jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Vertebral Metastases with High Risk of Symptomatic Malignant Spinal Cord Compression

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

To find vertebral metastases with high risk of symptomatic malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC), features of vertebral metastases caused motor deficits of the lower extremities were examined. From 2004 through 2006, 78 patients with metastases of the thoracic and/or the cervical spine were treated with radiation therapy (RT). Of these, 86 irradiated lesions in 73 patients were evaluable by magnetic resonance imaging and/or computed tomography at the initiation of RT and were reviewed retrospectively in this study. Twenty-eight patients (38%) had motor deficits at the initiation of RT. Assessed factors were age, sex, primary disease (lung, breast, digestive system and other cancer), lamina involvement, main level of tumor location and vertebral-body involvement. Incidence of motor deficits at the initiation of RT was 55% for lesions with lamina involvement and 5% for lesions without lamina involvement (P < 0.0001). Incidence of motor deficits was 15% for lesions located mainly in the cervical spine and/or the upper thoracic spine (Th1–4), 54% for lesions located mainly in the middle thoracic spine (MTS) (Th5–8) and 30% for lesions located mainly in the lower thoracic spine (Th9–12) (P = 0.0095). Age, sex, primary disease and vertebral-body involvement were not statistically significant factors for incidence of motor deficits due to MSCC (P > 0.9999, P = 0.7798, P = 0.1702 and P = 0.366, respectively). Vertebral metastases with lamina involvement tended to cause symptomatic MSCC. Latent development of MSCC occurred more frequently in the MTS compared with other levels of the thoracic and the cervical spine.
The Effect of Public Satisfaction in Public Services with Variables Mediated By Perceptions of Uu No.33 and 34 of 1964 (Case Research at Pt.Jasa Raharja as the Represent of Surabaya)

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The purpose of the reseach was to determine the effect of public satisfaction on public services at PT.Jasa Raharja as the represent of Surabaya which was mediated by the perception of the insurance constitution (UU no 33 and 34 of 1964). This is a type of comparative causal research using a quantitative approach, using primary data supported by a questionnaire tool with public respondents in the management of insurance services, in this case the heirs/families of accident victims in making claims for compensation to PT Jasa Raharja as the represent of Surabaya.The population in this reseach cannot be determined (Infinite Population). so that way the sampling method used Nonprobability Sampling which is a sampling technique by not providing the same opportunity for each element or member of the population to be selected as a sample, with a set sample of 52 respondents who during data collection they carried out the management of compensation at least 2 times. the questionnaire as an instrument was processed using the SEM approach of Warp PLS 6.0.The result of reseach showed service quality, trustment, had a positive impact on the level of satisfaction of the people who used the services of PT Jasa Raharja as the Represent of Surabaya, but the responsibility for using the services had a negative impact on the level of public satisfaction, service quality and trust in mediating perceptions of insurance constitution policies. has a positive and significant impact on the level of public satisfaction, while the responsibility mediated by the perception of the insurance constitution policy has a negative and significant impact on the level of public satisfaction.Recently, it was found that the level of public satisfaction with accident insurance services at PT Jasa Raharja as the Represent of Surabaya depends on the behavior of company employees in providing services.
NEW RESULTS FROM A GLOBAL SURVEY USING MERIS MCI

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

Global composites of MCI (Maximum Chlorophyll Index) at 5-km spatial resolution from the European Space Agency’s sensor MERIS provide a tool for mapping of intense surface blooms and marine vegetation. The MERIS MCI measures the waterleaving radiance at 709 nm relative to a background radiance linearly interpolated between 681 and 754 nm, and indicates the presence of high surface concentrations of chlorophyll a against a scattering background. The index is high in “red tide ” conditions (intense, visible, surface plankton blooms), and also when aquatic vegetation is present. A bloom search based on MCI has resulted in detection of a wide variety of events, as well as providing the first large area survey of pelagic Sargassum. MCI composite images have been produced daily from all MERIS (daylight) passes of Reduced Resolution (RR) data since June 9 2002. These allow the full globe to be searched, though the reduced spatial resolution may cause smaller events to be missed. This paper describes observations of plankton blooms, Sargassum and coral reefs. The MCI is not available from MODIS, SeaWiFS or the future US VIIRS, since these do not have a 709 nm band. 1.
Inflammatory breast carcinoma incidence and survival

