Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
[Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture on early peripheral facial paralysis].

OBJECTIVE To observe therapeutic effects of acupuncture at different opportunities on peripheral facial paralysis. METHODS Fifty-two cases were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=28) and a control group (n=24). The treatment group at the acute stage (1-10 days) were treated with acupuncture at Dicang (ST 4), Jiache (ST 6), Yangbai (GB 14), etc., with less than 4 points selected on the face and with shallow puncture, and 10 days later electroacupuncture were added at acupoints selected routinely; the control group were treated with the same methods as the treatment group but acupuncture was not given at the acute stage. RESULTS The cured rate of 78.6% in the treatment group was significantly higher than 50.0% in the control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Early acupuncture is a key for achieving the best therapeutic effect on facial paralysis.
Implementation of a patient blood management monitoring and feedback program significantly reduces transfusions and costs

Patient blood management (PBM) measures have been shown to be effective in reducing transfusions while maintaining patient outcome. The issuance of transfusion guidelines is seen as being key to the success of PBM programs. As the introduction of guidelines alone did not visibly reduce transfusions in our center, a monitoring and feedback program was established. The aim of our study was to show the effectiveness of such measures in reducing transfusions and cost.
New clinical-practice guidelines for the management of pain in patients with cancer.

Cancer is newly diagnosed in more than 1 million Americans annually, and 1 of 5 deaths in the United States -- about 1400 per day -- results from cancer1. Cancer is increasingly prevalent in the United States, yet unfortunately, the pain associated with it is frequently undertreated in both adults and children. Patients with cancer often have pain from more than one source, but in up to 90 percent of patients the pain can be controlled by relatively simple means. Nevertheless, undertreatment of cancer pain is common because of clinicians' inadequate knowledge of effective assessment and management practices, negative .
Is Sustained Attention Important for the Testing Effect

The “Testing Effect” is known to enhance learning and long-term retention through repeated-testing (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006). Additionally, it has been shown to improve the long-term retention of a related but untested subset of learned material (Chan, McDermott, & Roediger, 2006). One variable that has yet to be considered is the role of sustained attention (e.g., students’ ability to focus on lecture content for long periods of time) on the efficacy of the testing effect. DISCUSSION
Theory of psychoanalytic therapy

ance that follow-up, although difficult, is attempted. Professor Haskill R. Coplin, in the publi¬ cation's introduction, comments that the four authors have not attempted to promote any one method. Rather, there is a blending of the many group techniques being cur¬ rently employed. I agree and did not find their material to be disjointed or uneven. It is hoped that soon a more comprehensive theoretical report of their work will be pub¬ lished. Bernard Makowsky, MSS
Apparent Motion and Prior Correspondence Effects in Visual Perception.

Abstract : The process by which two visual stimuli presented at one time (t1) are paired with two different stimuli presented at a later time (t2) was investigated. Since there was more than one way for the stimuli to mate across frames, the task involved a problem in correspondence. It was proposed that the solution to a correspondence problem would be influenced (1) by the solution to the immediately preceding, or prior, one, and (2) by variations in the spatio-temporal characteristics of the sequentially presented apparent movement displays. When the prior and current correspondence problems were identical in structure, the influence of the former problem on the latter one was called a hysteresis effect; when the two problems were not identical in structure, the interaction between problems was called a priming effect. The results of eight experiments showed that (1) the hysteresis effect and priming effects were significant, and (2) the magnitude of both effects was related to the spatio-temporal parameters of the display sequence. In addition, both effects can operate in a telegraphic mode, can tolerate a difference in the type of solution between the prior and current problems, and more recent correspondence problems have a larger prior correspondence effect than more frequent but less recent correspondence problems.
Semantic based Efficient Cache Mechanism for Database Query Optimization

The primary goal of the database system is to provide the user a convenient and efficient access to the query related data. With this concern this paper provides semantic based cache mechanism techniques for optimizing the user queries. Here the frame work for optimization is analyzed which supports data and computation reuse, query scheduling and cache efficient utilization algorithm is presented in order to improve the evaluation process and minimize the overall response time. Further the case study is analyzed to test the performance and extended the same for multi-queries to achieve parallelism.
Transplantation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Improves Functional Recovery in Huntington's Disease Rat Model

