Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Study of Parent-Child Attachments in HIV+/AIDS Minority Families.

This study examined medical services and support services available to and utilized by minority families where a child and/or parent was identified as having Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Sixteen caregivers of children (ages 2-4) diagnosed as HIV positive or children who had been exposed to the HIV/AIDS virus participated in the study. Caregivers were administered the Pediatric AIDS Interview which covered demographic information, child's medical history, medical services, medical management, family and friend support, use of external support services, and coping strategies. Among the results were the following: (1) over 80% of respondents indicated that they were pleased with the quality of their child's medical care; (2) 62% of the participants had informed their immediate family; (3) 70% reported that there were no support groups in the area for families of HIV positive children; (4) coping strategies included praying, going to support meetings, learning about the new developments in AIDS research, focusing on positives, and not thinking about the child's illness; and (5) extended families were called upon to demonstrate an array of caregiving roles. (Contains 11 references.) (JDD) *********************************************************************** neproaucLions suppilea oy . DKb are tne best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** A STUDY OF PARENT CHILD ATTACHMENTS IN HIV+ /AIDS MINORITY FAMILIES Dr. Yvette Harris, Ph.D. Department of Developmental Psychology Miami University Oxford, Ohio Dr. Martha L. Bell Ph.D. Department of Exceptional Education University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Dr. Linda Crites, Ph.D. Social Research Consultant University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland Presented at CEC Topical Conference on At-Risk Children and Youth. New Orleans, Louisiana, November 12, 1991 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) aziThis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it C Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of new Or opinions stated MIMS document do not necessarily represent othoat OE RI position or policy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY BEST COPY AVAILABLE TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC). "
A Medical Health Survey of Diseases in Captive Caecilian Amphibians

ABSTRACT Caecilians are a unique group of amphibians with little medical information available to veterinarians. While uncommon, they are present in many zoological institutions and information on their captive medical care is essential. This study collected medical data from various institutions including results from fecal examinations, microbiological cultures, antemortem and postmortem examinations. Results differed between aquatic and fossorial caecilians. The most prevalent diseases in aquatic caecilians were dermatitis and renal disease. Animals with skin disease succumbed quickly to osmotic disturbances if not treated immediately. Renal disease was rarely diagnosed antemortem and etiologies are still unknown. The most prevalent disease in fossorial caecilians was septicemia. Rapid therapy with antibiotics resulted in positive outcomes. In general, good preventative health surveillance allowed for rapid disease recognition and intervening treatments resulted in longer lived animals.
EFFECTS OF WILDFIRE EMISSION ON THE MORPHOFUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IN WHITE RATS

Introduction. The study of the mechanisms of action of combustion products released during natural fires on the body and the development of appropriate preventive measures is an actual hygienic problem at the present stage. Material and methods. Experimental modeling of landscape fire was carried out for 7 days, 4 hours per day. Forest fuel, which is a living ground cover and plant residues, was used as a combustible substrate. The concentration of carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, furfural, and acetaldehyde was determined in the exposure chamber, the general qualitative composition of air and the target qualitative analysis for volatile aldehydes and ketones were carried out. After exposure rat behavior was observed through an open field test and Morris water maze, histological studies of brain tissue were done. Results. During the experiment changes in the structure of the behavior of white rats exposed to smoke were established to be characterized by a decrease in motor and exploratory activity, and an increase in the level of anxiety in females was also observed. When testing in the water maze of Morris revealed violations of spatial memory and the ability to navigational learning. Histological examination of the cerebral cortex in animals of the experimental groups revealed multiple foci of neuronophagy, expansion of perivascular spaces, and the development of glial cell replacement hyperplasia was noted. Conclusion. The results indicate the presence of a neurotoxic effect of combustion products, characterized by a decrease in the motor activity of animals, increased anxiety and impaired memory processes, as well as morphological changes in the brain tissue of white rats. However, in order to reveal the role of the impact of a complex of substances released during forest fires, their contribution to morphological and functional disorders, furthermore in-depth studies are required.
Novas Medidas de Educação e de Desigualdade Educacional para a Primeira Metade do Século XX no Brasil

