Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Assessing the Impact of the Level of Diastatic Power Enzymes and Their Thermostability on the Hydrolysis of Starch during Wort Production to Predict Malt Fermentability1

In this study, commercially produced malts were used for small-scale simulated mashing trials to investigate the impact of differences in the level and thermostability of malt diastatic power (DP) enzymes on the resultant wort fermentability. A modified European Brewery Convention/American Society Brewing Chemists mashing protocol was used with mash-in temperatures ranging between 45 and 76°C for full-malt and 30% rice adjunct mashes. Malt extract yield varied little with mashing temperature for most varieties in this temperature range. However, the fermentability, maltose content, and free amino nitrogen of that extract was considerably affected by mashing temperature with 65°C achieving the highest fermentability for all malt varieties. Multilinear regression analysis of full-malt and rice adjunct mashing trials at 65°C using 43 commercial malts showed that the level of α-amylase and total limit dextrinase activity, Kolbach Index, and the total β-amylase activity level and thermostability were the most important malt quality predictors of wort fermentability. These conclusions suggest that the conventional DP assessment could be replaced with the measurement of its component enzymes outlined above so that maltsters could better satisfy brewers malt quality expectations by blending and defining their malt quality in terms of these fermentability predicting factors. This information would be particularly useful to brewers who brew with multiple varieties and blends from different suppliers. The focus on individual enzyme characteristics by barley breeders is likely to provide selection targets that are more accurate and achievable.
SM 04-1421 Can autotext regcognition software for coding injuries replace manual coding? findings from IDB/DISS in the netherlands

In the Netherlands the European Injury Data Base (IDB), Dutch Injury Surveillance System (DISS) administrated by VeiligheidNL, is used for monitoring injuries treated at EDs. Until a few years ago all variables in IDB/DISS (such as injury mechanism, product involved, type of injury and body part involved) were coded manually by the staff of the ED. To reduce the administrative burden on the EDs we developed a system for automatic text recognition. From narratives on what happened and from the diagnosis as recorded in open text fields in the Hospital Information Systems, coded information was derived. The objective of this project was to investigate if automatic text recognition software could replace manual coding in the hospitals. After assessment of several software tools, we chose IBM Modeler as our tool to develop automatic text recognition to code IDB/DISS variables based on narratives derived from the Hospital Information Systems. We taught the system from scratch how to code information on accidents and injuries. All possible words had to be classified into libraries and we had to teach the system how to interpret sentences. After the implementation of the system all records were processed by the software and manually checked and corrected if necessary. We recorded what corrections were made in order to analyse how the software performed and what improvements had to be made to the automatic text recognition software. Comparison of data from autotext analysis before and after manual corrections was performed. Preparing proper text analysis is time consuming but it is possible to use automatic text recognition software to code information on injuries. The work that has been done by the software makes coding injuries at VeiligheidNL easier. Analysis on the recorded corrections has not been finalized yet, results will be presented at the conference.
Cox Proportional Hazards Model for Identification of the Prognostic Factors in the Survival of Acute Liver Failure Patients in India

Background: Acute Liver Failure (ALF) is a kind of dangerous rare liver injury among all liver diseases. Different statistical methods such as Logistic regression, Kaplan-Meier estimate of survival function followed by Log-rank test and semi-parametric approaches of survival analysis has been applied in order to identify the significant risk factors of ALF patients. In most of the studies, regression models used in this setup has not been evaluated by model assumptions and their goodness of fit tests.Objective: To apply appropriate survival analysis technique to identify the prognostic factors in the survival of ALF patients, to develop prognostic index, and to predict survival probability for different scenario.Materials and Methods: The study is based on the retrospective cohort study design with altogether 1099 ALF patients taken from the liver clinic, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi India. Cox regression has been considered as the suitable model for handling this time to event data, and the assumptions of the model, goodness of fit of the model was assessed and survival probabilities were predicted.Results: This study has identified six prognostic factors namely age, prothrombin time, cerebral edema, total serum bilirubin, serum creatinine and etiology for ALF patients. The hazards of mortality [HR: 2.38; 95% C.I. : (1.99, 2.85), p < 0.001] is the highest for cerebral edema among all these prognostic factors. Nearly 9%, 26%, 39%, 50%, 59% and 63% of ALF patients with a PI of 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 10 respectively die by 3 days of hospital stay.Conclusion: The developed Cox Proportional Hazards model with six prognostic factors has satisfied the model assumptions and goodness of fit tests. The risk score and the predicted survival probabilities will be immensely helpful to the hepatologists to make a quick decision regarding the likely prognosis of a patient at admission and helpful in triaging the ALF patients for liver transplant.Nepalese Journal of Statistics, Vol. 2, 53-74
A morphometric analysis of laryngeal anatomy: A cadaveric study

Objectives: This study aims to describe morphometric measurements of the laryngeal framework and discuss their implications for phonosurgery among Turkish subjects. Patients and Methods: Larynges from 40 male and 20 female fresh cadavers were extracted during autopsy in a forensic science institution between January 2015 and December 2015. Measurements were taken of the length of membranous and cartilaginous vocal fold (mVF, cVF), width and thickness of VF (wVF, tVF), anterior and posterior subglottic distance (AS, PS), width and height of thyroid cartilage (wTC, hTC), and distance between projection of anterior commissure to thyroid cartilage inferior border (pAC to TIB). Results: For all parameters, median and mean values were higher in male groups, but the differences were significant only in pAC to TIB, wTC, cVF and mVF groups (p<.05). No statistically significant difference between age groups was found. The location of AC was observed above the midpoint of the thyroid cartilage, and the mean distance between the pAC to TIB was 10.2±2.9 mm in males and 7.8±1 mm in females. The mean AS value was 13.14±3.67, whereas the posterior subglottic distance mean value was 7.14±1.35. Conclusion: Although sex is an important factor to define laryngeal morphometrics, age may not be a significant factor. The significant difference in mean distance from pAC to TIB among males and females is an important consideration in laryngeal framework surgery. However, studies with larger samples are needed to confirm our findings.
The connection between the level of physical activity and the prevalence of low back pain among the employees of the Lipik Hospital

1Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju Lipik, Lipik 2 Katedra za ortopediju i fizikalnu medicinu, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci 3 Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu Autor za korespodenciju: Ivan Žilić, Pepe Polaka 19, 34550 Pakrac ivan.zilic80@gmail.com Hrvat. Športskomed. Vjesn. 2017; 32:59-66 NUMBER 1, PP. 1-46 ZAGREB 2016. CROAT SPORTS MED J, VOLUME 31 ISSN 0354-0766 UDK 613.71/. 73
H38 Managing communication difficulties in huntington’s disease

Motor speech disorder, linguistic and cognitive difficulties, and behavioral changes significantly affect communication ability in Huntington’s disease. This progressive decline in communicative effectiveness negatively impacts social interactions resulting in diminished quality of life. However, these difficulties may vary over time and from person to person, requiring different intervention strategies based especially on the daily communication needs of HD patients and their families. The aims of this presentation are to: 1) highlight the need of a centered-person assessment of communication using the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model; 2) overview the available speech therapy interventions in HD to support communicative abilities and participation in everyday life even in late stage. Particular attention will also be paid to the use of new technologies in Teletherapy and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Prevalence of disability in activities of daily living among elderly in a rural community of Puducherry

Background: Normal ageing changes, acute illness and worsening chronic illness can lead to a decline in the ability to perform day to day tasks necessary to live independently. This research aims to study about the disability in activities of daily living among rural elderly in an union territory of south India.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted for three months among 245 randomly selected rural elderly aged ≥60 years. Everyday abilities scale for India was used to assess disability in activities of daily living. Results were expressed in frequencies and percentages. Appropriate univariate and multivariate analyses were done.Results: The prevalence of disability in activities of daily living was found to be 13.9%. Univariate analysis found out that illiteracy, economic dependency, marital status, living arrangement and presence of sleep problems were significantly associated with disability in activities of daily living. Multivariate analysis observed that predictors of disability were economic dependency (aOR, 95% CI=9.15, 2.94–28.47) and living arrangement (aOR, 95% CI =8.00, 2.46–26.01). Conclusions: Disability in activities of daily living is a neglected serious issue and needs a community-based primary health care approach.
Tentativa suicida atendida por los servicios de urgencias de Castilla-La Mancha y crisis económica, de 2006 a 2015.

Objetivo: Investigar la evolucion de la tentativa suicida en Castilla-la Mancha entre 2006 y 2015 y su correlacion con factores sociodemograficos y socioeconomicos. Metodo: Estudio de una serie de casos incidentes de tentativa suicida atendidos por las Urgencias de Castilla-La Mancha. Las tasas han sido estandarizadas de manera directa, tomando como referencia al total de poblacion de la region. El impacto del cambio temporal de las tasas se estudio con modelos de Poisson segmentados. La correlacion con los indicadores economicos se evaluo con el coeficiente de correlacion de Pearson. Resultados: La tasa de tentativa suicida se ha incrementado en varones durante la crisis economica, especialmente en 2007-2008 y 2012-2015. La tasa en mujeres es 1,23 (IC95% 1,15-1,31; p<0,001) veces superior a la masculina y mas inestable, elevandose por encima de los niveles precrisis en los ultimos anos de la serie. Si consideramos que los incrementos de 2007 estan relacionados con la crisis, la tasa habria aumentado en ambos sexos. Al estratificar por edad, la tasa es claramente mayor en las cohortes en edad laboral. La tasa se correlaciona principalmente con las tasas de: hogares con dificultad para llegar a fin de mes en Espana (0,29 p<0,01), riesgo de pobreza/exclusion regional (0,285 p<0,01) y paro regional (0,265 p<0,01). Conclusiones: La tasa de tentativa suicida se ha incrementado durante la crisis economica en varones (inicio del efecto en 2008) o incluso, en ambos sexos (suponiendo su inicio en 2007). La tasa muestra una correlacion positiva y negativa con indicadores socioeconomicos.
Health Policy and Federalism: A Comparative Perspective on Multi-Level Governance

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Answer to quiz on page 26 and Case Discussion: The ICD patient with chest pain

Chest discomfort has multiple causes. The timing of the symptoms after device implantation suggests a complication of the procedure. Pneumothorax and lead perforation need to be excluded, however an ECG should be performed first as this can be done with minimal delay and can exclude an acute coronary syndrome. Chest X-ray should also be performed and can show pneumothorax, lead dislodgement (however, it is non-specific in detecting perforation), and rib fractures (this patient had received chest compressions during his cardiac arrest). Device interrogation should be performed and can give information on lead dislocation or perforation (increased impedance and thresholds, decreased sensing, and stimulation of extracardiac tissue in the case of a perforation). An echocardiogram should be performed if perforation is suspected to evaluate the presence of pericardial effusion and tamponade. There should be a low threshold for performing a chest CT as this may show a pneumothorax that is not present on echocardiography or lead perforation that is not present on echocardiogram.
The Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Treatment in Pain Due to Diabetic Polyneuropathy

Objectives: Diabetic polyneuropathy is the most common and disabled complication of diabetes mellitus. Pharmacological treatment of diabetic neuropathy is limited because of the side efects of the drugs, used in the treatment of diabetic neuropthy. Alternative treatments are also used in diabetic neuropathy. Systemic side effects of non-pharmacological treatment modalities are rare. We evaluated the value of pulsed electromagnetic field treatment in patients with pain due to diabetic polyneuropathy. Patients and Methods: Symptomatic 95 patients were included in the study, and from these patients, 25 patients were randomized in pulsed electromagnetic field treatment group and 25 patients were randomized in placebo group. Pulsed electromagnetic field device was applied over both feet of the patients for one hour a day (during 10 days). Visual analog scale and neuropathic pain scale of all patients were performed before and after treatment and 6th week. Electroneuromyography was also performed before treatment and 6th week. Results: Improvement of pain determined by visual analog scale was 53% after treatment and 67% six weeks later. The improvement of visual analog scale scores were statistically significant in study group when compared with control subjects. Conclusion: The pulsed electromagnetic field may be an alternative treatment modality in diabetic patients with neuropathic pain. Amac: Diyabetik periferik noropati, diyabetin en sik gorulen ve ozurluluge neden olan komplikasyonudur. Noropatik agri siklikla coklu farmakolojik tedaviye direnclidir ve bu ajanlarin yan etkileri kullanimlarini sinirlar. Noropatik agri tedavisinde farkli alternatif tedaviler arastirilmaktadir. Nonfarmakolojik tedavilerin sistemik yan etkileri dusuktur. Bu rasgele secilmis, plasebo kontrollu calismada, direncli diyabetik noropatik agrida puls elektromanyetik alan tedavisinin etkinligi arastirildi. Hastalar ve Yontemler: Calisma, rasgele ayrilan, 25 puls elektromanyetik alan tedavisi (PEMF) ve 25 plasebo grubunda olmak uzere 50 hastayla tamamlandi. Tedavi grubundaki hastalarin her iki ayagina on ardisik gun ve gunde 1 saat PEMF uygulandi. Olgularin tedaviden once, sonra ve 6. haftadaki kontrollerinde vizuel analog skala ve noropatik agri skala degerlendirmeleri yapildi. Elektronoromiyografi tetkikleri, tedaviden once ve 6. hafta kontrollerinde degerlendirildi. Bulgular: Calismanin sonucunda, vizuel analog skala ile yapilan agri degerlendirmesinde tedavi sonunda %53, kontrol degerlendirmesinde %67 iyilesme saptandi. Noropatik agri skalasi farkli verilerinde saptanan duzelme, tedavi grubunda plasebo grubuna gore istatistiksel olarak anlamliydi. Sinir ileti hizi calismalarinda iki grup verileri arasinda anlamli istatistiksel fark saptanmadi. Sonuc: Puls elektromanyetik alan tedavisi, agri skorlari ve polinoropati semptomlari uzerindeki olumlu etkileri ile diyabetik noropatik agri tedavisinde alternatif bir secenek olarak dusunulebilir.
INSERÇÃO DO PAI NAS MATERNIDADES MUNICIPAIS DO RECIFE: OPINIÃO DOS TÉCNICOS E AUXILIARES DE ENFERMAGEM

Objetivo: descrever a opinião dos técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem do centro obstétrico e alojamento conjunto, sobre a inserção do pai como acompanhante no processo parturitivo, nas maternidades municipais do Recife. Metodologia: pesquisa quantitativa, desenvolvida no mês de agosto de 2016, através de questionário, em três maternidades municipais do Recife, com 80 técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem. Resultados: foi identificado que 25% dos respondentes não concordam com a inserção do pai no processo parturitivo, e 75% dos profissionais consideraram que o pai pode ajudar de alguma forma no processo parturitivo. Observou-se que a falta de orientação aos pais (50%) dificultaria esta inserção. Conclusão: os resultados desta pesquisa indicam para a necessidade de aprofundar as discussões no contexto estudado.Descritores: humanização, parto humanizado, acompanhantes, equipe de enfermagemINSERTION OF THE FATHER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RECIFE: OPINION OF THE TECHNICIANS AND NURSING ASSISTANTSObjective: to describe the opinion of nursing technicians and assistants of the obstetric center and joint accommodation, on the insertion of the father as companion in the parturition process, in the municipal maternity hospitals of Recife. Methodology: quantitative research, developed in August 2016, through a questionnaire, in three maternity hospitals in Recife. The sample consisted of 80 technicians and nursing assistants. Results: It was identified that 25% of the respondents did not agree with the father’s insertion in the parturitive process, and 75% of the professionals considered that the father could help in some way in the parturitive process. It was observed that lack of orientation to parents (50%) would make this insertion difficult. Conclusion: the results of this research indicate the need to deepen the discussions in the studied context.Descriptors: humanization, humanized birth, companions, nursing staffINSERCIÓN DE LA MATERNIDAD EN PADRE MUNICIPAL DE CORAL: OPINIÓN DE LA NATURALEZA DE LA AUXILIAR TÉCNICO Y DE ENFERMERÍAObjetivo: Describir las opiniones de los técnicos y auxiliares de enfermería en la sala de partos y el alojamiento conjunto durante la inserción del padre como compañero en el proceso del parto, las maternidades municipales en Recife. Metodología: La investigación cuantitativa realizada en agosto de 2016, a través de un cuestionario en tres hospitales municipales de Recife, com 80 técnicos y auxiliares de enfermería. Resultados: se identificó que el 25% de los encuestados no está de acuerdo con la inserción de su padre en el proceso del parto, y el 75% de los encuestados consideró que el padre puede ayudar de alguna manera en el proceso del parto. Se observó que la falta de orientación para los padres (50%) dificultan este inserto. Conclusión: Los resultados de esta investigación indican la necesidad de nuevas discusiones en el contexto estudiado.Descriptores: humanización, parto humanizado, cuidadores, personal de enfermería
Dose Dependent Impact of Rose-Hip Powder in Patients Suffering From Osteoarthritis of the Hip And or Knee – A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group, Phase III Study

Results: Primary effect variable, WOMAC pain declined from 17.97 +/8.80 to 16.57 +/9.88 after 12 weeks (p<0.141) as compared to placebo 17.96 +/7.08 declining to 14.41 +/7.60 after twelve weeks (p<0.000), p<0.058 comparing groups. WOMAC function (ADL) declined in both groups as the result of 12 weeks treatment: active treatment 60.59 +/31.33 vs 53.91 +/30.59 (p<0.016) and placebo 55.71 +/25.19 vs 43.90 +/25.43 (p<0.000) p < 0.070 comparing groups. When symptom scores were plotted against the weight of patients in the actively treated group, there was a significant positive correlation between weight of the patient and symptom score, irrespective of the symptom chosen (p<0.019 and 0.009, respectively). The lower the weight of the patient the greater reduction in pain and ADL symptom scores. In the group treated with placebo there was no correlation between scores and patient weight in any parameter tested (p<0.813 and p<0.432, respectively).
Angled-grating distributed feedback laser with 1 W cw single-mode diffraction-limited output at 980 nm

Summary form only given. The /spl alpha/-DFB laser design contains an embedded diffraction grating that is angled with respect to the laser facets and a contact stripe aligned parallel to the grating teeth that extends the length of the cavity. The epitaxial structure is otherwise similar to that of a conventional DFB laser diode. The gratings provide lateral optical confinement by virtue of multiple diffraction events that occur as the light traverses the cavity.
Prevalence of Hepatitis B among School Adolescents in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria

A high average prevalence rate of 11-13.7% for viral hepatitis B exists in Nigeria among the general population (National AIDS/STIs Control Program (2016). This study was the first of its type however, to examine the prevalence of hepatitis B among a specific target group, the senior secondary school students in Jos, Plateau state in Nigeria. It was conducted in six public day secondary schools located in Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau state, findings of which would help determine interventions for the prevention and control of hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection among this important age group. The study was primarily carried out to determine the effect of peer education, an intervention, on knowledge and belief levels of hepatitis B in Jos but in the process of achieving this, the prevalence of hepatitis B was also identified. A quasi-experimental study was carried out on six hundred students selected by a multistage sampling technique. Testing for hepatitis B was offered post intervention to only three hundred students, who were in the intervention group of three schools in the study. A pre-tested formal self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) was used to collect data pre and twelve weeks post intervention. Chisquare and students t-test was done to compare intervention and control groups on outcome variables. Results showed the age distribution of the respondents was 10-24 years with majority of respondents (86.7%) in the age group 15-19 years. One hundred and ten (110) students agreed to the test and 10 students were found positive for hepatitis B.
Balancing Career and Home

women workers. The purpose of this article is to identify issues in studying social support in relation to the needs and situations of women workers. First, evidence that supports the value of social support as an important variable in occupational health will be outlined. Then research from the social support literature that suggests differences between men and women in patterns of giving and receiving social support and ill its effectiveness will be presented. Finally, the role of social support in coping with the mUltiplicity of roles characteristic of women workers will be presented.