Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Maternal serum vitamin D and spontaneous preterm birth

Poor maternal vitamin D status is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes. and increased risk of caesarean delivery. The authors conducted a prospective observational study to determine the association between maternal serum vitamin D levels and spontaneous preterm delivery. Pregnant women between 26 and 34 weeks of gestation, with symptoms of preterm labour were recruited. The control group consisted of healthy pregnant women of similar gestation age. The maternal serum vitamin D and calcium levels were measured and all women were followed up until delivery. The patients’ demographics data and their respective perinatal outcomes were collected and analysed. A total of 161 women were recruited for the study. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency, and sufficiency were 41.3%, 50.9%, and 6.8% respectively (p < 0.001). The mean maternal serum vitamin D for control, threatened preterm labour, and preterm birth group were 26.5 ± 3.8 ng/mL, 17.9 ± 8.0 ng/mL, and 13.5 ± 6.98 ng/mL respectively (p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the means of serum vitamin D among women with or without antenatal complications, such as gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension or preeclampsia. Vitamin D level was positively correlated with gestational age at delivery (p < 0.001) and newborn weight (p < 0.001). Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of spontaneous preterm labour, although there is no strong evidence of correlation with other antenatal complications. In view of high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in this population, routine supplement of vitamin D maybe beneficial in reduction of premature births.
Relação entre Índice de Massa Corporal e pressão arterial em escolares

A prevalencia de obesidade infantil tem aumentado na populacao brasileira, alem disso, e apontada como um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento precoce de doencas cronicas sendo associada a alguns fatores de risco como hipertensao arterial, hipercolesterolemia e resistencia a insulina e doencas cardiovasculares. O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a relacao entre indice de massa corporal e pressao arterial em escolares. Foram mensurados o peso corporal, a estatura e a pressao arterial. Para analise estatistica foram utilizados o teste t de student e a correlacao de Pearson. Neste estudo observou que a grande da amostra estava com baixo peso e normotensos, e tambem se verificou correlacao positiva para o IMC e pressao arterial. ABSTRACT Relationship between body mass index and blood pressure in schoolchildrenThe prevalence of childhood obesity has increased in the population, in addition, it is identified as a risk factor for early development of chronic diseases and is associated with some risk factors such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between body mass index and blood pressure in children. body weight were measured, height and blood pressure. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student t test and Pearson correlation. It was found that most students were underweight and normotensive, and also found a positive correlation to BMI and blood pressure.
Evaluation of the effect of hydro alcoholic extract of cinnamon on herpes simplex virus-1

Background: Long-term treatments of herpes simplex with drugs such as acyclovir, the side effects to such drugs including limited usage during the lactation period, and concerns for the emergence of drug-resistant strains have given rise to a need for new medications with fewer complications. Nowadays, there is an increasing usage of herbal medicines throughout the world due to their higher effectiveness and safety. The present study aims to assess the effects of hydroalcoholic cinnamon extract on herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in culture with vero cells. Materials and Methods: In this in vitro study Hydroalcoholic extract of cinnamon was extracted through percolation. To assess cell survival rates, the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay was employed, and the tissue culture infective dose 50 assay was used to quantify the virus. Effects of the extract were evaluated in three stages, including before, during, and after viral inoculation into the culture medium. Two-way ANOVA and Post hoc analysis the test was performed in 1, 0.5, and 0.25 mg/ml concentrations of cinnamon extract in every stage (P < 0.05). Results: Over 50% of the cells survived in the 0.25 mg/ml extract concentration. Results of our viral quantification showed a viral load of 105. The cinnamon extract was able to reduce the viral titer in all concentrations under study. Conclusion: Hydroalcoholic extract of cinnamon was effective in reducing the viral titer of HSV-1. This effect could have been caused by prevention of viral attachment to cells; however, further research is required to determine the exact mechanisms at play.
Molecular insights into new particle formation in Barcelona, Spain

Abstract. Atmospheric aerosols contribute some of the greatest uncertainties to estimates of global radiative forcing and have significant effects on human health. New particle formation (NPF) is the process by which new aerosols of sub-2 nm diameter form from gas-phase precursors and contributes significantly to particle numbers in the atmosphere, accounting for approximately 50 % of cloud condensation nuclei globally. Here, we study summertime NPF in urban Barcelona in north-eastern Spain utilising particle counting instruments down to 1.9 nm and a Nitrate Chemical Ionisation Atmospheric Pressure interface Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (CI-APi-ToF). The rate of formation of new particles is seen to increase linearly with sulfuric acid concentration, although particle formation rates fall short of chamber studies of H2SO4–DMA–H2O while exceeding those of H2SO4–BioOxOrg–H2O nucleation, although a role of highly oxygenated molecules (HOMs) cannot be ruled out. The sulfuric acid dimer : monomer ratio is significantly lower than that seen in experiments involving sulfuric acid and dimethylamine (DMA) in chambers, indicating that stabilisation of sulfuric acid clusters by bases is weaker in this dataset than in chambers, either due to rapid evaporation due to high summertime temperatures or limited pools of stabilising amines. Such a mechanism cannot be verified in these data, as no higher-order H2SO4–amine clusters nor H2SO4–HOM clusters were measured. The high concentrations of HOMs arise from isoprene, alkylbenzene, monoterpene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) oxidation, with alkylbenzenes providing greater concentrations of HOMs due to significant local sources. The concentration of these HOMs shows a dependence on temperature. The organic compounds measured primarily fall into the semivolatile organic compound (SVOC) volatility class arising from alkylbenzene and isoprene oxidation. Low-volatility organic compounds (LVOCs) largely arise from oxidation of alkylbenzenes, PAHs and monoterpenes, whereas extremely low-volatility organic compounds (ELVOCs) arise from primarily PAH and monoterpene oxidation. New particle formation without growth past 10 nm is also observed, and on these days oxygenated organic concentrations are lower than on days with growth by a factor of 1.6, and thus high concentrations of low-volatility oxygenated organics which primarily derive from traffic-emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) appear to be a necessary condition for the growth of newly formed particles in Barcelona. These results are consistent with prior observations of new particle formation from sulfuric acid–amine reactions in both chambers and the real atmosphere and are likely representative of the urban background of many European Mediterranean cities. A role for HOMs in the nucleation process cannot be confirmed or ruled out, and there is strong circumstantial evidence of the participation of HOMs across multiple volatility classes in particle growth.
INVESTIGATION OF SUPERSTITIOUS BEHAVIOR OF AMATEUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS

This study has been prepared to examine the superstitious behaviors of amateur footballers. The study sample consists of 389 (45 female, 335 male) sportsmen playing amateur football in the Gaziantep province in 2018. Statistical analyzes were performed on data obtained in the study by using the SPSS 22.0 package program . Statistical methods such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation were used for evaluating data as well as t-test for two independent groups and ANOVA and LSD multiple comparison tests for comparison of two independent groups . As a result of the study, it was found that there is a significant difference between amateur football player’s gender variable and lucky objects, behaviors before game, behaviors during game, team behaviors sub dimensions and total superstitious belief scale; between age variable and dressing style/appearance, lucky objects, behaviors during game, team behaviors, prayer and total superstition scale score and between in year variable and lucky objects sub -dimension .
Macroglial diversity and its effect on myelination

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system characterized by local loss of myelin, a protective, isolating layer around axons. Myelin can be restored by a natural regenerative process, called remyelination. However, remyelination ultimately fails in MS. Successful remyelination requires the maturation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) into myelin forming oligodendrocytes. Remyelination is orchestrated by astrocytes. Notably, remyelination is more efficient in grey compared to white matter. In this thesis we investigated whether astrocytes from grey and white matter distinctly modulate OPC functioning and maturation. We demonstrate that astrocytes and OPCs from grey matter may together provide an environment that is more effective in the regeneration of myelin than astrocytes and OPCs from white matter. White matter astrocytes supported myelin formation less than grey matter astrocytes, partially due to producing more inhibitory fibronectin aggregates. In addition, grey matter OPCs appeared better equipped for remyelination. Unexpectedly, specific inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis in white matter astrocytes enhanced myelin formation by oligodendrocytes. This finding provides a possible new target for promoting myelin formation in white matter. Taken together, research into the failure of remyelination in MS will benefit from taking into account regional differences between cells from grey and white matter. This awareness will contribute to an improved insight into the disease progression of MS. In addition, this will provide challenging opportunities for the development of more specific and thereby efficiency increasing therapy for the treatment of MS, directed at improving myelin recovery in MS lesions.
Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Resource Management for Multi-Access Edge Computing in Vehicular Networks

