Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Is Knowledge Level of Coronary Heart Disease and Risk Factors Among Post–Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients Adequate?

Background:Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is now commonly used in the treatment of coronary heart disease. However, shorter hospital stays after intervention may affect patients’ knowledge and subsequent required lifestyle changes. Objective:The aim of this study is to investigate participants’ risk factor profile, knowledge of coronary heart disease, and the influence of demographic and risk factors on this knowledge. Methods:This prospective, cross-sectional 1-site study recruited both elective and emergency PCI patients postdischarge. The questionnaire collected data on demographics, risk factor profile, and coronary heart disease knowledge as measured on the Bergman Heart Disease Knowledge Questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to analyze the influence of 11 risk and sociodemographic factors on knowledge. Results:The response rate was 67% (n = 84). The sample was mostly male and aged 65.79 ± 9.9 years, and 59% had an elective PCI. Risk factor burden was high; 2 or more risk factors were seen in 66% of participants. Mean knowledge score overall was 51%, with the highest score achieved in the risk factor domain (61%). Lowest scores were in the medical and symptoms domains (both 46%). Neither the bivariate nor the multivariate analyses were significant. A large proportion of patients believed that coronary heart disease was no longer a concern for them after PCI. Conclusions:As expected, the risk factor profile of post-PCI patients was high. However, their knowledge levels and awareness were unrelated to risk factor profile and poor in comparison with studies in other cardiac patients. This, in addition to the short stay in hospital and the low attendance of this cohort at cardiac rehabilitation, identifies this group of patients as a priority for further targeted education. Innovations are needed to increase knowledge and begin behavioral change predischarge after PCI. This should include target and goal setting for lifestyle change to avail of this critical education opportunity.
Recommending interesting events in real-time with foursquare check-ins

Foursquare is a location-based social application that helps users explore the world around them and share their experiences with friends. When foursquare users visit places, they ``check in" using their mobile phones, indicating they are at that place. People check in for a variety of reasons: to keep up with friends, get tips about places, redeem rewards, and keep track of their personal history. In aggregate, billions of these check-ins reveal distinct patterns about when places are popular and allow us to build a unique place recommendation engine which can identify and recommend interesting events in real-time based on statistical deviations from past historical trends.
The role of nano and micro particles on partial discharge and breakdown strength in epoxy composites

Epoxy composite is expected to become the substrate insulation of gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) that can replace ceramics if it has high thermal conductivity. Fillers with high thermal conductivity were added to the epoxy resin, while this composite often suffers from lowering in breakdown (BD) strength. In order to reveal the above phenomena and to clarify the breakdown (BD) mechanism, we carried out experiments using several electrode structures, i.e. an MB-PWB (metal-base printed wiring board) insulation simulated structure, a rod-to-plane electrode for PD erosion resistance, and a sphere-to-sphere electrode for BD strength. As a result, it was clarified that the IGBT insulation breaks down after successive partial discharges (PDs), and the BD strength of microcomposite decreases with increasing the content of micro-fillers, while PD resistance of microcomposite is improved with increasing the content of micro-fillers. A trial was made to raise the once-lowered BD strength by adding nano-Al2O3 fillers. Above experiments were carried out for nanocomposites and nano-micro-composites. It was clarified that the nano-fillers can improve the PD resistance of composites obviously, while nano-fillers improve the BD strength of composite slightly. Such a phenomenon was found that the BD strength of composites was increased with the dispersion state of nano-fillers.
A retrospective study of prognostic factors in locally advanced cancer of uterine cervix in a Rural Medical College of West Bengal

Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy in rural Bengal. There is significant improvement in pelvic disease control and survival when concurrent Cisplatin chemotherapy is added to radiotherapy in stage IB2 -IVA. We assessed the result of cervical cancer treated for the consecutive two years on total 189 patients, with particular emphasis on the methods of treatment and their prognostic outcome. The patients were evaluated with physical and pelvic examination for staging of cervical cancer, routine blood count, Biochemistry profile, chest radiograph, IVU, barium enema and CECT scan. Patients were treated with EBR to pelvis delivered with AP/ PA portal over five weeks followed by three HDR intracavitary brachytherapy for three consecutive weeks. Weekly concurrent Cisplatin chemotherapy was administered to seventy one patients. Patients were followed up every three months for the first two years, every four months for the third year, every six months for the fourth and fifth year and yearly afterwards. The observed 2 year survival was 66.90%. Clinical stage at presentation was the single most important variable in predicting survival. The 2 year observed survival for stage II disease was 76.19%, for stage III 54.76% and for stage IV 5.7%.
Slow brain potentials, imagery and hemispheric differences.

On the basis of Lang's (1979) theory of emotional imagery three experiments were conducted to investigate the relationship between slow cortical potentials (SP) and emotional imagery. According to the assumptions of Lang's theory and our model (Rockstroh et al., 1982) of SP-function imagery ability should be related to a person's capacity to generate and suppress preparatory activity in cortical networks "on demand. " In order to test this hypothesis subjects in Experiment I were trained to regulate right- versus left-hemispheric SP-differentiation within an instrumental learning paradigm. Thirty-four subjects were reinforced for achieving maximal SP-differences between electrode locations C3-C4 over a 6 s interval across 120 trials. Success in the SP-regulation task correlated significantly (r = .37) with the capacity for vivid imagery as measured with the Questionnaire for Mental Imagery (QMI). In Experiment II instructions to imagine right- versus left-hand movements were introduced successively over 5 sessions of SP-self-regulation. Imagery clearly modified right- versus left-hand EMG-differentiation but had no influence on cortical SP-differentiation. Experiment III tested the influence of already achieved SP-regulation at the vertex on the perceived vividness of emotional images introduced after the SP-biofeedback training. Again, clear effects of imagery content on autonomic variables (HR, SCR) were found. However, SP-amplitude and SP-polarity had no effect on perceived vividness, arousal or emotional content. It may be concluded from the results of Experiment II and III that SPs either are not the crucial parameter to represent the cortical efferent outflow component of imagery, or that the dual task of SP-self-regulation and imagery prevented covariations to show up. Experiment I, on the other hand, points toward a positive relation of imagery-ability as a trait-variable and brain-self-regulation abilities.
Physical transformations between quantum states

Given two sets of quantum states {A1, …, Ak} and {B1, …, Bk}, represented as sets as density matrices, necessary and sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence of a physical transformation T, represented as a trace-preserving completely positive map, such that T(Ai) = Bi for i = 1, …, k. General completely positive maps without the trace-preserving requirement, and unital completely positive maps transforming the states are also considered.
FABRICATION , AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ELECTRICAL AND FLUIDIC INTERCONNECTIONS FOR A MULTI-CHIP MICROELECTROFLULDIC BENCH

We present the design, fabrication, and characterization of a multi-chip microelectrofluidic bench, achieving both electrical and fluidic interconnections with a simple, lowloss and low-temperature electrofluidc interconnection method. We design 4-chip microelectrofluidic bench, having three electrical pads and two fluidic U0 ports. Each device chip, having three electrical interconnections and a pair of two fluidic U0 interconnections, can be assembled to the microelectofluidic bench with electrical and fluidic interconnections. In the electrical and fluidic characterization, we measure the electrical resistance of 0.26#mm in the line and 0.64kO. 58Q in the interconnection. Also, we measure the average pressure drop of 13.6-125.4 Pdmm with the nonlinearity of 3.1% for the flow-rates of 10-100 &/min in the line and 17Pa with the uncertainty of 65Pa in the interconnection.
Collagen content and architecture of the puboischiofemoralis muscle in male chicks and broilers with different growth rates on various nutritional planes

