Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Selection Criteria Population Q 1 and Q 3 : Adult vascular ( not cardiac ) surgery patients Q 2 and Q 4 : Adult obstetrical hemorrhage patients Intervention

Canada. Rapid responses are based on a limited literature search and are not comprehensive, systematic review s. The intent is to provide a list of sources of the best evidence on the topic that CADTH could identify using all reasonable efforts w ithin the time allow ed. Rapid responses should be considered along w ith other types of information and health care considerations. The information included in this response is not intended to replace professional medical advice, nor should it be construed as a recommendation for or against the use of a particular health technology. Readers are also cautioned that a lack of good quality evidence does not necessarily mean a lack of effectiveness particularly in the case of new and emerging health technologies, for w hich little information can be found, but w hich may in future prove to be effective. While CADTH has taken care in the preparation of the report to ensure that its contents are accurate, complete and up to date, CADTH does not make any guarantee to that ef fect. CADTH is not liable for any loss or damages resulting from use of the information in the report.
Pedagogical Perceptions of Classroom Performance in the Teacher Evaluative Process: A Mixed Methods Study

This sequential explanatory, mixed methods research design examines the role teachers should enact in the development process of the teacher evaluation system in Louisiana. These insights will ensure teachers are catalysts in the classroom to significantly increase student achievement and allow policymakers, practitioners, and instructional leaders to direct as learned decision makers. Statement of the Problem Teachers’ lack of involvement in the development of evaluative systems to effectively measure teacher performance represents a unique problem. Policymakers and instructional leaders on the state level in Louisiana have failed to involve teachers in the development of evaluative systems to effectively assess teacher performance. Teachers’ voices as a catalyst to affect change, to create buy-in for improvement in the evaluative process, and to increase measurable performance outcomes deserve to be investigated. Policymakers continue to address education reform in the United States. As a result, many school districts have piloted and implemented a variety of teacher evaluation systems to improve students’ achievement levels for college and career readiness. The push by policymakers and educational leaders to implement new teacher evaluation systems to improve student achievement has raised numerous concerns. Glatthorn and Holler (1987) expounded that it is important to study teacher evaluation because traditional teacher evaluation has had significant problems nationwide improving an evaluation process that everyone agrees is effective. Understanding teacher insights on research based evaluative practices are necessary to
Freshwater influence is associated with differences in bone mineral density and armour configuration in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Threespine stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758) exhibit a well-documented reduction in plate number associated with adaptation to freshwater environments. We tested the hypothesis that changes in plate number are accompanied by changes in plate bone mineral density and plate shape, reflecting the presence of a complex plate “armour” phenotype and a complex adaptive response to different selective pressures in changing habitats. We used traditional and novel morphometric techniques to characterize armour traits from stickleback occupying three marine habitats and one tidally influenced freshwater stream in southwestern British Columbia. Stickleback inhabiting marine environments share a conserved plate phenotype that includes a full complement of highly mineralized plates that exhibit a characteristic density profile along the plate. Stickleback inhabiting tidally influenced fresh water display an average reduction in plate number along with increased variation in number and reduced total mineralization despite maintenance of a marine-like density profile. Further, we found that although mineralization and armour shape are correlated with size, after accounting for size variation in both traits remains attributable to habitat. Our results hint at an important role for development in structuring phenotypic variation during the process of adaptive change in stickleback.
Treatment of intrabony defects using titanium prepared platelet rich fibrin (T-PRF): A case report

T-PRF (Titanium prepared Platelet Rich Fibrin) is a third generation platelet concentrate developed to overcome the hazardous effect of silica in the glass vacutainers used for the preparation of (PRF) Platelet Rich Fibrin and it has also showed more polymerized fibrin formation with a longer resorption rate in the tissues. The purpose of this case report is to present clinical and radiographic outcomes of two intrabony periodontal defects treated with T-PRF. After surgical treatment with autologous T-PRF, six months follow up revealed a significant reduction in Probing Depth (PD) and Relative Attachment Level (RAL) gain as well as radiographic defect depth reduction and bone density increase, supporting the role of various growth factors present in the T-PRF in accelerating the soft and hard tissue healing. From the presented case, it can be concluded that T-PRF is clinically and radiographically efficacious in the treatment of a periodontal intrabony defect. Thus, suggesting its role as a sole regenerative material in the treatment of intrabony defects. Conclusion: From the presented cases, it can be concluded that T-PRF is efficacious clinically and radiographically in the treatment of a periodontal intrabony defects. It is an autologous preparation and found to be clinically effective and economical than any other available regenerative materials including PRP. However, long term, multicenter randomized, controlled clinical trials will be required to know its clinical and radiographic effect over bone regeneration.
Size distribution and water soluble ions of ambient particulate matter on episode and non-episode days in southern Taiwan

