Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Use of Virtual Reality Videos to Reduce Anxiety for Radiation Oncology Patients

Purpose: To implement a non-pharmacologic approach to reduce anxiety in patients receiving radiation treatment. Background and Significance: Anxiety is a prevalent health problem affecting up to 30% of the general population. Over 95% of radiation oncology patients report anxiety often related to not knowing what to expect during treatments. The current guideline for management of anxiety is the use of benzodiazepines; which can impose a risk to patients. Evidence demonstrates virtual reality videos can be an effective non-pharmacologic approach to reduce anxiety. Design: Observational cohort evidence based project. Setting: Outpatient radiation oncology facility in the Southwest United States. Sample: 40 patients who have not previously undergone radiation therapy, but have been prescribed radiation treatments for malignant or non malignant conditions. Methods: Patients who had not previously undergone radiation treatments were identified based on chart review and consented for participation in the project. The patient's were assessed for both their general (trait) anxiety and situational (state) anxiety using The State Trait Anxiety inventory (STAI). They were then shown a virtual reality video that walked them through what they would experience during their radiation treatment. The patient's were re-administered the STAI questionnaire following the video to assess any change in anxiety levels. Variables: Trait and State anxiety scores before and after the virtual reality video intervention. Findings/Outcomes: A paired t-test was conducted to assess the data. There was a significant difference in the state anxiety scores pre intervention (m = 32.65, SD = 11.47) and post intervention (M = 25.50, SD 8.95), p =< 0.001. USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY VIDEOS TO REDUCE ANXIETY 3 Conclusions: The use of virtual reality videos was an effective non-pharmacological approach to reduce anxiety in patients receiving radiation treatment. Implications for nursing: The results provide support for the use of a virtual reality intervention as a non-pharmacologic option to reduce anxiety for patients.
Efficient in-situ delay monitoring for chip health tracking

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Design of a Multi-Wavelength Fiber Laser Based on Tm:Er:Yb:Ho Co-Doped Germanate Glass

In this article, for the first time, an efficient multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a Tm:Er:Yb:Ho co-doped germanate glass, optically pumped at 980 nm wavelength and simultaneously emitting at 1550 nm, 1800 nm and 2050 nm wavelengths, is designed and optimized. An exhaustive model, taking into account the energy transfer phenomena between different rare earths, is developed. The device behavior is investigated by means of several parametric sweeps with respect to the input pump power, the fiber length, the dopant concentrations and the output mirrors reflectivities. Four optimal concentrations have been found by means of a home-made computer code based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) approach, allowing a global solution search. These concentrations allow levels of output powers very close to each other, equal to 20 mW $\pm$ 0.1$\%$ at 1550 nm, 1800 nm and 2050 nm, respectively. These results predict the possibility of tailoring the dopant concentrations in order to construct broadband optical sources with similar emission powers at multiple wavelengths and broadband amplifiers.
An empirical study on the relationship between foreign trade of agricultural products and the development of cold chain logistics in Sichuan Province

This paper selects the data of Sichuan Province from 2001 to 2018 as the sample, which is the total trade volume of agricultural products (TA), the cold chain logistics volume of agricultural products (CD), and the cold chain logistics volume of agricultural products (CS). Through the time series of three variables, the stationary, co-integration and vector error correction models are used to study the long-term equilibrium and short-term fluctuations between the agricultural product foreign trade and agricultural product cold chain logistics development level, in order to provide suggestions for the common development of both. The results show that: First, the level of agricultural trade and the level of cold chain logistics of agricultural products continue to increase, but the overall level of the two is still insufficient. Secondly, the time series of the both are smooth sequences through the first-order difference. Through the cointegration test, there is a long-term equilibrium relationship, and the short-term relationship between the two is greater than the long-term relationship. Thirdly, the demand and supply of cold chain logistics of agricultural products is a one-way causal relationship between the trade volume of agricultural products. In the future, we must give full play to the advantages of Sichuan’s characteristic agricultural products and strengthen the construction of logistics facilities and the connection between logistics nodes.
Guía de atención médica de la enfermedad de kawasaki

