Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Assessment protocol for Auditory and Language Abilities in Cochlear Implanted Children used in Sohag university hospital

Objectives: The aim of this study is to develop Sohag protocol for assessment of auditory and language abilities in patients in patients with cochlear implant in order to provide better management of cases. Patients and methods: After meticulous revision of the majority of literature pertaining to cochlear implant assessment protocol in children of cochlear implant. We chose 3 main protocols to develop our protocol which are protocol of Ain Shams Phoniatrics Unit (Kotby et al., 1995), Nottingham Early Assessment Package (NEAP)) Nikolopoulos et al., 2005) and EARS test battery(Evaluation of Auditory Responses to Speech) (Esser-Leyding, 2012). We developed a new protocol that suits our patients in the cochlear implantation program. The new protocol was presented and revised by the phoniatricans of Sohag university phoniastrics unit then it was applied on 130 consecutive patients before and after implantation and rehabilitation sessions. Results: The results of the operation were statistically significant reflecting improvement in auditory and language abilities of patients after the operation. Conclusions: Comparing Sohag Phoniatric unit protocol of assessment with other protocols indicated that our protocol added many significant items needed in the valuation as evaluation of auditory skills, hours of parent participation at home and regularity of sessions.
Measuring the competence of healthcare providers.

Competence encompasses knowledge skills abilities and traits. It is gained in the healthcare professions through pre-service education in-service training and work experience. Competence is a major determinant of provider performance as represented by conformance with various clinical non-clinical and interpersonal standards. Measuring competence is essential for determining the ability and readiness of health workers to provide quality services. Although competence is a precursor to doing the job right measuring performance periodically is also crucial to determine whether providers are using their competence on the job. A provider can have the knowledge and skill but use it poorly because of individual factors (abilities traits goals values inertia etc.) or external factors (unavailability of drugs equipment organizational support etc.). This paper provides a framework for understanding the key factors that affect provider competence. Different methods for measuring competence are discussed as are criteria for selecting measurement methods. Also evidence from various research studies on measuring the effectiveness of different assessment techniques is presented. (authors)
A note on cyclic shift permutation testing for large eigenvalues

Recent publications have described the problem of testing for the “significance” of large sample (empirical) matrix eigenvalues in the presence of modest variation of underlying true eigenvalues. This modest variation often can be ascribed to endemic dependence in one matrix dimension (e.g., rows), whereas the null hypothesis concerns the other dimension (columns). The need for such testing frequently arises in genomics, time‐series analysis, and a variety of other fields. However, the tools available for testing are underdeveloped, with statistical properties that may be sensitive to the true eigenvalues. The purpose of this note is to point the reader to this emerging literature and to suggest that the tool of cyclic shift permutation may be well‐suited to the problem.
How Cooperation Reinforces Conflict Over Time

Managing projects raises multiple tensions such as the need to balance cooperativeness and assertiveness. By adopting a process perspective, we analyze why a project group consisting of three heterogeneous subgroups is failing to uphold such balance over time. Instead, overemphasizing cooperativeness in the early phases of the project led to over-assertiveness and escalation of group conflict. We identify three mechanisms for reinforcing dynamics. First, we find that subgroups overestimate other subgroups’ behavioral autonomy, which promotes holding simplified, negative images of each other. Second, subgroups adopt vertical disidentification when they define their own particular role. Third, cooperativeness conceals pejorative perceptions.
Survival of primary cemented total hip arthroplasties in east Africa

