jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Brief Assessment of Parental Perception (BAPP): Development and validation of a new measure for assessing paediatric outcomes after bilateral cochlear implantation

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Objective: In contrast to previous clinical practice, current guidelines recommend bilateral cochlear implantation in children, resulting in a cohort of children who initially received one implant, but have subsequently had a second, contralateral implant. This study aimed to explore satisfaction and quality of life in children implanted simultaneously or sequentially. Design: A novel measure of satisfaction and quality of life following paediatric bilateral cochlear implantation (the Brief Assessment of Parental Perception; BAPP) was developed and preliminary validation undertaken as part of a large, national project of bilateral implantation. Children’s parents completed the measure yearly for up to three years following implantation. Study sample: Children from 14 UK implant centres were recruited into the study; data were available for 410 children one year post-implantation. Results: The BAPP was found to have good face and convergent validity, and internal consistency. Results indicated very high levels of satisfaction with the devices, and improvements in quality of life. However there was evidence that children implanted sequentially were less willing to wear their second implant in the first two years than those children receiving simultaneous implants. Conclusion: Simultaneous and sequential cochlear implants have a positive impact on the quality of life of deaf children.
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Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

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Outcome of perforator propeller flap for the coverage of soft tissue defects over middle and distal part of leg

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: Plastic surgery is a constant battle between blood supply and beauty. The end result of a reconstructive procedure is primarily attributable to the stability of the vascular component, which is fundamental in that it ensures survival and proper functioning of tissues that have been transferred to the recipient site. The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of perforator propeller flap for coverage of soft tissue defects in middle and distal legs. Methods: This was a prospective observational study and was conducted in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from September 2018 to February 2020. The study population includes the total of 30 patients having soft tissue defects of the middle and distal thirds of leg necessary for flap coverage in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Results: In total 30 patients maximum 11 (36.7%) were in 31-40 years age group. Majority 27 (90%) were male and 3 (10%) were female in our study. Out of 22 flaps in distal leg necrosis occurred in 4 (18.19%) and among 8 flaps in middle leg necrosis occurred in 1 (12.5%). Conclusions: This study observed that that perforator propeller flaps are ideal in reconstructing soft tissue defects of the middle and distal third of the leg, being safe, easy to perform, providing similar tissue in texture and thickness of damaged tissues, with low donor site morbidity.
Cajanus cajan L. ICPL 22408

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Plant Genetic Resource.
Taxonomy: Cajanus cajan L.
Common name(s): Pigeonpea
Conserved by: ICRISAT Plant Breeding Program, India
Local sample unique identifier: ICPL 22408
Method of creation: Novel distinct PGRFA
Date: 2023-05-25
Biological status: Breeder's line
MLS status: Included
Analysis of Odor-Active Compounds of Yak Meat by GC-O-MS

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The flavor compounds of cooked yak meat were investigated by gas chromatography-olfactometry-mass spectrometry(GC-O-MS) and simultaneous distillation extraction(SDE). A total of 72 flavor compounds were identified including 4 esters, 31 carbonyl compounds, 6 alcohols, 13 hydrocarbon compounds, 1 ether, 2 phenolic compounds, 7 heterocyclic compounds, 6 sulfur-containing compounds and 2 unknown compounds. Meanwhile, 2-butanoic acid, butanoic acid, 1-penten-3-one and 2,3-pentanedione were identified by olfactometry to have a strong pungent odor, which made a great contribution to the formation of the disgusting odor of yak meat.
New Generation Mine CounterMeasures Vessels (NG-MCMV)

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The sea mines are in the rank of the most infamous weapons of the war history and they are back again stronger than ever. The 20th century witnessed the technical evolution of mines as well as the evolution of systems and platforms to counter it. Mine CounterMeasures (MCM) run after the evolution of a threat in overwhelming technological competition. Since the very end of the 20th century, the most advanced Navies together with Industries undertook studies aimed to “reduce the risk for crews” involved in MCM operations: with this focus some Navies aimed to keep the man out of the minefield using Maritime Unmanned Systems (MUS). Today, after twenty years of evolution of MUS, the dilemma is: “Is it possible to keep the man out of the minefield?”. Even though some stakeholders affirm that MCM can be conducted in a fully autonomous way, the truth is that the technologies are far enough to deliver a capability barely comparable to the conventional MCM Platforms in terms of effectiveness and reliability. Taking into account these considerations, ITN and INTERMARINE are conducting a feasibility study on a new platform able “to provide the optimal pairing of manned and unmanned systems for MCM operations”. This challenge takes the name of “New Generation MCM Vessel (NGMV)”: the main feature of the project is to keep the shock resistance and underwater low signatures of legacy minehunters, while enhancing a massive use of MUS as extraordinary force multipliers and technological gap fillers thanks to a modular approach of platforms.
Effect of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on the microbial, physical, chemical and sensory properties of yoghurt

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of synthetic conjugated linoleic acid ( CLA ) supplementation on the quality of yoghurt. Yoghurt was prepared by adding CLA to create yoghurt with 0%, 25%, 50% and 100% w/w of the recommended dietary allowance for CLA . CLA inclusion had no effect on the viability of the yoghurt lactic acid bacteria. Physical properties such as viscosity and pH increased with increased CLA levels. CLA inclusion had a significant effect on the fatty acid composition of the yoghurt. Yoghurts from all four treatments were found acceptable by a consumer panel.
[2-Arylbenzofuran derivatives from Morus wittiorum].

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

The investigation on the stem bark of Morus wittiorum was carried out to find its chemical constituents possessing anti-oxidative activity. The isolation and purification were performed by various chromatographies such as silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, RP-C18 column chromatography and so on. Based on the spectral analysis such as NMR, MS, etc., seven 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives were identified as wittifuran D (1), wittifuran E (2), moracin C (3), moracin M (4), moracin P (5), 2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,6-dihydroxybenzofuran (6) and mulberroside C (7). Compounds 1-7 were isolated from this plant for the first time. Among them, 1 and 2 were new compounds. Compounds 3-7 were used to assay antioxidant activity, the inhibitory ratios of compounds 3, 4, 6, at a concentration of 1 x 10(-5) mol x L(-1), to malondialdehyde (MDA) produced during microsomal lipid peroxidation induced by ferrous-cysteine were 73%, 69% and 89% respectively.
Exploring the depths of the global earth observation system of systems

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Big Earth Data-Cube infrastructures are becoming more and more popular to provide Analysis Ready Data, especially for managing satellite time series. These infrastructures build on the concept of multidimensional data model (data hypercube) and are complex systems engaging different disciplines and expertise. For this reason, their interoperability capacity has become a challenge in the Global Change and Earth System science domains. To address this challenge, there is a pressing need in the community to reach a widely agreed definition of Data-Cube infrastructures and their key features. In this respect, a discussion has started recently about the definition of the possible facets characterizing a Data-Cube in the Earth Observation domain. This manuscript contributes to such debate by introducing a view-based model of Earth Data-Cube systems to design its infrastructural architecture and content schemas, with the final goal of enabling and facilitating interoperability. It introduces six modeling views, each of them is described according to: its main concerns, principal stakeholders, and possible patterns to be used. The manuscript considers the Business Intelligence experience with Data Warehouse and multidimensional "cubes" along with the more recent and analogous development in the Earth Observation domain, and puts forward a set of interoperability recommendations based on the modeling views.
Systematic solution of nonlinear equations with close or double roots in complex domain: Application of SCVS algorithm for crosswise complex dispersion characteristics

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

This paper shows the application of Simplex Search Vertices Searching (SCVS) algorithm in solving nonlinear equations of the form F(f, γ) = 0, where f ϵ ℝ, γ ϵ C and F is complex function, for the case where we face the problem of close or double complex roots. This problem is solved with the use of standard SCVS procedure, recently reported. In this case 2- and 3-Simplexes are used for root tracking routine. Analyzing the sign of function F at the vertices of considered simplexes we can infer whether there is one or two roots in its volume. Numerical results of calculating dispersion characteristics, for selected ferrite line, are shown to prove the performance of the proposed method.
NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY: AN INTERFACE BETWEEN NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Nanotechnology is one of the most important emerging fields of science in this century. It deals with designing, construction, investigation, and utilization of systems at the nanoscale. Another interesting research discipline of current day is biotechnology, which gives us a way to understand biological system and to utilize our knowledge for industrial manufacturing. Nanobiotechnology lies at the interface of these two research fields. It exploits nanotechnology and biotechnology to analyze and create nanobiosystems to meet a wide variety of challenges and develops a wide range of applications.
Dinamika Hubungan Berbatu antara Indonesia dan Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM)

