Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Omnipresence of Cluster Analysis for Optimal Solutions

Clustering can be observed as an omnipresent technique that spread its scope in different areas such as pattern recognition, machine learning, energy optimization, cognitive radio networks, etc. With the enormous increase in the data being produced by huge number of applications daily which needs to be analyzed for efficient results, it should be organized and computed using different data mining techniques. Clustering technique plays a significant role in contributing its usage to obtain a global solution. Handling of data in dynamic environment is to be done properly so as to ensure effective communication. Data correlation is a common issue in a sensor network which needs to be resolved. This paper explores significant clustering techniques that were applied in various domains. Keywords—Clustering; Dynamic-Environment; TimeEvolving; Social Network; Biological Network; Communication
Adsorbents for Pollution Reduction in Cultural Heritage Collections

6 Introduction . 8 Background . 12 Adsorption theory . 12 Physisorption (physical adsorption) . 12 Chemisorption (chemical adsorption) . 13 Desorption and regeneration . 14 Capacity and isotherms . 15 Common types of adsorbents . 16 Activated carbon . 19 Silica gel . 22 Activated alumina . 23 Zeolites . 24 Polymer-based adsorbents . 28 Practical adsorbent considerations . 29 Adsorbent choice . 29 Adsorbent amount, lifetime, and placement . 31 Active vs. passive adsorption . 33 Survey of adsorbent use in Swedish cultural heritage institutions . 35 Zeolite and activated charcoal study . 38 Introduction . 38 Materials and methods . 39 Camfil experimental . 41 RISE experimental . 42 Case study at Visby Landsarkivet . 42 Results and Discussion . 45 Camfil results analysis . 45 RISE results analysis . 48 Visby Landsarkivet results analysis . 50 Conclusions . 53 Appendix . 55 Standards for testing adsorbent performance . 55 Bibliography . 56 Adsorbents for Pollution Reduction in Cultural Heritage Collections
Assessing the Effectiveness of Partners in Quitting, A Text Message-Based Smoking Cessation Program

This article will discuss the implementation of Partners in Quitting , a new text message-based smoking cessation program. It will also provide preliminary data on client engagement rates, program effectiveness, and program challenges. Partners in Quitting is an outreach program under The GW Healing Clinic (run by The George Washington University School of Medicine). The GW Healing Clinic is a program that provides free health and social services to patients in the Washington, D.C. area. It specifically works with the D.C.-based organization, Bread for the City. Partners in Quitting provides an evidence-based, easily accessible, and comprehensive smoking cessation program to the clients of Bread for the City.
COMPUTER ASSISTED METHODS IN TEACHING BASICS OF MAGNETISM AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

Computer assisted methods in teaching physics are discussed. Basics of magnetism, starting from individual magnetic moments and their complex quantum origin, are introduced in a friendly manner by using typical computer based facilities, including diagrams and intuitive graphical representations. The principle of their quantitative estimation via the vibrating sample magnetometry technique is also presented, in the frame of high school physics knowledge and abilities. An example for accessing direct experimental measurements via remote laboratory techniques is provided, as a step forward, with respect to virtual experiments. The new possibilities offered to the students to participate directly from the classroom to the real experimental activity via the remote laboratory techniques are finally discussed.
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*These authors contributed equally to this work Background/aim: Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are critical determinants of liver tumor behavior such as vascular invasion, cell proliferation and migration. The apoptosis of HSCs can inhibit tumor growth and contribute to repressing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. Our study aims to investigate the impact of nuclear glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) on HSCs under hypoxic conditions and the association of nuclear GAPDH with HCC patient outcomes and tumor progression. Patients and methods: Following stable cell passage, 0.3% O2 was used to induce hypoxia. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were analyzed using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays and flow cytometry, respectively. Proteins expression were detected by extracting nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins and performing Western blots. GAPDH nuclear translocation was blocked by the agent deprenyl. Immunohistochemical staining for GAPDH was investigated in 137 HCC tissue samples from our center. An analysis of the clinicopathological features, Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis were applied. Results: MTT assays and flow cytometry analyses showed that the nuclear accumulation of GAPDH led to the apoptotic death of HSCs, while blockade of this process with deprenyl significantly decreased apoptosis. Western blots revealed that deprenyl inhibited the nuclear translocation of GAPDH.An analysis of the immunohistochemical staining of HSCs inHCC tissue samples (137) revealed that nuclearGAPDHexpressionwas significantly positively correlatedwith HIF-1α expression. Overall survival (OS) and time-to-recurrence (TTR) estimated by KaplanMeier analyses showed that patients with high HIF-1α or low nuclear GAPDH levels in HSCs had significantly poorer prognosis compared with patients with low HIF-1α or high nuclear GAPDH expression in HSCs. Moreover, patients with combined high HIF-1α/low nuclear GAPDH expression inHSCs had theworst prognosis. TheCox regression analysis revealed that the combination of nuclearGAPDH/HIF-1α expression inHSCswas an independent prognostic factor forOS andTTR in HCC patients. Conclusions: These findings provide a novel mechanism underlying the involvement of intranuclear GAPDH in hypoxia-induced HSCs apoptosis and a correlation between nuclear GAPDH levels and the clinical prognosis, which may prompt the development of a novel therapeutic strategy for HCC.
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1Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information (SESSTIM), Marseille, France; 2Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Oncology Division and Équipe de recherche Michel-Sarrazin en oncologie psychosociale et soins palliatifs, Université Laval Cancer Research Centre, Québec, Canada; 3Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 4Survey, Monitoring and Assessment Department, Public Health and Healthcare Division, Institut National du Cancer (French National Cancer Institute INCa), Boulogne Billancourt, France; 5Département des études sur les pathologies et les patients (DEPP), Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie, Paris, France; 6Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, IHUMéditerranée Infection, and ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France Background and purpose: Introducing palliative care earlier in the disease trajectory has
New Zealand Society of Animal Production online archive

