bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SISTEM INFORMASI BANTUAN BAHAN PUSTAKA
Authors: Adam Riski Pradana , Abdillah Tajuddin , Pakaya Nikmasari
Published: March 2020

Program bantuan bahan pustaka pengembangan perpustakaan desa/kelurahan merupakan kebijakan pemerintah untuk meningkatkan kecerdasan masyarakat desa. Sejak tahun 2009 hingga 2017, buku yang disalurkan di seluruh wilayah provinsi Gorontalo telah mencapai 124.750 judul dengan jumlah 249.500 eksemplar. Layanan informasi terintegrasi terkait penyaluran bantuan bahan pustaka saat ini belum tersedia sehingga mengakibatkan terjadinya kesalahan dalam proses penyaluran bantuan. Selain itu, pada proses yang berjalan, perpustakaan desa belum dimasukan sebagai entitas yang dapat memberikan masukan dalam menentukan judul buku yang relevan dengan kondisi lingkungan ataupun kebutuhan daerah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses penyaluran bantuan bahan pustaka dan merancang sebuah sistem informasi penyaluran bahan pustaka pada Dinas Kearsipan dan Perpustakaan Provinsi Gorontalo. Sistem dikembangkan dengan menggunakan metode Waterfall. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah sistem informasi penyaluran bahan pustaka beserta aplikasi berbasis web untuk mengolah data terkait penyaluran bahan pustaka. Setelah dilakukan implementasi dan pengujian, aplikasi ini dapat memudahkan pencarian data penerima bantuan bahan pustaka, penyediaan informasi secara rinci terkait buku yang disumbangkan, presentasi buku yang telah disumbangkan, serta pelaporan data penerima bantuan buku dan perpustakaan desa yang dapat memberikan masukan terkait judul yang dibutuhkan sesuai kondisi wilayah masing-masing.
State Estimation via Phasor Measurement Units for Iraqi National Super Grid Power System Network
Authors: Hussein Husham
Published: March 2020

In this paper describes the operation of power system networks to be nearest to stability rated values limits. State estimation for monitoring and protection power system is very important because it provides a real-time (RT) Phase angle of different nodes of accuracy and then analysis and decided to choose control way (methods). In order to detect the exact situation (instant state) for power system networks parameters. In this paper proposes a new monitoring and analysis system state estimation method integrating with MATLAB environment ability, by using phasor measurement units (PMU's) technology, by this system the estimation problem, iterations numbers, and processing time will reduce. The measurements of phasors value of voltage signal and current estimated and analyzed. Mat lab/PSAT package use as a tool to design and simulate four electrical power systems networks such as INSG 24 buses, IEEE14 bus, Diyala city 10buses (IRAQ), and IEEE6 bus and then installed and applied PMU’s devices to each system. Simulation results show that the PMU's performances effectiveness appear clearly. All results show the validation of PMU’s devices as an estimator to power system networks states and a significant improvement in the accuracy of the calculation of network status. All results achieved and discussed through this paper setting up mathematical models with Graph Theoretic Procedure algorithm.
An Improved Technique Based on Firefly Algorithm to Estimate the Parameters of the Photovoltaic Model
Authors: Abed Issa
Published: March 2020

This paper present a method to enhance the firefly algorithm by coupling with a local search. The constructed technique is applied to identify the solar parameters model where the method has been proved its ability to obtain the photovoltaic parameters model. Standard firefly algorithm (FA), electromagnetism-like (EM) algorithm, and electromagnetism-like without local (EMW) search algorithm all are compared with the suggested method to test its capability to solve this model.
Complications of Submucous Resection versus Septoplasty in Deviated Nasal Septum
Authors: Khan Habib Ullah , Chaudhry Sadia , Arif Nighat , Khaliq Muhammad Afzal , Aslam Maaz , Rehman Khalil Ur
Published: March 2020

Introduction: A deviated or deflected septum is a condition in which the nasal septum consisting of bone and cartilage and that divide the nasal cavity into two halves is significantly off-center, or twisted, making breathing difficult. Two conventional methods that are septoplasty and sub-mucous resection were used for the correction of the deviated nasal septum with varying degrees of complications.
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the complications of sub-mucous resection and septoplasty in patients with the deviated nasal septum.
Material and Methods: A Quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Department of Otolaryngology at Bolan Medical Complex, Quetta for a period of one year i.e. from 15-03-2015 to 20-09-2015. 100 patients were selected and divided into two groups. A total of 50 patients were selected for septoplasty and 50 for sub-mucous resection. Patients with nasal bone fracture and external nasal deformity were excluded from the study.
Results: Postoperative complications like adhesions were found in 4 cases of each group. Septal perforation found in 3 patients of sub-mucous resection and one patient of septoplasty. Septal hematoma formed in 2 patients of sub-mucous resection only, supra-tip nasal deformity in 2 patients in both groups. Persistence of symptoms in 8 patients of septoplasty and one patient of sub-mucous resection while columellar restriction occurred in only one patent who underwent submucous resection.
Conclusion: Sub-mucous resection procedure is technically relatively easy to perform with fewer complications than septoplasty so it deserves it prime role as a surgical procedure for nasal septum corrective surgery.
Keywords: Deviated nasal septum, nasal septum corrective surgery, sub-mucous resection, septoplasty
Relationship between anemia and low weight in children under 5 years
Authors: Kenya Xiomara Vaca Jurado , Soledispa Cevallos Elisa Del Rosario
Published: March 2020

