jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
The Efficiency of a Video-Assisted Instructional Module in Enhancing Staff Nurses' Understanding of Surgical Foot Surgery Practice

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Video-Assisted Teaching Module (VATM) in enhancing knowledge on the practice of surgical fomentation for patients with diabetic foot among staff nurses at Vinayaka Mission Kirupananda Variyar Medical College Hospital, Salem. The objectives included assessing pre-existing knowledge, evaluating VATM’s effectiveness, and analysing demographic variables' impact. A pre-experimental research design was employed, with 48 staff nurses selected using purposive sampling. Data was collected using a closed-ended questionnaire before and after the VATM intervention. The pre-test mean score was 12.73 (42%), and the post-test mean score increased to 19.19 (64%), demonstrating the VATM’s effectiveness with a 22% improvement. The highest effectiveness (26%) was in the "surgical fomentation" domain, while the "articles required" domain showed the lowest effectiveness (17%). Data analysis revealed significant improvement in knowledge post-intervention, with no significant association between knowledge scores and demographic variables such as age, gender, or educational background. The study concludes that VATM is an effective tool for improving nurses' knowledge on surgical fomentation, supporting better care for diabetic foot patients. The results emphasize the need for ongoing educational interventions to enhance nursing practices.
International Association of Legal Science: Annual Meeting of Executive Committee

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

International Association of Legal Science: Annual Meeting of Executive Committee Get access John N. Hazard John N. Hazard Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Journal of Comparative Law, Volume 22, Issue 4, Autumn 1974, Page 822, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcl/22.4.822 Published: 01 October 1974
Development Multiplex–PCR Technique for Concurrent Detection of Taxonomically Different DNA Viruses in Banana (Musa acuminata) Cv. Canvendish

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract

The Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) pose significant threats to banana production, highlighting the need to plant virus-free specimens to maximize yield and control disease spread. Early detection is crucial, as BBTV symptoms typically appear 25 to 85 days after being transmitted by aphids (Pentalonia negronervosa). In this study, we designed multiplex PCR primers targeting key viral regions: movement protein-encoding genes (MV), replication-associated re- gion genes (RP), and coat protein genes (CP) for both BBTV and CMV. Samples were collected from various agroclimatic zones within Maharashtra’s banana-growing regions. An internal control primer was included to identify any PCR reaction failures. Our results show that multiplex PCR is a highly effective method for virus screening in bananas, reducing the occurrence of false positives often seen in single-gene PCR amplification. Based on our findings, we recommend the use of multiplex PCR markers for routine testing of virus-free banana plants to improve disease management and productivity in cavendish banana cultivation.
EFFECT OF REDUCED GLUTATHIONE ON <i>N</i>-BUTYL-<i>N</i>-(4-HYDROXYBUTYL)-NITROSAMINE-INDUCED URINARY BLADDER CANCER IN RATS

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

還元型グルタチオン (GSH) のN-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (BHBN) 誘発ラット膀胱癌に対する効果を検討した. 6週齢のF344雄性ラットに0.05%BHBNを飲料水として6週間投与した. GSHは0.5%の濃度で粉末飼料に混入し, BHBN投与開始3日前から, BHBN投与終了後3日目まで与えた. BHBN投与開始後40週で全動物を屠殺, 剖検し, 膀胱を組織学的に検索した. BHBNとGSHを投与した群の papilloma と carcinoma の発生頻度は, それぞれ60% (6/10), 20% (2/10) であり, BHBNのみを投与した群では47% (7/15), 7% (1/15) であつた. 両群間に統計学的有意差はなく, GSHによる膀胱発癌抑制効果は認められなかつた. GSHをさらに増量する実験, あるいは, BHBN膀胱発癌の promotion 期にGSHを投与する実験が, 今後必要であろう.
INTRAVESICAL RESINIFERATOXIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS: A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIAL

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

In the largest prospective, randomized clinical trial reported to date with intravesical vanilloid therapy, single administration of RTX at doses of 0.01 microM to 0.10 microM was not effective in patients with interstitial cystitis.
Compensating for missing plot observations in forest inventory estimation

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

The Enhanced Forest Inventory and Analysis program of the U.S. Forest Service has established a nationwide array of permanent field plots, each representing approximately 2400 ha. Each plot has been assigned to one of five interpenetrating, nonoverlapping panels, with one panel selected for measurement on a rotating basis each year. As with most large surveys, observations for some plots are not obtained. Several techniques for dealing with missing observations were compared with respect to the bias and precision of stratified estimates of mean volume per unit area using data from the State of Indiana in the north-central region of the United States for illustrative purposes. For the proportion of missing plots ranging from 1% to 10%, acceptable results were obtained for techniques that both ignored and replaced missing plot observations, but only when the techniques accounted for differences between plots in private and public ownerships.
Team approach with gynecologists taking the lead role in selecting patients for uterine artery embolization.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) has become an increasingly popular treatment alternative to hysterectomy in the management of symptomatic uterine fibroids. Despite its growing promise, UAE has yet to be consistently offered by gynecologists to their qualified patient candidates. At the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston Division, and Charleston Area Medical Center's Vascular Center of Excellence, we have implemented a team approach with gynecologists taking a pivotal role in the selection, co-management, and follow up of patients receiving UAE for the treatment of their uterine fibroids. We have developed a list of indications for UAE treatment in patients using our experience plus a literature search using Medline with keywords "Uterine Artery Embolization" and "Uterine Fibroids/Myomas."
Visual Feedback and Anticipatory Hand Orientation during infants’ Reaching

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Infants 5, 7, and 9 mo. of age were videorecorded while reaching for a dowel that either was stationary or changed orientation after initiation of a reach. Visual fixation and hand orientation were monitored throughout each reach, as was the efficiency with which infants contacted the stimulus. in reaching for the stationary stimulus, the 5-mo.-olds showed significantly poorer hand orientation adjustment throughout their reach than 9-mo.-olds. The 7-mo.-olds began a reach with the hand poorly oriented as did 5-mo.-olds, but just before object contact their performance matched that of the 9-mo.-olds. On change-orientation trials, the 5-mo.-olds’ reaching was disrupted. They missed, stopped, or withdrew their reach on over half of these trials, and hand orientation on contact was significantly worse than on no-change trials. By contrast, older infants were more skilled in using visual feedback to make corrective adjustments in hand orientation during execution of the reach to secure a smooth contact with the stimulus. These infants showed no difference in hand orientation on contact for change in comparison to no-change trials. The 9-mo.-olds’ performance surpassed that of the 7-mo.-olds only in the efficiency with which they contacted the stimulus and the incidence of grasps on first contact.
Location-aware spatial keyword search App using Google maps API

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Route planning problem is a very popular problem found in map applications. With the development of mobile phone technologies and fast growing travelling industry, a fast, reliable and sound route planning application is in great need. There are some applications that provide route planning services, such as Qiongyou.com, Google Maps and Google Earth. Those applications to some degree satisfy users’ requirement and thus are very popular nowadays. However, those applications plan route either based on historical routes (predefined routes) or exact locations. The users are expecting to have an application that is able to process more flexible search queries like searching routes by keywords. There are quite a few algorithms that are able to solve this problem. This project would look into those algorithms and analyze the efficiency, quality, advantages and disadvantages of those algorithms. In this project, the author would also build a prototype web application using those algorithms. The author would explain how the application was designed and how the key algorithms were implemented. The author would also introduce the key techniques that were required to implement this application such as Google Maps API, Json, jQuery, etc. This report would conclude with results generated by test data. A brief discussion would be conducted on the results. Meanwhile, recommendations for future work would also be suggested in the conclusion part.
Learning Cross-Spectral Point Features with Task-Oriented Training

