jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
The characteristics of bead welding on steel with process parameter during the laser-arc hybrid welding(I) - Effect of flow rate of shield gas and distance between laser and arc -

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Recently many studies for improvement of productivity and automation of process are in progress, and among others, laser-arc hybrid welding that combined laser and arc has attracted much attention. Since parameters by interactions as well as the parameters of each heat source should be considered, There are a lot of hardship in actual application, even though many researches have been done so far. Therefore in this study, bead welding was done to examine the effects of the flow rate of shield gas and the distance between laser and arc during laser-arc hybrid welding. As for hybrid heat source, disk laser and MIG were used. As experiment result, sound bead and weld with no defect were formed when the flow rate of front and rear shield gas were respectively 20 l/min and 15 l/min, and deep penetration was done at DLA=3 mm.
GAMBARAN MATURASI TULANG KARPAL DAN SERVIKAL PADA PASIEN ORTODONTI USIA 9-18 TAHUN (Studi foto karpal dan sefalometri)

Field: Dentistry (Health Sciences)

Children development stage is determined by physical growth. The sequence of growing process is usually constant, however, the age at which children can reach a certain sequence varies individually. Determining skeletal maturation by evaluating carpal bone and cervical vertebrae is very helpful in conducting orthodontic diagnosis and in planning proper treatment. Such evaluation enables to estimate the time of growing process to accelerate or decelerate. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the stage of carpal bone and cervical vertebrae maturation in orthodontic patients at the age of 9 to 18. Samples were 83 cephalograms and hand wrist x-ray from 52 girls and 31 boys. The result of this study showed that the stage of carpal bone and cervical vertebrae maturation in girls and boys in the same age group varies greatly. Girls at the age of 11 to 12 demonstrated highest variation in the stage of maturation. In the same age group of sample, all stages of the maturation indicator were found, such as epiphysis is as wide as diaphysis, the capping of epiphysis, as well as variation in epiphysis fusion. These kinds of variations also occurred in the cervical vertebrae maturation stage, where it varies from cervical vertebrae stage 2 to 6. On the other hand, boys showed highest variation at the age of 13 to 14. This study suggests that there was a matching pattern between carpal bone and cervical vertebrae maturation.
Subject prominence and processing dependencies in prenominal relative clauses: The comprehension of possessive relative clauses and adjunct relative clauses in Mandarin Chinese

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This article investigates how dependencies are constructed in prenominal relative clauses of Mandarin Chinese by comparing the comprehension of two types of relative clauses: possessive relative clauses (PRCs), where the head noun is associated with a dependent noun phrase in the embedded clause, and adjunct relative clauses (ARCs), where the head noun takes the whole embedded clause as its complement. The results of a naturalness-rating experiment and two self-paced reading experiments showed distinctive reading patterns of PRCs and ARCs. The comprehension of a PRC is sensitive to the grammatical position of the dependent noun in the prenominal clause: retrieval of a dependent noun at the subject position is less costly than that of a dependent noun at VP-internal nonsubject positions. The comprehension of an ARC reflects the structural frequency of the whole prenominal clause: more-canonical structures like SVO sentences were read faster than less frequent structures such as disposal and passive sentences. These results support the importance of structural locality and subject prominence for constructing gap-filler dependencies in prenominal relative clauses.
Response to the Comment by Suijkerbuijk et al. ‘Survival of stage IV melanoma in Belgium and the Netherlands’

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

With interest we read the letter by K.P.M Suijkerbuijk et al., giving their comments and opinion on our findings concerning differences in melanoma incidence and survival between Belgium and the Netherlands. More specifically in their interpretation of the data they stated a remarkable difference between the 610 stage IV melanoma patients during 12 years included in our study (i.e. 50 patients/year) and 700 stage IV patients registered each year by the Dutch Melanoma Treatment Registry (DMTR) .
A Total Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System for Enhanced Vocational Education Management in Saudi Arabia

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has heavily relied on foreign workers and has a significant shortage of skilled indigenous workers. Vocational colleges are vital in providing demand-led labour, quickly reducing over-reliance on foreign workers. Within an increasingly tighter fiscal climate, it is axiomatic that vocational colleges need to operate at optimum efficiency and effectiveness in Saudi Arabia. An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system enables organisations to operate at higher efficiency and effectiveness levels. This chapter addresses the question “What ERP system solution is best suited for vocational colleges in Saudi Arabia, enabling them to operate with enhanced efficiency and effectiveness?” Using a problem-solving methodology, namely design science research (DSR), the researchers have developed, implemented, and evaluated an ERP system within this context using a motivation case study. The research findings revealed that the ERP system functionality was 91% suitable from the organisation's perspective and had a global mean score of 55.07 for user satisfaction.
Fellini Today? Some Observations on Fellini's Films and Commercials: From Postwar to Postmodern and A Companion to Federico Fellini

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Abstract What does Federico Fellini's cinema tell us today, in the 100th anniversary year of its author's birth and 28 years after his death? What remains undiscovered in the critical response to the work of one of the most celebrated Italian filmmakers of the 20th century? What is the influence of that work on contemporary cinema and what methodological approaches are better suited to make meaning of its heterogeneity and not infrequent thorniness on important issues such as sexual and gender politics? These are some of the questions posed by two books published in 2020 (Frank Burke, Fellini's Films and Commercials: From Postwar to Postmodern and A Companion to Federico Fellini. Edited by Frank Burke, Marguerite Waller, and Marita Gubareva) whose goal is to revive a debate that, at least in the Anglo-Saxon world, has been quiet for too long. Taking the two books as a point of departure, this essay focuses on the current state of Fellini studies, addressing matters such as the Fellinian “subject,” individualism, authenticity, self-reflexivity, dream, the sociopolitical, and gender in an effort to understand the role played in film history by one of the most influential Italian filmmakers.
Clinical evaluation of clobetasone butyrate in the treatment of children with atopic eczema, and its effect on plasma corticosteroid levels

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Studies were carried out to assess the effectiveness of clobetasone butyrate in treating eczema and psoriasis, and to determine if the compound had any effect on plasma cortisol levels. In the first trial, 71 children with bilateral symmetrical atopic eczema lesions were treated twice daily for 1 week, on one side with 0.05% clobetasone butyrate cream or ointment and on the other with 0.0125% flurandrenolone cream or ointment. Lesions improved or healed in the majority of the patients. Treatment preference showed a trend in favour of clobetasone butyrate but the difference was not statistically significant. In a second open trial, 29 adults with eczema or psoriasis were treated twice daily with clobetasone butyrate for 1 week: lesions in 10 patients remained static, 12 improved, and 7 were cleared. Plasma corticosteroid levels remained within the normal range at the end of the treatment period.
Evaluating Educational Service Quality in Technical and Vocational Colleges using SERVQUAL Model

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

This study attempts to assess the quality of educational services offered in technical and vocational colleges from students' perspective, via SERVQUAL model. The research is based upon a case study of the "Ahvaz technical and vocational college of girls" in Iran. SERVQUAL methodology is proven to be a powerful tool to analyze the quality of services in different sections of science and industry. The results show that in the current educational center, there are quality gaps in all the service quality dimensions; the most outstanding gap is for responsiveness dimension and the least one is for reliability.
Exploring Pedagogical Content Knowledge(PCK) for Cooperative Learning : Focusing on the Design of an Online Cooperative Learning Program

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

이 연구는 협동학습에 대한 교수내용지식(PCK)을 탐색하고 이를 반영한 온라인 협동학습 설계 방향을 제안하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 전문가 5인을 대상으로 심층인터뷰(FGI)를 진행하여 학습자의 참여와 상호작용을 이끌어내기 위한 교수자의 실천적 지식을 수집한 후, 협동학습의 이론을 중심으로 한 전문가 합의법(Delphi method)을 통해 협동학습에 대한 교수내용지식을 밝혀내었다. 이후 해당 지식이 활용되는 교육 상황을 고려하여 그것을 효과적으로 지원할 수 있는 컴퓨터 기술에 대해 논의하였다. 연구 결과, 협동학습의 기본 원리와 협력학습의 인지적 요인의 교육 실천과 관련된 50여개의 교수내용지식을 구체화하였다. 그리고 이를 효과적으로 지원하기 위해 필요한 온라인 협동학습 프로그램의 설계 방향을 제안하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 협동학습에 필요한 교수자의 역량과 지식을 구체화하였다는 점에서 대학 교양 교육의 혁신과 발전에 기여하고, 비대면 온라인 협동학습을 위한 컴퓨터 기반의 교육 플랫폼 또는 프로그램을 설계하는 데 유용한 지식을 제공한다는 의의를 갖는다.
Immunohistological localization of prostatic acid phosphatase.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Antisera demonstrated by precipitation and passive haemagglutination to posses antibodies specific for prostatic tissue-specific acid phosphatase have been employed to localize this isoenzyme in the prostate by indirect immunofluorescence. Antisera specific for prostatic acid phosphatase may permit the immunohistologic identification of this enzyme, thereby serving as a biological marker for metastatic prostatic cancer, where histological and/or clinical staging of the primary tumour remains questionable.
IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS FLOW-MEDIATED DILATATION IS IMPAIRED AND ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with endothelial dysfunction that mediates long-term complications. However, it is still unclear whether endothelial dysfunction is evident from the early stages of the disease. We aimed to investigate endothelial dysfunction in newly diagnosed and untreated patients with T2DM. Design and method: We enrolled consecutive patients diagnosed with T2DM no longer than 6 months ago, as well as age and gender matched controls. We recorded a detailed medical history, laboratory exams, office and 24-hour blood pressure (BP) levels and ASCVD (Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease) risk. Endothelial dysfunction was estimated with the gold standard non-invasive method, flow mediated dilatation (FMD). Results: We studied 70 individuals aged 56 ± 10 years (29 T2DM and 41 controls). Only 11 T2DM patients were on treatment with metformin and was administered for less than 3 months. T2DM patients had increased office BP (p < 0001) and systolic BP at night (p = 0.037) compared to controls. FMD was also impaired in T2DM (5.3 ± 2.5% versus 7.7 ± 4.5%, p = 0.014). FMD showed a negative association only with T2DM (p = 0.021), day systolic BP (p = 0.031), and positively with HDL (p = 0.038). In the multivariate analysis, T2DM diagnosis was the only independent predictor of FMD. Conclusions: Our results suggest that endothelial dysfunction is evident in newly diagnosed T2DM patients and independently associated with diabetes diagnosis. BP and cholesterol levels were also associated with FMD highlighting the need for early intervention in factors associated with endothelial dysfunction from the early stages of the disease.
Prevalence and management of intrathecal morphine induced pruritus in the New Zealand Māori population

