bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of nutrients on mental health and wellbeing: A regular study
Authors: Deepa verma
Published: February 2023

In recent years, the relationships between nutrition and mental health have gained considerable interest. Indeed, epidemiological research has observed that adherence to healthy or Mediterranean dietary patterns—high consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes; moderate consumption of poultry, eggs, and dairy products; and only occasional consumption of red meat—is associated with a reduced risk of depression.3 However, the nature of these relations is complicated by the clear potential for reverse causality between diet and mental health. For example, alterations in food choices or preferences in response to our temporary psychological state—such as “comfort foods” in times of low mood, or changes in appetite from stress—are common human experiences. In addition, relationships between nutrition and longstanding mental illness are compounded by barriers to maintaining a healthy diet. These barriers disproportionality affect people with mental illness and include the financial and environmental determinants of health, and even the appetite inducing effects of psychiatric medications.
Design and implementation of intelligent biosensor, personal defence device in smart watch for women sexual harassment
Authors: K. Rajathi  , K. B. Leneeygreen
Published: February 2023

The crime against women is increasing at a higher rate. The world is becoming unsafe for women in all aspects. In this project, an attempt has been made to develop a smart device that can assist women when they feel unsafe. The motivation for this project came from, the women’s and children’s sexual abuses are increasing day by day. New advanced female safety devices were introduced in markets, but it’s contains costly price and it takes a long time to prevent the particular persons. So we planned to develop a female safety watch for women’s, and we also attached self-defence devices. The alarm and pepper spray are attached in these devices, it’s used to fight against the victim. This smart device will be clipped to the hands of the user and can be triggered discreetly. On tapping one button, an alert is sent via GSM with current location that is gotten from the GPS seeking help and the fear and anxiety monitoring device providing the women health conditions.
A study to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of substance abuse among high school students in selected school in Mangalore
Authors: Moirangthem Soniya Devi
Published: February 2023

Substance use disorders in the united states recently reached epidemic proportions (Center for disease control and prevention) [2017].Substance abuse in society an estimated 600 billion annually from loss of productivity, health care utilization costs, and criminal justice cost (National institute on drug abuse 2016) .It affects the individual from all walks of life regardless of race, gender, geographic location, or socio economic status. Objectives of the study: To assess the level of knowledge among high school students regarding prevention of substance abuse. To find the association between knowledge score with selected demographic variables. Method: A descriptive survey approach was considered suitable for this study the aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of high school students regarding prevention of substance abuse. Research approach tells the researchers from whom the data is to be collected, how to collect and how to analyse the data. It also suggests the possible conclusion and helps the researcher in answering specific research question in the most accurate and efficient way possible. Research design is the overall plan for obtaining answer to the question being studied and handling some of the difficulties encountered during the research process. To accomplish the objectives of the study a descriptive survey was used to assess the knowledge towards prevention of substance abuse among high school students. Setting is the physical location and condition in which data take place. The study is conducted in a selected school in Mangalore. The population is high school students of a selected school in Mangalore that have one or more characteristics in common that are of interest to the researcher. Sample is subset of population selected to participate in research study. The sample for the present study was 30 male and female students from a selected school of Mangalore. Results: assessing the knowledge of high school regarding prevention of Substance abuse. The Discussion is described under the following heading. Description of demographic variable of high school students. Analysis of knowledge of high school students regarding prevention of substance abuse. SECTION 1: Description of demographic variable of high school students. 70% of students in the age group 14 years and 30% were in the age group of 15 years. 30% were Christians , 46.7% were Hindus and 23% were Muslims .23.3%of students parents are doing business , 76.7%were coolies, 6.7% are Professionals and 13.3% unemployed .70% of the Students get the knowledge regarding prevention of substance abuse from internet , 6.7%of them from newspaper 20%of students from teachers and only 3.3% get knowledge from other services. The results shows that the highest percentage (46.6% ), of the sample had an good level of knowledge whose score ranged between 14-20 and 23.35 % of the sample had poor knowledge.
Fabrication and improved optical properties of PEG/Fe2O3 nanocomposites
Authors: Dalal Hassan  , Musaab Khudhur Mohammed  , Ahmed Hashim
Published: February 2023

In this study, casting technique were used to fabricate of PEG/Fe2O3 nanostructures with variant content of Fe2O3 NPs to employ in different optical fields. The results showed that the absorbance of PEG increases as the concentrations of Fe2O3 nanoparticles increase while the transmittance and energy gap of PEG decrease with increase concentrations of Fe2O3 NPs. The optical factors of PEG/Fe2O3 nanocomposites are enhanced with adding of the Fe2O3 NPs content. The optical characteristics results of the PEG/Fe2O3 nanocomposites proved that may be employed in optoelectronic detector.
Bibliometric review of telemedicine using by patient and healthcare perspective
Authors: Aditya Rahmat Zulfikar  , Winny Setyonugroho
Published: February 2023

This study uses bibliometric analysis techniques. This study aims to see how telemedicine is designed from the perspective of health workers. The study found 305 scientific papers indexed worldwide (Scopus), where the citations were from the article's conference paper. Keywords (“Telehealth”) were used to collect data, which is limited to 2010 to 2022. The topic structure is generally determined using bibliometric indicators such as citations. The VOSviewer analysis tool helps to carry out the data analysis steps. VOSviewer maps patterns of major topics in the study domain, enabling new models. Authors, institutions, and infographic topics were found in the following keywords: In the last three years, research on Telehealth has increased; Telehealth studies based on network analysis consider two main issues of concern to the authors, namely interventions and perspectives.
The production and evaluation of wine prepared from Aloe Vera by using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Authors: Shubham Namdev Sherkar  , Rachana Bhaskar Kamble  , Shubham Santosh Pate
Published: February 2023

In view of the increasing demand of value added herbal products, an attempt was made to produce a functional fermented Aloe Vera based herbal wine. Aloe Vera gel supplemented with sugar found to be a good medium for the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for making the Aloe Vera wine. Disease preventing the potential of herbs like Aloe Vera, Amla, Ginger, Cranberry, and Blueberry have given new dimension to the non-grape wine or fruit wine. Aloe Vera, a multifunctional herb, is being increasingly used in beverage applications including wines. Gas chromatography FID analysis reveals presence of alcohol in Aloe Vera wine. The major difference between white and red wine is that the juice is fermented without the skins of plant when making white wine. White wine is generally fermented at lower temperatures than red wine, to preserve its fresh, fruity flavours, and can be done in stainless steel or oak barrels. Juice was extracted from Aloe Vera pulp with was inoculated with Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Aloe and naturally grown mycelium and held at 30 ± 2 °C for seven days. The physical chemical parameters was determine during the fermentation using a standard procedures like pH, specific gravity, alcohol content and Alcohol content of wine is increase with time.
Augmented Reality Media in Teaching English for Young Learner
Authors: Syamsinar Syamsinar
Published: February 2023

The development of technology is growing rapidly. This affects several sectors of life. One of them is in the education sector. Teachers are accustomed to use information and communication technology (ICT) tools such as computers and smartphones in learning. Especially in early childhood learning where the use of smartphones can motivate students in learning. Therefore, the researcher used smartphone in learning by using Augmented Reality as a Media. The Augmented reality media is in the form of books. The books are ABC fun with Mickey and 123 counting fun with Mickey. This research used qualitative research. The data were collected by using classroom observation and interview. The obtained data were analyzed in four major namely data collection, data display, data condensation and draw conclusion. Based on the result of observation, the students were active in learning English by using augmented reality media. They were very excited because it was a new experience for them in learning by using this media. Beside that, it was very helpful because the media was interactive and students were able to learn while playing which really supports student learning, especially for young learner. They highly recommend the use of this media because it is very interesting for students
Enhancing the Detectability of Deep-Sensing Borehole Electromagnetic Instruments by Joint Inversion of Multiple Logs Within a Probabilistic Geosteering Workflow
Authors:   NORCE, Jahani Nazanin , Alyaev Sergey ,   NORCE, Ambía Joaquín ,   NORCE, Fossum Kristian ,   NORCE, Suter Erich ,   NORCE, Torres-Verdín Carlos ,   The University of Texas at Austin
Published: February 2023

The cost of drilling wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf is exceptionally high, and hydrocarbon reservoirs are often located in spatially complex rock formations. Optimized well placement with real-time geosteering is crucial to efficiently produce from such reservoirs and reduce exploration and development costs. Geosteering is commonly assisted by repeated formation evaluation based on the interpretation of well logs while drilling. Thus, reliable, computationally efficient, and robust workflows that can interpret well logs and capture uncertainties in real time are necessary for successful well placement. We present a formation evaluation workflow for geosteering that implements an iterative version of an ensemble-based method, namely the approximate Levenberg-Marquardt form of the Ensemble Randomized Maximum Likelihood (LM-EnRML). The workflow jointly estimates the petrophysical and geological model parameters and their uncertainties. This paper demonstrates joint estimation of layer-by-layer water saturation, porosity, and layer-boundary locations and inference of layers’ resistivities and densities. The parameters are estimated by minimizing the statistical misfit between the simulated and the observed measurements for several logs on different scales simultaneously (i.e., shallow-sensing nuclear density and shallow to extra-deep electromagnetic (EM) logs). Numerical experiments performed on a synthetic example verified that the iterative ensemble-based method could estimate multiple petrophysical parameters and decrease their uncertainties in a fraction of the time compared to classical Monte Carlo methods. Extra-deep EM measurements provide the best reliable information for geosteering, and we show that they can be interpreted within the proposed workflow. However, we also observe that the parameter uncertainties noticeably decrease when deep-sensing EM logs are combined with shallow-sensing nuclear density logs. Importantly, the estimation quality increases not only in the proximity of the shallow tool but also extends to the look ahead of the extra-deep EM capabilities. We specifically quantify how shallow data can lead to significant uncertainty reduction of the boundary positions ahead of the bit, which is crucial for geosteering decisions and reservoir mapping.
Automated Well-Log Pattern Alignment and Depth-Matching Techniques: An Empirical Review and Recommendations
Authors:   The University of Aberdeen, Ezenkwu Chinedu Pascal , Guntoro John ,   The University of Aberdeen, Starkey Andrew ,   The University of Aberdeen, Vaziri Vahid ,   The University of Aberdeen, Addario Maurillio ,   The University of Aberdeen
Published: February 2023

Well logging has been an integral part of decision making at different stages (drilling, completion, production, abandonment) of a well’s history. However, the traditional human-reliant approach to well-log interpretation, which has been the most common practice in the industry, can be time consuming, subjective, and incapable of identifying fine details in log curves. Previous studies have recommended automated approaches as a candidate for addressing these challenges. Despite the progress made so far, what is not yet clear from the existing literature is the extent to which these automated approaches can dispense with human interventions in real-life scenarios. This paper presents an empirical review of different depth-matching techniques in real-life timelapse well logs, primarily focusing on gamma ray and the extent to which the outcomes of these techniques match the results from a human expert. Specifically, the performances of dynamic time warping (DTW), constrained DTW (CDTW), and correlation optimized warping (COW) are investigated. The experiments also consider the effects of filtering and normalization on the performance of each of the techniques. Concerning the correlations of each technique’s outcome with the reference data and an expert-generated outcome, this research identifies and discusses its key challenges, as well as provides recommendations for future research directions. Although the COW technique has its limitations, as discussed in this paper, our experiments demonstrate that it shows more potential than DTW and its variants in the well-log pattern alignment task. The work entailed by this research is significant because identifying and discussing the limitations of these techniques is vital for solution-oriented future research in this area.
Dynamics of Tax Compliance of Taxpayers Utilizing Covid-19 Tax Incentives in Bekasi
Authors: Lungun Rahadian , Saptono Prianto Budi
Published: February 2023

The tax incentives given during the Covid-19 pandemic aim to improve the investment climate and support the business world in the hope that the taxpayers are resilient and can maintain their businesses. However, after two years of utilizing tax incentives, it is hoped that there should be an improvement in the level of tax compliance. This study aims to discover the dynamics of the Tax Compliance of taxpayers before and after two years of the pandemic begins. This study uses a quantitative approach with Correspondence Analysis (CA) which can be used to analyze the multivariate categorical data. This study data uses a population of cross-sectoral medium-sized taxpayers who are utilizing Covid-19 tax incentives from April 2020 to December 2021 in Bekasi. The dimension of tax obligation measures this study's tax compliance level outcome. The results showed that, as a whole, there is a fluctuation in the average level of tax compliance from 2019 to 2021. However, in 2021 there is a tendency for some sectors to experience a decline in compliance, even though the taxpayers are still utilizing tax incentives.
The Effect of Mudharabah, Musyarakah, and Murabahah Financing on the Profitability Level of Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia
Authors: Rachmawati Lia , Astuti Diana Dwi
Published: February 2023

This study pursuits to locate the effect of mudharabah, musyarakah, and murabahah financing at the profitability degree of Islamic industrial Banks in Indonesia within the 2015-2018 length. The populace on this have a look at there are 14 groups, and get three samples, particularly PT. bank Muamalat Indonesia, PT. BRI Syariah financial institution, and PT. Mandiri Syariah financial institution. This examine used a purposive sampling method in figuring out the pattern, while the records evaluation approach used more than one linear regression evaluation with the SPSS utility. The results of this observe suggest that the t-check indicates that partly mudharabah has a fine and insignificant effect on the extent of profitability, while musharaka has a poor and large impact on the extent of profitability, even as murabaha has a negative and insignificant impact on the profitability degree of Islamic business Banks in Indonesia. within the F test, the independent variable simultaneously has a enormous impact, but the adjusted R-square cost suggests the impartial variable in explaining the established variable by using 80%.
The Diagnostic Value of Laparoscopy for the Evaluation of Patent but Abnormal Tubes on Hysterosalpingography
Authors: YÜCEL ÇİÇEK Özge Senem , DOĞER Emek , KARAN Ahmet Mücahit , ZEYNALLI Mehriban
Published: February 2023

Objective: The diagnostic value of hysterosalpingography (HSG) findings suggestive of subtle tubal pathologies is controversial. The gold standard method to evaluate the fallopian tubes is laparoscopy. The aim of this study is to explore the laparoscopic findings of patients with abnormal findings but patent tubes detected on HSG.
Methods: The study population included infertile women undergoing laparoscopy for further evaluation of abnormal tuba-related findings on HSG. The HSG views were evaluated for the presence of tubal patency and the convoluted tubes, loculation of the dye in the peritubal area, tubal ectasia, and fimbrial phimosis. The type and frequency of pelvic pathologies detected on laparoscopic examination and the predictive value of patent but abnormal fallopian tube finding on HSG were analyzed.
Results: A total of 73 laparoscopy cases were eligible. Of these, 18 (25%) had normal laparoscopic findings. In 75% of the cases, there was at least one pelvic pathology detected during laparoscopy. The most common pelvic pathology detected was tubal adhesions. Tubal adhesions were detected in 21 cases (29%). Fimbrial phimosis was detected in 11 cases (13%). Paratubal cysts were detected in 7 cases (10%).
Conclusion: While evaluating a HSG, focusing only on tubal patency may result in the failure of detecting subtle tubal pathologies. Clinicians should be familiar with abnormal HSG findings suggestive of tubal abnormalities. Careful examination of the HSG views regarding other tubal pathologies is warranted as these subtle conditions may impair fertility and laparoscopic correction of these pathologies has a positive impact on fertility.
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women's Mental Health in Turkey and What these Effects Suggest
Authors: AKSOY Sena Dilek , ERGİN Ayla , ÖZDEMİR Suzi , BABADAĞLI Belgin
Published: February 2023

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected societies and individuals in all aspects, including mental and physical health. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of COVID 19 pandemic on anxiety and depression levels and related factors in women.
Methods: As a descriptive cross-sectional study, it was conducted with a total of 728 women between December 2020 and March 2021. Data were collected by Google survey using the descriptive information form, the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
Results: Having concerns about own health had a strong effect on coronavirus-related anxiety (p<0.001, η2 = 0.037) and the anxiety dimension of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (p<0.001, η2 = 0.098). Marital relationships had a strong effect on HADS depression dimension scores (p<0.001, η2 = 0.067).
Conclusion: The younger women, those who had problematic marital relationship and those who were exposed to domestic violence had higher anxiety and depression scores. Relevant measures should be taken to reduce the concerns of more risky groups, especially women, in the health system and should be considered in future planning on this subject.
Evaluation of Self-Sufficiency, Perceived Social Support, and Meaning in Life in Individuals Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illnesses
Authors: KARAARSLAN İlknur , CAN ÖZ Yüksel
Published: February 2023

Objective: It was aimed to determine the levels of self-sufficiency, perceived social support, and meaning in life of individuals diagnosed with serious mental illnesses and to evaluate the relationships between these parameters.
Methods: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 168 individuals who were diagnosed with serious mental illnesses and volunteered to participate in the study, who applied to the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic in July-October 2021. The data were collected with the Introductory Information Form, the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support (MDPSS), the General Self-Sufficiency (GSS), and the Meaning in Life Scales (MLS). The data were evaluated with Mann-Whitney U, Kruskall Wallis tests, Spearman Correlation, and Regression analysis, and the confidence interval was accepted as 95 and significance as p<0.05 in all analyzes.
Results: The participants' levels of meaning in life, social support, and self-sufficiency were found to be moderate. When the ML and MDPSS scores were examined, a significant positive strong (p<0.05) relationship was found between all sub-dimensions of the scales. When the ML and GSS scores were examined, no relationship was found between the sub-dimension of seeking meaning in life and the sub-dimension of persistence, while a strong positive relationship was found between all other sub-dimensions (p<0.005). When the MDPSS and GSS scores were examined, a strong positive (p<0.05) relationship was found between all sub-dimensions of the scales. When the mediating role of Social Support was examined, it was concluded that social support was a partial mediator between self-sufficiency and feelings of meaning in life.
Conclusion: It was seen that the concepts examined in the study affected each other in a positive way and social support played a mediating role. The treatment processes of individuals should be supported within the scope of these relationships, and the relationships between meaning in life and self-sufficiency levels of individuals diagnosed with serious mental illnesses should be examined in detail.
Effects of RF and ELF Radiation on Oxidative Stress of Brain Tissue and Plasma of Diabetic Rats
Authors: KUZAY Dilek , SİRAV Bahriye , ÖZER Çiğdem
Published: February 2023

Objective: Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) and Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) radiation is increasing steadily with the progress of technology and industrialization. The aim of this study was to investigate whether RF and ELF radiation are oxidative stress effects in the plasma and brain tissue of diabetic and non-diabetic rats. Methods: Experiment groups were designed as follows; C (control), S (sham), ELF (ELF radiation exposure), RF (RF radiation exposure), ELF+RF (ELF and RF radiation exposure), D-C (Diabetic Control), D-S (Diabetic Sham), D-ELF (Diabetic ELF), D-RF (Diabetic RF), D-ELF+RF (Diabetic ELF+RF). The experimental diabetes model was induced with a single dose of 65mg/kg streptozotocin (STZ). 2100 MHz RF and 50 Hz ELF radiation groups exposed for 1 month. Total nitric oxide (NOx), malondialdehyde (MDA) and total sulfhydryl groups (RSH) / glutathione (GSH) levels were measured in plasma and brain tissue. Results: RF + ELF radiation exposure caused an increase in NOx and MDA levels in plasma and brain tissue of diabetic and non-diabetic rats (p<0.05). Exposure to RF and RF + ELF radiation caused a decrease in plasma RSH / tissue GSH levels in non-diabetic rats (p<0.05). Conclusion: The most prominent effect was seen in the diabetic group with RF + ELF radiation exposure.
Identification of the Elderly's Nutritional Status in Institutions
Authors: Sumandar  , Yelfira Sari
Published: February 2023

The nutritional problems of the elderly are directly related to their physical condition, so it affects their strength in carrying out daily routines.The aim of the research was to evaluate the nutritional status of the elderly.. The research method is quantitative with descriptive. A Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire was used to collect data. The number of sample were 51 elderly with purposive sampling technique. The results showed that 15.7% were malnourished, 58.8% were at risk of malnutrition,  25.5% were normal. It is suggested to policymakers that nurses pay special attention by constantly monitoring nutritional status,developing nutrition programs, and involving external factors.
Rose Aromatherapy Affects Blood Pressure in Menopausal Women
Authors: Mayasari Putri Ardela  , Nara Lintan Mega Puspita  , Raffiky Pinandia Sustamy  , Barirah
Published: February 2023

The health problem that often occurs in menopause is hypertension. One way of non-pharmacological treatment for lowering blood pressure can be done using rose aromatherapy.The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of rose aromatherapy on blood pressure in mother menopause at the Mojoroto sub-district, Kediri, East Java. The research design uses the pre experiments approach one group pretest-posttest design. The study population is menopausal mothers who have high blood pressure with some 40 people. Random Sampling technique in getting a sample of 28 people. Collecting data using primary data using observation sheets and the results analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. From the results of the research conducted shows that getting ρ value = 0.001, which means that the value of ρ <α so that H0 rejected H1 is accepted, meaning there is an effect of rose aromatherapy on blood pressure in the mother menopause.Rose aromatherapy proven its effect in lowering blood pressure in menopausal women. Aromatherapy can be made non-pharmacological handling in lowering blood pressure in the elderly.
Effect of Audiovisual as an Educational Medium to Increase Knowledge and Participation in Acetic Acid Visual Inspection Examination (IVA)
Authors: Anis Nikmatul Nikmah  , Dhita Kris Prasetyanti  , Fithri Rif’atul Himmah
Published: February 2023

Cervical cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the cervix or cervix and is classified as a malignancy that can be diagnosed early, one of which is by carrying out an IVA examination. Lack of knowledge is one of the factors that causes a lack of participation in carrying out IVA examinations. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of audiovisual as an educational medium to increase knowledge and participation in VIA examinations in WUS. The research design is a pre-experimental study with a one group pre test – post test research design. The population studied was all WUS who had had sexual intercourse in the corner village of RT 7 with a sample taken of 32 people using purposive sampling technique. The analysis used was univariate and bivariate analysis with the Wilcoxon test. The results of the study obtained ρ value (0.000) ˂ α = (0.05) so that H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted meaning that there is an Audiovisual Effect as an educational medium to increase knowledge and IVA Examination Participation in WUS. Based on the results of educational media research through audiovisuals, it increases the enthusiasm of WUS to participate in counseling and is easier to understand so that the implementation of counseling on continuous IVA examinations so that all WUS who have not yet carried out early detection of cervical cancer have awareness to be detected.
Procesos de Justicia Restaurativa en abusos sexuales cometidos en el seno de la Iglesia Católica española
Authors: Ríos Martín Julián Carlos
Published: February 2023

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo compartir aprendizajes y propuestas a partir de la facilitación de veinticinco procesos restaurativos en el contexto de victimización sexual de menores por personas adultas (profesores, sacerdotes, religiosas) pertenecientes a instituciones de la Iglesia Católica. En dichos procesos han participado trece personas que fueron abusadas, once personas que agredieron, y cuatro provinciales y representantes de congregaciones religiosas y dos personas en calidad de cónyuge y amigo personal de la víctima. Los procesos restaurativos han sido encuentros y círculos entre víctimas y representantes de la institución, encuentros directos entre víctima y agresor-a y círculos entre la víctima y otras personas religiosas de la época.
Gender gap and personal injury compensation
Authors: Acciarri Hugo A. , Delbianco Fernando , Ramírez Muñoz de Toro Gonzalo
Published: February 2023

Damages for personal injuries is a field prone to gender biases. Empirical exploration of the issue, however, is far from being simple, especially in Civil Law countries, given a pervasive lack of transparency and explicitness on the details of reasoning and treatment of numerical values. Accounting for that feature, our research sketches a canon of analysis that goes beyond the words. To deal with risks of cherry picking and inaccurate sample design, our database encompasses all the decisions made during the span time selected (more than 20,000) by an Appellate Court. Scrapers designed ad hoc have been instrumental to that aim. In our case study, the well-known earnings gap, usually assumed a cause of other, second order gaps, ought not to be mirrored in magnitude by pecuniary damages, because the “shadow price” of non-remunerated activities must be computed together with earnings lost, what should counterbalance the latter derivative gap. Nonpecuniary damages, in turn, must be independent of earnings, being theoretically free from that effect. Nonetheless, we found differences with statistical significance in any of them, in favor of men. Some reverse engineering in search of the primary source of the gap leads to find a systematic bias in percentages of disability against women, even in cases where the predictable result should be the opposite. In more general terms, the said obscurity on the treatment of numerical values, usually covered by rhetoric, renders difficult any honest scrutiny of systematic biases on the matter without the assistance of high technology and some sophistication, and shields decisions to criticism. Accordingly, it helps perpetuate gaps whenever existed.
Period Pain among Female University Students in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Almslamani Raghad , Hassan Lujain , Alshehri Samah , Lashkar Manar , Eljaaly Khalid , Alshibani Mohannad , Nasrullah Mohammed Z.
Published: February 2023

Background: The aim of this study is to assess female college students’ behavior in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia toward menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) and their knowledge regarding the proper use of over-the-counter pain medications. Methods: A cross-sectional survey-based study that assessed 300 healthy females. The major points in the questionnaire were symptoms experienced during menstruation, pharmacological and nonpharmacological pain management, effects of participants’ menstrual periods on daily activity, locations of pain, menstrual pain severity, and exercise activity. Results: From the 300 participants who participated in the survey, pain was experienced by 256 (85%) of participants. Among those 256, 46.1% felt the pain was severe. The most reported pain was in abdomen (89.2%) and back (70%). Most participants (81.2%) experienced pain during the first 3 days. As for the management method, 69.9% managed their pain by nonpharmacological and 66.8% by pharmacological agents. Approximately 43% reported to practice physical activity during menstruation. Conclusions: Dysmenorrhea is common among female college students and affects their daily activity. Many students are suffering from menstrual pain and treating it with different methods. Most participants are not aware of the proper usage of pain killers. Pharmacists and other health care personnel can instruct on how to use analgesics during menstruation.
The Value of RBP4 in Assessing Coronary Artery Elasticity in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Ji Yanjing , Du Shiyu , Tang Chao , Song Jinyou , Gu Xiaosong
Published: February 2023

Background: Existing research has shown that retinol binding protein (RBP4) has an impairing effect on arterial elasticity and induces insulin resistance, but the clinical value of RBP4 in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has not been investigated. This study sought to compare the complexity of coronary artery lesions and coronary artery elasticity between patients with CHD combined with T2DM and those with CHD without T2DM, analyze the risk factors affecting coronary artery elasticity, and investigate the value of RBP4 in assessing coronary artery elasticity in patients with CHD and T2DM. Methods: A total of 130 patients with confirmed CHD were consecutively enrolled, including 38 patients with CHD combined with T2DM and 92 patients with CHD without T2DM. Basic clinical data, laboratory findings, coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging data, and Gensini scores and coronary artery elasticity parameters were calculated in both groups. Elasticity parameters included: stiffness parameter (β), pressure-strain elastic modulus (Ep), distensibility coefficient (DC), and compliance coefficient (CC). Multiple linear regression equations were established with elasticity parameters as dependent variables to explore the factors influencing coronary artery elasticity parameters in patients within the two groups. Results: Compared with patients in the CHD without T2DM group, patients in the CHD combined with T2DM group had higher RBP4 levels, Gensini scores, β and Ep values, and lower DC and CC values. Linear regression analysis showed that Gensini score increased with higher β and Ep values and decreased with higher DC and CC values. In all patients in the CHD and CHD combined with T2DM groups, RBP4 was an independent risk factor for β values after correction for confounders by multiple linear regression analysis, whereas in patients in the CHD without T2DM group, the effect of RBP4 on β values was not statistically different. Conclusions: RBP4 was an independent risk factor of coronary artery elasticity in CHD patients with T2DM and in overall CHD patients, but it did not affect coronary artery elasticity in CHD patients without T2DM.
Development and Validation of a Nomogram to Predict the Future Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Authors: Shen Xuechun , He Wei , Sun Jinyu , Zhang Zuhong , Li Qiushuang , Zhang Haiyan , Long Mingzhi
Published: February 2023

Background: Early identification of individuals at a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is crucial. This study aimed to construct a nomogram for CVD risk prediction in the general population. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed the data between January 2012 and September 2020 at the Physical Examination Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (randomized 7:3 to the training and validation cohorts). The outcome was the occurrence of CVD events, which were defined as sudden cardiac death or any death related to myocardial infarction, acute exacerbation of heart failure, or stroke. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method and multivariate logistic regression were applied to screen the significant variables related to CVD. Results: Among the 537 patients, 54 had CVD (10.1%). The median cardiac myosin-binding protein-C (cMyBP-C) level in the CVD group was higher than in the no-CVD group (42.25 pg/mL VS 25.00 pg/mL, p = 0.001). After LASSO selection and multivariable analysis, cMyBP-C (Odds ratio [OR] = 1.004, 95% CI [CI, confidence interval]: 1.000–1.008, p = 0.035), age (OR = 1.023, 95% CI: 0.999–1.048, p = 0.062), diastolic blood pressure (OR = 1.025, 95% CI: 0.995–1.058, p = 0.103), cigarettes per day (OR = 1.066, 95% CI: 1.021–1.113, p = 0.003), and family history of CVD (OR = 2.219, 95% CI: 1.003–4.893, p = 0.047) were associated with future CVD events (p < 0.200). The model, including cMyBP-C, age, diastolic blood pressure, cigarettes per day, and family history of CVD, displayed a high predictive ability with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.816 (95% CI: 0.714–0.918) in the training cohort (specificity and negative predictive value of 0.92 and 0.96) and 0.774 (95% CI: 0.703–0.845) in the validation cohort. Conclusions: A nomogram based on cMyBP-C, age, diastolic blood pressure, cigarettes per day, and family history of CVD was constructed. The model displayed a high predictive ability.
A New Risk Score for Predicting Postoperative Mortality in Suspected Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Valvular Surgery
Authors: Lin Hongyuan , Gong Jiamiao , An Kang , Wu Yongjian , Zheng Zhe , Hou Jianfeng
Published: February 2023

Background: Heart failure (HF) is one of the most important indications of the severity of valvular heart disease (VHD). VHD with HF is frequently associated with a higher surgical risk. Our study sought to develop a risk score model to predict the postoperative mortality of suspected HF patients after valvular surgery. Methods: Between January 2016 and December 2018, all consecutive adult patients suspected of HF and undergoing valvular surgery in the Chinese Cardiac Surgery Registry (CCSR) database were included. Finally, 14,645 patients (55.39 ± 11.6 years, 43.5% female) were identified for analysis. As a training group for model derivation, we used patients who had surgery between January 2016 and May 2018 (11,292 in total). To validate the model, patients who underwent surgery between June 2018 and December 2018 (a total of 3353 patients) were included as a testing group. In training group, we constructed and validated a scoring system to predict postoperative mortality using multivariable logistic regression and bootstrapping method (1000 re-samples). We validated the scoring model in the testing group. Brier score and calibration curves using bootstrapping with 1000 re-samples were used to evaluate the calibration. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) was used to evaluate the discrimination. The results were also compared to EuroSCORE II. Results: The final score ranged from 0 to 19 points and involved 9 predictors: age ≥60 years; New York Heart Association Class (NYHA) IV; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <35%; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <50 mL/min/1.73 m2; preoperative dialysis; Left main artery stenosis; non-elective surgery; cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time >200 minutes and perioperative transfusion. In training group, observed and predicted postoperative mortality rates increased from 0% to 45.5% and from 0.8% to 50.3%, respectively, as the score increased from 0 up to ≥10 points. The scoring model’s Brier scores in the training and testing groups were 0.0279 and 0.0318, respectively. The area under the curve (AUC) values of the scoring model in both the training and testing groups were 0.776, which was significantly higher than EuroSCORE II in both the training (AUC = 0.721, Delong test, p < 0.001) and testing (AUC = 0.669, Delong test, p < 0.001) groups. Conclusions: The new risk score is an effective and concise tool that could accurately predict postoperative mortality rates in suspected HF patients after valve surgery.
Acute Cardiorenal Syndrome: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Assessment, and Treatment
Authors: Peng Xi , Zhang Hui-Ping
Published: February 2023

Acute cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) is often observed in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in the cardiac intensive care unit and is reported to be associated with poor prognosis. Volume disorder or re-distribution, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activation, and neurohormonal and sympathetic nervous system activation have been suggested to be related to the occurrence of acute CRS. There is a lack of biomarkers that can identify changes in renal function in patients with acute CRS. Evidence-based medications are limited in the management of acute CRS in AKI. Therefore, we reviewed the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical assessment, and treatment of acute CRS in AKI.
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) vs Direct Oral Anticoagulation (DOAC) in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Razzack Aminah Abdul , Lak Hassan Mehmood , Erasani Greeshma , Rahman Sajedur , Hussain Nabeel , Ali Bilal Farhat , Eapi Srilatha , Yasmin Farah , Najeeb Hala , Mustafa Ahmad , Chawla Sanchit , Munir Muhammad Bilal , Barakat Amr F , Saliba Walid , Wazni Oussama , Hussein Ayman A.
Published: February 2023

Background: Prevention of stroke by anticoagulation is essential in patients with Atrial fibrillation (AF); with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) being preferred over warfarin in most patients. The Long-term efficacy and safety of DOACs vs. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) remain unknown. Methods: Electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus) were searched from inception to February 10th, 2021. The primary endpoint was cardiovascular mortality. Secondary outcomes included incidence of ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) and systemicembolism. The safety endpoint was clinically relevant bleeding (a composite of major or minor clinically relevant bleeding). Results: A total of three studies with 3039 participants (LAAO = 1465; DOACs = 1574) were included. Mean age was 74.2 and 75.3 years in the LAAO and DOAC group respectively. Average follow-up period was 2 years. There was no difference in terms of cardiac mortality (RR 0.90, 95% CI 0.40–2.03; p = 0.81), ischemic stroke/TIA (RR 1.15, 95% CI 0.80–1.65; p = 0.46; I2 = 0) and clinically significant bleeding (RR 0.77, 95% CI 0.50–1.17; p = 0.22; I2 = 69) between the groups. Conclusions: Among patients with AF, LAAO was comparable to DOACs with similar efficacy and safety profiles.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PEMILIK USAHA KECIL MENENGAH DALAM MELAPORKAN KEWAJIBAN PERPAJAKAN DI KECAMATAN TAMALATE KOTA MAKASSAR
Authors: Rusdiah
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui a)pengaruh pengetahuan wajib pajak pada usaha kecil dan menengah di Kota Makassar, b.) pemahaman sistem self assessmen pada usaha kecil dan menengah di Kota Makassar, c) tingkat penghasilan wajib pajak pada usaha kecil dan menengah di Kota Makassar, d) tingkat kemudahan dalam melakukan sistem pembayaran perpajakan terhadap pelaporan kewajiban perpajakan pada sektor usaha kecil dan menengah di Kota Makassar Kecamatan Tamalate, Metode analisa yang digunakan adalah Statistik deskriptif yang berfungsi untuk mendiskripsikan atau memberi gambaran terhadap obyek yang diteliti. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah pengusaha kecil dan menengah yang ada Kecamatan tamalate Kota Makassar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, a) Pengetahuan wajib pajak berpengaruh terhadap pelaporan kewajiban perpajakan pada sektor usaha kecil dan menengah di Kota Makassar. b)Pemahaman sistem self assessment tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap pelaporan kewajiban perpajakan pada sektor usaha kecil dan menengah di Kota Makassar.c) Tingkat penghasilan wajib pajak tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap pelaporan kewajiban perpajakan pada sektor usaha kecil dan menenga di Kota Makassar,.d) Kemudahan dalam melakukan sistem pembayaran perpajakan berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap pelaporan kewajiban perpajakan pada sektor usaha kecil dan menengah di Kota Makassar.
Reflection in Teacher Education
Authors: Froehlich Dominik Emanuel
Published: February 2023

This is the input/stimulus for a workshop about reflection in higher education/teacher education.
Analisis Penulisan Huruf Miring Pada Berita Online Kabarmalang.com Edisi Januari 2023
Authors: Rahmah Nabilatur
Published: February 2023

Berita tidak hanya dimuat dalam surat kabar saja, namun dengan perkembangan zaman yang semakin canggih maka berita juga bisa disebarkan secara online. Maka dari itu penelitian ini dibuat dengan tujuan untuk menganalisis penulisan dalam berita online. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan metode deskriptif. Sedangkan untuk memperoleh datanya menggunakan Teknik baca dan catat dengan sumber data dari berita online Kabarmalang.com. Hasil penelitian didapatkan ada 5 judul dan 10 kalimat yang terdapat kesalahan dalam penulisan kata huruf miring.
Sobre el futuro de los modelos de lenguaje preentrenados para la revolución educativa
Authors: Beckford Will
Published: February 2023

El uso de modelos de lenguaje preentrenados (PLM) en el campo del procesamiento del lenguaje natural (NLP) ha tenido mucho éxito, exhibiendo resultados excepcionales en varias tareas y puntos de referencia públicos. La integración de los PLM en la educación tiene el potencial de revolucionar el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Sin embargo, es importante considerar tanto los impactos positivos como los negativos que pueden derivarse de esta integración. Para garantizar que se maximicen los beneficios de los PLM y se minimicen las consecuencias negativas, se debe adoptar un enfoque responsable y cauteloso al integrar los PLM en la educación. Este documento examina minuciosamente las ventajas y desventajas del uso de PLM en la educación y proporciona información y consideraciones para desarrollos futuros.
Differential expression of SRPX2 in pancreatic cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2023

Cancer is a leading cause of death and pancreatic cancer is among the most lethal cancers (1, 2). We mined public and published microarray datasets (3, 4) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with pancreatic cancer, pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding sushi repeat containing protein, X-linked 2, SRPX2, when comparing pancreatic tumors to the tissue of origin, the pancreas. SRPX2 mRNA was present at significantly lower quantities in tumors of the pancreas as compared to normal pancreatic tissue. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of SRPX2 in pancreatic tumors was correlated with overall survival in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. SRPX2 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of human PDAC.