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enable operations in remote and hazardous environments, yet the visible-spectrum, camera-based navigation systems often relied upon by UAVs struggle in low-visibility conditions. Thermal cameras, which capture long-wave infrared radiation, are able to function effectively in darkness and smoke, where visible-light cameras fail. This work explores learned cross-spectral (thermal-visible) point features as a means to integrate thermal imagery into established camera-based navigation systems. Existing methods typically train a feature network's detection and description outputs directly, which often focuses training on image regions where thermal and visible-spectrum images exhibit similar appearance. Aiming to more fully utilize the available data, we propose a method to train the feature network on the tasks of matching and registration. We run our feature network on thermal-visible image pairs, then feed the network response into a differentiable registration pipeline. Losses are applied to the matching and registration estimates of this pipeline. Our selected model, trained on the task of matching, achieves a registration error (corner error) below 10 pixels for more than 75% of estimates on the MultiPoint dataset. We further demonstrate that our model can also be used with a classical pipeline for matching and registration.
Volatile Glycosides from the Leaves of Morus alba with a Potential Contribution to the Complex Anti-diabetic Activity

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

The leaves and root bark of Morus alba, the white mulberry tree, are well-known traditional medicines for the treatment of type II diabetes. Several different types of constituents have been suggested to be responsible for the anti-diabetic activity of mulberry drugs, such as iminosugars, flavonoids and other phenolic compounds, glycopeptides and ecdysteroids. Our group recently suggested that a volatile-oil like fraction of the hot water extract of M. alba leaves, containing several phenyl-propane derivatives, can increase the glucose consumption of adipocytes. Here we report the isolation of three glycosylated volatile constituents from mulberry leaves, two megastigmane derivatives along with the β-D-glucoside of eugenol. Furthermore, a commercially available mixture of probiotic bacteria was assessed to study the effect of the intestinal flora on the megastigmane derivatives. Significant amounts of the aglycons of both compounds were liberated, suggesting that these compounds can be metabolized in the large intestines and absorbed without the sugar moiety after the consumption of a traditional mulberry tea. Based on literature data, both the glycosides and their aglycons have a potential contribution to the beneficial effects of mulberry leaves in type 2 diabetes.
Shot Noise of Photocurrents in Magnetic Quantum Materials

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

Recently, the dc shot noise (DSN) of photocurrents has been proposed as its complementary probe to quantify the nonmagnetic gapped quantum materials. In this Letter, we have discovered two novel DSN terms that are crucial for understanding the properties of magnetically insulating quantum materials: linear magnetic shift DSN and circular magnetic injection DSN. Both magnetic shift and injection DSNs inherit quantum geometric information of Bloch states. Interestingly, these terms can appear only when the system breaks parity-time (PT) symmetry. Leveraging this unique symmetry sensitivity, we propose DSN as a noninvasive, symmetry-resolved diagnostic capable of distinguishing magnetic properties. We demonstrate the viability of this approach through both minimal altermagnet models and first-principles calculations of realistic monolayer and bilayer CrI_{3} in various magnetic configurations. We show that magnetic DSN not only captures the spin-split band structure of altermagnets, but also differentiates magnetic phases and parity of the number of layers in two-dimensional CrI_{3}. This establishes DSN as a powerful tool for probing symmetry, quantum geometry, and spin textures in magnetic quantum materials.
Effects of Moringa oleifera Leaf and Seed Powder on the Quality and Viability of Probiotic Fermented Milk

