Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of sit-to-stand imagery group training on balance performance in individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke: a randomized control trial

Objective: To evaluate the effects of sit-to-stand (STS) imagery group training (IGT) on STS movement and balance performance for chronic hemiparetic stroke. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: A total of 30 people with chronic hemiparetic stroke (15 for STS-IGT group and 15 for control) were recruited in this study. The STS-IGT group participated in a videotape-based STS-IGT for 30 minutes a day, five days a week for six weeks, while the control group watched a documentary on television for the same period. The STS-IGT focused on a five-stage protocol. Specifically, external imagery was used during the four phases of the STS movement from the seat of the chair to standing up. All of the participants also participated in a regular rehabilitation program. STS movement and balance performance were assessed using three clinical measures. Results: After training, time to perform the 5-repetition STS test significantly increased in the STS-IGT group (change value, sec) compared with the control group (change value, sec) (p points) compared with the control group (change value, points) (p sec) compared with the control group (change value, sec) (p
Brief Report Open-Label Pilot Study Comparing Quantitative Ultrasound and Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry to Assess Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis in Patients Chronic Kidney Disease with

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) might be at high risk for bone disease. Decreased functional kidney mass contributes to renal osteodystrophy, which might be exacerbated by certain drug therapies. Long-term (_>6 months) corticosteroid treatment is commonly prescribed in patients with glomerular disease, possibly causing bone loss both indirectly and directly, putting the patient at increased risk for fracture. The dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the current "gold standard" for measuring osteoporosis-related fractures and works by passing ultrasound waves through bone to determine the structural anisotropy in the heel. Objective: This pilot study was designed to determine whether there is a correlation between DXA and quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in detecting corticosteroidinduced osteoporosis.
Controlled trial of universal neonatal screening for early identification of permanent childhood hearing impairment: coverage, positive predictive value, effect on mothers and incremental yield. Wessex Universal Neonatal Screening Trial Group.

Congenital bilateral permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) impairs communication skills and, in some cases, mental health and employment prospects. Management of PCHI within the first year of life can alleviate most of its adverse effects. We investigated whether neonatal screening of all babies born in hospital, in addition to the standard Health Visitor Distraction Test (HVDT), would increase the rates of early diagnosis.Between 1993 and 1996, two teams of four part-time testers and equipment moved between two pairs of hospitals to achieve four periods with neonatal screening and four without neonatal screening, each of 4-6 mo duration in each hospital. Babies did or did not undergo neonatal screening dependent on the periods during which they were born. We used a transient evoked oto-acoustic emissions (TEOAE) test followed, in infants who failed this test, by an automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) test on the same day. We referred babies with positive results for audiological assessment.53,781 infants were included in the trial, including 25,609 born during periods of neonatal screening. The neonatal screen achieved 87% coverage of inborn births, with a false alarm rate of 1.5%, and an overall yield from the screen of 90 cases of bilateral PCHI > or = 40dB HTL per 100,000 target population, equivalent to 80% of the expected prevalence of the condition in the population. Seventy-one more babies with moderate or severe PCHI per 100,000 target population were referred before age 6 mo during periods with neonatal screening than during periods without. Early confirmation and management of PCHI were significantly increased. The false-negative rate of neonatal screening was significantly lower than that of HVDT screening (4% vs 27%). Neonatal screening is effective in identification of congenital PCHI and may be particularly useful for babies with moderate and severe PCHI for whom early management may have the most benefit.
Avaliação de sinais e sintomas da disfunção temporomandibular e sua relação com a postura cervical

Introduction The temporomandibular disorders (TMD) can cause general changes in mandibular movements due to changes in muscle and joint conditions. Objective To evaluate the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and its relationship to cervical posture. Material and method Cross-sectional and descriptive study with a quantitative approach conducted at the University of Fortaleza from August 2011 to April 2012, where 23 participants with temporomandibular disorders answered the questionnaire (PorDTMmulti) about the signs and symptoms of the condition and were photographed for measurement of head posture evaluation and cervical lordosis. Result The average age of participants was 34.7 years. The average cervical angle was 29.7 degrees and 3.6 cm of cervical lordosis. Headache (82.6%), muscle pain (78.3%) and noise in the temporomandibular joint (73.9%) were the most commonly reported signs and symptoms by the sample. The ear pain (26.1%) was the least reported symptom. Most participants reported signs and symptoms from both sides. No correlation between the measurement of cervical angle and the sings, symptoms and difficulties surveyed was noted. A moderate correlation between the extent of cervical lordosis and the difficulty in opening the mouth (p=0.03; r= –0.4) was found. Conclusion It was demonstrated that in the study population, among the signs and symptoms of TMD, headache was the most cited, and the greatest difficulty presented by participants about the dysfunction was chewing. It was revealed further correlation between the difficulty opening the mouth and cervical lordosis.
A silver lining in strife torn camps of Bodoland, Assam: a case study intersecting gender, disaster, and mental health