1. Various growth rates of chickens were induced with different nutritional regimes, and the collagen content and architecture of the medial part of the puboischiofemoralis muscle were compared among 21-d-old chicks and 80- or 95-d-old broilers. 2. The percentage muscle weight relative to live weight increased from chicks to 80-d-old broilers and the 95-d-old broilers attained the largest percentage. An inter-relationship of the percentage muscle weight and the growth rates of birds could not be determined. 3. Collagen concentration was related to the growth rates for the first 21 d post hatching and maintained the same level during the later stages up to 80 d. The 95-d-old broilers, that were subjected to early rapid growth followed by restricted later growth, had the highest collagen content. 4. On SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) photographs, endomysial honeycombs were small and encircled by perimysia of a collagen network with small mesh size. Thin and thick perimysia were distinguished and the expanded portion of thick perimysia was also observed. Generally, the perimysia were made up of rough collagen tissue where fatty tissue developed, especially in the broilers. 5. Perimysial collagen fibres with mainly transverse striation were divided into two fundamental types, wide collagen platelets and narrow cords. With growth from the chick to broiler stage, features of the collagen fibres did not change regardless of expansion of the thick perimysia. Endomysia increased slightly from thin to thick meshwork as growth progressed. However, the collagen architecture of the muscle in broilers did not change under different nutritional regimes. 6. In conclusion, the puboischiofemoralis muscle of chickens develops relative to live weight when later growth is limited in broilers, but the collagen architecture is not affected by the different growth rates.
Intestinal mast cells and globule leucocytes: role of the thymus on their presence and proliferation during a Trichinella spiralis infection in the rat.

The effect of treatment with anti-thymocyte serum (ATS) or neonatal thymectomy with or without thymus reconstitution on the presence and proliferation of intestinal mast cells (IMC) and globule leucocytes (GL) was studied in the small intestine of the rat during and oral Trichinella spiralis infection. ATS exerted an initial transient inhibitory effect on the IMC response and a marked inhibitory effect on the GL response to an oral Trichinella infection. Neonatal thymectomy decreased numbers of IMC but not of GL in the non-infected rat. Thymus reconstitution restored IMC numbers, however, not to normal values. The IMC response to Trichinella was comparable in thymectomized, thymectomized and reconstituted and intact animals. In contrast, the degree of GL response to Trichinella depended mainly on the presence of a thymus. The combined results were interpreted in favour of the hypothesis that the origin of IMC is thymus (T)-dependent, and the response to Trichinella thymus independent. No evidence for the hypothesis that subepithelial IMC are precursors for the intra-epithelially located GL was found. The latter were regarded as an independent cell population, its origin being thymus independent, and its reaction to Trichinella mainly thymus dependent.
Addressing demand response concentration under dynamic pricing

Dynamic pricing constitutes a promising approach for realizing the significant potential of flexible demand. However, naïve application of dynamic pricing leads to demand response concentration at the lowest-priced periods, yielding significant new demand peaks and inefficient system operation. A previously proposed measure imposing a flexibility restriction on flexible loads may not be acceptable by their users. This paper proposes an alternative measure, where this hard flexibility restriction is replaced by a soft, non-linear price signal, penalizing the extent of flexibility utilized by the loads. This signal is customized to the properties of the different flexible load types, by penalizing the square of the demand and the duration of cycle delay of loads with continuously adjustable power levels and deferrable cycles respectively. Regarding the former type, this non-linear pricing approach is shown to outperform the flexibility restriction approach in flattening the demand profile and achieving efficient system operation. Regarding the latter type, randomization of the non-linear price is shown to bring significant additional benefits. These contributions are supported by case studies on a model of the UK system, with smart-charging electric vehicles and wet appliances with delay functionality used as representative examples of the above flexible load types.
Shell-model calculations of Gamow-Teller strength in 51V, 54Fe, and 59Co.

