jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
An Evaluation of Low‐Cost Terrestrial Lidar Sensors for Assessing Hydrogeomorphic Change

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

Abstract Accurate topographic data acquired at appropriate spatio‐temporal resolution is often the cornerstone of geomorphic research. Recent decades have seen advances in our ability to generate highly accurate topographic data, primarily through the application of remote sensing techniques. Structure from Motion‐Multi View Stereo (SfM‐MVS) and lidar have revolutionised the spatial resolution of surveys across large spatial extents. Technological developments have led to commercialisation of small form factor (SFF) 3D lidar sensors that are suited to deployment on both mobile (e.g., uncrewed aerial systems), and in fixed semi‐permanent installations. Whilst the former has been adopted, the potential for the latter to generate data suitable for geomorphic investigations has yet to be assessed. We address this gap here in the context of a 3‐month deployment where channel change is assessed in an adjusting fluvial system. We find that SFF 3D lidar sensors generate change detection products comparable to those generated using a conventional lidar system. Areas of no geomorphic change are characterised as such (mean 3D change of 0.014 m compared with 0.0014 m for the Riegl VZ‐4000), with differences in median change in eroding sections of between 0.02 and 0.04 m. We illustrate that this data enables: (a) accurate characterisation of river channel adjustments through extraction of bank long‐profiles; (b) the assessment of bank retreat patterns which help elucidate failure mechanics; and (c) the extraction of water surface elevations. The deployment of this technology will enable a better understanding of processes across a variety of geomorphic systems, as data can be captured in 4D with near real‐time processing.
Heart Rate Turbulence in Elderly Patients with Hypertention Complicated by Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Objective To make a comparison between heart rate turbulence (HRT) in elderly patients with essential hypertention (EH) and that in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (EH+T2DM),and to explore how HRT is correlated with the impairment of autonomic nervous function.Methods HRT was observed in 45 cases of EH and 49 cases of EH+T2DM based on the measurement of turbulence onset (TO) and turbulence slope(TS),and the 24-hour recordings by using dynamic electrocadiogram.All the HRV indexes of the two groups were worked out,and the correlation between HRT and the impairment of autonomic nervous function analyzed.Results TO in patients with EH+T2DM was significantly higher than that in patients with EH,while TS in patients with EH+T2DM was significantly lower than that in patients with EH.SDNN,SDANN and PNN50 were lower in patients with EH+T2DM than those in patients with EH.Conclusion HRT is significantly weaker,and the impairment of autonomic nervous function is more serious in patients with EH+T2DM.
The Constructive Revolutionary: John Calvin and His Socio-Economic Impact

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

here.What is particularly distinctive of Ebeling's "introduction" to Luther is that he con- centrates on the underlying structure of Luther's thought rather than on particular themes or doctrines.The structure is antithetical: philosophy-theology, letter-spirit, Law-Gospel, etc. Ebeling is at pains to show how these antitheses are inclusive rather than contradictory of each other."Only a practiced ear can appreciate its [Luther's theological] harmonies" (p. 3 3).The antitheses are required by true theology, theology of "decisive assertions" (p.245).For Luther theology was nothing if not a message, an "assertion," addressed to man in a crisis-situation.It was thus an "existential," "practical" theology (p.228), "a truly theolo- gical theology" (p.77).It was meant to meet real, not academic, problems.As such, it has a certain relevance for us today, and we read Luther best when we read him speaking to us and for us.The author's purpose, therefore, is perhaps best described as an effort to trans- pose Luther into the twentieth century rather than to transpose himself into the si-xteenth.Ebeling writes of his subject with assurance and even with some veneration.His apprecia- tion for Luther's theology is great, and his promise of a novel approach overcomes our re-
Pro-Inflammatory and Pro-Fibrogenic Effects of Ionic and Particulate Arsenide and Indium-Containing Semiconductor Materials in the Murine Lung

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

We have recently shown that the toxicological potential of GaAs and InAs particulates in cells is size- and dissolution-dependent, tending to be more pronounced for nano- vs micron-sized particles. Whether the size-dependent dissolution and shedding of ionic III-V materials also apply to pulmonary exposure is unclear. While it has been demonstrated that micron-sized III-V particles, such as GaAs and InAs, are capable of inducing hazardous pulmonary effects in an occupational setting as well as in animal studies, the effect of submicron particles (e.g., the removal of asperities during processing of semiconductor wafers) is unclear. We used cytokine profiling to compare the pro-inflammatory effects of micron- and nanoscale GaAs and InAs particulates in cells as well as the murine lung 40 h and 21 days after oropharyngeal aspiration. Use of cytokine array technology in macrophage and epithelial cell cultures demonstrated a proportionally higher increase in the levels of matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), and interleukin 1β (IL-1β) by nanosized (n) GaAs and n-InAs as well as As(III). n-GaAs and n-InAs also triggered higher neutrophil counts in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of mice than micronscale particles 40 h post-aspiration, along with increased production of EMMPRIN and MIF. In contrast, in animals sacrificed 21 days after exposure, only n-InAs induced fibrotic lung changes as determined by increased lung collagen as well as increased levels of TGF-β1 and PDGF-AA in the BALF. A similar trend was seen for EMMPRIN and matrix metallopeptidase (MMP-9) levels in the BALF. Nano- and micron-GaAs had negligible subacute effects. Importantly, the difference between the 40 h and 21 days data appears to be biopersistence of n-InAs, as demonstrated by ICP-OES analysis of lung tissue. Interestingly, an ionic form of In, InCl3, also showed pro-fibrogenic effects due to the formation of insoluble In(OH)3 nanostructures. All considered, these data indicate that while nanoscale particles exhibit increased pro-inflammatory effects in the lung, most effects are transient, except for n-InAs and insoluble InCl3 species that are biopersistent and trigger pro-fibrotic effects. These results are of potential importance for the understanding the occupational health effects of III-V particulates.
Short-film adaptations of Munro's stories in the 1980s. A multimodal stylistic analysis

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This paper presents and deconstructs the four clichés regarding the inferiority of adaptations to adapted texts identified by Linda Hutcheon (2013), by examining screen adaptations of Alice Munro's short stories. It focuses on three short Canadian films released in the 1980s: Boys and Girls (1983), Thanks for the Ride (1983) and Connection (1986). The theory derives from Hutcheon's reconceptualization of adaptation(s), while the methodology relies on multimodal stylistic analysis. The inspection of the adaptation process reveals lines of narrative continuity and discontinuity that show the distinct narrative potential of audio-visual artefacts. Contrary to what is commonly thought and expressed by the clichés, the three Canadian films manage to negotiate intimacy and distance through point of view; to express interiority; to shape nonlinear, fractured and layered temporality; to give form to metaphors and other figures. In Thanks for the Ride, the representation and negotiation of intimacy and distance in point of view are central and fluid, functional to the intersectional discussion about gender and social class. Interiority is expressed in Boys and Girls through close-ups and eye-angles, with particular attention to the filmic representation of the female protagonist Margaret. Connection deploys and intertwines two diegetic and temporal plans, and the resurfacing past profoundly affects the present time. Ultimately, all three films convincingly depict a mirror scene, a semiotically layered and complex trope, which represents Munro's concern with introspection.
Lewis (I.M.) : A modem History of Somalia. Nation and State in the Horn of Africa

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Joint Roger. Lewis (I.M.) : A modem History of Somalia. Nation and State in the Horn of Africa. In: Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer, tome 67, n°246-247, 1er et 2e trimestres 1980. pp. 184-185.
Psychotherapy in patient with organic psychosyndrom: treatment outcome