La enfermedad de Kawasaki (EK) es la causa mas frecuente de cardiopatia adquirida en la poblacion pediatrica, y eso la convierte en un motivo importante de consulta en los servicios de urgencia. La presente guia de manejo fue elaborada con el objeto de describir, aclarar y unificar conceptos sobre la EK con respecto al diagnostico, tratamiento y seguimiento de aquellos pacientes que consulten por esta patologia. Ademas, se busca incentivar la aplicacion de puntajes predictivos de refractariedad a la inmunoglobulina intravenosa, teniendo en cuenta el algoritmo propuesto, que va desde la sospecha diagnostica hasta el seguimiento posterior al egreso hospitalario. Rev. Cienc.Biomed. 2016;7(2):328-342. PALABRAS CLAVE Sindrome mucocutaneo linfonodular; Vasculitis; Enfermedad coronaria. SUMMARY: Kawasaki disease is the most frequent cause of acquired heart diseases in pediatric population and that makes it an important motive of consultation in emergency services. This medical care guide was carried out with the purpose of describing, clarifying and unifying concepts about Kawasaki disease regarding the diagnosis, treatment and follow up of those patients that consulted the hospital for this pathology. Also, it is sought to encourage the application of predictive refractoriness scores to intravenous immunoglobulin, taking into account the proposed algorithm, ranging from diagnostic suspicion to follow-up after hospital discharge. Rev.Cienc.Biomed. 2016;7(2):328-342. KEYWORDS Mucocutaneous lymphnode Syndrome; Vasculitis; Coronary disease.
Analysis and Classification of Three Trimesters during Normal Pregnancy Using Bispectrum

This study presents the analysis and classification of maternal status during healthy pregnancy and postpartum using bispectral features of heart rate variability (HRV). Bispectral analysis is applied to HRV to extract a total of 11 features out of which only 6 significantly diﬀerent feature values are used to classify the subjects into three trimesters during pregnancy and postpartum. In particular, bispectrum patterns indicate the presence of higher phase coupling during postpartum as compared to the pregnancy group. The decreased phase coupling is observed as pregnancy progresses that refer to the decreased nonlinear interactions during pregnancy. This infers that the pregnancy is characterized by decreased HRV due to a reduced vagal tone instead of increased sympathetic tone. The six selected features are used as input to the k-nearest neighbour (KNN), Gaussian mixture model (GMM) and probabilistic neural network (PNN) classifiers for data classification. The performance of the classifiers are measured based on the accuracy of classification. The classification rate obtained for KNN, GMM and PNN classifiers are 85.94%, 85.94% and 89.74% respectively. We conclude that the bispectral features with PNN classifier is better suitable for the classification of the three trimesters during pregnancy and postpartum.
An Improved Blockchain Consensus Mechanism Based on Open Business Environment

With the rise of the blockchain, the underlying technology has also received more and more attention. The blockchain is a point-to-point distributed system, and the consensus algorithm is a mechanism to resolve the consensus of each node. Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) is a fault-tolerant technology in the field of distributed computing. The blockchain network environment conforms to the Byzantine general problem model. In order to make it suitable for open business environment, we propose an improved blockchain consensus mechanism based on Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance Algorithm (PBFT) that consider different business. The consensus algorithm proposed in this paper (OBE-PBFT) introduces the historical behavior credit rating of nodes to optimize the view change protocol in PBFT, so as to solve the problem of low consensus success rate and large traffic when encountering Byzantine nodes. The historical credit rating of the node can make the consensus process more robust, in order to solve the problem of different business in the alliance chain consensus mechanism in the open business environment.
PENGARUH RETURN ON ASSET DAN TOBIN’S Q TERHADAP VOLUME PERDAGANGAN SAHAM PADA PERUSAHAAN PERBANKAN YANG LISTING DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE TAHUN 2013-2017

Kemampuan perusahaan untuk menghasilkan keuntungan dalam kegiatan operasionalnya merupakan fokus utama dalam penilaian prestasi perusahaan perbankan, karena dari laba perusahaan akan dapat diketahui kemampuan perusahaan dalam pemenuhan kewajiban bagi para investornya juga, yang merupakan elemen penting dalam penciptaan nilai perusahaan yang menunjukkan prospeknya pada masa yang akan datang. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah : (1) Untuk menganalisis dan menjelaskan pengaruh ROA terhadap volume perdagangan saham perusahaan perbankan yang listing di BEI periode tahun 2013-2017; (2) Untuk Menganalisis dan menjelaskan pengaruh Tobin’s Q terhadap volume perdagangan saham perusahaan perbankan yang listing di BEI periode tahun 2013-2017; dan (3) Menganalisis dan menjelaskan pengaruh ROA dan Tobin’s Q secara simultan terhadap volume perdagangan saham perusahaan perbankan yang listing di BEI periode tahun 2013-2017. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada pusat informasi pasar modal menyediakan data keuangan dan harga saham perusahaan-perusahaan perbankan yang listing di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) periode tahun 2013-2017 dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak delapan perusahaan perbankan. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah secara deskriptif untuk menjelaskan karakteristik responden dan deskriptif penelitian, sedangkan untuk menganalisis data kuantitatif digunakan analisis Regresi Berganda melalui Program SPSS versi 22. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa secara parsial Return On Asset (ROA) dan Tobin’s Q berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap volume perdagangan saham, dan secara simultan Return On Asset (ROA) dan Tobin’s Q berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap volume perdagangan saham.
Importance of Dietary Fiber in Poultry Nutrition

