Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Healthcare experiences of adults with COPD across community care settings: a meta-ethnography

Background Studies investigating lived experiences of patients with COPD raise important concerns about interactions with healthcare professionals. Patients often describe feelings of guilt and shame associated with their COPD and may experience stigma and poor patient experience of care. The aims and objectives of the present study were to systematically scope and synthesise findings from peer-reviewed qualitative studies describing healthcare experiences of patients living with COPD across community care settings. Methods A meta-ethnography was undertaken. Database searches were performed in Ovid MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Ovid Emcare, CINAHL Plus and Sociological Abstracts. Eligible qualitative studies were included. Study screening and data extraction was performed by two independent reviewers. A “line-of-argument” synthesis and deductive and inductive analysis was used to identify key themes, where the deductive element aligned to Wong and Haggerty's six key dimensions of patient experiences. Results Data from 23 studies were included. Experiences and their meaning to patients were explored within the context of six domains of patient experience including access, interpersonal communication, continuity and coordination, comprehensiveness and trust. Inductive coding revealed emotion, stigma, identity and vulnerability shaped healthcare experiences of adults with COPD. Implications Experiences often fell short of what was expected and needed in community settings. Adopting strategies to improve experiences of care in the community can be expected to improve self-management and contribute to improved health outcomes and quality of life. These strategies should take account of vulnerability, stigma and emotions such as guilt and blame that are potent affective drivers of the experience of care for patients with COPD. The healthcare experiences of patients with COPD often fall short of what is expected and needed by these patients https://bit.ly/3UAAOQQ
Stationary nonequilibrium states by molecular dynamics. Fourier's law

We have developed a technique to produce stationary nonequilibrium states in a molecular-dynamics system; this method is based on the introduction of stochastic boundary conditions to simulate the contact with a thermal wall. The relaxation times involved in such contact are short enough (\ensuremath{\sim}${10}^{\ensuremath{-}11}$ sec) to make the technique suitable for computer experiments. The method allows the simulation of bulk properties in a system coupled with a heat reservoir and the study of the local thermodynamical equilibrium. Furthermore, it gives a physical description of the heat transfer near a thermal wall. The method has been applied to simulate high thermal gradients in a region of dense fluids ranging from the gas-liquid coexistence line to the freezing line, to check the validity of the linear thermal response (Fourier's law). We have found that the linear region extends at least up to gradients of the order of 1.8\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}${10}^{9}$ K/cm for argon. In the bulk region where boundary effects are negligible we have verified the validity of the local equilibrium hypothesis for all simulated gradients.
Determination of Plasma Density and Temperature from Intensity Ratios of He I Emission Lines in Diversified Plasma Simulator (DiPS)

The intensity ratios of He I emission lines are used to determine electron density and temperature in Diversified Plasma Simulator (DiPS). The HeI line ratios are measured by optical emission spectroscopy and are calculated using the collisional‐radiative equilibrium (CRE) model. The measured He I line ratios are 706.52 nm / 728.13 nm for electron temperature and 728.13 nm / 667.82 nm for electron density determination, respectively. The results obtained from the collisional‐radiative equilibrium model are crosschecked with those of electrical probe measurement. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
How does Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Influence University Students’ English Acquisition? A Systematic Literature Review

This study aims to provide a comprehensive and detailed view of how Content and Language Intergraded Learning (CLIL) impact university students’ English learning outcomes in non-English as native-speaking countries. The study attempts to use a systematic literature review method to look through various peer review journal articles about the implementation of CLIL and its influence on learners’ English acquisition in higher education from three perspectives: general English proficiency, productive and receptive language skills outcomes, and students’ attitude. Findings show that English ability has developed after CLIL—based lessons while the difference between the CLIL group and non-CLIL group is not significant, and different linguistic skills unevenly developed. Meanwhile, students gain motivation and interest to learn English in CLIL, while some claim they feel challenged in learning English by the new teaching approach. Based on these findings, the study offers recommendations and teaching strategies implications for introducing CLIL in universities, especially in China’s tertiary educational settings.
Cross-time transportation network improvement strategies under supply and demand uncertainty

Traditional transportation planning is based on deterministic assumptions which can result in unreasonable conclusion in the planning scheme. This paper considers the network optimization problem under the condition of cross-time decision-making. Assuming that supply and demand obey the known random distribution, we further give the network design model of stochastic bi-level programming. The objective function of the upper model is to maximize the net present value of the system, and the lower model uses traditional user equilibrium model. Genetic algorithm with Monte Carlo is used to solve the cross-time transportation network design problem under supply and demand uncertainty. The Sioux Falls network example shows that the model can be applied to medium-sized networks.
Zeolite-Enhanced Portland Cement: Solution for Durable Wellbore-Sealing Materials

Wellbore-plugging materials are threatened by challenging plugging and abandonment (P&A) conditions. Hence, the integrity and resilience of these materials and their ability to provide sufficient zonal isolation in the long-term are unknown. The present work focuses on investigating the potential to use zeolites as novel additives to the commonly used Class-H cement. Using four different zeolite–cement mixtures (0%, 5%, 15% and 30%, by weight of cement) where samples were cast as cylinders and cured at 90 °C and 95% relative humidity, the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) testing showed a 41% increase with the 5% ferrierite addition to the Class-H cement in comparison to neat Class-H cement. For triaxial compression tests at 90 °C, the highest strength achieved by the 5% ferrierite-added formulations was 68.8 MPa in comparison to 62.9 MPa for the neat Class-H cement. The 5% ferrierite formulation also showed the lowest permeability, 13.54 μD, which is in comparison to 49.53 μD for the neat Class-H cement. The overall results show that the 5% ferrierite addition is the most effective at improving the mechanical and petrophysical properties based on a water/cement ratio of 0.38 when tested after 28 days of curing in 95% relative humidity and 90 °C. Our results not only demonstrate that zeolite is a promising cement additive that could improve the long-term strength and petrophysical properties of cement formulations, but also provide a proposed optimal formulation that could be next utilized in a field trial.
Detection of water vapor in T Tauri stars

We have carried out near-infrared spectrophotometry for 52 T Tauri stars in the Taurus-Auriga region in the wavelength range from 0.9 to 2.5 μm. Most of the observed sources show spectraI energy distributions flatter than Planck curves. In more than half of our sample, wide and shallow dips due to water vapor are superposed at 1.4 and 1.9 μm on the spectra. After decomposition of the spectra into central star and disk components, the water vapor bands still remain in the disk component. We conclude that water vapor is located in the disk component at least in 17 T Tauri stars (33%) of the sample. The origin of the water vapor is discussed
EVALUATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS AT PREPARATORY SCHOOLS IN PORT SAIDCITY

Background: Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood, and it occupies a vital position in a person's life. nutrition of adolescents is important, where changes in growth and hormones, activity and food intake are found. Study aimed to evaluate nutritional status of the adolescence students at preparatory schools in Port Said city. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Port Said preparatory schools. Subjects: stratified random sampling consisted of 390 adolescents whom selected from above mentioned settings. Tools: Data were collected using two tools; Structured Interview Questionnaire and Health Assessment sheet. Results: It showed that majority of adolescent students have satisfactory knowledge of carbohydrates/calories and balanced diet, and less than half of adolescent students report that the total scores of diet and eating habits are sufficient. Conclusion: two-thirds of adolescent students score satisfactory on diet and health knowledge, less than two-thirds of adolescent students are undernourished. Most adolescent students have a normal body mass index, while 3.6% of adolescent students are overweight. Recommendations : A health education program should be implemented for preparatory students to understand proper nutrition and health problems caused by insufficient dietary intake.
Measurements of Cloud Susceptibility

Abstract The sensitivity of warm stratocumulus cloud albedo to changes in droplet concentration, termed “cloud susceptibility,” is calculated using data from the UKMO Meteorological Research Flight. Stratocumulus clouds in the eastern Pacific, South Atlantic, subtropical regions of the North Atlantic, and around the British Isles are studied. The range of susceptibility measured is large and maritime clouds are shown to have the largest susceptibility. Numerical simulations of the changes in cloud radiative and microphysical properties with increasing droplet concentration are carried out. These highlight the high sensitivity of maritime clouds to changes in droplet concentration and the rapid reduction in sensitivity as the cloud droplet concentration increases.
Correlation and predictive value of serum miR-146b-5p expression during the first trimester of pregnancy with pre-eclampsia