The purpose of this study was to determine the functional recovery of the transplanted induced pluripotent stem cells in a rat model of Huntington's disease with use of 18F-FDG microPET/CT imaging. Methods In a quinolinic acid-induced rat model of striatal degeneration, induced pluripotent stem cells were transplanted into the ipsilateral lateral ventricle ten days after the quinolinic acid injection. The response to the treatment was evaluated by serial 18F-FDG PET/CT scans and Morris water maze test. Histological analyses and Western blotting were performed six weeks after stem cell transplantation. Results After induced pluripotent stem cells transplantation, higher 18F-FDG accumulation in the injured striatum was observed during the 4 to 6-weeks period compared with the quinolinic acid-injected group, suggesting the metabolic recovery of injured striatum. The induced pluripotent stem cells transplantation improved learning and memory function (and striatal atrophy) of the rat in six week in the comparison with the quinolinic acid-treated controls. In addition, immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that transplanted stem cells survived and migrated into the lesioned area in striatum, and most of the stem cells expressed protein markers of neurons and glial cells. Conclusion Our findings show that induced pluripotent stem cells can survive, differentiate to functional neurons and improve partial striatal function and metabolism after implantation in a rat Huntington's disease model.
Does Hospital Volume Really Affect the Surgical and Oncological Outcomes of Gastric Cancer in Korea?

Purpose The significance of hospital volume remains inconsistent and controversial. In particular, few studies have examined whether hospital volume is associated with the outcome of gastrectomy for gastric cancer in East Asia. This study examined the effect of hospital volume on the short-term surgical and long-term oncological outcomes of patients undergoing curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Materials and Methods Between 2009 and 2011, 1,561 patients underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (n=1,322) and Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital (n=239). We defined Seoul St. Mary's Hospital as a high-volume center and Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital as a low-volume center. Results The extent of resection, rate of combined resection, tumor stage, operating time, and hospital stay did not differ significantly between the 2 hospitals. In addition, the hospital volume was not significantly associated with the 30-day morbidity and mortality. When the overall and disease-free survival rates of the patients were stratified according to stage, hospital volume was not significantly associated with prognosis at any stage. Conclusions Hospital volume might not be a decisive factor with respect to the surgical and oncological outcomes of patients if well-trained surgeons perform gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Passive BCI in Operational Environments: Insights, Recent Advances, and Future Trends

Goal: This minireview aims to highlight recent important aspects to consider and evaluate when passive brain–computer interface (pBCI) systems would be developed and used in operational environments, and remarks future directions of their applications. Methods: Electroencephalography (EEG) based pBCI has become an important tool for real-time analysis of brain activity since it could potentially provide covertly—without distracting the user from the main task—and objectively—not affected by the subjective judgment of an observer or the user itself—information about the operator cognitive state. Results: Different examples of pBCI applications in operational environments and new adaptive interface solutions have been presented and described. In addition, a general overview regarding the correct use of machine learning techniques (e.g., which algorithm to use, common pitfalls to avoid, etc.) in the pBCI field has been provided. Conclusion: Despite recent innovations on algorithms and neurotechnology, pBCI systems are not completely ready to enter the market yet, mainly due to limitations of the EEG electrodes technology, and algorithms reliability and capability in real settings. Significance: High complexity and safety critical systems (e.g., airplanes, ATM interfaces) should adapt their behaviors and functionality accordingly to the user’ actual mental state. Thus, technologies (i.e., pBCIs) able to measure in real time the user's mental states would result very useful in such “high risk” environments to enhance human machine interaction, and so increase the overall safety.
Biting Newcomers to Improve Collaborative Learning System: An Opportunity Cost Perspective

This paper introduces a computational model of online collaborative learning system and investigates how the heterogeneity of opportunity cost among users initiates a vicious cycle of accumulation of unnecessary duplicate postings and eventually the system shuts down. Further examination explores how deterring newcomers improves collaborative learning system efficiency by reducing unnecessary duplicate postings resulting from opportunistic behavior and explains why extrinsic rewards may fail to improve use of a collaborative learning system due to an unfavorable alignment between opportunity cost and cognitive structure of knowledge. This paper suggests a new approach for explaining the relationship between opportunity cost and collaborative learning system success as well as for identifying and aligning the opportunity cost of using the system, which is suggested as a critical factor to system success.
Higher Levels of Neanderthal Ancestry in East Asians than in Europeans

Neanderthals were a group of archaic hominins that occupied most of Europe and parts of Western Asia from ∼30,000 to 300,000 years ago (KYA). They coexisted with modern humans during part of this time. Previous genetic analyses that compared a draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome with genomes of several modern humans concluded that Neanderthals made a small (1–4%) contribution to the gene pools of all non-African populations. This observation was consistent with a single episode of admixture from Neanderthals into the ancestors of all non-Africans when the two groups coexisted in the Middle East 50–80 KYA. We examined the relationship between Neanderthals and modern humans in greater detail by applying two complementary methods to the published draft Neanderthal genome and an expanded set of high-coverage modern human genome sequences. We find that, consistent with the recent finding of Meyer et al. (2012), Neanderthals contributed more DNA to modern East Asians than to modern Europeans. Furthermore we find that the Maasai of East Africa have a small but significant fraction of Neanderthal DNA. Because our analysis is of several genomic samples from each modern human population considered, we are able to document the extent of variation in Neanderthal ancestry within and among populations. Our results combined with those previously published show that a more complex model of admixture between Neanderthals and modern humans is necessary to account for the different levels of Neanderthal ancestry among human populations. In particular, at least some Neanderthal–modern human admixture must postdate the separation of the ancestors of modern European and modern East Asian populations.
The Evolution of Quality Improvement Methodology in Malaysia-s IT Industry: The Past, Current and Future

There are various approaches to implement quality improvements. Organizations aim for a management standard which is capable of providing customers with quality assurance on their product/service via continuous process improvement. Carefully planned steps are necessary to ensure the right quality improvement methodology (QIM) and business operations are consistent, reliable and truly meet the customers' needs. This paper traces the evolution of QIM in Malaysia's Information Technology (IT) industry in the past, current and future; and highlights some of the thought of researchers who contributed to the science and practice of quality, and identifies leading methodologies in use today. Some of the misconceptions and mistakes leading to quality system failures will also be examined and discussed. This paper aims to provide a general overview of different types of QIMs available for IT businesses in maximizing business advantages, enhancing product quality, improving process routines and increasing performance earnings. Keywords—Evolution, Integrating and Aligning, Malaysia's Quality Improvement Methodology, Six Sigma Data Quality Management.
An Investigation of the Effects on Students' Attitudes, Beliefs, and Abilities in Problem Solving and Mathematics after One Year of a Systematic Approach to the Learning of Problem Solving

This study investigated the effects of Orego-' Lane County "Problem Solving in Mathematics" (PSM) materials on middle-school students attitudes, beliefs, and abilities in p Julem solving and mathematics. The instructional approach advocated in PSM includes: the direct teaching of five problem-solving skills, weekly challenge problems, and guided discovery lessons. Two 6th-grade teachers and four 7th-grade teachers, and their students, participated in the study. Half of the teachers at each grade level received training in PSM and used the heuristic materials with their students over a 1-year period. The others did not. The study contained both qualitative and quantitative components. Quantitative results indicated that the heuristic students placed less emphasis on the role of memorization and expected their teachers to ask thoughtful questions and not answer questions when the students did not know the answers; believed real mathematics problems could be solved by common sense; and were less dependent on the teacher and the textbook for identifying incorrect answers to mathematical problems. Qualitative results indicated that heuristic students preferred problems that made them think and believed that mathematics was useful, regardless of ability. The study concludes that the process of engaging in mathematical problem solving may positively affect students' attitudes and beliefs. Contains 35 referencPs and the student interview guide. (MDH) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************
ISx: A Scalable Integer Sort for Co-design in the Exascale Era

This paper introduces a new scalable integer sort application inspired by the NAS Parallel Benchmark integer sort. We provide a detailed analysis of the NPB integer sort to motivate the development of ISx-a new integer sort for co-design. ISx is a highly modular application implemented in the OpenSHMEM parallel programming model and supports both strong and weak scaling studies.
Re-Engineering Evolution - A Study In Self-Organising Synchronisation

Evolutionary Robotics (ER) is a powerful approach for the automatic synthesis of robot controllers, as it requires li ttle a priori knowledge about the problem to be solved in order to obtain good solutions. This is particularly true for coll ective and swarm robotics, in which the desired behaviour of the group is an indirect result of the control and communication rules followed by each individual. However, the experimenter must make several arbitrary choices in setting up the evolutionary process, in order to define the correct sele ctive pressures that can lead to the desired results. In some cases, only a deep understanding of the obtained results can point to the critical aspects that constrain the system, whi ch can be later modified in order to re-engineer the evolutionar y process towards better solutions. In this paper, we present a case study about self-organising synchronisation in a group of robots, in which some arbitrarily chosen properties of the communication system hinder the scalability of the behaviour to large groups. We show that by modifying the communication system, artificial evolution can synthesise behaviour s that properly scale with the group size.
Building collaborative knowing: elements of a social theory of CSCL

