Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluating the performance of HPC-style SYCL applications

SYCL is a parallel programming model for developing single-source programs for running on heterogeneous platforms. To this end, it allows for one code to be written which can run on a different architectures. For this study, we develop applications in SYCL which are representative of those often used in High-Performance Computing. Their performance is benchmarked on a variety of CPU and GPU architectures from multiple vendors, and compared to well optimised versions written in OpenCL and other parallel programming models.
Influence of Unilateral Cryptorchidism on Libido, Haematology and Serum Reproductive Hormones, Total Protein, Lipid Profile and Oxidative Stress in West African Dwarf Goats

The failure of testicular descent (cryptorchidism) is known to cause abnormal testicular development and function. Unilateral cryptorchidism is prevalent in West African Dwarf (WAD) goats particularly in some areas where affected bucks are presumed to have better libido and reproductive efficiency by farmers. Androgens produced by the testes can influence libido and other hormonal and metabolic processes in the body. The study investigated the influence of natural unilateral cryptorchidism on serum reproductive hormones, total protein, lipid profile, oxidative stress, and haematology and libido in WAD bucks. Ten WAD bucks (aged 12 - 14 months) comprising 5 bucks with normal descended testes (N group) and 5 unilaterally-cryptorchid bucks (UC group) were studied. Blood and sera were collected and evaluated for haematology, serum total proteins and lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides and lipoproteins) concentrations, serum oxidative stress (catalase and lipid peroxidation activity), and serum levels of reproductive hormones (testosterone, FSH and LH). Libido testing of bucks was also performed by randomly isolating and confining each individual male with a doe on standing heat and recording the number of mountings made by the male within a period of 5 minutes as the libido score. The evaluated haematological indices and serum levels of proteins, lipids, oxidative stress indicators and reproductive hormones were not significantly different between the N and UC groups (p > 0.05). Although a higher mean libido score was recorded in N bucks compared to the UC group, this difference was not significant. Whereas no negative effects were observed in the evaluated physiologic indices in UC bucks, these findings do not support the presumption by farmers that UC bucks have better libido than bucks with fully descended testes. Therefore, these animals should not be selected for breeding to avoid increasing the prevalence of unilateral cryptorchidism due to its genetic attribute.
A Cost-Effective Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand

Introduction A cost-effective myoelectric prosthetic hand for persons with wrist amputations is a need for developing countries. Instead of trying to develop manipulation of all the fingers, which would be complex, expensive, and demanding on battery power, we took an approach to make the design simple but moderately usable. Methods and Materials Because a sizable number of tasks can be done by controlling the thumb only, we anticipate that it would be an efficient design where the user will control only the thumb using electromyographic (EMG) signals. The shape of the hand is such that it will let the user hold small objects, such as a pen. A mannequin's hand was used as the structure, and after specific modification, the necessary circuitry was set up. Surface electrodes were used to acquire the EMG signals, which were then amplified using a bioelectric amplifier specifically designed and developed for this purpose. A microcontroller-based interface detects EMG and controls the DC gear motor that moves the thumb. Results The thumb of the developed unit responded to contraction of the arm muscles as desired. The user can control the thumb using his or her EMG signal and write holding a pen. A box-and-blocks test was conducted in which, on average, the user was able to move 6.6 blocks per minute. Conclusions The design is moderately usable but needs some minor improvements before practical use.
Hemodynamic Response in Hypertensive Patients with Endotracheal intubation and Laryngeal mask airway- A Comparative study

1,2 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Kamineni institute of Medical Sciences, Narkatpally, Telangana State 3 Professor and Head, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Kamineni institute of Medical Sciences, Narkatpally, Telangana State, India *Corresponding Author Dr Uppalapati Swathi Email: dr.uswathi. kims@gmail.com, Mobile no: 8897700022 Abstract The haemodynamic response associated with laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation may be harmful to certain patients. The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) avoids the need for laryngoscopy and allows positive pressure ventilation of the lungs in appropriate patients. This study compared the haemodynamic response of tracheal intubation with that of mask insert ion in hypertensive patients. Sixty hypertensive patients between 40-60 years of either sex of ASA grade II were randomly allotted to one of the two groups of 30 each (group ET vs group LMA). LMA insert ion or tracheal intubation was performed after induct ion of anaesthesia with thiopentone, and muscle relaxation with succinylcholine. The heart rate, systolic BP, diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure (MAP) and rate pressure product (RPP) were measured after induct ion, immediately after intubation or insert ion and at minute 1, 3 and 5. There was a very highly significant difference (P < 0.001) in mean peak increase in heart rate (59.2% in group ET vs 36% in group LMA). The increase in arterial pressures were very similar. The systolic BP increased by 29.5% in group ET compared with 27% in group LMA and diastolic BP increased by 15.2% and 16.2% in group ET and group LMA respectively. The MAP and RPP reached maximum values immediately after airway instrumentation. However, the values after LMA insert ion were significantly lower compared to tracheal intubation after one minute. Use of LMA may therefore offer some limited advantages over tracheal intubation in the anaesthetic management o f patients where the avoidance of the pressure response is of particular concern.
Telecuidado para idosos com Azheimer e seus cuidadores: revisão sistemática/ Telecare to elderly people with Alzheimer and their caregivers: systematic review

