jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
A 24-Week Combined Resistance and Balance Training Program Improves Physical Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Abstract Jiang, G, Tan, X, Zou, J, and Wu, X. A 24-week combined resistance and balance training program improves physical function in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. J Strength Cond Res 39(1): e62–e69, 2025—This randomized controlled trial assessed the feasibility of older adults performing combined resistance and balance training (RBT) and compared the effects of RBT on physical function with those of resistance training (RT) alone and with no exercise training in older adults. In total, 65 community-dwelling adults aged 60–74 years were randomly assigned to an RT ( n = 22), RBT ( n = 22), or control ( n = 21) group. The exercise intervention consisted of RT or RBT for 45 minutes, 3 times per week for 24 weeks. The control group engaged in no exercise training. The compliance rates were 93% in the RT group and 92% in the RBT group. No training-related adverse effect was observed. In the RT and RBT groups, dynamic balance ( p = 0.017; p < 0.001, respectively), maximum walking speed ( p = 0.014; p < 0.001), upper extremity ( p = 0.013; p = 0.009) and lower extremity ( p = 0.009; p < 0.001) muscle strength, and spirometry ( p = 0.043; p = 0.018) were significantly improved at 24 weeks compared with the control group. Only the RBT group showed significant improvement in normal walking speed ( p = 0.002). Compared with the RT group, the RBT group showed additional significant improvements in dynamic balance ( p = 0.001) and lower limb muscle strength (p = 0.027). The findings of this randomized controlled trial indicated that RBT was safe and feasible for older adults. Long-term RBT had better effects than either no exercise training or RT alone on improving physical function in older adults. Compared with RT, RBT additionally benefited dynamic balance and lower limb muscle function, which are clinically important factors in preventing falls, frailty, disability, and other geriatric syndromes.
THE PROBLEM OF FALSE TWIST OF YARN DURING SPINNING

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The improvement of pneumatic-mechanical spinning machines producing high-quality yarn by pneumatic-mechanical means, with the aim of increasing the quality and reducing the cost of products manufactured in the textile and light industry, on a global scale requires the introduction of methods and means for eliminating factors that negatively affect the quality of products in the process of yarn spinning. The article theoretically studies the mechanism and process of false twisting, which affect the quality indicators of yarn obtained by the false twisting method. Also, the analysis of stopping and opening the false twisting device is conducted.
CD103 Is a Marker for Alloantigen-Induced Regulatory CD8+ T Cells

Field: Immunology and Microbiology (Life Sciences)

Abstract The αEβ7 integrin CD103 may direct lymphocytes to its ligand E-cadherin. CD103 is expressed on T cells in lung and gut and on allograft-infiltrating T cells. Moreover, recent studies have documented expression of CD103 on CD4+ regulatory T cells. Approximately 4% of circulating CD8+ T cells bear the CD103 molecule. In this study, we show that the absence or presence of CD103 was a stable trait when purified CD103− and CD103+CD8+ T cell subsets were stimulated with a combination of CD3 and CD28 mAbs. In contrast, allostimulation induced CD103 expression on ∼25% of purified CD103−CD8+ T cells. Expression of CD103 on alloreactive cells was found to be augmented by IL-4, IL-10, or TGF-β and decreased by addition of IL-12 to MLCs. The alloantigen-induced CD103+CD8+ T cell population appeared to be polyclonal and retained CD103 expression after restimulation. Markedly, in vitro-expanded CD103+CD8+ T cells had low proliferative and cytotoxic capacity, yet produced considerable amounts of IL-10. Strikingly, they potently suppressed T cell proliferation in MLC via a cell-cell contact-dependent mechanism. Thus, human alloantigen-induced CD103+CD8+ T cells possess functional features of regulatory T cells.
Response of Fecal Bacterial Flora to the Exposure of Fumonisin B1 in BALB/c Mice

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Fumonisins are a kind of mycotoxin that has harmful influence on the health of humans and animals. Although some research studies associated with fumonisins have been reported, the regulatory limits of fumonisins are imperfect, and the effects of fumonisins on fecal bacterial flora of mice have not been suggested. In this study, in order to investigate the effects of fumonisin B1 (FB1) on fecal bacterial flora, BALB/c mice were randomly divided into seven groups, which were fed intragastrically with 0 mg/kg, 0.018 mg/kg, 0.054 mg/kg, 0.162 mg/kg, 0.486 mg/kg, 1.458 mg/kg and 4.374 mg/kg of FB1 solutions, once a day for 8 weeks. Subsequently, feces were collected for analysis of microflora. The V3-V4 16S rRNA of fecal bacterial flora was sequenced using the Illumina MiSeq platform. The results revealed that fecal bacterial flora of mice treated with FB1 presented high diversity. Additionally, the composition of fecal bacterial flora of FB1 exposure groups showed marked differences from that of the control group, especially for the genus types including Alloprevotella, Prevotellaceae_NK3B31_group, Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Parabacteroides and phylum types including Cyanobacteria. In conclusion, our data indicate that FB1 alters the diversity and composition of fecal microbiota in mice. Moreover, the minimum dose of FB1 exposure also causes changes in fecal microbiota to some extent. This study is the first to focus on the dose-related effect of FB1 exposure on fecal microbiota in rodent animals and gives references to the regulatory doses of fumonisins for better protection of human and animal health.
Inflation dynamics and New Keynesian Phillips Curve in Australia

