Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Palliative Care in the Outpatient Cancer Center: Current Trends

Predictions for exponential growth in the incidence and prevalence of cancer will present a significant challenge to the healthcare system. Most of this care will be provided in the outpatient setting. Although inpatient palliative care programs are well established, this is not the case for outpatient palliative care: only 22% to 59% of outpatient cancer centers report a palliative care program, which are usually small in scope. However, development and growth of outpatient palliative care programs are an essential component to providing excellence in cancer care and will be necessary to address the many new cases of advanced cancer anticipated in the next decades. This article reviews current trends in outpatient palliative care in the oncology setting, with a discussion of selected major studies, methods and challenges in the provision of care, and the impact of nurses in this emerging field.
A Stochastic PCA Algorithm with an Exponential Convergence Rate

We describe and analyze a simple algorithm for principal component analysis, SVR-PCA, which uses computationally cheap stochastic iterations, yet converges exponentially fast to the optimal solution. In contrast, existing algorithms suffer either from slow convergence, or computationally intensive iterations whose runtime scales with the data size. The algorithm builds on a recent variance-reduced stochastic gradient technique, which was previously analyzed for strongly convex optimization, whereas here we apply it to the non-convex PCA problem, using a very different analysis. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is one of the most common tools for unsupervised data analysis and preprocessing. In its simplest possible form1, we are given a dataset of n instances x1, . ,xn in R, and are interested in finding a unit vector v which minimizes min w:‖w‖=1 − 1 n n ∑
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management, David J. Pauleen (ed.) to be published by Libraries Unlimited Do not quote without author’s permission. Culture: An Overlooked Key to Unlocking Organizational Knowledge

In the knowledge-based view of the firm, knowledge is a potentially strategic asset and should be managed as any other asset. A global organization comprising members from multiple cultures and ethnic groups has a potential asset in the knowledge of these different members, yet prior knowledge management approaches have ignored the cultural dimension of knowledge. Unlocking the asset represented by the cultural differences in an organization requires an understanding of the cultural basis of learning and knowledge. Recent research on the early development of the brain suggests a strong connection between how one learns and one’s early cultural environment, suggesting the need for rethinking the knowledge management effort. This chapter outlines the recursive relationship between learning and knowledge, reviews recent research on the cultural foundations of learning and knowledge, and proposes a model of boundary spanning which can help global organizations meet the challenge of unlocking the knowledge represented by the different cultural and ethnic backgrounds of their members.
Induced changes in structural and thermal properties of polyethylene, polyamide-6 and their conjoint at high environmental temperature

The effect of temperature on the stability of polyethylene and polyamide-6 and conjoint in films form was investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermal analyses and X-ray diffraction technique. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) gives accurate values of glass transition temperature, melting temperature and changes in heat of fusion. Xray diffraction technique was used to determine the crystallinity changes and crystallite size variation at different temperatures of setting. The smaller structural entities which result in are not perfect enough to be picked up in Xray diffraction. Thus, differential scanning calorimetry technique, which is more sensitive than X-ray analysis, was used to confirm results. It was found that the conjoint polymer bears setting at high temperature rather than its two components (low density polyethylene and polyamide-6). Also, the conjoint suffers little changes in structure and its physical and mechanical properties are improved. So, its application in industrial and commercial uses is preferable. The aim of the present work is to investigate the changes of some structural properties of low density polyethylene and polyamide-6 before and after conjoining them in one polymeric film. Heat setting for 150 hours in the range from 20oC to 50oC was applied to all of the samples to show the effect of environmental temperature on their structures.
Gender and Income Inequality in United States Tariff Burden

The combination of different tariff rates across products and different consumption patterns across households results in different tariff burdens across consumer groups. We investigate the distribution of tariff burden among U.S. households of different incomes and consumers of different genders. As a share of total household consumption expenditure in 2015, the tariff burden was a nearly constant 0.25 percent across all income deciles, meaning that tariffs act as a flat consumption tax. Since a flat consumption tax is a regressive tax on income, tariffs fall disproportionately on the poor. Across genders, we find large differences in tariff burden. Focusing on apparel products, which were responsible for about 75% of the total tariff burden on U.S. households in 2015, we find that women’s tariff burden is twice the men’s. The gender gap exists because spending on women’s apparel is higher than on men’s and because the average applied tariff rate on women’s clothing is higher than on men’s. The gender gap in tariff burden grew about 11% in real terms between 2006 and 2016, mainly due to the faster growth of the average applies tariff rate on women’s apparel than on men’s. The gender difference in applied tariff rates is mostly attributed to the sourcing of imports—a much greater share of men’s apparel than women’s apparel comes from U.S. FTA partners. JEL codes: F10, F14, D12, D63
Regional ischemic preconditioning protects remote virgin myocardium from subsequent sustained coronary occlusion in rabbits

