Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Early Detection of Recurrence and Prognosis of Breast Carcinoma in Young Women

Background: The goal of this study was to determine the outcome of treatment in young women with breast carcinoma and to identify imaging of choice for early detection of recurrence. Methods: We have 30 patients ≤ 30 years who diagnosed as invasive breast carcinoma in the period from September 2007 to September 2009 and follow up for 3 years. In this prospective study we obtain the data of patients from the medical records including history taking clinical examinant local and general and routine and specific investigation including laboratory and radiological also metastatic work up. Other group of patients, more than 30 years age diagnosed as breast carcinoma used as a control group (n=30). Results: We have two groups of patients studying group ≤30 years, control group > 30 years each group is 30 in number of cases in the studying group. The following data were obtained: 10%, 46.66%, 33.33% and 10% for stages I, II, III and IV respectively.Mastectomy was done in 27 case (modified radical mastectomy) breast conserving surgery in three cases (one case stage I, two cases stage II). Conclusion: Women who are diagnosed as breast carcinoma at ≤30 years appear to have a poorer prognosis in comparisons with the group who > 30 years. Kinetic MRI and MRS, are the imaging of choice for detection of recurrence. (Ali Abd Elfatah ; Ashraf El-Sharkawy and Hesham M Abd-Rabh .
Day-case anaesthesia in adult knee arthroscopy : with special reference to recovery and cost-effectiveness after general and spinal anaesthesia

The number of ambulatory surgical procedures is increasing throughout the world. This is partly due to the development of a number of new anaesthetic, analgesic and adjuvant drugs, each with more rapid onset and shorter duration of action, over the past two decades. An interest in the issues discussed in this thesis arose out a desire to improve the quality of anaesthesia for patients who undergo day-case surgery. A second aim was to compare the different anaesthetic methods in terms of recovery from anaesthesia and costs. A total of 233 patients undergoing day-case knee arthroscopy under either 2% or 5% lidocaine spinal anaesthesia or general anaesthesia with desflurane, isoflurane, propofol or sevoflurane were investigated in two prospective, randomised clinical trials. The overall aims were to find the most suitable, satisfactory and economically feasible method for adult ambulatory knee arthroscopy and to assess the factors that affect the immediate postoperative period and the one-week recovery profile at
DETECCIÓN Y RECONOCIMIENTO DE SEÑALES DE TRÁNSITO UTILIZANDO MATCHING DE CHAMFER DETECTION AND RECOGNITION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS USING MATCHING OF CHAMFER

Nowdays the computer vision field is shown as a technique that will facilitate those activities that are not noticed or those that have not been caught because of a lack of information. In this sense there are several fields that will have benefits by the use of vision of having data that facilitate operations, indicate not available details at first sight etc, in our case a prototype is presented which allows the opportunity to help a car driver to pay attention to the traffic signs on the road, attempting to assist the driver, and at the same time to avoid traffic infractions and accidents. The prototype developed with computer vision techniques, allows the detection and recognition of signposts that are on the road and to inform its nature to the driver through an audible sign or a visual projection. The research was mainly centered on the phases of initial detection; with the objective of taking into account a quick heuristic, taking advantage of the segmentation by color, with their characteristics of invariability of system HSV (Brightness, Saturation, Value) [10], and/or initial detection by borders, making use of the improved algorithm of Chamfer [1], finally to detect and recognize the symbols of the sign, using transformation of distance techniques and hierarchical matching of Chamfer[1], conditioned to this kind of application. The prototype in the phase of proof was implemented in Matlab, with the initial purpose of proving the effectiveness of the methods that were used. Once they are proved an OpenCV was used to verify its functioning in real time.
Noise figure measurement ofparametric wavelength conversion inaquasi-phase-matched LiNbO3 waveguide

