Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impact of deep brain stimulation on people with Parkinson’s disease: A mixed methods feasibility study exploring lifespace and community outcomes

Background Deep brain stimulation is a surgical treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Its impacts on motor symptoms are widely reported; however, little is known about the broader impact of deep brain stimulation on the community lives of people with Parkinson’s disease. Lifespace is a measure of lived community mobility, providing an indication of community access and participation. Aims This pilot study explored the feasibility of remotely monitoring the qualitative and quantitative community outcomes related to deep brain stimulation. Methods A longitudinal mixed methods study with a convergent design was undertaken exploring the lifespace, quality of life, life satisfaction and lived experiences of people with Parkinson’s disease before and after deep brain stimulation. Data were collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and a smartphone-based application which collected geolocation data. Results Quantitative and qualitative data from eight participants living with Parkinson’s disease were analysed and integrated. At baseline, participants had a median age of 68 years and a median Hoehn and Yahr score of 2. Measuring a range of community-based outcomes indicated different change trajectories for individuals across outcomes. Key content areas were developed from the qualitative data: participation in occupations and travel and home. This study indicates the potential value of including geolocation data-based lifespace collection in metropolitan and regional areas. Conclusions Monitoring lifespace in conjunction with subjective measures provides insights into the complex and individually varied experiences. Further research could explore the impacts of deep brain stimulation on occupations and community participation to gain a deeper understanding of the related needs and support clinical approaches.
Drug-Drug Interaction Extraction via Recurrent Hybrid Convolutional Neural Networks with an Improved Focal Loss

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) may bring huge health risks and dangerous effects to a patient’s body when taking two or more drugs at the same time or within a certain period of time. Therefore, the automatic extraction of unknown DDIs has great potential for the development of pharmaceutical agents and the safety of drug use. In this article, we propose a novel recurrent hybrid convolutional neural network (RHCNN) for DDI extraction from biomedical literature. In the embedding layer, the texts mentioning two entities are represented as a sequence of semantic embeddings and position embeddings. In particular, the complete semantic embedding is obtained by the information fusion between a word embedding and its contextual information which is learnt by recurrent structure. After that, the hybrid convolutional neural network is employed to learn the sentence-level features which consist of the local context features from consecutive words and the dependency features between separated words for DDI extraction. Lastly but most significantly, in order to make up for the defects of the traditional cross-entropy loss function when dealing with class imbalanced data, we apply an improved focal loss function to mitigate against this problem when using the DDIExtraction 2013 dataset. In our experiments, we achieve DDI automatic extraction with a micro F-score of 75.48% on the DDIExtraction 2013 dataset, outperforming the state-of-the-art approach by 2.49%.
Participation of diatoms in the amino acid cycle of coastal waters; uptake and excretion in cultures

Micro-algae are thought to be involved in the turnover of pools of dissolved free amino acids (DFAA) in seawater either by their excretion or by the uptake of these compounds. Our study showed that, in vitro, 3 benthic diatom species were able to deplete small additions of individual Lamino acids down to concentrations below 10 to 40 nmol I-', as determined by HPLC. When nitrogen was limited, all test species scavenged their media for 10 or 11 amino acids added but Amphiprora cf. paludosa assimilated 3 amino acids also in the presence of surplus nitrate. Navicula salinarum took up all 10 amino acids supplied, whereas Nitzschia closterium assimilated none of them, when nitrate was present. Excretion of DFAA could not be detected in the medium of growing nitrate-sufficient cultures; N. clostenum, N. saljnaium and A. cf. paludosa excreted respectively less than 0.03, 0.05 and 0.1 Oh of the cellular nitrogen as amino acids. Only silicate deprivation induced A. cf. paludosa to excrete 1 % cellular nitrogen as DFAA. The results show that benthic diatom populations may act as net consumers of DFAA, even when the concentrations are as low as 100 to 1,000 nmol I-', the range reported for nearshore seawater and the porewater of mudflats
Solution-Focused Therapy Changes Neurophysiological Activation in Collegiate Athletes: An Intervention Study

Neurophysiological research has begun to uncover how therapy produces change in the brain. To examine this phenomenon, many studies have controlled for specific symptoms to identify where therapy has the greatest effect (Linden, 2006). In athletic performance, anxiety represents a significant struggle for college athletes (Mabweazara, Leach, & Andrews, 2017). The present study intended to examine the impact of brief therapy on brain activation and competition anxiety in college athletes. A sample of collegiate athletes (n = 17) participated in a pre-post intervention study. Preand post-intervention measures included electroencephalogram (EEG), galvanic skin response (GSR), self-report anxiety measures (SAS-2, GAD-7), and selfratings of performance. Each athlete completed 5 sessions of Solution-Focused Therapy to address symptoms of competition anxiety. Significant decreases in self-reported competition anxiety were found post-intervention. Significant increases in self-ratings of performance were also found post-intervention. Significant changes in EEG brainwave activity were also found, particularly in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes which paralleled those found SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY AND COLLEGIATE ATHLETES iv in previous studies on depression and anxiety (Grimm et al., 2008; Paquette et al., 2003). GSR readings were not found to be significantly different from preto post-intervention. The impact of therapy can be measured via client experience and brainwave activity. Limitations and future directions are discussed. Therapeutic outcomes appear to be just as present in the hardware of neurobiology as have been found in the software of self-report.
A Broadband Crossed Dipole Antenna with Wide Axial Ratio Beamwidth for Satellite Communications

