Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Seasonal Changes in Body Composition, Strength, and Muscular Power in High School Wrestlers

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the changes in body composition, isokinetic strength, and muscular power in high school wrestlers across a season of competition. Wrestlers were measured (preseason and postseason) for body composition and isokinetic peak torque for flexion and extension of the dominant forearm and leg. Each subject also completed Wingate anaerobic tests to determine changes in mean power and peak power (PP) of the legs. The results indicated that body weight (BW), fat weight, and percent fat decreased (p < .002) across the wrestling season. PP and absolute peak torque for forearm and leg extension (LE) at 30°·s−1; forearm flexion (FF) at 30, 180, and 300°·s−1; and leg flexion (LF) at 180 and 300°·s−1 were significantly (p < .05) lower postseason. Relative peak torque (adjusted for BW) decreased (p < .05) across the season for LE at 30°·s−1 as well as FF and LF at 180°·s−1. Therefore, changes in BW were not associated with functional advantages in terms of strength or mus.
GAISP:GPU accelerated astronomical image subtraction photometry algorithm

To address performance problem about astronomical image subtraction photometry and meet the astronomical observation real-time requirements under the special conditions,this paper analyzed the overall performance of the original photometry algorithm and optimized the template image processing part of the photometry algorithm with CUDA programming model.It designed and implemented new photometry algorithm based on GPU named GAISP.The experimental result shows that the image subtraction part of GAISP increase average performance of 2/3 compared with traditional photometry algorithm when processing the large scale image.
Antenatal screening in the community: the views and experience of women in one general practice

The publication of the Department of Health's 1993 report Changing Childbirth has prompted major changes in the organization of maternity care, with an emphasis on returning antenatal care to the community. Serum screening for Down's syndrome (triple test) is usually carried out and followed up in secondary care, and work relating to the psychosocial effects of the test has been hospital-based. The aims of this study were to examine the views of women regarding the process and effects of delivering the test as part of routine general practice-based antenatal care, with a view to considering how this care might be most appropriately managed. We sent a questionnaire to all women registered with a fundholding practice who were offered the triple test between 1992 and 1997. The main outcome measures were satisfaction with the way in which the test was offered, what women understood by positive/negative results, why some women declined the test, and satisfaction with obtaining results/follow-up. The response rate was 60.7%. The majority of women were satisfied with the way in which the test was discussed, but there was ambivalence with regard to the procedure for receiving results, including the counselling offered. Confusion over the meaning of the results (particularly negative results) was apparent. The test caused anxiety in many women. The need for continuity of advice and support when women are subsequently referred to secondary care for further tests was highlighted. The majority of women wish the test to be available for all. The conclusion we draw is that no abnormalities have been detected during the study period, raising questions about cost-effectiveness. However, the majority of women view the test as a means of making informed decisions about their pregnancies. Although limited to one practice, the issues associated with a broad range of aspects of care identified through an analysis of the experience both of women declining the test and those accepting it provide important insights into the practicalities of delivering antenatal screening tests in primary care.
The radio resource index for real-time service in WCDMA cellular systems

A radio resource index (RRI) is derived to estimate the radio resource required for call connection in WCDMA cellular systems. An analytical model is proposed and large deviation techniques are adopted to obtain the RRI. The RRI can transform traffic parameters and quality-of-service (QoS) requirements of the call connection into a resource measure in a unified metric, while keeping: QoS requirements of existing calls guaranteed.
An evaluation of uptake and experience of a pilot interpreting service

In September 2005, the Health Service Executive initiated a free pilot interpreting service in the former HSE Eastern Region. The functional area of this health authority was the county borough of Dublin and the administrative counties South Dublin, Fingal, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Kildare and Wicklow (see Map page 20). The service, provided by a commercial interpreting company, was available to all general practitioners in the area. It is important to emphasise that the impetus for the project came from the general practice community. General practitioners had reported that language barriers were a major problem for them in their work with service users with limited English and they called for resources for interpreting services (Crowley, 2003). In response, the Department of Health and Children provided funding for a pilot interpreting service for general practitioners. For the Health Service Executive, the development of the pilot interpreting service linked positively with the recommendations of the Eastern Regional Health Authority Strategy for Ethnic Minority Service Users (2004). The HSE Social Inclusion Unit and Primary, Community and Continuing Care (PCCC) directorate, in collaboration with the Irish College of General Practitioners, undertook extensive preparations for the development and initiation of the service (see Chapter 1 page 17-21 for full details of the impetus and development of the pilot interpreting service). However, an initial assessment of use after six months showed that uptake of the service by general practitioners was very low. Therefore, the Health Service Executive, as part of its implementation priorities for the National Intercultural Health Strategy, commissioned this combined methods evaluation of the pilot interpreting service to explore the ‘gap’ between the demand from general practitioners for an interpreting service and the evidence of their low uptake of that service when made available free of charge. In terms of exploring this phenomenon, current perspectives in the international literature suggest that it is valuable to adopt an organisational perspective to understand why service provision does not guarantee service uptake. More specifically, we need to explore levers and barriers to uptake and the wider context in which these occur (see Chapter 2 pages 22-23 for further details of the rationale for an organisational perspective for this issue). These facts and perspectives inform the present study in terms of focus, identification of key aims and objectives, research context, approach, and methodology.
Delay analysis of Si NMOS Gbit/s logic circuits