Distribution of inorganic ions at an urban/industrial/agricultural complex was investigated in southern Taiwan during particulate matter (PM) episode and non-episode periods, and the Micro Orifice Uniform Deposit Impactor (MOUDI) and nano-MOUDI were employed to take PM samples. In PM episode periods, the PM significantly increased in mass concentration and in the size ranges of 0.1-1.0 and 1.8-18 μm at the site. Sulfate, nitrate and ammonium were the dominant ionic species and contributed a large fraction of PM mass in different sizes. The nitrate concentration increase on episode days could be attributed to the increase of precursor gas-NO2 concentration during these periods. In addition, SO2 was significantly correlated to SO4 (superscript 2-) in the nuclei mode (PM0.1), which indicated that the gas had transferred into particulate matter. The molar equivalent ratio of {[NO3 (superscript -)] + [SO4 (superscript 2-)]}/[NH4 (superscript +)] was about 0.99 and revealed a high correlation that could indicate the presence of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate in PM(subscript 1).
Novel Technique for Comprehensive Noise Identification and Cancellation in GSM Signal

Presence of noise significantly degrades the contents being transmitted over GSM channel. With the evolution of next generation of communication system, the challenges in noise cancellation in voice along with data transmission are not being addressed effectively by existing filters. Therefore, the proposed system offers a mechanism where emphasis is laid on identification of superior and inferior forms of GSM transient signal followed by cancellation of its noise level. Designed using analytical methodology, the proposed system harness the potential of probability theory to perform a modeling that associates allocated power of the transmitting device with the level of noise. The outcome of the study is found to offer a comprehensive identification of different forms of noise and can precisely determine the level of superior and inferior quality of signal. The outcome significantly assists in designing an accurate filter for noise cancellation in GSM signal.
Energy-Efficient Spectrum Sensing for CRSNs via Optimization of Sensing Time

In cognitive radio sensor networks (CRSNs), secondary users (SUs) can occupy licensed bands opportunistically without causing interferences to primary users (PUs). SUs perform spectrum sensing to detect PUs are present or not. Sensing time is a critical parameter for spectrum sensing. It can yield a tradeoff between sensing performance and secondary throughput. In this paper, we propose an energy-efficient spectrum sensing scheme for CRSNs. In our proposed scheme, SU will dynamically decide to perform spectrum sensing one or two periods according to the sensing result of the current frame. Because of energy constraint in CRSNs, the network energy efficiency is maximized via optimization of sensing time. Simulation results show that our proposed scheme can obtain a better performance in terms of energy efficiency. Simultaneously, PU can be provided a better protection.
Losing sight of the trees for the forest? Attention allocation and anomalies

This paper tests asset pricing implications of the investor attention shift hypothesis proposed in theoretical work. We create a novel proxy for the dynamics of inattention towards firm-specific information and explore its impact on prominent return anomalies. As hypothesized and with all else equal, the proxy positively predicts the post-earnings announcement drift as well as the profitability of pairs trading, and negatively predicts the success of momentum strategies. Taken together, our findings highlight the importance of time-varying investor attention allocation for the price discovery process.
Fine motor functioning and perception in children with Tourette Syndrome

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the motor function and perception in a children with Tourette syndrome. Method: Twenty three children aged 7-15 years old with Tourette syndrome. Interview and clinical observation were used. Results: A third of the children display fine hand motor impairment, decreased psychomotor speed and handwriting deficits. In addition, half of the children have difficulties in planning and remembering exercises. Many children with Tourette syndrome need help with activities of daily living (ADL). The children with Tourette syndrome differ significantly in visual -spatial- motor organisation and visual- and auditive perception. Conclusion: Tourette syndrome seems to associated with fine motor, perception problem. Early interventions to help with fine motor skills of TS symptoms should be undertaken, and in view of TS children, interventions such as an occupational therapist appear necessary.
Printing Walkable Visualizations

This article concerns a specific actor in the actualization process, the media. The conventional media for visualizations is the computer screen, a visual device that supports the practices of design and reading. However, visualizations also appear in other ways, for example as posters, articles, books, or projections. This article focuses, in particular, on a pretty unusual medium called floor or walkable visualization.
9. Assessing metabolic activity at methane seeps: a testing ground for slow growing environmental systems

