Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in India: Country Profile Report

A review of literature and analysis of large surveys were carried out with funding from the STEP-UP consortium led by Population Council to build a coherent body of robust research based evidence on the situation in India in the context of unmet need for FP and safe abortion services. Focused states for the study were 3 backward states: Bihar Odisha Madhya Pradesh (MP). Review of published literature and reanalysis of existing large scale survey data were employed. The review of literature is confined to peer-reviewed articles and reports published in the last ten years (2002-2012). Since published articles referring to the study states were limited few articles referring to other states were also included for analysis. Relevant state level data of women 15-34 years were extracted from District level household and facility survey (DLHS) 2007-08 and National Family Health survey 2005-06. Furthermore the results from various large surveys like the landscaping study in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar during 2009-11 Youth in India: Situation and Needs Study (2007-08) (Youth Study) carried out in six states of the country and fact sheets of Annual Health Survey (AHS) 2010-11 for the 3 states were also used. Youth study was done among unmarried and married women and men age 15 to 24 years and married men age 15 to 29 years (since there were very few married men in the age group 15-24 years. (Excerpts)
Reflecting Upon the Empirical Findings: Validating the Conceptual Model

The previous chapters (Chapters 6 and 7) presented the findings obtained from the survey conducted to examine the adoption, usage, and impact of broadband in UK households. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss and reflect upon the findings from a theoretical perspective using those presented in Chapter 2. It also discusses the empirical issues that have been reported from the survey findings in the previous chapter. This chapter is structured as follows. A summary of the hypotheses test is provided and discussed in the next section. This is followed by a discussion and reflection upon the conceptual model of broadband adoption developed within this research. The usage of broadband and its effects on consumers’ time allocation patterns on various daily life activities are then discussed and illustrated. Finally, the summary and conclusions of the chapter are provided in the ultimate section. 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200, Hershey PA 17033-1240, USA Tel: 717/533-8845; Fax 717/533-8661; URL-http://www.irm-press.com ITB14978 IRM PRESS This chapter appears in the book, Consumer Adoption and Usage of Broadband by Yogesh K. Dwivedi © 2008, IGI Global Reflecting Upon the Empirical Findings 173 Copyright © 2008, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Research.Hypotheses. Although the explanation and discussion on each hypothesis included in this study are provided in the following sections, this section summarises the numbers of hypotheses proposed in Chapter 2 and states whether they are supported by the data or not. Table 8.1 illustrates that a total of 14 research hypotheses were tested to examine whether the independent variables significantly explained the dependent variables. Of the 14 research hypotheses, only one (H11) was not supported by the data. The fact that the remaining 13 research hypotheses were supported by the data means that all but one independent variable significantly explained consumers’ intention to adopt broadband. Further discussions on the 14 research hypotheses are provided in the following sections. In order to examine the demographic differences between broadband and narrowband consumers, a total of five research hypotheses were tested. These five research hypotheses relating to the differences between the broadband and narrowband consumers were supported by the data (Table 8.1) and further discussions are provided in the following section. To examine the usage related differences between broadband adopters and nonadopters, three research hypotheses (H19a, H19b, H19c) were tested and all the data supported each of the three hypotheses (Table 8.1). Further discussions on the three usage-related research hypotheses are provided in the following sections.
Symbolic Analysis of Dataflow Graphs (Extended Version)

The synchronous dataflow model is widely used to design embedded stream-processing applications under strict quality-of-service requirements (e.g., buffering memory, throughput, input-output latency). The required analyses can either be performed at compile-time (for design space exploration) or at run-time (for resource management and reconfigurable systems). However, they may cause a huge run-time overhead or make design space exploration unacceptably slow due to their exponential time complexity. In this paper, we argue that symbolic analyses are more appropriate since they express the system performance as a function of parameters (i.e., input and output rates, execution times). Such functions can be quickly evaluated for each different configuration or checked w.r. t. different quality-of-service requirements. We provide symbolic analyses for computing the maximal throughput of acyclic graphs, the minimum required buffers for which as soon as possible scheduling achieves this throughput, and finally the corresponding input-output latency of the graph. The paper first investigates these problems for a simple graph made of a single parametric edge. The results are then extended to general acyclic graphs using linear approximation techniques. We assess the proposed analyses experimentally on both synthetic and real benchmarks.
Efficient management and storage of a multiversion OWL 2 DL domain ontology

Ontology is the chief technology to model domain knowledge and fix its heterogeneity. Knowledge evolution is unavoidable in all fields, and ontology should reflect such an evolution while preserving its consistency. The access to an ontology evolution history is also a crucial need. Thereby, ontology versions should be stored efficiently. To address these requirements, some works focused only on managing ontology inconsistency. To this end, they adopted an a posteriori approach that checks inconsistency after its occurrence. Others have mainly focused on some ontology versioning aspects other than the storage and the consistency preservation issues. Specifically, the state of the art storage strategies perform well some typical queries at the cost of a high storage space. Strategies with low space overhead lose the main specificity of ontology: the knowledge semantics modelling. So, it is useful to address all these shortcomings. This paper presents an approach that allows generating consistent OWL 2 DL ontology versions in a priori way. It also proposes an efficient storage strategy that preserves the semantics aspect of ontology and performs well typical queries with a low storage space. A protégé plug‐in is developed to show the feasibility of the main ideas presented in this paper.
Psychology and Dentistry: Mental Health Aspects of Patient Care

* About the Author * Contributors * Preface and Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. The Development of the Behavioral Sciences in Dentistry * Chapter 2. Behavioral Foundations of Dentistry * The Focus of Behavior Therapies * What Is Behavior Therapy? * Types of Behavioral Interventions * Chapter 3. Pain * Pain Threshold and Pain Expression * Measuring Pain * Acute versus Chronic Pain * Pain Management Strategies * Summary * Chapter 4. Fear and Anxiety in Dentistry * Effect of High Fear and Anxiety on Office Practice * Definition of Anxiety and Fear * Measurement of Dental Fear and Anxiety * Origins and Development of Fear and Anxiety * Anxiety and Behavior Across Dental Visits * Other Variables Influencing Anxiety and Fear * Managing Fear and Anxiety * Chapter 5. Oral Habits and Their Management * Etiology and Development of Thumb and Finger Sucking * Psychoanalytic and Learning Theory Models * Prevalence and Possible Explanations * Methods of Controlling Sucking Habits * Bruxism: Characteristics and Treatment * Self-Mutilating Behaviors: The Oral Cavity * Chapter 6. Compliance with Health Care Recommendations * Assessing Adherence * Determinants of Adherence * Resources and Noncompliant Behavior * Chapter 7. The Dentist-Patient Relationship * Models of the Doctor-Patient Relationship * Dimensions of the Doctor-Patient Relationship * Satisfaction Among Patients and Dentists * A Seeming Paradox * Miscellaneous Factors * Chapter 8. Stress in Dentistry * The Concept of Stress * Measuring Stresses in Life * Sources of Dentists' Stress * Suicide Among Dentists * Stress in Dental Students * Chapter 9. Special Issues in Dentistry * Family Violence * Aging * Dying, Death, and Bereavement * Chapter 10. Hypnosis in Dentistry (Carla York, Frank De Piano, and Frederick Kohler) * Some Background and History of Hypnosis in Dentistry * Prevention of Dental Disease and Modifications of Noxious Habits * Therapeutic Uses of Hypnosis in Dentistry * Hypnosis As an Operative Aid in Dentistry * The Use of Hypnosis in Pediatric Dentistry * Hypnosis As an Aid in Patient Management * Practical Considerations * Techniques for Induction of Hypnosis in Dentistry: Some Illustrations * Case Example: A Dental-Avoidant Patient with Excessive Gag Reflex * Chapter 11. Interviewing (Cheryl Gotthelf) * Communication * Training Issues * Initial Meeting with a Patient * Attentiveness * Obtaining an Accurate History * Establishing Rapport * Empathy * Chapter 12. Making Psychological Referrals * Dental-Related Problems * Nondental-Related Referrals * Referrals for Self, Family, or Friends * Referring an Individual * Index * Reference Notes Included
Memory performance in William Golding’s “Envoy Extraordinary”

Marek Pawlicki is Assistant Professor at the Institute of English Cultures and Literatures of the Silesian University. He has published a critical study of J.M. Coetzee’s prose Self-Reflexivity in the Chosen Works of J.M. Coetzee (2013) and articles on the works of Nadine Gordimer, John Banville, Anne Enright and Colm Toibin. His current research is on memory and confessional discourse in contemporary British fiction.
Behavioral Issues in B2C E-commerce

B2C e-commerce is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. A lot of studies were carried out by both scholars and practitioners in order to assess online consumers’ behavioral issues in B2C e-commerce platforms. This paper aims to organize and classify the accumulated literature on B2C e-commerce in order to determine less-researched areas and provide future research directions. For that purpose 208 peer-reviewed articles from 71 journals published between 2005 and 2014 were retrieved and analyzed. The findings of the studies are discussed within the scope of developed framework.
KESAN KELOMPOK BIMBINGAN KE ATAS KONSEP KENDIRI,DAYA TAHAN DAN KELANGSANGAN REMAJA

Kajian eksperimen ini bertujuan mengkaji kesan Kelompok Bimbingan Kecil Peningkatan Konsep Kendiri (KBKPKK) dan Kelompok Bimbingan Besar Peningkatan Konsep Kendiri (KBBPKK) yang berorientasikan pendekatan gabungan Terapi Tingkahlaku-Kognitif dan Model Konsep Kendiri Multidimensi (TTKMKKM) di kalangan remaja pertengahan yang sederhana rendah dalam konsep kendiri. Keberkesanan intervensi KBKPKK dan KBBPKK diukur dari segi peningkatan konsep kendiri, penilaian konsep kendiri - rakan sebaya, daya tahan dan pengurangan kelangsangan kumpulan rawatan. Kajian dijalankan terhadap pelajar tingkatan empat di dua buah sekolah menengah di daerah Hulu Selangor, Selangor. Soal selidik yang digunakan mengandungi maklumat peribadi dan empat soal selidik kajian iaitu Skala Konsep Kendiri Multidimensi (SKKM), Skala Penilaian Konsep Kendiri - Rakan Sebaya (SPKK-RS), Skala Daya Tahan Remaja (SDTR) dan Soal Selidik Kelangsangan (SK). Seramai 104 subjek dipilih memasuki dua jenis kelompok rawatan dan satu kelompok kawalan. Subjek rawatan KBKPKK ialah 31 pelajar yang dibahagikan kepada tiga kelompok kecil (Rla=11, Rlb=lO dan R1e=10), KBBPKK seramai 31 pelajar dalam satu kelompok besar (R2=31) dan satu kelompok kawalan (K1 =42). Subjek kelompok rawatan diberi lapan sesi kelompok mingguan dalam masa lapan minggu. Data kajian dianalisis menggunakan analisis deskriptif, ANOVA, MANCOVA dan Post Hoc jenis Tuckey pada aras signifikan . 01 dan . 05. Dapatan kajian mendapati rawatan KBKPKK dan KBBPKK berkesan dalam meningkatkan pemboleh ubah terikat konsep kendiri, penilaian konsep kendiri - rakan sebaya, daya tahan dan mengurangkan kelangsangan kelompok rawatan berbanding kelompok kawalan. Kelompok rawatan KBKPKK didapati lebih berkesan berbanding rawatan KBBPKK. Kajian juga mendapati faktor jantina dan faktor kaum tidak mempengaruhi kesan rawatan. Implikasi kajian ini memberi sumbangan kepada perkhidmatan bimbingan dan kaunseling apabila berjaya menggubal suatu model kelompok bimbingan kecil dan kelompok bimbingan besar yang berorientasikan gabungan pendekatan TTK-MKKM dalam meningkatkan konsep kendiri pelajar secara berkesan.
Distributed Software Framework: For Biosphere 2 Land Evolution Observatory (LEO) Autonomic Cyber-Physical System (ACPS)

