Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impact of Chronic Pelvic Pain on Female Sexual Function

The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and depression in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). A case-control study was conducted on 66 women, 36 of them with CPP and 30 without this diagnosis. Depression was evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and sexual dysfunction was evaluated using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Data were analyzed statistically by the Mann-Whitney test, Fisher exact test, chisquare test, and Spearman correlation test. Regarding sociodemographic data, no significant differences were detected between populations with respect to the variables studied (age, schooling, number of children, income, salary, and marital status), indicating group homogeneity and thus increasing the reliability of the data. A cut-off of 26.55 points was used to calculate the total score for sexual function. In the group of women with CPP, 94.4% were at high risk for sexual dysfunction. Comparison of FSFI scores showed that the domains of sexual function, such as orgasm, lubrication and pain differed significantly between women with and without CPPP. Correlations were detected between the following items: orgasm × age (r = -0.01904), orgasm × number of children (r =-0. 00947), orgasm × body mass index (BMI) (r =-0.00 955), relationship × age (r = 0.03952), income × relationship (r =-0.014680), relationship × number of children (r =-0.03623), depression × relationship (r =-0.16091), desire × age (r = -0.45255), desire × number of children (r = -0.01824), lubrication × excitement (r = 0.04198), and lubrication × BMI (r = -0.01608). The prevalence of depression detected in the present study was 38.9% among women with pain and 3.3% among control women. It was observed that women with CPP suffer a negative interference regarding sexual function compared to controls. Thus, it can be seen that a specific approach related to sexuality is extremely important within the context of women with CPP. Depression was clearly associated with CPP and therefore an interdisciplinary approach is fundamental in order to solve this problem.
Hierarchical Pipelining of Nested Loops in High-Level Synthesis

Pipelining of the nested loops is very important in increasing the throughput of a system developed by a high-level synthesis tool. The most pipelining methods can handle only single loops. Therefore, nested loops are converted into a single loop, called loop flattened loop. In consequence, i.e. the sequential loops cannot be implemented in separate pipeline stages. This constraint limits the throughput. In this paper, a novel method are presented for nested loops by implementing to avoid this limitation. The method has the advantage that the desired restart time of the whole system can be given as an input parameter. The necessity of the pipeline scheduling on each loop hierarchy level can also be determined by this method. A novel multirate dataflow graph is also introduced for modeling the nested loops in an easy and abstract way.
Does Teleworking affect Housework Division and Improve the Well-Being of Couples?

This study examines the relationship between teleworking, gender roles and happiness of couples using data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) during the period 1991-2009. Various approaches are followed; Probit-adapted fixed effects, multinomial Logit and three stage least squares. The results support that both men and women who are teleworkers spend more time on housework, while teleworking increases the probability that the household chores examined in this study, such as cooking, cleaning ironing and childcare, will be shared relatively to those who are non-teleworkers. In addition, women are happier when they or their spouse is teleworker, as well as, both men and women are happier when they state that the specific household chores are shared. Thus, teleworkers may be happier for the reason that they are able to face the family demands and share the household chores with their spouse, increasing their fairness belief about the household division allocation and improving their well-being, expressed by happiness.
MSleepWatcher: Why didn't i sleep well?

It has been medically proven that one’s sleep quality directly affects his or her personal health, social behavior, and work effectiveness. Understanding sleep quality, hence, is an important topic and has been attracting a vast amount of research efforts. In addition, with the advent and ever-increasing number of mobile and wearable devices, many attempts have been made towards monitoring one’s sleep using these ubiquitous devices. However, there were none on exploring the complex relationship between sleep quality and sleeping environment. In this paper, we propose mSleepWatcher as an on-going attempt answer the question of "Why didn’t I sleep well? ". By mining the environmental sensing information collected by built-in sensors of off-the-shelf mobile and wearable devices in combination with the sleep quality sensing information, a set of causality analysis techniques is adopted and applied to exploit the existence of temporal dependencies between the environment during sleep and sleep quality. Resulted from mSleepWatcher system, latent relationships between the environment and sleep quality can be inferred which are then used to provide recommendation to users to suggest users adjusting their sleep environment for a better sleep. The proposed system is the first attempt to bring a fresh picture of sleep study associated with different scenarios of environmental variations. Derived from our preliminary work, both strength and limitations for developing the complete system in mobile devices are discussed in detail.
Reproducible Aspects of the Climate of Space Weather Over the Last Five Solar Cycles

