Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A posição de amamentar determina o aparecimento do trauma mamilar? ¿La posición del amamantamiento determina la aparición del trauma del pezón? Does breast feeding position influence the onset of nipple trauma?

The aim of the study was to identify the breast feeding position and holding variables related to nipple trauma. This case-control study assessed the onset of nipple trauma among women hospitalized at a University Hospital in the city of Sao Paulo, in 2004 and 2005. Subjects were puerperae diagnosed with unilateral or bilateral nipple trauma. Data analysis was performed using chi-square, Student's t, and odds ratio tests (CI= 95%) and correspondence analysis. Participants were 146 puerperal women and their newborns, being 73 cases and 73 controls. Statistically significant position and holding variables for causing lesions were the following: newborns with their necks bent/contorted, chin away from the breast and lip-related defect (turned inward). Trauma prevention at the beginning of breast feeding is crucial for continuing this practice. Following adequate positioning is decisive for establishing effective and prolonged breast feeding.
Coming Clean: Overcoming Addiction Without Treatment

Despite the widely accepted view that formal treatment and twelve-step groups are essential for overcoming dependencies on alcohol and drugs, each year large numbers of former addicts quietly recover on their own, without any formal treatment or participation in self-help groups at all. Coming Clean explores the untold stories of untreated addicts who have recovered from a lifestyle of excessive and compulsive substance use without professional assistance. Based on 46 in-depth interviews with formerly addicted individuals, this controversial volume examines their reasons for avoiding treatment, the strategies they employed to break away from their dependencies, the circumstances that facilitated untreated recovery, and the implications of recovery without treatment for treatment professionals as well as for prevention and drug policy. Because of the pervasive belief that addiction is a disease requiring formal intervention, few training programs for physicians, social workers, psychologists, and other health professionals explore the phenomenon of natural recovery from addiction. Coming Clean offers insights for treatment professionals of how recovery without treatment can work and how candidates for this approach can be identified. A detailed appendix outlines specific strategies which will be of interest to addicted individuals themselves who wish to attempt the process of recovery without treatment.
Ekologi Media di Era Konvergensi

Studi Ekologi media di Era Konvergensi ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis media dalam memanfaatkan media baru (media online) agar mampu berkorvergensi dan berkompetisi dalam usahanya merebut pasar guna meraup iklan dan audiens di era media digital di Indonesia. Kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa konvergensi media massa dapat mengatasi merosotnya jumlah audiens terhadap media mainstream. Karena distribusi informasi tidak lagi hanya mengandalkan media konvensional tetapi juga media online. Kehadiran media online ini juga sebagai bagian dari media konvensional bertujuan untuk memperkuat fungsi media agar dapat memperluas jaringan audiens melalui distribusi informasi yang lebih beragam. Kompetisi media massa dikaji menggunakan teori Ekologi Media dan teori Niche di mana media bersaing dalam ruang ekologi yang sama untuk memperebutkan sumber penunjang kehidupan yakni capital, content, dan audiens.
Application of artificial neural network in intelligent medical diagnosis system

Proposed a method which unites artificial neural network with expert system and set up a medical intelligent diagnosis system,which is used to diagnose myocardial infarction and angina as well.Tested by 140 diagnostic cases in clinical,the results of neural network applied in medical diagnosis field is very good and the application of the method is successful.
Anorexia nerviosa y psicodrama: intervención a través de la silueta

En este articulo se expone el trabajo realizado en un grupo de terapia de mujeres con anorexia nerviosa restrictiva, usuarias de una asociacion para personas con trastornos de la conducta alimentaria. A partir de la tecnica de la silueta y a traves de distintos ejercicios psicodramaticos se trabajo sobre dos factores comunes en los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria: el rechazo al propio cuerpo y la distorsion de la imagen corporal. Este trabajo ayudo a las pacientes a reconocer la distorsion de la imagen corporal que tenian y aceptar que su figura fue la que mostro la silueta real.
Do You Believe in Fairies?: The Hiss of Dramatic License

When Peter Pan asks audiences to affirm their belief in fairies in order to revive Tinker Bell, this can be interpreted as an affirmation of the willing suspension of disbelief thought to be an essential condition of theatrical spectating. However, closer analysis of the original 1904 production of Peter Pan, including its variation from conventional pantomime, reveals the intertext of two contemporaneous debates in ethnology: the idea that the last of the fairy folk were departing from Britain, and the more empirical observation that gypsy-tinkers were losing their rural way of life. This reveals Peter Pan's query as a reflection about the status of oppressed groups, and thus less an affirmation of innocence than a referendum on the desirability of modernity. This case study is postulated as an example of dramatic license—a previously under-theorized concept—proposing this as a term with specific referentiality to the theatrical medium, in which a mimetic, intellectual, and ideological problem is explicitly placed before an audience in order to elicit a response.
Spectrally and Power Efficient Optical Communication Systems.

