bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The relationship between psychological characteristics of patients and their utilization of psychiatric inpatient treatment: A cross-sectional study, using machine learning
Authors: Lo Sou Bouy , Huber Christian G. , Meyer Andrea , Weinmann Stefan , Luethi Regula , Dechent Frieder , Borgwardt Stefan , Lieb Roselind , Lang Undine E. , Moeller Julian
Published: April 2022

High utilizers (HU) are patients with an above-average use of psychiatric inpatient treatment. A precise characterization of this patient group is important when tailoring specific treatment approaches for them. While the current literature reports evidence of sociodemographic, and socio-clinical characteristics of HU, knowledge regarding their psychological characteristics is sparse. This study aimed to investigate the association between patients’ psychological characteristics and their utilization of psychiatric inpatient treatment. Patients from the University Psychiatric Clinics (UPK) Basel diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum or bipolar affective disorders participated in a survey at the end of their inpatient treatment stay. The survey included assessments of psychological characteristics such as quality of life, self-esteem, self-stigma, subjective experience and meaning of psychoses, insight into the disease, and patients’ utilization of psychiatric inpatient treatment in the last 30 months. The outcome variables were two indicators of utilization of psychiatric inpatient treatment, viz. “utilization pattern” (defined as HU vs. Non-HU [NHU]) and “length of stay” (number of inpatient treatment days in the last 30 months). Statistical analyses included multiple regression models, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (lasso) method, and the random forest model. We included 112 inpatients, of which 50 were classified as HU and 62 as NHU. The low performance of all statistical models used after cross-validation suggests that none of the estimated psychological variables showed predictive accuracy and hence clinical relevance regarding these two outcomes. Results indicate no link between psychological characteristics and inpatient treatment utilization in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum or bipolar affective disorders. Thus, in this study, the examined psychological variables do not seem to play an important role in patients’ use of psychiatric inpatient treatment; this highlights the need for additional research to further examine underlying mechanisms of high utilization of psychiatric inpatient treatment.
American Indian and Alaska Native veterans in the Indian Health Service: Health status, utilization, and cost
Authors: Kaufman Carol E. , Grau Laura , Begay Rene , Reid Margaret , Goss Cynthia W. , Hicken Bret , Shore Jay H. , O’Connell Joan
Published: April 2022

Purpose

Many rural American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) veterans receive care from the Indian Health Service (IHS). United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reimbursement agreements with some IHS facilities and tribal programs and seeks to expand community partnerships in tribal areas, but details of how AIAN veterans use IHS are unknown. We aimed to assess the health status, service utilization patterns, and cost of care of veterans who use IHS.

Methods

We used comprehensive and integrated IHS data to compare health status, health service utilization and treatment cost of veterans (n = 12,242) to a matched sample of non-veterans (n = 12,242). We employed logistic, linear, or negative binomial regressions as appropriate, by sex and overall.

Findings

Compared to non-veterans, veterans had lower odds of having hypertension, renal disease, all-cause dementia, and alcohol or drug use disorders, but had similar burden of other conditions. In service utilization, veterans had lower hospital inpatient days; patterns were mixed across outpatient services. Unadjusted treatment costs for veterans and non-veterans were $3,923 and $4,145, respectively; veteran adjusted treatment costs were statistically lower. Differences in significance by sex were found for health conditions and service use.

Conclusions

AIAN veterans, compared to AIAN non-veterans, were not less healthy, nor did they require more intensive or more costly care under IHS. Our results indicate the viability and importance of expanding IHS-VA partnerships in community care.
Emissions reduction and pricing of supply chain under cap-and-trade and subsidy mechanisms
Authors: Miao Wenqing , Zhu Guohua , Shen Bingliang , Kong Demin
Published: April 2022

This paper explored how the government provides low-carbon subsidies for the manufacturers, retailers, and consumers in a secondary supply chain under cap-and-trade scheme. We calculated the best prices, emissions reductions, and the demands for common and low-carbon products when subsidizing each of the abovementioned market players. In particular, a comparative analysis of their equilibrium outcomes was made thereafter. The MATLAB simulation found that the optimal emissions reductions under the three subsidy modes were even and positively correlated to low-carbon subsidies, which, however, negatively correlated to the prices of both product types. Higher subsidies drove up demand for low-carbon products and dragged down that for common goods. But the prices of these products maintained the highest levels when consumers were subsidized; demand for common products was greater when subsidies went to retailers than to manufacturers or consumers, consequently generating the largest emissions and highest profits. When the subsidies were greater than 2pcBJ+4pc2K+12kε+4pc2e1J−18e1εJ48pcε, all three subsidy modes saw a drop in total carbon emissions. That being so, the government should offer proper subsidies before seeing energy-saving progress.
Associations between multiple long-term conditions and mortality in diverse ethnic groups
Authors: Stafford Mai , Knight Hannah , Hughes Jay , Alarilla Anne , Mondor Luke , Pefoyo Kone Anna , Wodchis Walter P. , Deeny Sarah R.
Published: April 2022

Background

Multiple conditions are more prevalent in some minoritised ethnic groups and are associated with higher mortality rate but studies examining differential mortality once conditions are established is US-based. Our study tested whether the association between multiple conditions and mortality varies across ethnic groups in England.

Methods and findings

A random sample of primary care patients from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) was followed from 1st January 2015 until 31st December 2019. Ethnicity, usually self-ascribed, was obtained from primary care records if present or from hospital records. Long-term conditions were counted from a list of 32 that have previously been associated with greater primary care, hospital admissions, or mortality risk. Cox regression models were used to estimate mortality by count of conditions, ethnicity and their interaction, with adjustment for age and sex for 532,059 patients with complete data. During five years of follow-up, 5.9% of patients died. Each additional condition at baseline was associated with increased mortality. The direction of the interaction of number of conditions with ethnicity showed a statistically higher mortality rate associated with long-term conditions in Pakistani, Black African, Black Caribbean and Other Black ethnic groups. In ethnicity-stratified models, the mortality rate per additional condition at age 50 was 1.33 (95% CI 1.31,1.35) for White ethnicity, 1.43 (95% CI 1.26,1.61) for Black Caribbean ethnicity and 1.78 (95% CI 1.41,2.24) for Other Black ethnicity.

Conclusions

The higher mortality rate associated with having multiple conditions is greater in minoritised compared with White ethnic groups. Research is now needed to identify factors that contribute to these inequalities. Within the health care setting, there may be opportunities to target clinical and self-management support for people with multiple conditions from minoritised ethnic groups.
Molecular alterations in the integrated diagnosis of pediatric glial and glioneuronal tumors: A single center experience
Authors: Colli Sandra Lorena , Cardoso Nazarena , Massone Carla Antonella , Cores María , García Lombardi Mercedes , De Matteo Elena Noemí , Lorenzetti Mario Alejandro , Preciado María Victoria
Published: April 2022

Objectives: Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are the most common pediatric solid tumors, where low grade (LGG) and high grade gliomas (HGG) represent up to 55% of CNS tumors. Current molecular classification of these tumors results in a more accurate diagnosis and risk stratification, which ultimately enables individualized treatment strategies. Identifying known alterations is a suitable approach, particularly in developing countries, where NGS approaches are not easily accessible. We sought to assess molecular alterations in BRAF and histone 3 genes. Study design: FISH, IHC and Sanger sequencing were performed in a series of 102 pediatric glial and glioneuronal tumors. We also correlated these results with clinical and histological findings to evaluate their usefulness as diagnostic and/or prognostic tools. Results: We found that the KIAA1549-BRAF gene fusion was a relevant diagnostic tool for pilocytic astrocytoma, but not related to progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). BRAFV600E mutation was associated with a decreased OS in LGG, and with decreased PFS and OS among pilocytic astrocytomas. All HGG of the midline were H3K27M mutants, while H3G34R mutant cases were located in brain hemispheres. HGG harboring the H3K27M variant were associated with a decreased PFS and OS. Conclusions: Assessing druggable molecular markers with prognostic value is particularly important in those cases where complete resection or further radiation therapy is not possible. These potential diagnostic/prognostic markers may be suitable as further screening tests to reduce the requirement on NGS, which is not available in all laboratories. Furthermore, these results broaden data on BRAF and Histone 3 alterations in children from geographic regions, other than USA and Europe.
Update on frequency decline of Northeast Pacific blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) calls
Authors: Rice Ally , Širović Ana , Hildebrand John A. , Wood Megan , Carbaugh-Rutland Alex , Baumann-Pickering Simone
Published: April 2022

Worldwide, the frequency (pitch) of blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) calls has been decreasing since first recorded in the 1960s. This frequency decline occurs over annual and inter-annual timescales and has recently been documented in other baleen whale species, yet it remains unexplained. In the Northeast Pacific, blue whales produce two calls, or units, that, when regularly repeated, are referred to as song: A and B calls. In this population, frequency decline has thus far only been examined in B calls. In this work, passive acoustic data collected in the Southern California Bight from 2006 to 2019 were examined to determine if A calls are also declining in frequency and whether the call pulse rate was similarly impacted. Additionally, frequency measurements were made for B calls to determine whether the rate of frequency decline is the same as was calculated when this phenomenon was first reported in 2009. We found that A calls decreased at a rate of 0.32 Hz yr-1during this period and that B calls were still decreasing, albeit at a slower rate (0.27 Hz yr-1) than reported previously. The A call pulse rate also declined over the course of the study, at a rate of 0.006 pulses/s yr-1. With this updated information, we consider the various theories that have been proposed to explain frequency decline in blue whales. We conclude that no current theory adequately accounts for all aspects of this phenomenon and consider the role that individual perception of song frequency may play. To understand the cause behind call frequency decline, future studies might want to explore the function of these songs and the mechanism for their synchronization. The ubiquitous nature of the frequency shift phenomenon may indicate a consistent level of vocal plasticity and fine auditory processing abilities across baleen whale species.
La orientación educativa en España: mapeo sobre su estado actual (2010-2019)
Authors: Torrecilla-Sánchez Eva María , Gamazo Adriana , Sánchez-Prieto José Carlos
Published: April 2022

La Orientación Educativa es una disciplina con una gran repercusión en el desarrollo de la vida de las personas dado su vinculación con el ámbito educativo en contextos escolares y no escolares. Desde su doble vertiente, como ciencia y profesión, da respuesta a necesidades sociales de diversa índole mediante ayuda especializada. Si bien, su avance se relaciona con la producción científica que facilita conocer, profundizar y mejorar todos los procesos de ayuda que se generan en los contextos sociales con vertiente educativa. Ante esta realidad, la finalidad de este trabajo es conocer el estado actual de la Orientación Educativa en España con el fin de facilitar resultados valiosos que permitan seguir avanzando en su beneficio. Por ello, se ha llevado a cabo un Mapping que facilite identificar y clasificar el máximo número posible de investigaciones relacionadas con la Orientación Educativa en España. La búsqueda de artículos científicos se llevó a cabo mediante los repositorios WoS y SCOPUS utilizando la cadena de búsqueda “orientación AND educación AND España”, resultando un total de 559 artículos de los cuales, fueron seleccionados, tras la aplicación de diversos criterios de inclusión, 220. El análisis de los artículos establece un aumento de investigaciones en Orientación en los últimos años, a la vez que, una tendencia a desarrollar investigaciones en contextos escolares con vertientes cuantitativas fundamentalmente. Así, se establece la necesidad de seguir trabajando en estudios vinculados con contextos no escolares que favorezcan la comprensión y desarrollo global de la disciplina más allá de lo puramente escolar.
Exploring microbiome from sediments of River Ganga using a metagenomic approach
Authors: Behera Bijay Kumar , Sahu Parameswar , Rout Ajaya Kumar , Parida Pranaya Kumar , Sarkar Dhruba Jyoti , Kaushik Nagendra Kumar , Rao Atmakuri Ramakrishna , Rai Anil , Das Basanta Kumar , Mohapatra Trilochan
Published: April 2022

The Ganga is a major riverine system of India providing ecosystem services to millions of households. However, this river is under stress due to various anthropogenic activities. River sediment harbours a variety of microorganisms which has a tremendous influence on river health. In the present study, metagenomic approach for microbial community characterization of three sediment samples collected from River Ganga at Farakka stretch was carried out. The sediment samples were sequenced using a high-throughput Next Generation Sequencing platform. Taxonomical classification study showed that the occurrence of bacteria is higher than other groups of microbes. The bacterial classes, such as Betaproteobacteria, Deltaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, and archaeal phylum, Thaumarchaeota, and Crenarchaeota were relatively higher than other communities. KEGG pathway analysis of three samples revealed that the number of genes associated with environmental information processing is higher in the Lalbag sample in comparison to Farakka barrage and Dhulian samples. The microbial community was categorized by functional classification using SEED analysis. Both COG and SEED analysis revealed that genes associated with carbohydrate metabolism are higher than other functional categories. The genus-level study confirms the higher occurrence of Pseudomonas, which corresponds to anthropogenic activities like mass bathing. The presence of bacterial genus Nitrospira and archaeal phylum Thaumarchaeota confirms a healthy nitrogen cycle in the environment. Moreover, the generated information would help in understanding the importance of microbial communities and their imperative function in maintaining the riverine ecosystem health.
Influence the Addition (SiO2) Nanoparticles on Optical Properties for Methylene Blue Dye
Authors: Noory Maha Hassan , Hasan Zaid A.
Published: April 2022

Thin films from methylene blue dye dopant with silicon oxide nanoparticles (semiconducting) with percentages (0, 0.01, 0.03 and 0.05%) with a thickness of 0.001 nm, had been prepared in this research. The effect of silicon oxide impurities in methylene blue dye on the optical properties (absorption, absorbance coefficient, transmittance, energy band-gap for the forbidden and permissible electronic transitions, refractive index, extinction coefficient, dielectric constant with its real and imaginary particles, and photoconductivity) was investigated by Spectrophotometer route in the visible range 400-800 nm. Show that studying of pure and dopants samples with previous ratios increasing of absorption coefficient with increasing the doped ratios, in addition the optical conductivity, as for the values of the band gap for forbidden and permissible transitions, they decreased with the increase by the dopants percentage.
La Acusación Múltiple y la "Igualdad de Armas" en el Sistema Acusatorio Argentino
Authors: Morante María Florencia , Morante Mariani José María
Published: April 2022

Uno de los principios del Sistema Acusatorio, que rige en muchas de las provincias de Argentina, siendo el Chaco una de las primeras en implementarla, es la igualdad de armas. El problema es que ésta no se efectiviza en la práctica, toda vez que el imputado puede ser acusado tanto por el fiscal como por los posibles querellantes. En el presente trabajo se plantea que, para que exista la igualdad de armas es menester una reforma legislativa que admita que, en los supuestos de acusación múltiple, sólo pase a la etapa del juicio la parte querellante. De esta manera, la acción continuaría entre querellante e imputado, quedando el representante del Ministerio Público Fiscal como garante de la legalidad.
Global pandemics and the businesses in Lithuania
Authors: Meidute-Kavaliauskiene Ieva , Butvilas Tomas
Published: April 2022

This publication analyzes the situation of businesses in the context of global pandemics. Business is an integral part of everyday life, facing risks and challenges daily, and in rare cases, such as pandemics and quarantine. Therefore, it is necessary for companies to have a contingency plan in place to deal with unexpected or expected challenges, i.e. what activities it would be possible to reorient to, how to perform activities by working remotely etc. Both the public sector and the private sector are closely interlinked. And every new environmental factor, be it state regulation, technological development, or the changing needs of humanity, and in this case, pandemic and quarantine, affects business in one way or another and leads to the success of some, the failure of others. At present, the coronavirus Covid-19, which is spreading all over the world, and the quarantine introduced in many countries are of great importance to business.
This paper also presents a small-scale qualitative research data showing the impact on different types of businesses in Lithuania. The main scope of this paper is measuring the level of impact of the pandemic COVID-19 for businesses in Lithuania. Methods were used as follows: i) analysis, comparison and interpretation of scientific literature and documents; ii) qualitative approach applying structured interview with selected leaders/managers of the companies in Lithuania.
Moving Beyond Capitalism: Human Development and Protagonistic Planned Socialism
Authors: Campbell Al
Published: April 2022

Major transformations of existing social orders require a broad belief: it is possible to build a viable alternative that addresses the major problems of the existing society. Social discussions involving a multitude of “mid-level concrete” models, or “previsions,” of such a viable alternative combine with the existing social discontent to create such social beliefs. The broad concept of “socialism” designates an organization of society and its production that does not involve some group of people living off their appropriation of part of the production of the rest of society. This paper presents some of the elements of a prefigurative conceptualization called Protagonistic Planned Socialism, which belongs to the Democratic Planned Socialism family of models. Its central elements are protagonistic collective self-determination of the operation of all the institutions of society by its members, consciously socially planned social production, and social labor processes that support and promote human development.
Work Emancipation and Human Creativity: The Wage-for-Life Alternative
Authors: Hanon Ingrid
Published: April 2022

The crises of the present call for us to envision a communist alternative aiming at emancipating work and liberating human creativity: a mode of production for which wealth is the development of the “universality of individual needs, capacities, pleasures,” of “creative potentialities” and “all human power” (Marx, 1993, 488). For this purpose, the wage-for-life system, built off the proposal of the French economist and sociologist Bernard Friot, can play a crucial role. Friot conceived a communist mode of production based upon expansion of the wage socialization mechanisms of the welfare institutions and the constitution of an alternative measure of wealth. Imagining a radically different mode of production and set of social relations, Friot's model addresses the need for subverting the category of value itself, making it the starting point for the conception of a new society in which work can be autonomous, creative, free.
Systemic Socialism: A Model of the Models
Authors: Laibman David
Published: April 2022

Ameliorative socialism is a set of democratic, egalitarian and humane values. Systemic socialism, by contrast, projects the general features of a social structure distinct from capitalism — a qualitatively different and superior way of organizing the core metabolic processes of society's production and reproduction. Diverse models of systemic socialism have been debated. These vary widely in their conceptions of organization — from highly central to completely decentralized; and in the mode of regulation envisioned — from entirely quantitative to reliant on qualitative political relations. It is now high time to search for the connections among the various models, in the interest of convergence toward an inclusive and rigorous scientific foundation for democratic advance and ever-greater fulfillment of human potential. The proposed model, “Multilevel Democratic Iterative Coordination” (MDIC), offers the best prospects for synthesis and progress in the envisioning of systemic socialism.
Value Is Sense-Less: Socialism, Kincentric Community, and the Gift of Philial Labor
Authors: Engelskirchen Howard
Published: April 2022

American Indian scholar, activist, and elder Vine Deloria, Jr. asked why Western peoples have such a negative view of the physical world. The instrumentalism of market relationality, from the emergence of coinage to the mature development of capital, suggests an answer. Looking beyond market relationality means understanding the social belonging of the individual as a premise of social life, a view Marx and Deloria appear to share. Socialists can look to indigenous thought for insight into refashioning community and labor in the perspective of communal belonging. The term “kincentric” extends our understanding of community in the spirit of the Lakota phrase, Mitakuye Oyasin, “we are all related”; “philial labor” is introduced to characterize labor animated by the principle of “from each according to ability, to each according to need.”
Mercury removal from gold mining wastewater using palm oil fuel ash (POFA)
Authors: Rainiyati Rainiyati , Riduan Ahmad , Heraningsih Sarah Fiebrina , Mukhtasida Bunga Andari
Published: April 2022

Mercury is a harmful element that commonly accumulates in the environment through anthropogenic activities such as gold mining. This study aimed to examine the use of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as an agricultural waste to remove mercury in gold mining wastewater. The technology applied in this study was adsorption and precipitation. POFA was first washed until neutral then mixed with gold mining effluent with time variation of 30, 60, 90 minutes. Next, precipitate it for 30 minutes. The adsorbent dose used in this study was 250 mg with 1 litre effluent. The maximum adsorption efficiency observed in this study was 96.77%. The utilization of POFA as an adsorbent reduced mercury levels in wastewater below the allowed released mercury level to the environment (0.0025 mg Hg/L). Results indicate that reducing mercury from gold mining wastewater by utilizing POFA was simple, effective, and low-cost to be implemented.
IMPLICATIONS OF BLOCKCHAIN DEPLOYMENT IN ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: REPORT INTEGRITY
Authors: Mohammed Al-Madani  , Fernando Yudi , Sin Pua Wee
Published: April 2022

This study aims to investigate literature findings on the current blockchain technology requirement. The obtained findings on blockchain technology requirements and limitations, helps to draw conclusions on the adoption of blockchain technology in energy consumption reporting. Blockchain technology offers transparency of energy consumption reports. Blockchain keeps all the transactional records and guarantees security, and decentralization between the blockchain network. Blockchain technology integration for energy consumption can promote transparency and integrity of energy management reporting. Among the reasons for companies’ reluctance to report energy consumption is non-transparency, the unnecessary cost for the report, and lack of regulation to release an energy consumption report or it is voluntary in best cases. This paper reviewed 121 papers related to the topic and conclusions drawn based on findings of previous literature. Blockchain can help to alleviate the issues of transparency and cost related to energy reporting. Decision and policymakers should offer incentives and include regulations on energy reporting requirements. The reporting should be requested through a blockchain network to guarantee transparency and integrity.
Loving Lactation of Massage Effectiveness to Accelerating Lactation Onset
Authors: Utami Rahayu Budi , Rohuna Rohuna
Published: April 2022

Failure to provide exclusive breastfeeding can be a factor in the occurrence of stunting. The reasons for not giving exclusive breastfeeding, among others, are because the breast milk has not yet come out. Massage is one of the most popular methods among the public. Loving lactation massage has not been widely used. This study aims to analyze the effect of Loving Lactation Massage on postpartum mothers on lactation onset. This type of research is Quasi Experimental with a non-randomized control group design. The population of postpartum mothers in the Perumnas II area of Pontianak City who gave birth to BPM Titin Widyaningsih with the number of samples is 51 people. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Data analysis by univariate, bivariate. The hypothesis test used was Anova, with a significance of 95% (α = 5%). Results: The average occurrence of lactation onset in the untreated group was 57.17 hours. Conventional group massage 44.17 hours. In the Loving Lactation Massage group, 35.47 hours There was a significant difference between conventional and untreated lactation massage on lactation onset. ((p=0,004). There is a significant difference between the lactation massage with the loving lactation massage method and the untreated lactation onset (p=0,000). Statistically, there was no significant difference between the loving lactation massage method and the conventional method of lactation onset (p=0,079).
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Related to the Incident of Toddler Pneumonia
Authors: Jannah Miftahul , Abdullah Asnawi , Hidayat Melania , Asrar Qatratul
Published: April 2022

According to the Regional Task Unit of Banda Raya Public Health Service, Banda Aceh City, there was an increase in Pneumonia Toddlers from 62 patients in 2017 to 135 patients in 2018. This study aims to determine the intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors related to the incidence of toddlers pneumonia in the work area of the Regional Task Unit of Banda Raya Public Health Service, Banda Aceh City, in 2019. Spatial analysis was used to analyze and describe the results of toddler pneumonia distribution and to see the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic factors to the incidence of toddlers pneumonia using a Case-Control Study or Retrospective Study design. This study uses a total population sample of 142 people, consisting of 71 cases and 71 controls using a 1:1 ratio. The results showed that the variables associated with pneumonia were education (OR=2.47; 95% CI=1.51-5.32; p value=0.049), vitamin A administration (OR=4.56; 95% CI=1.81-11.49; p value=0.001), and exclusive breastfeeding (OR=0.35; 95% CI=0.11- 1.09; p value=0.072). Intrinsic factors related to the incidence of pneumonia are vitamin A administration and exclusive breastfeeding. Then the Extrinsic factor related is edu­cation. The recommendation is to improve MCH management, such as complete basic immunization, vitamin A administration, and others.
Determinants of the Incident of Pneumonia in Toddlers in Bengkulu City in 2020
Authors: Wati Nopia , Oktarianita Oktarianita , Ramon Agus , Husin Hasan , J Harsismanto
Published: April 2022

The number of pneumonia cases in toddlers in Bengkulu City in 2018 reached 3,411. In 2017 there were 3,437 cases. In 2016 there were 31 people. The increase in pneumonia cases will affect the health status of infants and children in the future. This study aims to analyze the determinants of the incidence of pneumonia in children under five in Bengkulu City. The research method was cross-sectional, located in 4 health centers (Sukamerindu, Betungan, Telaga Dewa, and Kuala Lemembu). The sample in this study was 90 people. Data collection using a questionnaire. Data analysis by univariate and bivariate. Results, There is a relationship between immunization status (P-Value 0.000), exclusive breastfeeding (P-Value 0.004), history of ARI (P-Value 0.000), and residential density (p-value 0.004) with the incidence of pneumonia in children under five in Bengkulu City. The study concluded the significant relation between immunization status, exclusive breastfeeding, history of ARI, and residential density with the incidence of pneumonia in children under five in Bengkulu City. The most influential variable was exclusive breastfeeding.
Assessing the Effect of Traffic Density and Cold Airflows on the Urban Air Quality of a City with Complex Topography Using Continuous Measurements
Authors:   U. Vogt, Abdul Samad Abdul
Published: April 2022

Abstract: The air quality in cities is affected by many factors such as topography, weather, emission sources, etc. In order to assess the influence of these factors on a certain location, continuous measurements of air quality as well as meteorological parameters are essential. The city of Stuttgart in Germany is known for its unique topography and air quality problems making it a very interesting place to investigate the impact of topography and thermal induced wind systems on the air quality. Stuttgart city center is surrounded by hills, elevated plains where cold air masses are produced during nights with autochthonous weather situations. Due to the varying topography, these cold air masses stream through valleys and gullies into the city centre. In this study, a stationary monitoring station was installed at Marienplatz, Stuttgart where the cold airflows from the valleys and gullies are collected together and enter the city, hence making it the optimum location for this investigation. The air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOX, NO, NO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), Particulate Matter (PM) and Black Carbon (BC) were monitored continuously along with the meteorological parameters such as air temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation intensity and global radiation from March 2017 till now. In this paper, the results from March 2017 until December 2019 are presented. The influence of wind speed and wind direction on the concentration of pollutants is interpreted using wind and pollution roses. Temperature roses are plotted to understand the effect of cold airflows that bring fresh and cold air into the city. The traffic data for the federal highway passing by the monitoring station are obtained and the pollutant concentrations are related to the traffic, as it is the dominant source of emission in the city. Key words: air quality monitoring, cold airflows, urban air quality, traffic and air quality, air pollution in Stuttgart, continuous measurements, air pollutants
Why Do We Need “Sex”?
Authors: Loo Timothy
Published: April 2022

Love boosts one’s desire for sex by triggering sexual desire. People’s erroneous control over sex and sexual relationships, unfortunately, causes enormous harm. Some people believe that “Platonic” love is the purest and most perfect form of love. In actuality, sex is a multifaceted topic with many dimensions. Sexuality should be approached with an open mind and an open heart, and sexuality should be enjoyed.
Health-Related Risk Factors for Women Who Have Sex with Women
Authors: Figar Wanda , Dain Susanniè
Published: April 2022

Women, bisexual women, certain heterosexual women, and people of the same sex in a setting are all examples of women who have sex with women (WSW). Extensive research on the behavioral traits and health status of the WSW community has revealed that they have a worse overall health status, a greater risk of sexually transmitted disease infection, and a worse mental health status than heterosexuals. By doing a study of the WSW population’s current characteristics, sexually transmitted disease infection status, mental and mental health state, and health-related risk factors, this paper establishes a foundation for health education and behavioral interventions with this population.
Unending Greed: The Real Drive of Human Warfare
Authors: Boots Horner E.
Published: April 2022

There must be rivalry if there is life. Humans prioritize animal slaughter, followed by inter- and intra-racial violence, and finally by war over country borders. Finally, war is a result of a concerted effort by a large number of people. Competition for scarce resources is unavoidable as long as human greed prevails. Globally, the rate of change has accelerated and will continue to do so, which will result in tensions that will worsen, and a worldwide war will erupt if without reasonable release of the tension.
La influencia de la izquierda en ETA y el IRA (1966-1981)
Authors: Gurpegui Cotado Adrián
Published: April 2022

En el presente artículo analizo la trayectoria ideológica que tuvieron el IRA en Irlanda y ETA en España entre los años 1966 y 1981. La hipótesis que defiendo es que durante ese periodo las dos organizaciones estuvieron influenciadas por elementos ideológicos izquierdistas que la Nueva Izquierda había revitalizado durante la década de 1960. Las fuentes que he utilizado han sido documentos internos de ambas organizaciones, así como libros y artículos académicos que tratan este tema en cuestión. El hecho de analizar ambas organizaciones desde un enfoque comparativo me ha permitido descubrir cuáles han sido las diferencias y similitudes en cuanto a la trayectoria ideológica de los dos movimientos nacionalistas radicales más importantes de Europa Occidental durante la segunda mitad del siglo xx.
Effect of Two Different Electron Temperatures in Auroral Ionosphere
Authors: Nasrin S. , Bose M.
Published: April 2022

We have investigated the effect of two different electron temperatures in an auroral ionosphere in the presence of ions and obtained a modified electron-acoustic and modified lower-hybrid drift dissipative modes which will not be affected much due to the presence of cold electrons. However, in the drift dissipative case, the growth rate of the electron-acoustic wave depends on the number density of cold electrons.
Impact of Diagnostic Criteria on UTI Prevalence in Young Infants With Jaundice: A Meta-analysis
Authors: Chang Pearl W. , Schroeder Alan R. , Lucas Brian P. , McDaniel Corrie E.
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE

Previously reported prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in infants with jaundice range from <1% to 25%. However, UTI criteria are variable and, as demonstrated in a meta-analysis on UTI prevalence in bronchiolitis, disease prevalence is greatly impacted by disease definition. The objective of this study was to conduct a systemic review and meta-analysis examining the impact of including positive urinalysis (UA) results as a diagnostic criterion on the estimated UTI prevalence in young infants with jaundice.

METHODS

The data sources used were Medline (1946–2020) and Ovid Embase (1976–2020) through January 2020 and bibliographies of retrieved articles. We selected studies reporting UTI prevalence in young infants with jaundice. Data were extracted in accordance with meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology guidelines. Random-effects models produced a weighted pooled event rate with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

RESULTS

We screened 526 unique articles by abstract and reviewed 53 full-text articles. We included 32 studies and 16 contained UA data. The overall UTI prevalence in young infants with jaundice from all 32 studies was 6.2% (95% CI, 3.9–8.9). From the 16 studies with UA data, the overall UTI prevalence was 8.7% (95% CI, 5.1–13.2), which decreased to 3.6% (95% CI, 2.0–5.8) with positive UA results included as a diagnostic criterion.

CONCLUSIONS

The estimated UTI prevalence in young infants with jaundice decreases substantially when UA results are incorporated into the UTI definition. Due to the heterogeneity of study subjects’ ages and definitions of jaundice, positive UA results, and UTI, there is uncertainty about the exact prevalence and about which infants with hyperbilirubinemia warrant urine testing.
The Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) Research Agenda
Authors: Kuo Alice A. , Hotez Emily , Rosenau Kashia A. , Gragnani Candace , Fernandes Priyanka , Haley Madeline ,   on behalf of the AIR-P NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER, Rudolph Dawn , Croen Lisa A. , Massolo Maria L. , Holmes Laura Graham , Shattuck Paul , Shea Lindsay , Wilson Rujuta , Martinez-Agosto Julian A. ,   on behalf of the AIR-P STEERING COMMITTEE, Brown Heather M. , Dwyer Patrick S.R. , Gassner Dena L. , Onaiwu Morénike Giwa , Kapp Steven K. , Ne'eman Ari , Ryan Jacalyn G. , Waisman TC , Williams Zachary J. ,   on behalf of the AUTISTIC RESEARCHER REVIEW BOARD, DiBari Jessica N. , Foney Dana M. , Ramos Lauren R. , Kogan, Michael D. ,   on behalf of the HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU
Published: April 2022

OBJECTIVES

In the United States, autistic individuals experience disproportionate physical and mental health challenges relative to non-autistic individuals, including higher rates of co-occurring and chronic conditions and lower physical, social, and psychological health-related quality of life. The Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) is an interdisciplinary, multicenter research network for scientific collaboration and infrastructure that aims to increase the life expectancy and quality of life for autistic individuals, with a focus on underserved or vulnerable populations. The current paper describes the development of the AIR-P Research Agenda.

METHODS

Development of the research agenda involved an iterative and collaborative process between the AIR-P Advisory Board, Steering Committee, and Autistic Researcher Review Board. The methodology consisted of 3 phases: (1) ideation and design, (2) literature review and synthesis; and (3) network engagement.

RESULTS

Six core research priorities related to the health of autistic individuals were identified: (1) primary care services and quality, (2) community-based lifestyle interventions, (3) health systems and services, (4) gender, sexuality, and reproductive health, (5) neurology, and (6) genetics. Specific topics within each of these priorities were identified. Four cross-cutting research priorities were also identified: (1) neurodiversity-oriented care, (2) facilitating developmental transitions, (3) methodologically rigorous intervention studies, and (4) addressing health disparities.

CONCLUSIONS

The AIR-P Research Agenda represents an important step forward for enacting large-scale health-promotion efforts for autistic individuals across the lifespan. This agenda will catalyze autism research in historically underrepresented topic areas while adopting a neurodiversity-oriented approach to health-promotion.
Produtividade, fitossanidade e perdas em pós-colheita da cebola fertirrigada sob parcelamentos de nutrientes e densidades populacionais
Authors: Gervini de Menezes Júnior Francisco Olmar , Souza Gonçalves Paulo Antônio , Rodrigues de Araújo Edivânio , Kurtz Claudinei
Published: April 2022

Foi analisada a produtividade, severidade de míldio (SM), incidência de tripes (IT) e perda pós-colheita (PPC) da cebola em plantio direto fertirrigado sob quatro densidades populacionais (DP = 300, 400, 500 e 600 mil plantas ha-1) e aplicações de N (150 kg N ha-1) e K (127,5 kg K2O ha-1) distribuídas via fertirrigação de forma semanal (PS), quinzenal (PQ) e mensal (PM), com base na curva de absorção dos nutrientes para o cultivar Empasc 352 - Bola Precoce. Os ensaios foram conduzidos em 2017, 2018, 2019 e 2020, em Ituporanga - SC. Tºs elevadas, baixa UR% e precipitações irregulares aceleram o desenvolvimento (DSV), antecipam e favorecem a IT, a SM, e reduzem a produtividade comercial (PC). Sob condições climáticas favoráveis o PS aumenta a PC e de bulbos da classe 3 e superiores. Sob condições climáticas menos favoráveis a PC e de bulbos Cx2 aumentam com DP, mas a partir de 500 mil plantas reduzem a produtividade classe 3 e superiores. O aumento da DP a partir de 500 mil plantas aumenta a SM e a produtividade classe 2, e reduz a produtividade classe 3 e superiores. O PS pode aumentar a IT. O parcelamento de nutrientes não influencia a SM e as PPC.
Palavras-chave: Allium cepa; desenvolvimento; plantio direto; nitrogênio; potássio.
Intersecting Hexagons in 3-Space
Authors: Solymosi József , Wong Ching
Published: April 2022

Two hexagons in the space are said to intersect heavily if their intersection consists of at least one common vertex as well as an interior point. We show that the number of hexagons on n points in 3-space without heavy intersections is o(n2), under the assumption that the hexagons are ‘fat’.
Convexity of Distinct Sum Sets
Authors: Lemmens Alexander
Published: April 2022

We study a combinatorial notion where given a set S of lattice points one takes the set of all sums of p distinct points in S, and we ask the question: ‘if S is the set of lattice points of a convex lattice polytope, is the resulting set also the set of lattice points of a convex lattice polytope?’ We obtain a positive result in dimension 2 and a negative result in higher dimensions. We apply this to the corner cut polyhedron.
An Improved Constant Factor for the Unit Distance Problem
Authors: Ágoston Péter , Pálvölgyi Dömötör
Published: April 2022

We prove that the number of unit distances among n planar points is at most 1.94 • n4/3, improving on the previous best bound of 8 n4/3. We also give better upper and lower bounds for several small values of n. We also prove some variants of the crossing lemma and improve some constant factors.
Three-dimensional QCD framework of supply chain
Authors: Sipos Csanád , Pató Beáta Sz. G.
Published: April 2022

This study focuses on the supply chain actors’ QCD framework. The authors present an innovative tool that illustrates the operating system of different actors in the supply chain by combining virtual and physical reality. The study aims to present and “visualize” the QCD coherence system with the help of the PaTeNt© – QCD spatial model. The study, therefore, focuses on the supplier, the central company; the relationship between the supply chain actors and the QCD framework, which is suitable for the agile, proactive collaboration.

The parts of the model, which is the result of the development:

the elements of quality,

the elements of cost,

the elements of delivery.

The development of the model was brought to life by the tasks which need to be solved and this model helps the understanding and transparency during the work.
Nyelvtanulás és eredményesség a magyar közoktatásban
Authors: Vajnai Viktória , Széll Krisztián , Fehérvári Anikó
Published: April 2022

Összefoglaló. Cikkünk szisztematikus irodalomfeltárás, amely öt
magyar neveléstudományi folyóirat 1990 és 2019 között megjelent közoktatási
ideggennyelv-tanulási eredményességgel foglalkozó empirikus cikkeit dolgozza
fel. A vizsgált 20 tanulmány arányosan érinti az általános és középiskolát,
illetve a nyelvtanulás egyéni, iskolai és iskolán kívüli tényezőit, ugyanakkor
legtöbbjük az angol nyelv tanulásának kutatásához kötődik. A cikkek révén
kirajzolódnak a magyar közoktatásban folyó idegennyelv-oktatás problémái,
illetve az eredményesség összefüggése az iskolatípussal, szocioökonómiai
státusszal és a regionális elhelyezkedéssel, ami arra enged következtetni, hogy
a magyar közoktatás nem biztosít egyenlő feltételeket a különböző társadalmi
csoportoknak a nyelvtanulásra.

Summary. Our systematic literature review examines empirical
articles on foreign language learning and achievement in public education
published between 1990–2019 in five Hungarian journals of education. The 20
studies examined cover primary and secondary education, and the personal,
school-related, and beyond-school factors of language learning; however, most of
them are based on research into learning English. The articles shed light on the
problems of teaching foreign languages in the Hungarian public education system
and on the relation between achievement and school type, socio-economic status,
and regional characteristics, which might lead to the conclusion that the
Hungarian public education system does not provide equal opportunities of
foreign language learning for all groups of society.
First report of Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Kuntze (Amaryllidaceae) from the state of Maranhão, Brazil, and expansion of the geographical distribution of Alophia drummondii (Graham) R.Foster (Iridaceae) and Rapatea paludosa Aubl. (Rapateaceae)
Authors: Sena de Oliveira Miguel , Ribeiro da Silva Junior Wagner , Silva Eduardo Oliveira , Carvalho Saraiva Raysa Valéria , Wagner Coelho Ferreira Alessandro
Published: April 2022

We report the first record of Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Kuntze in Maranhão and expand the known geographical distributions of Alophia drummondii (Graham) R. Foster and Rapatea paludosa Aubl. in that state. Alophia drummondii and Hippeastrum puniceum were collected in Cerrado fragments in the municipality of Caxias and Rapatea paludosa in a swamp-forest gallery in a transition area between the Amazon region and the Cerrado in the municipality of Morros. Ecological and taxonomic information is included, as well as morphological descriptions, identification keys to species, distribution maps, photographs, and preliminary conservation statuses of these species in Brazil.