bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Global Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and its Association With Cancers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Muhamad Nor Asiah , Maamor Nur Hasnah , Leman Fatin Norhasny , Mohamad Zuraifah Asrah , Bakon Sophia Karen , Abdul Mutalip Mohd Hatta , Rosli Izzah Athirah , Aris Tahir , Lai Nai Ming , Abu Hassan Muhammad Radzi
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the common causes of chronic liver disease globally. Obesity, metabolic diseases, and exposure to some environmental agents contribute to NAFLD. NAFLD is commonly considered a precursor for some types of cancers. Since the leading causes of death in people with NAFLD are cardiovascular disease and extrahepatic cancers, it is important to understand the mechanisms of the progression of NAFLD to control its progression and identify its association with extrahepatic cancers. Thus, this review aims to estimate the global prevalence of NAFLD in association with the risk of extrahepatic cancers.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to determine the prevalence of various cancers in NAFLD patients and the association between NAFLD and cancer.

METHODS

We searched PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, and Web of Science from database inception to March 2022 to identify eligible studies reporting the prevalence of NAFLD and the risk of incident cancers among adult individuals (aged ≥18 years). Data from selected studies were extracted, and meta-analysis was performed using random effects models to obtain the pooled prevalence with the 95% CI. The quality of the evidence was assessed with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

RESULTS

We identified 11 studies that met our inclusion criteria, involving 222,523 adults and 3 types of cancer: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), breast cancer, and other types of extrahepatic cancer. The overall pooled prevalence of NAFLD and cancer was 26% (95% CI 16%-35%), while 25% of people had NAFLD and HCC (95% CI 7%-42%). NAFLD and breast cancer had the highest prevalence out of the 3 forms of cancer at 30% (95% CI 14%-45%), while the pooled prevalence for NAFLD and other cancers was 21% (95% CI 12%-31%).

CONCLUSIONS

The review suggests that people with NAFLD may be at an increased risk of cancer that might not affect not only the liver but also other organs, such as the breast and bile duct. The findings serve as important evidence for policymakers to evaluate and recommend measures to reduce the prevalence of NAFLD through lifestyle and environmental preventive approaches.

CLINICALTRIAL

PROSPERO CRD42022321946; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=321946
Impact of regular televisits on unplanned hospital admissions of nursing home residents: a pre-post intervention study (Preprint)
Authors: Redeker Anne-Catherine , Martin Tobias , Veldeman Sarah , Barbosa Pereira Carina , Kunczik Janosch , Czaplik Michael , Follmann Andreas
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND

Hospital admissions occur frequently in nursing homes and are often preventable. Inappropriate hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions bring major risks for the residents, put the emergency departments under pressure and generate high costs for the health sector. Telemedical solutions are of great potential to intensify medical follow-up of the residents and therefore reduce hospital admissions.

OBJECTIVE

In this study, we evaluated whether the implementation of regular medical televisits, in addition to home visits, can reduce unplanned hospital admissions.

METHODS

In 2021 a nursing home in rural Germany introduced a telemedical system, linking the facility to a general practitioner (GP). Data concerning the unplanned hospitalizations of the residents was collected for 2021/22 and its historical time period in 2018/19. Thereafter, hospital admissions were compared between the two time periods, and between residents of 2021/22 who did or did not receive regular televisits by their GP.

RESULTS

Baseline characteristics were comparable between residents of 2018 and 2021, as well as between residents of 2021 receiving or not telemedical care. Unplanned hospital admissions had significantly decreased (P<.0001) after implementation of regular televisits. Furthermore, a significantly lower (P=.04) number of hospital admissions was noted among residents benefiting from regular televisits by their GP, compared to the control group solely followed by regular home visits.

CONCLUSIONS

The successful implementation of a telemedical system providing ambulatory care in nursing homes shows promising results to reduce unplanned hospital admissions and avoid its negative consequences.
An Detailed Overview on Mouth Dissolving Film
Authors: Jain Priyanshi , Gupta Ashish , Darwhekar Gajanan
Published: July 2023

The present review aims to enlighten about a potential dosage form that is mouth dissolving films. Mouth dissolving film is a rapidly dissolving dosage form that dissolves in the mouth within a few seconds without the intake of water and is mainly used for pediatric and geriatric patients due to its flexibility and patient compliance. It is a potential dosage form for drugs having high metabolism and low bioavailability. Solvent casting, hot melt extrusion, solid dispersion, semisolid casting, rolling, and other processes can all be used to create mouth dissolving film, but solvent casting is the most popular due to its consistency and superior physical properties. Mouth dissolving film is evaluated for the following parameters like physical parameters and chemical parameters. The review sums up information on drug delivery by mouth dissolving films as a promising dosage form for delivering drugs to children and elderly patients, as well as information on its formulation considerations, preparation process, and evaluation criteria.

Keywords: Mouth dissolving film, Buccal film, Improved patient compliance, Standard composition, Method of preparation, Evaluation
Ubezpieczenia upraw rzepaku od skutków złego przezimowania; uwarunkowania środowiskowe i ekonomiczne
Authors: Hęćka Aleksandra , Łyskawa Krzysztof
Published: July 2023

Intensywność zjawisk pogodowych powoduje występowanie w rolnictwie zdarzeń, które przyjmują charakter szkód masowych (np. szkody spowodowane wymarznięciem roślin w okresie zimowym). Rolnictwo, dotknięte szkodami w uprawach, poszukuje pokrycia owych strat przez wypłaty z umowy ubezpieczenia. Jednak należy zastanowić się, czy funkcjonujące obecnie warunki ubezpieczenia upraw w pełni pokrywają interes majątkowy rolnika, czy wypłacane odszkodowaniawystarczają na pokrycie poniesionych wydatków, czy też rekompensują utracony przychód. Autorzy zbadali odpowiedzi na przedmiotowe pytania względem uprawy rzepaku ozimego. Swoje wnioski poszerzyli o analizę częstotliwości i intensywności niekorzystnych, masowych zjawisk atmosferycznych w Polsce.
Zmiany w otoczeniu makroekonomicznym rolnictwa w krajach Mercosur w długim okresie (1995-2011)
Authors: Czyżewski Andrzej , Kułyk Piotr
Published: July 2023

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie zmian zachodzących w polityce gospodarczej i uwarunkowaniach makroekonomicznych państw poddanych procesowi integracji gospodarczej. Ocena została przeprowadzona w odniesieniu do regionalnego ugrupowania Mercosur i obejmowała 17. lat (1995-2011). Wskazano na istniejące różnice między krajami ugrupowania a także pokazano, iż mamy do czynienia ze zbieżnością dotyczącą warunków makroekonomicznych, co pozwoliło uzyskać podobne efekty w rolnictwie aczkolwiek w różnej skali. Warunki makroekonomiczne powodowały asymetryczność dostosowań rolnictwa w badanych krajach.
Intensywność handlu rolno-żywnościowego wybranych regionalnych ugrupowań handlowych relacji Południe-Południe
Authors: Sapa Agnieszka
Published: July 2023

Charakterystyczną cechą współczesnych międzynarodowych relacji handlowych jest rosnąca liczba regionalnych porozumień handlowych. W procesie tym coraz częściej uczestniczą kraje tzw. globalnego Południa. Utworzenie ugrupowania wiąże się między innymi ze zmianą kierunku przepływów handlowych. Głównym celem opracowania jest identyfikacja kierunku handlu rolno-żywnościowego regionalnych ugrupowań handlowych relacji Południe-Południe (CACM, CAN, EAC, MERCOSUR) w świetle wybranych wskaźników regionalnych współzależności handlowych. W wyniku przeprowadzonej analizy stwierdzono, że handel rolno-żywnościowy we wszystkich badanych ugrupowaniach w większym stopniu ukierunkowany jest na kraje członkowskie niż na kraje trzecie. Różnice pomiędzy ugrupowaniami dotyczą zmian tego ukierunkowania. Specjalizacja kierunkowa umacniała się w przypadku CACM i CAN, pozostawała bez zmian dla krajów EAC, a zmniejszyła się dla MERCOSUR.
Zróżnicowanie uwarunkowań rolnictwa dla produkcji energii odnawialnej z biomasy rolniczej w krajach Unii Europejskiej
Authors: Janiszewska Dorota , Ossowska Luiza
Published: July 2023

Celem artykułu jest omówienie zróżnicowania uwarunkowań rolnictwa dla produkcji energii odnawialnej z biomasy rolniczej w krajach Unii Europejskiej i podział tych krajów na grupy o różnych cechach uwarunkowań. Zróżnicowanie uwarunkowań rolnictwa wyznaczono za pomocą analizy skupień. Do analizy przyjęto następujące cechy: udział gospodarstw o powierzchni do 2 ha w ogólnej liczbie gospodarstw, obsadę zwierząt gospodarskich w LU na 100 ha użytków rolnych, udział gruntów ornych w powierzchni użytków rolnych, udział trwałych użytków zielonych w powierzchni użytków rolnych oraz udział upraw trwałych w powierzchni ogólnej krajów. W wyniku zastosowania analizy skupień podzielono badane kraje na trzy grupy.
Światowa oraz polska produkcja lnu oleistego i oleju lnianego
Authors: Popis Edyta , Konarska Małgorzata , Krygier Krzysztof , Przybysz Marzena , Ratusz Katarzyna , Sakowska Anna
Published: July 2023

Len znany jest na świecie już od początków cywilizacji. W Polsce uprawiany jest od kilkudziesięciu lat, a w ostatnim czasie nastąpił wzrost zainteresowanie olejem lnianym uzyskiwanym z formy oleistej tej rośliny. Z uwagi na cenne właściwości wpływające korzystnie na organizm człowieka oleju lnianego oraz możliwości wykorzystanie lnu jako surowca do produkcji biopaliw można spodziewać się, że znaczenie lnu oleistego wzrośnie. W artykule scharakteryzowano siemię lniane oraz olej lniany. Przedstawiono ich rynek na świecie i w Polsce. Wskazano głównych producentów i ich udział procentowy w światowej areale uprawy i, produkcji lnu. Określono światowych liderów w eksporcie oraz imporcie siemienia lnianego i oleju lnianego. Zobrazowano zmiany w powierzchni uprawy lnu, a także w produkcji oleju lnianego w Polsce. Ponadto zebrano i zinterpretowano dane dotyczące handlu zagranicznego tymi produktami.
Światowy rynek łososia hodowlanego - stan i perspektywy
Authors: Juszczyk Juliusz
Published: July 2023

