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Blankley, Alan I. "Using SQL to Develop Database Query Proficiency: A Follow-Up Note to Borthick, Jones, and Kim (2001)." Journal of Information Systems 20, no. 1 (March 1, 2006): 117–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/jis.2006.20.1.117.
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In the Spring 2001 issue of Journal of Information Systems (JIS), Borthick et al. (2001) presented a case in which students were to query a Microsoft Access database in order to determine the mutual assurance concerning customer service for an automobile manufacturer and its local dealer network. I follow-up this case by presenting an additional teaching note to the case that develops query strategies and solutions for the case using Oracle and its SQL application, SQL-Plus.
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Yusuf, Arif Maulana, Yeny Rostiani, Rahmat Gunawan, and Renanda Claudia. "Implementasi Pembelian Kredit Bahan Baku Material Menggunakan Aplikasi MYOB Accounting V18 Pada PT Mitra Metal Sejati." is The Best Accounting Information Systems and Information Technology Business Enterprise this is link for OJS us 6, no. 1 (June 21, 2021): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.34010/aisthebest.v6i1.4524.
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PT Mitra Metal Sejati merupakan salah satu perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang jasa mekanikal dan machining fabrikasi. Dalam melakukan kegiatan usahanya perusahaan membutuhkan pembelian bahan baku material untuk dapat menjalankan kegiatannya. Pencatatan pembelian kredit merupakan bagian penting dalam suatu perusahaan karena nantinya pencatatan tersebut berkaitan dengan hutang yang merupakan kewajiban sebuah perusahaan. Tujuan penelitian ini menyajikan informasi pembelian dan hutang secara terkomputerisasi yang cepat dan akurat. Metodologi penelitian yang penulis gunakan terdapat beberapa tahapan diawali dengan perencanaan, pengumpulan data, pengolahan data, dan migrasi data ke aplikasi MYOB Accounting Plus V18. Pencatatan pembelian bahan baku material pada PT Mitra Metal Sejati masih menggunakan Microsoft Excel dan belum terkomputerisasi sehingga sering terjadi kesalahan. Kesalahan atau permasalahan yang terjadi pada PT Mitra Metal Sejati seperti: penginputan hutang usaha dan membuat Purchase Order (PO) serta laporan pembelian kredit baik nama supplier, nomor invoice masuk dan nominal masih menggunakan Microsoft Excel sehingga kadang terjadinya kesalahan penginputan data. Adapun dari permasalahan-permasalahan tersebut dan dengan semakin berkembangnya perusahaan membutuhkan Sistem Informasi yang baik untuk menunjang kegiatan-kegiatan usahanya khususnya dalam pembelian kredit yang nantinya berhubungan dengan utang perusahaan. Mengimplementasikan suatu penyajian laporan pembelian kredit dan utang pada PT Mitra Metal Sejati menggunakan aplikasi akuntansi MYOB Accounting Plus V18. Sehingga dapat mempermudah, mempercepat, dalam pencatatan pembelian kredit serta menyajikan laporan pembelian dan utang, dan laporan tersebut dapat digunakan sebagai pengambilan keputusan oleh manajemen.
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Supriyati, S., Atep Darminta, and Rio Yunanto. "THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATION OF SAK ETAP ON DEVELOPMENT MODEL FINANCIAL POSITION REPORT." is The Best Accounting Information Systems and Information Technology Business Enterprise this is link for OJS us 1, no. 1 (July 3, 2019): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.34010/aisthebest.v1i1.1797.
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Bina Siswa SMA Plus Cisarua addressing in Jl. colonel canal masturi no. 64. At the time of document making, record-keeping of transaction relating to account real or financial position report account especially, Bina Siswa SMA Plus Cisarua has applied computer that is by using the application of Microsoft Office Word 2007 and Microsoft Excel 2007, in practice of control to relative financial position report account unable to be added with the duration process performed within financial statement making. For the problems then writer takes title: “The Role Of Technology Information Systems And Aplication Of SAK ETAP On Development Model Financial Position Report”.
Research type which writer applies is research type academy, data type which writer applies is qualitative data and quantitative data, research design type which writer applies is research design deskriptif-analistis, research method which writer applies is descriptive research method, survey and eksperiment, data collecting technique which writer applies is field researcher what consisted of interview and observation library research, system development method which writer applies is methodologies orienting at process, data and output. System development structure applied is Iterasi. Design of information system applied is context diagram, data flow diagram, and flowchart.
Design of this financial position report accounting information system according to statement of financial accounting standard SAK ETAP and output consisted of information of accumulated fixed assets, receivable list, transaction summary of cash, transaction summary of bank and financial position report.
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Palupi, Shinta, Yulindawati Yulindawati, and Victor Sarangnga. "APLIKASI PENDATAAN SERVIS BARANG BERBASIS CLIENT SERVER PADA TOKO ACCURATE JAYA SANGATTA." Sebatik 7, no. 1 (February 26, 2018): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.46984/sebatik.v7i1.53.
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Penelitian yang dilakukan bertujuan untuk membangun sebuah aplikasi pendataan servis barang berbasis client -server, aplikasi tersebut dibuat untuk mempermudah pendataan sekaligus kontrol terhadap barang yang akan diservis dan juga membantu karyawan agar pekerjaan dapat berlangsung lebih efisien dengan meminimalisir segala proses yang masih dilakukan secara manual.
Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Toko Accurate Jaya Computer di Jl. Yos Sudarso , Teluk Llingga Kota Sangatta. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu studi lapangan dan studi pustaka. Untuk metode pengembangan sistem yang digunakan yaitu waterfall. Untuk metode analisis dan desain sistem penulis menggunakan Data Flow Diagram (DFD), Hierarchy Plus Input Output (HIPO), Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) serta struktur Database input output system. Perangkat lunak yang digunakan adalah Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 sebagai bahasa pemrograman, Seagate Crystal Report 8 untuk pembuatan laporan, dan Microsoft Access 2007 untuk pembuatan database. Untuk Ujicoba/Testing Penulis Menggunakan Black Box dan White Box.
Dari hasil penelitian ini diperoleh sebuah aplikasi berbasis Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 yang berbasis client-Server, yang bertujuan untuk mengatasi berbagai kendala dalam hal-hal yang menyangkut servis barang pada Toko Accurate Jaya, baik dalam hal pendataan barang masuk, pendataan pelanggan, inventarisasi biaya kerusakan, proses persetujuan servis dan konfirmasi kerusakan terhadap konsumen, hingga pembuatan laporan servis barang. Tujuan dari fungsi client -server pada aplikasi itu sendiri dimaksudkan agar data dapat diakses oleh semua karyawan, baik administrator maupun teknisi pada satu perangkat server sehingga tidak perlu dilakukan cross-check atau sinkronisasi data.
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Wilson, James D., Jennifer Khan-Perez, Dominic Marley, Susan Buttress, Michael Walton, Baihua Li, and Bibhas Roy. "Can shoulder range of movement be measured accurately using the Microsoft Kinect sensor plus Medical Interactive Recovery Assistant (MIRA) software?" Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 26, no. 12 (December 2017): e382-e389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2017.06.004.
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Binh, Tran Thuc, Le Thi Phuong Tram, Nguyen Van Hop, Nguyen Dang Giang Chau, Nguyen Duy Luu, and Nguyen Thi Quynh Trang. "Simultaneous Determination of Hydrochlorothiazide and Losartan Potassium in Pharmaceutical Product by UV-Vis Spectrophotometric Method with Kalman Filter Algorithm." Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry 2021 (July 20, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2754133.
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In this paper, hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) and losartan potassium (LSP) in tablets are simultaneously determined with UV-Vis spectrophotometry and chemometrics without separation. The spectra of standard and sample solutions were recorded in the wavelength from 220 to 300 nm at 1.0 nm intervals. The concentrations of HCT and LSP in the sample solutions were computed with the Kalman filter algorithm written on the Microsoft Excel 2016 and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) platform. The method validation was determined via the accuracy and repeatability of measurements when analyzing HCT and LSP in the Splozarsin Plus tablet and comparing the mean values of their contents in the sample with those analyzed with HPLC. The proposed method is simple with a low cost compared with the standard HPLC method.
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Schemme, Steffen, Sven Meschede, Maximilian Köller, Remzi Can Samsun, Ralf Peters, and Detlef Stolten. "Property Data Estimation for Hemiformals, Methylene Glycols and Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers and Process Optimization in Formaldehyde Synthesis." Energies 13, no. 13 (July 2, 2020): 3401. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13133401.
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Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OMEn) are frequently discussed as alternative diesel fuels, with various synthesis routes considered. OME3–5 syntheses demand significant amounts of thermal energy due to the complex separation processes that they entail. Therefore, innovative process designs are needed. An important tool for the development of new processes is process simulation software. To ensure sound process simulations, reliable physico-chemical models and component property data are necessary. Herein we present the implementation of a state-of-the-art thermodynamic model to describe the component systems of formaldehyde-water and formaldehyde-methanol using Microsoft® Excel (2010, Microsoft Corp, Redmond, WA, USA) and Aspen Plus®, (V8.8, Aspen Tech, Bedford, MA, USA) determine the deviation between the calculated results and experimental literature data, and minimize the deviation by means of parameter fitting. To improve the accuracy of the estimation of the missing property data of hemiformals and methylene glycols formed from formaldehyde using group contribution methods, the normal boiling points were estimated based on molecular analogies. The boiling points of OME6-10 are determined through parameter regression in accordance with the vapor pressure equation. As an application example, an optimization of the product separation of the state-of-the-art formaldehyde synthesis is presented that helps decrease the losses of methanol and formaldehyde in flue gas and wastewater.
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Obenauer-Kutner, Linda J., Rebecca Halperin, Peter M. Ihnat, Christopher P. Tully, Ronald W. Bordens, and Michael J. Grace. "Use of an Automated Image Processing Program to Quantify Recombinant Adenovirus Particles." Microscopy and Microanalysis 11, no. 1 (January 28, 2005): 37–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927605050038.
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Electron microscopy has a pivotal role as an analytical tool in pharmaceutical research. However, digital image data have proven to be too large for efficient quantitative analysis. We describe here the development and application of an automated image processing (AIP) program that rapidly quantifies shape measurements of recombinant adenovirus (rAd) obtained from digitized field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) images. The program was written using the macro-recording features within Image-Pro® Plus software. The macro program, which is linked to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, consists of a series of subroutines designed to automatically measure rAd vector objects from the FESEM images. The application and utility of this macro program has enabled us to rapidly and efficiently analyze very large data sets of rAd samples while minimizing operator time.
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Tabdar, S., S. Lama, and ER Kadariya. "Comparison of Bier's block with Lidocaine versus Lidocaine plus Verapamil." Journal of Kathmandu Medical College 2, no. 1 (May 30, 2014): 12–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v2i1.10513.
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Background: General anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia both are used for upper extremity surgeries. Bier’s Blockusing local anaesthetic alone or in combination with other adjuvants provides effective analgesia intraoperatively as wellas postoperatively with fewer complications as compared to general anaesthesia.Objective: This study was designed to compare effectiveness, haemodynamic alterations and total duration of analgesiawith Lidocaine versus Lidocaine plus Verapamil in Bier’s Block.Methods: This is a prospective randomised double blind trial conducted in Kathmandu Medical College TeachingHospital from February 2012 to December 2012 after approval from the ethical committee and informed consent fromthe participants. Total 40 adult patients of age 20 to 50 years, weight 50 to 70 kg, of both gender, belonging to AmericanSociety of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status I and II undergoing elective distal upper extrimity surgery lasting at one toone and half hours with Bier’s Block were included in this study. They were randomly divided into two groups of twentyeach to receive either 40 ml of 0.5% Lidocaine alone (Group A) or 40 ml of 0.5% Lidocaine plus 2.5 mg Verapamil (GroupB). The two groups were compared in terms of onset and recovery from sensory and motor blockade, tourniquet paintolerance time, duration of analgesia, alteration of haemodynamics and major side effects. Data analysis was done byMicrosoft Offi ce Excel 2007 [Polystat, Microsoft Offi ce Excel worksheet.XLS] using student’s two tailed t test. Categoricalparamatres were tested by Fisher Exact test and p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically signifi cant.Result: Onset of sensory blockade was faster in group B (Mean± SD: 3.07± 0.25 minutes) as compared to group A (Mean±SD: 5.59 ± 0.41 minutes). The onset of motor block in group B was 10.4 ± 0.77 minutes versus 13.17 ± 1.45 minutes ingroup A. Recovery of sensory block in group B occurred at 29.95 ± 6.96 minutes versus 11.45 ± 2.16 minutes in groupA. Similarly recovery of motor block in group B occurred in 13.6 ± 1.79 minutes versus 7.65 ± 1.04 minutes in group A.Tolerance of fi rst tourniquet pain in group B was long 41.15 ± 3.82 minutes versus 22.00 ± 2.9) minutes in group A. Secondtourniquet pain tolerance time was again longer (48.25 ± 3.96 minutes) in group B versus 28.05 ± 4.84 minutes in groupA. Total duration of analgesia was more in group B (207.25 ± 21.1 minutes) versus 32.2 ± 5.78 minutes in group A. Totalconsumption of analgesic (Tramadol) in 24 hours in group B was lesser than group A (47.5 ± 38.0 mg versus 112.5 ± 35.8mg). All these differences were signifi cant statistically (p value <0.05). Both of the groups showed stable haemodynamicparameters intraoperatively as well as postoperatively without any signifi cant adverse effects.Conclusion: Addition of Verapamil to Lidocaine was more effective than Lidocaine alone in Bier’s block.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v2i1.10513Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, Vol. 2, No. 1, Issue 3, Jan.-Mar., 2013, Page: 12-17
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Nurhaeni, Tuti, Indri Handayani, Ridwan Akbar Nurcahya, and Andi Rifaldi. "Sistem Penilaian Sidang Komprehensif Tugas Akhir Skripsi dan Tesis Berbasis Yii Framework Menggunakan Business Intelligence Methodology." Technomedia Journal 5, no. 1 (May 6, 2020): 82–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.33050/tmj.v5i1.1330.
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Penilaian penguji sangat penting dalam memberikan suatu keputusan pada setiap peserta didik. Universitas Raharja selaku penyelenggara institusi pendidikan tinggi di bidang Sains dan Teknologi terus berusaha meningkatkan kualitas dan mutu pendidikan dan pelayanan terhadap peserta didik atau mahasiswa dalam inovasi Sistem Informasi yang berkembang pesat, salah satunya adalah PESSTA+ (Penilaian Sidang Skripsi dan Tugas Akhir Plus) adalah sistem penilaian Pengujian sidang mahasiswa Sarjana dan Pascasarjana yang memberikan kemudahan dalam menginput nilai Sidang Akhir mahasiswa Sarjana dan Pascasarjana. Pada Permasalahan kali ini adalah Penguji harus berhati-hati untuk menginput nilai sidang akhir tesis yang saat ini menggunakan aplikasi Microsoft Excel. Tujuan dari Penelitian ini adalah merancang suatu aplikasi untuk penginputan nilai sidang akhir skripsi dan tesis berbasis Online. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Analisis SWOT dan Studi Pustaka. Dan pada Hasil Penelitian pada Penelitian ini yaitu sebuah sistem Penilaian Penguji Sidang Akhir yang terdapat pada website PESSTA+ berbasis Yii Framework yang diharapkan bisa mempermudah penguji sidang akhir pada Universitas Raharja.
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Archibald, Samuel. "Vraie fiction et faux documents." Protée 39, no. 1 (December 5, 2011): 77–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1006729ar.
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L’objectif de cet article est d’opérer une lecture au-dedans et au-dehors de la fiction mise en place par le cinéaste Brian Flemming dans son documentaire Nothing So Strange (GMD Studios, 2002), ainsi que dans les documents d’archive et les artéfacts web produits en son sillage. L’univers Nothing So Strange s’attache à décrire l’un des événements historiques les plus importants à n’avoir pas eu lieu au xxe siècle : l’assassinat du président de Microsoft Bill Gates. Nous tenterons de voir comment une grande oeuvre participative (au sens de Jenkins) s’est développée à partir du film de Flemming, témoignage hyperréaliste issu d’un univers parallèle ; comment cinéastes, spectateurs et internautes ont détourné la capacité documentaire de l’archive filmique et numérique afin de se réapproprier la figure historique du complot meurtrier et fournir à la fiction un grand déploiement tentaculaire. Nous interrogerons également les enjeux éthiques et esthétiques de cette stratégie, que Flemming lui-même qualifie de piratage de la réalité («reality-hacking»).
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Hakim, Ahmad Rofiq, Amelia Yusnita, and Elys Diawati. "SISTEM INFORMASI PENGELOLAAN TRANSPORTASI PENGIRIMAN BBM PADA PT. RATAH INDAH SAMARINDA." Sebatik 8, no. 1 (February 23, 2018): 24–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.46984/sebatik.v8i1.46.
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Sistem Informasi Pengelolaan Transportasi Pengiriman BBM merupakan sistem yang dibangun untuk proses pengiriman BBM berupa input data BBM, data konsumen, data distributor, transaksi pemasukkan BBM dan transaksi pengiriman BBM serta pelaporannya.
Penelitian ini dilakukan pada PT. Ratah Indah Samarinda yang beralokasi di Samarinda dengan menggunakan metode penelitian yaitu metode pengumpulan data, studi lapangan, studi pustaka, analisis kebutuhan, desain sistem, dan implementasi sistem.
Pada penelitian ini telah dibuat Sistem Informasi Pengelolaan Transportasi Pengiriman BBM dengan desain sistem mengunakan Flow Of Document (FOD), Data Flow Diagram (DFD) dan Hirachy Plus Input Process Output (HIPO). Metode pengembangan sistem yang digunakan yaitu SDLC dan metode pengujian menggunakan Black Box. Aplikasi Ini dibangun menggunakan software yaitu Bahasa Pemrograman Visual Basic 6.0, database yang digunakan Microsoft Access 2007. Sistem yang dibangun beroperasi pada Sistem Operasi Windows.
Dari hasil implementasi sistem, disimpulkan bahwa dengan penggunaan software dapat membantu dalam proses pengiriman BBM pada PT. Ratah Indah Samarinda. Serta penulis memberikan saran agar PT. Ratah Indah Samarinda membuat koneksi jaringan komputer ke masing-masing bagian untuk memudahkan pengolahan data.
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Saraswati, Miranti Alfiah, and Ujang Sumarwan. "Content Analysis of Organic Food Claims on Websites and Instagram Stores." Journal of Consumer Sciences 6, no. 2 (August 31, 2021): 151–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jcs.6.2.150-164.
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Organic food products are produced without pesticides or genetic engineering. This study analyses the variable product characteristics, website characteristics, Instagram account characteristics, and claims characteristics. This study aimed to analyze the content of claims for organic food on websites and Instagram stores based on the Consumer Protection Law No. 8 of 1999. This study used an exploratory design with content analysis methods. The sample was selected using purposive sampling, namely 100 online shops that sell organic food with details of 50 websites and 50 Instagram accounts. The data collected was categorized and processed using Microsoft Excel, Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 23.0 and Nvivo 12 Plus. The analysis results show that 56% of website and Instagram stores use subjective claims and 40% using objective claims. As much as 47% of online stores, both websites and Instagram, are categorized as not misleading, and 53% are categorized as misleading or deceptive claims such as ambiguous. 22% of online shops violate Article 8 Paragraph 1, and 20% of online stores violate Article 9 of the Consumer Protection Law.
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Brunzini, Agnese, Alessandra Papetti, Michele Germani, and Erica Adrario. "MIXED REALITY IN MEDICAL SIMULATION: A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN METHODOLOGY." Proceedings of the Design Society 1 (July 27, 2021): 2107–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pds.2021.472.
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AbstractIn the medical education field, the use of highly sophisticated simulators and extended reality (XR) simulations allow training complex procedures and acquiring new knowledge and attitudes. XR is considered useful for the enhancement of healthcare education; however, several issues need further research.The main aim of this study is to define a comprehensive method to design and optimize every kind of simulator and simulation, integrating all the relevant elements concerning the scenario design and prototype development.A complete framework for the design of any kind of advanced clinical simulation is proposed and it has been applied to realize a mixed reality (MR) prototype for the simulation of the rachicentesis. The purpose of the MR application is to immerse the trainee in a more realistic environment and to put him/her under pressure during the simulation, as in real practice.The application was tested with two different devices: the headset Vox Gear Plus for smartphone and the Microsoft Hololens. Eighteen students of the 6th year of Medicine and Surgery Course were enrolled in the study. Results show the comparison of user experience related to the two different devices and simulation performance using the Hololens.
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Blesa, Sebastián, María D. Olivares, Andy S. Alic, Alicia Serrano, Verónica Lendinez, Verónica González-Albert, Laura Olivares, et al. "Easy One-Step Amplification and Labeling Procedure for Copy Number Variation Detection." Clinical Chemistry 66, no. 3 (February 18, 2020): 463–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaa002.
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Abstract Background The specific characteristics of copy number variations (CNVs) require specific methods of detection and characterization. We developed the Easy One-Step Amplification and Labeling procedure for CNV detection (EOSAL-CNV), a new method based on proportional amplification and labeling of amplicons in 1 PCR. Methods We used tailed primers for specific amplification and a pair of labeling probes (only 1 labeled) for amplification and labeling of all amplicons in just 1 reaction. Products were loaded directly onto a capillary DNA sequencer for fragment sizing and quantification. Data obtained could be analyzed by Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or EOSAL-CNV analysis software. We developed the protocol using the LDLR (low density lipoprotein receptor) gene including 23 samples with 8 different CNVs. After optimizing the protocol, it was used for genes in the following multiplexes: BRCA1 (BRCA1 DNA repair associated), BRCA2 (BRCA2 DNA repair associated), CHEK2 (checkpoint kinase 2), MLH1 (mutL homolog 1) plus MSH6 (mutS homolog 6), MSH2 (mutS homolog 2) plus EPCAM (epithelial cell adhesion molecule) and chromosome 17 (especially the TP53 [tumor protein 53] gene). We compared our procedure with multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Results The simple procedure for CNV detection required 150 min, with <10 min of handwork. After analyzing >240 samples, EOSAL-CNV excluded the presence of CNVs in all controls, and in all cases, results were identical using MLPA and EOSAL-CNV. Analysis of the 17p region in tumor samples showed 100% similarity between fluorescent in situ hybridization and EOSAL-CNV. Conclusions EOSAL-CNV allowed reliable, fast, easy detection and characterization of CNVs. It provides an alternative to targeted analysis methods such as MLPA.
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Scott, Ralph L. "Wired to the World: Xobni." North Carolina Libraries 66, no. 3 (January 30, 2009): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v66i3.260.
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Microsoft Mail was first introduced in 1988 forAppleTalk networks. Microsoft Mail becameMicrosoft Outlook around 1996 when it wasintroduced with Microsoft’s Exchange server 5.5. It has since become the most popular e-mail system in the world. However as most of us know it is difficult to use and search through for large volumes of incoming and outgoing emails.A San Francisco company called Xobni (inbox spelled backwards and pronounced “sobnee”) hopes to change this with a plug-in program that is an intelligent index and search filter for Outlook. You can download the program for free at www.xobni.com. It does not work with Microsoft Outlook Express, the scaled down version of Outlook.
