Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Glycemic Status in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Dyslipidemia Before and After Three Months Treatment with Atorvastatin

Abstract Background and Aims. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with disturbances in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Statins appear to have beneficial effects in PCOS, although some meta-analyzes showed an increased risk of developing diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of treatment with 20 mg of atorvastatin daily for three months on glucose tolerance in a group of 8 normal weight patients with PCOS and dyslipidemia. Material andMethods. We evaluated 8 patients aged between 29 and 40 years, with normal weight, diagnosed with PCOS and dyslipidemia. The carbohydrate metabolism was assessed by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) before and after 3 months of therapy with 20 mg of atorvastatin daily. Results. Treatment with atorvastatin resulted in a statistically significant reduction in total cholesterol (p = 0.001), LDL cholesterol (p = 0.001), triglycerides (p = 0.01) and statistically significant increase in HDL cholesterol (p = 0.003). Fasting plasma glucose (p = 0.59) and the 2-hour OGTT glycemia (p = 0.54) were not significantly changed. Total testosterone decreased significantly ( p= 0.04). Conclusions. At baseline, all patients included in our study showed unaffected carbohydrate metabolism. Even after 3 months of therapy with atorvastatin 20 mg daily no changes in glucose homeostasis were noted.
Distinctive Features of Microcrystallization of Mixed Saliva in Children with Different Levels of Activity of Carious Process

Aim: Microcrystallization of oral fluid is one of the main indicators of mixed saliva. Introduction: This method allows to identify the effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic measures carried out in the oral cavity. Materials and Methods: The clinical material of 187 patients was analyzed. Oral fluid was analyzed on the basis of the following parameters: pH, general concentration of Ca and P, velocity of secretion, mass of sediment; microcrystallization was analyzed too. The study was carried out in the following terms: before the treatment of caries, after the sanitation of the oral cavity, every month for six months. Results and Discussion: Clinical and laboratory studies have shown that children with different intensity of the carious process revealed a number of features of mixed saliva.
Web caching framework: analytical models and beyond

Many Web caching algorithms have been proposed in recent years. However the lack of analytical support and systematic evaluation environment significantly affect the applicability of these algorithms. We introduce a framework within which Web caching algorithms can be consistently analyzed and empirically examined. The framework consists of two complementary parts. The statistical model and the simulation environment. The analytical model covers both the Web trace characteristics and the caching algorithm behaviors. The simulation system, referred to as WebCASE (Web Caching Algorithm Simulation Environment), consists of an extensible simulation core and a front end graphical interface showing the running algorithm behaviors. By using this framework, we are able to better understand the performance discrepancies exhibited by different algorithms and develop more efficient new algorithms. These new algorithms take into consideration practical issues and make noticeable performance improvements over existing algorithms.
An Efficient and Robust Data Integrity Verification Algorithm Based on Context Sensitive

There exist two key problems about data aggregation that should be thoroughly explored algorithm design in networking layer, and algorithm design in application layer. Those two problems should be subtlety tackled in termers of high efficiency and robustness. Therefore, the former one requires the survivability and highly reliable design at networking layer, the latter one usually asks for high efficiency and robustness at application layer. Moreover, the optimization of algorithms is also considered for further enhancement. The integrity check is a key requirement for optimization. The context-aware and cross-layer design is applied in the optimization. A dynamic fragment odd-even parity checking code is proposed, and a context-aware aggregative integrity check code is proposed.
Feasibility Studies on Disturbance Feedforward Techniques to Improve Load Mitigation Performance

Light detection and ranging systems can measure conditions at a distance in front of wind turbines, and therefore are well suited to providing preview information of wind disturbances before they impact the turbine blades. As such, this technology makes available measurements of wind speed for use in disturbance feedforward control techniques. This study investigates disturbance feedforward and preview control to better understand the best possible improvement in load mitigation using advanced wind measurement techniques. ∗ The work reported here also is financially supported by industry partners. †The authors thank Kathryn Johnson and Na Wang from the Colorado School of Mines for results in which feedforward control has been further augmented with additional feedback to enhance damping.
Adaptive algorithms for target tracking.

The quality of the tracking is greatly enhanced by arobust motion estimation.The objective is to develop a target tracking algorithm of amoving object, especially motion estimation of these. To realizethe estimate, we chose stochastic filtering techniques. He concernthe Kalman filter in the linear Gaussian, and sequential MonteCarlo methods in the nonlinear.Representation of state is permanently adapted according oncurrent observations, to best represent the system dynamics. Acomparison of the results given by the extended Kalman filterand particle filter is realized into simulation of the nonlinearsystems target tracking.
OSTEOARTHRITIC PAIN TREATMENT WITH ELECTROACUPUNCTURE

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease that quite a lot in the world and in Indonesia. OA is one cause of disability in conducting activities and joint disease is the most common manifestation in developing countries. More than 85% patients OA have disrupted activities. Painful joints are the most common complaints and most predominant manifestation of OA disease, so most OA patients came to hospital because of complaining pain. This symptom is the most predominant in osteoarthritis and there is no therapy that can treat this disease. The therapy is pain assessment in the primary treatment of osteoarthritis. Many researches have proven the effectiveness of pain therapy on the OA acupuncture. The mechanism works through nervous and humoral mechanisms. Electroacupuncture is one of the results of stimulating the development of technology in acupuncture point. Compared with other ways, such as stimulation with infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, lasers and magnetic fields, electroacupuncture is more popular for use. This paper reviews the mechanism of electroacupuncture in reducing pain in osteoarthritic patients.
Avaliação da qualidade microbiológica de águas de poços rasos e de nascentes de propriedades rurais do município de São João da Boa Vista – São Paulo

Nas zonas rurais o abastecimento de agua e feito principalmente atraves da utilizacao de pocos rasos ou nascentes. Apesar de serem consideradas muito puras, estas aguas podem se contaminar durante o processo de captacao ou seu trajeto ate o consumo. Muitas vezes se faz necessario que se proceda ao tratamento desta agua, sendo os compostos a base de cloro os mais usados para esta finalidade. Neste trabalho avaliou-se a qualidade microbiologica da agua de pocos rasos e/ou nascentes de pequenas propriedades rurais de Sao Joao da Boa Vista - SP, determinando as caracteristicas microbiologicas da agua “in natura” utilizada para o consumo humano e animal; orientando tecnicamente quanto a construcao de pocos rasos e a captacao de nascentes e quanto a melhoria da qualidade microbiologica destas aguas atraves do uso de um sistema de cloracao; acompanhando as melhorias obtidas apos aplicacao do tratamento. Realizou-se a analise da qualidade microbiologica da agua de 101 propriedades rurais do municipio, compreendidas entre 5,1 e 40 hectares e que utilizavam para consumo humano e animal agua proveniente de pocos rasos e nascentes, atraves de analises para coliformes totais e fecais pelo metodo de tubos multiplos e contagem total de microrganismos heterotroficos. Pelos resultados obtidos, quando comparados ao padrao Federal, pode-se afirmar que a agua proveniente dos lencois subterrâneos das propriedades avaliadas, apresentaram precaria qualidade higienico-sanitaria. As nascentes apresentaram menores indices de contaminacao quando comparados as amostras provenientes de pocos, evidenciando que estes sao passiveis de contaminacao mais facilmente que a agua captada em nascentes.
Tolerogenic dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in Crohn’s disease

Generacion de celulas dendriticas tolerogenicas en grado clinico para establecer un protocolo para el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Crohn. Caracteritzacion de estas celulas y sus propiedades tolerogenicas, incluyendo la descripcion novedosa de un marcador de celulas tolerogenicas y el estudio de sus propiedades funcionales relacionadas con la induccion de tolerancia.
PEMBUATAN KITOSAN DARI LIMBAH CANGKANG KEPITING SEBAGAI BAHAN PENGAWET BUAH DUKU DENGAN VARIASI LAMA PENGAWETAN

Kitosan adalah salah satu bahan yang bisa digunakan untuk coating buah Lansium Domestic Cor r ( duku). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengkaji pengaruh laju pengeringan terhadap kadar air duku, pengaruh suhu penyimpanan terhadap penyusutan massa duku, jumlah total plate count (TPC). Cara percobaan yaitu duku dicelupkan dalam larutan kitosan (1% ,1,5%, 2%, 2,5%), kemudian dikeringkan pada suhu 25 o C. Kadar air duku diamati sampai dengan 7 hari dengan suhu penyimpanan 10 o C, 25 o C dan 45 o C. Derajat deasetilasi kitosan yang digunakan untuk coating buah duku pada percobaan ini sebesar 77,84%, kadar air 2,35%, kadar abu 1.56 %, kadar nitrogen 7,01%, berwarna kuning pucat, ukuran partikel 5 mesh, dan kadar protein 3.10%. Hasil yang diperoleh Laju pengeringan berkisar antara 0,00468 sampai dengan 0,0375gr air yang teruapkan /menit. Perlakuan coating menggunakan kitosan dapat memperkecil penyusutan massa duku selama penyimpanan, hal ini disebabkan karena adanya coating pada permukaan duku dapat menahan laju transmisi air agar dapat tertahan sementara untuk tidak keluar dari duku. Penyusutan massa paling besar terjadi pada suhu 45 o C dan terendah pada suhu 10 o C. Nilai TPC dari perlakuan memperlihatkan pengaruh yang berbeda terhadap pertumbuhan mikroba. Pada perlakuan duku tanpa coating, coating kitosan 1%, 1,5% dan 2% jumlah mikroba sampai dengan hari ke tujuh tidak dapat dihitung karena jumlah terlalu banyak. Penambahan coating kitosan 2,5% menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan penghambatan terhadap pertumbuhan mikroba. Mikroba antara 4.940 sampai dengan 9.887 log CFU/gr.
Selective Inhibition of Lactate Influx in Cancer: An Opportunity toAugment Therapeutic Targeting

I read with great interest the article by Draoui et al., on a new class of inhibitors of lactate influx in cancer [1]. The authors report characterization of a novel compound, 7-amino carboxycoumarin (7-ACC), which specifically inhibits one of the members of monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs), the MCT-1. Using the substrate mimetic, an analog of pyruvate, the authors also demonstrate that 7-ACC selectively blocks lactate-influx and does not interfere with the uptake of the mimetic thus establishing the molecular specificity of 7-ACC in the inhibition of lactate uptake.
Les quadriconsonantiques dans le lexique de l'arabe

La these se repartit en deux tomes. Les quadriconsonantiques forment deux groupes de radicaux distincts, a savoir : les radicaux de forme ABAB et les radicaux de forme ABCD. L’analyse de ces radicaux, en appliquant la TME (Theorie, Matrice, Etymon) elaboree par G. Bohas, permet de definir leur fonctionnement aux plans semantique, semantico phonetique et structurel. La premiere partie Tome 1 analyse les quadriconsonantiques de forme ABAB. La deuxieme partie Tome 2 est consacree aux quadriconsonantiques de forme ABCD.Concernant les radicaux ABAB, dont la structure est issue d’un redoublement de l’unique etymon AB, le travail d’analyse va plus s’orienter sur la semantique. Il est demontre que le redoublement ne s’accompagne pas d’une modification semantique systematique, contrairement a ce que l’on observe dans les parlers d’orient et d’occident.La deuxieme partie de la these, Tome 2, dans les memes conditions que precedemment, etudie les radicaux ABCD dans le cadre de la TME en prenant en compte la contrainte phonetique formulee par Angoujard (1997), notee : CPA. L’objectif est de determiner leur mode de fonctionnement tant sur le plan structurel que sur le plan semantico phonetique. L’etude de ces radicaux ABCD ne se limite pas uniquement a montrer le fonctionnement structurel des radicaux mais etablit une relation entre la TME de Bohas et la CPA d’Angoujard.
Barrera o passaport per a la integració?: ideologies lingüístiques dels japonesos residents a Catalunya

Aquest estudi explora les ideologies linguistiques dels japonesos residents a Catalunya. A partir de la hipotesi que les perspectives sobre les llengues locals d’aquesta poblacio varien segons l’orientacio migratoria, vam entrevistar 34 japonesos. Els entrevistats havien col·laborat previament en els questionaris sobre usos linguistics, a partir dels quals s’han classificat en tres subgrups segons la llengua d’us predominant (japones, castella o catala). Els entrevistats del grup del japones son d’estada temporal, i el seu poc coneixement sobre la societat receptora fa que mantinguin la ideologia del Japo i que s’hi fonamentin a l’hora de percebre la situacio sociolinguistica de Catalunya. Els entrevistats dels grups restants son d’estada de llarga durada i estan mes familiaritzats amb els discursos de la societat receptora. Generalment, perceben les dues llengues locals de manera dicotomica, tot i que el grup del catala es diferencia dels altres grups pel que fa a la percepcio sobre el catala. El catala es veu com un passaport per a la integracio, pero el fet que la poblacio autoctona mantingui l’ etiquette tradicional fa que tambe sigui percebut com una barrera que separa els catalans i els forasters.
The Pathophysiology of Neuropathic Pain: A Review of Current Research and Hypotheses

The treatment of neuropathic pain is often unsatisfactory. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms is expected to improve treatment strategies and to develop new treatment options. Multiple animal models have been developed that allow the assessment of behavioral signs of neuropathic pain and the investigation of injury-induced changes in the peripheral and central nervous system. Much of our current knowledge has been generated from animal models that use traumatic nerve injuries to induce neuropathic pain. Behavioral signs in these models mimic symptoms seen in humans suffering from neuropathic pain, including signs of spontaneous pain, thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia. Electrophysiologic recordings in these models have shown that injured primary afferent neurons become hyperexcitable, that is, they show spontaneous activity and ectopic sensitivity to natural stimuli. Not surprisingly, injured neurons show an altered expression of ion channels involved in setting neuronal excitability. Recent research uncovered that uninjured neurons show similar changes, including spontaneous activity, an increased sensitivity to peripheral stimuli, and changes in protein expression. The changes in injured neurons are likely due to alterations in neurotrophic supply. These and processes related to Wallerian degeneration may account for the changes in uninjured neurons. Peripheral nerve injury also leads to changes in the central nervous system. Sensitization of central neurons is an important mechanism of neuropathic pain. Central disinhibition and activation of spinal microglia may contribute to this sensitization.
PENGARUH PART-OF-SPEECH PADA MESIN PENERJEMAH BAHASA INGGRIS-INDONESIA BERBASIS FACTORED TRANSLATION MODEL

Tata Bahasa Indonesia memiliki banyak perbedaan dibandingkan dengan Bahasa Inggris. Fakta ini berakibat buruk pada kinerja Mesin Penerjemah Statistik (MPS) Inggris-Indonesia yang berbasis frase. Model MPS memiliki keterbatasan pada pemetaan frase atau blok dari sumber ke bahasa target tanpa penggunaan informasi linguistik. Menambahkan fitur linguistik, seperti part-of-speech (PoS) dapat berdampak pada kualitas terjemahan. Dalam tulisan ini, penggunaan penandaan PoS dimasukkan sebagai fitur linguistik dalam model penerjemah faktor (MPF) menggunakan sistem MPS Moses dan menggunakan BLEU sebagai alat evaluasi. Dari hasil penelitian, penggunaan PoS memiliki dampak terhadap meningkatnya kualitas terjemahan untuk bahasa Inggris-Indonesia, hal tersebut terlihat dari hasil eksperimen bahwa dengan menambahkan fitur PoS, akurasi mesin penerjemah meningkat sebesar 2%.
Clinical Feasibility of Interactive Commercial Nintendo Gaming for Chronic Stroke Rehabilitation

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of interactive games played on a Nintendo Wii on postural control, motor function and functional independence of chronic stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty chronic stroke patients were recruited for this study. The subjects were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group played interactive games using the Nintendo Wii for 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week, for 3 weeks, whereas the control group did not play interactive games. Result measures included the postural assessment scale, the modified motor assessment scale and the functional independence measure. [Results] There were significant differences in the postural assessment scale and modified motor assessment scale scores of both groups after the intervention, and between the control group and the experimental group after the intervention. However, there were no significant differences in functional independence measure scores. [Conclusion] An interactive game played on a Nintendo Wii appears to be an effective intervention for improvement of chronic stroke patients’ functional results. Therefore, research into the most effective type of Wii game and the clinical significance should continue.
Detection, Identification & Sequencing of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) among Sudanese Patients

