Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Oral Inflammatory Load and Preterm Birth in Women at Risk for Preterm Birth

The primary aim of this cohort pilot study was to explore the possible association between oral inflammatory load (OIL) and spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) in pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery. Counts of oral neutrophils were carried out using oral rinse samples. Traditional and non-invasive assessment measures of periodontal health were recorded and a blood sample was collected to assess MMP-9 and the fetuin (Ahsg) serum levels. The 35 participants enrolled in this study had a significant past pregnancy history with an average of 2 (±0.94) previous preterm. Extensive interventions were administered to reduce the risk of SPTB such as antibiotic therapy (77%, n=27). Participants were noted to have a low OIL with a mean neutrophil count of 2.05 (±0.80; 0.864.31) x 10 cells/ml. Pregnancy outcomes revealed that SPTB occurred in 40% (n=14). Although not statistically significant, increased oral neutrophil counts tended to be associated with SPTB.
‘If your child’s vaccinated, why do you care about mine?’ Rhetoric, responsibility, power and vaccine rejection

The social responsibility logic underpinning vaccination is omnipresent in the rhetoric surrounding its acceptance and rejection. People who reject vaccination are constantly faced with arguments from the vaccinating mainstream to which they must respond. Understanding the conceptual world of vaccine rejection requires us to understand how vaccine sceptics construct answers to complaints that their choices endanger other people. This article analyses interviews with 29 vaccine-sceptical parents who are presented with claims that their choices are not just morally wrong, but dangerous to others. We argue that vaccine rejecters possess power because their decisions can result in the transmission of infectious diseases through their communities. However, they refuse to acknowledge this power because, through a variety of rationalisations, they do not accept the logic of community protection (herd immunity) and social responsibility. Strategies to prompt parents’ consideration of others can include breaking out of the ontologically individualistic framing of the disagreement.
Gap in mathematical achievements of migrant students: is it "just" a question of language?

Between 2015 and 2016 we conducted computer based tests with 177 French migrant students enrolled in primary, middle and high schools, to evaluate their mathematical abilities and their levels of literacy. With 26 of this group, we supplemented data from their results with interviews and exercises on paper. By comparing their scores to those of native speakers, we sought to establish the reasons for the gap in mathematical achievement that exists between these groups of learners. We have observed that academic language plays an essential role in this phenomenon but we have proved that this factor is not necessary linked to their proficiency in French. In addition, we have found other obstacles which hinder mathematical achievement of some migrant students. Consequently, considering the range of these factors, we have concluded that an evaluation of the specific needs of each migrant student has to been made so that each of them can receive the help that they require.
The Comfortable, the Rich, and the Super-Rich. What Really Happened to Top British Incomes During the First Half of the Twentieth Century?

We examine shifts in British income inequality and their causes from 1911–1949. Using newly rediscovered Inland Revenue income distribution estimates, we show that Britain had an unusually high concentration of personal incomes in 1911 compared to other industrial nations. We also find that Britain’s substantial inequality reduction over the next four decades was largely driven by a collapse in top capital incomes. This parallels findings for France, the United States, and other western countries, that reduced inequality was mainly caused by declining top unearned incomes, owing to economic shocks, policy responses, and non-market mechanisms associated with the retreat from globalization.
Analysis SURF feature extraction and SVM classification for the facial image recognition from various angles

Biometric is a series of procedures used to measure the physical properties of a person based on your physical characteristics of a person’s behavior in identification and verification. One facial biometrics ie, feature extraction Speed Up Robust Feature (SURF) will be suitably used for extracting the characteristics of the face image. Support Vector Machine (SVM) will be used as a method of classification. The face data used in this study were obtained from the National Cheng Kung University (NKCU). SVM classification results with the help of SURF as a model feature extraction with the determination of the number of k = 50 gained 94.60% accuracy rate, k = 500 acquire a 100% accuracy rate and the number of k = 1000 classification results decreased with 93.70% accuracy rate.
Army wives’ consumer vulnerability and communities of coping

Purpose The spouses or partners of serving members of the UK Armed Forces are often subject to similar constraints to those of enlisted personnel. This paper aims to examine the experiences and wellbeing of a group of army wives. In particular, it focuses on their shared experiences of consumer vulnerability and related challenges, exploring the extent to which membership of military wives’ communities can help them to cope. Design/methodology/approach Using an interpretivist approach, data were collected through four focus group discussions involving 30 army wives, and seven individual in-depth interviews. Findings The paper highlights shared experiences of consumer vulnerability and demonstrates how army wives’ approaches to coping incorporate both individual and community-based approaches. It proposes that communities of coping develop within the army wives community, providing women with both practical and emotional support. Research limitations/implications The paper acknowledges that there is a range of factors that will impact military spouses’ experiences of consumer vulnerability and strategies for coping. This heterogeneity was difficult to capture within a small exploratory study. Practical implications The UK Government should consider their duties towards military spouses and children. This would entail a significant cultural shift and recognition of military personnel’s caring responsibilities. Originality/value This research contributes to understandings regarding the potentially shared nature of both consumer vulnerability and coping strategies. The study introduces the relevance of communities of coping to consumer contexts, highlighting how members can benefit from both practical and emotional support.
Bacteriological Testing of Milk Samples Suspected of Sub-Clinical Mastitis: A Case Study

There are two forms of mastitis viz., clinical and sub-clinical forms. The present article reports the microbiological investigation of a clinical case of mastitis in dairy cattle by following the proper dose regimen and schedule of recommended antibiotics for treatment. Mastitis is usually caused by bacteria that invade the udder, multiply and produce toxins which are harmful to the mammary gland. It remains the most economically important disease of dairy industries around the world producing great economic loss to farmers.
Urban Form, Children’s Active Travel to/from School, and Travel related Physical Activity

: Children’s active travel (AT—i.e., walking, bicycling) has declined substantially, especially for independent active travel (IAT). An increasing number of studies have examined walking behaviour of adults to test the new urbanist hypothesis that design features should support pedestrian activity. More neighbourhood adult walking has been reported in new urbanist communities than in conventional suburban neighbourhoods. However, study of children’s AT in new urbanist settings is under-represented. This study investigates the association between neighbourhood design and children’s active school travel (AST) in conventional and new urbanist neighbourhoods. Three types of data collection methods were used: survey, travel diary, and devices (accelerometers and GPS units). 4-5th graders, 367 children in conventional suburban and new urbanist neighbourhoods, participated in the children’s survey. Among 367, 60 wore accelerometers and GPS units for seven consecutive days and recorded a travel diary. Built environment (BE) variables including distance to school, children’s population density, mixed land use, street density, intersection and sidewalk density, and physical activity (PA) locations around the home were measured within a quarter mile buffer of each participant’s home in ArcGIS. Analyses of a further 254 students living within 2 miles from school with opportunities for walking were also conducted. T-test confirmed all BE variables were significantly different between conventional and new urbanist neighbourhoods. New urbanist children engaged in twice the number of days of walking and 5-7 times more days of biking compared to children in conventional neighbourhoods. Maps were interpreted from the perspective of (1) sidewalk network, (2) traffic features, and (3) PA locations around the routes to schools. Results finally suggest the need for further tests of new urbanist design principles in relation to children’s AT to support development of neighbourhood design policies and interventions that may provide health promotion benefits to children.
Concordance d'information sur le risque cardio-vasculaire par le score calcique coronaire et de l'index de pression systolique chez les patients diabétiques en prévention primaire