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

BACKGROUND Little is known about the cause of inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer. To the authors' knowledge, no studies have investigated whether IBC risk factors are different from those for breast carcinoma overall, and there has been only one report of IBC incidence and survival patterns. METHODS The authors used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program of the National Cancer Institute for the period 1975-1992 to calculate age-adjusted incidence and survival rates for 913 white and 121 African American women with IBC involving dermal invasion of lymphatic ducts and 166,375 white and 13,674 African American women with other types of breast carcinoma (non-IBC). RESULTS Between 1975-1977 and 1990-1992, IBC incidence doubled, increasing among whites from 0.3 to 0.7 cases per 100,000 person-years and among African Americans from 0.6 to 1.1 cases. However, rates for African Americans varied due to the small numbers of IBC cases. The twofold increase in IBC incidence was higher than that observed for non-IBC during the same period (27% for African Americans and 25% for whites). IBC patients were significantly younger at diagnosis than non-IBC patients; and among both IBC and non-IBC patients, African Americans were younger than whites. Overall survival was significantly worse for IBC patients than for non-IBC patients and for African Americans than for whites. Among whites, 3-year survival improved more for IBC patients than for non-IBC patients between 1975-1979 and 1988-1992, increasing from 32% to 42% for IBC patients (P = 0.0001) and from 80% to 85% for non-IBC patients (P = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The disparities observed in incidence trends and age at diagnosis, particularly according to race, highlight the need for further investigation of the differences between IBC and non-IBC incidence. Cancer 1998;82:2366-2372. © 1998 American Cancer Society.
Impact of electronic word of mouth on hotel sales

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

The Internet’s impact on the sales and marketing of hotels and their services is wellknown. The recent advent of Web 2.0 is reshaping the impact of the Internet in all sectors including hospitality. Just like the impact that traditional word of mouth (WOM) has on sales, Web 2.0 has transformed WOM to electronic word of mouth (eWOM) in influencing consumers’ choice of hotels. A study was conducted with this in mind to explore the impact of eWOM on travelers’ hotel choice. This paper, based on a street survey containing 128 responses, notes that consumer online reviews indeed have an impact in influencing tourists’ hotel choice.
De la violencia a la palabra. Hacia la recuperación del espacio político

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The present research article studies, in the context of the situation the democracies in Latin America, necessary conditions to promote, from diverse situations of mere survival, the construction of effective political life as an expression of spaces designed and practiced from and for coexistence. The characteristics and consequences of situations of “desciudadanía” generated by the violence produced by the imposition of relations of power or relations of market competitiveness that significantly restrict the political space are analyzed with a qualitative methodology. Emphasizing the steps to advance spaces for deliberation and the construction of agreements, in the conclusions the article attaches particular importance to the implementation of a political language of coexistence that redefines the traditional discursive functions to highlight its function of transformation with to the reconstruction of active citizenship.
Impact of angular displacement between dual plasmonic layers in LSPR-PCF sensing

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

This paper presents a pioneering method to enhance sensitivity in plasmonic photonic crystal fiber (PCF) sensors by integrating localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) with dual plasmonic materials, gold and Aluminium Zinc Oxide (AZO). The uniqueness of the proposed work lies in the analysis of the angular displacement between the dual plasmonic materials at four discrete angles (0, 60, 120, and 180) while maintaining other structural parameters constant. The air hole combinations are also strategically arranged to ensure proper light guidance to the plasmonic layers. An enhancement of 1.8x has been achieved for the maximal WS by altering the angular displacement. A modified method of evaluating AS has been proposed through which the attainable value is -9970.36 RIU-1, while eliminating off-resonant dips in the spectra. This value surpasses those reported in recent works, which focused on limited angle configurations. Apart from the promising improvements in sensing parameters, riveting information regarding the electric field pattern of the plasmonic modes and the trend in the confinement loss are obtained which are critical for machine learning integration in photonics. The novelty of this work lies in achieving preferable optical parameters using a specific combination of plasmonic materials and air holes without altering their original dimensions, a feat not previously demonstrated. This study opens new avenues for advancing sensitivity in plasmonic PCF sensors, offering promising prospects for diverse sensing applications.
Combination of bioactive phytochemical and synthetic anthelmintics: in vivo and in vitro assessment of the albendazole-thymol association