Introduction: Total Hip Arthroplasties (THA) have been carried out in East Africa for over two decades. Data from European and American centres suggests that cemented implants have survivorship of over 80% at 25 years. There is a paucity of data concerning survivorship of implants in Africa. This study was conducted as a follow up study to determine the survival of primary cemented THA implants at the PCEA Kikuyu Hospital. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all patients undergoing primary THA at the centre since 1998. Patients were followed up in the outpatient clinic. In addition, patients who had not returned for follow-up in the last 12 months were contacted by phone and/or mail. A wide variety of cemented and noncemented implants were used. End points of the implant were revision or removal for any reason. Survival was analysed by the use of Kaplan Meir tables. The study was approved by the institution ethics committee. Results: There were 655 patients with a mean follow up of 31.4 months (10.2 – 146.9). The overall complication rate was 7.5%. The most common indications for the THRA were osteoarthritis (81.7%), fracture of the neck of femur (9.8%) and osteonecrosis of the femoral head (3.8%). Twenty nine implants were revised or removed with aseptic loosening being the commonest indication. The overall survival was 75% at 12 years. Conclusion: The twelve year survivorship of cemented implants in our region is lower than other reported studies. This data can be useful in preoperative counselling of patients. We recommend the establishment of specialised centres and improving in cementing techniques so as to improve patient outcomes. Keywords: Survival, Total hip, Hip arthroplasty, Cemented, East Africa
Multivariate Random Forest to Identify the Importance Variable of 8 National Education Standards toward National Examination of Student High School in Indonesia

Quality of human resources is one of the important aspect in terms of national development. One way that can be used to improve the quality of human resources in Indonesia is by improving the quality of the education. Therefore, the quality of education in Indonesia needs to be considered. The quality of education is the level of conformity between education implementers with the National Education Standards (SNP) in schools. One of the factors that is used to measure the level of success of SNP can be evaluated from National Examination (UN). Therefore it is necessary to do an analysis to find out the important factors of 8 SNP indicators which have a high influence on the UN results. The response variable is the average of national exam scores of the three main subjects tested. The response variables are numerical and multivariate and also have a high correlation between the scores of the three subjects. Based on these considerations, the Multivariate Random Forest (MRF) analysis method was applied. The results of the analysis that can be taken in this study are that the MRF method is able to identify the model stable even though it only uses training data with a cut off of 5%. The results of the analysis of importance variable from 8 variables of the national education standard toward variables of national examination scores, obtained 3 standards with the highest level of importance that are the competency standard of graduates (SKL), content standards (SI) and management standards (SPL).
"It's Hard to Believe You Can't Improve": Backgrounds and Understandings of a Strategy for the Development of Professional Teaching Skills. Case: University Teacher Training for Assistant Professors at Aalborg University, Denmark

Citation for published version (APA): Krogh, L. (2006). "It's Hard to Believe You Can't Improve": Backgrounds and Understandings of a Strategy for the Development of Professional Teaching Skills. Case: University Teacher Training for Assistant Professors at Aalborg University, Denmark. Paper presented at Learning to Teach In Higher Education' European Training approaches, Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna Universitet, Bologna, Italy.
AN INVESTIGATION OF DUAL-BAND DUAL-SQUARERING (DSR) BASED MICROSTRIP ANTENNA FOR WIFI/WLAN AND 5G-NR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS

—In this work, a compact planar dual-square ring (DSR) microstrip patch antenna is investigated to acquire dual-band resonance with dual-mode excitation for Wi-Fi/WLAN and 5G-NR based wireless applications. This dual-square ring geometry is employed on single layer dielectric, excited through EM coupling by using a quadrilateral feed patch, which oﬀers massive ﬂexibility in impedance matching for dual-band resonance with minimum coupling eﬀects in common excitation and ground plane. This planar DSR structure shows the resonance at 2.4 GHz and 3.7 GHz frequency bands with bandwidths greater than 100 MHz and 200 MHz, respectively and a maximum gain response of 4.3 dBi with VSWR of (cid:2) 2. Here the simulation results are veriﬁed through experimental results of the fabricated antenna. This proposed antenna design can be conﬁgured for Wi-Fi/WLAN application at 2.4 GHz in lower-order resonance mode (TM 01 ) and for 5G-NR application by utilizing the fringing beneﬁts of higher-order mode (TM 10 ) at 3.7 GHz.
Exercise Technique: Applying the Hexagonal Bar to Strength and Power Training

