Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Current Role of Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibition in the Therapeutic Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Stent Era

The pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is characterized by disruption of atherosclerotic plaques, activation and aggregation of platelets, and formation of an arterial thrombus. Thrombus formation can result in either transient or persistent occlusion giving rise to the spectrum of ACS. This syndrome defines rapidly evolving symptoms of myocardial ischemia ranging from unstable angina pectoris to non-Q-wave myocardial infarction to Q-wave myocardial infarction. An early pharmacological strategy to reduce ischemic complications of PCI was the use of parenteral glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors. The benefit of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors in early studies was driven primarily by reductions in periprocedural myocardial infarction. Advances in both stent design and adjunct pharmacology have led to improved outcomes in ACS and a diminished role for GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors as reflected in current PCI guidelines. Current medical therapy with aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelol, prasugrel, and heparin provides important therapeutic benefits. The platelet GP IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists, by blocking the final common pathway of platelet aggregation, are a breakthrough in the management of ACS. Several large multicenter trials have evaluated the platelet GP IIb/IIIa antagonists with and without heparin undergoing PCI or not. There was a significantly reduced incidence in the cardiac ischemic events. The clinically important benefit persisted at 3 years of followup. In addition to maintaining epicardial wall vessel patency, it was shown an improvement in microvascular perfusion and myocardial function as assessed by peak coronary flow velocity and regional wall motion. Despite the success of abciximab in preventing ischemic events after PCI, the use of intravenous, small-molecule GP IIb/IIIa antagonists, and the intention to broaden the clinical indication have produced varied results. Mechanisms contributing to these heterogeneous outcomes may include the possibility of prothrombotic events, as well as, normal variation in platelet or receptor number, differences in receptor activity, and interpatient variation in pharmacological dose response. Trials investigating the role of intravenous small-molecule GP IIb/IIIa antagonists underline the importance of adequate higher and effective dosing. These trials highlight the use of suboptimal dose as the cause for the poor outcome in some instances. Despite the heterogeneous outcome, these agents still have potential advantages in patients with high clinical risk but low bleeding risk. Adjunctive platelet GP IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition has proved beneficial effects in the setting of PCI, and still has a place as bailout therapy for periprocedural PCI complications in ACS patients, such as those patients with large thrombus, with stent thrombosis, and refractory no-reflow phenomenon following PCI.
Second Trimester Body Mass Index (BMI) as a Predictor of Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcome

Objective:This study was undertaken to evaluate whether BMI estimation in the second trimester is predictive of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes and whether it can be used as a clinically relevant screening tool. Design & Setting:This retrospective study was conducted ata tertiary care teaching hospital from May 2012 to April 2015. Population:Low risk women with singleton pregnancies who had presented to the hospital for the first time in their second trimester of pregnancy were recruited. Methods:BMI was calculated and all patients were followed up and outcomes noted. Nomogram was prepared for the study population. BMI less than 5th centile was taken as ‘underweight’ and BMI more than 95th centile as ‘obese’. Main Outcome Measures:Maternal outcomes included gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, caesarean delivery and postpartum haemorrhage. Results:There was a significant increase in gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, large for gestational age neonate in women with BMI above the 95th centile. Low birth weight were common in women with BMI < 5th centile. Conclusion:The present study highlights that both ends of the spectrum of BMI are correlated with adverse outcomes in pregnant women. Hence it is important to record maternal height and weight even when they present in the second trimester. This simple parameter which does not need any specialised equipment can easily triage women. Significance: Many women present to the healthcare providers in second trimester. The availability of pre-pregnancy or first trimester BMI cannot be totally relied upon. Thus we may miss out on an important predictor of pregnancy outcome. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether BMI estimation in the second trimester is predictive of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes and whether it can be used as a clinically relevant screening tool.
Inferring Templates from Spreadsheets

The undersigned hereby certify that they have read and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for acceptance a thesis entitled " Inferring Templates from Spreadsheets " by Seyed Kamrooz Ghazinour Naini in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Computer Science. Permission is herewith granted to Dalhousie University to circulate and to have copied for non-commercial purposes, at its discretion, the above title upon the request of individuals or institutions. I understand that my thesis will be electronically available to the public. The author reserves other publication rights, and neither the thesis nor extensive extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's written permission. The author attests that permission has been obtained for the use of any copyrighted material appearing in the thesis (other than the brief excerpts requiring only proper acknowledgement in scholarly writing), and that all such use is clearly acknowledged.
Multilevel coding with independent decoding on levels for efficient communication on static and interleaved fading channels

Error coded modulation is considered with focus on mobile radio. A new scheme, namely multilevel coded modulation with independent decoding on levels, and some attractive derivatives (coding based on multiple classes of levels) are introduced. A comparison of the new coded modulation schemes and well-known methods is performed by simulations on both static and interleaved Rayleigh fading channels. It is shown that the new schemes provide high power efficiency independent of the channel situation, and outperform the prior art methods in this context. The robustness to channel variations is the key feature which make the new scheme attractive for mobile radio systems.
A new method to evaluate the perceptual resolution

A new method for evaluating the perceptual resolution of the actual image has been developed. The characteristic of this new evaluation method is that the square sum of the cross correlation coefficients becomes the index of the evaluation. Because the RIT Contrast-Resolution Test Target was a very systematic analysis pattern that contains spatial resolution and contrast, it was used for this study. The cross correlation coefficient is calculated between the reference image and the printed image read by a scanner. To provide the precision of the new evaluation method, subjective evaluation was performed with the actual image. As a result of having confirmed correlation of the evaluation value from subjective evaluation and the new evaluation method, the correlation was much higher than other evaluation method using a similar analysis pattern. Furthermore, the sharpness evaluation of the actual image was enabled by applying the evaluation value of this new method to evaluate the perceptual resolution, that correlation with the subjectivity was high.
Contingency screening and ranking algorithm using two different sets of security performance indices

In this paper it is studied and analyzed the impact of different security performance indices on a contingency screening and ranking algorithm. The proposed filtering technique consists of three modules, with different complexity levels. The contingencies are ranked in accordance with severity indices that allow assessing the influence of the overloads and voltage limit violations in the power network. The developed software package was applied to the IEEE 118 test power system. The simulation results that were produced using two different sets of security indices were compared, showing a satisfactory agreement. The simulation was carried out considering a monotonous increase of the load level as well as a random one. For the different solutions the computing times were also obtained. Finally, some conclusions that provide a valuable contribution to the understanding of the electric power system security analysis are highlighted.
A CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS OF HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES Understanding the US Gap

This paper is concerned with growth patterns of US health care expenditures. Within a representative sample of OECD countries, we lay out a growth accounting exercise for health care expenditures to assess the inuence of several explanatory variables. Our analysis demonstrates that the relative price of medical care and some health care laws can trace down fairly well the dierential increase in US medical expenditures over the period 1970-2007. We then explore some major factors driving US medical care prices { including prescription drugs, the degree of competition, malpractice, and out-of-pocket expenditures. Some other explanatory variables { income growth, technological change, life expectancy, physicians' compensation, trends in aging population, and defensive medicine { would seem unable to account for the dierential increase in US medical expenditures over various time periods.
Driving simulator validation for deceleration lane design

The research project aimed at validating the interactive fixed-base driving simulator of the Interuniversity Research Center for Road Safety (CRISS) to enable its use for design of decelerations lanes, in function of the lane length. The research was developed in two phases. In the first one a field study was carried out on a section of a real highway to study driver’s behavior in deceleration lanes with three different lengths. The second one was a experiment using the driving simulator of CRISS. Forty-two driver drove in the simulator on three configurations of the deceleration lane. Trajectories and speeds in field and in simulator were analyzed. The driver’s behavior in terms of deceleration rate was also analyzed. The analysis revealed that the average trajectory is developed in the same phases in field and in simulation. Taper is also used in a correct way in reality as well as in the driving simulation. Before arriving at the deceleration lane, speeds in virtual reality are higher than those in field measurement. This was probably determined by the fact that no inertial force on the driver is transferred in the driving simulator. The inability of driver to discern roadway scenario long distances ahead may have also contributed. Into the deceleration lane, the perception of the scenario is better, and consequently speeds were similar than field data. No relation between the deceleration rates and the lane length were found in reality as well as in driving simulator.
Cardiac Functions by Tissue Doppler and Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Neonatal Sepsis and its Correlation with Sepsis Markers and Cardiac Troponin-T

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the right and left ventricle functions and their strain pattern in full term neonates with sepsis and correlate these finding with the laboratory markers of neonatal sepsis. Methods: The study included 40 full term neonates with sepsis and 40 control apparently healthy neonates subjected to examination with tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and 2-D speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) and correlated the findings with serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP), serum procalcitonin (PCT) and cardiac troponin-T (cTnT). Results: The serum levels of CRP, PCT and cTnT were significantly higher in neonates with sepsis than in the controls. There were significant right and left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunctions as evidenced by TDI in the neonates with sepsis than in control group. Both RV and LV global longitudinal stain (GLS) and Tei indices were significantly increased in neonates with sepsis than controls. There were significant positive correlation with LV and RV GLS and Tei indices with CRP, PCT and cTnT serum levels. Conclusion: PCT and CPR are good markers of neonatal sepsis and together with cTnT were correlated with both LV and RV systolic and diastolic dysfunction detected by TDI and STE.
Anthropometric Anatomical and Morphological Nose Widths in Canadian Caucasian Adults

The ratio of morphological (bialar diameter [al-al]):anatomical (alar base width [ac-ac]) nose width defines the quality of the soft nose contours. Quantitative data on ac-ac and its relationship to al-al, and the relationship of both nose widths to face width (bizygomatic diameter) have not been available in the literature. To correct this, the anatomical and morphological widths of the nose were measured anthropometrically in an ethnically mixed group of 120 healthy, young adult, Caucasian Canadians, and the ratios of nose widths:face width (which greatly influences nasofacial harmony in the frontal view) calculated. In 80% of subjects, the morphological (classical) nose width was larger than the anatomical nose width, which has close contact with the underlying skeleton. Mean nose width was 24.9% (ac-ac) and 26.1% (al-al) of the face width. This study may help in the corrective surgery of disproportions between the two nose-width measurements in patients with cleft lip nose, and in the restoration of harmony between the nose and face widths.
Taking Instruction Online: The Art of Delivery

This paper focuses on the process of preparing and delivering courses using compressed video by considering research related to how learners adapt in new environments, the approval process, the environment, and course delivery techniques. Over a two-semester period, a survey was administered to students in distance learning courses to address the issues of adjustment to the environment and technology, methods and interactions utilized by the instructor, and related experiences which provide the framework for adapting to the distance learning classroom. The survey produced results in three areas: feelings about the distance learning environment, factors which helped make sense of the distance learning environment, and technologies of the distance learning environment. Six tables show results in terms of how students felt on the first day by gender and by age; how students felt on the last day by gender and by age; how students cope with the distance learning environment by gender and by age. Recommendations for online instruction are offered related to instructor training, adapting courses to the distance learning environment, assisting students in making sense of distance learning technology, teaching methods, learning and introducing new technologies and adjusting to meet student needs. (Contains 33 references.) (AEF) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** Taking Instruction Online: The Art of Delivery U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. By:
Poncet Disease, TB Reactive Arthritis, a Case Report in Upper Egypt and Review of the Literature

Reactive arthritis in tuberculosis (TB) is known as Poncet’s disease (PD), a rare aseptic form of arthritis characterized by polyarticular impairment observed in patients with active TB, with no evidence of direct bacillary invasion of the joints. The literature related to that syndrome is scarce and restricted to case reports, which contributes to it’s under diagnosis. This study aimed at reporting a case of Poncet’s arthritis diagnosed at our hospital, and at reviewing the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects involved, so, we describe a case of Poncet’s disease in a 13-year old girl whose reactive arthritis overshadowed other clinical symptoms of TB resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment. Anti TB treatment was initiated. Clinical remission occurred after two weeks and the diagnosis of Poncet’s arthritis was established concluding that taking a thorough medical history as well as performing relevant examinations and investigations for possible TB especially in endemic areas will help expedite the diagnostic process even in absence of TB symptoms.
Tactile sensing of point contact

Contact location and force are among the most useful parameters for grasping and dextrous manipulation. This paper presents the theoretical results of extracting these parameters from a tactile sensor, which is an array of pressure (stress) transducers under an elastic layer. Using the model of a 3-D frictional point force acting on an elastic half-space, moment analysis is employed to interpret a tactile image. Analytical relationship between the first three moments of the tactile image and contact location and force (magnitude and direction) is established for the cases of a single-layer and two-layer one-dimensional tactile sensor and a single layer multi-dimensional tactile sensor. It is shown that the first three moments of a tactile image are sufficient to recover information about point contact. The corresponding inverse models have simple closed form for efficient computation.
Comparación por sexo en imagen corporal, síntomas psicopatológicos y conductas alimentarias en jóvenes entre 14 y 25 años

Background: The construction of body image is crucial during adolescent development. Several studies show that body dissatisfaction is common, especially among women. This is a risk factor for eating behavior disorders. Aim: To describe psychological variables and dimensions about body image among adolescents and young adults. Material and methods: Three self-administered questionnaires, MBSRQ (Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire) that measures body image, Symptom Checklist (SCL-90) that measures the presence of psychological and psychiatric symptoms and the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2), which measures eating problems, were applied to 1438 students aged 19 ± 2.7 years (53% women) from three Chilean regions. Results: Sixty five percent of respondents would like to weigh less. Compared with men, women have greater psychological distress, concerns about their appearance and their weight, are more obsessed with thinness, and have fewer behaviors aimed at solving these problems. Conclusions: A high percentage of respondents want to lose weight. In addition, women have serious desires and search for thinness.
MyPersonal-EPG: um EPG personalizável e com suportes a recomendaçõespara o SBTVD

