Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Sentence as a cognitive object. The Neural underpinnings of syntactic complexity in Chinese and French

En associant les recentes techniques de neuro-imagerie (IRMf et Potentiels Evoques) a la finesse des analyses syntaxiques des approches typologiques et formelles, cette recherche pluridisciplinaire se penche sur la question de la representation des structures hierarchiques qui caracterisent l’unite-phrase a travers les langues. La facon dont le cerveau humain represente, construit et l'esprit comprend les diverses structures de phrase, est en effet une des plus importantes questions qui restent encore largement irresolues dans l’organisation cerebrale du langage. En nous appuyant sur la diversite des langues dans leur organisation syntaxique de l’unite-phrase, nous avons pu isoler differentes dimensions de cette complexite grâce aux proprietes syntaxiques du francais dans la formation des questions, ainsi qu'aux specificites des articulations Topique-Commentaire en chinois mandarin. Suite a une etude du marquage intonationel de la hierarchie entre Topique et Commentaire, nous avons pu enregistrer les reponses cerebrales (PE) a ce type de constructions en contexte, et ainsi decouvrir l’influence de sa signature prosodique sur son traitement en temps reel. Nos deux etudes d’IRMf apportent quand a elles un eclairage sur les bases neurales de deux dimensions de la complexite syntaxique de la phrase : sa structure hierarchique et les transformations structurelles dont elle temoigne en cas de dislocation de ses elements. La premiere etude, sur les interrogatives en francais, met en lumiere les correlats cerebraux de differents types de movements syntaxiques, la seconde, sur les differents phenomenes topicaux du chinois, revele les representations et processus qui sont lies a l’activation par le Topique de l’interface entre l’unite-phrase et le niveau du discours.
Social health inequalities: a French analysis based on the migrant population

Using a representative survey of the French population, the Health, Health Care and Insurance Survey (ESPS: “Enquete sur la sante et la protection sociale”), this article aims to study the links between migration, region of origin and health status in France. Firstly, we have compared the health status between migrants and the native population in discerning an identifiable difference between first-generation and second-generation migrants. Following this, in order to explain the heterogeneity of health status amongst the migrant population, we have refined our analysis by integrating their country of origin into our estimation and then exploring the health differences between individuals who have emigrated from South-East Mediterranean (SEM) countries and individuals who have emigrated from all other countries. Our findings show that there exist health inequalities that are related to immigration, when compared with the health status of the native population in France. First and second generation migrants have a higher risk than the native French born population to report a poor health status. By introducing country of origin into our analysis we are able to confirm the health heterogeneity within both groups of migrants. Individuals coming from SEM countries are more likely to report poor health status than the native French born population (for both generation migrants) and this risk seems significantly higher for individuals who have emigrated from Turkey. These inequalities are partly explained by the poor socio-economic conditions of the migrant population and a general lack of social integration in France.
A survey of techniques for improving efficiency of mobile web browsing

Mobile web traffic has now surpassed the desktop web traffic and has become the primary means for service providers to reach out to the billions of end users. Due to this trend, optimization of mobile web browsing (MWB) has gained significant attention. In this paper, we present a survey of techniques for improving the efficiency of web browsing on mobile systems, proposed in the last 6‐7 years. We review the techniques from both the networking domain (eg, proxy and browser enhancements) and the processor architecture domain (eg, hardware customization and thread‐to‐core scheduling). We organize the research works based on key parameters to highlight their similarities and differences. Beyond summarizing the recent works, this survey aims to emphasize the need of architecting for MWB as the first principle, instead of retrofitting for it.
Cattle behavioral responses following castration and dehorning measured by accelerometers.

Castration and dehorning are common husbandry practices in the United States. The objective of this research was to evaluate behavioral responses to these painful procedures. Two studies were conducted using three dimensional accelerometers to measure behavioral differences in cattle following dehorning and castration. The first study evaluated the potential of different analgesics to mitigate pain following castration and dehorning compared to negative controls as judged by behavioral measures. Holstein-Fresian calves given one of three different analgesic protocols (sodium salicylate, a combination of xylazine, ketamine and butorphanol, and both treatments together) or received no analgesia. All cattle were surgically castrated and dehorned. All treatment groups spent more time lying down and less time walking in the postsurgery than pre-surgery, and significant interactions were found between treatment and time relative to surgery (P<0.05). The second study evaluated behavioral changes following castration and dehorning performed independently or concurrently when compared to a negative control (no surgery). Accelerometers recorded behavior in Holstein-Fresian calves in which differing surgical procedures were performed: castration only (CO), dehorning only (DO), castration and dehorning (CD), and no surgical procedure performed (CON). Behavioral data was measured for 6 days following surgery. Significant interactions were found between treatment and time (P<0.05) in both walking and lying behavior. Calves that were dehorned and castrated spent less time walking one day after the procedure compared to controls, but very few other behavioral differences were identified. These studies illustrate that cattle behavior changes following painful procedures such as castration and dehorning.
Lipid Peroxides and α-Tocopherol in Rat Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus

: Measurement of lipid peroxides and alpha-tocopherol was undertaken in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. In sera and livers in diabetic rats, the lipid peroxides increased but alpha-tocopherol decreased. To study the effect of vitamin E deficiency in the diabetic state, diabetes was induced in rats maintained on a vitamin E deficient diet. Serum lipid peroxides increased greatly but alpha-tocopherol decreased. Lipid peroxides and alpha-tocopherol increased in the liver of vitamin E deficient states. In the liver, vitamin E deficient diabetic rats had lower lipid peroxides levels but higher alpha-tocopherol levels than vitamin E deficient non-diabetic rats. On the basis of the present experiments, it was considered that the decrease of alpha-tocopherol might be due to consumption as an antioxidant as lipid peroxides increased in sera and livers. The decrease of lipid peroxides in the liver was thought to play an important part of the increase in serum lipid peroxides.
Epidemiología de ostomías de eliminación en diferentes unidades de salud del Distrito Federal

Bowel and urinary diversion surgeries are a common procedure in hospitals and the health outcomes are reflected in increased life expectancy of patients that require specific and standardize care. The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiology of intestine and urinary ostomies in different health institutions of Mexico City. Method: This is a multi centric, descriptive, retrolective and transverse study; it was done in 11 hospitals from 5 Mexico City health service institutions, the sample was constituted by 1688 patients. The instrument was developed with 9 epidemiological variables and validated by experts in the area. Results: It was found that 53% are male, predominant age group is from 19 to 62 years old with 54%. Colon, rectum and uterus cancer (35%) as well as inflammatory bowel disease (11%) are the most frequent. 38% are flat and 7% are protruded. In relation to occupation 85% are active. Discussion: This study contributes with a general view of bowel and urinary diversion surgeries noting that inflammatory bowel disease, colon and rectum cancer are the most frequent diagnoses 45% of patients do not have a stoma with normal characteristics with the implications that this condition has; this is why the relevance of standardizing registers to unify epidemiological data that will offer information to plan nursing interventions as well as noting the importance that this health problem represents to the Mexican population.
Estimación de la actividad auricular en episodios de fibrilación auricular mediante separación ciega de fuentes

En esta tesis doctoral se plantea el problema de la estimacion de la actividad auricular, sobre registros electrocardiograficos reales de pacientes con fibrilacion auricular persistente, desde una nueva perspectiva basada en las tecnicas de separacion ciega de fuentes (BSS) y se resuelve mediante el analisis de componentes independientes (ICA), que es una herramienta de reciente aparicion, basada en el analisis estadistico, capaz de realizar la reconstruccion de un conjunto de fuentes latentes o inobservables a partir del unico conocimiento de un conjunto de observaciones, generadas mediante un proceso de mezcla lineal e instantanea, de las fuentes. Las hipotesis clave se plantea y discuten teoricamente mediante la definicion de un modelo bioelectrico de la fibrilacion auricular, y se validan empiricamente por medio de la aplicacion de ICA sobre un conjunto de registros de fibrilacion auricular. Se demuestra que los potenciales electricos en la superficie del cuerpo, originados por las fuentes de actividad cardiaca, pueden contemplarse como un proceso de propagacion de banda estrecha, lineal e instantaneo. Validando este modelo mediante la solucion matricial del problema electrocardiografico directo, describiendo el cuerpo humano como un volumen conductor, en el que las corrientes y potenciales bioelectricos variables en el tiempo pueden considerarse bajo la aproximacion quasi-estacionaria. Ademas, las actividades auriculares y ventricular, en un episodio de fibrilacion auricular, pueden contemplarse como fuentes bioelectricas desacopladas y, por tanto, estadisticamente indpendientes. Finalmente, la aplicabilidad del modelo basado en BSS se completa mediante la observacion de que ambas actividades presentan distribuciones estadisticas no Gaussianas. La demostracion empirica de este modelo bioelectrico se realiza mediante la aplicacion de un algoritmo de ICA sobre un conjunto de registros de fib
Nutritional assessment: a laboratory manual

