Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Role of Supportive Therapy in Pediatric Malignancies

Abstract Childhood cancer is a major psycho-social and health problem. International study groups establish complex, efficient, and concrete Cytostatic Protocols for every cancer type. During chemotherapy patients become extremely vulnerable to infections, so it is necessary to complete the treatment with blood substitution, anti-infection medication, growth factors and other complementary products. Materials and Methods: We studied the importance of the wide palette of adjuvant therapy near the intensive cytostatic treatment in the period of March 2014-November 2015 at the hemato-oncology department in Pediatric Clinic of Mures County Hospital. Results: In this period we treated 20 children (9 female, 11 male) aged between 9 months-18 years. We had 15 cases of haemopathies (13 acute leukemia and two lymphomas), and five solid tumors. Packed red blood cells, platelets, and fresh frozen plasma were given in the aplastic period. A patient benefited, on average, a total of 70ml/kg packed red blood cells and 50 U platelets. For infection prophylaxis and treatment every child benefited associated infective medication. Discussions: Packed red blood cells, platelets, and fresh frozen plasma were given to patients with a deficiency in the ability to produce normal blood cells which are temporarily worsened by chemotherapy. Antibiotic and antifungal medications are given to all febrile and neutropenic patients. We use wide spectrum antibiotics in association for preventing sepsis. Growth factors are stimulating the bone marrow to increase leukocyte number. Since introducing additional immunostimulant medication, we observed a significant decrease of infection in the aplastic period. Conclusions: Oncology protocols use only 3-5 cytostatic drugs. Maintaining the patient’s life during the treatment, it is necessary to use a large spectrum of supportive medications.
Enhancement Of Medical Images Using Image Processing In Matlab

This paper gives the simple guideline to enhance the Medical images using MATLAB. Medical images are one of the fundamental images, because they are used in more sensitive field which is a medical field. The main goal of this study is to improve features and gain better characteristics of medical images for a right diagnosis. The proposed techniques start by the median filter for removing noise on images followed by unsharp mask filter which is type of sharpening. Medical images were usually poor quality especially in contrast. For solving this problem , we proposed Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE) which is one of the techniques in a computer image processing domain , then for smoothing image data we used hereAverage (mean) filter thus eliminating noise.
Weblogs: learning in public

Purpose – Seeks to exemplify and discuss how students’ use of weblogs can prepare them for a networked world where writing has consequences outside grades.Design/methodology/approach – Experiences using weblogs with university students are critically discussed with reference to related theoretical and practice‐based work.Findings – While many students were wary at first, the experience of writing in public provided an important learning opportunity, and many of the most skeptical became enthusiastic and proficient webloggers during the course of the semester.Research limitations/implications – The empirical data are from a single course and therefore limited.Practical implications – Students should practice writing in public and on the network, yet ethical issues must be considered.Originality/value – An increasing number of teachers and professors are using weblogs with students. In addition to a critical discussion of the ethics and pedagogical value of weblogging, this paper gives educators specific ad.
Dispensación de fentanilo y tapentadol en farmacia comunitaria: perfil del paciente e indicación terapéutica en dolor crónico no oncológico

Introduction: In recent years there has been an increase in the prescription and dispensation of strong opioids, highlighting fentanyl and tapentadol. The professional interest has been justified by the high prevalence of patients with chronic non-oncological pain that come to the community pharmacy. Objectives: Knowing the indication of the named strong opioids in the sample. The profile recognition of patients that use those treatments with non-oncological pain. Material/Methods: Observational, descriptive and transverse study performed by 139 community pharmacists. Target population: people over 18 years old that come to community pharmacy with a prescription of fentanyl or tapentadol. The collected variables were age, sex, pathology, chronic/acute character, indication, reason of pain, dispensed active principles (knowledge of posology, administration, possible adverse reactions), adherence (Haynes-Sackett Test), pain (Visual Analogic Scale), and the pharmacist’s intervention. PALABRAS CLAVE Analgésicos opioides, dolor crónico, cumplimiento y adherencia al tratamiento, farmacia comunitaria, farmacéutico comunitario, servicios profesionales farmacéuticos Financiación: ninguna. Conflicto de intereses: ninguno. Cite este artículo como: González A, Reyes D, Merencio E, Córcoles ME. Dispensación de fentanilo y tapentadol en farmacia comunitaria: perfil del paciente e indicación terapéutica en dolor crónico no oncológico. Farmacéuticos Comunitarios. 2018 Sep 28; 10(3):25-31. doi:10.5672/FC.2173-9218. (2018/Vol10). 003.04 Correspondencia: Alicia González Rodríguez (aliciagonzalezmeneses@gmail.com) ISSN 1885-8619 © SEFAC (Sociedad Española de Farmacia Familiar y Comunitaria). Todos los derechos reservados. Recibido: 17/08/2018 Aceptado: 29/08/2018 Disponible online: 28-9-2018 ABREVIATURAS FC: farmacéuticos comunitarios DCNO: dolor crónico no oncológico EVA: escala visual analógica SNC: sistema nervioso central AEMPS: Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios OMS: Organización Mundial de la Salud PRM: problemas relacionados con el medicamento RNM: resultados negativos de la medicación SEFAC: Sociedad Española de Farmacia Familiar y Comunitaria. PNT: procedimiento normalizado de trabajo CRD: cuaderno de recogida de datos AF: atención farmacéutica Dispensación de fentanilo y tapentadol en farmacia comunitaria: perfil del paciente e indicación terapéutica en dolor crónico no oncológico Alicia González Rodríguez1,3, Daniel Reyes Estévez1,3, Eloi Merencio Naudin2,3, Ma Edelmira Córcoles Ferrándiz1,3 1. Grupo de Dolor de SEFAC. 2. Coordinador del Grupo de Dolor de SEFAC. 3. Farmacéutico/a comunitario/a. O ri gi na le s www.farmaceuticoscomunitarios. org Revista trimestral Volumen 10 No 3  2018
Use of Yesavage’s Geriatric Depression Scale to evaluate the prevalence of depression in inpatient elderly subjects [Abstract in English]

Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of depression in elderly hospitalized in a tertiary hospital, through the application of Yesavage ’s Geriatric Depression Scale, short version (GDS-15). Methods: Cross-sectional study, for which a consecutive sampling was carried out, where hospitalized patients over 60 years of age were included, from the Geriatric Division of Hospital Sao Lucas/PUCRS, from November 2005 to July 2006. For all patients three scales (GDS-15, Mini Mental State Examination and Katz ADL Scale) were applied. Results: Sixteen patients from a total of 50 were male and 34 female. The majority of them was over 80 years old, single, divorced or widowers. Based on the GDS score, 23 (46%) of all studied individuals presented depression. Nineteen patients (38%) had related sadness as objective symptom and 39 (78%) presented the full Activities of the Daily Life. The correlation between the MMSE score and GDS-15 score was inverse and significant. Conclusions: We can observe on this study the high prevalence of this illness and its influence in all aspects of elderly’s life. KEY WORDS: DEPRESSION; SCALES; AGED; INPATIENTS.
On the power series algorithm

The power series algorithm is a numerical procedure for solving general Markov processes. This paper gives a practical introduction to the algorithm, and presents some new results. We start by showing how the algorithm can be applied to a specific problem, the fork-join queue. Then we prove that the power series algorithm can indeed be used to solve general Markov processes. In the subsequent section we deal with the convergence properties of the algorithm. It behaves particularly well when applied to finite state processes, which is illustrated with the analysis of a bounded Petri net. We end with discussing the literature. AMS Subject Classification (1991): 60J27, 90B22
Ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery features original articles and reviews on topics such as ptosis, eyelid reconstruction, orbital diagnosis and surgery, lacrimal problems, and eyelid malposition. Update reports on diagnostic techniques, surgical equipment and instrumentation, and medical therapies are included, as well as detailed analyses of recent research findings and their clinical applications.
Event-triggered control of spatially distributed processes via unmanned aerial vehicle

This article concerns the problem of event-triggered observer-based output feedback control of spatially distributed processes under the autonomous operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The specific spatially distributed process is modeled within the distributed parameter systems framework. To control the considered distributed parameter system efficiently, we first estimate the states with an observer based on the measurement information from sensors. Then, an event-triggered observer-based controller is designed, which can reduce the frequency of signal transmissions between the observer and the controller. In contrast to normal sampled-data controller that is updated periodically, the event-triggered controller is updated only when an “event” happens. Moreover, the Zeno behavior is also excluded by proving there exists a lower bound for interexecution time. Numerical simulations are finally presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control method.
Approche dynamique de l'utilisation d'un cheval mécanique au service de la rééducation posturale de patients cérébrolésés

