jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF STRAIN AND TEMPERATURE ON RESPONSE DEGREE OF THE LOCAL IRAQI TURKEY MALES DURING SEMEN COLLECTION

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

This study was conducted at the turkey farm of the college of Agriculrure? Salahaddin University, by using (7) black and (10) red local turkey toms to study the effect of strain and environmental temperature on semen volume, time needed for semen collection, frequency of massage and percetage of successful trail, and to study the relation beteen pairs of characters under study. Analysis of variance showed that aenadnie had a significant effect (P<0.05) on both percent of successful trails and the time needed for semen collection, and highly significant (P<0.01) on frequency of massage while it was not significant on the volume of semen. Effect of environmental temperature showed a significant effect (P<0.05) on the percentage of successful trail and highly significant (P<0.01) on other characters. The means of characters showed that the black strain had significantly (P<0.05) exceeded the red strain except for semen volume. Coefficients of correlations between pairs of characters showes a highly significant (P<0.01) relationships they all showed a negative relationships except between time needed for semen collection and percent of successful trails, and between time needed for semen collection and the number of massage, which were positive. While the power of the relationship of all character in the red strain exceeded that of the black one.‎
The Efficacy of the Modified Checklist in Early Screening for Autistic Sudanese Toddlers

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: Early recognition of autism is vital for effective intervention and management. Timely diagnosis ensures families and caregivers access to necessary services and professional support. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the M-CHAT as a screening tool for autism in Sudanese toddlers aged 18-36 months. Methods: This replication research compares data collected by the researcher with data from an earlier study on a different ethnic group, Sudanese. The sample consisted of 200 mothers of toddlers, split evenly between those with autism and those without. None had other developmental problems. The sample was purposively chosen. Mothers answered checklist items translated into Arabic. Results: Analysis revealed that the M-CHAT version performed well as a screening tool for autism in toddlers. M-CHAT proved its ability to differentiate between autistic and non-autistic toddlers; its significance was 0.05. Its reliability was found to be through Cronbach's Alpha 0.976. It was found through applying T-Test that there were differences between the two tested groups of toddlers. The inferential statistics showed that there was a difference between both sexes (males and females), with significance 0.05. Difference due to age did not exist between the 2 groups, or within the same group, with sig. = 0.05. Putting in mind that parents are usually the first to notice a problem their toddler encounters, the M-CHAT offers a potential simple and inexpensive method of screening at risk populations of toddlers for autism; that all parents could easily apply, this facilitates early referral to a multi-disciplinary evaluation team for diagnosis. Conclusion: Early screening leads to early intervention and efforts to encourage social adjustment and speech development and make the child able to respond appropriately. These findings reinforce the importance of integrating M-CHAT into routine paediatric care and public health strategies
A Study on the Traffic Improvement at an Approach Area of Busan Harbor

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

부산 북항 접근 수역은 입출항 선박의 교통량이 많고 바람으로 인한 풍압력과 조류의 영향으로 횡압류가 작용하여 선박 운항자 가항행에 큰 부담을 느끼는 해역이다. 해당 해역에 대한 통항 선박의 해상교통조사 실시 결과 다수의 선박이 협소한 방파제 사이를 안전하게 진입하기 위해서 입항 항로의 경계를 벗어나 항행하는 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 부산항 제1항로 진입항로의 선박 통항 안전성을 증대시키기 위하여, 교통조사를 통한 통항선박의 항적 분석 및 진입항로에 대한 통항 개선을 위한 선박조종시뮬레이션을 실시하였다. 선박조종 시뮬레이션은 현행 통항분리대 방식과 진입 선박의 통항 개선을 위해 도출된 두 가지 통항분리대 개선안에 대해 각각 실시하여, 그 결과를 분석 평가함으로써 항로 개선안의 타당성을 검증하였다. 또한 부산항 제1항로 접근 해역에서의 통항안전과 해양사고 예방을 위한 방안으로 수심 준설 구간, 예인선 및 예부선의 통항 확보 방안 및 해군 함정에 대한 관제 강화 등을 제안한다. In approaching sea area of Busan harbour, there are many traffic vessels and external forces such as strong seasonal wind and lateral flow are existed. Since the area caused the risk of navigation and ship operators feel hard to enter/depart on Busan port, we carried our the evaluation of traffic risk and propriety at Busan no.1 fairway. In order to assess the safety in the fairway, we analyzed ship's traffic stream based on the marine traffic survey and evaluated the traffic safety of present Traffic Separation Schemes(TSS) and suggest TSS in the research using full mission ship-handling simulators. As a result, the suggested TSS has an effect on improving the traffic safety. In addition, this paper was to suggest the dredging area of depth of water, the passage of towing vessels and control of warships for preventing of maritime accidents in the Busan no.1 fairway.
Alpharadin, a novel, highly targeted alpha pharmaceutical with a good safety profile for patients with CRPC and bone metastases: Combined safety analyses of phase I and II clinical trials

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

• The overall adverse event profile was consistent with that expected for patients undergoing treatment for advanced cancer with bone metastases, and was characterized by gastrointestinal events (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation), bone pain, fatigue and anaemia. No signs of renal or hepatic toxicity were seen. • Serious adverse events were reported in 34% of patients (98/292). Those recorded in more than 2% of the patients were bone pain (5%), anaemia (4%), spinal cord compression (3%) and disease progression (2.7%). • In the placebo arm of the BC1-02 study, bone pain was the only serious adverse event reported in more than one patient (3 patients/10%). Amongst other events, anaemia and spinal cord compression was reported by 1 patient (3%).
Modeling and characterization of double bend filtered cathodic vacuum arc system

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

The Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc (FCVA) deposition technique has received extensive attention in recent years due to its unique feature. The arc is generated at one end of a toroidal solenoid filter, in which those ions and electrons in the arc follow the force line of the magnetic field and pass through, meanwhile those neutral particle moving in the straight lines are filtered away,
EFFECT OF CARBON FIBRE ORIENTATION ON THE WEAR OF CFR-PEEK/CFR-PEEK BEARING COUPLES

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

Carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) has been introduced recently as an alternative material to be used in joint prostheses. During injection moulding of the CFR-PEEK the carbon fibres tend to become orientated in the direction of the plastic flow. The direction of these fibres may affect the wear produced by these materials. Reciprocation only and reciprocation plus rotation (multi-directional) pin-on-plate wear tests were performed on PAN-based CFR-PEEK against itself. The plates were manufactured with the carbon fibres mainly orientated either longitudinally (in the direction of reciprocation motion) or mainly transversally (perpendicular to the direction of motion) to determine the effect of carbon fibre orientation on the wear of these materials. For each test, four pin and plate samples were tested (two reciprocation only and two reciprocation plus rotation) for three and a half million cycles at a cycle frequency of 1 Hz under a 40 N load (which resulted in a contact stress of about 2 MPa). The lubricant used was bovine serum diluted with de-ionised water to a protein content of 17 gl-1. This was maintained at 37 °C. The wear was determined gravimetrically. Soak control specimens were used to account for any weight changes due to lubricant absorption. The average steady-state wear for the CFR-PEEK samples that underwent reciprocation motion only was found to be 5.41 and 18.7 × 10-8 mm3N-1m-1 for the longitudinal carbon fibres and the transverse fibres respectively. For the multi-directional tests, the average steady-state wear was 5.88 and 19.9 × 10-7 mm3N-1m-1 for the longitudinal and transverse fibres respectively. It is clear from these results that for both reciprocation motion only and reciprocation plus rotation the wear was considerably lower with the fibres orientated in the longitudinal direction than the transverse direction. Also, these tests show that reciprocation only gives approximately an order of magnitude lower wear than multi-directional motion. It can be concluded that the wear rate of CFR-PEEK is lower when the sliding motion occurs in the same direction as the carbon fibre orientation. Also, in these pin-on-plate tests, the wear produced using reciprocation motion only was an order of magnitude lower than that for the tests using multi-directional motion. The authors wish to thank INVIBIO Ltd for funding this research.
5-HT2A/2C receptor modulationof absence seizures andcharacterization of the GHB-model

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Absence seizures (ASs) are non-convulsive epileptic events which are common in pediatric and juvenile epilepsies. They consist of EEG generalized spike-and-wave-discharges (SWDs) accompanied by an impairment of consciousness and are expressed within the thalamocortical network. This thesis initially focused on investigating the modulation of ASs by two serotonin receptors (5-HTRs), 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C, in a polygenic (i.e. Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg, GAERS) and a pharmacological (i.e. γ-hydroxybutyrate, GHB) model of ASs. It was found that, in GAERS, pharmacological activation of 5-HT2A/CRs blocked ASs, whereas 5-HT2AR antagonists increased seizure length. However, experiments on the GHB-model revealed that GHB induced not only ASs but also a period of sedation/hypnosis, a behavioural state that had been neglected in the literature. Thus, the rest of this thesis was devoted to further characterizing the GHB-model. The main result was that GHB-elicited ASs can be distinguished at the level of both EEG and behaviour. In vivo characterization of thalamic firing during GHB-elicited ASs and hypnosis via silicon probes in freely moving animals revealed that both states were accompanied by a decrease in firing rate. In particular, contrary to what was predicted by in vitro and in vivo experiments under neurolept anaesthesia, T-type Ca2+ channel-dependent burst firing in thalamic neurons was found in <10% of spike-and-wave complexes of SWDs. The prevalent activity of nucleus reticularis thalami neurons during ASs was either silence or tonic firing. Indeed, thalamic application of the potent T-type channel antagonist, TTAP-2, by reverse microdialysis did not affect GHB-elicited ASs. Finally, the development of an algorithm to classify GHB-elicited ASs demonstrated that the spectral properties of SWDs can be used to discriminate hypnosis and SWDs. Moreover, spectral coherence can be used in different experimental models of ASs to characterize SWDs according to their waveform regularity.
Towards Collaborative and Dynamic Spectrum Sharing via Interpretation of Spectrum Access Policies

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper describes some of the challenges that need to be addressed in order to develop collaborative spectrum-sharing systems. The importance of these challenges stems from the assumption that rules for spectrum sharing can change after the deployment of radio networks and that the whole system must be able to adapt to them. To address such a requirement, we used a policy-based approach in which transmissions are controlled by a policy interpreter system, and the policies can be modified during system operation. Our primary goal was to develop a prototype of such a system. In this paper, we outline the implementation of policy interpretation, automatic generation of transmission opportunities in case a request for transmission is denied by the policy reasoner, and the generation of rendezvous channels for the synchronization of otherwise asynchronously running software-defined radios.
Void fraction measurement based on electromagnetic wave sensor

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Gas-liquid two-phase flow is an unavoidable energy flow phenomenon in industries, and void fraction measurement is a crucial challenge in the two-phase flow.In the study, the coaxial line phase sensor is designed base on electromagnetic wave transmission principle, by which void fraction of the slug and stratified flow was acquired.The void fraction measured by new coaxial has a well time-domain and Probability Density Functions (PDF) distribution characteristics, four typical models with different physical backgrounds were selected to evaluate the measured values of the sensors.The mean absolute errors (MAPE) were 7.85%, 24.41%, 7.22%, and 15.44% for slug flow, and 12.31%, 6.46%, 12.68%, and 2.95% for stratified flow.The results indicated that the coaxial line phase sensor has well measurement accuracy and not limited by the flow regime.
P66: Incidence of DVT formation in patients requiring temporary mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: After the 2018 UNOS organ allocation change, temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) has increased in managing acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) as a bridge to transplant, recovery, or durable VAD. However, patients supported with tMCS are more prone to complications. Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is one of the most common complications in this patient population. DVT is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, stroke, chronic venous insufficiency, and increased length of hospital stays. We aimed to identify the incidence of DVT in ADHF patients supported with tMCS. Method: We performed a retrospective review of patients with ADHF who had undergone heart or heart/kidney transplantation between January 2021 and November 2022 at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Patient data were extracted from the electronic health record after IRB approval as exempt for retrospective chart review was obtained. Our primary outcome was DVT during the transplant, diagnosed by venous duplex ultrasonography. Results: 93 patients with ADHF were found during our review period, of which 46 (49%) developed a DVT. The median age was 60 years (53 – 67), with 65% male. All but one DVT was in the upper extremity. Within the DVT population, 75% were hypertensive (p <.001), 64% were diabetic (p =.003), 78% had hyperlipidemia (p<.001), and had elevated mean creatinine of 2.16 vs. 1.55 (p =.04). A total of 44 patients required tMCS, of these, 26 patients developed DVT (59%) which was statistically significant compared to 18 that did not develop DVT while on tMCS, p =.04. The combination of support was as follows: 27 axillary Impella 5.5 alone, 5 VA ECMO without LV vent, 1 VA ECMO with IABP vent, 4 VA ECMO with Impella 5.5 vent, and 7 intra-aortic balloon pumps only. Ischemic cardiomyopathy was not a significant risk for DVT, p =.372. The median ejection fraction was 25% (15 -55). The median LOS was 48 days (31 – 74). Patients with DVT were found to have a significantly lower BMI, 26.4 vs 29.3 (p =.002), as well as a significantly shorter cardiopulmonary bypass time of 187min vs. 296 min (p <.001). Conclusions: We found increased rates of DVT in patients utilizing all forms of tMCS with ADHF. Factors influencing the development of DVT may relate to an overall increased inflammatory state, evidenced by our data showing significant differences in rates of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, worse renal function, and sarcopenia. Chronicity of disease, time in the hospital, and the need for more procedures may also influence DVT risk in patients awaiting transplantation or LVAD.
Weed control in conventional soybean with pendimethalin followed by imazethapyr plus imazamox/quizalofop

