Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Peritoneal-Dialysis-Associated Penicillium Peritonitis

Accessible online at: www.karger. com/journals/ajn Dear Sir, Fungal peritonitis carries a high mortality and morbidity rate and is a significant cause of treatment failure [1] in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We report a case of unusual fungal peritonitis caused by Penicillium sp. in a 56year-old female undergoing CAPD. Penicillium are blue-green, saprophytic molds with several hundred species identified, but only a few are known to cause human diseases. The other 4 cases of Penicillium peritonitis reported in the English language literature are also reviewed. A favorable outcome for Penicillium peritonitis may be feasible if the catheter is removed early after identification of this organism followed by antifungal therapy. A 56-year-old female with diabetic nephropathy in the uremic stage who had received CAPD with a Tenckhoff catheter for 18 months without experience of peritonitis before was admitted to Taichung Veterans General Hospital with turbid peritoneal effluent and a decreased fluid amount for about 2 weeks. She had presented with abdominal pain for 2 weeks and had received intraperitoneal antibiotic therapy with cefazolin and gentamicin at another hospital for 1 week prior to this admission. The color of the peritoneal effluent became clear once but returned to cloudy again. On the day of admission, she did not have abdominal pain but low-grade fever could be noticed. The
The Effect of CRM on Organization Performance: A Study of Medium Enterprises in Indonesia

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between CRM organization factors (i.e. top management support, customer orientation, training orientation) and organization performance of medium enterprises in Indonesia. These medium enterprises are operated in telecommunication industry. This is a quantitative study using a survey method of self-administered questionnaire. The stratified sampling technique is chosen and 82 respondents are the employees from three enterprises. Data collected was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis to test the model and explain relationship between variables. The results of this study found that the organization factors of CRM (i.e. top management support, customer orientation, training orientation) have a positive and significant impact on organization performance. CRM is a potential system that has huge and positive impact to the customers and business performance which suggested to be adopted widely by the medium enterprises of telecommunication industry in Indonesia.
Topographical projection from the superior colliculus to the nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus in the ferret: convergence of visual and auditory information

The normal maturation of the auditory space map in the deeper layers of the ferret superior colliculus (SC) depends on signals provided by the superficial visual layers, but it is unknown where or how these signals influence the developing auditory responses. Here we report that tracer injections in the superficial layers label axons with en passant and terminal boutons, both in the deeper layers of the SC and in their primary source of auditory input, the nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus (nBIC). Electron microscopy confirmed that biocytin‐labelled SC axons form axodendritic synapses on nBIC neurons. Injections of biotinylated dextran amine in the nBIC resulted in anterograde labelling in the deeper layers of the SC, as well as retrogradely labelled superficial and deep SC neurons, whose distribution varied systematically with the rostrocaudal placement of the injection sites in the nBIC. Topographical order in the projection from the SC to the ipsilateral nBIC was confirmed using fluorescent microspheres. We demonstrated the existence of functional SC‐nBIC connections by making whole‐cell current‐clamp recordings from young ferret slices. Both monosynaptic and polysynaptic EPSPs were generated by electrical stimulation of either the superficial or deep SC layers. In addition to unimodal auditory units, both visual and bimodal visual–auditory units were recorded in the nBIC in vivo and their incidence was higher in juvenile ferrets than in adults. The SC‐nBIC circuit provides a potential means by which visual and other sensory or premotor signals may be delivered to the nBIC to calibrate the representation of auditory space.
Resource based view in the Turkish construction sector and resource selection with ANP technique

The competitive environment observed in the international construction sector has reflected in the Turkish construction sector through joint projects. In order to achieve competitive advantage in joint construction projects and to achieve success against national competitors, it is necessary to review resource selection strategies. In this context, the main purpose of this study is to look at the resource selection criteria of the construction companies in terms of International Resource-Based Theory. The 77 resources of the construction firms reviewed during this study were evaluated by taking into consideration their ability to be strategic resource and their competitive advantages. In this study, the Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools and technique, which has been spoken as a resource that will benefit competition in Turkey in recent years, was discussed as an objective and the research problem was whether BIM is a strategic resource or not. In the resource evaluation process, resources should be listed and evaluated by firm employees and managers. In the survey conducted for this purpose, construction firms were asked to select the resources they already had from the resource pool of the research and to score only 9 important resources. To establish vertical hierarchy and horizontal relationships, the obtained results of the evaluation were analyzed by using the Analytical Network Process (ANP) method. In the established hierarch, the objective was BIM and the selection criteria were VRIO criteria including Valuable, Rare, Inimitable and Organization, which are the resource selection criteria of the Resource-Based Theory. The scores obtained as a result of the survey study applied to the Turkish construction firms were reflected to the ANP technique. While the data processed with the Super Decisions software provides numerical and quantitative comparisons of resources in the construction sector, it also points to a selected set of resources that can work with BIM.
The effect of furosemide on renal blood flow and renal tissue oxygen tension in dogs.

