Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Discharge System with Electron Injection for Formation of Composite Metal-Oxide Hydrophobic Coatings

1 The work was supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 10-08-00321-а). Abstract – A special kind of plasma source to produce mixed gaseous-metal plasma was designed and tested. The plasma source is rather unique and it is based on a two-stage discharge system with electron injection from a constricted arc discharge having also a sectioned sputtering electrode. The discharge system of such type of the plasma source is multifunctional. It allows to carry out both generation of bulk gaseous plasma (argon, nitrogen, oxygen) and deposition of various metals, and thus to obtain, for example, oxide and composite coatings. The physical principle and design of this plasma source provides essential increase of lifetime of the source for the case of its use in chemically aggressive gas ambiance. The plasma source provides also a wide range of operating plasma parameters. The source was used for deposition titanium oxide and zinc oxide hydrophobic coatings on a glass surface. As a result the water contact angle of such coatings was increased from 40 up to 113° and the limiting rolling angle was decreased from 30 up to 16 degrees.
Cross-Layer Optimized Architecture of MBS over Mobile WiMAX

51 ABSTRACT: Mobile WiMAX access network is being developed to support various multimedia services such as mobile Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), mobile Video-on-Demand (VoD), and mobile Internet services. In multimedia systems, one of the major challenges is how to reduce a channel change response time. In order to solve this problem, many methods have been proposed. In this paper, we propose Cross-Layer Optimization and System Architecture of Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) over mobile WiMAX. Proposed method reduces the channel change response time efficiently as viewers watch mobile IPTV channels without IGMP join process when those are shared. Simulation results show that the channel change response time is significantly decreased compared to the existing MBS architecture.
Aetiological importance of viruses causing acute gastroenteritis in humans

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a common illness affecting all age groups worldwide causing 2.2 million deaths annually. Viruses including rotaviruses, noroviruses, enteric adenoviruses and astroviruses are the major cause of AGE, with rotavirus causing the majority of severe illness. Advances in molecular techniques have led to the identification of many more viruses in faeces. Proving an association with AGE will require prospective controlled trials which so far are few in number.
Integrating Construal-level Theory in Designing Fear Appeals in IS Security Research

Organizations increasingly use fear appeals to motivate users to engage in behaviors that protect information security. Though academic interest in the topic has burgeoned, prior research has mainly focused on providing process evidence on how lowand high-threat security messages influence protective behaviors. According to protection motivation theory, however, the threat-appraisal phase, in which the receiver evaluates whether a fear appeal is threatening or not, follows exposure to the fear appeal. One can indeed design fear appeals to manipulate different dimensions, including the threat depicted and the coping response provided. These dimensions, in turn, influence protection motivation. The general focus on lowand high-threat messages runs the risks of 1) foregoing key theoretical insights that can stem from specific message manipulations and 2) inadvertently introducing message confounds. To address this issue, we introduce construal-level theory as the theoretical lens to design and identify potential confounds in fear-appeal manipulations. We further discuss how researchers can seamlessly integrate construal-level theory into information security studies based on protection motivation theory. Our work has important theoretical and methodological implications for IS security researchers.
SPIRALING SOFT-ROBOTIC MICRO-TENTACLES BASED ON SHAPE-ENGINEERED, HIGHLY DEFORMABLE

Microscale soft-robots hold great promise as safe handlers of delicate microobjects but their wider adoption requires greater efficiency and easier fabrication. We present elastomeric microtube pneumatic actuators functioning as microrobotic tentacles. We establish a direct peeling-based technique for building long, thin, highly deformable microtubes and their shape-engineering. Using them, we amplify the microtube’s pneumatically-driven bending into multi-turn inward spiraling. The resulting micro-tentacle exhibit spiraling with the final radius ~185 m and grabbing force ~0.78 mN, rendering itself ideal for non-damaging manipulation of fragile microobjects. This spiraling tentacle-based grabbing modality, elastomeric microtube fabrication technique, and concept of shape-engineering will enrich the field of soft-robotics.
Controversies and Conversations in Cutaneous Laser Surgery

If you really want to be smarter, reading can be one of the lots ways to evoke and realize. Many people who like reading will have more knowledge and experiences. Reading can be a way to gain information from economics, politics, science, fiction, literature, religion, and many others. As one of the part of book categories, controversies and coversations in cutaneous laser surgery always becomes the most wanted book. Many people are absolutely searching for this book. It means that many love to read this kind of book.
Applying different Feature Selection and Classification Parameters for Categorization

In today’s data-intensive world, millions of data is generated, processed and transferred, The main factors for the generation of data is an increase in the usage of social media and so is the increase in data mining methodologies. Text Classification is one of the most important aspects of data mining which includes fetching of data, pre-processing it and then applying classifiers to divide the data into the categories so as it would be easy to process and subject to further experimentation. In this paper, data is subjected through certain feature selection techniques enhancing its parameters and then applied multiple Machine Learning classifiers on it so as to study various parameters of the data which include accuracy, precision and various averages. The impact of increasing or decreasing the categories for classification of text on accuracy through various classifiers is studied which include Naive Bayes, Support Vector Machine and K-Nearest Neighbour and also the combination of individual classifiers in an ensemble classifier. In this research the internal parameters of Feature Selection Techniques and classifiers are also changed which lead to a slightest increase in overall accuracy of the classifier. Reducing different categories also increases accuracy to a greater extent because it
Undirected Topic Models

Probabilistic topic models [1, 4, 3] are often used to analyz e and extract semantic topics from large text collections. Many of the existing topic models are base d on the assumption that each document is represented as a mixture of topics, where each topic define s a probability distribution over words. The mixing proportions of the topics are document specific, b ut the probability distribution over words, defined by each topic, is the same across all documents .
A Simple and Novel scheme of LC-VCO for Ultra Low power Low phase Noise Applications

This paper presents a simple and novel scheme of the ultra-low power low-phase noise LC-VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) designed in 130 nm CMOS technology. The architecture of this VCO combines a simple cross-coupled differential structure (N-pair) biased in weak inversion (WI) or Subthreshold regime, and a PMOS tail current source biased in strong inversion (SI) or in superthreshold regime. This VCO topology demonstrates a good performance and the ability to ensure the required robustness even while working in the worst conditions. The proposed VCO demonstrates a tuning range of 7.26–6.69 GHz (8.17%) with only 63.22 μW power consumption from 0.4 V dc supply. The phase noise in the worst case is −51.76 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz and −124.3 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz, respectively.
Compute Travelling Salesman Problem Using Ant Colony Optimization

Combinatorial optimization problem are often easy to state but very difficult to solve. ACO is an intelligent metaheuristic optimization algorithm with strong robustness & the ability to find the optimal solution which gives it prominence to optimization problems. TSP is one of most intensively studied NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization environment. The basic high-level view of an ACO algorithm for TSP are studied in this paper. The algorithm is realized under the MATLAB tool & applied to solve the TSP.
EVALUATION OF ROUTINE THORACENTESIS IN CHANGING THE FIRST DIAGNOSIS AND CARE OF CLINICALLY DEFINITE PLEURAL EFFUSION IN A MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Background: Considering the importance of rapid and definite diagnosis and care of ICU admitted patients with clinically documented pleural effusion, this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of thoracentesis in changing the first diagnosis and care of pleural effusion. Materials and Methods: In this prospective study, of those who were admitted to ICU, 30 patients with physical and radiographic evidence of pleural effusion, without having contraindications to thoracentesis, were selected and routine thoracentesis was done. Biochemical, cytological, and microbiological tests were performed. Results: There were 12(40%) male and 18 (60%) female with the mean age of 65.6±17.8 years. Among the reasons for MICU admission, hypoxic respiratory failure is the most common cause (21 patients, 70%), and other causes were “Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure” (ACRF) in 6 patients (20%). The obtained effusion was transudate in 19 patients (63.3%), a noninfectious exudate in 7 patients (23.3%), and an infectious exudate in 4 patients (13.3%). There were significant differences between the diagnosis made before and after thoracentesis in 17 patients, 56.7% (p< 0.05). In 13 patients (43.3%), definite diagnosis after thoracentesis was the same. Also, in 16 patients (53.3%) based on thoracentesis finding the treatment plan was changed (p<0.05). Conclusion: We concluded that thoracentesis should be performed routinely in ICU patients having pleural effusion. This safe and cheap procedure may provide large gains in diagnosis, treatment, and even prognosis. (Tanaffos 2003; 2(7): 17-23)
Age- and Sex-Related Differences in Optimal Peak Power

Age- and sex-related differences in optimal peak power (PPopt) and associated measures determined using a force-velocity (F-V) cycling test were examined in pre teenage, teenage and adult males and females. Absolute PPopt increased significantly with age in both males and females. With body mass controlled for using allometric scaling significant age related increases remained, an effect masked in the females when PPopt was expressed as W • kg−1. Sex differences in PPopt were minimal in the preteens but males demonstrated higher PPopt than females in both teenage and adult groups. These patterns of change with age and sex broadly reflect those obtained for Wingate Anaerobic Test determined PP but the use of a single non-optimized braking force underestimates the magnitude of any differences observed.
Factors Influencing Teachers' Active Involvement in Continuous Professional Development: A Survey in Trans Nzoia West District, Kenya

Economies in the world are becoming increasingly knowledge based and the need to have continued learning of individuals has become more necessary than ever before, raising the concern for employees and employers to ensure lifelong education. This research studies continuous professional development of teachers who are employees of Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in Kenya. The main objective of this study was to establish the factors which influence teachers’ active involvement in continuous professional development. The target population of this study comprised the county director TSC, district education officer (D.E.O) and the quality assurance and standards officer (DQASO) and 57 secondary school teachers in Trans Nzoia West district in Kenya making a sample size of 60. Questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect data. The researcher used descriptive statistics and the results were presented in frequency distribution tables which the researcher used for interpretation. The findings from this study showed that few teachers were actively involved in continuous professional development in the district and that the work environment does not support teachers’ involvement in continuous professional development.
Repercusión de las alteraciones en los mecanismos de señalización del receptor de insulina

Phosphorilation of subunit beta from insulin receptor induced mainly by insulin, it begins a series of intracellular complex signaling in cascade. Through this way establish multiple effects, which permits to the cell initiate its biological activity. This activity include the glucose metabolism, the regulation of ions and amino acids transport, lipids metabolism, glycogen synthesis, genetic transcription, mRNA expression, synthesis and degradation of proteins, as well as synthesis of DNA. Therefore, a modification in anyone of the proteins involved in the insulin signaling, can take place a dysfunction in the glucose metabolism. The impaired glucose can be due because there are many proteins, ions and enzymes that participate in the downstream pathways of the insulin signaling, it has become difficult to find a single phatophysiologic level as cause of diabetes. In spite of the advances in the study of this disease, it has been reached the conclusion that the glucose control is not enough to impede the complications that characterize to type 2 diabetes, since the organic worsening does not stop, which indicates that insulin signaling dysfunction is directly involved in all cellular process, and a better understanding in the communication ways of this hormone will take to new forms of treatment to impaired insulin response.
The Clinician's Companion VI: Expert Perspectives on Contemporary Clinical Issues in Hepatitis C

Dear Colleague: One of the biggest controversies in the management of hepatitis C is whether or not to treat patients who have mild disease or normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. The vast majority of experts agree that, for patients with advanced disease who are at risk for serious morbidity and mortality in the face of continued disease progression, the potential benefits of treatment outweigh its risks. However, for patients with little or no fibrosis, the risk of cirrhosis and its associated complications remains more remote, so the risks and benefits of treatment are harder to evaluate. Most physicians who see these patients have concluded that there is no “one-size-fits-all” answer to this problem, and that the decision to treat patients with mild disease must be individualized. This Tx Reporter, the third part of The Clinician’s Companion VI, is devoted to looking at this important issue and the factors that influence physicians’ decisions to treat, or not to treat, patients with mild hepatitis C. As described in Part 1, content for this series was developed at a meeting that featured expert presentations, panel discussions, case studies, and recommendations gathered via survey from a nationwide panel of leading hepatologists, gastroenterologists, and other specialists engaged in research or treatment of hepatitis C. We are pleased to bring you this third issue, and hope that you find it, and the rest of The Clinician’s Companion VI, informative and relevant to your patient care. Sincerely,
Optimal dose of prophylactic intravenous ephedrine for spinal-induced hypotension during cesarean section

Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of 10, 15, and 20mg bolus doses of prophylactic IV ephedrine for prevention of maternal hypotension associated with spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. Study Design: A prospective, quasi experimental study.
Altered hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha levels correlate with coronary artery anomalies.

45 Introduction. 46 Materials and Methods. 48 Results and Discussion. 50 Hypoxic Regions in the Embryonic Chicken Heart. 50 HIF-1α Nuclear Localization. 51 Hypoxia and Coronary Vessel Development. 53 EF5 Staining within the Interventricular Septum and the Relationship of Hypoxic Myocardium to the Cardiac Conduction system. 54 Hypoxia and Apoptosis. 56
Prevalence and Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease

Purpose: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing. Accordingly, hospitalization and mortalities associated with CKD also have increased. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of CKD, and explore the causative risk factors. Methods: One thousand one hundred and forty-seven patients who underwent the mass health screening test at Chonnam National University Hospital between July 2007 and December 2007 were studied. The prevalence of CKD and possible risk factors such as gender, previous history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension, smoker status (current and ex-smoker), BMI, increased LDL cholesterol, triglyceride levels, HDL cholesterol level and anemia were analyzed. Results: There were 631 male and 616 female subjects. Mean age was 48.6 years and mean glomerular filtration rate was 117.2±28.7 ml/min/1.73m(2). The prevalence of CKD was 10.3%, and the prevalence of advanced CKD (CKD stage 3-5) was 0.5%. The prevalence of advanced CKD was higher in subjects with diabetes. The awareness of CKD was very low. Factors independently associated with CKD were sex favoring men (odd ratio [OR], 2.106; 95% CI, 1.436-3.090), smoker (OR, 0.575; 95% CI, 0.382-0.867), DM (OR, 2.395; 95% CI, 1.338-4.286), inadequate blood sugar (OR, 2.536; 95% CI, 1.267-5.077), HDL<40 mg/dL (OR, 0.418; 95% CI, 0.191-0.915) in a univariate analysis. With a multivariate analysis, female gender (OR, 2.123; 95% CI, 1.209-3.730) was the only independent risk factor for CKD. Conclusion: Since the CKD is a public health burden, closer attention is needed to prevent the CKD in the high-risk group.
HRM systems, internal marketing and performance in Indian call centres:full research report ESRC end of award report, RES-000-22-1876

Considering the rapid growth of call centres (CCs) in India, its implications for businesses in the UK and a scarcity of research on human resource management (HRM) related issues in Indian CCs, this research has two main aims. First, to highlight the nature of HRM systems relevant to Indian call centres. Second, to understand the significance of internal marketing (IM) in influencing the frontline employees’ job-related attitudes and performance. Rewards being an important component of IM, the relationships between different types of rewards as part of an IM strategy, attitudes and performance of employees in Indian CCs will also be examined. Further, the research will investigate which type of commitment mediates the link between rewards and performance and why. The data collection will be via two phases. The first phase would involve a series of in-depth interviews with both the managers and employees to understand the functioning of CCs, and development of suitable HRM systems for the Indian context. The second phase would involve data collection through questionnaires distributed to the frontline employees and supervisors to examine the relationships among IM, employee attitudes and performance. Such an investigation is expected to contribute to development of better theory and practice.
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT A Drug Interactions Elective Course

Objectives. To evaluate the impact of a drug interactions elective course on student knowledge and skills. Design. A drug interactions elective which focused on assessment and application of drug interaction information and identification and management of commonly encountered drug interactions by therapeutic category was offered to third-year PharmD students. Students were expected to (1) determine whether a given interaction was clinically significant or required pharmacist intervention, and (2) make rational, scientifically sound, practical recommendations for management of drug interactions. Evaluation and Assessment. Assessment included course evaluations, student self-assessments, and knowledge and skills assessments. Students who completed the course were more confident in their abilities relating to drug interactions than students who did not complete the course. Students who completed the course scored significantly better in all areas of the assessment compared to students who did not complete the course. Course evaluation results were also positive. Conclusion. A course devoted to the identification and management of drug interactions improved PharmD students’ knowledge and skills and could potentially improve the patient care they provide in the future.
Association among lifestyle status and body mass index in Yasuj adolescents

Today obesity is the major public health concern that drastically rising tread worldwide. Several factors such as unhealthy lifestyle and low physical fitness may related with obesity in adolescents however, it still unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the association among lifestyle status and body mass index in Yasuj adolescents. Three hundred forty one boy students aged 15 to 17 years (mean ± SD: 15.6 ± 0.7 years) living in Yasuj participated in this study. Each subjects lifestyle status was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire. The overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 20.5 and 6.8 percent, respectively. The results indicated that body mass index had tendency to increase as unhealthy food consumption and the time spent on watching TV increased and body mass index had tendency to decrease as healthy food consumption and exercise frequency increased. General linear regression demonstrated that the time spent on watching TV was independently associated with body mass index in adolescences. Unhealthy lifestyle, especially excess time spent on watching TV may cause obesity in Yasuj adolescents.
DEBRIDEMENT ANTIBIOTICS AND IMPLANT RETENTION - SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION

INTRODUCTION Deep infection is a potentially catastrophic complication of joint replacement surgery. Early intervention in suspected prosthetic joint infection in the form of aggressive Debridement and targeted Antibiotics can lead to successful Implant Retention (DAIR). In our centre, we adopt an aggressive approach to suspected prosthetic joint infection, working in a multi-disciplinary team with microbiologists and an infection surveillance team to identify and treat suspected infected cases at the earliest opportunity. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of the treatment of prosthetic joint infection with DAIR. METHODS All cases of primary prosthetic joint infection between March 2009 and September 2011 were identified. Data was retrospectively collected from root cause analysis data, patient records and hospital electronic results systems. RESULTS 48 cases of confirmed deep infection were identified from a total of 5037 primary joint replacements. Mean age was 67.3. The mean time between index procedure and return to theatre for debridement was 18 days. 10 patients underwent a second debridement and 3 returned to theatre for a third debridement. Mean total duration of antibiotic treatment was 10.5 weeks with mean duration of intravenous antibiotics 2.7 weeks. There were two early and three late failures on antibiotics. These went on to have successful two stage revision. The mean interval to debridement in failed cases was 15 days. The primary implant was successfully retained in 90% of cases (n=43) at a mean follow up of 30 months. CONCLUSION DAIR is an effective means of treating early prosthetic joint infection in a multi-disciplinary setting.