Microbial communitiesmediate the planet’s foundational biogeochemical cycles, mobilize nutrients, support higher trophic levels, and perform essential ecosystem services. High-throughput genetic sequencing and advanced computational tools have revolutionizedourunderstandingof biodiversity andhabitability over the last decade, providing a window into microbial systems. 16S rRNA gene surveys have uncovered rich stories of microbial diversity across a wide range of habitats, from coastal lagoons [1] to intercontinental dust [2] and seafloor hydrothermal systems [3]. Single-cell genomics, as well as computational binning of metagenomic databases, have filled in thousands of genomes andpointed to fermenting bacterial phyla [4] and the hydrocarbon metabolizing potential of Bathyarchaeota [5] and Verstraetearchaeota [6]. Taken together, the genomics revolution has reconfigured the tree of life [7, 8] and described compelling new habitats, from the human gut [9] to the deep subsurface [10]. Despite these exciting developments, an essential aspect of the role ofmicrobes in ecosystem dynamics is missing from the genomics pipeline: metabolic activity. DNA based studies demonstrate genetic potential, but offer limited insight into cell viability or realized biochemical processes; indeed, molecular products derived frommany genes are not present at any given time [11, 12], and relic genetic material can persist in soil for years, complicating the interpretation of broad genetic surveys [13, 14]. However, metabolic activity – the ability of organisms to conserve energy and transform their surroundings – is precisely what makes microorganisms so powerful: focusing on this parameter should be a central priority for environmental microbiologists seeking to understand our planet. The challenge of measuring metabolic activity is particularly pronounced at marine methane seeps, where uncultured, slow growing, intricately interconnected microbial communities carry out globally relevant biogeochemical processes [15, 16]. The anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM), catalyzed by primary producer consortia of anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), produces little energy [17, 18], yet these organisms support oases of secondary microbial mats,meiofauna, and clambeds [19, 20]. Geologic evidenceof seep supportedhabitats extends backhundreds ofmillions of years [21], andmethane associated pathways are believed to be among the most ancient of microbial metabolisms [22].
Influence of landscape structure on the functional groups of an aphidophagous guild: Active-searching predators, furtive predators and parasitoids

A lot of studies focusing on the effect of agricultural landscapes demonstrate that many arthropod species are influenced by landscape structure. In particular, non–crop areas and landscape diversity are often associated with a higher abundance and diversity of natural enemies in fields. Numerous studies focused on the influence of landscape structure on ground beetles, spiders and ladybeetles but few on other natural enemies or different functional groups. Thus, the objective of the present study was to determine the influence of landscape structure on the functional groups, i.e., active-searching predators, furtive predators and parasitoids of aphidophagous guilds. Natural enemies were sampled on milkweed infested with aphids, growing along the borders of ditches adjacent to cornfields. The sampling occurred weekly from June to September in 2006 and 2007, in the region of Lanaudiere (Quebec, Canada). The landscapes within a radius 200 and 500 m around each site were analyzed. The abundance, richness and species composition (based on functional groups) of natural enemies were related to landscape structure. The results indicated that landscape structure explained up to 21.6% of the variation in natural enemy assemblage and confirm the positive effects of non-crop areas and landscape diversity. A lower influence of landscape structure on species composition was observed (6.4 to 8.8%) and varied greatly among the functional groups. Coccinellidae and furtive predators were the group most influenced by landscape structure. In conclusion, the influence of landscape varied greatly among the different species of the same functional group.
The Mechanism of Increasing Ca 2 Responsiveness by 1-Adrenoceptor Stimulation in Rat Ventricular Myocytes

increases contraction with or without a significant change in the peak of Ca transient, and an increase in the Ca responsiveness of the contractile element is considered to be one of the possible mechanisms [1, 2]. The increase in the Ca responsiveness of the contractile element by 1-adrenoceptor stimulation is explained by intracellular alkalinization or phosphorylation of the contractile elements or both, but the relative contribution of the two mechanisms is still unclear owing to controversy in experimental results [3– 6]. For the assessment of Ca responsiveness, a phase–plane loop (trajectory), obtained by measuring the relation between the intracellular Ca transient and cell shortening in a single isolated myocyte loaded with a fluorescent dye, has been widely used [7]. The 1-adrenoceptor stimulation shifts the trajectory, in particular the re-lengthening phase, to the left, which suggests an increase in Ca responsiveness. However, the re-lengthening phase of the trajectory, particularly in unloaded shortening, is significantly influenced by repulsion (restoring) force of the elastic components including cytoskeleton, connectin, and other factors rather than the active cross-bridges [8]. Therefore, the re-lengthening phase of the trajectory, in particular the later phase, does not directly reflect the Ca responsiveness measured using the pCa–ten-
Ecological autocatalysis: A central principle in ecosystem organization?