Wefirstly measure thenoise figure ofparametric wavelength conversion ina quasi-phase-matched LiNbO3 waveguide. Themeasured noise figures depend onthepump laser quality andconversion efficiency, andagree well with theproposed analytical model. ©2005 Optical Society ofAmerica OCIScodes: 190.44 10Nonlinear optics, parametric processes, 060.4510 Optical communications
A Pilot Evaluation of an Art Therapy Program for Refugee Youth From Burma

Abstract Art therapy is a promising form of therapy to address mental health concerns for refugee youth. This article describes the development and implementation of a pilot evaluation of an art therapy program for refugee adolescents from Burma currently living in the United States. Evaluation activities were based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's evaluation framework and implemented through a partnership of art therapists and public health researchers in North Carolina. Findings indicate that evaluation activities were feasible, acceptable, and provided baseline measures of mental health for the adolescents sampled. Through a discussion of evaluation components and results, this pilot evaluation offers an example of how art therapy organizations can integrate program evaluation using existing evaluation frameworks, while engaging stakeholders and building organizational capacity.
EFEITOS DOS PRAZOS DE COMPRA, ESTOCAGEM E RECEBIMENTO NO RESULTADO DA VENDA: PROPOSTA PARA MENSURAÇÃO EM REVENDA DE AUTOMÓVEIS USADOS

O artigo tem o objetivo de evidenciar o impacto dos prazos do ciclo operacional no resultado da venda. Nesse sentido, o estudo pretende responder como mensurar os efeitos desses prazos na lucratividade dos veículos comercializados por revenda de automóveis usados. Foi utilizada metodologia do tipo descritiva, no formato de estudo de caso, com abordagem qualitativa. Após breve introdução foi efetuada uma revisão da literatura a respeito dos conceitos relacionados ao tema central. Em seguida, foram apresentadas as principais características do estudo de caso realizado, com a descrição da empresa estudada e das etapas seguidas para dimensionar a influência dos prazos de compra, estocagem e recebimento no resultado auferido pela entidade. Posteriormente, foram apresentados os relatórios gerenciais elaborados com a intenção de demonstrar a diferença entre o resultado da venda “com” e “sem” a consideração desses prazos e comentados os principais aspectos pertinentes. Concluiu-se que, com os 32 carros vendidos durante o período da pesquisa, haveria redução de R$ 26.143,72 (R$ 94.021,67 – R$ 67.877,95) comparando-se as duas formas de mensurar o resultado comercial (margem de contribuição “sem” e “com” os efeitos dos prazos associados ao ciclo operacional), que representou queda de 27,81% no resultado final do período. Ainda, foram identificadas algumas limitações associáveis ao procedimento de cálculo utilizado.Palavras-chave: Ciclo Operacional. Efeito dos prazos. Revenda de automóveis.
Local map descriptor for compressive change retrieval

Change detection, i.e., anomaly detection from local maps built by a mobile robot at multiple different times, is a challenging problem to solve in practice. Most previous work either cannot be applied to scenarios where the size of the map collection is large, or simply assumed that the robot self-location is globally known. In this paper, we tackle the problem of simultaneous self-localization and change detection, by reformulating the problem as a map retrieval problem, and propose a local map descriptor with a compressed bag-of-words (BoW) structure as a scalable solution. We make the following contributions. (1) To enable a direct comparison of the spatial layout of visual features between different local maps, the origin of the local map coordinate (termed “viewpoint”) is planned by scene parsing and determined by our “viewpoint planner” to be invariant against small variations in self-location and changes, aiming at providing similar viewpoints for similar scenes (i.e., the relevant map pair). (2) We extend the BoW model to enable the use of not only the appearance (e.g., polestar) but also the spatial layout (e.g., spatial pyramid) of visual features with respect to the planned viewpoint. The key observation is that the planned viewpoint (i.e., the origin of local map coordinate) acts as a pseudo viewpoint that is usually required by spatial BoW (e.g., SPM) and also by anomaly detection (e.g., NN-d, LOF). (3) Experimental results on a challenging “loop-closing” scenario show that the proposed method outperforms previous BoW methods in self-localization, and furthermore, that the use of both appearance and pose information in change detection produces better results than the use of either information alone.
Technical Efficiency of Pineapple Production in Osun State, Nigeria

