Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Internal Consent, Affirmative External Consent, and Sexual Satisfaction Among Young Adults

ABSTRACT Sexual satisfaction is an important part of sexual health. Recently, efforts have been underway to better understand what factors contribute to positive sexual experiences among young adults. One factor may be sexual consent. This study aimed to explore individual and interactive effects of two distinct, but related dimensions of sexual consent – internal consent and affirmative external consent – on young adults’ feelings of sexual satisfaction following their most recent sexual intercourse experience. Participants were 294 young adults (ages 18–25, M age = 23.7; 59% women) recruited from Amazon’s MTurk. Results showed that each dimension of consent had a significant, unique relationship with satisfaction, and that the two dimensions of consent alone accounted for half of the variance in satisfaction. Additional analyses showed that there are specific components of both internal and affirmative external consent (e.g., safety/comfort; arousal; consent/want; communicator/initiator cues) that may be most influential in driving this relationship. As both consent dimensions greatly contribute to positive sexual experiences, researchers attempting to promote sexual wellbeing may be wise to attend to both internal and external consent.
Caffeine and bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Clinical benefits and the mechanisms involved

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic respiratory disease that occurs during the neonatal period and is commonly associated with prematurity. This condition results in a severe economic burden on society and the families involved. Caffeine is used not only for the treatment of apnea in prematurity, but also for the prevention of BPD. There are multiple clinical benefits of caffeine treatment, including improved extubation success, a reduced duration of mechanical ventilation, improved lung function, and a reduction of patent ductus arteriosus requiring treatment. These clinical benefits of caffeine for the treatment of BPD are supported by both clinical trials and evidence from animal models. However, the mechanism by which caffeine protects against BPD remains unclear. Here, we review the clinical value of caffeine in the prevention of BPD and its potential mechanisms of action, including anti‐inflammatory, antioxidant, antifibrotic, and antiapoptotic properties, the regulation of angiogenesis, and diuretic effects. Our aim is to provide a new theoretical basis for the clinical treatment of BPD.
Growth and regional disparities in the Southern Cone, 1890-1960

The aim of this paper is to analyze the evolution of regional income disparities in the South American Southern Cone (SASC) in historical perspective. One of the first results of our analysis is that most of the regional inequality in this geographic area stems from differences within countries rather than from disparities across countries. The second result is that the evolution of regional inequality between the end of the 19th century and the second third of the 20th century is different in each country: while Chile shows a higher inequality and a U-shaped evolution (reduction of inequality and a slight increase in the 1960), Uruguay presents a monotonically declining inequality and Argentina exhibits a U-shaped evolution with decreasing disparities until the beginning of the 20th century and increasing inequality afterwards. When the entire subnational units are analyzed together, we find a U-shaped curve which started at the end of the 19th century with high levels of inequality, a minimum is found in the 1940s and another local maximum ended with the collapse of the Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) polices in the 1960s-1970s. We also analyze regional convergence in the long run for the Southern Cone at both national and regional level. The existence of convergence at a national level depends on the periods and countries: while Uruguay shows convergence in all the analyzed sub-periods, the provinces of Argentina only converge during the period of the first globalization; most of the departments of Chile converge in general but the presence of outliers induces the rejection of convergence hypothesis during the first globalization. Convergence at a regional level (including all the sub-national units from the three countries in the same analysis) is accepted for the period of the first globalization but rejected for the central decades of the 20th century. The empirical findings are interpreted as the result of the combination of the varying potential of the sub-national units for taking advantage of (i) the forces of agglomeration (inducing high growth rates in the main cities and, in particular, in the administrative capitals), (ii) the abundance of natural resources, and (iii) the stimulus originated in technological change, integration (or dis-integration) to international markets and public policies for industrialization.
A Modern Approach to Partial Face Recognition

Various methods have been proposed and implemented for holistic face recognition with superior performance. But out of them, only a small number of researches and studies manage to recognize an arbitrary patch of a face image in the particular scenario. Subsequently, in unconstrained scenarios, it can be seen that partial faces appear very intermittently, with peculiar images captured by surveillance cameras or handheld digital devices (e.g., smart phones & tablets) and thus we didn’t get the clear and exact image. In this paper, taking consideration into all such things, a general approach for partial face recognition has been proposed, that does not require face alignment by eye coordinates or any other fiducially point as it is the case in earlier methods. But, here we have promoted an alignmentfree face representation method based on Multi-Key point Descriptors (MKD), where the descriptor size of a face and its parts are determined by the local content of the image. By this method, any probe face image, holistic or partial image, which cannot be identify easily can be sparsely represented using a huge dictionary of gallery descriptors. This Proposed method is very efficient in recognizing holistic as well as the partial faces without requiring alignment, i.e; we can say that the proposed method is alignment free.
Benefits of Adjuvant Medical Weight Loss Intervention in Setting of Weight Regain and Inadequate Weight Loss After Weight Loss Surgery

Background Currently, there is no nationally accepted protocol for addressing weight regain or inadequate weight loss after MBS. Objectives To devise, implement, and evaluate a protocol targeting weight regain or inadequate weight loss in MBS patients at our institution. Setting Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States Methods Patients at least 6 months following primary sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) who achieved or were trending toward <50% excess body weight loss or who regained ≥10% of their lowest postoperative weight, were identified and referred for medical weight loss (MWL) intervention. Exclusion criteria were body mass index (BMI) ≤ 27 kg/m2, treatment with adjustable gastric banding, and conversion from SG to RYGB. Results 2274 patients who were >6 months out from surgery were evaluated over 12 months. 93 patients (86% female) met criteria for inclusion. 69 (74%) patients agreed to intervention and were followed for an average of 165 days (SD 106.89 days), demonstrating a mean weight change of −5.11 kg (SD 6.86 kg), and BMI change of −1.81 kg/m2 (SD 2.37 kg/m2). Patients who spent <90 days in a MWL program demonstrated less average weight loss (1.75 kg vs 6.48 kg) (P = .0042), and less change in BMI (−.63 kg/m2 vs −2.29 kg/m2) (P = .0037) when compared to patients who spent >90 days in the MWL intervention. Conclusions This study identifies criteria for intervention in patients suffering weight regain or inadequate weight loss after MBS and demonstrates that standardized identification and referral for treatment results in modest weight loss.
The Theory and Method of Sentiment Analysis Approaches for Application in the Big Data Frameworks

In some marketing planning or marketing strategy such as consumptive indicator prediction, learning public sentiment in social media have been more and more emphasized in recent years, which can be improved by applications based on Sentiment Analysis in big data. But the theory of Sentiment Analysis in big data has not been well developed. The article studies the problems of the applications of Sentiment Analysis and the suitability of Sentiment Analysis approaches for application in the big data frameworks. Finally the article points out the research difficulties and gives the suggestion about further study and improvement idea.
Visual outcomes and prognostic factors following 23G vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the factors influencing the visual gain following pars plana vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on 172 eyes of 143 consecutive patients with diabetes mellitus between January 2012 and January 2018. Demographic data, ophthalmological findings, surgery details, and visual outcomes were gathered after consulting the patients' records. The main outcome measured was the improvement of best corrected visual acuity and the secondary outcomes measured were rebleeding and complications. RESULTS Best corrected visual acuity improved in 103 eyes (59.88%), worsened in 45 eyes (26.16%), and remained unchanged in 24 eyes (13.95%). Type 2 diabetes mellitus was significantly associated with better final best corrected visual acuity (p=0.0244). Previous treatment by pan-retinal laser photocoagulation or intravitreal bevacizumab determined better final best corrected visual acuity, but not significantly (p>0.05). Preoperative rubeosis iridis and neovascular glaucoma did not influence the outcomes. The lack of fibrovascular proliferation requiring dissection was a significant factor for better final best corrected visual acuity (p=0.0006). Rebleeding occurred in 37.1% of the eyes and it was not influenced by the antiplatelet drugs (p>0.05). Postoperative neovascular glaucoma was a negative prognostic factor (p=0.0037). CONCLUSION The final best corrected visual acuity was influenced positively by type 2 diabetes mellitus and the absence of preoperative extensive fibrovascular proliferation and negatively by postoperative neovascular glaucoma.
Multichannel Perception of Emotion in Speech, Voice, Facial Expression, and Gesture in Individuals With Autism: A Scoping Review.

PURPOSE Numerous studies have identified individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with deficits in unichannel emotion perception and multisensory integration. However, only limited research is available on multichannel emotion perception in ASD. The purpose of this review was to seek conceptual clarification, identify knowledge gaps, and suggest directions for future research. METHOD We conducted a scoping review of the literature published between 1989 and 2021, following the 2005 framework of Arksey and O'Malley. Data relating to study characteristics, task characteristics, participant information, and key findings on multichannel processing of emotion in ASD were extracted for the review. RESULTS Discrepancies were identified regarding multichannel emotion perception deficits, which are related to participant age, developmental level, and task demand. Findings are largely consistent regarding the facilitation and compensation of congruent multichannel emotional cues and the interference and disruption of incongruent signals. Unlike controls, ASD individuals demonstrate an overreliance on semantics rather than prosody to decode multichannel emotion. CONCLUSIONS The existing literature on multichannel emotion perception in ASD is limited, dispersed, and disassociated, focusing on a variety of topics with a wide range of methodologies. Further research is necessary to quantitatively examine the impact of methodological choice on performance outcomes. An integrated framework of emotion, language, and cognition is needed to examine the mutual influences between emotion and language as well as the cross-linguistic and cross-cultural differences. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.19386176.
High-flow nasal cannula versus noninvasive ventilation in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: During the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic raging around the world, the effectiveness of respiratory support treatment has dominated people’s field of vision. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness and value of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) with noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for COVID-19 patients. Methods: A comprehensive systematic review via PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Scopus, WHO database, China Biology Medicine Disc (SINOMED), and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases was conducted, followed by meta-analysis. RevMan 5.4 was used to analyze the results and risk of bias. The primary outcome is the number of deaths at day 28. The secondary outcomes are the occurrence of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), the number of deaths (no time-limited), length of intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stay, ventilator-free days, and oxygenation index [partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2)/fraction of inhaled oxygen (FiO2)] at 24 h. Results: In total, nine studies [one randomized controlled trial (RCT), seven retrospective studies, and one prospective study] totaling 1582 patients were enrolled in the meta-analysis. The results showed that the incidence of IMV, number of deaths (no time-limited), and length of ICU stay were not statistically significant in the HFNC group compared with the NIV group (ps = 0.71, 0.31, and 0.33, respectively). Whereas the HFNC group performed significant advantages in terms of the number of deaths at day 28, length of hospital stay and oxygenation index (p < 0.05). Only in the ventilator-free days did NIV show advantages over the HFNC group (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: For COVID-19 patients, the use of HFNC therapy is associated with the reduction of the number of deaths at day 28 and length of hospital stay, and can significantly improve oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2) at 24 h. However, there was no favorable between the HFNC and NIV groups in the occurrence of IMV. NIV group was superior only in terms of ventilator-free days.
"Deep Pockets'', Collateral Assignments of Patents, and the Growth of Innovations

This paper studies how the imperfect collateral assignments of patents contribute to "deep pockets'' savings of innovative firms facing random investment opportunities in research and development (RD the composition of current versus future financial constraints implies that firms savings decrease the steady state aggregate debt/patent ratio; the interaction between households and firms savings determines a leveraged growth of innovations which increasing when legal reforms reduce the imperfection of patents as collateral.
Membrane extraction by calmodulin underpins the disparate signalling of RalA and RalB

Both RalA and RalB interact with the ubiquitous calcium sensor, calmodulin (CaM). New structural and biophysical characterisation of these interactions strongly suggests that, in the native membrane‐associated state, only RalA can be extracted from the membrane by CaM and this non‐canonical interaction could underpin the divergent signalling roles of these closely related GTPases. The isoform specificity for RalA exhibited by CaM is hypothesised to contribute to the disparate signalling roles of RalA and RalB in mitochondrial dynamics. This would lead to CaM shuttling RalA to the mitochondrial membrane but leaving RalB localisation unperturbed, and in doing so triggering mitochondrial fission pathways rather than mitophagy.
Size-velocity correlations in high order moment methods for polydisperse evaporating sprays: modeling and numerical issues

Kah et al. (2010) recently developed the Eulerian Multi-Size Moment model (EMSM) which tackles the modeling and numerical simulation of polydisperse multiphase ﬂows. Using a high order moment method in a compact interval, they suggested to reconstruct the number density function (NDF) by Entropy Maximization, which leads to a unique and realizable NDF, potentially in several size intervals, thus leading to an hybrid method between Multiﬂuid and high order. This reconstruction is used to simulate the evaporation process, by an evaluation of the ﬂux of droplet disappearance at zero size, the ﬂuxes of droplets between size intervals, and an accurate description of the size shift induced by evaporation (Massot et al. 2010). Although this method demonstrated its potential for evaporating polydisperse ﬂows, two issues remain to be addressed. First, the EMSM only considers one velocity for all droplets, thus decoupling size from velocity, which is too restrictive for distributions with a large size spectrum. In most applications size-conditioned dynamics have to be accounted for. Second, the possibility to have separated dynamics for each size can lead to quasi-monodisperse distributions, which corresponds to a hard limiting case for the EM algorithm. So the behavior of the algorithm needs to be investigated, in order to reproduce the entire moment space with a reasonable accuracy. The aim of this paper is thus twofold. The EM and its related algorithm are enhanced by using a more accurate integration method in order to handle NDF close to the frontier of the moment space associated with an adaptive number of parameters to reconstruct the NDF accurately and eﬃciently, as well as tabulated initial guess to optimize the computational time. Then, a new model called CSVM (Coupled Size-Velocity Moments model) is introduced. Size-velocity correlations are addressed either in the evaporation and drag processes, or in the convective transport. To reach this goal, a velocity reconstruction for each size is suggested, using only one additional moment per dimension, and which can be directly applied to several size intervals. Thus, this method is a direct generalization of EMSM. To handle the convective transport, a ﬂux splitting scheme is proposed, based on the underlying kinetic description of the disperse phase. Comparing to existing approaches, a main novelty of the CSVM is that our kinetic approach ensures built-in realizability conditions, no additional corrections of the moments being needed at each time step. The full strategy is ﬁrst evaluated in 0D and 1D cases, which either demonstrates the ability to reproduce both evaporation, drag force and convection with size-velocity correlations, or the possible extension to several size intervals. Finally, the method is applied on 2D cases with only one section, showing the ability of the CSVM and its related algorithms to capture the main physics of polydisperse evaporating sprays with a minimal number of moments.
Constitutions as Equilibria: A Game-theoretic Approach to Positive Constitutional Economics

The aim of this paper is to derive conditions under which either dictatorship or the rule of law are the equilibria of a post-constitutional game. It thus contributes to positive constitutional economics, i.e., the research program that is interested in explaining the emergence of constitutions and their change over time. In our model, society is assumed to consist of two groups one of which has a comparative advantage in using violence. Violence can be used to produce (transactional) security as well as to exploit the weaker group, which has a comparative advantage in producing a private good. Yet, exploitation is limited: it increases the chances of a revolution and reduces the incentives of the exploited group to produce the private good. The model identifies the conditions under which the two groups will comply with a social contract which consists of the exchange of high effort in producing the private good against provision of security. We also identify conditions under which a social contract is cheap talk and exploitation occurs.
Barriers to access to ear and hearing care services in low- and middle- income countries: A scoping review

ABSTRACT People living in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) meet significant challenges in accessing ear and hearing care (EHC) services. We conducted a scoping review to identify and summarise such barriers, to recognise gaps in the literature, and to identify potential solutions. Reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts and full-text articles and charted data. We undertook thematic analysis of supply and demand side dimensions of access, and summarised findings mapped against the Levesque framework. Of 3048 articles screened, 62 met inclusion criteria for review. Across the five access dimensions, supply-side constraints were more frequently described, the most common being a shortage of EHC workforce or appropriate facilities, despite high demand. We identified a thin geographical spread of literature on barriers to accessing EHC services in LMICs, reflecting low availability of such services. LMICs face a diverse range of demand and supply side challenges including workforce, equipment and resource shortages, and challenges for the majority of the population to pay for such services. There is a need for many LMICs to develop health policy and programmes in EHC, including integration into primary care, scaling up the EHC workforce through increased training and education, and improving EHC literacy through public health measures.
Unilateral lower‐limb vasculopathy: A rare adverse event of CDK4/6 inhibitor in breast cancer

4/6 kinase inhibitors (CDK4/6i) with aro-matase inhibitor (AI) recognized as first-line therapy in HR + , human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative, meta-static breast cancer. 1,2 Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) were initially discovered in the cell cycle, while many “ cyclins ” subunits were recognized as possessing different functions. Unphosphorylated retinoblas-toma (Rb) protein plays an important role in restricting cell cycle from G1 S phases, CDK4 CDK6 works with cyclin D1 to phosphorylate Rb protein, CDK4/6
Physical and hydraulic properties of bioretention substrate using hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (HDTMA) modified zeolite

ABSTRACT This study using hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (HDTMA) modified zeolite as a component of bioretention substrate, to investigate the effect of HDTMA modification on the basic physical and hydraulic properties of substrate layer. Two different levels of HDTMA modified zeolite (ZHD10 and ZHD50) were mixed with a mixture consists of peat soil, river sand and compost (fixed volumetric proportion at 5:4:1) with varying volumetric percentage (25%, 50%, and 75%) to form substrate media. The modification only changes the physical properties of zeolite and media with zeolite slightly, while significant changes in surface hydrophobicity and hydraulic properties were observed. A distinct decline of saturated hydraulic conductivity ( ) values of zeolite can be observed after the modification, values drop 36.5% for ZHD10 and 55.1% for ZHD50. In contrast, values of substrate media using zeolite increase after the modification at the same volumetric ratio of zeolite. When 50% of zeolite (v/v%) was used in substrate, for natural zeolite, ZHD10 and ZHD50 was 0.024, 0.038 and 0.075 cm/s, respectively. Such alterations in are associated with the changes of surface hydrophobicity after the modification and ion exchange between modified zeolite and other materials after soaking into water. Changes in water retention characteristics (WRC) curves were in good accord with the variations in , and can be interpreted by the changed of tested materials. The orientations of HDTMA molecules loaded on zeolite surface were suggested to play crucial roles in altering the hydraulic properties of zeolite added substrate. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT