Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
From findings to statistics : an assessment of Finnish medical cause-of-death information in relation to underlying-cause coding

9 INTRODUCTION 11 1 General features 11 2 Cause-of-death certification 13 2.1 Causes of death 13 2.2 Death certificate 13 2.2.1 International form 13 2.2.2 Finnish death certificate 13 2.3 Cause-of-death determination in Finland 15 2.4 Medical death certification in Finland 17 2.5 Validation of cause-of-death information at Statistics Finland 20 2.5. 1 Query practices 20 2.5. 2 Exploitation of medical expertise 21 3 Cause-of-death classification, coding and registration 22 3.1 International cause-of-death classification 22 3.2 Cause-of-death classification in Finland 23 3.3 Cause-of-death registration in Finland 24 REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON MEDICAL DEATH CERTIFICATION FOR UNDERLYING-CAUSE CODING 26 1 Studies on autopsy and autopsy-based medical death certification 26 2 Validity studies on the relation between medical death certification and underlying-cause coding 29 AIMS OF THE STUDY 33 MATERIALS AND METHODS 34 1 Exploitation of autopsy in natural deaths (I) 34 2 Validation of death certificates at Statistics Finland (II-III) 34 3 Fatal alcohol poisonings (IV) 35 4 Fatal drug poisonings (V) 35 5 Statistical methods 36 RESULTS 37 1 Trends in autopsy-based certification of deaths from natural causes (I) 37 1.1 Trends in autopsy-based certification of deaths from ischemic heart diseases (IHD) 37
Multi-physics ensemble snow modelling in the western Himalaya

Abstract. Combining multiple data sources with multi-physics simulation frameworks offers new potential to extend snow model inter-comparison efforts to the Himalaya. As such, this study evaluates the sensitivity of simulated regional snow cover and runoff dynamics to different snowpack process representations. The evaluation is based on a spatially distributed version of the Factorial Snowpack Model (FSM) set up for the Astore catchment in the upper Indus basin. The FSM multi-physics model was driven by climate fields from the High Asia Refined Analysis (HAR) dynamical downscaling product. Ensemble performance was evaluated primarily using MODIS remote sensing of snow-covered area, albedo and land surface temperature. In line with previous snow model inter-comparisons, no single FSM configuration performs best in all of the years simulated. However, the results demonstrate that performance variation in this case is at least partly related to inaccuracies in the sequencing of inter-annual variation in HAR climate inputs, not just FSM model limitations. Ensemble spread is dominated by interactions between parameterisations of albedo, snowpack hydrology and atmospheric stability effects on turbulent heat fluxes. The resulting ensemble structure is similar in different years, which leads to systematic divergence in ablation and mass balance at high elevations. While ensemble spread and errors are notably lower when viewed as anomalies, FSM configurations show important differences in their absolute sensitivity to climate variation. Comparison with observations suggests that a subset of the ensemble should be retained for climate change projections, namely those members including prognostic albedo and liquid water retention, refreezing and drainage processes.
Innovative Design of Drone Landing Gear Used as a Receiving Coil in Wireless Charging Application

A near-field wireless power transfer (WPT) technology is applied to recharge the battery of a small size drone. The WPT technology is an extremely attractive solution to build an autonomous base station where the drone can land to wirelessly charge the battery without any human intervention. The innovative WPT design is based on the use of a mechanical part of the drone, i.e., landing gear, as a portion of the electrical circuit, i.e., onboard secondary coil. To this aim, the landing gear is made with an adequately shaped aluminum pipe that, after suitable modifications, performs both structural and electrical functions. The proposed innovative solution has a very small impact on the drone aerodynamics and the additional weight onboard the drone is very limited. Once the design of the secondary coil has been defined, the configuration of the WPT primary coil mounted in a ground base station is optimized to get a good electrical performance, i.e., high values of transferred power and efficiency. The WPT design guidelines of primary and secondary coils are given. Finally, a demonstrator of the WPT system for a lightweight drone is designed, built, and tested.
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SUM OF BINOMIAL RANDOM VARIABLES UNDER RANKED SET SAMPLING

Abstract In this paper, we examined the characteristics of the sum of independent and non-identical set of binomial ranked set samples, where each set has different order depending success probability. The characterization is done by establishing the general recurrence relations for two different situations based on the number of cycle, which is initially pre-assumed as a constant integer and when it is a random variable. To extend the knowledge about the characteristics of sum in terms of their behaviour and pattern, first four moments i.e., mean, variance, skewness and kurtosis are derive and compared with the sum of binomial simple random samples with same success probability. The proposed procedure has been illustrated through a real-life data on survivorship of children below one year in Empowered Action Groups (EAG) states of India.
How does a strong surrounding magnetic field influence the evolution of a supernova remnant?

We simulate the evolution of supernova remnants (SNRs) in a strong magnetic field. Usually, supernovae explode in a normal interstellar medium with magnetic field of no more than 50 μG, which has been well studied. However, the surrounding magnetic field will be much stronger in some situations, such as in a galactic center. Therefore, we try to explore these situations. The simulations show that a strong magnetic field of 1 mG will align the motion of ejecta in a way similar to a jet. The ejecta propagating perpendicularly to the magnetic field will be reflected and generate a strong reverse shock. When the reverse shock converges in the explosion center, it will more or less flow along the central magnetic field. Finally, most of the ejecta will propagate parallel to the magnetic field.
Keamanan Penggunaan Aminofilin pada Pengobatan Asma di Rumah Sakit Delta Surya Sidoarjo

Aminofilin adalah obat yang umum digunakan untuk mengobati asma di Indonesia dan merupakan obat dengan rentang terapi sempit. Meskipun harganya terjangkau, data tentang keamanan penggunaan aminofilin masih kurang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keamanan aminofilin berdasarkan terjadinya Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) pada pasien rawat inap di rumah sakit. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain retrospektif untuk data pasien di rumah sakit selama 2 tahun. Sampel dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling yang menggunakan aminofilin dalam terapi asma. ADR yang terjadi dicatat dan dianalisis berdasarkan literatur, kemudian dievaluasi dengan Naranjo Scale yang merupakan alat untuk mengidentifikasi kemungkinan ADR terkait obat. Pasien yang terlibat dalam penelitian ini adalah 41 orang yang menggunakan aminofilin untuk pengobatan eksaserbasi asma. Ditemukan satu kasus yang diduga kemungkinan ADR obat yang terjadi dalam penelitian ini, yaitu hipertensi dengan takikardi. Secara umum semua gejala asma pada pasien rawat inap membaik. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa aminofilin aman digunakan untuk pengobatan asma meskipun hanya terdapat satu insiden diduga ADR yang direkam selama pengamatan. Hal tersebut masih perlu diamati untuk melihat kemungkinan terjadinya ADR. Observasi dari hasil laboratorium, wawancara dengan pasien dan tenaga kesehatan lain dibutuhkan untuk penelitian lebih lanjut. Kata kunci: Keamanan, asma, pasien rawat inap Safety of Aminophylline for Asthma Therapy in Delta Surya Hospital at Sidoarjo Abstract Aminophylline is common used for treating asthma in Indonesia and has narrow therapeutic index. Despite of its affordable price, data on the safety of using aminophylline is still poorly documented. The aims of this study is to analyze the safety of using aminophylline based on Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) in hospitalized patients. This study used retrospective design by collecting 2-years-data of hospitalized patients. Using purposive sampling methods, samples were collected from patients who received aminophylline for asthma therapy. ADR event were recorded and evaluated based on some literatures. It was evaluated by Naranjo Scale, a common tool to identify the probability of ADR related drug. From 41 patients who used aminophylline for their exacerbation in asthma treatment, there was one suspected incident of ADR events related to hypertension with tachycardia. In general, aminophylline would improve symptoms in hospitalized patients with asthma. This study demonstrates that aminophylline is safe although there was only one suspected incident of ADR which could be recorded during these observations. However, for further research it still requires observation from laboratory tests and communication with patients and other healthcare workers. Key words: Safety, asthma, hospitalized patients
Desenvolvimento de um framework para métodos sem malha

Metodos sem malha vem ganhando espaco na area de metodos numericos como uma alternativa aos metodos tradicionais, como o Metodo dos Elementos Finitos (FEM) e o Metodo das Diferencas Finitas (FDM). A principal caracteristica dos metodos sem malha e a ausencia de uma malha para construcao de suas funcoes de forma, funcoes usadas para gerar as aproximacoes da solucao. Dessa maneira, o dominio e representado por um conjunto de nos espalhados ao inves de uma malha ou um grid, como ocorre no FEM e no FDM. Este trabalho apresenta um framework para a solucao de problemas eletromagneticos utilizando metodos sem malha, chamado MFree Framework. O framework e desenvolvido na linguagem de programacao C++ sob o paradigma de programacao generica usando o mecanismo de templates. A programacao generica tem como objetivo representar algoritmos e estruturas de dados da forma mais generica possivel, com as abstracoes descritas por conceitos. No MFree Framework, as estruturas de dados sao parametrizadas, permitindo que metodos, funcoes de forma, procedimentos de integracao, formulacoes e outros componentes sejam combinados de varias maneiras para solucionarum determinado problema. Como os tipos de dados sao implementados de modo a satisfazer um ou um conjunto de conceitos, novos tipos podem ser desenvolvidos e usados com as estruturas de dados previamente disponiveis de forma direta, o que torna o frameworkbastante extensivel. Na versao atual, o framework instancia aplicacoes capazes de solucionar problemas utilizando o Element-Free Galerkin Method (EFG), o Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin Method (MLPG) e o Point Interpolation Method (PIM) e suas variacoes. Todavia, outros metodos podem ser facilmente implementados devido ao carater generico com que e construido. Para testar essas instanciacoes do framework, alguns problemas eletrostaticos e magnetostaticos sao resolvidos e o MFree Framework demonstra ser uma ferramenta de grande exibilidade, utilidade e importância para futuros desenvolvimentos na area de metodos sem malha.
Variation Rate to Maintain Diversity in Decision Space within Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms

The performance of a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA) is in most cases measured in terms of the populations’ approximation quality in objective space. As a consequence, most MOEAs focus on such approximations while neglecting the distribution of the individuals of their populations in decision space. This, however, represents a potential shortcoming in certain applications as in many cases one can obtain the same or very similar qualities (measured in objective space) in several ways (measured in decision space). Hence, a high diversity in decision space may represent valuable information for the decision maker for the realization of a given project. In this paper, we propose the Variation Rate, a heuristic selection strategy that aims to maintain diversity both in decision and objective space. The core of this strategy is the proper combination of the averaged distance applied in variable space together with the diversity mechanism in objective space that is used within a chosen MOEA. To show the applicability of the method, we propose the resulting selection strategies for some of the most representative state-of-the-art MOEAs and show numerical results on several benchmark problems. The results demonstrate that the consideration of the Variation Rate can greatly enhance the diversity in decision space for all considered algorithms and problems without a significant loss in the approximation qualities in objective space.
Vocational school teachers’ readiness in implementing Curriculum 2013 revised edition in Cilacap Regency

The purpose of this research is to reveal the factors that influence vocational school teachers’ readiness to implement curriculum 2013 revised edition in Cilacap regency. The factors are 1) principals’ leadership toward the teachers’ readiness, 2) the impact of teachers’ professionalism toward teachers’ readiness, 3) the impact of the teachers’ training. This research is an ex-post facto research. The method of collecting data used in this research is the mix method. The data was collected by using questioner and interview and then, analyzed by applying statistics descriptive counts mean of the percentage. To confirm the hypotheses, this study used multiple linear regression. The result of the research showed that: (1) principals’ leadership affect teachers’ readiness in the amount of 8.4%, (2) teachers’ professionalism impact the teachers’ readiness in amount of 17.7%, (3) teachers’ training impact teachers’ readiness in amount of 24.1%, and (4) principals’ leadership, professionalism, and teachers’ training simultaneously, affect teachers’ readiness and it is proved by Fcalculate in the amount of 5,403 and significant value (p = 0,001 < 0,05). It meant that the whole result of the three free-variables affects the teachers’ readiness significantly in implementing curriculum 2013 revised edition at vocational school in Cilacap.
Coordination between High School and University Teachers in Spain to Reduce Mistakes in Calculus

In level tests carried out in recent years to evaluate the competence acquired by calculus students enrolled in the Computer Software Engineering degree at the University of Oviedo, it has been observed that a significant percentage of students make very similar conceptual errors. This article describes the research undertaken by a working group of teachers called BACUNIMAT, currently made up of two university professors and five high school professors. The name BACUNIMAT is the acronym in Spanish for the High School and University Teachers Working Group. The aim of this research group was to analyze the main deficiencies in mathematical knowledge that students possess upon arrival at university. The analysis was performed in order to propose solutions to alleviate these deficiencies. The research proposes how to focus mathematical teaching in secondary schools in order to better prepare students for university.
Cosmology with underdensities of the Cosmic Web

This thesis explores the utilisation of underdense regions of the Cosmic Web as a tool for studying cosmology. Underdensities, known as cosmic voids, provide a complementary approach for understanding the large-scale structure of our Universe, as well as providing a unique environment to explore the effects of dark energy. An application of the spherical model to void evolution is presented, showcasing its ability to provide non-linear density and velocity profiles for voids. This methodology is then applied in order to reconstruct the initial conditions of the void using a late-time void density profile. Using this reconstruction, the spherical model yields non-linear late-time velocity profiles which are used to predict redshift-space distortions around voids, showing the capacity to constrain cosmological parameters using measurements in the nonlinear regime. Furthermore, this thesis investigates how cosmologists can utilise the advances of weak gravitational lensing to exploit the underdensities of the Universe. A study of the weak lensing measurement around voids is presented with a focus on the SLICS simulation suite and the KiDS and GAMA surveys. A watershed void finding algorithm, zobov, is applied to both the simulations and data, showing that the geometry of the GAMA survey does not lend well to extracting a weak lensing signal from voids due to limitations from both the survey volume and geometry. In contrast, projected underdensities, known as troughs, and the full, projected density spectrum, known as Density Split Statistics, are both shown to yield great potential as cosmological tools. The final chapter of this thesis investigates the use of this novel approach to explore non-ΛCDM cosmologies using the cosmo-SLICS simulations, showing how underdensities can potentially constrain the equation-of-state of dark energy with a higher precision than overdense regions. Chapter 1 of this thesis provides a brief overview of cosmology, while Chapter 2 introduces the theory of weak gravitational lensing. Chapter 3 discusses the spherical model applied to void evolution and redshiftspace distortions around voids, while Chapter 4 explores the weak gravitational lensing signal around voids in simulations and data. Chapter 5 utilises a suite of simulations to investigate the sensitivity of Density Split Statistics to dark energy models.
Stray x-ray flux in the Athena Mirror

The Athena Mirror comprises an array of Silicon Pore Optics (SPO) modules which conform to the Wolter- Schwartzschild (W-S) geometry. In common with all Wolter Type I telescope mirrors the SPO modules produce stray X-ray flux which does not form a focused image but nevertheless impacts on the focal plane and introduces an extra background component in the X-ray images. This stray X-ray flux has 3 components, single reflections from the 2ndWolter I surfaces (the hyperbolic surface), reflections from the backsides of the reflecting membranes and support ribs in the SPO structure and scattering associated with the 2-reection imaged X-rays. We present a detailed analytical model for predicting the distribution of the stray X-ray flux in the Athena Mirrors and assess the impact of this on the sensitivity and imaging capability of the Athena Observatory.
Parallel Transportation Systems: Toward IoT-Enabled Smart Urban Traffic Control and Management

IoT-driven intelligent transportation systems (ITS) have great potential and capacity to make transportation systems efficient, safe, smart, reliable, and sustainable. The IoT provides the access and driving forces of seamlessly integrating transportation systems from the physical world to the virtual counterparts in the cyber world. In this paper, we present visions and works on integrating the artificial intelligent transportation systems and the real intelligent transportation systems to create and enhance “intelligence” of IoT-enabled ITS. With the increasing ubiquitous and deep sensing capacity of IoT-enabled ITS, we can quickly create artificial transportation systems equivalent to physical transportation systems in computers, and thus have parallel intelligent transportation systems, i.e. the real intelligent transportation systems and artificial intelligent transportation systems. The evolution process of transportation system is studied in the view of the parallel world. We can use a large number of long-term iterative simulation to predict and analyze the expected results of operations. Thus, truly effective and smart ITS can be planned, designed, built, operated and used. The foundation of the parallel intelligent transportation systems is based on the ACP theory, which is composed of artificial societies, computational experiments, and parallel execution. We also present some case studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of parallel transportation systems.
Study of half life measurement and Gamma-Transitions for 44Sc using Photo-Nuclear Reaction

An experiment based on photonuclear reaction was performed to measure half-life and study the gamma -transitions for scandium nucleus with bremsstrahlung photons of 18 MeV end point energy, generated by a clinical linear accelerator. These photons were used to irradiate scandium sample. The HPGe detector calibration for before and after counting was carried using standard point sources and a volume source. For analysis of results and spectrum gf3 and ROOT package was used. As a result of this experiment 45 Sc( γ ,n) 44 Sc gamma-ray energies, associated errors and half-life value of 44 Sc from ground state were calculated and found in agreement with the published literature values.
Higher achievers? Mobility programmes, generic skills, and academic learning: a UK case study

ABSTRACT The received wisdom is that mobility programmes considerably contribute to students in terms of the development of generic skills, language and multicultural competence and competitive advantage in the global labour market. Surprisingly, the impacts of mobility programmes on academic learning have received very limited research interest in the literature. This study uses students enrolled on international management and modern language degrees in a British university to investigate the benefits of a yearlong study abroad programme, on the development of linguistic and multicultural skills measured by their academic results pre- and post-international mobility. Using a control group of students who stay on campus, quantitative data drawn from a longitudinal study over 8 years conclusively suggest that study abroad students academically outperform control group students after controlling for gender, domicile, ethnicity, socio-economic status, prior academic performance and age. The implications of these results on higher education and policy-making are discussed.
The Causal Model of Authentic Leadership on Psychological Well-being and Job Satisfaction with Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

This study aimed to investigate the impact of authentic leadership on psychological well-being and job satisfaction with mediating role of psychological capital among employees at Ministry of Sports and Youths. This was causal-applied study. The population consisted of all employees and managers at Ministry of Sports and Youth in 2018 (N= 831). The research tools included Avolio et al. Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, Luthans’s Psychological Capital Scale, Minnesota’s Job Satisfaction Standard Questionnaire, and Ryff's Psychological Well-being questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using partial least square (Smart PLS) and SPSS. Also, Sobel test and VAF were used to measure the impact and t–value of psychological capital. The findings showed that the authentic leadership impacted directly and indirectly on psychological well-being and job satisfaction of staff at Ministry of Sports and Youth with mediating role of psychological capital.