Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Correction of the soft tissue pollybeak using triamcinolone injection.

OBJECTIVE To describe the technique for correction of the soft tissue pollybeak deformity using intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide. METHODS We discuss our philosophy, regimen, and technique for treatment of the soft tissue pollybeak using triamcinolone injection. We include results from a series of 173 patients who underwent rhinoplasty performed by one of us (N.J.P.). RESULTS Triamcinolone was injected at 1 week after surgery in 127 patients (73%). A second injection was performed in 92 (72%) of the 127 patients at 4 weeks after surgery. One hundred eight (85%) of the 127 patients had an acceptable result, as judged by the surgeon, with good supratip definition. Nineteen (15%) of the 127 patients had a less than optimal result, with residual supratip fullness, as judged by the surgeon. There were no complications caused by triamcinolone injection. CONCLUSIONS Because revision surgery is difficult and may be associated with complications, intralesional triamcinolone injection is the first-line treatment for the soft tissue pollybeak deformities caused by subdermal scarring. Should intralesional steroid injection fail to satisfactorily treat the deformity, revision rhinoplasty can subsequently be performed.
Parent Perspectives of Barriers to Child Participation in Recreational Activities

Parents who have sons and daughters with disabilities usually have significant influences on their children’s play, community participation, socialization, and overall quality of life. For several decades, parent-professional partnerships have been considered a recommended practice toward effective service provision for children with disabilities (Blue-Banning, Summers, Frankland, Nelson, & Beegle, 2004). Since parents know their children best and have much to share with service providers, it is essential that parents and professionals communicate often and clearly as programs and services are designed and implemented. In the current study, five focus groups were established to learn how parents feel about recreation service delivery systems, to provide a format to have them share their concerns, and inform us about what has been effective regarding their children’s community inclusion. Focus groups offered parents a platform to voice concerns about opportunities for their children with intellectual and related developmental disabilities to successfully participate in recreation and social activities. Parents valued community recreation as an important aspect of their children’s quality of life; however, they were distraught by the ongoing battle for access. Continually being required to provide direct supports to their children because program staff would not, along with negative attitudes of community members, left them fatigued and isolated. Parents had concerns for their children’s safety and well-being due to poorly prepared program staff. Emanating from these focus groups was an understanding that family members and advocacy agencies have much to offer recreation providers in facilitating inclusive programming, but ultimately, recreation providers are responsible for meeting the needs of all children.
Benchmarking Embedded Software Development Project Performance

Day-by-day managers charged with the development of complex embedded systems struggle with the evolving quality and productivity of software. Measurement and reporting of key software project metrics helps these managers visualize software development performance but oftentimes the data and subsequent analyses needed to make decisions is limited at best. Further, the software data needed from multiple software projects across the organization necessary to derive, plan, and implement longer-term strategic and tactical plans for the software organization is difficult to aggregate, organize, and report. This paper provides a way, using project metrics and data envelopment analysis, for a software organization to perform a comparative analysis of software projects, identify strengths and weaknesses of each given a specific software production efficiency model, and identify best practices that should be brought forward within the organization for further study and application on future software projects. Using this technique, a company developing product software can reliably audit and systematically adjust their business processes to continually improve and keep competitive their 'business of software. '
Research on Development of Domestic Resort Hotels

After over a decade's development, vocational tourism has become mature.But there are still many prob- lems found in the devolopment of resort hotels, for instance,the number of hotels of high grades is much more than needed,meanwhile the number of guest rooms is also too big.The paper by analyzing the competition of domestic re- sort hotels,concludes that the domestic tourist resorts should aim at domestic,and that when planning and building any hotels in the resorts,the needs of domestic tourists must be taken into account.
Global Existence for a Parabolic Chemotaxis Model with Prevention of Overcrowding

In this paper we study a version of the Keller-Segel model where the chemotactic cross-diffusion depends on both the external signal and the local population density. A parabolic quasi-linear strongly coupled system follows. By incorporation of a population-sensing (or ''quorum-sensing'') mechanism, we assume that the chemotactic response is switched off at high cell densities. The response to high population densities prevents overcrowding, and we prove local and global existence in time of classical solutions. Numerical simulations show interesting phenomena of pattern formation and formation of stable aggregates. We discuss the results with respect to previous analytical results on the Keller-Segel model.
Building, sharing and exploiting spatio- temporal aggregates in vehicular networks

This article focuses on data aggregation in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). In such networks, data produced by sensors or crowdsourcers are exchanged between vehicles in order to warn or inform drivers when an event occurs (e.g., an accident, a traffic congestion, a parking space released, a vehicle with non-functioning brake lights, etc.). In the following, we propose to generate spatio-temporal aggregates containing these data in order to keep a summary of past events. We therefore use Flajolet-Martin sketches. Our goal is then to exploit these aggregates to better assist the drivers. These aggregates may indeed produce additional knowledge that may be useful when no event has been recently transmitted by surrounding vehicles or when some knowledge about the global demand may improve the decision that need to be taken at the vehicle level. To prove the effectiveness of our approach, an extensive experimental evaluation has been performed considering vehicles looking for an available parking space, that proves the interest of our proposal. The experimentations indeed show that the use of our aggregation structure significantly reduces the time needed to actually find a parking space. It also increases the percentage of vehicles finding such a resource in a bounded time in congested situations.
Patterns of cigarette smoking and alcohol use among lesbians and bisexual women enrolled in a large health maintenance organization.

OBJECTIVES This study compared the prevalence of cigarette smoking and alcohol use among lesbians and bisexual women with that among heterosexual women. METHODS Logistic regression models were created with data from an extensive member health survey at a large health maintenance organization. Sexual orientation was the primary predictor, and alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking were outcomes. RESULTS Lesbians and bisexual women younger than 50 years were more likely than heterosexual women to smoke cigarettes and drink heavily. Lesbians and bisexual women aged 20 to 34 reported higher weekly alcohol consumption and less abstinence compared with heterosexual women and older lesbians and bisexual women. CONCLUSIONS Lesbians and bisexual women aged 20 to 34 years are at risk for alcohol use and cigarette smoking.
No Place Too Cold

Simple microbial food webs are found even in the coldest and most remote polar lakes. Even the coldest environments on Earth have enough liquid water to sustain life. The scope for biological productivity in the polar regions is constrained by low temperatures and low annual levels of solar radiation, but free water on or under glaciers or ice sheets nevertheless contains numerous species of mostly microorganisms. These delicate ecosystems are widely regarded as sentinels of climate change. Recent studies of polar and glacial lakes, as well as subglacial environments, have shed light on how these ecosystems function and on the role that they play in nutrient cycling.
The economic case for planned cesarean section for breech presentation at term

Breech presentation occurs in 3%–4% of deliveries. The optimal method for delivering these babies has been a controversial issue in obstetrics. The Term Breech Trial compared the efficacy of planned caesarean section with that of planned vaginal delivery for breech presentation at term.1 The combined outcome of perinatal or neonatal death and serious neonatal morbidity was significantly and substantially lower with planned cesarean section than with planned vaginal delivery (1.6% v. 5.0%; relative risk 0.33, 95% confidence interval 0.9 to 10.56). The paper by Roberto Palencia and colleagues published in this issue of the Journal2 presents a detailed study of the costs incurred by the 2 arms of the Term Breech Trial, which were analyzed by intention to treat.
Effectiveness of Serial Stretch Casting for Resistant or Recurrent Knee Flexion Contractures Following Hamstring Lengthening in Children With Cerebral Palsy

A retrospective review of all cerebral palsy (CP) patients with resistant or recurrent knee flexion contractures treated with serial stretch casting was performed. The protocol consisted of sequential wedging (5 degrees per week) of fiberglass casts until maximum knee extension had been achieved. Measurements were made prior to the initiation of casting, at completion of the casting, and at 1 year after the casting. Forty-six subjects, with 75 involved extremities, met the study inclusion criteria. Mean age at the time of initiation of casting was 12.7 years. Using radiographic measurements, the mean initial degree of knee flexion contracture was −17.6 degrees. At the completion of casting, the mean knee flexion angle was -8.1 degrees. The mean duration of casting was 30 days. At 1 year after completion of the casting, the mean knee flexion angle was -12.2 degrees. Initial correction to within 10 degrees of full extension was achieved in 76% of extremities. Age less than 12 years and initial flexion contracture of less than −15 degrees were statistically significant factors related to maintenance of correction at 1 year. Complications included soft tissue compromise in 13 extremities (17%), transient neurapraxia in 9 extremities (12%), and tibial subluxation in 1 extremity (1%). Serial stretch casting was successful in correcting resistant knee flexion contractures in the majority of cases. Casting was less effective in teenagers and those with larger contractures. Complications were minimized by proper casting technique and controlled rate of correction.
Movement-related phasic muscle activation. II. Generation and functional role of the triphasic pattern.

1. Electromyographic (EMG) activity of arm movements made at constant velocity was studied in humans. In these movements, acceleration was temporally separated from deceleration by a period of constant velocity (zero acceleration) lasting up to 600 ms. 2. Agonist (AG1) and antagonist (ANT1) bursts were associated with acceleration. AG1 began before acceleration onset. ANT1 started after the onset of AG1 and was often partially coextensive with AG1. The initial phasic activity was followed by tonic EMG activity during the constant-velocity phase of the movements. Movement deceleration was associated with an antagonist burst (ANT2) and an agonist (AG2) burst. 3. Subjects could alter the magnitudes of the acceleration- and deceleration-related activities independently, with resulting independent changes in the movement acceleration and deceleration. 4. When the duration of the constant-velocity phase was decreased, the agonist/antagonist burst pairs occurred progressively closer in time. When movement duration was decreased to the point at which the velocity profile resembled that of step-tracking movements, the four periods of phasic EMG activity formed the classic triphasic pattern. 5. Triphasic EMG patterns were occasionally seen at the beginning or end of long-duration, constant-velocity movements. When they occurred, these triphasic patterns were associated with an acceleration/deceleration pattern similar to that seen in step-tracking movements. 6. The data indicate that paired agonist/antagonist activation is the basic unit of movement control. The AG1/ANT1 burst pair determines the increase and decrease of acceleration, respectively, and the ANT2/AG2 burst pair the increase and decrease of deceleration. These muscle activation pairs can be combined as needed to produce movements having different temporal characteristics. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Interaction of obesity and infections

There is evidence that certain infections may induce obesity. Obese persons may also have more severe infections and have compromised response to therapies. The objective of this study is to review the available literature identifying infections that potentially contribute to greater body mass index (BMI) and differential responses of overweight and obese persons to infections. A systematic literature review of human studies examining associations between infections and weight gain, differential susceptibility, severity, and response to prevention and treatment of infection according to BMI status (January 1980–July 2014) was conducted. Three hundred and forty‐three studies were eligible for inclusion. Evidence indicated that viral infection by human adenovirus Ad36 and antibiotic eradication of Helicobacter pylori were followed by weight gain. People who were overweight or obese had higher susceptibility to developing post‐surgical infections, H1N1 influenza and periodontal disease. More severe infections tended to be present in people with a larger BMI. People with a higher BMI had a reduced response to vaccinations and antimicrobial drugs. Higher doses of antibiotics were more effective in obese patients. Infections may influence BMI, and BMI status may influence response to certain infections, as well as to preventive and treatment measures. These observations have potential clinical implications.
A very hard log space counting class

Consideration is given to the logarithmic space counting classes Hash L, opt-L, and span-L, which are defined analogously to their polynomial-time counterparts. Complete functions are obtained for these three classes in terms of graphs and finite automata. It is shown that Hash L and opt-L are both contained in NC/sup 2/, but that, surprisingly, span-L seems to be much harder counting class than Hash L and opt-L. It is demonstrated that span-L-functions can be computed in polynomial time if and only if P=NP=PH=P( Hash P), i.e if the class P( Hash P) and all the classes of the polynomial-time hierarchy are contained in P. This result follows from the fact that span-L and Hash P are very similar: span-L contained in Hash P, and any function in Hash P can be represented as a subtraction of two functions in span-L. Nevertheless, Hash P contained in span-L would imply NL=P=NP. An investigation is also conducted of various restrictions of the classes opt-L and span-L, and it is shown, e.g that if opt-L coincides with one of its restricted versions, then L=NL follows. <<ETX>>
STUDIES ON FUNCTIONAL AND METABOLIC ROLE OF UREA CYCLE INTERMEDIATES IN BRAIN

Abstract— The distribution of argininosuccinate synthetase, argininosuccinase and arginase, and the synthesis of urea in cerebullum. cerebral cortex and brain stem have been studied. Cerebral cortex had high levels of argininosuccinate synthetase and argininosuccinase. and a high ability to synthesize urea from aspartic acid and citrulline. Of the three regions, cerebullum had the highest arginase activity. The activities of the enzymes transamidinase and ornithine aminotransferase in the metabolism of arginine and ornithine in pathways other than urea formation have been studied in the three regions of the rat brain. The activity of creatine phosphokinase in all regions was the same: carbamylphosphatase activity was highest in cerebullum. Cerebral cortex had a high activity of aspartic acid transcarba‐mylase. The brain stem, among the three regions, had the lowest activities of glutamine synthetase and glutaminase. The activities of these enzymes in the different regions are discussed in relation to urea production and the utilization of the urea cycle intermediates.
Accounting information system versus management information system

The role of information systems becomes more prominent with the growing development of technology and increasing in information needs. Although, information systems are not computers as most of people think, we need information systems to achieve our goals. But with the growth of technology, information systems obtain a more prominent role. In such circumstances, a better understanding of information systems can help organizations in achieving their goals. The main purpose of this article addressed the relationship between accounting information system and management information system by reviewing the literature on characteristics of both information systems. Moreover, the summary of results and findings of each case is presented. Normal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Обычная таблица"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
Power driver topologies and control schemes for LEDs

This paper deals with power electronic drivers for LED strings. Due to the enormous progress recently achieved in the technology of light emitting diodes (LEDs) it can be expected that LEDs lighting will replace incandescent and halogen bulbs in general illumination in the near future. A LED light source typically consists of a series connection of single LED cells. It shows a similar behaviour like a zener diode. For efficiency reasons LED strings can not be supplied via series resistors but need switched mode power drivers with current control. Different standard DC-DC converter topologies are discussed which can be adapted to feed a constant current into a LED load. For future LED driver developments it has to be considered that LEDs can also efficiently be supplied by pulsating currents. This simplifies the converter and control design and reduces the number of components. Hence, different converter topologies are studied which are able to stabilise the average value of a pulsating output current. This also includes topologies with galvanic isolation. Resonant operating LED drivers seem to be specially suited for this task. Hence, a series resonant galvanic isolating LED driver is studied in detail. Under certain conditions this converter does not need a current sensor to stabilise the average current in the LED load. Finally, the features of different pulsating current waves are investigated concerning their peak, RMS and high frequency content.
Influence of Promotional Strategy on Private Label Sales Versus Manufacturer Brand Sales in the Supermarket and Hypermarket Channels: An Analysis from the Method of Stepwise Regression

The current study aims to research the promotional strategies targeted to the consumer of a single-product category. Primarily, it focuses on the study of the influence made by the promotional strategies of Manufacturer brands (MB) in the sales of the whole category in general and, in the Private Label (PL) in particular. We use the Method of Stepwise Regression to obtain a Promotional Mix suited for the category of energy drinks in both distribution channels, the hypermarket and the supermarket. With a significance level of 95%, the display of the leader MB is the promotional strategy that exercises the most influence in the same, that being an 86% in the supermarket channel and a 66% in the hypermarket channel. Likewise, the display of the leader MB is the promotional strategy that makes a greater influence in the sales of the PL, that being an 83% and a 64% in the supermarket and hypermarket channels, respectively.
Prospects of Ijarah in Banking Sector of Pakistan

In recent times Interest free banking has appeared as the most powerful method of banking in Pakistan. Many conventional banks in Pakistan are using Islamic modes of financing under their interest free banking known as Islamic banking. Under these modes of financing ijarah is used as a mode of financing in Islamic banking in comparison with leasing in conventional banking. Although now it is in its emerging stage, there are huge prospects for ijarah in Pakistan. The study aims to measure the expansion in the use of ijarah in comparison with leasing since 2005 to 2007 in order to find to what extent ijarah is prevailing and showing growth prospects in Pakistan, the financial data gathered from four banks (Askari commercial bank, Bank alfalah, Standard Chartered and Muslim Commercial bank). in Islamabad dealing both in conventional as well as in Islamic banking. The finding of this research paper will show that ijara financing is gradually taking over leasing due to its interest free and shariah compliance nature.
When Efficient Contracts Require Risk-Averse Executives to Hold Equity: Implications for Option Valuation, for Relative Performance Evaluation, and for the Corporate Governance Debate

A growing body of literature suggests that because risk-averse executives are undiversified, they value equity compensation at significantly less (over 30%) than market value. This valuation discount is driven by the assumptions that the firm ignores existing incentives when it grants equity, and does not allow executives to buy or sell firm stock for a multi-year period following a grant. We instead assume that firms contract efficiently, which means that contracts require executives to hold precise amounts of incentives (e.g., Holmstrom, 1979). Under this efficient contracting assumption, we show that executive discounts to the value of equity compensation are small (less than 6%). Finally, when firms write efficient contracts over executive wealth, these contracts are consistent with relative performance evaluation: they require executives to increase their exposure to firm-specific risk by reducing (increasing) the amount of wealth they hold in diversified portfolios (firm equity).
Autologous platelet concentrates as a treatment for musculoskeletal lesions in five horses

Two horses with acute tendinopathy of a superficial digital flexor tendon (sdft) and three horses with chronic proximal desmitis of the suspensory ligament (pdsl) were treated by injecting autologous concentrates of their platelets into the lesions. The lesions were monitored ultrasonographically and clinically. There were significant ultrasonographic and clinical improvements in the two horses with sdft, but no ultrasonographic improvements in the horses with pdsl; however, they improved clinically and became less lame. All the horses had returned to their pre-injury level of performance by six months after the completion of the treatment, and none of them had suffered a recurrence after 20 months.