This guide to practical dietary, anthropometric, and biochemical nutritional assessment introduces students to the details of standardized protocols while emphasizing the importance of rigorous methodologies. Each receives a comprehensive practical treatment which includes an overview of its relative advantages, limitations, and applicability. Topics include quantitative and qualitative dietary methods and the evaluation of nutrient intakes; the assessment of growth, fat-free mass, and body fat; and the evaluation of anthropometric measurements and reference data from national surveys. Chapters on biochemical assessment deal with specific group nutrients, outlining methods selected to be appropriate for undergraduate students with limited practical laboratory experience. Interpretive criteria for evaluating the biochemical measurements are included at the end of each method's exposition. This book will be of great use and interest to students studying nutritional assessment as well as to health professionals involved in nutritional assessment.
The Relationship between Direct-Care Staff's Competence in Social Interaction and Behavioral Symptoms in Korean-American Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the relationship between the social interaction competence of non-Korean direct-care staff members and Korean American older adults exhibiting behavioral symptoms of dementia (BSDs) who reside in an ethnically specific nursing home. A pilot study was completed to evaluate the feasibility, usability, content validity, and inter-rater reliability of two social interaction-coding schemas, a dementia competence coding schema and a culturally competent coding schema, developed by the principal investigator.In general, there was a negative trend between direct-care staff's dementia competence in social interaction and BSDs that interacted with their level of cultural competence in social interaction. These results suggest that both dementia competent and culturally competent social interactions influence BSDs, although there were morning and afternoon differences. The results provide a foundation that may lead to the development of culturally appropriate and supportive interventions for ethnic minority older adults, as a starting point to improve dementia care for ethnic minority nursing home residents. Implications and recommendations for further studies are presented.
Caracterización molecular de células progenitoras del parénquima subcortical cerebral humano adulto

Objective: characterize the behavior of progenitor cells isolated from subcortical parenchyma of human brain in culture. We have analyzed the changes in expression patterns of differentiation/undifferentiation markers as well as cell morphology along the passages and evaluated the potential to be further used as oligodendrocyte progenitors source. Material and Methods: We isolated progenitor cells from two different samples of subcortical parenchyma human brain of patients suffering from epilepsy. Cells were kept in culture until they became quiescent/senescent. Every other passages RNAs were isolated and checked for the expression of differentiation and undifferentiation markers by using RT-PCR. Proliferation was also addressed by RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry. We carried out cell morphology studies on semithin and ultrathin sections of cells. Results: We observed decreasing proliferative capacity of both two cell lines which became quiescent/senescent around passages 8-10. We detected the expression of either undifferentiation or early neural and oligodendrocytes differentiation markers. Conclusions: As for the expression of molecular markers, progenitor cells isolated from subcortical parenchyma of human brain have the potential to differentiate into mature oligodendrocytes
Certified Nursing Assistants’ Perceptions of Nursing Home Patient Safety Culture: Is There a Relationship to Clinical or Workforce Outcomes?: A Dissertation

Certified Nursing Assistants’ Perceptions of Nursing Home Patient Safety Culture: Is There a Relationship to Clinical or Workforce Outcomes? 2008 Alice F. Bonner, BA, Cornell University BSN, Columbia University School of Nursing MSN, University of Massachusetts, Lowell PhD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester Directed by Dr. Susan Sullivan-Bolyai Patient safety culture (PSC) is a critical factor in creating high reliability healthcare organizations. However, few studies to date have correlated PSC measures with actual safety outcomes. In particular, nursing home studies have only recently appeared in the literature. Nursing homes differ from hospitals in that the vast majority of direct care is provided by certified nursing assistants (CNAs), not licensed nurses. Thus nursing home PSC could differ in important ways from PSC in acute care institutions. This dissertation was a secondary data analysis that examined whether CNAs’ perceptions of patient safety culture were correlated with clinical outcomes in a random sample of 74 nursing homes in five randomly selected states. This study matched CNA PSC survey data using the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) with Minimum Data Set (MDS), Area Resource File (ARF) and Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) data from those same homes during the first two quarters of 2005. In the original study, 1579 nurse aides out of 2872 completed the survey, for a 55% response rate.
OUTCOME OF THE DIX - HALLPIKE MANEUVER AND THE BRIEF HEAD TURN MANEUVER IN BENIGN PAROX YSMAL

To review the outcome of the Dix-Hallpike maneuver (DHM) and the brief head turn maneuver (BHTM) in patients who had typical history of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Methods Sixty patients who presented with typical history of BPPV from December 2003- November 2004 were retrospective review. All patients were tested with the DHM and/or the BHTM and were divided into 2 groups, according to positive or negative test result. Analysis the data was done using Statistical package for Social Science (SPSS) version 11. Results The age of the patients ranged from 24-69 years with men to women ratio of 1: 1.7. The onset of symptom prior to treatment varied from 1 hour- to 3.5 years. The range of duration of vertigo in each episode was 1 seconds to 5 minutes. There is no statistical significant difference between positive and negative groups in all of the above parameters. Twenty-eight percent (17 cases) of the patients showed positive test. Eight and five cases had positive only in the DHM or the BHTM respectively. Four cases had positive in both tests. Conclusions Patients who had typical history of BPPV should be evaluated with both DHM and BHTM to localized the affected ear and clearify the underlying pathology. With positive result, specific treatment can be performed. Chiang Mai Med Bull 2005;44(3):101-106.
The Next Generation Cognitive Security Operations Center: Adaptive Analytic Lambda Architecture for Efficient Defense against Adversarial Attacks

A Security Operations Center (SOC) is a central technical level unit responsible for monitoring, analyzing, assessing, and defending an organization’s security posture on an ongoing basis. The SOC staff works closely with incident response teams, security analysts, network engineers and organization managers using sophisticated data processing technologies such as security analytics, threat intelligence, and asset criticality to ensure security issues are detected, analyzed and finally addressed quickly. Those techniques are part of a reactive security strategy because they rely on the human factor, experience and the judgment of security experts, using supplementary technology to evaluate the risk impact and minimize the attack surface. This study suggests an active security strategy that adopts a vigorous method including ingenuity, data analysis, processing and decision-making support to face various cyber hazards. Specifically, the paper introduces a novel intelligence driven cognitive computing SOC that is based exclusively on progressive fully automatic procedures. The proposed λ-Architecture Network Flow Forensics Framework (λ-ΝF3) is an efficient cybersecurity defense framework against adversarial attacks. It implements the Lambda machine learning architecture that can analyze a mixture of batch and streaming data, using two accurate novel computational intelligence algorithms. Specifically, it uses an Extreme Learning Machine neural network with Gaussian Radial Basis Function kernel (ELM/GRBFk) for the batch data analysis and a Self-Adjusting Memory k-Nearest Neighbors classifier (SAM/k-NN) to examine patterns from real-time streams. It is a forensics tool for big data that can enhance the automate defense strategies of SOCs to effectively respond to the threats their environments face.
Leçons de l'annotation linguistique en dépendances de corpus écrits du français

Nous proposons ici quelques elements de reflexion sur l'annotation linguistique de corpus, notamment en syntaxe et en semantique. En s'appuyant sur notre experience dans des projets d'annotation de corpus francais, nous listons quelques-unes des difficultes pratiques qui sont recurrentes dans les differents projets. Nous presentons enfin des outils, bases sur la reecriture de graphes, qui permettent d'automatiser en partie les conversions entre differents formats de representation linguistiques et qui peuvent etre mis en oeuvre pour le developpement de corpus ou pour leur exploitation.
Efeito de um treino neuromuscular no tempo de reacção dos peroniais em jovens futebolistas

Objective : To verify the influence of a 6-week neuromuscular training program on peroneal reaction time in young soccer players. Methods : A quasi-experimental study was performed, with a sample that consisted of an experimental group (n = 14) and a control group (n = 14). The experimental group carried out a neuromuscular training program with therapeutic exercises over the course of 6 weeks, while the control group maintained their usual physical activity. A trapdoor and surface electromyography were used to assess peroneal muscles reaction time before and after the exercise programs application in both groups. The t test for independent samples was used to compare the reaction time between the two groups. The t test for paired samples was performed to compare mean differences between the two periods for both groups. Both tests were performed with a significance level of 5%. Results : A significant decrease was detected in short (p = 0.022) and long (p = 0.007) peroneal muscles reaction time in the experimental group. Conclusion : The neuromuscular training program promoted a decrease in peroneal muscles reaction time. Key-words: Ankle Sprain, Therapeutic Exercise, Peroneal Reaction Time, Surface Electromyography.
Doppler shift estimation for intelligent beamweight computation

Estimation of the Doppler frequency plays an important role by providing information on how to use the channel resources effectively. This thesis work analyses the various alternatives for Doppler estimation in the up link of an LTE beamforming system on a MATLAB simulation environment. Various methods are compared in terms of complexity, performance under noise, estimation range, and accuracy. Specifically, the pilot based and cyclic prefix methods are investigated and comparisons are made in three propagation channel models namely the extended pedestrian A model, the extended vehicular A model, and extended Typical Urban model. It is shown that except for the estimation range, the pilot method shows superior performance over the cyclic prefix method. Furthermore, the result of the estimation is used in optimizing the performances of the LTE system and high performance gain is observed in the extended pedestrian channel.
Kontroversen um die Schulleistungsmessung in Deutschland. Eine fiktive Diskussion über Positionen und Perspektiven in verteilten Rollen

Weinert, Franz E. [Hrsg. ]: Leistungsmessungen in Schulen. Weinheim ; Basel : Beltz 2001, S. 33-44. - (Beltz Padagogik) Padagogische Teildisziplin: Allgemeine Erziehungswissenschaft; Bildungsorganisation, Bildungsplanung und Bildungsrecht;
Protein metabolism and nutritional requirements in critically ill children = Eiwitmetabolisme en voedingsbehoefte van ernstig zieke kinderen

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