Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Contribution of Pregnant Women Characteristics to Pregnancy Exercise Perception

Pregnant exercise is very useful for improving the health of the mother and fetus. Pregnancy exercises will reduce the high maternal mortality rate that occurs in the 3rd trimester. However, every pregnant woman has a different perception about pregnancy exercise. The problem that occurs in the field is the lack of awareness of pregnant women about the importance of pregnancy exercise. The purpose of this research was to understand the role of pregnant mother’s characteristics on the perception of pregnancy exercises at Situ Sumedang Health Center. The design used in the study was cross sectional design. The samples were 153 second trimester pregnant women. The results showed 77 respondents (50.3%) had positive perceptions and 76 respondents (40.7 %) had negative perceptions. The education of pregnant women was found to be significantly related to the perception of pregnant women. This shows that pregnant women already have a positive perception about pregnancy exercise because the mother has received health education about pregnancy exercise in the class of pregnant women in each Poskesdes. It is recommended that the government together with the community try to improve education.
Usage-Based Approaches to L2 Acquisition

(1) Language learning is primarily based on learners’ exposure to their second language (L2) in use, that is, their communicative experience using the L2. (2) Learners induce the rules of their L2 from this experience by employing cognitive mechanisms that are not exclusive to language learning, but that are general cognitive mechanisms at work in any kind of learning, including language learning.
Operative Versorgung spinaler Metastasen in Häusern der Regelversorgung

Zusammenfassung Die operative Versorgung spinaler Metastasen, in der Regel in Form einer Instrumentation und Dekompression des Spinalkanals und ggfs. eines Tumordebulkings, sind die mit Abstand häufigsten tumorbedingten Eingriffe in der Wirbelsäulenchirurgie. Aufgrund des hohen Patientenaufkommens ist daher eine flächendeckende Versorgung der Patienten erforderlich. Bezüglich der Behandlungsqualität sind zentrumsspezifische und operateursspezifische Eingriffshäufigkeit die entscheidenden Kriterien. Entsprechende Kliniken und Operateure sind sowohl in Häusern der Grund- und Regelversorgung als auch in Häusern der Maximalversorgung zu finden.
Online-offline competitive pricing with reference price effect

Abstract Nowadays, consumers can easily compare the prices of the online and offline channels before making purchase decisions, which might arouse the reference price effect among consumers. Considering the reference price effect, how should online and offline retailers set prices? To answer it, we incorporate the reference price effect into a Hotelling model to formulate the online-offline price competition. We find that, when the reference price effect is low (high), the offline (online) retailer monopolizes the market; when the reference price effect is moderate, the retailers co-exist. Interestingly, a first mover disadvantage and a second mover advantage exist in terms of market share, but they do not necessarily exist in terms of profit. However, both the online and offline retailers can be better off by negotiating on the game sequence. Furthermore, we find that each retailer prefers its own price to be regarded as the reference price. A lower reference price, although benefiting the e-retailing in the short run, might compromise the product image and hurt both retailers in the long run.
Moderno e eterno: sobre os discursos de modernidade em Belo Horizonte

Cidade centenaria, Belo Horizonte destaca-se desde a sua inauguracao como um projeto urbano milimetricamente desenhado e com vistas para a modernidade. Propomos neste artigo, revisar o fenomeno da modernidade utilizando como base empirica o evento artistico “BHOOM: 120 anos | O que e moderno e eterno em BH? ” no intuito de levantarmos as linhas de forcas discursivas que embasam o ideal modernista-eterno em Belo Horizonte. Ao considerarmos o moderno como a tradicao de se romper com o passado e criar o novo, compreendemos a Belo Horizonte, da decada de 1940 ate os dias atuais, um exemplar valido para analisarmos o fenomeno da modernidade e as suas atuais reverberacoes.
ASSESSMENT OF MICROBIAL PROFILE IN THE PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC FOOT: A MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY

Background: Diabetic foot is one of the most feared complications of the diabetes and is the leading cause of the hospitalization among diabetic patients. Neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, foot ulceration and infection with or without osteomyelitis are few of the several pathological complications leading to the development of gangrene and which even necessitates limb amputation. While the foot infections in persons with diabetes are initially treated empirically, a therapy which is directed at the known causative organisms may improve the outcome. Hence; we evaluated the microbiological profile of the patients with diabetic foot. Materials & Methods: A total of 120 patients with diabetes who reported in the hospital from December 2012 to May 2015, for a period of six months, were included in this prospective study. The clinical history of the patients such as age, sex, types of diabetes, duration of diabetes, size of ulcer and duration of ulcer were recorded on a proforma. The ulcers were graded according to the Wagner’s grade classification. A total of sixty swabs were collected and processed for bacteriological investigations. The samples were processed by direct inoculation on to culture media like Sheep Blood agar (SBA), Brain Heart infusion Agar (BHIA) and Nutrient Agar (NA) incubated at 37°C for 24 hrs. The bacterial isolates were identified and confirmed according to the Bergey’s manual of Determinative Bacteriology. Results: 54% of the total patients included in the present study were male and rest were female. The mean age group was found to be 59 years. The duration of the ulcer ranged from 10 to 20 years and the enrolled cases were of Wagner’s grade I to III. In our study, approximately 70% of patients were Grade I. Although in gram positive organism Staphylococcus aureus was the predominant isolate followed by Staphylococcus saprophyticus, while Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the predominant isolate followed by Escherichia coli in gram negative organism. Conclusion: Diabetic foot is one of the common infections with prevalence among diabetic patients. Also the gram negative infection was seen in higher quantity in diabetic foot patients in the present study.
Mobilizing the commercial sector for public health objectives: a practical guide.

This guide is based on the field experiences of UNICEF and BASICS (Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival) from field offices of UNICEF the Pan American Health Organization and the US Agency for International Development. This resource provides basic information on the development of joint and cooperative relationships between the private and public sectors in addressing public health concerns. The targeted audience is health professionals who must balance services with limited resources. The guide describes the process for conducting an initial probe into the potential for a public/private partnership. It describes the process in steps for building the partnership and identifies the roles and responsibilities of each partner. Potential areas for partnerships include vitamin A deficiency iron deficiency iodine deficiency malaria diarrhea acute respiratory disease and immunizable diseases. Commercial partners may include manufacturers of food pharmaceuticals textiles insecticides soaps chemicals and equipment. The products or interventions may include vitamin A supplements in separate units or in foods iron supplements or iron-fortified foods iodized salt or foods fortified with iodized salt insecticide-treated bed nets anti-malarial drugs and treatment soap oral rehydration solutions (ORS) disinfectants antibiotics timers vaccines and equipment for maintaining cold temperatures during transport or at a central location. The guide presents a case study for launching a partnership in the promotion of ORS in Bolivia. The steps in the commercialization of ORS include creating the partnership approaching the target companies identifying the consumer building a product identity building the relationship creating an advertising strategy launching the product pricing the product and watching the process unfold. Success was due to attention to both process and technical issues the involvement of professionals well-thought-out methods and enthusiasm.
Identificación e caracterización de microorganismos contaminantes de produtos lácteos, e busca de biomarcadores peptídicos mediante LC-ESI MS-MS

O capitulo I deste traballo centrase na identificacion das cepas illadas dun sobre contaminado de leite condensada e a caracterizacion dunha nova subespecie de Bacillus safensis (BC09T). Realizouse o estudo filoxenetico de BC09T a partir dos xenes do 16S rRNA, gyrB e tuf. Levouse a cabo a secuenciacion do xenoma e o seu analise. Realizouse tamen o estudo fenotipico, quimiotaxonomico e proteomico mediante MALDI TOF. Segundo todolos resultados determinouse que a cepa BC09T representa unha nova subespecie de B. safensis, co nome de Bacillus safensis subsp. osmophilus subsp. nov. No capitulo II de esta tese, levouse a cabo o estudo dos peptidos tripticos analizados por LC-ESI-MS/MS de Streptococcus spp. e S. aureus illadas de leite e produtoras de mastite. Co obxectivo de determinar peptidos biomarcadores para estas cepas, estudaronse os peptidos especificos de orixe faxico e pertencentes a factores de virulencia. Seleccionaronse varios peptidos especificos de especie como potenciais biomarcadores. Chapter I of this research focuses on identification of strains isolated from a contaminated sample of condensed milk and the characterization of a new subspecies of Bacillus safensis (BC09T). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA, gyrB and tuf genes of BC09T have been performed. Genome sequencing and its analysis has been conducted. Moreover, phenotypic chemotaxonomic and proteomic studies by MALDI TOF have been performed. Results showed that strain BC09T represents a new subspecies of B. safensis, for which the name Bacillus safensis subsp. osmophilus subsp. nov. is proposed. Chapter II of this thesis focuses on the analysis of tryptic digestion peptides from mastitis producer Streptococcus spp. and S. aureus isolated from milk, by LC-ESI-MS/MS. In order to search for specific biomarkers of such analysed strains, phage origin and virulence factors peptides were studied. Determined specie specific peptides are thought to be useful as biomarkers.
The Capacity of Private Information Retrieval From Heterogeneous Uncoded Caching Databases