This letter presents a broadband circularly polarized (CP) crossed dipole antenna with wide axial ratio (AR) beamwidth. The antenna consists of a crossed dipole fed by two baluns, a wideband feed network and a cylindrical metallic cavity. To broaden the beamwidth, circular arms are introduced. Meanwhile, the metallic cavity is utilized to broaden the AR beamwidth. Measurements show that the antenna has an impedance bandwidth of 70.6% (1.87–3.91 GHz) for voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) ≤ 2 and a 3-dB AR bandwidth of 62.4% (1.92–3.66 GHz). In addition, the 3-dB AR beamwidth of the antenna is larger than 100◦, and the gain varies from 4dBic to 6 dBic over the whole CP operation bandwidth. Owing to the high-gain and wideband operation, the proposed CP antenna is potentially capable for satellite applications and high-gain applications.
A Performance Evaluation of Unikernels ∗

The unikernel architectural model is a relatively recent development, adopted by several new computing platforms, which claims improved performance in cloud applications by eliminating unnecessary software components from virtual machines. To validate these published claims and explore the suitability of two existing uniker-nel implementations, Mirage OS and OSv, we present a set of realistic macrobenchmarks, using established network performance measurement tools, that compare the performance of standard network applications against a non-unikernel Linux system. Although the performance data produced by these macrobenchmarks suggest that the unikernel model indeed offers performance improvements, we believe our experience shows that the tested unikernel platforms are not yet ready for deployment in production environments.
Association between taste perception, nutrient intake, and mental health in young Japanese women

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Taste perception is influenced by both nutritional factors and psychological factors. This study was undertaken to measure the 4 basic taste perceptions, nutrient intake, and mental health, and to examine the factors that affect insensitive taste perception in young Japanese women. SUBJECTS/METHODS Young women in their late teens and twenties were enrolled as subjects. Taste perception was measured by applying the filter-paper disc method over areas of the chorda tympani nerve. Nutritional status was evaluated using brief, self-administered diet history questionnaires. The index of nutritional status was based on the 2015 Japanese dietary reference intakes. Mental health was assessed using the Japanese translation of the Profile of Mood States short version. This study was approved by the ethical committee at Osaka University. RESULTS The normal taste perception group (four basic tastes [sweet, salty, sour, and bitter] identified as normal taste perception) comprised 55.4% of the subjects, while the abnormal taste perception group (more than 1 abnormal taste perception was perceived, regardless of flavor) comprised 44.6% of the subjects. There were no significant differences in nutrient intake (except manganese) and mental health between the normal and abnormal taste perception groups. Subjects who took 5 mg to less than 7.1 mg zinc per day were at significantly decreased risk of insensitive taste perception compared to subjects who consumed less than 5 mg zinc per day [Regression coefficient 0.831, 95% confidence interval 0.694–0.996]. CONCLUSION The present results suggest that insensitive taste perception could be associated with zinc deficiency in young women in their late teens and twenties.
Technology, Trade, and Quality Slopes

We investigate the factors that, in addition to preferences, aect the extent to which richer households pay more for a given durable good with respect to their expenditures on nondurables, dened as the quality slope. We show theoretically and conrm empirically that the quality slope decreases in the cost elasticity of quality. Given that this elasticity varies across countries, the quality slope also depends on taris. Specically, it increases in the tari on middle-income exporters (higher elasticity) and decreases in the tari on imports from high-income OECD exporters (lower elasticity) to the U.S.
Personality Dimensions and Importance of the Social Role of the University Student in Explaining Student Involvement in Student Organization

Abstract In order to explore the student involvement in the student organization, field research was conducted amongst 669 students. The research instrument contained a questionnaire on students’ perception and satisfaction of the student organization; two scales of IPIP NEO (short form): Agreeableness (A) and Conscientiousness (C), and one dimension of the Laponce’s questionnaire: the importance of the social role of the university student. The analysis of the overall obtained data showed a very low level of involvement in student organization and a weak expression of the importance of the social role of the university student. A relatively weak connection between two personality dimensions and the involvement of students in the student organization has been found. A student’s involvement is determined more by the importance of the role, than by personality dimensions.
Representativeness Problems Inherent in Address-Based Sampling and a Modification of the Leslie Kish Grid