Introduction : la prevention primaire cardio-vasculaire est un element principal en medecine generale. Cette prevention est notamment pertinente chez les patients diabetiques, de type 1 ou de type 2, qui sont a haut risque cardio-vasculaire. Differents outils d’evaluation du risque cardio-vasculaire ont ete developpes ces dernieres annees pour les patients diabetiques. L’index de pression systolique (IPS) est recommande annuellement dans cette population afin de depister la survenue d’arteriopathie obliterante des membres inferieurs ou de mediacalcose. Le score calcique coronaire est un scanner thoracique basse dose qui permet d’evaluer de maniere indirecte l’atherome coronaire. L’objectif principal de cette etude est d’etudier la concordance du score calcique coronaire et de l’index de pression systolique. L’objectif secondaire de cette etude est de rechercher les facteurs de risque qui peuvent etre mis en evidence pour le risque coronaire ou vasculaire peripherique. Materiel et methode : il s’agit d’une etude retrospective, observationnelle, basee sur les donnees recueillies dans les dossiers de patients diabetiques (de type 1 ou de type 2), âges entre 40 et 80 ans, en prevention primaire cardio-vasculaire. Resultats : 141 patients diabetiques ont ete inclus. Concernant l’objectif principal, l’analyse de la correlation entre une valeur d’IPS pathologique et une valeur pathologique de score calcique coronaire ne revele pas d’association significative (p=0,215). Concernant les analyses secondaires, les facteurs de risque d’IPS pathologique sont l’atherome carotidien pathologique (p=0,016) ; les facteurs de risque de score calcique coronaire pathologique sont l’hypertension arterielle (p=0,025) et l’âge (p<0,001). Conclusion : l’absence de correlation retrouvee entre IPS pathologique et score calcique coronaire pathologique est en faveur de l’analyse de facteurs differents de ces 2 elements. Ces differents examens s’averent donc necessaires pour la pratique a venir, avec l’IPS et l’echographie doppler pour la mesure de l’atherome peripherique, et le score calcique coronaire pour evaluer l’atherome coronaire.
Prediktor perundungan siswa sekolah dasar

Objectives: bullying is a serious problem which affected children negatively. The aim of this study was to explore predictor of bullying in elementary students in Kota Bandung. This is very crucial to know factors which contribute bullying cases in elementary students. By knowing predictors of bullying, we will be able to prevent bullying cases rising in children . Method: samples were 809 elementary students in Kota Bandung which chosen by stratified cluster random sampling from 11 elementary schools. There were 47.6% girls and 52.4% boys Findings: personal belief which support aggression was a predictor of physical, verbal, and psychological bullying. Conclusions: Father who rejected children was a predictor of physical bullying, while mother who rejected children was a predictor of psychological bullying. Unavailability of the father contributed twice bigger in the probability of the children being bullied.
Analysing evolutionary pathways for the European power system resulting from climate mitigation policy

_____________________________________________________ 10 Introduction __________________________________________________ 11 Development of the electricity sector _____________________________ 13 The Shannon hydroelectric scheme, 1925 ____________________________________ 13 Establishing the Electricity Supply Board, 1927 _______________________________ 14 Sector development and rural electrification, 1930-1960 ________________________ 15 The 1970s oil crises _____________________________________________________ 16 Diversifying the generation portfolio ________________________________________ 18 Market liberalisation and regulation _____________________________ 25
Effect of P-Hydroxycinnamic Acid in Mice Model of Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Multiple pathomechanisms of cerebral ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injuries can be ameliorated by certain high-potential pharmaceutical substances. In the present study, we investigated the acute effect of p-hydroxycinnamic (pHCA) acid against cerebral I/R injury in mice. Thirty male ICR mice were divided into Sham, Control-I/R, and pHCA-I/R groups. The pHCA 100 mg/kg and the vehicle were given 30 min before I/R induction. Thirty-minute bilateral common carotid artery occlusion followed by 45-min reperfusion was performed on the Control-I/R and pHCA-I/R groups. Brains were collected for biochemical analysis, infarction and histological study of the cerebral cortex and corpus callosum (CC). The results showed that I/R induction significantly induced biochemical changes (p<0.05) along with the increase of brain infarction (p<0.05), percentage of degeneration in cerebral cortex (p<0.05) and decrease of CC white matter density (p<0.05). Pretreatment with pHCA significantly reduced MDA (p<0.05), brain infarction (p<0.05), cerebral cortex neuronal degeneration (p<0.05) and prevented the reduction of white matter density in the CC (p<0.05). The present study concluded that pretreatment with pHCA helps prevent cerebral I/R injury by amelioration of lipid peroxidation, white matter damage and neuronal degeneration.
Denovo Donor Specific Antibody in Intestinal Transplantation

