Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Psychometric properties of Raven's Colored progressive matrices for Omani children AGED 5 through 11 years

The aim in this study was to identify Omani children’s psychometric properties on the Raven’s Colored Progressive Matrices (CPM; Raven, Court, & Raven, 1986; Raven, Raven, & Court, 1998), using a sample of 372 5- to 11-year-olds. Analysis of the data shows that the sample was distributed normally. The test demonstrated good validity and reliability indices and is considered to be a suitable measure to assess nonverbal intelligence of young Omani children. The authors recommend carrying out further studies comparing Omani children’s performance with their counterparts from other countries and sociocultural backgrounds.
Patch Test Reactions To Mite Antigens - a Gerda-asterisk Multicenter Study

We performed patch tests with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dp) antigens from 2 different sources in 355 non-randomly selected patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and 398 subjects of a control group. The study demonstrated that contact sensitization to mites occurred in an appreciable % of AD cases (20.8 %), using commonly available assay products. The differences recorded between the 2 materials tested were related to the concentration of P1 antigen. Non-atopic patients rarely showed positive reactions to Dp (0.75 %), when strict criteria for readings were applied and if 2 readings were performed. Patients with positive patch tests did not necessarily show positive immediate skin tests. It would be useful to carry out tests systematically in atopic patients, even if it is not yet known what modern treatment would be best for the patient. Laboratories still do not provide standardized house dust mite preparations - measuring and codifying their biological activity - for use in patch tests. It is to be hoped that the extension of this type of test will lead to the production of better test materials, in syringes with homogeneous dispersion and concentration.
Aplicación de la secuenciación nucleotídica de VP1 a la identificación de Enterovirus humanos

The introduction of a mollecular method to identify the Entoviruses based on the amplification sequecing and phylogenetic analysis of protein VPI was described. It was proved that this method reduces significantly the time required for the identification of the isolated Entoviruses and that it is very useful in the characterization of isolates which are difficult to typify by the routine immunoloigical reagents. As it is a very fast technqiue, its use is very important during epidemics to determine the causal agent rapidly.
Interactive graphics in data processing: principles of interactive systems

Present considerations in interactive display activity are brought into perspective. Emphasizing programming aspects, varying approaches are considered with respect to system concepts and peripheral graphics processors, as well as complex data structures, high-level languages, and image-generation techniques. Many of the problems discussed are not unique to graphics systems but are common to interactive systems in general. The requirements for a conversational system to support programmers and application users are listed in the Appendix. An extensive bibliography has been added as basic reference for this issue.
Computer Security Economics Based On Risk Analysis Of Multilevel Authentication Design For Access Control

Several password techniques for multilevel authentication mechanism in the development of secondary password are presented. These include user-selected passwords, system-generated passwords, passphrases, cognitive passwords, and associative passwords. A comparative evaluation on the users memorability and users subjective preferences for those various password mechanisms was conducted. The Return on Investment (ROI) of the access control was calculated based on the result of the users memorability and risk analysis. From the comparative evaluation and the study on the ROI of the access control, it can be concluded that cognitive passwords and associative passwords appear to be the most appropriate techniques for secondary passwords. Key-Words: user preferred password, ease of recall, secondary password, return on investment, Cost Based Analysis, Value of Information
Wounded Heroes and Heroic Vocations: Heroism and the Storied Lives of Therapists

For many the world can be a dangerous place. Life is random. Survival is conditional, and individuals inevitably sustain physical and psychological wounds along the way. Challenged by change, human beings seek meaning in the making and remaking of personal myths that acknowledge both failure and the heroic achievement to endure and flourish. Revealing the heroic character of their creators, this impulse to make and share stories also elevates prosaic, day-to-day struggles into inspirational tales that can transcend context and speak into others’ lives. The sharing of stories permits others to purposefully consider their own struggles and can inspires them to make changes in the world. By applying the narratives of heroism science and humanistic psychology to the vocational and personal lives of therapists, this article suggests that they are heroic, not least because many may have discovered their vocations by transforming their personal wounds into healing for others. It is suggested that, by using critical autoethnography to capture and analyse therapists’ personal and vocational journeys, the phenomenon of the story and the heroic role that it plays in changing and directing therapists’ lives may be more thoroughly acknowledged.
A mathematical model and application on the prevention of gerrymandering

The significance of the political districting also known as redistricting has been recognized by several countries across the world since electoral district boundaries can be manipulated for a political gain. This manipulation practice is known as gerrymandering and has serious influences on the results of an election. In this thesis, we tried to show how easy policymakers can misuse the redistricting practice to gain a political advantage such as increasing the number of their representatives in the parliament. Two different mathematical models have been developed for different types of election systems. Single-member district electoral system in which the only representative can be elected from each electoral district is one of them. Every county in ˙Istanbul has been tried to be divided into their single-member districts considering the total number of representatives of the county. In addition to the first model, another formulation has been developed to also cover the multi-member district systems. The main drawback of the mathematical models is that they are only working on the small cases in terms of the total number of political units. Tabu search algorithm has been developed to answer the cases that cannot be classified as small. The required algorithm steps such as initialization, neighborhood change structure etc. are explained in detail. The results of the mathematical models and the algorithm have been achieved and visualized aesthetically.
Observed Trends for an Earlier Onset of Puberty: When is the Need for Treatment Indicated?

Globally, there is a secular trend toward earlier puberty and an increased final height at adulthood. In Korea, there is a trend toward an earlier menarche in girls but insufficient data to evaluate secular trends in boys. A significant increase in height was observed in Koreans aged 0~20 years during 1965~2005. This trend has diminished, but growth maturation has accelerated in infants and young children. Genetic and environmental factors including nutritional status (e.g., obesity) contribute to these changes. Central precocious puberty results from the accelerated activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Although the cut-off age is controversial, clinical evaluations should be conducted on girls with pubertal onset occurring younger than 8 years, and on boys younger than 9 years at least until further prospective studies define the norms for Korea. Management of precocious puberty depends on the underlying etiology, as accelerated puberty can lead to a reduced final adult height. Depot forms of GnRH agonists (GnRHas) are the standard treatment for some patients with central precocious puberty. These agents can help restore the normal adult height in both girls and boys when it might be compromised by rapidly progressive precocious puberty. However, in girls with slowly progressive precocious puberty or with the onset of puberty at 8~9.9 years of age (early normal puberty), GnRHa treatment might offer no benefit for attaining normal height. There is little evidence on whether psychosocial problems are associated with precocious puberty or are improved by GnRHa treatment.
Glossary of Terms Used in Evidence Based Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Leonardo Roever* Department of Clinical Research, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil *Corresponding author: Roever L. Department of Clinical Research, Av Pará, 1720-Bairro Umuarama, Uberlândia-MG-CEP 38400-902, Brazil, Tel: +553488039878; Email: leonardoroever@hotmail.com Rec Date: 24 November, 2015; Acc Date: 18 February, 2016; Pub Date: 25 February, 2016 Copyright: © 2016 Roever L. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Introduction The areas of epidemiology, biostatistics and evidence-based medicine (EBM) have their own jargon that must be understood by health professionals to better understanding and application of this knowledge. Therefore, it is necessary to publish this glossary of terms commonly used in daily life (Table 1) [1-8].
Development of intelligent wheelchair system with face and gaze based interface

Electric wheelchairs are important locomotion devices for disabled and senior people, and they are becoming even more important in our aging society. Therefore safer and more comfortable "intelligent wheelchairs" are expected to be developed for practical use. Usually, the control of wheelchair is realized by pushing a joystick to the direction to move toward, but quick and safe operation is needed to cope with the surrounding dynamic environments. From this point of view, an "intelligent wheelchair" should have the ability to reduce the load on the user. We propose a wheelchair system which has an intuitive interface using head and gaze motion of a user. The user needs only to look where he/she wants to go, and can start and stop by nodding and shaking his/her head. The system also estimates whether the user is concentrating on the operation based on the relationship between the head and gaze movement. The feasibility of the developed wheelchair system is confirmed through experiments in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Microgrid optimal scheduling considering normal and emergency operation

This paper deals with the optimal scheduling of a microgrid (MG) equipped with dispatchable distributed generators (DGs), renewable generators and electrical storages (batteries). A chance-constrained model is developed to handle normal operation and emergency conditions of MG including DG outage and unwanted islanding. Purchasing reserve from the upstream grid is also considered. Moreover, the uncertainties of loads and renewable resources are incorporated into the model. Furthermore, a novel probabilistic formulation is presented to determine the amount of required reserve in different conditions of MG by introducing separate probability distribution functions (PDFs) for each condition. Accordingly, an index named as the probability of reserve sufficiency (PRS) is introduced. The presented model keeps a given value of PRS in normal and emergency conditions of MG operation. In addition, some controllable variables are added to the chance constraints as an innovative technique to reduce the complexity of the model. Finally, a test microgrid is studied in different case studies and the results are evaluated.
G23(P) Development of a root cause analysis tool to investigate catheter associated blood stream infections (CABSI) in a tertiary neonatal unit

