jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
COMPARISON OF FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY AUGMENTED PHLEBECTOMY VERSUS AMBULATORY PHLEBECTOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ISOLATED BELOW KNEE INCOMPETENT PERFORATORS

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background & Objectives:Among the patients who underwent Foam Sclerotherapy Augmented Phlebectomy (FSAP) and Ambulatory Phlebectomy (AP) a) To determine the number(proportion) patient seeking for post operative pain (greater than 3 according to visual analog scale in 1 months of procedure) b) To determine median number of days to resume normal activities c) To assess the healing of venous ulcer using CEAP classification and revised venous clinical severity scoring system. d) To identify any recurrence at the same site of Earlier Phlebectomy (FSAP or AP) using duplex scan after 6 months of procedure Methods: Patients satisfying inclusion criteria are enrolled within 24 hrs of admission afterinformed consent. All the patients with isolated below knee perforator incompetence will be evaluated with through clinical examination, radiological and laboratory investigations. Those who require surgery will be admitted and appropriate surgery will be performed and analyzed for in term of post operative pain, operative time, hospital stay, number of days to resume normal activities, healing of venous ulcer, recurrence. Results: Majority of patients belonged to the age group 41- 50 years. M: F is66% males and 34% females. number of days to resume normal activities by the patient mean days among FASP group 9.4% and AP group is 12.8%Post Procedure VAS pain score in 1 month among study participants mean vas score among Foam Sclerotherapy Augmented Phlebectomy 4.5% and Ambulatory Phlebectomy 5.1%length of hospital study in FSAP group mean 5.1% and in AP group 5.3%, Recurrence among the patients underwent FSAP group 4.7% and in AP group 14.5%. Interpretation & Conclusion:FSAP is associated with less post operative pain, shorter duration pf hospital stays and a quicker recovery, shorter duration of surgery, earlier return to work and not associated with major postoperative complications. There is less recurrence in FSAP compared with AP in the follow up period of six months.
Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Traits of Diazotrophic Bacteria and their Inoculating Effects on Growth and Yield of Rice Crops

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The search for diverse plant growth promoting (PGP) nitrogen fixing bacteria is increasing day by day as efforts are increasing to exploit them as biofertilisers for various economically important crops. In the present study 12 diazotrophic strains belonging to 10 genera isolated from rice paddy fields were screened for multiple PGP traits and evaluated for their inoculation effects on rice plants. All the strains tested positive for ACC-deaminase activity and production of IAA. Additionally six strains are able to solubilise phosphorous. Based on these PGP activity the 6 strains were selected for inoculation study. Treatment with Sphingomonas azotifigens (JN085438) resulted in maximum plant growth and yield followed by Pseudomonas putida (JN222977) and Herbispirillum sp (JF990839). Our findings indicated that most of the selected strains possess multiple PGP properties that significantly improve the growth parameters of the plants when tested under controlled conditions.
New Ivorian government will struggle to stem unrest

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Significance The strike included teachers and hospital workers and was just the latest public unrest faced by the Ivory Coast government since the turn of the year. President Alassane Ouattara’s administration has also confronted two army mutinies and subsequent nationwide protests by citizens, including schoolchildren. Impacts The government will attempt to negotiate a new public-sector wage deal later this month, but grievances will persist. Investor confidence is unlikely to be significantly hampered in the short term, unless cocoa exporters face further shipping delays. The ability of the opposition Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) to capitalise is limited following poor legislative results in 2016.
Data Mining Autosomal Archaeogenetic Data to Determine Minoan Origins

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

This paper presents a method for data mining archaeogenetic autosomal data. The method is applied to the widely debated topic of the origin of the Bronze Age Minoan culture that existed on the island of Crete from 5000 to 3500 years ago. The data is compared with some Neolithic and early Bronze Age samples from the nearby Cycladic islands, mainland Greece and other Neolithic sites. The method shows that a large component of the Minoan autosomal genomes has sources from the Neolithic areas of northern Greece and the rest of the Balkans and a minor component comes directly from Neolithic Anatolia and the Caucasus.
Compressive properties of magnesium alloy AZ91D at high strain rate

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar test is the most commonly used method for determining material properties under extreme loading conditions. The bar also provides relatively good accuracy when the equipments are calibrated correctly. The analysis of the mechanical properties of the specimens from the voltage generated by the oscilloscope is very crucial in this project. The oscilloscope datas’ are used to determine mechanical properties such as the maximum stress, maximum strain, strain rate and the stress-strain relationship. This report examines a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar method using steel allay pressure bars and AZ91D specimens. Ideally, the specimen should be in dynamic stress equilibrium and should deform at a nearly constant strain rate. However, it is not possible to measure the elastic and early yield behaviours as stress equilibrium in the specimen is not achieved in the early stages. Pulse shaping technique was used to rectify this problem; ensuring stress equilibrium and homogenous deformation in the specimen by increasing the rise time of the incident pulse. Copper pulse shapers with different thicknesses were used to investigate the stress equilibrium and homogenous deformation of magnesium specimens. The dynamic deformation behaviors of magnesium material under compressive high strain rate are evaluated using the modified SHPB technique. This report documents some new improved and detailed procedures and recommendations in operating the setup as to minimize problems faced by future researchers.
The Law and Procedure of the International Court of Justice 1960-1989: Part Twelve

