nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Association between Knowledge, Perceived Seriousness, Perceived Benefit and Barrier, and Family Support on Adherence to Anti Retrovirus Therapy in Patients with HIV/AIDS

The cumulative of HIV/AIDS cases in Surakarta are 1.212 cases, and 376 of them died in the span of Oktober 2005 until Januari 2014 HIV infections have not found a cure, so it is possible someone with AIDS often experience psychological problems, especially anxiety, depression, which can suppress the immune system, making people more vulnerable against illness and pain. AIDS can not be cured, but the life expectancy of people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA) can be extended with antiretroviral treatment (ART) This treatment can boost immunity so that the quality of life of PLHIV increased  The study was observational analytic research with cross sectional design. The location of research in PHC Manahan Surakarta total of 36 patients with HIV AIDS who do ARV therapy. The data analysis using logistic regression.  There is a positive correlation was not statistically significant from the knowledge of the drugs with antiretroviral therapy adherence (OR=4.03; 95% CI= 0.22 to 73.32; p=0.347) There is a positive correlation was statistically significant on the perception of the seriousness of the disease with antiretroviral therapy adherence (OR=26.70; 95% CI= 1.30 to 550.51; p=0.033) There is a positive relationship and statistically significant on the perception of the benefits and barriers to compliance with antiretroviral therapy (OR=17.73; 95% CI= 1.12 to 279.59; p=0.041) There is a positive correlation was statistically significant from family support with antiretroviral therapy adherence (OR=28.89; 95% CI= 1.24 to 647.71; p=0.036)  The perception of the seriousness of the disease is the most variable bergubungan with antiretroviral therapy adherence (p=0.033) Keywords knowledge about ARV, seriousness of the disease, barriers and family support, adherence ARV therapy Correspondence: Sunaryo. Department of Health, Surakarta.  Sunaryomanahan@gmail.com. Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior (2016) 1(1) 54 61 https:/doi.org/10.26911/thejhpb.2016.01.01.08
[Factors related to treatment adherence in patients with tuberculosis in Pereira, Colombia, 2012 2013]
Venue: Biomedica revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud

According to the World Health Organization, the adherence to the tuberculosis treatment is the extent to which a patient's medication taking coincides with the prescribed treatment. The sum of cured patients and those who have completed treatment (directly observed therapy strategy, DOTS) are pragmatic indicators of the adherence. The patients who do not complete treatment correspond to non adherents.  To determine the relationship between anti tuberculosis treatment adherence and socio demographic, economic, clinical, and drug related objective and subjective factors in patients over 18 years of age.  This was a descriptive, cross sectional study of 174 patient records of the tuberculosis control program and 15 semi structured interviews to non adherent patients during the period between June, 2012, and June, 2013.  The adherence in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis was 94.8% It was higher in patients in the social security contributory regime (p=0.035) Non adherence was 5.2% Drug intolerance was higher in the group of non adherent patients. The lack of family support, absenteeism in the workplace, economic impact and dissatisfaction with the timeliness and the care of the health institution, were important in the decision of non adherence.  Affiliation to the health system regime and drug tolerance were objective factors related to adherence to treatment. The social and economic burden of disease is a subjective factor associated with the decision of not adhering to treatment.
Prospective single arm interventional pilot study to assess a smartphone based system for measuring and supporting adherence to medication
Venue: BMJ Open

Suboptimal medication adherence for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) results in poor clinical outcomes and ongoing infectivity. Directly observed therapy (DOT) is now standard of care for TB treatment monitoring but has a number of limitations. We aimed to develop and evaluate a smartphone based system to facilitate remotely observed therapy via transmission of videos rather than in person observation.  We developed an integrated smartphone and web based system (Mobile Interactive Supervised Therapy, MIST) to provide regular medication reminders and facilitate video recording of pill ingestion at predetermined timings each day, for upload and later review by a healthcare worker. We evaluated the system in a single arm, prospective study of adherence to a dietary supplement. Healthy volunteers were recruited through an online portal. Entry criteria included age =21 and owning an iOS or Android based device. Participants took a dietary supplement pill once, twice or three times a day for 2 months. We instructed them to video each pill taking episode using the system. Outcome Adherence as measured by the smartphone system and by pill count.  42 eligible participants were recruited (median age 24; 86% students) Videos were classified as received confirmed pill intake (3475, 82.7% of the 4200 videos expected) received uncertain pill intake (16, <1% received fake pill intake (31, <1% not received technical issues (223, 5.3% or not received assumed non adherence (455, 10.8% Overall median estimated participant adherence by MIST was 90.0% similar to that obtained by pill count (93.8% There was a good relationship between participant adherence as measured by MIST and by pill count (Spearmans rs 0.66, p<0.001)  We have demonstrated the feasibility, acceptability and accuracy of a smartphone based adherence support and monitoring system. The system has the potential to supplement and support the provision of DOT for TB and also to improve adherence in other conditions such as HIV and hepatitis C.
Gb/s One Time Pad Data Encryption With Synchronized Chaos Based True Random Bit Generators
Venue: Journal of Lightwave Technology

Ultrafast physical random bit generators based on broadband optical signals have been presented lately at astounding speeds. Some of the most popular mechanisms to obtain such random sequences are through signals that emerge from the coherence collapse operation of semiconductor lasers or from the photodetection signal beating of amplified spontaneous emission optical noise. Especially in the first case, the potential of chaotic signals to synchronize offers a great potential for secure communications. In this paper, we combine two unique properties of semiconductor lasers that operate at a chaotic regime: Their potential to become highly synchronized when optically coupled through appropriate configurations and their ability to seed ultrafast true random bit generators. The concurrent fulfillment of both conditions is shown in this paper and is used to demonstrate experimentally the one time pad encryption communication protocol. We report an error free operation of such an encryption system, exceeding for the first time the Gb/s rate. Forward error correction coding is applied on the encryption scheme, in order to drastically reduce the errors of the synchronized true random bit sequences and optimize the decoding performance of the system, while securing the distribution of the random seed.
Fault diagnosis approach of traction transformers in high speed railway combining kernel principal component analysis with random forest

With the rapid development of high speed railways, fault detection and diagnosis for traction transformers are more and more important, and the detection method with high accuracy is the key to assure the normal operation of the traction power supply system. A method based on kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) and random forest (RF) is proposed to diagnose the traction transformer faults in this study. In this method, KPCA can obtain more fault characteristics in high dimensional space through the non linear transformation of the original data with dissolved gas analysis, and RF can utilise these characteristics to construct the classifier group. The experimental results show that the combination of KPCA and RF can effectively extract more characteristics of traction transformer faults to construct the classifiers with better performance, which contributes to the higher accuracy in traction transformer fault diagnosis and gets better anti jamming performance.
Effects of different online peer feedback approaches on students' performance skills, motivation and self efficacy in a dance course
Venue: Comput. Educ.

It has become common practice to video record students' in class dance moves. Such a teaching strategy is able to help students reflect on their dance performance by providing them with visualized feedback. Therefore, in this study, an online peer feedback system for dance education has been developed in order to compare the effects of different modes of online peer feedback on students' dance skills performance, learning motivation, self efficacy, peer review quality, peer assessment correctness, and online learning behaviors. Moreover, interviews were also conducted to elicit the students' opinions regarding this teaching method. The participants were 100 college students from three classes who learned with different online peer feedback modes: videos with peer comments, videos with peer ratings, and videos with a mixed mode (i.e. peer ratings plus peer comments) A 12 week experiment was conducted to evaluate the performances of the three approaches. The experimental results show that, in terms of dance skills, peer ratings could improve the students' group performance, while the mixed mode improved individuals' learning performance. In terms of learning motivation and self efficacy, the correlation analysis shows that the students' intrinsic motivation, self efficacy and dance skill performance were positively correlated. Via analyzing the peer feedback content, it was found that the feedback provided by the mixed mode group was of better quality than that provided by the "peer comments" group; that is, the former provided more detailed feedback to individuals than the latter. Furthermore, it was found that the scores provided by the mixed mode group were highly related to those provided by the teachers, while those provided by the "peer ratings" group were not. The online user behavior analysis further shows that the integration of peer commenting and peer rating is able to promote students' willingness to participate in online learning activities. The interview results also confirm these findings. To sum up, the integration of both peer rating and peer comments is an effective approach that can meet the students' expectations and help them improve their dance skills, peer feedback quality, peer scoring correctness as well as their willingness to participate in online learning activities. An online peer feedback system for dance education was developed.An experiment was conducted to compare the effects of different peer feedback modes.The integrated peer scoring and peer comments approach was effective.The approach improved the students' dance skills.The approach improved the students' learning motivation and self efficacy.
Perubahan Rangkaian Ritual Thaipusam di Kuil Sree Soepramaniem Nagarattar pada Etnik Tamil Medan

Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mendeskripsikan proses pelaksanaan ritual Thaipusam, mengetahui siapa saja pihak yang terlibat, mengetahui makna filosofi, dan menjelaskan perubahan perubahan perayaan ritual Thaipusam di kuil Sree Soepramaniem Nagarattar Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Penulis menggunakan penelitian lapangan field research dengan bentuk observasi non partisipasi non partisipan observer Teknik pengumpulan data antara lain yaitu: wawancara interview observasi serta studi pustaka library research dan dokumentasi untuk menambah data yang relevan. Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut: (1) Proses pelaksanaan Ritual Thaipusam diawali dengan mendoakan susu putih Paal Kudam yang dibawa ke Kuil sampai pada pemujaan terakhir kepada Dewa Murugan usai di arak arak. (2) Pihak yang terlibat dalam mensukseskan perayaan Ritual Thaipusam diantaranya para Pandita para pengurus kuil, para umat yang tergabung dalam kumpulan Chettyar para teknisi lampu, petugas pembersih kuil serta para petugas yang memasak makanan di dapur umum kuil. (3) Makna yang terkandung pada perayaan ini adalah untuk mengenang jasa serta menghormati Dewa Murugan yang telah berhasil mengalahkan kekuatan jahat di muka bumi. (4) Perubahan yang terjadi dalam praktik pelaksanaannya adalah ritual cucuk tubuh, menginjakkan kaki ke bara api, Kavadi pecah kelapa serta arak arak kereta kencana Radhem) Kata Kunci Thaipusam Perubahan;Kuil Sree Soepramaniem Nagarattar Etnik Tamil.
Lane line recognition algorithm based on threshold segmentation and continuity of lane line
Venue: 2016 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC)

In this paper, a new threshold segmentation algorithm is proposed for lane line identification. First of all, in the image preprocessing stage, the gray image is binarized by threshold algorithm based on median filter and Flood Fill algorithm. Then, the binary image is input to the line segment detector (LSD) algorithm. Finally, Non lane markings are removed through geometric characteristics and continuity of lane line. The algorithm has good robustness, real time performance, success rate and accuracy.
Influences of Extraction Techniques on the Quality of Measured Quantities of Pedestrian Characteristics

For the proper understanding and modelling of pedestrian dynamics, reliable empirical data are necessary. Trajectories of every person with a high temporal and spatial resolution allow a detailed analysis of movement as well as the calibration and verification of microscopic models in space and time. To extract individual trajectories on a microscopic level different techniques have been developed depending on miscellaneous requirements. In this paper we analyse how the quality of quantities like velocity or density depend on the technique chosen to track pedestrians. For this purpose, errors due to perspective distortion, use of markers, type of markers, and other conditions will be scrutinized. It turns out that the usage of imaging systems like cameras give currently the best results and that marker particularly structured marker for detecting a person in a crowd obtain the most accurate trajectory especially if the height of the person is coded by the marker or the distance to the camera is measured otherwise. To minimize the errors resulting from the perspective view a small angle of view and thus high mounted cameras should be used for capturing the whole area of interest. The small angle of view also decreases the risk of occlusion and lens systems for large focal lengths usually have a smaller optical distortion error.
Assessment of Goat Production Systems and Factors Affecting Production and Utilization of Goat's Milk in Humbo District of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

This survey study was conducted in Humbo district of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, with the objectives of assessing goat production systems, constraints of goat production, goat milk consumption status and factors affecting goat's milk consumption. Stepwise sampling method was employed and 103 representative households were selected. The mean landholding size was 1.8 ha (ranging from 0.25 to 7 ha) The mean total goat holding was 5.2 heads (ranging from 1 to 22 heads) Goats were reared for asset, meat production, milk production and as source of income. Extensive (55.4% and semi intensive (44.6% were the two goat production systems identified. Ranked by the respondents, shortage of browsing area (1 st feed shortage (2 nd prevalence of disease (3 rd and lack of improved goat breeds (4 th were the major constraints for goat production. Goat milk consumption was not common (about 96% of the respondents did not consume goat's milk) because of different factors including culture (about 85% lack of awareness on the importance of goat milk (9% and low amount of goat's milk produced. Therefore, different improvement strategies that can solve the existing constraints should be employed.  Goat, goat milk, production system
Inquerito sorologico para paramixovirus ofidico em serpentes cativas

The captivity maintenance of snakes is a challenge for the breeders, especially in diseases control. The most common diseases in serpentarium and private collections are the parasites, gastrointestinal problems and respiratory viruses. The biggest concern is the ophidian paramyxovirosis caused by ophidian paramyxovirus (OPMV) which primarily affects the respiratory system and may also involve the nervous system. Often fatal, it was described in Colubridae, Elapidae, Viperidae, Boidae and Pitonidae. This virus is transmitted by aerosols, respiratory secretions, contaminated utensils, ectoparasites such as ticks and digestive excreta. There is no specific treatment or vaccine available. The diagnostic methods are: virus isolation in cell culture; electron microscopy; immunohistochemical; polymerase chain reaction (PCR) hemagglutination inhibition (HI) and liquid phase blocking ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay) This study aimed to make a serological survey, by liquid phase blocking ELISA, searching to the presence of the anti OPMV antibodies in 42 snakes (36 poisonous and six, not poisonous) maintained in the Center for the Study of Venoms and Venomous Animals (CEVAP) UNESP. The serum was collected from caudal ventral vein and sent to the Virology Laboratory of the Biosciences Institute of Botucatu UNESP for evaluation of antibodies titers. The prevalence of seropositives was 9.5% (four animals) all of them Crotalus durissus terrificus. Three of these had the highest antibody titers (strong positive) and were maintained in semi extensive captivity and one with the lowest title (weak positive) was in intensive captive. It is known that in semi extensive captivity, where the animals are in direct contact with the same source of water, there is higher possibility of infection. The result of the strongly positive animals suggests the possibility of recent virus, but not necessarily expressing signs of illness. The weak positive, kept in intensive captivity, was a survivor of an outbreak 12 years ago in CEVAP, which shows that reptiles remained producing antibodies for years. It is not yet clear if these antibodies are protective or just flags of contagion or if these animals are reservoirs of the disease. The ophidian paramyxovirosis is a silent disease, highly contagious and with many cases of sudden death. Finally, case control studies should be conducted for the elucidation if these antibodies indicate viral resistance or reservoir conditions In the last case, the isolation of seropositive animals will be imperative for adequate prophylaxis of the disease.
Biofilm formation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus on food and food contact surfaces increases with rise in temperature

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is recognized as a human foodborne pathogen that is mostly associated with seafood. This pathogen can form a mature biofilm on food and food contact surfaces during food processing. The present study investigated V. parahaemolyticus biofilm formation at various temperatures on shrimp, crab, and stainless steel coupons, using the biofilm formation index (BFI) method on microtiter plates. The results were also confirmed by field emission scanning electron microscopy. Both the BFI values and cultural counts revealed that V. parahaemolyticus biofilm formation was stronger at higher temperatures than at lower temperatures. Biofilm formation differed according to the growth surface type and growth temperature. It was found that higher temperatures (15 37 degC) induced stronger biofilm formation whereas 4 and 10 degC resulted in attachment of the bacterial cells as monolayers. It could be concluded that temperatures of 25 37 degC result in significantly stronger biofilm formation as well as exoprotease and AI 2 production on food and food contact surfaces, indicating that these temperatures might be threatening conditions for food safety.
Homi K. Bhabha: The Location of Culture, Routledge: London/New York 1994, 285 S. (dt. Die Verortung der Kultur, Stauffenburg: Tubingen: 2000, 408 S.

The Location of Culture gilt als Hauptwerk des 1949 in Bombay, Indien geborenen Literaturwissenschaftlers Homi K. Bhabha, der Geisteswissenschaften an der Harvard Universitat lehrt und zu den wichtigsten Vertretern der postkolonialen Theorie zahlt. Obwohl als Monografie erschienen, stellt das Buch eher eine Aufsatzsammlung als eine in sich geschlossene Abhandlung dar neun seiner zwolf Kapitel sind Wiederabdrucke aus Zeitschriften oder Sammelbanden und konnen daher gut unabhangig voneinander gelesen werden.
Circular cylinders with soft porous cover for flow noise reduction

The use of porous materials is one of several approaches to passively control or minimize the generation of flow noise. In order to investigate the possible reduction of noise from struts and other protruding parts (for example components of the landing gear or pantographs) acoustic measurements were taken in a small aeroacoustic wind tunnel on a set of circular cylinders with a soft porous cover. The aim of this study was to identify those materials that result in the best noise reduction, which refers to both tonal noise and broadband noise. The porous covers were characterized by their air flow resistivity, a parameter describing the permeability of an open porous material. The results show that materials with low air flow resistivities lead to a noticeable flow noise reduction. Thereby, the main effect of the porous cylinder covers is that the spectral peak of the aeolian tone due to vortex shedding appears much narrower, but is not suppressed completely. Based on the measurement results, a basic model for the estimation of the total peak level of the aeolian tone was derived. In addition to the minimization of the vortex shedding noise, a reduction of broadband noise can be observed, especially at higher Reynolds numbers. The noise reduction increases with decreasing air flow resistivity of the porous covers, which means that materials that are highly permeable to air result in the best noise reduction.
Noise silencing technology for manifold flow noise based on ANSYS fluent

Fluid dynamic noise, namely, flow noise, produced by eddy disturbances and friction along the pipe walls becomes a significant problem in a natural gas transmission and distribution station. The Sound Pressure Level (SPL) distribution of the manifold flow noise is studied based on a theoretical method that combines large eddy simulations with the Ffowcs Williams Hawkings (FW H) acoustic analogy theory. The results shows that decreased with the inlet pipe diameter, the acoustic energy and the SPL of the flow noise at the end of the inlet pipe gradually increased. A small hole muffler is designed and installed to address the manifold flow noise, and their noise reduction effects are subsequently analyzed. The results show that the small hole muffler effectively reduced low frequency noise up to 37.4 dB, and the mean noise reduction is about 20.9 dB.