Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Trait-environment relationships in marine fish: An exploration of patterns, drivers and assembly processes shaping marine fish communities

Marine ecosystems are exposed to a range of environmental and anthropogenic stressors, including climate change and overexploitation. A promising way towards understanding the impacts of such stressors on community composition is by considering species traits rather than species identity. Here, we describe the spatio-temporal dynamics in fish community traits using >30 years of species abundance data from the North Sea combined with trait information on body size, life history, growth rate, reproduction and trophic level for demersal fish species in the area. We assessed whether the derived patterns and trends in community weighted mean traits could be explained by a range of environmental stressors and fishing. Our results revealed strong spatial structuring and long-term changes in the trait composition of North Sea fish, with temporal changes not being uniformly distributed in space. Among the environmental drivers investigated, depth was one of the best predictors, primarily explaining the spatial variation in lifespan, growth rate, trophic level and fecundity. This can be explained by variables that co-vary with depth, e.g. temperature, seasonality, salinity and productivity. Finally, we found only weak relationships between fishing and the spatial variation of traits, suggesting that the spatial trait composition of the community is mostly determined by the environment. Yet, long-term changes in trait composition, primarily in body size, have previously been shown to be affected by size-selective fishing. Our study exemplifies how traits can be used to summarize complex community dynamics and responses to environmental and anthropogenic stressors as well as its usefulness for ecosystem-based management. This chapter has been published as Beukhof E, Dencker TS, Pecuchet L, Lindegren M (2019) Spatio-temporal variation in marine fish traits reveals community-wide responses to environmental change. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Universal Dependencies for Mbyá Guaraní

This paper presents the ﬁrst treebank of Mbyá Guaraní, a Tupí-Guaraní language spoken in Ar-gentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The Mbyá treebank is part of Universal Dependencies, a project that aims to create a set of guidelines for the consistent grammatical annotation of typologically different languages. We describe the composition of the treebank, and non-trivial choices that were made in the adaptation of Universal Dependencies guidelines to the annotation of Mbyá
Predisposing and Risk Factors of Diarrhea in Children Seen At Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu-Nigeria.

This study was designated to discover and determine the predisposing and risk factors of diarrhea in children seen in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital. The research subjects were 296 mothers/ children under 5 years of age. Questions were used to elicit the vital information in order to achieve the above aim, questions which could evaluate the required responses from the subjects were asked. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study population. Data were collected using questionnaire. Data collected include personal information, socioeconomic information, sanitation practices, refuse disposal practices and hygienic practices. Out of the children that had diarrhea that required treatment, 68.07% were within the age range of 02 years. The 50.91% respondents indicated that they cleaned their toilet whenever dirty, 21(7.09%) respondents indicated that they had no toilets and 80.95% of them defecated directly inside bush. The rate of respondents that indicated not washing their children’s hand before feeding was 26.69% of and 34.30% of them washed their children’s hands with water only. However, 63.85% of the respondents sometimes washed their hands before preparing and feeding their children and 61.70%. The 74.66% of the respondents stored prepared food for later use and 40.72% did not reheat the food before reuse. While 44.26% of the respondents did clean their kitchen whenever dirty, 20.95% allowed animals to enter their kitchen. Low income, poor housing, crowded condition, unhygienic toilets and kitchens, poor environmental sanitation practices and improper washing of hands were all recognized and indicated as predisposing and risk factors for diarrhea in children.
Evaluation of the 137Ba mass-marking technique and potential effects in the early life history stages of Sepioteuthis lessoniana

The use of mass-marking techniques of enriched stable isotopes has increased in studies of ecology, movement patterns and the dispersal of marine organisms. However, the efficacy of this technique and its potential effects on hatchling size and statolith chemistry of cephalopods are yet to be investigated. Sepioteuthis lessoniana egg capsules were collected from northern Taiwan and assigned randomly to 137Ba-spiking experimental groups at 0.2, 0.5 and 1ppm and three immersion durations (1, 3 and 7 days). Immersion duration >3 days produced significantly lower 138Ba:137Ba ratios, with 100% marking success, indicating that it is a reliable marking technique. The 137Ba mass marking had a positive effect on size at hatch and was likely to affect statolith trace element incorporation, including Cu, Zn and Pb. These findings highlight that it is necessary to consider the species-specific effects on hatchling size and physiological responses in when using stable isotopes mass-marking techniques.
Ontology Changes-Driven Semantic Refinement of Cross-Language Biomedical Ontology Alignments