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Background: The use of intrathecal morphine for patients undergoing total hip and knee joint replacements and for lower segment caesarean sections (LSCS) has gained popularity worldwide since its introduction in 1979 (Gehling & Tryba, 2009). Several studies show that morphine delivered via the intrathecal route is an effective and safe method of pain relief (Dahl, Jeppesen, Jorgensen, Wetterslev, & Moiniche, 1999; Sites et al., 2004). However, while the beneficial effects of intrathecal morphine have been clearly documented in many studies, so also have the adverse effects e.g., nausea and vomiting, pruritus, and respiratory depression (Gehling & Tryba, 2009; Gwirtz et al., 1999). Pruritus is described as one of the most common adverse effects, with a reported incidence of 30% to 100% (Szarvas, Harmon, & Murphy, 2003). Aims: The aims of this research portfolio were to determine if the incidence of intrathecal morphine induced pruritus (ITMI) was influenced by ethnicity, age, or gender, and to explore how this pruritus was managed by health care professionals. Methods: A two-phased approach was undertaken. A retrospective audit was conducted to determine the incidence of intrathecal morphine induced pruritus among certain patient groups and what treatment was received. A health care professional survey was then performed to explore the current awareness, observations, and management of intrathecal morphine induced pruritus. Findings: The findings revealed significant ethnic disparities in patient responses to intrathecal morphine. Results of the health care professional survey show variances in their knowledge base, which has led to development of a framework for improvement in the management of intrathecal morphine induced pruritus. Conclusions: Management of these outcomes can be enhanced by the implementation of the strategies and frameworks outlined. Utilisation of these research portfolio recommendations could enable earlier post-operative recovery and improved patient outcomes. These recommendations could ensure health care professionals maintain competency and awareness in the provision of diligent management of patients receiving intrathecal morphine.
[Permanent tattoos following injections with Dermo-Jet: anatomoclinical study. Apropos of 5 cases].

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Blue or black tattoos were observed in five patients who had received several intradermal injections (of a lidocaine solution or of a triamcinolone acetonide suspension) with the Dermo-Jet. A histological examination revealed the presence of black masses, rounded or elongated, different in size, distributed throughout dermal tissue. Additionally, conglomerates of black grains in the cytoplasm of histiocytes and of pericytes are precisely observed in semi-thin sections. It has been proved by several investigations that these foreign particles are not of metallic nature. It can be concluded from electron microscopic studies that the particles are fragments of black rubber, from the upper joint of the reservoir. Indeed, some rubber fragments are leached into the reservoir. Some of these are passing through the wire-mesh filter of the nozzle (with the solution or the suspension) when injections are made. Therefore, they are injected intradermally and are permanently tattooing the skin.
Germination of three threatened halophytes in Castilla-La Mancha under salt-stress conditions

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The influence of incubation temperature, light, and salinity on seed germination of Arthrocnemum macrostachyum, Senecio auricula, and Lepidium cardamine was studied. Seeds were incubated at constant temperature of 5ºC and fluctuating temperatures of 15-4, 20-7, 25-10, 28-14 y 32-18ºC, both at 12 h-photoperiod and darkness. In fluctuatingtemperature treatments, the highest temperature was programmed to coincide with the light phase. Salt concentration ranged from 0 to 3% NaCl. Seed treatments lasted 30 days. Final germination percentages showed highly significant variations among species. Main effects of temperature, light, and salinity, and interactions of the three factors were highly significant on that parameter as well. Final germination percentage exceeded 68% in all species when seeds were incubated at 20-7ºC, 25-10ºC, 28-14ºC, and 32-18ºC with photoperiod and distilled water. Both percentage and velocity of germination decreased with salt concentration at all temperatures. At 2% NaCl concentration, only A. macrostachyum showed relevant germination percentage (57% at 20-7ºC). Negative correlation between salinity and germination were first manifested at higher temperatures (28-14ºC and 32-18ºC). For most temperatures, A. macrostachyum and L. cardamine seeds reached higher final germination when incubated with photoperiod than in darkness. In S. auricula, however, it was only true for 5ºC. In A. macrostachyum and S. auricula, germination velocity increased when seeds where transferred from hipper-saline solution (4% NaCl) during 6 months to distilled water. That change in salinity conditions also increased final germination of A. macrostachyum seeds when incubated at 15-4ºC. The existence of salt concentrations over 2% NaCl in the natural habitat of the three species studied, may transitorily prevent germination until rainfall reduces salinity in the soil.
Remarks on Parameter Calibration and Model Validation Based on Sensitivity

Field: Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)

