Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Outcome of Nurse-Led Intervention on Knowledge and Practice of Aseptic Technique Among Surgical Nurses in Two Teaching Hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria

Aseptic Technique (AT) plays a key role in the management of surgical cases within the hospital including the operating rooms. Surgical Nurse uses AT to alleviate the suffering of patients by protecting them during invasive clinical procedure thereby providing optimal care resulting in positive outcome. Therefore, the goal of this study was to train surgical nurses on knowledge and practice of aseptic technique in two teaching hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria. A two group pre -test and post-test quasi experimental design was utilized and a sample size of 129 was used by simple random technique. A self- structured questionnaire was used for data collection, which was pilot tested and both were analysed through Cronbach Alpha and result yielded four research questions and six hypotheses were formulated. Data were analysed using SPSS version 22. Questionnaire was analysed using descriptive statistics of percentages, means and standard deviation while inferential statistics of t-test and Analysis of Variance(ANOVA) were used to test the hypotheses. Findings revealed that majority 28 (42.5%) and 17 (38.4%) of the participants were between the ages of 30 to 39 years in experimental and control group. The gender showed majority to be female 54 (74%) and 33 (82.5%) in both groups while most participants had degree in Nursing (53.4%) and (50%) in both groups. Their years of service showed that (34.2%) and (45.0%) have worked between 11 and 15 years, more than half were on grade level 7 and10. The pre-intervention mean scores of knowledge level was 27.009 (54.02%) and 26.511 (53.02%) in both groups, this revealed that the level of knowledge among them was below average. The pre-intervention mean scores level of practice in both groups was 7.432 (53.09%) and 7.507 (53.62%), this signified that the practice level of both group was below average. The post-intervention mean scores of the knowledge level in both groups was 43.807 (87.61%) and 26.461 (52.92%). The difference observed in the mean score of both groups was as a result of the training that only experimental group was exposed to, therefore , there was a significant improvement. The post-intervention mean scores of the practice level of both groups was 13.009 (92.92%) and 7.616 (54.4%). The difference observed in the mean score of both groups was as a result of the training of the experimental group therefore, there was a significant improvement. In conclusion, the influence of nurse-led intervention had a significant outcome on the training of knowledge and practice of aseptic technique that the experimental group was exposed to. It is therefore recommended that nurse clinicians be exposed to periodic training and re-training to facilitate good outcome of all invasive clinical procedures thereby reducing sepsis.
Low-dimensional compounds containing cyanido groups. XXIII. Synthesis and crystal structures of three ionic iron(II) complexes

Abstract Three new ionic [Fe(phen)3](N(CN)2)2 · 4.5 H2O (1), [Fe(dmeophen)3](N(CN)2)2 · 1.5 H2O (2) and [Fe(dmeophen)3](C(CN)3)2 (3) complexes have been synthesized (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline, dmeophen is 4,7-dimethoxy-1,10-phenanthroline). X-ray structural analysis ((1): C2/c, a = 18.1041(3), b = 16.8244(3), c = 24.6691(5) Å, β = 92.138(2)°; (2): C2/c, a = 22.0291(10), b = 18.8654(5), c = 11.6914(5) Å, β = 114.872(5)°; (3): Pbca, a = 12.0841(5), b = 22.0624(13), c = 34.2729 (16) Å) revealed that the structures of all discussed complexes consist of one [Fe(phen)3]2+ or [Fe(dmeophen)3]2+ complex cation and two uncoordinated tcm or dca counteranions (tcm is tricyanomethanide, dca is dicyanamide); water molecules were found in (1) and (2), too. In the cations, the Fe(II) atom is coordinated by six nitrogen atoms of chelate coordinated neutral ligands forming a distorted octahedron coordination geometry. One of the anions in each structure is disordered. Weak π–π interactions between planar dca anions and pyridine rings of phen in (1) and O—H … O and O—H … N hydrogen bonds in (1) and (2) stabilize their structures.
The Impact of the Crisis Triggered by the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Actions of Regulators on the Consumer Finance Market in Poland and Other European Union Countries

The economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak has severely affected the global economy. The ultimate scale of the recession is yet to be determined, but it is likely to be the most dramatic slump since World War II. The impact of the crisis on the financial sector, especially consumer finance, could almost instantly be observed. The article shows how determination and consistency in regulatory actions counteracts the effects of the pandemic crisis for the banking sector and consumer finance. The conducted research has shown the existence of a number of social phenomena typical of this type of global crisis, such as shopping panic, reduced creditworthiness of households related to loss of income, unemployment and increased crime. At the same time, the actions of financial market regulators turned out to be very effective (no negative structural phenomena occurred in the financial market). The accuracy of the selection of instruments and the speed of action limited the social and financial effects of the pandemic, including a loan repayment memorandum, limiting the cost of consumer loans and supporting the banking sector, which will limit the scale of excessive household debt and consumer bankruptcies, and companies were also supported. The research was conducted on the basis of available literature on the subject, market analyses and a review of regulations implemented at the central level and in individual EU member states.
Structural behavior of GFRP reinforced recycled aggregate concrete columns with polyvinyl alcohol and polypropylene fibers

The objective of this research study is to demonstrate the axial compressive behavior of GRFC columns by fabricating five circular columns (1150 mm high and 250 mm in cross-section) and testing them under axial concentric loading. Two different kinds of fibers, that is, polyvinyl alcoholfibers (PVA) and polypropylene fibers (PPF) were incorporated into the concrete. Two types of transverse confinement (GFRP hoops and GFRP spirals) were provided. The efficiency of GFRP hoops was explored by providing them at the spacing of 75 mm, 150 mm, and 250 mm, respectively. The efficiency of GFRP spirals was examined by keeping the spacing of 38 mm and 75 mm, respectively. The GRFC columns confined with GFRP spirals portrayed higher axial strength and higher ductility indices. Furthermore, an extensive finite element modeling (FEM) was performed by considering the effect of hybrid fibers using a modified concrete damaged plastic (CDP) model. The proposed FEM captured the axial response and cracking behavior of GRFC columns with high accuracy. This study also proposed a new empirical model for capturing the axial strength of GRFC columns by considering the influence of GFRP bars and lateral confinement of GFRP hoops/spirals.
Predictors of Success in Advance Higher Education: A Case in Northwest Samar State University, Philippines

Teachers play a significant role in the preparation of our youth as they make important decisions about education, work, and life. Existing studies on the correlations between teaching proficiency and academic performance of the students are primarily limited to elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Considering the big difference between advance higher education and other educational levels, there is a need to explore the relationship of the teaching proficiency to the academic performance of the students in advance higher education. This study made use of the descriptive-correlation research design. Survey questionnaires were distributed to all advance higher education faculty members and students from School Years 2015 to 2017 at Northwest Samar State University. Statistical tools like frequency and percentage distribution, means, standard deviations, and regression analysis were used for the analysis of the data. Results showed that most of the advance higher education faculty members are male, married, doctorate holders, professionals, research-oriented, very satisfactory performers, and possess good financial status. The best predictor of the academic performance of the advance higher education students is the work experience of the faculty members.
BIO-FLOCCULATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF POWDERED MORINGA OLEIFERA (LAM) SEEDS AND ALUM ON DOMESTIC WASTEWATER MICROBIAL CONSORTIA

Introduction: Moringa oleifera seed is a bio-flocculant liable to purify water and verified to be one of the generally efficient prime coagulants for water treatment. M. oleifera seeds also have the potentials to eliminate a broad variety of bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, B. cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter ludwigii, from domestic wastewater. Objective: The comparative bio-flocculating ability and antimicrobial activities of powdered Moringa oleifera seeds and alum for the treatment of domestic wastewater from a university student’ hostels were explored. Methods: Collection of wastewater samples, physicochemical analysis of wastewater samples and treatment of the wastewater samples with powdered M. oleifera seeds and alum were conducted using standard techniques. Enumeration and identification of bacteria using biochemical depiction and (16S RNA) with fungi after treatment were employed via standard protocols. Results: The optimum pH obtained using powdered M. oleifera seeds was 6.00 – 7.38 and in line with the recommended WHO standard. This study revealed that the bacterial count in wastewater samples of Jibowu and Abiola hostels after treatment with 2g of powdered M. oleifera seeds and 6g of alum was high (199.67±0.89 CFU/ml); low (26.00±0.57 CFU/ml) for powdered M. oleifera seeds and high (87.00±0.57 CFU/ml); low (6.33±0.57 CFU/ml) for alum respectively. The fungal count of the wastewater samples for Akindeko and Jibowu hostels after treatment with 2g of powdered M. oleifera seeds and 6g of alum was high (26.00±0.57 Sfu/ml); low (5.00±0.57 Sfu/ml) for powdered M. oleifera seeds and high (19.00±0.58 Sfu/ml); low (2.00±0.57 Sfu/ml) for alum respectively. Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis with NCBI-certified B. cereus mkbk1, Pseudomonas aeruginosa mkbk 2 and Enterobacter ludwigii mkbk 3 were isolated from the wastewater samples. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the bio-flocculating ability of powdered M. oleifera seeds accentuated better antimicrobial efficacy of M. oleifera over alum as a proviso to the blend of powdered M. oleifera seeds and alum for the treatment of domestic wastewaters.
The role of continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancy

The risks associated with diabetes in pregnancy include congenital anomalies, stillbirth and miscarriage, and correlate with glycaemia. The optimisation of diabetes during pregnancy is therefore both challenging and essential. Technology has revolutionised how clinicians and patients manage diabetes. This review article focuses on the role of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in pregnancy, assessing the evidence available and providing an update on current guidance.
Psychometric Properties of Nursing Delirium Screening Scale in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units

Abstract Background Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) is a new instrument for determining delirium by nurses. The study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of Nu-DESC and determined the sensitivity and specificity of it. Methods Two evaluators assessed delirium by Nu-DESC in nonintubated patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) wards of Ardabil educational and medical centers. For determining psychometric properties of the instrument, the methods of determining content validity, structural validity, criterion validity (the DSM-5 criteria was used as a standard tool), internal consistency, and inter-rater reliability were used. Results Ninety-six participants were assessed two times using the Nu-DESC. The mean age of the participants was 58.84, and 51 (53.1%) of them were male. Due to the high correlation of the Nu-DESC with the study criterion (DSM-5), the criterion validity of the instrument is confirmed. By using DSM-5 instrument, the cutoff score of 2 shows the best sensitivity and specificity. The kappa and alpha coefficients were obtained as r = 0.96 and α = 0.86, which indicate a good agreement between the evaluators and acceptable consistency. Conclusion Nu-DESC can be used as an efficient and reliable instrument by nurses in the ICU. It was also found that taking medical history can help nurses to better interpret the Nu-DESC score at diagnosing delirium. How to cite this article Amirajam Z, Noran EA, Molaei B, Adiban V, Heidarzadeh M, Darghah MH. Psychometric Properties of Nursing Delirium Screening Scale in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(6):680–684.
Team Regulatory Focus and its Role for Idea Generation, Idea Implementation, and Innovative Performance: A Dynamic Perspective

In an experimental study, we explored the relationships between team regulatory focus and temporal patterns of innovative activities as well as innovative performance. We manipulated regulatory focus in 44 student teams and assessed idea generation and implementation activities over time based on video data. External raters assessed innovative performance. Latent growth curve models revealed that higher team promotion focus increased idea generation at the beginning of an innovative project but decreased this activity over time. High levels of idea generation at the beginning of a project were related to lower levels of originality, whereas a decline in idea generation over time was related to higher levels of originality. Unexpect-edly, relationships between team prevention focus, idea implementation, and quality were not signiﬁcant. Our ﬁndings contribute to a comprehensive perspective on team regulatory focus and innovation, emphasizing the importance of differentiating between activities and performance.
Covariation of Slab Tracers, Volatiles, and Oxidation During Subduction Initiation

Subduction‐related lavas have higher Fe3+/∑Fe than midocean ridge basalts (MORB). Hypotheses for this offset include imprint from subducting slabs and differentiation in thickened crust. These ideas are readily tested through examination of the time‐dependent evolution of slab‐derived signatures, thickening crust of the overriding plate, and evolving redox during subduction initiation. Here, we present Fe3+/ΣFe and volatile element abundances of volcanic glasses recovered from International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 352 to the Izu‐Bonin‐Mariana (IBM) forearc. The samples include forearc basalts (FAB) that are stratigraphically overlain by low‐ and high‐silica boninite lavas. The FAB glasses have 0.18–0.85 wt% H2O, 75–233 ppm CO2, S contents controlled by saturation with a sulfide phase (602–1,386 ppm), Ba/La from 3.9‐10, and Fe3+/ΣFe ratios from 0.136 to 0.177. These compositions are similar to MORB and suggest that decompression melting of dry and reduced mantle dominates the earliest stages of subduction initiation. Low‐ and high‐silica boninite glasses have 1.51–3.19 wt% H2O, CO2 below detection, S contents below those required for sulfide saturation (5–235 ppm), Ba/La from 11 to 29, and Fe3+/∑Fe from 0.181 to 0.225. The compositions are broadly similar to modern arc lavas in the IBM arc. These data demonstrate that the establishment of fluid‐fluxed melting of the mantle, which occurs in just 0.6–1.2 my after subduction initiation, is synchronous with the production of oxidized, mantle‐derived magmas. The coherence of high Fe3+/∑Fe and Ba/La ratios with high H2O contents in Expedition 352 glasses and the modern IBM arc rocks strongly links the production of oxidized arc magmas to signatures of slab dehydration.
Optimal entry strategy of a remanufacturer and its impact on carbon reductions with online consumer reviews

ABSTRACT This study attempts to examine the effects of online consumer reviews on a remanufacturer’s entry strategy and carbon reductions. We consider a manufacturer selling a new product over two periods in online retailing, and a remanufacturer determines whether to enter the market in the first or second period to sell a remanufactured product. We find that online consumer reviews have significant impacts. First, the remanufacturer does not always choose the first-period entry strategy. Second, the remanufacturer’s earlier entry is not always detrimental to the manufacturer, but can effectively reduce carbon emissions. Third, both firms’ pricing decisions, total payoffs and carbon emission reductions are closely related to the initial consumer base in the first period, and both firms do not always benefit from online consumer reviews. Finally, online consumer reviews are beneficial to the environment when there are less primary consumers, and vice versa.
The current state of uncertainty reporting in ecosystem studies: a systematic evaluation of peer‐reviewed literature

Transparency in reporting is essential to scientific progress. No report should be considered complete without a full account of uncertainties, including those due to natural variation and measurement and model error and those incurred by handling problematic data, such as outliers. We randomly selected 132 papers published in 2019 from a list of 100 scientific journals to characterize the current state of uncertainty reporting in ecosystem studies. Each paper was evaluated for the extent to which it reported measures of uncertainty in any of four topic areas common to ecosystem studies: vegetation, soils, precipitation, and surface water. We found that most papers reported a minority of the uncertainty sources we deemed relevant. Papers on surface water reported the highest fraction of uncertainty sources (averaging 47% 5%), followed by soils (45% 4%), vegetation (32% 4%), and precipitation (21% 8%). A greater fraction of relevant uncertainty sources were reported when the topics were the primary focus of the paper (44% 3%) than when they were not (32% 4%). Sampling error—the uncertainty in replicate measurements—was the source most commonly reported in studies of vegetation (84%), soil mass (56%), and surface water (76% of papers). The source of measurement error most often reported was chemical analysis, with 41% of papers on surface water and 75% of papers on precipitation reporting this source, if applicable. In contrast, only 1 of 12 papers reporting chemistry of vegetation provided information on analytical uncertainty. Fewer papers reported what methods were used for handling missing or unusable data and observations below detection limits, but it was difficult to judge whether these sources were relevant if they were not mentioned. Finally, we found that a minority of the papers made all (21%) or some (an additional 21%) of their data available in online repositories, after correcting for a failure rate of 13% of the links. Clearly, there is room for improving the completeness and transparency of scientific reporting in ecosystem studies.
Individual heterogeneity in fitness in a long‐lived herbivore

Abstract Heterogeneity in the intrinsic quality and nutritional condition of individuals affects reproductive success and consequently fitness. Black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) are long‐lived, migratory, specialist herbivores. Long migratory pathways and short summer breeding seasons constrain the time and energy available for reproduction, thus magnifying life‐history trade‐offs. These constraints, combined with long lifespans and trade‐offs between current and future reproductive value, provide a model system to examine the role of individual heterogeneity in driving life‐history strategies and individual heterogeneity in fitness. We used hierarchical Bayesian models to examine reproductive trade‐offs, modeling the relationships between within‐year measures of reproductive energy allocation and among‐year demographic rates of individual females breeding on the Yukon‐Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, using capture–recapture and reproductive data from 1988 to 2014. We generally found that annual survival tended to be buffered against variation in reproductive investment, while breeding probability varied considerably over the range of clutch size‐laying date combinations. We provide evidence for relationships between breeding probability and clutch size, breeding probability and nest initiation date, and an interaction between clutch size and initiation date. Average lifetime clutch size also had a weak positive relationship with apparent survival probability. Our results support the use of demographic buffering strategies for black brant. These results also indirectly suggest associations among environmental conditions during growth, fitness, and energy allocation, highlighting the effects of early growth conditions on individual heterogeneity, and subsequently, lifetime reproductive investment.
Evaluating the Levels and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Soils around Onne Landfill, Rivers State, Nigeria

This study evaluated selected heavy metals’ levels in soil around the landfill in Onne Rivers State, Nigeria. It also examines potential human health risks due to exposure to the contaminated soil. Composite samples of soils from the northern, southern, eastern and western domains of the landfill were collected, processed, and analysed for heavy metals using atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and their human health risks were evaluated. The heavy metals’ levels in the soils around the four domains were in the order Pb>Cr>Ni>Cd>As. Children and adult ingestion, inhalation and dermal hazards quotients for the selected metals in the four domains were below unity ranging from {(HQchildren 2.71 x 10 -10 As inhalation in the eastern domain to 9.24 x 10 Pb ingestion in the northern domain); HQadult 1.55 x 10 -10 As inhalation in the eastern domain to 9.90 x 10 -2 Pb ingestion in the northern domain)}. Adult ingestion, inhalation and dermal cancer risks (CRadult) were within acceptable limits, ranging from 1.99 x 10 -13 As inhalation in the eastern domain to 4.68 x10 -5 Cr ingestion in the northern domain. However, ingestion cancer risk for children (CRchildren) due to exposure to Ni and Cr in the four domains were above tolerable limit ranging from {(Ni 2.00 x 10 in the southern domain to 3.11 x 10 in the northern domain); Cr – 2.95 x 10 in Original Research Article Audu and Wuana; IRJPAC, 22(3): 43-59, 2021; Article no.IRJPAC. 68664 44 the southern domain to 4.37 x 10 in the northern domain)}. Children and adult hazards index due to exposure to the selected metals were also less than 1.0, ranging from children exposure to Ni (5.91 x 10 -3 ) in the southern domain and Pb (9.25 x 10 -1 ) in the northern domain to adult exposure to Ni (6.50 x 10 in the southern domain and Pb (9.94 x 10) in the northern domain. Total cancer risks (TCRadult) due to adult exposure to the metals were within tolerable limit, ranging from Cd (4.93 x 10) in the southern domain to Cr (5.01 x 10) in the northern domain. And total cancer risk (TCRchildren) due to children exposure to Ni and Cr were above tolerable limit, ranging from {Ni (2.40 x 10 in the southern domain to 3.74 x 10 in the northern domain); Cr (3.54 x 10 in the southern domain to 5.24 x 10 -4 in the northern domain)}. The values for both non carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks were higher for children than those for adult. Reasons for this attributes and improvement actions were suggested.