Neste trabalho apresentamos a arquitetura e implementacao do MyPersonal-EPG, um EPG personalizavel e com suporte a recomendacoes, construido sobre o middleware Ginga, que atende aos seguintes requisitos: (i) permitir aos usuarios a montagem da sua propria grade de programacao, com base nas grades de programacao de diversas emissoras; (ii) oferecer um mecanismo para sintonizar os devidos canais no momento em que os programas selecionados pelo usuario estiverem prestes a comecar; (iii) permitir que os usuarios selecionem categorias de programas desejadas; (iv) oferecer recomendacoes de programas, de forma sincrona e assincrona, com base nas categorias selecionadas previamente pelos usuarios; (v) permitir que os usuarios modifiquem as opcoes de configuracao; (vi) possibilitar a criacao de diversas contas de usuarios, a fim de permitir que cada usuario possa armazenar todas as suas informacoes de interesse. A avaliacao de usabilidade da aplicacao e tambem apresentada e seus resultados sao discutidos e analisados
Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students. IV: Alcohol use

The prevalence of a wide range of risk-taking behaviour among high-school students in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, was investigated. In this article, the results for alcohol use are presented. Cluster sampling techniques produced a sample of 7 340 students from 16 school in the three major education departments. A self-administered questionnaire was completed in a normal school period. Estimates for each education department were weighted to produce an overall estimate. Of the sample, 53,2% reported ever using alcohol; 26,2% had used it recently and 15,4% reported episodes of binge drinking in the previous 14 days. Drinking patterns varied according to school standard, home language, and gender
Longitudinal imaging studies in schizophrenia: the relationship between brain morphology and outcome measures

Abstract Imaging studies have tried to identify morphological outcome measures of schizophrenia in the last two decades. In particular, longitudinal studies have reported a correlation between larger ventricles, decreased prefrontal volumes and worse outcome. This would potentially allow to isolate subtypes of schizophrenia patients with a worse prognosis and more evident biological impairments, ultimately helping in designing specific rehabilitation interventions.
Agent-based transaction processing

The increase in the popularity of agents and transactions has made it necessary to develop a framework for multi-agent interaction. Traditional database transactions, which use the ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability) properties, must be extended to meet the needs present in an agent-based peer-to-peer environment. By encapsulating our agents and having them conform to new commitment rules, transactions can be carried out safely and effectively.
Modeling and Simulation of Fault Tolerant Strategies for A Quad Rotor UAV

This paper proposes two novel fault tolerant control reallocation strategies for a Quad Rotor UAV when one of its actuators fails completely during ight. The bene t of this work is that the deployment of the proposed control reallocation strategy may help to save the UAV through an emergency landing when one of its actuators fails during ight. Simulations demonstrate the feasibility of the two proposed fault accommodation strategies.
IMPROVEMENT OF VISIBILITY FOR NIGHT DRIVING, WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE

THE RESEARCH DOCUMENTED IN THIS REPORT CONFIRMS THAT AT NIGHT ON RURAL HIGHWAYS MOST MOTORISTS OVERDRIVE THEIR HEADLIGHTS. STUDIES CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE VISIBILITY OF VARIOUS HIGHWAY VISION TARGETS AND THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS LIGHTING CONFIGURATION ON DRIVER PERFORMANCE ARE SUMMARIZED. MEANS BY WHICH NIGHT VISIBILITY MAY BE IMPROVED ARE DISCUSSED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT (A) A POLARIZED HEADLIGHTING SYSTEM IS THE MOST PROMISING SYSTEM LIKELY TO SOLVE THE NIGHT VISIBILITY PROBLEM; (B) THE SYSTEM IS TECHNICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE IN REGARD TO TODAY'S VEHICLE POPULATION; (C) THE SYSTEM WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS IN TERMS OF IMPROVED VISIBILITY WITH LESS GLARE FOR MOTORISTS; AND (D) THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF SUCH A SYSTEM WOULD BE INCREASED VEHICULAR CONTROL, SAFETY, AND COMFORT AND PROBABLY IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW AND UTILIZATION OF HIGHWAYS AT NIGHT. A PUBLIC TEST AND EVALUATION OF POLARIZATION IN AN ISOLATED LOCATION IS RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION TO DETERMINE MORE PRECISELY THE BENEFITS, SIDE EFFECTS, AND OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. /AUTHOR/