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of pendimethalin applied pre-emergence (PRE) followed by (fb) post-emergence (POST) application of imazethapyr plus imazamox/quizalofop for weed control and their effect on conventional soybean injury, yield attributes, and yield. Field experiments were conducted in 2013 and 2014 in conventional soybean. Herbicide treatments provided ≥ 90, 70, and 85% control of crowfoot grass, large crabgrass, and goosegrass, respectively, and ≤ 80% control of false amaranth and horse purslane at 30 d after sowing (DAS). At 60 DAS, pendimethalin applied alone or fb hand-hoeing/quizalofop/imazethapyr plus imazamox provided 100% control of goosegrass and 65 to 100% control of crowfoot grass/large crabgrass. Pendimethalin fb imazethapyr plus imazamox/quizalofop as well as quizalofop applied alone resulted in complete control of crowfoot grass, large crabgrass, and goosegrass, but control of broadleaf weeds was variable. Pendimethalin fb imazethapyr plus imazamox at 70 g ha─1 at 28 DAS, imazethapyr plus imazamox at 60 or 70 g ha─1 at 21 DAS fb quizalofop at 37.5 g ha─1 at 42 DAS resulted in soybean branch numbers per plant, number of pods per plant, and soybean seed yield comparable to weed-free control. Control of Benghal dayflower and purple nutsedge was not acceptable.
Multisine Excitation Design to Increase the Efficiency of System Identification Signal Generation and Analysis

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Reducing sample frequencies in measurement systems can save power, but reduction to the point of undersampling results in aliasing and possible signal distortion. Nonlinearities of the system under test can also lead to distortions prior to measurement. In this dissertation, a first algorithm is presented for designing multisine excitation signals that can be undersampled without distortion from the aliasing of excitation frequencies or select harmonics. Next, a second algorithm is presented for designing undersampled distributions that approximate target frequency distributions. Results for pseudo-logarithmically-spaced frequency distributions designed for undersampling without distortion from select harmonics show a considerable decrease in the required sampling frequency and an improvement in the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) bin utilization compared to similar Nyquist-sampled output signals. Specifically, DFT bin utilization is shown to improve by eleven-fold when the second algorithm is applied to a 25 tone target logarithmic-spaced frequency distribution that can be applied to a nonlinear system with 2nd and 3rd order harmonics without resulting in distortion of the excitation frequencies at the system output. This dissertation also presents a method for optimizing the generation of multisine excitation signals to allow for significant simplifications in hardware. The proposed algorithm demonstrates that a summation of square waves can sufficiently approximate a target multisine frequency distribution while simultaneously optimizing the frequency distribution to prevent corruption from some non-fundamental harmonic frequencies. Furthermore, a technique for improving the crest factor of a multisine signal composed of square waves shows superior results compared to random phase optimization, even when the set of obtainable signal phases is restricted to a limited set to further reduce hardware complexity.
Association Between Costochondritis and Vitamin D Deficiency: An Observational Study