MERS-CoV virus is a newly emerged coronaviruses in KSA in 2012; followed by a lot of cases in the Middle East & other European, American & African countries. The goal of this study is to detect, identify & sequencing of MERS-CoV among Sudanese patients suffering from respiratory diseases by using the orf1a with upE gene for the virus detections. Phylogenetic analysis of upE gene of MERS-CoV was done using ViPR. MERS-CoV virus seems to be highly prevalent among Sudanese population especially among patients from Al-Shaab hospital than individuals from the International Khartoum Airport (86.8% & 12.1% vs 66.6% & 9.0%) respectively; this attributed to the fact that Al-Shaab hospital participants were symptomatic, having severe respiratory symptoms (possibly caused by coronaviruses). Phylogenetic analysis of the isolated viruses from Khartoum International Airport participant showed genetic similarity with KSA while Al-Shaab Teaching Hospital individuals showed genetic similarity with Thailand. Viral genomic were deposit in gene bank with those accession N.o: KY794400.1-KY794403.1 and MF133448-MF133457.
Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Canine Ophthalmic Diseases in Seoul from 2009 to 2013

This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of canine ophthalmic diseases in Seoul, Korea using data for new canine patients examined from January 2009 through December 2013 at an ophthalmic referral center (WooSung Animal Medical Center, Seoul). The study included 1253 dogs with an average age of 7.93 years (SD, 4.06). Shih Tzu (29.4%) was the most common breed, followed by Maltese, Yorkshire Terrier, Cocker Spaniel, and toy Poodle (P < 0.01). Lens diseases (28.3%) were the most common, followed by eyelid, corneal, retinal, and glaucomatous diseases (P < 0.01). Lens, eyelid, retinal, nasolacrimal, uveal, vitreous, and neuro-ophthalmic diseases more frequently showed a bilateral occurrence (P < 0.01) than a unilateral occurrence. In the Shih Tzu breed, corneal disease was the most frequent, followed by lens, eyelid, retinal, and glaucomatous diseases. The most frequent diseases in the Maltese breed were lens, eyelid, retinal, and corneal diseases. In the Yorkshire Terrier, Cocker Spaniel, and toy Poodle breeds, lens disease was the most common (P < 0.01). The most frequent ophthalmic patients belonged to small breeds such as Shih Tzu, Maltese, and Yorkshire Terrier. Moreover, the most common ophthalmic diseases were not traumatic diseases, but breed-inherited diseases such as lens diseases.
Students' Opinions on Using Classroom Technology in Science and Technology Lessons--A Case Study for Turkey (Kilis City).

This paper intendes to explore the opinions of 9-13 year old students’ perspective regarding the interaction with classroom technology (CT) in Science and Technology (S&T) lessons in Kilis city of Turkey. The issues discussed here can provide some ideas for educators to improve their teaching. Two types of students are used from private schools: from schools with high levels of teaching resources (HLTR), and from schools with low levels of teaching resources (LLTR). The students are surveyed in five general areas related to CT. The population of the study is 263 students (4. and 5 class) which belongs to four different primary schools in Kilis city. Subjects (participants) were chosen through random sampling. “Personal Data Form” and “Survey About Students’ Opinions on Using CT in S&T Lessons” which were improved by the researchers were used as data collection tools. From this research, Some differences have been found in students’ point of view on which it leads support on learning, drawing attention, increasing the research opportunities and the effects of computers on learning according to the school types by using CT in S&T lessons.
Increasing Leisure Activity Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Does It Make a Difference?

Abstract The majority of people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience long-term disability and are unable to return to their usual activities. Services that offer community social and leisure participation programs are likely to reduce the social burden associated with severe TBI. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the personal effects of becoming engaged in community leisure activities. It was hypothesised that adults with severe TBI who participated regularly in leisure activities over a 6-month period would show measurable positive change in the domains of community integration, social support, mental health and quality of life (QOL). Participants numbered 25 adults (mean age 36.95 years) who had been referred to community leisure programs participated in the study. All participants had sustained severe injuries (post-traumatic amnesia > 1 month). A repeated measures design over 6 months was used. Assessment involved a semistructured interview, global subjective QOL rating and administration of standardised measures: SF-12v2, Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory, Instrumental-Expressive Social Support-Scale, and Community Integration Questionnaire. Adults who participated regularly over 6 months reported positive and statistically significant changes in social integration and mental health. These findings support the use of assisted community participation programs for adults with severe TBI.