bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Study on the volume of landslides in lunar impact craters
Authors: Wu Fei
Published: September 2023

The lunar exploration project is of great significance, among which the statistics and measurement of lunar landslide are an important part of lunar exploration. With the help of Google Earth software, lunar image data were obtained, and the volume calculation and analysis of landslides in 14 meteorite impact craters on the Moon were performed using the Alfred S. McEwen formula. It is found by calculation and observation that the diameter of the crater is proportional to the volume of the landslide in most of the meteorite impact craters on the moon.
Design and research of Sense, Know, Anticipate and Protect Integrated Intelligent Gas Pipeline Network Security System
Authors: Zhang Shuai , Li Chen , Ren Jiale , Lan Haoyu , Wang Chiyu , Wu Zixin , Chen Yuanfang
Published: September 2023

Nowadays, China's gas pipeline network accidents are frequent, and gas accidents cause significant losses to people's lives and property safety, exposing many loopholes and shortcomings in urban safety management. Traditional social warning methods for gas safety accidents are insufficient and information dissemination is not in place, making it difficult for people in gas risk areas to obtain effective and timely warning information, often resulting in major gas explosion casualties. Home gas leaks are often more difficult to detect and dispose of, and coupled with the weak awareness of gas safety among users and their reluctance to purchase corresponding gas leak alarm devices, the safety problems faced by home gas are very serious. The paper focuses on gas safety hotspots, dovetails with national urban safety development strategies, and proposes 3 sets of system solutions through system innovation, technological innovation, and financial innovation for key and difficult issues such as gas safety monitoring, social surface warning, and user protection system construction. At the government management level, it realizes real-time and precise monitoring of gas pipeline networks. At the social early warning level, it realizes real-time systematic delivery of risk information. At the household protection level, it realizes household gas safety monitoring and the construction of a protection system. The 3 sets of solutions are hierarchical and logically progressive, forming a closed-loop working system of gas safety monitoring, early warning, management and guarantee for the whole field of government, society and family, providing a new system thinking, technology integration and operation system for the field of city gas safety.
Effects of supplementary cementitious material(SCM) on carbonation resistance of concrete
Authors: Si Xiuyong , Pan Huimin
Published: September 2023

Using fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) as representatives of supplementary cementitious material (SCM), the effects of the amount and combination of SCM addition on the carbonation resistance of concrete were systematically analyzed through rapid carbonation tests. Combined with XRD chemical analysis and DSC-TG thermogravimetric analysis, the influence mechanism of SCM on the carbonation resistance of concrete was discussed. The research results indicate that the addition of SCM increases the carbonation depth of concrete.

When the single addition of FA exceeds 40%, the carbonation depth of concrete increases very quickly. Under the premise of the same total addition amount, the carbonation resistance performance of the composite FA and GGBS groups of concrete is better than that of the single FA group. Among the different combinations of FA and GGBS, the concrete with S95 grade GGBS+ grade I FA has the best carbonation resistance. The impact of FA on the carbonation resistance of concrete is manifested as a positive and negative effect.
Efficient Treatment of Antibiotic Cefalexin Sludge by Wet Oxidation: an Experimental and Theoretical Study
Authors: Chu Shangye , Lin Hai , Zeng Xu
Published: September 2023

In the present study, wet oxidation of antibiotic cefalexin sludge from pharmaceutical wastewater treatment was investigated. The experiments were carried out in a stainless-steel batch autoclave reactor. The results show that the maximum removal rate of volatile suspended solids (VSS) can reach 91.3% at 260 °C within 60 min with an initial oxygen pressure of 1.0 MPa. Simultaneously, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate of 64.1% was reached. The antibiotic cefalexin was totally eliminated under wet oxidation conditions. DFT calculation was performed to illustrate the initial reaction pathway. The energy diagram proposed initial thermal hydrolysis pathway of cefalexin. These results indicated that wet oxidation provided a promising treatment method for the antibiotic cefalexin sludge, which can be used for the efficient removal of cefalexin.
Effect of EDTA Chemical Leaching on Remediation of Chromium-contaminated Soil
Authors: Xing Ye
Published: September 2023

In this paper, chemical EDTA leaching was carried out to repair chromium-contaminated soil, and 0.005mol/L, 0.01mol/L, 0.05mol/L and 0.1mol/L EDTA solution were used to wash chromium-contaminated soil, respectively, and the removal efficiency of Cr (Ⅵ) in soil under different concentrations of EDTA solution was studied. The results showed that when the concentration of EDTA solution was 0.05mol/L, the highest removal efficiency of Cr (Ⅵ) in the soil was 98.65%, and after reaching the optimal leaching concentration, the leaching concentration continued to increase, and the leaching effect did not increase but decreased.
Tripartite Evolution Game Analysis among Public Opinion Speaking Subjects in the Network Public Opinion Field
Authors: Chen Jingyi , Qin Jindong
Published: September 2023