Over many centuries, genetic selection of sheep for particular meat and wool traits has made steady progress and given producers the opportunity to choose from a broad spectrum of well defined breeds. Selection for specific features of body frame or fleece has resulted in the emergence of true “meat” breeds (e.g. Poll Dorset, Suffolk, Texel) and other breeds highly valued for their fleece characteristics (e.g. Merino, Romney). Whilst such selection tends toward the outer limits of genetic variation among sheep, the sheep genome itself and natural mutation rates provide an inbuilt restriction to genetic change and the appearence of new phenotypic varieties. In comparison, the use of transgenesis to add specific functional sheep or non-sheep genes to the sheep genome has the potential to greatly expand the phenotypic range possible among sheep. For example, in a preliminary sheep transgenesis experiment using a cortical type II keratin intermediate filament transgene, we have shown it is possible to alter fibre structure and properties. The fact genes from any species may be used in the transgenesis process provides many experimental options simply not possible using the sheep genome alone. This paper is a discussion of some of the recent attempts to modify the genotype / phenotype of wool producing breeds using transgenesis. In particular, results of the earliest programmes designed to modify wool fibre properties and fibre growth rates are reviewed.
Visual Interference in Echolocation 1 1 2 Visual sensory stimulation interferes with people ’ s ability to 3 echolocate object size 4

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an eye on east asia Demographic Change and Household Savings in Japan and Korea : Implications for China 4 and pacific

The world is in the midst of a major demographic transition (IMF 2004). Demographic transition in a country generally starts with a declining total fertility rate leading to an aging society coupled with an increasing life expectancy, followed by a shrinking of the labor force participation and finally resulting in a shrinking of the total population. While highly asymmetric across countries in the region, East Asia is also expected to experience a rapid change in its demographic structure in the near future. Japan is already at an advanced stage of demographic transition—birthrate decline and aging—, Korea is undergoing an early phase of this process, and other countries—China, Singapore and Thailand, for example, are not far behind.
The effects of an educational intervention on nurse -physician collaboration and compliance rates with quality indicators for cardiac patients in critical care settings

The Effects of an Educational Intervention on Nurse-Physician Collaboration and Compliance Rates with Quality Indicators for Cardiac Patients in Critical Care Settings Sara L. Clutter Purpose: The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects of an educational intervention on knowledge, nurse-perceived nurse-physician collaboration, and compliance with quality indicators and to assess the relationship between collaboration and compliance. This study also investigated the difference in collaboration and knowledge between and within nurses from intensive care (ICU) and intermediate care (IMCU) settings. Research Questions: Six research questions guided this study. The questions compared knowledge, collaboration scores, and compliance with quality indicators between and within intermediate and intensive care unit nurses before and after an educational intervention. Questions also addressed the relationship between collaboration scores and compliance with discharge quality indicators. Background: Nurses have knowledge of individual patients’ acceptance of and reaction to health concerns. Nurses are also the central point of coordination for the interdisciplinary care team. Collaboration between nurses and physicians provides a process for discipline-specific information to be shared and team members to work together for better patient outcomes. Episodes of less than optimal collaboration between healthcare professionals lead to miscommunication and medical errors. Method: A pretest-posttest design was used with a convenience sample of 88 registered nurses from critical care settings. Knowledge was measured by a criterion-based, investigatordeveloped test. Collaboration was measured using the Collaboration and Satisfaction about Care Decisions instrument. Compliance with quality indicators was determined by comparing the number of met versus expected indicators. Major limitations were a non-representative convenience sample, use of self-report instruments, assumption of complete and accurate documentation, and low power for some analyses. Conclusions: The educational intervention was effective in improving knowledge about collaboration as well as expected quality outcomes for cardiac patients among critical care nurses. The increased knowledge resulted in improved perceptions of collaboration by IMCU nurses but not ICU nurses. This increased knowledge did not result in improved compliance with discharge quality indicators in either group of nurses. There was no relationship identified between collaboration and compliance rates. Significance: Improvements in perceived collaboration between healthcare providers may lead to fewer episodes of miscommunication and medical errors. Participation in an educational intervention can improve perceptions of collaboration. This information may be beneficial to nurse educators as they individualize education for critical care nurses.
AUTOMATIC SUMMARIZATION OF NEWS USING WORDNET CONCEPT GRAPHS

One of the main handicaps in research on automatic summarization is the vague semantic comprehension of the source, which is reflected in the poor quali ty of the consequent summaries. Using further knowledge, as that provided by ontologies, to const ruct a complex semantic representation of the text, can considerably alleviate the problem. In this paper, we introduce an ontology-based extra ctive method for summarization. It is based on mapping the text to concepts and representing the d ocument and its sentences as graphs. We have applied our approach to news articles, taking advan tages of free resources such as WordNet. Preliminar y empirical results are presented and pending problem s are identified.
Interactive comment on “ Benthic mineralization and nutrient excha ge over the inner continental shelf of western India ” by A . K . Pratihary

The manuscript (MS) presents some new and interesting results on benthic olute exchange and sediment carbon decomposition over the inner continental shelf of western India under different oxygen regimes governed by the monsoon-intermonsoon cycles. The MS can only be considered for publication after a major revision, which should comprise responses to the following remarks/questions (given below in random order).
Does Personality Moderate the Relationship Between Video Gaming and Quality of Life

Video game research has expanded greatly in recent decades, fueled partly by concerns that video game content affects real-word behaviors and experiences. Despite the preponderance of research on the effects of video game content on various outcomes, there are still areas left to be explored. For example, while the American Psychological Association has concluded that violent video game content serves as a risk factor for real-life aggression, the association has also recommended the pursuit of additional research on alternative variables that may influence the relationship between video game content and outcomes (APA Task Force on Violent Media, 2015). The present study was designed to explore whether personality dimensions have a moderating effect on the relationship between video game content and quality of life (QoL). Video game content was measured using content descriptors (i.e., content warnings) assigned to a participant-reported game by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). QoL was measured using the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life−Brief measure, and personality was assessed using the International Personality Item Pool Representation of the Revised Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Personality Inventory. Based on existing research support for four personality dimensions as potential moderator variables, it was hypothesized that conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism would moderate the relationship between video game content and QoL. Moderated multiple regression analyses were conducted to test this hypothesis. Results found significant main effects between personality dimensions and QoL but failed to find significant effects of video game content, including violent content, on QoL scores. In addition, the study’s hypothesis, that personality dimensions moderate the relationship between video game content and QoL, was not supported. Study limitations, implications for clinicians, and directions for future research are discussed. PERSONALITY, VIDEO GAMING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE 2
Management in pregnancy after 41 weeks of gestation

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate pregnancy outcome after 41 weeks, depending on management: induction of labor or expectant management. Material and methods: We enrolled a total of 81 patients in 41 weeks of gestation. Simple randomization assigned 37 patients to group A (expectant management) and 44 to group B (active management). There were two protocols for clinical management: induction of labor at 41 g.a. and expectant management up to 42 g.a. Results: There were 18.18% assisted vaginal births in the case of the induction of labour compared to 2.78% of births in expectant management group (p = 0.03). The number of cesarean sections was higher in case of an expectant management, but the difference was not statistically significant. No infant was admitted to the NICU and there were no stillbirth. Conclusions: After 41 weeks of gestation in low-risk pregnancies expectant management with appropriate fetal surveillance and induction of labor seems to be the appropriate management.
Parametric and Non Parametric Estimates of Malaria Attributable Fractions among Children in South West Nigeria

