Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Efeitos da craniopuntura de Yamamoto na osteoartrite de joelho: estudo de caso

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar os efeitos da craniopuntura de Yamamoto na dor, na amplitude de movimento, qualidade de vida e funcionalidade de paciente com osteoartrite (OA) de joelho. Foi realizado um estudo de caso de uma paciente de 59 anos apresentando quadro de dor no joelho, reducao funcional nos ultimos tres meses e radiografia constando o grau 3 de OA de joelhos. A avaliacao foi feita antes e apos o tratamento atraves da Escala Visual Analogica (EVA) para avaliacao da dor, da qualidade de vida pelo questionario Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC), da funcionalidade pelo Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) e da amplitude de movimento do joelho pela goniometria. A craniopuntura foi realizada duas vezes por semana, com duracao de 40 minutos cada, totalizando 10 sessoes. A analise dos dados foi feita de forma descritiva. A variavel utilizada foi o ganho relativo (GR) medido no pre e no pos-tratamento. A dor no joelho diminuiu (GR=100%), enquanto a amplitude de movimento aumentou em ambos os joelhos (GR=20%). Observou-se melhora na dor (GR=83%), na rigidez (GR=50%), na funcao (GR=80%) e no escore total da WOMAC (GR= 79%). Verificou-se, atraves da KOOS, melhora nos sintomas (GR=8%), na dor (GR=26%), nas atividades de vida diaria (GR=21%) e na qualidade de vida (GR= 17%). Conclui-se que a craniopuntura foi efetiva no alivio da dor, na amplitude de movimento, qualidade de vida e funcionalidade de paciente com OA de joelho.
Passage à l'échelle des techniques de découverte de correspondances Workshop EGC 2007

Nearly all schema-matching systems compare two schemas at a time and aim for quality matching with significant human intervention. For a limited number of schemas (less than 10) of small size (less than 100 nodes), the matching and integration processes give acceptable performance. The novelty of our method is fourfold. First, we support fully automated schema matching. Second, we generate approximate mappings and also build an integrated schema at the same time. Third, we show that our approach is scalable to hundreds of schemas, having large size. Fourth, we utilize tree mining techniques, clustering of similar node labels, for schema matching, which is a budding research approach.
Propagation characteristics for mobile reception of satellite broadcasting in urban areas

When various broadcasting radio waves in the 12-GHz band from a geostationary satellite such as a broadcasting satellite are received in an urban area by a mobile receiver, transmission and reception systems such as a temporal diversity system often are designed. In such instances, it is necessary to evaluate quantitatively the mobile receiving characteristics such as the areal visibility on an urban street. When driving on an urban street, one finds that the waves from satellites frequently are disturbed by buildings. The degree of disturbance depends on the direction of the street, the density, height and width of the building. This paper describes first characteristics of measured satellite areal visibility on a road using an airscape photographed at a time when the apparent locations of the satellite and the sun coincide. The histogram of the visibility length is modeled by a log normal distribution. Second, from these distributions and the measurement and analysis of the actual velocity characteristics of automobiles in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the histogram of the visibility duration time is estimated. Third, an estimation method of the satellite areal visibility on a road is proposed in which the statistical data are published by a governmental agency on the building distributions and on the road. The results obtained by these measurement and estimations can provide quantitatively the mobile receiving characteristics of satellite broadcasting at 12 GHz so that they can be effective guidelines in the design of various transmission and reception systems.
A systematic branch strategy and its evaluation

Control dependency introduced by branch (especially conditional branch) instructions, which is resolved only at run-time, can have a severe performance impact on pipelined machines. As programs usually contain a high percentage of branches, a variety of strategies are used to minimize overhead due to branches. However, each strategy has its own advantages and drawbacks. In this paper, a new systematic and integrated strategy that can achieve substantially higher performance than any other schemes reported in the literature is proposed. This strategy uses different mechanisms to deal with different branches based on different dynamic behavior. This is the first published paper that combines four methods to deal with branches. When given the same hardware resources, the proposed strategy can achieve a higher branch performance than the existing best method. For the same given branch prediction performance, it only requires 14% of the hardware when compared with a purely branch target buffer (BTB) approach.
Biomasa foliar, desfronde y descomposición de la hojarasca en los rodales de Polylepis reticulata del Parque Nacional Cajas

En el presente trabajo se ha estudiado el desfronde (caida de hojas), la renovacion foliar y el proceso de descomposicion de la hojarasca de Polylepisreticulata en 6 parcelas experimentales permanentes de 100m² de bosque no intervenido, localizadas en el Parque Nacional Cajas (Cuenca, Azuay) durante un periodo de 9 meses. Para el desfronde, se distribuyeron en cada parcela 5 recolectores circulares de 0. 125m² de superficie con malla de fibra de vidrio de 2x2 mm, el material fue recogido en periodos aproximados de 15 dias. Para la descomposicion se colocaron bolsas de 15x15cm de superficie de malla de fibra de vidrio de 2x2 mm, con aproximadamente 20g (peso seco) de hojarasca, sobre el suelo cubierto con musgo y hojarasca, se recolectaron en periodos de 30, 60, 90, 150 y 210 dias. Se determino que en promedio para la Polylepisreticulata el desfronde anual fue de 3.85 Tn/ha, la renovacion foliar de 1.75 anos y la tasa de descomposicion de 0.40 ano-1. La maxima produccion de hojas se dio en el mes de Mayo y fue 4 veces mayor a la minima. En los 210 dias se obtuvo una perdida de peso aproximada del 20% en relacion al peso original.
Numerical analysis for a locally damped wave equation

We consider a semi-discrete finite element formulation with artificial viscosity for the numerical approximation of a problem that models the damped vibrations of a string with fixed ends. The damping coefficient depends on the spatial variable and is effective only in a sub-interval of the domain. For this scheme, the energy of semi-discrete solutions decays exponentially and uniformly with respect to the mesh parameter to zero. We also introduce an implicit in time discretization. Error estimates for the semi-discrete and fully discrete schemes in the energy norm are provided and numerical experiments performed.
Comparison of Optimization Techniques for Complex Supply Chain Network Planning Problems

Planning tasks in Supply Chain Management demonstrate a high complexity due to several influences such as globalization effects, mass customization of products and shorter product life cycles. This is leading to additional requirements for logistics planning in general. Nevertheless, the planning and management of supply chains is a key capability for today’s companies in order to increase profitability as well as decrease the uncertainty and the risk of certain actions taken by one or more members of the supply chain. In this context, Supply Chain Network Planning (SCNP) is used to determine an adequate allocation of demands and capacities in storage, transportation and production facilities, aiming to fulfill customer demands at minimal costs. As a planning model on the tactical level, SCNP can be used as an important input for operational planning tasks, e.g. for a more detailed transport planning. However, due to the complexity of the problem, exact mathematical solution techniques can consume a high amount of time, and are as such not applicable in practice. Logistics decision support systems, like Advanced Planning Systems (APS) extend them therefore with heuristics or offer metaheuristic solution approaches, each in order to provide good solutions in short timeframes. Despite this, there is a constant need for new, more efficient techniques to tackle the increasing complexity of modern supply chains and to handle ever shorter planning cycles. Therefore, this paper seeks to explore the possibilities of applying modern meta-heuristic optimization techniques onto SCNP problems.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Saudi Women Regarding Breast Feeding at Makkah Al Mukkaramah

Background: Breastfeeding (BF) is the normal way of feeding infants and young children. Breast milk has disease-fighting antibodies that can help protect infants from several types of illnesses. Moth­ers who breastfeed have a lower risk of some health problems, including breast cancer and type 2 diabetes. Large percentage of saudi women do not breastfeed their infants despite of the fact that, Islam is very clear in encouraging breastfeeding until a child is two years of age. This study aims to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of Saudi women regarding breast feeding. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive design was used in this study. It was conducted at the post-partum department, Heraa General Hospital, Makkah Al-Mukaramh. A convenient sample of 120 mothers were involved in this study. Three tools were used in the present study. The first tool was an interviewing assessment sheet, used to collect socio-demographic data, obstetric history and knowledge regarding BF. The second tool was an attitude scale, that ranged from positive, neutral and negative attitude toward breast feeding. The third tool was an observational checklist to observe mothers during BF and newborn latching on. Results: The results of this study revealed that, less than one fifth of the mothers (17.5%) had poor knowledge regarding breast feeding, less than one half of them (43.3%) had negative attitude and slightly more than one third of them (35.0%) had average to poor latching on practices. Conclusion and recommendations: older (40-50 years old), highly educated and working mothers had excellent knowledge, positive attitude and good latching on practice. It was recommended to, encourage baby–friendly hospital initiative as one of the strategies to support and promote breastfeeding. Intensify breastfeeding education among mothers, with emphasis on the advantages of the early initiation of breastfeeding. Key words: Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Breast feeding.
Learning through Web-Based Authoring Tools

The Web-based authoring tools are great additions to online education and training programs. This chapter provides a portrait of roles and impacts of Web-based authoring tools in online learning environments. With all the unique functions and options that are available in Web-based authoring tools, it is not required for instructors and trainers to be Web development experts to create quality online learning instructions that meet the needs of the multi-generational learners (i.e., traditionalist, baby boomer, generation X, and generation Y). In addition, the Web-based authoring tools enable instructors and trainers to create media-rich learning instructions and transform dry Web content into engaging and exciting learning content. Besides recreating and transforming Web content, Web-based authoring tools also play an important role in expanding learners’ attention spans and their readiness to learn.
Biomarkers of HIV associated malignancies and of drug interaction between anti-retrovirals (ARVs) and chemotherapy

ii OPSOMMING . iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . vi TABLE OF CONTENTS . vii LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES . xviii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . xxi CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW . 1 1.
The Comparison of the Effects of Selective Pilate’s and Williams’ Exercises on Pain and Flexibility in Men with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Background: Chronic non-specific low back pain is a common disorder that often has no clear mechanism. Exercise therapy is an effective and safe method for treatment of chronic musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain. Pilate’s and Williams’ exercises are two types of distinct exercises used for the treatment of back pain, but there is no evidence for the advantage of these two exercises in literature. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effects of selective Pilate’s and Williams’ exercises on the back flexibility and back pain in men with chronic non-specific low back pain.Methods: Forty men with chronic non-specific low back pain were divided into two equal groups who participated in 10 sessions (during two weeks) of treatment program. Patients in group 1 received an electrotherapy treatment followed by selective Pilate’s exercises. Patients in group 2 received Williams’ exercises after the same electrotherapy treatment. Back flexibility and pain level were measured before and after the interventions. Also, a pain follow up was done four weeks later. Statistical analysis was done using Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, mixed ANOVA and Friedman tests.Results: The results showed that the back flexibility increased and pain decreased in both groups (P = 0.001). Selective Pilate’s exercises were more effective in enhancing the back flexibility and reducing back pain (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Comparison of these two types of therapeutic exercises showed that selective Pilate’s exercises are more effective in treatment of patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.
CellVisualizer : exploring hierarchical, multi-dimensional data with applications to high-throughput microscopy

In this thesis, we present a system for visualizing hierarchical, multi-dimensional, memory-intensive datasets. Specifically, we designed an interactive system to visualize data collected by high-throughput microscopy and processed by CellProfiler, an open-source system jointly developed by researchers at MIT CSAIL and the Whitehead Institute. A typical high-throughput microscopy experiment produces thousands of images, with thousands of objects in each image. CellProfiler then measures hundreds of features for each cell, nuclei, and cytoplasm. In contrast to previously demonstrated visualization software, our system visualizes datasets that are on the order of hundreds of gigabytes, datasets too large to store in physical memory. We also implement tools to link the dataset to available resources such as online genetic databases and the actual images acquired by the microscope. Finally, we demonstrate how the system was used to highlight interesting genes for more detailed analysis in real biological studies. Thesis Supervisor: Polina Golland Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Our results for five years of rotavirus vaccination

We aimed to evaluate the results of 5 years of rotavirus vaccination experience and compare the effects of monovalent and pentavalent vaccines. This retrospective study included 2345 children vaccinated in a trial that was held between January 2007 and January 2012. Information was obtained on whether the patient was administered the monovalent or pentavalent vaccine, whether he/she had rotavirus gastroenteritis after the vaccination, and whether he/she was treated as an outpatient or an inpatient. This information was obtained from the computer records and, in cases where information was lacking, the families were called to obtain missing details. In all patients with complaints of diarrhea, rotavirus antigen analysis was done with a rapid immunochromatographic stool test. The age range of the children was 3–60 months. Of the patients included in the study, 1270 (54%) were female and 1075 (46%) male. The monovalent vaccine was administered to 1700 (72.5%) children, while the pentavalent vaccine was administered to 645 (27.5%) children. After administration of the vaccine, no major complications were reported. Symptomatic rotavirus gastroenteritis was detected in 4 % of vaccinated children. No patients died due to rotavirus infection. There was no statistically significant difference between the vaccines in terms of the incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis and the number of children who were hospitalized or received outpatient treatment (P > 0.05). Symptomatic rotavirus gastroenteritis was detected in only 4 % of the vaccinated children in our study. Moreover, there is no significant difference in the protection offered by the monovalent and pentavalent vaccines.
Metrics correlation and analysis service (MCAS)

The complexity of Grid workflow activities and their associated software stacks inevitably involves multiple organizations, ownership, and deployment domains. In this setting, important and common tasks such as the correlation and display of metrics and debugging information (fundamental ingredients of troubleshooting) are challenged by the informational entropy inherent to independently maintained and operated software components. Because such an information pool is disorganized, it is a difficult environment for business intelligence analysis i.e. troubleshooting, incident investigation, and trend spotting. The mission of the MCAS project is to deliver a software solution to help with adaptation, retrieval, correlation, and display of workflow-driven data and of type-agnostic events, generated by loosely coupled or fully decoupled middleware.
Textbook of Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine

Textbook of Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine Edited by Richard J. Shaw, David R. DeMaso. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2010. US$135.00 (hb). 551pp. ISBN: 9781585623501 Paediatric psychosomatic medicine, or paediatric liaison psychiatry, is at a crossroads in the UK and elsewhere. Is it to be an
Padrões espaciais da tuberculose e sua associação à condição de vida no município de Ribeirão Preto

This study, with a hybrid, ecological and time-tendency design, sought to establish the relation between the spatial correlation in the occurrence of new cases of TB in the year 2000 and to ascertain the association between living conditions and TB distribution in Ribeirao Preto, State of Sao Paulo, between 2000 and 2006. The thematic maps were elaborated with the help of MapInfo 7.5 and spatial statistical analysis using Spring 4.3. For the remaining calculations, SPSS 10.0 was used. The indices with the highest factor loads were family heads earning 2 minimum wages or less and with less than 3 years of education. The comparison of the living conditions and TB maps revealed a relation between TB and poorer areas in the city, as the incidence rate in the cluster with poor living conditions was 49.9/100,000 inhabitants. The gross Chance Ratio, considering the cluster with the high living conditions as a reference, proved the association between TB and living conditions and 3.30 for the low living conditions cluster (CR=3.30; CI95%: 1.90-5.70). The city's stratification according to living conditions and incidence of TB allowed for the identification of risk areas, providing input for the local TB Control Program.
Revising unmet need for family planning.

Unmet need for family planning is defined using survey data as the percentage of women who do not want to become pregnant but are not using contraception. Though the concept seems straightforward the calculation is extraordinarily complex and has changed over time. To address these issues DHS revised the definition of unmet need in 2012. Using the revised definition: Unmet need is calculated the same way in all DHS surveys. Unmet need is calculated the same way in DHS and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Unmet need can be used to reliably track trends over time and compare estimates across countries. This paper describes the rationale process and results of revising the definition of unmet need and compares estimates of unmet need using the original and revised definitions for all DHS surveys from 1990- 2010. The study also estimates unmet need for spacing and limiting unmet need by background characteristics total demand for family planning and the proportion of demand satisfied and unmet need for sexually active unmarried women all using the revised definition.
Detecting Bimodality in the Analogical Reasoning Performance of Elementary Schoolchildren

This paper reports on modelling six frequency distributions representing the analogical reasoning performance of four different samples of elementary schoolchildren. A two-component model outperformed a one-component model in all investigated data sets, discriminating accurate performers with high success probabilities and inaccurate performers with low success probabilities, whereas for two data sets a three-component model provided the best fit. In a treatment-control group data set, the treatment group comprised a larger proportion of accurate performers than the control group, whereas the success probabilities of the two latent classes were nearly identical in both groups. In a repeated-measures data set, both the success probabilities of the two latent classes and the proportion of accurate performers increased from the first to the second test session. The results provided a first indication of a transition in the development of analogical reasoning in elementary schoolchildren.
The Northwick Park A.D.L. Index

THE Northwick Park A.D.L. Index was developed specifically for a study which is being carried out at Northwick Park following a grant from the D.H. S.S. It is concerned with long-term disability, in this case, stroke. After the initial discussionsin 1970 between the Department of Health and Dr. Smith, Rehabilitation Consultant, and Dr. Meade, Director of the Epidemiology and Medical Care Unit at Northwick Park Hospital, it was felt that studies were needed to' assess the effectiveness of various treatment methods in terms of outcome, information which could be of value for future planning and organisation of rehabilitation services. Accordingly, in 1972,a randomised controlled trial of different intensities of outpatient treatment followingstroke with loss of limb and/or speech function was started. Implicit in this trial was the importance of trying to develop standard methods of assessing functional and physical disability and subsequent improvement (or lack of it), that would be useful not only in this but also in other studies. This brought forward a requirement for a comprehensive, evaluated index of daily living activities, in order to measure the change in the functional capacity of patients taking part in the study. The patients are assessed on entry to the trial and thereafter at regular intervals over a period of one year. Each patient is assessed on a battery of other scales (besides ADL) each of Which is measuring different aspects of the disability. Thus, the primary purpose for whichthis particular index was developed is as a research tool, to measurequantitively functional changes in stroke patients who are being treated with different intensities of therapy over a period of a year, and subsequently to compare results.