jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Mixed Beri’s: High Output Heart Failure from Severe Anemia and Thiamine Deficiency

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: Severe anemia and thiamine deficiency can independently result in high output heart failure (HOHF) through different mechanisms. Data on the threshold and timeframe at which these etiologies may precipitate HOHF is unclear. Case: A 63-year-old male with alcohol use disorder consuming 18 drinks/week presented with progressive shortness of breath and lower extremity edema for a few months. Physical exam revealed tachycardia, anasarca, jugular venous distension, Lancisi’s sign, and a midsystolic murmur. Echocardiogram demonstrated EF of 30-35%, dilated left ventricle, and cardiac index of 4.2L/min/m2. Decision-Making: Heart failure can independently precipitate anemia while severe alcoholism can induce myelosuppression and promote risk for bleeding. Thus, iron studies and endoscopy are crucial to elucidating the underlying pathophysiology to further direct therapy. Labs demonstrated hemoglobin 3.0 g/dL (baseline 11 g/dL 7 months prior), ferritin 5 ng/mL, thiamine 26 nmol/L, and hemoccult positive stool while colonoscopy revealed bleeding diverticulosis and hemorrhoids, thereby confirming critical iron deficiency anemia from lower GI bleed and thiamine deficiency. Cardiac catheterization ruled out ischemic cause of his new onset cardiomyopathy, supporting the diagnosis of HOHF in the setting of severe anemia and concomitant cardiac Beri Beri. Our patient was treated with parental thiamine infusions, intravenous iron sucrose, blood transfusions, and gradually diuresed with bumetanide. Repeat evaluation of his left ventricular function 3 months later showed recovery of EF to 50-55%. Conclusion: HOHF can generally be reversed with etiology-directed treatments. In chronic alcoholic patients, we advocate for routine testing of whole blood thiamine to assess for occult vitamin deficiency to determine whether supplementation may assist in therapy. The relative independent contributions or synergistic effects of iron deficiency and thiamine deficiency on HOHF remains unknown, but thorough investigations are essential to ensure recovery of cardiac function.
Strengthening the Workforce for Equity-Centered Learning Health Systems: Reflections on Embedded Research and Research Generalism Comment on "Early Career Outcomes of Embedded Research Fellows: An Analysis of the Health System Impact Fellowship Program"

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

As embedded researchers in Northern Ontario, Canada, we offer our reflections on Kasaai and colleagues’ 2023 "Early Career Outcomes of Embedded Research Fellows: An Analysis of the Health System Impact Fellowship Program." In our commentary, we draw on our experiences and what is known about embedded research training to examine how to build and strengthen the workforce for equity-centered learning health systems. Does our narrow understanding of outcomes and impacts of embedded research training in Canada affect who benefits and which systems can realize the potential of learning health systems? We identify three areas for deeper analysis: outcomes and impacts at the individual, partnership, and system level, knowledge on the social identities and needs of individuals in embedded research partnerships, and research generalism as a complement to embedded research. Our recommendations suggest tailored approaches to strengthen the workforce capacity for equity-centered learning health systems in Canada.
DTV-T2 coverage : comparison of measured and predicated signals (Part B)

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Currently, transmissions for television signals in Singapore is via DVB8T and DVB8T2. More and more areas in Singapore are starting to transmit DVB8T2 as it is the latest extension of DVB8T. With DVB8T2, more channels can be transmitted. Moreoever, it is more robust and effective than DVB8T. In this project, the signal propagations for both DVB8T and DVB8T2 are studied and compared. Comparisons are also drawn under the usage of omnidirectional and directional antennas, so that it can be observed how DVB8T and DVB8T2 are affected under different circumstances. Different premises were also chosen for measurements so that a wider range of data could be collated. With the results of this project, further studies could be done on DVB8T2 propagation. Ways of improving digital television quality in Singapore could also be further studied to ensure citizens reap maximum benefits. The experiments conducted in this project were predominantly in the NTU campus, and HDB flats in Bukit Batok and Bukit Panjang. Points of measurements were conducted along corridors of the premises or inside the HDB flats. The results and analysis of these experiments could help to identify major factors that affect signal power strength at various points, which are height of point of measurement and presence of line-of-sight. The results show that in the presence of a higher height from ground and line-of-sight from transmitter, signal strength is higher.
Developing a Competitive Edge through TQM and Best Practice

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

This paper proposes a strategy an organisation could adopt to be competitive and effective in business. The importance of obtaining IS0 9000 certification is discussed and highlighted are the areas on which an organisation must focus its quality improvement efforts. The relationship between continuous improvement through Total Quality Management (TQM) and the Best Practice concept, based on the Australian Business Excellence Framework, is described. The paper details how this process could lead to improving organisational performance, resulting in the building of a competitive edge. The application of the Best Practice concept in the Consulting Division of the Rail Services Australia NSW is described.
Khat Chewing as a Risk Factor of Cigarette Smoking in Ethiopia Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: Tobacco use is a major public health issue and strongest lifestyle related with increase probability of Cardiovascular Disease (CVDs), the objective of this systemic review and meta-analysis was to determine whether khat chewing is risk factor of cigarette smoking In Ethiopia.

Methods: Eligible studies were identified by searching different databases like PubMed, Google Scholar and Web of science for published and unpublished articles; Data were extracted from the eligible studies using data abstraction form by two independent authors. Publication bias was assessed using the visual funnel plot and Egger’s test. Meta-analysis was performed by using random-effects models with the Der Simonian and Laird method.

Results: Eight studies were found to be eligible and included in the meta–analysis. Out of 3839 respondents 751(19.56%) were cigarette smokers. The proportion of cigarettes smoking among khat chewers and non khat chewers were 40.43% and 11.54% respectively. The final pooled effect size after trim and fill was found to be 1.93 (95%CI: 1.71, 2.14). This showed the presence of a significant association between khat chewing and cigarettes smoking.

Conclusions: Khat chewing were found to be significantly associated with cigarette smoking therefore, effective khat chewing prevention and intervention programs are required to reduce smoking among People in Ethiopia.
Three-level H-bridge flying capacitor converter voltage balance dynamics analysis

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Flying capacitor converter is an attractive choice due to its natural voltage balance property. Voltage balance dynamics analytical research methods reported to date are essentially based on a frequency domain analysis. They require high mathematical skills and the solutions are not truly analytical and difficult to use in an everyday practice. In this paper, a straightforward time domain approach based on stitching of consecutive switching intervals analytical solutions is applied to an H-bridge three-level flying capacitor converter. Small parameter analysis yields simple accurate expressions for voltage balance time constants revealing their dependences on load parameters, carrier frequency, and normalized voltage command. Voltage balance dynamics for AC PWM is obtained by averaging DC PWM exponential term decay factors on AC fundamental period.
The Colonial Actress: Empire, Modernity and the Exotic in Twentieth-Century London

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Sonya O. Rose has been a major influence on recent modern British history, through her generous mentoring of a sizeable cohort of currently active scholars, her always-constructive commentary on the work of younger scholars in the field, and especially through her own imaginative and meticulous research. In 1992 Rose compelled the attention of the field to the interconstitutive process in which gender ideologies and class structures evolved and shaped the daily lives of working women and men in the nineteenth century.1 In 2003 she recast the central subject of national identity and citizenship in World War II Britain, using social and cultural history methodology to explore the political processes of inclusion and exclusion at a defining historical moment. In this chapter, I pay tribute to Rose's work by addressing some of its themes in the context of my own recent research on gender, women's lives and the colonialism that stretched between Australia and the British metropole. In Which People's War?, her study of World War II, Rose considered the controversial figure of "the good-time girl", the trope representing young women who challenged sexual propriety, were accused of selfish indulgence and, especially, linked to interracial sex with African-American GIs present in Britain.2 The controversy over the "good-time girl" was a classic instance of debates over the female body, the fusing of issues of sexuality, gender, race and the nation so characteristic of modernity.
Intelligent control and optimization of uninterrupted power serving de-icing technology for 110 kV power lines

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Abstract In order to ensure the secure and reliable operation of the power system, extensive research has been conducted both domestically and internationally on the anti-icing and de-icing techniques for transmission lines. To achieve uninterrupted de-icing, this paper employs the technique of split conductor loop current for de-icing transmission lines. Moreover, by integrating the expert system with fuzzy logic theory based on the online monitoring system for ice covering on transmission lines, an intelligent control system for de-icing devices on ice-covered transmission lines has been established. In accordance with the requirements of the fuzzy expert system, the fuzzy membership functions of input variables, fuzzy rules, and various states of fuzzy output have been determined. The 110 kV LGJ-240 line was selected as the pilot line, and parameters such as ice covering thickness, conductor temperature, and de-icing time were monitored. Through online de-icing experiments, this study achieved automated control of de-icing devices and monitored the de-icing process. Utilizing a fuzzy expert system to assess online monitoring data effectively evaluated the condition of ice-covered transmission lines. The proposed ice melting model demonstrated an average relative error of 5.2% compared to measured results, validating the credibility of the assessment and offering guidance for the operation and maintenance of transmission lines.
Current Trends in the Development of Microwave Reactors for the Synthesis of Nanomaterials in Laboratories and Industries: A Review