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

The search of novel strategies is an urgent need considering the widespread increasing of anthelmintic resistance in livestock. Bioactive phytochemicals may contribute to improve parasite control by enhancing the effect of existing anthelmintic drugs. This work evaluated the in-vivo and in-vitro pharmaco-chemical interaction and the in-vivo efficacy of the combination of albendazole (ABZ) with a phenolic natural monoterpene, thymol (TML), in lambs naturally infected with resistant gastrointestinal nematodes. Thirty (30) lambs were allocated into three (3) experimental groups. Each group was treated orally with either ABZ (5 mg/kg), Thymol (150 mg/kg, twice every 24 h) or the co-administration of both compounds. Blood samples were collected between 0 and 51 h post-treatment and TML, ABZ and its metabolites were determined by HPLC. Individual faecal samples were collected at days -1 and 14 post-treatment to perform the faecal eggs count reduction test. Additionally, the effect of TML on the metabolic sulphoreduction and the sulphonation of ABZ sulphoxide was in-vitro assessed using ruminal content and liver microsomes, respectively. No changes on the pharmacokinetic behavior of ABZ sulphoxide were observed in the presence of the natural product (TML). In contrast, the ABZ sulphone Cmax and AUC were lower (p<0.05) in the co-administered animals (0.16±0.07 µg/mL y 3.63±1.21 µg.h/mL) compared with those that received ABZ alone (0.45±0.15 µg/mL and 9.50±2.84 µg.h/mL). TML was detected in the bloodstream between 1 and 51 h post-treatment, which indicates the time of target nematodes exposure to the bioactive monoterpene. However, the in-vivo efficacy of TML was 0% and the presence of TML did not increase the efficacy of ABZ. The presence of TML inhibited significantly (P< 0.05) the ruminal sulphoreduction and the hepatic sulphonation of ABZ sulphoxide. In-vivo pharmaco-parasitological studies are relevant to corroborate the adverse kinetic/metabolic interactions and the efficacy of bioactive natural products combined with synthetic anthelmintics.
Implementing aerial refueling system for "CH-47D" helicopter

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Aerial refuelling is an important factor to improve the combat capability of military aircraft, which can increase the flight time and flight endurance. The proposed thesis is to investigate the technical feasibility of implementing an aerial refuelling system on the existing Chinook CH-47D military helicopter of the Republic of Singapore Airforce (RSAF) and to analyze the performance of an installed aerial refuelling system using Flowmaster simulation software.
Palynological and Sequence Stratigraphy Framework of Campanian-Maastrichtian Deposit of Anambra Basin, Awgu Section, Southeast Nigeria

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

A combination of palynological and palynofacies data are used as lithological evidence to describe sequence stratigraphic framework. Hence, the objective of this paper as to deploy the palynological and sequence stratigraphy framework of Campanian-Maastrichtian deposit of Anambra Basin, Awgu Section, Southeast Nigeria using standard techniques. The sequence stratigraphic analysis of the various succession in the studied outcrop sections identified parasequences limited by flooding surfaces with no evidence of erosion. The Nkporo and Mamu Formations were dated using the associated palynomorphs. The Anambra Basin show some complexity in terms of depositional style, sequence stratigraphy and control during the early and post infill of the structurally control basin. The outcrop sections logged reveals the presence of key stratigraphic surfaces and system tracts. The results from this study provides useful information of reservoir and seal rocks that are essential for hydrocarbon accumulation and stratigraphic trapping on the bases of the alternating high stand, low stand and transgressive system tracts.
Entering the space of pragmatics

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This paper was commissioned by the organizers of the second annual conference of the Pragmatics Association of Nigeria, held at Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State. The paper was meant to serve as an invitation to those who are not aware of the beauty of pragmatics as a discipline. There are even many scholars in the discipline who are not conscious of the linguistic potentials of the discipline. This short paper gives some insight to the scope and promises of pragmatics and clears the way for those who might be interested in joining the moving train of the discipline.
Relationship between vitamin A deficiency and infectious diseases among children

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

To investigate the relationship between vitamin A deficiency(VAD) and infectious disease. Under the light proof condition, sera vitamin A(VA) concentration was determined by micro fluorescence method from the sera isolated from finger blood under strict quality control. The incidences for fever, acute respiratory tract infection(ARI), diarrhea were positively correlated with the incidence of vitamin A deficiency; the average quantity of vitamin A was negatively correlated with the incidence of fever and other diseases.[Conclusion] In China the individual or group children with low sera vitamin A, high deficiency are more vulnerable to occurrences of infectious disease. This demonstrates that vitamin A deficiency is one of the important factors related to occurrences of acute infectious diseases in children.
Qualitative Analyses of Couples’ Text Messages: Methods Reflection

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Qualitative data analysis of text messages presents a unique methodological challenge for researchers and is largely absent specific guidelines to determine best practices in analysis as well as team management. This is especially true when the text messages are sexual and intimate in nature as researchers have new insight into previously private partnered communication. This research note explores the challenges and considerations in qualitative text message, specifically sexting, research. Although most current text message research is quantitative in nature rather than using qualitative analyses, the ubiquity of text messaging as a form of communication necessitates other approaches. Specifically, we explore how emotional this type of study can be for researchers and provide recommendations for how to manage researchers’ interactions with the data. We also discuss how reading and coding sexts and text messages between new couples can force researchers to uncomfortably reflect on their own relationships and how best to manage these challenges. We propose that this work is “messy” and teams interested in analysis of text messages should be structurally prepared for the emotional labor required.
Unraveling how probiotic yogurt works