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Konflik antara Pemerintah Indonesia dan OPM (Organisasi Papua Merdeka) di provinsi Papua telah berlangsung selama beberapa dekade. OPM mendukung kemerdekaan Papua dan konflik ini melibatkan kekerasan, konfrontasi bersenjata, dan pelanggaran hak asasi manusia. Meskipun Pemerintah Indonesia telah mengeluarkan lima kebijakan untuk menyelesaikan konflik ini, upaya tersebut belum terlalu signifikan. Organisasi Papua Merdeka terus melakukan perlawanan bersenjata dan upaya pemisahan diri dari Indonesia. Konflik ini memerlukan pendekatan kolaboratif dan holistik untuk menemukan solusi tanpa memakan korban lagi. Kata kunci: Konflik, Papua, OPM, Indonesia, Kemerdekaan, Kekerasan, Kebijakan, Perlawanan Bersenjata, Pendekatan Kolaboratif, Solusi.DOI: https://doi.org/10.33005/jgp.v12i01.4219
Resolution of Multiple Severe Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug-Induced Colonic Strictures with Prednisone Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

A 69-year-old woman on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was admitted to a university hospital with abdominal pain, profound anemia and melena stools. Duodenal ulceration and subsequent healing were documented. Colonoscopy revealed haustral ulceration and NSAID-induced colonic diaphragm disease. Discontinuation of NSAID therapy did not result in endoscopic change, but a 20-week course of prednisone was followed by complete resolution. This is the first case describing prednisone monotherapy for such strictures, and only the second in which endoscopic resolution has been documented. With further supporting experience, prednisone may be considered in addition to NSAID discontinuation for patients with this rare but serious complication.
ANALYSIS OF MULTITEMPORAL AND MULTISENSOR REMOTE SENSING DATA FOR CROP ROTATION MAPPING

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract. For accurate regional modelling of (agro-)ecosystems, up-to-date land use information is essential to assess the impact of the permanent changing vegetation cover of agricultural land on matter fluxes in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere (SVA) system. In this regard, officially available land use datasets are mostly inadequate, since they only provide generalised information concerning agricultural land use. In this contribution, we present our work for the year 2008 on the generation of multi temporal, disaggregated land use data with the goal to derive a crop rotation map for the years 2008–2010 for the study area of the research project CRC/TR 32. For this purpose, the Multi-Data Approach (MDA) was used to integrate multitemporal remote sensing classifications with additional spatial information by the means of expert knowledge-based production rules. Our results show that the information content of a land use dataset is considerably enhanced by combining crop type information of multiple observations during each growing season. For a sufficient temporal coverage, the usage of multiple sensors is generally inevitable. Thus, datasets of ASTER, Landsat TM &amp; ETM&amp;plus; as well as IRS-P6 were incorporated. In terms of classification accuracy our analysis yielded similar results with support vector machines (SVM) and the classical maximum likelihood classifier (MLC) for all sensors, with SVM being mostly only slightly better. For the refinement of land parcel boundaries and the reduction of misclassification, the incorporation of the 'field block' (FB) vector information was very effective. 'Field blocks', provided by the chamber of agriculture, are coherent agricultural areas with (relatively) permanent boundaries. As a result, a much more accurate differentiation of agricultural land and non-agricultural land was achieved. With the enhanced annual MDA land use data of the three consecutive years containing crop type information sufficient information is available for the derivation of crop rotation. Again, adapted knowledge-based production rules are used for this purpose.
Learning in the first-person

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

In Australia, as in most other developed countries, the days of the didactic teaching practices of yesteryear are disappearing, being replaced by immersive and engaging pedagogies. Underpinning these pedagogies is a shift towards the acceptance that learning in an authentic manner results in a positive learning experience resulting in deeper learning. Together with the ever-changing digital technologies is the interplay they have with pedagogy. This paper reports on a work-in-progress study investigating the hypothesis that learning in the first-person, in an experiential learning context, results in deep learning. The first stage of the study investigates the development of learning content presented in a first-person view on mobile phone. Nurse educators participated in the development of a prototype learning object of an intricate task that is best learnt if the learner sees what the nurse sees, and is available when they need it. Preliminary findings show that content choice, situation and environment for the creation of the task are critical to the using a first-person view in the development of content to be viewed in the first-person.
Final Report on the Corpus Acquisition & Annotation subsystem and its components

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

PANACEA WP4 targets the creation of a Corpus Acquisition and Annotation (CAA) subsystem for the acquisition and processing of monolingual and bilingual language resources (LRs). The/nCAA subsystem consists of tools that have been integrated as web services in the PANACEA platform of LR production. D4.2 Initial functional prototype and documentation in T13 and D4.4 Report on the revised Corpus Acquisition & Annotation subsystem and its components in T23 provided initial and updated documentation on this subsystem, while this deliverable presents the final documentation of the subsystem as it evolved after the third development cycle of the project. The deliverable is structured as follows. The Corpus Acquisition Component (i.e. the Focused Monolingual and Bilingual Crawlers (FMC/FBC)) is described in section 2. The final list of/ntools for corpus normalization (cleaning and de-duplication) is detailed in section 3. Section 4 provides documentation on all NLP tools included in the subsystem. Due to its nature, this deliverable aggregates considerable parts of all previous WP4 deliverables. The main new additions include a) new functionalities for, among others, crawling strategy, de-duplication, and detection of parallel document pairs; and b) new NLP tools for syntactic analysis, named entity recognition, tweet processing and anonymization.
An Intelligent System for Monitoring Tower Cranes on Construction Sites