A case of a 40-year-old, Muslim woman, educated up to class IV, homemaker by profession, hailing from a lower socioeconomic background of Chirang district of Assam was referred to medical camp, with symptoms of reduced interest in daily activities, increased tension, fearfulness, with decreased amount of sleep and appetite. Psychiatric social work assessment showed that she had a frictional and conflicting relationship with her husband. Due to which her quality of life was compromised. On further assessment it was found that the client was having moderate level of functioning. Impact of Event Scale score suggested cutoff for a probable diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), consider consulting a mental health professional. The client was referred to a psychiatrist for further assessment and treatment, and she was diagnosed as PTSD. Later individual, marital, and group interventions were provided and moderate improvement in terms of self-esteem, reducing anxiety, and enhancing coping mechanism. The present case study prompts us to look at the intersection of mental health, disaster, and gender. Disasters have been taking place since time immemorial and will continue to occur. A significant percentage of survivors develop profound, debilitating posttraumatic stress reactions requiring extended mental health intervention. These extreme stress reactions include fear and irrational behaviour, shock, immobilisation, withdrawal, denial and intrusive thoughts, hyper-vigilance, easy startle, insomnia, decreased attention and concentration, and psycho-physiological reactions. The social work professionals have long been involved with disaster relief work, both at individual and community level.
18F-FDG SYNTHESIS AND QUALITY CONTROL AND COST EFFECTIVENESS IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE CENTER IN KHMC*

The most widely used radiopharmaceutical in the expanding medical imaging technology of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18FDG). The increasing demand for 18FDG requires reliable production in large amounts In this article we will covers the fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) synthesis and quality control procedures and the cost effectiveness in KHMC with emphasis on practical synthesis currently; 18F-FDG is the most successful PET radiopharmaceutical so far. It's started in Royal Medical Services in 2003 the advancement in synthesis and quality control of 18F-FDG, together with its approval by the US FDA and the availability of reimbursement, are probably the main reasons for the florin of clinical PET over the last 20 years. 18F-FDG can be synthesized by either electrophonic fluorination or nucleophilic fluorination reaction. Nucleophilic fluorination using mannose triflate as precursor and Kryptofix or tetrabutylammonium salts (TBA) is widely used because of higher yield and shorter reaction time. The quality control requirements of 18F-FDG can be found in United States Pharmacopeia (USP), British Pharmacopeia (BP), European Pharmacopeia (EP) and the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) section from United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) PET draft guidance documents. Basic requirements include radionuclide identity, radiochemical purity, chemical purity, pH, residual solvent, sterility, and bacterial endotoxin level. Some of these tests (sterility, endotoxins and radionuclide purity) can be accomplished after the 18F-FDG has been released.
Dischargeplanning,nursinghomeplacement,and theInternet

Background: Effective discharge planning and wellcoordinated case management related to nursing home (NH) placement are key services in acute-care hospitals. Objectives: (1) identify the individuals and important factors involved in the discharge planning process; (2) describe the types/sources of information used by discharge planners to recommend specific nursing homes for patients and families; and (3) determine which methods are used to evaluate the quality of US nursing homes (NHs). Methods: Descriptive study, with a convenience sample of 41 discharge planners and case managers from California acute-care hospitals. Results: This study found that patients, families, friends, and physicians are all involved in the discharge planning process along with discharge planners and/or case managers. Discharge planners/case managers were generally concerned about NH bed availability, geographic location, and financial considerations. Although the discharge planners and case managers were able to articulate important indicators of quality in NHs, such information was not routinely considered during discharge planning activities. Conclusions: Discharge planners and case managers need to play a more central role in the decisionmaking process related to the selection of a NH, especially because decisions are time-limited and can benefit from a well-planned discharge planning program that uses a variety of data on quality and costs. The widespread use of Internet-based information sources can be expanded to aid this process.
Differential reporting of drug use among gay, bisexual and transgender stimulant-using homeless adults post intervention

