Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Endarterectomía carotídea: resultados perioperatorios y a mediano plazo, experiencia institucional

It behooves the general surgeon to possess good knowledge of the atherosclerotic disease of the carotid arteries, its epidemiologic impact, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods, therapeutic approach, and the indications for surgery based on results of controlled prospective studies both in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Carotid endarterectomy remains the standard therapy for carotid stenosis because of its low perioperative morbidity and mortality and the significant reduction of ipsilateral and contralateral cerebrovascular disease, both in the short and late postoperative follow-up. Endovascular therapy by angioplasty and placement of stents appears promising, but it still does not replace carotid endarterectomy, and currently is indicated only in patients of high anesthetic or surgical risk.
Sentence Level Alignment of Digitized Books Parallel Corpora

In this paper, we propose a framework for extracting translation memory from a corpus of fiction and non-fiction books. In recent years, there have been several proposals to align bilingual corpus and extract translation memory from legal and technical documents. Yet, when it comes to an alignment of the corpus of translated fiction and non-fiction books, the existing alignment algorithms give low precision results. In order to solve this low precision problem, we propose a new method that incorporates existing alignment algorithms with proactive learning approach. We define several feature functions that are used to build two classifiers for text filtering and alignment. We report results on English-Lithuanian language pair and on bilingual corpus from 200 books. We demonstrate a significant improvement in alignment accuracy over currently available alignment systems.
THE EFFECT OF 12 WEEKS OF HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING ON IL-6, GLP-1 AND LIPID PROFILES IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of high intensity training on IL6, GLP-1 and lipid profiles in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: 80 participants (40-50 years old) volunteered to participate in the study and divided into eight groups (four groups of severe periodic exercises and four uncontrolled control groups). Blood samples were collected and analyzed for measuring IL-6, GLP-1, lipid profile and glycemic index before and after weeks 4, 8 and after the training program. Results: After 12 weeks of training, the effect of time and interaction between time × group on GLP-1 and IL6 variables was statistically significant. Also, there was a significant difference between groups based on 12 weeks of training in these indices. Lipid profile was significantly improved in type 2 diabetic and glycemic control in obese and non-diabetic groups that had 12 weeks of high intensity interval training. Conclusion: Overall, high intensity interval training, through changes in various mechanisms, lead to improvement in lipid and glycemic disorders, inflammation and appetite in obese people with type 2 diabetes. Hence, according to the findings of the study, researchers suggest that performing high intensity interval training can lead to significant improvements in obese subjects (with and without type 2 diabetes).
Peringkasan Literatur Ilmu Komputer Bahasa Indonesia Berbasis Fitur Statistik Dan Linguistik Menggunakan Metode Gaussian Naïve Bayes

Di tengah era dengan kebutuhan data yang besar ini, peringkasan teks merupakan suatu kebutuhan. Dengan peringkasan teks, setiap orang bisa mendapatkan informasi yang mendeskripsikan keseluruhan data teks yang besar hanya dengan beberapa kalimat. Permasalahan dalam peringkasan teks adalah kualitas hasil ringkasan. Salah satu metode untuk meringkas teks yang dikenal adalah metode TF-IDF, metode ini merupakan metode peringkasan dengan pendekatan statistik. Pendekatan lain untuk meringkas teks adalah pendekatan linguistik. Ringkasan dari sebuah teks terdiri atas kalimat-kalimat yang memiliki fitur-fitur linguistik seperti jumlah kata, jumlah kata kunci, dan posisi kalimat pada teks asli. Fitur-fitur tersebut dapat digunakan untuk mengklasifikasikan suatu kalimat baru kedalam kelas ringkasan atau kelas bukan ringkasan. Hasil peringkasan diperoleh dari kumpulan kalimat pada kelas ringkasan. Pada penelitian ini, penulis melakukan penggabungan fitur statistik dan fitur linguistik untuk melakukan peringkasan teks. Hasil pengujian penelitian ini menunjukkan peringkasan dengan fitur statistik dan linguistik menggunakan metode Naive Bayes memiliki nilai rata-rata f-score 0,206 dan nilai rata-rata relative utility 0,116.
Statistical and Structural Information Backed Full-Reference Quality Measure of Compressed Sonar Images