The Gamow-Teller (GT) strength functions of [sup 51]V, [sup 54]Fe, and [sup 59]Co measured by recent charge-exchange experiments have been studied using shell-model calculations employing two model spaces. The shell model is fairly successful at reproducing GT strength in the ([ital p],[ital n]) direction, but the agreement is not as good in the ([ital n],[ital p]) direction. It is found that both directions can be fit consistently by shifting single particle energies in a systematic manner. It is found that roughly 75% of the sum-rule strength can be seen in the experiments for both [sup 51]V and [sup 54]Fe. It is also found that roughly 35% of the GT strength predicted by the shell model is seen in the ([ital n],[ital p]) direction for all three nuclei, but that the quenching in the ([ital p],[ital n]) direction varies with nucleus. The consequences of these findings for improving the calculation of weak interaction rates are discussed.
Herpes simplex encephalitis

Herpes simplex virus encephalitis still has an unacceptably high mortality Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a human herpesvirus that causes HSV encephalitis (HSE), which is the commonest fatal sporadic encephalitis in humans.1,2 About 90% of all HSE cases in adults and children are due to HSV-1, while HSV-2 is associated with HSE in neonates, in which there is a disseminated infection, and in immunocompromised patients, such as those with renal transplants or HIV infection.3,4 While the exact incidence of HSE is not known, it has been estimated at about one case per million per year.4,5 This figure is probably an underestimate since about 2000 cases occur annually in the United States.1 The neuropathological picture of HSE is characteristic, consisting of an acute necrotising encephalitis that almost always localises, often asymmetrically, to the orbitofrontal and temporal lobes with involvement of the cingulate and insular cortex; neonatal HSE tends to produce a more diffuse pathology.1 Untreated, HSE has an extremely high mortality rate at about 70% with fewer than 3% of survivors returning to normal function.2,6 Among common central nervous system (CNS) viral infections, mortality in HSE is disproportionately high, taking into account a recent study that showed that HSV infections are responsible for only 11% of cases compared with 29% for varicella-zoster virus,7 another human herpesvirus that is not associated with such a high mortality. The neuropathogenesis of HSE has intrigued clinicians and scientists for many years, with two of the key questions relating to, firstly, the very low incidence of the condition in the presence of the widespread carriage of latent HSV in ganglionic tissues in healthy people and, secondly, the propensity of the disease process to localise to the frontotemporal region. About 90% of normal people are seropositive …
Risk factors for cerebral hemorrhage in the era of well-controlled hypertension. Melbourne Risk Factor Study (MERFS) Group.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Given that hypertension is now relatively well controlled and use of antiplatelet agents has increased, our primary aims were to investigate the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) associated with hypertension and use of antiplatelet agents. METHODS In this city-wide case-control study, 370 consecutive cases of primary ICH, verified by CT or autopsy, were identified from one of 13 Melbourne hospitals. Ten subjects (or their next of kin) could not be located and 29 refused to participate, resulting in 331 eventual cases. Patients were aged between 18 and 80 years and had no prior stroke. Population-based control subjects were individually age- (+/- 5 years), sex-, and geographically matched to subject cases. A questionnaire administered to participants (or next of kin) elicited information about prior exposure to various potential risk factors. RESULTS Hypertension approximately doubled the risk of ICH (odds ratio, 2.55; 95% confidence interval, 1.72 to 3.79). The use of aspirinlike drugs, in doses used for secondary prevention of ischemic stroke or cardiac disease, was not associated with an increased risk of ICH (odds ratio, 0.66; 95% confidence interval, 0.20 to 2.21). Factors associated with a reduced risk of ICH were a history of cardiovascular disease, arthritis, or high cholesterol level; being moderately overweight or using hormone replacement therapy; and drinking coffee. CONCLUSIONS Hypertension was the most important risk factor for ICH but not as high as previously reported, nor was it higher than that reported for ischemic stroke. There was no evidence for any association between the use of aspirinlike drugs and ICH.
The Impact of High Performance Work Systems- on Firm Performance in MNCs and Local Manufacturing Firms in Malaysia