Biomedical computational systems benefits from the use of ontologies. However, interconnectivity between these systems is a challenge, specially when the ontologies supporting each system are described in different natural languages. Ontology alignment plays a key role in data exchange. Existing ontology matching approaches usually provide only equivalent type of relation in the generated mappings. In this article, we propose a refinement technique to enable the update of the semantic type of the mapping beyond equivalence. Our approach relies on information from the ontology evolution. Our evaluation considered LOINC releases in different languages. The results demonstrate the usefulness of ontology evolution changes to support the process of mapping refinement.
Nephrotic syndrome, secondary to lecithin- cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency

The triad of anemia, nephrotic syndrome and corneal opacity suggests lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency, family autosomal recessive disorder that is studied with increased levels of phosphatidylcholine, unesterified cholesterol in the blood and with the formation of an abnormal lipoprotein ( lipoprotein X ). Accumulation of lipid component occurs in both, intracellular and extra cellular sites. We report a case of Nephrotic Syndrome and Chronic renal failure in stage 3 with corneal opacity, non hemolytic anemia, cholesterol HDL reduced, high triglycerides and renal biopsy with basement membranes 1666 NM showing intramembranous lacunae that seem to contain bubbles and have a vacuolated appearance. (Acta Med Colomb 2006; 31: 422-426)
Dermatologic Complications With Body Art: Tattoos, Piercings, and Permanent Make-Up

Body piercings, tattoos, and permanent make-up have become very popular as a fashion statement in recent decades. This book guides the reader through the world of body art. An overview is first provided of the history and epidemiology of tattoos and piercings. Subsequent chapters go on to examine in detail the materials and devices used in various forms of body art, and the techniques employed. All relevant risks and potential complications are clearly described with the aid of color illustrations. Special attention is paid to allergic reactions and the management of complications. The closing chapter examines the techniques and devices used for tattoo removal, with a particular focus on the use of different lasers.
Geç preterm yenidoğanlarda hastalık ve ölüm oranları

Amac: Son yillarda gec preterm bebeklerde kademeli bir artis sozkonusudur Gec pretermler daha kucuk erken dogmus bebeklere gore daha az riskli olmalarina ragmen son calismalar bu bebeklerin zamaninda dogmus bebeklere gore daha fazla hastalik ve olum oranina sahip olduklarini dusundurmektedir Bu calismada hastanemizdeki tum dogumlar icindeki gec preterm dogum oranini belirlemek bu bebeklerin yenidogan hastalik ve olum oranini saptamak ve sonuclarini zamaninda dogmus yenidoganlarla karsilastirmak amaclandi Gerec ve Yontem: Ileriye donuk olarak planlanan bu calisma icin hastanemiz Kadin Dogum Klinigi rsquo;nde 1 Mayis 2009 1 Mayis 2010 tarihleri arasinda canli dogan tum bebeklerin gestasyonel yaslari annenin son adet tarihi ve yeni Ballard testi kullanilarak degerlendirildi Gec premature 34 0 7 36 6 7 gestasyon haftasinda dogan bebekler arasindan secilen 220 bebek calisma grubumuzu ayni tarihlerde dogan 200 zamaninda dogmus bebek ise kontrol grubumuzu olusturdu Olgular 72 saatte ve haftalik kontrollerle bir aylik olana kadar izlendi Buyuk olcude anomalili bebekler ailesi onam vermeyenler calismaya dahil edilmediler Hastalar Yenidogan Yogun Bakim Birimi rsquo;nde yatis hipotermi solunum sorunlari metabolik sorunlar polistemi enfeksiyon apne konvulziyon acisindan degerlendirildi Calismada elde edilen bulgularin istatistiksel analizleri NCSS 2007 programi ile yapildi Sonuclar anlamlilik p lt;0 05 duzeyinde 95 rsquo;lik guven araliginda degerlendirildi Calisma icin etik kurul onayi alindi no:44 04 05 2009 Bulgular: Calisma suresinde hastanemizde dogan 2 582 bebegin 412 rsquo;si 15 2 gec preterm idi Yenidogan Yogun Bakim Birimi rsquo;ne yatis sayi ve oranlari zamaninda dogmus bebeklerde ve gec pretermlerde sirasiyla 28 14 ve 172 54 5 bulundu Gec pretermlerde zamaninda dogmus yenidoganlara gore solunum sorunu anlamli olarak daha sik goruldu 31 8 rsquo;e karsi 2 Gec pretermlerin 20 9 rsquo;unda mekanik ventilasyon gereksinimi saptandi; zamaninda dogmus yenidoganlarda mekanik ventilasyon gereksinimi olmadi Gec pretermlerde zamaninda dogmus yenidoganlarla karsilastirildiginda daha fazla beslenme sorunlari 19 1 rsquo;e karsi 0 5 tedavi gerektiren sarilik 44 1 rsquo;e karsi 7 5 hipoglisemi 6 4 rsquo;e karsi 1 hipotermi 0 rsquo;a karsi 14 5 ve enfeksiyon 15 9 karsi 0 saptandi Olum orani gec preterm bebeklerde 5 5 zamaninda dogmus bebeklere 0 5 gore 11 kat daha fazla bulundu Cikarimlar: Gec preterm yenidoganlar zamaninda doganlara gore anlamli olarak daha yuksek hastalik ve olum oranina sahiptirler Gec preterm yenidoganlar sik gorulen hastaliklar ve hastaneye yatis riski acisindan yakin izleme alinmalidirlar Turk Ped Ars 2013; 48: 17 22
Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and their clinical correlation with several metabolic and cardiovascular variables in a population of postmenopausal women