AIM: To access whether brief occlusions of one coronary artery also protect near-by, virgin myocardium from subsequent sustained coronary artery occlusion in rabbit model. METHODS: 13 rabbits were randomized to undergo either four episodes of 5-min left anterior descending coronary (LAD) occlusion, 5-min reperfusion (preconditioned group, n =7) or no intervention (control group, n =6) before 45-min occlusion of the large marginal branch of the circumflex artery.RESULTS: The infarct size in preconditioned group was significantly less than that in the control (8.92%±1.7% vs 14.09%±1.93%, P 0.01). But the heart rates, left ventricular systolic pressures (LVSP) and d p /d t , and blood pressures were similar ( P 0.05) in both groups. CONCLUSION: Brief episodes of ischemia in one vascular bed may limit infarct size in another near-by, virgin myocardium from subsequent sustained coronary artery occlusion in rabbit model; regional ischemic preconditioning does not, however, show an independent beneficial effect on ventricular contractile function.
POSIBILIDADES DE LA FRITURA DE LOS ALIMENTOS EN LA RELACION DIETA/ENFERMEDADES DEGENERATIVAS

De los diferentes componentes de la Dieta Mediterránea (DM) es la grasa, posiblemente, a la que se concede, en general, el mayor interés en la relación dieta/salud. En este sentido, quisiéramos señalar algunas diferencias que se dan en las ingestas grasas de nuestro país, en relación con la de otros situados más al norte. Estas diferencias no se deben solamente a su composición sino también a la forma habitual de consumirla, tal como se trata de representar en la Tabla 1. En general no se observan diferencias marcadas en la cantidad total de grasa consumida entre la DM y las de otros países desarrollados y, por el contrario, sí tienen lugar y con características muy beneficiosas en cuanto a su composición en ácidos grasos, lo que va a tener un especial interés en su posible relación con las enfermedades cardiovasculares y otras alteraciones patológicas.
THE COLUMN DENSITY VARIANCE– RELATIONSHIP

Although there is a wealth of column density tracers for both the molecular and diffuse interstellar medium, there are few observational studies investigating the relationship between the density variance (σ2) and the sonic Mach number (). This is in part due to the fact that the σ2– relationship is derived, via MHD simulations, for the three-dimensional (3D) density variance only, which is not a direct observable. We investigate the utility of a 2D column density – relationship using solenoidally driven isothermal MHD simulations and find that the best fit follows closely the form of the 3D density – trend but includes a scaling parameter A such that , where A = 0.11 and b = 1/3. This relation is consistent with the observational data reported for the Taurus and IC 5146 molecular clouds with b = 0.5 and A = 0.16, and b = 0.5 and A = 0.12, respectively. These results open up the possibility of using the 2D column density values of σ2 for investigations of the relation between the sonic Mach number and the probability distribution function (PDF) variance in addition to existing PDF sonic Mach number relations.
Eyeinjuries fromcarbattery explosions

Carbattery explosions areanincreasingly common cause ofeyeinjuries. ' 2This report draws attention to suchinjuries, andconsiders howtheir incidence and severity may be reduced by appropriate safety measures. We report 10cases ofserious injuries associated withcarbattery explosions. Theseare summarised inTable1.Threecases aredescribed in moredetail. Casereports CASE I
GALAXY LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS TO Z ∼ 1: DEEP2 VS. COMBO-17 AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RED GALAXY FORMATION 1

The DEEP2 and COMBO-17 surveys are used to study the evolution of the luminosity function of red and blue galaxies to z ∼ 1. Schechter function fits show that, since z = 1, M ∗ B dims by ∼ 1.3 mag per unit redshift for both color classes, � ∗ of blue galaxies shows little change, while � ∗ for red galaxies has formally nearly quadrupled. At face value, the number density of blue galaxies has remained roughly constant since z = 1, whereas that of red galaxies has been rising. Luminosity densities support both conclusions, but we note that most red-galaxy evolution occurs between our data and local surveys and in our highest redshift bin, where the data are weakest. We discuss the implications of having most red galaxies emerge after z = 1 from precursors among the blue population, taking into account the properties of local and distant E/S0s. We suggest a “mixed” scenario in which some blue galaxies have their star-formation quenched in gas-rich mergers, migrate to the red sequence with a variety of masses, and merge further on the red sequence in one or more purely stellar mergers. E/S0s of a given mass today will have formed via different routes, in a manner that may help to explain the fundamental plane and other local scaling laws. Subject headings: Galaxies: distances and redshifts – galaxies: luminosity function – galaxies: evolution
The advent of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has brought about improvements in postoperative outcomes in terms of pain control, recovery and scar cosmesis in the surgical management