The effect of furosemide (2 mg/kg i.v.) on blood flowin the renal artery and the tissue oxygen tension of the renal cortex and medulla was investigated in six dogs. The flow was measured with an electromagnetic flowmeter and the tissue oxygen tension with IBC tissue oxygen electrodes. The flow in the renal artery increased significantly (p less than 0.05) 5-15 minutes after furosemide administration. 40 minutes after the injection the flow had returned to its initial level. The tissue oxygen tension of both the cortex and the medulla showed significant elevation following furosemide administration. The maximum increase of tissue oxygen tension was recorded 10-20 minutes after the injection. The oxygen tension values exceeded the initial level by 22% in the cortex and by 48% (p less than 0.001) in the medulla. Simultaneously, with the changes in oxygen tension, urine output increase considerably and urine osmolality declined. Application of these renal effects of furosemide in clinical work, particularly in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, is discussed.
Multi-incidence angle approach to understand fully polarimetric SAR data from coniferous forest

SAR polarimetry has been expected to be a potential candidate of a tool to measure physical parameters such as biomass and soil moisture. However, it still has some difficulties to even simply relate the parameters to a radar backscattering cross section. In this paper, a multi-incidence angle approach is applied to understand the radar backscatter from the vegetated field. We theoretically developed a boreal forest model based on Discrete scatterer model, and utilized it to simulate a backscatter in terms of incidence angles in some cases. Analyzing the simulation results, we revealed that a trunk in the boreal forest works as a radio wave absorber. In addition, increase and decrease of the backscatter is strongly influenced by the dominant scattering mechanism as expected. This theoretical study will be validated by real data which will be obtained by real airborne and spaceborne SAR sensors.
22q11 deletion syndrome in adults with schizophrenia.

Genetic syndromes associated with deletions at chromosome 22q11 generally have been diagnosed during childhood based on a constellation of physical features. To investigate a reported association of velocardiofacial syndrome with psychotic disorders in adults, we assessed subjects with DSM-IV schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who were referred with two or more syndromal features (palatal, cardiac, facial, or other congenital anomalies, and/or learning difficulties). We report on 10 subjects (5 men and 5 women), mean age 27.2 (SD 6.0) years, who were found to have a 22q11 deletion at locus D22S75 using fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH). The mean age at onset of psychosis was 19.6 (SD 4.6) years. Symptoms and course of the psychotic illnesses were unremarkable, but additional signs such as temper outbursts were common. These adult subjects had significantly fewer major palatal (P = .0001) and conotruncal cardiac (P = .05) anomalies but the same high rate of learning difficulties as a sample with deletion 22q11 ascertained through a pediatric clinic [Lindsay et al. (1995): Am J Med Genet 57:514-522]. Minor congenital features and rate of transmitted cases were similar to those previously reported. These results replicate the association of a 22q11 deletion syndrome with schizophrenia and confirm the importance of ascertainment in influencing the phenotype found. The findings support a developmental gene in the 22q11 deletion region causing a complex phenotype which may include significant behavioral components that emerge over time. We support using the term "22q11 deletion syndrome (22DS)," which would encompass physical and psychiatric features, and could also be applied to describe a genetic subtype of schizophrenia.
Demography: The past 30 years, the present, and the future

In a population, 30 years approximates the mean length of a generation or the time in which one generation replaces the previous one. In most areas of demographic research, one generation of research replaces the next in a considerably shorter period. A glance at what demographers were doing 30 years ago shows that in most areas, past research no more resembles what demographers do now than the Friedan calculators of that period resemble our current desktop computing environments. In these areas, current research differs from the research of 30 years ago in the theoretical approach, in the methods employed, and in the type of data used. Where great change has occurred, theory, methods, and data appear to have evolved together: each has changed in response to changes in the other areas and then has demanded further developments in those areas. Formal demography is one area that has been characterized by continuity. The questions addressed and the basic techniques employed build on a long heritage, even while steady progress is made in the development of methodology and analytic techniques. Analysis of the 1980s reintroduced the idea of context--the idea that behavior is influenced not only by the characteristics of individuals but also of the environment in which the behavior takes place. In the 1990s, this approach will be incorporated more thoroughly into theoretical developments in all areas of demography as we attempt increasingly to make comparisons across cohorts and time while continuing to model individual behavior. Mortality is the theoretically underdeveloped area of demography which probably will show the greatest change in the next 30 years.
Micro Financing Optimalization Strategy for MSMEs Development (Case Study at Kabupaten Bogor, Indonesia)

