Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Validation and Evaluation of Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale Short-Form (Msas-Sf)In a Romanian Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients

The aim of this study was to validate the MSAS-SF in a Romanian hemodialysis (HD) population and to assess the prevalence and severity of physical and psychological symptoms of patients. Materials and methods: 102 stable patients (41 males, 61 females, mean age 52.51 ± 12.02 years), who were treated with hemodialysis (HD) three times weekly completed questionnaires on prevalence and severity of symptoms. To determine symptoms prevalence and severity for HD patients MSAS-SF was used. Cronbach`s alpha reliability test was performed to assess internal consistency of the MSAS-SF. Results: The Cronbach’s alpha reliability score for the total number of items of the MSAS-SF was 0.838, while for the subscales of MSAS-SF the reliability scores ranged from acceptable to very good. The top three symptoms experienced by hemodialysis patients were lack of energy, followed by pain, and worrying. The most frequently reported physical symptoms included lack of energy (69.6%), pain (68.6%), and numbness /tingling in hands/feet (64.7%), difficulty sleeping (63.7%), dry mouth (61.8%), dizziness (58.8%), and problems with sexual interest or activity (52%). The most frequent psychological symptoms included worrying (65.7%), feeling sad (59.8%), feeling nervous (50%), and feeling irritable (40.2%). Conclusions: These results support the validity of the MSAS-SF in the assessment of Romanian patients undergoing hemodialysis. Hemodialysis patients have important psychological and physical symptoms burden.
THE EFFECT OF FLUID ACCUMULATION IN STOMACH ON ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE OF LUNGS

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive, side effect free, bedside monitoring alternative to conventional imaging methods. One of the most frequent EIT system used for lung monitoring is PulmoVista 500 (Drager Medical, Germany). The manufacturer of the system recommends placing the electrode belt at the level of 4 th to 6 th intercostal space. Since the fundus or cardia of the stomach is located in a position that contributes to the creation of EIT lung image, there is a question whether the EIT image is not influenced by the content of the stomach. The aim of this study is to investigate whether significantly different EIT images of the lungs can be obtained, if the monitoring is performed in subjects with different liquid content in the stomach. Eleven healthy subjects were monitored in this study at three phases: with empty stomach, after drinking 0.5 L and 1.0 L of water. Significant changes in the distribution of ventilation were found for regions of interest set as quadrants.
Deep neural network‐based Wi‐Fi/pedestrian dead reckoning indoor positioning system using adaptive robust factor graph model

A deep neural network (DNN)-based Wi-Fi/pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) indoor positioning system using an adaptive robust factor-graph model is proposed in this study for the indoor positioning of smartphones. In Wi-Fi positioning, the authors use a DNN to extract robust features from fluctuant Wi-Fi signals in the off-line phase, and obtain more accurate positioning results by computing posterior probabilities in online positioning. Acceleration, gyroscope, and magnetometer data are used to calculate attitude angle, step frequency, and step length, respectively. Received Wi-Fi signal strength is susceptible in complex indoor environments, and PDR errors accumulate over time. A factor-graph model with adaptive robust adjustment is proposed to fuse the positioning results of Wi-Fi and PDR, and it overcomes such shortcomings as slow update frequency and gross errors of Wi-Fi and PDR errors accumulated over time, respectively. When the absence of PDR occurs, hidden Markov model is introduced to smooth multiple DNN-based Wi-Fi positioning estimates at the unknown point to obtain the optimal solution. Experimental results show that the proposed system is more robust and has better accuracy under different motion gestures (held-in-hand, dangling, and calling).
A Narrative Review of Dignity Therapy Research

Introduction Dignity therapy is an end‐of‐life psychological intervention that focuses on the creation of a legacy document to alleviate end‐of‐life distress. Dignity therapy is based on an empirical model of dignity at the end of life. Research on dignity therapy has been ongoing for over 12 years in 11 countries, which has created a solid empirical base. Objective This article presents a narrative overview of the literature on dignity therapy to provide a comprehensive narrative review and critical synthesis of published research. Method Electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus) were searched using the key terms “dignity therapy,” “dignity psychotherapy,” and “Chochinov” from 2000 to March 2016. Results Thirty‐nine publications were included and findings were grouped into the following areas: Efficacy; Feasibility with different study populations; Web‐assisted delivery; Impact on families; Cultural studies; Case studies; Themes found in documents; Clinical perspectives; and Implementation studies. Conclusions While dignity therapy is well accepted in most cases, it may not always be effective, therapeutically valid, or practical, and may cause family or cultural frictions. It is recommended that clinicians take into consideration each person's unique circumstances in relation to the current literature before undertaking dignity therapy. Future research is indicated to evaluate dignity therapy with different cultural groups, to investigate the views of recipients of dignity therapy documents, to discover the time and resource commitments required to deliver dignity therapy, to identify who should provide dignity therapy, and to examine the experiences of clinicians who deliver dignity therapy. More research is also needed comparing dignity therapy to other end‐of‐life interventions.
Nursing Students’ Satisfaction with Their Clinical Experiences

Background: Studying students' satisfaction regarding clinical experiences is crucial to develop confidence in clinical nursing practices after graduation, and improve educational institutions' teaching strategies to meet students' learning needs ever changing demands. Aim: Evaluate nursing students' satisfaction with clinical education in both clinical field placement and nursing laboratories. Methods: A descriptive correlational research design was employed in one of the faculties of nursing at a private university in Jordan. A convenient sample of 293 questionnaires was collected from students enrolled in clinical courses during the academic year 2013/2014. Two different instruments were used to assess students' satisfaction regarding their clinical experiences; one for laboratory settings, and the other for clinical settings. Results: The study revealed that students were generally satisfied with their training experiences; with high mean satisfaction level regarding their laboratories experiences and moderate mean satisfaction level regarding their clinical experiences(45.3, 34.0) respectively. Conclusion: Using high-fidelity simulations increases students' satisfaction with their clinical education in both clinical field and nursing laboratories, which might enhance students' confidence in clinical nursing practices after graduation.
Surgical strategies for coexisting glaucoma and cataract

Abstract Objective To assess short- and long-term control of intraocular pressure (IOP) with different surgical treatment strategies for coexisting cataract and glaucoma. Design Systematic literature review and analysis. Method We performed a search of the published literature to identify all eligible articles pertaining to the surgical management of coexisting cataract and glaucoma in adults. One investigator abstracted the content of each article onto a custom-designed form. A second investigator corroborated the findings. The evidence supporting different approaches was graded by consensus as good, fair, weak, or insufficient. Main outcome measures Short-term (24 hours or fewer) and long-term (more than 24 hours) IOP control. Results The evidence was good that long-term IOP is lowered more by combined glaucoma and cataract operations than by cataract operations alone. On average, the IOP was 3 to 4 mmHg lower in the combined groups with fewer medications required. The evidence was weak that extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) alone results in short-term increase in IOP and was insufficient to determine the short-term impact of phacoemulsification cataract extraction (PECE) on IOP in glaucoma patients. The evidence was weak that short-term IOP control was better with ECCE or PECE combined with an incisional glaucoma procedure compared with ECCE or PECE alone. The evidence was also weak (but consistent) that long-term IOP is lowered by 2 to 4 mmHg after ECCE or PECE. Finally, there was weak evidence that combined PECE and trabeculectomy produces slightly worse long-term IOP control than trabeculectomy alone, and there was fair evidence that the same is true for ECCE combined with trabeculectomy. Conclusions There is strong evidence for better long-term control of IOP with combined glaucoma and cataract operations compared with cataract surgery alone. For other issues regarding surgical treatment strategies for cataract and glaucoma, the available evidence is limited or conflicting.
Environmentally Friendly Syntheses of Imines Applying the Pressure Reduction Technique: Reaction Cases of Less Reactive Amines and Studies by Computational Chemistry

Recently, the development of environmentally friendly syntheses of imine derivatives, which were attracting great attention for their reactivity and structure in various fields, progressed rapidly because the concept of green chemistry had deeply penetrated into society. In our previous work, we had reported new synthetic methods of imine derivatives using some active amines under solvent- and catalyst-free reaction conditions. This synthetic reaction proceeded smoothly and target compounds were obtained in excellent yields. In this system, when less reactive amines were used as substrates, the synthetic reaction was not finished in the short reaction time, and the corresponding compounds were given in moderate yields. In order to solve this point, we tried to improve the reaction conditions of this method. Through this improvement, it was found that pure target compounds could be obtained in excellent yields by using 1.1 equivalents of less reactive amines to aldehydes and extending the reaction time compared with our previous work. In this paper, we will introduce the detail of this study, and also report the result of the investigation of the reaction property by computational chemistry.
Developing mental health literacy and cultural competence in elite sport

