jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
IDDF2018-ABS-0135 Obesity and advanced colorectal neoplasia in chinese asymptomatic subjects

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background

Obesity is recognised as a risk factor for advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN). Body mass index (BMI) is used for obesity, while waist circumference (WC) for abdominal obesity. Several criteria exist for diagnosing obesity in subjects of different races and ethnicities, yet it is unclear which measure of obesity is a better predictor of ACN in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.

Methods

In 2016 and 2017, we performed a prospective, multiple-centre, colonoscopy study that consecutively recruited asymptomatic subjects in seven endoscopy units across North Shanghai, China. Self-reported questionnaires for risk factors of CRC were collected in the study sites. All participants' body weight, height, and WC were measured by research assistants using standardised methods. All the colonoscopies were completed by senior endoscopists. Taking ACN as the outcome, we conducted univariate binary regression to identify the additional risk of ACN conferred by BMI/MC. We then used their different cut-off levels, comparing separate multivariate regression results to select the one with a highest odds ratio (OR) as the best predictor. The risk scores of all predictors and C-statistics was reported for the regression model with obesity index having the highest OR.

Results

A total of 2813 subjects were enrolled (mean age 58.7±8.4 years, 52.0% male), of which 142 (5.0%) was diagnosed with ACN. In univariate regression, several BMI/WC criteria were significant, with age, gender, family history, smoking status and diabetes (table 1). The Asian criteria for overweight (BMI ≥23) attained the highest adjusted OR (1.60, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.08, 2.36), when compared with international criteria for overweight (BMI ≥25) (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.01, 2.10) and Asian criteria for abdominal obesity (male ≥85 cm, female ≥80 cm) (OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.03, 2.24) (table 2). The C-statistics of the new model with BMI ≥23 as the predictor for ACN was 0.648 (95% CI 0.600, 0.696).

Conclusions

The Asian criteria for obesity had the most discriminatory performance to predict ACN as compared to other obesity measures in this asymptomatic Chinese cohort. These findings imply BMI≥23 may be most suitable 'obesity-predictor' of ACN in risk algorithms.
African American couples : socio-cultural factors impacting marriage trends, reflections on marriageability, and a systematic review of culturally grounded couple and marriage relationship intervention

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Racial and ethnic minority couples experience unique relationship discord factors; yet, marriage and couple approaches have not intentionally targeted racial/ethnic minorities, especially African American couples who are disproportionately impacted by relationship dissolution. Research shows African American couples persevere through marital discord by relying on protective factors unique to their culture; these factors are a strong sense of community, supportive family, kinship, and ideals focused around spirituality and culture. Although this is true, few studies have systematically analyzed the extent to which current relationship intervention programs integrate cultural components unique to African Americans to effectively reduce relationship discord for African American couples. This dissertation forms a comprehensive body of literature by examining the socio-cultural factors impacting African American relationships, exploring African American women’s reflections about marriageability, and evaluating the cultural components of interventions to reduce African American relationship discord. The first article utilizes a historical-ecological perspective to review the scholarly discourse on marriage and relationship trends among African American couples, and delineates socio-cultural factors which collectively have contributed to declining marriageability rates for African American couples over the past 12 decades. The second article is a phenomenological study of young, African American female students’ blogs about the current marriage/relationship trends. The women expressed frustration about the low marriageability rates and suggested culturally relevant marriage and relationship interventions as instrumental to fostering healthy African American marriages. The third article presents a systematic review of African American couples relationship education (CRE) and marriage relationship education (MRE) programs incorporating Africentric theory or cultural factors as a theoretical underpinnings. Seven studies of four curriculum-based interventions used with African American couples demonstrated that inclusion of Africentric or culturally grounded components contribute to the effectiveness of CRE/MRE programs with African American couples by promoting culturally- relevant healthy relationship skills. Further, the impact of socio-cultural-historical factors on African American relationships was an integral component to the effectiveness of the CRE/MRE programs. This dissertation contributes to a virtually untouched research area by delineating the decades-long socio-cultural-historical factors impacting African American marriages, uncovering the insights of African American women, and systematically examining how Africentric and other culturally-grounded components foster effective couples interventions for African American couples.
Complete deletion of the aprataxin gene: ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 with severe phenotype and cognitive deficit

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 (AOA1) is a recently described autosomal-recessive neurodegenerative condition of childhood onset. It is caused by mutations in the APTX gene, which encodes the protein aprataxin. Clinical features include gait and limb ataxia, dysarthria, oculomotor apraxia, mild peripheral neuropathy and progression of neurological deficits.1 Some patients manifest parkinsonian symptoms or mental retardation, although the latter has been reported predominantly in Japanese patients.2 We report a patient with homozygous deletion of APTX , who presented with behavioural changes (social withdrawal), and subsequent rapid progression of neurological symptoms associated with severe cognitive decline. We suggest that complete deletion of APTX is associated with a more severe phenotype than that associated with point mutations.

The patient is the second child of first-cousin Pakistani parents, and has two healthy brothers who are neurologically and cognitively normal. Prenatal, delivery and early neonatal history were unremarkable. Early developmental milestones were met at the appropriate times and social development was normal. At age 5 years, she began to withdraw from social contact in school and became very shy. She also demonstrated difficulties in acquiring new language. She was then noticed to become more unsteady while walking and, by 5.5 years, she began to fall. At age 6.5 years, …
Employment View, Ability and Productivity Among Bachelor Degree Holders in China

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

This study examined the relationships among employment view, employment ability, and employment productivity among Chinese bachelor’s degree holders. Descriptive quantitative research was used to investigate these relationships, and an adapted questionnaire with a Cronbach score greater than 0.860 was the primary data collection instrument. The respondents of this paper were graduates from three universities in Shandong, China, of which 425 samples were collected. The researcher of this paper used the Questionnaire Star platform to distribute the questionnaire, and SPSS22 was used to analyze the data. The study results showed that university graduates’ employment views, employment ability, and employment productivity were positively correlated. The better the employment view established and the better the ability to be employed, the better the employment productivity. The majority of the respondents indicated that they have the same perception of employment view, employment ability, and employment productivity and that they were trying to establish a correct value-led view on employment and have a clear understanding of and a certain foundation for the improvement of employment ability in order to improve employment productivity. This study provided insights for college graduates to improve employment productivity and promote the improvement of the employment quality of college graduates. On the other hand, it provided valuable insights for colleges, universities, and college teachers to cultivate college students’ correct view of employment and develop employment abilities suitable for current jobs and social needs. In addition, the study suggested that future research should enhance other challenges and concerns related to improving the employment productivity of college students so that scholars can further study this area to continuously improve the employment productivity of college graduates.
Cardiomyopathy in a Harris hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Field: Veterinary (Health Sciences)

Abstract CASE DESCRIPTION An adult sexually intact female Harris hawk ( Parabuteo unicinctus ) housed at a wildlife hospital was evaluated because of acute collapse during an educational exhibition. CLINICAL FINDINGS Physical examination and hematologic analysis revealed no abnormalities; radiography revealed findings consistent with a previous tibiotarsal fracture. Coelioscopy with histologic examination and fungal culture of lung and air sac samples revealed anthracosis but no fungal infection. The hawk was discharged and temporarily removed from the education program; 1 month later, upon reintroduction into the program, it collapsed again. Physical examination and hematologic findings were similar to those after the first episode. Transcoelomic and transesophageal echocardiography and CT angiocardiography findings were consistent with cardiomyopathy. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME Initial cardiac treatment included furosemide (0.5 mg/kg [0.23 mg/lb], PO, q 24 h) and pimobendan (10 mg/kg [4.5 mg/lb], PO, q 12 h). After 10 days of treatment, peak and trough plasma concentrations of pimobendan were measured at 25, 196 and 715.97 ng/mL, respectively; the dosage was decreased to 0.25 mg/kg (0.11 mg/lb), PO, every 12 hours. No overt signs of toxicosis were detected. A sample was collected to reevaluate plasma pimobendan concentration after 30 days of treatment; results were not obtained prior to the patient's death but revealed a peak concentration of 16.8 ng/mL, with an undetectable trough concentration. The hawk was found dead 6 months after initial evaluation. Necropsy revealed cardiomegaly, but histologic examination did not reveal an inciting cause of cardiac dysfunction. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Cardiac disease in raptors may be underreported. Transcoelomic and transesophageal echocardiography and CT angiography provided useful information for the diagnosis of cardiac disease in the hawk of this report.
ChemInform Abstract: A Reductive Aldol Strategy for the Synthesis of Very Highly Substituted Cyclopentanes from Sugar Lactones.

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Factors Influencing The Job Performance Among Teachers Teaching Examination Classes In Secondary School At Kanowit, Sarawak

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The aim of this study is to explore on the factors influencing job performance among teachers
teaching examination classes in secondary school at Kanowit, Sarawak. To be precise, this
study was to identify the factors influencing on the job performance among teachers teaching
examination classes in secondary school in the aspects of students’ behaviours, school
environment, colleagues, workload, stress, teaching materials/ resources, technology/ ICT,
top management and administration and recognition, examining the issues that are related to
the job performance among teachers teaching examination classes and providing some
recommendations or suggestions to improve job performance among teachers teaching
examination classes in the future. The study conducted on a total of four participants
representing teachers teaching examination classes is an effort in obtaining information based
on the experiences of each participants when engaging in performing duties as an academic
staff at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kanowit, Sarawak. This study is conducted by using
qualitative method to obtain information in more detail. In-depth interview method and
document analysis is the method that had been used to collect data. This study of factors
facing by teachers teaching examination classes should be brought to expose the main
problems that had caused the performance of these teachers keeps on declining day by day.
The finding for this research work can contribute to the body of knowledge. It can also be
used as a guideline for the future researchers to explore more on others aspects that are
related to the issues that had influenced on the job performance among the teachers especially
teachers in Sarawak.
Advancements in Catalytic Conversion of Biomass into Biofuels and Chemicals

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The shortage of resources and increasing climate changes have brought the need for sustainable and renewable resources to people’s attention. Biomass is an earth-abundant material and has great potential as a feedstock for alternative fuels and chemicals. For the effective utilization of biomass, this biopolymer has to be depolymerized and transformed into key building blocks and/or the targeted products, and biological or chemical catalysts are commonly used for the rapid and energy-efficient reactions. This Special Issue introduces recent advances in the catalytic conversion of biomass into biofuels and value-added products.
Underground alternating-current network distribution for central station systems: General light and power supply of Chicago: A study of underground distribution systems for the city of New Orleans

Field: Energy (Physical Sciences)

E. R. Thomas: I would like to discuss a few things on the flicker problem which came up in Mr. Kehoe's paper. In Fig. 6 of his paper, there is a plot of some data that were collected on the flicker of incandescent lamps. This subject of lamp flicker dates back to the old problem of 25 versus 60 cycles, or what minimum frequency can be used for lighting. In the study of that subject we are indebted primarily, I believe, to Messrs. Kennelly and Whiting for their thorough research on critical frequency, which was made with a specially arranged Bunsen photometer. 4
Early Childhood Socialization: Reflections of Women as Former Orphans in Two Catholic Orphanages in English-Speaking Cameroon

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

In this phenomenological study I investigated the effects of early childhood socialization in the orphanage on the educational decisions of adult African women. I worked with eight adult women between the ages of 23-48 who had spent some of their early childhood in one of two Catholic orphanages in Anglophone Cameroon. I used Bourdieu's Cultural Capital Theory as my theoretical framework. I used Human Capital Theory to support my main theoretical framework. I conducted semi-open, one-hour long interviews and follow-up interviews with participants. I analyzed my data using a blend of the simplified Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen Method of data analysis and Richmond's Schematic Organization of the Story Map rubric. The most important finding was that the relationship between participants and their fathers in childhood and early adolescence was the most important factor in successfully completing secondary school. A close personal relationship between a father and his maternally-orphaned daughter was also found to be related to self-confidence and self-efficacy among participants who graduated successfully from high school. The second important finding was that the family's cultural capital conceptualized in fathers' educational background and his social and economic background were also important factors in a participant's enrollment, level of education, and successful graduation from school. The third important finding was that participants were unaware of gender differentiation and gender socialization. I also found that early socialization received in the orphanage shaped participants' worldview and their worldview in turn shaped their academic and other life decisions. Growing up in the orphanage influenced their worldview through the values of faith, hope, and charity, inculcated into them through Catholic precepts and this in turn affected their choices. These findings seem to suggest that there is the need for a balance between the teaching of Catholic precepts that focus on the salvation of the soul in the “after life” and an early introduction of formal education for social justice, self-preservation, family aggrandizement, and sustainable employment. The findings also seem to suggest that nurturing fathers empowered their maternally-orphaned daughters and helped cushion the negative effects of gender socialization on their female children.
Hydrodynamical Modeling of the Light Curves of Core-collapse Supernovae with HYPERION. I. The Mass Range 13–25 M⊙, the Metallicities −3 ≤ [Fe/H] ≤ 0, and the Case of SN 1999em