La these presentee a pour objectif d’analyser dans le cadre de l’approche dynamique du controle moteur la coordination motrice de participants sains et cerebroleses evoluant sur un nouvel outil de reeducation, le cheval mecanique. L’analyse de ces coordinations spontanement adoptees par les individus sur ce cheval, ou modifiees suite a l’apprentissage d’une nouvelle coordination grâce a l’ajout d’un biofeedback visuel en temps reel, conduit a participer a (i) determiner l’utilite du biofeedback dans ce type de tâche et (ii) a evaluer l’interet d’un protocole de 24 seances prescrites par nos soins et realisees sur cet outil. L’objectif final est alors de participer a l’elaboration d’un protocole de reeducation posturale pour une population de patients cerebroleses. La premiere etude a permis de mettre en avant le role joue par l’expertise dans l’evolution des coordinations posturales des individus sur le cheval mecanique amenant les cavalieres expertes vers une coordination posturale plus adaptee (i.e. maintien des patterns en phase et en antiphase), en comparaison aux novices. Par ces analyses, la coordination tronc/cheval mesuree en antiphase, a ete mise en lumiere, correspondant ainsi a la coordination retrouvee dans l’activite equestre reelle. Par ailleurs, la mise en place d’une methode d’apprentissage (etude 2) a permis de modifier le comportement postural des individus apres seulement 3 seances, selon les conditions d’apprentissage prescrites. La frequence d’oscillation du cheval avait un impact important sur la coordination des participants, qui adoptaient une coordination en antiphase (fort attracteur) lorsque la contrainte environnementale etait elevee. Toutefois, ces observations n’ont pas permis de demontrer le reel interet de l’ajout d’un biofeedback visuel dans l’apprentissage d’une nouvelle coordination posturale chez des sujets sains. Enfin, la troisieme etude realisee chez des patients cerebroleses a montre l’interet de cette nouvelle methode de reeducation sur la coordination posturale de ces patients. Apres 24 seances, leur coordination etait differente de celle du groupe temoin, permettant de mettre en avant leur capacite a s’adapter aux contraintes et a developper des modes de coordinations posturales specifiques (tronc/cheval en antiphase) a l’activite afin d’optimiser au mieux leur posture.
Efectos sobre la ERD en tareas de control de exoesqueleto de mano empleando BCI

Los estudios con interfaces cerebro-maquina basados en electroencefalografia (EEG) en el campo de la rehabilitacion y ayuda a personas con movilidad reducida, tipicamente basados la modulacion de los ritmos sensoriomotores (SMR), han aumentado notablemente en estos ultimos diez anos. Unidos a la aparicion de nuevas herramientas en rehabilitacion, como son los exoesqueletos, prometen ser una poderosa alternativa terapeutica y rehabilitadora para la recuperacion motora de las lesiones distales de los miembros superiores. Diez sujetos sanos han participado en este estudio, en el cual se cuantifico en tiempo real las modulaciones de los ritmos SMR en la banda alpha (8-12 Hz) durante una actividad de imagineria motora (IM) (cierre de mano/relax) utilizando diferentes modalidades sensoriales como feedback: propioceptivo (utilizando un exoesqueleto de mano), auditivo y visual. Los resultados obtenidos muestran una incremento en la intensidad y la duracion de la desincronizacion (ERD) en la banda alpha durante la IM utilizando el exoesqueleto.
Networked educational management: transforming educational management in a networked institute

Transformation of academic, student and administrative management is a key element in the institutionalisation of Internet/intranet‐based (networked) education in higher education. The distributed nature of networked education demands distributed models of academic, student and administrative management. Some argue that networked education is essentially an alternative delivery mode and its management is thus no different from that of other modes. Others posit that networked education is a new educational paradigm and a response to the educational needs of the emerging information society, in the same way that the traditional class was a response to the educational needs of the industrial society. Management of networked education is therefore fundamentally different from conventional educational management and correlates with new forms of private enterprise management including management of the learning organization, the information‐based organisation and the networked organisation. Proposes a new form .
Design of Computer Experiments

The utility of conditional value at risk (CVaR) of a sample of waiting times as a measure for reducing long waiting times is evaluated with special focus on patient waiting times in a hospital. CVaR is the average of the longest waiting times, i.e. a measure at the tail of the waiting time distribution. The presented results are based on a discrete event simulation (DES) model of an orthopedic surgical unit at a university hospital in Denmark. Our ∗cd@imm.dtu. dk 1 52 Conditional Value at Risk as a Measure for Waiting Time in Simulations of Hospital Units
Handling Motion Processing Constraints for Articulated Figure Animation

The animation of articulated models such as human figures remains a major challenge because of the many degrees of freedom involved and the complex structure of the models. A particular challenge is to find ways to generate new movement from existing movement sequences produced by animating or motion capture. Techniques from the image and signal processing domain can be applied to motion sequences. We have successfully applied motion multiresolution filtering, multitarget motion interpolation and waveshaping simultaneously to many or all degrees of freedom of an articulated figure. Thus we can edit, modify and blend existing motions in ways that would be difficult or impossible to accomplish otherwise. These motion transforms result in interesting new movement sequences but may introduce constraint violations. The constraint violation problem is inherent to the motion transform techniques and cannot be avoided. In this thesis, we first show how to generally reduce the chance and degree of constraint violations by offsetting motion data and applying consistent dynamic timewarping before motion transforms. One way is provided to let the animator specify constraints, and the system checks the constraints and adjusts the constraint violations in a smooth manner before the new motion is presented to the animator. Most geometric constraint violations can be handled successfully at interactive speeds with our system. We also provide some tools for the animator to modify the new motion at a relatively low level, thus giving the animator more control over constraint violation adjustment; therefore these tools can be used to handle constraints which are hard to specify in the above system. -----Dedicated to My Parents
Techniques for accelerated measurement of low bit error rates in computer data links

