Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Streptococcus oralis as a Risk Factor for Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombosis

We reported a case of an 8-year-old boy who was presented to the emergency department with left-sided hemiparesis. Computed tomography showed hypodense areas in the territory of the right middle cerebral artery, indicating acute cerebral infarct. Diagnostic evaluation was performed to identify the etiology. On the eighteenth day of hospitalization, cerebrospinal fluid cultures yielded Streptococcus oralis . We hypothesized that the source of the oral pathogen was an abscess belonging to his upper left fourth tooth, which, by a transient bacteremia, had invaded the central nervous system, and skipping the meninges caused local inflammatory arteritis of the carotid artery, leading to cerebral infarction. Sulbactam-ampicillin therapy was initiated for 14 days, and he was discharged with anticoagulation therapy. (J Child Neurol 2005;20:611—613. )
Difficulties with Collection Classes in Java - The Case of the ArrayList Collection

This paper describes research on teaching Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts to undergraduate students. The research focuses on the difficulties of using collections for grouping objects, which is a very common task in object-oriented applications. This research was motivated by the observation that ArrayList collections are a source of various difficulties, combined with the fact that these difficulties have not been investigated before in the literature. The data analyzed come from an undergraduate course on “ObjectOriented Design and Programming”, which uses Java and the educational IDE BlueJ. The research carried out used both a qualitative and a quantitative research method. In this paper we present an analysis of the difficulties regarding ArrayLists that aims at providing a useful resource for those teaching OOP.
Corporate social responsibility program of PepsiCo India: a unique agro-based CSR model

PepsiCo is a world leader in convenience foods and beverages working in 210 countries. PepsiCo in India directly employs more than 5,000 people and indirectly employs another 75,000 for its production and marketing of products across the country. Under the mandates of the Government of India Market Entry Clause, PepsiCo links more than 25,000 farmers to markets through its innovative partnership. It has pioneered the concept of contract farming with both backward and forward linkages for agricultural products. It has developed a 'Partners in Progress" model with seed companies, banks, insurance agencies, government departments and other agri-input companies and farmers organizations. The model is based on the principles of pay for performance, the provision of technical and extension support and locally evolving farmers' organization. Social responsibility focuses on consumer rights, market links, an integrated supply chain, education to facilitate technology adaptation, micro-credit and insurance to de-risk input costs. Pepsico extends world-class agro-technology to practicing farmers, supplies disease free seed and quality inputs, an assured fixed buy-back rate for produce and crop monitoring on regular basis. The company will even provide need-based technology for crops not under the buy-back system. It has added value to the social responsibility program by offering free medical checkups for farmers and farm families including AIDS awareness and organizing women self-help groups (SHGs) for capacity building and empowerment by promoting small-scale entrepreneurship at the village level. Furthermore, the company has initiated water conservation projects in different parts of India. The strengths and weaknesses of the Pepsico CSR program are studied in-depth to explore future pathways.
Design and implementation of supervising Robot by using

Today Robotics plays an integral role in all aspects of manufacturing, medicine, industries, home basic and more and it will take on even greater importance in the future. Controlling the robot by using GSM Module is a most suggested mechanism for mobile robot which has the capability of changing directions for the long range distances. In this design, fire detection and controlling method using robot is proposed. Fire is detected using the fire sensor and immediately SMS is sent to the user by using the GSM module. Then the user can control the robot by using GSM Module from remote location. The robot also detects the obstacles while moving by the obstacle sensor.
Towards Automatic Generation and Continuous Improvement of Functional Test Cases: The Case of the Test-Duo Framework and Mutation Testing

The Test-Duo framework is proposed for automating the task of generating functional test cases for execution on an automatic testing platform. With Test-Duo, the tester focuses on the tasks of refining and annotating use cases and preparing test data sets with tool support, leaving the tasks of generating the actual test cases and marshaling their execution to Test-Duo. The generated test cases are subjected to mutation testing, whose results are analyzed by the tester to identify and apply appropriate strategies for systematically and iteratively improving the quality of the generated test cases. The effectiveness of this improvement process is demonstrated with a case study.
Vitronectin binds to the head region of Moraxella catarrhalis ubiquitous surface protein A2 and confers complement‐inhibitory activity

