bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Do Bone Mineral Density, Trabecular Bone Score, and Hip Structural Analysis Differ in Indian Men with Parkinson’s Disease? A Case-Control Pilot Study from a Tertiary Center in Southern India
Authors: Sooragonda Basavaraj G. , Sridharan Kalyani , Benjamin Rohit Ninan , Prabhakar A. T. , Sivadasan Ajith , Kapoor Nitin , Cherian Kripa Elizabeth , Jebasingh Felix K. , Aaron Sanjith , Mathew Vivek , Asha Hesarghatta S. , Thomas Nihal , Paul Thomas V.
Published: July 2023

Objective:

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition that is characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, and gait instability. Inherent to this condition is an increased predisposition to falls and fractures. Bone health in Parkinson’s disease in India has not been studied thus far. This study aimed to assess the bone mineral density (BMD), trabecular bone score (TBS), and hip structural analysis (HSA) in Indian men with PD and compare them with matched controls.

Methodology:

A case-control study done at a tertiary care center from southern India. Bone biochemistry, BMD, TBS, and HSA were assessed.

Results:

Among 40 cases and 40 age, gender, and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls, there was no significant difference in BMD between both groups. The mean (SD) TBS at the lumbar spine [1.349 (0.090)] was significantly (P = 0.019) lower in men with PD as compared to matched controls [1.401 (0.089)]. Among the parameters of HSA, the buckling ratios were significantly higher at the femoral neck [11.8 (2.2) vs 9.4 (2.2); P = 0.001] and inter-trochanteric region [9.4 (2.1) vs 7.8 (1.4); P = 0.002] among cases as compared to matched controls. Vitamin D deficiency was significantly higher in this cohort of patients as was bone turnover marker indicating bone loss and a high bone turnover state.

Conclusion:

A comprehensive bone health assessment comprising BMD, TBS, and HSA may be required to capture all aspects of bone strength in Indian men with PD as BMD assessment as a stand-alone tool may not suffice to obtain all information pertaining to fracture risk in these individuals.
Relationship Between Staff Nurse Motivation Level and Patient Satisfaction In Selected Hospital and the Appreiviation are Staff Nurse Motivation and Patient Satisfaction
Authors: Aly Howida Abo Elhamed , Abed Fatma Ahmed , Mohamed Maaly Zayed
Published: July 2023

Background

Nursing is a core job in the healthcare system; nursing staff constitutes the largest human resource element in healthcare organizations and therefore they seem to have a great impact on the quality of care, patient outcome, and satisfaction. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between staff nurse motivation and patient satisfaction.

Design

A descriptive correlational design was used to achieve the aim of the current study.

Setting

The study was conducted at Soad Kafafy Private University Hospital.

Sample

Two groups of samples were selected: the staff nurses sample consisted of (100 staff nurses) and the patient sample consisted of 100 patients.

Tools

Two tools were used in the study the first: the patient satisfaction questionnaire assesses patient satisfaction; it contains seven dimensions with a total of 51 items and the second: the staff nurses’ motivation questionnaire developed by the researchers to assess the nurses’ motivational factors. It contains seven dimensions with a total of 48 items.

Result

The results showed that there is a positive correlation between patient's satisfaction and nurse's motivation.

Conclusion

There was a significant relationship between staff nurses’ motivation and patient satisfaction.

Recommendations

The study recommended that hospitals should adopt motivation strategy for their nurses to motivate them, ensure nurses’ participation in decision-making processes that will enhance the clinical and organizational outcome, availability of motivation and incentive policies and procedures at every unit in the hospital, and further research should be done concentrating on adherences to motivational strategy.
Preoperative correlates of prolonged postoperative ileus among patients undergoing colorectal surgeries
Authors: Sayed Ola T. , Al Sebaee Hanan A. , Iskander Liliane I.
Published: July 2023

Background

Prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) is one of the most common complications following colorectal surgeries, which leads to increased postoperative morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay.

Aim

The aim of this study was to examine preoperative correlates of PPOI among patients undergoing colorectal surgeries.

Design

A descriptive correlational research design was used in this study.

Setting

The study was conducted at selected General and Emergency Surgery Departments of Kasr El Eini Hospital affiliated to Cairo University hospitals.

Sample

A convenient sample of 60 adult male and female patients was recruited to answer the research question.

Results

The main study findings revealed that the incidence of PPOI occurred in 66.7% of patients. A statistically significant correlation was found between PPOI occurrence and surgical approach (laparotomy, 87%,and colectomy, 65%), duration of preoperative intravenous fluid administration (87.5%), preoperative antibiotics (55%), low hemoglobin and hematocrit level (72.5%), preoperative prolonged duration of fasting for liquids more than 24 h (57.5%), and lack of preoperative teaching about recovery plan for most of the study participants.

Conclusion

Preoperative correlates of PPOI according to the current study findings are the laparotomy surgical approach, the colectomy procedure, duration of intravenous fluids administration, low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, prolonged fasting for liquids, and lack of teaching about preoperative recovery plan.

Recommendations

Further research studies are required to determine the best practice for prevention and reduction of PPOI incidence. Comprehensive education programs for health team members and the patients regarding the guidlines of caring for colorectal surgery within the context of enhanced recovery after surgery program are required.
Management of Chronic Truncal Wall Type-I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in a Patient with Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus: Case Report
Authors: Pilania Chandrakant , Morvadiya Dhaval , Sheenam Nagma , Agrawal Himanshu , Gonnade Nitesh Manohar
Published: July 2023

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain syndrome associated with sensory, vasomotor, sudomotor, motor and trophic changes commonly affecting the upper and lower extremities; however, we report a case of truncal wall CRPS in an uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus patient. A male in his late fifties presented with right lower chest and upper abdominal wall burning, sharp and stabbing type of pain for 5 years associated with hyperalgesia and allodynia. The extensive evaluation ruled out any underlying pathology and the symptoms were increasing with time. He failed to respond to conservative pharmacological, non-pharmacological treatment and rehabilitation measures. In our institute, he underwent alcohol neurolysis of subcostal transversus abdominis plane and rectus sheath nerves with rehabilitation measures and reported significant relief in his symptoms. It has now been 6 months since the procedure was done and he has complete relief in pain. Hence, if sympathetic block is difficult to do, peripheral nerve block with alcohol and rehabilitation measures provide desirable effect in abdominal wall CRPS.
Dorsal Plating for Distal Radius Fractures
Authors: Ajayakumar T. , Nizaj N. , Khan Prince Shanavas , Ajay Vidya , Johny Sanjai P. , Meleppuram Jimmy Joseph
Published: July 2023

Aim:

This study aims to evaluate the radiological and functional outcome and also to assess the complication rates associated with dorsal plating of the distal radius with low profile plates.

Materials and Methods:

A single-centered, prospective study on 21 patients with unstable dorsally displaced distal radius fractures between March 2019 and March 2022. We used low-profile dorsal locking plates (Arthrex) for all the cases. The functional outcome was measured using VAS score, disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) questionnaire, and Gartland and Werley Score. The arc of motion and grip strength were measured on the operated wrist and compared with the contralateral wrist. We also recorded the associated postoperative complications.

Results:

The study group contains 11 men and 10 women with a mean age of 49 years. The mean duration of follow-up was 18 months (range 12–32). There were no cases of malunion, extensor tendon irritation, infection, neuropathy, or implant failure. The radiological union was seen in all cases. The range of motion and grip strength of the operated wrist was found to be more than 95% of that of the contralateral wrist. The mean VAS score was 0.85, DASH score 4.75 ± 0.97, and Gartland and Werley score showed excellent outcomes for all 21 cases. The experimental demonstration on bone models showed poor mechanical stability by volar plates on shear-type fractures.

Conclusion:

The newer low-profile dorsal locking plate provides mechanical and structural stability to the dorsally displaced fractures, even in those with poor bone stock, and is associated with negligible soft-tissue complications. We strongly recommend using dorsal plates for all dorsally displaced fractures which are distal to or at the level of the watershed line.
Metachronous Lipoma Arborescens with Involvement of Knee Joint and Tendons Around Ankle
Authors: Nizaj N. , Jisam P. Mohamed , Kandathil Julio C. , Theruvil Bipin
Published: July 2023

A 15-year-old male presented with pain and swelling in the right knee joint. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were typical of lipoma arborescens (LA). He underwent open synovectomy of the knee and a biopsy confirmed LA. 5 years later, he presented with increasing pain and swelling around the ankle joint. MRI was suggestive of LA involving tibialis posterior and flexor digitorum longus. He underwent open synovectomy with resolution of symptoms. In LA, total synovectomy helps resolve the lesion. Patients should be counseled regarding the possibility of the development of LA metachronously. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reported cases in the literature where metachronous LA presented as extraarticular in one and intraarticular in another joint.
The Use of Antibiotic-Loaded Absorbable Calcium Sulfate Beads in Open Fractures
Authors: Ajayakumar T. , Nizaj N. , Khan Prince Shanavas , Raju Aebel , Johny Sanjai P. , Ajay Vidya
Published: July 2023

Aim:

The aim of our study was to evaluate the complication rates associated with open long bone fractures and to assess the bony union when antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate beads were used with definitive fixation.

Materials and Methods:

A single-centered prospective study on 56 consecutive series of patients who had open fractures of long bones of different grades presented to our emergency department between April 2018 and March 2022. There were 68 long bone open fractures for these 56 patients. After evaluating the patient with advanced trauma life support protocol, the patient underwent wound debridement and primary definitive fixation. The unstable patients were managed with damage control procedures. We used absorbable vancomycin-loaded synthetic calcium sulfate beads in all cases while performing the definitive fixation. The follow-up was done at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months and 12 months, and 6 months thereafter. We recorded complications such as infection, nonunion, delayed union, malunion, and implant loosening till the latest follow-up.

Results:

Fifty-six patients with long bone open fractures (39 males and 17 females) having a mean age of 44 years (range 17–68 years) were operated. There were 68 long bone open fractures for these 56 patients. We operated on 24 tibia, 17 femur, 10 ankle, 10 forearm, and 7 humerus open fractures. According to Gustilo-Anderson classification, there were 16 Type I, 12 Type II, and 40 Type III (Type IIIa-29, Type IIIb-6, and Type IIIc-5) fractures. We performed wound debridement and primary definitive fixation in 52 patients and delayed the definitive fixation in those who had other severe injuries to manage (16 cases). The mean follow-up period was 22 months (range: 14–42 months). The mean time for union was 2.4 months (range: 2–3.6 months). There were no cases of infection, nonunion, or delayed union in our study.

Conclusion:

Our research has demonstrated that meticulous debridement and early internal fixation of long bone open fractures in conjunction with antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate can lessen the risk of deep infection and enhance bone healing.
A Rare Case of Bilateral Inferior Shoulder Dislocation and Review of Literature
Authors: Jithin CR , Hashim Suhail , Eapen Febi Cherri
Published: July 2023

Inferior glenohumeral dislocation is a rare entity and among them, bilateral involvement is the rarest presentation. Direct force vector on the abducted arm is the mechanism of injury and is associated with soft-tissue, bony, and neurovascular injuries. An 83-year-old female with a history of unwitnessed falls, diagnosed with bilateral inferior shoulder dislocation clinically and radiologically. She underwent closed reduction, followed by immobilization of bilateral shoulder. There were no associated injuries bilaterally on further evaluation. Bilateral inferior shoulder dislocation is a case to be reported not only because of its rarity but also to address the gray area of management, and more research on the same is warranted for optimum clinical outcome.
Thermal Power Plant Equipment Using IBM SPSS Statistics Mehtod
Authors: Nirmala Shivram Padmavat
Published: July 2023

Thermal Power Plant Equipment. Introduction: A thermal power station is a power station called, the prime mover this is the steam mover. Made to enter the water system then heated, then vaporized will change. The steam rotates in it tries an electric generator and a steam turbine. A type of power plant where thermal energy is transformed into electrical energy is a thermal power plant. Steam high pressure occurs during the formation cycle. A sizable one for creating water steam in a pressure ves-sel. Boiling is accomplished by the application of heat and an electrical generator. The turbine is powered by steam. From the turbine, low pressure the exhaust is in a steam condenser enters, where it heats up the condenser cooled to form, it is more heat to form pressurized steam the process is recycled. This is it is called the Rankine cycle. The design of thermal power stations depends on the intended power source fossil fuel, nuclear and geothermal energy, solar energy, biofuels, and waste incinera-tion is all used. Research significance: Thermal power plant equipment is a power plant that transforms heat energy into electri-cal energy. As part of the steam-generating cycle, high pressure is used to produce steam. An enormous pressure vessel heat to boiling water used, it is an e steam connected to a generator drives the turbine. Traditional thermal power plants: combustion power plants also called, coal, natural gas, heating oil, and biomass-fueled steam boilers with the energy produced by running a steam turbine activates, which is electricity operates a transformer to produce thermal power plants are the most important part of the energy sector one of the important elements, and they of life after water and food as one of the basic needs produces considered electrical energy are masterpieces. Nearly all coal power plants, petroleum power plants, nuclear power plants, geo-thermal power plants, solar thermal power plants, waste incineration plants, and all-natural gas power plants are also hot. Cre-ates what is regarded as electrical energy in gas turbines and boilers natural gas is often burned. Methodology: SPSS statistics is a data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analytics, business intelligence, and criminal investigation developed by IBM for a statistical software package. A long time, spa inc. Was created by, IBM purchased it in 2009. The brand name for the most recent versions is IBM SPSS statistics. Evaluation parameters: water treatment plant, Forced draft fans, Boiler feed pumps, Fuel handling plant, Steam boiler system, Generators, Dust collector system, Mobrey switch, Miscellaneous Auxiliary Equipment. Results: The Cronbach's Alpha Reliability result. The overall Cronbach's Alpha value for the model is .599 which indicates 59% reliability. From the literature review, the above 60% Cronbach's Alpha value model can be considered for anal-ysis.
Analysis of English Communication Development using the
EDAS Method
Authors: Nirmala Shivram Padmavat
Published: July 2023

This study begins such an examination and examines students' definitions of English using written processes from 58 respondents, as previous research has shown that school and higher education graduates in Oman are lacking in English communication skills. The causes of this deficit, meanwhile, have not been examined from the viewpoint of the pupils. Communication abilities, opinions about how im-portant they are, and how they are taught in institutes of higher learning. The findings show that these fundamental abilities are neither explicitly or implicitly taught, which contributes to the shortfall being studied. In this age of globalization, an engineer's ability to com-municate in English is just as crucial as their fundamental technical talents. Businesses require English as a worldwide communication tool as Korea implements an export-oriented economic agenda. The accreditation method for engineering education has been established in engineering domains to fulfill the international standards for engineers. English classes are available for engineering majors in addition to general English courses. This paper's goal is to give a thorough account of the needs analysis for creating an ESP course for Korean engi-neering students. Through the use of survey questionnaires, three distinct groups—students, engineering professors, and industrial work-ers—were divided to analyse demand. Triangulation sources allow for the collection of reliable data, which is anticipated to be helpful in the creation of ESP courses. In three provinces in three secondary education service regions in Thailand, this study looks at difficulties relating to English language teaching and learning as well as the professional development (PD) of high school teachers. There were both closed and open vacancies. Data were evaluated using the century of frequency distribution; problems and PD needs are listed here in or-der of highest to lowest importance. The study's findings can be used broadly, allowing local organizations and institutions of higher learn-ing to offer the proper support and enhance the state of English instruction in Thailand generally.
Polymeric Materials for Bone and Cartilage Repair Using IBM SPSS Statistics Method
Authors: Nirmala Shivram Padmavat
Published: July 2023

Polymeric materials for bone and cartilage repair Introduction: Polymers are called macromolecules made up of very large molecules natural or artificial one of the classes of objects, the simple chemicals called monomers are multiples of units. Polymers many substances in living things make, for example, proteins, cellulose, and nucleic acids. Natural and synthetic polymeric materials in bone tissue engineering are widely used because they are extracellular similarity to matrices and have considerable biocompatibility and biodegradability. Research significance: One of the most harmful and expensive issues in human health is dysfunction, injuries, or other types of damage to human tissue and organs. Different surgical procedures have been developed to solve these concerns, including total artificial substitutes, combined artificial kidneys, etc. Inert processed tissues heart valves, autogenic or allogeneic tissues, and total artificial kidney and prosthetic kidneys (transplantation). Organ transplantation will face significant challenges due to the scarcity of organ donors, the lifetime requirement for immunity, and its devastating consequences. Also, transplanted tissue does not provide all the functionality own tissue and can covers the donor site problem. Concerning the non-biological, there could be material issues. Like, disease, and shortage limited durability and biocompatibility. These factors have made stem cells, tissue engineering (te), and organogenesis promising and significant industries. Research doesn't offer anything. Just organs and tissues transplantation, however, can provide fresh viewpoints medications for illnesses Methodology: SPSS statistics is a data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analytics, business intelligence, and criminal investigation developed by IBM for a statistical software package. A long time, spa inc. Was created by, IBM purchased it in 2009. The brand name for the most recent versions is IBM SPSS statistics. Evaluation parameters: Natural Polymer, Proteins Collagen, Silk fibroin, Polysaccharides Chitosan, Alginates, Bacterial cellulose, Synthetic Polymers. Results: the Cronbach's Alpha Reliability result. The overall Cronbach's Alpha value for the model is .590 which indicates 59% reliability. From the literature review, the above 61% Cronbach's Alpha value model can be considered for analysis. Conclusion: Cronbach's alpha reliability results. The overall Cronbach's alpha value for the model was .590, indicating a reliability of 59%. From the literature review, the above Cronbach's alpha value of 61% can be considered to analyze the model.
Oferta turística en la provincia de Ayabaca, Piura – Perú
Authors: Santa-Cruz Arévalo Johanna , Viera-Cánova Jessica , Zúñiga-Aguirre Almendra
Published: July 2023

Se analizó la oferta turística de la provincia de Ayabaca, Piura, bajo un enfoque cualitativo, con diseño fenomenológico, se aplicó entrevistas a los servidores públicos del área de turismo en los distritos que conforman la provincia. Se realizó un análisis documentario, para validar los resultados obtenidos en las entrevistas. Las cuatro dimensiones consideradas en la investigación contemplaron: delimitación del espacio turístico, situación de los recursos y atractivos, situación de los servicios e inversiones en la localidad y problemática más resaltante de la oferta turística. Los resultados mostraron que la provincia posee 31 recursos turísticos, la planta turística ofertada es básica, siendo algunas casas adaptadas para dar el servicio de restauración y hospedaje, así mismo se evidencia que las autoridades gubernamentales de los distritos no dan la debida importancia al sector turismo. Finalmente, se cuenta con potencial turístico para poder desarrollar el sector, sin embargo, se necesita que este sector forme parte de la planeación turística en cada distrito.
On mechanisms for HF pump-enhanced optical emissions at 557.7 and 630.0 nm from atomic oxygen in the high-latitude F-region ionosphere
Authors: Leyser Thomas B. , Sergienko Tima , Brändström Urban , Gustavsson Björn , Rietveld Michael T.
Published: July 2023

Abstract. The EISCAT Heating facility was used to transmit powerful high frequency (HF) electromagnetic waves into the F-region ionosphere to enhance optical emissions at 557.7 and 630.0 nm from atomic oxygen. The emissions were imaged by three stations of the Auroral Large Imaging System in northern Sweden and the EISCAT UHF incoherent scatter radar was used to obtain plasma parameter values. The ratio of the 557.7 to 630.0 nm column emission rates changed from I5577/I6300 ≈ 0.2 for the HF pump frequency f0 = 6.200 MHz ≈ 4.6 fe to I5577/I6300 ≈ 0.5 when f0 = 5.423 MHz 4 fe, where fe is the ionospheric electron gyro frequency. The observations are interpreted in terms of decreased electron heating efficiency and thereby weaker enhancement at 630.0 nm for f0 = 5.423 MHz 4 fe. The emissions at 557.7 nm are attributed to electron acceleration by upper hybrid waves of meter-scale wavelengths that can be excited with f0 = 5.423 MHz 4 fe.
Transient Analysis of Thermal Bending and Vibration of Steam Turbine Rotor
Authors: Omenife Nonso , Desai Dawood , Dunne Regan
Published: July 2023

Rotor-bearing systems often exhibit nonlinear behavior due to hydrodynamic effects and external forces. Finite element methods based on linear analysis are commonly used for rotor dynamic analyses, where nonlinear bearing/damping forces are linearized into equivalent stiffness and damping coefficients. However, this method may not accurately describe strongly nonlinear systems. Engineers use transient analysis and nonlinear models to improve rotor behavior analysis. This study investigates the effects of transient-thermal bending and vibration on a high-pressure steam turbine rotor using the finite element method. A scaled rotor-shaft was used to study thermal bending and vibrations caused by steam heat. The design of the shaft was based on an existing power station high-pressure turbine rotor. Numerical modal analyses were performed using ANSYS software to obtain a partial level of integrity between the numerical model and the analytical model. Natural frequencies were compared between the experimental, numerical, and analytical results, which showed good correlations.
Enhanced 3D brain tumor segmentation using assortedprecision training
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal, India, Pandya Pandya , Oguine Ozioma Collins ,   Department of Computer Science, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria, Bhargava Harita ,   Department of Computer Science, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal, India, Zade Shrikant ,   Department of Computer Science, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal, India
Published: July 2023

A brain tumor is a medical disorder faced by individuals of all demographics. Medically, it is described as the spreadof non-essential cells close to or throughout the brain. Symptoms of this ailment include headaches, seizures, andsensory changes. This research explores two main categories of brain tumors: benign and malignant. Benignspreads steadily, and malignant express growth makes it dangerous. Early identification of brain tumors is a crucialfactor for the survival of patients. This research provides a state-of-the-art approach to the early identification oftumors within the brain. We implemented the SegResNet architecture, a widely adopted architecture for three-dimensional segmentation, and trained it using the automatic multi-precision method. We incorporated the diceloss function and dice metric for evaluating the model. We got a dice score of 0.84. For the tumor core, we got adice score of 0.84; for the whole tumor, 0.90; and for the enhanced tumor, we got a score of 0.79.
Os determinantes do fluxo escolar no ensino médio em Minas Gerais (Brasil)
Authors: Riani Juliana de Lucena Ruas , Assis Marcos Arcanjo
Published: July 2023

Com o objetivo de suprir a falta de dados que permita estimar o fluxo dos alunos entre as séries e ao mesmo tempo obter informações do indivíduo e da sua família, a Pesquisa por Amostra de Domicílios de Minas Gerais pesquisou a situação educacional de todos os entrevistados no ano anterior à pesquisa. A PAD-MG é uma pesquisa bianual, coordenada pela Fundação João Pinheiro, que possui informações sociodemográficas da população mineira, tais como saúde, educação, renda, trabalho entre outros. Assim, esse artigo tem o objetivo de estimar as taxas de fluxo do ensino médio para Minas Gerais entre os anos de 2012 e 2013. Em seguida, serão estimados os determinantes da promoção do ensino médio por meio de uma regressão logística binária. As variáveis explicativas consideram atributos individuais e variáveis relacionadas ao background familiar, como renda domiciliar per capita, status ocupacional, composição do domicílio e recebimento do Bolsa Família.
Composition of herpetofauna in the ecotone between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest with ecotourism activity around the Itambé Cave and Waterfall, Altinópolis – SP
Authors: Maggio Gabriela Nogueira , Silva Marcus Vinicius Souza , De Oliveira Gabriel Nunes , De Mendonça Rafael Paranhos , Rodrigues Marcela Aldrovani
Published: July 2023

São Paulo state is renowned for its extensive research on herpetofauna. However, there are still unexplored areas within the state, creating knowledge gaps in biodiversity. This study focused on the Itambé cave and waterfall in Altinópolis, São Paulo, which is an ecotone between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest and popular among ecotourists. The research aimed to describe the herpetofauna composition in this area. Data collection occurred from April 2022 to January 2023, utilizing various methods. The study assessed the influence of climate variables and seasons on species richness and abundance. The findings identified eight herpetofauna species distributed across six genera. Among them, three lizard species and five anuran species were classified as generalists. Lizard richness peaked in winter, while anuran richness was highest in spring. Precipitation significantly influenced anuran abundance throughout the data collection period. Lizards were evenly distributed between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, while anurans were predominantly found in the Atlantic Forest. The research highlights the diverse herpetofauna present in the Itambé cave and waterfall region. However, all species encountered were generalists, suggesting potential human activity impacts on species with specific habitat requirements.
Experiencias adversas en la infancia y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en pacientes del servicio de endocrinología en el hospital nacional “Sergio E. Bernales” durante el mes de septiembre del 2019
Authors:   , Cerón Guardamino Ricardo Jesús
Published: July 2023

Objetivo: Analizar la relación entre experiencias adversas en la infancia y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en pacientes del servicio de endocrinología en el hospital nacional “Sergio E. Bernales” durante el mes de septiembre del 2019. Materiales y métodos: Estudio observacional, analítico (casos y controles), y retrospectivo. Se realizó una encuesta a 134 pacientes, los cuales fueron divididos en dos grupos: el grupo de casos fueron 67 pacientes con diagnóstico de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y el grupo control fueron de 67 pacientes sin diabetes. Resultados: Se halló que el 74.6% de los pacientes del grupo de los casos reportaron experiencias adversas en la infancia, frente a solo un 26.4% del grupo control. Además, se determinó una relación significativamente estadista entre ambas variables, con un OR de 8.007, (p<0.001). Conclusiones: Se concluye que existe relación entre experiencias adversas en la infancia y diabetes mellitus tipo 2, siendo las experiencias adversas en la infancia un factor de riesgo para diabetes mellitus tipo 2.
A new species of Lethrinops (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from a Lake Malawi satellite lake, believed to be extinct in the wild.
Authors: TURNER GEORGE F. , CRAMPTON DENISE A. , GENNER MARTIN J.
Published: July 2023

A new species of cichlid fish, Lethrinops chilingali is described from specimens collected from Lake Chilingali, near Nkhotakota, Malawi. It is assigned to the genus Lethrinops based on the form of the lower jaw dental arcade and by the absence of traits diagnostic of the phenotypically similar Ctenopharynx, Taeniolethrinops and Tramitichromis. It also lacks the enlarged cephalic lateral line canal pores found in species of Alticorpus and Aulonocara. The presence of a broken horizontal stripe on the flanks of females and immature/non-territorial males of Lethrinops chilingali distinguishes them from all congeners, including Lethrinops lethrinus, in which the stripe is typically continuous. Lethrinops chilingali also has a relatively shorter snout, shorter lachrymal bone and less ventrally positioned mouth than Lethrinops lethrinus. It appears likely that Lethrinops chilingali is now extinct in the wild, as this narrow endemic species has not been positively recorded in the natural environment since 2009. Breeding populations remain in captivity.
Elderly Abuse and Neglect in Long Term Care Facilities in America : A systematic Review
Authors: Mogaka  , Bistas Karlyle , Bistas Evangelos , Jaswal Anitesh , Raviendren Nirshanthika , Gautam Vivek
Published: July 2023

Hypothesis: Elderly abuse and neglect occurs as a result of lack of relevant personnel training, poor remuneration, and depression among caregivers. To test the hypothesis, overall findings analyzed confirm if they were in agreement or not.
Background: Reports of cases of elderly abuse and neglect have been on the increase. To add on to that, not enough studies exist that can be of help in guiding policy-makers to formulate solutions and offer answers as to why this problem is on the increase.
Method: These researchers conducted a review of existing literature about elderly abuse in order to better understand the risk factors and causes of elderly abuse and neglect. Information was mined from various databases that contained information relevant to this review.
Results: Results of findings showed that reports of abuse cases were on the rise, especially among the elderly patients; worse still for those with a secondary chronic illness like dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. Women reported more cases of abuse compared to those reported by men. By demographics, abuse was found to be much higher among minority groups like the African Americans and Asians Americans. Some elderly patients in the studies experienced concurrent types or forms of abuse. Those with severe forms of cognitive impairments reported the highest cases of abuse and self-neglect.
Conclusion: Better remuneration, continuous training to caregivers about aging and better healthcare skills are necessary to help to end this scourge. This study concludes that despite great efforts made by some institutions to end abuse and neglect, more publicity, more studies or research and more funds are required in order to build a sufficient body of knowledge that can be relied upon by the relevant policy-makers.
Penerapan Metode Weighted Product Berbasis Visualisasi Graph Database dalam Merekomendasikan Parfum Isi Ulang
Authors: Qolbiah Defy Lukbatul , Fauzan Abd. Charis , Prabowo Tito
Published: July 2023

Perfume is useful for increasing self-confidence, creating satisfaction, eliminating bad odors, and making self-assessment more attractive. Refill perfumes are made from certain perfume seeds dissolved in a suitable solvent. Perfume has many types and strengths of aroma, but there are obstacles when people want to choose the desired perfume scent. This problem becomes research material because it is expected that this problem can be solved. To determine perfume recommendations, it is calculated using the Weighted Product method and visualized using a graph database. In the Neo4j Graph Database visualization, the perfume category and perfume name are used as nodes and the ranking results are used as edges. From the ranking results using the Weighted Product method, 21 perfumes for each category are entered into the Graph Database visualization and a total of 63 perfumes will appear in the perfume recommendation system.Refill perfume is a perfume made from certain perfume seeds dissolved in the appropriate solvent.
Penerapan Metode Naïve Bayes Classifier Pada Klasifikasi Sentimen Terhadap Anies Baswedan Sebagai Bakal Calon Presiden 2024
Authors: Amly Mar`iy Romizzidi , Yusra Yusra , Fikry Muhammad
Published: July 2023

Anies Baswedan is a political figure who has been declared as a 2024 presidential candidate. Public opinion is a valuable source of information to analyze sentiment towards Anies Baswedan as a 2024 presidential candidate. Limited human power, emotional instability, and the length of time required are difficulties in analyzing sentiment on large amounts of data manually. Machine learning is utilized to provide convenience in sentiment classification.  This research applies the Naïve Bayes Classifier method in the classification of sentiment towards Anies Baswedan as a 2024 presidential candidate. This study aims to determine the performance of the Naïve Bayes Classifier method in the classification of sentiment towards Anies Baswedan as a 2024 presidential candidate. The dataset used was 3,400 which were labeled by crowdsourcing resulting in 2,130 positive (62.65%) and 1,270 negative (37.35%). Tests were conducted using the 10-fold cross-validation and 5-fold cross-validation methods, each consisting of two experimental scenarios, namely using an unbalanced dataset and using a balanced dataset.The Naive Bayes Classifier method produces the best model in the 10-fold cross-validation test with an accuracy of 89.76%, precision of 89.92%, recall of 89.76%, and f1-score of 89.75% on the sixth fold by determining a threshold value of 13 in an experiment using a balanced dataset consisting of 1,270 positives and 1,270 negatives with an average accuracy rate of 79.88%.
EDUCATIONAL DROPOUTS AMONG ASNAF CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN PERLIS STATE
Authors: Che Muda Nor Adli , Said Ismail , Hamzah Rashidi , Mohd Salleh Mohd Fadzil
Published: July 2023

Education is something very important to every person. Every child deserves an opportunity to learn. The Malaysian government has emphasized access to education for all and has proposed various educational guidelines and goals to bridge the gap in education, production and skills across all sectors since the establishment of Malaysia. Government action is to ensure that all children, regardless of gender, ethnicity, socio-economic background, or location, have access to and complete primary education. Problems in education, especially dropout problems among students often occur. Therefore, this study tries to look at the problem of dropping out of education among the poor and the poor. Case study research is used in this research. Data is obtained through interviews, observations and research of certain relevant documents. Data were analyzed descriptively. The findings of the study show several reasons for dropping out among students from the poor asnaf group, among them are family factors, personality, external factors and teaching and learning at school. A significant effect of this problem is the lack of opportunities for them to continue their studies. Measures to provide assistance by agencies such as Baitulmal are able to develop all these groups.
ANALISIS PENGENDALIAN KUALITAS CACAT DIMENSI PADA HEADER BOILER MENGGUNAKAN METODE FMEA DAN FTA DI PT. IHI POWER SERVICE INDONESIA (IPSI)
Authors: Zakaria Tatan Zakaria , Juniarti Anita Dyah , Budi Bima Setyo
Published: July 2023

IHI Power Service Indonesia is a company engaged in the Boiler Pressure Part Industry (Fabrication) in every production activity it always strives to produce quality products according to ASME standards (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). Production results are less than the maximum. In the 2020 period the total production was 28,527 tons and the number of defects was 364 tons, in the 2021 period the total production was 22,703 tons and the number of defects was 301 tons. The author uses the Failure Mode And Effect Analysis (FMEA) method and the Failure Tree Analysis (FTA) method. From the results of data processing using a Pareto diagram based on the RPN value obtained from the FMEA method, the dominant type of defect is obtained, namely Hole Distance with an RPN value of 364.5 and Dimension Length with a value of 351.17, then analyzed using FTA, at the proposed improvement stage it is proposed to use the 5W+1H method. Factors that cause defects include inaccurate and faded measuring instruments, rare maintenance on radial drilling machines and blades that are rarely replaced. Proposed improvements to reduce defects include requesting replacement of measuring instruments, carrying out regular maintenance of radial drilling drilling machines, holding shift schedules for operators, conducting training for operators.
Implementasi Kebijakan Absensi Elektronik bagi Pegawai Negeri Sipil di Lingkungan Sekretariat Kota Palembang
Authors: Dwiki Adi Putra  , H Nurhasannah , Lestari Indah
Published: July 2023

Surat Eidaran Nomor 38/SEi/VIII/2016 teintang peilaksanaan abseinsi eileiktronik bagi Peigawai Neigeiri Sipil dan peigawai non PNSD di lingkungan seikreitariat daeirah kota Paleimbang untuk meiningkatkan keidisiplinan peigawai sudah di impleimeintasikan deingan baik. Peineilitian ini meinggunakan teiori Ripleiy dan Franklin meilalui tiga dimeinsi yaitu tingkat keipatuhan, keilancaran rutinitas fungsi, dan teirwujudnya kineirja dan dampak yang diinginkan. Pada peineilitian ini meinggunakan meitodei peineilitian deiskriptif kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil dari peineilitian ini dapat dilihat dari aspeik yang peirtama yaitu tingkat keipatuhan impleimeintor sudah beirjalan deingan baik, kareina impeileimeintor meilakukan reikam sidik jari peigawai, peimbuatan reicording sidik jari, upload data ID peigawai, peingeilolaan data abseinsi dan reikapitulasi abseinsi seitiap bulannya. Hal ini dapat beirjalan deingan baik kareina peimahaman impeileimeintor akan keibijakan teirseibut sudah baik dan peigawai juga sudah disiplin meimatuhi jam keirja yang teilah di teintukan. Pada aspeik keilancaran rutinitas fungsi, sudah beirjalan deingan baik kareina pada saat peilaksanaan keibijakan teirseibut tidak adanya peirmasalahan yang teirjadi seihingga keibijakan teirseibut beirjalan deingan lancar. Kineirja peigawai yaitu teirlaksananya tugas pokok dan fungsi peigawai sudah baik dan maksimal, hal ini beirdampak pada meiningkatnya disiplin peigawai, meiningkatnya kualitas peigawai dan lancarnya alur birokrasi keirja peigawai.
EFFECTS OF ADDITIN OF TAURINE AND MANGANESE IN EXTENDER ON POST THAW SEMEN QUALITY OF SAHIWAL BULLS
Authors: A.U. Baber
Published: July 2023

Effect of two antioxidants (Taurine and Manganese) in extender on different spermparameters (sperm motility, live sperm percentage, membrane and acrosome integrity) of Sahiwal bullswas evaluated. Semen was collected twice a week for 8 weeks from six adult, regular donor andclinically healthy Sahiwal bulls. A total of 96 ejaculates were collected and pooled after initialevaluation. The pooled semen samples were diluted at with tris-citric acid,fructose, egg yolk andglycerol extender either containing different level of taurine (20.0, 40.0 and 60.0 mM), manganese(100.0, 150.0 and 200.0 µM), or combinations of taurine and manganese (20.0 mM + 100.0 µM, 40.0mM + 150.0 µM and 60 mM + 200 µM) at a temperature of 37oCand without antioxidants as control.Semen samples were loaded in 0.5 mL French straws and cooled to 4°C. Samples were frozen andstored in liquid nitrogen. These samples were thawed and anlayzed for different parameters. The postthaw sperm motility (%) was significantly (P<0.01) higher in treatment groups containing 20.0 mM oftaurine, 100.0 and 150.0 µM of manganese and 20.0 mM + 100.0 µM of taurine and manganeserespectively. Likewise, the live sperm percentage was higher (P<0.01) in 20.0 mM of taurine and100.0, 150.0 µM of manganese supplemented groups. The maximal sperm acrosome integrity of 20.0mm was observed in taurine group. A higher proportion (P<0.01) of sperm with intact membrane wasobserved in 20.0 mM of taurine and 150.0 µM in manganese containing groups. It was concluded thataddition of taurine and manganese in cryodiluents with a concentration of 20 mM and 150 µMrespectively could improve the post-thaw sperm quality in Sahiwal bulls.
FEATURE SELECTION FOR ARABIC MISPRONUNCIATION DETECTION BASED ON SEQUENTIAL FLOATING FORWARD SELECTION AND DATA MINING CLASSIFIERS
Authors: M. Maqsood
Published: July 2023

Feature selection process is used to reduce the feature vector length and identify thediscriminative features. Many acoustic-phonetic features including Mel-Frequency CepstralCoefficient (MFCC), Energy, Pitch, Zero-crossing, spectrum were tested individually for Arabicmispronunciation detection using three classifiers; Random Forest, Bayesian classifier, and BaggedSupport Vector Machine (SVM). The results for Bagged SVM were better than the other twoclassifiers. Top three individual features with highest accuracies were identified for each isolatedArabic consonant. To validate the results, a modified form of Sequential Floating Forward Selection(SFFS) process was used. Results showed that MFCC along with its first and second derivatives,energy, spectrum, and zero-crossing were the most suitable acoustic features for Arabicmispronunciation detection system. The proposed approach provided an average accuracy of 94.9%which was better than the previous best 92.95% for Arabic consonants.
ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACTS AGAINST PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL STRAINS
Authors: A. Aftab
Published: July 2023

In the present investigation, the antimicrobial activity of Catharanthus roseus (leaves and stem) was evaluated. The plant material was extracted through maceration method and the results were recorded against different bacterial (Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas flourescence) and fungal (Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium culmorum) strains. The zones of inhibition were measured against these strains and compared with commercially available standard antimicrobial discs including ampicillin (10ug) against B. subtilis, sulphomethoxazole (30ug) against P. fluorescence, fuconazole (250mg/625ml) against A. flavus and Ketoconazole (30ug) against F. culmorum. Maximum zone of inhibition was observed for methanol leaf extract against B. subtilis (19 ± 2.08)a while, theminimum for methanol stem extract against F. culmorum (5.33 ± 0.57). Standard antimicrobial discs produced maximum zones of inhibition ampicillin 32.93 ± 1.60 against B. subtilis, sulphomethoxazole 25.91±0.5. fuconazole 33.21±0.5 and ketoconazole 46.55±0.5.
EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF A NATURAL DYE FROM BISTORTA AMPLEXICAULE
Authors: A. Fatima
Published: July 2023

Natural pigments extracted from plants are raised as a vital substitute to artificial dyes. The present study was conducted to extract pigment from Bistorta amplexicaule and evaluate its dyeing property, antimicrobial activity and toxicity. The extraction was done by maceration and sonication methods with 7.5% and 5% yield, respectively. The extracted pigment appeared bright- amber colored which was used for dyeing fabrics and food using traditional methods. The suitable dying was achieved using 4g dye powder in 100ml water for fabrics and 250mg in 26.2g of rice. The extract did not indicate antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella sp., Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens by disc-diffusion method. Dye extract using albino mice assay did not show any mortality throughout the study period (15 days). The natural plant pigment extracted from B. amplexicaule had a potential as natural dye for food and fabric.
ADVANCEMENT IN CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF CHITOSAN AND CHITOSAN OLIGOSACCHARIDES
Authors: S.G. Mohyuddin
Published: July 2023

Chitosan and its oligosaccharides exhibit numerous biochemical characteristics, which includes immune enhancing, antimicrobial and anti-viral properties. Chitosan and its products have drawn much attention of both food and pharmaceutical industry due to their peculiar physiochemical characteristics and effectiveness in cancer therapies. Current study describes the different physiological and chemical properties along with its usefulness in different biological processes. According to the novel studies, the focus of this study will be the anti-cancerous activities of COS. This study will summarize the whole mechanism related to the anti-cancerous functioning of COS along with the deep insight into the future perspectives of COS, especially at molecular level. Finally, future developments regarding the application of this biopolymer will be highlighted.