Abstract Homeless gay and bisexual (G/B) men, and transgender female stimulant users are at high risk for continued substance use and dependency; yet, there is a limited understanding of reasons for differential reporting of drug use (defined as different outcomes of drug use when assessed by self-report versus urinalysis) post intervention among this population. This study examined self-reported drug use versus urinalysis reporting at four-month follow-up evaluation of a longitudinal study conducted among 166 G/B and transgender stimulant-using homeless adults. Follow-up data were collected from a two-group intervention focused on reducing stimulants and other illicit drug use as well as promoting HBV, HCV and HIV disease prevention. Findings of logistic regression revealed that transgender women and those who reported fair-or-poor health were more likely to self-report drug use which differed from the urinalysis biomarker. Amphetamines were the drugs most often differentially reported, possibly due to the fact that methamphetamine was cut with amphetamine or that the majority of the sample used methamphetamine which was metabolized into amphetamine. While the numbers of other drugs differentially reported were small, one-third to one half of the sample who were positive on urine testing for cocaine and opiates, respectively, did not report the use of these drugs. Findings highlight the need for biomarker assessment of drug use, especially post intervention.
The Effect of Cigarette Smoking and Previous Hypertension on the Survival of Patients Treated by Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Life-table survival curves, computed for 107 patients undergoing CAPD at The London Hospital between July 1979 and March 1983, showed that patient survival at two years was 68% and overall treatment survival was 46%. However, when we excluded satisfactory outcomes of CAPD treatment, such as renal transplantation, as causes of treatment failure, the technique survival at two years was 62.5%. Age, cigarette smoking, and a history of severe hypertension had statistically significant and independent effects on survival and most deaths were due to causes not directly related to CAPD. Although the literature contains several reports on survival rates in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) (I, 2), we know little about the factors which influence the success of this treatment. We therefore performed an actuarial analysis of patient and treatment survival in 107 patients who started CAPD at The London Hospital between July 1979 and March 1983 and examined the effects of age, sex, cigarette smoking and previous hypertension -factors known to affect survival in the general population.
A Systematic Review of the Evidence for Manipulation in the Treatment of Low Back Pain

Abstract Introduction: Manipulation is frequently used to treat low back pain (LBP) but international guidelines regarding its use are conflicting. Materials and Methods: A search for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted. Scores were allocated for methodological quality, the authors’ conclusion, and results based on the main outcome measures. Results: 62 RCTs comparing manipulation to other treatment interventions and placebo were identified. 16 RCTs (25.8%) were of good quality and only 21 (33.9%) included long-term follow-up. 33 (53.2%) reported positive results and 5 (8.1%) were positive only in sub-groups of patients. 14 RCTs included patients with acute LBP (5 with positive results), 21 with chronic LBP (11 positive results), and 27 included mixed populations of patients (19 had positive results). Discussion: Despite this study involving no blinded assessment and only 1 reviewer, the scores were comparable with previous reviews. Stronger evidence for chronic and mixed population LBP was found than in previous reviews due to the larger number of RCTs located and viewing some RCTs with negative outcomes in a positive light. Conclusion: There is some evidence for the use of manipulation in treating acute LBP and strong evidence for its use in treating patients with chronic LBP. There is no evidence that it is ineffective and very little weak evidence to suggest that it is less effective than any other treatment intervention.
EFFECTIVENESS MUSCLE PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION (PMR) TOWARD TO BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS OF DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2 PATIENTS GROUP IN THE MARTAPURA PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) became a serious health problem because of its incidence continues to increase, the proportion on incident DM type 2 is 95% of the world population. Treatment of hyperglycemia can be done nonpharmacologic but people with DM type 2 but still showed mixed result so given the alternative, namely is progressive muscles relaxation (PMR). Objective: The purpose of this research is the effectiveness of progressive muscles relaxation on blood glucose in a group of patients DM Type 2 in Puskesmas Martapura. Methods: The methodology which is used is quasi experimental with the unthreated control group design with pretest and posttest. There are 34 patients. Progressive muscles relaxation is given 1 to 3 times a day for ± 15-20 menit.
The impact of multisource feedback (MSF) including patient feedback on psychiatric trainees

Introduction: MSF is mandatory for trainee doctors therefore it would be tempting to assume its educational benefits. UK medical trainees do not have to obtain patient feedback as part of MSF. There is evidence examining various aspects of patient feedback and MSF, but little specifically on the performance effects of MSF with patient feedback. By systematically reviewing the literature I aim to explore these effects. Method: Multiple databases were systematically searched for eligible literature which was critically reviewed, evaluated and summarised Results: Quality of studies was variable; most had small, uncontrolled samples, assessing outcomes at lower Kirkpatrick levels (Barr et al., 2000). Although one RCT and a prospective cohort provided stronger evidence. They were generally positive about the educational benefits of MSF with patient feedback, providing evidence to be interpreted with caution. They also revealed insight into particular factors important to include in MSF to maximise benefit. Conclusions: There is evidence that MSF with patient feedback can lead to performance improvement although more robust evidence is needed. Consideration could be given to improve the MSF tools trainees in the UK currently use.
Fast fractional-pel interpolation algorithm of H.264 based on CUDA

H.264 video standard introduces fractional pixel motion compensation technology to obtain a more precise motion vector and a higher compression ratio. But, it increases the complexity of the motion compensation process at the same time. In order to solve the difficulties, we analysis the procedure of fractional-pel interpolation in H.264 and propose a fast fractional-pel interpolation algorithm based on CUDA. Experimental results show that the fast algorithm enables locating fractional pixel effectively and improves the speed of fractional pixel motion estimation. Compared with the CPU serial algorithm, the fast algorithm can significantly improve encoding rate almost four times in processing high-resolution video sequences.
Are national views important

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a true syndrome, being a heterogeneous collection of signs and symptomsthat gathered together form a spectrum of a disorder with a mild presentation in some, whilst in others there is asevere disturbance of reproductive, endocrine and metabolic function. There has been much debate about phenotypeand, more recently, genotype. There has also been scepticism in some quarters, with a feeling that we may belooking at one end of a spectrum that is in reality ‘normal’, or perhaps a consequence of the modern disease ofobesity. Whilst the polycystic ovary is at the centre of the syndrome, it is external effects such as hyperinsulinism,that inﬂuence its expression. There is no consensus on the deﬁnition of PCOS and so studies that compareepidemiology and treatments often have very different starting points, and so cannot be compared. In this debatewe wish to re-explore our current thinking on PCOS, with a particular emphasis on the British and Europeanperspective and invite others to contribute to the discussion which could form the basis for an internationalconsensus.
Advantages of GPU technology in DFT calculations of intercalated graphene

Over the past few years, the expansion of general-purpose graphic-processing unit (GPGPU) technology has had a great impact on computational science. GPGPU is the utilization of a graphics-processing unit (GPU) to perform calculations in applications usually handled by the central processing unit (CPU). Use of GPGPUs as a way to increase computational power in the material sciences has significantly decreased computational costs in already highly demanding calculations. A level of the acceleration and parallelization depends on the problem itself. Some problems can benefit from GPU acceleration and parallelization, such as the finite-difference time-domain algorithm (FTDT) and density-functional theory (DFT), while others cannot take advantage of these modern technologies. A number of GPU-supported applications had emerged in the past several years (www.nvidia.com/object/gpu-applications.html). Quantum Espresso (QE) is reported as an integrated suite of open source computer codes for electronic-structure calculations and materials modeling at the nano-scale. It is based on DFT, the use of a plane-waves basis and a pseudopotential approach. Since the QE 5.0 version, it has been implemented as a plug-in component for standard QE packages that allows exploiting the capabilities of Nvidia GPU graphic cards (www.qe-forge.org/gf/proj). In this study, we have examined the impact of the usage of GPU acceleration and parallelization on the numerical performance of DFT calculations. Graphene has been attracting attention worldwide and has already shown some remarkable properties. We have studied an intercalated graphene, using the QE package PHonon, which employs GPU. The term ‘intercalation’ refers to a process whereby foreign adatoms are inserted onto a graphene lattice. In addition, by intercalating different atoms between graphene layers, it is possible to tune their physical properties. Our experiments have shown there are benefits from using GPUs, and we reached an acceleration of several times compared to standard CPU calculations.
Kırklareli Üniversitesi Öğrencileri Arasında Sigara, Alkol ve Madde Kullanım Sıklığı

Tobacco, alcohol, and substance addiction starts in adolescence and often lasts for life. This study aims to research the prevalence of cigarette, alcohol, and substance use among the students of Kirklareli University. Material and Method Of the 9,698 students studying at Kirklareli University for the spring term 2010-2011, 902 were using the proportional stratified sampling method. their lives, while lower than in western countries, is not insignificant. For the health services that will be provided to the university students it would be appropriate to include the services that would support them to refrain from the drug addiction materials.
Monitoring the training process in women's soccer (football)

The basis of the present thesis was to assess the validity and reliability of practical monitoring and testing tools that could be used by coaches, sport scientists and players to assist with the development and delivery of individualised training and periodisation programs, with the aim of achieving optimal performance. The aim of this research was to determine the utility of the session-RPE as a tool for monitoring training load (TL) in women's soccer and establish the efficacy of a submaximal Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test to assess aerobic training