652 INTRODUCTION The advent of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has brought about improvements in postoperative outcomes in terms of pain control, recovery and scar cosmesis in the surgical management of symptomatic uterine leiomyomas. (1) A major limitation to minimising the size of incisions used in MIS resides in the need for specimen extraction after surgical excision, especially if the specimen is sizeable. This often necessitates an extension of one of the port sites for retrieval. Electric power morcellation was introduced to mitigate this limitation by enabling intracorporeal morcellation of uterine leiomyomas prior to specimen extraction, and was widely adopted as an adjunct to laparoscopic myomectomies and laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomies. (2-4) Unconfined laparoscopic morcellation is, however, not without its attendant risks and clinical sequelae, including morcellation-related iatrogenic injuries, endometriosis, parasitic leiomyomas, disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) or even the inadvertent dissemination of undiagnosed leiomyosarcomas. (5-7) These growing concerns led to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing a black box warning highlighting the risk of cancer spread with the use of laparoscopic power morcellators. (8) We present the case of a patient who was treated at our institution for DPL resulting from previous unconfined laparoscopic morcellation and a brief review of the existing literature to caution against the use of unnecessary unconfined laparoscopic morcellation of uterine leiomyomas.
Current Global Status of Dengue Diagnostics

Aims: Dengue Virus is a re-emerging infectious disease that is transmitted through mosquitos. Dengue is a significant health concern because of the number of people it affects globally. Clinical diagnosis of dengue is not possible because the symptoms are similar to other febrile-diseases. Therefore, the only way to truly diagnose dengue is via laboratory methods. Many diagnostics tests exist to accomplish this; however, these tests have disadvantages. Rapid, point-of-care, commercially available diagnostic test kits have come onto the market to bridge the gap for those without high tech laboratories and personnel. This paper extends the knowledge of a meta-analysis conducted in 2011 on the performance of commercially available diagnostic tests. The purpose of this review was to compare and contrast the accuracy of commercial dengue diagnostic tests. Study Design: Systematic Review and Analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA between August 2013 and July 2014. Methodology: A literature review was conducted using multiple database searches using the search terms “dengue diagnostics” and “evaluation”. Results: Only articles written in English evaluating the accuracy, via sensitivity and specificity, of commercially available diagnostics tests were included. Fifteen articles and a meta-analysis were included in this paper for review. Many diagnostic tests were evaluated in these articles. Bio-Rad’s STRIP was the most evaluated test. Most tests were evaluated once in a country which doesn’t create enough reliability to make any inferences. The best performing test across all studies and Review Article Smith and Azizan; JABB, 2(2): 79-95, 2015; Article no.JABB. 2015.011 80 countries seems to be Bio-Rad’s NS1 STRIP. Conclusion: Overall, these tests perform fairly well and more evaluation needs to occur to get a better idea of the true accuracy of the test.
Role of Stem Cells in Regeneration of Myocardium in Experimentally Induced Myocardial Infarction

Introduction: Stem cells have generated a great deal of excitement and promise as a potential source for cell based therapeutic strategies. Primarily owing to their intrinsic ability to self re‐new and differentiation into multiple functional cell types. Emberyonic stem cells (EBCs) and bone marrow‐derived cells (BMCs) have been studied and dramatic advances have been achieved in their clinical application in ischemic and non‐ ischemic heart failure. Aim of the Work: The present study was done to investigate the healing capacity of autologous bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM‐Mscs) and its regenerative role in experimentally induced myocardial infarction. Materials and Methods: The study included two groups of albino rabbits. Group I (n = 10) was used a negative control and received no treatment. Group II was used as an experimental group and was divided into subgroup IIa (n=10) used as positive control and subgroup IIb (n=10). Animals of subgroup IIa and subgroup IIb received a single subcutaneous (s.c.) injection of isoproterenol (150mg/kg) to induce myocardial infarction. Group IIb were received undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells in a dose of (1.4‐ 1.6 × 106/ml. in5ml sterile saline) intravenously (i.v.) 2 weeks after injury. The animals were anaesthetized by ether and killed 2 weeks after transplantation. The regeneration capacity of the engrafted cells was detected by H&E and immunostaining using antivimentin antibodies. Results: Damaged myocardium revealed regeneration denoted by increased content of vimentin proteins in the cytoplasm of the regenerated cardiac myocytes and in the wall of the newly formed small blood vessels. Conclusion: Transplantation of autologous undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells injected i.v. in rabbits is an effective method of myocardial regeneration in cases of myocardial infarction.
Volumetric Automated Full-field Breast Ultrasound in daily routine - are we there yet?

There is a developing trend to introduce the automated fullfield breast ultrasound (AFBUS) as a replacement for handheld ultrasonography (HHUS) at least as a screening method for some groups of patients but is the newest incarnation of this diagnostic method really ready for daily routine? Breast ultrasound is a well accepted and reliable diagnostic method for evaluation of women with clinically or radiologically suspicious breast lesions.
Exploring arsenic and other geogenic groundwater contaminants in the vast and scarcely studied Amazon Basin

We conducted groundwater surveys in the Amazon Basin to determine the occurrence and distribution of arsenic and other contaminants. Initial results indicate that in groundwater resources in the recent floodplains of the Amazon River and of other white-water rivers, arsenic concentrations are often above the WHO-guideline value of 10 μg L−1 for drinking water. We compared the chemical analyses with geospatial data to identify vulnerable areas in the whole region. Understanding the regional geochemical mechanism(s) triggering the enrichment of arsenic in groundwater is important to raise awareness and implement mitigation where needed.
THE INFLUENCE OF COCOA ON THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Cocoa contains a range of chemicals that can interact with cells and tissue components, providing protection against the development and improvement of pathological conditions. The most important effects of cocoa and chocolate are related to cardiovascular disease. Due to the high content of flavonoids, it has numerous positive effects on cardiovascular diseases, including: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic effects, and possibly increased HDL, lowering blood pressure and improving endothelial function. The beneficial effects of cocoa are most likely a consequence of reducing oxidative stress and increasing the bioavailability of nitric oxide. Although many positive effects of chocolate on the cardiovascular system have been proven, precautions in its use are mandatory.
Facebook: The Return of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

The author argues that the discrepancies between our offline and online lives created by Facebook use are like the return of the setting of Plato‟s allegory of the cave. To substantiate this claim, he draws an analogy between the allegory and the process of information gathering and knowledge formation through Facebook. He shows how this analogy bolsters the thesis of the paper by clarifying the fact that many of our Facebook activities are related to the dark side of Facebook use of which we are mostly ignorant.
Unions and their representation of contingent workers: A comparative analysis of Japan, the Netherlands and the UK

The rise in alternative employment types has posed a major challenge to trade unions, partly because of a former strategy of exclusion. This challenge is well acknowledged and shared across countries. However, important differences also exist in terms of the timing and extent of this rise, the regulatory context, and unions’ legitimising principles and identity. This paper provides a ‘contextualised comparison’ of the organisation and representation of non-standard workers by mainstream unions in three countries: Japan, the Netherlands, and the UK. It discusses the situation in these countries on the basis of interviews with union representatives in industries with many non-standard workers. The objectives of the paper are threefold. First, it provides an overview of the critical issues in each country, the strategies that unions have developed for the organisation and representation of these workers, and their achievements. Secondly, the developments are linked to the specific labour market context and identity of the unions in each of the countries. Finally, the paper compares the developments in the three countries and draws lessons about the organisation of alternative employment. This enables an informed assessment of the role that unions can play in improving precarious jobs. This paper concerns a first draft to analyse findings and should be considered preliminary. It is expected to be published in a revised form and should not be quoted without permission.
Prevalence of tobacco habits among health care students in Jaipur.

A questionnaire based study to assess the prevalence of tobacco use among undergraduate health care students of Maharaja Vinayak Health Care campus in Jaipur was done on 219 students of dental, nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students. Global Health professional students survey (GHPSS), survey questionnaire given by (CDC) centre for disease control Athlanta which is a standard pre-tested questionnaire for assessing prevalence of tobacco use among health care professionals around the world was used. The present study showed 25.11% prevalence of smoking and 13.70% prevalence of chewing tobacco.This reflect alarming situation and demands urgent anti tobacco & tobacco cessation measures to be adopted by health professionals, who happens to be health promoters & health role models for society .