The empirical studies on High Performance Work Systems (HPWSs) and their impacts on firm performance have remarkably little in the developing countries. This paper reviews literatures on the HPWSs practices in different work settings, Western and Asian countries. A review on the empirical research leads to a conclusion that, country differences influence the Human Resource Management (HRM) practices. It is anticipated that there are similarities and differences in the extent of implementation of HPWSs practices by the Malaysian manufacturing firms due to the organizational contextual factors and, the HPWSs have a significant impact on firms’ better performance amongst MNCs and local firms. Keywords—Firm Performance, High Performance Work Systems (HPWSs), Human Resource Management (HRM), Multinational Corporations (MNCs).
Development of a Method for Characterization of Bacterial Host DNA Degradation During Nucleolytic Phage Infection – Investigation of Preferential Degradation of Host genomic DNA Using T 7 Bacteriophage Infection of Escherichia coli K-12

The T7 bacteriophage lytic life cycle has been thoroughly characterized, however, the possibility of site-specific cleavage of host genomic DNA by T7 nucleases has not been well-investigated and could provide a novel method of probing chromatin structures in bacterial genomic DNA. Previous studies have shown that T7 endonuclease gp3 cleaves branched cruciform DNA structures, the migration of which are known to be blocked by nucleoid proteins composing nucleosomes in the Escherichia coli genome. Here we describe a method for investigating the stability of DNA regions known to bind heat unstable (HU) nucleoid and integration host factor (IHF) proteins. Host DNA was sampled over the course of E. coli K-12 MG1655 infection by T7 bacteriophage and visualized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Potential protected regions were then probed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The resulting data indicates a possible persistence of these nucleoid-associated regions during phage infection, which may be confirmed by further optimization of PFGE and qPCR protocols. This experimental approach represents a possible novel means of probing bacterial chromatin structure.
Increased liver microsomal androgen metabolism by phenobarbital: correlation with decreased androgen action on the seminal vesicles of the rat.

Pretreatment of immature male rats with phenobarbital, a potent stimulator of microsomal testosterone hydroxylation, decreased the growth-promoting effect of an exogenously administered dose of testosterone, testosterone propionate, methyl testosterone or fluoxymesterone on the seminal vesicles. Feeding 0.01 to 0.1% phenobarbital in the diet for seven days, or for several months, decreased seminal vesicle weights, suggesting that phenobarbital may decrease the action of endogenously produced androgens by stimulating their metabolism. No effects of long-term phenobarbital administration on testicular weights were observed.
What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation.

Orthopaedic rehabilitation involves the care of patients who have complex musculoskeletal problems that are global in nature rather than being limited to one or two anatomic locations. It is a specialty that combines biomechanics and biology in a unique manner with an approach that focuses on improving the functional outcome for individuals with musculoskeletal disability through surgical and nonsurgical management. This specialty encompasses patients of all ages, a broad range of anatomic locations, and a variety of musculoskeletal dysfunctions. Orthopaedic rehabilitation comprises all of the traditional orthopaedic subspecialties, including amputation surgery, prosthetic and orthotic management, neuromuscular diseases, and a variety of other neurologic disorders, with a focus on the musculoskeletal system as a whole as well as on the linkages and couplings between bones, joints, muscles, and the nervous system. This specialty update highlights presentations and advances in several areas of orthopaedic rehabilitation in recent times. Some abstracts of notable studies in this area of expertise are also succinctly summarized.
Neurologic effects of tryptophan in patients receiving a monoamine oxidase inhibitor

UNDER ORDISARY CIRCUMSTANCES, dietary amino acids are not considered to be pharmacologically active, After inhibition of the enzyme monoamine oxidase, however, tryptophan becomes an active agent capable of altering central nervous system functions. This phenomenon was discovered during biochemical studies on the formation of tryptamine from tryptophan in man. ’ In the course of these investigations, we had observed no untoward effects from the oral administration of 20 to 50 mg. per kilogram of this amino acid in many patients with a variety of disorders. However, when similar doses of tryptophan were administered to patients undergoing treatment with a potent inhibitor of monoamine oxidase (MAO), definite neurologic alterations occurred. The present report describes these effects in 7 patients and indicates their relationship to alterations in the metabolism of tryptamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin).