jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Food Sustainability Knowledge, Attitudes, and Dietary Habits among Students and Professionals of the Health Sciences

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

The importance of a sustainable diet is an emerging concept within sustainable food systems. Food systems emit 30% of greenhouse gases, which needs to change. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and habits of students and professionals in the health sciences regarding a sustainable diet, comparing these to the Spanish population. We further aimed to analyse the consistency between the knowledge and attitudes of these individuals and their dietary habits and analyse the consumption of different food groups that are typical of a sustainable diet. A survey was completed by a total of 415 participants, both university students in the health sciences and health professionals. These two groups were more knowledgeable of sustainable diets than the general population, although certain concepts are unfamiliar to both populations. A positive attitude towards sustainable food habits was also observed among the population studied. The health sector reported having better eating habits than the overall population. A significant positive correlation was observed between higher fruit and vegetable consumption and deeper knowledge and more favourable attitudes. People with less knowledge and worse attitudes reported consuming more red and processed meat. The findings of this study could inform targeted interventions for health professionals given the need to promote a healthy diet but also a healthy and sustainable diet for planetary health.
Does social organisation shape crop diversity? A case study among Tharaka farmers in Kenya

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Identifying the factors that influence crop diversity patterns in-situ is a major challenge for its conservation. Despite the role of farmers in the construction and management of crop diversity, social factors have been widely neglected in this approach. Can different social groups living in the same environment have different folktaxonomy underlying crop diversity ? In the Tharaka community on the Eastern side of Mount Kenya, farmers living in the same neighboring group (ntora) usually cooperate for agricultural tasks. In contrast, cooperation between groups is uncommon and reflects the scarcity of their social relations which limits potentially the exchange of knowledge. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) folktaxonomies of 95 tharaka farmers belonging to 11 ntora were compared to describe knowledge exchange patterns through social network. Inter-class multivariate analysis was applied to compare crop species and sorghum landraces inventory between ntora. The comparison or crop species inventory between ntora reveals differences. Free lists of sorghum landraces cultivated by tharaka farmers were recorded, enabling us to compare the sorghum folktaxonomy between ntora. The names used by farmers to identify sorghum landraces were significantly different between ntora and reflected differences of folktaxonomy. The influence of social network on crop diversity patterns in- situ is hence discussed.
FDM-FSK star network with a tunable optical filter demultiplexer

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

An optical frequency-division-multiplexed star network is analysed and demonstrated experimentally using two 45Mbit/s frequency-shift-keyed laser channels at 1.5 μm. A tunable fibre Fabry–Perot filter is used as demultiplexer. The analysis predicts and experiment supports a minimum channel spacing of about six times bit rate B for a single FFP and 3B for a tandem FFP.
Comparative Study on the Erosion Mechanism of W70Cu30 Anode in DC Gaseous Arcs

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

An in-situ diagnostic system with respect to the determination of the surface temperature and the splashing erosion quantities was established. Comparative study on the transition phenomenon of the erosion mode of W 70 Cu 30 anode was carried out in Ar and H 2 . Two erosion modes were identified, namely an evaporation-dominated mode and a splash-dominated mode. The results indicate that the detachment of the splashing droplet is driven by the explosion of surface bubbles. Moreover, it is found that the discrepancy in the melting and boiling points of the copper phase and the tungsten skeleton limits the anode surface temperature at first, but promotes the molten ejections through the bubble burst which originates from the copper vapor, when the copper layer above the tungsten skeleton is depleted. These characteristics control the formation of molten pool on the W 70 Cu 30 anode, and lead to the transition of two erosion modes.
AlkB Homolog 5 Regulates Hexokinase 2‐Mediated Glycolysis and Participates in the Progression of Endometriosis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

ABSTRACT Endometriosis is a common gynecological endocrine disease with unclear pathogenesis. Evidence suggests enhanced aerobic glycolysis in ectopic endometrium of endometriosis. The role of N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) modification in female reproductive diseases has been revealed in recent years, and it is involved in the regulation of glycolysis in a variety of diseases. Here, we investigated the regulatory effect of m6A modification on glycolysis and its role in endometriosis. RNA sequencing of ectopic endometrium of endometriosis and normal endometrium revealed that hexokinase 2 (HK2) a glycolysis‐related gene, was significantly up‐regulated in ectopic endometrium of endometriosis. Meanwhile, this result was supported by immunohistochemistry. Subsequently, we found that AlkB homolog 5 (ALKBH5) could upregulate HK2 in human endometrial stromal cells (THESCs). Up‐regulation of ALKBH5 promoted glycolysis, invasion, and migration of THESCs, which could be alleviated by 2‐Deoxy‐d‐glucose (2‐DG). Furthermore, knockdown of HK2 in THESCs overexpressing ALKBH5 significantly attenuated the promoting effects of ALKBH5 on glycolysis, migration, and invasion of THESCs. Moreover, an ALKBH5 inhibitor, 5‐Carboxy‐8‐hydroxyquinoline (IOX1) was found to inhibit the progression of endometriosis and glycolysis in a mouse model of endometriosis. In conclusion, ALKBH5 promoted glycolysis by up‐regulating HK2 and contributed to the progression of endometriosis. ALKBH5 may be a new target for the treatment of endometriosis.
Surgical treatment of idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis: report of five cases.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis is a rare disease of unknown aetiology. It is a benign condition in which abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue occurs within the mediastinum, leading to constriction and obliteration of local structures, particularly the great veins. It is a rare cause of superior vena caval obstruction (1-2%) but one that is potentially amenable to surgical palliation. The results of venous reconstruction in five patients with superior vena caval obstruction secondary to idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis are reported. Reversed autogenous saphenous vein grafts were used in two patients, woven silicone rubber prostheses in two, and bovine pericardial conduits in one patient. Useful long term results were obtained in three patients, but the bovine pericardial graft and one of the vein grafts failed within a few weeks.
Human Pose Estimation in Monocular Omnidirectional Top-View Images

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Human pose estimation (HPE) with convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for indoor monitoring is one of the major challenges in computer vision. In contrast to HPE in perspective views, an indoor monitoring system can consist of an omnidirectional camera with a field of view of 180° to detect the pose of a person with only one sensor per room. To recognize human pose, the detection of keypoints is an essential upstream step. In our work we propose a new dataset for training and evaluation of CNNs for the task of keypoint detection in omnidirectional images. The training dataset, THEODORE+, consists of 50,000 images and is created by a 3D rendering engine, where humans are randomly walking through an indoor environment. In a dynamically created 3D scene, persons move randomly with simultaneously moving omnidirectional camera to generate synthetic RGB images and 2D and 3D ground truth. For evaluation purposes, the real-world PoseFES dataset with two scenarios and 701 frames with up to eight persons per scene was captured and annotated. We propose four training paradigms to finetune or re-train two top-down models in MMPose and two bottom-up models in CenterNet on THEODORE+. Beside a qualitative evaluation we report quantitative results. Compared to a COCO pretrained baseline, we achieve significant improvements especially for top-view scenes on the PoseFES dataset. Our datasets can be found at https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/dst/forschung/comp_vision/datasets/index.php.en.
Green Nana

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal includes scholarship on the work of visual artists, commentary on current issues in Caribbean studies and travelogues. Anthurium remains committed to bridging the digital divide by making peer reviewed, scholarly articles and creative writing available to teachers, students, scholars and persons interested in Caribbean literature and culture worldwide without fee based subscriptions. We would like to thank those of you who continue to support refereed, open access academic e-journals such as ours.
Novel Eco-Efficient Process for Methyl Methacrylate Production

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Methyl methacrylate is an essential chemical used as raw material for the production of other methacrylates and poly-methyl methacrylate. There are various chemistry routes, available or not on the industrial scale, to produce methyl methacrylate. These routes use the same or different raw materials and present common chemistry and processing steps. Many of these routes though, have as a final step the esterification of methacrylic acid with methanol to obtain methyl methacrylate. However, there is no complete process described in the literature for this final esterification step. This paper is the first to propose a solid-based catalytic process for methyl methacrylate production starting from methyl methacrylate and methanol, in a continuous reaction–separation–recycle system. In this specific case, this system is more suitable than reactive distillation due to the unfavorable ranking of boiling points and also due to the presence of several potentially hindering azeotropes. This work also provides an original framework for simulation of other methyl methacrylate processes, by deriving detailed equilibrium and kinetic parameters based on literature experimental data. Rigorous process simulations are carried out in Aspen Plus and Aspen Plus Dynamics for the design and control of the new process. The flowsheet consists mainly of a fixed-bed tubular reactor followed by a sequence of three distillation columns coupled with a decanter. The results show that the process is technically feasible, cost-effective in terms of total annualized costs, and with excellent sustainability metrics, requiring only 2.05 MJ/kg of methyl methacrylate produced.
Clinico-hematological Profile and Cytogenetics in Myelodysplastic Syndrome - A Tertiary Care Experience

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Myelodysplastic syndrome forms a part of the spectrum in the process of transformation to acute leukemia. It becomes important to identify factors which can shift the balance towards acute leukemia. So, what is new? There are already a good number of prognostic factors standardized by WHO. What is less realized is this process of standardization is an ongoing one. In the present study we found three factors which had a poor prognosis. We did an in-depth study covering the clinical and morphological profile of 30 cases and the cytogenetics profile of 13/30 cases of MDS over a period of 5 years. In the present study we found 3 factors which were associated with poor survival and include polymorphic variant of chromosome 9, CD34 positive megakaryocytes in the bone marrow biopsy, and eosinophils with basophilic granules. There are occasional articles on high-level of CD34 expression on megakaryocytes associated with adverse outcome (223), but there is no literature on polymorphic variant of chromosome 9 and eosinophils with basophilic granules in association with MDS. We intend to ignite an interest on this and add to the literature.
Effect of combined inoculations of Rhizobium-Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Leucaena leucocephala CV: Perú

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The work was conducted at the Experimental Station of Soil and Fertilizer “Escambray” land of farmers and associated rural extension. The experimental design was randomized blocks, and treatments: Rizhobium loti V-4033 (Research Institute of Pastures and Forages), mycorrhizal fungi trainers, Rhizobium +mycorrhiza fungi trainers, nitrogen and total control. Inoculation with my corrhiza forming fungi was performed at 10 g/bag Certificate MicoFert Strain the Institute of Ecology and Systematics-3: Glomus spurcum, Topes de Collantes, 85 % colonization of rootlets, while the Rhizobium was inoculated in a dose of 50 g/kg of seed. Variant was nitrogen at 25 kg/ha of urea. The plots occupied 18m2 , with an area of 9 m2 evaluable. When the plants reached 7.5 months and an average height of 143.4 cm proceeded to make the Court of establishment and then four foliage cuts were made every 90 days. Each cut dry biomass yield, and phosphorus content was determined crude protein. The combined inoculation of Rhizobium and mycorrhiza fungi Makers increased the yield of dry biomass, and phosphorus content of crude protein. We conclude proposing the adoption of an alternative methodology using mycorrhiza formers Fungi and Rhizobium in Leucaena leucocephala as a way to increase the yield of dry biomass, decreasing mineral fertilization and contribute to environmental protection
A Major Change or a Necessary Adjustment

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

In January 2014, the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal was commemorated by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) with a day-long workshop entitled One Hundred Years of the Panama Canal: Legacy and Future. This article presents highlights from the workshop, which included a variety of sessions and panels addressing logistical, commercial, financial and economic influences and impacts of the Panama Canal.
Visual Terrain Identification and Surface Inclination Estimation for Improving Human Locomotion with a Lower-Limb Prosthetic

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Lower-limb robotic prosthetics can benefit from context awareness to provide comfort and safety to the amputee. In this work, we developed a terrain identification and surface inclination estimation system for a prosthetic leg using visual and inertial sensors. We built a dataset from which images with high sharpness are selected using the IMU signal. The images are used for terrain identification and inclination is also computed simultaneously. With such information, the control of a robotized prosthetic leg can be adapted to changes in its surrounding.
Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome in a Patient with Hypokalemia but No Hyponatremia

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is characterized by loss of myelin in various parts of the central nervous system. It is mainly caused by a rapid correction of hyponatremia, although other factors that may cause rapid rise in serum osmolality can also be associated with its development. Its prognosis is poor and the recovery rate is unknown. The authors report a rare case of a patient with multiple risk factors for ODS, without hyponatremia, who developed ODS and surprisingly recovered. This case report highlights the importance of recognizing risk factors for the development of ODS, even if the main one is not present.
Unilateral Hearing Loss in Youth: Development of Candidate Items for a Condition‐Specific Validated Instrument

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Objective This study interviewed youth with unilateral hearing, utilizing their responses to generate candidate items for a condition‐specific patient‐reported instrument. Study Design Mixed methods, cross‐sectional. Setting Tertiary care children's hospital. Participants and Methods Youth with unilateral hearing loss and normal hearing in the contralateral ear were identified and recruited for participation through query of an audiometric database and through hearing loss clinics. Interviews with the youth were qualitatively analyzed to identify common themes and generate items related to functional impact. A multi‐institutional expert panel reviewed items with prespecified item selection criteria. Participants rated items for impact on daily life. For preliminary criterion validity assessment, statistical analyses explored correlations between functional scores and type and severity of hearing loss. Results Thirty‐nine youth aged 9 to 18 years with unilateral hearing loss participated; 31% used a hearing device. Fifteen youth participated in interviews; thematic analysis, item crafting, and expert panel item review resulted in 41 items. Twenty‐six youth responded to the items, reporting low functional scores in the domains of sound localization, ear positioning, and noise environment. They reported better levels of function in carrying out group conversations, focusing on schoolwork, and feeling safe during activities. Multivariate linear regression found that youth scored 0.4 points (or approximately 8%) lower on the functional impact scale with every 20–dB HL increase in pure tone average in the abnormal ear. Conclusion Youth with unilateral hearing loss report functional impact, particularly related to sound localization, ear positioning, and noise environment; therefore, they may benefit from a condition‐specific functional assessment instrument.
A clinical study of Sydenham's chorea at University Malaya Medical Centre

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

This is a retrospective clinical study of Sydenham’s chorea admitted to the University Malaya Medical Centre from 1967 to 1997. Three hundred and thirteen patients with acute rheumatic fever were identified. Sydenham’s chorea was seen in 12% (37/313) of the patients. The mean age of onset of chorea was 11.5 years (range 2-21 years). The overall male to female ratio was 1.01:1, with a female preponderance among patients greater than 12 years of age. There was a disproportionate predominance of ethnic Indians among patients with acute rheumatic fever as well as Sydenham’s chorea. Of the patients with Sydenham’s chorea, 65% (24/37) were isolated chorea where there was no other major criteria of acute rheumatic fever. The overall trend was a decline in incidence of acute rheumatic fever over the study period. On the other hand, there were peaks in the incidence of isolated chorea. Isolated chorea was also associated with less frequently raised antistreptolysin O titer, higher recurrence rate, equal sexual predilection, and no development of rheumatic valvular disease after seven years of follow-up, as compared with other patients with mixed chorea, where there was major criteria of acute rheumatic fever. Conclusions: The lack of correlation between the incidence trend of isolated chorea and acute rheumatic fever, with differences in the features of isolated chorea as compared to mixed chorea suggested that some cases of isolated chorea were of non-rheumatic etiology.
Screen Performance and Cleanup Characterization in Horizontal Well Drill-in-Fluids Using a Large-Scale Radial Flow-Cell

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Screen Performance and Cleanup Characterization in Horizontal Well Drill-in-Fluids Using a Large-Scale Radial Flow-Cell Mahmoud Asadi; Mahmoud Asadi Stim-Lab., Inc. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Glenn S. Penny Glenn S. Penny Stim-Lab., Inc. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, October 1999. Paper Number: SPE-56777-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/56777-MS Published: October 03 1999 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Asadi, Mahmoud, and Glenn S. Penny. "Screen Performance and Cleanup Characterization in Horizontal Well Drill-in-Fluids Using a Large-Scale Radial Flow-Cell." Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, October 1999. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/56777-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Search Advanced Search AbstractA large-scale radial flow cell was utilized to characterize 0.004 in. gauge, 0.006 in. gauge, and 0.008 in. gauge 40/60 resin coated prepack screens based on retention testing. In addition, screen cleanup methods such as backflow (flowing water in the injection and production directions), 10% hydrochloric acidization at 120°F, enzyme soaking, and the use of breaker were evaluated on damaged screens. A carbonate drill-in-fluid (DIF) containing 5000 and 10,000 PPM solids was formulated and pumped for three hours at 16 gpm and 120°F into the flow cell and around the screen at a constant 60 psi differential pressure across the screen. Effluent samples of drill-in-fluid were collected to measure total solids. Removal efficiency of each screen was then calculated. Damaged screens were then subjected to one or a combination of various cleanup methods. Permeability of the treated screen was measured to 10-ppg NaCl brine solution and was compared to the screen's original permeability. The degree of plugging was evaluated based on the retained permeability of each screen after being subjected to one of the cleanup methods. Keywords: screen performance, recovery, upstream oil & gas, drilling fluids and materials, cleanup method, drilling fluid chemistry, pressure drop, original permeability, screen permeability, drilling fluid formulation Subjects: Drilling Fluids and Materials, Drilling fluid selection and formulation (chemistry, properties), Screen selection, Sand Control, Completion Operations This content is only available via PDF. 1999. Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.
Cystic ovarian disease in cows — diagnosis and treatment decisions

Field: Veterinary (Health Sciences)

Typically, 5-10% of cows are affected with cystic ovarian disease (COD) per year (Borsberry and Dobson, 1989; Hooijer et al., 2001), but the incidence may be up to 30% in older animals and in particular herds. The traditional definition of a follicular cyst has been a structure of at least 2.5 cm diameter that persists for ten days or more in the absence of a corpus luteum. However, recent findings suggest that follicular cysts may be smaller than 2.5 cm, especially when several cystic structures are present (Douthwaite and Dobson, 2000; Garverick, 2007). Luteal cysts are typically 3 cm or more in diameter and persist for at least 14 days.