Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF MICROALBUMINURIA ON THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF THE ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN DIABETIC PATIENTS DURING ICU ADDMISSION

Background: Microalbuminuria (MA) is a well- known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in diabetics and non diabetics. It is associated with higher cardiovascular mortality. However, the impact of MA on the morbidity and mortality of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in diabetic patients is not definitively known and the relationship between the degree of albuminuria and outcome of ACS is unclear. Aim of the Work: To Study the morbidity and mortality of diabetic patients presenting with acute coronary symptoms in relation to presence of MA during ICU admission. Patient and Methods: This study was planned to evaluate the impact of MA on outcome of ACS in diabetics patients admitted to ICU in internal medicine department Zagazig University. The study included 80 patients with acute coronary syndrome 60 diabetics and 20 non diabetics. Patients were classified into four groups: Group (A): 20 ACS non diabetic patients with no albuminuria. Group (B): 20 ACS type 2 diabetic patients without albuminuria. Group (C): 20 ACS type 2 diabetic patients with MA. Group (D): 20 ACS type 2 diabetic patients with macroalbuminuria. Urinary albumin excretion rate was performed to all patients with ACS. They were followed up during their staying in the ICU for the occurrence of heart failure, pulmonary embolism, shock, arrithymia or death. Serum lipid profile and HbA1c were performed also for all patients. Results: Complications occurred more significantly in albuminuric patients with MA (70%) and with macroalbuminuria (65%) than non albuminuric patients (20%);(P 7%(69.7%) than those with HbA1c 150 mg/dl(78.4%) than those with serum triglyceride 100mg/dl(82.4) than those with LDL 100mg/dl. Keyword: Microalbuminuria, Cardiovascular disease, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Diabetes, Hypertriglyceridemia.
Computational personality recognition from Facebook text: psycholinguistic features, words and facets

ABSTRACT Advances in the Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning fields have led to the development of automated methods for the recognition of personality traits from text available from social media and similar sources. Systems of this kind exploit the close relation between lexical knowledge and personality models – such as the well-known Big Five model – to provide information about the author of an input text in a non-intrusive fashion, and at a low cost. Although now a well-established research topic in the field, the computational recognition of personality traits from text still leaves a number of research questions worth further exploration. In particular, this paper attempts to shed light on three main issues: (i) whether we may develop psycholinguistics-motivated models of personality recognition when such knowledge sources are not available for the target language under consideration; (ii) whether the use of psycholinguistic knowledge may be still superior to contemporary word vector representations; and (iii) whether we may infer certain personality facets from a corpus that does not explicitly convey this information. In this paper these issues are dealt with in a series of individual experiments of personality recognition from Facebook text, whose initial results should aid the future development of more robust systems of this kind.
Variance in Approach Toward a ‘Sustainable’ Coffee Industry in Costa Rica

The advantages and disadvantages, opportunities for improvement and how alternative mechanisms might improve upon or complement sustainability certification schemes are explained. An epilogue considers how prioritisation of coffee as a cash crop may align with sustainability. The influence on biodiversity, community health and income, and the possible implication of reduced coffee crop density for consumers, the market and farming landscapes is considered. How sustainability standards might better encourage more ambitious sustainability in farming landscapes is for future consideration.
Influence of Molybdenum Back Contact on the PID Effect for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

The authors investigated the effect of an applied high voltage (1 kV) across the thickness of a soda-lime glass substrate of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells. Two types of CIGS cells were tested, differing only in the deposition process of the molybdenum (Mo) back contact. Whilst one cell type was susceptible to potential induced degradation (PID), the other exhibited highly increased stability against PID. PID occurs for PID-susceptible cells after the transfer of a certain amount of charge through the soda-lime glass substrate when the Mo back contact of the cell operates as a cathode (negatively biased versus backside of the substrate). Capacitance–voltage and electron-beam-induced current measurements showed an enlarged space charge region expanding to the Mo back contact and a lowered doping density by a negative potential for PID-susceptible cells. Glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES) revealed an accumulation of sodium (Na) in the solution-grown CdS buffer layer and a segregation on the surface of the ZnO:Al window layer for higher charges for PID-susceptible cells. Cells with increased PID immunity did not show an increase of Na for charges up to around 9 mC/cm². We demonstrate that it is possible to improve the PID stability of CIGS solar cells by modification of the molybdenum back contact.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Laparoscopic Surgery Training Tasks

Previous studies have shown that not all surgical residents can acquire the required skills for performing laparoscopic surgery. Therefore, the training methods can be improved to accommodate trainees with different psychomotor abilities. The first step towards improving training methods is understanding the brain function in performing the laparoscopic surgery training tasks, which can be facilitated by neuroimaging methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In this study, a laparoscopic surgery training box for use in fMRI was developed. Experiments confirmed the fMRI-compatibility of the device. Nine right-handed subjects underwent fMRI while performing the surgical training tasks after ten practice sessions in a simulated fMRI environment. Behavioural and fMRI results confirmed the feasibility of using this simulator and revealed the neuroanatomical correlates associated with performing the training tasks. Accordingly, this study may facilitate the evidence-based development of strategies to improve the quality of laparoscopy training and assessment strategies.
An Active Chemo-mechanical Model to Predict Adhesion and Microenvironmental Regulation of 3D Cell Shapes

Cell shapes are known to regulate cytoskeletal organization, stiffness and the ability of cells to migrate and proliferate. Yet a quantitative understanding of the fundamental biochemical and biophysical mechanisms that determine the cell shapes is currently not available. In this study, we developed a chemo-mechanical feedback model to predict how adhesions and the properties of the 3D microenvironment regulate cell shapes. We find that the cells in 3D collagen matrices remain round or adopt an elongated shape depending on the density of active integrins, the level of contractility regulated by mechanosensitive signaling pathways and the density and mechanics of the matrix. While the formation of actin fibers that run along the cell body mediated by integrins and matrix stiffness drive elongation of cells, the cortical and membrane tension resist elongation. Based on the competition between these mechanisms, we derive phase diagrams for cell shape in the space spanned by the density of active adhesions and the level of biochemical signaling that controls contractility. Our predictions are validated by studying the shapes of HT1080 cells cultured in collagen gels of varying densities and using pharmacological treatments to regulate adhesions and contractility. The predictions of the model are found to be in excellent agreement with our experiments and data reported on a number of cell types in the literature.
Serum levels of ferritin and transferrin serve as prognostic factors for mortality and survival in patients with end-stage liver disease: A propensity score-matched cohort study

Background Patients with end-stage liver disease are known to suffer from a significantly high risk of mortality, but accurate prediction of the course of disease is challenging. Objective The study aim was to evaluate the independent prognostic and clinical importance of serum levels of ferritin and transferrin for 90-day survival of patients with liver disease. Methods Patients with end-stage liver disease treated during a 2-year period were enrolled retrospectively in a single-centre study. Unmatched and propensity score matching (PSM) analyses were applied. Results The study cohort comprised 286 patients with end-stage liver disease, of which 22.9% died during the observational period. High serum ferritin levels and low serum transferrin levels were associated significantly with increased 90-day mortality in the unmatched (p < 0.001) and PSM study population (p = 0.017). Serum levels of ferritin and transferrin had high prognostic capability to predict 90-day survival similar to the Model for End-stage Liver Disease. Patients with serum ferritin values >1030.5 µg/l had a 50% risk of dying within 11 days after measurement, which translated up to a 90-day mortality of 83%. Conclusion Serum levels of ferritin and transferrin have independent and excellent capabilities to determine prognosis in patients with end-stage liver disease. Ferritin measurements can reliably identify those with high mortality in daily practice.
Halal Operational Capabilities in Food Manufacturing Industry

Interest in operational capabilities and its influence on competitive advantage and performance have generated a large research stream within the operations management strategy literature particularly in automotive and electronic industry. However, there is limited study on operational capabilities in food industry particularly on Halal food manufacturing industry. The difference in research environment between the industries requires further study to identify relevant items in the dimensions forming operational capabilities. This paper aims to establish the dimensions of Halal operational capabilities in the Halal food manufacturing industry. This exploratory qualitative research paper is based on focus group interview held in Sarawak, Malaysia to define the scope of Halal Operational Capabilities. Based on focus group interview findings, Halal operational capabilities’ dimensions in Halal industry cover innovation, cooperation, customization, responsiveness and reconfiguration. Studies on operational capabilities dimension in the Halal food industry will provide an understanding on what are the dimensions in operational capabilities in this industry and which capabilities should be prioritized by the firm to sustain their competitive advantage.
Implementation of Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Origami-Based Lessons and Their Views about Student Learning

In the case study, the occurrence of student learning types in the origami-based mathematics classrooms was investigated based on teachers’ teaching. In the quantitative part of the study, the teaching of middle school mathematics teachers (MSMT) were observed to compare the different learning types based on their levels of constructivist-based teaching performances. Qualitative data were collected through interviews, observations, and field notes in origami-based mathematics lessons and then analyzed. The findings of the study illustrated that the existence of learning types represented by students in the origami-based lessons differentiated based on the teachers’ levels of constructivist-based teaching.
Preventative family-centred positive behaviour support for families of children with Down syndrome

iii LAY SUMMARY . v PREFACE . vi TABLE OF CONTENTS . vii LIST OF TABLES . xii LIST OF FIGURES . xiii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . xv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . xvi CHAPTER 1: THE CASE FOR A SECONDARY PREVENTION MODEL OF FAMILYCENTRED POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT . 1 Multitiered Positive Behaviour Support . 1 Family-Centred Positive Behaviour Support . 4 Content and Process Elements of a Secondary Prevention Model of FCPBS . 9 Current models of group-delivered BFI . 10 What have current models contributed to FCPBS? 12 What could FCPBS add to current group-delivered BFI models? 14 Functional assessment . 15 Activity settings . 15 Multicomponent behaviour support plans . 16 Contextual fit . 17 Collaborative partnerships . 17 Implementation support . 17 Additions to the current model of FCPBS . 18 Secondary FCPBS as Informed by Implementation Science . 20 Children with Down Syndrome and their Families . 23 Behaviour in Down syndrome . 24 Parent-child interactions . 25 CHAPTER 2: STAGE 1 STUDY . 29 Research Questions . 29 Method . 30 Participants . 30
Study of the attractiveness of their hosts by parasitoids in chicken feces in Goiás, Brazil

The flies included in the infra-order Muscomorpha have medical and veterinary importance, since they may produce myiasis and act in carrying pathogens to man and animals. This study had as objective to verify the attractiveness of parasitoids by their hosts in chicken feces in Itumbiara and Morrinhos, Goias, from April 2006 to March 2007. The pupae were obtained by the flotation method. They were individually placed in gelatin capsules until the emergency of the adult flies or their parasitoids. The attraction of the parasitoid by their dipterous was tested by Chi-square. The attraction Itumbiara had the value of chi-square of X2=39,09; GL=40; P<0,05 and Morrinhos of X2=711.80; GL=36; P<0.05. It is hoped that this work, expand your knowledge of the fauna of Diptera and their parasitoids and to identify species that may be used in future biological control programs. Keywords: Hymenoptera, Diptera, natural enemy, biocontrol, flies Source: Pensee Journal , v.75, p.383 - 388, 2013.
Data Pre-process Facilitating Efficient K-NN Queries in Spatial Database

This paper presents 2DMAX, a method to improve performance of large-scale repeated K-NN queries. Distances from a source point to its nearest neighbours are pre-computed and stored to facilitate re-use of query results for multiple queries without additional database access. For certain application scenarios this method may offer performance improvement up to one magnitude over conventional methods.
Working Memory in Collegiate Athletes and Non-Athletes: A Comparison of Team-Sports Athletes, Solo-Sports Athletes, Frequent Exercisers and Infrequent Exercisers

Past research suggests that exercise is associated with improved working memory (WM) abilities, and that athletes have better executive functioning and WM skills than nonathletes. However, no studies to date have separated the effects of exercise from the effects of athletic participation when examining WM. This study had three primary goals: (1) to determine whether amateur college athletes have better auditory and visual WM than their non-athlete peers who exercise frequently and whether non-athlete frequent exercisers have better WM than non-athlete infrequent exercisers (2) to determine whether amateur participation in particular types of sports (team-based versus solo sports) corresponds to differences in auditory or visual WM, and (3) to examine whether gender plays a role in the relationships between exercise, athletic participation and WM. This study was a crosssectional, correlational design that examined WM in men versus women college students OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine 2020; 5(1), doi:10.21926/obm.icm. 2001002 Page 2/14 divided into four groups (team-sports athletes, solo-sports athletes, frequent exercisers, and infrequent exercisers). 153 college students completed five tests of auditory (Digit Span subtest, PASAT) and visual (Spatial Span subtest, N-Back, WCST) WM. Collegiate men who participated in team-based sports outperformed collegiate men who participated in solosports in auditory WM. The two non-athlete groups (frequent and infrequent exercisers) earned scores between those of the two athlete groups. Male infrequent exercisers demonstrated better visual WM than the other three male athlete/exerciser groups. In contrast, neither athletic participation nor exercise affected collegiate women’s WM abilities. Our results did not support our hypothesis that all types of student athletes would exhibit better WM than students who exercise regularly but do not engage in competitive sports. Additionally, our data did not indicate that frequent exercise is associated with stronger WM skills than infrequent exercise in non-athlete college students. Participation in team-based sports was associated with better auditory WM skills than participation in solo sports, but this was only true for male, not female, athletes. Thus, gender was an important factor in delineating the relationships between exercise, athletic participation and WM.
Confronting Wicked Issues Through the Implementation of a Business Development Unit

Universities, and Faculties, in Ontario are faced with wicked issues that are limiting the financial sustainability of the organizations. Wicked issues refer to problems that are not technical in nature, are not easily fixed, offer no single solution and because of organizational interdependencies, often create other problems when unraveled. Such issues introduced in this Organizational Improvement Plan (OIP) are: decreasing governmental funding, increased competition for students, the emergence of the non-traditional student and geopolitical pressure. The leadership approach to help address these issues is a combination of Boundary Spanning, Adaptive Leadership and Mindfulness. It is the grouping of these three leadership theories that can help the Faculty be more connected and responsive to external forces impacting the Faculty. These approaches introduce an optimistic view-that organizational improvement is possible, while recognizing that change is often challenging for organizational members. This OIP is concerned with the advancement of business development acumen grounded in High Reliability Principles. It explores innovations such as data informed decision making, contemporary student engagement practices, and technological infrastructure that can help the Faculty remain financially sustainable as well as a place of higher learning. If executed correctly, this approach can contribute significantly to the Faculty’s financial resilience and sustainability.
Authentic Leadership, Employee Wellbeing and Employee Creativity: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing

The role of authentic leadership has been stressed in the management literature. We have examined how an authentic leader can influence employee well-being, creativity and knowledge sharing in the context of Pakistan. The results derived from a sample of 200 project managers suggest that authentic leadership plays a significant role in creating a culture of knowledge sharing and creativity. Moreover, leaders are also concerned about the well-being of employees. In addition, authentic leaders through knowledge sharing influence employee creativity. The study recommends that managers should adopt an authentic leadership style as it creates a culture of knowledge sharing and give autonomy to workers. Moreover, authentic leaders are open to new ideas and welcome personal and organizational criticism. This helps employees to relieve their job-related stress which positively influences employee attitude and gives the firm a competitive edge.Keywords: Authentic leadership, knowledge sharing, employee well-being, employee creativity.
An Online Initialization and Self-Calibration Method for Stereo Visual-Inertial Odometry

Most online initialization and self-calibration methods for visual-inertial odometry (VIO) are only able to estimate the extrinsic parameters (orientation and translation) between one camera and inertial measurement unit (IMU) pair. They are not applicable to stereo VIO where both camera–IMU and camera–camera pairs exist. In this article, we address the issue by taking advantage of the geometric constraints among the multiple sensors. An online method is proposed to estimate the initial values of velocity, gravity, IMU biases, and simultaneously calibrate the extrinsic parameters of camera–camera and camera–IMU pairs for bootstrapping a smoothing-based stereo VIO system. The method includes a three-step process to incrementally solve several linear equations in a coarse-to-fine manner. It back-propagates historically estimated results to update weight factors and remove outliers, and employs a convergence criterion to monitor and terminate the process. It also includes an optional global optimization for further refinement. The method is evaluated in terms of accuracy, robustness, convergence, consistency, and tunable parameters using both simulated and public datasets. Experimental results show that the proposed method can accurately estimate the initial values and the extrinsic parameters.
Design, Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Study of Primary Amides as Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors

Primary amide derivatives as histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) are very rare. This paper describes the synthesis of primary amide derivatives (compounds 6 and 7) that have the requirements to be histone deacetylase inhibitors of the zinc-binding type. Both of them exhibited good cytotoxicity against the tested cancer cell lines with much lower cytotoxicity against normal cell line.
Multi-View Interactive Visual Exploration of Individual Association for Public Transportation Passengers

More and more people in mega cities are choosing to travel by public transportation due to its convenience and punctuality. It is widely acknowledged that there may be some potential associations between passengers. Their travel behavior may be working together, shopping together, or even some abnormal behaviors, such as stealing or begging. Thus, analyzing association between passengers is very important for management departments. It is very helpful to make operational plans, provide better services to passengers and ensure public transport safety. In order to quickly explore the association between passengers, we propose a multi-view interactive exploration method that provides five interactive views: passenger 3D travel trajectory view, passenger travel time pixel matrix view, passenger origin-destination chord view, passenger travel vehicle bubble chart view and passenger 2D travel trajectory view. It can explore the associated passengers from multiple aspects such as travel trajectory, travel area, travel time, and vehicles used for travel. Using Beijing public transportation data, the experimental results verified that our method can effectively explore the association between passengers and deduce the relationship.
Electricity generation potential of sewage sludge in sediment microbial fuel cell using Ti–TiO2 electrode

The aim of this study is to increase the electricity generation capacity of sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC) using sewage sludge as a substrate source in anode media via an attractive electrode material. For this purpose, several electrochemical and molecular techniques have been employed to evaluate the performance of SMFC. The max power density and charge transfer resistance of SMFC running on sewage sludge were 187 mW/m2 and 84.7 Ω, respectively. The polymerase chain reaction‐denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR‐DGGE) analysis indicated that bacteria in anode biofilm belonged to the Clostridia, d‐proteobacteria, g‐proteobacteria, and b‐proteobacteria. Scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence in situ hybridization observations demonstrated that a viable biofilm was formed on the anode surface and the abundance of bacteria was significantly higher than archaea. Consequently, this study showed that sewage sludge could be used as a substrate in the anode media of SMFC for producing high power density.