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: Vitamin D is an integral part of bony health. Its deficiency leads to multiple bony pains, including costochondritis. Aims and Objectives: Present study aimed to evaluate the association of costochondritis with vitamin D deficiency. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 patients with chest pain with costochondral tenderness were taken. Clinical history, examination, investigation, including electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and chest x-ray was made. Results: 63% and 37% were female and male, respectively. Mean vitamin D level was low in females as compared to males (21.9±8.47 and 31.7±6.23 respectively). Prolonged duration of chest pain was associated with low vitamin D level that was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is common in the Indian community, may lead to bony pains, costochondritis, osteomalacia. Replacement of vitamin D is recommended to alleviate skeletal manifestations. Keywords: vitamin D deficiency, non-cardiac chest pain, costochondritis
Abstract 390: Real‐world evaluation of endovascular stroke treatment using stent retrievers with drop zone technology ‐ insights from a single center study

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background The NeVa stent retriever with drop zone technology for treating acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusions (LVOs) has demonstrated safety and effectiveness in a previously completed prospective, multicenter, quality controlled, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‐regulated clinical study (CLEAR) in highly selected sites and patients. Objective To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of revascularizing acute LVOs using the NeVa or NeVa NET devices in a real‐world setting. Methods This retrospective, single‐center, single‐arm study aimed to assess the safety and performance of the NeVa device in revascularizing LVOs in the anterior circulation within 24 hours of stroke onset. Occlusion locations included the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the M1/M2 branches of the middle cerebral artery (MCA). The primary endpoint was rate of expanded Treatment in Cerebral Ischemia (eTICI) score of 2b‐3 within 3 NeVa passes. Other key endpoints included first pass success (eTICI 2c‐3) and final reperfusion success (eTICI 2b‐3). Safety endpoint was 24‐hour symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH). Results Between December 2021 and June 2024, 96 patients were treated using a NeVa stent retriever. The occlusion sites included the distal ICA (n=5), carotid‐T (n=20), MCA‐M1 (n=53), and MCA‐M2 (n=18). Successful reperfusion (eTICI 2b‐3) within 3 passes was achieved in 85.4% (82/96) of cases. First pass success of eTICI 2b‐3 was achieved in 49.0% (47/96) of patients, with eTICI 2b67‐3 in 47.9% (46/96), and eTICI 2c‐3 in 43.8% (42/96). The final reperfusion rate (eTICI 2b‐3), including bail‐out strategies or other devices, was 91.6% (88/96); final eTICI 2b67‐3 rate was 83.3% (80/96), and final eTICI 2c‐3 rate was 75.0% (72/96). The median number of passes was 1 (IQR 1‐2). The rate of sICH was 5.2% (5/96). Three month clinical outcomes will be available at the time of the annual meeting. Conclusions The NeVa devices displayed high effectiveness in achieving revascularization. The results were comparable to previous studies, although patient variability and procedural differences may affect results and potentially outcomes.
Focal mechanisms of the Southeastern Alps and surroundings

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

This is a focal mechanism dataset of 772 earthquakes that occurred in the southeastern Alps and surrounding areas ( latitude 45°N-47.5°N and longitude 10°E-15°E) from 1928 to 2019 with 1.8 ≤ M ≤ 6.5. To provide a comprehensive set of revised information, we collected and revised the focal mechanisms previously published in the literature (883 focal mechanism solutions). Furthermore, depending on the data quality and availability, we computed new focal mechanisms by first arrival polarity inversion (for 108 events) or seismic moment tensor (for 46 events). For each earthquake, we report all the available focal mechanisms and suggest a preferred solution for users who need expeditious information. The methodologies and data used to obtain the dataset and to outline its main characteristics are described in Saraò, A., Sugan, M., Bressan, G., Renner, G., and Restivo, A.: A focal mechanism catalogue of earthquakes that occurred in the southeastern Alps and surrounding areas from 1928–2019, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 2245–2258, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-2245-2021, 2021