Increased traffic demands globally and in particular in short-reach links in data centers will require optical communication systems to continue scaling at an accelerated pace. Nevertheless, energy constraints start to limit the bit rate that can be practically transmitted over optical systems both at the shortest distances in data centers and at the longest distances in ultra-long submarine links. Short-reach links in data centers face strict constraints on power consumption, size, and cost, which will demand low-power solutions that scale to bit rates beyond 100 Gbit/s per wavelength, while accommodating increased losses due to longer fiber plant, multiplexing of more wavelengths, and possibly optical switching. At the longest distances, submarine optical cables longer than about 5,000 km face energy constraints due to power feed limits at the shores, which restricts the electrical power available to the undersea optical amplifiers, ultimately limiting the optical power and throughput per fiber. This dissertation presents strategies to mitigate these limitations. For short-reach links in data centers, we propose low-power coherent receiver architectures that completely avoid high-speed analog-to-digital converters and digital signal processors. For long-haul submarine links, we demonstrate how optimizing the channel power allocation under a constraint on the amplifier power maximizes the information-theoretic capacity per fiber.
Normas da valência das imagens do Ficheiro de Imagens Multicategoriais (FIM)

Neste estudo apresentam-se normas de valencia afectiva de um conjunto de imagens ( n =195) que compoem o Ficheiro de Imagens Multi-categoriais (FIM1). A valencia de cada imagem foi aferida atraves da media das respostas em duas dimensoes continuas referenciadas em 9 pontos, Mau/Bom e Nao-Gosto/Gosto-Muito, fornecidas por uma amostra de estudantes universitarios do curso de psicologia. Neste artigo apresenta-se o Ficheiro de Imagens Multi-categoriais (195 imagens de 4 categorias: plantas, animais, objectos e pessoas) e respectiva avaliacao (i.e., medias, desvios-padrao e intervalos de confianca a 95%) com o objectivo de contribuir para o desenvolvimento de um sistema normativo que permita a sua utilizacao em futuras investigacoes.
Multicommodity Network Flows with Probabilistic Losses

This paper considers the problem of maximizing the expected value of multicommodity flows in a network in which the arcs experience probabilistic loss rates. Consideration of probabilistic losses are relevant, particularly, in communication and transportation networks. An arc-chain formulation of the problem and an efficient algorithm for computing an optimal solution are provided. The algorithm involves a modified column generation technique for identifying a constrained chain. Computational experience with the algorithm is included.
Aethalium cortex formation in the myxomycete Lycogala terrestre

En su fase inicial, el etalio de Lycogala terrestre es un globulo simple del cual se proyectan unas papilas, en tanto el material cortical se dirige hacia el interior del globulo, separandolo para formar el pseudocapilicio lleno de aire. Las mitocondrias que se alinean a lo largo del pseudocapilicio en formacion parecen ser las responsables del bombeo de agua hacia su exterior, dando como resultado la separacion que le dara origen
Space and species: on the relationships between spatial processes and diversity patterns of trees

A pesar de que el mundo es inevitablemente espacial, y que cada organismo es una entidad discreta que existe e interacciona con su entorno mas inmediato, estas realidades han sido tradicionalmente ignoradas durante mucho tiempo por la mayoria de los ecologos debido a que pueden complicar bastante tanto el trabajo de campo como el ejercicio de modelizacion. Sin embargo, varias lineas de investigacion han destacado en las ultimas dos decadas el papel potencialmente critico del espacio a la hora de entender una gran diversidad de patrones biologicos, desarrollando un interes creciente por la Ecologia Espacial. Esta tesis se enmarca dentro de este cuerpo de conocimiento, centrandose en el estudio de procesos que poseen una estructura espacial determinada y que afectan directamente a patrones de diversidad en arboles en dos zonas de estudio: Europa y Norte America, y la Peninsula Iberica (excluyendo Portugal). En un primer capitulo, se estudia un proceso espacial que ha tenido lugar a lo largo de un periodo de tiempo y que, por tanto, presenta una estructura espacio-temporal (i.e. retirada de los glaciares en el post-Pleistoceno). De modo similar, la perdida y fragmentacion de habitat influye de forma directa en los patrones de presencia/ausencia, riqueza, abundancia y extincion de especies, y ha sido uno de los ejes principales de esta tesis. Por ultimo, hemos aplicado tecnicas de analisis espacial para explorar el grado de validez de los denominados Modelos de Distribucion de Especies para explicar la estructura espacial de las especies dentro de sus rangos de distribucion; a partir de las inconsistencias observadas entre modelos y observaciones se infieren procesos espaciales que podrian reducir estas inconsistencias y mejorar la capacidad predictiva de los modelos. Los resultados obtenidos en esta tesis son relevantes en el campo de la Ecologia de comunidades, y ponen de manifiesto que la inclusion de procesos que poseen una determinada estructura espacial alejada del azar es clave para entender diversos patrones de diversidad en arboles a varias escalas. Por otro lado, algunos de los resultados obtenidos tienen implicaciones directas para la conservacion, ya que proporcionan informacion sobre las especies cuya proteccion deberia ser mas critica en paisajes donde la perdida de habitat es importante. Confiamos que esos resultados ayuden a orientar las politicas de conservacion no solamente hacia especies vulnerables, sino hacia interacciones entre especies. Palabras clave: Ecologia Espacial, arboles, Europa, Norte America, Peninsula Iberica, patrones de diversidad, glaciacion, perdida y fragmentacion de habitat, modelos de distribucion de especies, estructura espacial
The quantification of Achilles tendon neovascularity