The serum resistance of the common respiratory pathogen Moraxella catarrhalis is mainly dependent on ubiquitous surface proteins (Usp) A1 and A2 that interact with complement factor 3 (C3) and complement inhibitor C4b binding protein (C4BP) preventing the alternative and classical pathways of the complement system respectively. UspA2 also has the capacity to attract vitronectin that in turn binds C9 and hereby inhibits membrane attack complex (MAC) formation. We found UspA2 as a major vitronectin binding protein and hence the UspA2/vitronectin interaction was studied in detail. The affinity constant (KD) for vitronectin binding to UspA2 was 2.3 × 10−8 M, and the N‐terminal region encompassing residues UspA2 30–170 bound vitronectin with a KD of 7.9 × 10−8 M. Electron microscopy verified that the active binding domain (UspA230–177) was located at the head region of UspA2. Experiments with recombinantly expressed vitronectin also revealed that UspA230–177 bound to the C‐terminal region of vitronectin residues 312–396. Finally, when human serum was pre‐incubated with UspA2, bacteria showed significantly less serum resistance. Our study directly reveals the binding mode between the N‐terminal domain of UspA2 and the C‐terminal part of vitronectin and thus sheds light upon the mechanism of M. catarrhalis‐dependent serum resistance.
Consumers’ Evaluation After a Service Encounter: the Effects of the Actions of Company Unrelated Party

Existing literature has shown that consumer responses to a service failure are influenced by the extent to which the failure is attributed to the company. This paper shows that this effect is indeed contingent on the normality of the behaviors of other existing parties. Specifically, the potential negative impacts of actions committed by a company are more mitigated when the behaviors of another party appear abnormal than when they appear normal. Attribution measures and respondents’ thought protocols give converging support that the focal interactive effect is driven by consumers’ tendency to hold company accountable for the failure.
Theories of Criminality and Problems of Prediction

The author is associated with the departments of sociology and psychology and the Research Center for Social Psychology at Roosevelt University. He has taught Sociology and Social Psychology at the University of Minnesota; was codirector of a study of the mental hospital at Columbus, Ohio and has been a clinical psychologist in the army. One of his chief interests has been personality development and its disorders. He is author of a systematic treatise on this subject, entitled "Society and Personality Disorders," and has completed preparation of a forthcoming book, "Incest: The Universal Crime,"-EDITOR.
The impact of orofacial pain on the quality of life of patients with temporomandibular disorder.

AIMS To evaluate the relationships between gender, diagnosis, and severity of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) with self-reports of the impact of TMD on the quality of life. METHODS Eighty-three individuals seeking TMD treatment at the Dental School of Pontifical Catholic University Minas from May to August 2005 were evaluated by a single examiner who was trained and calibrated for diagnosis according to criteria of Axis I of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD). The severity of TMD was established by the Temporomandibular Index and the impact on quality of life by the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP 14). Complete data were available for 78 of the 83 initial patients and evaluated by the Mann-Whitney test and Spearman correlation analysis. RESULTS Except for one patient, all individuals showed some impact related to physical pain. Of the seven aspects evaluated on the OHIP 14, women presented a greater impact than men only for functional limitations (Mann-Whitney, P < .05). Patients presenting with diagnoses of muscular disorders (group I) or osteoarthritis (group III) reported a greater impact than those without (P < .05). The Spearman test demonstrated a significant correlation between impact on quality of life and severity of TMD (P < .05). CONCLUSION Orofacial pain had a great impact on the quality of life of individuals with TMD, without group difference between genders. The presence of muscular disorders (group I) and osteoarthritis (group III) was related to greater impact on quality of life, which was not observed for diagnoses of disc displacement (group II). A correlation between severity of TMD and impact on quality of life was clearly observed.
Schema Mapping and Data Exchange Tools: Time for the Golden Age

Abstract In the last 10 years, schema mapping management has become an important research area in data transformation, exchange, and integration systems. The reasons for its success can be found in the declarative nature of its building block (thus enabling clean semantics and easy to use design tools) paired with the efficiency and modularity in the deployment step. In this paper we sketch a line of evolution in schema-mappings and data exchange systems, through what we identify as three main ages. We start presenting the foundations of schema mapping tools and the first tools aimed at translating data from a source to a target schema in the first, heroic age. We then discuss the silver age, when schema mapping tools have grown their way into complex systems and have been translated into both commercial and open-source tools. Finally, we show how recent results in schema-mapping and data-exchange research may be considered the starting point for a forthcoming golden age, with novel research opportunities and a new generation of systems capable of dealing with a significantly larger class of real-life applications. Zusammenfassung In den vergangenen 10 Jahren hat sich die Verwaltung von Schema Mappings zu einem wichtigen Forschungsfeld in den Bereichen der Datentransformation, des Datenaustauschs (Data Exchange) und der Datenintegration entwickelt. Dieser Erfolg begründet sich sowohl durch die deklarative Definition der einzelnen Komponenten (da diese eine klare Semantik und einfache Nutzung der Entwicklunsgtools ermöglicht) als auch durch die Effizienz und Modularität während des praktischen Einsatzes. Dieser Artikel beschreibt die Evolution von Schema Mapping und Data Exchange Tools in drei von uns identifizierten Zeitaltern. Wir beginnen mit einer Übersicht der Grundlagen von Schema Mapping Tools und der ersten Systeme zur Überführung von Daten aus einem Quellschema in ein Zielschema, die das heroische Zeitalter prägen. In einem zweiten Teil besprechen wir das silberne Zeitalter, in dem Schema Mapping Tools zu komplexen Systemen herangewachsen sind, die Anwendung in kommerziellen Produkten und Open Source Anwendungen finden. Zuletzt zeigen wir, wie kürzlich erzielte Ergebnisse der Schema Mapping und Data Exchange Forschung als Einleitung in ein neues Zeitalter, dem goldenen Zeitalter, gesehen werden können, mit neuen Forschungsproblemen und einer nächsten Generation von Systemen, die eine wesentlich breitere Klasse an realen Anwendungen unterstützen.
The Timing and other Determinants of Gas Central Heating Adoption