This paper describes the trajectory of educational level and inequality in Brazil in the first half of the 20th century. We combine various sources of historical data, such as the reports of the Ministry of Business of the Empire, the Statistical Yearbooks of Brazil and the Demographic Censuses to construct new educational measures and calculate educational Gini indices between 1900 and 2000 for each region and for Brazil as a whole. Our results show that between 1 Pesquisador − Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa − Endereço: Rua Quatá, 300 Vila Olímpia/SP CEP: 04546-042 E-mail: brunokk@uol.com. br ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7731-3422 2 Professor − Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa e Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade − Universidade de São Paulo − End. : Rua Quatá, 300 − Vila Olímpia − São Paulo/SP CEP: 04546-042 E-mail: naercioamf@insper.edu. br ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1241-6188 3 Mestrando – Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade − Universidade de São Paulo End. : Avenida Professor Luciano Gualberto, 908 – Butantã – São Paulo/SP. CEP: 05508-010 E-mail: pedro.ac@usp.br – ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5423-8856 4 Analista de Dados, Development Impact Evaluation DIME, The World Bank Group, Washington, DC, Estados Unidos – Endereço: 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433 – E-mail: lviotti@worldbank.org ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5638-4566 Recebido: 22/11/2017. Aceite: 06/06/2019. Esta obra está licenciada com uma Licença Creative Commons Atribuição-Não Comercial 4.0 Internacional.
A novel intrusion detection method based on threshold modification using receiver operating characteristic curve

Class imbalance makes traditional intrusion detection system have low detection rate (DR) and high false positive rate (FR) for minority class, which is unsuitable for practical needs. In order to improve the DRs and reduce FRs of minority classes, we propose a novel intrusion detection method, which combines convolutional neural networks (CNNs) algorithm with threshold modification method based on receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. In this method, we use CNNs as a classifier and modify threshold of the classifier through ROC curve. In addition, NSLKDD dataset and UNSW‐NB15 dataset have been carried out to evaluate the performance of this method. The experimental results illustrate that the proposed method has a better performance no matter in improving DRs or reducing FRs of minority classes.
Impacts of process audit review and control efforts on software project outcomes

This study examines the potential of using stage-wise process audit review and control (ARC) efforts in estimating overall effort and defects in a software project. Using archival data from 49 software projects that were based on the waterfall methodology, and obtained from a CMMI level 5 organisation, the authors found that higher ARC efforts at the requirement and build phases of a project were associated with an increase in overall project effort. Further, higher ARC efforts at the design and build phases were correlated with an increase in the number of defects delivered to the client at the end of the project. The predictive ability of the authors' effort models was very high, with mean errors in the range of 3-4% of the overall project effort. They found that the mean ARC effort in their sample was 0.15 h/FP for the requirements stage, 0.31 h/FP for the design stage and 0.67 h/FP for the build stage. A project where the ARC effort for any of the three stages exceeded the respective benchmark, could be a candidate for deeper inspection to prevent excess effort or defects. Organisations can use their own data to develop similar benchmarks for their software project portfolios.
Trouble in our consensus about learning: the politics of learning in the contemporary period

ABSTRACT The global learning community, led by researchers in fields such as psychology, sociology and pedagogics, had arrived at a consensus about the social and biological nature of learning until work in epigenetics brought new insights. After a brief overview of learning theories and the role of the environment, recent findings from epigenetics are discussed to consider their effects. A new research agenda is proposed regarding how to best afford each individual child a learning pathway. The practical difficulties of a call to work with the complex interface of individuals’ social and biological circumstances are acknowledged. Such research could, however, enable a better understanding of the links between nature and nurture and how they, together, impact learning. Such an understanding will better inform educational practices capable of embracing the uniqueness of each child. Although both practically and ethically challenging, we contend that this will ensure quality education for all children.
A Hybrid Degradation Modeling and Prognostic Method for the Multi-Modal System

Engineering systems typically go through complicated degradation processes, partially due to their multiple operating modes. Therefore, how to accurately estimate their remaining useful life is a critical issue. To address this challenge, a hybrid degradation modeling and prognostic method for the multi-modal system is proposed. Firstly, the cumulative dynamic differential health indicator is constructed for the multi-modal switching system using a multi-objective optimization approach. The long-term cumulative degradation assessment model is constructed based on the gated recurrent unit. Then, considering that the damage in the latest stage has a significant impact on the remaining useful life, the time window is used to extract local features of the sequence, including energy features and statistical features. The latest stage degradation is predicted based on the light gradient boosting machine. Finally, model averaging is used to integrate the two predicted results, which is expected to improve the prognostic robustness. The proposed model is evaluated with synthetic analysis and NASA turbofan aero-engine datasets. Extensive experimental results demonstrate the proposed method provides a better characterization of the degradation status of the system and provides a higher estimation accuracy than existing methods.
MuMod: A Micro-Unit Connection Approach for Hybrid-Order Community Detection

In the past few years, higher-order community detection has drawn an increasing amount of attention. Compared with the lower-order approaches that rely on the connectivity pattern of individual nodes and edges, the higher-order approaches discover communities by leveraging the higher-order connectivity pattern via constructing a motif-based hypergraph. Despite success in capturing the building blocks of complex networks, recent study has shown that the higher-order approaches unavoidably suffer from the hypergraph fragmentation issue. Although an edge enhancement strategy has been designed previously to address this issue, adding additional edges may corrupt the original lower-order connectivity pattern. To this end, this paper defines a new problem of community detection, namely hybrid-order community detection, which aims to discover communities by simultaneously leveraging the lower-order connectivity pattern and the higherorder connectivity pattern. For addressing this new problem, a new Micro-unit Modularity (MuMod) approach is designed. The basic idea lies in constructing a micro-unit connection network, where both of the lower-order connectivity pattern and the higher-order connectivity pattern are utilized. And then a new micro-unit modularity model is proposed for generating the micro-unit groups, from which the overlapping community structure of the original network can be derived. Extensive experiments are conducted on five real-world networks. Comparison results with twelve existing approaches confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Computing the Global Irradiation over the Plane of Photovoltaic Arrays: A Step-by-Step Methodology

The quality of solar resource data is critical for the economic and technical assessment of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. Understanding uncertainty and managing weather-related risk are essential for successful planning and operating of solar electricity assets. The input information available for PV designers is usually restricted to 12 monthly mean values of global horizontal irradiation (GHI) and average temperature, which characterize solar climate of locations. However, for calculating the energy production of a photovoltaic system, the global irradiation over the plane of the PV array is necessary. For this reason, this book chapter presents a methodology to appropriately determine the global irradiation over the plane of photovoltaic arrays. The methodology describes step by step the necessary equations for processing the data. Examples with numerical results are included to better show the data processing.
Barriers to physical activity in people with diabetes residing in Spain

Objetivos: El objetivo del presente estudio fue realizar un analisis de las barreras para la practica de actividad fisica en personas con diabetes mellitus residentes en Espana.Metodo:Noventa participantes (40 hombres y 50 mujeres) con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (71) y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (19) residentes en Espana, y con edades comprendidas entre los 12 y los 80 anos (edad media 41.12 ± 17.04)formaron parte del presente estudio. Se pregunto a los participantes sobres las variables sociodemograficas de sexo y edad, asi como por el tipo de diabetes, la presencia de otras patologias asociadas y los anos transcurridos desde el diagnostico de las mismas. Los participantes tambien fueron preguntados sobre el consumo de tabaco y alcohol. Posteriormente se evaluaron las barreras o dificultades percibidas en relacion al ejercicio fisico mediante el Autoinforme de Barreras para la Practica de Actividad Fisica(ABPEF) y la dietacon el Cuestionariode Adherencia a la Dieta Mediterranea(MEDAS-14). Por ultimo, los participantes aportaron informacion referente a su ultima analitica de sangre con respecto a los niveles de hemoglobina glicosilada (HbA1c) yla glucosa en ayunas. Se realizo un analisis descriptivo para presentar las caracteristicas de la muestra, asi como las barreras para la practica de actividad fisica que presentaba la muestra estudiada. Por ultimo, se realizo un analisis de comparacion de medias mediante la prueba t de Student para muestras independientes, mostrando las diferencias significativas entre las barreras para la practica de actividad fisica en funcion de las caracteristicas de la muestra.Resultados: Los datos mostraron como el factor Obligaciones/Falta de tiempo supone la principal barrera para la practica de actividad fisica en esta poblacion, especialmente en mujeres, en menores de 65 anos y en personas con diabetes tipo 1.Conclusiones: De forma general se observa como todas aquellas categoriasque pueden indicar un estilo de vida menos saludable presentan un mayor grado de acuerdo con las barreras percibidas.
Awareness of employees’ interests as the interest of the enterprise. The case of PKP SA companies

The aim of the article is to recognise the interests of employees in PKP SA companies and to determine the rank of these interests due to the motivational potential which lies in their implementation. This was conducted thorough studies of literature on the subject as well as empirical studies with the use of a questionnaire. Based on the review of the literature, the interests were divided into two groups: those protected by law and those that are partly or completely within the competence of the employer. Non-managerial staff (495 persons) were offered a second interest group for assessment. The motivational potential was determined by comparing the value that employees assign to particular interests with the perceived level of their implementation. High-value interests, whose degree of implementation the respondents rated the lowest were considered to be those with motivational potential; these are (in descending order): transparent rules of promotion, pay adequate to duties, equal treatment in employment, good working atmosphere, employment protection, safe working conditions.
Biofilm Production in Clinical Isolates and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern in the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rajasthan

Materials and methods: One hundred and fifty samples collected from intensive care units for a period of 1 year were taken for the study. Samples included blood, urine, sputum, endotracheal tips, suction tips, pus/swabs, stents/valves, body fluids, etc. Samples were processed and identification of microorganisms and antibiotic sensitivity was tested by methods according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Biofilm production identification was done by tissue culture plate (TCP) method, tube method (TM), and Congo red agar (CRA) plate method.
Metilentetrahidrofolat Redüktaz (MTHFR) Enziminin Moleküler Biyolojisi ve Hastalıklarla İlişkisi