The arrival of the omnimedia era has formed a new form of information exchange and public opinion environment. This study proposes the concept of network public opinion field, and constructs a tripartite evolutionary game model of "network media-opinion leaders-netizens" as the main body. The simulation analysis of the model results is carried out, and some suggestions are put forward for the evolution and governance of network public opinion in the omnimedia era from the perspective of field theory.
A study on the internal logic of local government emergency response capacity indicators based on the G-Dematel-Aism model
Authors: Ye Xianbao , Wang Haonan
Published: September 2023

The local government's handling of emergencies has a bearing on the lives of local people, property safety and a series of rights. Therefore, how to build the emergency response capacity of local governments has become an important topic in the field of public management. In this paper, we study the important indexes of local government's emergency management and combine them with the algorithm of systematics to construct the matrix and topological map, and finally calculate the degree of importance and the logic relationship between the indexes The calculation results provide ideas for the focus and logic of local government's emergency response capacity building.
Analysis of Soil Pysical and Chemical Properties in Liangucheng National Reserve in Minqin, China
Authors: Li Fanfan , Tang Cuiwen , Wang Rui , Li Chunlin , Wang Yaning
Published: September 2023

This study aimed to explore the basic characteristics of soil and improve the natural environment in arid desert areas. The study was conducted in the Liangucheng National Reserve in Minqin, Gansu, and SPSS, EXCEL and GIS software was used to analyze and process data. The semivariogram model and Kriging interpolation method were used to analyze the basic characteristics, mutual relationships, and spatial distribution patterns of the primary physical and chemical properties of the soil in the reserve, including the soil moisture content, conductivity, pH, organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The results show that the soil conditions in the reserve are poor, with low water content and nutrient content. The soil characteristics were correlated and were not substantially affected by soil pH and electrical conductivity. Additionally, the measured soil elements had a unique spatial distribution pattern and similarities in their spatial distribution patterns. The spatial correlation between total soil phosphorus and pH was strongest, and the northern part of the reserve, especially near Qingtu Lake, had the best soil conditions, and the central area had the worst soil conditions.
Analysis of Hydrochemical Characteristics and its Influences on Jiaodong Water Diversion Project
Authors: Li Yang , Jin Li , Zhang Wei , Liu Fengming , Liu Yuyu
Published: September 2023

The water chemistry characteristics along the Jiaodong water transfer line and its impact analysis play an important role in supporting water quality safety and operation management. In this paper, the water chemistry characteristics along the Jiaodong water transfer project were studied, and the water chemistry characteristics and their influencing factors in the study area were analyzed by using Piper's trilinear diagram, Gibbs diagram and SPSS26 statistical analysis software for correlation. The results show that the surface water and groundwater along the Jiaodong water transfer project are both weakly alkaline, and the chemical type of groundwater in the traversing area is Na Ca-HCO-3 water, while the chemical type of surface water is Na Ca- HCO-3 water. The groundwater in the crossing area of Jiu Dong water transfer project is mainly controlled by rock weathering and evaporation concentration, and the water chemistry type of groundwater in different areas shows certain differences; the correlation between the channel water and groundwater and surface water along the route is weak in water quality, and surface water and groundwater basically have no influence on the water quality of channel water transfer during the normal water transfer period; the groundwater quality along the route basically has no corrosive influence on concrete, and the groundwater quality has no corrosive influence on Groundwater quality has no corrosive effect on concrete, but groundwater quality has some influence on reinforcement and steel structure in concrete.
Analysis of environmental protection management system of power grid enterprises based on green development
Authors: Fan Hui , Gong Yunqian , Liu Kecheng , Chen Chongming
Published: September 2023

Under the development trend of economic globalization, facing the opportunities and challenges brought by the construction and development of countries around the world, how to fully implement the concept of green development, actively build the environmental protection management system of power grid enterprises, and correctly serve the construction of ecological civilization and beautiful China has become the main issue explored by scholars in the power grid industry. Therefore, on the basis of understanding the current situation of environmental protection management of domestic power grid enterprises, this paper, through comparative analysis of the characteristics of environmental management of foreign power enterprises, deeply understand the content of domestic ecological civilization system reform, and finally put forward the construction measures of environmental protection management system of power grid enterprises based on green development.
Application of Fluid Mechanics in Flow Meter Principle Analysis and Process Simulation
Authors: Wang Tao , Yang Shifeng , Zhao Jimin , Ren Haoyuan , Han Siqi , Shao Xin , Zhang Ying , Li Yunlong
Published: September 2023

COMSOL is used to establish a flow field pipeline model, design and optimize flow detection, and analyze and study acoustic intensity, pressure signal and other parameters. According to the circular pipe test system used in the experiment, the flow velocity analysis model of the steady and constant flow field in the circular pipe was theoretically constructed using the finite element method. The numerical analysis results show that the flow rate in the pipeline obtained in the experiment is the average flow rate of the fluid at the section of the test location, and the test value is 0.63% different from the theoretical value.
Hot spot analysis of big data visualization research in China based on co-word network
Authors: Liang Menglin , Liang Yu
Published: September 2023

Big data visualization is a rapidly developing field, and various new technologies and methods continue to emerge, making big data visualization widely used in various fields. With the advancement of technology and the expansion of application scenarios, big data visualization will continue to play an important role in the future. This paper adopts the co-word network analysis method to conduct bibliometric analysis of the relevant research of big data visualization in China from 2012 to 2022, identifies the hot spots and connection points in the field of big data visualization in China by drawing a knowledge network map, shows the research structure of big data visualization through visual analysis, and predicts the future research development trend on this basis. The results show that seven knowledge points, such as "data analysis", " visualization analysis" and "big data technology", are the current research hotspots in the field of big data visualization, which determine the development direction of future research.
Improvement of Performance of Ultra-high Performance Concrete Based Composite Material Added with Nano Materials
Authors: Pang Jinchang
Published: September 2023

UHPC is a kind of composite material characterized by ultra high strength, high toughness and high durability. It has a wide application prospect in engineering practice. But there are some defects in concrete. How to improve strength and toughness of UHPC remains to be the target of researchers. To obtain UHPC with better performance, this study introduced nano-SiO2 and nano-CaCO3 into UHPC. Moreover, hydration heat analysis, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), mercury intrusion porosimetry and nanoindentation tests were used to explore hydration process and microstructure. Double-doped nanomaterials can further enhance various mechanical performances of materials. Nano-SiO2 can promote early progress of cement hydration due to its high reaction activity and C-S-H gel generates when it reacts with cement hydration product Ca(OH)2. Nano-CaCO3 mainly plays the role of crystal nucleus effect and filling effect. Under the combined action of the two, the composite structure is more dense, which provides a way to improve the performance of UHPC in practical engineering.
Experimental Study on Optimization of Coal Electrochemical Desulfurization Process under Acidic Conditions
Authors: Li Guoping , Liu Yixing , Ao Linfang , Zhang Hongbo
Published: September 2023

The feasibility of using added catalysts and organic solvents to improve the efficiency of coal electrolytic desulfurization was explored based on the study of the optimal electrolytic desulfurization conditions under acidic coal conditions using Shanxi Shigejie coal samples as raw materials.The effects of inorganic catalyst and organic solvent on inorganic and organic sulfur in coal were investigated under the condition of Hcl as the electrolyte, and the changes of sulfur content in coal before and after the experiment were analyzed by Coulometric titration, AAS, GB/T 215-2003, and total sulfur differential subtraction method, and the changes of surface functional groups of organic sulfur model compounds before and after desulfurization were analyzed using infrared spectroscopy to study the mechanism of electrolytic desulfurization of sulfur in coal.Nacl, Mgcl2, Fe(NO3)3, MnSO4 and Fe2(SO4)3 were selected as inorganic catalysts, and DMF, CH3OH and DMSO were used as organic solvents to compare the desulfurization rates of inorganic and organic sulfur in coal samples before and after immersion and before and after electrolysis, respectively.The experimental results show that under the best electrolytic desulfurization conditions, manganese sulfate can significantly improve the inorganic sulfur removal efficiency, DMF+CH3OH, DMF organic solvent for immersion desulfurization is not obvious, but the organic sulfur removal efficiency is significant after electrolytic desulfurization.
Analysis of Landslide Displacement and Stress under the Condition of Overturning Failure of Fully Buried Anti-slide Piles
Authors: Qiu Peng
Published: September 2023

In this paper, on the basis of proving the basic consistency between numerical experiments and on-site physical experiments, a three-dimensional model of push pile FLAC3D was established. Based on relevant engineering analogies, parameters were selected to simulate and analyze the overturning failure mechanism of fully buried anti-slide piles. The research results indicate that the displacement of sand filling in front of the pile is significantly smaller than that of sand filling behind the pile. When approaching the failure load, a large area of uplift phenomenon appears at the top of the sliding body behind the pile; Most of the sand filling above the sliding surface showed a positive displacement along the x-axis, and the maximum displacement occurred at the top of the bulldozer. As the load increases, the sliding and upwelling area behind the pile tends to expand, and the vertical displacement at each point increases to a certain extent. At this time, the pile body is subjected to a "pull-out" effect from the surrounding sand.
Legal status of a disabled person in executive penal proceedings
Authors: Oliwa Mieczysław
Published: September 2023

This article discusses the problem of the position of a disabled person appearing in executive criminal proceedings. Due to the wide range of topics concerning both the disability itself and the rights and obligations of people with disabilities in various aspects of life, the author focuses on issues related to the position of a disabled person in the course of executive proceedings. In particular, the considerations concern the access of a disabled person, including a convicted disabled person, to a court, understood not only as a constitutional right, but also the use and access to a building intended for the needs of the judiciary. Due to not only domestic, but also international legal regulations introducing solutions in the field of enabling and facilitating the effective participation of disabled persons in conducted proceedings, the situation of disabled persons as parties to enforcement proceedings has significantly improved in terms of securing their rights and obligations. This is manifested in particular by better access for people with disabilities to buildings, signage in buildings in Braille and in forms easier to read and understand, and finally by providing assistance from officials and employees as well as other people, including professional representatives or sign language interpreters.
(Un)Safe life plans of the incarcerated in the context of recidivism
Authors: Nowak Beata Maria , Strzelec Marcin
Published: September 2023

Based on the assumptions of the personalistic-existential concept of the sense of the quality of life, the authors of the article address the issue of planning the outside life by prisoners who were repeatedly sentenced to prison isolation. The article presents the results of a study aimed at comparing the life plans of penitentiary recidivists with their actual implementation, considering it an important determinant of the process of social readaptation and an indicator of prisoner’s efforts to change their current, criminal lifestyle. 245 penitentiary recidivists participated in the study that used the method of the diagnostic survey along with the corresponding technique of a categorized and narrative interview, in a written form. These documents were subject to the content analysis technique, which gave insight into the life plans of the respondents after the end of prison isolation, the discrepancies between the expectations and reality, and their effect on the sense of the quality of life. The results of the study show large discrepancies between expectations of functioning outside of incarceration of the surveyed recidivists and the actual implementation of their life plans. This gives grounds for the statement that this discrepancy significantly reduces the sense of the quality of life of former prisoners, and is a risk factor that may lead to recidivism.
Editorial
Authors: Savino Lloreda Patricia
Published: September 2023

Fragmento.

La Revista MEDICINA dedica este número especial de nutrición al Académico José Félix Patiño Restrepo, en homenaje a su liderazgo en el desarrollo de la nutrición clínica en Colombia y en América Latina, sin desconocer su trascendencia en el desarrollo de la cirugía, la educación y el humanismo.
Manejo quirúrgico y nutricional en enfermedades gastrointestinales
Authors: Soeters Peter B.
Published: September 2023

El soporte nutricional es de suma importancia en la cirugía digestiva, debido a que se interviene el tracto gastrointestinal (TGI) que es el que asegura la digestión y la reabsorción de los alimentos. El intestino delgado es el principal receptor de la absorción y cuando está sano garantiza la absorción de la mayor parte de los macronutrientes ingeridos, siempre que se mezcle con el jugo pancreato-duodenal que contiene las enzimas exocrinas. La porción sana del TGI indicará el tipo de soporte nutricional ysu función deberá estimularse mediante el uso de diferentes técnicas y la administración de fórmulas enterales de fácil digestión que favorezcan la eficacia de su utilización.

La función del intestino se ve comprometida por la alteración de la anatomía del intestino, la disminución de su actividad, la obstrucción inflamatoria e infecciosa y el reposo intestinal; en cuyo caso estaría indicada la nutrición parenteral.

Un último factor de interferencia es la presencia de sepsis generalizada o peritonitis, durante la cual fallan el peristaltismo, la digestión y la absorción. En esta situación, el tratamiento y el control de la infección son la prioridad. Una vez que esto se logra el soporte nutricional parenteral o enteral está indicado y la selección dependerá de la capacidad de absorción del intestinorestante.
Evolución de los APMES en Colombia
Authors: Becerra Granados Luis Miguel
Published: September 2023

Los APMES (alimentos con propósitos médicos especiales), son productos comerciales diseñados para suplir necesidades nutricionales específicas en personas de diferentes rangos etáreos que tienen condiciones de salud que dificultan suplir sus requerimientos nutricionales de manera completa mediante una alimentación normal o modificada. Los APMES han evolucionado desde alimentos preparados en los servicios de alimentación con pequeñas modificaciones, hasta productos industrializados que se elaboran casi con criterios farmacéuticos, cumpliendo una función de soporte alimentario y nutricional. Colombia cuenta con 165 productos, de los cuales existen 228 variedades de presentación entre las que se encuentran fórmulas de tratamiento listas para consumo (FTLC), polvo y líquido tanto en sistema RPB (por sus siglas en inglés, resealable productbottles) como en sistemas listos para administración. Colombia se encuentra en un proceso de regulación normativa al respecto en búsqueda de un eje que permita estandarizar con criterios de obligatoriedad la presentación, composición, distribución, publicidad y costo según la clasificación técnica establecida para la prescripción en la plataforma “Mi prescripción”(MIPRES). Características como la calidad proteica, el tipo de carbohidrato adicionado, las relaciones de micronutrientes y la supervisión en su publicidad, son temas de alta relevancia hacia futuro en el proceso de maduración de los alimentos con propósitos médicos especiales.
Nutrición parenteral domiciliaria. Una necesidad en Colombia
Authors: Mendez Martinez Carolina , Ayala Acosta Juan Carlos
Published: September 2023

La hospitalización domiciliaria es un modelo de atención eficiente y eficaz que permite mejorar el uso de los recursos en salud. Dentro de este modelo de atención se incluye la terapia nutricional especializada, que da continuidad a las intervenciones intrahospitalarias a pacientes malnutridos y específicamente en pacientes con falla intestinal, cuya única terapia nutricional posible, es la terapia parenteral. La nutrición parenteral domiciliaria (NPD) es un programa multifactorial cuya adecuada implementación genera resultados excelentes, reduciendo costos de atención en salud. Para este artículo se llevó a cabo una revisión de las publicaciones referentes a terapia parenteral domiciliaria, y se adicionó la experiencia profesional de losautores, como miembros del comité nutricional, de una de las instituciones de atención domiciliaria en Colombia.
El desarrollo de la cirugía bariátrica en la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá y la importancia del trabajo interdisciplinar
Authors: Arango Felipe Girón , Hernández Restrepo Juan David , Carvajal Villamizar Claudia María , Nassar Bechara Ricardo Manuel , Zundel Majerowich Natan
Published: September 2023

La cirugía bariátrica, al igual que la obesidad, ha tenido un reconocimiento tardío en la comunidad científica. Desde 1996, la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá ha contribuido al manejo de la obesidad y al desarrollo de la cirugía bariátrica desde un enfoque multidisciplinario. El abordaje del problema por cirujanos, endocrinólogos, psiquiatras, nutricionistas, enfermeras y médicos deportólogos, ha permitido la modificación de hábitos y el mantenimiento de soporte médico, nutricional, motivacional y emocional de los pacientes para lograr sus objetivos a largo plazo. A lo largo de los años, el Centro de Cuidado Clínico para la Obesidad de la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, fiel a las enseñanzas del doctor José Félix Patiño Restrepo, hapromovido la investigación, la educación y el avance en los tratamientos y procedimientos quirúrgicos para el manejo efectivo y seguro de la obesidad. El objetivo de este documento es hacer un recuento de dicha experiencia.
El cuidado nutricional es un derecho humano emergente
Authors: Cárdenas Diana
Published: September 2023

El enfoque de derechos humanos aplicado al campo de la nutrición clínica ha permitido reconocer que el acceso al cuidado nutricional es un derecho humano. Desde la Resolución del Comité de Ministros del Consejo de Europa sobre Sobre Alimentación y Atención Nutricional en Hospitales (ResAP) del año 2003, hasta la reciente Declaración de Viena del 2022, el concepto de cuidado nutricional como derecho humano ha evolucionado. El acceso al cuidado nutricional de los pacientes debe considerarse un derecho humano intrínsecamente ligado al derecho a la alimentación y al derecho a la salud, y no implica bajo ninguna circunstancia que exista la obligación de alimentar a todos los pacientes en cualquier etapa de la vida y a cualquier precio. Por el contrario, este derecho implica, desde un punto de vista ético, que se debe tomar la mejor decisión para el paciente y esto puede incluir, en determinadas circunstancias, la decisión de no alimentar.El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar el surgimiento del concepto de cuidado nutricional como derecho humano, la definición, las implicaciones para los diferentes actores y realizar un análisis sobe las implicaciones éticas de este derecho. Se mostrará que el enfoque basado en derechos humanos puede contribuir globalmente a la construcción de una perspectiva moral, política y jurídica del concepto de cuidado nutricional, y de esta forma lograr que todos los pacientes se beneficien de un cuidado nutricional óptimo y oportuno.
Académico Dr. José Félix Patiño Restrepo Mentor y fundador de instituciones
Authors: Carrasco Rojas José Antonio
Published: September 2023

Fragmento.

Escribir acerca del Académico Dr. José Félix Patiño es todo un reto, su vida fue tan productiva en diversas áreas de la medicina como son: nutrición, cirugía, educación y sistemas de salud.

El Acad. Dr. Félix Patiño en el área de la nutrición quirúrgica fue un líder indiscutible, desde sus inicios como residente en la Universidad de Yale y al retornar a su país Colombia.
Fluid co-loading or preloading for the prevention of hypotension during spinal anesthesia for C-section: a narrative review
Authors: Decuyper N , Van De Velde M
Published: September 2023

Background: Fluid management strategies are one of the potential strategies to prevent spinal induced hypotension in parturients scheduled for caesarean section.

Objectives: This review will assess the current evidence on fluid strategies as a prophylactic measure for spinal induced hypotension.

Methods: A narrative review was conducted where Pubmed, Embase and the Cochrane library were searched in November 2021 for RCTs, meta-analyses and systematic reviews, that compared different fluid regimen in ASA classification one or two women scheduled for elective caesarean section.

Results: 77 studies were selected from initial screening, based on titles and abstracts. Out of the 77 initial studies, 37 were considered eligible for inclusion. Crystalloid preloading seemed ineffective in the prevention of spinal hypotension. Crystalloid co-loading, colloid pre- and co-loading all proved to reduce the incidence of spinal hypotension, as well as the incidence of nausea and vomiting and vasopressor use. There was no significant difference in neonatal outcome, regardless of the fluid regimen.

Conclusion: Crystalloid co-loading, colloid co-loading and colloid preloading all have been shown to be effective in the prevention of spinal hypotension.
Evaluation of risk prediction model for perioperative respiratory adverse events in pediatric anesthesia
Authors: D’Haene A , Bauters A , Heyse B , Wyffels P
Published: September 2023

Background: Perioperative respiratory adverse events are among the most common critical incidents in pediatric anesthesia. Three risk prediction models have been developed to predict occurrence of such adverse events in children. However, these tools were only internally validated, limiting generalization. The Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events in Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesia risk prediction tool developed by Subramanyam et al. consists of five predictors: age ≤ 3 years, ASA physical status II and III, morbid obesity, preexisting pulmonary disorder, and surgery.

Aims and Methods: We aimed to evaluate the suitability of Subramanyam’s model in predicting the occurrence of perioperative respiratory adverse events in a more general tertiary care pediatric population, including anesthesia for both outpatient and inpatient procedures. Therefore we validated this scoring system in a tertiary care cohort of 204 children included in the APRICOT study at our hospital through retrospective analysis of this data. Secondarily, we aimed to study the incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events in our hospital.

Results: Overall incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events in our sample was 19,6%. Applying Subramanyam’s prediction model to our cohort, we found no patients categorized as low risk, 76 patients as intermediate risk and 128 patients as high risk. Discriminatory ability of the risk scoring system was modest, with AUC of the simplified model 0,65 (95% CI 0,57-0,74) and AUC of the original logistic regression model 0,66 (95% CI 0,57-0,75). Calibration of the simplified model was rather poor, with Brier score 0,49. The original logistic regression model calibrated better, with Brier score 0,18. A subgroup analysis considering solely ambulant patients in Ghent-APRICOT yielded comparable results.

Conclusions: We conclude that the overall performance of Subramanyam’s risk prediction tool in our cohort was moderate. Modest discrimination and calibration suggest that the risk score may not reliably predict perioperative respiratory adverse events in individual patients in our tertiary care pediatric population. Therefore the clinical relevance of the implementation of this scoring system in our tertiary hospital would be negligible, which leaves us with the lack of good scoring systems to predict perioperative respiratory adverse events in our population. In addition, we found the incidence of these adverse events in our hospital to be markedly higher as compared to the sample of Subramanyam.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in the frontline
Authors: De Gaaij T , De Mey N , Moerman A
Published: September 2023

Background: Previous studies have shown that frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) have higher rates of pre-existing mental health problems and may be therefore at risk for worsening of mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes an increased prevalence for anxiety, depression, acute stress and post- traumatic stress disorders. The aim of this study was to assess the subjective and professional burden of the HCWs working in frontline departments of our hospital.

Objective: The aim was primarily to identify the psychological and professional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HCWs working in the frontline during the first two waves.

Design and setting: This was a single-centre multidisciplinary survey.

Methods: A printed survey was distributed to all HCWs (N=240) working in the intensive care unit and emergency department during the first and second COVID-19 outbreak. We evaluated the subjective and professional burden using 4-point Likert scale questions. Three-group comparisons based on years of work experience were made using Kruskal-Wallis tests. Comparisons per participant between two successive waves were made using Wilcoxon signed rank tests.

Results: A total number of 171 HCWs (71.3%) participated in the survey. Participants mainly feared infecting their family and friends. A majority of the participants showed a high motivation working in the COVID- zone. More than half of the participants reported that their quality of sleep was unaffected by the pandemic. Despite a higher workload, work performance and interactions with colleagues were not negatively affected by the pandemic. No significant difference was found based on years of work experience. Participants had an overall decrease in personal impact during the second wave. However, work motivation decreased (p<0.001). Participants felt better protected by the offered equipment (p=0.004), but felt less appreciated (p=0.01).

Conclusions: The pandemic appeared to have affected the subjective and professional burden of our participants. However, they were not as severely impacted as HCWs in some other studies. Acquired knowledge should be utilized in developing preventive and interventional strategies to support HCWs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and potential pandemics in the future.
Hemodynamic maintenance with norepinephrine in caesarean section under spinal anesthesia and its fetal outcome: a systematic review
Authors: De Deckere S , Saldien V , Coppejans H
Published: September 2023

Background: Postspinal hypotension is a frequent maternal complication in caesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia. Anesthesiologists have been using different vasopressors to maintain hemodynamics. Recent studies suggested beneficial effects of norepinephrine on maternal blood pressure and cardiac output, but little evidence exist on the neonatal outcome.

Objectives: This systematic review summarises recent evidence on neonatal outcome, such as umbilical arterial pH and base excess, after administration of norepinephrine during caesarean section.

Methods: A literature search on PubMed from 2010 to 2022 was performed and every article was reviewed on neonatal outcome, as primary endpoint and on maternal hemodynamics, as secondary endpoint. A total of 15 randomised controlled trials were included.

Results: Studies using a prophylactic infusion of norepinephrine show normal fetal blood gases. No evidence of fetal stress (pH < 7,20, base excess < -6) was assessed in the studies. Norepinephrine succeed in maintaining maternal hemodynamics. It is responsible for less bradycardia than phenylephrine and less tachycardia than ephedrine.

Conclusion: Our study suggests that norepinephrine, preferably as prophylactic infusion, is a safe vasopressor to prevent postspinal hypotension in caesarean section. No signs of fetal acidosis could be demonstrated in the recent studies.
COMPARING THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS (RDB) LISTED ON IDX PRE AND POST THE ANNOUNCE COVID-19 IN INDONESIA
Authors: Ana Dwi Pertiwi
Published: September 2023

The economy of Indonesia has suffered as a result of Covid-19. However, although a pandemic negatively impacts the current economic conditions, the overall resilience of Regional Development Banks has not been affected. RDBs are organizations of financial institutions that work to improve the economic conditions of an area by assisting with finance for regional development. Comparing the financial performance of RDB listed on the IDX, both pre and post the announcement of covid-19, using the CAMEL approach and calculating ratios based on CAR, NPL, ROA, ROE, NIM, BOPO, and LDR was the purpose of this study. In addition, this research used a comparison methodology, which compared the economic performance of RDB listed on the IDX pre and post-announcement of the covid. According to the findings of this research, there was no significant difference in the CAR, NPL, or ROE of RBD pre and post-announcement of the Covid-19. The findings of this study demonstrate, however, that there are significant differences in ROA, NIM, and BOPO of RDB both pre and post-announcement of the covid-19.
Female Education in Contemporary North-East; With a Special Reference to Yobe, Borno and Adamawa States, Nigeria: Impediments and Prospects
Authors: Mohammed Dr. Kabir , Bawale Shamsuddeen , Jarma Yusuf Abdul
Published: September 2023

This study titled “Female Education In Contemporary North-East; with A Special Reference To Yobe, Borno And Adamawa States, Nigeria: Impediments And Prospects has been established to examine the inception, growth, nature, essence extent and impact of its acquisition on human existence and society of the areas under review, as well as the positive and negative development associated with it aimed at highlighting some of the major obstacles confronting our subject matter of study for an outstanding solution to the problems. This signifies that it is an intellectual attempt to portray what the concept of Female Education means from gender point of view. In the course of conducting the study both interviews, published and unpublished source were interacted with. In addition to the above, both quantitative and qualitative techniques for presentation and analysis were adopted and applied into use. In the first instance, the study argues that there was neither evidence of the emergence of female scholars nor schools established for female education in the Northern Emirates, regardless of the studied areas until after the 1804 Sokoto Jihad (Islamic Revolutionary Movement), which brought about the formation of Yantaru Institute for Female Religious Education in the Sokoto Caliphate founded by Nana Asma’u Bin-Fodio’s biological daughter. The study also stresses that by 1903, this brand of education was not the priority of the British Colonial Administration but Political Power consolidation for the satisfaction of their multiple interests, purely for political, economic and social advancement of the metropolitan Europe, a full scale project inwardly executed under the pretext of exploitation of human and material resources of the colonized nations. The study observes that by 1930’s this brand of education started gathering momentum in our studied states and the North at large. It is against this backdrop, the idea of forming collaborative partnership between
Political Crisis in Nupe Kingdom of Nigeria, 1800 – 1857: The Rise and Fall of Mayaki Umaru Bahaushe – The Etsu Nupe That Never Was
Authors: Sidi Sheshi T.
Published: September 2023

One of the fundamental outcomes of the 19th century Jihad in Nigeria, led by Usman Ibn Fodio, was the establishment of a Caliphate, Emirates and Emirate system of government in Northern Nigeria. Not less than thirteen of such Emirates were established in the area on the basis of “Islamic” principles. Each Emirate so established was led by an Emir, supported by a Council of Elders and Advisers, as well as, Traditional Title Holders. The appointment of the Emirs must be approved and endorsed by the Head of the Caliphate – the Sultan with his Headquarters at Sokoto before the division of the Caliphate into Eastern and Western parts. While Sokoto, after the division remained the Headquarters of the Eastern part, Gwandu became the capital of the Western part of the caliphate. Among the Emirates constituting the Eastern part were Rano, Kano, Zaria, Katsina, Hadejia and Bauchi, while those of the Western portion were Nupe, Kontagora, and Ilorin. This paper attempts to discuss the Emirates in Nupeland, their establishment, problems associated with their consolidation, arising from internal and intra – leadership conflicts among the Jihadists, on one hand, and between them and Indigenous Nupe rulers under Tsoede, the founder of Nupe kingdom and dynasty, on the other. It also examines the circumstances leading to the emergence of a brave and popular war commander, Mayaki Umaru Bahaushe to “usurp” or to assume the position of Etsu in the Emirate of Raba following the attendant crisis and political instability.
Towards A Viable Framework for Social Media Utilization in Mediative Dialogue Adoptable by Baptist Pastors
Authors: Afolaranmi Adebayo Ola
Published: September 2023

Many faith-based organizations, especially the Nigerian Baptist Convention, have deployed many means to promote peaceful coexistence in the society in an attempt to achieve Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. One such means is mediative dialogue through social media. As the world has metamorphosed digitally and social media changes communication means globally, using social media through mediative dialogue will likely improve promoting peaceful coexistence through mediative dialogue by faith-based organizations. The study examined how the Convention’s pastors use social media to promote peaceful coexistence through mediative dialogue in Baptist churches within the Ibadan metropolis. The study was done through three qualitative research methods: sample surveys, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis. The study focused on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Telegram. The study discovers that many Baptist pastors in Ibadan have been using at least one social media platform. The study is corroborated by reviewing other related literatures. Specific responses and reviews were also given on each of the focused social media platforms. The study is concluded by giving some recommendations to faith-based organizations generally and pastors of the Nigerian Baptist Convention specifically on how to deploy social media in the process of promoting peaceful coexistence in the society through mediative dialogue.
The Planting Season Circulation Calculation System of Bilang Allo to the Traditional Beliefs of the Kajang Indigenous People in Indonesia
Authors: Gising Basrah
Published: September 2023

The Kajang Indigenous People are one of the traditional community groups in Indonesia who still maintain the values of their beliefs in daily life, especially forest conservation and maintaining the sustainability of natural ecosystems. They identify themselves as Tu' Kajang or Kajang people whose cultural knowledge, cultural behavior, and cultural artifacts are totally governed by local wisdom institutions, namely Pasang ri Kajang or the messages of the Kajang people's ancestors. They are proficient and able to predict natural circulation in a form of belief called Bilang Allo, which is a form of calculating the time and day that is good for activities. The basis for their calculations consists of counting months or nahasae' bulanga, counting days or nahasae' allo, counting time or nahasae' hetu, the behavior of certain animals, and certain natural phenomena. This study aims to explore the phenomenon of calculating time or Bilang Allo to the Kajang Indigenous People in determining the circulation period of the planting season and nature conservation. The research method used is descriptive-qualitative which describes the research results based on social facts obtained from the Kajang Indigenous People. Data collection techniques were carried out in the form of interviews, observations, focus group discussions, recording, documentation, elicitation, and others. The primary research data was taken from 30 Kajang indigenous people informants with variations in age, gender, status, and level of education. The entire research data obtained was processed systematically in seven steps of analysis. The results of research related to the planting season circulation system of Bilang Allo to the belief system adopted by the Kajang Indigenous People in Indonesia consists of seven parts, namely (1) determining good and bad days; (2) animal behavior; (3) natural phenomena; (4) types and rainfall; (5) location and position of the moon; (6) changes in weather.
Cash Management Techniques and Small Scale Enterprises’ Effectiveness In Public Universities In Cross River State, Nigeria
Authors: Inah Egu Usang , Akwo Simeon Cletus , Etim Nse-Abasi Joseph
Published: September 2023

The study examined the influence of cash management techniques on small scale enterprises’ effectiveness in public universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Survey research design was used. 266 respondents were selected using a combination of stratified, proportional and accidental sampling techniques. However, only 259 respondents participated in the study. A structured questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection and it was validated by three experts. To guarantee the reliability of the instrument, the researcher conducted a trial test of the instrument on 30 small scale business operators outside the ones that were used for the study and Cronbach Alpha procedure was used to establish the reliability indices ranging from 0.75 – 0.87. Data collected was analyzed using simple linear as well as multiple regression statistical techniques and the finding revealed that cash budgeting as well as liquidity management significantly influence small scale enterprises’ effectiveness in public universities. The study also revealed that cash management techniques sub-variables such as cash budgeting and liquidity management have significant composite influence on small scale enterprises’ effectiveness in public universities. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that business operators should use credit cards more often with her suppliers and review expenses regularly to lower costs; this would aid the business in recouping its capital quickly.