Abstract Mental health symptoms and disorders amongst elite athletes have attracted a great deal of discussion recently. Current epidemiological evidence illustrates that mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes are prevalent and a concern for athletes, coaches, and sport organizations. Recently, seven consensus, expert, or position statements have been written on the topic of mental health in elite sport. A strategy suggested by each of the seven statements – aimed at preventing and treating mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes, both individually and systemically – is to employ education interventions, specifically those based on increasing mental health literacy. Mental health literacy has come to include concepts related to knowledge of effective self-management strategies, challenging mental disorder stigma, awareness and use of mental health first-aid to assist others, and the facilitation of help seeking behaviors. In elite sport, questions remain about how mental health literacy can address the unique needs of the individual athlete, but also factor in their culture and their environment to identify how to prevent and treat mental health symptoms and disorders. The purpose of this commentary is twofold: 1) to explore the evolving concept of mental health literacy within elite sport which addresses individuals, their culture, and their environment, and 2) to propose strategies for best practice and research in mental health literacy within elite sport relying on collaboration between sports psychiatry, sport psychology, and clinical psychology. Lay summary: Expert statements on mental health in elite sport have suggested the use of educational strategies to address poor mental health in elite athletes. This commentary explores the concept of mental health literacy within elite sport which addresses individuals, their culture, and their environment, and proposes strategies for best practice. Implications for Practice Mental health literacy interventions should be based on detailed knowledge of developmental, cultural, and social issues related to sport participation and systemic issues within sport settings and organizations. Mental health literacy interventions should be designed in a manner which takes due account of cultural issues and contexts, where sport organizational goals are considered while helping organizations recognize and address mental health symptoms and disorders and also create sport environments where individuals can thrive. Mental health literacy interventions should have measurable impact on both organizations and individuals.
On flow duration curve modelling in Alpine catchments

Mountain regions are considered to be the natural “water towers” of the world due to their importance as sources of many rivers. Reliable tools to estimate the availability and variability of streamflows in such regions are still rare. In this context, the present Thesis proposes to extend an existing Flow Duration Curve (FDC) modelling framework to Alpine environment. Such curves show the percentage of time a streamflow value is equaled or exceeded during a reference period and thereby give a representation of the probabilistic distribution of daily streamflows. FDCs can be obtained empirically or based on models. Process-based FDC models have the advantage of incorporating hydrological process knowledge and thereby allowing the prediction of FDCs under changing conditions. This Thesis studies a simple process-based model that describes daily streamflow distributions as the result of subsurface flow pulses triggered by stochastic rainfall and censored by the soil moisture dynamics. The resulting streamflow distribution is characterized by only a few parameters: the mean rainfall depth and the frequency of rainfall events that produce streamflow and recession parameters. The objective of this Thesis is the extension of the existing framework, originally developed by Botter et al. (2007c) for pluvial streamflow regimes to Alpine environments where the accumulation of water in the form of snow and ice influences the streamflow regime. The selected study region is Switzerland, a small Alpine country with a wide range of hydroclimatologic conditions. The key of the extension of the model framework is a seasonal approach, i.e., a model set up for each of the up to three distinct seasons encountered in Alpine environments: i) pluvial season, ii) accumulation season (during winter), and iii) melting season (spring and summer). The pluvial season occurs between the end of the melting season and the beginning of a new accumulation season and the streamflows are rainfall driven. It can be modelled by the original model framework, but required the definition of more robust parameter estimation methods in the context of this Thesis, particularly for the linear and nonlinear recession parameters. The extension to the melting season is newly developed in this Thesis, incorporating the earlier extension to the snow accumulation season by Schaefli et al. (2013). A key result of all completed parameter estimation tests for pluvial regimes is the very good performance of an inverse approach based on maximum likelihood estimation (MLE). MLE shows outstanding results even for short series of observations and can be retained as the recommended method to be used for the model framework studied in this Thesis. The extension to the ablation (melt) season is achieved by the incorporation of the melting
ACE Alzheimer’s: The Role of Vitamin A, C and E (ACE) in Oxidative Stress induced Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), a chronic neurodegenerative disease which is known to progress gradually and has now become a substantial health concern through-out the world. Clinically, cognitive declination and progressive dementia are the main characteristics of AD while pathologically; As plaques and tau-neurofibrils are the hallmarks. The present literature search has suggested that oxidative stress is one of the most vital risk factor which can potentially lead to the development of AD. Oxidative stress is known to produce the Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) which has a potential to increase in the structural and functional abnormalities in the glial cells of the brain and which could further lead to a cognitive decline and subsequently, dementia. Hence, in order to curb this oxidative stress in the glial cells, antioxidants have been proved to be of great help according to the literature search done in PubMed, Google Scholar and Scopus. We included Meta-Analysis, Systemic Reviews and Original studies. Vitamins A, C, and E are an example of antioxidants that can be used as adjuvants in the treatment of AD. This article focuses on the contemporary literature search and presents forward the evidence-based banes of using Vitamin A, C, and E as an adjuvant therapy for preventing and treating AD.
23.83% efficient mono‐PERC incorporating advanced hydrogenation

LONGi Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd. has achieved 23.83% for a commercial p‐type Cz PERC cell. From a batch of over 40 000 cells, the average line efficiency achieved was 22.5%. R&D studies investigating hydrogenation and degradation show the importance of hydrogenation processes for efficiency improvements and controlling the hydrogen to prevent light‐induced degradation. Such degradation is shown to appear very differently under different illumination and temperature conditions. This degradation impacts VOC, ISC, and especially fill factor. Current injection and thermal anneal can be used to recover the degradation, but the recovery may not be stable. Reducing the hydrogen content within the cell is shown to minimise degradation without sacrificing performance, provided that enough hydrogen is retained to passivate boron‐oxygen defects.
Aikasarjamallit apuna Suomen talouden seurannassa