Aims the Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit has joined the ‘Matching Michigan’ initiative during 2011. As part of this work we implemented evidence based clinical care bundle for central line insertion and continued to monitor CABSI rates/1000 catheter days monthly. There was a noticeable reduction in CABSI rates from 2012–2014; however this reduction was not sustainable. We developed an RCA tool for CABSI surveillance which enabled measurement of the scope of the problem, identification of special cause variations which since then has driven improvements through changes in clinical practice where necessary. Methods the RCA tool contained 35 data fields which addressed the following five elements; line type, infant’s demographics, operator characteristics and line maintenance issues. The type of organisms identified on positive blood cultures were examined in all cases and sensitivity patterns checked. Recommendations and shared learning was provided at the end of the review. Results We have undertaken RCA reviews on nine infants with confirmed CABSI from Jan–April 2016. Their gestation ranged from 23–40 weeks. All infants were either in-born or ex-utero transfers. Early onset CABSI’s were found in 3/9 cases and late onset in 6/9 cases. We found that in 5/9 infants’ percutaneous Premicath Vygon® central line was present and in 4/9 cases CABSI was associated with UAC/UVC lines. Of the inborn infants, only 4 had a complete line insertion checklist. We identified several line related events which increased the likelihood of infection like extravasation of mal-positioned lines, re-dressing and re-positioning without antimicrobial cover. We have also noticed the emergence of Staphylococcus species resistant to Teicoplanin which is our second line antibiotic of choice in all cases. In some cases Teicoplanin was continued despite microbial resistance identified. Conclusion A CABSI RCA tool has been valuable in identifying factual sources of deviation in a tertiary neonatal setting. This tool maximised opportunities for learning and has resulted in the unit actively pursuing avenues to improve clinical practice.
Planning with generic types

Domain-independent, or knowledge-sparse, planning has limited practical application because of the failure of brute-force search to scale to address real problems. However, requiring a domain engineer to take responsibility for directing the search behavior of a planner entails a heavy burden of representation and leads to systems that have no general application. An interesting compromise is to use domain analysis techniques to extract features from a domain description that can exploited to good effect by a planner. In this chapter we discuss the process by which generic patterns of behavior can be recognized in a domain, by automatic techniques, and appropriate specialized technologies recruited to assist a planner in efficient problem solving in that domain. We describe the integrated architecture of STAN5 and present results to demonstrate its potential on a variety of planning domains, including two that are currently beyond the problem-solving power of existing knowledge-sparse approaches.
Extractions dans une grammaire de dépendance lexicalisée à bulles

Cet article propose un traitement des differents cas d'extraction en francais par une grammaire de dependance lexicalisee qui construit des arbres a bulles comme representation syntaxique. Les arbres a bulles sont des arbres dont les noeuds peuvent etre occupes par des bulles, qui peuvent contenir d'autres noeuds qui peuvent, a leur tour, etre occupes par des bulles ou avoir leurs propres dependants. Notre grammaire necessite des operations de combinaison des structures elementaires plus complexes que d'autres grammaires lexicalisees comme TAG ou CG, mais evite la multiplication des structures elementaires et permet des traitements linguistiques bien motives.
Evaluating the effectiveness of classical and clinical acupuncture in treating acute migraine attack: A Randomised Control study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Classical Acupuncture and Clinical Acupuncture in treating acute migraine attack. BACKGROUND: According to WHO migraine is the seventh most disabling and prevalent disorder that affects especially during productive phase of life. Numerous studies were done involving Acupuncture as an effective non-pharmacological approach for migraine. Yet, studies involving TCM diagnosis and providing individualized treatment are few, therefore comparison was done between Classical and Clinical Acupuncture. DESIGN AND METHOD: A prospective, randomized trail performed among 55 migraine subjects, assessed according to ICHD-3 Beta version criteria. Using simple randomization subjects were randomized under Group A (Classical; N = 27) and Group B (Clinical; N= 28) on 1:1 ratio. The Subjects of Group A and Group B received their respective treatment during their acute migraine attacks. Data were collected during every visit before and after treatment using 10 Point- VAS scale, and also pre and post study period (5 months) using MIDAS tool, migraine questionnaire. RESULTS: Primary outcome: Intensity of pain during acute migraine attack showed statistically significant improvement in both Groups (P<0.001). However on observing variance value Group A showed better improvement than Group B. Secondary outcome: Pain frequency showed no significant changes in both groups. Pain intensity showed significant improvement in both groups. However on observation of their mean and SD frequency and intensity showed betterment in Group A than Group B. Grading of pain duration showed 81.5 % improvement in Group A. CONCLUSION: This trail suggested that Classical Acupuncture is effective than Clinical Acupuncture in treating acute migraine attacks.
Body surface Laplacian maps for patients with left or right ventricular bundle branch block

