Journal articles: 'SAS Institute'

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Sinclair, Andrew. "SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Limited." European Law Reports 15, no. 3 (May 1, 2011): 303–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.5235/109132911795903604.

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Ράπτης, Νίκος. "Worldwatch Institute, Η κατάσταση του κόσμου 2002." Επιστήμη και Κοινωνία: Επιθεώρηση Πολιτικής και Ηθικής Θεωρίας 10 (September 24, 2015): 285. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/sas.714.

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Oliveira, Izabela Regina C. de, Marcelo T. Rezende, Carlos Tadeu dos S. Dias, Daniela de S. Gomes, Élberis P. Botrel, and Luiz Antônio A. Gomes. "Evaluation of crisphead lettuce cultivars in different cover types by manova and discriminant analysis." Horticultura Brasileira 31, no. 3 (September 2013): 439–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0102-05362013000300015.

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In many agricultural experiments the variables are biologically correlated and it is inappropriate to study them only under univariate analysis. Therefore, we evaluated commercial characteristics of crisphead lettuce cultivars and covers under a multivariate approach, using canonical discriminant analysis. We used a split plot design and we tested the cover crop, cultivar and interaction effects by using MANOVA (α= 5%). Means and its standard errors were obtained for average total weight, weight of the head, volume and density of plants. Canonical discriminant analyses were performed using PROC CANDISC procedure in SAS (SAS Institute, 2008) system. Canonical plots were obtained using JMP 9.0 (SAS Institute, 2010) linked to SAS database. With these plots it was possible to note the differences among factors levels. When polyethylene film was used as cover the plants had inferior commercial characteristics than plants in which cover crops were used. Thus, the cover with polyethylene film can be discouraged in the cultivation of crisphead lettuce, promoting environmental sustainability. We suggest these multivariate techniques in horticulture studies.

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Husár, Karol. "Areas of Land-Cover Forms and Calculation of Their Morphometric Parameters." Geografie 101, no. 1 (1996): 41–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.37040/geografie1996101010041.

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The article aims to sum up selected vector-oriented quantitative methods that evaluate spatial units (i.e. areas or regions). Calculations of spatial morphometric parametres, namely of frequency, area and circumference, shape (form), spatial orientation of a region and regional spatial interrelations, are presented. The above mentioned methods are shown on the interpretative scheme of land-cover forms in the Šurany region with help of the computer programs APTAB and DIGEDIT whitch were compiled at the Institute of Geography SAS. The article is part of the project 2/999310/92 (Analysis of Information Potential of Remote Sensing Data) researched at the Institute of Geography SAS.

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Abate, Alemayehu, Emana Getu, Melaku Wale, Mamuye Hadis, and Wubegzier Mekonen. "Effective residual life of bendiocarb insecticide on sprayed surfaces." Ethiopian Journal of Science and Technology 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejst.v15i1.1.

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Effective residual life of insecticides on sprayed surfaces determines the number of spraying cycles required to cover malaria transmission season. However, residual efficacy of insecticides varies with spray surface type. This study assessed effective residual life of bendiocarb on cow dung plastered and mud plastered wall surface types of human dwellings against An. arabiensis. Wall cone bioassays were carried out following the WHO (World Health Organization) standard operating procedures. Percentage mortality was calculated according to WHO bioassay protocol and Poisson regression model was fitted to show the association of mosquito mortality with explanatory variables using SAS (SAS Institute Inc. 2016. SAS® 9.4 Language Reference: Concepts, Sixth Edition. Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.). Efficacy of bendiocarb against An. arabiensis was 100% for the first 35 days on both cow dung and mud wall surface types. However, its efficacy deteriorated earlier on non-plastered wall surfaces after 35 days. The relationship between mosquito mortality and explanatory variables was: Mortality =3.637542, Sprayed = + 0.282841, Plastering= - 0.0094612 35-Days after spray, - 0.600159 65-Days after spray. Because coefficients for cone position were not significant, they were excluded from the regression equation. Generally, the effective residual life of bendiocarb on mud plastered wall surface was too short to cover malaria transmission season. Therefore, alternative insecticide with longer residual effective life is required in areas having more than two months of malaria transmission season.

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Li, Kang, Fengbo Zheng, Panpan Wu, Qiuyuan Wang, Gongbo Liang, and Lifen Jiang. "Improving Pneumonia Classification and Lesion Detection Using Spatial Attention Superposition and Multilayer Feature Fusion." Electronics 11, no. 19 (September 28, 2022): 3102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics11193102.

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Pneumonia is a severe inflammation of the lung that could cause serious complications. Chest X-rays (CXRs) are commonly used to make a diagnosis of pneumonia. In this paper, we propose a deep-learning-based method with spatial attention superposition (SAS) and multilayer feature fusion (MFF) to facilitate pneumonia diagnosis based on CXRs. Specifically, an SAS module, which takes advantage of the channel and spatial attention mechanisms, was designed to identify intrinsic imaging features of pneumonia-related lesions and their locations, and an MFF module was designed to harmonize disparate features from different channels and emphasize important information. These two modules were concatenated to extract critical image features serving as the basis for pneumonia diagnosis. We further embedded the proposed modules into a baseline neural network and developed a model called SAS-MFF-YOLO to diagnose pneumonia. To validate the effectiveness of our model, extensive experiments were conducted on two CXR datasets provided by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the AI Research Institute. SAS-MFF-YOLO achieved a precision of 88.1%, a recall of 98.2% for pneumonia classification and an AP50 of 99% for lesion detection on the AI Research Institute dataset. The visualization of intermediate feature maps showed that our method could facilitate uncovering pneumonia-related lesions in CXRs. Our results demonstrated that our approach could be used to enhance the performance of the overall pneumonia detection on CXR imaging.

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Saur, Joe. "Review of "Visualizing categorical data by Michael Friendly." SAS Institute, Inc. 2000." ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes 29, no. 5 (September 2004): 39–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1022494.1022555.

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Eigenbrode, Sanford D., John Barnard, and Anthony M. Shelton. "A SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING BEHAVIOR OF NEONATE CATERPILLARS AND OTHER SMALL, SLOW-MOVING ANIMALS." Canadian Entomologist 121, no. 12 (December 1989): 1125–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent1211125-12.

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We have developed a system for recording and quantifying animal behavior on artificial or natural substrates. The system is designed for subjects such as insects and mites with movement rates as high as 4 cm/min. The principle is the same as in automatic stage or sphere centering devices (Berg 1971; Kramer 1976; Thiery and Visser 1986), but the compensations are made manually by an observer who may also simultaneously enter codes for specific behaviors on a microcomputer keypad. Data files produced are analyzed or plotted using programs in SAS® (SAS Institute 1985a) or similar data analysis packages.

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Schaalje, G. Bruce, Jared L. Shaw, and Mark C. Belk. "Using nonlinear hierarchical models for analyzing annulus-based size-at-age data." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59, no. 9 (September 1, 2002): 1524–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f02-120.

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Size-at-age data for fish (derived from otoliths or other structures) are valuable but statistically messy. The data are typically serially correlated and unbalanced, with both time-independent and time-varying covariates. Appropriate growth models are typically nonlinear, with an unknown functional form. We recommend the use of nonlinear hierarchical models for the analysis of such data. We illustrate the use of these methods by applying the recently introduced SAS procedure NLMIXED (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, N.C.) to otolith-based estimated standard lengths of Utah chub (Gila atraria) collected in four locations with predators and four locations without predators.

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Brown, Veena Looknanan, Denise Dickins, Dana R. Hermanson, Julia L. Higgs, J. Gregory Jenkins, Christine Nolder, Tammie J. Schaefer, and Kecia Williams Smith. "Comments of the Auditing Standards Committee of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association on Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS), Audit Evidence." Current Issues in Auditing 14, no. 1 (October 12, 2019): C1—C9. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/ciia-52603.

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SUMMARY On June 20, 2019, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Auditing Standards Board (the Board or ASB) issued a request for comment on its Exposure Draft, Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards, Audit Evidence. Enhancements in the proposed SAS include the use of emerging technologies by both preparers and auditors, audit data analytics, the application of professional skepticism, and the expanding use of external information sources as audit evidence. The comment period ended on September 18, 2019. This commentary summarizes the participating committee members' views on selected questions posed by the ASB. Questions not addressed by the committee are listed at the end of this manuscript. Data Availability: Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS), Audit Evidence, including questions for respondents, is available at: https://www.aicpa.org/content/dam/aicpa/research/exposuredrafts/accountingandauditing/downloadabledocuments/20190620a/20190620a-ed-sas-audit-evidence.pdf

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Vesic, Ivana, and Danka Lajic-Mihajlovic. "The dominant currents in the research of music in Serbia: An overview of the Institute of Musicology SAS’s early history (1947-1965)." Muzikologija, no. 25 (2018): 49–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/muz1825049v.

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This paper is dedicated to the investigation of the initial period of the Institute of Musicology SAS, the first scientific institution of this kind in Serbia (and Yugoslavia), in order to give an insight into the development of national musicology and ethnomusicology. The results of earlier research about the topic have been expanded by means of the analysis of documents from the archive of the Institute of Musicology SASA. The organization of the Institute?s functioning, general research orientation, key topics, methodological choices and the significance of individual researchers were considered in detail. This diachronically oriented overview of research into music throughout the 20th century enabled us to pointing out the continuities and innovations after World War II and the Institute?s foundation.

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Hidalgo, Víctor, Xavier Escaler, Esteban Valencia, Xiaoxing Peng, José Erazo, Diana Puga, and Xianwu Luo. "Scale-Adaptive Simulation of Unsteady Cavitation Around a Naca66 Hydrofoil." Applied Sciences 9, no. 18 (September 5, 2019): 3696. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9183696.

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The present paper focuses on the numerical simulation of unsteady cavitation around a NACA66 hydrofoil to improve the understanding of the cavitation effects on hydraulic machinery. For this aim, the Zwart–Gerber–Belamri cavitation model was updated and uploaded as a library file for OpenFOAM’s solvers using C++ language. Furthermore, the hybrid Reynold average Navier–Stokes (RANS)–large eddy simulation (LES) model k - ω SST scale adaptive simulation (SAS) was implemented as a turbulence model for the present study of scale adaptive simulation. For validation, numerical results were compared with experimental results obtained by Leroux at the Naval Academy Research Institute in France. In order to highlight the benefits in terms of computational consumption and reproduction of the phenomenon the k - ω SST SAS model was compared against implicit large eddy simulation (ILES). Results show that the cavitation evolution including the maximum vapor length, the detachment and the oscillation frequency were reproduced satisfactorily using k - ω SST SAS. Moreover, k - ω SST SAS results predicted a lower total vapor volume on time than ILES, which is related to observed pulses of pressure coefficient, C p , and those match fairly well with the experimental results. To summarize, the k - ω SST SAS model predicts with good accuracy unsteady cavitation behavior around hydrofoils and shows improved versatility over the ILES approach.

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Strisanti, Ida Ayu Suptika. "AKUPUNKTUR TERAPI UNTUK MENURUNKAN LEVEL ANSIETAS PADA WANITA DENGAN WEIGHT LOSS RELATED AMENORRHEA: A PILOT STUDY." Jurnal Riset Kesehatan Nasional 4, no. 1 (June 25, 2020): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.37294/jrkn.v4i1.227.

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ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Weight loss related amenorrhea merupakan suatu kondisi amenorea yang disebabkan oleh disfungsi hypothalamus atau disebut juga dengan Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA). Ketika seorang wanita mengalami amenorea dalam jangka waktu yang relatif lama, tentunya kondisi ini akan mempengaruhi psikologis wanita tersebut. Oleh sebab itu, mengkaji kondisi psikis dari wanita yang menderita weight loss related amenorrhea dan membantu menurunkan level ansietasnya juga sangat di perlukan. Pilot study ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui efek dari akupunktur terapi untuk menurunkan level ansietas pada wanita dengan weight loss related amenorrhea.Metode: Sebanyak 15 orang wanita dengan diagnose weight loss related amenorrhea bersedia menjadi partisipan dalam pilot study ini. Seluruh partisipan mendapatkan 20 kali terapi yang dilakukan di Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai-China. Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) questionnaire digunakan dalam pilot study ini sebagai alat ukur terhadap level ansietas partisipan. Data yang didapatkan dalam study ini, dianalisa menggunakan paired-sample t-test dengan level signifikansi p≤0.05.Hasil: Terdapat penurunan yang signifikan pada hasil SAS partisipan dalam study ini. Sebelum terapi dilakukan, diperoleh hasil SAS sebesar 46.60±8.58 yang mengindikasikan ansietas sedang. Setelah menjalani 20 kali treatment, hasil SAS mengalami penurunan menjadi 41.80±3.07 (p<0.05), yang menunjukan ansietas dalam rentang normal.Kesimpulan: Hasil ini mengindikasikan bahwa akupunktur dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu metode pengobatan untuk menurunkan level ansietas yang disebabkan oleh weight loss related amenorrhea.Kata kunci: Akupunktur, SAS, ansietas, weight loss related amenorrheaABSTRACTBackground: Weight loss related amenorrhea is a condition caused by dysfunction of the hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis due to significant weight loss. Amenorrhea that caused by dysfunction of hypothalamic also known as Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA). When this amenorrhea last for long duration of time, it might involve our psychologist condition. This pilot study was conducted to investigate the effect of acupuncture to reduce anxiety level among women with weight loss related amenorrhea. Methods: Fifteen participants were enrolled in this pilot study. The participants received 20 sessions of acupuncture treatment and all of the treatment sessions was conducted in Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai-China. Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) questionnaire was used as a measurement tool to measure the anxiety level among participants. Paired-sample t-test was performed to analyze the data result, with significant p value ≤0.05. Results: Significant changes was found in mean score of SAS before and after treatment. It approximately 46.60 ± 8.58 before treatment and it decrease to 41.80 ± 3.07 after treatment (p<0.05). Conclusion: The result of this pilot study suggest that acupuncture is effective and it can be used as treatment method to reduce anxiety level among participants with weight loss related amenorrhea.Keywords: Acupuncture, SAS, anxiety, weight loss related amenorrhea

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Valentsova, Marina M., and Elena S. Uzeneva. "25 years of the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences." Slavic World in the Third Millennium 15, no. 3-4 (2020): 226–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.31168/2412-6446.2020.15.3-4.16.

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The essay was written to mark the 25th anniversary of the Slavic Institute named after Jan Stanislav SAS (Bratislava). The Institute was founded to conduct interdisciplinary research on the relationships of the Slovak language and culture with other Slavic languages and cultures, as well as to study the Slovak-Latin, Slovak-Hungarian, and Slovak-German cultural and linguistic interactions in ancient times and the Middle Ages. The article introduces the main milestones in the formation and development of the Institute, its employees, the directions of their scientific work, and their significant publications. The main areas of research of the Slavic Institute (initially the Slavic Cabinet) cover linguistics (lexicography, history of language), history, folklore, cultural studies, musicology, and textology. Much attention is paid to the annotated translation of foreign religious texts into Slovak. A valuable contribution of the Institute to Slavic Studies is the creation of a database of Cyrillic and Latin handwritten and printed texts related to the Byzantine-Slavic tradition in Slovakia.

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Tsana, Al-Fiyyah. "PROBLEMATIKA PERBEDAAN LATAR BELAKANG MAHASISWA DI PRODI PSIKOLOGI ISLAM FDKI IAIN SAS BANGKA BELITUNG." JURNAL DIALOKA: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Dakwah dan Komunikasi Islam 1, no. 02 (November 30, 2022): 101–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.32923/dla.v1i02.2732.

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This research examines the problems of different backgrounds of students in the Islamic psychology study program, Faculty of Da’wah and Islamic Communication, Syaikh Abdurrahman Siddik Islamic Institute, Bangka Belitung. This research aims to describe the background and explain the problems that occur in the lecture process at the Islamic psychology study program, Faculty of Da’wah and Islamic Communication, Syaikh Abdurrahman Siddik Islamic Institute, Bangka Belitung. This type of research is qualitative research. Data collection techniques are interviews, observation and documentation. This study concludes that the difference between one individual or group and another lies in the differences in traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation by the local community. In responding to the differences in the cultural background of each individual, cultural awareness is needed. This is because of the frequent differences in cultural backgrounds that cause conflicts in society

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Madoz, L. V., R. L. de la Sota, K. Susuki, W. Heuwieser, and M. Drillich. "187 EFFICIENCY OF DIAGNOSIS OF CLINICAL AND SUBCLINICAL ENDOMETRITIS IN CATTLE EVALUATED BY HYSTEROSCOPY." Reproduction, Fertility and Development 22, no. 1 (2010): 252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rdv22n1ab187.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of vaginoscopy and rectal palpation (palpable liquid in uterine horns) compared with hysteroscopy (presence of pus in the uterine lumen) for the diagnosis of clinical endometritis (CE), and hysteroscopy compared with endometrial cytology for the diagnosis of subclinical endometritis (SE) in postpartum dairy cows. Thirty Holstein cows between 20 and 35 days postpartum were examined for diagnosis of CE with a vaginal speculum, by rectal palpation, and by hysteroscopy; and examined for diagnosis of SE with hysteroscopy and endometrial cytology. Categorical data were analyzed with PROC CATMOD (SAS®, SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA) and continuous data were analyzed with PROC GLM (SAS®, SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). Sensitivity, specificity, predicted value of a positive and negative result, and efficiency were calculated using Win Episcope® 2.0 software (Clive, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK). Prevalence of CE diagnosed by vaginoscopy was 27%, by rectal palpation was 23%, and by hysteroscopy was 13%. When hysteroscopy, the only tool for direct examination of the endometrium, was used as the gold standard for diagnosis of CE, vaginoscopy had 100% sensitivity, 85% specificity, and 87% efficiency, and rectal palpation had 75% sensitivity, 85% specificity, and 83% efficiency. Prevalence of SE diagnosed by endometrial cytology was 35.3%. When endometrial cytology was used as the gold standard for diagnosis of SE, hysteroscopy had 11% sensitivity, 92% specificity, and 59% efficiency. In conclusion, vaginoscopy had higher sensitivity than, and similar specificity and efficiency to, rectal palpation for diagnosis of CE. Conversely, hysteroscopy, although having high specificity, had low sensitivity and efficiency for diagnosis of SE. Hysteroscopy proved to be efficient for diagnosis of CE but inefficient for diagnosis of SE. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the study by World of Medicine (WOM), Berlin, Germany, for providing all endoscopic equipment and the cooperation with the dairy farm in Brandenburg, Germany. Vanina Madoz visit to the Freie Universität Berlin was supported by a fellowship from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD.

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Weir, Christopher J. "Validating clinical trial data reporting with SAS, Matthews CI, Shilling BC (2008) ISBN: 9781599941288; 228 pages; $36.95, £52.05 SAS Institute Inc.;http://www.sas.com/." Pharmaceutical Statistics 10, no. 4 (March 23, 2010): 383. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pst.424.

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Μιχαλόπουλος, Νίκος. "European Institute of Public Administration [EIPA] and Irish Ministry of Finance, Ethics in the Public Services of the European Union Member-States." Επιστήμη και Κοινωνία: Επιθεώρηση Πολιτικής και Ηθικής Θεωρίας 15 (September 24, 2015): 279. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/sas.603.

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Isic, Momcilo. "Institute for rural studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences: 1947-1954." Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke, no. 188 (2023): 531–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/zmsdn2388531i.

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The SAS Institute for the Rural Studies, within the Department of Social Sciences, was founded on June 10, 1947, with the appointment of Sreten Vukosavljevic, a professor at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, as its manager. The basic task of the Institute was to study the development of social life in the countryside, the existence and development of land ownership, the organization of the village as a settlement, the organization of the family settlement, the evolution of the organization of agricultural and other works; consanguinity, birth rate and sexual morality; forms of behavior; religious life and the religious world, helping each other, leisure and entertainment, health and consciousness, etc. Due to the lack of sufficient staff, especially professional staff, and then the opposition of the Institute?s most influential associates to the demands of the manager Sreten Vukosavljevic, the Institute was slow to realize the set goals and tasks, which ultimately resulted in the resignation of Sreten Vukosavljevic, and then the closure of the Institute on March 1, 1954.

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Gabrielle Novais Manzoli, Maria Conceição Moares Lima, Leticia de Alencar Pereira Rodrigues, Afrânio Ferreira Evangelista, and Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado. "Market Analysis for Implementing Good Laboratory Practices at the SENAI Institute of Innovation in Advanced Health Systems (ISI-SAS) of SENAI CIMATEC." JOURNAL OF BIOENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGIES AND HEALTH 7, no. 2 (July 20, 2024): 178–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.34178/jbth.v7i2.391.

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Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) comprise a quality system encompassing organizational processes and conditions under which non-clinical safety studies for human health and the environment are planned, developed, monitored, recorded, archived, and reported. The objective of this work was to analyze the market to guide decision-making regarding the implementation of GLP at CIMATEC's ISI-SAS, following NIT-Dicla-035, with a focus on achieving Conformity with the Principles of Good Laboratory Practices recognized by Cgcre of Inmetro. This study showed that the prevalence of Test Facilities in Brazil's South and Southeast regions became evident. Most companies that responded to the questionnaire expressed interest in GLP studies, particularly cytotoxicity. By comparing the requirements of NIT-Dilca-035 with the structure of ISI-SAS, it was determined that implementing GLP in this sector is feasible, leading to the initiation of Good Laboratory Practices implementation in this area.

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Ibadinov, Khursandkul I., and A. A. Rahmonov. "Astronomical education in Tajikistan. Project TAJASTRO." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, S260 (January 2009): 704–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s174392131100305x.

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AbstractThe centre of astronomy in Tajikistan is the Institute of Astrophysics of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. This institute carries out scientific research and contributes to the preparation of the astronomical staff and to astronomical education. The reform of education in Tajikistan continues and now astronomy is studied in schools (together with physics) and at universities. The Tajik State Pedagogical University resumed in 2007 the training of teachers in physics and astronomy. Since 1999 the Tajik National University (TNU) offers a a specialty in astronomy. In 2006 is restored the Small Academy of Sciences (SAS) of Tajikistan. There is a planetarium in Khujand and in 2006 the Institute of Astrophysics, TNU and the Astronomical Society of Tajikistan, along with the support IBSP/UNESCO, organised the Training Methodical Center (TMC) “TAJASTRO” at the Hisar astronomical observatory for students, graduate students, young scientists, and teachers at secondary schools.

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Ye, Christine, June Liu, Feiyan Ren, and Ngozi Okafo. "Design of experiment and data analysis by JMP® (SAS institute) in analytical method validation." Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 23, no. 2-3 (August 2000): 581–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0731-7085(00)00335-6.

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PEIRIS, T. S. G., and R. D. STERN. "Use of Statistical Package SAS A Case Study from Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka." COCOS 6 (July 6, 2010): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cocos.v6i0.2054.

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Lee, Ren-Guey, Chun-Chang Chen, Chun-Chieh Hsiao, Hsi-Wen Wang, and Ming-Shen Wei. "SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME RECOGNITION USING THE GREYART NETWORK." Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications 23, no. 03 (June 2011): 163–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.4015/s1016237211002505.

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This study employs relational analysis and the GreyART network to identify and study the characteristics of electroencephalogram signals of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS). Seventeen raw electroencephalogram data records from the sleep database compiled by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Beth Israel Hospital (BIH) were used in conjunction with four wavelet decomposition steps to obtain the cD4 wavelet coefficient as input for the GreyART network. The GreyART network was then used for simulation training and testing in order to achieve the best recognition results. This study achieved an average recognition rate of 93.33% for electroencephalogram data record slp01b, and recognition rates during the training and testing stage for this record were 95.80% and 92.12%, respectively. This was the best recognition result for any of the 17 records. The overall average recognition rate for all 17 records was 78.10%. In comparison with past literature, this study's use of the GreyART network to recognize electroencephalogram signal characteristics of SAS possesses excellent reference value. To further reduce the costs and the physiological signal measurement items to make it easier for patients to use, this research also proposes to use a single type of physiological signals, electroencephalographic (EEG) signals, as the sole input as identification information to identify SAS diseases. EEG signal detection is utilized because it is nonintrusive, suitable for long-term monitoring and most importantly, it can be used to detect various types of abnormal physiological conditions in SAS, moods, sleep stages, heart rate abnormalities and mental states. In addition, constant monitoring of users in their familiar home environment can also be utilized as self-screening at home to reduce the burden of sleep medicine centers.

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Wei, Jialin, Zhijun Cao, and Yuanxiao Li. "293 Effect of Supplementing Rumen-protected Methionine on Blood Parameters and Ruminal Metabolites in Lactating Holstein Dairy Cows." Journal of Animal Science 99, Supplement_3 (October 8, 2021): 160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.294.

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Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of reducing dietary crude protein (CP) levels and supplementing rumen-protected methionine (RPM) on blood parameters and ruminal metabolites in lactating Holstein dairy cows. A total of 30 lactating Holstein dairy cows (60 ± 7 d in milk; mean ± SD) were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatments: diet containing 17.3% CP without RPM (control group; CON); diet containing 16.4% CP with supplementing 15.0 g/d of RPM (treatment group; RPM). All repeated, continuous data were subjected to PROC MIXED procedure of SAS (SAS version 9.2, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.). The results related to blood showed that cows in RPM group exhibited lower concentration of blood urea nitrogen than that in CON group (P < 0.001). Moreover, there were no differences among treatments on concentrations of aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, globulin and albumin (P > 0.05). In ruminal metabolites, microbial CP (MCP) of dairy cows in RPM group was higher compared with CON group (P = 0.006). The concentrations of butyrate, valerate and isovalerate of RPM group were higher than that of CON group at 2h after feeding (P < 0.05). In conclusion, lower dietary CP with RPM supplementation could improve nitrogen utilization of dairy cows and synthesis of MCP in rumen, as well as change volatile fatty acids production at 2h after feeding.

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Wei, Jialin, Zhijun Cao, and Yuanxiao Li. "294 Effect of Supplementing Rumen-protected Methionine on Production, Apparent Digestibility and Economic Effectiveness in Lactating Holstein Dairy Cows." Journal of Animal Science 99, Supplement_3 (October 8, 2021): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.292.

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Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of reducing dietary crude protein (CP) levels and supplementing rumen-protected methionine (RPM) on production, apparent digestibility of nutrients and economic effectiveness of lactating Holstein cows. A total of 96 (60 ± 7 d in milk; 34.39 ± 5.74 kg/d of milk production; mean ± SD) lactating Holstein dairy cows were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatments: diet containing 17.3% CP without RPM (control group; CON); diet containing 16.4% CP with supplementing 15.0 g/d of RPM (treatment group; RPM). All the data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) of SAS (SAS version 9.2, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.). No effects were observed of reducing dietary CP on somatic cell counts, milk yield and milk composition including fat, protein, lactose, total solid, solids-not-fat and milk urea nitrogen. The total apparent digestibility of nutrients was similar between treatments, while RPM group had higher calcium digestion (44.24% vs. 42.75% ± 10.13%) and phosphorus digestion (48.50% vs. 45.96% ± 12.90%) numerically. In addition, supplying the diet of 16.4% CP with RPM supplementation to cows could reduce feeding cost by 0.5 $/d per cow and boost net profits. In conclusion, lower dietary CP with RPM supplementation did not limit milk yield, milk composition and apparent digestibility of nutrients, and also could improve the economic benefits of the dairy farms.

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Kysel, Róbert, Andrej Cipciar, Zuzana Chovanová, Kristián Csicsay, Lucia Fojtíková, Martin Gális, and Miriam Kristeková. "Seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2016." Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy 49, no. 1 (March 1, 2019): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/congeo-2019-0001.

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Abstract The National Network of Seismic Stations of Slovakia (NNSS) consists of eight short period and five broadband permanent seismic stations and a data centre located at the Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (ESI SAS). The NNSS recorded and detected 10888 seismic events from all epicentral distances in 2016. Totally 87 earthquakes originated in the territory of Slovakia in 2016. This paper provides basic information on the configuration of the NNSS, routine data processing, seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2016 as well as macroseismic observations collected in 2016.

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Kysel, Róbert, Andrej Cipciar, Kristián Csicsay, Lucia Fojtíková, Martin šugár, and Jozef Kristek. "Seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2018." Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy 49, no. 4 (December 1, 2019): 511–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/congeo-2019-0027.

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Abstract The National Network of Seismic Stations of Slovakia (NNSS) consists of eight short period and five broadband permanent seismic stations and a data centre located at the Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (ESI SAS). The NNSS recorded and detected 11704 seismic events from all epicentral distances in 2018. Totally 86 earthquakes originated in the territory of Slovakia in 2018. This paper provides basic information on the configuration of the NNSS, routine data processing, seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2018 as well as macroseismic observations collected in 2018.

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KYSEL, Róbert, Andrej CIPCIAR, Martin ŠUGÁR, Kristián CSICSAY, Lucia FOJTÍKOVÁ, and Peter PAŽÁK. "Seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2020." Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy 51, no. 4 (December 22, 2021): 373–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.31577/congeo.2021.51.4.4.

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The National Network of Seismic Stations of Slovakia (NNSS) consists of eight short period and six broadband permanent seismic stations and a data centre located at the Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (ESI SAS). The NNSS recorded and detected 11229 seismic events from all epicentral distances in 2020. Totally 96 earthquakes originated in the territory of Slovakia in 2020. This paper provides basic information on the configuration of the NNSS, routine data processing, seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2020 as well as macroseismic observations collected in 2020.

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KYSEL, Róbert, Andrej CIPCIAR, Martin ŠUGÁR, Kristián CSICSAY, Lucia FOJTÍKOVÁ, and Peter PAŽÁK. "Seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2021." Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy 52, no. 4 (December 12, 2022): 565–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.31577/congeo.2022.52.4.3.

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The National Network of Seismic Stations of Slovakia (NNSS) consists of eight short period and six broadband permanent seismic stations and a data centre located at the Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (ESI SAS). The NNSS recorded and detected 10656 seismic events from all epicentral distances in 2021. Totally 88 earthquakes originated in the territory of Slovakia in 2021. This paper provides basic information on the configuration of the NNSS, routine data processing, seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2021 as well as macroseismic observations collected in 2021.

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Reeder, A., R. Monson, D. Beebe, B. Lindsey, and J. Rutledge. "156 ENHANCED BOVINE EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT AFTER MICROFLUIDIC CUMULUS CELL REMOVAL POST-FERTILIZATION." Reproduction, Fertility and Development 17, no. 2 (2005): 228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rdv17n2ab156.

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Microfluidic technologies are increasingly being used in cell biology and embryology research. In order to manipulate an embryonic environment microfluidics take advantage of miniscule media amounts. With the use of pressure heads and laminar flow profiles, a presumptive zygote can be gently manipulated in a microfluidic device for removal of the supporting cumulus cells post-fertilization. Presumptive embryos were assigned at random to three cumulus removal treatments at 48 h post-fertilization: vortexing (3 min), handstripping (with 135-μm-ID stripping pipette), and microfluidics. Blastocyst rates were determined through Day 8 post-fertilization. Rates were analyzed by the GENMOD procedure in SAS (SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC, USA), accounting for replicates and treatment. Kinetics of development were also impacted as larger proportions of embryos in the microfluidic group reached the blastocyst stage before embryos of the vortex or hand-stripping treatments. These data suggest that cumulus cell removal in a gentle fashion is associated with enhanced embryonic development in the bovine. Table 1. Comparison of cumulus cell removal techniques on bovine blastocyst rates

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Chi, Yung-Wei, Blythe Durbin-Johnson, and Marlin Schul. "Short-form 6D assessment in compression module of the American College of Phlebology Patient Reported Outcome Venous Registry." Phlebology: The Journal of Venous Disease 33, no. 6 (June 22, 2017): 425–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0268355517717425.

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Objective The goal of this American College of Phlebology Patient Reported Outcome Venous Registry analysis was to examine the clinical efficacy of compression stockings using short-form 6D questionnaire (SF-6D). Method SF-6D scores were modeled over time using linear mixed effects model. Changes of SF-6D score from baseline to the last encounter were examined using a paired t-test. Analysis of variance was used to compare changes from baseline in SF-6D scores between C classifications. All analyses were conducted using SAS software, version 9.4 (SAS Institute, Cary NC). Results Baseline mean SF-6D score was 0.83 and at follow-up, 0.85. Mean SF-6D change was +0.02 points (P = .001) over an average time period of 5.5 months. Patients’ SF-6D scores were estimated to increase by +0.03 points (P = .005) per year of usage of compression stockings. SF-6D score changes across C classifications did not demonstrate significant differences (P = .265). Conclusion There was an improvement of SF-6D score in the registry participants who used circular knit compression stockings.

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Chi, Yung-Wei, Ray Lin, Kuo-Hao Tseng, and Blythe Durbin-Johnson. "Effect of subsurface pressure on the interface pressure measurement in an in vitro experiment." Phlebology: The Journal of Venous Disease 35, no. 2 (June 24, 2019): 134–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0268355519857627.

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Introduction It was hypothesized that subsurface pressure (mimicking subcutaneous pressure) variation may affect interface pressure measurement. Method BISCO® (Rogers, CT) foam was placed on a cylinder cuff model for the experiment. Picopress® and a piezoresistive sensor were used for interface pressure measurement. External pressure was applied using an automated pressure cuff at 40 mmHg. Subsurface pressure mimicking subcutaneous pressure from 3 mmHg to 12 mmHg was generated by a pressure pump underneath the foam. Interface pressure was compared between the true pressure, 40 mmHg, versus Picopress® and the piezoresistive sensor using linear mixed effect model (SAS software, version 9.4, SAS Institute, Cary, NC). Result Interface pressure measurement using Picopress® did not differ between the incremental subsurface pressures (mean 45.4 ± 0.4) ( P = 0.54), in contrast to piezoresistive sensor, which demonstrated a difference (mean 42.65 ± 2.7) ( P < 0.001). This difference appeared to be linearly related. Conclusion Subsurface pressure mimicking subcutaneous pressure may affect the overall interface pressure measurement according to the piezoresistive sensor but not Picopress®.

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Bewley, Jeffrey M., Robert E. Boyce, David J. Roberts, Michael P. Coffey, and Michael M. Schutz. "Comparison of two methods of assessing dairy cow body condition score." Journal of Dairy Research 77, no. 1 (November 18, 2009): 95–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022029909990446.

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Two body condition scoring systems were compared for assessing body condition of cows at the Scottish Agricultural College's Crichton Royal Farm. The weekly body condition scores (BCS) were collected for a period of 12 weeks (5 September–21 November). Scores were obtained using the primary systems utilized within the UK and USA. The USBCS were obtained by the same evaluator each week, while the UKBCS were obtained by two different evaluators alternating between weeks. Paired scores (n=2088) between the two systems within week were moderately correlated (r=0·75, P<0·0001). Regression equations to convert scores between the two systems were created using the GLM procedure of SAS (SAS Institute Inc., Cary NC, USA). The simple GLM models to convert from UK to US scores and US to UK scores were USBCS=1·182+0·816 * UKBCS (R2=0·56) and UKBCS=0·131+0·681 (R2=0·56), respectively. These equations may be used to interpret scores within the literature obtained using these two BCS systems, although they must be used with caution.

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Lee, Seong Joon, and Jihun Kim. "Analysis of Dental Antibiotic Prescriptions for Children and Adolescents in South Korea." JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF PEDTATRIC DENTISTRY 50, no. 3 (August 31, 2023): 292–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.5933/jkapd.2023.50.3.292.

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Antibiotics are used for the prevention and treatment of infections. This study aimed to investigate the patterns of dental antibiotic prescription in children and adolescents. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service provided data on patients who visited medical institutions. It was categorized according to year, sex, age, insurance type, dental institution, and region. Chi-square tests, Fisher’s exact tests, and one-way analyses of variance were performed. Statistical analyses were performed using SAS software (ver. 9.2; SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). Amoxicillin and cephalosporins, the most commonly used antibiotics, accounted for approximately 96% of the prescriptions. The younger the child, the more antibiotics were prescribed for trauma, pulpitis, and dental abscesses. However, closer to adolescence, the antibiotics were primarily prescribed to manage impacted teeth and periodontal problems. Antibiotics were prescribed for 3.13 days on average. There were significant differences in the prescription rates according to age, sex, type of insurance, type of medical institution, and region (<i>p</i> < 0.05). This study suggested that antibiotic prescriptions should be closely monitored to ensure appropriate usage of antibiotics.

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Basiel, Bailey L., Chad D. Dechow, and Tara L. Felix. "PSIV-2 A comparison of feedlot growth and performance of beef x Holstein crossbred steers and Holstein steers." Journal of Animal Science 99, Supplement_3 (October 8, 2021): 298–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.548.

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Abstract Objectives were to compare feedlot performance and carcass traits of F1 beef × Holstein steers and Holstein steers. Angus or Limousin × Holstein crossbred [n = 27; age = 12 ± 3 months; body weight (BW) = 435 ± 8 kg] and Holstein (n = 20; age = 11 ± 2 months; BW = 400 ± 9 kg) steers were fed at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Livestock Evaluation Center for 111 days. Feed intake was recorded using the GrowSafe Feed Intake Monitoring System (Model 4000E, GrowSafe Systems Ltd., Calgary AB, Canada). The diet contained corn silage, dried distillers grains, soybean meal, and cracked corn and was formulated to meet or exceed the requirements of beef cattle (NASEM, 2016). Growth performance variables of interest and carcass measurements were analyzed with the Mixed procedure of SAS (SAS 9.4; SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC). USDA assigned quality grades (QG) and yield grades (YG) were analyzed the with GLIMMIX procedure of SAS. Breed was a fixed effect in all models. There were no differences (P > 0.05) between breeds in average daily gain or feed efficiency. Crossbreds exceeded Holsteins in initial (P < 0.01) and final BW (P = 0.01), dry matter intake (P = 0.03), hot carcass weight (P < 0.01), backfat (P = 0.03), and ribeye area (REA; P < 0.01). Thirty-five percent (35%) of the Holsteins received a QG of Choice or above while 74% of crossbreds graded USDA Choice or above (P = 0.01). However, 75% of Holsteins were YG 2 or lower while only 45% of crossbreds achieved YG 2 or less (P = 0.05). There was no improvement in efficiency when crossbreds were compared to Holsteins; however, carcasses from crossbreds were more likely to grade USDA Choice or above while yielding greater REA and backfat than Holsteins.

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Kozicka, Magdalena, and Ewa Wielocha. "Sharing Stories: Students’ Experiences in Archaeological Education." 21st Century Pedagogy 4, no. 1 (July 1, 2020): 23–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ped21-2020-0004.

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AbstractSociety of Archaeology Students (SAS), in Polish: Koło Naukowe Studentów Archeologii (KNSA), is one of the oldest student societies working within the Institute of Archaeology of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. In recent years SAS began to work in cooperation with other archaeological, historical and educational organisations, as well as with museums and open-air archaeological reservations. Most of our work is focused around building and maintaining the archaeological consciousness in contemporary society – not only through participating in various mass events but also through preparing workshops for people from local communities, as well as through adding archaeological impressions to various museum events and mass outdoor reenactment festivals. Within the current outlook on archaeological methodology, those actions are linked to so-called public archaeology – the concept that is still somewhat new in many areas of archaeological activities in Poland.The following article concerns strategies that are present in the SAS’ archaeological popularisation initiatives, as well as our reflections and inquiries on the topic of archaeological education in contemporary reality, with its numerous homogenised, standardised or idealised concepts of the past, often mirrored in many historical festivals’ conventions. Through our observations based upon various experiences, we would like to try to determine how the archaeological education and popularisation could be more widely recognised not only as a valuable but rather as an inseparable part of being an archaeolo-gist – university scholar or a field-working one.

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Drovnikov, Viktor, Nikita Egorov, Valeriy Zhivun, Aleksandr Kadushkin, and Viktor Kovalenko. "Advanced Gamma-Spectrometry Methods Application for the Carborne Radiation Survey in the NPP Vicinity." ANRI, no. 2 (June 1, 2022): 14–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.37414/2075-1338-2022-109-2-14-25.

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The results of application of gamma-spectrometric technologies for carborne radiation survey in the NPP vicinity are presented [1-7]. The methods presented were developed at Nuclear Radiation Monitoring Laboratory, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute. The methods presented were developed at Nuclear Radiation Monitoring Laboratory, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute. The principal feature of the methods developed is that no prior information about any gamma-emitting source characteristics (radionuclide combination, etc.) and radiation background data are to be used for sources localization and identification. The methods can be applied when the car is moving and under conditions of strong spatial variations in the radiation background. The gamma-spectrometric methods developed are fundamentally ahead of the dosimetric ones in terms of sensitivity and information content. The special methods for gamma-spectrometric data processing and analyzing were developed and implemented in the SMS Na Avto software and SAS Na Avto software.

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Kysel, Róbert, Andrej Cipciar, Zuzana Chovanová, Kristián Csicsay, Lucia Fojtíková, and Jozef Kristek. "Seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2017." Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy 49, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 195–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/congeo-2019-0010.

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Abstract The National Network of Seismic Stations of Slovakia (NNSS) consists of eight short period and five broadband permanent seismic stations and a data centre located at the Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (ESI SAS). The NNSS recorded and detected 10 719 seismic events from all epicentral distances in 2017. Totally 73 earthquakes originated in the territory of Slovakia in 2017. This paper provides basic information on the configuration of the NNSS, routine data processing, seismic activity on the territory of Slovakia in 2017 as well as macroseismic observations collected in 2017.

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Tung, Vu, Nguyen Thong, Nguyen Mai, Le Linh, Dang Son, Tran Ha, Nguyen Hoa, Nguyen Long, and Nguyen Tuan. "Diagnostic Value in Screening Severe Depression of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Beck Depression Inventory Scale, and Zung’s Self-Rating Anxiety Scale Among Patients with Recurrent Depression Disorder." Acta Informatica Medica 31, no. 4 (2023): 249. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2023.31.249-253.

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Background: Depression is a widespread and incapacitating mental health disorder that impacts millions of people worldwide, playing a substantial role in the overall global health challenges. Depression has a big impact on a person’s quality of life, cognitive and social functioning, risk of suicide, risk of heart disease and other illnesses, as well as death from all causes. . Objective: Objective: It may be challenging to choose the best tools to screen for severe depression in patients with recurrent depression disorder (PRD) considering the diversity of psychological scales in Vietnam. The aim of this study was to evaluate diagnostic value for detect severe depression of four psychological scales including Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Beck Depression Inventory Scale (BECK), and Zung’s Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) by genders and age groups among PRD in Vietnam. Methods: This study was conducted at National Institute of Mental Health, Bach Mai Hospital, Vietnam, from 2020 to 2021. There were 109 PRD evaluated with HAM-D, HAM-A, BECK, and SAS by qualified psychiatrists. By analysing Area Under the Curve (AUC) of Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, we determined sensitivity, specificity and cut points of four above scales.Results: Among four scales, the BECK scale had the best diagnostic effect with the most optimal sensitivity and specificity (61.64% and 75%, respectively). We proposed the new cut-off of HAM-D, HAM-A, BECK, and SAS for detecting severe depression among PRD were 20, 34, 30, and 45, respectively. By genders, the cut points for the HAM-D, HAM-A, BECK, and SAS in males were 20, 27, 34, and 44, respectively, while those figure in females were 14, 34, 30, and 46, respectively. By age groups, adults had cut values for four above scales of 20, 34, 27, and 45, respectively, whereas those for the elderly were 16, 17, 35, and 44, respectively. Conclusion: We highly recommended that BECK is the most optimal method to screen severe depression in PRD in Vietnam. It is essential to utilize varied cut values of HAM-D, HAM-A, BECK, and SAS for different genders and age groups.

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Laroya, Aurora. "Awareness and satisfaction with the Student Affairs and Services (SAS) in the Institute of Criminal Justice Education." DMMMSU Research and Extension Journal 5 (December 1, 2021): 12–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.62960/dmmmsu.v5i.4.

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This descriptive-survey study aimed to determine the extent of awareness and level of satisfaction on the student affairs and services of DMMMSU- MLUC, City of San Fernando, La Union as the basis for policy recommendation. A total of 120 students from the Institute of Criminal Justice Education (ICJE) was selected as respondents of the study. A survey questionnaire was used as a data-gathering tool. Frequency counts and median were used to describe and analyze the data. Results of the survey showed that the students were generally very much aware and satisfied with the student affairs and services rendered by the university. However, there were also areas where further improvement can be made, specifically on guidance and counselling services, career and job placement services, student handbook development, as well as services related to student council/government, student discipline, and student yearbook. Hence, policy enhancements were recommended to improve the level of awareness and satisfaction on said services dimension areas.

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Bapanpally, Chandra, Gayatri Maganty, Shah Khan, Akif Kasra, and Amit Morey. "Immunomagnetic Separation and Visual Fluorescence Detection of Salmonella spp., Using AOAC Approved SASTM Molecular Tests." Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 97, no. 4 (July 1, 2014): 1067–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5740/jaoacint.13-370.

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Abstract The SASTM Molecular Tests method for detection of Salmonella spp. in various food matrixes has been certified by the AOAC Research Institute and designated Performance Tested MethodSM No. 021202. The current method modification includes the optional immunomagnetic separation (IMS) to enrich the bacteria as well as optional visual fluorescence readout without the use of a turbidimeter. The modifications were validated against the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food Safety and Inspection Service Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook (MLG) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) reference methods. Food matrixes (chicken carcass rinse, beef trim, and spinach) were inoculated with low levels of Salmonella spp. (0.2–2 CFU/test portion) to generate fractional positives (5–15) in 20 inoculated samples. Samples were enriched with SAS Enrichment medium and incubated at 42 ± 1°C. Enrichments were tested directly and subjected to anti-Salmonella IMS prior to the SAS Molecular Tests. Results were determined via visual fluorescence and via turbidity using a turbidimeter. All replicates were confirmed using the MLG or BAM reference method procedures, regardless of presumptive result. The SAS Molecular Tests Salmonella Detection modified methods were determined to be equivalent to the reference methods for the detection of Salmonella in chicken carcass rinse, beef trim, and fresh spinach. The inclusion of IMS in the modified method improved the detection rate of Salmonella in chicken carcass rinses and spinach. The optional use of visual fluorescent reagent and heat block either with IMS or without IMS produced results that were comparable to the results obtained from using a real-time turbidimeter.

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Gotfryd, Alberto Ofenhejm, Edgar Santiago Valesin Filho, Dan Carai Maia Viola, Mario Lenza, Joselito Adriano da Silva, Angélica Santos Emi, Raylton Tomiosso, Carla de Azevedo Piccinato, Eliane Antonioli, and Mario Ferretti. "Analysis of epidemiology, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors in patients with back pain admitted to an orthopedic emergency unit." Einstein (São Paulo) 13, no. 2 (June 2015): 243–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1679-45082015ao3320.

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ABSTRACT Objective: To correlate epidemiological data, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors as predictors for clinical manifestation of back pain in patients treated at the orthopedic emergency unit of a Brazilian tertiary care hospital, and to evaluate their interest in participating in a hypothetical program for physical rehabilitation. Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study. We evaluated 210 patients from the emergency department of a tertiary hospital with a major complaint of back pain. We used: epidemiological multiple-choice questionnaires developed for this study; Oswestry questionnaire for physical disability; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) scale. Data analyses were performed using SAS - Statistical Analysis System (SAS Institute, 2001). Measurements were performed with the SAS functions Proc MEANS and Proc Freq. Results: The mean age was 39.1 years and there was no predominance between genders. The usual work activity was administrative (65.2% of cases). The mean body mass index was 26.0, indicating overweight. The majority (83.3%) of patients had low physical disability (Oswestry 0 – 40%). The number of medical visits in the previous 6 months (p=0.04) and the scores of anxiety and depression (p=0.05), independently, were correlated with physical disability. Most patients (77%) would agree to participate in a hypothetical program of physical rehabilitation for prevention of back pain. Conclusion: Patients with back pain complaints were predominantly young adults, sedentary or hypoactive, overweight, and with recurrent complaints of symptoms. Most participants had low levels of physical disability and would accept participation in a hypothetical physical rehabilitation program for the prevention of back pain.

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Stelzmueller, Marie-Elisabeth, Robert Zilberszac, Nikolaus Heinrich, Bruno Mora, Guenther Laufer, and Wilfried Wisser. "Concomitant Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Transapical Mitral Valve Repair With NeoChord Implantation." Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 14, no. 6 (September 16, 2019): 564–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1556984519871905.

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One-third of the patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis (sAS) present with hemodynamic relevant mitral valve insufficiency (rMI). In patients who undergo conventional surgery, the rMI never would be left untreated; however, in cases of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), the impact of rMI is often overlooked and left untreated. The combination of transapical TAVI (TA-TAVI) and NeoChord implantation represents a novel, promising therapeutic option for high-risk-surgery patients with sAS and rMI due to a prolapsed or flailed leaflet. This case report describes 2 patients (1 male, 1 female; mean age 82 years) who underwent TA-TAVI and concomitant NeoChord implantation at our institute. Both presented with sAS and rMI due to a prolapse of the P2 segment of the mitral valve. At first, the TA-TAVI was implanted under angio-guidance, followed by three-dimensional echo-guided implantation of the NeoChords, through the same approach, which was slightly posterior and lateral to the apex. TA-TAVI using an Edwards Sapien 3 (26 mm, n = 1 and 29 mm, n = 1) and NeoChord implantation (2 in the first and 3 in the second patient) was successful in both cases. Post-intervention discharge echo indicated no paravalvular or central insufficiency after the procedure and only a trace of mitral valve insufficiency. TA-TAVI and concomitant NeoChord implantation is a feasible and promising treatment option for high-risk patients with rMI. Despite its technical demands, in experienced hands, it is a safe procedure for those not well suited for surgical intervention.

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Sen, Soumitra, Philip Grgurich, Amanda Tulolo, Andrew Smith-Freedman, Yuxiu Lei, Anthony Gray, and James Dargin. "A Symptom-Triggered Benzodiazepine Protocol Utilizing SAS and CIWA-Ar Scoring for the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in the Critically Ill." Annals of Pharmacotherapy 51, no. 2 (October 13, 2016): 101–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1060028016672036.

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Background: There are limited data on the efficacy of symptom-triggered therapy for alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) in the intensive care unit (ICU). Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a symptom-triggered benzodiazepine protocol utilizing Riker Sedation Agitation Scale (SAS) scoring for the treatment of AWS in the ICU. Methods: We performed a before-and-after study in a medical ICU. A protocol incorporating SAS scoring and symptom-triggered benzodiazepine dosing was implemented in place of a protocol that utilized the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar) scale and fixed benzodiazepine dosing. Results: We enrolled 167 patients (135 in the preintervention and 32 in the postintervention group). The median duration of AWS was shorter in the postintervention (5, interquartile range [IQR] = 4-8 days) than in the preintervention group (8, IQR = 5-12 days; P < 0.01). Need for mechanical ventilation (31% vs 57%, P = 0.01), median ICU length of stay (LOS; 4, IQR = 2-7, vs 7, IQR = 4-11 days, P = 0.02), and hospital LOS (9, IQR = 6-13, vs 13, IQR = 9-18 days; P = 0.01) were less in the postintervention group. There was a reduction in mean total benzodiazepine exposure (74 ± 159 vs 450 ± 701 mg lorazepam; P < 0.01) in the postintervention group. Conclusion: A symptom-triggered benzodiazepine protocol utilizing SAS in critically ill patients is associated with a reduction in the duration of AWS treatment, benzodiazepine exposure, need for mechanical ventilation, and ICU and hospital LOS compared with a CIWA-Ar–based protocol using fixed benzodiazepine dosing.

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Roger, James H. "Analysis of Clinical Trials Using SAS: a Practical Guide Dmitrienko A, Moleberghs G, Chuang-Stein C, Offen W (2005)ISBN 1590475046; 420 pages; £58.00; ??73.00; $69.95 SAS Institute;." Pharmaceutical Statistics 4, no. 4 (2005): 299. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pst.193.

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Talukder, Md Azharul Islam, Md Shahjahan, Sirazum Munira, Seikh Masudur Rahman, Md Yousuf Ali, Md Salahuddin, Md Abu Haris Miah, Md Mostain Billah, Md Rezwanul Habib, and Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan. "Variation of morphological features and growth traits in half sib baby calves of Pabna cattle in Bangladesh." Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 5, no. 1 (April 22, 2019): 52–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ajmbr.v5i1.41045.

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This study was aimed to identify the phenotypic features of local Pabna calves including their growth trait attributes at BLRI Regional Station, Baghabari. Data on different phenotypic measurements and growth traits were collected from 12 half sib Pabna baby calves. Each calf was allowed to drink 10% of milk for individual’s body weight from respective dam. Data analyses were conducted following independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA using SAS 9.1.3 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA). Although significant differences observed in body weight (p<0.001), body length (p<0.05), heart girth (p<0.05) and mouth circumference (p<0.05) based on two types of birth weight groups in calves (<20 kg and ≥20 kg) but there were limited effects observed in the baby calves at three months except head length (p<0.05) considering dam’s body weights. Observed growth rate has no variations (p>0.05) in baby calves. This study revealed that half sib calves originated from the same sire had similar morphological features and growth in the early stage while dams’ body weight had limited effects on those aspects. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. March 2019, 5(1): 52-55

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Liu, Jing, Kunxian Zhang, Bei Wang, Qin Hu, Qing Zhang, Lei Wan, Xianpu Wang, and Wenping Xiong. "Analysis of Clinical Effects of Comprehensive Nursing Based on Enhanced Recovery after Surgery in Patients with Embolization for Intracranial Aneurysms." Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine 2022 (July 8, 2022): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3026680.

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Objective. This research sets out to elucidate the clinical effect of comprehensive nursing based on the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in patients with embolization for intracranial aneurysms (IAs). Methods. This study enrolled 119 patients with embolization for IAs in the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from January 2020 to January 2021 and divided them into two groups according to the perioperative care they received: a control group ( n = 39 ) treated with routine perioperative nursing and an observation group ( n = 80 ) treated with ERAS-based comprehensive nursing. Surgical indicators, neurological function (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score; Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) score), anxiety and depression (Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) score; Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) score), incidence of adverse events, and patient satisfaction were compared. Results. The observation group had better surgical indicators and lower scores of NIHSS, SSS, SAS, and SDS than the control group, accompanied by a lower incidence of adverse events and higher patient satisfaction. Conclusions. ERAS-based comprehensive nursing can better promote patients’ neurological recovery after embolization for IAs, relieve unhealthy emotions (depression, anxiety, etc.), and reduce the occurrence of adverse reactions, facilitating patient discharge.

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Pliggins, Randall A., Marlin E. Rice, Sue L. Blodgett, Brian R. Evans, and Sandra D. Vap. "Alfalfa Weevil and Pea Aphid Insecticide Efficacy Trials, Kansas, 1987." Insecticide and Acaricide Tests 13, no. 1 (January 1, 1988): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iat/13.1.183.

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Abstract Fifty-six plots measuring 6.1 × 9.1 m were established in an alfalfa field 5 km south of Manhattan. Treatments were replicated 4 times in a randomized complete block design. Insecticide applications were made 17 Apr using a COa-pressured backpack sprayer equipped with 70-degree hollow-cone nozzles, which delivered 187 liter/ha. Alfalfa had reached 16 cm high when a late frost killed all projecting top growth. At the time of treatment the alfalfa had regrown to 13 cm; wind conditions were calm. Ten stems, along with associated alfalfa weevil larvae and pea aphids, were collected from undisturbed areas within each plot on each sample date. Samples from each plot were individually bagged and returned to the lab for examination. Sweep nets were not used to collect samples because scattered dead stems from the previous season’s alfalfa projected above the live canopy and would have hindered sampling. Pretreatment counts were taken and then repeated at 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, and 21 days posttreatment. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance (PC-SAS, SAS Institute 1986) with mean separation accomplished using a protected LSD procedure.

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Dolcino, Andrea, Antonio Salsano, Andrea Dato, Nicola Disma, Alessio Pini Prato, Filippo Bernasconi, Luigi Montagnini, et al. "Potential Role of a Subcutaneously Anchored Securement Device in Preventing Dislodgment of Tunneled-Cuffed Central Venous Devices in Pediatric Patients." Journal of Vascular Access 18, no. 6 (November 2017): 540–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5301/jva.5000780.

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Introduction The potential drawbacks of tunneled-cuffed catheters are complications such as local or systemic infection, dislodgment, rupture, malfunction, and deep venous thrombosis. Aim of this study is to describe the incidence of complications, focusing on dislodgment and on the role of new securement devices in reducing this annoying issue. Methods We enrolled all pediatric patients with tunneled-cuffed central venous catheters (CVCs) inserted at the Giannina Gaslini Institute during a 16-month period. Demographic data, technical details, intraoperative and postoperative complications were recorded and stored in a digital database according to Data Protection Act. Results During the study period, we collected 173 tunneled-cuffed CVCs. All but three insertions were successful. There were 50 complications involving 47 CVCs. Complications included 13 infections, 27 dislodgments, 4 thromboses, 3 obstructions, and 3 malfunctions/breaking. In 51 of 173 CVCs, we used subcutaneously anchored securement device (SAS). Conclusions The use of SAS proved to significantly reduce the incidence of complications in pediatric patients, particularly during the first 30 postoperative days. Basing on our results we suggest to routinely adopt this new securement device for high-risk CVC.

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