We consider private information retrieval (PIR) of a single file out of <italic>K</italic> files from <italic>N</italic> non-colluding databases with <italic>heterogeneous storage constraints</italic> <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${{m}}=({m}_{1}, \cdots,{m}_{{N}})$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. The aim of this work is to jointly design the content placement phase and the information retrieval phase in order to minimize the download cost in the PIR phase. We characterize the optimal PIR download cost as a linear program. By analyzing the structure of the optimal solution of this linear program, we show that, surprisingly, the optimal download cost in our heterogeneous case matches its homogeneous counterpart where all databases have the same average storage constraint <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu =\frac {1}{{N}} \sum _{{n}=1}^{N} {m}_{{n}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. Thus, we show that there is no loss in the PIR capacity due to heterogeneity of storage spaces of the databases. We provide the optimum content placement explicitly for <italic>N</italic> = 3.
Role of Immunoglobulin against Infections

ABSTRACT Immunoglobulin is nothing but an antibody that is produced by the white blood cells present in our body. It is very useful in the critical situation of immune response. Antibodies are substances made by the body's immune system because of microorganisms, infections, growth, or cancer cells. Antibodies join to the foreign substances so the immune system will against them. Antibodies are particular to every kind of foreign substance. For example, antibodies made because of a tuberculosis contamination connect only to tuberculosis microorganisms. Antibodies also work in allergic responses. Sometimes, antibodies might be made against your own particular tissues. This is called an autoimmune disease.
GMPPT by using PSO based on Lévy flight for photovoltaic system under partial shading conditions

The photovoltaic (PV) system contemplated in the study displays multiple peaks on power-voltage ( P - V ) curve under partial shading condition (PSC) results in a complicated maximum power point tracking (MPPT) process. Conventional MPPT algorithms work in an effective manner under uniform irradiance conditions. However, these algorithms are unable to track the global peak effectively under different irradiance conditions. In this study, a velocity of particle swarm optimisation-based Levy flight (VPSO-LF) for Global MPPT of PV system under PSCs is proposed. For the changes in irradiance, when verified with VPSO-LF, tracking time and a number of iterations are fewer to reach the global peak of PV array. It also minimises the number of tuning parameters of the velocity of particle swarm optimisation (PSO). The proposed technique is simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK as well as experimentally validated. It is observed that the results obtained using VPSO-LF is superior to conventional PSO and hill-climbing algorithm under different patterns of PV array.
Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Spices and Herbs against Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteria

Spices have been defined as plant substances from indigenous or exotic origin, aromatic or with strong taste, used to enhance the taste of foods. Herbs and spices have been used during the middle ages for flavoring, food preservation and medicinal purposes. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the phytochemicals and antimicrobial properties of extracts of nine types of commercial herbs and spices commonly used in the production of ready meals. Phytochemical screening tests was conducted for nine spice species and found that extract contains a variety of Phytochemicals like saponins, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, glycosides and reducing sugars and among which there is higher level of precipitation for phenol and flavonoids. As they are essential source of antimicrobial agents against pathogens, their extracts were tested for its antimicrobial activity by well diffusion method using Nutrient agar against human pathogenic bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus. The findings showed potential antibacterial properties of the extracts against the organisms tested. Among the nine-spice extract tested, ethanol extract of garlic shows higher inhibition zone. Agar well diffusion assay for antimicrobial activity yielded the inhibitory zone of 7±1.15mm diameter for black cumin, 12.50±1.12mm diameter for ginger, 10.30±0.73mm for cloves and 13.45±0.58mm diameter for garlic extract indicating that garlic was the most effective spice in inhibiting the microbial growth. Finding of the study concluded that Spices possesses the anti-microbial capabilities against infections (diseases) caused by Staphylococcus aureus and seems to be useful in the discovery of antibiotic drugs.
Medical Professionalism of Occupational and Environmental Physicians in Korea.

Objectives: This study evaluated cognition, core values and attributes of medical professionalism in occupational and environmental physicians, and was conducted to have basic data for suggesting proper role models of occupational and environmental physicians. Methods: Perceptions of reality and the priority of professionalism virtues in occupational and environmental medicine were evaluated by using a self-administered questionnaire, completed by 109 occupational and environmental physicians in Korea. The physicians were divided into two sub-groups: the resident group and the board certified specialist group. There are 4 questions about perceptions of reality and survey respondents gave 5-scale scores to each of 10 professionalism virtues in the questionnaire. The statistical significance of the perception difference between two groups was given by a cross tabulation analysis. Priority difference between each 10 professionalism virtue between the two groups was analyzed through Student T-test by using the SPSS 17.0K program. Afterwards, the type of medical professionalism in occupational and environmental medicine was analyzed based on the results of the questionnaire. Results: This study provided us with the information that specialists had more optimistic views about reality of occupational and environmental medicine than residents. 10 virtues of medical professionalism were listed in the order of priority, highest to lowest. Occupational and environmental physicians valued ‘technical competence’, ‘professional dominance’, and ‘morality’, but ‘altruism’ had the lowest score. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the occupational and environmental physicians’s type of medical professionalism didn’t match any of the seven types of medical professionalism from Castellani & Hafferty, although ‘empirical type’, ‘nostalgic type’ were partially similar to the occupational and environmental physician’s type of medical professionalism. This is assumed because the occupational and environmental medicine field is different from other clinical medicine in terms of the physician’s role. Further studies and discussions are necessary for establishing a suitable model of medical professionalism for occupational and environmental physicians.
State space model realization using step response data of MIMO system with input delays for model predictive control