Analisar a literatura sobre o uso do telecuidado como Intervenção de Enfermagem na assistência ao idoso com Alzheimer e seus cuidadores. Trata-se de revisão sistemática da literatura nas bases LILACS, PubMed, CINAHL e Elsevier, baseada na proposta PRISMA. Os critérios de inclusão foram: artigos que abordassem diretamente ações de telecuidado por enfermeiros; estudos de coorte e ensaios clínicos randomizados com sigilo de alocação; artigos indexados; publicados nos idiomas português, inglês e espanhol; recorte temporal de 2007 a 2017. Foram encontrados dois artigos sobre telecuidado como Intervenção de Enfermagem no suporte e apoio aos cuidadores familiares de idosos com demência. O uso do acompanhamento por telefone foi realizado associado a outra tecnologia assistida. O acompanhamento por telefone foi associado ao uso de câmeras, e os próprios cuidadores realizavam as filmagens da rotina; ainda foram realizadas teleconferências em chamadas de vídeo entre cuidadores e profissionais. O telecuidado pode ser considerado uma prática avançada da enfermeira e alternativa acessível na assistência aos idosos com Alzheimer e seus cuidadores.
Decentralized Local Energy Trading in Microgrids With Voltage Management

Local energy trading in microgrids is one of the emerging concepts in the area of distribution networks. A proper business model is required to manage local energy trading. The pricing mechanism is crucial because the agreed energy price determines the benefits of local energy trading. Designing a proper pricing mechanism with a specific objective considering the privacy of agents and respecting physical network constraints is a challenging task. This article proposes a decentralized algorithm for local energy trading in microgrids with an integrated pricing mechanism considering welfare maximization and network voltage management through local information exchange among neighbors. The proposed algorithm guarantees that the energy transactions do not violate voltage constraints in a physical network and agents’ privacy is preserved. A two-stage approach is proposed to achieve fast convergence and increase the practicability of the algorithm. The simulation results are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Design and test music recommendation system for online music websites using collaborative filtering approach

The music industry is currently growing very rapidly. The limited time possessed by consumers to consume products conventionally is the main reason for online purchases by consumers. This change also occurred in the music industry, so that online music sites that provide convenience in service and this convenience made consumers decide to buy music products online and abandoned the old habit of consuming conventional music products on CDs. The ease of consuming songs online does not make the user easy to determine the songs they want to hear. The difficulty of users in determining what songs to listen to in a web music can be overcome by the existence of a music recommendation system, where music sites will provide recommendations on songs based on user preferences. This study aims to create a music recommendation system on online music sites to provide convenience for consumers in choosing music products according to their preferences. This study explains the problem of users of online music sites who do not rank a song that has been heard, and overcome it with a recommendation system using user-based collaborative filtering methods.
Comparison of neuromuscular fatigue in chronic stroke patients with healthy controls

Background and Introduction: Fatigue has been defined as a feeling of early exhaustion, weariness, lack of energy and aversion to effort. Glader et al suggest that survivors of stroke with fatigue have a higher fatality rate three years after stroke due to its association with sedentary lifestyle. Neuromuscular fatigue is defined as an activity induced impairment in the ability to exert force, and is quantified by the reduction in force that a muscle or muscles can exert following or during an activity. Fatigue of the paretic leg muscles is likely to greatly impact walking function post-stroke. Therefore, quantitative measures of neuromuscular fatigue of the paretic leg muscles are expected to be associated with walking function in people post-stroke. There is scant research, which specifically investigates neuromuscular fatigue following stroke. The purpose of the study was to assess and compare the contribution of neuromuscular fatigue in patients following stroke with age and gender matched healthy participants. Methodology: Subjects (N=80) were divided into experimental group (N=40) and control group (N=40) by purposive sampling. Patients who were already been diagnosed with chronic stroke (>6months) by Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP) were included in the study. The muscle activity of the quadriceps and hamstrings on the subject’s paretic as well as non-paretic side were recorded using Dual Bio Amp/Stimulator. Pre- fatigue inducing exercise (Electromyography) EMG signals (integral mean values in mVs) were recorded by performing Maximal Voluntary Contraction (MVC) of both the muscles. Post-fatigue inducing exercise EMG signals (integral mean values in mVs) by performing Sit-To-Stand test (STS). Visual Analog Fatigue Scale (VAFS) was used to assess the subjective levels of fatigue pre and post exercise while Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) was used to assess chronic fatigue. Results: In paretic, non-paretic and control study group, the mean pre-fatigue EMG activity of hamstrings is significantly higher compared to mean post-fatigue EMG activity of hamstrings (P-value<0.001). In paretic, non-paretic and control study group, the mean pre-fatigue EMG activity of quadriceps is significantly higher compared to mean post-fatigue EMG activity of quadriceps (P-value<0.001). Conclusion: It was concluded that there is a difference seen in the peripheral neuromuscular fatigue in the chronic stroke individuals when compared with age and gender matched control group.
Medikamentöse Therapie von Fettstoffwechselstörungen bei Patienten mit Typ-2-Diabetes

Wegen der erhöhten kardiovaskulären Risiken im Zuge einer Diabeteserkrankung sollten bei Patienten mit Diabetes und einer bereits bestehenden kardiovaskulären Erkrankung oder zusätzlichen Risikofaktoren oder Endorganschaden primär die LDL-Cholesterinwerte auf < 70mg/dl bzw. 1,8mmol/l und um mindestens 50% gesenkt werden. Die mindestens einmal jährliche LDL-Cholesterin-Bestimmung und ggf. die therapeutische Senkung sind damit integraler Bestandteil einer Diabetesbehandlung und gilt grundsätzlich auch für die Menschen mit einem metabolischen Syndrom ohne Diabetes.
Examples of robust controller design

In this paper two modern controllers are presented. These controllers should eliminate disturbance effect, handle process variations and process uncertainties. First controller that is considered is conventional Proportional - Integral (PI) controller and second one is Fractional PI (FOPI) controller. After testing both controllers on a series of simulations, performance of both control algorithms were applied on a real 3D crane system.
Distributed Operation Health Monitoring for Modular and Reconfigurable Robot With Consideration of Actuation Limitation

A distributed operation health monitoring (OHM) method of modular and reconfigurable robot (MRR) is presented in this paper. The proposed method is shown to be able to monitor the health of each MRR joint module based on the deviation of the actuator output from what is commanded. Driven by the desire of avoiding the need of joint acceleration measurement, a novel health indicator that reflects the operation health of an MRR module is developed by filtering the commanded joint torque generated by the joint controller and comparing it with a filtered torque estimate derived from the dynamic model of MRR. The proposed approach can work effectively for MRR modules in any working mode, including stationary state. The proposed scheme has been evaluated experimentally, and the results demonstrate its efficacy.
Analysis of Brightness and Color Temperature of Liquid Crystal Display on Visual Comfort Based on Eye Health Monitoring of Humans

Changing the brightness and color temperature of the bright screen display can improve visual comfort for health monitoring of human operators using computers. Such techniques have been applied on some mobile tablets, but there is little eye research on the impact of industrial machine operation on the visual comfort for humans, which can influence their eye health. In this health informatics study, 20 operators were evaluated using operational exercises under different ambient light conditions, brightness and color temperature, through the tobiipro/x3-120 eye tracker to obtain the blink frequency in the sampling. Combined with the experimental task of testing the operating efficiency, and combined with the operators’ subjective perception scores of the operation display, we can then comprehensively evaluate the influence of display brightness and color temperature on visual fatigue. The result shows that: (1) Ambient light, display brightness and display color temperature together affect the workers’ visual fatigue; (2) Increasing the brightness of the display under low ambient light conditions can improve operational efficiency, but it can also cause visual fatigue. In conclusion, the health analysis used in our research has a vital role in improving optical health of humans and can be used as a guide for future health informatics study related to this field.
On the List Decodability of Insertions and Deletions

In this work, we study the problem of list decoding of insertions and deletions. We present a Johnson-type upper bound on the maximum list size. The bound is meaningful only when insertions occur. Our bound implies that there are binary codes of rate <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Omega (1)$ </tex-math></inline-formula> that are list-decodable from a 0.707-fraction of insertions. For any <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {I}} \geq 0$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {D}} \in [0,1)$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, there exist <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$q$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-ary codes of rate <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Omega (1)$ </tex-math></inline-formula> that are list-decodable from a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {I}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-fraction of insertions and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {D}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-fraction of deletions, where <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$q$ </tex-math></inline-formula> depends only on <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {I}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {D}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. We also provide efficient encoding and decoding algorithms for list-decoding from <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {I}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-fraction of insertions and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {D}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-fraction of deletions for any <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {I}} \geq 0$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau _{\mathsf {D}} \in [0,1)$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. Based on the Johnson-type bound, we derive a Plotkin-type upper bound on the code size in the Levenshtein metric.
NURSES’ EXPERIENCE OF DEALING WITH PATIENTS’ AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR IN PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY WARD OF HOSPITAL IN SOUTH SULAWESI