Introduction: osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease. Vitamin D deficiency is an important cause of secondary osteopenia and osteoporosis. It predisposes to fragility fractures and increases the risk of falling, while augmenting the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2. Objective: the objective of this study was to determine the levels of vitamin D in our population study and to correlate them with bone density, vertebral fractures, and other cardiovascular and laboratory variables. Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study of a cohort (n=205) of postmenopausal Colombian women diagnosed with osteoporosis and osteopenia. We analyzed 46 variables. Descriptive statistics were used, and multiple linear regressions were analyzed in order to determine correlations. Results: it was found that the prevalence of insufficient levels of vitamin D was 55.1% (n=113), deficient levels 16.6% (n=34), and adequate levels in only 28.29% (n=58) of patients. Comparing poor and inadequate levels, we found that deficient levels of vitamin D are a risk factor for vertebral fractures, with an RR of 1.02 (IC: 0,96 a 1.06) and for high blood pressure. with an RR of 1.47 (IC: 1.36 a 1.58). Conclusions: our study shows that inadequate levels of vitamin D are common in our population. This is associated with low bone mass, vertebral fractures, and hypertension. Further studies are needed in our country to confirm our findings (Acta Med Colomb 2011; 36: 18-23).
Disease mapping and risk assessment for public health.

DISEASE MAPPING. Disease Mapping and Its Uses. Disease Mapping with Hidden Structures Using Mixture Models. CLUSTERING OF DISEASE. Inference for Extremes in Disease Mapping. Edge Effects in Disease Mapping. Empirical Studies of Cluster Detection--Different Cluster Tests in Application to German Cancer Maps. ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. Introduction to Spatial Models in Ecological Analysis. Multilevel Modelling of Area--Based Health Data. RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PUTATIVE SOURCES OF HAZARD. A Review of Modelling Approaches in Health Risk Assessment around Putative Sources. Lung Cancer Near Point Emission Sources. PUBLIC HEALTH APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES. Environmental Epidemiology, Public Health Advocacy and Policy. The Character and the Public Health Implications of Ecological Analyses. Estimating the Presence and the Degree of Heterogeneity of Disease Rates. Ecological Regression with Errors in Covariates: An Application. Lung Cancer Mortality in Women in Germany 1995: A Case Study in Disease Mapping. Appendix. Index.
Problemas ortopédicos del niño hemofílico

A review was made of the main problems of hemophilic children, particularly hemarthrosis, mus- cular bleeding, and hemophilic cysts (pseudotumors). Synovial infusion of rifampicin (synoviorthesis) and per- cutaneous treatment of pseudotumors are highlighted.
Efek asupan vitamin D terhadap tekanan darah sistolik tikus putih (Rattus norvegicus) = The effect of vitamin D intake on systolic blood pressure of Rattus norvegicus

Background: Hypertension still became potential life threatening disease for human life. The prevalence of hypertension was high and tends to increase. Previous study suggested that there was a linier rise in blood pressure at increasing distances from the equator. More recent study indicated that vitamin D insuffi ciency may be associated with elevated blood pressure. Objective: To investigate the effect of vitamin D intake on blood pressure. Method: This was an experimental study with pre-post test group design. The subjects were 20 male Rattus norvegicus aged 8 weeks. Subjects were divided into 5 groups and each groups received treatment as follow: lived in dark cage and consumed vitamin D free diet for 1 – 13 days, then moved to normal cage (dark-light period) and given vitamin D per-oral of 0.25 μg/kg BW for 1 – 5 days. Data of systolic blood pressure was collected and analyzed with paired t test. Results: The absence of vitamin D in diet caused a signifi cant increase in systolic blood pressure (p=0.01) after 7 days of treatment in dark cage. While oral vitamin D supplementation of 0.25 μg/kg BW caused a signifi cant decline of systolic blood pressure since the fi rst day of vitamin D supplementation and the result appeared stronger after 4 days of treatment (p=0.001). Conclusion: Vitamin D intake had a strong infl uence on systolic blood pressure
Educating People Participating in the Pig Industry to Reduce Epilepsy due to Taenia Solium

In the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, neurocysticercosis is the major cause of adult-onset epilepsy (Garcia et al., 2004; Roman et al., 2000; Garcia et al., 2005; Sarti et al., 1994; Sciutto et al., 2000; Mahajan RC, 1982). In 1992, this form of epilepsy, and the Taenia solium tapeworm was declared a potentially eradicable disease by the International Task Force for Disease Eradication (Aarata et al., 1992; Shantz et al., 1993). However, there are several barriers to eradication such as lack of knowledge, lack of resources, poor hygiene and the fundamental implications of the management of pigs as a source of banking and income generation for the poorest of the poor. This chapter will discuss promising results of an educational program, the fact that the education should include the various actors in the swine industry, and illustrate the need for a broader geographic focus to promote the eradication of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis.
Adolescent Substance Use: Do Catholic Schools Make a Difference?

The positive effect of Catholic schooling on academic success is widely recognised. In this paper, I investigate whether there are additional benefits to attending Catholic schools. Specifically, I look at whether adolescents attending Catholic high schools have lower smoking and drinking rates and, among those who are using those substances, whether the intensity is different compared to those attending non-Catholic schools. I find that attending Catholic schools reduce the probability to smoke, but not to consume alcohol. Overall, Catholic school students have a much higher likelihood to be neither drinking nor smoking. Among those who are smoking, Catholic school students consume fewer cigarettes, although there is no discernible difference among those who are drinking. Hence, beyond equipping students with superior academic ability, Catholic schools also deter substance use, especially cigarette.
Knowledge attitude and practice of family planning in Mongolia.

Mongolia has a pronatalist population policy that also emphasizes improving the quality of life by encouraging women not to bear children when they are too young or too old (over age 30) and to space their births. As the country has moved towards a market economy since 1989 legal barriers to the importation of contraceptives have been lifted and first-trimester abortions have been legalized. Data from Mongolias first Demographic Survey of 1760 households in five provinces and the capital city conducted in 1994 were analyzed to reveal information on family planning (FP) knowledge attitude and practice. Tables illustrate the percentage of 1) the population who have heard of specific modern or traditional contraceptive methods by sex; 2) women aged 15-49 who have ever heard of modern or traditional contraceptives by age marital status residence and educational status; 3) womens and mens approval of FP by their partners attitude towards FP for respondents married or cohabitating by residence and education; 4) the main reasons for men and women not intending future contraceptive usage; 5) preferred contraceptive method among women who intend future use; 6) women who reported ever and current use by method; 7) women by current use by method and age; 8) women current users of modern methods by residence and educational level; and 9) women current users of traditional methods by residence and educational level. It was concluded that except for IUDs and condoms knowledge of modern methods is low in Mongolia and that the mass media should be used to increase this knowledge. While 84% of the population expressed approval of FP only about 25% of the women surveyed were using a modern method. Nearly half of the 35.7% of women using traditional methods relied on washing which involves risks including sterility through infection. Therefore contraceptive education is needed.
Frequency of ABO, Subgroup ABO and Rh(D)