This chapter discusses a core phenomenon for a theory of CSCL: building collaborative knowing. Rather than reviewing, one after another, various theories that are currently influential in the field of CSCL (and that are described in other chapters), a view of collaboration is outlined here that synthesizes important concepts and approaches from these other sources. It takes some of the abstract concepts proposed by these theories and attempts to unwrap what is bundled up in these concepts by illustrating them with a concrete empirical example of building collaborative knowing. It contributes to a social theory of CSCL by unpacking central concepts and by using them to understand the process by which a small group collaboratively builds new knowing. The better we can understand how the processes involved in collaborative learning actually work, the better we can design computer support for them and the better we can evaluate the effectiveness of the learning and of the support.
Oscarella lobularis (Homoscleromorpha, Porifera) Regeneration: Epithelial Morphogenesis and Metaplasia

Sponges are known to possess remarkable reconstitutive and regenerative abilities ranging from common wounding or body part regeneration to more impressive re-building of a functional body from dissociated cells. Among the four sponge classes, Homoscleromorpha is notably the only sponge group to possess morphologically distinct basement membrane and specialized cell-junctions, and is therefore considered to possess true epithelia. The consequence of this peculiar organization is the predominance of epithelial morphogenesis during ontogenesis of these sponges. In this work we reveal the underlying cellular mechanisms used during morphogenesis accompanying ectosome regeneration in the homoscleromorph sponge model: Oscarella lobularis. We identified three main sources of novel exopinacoderm during the processes of its regeneration and the restoration of functional peripheral parts of the aquiferous system in O. lobularis: (1) intact exopinacoderm surrounding the wound surface, (2) the endopinacoderm from peripheral exhalant and inhalant canals, and (3) the intact choanoderm found on the wound surface. The basic morphogenetic processes during regeneration are the spreading and fusion of epithelial sheets that merge into one continuous epithelium. Transdifferentiation of choanocytes into exopinacocytes is also present. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition is absent during regeneration. Moreover, we cannot reveal any other morphologically distinct pluripotent cells. In Oscarella, neither blastema formation nor local dedifferentiation and proliferation have been detected, which is probably due to the high morphogenetic plasticity of the tissue. Regeneration in O. lobularis goes through cell transdifferentiation and through the processes, when lost body parts are replaced by the remodeling of the remaining tissue. Morphogenesis during ectosome regeneration in O. lobularis is correlated with its true epithelial organization. Knowledge of the morphological basis of morphogenesis during Oscarella regeneration could have important implications for our understanding of the diversity and evolution of regeneration mechanisms in metazoans, and is a strong basis for future investigations with molecular-biological approaches.
Detecting increases in feature coupling using regression tests

Repeated changes to a software system can introduce small weaknesses such as unplanned dependencies between different parts of the system. While such problems usually go undetected, their cumulative effect can result in a noticeable decrease in the quality of a system. We present an approach to warn developers about increased coupling between the (potentially scattered) implementation of different features. Our automated approach can detect sections of the source code contributing to the increased coupling as soon as software changes are tested. Developers can then inspect the results to assess whether the quality of their changes is adequate. We have implemented our approach for C++ and integrated it with the development process of a proprietary 3D graphics software. We report on our evaluation of the approach in the field, and on a study showing that, for files in the target system, causing increases in feature coupling is a significant predictor of future modifications due to bug fixes.
Assessment of the Spatial and Temporal Variations of Water Quality for Agricultural Lands with Crop Rotation in China by Using a HYPE Model

Many water quality models have been successfully used worldwide to predict nutrient losses from anthropogenically impacted catchments, but hydrological and nutrient simulations with limited data are difficult considering the transfer of model parameters and complication of model calibration and validation. This study aims: (i) to assess the performance capabilities of a new and relatively more advantageous model, namely, Hydrological Predictions for the Environment (HYPE), that simulates stream flow and nutrient load in agricultural areas by using a multi-site and multi-objective parameter calibration method and (ii) to investigate the temporal and spatial variations of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorous (TP) concentrations and loads with crop rotation by using the model for the first time. A parameter estimation tool (PEST) was used to calibrate parameters. Results show that the parameters related to the effective soil porosity were highly sensitive to hydrological modeling. N balance was largely controlled by soil denitrification processes. P balance was influenced by the sedimentation rate and production/decay of P in rivers and lakes. The model reproduced the temporal and spatial variations of discharge and TN/TP relatively well in both calibration (2006–2008) and validation (2009–2010) periods. Among the obtained data, the lowest Nash-Suttclife efficiency of discharge, daily TN load, and daily TP load were 0.74, 0.51, and 0.54, respectively. The seasonal variations of daily TN concentrations in the entire simulation period were insufficient, indicated that crop rotation changed the timing and amount of N output. Monthly TN and TP simulation yields revealed that nutrient outputs were abundant in summer in terms of the corresponding discharge. The area-weighted TN and TP load annual yields in five years showed that nutrient loads were extremely high along Hong and Ru rivers, especially in agricultural lands.