In this paper, we study joint allocation of the spectrum, computing, and storing resources in a multi-access edge computing (MEC)-based vehicular network. To support different vehicular applications, we consider two typical MEC architectures and formulate multi-dimensional resource optimization problems accordingly, which are usually with high computation complexity and overlong problem-solving time. Thus, we exploit reinforcement learning (RL) to transform the two formulated problems and solve them by leveraging the deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) and hierarchical learning architectures. Via off-line training, the network dynamics can be automatically learned and appropriate resource allocation decisions can be rapidly obtained to satisfy the quality-of-service (QoS) requirements of vehicular applications. From simulation results, the proposed resource management schemes can achieve high delay/QoS satisfaction ratios.
Making space for the adolescent unconscious: A case-based reflection on practice

Community-based psychotherapists and school counsellors work to assist adolescents through sharing resources, building awareness of cognition and behavior, and skill development in communicative competence. However, adolescents, eager to delve deeper into the unknown territory of their being, also present us with speech and acts coming from the unconscious, in the form of metaphors, forgetting, behavioral excesses, mishaps, and physical symptoms. As adolescents search for ways to manage childhood trauma, find meaning and purpose in their lives, and clarify an aspirational direction that makes sense to them, they rarely have opportunities to work at a deeper level. In this article, psychoanalytically informed counselling is presented as a powerful and effective way to work with adolescents. The authors discuss what is at stake during adolescence and they consider the determined denunciation by the adolescent of the impositions of cultural and societal mandates. The call to “make space for the adolescent unconscious” is contextualized in an overview of the historical foundations of psychoanalysis with children and adolescents. The article analyzes two counseling sessions in which the adolescent works with a school-based counsellor to use dreams to “interact with” his unconscious. Drawing from their own counselling and educational experience with adolescents and emerging adults, the authors discuss the ethics upon which psychoanalytically informed work with adolescents must be grounded. The counselling vignettes are interpreted using the work of Freud, Klein, Lacan and the analysts of Groupe interdisciplinaire freudien de recherche et d’intervention clinique et culturelle (Gifric) of the Freudian School of Quebec. Key words: Adolescence, emerging adulthood, counselling adolescents, trauma, dream interpretation, Freud, psychoanalysis, unconscious.
Thyroid surgery YouTube videos: estimating quality by surgeon characteristics and view rate.

Background With readily available material online we aimed: (I) to estimate the volume of thyroid surgery-related video content readily available to the surgical trainee; (II) to stratify the sources of thyroid surgery-related video content by source (patient, institution, surgeon, or other) and (III) to estimate the quality of the surgeon source by related scholarly output. Methods A search of YouTube, a widely used source of open-access video content, was undertaken using "thyroidectomy" as the search term. The first 100 "hits" were analyzed for source. When the video was surgeon-sourced, the surgeon's name was used in a PubMed author query for "thyroidectomy" and publications noted. Results Approximately 7,260 videos were returned using "thyroidectomy" as the search term. The first 100 "hits" were stratified by source, assuming the typical surgical trainee would not delve further into the list. The sources were primarily surgeons, followed by patient testimonials, and institutions. The surgeons were stratified by related publications listed in PubMed. The majority of surgeons were not published in thyroid surgery-related topics. Conclusions Internet video content is an increasingly utilized source of surgical education. Since video content can be posted without peer review or confirmation of veracity, this study measures the variety of sources of thyroid surgery information. Individuals without thyroid surgery publication history posted the majority of surgeon-sourced video content, although this history serves only as a surrogate for an academic career. Trainees and educators alike should critically analyze the quality of video content.
Parenting Style and Child’s Obesity: A Systematic Review

This paper presents an overview to provide readers with an update on the literature about the relation between parental influences (general parenting and food parenting practices) and children’s weight-related outcomes. A systematic research review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted to identify, discuss and integrate recent research investigating the relationship between parenting styles, child’s obesity. It first summarizes the evidence regarding the role of food parenting practices in shaping and maintaining children’s nutritional and weight status. It then describes empirical evidence on the relation between general parenting and children’s weight status. Six electronic databases were searched using standardized language to identify quantitative studies describing associations of general parenting styles with children’s obesity aged 3–5 years. Eligible peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2010 and 2019 were included. Eleven studies met inclusion criteria. Few studies focused on general feeding. Most studies focused on controlling food parenting practices and general parenting style. Parental restriction of food was positively associated with child obesity, while pressure to eat and monitoring yielded inconsistent results. Parenting styles were consistently associated with obesity among young children. Research is needed to identify positive parenting behaviors around child’s weight that may be used as targets for health promotion.
Transitional Care Model: Um Novo Modelo De Gestão De Cuidados Na Comunidade

As hospital admissions have increased, the readmission rate has increased by approximately 8%. It is essential to adopt measures aimed at reducing these values ​​and consolidating an effective transition between primary and hospital care. This article aims to demonstrate a tool to reduce hospitalizations of patients with frailty in the home context, using the Transitional Care Model (TCM). The work is quantitative, descriptive and exploratory, according to the method of health planning process, application at home of the Edmonton Frail Scale, Morse Falls Scale and application of sociodemographic questionnaire. The sample is 37 users, 78.4% of women retired, 67.6% of lower class, 91.8% had at least one visit to the emergency room service, 97.3% of medium and high use. 63% risk with moderate to severe frailty. In spite of high frailty of the elderly at home, an application of this model that reduces the barriers between levels of care, with health gains as well as economic effectiveness by reducing the number of days of hospitalization. This will prevent complications and improve chronic disease management through the application of a new care management model.
An empirical threshold of selection probability for analysis of high-dimensional correlated data

For the analysis of high-dimensional data, regularization methods based on penalized likelihood have been extensively studied over the last few decades. But, they commonly require the optimal choice of tuning parameters to select relevant variables. Although cross-validation has been popularly used for tuning parameter selection, its selection result is not often stable due to random split of samples. As an alternative to cross-validation, computation of selection probability has been proposed for stable variable selection. Ranking of individual variables can be determined based on their selection probability, regardless of tuning parameter values. However, a theoretical threshold of selection probability fails to control the number of false discoveries when it applies to high-dimensional correlated data. In this article, we propose new strategy to compute an empirical threshold of selection probability. Selection performance of the proposed threshold is evaluated through extensive simulation studies and high-dimensional genomic data analysis.
A summary of growth rates of Thoroughbreds in Kentucky

Summary Over a three year period (1993, 1994, and 1995), a total of 350 Thoroughbred colts and 350 Thoroughbred fillies in Central Kentucky were weighed monthly on a portable electronic scale through 1B months of age. Wither height and cond tion score were also measured in about half of the foals. In order to estimate mature body size ln these horses, 472 brood mares were weighed 60 to 90 days after foaling. In addi-tion, 25 Thoroughbred breeding stallions were also welghed. The average body weight of the brood mares equaled 570 kg and the average weight of the stallions equaled 580 kg. At 14 days of age, colts and fillies weighed an aveßge ol77.7 and 76.1 kg and had average heights of 107.3 and 106.3 cm, respectively. Colts were heavier and taller than fillies throughout the study and at 490 days averaged 9.9 kg heavier (427.8 kg vs 418.0 k9) and 1.6 cm taller {153.4 cm vs 151.8 cm). The greatest difierence in condition score between sexes occurred at four months of age when the fillies had an average score oi 6.48 and the colts had a score of 6.0. Compared to March foals, foals born ln January and February were 6.8 kg ighter at 14 days of age. They remalned smaller, by as much as 15.3 kg at 72 days of age, until about I months of age when they averaged about the same as the March foals. April and lvay foals were larger at 14 days of age than March foals, and rernained sllghtly heavler unt | 6 months of age. Average daily ga n between the four groups was similar until about 7 months of age. ADG averaged 1.5-1.7 kg/d during the first month and declined linearly to about . 70-. 80 kg/d at 7 months of age. After 7 months of age, ADG tended to be more variable and by 12 months, ADG was very different between the difierent months of birth. Foal growth rates were reduced during the winter months, regardless of when the foals were born and increased during April and May of the foal's yearling year. Growth rate ln these yearlings was more a function of season of the year than age.
Relationship between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacterial Indicators in Polluted Natural Waters

The relationship between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the faecal pollution index (total coliforms, faecal coliforms and faecal streptococci) in natural waters was established. Water samples were collected from several aquatic environments in Malaga (Spain). P. aeruginosa counts and isolation frequencies were clearly associated with the degree of faecal pollution of the studied water. The results confirmed that domestic sewage was the major source of P. aeruginosa in river and seawater, being isolated from sewage at concentrations about 10 5 cfu/100 ml. There was a close correlation between the P. aeruginosa concentration and the densities of the three faecal indicators in both river and marine waters. A significant correlation was not observed in waters with little faecal pollution because P. aeruginosa was only occasionally isolated from these waters and at very low densities. P. aeruginosa concentrations in sewage and polluted natural waters were generally 3-4 log lower than the TC densities and 2 log lower than FC and FS concentrations. TC, FC and FS could be considered adequate indicators of the presence and densities of P. aeruginosa in natural waters, especially TC in freshwaters and FS in seawater respectively, as these parameters showed the best correlations and the most parallel inactivation processes with P. aeruginosa in each environment.