Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The relationship between cardiovascular disease risk factors and gender

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between three socioeconomic statuses and five behavior-related cardiovascular risk factors by gender, based on data from the Third Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination III. Data from 4556 people were analyzed. The propensity toward obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and physical inactivity was significantly higher in women than in men. Hypertension and smoking were significantly more prevalent in men than in women. The differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors by gender is important and should be considered when developing programs to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases.
Coarse Head-Orientation Estimation with Bootstrap Initialization

We present an algorithm for estimation of head orientation and describe automated bootstrap initialization of a person-speci c model from a generic model to achieve greater accuracy. Given pose-annotated, cropped images of people's heads from various viewpoints, the algorithm builds an ellipsoidal 3D model of the head, where points on the model learn probabilistic information about local edge density from training data. Pose estimation relies on the maximum a posteriori criterion. When the training data includes views of di erent people under a wide range of circumstances, the resulting model is generic and applicable to many people under a variety of visual conditions. Experiments show, however, that the accuracy of a generic model is substantially lower than that of a model trained specifically on the target. By using the generic model as a noisy supervisor on a particular subject, we can automatically learn a new, bootstrapped model which is better suited for pose estimation of that subject. Results show that the bootstrapped model is superior to the generic model, reducing the error di erence between generic and (nonbootstrapped) person-speci c models by roughly 50%.
A Novel Disintegrin Salmosin Inhibits Tumor Angiogenesis 1

Salmosin is a snake venom-derived novel disintegrin that antagonizes platelet aggregation. In this study, we investigated its functional specificity in tumor angiogenesis. Salmosin significantly inhibited bovine capillary endothelial cell proliferation induced by basic fibroblast growth factor but had no effect on normal growth of the cell. The basic fibroblast growth factor-induced in vivo angiogenesis in the chorioallantoic membrane was disrupted by salmosin treatment without affecting normal embryonic angiogenesis. Adhesion of the bovine capillary endothelial cells to vitronectin was also inhibited by the binding of salmosin to the avb3 integrin. Both the metastatic-tumor growth and the solid-tumor growth that developed in mice were effectively suppressed by salmosin treatment. Several lines of experimental evidence strongly suggest that the tumorspecific antiangiogenic activity of salmosin disrupts tumor growth by blocking the avb3 integrin that is expressed on the vascular endothelial cell surface.
Trends in the management of atrial fibrillation: A neurologist's perspective

Cardiac embolism, primarily from atrial fibrillation (AF), is implicated in a quarter of all ischemic strokes. In the setting of AF, contraindications to traditional therapies can create a clinical dilemma when choosing an agent for secondary stroke prophylaxis. Newer horizons in the medical and surgical management of AF have helped us choose from a wide variety of available therapies, the best possible management. In this article, we review the current trends in AF management including newer oral anticoagulants as well as surgical devices from a neurologist's view.
Natural Resources as a Source of Latin American Income Inequality

1Natural Resources as a Source of Latin American Income Inequality1 IssuesArguments abound for the relatively poor economic performance of Latin America over the past30 years. Many of these explanations attribute the region’s troubles, including low growth and highincome inequality, to a particular set of political choices made by governmental leaders. In this paper wetake a different tack, revisiting the structuralist arguments with a new version of a familiar theoreticalframework - the Heckscher-Ohlin model.The model of international comparative advantage that has been internalized by most economistsis the 2-good 2-factor Heckscher-Ohlin model which implies, among other things, factor priceequalization. This 2 by 2 model is not an appropriate setting in which to discuss development generallyor the effects of natural resource abundance on growth and inequality. More goods and more factors areneeded. Leamer(1987) has shown using the three-factor multi-good model that countries rich in naturalresources can have a path of development that is very unlike the paths taken by resource poor countries.Our goal here is to explore that idea as carefully as possible by developing five related hypothesesregarding the effect of natural resources on development:1 Delays: Natural resources absorb capital, delaying the emergence of manufacturingAt the first stages of development when capital is very scarce, the best investment opportunitiesof resource rich countries are in extraction of resources and sowing of permanent crops,
Modulation of Canonical Transient Receptor Potential Channel 1 in the Proliferation of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells by the Golli Products of the Myelin Basic Protein Gene