A simple piecewise-linear analysis method which can be used to predict the logic propagation delay (/spl tau//SUB d/) for fine-line Si NMOS logic gates is presented. The set of equations derived shows explicitly the dependence of /spl tau//SUB d/ on inverter noise margins, driver transconductance, load current, node capacitance, driver and load input conductances, and driving waveshapes. Submicron-channel Si NMOS has demonstrated a /spl tau//SUB d/ as low as 30 ps for unity fan-in and fan-out ring oscillators. It is shown that the p-n junction capacitances of the driver and load devices account for up to 50% of the total logic gate capacitances. If reduced (as in SOI for example), Si NMOS logic gates might produce a /spl tau//SUB d/ as low as 15-20 ps. The delay analysis can be used to predict the operation of larger circuits. An example using a flip-flop frequency divider is given.
Prospektive Multizenterstudie zur Chirurgie des Magenkarzinoms - Ein Beitrag zur klinischen Versorgungsforschung

surgical departments from January 1 to December 31, 2002. Out of them, 1,031 (90.5%) underwent surgical intervention. The resection rate was 86.4% (n = 891); the R0 resection rate (n = 726) was 81.5%. Gastrectomy was performed in 79.8% (n = 649) of subjects with radical resections (n = 813). In approximately 70% of the interventions with curative intention, lymph node resection of the D2 compartment was carried out. The postoperative hospital mortality was 8.3%. The results were compared with the data obtained in the German Gastric Cancer Study (GGCS 1992); relevant differences and aspects were discussed.
Vasodilatory Response of Border Zones to Acetazolamide Before and After Endarterectomy

Background and Purpose—The importance of hemodynamic changes related to a high-grade internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis remains a matter of controversy. Areas between the vascular territories of major cerebral arteries, namely, the border zones, may be selectively vulnerable to hemodynamic alteration. The aim of this study was to search for any hemodynamic impact of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) on vasodilatory response, in particular, within the border zones, by means of multislice dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI. Methods—Thirteen patients with a high-grade unilateral ICA stenosis (>80%) were examined. Relative regional cerebral blood volume (rrCBV) was determined separately for white matter, gray matter, and anterior and posterior border zones by the acetazolamide test. A vasomotor reactivity index was evaluated from the rrCBV values. Values from the ipsilateral hemisphere were compared with contralateral ones, before and after CEA. Results—Before CEA, rrCBV values in the anterior border zones we.
Topics in companion animal medicine

Each quarterly issue of Topics in Companion Animal Medicine includes a comprehensive review of the latest developments and techniques regarding an important topic in veterinary medicine, guest edited by a leading expert in the field. Topics in Companion Animal Medicine also features peer-reviewed original research articles, case reports and review articles; as well as timely editorials addressing issues that affect the companion animal practitioner.
The frequency of congenital long QT syndrome based on new formula in children with sensori-neural hearing loss

Introduction: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a repolarization cardiac disorder that can lead to syncope, cardiac arrest and sudden death in apparently healthy individuals. The congenital type can be accompanied with congenital sensory-neural deafness (Jervell-Lang-Nielsen syndrome). Although there are limited studies assessed the frequency of LQTS in these children in developed countries, regarding introducing the new formula, it is necessary to re-evaluate the frequency of this syndrome. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was done on 203 patients with congenital sensory-neural hearing loss (SNHL) that had cochlear implant surgery in Baqiyatallah cochlear implant center from 2008 to 2012. Corrected QT was calculated with this formula: QTC = QT + 1.75 (heart rate-60) Patients with QTC > 460 ms, were categorized in four groups: Long QT: QT > 460, Borderline: 440 < QTC ≤ 460, markedly long QT: QTC > 470 and very markedly: >500. Also, cardiac arrhythmias or arrest were evaluated in patients during cochlear implant surgery and in the postoperative recovery period. Result: Prevalence of LQTS in patients was 12.32% (25 patients). Prevalence of markedly long QT and very markedly long QT were 8.87% (18 patients) and 2.46% (5 patients) respectively. The prevalence of borderline group was 14.29% (29 patients). None of the patients during or after surgery were affected by cardiac arrhythmias or arrest. Conclusion: This study showed higher prevalence of LQTS in patients with SNHL than the normal population, and we suggest that all patients with congenital deafness should be screen for LQTS.
Les marchés mondiaux des produits agricoles sont-ils efficients ?

