jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
The Growing Group: A service evaluation of community horticultural therapy for adults with a learning disability and mental health difficulties

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Aim A seasonal horticultural therapy group (‘the Growing Group’) ran yearly in a community adult learning disability service for people with mental health difficulties. The authors evaluated the outcomes of the attendees and explored improvements based on their feedback. Design This paper summarises a service evaluation across three different years of the Growing Group, combining feedback and outcome measures completed by attendees. Methods The feedback and outcome measures of 15 Growing Group attendees, over three different years, were evaluated. In the first year, measures of self-esteem and wellbeing were collected, this changed to focus on quality of life and goals-based outcomes in later groups. Qualitative feedback from attendees over the three years on their experience of the group was included. Descriptive statistics were completed on the outcome measures, comparing scores at the beginning and end of the group. Qualitative feedback was reviewed using a thematic analytic approach to construct core themes. Results On average, all measures increased on completion of the group. Goal-based outcomes increased the most. Themes constructed from the qualitative feedback included the importance of connection (between people, with nature and with positive emotions), sense of achievement (in learning sills, and overcoming barriers) and some of the practical changes suggested in the organising future groups. Conclusions The Growing Group should continue, due to improvements across all measures for attendees. The authors hope by sharing this, other services will consider offering similar groups, with a focus on social connection, in nature, in which attendees have opportunities to develop skills and connect to important values. Easy to read summary ■ We looked at what changed for adults with a learning disability when they attended a gardening group in a field where we grew vegetables. ■ This service evaluation found that adults with a learning disability felt better after attending a gardening group and were closer to their goals. ■ People attending the group told us the Growing Group helped them to feel more connected with people and nature, and they felt proud of what they had learnt.
Reducing methane production by rumen modulation through tropical seaweed supplementation in Napier grass

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

ABSTRACT Seaweed has been proven as reducing agent of ruminant methane emissions as well as increasing ruminant productivity. The present study evaluated the effect of supplementing three types of tropical seaweeds at different levels to Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Gama Umami=GU) based on methane gas production and in vitro rumen fermentation parameters. When P. perforate was supplemented on GU at 5.00% organic matter (OM), the highest methane reduction was shown at 24 and 48 hour incubation (83.8% and 74.4%, respectively, P<0.01). Supplementation of 5.00% OM P. perforate on GU also resulted in the lowest (P<0.01) protozoa population (3.83×104/mL). However, adding P. perforate to GU lowers total gas production (a+b fraction) from 62.7 to 52.8 mL/200 mg DM, P<0.01). In terms of rumen fermentation parameters, P. perforate supplementation increased (P<0.01) total short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), as well as decreased acetate:propionate ratio (P<0.05) without negatively affecting rumen pH. Although ammonia (NH3) concentration was not affected, significant rumen synthesis microbial protein increases were noted. Supplementation with E. compressa 2.50% OM and C. linum (O.F.Mull) Kutz 7.50% OM increased methane in 24 hours incubation at 12.72% and 48 hours incubation at 6.08%. Supplementation of P. perforate at 5.00% OM on GU decreased methane production as well as increasing total SCFA and rumen microbial protein. P. perforate (Bory) K.W.Nam can be used as a potential agent of methane reduction in ruminants to enhance their production.
Assessing consumer acceptance of organic sausage products without curing agents.

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

This paper presents and comments the results of sales experiments on newly developed organic meat products. The main goal of a research study was to examine the issue of consumer acceptance of organic sausage products with no curing agents. The sales experiment lasted over 12 weeks and was run in six supermarkets offering several variants of organic sausages of which three were produced without curing agents and therefore looked different to the variants produced with nitrite. The results allow an analysis of the consumer acceptance for organic meat products produced with and without curing agents as well as a description of the influence of the introduction of organic sausage variants without nitrite on the share of total sales of organic and conventional sausages. Results show a significant increase in sales of organic sausages and even of total sales of sausages and therefore contradict often heard judgements of German market actors that an additional offer of sausages without curing agents would confuse consumers and would lead to a decrease of organic sales.
The detection of hbv‐dna in serum by molecular hybridisation: A more sensitive method for the detection of complete hbv particles

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

Abstract Existing methods for detecting complete virus particles in the serum of patients with chronic HBV infection are either insensitive or indirect. A method is described in which Dane particle‐associated DNA is extracted from a small volume of serum and detected by molecular hybridization using 32 P‐labeled cloned HBV‐DNA or HBV‐DNA extracted from the serum of an immunosuppressed patient, followed by autoradiography and densitometry. There was a positive correlation between the amount of HBV‐DNA detected using HBV particle‐derived and cloned HBV‐DNA probes. The amount of HBV‐DNA detected in serum samples showed a positive correlation with the HBV‐DNA polymerase. The method was more sensitive than the DNA polymerase and HBeAg assays in detecting complete virus particles. It may be useful in determining the level of infectivity in patients and in monitoring response to antiviral therapy.
Making Contact: Experience, Representation, and Difference

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

ions draw away from the more sensory and material particularity of the experience.... Habits, for instance, techniques or knowledge are other fixed forms: they are assimilations to the more conservative organic structure_Whether healthy or neurotic, the past and every other fixity persists by the presentfunctioning: an abstraction persists when it proves This content downloaded from 207.46.13.129 on Wed, 29 Jun 2016 03:53:32 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
Listeria infection modulates mitochondrial dynamics

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

Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that are central to several cellular processes, the most prominent being energy production. Several reports have shown that pathogens target mitochondria in various ways to interfere with apoptosis, but to our knowledge only one study has specifically addressed the effects of infection on mitochondrial dynamics. We focused on this aspect during infection with the intracellular pathogen L. monocytogenes and could recently show that this bacterium profoundly alters mitochondrial dynamics, causing transient fragmentation of the mitochondrial network. This mitochondrial fragmentation occurs early during infection and is specific to pathogenic L. monocytogenes, as it is not observed with other intracellular pathogens. The relevance of mitochondrial dynamics for L. monocytogenes infection is highlighted by the finding that siRNA-mediated inhibition of mitochondrial fusion or fission decreases or increases the efficiency of L. monocytogenes infection, respectively. The main bacterial factor responsible for mitochondrial network disruption was identified as the secreted pore-forming toxin listeriolysin O, which also appeared to impair mitochondrial function. Our work suggests that in order to establish an efficient infection, L. monocytogenes interferes with cellular physiology at early timepoints by transient disruption of mitochondrial dynamics and function
Association of Platelet Parameters in Acute Coronary Syndrome before and after Anti-platelet Therapy

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Identification of risk factors for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is important for both diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Among the platelet parameters- mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) are thought to be risk factors of ACS. This quasi- experimental study was conducted from September 2011 to August 2012 in the Department of Clinical Pathology, in collaboration with Departments of Cardiology, Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka and Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) . It was enrolled 79 patients with ACS, diagnosed based on clinical history, electrocardiographic changes and increased cardiac markers especially troponin I, and 63 subjects were enrolled as control. For determination of platelet parameters, the blood samples were obtained from all patients of ACS before anti-platelet therapy when patient attended in the cardiac emergency and after 5th day of ongoing anti-platelet therapy; and from control group on the 1st day and 5th day at outpatient department. The blood samples were taken properly and processed in haematology autoanalyser. In this study, the baseline characteristics of study patients were measured. Platelet counts were 273.1±50.15 x 109/L in patients with ACS and 290.78±74.86 x 109/L in control subjects in 1st sample and 284.56±41.93 x 109/L in patients with ACS in 2nd sample. In 1st samples, platelet counts were slightly low in patients with ACS compared to controls and 2nd samples. There were no statistical significant differences between the groups and the samples. MPV was 12.48±1.17 fl and 10.45±0.66 fl in patients with ACS and controls and 11.55±1.08 fl in 2nd sample in ACS cases. PDW was 16.23±2.56 fl, 11.89±1.42 fl and 14.29±2.11 fl in patients with ACS, controls and 2nd sample of ACS cases respectively. Both MPV and PDW were statistically significant between the groups and the samples (p<0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of platelet parameters of ACS cases were obtained from ROC curve and compared with controls. The best cut off value of platelet count, MPV and PDW were >225 x 109/L, > 10.7 fl and >12.7 fl respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive value of platelet counts, MPV and PDW were 83%, 28.1%, 42.3%, 37.6%, 64%; 90.6%, 49.4%, 64.8%, 51.6%, 89.8%; and 94.3%,52.8%, 69%,54.9%, 94.1% respectively. The study showed that PDW had higher sensitivity and specificity in contrast to MPV. Platelet parameters were increased in patients with ACS before anti-platelet therapy and gradually decreased after anti-platelet therapy. These two markers may used as predictor for early detection of ACS and risk stratification, when other cardiac biomarkers are negative.
Measurement of Liver Perfusion using Pseudo-Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling with Background Suppression: Approaches to Separate Portal-Venous and Arterial Perfusion

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

The separation of portal-venous and hepatic arterial blood supply is important for the evaluation of chronic liver diseases and the characterization of liver lesions. The aim of this study was to investigate the capability of a pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling sequence, to separate arterial and portal venous perfusion of the liver using a background suppression technique and different tagging plane orientations. It was demonstrated that the presented method provides high quality perfusion images of the liver without application of intravenous contrast agent and offers promising approaches for the separation of arterial and portal-venous perfusion fractions.
Widespread mineralization of soft‐bodied insects in Cretaceous amber

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

Abstract Fossilized tree resin, or amber, commonly contains fossils of animals, plants and microorganisms. These inclusions have generally been interpreted as hollow moulds or mummified remains coated or filled with carbonaceous material. Here, we provide the first report of calcified and silicified insects in amber from the mid‐Cretaceous Kachin (Burmese) amber. Data from light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy‐dispersive and wavelength‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX and WDX), X‐ray micro‐computed tomography (Micro‐CT) and Raman spectroscopy show that these Kachin fossils owe their preservation to multiple diagenetic mineralization processes. The labile tissues (e.g. eyes, wings and trachea) mainly consist of calcite, chalcedony and quartz with minor amounts of carbonaceous material, pyrite, iron oxide and phyllosilicate minerals. Calcite, quartz and chalcedony also occur in cracks as void‐filling cements, indicating that the minerals formed from chemical species that entered the fossil inclusions through cracks in the resin. The results demonstrate that resin and amber are not always closed systems. Fluids (e.g. sediment pore water, diagenetic fluid and ground water) at different burial stages have chances to interact with amber throughout its geological history and affect the preservational quality and morphological fidelity of its fossil inclusions.
Supplemental Feeding of Hybrid Sunfish Populations

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract When stocked at high densities in ponds and fed Purina Trout Chow, F1hybrids of male redear (Lepomis microlophus) X female green sunfish (L. cyanellus) used supplemental food poorly and growth was unsatisfactory. F1hybrids of male green sunfish X female bluegill (L. macrochirus) utilized supplemental food readily and produced populations that had high percentages of catchable fish at the end of the first year of feeding. Males of the latter hybrid grew at a significantly higher rate than did the females. Conversion values were comparable to those obtained in feeding channel catfish.
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

To the Editor:

Blanton and Wolf1 presented a case report of a patient with upper-extremity hemiparesis due to a stroke who received constraint-induced movement therapy. The Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) and the Motor Activity Log (MAL) were applied to assess the effect of the treatment. We are concerned about the use of these outcome measures, the clinimetric quality of which is still uncertain. Apparently, the validity of data obtained with the WMFT and the MAL has never been evaluated. The interrater reliability was reported to range from .95 to .97 for the WMFT and to be .94 for the quality-of-movement scale of the MAL. Despite careful and repeated readings, we were unable to find the reliability value of .94 in the reference cited.2

We agree with the suggestion of Blanton and Wolf that “[f]uture studies including large sample sizes within a randomized clinical trial should be considered.”1(p852) In fact, an observer-blinded randomized clinical trial on the effectiveness of treatment involving forced use of the upper extremities in 66 patients has been performed at our hospital.3 In this trial, the MAL was used as a secondary outcome measure.3 We found 1.2 and 0.7 points mean improvement on the amount-of-use scale of the MAL after the intervention in the experimental and control groups, respectively (corrected for baseline differences and presence or absence of hemi-neglect). The surprising improvement in the control group might be due to a placebo effect or a “hello-goodbye effect.” The latter term refers to the observation that patients may exaggerate their problems before therapy, hoping to be eligible for the intervention, and minimize their problems at the end of the intervention to “please” the staff with their improvement.4

In our opinion, the risk of eliciting a socially desirable answer from the patient …
STEER: An Architecture to Support Self-adaptive IoT Networks for Indoor Monitoring Applications