MSMEs have a great number of important roles in the economy of a country and should be developed and empowered. The main thing needed in the effort to boost the performance of MSME is support in terms of business funding. The impact of microfinance should be optimized through the appropriate strategies of all parties involved. Through appropriate microfinance strategies, MSMEs are expected to experience significant growth. The purpose of this research is to identify factors influencing access of micro finance and, impact of micro financing and to formulate strategy in optimizing microfinance for MSMEs in Bogor Regency. The primary data obtained from the owners of MSMEs of bag and footwear industries was were analyzed using logistic regression and rank test marked Wilcoxon. The primary data from the experts were analyzed using AHP method. The results showed that the factors that influence access to microfinance are monthly profits, total assets and savings access. Microfinance has a positive impact on almost all aspects of MSME performance. The right strategy to optimize microfinance is the CSR partnership financing program. Keywords: AHP, micro financing, MSMEs, Wilcoxon
Polynomial Time Solvability Of The Weighted Ring Arc-Loading Problem With Integer Splitting

In the Weighted Ring Arc-Loading Problem with Integer Splitting, we are given a set of communication requests each associated with a non-negative integer weight. The problem is to find a routing scheme such that the maximum load on arcs of the ring is minimized, subject to that the weight of each request may be split into two integral parts routed in two directions around the ring, where the load of an arc is the sum of parts routed through the arc. A pseudo-polynomial algorithm for this problem is implied by a result in [G. Wilfong and P. Winkler, Ring routing and wavelength translation, Proceedings of the 9th ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, San Fancisco, CA, 1998, 333-341]. By refining the rounding technique developed in the same paper, we prove that the problem can be solved in polynomial time.
The Impact of Work-Family Supportive Supervisors on job involvement and job Satisfaction with career Competencies as an Intervening Variable

This study was conducted to explore the relationship between work-family supportive supervisor, career competencies, job involvement, and job satisfaction. Data were collected from a sample of 162 respondents who worked as a nurse at hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to examine and estimate the relationship between the constructs. The study results indicate that work-family supportive supervisor has a positive and significant impact on career competencies, career competencies have a positive and significant impact on job involvement, and on job satisfaction. Work-family supportive supervisor has a positive and significant impact on job involvement and on job satisfaction. A total of 162 respondents with a percentage of 96.30% women showed that women need good support and policies in achieving a balance between work and family. Finally, this study highlights the importance of work-family supportive supervisor and career competencies for improving job involvement and job satisfaction. This study provides insights on how the human resources department can retain qualified staff and develop employee satisfaction.
Modern Approaches for Organizational Dynamism: Business Processes and Business Process Orientation

This chapter primarily provides a thorough account of what the process perspective encompasses to address the attention that business processes perspective in today’s postmodern organizations attracts. It exhibits how organizations designed around business processes are able to become more agile, competitive, dynamic, flexible, and adaptable to constantly shifting market realities. Accordingly, this chapter also covers the underlying logic behind business process orientation (BPO) as a comprehensive view of the process perspective. As BPO is thought to offer an integrated approach that encompasses structures of the organizations, their information technology systems and strategies, it is considered to possess qualities that will continuously create value for the global market.
MEASUREMENT OF FREE THYROXINE AND FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE IN THYROTOXICOSIS AND HYPOTHYROIDISM

Free T4 and free T3 concentrations in thyrotoxic and hypothyroid patients at presentation differentiated those with thyroid disease from euthyroid control subjects and were closely correlated with T4/TBG ratio. A further group of thyrotoxic patients was followed serially during treatment with carbimazole. Measurements of free T4 and free T3 against closely reflected thyroid status with changes in the hormone measurements being paralleled by changes in T4/TBG ratio.
Job satisfaction and stress levels among anaesthesiologists of south India

Background: Stress being high among practicing anaesthesiologists has effects on the quality of life. Methods to mitigate the stress have to be ensured to achieve job satisfaction. Methods: A survey was conducted through a questionnaire to know the various aspects of job satisfaction and job stress. The results of the data obtained were analyzed. Results: An anaesthetists work area may vary from a small private hospital to a large tertiary centre.Depending on the number of anaesthetists in a particular hospital, the working hours and on call duties would be distributed. Overworked anaesthetists are prone to burnout due to sleep deprivation. This could lead to fatigue related error. Lesser the number of anaesthetists would mean less support from colleagues in the event of complications. Having a good rapport with surgical colleagues also helps to prevent stress.Anaesthesiologists should have adequate monitors to avoid error in judgement. Chronic stress has serious health hazards. Keeping updated with latest developments in our field helps to improve the quality of care provided. Anaesthetists should also receive the recognition and remuneration due to them. Conclusion: To improve the quality of care provided to a patient,anaesthesiologists must cope with job stress. An anaesthetist must enjoy the work rather than be burdened by it.
Mutation in the alpha-cardiac actin gene associated with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular non-compaction, and septal defects.

