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Acupuncture for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Objective Our aim was to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for OSA patients with various severities of the disorder. Methods Eight databases including PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chongqing VIP (CQVIP), Wanfang Data, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM) were comprehensively searched till July 2019. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing acupuncture in the treatment of OSA were eligible for inclusion. Studies were selected for inclusion, and data were extracted by two authors independently. The Cochrane Collaboration's Risk of Bias Assessment Tool and RevMan software (version 5.3) were used to evaluate the quality of studies and conduct statistical analysis. Results Nine RCTs with 584 participants were included. The trials covered acupuncture and electropuncture. Acupuncture caused clinically significant reductions in AHI (MD: -6.18; 95% CI: -9.58 to -2.78; Z = 3.56, P = 0.0004) as well as in ESS (MD: -2.84; 95% CI: -4.80 to -0.16, Z = 2.09, P = 0.04). AHI was reduced more in the subgroup analysis of moderate OSA patients (MD: -9.44; 95% CI: -12.44 to -6.45; Z = 6.18, P < 0.00001) and severe OSA patients (MD: -10.09; 95% CI: -12.47 to -7.71; Z = 8.31, P < 0.00001). ESS was also reduced more in the subgroup analysis of moderate OSA patients (MD: -2.40; 95% CI: -3.63 to -1.17; Z = 3.83, P = 0.0001) and severe OSA patients (MD: -4.64; 95% CI: -5.35 to -3.92; Z = 12.72, P < 0.00001). Besides, acupuncture had a beneficial effect on LSaO2 (MD: 5.29; 95% CI: 2.61 to 7.97; Z = 3.86, P = 0.0001). The outcome of AHI and LSaO2 yielded consistent results after sensitivity analysis, but the direction of the outcome of ESS was reversed. And the quality of evidence was mainly low to very low. Conclusions Acupuncture therapy is effective for OSA patients in reducing AHI and ESS and in improving the LSaO2 of various severities, especially in moderate and severe OSA patients. High-quality trials are urgently needed.
Comparative Analysis of Malicious Detection of Short URLs from Tweets

: Online Social Networks (OSNs) have become fundamental parts of our online lives, and their popularity is increasing at a surprising rate every day. Growing popularity of Twitter has attracted the attention of attackers who attempt to manipulate the features provided by Twitter to gain some advantage, such as driving Twitter users to other websites that they post as short URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) in their tweets. Even short URLs are also used to avoid sharing overly long URLs and save limited text space in tweets. Significant numbers of URLs shared in the OSNs are shortened URLs. Despite of its potential benefits from genuine usage, attackers use shortened URLs to hide the malicious URLs, which direct users to malicious pages. Although, OSN service providers and URL shortening services utilize certain detection mechanisms to prevent malicious URLs from being shortened, research has found that they fail to do so effectively. In this paper, we developed mechanism to develop a machine learning classifier which detect malicious short URLs. And comparative analysis of detection rate with various classification algorithm, and but also with online detection on Virus Total.
PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS OF HEPATITIS B AND C VI- RUS INFECTIONS AMONG MOTHERS IN JIMMA, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA: A COMMUNITY-BASED STUDY

Background: Viral hepatitis affects over 400 million people globally with 6 to 10 million people newly infected each year. Viral hepatitis infectious agents such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are among the greatest threats to the liver and can cause liver cancer. One of the most important modes of transmission of these viruses is a vertical transmission from mother to child. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of HBV and HCV infection as well as its associated risk factors among mothers in Jimma. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 455 mothers in Jimma from June to December 2016. Simple random sampling was employed to recruit study participants and informed consent was obtained. From each mother, about 5ml of blood was collected and tested for HBsAg, anti-HBc, and HCVAg/Ab using ELISA. Chi-square and logistic regression tests were used to assess statistically significant associations between dependent and independent variables. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Result: HBsAg, anti-HBc and HCVAg/Ab prevalence was 5.7%, 30.5% and 2.5%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that history of hospital admission (AOR = 3.098; P <0.040) and abortion (AOR = 15.514, P <0.001) remained independent predictors of HBsAg seropositivity. Conclusion: Hospital admission and abortion are the major risk factors for hepatitis B and C virus infection among mothers. Awareness creation for adult HBV vaccine and health education on modes of transmission should be promoted and strengthened.
Paper—Deep Learning: The Impact on Future eLearning Deep Learning: The Impact on Future eLearning

eLearning as technology becomes more affordable in higher education but having a big barrier in the cost of developing its resources. Deep learning using artificial intelligence continues to become more and more popular and having impacts on many areas of eLearning. It offers online learners of the future with intuitive algorithms and automated delivery of eLearning content through modern LMS platforms. This paper aims to survey various applications of deep learning approaches for developing the resources of the eLearning platform, in which predictions, algorithms, and analytics come together to create more personalized future eLearning experiences. In addition, deep learning models for developing the contents of the eLearning platform, deep learning framework that enable deep learning systems into eLearning and its development, benefits & future trends of deep learning in eLearning, the relevant deep learning based artificial intelligence tools and a platform enabling the developer and learners to quickly reuse resources are clearly summarized. Thus, deep learning has evolved into developing ways to repurpose existing resources can mitigate the expense of content development of future eLearning. Keywords—eLearning, Deep Learning (DL), Learning Management System (LMS), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning.
Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome Due to Endometrial Carcinoma

Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a rare condition in solid tumors, particularly in endometrial carcinoma. Spontaneous TLS occurs without the use of cytotoxic therapy but is observed particularly in hematologic malignancies. Given the high morbidity and mortality associated with spontaneous TLS, it is crucial to identify and treat it promptly. There have been only four cases of spontaneous TLS reported to date in the literature from a uterine source. We present a 59-year-old female with a recently diagnosed endometrial carcinoma with neuroendocrine features by dilation and curettage who presented to the hospital with somnolence, decreased oral intake, and lower abdominal pain of three days duration. She was found to have sepsis secondary to endometritis and spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome by clinical and laboratory definitions (hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperuricemia, and hypocalcemia). Signs of disease progression were found such as worsening retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy that corresponded with the suspected increased tumoral activity. We report the case of a solid tumor (endometrial) presenting with spontaneous TLS, which highlights the importance of the early identification and initiation of treatment.
Type 2 diabetes and cancer

Diabetes mellitus increases the possibility of different cancers. Scientists have substantiated the link of diabetes with increased prevalence, augmented progression and improved cancer aggression. Research has strengthened link of diabetes with the colorectal cancer risk among various cancers. Diagnosis and treatment have made some progress in recent years, but Colorectal is major issue for the health of people even today. In order to reduce cancer mortality, there is importance of prophylaxis, evaluation and proper treatment. Factors distressing cancer prognosis is required by policy-making system for benefi cial approaches of cancer patients and improvement of disease. Eventually diabetesspecifi c strategies for different cancers are explored.
Quality of fermented dairy products beyond best before date

Date labelling is one factor influencing food waste in consumer households and evaluation of optimum shelf life is a tool food industry can use to contribute to di-minished food waste. This explorative pilot study aimed to investigate how quality of sour milk and yogurt changed beyond best before date. Sour milk and yogurt were stored in 8°C and 15°C for a total of 34 and 56 days, respectively. Instrumen-tal measurements of pH, water holding capacity (WHC) and rheological behaviour were performed along with microbiological and sensory analysis. Lowest pH was observed at best before date and WHC was stable through storage. The solid-like properties of sour milk were temperature dependent and decreased during storage. The solid-like properties of yogurt increased during storage. Viability of Strepto-coccus spp. was more apparent in yogurt while other species of lactic acid bacteria were dominant in sour milk. Storage temperature appeared to be more influential on microbiological viability in yogurt. Yogurt maintained its microbiological quality beyond best before date but the observed fungal growth in sour milk, beginning at best before date, needs to be further investigated. The sensory evaluation showed that both products were associated with creaminess at best before date and associ-ated with the attribute thin thereafter. Sour milk was associated with musty after best before date, which might relate to fungal growth. Further research is required to determine if the observed changes in sensory attributes have a significant influ-ence on consumer acceptability.
Size shifts in late Middle Pleistocene to Early Holocene Sus scrofa (Suidae, Mammalia) from Apulia (southern Italy): ecomorphological adaptations?

Acknowledgements The authors are thankful for granting access to the material, the kindness and availability of: Donato Coppola (MPCCSM); Maria Carmela Del Re (MPUN); Luciano Bruni and Stefano Grimaldi (IsIPU); Linda Riti and Michele Lustrino (MUST); Riccardo Castiglia (MACUS); Rosanna Laragione (SMCC); Elisabetta Cioppi and Luca Bellucci (IGF); Francesca Alhaique (MUCIV); Addolorata Mazzotta and Carlo Viva (ITCGC); Marco Pavia (MGP). We wish to thank J. Conti, D.A. Iurino, and A. Profico for their useful suggestions and help. We thank also H. Baills and P. Magniez for their support and suggestions. We are grateful for the insightful review of the associate editor P. Raia, M. Cherin, and an anonymous reviewer. This research was funded by Sapienza University of Rome “Grandi Scavi” 2016–2017–2018–2019 grants (principal investigator RS). Abstract
Study on Biochemical Parameters with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Interrelated Diseases in Relation to Hemodialysis in Bangladesh

Article History Received: 01.10. 2018 Accepted: 12.10. 2018 Published: 30.11. 2018 Abstract: The present study was carried out to determine the biochemical parameters such as serum creatinine and urea level among the patients at pre and post hemodialysis (HD). A comparative study was also carried out among the patient at different age and sex undergoing dialysis treatment. The different interrelated diseases with end stage renal diseases (ESRD) patients were also studied. A total 133 patients were subjected for the study from the dialysis unit of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital, Dhaka. The highest number of ESRD patient undergoing HD was reported as 50.4% at the age group 4059 years while the lowest number was reported as 16.5% at the age group of ≥ 60 years. The distribution of ESRD was reported as 63.15% among male patients and 36.84% among female patients. The dialysis was effective to reduce 56% serum creatinine level and 62% of serum urea level in post dialysis state. Study showed that hypertension followed by diabetes mellitus and HCV was the most common interrelated diseases to ESRD. There was a significant increase of diabetes mellitus patient with the increment of age in both sex. A significant difference was also recorded in age-wise distribution of HCV in both male and female, where the HCV was higher at early (<39 years) and old age (≥ 60 years) at male. On the other hand, for female HCV was higher at mid age (4059 years) but lower at early and old age. However, Asthma and hypothyroidism was not significantly correlated to all age groups between male and female. The study revealed that awareness program and proper monitoring of interrelated diseases can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease. Initiative to reduce the cost burden of treatment will help the patients to ensure proper treatment.
This Language Skill Called Vocabulary, How Best Can It Be Taught in Kenyan Secondary Schools?

This paper argues that to understand language, the meaning of words has to be understood. These words have to be as many as possible. Language is used to communicate one’s ideas, feelings and information either orally or in written form. This however is only possible if teachers understand that vocabulary plays an important role as a means of understanding the meaning of words and that mastery of vocabulary cannot be ignored. I further argue that vocabulary is central to English language teaching because without sufficient vocabulary, students cannot understand other speakers or express their own ideas. I have also suggested that when vocabulary words are being taught, teachers need to consider how to teach these words to students based on the learner’s age, educational background, area of interest and other sociolinguistic variables in which the words will be used. It is also argued that direct instruction of vocabulary may make little differences in terms of vocabulary development, whereas direct instruction in specific words might be extremely beneficial, while vocabulary development can be enhanced if students learn to relate to new concepts to their existing concepts and background knowledge. In this paper, I use the Kenyan secondary schools to state that vocabulary must not only be known but must be readily available for use. However, it is my feeling that Kenya shares a considerable similarity with other nations in terms of approaches, techniques and strategies to vocabulary teaching and hence many issues raised may be relevant to other countries.
Some Factors Affecting The Intention Of Self-Studying Students Of An Giang University

Facing the trend of the 4th industrial revolution, the self-study capacity of students has a very important meaning in improving the quality of training. Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate the factors affecting the intention of self-study of An Giang University students. The study uses the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on the basis of collecting data from 300 students studying the faculties of An Giang University. The study use methods of testing the reliability of scales by Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and multivariate regression analysis. Research results show that there are five factors that influence students' intention to self-study of students, such as: (1) Expectations for effort, (2) motivation for learning, (3) Perception of ease of use, (4) habits and (5) social influences. At the same time, this study provides some implications for management to help the school have strategies to support students' self-study to improve the quality of training to response the social needs.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND PROCESSING BIAS INFLUENCE ON FALSE MEMORIES By Kevin D. Mohawk

Associative memory distortions are often studied using the Deese-RoedigerMcDermott (DRM) paradigm (Roediger & McDermott, 1995). Past research has found mixed results concerning the relationship between cognitive style (i.e., field independence/dependence; FD/FI) and susceptibility to false memories using the DRM paradigm. Other research has shown that processing style can be biased using a NAVON letter task by instructing individuals to either encode stimuli globally or locally (Weston & Perfect, 2005).
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OIL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF Postia puberula, AN ENDEMIC SPECIES FROM IRAN

Essential oils from the leaves, stems and flowers of Postia puberula at the flowering stage were analyzed using GC and GC/MS. The results showed that leaves are abundant of cis-3-hexenyl benzoate (10.75%), benzyl benzoate (8.16%) and caryophyllene oxide (8.12%). The main compounds of stems were benzyl benzoate (21.92%), E-nuciferol (11.58%) and dibutyl phthalate (7.08%), while major components of flowers were benzyl benzoate (9.99%), caryophyllene oxide (8.14%) and E-nuciferol (8.13%). The antioxidant activities of methanol extract were evaluated by DPPH and β-carotene/linoleic acid assays. The results showed that in both methods, leaves had stronger antioxidant activity than other organs.
Developing the mUTAUT model – a mobile shopping perspective

Smartphones and tablets (mobile devices) worldwide usage has reached an all-time high, of which the services they provide to users are also increasing in popularity. While mobile banking and mobile payments are increasing in consumer adoption in the UK, mobile shopping (m-shopping) surprisingly remains an under-utilised commodity. Responding to the call for specific theoretical understanding in the mobile context, this study seeks to examine the factors influencing consumers’ mobile shopping (m-shopping) adoption intention, through development of the mUTAUT model, to incorporate more consumer-orientated constructs of innovativeness, risk and trust. The research model is tested using quantitative data (n = 435) and structural equation modelling analysis. Findings reveal performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, habit, risk and trust to be significant influencers of consumer m-shopping intention. Despite inclusion of three control variables of age, gender and experience, only age is found to have a partial moderating effect.
Pay me a single figure

The paper examines the effect of the new reporting regulation that requires UK listed firms to report CEO compensation as a single figure. While the new regulation intends to curb CEO pay and enhance the pay-performance relationship, our results show that the new rule has not achieved the intended objectives. Our results are based on a hand-collected sample of FTSE 100 firms over the period of 2010-2016. The main findings are threefold: Firstly, we find that CEO total pay stays roughly the same before and after the new regulation. There is limited evidence that pay increases in firms that adopt the regulation early. Secondly, pay-performance actually declines after the new regulation. This effect is particularly evident in firms with weak corporate governance. Pay-performance drops almost 50% after the reform in firms with weak corporate governance. Thirdly, the new rule has no impact on pay gap, where the CEO-toemployee pay ratios are about the same before and after the regulation. Our results suggest that increasing the reporting transparency has limited impact on total pay and pay-performance.
Behavioral Assessment of Expert Talent Competencies: Analysis, Decision Making, and Written and Verbal Communication Skills

Organizations face challenges of screening applicants for critical skills to serve in expert staff positions requiring interactions with line managers. Such positions require a special set of cognitive and interpersonal competencies. This study investigates the psychometric qualities of a new behavioral assessment method in use in an applied setting. Using data from a group of 219 finalists for positions in a large Iranian steel company, it examined the validity and fairness of the method in relation to other test and demographic information. Results showed evidence of convergent and discriminant validity and no discrimination against women or older candidates. The study contributes to a clearer understanding of expert competencies and a practical method for assessing and training such competencies. Next steps and future needs are identified.
Cost Optimal Parallel Algorithms for the Lexicographically First Maximal 3 Sum Problem on the BSP Model

本論文では,並列化困難とされている P 完全問題の 1 つである辞書式順極大 3 和問題に対して, BSPモデル上でコスト最適な並列アルゴリズムを 2つ提案する. 入力サイズが n の場合,1つ目のア ルゴリズムは,内部計算時間が O( n 2 p + n log n+np) 時間,通信計算量が O(n(gp+ L p ))であり,2 つ目のアルゴリズムは,内部計算時間が O( n 2 p +n log n+nbp) 時間,通信計算量が O(n(gbp+ L bp )) である. ここで,p はプロセッサ数であり,g および L は BSPモデルで通信コストを表すパラメー タである. これらのアルゴリズムは,それぞれ p ≤ √n g ,p ≤ √ n gb の範囲において,漸近的にコ スト最適なアルゴリズムとなる. また,これらのアルゴリズムをクラスタ並列処理環境に実装し,ア ルゴリズムが実用的なスピードアップを達成することを示す.
The lifespan of starving flies of different Drosophila melanogaster stocks: effects of caffeine and He-Ne laser light

Aim. Analysis of the chronic effects of caffeine and laser radiation on starvation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster, in depends on the genotype. Methods. The experiments were carried out in wild type stocks of Drosophila melanogaster: Canton-S and Oregon; mutant stock ebony and stocks with mutation ebony saturated by stocks Canton-S and Oregon – ebonyC-S and ebonyOr. Caffeine was applied in concentration of 0.5 mg/ml in the cultural medium. Flies were exposed to He-Ne laser light of wavelength 632.8 nm and surface power density 0.03 mW/cm2 for 5 minutes. Control flies were grown under standard living conditions. Results. The lifespan during starvation dependence on a genotype (17.62 % and 19.51 %), external factors (h = 17.02 % and 19.64 %) and on the combined factors – h = 4.37 % and 2.42 % (for males and males, respectively) was shown. Conclusions. Almost in all experimental variants caffeine and laser light induced the extension lifespan during starvation. The simultaneous applying of both factors (caffeine+laser light) induced the maximal lifespan extension in Drosophila stocks C-S, ebony, and ebonyOr. Such additive effect was not observed in ebonyC-S flies. We connect the observed effects of caffeine and laser light with hormesis effect.Keywords: drosophila, genotype, lifespan during starvation, mutation, stress tolerance.
Title : Understanding of COVID-19 based on current evidence Running head : Current understanding of COVID-19

Since December 2019, a series of unexplained pneumonia cases has been reported in Wuhan, China. On January 12, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) temporarily named this new virus as the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). On February 11, 2020, the WHO officially named the disease caused by the 2019-nCoV as Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19). The COVID-19 epidemic is spreading all over the world, especially in China. Based on the published evidence, we systematically discuss the characteristics of COVID-19 in the hope of providing a reference for future studies and help for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic.