bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Qualitative analysis of mothers’ perception related to the delivery of information surrounding premature births
Authors: Randriamboarison Doriane , Fustec Elisa , Enderlé Isabelle , Yverneau Mathilde , Breton Karine Le , Lassel Linda , Orfanos Nadia Mazille , Pladys Patrick
Published: March 2023

Background: Prematurity is a major health issue due to its potential outcomes and socioeconomic impact. Prenatal counseling is of major importance for parents because it is believed that the risk of preterm birth is associated with a higher parental mental burden. Nowadays in France, the content and delivery of antenatal counseling is based on personal experience since there is a lack of official guidelines. The goal of the study was to evaluate maternal perception of antenatal information delivered in the setting of premature births.
Methods: A qualitative study was performed using semi-structured individual interviews of 15 mothers with a child born >26-34 GW. Data analysis was based on a constant comparative method.
Results: We found that concerning prenatal counselling content, parents wanted to be informed of their role in the care of their premature child more so than statistics that were not always considered relevant. Parents’ reactions to the announcement of the risk of a premature birth was dominated by stupefaction, uncertainty and anxiety. When it comes to the setting of prenatal counselling, patients’ room was deemed an appropriate setting by parents and ideally the presence of a coparent was appreciated as it increased patients’ understanding. The physicians’ behavior during the counselling was considered appropriate and described as empathic and optimistic. The importance of support throughout the hospitalization in the form of other parents’ experiences, healthcare professionals and the possibility to preemptively visit the NICU was emphasized by participants. Delivery experience was dominated by a sense of uncertainty, and urgency. Some leads for improvement included additional support of information such as virtual NICU visit; participants also insisted on continuity of care and the multidisciplinary aspect of counselling (obstetrician, pediatrician, midwive, nurse, lactation consultant and psychologist).
Conclusion: Overall general guidelines on prenatal counseling seem necessary, however personalization remains fundamental.
BABS on a mission: An experimental study on the effects of message framing and the use of a patient testimonial on intentions of osteoarthritis patients to adhere to treatment advice
Authors: Oomen J.M.H. , Ende C.H. van den , Schers H.J. , Koëter S. , Assendelft W.J.J. , Das E.
Published: March 2023

Background
Message framing, i.e., focusing on either gains or losses, is a commonly used technique in health communication to influence beliefs, and ultimately, health behaviors. The use of a patient testimonial in educational material might also strengthen effects.
Objectives
To study the effects of 1) message framing and 2) patient testimonials on osteoarthritis patients’ beliefs about and intentions to be physically active and to use pain medication.
Methods
. Members of a research panel (n = 639) with a self-reported diagnosis of knee OA were invited to participate and, if willing and consenting randomly allocated to watchi one out of four video messages combining a framing condition (gain or loss-frame) with the use of a testimonial (yes/no). After watching this video, participants completed a questionnaire on attitudes, behavioral beliefs, attitudes towards physical activity and pain medication (1 = completely disagree, 7 = completely agree), and intentions towards physical activity and pain medication (1 = I do not do this now and am not planning doing this, 7 = I am doing this already for more than 6 months). ANOVA was used to assess the main and interaction effects.
Results
A total of 154 respondents completed the questionnaire. Message framing and the use of a testimonial did not impact attitudes, beliefs, or intentions on physical activity. However, loss framing resulted in more positive attitudes towards pain medication (mean (SD) 5.5 (1.6)) than gain framing (mean (SD) 4.9 (1.9), mean difference = 0.6, 95% CI [0.0, 1.1]). Furthermore, the patient testimonial induced more positive pain medication attitudes (mean (SD) 6.0 (1.1)) than the informative control message (mean (SD) 5.0 (1.7), mean difference = 0.9, 95% CI [0.1, 1.6]) when the message used a loss, rather than a gain-frame.
Conclusion
This study showed that describing the disadvantages of nonadherence to pain medication resulted in more positive beliefs about pain medication than stating the advantages of adherence. The use of a patient testimonial within this loss-frame strengthened the effect. Our findings indicate that the use of framing and testimonials in OA care matters and that health care providers should be aware of the potential effects of emphasising either gains or losses in communicating with their patients.
Combining amide proton transfer-weighted and arterial spin labeling imaging to differentiate solitary brain metastases from glioblastomas
Authors: Chen Ling , Li Yao , Zhang Jinhuan , Li Shuanghong , Huang Lizhao , Tang Lifang , Wu Min , Zhu Li , Li Tao , Zeng Zisan
Published: March 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical utility of amide proton transfer-weighted imaging (APTw) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) in differentiating solitary brain metastases (SBMs) from glioblastomas (GBMs). All patients underwent conventional MRI, APTw, and ASL scans on a 3.0 T MRI system. The mean APTw value and mean cerebral blood flow (CBF) value were measured. The differences in various parameters between GBMs and SBMs were assessed using the independent-samples t test. The quantitative performance of these MRI parameters in distinguishing between GBMs and SBMs was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Our results showed that GBMs exhibited significantly higher APTw and CBF values in peritumoral regions compared with SBMs (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between SBMs and GBMs in tumor cores. APTw MRI had a higher diagnostic efficiency in differentiating SBMs from GBMs (AUC: 0.864; 75.0% sensitivity and 81.8% specificity). Combined use of APTw and CBF value increased the AUC to 0.927. In conclusion, APTw may be superior to ASL for distinguishing between SBMs and GBMs. Combination of APTw and ASL showed better discrimination and a superior diagnostic performance.
Design and Parametric Analysis of Tungsten Disulfide ETL Based Perovskite Solar Cell
Authors: chaudhary srishtee , Mehra Rajesh , Raj Balwinder
Published: March 2023

The efficiency of Solar cells has been impacted by various factors. Being an abundant source by nature, research work is being carried upon regarding their performance parameters to a great extent. In this paper solar structure is optimized for better performance. The simulation of the proposed solar cell is carried on SCAPs software. The simulation work portraits the effect incorporating front and back contacts in the existing perovskite solar cell structure. The involvement of contact parameters in the structure resulted in efficiency improvement. Withal substituting the (Ca) metal as Back contact with work function of 2.9 eV and (Au) as front contact with work function 5.47 eV, the solar cell showed quantitative improvement from existing designs. In the study, existing perovskite solar cells with ETL Cd1- xZnxS(Cadmium zinc sulphide), perovskite layer MAPbI3- xClx, and HTL CuI(Copper Iodide) and CuSbS2 (Copper antimony sulfide) is compared in terms of efficiency. The proposed solar cell with Spiro-OMeTAD as HTL showed the highest PCE of 28.06%.
Design and Implementation of an Asymmetric Face Recognition System Based on Unsupervised Learning
Authors: Chang Chih-Yung , santra Arpita Samanta , Chang I-Hsiung , Wu Shih-Jung , Roy Diptendu Sinha , Zhang Qiaoyun
Published: March 2023

This paper mainly discusses the asymmetric face recognition problem where the number of names in a name list and the number of faces in the photo might not be equal, but each face should be automatically labeled with a name. The motivation for this issue is that there had been many meetings in the past. After each meeting, the participant took group photos. The meeting provided only a corresponding name list of participants without one-to-one labels. In the worst case, the group photo might mix with the faces that were not participating in the meeting. Another reason for asymmetric face recognition is that some meeting personnel did not appear in photos because they assisted in taking pictures. This paper proposes an Asymmetric Face Recognition Mechanism, called AFRM in short. Initially, the proposed AFRM adopts the Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) to detect and extract all faces from photos. Next, AFRM extracts the features from each face using the convolution feature map (Conv_FF)and adopts the features to partition the faces into different classes. Then the AFRM applies the statistic-based mechanism to map each name in the name list to each face class. According to this mapping, each face will be associated with one name. To quickly identify a face during the meeting, the AFRM applies the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) to represent the features of each face. During the new meeting, the proposed AFRM can extract the feature of one face and then adopts KNN to derive the features. Experimental results show that the proposed mechanism achieves more than 97% accuracy without one-to-one name and face labeling.
JUSTIFICATION OF LYMPHOTROPIC ANTIBACTERIAL THERAPY BENEFITS BASED ON THE CHANGES IN SPECIFIC IMMUNITY PARAMETERS IN ACUTE PANCREATITIS
Authors: Duzhyi Igor , Kononenko Мykola , Shymko Volodymyr , Sytnik Oleksandr , Kravets Oleksandr
Published: March 2023

Introduction. The incidence and features of acute pancreatitis stimulate the scientific community and clinicians to look for new antibiotics and new algorithms for their use in treating this disease, which is the world's third most frequent acute surgical disease.
Despite this, acute pancreatitis mortality indicates the need for better approaches, especially in conditions of microbial resistance to antibiotics, which determines the urgency of the problem.
The objective of the paper was to justify lymphotropic antibacterial therapy as an alternative method of treatment of acute pancreatitis based on the changes in specific immunity parameters, which will make it possible to increase the effectiveness of treatment of the disease and potential complications.
Materials and methods were based on the study of the leukocyte index of intoxication, the hematological index of intoxication, and some other parameters of immunity on lymphotropic and standard antibacterial therapy. With this in mind, patients were divided into two groups.
Results. It was established that under the influence of lymphotropic antibacterial therapy, the leukocyte index of intoxication decreased by 0.3392 units on early admission and by 0.4128 units on late admission compared to standard antibacterial therapy. LAT appeared to be more effective in terms of the effect on HII – by 1.1214 units on early admission and by 1.0537 units on late admission. The effect on cellular immunity with LAT was more pronounced than that with standard antibacterial therapy.
Discussion. Purulent-infectious foci in acute pancreatitis lead to profound disturbances in the immune system as they develop intensively and quickly, and already after 24 hours of manifestation, they significantly exceed those that develop within 24 hours. Lymphotropic antibacterial therapy adjusts these changes bringing them closer to the control ones, while standard antibacterial therapy fails to do so.
Conclusions. Changes in the immune system parameters, which tend towards the control ones, suggest that lymphotropic antibacterial therapy is an alternative to standard therapy.
Effect of Fixed-dose Combination Amlodipine/Valsartan in Comparison to
Two Drug Combination Nebivolol/Valsartan on 24-Hour Ambulatory
Blood Pressure
Authors: Hanna Selvia M. , Rabea Hoda M. , Abdelrahim Mohamed E.A. , Mahmoud Hesham B.
Published: March 2023

Background:

Nebivolol has a dual mechanism of action, exerting a moderate b- block-ade effect and reducing peripheral arterial resistance, as a result, the antihypertensive effect of nebivolol may be higher than that of a potent vasodilator CCB such as amlodipine.

Aims:

The study evaluated the effect of two nebivolol/valsartan on 24 hour ambulatory blood pres-sure versus amlodipine/valsartan in grade II or III hypertension patients or having uncontrolled BP despite treatment. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is a powerful method to monitor the changes in blood pressure over the 24 hour.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 74 from 90 patients continued the study. Fourty patients re-ceived amlodipine 10 mg/valsartan 160 mg (group I), and thirty-four patients received nebivolol 5 mg/ valsartan 160 mg (group II). Peripheral blood pressure readings were measured at randomiza-tion at 6 and 12 weeks. Ambulatory blood pressure was measured at randomization and 12 weeks.

Results:

Both drug combinations showed high efficacy in reducing peripheral and 24 hour ambu-latory BP. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in lowering periph-eral systolic and diastolic blood pressure at 6 and 12 weeks. Furthermore, both groups failed to show any significant difference in reducing 24 hour SBP and DBP. Regarding day SBP, the blood pressure dropped by -5.63 ± 14.87 in group I and -6.25 ± 11.59 in group II (p = 0.844). Also, group I reduced the day DBP average by -2.53 ± 9.83 and group II by -3.61 ± 9.78 (p = 0.640). In addition, both drug combinations had no statistically significant difference in lowering night SBP and DBP average.

Conclusion:

Both treatment groups reached the target ambulatory blood pressure, and there was
no statistically significant difference between both groups as a regard reduction in all ambulatory
blood pressure readings.
THE ROLE OF MIDWIVES IN RECOGNIZING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Authors:   Puskesmas Ujungbatu Rokan Hulu, Riau, Indonesia, Sagala Hotma
Published: March 2023

Background: Postpartum depression is a problem that occurs postpartum, affects up to 20% of women, and can adversely affect both mother and child. Postpartum depression is a feeling disorder experienced by mothers 2 weeks after giving birth to 3 months or more, this condition is a continuation of the baby blues. Women with postpartum depression are not easily identifiable and can display a variety of signs and symptoms. Early symptoms are not easy to determine, usually, patients have shown signs before entering the postpartum period. In cases of postpartum depression, it is often known too late by the family and in this case, the midwife acts as a provider of routine care from antenatal care to postpartum services or visits. Objective: To investigate the role of midwives and professionals in health care providers in recognizing the signs and symptoms of perinatal depression. Method: This paper involved on referral sources and based on observation by author. Results: Midwives have an important role to detect signs and symptoms of mental health disorders in their practice but are hindered by organizational and practitioner-related barriers. With training and organizational support, midwives can develop skills and knowledge needed for early detection, provide mental health care. Conclusion: Midwives need to increase awareness of early detection, early referral system and prompt education to help patient with postpartum depression get better prognosis and outcomes. Keywords: midwives, postpartum, depression.
Detecting Ground Glass Opacity Features in Patients With Lung Cancer: Automated Extraction and Longitudinal Analysis via Deep Learning–Based Natural Language Processing
Authors: Lee Kyeryoung , Liu Zongzhi , Chandran Urmila , Kalsekar Iftekhar , Laxmanan Balaji , Higashi Mitchell K , Jun Tomi , Ma Meng , Li Minghao , Mai Yun , Gilman Christopher , Wang Tongyu , Ai Lei , Aggarwal Parag , Pan Qi , Oh William , Stolovitzky Gustavo , Schadt Eric , Wang Xiaoyan
Published: March 2023

Background

Ground-glass opacities (GGOs) appearing in computed tomography (CT) scans may indicate potential lung malignancy. Proper management of GGOs based on their features can prevent the development of lung cancer. Electronic health records are rich sources of information on GGO nodules and their granular features, but most of the valuable information is embedded in unstructured clinical notes.

Objective

We aimed to develop, test, and validate a deep learning–based natural language processing (NLP) tool that automatically extracts GGO features to inform the longitudinal trajectory of GGO status from large-scale radiology notes.

Methods

We developed a bidirectional long short-term memory with a conditional random field–based deep-learning NLP pipeline to extract GGO and granular features of GGO retrospectively from radiology notes of 13,216 lung cancer patients. We evaluated the pipeline with quality assessments and analyzed cohort characterization of the distribution of nodule features longitudinally to assess changes in size and solidity over time.

Results

Our NLP pipeline built on the GGO ontology we developed achieved between 95% and 100% precision, 89% and 100% recall, and 92% and 100% F1-scores on different GGO features. We deployed this GGO NLP model to extract and structure comprehensive characteristics of GGOs from 29,496 radiology notes of 4521 lung cancer patients. Longitudinal analysis revealed that size increased in 16.8% (240/1424) of patients, decreased in 14.6% (208/1424), and remained unchanged in 68.5% (976/1424) in their last note compared to the first note. Among 1127 patients who had longitudinal radiology notes of GGO status, 815 (72.3%) were reported to have stable status, and 259 (23%) had increased/progressed status in the subsequent notes.

Conclusions

Our deep learning–based NLP pipeline can automatically extract granular GGO features at scale from electronic health records when this information is documented in radiology notes and help inform the natural history of GGO. This will open the way for a new paradigm in lung cancer prevention and early detection.
Inhibition of protease activity and anti‐quorum sensing of the potential fraction of ethanolic extract from Sansevieria trifasciata Prain leaves against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: Dewatisari Whika Febria , Nugroho Laurentius Hartanto , Retnaningrum Endah , Purwestri Yekti Asih
Published: March 2023

Sansevieria trifasciata is a plant that is commonly utilized in traditional medicine. The leaves of S. trifasciata show antibacterial properties against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This bacterium is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause serious illness in humans and produce a variety of virulence factors responsible for bacterial pathogenesis with quorum sensing (QS) systems that mediate intracellular communication. Bacteria produce protease through a QS mechanism in which they express signaling molecules to become pathogens. Proteases are extracellular enzymes required for successful infection that mediate biofilm spread through QS and regulate a variety of cellular and physiological functions. This research aimed to evaluate the protease, and anti‐QS activities of the ethanolic extract from S. trifasciata leaves against P. aeruginosa and the expression of QS genes. An azocasein test was used to determine the protease activity in qualitative and quantitative methods. Using real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, a study was conducted to investigate the effect of ethanolic extract from S. trifasciata leaves on selected QS‐regulatory genes at the transcriptional level. The results showed that the potential ethanolic extract from S. trifasciata leaves inhibited the protease enzyme activity by as much as 77.1%. The potential ethanolic extract from S. trifasciata leaves decreased the expressions of lasA, lasB, lasI, lasR, rhlI, and rhlR with 2‐ΔΔCt values of 0.81, 0.93, 0.76, 0.97, 0.90, and 0.55 respectively.
Injustiça epistêmica
Authors: Muniz Mardegan Alexssandra
Published: March 2023

As estruturas patriarcais que ainda marcam a sociedade brasileira afloram na forma de diferentes espécies de violência contra a mulher. O conceito de injustiça epistêmica, concebido por Miranda Fricker, emerge como um importante referencial teórico para a compreensão dos impactos dos preconceitos identitários no julgamento de casos de violência contra a mulher, na medida em que explica as distorções na distribuição da credibilidade entre agressor e vítima. A partir desse marco teórico, corroborado pela revisão bibliográfica da literatura específica, o artigo desenvolve a hipótese de que as estruturas de poder forjadas pelo patriarcado se manifestam nas práticas epistêmicas, inclusive sob a guarida da pretensa neutralidade do discurso jurídico, gerando um desbalanço no grau de confiabilidade atribuído às mulheres e aos homens, no âmbito do processo penal, e culminando em graves injustiças como a impunidade do agressor e a culpabilização da vítima, com base em estereótipos de gênero. Busca-se, por meio dessa análise, responder ao seguinte questionamento: em que medida o “ouvinte virtuoso” idealizado por Fricker pode servir de parâmetro para guiar a colheita do testemunho de vítimas de violência doméstica e outros crimes contra mulheres? E, ainda, em que medida a adoção dessas práticas epistêmicas virtuosas pode contribuir para evitar a influência de preconceitos na avaliação da prova testemunhal, e, em última instância, para mitigar os perniciosos efeitos do preconceito identitário no Sistema de Justiça – considerando o poder simbólico ostentado pelo Direito?
Associations of age, body mass index, and breast size with mammographic breast density in Korean women
Authors: Ko Su Yeon , Kim Min Jung
Published: March 2023

We aimed (a) to investigate the associations between age, body mass index (BMI), and breast size with mammographic density based on the breast imaging reporting and data system (BI-RADS) and volumetric breast density measurement (VBDM) with Volpara, (b) to evaluate the associations of age, BMI, and breast size with fibroglandular tissue volume (FGV), and (c) to demonstrate the association of mammographic density grade with FGV. From April 2012 to May 2012, 1,203 women consecutively underwent mammography, and their breast density was calculated using the density grade and volume determined by Volpara. In total, 427 women were included in this study. The BMI and breast size of the 427 women were determined. The associations between mammographic density and age, BMI, and bra cup size were assessed. In addition, the associations between FGV and age, BMI, bra cup size, and mammographic density were assessed. The mean age of the women was 51 years (range, 27−83). Age was associated with mammographic density based on BI-RADS (P<0.0001), and both age and BMI were associated with mammographic density based on Volpara (P<0.0001). The mean FGV significantly decreased as age increased (P<0.0001) and increased as BMI and bra cup size increased (P<0.0001 and P=0.0007, respectively). Age was associated with mammographic density, according to both the BI-RADS and VBDM; however, BMI was only associated with mammographic density based on the VBDM. Larger FGV was associated with younger age, higher BMI, larger bra cup size, and higher mammographic density
Dietary quality and mindful eating among pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes
Authors: Özbay Hatice Nur , Bayram Sinem , Yeşil Esen
Published: March 2023

Objective: The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing in parallel with maternal obesity. The main components of treatment are monitoring blood glucose levels with medical nutrition therapy and lifestyle modification in order to prevent short- and long-term materno-fetal complications. This study aimed to compare the diet quality and mindful eating among pregnant women with and without GDM. Methods: This case-control study included 68 pregnant women. Each participant was face-to-face interviewed using a structured questionnaire to obtain socio-demographic information, general health information, nutritional habits, and registered three days of food record. Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) and Healthy Eating Index (HEI) were applied in order to assess mindful eating and diet quality, respectively. Results: Mean pre-pregnancy body mass index of women was 27.42+5.44 kg/m2, 66.7% of the gestational diabetes group and 29.4% of the control group was obese. Differences in HEI adequacy subgroup scores between the groups were significant. Mean MEQ scores were 2.85±0.34 and 3.13±0.44 in pregnant women with gestational diabetes and control cases, respectively (r=0.61, p=0003, p<0.05). Conclusion: Our results showed that pregnant women with gestational diabetes had lower mindful eating and diet quality scores.
Mid-trimester cerclage outcomes in singleton and twin pregnancies: a single tertiary center experience
Authors: Altınordu Atcı Aslı , Doğru Şükran , Akkuş Fatih , Akıncı Delal , Acar Ali
Published: March 2023

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the maternal and neonatal outcomes of patients who underwent ultrasonography (USG) and emergency-indicated cerclage in the mid-trimester in singleton and twin pregnancies. Methods: A total of 55 patients, 43 with singleton and 12 with twin pregnancies who underwent cerclage for short cervix (<25 mm) or cervical dilation between January 2015 and December 2021 were included in the study. The primary outcome was gestational age at birth, and secondary outcomes were neonatal birth weight, the status of admission to neonatal intensive care unit, neonatal survival, and the neonatal birth rates at <24 weeks, 24–27⁺⁶ weeks, 28–33⁺⁶ weeks, 34–36⁺⁶ weeks and >37 weeks. Results: In singleton pregnancies, delivery interval was 15.05 (±2.9) weeks in the USG indication group and 2.8 (±2.5) weeks in the emergency indication group (p<0.001). The rate of pregnant women in the USG indication group who gave birth between 24–27⁺⁶ weeks of gestation was 4.9% (n=2), and the rate of pregnant women in the emergency indication group was 55.6% (n=5) (p<0.001). In total, in singleton pregnancies the rate of take-home baby was 85.7%, and neonatal mortality was 14.3%. In twin pregnancies, delivery interval was 12±1.41 weeks in the USG indication group, and it was 1.8±0.83 weeks in the emergency indication group (p<0.003). In twin pregnancies, the take-home baby rate was 94% and neonatal mortality was 6%. Conclusion: Cervical cerclage reduces the possible risks of preterm delivery by prolonging the interval until delivery, especially in patients with singleton and twin pregnancies for whom USG is indicated, and promising neonatal outcomes are achieved.
Introduction Science and Popular Audio-Visual Media
Authors: Fuchs Michael , Butler Martin
Published: March 2023

Our introduction to this special issue on science and popular audio-visual media sheds light on the intricate interconnections between science (and discourses about science) and different popular audio-visual media. Focusing on the topics of global warming and the ongoing pandemic, on the one hand, and the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, on the other, we illustrate some functions of science and scientists in audio-visual media and also turn to the history of photography and motion pictures and their significance as both scientific tools and entertainment media, before briefly introducing the individual essays included in this issue.
Capturing the Shark. White (Eco-)Masculinity and the Pursuit of Science in the Docuseries Expedition Great White
Authors: Fuchs Michael
Published: March 2023

Expedition Great White is a docuseries that follows a crew composed of professional fishermen and scientists who conduct studies about great white sharks. This article explores three interrelated dimensions of the series. First, while the series repeatedly suggests that the actions performed in front of the cameras ultimately aim to study and protect great whites and that for both the fishermen and scientists, the well-being of sharks is of the highest priority, this masculine care is not only subjected to the pursuit of new scientific insights about sharks but also embedded in a discourse of competition. Second, this pursuit of new knowledge is coded in masculine terms, as traditional notions of masculinity (i.e., confronting and catching the dangerous animal as well as making scientific progress) become re-negotiated in view of the animals’ well-being and, ultimately, their protection. Finally, while the first two dimensions bespeak the desire for human control of the natural world, the digital lives of tagged sharks challenge this human control.
Current state of biology, stocks and fishery of atherina (Atherina boyeri caspia (Eichwald)) in western part of Middle and Northern Caspian
Authors: Taibov Pirmurad Sultanmuradovich , Kanieva Nuria Abdrakhimovna , Barabanov Vitaliy Victorovich
Published: March 2023

The article considers the original results of observations and analysis of the catches of atherina (Atherina boyeri caspia (Eichwald)) by months by stationary nets in the Terek-Caspian fishery subarea (Republic of Dagestan). The size-weight and age indicators of the spawning stocks of atherina have been characterized. For the first time in recent years the conditions for atherina spawning in the western part of the Middle and Northern Caspian are described. All biostatistical indicators of atherina obtained in the recent years (2016–2021) are listed: average linear weight parameters, average fatness coefficient according to Fulton (0.944) indicate a high fattening of fish. Size and weight composition of females and males, age-related fluctuations in length and weight, comparative analysis of atherina concentrations, characteristics of atherina reproduction in the conditions of the Northern and Middle Caspian, fecundity of different age groups, quantitative distribution of roe, larvae and fry of atherina, as well as dynamics of the age composition from catches prove a satisfactory state of stocks of this fish species. Comparative analyses of autumn concentrations of atherina in the Middle Caspian in 1958–1963 and in 2018–2021 are presented, as well as spp/h of trawling, age-related fluctuations in the length and weight in the autumn period (2016–2021). It has been found that atherina in the Caspian Sea is the main object of by-catch when fishing for kilka with stationary seines (in average 56.3 tons per year); it plays an important role as a food component for many fish species (sea herring, sturgeon) and mammals (Caspian seal) living in the waters of the Caspian Sea. Prospective volumes of processing atherina for fishmeal are also considered for the first time. On the scale of the Caspian Sea, with intensive kilka fishing by stationary seines as by-catch, it is possible to catch atherina in the amount of 150–200 tons. Despite the small volumes, they would significantly cover the deficit in the fish feed. Due to the increasing population of atherina in the natural conditions it is required to actively involve atherina in the fishing processes of the organizations in order to maximize the development of the commercial stock.
Classification of Pistachio Nut Using Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Lisda Lisda , Kusrini Kusrini , Ariatmanto Dhani
Published: March 2023

The application of innovative technologies in the agricultural industry has the potential to boost yield productivity and affect the well-being of farmers. Pistachio nuts are widely considered among the most precious things agriculture produces. The kirmizi and sirt are the two distinct varieties of pistachio nuts that are available. It is essential to categorize the different types of pistachio nuts to keep the product's quality and worth at a high level. This paper proposes a classified pistachio variety of kirmizi and siirt based on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models Inception V3 and ResNet50. The dataset used in this research is 2148 samples of pistachio images. The sample images are divided into 80% training data, 10% testing data, and 10% validation data. First, we pre-process and normalize by wrapping and cropping the images. The next, Inception-V3 and ResNet50 architectures, were trained and tested on the sample datasets. The experimental results show that the accuracy of both models is 96% and 86%, respectively. This can be concluded that the performance of the CNN model using Inception-V3 architecture outperforms ResNet50 architecture.
Case of malignant brain edema despite successful recanalization after mechanical thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke
Authors: Suroto Nur Setiawan , Fauzi Asra Al , Christi Ayu Yoniko , Simanjuntak Kevin Ariel Tiopan , Budiono Perthdyatama Syifaq
Published: March 2023

Background:

Therapeutic reperfusion with endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke is typically associated with better long-term functional outcome compared to standard medical care. However, post-procedural brain edema remained present in around half of EVT patients. Malignant brain edema (MBE) is a serious condition that can lead to increased intracranial pressure, rapid neurologic deterioration, and cerebral herniation, neutralizing the favorable efficacy of EVT on functional outcomes.

Case Description:

A 51-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented with acute onset of hemiplegia and severe bradyarrhythmia. A head computed tomography-scan demonstrated hyperdense middle cerebral artery (MCA) sign. Intravenous thrombolysis was administered before temporary pacemaker insertion. The digital subtraction angiography confirmed occlusion of the M1 branch of the right MCA with no collaterals in the territory of the occluded vessel. Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) was performed 6 h after onset and successfully achieved modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction 3 revascularization in 6 h 20 min. The patient later experienced massive brain edema that required emergent decompressive craniectomy. The modified Rankin scale score was 4 in 1- and 3-month’s follow-up.

Conclusion:

MBE after MT results in unsatisfactory functional outcomes, even if it has successful revascularization. No collateral in the territory of the occluded vessel in the initial angiogram is one of the predictors of MBE after MT.
Overview on massive forming processes, future and their challenges
Authors: Santosh Kumar , Rakesh Kumar
Published: March 2023

The massive shaping processes (forging, rolling, extrusion, wire and bar drawing) play an important role to fabricate metal products. These forming processes undergo plastic deformations of the metal and acquire required shapes and sizes by application of suitable stresses such as tension, compression and shear. Thus due to the characteristics such as cost effectiveness, good mechanical properties of the product, flexible operations, higher productivity, no wastage of the raw material and faster production rate, the work on metals in effective way becomes highly important. Bulk forming and severe deformation process result in massive shape change. The surface area-to-volume of the work is relatively small and mostly done in hot working conditions. The broad topic of bulk metal forming includes many processes both as classical and modified categories. These classical bulk metal forming processes are still in great demand in many industry sectors. It does not seem that this trend will slow down as new technologies have been developed over recent years. These technologies are continuously modified for new demands, such as higher precision (near-net shape) forming, micro-/nano-forming for micro-components, and bulk-sheet metal forming processes for complex workpieces. Thus, it is important to have a broad knowledge of the classical theories of metal forming which was mainly an overview of metal forming processes and their fundamentals. With the growing competitive industrial vibe, it is important to develop into cost-effective production processes. Especially for some automotive components, it is suggested to incorporate bulk metal forming processes into sheet metals to produce high-quality sheet metal components commercially. Sheet-bulk metal forming (SBMF) processes are defined as sheet metal forming where the flow occurs in three dimensions similar to bulk metal forming. After computer-aided design of the tool geometry, the bulk metal forming tools are usually fabricated by machining processes. The main die manufacturing process may be divided into die design, rough machining, heat treatment, finish machining, manual finishing (polishing), or benching and hard coating. The main characteristic of these processes is that the final product has the dimensions of a magnitude similar to the sheet thickness, projecting out of the plane of the sheet. Based on this characteristic, only some special bulk forming processes can be applied on sheet metals. In this review paper, the authors describe the working of various types of bulk metal forming processes, historical development, importance, future scope and challenges, so that this paper may serve as a good reference for forming process selection and identification for researchers, engineers and students.
The assessment of health risk from heavy metals with water indices for irrigation and the portability of Munzur Stream: A case study of the Ovacık area (Ramsar site), Türkiye
Authors: Kutlu Banu , Sarıgül Ali
Published: March 2023

Surface water samples from the area of Munzur Stream in Türkiye (a Ramsar site) were evaluated for their suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes using different water quality indices. The human health risks were assessed as well. The study was conducted over a period of 24 months from January 2019 to December 2021 by taking samples from nine stations every month in order to determine the water quality of Munzur Stream, located in Tunceli. According to the results, Munzur Stream is in good condition in terms of the quality of drinking water and irrigation water. The concentrations of heavy metals such as Cu, Ni, Fe and Hg were high, though the water quality parameter according to Türkiye Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs Surface Water Quality Regulations (TSWQR) was significantly lower than the permitted limits. In Munzur Stream, the irrigation water for all stations was reported to be excellent, good and suitable in terms of SAR, Na% and MH, respectively. The principal component analysis data formed the four principal components, explaining 98.22% of the total variance. The sources of pollution in this area include the rock types of the basin, soil erosion, domestic waste water discharge and agricultural flow of inorganic fertilisers.
Your Finger, your Tiger: Netiquette Violations of the Microcelebrity Parody Content on Social Media
Authors: Astuti Yanti Dwi , Zamroni Mohammad
Published: March 2023

Netiquette is still lacking among Indonesian netizens. One of the netiquette violations was carried out by micro-celebrities Tri Suaka and Zinidin Zidan, who virally recorded and distributed mocking parody videos of Andika Kangen Band. This research aims to uncover the phenomenon of the practice of violating netiquette by microcelebrities using the constructivism paradigm with qualitative content analysis methods in order to draw a conclusion from the meaning of a text in the video. The audience here plays two roles at once, namely consumers and producers. The theories used are of Digital Literacy, Social Media and Netiquette. The results of the study reveal that internet ethics violations occur due to the anonymous and confidential nature of digital media resulting in no recognition of identity, misinterpretation of digital rights related to unlimited freedom of expression, and excessive use of social media time by netizens. Research has also found that netizens more easily show attitudes and opinions that are usually hidden from others due to social and economic conditions that make them anxious and frustrated, consumption of and belief in hoaxes, low awareness of ethics and morality, and lack of understanding about sanctions for ethical violations related to digital media.
Concepções dos profissionais de saúde envolvidos no atendimento ambulatorial sobre as atividades desenvolvidas pelo farmacêutico clínico em uma unidade de saúde
Authors: MENEZES Tainá V. , MARTINS Maria C. , PINTO Vanusa B. , NUNES Maria P.
Published: March 2023

Objetivo: Descrever a compreensão da equipe e do próprio farmacêutico sobre as atividades clínicas desse profissional. Método: Foram realizadas 14 entrevistas semiestruturadas com farmacêuticos, estudantes de farmácia, médicos, enfermeiros e técnicos de enfermagem que atuam em um serviço ambulatorial que atende pacientes de atenção terciária. Resultados: Alguns profissionais conheciam as atividades clínicas do farmacêutico no ambulatório, mas (i) encaminhavam tardiamente o paciente para o farmacêutico clínico ou (ii) conheciam a função do farmacêutico apenas em drogarias ou para pacientes hospitalizados. O farmacêutico também não se considerava totalmente preparado para realizar todas as atividades clínicas ou não possui local adequado e recursos para tal. Conclusão: A amostra de enfermeiros, médicos e farmacêuticos (com experiência profissional ou em formação) atuantes em um ambulatório de clínica médica desconheciam as potencialidades de cuidado do farmacêutico clínico para pacientes com multimorbidades no serviço de saúde investigado.
Use of off-label drugs and the prevalence of adverse reaction to drugs in the adult intensive care unit of a Brazilian public hospital
Authors: MOREIRA Lívia P. , GUEDES Marjorie M. , PERRAUD Eunice B. , PEIXOTO-JUNIOR Arnaldo A. , FRANCELINO Eudiana V. , FONTELES Marta F.
Published: March 2023

Objective: To Identify the occurrence of adverse reactions to medications (ADR) in patients using off-label prescriptions admitted in an adult intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: Cross-sectional and prospective study evaluated the use of off-label medications and the appearance of ADR in an adult clinical ICU of a Brazilian hospital from March to Aug/2018. The prescriptions were classified as label, off-label, and unlicensed, and the NARANJO algorithm assessed ADR occurrence. The suspected cases of ADR were separated into label and off-label. Results: The prevalence of off-label use was 73.0%, with 73.9% prescribed after admission to the ICU. Regarding the category of off-label use, 23.6% were due to the volume of the diluent. The predominant drug classification was systemic antimicrobials, accounting for 16.8%. The PHD represented 68.7% of the off-label medicines. Sixty suspected ADR were identified in 26 patients registered with suspected ADRs, from that 85.0% resulted from the use of off-label medications. The most prevalent reactions were classified as probable (81.7%), and diarrhoea was the most frequent symptom. There was a significant association between the use of off-label drugs, PHD prescriptions, and the occurrence of ADR (p <0.05).Conclusion: The findings showed that the event of ADR was higher among off-label drugs and PHD prescriptions.
Responsible assessment of what research? Beware of epistemic diversity!
Authors: Ulpts Sven
Published: March 2023

Schönbrodt et al. (2022) and Gärtner et al. (2022) aim to outline in the target articles why and how research assessment could be improved in psychological science in accordance with DORA, resulting in a focus on abandoning the impact factor as an indicator for research quality and aligning assessment with methodological rigor and open science practices. However, I argue that their attempt is guided by a rather narrow statistical and quantitative understanding of knowledge production in psychological science. Consequently, the authors neglect the epistemic diversity within psychological science leading to the potential danger of committing epistemic injustice. Hence, the criteria they introduce for research assessment might be appropriate for some approaches to knowledge production it could however neglect or systematically disadvantage others. Furthermore, I claim that the authors lack some epistemic (intellectual) humility about their proposal. Further information is required regarding when and for which approaches their proposal is appropriate and maybe even more importantly when and where it is not. Similarly, a lot of the proposed improvements of the reform movement, like the one introduced in the target articles, are probably nothing more than trial and error due to a lack of investigation of their epistemic usefulness and understanding of underlying mechanisms and theories. Finally, I argue that with more awareness about epistemic diversity in psychological science in combination with more epistemic (intellectual) humility the danger of epistemic injustice could be attenuated.
In vivo evaluation of holocellulose and cellulose isolated from kumaizasa (Sasa senanensis) powder on bowel movements in rats
Authors: Hara Hideo , Mifuru Ryusuke , Ishikura Yoshiro , Yokotani Ryo , Ishida Naobumi , Hara Takaaki , Ozaw Shuji
Published: March 2023

Background: Kumaizasa (Sasa senanensis Rehder) is a representative natural plant growing in Hokkaido, Japan, and has a history of being used in herbal medicine and as a health food option. Nishihira et. al. (2019) confirmed in a clinical trial that the kumaizasa dry powder had the effect of improving bowel movements of healthy volunteers. In this study, we evaluated the effect of the components of kumaizasa powder, like holocellulose (hemicellulose + cellulose) and cellulose, involved in the bowel movement of rats and tried to elucidate the role of each component.Methods: Male rats (Slc:SD, weight 79~93 g) were administered kumaizasa powder (3000 mg/kg/day) orally, holocellulose (1500 mg/kg/day), cellulose (900mg /kg/day) or water using a stomach tube twice a day for 14 days.Results: Among the intervention groups (kumaizasa powder, holocellulose, cellulose group) and control group (water), no significant differences were observed with changes in body weight and food consumption. All the feces were normal, with one exception of watery feces on day 2 in the cellulose group. Multigroup comparison by the Tukey-Kramer method showed that the dry weight of feces collected at day 14 in the kumaizasa powder group significantly increased as compared with that of the control group (p<0.01). This result confirmed that kumaizasa powder had the effect of increasing fecal amount. A paired t-test between each kumaizasa group and control group indicated that the cellulose increased the fecal dry weights and moisture content in feces, while the kumaizasa powder and the holocellulose increased only fecal dry weights.Conclusion: It is shown that the holocellulose and cellulose of kumaizasa powder have the effect of increasing the bowel movement of rats by oral administration. It is also suggested that the cellulose increases the moisture content in the feces by swelling, while hemicellulose in the holocellulose acts as a prebiotic to regulate the moisture content in feces.Keywords: Kumaizasa, Sasa senanensis Rehder, hemicellulose, cellulose, holocellulose, bowel movements