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Polasek, Wolfgang. "Phillip I. Good (2005): Introduction to Statistics Through Resampling Methods and R/S-PLUS (Paperback)/ Phillip I. Good (2005): Introduction to Statistics Through Resampling Methods and Microsoft Office Excel (Paperback)." Statistical Papers 50, no. 3 (April 2, 2008): 673–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00362-008-0131-6.
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Hodges, Bruce R., Jerrilyn A. Cambron, Rachel M. Klein, and Dana M. Madigan. "Prevalence of nonmusculoskeletal versus musculoskeletal cases in a chiropractic student clinic." Journal of Chiropractic Education 27, no. 2 (September 1, 2013): 123–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.7899/jce-13-101.
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Objective We sought to identify the percentage of nonmusculoskeletal and musculoskeletal conditions treated by interns in the National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) Student Clinic compared to chiropractic and allopathic health care professionals. Methods The information gathered was taken from the charts of patients treated in the fall trimester, dated September 12, 2011 through December 9, 2011. The data collected included ICD-9 codes for the conditions treated, the number of patient visits, age, and gender, and was evaluated using Microsoft Excel. Results Over half of the 113 eligible patients were women with a mean patient age of 28 years, an average of three treated diagnoses, and a mean of seven treatments. Those treated only for musculoskeletal conditions totaled 52% of the patients; 48% of the patients were treated for nonmusculoskeletal conditions, or musculoskeletal plus nonmusculoskeletal conditions. Conclusion The NUHS Student Clinic interns are treating a greater percentage of nonmusculoskeletal conditions and a lesser percentage of musculoskeletal conditions than practicing chiropractic physicians. The student interns also treat a lesser percentage of nonmusculoskeletal and a greater percentage of musculoskeletal conditions than allopathic practitioners. This comparison would suggest that NUHS is nearing its institutional goal of training its student interns as primary care practitioners.
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Cicciù, Marco, Ennio Bramanti, Fabrizio Signorino, Alessandra Cicciù, and Francesco Sortino. "Experimental Study on Strength Evaluation Applied for Teeth Extraction: An In Vivo Study." Open Dentistry Journal 7, no. 1 (March 8, 2013): 20–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874210601307010020.
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Purpose: The aim of this work was to analyse all the applied movements when extracting healthy upper and lower jaw premolars for orthodontic purposes. The authors wanted to demonstrate that the different bone densities of the mandible and maxilla are not a significant parameter when related to the extraction force applied. The buccal and palatal rocking movements, plus the twisting movements were also measured in this in-vivo study during premolar extraction for orthodontic purposes. Methods: The physical strains or forces transferred onto the teeth during extraction are the following three movements: gripping, twisting, and traction. A strain measurement gauge was attached onto an ordinary dentistry plier. The strain measurement gauge was constituted with an extensimetric washer with three 45º grids. The system operation was correlated to the variation of electrical resistance. Results: The variations of resistance (∆R) and all the different forces applied to the teeth (∆V) were recorded by a computerized system. Data results were processed through Microsoft Excel. The results underlined the stress distribution on the extracted teeth during gripping, twisting and flexion. Conclusions: The obtained data showed that the strength required to effect teeth extraction is not influenced by the quality of the bone but is instead influenced by the shape of the tooth’s root.
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Ukkas, Muhammad Irwan, Tabrani Rijai, and Erich Andicha. "SISTEM INFORMASI PENDATAAN PENGAMBILAN BPKB MOTOR PADA FEDERAL INTERNASIONAL FINANCE SAMARINDA." Sebatik 7, no. 1 (February 26, 2018): 13–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.46984/sebatik.v7i1.55.
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Sistem Informasi Pendataan Pengambilan BPKB Motor merupakan sistem yang dibangun untuk proses pengolahan Data pengambilan BPKB Motor berupa input data konsumen, data merk motor, transaksi pengambilan BPKB Motor serta pelaporannya.
Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Federal International Finance Samarinda yang beralokasi di Samarinda dengan menggunakan metode penelitian yaitu metode pengumpulan data, studi lapangan, studi pustaka, analisis kebutuhan, desain sistem, dan implementasi sistem. Program yang telah dibangun berjudul Sistem Informasi Pendataan Pengambilan BPKB Motordengan desain sistem mengunakan Flow Of Document (FOD), Data Flow Diagram (DFD) dan Hirachy Plus Input Process Output (HIPO).
Aplikasi Ini dibangun menggunakan software yaitu Bahasa Pemrograman Visual Basic 6.0, database yang digunakan Microsoft Access 2007. Sistem yang dibangun beroperasi pada Sistem Operasi WindowsDari hasil implementasi sistem, dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan penggunaan software dapat membantu bagian rekam medis dalam mengelola rekam medis pasien pada Rumah Sakit Atma Husada Mahakam Samarinda. Serta penulis memberikan saran bahwa sistem yang berjalan ini masih sederhana dan masih dapat dikembangkan sebagai acuan untuk lebih baik lagi.
Dari hasil implementasi sistem, dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan penggunaan software dapat membantu dalam proses Pengambilan BPKB Motor Pada Federal International Finance Samarinda. Serta penulis memberikan saran agar Federal International Finance Samarinda membuat koneksi jaringan komputer ke masing-masing bagian untuk memudahkan pengolahan data.
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Nero, Marcelo Antonio, Rodrigo Amaral Lapa, and Simone Sayuri Sato. "Proposta de uma metodologia economica para o desenvolvimento de SIG 3D." Revue Française de Photogrammétrie et de Télédétection, no. 198-199 (April 21, 2014): 71–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.52638/rfpt.2012.74.
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Le développement d’un système d’informations géografiques (SIG) tridimensionnel a besoin d’importer des éléments solides créés en trois dimensions. L’acquisition de ces éléments est généralement effectuée au moyen d’un LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging). Une autre possibilité est la cartographie des façades de bâtiments, qui en règle générale est réalisée par la prise d'images géocodées au moyen d’un GPS et d’un système inertiel. Ensuite, un laborieux travail d'édition graphique doit être effectué. Evidemment, si le niveau de détail de la représentation des éléments est plus grand, le temps et le coût de l'acquisition de données 3D seront aussi très grands. Cette forme de développement d'unprojet de SIG 3D pour les applications comme la distribution d'énergie électrique est encore peu viable pour la réalité brésilienne en raison des coûts élevés d'acquisition 3D. Ainsi, pour rendre viable l'utilisation de ces outils dans un environnement SIG 3D dans une entreprise d'énergie électrique nationale, nous avons développé une méthodologiealternative à bas coût qui sera présentée dans ce travail. L'alternative est l'utilisation de la restitution photogrammétrique et l'utilisation des données suivantes : des photographies aériennes d’archive à l'échelle 1:8.000; une base cartographique plani-altimétrique permettant l’orientation externe d’images à l'échelle 1:2.000 pour l’obtention du modèle stéréoscopique et la restitution des éléments importants; une image multispectrale à haute résolution du satellite Quick BIRD, utilisée comme toile de fond et pour la texturation du modèle numérique du terrain. Le développement du projet a nécessité l’utilisation de logiciels et bibliothèques Opensource comme l'ensemble VTP (Virtual Terrain Project), qui inclut OGR, GDAL, vtdata et vtlib compatibles avec MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class), GDI+ (Graphics Device Interface Plus) ainsi que la base de données PostgreSQL. La modélisation des données a été réalisée de manière à simplifier l'acquisition des données tridimensionnelles et donc, réduire les coûts, dans le but d’appliquer le SIG 3D aux réseaux dedistribution d'énergie électrique. Des analyses de qualité du positionnement relatif ont ensuite réalisée, les résultats sontprésentés dans cet article.
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Kovacs, Eva, Xiaoting Wang, Ralf Strobl, and Eva Grill. "Economic evaluation of guideline implementation in primary care: a systematic review." International Journal for Quality in Health Care 32, no. 1 (July 10, 2019): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzz059.
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Abstract Purpose To review the economic evaluation of the guideline implementation in primary care. Data sources Medline and Embase. Study selection Electronic search was conducted on April 1, 2019, focusing on studies published in the previous ten years in developed countries about guidelines of non-communicable diseases of adult (≥18 years) population, the interventions targeting the primary care provider. Data extraction was performed by two independent researchers using a Microsoft Access based form. Results of data synthesis Among the 1338 studies assessed by title or abstract, 212 qualified for full text reading. From the final 39 clinically eligible studies, 14 reported economic evaluation. Cost consequences analysis, presented in four studies, provided limited information. Cost-benefit analysis was reported in five studies. Patient mediated intervention, and outreach visit applied in two studies showed no saving. Audit resulted significant savings in lipid lowering medication. Audit plus financial intervention was estimated to reduce referrals into secondary care. Analysis of incremental cost-effectiveness ratios was applied in four studies. Educational meeting evaluated in a simulated practice was cost-effective. Educational meeting extended with motivational interview showed no improvement; likewise two studies of multifaceted intervention. Cost-utility analysis of educational meeting supported with other educational materials showed unfavourable outcome. Conclusion Only a minor proportion of studies reporting clinical effectiveness of guideline implementation interventions included any type of economic evaluation. Rigorous and standardized cost-effectiveness analysis would be required, supporting decision-making between simple and multifaceted interventions through comparability.
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Ifedapo Abdullahi, Salami, Mohamed Hadi Habaebi, and Noreha Abd Malik. "Design, simulation and practical experimentation of miniaturized turbine flow sensor for flow meter assessment." Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics 8, no. 3 (September 1, 2019): 777–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/eei.v8i3.1501.
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Flow sensors are very essential in many aspects of our daily lives. Many of the industrial processes need a very consistent flow sensor to monitor and check for irregularities in their system. Therefore, flow sensor is an important tool for advanced operation in industrial environment. In this paper, the design and development of a 3D fabricated flow sensor was carried out using SolidWork 3D CAD. SolidWork Flow Simulation was used to model the effect the turbine flow sensor would have on a constant flowing water while MATLAB Simulink flow graph was created to visualize the effect of turbine flow sensor response with voltage input. Afterwards, the design was 3D printed using UP Plus 2 3D printer. The experimentation involved selection of sensors, coding to control the turbine flow sensor and automatic data logging and storage. During the design phase, the sensors and actuators were assembled using locally sourced material. Subsequently, under controlled laboratory environment, the turbine flow sensor was tested using a DC motor which was programmed to control the revolution per minute(rpm) of the turbine flow sensor. The rpm and velocity of the turbine flow meter was measured and stored in a database via Microsoft Excel using Cool Term Software. A total number of 517 readings were analysed to evaluate the performance of the turbine flow sensor. The result shows that the turbine flow meter is responsive to the motor input voltage and yielded accurate measurement of rpm and velocity of turbine flow meter.
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Tisel, Sarah M., J. Eric Ahlskog, Joseph R. Duffy, Joseph Y. Matsumoto, and Keith A. Josephs. "PSP-like syndrome after aortic surgery in adults (Mokri syndrome)." Neurology: Clinical Practice 10, no. 3 (September 6, 2019): 245–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/cpj.0000000000000708.
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BackgroundA rare progressive supranuclear palsy–like syndrome seemingly triggered by aortic surgery was first described in 2004. This largest case series to date describes the features of this syndrome.MethodsWe searched the Mayo Clinic electronic medical records using the advanced cohort explorer search engine for patients evaluated for neurologic symptoms after cardiac-aortic surgery in the past 30 years. Data were extracted to Microsoft Excel from the identified patients and included clinical and neuroimaging features and outcomes.ResultsTwenty-five patients met the inclusion criteria. All surgeries were performed under thoracic aortic bypass and deep hypothermia. Surgery included aortic aneurysm, aortic valve repair, and/or aortic dissection repair. Surgical records were unavailable, although surgery was documented in the Mayo record as uncomplicated in 60% of cases. In the remaining cases, no particular intraoperative or postoperative complications were documented at a high frequency. A typical triad was documented: supranuclear gaze palsy (SNGP; 100%), gait imbalance (80%), and dysarthria (96%). Part or all of the triad was observed before hospital discharge and stabilized over the course of days-weeks. A second phase of symptom worsening plus new symptoms developed up to a year later; this decline continued for up to several years before stabilization. Delayed epileptic seizures occurred in 32% of patients. Brain MRI revealed only nonspecific findings.ConclusionThis syndrome following adult thoracic aortic bypass surgery with deep hypothermia remains unexplained. It follows a biphasic course and is characterized by the triad of SNGP, unsteady gait, and a predominantly ataxic dysarthria.