This paper discusses state space realization algorithm from general multiple input multiple output (MIMO) step response data with or without input delays. It uses the factored form of the block Hankel matrix formed from the Markov parameters of the equivalent impulse response of the step response model to obtain an equivalent state space model. Though the state space model that best approximates the step response model has number of states equal to the rank of the block Hankel matrix, much lower rank state space model, adequate for use as internal model for model predictive control (MPC), can also be obtained. By using an empirical step response model of a pilot distillation plant, a simple state space MPC, which use a full rank, and then a low-rank approximation of the model as its internal model, is implemented on the plant model. The setpoint tracking trends of the control outputs of the two approximations match closely.
Gaps in work readiness of graduate health professionals and impact on early practice: Possibilities for future interprofessional learning

Introduction: It is increasingly imperative to retain new graduates in order to meet the growing health workforce needs of Australia’s ageing population. Concurrently, there is a need to prepare graduates to work effectively in interprofessional teams by providing interprofessional educational opportunities at tertiary level, although which skills, knowledge and competencies should be delivered in an interprofessional context is a point of contention. Limited attention has been given to the identification of cross-professional gaps in entry-level work readiness of graduate health professionals that could subsequently be addressed to some extent by interprofessional education. Methods: Qualitative responses were collected from 88 Department of Health Western Australia employees using a survey tool with open fields. Respondents were recent graduates across a range of health professions. Responses were analysed to identify significant self-reported gaps in graduate work readiness and their impact. Results: Gaps in entry-level work readiness across multiple professions were identified. These included caseload and time management, clinical administration skills, employability, lack of experience with high-risk patients and emergencies, insufficient practicum to transform theory into practical knowledge, conflict management, and stress management and reality shock. Conclusion: The gaps identified in current graduate work readiness, across a range of health professions, should inform the focus of future interprofessional training. As such, this paper could play a role in ensuring graduates are work ready, and also provide ideas for building the interprofessional skills of the future workforce.
Genome-wide characterization of copy number variations in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with implications in targeted therapy

Abstract Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the aggressive form of haematological malignancies with relapse/refractory in ~ 40% of cases. It mostly develops due to accumulation of various genetic and epigenetic variations that contribute to its aggressiveness. Though large-scale structural alterations have been reported in DLBCL, their functional role in pathogenesis and as potential targets for therapy is not yet well understood. In this study we performed detection and analysis of copy number variations (CNVs) in 11 human DLBCL cell lines (4 activated B-cell–like [ABC] and 7 germinal-centre B-cell–like [GCB]), that serve as model systems for DLBCL cancer cell biology. Significant heterogeneity observed in CNV profiles of these cell lines and poor prognosis associated with ABC subtype indicates the importance of individualized screening for diagnostic and prognostic targets. Functional analysis of key cancer genes exhibiting copy alterations across the cell lines revealed activation/disruption of ten potentially targetable immuno-oncogenic pathways. Genome guided in silico therapy that putatively target these pathways is elucidated. Based on our analysis, five CNV-genes associated with worst survival prognosis are proposed as potential prognostic markers of DLBCL.
Large Carnivore Attacks on Humans: The State of Knowledge

In this paper, we summarize the state of the literature regarding attacks on humans from large carnivores, and classify them, where possible, according to three common precursors of such attacks including human provocation and animal disease. We found the risk of a large carnivore attacking a human is relatively low in comparison to other natural threats, such as being struck by lightning. Our recommendations include ways for humans to coexist with large carnivores, such as aversive conditioning of habituated carnivores. Finally, we argue for a more standardized method of obtaining attack information across scholars and practitioners such as the use of consistent timelines, regions and sources, the inclusion of gray literature, and the recording of causal factors such as provocation and disease. Empirical knowledge of carnivore attacks can augment and inform individual and culturally influenced understandings with the potential for more humane, effective, and locally appropriate wildlife management and conservation techniques.