In sonar applications, important information such as distributions of minerals, underwater creatures has a high probability of being contained in sonar images. In many underwater applications such as underwater rescue and biometric tracking, it is necessary to send sonar images underwater for further analysis. Due to the bad conditions of underwater acoustic channel and current underwater acoustic communication technologies, sonar images very possibly suffer from several typical types of distortions. As far as we know, limited efforts have been made to gather meaningful sonar image databases and benchmark reliable objective quality model, so far. This paper develops a new objective sonar image quality predictor (SIQP), whose core is the combination of two features specific to a quality measure of sonar images. These two features, which come from statistical and structural information inspired by the characteristics of sonar images and the human visual system, reflect image quality from the global and detailed aspects. The performance comparison of the proposed metric with popular and prevailing quality evaluation models is conducted using a newly established sonar image quality database. The results of experiments show the superiority of our SIQP metric over the available quality evaluation models.
Pengaruh Perencanaan Dan Pengawasan Terhadap Efektivitas Pengelolaan Air Minum Di Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum Kota Cirebon

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis : 1). Pengaruh perencanaan terhadap efektivitas pengelolaan air minum, 2). Pengaruh pengawasan terhadap efektivitas pengelolaan air minum, 3) Pengaruh perencanaan dan pengawasan secara bersama-sama terhadap efektivitas pengelolaan air minum. Subyek penelitian ini adalah Karyawan PD. Air Minum Kota Cirebon, Instrumen penelitian adalah angket. Pengujian validitas instrumen pengawasan dilakukan dengan analisis Korelasi Product Moment. Reliabilitas instrumen menggunakan metode uji belah dua ( Split Half ) yang dilanjutkan dengan metode Rank Spearman. Hasil uji coba menunjukkan bahwa instrumen untuk mengukur perencanaan, pengawasan dan efektivitas pengelolaan air minum seluruhnya dinyatakan valid dan reliabel. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metoda kuantitatif untuk mendiskripsikan korelasi antara kedua variable yaitu variable terikat (X dan Y) dan variable bebas (Z). Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif, korelasi product moment, korelasi parsial dan ganda. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa : 1). Terdapat pengaruh positif perencanaan di PD. Air Minum terhadap efektivitas pengelolaan air minum, Pengaruh sendiri-sendiri dari perencanaan adalah sebesar 38,3 % sedangkan pengaruh totalnya sebesar 47,3 %. ; 2). Terdapat pengaruh positif pengawasan di PD. Air Minum terhadap efektivitas pengelolaan air minum, Pengaruh sendiri-sendiri dari pengawasan adalah sebesar 5 % sedangkan pengaruh totalnya sebesar 14 %. ; 3). Terdapat pengaruh positif perencanaan dan pengawasan di PD. Air Minum secara bersama-sama terhadap efektivitas pengelolaan air minum Pengaruh bersama-sama dari perencanaan dan pengawasan sebesar 61,3 % , sedangkan pengaruh variabel lain hanya sebesar 25,9 %. Dengan demikian hipotesis ketiga yang diajukan teruji dan dapat diterima.
Navigator-guided e-Psychoeducational Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

3 BACKGROUND . 5 Participation of Patients and Other Stakeholders . 13 SPECIFIC AIMS . 14 METHODS . 15 Study Design . 15 Setting and Sample. 15 Moderating Variables . 16 Mediating Variables . 17 Outcome Variables. 18 Accrual . 19 Baseline Assessment and Randomization . 20 Experimental Conditions . 20 Control Condition: Usual Care and Information Booklet. 21 Intervention Period. 21 Follow-up Assessments. 22 Analytical and Statistical Approaches . 22 Statistical Analysis . 23 RESULTS . 25 Demographic Characteristics . 25 CONSORT Diagram . 26 Aim 1. Longitudinal Changes in Patient and Caregiver Outcomes . 28 Aim 2. Mediation Analyses of PHIN Intervention Effects . 29 Aim 3. Moderation of PHIN Intervention Effects . 30 Aim 4: Evaluate the Stakeholder Engagement and VOI Prioritization Process . 34 DISCUSION . 31 Context for Study Results. 31 Aim 1. Longitudinal Changes in Patient and Caregiver Outcomes . 32 Aim 2. Mediation Analysis of PHIN Intervention Effects . 33 Aim 3. Moderation of PHIN Intervention Effects . 33 Generalizability of the Findings . 33 Implementation of Study Results . 33 Subpopulation Considerations . 34 Study Limitations . 34 CONCLUSION . 35 REFERENCES . 36
Contraception Language in Informed Consent Forms: A Survey of Biopharmaceutical Companies

Although contraception language is typically required in subject informed consent forms (ICFs) used in clinical trials, there are no regulatory guidelines on the type and duration of methods of contraception that should be used. The authors conducted an anonymous 3-part survey to assess what contraception language biopharmaceutical companies use in their ICFs as well as the staff composition of the companies’ pharmacovigilance teams dealing with pregnancy and lactation. The majority of the companies sponsor clinical trials involving either small molecules (drugs) or a mix of small and large (biologics) molecules. The survey showed notably different answers between companies. Also, only a few companies have staff specifically dedicated to overseeing the enrollment of women of childbearing potential and following their progress if they become pregnant. The findings from this survey indicate that there is little uniformity among biopharmaceutical companies with respect to the contraception language included in ICFs.
Investigating English Style

A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, or advanced specialist students of English in universities where English is taught as a foreign language.
Handshake telephone system to communicate with voice and force

In this paper, we propose the handshake telephone system using robot hands, through which users can shake hands to each other while talking on the telephone. Robot hand has one degree of freedom and is made of silicone rubber in order to get the natural feeling like human's hand. Four fingers are loosely joined together and the elbow joint can be freely rotated by the user's arm motion. A force sensor, which is composed of a rubber tube and an air pressure sensor, is attached at the lower part of the hand. The air pressure sensor measures the air pressure in the tube which changes according to the user's grasping power. The robot hands are connected through ordinary telephone line in parallel with the voice line. In our experiments with the bit-rate of 9600 bps, the transmission delay was around 45 ms which is acceptable for handshake communication. Additionally, we tried a self handshake mode to handshake with a virtual partner.
Laryngeal co-occurrence restrictions in Aymara: contrastive representations and constraint interaction*

Through analyses of laryngeal co-occurrence restrictions in two varieties of Aymara, this article shows that contrastively specified representations are crucial in shaping phonological patterning. The article argues for a model of contrastive specifications in which features are hierarchically ordered (Dresher 2009). This results in asymmetries between features such that, for a given inventory, some features are contrastively specified in a greater number of segments than others. This asymmetry between features plays a central role in accounting for the interaction of place of articulation features and laryngeal features in Bolivian Aymara. The article also demonstrates that contrastive representations can be achieved as output forms in Optimality Theory and that the constraints which determine contrastive representations can be integrated with constraints which motivate restrictions on the co-occurrence, ordering and location of laryngeal features in Peruvian and Bolivian Aymara.
Gender Difference in Association with Socioeconomic Status and Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults

Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korean is gradually increasing. Metabolic syndrome shows different patterns depending on gender and socioeconomic status. We investigated the differences in incidence of metabolic syndrome according to gender and socioeconomic status using a community cohort of middle-aged Korean. Methods: The study included 5,544 subjects (2,733 men and 2,811 women) aged 40-69 years without metabolic syndrome, diabetes, or history of cardiovascular disease at baseline. The incidence of metabolic syndrome was estimated according to gender and socioeconomic status, and the association between socioeconomic status and incidence of metabolic syndrome was examined using Cox’s proportional hazard regression analysis. Results: The incidence density of metabolic syndrome was 53/1,000 person-years in men and 52/1,000 person-years in women during the mean follow-up period of 6.01 years. After adjusting for common risk factors, the hazard ratios (HRs) for metabolic syndrome for those with high, middle, and elementary school education levels compared to the college graduate or higher group (referent) were 1.07 (95% CI, 0.76-1.51), 1.73 (95% CI, 1.23-2.44), and 1.74 (95% CI, 1.23-2.46) in women, respectively, and compared to the more than 400 (10,000 won) group (referent), the HRs for metabolic syndrome according to income level were 1.56 (95% CI, 1.06-2.29), 1.86 (95% CI, 1.28-2.71), and 2.74 (95% CI, 1.87-4.00) in women, respectively. However, the association between socioeconomic status and incidence of metabolic syndrome was not significant in men. Conclusion: The association between incident metabolic syndrome and socioeconomic status was significant in middle-aged Korean women.
Evidence‐based behavior change curriculum for the ambulatory clerkship: The double helix