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Moringa oleifera on the chemical, physical, rheological and sensory properties of probiotic-fermented milk, as well as the viability of probiotic strains. Moringa oleifera leaf and seed powders at 0.5 and 1% concentrations were added to buffalo's milk, followed by a probiotic starter culture containing: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Streptococcus thermophilus. Various analyses were conducted at fresh and after 7 and 15 days of storage. Results showed that, Moringa oleifera significantly increased total solids, fat and protein and levels in the fermented milk, with 1% seed powder (T4) yielding the highest levels. Fortified samples demonstrated improved viscosity and water-holding capacity, with T4 showing the highest values at 1883.33 centipoise and 50.37%; respectively. Microbiological tests showed that, Moringa oleifera kept more Lactobacillus acidophilus and Streptococcus thermophilus during storage, which means that the probiotics were more stable. Sensory evaluation indicated that, while Moringa oleifera improved nutritional quality, careful management of fortification levels is essential to maintaining desirable sensory properties, particularly flavor and texture. The study concluded that, fortifying probiotic fermented milk with higher levels of Moringa oleifera seed powder significantly enhances its nutritional and functional properties, extends shelf life and provides health benefits. However, optimizing fortification levels is crucial for maintaining consumer acceptability. Using 1% Moringa oleifera seed powder may improve the nutritional profile and balance the sensory properties. This is because Moringa can improve functional properties, extend shelf life and promote health benefits when combined with probiotics.
An Implementation Strategy of Global OLTP Based on ODS in Heterogeneous Environment

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Many years of information progress makes organization or institute has different kinds of OLTP systems which are running under heterogeneous environment. And these OLTP systems accumulate lots of historical data. In order to provide effective global information for decision makers, global OLTP plays a crucial role. But, traditional method demands spending expensive to integrate the data in distributed databases, or making special programs to implement global OLTP. It is complex and reusability lower. So, an implementation strategy of global OLTP based on ODS system in heterogeneous environment is proposed in this paper. The principle of Logging, XML technology and trigger of DBMS are applied in it. And it ensures the consistence of global data effectively. This strategy has been applied in practice and perfect purpose has been obtained.
Purification and Characterization of Stagonospora nodorum Toxins and Mapping of Toxin Insensitivity

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Stagonospora nodorum is a pathogenic fungus of wheat causing Stagonospora nodorum blotch disease, an important disease in western Canada. S. nodorum produces a multitude of host selective toxins (HSTs), which when recognized by corresponding sensitivity gene in wheat results in a compatible interaction. In this study, novel HST-host sensitivity gene interactions were investigated. Two different putative HSTs were identified. SnTox3 was likely one of the HSTs present in S. nodorum isolate Swift Current culture filtrate as the chromosomal location of the compatible sensitivity gene corresponded to that of Snn3 locus. Another putative HST interacting with Tsn1 or a tightly linked sensitivity gene was identified from S. nodorum isolate Langham. SNOG_15679, a candidate gene for production of this putative HST was heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris which caused chlorosis on a sensitive host. Additional tests will be required to confirm the bioactivity of putative novel HST(s) produced by isolate Langham.
Stable Orbits of Charged Particles in an Oscillating Electromagnetic Field

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

Orbits in a field of the cylindrical wave guide driven in the $T{E}_{01}$-mode have been studied. The radial components of the Lorentz force acting on the particle is never positive regardless of its charge; thus, it is attracted toward the axis of the wave guide around which it moves in a complicated path. Sufficient conditions are given under which the orbits are stable, that is, remain bounded for all times.
Debt and Burden and Intergeneration Equity

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

This chapter investigates an important aspect of the debt problem, namely the proposition that debt finance burdens future generations. If so, this can be both a critique of borrowing (since it may be abused by burdening future generations with the cost of services which are enjoyed currently) and an argument for borrowing (since it may be used to secure intergeneration equity by passing on part of the cast of capital outlays to the future).
Microstructures and Properties of Electrodeposited Cu-Bi Composite Coatings

