Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Benefits of Fibrinolysis Combined with Venous Systemic Oxygen Persufflation (VSOP) in a Rat Model of Donation after Circulatory Death and Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Organ shortage has led to the increasing utilization of livers retrieved from donors after circulatory death (DCD). These pre-damaged organs are susceptible to further warm ischemia and exhibit minimal tolerance for cold storage. The aim was thus to examine the effects of fibrinolysis combined with Venous Systemic Oxygen Persufflation (VSOP) on the preservation of DCD livers in vivo. Livers of male Lewis rats were explanted after 45 min of warm ischemia, cold-stored for 18 h, and transplanted into a recipient animal. Livers were left untreated or underwent either VSOP or fibrinolysis via Streptokinase (SK) or received combined SK and VSOP. Combined treatment exhibited improved microvascular flow at 168 h (p = 0.0009) and elevated microperfusion velocity at 24 h post-transplantation (p = 0.0007). Combination treatment demonstrated increased portal venous flow (PVF) at 3 and 24 h post-transplantation (p = 0.0004, p < 0.0001), although SK and VSOP analogously achieved increases at 24 h (p = 0.0036, p = 0.0051). Enzyme release was decreased for combination treatment (p = 0.0002, p = 0.0223) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) measurements were lower at 24 h post-transplantation (p = 0.0287). Further supporting findings have been obtained in terms of serum cytokine levels and in the alterations of endothelial injury markers. The combination treatment of SK + VSOP might provide improved organ integrity and viability and may therefore warrant further investigation as a potential therapeutic approach in the clinical setting of DCD.
A Two-Step Fusion Method of Wi-Fi FTM for Indoor Positioning

The Wi-Fi fine time measurement (FTM) protocol specified in the IEEE 802.11-2016 standard provides a new two-way ranging approach to enhance positioning capability. Similar to other wireless signals, the accuracy of the real-time range measurement of FTM is influenced by various errors. In this work, the characteristics of the ranging errors is analyzed and an abstract ranging model is introduced. From the perspective of making full use of the range measurements from FTM, this paper designs two positioning steps and proposes a fusion method to refine the performance of indoor positioning. The first step is named single-point positioning, locating the position with the real-time range measurements based on the geometric principle. The second step is named the improved matching positioning, which constructs a distance database by utilizing the existing scene information and uses the modified matching algorithm to obtain the position. In view of the different positioning accuracies and error distributions from the results of the aforementioned two steps, a fusion method using the indirect adjustment principle is proposed to adjust the positioning results, and the advantages of the matching scene information and the range measurements are served simultaneously. Finally, a number of tests are conducted to assess the performance of the proposed method. The experimental results demonstrate that the precision and stability of indoor positioning are improved by the proposed fusion method.
Changes in Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Representative Sample of Young Adults from Germany, Israel, Poland, and Slovenia: A Longitudinal Study

The aim of this cross-national longitudinal study was to identify a change in mental health indicators: coronavirus-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), perceived stress, and fear of vaccination (FoVac). The first measurement (T1) took place in February 2021, and the second (T2) took place in May–June 2021. The sample consisted of 1723 participants across Germany, Israel, Poland, and Slovenia, between the age of 20 and 40 (M = 30.74, SD = 5.74). A paired-samples Student’s t-test was used for testing the differences between T1 and T2. A repeated measures two-way ANOVA was performed to examine changes over time (T) and across the countries (C). A significant although small decrease at T2 was found for coronavirus-related PTSD, perceived stress, and FoVac. A significant main effect was found for T, C, and TxC for all variables, except the interaction effect for coronavirus-related PTSD and perceived stress. A medium effect size was found for coronavirus-related PTSD and FoVac across countries as well as perceived stress over time. A small effect size was revealed for coronavirus-related PTSD and FoVac over time, perceived stress across countries, and interaction for FoVac. A significant improvement in mental health was demonstrated across the four countries (particularly in Israel); however, there were still differences among each of them. Therefore, the cross-national context should be taken into consideration when analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health.
IESR: Instant Energy Scheduling Recommendations for Cost Saving in Smart Homes

The exponential increase in energy demands continuously causes high price energy tariffs for domestic and commercial consumers. To overcome this problem, researchers strive to discover effective ways to reduce peak-hour energy demand through off-peak scheduling yielding low price energy tariffs. Efficient off-peak scheduling requires precise appliance profiling to identify a scheduling recommendation for peak load management. We propose a novel off-peak scheduling technique that provides instant energy scheduling recommendations by monitoring appliances in real-time following user-devised criteria. Once an appliance operates during a peak hour and fulfills the user criteria, a real-time scheduling recommendation is presented for users’ approval. The proposed technique utilizes appliance energy consumption data, user-devised criteria, and energy price signals to identify the recommendation points. The energy cost-saving performance of the proposed technique is evaluated using two publicly available real-world energy consumption datasets with four price signals. Simulation results show a significant cost-saving performance of up to 84% for the experimented datasets. Moreover, we formulate a novel evaluation metric to compare the performance of various off-peak scheduling techniques on similar criteria. Comparative analysis indicates that the proposed technique outperforms the existing methods.
Operationalising Tourism Sustainability at the Destination Level: A Systems Thinking Approach Along the SDGs

ABSTRACT The adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set the strategic vision for the next decade. Yet, their operationalisation, more so, at the tourism industry and destination level is fraught with challenges leaving destination managers and tourism officials to appeal for meaningful and effective decision support tools. This paper addresses the academic and institutional recommendations for monitoring and implementing the SDGs in the tourism sector. It introduces a systems thinking framework (the Tourism Sustainability Assessment Framework (TSAF)) for delineating the dependencies and dynamics of variables and monitoring indicators in a tourism industry versus tourism destination ecosystem of relationships. The TSAF proposes a roadmap for integrating information and data from the various nationally adopted tourism statistics frameworks to effectuate the assessment of tourism sustainability. A comparison along with the SDG indicators then accentuates the importance and necessity for industry-specific, effective units of measurement.
Generational differences in handling technology interruptions: a qualitative study

ABSTRACT Digital native and digital immigrant user types characterise the differences between those who grew up in a world of ubiquitous information systems and those who pre-date it. The rise in computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies such as emails, text messages, and social media creates more opportunities for interruptions. Researchers have explored the impact of growing up in a world of technology. However, little research has explored the potential differences between digital natives and digital immigrants handling technology interruptions. This paper uses a qualitative approach to examine the extent to which individuals handle CMC interruptions differently based on the role of technology and its level of pervasiveness in the environment in which they grew up. Thirty-three interviews were conducted with individuals from different population groups based on age and gender to understand how technology interruptions are handled in work and social life. The findings support existing pre- and post-technology interruption frameworks and explain how and why generational differences exist in the process of CMC interruption handling. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Prevalence and Causes of Avoidable Blindness in Subjects Over 50 Years of Age in Honduras

Abstract Purpose To describe the prevalence and causes of avoidable blindness in people aged 50 and over in the areas of influence of doctors in social service during the years 2018–2019. Methods This observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, with analysis of association of variables, was conducted on patients 50 years and older at the national level, selected under simple random sampling, where sociodemographic variables, background, and clinical characteristics were studied. An ophthalmological clinical examination was performed with prior informed consent, and the information was processed and analyzed using Epi Info 7.2 statistical package and SPSS version 25. Results Overall, 7992 people were evaluated, with a mean age of 62 years; 60.8% (4861) were women and 39.2% (3131) were men. The prevalence of blindness for both eyes was 4.5% (356/7992, 95% CI: 4.1–5.1%, p < 0.001). The prevalence of severe and moderate visual impairment was 1.5% (118/127) and 12.9% (1029)/12.6% (1004) for the right and left eyes, respectively. The main causes of blindness were cataract, refractive error, and glaucoma. Conclusion The prevalence of avoidable blindness found in the study was higher than expected and the respective causes were consistent with previous studies. Consequently, it is recommended to implement health policies aimed at the prevention and management of avoidable blindness.
Potencialidades de um Website para um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infantojuvenil

RESUMOObjetivo: evidenciar, a partir do feedback dos usuários, familiares, coordenadores e profissionais do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infanto Juvenil (CAPSi), a potencialidade do e-Mental Health na promoção do acesso através de um website. Método: pesquisa com abordagem metodológica qualitativa através de um estudo exploratório, do tipo pesquisa-ação utilizando o Knowledge Translation e a Metodologia da Dinâmica do Espelhamento Digital. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre os meses de agosto e setembro de 2018 no CAPSi da cidade de Pelotas, RS, Brasil. Resultados: o website iCanguru demonstrou ser capaz de melhorar o acesso, atuar na prevenção e promoção em saúde mental infanto-juvenil, aproximar a população rural e dar suporte cidades desassistidas. Conclusão: o website iCanguru pode ser uma excelente estratégia para superar algumas das barreiras de acesso e ser uma porta de entrada para o CAPSi.Descritores: e-Saúde; Serviços comunitários de saúde mental; Intervenção baseada em internet; Acesso a tecnologias em saúde; Avaliação das tecnologias de Saúde.
An Empirical Study on Green Technological Innovation and Economic Development in China’s Ethnic Minority Autonomous Regions

Over the years, the research on technological innovation and economic development has attracted the attention of many scholars at home and abroad. Technological innovation is widely considered to have an important influence on economic development. According to the new economic growth theory, technological innovation becomes the driving force and source of a country's economic growth not by increasing factor input, but by changing the production function. Therefore, technological progress is a quantitative manifestation of economic growth, and the embodiment of the quality of economic development. With the upgrading of technological innovation and environmental protections concepts in various countries, green technological innovation and sustainable economic development have been widely recognize. This means that enterprises' benefits brought by the implementation of green technological innovation are greater than the direct benefit. It makes the economic and ecological benefits of the enterprise consistent with each other and realizes the sustainable development of the economy and society. In view of the fact that the PVAR model can effectively control the unobservable individual heterogeneity, it can also take advantage of the panel model and extract individual effects and spatiotemporal effects at the same time. This paper studies the relationship between green technology innovation and regional economic development by establishing the PVAR model in China's ethnic minority autonomous regions, hoping to contribute to regional economic development.
Security Data-Driven Control for Nonlinear Systems Subject to Deception and False Data Injection Attacks

This paper studies the security data-driven control problem for a class of nonlinear systems with completely unknown dynamics under the deception attacks (DA) and false data injection attacks (FDIA) via faded channels. Firstly, the fading phenomenon is formulated by the Rice fading model, which obeys the Gaussian distribution with a known mathematical expectation and variance. DA could invert the direction of I/O data and FDIA may result in false injection data with zero-mean Gaussian white noise. Then, by employing the compact form dynamic linearization method, the security model free adaptive controller (MFAC) is designed, which does not involve the model or structure information of the system. Next, the system stability is analyzed, and the compensation scheme with an increasing gain is proposed to counteract the adverse effect brought by faded channels. A numerical simulation and a load frequency control (LFC) example for multi-area power systems illustrate the validity of the proposed schemes.
Markterfolg und Erfolgsfaktoren von Genossenschaften und anderen Rechtsformen: Ein Vergleich von deutschen Molkereien anhand betriebswirtschaftlicher Kennzahlen

Der Beitrag analysiert die wirtschaftliche Lage deutscher Molkereien anhand von Jahresabschlussdaten der Jahre 2005 bis 2007. Dabei werden Kennzahlen der Finanz- bzw. Kapitalstruktur und der Erfolgslage analysiert sowie eine Untersuchung zu den Erfolgsfaktoren von Molkereien durchgefA¼hrt. Eine Unterscheidung in genossenschaftliche Unternehmen und andere Rechtsformen zeigt deutliche Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Gruppen hinsichtlich des Erfolgs auf. Genossenschaften weisen eine hA¶here Performance bei den Kennzahlen zur StabilitA¤t der Unternehmen und Nachteile in den Bereichen der Ertragskennzahlen aus. Als wesentliche Erfolgsfaktoren deutscher Molkereien lassen sich die Auslastung der Produktionsanlagen und die WertschA¶pfung identifizieren. This paper analyzes the business performance of the German dairy industry based on the annual account data of the years from 2005 to 2007. The empirical work examines key performance indicators for the financial security and for the potential yield of the dairy industry. The interfirm comparison of dairy-cooperatives and investor-owned dairies shows significant differences between the two groups such as cooperatives have a higher performance in cooperatives of financial security and disadvantages in earnings indicators.
A Method for Classifying Information in Education Policy Texts Based on an Improved Attention Mechanism Model

Text classification techniques in natural language processing can automatically classify text data in a more efficient way, saving human resources and costs. Therefore, text classification techniques can be applied to the automatic classification of education policy data to quickly locate and accurately find education policy data, thus realising the information management and visual analysis of education policy data. This paper proposes a text classification algorithm based on the attention mechanism of headline and body text according to the characteristics of education policy and introduces this algorithm in detail through a model diagram. The experimental comparison with existing classification algorithms verifies the superiority of the algorithm in the classification method of education policy text classification information.
The Effects of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors on Renal Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Past studies have confirmed that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists can improve renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). This study aimed to evaluate whether dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, which elevate GLP-1 levels, also have similar effects on renal function. In this retrospective study, diabetic patients treated with anti-hyperglycemic agents between 2008 and 2011 were selected. We compared the time to first occurrence of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline ≥30% from the baseline between patients treated with DPP-4 inhibitors and those treated with other anti-hyperglycemic drugs. A total of 2202 patients were enrolled. The incidence of eGFR decline ≥30% from the baseline was 10.08% in the DPP-4 inhibitor group and 16.17% in the non-DPP-4 inhibitor group (p < 0.001). The mean time to event was significantly longer in patients receiving DPP-4 inhibitors (2.84 ± 1.60 vs. 1.96 ± 1.30 years, p < 0.001). Patients who were younger than 65 years old, had better baseline eGFR, did not have preexisting hyperlipidemia, or who were untreated with concomitant statin showed greater reductions in the risk of renal function decline (all p for interaction < 0.05). Conclusively, DPP-4 inhibitors used alone or in combination with other glucose-lowering agents were correlated with lower risks of eGFR decline in patients with type 2 DM.
Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: A Review

Abstract Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is a rare but serious ocular condition that is an important clinical entity due to its ophthalmological and systemic implications. It is characterized by progressive peripheral corneal stromal thinning with an associated epithelial defect and can be associated with an underlying local or systemic pro-inflammatory condition, or present in an idiopathic form (Mooren ulcer). Associated conditions include autoimmune diseases, systemic and ocular infections, dermatologic diseases, and ocular surgery. Cell-mediated and auto-antibody-mediated immune responses have been implicated in the pathogenesis of PUK, destroying peripheral corneal tissue via matrix metalloproteinases. Clinically, patients with PUK present with painful vision loss, a peripheral corneal ulcer, and often adjacent scleritis, episcleritis, iritis, or conjunctivitis. Diagnostic evaluation should be focused on identifying the underlying etiology and ruling out conditions that may mimic PUK, including marginal keratitis and Terrien marginal degeneration. Treatment should be focused on reducing local disease burden with topical lubrication, while simultaneously addressing the underlying cause with antimicrobials or anti-inflammatory when appropriate. Existing and emerging biologic immunomodulatory therapies have proven useful in PUK due to autoimmune conditions. Surgical treatment is generally reserved for cases of severe thinning or corneal perforation.
Diagonals part two: assessment and trunk rules

Part two describes the assessment process of the diagonals, including the front, back and homolateral structures. We discuss various positions for assessment including patients laying down on their back and side, sitting and standing. We also look at the use of the balance reaction test Statiek to assess the capability of both the diagonals and homolateral structures. This provides a greater understanding of what the diagonals can do, and what would be considered normal or abnormal as assessing both gives the examiner a greater appreciation of what to expect. We can use this practice to increase our awareness of what to observe and feel for, identifying some tips of where to place your hands to enable you to both apply pressure and feel for the amount of resistance the patient can apply in response. Subtle differences can be observed in patients depending on various individual characteristics they may have such as different leg lengths when comparing the left and right sides, or if somebody has a recognized problems within the structure and function of their backs. We begin to describe “trunk rules” as everyone should has the same reaction response when performing movements but these can present differently depending on the individuals level of mobility and selectivity. This article starts to briefly consider body scheme which is the perception of the body and its influence on the reaction of muscle patterns This perception can alter the overall function of the diagonals. In part three Pathology we will go more into developing the understanding of the impact that perception plays in the control and movement of diagonals. In the final section we move on to describing the trunk rules, discussing how both diagonals and the homolateral structures work in collaboration to help control and enable a greater range of movements of the trunk, and how this supports the keypoints of the great joints, identifying which movements are enabled and which are restricted.
Microorganism-Templated Nanoarchitectonics of Hollow TiO2-SiO2 Microspheres with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for Degradation of Methyl Orange

In this study, hollow SiO2 microspheres were synthesized by the hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) according to the Stober process, in which Pichia pastoris GS 115 cells were served as biological templates. The influence of the preprocessing method, the TEOS concentration, the ratio of water to ethanol, and the aging time on the morphology of microspheres was investigated and the optimal conditions were identified. Based on this, TiO2-SiO2 microspheres were prepared by the hydrothermal process. The structures and physicochemical properties of TiO2-SiO2 photocatalysts were systematically characterized and discussed. The photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange (MO) at room temperature under Xe arc lamp acting as simulated sunlight was explored. The result showed that the as-prepared TiO2-SiO2 microspheres exhibited a good photocatalytic performance.
Risk of Migraine in Europeans with Low Melanin Levels—A Population Based Case-Control Study

Populations with a relatively low concentration of melanin, e.g., inhabitants of Europe, North America, and Australia, are the most vulnerable to the harmful effects of UV radiation. Individuals with fair phototype are at greatest risk of developing skin cancer. Several neurological studies present that light skin may modify the risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. However, the relationship between migraine and skin pigmentation has not been investigated yet. The objective of this study is to provide evidence of the relationship between skin pigmentation and migraine prevalence in adults. We examined a group of 148 adults (33 men, 115 women) with migraine and a control group of 107 adults (43 men, 64 women). Parameters of skin pigmentation (melanin index, erythema index, CIElab, and RGB scales) were measured using a DSM II Cortex Technology dermospectrophotometer. Risk of migraine in lightly pigmented adults was elevated. Individuals with a low melanin index had over 3-fold increased risk of migraine (women: OR 3.53, men: OR 3.73). Fair phototype, which results from lightly pigmented skin, was associated with migraine prevalence. Migraineurs should take extra care to protect their skin from the negative effects of solar radiation.