Golli proteins, products of the myelin basic protein gene, function as a new type of modulator of intracellular Ca2+ levels in oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). Because of this, they affect a number of Ca2+-dependent functions, such as OPC migration and process extension. To examine further the Ca2+ channels regulated by golli, we studied the store-operated Ca2+ channels (SOCCs) in OPCs and acute brain slice preparations from golli knock-out and golli-overexpressing mice. Our results showed that pharmacologically induced Ca2+ release from intracellular stores evoked a significant extracellular Ca2+ entry after store depletion in OPCs. They also indicated that, under these pharmacological conditions, golli promoted activation of Ca2+ influx by SOCCs in cultured OPCs as well as in tissue slices. The canonical transient receptor potential family of Ca2+ channels (TRPCs) has been postulated to be SOCC subunits in oligodendrocytes. Using a small interfering RNA knockdown approach, we provided direct evidence that TRPC1 is involved in store-operated Ca2+ influx in OPCs and that it is modulated by golli. Furthermore, our data indicated that golli is probably associated with TRPC1 at OPC processes. Additionally, we found that TRPC1 expression is essential for the effects of golli on OPC proliferation. In summary, our data indicate a key role for golli proteins in the regulation of TRPC-mediated Ca2+ influx, a finding that has profound consequences for the regulation of multiple biological processes in OPCs. More important, we have shown that extracellular Ca2+ uptake through TRPC1 is an essential component in the mechanism of OPC proliferation.
Virtually Connecting Across Geographical Boundaries through Facebook

This article reviews using closed group Facebook pages as a social network to create a pedagogical space where counseling students communicate, share resources, and develop cultural sensitivity. The Facebook pages were incorporated into the counseling core course (16 weeks) and the class consisted of four phases: (1) preparation and development of rapport; (2) sharing resources and reviewing key concepts; (3) increasing self-awareness and developing reflective skills; and (4) interfacing of two cultures crossing geographical boundaries. The main goals of the authors were to examine the possibility to build a virtual community through the closed group Facebook pages to interact with counseling students and educators across geographical boundaries and to open an avenue to discuss the important ethical and cross-cultural considerations when Facebook is applied in counselor education.
Implications of Variability Patterns Observed in TeV Blazars on the Structure of the Inner Jet

The recent long-look X-ray observations of TeV blazars have revealed many important new features concerning their time variability. In this paper we suggest a physical interpretation for those features based on the framework of the internal and external shock scenarios. We present a simplified model applicable to TeV blazars and investigate through simulations how each of the model parameters would affect the observed light curve or spectrum. In particular, we show that the internal shock scenario naturally leads to all the observed variability properties, including the structure function, but for it to be applicable, the fractional fluctuation of the initial bulk Lorentz factors must be small, σ ≡ σΓ/Γavg ≪ 0.01. This implies very low dynamical efficiency of the internal shock scenario. We also suggest that several observational quantities—such as the characteristic timescale, the relative amplitude of flares as compared to the steady ("offset") component, and the slope of the structure function—can be used to probe the inner jet. The results are applied to the TeV blazar Mrk 421, and this, within the context of the model, leads to the determination of several physical parameters: the ejection of a shell with average thickness of ~1013 cm occurs on average every 10 minutes, and the shells collide ~1017 cm away from the central source.
A study on core resource-based rent acquiring mechanism of enterprises

Based on the resource-based view of the firm, the author studied the relationship between the resource an enterprise owned and its competitive advantage. The author thoroughly studied resource-acquire mechanism and competence-establish mechanism, and then put forward a model of core resource-based rent-acquire mechanism. The author thinks that the excess rent of an enterprise comes from the synergy of heterogeneous resource and competence. Organizational learning plays a key role in resource renewing and competence upgrading. The core resource-based rent-acquire mechanism is an important source of a firm's sustaining competitive advantage.
Old World Econometrics and New World Theory

This paper summarizes recent work on the econometrics of identification in rational expectations models by myself and Andreas Beyer. In this work, we discuss the relationship between structure and reduced form in linear rational expectations models and we apply our analysis to a class of new Keynesian models that are frequently used to inform the policy debate. We argue that the identifying assumptions used in this literature are invalid and that linear rational expectations models are themselves subject to the Lucas critique of econometric policy evaluation. We introduce an alternative approach to identification that uses breaks in policy as natural experiments to help identify the private sector structural equations of a linear model.
The Relationship Between Facebook Addiction and Depression Among Madda Walabu University Summer Students- Cross Sectional Survey