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

Copper-based composites are widely used in industry due to their desired properties. In this research, a Cu-Bi composite coating was successfully developed by electroplating. Current density was varied from 10-100 mA/cm2 and deposition time was selected for preparing the samples. The properties of Cu-Bi coatings were characterised with comparison to pure Cu coating. Results showed that incorporation of Bi into Cu, refined the microstructure and improved the mechanical properties of coatings. The deposition current densities played an important role in producing good results. At a high current density of 100 mA/cm2, porous microstructure was formed and caused inferior mechanical properties. However, the electrochemical or corrosion properties of the Cu-Bi composite were only slightly improved compared to the pure Cu coating.
Intravaginal lactic acid gel versus oral metronidazole for treating women with recurrent bacterial vaginosis: the VITA randomised controlled trial

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Abstract Background: Bacterial vaginosis is a common and distressing condition for women. Short-term antibiotic treatment is usually clinically effective, but recurrence is common. We assessed the effectiveness of intravaginal lactic acid gel versus oral metronidazole for treating recurrent bacterial vaginosis. Methods: We undertook an open-label, multicentre, parallel group, randomised controlled trial in nineteen UK sexual health clinics and a university health centre. Women aged ≥16 years, with current bacterial vaginosis symptoms and a preceding history of bacterial vaginosis, were randomised in a 1:1 ratio using a web-based minimisation algorithm, to 400mg twice daily oral metronidazole tablets or 5ml once daily intravaginal lactic acid gel, for 7 days. Masking of participants was not possible. The primary outcome was participant-reported resolution of symptoms within 2 weeks. Secondary outcomes included time to first recurrence of symptoms, number of recurrences and repeat treatments over 6 months and side effects. Results: 518 participants were randomised before the trial was advised to stop recruiting by the Data Monitoring Committee. Primary outcome data were available for 79% (204/259) allocated to metronidazole and 79% (205/259) allocated to lactic acid gel. Resolution of bacterial vaginosis symptoms within 2 weeks was reported in 70% (143/204) receiving metronidazole versus 47% (97/205) receiving lactic acid gel (adjusted risk difference -23·2%; 95% confidence interval -32.3 to -14·0%). In those participants who had initial resolution and for whom 6 month data were available, 51 of 72 (71%) women in the metronidazole group and 32 of 46 women (70%) in the lactic acid gel group had recurrence of symptoms, with median times to first recurrence of 92 and 126 days, respectively. Reported side effects were more common following metronidazole than lactic acid gel (nausea 32% vs. 8%; taste changes 18% vs. 1%; diarrhoea 20% vs. 6%, respectively). Conclusions: Metronidazole was more effective than lactic acid gel for short-term resolution of bacterial vaginosis symptoms, but recurrence is common following both treatments. Lactic acid gel was associated with fewer reported side effects. Trial registration : ISRCTN14161293, prospectively registered on 18 th September 2017. https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14161293.
Political Attitudes Vary with Physiological Traits

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Although political views have been thought to arise largely from individuals' experiences, recent research suggests that they may have a biological basis. We present evidence that variations in political attitudes correlate with physiological traits. In a group of 46 adult participants with strong political beliefs, individuals with measurably lower physical sensitivities to sudden noises and threatening visual images were more likely to support foreign aid, liberal immigration policies, pacifism, and gun control, whereas individuals displaying measurably higher physiological reactions to those same stimuli were more likely to favor defense spending, capital punishment, patriotism, and the Iraq War. Thus, the degree to which individuals are physiologically responsive to threat appears to indicate the degree to which they advocate policies that protect the existing social structure from both external (outgroup) and internal (norm-violator) threats.
Writing with scissors: American scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Introduction Chapter 1: Reuse, Recycle, Recirculate: Scrapbooks Remake Value Chapter 2: Mark Twain's Scrapbook Innovations Chapter 3: Civil War Scrapbooks: Newspaper and Nation Chapter 4 Alternative Histories in African American Scrapbooks Chapter 5: Strategic Scrapbooks: Activist Women's Clipping and Self-Creation Chapter 6: Scrapbook as Archive, Scrapbooks in Archives Chapter 7: The Afterlife of the Nineteenth-Century Scrapbook Index