In the investigation of the correlation between VON and clinical severity, the mean VON was definitely greater than that in healthy Achilles tendon. Neovascularization was noted in 97.5% (n = 39) symptomatic Achilles tendons in 30 patients. The VAS showed a positive correlation with VON with a Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.326 ( p = 0.04, power = 0.89), while no significant correlation was found between VISA-A score and VON.
Implementing a Bare-Metal Threading Library for SHMAC

For decades, Moore's Law has stood as a symbol of the continued performance increases achieved through technology scaling. While Moore's observation has remained true for far longer than Moore himself predicted, it now seems to be coming to an end. The move to multi-core processors was motivated by thermal challenges, but is by no means a final solution. Heterogeneous systems could potentially achieve far greater energy efficiency than symmetric, multi-core architectures. SHMAC is an FPGA-based architecture that intends to serve as a platform for exploring the inherent challenges of heterogeneous, single-ISA systems. Since working with parallel applications on bare-metal platforms can be difficult, a higher level of abstraction is often preferable. One such abstraction that is familiar to most developers is the POSIX threads API. This thesis covers the implementation of a bare-metal Pthreads library that provides both threading and several other synchronization primitives, such as condition variables, mutexes and barriers. The implemented library is used to port several benchmarks from the PARSEC suite; the results from these are presented both to showcase the current performance of the platform and the capabilities of the Pthreads library. As a result of the need to verify the correctness and performance of the implemented library, the need for another tool arose: a profiler. Since none currently existed for SHMAC, one had to be written from scratch. A fully functional and gprof-compatible profiler was developed. The features, implementation details and usage of this profiler is described here as well. Two other contributions to the SHMAC project were made as well. These were intended to simplify the task of setting up a working development environment and the day-to-day work with SHMAC, respectively. Both of these will be presented in this thesis.
Detecting and Predicting Diabetes Using Supervised Learning: An Approach towards Better Healthcare for Women

This paper aims at Detecting Diabetes with PIMA Indian Diabetes Data-set. PIMA India is concerned with women’s health. The risk of developing diabetes in Women is quite high due to various factors. Hence, the idea is to Detect and Predict this Disorder with the help of Machine Learning techniques-Support Vector Machine and Decision Trees respectively. The advantage of using these techniques is that it helps in automation of process and makes tasks like Classification, Clustering simpler. The Paper begins with the introduction and emphasize on the worst effect of the Diabetes by explaining various disorders associated with it brief Literature Survey is done to study the work done in it.Then,Section 3 describes the Proposed Approach with Pseudo Code in R Framework. The Framework is used here is R Studio for better analysis and Visualizations. Finally, Results are discussed with Conclusion and Future Scope.
Unusual presentation of a T-cell-rich large B-cell lymphoma in the nictitating membrane in a seven-year-old Bavarian warmblood gelding

A seven-year-old, 550-kg, Bavarian warmblood gelding was referred to the Ophthalmology Service of the Veterinary University Vienna, due to a mass on the bulbar aspect of the nictitating membrane of the left eye. Thorough ophthalmic examination of the left eye revealed a red-pink mass, about 1 cm in diameter and 4 mm thickness, on the bulbar aspect of the nictitating membrane. Histopathological and immunohistological examination of the excised mass identified a T-cell-rich large B-cell lymphoma. Follow-up examination revealed no recurrence of the mass 18 months after initial presentation. To the authors' knowledge this is the first report of a histopathologically confirmed T-cell-rich large B-cell lymphoma of the ocular adnexa in the horse, with no recurrence or metastasis 18 months after initial presentation.
Teaching Flowcharting with FlowC