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

IoT infrastructures are becoming increasingly more difficult to manage. One of the main issues is the high volatility present in the infrastruture, which increasingly demands self-adaptive solutions. As a proposal to handle this challenge, this paper presents STEER (Sdn-based inTEnt drivEn iot netwoRks), a new approach for the dynamic adaptation of IoT networks for indoor monitoring applications, based on the unification of Intent-Driven Networks (IDN) and Software-Defined Networks (SDN). Particularly, we explore the ability of IDNs to dynamically interpret an application’s intent, using an IDN-based mediator attached to an SDN-controller to autonomously adapt the IoT network behavior at runtime, thus realizing the intent according to the current operating context of the network. We demonstrate the approach using a representative application scenario related to IoT indoor environment monitoring in the domain of indoor air quality monitoring. The experiments allowed us to validate the applicability of the approach and show the system-wide effect of dynamic adaptation to the current operating environment on improving performance according to the metric under consideration, in this case, the number of application-level messages exchanged in the network.
Dinamika Alih Fungsi Lahan Sawah dan Upaya Perlindungan Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan di Wilayah Metropolitan Sarbagita

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

The urbanization phenomenon has a positive impact on economic development, but it also has a negative impact on land conversion in the Sarbagita Metropolitan area. This research is a descriptive study that aims to identify changes in the function of paddy fields from 2018 to 2023, as well as local government steps in protecting sustainable food agricultural land (LP2B). The results of the analysis show that paddy fields have shrunk between 3-6% of the total area of the district/city. The conversion of agricultural land occurs in tourism areas such as Denpasar City and Badung Regency, as well as in city centers such as Gianyar Regency and Tabanan Regency. LP2B protection is an integral part of regional spatial planning through the establishment of spatial pattern plans. The local government in the Sarbagita Metropolitan Area has established several policies to protect LP2B. Permits ensure that land use aligns with the prepared spatial pattern plan. The integration of detailed spatial planning plans (RDTR) into the Online Single Submission (OSS) system creates synergy between spatial planning and permit processes, thereby achieving efficiency, transparency, and more effective coordination between government agencies. Fenomena urbanisasi berdampak positif pada peningkatan ekonomi tetapi juga berdampak negatif pada alih fungsi lahan di wilayah Metropolitan Sarbagita. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif yang bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi alih fungsi lahan sawah dari tahun 2018 hingga 2023 serta langkah pemerintah daerah dalam melindungi lahan pertanian pangan berkelanjutan (LP2B). Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa lahan sawah menyusut antara 3-6% dari total luas wilayah kabupaten/kota. Alih fungsi lahan pertanian terjadi di kawasan pariwisata seperti Kota Denpasar dan Kabupaten Badung, serta di pusat kota seperti Kabupaten Gianyar dan Kabupaten Tabanan. Perlindungan LP2B menjadi bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dalam penataan ruang wilayah melalui penetapan rencana pola ruang. Pemerintah daerah di wilayah Metropolitan Sarbagita telah menetapkan beberapa kebijakan untuk melindungi LP2B. Pengendalian pemanfaatan ruang dilakukan melalui perizinan guna memastikan penggunaan lahan sesuai dengan rencana pola ruang yang telah disusun. Integrasi rencana detail tata ruang (RDTR) ke dalam sistem Online Single Submission (OSS) menciptakan sinergi antara perencanaan tata ruang dan proses perizinan, sehingga tercapai efisiensi, transparansi, dan koordinasi antar lembaga pemerintah yang lebih efektif.
Engine emissions and poisoning effect of synthetic oil's additives on catalytic converter using an engine dynamometer

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Two 5W‐30 synthetic‐base phosphorus containing (commercial) and phosphorus‐free (P‐free) crankcase oils were tested for engine performance characteristics, engine emissions and poisoning effects of oil additives on a three‐way catalytic converter using engine dynamometer. The emission data of the two oils taken during engine operation were compared in the absence and presence of the catalytic converter. Surface characterization was used to determine the poisoning catalyst effect accumulated from the oil additives in the ceramic washcoat. Oil analyses were also used to examine the condition of the lubricant occurred during engine performance testing operation. The experimental engine performance tests indicated that the catalytic converter diminished the torque and power for the commercial and P‐free oils, whereas the specific fuel consumption increased for both oils in the presence of the catalytic converter.
Inverted-F Antenna for Mobile Communication Part-II

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The inverted F-antennas are the popular and extensively used in mobile handsets. Due to compactness, small size and conformal nature these can be easily mounted anywhere in the handsets. The hybrid finite element method (FEM) in conjunction with finite difference time domain (FDTD) using modified equivalent conducting surface boundary is implemented to investigate the characteristics of IFA at 1800 MHz frequency. FEMLAB and FORTRAN 90 are used to model the antenna along with scatterer with low reflecting material for the purpose to truncate the fields above the ground plane and antenna. The simulation results found sufficient good to predict the antenna performance are presented. The design confirmed the implementation of the hybrid FEM-FDTD numerical technique