The development of denovo Donor specific antibody (dnDSA) in intestinal transplantation (ITx)remains largely unknown. We conducted a prospective and longitudinal analysis of adult and pediatric ITx recipients to determine the incident and timing of dnDSA in ITx. A prospective DSA monitoring program was instituted in June 2013. All transplants/grafts surviving beyond 1 week of transplant from the period June 2013 to November 2016 were included in the DSA monitoring protocol. Monitoring included weekly DSA analysis for 2 months, then monthly testing for the remaining year. If a dnDSA appears, then weekly monitoring is reinstituted. 63 ITx transplants were monitored for the development of dnDSA. 32 adult and 31 pediatric cases were evaluated. Mean followup time is 511.2 ± 341.5 days. 35 were isolated intestine, 15 liver/intestine, 12 multivisceral, and 1 modified multivisceral. 23 recipients were sensitized (median PRA= 61%, range 2-98%), 15 highly sensitized (PRA >20%) (median PRA = 75%, range 22-98%). At the time of transplant, T cell and B cell flowcytometric crossmatching were negative in all recipients. dnDSA developed in 20/63 (31.7%) recipients (10 peds/10 adult) at a median time after transplant of 21 days (range 6–695 days). 1 recipient developed a late dnDSA (695 days) in conjunction with an episode of late acute cellular rejection due to noncompliance. No difference in the incidence of dnDSAwith regards to sensitized (p =0.44) or highly sensitized (p=0.39) recipients versus unsensitized recipients. Liver inclusion was not associated with any difference in the development of dnDSA (p =0. 12). Histological rejection was observed in 12 recipients, 6 (50%) in conjunction with the development of dnDSA. The development of dnDSA occurs at a rapid and high incidence after ITx. Aggressive monitoring and mitigation of dnDSA may contribute towards improved long term outcome in ITx. 205.9
Models and Methods for Solving Face Recognition Problem by Photos

—Automatic detection and detection technologies are widely used in different areas. This article contains analysis of a face recognition problem, description of the problem, mathematical formulation of the problem, analysis of methods for solving it, proposed approach, and the results of the experiment. The proposed approach to solving the problem as a set of methods (i.e., histogram equalization; color image segmentation in RGB color space based on color saliency; measure distances between markers attached to facial landmarks; nearest neighbor algorithm) implemented at different steps assures a positive result. The results obtained in the course of experimental studies allow us to conclude that the developed software based on the above methods also provides a positive result.
Sexual activity as a risk factor for hepatitis C

The accumulated evidence indicates that hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be transmitted by sexual contact but much less efficiently than other sexually transmitted viruses, including hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, because sex is such a common behavior and the reservoir of HCV-infected individuals is sizable, sexual transmission of HCV likely contributes to the total burden of infection in the United States. Risk of HCV transmission by sexual contact differs by the type of sexual relationship. Persons in long-term monogamous partnerships are at lower risk of HCV acquisition (0% to 0.6% per year) than persons with multiple partners or those at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (0.4% to 1.8% per year). This difference may reflect differences in sexual risk behaviors or differences in rates of exposure to nonsexual sources of HCV, such as injection drug use or shared razors and toothbrushes. In seroprevalence studies in monogamous, heterosexual partners of HCV-infected, HIV-negative persons, the frequency of antibody-positive and genotype-concordant couples is 2.8% to 11% in Southeast Asia, 0% to 6.3% in Northern Europe, and 2.7% in the United States. Among individuals at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the median seroprevalence of antibody to HCV (anti-HCV) is 4% (range, 1.6% to 25.5%). HIV coinfection appears to increase the rate of HCV transmission by sexual contact. Current recommendations about sexual practices are different for persons with chronic HCV infection who are in steady monogamous partnerships versus those with multiple partners or who are in short-term sexual relationships.
Results of breast and cervical cancer Health Promotion Model for older Turkish women

Introduction: Gynecological cancers are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Purpose: This study was conducted in an attempt to increase the participation of 60-75 year-old women in early diagnosis of breast and cervical cancer and determine the efficiency of nursing interventions on health promotion and development behaviors. Method and material: The sampling of this experimental study consisted of 50 women in the experimental group and 50 women in the control group. The data collection process involved socio-demographic characteristics information form, Standardized Mini Mental State Test, information form regarding previous behaviors, screening behaviors monitoring form, Health Belief Model Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II-Health Responsibility subscale. Results: The study determined that health perceptions in older women increased the rate of Breast Self-Exam, mammography and Pap-smear test utilization, but that the interventions were not effective in Clinical Breast Examination performance. Conclusion: The nursing interventions, which were performed using group health education based on the Health Belief Model and the Health Promotion Model as well as brochures, film displays, breast models and telephone reminders, had positive effects on the behaviors of early breast and cervical cancer diagnosis in older women.
The Center of Pressure in Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy

Human upright posture is inherently unstable and requires control of the central integration of information from the three sensory systems: vestibular, visual and somatosensory. Humans seem to depend mainly on the sensory signals obtained from the lower limbs to maintain body stability [1]. In people with Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy (NDP), peripheral sensory and motor function is affected with consequences of the alteration of the deterioration of the balance, decreased ability to optimally control stability, which is essential for mobility and reducing the independence of these people.
CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AND TREATMENT OUTCOME IN THE JABLANICA DISTRICT

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) were the main cause of death in Serbia in 2010. Of all CV deaths in 2010, 21.4% were caused by ischemic heart disease. Of all the fatalities from ischemic heart disease, 54.6% resulted from the acute coronary syndrome (ACS), whereas 45.4% were caused by other heart diseases. The study aimed to establish the prevalence of ACS, to analyse the risk factors, forms of clinical presentation, and outcomes of the patients with ACS treated from 2006 to 2010 in the coronary unit (CU) in Leskovac. The number of newly affected in the Jablanica district was significantly lower than the total number of the newly affected in Serbia. The average age of the patients with ACS, treated in the CU in Leskovac, was always lower than the average age of patients treated in the CUs in Serbia, but it was statistically significantly lower in 2006. Smoking, positive family anamnesis (71.4%), physical inactivity (61.5%), and stress (51%) of the patients with ACS treated in the CU in Leskovac were significantly present in comparison to all CU in Serbia. The most present form of ACS in the CU in Leskovac was myocardial infarction with ST elevation (STEMI) (69.7%). Rarely present form of ACS was myocardial infarction without ST elevation (NSTEMI) (24.4%), whereas the rarest form of ACS was unstable angina pectoris (UAP) (10.1%). In the CU in Leskovac, the number of STEMI was statistically and significantly higher, whereas the number of UAP was statistically and significantly lower in comparison to all CU in Serbia. The greatest percentage of patients with ACS was recovered (70.1%) both in all CU in Serbia and Leskovac (83.5%). The number of recovered patients in Leskovac was statistically and significantly higher. Recognizing the factors of risk (FR) and their elimination and modification in healthy people is the basis for CVD prevention. Prompt using of measures for correction of cardiovascular factors of risk represents the best form of treatment and fight against this disease. Acta Medica Medianae 2017;56(1):9-16.