There are many studies, which have shown that Facebook addiction is a condition associated with depression. The main objective of this study is to assess the relationship between Facebook addiction and depression among Madda Walabu university summer students. 272 Purposefully selected Madda Walabu University students were the participants of the study. Cross-sectional survey design is used to assess the relationship between Facebook addiction and Depression. Facebook addiction scale and Burns depression checklist are used to collect pertinent data. The study revealed a positive significant relationship between Facebook addiction and depression. The research recommends Madda Walabu University should develop education programs and special plans to deal with Facebook addiction to saving its students from Depression. Keywords: Addiction, Depression, Facebook DOI : 10.7176/NMMC/78-01
Forensic detection of noise addition in digital images

Abstract. We proposed a technique to detect the global addition of noise to a digital image. As an anti-forensics tool, noise addition is typically used to disguise the visual traces of image tampering or to remove the statistical artifacts left behind by other operations. As such, the blind detection of noise addition has become imperative as well as beneficial to authenticate the image content and recover the image processing history, which is the goal of general forensics techniques. Specifically, the special image blocks, including constant and strip ones, are used to construct the features for identifying noise addition manipulation. The influence of noising on blockwise pixel value distribution is formulated and analyzed formally. The methodology of detectability recognition followed by binary decision is proposed to ensure the applicability and reliability of noising detection. Extensive experimental results demonstrate the efficacy of our proposed noising detector.
On the Equivalence of SOA Rollback-Recovery Consistency Models

There are different recovery consistency models that definne when the recovered state of SOA processing is perceived as consistent. In this paper we prove that with the appropriatedefinnition of services, the relaxed rollback-recovery models are equivalent to strict recovery model, and they allow to recover a consistent service state at lower costs compare to strict recovery consistency model.
Monetary Policy , the Financial Accelerator model and Asset Price bubbles ∗

US net worth and leverage in both the corporate and the household sectors became much more pro-cyclical and volatile in the 2000s, while financial spreads became more counter-cyclical. We assess the role of monetary policy in contributing to this change. We use an extension of the BGG model and analyze the role that neglecting asset prices might have had in the most recent business cycle. Our results suggest when policy responds to an identified bubble it naturally increases welfare relative to alternatives. Additionally, we measure the extent to which policy can feed a bubble by further loosening the credit market frictions that entrepreneurs face. We also gouge the relative losses from acting against asset prices when there is no bubble and formulate an asset price targeting frontier.
Erosive Arthropathy with Osteolysis As a Typical Feature in Polyfibromatosis Syndrome: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Polyfibromatosis syndrome is a rare disease entity that is characterized by various clinical features such as palmar, plantar, and penile fibromatoses, keloid formations of the skin, and erosive arthropathy. Its precise pathophysiology or etiology remains unclear. In addition to distinctive diverse skin manifestations, patients with polyfibromatosis have been previously reported to show erosive arthropathy with significant limitation of movement at affected joints. However, the presence of erosive polyarthropathy in polyfibromatosis has not emphasized in previous cases. Here, we report a case of polyfibromatosis syndrome combined with painless massive structural destruction of hand and foot joints, and review the characteristics of erosive arthropathy in previous cases.
3- and 4-alkylphenol degradation pathway in Pseudomonas sp. strain KL28: genetic organization of the lap gene cluster and substrate specificities of phenol hydroxylase and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase.

The enzymes and genes responsible for the catabolism of higher alkylphenols have not been characterized in aerobic bacteria. Pseudomonas sp. strain KL28 can utilize a wide range of alkylphenols, which include the 4-n-alkylphenols (C(1)-C(5)). The genes, designated as lap (for long-chain alkylphenols), encoding enzymes for the catabolic pathway were cloned from chromosomal DNA and sequenced. The lap genes are located in a 13.2 kb region with 14 ORFs in the order lapRBKLMNOPCEHIFG and with the same transcriptional orientation. The lapR gene is transcribed independently and encodes a member of the XylR/DmpR positive transcriptional regulators. lapB, the first gene in the lap operon, encodes catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O). The lapKLMNOP and lapCEHIFG genes encode a multicomponent phenol hydroxylase (mPH) and enzymes that degrade derivatives of 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde (HMS) to TCA cycle intermediates, respectively. The P(lapB) promoter contains motifs at positions -24(GG) and -12(GC) which are typically found in sigma(54)-dependent promoters. A promoter assay using a P(lapB) : : gfp transcriptional fusion plasmid showed that lapB promoter activity is inducible and that it responds to a wide range of (alkyl)phenols. The structural genes encoding enzymes required for this catabolism are similar (42-69 %) to those encoded on a catabolic pVI150 plasmid from an archetypal phenol degrader, Pseudomonas sp. CF600. However, the lap locus does not include genes encoding HMS hydrolase and ferredoxin. The latter is known to be functionally associated with C23O for use of 4-alkylcatechols as substrates. The arrangement of the lap catabolic genes is not commonly found in other meta-cleavage operons. Substrate specificity studies show that mPH preferentially oxidizes 3- and 4-alkylphenols to 4-alkylcatechols. C23O preferentially oxidizes 4-alkylcatechols via proximal (2,3) cleavage. This indicates that these two key enzymes have unique substrate preferences and lead to the establishment of the initial steps of the lap pathway in strain KL28.
New evidence for halo gas accretion onto disk galaxies