AIMS The E101K mutation in the alpha-cardiac actin gene (ACTC) has been associated with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). As prominent trabeculations were described in some carriers, we screened for the E101K mutation in our index patients with HCM, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), or left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC). METHODS AND RESULTS Clinical, echocardiographic, and genetic screening by restriction fragment length polymorphism of the ACTC E101K mutation in 247 families with HCM, DCM, or LVNC. The mutation was found in five index patients (one with LVNC and four with HCM). Clinical and morphological data were obtained from 94 family members. Forty-six individuals had cardiomyopathy (43 with the mutation and three with no genetic study): 23 fulfilled criteria for LVNC, 22 were diagnosed as apical HCM, and one had been diagnosed as restrictive cardiomyopathy. There had been one heart transplant and one congestive heart failure death in patients with severe diastolic dysfunction, and five premature sudden deaths. The E101K mutation was not found in 48 unaffected relatives. Septal defects (eight atrial and one ventricular) were found in nine mutant carriers from four families, and were absent in relatives without the mutation (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION LVNC and HCM may appear as overlapping entities. The ACTC E101K mutation should be considered in the genetic diagnosis of LVNC, apical HCM, and septal defects.
Directive emissions from subwavelength metamaterial-based cavities

We use experiment and theory to demonstrate a new mechanism for directive emissions, which involves a double-plate resonance cavity made with metamaterials. In contrast to other mechanisms employing Fabry-Perot cavities, photonic crystals or zero index materials, our system is significantly thinner than the working wavelength and requires a smaller lateral size. We show the physics to be governed by subwavelength resonance modes unique to such metamaterials-based cavities.
Supplementation of apple pomace with nonprotein nitrogen for gestating beef cows. III. Metabolic parameters.

Blood and ruminal samples were analyzed from gestating cows fed apple pomace or corn silage plus isonitrogenous and isocaloric quantities of cottonseed meal or nonprotein nitrogen containing supplements in four trials. Data were also obtained from steers fed similar diets during a metabolism trial. The supplementary sources of nitrogen supplied 50 to 70% of the total nitrogen in the diet. Feeding apple pomace, compared with feeding corn silage, resulted in greater (P~.01) molar percentages of acetic and valeric acids, lesser (P ( .05 ) molar percentages of propionic, butyric, isobutyric and isovaleric acids and lowered (P( .01) ruminal pH. Ruminal ammonia concentrations were greatest when the urea-corn supplement was fed, next greatest with biuret-corn and lowest with cottonseed meal. Steers in a metabolism trial were fed apple pomace plus either corn-urea or cottonseed meal. Results indicated that the steers excreted less (P( .01) fecal nitrogen and more (P~.05) urinary nitrogen but had similar nitrogen retentions when the urea-corn supplement was fed than when cottonseed meal was fed. Cows and steers fed the urea supplement had lowered plasma concentrations of several of the essential amino acids. Blood mineral profiles in cows were similar regardless of the source of supplementary nitrogen. (
A Multi-Band Quadrature Clock Generator With High-Pass-Filtered Pulse Injection Technique

A high-pass-filtered (HPF) pulse injection technique is proposed to reduce spurs near the carrier signal due to injection locking. By using this technique, a multi-band quadrature clock generator consisting of a wide-frequency range injection-locked PLL and a frequency-selectable local buffer is demonstrated. The proposed clock generator was fabricated in a 65 nm CMOS. For a 100 MHz reference, the circuit can output 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 GHz quadrature outputs with an eight-phase VCO and the buffer. It shows an 1 MHz-offset phase noise -105 dBc/Hz and a reference spur level of -50 dBc at 2.0 GHz, with enabling HPF pulse injection. The total power consumption is lower than 32 mW at 4 GHz.
A distributed tool for commitment specification and management

The need for specifying and managing commitments is supported by many elements in software development, such as project plans tracking systems, and process reviews. Commitment structure in organizations are so large, distributed, and complex that it can be coped with only via appropriate environments and tools. This paper proposes a distributed tool with its notation for commitment specification and management. Distributed Commitment Management Tool (DCMT) enables every single software developer to specify her commitments while modelling her own process in cooperation with others, and to manage her commitments based on the knowledge obtained via this modelling. The findings of the DCMT constitute valuable information not only for detecting and resolving unmet commitments and also for providing basic project management items, such as work breakdown structure, to-do-lists, and expect lists.