Purpose – To provide a rationale regarding the importance of physician behavior change counseling. To describe the double helix behavior change curriculum at the University of Rochester (UR). To provide initial evidence that the curriculum is effective.Design/methodology/approach – Evidence that physician use of the 5A's model is effective in changing important patient health behaviors is summarized. The behavior change curriculum is described. Initial evidence assessing knowledge, attitudes and skills for behavior change counseling is reviewed.Findings – Physicians will be better prepared to intervene to improve their patients quality and quantity of life if they consistently counsel patients using a brief standard model (the 5A's) that integrates biological, psychological, and social aspects of disease and treatment. Past efforts in the UR's curriculum have demonstrated that students adopt broader “biopsychosocial values” when the curriculum supports their learning needs. Initial evidence demonstrates t.
Bazı Ekmeklik Buğday (Triticum aestivum L.) Çeşitlerinin Kalite Potansiyelleri ve Beslenme Fizyolojisi Açısından Önemi

Dunya’da ve ulkemizde tarimsal uretimde ilk sirada yer alan ekmeklik bugday ( Triticum aestivum L.) basta insan beslenmesinde onemini korumaktadir. Calismamizda Ege Bolgesinde ve ulkemizin farkli ekolojik kosullarinda yetistirilen 15 adet ekmeklik bugday cesidine yonelik kalite potansiyellerinin ortaya konulmasi amaciyla ekmeklik kalite ozellikleri, hamur ozellikleri ile beslenme fizyolojisi acisindan ozellikler incelenmistir. Bazi sonuclara gore protein iceriklerinin %11.99-18.71, nisasta miktarlarinin %56.14-60.84, gluten miktarlarinin %29.0-33.5, sedimantasyon miktarlarinin 19-30 ml, dusme sayisinin 250-410 s ve su alma oranlarinin ise %56.2-66.9 arasinda degisim gosterdigi saptanmistir. Cesitlere ait ve DPPH radikali yontemine gore yapilan toplam antioksidan aktivite icerikleri ise %11.89-26.33 arasinda degismistir. Kukurtlu aminoasitler olan metiyonin aminoasidin icerigi 0.22-0.37 g/100 g un arasinda, sistin aminoasidin icerigi ise 0.391-0.768 g/100 g un arasinda degismistir. Sonuclar degerlendirildiginde, cesitler arasinda istatistiksel anlamda yuksek duzeyde onemli farkliliklar bulunmustur. Yapilan calisma ile ulkemizde yaygin olarak yetistirilen ekmeklik bugday cesitlerin kalite potansiyelleri ve beslenme fizyolojisi bakimindan onemi ortaya konulmaktadir, ayrica ileride yapilacak kalite ve islah calismalarinda incelenen ozelliklerinde goz onune alinmasi hedeflenmistir.
Prediksi Cacat Perangkat Lunak Dengan Optimasi Naive Bayes Menggunakan Pemilihan Fitur Gain Ratio

Dalam prediksi cacat perangkat lunak, terjadinya kesalahan prediksi cacat perangkat lunak merupakan hal yang sangat fatal karena data yang salah prediksi dapat menimbulkan pengaruh terhadap perangkat lunak itu sendiri. Kurang optimalnya metode prediksi yang digunakan. Masih terdapat kesalahan dalam memprediksi cacat perangkat lunak. Dalam metode Naive Bayes juga masih terdapat kekurangan ketika terjadi kesalahan klasifikasi. Kesalahan klasifikasi ini dapat memperlambat proses prediksi cacat perangkat lunak. Dibutuhkan metode yang dapat mengatasi kesalahan klasifikasi ini. Dalam penelitian ini disusulkan optimasi metode Naive Bayes menggunakan Gain Ratio. Pemilihan fitur menggunakan Gain Ratio pada Naive Bayes dapat mengurangi dampak kegagalan prediksi. Penggunaan Gain Ratio dapat meningkatkan performa prediksi. Penghitungan Gain Ratio dapat dirumuskan yaitu dari setiap atribut Gain Ratio dikali jumlah data n kemudian dibagi dengan rata-rata Gain Ratio semua atribut. Atribut dari Gain Ratio sendiri merupakan hasil bagi dari Mutual Information dan Entropy. Mutual Information (MI) merupakan nilai ukur yang menyatakan keterikatan atau ketergantungan antara dua variabel atau lebih. Selain MI, Entropy digunakan sebagai pembagi dari MI yang digunakan untuk menentukan atribut mana yang terbaik atau optimal. Maka dari itu penghitungan Gain Ratio adalah hasil dari penghitungan Mutual Information dibagi dengan hasil penghitungan Entropy Penghitungan Gain Ratio. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan akurasi sebesar 87,55% untuk metode usulan dan 85,34% untuk metode Naive Bayes biasa.
Contribución a la detección y conteo de personas a partir de información de profundidad

The aim of this work is to develop a robust system for people detection, tracking and counting from depth images acquired using an overhead Kinect II camera. The images are processed in order to extract feature descriptors, and them a classificator is used in order to discriminate between people and other elements in the scene. To achieve this goal, two different descriptors have been analyzed and evaluated. Moreover, an extended particle filter with classification process (XPFCP) have been included for multiple people tracking. Several experimental tests have been carried out in order to validate the algorithm. A dataset manually labeled has been used, obtaining successful results with a true positive rate of 97.7%.
How Size and Relative Contrast Can Improve Specular Highlight Detection

Since specular highlights detection (SHD) is an important part of the LDR (low dynamic range) to HDR (high dynamic range) conversion pipeline, we propose two novel features for improving this detection for cinematic imagery. First, we introduce a feature that relates the size of the region covered with the potential specular highlight, relatively to the size of the objects in the surrounding area. This feature facilitates the analysis of complex scene arrangements by exploiting the observation that specular highlights make up a small area of a reflecting (Lambertian) surface in everyday objects. Secondly, we introduce a feature that expresses the relative contrast of the potential specular highlights within its local context. This allows detection of specular highlights that are not necessarily the absolute brightest parts of a scene. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation, by using a simple framework for SHD, demonstrate that these features are advantageous in SHD and can be used to improve this detection for cinematic content.
Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus: A case report

Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis with connective tissue diseases is very rare. Here, in this study, we describe a coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus erythematosus in a 35-year-old man. He presented with a 5-year history of low back pain and concurrent development of a discoid rash. Inflammatory low back pain, HLA-B27 positivity and bilateral active sacroiliitis confirmed the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis. Discoid lupus erythematosus was diagnosed based on a skin biopsy. There are reports of discoid lupus associated with medications, particularly with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blocking drugs. However, the patient presented here had coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus before starting such treatments.
Les Impacts des nuisances sonores aériennes : dépréciation immobilière et inégalité sociale? Cas des aéroports de Paris Charles-de-Gaulle,Paris-Orly, Paris-le-Bourget, Lyon Sain-Exupéry et Toulouse-Blagnac

Au cours des 30 dernieres annees, il s'est produit un accroissement important de la demande et de la mise a disposition des transports aeriens. Alors que l'on reconnait, d'une maniere generale, l'importance fondamentale de ce mode de transport pour les societes et les economies modernes, il retient de plus en plus l'attention de la classe politique par les effets secondaires nefastes qu'il engendre. En effet, les transports aeriens sont aussi sources d'externalites environnementales negatives, en particulier la pollution sonore, qu'il convient d'evaluer pour pouvoir mettre en place des politiques correctives (taxes, compensation, etc.). Dans ce contexte, la depreciation des valeurs immobilieres ainsi que le risque de segregation sociale susceptible d'etre cause par le bruit des avions tiennent un role croissant dans les reflexions, qui figurent parmi les preoccupations majeures avec les questions relatives a la sante des riverains. Depuis plusieurs annees, de nombreuses etudes ont ete menees dans ces domaines, a l'etranger. Cependant, a ce jour, en France, lesetudes sont encore rarissimes. Cette these a donc pour objet de: a) analyser et mesurer les impacts des plateformes aeroportuaires sur les valeurs immobilieres et identifier les variables influentes (bruit des avions, distance a l'aeroport, etc.), b) analyser l'eventuelle situation d'inegalite sociale face a l'exposition au bruit des avions ; c) fournir un outil operationnel et perenne d'aide a la decision par la creation d'un observatoire.Pour atteindre ces objectifs, une methodologie pluridisciplinaire combinant competences economiques (methode des prix hedoniques) et geographique (SIG) a ete developpee. La principale originalite de cette these reside dans sa demarche comparative au niveau national, mettant en exergue les specificites des differents territoires etudies. Les territoires d'investigation couvrent toutes les communes situees dans ou a proximite immediate des zones de bruit (plan d'exposition au bruit ou PEB) de chaque aeroport concerne. Les aeroports etudies concernent aussi bien les aeroports parisiens (a savoir : Paris Charles-de-Gaulle et Paris-Orly), ainsi que ceux de provinces (Lyon Saint-Exupery et Toulouse- Blagnac).