This paper presents the architecture, design, and implementation of a real-time Distributed Software Framework for Biosphere 2 Land Evolution Observatory Autonomic Cyber-Physical System, which uses an optimum technology mix discovered through intensive research, design, and development over a period of two years (20102012) using a novel adaptable process framework named as Jacky’s Universal Process. It has a Service Oriented Architecture with Publish/Subscribe interaction pattern and Object Oriented Design. It applies self-healing feature of Autonomic Computing and uses Cloud Computing and OpenSplice Data Distribution Service. The distributed system software (software + service) of this framework is a complete production quality software product that requires near zero maintenance since only sensor drivers for new sensor types need to be developed and by appropriately mixing and matching the services all required system level capabilities can be provided. This framework deployed on B2 server, is capable of handling 45x the expected load having a total of about 148,500 sensors. It is highly reliable, robust, fault tolerant, scalable (both vertically and horizontally), extensible, secured, and easy to use. It successfully resolves all technological risks, provides concept consistency, and supersedes the functional and non-functional
Two's company, three is complexity : a simple guide to the science of all sciences

What do traffic jams, stock market crashes, and wars have in common? They are all explained by complexity, an unsolved scientific puzzle which is considered by many to be the 'Science of Sciences'. In "Two's Company, Three is Complexity", Neil Johnson uses real-life examples as he leads us on a fascinating and entertaining romp through cutting-edge topics like chaos, game theory, economics, and even jazz and quantum physics. From pubs to plants, Johnson shows the surprising ways in which order eventually emerges from the interaction of all things, and ultimately proves that complexity lies at the heart of the Universe itself.
Vascular adaptation to physical inactivity in humans.

This thesis presents studies on vascular adaptation to physical inactivity and deconditioning. Although it is clear that physical inactivity is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the underlying physiological mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. In contrast to physical inactivity, exercise decreases the risk for cardiovascular disease. This beneficial effect of exercise is partly due to changes in vascular function and structure. However, far less is known about vascular adaptation to physical inactivity. Therefore, structural and functional changes in both the arterial and venous system in response to deconditioning were studied in models of physical inactivity. Unilateral lower limb suspension, bed rest, and spinal cord injury were applied in this thesis as models of deconditioning. Venous capacitance and occasionally venous compliance decreases after deconditioning and via a reduction in preload may contribute to the reduction in exercise capacity after deconditioning. However, changes in the venous system do not play an important role in the development of orthostatic intolerance after bed rest deconditioning. The baseline and maximal diameter of the leg conduit arteries decreased after ULLS and bed rest deconditioning. Therefore, even short-term adaptation in conduit artery diameter probably represents structural changes due to inward remodeling, rather than functional changes in vascular tone. This is clinically relevant, since inward remodeling contributes importantly to blood vessel obstruction in atherosclerotic disease. Since endothelial dysfunction is prognostic for the occurrence of cardiovascular disease and exercise corrects endothelial dysfunction, information on the effect of physical inactivity on endothelial function is important. Deconditioning does not affect baseline endothelial NO production at the arteriolar level. Moreover, deconditioning enhances both endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent dilatation of conduit arteries. In contrast, exercise enhances baseline endothelial NO production and selectively increases endothelium-dependent dilatation. Therefore, functional arterial adaptations to inactivity are not simply the inverse of adaptations to exercise.
The stratified shortest-paths problem

In the last ten years it has become clear that some Internet routing protocols do not compute globally optimal paths, but only locally optimal ones. This represents something rather novel in the context of the vast literature on routing protocols for data networking. This paper introduces the Stratified Shortest-Paths Problem as a tool for exploring the borderline between local and global optimality problems. The paper contains a tutorial overview of the algebraic concepts used.
Use of deoxypeganine for the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia.

