Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
AVALIAÇÃO DA CONCORDÂNCIA ENTRE A PERCEPÇÃO DO PESO CORPORAL E O DIAGNÓSTICO ANTROPOMÉTRICO DE SOBREPESO EM MULHERES ATENDIDAS EM UM CENTRO DE SAÚDE DE BELO HORIZONTE

Rev. Min. Enf. , 5(1/2):7-12, jan./dez. , 2001 studos recentes realizados pela OMS (1) apontam que a obesidade atinge 13,3% da população mundial feminina e 5,9% da masculina, estando associada ao aumento do risco para vários problemas crônicos de saúde como doenças cardiovasculares, diabetes mellitus e alguns tipos de tumores. Martorell et al. (2) observaram que a distribuição e a prevalência de obesidade estão intimamente ligadas a padrões e hábitos de vida inadequados, entre os quais podemos mencionar o excesso de ingestão de alimentos hipercalóricos, o sedentarismo e o estresse. Davis et al. (3), Thompson (4) e Gittelsohn et al. (5), ao trabalharem com distúrbios alimentares, freqüentemente têm usado a percepção da imagem corporal para medir a auto-estima e a satisfação com o próprio corpo. Pérez (6) observou que existe uma discordância entre diagnósticos antropométricos e imagem corporal em ambos os sexos e sua detecção precoce tem contribuído para o diagnóstico de distúrbios alimentares, tais como a anorexia e a bulimia, principalmente na população jovem. O aumento da prevalência de obesidade tem despertado o interesse na busca de indicadores simples e de baixo custo para estudos sobre esse evento. Este estudo utiliza a percepção da imagem corporal para observar como as mulheres visualizam seu próprio peso, comparando-a com o diagnóstico antropométrico. AVALIAÇÃO DA CONCORDÂNCIA ENTRE A PERCEPÇÃO DO PESO CORPORAL E O DIAGNÓSTICO ANTROPOMÉTRICO DE SOBREPESO EM MULHERES ATENDIDAS EM UM CENTRO DE SAÚDE DE BELO HORIZONTE
Effects of Carbohydrate Supplementation on Force Output and Time to Exhaustion During Static Leg Contractions Superimposed with Electromyostimulation

Abstract Wax, B, Brown, SP, Webb, HE, and Kavazis, AN. Effects of carbohydrate supplementation on force output and time to exhaustion during static leg contractions superimposed with electromyostimulation. J Strength Cond Res 26(6): 1717–1723, 2012—The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of carbohydrate ingestion on force output and time to exhaustion using single leg static contractions superimposed with brief periods of electromyostimulation. Six trained male subjects participated in a randomized, counterbalanced, double-blind study. The subjects were randomly assigned to placebo (PL) or carbohydrate (CHO). The subjects in CHO consumed 1 g of carbohydrate per kilogram of body mass loading dose and 0.17 g of carbohydrate per kilogram of body mass every 6 minutes during the exercise protocol. The PL received an equal volume of a solution made of saccharin and aspartame. The exercise protocol consisted of repeated 20-second static contractions of quadriceps muscle at 50% maximal voluntary contraction followed by 40-second rest until failure occurred. Importantly, the force output during quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction strength with superimposed electromyostimulation was measured in the beginning and every 5 minutes during the last 3 seconds of static contractions throughout the exercise protocol. Venous blood samples were taken preexercise, immediately postexercise, and at 5 minutes postexercise and analyzed for blood lactate. Our results indicate that time to exhaustion (PL = 16.0 ± 8.1 minutes; CHO = 29.0 ± 13.1 minutes) and force output (PL = 3,638.7 ± 524.5 N; CHO = 5,540.1 ± 726.1 N) were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in CHO compared with that in PL. Data suggest that carbohydrate ingestion before and during static muscle contractions can increase force output and increase time to exhaustion. Therefore, our data suggest that carbohydrate supplementation before and during resistance exercise might help increase the training volume of athletes.
CATCG: Un sistema de análisis morfosintáctico para el catalán

espanolCATCG es un sistema de analisis morfosintactico superficial para el catalan, basado en el formalismo Constraint Grammar, que contiene tres herramientas basicas: un analizador morfologico, un etiquetador morfologico y un analizador sintactico superficial. EnglishCATCG is a shallow parser for Catalan. It uses the Constraint Grammar formalism and contains three basic tools: a morphological analyser, a POS tagger and a shallow parser.
A low-harmonics low-noise randomized modulation scheme for multi-phase DC-DC converters

Randomized modulation schemes are often employed in single-phase switched-mode DC-DC converters, but they generally have a high output ripple noise voltage, and are yet to find applications in low-harmonics low-noise multi-phase converters. The modulation scheme of these multi-phase converters is usually the conventional Pulse Width Modulation scheme (PWM) that exhibit undesirable high switching-frequency harmonics at the input current. This paper has two contributions pertaining to low-harmonics low-noise multi-phase converters. First, we propose to employ a randomized modulation scheme, specifically a multi-phase Randomized Wrapped-Around Pulse Position Modulation scheme (RWAPPM), to mitigate the harmonics of the PWM. The randomization, nonetheless, increases the output ripple noise voltage. As our second contribution, we propose a Wrapped-Around Phase-Shift (WAPS) method for the multi-phase RWAPPM to decrease the output ripple noise voltage. Simulation results (using a three-phase converter with 3.3 V input, 100 kHz switching-frequency, and 0.75 duty cycle) show that the multi-phase RWAPPM with the proposed WAPS (RWAPPM+WAPS) features a low output ripple noise voltage at 4.9 mV, and is comparable to that of the PWM (4.4 mV). The RWAPPM+WAPS also features very low peak spectral power of the input current harmonics at −29.9 dB Full-Scale, and this is lower by ∼19 dB compared to that of the PWM when simulated at the same conditions.
Simulation study on cross-layer design for energy conservation in underwater acoustic networks

As the underwater part of a heterogeneous system which integrates underwater, terrestrial radio and satellite communications in a resilient infrastructure, underwater acoustic network will play an important role. It serves for the underwater information acquisition and transmission. Supported by efficient underwater acoustic communications, the networking would focus on the construction of the network which will ensure efficient operation. In underwater acoustic sensor networks, energy consumption is a critical problem to be considered. It is not a simple problem of power source supply, while it is a synthetic result of power management, protocol planning, etc. Therefore, the solution should be an integrated scheme to combine several aspects during networking. Cross-layer design could contribute to this objective. In this paper, a fusion about MAC and Routing protocols, as well as the topology design, is studied in order to gain more profits for networking. The simulation shows its efficiency.
Is home visiting an effective strategy? A meta-analytic review of home visiting programs for families with young children.

Home visiting programs for families with young children have been in effect for many years; however, this is the first comprehensive meta-analytic effort to quantify the usefulness of home visits as a strategy for helping families across a range of outcomes. Sixty home visiting programs contributed data to analysis within 5 child and 5 parent outcome groups. Standardized effect sizes were computed for each end-of-treatment outcome measure, for each treatment versus control contrast. Weighted mean standardized effect sizes ranged from -. 043 to.318; 6 of the 10 significantly differed from 0. No one program characteristic consistently affected effect sizes across outcome groups. The extent to which these findings have practical use for the field is discussed.
Simplified Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Routine Identification of Rhizobium japonicum Antigens

A simple, reliable, and flexible modification of the indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed for the identification of Rhizobium japonicum antigens from cultures and nodules. The procedure emphasizes efficient use of time and reagents, adaptability to variously equipped laboratories, and maintenance of sensitivity levels that are adequate for ecological studies.
Minimising the risk of extensor pollicis longus rupture following volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures: a cadaveric study.

INTRODUCTION Rupture of extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon is a recognised complication following volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures, usually from attrition caused by prominent screws. We sought to identify the screw holes in some of the most commonly used plates which may precipitate tendon injury. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Three fixed-angle volar locking plates were sequentially positioned into 18 cadaveric arms. A wire was passed through each of the holes in the plates using a locking guide and the dorsal relationships noted. RESULTS Each plate had specific 'high-risk' holes which directed the wire towards the EPL groove. The central screw holes appeared mostly implicated in EPL injury. CONCLUSIONS Awareness of 'high-risk' holes and appropriate minor alterations in surgical technique may consequently decrease the incidence of EPL irritation and rupture.
A control strategy for dynamic balancing of lithium iron phosphate battery based on the performance of cell voltage

Cell balancing is an important means to increase the capacity of the battery pack which consists of a series of cells, and to extend battery cycle life. Degree of inconsistency among cells is evaluated using capacity, charge and internal resistance. Different balancing criteria and implementations are analyzed on the conditions of battery energy storage system. Based on the cell voltage performance of the lithium iron phosphate battery, a novel control strategy for dynamic balance is proposed. The start-stop criterion of the balancer is adjusted as cell voltages changes with SOC and current. Simulation results on a cell-to-pack balance circuit show that the strategy for dynamic balance achieves SOC equilibrium among cells and solves the problems of frequent start-stop balancing and balancing current commutation, that are caused by the common strategy based on a fixed voltage threshold in the overall process.
CONDITIONALIZATION AND LIKELIHOOD DOMINANCE IN GROUP BELIEF FORMATION

This paper addresses the group synthesis problem from a normative standpoint. The axiomatic construction of a subjective distribution discussed by DeGroot (1970) is adapted to derive a pooling formula for the probabilistic opinions of a number of agents over a discrete space. Assuming a version of the Pareto Principle for consensual choice and the existence of an independent, auxiliary experiment whose outcome is jointly perceived to be uniformly distributed on the unit interval, it is shown that the group belief can be represented by a non-normalized, weighted geometric average of the individuals' probability assessments. AMS 1980 subject classifications: Primary 62A99, 62C05; secondary 39B05.
Place of Delivery after Antenatal Care: the Case of Fogera District, Amhara Region, North West, Ethiopia; 2013

Back ground: Increasing the proportion of institutional deliveries with a skilled attendant is a key intervention for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. However remarkable difference is observed between the proportion of antenatal care clients and facility delivery utilisation. In Ethiopia, little is known about the factors that affect women’s place of delivery after utilization of antenatal care service. Objective: To identified women’s place of delivery and associated factors after antenatal care (ANC) service in Fogera district, North West Ethiopia. Method: Community based cross sectional study was conducted from January to March, 2013 on randomly selected sample of 399 women who had antenatal care visit and delivered one year before the survey. Pre-tested and structured interviewer administered questioner was used to collect the data. The data were analysed using SPSS version 16 and multiple logistic regression was used. Results: A total of 399 women who had at least one antenatal care (ANC) follow up and delivered one year prior to the survey was interviewed. Only 126(31.6%) of mothers gave birth in the health facilities. Multivariate analysis showed that residence AOR= 4.6, 95%CI; (1.3, 15.9), privacy during antenatal care (ANC) AOR =4.6, 95%CI :( 2.2,9.2), respect during ANC AOR =2.9, 95%CI:( 1.5,5.9) and quality of antenatal care counseling were important predictors of place of delivery after antenatal care (ANC). Conclusion: Institutional delivery after ANC utilization was low. Maternal education, absence of privacy and low quality of antenatal care counseling during ANC visit were important predictors. Women friendly care and quality of counseling during ANC visit have a great role on facility delivery.
Proposal of biped walking control based on robust hybrid position/force control

This paper describes a novel biped walking control based on a force control. The proposed control system can stabilize the contact force between the foot and the ground under the proposed restrictions. As a result, a hierarchical control is proposed by which the legged locomotion can be realized. The proposed control system is applied to the 19 axes simulation model and the results of stable walking are shown.
Cultivable bacterial diversity from the human colon

Knowledge of the composition of the colonic microbiota is important for our understanding of how the balance of these microbes is influenced by diet and the environment, and which bacterial groups are important in maintaining gut health or promoting disease. Molecular methodologies have advanced our understanding of the composition and diversity of the colonic microbiota. Importantly, however, it is the continued isolation of bacterial representatives of key groups that offers the best opportunity to conduct detailed metabolic and functional studies. This also permits bacterial genome sequencing which will accelerate the linkage to functionality. Obtaining new human colonic bacterial isolates can be challenging, because most of these are strict anaerobes and many have rather exact nutritional and physical requirements. Despite this many new species are being isolated and described that occupy distinct niches in the colonic microbial community. This review focuses on these under‐studied yet important gut anaerobes.
Handedness and Sexual Preference: A Re-Analysis of Data Presented by Rosenstein and Bigler

Rosenstein and Bigler reported in 1987 that sexual orientation (exclusively versus nonexclusively heterosexual) was not related to right- versus nonright-handedness. However, re-analysis of their published data indicated that nonexclusive heterosexuals were 3.13 times more likely to be nonright-handed than were exclusively heterosexual subjects (p < .03).
A Mycobacterium tuberculosis IS6110 preferential locus (ipl) for insertion into the genome

A 267-nucleotide Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomic sequence (ipl, the IS6110 preferential locus) which can harbor the insertion sequence IS6110 at six alternative locations has been identified in some three-quarters of the isolates tested. Only one IS6110 copy was observed at this locus in the ipl::IS6110(+)-containing isolates tested, and all insertions had the same orientation. The implications of this finding for IS6110 fingerprint typing methods is discussed in this work.
Herpesvirus Infection Induces both Specific and Heterologous Antiviral Antibodies in Carp

IgM antibody diversity induced by viral infection in teleost fish sera remains largely unexplored despite several studies performed on their transcript counterparts in lymphoid organs. Here, IgM binding to microarrays containing ~20,000 human proteins was used to study sera from carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations having high titers of viral neutralization in vitro after surviving an experimental infection with cyprinid herpes virus 3 (CyHV-3). The range of diversity of the induced antibodies was unexpectedly high, showing CyHV-3 infection-dependent, non-specific IgM-binding activity of a ~20-fold wider variety than that found in sera from healthy carp (natural antibodies) with no anti-CyHV-3 neutralization titers. An inverse correlation between the IgM-binding levels in healthy versus infection-survivor/healthy ratios suggests that an infection-dependent feed back-like mechanism may control such clonal expansion. Surprisingly, among the infection-expanded levels, not only specific anti-frgIICyHV-3 and anti-CyHV-3 IgM-binding antibodies but also antibodies recognizing recombinant fragment epitopes from heterologous fish rhabdoviruses were detected in infection-survivor carp sera. Some alternative explanations for these findings in lower vertebrates are discussed.
Improvements of network approach for analysis of the folding free‐energy surface of peptides and proteins

Folding network is an effective approach to investigate the high‐dimensional free‐energy surface of peptide and protein folding, and it can avoid the limitations of the projected free‐energy surface based on two‐order parameters. In this article, we present improvements of the effectiveness and accuracy of the folding network analysis based on Markov cluster (MCL) algorithm. We used this approach to investigate the folding free‐energy surface of the beta‐hairpin peptide trpzip2 and found the folding network is able to determine the basins and folding paths of trpzip2 more clearly and accurately than the two‐dimensional free‐energy surface. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010
Our Stolen Future: A Review

The publication of Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers in 1996 created a stir in the scientific community. The controversy surrounding the endocrine disruption hypothesis introduced in Our Stolen Future rages on while researchers seek to establish clear causal relationships between endocrine disrupting compounds and human health effects. Our Stolen Future focuses on Colborn’s investigation into how hormone signals required for normal fetal development are affected by exogenous chemicals, and on the effects of altered hormone levels on the health and reproduction of adult organisms. The evidence presented makes a strong case for the endocrine disruption hypothesis. Publication of Our Stolen Future has effectively raised public awareness of issues related to endocrine disruption and has prompted numerous studies. The U.S. EPA is responsible for identification and characterization of endocrine disrupting compounds, and the resulting regulatory action. The ultimate effects of Our Stolen Future and the endocrine disruption hypothesis on society are yet unknown.
Childhood polymyositis. A follow-up study with special reference to treatment with corticosteroids.

The cases of 16 patients with childhood polymyositis or dermatomyositis have been followed up for 6 to 16 years. The cases of 10 patients, who were initially treated with corticosteroids in high dosage and maintained with a low dosage for an average of 2.5 years, were followed up for a mean period of 8.3 years. The seven patients who were treated within one to six months after onset of symptoms had a short period of severe disability; six made an excellent recovery, and one died from common iliac artery thrombosis. Three patients treated 17 to 36 months after onset of symptoms made a less complete, but functionally satisfactory recovery. Six patients were not treated with steroids and were followed up for 13 years. They had a much longer period of severe disability but they also made a good recovery eventually. The incidence of calcinosis was 50% in both the treated and untreated patients.
Viral Disease Cytokine Production in the Lung during Dendritic Cells Regulates CD 4 T Cell Ligand 2 Expression on Inflammatory OX 40 Ligand and Programmed Cell Death 1

CD4 Th differentiation is influenced by costimulatory molecules expressed on conventional dendritic cells (DCs) in regional lymph nodes and results in specific patterns of cytokine production. However, the function of costimulatory molecules on inflammatory (CD11b +) DCs in the lung during recall responses is not fully understood, but it is important for development of novel interventions to limit immunopathological responses to infection. Using a mouse model in which vaccination with vaccinia virus vectors expressing the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion protein (rVVF) or attachment protein (rVVG) leads to type 1-or type 2-biased cytokine responses, respectively, upon RSV challenge, we found expression of CD40 and OX40 ligand (OX40L) on lung inflammatory DCs was higher in rVVF-primed mice than in rVVG-primed mice early after RSV challenge, whereas the reverse was observed later in the response. Conversely, programmed cell death 1 ligand 2 (PD-L2) was higher in rVVG-primed mice throughout. Inflammatory DCs isolated at the resolution of inflammation revealed that OX40L on type 1-biased DCs promoted IL-5, whereas OX40L on type 2-biased DCs enhanced IFN-g production by Ag-reactive Th cells. In contrast, PD-L2 promoted IFN-g production, irrespective of conditions, suppressing IL-5 only if expressed on type 1-biased DCs. Thus, OX40L and PD-L2 expressed on DCs differentially regulate cytokine production during recall responses in the lung. Manipulation of these costimulatory pathways may provide a novel approach to controlling pulmonary inflammatory responses. U pon respiratory viral challenge, conventional lung den-dritic cells (DCs) mature and migrate to the regional lymph nodes where they present Ag in the context of MHC to naive Ag-specific T cells (1–3). During this period of activation , naive CD4 T cells are educated to become Th1, Th2, Th17, or regulatory T cells (Tregs) or remain part of a large uncommitted population (Th0) that can become polarized at a later stage (4). It now seems that polarization is reversible and that both human and mouse Th1 and Th2 cells maintain flexibility and can respond to alternative polarizing conditions (5–7). These conditions consist of a combination of cytokines and costimulatory signals typically provided by APCs, in particular conventional DCs (5–7). In models of allergic airway inflammation, DCs were shown to be required to initiate, as well as maintain, recall T cell responses (8). Many costimulatory molecules expressed by DCs have been shown to be important in regulating T cells during both primary and recall responses. There is evidence that cytokine production by effector …
A 195-gb/s 1.2-W inductive inter-chip wireless superconnect with transmit power control scheme for 3-D-stacked system in a package

A wireless interface by inductive coupling achieves aggregated data rate of 195 Gb/s with power dissipation of 1.2W among 4-stacked chips in a package where 195 transceivers with the data rate of 1 Gb/s/channel are arranged in 50-/spl mu/m pitch in 0.25-/spl mu/m CMOS technology. By thinning chip thickness to 10/spl mu/m, the interface communicates at distance of 15 /spl mu/m at minimum and 43 /spl mu/m at maximum. A low-power single-end transmitter achieves 55% power reduction for multiple connections. The transmit power is dynamically controlled in accordance with communication distance to reduce not only power dissipation but also crosstalk.
Developing a measure of knowledge management behaviors and practices

Knowledge management has recently emerged as a new discipline and is generating considerable interest among academics and managers. Given its newness, there is still little guidance in the extant literature on how to measure knowledge management. This paper presents the first scale developed to measure knowledge management behaviors and practices and in so doing provides construct boundaries that should enable the development of a theory of knowledge management (Zaltman et al., 1973).