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

An Intelligent System for Monitoring Tower Cranes on Construction Sites M. A. Nadar, C. A. Awakian, H. K. Khoury Pages 1239-1246 (2013 Proceedings of the 30th ISARC, Montréal, Canada, ISBN 978-1-62993-294-1, ISSN 2413-5844) Abstract: Harsh and dynamic construction sites are generally equipped with cranes in order to rapidly and conveniently move heavy loads from one location to the other. If not properly inspected and managed, this operation can be very hazardous and lead to accidents. As such, a reliable and self-contained monitoring system that can update construction and safety personnel about the status of the crane, the weight of the load lifted, the location of the boom with respect to nearby buildings and other tower cranes, and the weather conditions under which the crane is operating, is deemed necessary. This can lead to significant time and cost savings as well as safety and productivity improvement due to the accuracy and immediacy of relevant on-site crane information delivery. This paper takes the initial steps and presents research targeted at evaluating the capability of wireless sensor networks (WSN) for monitoring tower crane operations in construction environments. A reliable long range WSN system is implemented and information is obtained from various special-purpose sensors (temperature, wind, proximity, etc.) mounted on special motes that relay data to and from each other and a central hub. The latter continuously monitors and manages network performance and relays incoming data to the host application. This application, in turn, displays the received data, and maps it onto a user-friendly visualization scheme, triggering alarms when a set of pre-programmed rules and safety conditions are crossed. The components of the proposed system have been tested through proof of concept experiments and preliminary results highlighted the potential of WSN systems for improving monitoring of tower cranes and reducing related accidents on construction sites, especially in Lebanon and the Middle East region where safety precautions are usually not properly implemented. Keywords: Tower crane accidents, Construction safety, Tower crane monitoring, WSN DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2013/0139 Download fulltext Download BibTex Download Endnote (RIS) TeX Import to Mendeley
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Binding Affinities of Novel Spirocyclic Lactam Peptidomimetics of Somatostatin.

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

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Synthesis and Structural Characterization of CdFe2O4 Nanostructures

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

The synthesis of CdFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles has been achieved by a simple thermal decomposition method from the inorganic precursor, [CdFe 2 (cin) 3 (N 2 H[Formula: see text]], which was obtained by a simple precipitation method from the corresponding metal salts, cinnamic acid and hydrazine hydrate. The precursor was characterized by hydrazine and metal analyses, infrared spectral analysis and thermo gravimetric analysis. On appropriate annealing, [CdFe 2 (cin) 3 (N 2 H[Formula: see text]] yielded CdFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles. The XRD studies showed that the crystallite size of the particles was 13[Formula: see text]nm. The results of HRTEM studies also agreed well with those of XRD. SAED pattern of the sample established the polycrystalline nature of the nanoparticles. SEM images displayed a random distribution of grains in the sample.
[Ophthalmologic pathology in the pregnant woman].

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Literature review and report of personal cases concerning the ocular physiopathological problems of pregnant women. Are studied especially chorioretinal perturbations: surgical and medical retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, choroiditis with pseudohistoplasmosis and toxoplasmosis. Are also studied the variations of the visual acuity, ocular tumors and pituitary tumors.
APO therapy for malignant lymphoma of large cell "histiocytic" type of childhood: analysis of treatment results for 29 patients

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Abstract Twenty-nine patients with biopsy-proven malignant lymphoma of large- cell “histiocytic” type were treated with the APO protocol (vincristine, adriamycin, and prednisone). Treatment consisted of two years of therapy with a modified adriamycin-containing acute lymphoblastic leukemia regimen with preventive cranial irradiation and regional radiotherapy (for patients with clinically localized lymphoma). The median age was 13 years (range, two to 20 years). Thirteen patients had localized disease (stage I, II), and 16 had disseminated disease (stage III, IV). The median follow-up is four years (range, seven months to nine years), and Kaplan-Meier estimates of overall and relapse-free survival are 83% and 76%, respectively. No recurrences have been observed in primary or bulk sites of lymphoma in the group of children treated with chemotherapy only. We conclude that the APO protocol, which was modeled after an acute lymphoblastic leukemia regimen, combined with regional radiotherapy can produce long- term remissions for children with malignant lymphoma of large cell “histiocytic” type.