The scientific term of fiber is comprised of very diverse group of polymers having various physicochemical properties. The dietary fiber can contribute remarkably to the nutritive value of poultry diets both directly, as energy source, and indirectly, through its effects on digestive and metabolic processes going on in the poultry bird. In order to more accurately predict the nutritive effect of fiber from raw materials, a better characterization of fiber fractions, their degradation in the chicken, and their physiological effects are required. Traditional analytical methods to analyze fiber, as crude fiber (CF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF), recover only a changeable fraction of fiber and are hence unfit for evaluation fiber fractions in raw materials and poultry diets. In poultry feeding the fiber gives less amount of energy because of its limited role in digestion however its slight increased proportion (up to 50 g/kg) can be productive for GIT development, thereby improving the digestion of nutrient and also posing good impact on growth and performance. A better understanding on the relation between specific fiber fractions and factors as GIT development, digesta retention time, and microbial colonization will help to develop nutritional strategies using specific fiber fractions to steer GIT health and function to enhance performance, especially under suboptimal environmental conditions.
Making Meaning out of MANOVA: The Need for Multivariate Post Hoc Testing in Gifted Education Research

Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) is a statistical method used to examine group differences on multiple outcomes. This article reports results of a review of MANOVA in gifted education journals between 2011 and 2017 (N = 56). Findings suggest a number of conceptual and procedural misunderstandings about the nature of MANOVA and its application, including pervasive use of univariate post hoc tests to interpret MANOVA results. Accordingly, this article aims to make MANOVA more accessible to gifted education scholars by clarifying its purpose and introducing descriptive discriminant analysis as a more appropriate post hoc technique. A heuristic data set is used to demonstrate the procedures for running a descriptive discriminant analysis, both in place of a one-way MANOVA and as a post hoc analysis to a factorial design. SPSS and R syntax are provided.
The correlation between inflation and exchange rate in India

The economic variables are integrated with each other like a complex mesh affecting one another with an unknown complex algorithm. It is a very tedious process and requires large skills and experience to establish the relationships among the plethora of economic variables in order to interpret the picture of the economy comprehensively. All the economic variables interact jointly to form the basis of understanding the economic algorithm. In contemporary ages, there has been a special interest in the inter-relationship between the exchange rates and inflation in both the advanced as well as the developing countries. These variables play a vital role in predicting the quantum of the development in the nominal and real sides of the economy, including the behaviour of domestic inflation, real output, exports and imports. The primary objective of this study is to establish the strength of correlation between the exchange rates and inflation in India over a period of time.
A Game Analysis of Iron Ore Right Investment between Steel Enterprises and the Government Based on Static Incomplete Information

Against the background of increasing demand for iron ore resources in Chinese steel enterprises and based on game tools, this paper builds a game equilibrium between steel enterprises and the government under the condition of non-competitive mining rights transfer. It is discussed two equalization strategies, and finds that trading opportunities for Linear Strategy are greater than opportunities for the one-price equilibrium strategy between steel enterprises and the governments in Bayesian Nash equilibrium. At the same time, investment efficiency of linear strategy steel enterprises will be better investment efficiency than one-price equilibrium strategy.
Continuing professional development in the healthcare sector in Egypt: A readiness assessment

Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor and instructor Prof. Laila El Baradei for her continuous support, patience, and motivation in the process of writing this thesis. I would also like to thank the study readers Prof. Shahjahan Bhuiyan and Prof. Ghada Barsom, who were very generous with their time and advice provided throughout the process. I want to thank my family; particularly my parents and wife for their support, love and encouragement through my period of study. My dear Son Omar and daughter Nour deserve my wholehearted thanks as well. I would like to truly thank Youssef Jameel Fellowship for giving me this terrific opportunity. Also, I want to thank all the administrative team in the public policy and administration department and the GAPP school; Mariez, Iman and Amira for their great friendly support.
Research on Visual Image Generation Based on Network Media and Its Influence on Communication

: Making Visual Information and Spreading Information Are the Main Purposes of Visual Communication Design. the Emergence of Network Media Has Changed the Way Information is Spread and People's Habit of Obtaining Information. with the Development and Application of Media Technology and Digital Image Technology, the Information Carrier Has Changed from Paying Equal Attention to Images and Characters to Relying Mainly on Images. Images Penetrate into People's Lives. People's Viewing and Understanding of Images Has Become a New Way of Thinking and Observing Things. through Visual Image, Image Breaks the Rational Mode of Language and Culture, Changes People's Habit of Rational Thinking, and Instead Presents Perceptual Image. Based on the Form of Network Media, This Paper Discusses the Influence of Image Generation on Information Transmission from the Aspects of the Importance and Characteristics of Image, the Advantages of Image in Information Transmission, the Influencing Factors of Image Information Transmission, and the Effective Information Transmission of Image in Visual Design.
Rethinking Dynamo: False Motherhood and the Illusion of Immortality