ÖZET: Metilentetrahidrofolat redüktaz (MTHFR) enzimi, folat siklusunda önemli bir rol oynar ve homosistein aminoasitinin metabozmasına katkıda bulunur. MTHFR, 5,10 metilentetrahidrofolat’ı 5-metil tetrahidrofolat’a katalize eder. Böylece homosisteinin metiyonine remetilasyonu için gerekli olan folatın aktif formu meydana gelir. MTHFR genindeki bazı mutasyonlar, MTHFR enzim aktivitesinde azalmaya neden olur. MTHFR enzim eksikliği, plazma homosistein düzeyindeki artışla, homosistein düzeyindeki artış da vasküler hastalıklarla ilişkilidir. Bu makalede, MTHFR enziminin yapısı ve moleküler genetiği konusunda bilgi verilmiştir. Özellikle MTHFR genin yaygın iki polimorfizmi (MTHFR C677T ve A1298C) ile serebrovasküler hastalıklar, venöz trombozis, nöral tüp defektler, diabet, kanser ve migren gibi bazı hastalıklar arasındaki ilişki vurgulanmıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Metilentetrahidrofolat redüktaz, Polimorfizm, Homosistein ABSTRACT: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) plays an important role in the folat cycle and contributes to the metabolism of the aminoacid homocysteine. It catalyses the reduction of 5,10methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, thus generating the active form of folate required for remethylation of homocysteine to methionine. Some of the mutations in the MTHFR gene cause a decrease in MTHFR activity. Deficiency of MTHFR may be associated with an increase in plasma homocysteine, which in turn is associated with an increased risk of vascular disease. This article summarizes the structure and molecular genetics of this enzyme. Particular emphasis has been given on two common polymorphisms in MTHFR gene (MTHFR C677T and A1298C ) and related clinical manifestations; such as serebrovascular disease, venous thrombosis, neural tube defects, diabetes, cancer and migraine.
Factors Influencing Beta-Thalassemia Awareness in Western India -

Results: All the participants knew that beta-thalassemia affected males and females equally. Correct responses to various questions varied from 6.5 % to 45.2 %. The participants with a positive family history or who were already tested for beta-thalassemia had significantly more knowledge (p < 0.0001), but even participants with first-degree relatives of Beta-thalassemia major didn’t have complete knowledge. Age and gender had no impact while education influenced only certain aspects.
Putative Autoantigen Leiomodin-1 Is Expressed in the Human Brain and in the Membrane Fraction of Newly Formed Neurons

Nodding syndrome is a pediatric epilepsy disorder associated with Onchocerca volvulus infection, but the mechanism driving this relationship is unclear. One hypothesis proposes that parasite-induced immune responses cross-react with human leiomodin-1 resulting in immune-mediated central nervous system (CNS) damage. However, as leiomodin-1 expression and epitope availability in human neurons remains uncharacterized, the relevance of leiomodin-1 autoimmunity is unknown. Leiomodin-1 transcript expression was assessed in silico using publicly available ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing databases and in tissue by in situ hybridization and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Abundance and subcellular localization were examined by cell fractionation and immunoblotting. Leiomodin-1 transcripts were expressed in cells of the CNS, including neurons and astrocytes. Protein was detectable from all brain regions examined as well as from representative cell lines and in vitro differentiated neurons and astrocytes. Leiomodin-1 was expressed on the membrane of newly formed neurons, but not neural progenitor cells or mature neurons. Importantly, leiomodin-1 antibodies were only toxic to cells expressing leiomodin-1 on the membrane. Our findings provide evidence that leiomodin-1 is expressed in human neurons and glia. Furthermore, we show membrane expression mediates leiomodin-1 antibody toxicity, suggesting these antibodies may play a role in pathogenesis.
Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI): Structural MRI methods & outcome measures

The Ontario Neurodegenerative Research Initiative (ONDRI) is a 3 year multi-site prospective cohort study that has acquired comprehensive multiple assessment platform data, including 3T structural MRI, from neurodegenerative patients with Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and cerebrovascular disease patients. This heterogeneous cross-section of patients with complex neurodegenerative and neurovascular pathologies pose significant challenges for standard neuroimaging tools. To effectively quantify regional measures of normal and pathological brain tissue volumes, the ONDRI neuroimaging platform implemented a semi-automated MRI processing pipeline that was able to address many of the challenges resulting from this heterogeneity. This paper describes the comprehensive neuroimaging pipeline methods used to generate regional brain tissue volumes & neurovascular markers.