We present techniques for the rapid estimation of very low (10/sup -12/ to 10/sup -20/) bit-error-rate (BER) in electrical and optical digital data links. Approximately 2 minutes elapsed time is required to perform a low BER test, independent of the actual BER value being measured. There are two types of applications: (1) confirming very low BER (<10/sup -12/) performance, and (2) reducing the time required to measure normal (10/sup -9/ to 10/sup -12/) BER values. These techniques are valid in the presence of BER floors. <<ETX>>
Fast and accurate neural network GaAs MESFET model for time-domain circuit simulation

Programs for circuit simulation, involving nonlinear device models are very important to obtain fast and accurate results. In general, the model complexity limits the simulation level. In the last few years, nonlinear device models based in artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been used combined with the balance harmonic method, for microwave circuits steady-state analysis. Trained with physical/electromagnetic results, ANNs are precise and efficient. In this paper, a new application is proposed for this neuro-computational technique applied to nonlinear circuit transient analysis. In particular, a multilayer perceptron (MLP) network is trained with numerical 2-D results, for modeling GaAs MESFETs. Obtained results prove the validation of the MLP model applicability for time-domain circuit simulation programs.
The control of intelligibility in running speech.

Speakers pronounce words less clearly when their referents are Given. S akers' control of intelligibility is s own to reflect a rough, e ocentric account of the shared Given in ortnation in dialogue. The relative reduction in intelligibility from a first to a second mention of an entity [1] was unaffected by the identity of the original mentioner, the visibility of the entity, and even by the identity of the listener. INTRODUCTION Although printed tokens of a word remain uniform, Spoken instances will vary, even when they are produced by a Single speaker in a single conversation. Part of t . e typical variability of speech is informative. It is created by the speaker for the listener’s sake. The duration and the intelligibility of different tokens of a word have been shown to be affected by the availability of Information other than the token's acoustic shape which mi ht aid word recognition. For examp e, the more predictable a word is from the sentence context in which it is read, the less intelligible it is (i.e., the lower the proportion of listeners recognizing it) when it is excerpted from that context [2]. More interesting from the point of view of the comprehension of extended discourse, word tokens are less intelligible when they refer to Given entities, both those which are, in Prince’s [3] terms, textually evoked by previous literalmention [1, 4] and those which are Situallonal? ’ evoked b the visible presenceo named item[ ]. The tendency to de de redunt tokens seems wonderful y cooperative in Once s sense of the term[6]: speakers seem . to follow a maxim of articulatory quantity. in ad'usting acoustic information_to meet isteners’ needs. In the appropriate contexts, less intelligible repeated tokens are actually helpful to listeners, for they make better prompts to earlier discourse material, either because they signal listeners to associate the word‘s meaning with some entity already established in a discourse model [1, ] or sim ly because stored information must called into play for successful on-line recognition of such
RSA Encryption Technique based on Geo Location

The RSA cryptosystem was first published more than 25 years ago by Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman in 1997. It has been widely used for many years on the internet for security and authentication in many applications including credit card payments, email and remote login sessions. This paper discusses yet another use of RSA algorithm that is using designing of an encryption technique using RSA algorithm. We will use geo- location (latitude and longitude of source and destination) as keys along with the public and private keys of RSA algorithm.
Motor Function in the Lower Extremity: Analyses by Electronic Instrumentation

importance of the maturation process in the developing child. It also Includes a detailed section on the basic principles of learning (in its simplest and most complex aspects). Experiments with animals and laboratory studies on children are described and critically discussed, with a generous quota of tables and photographic illustrations. The third part describes the development in the child of the major psychological functions, which include the following: the appearance of motor responses and their gradual integration into more complex motor performances; evidence for growth trends in emotional behaviour; trends of development seen in the sensorium-perceptual and conceptual; the development of sounds in infancy and the integration of speech and language; the growth of intelligence (which includes a critical evaluation of numerous intelligence tests); and sections devoted to personality development, the acquisition of "social awareness", "social attitudes and personal vaules", and "integration and adjustment" of the personality during childhood. The fourth part deals with the influences of home, institution and culture on the behaviour and growth of the child. Parental attitudes and interpersonal relationships are discussed, and cultural beliefs and practices which may shape a child's personality are considered.