ABSTRACT:This article examines one of Eugene O'Neill's undervalued plays, Dynamo, in the framework of two strands of modern psychological thought: attachment disorder and death anxiety. Dynamo, with its ostensible theme of religion versus science, has often been dismissed as sophomoric and histrionic. However, an analysis of the "secondary" plot of protagonist Reuben Light's dysfunctional relationship with his mother illustrates a more complex storyline; an attachment disorder in action, leading to Reuben's fatal fixation on obtaining an illusory everlasting maternal presence vis-à-vis a hydroelectric power-plant. The themes of this article are drawn predominantly on the pioneering works of John Bowlby and Donald Winnicott, and on Ernest Becker's seminal books The Denial of Death and Escape from Evil. Infants and young children who have insecure attachment to their primary caregivers typically grow into adolescents and adults with free-floating anxiety, unconsciously craving a mother substitute. This is what tragically happened to Reuben Light.
Molecular and virological analysis of HIV-associated persistent generalised lymphadenopathy (PGL)

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) represents the second most common cancer affecting individuals infected with Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV). NHL is 60 to 100 times more likely to develop in AIDS patients than in the general population. The great majority (90-95%) of these are aggressive high-grade B cell lymphomas that respond poorly to chemotherapy, and are associated with a median survival, after diagnosis, of only 4-6 months. Approximately one-third of HIVinfected individuals present early in infection with a syndrome called Persistent generalised lymphadenopathy (PGL). The enlarged lymph nodes of this condition may represent pre-malignant lesions. The aim of this study was to investigate genetic and virological variables in PGL and to identify early genetic lesions that might be predictive of future lymphoma development in these individuals. Lymph node biopsies from 23 individuals with PGL together with appropriate controls from HIV-uninfected individuals were analysed for alterations in the structure and expression of selected genes. The results of the study were as follows: i) Mutations in p53 were detected in 26% of HIV-infected individuals, ii) A distinct pattern of p73 and p63 gene expression was observed in the HIV-PGL samples compared to the controls, iii) Structural modifications of the genes on the INK4 locus were absent, iv) Epigenetic silencing of the INK4a, INK4b, and p73 genes was not observed, v) Mutations in bcl-6 were detected in 48% of HIV-infected individuals and in 12.5% of healthy individuals, along with polymorphic substitutions at nucleotides, +753 and +875. vi) Rearrangements of c-myc t(8:14) and bcl-2 t( 14:18) were not observed in either the study or control groups except for a single t(8:14) in the lymph node of a healthy individual, vii) EBV DNA was detected in 100% of HIV-infected individuals and in 86% of healthy individuals. KSHV DNA was detected in 8.7% of HIV-infected individuals and in none of the healthy controls. Based on the findings in this study, a speculative model for the molecular pathogenesis of AIDS-NHL is proposed. This model hypothesises that p53 and bcl-6 mutations occur early in lymphomagenesis, whereas activation/deregulation of oncogenes such as c-myc and bcl-2, and/or inactivation of the tumour suppressor genes of the INK4 family constitute later events in the development ofAIDS-NHL.
A modified transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion technique to decrease the incidence of postoperative radiculopathy: A prospective analysis of 216 patients

Reported incidence of postoperative intractable radiculopathy following posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and transforaminal lumbr interbody fusion (TLIF) is between 7-14% affecting postoperative recovery. Excessive medial dural retraction in PLIF and exiting nerve root injury in TLIF during cage insertion are the proposed itiologies for battered root syndrome. Aim of the study was to identify the incidence of postoperative radiculopathy on the side of cage insertion following a modified TLIF technique. 216 patients who underwent fusion by modified-TLIF approach were prospectively analyzed. The inferior facet of cranial vertebra alone was excised retaining the pars interarticularis of cranial vertebra and superior facet of caudal vertebra which from the posterior wall of intervertebral foramen. It provided adequate space for cage insertion without need for excessive dural retraction in addition to protecting the exiting nerve root. The severity of postoperative radiculopathy on the side of cage insertion was assessed by visual analog scale (VAS). Of the 216 patients, L4-5 level was fused in 137, L5-S1 in 72 and L3-4 in 7 patients. Severe postoperative radiculopathy (VAS: 10) was observed only in three patients with an incidence of 1.4% who needed prolonged hospitalization for its recovery. L3-L4 was the fused level in these three patients while none of them in L4-5 and L5-S1 levels had such severe radiculopathy. Lumbar interbody fusion by modified TLIF (Hemi-TLIF) approach involving excision of only the inferior facet decreases the incidence of post-operative radiculopathy. However, we recommed this procedure only at L4-5 and L5-S1 levels where the spinal canal is relatively larger when compared to higher lumbar levels.