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Microwave energy has been in use for many applications for more than 50 years, from communication, food processing, and wood drying to chemical reactions and medical therapy. The areas, where microwave technology is applied, include drying, calcination, decomposition, powder synthesis, sintering, and chemical process control. Before the year 2000, microwaves were used to produce ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and inorganic materials; in next years, some new attempts were made as well. Nowadays, it has been found that microwave sintering can also be applied to sintered powder and ceramics and is more effective than conventional sintering. Particularly interesting is its use for the synthesis of nanomaterials. This review identifies the main sources of microwave generation, the delivery mechanisms of microwave energy, and the typical designs and configurations of microwave devices, as well as the measurement and construction material problems related to microwave technology. We focus our attention on the configurations, materials, optimized geometries, and solvents used for microwave devices, providing examples of products, especially nanoparticles and other nanomaterials. The identified microwave devices are divided into four groups, depending on the scale, the maximum pressure developed, the highest temperature for sintering, or other special multi-functions. The challenges of using microwave energy for the synthesis of nanopowders have been identified as well. The desirable characteristics of microwave reactors in the synthesis of nanostructures, as well as their superiority over conventional synthetic methods, have been presented. We have also provided a review of the commercial and self-designed microwave reactors, digestors, and sintering furnaces for technology for synthesis of nanomaterials and other industries.
Myocardial perfusion abnormalities in Eisenmenger syndrome

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background Compared to primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), the right ventricular (RV) contractile function is preserved for a long time in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome and is likely the most important determinant of relatively higher survival. The differences in myocardial perfusion have been purported to explain this discrepancy. The exact prevalence of myocardial perfusion abnormalities in Eisenmenger syndrome is not known. We sought to examine the prevalence of myocardial perfusion abnormalities in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome. Methods In this prospective study, 20 consecutive adult patients with Eisenmenger syndrome were subjected to clinical assessment, six-minute walk test and echocardiography. Myocardial perfusion was assessed using one day stress-rest Gated Technetium-99 m Sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography. Results Nineteen (95%) patients were in New York Heart Association functional class I or II. All patients had RV hypertrophy. Five (25%) patients had RV systolic dysfunction. Left ventricular systolic function was normal in all except in three patients. Two (10%) patients had perfusion defects in the RV and 4 (20%) patients had perfusion defects in the left ventricle (LV). Conclusion Myocardial perfusion defects, both in RV and LV, occur even in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with Eisenmenger syndrome.
Decompositions of motives of generalized Severi-Brauer varieties

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

Let p be a positive prime number and X be a Severi-Brauer variety of a central division algebra D of degree p^n , with n\geq 1 . We describe all shifts of the motive of X in the complete motivic decomposition of a variety Y , which splits over the function field of X and satisfies the nilpotence principle. In particular, we prove the motivic decomposability of generalized Severi-Brauer varieties X(p^m,D) of right ideals in D of reduced dimension p^m, m=0,1,ldots,n-1 , except the cases p=2, m=1 and m=0 (for any prime p) , where motivic indecomposability was proven by Nikita Karpenko.
Rome's Most Faithful Daughter: The Catholic Church and Independent Poland, 1914 -1939. By Neal Pease. Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American Studies Series. Adiens: Ohio University Press, 2009. xx, 288 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Photographs. $49.95, hard bound. $26.95, paper.

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Rome's Most Faithful Daughter: The Catholic Church and Independent Poland, 1914 -1939. By Neal Pease. Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American Studies Series. Adiens: Ohio University Press, 2009. xx, 288 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Photographs. 26.95, paper. - Volume 70 Issue 2
Frailty Assessment Using a Floor Panel-Type Device by Measuring Center of Pressure

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

In Japan, the demographic shift towards an older population presents significant challenges, particularly in elderly care. Early detection of frality---a precursor to more severe dependency---is essential for maintaining health in older adults. This study introduces a novel floor panel-type device that measures both weight and center of pressure oscillations, facilitating the early identification of frailty through routine activities like standing up, sitting down, and walking. Unlike video or audio monitoring, this method minimizes privacy concerns, making it more suitable for assessing activities of daily living. We evaluated these metrics in a cohort of 28 individuals aged between 64 and 89 years and utilized the k-nearest neighbor algorithm to correlate these measurements with frailty, defined by the revised J-CHS criteria. Our analysis achieved a predictive accuracy of approximately 72.6 % for frailty detection during sitting down actions. These findings underscore the utility of continuous monitoring of weight and center of pressure in daily environments such as bathrooms and hallways for predicting health deterioration.
Effectiveness of a White-Tailed Deer Exclusion Fence Based on Traction Limitations of the Hoof: The Slipper Fence