ABSTRACT THE HEXAGONAL (HEX) BAR CAN OFTEN BE FOUND IN TRAINING FACILITIES; THIS ARTICLE WILL DESCRIBE HOW THIS EQUIPMENT COULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE STRENGTH AND POWER TRAINING OF ATHLETES. THE UNIQUE BAR DESIGN MEANS THAT THE HEX BAR COULD BE USED FOR DIFFERENT EXERCISES, INCLUDING THE DEADLIFT, FARMER'S WALK, AND JUMP SQUAT. THE LITERATURE REGARDING THESE EXERCISES WILL BE DISCUSSED, AND THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO DEMONSTRATE PRACTICAL APPLICATION FOR THE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROFESSIONAL. IN ADDITION, THE REQUIRED EXECUTION FOR THE LOW- AND HIGH-HANDLE HEX BAR DEADLIFT, HEX BAR FARMER'S WALK, AND HEX BAR JUMP SQUAT WILL BE DOCUMENTED.
Impact of NABH guidelines on incidence of hospital acquired infections in intensive care-Audit

Introduction: Incidence of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit (ICU) is about 2 to 5 times higher compare to the general in-patient hospital population. With an effective program for nosocomial infection surveillance, infection rates can be reduced by approximately one-third. Objective: Impact of implementation of NABH Guidelines 5 on the HAIs in ICU. Duration: April August 2015. Population: All the patients admitted to ICU at Tatwadarsha Hospital, Hubli. Methods: All the ICU health care workers were trained in NABH guidelines for hospital acquired infections. An initial evaluation and a monthly re-evaluation of infection control carebundle-practice and its documentation was done by infection control team. Results: Urinary tract infections have reduced to 50% from April to August 2015. Central line associated blood stream infections were reduced to zero for 400 central line days. Incidence of surgical site infection, ventilator associated pneumonia had dropped significantly bringing it to zero for 200 operation performed and 80 ventilated days respectively. Conclusion: Reduction in the incidence of HAIs could directly be attributed to implementation of NABH guidelines.
Retrograde Extrapolation of Blood Alcohol Concentration A theoretical and practical approach

The influence of high blood alcohol levels in vehicle drivers involved in car accidents is a growing process, despite the legal punishments which have been already increasing in severity. Therefore, determining the level of blood alcohol concentration at the moment of the car accident is essential in establishing the legal responsibility of the driver. However this exact determination is in most of the cases difficult, due to the fact that between the moment of the car accident and the collecting of the blood in a medical unity a varying time frame passes, depending essentially of the distance from the place of the car accident and the hospital. Even more, from a juridical point of view, at the moment the blood is taken from the driver in the hospital, this is not representing a social danger anymore because he is not driving. Hence, the retrograde extrapolation of blood alcohol concentration is and should be the legal tool of providing the juridical system a valid answer at the question implying the value of the blood alcohol concentration at the moment the antisocial deed (car accident) had been made. The aim of this article is to theoretically present the scientific method of retrograde extrapolation of blood alcohol concentration and also to highlight its strong and weak points.
Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Hospital Environment in South Libya

Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been emerged as a significant pathogen and is the most common dreadful gram-negative bacilli found in various health care-associated infections all over the world due to its virulence, well-known ability to resist killing by various antibiotics and disinfectants. The aim of this study was isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the hospital environment and determining the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates to four antibiotics (Ciprofloxacin, Amikacin, Imipenem, and Piperacillin). A total of 200 sterile cotton swab samples were collected from hospital environment including ground, walls, beds, bed sheets, blankets, doors, doors handle, nurse tables, trays, chairs, electronic equipment's, medicine cabinet, windows and (operation theater) (Sabha medical center and Brack general hospital were enrolled in this cross-sectional study). Bacterial isolates were identified by standard microbiological procedures. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was carried out by disc diffusion method. Results revealed that out of the 200 collected samples, 12 Pseudomonas spp. (6%) were isolated. Other different bacterial species isolated were 148 (74%) and 40 samples (20%) were negative for growth. Most isolates were obtained from sinks 6 (50%) and then ground 2 (16.7%), Air conditions 2 (16.7%), walls 1 (8.3%), Chairs 1 (8.3%). we found that all Pseudomonas spp. isolates were sensitive to Ciprofloxacin, Amikacin, Piperacillin, and Imipenem.
Prognostic importance of neutrophil / lymphocyte and lymphocyte / crp ratio in cases with malignant bowel obstruction