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Sangho, Fadimata. "Télévision et socialisation : continuité ou perturbation des mécanismes classiques de transmission des acquis culturels aux jeunes à Baco Djicoroni, Bamako." Mali Santé Publique 11, no. 1 (August 4, 2021): 39–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.53318/msp.v11i1.1891.
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Introduction : L’objectif principal était de comprendre l’influence de la télévision sur les mécanismes classiques de transmissions des acquis culturels aux jeunes. Méthodes : Nous avons procédé à l’interview de 8 parents, 13 adolescents (dont 9 filles) et 4 spécialistes de l’éducation à Baco-Djicoroni. Nous avons aussi mené des entretiens avec des responsables de programmes et d’émissions de l’ORTM. Une analyse de contenu a été réalisée sur les données qualitatives collectées. Microsoft Excel a été utilisé pour l’analyse quantitative. Résultats : Les personnes interrogées avaient un âge compris entre 30 à 50 ans (parents) et 12 à 15 ans (adolescents) pour la majorité. Tous les parents et adolescents ont affirmé avoir la télévision en famille à l’exception d’un parent qui avait plus de 50 ans. Elle était regardée en famille par la plupart des enquêtés. Les parents pensent que la télévision pérennise les valeurs culturelles tandis que les spécialistes de l’éducation (n=4) la conçoivent comme un outil perturbateur de la transmission des acquis culturels. Quant aux responsables des programmes et émissions de l’ORTM, ils affirment que la chaîne nationale propose des émissions participant à la transmission des valeurs culturelles aux jeunes. Aussi, la moitié d’entre eux pensent que ce médium assure la continuité des mécanismes classiques de transmission des acquis culturels. Conclusion : Les programmes de télévision doivent être revus pour influencer positivement la socialisation de la jeune génération et assurer la transmission des acquis culturels.
Mots clés : Télévision, socialisation, culturel, jeunes, Baco-djicoroni.
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Hanin, F. K., L. Sit Wai, J. Sabirin, W. P. Sharifa Ezat, and D. Maznah. "Trastuzumab As an Adjuvant Therapy for Early Breast Cancer: Economic Evaluation From a Malaysian Perspective." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 72s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.12800.
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Background: In Malaysia, breast cancer is the most common cancer in females and also the first most common cancer among population regardless of gender. The percentage of breast cancer detected at stage I and II was 61%, another 27% with locally advanced cancer and 11% with late stage metastatic cancer. From the total, 28% are human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive and access to targeted therapy (trastuzumab) was very limited; only 19% of eligible patients could be treated. Aim: To determine the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) between chemotherapy plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy alone as adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer from Malaysian perspective. Methods: A Markov cohort simulation was developed using Microsoft Excel Workbook 2007 to estimate the cost-utility of adjuvant trastuzumab compared with chemotherapy alone for treatment of early breast cancer with HER2 positive status. Two adjuvant treatment strategies were evaluated: 1) chemotherapy plus trastuzumab and 2) chemotherapy alone as adjuvant treatment. This Markov model was projected to lifetime horizon. All costs and outcomes were discounted at 3% and the cost-effectiveness result was expressed in ICER. One-way sensitivity analysis was performed to address the uncertainty. Results: The base case analysis indicated that 1-year adjuvant trastuzumab treatment generates a deterministic ICER of RM 83,544.59 per QALY gained. Over the lifetime, there is a marginal cost increase of RM 85,659.10 and a marginal benefit of 1.025 QALYs per patient when trastuzumab is added to standard chemotherapy compared with no trastuzumab strategy. Based on one-way sensitivity analysis, these components have shown to be a sensitive parameter for ICER determination: discount rate, disease-free state utility, route of trastuzumab administration and cost of trastuzumab. Conclusion: Addition of 1-year treatment with trastuzumab on top of standard adjuvant chemotherapy is considered as a cost-effective strategy for early breast cancer with HER2 positive, yielding an ICER of RM 83,544.59 per QALY gained, which is within the suggested value of cost-effectiveness threshold by WHO (1-3 times GDP per capita). However, if suggested threshold for Malaysia is taken into consideration, this treatment may not be a cost-effective strategy.
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ALVES, Carina Maria, Edson Ricardo Oliveira FERREIRA, Joyce Carvalho XAVIER, and Ana Carolina Micheletti Gomide Nogueira De SÁ. "CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA EDUCAÇÃO PERMANENTE PARA QUALIFICAÇÃO DA ASSISTÊNCIA DE ENFERMAGEM EM UM HOSPITAL PÚBLICO." Revista Brasileira de Ciências da Saúde 22, no. 1 (March 6, 2018): 91–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2317-6032.2018v22n1.32575.
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Objetivo: Analisar as concepções dos profissionais de enfermagem em relação à educação permanente e o quanto esse setor contribuiu para a qualificação das suas ações. Metodologia: Pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa, descritiva e exploratória, realizada com 113 profissionais de enfermagem em um hospital público na região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. A coleta de dados ocorreu no período de março a julho de 2016, por meio de questionário semiestruturado. Os dados foram tabulados no Microsoft Excel, versão Office Professional Plus 2010 e analisados de acordo com a análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: 47% dos participantes responderam que a educação permanente tem como função promover aperfeiçoamento e 27% melhorar a assistência prestada aos pacientes. 100% a apontaram como parte fundamental do trabalho. A motivação para participar das atividades de educação permanente, para 98% dos participantes foi a necessidade de aprendizagem e aprimoramento e quanto aos fatores que dificultaram a participação, 56% se referiram a sobrecarga de trabalho. Conclusão: A partir das respostas dos participantes, foi possível perceber que a educação permanente trouxe contribuições quanto aos processos de atualização e capacitação dos profissionais, auxiliando nas atividades que favorecessem o aprendizado, troca de experiências, saberes e reflexão dos processos de trabalho. Constatou-se ainda que a equipe de enfermagem reconhece a importância da educação permanente para a qualificação das suas ações. Em conformidade com a literatura, também foi evidenciado nesse estudo que a sobrecarga de trabalho, cargas horárias exaustivas e falta de recursos materiais dificultaram a participação dos profissionais nas atividades de educação permanente.
DESCRITORES: Educação Continuada. Equipe de enfermagem. Educação em saúde.
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Földvári-Nagy, László, Johanna Takács, Judit Réka Hetthéssy, Ágnes Andrea Mayer, Noémi Szakács, Ágnes Szávin-Pósa, and Katalin Lenti. "A De Quervain-féle tendinopathia kezelése konzervatív módszerekkel." Orvosi Hetilap 161, no. 11 (March 2020): 419–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/650.2020.31672.
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Absztrakt: Bevezetés: A De Quervain-féle tendinopathia a csukló-kéz régióját érintő betegség. A hüvelykujj mozgatása fájdalmassá válik, a kéz funkciója jelentősen romlik. A betegség a legújabb kutatások szerint inkább degeneratív, semmint gyulladásos eredetű. Első lépésként a kéz sínezése, nemszteroid gyulladáscsökkentő szerek és különböző fizikoterápiás kezelések alkalmazása javasolt. Hatástalanságuk esetén további lehetőség az ínhüvelybe fecskendezett szteroidinjekció és a műtéti úton végzett ínhüvelybemetszés. Célkitűzés: Kutatásunkban megvizsgáltuk, hogy az excentrikus tréninggel kibővített konzervatív kezelés megfelelő alternatíváját nyújthatja-e a jelenleg elfogadott kezelési lehetőségeknek. Módszer: Az excentrikus tréning 8 hétig tartott, melyet indokolt esetben 12 hetesre bővítettünk. A betegek (n = 9) a betanítást követően naponta többször végezték a tréninget, amit a heti találkozók alkalmával kontrolláltunk. Az 1., a 8., valamint a 12. heti találkozó során az inspekciót követően mértük az ízületi mozgástartományt, az izomerőt, a fájdalmas régiók számát, illetve elvégeztük a ’Numeric Pain Rating Scale’, a ’Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand’, valamint a ’Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation’ kérdőívek felvételét. A méréseket páros mintás t-teszttel és ismételt méréses varianciaanalízissel elemeztük. Az elemzéseket IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0 és Microsoft Office Excel Professional Plus 2016 programmal végeztük; p<0,05 esetén tekintettük statisztikailag szignifikánsnak eredményeinket. Eredmények: Szignifikáns javulást mértünk a fájdalom intenzitása (’Numeric Pain Rating Scale’ p = 0,005, n = 9) és a kéz, valamint a csukló funkciója terén (’Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Outcome Measure’ kérdőív 1. rész p<0,001, 2. rész p<0,001, ’Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation’ kérdőív p<0,001; n = 9). Következtetés: Eredményeink alapján megfelelő betegbeválasztás mellett az excentrikus tréninggel kibővített konzervatív kezelés valós alternatívája lehet a jelenleg alkalmazott kezeléseknek. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(11): 419–424.
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Tkalenko, A., V. Ignat, and D. Lohtenko. "Monitoring of gardens and parks plantations in the Ukraine Forest-steppe zone." Karantin i zahist roslin, no. 3-4 (March 20, 2019): 17–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.36495/2312-0614.2019.3-4.17-19.
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Goal. To monitor the phytosanitary state of parks and gardens plantations in the Ukrainian Forest-steppe zone and to identify species consistence of the dominant invaders.
Methods. Reconnaissances, collection of materials and other attendances were carried out by using generally known ecology and entomology methods using determinants and atlases. Accounting results were subjected to variation-statistical analysis by special application program package according to the statistics and computer graphics: Microsoft Excel 2010, Statgraphics plus.
Results. As a result of the phytosanitary state of the parks and gardens plantations in the forest-steppe zone were determined phytophagans species composition including 14 species of invaders among which were dominated Lepidopterans species (70.4%). Less numerous species were expanded forms of Coleoptera — 13.4%, Dipteran — 12.8% and other species which were 3.4%. The most widespread gardens and parks plantations invaders are: chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic), fall webworm moth (Hyphantria cunea Drury.), linden moth (Phyllonorycter issikii Kumata), acacia lotus borer (Etiella zinckenella Tr.). Among the fastest spreading invaders is boxen lotus borer (Cydalima perspectalis Walker) (common box) from South-East Asia. In Ukraine this species was discovered in 2016 in Transcarpathia region.
Conclusion. Over the last years destructive plant feeders such as: horse chestnut leaf miner, fall webworm moth, linden moth and others became more spreading within the parks and gardens plantations of the Ukrainian Forest-steppe zone. The significant injury by adventive species — boxen lotus bore was discovered. The lack of well-timed gardens and parks monitoring in the Ukrainian Forest-steppe zone led to mass distribution of lots of harmful species both quarantine and invasitions.
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Calabrese, Bernardo, Ramiro Velázquez, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto, Roberto de Fazio, Nicola Ivan Giannoccaro, and Paolo Visconti. "Solar-Powered Deep Learning-Based Recognition System of Daily Used Objects and Human Faces for Assistance of the Visually Impaired." Energies 13, no. 22 (November 21, 2020): 6104. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13226104.
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This paper introduces a novel low-cost solar-powered wearable assistive technology (AT) device, whose aim is to provide continuous, real-time object recognition to ease the finding of the objects for visually impaired (VI) people in daily life. The system consists of three major components: a miniature low-cost camera, a system on module (SoM) computing unit, and an ultrasonic sensor. The first is worn on the user’s eyeglasses and acquires real-time video of the nearby space. The second is worn as a belt and runs deep learning-based methods and spatial algorithms which process the video coming from the camera performing objects’ detection and recognition. The third assists on positioning the objects found in the surrounding space. The developed device provides audible descriptive sentences as feedback to the user involving the objects recognized and their position referenced to the user gaze. After a proper power consumption analysis, a wearable solar harvesting system, integrated with the developed AT device, has been designed and tested to extend the energy autonomy in the different operating modes and scenarios. Experimental results obtained with the developed low-cost AT device have demonstrated an accurate and reliable real-time object identification with an 86% correct recognition rate and 215 ms average time interval (in case of high-speed SoM operating mode) for the image processing. The proposed system is capable of recognizing the 91 objects offered by the Microsoft Common Objects in Context (COCO) dataset plus several custom objects and human faces. In addition, a simple and scalable methodology for using image datasets and training of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) is introduced to add objects to the system and increase its repertory. It is also demonstrated that comprehensive trainings involving 100 images per targeted object achieve 89% recognition rates, while fast trainings with only 12 images achieve acceptable recognition rates of 55%.
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MINCHIN, W., M. O'DONOVAN, F. BUCKLEY, D. A. KENNY, and L. SHALLOO. "Development of a decision support tool to evaluate the financial implications of cull cow finishing under different feeding strategies." Journal of Agricultural Science 148, no. 4 (April 8, 2010): 433–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021859610000213.
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SUMMARYThe objective of the current study was to develop, validate and describe a decision support system (DSS) to evaluate cull dairy cow finishing strategies. The DSS was developed within a Microsoft Excel framework. The purpose of a DSS is to assist the process of making accurate and repeatable calculations, assisting the decision on which cull cow finishing strategy is most profitable under individual farm circumstances. The model was based on data from two evaluation experiments including eight finishing strategies in total: ad libitum grass silage (GS); GS+3 kg concentrate (GS+3); GS+6 kg concentrate (GS+6); GS+9 kg concentrate (GS+9); ad libitum grass silage prior to ad libitum spring grass (GS+G); 0·75 grass silage and 0·25 straw prior to ad libitum spring grass (GS+S) and finally grass silage plus 6 kg concentrate dry matter (DM)/cow/day and milked twice daily prior to ad libitum spring grass (EXTLAC). Stochastic budgeting was included in the model to account for variability in key input and output variables on the overall profitability of various finishing strategies. The stochastic input and output variables included in the model were initial carcass value, feed strategy, concentrate cost and final carcass value. Net profit per cow was selected as the output distribution. The mean net profit per cow with the GS, GS+3, GS+6, GS+9, GS+G, GS+S and EXTLAC was €85·3, €73·7, €95·6, €58·5, €158·8 and €186·8 and €283·0, respectively. Profitability for the EXTLAC strategy was stochastically dominant to all other strategies evaluated meaning a higher level of profit and a lower level of risk is associated with the EXTLAC strategy. The optimal strategy of cull cow beef production depends greatly on the prevailing economic environment, purchase and sale price, milk price, feed costs, housing and labour.
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Tkalenko, G., V. Ignat, and S. Goral. "Dominant phytophages of vegetable agrocenoses and their natural regulators of number." Interdepartmental Thematic Scientific Collection of Plant Protection and Quarantine, no. 65 (December 20, 2019): 201–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.36495/1606-9773.2019.65.201-211.
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Goal. To analyze the phytosanitary state of vegetable agrocenoses of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine, to establish the species composition of the dominant pests and to study the natural saturation with beneficial organisms.
Methods. The collection of material and entomological observations were carried out in accordance with generally accepted methods. Variation-statistical analysis was carried out using special software packages for statistics and computer graphics: Microsoft Excel 2010, Statgraphics plus.
Results. By monitoring the phytosanitary state of vegetable agrocenosis in open ground, the species composition of the complex of harmful and beneficial organisms has been established. It has been proved that phytophages dominate on the plantings of white cabbage (variety Dymerskaya 7): black cruciferous flea beetle, numbering 8.2—10.8 ind./plant; cabbage spring fly — 9.0—11.6 eggs / plant; hidden proboscis — 2.6—3.1 persons/plant; onion thrips — 2.3—6.1 ind./ plant; cabbage aphid — up to 32 ind./plant and cabbage whitefly, the number of which was 2.5—6.7 ind./pl. The most common in the agrocenoses of white cabbage among lepidoptera were cabbage moth, numbering 2.8—4.3 gus./ plant, cabbage scoop — 1.6—1.9 gus./plant, cabbage and rape whites — 0.6—3.1 gus./ plant. Common spider mites dominated on cucumbers, with a number of 3.6—4.2 specimens/plant. and melon aphids — 14.8—16.6 ind./plant. A complex of entomophages belonging to the families Coccinellidae, Staphilinidae, Ichneumonidae, Trichogrammatidae, Braconidae, Tachinidae, Sirphidae was noted.
Conclusions. The species composition of the complex of harmful and beneficial organisms in the vegetable agrocenoses of the open ground of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine includes 10 species of phytophages of white cabbage, 2 species of pests of cucumbers and 7 species of entomophages.
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Gabbasova, N. V., and N. V. Dzen. "Epidemiological Aspects of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population of the Voronezh Region." Epidemiology and Vaccinal Prevention 18, no. 1 (March 12, 2019): 82–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.31631/2073-3046-2019-18-1-82-87.
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Relevance Obesity has a major impact on the health and well-being of the population, and the prevention of overweight and obesity is a public health priority in many countries around the world.Purpose: was to study the prevalence of obesity among the adult population of the Voronezh region for the period 1996 – 2017, a comparative assessment of the structure of eating behavior in people with normal weight and overweight/obesity.Methods. The research material was data the annual form No. 12 of Rosstat for 1996 through 2017. In order to study eating disorders, 150 people aged from 20 to 61 years were surveyed using the Dutch questionnaire. The main types of eating behavior among the respondents were determined. Ideal weight was calculated by Brock's field formula (1891), the upper limit of normal body weight was considered ideal weight plus 15% ideal weight. Statistical data processing was performed using Microsoft Excel 2007.Results. The study on the prevalence of obesity was conducted among the adult population of the Voronezh region for the period 1996-2017. The Prevalence of obesity over the period studied has increased by 8 times, the average annual growth rate over the last 4 years was 30,04%. The study of the types of food behavior in respondents with normal and overweight / obesity showed that in most cases the respondents observed pathological types (most often mixed and external). A comparative assessment of the types of eating behavior did not show any significant differences between the groups.Conclusions. The increase in the prevalence of obesity, the high average annual growth rate indicates the increased impact of risk factors on the formation of obesity and the ineffectiveness of the strategy and tactics of dealing with this pathology. The absence of significant differences in the structure of eating behavior does not allow us to consider it a risk factor for obesity.
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Gružienė, Aldona, Lina Malcienė, Sigita Kerzienė, Darijus Skaudickas, Gintautas Vaitiekaitis, and Greta Pečiulytė. "MYOCARDIAL REACTION TO ENERGY DRINKS IN A GUINE A PIG: STRUCTURAL CHANGES." Visuomenės sveikata 27, no. 4 (November 23, 2017): 41–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5200/sm-hs.2017.060.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate myocardial changes in a short-haired guinea pig (Cavia porcellus L) after everyday use of energy drinks for 60 days. The experiments were carried out on 11 male gui- nea pigs, age of 2 months, with a mean weight of 220±0.2 g. The guinea pigs were randomly grouped into a control group of 5 guinea pigs and experimen- tal group of 6. Experimental group guinea pigs were orally administered energy drinks 4 ml per day as a single oral dose. After the 60 days experiment, the quantitatively evaluated structures of myocardial in- terstitial collagen in the left ventricle using automa- ted image analysis system, which was connected to Olympus BXx51 microscope. Assessment was per- formed with Image-Pro Plus 5.1 analysis system. We calculated volume and perimeter of the interstitial fibrillar collagen in the left ventricular myocardium, the number of separate fibers in the field of view were counted. In total, there was evaluated 100 fields of view in the control group and 120 fields of view in the experimental group. Statistical analysis was per- formed using statistical package SPSS Statistics 20 and Microsoft Excel. We used bifactorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare histomorphometric parameters between the two groups. We assessed that the difference between parameters was up to 1% and the individual specific effect was counting for 50% (p < 0.05). Variation of the featu- res was much larger within the experimental group, when compared to the control group. Maximum ave- rage values of the fibrillar collagen volume, perimeter and the number of separate fibers in the field of view were 1.2 times larger in the experimental group than in the control group. Repeated energy drink consumption acts as external factor stimulating adaptive remodeling processes. Quantative structural changes of fibrillar collagen in left ventricle of experimental group animals are reaction to a stress factor. Unbalanced changes of fi- brillar collagen may determine inadequate remodeling and become a reason for pathogenesis.
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Perryman, Carol. "Thematic Categorization and Analysis of Peer Reviewed Articles in the LISA Database, 2004-2005." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 4, no. 1 (March 8, 2009): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b89042.
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Gonzalez-Alcaide, Gregorio, Lourdes Castello-Cogolles, Carolina Navarro-Molina, et al. “Library and Information Science Research Areas: Analysis of Journal Articles in LISA.” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 59.1 (2008): 150-4.
Objective – To provide an updated categorization of Library and Information Science (LIS) publications and to identify trends in LIS research.
Design – Bibliometric study.
Setting – The Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) database via the CSA Illumina interface.
Subjects – 11,273 item records published from 2004-2005 and indexed in LISA.
Methods – First, a search was set up to retrieve all records from 2004-2005, limited to peer review items (called “arbitrated works” by the authors (150)) and excluding book reviews. Second, thematic descriptor terms used for the records were identified. Frequency counts for descriptor term occurrence were compiled using Microsoft Access and Pajek software programs. From the results of this search, the top terms were analyzed using the Kamada-Kawai algorithm in order to eliminate descriptor term co-occurrence frequencies under 30. A cluster analysis was used to depict thematic foci for the remaining records, providing a co-word network that visually identified topic areas of most frequent publication. Conclusions were drawn from these findings, and recommendations for further research were provided.
Main Results – The authors identified 18 “thematic research core fields” (152) clustered around three large categories, “World Wide Web”, “Education”, and “Libraries”, plus 12 additional peripheral categories, and provided a schematic of field interrelationships.
Conclusion – Domains of greatest focus for research “continue to be of practical and applied nature,” (153) but include increased emphasis on the World Wide Web and communications technologies, as well as on user studies. A table of the most frequently occurring areas of research along with their top three descriptor terms is provided (Table 1, 152) (e.g., “World Wide Web” as the top area of research, with “online information retrieval” (268 occurrences), “searching” (132 occurrences), and “web sites” (115 occurrences)).
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Ogunlade, S. O. "Protection of Ecosystem and Preservation of Biodiversity: The Geospatial Technology Approach." March 2021 5, no. 1 (March 2021): 67–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.36263/nijest.2021.01.0253.
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he protection of ecosystem and preservation of biodiversity through the approach of geospatial technology was the aim of this research. The channel was monitoring the spatial transformation of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria between year 2002 and year 2018 using Satellite Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System techniques. Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) plus of year 2002, Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) of year 2014 and year 2018 all of 32m resolution were the satellite images obtained for the study. These images were processed with supervised maximum likelihood classification algorithm using ArcGIS 10.3 software. To validate the classification and ensure high accuracy, an accuracy assessment was performed using training samples from 60 points on each of the satellite imagery on a reference image from google earth combined with ground data collected on actual visitation to the study area to verify the true land-cover type existing on the site. The resultant images deemed fit for analyses were classified into built-up, thick vegetation, light vegetation and bare land, land cover classes. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet was used to perform land cover area calculations through which the land cover dynamics and the spatial expansion were identified. The result showed built-up (13.58%, 14.59%, 20.75%); thick vegetation (33.78%, 26.26%, 12.18%); Light vegetation (24.57%, 32.29%, 30.51%); Bare land (28.08%, 26.26%, 36.56%) for the three years respectively. A special focus was put on the general depletion of the (thick and light) vegetation of which trees are a major actor. These depletion were adduced to the positive transformation of other land cover classes through the underlining landuse. The study concluded that alteration, depletion and consequent disappearance of trees in the green ecosystem is a threat to environment’s sustainability and the protection of ecosystem and preservation of biodiversity. The study recommended the research as a tool to controlling the removal of trees and thick forest, growing more trees and plants among other factors to protect ecosystem and preserve biodiversity.
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Abdulaziz, M. M., A. Ibrahim, M. Ado, C. Ameh, C. Umeokonkwo, M. B. Sufyan, M. S. Balogun, and S. A. Ahmed. "Prevalence and factors associated with dengue fever among febrile patients attending secondary health facilities in Kano metropolis, Nigeria." African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology 21, no. 4 (August 25, 2020): 340–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajcem.v21i4.11.
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Background: The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has categorized dengue fever as a priority epidemic-prone disease. Kano metropolis is a hub for international trade and has seen rapid population growth with unplanned urbanisation. This provides the right environment for dengue virus transmission and spread. Most fevers in Nigeria and Kano in particular are treated as malaria or typhoid. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with dengue fever and dengue-malaria co-infection among febrile patients in Kano metropolis.
Methodology: We conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study among febrile patients attending secondary health facilities in Kano metropolis. We used multistage sampling technique to recruit 440 participants into the study. An interviewer administered structured questionnaire was used to collect participants’ information, while blood was screened for malaria using rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kit and tested for dengue fever using an ELISA kit for dengue IgM. Data was cleaned and analysed using Microsoft Excel 2016 and Epi Info version 7.2 to calculate frequencies, proportions and odds ratios.
Results: The median age of participants was 24 years (IQR= 13-36 years) while the age-group most represented was the 10-19 years’ age group with 97 (22.9%) participants. Males constituted 257 (60.6%) while most were single 238 (56.1%). Dengue IgM was positive for 332 (78.3%), while malaria RDT was positive for 81 (19.1%) and 67 (15.8%) were positive for both. Those aged above 25 years were less likely to present with dengue fever (OR=0.6; 95% CI=0.33-0.97). Dengue fever contributes a high percentage to febrile illnesses seen in Kano metropolis. Significant proportions of febrile patients have both dengue and malaria co-infection. None of the participants had dengue as a presumptive diagnosis.
Conclusion: These findings imply dengue fever should feature as a prominent differential for febrile illnesses and dengue screening tests should be made available for all cases seen in Kano.
Keywords: seroprevalence; dengue fever; RDT; secondary health facilities; Nigeria
French Title: Prévalence et facteurs associés à la dengue chez les patients fébriles fréquentant les établissements de santé secondaires de la métropole de Kano, au Nigéria
Contexte: Le Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) a classé la dengue parmi les maladies à tendance épidémique prioritaires. La métropole de Kano est une plaque tournante du commerce international et a connu une croissance démographique rapide avec une urbanisation imprévue. Cela fournit le bon environnement pour la transmission et la propagation du virus de la dengue. La plupart des fièvres au Nigeria et à Kano en particulier sont traitées comme le paludisme ou la typhoïde. Cette étude visait à déterminer la prévalence et les facteurs associés à la dengue et à la co-infection dengue-paludisme chez les patients fébriles de la métropole de Kano.
Méthodologie: Nous avons mené une étude transversale en milieu hospitalier auprès de patients fébriles fréquentant des établissements de santé secondaires de la métropole de Kano. Nous avons utilisé une technique d'échantillonnage en plusieurs étapes pour recruter 440 participants dans l'étude. Un questionnaire structuré administré par un intervieweur a été utilisé pour collecter les informations des participants, tandis que le sang a été testé pour le paludisme à l'aide d'un kit de test de diagnostic rapide (TDR) et testé pour la dengue à l'aide d'un kit ELISA pour les IgM de la dengue. Les données ont été nettoyées et analysées à l'aide de Microsoft Excel 2016 et d'Epi Info version 7.2 pour calculer les fréquences, les proportions et les rapports de cotes.
Résultats: L'âge médian des participants était de 24 ans (IQR=13-36 ans) tandis que le groupe d'âge le plus représenté était le groupe d'âge 10-19 ans avec 97 (22,9%) participants. Les hommes en constituaient 257 (60,6%) tandis que la plupart étaient célibataires 238 (56,1%). Les IgM de la dengue étaient positives pour 332 (78,3%), tandis que les TDR du paludisme étaient positifs pour 81 (19,1%) et 67 (15,8%) étaient positifs pour les deux. Les personnes âgées de plus de 25 ans étaient moins susceptibles de présenter une fièvre dengue (OR=0,6; IC à 95%=0,33-0,97). La dengue contribue à un pourcentage élevé des maladies fébriles observées dans la métropole de Kano. Des proportions significatives de patients fébriles présentent une co-infection à la fois par la dengue et le paludisme. Aucun des participants n'avait de dengue comme diagnostic présumé.
Conclusion: Ces résultats impliquent que la dengue devrait apparaître comme un différentiel important pour les maladies fébriles et des tests de dépistage de la dengue devraient être disponibles pour tous les cas observés à Kano.
Mots-clés: séroprévalence; la fièvre de la dengue; RDT; établissements de santé secondaires; Nigeria
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Allain, M., V. Kuczer, C. Longo, E. Batard, and P. Le Conte. "Place de la simulation dans la formation initiale des urgentistes : enquête nationale observationnelle." Annales françaises de médecine d’urgence 8, no. 2 (April 2018): 75–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3166/afmu-2018-0042.
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Introduction : La simulation apparaît aujourd’hui comme un outil indispensable dans l’apprentissage de compétences médicales techniques et non techniques, tout en respectant le principe éthique suivant : « Jamais la première fois sur le patient ». Actuellement, l’intégration de la simulation dans les programmes de formation des internes de médecine d’urgence est disparate : son cadre demeure à définir devant l’ouverture récente du diplôme d’études spécialisée (DES) de médecine d’urgence à l’automne 2017. Objectif de l’étude : Cette étude a évalué l’utilisation de la simulation en France dans l’enseignement actuel de la médecine d’urgence, afin d’initier une réflexion sur la place que pourrait avoir ce type d’enseignement pour le DES. Méthode : Il s’agissait d’une étude observationnelle multicentrique. Un questionnaire a été envoyé par e-mail à l’ensemble des responsables universitaires de France impliqués dans l’enseignement de la médecine d’urgence. Les données ont été colligées dans Excel (Microsoft). Elles étaient à la fois quantitatives et qualitatives et concernaient le cadre, la structuration et le contenu de la formation par la simulation. Résultats : Vingt-cinq facultés de médecine sur 29 ont répondu au questionnaire. Parmi elles, 23 utilisaient la simulation (soit 92 %), dont 22 la simulation haute fidélité et 21 la simulation procédurale. Arrêt cardiorespiratoire (22), état de choc (21), douleur thoracique et tachycardies (20), traumatisé crânien et traumatisé grave (17) étaient les thématiques majoritairement abordées. Les gestes techniques les plus enseignés étaient : intubation (22), intubation difficile (21), ventilation assistée-contrôlée et voie intraosseuse (18). En médiane, la formation comptait entre deux et trois jours de simulation par année de formation. Par ailleurs, dans 12 centres (soit 52 %), les formateurs avaient un temps professionnel dédié, et 15 centres (soit 65 %) bénéficiaient de personnel salarié. Enfin, seulement 12 centres (52 %) estimaient « plutôt » respecter l’adage « Jamais la première fois sur le patient ». Discussion : L’utilisation de la simulation dans l’enseignement de la médecine d’urgence est inégale. Les responsables pédagogiques interrogés semblent tomber d’accord quant aux principales thématiques et techniques à aborder. Le développement de la simulation semble souhaité de tous, mais demeure complexe en raison notamment de l’investissement humain et matériel que cela représente. Ces réponses pourraient fournir un axe de réflexion afin d’établir un programme de simulation commun à l’ensemble des facultés.
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Herridge, David F. "Validation of NBudget for estimating soil N supply in Australia's northern grains region in the absence of soil test data." Soil Research 55, no. 6 (2017): 590. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sr16336.
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Effective management of fertiliser nitrogen (N) inputs by farmers will generally have beneficial productivity, economic and environmental consequences. The reality is that farmers may be unsure of plant-available N levels in cropping soils at sowing and make decisions about how much fertiliser N to apply with limited information about existing soil N supply. NBudget is a Microsoft (Armonk, NY, USA) Excel-based decision support tool developed primarily to assist farmers and/or advisors in Australia’s northern grains region manage N. NBudget estimates plant-available (nitrate) N at sowing; it also estimates sowing soil water, grain yields, fertiliser N requirements for cereals and oilseed crops and N2 fixation by legumes. NBudget does not rely on soil testing for nitrate-N, organic carbon or soil water content. Rather, the tool relies on precrop (fallow) rainfall data plus basic descriptions of soil texture and fertility, tillage practice and information about paddock use in the previous 2 years. Use is made of rule-of-thumb values and stand-alone or linked algorithms describing, among other things, rates of mineralisation of background soil organic N and fresh residue N. Winter and summer versions of NBudget cover the 10 major crops of the region: bread wheat, durum, barley, canola, chickpea and faba bean in the winter crop version; sorghum, sunflower, soybean and mung bean in the summer crop version. Validating the winter crop version of NBudget estimates of sowing soil nitrate-N against three independent datasets (n=65) indicated generally close agreement between measured and predicted values (y=0.91x+16.8; r2=0.78). A limitation of the tool is that it does not account for losses of N from waterlogged or flooded soils. Although NBudget also predicts grain yields and fertiliser N requirements for the coming season, potential users may simply factor predicted soil N supply into their fertiliser decisions, rather than rely on the output of the tool. Decisions about fertiliser N inputs are often complex and are based on several criteria, including attitudes to risk, history of fertiliser use and costs. The usefulness and likely longevity of NBudget would be enhanced by transforming the current Excel-based tool, currently available on request from the author, to a stand-alone app or web-based tool.
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Chernatska, Olha M., and Xaba Sibongumusa. "10-YEAR RISK ESTIMATION OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS." Eastern Ukrainian Medical Journal 9, no. 2 (2021): 145–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/eumj.2021;9(2):145-150.
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Arterial hypertension is one of the most common causes of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which is still the reason of mortality for a lot of persons. Assessment of 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in hypertensive patients is very important for further treatment improvement. The aim is the absolute 10-year risk assessment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in hypertensive patients for further correction of treatment. We included 61 patients with stage 1 to 2 arterial hypertension into our study. Most of them are women (70%). The patients were (56.84 ± 8.1) years old. The total cholesterol was (4.32 ± 1.0) mmol/l, high and low density lipoprotein cholesterol – (1.35 ± 0.2) mmol/l and (2.44 ± 0.7) mmol/l, respectively. Online calculator «ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus» was used. It included the assessment of age, sex, race, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, high and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, presence of diabetes, smoking status, hypertension treatment, consumption of statins or aspirin. The risk was classified as low (< 5%), borderline (5% to < 7.5%), intermediate (≥ 7.5% to < 20%), or high (≥ 20%). The results were analyzed statistically using Microsoft Excel. For five persons it was not possible to calculate this risk using the online calculator because of too low values of total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol. Low 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease was confirmed in 30 (53.6%) people, borderline – in 2 (3.6 %), intermediate – in 11 (19.6%), high – in 13 (23.2%). Low absolute 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease was determined in more than half (53.6%) of patients, high – in about quarter (23.2%), intermediate – in the fifth part (19.6%) of patients with arterial hypertension. For patients with borderline and intermediate risks, it is reasonable to continue therapy with moderate-intensity statins. For hypertensive patients with high risk, high-intensity statin therapy can be recommended and low-dose aspirin might be considered if bleeding risk is not increased. If the absolute 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is low, it is reasonable to assess additionally total cardiovascular risk categories and continue moderate-intensity statin therapy in the case of absence of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal levels with the next lipid profile assessment in 8 (± 4) weeks.
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Chithiramohan, Tamara, Assad Kido, and Mangesh Marudkar. "Baseline ECGs done in memory clinics in Leicestershire." BJPsych Open 7, S1 (June 2021): S71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.230.
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AimsTo ascertain the compliance of the Mental Health Service of Older People (MHSOP) memory clinics in obtaining ECGs, based on the agreed criteria.BackgroundCholinesterase inhibitors are a main pharmacological treatment for Alzheimer's dementia (AD). These drugs may worsen pre-existing cardiac conditions or cause significant cardiac side effects. A baseline ECG can be beneficial before starting patients on these medications. Previously in Leicestershire, all memory clinic patients were receiving routine ECGs. However, new standards were set based on the NICE guidelines and criteria outlined in other regions, to reduce the use of this time consuming and expensive investigation for patients who may not require it.MethodA total of 120 patients attending memory clinics in Leicestershire over a 6 month period (April to September 2019), were randomly selected and their electronic records retrospectively reviewed. The data collection tool was designed to encompass the key aspects of the criteria for obtaining an ECG for those attending the memory clinic. The information was analysed using Microsoft Excel.ResultOf the 120 patients, 23 (19.2%) were diagnosed with AD, 10 (8.33%) with mixed and 19 (15.8%) with vascular dementia. 68 (56.7%) had a diagnosis of “other” which included mild cognitive impairment or diagnosis still under investigation. 0 patients were diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia or Parkinson's dementia. Of the total number of patients, only 10 had an ECG done, 2 with a diagnosis of AD, 1 with mixed dementia, 1 with vascular dementia and 6 “other”. The 10 ECGs done were all requested by nursing staff.Although 27 (22.5%) patients were identified to have a diagnosis of AD or mixed dementia, plus at least one of the criteria for an ECG, only 6 (22.2%) were discussed with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) following which only 3 of the 27 patients (11.1%) had an ECGConclusionDespite having clear criteria for requesting an ECG for those attending the memory clinic, compliance over the 6 month period was low. The following recommendations may be useful in improving compliance:Displaying the ECG algorithm in the memory service clinic rooms.Raise awareness amongst memory service clinicians of the criteria for requesting ECGs.
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Lin, Edith L. C., Joan K. Mattox, and Michael A. Pereira. "Glutathione plus cytosol- and microsome-mediated binding of 1,2-dichloroethane to polynucleotides." Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 78, no. 3 (May 1985): 428–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0041-008x(85)90249-2.
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Chen, Hui E. "The Design and Implementation of Micro Player." Advanced Materials Research 989-994 (July 2014): 4355–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.989-994.4355.
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Windows Media Player developed by Microsoft Player, it is a component of Microsoft Windows, can support through plug-ins enhancements. In this paper, by applying the ActiveX control, design a set play audio files, MIDI files and Windows Media files, movies (MPEG), such as video files as one of the players play a variety of Media files.
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Mujica-Mota, Ruben, Jo Varley-Campbell, Irina Tikhonova, Chris Cooper, Ed Griffin, Marcela Haasova, Jaime Peters, et al. "Everolimus, lutetium-177 DOTATATE and sunitinib for advanced, unresectable or metastatic neuroendocrine tumours with disease progression: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis." Health Technology Assessment 22, no. 49 (September 2018): 1–326. http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hta22490.
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BackgroundNeuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are a group of heterogeneous cancers that develop in cells in the diffuse neuroendocrine system.ObjectivesTo estimate the clinical effectiveness of three interventions [everolimus (Afinitor®; Novartis International AG, Basel, Switzerland), lutetium-177 DOTATATE (177Lu-DOTATATE) (Lutathera®; Imaging Equipment Ltd, Radstock, UK) and sunitinib (Sutent®; Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, USA)] for treating unresectable or metastatic NETs with disease progression and establish the cost-effectiveness of these interventions.Data sourcesThe following databases were searched from inception to May 2016: MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, MEDLINE Daily, Epub Ahead of Print, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science.Review methodsWe systematically reviewed the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness literature on everolimus, 177Lu-DOTATATE and sunitinib for treating advanced, unresectable or metastatic progressive NETs. The following NET locations were considered separately: pancreas, gastrointestinal (GI) tract and lung, and GI tract (midgut only). We wrote a survival partition cohort-based economic evaluation in Microsoft Excel®2013 (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA) from the UK NHS and Personal Social Services perspective. This comprised three health states: (1) progression-free survival (PFS), (2) progressed disease and (3) death.ResultsThree randomised controlled trials (RCTs), RADIANT-3 [RAD001 in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors, Third Trial; pancreatic NETs (pNETs): everolimus vs. best supportive care (BSC)], A6181111 (pNETs: sunitinib vs. BSC) and RADIANT-4 (RAD001 in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors, Fourth Trial; GI and lung NETs: everolimus vs. BSC), met the inclusion criteria for the clinical effectiveness systematic review. The risk of bias was low. Although the NETTER-1 (Neuroendocrine Tumors Therapy) RCT, of 177Lu-DOTATATE plus 30 mg of octreotide (Sandostatin®, Novartis) compared with 60 mg of octreotide, was excluded from the review, we nonetheless present the results of this trial, as it informs our estimate of the cost-effectiveness of 177Lu-DOTATATE. The pNETs trials consistently found that the interventions improved PFS and overall survival (OS) compared with BSC. Our indirect comparison found no significant difference in PFS between everolimus and sunitinib. Estimates of OS gain were confounded because of high rates of treatment switching. After adjustment, our indirect comparison suggested a lower, but non-significant, hazard of death for sunitinib compared with everolimus. In GI and lung NETs, everolimus significantly improved PFS compared with BSC and showed a non-significant trend towards improved OS compared with BSC. Adverse events were more commonly reported following treatment with targeted interventions than after treatment with BSC. In the base case for pNETs, assuming list prices, we estimated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for everolimus compared with BSC of £45,493 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) and for sunitinib compared with BSC of £20,717 per QALY. These ICERs increased substantially without the adjustment for treatment switching. For GI and lung NETs, we estimated an ICER for everolimus compared with BSC of £44,557 per QALY. For GI (midgut) NETs, the ICERs were £199,233 per QALY for everolimus compared with BSC and £62,158 per QALY for a scenario analysis comparing 177Lu-DOTATATE with BSC. We judge that no treatment meets the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) end-of-life criteria, although we cannot rule out that sunitinib in the A6181111 trial does.LimitationsA RCT with included comparators was not identified for 177Lu-DOTATATE. The indirect treatment comparison that our economic analysis was based on was of a simple Bucher type, unadjusted for any differences in the baseline characteristics across the two trials.ConclusionsGiven NICE’s current stated range of £20,000–30,000 per QALY for the cost-effectiveness threshold, based on list prices, only sunitinib might be considered good value for money in England and Wales.Future workFurther analysis of individual patient data from RADIANT-3 would allow assessment of the robustness of our findings. The data were not made available to us by the company sponsoring the trial.Study registrationThis study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42016041303.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
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Chudilova, G. A., I. V. Nesterova, T. V. Rusinova, S. V. Kovaleva, V. N. Pavlenko, V. A. Tarakanov, and N. K. Barova. "Systemic and local effective function of neutrophilic granulocytes associated with transformation of the phenotype of their functionally significant subset in children with small purulent infection." RUDN Journal of Medicine 24, no. 3 (December 15, 2020): 218–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-0245-2020-24-3-218-226.
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Defects in the functioning of neutrophilic granulocytes (NG) are accompanied by various purulent-inflammatory diseases that have a persistent-relapsing course. The bactericidal activity of NG, the processes of intracellular and extracellular killing of bacteria, is directly dependent on their phenotypic features: the expression level of functionally significant membrane receptors CD64, CD16, CD32, CD11b triggering effector processes. It was shown that there are subsets of NG with different phenotypic characteristics and the course and outcome of infectious and inflammatory diseases directly depends on their usefulness. Despite the large amount of accumulated information, the question of the transformation of NG subpopulations phenotype during NG response formation in children with local purulent processes of soft tissues - a small purulent infection (SPI) remains poorly understood. Purpose: to evaluate the local and systemic effector function of neutrophilic granulocytes (phagocytosis, NET formation) with clarification of the phenotype of functionally significant CD64-CD16+CD32+CD11b+, CD64+CD16+CD32+CD11b+ and CD64-CD16+CD32-CD11b+ NG subpopulations in peripheral blood (PB) in children with SPI. Materials and methods. We evaluated the phagocytic function of NG in 60 PB samples of children 5-9 years old, on the 2-3rd day of acute purulent process, before surgery, in smears - prints taken from the local focus of purulent inflammation and 17 PB samples of conditionally healthy children. Also the ability to form NET was additionally determined in smears-prints in children with SPI. In parallel, in PB we evaluated:% NG simultaneously carrying CD64, CD16, CD32, CD11b receptors and their expression density (MFI) by flow cytometry (CYTOMICS FC500, Beckman Coulter, USA). Statistical data processing was performed in the Microsoft Exel 2016 and Stat Plus 2010 software packages. Nonparametric criteria were used: median (Me) and interquartile range (Q1; Q3), Mann-Whitney U-test and Wilcoxon test. Results . We found a significant increase in the content of the NG subpopulation with a negatively transformed phenotype CD64-CD16+CD32-CD11b+ with defects in the expression of CD64 and CD32 receptors, which is the cause of inadequate inclusion of NG in inflammatory processes, disruption of phagocytic activity at the systemic and local levels and the occurrence of SPI in children. The formation of NET in the first stage is necessary to supplement the effector function of NG in order to compensate for disorders of phagocytosis.
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Hamdani, Miftah Faisal, Zamah Sari, and Ali Sofyan Kholimi. "PLUG-IN PADA MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD UNTUK ENKRIPSI DOKUMEN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA KUNCI PUBLIK RSA." Jurnal Repositor 2, no. 6 (April 14, 2020): 781. http://dx.doi.org/10.22219/repositor.v2i6.303.
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AbstrakMs office ialah salah satu aplikasi dekstop yang sering digunakan oleh banyak orang diberbagai belahan dunia. Dengan adanya aplikasi ini, pengguna lebih dimudahkan untuk mengetik dokumen yang akan digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari baik itu dokumen biasa ataupun dokumen yang bersifat rahasia. Kriptografi ialah suatu metode keamanan untuk melindungi informasi dengan menggunakan sandi tertentu yang hanya diketahui oleh orang yang berhak mengakses informasi tersebut. Untuk membuat dokumen agar tidak terbaca oleh orang yang tidak berhak, maka salah satu solusi yang dapat digunakan ialah menggunakan perangkat lunak (Plug-in) yang dapat diakses dalam Ms. Office Word yang mana dalam plug-in tersebut telah diimplementasikan sebuah algoritma kriptografi kunci publik Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA).AbstractMs office is one of the desktop applications that are often used by many people in different parts of the world. With this application, users are more easy to type documents that will be used in everyday life whether ordinary documents or documents that are confidential. Cryptography is a security method for protecting information by using a specific password that only those who are eligible to access the information it self. To make the document unreadable by an unauthorized person, one solution that can be used is to use a software (Plug-in) accessible in Microsoft Office Word which in the plug-in has implemented a public key cryptography algorithm Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA).
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Okwuraiwe, A. P., R. A. Audu, F. A. Ige, O. B. Salu, C. K. Onwuamah, and A. Z. Musa. "Long term outcomes of highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected Nigerians and those co-infected with hepatitis B and C viruses." African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology 22, no. 1 (January 26, 2021): 67–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajcem.v22i1.9.
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Background: HIV co-infection with hepatitis B (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) is common, largely due to shared routes of transmission, but paucity of data exists for long term treatment outcomes of HIV infected patients, and those co-infected with HBV and HCV despite the high burden in Nigeria. The aim of study was to describe the longterm treatment outcomes in HIV infected Nigerians and to assess the effect of HBV and HCV co-infections on longterm response to antiretroviral therapy (ART).Methodology: This was a retrospective study of HIV infected adults (> 18 years old) consecutively initiating ART between July 2004 and December 2007, who were followed up for 7 years (2011 and 2014). HBV and HCV infections were diagnosed by detection of serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HCV antibody (HCVAb) respectively. HIV viral load and CD4 count were monitored 3-monthly after initiating ART, and treatment outcomes based on these were compared between patients with HIV mono-infection, HIV/HBV, HIV/HCV and HIV/HBV/HCV co-infections. Clinical and laboratory data of the patients were abstracted from the medical databases, FileMaker Pro, v 10, entered into Microsoft Excel, and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0.Results: A total of 2,800 adults were evaluated (median age of 35.5 years; 64.2% female), of whom 197 (7.0%) were co-infected with HBV, 53 (1.9%) with HCV, and 15 (0.5%) with HBV and HCV. During the 7-year period, 369 (13.2%) patients were lost to follow up. Immune reconstitution, measured by CD4 recovery, was lower in both HBV and HCV co-infections compared to HIV mono-infection, but this was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Median baseline HIV viral load was 4.63 log copies/ml for all groups, which decreased to undetectable level at a median time of 6 months and remained so for the study duration.Conclusion: This study revealed a higher virologic failure among HIV/HCV co-infected group compared to other groups. No immunological difference in ART treatment outcomes between HIV mono-infected and those co-infected with HBV and HCV after 7-year follow-up. Gradual rise in CD4 was found to be an immunological evidence of the body’s recovery from HIV, buttressed by the drop in viral load over the 7-year period.
Keywords: ART, HIV, HBV, HCV co-infection, long term outcomes
English title: Résultats à long terme du traitement antirétroviral hautement actif chez les Nigérians infectés par le VIH et ceux co-infectés par les virus des hépatites B et C
Contexte: La co-infection par le VIH avec l'hépatite B (VHB) et/ou le virus de l'hépatite C (VHC) est courante, engrande partie en raison des voies de transmission partagées, mais il existe peu de données sur les résultats dutraitement à long terme des patients infectés par le VIH, et ceux co -infectés par le VHB et le VHC malgré le fardeau élevé au Nigéria. Le but de l'étude était de décrire les résultats du traitement à long terme chez les Nigérians infectés par le VIH et d'évaluer l'effet des co-infections par le VHB et le VHC sur la réponse à long terme au traitement antirétroviral (TAR).Méthodologie: Il s'agissait d'une étude rétrospective sur des adultes infectés par le VIH (>18 ans) ayant commencé un traitement antirétroviral consécutivement entre juillet 2004 et décembre 2007, suivis pendant 7 ans (2011 et 2014). Les infections par le VHB et le VHC ont été diagnostiquées par détection de l'antigène de surface sérique de l'hépatite B (AgHBs) et des anticorps anti-VHC (HCVAb) respectivement. La charge virale du VIH et la numération des CD4 ont été surveillées tous les trois mois après le début du TAR, et les résultats du traitement basés sur ceuxci ont été comparés entre les patients atteints de mono-infection VIH, VIH/VHB, VIH/VHC et VIH/VHB/VHC. Les données cliniques et de laboratoire des patients ont été extraites des bases de données médicales, FileMaker Pro, v 10, saisies dans Microsoft Excel et analysées à l'aide de SPSS version 20.0.Résultats: Un total de 2800 adultes ont été évalués (âge médian de 35,5 ans; 64,2% de femmes), dont 197 (7,0%) étaient co-infectés par le VHB, 53 (1,9%) par le VHC et 15 (0,5%) par le VHB et VHC. Au cours de la période de 7 ans, 369 (13,2%) patients ont été perdus de vue. La reconstitution immunitaire, mesurée par la récupération des CD4, était plus faible dans les co-infections par le VHB et le VHC que dans la mono-infection par le VIH, mais cela n'était pas statistiquement significatif (p>0,05). La charge virale VIH de base médiane était de 4,63 log copies / ml pour tous les groupes, ce qui a diminué à un niveau indétectable à une période médiane de 6 mois et le reste pendant toute la durée de l'étude.Conclusion: Cette étude a révélé un échec virologique plus élevé parmi le groupe co-infecté par le VIH / VHC par rapport aux autres groupes. Aucune différence immunologique dans les résultats du traitement TAR entre le VIH mono-infecté et ceux co-infectés par le VHB et le VHC après un suivi de 7 ans. L’augmentation progressive des CD4 s’est avérée être une preuve immunologique de la guérison du corps du VIH, étayée par la baisse de la charge virale au cours de la période de 7 ans.
Mots clés: TAR, VIH, VHB, co-infection par le VHC, résultats à long terme
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Ogofure, A. G., and E. O. Igbinosa. "Effects of rinsing on Staphylococcus aureus load in frozen meats and fish obtained from open markets in Benin City, Nigeria." African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology 22, no. 2 (April 8, 2021): 294–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajcem.v22i2.24.
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Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a ubiquitous bacterium present in the environment and one of the leading causes of superficial and deep infections. In the food industry, it is acclaimed to be globally responsible for several food-borne diseases. This study was designed to isolate methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and determine the effect of rinsing on MRSA load in frozen meat and fish obtained from open market in Benin City.Methodology: Forty frozen meat samples (15 beef, 10 fish and 15 chickens) were randomly obtained from five markets in Benin City. The samples were analysed before and after rinsing using standard culture-based techniques to determine heterotrophic bacterial count, isolation of S. aureus, MRSA, and antibiotic susceptibility testing. Data were analysed using SPSS version 21 and Microsoft excel 2016, and association between variables were measured using Student’s t-test with a probability level of < 0.05.Results: The natural logarithm (LN) of heterotrophic bacterial count (CFU/g) before rinsing were 11.53±1.25 (beef), 11.16±0.95 (fish) and 11.42±1.58 (chicken), while the counts after rinsing were 2.70±0.45 (beef), 2.68±0.25 (fish) and 2.79±0.49 (chicken) (p<0.05). Sixteen of the 40 (40%) were positive for S. aureus, of which 4 (10%) were MRSA. Amongst the frozen meat evaluated in the study, beef had the highest frequency of S. aureus contamination (46.7%) followed by chicken (40.0%) and fish (30.0%). The profile of antibiotic resistance of S.aureus showed that they were least resistant to ciprofloxacin (6%) but showed high resistance to erythromycin (94%), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (87.5%) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (81%). Multiple antibiotic resistance index of S. aureus was calculated to be 0.63.Conclusion: The findings in this study revealed that frozen foods could act as a vehicle for the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and potential health risks for consumers.
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; MRSA; frozen meat; rinsing
French title: Effets du rinçage sur les charge de Staphylococcus aureus dans les viandes congelées et les poissons obtenus sur les marchés ouverts de Benin City, Nigéria
Contexte: Staphylococcus aureus est une bactérie ubiquitaire présente dans l'environnement et l'une des principales causes d'infections superficielles et profondes. Dans l'industrie alimentaire, il est reconnu pour être globalement responsable de plusieurs maladies d'origine alimentaire. Cette étude a été conçue pour isoler S. aureus résistant à la méthicilline (SARM) et déterminer l'effet du rinçage sur la charge de SARM dans la viande et le poisson congelés obtenus sur le marché libre de Benin City.Méthodologie: Quarante échantillons de viande congelée (15 bœuf, 10 poissons et 15 poulets) ont été obtenus au hasard sur cinq marchés de Benin City. Les échantillons ont été analysés avant et après le rinçage en utilisant des techniques de culture standard pour déterminer le nombre de bactéries hétérotrophes, l'isolement de S. aureus, le SARM et les tests de sensibilité aux antibiotiques. Les données ont été analysées à l'aide de SPSS version 21 et de Microsoft Excel 2016, et l'association entre les variables a été mesurée à l'aide du test t de Student avec un niveau de probabilité <0,05.Résultats: Le logarithme naturel (LN) du nombre de bactéries hétérotrophes (UFC/g) avant rinçage était de 11,53±1,25 (bœuf), 11,16±0,95 (poisson) et 11,42±1,58 (poulet), tandis que les comptages après rinçage étaient de 2,70±0,45 (bœuf), 2,68±0,25 (poisson) et 2,79±0,49 (poulet) (p<0,05). Seize des 40 (40%) étaient positifs pour S. aureus, dont 4 (10%) étaient SARM. Parmi les viandes congelées évaluées dans l'étude, le bœuf présentait la fréquence la plus élevée de contamination par S. aureus (46,7%), suivi du poulet (40,0%) et du poisson (30,0%). Le profil de résistance aux antibiotiques de S. aureus a montré qu'ils étaient les moins résistants à la ciprofloxacine (6%) mais présentaient une résistance élevée à l'érythromycine (94%), à l'amoxicilline/acide clavulanique (87,5%) et au triméthoprime-sulfaméthoxazole (81%). L'indice de résistance aux antibiotiques multiples de S. aureus a été calculé à 0,63.Conclusion: Les résultats de cette étude ont révélé que les aliments surgelés pourraient servir de vecteur de dissémination de bactéries résistantes aux antibiotiques (ARA) et de risques potentiels pour la santé des consommateurs.
Mots clés: Staphylococcus aureus; bactéries résistantes aux antibiotiques; SARM; viande congelée; rinçage
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Ziganshina, Liliya Eugenevna, Ekaterina V. Yudina, Azat I. Gabdrakhmanov, and Juliane Ried. "Assessing Human Post-Editing Efforts to Compare the Performance of Three Machine Translation Engines for English to Russian Translation of Cochrane Plain Language Health Information: Results of a Randomised Comparison." Informatics 8, no. 1 (February 10, 2021): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/informatics8010009.
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Cochrane produces independent research to improve healthcare decisions. It translates its research summaries into different languages to enable wider access, relying largely on volunteers. Machine translation (MT) could facilitate efficiency in Cochrane’s low-resource environment. We compared three off-the-shelf machine translation engines (MTEs)—DeepL, Google Translate and Microsoft Translator—for Russian translations of Cochrane plain language summaries (PLSs) by assessing the quantitative human post-editing effort within an established translation workflow and quality assurance process. 30 PLSs each were pre-translated with one of the three MTEs. Ten volunteer translators post-edited nine randomly assigned PLSs each—three per MTE—in their usual translation system, Memsource. Two editors performed a second editing step. Memsource’s Machine Translation Quality Estimation (MTQE) feature provided an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered estimate of how much editing would be required for each PLS, and the analysis feature calculated the amount of human editing after each editing step. Google Translate performed the best with highest average quality estimates for its initial MT output, and the lowest amount of human post-editing. DeepL performed slightly worse, and Microsoft Translator worst. Future developments in MT research and the associated industry may change our results.
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Chang, Qing Qing, Xue Mei Li, and Hong Wei Zhou. "The Application of Tolerance Database in the Secondary Development of SolidWorks." Applied Mechanics and Materials 599-601 (August 2014): 1910–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.599-601.1910.
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Visual C++6.0 is selected as development tools while Access 2000 of Microsoft is used to build database, and the technology of ADO is adopted to achieve the connection between them. Though the secondary development of API function provided by SolidWorks, the query module is taken as a plug-in integrated in SolideWorks, which achieves the automatic query.