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation and predictive value of serum miR-146b-5p expression during the first trimester of pregnancy with pre-eclampsia (PE). In total, 32 normal pregnant women (the control group) and 58 subjects with PE were randomly selected from eligible case data. The serum levels of miR-146b-5p, pregnancy associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) and free beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (free β-hCG) were then detected. Next, we established predictive models of single or multiple markers for PE. The levels of miR-146b-5p in the mild pre-eclampsia (mPE) and severe pre-eclampsia (sPE) groups were higher than the control group and there were significant differences between the three groups (F = 3.424, P = 0.037). The statistical results of the model before and after 200 times 10-fold cross-validation were as follows: miR-146b-5p (AUC = 0.723 vs AUC = 0.710); miR-146b-5p + BMI + MAP + free β-hCG MoM + PAPP-A MoM (AUC = 0.929 vs AUC = 0.851). We found that expression levels of miR-146b-5p in the first trimester were significantly higher in the serum of pregnant women with PE than in the normal pregnancy group. A prediction model in combination with miR-146b-5p and other markers improved the early predictive value for PE. IMPACT STATEMENT What is already known on this subject? Pre-eclampsia is a complex systemic disease with hypertension as the main clinical manifestation and causes extensive damage to the body. Some existing maternal biochemical markers have limited value in predicting PE, and new biomarkers with high sensitivity and specificity are urgently needed in clinical practice. There are a variety of abnormal expression miRNAs in PE, however, the relationship between miR-146b-5p and PE has yet to be fully elucidated. What do the results of this study add? We first found that expression levels of serum miR-146b-5p in the first trimester were significantly higher in PE than in a normal pregnancy group. A prediction model a combination of miR-146b-5p and other maternal characteristics and biochemical markers can improve the early predictive value for PE. What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? PE progresses rapidly and has become a severe target organ complication when discovered. Therefore, the early prediction of a high risk of PE, along with early intervention and prevention measures, are of great significance. Compared to maternal biochemical markers, combination of miR-146b-5p and maternal characteristics and biochemical markers can improve the early predictive value for PE.
Ultradiscrete QRT maps and tropical elliptic curves

It is shown that the polygonal invariant curve of the ultradiscrete QRT (uQRT) map, which is a two-dimensional piecewise linear integrable map, is the complement of the tentacles of a tropical elliptic curve on which the curve has a group structure in analogy to classical elliptic curves. Through the addition formula of a tropical elliptic curve, a tropical geometric description of the uQRT map is then presented. This is a natural tropicalization of the geometry of the QRT map found by Tsuda. Moreover, the uQRT map is linearized on the tropical Jacobian of the corresponding tropical elliptic curve in terms of the Abel–Jacobi map. Finally, a formula concerning the period of a point in the uQRT map is given, and an exact solution to its initial-value problem is constructed by using the ultradiscrete elliptic theta function.
Effect of Vitamin E on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis

The aim of the current meta-analysis was to assess the effects of vitamin E on clinical outcomes in individuals with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The current meta-analysis was planned, reported, and conducted per the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Two authors systematically searched for all papers using PubMed, Cochrane Central Register, and Embase from inception to October 15, 2022. Outcomes assessed in the current meta-analysis included changes in alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) from baseline in IU/L. Other outcomes included a change in BMI (kg/cm2), a change in total cholesterol level from baseline (mg/l), and a fibrosis score. Total articles were included in the current meta-analysis, enrolling 569 patients (274 patients in the vitamin E group and 295 in the placebo group). The study found that reduction in ALT levels, AST levels, and BMI was significantly greater in patients in the vitamin E group compared to the placebo group. However, no significant differences were reported in terms of change in fibrosis score and total cholesterol.
Stellar occultation candidates from the guide star catalog. I - Saturn, 1991-1999

A list of 203 potential occultations by Saturn and its rings of stars from the Hubble Space telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC), during the years 1991-1999, is presented. Because the GSC is not a complete catalog, this is not an exhaustive list of Saturn occultations. In particular, stars brighter than magnitude 8 are not included. However, this list does include many fainter candidates than do current occultation candidate lits for Saturn; these fainter stars also can provide a high signal-to-noise ratio if observed with a large telescope or in the infrared where Saturn and its rings have absorption bands. The occultation circumstances are listed, as well as star information found in the GCS
Sulfonamides with Heterocyclic Periphery as Antiviral Agents

Sulfonamides are the basic motifs for a whole generation of drugs from a large group of antibiotics. Currently, research in the field of the new sulfonamide synthesis has received a “second wind”, due to the increase in the synthetic capabilities of organic chemistry and the study of their medical and biological properties of a wide spectrum of biological activity. New reagents and new reactions make it possible to significantly increase the number of compounds with a sulfonamide fragment in combination with other important pharmacophore groups, such as, for example, a wide class of N-containing heterocycles. The result of these synthetic possibilities is the extension of the activity spectrum—along with antibacterial activity, many of them exhibit other types of biological activity. Antiviral activity is also observed in a wide range of sulfonamide derivatives. This review provides examples of the synthesis of sulfonamide compounds with antiviral properties that can be used to develop drugs against coxsackievirus B, enteroviruses, encephalomyocarditis viruses, adenoviruses, human parainfluenza viruses, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, SARS-CoV-2, HIV and others. Since over the past three years, viral infections have become a special problem for public health throughout the world, the development of new broad-spectrum antiviral drugs is an extremely important task for synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry. Sulfonamides can be both sources of nitrogen for building a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic core and the side chain substituents of a biologically active substance. The formation of the sulfonamide group is often achieved by the reaction of the N-nucleophilic center in the substrate molecule with the corresponding sulfonylchloride. Another approach involves the use of sulfonamides as the reagents for building a nitrogen-containing framework.
Mean field representation of the natural and actuated cylinder wake