In this paper, different approaches to parameter calibration and model validation were compared to understand the accuracy and robustness, especially when only a small number of data are available. Conventional one-point calibration, two-point calibration, sensitivity-based calibration, discrepancy-based calibration methods are compared when the number of data is less than three. An analytical example as well as a cantilever beam model are used to demonstrate the performance and accuracy of different methods. Numerical examples indicate that the conventional calibration method that does not account for the discrepancy function may lead to biased parameter and prediction models. It also can be seen that accurate parameter can be identified only when the form of discrepancy function is accurate.
Trade unions and the partisan preferences of their members: Sweden 1986–2021

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract Focusing on the effects of union membership on partisan preferences, this article explores how changes in Swedish industrial relations and trade-union politics have affected electoral support for Left parties since the mid-1980s. Our analysis shows that unionization among blue-collar workers has declined sharply since the mid-1990 and that this development has contributed to the decline of electoral support for the Social Democrats and for the Swedish Left as a whole. In addition, we find that the association between union membership and voting for Left parties has declined among white-collar employees without tertiary education as well as blue-collar workers over the same period. We argue that sectoral blue-collar and white-collar unions alike have responded to membership losses and intensified competition between unions by engaging in practices that render the partisan preferences of union members less distinctive than what they used to be (less Left-leaning relative to non-unionized counterparts).
Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Fat Reduction by Cryoadipolysis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Exuberant fat deposits represent one of the greatest aesthetic concerns of modern society. Furthermore, an excessive accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue represents a health problem that can substantially increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes or cancer. Since the most effective surgical methods to reduce fat deposit, like abdominoplasty or liposuction, imply significant risks associated with general anesthetic and long post-surgical recovery time among other issues, a non-invasive technique represents an appealing alternative to circumvent possible risks. One of non-invasive method to reduce adipose foci is cryoadipolysis. It is a procedure that results in elimination of adipocytes by induction of cell apoptosis after considerable temperature decrease. Cooltech® is one of the leading cryoadipolysis platforms worldwide. Here, we address the mechanisms of action and efficacy of cryoadipolysis, as well as the temperature limits of different non-adipose tissues (skin, nerves, muscles and blood vessels) to address the safety of Cooltech® platform. The detailed revision of bibliographic data is supplemented with experimental and theoretical studies to corroborate the safety of this innovative cryoadipolytic platform.
Streptococcus tigurinus, a Novel Member of the Streptococcus mitis Group, Causes Invasive Infections

Field: Immunology and Microbiology (Life Sciences)

ABSTRACT We recently described the novel species Streptococcus tigurinus sp. nov. belonging to the Streptococcus mitis group. The type strain AZ_3a T of S. tigurinus was originally isolated from a patient with infective endocarditis. According to its phenotypic and molecular characteristics, S. tigurinus is most closely related to Streptococcus mitis , Streptococcus pneumoniae , Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae , Streptococcus oralis , and Streptococcus infantis . Accurate identification of S. tigurinus is facilitated by 16S rRNA gene analysis. We retrospectively analyzed our 16S rRNA gene molecular database, which contains sequences of all clinical samples obtained in our institute since 2003. We detected 17 16S rRNA gene sequences which were assigned to S. tigurinus , including sequences from the 3 S. tigurinus strains described previously. S. tigurinus originated from normally sterile body sites, such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or heart valves, of 14 patients and was initially detected by culture or broad-range 16S rRNA gene PCR, followed by sequencing. The 14 patients had serious invasive infections, i.e., infective endocarditis ( n = 6), spondylodiscitis ( n = 3), bacteremia ( n = 2), meningitis ( n = 1), prosthetic joint infection ( n = 1), and thoracic empyema ( n = 1). To evaluate the presence of Streptococcus tigurinus in the endogenous oral microbial flora, we screened saliva specimens of 31 volunteers. After selective growth, alpha-hemolytic growing colonies were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and subsequent molecular methods. S. tigurinus was not identified among 608 strains analyzed. These data indicate that S. tigurinus is not widely distributed in the oral cavity. In conclusion, S. tigurinus is a novel agent of invasive infections, particularly infective endocarditis.