Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
First-time parents' experiences of home-based postnatal care in Sweden

Abstract Aim. To gain a deeper understanding of first-time parents' experiences of early discharge from hospital after delivery and home-based postnatal care. Material and methods. The study was comprised of focus group interviews, interviews with couples and with fathers. Twenty-one parents participated. Inclusion criteria: healthy women who have given birth to their first child after a normal pregnancy and delivery, the women's partners, healthy and full term babies, Swedish-speaking, discharge from the delivery ward within 24 hours, resident in the Uppsala community, the parents cohabited at the time of the delivery. The material was analysed by qualitative content analysis. Results. Three themes emerged: The family's strategy, which describes the family's expectations of postnatal care and their experiences of the real situation. Some are flexible concerning going home early, and others have decided in advance. Self-reliance and strength, which explores the parents' feelings of security and uncertainty, freedom and independence, and shared responsibility. Breast-feeding is described as the ‘main thing’, an interactive learning process. Professional support in the home summarizes the parents' experience of the midwife's support at home. While conflicting feelings may be revealed during the first days, the midwife confirms their new roles as parents. The midwife is seen as a support and adviser to the parents. Conclusion. This study shows that parents welcome home-based postnatal care with professional support from midwives. We conclude that this care suits healthy families. We think it will be more important in the future to discriminate between healthy families and those in need of hospital care, than to focus on the moment when they leave the hospital, early or late.
Beyond Positivism in Computer Science Acm Classification Keywords a Discourse on Modeling and Specialization

It is accredited to Marie Curie that she said: "In science, we must be interested in things, not in persons. " This seems to be a viewpoint which is very common in Computer Science where a core competence is to model solutions in a rational way as the following two examples illustrate: Algorithms are models that describe the data input, flow, manipulation, and output necessary to compute a terminal deterministic solution in finite time on a computer; Web ontologies are models that represent a consensual and consistent state of domain knowledge conforming to Web standards. Computer Science teaches humans to model things by standards and technologies which are valid in a digital computer systems. But how are these "things" different from those in physics meant by Marie Curie? Comparing the modeling of a pendulum with the facebook "like" button is a very intriguing example of Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission and/or a fee.
A graphical tool for the prototyping of real-time systems

This paper describes a prototyping tool for the design and execution of real-time system specifications known as transformation schemas. The tool comprises an editor that makes full use of windows, menus, and icons; and a simulator that executes transformation schemas based on an object-oriented strategy. The tool not only enables the syntactic correctness of a transformation schema to be verified, but also assists in proving its semantic correctness.
Dynamic channels in biomolecular systems: Path analysis and visualization

Analysis of protein dynamics suggests that internal cavities and channels can be rather dynamic structures. Here, we present a Voronoi-based algorithm to extract the geometry and the dynamics of cavities and channels from a molecular dynamics trajectory. The algorithm requires a pre-processing step in which the Voronoi diagram of the van der Waals spheres is used to calculate the cavity structure for each coordinate set of the trajectory. In the next step, we interactively compute dynamic channels by analyzing the time evolution of components of the cavity structure. Tracing of the cavity dynamics is supported by timeline visualization tools that allow the user to select specific components of the cavity structures for detailed exploration. All visualization methods are interactive and enable the user to animate the time-dependent molecular structure together with its cavity structure. To facilitate a comprehensive overview of the dynamics of a channel, we have also developed a visualization technique that renders a dynamic channel in a single image and color-codes time on its extension surface. We illustrate the usefullness of our tools by inspecting the structure and dynamics of internal cavities in the bacteriorhodopsin proton pump.
Integer time-domain pre- and post-filters for low-complexity extension of JPEG standard

Time-domain lapped transform (TDLT) is a family of lapped transforms (LTs) which reduce blocking artifacts occurred by the DCT algorithm. Also, we can directly apply it to the existing JPEG framework because it is constructed by the DCT with time-domain pre- and post-filters. It obviously has higher complexity than an ordinary DCT. We present an integer approximated TDLT (IntTDLT) which can be easily implemented with only adders/shifters, i.e., no floating-point multipliers, and fewer step processing, while preserving the characteristics such as allowing the use of symmetric extension and structural one degree of regularity (1-regularity). As a result, it performs good coding, especially at a low bitrate, in spite of the low-complexity.
An Improved Adaptive Time-Threshold Based Scheme for Cellular Wireless Networks

This paper points out the disadvantage of ATTS scheme in performance of the handoff voice call dropping probabilities and then proposes a novel Improved Adaptive Time-Threshold based bandwidth allocation Scheme (IATTS) for voice calls in cellular wireless networks. In order to decrease the prioritized handoff dropping probability, proposed scheme makes prioritized handoff calls have preemptive priority over non-prioritized handoff calls on basis of reserving adaptive algorithm of ATTS. Simulation results show that IATTS further improves QoS of handoff calls while keeping good performances of the new call blocking probability and the bandwidth utilization compared with ATTS. Hence, the proposed scheme provides good QoS guarantees for both mobile voice users and the service provider.
On the capacity region of the Gaussian Z-channel