In order to better understand the potential for both policy and technological improvements to aid carbon abatement, long-term historical information on the time-path of transition from more traditional to cleaner fuels is useful. Knowing how this varies by socio-economic, demographic and geographic factors is also crucial in designing targeted policies. This research examines the timing and determinants of residential gas connections at area level within Ireland. We merge a unique dataset on gas network roll-out over time, with other geo-coded data and employ an instrumental variables technique in order to simultaneously model supply and demand. Results indicate a non-linear relationship between the proportion of households using gas as their primary means of central heating and the length of time the network has been in place in each area. Proximity to the gas network, peat bogs, and areas which have banned the consumption of bituminous coal also affect gas connections. Variations in socioeconomic and dwelling characteristics at area level can also help explain connections to the gas network. *Corresponding Author: daire.mccoy@esri.ie
Growth Impairment Following Treatment for Childhood Brain Tumours

Short stature is an extremely common complication following the treatment of brain tumours in childhood. These brain tumours include gliomas, ependymomas and medulloblastomas all lesions which d o not directly involve the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. The treatment of these tumours may include neurosurgery, cranial or craniospinal irradiation and chemotherapy. The final height achieved by the patients may be adversely influenced by a number of factors including growth hormone (GH) deficiency, impaired spinal growth, precocious puberty, chemotherapy, malnutrition and occult tumour. The impact of malnutrition and residual tumour on growth has not been studied in these children, and there are very few studies (1,2) of chemotherapy and growth retardation. Therefore, this review will concentrate on GH deficiency, impaired spinal growth and precocious puberty.
Conservation biogeography of the Cerrado's wild edible plants under climate change: Linking biotic stability with agricultural expansion.

UNLABELLED REMISE OF THE STUDY: Wild edible plants (WEPs) have an important cultural and economic role in human population worldwide. Human impacts are quickly converting natural habitats in agricultural, cattle ranch, and urbanized lands, putting native species on peril of risk of extinction, including some WEPs. Moreover, global climate changes also can pose another threat to species persistency. Here, we established conservation priorities for the Cerrado, a neotropical region in South America with high levels of plant endemism and vulnerability, aiming to assure long-term persistency of 16 most important WEPs. We evaluated these conservation priorities using a conservation biogeography framework using ecological patterns and process at a biogeographical scale to deal with species conservation features. METHODS We built ecological niche models for 16 WEPs from Cerrado in the neotropics using climate models for preindustrial, past (Last Glacial Maximum) and future (year 2080) time periods to establish climatically stable areas through time, finding refugias for these WEPs. We used a spatial prioritization algorithm based on the spatial pattern of irreplaceability across the neotropics, aiming to ensure the persistence of at least 25% of range size in climatically stable areas for each WEP, using agricultural models as constraints. KEY RESULTS The Southeast Cerrado was the most biotically stable and irreplaceable region for the WEPs compared with other areas across the neotropics. CONCLUSIONS Our findings strongly suggest that the Southeast Cerrado should be considered a conservation priority, with new protected areas to be sustainably managed and restored, to guarantee the supply of cultural and ecosystem services provided from the Cerrado's WEPs.
Thoughts on the Future of Data Sharing

An example is reflected in policies regarding data sharing. In accordance with directives from the United States Congress and the White House, federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently have been releasing updated expectations about data sharing. Let me emphasize that I am supportive of data sharing in the abstract and in a number of situations; indeed, data sharing often is very desirable for advancing innovations and scientific discoveries. It is important that people share data if a colleague wishes to validate or replicate published findings or analyze the data in other ways to answer scientific questions. On large projects involving many researchers and research participants as well as large amounts of public funds, it clearly is in the best interest of the science to capitalize on secondary analyses of the data by nonparticipating scientists. It also is quite reasonable, if study participants have signed a consent form that allows for general use of the data, for data in moderately sized studies to be made available for public use after a sufficient amount of time to allow for data preparation and initial key publications.
Applying Andersen's behavioural model to oral health: what are the contextual factors shaping perceived oral health outcomes?