Ecosystems comprise flows of energy and materials, structured by organisms and their interactions. Important generalizations have emerged in recent decades about conversions by organisms of energy (metabolic theory of ecology) and materials (ecological stoichiometry). However, these new insights leave a key question about ecosystems inadequately addressed: are there basic organizational principles that explain how the interaction structure among species in ecosystems arises? Here we integrate recent contributions to the understanding of how ecosystem organization emerges through ecological autocatalysis (EA), in which species mutually benefit through self-reinforcing circular interaction structures. We seek to generalize the concept of EA by integrating principles from community and ecosystem ecology. We discuss evidence suggesting that ecological autocatalysis is facilitated by resource competition and natural selection, both central principles in community ecology. Furthermore, we suggest that pre-emptive resource competition by consumers and plant resource diversity drive the emergence of autocatalytic loops at the ecosystem level. Subsequently, we describe how interactions between such autocatalytic loops can explain pattern and processes observed at the ecosystem scale, and summarize efforts to model different aspect of the phenomenon. We conclude that EA is a central principle that forms the backbone of the organization in systems ecology, analogous to autocatalytic loops in systems chemistry.
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in diabetic microangiopathy

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) imposes a tremendous burden on health economies, however, the exact molecular action leading to DN and DR is not yet understood, but growing evidence has emphasized the critical role of inflammation in both the pathogenesis and the progression of micro-angiopathy and macro-angiopathy in patients with diabetes. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was defined as a novel potential marker to determine inflammation. We aim to evaluate the relationship between DN/DR and NLR. A total of 321 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were included. They were divided into the following three groups by urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and/or serum creatinine: normoalbuminuria group (normal): UACR<30 mg/g, microalbuminuria group (micro): UACR 30-300 mg/g, overt nephropathy group (overt): UACR >300 mg/g and/ or serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dl. NLR levels were significantly higher in patients with microvascular complications than those without microvascular complications (P<0.001). Moreover, the mean NLR levels increased parallel to the severity of DN and DR. The logistic regression analysis showed that NLR was a risk factor for predicting DN and DR in type 2 diabetic patients. ROC curve analysis showed that when using a best cut-off value of 1.758 for the NLR, the sensitivity was 75.4%, the specificity was 92.5% (the ability of the NLR to predict DN risk). We recommend that the NLR values of diabetic patients be calculated as NLR is a cheap, predictive, and prognostic marker for microvascular complications of diabetes.
Accuracy Enhancement of Mining Association Rules

I. Introduction An vast quantity of privately owned records that express individuals, interests, activities, and demographics. The records often include sensitive data and may violate the privacy of the users if published. The information is suitable for very important resource for many systems and corporations that may improve their services and performance by remind novel and potentially useful data mining models. One of the common practice for releasing such confidential data without violating privacy and apply some regulations and policies for the data usage. These type of regulations usually entail data distortion operations such as generalization . The challenge with this approach is the data leakage can still occur and the data and the resulting data mining models may become nearly useless after excessive distortion[8]. The upcoming research field of Privacy Preserving Data Publishing (PPDP) is targeting this challenge [8]. PPDP also aims at developing techniques that allow publishing data while minimizing distortion for maintaining utility on one hand and ensuring that privacy is preserved on the other. In this paper we present a new privacy-preserving data publishing(PPDP) method, which is shown to preserve the
The role of noise sensitivity in acute physiological effects of noise

A body of literature exists linking exposure to environmental noise to ischaemic heart disease and high blood pressure. Acute effects of noise are less clear in the literature. Noise sensitivity is a well-known predictor of noise annoyance. With this experiment, differences in acute responses to noise between high and low noise sensitive groups were addressed. Sensitivity groups were formed, based on scores on the Noise Sensitivity Questionnaire (median split). All participants completed three conditions while heart rate and torso impedance were measured: a baseline condition and two (cognitive) task conditions, one with aircraft noise (noise condition) and one without (silence). Heart rate variability analyses of preliminary data (n=19) showed that, of the two groups, noise sensitive individuals had marginally faster heart rates and higher levels of the sympathovagal balance (LF/HF). These results indicate that the heart and nervous system of high noise sensitive people, compared to those of low noise sensitive people, may be less able to adjust to the noise.
Distractions in programming evironments

A workshop for teaching introductory programming using Lego Mindstorms NXT presented students with either a ‘complete’ or ‘subset’ form of user interface, both of which are pre-packaged with the application. The learning activities presented to all students only made use of the functionality contained within the subset interface and students presented with the complete interface only made use of the functionality associated with the subset version. Despite no reference to, or use being made of, the extended functionality of the complete interface, students undertaking activities in this mode reported higher levels of difficulty associated with learning programming and performed poorly on a test of programming concepts compared to students presented with the subset form of the interface. Results are explained in terms of Cognitive Load Theory, in particular, redundancy of information. Implications to the selection of programming languages and environments for teaching introductory programming are discussed.