition techniques for various applications. In this paper, a novel attempt is made to design and implement SVM classifier using Reconfigurable architecture on a Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA. The performance of proposed reconfigurable system is compared with its conventional non-reconfigurable architecture and the results are reported. In order to explain the functionality of the proposed system, design of digital circuits using SVM classifier is considered in this work. The proposed reconfigurable architecture can be easily adapted for various other applications too.
60 GHz Artificial Magnetic Conductor loaded dipole antenna in 65 nm CMOS technology

This paper presents a new equivalent circuit model for Artificial Magnetic Conductors (AMCs), proposes a new AMC unit cell that provides a large capacitance, and set guidelines to design efficient antennas in CMOS technology characterized by lossy silicon substrate that has thickness slightly smaller than λ/4 of the radiation frequency. The proposed procedure is investigated in the design of a dipole antenna that operates at 60 GHz in 65 nm CMOS technology. Theoretical results are confirmed by two different commercial simulators. The antenna is matched within the entire band of operation (i.e. 57 GHz to 64 GHz) with peak simulated gain and total efficiency of +2 dBi and 52%, respectively. The size occupied by the antenna and AMC structure is 1.2 mm ×1.8 mm.
Connexin expression patterns in human trophoblast cells during placental development.

This study focuses on the gap junction expression pattern in trophoblast cells during human placental development in vivo and in vitro. Investigations of cell-cell communication properties within the subpopulations of trophoblast responsible for invasion, placental growth and feto-maternal transport seem of special interest because the intercellular channels are believed to coordinate proliferation and differentiation processes. From all gap junction connexins (Cx) investigated (Cx26, Cx31, Cx32, Cx37, Cx40, Cx43), Cx40 was the only connexin clearly detected within the cytotrophoblast of human placenta, and was restricted to the extravillous trophoblast of cell islands and cell columns. Most intense staining was found in the juxtastromal area correlated to the proliferating extravillous trophoblast cells. Connexin protein expression was missing during trophoblast migration into the decidua but was re-expressed in trophoblast aggregates within the decidua. Cx40 expression decreased with progressing pregnancy and no connexins could be detected in villous or extravillous trophoblast of mature placentae. In parallel, isolated trophoblast cells of first and second trimester placentae revealed Cx40 expression and, in contrast to the situation in vivo, Cx43 was also found. In isolated cells of mature placentae, expression of both Cx40 and Cx43 transcripts was decreased to low levels and Cx40 immunoreactivity was absent. Cx43 protein, however, was still detectable in trophoblast cultures of term placentae. Our studies suggest that Cx40 is the characteristic channel for the proliferating cell population of cell islands and cell columns of first and second trimester placentae and isolated trophoblast and is probably involved in regulation and coordination of the invasive pathway.
Neutralization-resistant variants of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus have altered virulence and tissue tropism

Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) is a rhabdovirus that causes an acute disease in salmon and trout. In this study, a correlation between changes in tissue tropism and specific changes in the virus genome appeared to be made by examining four IHNV neutralization-resistant variants (RB-1, RB-2, RB-3, and RB-4) that had been selected with the glycoprotein (G)-specific monoclonal antibody RB/B5. These variants were compared with the parental strain (RB-76) for their virulence and pathogenicity in rainbow trout after waterborne challenge. Variants RB-2, RB-3, and RB-4 were only slightly attenuated and showed distributions of viral antigen in the livers and hematopoietic tissues of infected fish similar to those of the parental strain. Variant RB-1, however, was highly attenuated and the tissue distribution of viral antigen in RB-1-infected fish was markedly different, with more viral antigen in brain tissue. The sequences of the G genes of all four variants and RB-76 were determined. No significant changes were found for the slightly attenuated variants, but RB-1 G had two changes at amino acids 78 and 218 that dramatically altered its predicted secondary structure. These changes are thought to be responsible for the altered tissue tropism of the virus. Thus, IHNV G, like that of rabies virus and vesicular stomatitis virus, plays an integral part in the pathogenesis of viral infection.
Design and implementation of re-configurable transceiver for cdma2000

Software defined radio (SDR) technologies are attractive for future mobile communication systems because of reconfigurable and multimode capability. This paper shows the architecture of a reconfigurable platform and the method of software implementation on the basis of an SDR concept. The cdma2000 transceiver was implemented and tested on that platform. This paper especially includes factors to be considered for the design of DSP code, the receiver algorithm, and the test results.