Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Emerging role of Color Doppler in Infertility Management: A Public Health perspective

Color Doppler is emerging as a valuable diagnostic imaging modality in the field of reproductive medicine, primarily infertility. Reproductive disorders, including infertility and spontaneous abortions/miscarriages, have emerged as major public health problem(s) worldwide. Color Doppler energy imaging is a high throughput technology based on the total integral of energy frequency spectrum. We extracted the most relevant articles (comprehensive reviews and original research articles) for inclusion in our review by performing a comprehensive literature search using the Pubmed (last accessed on 2015 April 28) scientific database. Color Doppler is a high-throughput, sophisticated imaging technique for the assessment of uterine anomalies, intrauterine pathology, tubal patency, polycystic ovaries, ovarian follicular monitoring, endometrial receptivity, failed and/or ectopic pregnancy, male infertility, and uterine, endometrial, and ovarian vascularity. Assessments of the uteroovarian pulsatility indices (PIs), resistance indices (RIs), and endometrial color signals are important determinants of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles and pregnancy rates. With our clinical/scientific research experience in the field of reproductive medicine, we strongly believe that an overall public health model needs to be designed in managing infertility patients; therefore, major issues such as cost-effectiveness and technical artifacts should be addressed so as to achieve an accurate clinical diagnosis, successful IVF outcome/pregnancy, and overall patient satisfaction in a clinical research setting. Simple, safe, efficient, and affordable diagnostic modalities should be incorporated at infertility clinics coupled with well-designed patient counseling sessions and community-based public health awareness campaigns conducted so as to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates associated with reproductive disorders.
Awareness, Trial, and Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among 10 Countries: Findings from the ITC Project

Background: In recent years, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have generated considerable interest and debate on the implications for tobacco control and public health. Although the rapid growth of e-cigarettes is global, at present, little is known about awareness and use. This paper presents self-reported awareness, trial and current use of e-cigarettes in 10 countries surveyed between 2009 and 2013; for six of these countries, we present the first data on e-cigarettes from probability samples of adult smokers. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of probability samples of adult (≥ 18 years) current and former smokers participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) surveys from 10 countries. Surveys were administered either via phone, face-to-face interviews, or the web. Survey questions included sociodemographic and smoking-related variables, and questions about ecigarette awareness, trial and current use. Results: There was considerable cross-country variation by year of data collection and for awareness of e-cigarettes (Netherlands (2013: 88%), Republic of Korea (2010: 79%), United States (2010: 73%), Australia (2013: 66%), Malaysia (2011: 62%), United Kingdom (2010: 54%), Canada (2010: 40%), Brazil (2013: 35%), Mexico (2012: 34%), and China (2009: 31%)), in self-reports of ever having tried ecigarettes (Australia, (20%), Malaysia (19%), Netherlands (18%), United States (15%), Republic of Korea (11%), United Kingdom (10%), Mexico (4%), Canada (4%), Brazil (3%), and China (2%)), and in current use (Malaysia (14%), Republic of Korea (7%), Australia (7%), United States (6%), United Kingdom (4%), Netherlands (3%), Canada (1%), and China (0.05%)). Conclusions: The cross-country variability in awareness, trial, and current use of e-cigarettes is likely due to a confluence of country-specific market factors, tobacco control policies and regulations (e.g., the legal status of e-cigarettes and nicotine), and the survey timing along the trajectory of e-cigarette awareness and trial/use in each country. These ITC results constitute an important snapshot of an early stage of what appears to be a rapid progression of global e-cigarette use.
Biochemical evaluation of creatinine in patients with chronic renal failure

Renal failure is a systemic disease causing kidney and urinary tract infections. [1] Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive reduction in renal function. The kidneys lose their normal function, especially excretory and regulatory functions which can be due to infections, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and toxic chemicals. CKD is heading toward becoming a major health problem and is rapidly assuming epidemic proportions worldwide. Serum urea and creatinine are most widely accepted parameters to assess CKD status as well as to assess renal status in susceptible diabetic and hypertensive subjects. [2]
Adesão ao tratamento do diabetes mellitus e variáveis sociodemográficas, clinicas e de controle metabólico

Objective To investigate the association between adherence to type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment and sociodemographic, clinical and metabolic control variables. Methods Cross-sectional study that included 417 diabetes mellitus patients. The research instrument was a questionnaire with the study variables; Treatment Adherence Measure; Food Consumption Frequency Questionnaire and International Physical Exercise Questionnaire. Fisher’s Exact Test was used to analyze the data. Results About 98.3% showed non adherence to the diet, 41.9% to physical exercise and 15.8% to the medication treatment. Conclusion No association was found between adherence to type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment and sex, age, years of education, length of diagnosis and metabolic control variables.
From GED to College: The Role of Age and Timing in Educational Stratification

GED certification has changed the landscape of educational stratification in the U.S. People who complete high school by obtaining a GED are less likely to go to college than those who obtain a traditional high school diploma. Disparities in family background and cognitive skills explain some of the differences in college entry rates between the two groups. Past research, however, ignores the effect of age and timing on each group's transition from secondary to post-secondary schooling. Age is likely to influence college entry because educational attainment is a highly age-dependent process. GED recipients complete high school at later ages than traditional graduates and take longer to make the transition from high school to college. These differences in age are likely to influence the odds of college entry, independent of factors such as family background and cognitive skills. I use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and discrete time hazard analysis to investigate the relationship between the timing of educational transitions and differences in rates of college entry between traditional graduates and GED recipients. The analysis shows that adjusting for differences in family background and cognitive skills accounts for less than half the difference in rates of college entry while controlling for age and timing accounts for much of the remaining difference. Once social background, cognitive skills and age are controlled, estimated adjusted cumulative probabilities of college entry are nearly equal between the two groups.
Chronic Pancreatitis with Brunner's Gland Hyperplasia of Ampulla Vater and Duodenal Obstruction

Hyperplasia or tumors of Brunner's glands in the duodenum are rare and many of them have been incidental findings. The most common symptom was hemorrhage. Duodenal obstruction and its resulting pancreatitis are extremely rare. Herein, we reported a 33-year-old male alcoholic presented with recurrent chronic pancreatitis and progression of bowel obstruction. Image and clinical surveillance revealed duodenal obstruction at the level around the Ampulla Vater. Although biopsy did not yield malignancy, he underwent the Whipple operation with uneventful course and the patient resumed active work 2 months after the operation. The pathologic test results showed Brunner's gland hyperplasia at the Ampulla Vater with destruction of the pancreatic duct.
Towards personalized medicine in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

In this thesis we aimed to contribute to the further development of personalized medicine in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We focused on two different aspects: (1) the potential role of periodically measuring stool calprotectin levels, to see whether calprotectin can also be used to monitor response to treatment; and (2) profiling patients with pediatric-onset primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare but severe hepatobiliairy disease that is strongly associated with IBD. Using periodically measured stool calprotectin levels to monitor response-to-treatment is a relatively new application of this diagnostic test. In patients receiving remission-induction therapy, a shift of calprotectin concentrations into the target range appears to be a good surrogate marker for mucosal healing. Reaching the target calprotectin range within 3 months after starting the treatment predicts a favourable disease course in children with Crohn’s disease. Vice versa, patients who fail to reach target calprotectin levels within 3 months after conventional induction therapy may be entitled to step-up to a more aggressive treatment. Until recently, childhood-onset PSC was believed to present with milder disease and a more favourable outcome than adult-onset PSC. By evaluating time-to-complication in children with PSC up until adulthood, we showed that paediatric- and adult-onset PSC run a similar progressive disease course. Furthermore, examination of the genetic material (DNA) of children with PSC and their biological parents revealed multiple rare candidate disease-causing variants.
Factors Associated to Returning Home in the First Year after Stroke

The objective of this study was to investigate factors affecting the return home one year after a stroke. The subjects of this study consisted of patients who participated in a large-scale multi-objective cohort study of initial stage stroke patients who were admitted to 9 representative hospitals in Korea. We analyzed the distribution of the subjects who had experienced stroke a year earlier by distinguishing the group who returned home and the other group that was hospitalized in rehabilitation hospitals. Based on this distribution, we evaluated the demographic, environmental, clinical, and psychological factors that can affect the return home. Overall, there were 464 subjects in the ‘Return home’ group and 99 subjects in the ‘Rehabilitation hospitalization’ group. job status, inconvenient housing structures, residential types, diagnosis, Functional Ambulation Categories, modified Rankin Scale, Korea-Modified Barthel Index, Function Independence Measure, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination, Korean version of Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test, Psychosocial Well-being Index-Short Form, Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form, EuroQol-five Dimensional showed a significant difference between the 2 groups one year after the stroke. The factors affecting the return home one year after a stroke include functional status, activities of daily living, cognition, depression, stress, quality of life, job status. It is expected that factors affecting the rehabilitation of patients with stroke can be considered as basic data for establishing rehabilitation goals and treatment plans.
Uneasiness about nursing procedures of a nurse working in the ward of patients suffering from intractable neuromuscular disease

In our hospital, 134 patients are in the ward for intractable neuromuscular disease. The respirator-wearing patients number 28 people, and the tracheostomy patients number 48 people. In these patients, anxiety regarding 19 items of the daily nursing service and seven items of the non-daily nursing service was investigated. The collection rate of the questionnaire was 72%. There were six items concerned with uneasiness such as "lifting the stretcher" and "medication assistance" related to the normal business routine. Also, there were four items concerned with "resuscitation" "measures to do with surgery" related to the non-normal business routine. In the non-normal business routine, the item with the uneasiness had few opportunities to experience. In the normal business routine, a factor associated with uneasiness was that mutual understanding could not be established because the patients wore a respirator, and/or there was cognitive impairment.
KNOWLEDGE, HEALTH BELIEFS, FAMILY SUPPORT, PATIENT PROVIDER INTERACTION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS HIGHER IN ADHERENCE AND LOWER IN ADHERENCE TO THE DIABETES REGIMEN.

The study examined self-care recommendations for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients, assessed their adherence, identified and compared higher and lower adherent patients on their knowledge of the disease, perception of family support, perception of provider-patient interactions and health beliefs. The sample consisted of 60 (40 to 60 years old) type 2 diabetes patients visiting private clinics in Mumbai. The Interview and Questionnaire methods were used to assess the various factors. Descriptive and comparative statistical methods were employed. Almost all patients received recommendations for medication, diet, exercise and glucose testing while less received them for foot-care (66.1%) and eye-care (66.7%). There was a significant difference (p=0.001) between the scores of the higher (M=38.93) and lower adherent patients (M=29.77)). The scores for knowledge were average, while those for perceptions of family support and of patient- provider interaction were high. Patients believed that they were vulnerable to diabetic complications to an average extent, that they had high chances of developing serious medical problems and that their treatment was highly cost effective. They perceived the disease to be under personal control to a high extent, medical control to an average extent and situational control to a low extent. Lower adherent patients had significantly higher situational control than higher adherent patients. No differentiation between higher adherent and lower adherent patients, in terms of the factors studied emerged. Since the study focused on a relatively small sample of patients, no generalizations can be made.
Perilaku Remaja Putri dalam Perawatan Kebersihan Alat Reproduksi Pada Saat Mensturasi di SMP Swasta Al-Hikmah Wilayah Marihat Bandar Kabupaten Simalungun

Menstruasi terjadi pada anak putri ketika masa pubertas telah tiba. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui Perilaku Remaja putri dalam Perawatan Kebersihan Alat Reproduksi Pada Saat Menstruasi. Metode Penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif dengan teknik pengambilan sempel secara total sampling. Jumlah responden sebanyak 40 orang. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pengetahuan responden dengan mayoritas responden berpengetahuan baik sebanyak 32 responden (80%), berpengetahuan cukup sebanyak 8 responden (8%), dan berpengetahuan kurang sebanyak 0 responden (0%). Mayoritas yang memiliki sikap Positif sebanyak 29 responden (72,5%), sikap Negatif sebanyak 11 responden (27,5%). Mayoritas yang memiliki tindakan dilakukan sebanyak 29 responden (72,5%), tindakan tidak dilakukan sebanyak 11 responden (27,5%). Untuk itu kepada siswi SMP Swasta AL-HIKMAH Wilayah Marihat Bandar Kabupaten Simalungun banyak membaca dan belajar mengenai persoalan perawatan kebersihan alat reproduksi pada saat menstruasi ini lewat buku atau media
Epidemiologie von Schilddrüsen- und Nebennierentumoren

Exogene wie endogene Faktoren beeinflussen die Entstehung eines Schilddrüsenkarzinoms. Eine prominente Rolle bei den exogenen Faktoren nimmt die Jodversorgung ein. Mitte der 1990er-Jahre ging man in Deutschland davon aus, dass nahezu die Hälfte der Einwohner eine vergrößerte Schilddrüse hat und ca. 10–15% einen Schilddrüsenknoten [1]. Die mittlere Jodversorgung hat sich seitdem durch den zunehmenden Verbrauch jodierter Salze aber deutlich verbessert. Schon lange ist bekannt, dass es unter einer Optimierung der Jodzufuhr zu einem Absinken der Inzidenz von Schilddrüsenkarzinomen und einer Änderung der histologischen Befunde kommt [2]. Auch der Versorgung mit Selen kommt unter den exogenen Faktoren eine wichtige Rolle zu.
Study on outbreak of transmissible viral proventriculis in broiler chickens.

Transmissible viral proventriculitis (TVP) is an infectious disease evolving in broilers, was first reported in Holland, then in the U.S. and Australia. In intensive aviculture this disease is associated with runting or stunting syndrome, causing significant economic harm. Goodwin et. al, in 1996 in USA identify through electron microscopy a virus who was called by others researchers adenovirus-like. In this study was taken an outbreak of broiler chickens, 6120 in number, being made epidemiologic, clinic and anatomopathologic examination. The frequent of TVP was followed by necropsy examination, made biweekly, and the results are shown in Table I. The clinic examination highlighted the uneven appearance of the chickens has increased from week III. Diseased chickens presented a cyclic polymorphism similar with malabsorption syndrome. Macroscopic lesions were reported only in proventriculus. The organ and the isthmus are enlarged and friable, transition between the two organs are not well defined. The proventriculus mucosa had pronounced lobular aspect because the glands are enlarged and on the digital pressing is removed white-viscose content.
Bypass gástrico. Tratamiento quirúrgico de la obesidad mórbida

Summary. The obesity is at the moment a problem of public health at national level since it is considered like the second cause of anticipatable death. The laparoscopic operations used for the control of the obesity include the gastric bandage, the gastric derivation and vertical gastroplasty. In the present article we mention the gastric derivation. This indicated in patients with index of greater corporal mass of 40 or between 35 and 40 with associate morbidity. It’s necessary to know the surgical anatomy and equipment. The objective of the technique is to create a gastric reservoir of 25 mL and to make one gastro-jejune anastomosis of Y Roux to 3050 cm of the ligament of Treitz. The success of the technique is obtained when improving the quality of life of the patient.
Risky behaviors and eating disorders symptomatology among undergraduate students from South of Jalisco, Mexico / Conductas de riesgo y sintomatología de trastornos del comportamiento alimentario en estudiantes universitarios del Sur de Jalisco, México

Abstract The purpose of this research was to estimate the occurrence of risky behaviors and eating disorders symptomatology among undergraduate students from South of Jalisco, Mexico. The sample comprised 143 women with a mean age of 19.90 (SD = 2.14) and 109 men with a mean age of 21.21 (SD= 3.53) who answered the Eating Attitudes Test, the Bulimic Investigatory Test Edinburgh and the Body Shape Questionnaire. The results showed that a higher percentage of women have been on a diet and consumed weight loss products compared with men, who reported to do exercise in order to burn calories. Also, higher percentage of women showed body dissatisfaction (14%) and eating disorders symptomatology (11.9%) in comparison with men (10% and 4.6%, respectively). Women with body dissatisfaction showed a higher number of risky behaviors compared with people without body dissatisfaction. The findings of this research revealed that an important number of undergraduate students from south of Jalisco showed risky behaviors and eating disorders symptomatology. Key words: Risky behavior, body dissatisfaction, eating disorders symptomatology, women, men. Resumen El propósito de la presente investigación fue estimar la ocurrencia de conductas de riesgo y sintomatología de trastornos del comportamiento alimentario en estudiantes universitarios del Sur del Estado de Jalisco, México. La muestra incluyó 143 mujeres con una edad promedio de 19.90 años (DE = 2.14) y 109 varones con una edad promedio de 21.21 años (DE = 3.53), quienes contestaron el Cuestionario de Actitudes Alimentarias, el Cuestionario de Bulimia de Edimburgo y el Cuestionario de Imagen Corporal. Los resultados mostraron que mayores porcentajes de mujeres habían realizado dietas restrictivas y consumieron productos para adelgazar en comparación con los varones, quienes indicaron que realizaban ejercicio con la finalidad de quemar calorías en mayor medida que las mujeres. Asimismo, mayores porcentajes de mujeres presentaron insatisfacción corporal (14%) y sintomatología de trastornos del comportamiento alimentario (11.9%) en comparación con los varones (10% y 4.6%, respectivamente). Las mujeres con insatisfacción corporal presentaron mayor número de conductas de riesgo que quienes estaban satisfechas con su cuerpo. Los hallazgos de esta investigación muestran que una cantidad importante de jóvenes universitarios del Sur de Jalisco presentaron conductas alimentarias de riesgo o sintomatología de trastornos del comportamiento alimentario. Palabras clave: Conducta de riesgo, insatisfacción corporal, sintomatología de trastorno del comportamiento alimentario, mujeres, varones.
Efecto de una intervención de enfermería en mujeres con cáncer de mama en el postoperatorio

Objetivos: Determinar el efecto de la intervención educativa de enfermería en mujeres con cáncer de mama durante el postoperatorio para fortalecer la competencia de cuidado en el hogar. Método: Se trata de un abordaje cuasi experimental, que conto con un total de 88 mujeres. El grupo de intervención estuvo constituido por 58 participantes y el control por 30. Las mujeres en los dos grupos recibieron un cuestionario que evalúo su competencia para el cuidado en el hogar al ingreso hospitalario. Una intervención de enfermería se aplicó desde el ingreso hasta cuatro semanas después de la cirugía con el grupo de intervención mientras que el control continuo recibiendo la intervención convencional. Los dos grupos aplicaron nuevamente el cuestionario de competencia para el cuidado en el hogar 4 semanas después del egreso. Resultados: En el grupo intervenido, la diferencia entre los puntajes de las medias totales de la competencia para el cuidado en el hogar aumentó significativamente comparado con el control, y en las dimensiones conocimiento, unicidad y bienestar. Conclusiones: La intervención de enfermería estructurada es una estrategia viable que aumenta la competencia para cuidar en el hogar, en mujeres con cáncer de mama sometidos a cirugía.
The effect of kinesio taping and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on balance and gait function and quality of life in stroke patients

The purpose of this study is to compare kinesio tapping with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to single intervention in chronic stroke patients. 29 stroke patients were divided into taping group (n = 10), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group (n = 10), and taping with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group (combined group n = 9). The intervention period was 5 times (30min) per week for 4 weeks. Timed Up & Go (TUG) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) were used for balance evaluation. Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) and 10-meter walk test were used for gait evaluation. The quality of life evaluation was performed using the EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D). There were significant improvements in TUG, BBS, FGA, 10-meter walk test, and EQ-5D in all three groups (p <.05). In the comparison of the intervention effects between the three groups, the combined group showed a significant increase in FGA compared to the other two groups. This study showed that taping with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is more effective for FGA than single methods. However, there was no difference between the three groups except for FGA. Therefore, more subjects and intervention period will be needed in future studies.