The necessity to include dynamic mean field representations in low order Galerkin models, and the role and form of such representations, are explored along natural and forced transients of the cylinder wake flow. The shift mode was introduced by Noack et al. [J. Fluid Mech. 497, 335 (2003)] as a least-order Galerkin representation of mean flow variations. The need to include the shift mode was argued in that paper in terms of the dynamic properties of a low order Galerkin model. The present study revisits and elucidates this issue with a direct focus on the Navier–Stokes equations (NSEs) and on the bilateral coupling between variations in the fluctuation growth rate and mean flow variations in the NSE. A detailed transient modal energy flow analysis is introduced as a new tool to quantitatively demonstrate the indispensable role of mean field variations, as well as the capacity of the shift mode to represent that contribution. Four variants of local and global shift mode derivations are examined and compa.
Multi-Mission Satellite Detection and Tracking of October 2019 Sabiti Oil Spill in the Red Sea

A multi-mission satellite remote sensing (MSRS) approach is explored to detect and track leaked oil from the Sabiti oil tanker accident that occurred in the central Red Sea on 11 October 2019 (RSOS-2019). The spilled oil spread rapidly and reached the coastal land near Jeddah, the second largest city of KSA, on 17 October. Different oil spill detection algorithms were implemented on SAR and optical sensor-based satellite images to track the oil spill. Sentinel-1 SAR images were most efficient at detecting the spread and thickness of RSOS-2019, but their spatio-temporal coverage greatly limits their use for tracking the oil movement. The spread and propagation of oil were well captured by Sentinel-2 images up to three weeks after the accident day, in agreement with the SAR images. MODIS successfully detected the narrow patch of oil that was leaked on the incident day and the widespread oil patches two days after. Landsat-8 RGB composite and thermal infrared images captured the oil spill on 13 October. By filtering clouds from the Meteosat images through sequential analysis, the spread and movement of the oil patches were efficiently tracked on 13 October. PlanetScope images available between 12 and 17 October enabled tracking of the oil near the coastal waters. The inferred oil spill movements are consistent with the ocean currents as revealed by a high-resolution regional ocean reanalysis. Our results demonstrate the potential of the MSRS approach to detect and track oil spills in the open and coastal waters of the Red Sea in near real-time.
Searching For Theory: Christopher Alexander's Intellectual Roots

The typical architectural theoretical discourse centres on an art metaphor which emphasizes the creative genius of the “master architect. ” The act of design is viewed as a normative activity, depending on the personal viewpoint of the designer, leading to a relativistic position which accepts multiple viewpoints. Some have critisised this approach as being too personal leading to highly idiosyncratic buildings and structures. An alternative is proposed in which the act of design, using a science metaphor, is made explicit through the generation of rules. This paper discusses this issue through an examination of Christopher Alexander's ‘Pattern Language’, and the extent to which its constructs are derived from other disciplines outside the field of architecture. To that effect the paper is structured in two sections; the first contains a brief history on Alexander's writings and the second deals with the relationship between Alexander's theory and two theoretical constructs. Structuralism and Phenomenology. Furthermore, the relevance for establishing such linkages to Design Theory in general is discussed in the conclusion.
An Analytic Solution to a Parameterized Problems Arising in Heat Transfer Equations by Optimal Homotopy Analysis Method

In this paper, an accurate approximate solutions for 2 problems arising in heat transfer straight fins are presented using optimal homotopy analysis method (OHAM). The approximated solutions are obtained at different values of parameters for the 2 problems are illustrated, and the fin efficiency is also evaluated. Moreover, the 2 problems are of nonlinear convective-radiative conduction and power-law fin-type. The obtained series solutions of OHAM are compared with the numerical solution (using Mathematica solver) and exact solutions. The square residual error is obtained to verify the accuracy of the presented method. doi: 10.14456/WJST.2014. 87
Ion‐beam‐induced silicide formation

Rutherford‐backscattering spectrometry and x‐ray‐diffraction analysis have been used to investigate intermixing between thin metal films (Pt, Ni, and Hf) and silicon substrates as a result of inert‐gas ion bombardment. Silicide phases (Pt2Si, Ni2Si, and HfSi) were observed near the interface as long as the ion range exceeds the film thickness. For a fixed dose, the silicide thickness increases with the atomic mass of both ion and metal and is greater for Pt2Si than HfSi. The growth of Pt2Si showed a square‐root dependence on ion dose for Ar, Kr, and Xe ions. The phenomenon of ion‐induced silicide formation is similar to formation resulting from thermal anneal until the whole metal film is consumed in the reaction, at which point a progressive intermixing to redistribute the metal into deeper regions of the sample occurred along with the disappearance of the structure diffraction patterns.