Pineapple is one of the most important fruits in Nigeria and it had been identified that the country has comparative advantage in its production. However, there is need for empirical studies on the technical efficiency of its production. This paper presents the analysis of technical efficiency of pineapple production in Osun state, Nigeria using stochastic frontier production function and resource use efficiency. Primary data was collected from 120 pineapple farmers using multi stage sampling technique. Results revealed that quantity of suckers and labour used in pineapple production was positive and significant at 5% while farm size was significant at 1%. The returns to scale indicated that a unit increase in all the specified production inputs will lead to a more than proportionate increase in pineapple yield by 2.1%. The mean technical efficiency of the pineapple farmers indicated that an average farmer could obtain about 93% of output from a given mix of inputs. The estimated gamma parameter revealed that 81.4% of the variation in output among the pineapple farmers was due to disparities in technical efficiency. Resource use efficiency indicated underutilization of suckers and overutilization of other specified production inputs. The study therefore recommends that farmers should cut down the use of resources that were over utilized and increase the quantity of suckers used in the production of the commodity for optimal productivity.
Nanoscale system design challenges: Business as usual?

While process technologists are obsessed to pursue Moore's curve down to nanoscale dimensions, design technologists are confronted with gigascale complexity. On the other hand, post-PC products require zero cost, zero energy yet software programmable novel system architectures to be sold in huge volumes and be designed in exponentially decreasing time. How do we cope with these novel silicon architectures? What challenges in research does this create? How to create the necessary tools and skills and how to organise research and education in a world driven by shareholders value?
An Interesting Case of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) is one of the major diagnostic challenges. A 43 year old patient with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) presented with PUO and suspected to have subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) was treated only to be later diagnosed with connective tissue disorder Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) as the cause. Two disease entities occurring with similar presentations pose challenges both diagnostically and therapeutically making it essential for physicians to have a high index of suspicion and initiate treatment.
ART in Prevention of HIV and TB: Update on Current Research Efforts

There is considerable scientific evidence supporting the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) infections. The complex nature of the HIV and TB prevention responses, resource constraints, remaining questions about cost and feasibility, and the need to use a solid evidence base to make policy decisions, and the implementation challenges to translating trial data to operational settings require a well-organised and coordinated response to research in this area. To this end, we aimed to catalogue the ongoing and planned research activities that evaluate the impact of ART plus other interventions on the HIV- and/or TB-related morbidity and mortality, risk behaviour, HIV incidence and transmission. Using a limited search methodology, 50 projects were identified examining ART as prevention, representing 5 regions and 52 countries with a global distribution. There are 24 randomised controlled clinical trials with at least 12 large randomised individual or community cluster trials in resource-constrained settings that are in the planning and early implementation stages. There is considerable heterogeneity between studies in terms of methodology, interventions and geographical location. While the identified studies will undoubtedly advance our understanding of the efficacy and effectiveness of ART for prevention, some key questions may remain unanswered or only partially answered. The large number and wide variety of research projects emphasise the importance of this research issue and clearly demonstrate the potential for synergies, partnerships and coordination across funding agencies.
High Energy High Intensity Hadron Beams A Solution for Phase-one Upgrade of the LHC Low-beta Quadrupoles Based on Nb-Ti

We discuss the possibilities of upgrading the LHC triplet quadrupoles by significantly increasing their aperture (and length), using the Nb-Ti cable of the main dipoles. The goal of this first phase in upgrading the triplet is to allow a rapid improvement of the luminosity mostly by removing limitations related to the triplet aperture. Neither the experimental area, including the TAS, nor the basic optics are modified. By the same token, steps are made to allow a moderate increase of the luminosity within the capabilities of the existing detectors. The triplet aperture is sized to decrease the collimator impedance below significance, allow a potential increase of the luminosity by some 50% or up to a factor of 2 with an external ancillary system acting on the geometrical loss factor. Some extra aperture is foreseen to lower the power deposition, to improve field quality and/or to allow a stronger focusing in the event some baseline beam parameters would not be reached. In this way, the proposed phaseone upgrade is versatile and should allow improved performance in a large range of situations.
CONTEMPLATION ON APPROVED DRUGS IN INDIA FROM 1999 THROUGH 2011

Objective: There is a change in the regulatory environment after a system of product patents in India since 2005. The objective of this study was to analyse the trends of drug approval in India during the period of 1999 to 2011. Materials and Methods: The information about drug approvals was primarily obtained from the Indian regulatory agency website. For the drug products identified, the drugs were classified into fourteen main Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) groups, single or combination products, types of dosage form, approvals for additional strength, approvals for additional indication and approvals for new dosage form. Results: We identified 1506 approvals by the DCGI from 1999 to 2011, with a mean of 115.84±83.24 (SD) approvals per year (Median approvals per year: 79; Range: 23-264). The ATC groups containing over 10% of total approvals were N (nervous system), with 232 (15.4%); J (antiinfective for systemic use), with 204 (13.54%); A (alimentary tract and metabolism), with 192 (12.74%) and C (cardiovascular system), with 186 (12.35%). Since 2004, there is a rising trend for approval of products having drugs in combination. Total 448 new drugs were approved during the period of 1999 to 2011, with a mean of 34.46±8.14 (SD) new drug approvals per year (Median new drug approvals per year: 36; Range: 22-53). Conclusions: These results show that there is a rising trend of approval for fixed dose combinations. The pattern of ‘new drug’ approval was flattened around the years when patent policy change was introduced.
Intervening Variables of Human Errors in Iranian Public Hospitals

Patient safety and the prevention of medical errors have become the focus of most healthcare providers. This study aimed to determine intervening variables of human errors in Iranian public hospitals. The data were collected via researcher-made questionnaire with the reliability coefficient 0.98. The questionnaire was scored by five point Likert Scale. Rotation method of Varimax with Kaiser Normalization was used via Factor analysis. The results of the study showed factor of healthcare provider explained 7.81 percent of total variance. It had twelve intervening variables affect medical errors in Iranian public hospitals. The most factor loadings (0.718) was related "Inadequate ability of healthcare provider to decision making accurately and timely" and the Least factor loadings (0.53) was related "Inadequate awareness/consciousness of health care providers (consume alcohol, Drowsiness)". The findings of this study revealed the systemic approach must be replaced in hospitals setting to ensure the provision of patient safety and showed the most important causes for the avoidance of the culture of blame. (Leila Keikavoosi-Arani, Pouran Raeissi, Seyd Jamaledin Tabibi, Amir Ashkan Nasiripour . Intervening Variables of Human Errors in Iranian Public Hospitals. Journal of American Science 2011;7(6):1119-1123). (ISSN: 1545- 1003). http://www.americanscience. org .
Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms

On 9 February 2008, France notified to the European Commission an Order suspending the cultivation of seed varieties derived from the genetically modified maize event MON810, as well as a safeguard measure invoked under Article 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC to provisionally prohibit the cultivation of the authorised maize MON810 on its territory. An amendment of the Order was further notified to the European Commission on 20 February 2008. In the meantime, on 13 February 2008, France notified to the European Commission a note entitled ‘Emergency measure’ under Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. In this respect, the European Commission received from France a written submission consisting of different supporting documents.
CZYNNIKI KSZTAŁTUJĄCE JAKOŚĆ MIĘSA DROBIU GRZEBIĄCEGO. PRACA PRZEGLĄDOWA FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF GALLINACEOUS POULTRY MEAT. A REVIEW