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

Abstract We present the last version of HYdrodynamic Ppm Explosion with Radiation diffusION ( Hyperion ), a hydrodynamic code designed to calculate the explosive nucleosynthesis, remnant mass, and light curve associated with the explosion of a massive star. By means of this code, we compute the explosion of a subset of red supergiant models taken from the database published by Limongi & Chieffi for various explosion energies in the range ∼0.20–2.00 × 10 51 erg. The main outcomes of these simulations, i.e., remnant mass, synthesized 56 Ni, luminosity, and length of the plateau of the bolometric light curve, are analyzed as a function of the initial parameters of the star (mass and metallicity) and the explosion energy. As a first application of Hyperion , we estimated the mass and metallicity of the progenitor star of SN 1999em, a well-studied Type IIP supernova, by means of the light-curve fitting. In particular, if the adopted distance to the host galaxy NGC 1637 is 7.83 Mpc, the properties of the light curve point toward a progenitor with an initial mass of 13 M ⊙ and a metallicity [Fe/H] = −1. If, on the contrary, the adopted distance modulus is 11.7 Mpc, all models with initial mass 13 ≤ M / M ⊙ ≤ 15 and metallicities −1 ≤ [Fe/H] ≤ 0 are compatible with the progenitor of SN 1999em.
Abbreviated title: APECED The author has no conflicts of interest

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

mineralocorticoid excess; asplenia; enamel hypoplasia; mucocutaneous; diabetes mellitus; diarrhea, chronic; hepatitis; hypogonadism; hypoparathyroidism; hypothyroidism; keratoconjunctivitis; nail dystrophy; squamous cell carcinoma, oral / esophageal; ovarian failure; T1DM; testicular failure; TIN; nephritis, tubulointerstitial; vitiligo. Word count: 3597, abstract 232, no.of references 35, no.of tables 5, no. of figures 2
ON <i>n</i>-BOUNDED AND <i>n</i>-CONTINUOUS OPERATOR IN <i>n</i>-NORMED SPACE

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

In this paper, the concepts of bounded and continuous n-linear operatorsin n-normed space are discussed. The notions of n-bounded and n-continuous linear operators are then introduced as an extension. This is a generalization of the concepts introduced in [9] and [3]. In addition, the properties of the corresponding spaces of operators are studied to obtain results analogous to the case of normed space. Finally, a sufficient condition for each corresponding space of operators tobe a Banach space is given.DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.22342/jims.18.1.109.45-56
New Arylterpenoid Compounds with Juvenile Hormone Activity Against Mosquitoes1

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

AI3-36206 [2-methoxy-9-(p-isopropylphenyl)-2,6-dimethylnonane] and AI3-36093 [2-ethoxy-9-(p-isopropylphenyl)2,6-dimethylnonane] are juvenile hormone mimics with high activity against mosquitoes in the laboratory. Hand applications of AI3-36206-4E show that it has the potential of controlling populations of Aedes nigromaculis (Ludlow) and A. melanimon Dyar at rates as low as 0.025 lb AI/acre; aircraft trials with the same formulations gave encouraging results at rates of 0.03 and 0.05 lb AI/acre. No deleterious effects on nontarget organisms present were observed in any of the field tests.
Konsep desain taman terapi paru di Rumah Sakit Paru Dungus, Kabupaten Madiun, Provinsi Jawa Timur

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

The lung therapeutic garden conceptual design at Dungus Lung Hospital at Madiun Regency EastJava Province. Dungus Lung Hospital of Madiun Regency is a health care center that treats patients whohave respiratory disease and general illnesses. An approach that can be given to help healing process ofrespiratory disease is the psychological and physiological through of The Lung Therapeutic Garden. Thetherapeutic garden uses concepts and elements of a garden appropriate for respiratory distress therapy. Theconcept applies to The Lung Therapeutic Garden is healing environment by applying garden elements such anatural hardscape like a rocks and woods, and softscape like water and colored plants, textured plants, andfresh scent flowering plants. The Lung Therapeutic Garden at Dungus Lung Hospital is based on Marcus’ therapeutic rationale. The aims of this study is to design a lung therapeutic garden. The method used in thisresearch was field survey based on Rachman’s complete thinking process (1984). Furthermore, this researchdata will be aligned with the Time Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture in planning and designing TheLung Therapeutic Garden. The result of this study is the concept of healing environment that suitable to beapplied to help healing process of respiratory distress. This is according to patient’s need for clean air withadequate oxygen concentration and sunlight. The application of natural hardscape and softscape as objectsof therapy can assist the healing process by stimulating human senses.