The objective of this study was to test the clinical utility of body surface Laplacian maps (BSLMs). BSLMs were studied during ventricular depolarization for complete right or left ventricular bundle branch block (CRBBB or CLBBB). Ten patients in each group were studied, 128 electrodes were placed on the entire torso, BSLMs were computed using an algorithm developed in the authors' laboratory. BSLMs showed multiple and more localized positive and negative activities compared with body surface potential maps (BSPMs). In the patients with CRBBB, BSLMs showed more localized left ventricle (LV) apex breakthrough, LV anterolateral breakthrough, separated LV lateral and posterior wall activation. In the patients with CLBBB, BSLMs showed multiple right ventricle (RV), LV anterior wall activation, and propagating activation from LV lateral to posterior wall. The present results indicate that BSLMs provide enhanced capability in detecting multiple ventricular electrical events associated with conduction abnormalities and more detailed activation sequences of both ventricles revealed in the patients with CRBBB and CLBBB. The BSLM may provide an important alternative to other imaging modalities in localizing cardiac electrical activity non-invasively.
Structuring Design Deliverables with UML

Abstract The idea of using Unified Modeling Language (UML) appeals to people, but actually using it can be challenging. Many would like to use UML for software development, but do not know how to structure design models and what the relationships between various UML diagrams are. This paper introduces a simple structure for design deliverables that can be used for software development with UML. The structure is based on a pattern of four models describing classifier relationships, interactions, responsibilities and state machines. The pattern can be applied to different levels of abstraction and to different views on a software product. The paper also discusses practical considerations for documenting software design in the project repository as well as cases in which UML may not be the most appropriate notation to use.
Upper airway stimulation for moderate-to-severe sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder that is caused by a collapse of the upper airway due to insufficient muscular tone of the tongue and/or airway dilator muscles. Current standard therapy is the CPAP therapy, which is limited in its effectiveness due to poor compliance. A new functional therapy approach is the stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve (HNS) by an implantable device to restore the tone of the upper airway dilator muscles. A systematic literature review yielded 2 RCTs and 7 single arm studies. One RCT showed a worsening of symptoms one week after withdrawal of the therapy, but only in a selected population of respondents to prior therapy. A second RCT did not show any significant differences between study groups 6 months after randomisation to HNS vs. sham stimulation. Based on the current evidence, a reimbursement is not recommended for now, with a re-evaluation planned for 2018.
Rôle du Facteur Contact (Facteur Hageman) dans la Fibrinolyse

Résumé L’agitation d’un plasma intact en présence de surfaces activant le facteur Hageman: kaolin (1 mg/cm3), célite (1 mg/cm3), ballotini (20 mg/cm3), bentonite (1 mg/cm3), accélère la fibrinolyse à condition que le taux de facteur Hageman soit normal dans les plasmas étudiés. L’activation du système fibrinolytique d’un plasma intact agité avec kaolin ou célite est très importante avec plasma normal, le plasma d’hémophile A, le plasma d’hémophile B, le plasma d’hypoconvertinémie, le plasma dicoumarolé et le plasma de déficit en PTA. Le système fibrinolytique du plasma de Hageman-trait n’est pas activable dans les mêmes conditions, bien que le taux de plasminogène et d’antiplasmine soit normal et que ce plasma n’inhibe pas l’activation de la fibrinolyse d’un plasma normal. Les mêmes constatations sont faites en utilisant un plasma privé artificiellement du facteur contact (“plasma épuisé”). Ces résultats sont discutés, et les auteurs se demandent si l’absence de fibrinolyse physiologique chez les sujets porteurs de Hageman-trait ne pourrait pallier au trouble de la coagulation et peut-être expliquer l’absence d’hémorragie.