We investigate the capacity region of the Gaussian Z-channel with a small crossover link gain, i.e. /spl alpha//spl les/1. For the case of /spl alpha/<1, we provide an achievable region, and the converse for most of the achievable region. We also derive lower and upper bounds for the part of the region where the capacity boundary is unclear. For the case of /spl alpha/=1, we determine the capacity region exactly.
Scalable Nonlinear Compact Schemes Executive Summary

The Laboratory's main facility is outside Chicago, at 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439. For information about Argonne and its pioneering science and technology programs, see www.anl. gov. Solutions to hyperbolic conservation laws are often characterized by a large range of length scales as well as discontinuities. Standard nonlinear finite-difference schemes, such as the WENO schemes, yield non-oscillatory solutions but lack the spectral resolution required to model the relevant length scales. Linear compact schemes have a high spectral resolution; however, they suffer from spurious oscillations across discontinuities and sharp gradients. Weighted nonlinear compact schemes, such as the CRWENO scheme and the hybrid compact-WENO schemes, combine the non-oscillatory nature of the WENO schemes with the high spectral resolution of the compact schemes and are thus ideal for solutions with multiple length scales and discontinuities. One example of an application area is compressible, turbulent flows. The CRWENO scheme and the hybrid compact-WENO schemes have a nonlinear, solution-dependent left-hand side and therefore require the solution of banded systems of equations at each time-integration step or stage. Application of these schemes to multiprocessor simulations requires an efficient, scalable algorithm for the solution to the banded systems. Past efforts at implementing nonlinear compact schemes for parallel simulations suffer from one or more of the following drawbacks: parallelization-induced approximations and errors, complicated and inefficient scheduling of communication and computation, significant increase in the mathematical complexity of the banded systems solver, and high communication overhead. Therefore, these algorithms do not scale well for massively parallel simulations and are inefficient compared with the corresponding standard finite-difference schemes. In this work, we focus on compact schemes resulting in tridiagonal systems of equations, specifically the fifth-order CRWENO scheme. We propose a scalable implementation of the nonlinear compact schemes by implementing a parallel tridiagonal solver based on the partitioning/substructuring approach. We use an iterative solver for the reduced system of equations; however, we solve this system to machine zero accuracy to ensure that no parallelization errors are introduced. It is possible to achieve machine-zero convergence with few iterations because of the diagonal dominance of the system. The number of iterations is specified a priori instead of a norm-based exit criterion, and collective communications are avoided. The overall algorithm thus involves only point-to-point communication between neighboring processors. Our implementation of the tridiagonal solver differs from and avoids the drawbacks of past efforts in the following ways: it introduces no parallelization-related approximations (multiprocessor …
Image Enhancement and Image Hiding Based on Linear Image Fusion

This chapter presents image enhancement and image hiding approaches based on linear image fusion (LIF). Most of materials presented here have been published in (Hsieh et al., 2008; Hsieh et al., 2010; Kondo and Zhao, 2006). Apparently, image enhancement, image morphing, and image hiding are completely different technologies for different applications, they can actually be unified under the core of LIF, and this unification can be helpful in other related researches. The reason we use LIF is its simplicity and low computational cost. By our observations, LIF generally has satisfactory performance provided that appropriate source images are used. This motivates the image enhancement approaches presented in this chapter. Note that the intermediate image generated by image morphing, in which LIF plays a fundamental role, can be a way to hide images, an LIF based approach to image hiding is presented in this chapter as well. This chapter consists of five sections. Section 1 gives introductions related to image enhancement and image hiding. Section 2 reviews LIF which is the core for the given applications. Then image enhancement approaches based on LIF are introduced in Section 3. Section 4 presents an image hiding approach based on LIF. Finally, conclusion and future work are mentioned in Section 5.
BEDEN EĞİTİMİ ÖĞRETMENİ, ÖĞRETMEN ADAYI VE BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR YÜKSEKOKULLARINDA GÖREV YAPAN ÖĞRETİM ELEMANLARININ MESLEKİ YETERLİK DUYGUSUNUN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI.

Bu calisma Turkiye’de farkli bolgelerden secilmis illerdeki Beden Egitimi ve Spor Yuksek Okullarinda gorev yapan ogretim elemanlari, devlet okullarinda calisan beden egitimi ogretmenleri ve Beden Egitimi Ogretmenligi bolumlerinde 1. ve 4. sinifta okuyan ogretmen adaylarinin meslege yonelik yeterliklerinin cesitli degiskenlere gore karsilastirilmasi amaci ile yapilmistir. Arastirmaya 241 ogretmen, 96 ogretim elemani ve 142 birinci sinif, 165 dorduncu sinifta egitim goren 307 ogretmen adayi olmak uzere toplam 644 kisi gonullu olarak katilmistir. Arastirmada veri toplama araci olarak kisisel bilgi formu ve Tschannen-Moran ve Woolkfolk-Hoy (2001)’un gelistirdigi ve Aktag (2003)’in Turkce’ye uyarladigi “Ogretmenler Yeterlik Duygusu” anketi kullanilmistir. Verilerin cozumlenmesi icin betimleyici istatistik, bagimsiz gruplar t-testi ve cok yonlu varyans analizi (MANOVA) ve tek yonlu varyans analizi (ANOVA) testleri kullanilmistir. Arastirma sonuclarina gore ogretim elemanlarinin toplam yeterlik ortalamasi 7.15±0.74, ogretmenlerin toplam yeterlik ortalamalari 7.38±0.64, ogretmen adaylarinin toplam yeterlik ortalamasi 7.32±0.65’dir. Ogretmen adaylarinin cinsiyete ve sinif duzeyine gore yeterlik puanlarinin karsilastirildiginda, cinsiyete ve sinif duzeyine gore anlamli bir fark bulunmadigi tespit edilmistir (p > 0.05). Ogretim elemanlarinin ve beden egitimi ogretmenlerinin yeterlik puanlarini cinsiyete gore karsilastirildiginda sinif yonetimi ve ogrenci katilimi alt boyutlarinda erkekler lehine anlamli farka ulasilirken, statuye gore sinif yonetimi, ogrenci katilimi ve toplam puanda ogretmenler lehine anlamli farka ulasilmistir. Calismaya katilan ogretim elemanlarinin ve ogretmenlerin meslege yonelik yeterlik puanlari meslekteki deneyimlerine gore degisiklik gostermemektedir.
IDENTIFIKASI MOTIVASI KERJA KARYAWAN PT. SARANA MEKAR GEMILANG DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN TEORI HERZBERG

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi motivasi kerja karyawan PT. Sarana Mekar Gemilang tinggi atau rendah, upaya apa saja yang telah dilakukan dari individu maupun organisasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada karyawan tetap PT. Sarana Mekar Gemilang. Analisis data ini menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Pada landasan teori dijelaskan tentang teori yang digunakan dan definisinya. Ada beberapa teori dalam landasan teori yang digunakan yaitu pengertian motivasi kerja, teori motivasi dari Herzberg, kerangka pikir, dan definisi operasional. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini dan pembahasan dapat dibuat kesimpulan sebagai berikut : hasil dari motivasi kerja dengan pendekatan teori Herzberg yaitu motivator dan hygiene factors tidak ada yang dominan karenasama-sama tergolong kategori sangat tinggi. Beeberapa saran yang dapat diberikan oleh peneliti setelah melakukan penelitian ini adalah : mempertahankan motivasi kerja yang sudah ada.
Study #287: Investigation into the Revision of the Special Numerical Procedure to Determine Leacher vs Non-Leacher Status Based on Physical/Chemical Properties of Pesticide Active Ingredients

I. Introduction Detections of pesticide residues in ground water in the late 1970's resulted in the enactment of the Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act (PCPA) in 1986. As indicated by its name, the goal of the legislation was to protect California's ground water resources from further contamination. One preventative part of the legislation mandated the Department of Pesticide Regulation, which at the time was a branch in the California Department of Food and Agriculture, to provide a list of pesticide active ingredients registered in California that have chemical properties similar to those found in ground water throughout the US. That list of potential leachers was then enacted into regulation and known as the 6800(b) list in reference to the part of the CA Food and Agricultural Code of regulations in which it resides. The list is updated as new pesticide active ingredients are registered in California and identified as potential leachers. The Environmental Monitoring Branch's Ground Water Protection Program prioritizes pesticides on the 6800(b) for well sampling studies based on additional data for pesticide use, agricultural use practices, and on further modeling of potential fate after application. An example is the 2012 protocol for sampling potential presence of linuron, mefenoxam, methomyl , and propyzamide in drinking water wells (Garretson, 2012).
Banded karyotype of the Konya wild sheep (Ovis orientalis anatolica Valenciennes, 1856) from Turkey