Each solar maximum interval has a different duration and peak activity level, which is reflected in the behavior of key physical variables that characterize solar and solar wind driving and magnetospheric response. The variation in the statistical distributions of the F10.7 index of solar coronal radio emissions, the dynamic pressure PDyn and effective convection electric field Ey in the solar wind observed in situ upstream of Earth, the ring current index DST, and the high‐latitude auroral activity index AE are tracked across the last five solar maxima. For each physical variable we find that the distribution tail (the exceedences above a threshold) can be rescaled onto a single master distribution using the mean and variance specific to each solar maximum interval. We provide generalized Pareto distribution fits to the different master distributions for each of the variables. If the mean and variance of the large‐to‐extreme observations can be predicted for a given solar maximum, then their full distribution is known.
In the Labyrinth of Research: Critiquing Research Studies Conducted in Contrasting Paradigms

With the growing diversity of ideas related to complex research paradigms, multiple methodologies, and emerging theoretical frameworks underpinning various research studies, research appears an increasingly difficult terrain. The seemingly complex nature of research is not only daunting for the fledglings, but also challenging for more experienced researchers. The current paper is an attempt to offer reader-friendly guidance for a deep and critical reading of research studies conducted in major research paradigms. In part one, the paper presents brief definitions of major research paradigms and relevant key terminology, which is, in part two, followed by fairly detailed critiques of two research studies conducted in contrasting paradigms.
Demersal fish and epifauna associated with sandbank habitats

A habitat specific survey of the epifauna and fish fauna of sandbanks off the Welsh coastline was undertaken in 2001. Of these, three sandbanks were considered to represent extensions of shallow nearshore soft-sediment communities, while a further six sandbanks were considered to be distinct sandbanks; seabed features clearly defined in comparison with surrounding sediments. Multivariate community analyses revealed that the distinct sandbanks had both fish and epifaunal assemblages that were distinct from those sandbanks considered to be extensions of nearshore sediments. The distinct sandbanks were typified by low species diversity and shared indicator species such as the weever fish Echiichthys vipera, the shrimp Philocheras trispinosus and the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus. Differences occurred in species composition among the distinct sandbanks, in particular, southern sandbanks were typified by sand sole Solea lascaris and small-eyed ray Raja microocellata. The sandbanks considered as extensions of nearshore sediments shared many similarities with the Pleuronectes platessa–Limanda limanda assemblage, identified by Ellis et al. (Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. 51 (2000) 299), which is widespread in the Irish Sea. Sandbanks, as a habitat definition under the EU habitats directive, are likely to incorporate a number of physically and biologically distinct habitats of which two have been described in the present study. 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Athens Institute for Education and Research ATINER ATINER ' s Conference Paper Series IND 2013-0819

An ideal oleo strut must perform optimally during widely different landing conditions of an aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). These landing conditions may impose different requirements such as controlling vertical acceleration in a desired manner. Depending on the atmospheric conditions, the axial load on the strut changes during compression and the ability to control the damping force as function of time would be of great advantage. In this paper, it is shown that by using MR fluid in the oleo strut, it is possible to achieve optimal damping performance in every particular landing situation. Three different forces act along a conventional oleo strut which are: that due to the compression/expansion of gas, that due to the passing of fluid through the orifice and that due to the viscous force. The first is the spring force while the second and the third are the damping forces. The second is proportional to the square of compression/extension rate and the third is proportional to just the rate of compression/extension. Incorporating a metering pin that can change the orifice diameter in a prescribed fashion can change the damping force to some extent within limits. By using MR fluid in a conventional oleo strut the damping force can be altered in a desired manner. A simulation model for a SDOF aircraft system is developed and a landing scenario at a particular sink velocity is simulated. The parameters controlling the behavior of MR fluid damper are tuned to get the optimal performance during landing.
Data Collection from Clusters in Wireless Sensor Network with Help of Mobile Nodes

: In a wireless sensor networks, there are large numbers of sensor that are used to collect data from the network whenever any event occurs. These sensor nodes are placed at large distance from the base station. Genetic algorithm (GA), artificial bee Colony (ABC) algorithm or Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm can be used to form clusters. The data transmission range of sensor node is limited, so the clusters of sensor nodes are formed with the help of any optimizing algorithm. The multiple mobile nodes are going to collect the data from those cluster heads. The ABC-MMN algorithm is used to minimize the energy consumed by the cluster heads. Also, multiple mobile nodes would be used to reduce the traveling cost. The pre-computed path is being used for data collection on the basis of the clusters formed by optimizing algorithm.
Comparative evaluation of serum folic acid levels in smokers and non-smokers with chronic periodontitis

Objectives: Folic acid is a vitamin which belongs to the B-complex group. It is critical to cellular division and new cell production because it is an essential co-factor in DNA synthesis. Repair and maintenance of periodontal tissue generates a high turnover rate of squamous epithelium. Without folic acid, epithelial cells do not divide properly. Cigarette smoking is one of the factors that affect the folic acid levels. The aim of this study was to compare the serum folic acid levels in patients with chronic periodontal disease in relation to the patients’ smoking habits. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 subjects were included in the study with 30 subjects in each of the following groups, I - patients who have chronic periodontitis and are smokers and II - patients who have chronic periodontitis and are non-smokers. Clinical parameters like gingival index (GI), plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), probing depth (PD) and clinical gingival attachment levels (CAL) were recorded for all the patients. Blood was collected and tested in the laboratory for folic acid levels using a fully automated serum analyser. The results were statistically analysed. Results: The results suggested that serum folic acid levels of smokers were significantly lower than that of non-smokers (p < 0.05). PI, PD and CAL means were significantly higher in Group I (chronic periodontitis and smokers) than Group II (chronic periodontitis and non-smokers). GI and BOP was lower in smokers. Conclusion: Among patients with periodontal disease the serum folic acid level is lower in smokers compared with non-smokers. Key Words: Chronic periodontitis; folic acid; smoking. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.3329/bjms.v10i2. 7802 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.10 No.2 Apr’11 pp.83-90
Utility of 4-( isatin-3-ylideneamino ) benzohydrazide in the synthesis of bioactive N-heterocyclic compounds

4-(Isatin-3-ylideneamino)benzoic acid, was synthesized and converted into 4-(isatin-3-ylideneamino)benzoyl chloride. Hydrazinolysis of the acid chloride afforded4-(isatin-3-ylideneamino)benzohydrazide. The latter compound was used as a key precursor for the synthesis of pyrazole, triazole, phthalazine, thiadiazole, and oxadiazole derivatives via its reaction with different electrophilic reagents. Structures of all synthesized compounds were elucidated from FT-IR, H-NMR, mass spectroscopy and elemental analyses. Some of the synthesized heterocycles were screened against selected microbes to test their antimicrobial activity.
Attractiveness and stability for Riemann – Liouville fractional systems

We propose a novel approach to study the asymptotic behavior of solutions to Riemann–Liouville (RL) fractional equations. It is shown that the standard Lyapunov approach is not suited and an extension employing two (pseudo) state spaces is needed. Theorems of Lyapunov and LaSalle type for general multi-order (commensurate or non-commensurate) nonlinear RL systems are stated. It is shown that stability and passivity concepts are thus well defined and can be employed in L2-control. Main applications provide convergence conditions for linear time-varying and nonlinear RL systems having the latter a linear part plus a Lipschitz term. Finally, computational realizations of RL systems, as well as relationships with Caputo fractional systems, are proposed.
Assessing the capability of terrestrial laser scanning for monitoring slow moving landslides

Abstract. Digital elevation models (DEM) are widely used to determine characteristics of mass movement processes such as accumulation and deposition of material, volume estimates or the orientation of discontinuities. To create such DEMs point cloud data is provided by terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and recently used for analysis of mass movements. Therefore the reliability of TLS data was investigated in a comparative study with tachymetry. The main focus was on the possibility of determining movement patterns of landslides Using the methodology presented it was not possible to determine movement rates
Flow structure behind two staggered circular cylinders. Part 2. Heat and momentum transport

This work aims to study flow structures, heat and momentum transport in the wake of two staggered circular cylinders. In order to characterize heat transport in the flow, both cylinders were slightly heated so that heat generated could be treated as a passive scalar. The velocity and temperature fluctuations were simultaneously measured by traversing a three-wire (one cross-wire plus one cold wire) probe across the wake, along with a fixed cross-wire, which acted to provide a reference signal. Four distinct flow structures, i.e. two single-street modes (S-I and S-II) and two twin-street modes (T-I and T-II), are identified based on the phase-averaged vorticity contours, sectional streamlines, and their entrainment characteristics. Mode S-I is characterized by a vortex street approximately antisymmetric about the centreline. This mode is further divided into S-Ia and S-Ib, which differ greatly in the strength of vortices. The vortex street of Mode S-II is significantly asymmetric about the centreline, the strenth of vortices near the downstream cylinder exceeding by 50% that on the other side. Mode T-I consists of two alternately arranged vortex streets; the downstream-cylinder-generated street is significantly stronger than that generated by the upstream cylinder. In contrast, Mode T-II displays two streets approximately antisymmetrical about the wake centreline. Free-stream fluid is almost equally entrained from either side into the wake in Modes S-Ia and T-II, but largely entrained from the downstream cylinder side in Modes S-II and T-I. The entrainment motion in Mode S-Ib is very weak owing to the very weak vortex strength. Vortices decay considerably more rapidly in the twin-street modes, under vigorous interactions between the streets, than in the single-street modes. This rapid decay is particularly evident for the inner vortices near the wake centreline in Modes T-II and T-I. Other than flow structures, heat and momentum transport characteristics are examined in detail. Their possible connection to the initial conditions is also discussed.
The use of high aspect ratio photoresist (SU-8) for super-hydrophobic pattern prototyping

In this work we present a reliable technique for the production of large areas of high aspect-ratio patterns and describe their use as model super-hydrophobic systems. The high thickness and straight sidewalls possible with SU-8 were used to generate dense patterns of small pillars. These photoresist patterns could be used directly, without the need for micromoulding. A method is given allowing resist thickness to be varied over a wide range and a bottom antireflective layer was used to simplify patterning on reflective substrates. This patterning technique allows rapid testing of wetting theories, as pattern size and depth can be varied simply and samples can be produced in sufficient numbers for laboratory use. We show how the static contact angle of water varies with pattern height for one sample-pattern and how static and dynamic contact angles vary with dimension using high aspect-ratio patterns.
Factors influencing hematologists-oncologists’ prescription of chemotherapy drugs in cancer treatment in Iran: aninterview-questionnaire study

Cancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, and targeted therapy. The choice of treatment dependson the type and stage of the cancer. Chemotherapy drugs play an important role in cancer treatment. The objective of this interview-questionnaire study is to explore what influences Iranian hematologists-oncologists’ prescription when prescribing chemotherapy drug. Data collection can be divided into two categories: the interview and the questionnaire. The qualitative part consists of depthinterviews, utilizing closed- and open-ended questions, were conducted with oncologists, selected through theoretical sampling. The interview questions consisted of two parts, in the first part; open-ended questions were posed about factors influencing prescription. In the second part, the oncologists were asked to rate predefined factors that might influence their prescription decisions. The quantitative part of the study consists of questionnaire included two parts; the first part consisted of general questions including gender, age, membership in scientific committees and professional background. The second part consisted of 24 specialized questions that covered all the indexes of the effective factors on oncologists ‘prescription decisions.Ten oncologists were interviewed. Factors affecting chemotherapy drug' prescription were grouped into three categories based on qualitative studies carried out and is presented as they were mentioned and rated by the hematologists-oncologists: 1) Products properties, 2) Pharmaceutical marketing, 3) Scientific, experimental confirmation. The ﬁndings from the questionnaire suggest products properties particularly (clinical effectiveness) is the most important factor considered in drug prescription choice.Also, the socialized medicine sponsorship and clinical trial respectively are the most effective on increasing the frequency of prescribing. Whilst, prescribing by brand name or higher prices for adrug are not necessarily justified. The results of this study provide new insights to the nature prescribing behavior driven to develop measures which could be used to achieve greater clinical effectiveness and economic efficiency from drug prescribing.
On the Role of Homogeneity When Controlling Single‐Leader Networks

This paper presents an approach to controlling agent positions in single‐leader networks to target points while explicitly taking agent homogeneity into account. When the capabilities of agents to accomplish tasks at each of the targets are identical, then the label of the target points may be permuted while still expressing the same intention. In single‐leader networks which are not completely controllable, such a permutation of the target points may at times move a target closer to the system's reachable subspace, thereby allowing the network to surpass the limitations on controllability when homogeneity is not considered explicitly. To fully exploit this property in homogeneous networks, it is then necessary to find the permutation of a target point which brings it closest to the reachable subspace. However, finding this optimal permutation is shown to be in general a non‐deterministic polynomial‐time (NP)‐hard problem. Specific network topologies are identified for when finding such an optimal permutation of a target point can be advantageous when controlling single‐leader networks. Moreover, an alternate view of the problem of finding optimal permutations is presented in which clustering‐based algorithms can be applied to find suboptimal solutions.