The aim of this study is to present the importance of systemic inflammatory markers in patients with malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) due to intra-abdominal tumor metastasis. Patients who developed MBO due to end-stage intra-abdominal metastatic tumoral disease between October 2010 and September 2018 were retrospectively investigated. Clinical data such as age, sex, histopathological diagnosis of primary tumor and the level of obstruction due to tumor metastasis were recorded. Patients who were still receiving chemotherapy and had no metastatic involvement in the abdomen were excluded from the study. Patients with MBO who developed intra-abdominal metastasis from non-abdominal tumors were included. In the determination of the patients, whether or not the patient had previously operated for primary tumor was not taken into consideration. Neutrophil, lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lymphocyte CRP ratio (LCR) were determined using laboratory data including the results of neutrophil, lymphocyte, C-reactive protein (CRP) and other basic hematological parameters. The effect of these values on survival as a prognostic factor was compared with statistical methods. There were 74 patients (28 females, 46 males) aged 60.5 ± 12.8 years (27-88) who developed MBO due to tumor metastasis in the abdomen. It was detected that the diagnosis of MBO developed an average of 11±7.5 months after the primary diagnosis. As a result of statistical evaluations, we found a positive correlation between serum LCR and survival (r=0.433; p=0.001) and a negative correlation between serum NLR and survival (r=-0.202; p=0.085). According to the Cox regression analysis, high NLR increases mortality risk (p= 0.01, OR = 1.050 [CI: 1.020-1.081]) and LCR increases the survival rate (p=0.02, OR = 0.014 [ C: 0.000 to 0.503]). NLR and LCR in metastatic tumor patients are closely related to the prognosis of the disease. High NLR and low LCR values can be used as an indicator to determine the poor prognosis of malignant patients. NLR and LCR can be used as a simple, fast and cost-effective biomarker. For this, further studies are needed.
Helicobacter pylori enfeksiyonunun D vitamini, hemogram parametreleri ve kan grubu ile ilişkisi

Giris ve Amac: Helicobacter pylori bolgemizde ve dunyada yuksek prevalansa sahip olup yaygin kronik inflamasyona neden olur. Biz bu calismamizda D vitamini, hemogram parametreleri ve kan gruplari ile Helicobacter pylori arasinda iliski olabilecegini gostermeyi amacladik. Gerec ve Yontem: Calismaya dispeptik sikâyetlerle ic hastaliklari poliklinigine basvurup endoskopi yapilan ve biyopsi ile Helicobacter pylori tanisi konan 91 hasta alindi. Hastalar Helicobacter pylori pozitif ve negatif olarak iki gruba ayrildi. Demografik ve laboratuvar verileri hasta kayitlarindan elde edildi. Bulgular: Hastalarin (n=91) yas ortalamasi 42.5±13 yil, 70 (%76.9)’i kadin, 21 (%23.1)’i erkek ve 57 (%62.6)’si Helicobacter pylori pozitifti. Helicobacter pylori pozitif hastalarla negatif hastalar arasinda yas, beden kitle indeksi bakimindan istatiksel olarak anlamli fark vardi (sirasiyla P=0.001, P=0.048). Cinsiyet ile Helicobacter pylori arasinda iliski yoktu (Pearson Chi-Square r= 0.186, P=0.663). Helicobacter pylori enfeksiyonu tespit edilen hastalarda kandaki notrofil, lenfosit sayisinda, notrofil lenfosit oraninda belirgin azalma saptanmistir ancak istatistiksel acidan sadece notrofil sayisindaki dusukluk anlamlidir, sirasiyla (P <0.007, P=0.258, P=0.155). Helicobacter pylori tespit edilen hastalar negatif hastalarla karsilastirildiginda 25-OH D3 duzeyleri dusuktu (Pearson Chi-Square r= 3.95 and P=0.047). Helicobacter pylori ile kan gruplari ve Rh arasinda korelasyon yoktu (sirasiyla Pearson Chi-Square r= 6.383 ve P=0.094, Pearson Chi-Square r= 0.131 ve P=0.717). Sonuc: Helicobacter pylori pozitif hastalardaki notrofil sayisi, dusuk serum vitamin D duzeyleri ile Helicobacter pylorinin yol actigi kronik inflamasyona bagli olabilir.
On Meaningful Human Control in High-Stakes Machine-Human Partnerships

Author(s): McCoy, Liam; Burkell, Jacquelyn; Card, Dallas; Davis, Brent; Gichoya, Judy; LePage, Sophie; Madras, David | Abstract: Our team at the Summer Institute was diverse in both skills (including technical computer science, cognitive science, systems innovation, and radiology expertise) and career stage (including faculty, graduate students, and a medical student). We were brought together at the ‘pitch’ stage by a mutual interest in human-machine partnerships in complex, high-stakes domains such as healthcare, transport, and autonomous weapons. We began with a focus on the topic of “meaningful human control” – a term most often applied in the autonomous weapons literature, which refers broadly to human participation in the deployment and operation of potentially autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such that the human has a meaningful contribution to decisions and outcomes.
Active suspension control by output feedback through extended high-gain observers

Abstract The paper addresses extended high-gain observer (EHGO) design for a vehicle suspension system. The different way from previous reports is that a regional input-to-state stabilization (including exponential stabilization) controller is presented. To pursue this aim, first the original suspension dynamical equation is transformed into a normal form. And then, a feedback linearization controller is designed as the state feedback control, which makes the closed-loop system regionally input-to-state stable. Based on this, the output feedback control by using EHGO is proposed. The stability of the singular perturbation system composed by the state closed-loop system and the scaled error equation is demonstrated. Simulation examples are illustrated, which validate that provided small high-gain parameter the output feedback control will recover the performance of RISS under state feedback control and the responses of suspension performance behave better than those under the later.
EFFECT OF 12 WEEKS BASIC TENNIS TRAINING ON TENNIS SKILL, STRENGTH AND SIMPLE REACTION TIME IN CHILDREN

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 12 weeks of basic tennis training on tennis skill, strength parameters and simple reaction time characteristics. A total of 24 boys aged 12 years participated in the study voluntarily. Volunteers were divided into two groups as control and experimental groups. The experimental group received a 12-week tennis training program that included basic tennis techniques. The control group did not receive any training program during this period. Data were obtained from subjects one day before and after the 12weeks. Handgrip strength, back and leg strength, squat strength tests on the wall; ITN forehand and backhand batting and service tests for tennis skill; Visual and auditory simple reaction time tests were used for reaction time parameters. For the data analysis, dependent and independent t tests were used in SPSS 22.0 program. There was a significant difference between the pre-post tests in all measured characteristics of the experimental group (p <0.05). No statistically significant difference was observed in the control group (p> 0.05). When the experimental and control groups were compared, there was a difference in favor of the experimental group (p <0.05). In conclusion, it can be said that 12 weeks of basic tennis training has positive effects on strength, reaction and basic tennis skills.
Encapsulation of Three Different Crude Extracts Rich in Triterpenes in a Biocompatible Polymer and their Evaluation in vitro for further Applications as Anti-inflammatory and/or Anti-tumour Alternative Therapeutic Agents

Medicinal plants continue to be of real interest to researchers in interdisciplinary fields such as chemistry, pharmacy, medicine. Due to the metabolites in which it abounds, the plant material can successfully represent both a prophylactic and curative treatment. At present, countless studies, both in vitro and in vivo, are conducted to elucidate the pharmacological effects and establish the mechanisms involved. The actual experiment was purposed to evaluate the activity of raw birch bark, apple pomace and olive leaves extracts rich in triterpenes, formulated as PLGA nanoparticles, on normal/healthy different cell lines immortalized and of primary origin, such as keratinocytes, dermal fibroblasts, and gingival fibroblasts.