This work was carried out taking into account the importance of the low weight associated with anemia in children under 5 years of age in this health home, since it is of the utmost importance, because it influences the normal development of children in which does not help them to perform daily. Hemoglobin is a protein that helps red blood cells transport oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body, so people with anemia do not have enough hemoglobin. The body needs certain vitamins to produce red blood cells. Vitamin B12, iron and folic acid are the most important, and are causes that can trigger anemia at any age and sex, accompanied by blood loss, not producing enough red blood cells or being destroyed at high speed.
Prevalence of Altered Passive Eruption in UCSG Dental students
Authors: Pérez Arenas Diana Valentina , López Jurado Santiago
Published: March 2020

The dental eruption is a physiological process that is divided into two phases: active and passive. An alteration in the passive phase  will result in an altered passive eruption (EPA), which would be defined as the interruption of the apical migration of the margin of the gingiva, where it moves away from the amelocementary limit. This can be classified into 2 groups and 2 subgroups: 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B. Its importance lies in its diagnosis and treatment, since it is responsible for a large part of the consultations for restorative treatments due to the alterations that can produce in the aesthetics of the smile due to its clinical signs: short teeth, absence of gingival scallopings, and gingival smile Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study where 100 UCSG odontology students were randomly selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The prevalence of altered passive eruption and its types was determined by the T Bar, a periodontal probe and periapical radiographs. Results: 100 subjects, 35 men and 65 women were analyzed. 16% of the subjects had EPA, of which 19% 1A and 81% 1B. The prevalence of high smile in people with short teeth was 37.5% and 31.25% in middle and low smiles. The variables of ethnicity and genetics were irrelevant. The EPA had a low prevalence of 16%, being more prevalent in women. I had no direct relation to the type of smile.
UNDANG-UNDANG NO. 32 TAHUN 2014 TENTANG KELAUTAN “PENEGAKAN HUKUM DI LAUT: PELUANG DAN TANTANGAN”
Authors: Quina Margaretha , Subagiyo Henri
Published: March 2020

Di penghujung masa jabatannya, Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono mengesahkan UU No. 32 Tahun 2014 tentang Kelautan. UU ini disambut momen yang tepat dengan prioritas agenda politik Presiden RI selanjutnya, Joko Widodo, yang berambisi kembali membangun Indonesia sebagai negara maritim.UU ini, yang muncul sebagai inisiatif DPD dan membutuhkan waktu dua tahun pembahasan di DPR, sepertinya oleh penyusunnya difungsikan sebagai undang-undang “payung” atau umum bagi beberapa undang- undang sektoral yang berkaitan dengan laut.  Dalam bagian Penjelasan UU Kelautan, penyusun UU menyatakan kendala pembangunan kelautan di Indonesia disebabkan tiadanya UU yang secara komprehensif mengatur keterpaduan berbagai kepentingan sektor di wilayah laut. UU ini dimaksudkan sebagai payung hukum yang terintegrasi dan komprehensif dalam hal pemanfaatan laut.  Dengan kata lain, secara politik hukum keberadaan UU ini telah menunjukkan pandangan negara yang melihat laut sebagai aset strategis dalam mencapai tujuan pembangunan nasional. Setidaknya ada dua isu besar yang selama ini muncul terkait dengan kelautan.  Pertama, tentang pengelolaan laut mulai dari kebijakan perencanaan hingga pemanfaatan sumber daya laut.  Kedua, tentang pengawasan dan penegakan hukum di laut.  Kedua isu tersebut patut kita cermati dan sudah selayaknya harus mampu dijawab, baik secara normatif dalam ketentuan UU dan aturan pelaksananya maupun pada tataran empiris pelaksanaannya.  Fokus tulisan ini adalah pada isu kedua, yaitu terkait dengan penegakan hukum.  Tanpa bermaksud mengesampingkan isu pengelolaan, penegakan hukum merupakan pilar terakhir dalam menjaga kedaulatan dan memastikan agar sumber daya laut dapat dikelola secara berkelanjutan untuk tujuan pembangunan nasional.  Meskipun demikian, kita perlu garis bawahi bahwa penegakan hukum tidak dapat berjalan dengan efektif jika masih banyak kelemahan pada aspek pengelolaan.
TRAJEKTORI KO-PRODUKSI KOTA DI INDONESIA: TELAAH GEOGRAFI KRITIS
Authors: Hexagraha Shafira Anindia Alif
Published: March 2020

Perumusan kebijakan berbasis bukti (evidence-based policy making) menjanjikan kebijakan publik yang lebih andal dengan landasan empiris dan ilmu pengetahuan yang kuat. Namun begitu, sebagai suatu proses politik, perumusan kebijakan publik berbasis bukti tidak akan lepas dari pengaruh kekuasaan yang melingkupinya. Demikian pula halnya yang terjadi dalam produksi kota di Indonesia, terus terbentuk melalui berbagai produksi ruang yang diantaranya melalui proses determinan yaitu perencanaan tata ruang. Lewat lensa ko-produksi pengetahuan dan telaah kekuasaan dalam geografi kritis, tulisan ini mengeksaminasi ketelitian tindakan komunikatif dalam perencanaan tata kota di bawah peraturan perundang-undangan mengenai penataan ruang di Indonesia. Selain itu, tulisan ini juga menjelaskan beberapa kemungkinan dalam trajektori perumusan kebijakan perencanaan tata kota, terutama jika ilmu pengetahuan hendak lebih dalam dilembagakan ke dalam perencanaan yang berbasis bukti dan menguji kecenderungan peran ilmu pengetahuan dalam pluralitas aktor produksi kota sebagai kopula bebas nilai, narasi yang terkonsolidasi kekuasaan atau kemungkinan refleksif lainnya.
INSTRUKSI PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 8 TAHUN 2018 TENTANG PENUNDAAN DAN EVALUASI PERIZINAN PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT SERTA PENINGKATAN PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT (INPRES MORATORIUM SAWIT)
Authors: Subagiyo Henri , Debora S.M Astrid
Published: March 2020

Pada tanggal 19 September 2018 lalu, Presiden menerbitkan Instruksi Presiden (Inpres) Nomor 8 Tahun 2018 tentang Penundaan dan Evaluasi Perizinan Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit serta Peningkatan Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit atau lazim disebut Inpres Moratorium Sawit. Keluarnya Inpres ini dilatarbelakangi oleh beberapa persoalan mendasar dalam perkebunan kelapa sawit, antara lain lemahnya tata kelola perkebunan kelapa sawit yang berkelanjutan, kepastian hukum, kelestarian lingkungan hidup termasuk penurunan emisi Gas Rumah Kaca, perlunya pembinaan petani kelapa sawit, dan peningkatan produktivitas kelapa sawit.Patut diakui bahwa sektor perkelapasawitan selama ini telah memberikan kontribusi bagi Indonesia. Namun di sisi lain, berbagai persoalan yang muncul mulai dari tingkat lokal, nasional hingga internasional tidak dapat pula diabaikan. Berbagai persoalan tersebut setidaknya telah menjadi isu penting yang semakin berkembang hingga menimbulkan reaksi internasional, khususnya rencana Uni Eropa untuk melarang impor minyak kelapa sawit dari Indonesia
Politik Hukum di Kawasan Hutan dan Lahan bagi Masyarakat Hukum Adat
Authors: Sati Destara
Published: March 2020

Masyarakat hukum adat sebagai bagian dari bangsa Indonesia menjadi salah satu subjek yang paling terdampak dari kebijakan terkait hutan dan lahan. Dengan membaca tren muatan peraturan perundang-undangan yang diundangkan oleh pemerintah di sektor kehutanan dan lahan, dapat dilihat arah kebijakan yang dibuat apakah semakin meminggirkan hak-hak tradisional masyarakat hukum adat ataukah menempatkan masyarakat hukum adat sebagai bagian dari bangsa Indonesia yang berhak atas wilayahnya. Dengan membaca tren muatan peraturan perundang undangan di Kawasan hutan dan lahan, pula dapat dipetakan keberpihakan pemerintah terhadap keberadaan masyarakat hukum adat yang berada di Kawasan hutan dan lahan, di mana hal tersebut seringkali menimbulkan konflik.
The Prevalence of Obesity among School Students and its Relation to Dietary and Physical Habits
Authors: Aljuaid Tariq A. , Albaqami Faisal M. , Alasmari Hassan D. , Alzaidi Bassam A. , Al-shehri Abdullah D. , Alshehri Khalid Mohammed , Alswat Khaled
Published: March 2020

BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that unhealthy food practices and lack of exercise are the main cause of the progressive increase in the obesity prevalence.
AIM: We aim to assess the prevalence of obesity among school students and its relationship to dietary and physical habits.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study from 18 intermediate and high schools located in Taif, Saudi Arabia, between April 2014 and June 2015. We excluded any student with a psychological disease or chronic diseases. We calculated the body mass index (BMI) of students by measuring their height and weight. Dietary, physical, sleep habits, and socioeconomic status were assessed.
RESULTS: A total of 2943 students participated with a mean age of 15.4 Â± 1.7 years. The majority of these were boys and attending government schools with a mean BMI 22.7 Â± 8.6 kg/m2. Overall, 13.6% were overweight and 12.8% were obese. One-third of students report a sedentary lifestyle. Compared to girls, boys were more likely to have lower BMI (p < 0.001), be overweight (p < 0.001), exercise for >300 min/week (p < 0.001), own electronic devices other than smartphone (p < 0.001), use the electronic devices <3 h/day (p = 0.007), eat their meals with their family (p < 0.001), eat fruits and vegetables daily (p < 0.05), exercise for >300 min/week (p < 0.001), and walk to and from school at least once weekly (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: A quarter of the students were either overweight or obese. Girls were more likely to be obese with less favorable socioeconomic, media consumption, dietary, and physical profiles.
Various Aspects of Tiagabine Effectiveness as Add-on Therapy in Patients with Refractory Epilepsy
Authors: Viteva Ekaterina , Zahariev Zahari
Published: March 2020

The aim of the present study was to investigate various aspects of tiagabine (TGB) effectiveness in Bulgarian patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. This open, prospective study recruited the patients with epilepsy attending the Clinic of Neurology at the University Hospital of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The patients completed diaries about the seizure frequency, severity, and adverse events. There were regular documented visits at 3 or 6 months during the first year of treatment with TGB and at 6 months or 1 year afterwards, with dynamic assessment of seizure frequency, severity, adverse events, and EEG recordings. TGB was applied as an add-on treatment in 43 patients (24 males, mean age 39 years). There was relatively mild and transient dynamic improvement of seizure severity, satisfactory seizure frequency reduction in 32.6% of participants, stable mean seizure frequency reduction (40-50%) from month 6 to month 24 and a stable response rate (52.3-50%) during the same period. New seizure types (myoclonic, myoclonic-atonic) occurred in 2 patients. The final clinical efficacy was higher in patients with initial monotherapy. There were adverse events (dizziness/vertigo, sedation, memory impairment, loss of appetite and weight, confusion, psychosis, insomnia, transient diplopia, lymphadenomegaly, rash, nausea, depression, anxiety, tremor of hands, unstable gait, legs edema, thrombocytopenia, cervical muscles tightening) in 26.19% of patients. In conclusion, TGB treatment is associated with low and transient improvement of seizure severity, good and stable improvement of seizure frequency, possible worsening of seizure control, possible appearance of new seizure types, and acceptable safety and tolerability.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology – New Horizons
Authors: Sapundzhieva Tanya L. , Karalilova Rositsa , Batalov Anastas
Published: March 2020

Musculoskeletal ultrasound is a non-ionizing, cheap, reproducible, reliable imaging method, well accepted by the patients, that plays an important role in daily rheumatology practice. It can be used to assess joint and periarticular involvement, including tendon, bursae, enthesis, skin thickness, nails, lung and large vessels. Musculoskeletal ultrasound is more sensitive than physical examination, improves the diagnostic process, monitoring of treatment response, the accuracy of joint and soft tissue injections. It has proved its role as an important imaging modality in a number of rheumatic diseases – inflammatory joint diseases, systemic connective tissue diseases, large-vessel vasculitides, and degenerative and metabolic bone diseases.
Respiratory Symptoms of Exposure to Substances in the Workplace among Bulgarian Dental Students: a Self-report Questionnaire Survey
Authors: Stoeva Iliyana , Dencheva Maria , Mircheva Kristina , Chonin Atanas
Published: March 2020

Background: Dental students are at high risk of developing adverse respiratory reactions as a result of their practical work during their dentistry degree program when they come into contact with multiple airborne irritants and allergens. 

 

Aim: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms of exposure to substances in the workplace and associated risk factors in Bulgarian dental students. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study of dental students at the Plovdiv Medical University and Sofia Medical University was performed by using a self-report questionnaire. A total of 467 dental students completed the questionnaire (response rate 51.8%).

 

Results: The prevalence of self-reported respiratory symptoms related to the pre-clinical and clinical training courses of the dentistry program was 12.4%. According to logistic regression analysis, the most important risk factors for work-related respiratory symptoms were a personal history of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (odds ratio (OR) 6.34, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.14-12.78), atopic dermatitis (OR 2.81, 95%CI: 1.26-6.26), and exposure to chemicals from dental environment for more than 6 hours a day (OR 3.60, 95%CI: 1.21-10.70).

 

Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that work-related respiratory symptoms are frequent among dental students and indicate the need for efforts to establish effective primary preventive programs for occupational respiratory disorders at national level.
Ochraceocephala foeniculi gen. et sp. nov., a new pathogen causing crown rot of fennel in Italy
Authors: Aiello Dalia , Vitale Alessandro , Polizzi Giancarlo , Voglmayr Hermann
Published: March 2020

A new disease of fennel is described from Sicily (southern Italy). Surveys of the disease and sampling were conducted during spring 2017 and 2018 in Adrano and Bronte municipalities (Catania province) where this crop is widely cultivated. Isolations from the margin of symptomatic tissues resulted in fungal colonies with the same morphology. Pathogenicity tests with one isolate of the fungus on 6-month-old plants of fennel reproduced similar symptoms to those observed in nature. Inoculation experiments to assess the susceptibility of six different fennel cultivars to infection by the pathogen showed that the cultivars ‘Narciso’, ‘Apollo’, and ‘Pompeo’ were more susceptible than ‘Aurelio’, ‘Archimede’, and ‘Pegaso’. Phylogenetic analyses based on a matrix of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), the large subunit (LSU), and the small subunit (SSU) rDNA regions revealed that the isolates represent a new genus and species within the Leptosphaeriaceae, which is here described as Ochraceocephala foeniculi gen. et sp. nov. This study improves the understanding of this new fennel disease, but further studies are needed for planning effective disease management strategies. According to the results of the phylogenetic analyses, Subplenodomus iridicola is transferred to the genus Alloleptosphaeria and Acicuseptoria rumicis to Paraleptosphaeria.
Studies of Neotropical tree pathogens in Moniliophthora: a new species, M. mayarum, and new combinations for Crinipellis ticoi and C. brasiliensis
Authors: Niveiro Nicolás , Ramírez Natalia A. , Michlig Andrea , Lodge D. Jean , Aime M. Catherine
Published: March 2020

The crinipelloid genera Crinipellis and Moniliophthora (Agaricales, Marasmiaceae) are characterized by basidiomes that produce long, dextrinoid, hair-like elements on the pileus surface. Historically, most species are believed to be saprotrophic or, rarely, parasitic on plant hosts. The primary morphological diagnostic characters that separate Crinipellis and Moniliophthora are pliant vs. stiff (Crinipellis) stipes and a tendency toward production of reddish pigments (ranging from violet to orange) in the basidiome in Moniliophthora. Additionally, most species of Moniliophthora appear to have a biotrophic habit, while those of Crinipellis are predominantly saprotrophic. Recently, several new neotropical collections prompted a morphological and phylogenetic analysis of this group. Herein, we propose a new species and two new combinations: Moniliophthora mayarumsp. nov., described from Belize, is characterized by its larger pileus and narrower basidiospores relative to other related species; Moniliophthora ticoicomb. nov. (= Crinipellis ticoi) is recollected and redescribed from biotrophic collections from northern Argentina; and M. brasiliensiscomb. nov. (= Crinipellis brasiliensis), a parasite of Heteropterys acutifolia. The addition of these three parasitic species into Moniliophthora support a hypothesis of a primarily biotrophic/parasitic habit within this genus.
Resources for Patient Health Literacy Skills: Information in Orientation and Continuing Professional Development Programs
Authors: Duncan Yvette
Published: March 2020

Patients with low health literacy have difficulty using health resources, a poorer health status, and increased morbidity and mortality rates. Nurses are integral to providing health education according to their patients' needs and health literacy level. Professional development educators play a significant role in preparing nurses to develop patients' health literacy skills. There are multiple health literacy resources and tools available to assist nurses in delivering this customized education.

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. 2020;51(4):155–157.]
Hand Washing in Primary School Students Using “Demonstration, Puzzle, Dance, Song”: A Nursing Project Based on Multifaceted Skills Training
Authors: Ozcan Aysegul , Ozdil Kamuran , Kaya Senay Sermet , Sezer Fatma
Published: March 2020

Background:

The effects of an educational strategy, “demonstration, puzzle, dance, song (DPDS),” on the hand washing skills of primary school students was examined.

Method:

This study used a quasi-experimental, training research format with a pre- and posttest research design and was conducted by a research team from a university department of public health nursing. The study included 671 (90.2%) of 744 students who attended primary schools in Nevsehir, Turkey. Data were collected with a demographic data collection form and a Hand Washing Skills Evaluation List. McNemar, Friedman, and Wilcoxon tests were used to analyze findings.

Results:

Immediately after training, all steps of hand washing were performed at higher levels than before training (
p
< .01), and the difference between hand washing times was significant (
p
< .001).

Conclusion:

Hand washing skills and times increased after undergoing hand washing training using the DPDS method.

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An Experiential Educational Intervention to Improve Nurse Managers' Knowledge and Self-Assessed Competence With Health Care Financial Management
Authors: McFarlan Susan
Published: March 2020

Background:

Nurse managers often list finance as the most challenging responsibility of their roles. This study examined the outcomes of an experiential, evidence-based educational intervention to increase nurse managers' knowledge and competence with the financial aspects of their roles.

Method:

The study design was a pretest-posttest comparative evaluation. Twenty-three nurse managers attended two 4-hour sessions covering general budget terms, productivity measures, variance analysis, and personnel budgeting. Pre- and posttests included 20 questions obtained from health care finance texts and preparatory materials from a nurse leader certification examination. Preand postassessments consisted of the finance portion of the Nurse Manager Leadership Partnership's Nurse Manager Skills Inventory.

Results:

Scores improved significantly (
p
≤ .05) for the posttest and the American Organization of Nurse Executives Nurse Manager Skills Inventory Finance self-evaluation questions (
p
≤ .01).

Conclusion:

Experiential methods were successful in facilitating learning. Certification examination questions addressed relevant areas of financial knowledge necessary for nurse managers' role in the financial management of their units.

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J Contin Educ Nurs
. 2020;51(4):181–188.]
THERMAL BURNS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-SPEED CORTICAL DRILLING
Authors: Linson Marc A , Scott Richard
Published: March 2020

ABSTRACT: Three cases of thermal burns to the anterior tibia are reported to bring attention to this complication resulting from the use of high-speed air-power equipment in the drilling of the tibial pin in ankle arthrodesis. In each case, excess heat was generated at the pin-bone interface, which was followed by a full-thickness burn. In the first case, debridement led to complete wound healing. In the second, a myocutaneous pedicle was required, and in the third, osteomyelitis resulted. This complication may hopefully be avoided by predrilling the bone and observing recommended methods of heat dissipation.
Modelling and assessing the effects of medical resources on transmission of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China
Authors: Wang Liping ,   Department of Mathematics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China, Wang Jing , Zhao Hongyong , Shi Yangyang , Wang Kai , Wu Peng , Shi Lei
Published: March 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019), a newly emerging disease in China, posed a public health emergency of China. Wuhan is the most serious affected city. Some measures have been taken to control the transmission of COVID-19. From Jan. 23rd, 2020, gradually increasing medical resources (such as health workforce, protective clothing, essential medicines) were sent to Wuhan from other provinces, and the government has established the hospitals to quarantine and treat infected individuals. Under the condition of sufficient medical resources in Wuhan, late-stage of epidemic showed a downward trend. Assessing the effectiveness of medical resources is of great significance for the future response to similar disease. Based on the transmission mechanisms of COVID-19 and epidemic characteristics of Wuhan, by using time-dependent rates for some parameters, we establish a dynamical model to reflect the changes of medical resources on transmission of COVID-19 in Wuhan. Our model is applied to simulate the reported data on cumulative and new confirmed cases in Wuhan from Jan. 23rd to Mar. 6th, 2020. We estimate the basic reproduction number R0 = 2.71, which determines whether the disease will eventually die out or not under the absence of effective control measures. Moreover, we calculate the effective daily reproduction ratio Re(t), which is used to measure the 'daily reproduction number'. We obtain that Re(t) drops less than 1 since Feb. 8th. Our results show that delayed opening the 'Fire God Hill' hospital will greatly increase the magnitude of the outbreak. This shows that the government's timely establishment of hospitals and effective quarantine via quick detection prevent a larger outbreak.
Development of Heat Treatment Mode with Quenching in Different Quenching Environments for the Casing Pipe in Order to Obtain the Required Mechanical Properties
Authors: Dzhabbarov S.N. , Pryakhin E.I.
Published: March 2020

Development of an optimal technology of heat treatment for blanks of the casing pipe made of steel 40H (GOST 4543) is used in the oil and gas industry for casing. It is accompanied by quenching in various environments to ensure guaranteed obtainment of the required mechanical characteristics. These characteristics are specified in GOST 632-80 and met in order to improve the properties of the 40H steel.
Osteosarcoma of Talus with Heterotopic Ossifications and Lung Metastases
Authors: Jeong Jieun , Jeong Young Jin , Kang Do-Young , Cho Kook
Published: March 2020

Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor and is known to occur mainly in the metaphyses of long bones. However, a few cases of osteosarcoma in talus have been reported in older patients. We experienced an osteosarcoma of an 80-year-old male patient with a talus which is rarely reported and evaluated disease patterns with four different imaging modalities.
The physiotherapist in an Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Mieny C. J.
Published: March 2020

No abstract available.
In Memoriam: Prof. Dr. F.D. du Toit
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: March 2020

No abstract available.
The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Authors: Chatterjee Pranab , Nagi Nazia , Agarwal Anup , Das Bhabatosh , Banerjee Sayantan , Sarkar Swarup , Gupta Nivedita , Gangakhedkar Raman R.
Published: March 2020

A novel coronavirus (nCoV) spillover event, with its epicenter in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, has emerged as a public health emergency of international concern. This began as an outbreak in December 2019, and till February 28, 2020, there have been 83,704 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) globally, with 2,859 deaths, resulting in an overall case fatality rate of 3.41 per cent (95% confidence interval 3.29-3.54%). By this time (February 28, 2020) 58 countries or territories and one international conveyance (Diamond Princess Cruise Ship) were affected. As a part of the global response to manage and contain the pandemic, major emphasis was placed on generating research intelligence to guide evidence-based responses to contain the virus, which was named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), owing to its genetic similarities with the SARS virus. This review summarizes the emerging evidence which can help guide the public health response, particularly in India. Key areas have been identified in which research needs to be conducted to generate critical intelligence for advising prevention and control efforts. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has once again exposed the weaknesses of global health systems preparedness, ability to respond to an infectious threat, the rapidity of transmission of infections across international borders and the ineffectiveness of knee-jerk policy responses to emerging/re-emerging infectious disease threats. The review concludes with the key learning points from the ongoing efforts to prevent and contain COVID-19 and identifies the need to invest in health systems, community-led response mechanisms and the need for preparedness and global health security.
Albert algebras over rings and related torsors
Authors: Alsaody Seidon
Published: March 2020

We study exceptional Jordan algebras and related exceptional group schemes over commutative rings from a geometric point of view, using appropriate torsors to parametrize and explain classical and new constructions, and proving that over rings, they give rise to nonisomorphic structures.

We begin by showing that isotopes of Albert algebras are obtained as twists by a certain
$\mathrm F_4$
-torsor with total space a group of type
$\mathrm E_6$
and, using this, that Albert algebras over rings in general admit nonisomorphic isotopes even in the split case, as opposed to the situation over fields. We then consider certain
$\mathrm D_4$
-torsors constructed from reduced Albert algebras, and show how these give rise to a class of generalised reduced Albert algebras constructed from compositions of quadratic forms. Showing that this torsor is nontrivial, we conclude that the Albert algebra does not uniquely determine the underlying composition, even in the split case. In a similar vein, we show that a given reduced Albert algebra can admit two coordinate algebras which are nonisomorphic and have nonisometric quadratic forms, contrary, in a strong sense, to the case over fields, established by Albert and Jacobson.
Recommended Practices for Fluid Conductor Carbon, Alloy and High Strength Low Alloy Steel Tubing Applications - Part 3: Procurement
Authors:   Metallic Tubing Committee
Published: March 2020

SAE J2551-3 recommended practice provides recommendations for a procurement process for carbon, alloy, and high strength low alloy steel tube assemblies for fluid power applications utilizing commonly available manufacturing methods and general guidelines for tube selection and application.
Prevalence of post mortem lesions recorded in the largest Italian rabbit slaughterhouse over a fifteen-years period (2003-2017)
Authors: Conficoni D. , Cullere M. , Lago N. , Alberghini L. , Rossin T. , Dalle Zotte A. , Giaccone V.
Published: March 2020

The present research was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of gross lesions in condemned rabbit carcasses by analysing data recorded in a large Italian slaughterhouse. From 2003 until 2017, a total of 103 080 019 rabbits were processed: 101 722 673 were finishing rabbits and 1 357 346 were breeding females. A total of 742 397 carcasses were condemned due to lesions. Condemned carcasses from young rabbits (n=545 070) evidenced: 33.6% enteritis, 31.5% subcutaneous abscesses, 29.7% cachexia and 3.84% lung disease. Among breeding rabbits (n=197 327) there were 38.9% cachexia, followed by 35.8% uterine pathologies (breeding females), 14.9% subcutaneous abscesses, 5.42% ulcerative pododermatitis, 2.61% chronic nephritis and 2.47% lung disease. Regarding season-related lesions, for growing rabbits the total prevalence of lesions and diseases was the highest in winter (enteritis increased in winter, but subcutaneous abscesses were higher in summer). Rabbit does showed the highest prevalence of subcutaneous abscesses in summer and ulcerative pododermatitis in winter. From 2003 to 2017, the overall number of condemned carcasses doubled in both categories, with a sharp increase from 2012 till 2017. The prevalence of lesions among slaughtered rabbits differed between growing and breeding categories, which was attributable to different farming conditions, physiological status and slaughter age. Based on the above-mentioned findings, better management strategies at different stages of the rabbit production chain seem to be a necessary way to manage resulting waste and address possible economic concerns.
Comparison between Tris-buffer and INRA-82 extenders on the quality of chilled rabbit spermatozoa
Authors: Fadl A.M. , Ghallab A.M. , Abou-Ahmed M.M.
Published: March 2020

The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of tris-buffer and INRA-82 extenders on the quality of cooled rabbit spermatozoa. Pooled semen samples were collected from eight New Zealand White rabbit bucks, divided into three groups and diluted 1:5 with three different semen extenders: INRA-82, tris-citrate glucose (TCG) and tris-citrate trehalose (TCT). Following dilution, the samples were stored at 5°C for up to 48 h. Sperm motility was recorded at 24, 36 and 48 h post-cooling. Furthermore, sperm viability, morphology, membrane integrity, acrosome status and DNA integrity were assessed at 24 h post-cooling. We found that progressive motility percentages were significantly higher (P<0.05) in samples diluted in INRA-82 (61.00, 53.50, 44.00% at 24, 36 and 48 h post-cooling, respectively) than those diluted in either TCG (39.25, 32.00, 19.75%) or in TCT (47.25, 40.50, 29.00%). We also reported that sperm viability, percentage of normal spermatozoa, percentage of spermatozoa with intact acrosome and DNA integrity after 24 h cooling were significantly higher (P<0.05) in INRA-82 diluted samples compared to TCG and TCT diluted ones. In summary, our results show that dilution of rabbit semen in INRA-82 improved sperm physiological parameters post-cooling compared to those diluted in TCG or TCT. Our findings also suggest that INRA-82 is a promising diluent that can be used effectively to maintain the viability of chilled rabbit semen.
O sentido das súmulas: uma reflexão teórica a partir da análise de discurso de Michel Pêcheux
Authors: Guimarães Henrique , Simioni Rafael
Published: March 2020

As súmulas integram o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro tencionando propiciar coerência e consistência às decisões judiciais. Tais escopos, no entanto, encontram-se ameaçados em face da aplicação assistemática e meramente textual-positivista deste instituto da dogmática jurídica. Contrariamente a esse cenário, este artigo tem por objeto a investigação do sentido das súmulas no direito brasileiro, visando a apontar indícios de sua materialidade discursiva e a sugerir encaminhamentos para uma prática jurídica racional e democraticamente controlável. Para tanto, serão utilizados aportes teóricos da análise de discurso, explicitando conceitos desenvolvidos por Michel Pêcheux e relacionando-os à problemática da apropriação subjetiva do sentido da súmula na praxis forense.
As políticas públicas de inclusão ao ensino superior: uma análise do contexto brasileiro nos últimos 20 anos
Authors: Terra Rosane Beatris Mariano da Rocha Barcellos , Streit Carraro Guilherme , Da Rosa Ferreira Maria Paula
Published: March 2020

O trabalho analisa as políticas públicas ao ensino superior no País, tendo como principais objetivos demonstrar a evolução legislativa e dados qualiquantitativos acerca do acesso ao ensino superior por pretos e pardos. A pesquisa está amparada em método dedutivo. Os métodos de procedimento serão o histórico e o estatístico, inter-relacionando o estudo das políticas públicas de acesso ao ensino superior e aos dados governamentais e não governamentais. Na análise empírica, dados estatísticos serão necessários, especificando os atributos qualiquantificáveis dos dados recolhidos para uma compreensão em consonância com a construção teórica. Pode-se perceber, a título de resultados e de considerações finais, que ainda há muito para evoluir, porém será necessário implementar modificações significativas na tutela das ações afirmativas.
Tectonic styles of expected earthquakes in Italy as an input for seismic hazard modeling
Authors: Pondrelli Silvia , Visini Francesco , Rovida Andrea , D'Amico Vera , Pace Bruno , Meletti Carlo
Published: March 2020

Abstract. Tectonic styles and distributions of nodal planes are an essential input for probabilistic seismic hazard assessment. As a part of a recent elaboration of a new seismic hazard model for Italy, we adopted a cascade criteria approach to parametrize the tectonic style of expected earthquake ruptures and their uncertainty in an area-based seismicity model. Using available or recomputed seismic moment tensors for relevant seismic events (Mw starting from 4.5), first arrival focal mechanisms for less recent earthquakes, and also geological data on past activated faults, we collected a database for the last ~ 100 yrs gathering a thousand of data all over the Italian peninsula and regions around it. The adopted procedure consists, in each seismic zone, of separating the available seismic moment tensors in the three main tectonic styles, making summation within each group, identifying possible nodal plane(s) taking into account the different percentages of tectonic styles and including, where necessary, total or partial random source contributions. Referring to the used area source model, for several seismic zones we obtained robust results, e.g. along the southern Apennines we expect future earthquakes to be mostly extensional, although in the outer part of the chain strike-slip events are possible. In the Northern part of the Apennines we also expect different tectonic styles for different hypocentral depths. In zones characterized by a low seismic moment release, the possible tectonic style of future earthquakes is less clear and it has been represented using different combination (total or partial) of random sources.
Uncertainties in break-up markers along the Iberia–Newfoundland margins illustrated by new seismic data
Authors: Causer Annabel , Pérez-Díaz Lucía , Adam Jürgen , Eagles Graeme
Published: March 2020

Abstract. Plate tectonic modellers often rely on the identification of “break-up”
markers to reconstruct the early stages of continental separation. Along the
Iberian-Newfoundland margin, so-called break-up markers include
interpretations of old magnetic anomalies from the M series, as well as the
“J anomaly”. These have been used as the basis for plate tectonic
reconstructions are based on the concept that these anomalies pinpoint the
location of first oceanic lithosphere. However, uncertainties in the
location and interpretation of break-up markers, as well as the difficulty
in dating them precisely, has led to plate models that differ in both the
timing and relative palaeo-positions of Iberia and Newfoundland during
separation. We use newly available seismic data from the Southern Newfoundland Basin
(SNB) to assess the suitability of commonly used break-up markers along the
Newfoundland margin for plate kinematic reconstructions. Our data show that
basement associated with the younger M-series magnetic anomalies is
comprised of exhumed mantle and magmatic additions and most likely
represents transitional domains and not true oceanic lithosphere. Because
rifting propagated northward, we argue that M-series anomaly identifications
further north, although in a region not imaged by our seismic, are also
unlikely to be diagnostic of true oceanic crust beneath the SNB. Similarly,
our data also allow us to show that the high amplitude of the J Anomaly is
associated with a zone of exhumed mantle punctuated by significant volcanic
additions and at times characterized by interbedded volcanics and
sediments. Magmatic activity in the SNB at a time coinciding with M4 (128 Ma) and the presence of SDR packages onlapping onto a basement fault
suggest that, at this time, plate divergence was still being accommodated by
tectonic faulting. We illustrate the differences in the relative positions of Iberia and
Newfoundland across published plate reconstructions and discuss how these
are a direct consequence of the uncertainties introduced into the modelling
procedure by the use of extended continental margin data (dubious magnetic
anomaly identifications, break-up unconformity interpretations). We conclude
that a different approach is needed for constraining plate kinematics of the
Iberian plate pre-M0 times.
Inversion tectonics: a brief petroleum industry perspective
Authors: Tari Gábor , Arbouille Didier , Schléder Zsolt , Tóth Tamás
Published: March 2020

Abstract. The concept of structural inversion was introduced in the early 1980s. By definition, an inversion structure forms when a pre-existing extensional (or transtensional) fault controlling a hangingwall basin containing a syn-rift or passive fill sequence subsequently undergoes compression (or transpression) producing partial (or total) extrusion of the basin fill. Inverted structures provide traps for petroleum exploration, typically four-way structural closures. As to the degree of inversion, based on large number of worldwide examples seen in various basins, the most preferred petroleum exploration targets are mild to moderate inversional structures, defined by the location of the null-points. In these instances, the closures have a relatively small vertical amplitude, but simple in a map-view sense and well imaged on seismic reflection data. Also, the closures typically cluster above the extensional depocentres which tend to contain source rocks providing petroleum charge during and after the inversion. Cases for strong or total inversion are generally not that common and typically are not considered as ideal exploration prospects, mostly due to breaching and seismic imaging challenges associated with the trap(s) formed early on in the process of inversion. Also, migration may become tortuous due to the structural complexity or the source rock units may be uplifted above the hydrocarbon generation window effectively terminating the charge once the inversion occurred. For any particular structure the evidence for inversion is typically provided by subsurface data sets such as reflection seismic and well data. However, in many cases the deeper segments of the structure are either poorly imaged by the seismic data and/or have not been penetrated by exploration wells. In these cases the interpretation of any given structure in terms of inversion has to rely on the regional understanding of the basin evolution with evidence for an early phase of substantial crustal extension by normal faulting.
Game theory interpretation of digital soil mapping convolutional neural networks
Authors: Padarian José , McBratney Alex B. , Minasny Budiman
Published: March 2020

Abstract. The use of complex models such as deep neural networks has yielded large improvements in predictive tasks in many fields including digital soil mapping. Once of the concerns about using these models is that they are perceived as black boxes with low interpretability. In this paper we introduce the use of game theory, specifically SHAP values, in order to interpret a digital soil mapping model. SHAP values represent the contribution of a covariate to the final model predictions. We applied this method to a multi-task convolutional neural network trained to predict soil organic carbon of Chile. The results show the contribution of each covariate to the model predictions in three different contexts: (a) at a local level, showing the contribution of the various covariates for a single prediction, (b) a global understanding of the covariate contribution, and (c) a spatial interpretation of their contributions. The latter constitutes a novel application of SHAP values and also the first detailed analysis of a model in a spatial context. The analysis of a SOC model in Chile corroborated that the model is capturing sensible relationships between SOC and rainfall, temperature, elevation, slope and topographic wetness index. The results agree with commonly reported relationships, highlighting environmental thresholds that coincide with significant areas within the study area. This contribution addresses the limitations of the current interpretation of models in digital soil mapping, especially in a spatial context. We believe that SHAP values are a valuable tool that should be included within the DSM framework since they address the important concerns regarding the interpretability of more complex models. The model interpretation is a crucial step that could lead to generating new knowledge to improve our understanding of soils.