L'objectif de ce travail est de tester a l'aide des instruments nouveaux de l'analyse financiere l'hypothese de marche efficient associee aux modeles de marche aleatoire et de martingale, pour un echantillon de produits agricoles. Les tests mis en œuvre visent a detecter la presence de memoire longue au sein des series de prix mondiaux, consideree comme un indicateur d'imperfection des marches, et a identifier la nature stochastique ou deterministe des processus sous-jacents. Les resultats montrent que la majorite des prix etudies suit des processus non lineaires stochastiques ou deterministes a memoire longue incompatibles avec le modele de marche aleatoire ou de martingale. Il n'existe pas cependant de possibilite de gain systematique par arbitrage sur ces marches, bien que les prix qui apparaissent engendres par des processus chaotiques soient potentiellement predictibles a court terme.
Nonparametric Distributed Learning Framework: Algorithm and Application to Variable Selection

The big data era is here but where are the tools to analyze them? Dramatic increases in the size of datasets have made traditional "centralized" statistical inference techniques prohibitive. Surprisingly very little attention has been given to developing inferential algorithms for data whose volume exceeds the capacity of a single-machine system. Indeed, the topic of big data statistical inference is very much in its nascent stage of development. A question of immediate concern is how can we design a data-intensive statistical inference architecture without changing the basic fundamental data modeling principles that were developed for `small' data over the last century? To address this problem we present MetaLP--a flexible and distributed statistical modeling paradigm suitable for large-scale data analysis where statistical inference meets big data technology. This generic statistical approach addresses two main challenges of large datasets: (1) massive volume and (2) variety or mixed data problem. We apply this general theory in the context of a nonparametric two sample inference algorithm for Expedia personalized hotel recommendation engine based on 10 million records of search results. Furthermore, we show how this broad statistical learning scheme (MetaLP) can be successfully adapted for `small' data in resolving the challenging problem of Simpson's paradox. The R-scripts for MetaLP-based parallel processing of massive data by integrating with the Hadoop's MapReduce framework are available as supplementary materials.
Lorentz violation in weak decays

Het onderzoek richt zich op de theoretische aspecten van het testen van een van de fundamenten van de hedendaagse (theoretische) natuurkunde: Lorentzsymmetrie. Het belang van deze symmetrie kent zijn oorsprong in de speciale relativiteitstheorie van Einstein, waarvan ze de basis is. Er zijn minstens twee redenen om Lorentzsymmetrie te testen. Enerzijds is het, vanwege haar diepe geworteldheid in alle natuurkundige theorieen, van belang om Lorentzsymmetrie met steeds grotere experimentele preciezie te blijven bevestigen. Anderzijds heeft onderzoek naar nieuwe fundamentele theorieen de mogelijkheid voor afwijkingen van Lorentzsymmetrie aan het licht gebracht. Dit laatste heeft ertoe geleid dat de laatste twee decennia veel onderzoek is naar het testen van Lorentzsymmetrie. Met name in de deeltjesfysica is er veel aandacht voor deze kwestie. Voordat het werk dat beschreven staat in dit proefschrift gedaan werd, bleef deze aandacht echter voornamelijk beperkt tot een specifiek deel van de deeltjesfysica, te weten de kwantumelektrodynamica. In dit proefschrift wordt het testgebied van Lorentzsymmetrie uitgebreid naar een ander belangrijk deel van de deeltjesfysica: de zwakke interactie. Die interactie is van belang voor kernreacties en het voortbestaan van de zon. Wij hebben wiskundige stappen gezet die het mogelijk maken Lorentzsymmetrie ook in de zwakke interactie precies te testen. Vervolgens hebben we aanbevelingen voor nieuwe experimenten gedaan. Ook hebben we met bestaande experimentele data kunnen bevestigen dat ons werk nieuwe en unieke limieten op afwijkingen van Lorentzsymmetrie oplevert. We hebben ook een resultaat gevonden waaruit blijkt dat Lorentzsymmetrie niet volmaakt is, maar dit moet nog verder onderzocht worden.
Sudden Cardiac Death in Apparently Normal Young Adults

Most people who die suddenly from cardiac disease are elderly and develop symptoms prior to the fatal event. This review deals with apparently fit and healthy young adults who die suddenly and unexpectedly. The underlying cardiac causes are discussed. Many of the causes of sudden unexpected death discussed in this article do not cause abnormal physical findings and the subjects may be asymptomatic. Screening asymptomatic young adults for potential causes of sudden death remains controversial. Screening should pay particular attention to the subject's family history, particularly if there are any relatives who have experienced sudden unexpected death. A resting ECG can reasonably be expected to be a cost effective screening tool but routine echocardiography for individuals with no symptoms and no physical findings is not recommended. Understanding the molecular basis for cardiac repolarisation will give better insight into the underlying mechanisms of arrhythmias. There has been progress in this direction in recent years and hopefully new therapies will be discovered.
A Mobile Learning Framework on Cloud Computing Platforms