When detailed logic flowcharting fell out of favor as a commercial design tool starting in the mid-l 970s, it was discarded by many IS educators. In doing so, however, we may have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Many of the disadvantages of flowcharting as a commercial tool-such as the immense size of flowcharts of large programs-arc not necessarily serious drawbacks in introductory programming classes. Several researchers have also found benefits from the use of flowcharts as a teaching tool. The challenge is to develop approaches whereby learning to program-not learning to flowchart-is emphasized. Flowe, a Windows-based flowcharting application, is an example of a tool that can be used to minimize the challenges of teaching flowcharting while retaining its benefits in the formative stages of learning to program. In addition to guiding the user through the creation of diagrams, Flowe also allows the user to view the code (or pseudocode) implied by each construct drawn in the flowchart. The user may also generate complete applications that may then be compiled and run in MS Visual Studio . NET. Flowe has been used for three semesters to teach introductory programming (in C) to undergraduate MIS majors. The students have found the program easy to use and have reported that flowcharting has been an important component of their overall learning in the course. In addition, analysis of survey data gathered from students suggests that learning flowcharting early in the course has benefited their learning in subsequent programming assignments.
Stable real-time multimodel scheduling for flexible manufacturing systems

Two multimodel scheduling policies for single machine flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) are developed. The policies are distinguished according to whether a single part type (PT) or a set of PTs is to be processed by a server into distinct models based on the input PT. No precedence relationships between PTs or models are considered. The policies are nonpreemptive, allow for a class of model processing failure, and are proven to maintain prescribed buffer bounds. A 2/sup 5/ factorial simulation study is included to illustrate the system response when varying fundamental FMS parameters. From the simulation experiments, it was found that a varying setup excerpts the most significant effect on the considered set of response measures.
A direct comparison of the effects of imagery and action observation on hitting performance

Novice and experienced baseball players participated in one of two mental preparation conditions (observation, imagery) or a control group. Each participant completed three directional hitting tasks: pull hit, opposite-field hit, and sacrifice fly. Number of hits was significantly higher for both observation and imagery than for the control group. Experienced players demonstrated significantly larger effects of both preparation techniques. The effects of experience and preparation technique also varied significantly with task difficulty. These effects were significantly mediated by changes in batting kinematics. Imagery and action observation can improve hitting ability with the optimal method depending on skill-level and task difficulty.
Translating into Polyphony: Creating a Dramaturgical Translation for Three Sisters at Steppenwolf

At the end of act 2 in the recent Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters (adapted by Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro), Irina Prozorova sits alone on a chaise at the edge of a starkly whitewashed stage. Behind her, hanging in midair, looms her house, a massive, solid, structure made ethereal with blue, wintery light, a picture frame enclosing it and holding it at a distance from her. While Irina’s refrain of longing (“To Moscow, to Moscow, to Moscow”) merges with the sounds around her, her suspended house is surrounded on all sides by falling snow. The audience cannot see where the snow comes from, nor does it seem to come to a rest on anything; instead, it falls above, beside, but also through and under the house, giving the sense that the audience is witness to a small piece of something infinite.
Music in the Funeral Traditions of the Akpafu

"NT na lo seniu kuwe, fie oresire somoloo? " ("Who laid a mat for him, so that he slept so deeply? ") With this rhetorical question, the Akpafu of Southeastern Ghana initiate a period of public mourning occasioned by the death of one of their number.1 The philosophic significance of death in Akpafu culture is twofold. First, it marks the completion of the earthly cycle of existence, birth-circumcision-puberty-marriage-death. Second, it opens the door to a higher, spiritual realm in which the deceased, as an ancestor, takes his place alongside the lesser gods and the Supreme Being in the higher reaches of the hierarchy of existence. Just as the rites accompanying birth, puberty, and marriage are performed in and through music, so death occasions some of the most distinctive forms of musical expression among the Akpafu. This essay describes the music of the Akpafu funeral with particular reference to the funeral dirge. After giving a brief ethnographic background, I elaborate two models for the funeral, those of a Christian and a non-Christian. Then, using the latter as main framework, I discuss
MAKA: Provably Secure Multi-factor Authenticated Key Agreement Protocol

Remote authentication is important to protect a networked server against malicious remote logins in complex systems, it is also the most efficient method to determine the identity of a remote user. Recently, Li et al. proposed an enhanced smart card based remote user password authentication scheme, referred to as LNKL scheme. In this paper, we first analyze LNKL scheme and show their scheme is vulnerable to key compromise impersonation attack and smart card impersonated attack. Besides, LNKL scheme does not provide user’s anonymity and privacy protection. LNKL scheme still has some design flaws such as non-repairability. Furthermore, LNKL scheme adopts two-factor authentication (password and smart-card), which are easily compromised. Based on LNKL scheme and biometrics- based multi-factor authentication, an improved multi-factor authentication (short for MAKA) is proposed in this paper, which not only keeps the merits of LNKL scheme, but also achieves more security features. In addition, the MAKA protocol can be formally proved securely against passive and active attacks under the computational Diffie-Hellman problem assumption in the random oracle model. As a result, it is more well-suited for mobile application scenarios where resource is constrained and security is concerned.