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

We hypothesized that an exclusion fence could be devised to capitalize on traction limitations of the hooves of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Hexagonal plots (9.8 m wide) enclosed by a 2.4 m field fence with two openings (4.9 m) were established. Data were collected daily on consumption of corn provided (2.27 kg) and events recorded by infrared monitors (IR) for treatment and control sites. Five-day treatment periods consisted of test panels (4.9 m x 2.4 m) placed in plot openings at 0°, 5° and 10° slopes, and lubricant applied at the 10° slope. Deer consumed all corn provided at control sites. At the 10 ° slope, daily corn consumption decreased (1.50 kg ± 0 .26, p < .0 l ), and IR events were lower (p < .01) at treatment sites (23.6 ± 3.2) compared to controls (50.3 ± 9.6). With the addition of a lubricant, corn consumption decreased further (p < .001) to 0. 17 kg ± 0.03, and IR recorded events were lower (p < .001) at treatment sites (6.58 ± 0 .89) compared to controls (44.8 ± 3.1). Results of this study indicate that traction limitation of the hoof can be exploited.
Existential live sequence charts revisited

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Scenario-based specifications are a popular means for describing intended system behaviour. We aim to facilitate early analysis of system behaviour and the development of behaviour models in conjunction with scenarios. In this paper we define a novel scenario-based specification language with an existential semantics and that supports conditional specification of behaviour in the form of prechart and main chart. The language semantics is consistent with existing informal scenario-based and use-case based approaches to requirements engineering. The language provides a good fit with universal live sequence charts as standard existential live sequence charts do not adequately support conditional scenarios. In addition, we define a novel synthesis algorithm that, rather than building arbitrarily one of the many behaviour models that satisfy a scenario, constructs a modal transition system (MTS) which characterizes all behaviour models that conform to the scenario.
Inherent Rheology of a Granular Fluid in Uniform Shear Flow

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

In contrast to normal fluids, a granular fluid under shear supports a steady state with uniform temperature and density since the collisional cooling can compensate locally for viscous heating. It is shown that the hydrodynamic description of this steady state is inherently non-Newtonian. As a consequence, the Newtonian shear viscosity cannot be determined from experiments or simulation of uniform shear flow. For a given degree of inelasticity, the complete nonlinear dependence of the shear viscosity on the shear rate requires the analysis of the unsteady hydrodynamic behavior. The relationship to the Chapman-Enskog method to derive hydrodynamics is clarified using an approximate Grad's solution of the Boltzmann kinetic equation
Essential Oil ofCyclotrichium origanifolium(Labill.) Manden. et Scheng. from Turkey

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

ABSTRACT Water-distilled essential oils of different collections Cyclotrichium origanifolium, an endemic species, collected from four different locations in Turkey were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. cis-Isopulegone (3.52–52.17%), pulegone (6.85–37.15%), isomenthone (1.98–30.67%) and isomenthol (0.28–11.22%) were identified as major constituents.
Large-Scale Dataset for Emergency Vehicle Siren and Road Noises

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

In our research work, we have accumulated a dataset of two thousand sound files from different resources and extracted the necessary feature that could be further utilized in the deep learning problem of emergency sound classification. In addition, we have shared the link to our dataset for both WAV format files cropped at a specific time window and at a fixed frequency and CSV file of extracted features. Our dataset contains the ambulance sounds and other road noises data which is in the form of audio files.
The Affect of Application Volume and Deposition Aids on Droplet Spectrum and Deposition for Aerial Applications

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

A field study was conducted to determine the influence of application volume and tank mix deposition aids on droplet spectrum and deposition for a fixed wing aerial application. The study involved using a turbine powered aircraft to apply four products designed to improve deposition in 9 and 28 L/ha tank mix solutions. Kromekote papers were used to collect the data at low, medium, and high positions in full canopied soybeans. Comparisons were made using Dropletscan™ software to calculate droplet statistics and deposition (percent area coverage) for both collector materials. Differences in coverage were found between products in all three collector positions in the canopy (top, middle, and bottom) with the top position being significant. Significant differences were found in the application volume and product comparisons for percent area coverage at all levels in the canopy. Typically the higher application volumes (28 L/ha) resulted in higher coverage's for all products tested. The combination treatment of Interlock and Preference resulted in the highest amount of coverage in the canopy. The presence of the soybean canopy reduced the amount of coverage in the top of the canopy nearly 3 times. Droplet size was slightly affected by the different tank mix products. The trend was for the higher application volume treatments to show increased droplet sizes.