Malaria in children remains a major public health problem particularly in the tropics. Fever is one of the major symptoms of malaria; however, not all fever cases is as a result of malaria. Therefore this study estimated the proportion of fever cases that can be attributed to malaria among children in south west Nigeria. Records of all children (≤ 12yrs) eligible for the study were used for the analysis. Malaria attributable fraction (MAF) was estimated using 3 approaches: Classical method, parametric (logistic regression model) and non parametric regression methods (local linear smoothing). The proportion of children with fever increased during the first 3 years of life and thereafter decreased but was not significant with age. The prevalence of parasitemia decreased with increasing age. The MAF obtained from the classical method was 0.27 (95% CI, 0.1784-0.3520). The parasite density specific attributable fraction estimates from logistic regression analysis were 0.0385 (95% CI, 0.0105- 0.0665) and 0.3215 (95% CI, 0.2738- 0.3691) for ≤999µl and ≥1000µl categories respectively. The nonparametric estimate of the MAF obtained was 0.24 (95% CI, 0.1785- 0.3119). The prevalence of malaria disease and fever during childhood remained high. The results suggest a monotone increasing function and shows that the logistic regression method is a better method in determining malaria attributable fractions.
The Phenomenology of Necessary Reasoning Consider this simple diagrammatic proof of a proposition in arithmetic

Much mainstream analytic epistemology is built around a sceptical treatment of modality which descends from Hume. The roots of this scepticism are argued to lie in Hume’s (nominalist) theory of perception, which is excavated, studied and compared with the very different (realist) theory of perception developed by Peirce. It is argued that Peirce’s theory not only enables a considerably more nuanced and effective epistemology, it also (unlike Hume’s theory) does justice to what happens when we appreciate a proof in mathematics.
THE LIKELY IMPACT OF THE TAX SYSTEM ON SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN THE BRITISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

This paper examines the development of self-employment in the British construction industry over recent decades, and relates trends in self-employment to changes in the tax regime. The paper traces the rise of the self-employed construction worker during the 1980s and early 1990s in the face of very favourable tax and National Insurance legislation. The preferences of both employers and workers for self-employment status are critically examined. During the late 1990s the tax authorities began a clampdown on bogus self-employment which has resulted in a very significant switch back into direct employment. Further tax changes are in prospect and these are likely to lead to further reductions in the numbers in self-employment. The paper analyses the most recent changes and probes the likely consequences for the industry, in areas such as training and labour turnover.
MIKKO ERONEN IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA SYNCHRONIZATION OVER A CHALLENGED NETWORK

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology ERONEN, MIKKO: Implementation of data synchronization over a challenged network. Master of Science Thesis, 48 pages, 7 Appendix pages August 2015 Major: Communication Networks and Protocols Examiner: Professor Jarmo Harju
stężenia rezystyny u pacjentów z nadciśnieniem tętniczym i zespołem metabolicznym Evaluation of serum resistin level in hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome

INTRODUCTION. Resistin is an adipokine investigated as a possible etiologic link between excessive adiposity and insulin resistance. The aim of the study was evaluation of resistin concentration in obese hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome and assessment of its relation to insulin sensitivity and blood pressure. MATERIAL AND METHODS. 60 obese hypertensives patients with metabolic syndrome were studied. 15 healthy, lean volunteers were used as a control group. Insulin resistance was calculated as a fasting insulin/glucose ratio (IRI/G). Concentrations of resistin were assessed with use of immunoenzymatic method (DRG
A phase III trial evaluating three doses of citalopram for hot flashes: NCCTG trial N05C9

9538 Background: Hot flashes are experienced by up to 75% of women and can negatively impact quality of life. Estrogen treatment has fallen out of favor, so new options are needed. Based on encouraging pilot data, this trial was designed to evaluate three doses of citalopram for effects on hot flashes. Methods: A randomized trial evaluated citalopram at doses of 10, 20 or 30 mg/day versus placebo for 6 weeks. Women recorded hot flashes for one week before starting treatment, then were titrated up to their assigned dose. The primary endpoint was change from baseline in hot flash score (frequency × severity) per a prospective daily hot flash diary. Secondary endpoints included hot flash frequency and activity interference. Toxicities were evaluated with a self-report questionnaire and NCI common terminology criteria. Eligibility included postmenopausal women with at least 14 bothersome hot flashes per week for the past month. A total of 50 patients per arm (N=200), provided 80% power for a two-sample t-test.