Field: Immunology and Microbiology (Life Sciences)

Previous investigations have shown that certain strains of lactobacilli can competitively exclude uropathogens from attaching to uroepithelial cells and from causing urinary tract infection in animials. The finding of an inhibitory effect produced by Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus GR-1 against the growth of uropathogens was investigated further using two Escherichia coli indicator strains Hu 734 and ATCC 25922. There were two phases to the inhibitor studies. The first one using an agar sandwich technique showed that an inhibitor activity was heat stable and inhibitory to the E. coli. The second phase showed that MRS broth provided optimum lactobacilli growth and inhibitor production. In addition, the inhibition was present under conditions buffering for acid and pH. The data indicated that the inhibitory effect was not due to bacteriophages or hydrogen peroxide. Strain GR-1 was found to coaggregate with E. coli ATCC 25922 in urine, a phenomenon that has not previously been reported for urogenital bacteria. An in vitro assay system was developed to study the coaggregation of various lactobacilli and uropathogens. The results demonstrated that highest coaggregation scores occurred after 4 h incubation at 37°C with lactobacilli and two type-1 fimbriated E. coli strains. Of the nine lactobacilli strains tested, each was found to coaggregate with 2 or more of the 13 uropathogens. The dominance of inhibitor-producing lactobacilli on the urogenital epithelium and the ability of these organisms to interact closely with uropathogens would constitute an important host defense mechanism against infection.
CHIRAL SYMMETRY OF HEAVY-LIGHT-QUARK

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

The recent discoveries by the BaBar and CLEO II collaborations on the splitting between Ds and ˜ Ds which exhibited surprises in the structure of heavy-light-quark systems are connected – via the Harada-Yamawaki “vector manifestation ” of hidden local symmetry – to chiral symmetry restoration expected to take place at some critical temperature Tc in heavy-ion collisions or at some critical density nc in the deep interior of compact stars, the main theme of this symposium. This unexpected connection exemplifies the diversity of astro-hadronic phenomena discussed in this meeting. 1. Foreword This is the last talk of this Symposium and as such it is supposed to conclude it. What distinguishes this meeting from other meetings of a similar scope is the diversity of the topics covered, ranging from hadron/particle physics to astrophysics, but with a common objective, that is, to explore the extreme state of matter in high density or/and high temperature. Given the diversity and the exploratory stage of the development, it would be presumptuous of me to make any conclusion on any subtopic of the meeting, not to mention the totality, so what I will do is to present to you yet another surprising development that at first sight might appear unrelated to the main theme of the meeting but as it turns out, has an uncanny connection to what we have been discussing throughout this meeting. What I shall present here is a combination of the work I did with Maciej A. Nowak and Ismail Zahed a decade ago 1 and the work I did very
The Form of Referential Expressions in Discourse

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Abstract Most instances of real‐life language use involve discourses in which several sentences or utterances are coherently linked through the use of repeated references. Repeated reference can take many forms, and the choice of referential form has been the focus of much research in several related fields. In this article we distinguish between three main approaches: one that addresses the ‘why’ question – why are certain forms used in certain contexts; one that addresses the ‘how’ question – how are different forms processed; and one that aims to answer both questions by seriously considering both the discourse function of referential expressions, and the cognitive mechanisms that underlie their processing cost. We argue that only the latter approach is capable of providing a complete view of referential processing, and that in so doing it may also answer a more profound ‘why’ question – why does language offer multiple referential forms.
Rural Hunger Fact Sheet

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Rates of food insecurity among rural households are generally higher than urban households. The irony is that many of these food-insecure households are in the very rural and farm communities whose productivity feeds the world and provides low-cost wholesome food for American consumers.*Employment is more concentrated in low-wage industries;*Unemployment and underemployment are greater;*Education levels are lower;*Work-support services, such as flexible and affordable child care and public transportation, are less available;*The rural marketplace offers less access to communication and transportation networks; and*Offers companies less access to activities that foster administration, research and development.
In re Motomura and Others.

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Subjects of Laws of War — !Responsibility of Superior for War Crimes Committed by Persons under his Authority. War Crimes — Punishment of — Plea of Superior Orders. Belligerent Occupation — Civilian Inhabitants — Treatment of — Case Indiscriminate Mass Arrests, Systematic Terrorism, Torture and Ill-treatment of Civilian Inhabitants — War Crimes — Authors of — Responsibility of Superior for War Crimes Committed by Persons under his Authority — Plea of Superior Orders.