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

\n\t\t\t\t\tThe New Keynesian Phillips Curve (NKPC) is a standard model in the analysis of inflation dynamics. For the Australian economy, this study establishes the empirical evidence that the NKPC can explain the process of inflation dynamics and the price-setting mechanism. The trade shocks, such as the real exchange rate and the terms of trade, play an important role in inflation dynamics.\n\t\t\t\t
Children of Men

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

A mirror of tomorrow, Alfonso Cuarón's visionary Children of Men (2006) was released to good reviews and a poor box office but is now regarded by many as a twenty-first-century masterpiece. Its propulsive story dramatizes a dystopian future when an infertile humanity hurtles toward extinction and an African refugee holds the key to its survival. Cuarón creates a documentary of the near future when Britain's totalitarian government hunts down and cages refugees like animals as the world descends into violent chaos. In the midst of xenophobia and power abuses that have led to a permanent state of emergency, Children of Men inspires with a story of hope and political resistance. This book explicates Children of Men's politically progressive significance in the context of today's rise of authoritarianism and white nationalism. Though topical at the time, the film now feels as if it's been torn from today's headlines. Examining the film from ideological, psychological, and philosophical perspectives, the book explores the film's connection to post-9/11 apocalyptic narratives, its evolutionary twist to the nativity story, its warning about the rise of neofascism, and its visual uniqueness as science-fiction, delving into the film's gritty hyper-realistic style and the innovative filmic techniques developed by director Cuarón and his cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki. The book explores the film's criticism of the pathologies of a reactionary politics that normalize discriminatory hierarchies and perpetuate vast differences in privilege. Children of Men prods us to imagine an egalitarian alternative with a narrative that urges emotional identification with rebels, outcasts, and racial and ethnic outsiders.
Improving the Business Environment

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

This chapter considers policies affecting the business environment in Canada and examines how the federal, provincial and territorial governments could move towards establishing a more level playing field where firms can compete against one another and in the global environment by making the most of market opportunities. A number of issues need to be tackled. High marginal effective tax rates on capital reduce new investment and also lead to a misallocation of resources. Product market competition would be invigorated by liberalising electricity markets; lifting foreign direct investment restrictions in telecommunications, broadcasting and transport; dismantling inter-provincial barriers in services; and scaling back occupational licensing. Agricultural supply management systems should be replaced by open markets and industrial subsidies should be minimised. The cross-subsidy component of unemployment insurance needs to be addressed. Regulation of banking and securities ought to focus on building deeper, integrated markets by allowing consolidation to take place, by ensuring effective competition from foreign bank entry and by achieving a single securities market.
Winning the war of perception: american attempts to counter Germany's military influence in Turkey during World War II

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

This article analyzes the emergence of the USA as a political power on the international platform against Germany in order to break the strong influence of the latter in Turkish military spheres. Turkey did not enter World War II, but it witnessed a war of perception, conducted by these two opposing powers to gain the trust of the Turkish statesmen. To accomplish that, in the early years of the war, the USA began sending experts to train Turkish military officers, and civilian and military students, and offered the opportunity to get educated at American institutions. During the war, the USA also tried to strengthen its influence by inviting journalists and military staff to observe technological advancements at factories, and victories in the fronts, and by showing movies presenting the power of the Allied armed forces.
Two Essays on Retail Trading

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

Essay 1: Retail investors from the discount broker Robinhood swarm into stocks with pending earnings announcements and stay away from them immediately after the announcements. We study four competing explanations for this phenomenon: liquidity provision, informed trading, lottery preference, and attention-induced herding by noise traders. We find strong evidence that, immediately around earnings announcements, Robinhood investors’ behavior is primarily driven by attention-induced noise trading. Our results offer new insights into retail traders’ motivation for trading when they face heightened uncertainty from earnings announcements. Our study also goes beyond Barber et al.’s (2022) limited focus on the top 0.5% of the sample by presenting a full picture of Robinhood traders’ trading activity. Essay 2: We provide the first comprehensive study on the relation between national lotteries and retail trading activities in the United States. Due to data limitations, prior studies are constrained to the evidence from local markets such as California, Taiwan, and Germany. With the help of two unique U.S. datasets on retail trading activities, we provide convincing evidence of a substitution effect between retail trading and large jackpots from U.S. national lotteries. Our findings indicate that this substitution effect becomes more pronounced as the jackpot size increases.
Dynamics of Family and Elderly Living Arrangements in China: New Lessons Learned from the

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The analysis in this article is based on micro data sets of the Chinese 2000, 1990, and 1982 censuses. The percentage of three-generation family households in 2000 increased considerably as compared to 1990 and 1982; the proportion of two-generation nuclear family households substantially dropped by about 17% in 2000 as compared to 1990. Such change, however, does not mean that Chinese families are returning to the more traditional structure. This is mainly caused by the demographic effects: given that most old parents still live with one married child (although declining), generations born after the early 1970s who have
P251 Environmental fungal sampling in a cystic fibrosis centre

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

<sec><st>Objectives</st> Aspergillus is a ubiquitous organism and CF lungs are vulnerable to infection. Aspergillus is known to be found in high numbers in organic matter and during building works. We commenced environmental fungal air sampling prior to and during building work carried out adjacent to our CF unit to evaluate and monitor our air quality. </sec> <sec><st>Methods</st> An SAS Microbial air sampler sampled 1 cubic metre of air over 5 min in assigned locations throughout our ward on a weekly basis. Outdoor samples were taken during this time for comparison. Each plate was cultured for 4 days at 30°C. </sec> <sec><st>Results</st> The predominant organism was Aspergillus fumigatus, the second Penicillium Spp. Site 1, outdoor air: revealed a maximum yield of 59 colony forming units (CFU) A. fumigatus (range 0–59 CFU, median 9), and 8 CFU Penicillium (0–8, median 0). Site 2, ward corridor: 29 CFU A. fumigatus (0–29 CFU, median 2.5), 15 CFU Penicillium (0–15, median 0.5). Site 3, patient room: 12 CFU A. fumigatus (0–12 CFU, median 2), 9 CFU Penicillium (0–9, median 0). Site 4, positive pressure anteroom: 2 CFU A. fumigatus (0–2 CFU, median 0), 1 CFU Penicillium (0–1 CFU, median 0). Site 5, patient room: 58 CFU A. fumigatus (0–58 CFU, median 4.5), 5 CFU Penicillium (0–5 CFU, median 2.5). There was a clear rise in Aspergillus yield demonstrated during the summer months in all areas except our positive pressure anteroom which persistently yielded negligible fungal growth. </sec> <sec><st>Conclusions</st> High levels of A. fumigatus were persistently yielded from sites 1, 2, 3 and 5, both at baseline and during building works, with peak counts being found in the summer months. Fungal ingress onto the ward was demonstrated in all sites except in our positive pressure anteroom, with ≥10 air changes per hour, leading to isolation rooms. This gives doubts about the efficacy of our ventilation system in the majority of locations throughout our ward and needs to be clinically correlated with patient outcomes. </sec>
Antioxidant Properties of Hass Avocado Waste Fractions

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

first_page settings Order Article Reprints Font Type: Arial Georgia Verdana Font Size: Aa Aa Aa Line Spacing:    Column Width:    Background: Open AccessAbstract Antioxidant Properties of Hass Avocado Waste Fractions † by Danxia Shi 1,2, Marie Wong 3, Prabhu Balan 2 and David Popovich 1,* 1 School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand 2 Alpha-Massey Natural Nutraceutical Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand 3 School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New Zealand * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. † Presented at the Nutrition Society of New Zealand Annual Conference in Napier, New Zealand, 28–29 November 2019. Proceedings 2019, 37(1), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019037031 Published: 16 December 2019 (This article belongs to the Proceedings of 2019 Annual Meeting of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand) Download Download PDF Versions Notes Excerpt Note: In lieu of an abstract, this is an excerpt from the first page. Avocado production is a growing industry in New Zealand. Processing of avocado generates considerable waste that may have biological value [...] Share and Cite MDPI and ACS Style Shi, D.; Wong, M.; Balan, P.; Popovich, D. Antioxidant Properties of Hass Avocado Waste Fractions. Proceedings 2019, 37, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019037031 AMA Style Shi D, Wong M, Balan P, Popovich D. Antioxidant Properties of Hass Avocado Waste Fractions. Proceedings. 2019; 37(1):31. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019037031 Chicago/Turabian Style Shi, Danxia, Marie Wong, Prabhu Balan, and David Popovich. 2019. "Antioxidant Properties of Hass Avocado Waste Fractions" Proceedings 37, no. 1: 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019037031 Find Other Styles Note that from the first issue of 2016, MDPI journals use article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here. Article Metrics No No Article Access Statistics Multiple requests from the same IP address are counted as one view.
Study on the quality control of Jiannao Capsule