Streszczenie: W ostatnich latach obserwuje sie tendencje do zmiany w sposobie odzywiania sie ludności. Konsumenci w trosce o racjonalne i zdrowe odzywianie poszukują miesa o wysokiej wartości odzywczej. Mieso drobiu jest istotnym źrodlem energii i skladnikow odzywczych, zapewniającym wysoką zawartośc bialka, kwasow tluszczowych, witamin i skladnikow mineralnyc h. Jakośc miesa zalezy od wielu czynnikow: bezpieczenstwa zdrowotnego, wartości odzywczej, wlaściwości funkcjonalnych i jego cech sensorycznych. Dynamiczny rozwoj handlu, sieci dystrybucyjnej, wzrastający popyt na mieso drobiu sprzedawane w postaci chlodzonej (a nie w stanie zamrozonym), w postaci elementow kulinarnych (np.: noga, pierś ze skorą i kością, filet z piersi ze skorą lub bez niej), jak i wyrobow gotowych sklania do poszukiwania metod poprawy jego jakości. Na podstawie przeglądu literatury omowiono czynniki ksztaltujące jakośc miesa drobiu grzebiącego. Slowa kluczowe: drob, bezpieczenstwo zdrowotne, wartośc odzywcza, cechy sensoryczne. Summary: Recent years have witnessed a tendency to changes in people’s dietary habits. Consumers concerned about rational and healthy eating search high nutritional value meat. Poultry meat is an important source of dietary energy and nutrients, providing high quality protein, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. The meat quality is determined by many factors: health safety, nutritional value, functional and sensory properties. Dynamic development of trade, distribution network, rising demand for poultry meat sold in a refrigerated form (and not frozen), as cuts (such as leg, breast with skin and bone, breast fillet with skin or skinless) as well as in the form of ready-to use goods inspires a search for methods to improve its quality. In this paper based on literature overview factors affecting the quality of gallinaceous poultry meat were reported.
AUSTRALIA: COUNTRY BACKGROUND REPORT

A report prepared for the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training By Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Submitted November 2006, revised March 2007 Not for citation or distribution The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily of DEST, the National Advisory Committee, or any other organisation or individual
Pictorial review Pulmonary vasculitis: the spectrum of radiological findings

Pulmonary vasculitis includes various disease entities with a wide range of clinical presentations and overlapping imaging features. Radiological findings of vasculitis in the angiitis- granulomatosis group are nodular and patchy opacities, whereas the principal feature of those diseases causing widespread capillaritis is diffuse air space consolidation. Aneurysms or stenoses of pulmonary arteries are seen in patients with Takayasu arteritis or Behcet's disease.
Causes of Male Excess Mortality: Insights from Cloistered Populations

The degree to which biological factors contribute to the existence and the widening of mortality differences by sex remains unclear. To address this question, a mortality analysis for the years 1890 to 1995 was performed comparing mortality data on more than 11,000 Catholic nuns and monks in Bavarian communities living in very nearly identical behavioral and environmental conditions with life table data for the general German population. While the mortality differences between women and men in the general German population increased considerably after World War II, they remained almost constant among the members of Bavarian religious orders during the entire observation period, with slight advantages for nuns. Thus, the higher differences observable in the general population cannot be attributed to biological factors. The different trends in sex-specific mortality between the general and the cloistered populations are caused exclusively by men in the general population who were unable to follow the trend in mortality reduction of women, nuns, and especially monks. Under the special environmental conditions of nuns and monks, biological factors appear to confer a maximum survival advantage for women of no more than one year in remaining life expectancy at young adult ages. Copyright 2003 by The Population Council, Inc.
Probiotics: recent understandings and biomedical applications

Probiotics are defined as “microbial food supplements” with beneficial effects on the consumers. Several aspects including safety, functional and technological characteristics, have to be taken into consideration in the selection process of probiotic microorganisms. Our Knowledge about probiotics and their interactions with the host has grown ever since Metchnikoff's theory of longevity and proven mechanism of action on probiotics published elsewhere in medical literature. Certainly, now there is enough clinical evidence to support claimed health attributes to selected strains of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium spp. The aim of this review article is to summarise selection criteria of probiotics, technological challenges for probiotic formulations, safety assessment and potential applications of probiotics for health care professionals and common man.