Problèmes de représentativité inhérents des échantillons basés sur adresses et une modification de la grille de Leslie Kish : Le problème de tirage d'une personne dans un foyer apparait souvent dans le stade fmale de l'échantillonnage basé sur adresses, par exemple dans les enquêtes par téléphone après avoir contacté le foyer. La grille de Kish foumit un algorithme pour cette sélection au hasard. En évaluant la représentativité de tels échantillons, on mentionne souvent la sous-représentation des hommes et la sur-représentation des personnes âgées, attribuant ce phénomène à des problèmes de passation du questionnaire ; les hommes sont plus difficiles à trouver à la maison et sont moins enclins à répondre. Cet article fournit un cadre théorique qui explique ces problèmes de représentation. Contrairement aux opinions de beaucoup de chercheurs, nous avons trouvé que la grille ne peut pas foumir une représentation fidèle par âge et sexe. Ceci est dû au fait que la grille de Kish a été développée dans les années 1950 aux Etats-Unis quand le hasard et la représentativité étaient garantis par la structure des foyers de l'époque. Nous montrons que ce n'est pas le cas aujourd'hui dans plusieurs pays. Enfin, une modification de la grille de Kish est proposée qui améliore sa performance sachant que les modifications varient selon les pays. Le principal résultat est que dans les cas où des échantillons basés sur adresses ou sur des registres de la population sont faisables, il peut être utile de tenir compte de ces questions de représentativité et de décider en faveur de l'utilisation du registre de la population.
( Preprint ) AAS 13-867 THE ECCENTRIC BEHAVIOR OF NEARLY FROZEN ORBITS

Frozen orbits are orbits which have only short-period changes in their mean eccentricity and argument of periapse, so that they basically keep a fixed orientation within their plane of motion. Nearly frozen orbits are those whose eccentricity and argument of periapse have values close to those of a frozen orbit. We call them “nearly” frozen because their eccentricity vector (a vector whose polar coordinates are eccentricity and argument of periapse) will stay within a bounded distance from the frozen orbit eccentricity vector, circulating around it over time. For highly inclined orbits around the Earth, this distance is effectively constant over time. Furthermore, frozen orbit eccentricity values are low enough that these orbits are essentially eccentric (i.e., off center) circles, so that nearly frozen orbits around Earth are bounded above and below by frozen orbits.
Type I Interferon Predicts an Alternate Immune System Phenotype in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Type I interferon (IFN) is important to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis, but it is not clear how chronic elevations in IFN alter immune function. We compared cytokine responses after whole blood stimulation with Toll‐like receptor (TLR) agonists in high‐ and low‐IFN SLE patient subgroups.
Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Upper Lip: A Case Report

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most frequently encountered benign mixed tumor of the minor salivary gland and usually presents in the parotid; however, in the minor salivary gland, it is more common in the palate. Tumors of the minor salivary glands are uncommon, with the most common intraoral site reported being the hard and soft palate owing to the preponderance of minor salivary glands in this region followed by the lips. Pleomorphic adenoma arising from minor salivary glands of the lips tends to occur at an earlier age than it does at other sites. Pleomorphic adenoma of the lip is a rare neoplasm, and thus its diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and a long-term follow-up. Here, the authors present a case of pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip.
The configuration of the lacrimal orifices in Pecorans and Tragulids (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) and its significance for the distinction between Bovidae and Cervidae

The number and position of the orifices to the lacrimal duct in the lacrimal bone of ruminants is evaluated. It is concluded that the Bovidae, except the Bovini and Tragelaphini, have maintained the original one-orifice-inside-the-orbit configuration, whereas the two-orifices-on-the-rim-of-the-orbit morphology of the Cervidae was achieved before the M. Miocene in the evolution of this family. The classification of the Antilocapridae is discussed and it is concluded that the configuration of the lacrimal orifices corroborates with the suggested (Leinders, 1979) transfer of the Antilocapridae Gray, 1866 from the Bovoidea Simpson, 1931 to the Cervoidea Simpson, 1931.
Role of chest tube drainage in physical function after thoracoscopic lung resection.

A chest tube is traditionally placed to drain pleural effusions in order to maintain the pressure balance of the thorax after pneumectomy and at the same time observe possible hemorrhage, air or lymphatic leakage (1-3). Even though the rapid progress of the chest tube management along with the advances in surgical technologies and ideas in lung surgery, much controversy still exists on size and type of chest tube, criteria for chest tube removal after surgery over these years (1,4,5). What’s more, chest tube placement postoperatively increases chest pain and analgesic dosage and even extends the length of hospital stay, and most importantly affects patients’ early motivation and postoperative rehabilitation.
a 26 b The Education of Non-Students

Editors’ Note: Most people do not take courses – yet they learn new things and change their attitudes and behavior all the time. So far, with some exceptions, our field has taken little advantage of informal avenues for education. This concluding chapter explores how we might foster social change toward better attitudes in negotiation, using various media far outside the classroom setting (electronic games, film and other visual materials, and theater) that can serve as platforms for informal negotiation education. The authors believe our field needs not one or two, but an array of such approaches.
Research on Career Choices and Decision-Making Process Among Chinese Overseas Students

A study was conducted to explore the influence of a range of factors on career choices and decision-making process among Chinese students in the UK, from a psychosocial perspective. The grounded theory was selected for analyzing research questions, through the use of semistructured interviews. A theoretical scheme was framed based on the findings of eight interviews, which suggested that there was an interaction between the influences exerted by the family and cultural factors and they shaped personal aspects like self-efficiency, self-concept and career interests. Although the qualitative research approach used in this study did not allow for wider generalization, but highlighted that indirect influence of families on the impact of students’ career interests, as well as addressed the impacts of abroad cultural and learning experiences on their selfconstruction and career development. It was hoped, this study could be helpful for Chinese students on choosing a career and for universities on developing strategies of international career services.
Assessment of dietary habits of patients with recurrent depressive disorders

Aim. The aim of this study was evaluation of selected dietary habits of patients with recurrent depressive disorders. methods. The study included 150 patients (75 patients suffering from recurrent depressive disorders. and 75 healthy people aged 18-64 years). The assessment of dietary habits was carried out by using a food frequency questionnaire. Results. It has been shown that in the compared groups of women, patients with depression consumed significantly less groats (p<0.001), rice (p= 0.02), red meat (p<0.01), fish (p<0.01), vegetables (p<0.001), fruits (p<0.01) and wine (p<0.001) in comparison with women without depression, and they were significantly more likely to consume wheat-rye bread (p= 0.03), cheese (p=0.02), butter (p=0.03), cream (p <0.01), lard (p <0.001), coffee (p=0.03) and sugar (p=0.02) in comparison with women without depression. Statistically significant differences between the two groups of men were diagnosed in the frequent intake of lard (p<0.001) and less frequent vegetable oils (p<0.01), beer (p= 0.01), and fast food (p<0.01) for men with depression compared with men in the control group. Conclusions. In the treatment of patients with depression during the declared change of diet, the need for nutrition education on the principles of rational nutrition should be taken into attention, including the selection of appropriate food groups in order to ensure an optimal supply of all necessary to the proper functioning of the body’s nutrients.
Do business-related services really lag behind manufacturing industries in the business cycle?

In an a priori view, it is usually assumed that the business cycle of manufacturing industries leads the business cycle of the service sector. This seems to be even more plausible for the relationship between business-related services, whose high growth rates in recent years were largely due to increased outsourcing activities of the manufacturing sector. In this paper it is shown that the relationship is not as simple as it appears at first sight. We run Granger causality tests between sales growth rates of the business-related service sector against growth rates of various series of the manufacturing sector. It turns out that the relationship between business-related services and manufacturing is either contemporaneous or bi-directional, while no evidence is given for manufacturing leading business-related services.
Inactivation of baroduric bacteria isolated by high hydrostatic pressure from Pickled Cowpea.

In this study, Pickled Cowpea , a typical lactic acid fermented vegetable in Sichuan, China, was used as samples to study both species and inactivation of baroduric bacteria isolated by HHP treatment under different pressure levels and different pressure holding time. 16S rDNA gene sequence, amplified using genomic DNA of 4 baroduric bacteria from Pickled Cowpea as templates, were sequenced and then were identified based on the sequence similarity and homology analysis, as B. licheniformis , B . subtilis, B . sonorensis and B . pumilus . The pressure resistance of the 4 strains are compared under pressure from 300 to 500 MPa with holding time from 3 to 25 min. B . pumilus which has higher pressure resistance can be selected as indicator bacteria for applying HHP treatment to Pickle production.
The Dynamic Analysis Of Fiscal Policies On Consumer's Spending In Nigeria: A Time Series Approach

This paper examines the economic recession experienced in Nigeria that is being counteracted by aggressive fiscal policies that is geared toward encouraging spending on consumer goods or consumables. Using the ordinary least squares technique and data collected for the period 1970 – 2010, the study assessed the effectiveness of government’s fiscal measures to stabilize the economy through spending. From the consumer spending model developed in this research, we assessed the effectiveness of the key variables like inflation rate, interest rate, mortgage rate and annual earning increase in percent on retail price index. The paper finds that inflation rate and interest rate were the key variables that affects consumer spending, as such we recommend that fiscal measures targeted at reducing interest rate (lending rate) as well as controlling inflation should be the policy priority of the Nigerian government.