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

OBJECTIVE To revise and enhance the quality standard and study the quality of Jiannao Capsule in the market at present.METHODS HPLC was adopted to determine the content of schisandrin and three main medicinal materials were identified by TLC.RESULTS The calibration curve was linear over the concentration range of 0.02054～0.57512μg (r=0.9999),the average recovery of schisandrin was 98.68%,RSD=1.15%(n=5);The Fructus Lycii Herba Cistanches and Semen Ziziphi Spinosae were significantly identified by TLC.CONCLUSION The method was simple,rapid,sensitive and accurate for the determination of Fufangqingdai pills,and can control the quality of it more effectively.
Proteome Profiling of\nFlax (<i>Linum usitatissimum</i>) Seed: Characterization\nof Functional Metabolic Pathways Operating\nduring Seed Development

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Flax (<i>Linum usitatissimum</i> L.) seeds\nare an important\nsource of food and feed due to the presence of various health promoting\ncompounds, making it a nutritionally and economically important plant.\nAn in-depth analysis of the proteome of developing flax seed is expected\nto provide significant information with respect to the regulation\nand accumulation of such storage compounds. Therefore, a proteomic\nanalysis of seven seed developmental stages (4, 8, 12, 16, 22, 30,\nand 48 days after anthesis) in a flax variety, NL-97 was carried out\nusing a combination of 1D-SDS-PAGE and LC-MS<sup>E</sup> methods.\nA total 1716 proteins were identified and their functional annotation\nrevealed that a majority of them were involved in primary metabolism,\nprotein destination, storage and energy. Three carbon assimilatory\npathways appeared to operate in flax seeds. Reverse transcription\nquantitative PCR of selected 19 genes was carried out to understand\ntheir roles during seed development. Besides storage proteins, methionine\nsynthase, RuBisCO and <i>S</i>-adenosylmethionine synthetase\nwere highly expressed transcripts, highlighting their importance in\nflax seed development. Further, the identified proteins were mapped\nonto developmental seed specific expressed sequence tag (EST) libraries\nof flax to obtain transcriptional evidence and 81% of them had detectable\nexpression at the mRNA level. This study provides new insights into\nthe complex seed developmental processes operating in flax.
Advances in diagnosis and treatment of neonatal neutropenia

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Neonatal neutropenia is classified into early-onset and late-onset neutropenia. Causes of neutropenia include decreased production, increased destruction, margination in the microvascular endothelium, sequestration in the spleen, or a combination of mechanisms. Neutropenia often accompanied by an increased risk of bacterial infection, and sometimes it may be a hint of some rare severe diseases. In this article, we review advances in classification, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal neutropenia.

Key words:
Neutropenia; Infant, newborn; Sepsis; Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; Review
FORCE: A Framework of Rule-Based Conversational Recommender System

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

The conversational recommender systems (CRSs) have received extensive attention in recent years. However, most of the existing works focus on various deep learning models, which are largely limited by the requirement of large-scale human-annotated datasets. Such methods are not able to deal with the cold-start scenarios in industrial products. To alleviate the problem, we propose FORCE, a Framework Of Rule-based Conversational Recommender system that helps developers to quickly build CRS bots by simple configuration. We conduct experiments on two datasets in different languages and domains to verify its effectiveness and usability.
Editors who maintain a neutral, detached, and civil attitude can usually reach consensus on an article through the process described above. They may still occasionally find themselves at an impasse, either because they cannot find rational grounds to settle a dispute or because one or both sides of the discussion become emotionally or ideologically invested in winning an argument. What follows are suggestions for resolving intractable disputes, along with descriptions of several formal and informal processes that may help.

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Editors who maintain a neutral, detached, and civil attitude can usually reach consensus on an article through the process described above. They may still occasionally find themselves at an impasse, either because they cannot find rational grounds to settle a dispute or because one or both sides of the discussion become emotionally or ideologically invested in&nbsp;winningan argument. What follows are suggestions for resolving intractable disputes, along with descriptions of several formal and informal processes that may help.\n\n\n&nbsp;
Screening Test for the Diagnosis of Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Normal phagocytes suspended in plasma when mixed with latex particles for ingestion and nitroblue tetrazolium dye will reduce the dye to a blue color which may be easily seen in a test tube. This reaction depends on the release of enzymes from phagocytic lysosomal granules after phagocytosis. Since such release is deficient in patients with CGD, no blue color develops in the tube. This has proved to be a simple, reliable, screening test which should allow the more rapid and widespread diagnosis of CGD.
Superconducting transition temperature in anodized aluminum

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

We have measured the superconducting transition temperature of anodized aluminum films of grain sizes ranging from less than 100 to 3000 \AA{}. The transition temperature is 1.8 K for films of grain size 100 \AA{} and decreases monotonically with increasing grain size to 1.2 K for 3000-\AA{} grains. The effect depends only on the volume of the grains.