Cloud computing infrastructure is increasingly used for distributed applications. Mobile learning applications deployed in the cloud are a new research direction. The applications require specific development approaches for effective and reliable communication. This paper proposes an interdisciplinary approach for design and development of mobile applications in the cloud. The approach includes front service toolkit and backend service toolkit. The front service toolkit packages data and sends them to a backend deployed in a cloud computing platform. The backend service toolkit manages rules and workflow of web services, supports fault tolerance and then transmits required results to the front service toolkit. To further show feasibility of the approach, the paper introduces a case study and shows its performance. Keywords-cloud computing; mobile devices; service set;
Sacred Geographies : Myth and Ritual in Serious Games

In churches, temples, and caves and on remote mountaintops, cultures celebrate their origins and make contact with the divine forces surrounding them in intricate rituals full of movement, choreographed action, words, and music. Though these ceremonies sometimes look like spontaneous outpourings of religious fervor, they typically closely follow ageold scripts that prescribe every detail of the event. These scripts guide the group as it integrates its myths with its traditional rituals. I term this pairing of myth and ritual a sacred scenario for, like a theatrical scenario, it provides the outline for the ritual performance. The rites may differ from place to place, but they have one thing in common: They all are attempts by a community to maintain and extend contact with the great divine forces that surround its world. Groups may supplicate, praise, and even threaten those powers, but the ritual always affirms the absolute importance of the community’s relationships with the sacred as a source of safety, power, and knowledge. Typically the scenarios concern an encounter between human and nonhuman realms abstRact
Has Medical Innovation Reduced Cancer Mortality?

I analyze the effects of four types of medical innovation and cancer incidence on US cancer mortality rates during the period 2000–2009, by estimating difference-in-differences models using longitudinal (annual) data on ∼60 cancer sites (breast, colon, etc.). The outcome measure used is not subject to lead-time bias. I control for mean age at diagnosis, the stage distribution of patients at time of diagnosis, and the sex and race of diagnosed patients. Under the assumption that there were no pre-dated factors that drove both innovation and mortality and that there would have been parallel trends in mortality in the absence of innovation, the estimates indicate that there were three major sources of the 13.8% decline of the age-adjusted cancer mortality rate during 2000–2009. Drug innovation and imaging innovation are estimated to have reduced the cancer mortality rate by 8.0 and 4.0%, respectively. The decline in incidence is estimated to have reduced the cancer mortality rate by 1.2%. The social value of the reductions in cancer mortality attributable to medical innovations has been enormous, and much greater than the cost of these innovations. (JEL codes: C23, J11, I12, O33)
Publishing New Media in Higher Education: Overcoming the Adoption Hurdle

The adoption process is the major means by which publishers get new learning materials into the hands of students in the higher education marketplace. In order for a new learning tool, be it print, multimedia, or other, to be adopted, an instructor must be aware of it, willing to use it, and able to use it. These three tenets can be harder to achieve with new media projects than with print. It is easy to forget that faculty need to be educated along with students, and that faculty development is as important as the curricular content development. It is a function of educational publishers to help university authors not only improve the quality of their materials, but also make sure they reach the widest possible audience through the adoption cycle. This paper will focus on techniques for bringing university-developed new media materials to market. Several methods have been proven effective for disseminating new media products into the marketplace: faculty as well as student testing, workshops, review, and other forms of faculty education are critical to acceptance of new media learning tools. These processes will be outlined along with some successful examples. Reviewers: Terry Anderson (U. Alberta), Roy Rada (Washington State U.), Andy Reilly (Open U.), Eileen Scanlon (Open U.)
An Adaptive Reasoning and Learning Framework for Mobile Cognitive Radio Systems

Cognitive radios are intelligent mobile systems with self-adaptivity. Existing frameworks mainly focus on the radio aspects of system designs such as dynamic spectrum access and reduction of bit error rate. However, besides the radio aspects, cognitive radios also leverage other environmental data such as GPS location, system time, and user preferences. The authors propose an adaptive reasoning and learning framework (ARALF) for cognitive radio systems such that this gap between spectrum data and other environment data is bridged. The framework has a novel reasoning and learning mechanism that combines case-based reasoning and rule-based reasoning. Adaptivity and mobility are seamlessly blended into the framework so that users of cognitive radios are completely unaware of unexpected jitters due to environment changes.