Abstract Studies of the halo gas in the Milky Way and in nearby spiral galaxies show the presence of gas complexes that cannot be reconciled with an internal (galactic fountain) origin and are direct evidence of gas accretion. Estimating gas accretion rates from these features consistently gives values, which are one order of magnitude lower than what is needed to feed the star formation. I show that this problem can be overcome if most of the accretion is in fact “hidden” as it mixes with the galactic fountain material coming from the disk. This model not only provides an explanation for the missing gas accretion but also reproduces the peculiar kinematics of the halo gas in particular the vertical rotation gradient. In this view this gradient becomes indirect evidence for gas accretion.
Reducing alcohol - related harm in Irish colleges: a qualitative evaluation of the College Alcohol Policy Initiative.

This report presents the summarised findings of a qualitative, process evaluation of the college alcohol policy initiative, carried out in 2004 with a view to examining ongoing progress on the part of third-level colleges in their attempts to institute effective alcohol policies. A comprehensive review of the research and policy literature on college alcohol policies was carried out so as to provide a wider context for this Irish initiative, and the following specific methodologies were then used in conducting this evaluation: • content analysis of policy documents drafted in participating colleges; • focus group discussions with college staff who had played a key role in drafting and implementing their own institution's alcohol policy; • individual interviews with stakeholders representing student interests and a representative of the drinks industry; • case studies of three different colleges and their alcohol policies which were intended to reflect the spectrum of college experiences in this sphere. The findings from the focus group clearly indicate that the drinks industry had been promoting its products on campus in an irresponsible manner. The authors conclude that the colleges have not achieved the type of policy mixed required by a successful harm reduction approach to alcohol consumption They recommend that colleges themselves, not just the student services sector should take responsibility for alcohol policies.
Fuzzy dynamic modeling and predictive load following control of a solid oxide fuel cell power system

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is widely accepted for clean and distributed power generation use, but critical operation problems often occur when stand-alone fuel cell is directly connected to the electricity grid or the DC electric user. In order to address these problems, in this paper a data-driven fuzzy identification method is applied to the dynamic modeling of an integrated SOFC and capacitor system. And the identified fuzzy SOFC model is employed to develop a novel constrained feedforward generalized predictive controller. Both the rapid power load following and safe SOFC operation requirements are taken into account in the design of the closed-loop control system. Simulations are also given to demonstrate the load following control performance of the proposed fuzzy predictive control strategy for the SOFC/Capacitor power system.
The Use of an Advanced Simulation Training Facility to Enhance Clinical Psychology Trainees' Learning Experiences

The University of Hertfordshire (UH) has recently opened a new simulation centre for its healthcare students. Although the centre is primarily used by nursing and paramedic students for its simulated clinical and community environments, its use for other professional training such as clinical psychology is evident. In this paper a brief history and description of the simulation centre is provided, before describing and reporting on a scenario-based simulation training exercise designed and implemented for clinical psychology doctorate trainees at UH. Trainee feedback on the effectiveness of the exercise was obtained via pre- and postsession self-report questionnaires. Trainees reported that they benefitted from taking part, increasing their clinical skills and confidence in joint working. They also valued the nonassessed and experiential nature of the exercise. Some of the main advantages of using interactive simulation training are outlined, as well as some of the challenges in using this advanced technology effectively.
A disaster-resilient layered data transmission based on Movable and Deployable Resource Units

In this paper, we propose a disaster-resilient image and video transmission system based on specially designed Movable and Deployable Resource Units, which we refer to as MDRUs. Each MDRU has the ability to establish communication and information processing functions after being rapidly transported or moved to the disaster area; it can be deployed within an acceptably short time to establish network and ICT services in the disaster area. The proposed resilient data transmission system offers image and video application data appropriately to people in the disaster areas through MDRUs. The application data are transmitted based on the MDRUs power supply and network bandwidth. Experimental results and demonstration show the effectiveness of the proposed disaster-resilient image and video transmission.