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Journal Article The Law and Procedure of the International Court of Justice 1960–1989: Part Twelve Get access Hugh Thirlway Hugh Thirlway Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar British Yearbook of International Law, Volume 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37–181, https://doi.org/10.1093/bybil/72.1.37 Published: 01 November 2002
B7‐H3 contributes to the metastatic capacity of melanoma cells by modulation of known metastasis‐associated genes

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Abstract B7‐H3, an immunoregulatory protein, is known to play a role in tumor progression. In many cancer types, observed correlations between high B7‐H3 expression and poor prognosis have been attributed to involvement in antitumor immunity. However, here we demonstrate a nonimmunological alternative function of B7‐H3 in cancer metastasis. Since advanced malignant melanoma is a disease with a poor survival rate and a broad pattern of metastasis, we used this disease as a model in our studies. We found that shRNA silencing of B7‐H3 reduced the in vitro migratory potential and matrigel invasiveness of MDA‐MB‐435 and FEMX‐I melanoma cells. In an experimental metastasis model in vivo , B7‐H3 silencing of MDA‐MB‐435 cells resulted in reduced metastatic capacity and significantly increased the median symptom‐free survival of nude mice (147 vs . 65 days, p < 0.001) and rats (53 vs . 42 days, p = 0.025) injected with MDA‐MB‐435 cells. Furthermore, a smaller fraction of mice had microscopically detectable metastases compared to control animals, and the pattern of metastases was slightly different between the two groups but with the brain as the predominant organ. Immunohistochemistry on samples from two melanoma patients showed strong B7‐H3 staining in both a primary tumor and metastases. Notably, the metastasis‐associated proteins, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‐2, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3), and the level of secreted interleukin‐8 (IL‐8) were reduced in the B7‐H3 knock‐down cell variants, whereas tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)‐1 and‐2 levels were increased. Taken together, our findings indicate a novel role for B7‐H3 in the regulation of the metastatic capacity of melanoma cells and it might be a potential therapeutic target for anti‐metastasis therapy.
Video-based Feedback on Student Work: An Investigation into the Instructor Experience, Workload, and Student Evaluations

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

This exploratory study critically analyzes instructor perceptions of leaving video feedback and its impact on workload. Using qualitative and quantitative data, it discusses instructor experiences in adding video feedback to written notes in online courses. Specifically, this study asks if instructors will feel more "connected" in video feedback courses, if instructors will report increased workloads, and if they see an improvement in their performance evaluations in video feedback courses. The results reveal that video feedback requires more time than written feedback (i.e., non-video feedback), generates varied instructor experiences concerning social presence, and has little to no impact on instructor performance evaluations. The article concludes that more research is needed to fully understand the instructor experience when using videos, especially in environments where part-time, adjunct instruction is the norm.
Effect of allopurinol on tissue ATP, ADP and AMP concentrations in renal ischaemia

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Abstract The effect of allopurinol on the concentrations of ATP, ADP and AMP in rat kidneys during ischaemia and postischaemic recovery was studied. Significantly higher concentrations of ATP, ADP and AMP were maintained in the allopurinol-treated animals as compared with the control animals during ischaemic and postischaemic recovery.
Identification of intracellular immunoglobulin in extramedullary myeloma.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

We describe a patient with multiple myeloma characterized by clinically evident extramedullary metastasis and marked anaplastic alterations of neoplastic cells. We describe the technique that detected the presence of intracytoplasmic immunoglobulin IgGk in mature plasma cells from paraffin-fixed tissue obtained from an iliac lesion and in anaplastic tumor cells infiltrating a lymph node from which a biopsy specimen was taken three years later. These data confirm that both tissues were composed of a cell with identical origin. In addition, the immunohistochemical technique is applicable for the identification of other antigens present in paraffin-embedded tissue.
Ethnomedicinal Survey of Some Woody Plant Species of Jakusko Local Government Area of Yobe State, Nigeria

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The ethnomedical study of some woody plant species in the Dachia and Karage Communities of the Jakusko Local Government Area of Yobe State, Nigeria, was assessed. The current study offered ethnomedical applications of many medicinal plants for treating various ailments. To conduct the survey, interviews and a stratified random sampling approach were used. We collected 36 species in total, divided into 19 Families and 23 Genera (12 bushes and 24 trees). Most plants were found in the family Fabaceae: Caesalpinoidae and Mimosoidea. The most frequently utilized component for treating conditions like indigestion, fever, diarrhoea, constipation, and wound healing was leaves. Nineteen (19) different plants were used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, twelve (12) different plants were used to treat inflammatory diseases, and nine (9) different plants were used to treat pain and fever, respectively. Infusion and decoction were the most typical preparation techniques for these herbs. Based on the condition, health, age and severity of the patient’s sickness, the dosage and rate of the medicinal plants were determined. In any case, phytopharmacological screening of all plants is required to verify the regional folklore and look for various chemicals for the available traditional medical treatments.
Oryza sativa Linnaeus IRGC 5259

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Plant Genetic Resource.
Taxonomy: Oryza sativa Linnaeus
Common name(s): Rice
Other names: FB 76
Conserved by: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
Local sample unique identifier: IRGC 5259
Method of creation: Acquisition
Date: 1962-04-07
Other identifiers: n/a,353303
Historical: No
MLS status: Art. 15 collection
Indoor Radon Measurements Using Radon Track Detectors and Electret Ionization Chambers in the Bauxite-Bearing Areas of Southern Adamawa, Cameroon

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

The current work deals with indoor radon (222Rn) concentrations and ambient dose-equivalent rate measurements in the bauxite-bearing areas of the Adamawa region in Cameroon before mining from 2022. In total, 90 Electret Ionization Chambers (EIC) (commercially, EPERM) and 175 Radon Track Detectors (commercially, RADTRAK2) were used to measure 222Rn concentrations in dwellings of four localities of the above region. A pocket survey meter (RadEye PRD-ER, Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) was used for the ambient dose-equivalent rate measurements. These measurements were followed by calculations of annual doses from inhalation and external exposure. 222Rn concentrations were found to vary between 36 ± 8–687 ± 35 Bq m−3 with a geometric mean (GM) of 175 ± 16 Bq m−3 and 43 ± 12–270 ± 40 Bq m−3 with a geometric mean of 101 ± 21 Bq m−3 by using EPERM and RADTRAK, respectively. According to RADTRAK data, 51% of dwellings have radon concentrations above the reference level of 100 Bq m−3 recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The ambient dose equivalent rate ranged between 0.04–0.17 µSv h−1 with the average value of 0.08 µSv h−1. The inhalation dose and annual external effective dose to the public were assessed and found to vary between 0.8–5 mSv with an average value of 2 mSv and 0.3–1.8 mSv with an average value of 0.7 mSv, respectively. Most of the average values in terms of concentration and radiation dose were found to be above the corresponding world averages given by the United Nations Scientific Commission on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). Even though the current exposure of members of the public to natural radiation is not critical, the situation could change abruptly when mining starts.
In vivo effects of orally administered prednisolone on prostaglandin and leucotriene production in ulcerative colitis.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

It has been proposed that anti-inflammatory actions of corticosteroids rely on promotion of a natural peptide phospholipase A2 inhibitor, lipocortin, but in vivo effects on arachidonic acid metabolism have not been shown. Equilibrium dialysis of the rectum in patients with ulcerative colitis was used to determine whether cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase products released from the inflamed rectal mucosa could be differentially inhibited by systemic treatment with prednisolone and indomethacin, respectively. In 10 patients with severe disease luminal concentrations of prostaglandin E2, prostaglandin F2 alpha, and leucotriene B4 were markedly raised (p less than 0.05) on comparison with 10 healthy controls, and they decreased significantly (p less than 0.05) within 72 hours after administration of prednisolone 1.5 mg/kg/day orally. In contrast prostaglandin, but not leucotriene B4 concentrations decreased (p less than 0.05) within 72 hours after administration of indomethacin 150 mg/day in another 10 patients with distal disease. These prompt reductions in concentrations of arachidonic acid metabolites more likely are caused by direct drug actions, rather than being secondary to decreased tissue damage. The data accord with the theory explaining anti-inflammatory effects of corticosteroids through lipocortin activity and support the belief that leucotrienes are more important than prostaglandins as mediators of inflammation in ulcerative colitis.
Optimal data layout for block-level random accesses to scratchpad

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

3D memory is becoming an increasingly popular technology to overcome the performance gap between memory and processors. It has led to the development of new architectures with scratchpad memory, which offer high bandwidth and user-controlled access features. The ideal performance of this scratchpad memory is peak bandwidth for any random block access. However, 3D memories come with their constraints on the "ideal" access patterns for which high bandwidth is guaranteed and the actual bandwidth is significantly lower for other access patterns. In this paper, we address the challenge of achieving high bandwidth for random block accesses to 3D memory. We present optimal data layout which achieves maximum bandwidth for each vault irrespective of the block accessed in a vault. Our data layout expressed as a mapping function determined by the architecture parameters exploits inter-layer pipelining to map the elements of each block among various layers of a vault in a specific pattern. By doing so, our data layout can absorb the latency of accesses to banks in the same layer and more importantly, hide the latency of accesses to different rows in the same bank irrespective of the block being accessed. We compare the performance of our proposed data layout with existing data layout using PARSEC 2.0 benchmarks. Our experimental results demonstrate as high as 56% improvement in access time in comparison with the existing data layout across various workloads.
The New Scottish Cinema?

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

A transcript of a talk given at the Glasgow Film Theatre’s Desperately Seeking Cinema event in 1988, this essay describes the conditions which attended/determined the most celebrated collective movements in cinema history, bemoans their absence from the Scottish film scene and offers some historically focused explanations for that absence. It also lists a series of films run in conjunction with the lecture, together with notes on them drawing attention to their particular mix of arresting mise-en-scène and, in most cases, socio-political analysis, qualities the lecture identifies as ‘thin on the ground’ in Scotland at the time.
Esophageal Cancer and Bisphosphonates

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

At the beginning of 2009, Dianne Wysowski of the US Food and Drug Administration summarized 23 reports of esophageal cancer following alendronate use [1].Wysowski also noted that there had been 31 cases following alendronate use in Europe and Japan and ten cases in which other bisphosphonates had been reported as concomitant or suspect treatment.Median time from exposure to diagnosis had been 2.1 years in the US and 1.3 years in Europe.In the two series, 12 cases with histological information had adenocarcinoma and six had squamous cell carcinoma.Wysowski suggested that oral bisphosphonates should be investigated as a risk factor for esophageal cancer.
How Many Patients Should a Family Physician Have? Factors to Consider in Answering a Deceptively Simple Question

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

The ratio of patients to physicians has long been used as a tool for measuring and planning healthcare resources in Canada. Some current changes in primary care, such as enrolment of patients with physicians, make this ratio easier to calculate, while others, such as changing practice structure, make it more complex to interpret. Based on information gleaned from a review of the literature, we argue that before panel size can be used as an accountability measure for individual physicians or practices in primary care, we must understand its relationship to quality and outcomes at individual and population levels, as well as the contextual factors that affect it.
Supplementary Figure S19 from Randomized Placebo-Controlled, Biomarker-Stratified Phase Ib Microbiome Modulation in Melanoma: Impact of Antibiotic Preconditioning on Microbiome and Immunity

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

<p>Peripheral Treg populations of interest by baseline Ruminococcaceae status prior to initiating anti-PD1 therapy</p>
The higher direct images of locally constant group schemes from the Kummer log flat topology to the classical flat topology

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

Let $S$ be an fs log scheme, and let $F$ be a group scheme over the underlying scheme which is étale locally representable by (1) a finite dimensional $\mathbb{Q}$-vector space, or (2) a finite rank free abelian group, or (3) a finite abelian group. We give a full description of all the higher direct images of $F$ from the Kummer log flat site to the classical flat site. In particular, we show that: in case (1) the higher direct images of $F$ vanish; and in case (2) the first higher direct image of $F$ vanishes and the $n$-th ($n>1$) higher direct image of $F$ is isomorphic to the $(n-1)$-th higher direct image of $F\otimes_{\mathbb{Z}}\mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z}$. In the end, we make some computations when the base is a standard log trait or a Dedekind scheme endowed with the log structure associated to a finite set of closed points.
Successful Conduction of Mid-Humeral Fracture Surgery Under Ultrasound- Guided Supraclavicular Block an a Case of Cervical Scoliosis with Fixed Contracture Deformity Neck and Multiple Comorbidities

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Introduction: Regional anaesthesia has been proven lifesaver in many tough anaesthetic situations that demand good operative conditions yet are prone to put the patient under increased risk of post-operative complications including prolonged ICU stays even increasing overall mortality when general anaesthesia is chosen as primary anaesthesia modality. Use of ultrasound has revolutionised our approach to regional anaesthesia and many cases which would otherwise be deemed unfit for usual anatomy based approaches can now be conducted with enhanced precision and safety. Case presentation: We present on such case in a 69-year-old male patient with multiple high-risk factors that precluded safe conduction of general anaesthesia, with the presence of cervical scoliosis with fixed contracture neck making anatomy impossible for a blind approach to brachial plexus. Even with help of ultrasound interscalene level was not accessible due to contracture. The successful supraclavicular block was made possible as we could make a clear distinction between vessels, pleura and rib at that level although the cords appeared haphazardly placed and stretched not conforming to usual anatomy at the level. Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of regional anaesthesia under ultrasound guidance in such complex high-risk cases. As the experience with ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia continues to grow internationally, we are on our steep learning curve appreciating the benefits and respecting the limitations of this developing technology.