Abstract Thekaryotype, C-banding, and nucleoar organizer regions (NORs) of eight specimens ofKonya wild sheepfrom Turkey were examined. The complement included six large metacentric autosomes, 46 acrocentric autosomes of decreasing size, a medium-sized acrocentric X chromosome, and a small bi-armed Y chromosome (the diploid chromosome number 2n=54, the number of autosomal arms NFa=58, the number of chromosome arms NF=61). G-banding allowed reliable identification of all the chromosome pairs and the pairing of homologous elements. All the autosomes possessed distinct centromeric or pericentromeric C-positive bands. The X chromosome had a pericentromeric C-positive band, and the Y chromosome was entirely C-heterochromatic. The NORs were located in the terminal regions of the long arms of three metacentric and two acrocentric autosomes. The karyotype of the Konya wild sheep and its banding patterns are quite similar to chromosome complement reported in domestic sheep and European mouflon.
Acoustic, Visual and Spatial Indicators for the Description of the Soundscape of Waterfront Areas with and without Road Traffic Flow

High flows of road traffic noise in urban agglomerations can negatively affect the livability of squares and parks located at the neighborhood, district and city levels, therefore pushing anyone who wants to enjoy calmer, quieter areas to move to non-urban parks. Due to the distances between these areas, it is not possible to go as regularly as would be necessary to satisfy any needs. Even if cities are densely populated, the presence of a sea or riverfront offers the possibility of large restorative places, or at least with potential features for being the natural core of an urban nucleus after a renewal intervention. This study evaluates the soundscape of the Naples waterfront, presenting an overview of the most significant visual, acoustic and spatial factors related to the pedestrian areas, as well as areas open to road traffic and others where the road traffic is limited. The factors were chosen with feature selection methods and artificial neural networks. The results show how certain factors, such as the perimeter between the water and promenade, the visibility of the sea or the density of green areas, can affect the perception of the soundscape quality in the areas with road traffic. In the pedestrian areas, acoustic factors, such as loudness or the A-weighted sound level exceeded for 10% of the measurement duration (LA10), influence the perceived quality of the soundscape.
Association between the prevalence of antibodies to beta(2)-glycoprotein I, prothrombin, protein C, protein S, and annexin V in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and thrombotic and thrombocytopenic complications.

BACKGROUND Anti-phospholipid (aPL) antibodies (Abs) frequently found in the plasma of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been associated with thrombotic complications. Our aim was to clarify the roles in thrombosis of aPL Abs that react with complexes of phospholipids and plasma proteins such as beta(2)-glycoprotein I (beta(2)-GPI), prothrombin, protein C, protein S, and annexin V. METHODS We determined the prevalence of aPL Abs to various phospholipid-binding plasma proteins in SLE patients with arterial thrombosis (30 cases), venous thrombosis (19 cases), thrombocytopenia (14 cases), fetal loss (14 cases), and patients without complications (91 cases). The aPL Abs were measured by an ELISA system in which human plasma proteins (beta(2)-GPI, prothrombin, protein C, protein S, and annexin V) were immobilized on gamma-irradiated or plain polystyrene plates. RESULTS All types of aPL Abs were frequently observed in the patients with SLE when gamma-irradiated polystyrene plates were used (51 of 168 cases positive for anti-beta(2)-GPI, 94 of 168 cases positive for anti-prothrombin, 36 of 168 cases positive for anti-protein C, 47 of 168 cases positive for anti-protein S, and 50 of 168 cases positive for anti-annexin V), whereas no Abs to these plasma proteins were detected when plain polystyrene plates were used. Multivariate analysis confirmed that both anti-beta(2)-GPI and anti-prothrombin Abs were significant risk factors for arterial thrombosis [odds ratios (ORs), 8.8 and 14.5, respectively; 95% confidence intervals (CIs), 3.2-25 and 1.8-116, respectively] but not for venous thrombosis. The presence of anti-protein S Abs was a significant risk factor for venous thrombosis (OR, 30.4; CI, 3.3-281) but not for arterial thrombosis. The only significant risk factor for fetal loss was the presence of anti-annexin V Abs (OR, 5.9; CI, 1.4-14.8). CONCLUSIONS Patients with SLE frequently have some aPL Abs to beta(2)-GPI, prothrombin, protein C, protein S, and annexin V. Thrombotic complications in SLE may depend on the antigenic specificities of these Abs, alone or in combination.
How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan

The institutional arrangements governing skill formation are widely seen as constituting a key element in the institutional constellations that define distinctive “varieties of capitalism” across the developed democracies. This book explores the origins and evolution of such institutions in four countries – Germany, Britain, the United States, and Japan. It traces cross-national differences in contemporary training regimes back to the nineteenth century and, specifically, to the character of the political settlement achieved among employers in skill-intensive industries, artisans, and early trade unions. The book also tracks evolution and change in training institutions over a century of development. It uncovers important continuities through putative “breakpoints” in history, but also – more important perhaps – it provides insights into modes of institutional change that are incremental but cumulatively transformative. The study underscores the limits of the most prominent approaches to institutional change, and it identifies the political processes through which the form and functions of institutions can be radically reconfigured over time.