Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Research on the ideological and political education of college students based on qhumanistic careq and qpsychological counselingq

In the report of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the concept of "humanistic concern" and "psychological counseling" was put forward for the first time. To strengthen and improve ideological and political work with the right way to deal with interpersonal relationships has become a key issue in the ideological and political education of College students. As a result, focusing on "humanistic care" and "psychological counseling" is a new requirement of the Party Congress to strengthen and improves the ideological and political education work in the new period.College Ideological and political education workers must adhere to the people-oriented, pay attention to "humane care" and "psychological counseling", and further improve the effectiveness of Ideological and political work in Colleges and universities. Therefore, in this paper, my main concern is to enhance students "humanistic concern" and "psychological counseling" the significance of Ideological and political education and how to construct the "humanistic concern" and "psychological counseling" mechanism of the two problems.
Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology Supervised Distance Matrices

We introduce a novel statistical concept, called a supervised distance matrix, which quantifies pairwise similarity between variables in terms of their association with an outcome. Supervised distance matrices are derived in two stages. First, the observed data is transformed based on particular working models for association. Examples of transformations include residuals or influence curves from regression models. In the second stage, a choice of distance measure is used to compute all pairwise distances between variables in the transformed data. We present consistent estimators of the resulting distance matrix, including an inverse probability of censoring weighted estimator for use with right-censored outcomes. Supervised distance matrices can be used with standard (unsupervised) clustering algorithms to identify groups of similarly predictive variables and to discover subpopulations of related samples. This approach is illustrated using simulations and an analysis of gene expression data with a censored survival outcome. The proposed methods are widely applicable in genomics and other fields where high-dimensional data is collected on each subject.
Analyzing location-based accessibility to dental services: an Ohio case study.

UNLABELLED Oral health is important to overall health. Therefore, dental services should be available and accessible in order for patients to receive care. OBJECTIVE This study aims to identify regional inequities in dental provider location and suggest an innovative methodology that could be useful in establishing new dental facilities that are geographically accessible. METHODS Using a census of dentist locations for the state of Ohio in 1998, geographical accessibility to dental care was analyzed. A geographic information systems (GIS)-based model to evaluate the regional distribution of dentists was developed. In this article, it is applied to estimate the number of new dental facilities needed based on the geographical proximity or distance to nearest dentist or dental facility. Results are interactively displayed and mapped with GIS for visualization. RESULTS Four hundred thirteen of 1,008 zip codes in Ohio did not have dentists. Using a service standard of S = 5 (all zip codes without dentists must be within 5 miles of a zip code with a dentist), 307 zip codes were not served by dentists. With a standard of S = 10, only 45 zip codes in Ohio were not served by dentists, with only 24 additional offices needed to be located to allow accessibility to a dentist within 10 miles. CONCLUSIONS Using GIS and geographical techniques to reveal and solve the potential locational inequities in accessibility to dental care, this work links oral health policy with geographical techniques.
Screening for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Institution Analysis of 1,013 Lower Respiratory Tract Cultures.

BACKGROUND Refinement of criteria for both screening and initiation of empiric therapy in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) will minimize antibiotic overuse. We hypothesized that variables within the commonly used Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) have unfavorable test performance characteristics. METHODS Consecutive bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cultures obtained from surgical intensive care unit patients were abstracted (2009-2012). Ventilator-associated pneumonia was defined as ≥10(5) cfu/mL. The CPIS both without (CPISclinical) and with (CPISclinical+GS) the result of gram stain (GS) was calculated. Test performance characteristics for the sample, as well as several subgroups, were compared. RESULTS One thousand thirteen lower respiratory tract cultures from 492 patients were analyzed; 438 (43.2%) of cultures were classified as VAP, and 310 of 492 patients (62.4%) had ≥1 episode of VAP. Both CPISclinical and CPISclinical+GS had poor discrimination for VAP (Receiver-operating characteristic area under the curve=0.55 and 0.66, respectively). Sensitivity of CPISclinical using a threshold of >6 was 21%; the lowest threshold for CPISclinical for which the sensitivity was at least 85% was 3. The highest sensitivity among the individual CPIS components was new CXR infiltrate (91.1%). Among the subset of cultures sent during the early VAP window (days intubated 2-5), organisms on GS had a sensitivity of 93.3%. The CPISclinical, CPISclinical+GS, organisms, and neutrophils on GS parameters all became less accurate in both the late VAP window and when screening for recurrent VAP. Every case of VAP had at least one of the following: 1) fever; 2) new CXR infiltrate, or 3) organisms on GS. CONCLUSION In this series of BALs, traditional screening tools for VAP missed the majority of microbiological confirmed cases. Screening based on either new CXR infiltrate or fever yielded an acceptably high sensitivity. The only scenario identified in which empiric antibiotics could be withheld safely was the absence of organisms on GS in the early VAP window.
Requirements, models, and prototypes for HCI design

Requirements, Models, Prototypes (RMP) is a structured process for HCI design for industrial software development teams. It consists of an organized collection of ten design deliverables, templates for each, and a set of practices. RMP is derived fi-om the authors’ ongoing experience and the HCI literature of research and practice. It was devised to aid experienced designers and to help beginners learn. The tutorial is intended for those already familiar with basic HCI design who desire a more systematic approach.
Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (JISDOR) as The Reference Rate: Is It Effective?