Introduction: The high level of risk emergency psychiatry nurse becomes the target of aggressive behavior in patients both physically and psychologically, providing a special experience for nurses. Positive and negative impacts felt more likely a psychological effect on the nurse. Objective: Identifying the experiences of nurses dealing with patient of aggressive behavior in Emergency Psychiatric of Rumah Sakit Khusus Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Methods: The phenomenological approach to decision informants using purposive sampling with the informant as much as 9 informants who have experienced aggressive behavior from patients. Results: There were 7 themes obtained by the feelings of nurses with aggressive behavior patients, nurses experienced different kinds of aggressive behavior, nurses identified about the causes of the patient's aggressive behavior, nurse found some signs of the patient while being aggressive, nurses perceived impact of agresive behavior after getting the incident of it, the way nurses treated patients aggressive behavior, and nurses found obstacle to overcome aggressive behavior's patient. The positive experience of nurses in dealing with patient of aggressive behavior was nurse know the proper ways, causes and signs of the patient while being aggressive so the nurse was able to anticipate the action will be carried out. On the other hand the negative experience felt by the nurse due to the impacts of the aggressive behavior patients. Conclusions and: The experience felt by nurses in dealing with patients in Psychiatric Emergency Unit of Rumah Sakit Khusus Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan there were positive and negative. Therefore, we need a way to reduce aggressive behavior and provide management training for nurses in dealing with aggressive behavior in order to keep patients safely.
The epidemiology and antibiotic resistance in A. baumannii isolates from military health care facilities

A.baumannii is one of the main causers of health care associated infections. The epidemiological situation has worsened in the past years, with a higher number of countries reporting interregional spread or endemicity of carbapenem-resistant A.baumannii. For these reasons to investigate epidemiology and susceptibility to antibiotics of A.baumannii in modern war wounds is crucial for correct treatment choice. The patients enrolled in study had combat wounds of upper or lower extremities which were treated in the Military Medical Clinical Center of Central Region (MMCC CR) Ukraine in 2014-2016 years. The recovered A.baumannii after primary identification in Department of Microbiology of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University were forwarded to the Multi-drug resistant repository and surveillance network (MRSN) in Walter Reed Army Institute of Research where they underwent additional antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) and analysis by whole genome sequencing (WGS). There were analyzed 10 isolates. Testing revealed that all isolates were resistant to ampicillin, cefazolin, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin and all were sensitive to tigecycline. Susceptibility to other antibiotics varied considerably, with just two isolates displaying resistance to the carbapenems (imipenem and meropenem). An analysis of the antibiotic resistance genes carried by the isolates was in broad agreement with the AST data. Carbapenem resistance in VNMU001 was correlated with the presence of blaOXA-23, while carbapenem resistance in VNMU133 was correlated with the blaOXA-24 variant, blaOXA-72. Overall, 28 different antibiotic resistance genes were identified among the 10 isolates, with the majority encoding β-lactamases or aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs). The ten A. baumannii isolates represent four separate clades that include a single isolate from ST-1 and ST-2, members of the globally distributed CCI and CCII groups. Both of these clades are notorious for harboring multi-drug resistant strains, and this is reflected in this study where VNMU133 (CCI) and VNMU001 (CCII) displayed resistance to a wide variety of antibiotics and carried multiple antibiotic resistant genes. The remaining 8 isolates were assigned to ST-19, which is also a member of CCI, and all four isolates were closely related. Similarly, the four isolates from ST-400 clustered together, but only the two isolates from the same culture would be considered related. It is possible that ST-19 and ST-400 isolates are circulating within this population and additional surveillance is warranted. These data indicate that ST-19 and ST-400 isolates are still susceptible to many antibiotics but have the potential to acquire and develop more resistance mechanisms.
Cancer risks from head radiography procedures

The goal of this study is to evaluate the risk of cancer induction in head radiography procedures with a view to promote dose optimization and enhance patient safety. Thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD 100) was used to determine the entrance surface dose (ESD) of 20 patients presented for head radiography in two tertiary healthcare institutions in Southwest Nigeria. The corresponding effective dose and doses to the brain, oral mucosa and salivary gland were evaluated using PCXMC software. Incidence cancer risks were evaluated using BEIR VII model. The total entrance surface dose (ESDT) for mandible, paranasal sinuses and skull radiography ranged between 3.01-19.12 mGy with a mean of 7.52 mGy. The resulting effective dose, brain dose, oral mucosa dose and salivary gland dose has a mean of 0.25 mGy, 2.84 mGy, 3.06 mGy, and 4.97 mGy respectively. The least incidence of cancer risk obtained in this study is 1: 7000. Failure in the adoption of complete optimization technique was responsible for the increased risk. Periodic dose audit and enforcement of radiation protection policy will help to checkmate the lapses and alleviate patient risk.