Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Violencia de género: violencia psicológica

Dieser Artikel stellt eine Betrachtung zum Konzept der psychologischen Gewalt als integraler Verhaltensauspragung bei der Gewalt zwischen den Geschlechtern dar. Das Verfassungsgesetz 1/2004 zu integralen Schutzmasnahmen gegen die Gewalt zwischen den Geschlechtern definiert dieses Konzept jedoch nicht, was ein schwerwiegendes Problem darstellt, besonders beim Versuch, diejenigen Verhaltensweisen zu definieren, die unter das Strafgesetz fallen. An diesem entscheidenden Punkt der Diskussion stehen die breitgefacherten Definitionen der psychologischen Misshandlung aus Sicht der Psychologie und Sozialarbeit einerseits den starker beschrankenden Definitionen des Strafrechts andererseits gegenuber, wobei beachtet werden muss, dass die Einwirkung ersterer auf das Strafrecht gering ist. Dieses Problem verscharft sich, wenn wir das komplexe Erscheinungsbild der psychischen Gewaltausubung berucksichtigen, da die Auswirkungen normalerweise nicht auserlich sichtbar sind und sich die Konkretisierung der erlittenen Schaden nicht so ausdrucklich gestalten lasst wie im Falle der korperlichen Gewaltanwendung.
Permafrost Favorability Index: Spatial Modeling in the French Alps Using a Rock Glacier Inventory

In the present study we used the first rock glacier inventory for the entire French Alps to model spatial permafrost distribution in the region. The inventory, which does not originally belong to this study, was revised by the authors in order to obtain a database suitable for statistical modelling. Climatic and topographic data evaluated at the rock glacier locations were used as predictor variables in a Generalized Linear Model. Model performances are strong, suggesting that, in agreement with several previous studies, this methodology is able to model accurately rock glacier distribution. A methodology to estimate model uncertainties is proposed, revealing that the subjectivity in the interpretation of rock glacier activity and contours may substantially bias the model. The model highlights a North-South trend in the regional pattern of permafrost distribution which is attributed to the climatic influences of the Atlantic and Mediterranean climates. Further analysis suggest that lower amounts of precipitation in the early winter and a thinner snow cover, as typically found in the Mediterranean area, could contribute to the existence of permafrost at higher temperatures compared to the Northern Alps. A comparison with the Alpine Permafrost Index Map (APIM) shows no major differences with our model, highlighting the very good predictive power of the APIM despite its tendency to slightly overestimate permafrost extension with respect to our database. The use of rock glaciers as indicators of permafrost existence despite their time response to climate change is discussed and an interpretation key is proposed in order to ensure the proper use of the model for research as well as for operational purposes.
Implementation of cryptography algorithm for E-passport security

Information Security is a major issue worldwide. Various steps are being taken to improve and upgrade security measures. Border crossings across countries have become one of them. Therefore the use of traditional passports has lead to an improvement in the name of E-passports. E-passports are a more secured and are denoted by a symbol. E-passports contain a small chip which stores the data of passport holder. To protect this data Cryptography is widely used. This paper shows the comparison of modular multiplication methods used for RSA algorithm for 1024 bit key length. Xilinx ISE 14.3 platform is used to perform this encryption and decryption process targeting Virtex-5 FPGA board.
Responses of the Circadian System of Rats to Conditioned and Unconditioned Stimuli

The circadian systems of rodents respond to light pulses presented during the subjective night with phase shifts and altered cellular activity in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), including expression of immediate-early genes (IEGs) such as c-fos. Arecent study showed that a nonphotic stimulus (an air disturbance generated by a fan) that does not normally induce the expression of c-fos-like immunoreactivity in the SCN of rats can be made to do so after being paired repeatedly with a light pulse in a Pavlovian conditioning paradigm. Furthermore, after conditioning (but not after noncontingent exposure to these stimuli), the fan also induced phase shifts in activity and body temperature rhythms comparable to those produced by light. The authors performed three experiments designed to replicate and extend these findings in rats. In experiment 1, rats were tested for conditioning effects of repeated pairings of a light pulse with a neutral air disturbance under a full photoperiod. In experiment 2, a modified conditioning paradigm was used in which a skeleton photoperiod served as both the entraining zeitgeber and the unconditioned stimulus. Animals in the paired and unpaired training conditions were exposed to both the light pulse and the air disturbance, but the air disturbance signaled the onset of light in the paired condition only. Phase shifts of wheel-running activity rhythms and gene expression in the SCN, intergeniculate leaflet, and paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus were assessed in animals following either of the training conditions or the control procedures. Experiment 3 assessed whether the air disturbance could entrain the circadian activity rhythms of rats with or without previous pairing with light in a classical conditioning paradigm. No evidence for classical conditioning, nor for unconditioned effects of the air disturbance on the circadian system, was found in these studies.
The 2018 Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in HIV-Infected Koreans

Since the establishment of the Committee for Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) by the Korean Society for AIDS in 2010, clinical guidelines have been prepared in 2011, 2013, and 2015. As new research findings on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of AIDS have been published in and outside of Korea along with the development and introduction of new antiretroviral medications, a need has arisen to revise the clinical guidelines by analyzing such new data. The clinical guidelines address the initial evaluation of patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, follow-up tests, appropriate timing of medication, appropriate antiretroviral medications, treatment strategies for patients who have concurrent infections with hepatitis B or C virus, and treatment in pregnant women. Through these clinical guidelines, the Korean Society for AIDS and the Committee for Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS would like to contribute to overcoming AIDS by delivering the latest data and treatment strategies to healthcare professionals who treat AIDS in the clinic.
The Role of Non-Phagocytic Cells in Mycobacterial Infections

Tuberculosis is one of the infectious diseases with great impact in the world. It affects mainly to young adults in the productive stage of the life and most of the deaths due to this disease occur in developing countries. All the cities are affected, but 85% of the cases occur in Africa (30%) and Asia (55%). In 2009, the WHO reported 9.4 million new cases, 14 million prevalent cases and 1.7 million deaths; in addition, there is an estimate that one third part of the world-wide population lodges the latent infection. These data place tuberculosis like the third cause of death at world-wide level, after HIV/AIDS and cardiac diseases (WHO, 2010).
CTO Roundtable: Malware Defense

As all manner of information assets migrate online, malware has kept on track to become a huge source of individual threats. In a continuously evolving game of cat and mouse, as security professionals close off points of access, attackers develop more sophisticated attacks. Today profit models from malware are comparable to any seen in the legitimate world.
An intracellular electrophysiological study of the ontogeny of functional synapses in the rabbit retina. II. Amacrine cells

Intracellular recordings in an isolated perfused retina‐eyecup preparation of the neonate rabbit were used to study the physiological development of amacrine cells. By responding with transient depolarizations at the onset and termination of illumination, mature mammalian on‐off amacrine cell recordings appeared similar to those described in lower vertebrates. However, immature amacrine cell recordings showed a predominantly on response, with off responses small and easily fatigued during repetitive stimulation. This underdeveloped off component of the amacrine cell response could also be abolished by decreasing the area of receptive field that was stimulated. The more slowly developing off component may reflect a different maturation rate of depolarizing (on) and hyperpolarizing (off) bipolar cells. In addition, properties of the maturing inner plexiform layer were examined with extracellular recordings of the proximal negative response (PNR). The PNR showed evidence of evidence of easy fatigability more evident in the off response. These observations are consistent with the idea that the initial phase of light sensitivity is associated with labile synaptic input from bipolar cells.
Design Criteria for Full Passive Long Range UHF RFID Sensor for Human Body Temperature Monitoring

Although the insertion of a sensor in a full passive UHF RFID tag for long range is a challenge itself, the main goals of this paper are discussing the real constraints of RFID tags and providing the design criteria to optimize the different blocks in order to achieve long distances. The design has been focused on the matching network, the voltage multiplier, the ASK demodulator, the load modulator and the temperature sensor. The numerical results have been obtained using 0.35 mum technology from XFAB (XL035) and operating at the 868 MHz ISM Europe band.
Piercing associated perichondritis of the pinna: are we treating it correctly?

OBJECTIVE This paper reports a series of patients with sporadic pinna perichondritis who presented to a district general hospital over a period of 10 years. The data examined included the causative organism, risk factors and pattern of antibiotic use. METHOD A retrospective analysis of diagnosed cases of pinna perichondritis from 2001 to 2012 was performed. A literature review of pinna perichondritis was carried out using Pubmed with the key words 'pinna perichondritis', 'pinna abscess', 'pinna infection' and 'piercing'. RESULTS Pinna perichondritis was more likely to result from chondral than lobe piercings. The majority of cases were caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. CONCLUSION Most patients were not prescribed anti-pseudomonal antibiotics on presentation. This may result in persistent infection and long-term cosmetic defects.
How much does mental health discrimination cost: valuing experienced discrimination in relation to healthcare care costs and community participation

Aims. This study builds on existing research on the prevalence and consequences of mental illness discrimination by investigating and quantifying the relationships between experienced discrimination and costs of healthcare and leisure activities/social participation among secondary mental health service users in England. Methods. We use data from the Mental Illness-Related Investigations on Discrimination (MIRIAD) study (n = 202) and a subsample of the Viewpoint study (n = 190). We examine experiences of discrimination due to mental illness in the domains of personal relationships, community activities, and health care, and how such experienced discrimination relates to patterns of service use and engagement in leisure activities. Results. Our findings show that the cost of health services used for individuals who reported previous experiences of discrimination in a healthcare setting was almost twice as high as for those who did not report any discrimination during the last 12 months (Relative Risk: 1.73; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.39, 2.17) and this was maintained after controlling for symptoms and functioning. Experienced discrimination in healthcare (Relative Risk: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.81, 0.84) or in relationships (Relative Risk: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.87, 0.91), however, was associated with lower participation in, and hence lower costs of, leisure activities. Individuals who reported any discrimination in a healthcare setting had, on average, £434 higher costs associated with health service use while reported discrimination in the community was associated with increased leisure costs of £32. Conclusions. These findings make an important initial step towards understanding the magnitude of the costs of mental health-related discrimination.
[Serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor TNFalpha and its soluble receptors in obese women with diabetes type 2 and without additional disease].

INTRODUCTION TNF-alpha is one with mediators insulin resistance. Previous study showed, that in obesity there is an increased synthesis of TNF-alpha by fat cells and serum concentrations of TNF-alpha. The aim of present study was: 1. To assess of serum concentrations of TNF-alpha and TNF soluble receptors sTNFRs in obese women with diabetes type 2 and obese women without additional disease. 2. To assess possible association between of manner treatment of diabetes type 2 and serum concentrations of TNF-alpha and TNF soluble receptors. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group's involved 23 obese women with diabetes type 2 - group A (age 63.6 +/- 8.2 lat; BMI 32.7 +/- 3,9 kg/m2) in this 12 treated of derivatives of sulfonylurea (age 65.1 +/- 6.6 lat; BMI 32.0 +/- 3.4 kg/m2) - subgroup AI and 11 insulin treated (age 62.1 +/- 9.7 lat; BMI 33.4 +/- 4.4 kg/m2) - subgroup AII and 23 obese women without additional disease and without any pharmacological treatment - group B (age 36.6 +/- 10.9 lat; BMI 36.6 +/- 5.6 kg/m2). Body weight and height were measured, body mass index was calculated with formula. Serum concentrations of glucose was measured by enzymatic procedure. Serum concentrations of TNF-alpha and it's soluble receptors sTNFR1 and sTNFR2 was measured by ELISA. and sTNFR2 were significant decreased (respectively p <0,005 i p <0,001) in group A when compared to group B. There are not significant differences serum concentration of TNF-alpha and its soluble receptors between subgroups AI and AII. CONCLUSIONS 1. In obese women with diabetes type 2 serum concentration of TNF-alpha increased and concentrations of its soluble receptors decreased when compared to obese without additional disease. 2. The treatment meaner of diabetes type 2 not influence of serum concentration of TNF-alpha and sTNFR1 but application of insulin maybe a cause increase activity sTNFR2.
Banking Sector Development and Household Saving in Emerging Eastern Europe

This article examines the impact of the banking sector development on households? saving dynamics in the emerging economies of Eastern Europe. For this purpose, we use the mean group FMOLS estimator to estimate the saving function augmented with variables characterizing three dimensions of the banking sector development ? depth, efficiency, and stability. The mean group results show that an increase in the depth and stability of the banking sector significantly stimulates saving, whereas an improvement in the efficiency has no significant effect on saving. Additionally, we find that an increase in the real GDP per capita and age dependency ratio significantly and positively affects saving, while an increase in the real interest rate has a significantly negative effect on saving.
A Single Luminally Continuous Sarcoplasmic Reticulum with Apparently Separate Ca2+ Stores in Smooth Muscle*

Whether or not the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is a continuous, interconnected network surrounding a single lumen or comprises multiple, separate Ca2+ pools was investigated in voltage-clamped single smooth muscle cells using local photolysis of caged compounds and Ca2+ imaging. The entire SR could be depleted or refilled from one small site via either inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3R) or ryanodine receptors (RyR) suggesting the SR is luminally continuous and that Ca2+ may diffuse freely throughout. Notwithstanding, regulation of the opening of RyR and IP3R, by the [Ca2+] within the SR, may create several apparent SR elements with various receptor arrangements. IP3R and RyR may appear to exist entirely on a single store, and there may seem to be additional SR elements that express either only RyR or only IP3R. The various SR receptor arrangements and apparently separate Ca2+ storage elements exist in a single luminally continuous SR entity.
Perception, Empiricism, and Pragmatist Realism

This article compares Peirce’s pragmatist approach to the problem of perceptual experience as a fallible foundation of knowledge with the approach taken by a sophisticated empiricist position. While empiricism can accommodate the idea of perception as fallible, theoretically laden, and containing conjectural elements, the cardinal difference between pragmatism and empiricism consists in the pragmatist insistence on the intrinsic intelligibility of experience, which also serves as the ultimate source of all forms of intelligibility. Empiricism, however, retains a penchant for fitting experiences into abstract conceptual schemes.
Differential Quasi-Orthogonal Space-Time Block Codes with Full Transmit Diversity

In this paper, we propose a simple differential space-time block code with a quasi-orthogonal structure, which can offer full rate and full diversity. At the transmitter, we divide the codes into sub-coding blocks, and combine the sub-coding blocks at the receiver to employ differential decoding by channel power estimation instead of decoding each sub-coding block separately. Our general approach can be extended to the recently-proposed quasi-orthogonal codes with full rate and half diversity. Moreover, this scheme is not limited to PSK constellations but can also utilize QAM constellations, so that additional coding gain can be obtained
Development of 2-D Meshless Approaches Without Using Integration Cells

The element-free Galerkin method (EFGM) and the boundary-node method (BNM) have been reformulated without integration cells. After a boundary is represented in terms of an implicit function, matrix elements are evaluated by use of the function. The results of computations show that the accuracy of the reformulated BNM is even higher than that of the dual-reciprocal boundary-element method. In addition, both the accuracy of the X-BNM and that of X-EFGM strongly depend on the support radius.
Dual Role of Autophagy in Lipopolysaccharide-induced Preodontoblastic Cells

Odontoblasts derive from neural crest–derived odontogenic mesenchymal cells, and they are an important barrier of defense for the host. Survival and immunity of odontoblasts play important roles in protecting the dentin-pulp structure. Autophagy can eliminate damaged organelles and recycle cellular components to facilitate cellular homeostasis. Autophagy can be activated with external stressors, such as starvation, hypoxia, and infection. In this study, the role of autophagy in inflamed odontoblasts was explored, and its possible mechanism was investigated. Cell viability was not affected by mild lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation, and autophagy was activated during this process. Immunofluorescence of light chain 3 confirmed that autophagy was induced with LPS treatment. Early-stage autophagy inhibition resulted in down-regulated cell viability, contrary to the up-regulated cell viability at late-stage autophagy inhibition. Western blot suggested that p-Akt and survivin were not activated in the early stage, and they gradually increased and peaked in the late stage. Meanwhile, autophagy was down-regulated through the Akt/mTOR/survivin pathway in the late stage. Thus, autophagy has a dual role in inflamed odontoblasts, which indicates its importance in maintaining the microenvironment homeostasis of odontoblasts. Autophagy was induced as a survival mechanism in the early stage, and it decreased through the Akt/mTOR/survivin signaling pathway in the late stage.
Do Early Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer Exist that Can Allow an Earlier Diagnosis?

Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is made late, and prognosis remains extremely poor. This study was carried out to investigate whether symptoms exist before pain or jaundice that could suggest pancreatic cancer and favor earlier diagnosis. The study involved 305 patients with confirmed pancreatic cancer and 305 controls. All subjects were interviewed personally at least twice about their clinical history; pancreatic cancer patients were asked about any disturbances before abdominal pain or jaundice. Of the 305 pancreatic cancer patients, 151 (49.5%) had some prior disturbances, 108 (35.4%) 6 months or less before pain or jaundice and 43 (14.1%) more than 6 months before. Among the latter, 14 (4.6% of all patients) had had anorexia and/or early satiety and/or asthenia (7–20 months before pain or jaundice), 11 (3.6%) had disgust for coffee and/or smoking and/or wine (7–20 months before), 14 (4.6%) had diabetes (7–24 months before), and four (1.3%) had acute pancreatitis (8–26 months before). Among the controls, the only reports of these symptoms were two (0.7%) cases of asthenia (4 and 6 years earlier), 22 (7.2%) cases of diabetes (of which only two [0.7%] were diagnosed 7–24 months before the interview), and one (0.33%) case of acute pancreatitis (10 years earlier). Apart from acute pancreatitis, all the other differences between patients and controls were statistically significant. In approximately 15% of patients, disturbances existed more than 6 months before pain or jaundice, which, although not specific, could raise suspicion of the possibility of pancreatic cancer. These disturbances could represent the one current opportunity for an earlier diagnosis in a significant minority of pancreatic cancer patients.
Hypercalciuria in Premature Infants Receiving High Mineral‐Containing Diets

Summary: We evaluated urinary calcium excretion in 21 premature infants fed either a formula containing high concentrations of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) or human milk fortified with a commercially available human milk fortifier. Dual-tracer stable-isotope Ca absorption studies were performed on all infants. Urinary Ca excretion was not significantly related to Ca or P intake or true Ca absorption. The recovery of the orally administered tracer in the urine was used to evaluate the source of calciuria in study subjects. In almost all subjects, tissue-derived (Fbu), rather than diet-derived (Vou), Ca was the principal source of urinary Ca. Hypercalciuric subjects demonstrated greater Vbu and Vou than nonhypercalciuric subjects. Our data demonstrate that moderate hypercalciuria is common in premature infants whose diets are high in mineral content and that hypercalciuria is not related to inadequate mineral intake or Ca absorption but is related, instead, to losses of both tissue and dietary Ca.
The seasonal distribution of campylobacter infection in nine European countries and New Zealand

In all temperate countries campylobacter infection in humans follows a striking seasonal pattern, but little attention has been given to exploring the epidemiological explanations. In order to better characterize the seasonal patterns, data from nine European countries and New Zealand have been examined. Several European countries with weekly data available showed remarkably consistent seasonal patterns from year to year, with peaks in week 22 in Wales, week 26 in Scotland, week 32 in Denmark, week 30 in Finland and week 33 in Sweden. In Europe, the seasonal peak was most prominent in Finland and least prominent in Scotland and Austria. In New Zealand the seasonality was less consistent since the peak was more prolonged. Possible explanations for the seasonal peaks are discussed. Research into the causes of campylobacter seasonality should help considerably in elucidating the sources of human infection.