This study analyze the influence of non-deliverable forward (NDF) and the spot rate of USD/IDR against Bank Indonesia reference rate, Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (JISDOR). NDF which came earlier than JISDOR is used by the market participant as the reference rate. The simple method of NDF determination had a great impact on the volatility of the rupiah currency, pushing the Bank Indonesia to issue its own reference currency. JISDOR is an indication of the rates issued by Bank Indonesia as the reference rate for the foreign exchange market in domestic and overseas. The method of creating the reference rate is by weighting the average rate of real transactions through a monitoring system which is managed by the central bank. However, the question arises: what should be done by the monetary authority when there is a party outside the jurisdiction issued the NDF rate as a benchmark that may affect the domestic exchange rate of rupiah in accordance with the desired agenda of the party. We use OLS and ARCH/GARCH to see if independent variables have an influence on dependent variable. Granger Causality test is also used to observe whether there are any relations among the variables.
Twitter sentiment analysis of DKI Jakarta's gubernatorial election 2017 with predictive and descriptive approaches

The main purpose of this research is to analyze sentiment of DKI Jakarta's gubernatorial election 2017 in social media Twitter with predictive and descriptive approaches. The dataset were collected from Twitter by using each candidate's username as the search query. For the predictive approach, machine learning algorithms such as Multinomial Naive Bayes and Support Vector Machine are used to classify the dataset. As for the descriptive approach, time series graphs and wordclouds are used to get the deeper insights of the dataset and find the connection between Twitter's sentiment and the result of the election itself.
Validation of embedded system verification models

The result of a model-based requirements verification shows that the model of a system satisfies (or not) formalised system requirements. The verification result is correct only if the model represents the system adequately. No matter what modelling technique we use, what precedes the model construction are non-formal activities. During these activities the modeller has to learn how the system works, what the requirements are, and to decide what is relevant to model and how to do it. Due to a partly non-formal nature of modelling steps, we do not have a formal proof that the model represents the system adequately. The most we can do is to increase the confidence in the model. In this paper we explore non-formal model validation steps while designing a formal model. On the example of a Uppaal performance model we designed in a company that produces printers, we will show what validation steps were necessary to increase the stakeholders' confidence in the model. Based on this case study, we propose more general, but non-formal model validation steps, that can structure model validation. The steps we propose deal with the same design elements and issues present in other model-based verification activities, therefore can accompany them as well.
Implementation of physical layer key sharing schemes using Software Defined Radios

We present implementations of two secret key sharing schemes over a Gaussian wire-tap channel and an error-free public side channel. Information-theoretic secrecy is the basis for these schemes. The first scheme uses only one-way communication between transmitter and receiver. In this case, without interaction, we share randomness from transmitter to receiver and extract a secret key from this randomness with the help of extra information sent by the transmitter on the side channel. In this scheme, we show it is possible to agree on a secret key, if the channel conditions between transmitter and receiver are better than that of the transmitter and any eavesdropper. The second scheme is with two-way communication between transmitter and receiver. In this case, we model the AWGN channel as a Binary Symmetric Channel, and show that it is possible for secret key sharing even if the transmitter-eavesdropper channel quality is better than that of the transmitter-receiver channel. We present simulation and experimental results for both these schemes with the help of Software Defined Radio tools.
Topical Therapy for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Impact on Infection Risk

Objective. We evaluated the usefulness of topical decolonization therapy for reducing the risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among MRSA-colonized inpatients. Design. Retrospective cohort study. Setting and Intervention. Three hospitals with universal surveillance for MRSA; at their physician's discretion, colonized patients could be treated with a 5-day course of nasal mupirocin calcium 2%, twice daily, plus Chlorhexidine gluconate 4% every second day. Patients and Methods. MRSA carriers were later retested for colonization (407 subjects; study 1) or followed up for development of MRSA infection (933 subjects; study 2). Multivariable methods were used to determine the impact of decolonization therapy on the risks of sustained colonization (in study 1) and MRSA infection (in study 2). Results. Independent risk factors for sustained colonization included residence in a long-term care facility (odds ratio [OR], 1.8 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.1–3.2]) and a pressure ulcer (OR, 2.3 195% CI, 1.2–4.4]). Mupirocin at any dose decreased this risk, particularly during the 30-60-day period after therapy; mupirocin resistance increased this risk (OR, 4.1 [95% CI, 1.6–10.7]). Over a median follow-up duration of 269 days, 69 (7.4%) of 933 patients developed infection. Independent risk factors for infection were length of stay (hazard ratio [HR], 1.2 per 5 additional days [95% CI, 1.0–1.4]), chronic lung disease (HR, 1.7 [95% CI, 1.0–2.8]), and receipt of non-MRSA-active systemic antimicrobial agents (HR, 1.8 [95% CI, 1.1–3.1]). Receipt of mupirocin did not affect the risk of infection, although there was a trend toward delayed infection among patients receiving mupirocin (median time to infection, 50 vs 15.5 days; P = .06). Conclusions. Mupirocin-based decolonization therapy temporarily reduced the risk of continued colonization but did not decrease the risk of subsequent infection.
The potential of bacterial volatiles for crop protection against phytophathogenic fungi

The production of antifungal substances by bacteria has long been recognized and this knowledge is entering practical life through the use of bacterial antagonists to protect crops against their fungal enemies. Recently, it has become clear that in addition to diffusible substances, bacteria emit a wide range of volatile compounds into the atmosphere. Over the last ten years, evidence has accumulated that these volatiles are not only able to promote plant growth, but also to strongly inhibit fungal growth. As the demand for organic products and the need to render agriculture more sustainable are rising, finding new environmentally friendly crop protection strategies is essential. In this perspective, the newly discovered capacity of bacterial volatiles to efficiently repel phytopathogenic fungi in laboratory experiments holds great promise. In this section, recent knowledge on the inhibiting potential of bacterial volatiles against fungi causing major crop diseases is summarized, future research questions are highlighted and putative applications for environmentally friendly crop protection are discussed.
The BBC as market shaper and creator

At the heart of the government’s White Paper on the future of the BBC is an implicit accusation that the broadcaster is ‘crowding out’ the market through the scale and quality of its services. This chapter assess the utility of this 'crowding out' argument and suggests instead an alternative framework with which to assess the BBC's ability to de-risk the private sector as well as to create new market landscapes.
Relation between socioeconomic status, employment, and health during economic change, 1973-93

Abstract Objective: To investigate the association between the national unemployment rate and class differences in the relation between health and employment during the period 1973-93. Design: Data from general household surveys, 1973-93. Comparison of rates of employment, unemployment, and economic inactivity among those with and without limiting longstanding illness in different socioeconomic groups and how these varied over 20 years. Subjects: All men aged 20-59 years in each survey between 1973 and 1993. Main outcome measures: Change over time in class specific rates of employment, unemployment, and economic inactivity in those with and without limiting longstanding illness. Results: Men in socioeconomic groups 1 and 2 with no longstanding illness experienced little decrease in their chances of being in paid employment as the general unemployment rate rose. Those most affected were men in manual groups with limiting longstanding illness. The likelihood of paid employment was affected far less by such illness in non-manual than in manual groups. In group 1 about 85% of men with such illness were in paid employment in 1979 and 75% by 1993; in group 4 the equivalent proportions were 70% and 40%. In men in manual groups with limiting longstanding illness there was no sign of employment rates rising again as the economy recovered. Conclusion: Socioeconomic status makes a large difference to the impact of illness on the ability to remain in paid employment, and this impact increases as unemployment rises. Men with chronic illness in manual occupations were not drawn back into the labour force during the economic recovery of the late 1980s.
Necessity for Reassessment of Patients with Serogroup 2 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Undetectable Serum HCV RNA

ABSTRACT We encountered a patient positive for anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) whose serum HCV RNA was undetectable with the Roche AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HCV assay (CAP/CTM) version 1 but showed a high viral load with the Abbott RealTime HCV assay (ART). Discrepancies in the detectability of serum HCV RNA were investigated among 891 consecutive patients who were positive for anti-HCV. Specific nucleotide variations causing the undetectability of HCV RNA were determined and confirmed by synthesizing RNA coding those variations. Serum samples with the discrepancies were also reassessed by CAP/CTM version 2. Among the 891 anti-HCV-positive patients, 4 patients had serum HCV RNA levels that were undetectable by CAP/CTM version 1 despite having levels of >5 log IU/ml that were detected by ART. All four patients had HCV genotype 2a and high titers of anti-HCV. Sequencing of the HCV 5′ noncoding regions revealed 2 common variations, A at nucleotide (nt) 145 and T at nt 151. Synthesized RNAs of the HCV 5′ noncoding region with standard (NCR145G151C) and variant nucleotides at nt 145 and nt 151 were quantified with CAP/CTM. RNAs of NCR145G151C and NCR145G151T were quantifiable with CAP/CTM version 1, while those of NCR145A151T and NCR145A151C went undetected. The substitution from G to A at nt 145 specifically conferred this undetectability, while this undetectability was reverted in synthesized HCV RNA with correction of this variation. Reassessment of these samples by CAP/CTM version 2 resulted in similar levels of HCV RNA being detected by ART. We conclude that HCV patients with undetectable HCV RNA by CAP/CTM version 1 should be reassessed for viral quantification.
Detection of Human Bocaviruses 1 to 4 from Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples Collected from Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections

ABSTRACT Human bocaviruses (HBoV) 1, 2, 3, and 4 (HBoV1-4) were detected in 132 (15.5%), 5 (0.6%), 3 (0.4%), and 5 (0.6%) of 850 nasopharyngeal swab samples collected from children with respiratory tract infections, respectively. Out of the 145 HBoV1-4-positive samples, 62 (42.8%) were codetected with other respiratory viruses.
Progress in Multichannel All-Optical Regeneration Based on Fiber Technology

Multiwavelength all-optical regeneration has the potential to substantially increase both the capacity and scalability of future optical networks. In this paper, we review recent promising developments in this area. First, we recall the basic principles of multichannel regeneration of high bit rate signals in optical communication systems before discussing the current technological approaches. We then describe in detail two fiber-based multichannel 2R regeneration techniques for return-to-zero-on-off keying based on 1) dispersion managed systems and 2) direction and polarization multiplexing. We present results illustrating the levels of performance so far achieved and discuss various practical issues and prospects for further performance enhancement.
The cost and income efficiency models with MOLP structure

In this paper, the cost and income efficiency models have been considered with regard to the multiple objective programming structures. For finding the efficient points in purposed MOLP problem, some various methods like Lexicography & the weighted sum can be used. So by introducing the MOLP problem the cost & income efficiencies will be achieved. In the present study, the MOLP problem is converted to an objective function by the weighted sum of the objective function. So we determine the efficient hyperplanes gradient by finding the dual linear programming (LP) problem.
Factors Affecting Graft Survival After Adult/Child Split‐Liver Transplantation: Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Data Base

When considering advocacy of split‐liver transplantation, it is important to understand whether comparable outcomes can be achieved. The goal of this study was to identify donor and transplant characteristics predictive of comparable outcomes by risk factor analysis. Using the United Network for Organ Sharing/ Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data base between January 1996 and May 2006, first time adult/child split cases (568 adults, 508 children) were examined. In multivariate analysis, recipient medical condition (hospitalization), status 1 assignment, ABO incompatibility, donor age (>40 years), donor body weight (≤40 kg), calculated whole graft volume to recipient body weight ratio (cGRWR ≤1.5%) and no sharing between centers were significant risk factors in adult recipients.
Economic Growth of Bulgaria and Its Determinants

The present research has two objectives: first, to study the short-term and the long-term economic growth of Bulgaria under a currency board arrangement and second, to identify the main sources of this growth on the demand-side and on the supply-side of the economy. The empirical research on Bulgaria’s economic growth during the transition to a market-oriented economy has been systematized. The dynamics of the final-expenditure-structure of GDP as a determinant of short-run economic growth on the demand-side of the economy has been analyzed. The trends in the movements of the long-run factors of growth (saving rate, rate of productivity growth, rate of population growth, employment and investment) have been investigated. The growth accounting techniques has been employed to identify the main growth determinants on the supply-side of the economy and to measure quantitatively their contributions to the growth of real GDP. Advisable macroeconomic policies to overcome the heavy growth problems of the Bulgarian economy have been formulated.
Plans and Prospects for Coastal Flooding in Four Communities Affected by Sandy

AbstractThe risk of coastal flooding is increasing due to more frequent intense storm events, rising sea levels, and more people living in flood-prone areas. Although private adaptation measures can reduce damage and risk, most people living in risk-prone areas take only a fraction of those measures voluntarily. The present study examines relationships among individuals’ beliefs and actions regarding flood-related risks based on in-depth interviews and structured surveys in communities deeply affected by Superstorm Sandy. The authors find that residents recognize the risk of coastal flooding and expect it to increase, although they appear to underestimate by how much. Although interview participants typically cited climate change as affecting the risks that they face, survey respondents’ acceptance of climate change was unrelated to their willingness to tolerate coastal flooding risks, their beliefs about the effectiveness of community-level mitigation measures, or their willingness to take individual act.