Celem pracy był przegląd i analiza światowego rynku łososia hodowlanego w latach 2009-2014, a także ogólne nakreślenie perspektyw dalszego rozwoju. Badania oparto m.in. na danych FAO oraz urzędów statystycznych państw mających znaczny udział w światowym obrocie łososiem. Przegląd dotyczył charakterystycznych dla tego rynku danych takich jak: wielkość produkcji, wolumen i wartość importu oraz eksportu, forma produktu jak i kraj pochodzenia. Ustalono, że głównymi producentami i eksporterami są Norwegia i Chile, a odbiorcami Stany Zjednoczone, Japonia, Niemcy i Francja. Produkcja w 2014 roku ustaliła się na poziomie 2323 tys. ton a w najbliższych latach będzie rosnąć.
Zmiany cen tuszek kurczaków w wybranych krajach Unii Europejskiej w latach 2009-2015
Authors: Kłusek Kamil
Published: July 2023

Celem pracy była analiza zmian cen tuszek kurczaków mięsnych typu brojler w Polsce i na wybranych rynkach krajów Unii Europejskiej. Oceny zmienności dokonano za pomocą wartości odchylenia standardowego mierzonego na różnicach logarytmicznych cen. Przeprowadzone badania wskazują, że występują duże różnice zmienności cen w poszczególnych krajach członkowskich UE. Wykazano, iż żaden z szeregów czasowych nie charakteryzuje się rozkładem normalnym.
Zmienność cen tusz jagnięcych w wybranych krajach UE
Authors: Rokicki Tomasz
Published: July 2023

Celem głównym badań było przedstawienie zmienności cen tusz jagnięcych w krajach UE i próba wskazania występujących prawidłowości. W artykule przedstawiono ceny tusz jagnięcych otrzymywane za jagnięta ciężkie (w wadze żywej 23-40 kg). Do badań przyjęto metodą doboru celowego dziesięć państw członkowskich UE. Najwyższe ceny tusz jagnięcych odnotowano we Francji, najniższe w Rumuni, a w większości państw były one zbliżone do średniej unijnej. W latach 2007-2013 największy wzrost cen wystąpił w Wielkiej Brytanii i Szwecji, zaś najmniejszy w Hiszpanii. Największe zmiany cen występowały w Szwecji, Hiszpanii i Wielkiej Brytanii, zaś najmniejsze w Austrii, Francji i Niemczech. Z reguły występują sezonowe wahania cen. Najwyższe ceny były w miesiącach zimowych, a najniższe w letnich. Przyczyną była sezonowość produkcji. Zmiany w cenach tusz jagnięcych podążały z reguły w tym samym kierunku, jak zmiany cen w gospodarce. Wzrost cen tusz jagnięcych był z reguły dodatnio skorelowany ze wzrostem poziomu PKB na osobę. W przypadku pogłowia zależności były ujemne. Jedynym krajem, w którym występowały bardzo silne związki poziomu cen tusz jagnięcych z parametrami gospodarki były Niemcy.
Evaluation of Soil Rocky Desertification in Karst Region Based on Deep Belief Network
Authors: Lu Guan-Yao , Xu Dan , Meng Yue
Published: July 2023

Dynamic features from remote sensing photos may be successfully extracted using deep learning and symmetric network structure, which can then be used to direct them to carry out accurate classification. The DBN model can more effectively extract features from photos since it uses unsupervised learning. It can be reduced to the many symmetric Restricted Boltmann Machines (RBM) training problem. In this paper, a soil rocky desertification (RD) assessment model based on a deep belief network (DBN) is created in light of the complicated influencing aspects of Karst RD risk assessment encompassing several geographical elements. The model builds upon the conventional RBM framework and incorporates the influence layer of related elements as an auxiliary requirement for retrieving Geographic Information System (GIS) score data. Then, in order to forecast the level of soil rocky desertification, it learns the features of many elements. The experimental results show that the proposed model proposed in this paper has better prediction performance and faster convergence speed, and its classification results for different degrees of RD are more consistent with the actual risk assessment results.
Analysis of the Importance of Arts and Crafts in the Ecological Environment Construction in the New Era
Authors: Yang Shuwen , Li Nan , Wu JianHua , Hua YongMing
Published: July 2023

For a long time, people tended to ignore the carrying capacity of the environment, resources, ecology and other natural systems, and also ignore the resource and environmental costs and natural costs incurred by economic growth, which eventually leads to the degradation of natural ecological environment and the decline of residents’ health. The results show that the pollution indexes of environmental art design range from 0.007 (comprehensiveness) to 0.912 (economic value), and those of ecological protection strategy range from 0.113 (industrial development) to 0.704 (innovative design); the carrying capacities of environmental art design range from 0.010 (space arrangement) to 0.684 (sustainability) and those of ecological protection strategy range from 0.124 (social value) to 0.938 (industrial development); the environment-protection factor of environmental art design range from 0.085 (sustainability) to 0.544 (land use) and those of ecological protection strategy range from 0.005 (aesthetic value) to 0.937 (concept presentation). Therefore, the arts and crafts in ecological environment construction in the new era can effectively and scientifically implement and carry out the landscape-site selection, material selection, land use, concept presentation, space planning, innovative design and so on under the guidance of ecological civilisation concept. The research results of this paper provide a reference for further research on the analysis of the importance of arts and crafts in the construction of an ecological environment in the new era.
An Empirical Study on Emissions Trading Influence for the Enterprise Environmental Responsibility
Authors: Zhao Jing-Xuan
Published: July 2023

The primary objective of this paper is to address the inherent biases in the calculation of carbon emissions trading (CET) and foster the development of green innovation. By employing panel data from carbon emission trading pilots, the spatial Durbin model (SDID) is applied to assess the impact of CET on corporate environmental responsibility. By integrating CET and corporate environmental responsibility within a unified framework, this paper presents a novel analysis of the influence of environmental regulations on corporate environmental responsibility at the micro-level. Additionally, this study examines the spatial spillover effect of CET, thereby rectifying estimation biases. The model validation results indicate statistical significance below the 1 % level. The findings of this research reveal that it analyses the specific channels through which CET influences corporate environmental responsibility, providing insights that address the limitations of previous studies in mechanism analysis.
Research on Ecologicultural Environment Under the Background of Rural Revitalisation
Authors: Kai Chen , Asmi Fahad
Published: July 2023

In order to improve the development of rural areas, ecological agriculture has certain advantages because it is a comprehensive and complex type of agricultural industry. As the main force in the implementation of Rural Revitalisation (RurR) and ecological agriculture, farmers’ ecological consciousness plays a crucial role in the final realisation of RurR strategy and the construction of ecological agriculture. This paper conducted a questionnaire survey on 1010 farmers in 8 districts of city A, and studied the ecological knowledge, ecological seriousness and attribution of ecological problems of farmers. Combined with the relevant research results, this paper formulated three strategies to promote the development of efficient ecological agricultural environment: strengthening rural ecological publicity, vigorously developing ecological agriculture, and actively giving play to the guiding role of the government.
Analyzing Impact Behaviour of Glass Fiber Epoxy Composites for Higher Safety Systems
Authors: Păduraru Iulian , Ojoc George Ghiocel , Păduraru-graur Iulia , Petrescu Horia , Deleanu Lorena
Published: July 2023

This study investigates the impact behaviour of glass fiber epoxy composites with a focus on achieving enhanced safety. A drop weight impact test machine was used to perform a series of impact tests on the composite samples. Two different impactors as dimensions and three velocities were used to investigate the impact behavior of glass fiber epoxy composites. The study’s goal is to investigate the impact response of these composites and their potential for usage in impact protection applications. The study findings show that glass fiber epoxy composites have outstanding impact resistance properties, as well as high levels of the ability to absorb energy and withstand the initiation of damage. The findings suggest that both the impactor (as shape and dimensions) and the velocity of impact have a notable influence impact on the damage mechanisms and energy absorption capacity of the composite materials. The failure mechanisms detected in the composites were mostly delamination and fibre breakage.
Machine-Learning-Based Classification of Frequency Hopping in Radio Networks for Communication Reconnaissance
Authors: Sârbu Annamaria , Șorecău Mirela , Șorecău Emil , Bechet Paul
Published: July 2023

This article presents a customized approach for training a supervised learning neural network with the adaptive moment estimation algorithm, to classify the number of frequency hopping networks in an operational area. The algorithm was constructed based on data experimentally collected from a real-time spectrum analyzer for military very high frequency hopping networks. The impact of some training parameters on classification efficiency is briefly discussed while the obtained accuracy was above 97% for both test and validation data in all training variations. With this promising result, the proposed algorithm has the potential to be utilized in developing operational systems capable of real-time signal reconnaissance for military frequency hopping radio networks.
Advanced Military Radio Channels Monitoring System Based on Software Defined Radio Platform: Preliminary Analysis
Authors: Șorecău Emil , Șorecău Mirela , Vasile Alexandru-Marius , Bechet Paul
Published: July 2023

The use of electromagnetic spectrum monitoring for military emissions is essential due to the mobility and diversity of military operations. A tactical communications system used in the military domain includes encrypted and unencrypted data, voice and video communications using wideband and narrowband waveforms. This research focuses on the development of a high capability monitoring system based on Software-Defined Radio (SDR) technology for monitoring military waveforms. The implemented system has been tested for its ability to detect both wideband military waveforms and narrowband frequency hopping waveforms. The proposed SDR-based system provides a cost-effective solution for military waveform monitoring that can be used for real-time monitoring and analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Estimation of Output Voltage Ripple in Phase-Staggered Series-Connected Two-Quadrant Power Converters for Electromagnets in Particle Accelerators
Authors: Rohidas Pokharkar Rahul , Borage Mangesh , Singh Alok , Dwivedi Vineet Kumar , Srivastava Abhishek
Published: July 2023

In booster synchrotron, fast-ramped power converters (FRPCs) are used for ramping up the magnetic field of electromagnets connected in series, at a fast rate, typically 1,000s of ampere per second. In large accelerators, the number of electromagnets is large. Therefore, during ramping, the peak value of driving voltage becomes prohibitively large considering the insulation requirement of the magnets and cables. The power converter is therefore developed by connecting a suitable number of smaller voltage rated modules in series. The series-connected modules are operated in phase-staggered mode to reduce the output voltage ripple or to reduce the filtering requirement to meet the prescribed ripple voltage. Since the filter component values predominantly decide the dynamic response, the achievable small-signal bandwidth of the control loop and hence the achievable tracking accuracy of the ramping output current are essentially governed by the filter components. To optimise the filter design, quantification of overall ripple voltage is crucial, that too under the most practical conditions considering non-ideal conditions. In this paper, estimation of overall ripple voltage is performed for series-connected two-quadrant power converters (TQPCs) operating in phase-staggering mode for ideal and non-ideal conditions. Simulation and experimental verification results are shown to be in good agreement with the analytical results.
Comparison of quality of life in sphincter-conserving vs non-conservative surgery for rectal cancer
Authors:   Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional, Hospital de Especialidades “Gral. Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho”, Departamento de Cirugía Digestiva. Puebla, México., Segura González José Manuel Carlos , Hernández Muñoz Samantha Isabel ,   Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional, Hospital de Especialidades “Gral. Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho”, Departamento de Cirugía Digestiva. Puebla, México., García Galicia Arturo ,   Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional, Hospital de Especialidades “Gral. Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho”, Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. Puebla, México., Gracián Castro Esmeralda ,   Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla de Zaragoza, México., Tiscareño Lozano Iris Isamar ,   Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional, Hospital de Especialidades “Gral. Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho”, Departamento de Cirugía Digestiva. Puebla, México., Vera Sánchez María Guadalupe ,   Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional, Hospital de Especialidades “Gral. Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho”, Departamento de Cirugía Digestiva. Puebla, México., Montiel Jarquín Álvaro José ,   Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional, Hospital de Especialidades “Gral. Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho”, Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. Puebla, México., Bertado Ramírez Nancy Rosalía ,   Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional, Hospital de Especialidades “Gral. Div. Manuel Ávila Camacho”, Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. Puebla, México.
Published: July 2023

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of death worldwide with an incidence of 10.2%. The treatment of CRC has changed over the past 25 years. Two surgical procedures are used: abdominoperineal resection (AR) and low anterior resection (LAR) and ultra-low (ULAR). The recurrence rate and quality of life are similar. Objective: To compare quality of life for rectal cancer (CRC) patients treated with abdominoperineal resection vs conservative resections: low anterior (LAR) and ultra-low (ULAR) in UMAE Puebla. Methods: A comparative, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in CRC patients treated during 2015-2019 in a 3rd level hospital in Puebla. Two groups were formed: those managed with RA, and those managed with LAR/ULAR. The EORT QLQ CR-29 and EuroQol scale was applied. Descriptive statistics and Man-Whitney U were applied for comparisons. Results: A total of 26 patients were recruited: 18with AR and 18 with LAR/ULAR. A mean QoL was recorded in the RAP group of 73.72 (SD 16.92, minimum 31.46, maximum 95.09) and in the RAB/RAUB group of 56.22 (SD 6.29, minimum 47.51, maximum 68.96), with a value of p=0.005. Conclusion: There is no significant difference in the quality of life of patients of CRC patients operated by AR, LAR and ULAR (non-conservative and conservative approach).
Factors associated with quality of life in cancer patients in a social security pain therapy unit - Lima, Peru
Authors:   Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú., Pacheco-Feijoó Gloria , Podestá-Gavilano Luis ,   Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú., Quevedo-Porras Katherin ,   Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú., Amado-Tineo José
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Quality of life is one of the main concerns for cancer patients in palliative care; however, studies on quality of life in these patients are limited. Objective: To determine the factors associated with quality of life in patients with oncological disease in palliative care. Methods: Observational, analytical study in 184 cancer patients treated in a Pain and Palliative Care Unit during 2021. The dependent variable was quality of life; independent variables were age, sex, education level, occupation, oncological diagnosis, disease duration, and stage. Crude (RP) and adjusted (aRP) prevalence ratios were calculated with a 95% confidence level. Results: The median age was 63 years, and 66.3% were female. Factors associated with quality of life were breast cancer (aRP=1.21; 95% CI: 1.07-1.36; p!<0.010), prostate cancer (aRP=1.36; 95% CI: 1.18-1.56; p!<0.010), or multiple myeloma (aRP=1.33; 95% CI: 1.15-1.53; p!<0.010), compared to other cancers such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, stomach, kidney, or pancreatic cancer; disease duration longer than 36 months (aRP=1.13; 95% CI: 1.01-1.27; p=0.040), and stage III (aRP=1.30; 95% CI: 1.19-1.42; p!<0.010) were also associated with quality of life. Conclusions: Factors associated with quality of life were having breast, prostate, or multiple myeloma cancer, compared to having another type of cancer; in addition to a disease duration longer than 36 months and stage III compared to stage I/II.
Using Survey Data to Measure Financial Well-being: Focusing on Residents of Incheon and New Towns in Gyeonggi-do
Authors:   Institute For Kyeongki Cultural Studies, Hahn Jin Soo
Published: July 2023