Viimeisten vuosikymmenien aikana kansainvälisessä ekonometrisessa tutkimuskirjallisuudessa on esitetty useita makrotaloudellista tilaa kuvaavien muuttujien informaatiota yhdistäviä lyhyen aikavälin mallinnusja ennustemenetelmiä. Näitä ns. nowcasting-menetelmiä on myös onnistuneesti hyödynnetty ja sovellettu Suomen talouden seurantaan. Tässä artikkelissa esittelemme katsauksen monella taholla tehtyyn kehitystyöhön ja näiden hankkeiden yhteydessä saatuihin tuloksiin Suomen aineiston tapauksessa. Suomen taloutta koskevien suhdanneindeksien hyödyntämisen myötä suhdanteiden käännepisteiden määrittäminen on tarkempaa ja käännepisteiden tuottamia taantumajaksoja voidaan vastaavasti ennustaa binäärivastemalleja käyttäen. Suomen Pankin nowcasting-malli mahdollistaa puolestaan uusien tilastojulkistusten uutisarvon analyysin. Tilastokeskuksessa ja Etlassa on vastaavasti hyödynnetty moderneja koneoppimisen menetelmiä, jotta puutteellisesta mikroaineistosta kyetään tuottamaan bruttokansantuotteen pikaestimaatteja aiempaa lyhyemmällä viiveellä. ETLAnowprojektissa hyödynnetään puolestaan mm. uusia Google-hakutilastoja työttömyyden ennustamisessa.
De la Plante au Médicament : Une Passerelle entre Tradition et Science

La recherche de traitement des maladies débute chez les primates comme le chimpanzé qui s’alimente avec une plante aux principes amers du genre Vernonia (Asteraceae) pour se débarrasser des vers intestinaux qui gonflent son estomac. Cette plante ne fait pas partie de son régime alimentaire lorsqu’il n’est pas malade. Depuis, l’homme, par un apprentissage fait sans doute de beaucoup d’échecs et de quelques réussites, a expérimenté sur lui-même des remèdes tirés du monde végétal et parfois du monde animal. Certains de ces remèdes sont devenus des classiques de la pharmacopée moderne. Nous citerons le principal remède contre la douleur, la morphine extraite du pavot (Papaver somniferum, Papaveraceae) et celui contre le paludisme, la quinine extraite des quinquinas (Cinchona spp, Rubiaceae). Ces succès ont autorisé des recherches au XXe siècle sur les substances naturelles qui ont abouti à partir de plantes médicinales ou vénéneuses à l’isolement de deux grandes classes d’anticancéreux, les alcaloïdes bi-indoliques comme la vinblastine isolée de la Pervenche de Madagascar (Catharanthus roseus, Apocynaceae) et le taxol isolé des ifs (Taxus spp, Taxaceae) ou une nouvelle classe d’antipaludiques, les dérivés de l’artémisinine (cf. J. Bruneton). Leurs structures chimiques ont servi également de modèles à la synthèse de dérivés moins toxiques et parfois plus puissants comme le taxotère et la navelbine (cf. Sévenet). Cette opération d’amélioration des performances des produits par la synthèse appelée chimie médicinale nécessite des aller-retour permanents entre les laboratoires de chimie et ceux de pharmacologie. Deux grandes voies d’exploration pharmacologique de la biodiversité ont été utilisées pour aboutir à ses résultats : – La première passe par la connaissance des pharmacopées traditionnelles qui est l’inventaire des plantes médicinales utilisées par un groupe culturel donné. – La seconde est le criblage systématique de la flore et de la faune d’un écosystème. Ces deux approches nécessitent de la même manière une confirmation de l’intérêt médicinal de la préparation testée. Cela passe par des modèles biologiques qui miment autant que possible la maladie humaine ou des mécanismes de mise en place ou de fonctionnement de cette maladie.
Impact of Travel Motivation on Tourist’s Attitude Toward Destination: Evidence of Mediating Effect of Destination Image

This research aims at exploring the relationship between travel motivation and tourists’ attitude toward a destination. The study also aims at assessing the mediating role played by destination image between travel motivation and tourists’ attitude toward destination. Data for the study has been collected from tourists visiting Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir state of India) during the month of July to September (N = 350). Utilizing two theoretical lenses, that of the theory of image and theory of planned behavior, findings of the study revealed positive relationship between tourists’ travel motivation and their attitude toward the destination, which is mediated by destination image. Furthermore, this study contributes by signifying that tourism marketers need to make every possible effort to enhance travel motivation of tourists, so as to build positive image and favorable attitude of tourists toward the destination.