OBJECTIVES Andersen's revised behavioural model provides a framework for understanding the factors which influence utilization of health services and key health outcomes. To date, there have been few studies that have explicitly tested the model in relation to oral health. The aim of this study was to test the model and to examine the direct and mediated pathways between social, attitudinal and behavioural factors and perceived oral health outcomes. METHODS The model was tested in a general population sample with data from the UK adult dental health survey (N = 3815) using the two-stage process of structural equation modelling. RESULTS Structural equation modelling indicated support in line with the hypotheses within the model; enabling resources (oral health education advice, type of dental service, finding NHS treatment expensive, dental anxiety) predicted need (number of decayed or unsound teeth and perceived treatment need); enabling resources and need predicted personal health practices and use of services (frequency of toothbrushing, recent dental attendance, attendance orientation) which, in turn, predicted perceived oral health outcomes (oral health quality of life). Both enabling resources and need also predicted perceived oral health outcomes. The impact of predisposing factors (social class, qualifications, income) on need, personal health practices and use of services, and oral health outcomes was indirect; that is, mediated by intervening factors. In the final model, 26%, 37%, 49% and 21% of the variance was accounted for in enabling resources, treatment need, personal health practices and use of services and perceived oral health outcomes respectively. CONCLUSION The results provide support for Andersen's behavioural model as applied to perceived oral health. Further conceptual development of the model is discussed.
Klaus Weiermair: an innovator crossing boundaries

I was very delighted when I was asked to write a short portrait of Klaus Weiermair. The first time I met him was in 1991 in Innsbruck, Austria. As a student, I appreciated his lively, fresh, and modern style of teaching, which was characterized by the U.S. American and Canadian case study teaching principles. While I was coming from the hotel industry, Weiermair was a well-trained economist. I found this encounter more than fascinating, as in the first seminar lessons our discussions (and at that time in-depth discussions were not common between professors and students) were characterized by a critical view of existing industry problems and of theories which might explain or even solve these problems. This approach was quite new for many of us, although demanding – but students immediately understood that theories are not the opposite of practical experience. Theory and practice are contributing to each other and in co-existence they are creating long-term solutions. With this paradigm in mind, Weiermair became a tourism researcher when he returned to Europe from his North American experience. In this short essay, I have the honour to briefly describe his life and academic career, including the presentation of some of his contributions to tourism research and practice.
Factors Affecting the Choice of Project Scope Management Practices among Telecommunication Organizations

This study examined the factors influencing the choice of scope management practices on ICT projects implementation among telecommunication organizations in Nigeria. data were obtained through the use of questionnaire and interview to a total of three hundred and seventy five (375) respondents which include one hundred and twenty five (125) project sponsors, one hundred and twenty five (125) project managers/coordinators and one hundred and twenty five project team members on ICT projects. Data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that Competitive Advantage, Organizational Process Assets, Expert Judgment, Complex Activity List, Complex Project Scope Statement, Limited Resources, Fast Tracking, Project Delays, Client Demand, Technical Skills Required, Dynamism of Technology and Return on Investment were adopted factors influencing the choice of project scope management practices among telecommunication organizations.
Portals: A Treatise on Internet-Distributed Television

Portals: A Treatise on Internet-Distributed Television pushes understandings of the business of television to keep pace with the considerable technological change of the last decade. It explains why shows such as Orange is the New Black or Transparent are indeed television despite coming to screens over internet connection and in exchange for a monthly fee. It explores how internet-distributed television is able to do new things – particularly allow different people to watch different shows chosen from a library of possibilities. This technological ability consequently allows new audience behaviors and new norms in making television.
A large dispersed chromosomal region required for chromosome segregation in sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis

The cis‐acting sequences required for chromosome segregation are poorly understood in most organisms, including bacteria. Sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis undergo an unusual asymmetric cell division during which the origin of DNA replication (oriC) region of the chromosome migrates to an extreme polar position. We have now characterized the sequences required for this migration. We show that the previously characterized soj–spo0J chromosome segregation system is not essential for chromosome movement to the cell pole, so this must be driven by an additional segregation mechanism. Observations on a large set of precisely engineered chromosomal inversions and translocations have identified a polar localization region (PLR), which lies ∼150–300 kbp to the left of oriC. Surprisingly, oriC itself has no involvement in this chromosome segregation system. Dissection of the PLR showed that it has internal functional redundancy, reminiscent of the large diffuse centromeres of most eukaryotic cells.