Use of deoxypeganine and / or a salt of acid addition pharmaceutically acceptable for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia deoxypeganine. The aim of the present invention to provide a drug through which is possible to reduce the symptoms of patients suffering Alzheimer's dementia, in particular should improve cognitive abilities of these patients and slow the progressive condition that characterizes the decline of mental faculties . Therefore, the object of the invention is not to treatment in the classical sense having the ultimate goal of healing, but a palliative treatment of symptoms to provide the patient with a way of life largely autonomous, easing due to family health workers and patient care.
Studiu de caz în evaluarea formativă a utilizabilităţii unui sit web din administraţia publică locală

REZUMAT Utilizabilitatea aplicaţiilor informatice din administraţia publică este o cerinţă prioritară pentru implementarea cu succes a societăţii informaţionale. Din păcate, pe plan naţional nu există incă o practică curentă de evaluare a produselor informatice inainte de a fi instalate la utilizator si nici evaluatori cu experienţă in utilizabilitate. Scopul acestui articol este de a prezenta o metodologie si un studiu de caz in evaluarea formativă a utilizabilităţii siturilor web din administraţia publică. Procedura de evaluare se bazează pe două metode: evaluare euristică si testare cu utilizatori. Cuvinte cheie Utilizabilitate, evaluare formativă, evaluare euristică.
Inferential memory as the basis of machines which understand natural language

Participants in the search for intelligent machines frequently disagree on a basic question of strategy in their quest. On the one hand there are those who believe that the major obstacles can be overcome by reliance on the computer's infallible memory, electronic speed, and arithmetic capabilities if these capacities are cleverly employed in sophisticated search-uig and statistical procedures. On the other hand there are those who feel that the problems of meaning and intuition must be somehow resolved before significant progress will be made, and that these problems are not solely a matter of speed and arithmetic. This issue will only be resolved by demonstration, and yet it is of some importance to decide how to allocate °ur efforts. This report takes the position that immediate, practical applications can derive from the former approach, but the major problems will be solved only by the latter. To mention a single example, the implementation °f information retrieval techniques on present-day computers would be a large step forward, even though the techniques thus far considered have largely been conceptually trivial. The automation of libraries and scientific document
Investigating the Hospital Discharge Medication Process

Aim To investigate the hospital discharge medication process from the perspective of the staff involved in the process. Method Questionnaires were sent to participating hospitals with pharmacy departments for completion by doctors, pharmacists, nurses and administrative personnel involved in the discharge process. A subset of participants was followed up with focus groups to further explore issues raised in the questionnaire. Results The questionnaire and the focus groups confirmed that the main problem in the discharge medication process, is the time lag between making the decision to discharge patients and junior doctors writing the discharge prescription. Emerging medication management system reforms were perceived to improve patient safety, but unlikely to overcome delays in the discharge medication process. Conclusion The problems with the discharge process were mainly due to delays in writing accurate discharge prescriptions.
Community Oriented Primary Care and transformation of Africa's healthcare system : issues, challenges and opportunities

Community Oriented Primary Care originated from the rural areas of South Africa in the early 1940s (1, 2, 3). In Phoela, South Africa, a husband and wife team, Sydney and Emily Kark began operating an integrated clinical medicine and public health practice for a defined rural population. This integrated clinical and public health approach focused on getting to know the residents of Phoela and its environs, family members and other dependants, whether they had complaints of illness or not. By taking time to get to know their clients and family members in the clinic and within family settings, Sydney and Emily Kark began the process of involving the community in their own health care. The Phoela community-based integrated clinical and public health approach eventually evolved into community health centers in the country.