Financial well-being is a complex concept that represents a state in which individuals are currently able to afford the necessities of life, pay utility bills on time, meet the responsibilities for credit use, and sustain financial resilience for the future. People with improved levels of financial well-being can be more free from mental and psychological distress arising from personal financial problems and maintain a more secure life. This study uses survey data collected by the Korea Financial Consumer Protection Foundation to measure financial well-being of residents of Incheon, the first-phase, and the second-phase New Towns in Gyeonggi-do, and to examine their characteristics and differences. While the financial well-being level is the highest in the second-phase New Town area, that of Incheon is low. In particular, the financial well-being score of Incheon residents is not only lower than the national average, but falls short of half of the maximum possible score of 100. The share of people suffering severe financial stress ranges from 5% to 8%, depending on the region, and that of people with financial insecurity ranges from 38% to 49%. Gender, age, and education are largely unrelated to financial well-being scores, but respondents aged 55 to 64 score significantly lower than other age groups, indicating that the elderly are exposed to financial pains. Regression analysis shows that factors such as positive thinking, residential satisfaction, restful personality, and financial attitudes are significant factors influencing the financial well-being score. In order to more accurately understand regional financial well-being, it is recommended to identify Korea-specific elements that reflect financial markets as well as economic and cultural characteristics, and to regularly collect data through large-scale surveys, hopefully at the government level.
A Study on the Tourist Attractions in Incheon during the Japanese Colonial Period as Seen through the Japanese Tourist Guidebook and Travel Writing
Authors:   Institute For Kyeongki Cultural Studies, Jung Chi-Young
Published: July 2023

After Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese regime encouraged its people’s trip to colonies, leading to a boom of overseas trip to Manchuria and Joseon in Japan.
The Japanese regime established tourism policies as suppliers of tourism and actively created tourist attractions. Meanwhile, Incheon was urbanized as a port city that served as the entrance to Seoul after the opening of the port, but its image as a tourist city has also been established since the 1920s. The purpose of this study was to first review tourist guidebooks to examine tourist attractions in Incheon created and recommended by tourism suppliers in Japanese colonial era, and second, to analyze travel writings to examine how Japanese, who were the main tourists of Incheon at the time, toured Incheon's tourist attractions. In this analysis, we attempted to capture changes over time. As a result, Most of the tourist attractions in Incheon recommended by tourism suppliers were created after Japanese colonial era, and most of them recommended by suppliers of tourism were mostly places justifying the Japanese rule and showing the superiority of imperial Japan. Japanese who visited Incheon did not deviate much from the tourist attractions and tour schedules proposed to tourism suppliers. Therefore, it can be evaluated that Incheon's tourism in a Japanese colonial era has properly realized the intention of the tourism supplier.
Proposal of a new empirical model with flow velocity to improve time-weighted average concentration estimates from the Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers
Authors: Mazzella Nicolas , Bernard Marion , Guibal Robin , Boutry Sebastien , Lissalde Sophie , Guibaud Gilles
Published: July 2023

It is now widely recognized that the sampling rate of Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers (POCIS) is significantly affected by flow velocity, which can cause a consequent bias when determining time-weighted average concentrations (TWAC). Besides, in previous works, we observed the desorption of a compound such as deisopropylatrazine (DIA) over time when added to the receiving phase of a POCIS. In particular, it was found in situ that its desorption rate was also influenced by flow velocity, in an agitated water environment. In the method presented here, we calibrated 30 pesticides under controlled laboratory conditions, varying the flow velocity over four levels. At the same time, we studied the desorption rate of DIA-d5 (a deuterated form of DIA) over time. The information provided by the accumulation kinetics of the compounds of interest on the one hand, and by the elimination of DIA-d5 on the other hand, was processed using an empirical model based on a power law involving flow velocity. With this type of model, it appeared possible to take into account the effect of this crucial factor on exchange kinetics, and then to obtain more accurate TWACs, with reduced bias and acceptable dispersion of the results.
Asymmetric [4+2]-cycloaddition of Anthracene Derivatives via Hydrazone Activation
Authors: Łukasik Beata , Ossowski Jakub , Frankowski Sebastian , Albrecht Łukasz
Published: July 2023

Enantio- and diastereoselective dearomative [4+2]-cycloaddition reaction between N,N-dimethylhydrazone derived from 9-anthracenecarbaldehyde and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes is reported. The developed strategy utilizes HOMO-rising activation of diene (via hydrazone formation) and aminocatalytic LUMO-lowering activation of dienophile (via iminium ion formation). High chemical and stereochemical efficiency have been obtained owing to the application of Jørgensen catalyst. Target cycloadducts were subjected to selected transformations aiming at unmasking the hydrazone moiety that proceeded with preservation of optical purity introduced in the organocatalytic step.
Multi-channel Integration: Factor Driving Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty in the Omni-channel Retailing
Authors: Yunita Dessy , Adam Mohamad , Wahab Zakaria , Andriana Isni , Maulana Ahmad , Iisnawati Iisnawati
Published: July 2023

Multi-channel integration is a prerequisite for omni-channel retail success. Implementation of good multi-channel integration increases satisfaction and has an impact on long term relationships with customers, one of which is customer loyalty. This research was conducted in a retail department store in the city of Palembang, namely Matahari Department Store (MDS). This study distributed questionnaires to 200 respondents who were buyers at MDS on at least two channels owned by MDS. The data analysis technique uses path analysis with the help of SPSS. The results show that multi-channel integration indirectly affects customer loyalty through satisfaction.
Could the Implementation of Augmented Reality Influence Consumers’ Purchase Intention in E-Commerce?
Authors: Iisnawati Iisnawati , Marwa Taufiq , Shihab Muchsin Saggaff , Yuliani Yuliani , Yunita Dessy , Daud Islahuddin
Published: July 2023

Augmented reality in e-commerce has become the latest trend in the world of online shopping. The purpose of this study is to empirically prove the influence of perceived of usefulness and the perceived ease of use towards behavioral intentions through attitudes. The urgency of this research is the new phenomenon of online shopping experience in Indonesia using augmented reality technology in e-commerce. This study used primary data by distributing questionnaires to 200 users of AR application in e-commerce with random sampling techniques. This study used Path analysis with SPSS. The results of the study prove that the perceived of usefulness and the perceived ease of use have a significant effect on online purchase intentions through attitudes. The perceived ease of use has more influence than the perceived of usefulness.
Ethnopharmacological study of the Selected Tribal Medicinal Plants of the Tboli People in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
Authors: Larida Alvin Q. , Soldevilla Johnryk B. , Ursabia Christopher John B. , Blanco Dominique Rose C.
Published: July 2023

Around 80% of people around the world have practiced the use of ethnopharmacological medicine. Tboli tribe of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Philippines recognized medicinal plants for healing. There were two identified plants by the Tboli people, the Bulok bukay (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis) and Kluonmabu (Ageratum conyzoides L.) as a potential medicine for wound healing. The plants underwent antimicrobial analysis, phytochemical screening, and functional groups detection through FTIR. The zone of inhibition for Bulok bukay showed antimicrobial potential in all concentrations. Kluonmabu observed as not as effective as the other plant against S. aureus. With the p = 0.0641 at 0.05 level of significance, Bulok bukay showed to be effective against bacteria and comparable with a commercial antibiotic. Furthermore, phytochemical properties for both plants have been observed with more components of alkaloids and terpenoids in Bulok bukay. FTIR confirmed as well that two plants have the potential presence of functional groups against bacteria
Much Older Than Thought: The Religious-Secular Divide in Mid-Twentieth-Century Canadian Party Preferences
Authors: Raymond Christopher
Published: July 2023

Several studies have established the existence of religious–secular divisions in Canadians’ party preferences in recent elections. Previous research assumes that such differences arose with the emergence of issues often described as part of a culture war between religious and secular at the end of the twentieth century. This study, however, shows that such divisions are of older provenance. Using surveys of voters conducted in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s and controlling for the potential impact of opinions on culture-war issues, the results seen here demonstrate that the religious–secular divide is older than previously believed and not rooted in the proverbial culture wars. This suggests that the religious–secular divide in Canadian politics reflects an even more fundamental and long-standing tension between religious and secular authority.
Propuestas que marcan tendencias para otro periodismo posible en tiempos de transformaciÃ³n digital y entornos hostiles
Authors: LÃ³pez-GarcÃ­a XosÃ©
Published: July 2023

La bÃºsqueda de otros periodismos posibles ha estado presente, en las sucesivas etapas histÃ³ricas del perÃ­odo contemporÃ¡neo, a partir del nacimiento del periodismo moderno. Desde la apariciÃ³n de los muckrakers hasta el nuevo periodismo norteamericano o el periodismo de precisiÃ³n ha habido propuestas que han enriquecido la tÃ©cnica periodÃ­stica y han contribuido a la emergencia de nuevos roles periodÃ­sticos. Sin embargo, en bastantes ocasiones emerge el â€œadanismoâ€ y afrontamos los desafÃ­os actuales como si la historia acabase de empezar y el pasado no dejase huella. En este breve trabajo se examina la emergencia de propuestas recientes que, en el escenario digital, enarbolan la bandera de la imparcialidad para combatir la escasa confianza y baja credibilidad que el periodismo ofrece a algunos sectores ciudadanos. La mirada se centra, ademÃ¡s del periodismo constructivo y de soluciones, asÃ­ como nuevas medidas de trasparencia, en dos nuevas cabeceras de reciente apariciÃ³n, Factuel, en Francia, y TheMessenger, en Estados Unidos de NorteamÃ©rica.
Health reform in the interwar era
Authors: Kouris Gavriil , Trompoukis Constantinos , Contiades Xenophon , Philalithis Anastas
Published: July 2023

During the Interwar period (1918–1939), financial aid and technical assistance were given to countries worldwide by the League of Nations Health Organisation (LNHO) in an attempt to reform public health systems, address population health problems, and control infectious diseases. Greece was one of the countries that received this aid, and in 1928 cooperation with the LNHO was initiated. The aim of this alliance was an integrated health reform plan entitled “Collaboration with the Greek government for the sanitary reorganization of Greece” and had a dual purpose: a) the reorganisation of the health services and b) the establishment of a unified public health system that provided comprehensive healthcare for all citizens. The current article discusses the collaboration between Greece and the LNHO and their endeavour to reorganise the health system during the Interwar period. More specifically, it investigates the significant legislative and policy initiatives and their impact on the health system’s evolution. In addition, it aims to explore the factors that affected the outcome of LNHO’s reform plan. It is also argued that the proposed health reform plan was not fully implemented due to intense political and social conflicts that resulted from the institutional measures taken to address public health problems as well as financial and technical constraints.
Narodna medicina u liječenju očnih bolesti u Dalmaciji u 19. stoljeću
Authors: Ivanišević Milan
Published: July 2023

Narodna ili pučka medicina tradicionalna je medicinska praksa u općoj populaciji, posebno ruralnoj. U narodnoj medicini koristili su se biljni lijekovi, kao i ljudske i životinjske supstancije te minerali. U liječenju očnih bolesti najčešće su se upotrebljavali lijekovi biljnog podrijetla – kamilica, vidac i rosopas, zatim lijekovi ljudskog i životinjskog podrijetla – majčino mlijeko, slina, med, životinjska žuč, a od minerala bakreni sulfat. Malo je literature koja govori o narodnom liječenju očnih bolesti. Cilj je ovog rada prikazati kako su se u narodnoj medicini liječile očne bolesti u Dalmaciji u 19. stoljeću. Nastojalo se objasniti i razloge takva empirijskog liječenja koje se prenosilo s koljena na koljeno. Krajem 19., a osobito početkom 20. stoljeća u Dalmaciji, ali i u cijeloj Hrvatskoj, najprije u velikim gradovima, razvila se moderna i znanstvena oftalmologija. Tako je postupno narodna medicina u liječenju očnih bolesti sve više padala u zaborav.
Use of artificial intelligence in biblical citation recommendations in the New Testament
Authors: Lima Bruno Cesar Dos Santos , Omar Nizam , Avansi Israel , Castro Leandro Nunes de , Silveira Ismar Frango
Published: July 2023

Religion occupies a prominent place in people’s daily lives and is made explicit to the public or the faithful through preaching or exposition of their sacred texts. The Holy Bible is the religious literature of Christianity, and its text has a unique nature of interpretation and knowledge extraction, that is, through the reading done by specialists (theologians). However, an automated knowledge extraction or that involves some automatic mechanism intelligence to support the interpretation (hermeneutics) of the Biblical text is not observed in the literature. Probably this gap in the literature is caused by the complexity of the biblical textual corpus and the multiplicity of genres it has, being an interpretative challenge even for human specialists. Therefore, this article primarily seeks to build an automated way through artificial intelligence (AI) to provide contextual biblical quotations from the four gospels of the New Testament for the construction of sermons or development of homiletics, which is the art of producing religious sermons for teaching and interpretation of the Biblical message. The methodology used in this article seeks to employ artificial intelligence techniques to implement the proposed solution, that is, a hybrid recommendation system to quote texts from Biblical passages. The AI techniques involved are text mining, natural language processing and supervised learning. Secondarily, this work aims to verify whether the combination of natural language processing techniques and machine learning can provide subsidies for the recovery or extraction of knowledge from complex textual corpus analogous to the biblical corpus. The results show that the proposed hybrid recommendation system is capable of extracting semantic and contextual meaning from the Biblical text, fundamental in the construction of homiletics. The performance evaluation metrics indicate the robustness of the results and consequently validate the findings of this research. Therefore, the combination of these techniques can be extrapolated by the scientific community to aid in the interpretive recovery of complex textual corpus.
Європейські орієнтири розвитку України в умовах війни та глобальних викликів ХХІ століття: синергія наукових, освітніх та технологічних рішень. Том 2.
Authors:   Національний університет ", Ківалов Сергій Васильович ,   Одеська юридична академія"
Published: July 2023

Матеріали Міжнародної науково-практичної конференції «Європейські орієнтири розвитку України в умовах війни та глобальних викликів ХХІ століття: синергія наукових, освітніх та технологічних рішень». У другому томі збірника відображено наукові напрацювання вчених, практиків, військовослужбовців у теоретичній та емпіричній площині в умовах повномасштабного військового вторгнення у сферах адміністративного права та процесу, фінансового, морського та митного права, організації та вдосконалення судоустрою, прокуратури, інших правоохоронних органів, адвокатури. Висвітлено питання кримінального права, кримінально-процесуальних аспектів кримінального провадження та кримінологічних особливостей протидії злочинності в умовах воєнного стану, криміналістики, судової експертизи, психології та медицини у забезпеченні судочинства, цивільного та сімейного права, інтелектуальної власності та патентної юстиції, цивільного судочинства, господарського права та процесу. Розглянуто актуальні питання діяльності сучасних бібліотек у закладах вищої освіти, фізичної підготовки здобувачів вищої освіти. Збірник розраховано на наукових та науково-педагогічних працівників, здобувачів вищої освіти, практичних працівників у сферах юридичної, економічної, соціологічної, політологічної, психологічної, філологічної наук, журналістики та кібербезпеки тощо.
Novel thermostable clostridial strains through protoplast fusion for enhanced biobutanol production at higher temperature—preliminary study
Authors: Ferhan Muhammad , Dahman Yaser
Published: July 2023

The objective of this study is to improve the thermal stability of clostridium strains for enhanced biobutanol production. Thermostable clostridia species were developed through protoplast fusion between mesophilic clostridial species (i.e., Clostridium beijerinckii and Clostridium acetobutylicum) and thermophilic clostridial species (i.e., Clostridium thermocellum). Production of biobutanol was examined in the present preliminary study using the clostridium strains and their protoplast fusants using sugar mixture with composition identical to that of wheat straw acid hydrolysate. Maximum biobutanol production of 9.4 g/L was achieved by a fused strain at 45 °C with total sugar consumption of 66% compared to that at 35 °C (i.e., 8.4 g/L production and 64% total sugar consumption). Glucose and xylose uptake rates were generally higher compared to all other individual sugars in the feedstock. In general, average cell concentrations were in close proximity for all parenting and fused strains at 35 °C; i.e., in the range of 5.12 × 107 to 5.49 × 107 cells/mL. Average cell concentration of fusants between the mesophilic clostridial species and the thermophilic clostridial species slightly increased to ~ 5.62 × 107 cells/mL at a higher temperature of 45 °C. These results, in addition to the ones obtained for the butanol production, demonstrate enhanced thermal stability of both fusants at a higher temperature (45 °C).