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Pozadina: Organski psihosindrom karakteriziran je ostecenjem neurokognitivnog funkcioniranja, sto ukljucuje poremecaje pamcenja, izvrsnog funkcioniranja, pažnje ili brzine obrade podataka, primjetljive motoricke sposobnosti ili govora (teskoce pri pronalaženju rijeci). Psihoterapija je psiholoska metoda lijecenja, istraživanje psihickog života pacijenta, oslobađanje pacijenta njegovih smetnji ili olaksavanje njegovih tegoba, koja se na osnovi postavljene dijagnoze i indikacije primjenjuje planski i s određenim ciljem. Cilj ovog prikaza je pokazati na znacajnost psihoterapijskog tretmana u pacijentice s verificiranim organskim psihosindromom koja je u psihofarmakoloskom tretmanu zadnje dvije godine. Metode: Psihijatrijski i psihoterapijski (procjena strukture licnosti) intervju, psihicki i neuroloski status, CT analiza mozga, EEG, psihologijsko testiranje. Rezultati: Pacijentica je u ambulantnom tretmanu psihijatra od 2005 godine. Do sada uzimala razlicite psihofarmake (antidepresive, antipsihotike, stabilizatore raspoloženja, anksiolitike, hipnotike), zbog simptoma anksioznosti i depresivnosti s evidentnim mnesticko-kognitivnim zatajenjima sto potvrđuje i dijagnostika. Pocetkom lipnja 2007 godine, tijekom kontrolnog pregleda prvi puta verbalizira problem vezan za priznavanje supruga o nevjeri koju je pocinio unatrag niz godina, a priznao prije pet godina, a o cemu je na njeno inzistiranje vrlo detaljno pricao, te smatra da su njene psihicke tegobe pocele od toga dana, te se nije javljala psihijatru do unazad dvije godine. Vrlo tesko se nosi s time te moli za pomoc. Sama verbalizira želju da bi s nekim o tome cesce i dulje razgovarala. Psihijatar joj ugovara psihoterapijski tretman, na kojeg se ona vrlo rado odaziva. Tijekom psihoterapijskog tretmana izrazito je motivirana da joj se pomogne, u pocetku ju se ne može kanalizirati, ali postepeno dolazi do mogucnosti prorade traumatskog događaja. Zakljucak: Kombinacija psihofarmaka i psihoterapije (suportivna te fokusirana terapija- na proradi traume), kod pacijentice s verificiranim psihoorganskim sindromom u starijoj životnoj dobi, pokazala se ucinkovitom.
Application of Systems Engineering: An Acquisition Agent Perspective

Field: Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract This article covers a descriptive case study on the application of systems engineering and systems engineering management at Armscor. The report also covers the investigation into development methods used and the how the requirements changes are managed during the concept phase. The systems engineering process model used by Armscor is compared with best practice. The Systems Engineering Management Base Theory (SEMBASE) model is used to compare the Armscor systems engineering management practice with. The study encompassed development methods, requirements management change, design for changeability and use of tools. Research questions are addressed by narrative analysis. Data is collected from multiple sources: interviews, archival records documentation and observations of enterprise governance documentation. The data produced during the inquiry revealed that a correlation exists between systems engineering best practices, international standards, the systems engineering process and systems engineering management process followed by Armscor. Requirements changes are managed during the concept Phase and different developmental models are used to execute projects.
The Logarithmic Sprayer for Field-Screening Insecticides for Meadow Spittle bug Nymph Control

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Journal Article The Logarithmic Sprayer for Field-Screening Insecticides for Meadow Spittle bug Nymph Control Get access H. H. Shorey, H. H. Shorey Cornell University, lthaca, N. Y. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar George G. Gyrisco George G. Gyrisco Cornell University, lthaca, N. Y. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 52, Issue 3, 1 June 1959, Pages 534–535, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/52.3.534 Published: 01 June 1959 Article history Accepted: 11 February 1959 Published: 01 June 1959
Summer sea breeze, under suppressive synoptic forcing, in a hyper-arid city: Eilat, Israel

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

CR Climate Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials CR 26:213-220 (2004) - doi:10.3354/cr026213 Summer sea breeze, under suppressive synoptic forcing, in a hyper-arid city: Eilat, Israel Hadas Saaroni1,*, Eitan Maza1, Baruch Ziv2 1Department of Geography and the Human Environment, Tel-Aviv University, POB 39040, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel 2The Open University of Israel, 16 Klausner St., Tel-Aviv 61392, Israel *Email: saaroni@post.tau.ac.il ABSTRACT: Eilat is a hyper-arid city, located at the northern end of the Gulf of Eilat. The summer weather conditions over the region are highly persistent, with offshore northerly winds of 5 to 7 m s-1 and a daily maximum temperature of 39 to 40°C. The relatively cool (~26°C) sea surface temperature (SST) to the south suggests that a southerly sea breeze would exist in spite of the opposing prevailing northerly winds and the small scale of the sea (10 to 20 km width). A 6 yr study (1994 to 1999) indicates that the sea breeze develops in only 25% of the days in July and August. The breeze typically lasts for about 4 to 6 h, with wind speeds of only 1 to 3 m s-1. A synoptic analysis indicates that the prevailing pattern, the Persian Trough, exists on 99% of the days, but on the Œbreeze¹ days the synoptic-scale suppressive pressure gradient was 38% weaker. In 4 cases for which the synoptic scale gradient was negligible, the speed of the sea breeze reached 6 to 7.2 m s-1, indicating the effectiveness of the Gulf of Eilat as a source of sea breeze. A seasonal decrease of 49% found in breeze occurrence between July and August is explained by both a seasonal increase in the pressure gradient and a decrease in solar radiation. The daily maximum temperature on the Œbreeze¹ days was 1.2°C lower and the minimum relative humidity was 4% higher, whereas the heat stress regime did not differ significantly. An increase in the wet bulb temperature that was found at the same time implies that the efficiency of evaporative cooling devices is reduced when sea breeze exists. Our study suggests that in coastal areas subjected to hot and dry conditions, where the prevailing synoptic winds oppose the sea breeze, the effectiveness of the sea breeze depends strongly on the inter-diurnal variations of the synoptic pressure gradient. KEY WORDS: Sea breeze · Synoptic forcing · Hyper-arid city · Heat stress · Eilat · Red Sea Full article in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in CR Vol. 26, No. 3. Online publication date: June 18, 2004 Print ISSN: 0936-577X; Online ISSN: 1616-1572 Copyright © 2004 Inter-Research.
Comparative study of laproscopic versus open appendicectomy

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background:Open appendicectomy (OA) has been the treatment of choice for acute appendicitis since its introduction in 1884. Since its initial description in 1983, laproscopic appendicectomy (LA) has struggled to prove its superiority over the open technique. This is in contrast to laproscopic cholecystectomy over open cholecystectomy. Some early studies showed equivocal results about benefits of LA. Recent studies showed overall benefits in favour of LA. So we have done comparative study with the aim to compare the safety and benefits of LA over OA.Methods: We have studied data of 753 appendicectomies done in Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College Kolhapur from July 2011 to June 2016 for a period of 5 years.Results:We found mean operation time 32±5.7 minute and 36±7.4 minute in LA and OA. Duration of postoperative stay was 1.2 days shorter in LA group. LA required 1.1 less shots of analgesics. Oral feeding was resumed 21 hours earlier in LA as compared to OA.Conclusions:Our study found that LA is effective and safe procedure irrespective of age, sex and BMI of the patient. It requires less operative time, has minimal complications, less hospital stay, less narcotic analgesics requirements, early return of bowel movement and the advantage of diagnosing the concomitant pathologies.
Effect of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Satellite Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in Immobilization-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Rats

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

BACKGROUND Muscle atrophy due to disuse occurs along with adverse physiological and functional changes, but bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) may be able to act as muscle satellite cells to restore myofibers. Thus, we investigated whether MSCs could enhance the proliferation of satellite cells and suppress myonuclear apoptosis during immobilization. MATERIAL AND METHODS We isolated, purified, amplified, and identified MSCs. Rats (n=48) were randomized into 3 groups: WB group (n=16), IM-PBS group (n=16), and IM-MSC (n=16). Rat hind limbs were immobilized for 14 d, treated with MSCs or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and then studied using immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis to characterize the proteins involved. Apoptosis was assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated deoxy-UTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) method. RESULTS We compared muscle mass, cross-sectional areas, and peak tetanic forces and noted insignificant differences between PBS- and MSC-treated animals, but satellite cell proliferation was significantly greater after MSC treatment (p<0.05). Apoptotic myonuclei were reduced (p<0.05) after MSC treatment as well. Pro-apoptotic Bax was down-regulated and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and p-Akt protein were upregulated (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS MSCs injected during hind limb immobilization can maintain satellite cell activity by suppressing myonuclear apoptosis.
Neighborhood influences on girls' obesity risk across the transition to adolescence

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Copyright Â© 2014 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The neighborhoods in which children live, play, and eat provide an environmental context that may influence obesity risk and ameliorate or exacerbate health disparities. The current study examines whether neighborhood characteristics predict obesity in a prospective cohort of girls. METHODS: Participants were 174 girls (aged 8-10 years at baseline), a subset from the Cohort Study of Young Girls' Nutrition, Environment, and Transitions. Trained observers completed street audits within a 0.25-mile radius around each girl's residence. Four scales (food and service retail, recreation, walkability, and physical disorder) were created from 40 observed neighborhood features. BMI was calculated from clinically measured height and weight. Obesity was defined as BMI-for-age â¥95%. Logistic regression models using generalized estimating equations were used to examine neighborhood influences on obesity risk over 4 years of follow-up, controlling for race/ethnicity, pubertal status, and baseline BMI. Fully adjusted models also controlled for household income, parent education, and a census tract measure of neighborhood socioeconomic status. RESULTS: A 1-SD increase on the food and service retail scale was associated with a 2.27 (95% confidence interval, 1.42 to 3.61; P < .001) increased odds of being obese. A 1-SD increase in physical disorder was associated with a 2.41 (95% confidence interval, 1.31 to 4.44; P = .005) increased odds of being obese. Other neighborhood scales were not associated with risk for obesity. CONCLUSIONS: Neighborhood food and retail environment and physical disorder around a girl's home predict risk for obesity across the transition from late childhood to adolescence.
Associations between parenting burnout and maternal adverse childhood experiences among postnatal women

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

This study aims at exploring the relationships between adverse childhood experience (ACEs) and parental burnout. A total of 583 postnatal Chinese mothers were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Maternal ACEs were measured by Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire-Revised and parental burnout was measured by Parental Burnout Assessment. Multiple linear and binary logistic regression, and latent class analysis were used to explore the association between each type and cumulative ACEs and parental burnout. We found ACEs were associated with a higher risk of parental burnout. However, the association differed in the type of ACEs. The higher levels of physical abuse (B = 0.971 ~ 0.459, all p < 0.05) and emotional neglect (B = 1.010 ~ 1.407, all p < 0.05) in childhood were correlated with more serious parental burnout. The higher levels of self-threatened (B = 0.429 ~ 0.559, all p < 0.05) and self-deprived experience (B = 0.384 ~ 0.462, all p < 0.05), higher number of ACEs type (B = 2.909 ~ 3.918, all p < 0.05) were associated with more serious parental burnout. Results were consistent after combining four dimensions of parental burnout as a whole in LCA. This study indicated that maternal ACEs were associated with parental burnout. Women with self-deprived, self-threatened and more types of ACEs should be paid special attention.
THE ETIOLOGY OF SCURVY

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

To the Editor:

—I have read the editorial on this subject inThe Journal(Sept. 1, 1917, p. 728), and think that my experience here may be of interest, as I treated about 3,000 cases in the year 1915. This island lies in the Caribbean Sea close to and north of Venezuela, and the climate is very dry, there being only a few months a year in which it rains. The food of the poorer and laboring people consists chiefly of small or Guinea corn, corn meal, fish, generally salted, and a small amount of goat or sheep meat, fresh or salted and dried. In a normal year between April and November there are practically no green vegetables to be had except the small amount imported, which is hardly sufficient to supply the richer persons in the town. In a year of drought not only do the people suffer from