Background: There are differences in the distribution of ABO, subgroup ABO and Rh(D) blood groups in different populations of the world. Relatively little information is available about blood group distributions in Sudanese population. Objectives: To see the frequency of ABO, subgroup ABO and Rh(D) blood groups in major Sudanese ethnic groups(Danagla, Shaygia and Gaaleen). Subjects and Methods: Blood testing for ABO, subgroup ABO and Rh (D) typing was done over six months, in 300 unrelated individuals, from both genders. Blood samples were collected from students of the college of medical laboratory science – Sudan University of Science and Technology using finger prick method and following routine slide method. Results: Blood group "O" was the most predominant (52.7%) in both Rh positive and negative subjects, followed by blood group A, B and AB. Majority (98.0%) of the subjects were Rh (D) positive and only 2% were Rh negative. The predominant subgroup of ABO was A2 (14.1%). Conclusions: The frequency of ABO blood groups in both Rh positive and negative subjects among the major Sudanese ethnic group was similar to that reported from neighbouring regions.
Reporting the results of structural equation modeling (SEM) writing

Structural equation modeling )SEM( and related techniques such as confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and path analysis are referred to a family of powerful statistical processes that are used to test of the complex relationships among human related variables. This set if techniques are used to test the hypothesized relationships among variables through empirical models and to construction and psychometric evaluation of the measurement instruments. The researchers follow variety of steps to conduct these types of the studies. Therefore it is important for researchers to concisely report their own study as a scientific paper. The report is supposed to encompasses all important information so that the study could be evaluated and replicated as well. Therefore variety of guidelines has already designed to guide reporting the various parts of this kind of studies. Nevertheless there is no single agreed guideline yet; so various journals and people may follow different structures that may lead the readers to be confused. Therefore the present paper aimed to briefly introduce some critical notes about the report of the results of SEM and related studies compatible with common scientific writing structures consisted of background and objectives, methods, results and discussion.
Diabetes como factor de riesgo para infecciones en pacientes cirróticos

INTRODUCCION: Las infecciones son causa comun de morbi-mortalidad en pacientes cirroticos. La Diabetes Mellitus (DM) es un reconocido factor predisponente a infecciones y cuya coexistencia como causa o consecuencia se ha visto incrementada en la poblacion cirrotica, de manera particular en poblacion cirrotica de etiologia viral de tipo C y cuya prevalencia ha sido reportada hasta en mas del 50% de pacientes en algunas series. Partimos de la hipotesis que la DM constituye un factor de riesgo para infecciones en los pacientes con Cirrosis Hepatica. Nos planteamos el siguiente objetivo general: Determinar si existe asociacion entre DM e infecciones en pacientes con cirrosis hepatica. MATERIAL Y METODOS: Estudio transversal, analitico, multicentrico. Se dividio en 2 grupos, aquellos con DM (glicemia > 126 mg/dl) y sin DM. Se realizo una comparacion de frecuencia y el tipo de infecciones en cada grupo. El analisis se realizo mediante las pruebas t Student, Chi Cuadrado y Odds Ratio como medida de asociacion. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 178 pacientes (60,1% varones) entre 25 y 88 anos. El 25,8% tuvieron DM. No hubo diferencias demograficas entre los grupos DM y NDM. La frecuencia de infecciones en DM fue de 84,8% comparada con 48,5% en los no DM (p = 0,001 y OR = 5,90). Las infecciones mas comunes fueron infecciones urinarias (ITU), neumonias y celulitis. Encontramos una mayor frecuencia de neumonias en el grupo DM, no asi de ITU ni celulitis. CONCLUSION: Existe una mayor frecuencia de infecciones en los pacientes cirroticos con DM. La frecuencia de Neumonias es mayor entre cirroticos infectados con DM, no asi la de ITU o de celulitis.
Clinical outcomes in cancer patients with concurrent venous thromboembolism: findings from the RIETE registry

n cancer patients who develop venous thromboembolism (VTE) the risk of death is more than threefold higher than in patients without cancer who have VTE1-3 and in those with cancer but no VTE.4 The high mortality rate in cancer patients with VTE is probably due to both the VTE and the fact that malignancies associated with VTE appear to follow a more aggressive course. Identifying clinical characteristics that put cancer patients with VTE at increased risk of death, either due to PE or bleeding complications, is important if their outcomes are to be improved.