bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
PENGALAMAN PASIEN SUKU BATAK KARO DENGAN GAGAL GINJAL KRONIS DALAM MENJALANI HEMODIALISA
Authors: Simatupang Lenny Lusia 
Published: December 2019

The experience of patients undergoing hemodialysis therapy is a phenomenon and attracts the attention of health professionals, because in Hemodialysis (HD) therapy, participants leave a number of important issues, as a result of hemodialysis therapy. The purpose of this study to determine the experience of Karo Batak patients with Chronic Kidney Failure (GGK) in undergoing hemodialysis. This study is a descriptive phenomenology study. Data collection was done by indepth interview. Participants in this study amounted to 13 people selected by purposive sampling technique of participants who have a Batak Karo tribe and duration of hemodialysis for at least six months. Conducting interviews conducted in hospital Murni Teguh, contract researcher with participants and researchers conducted interviews .. The results of interviews were analyzed by collaizi method and found 3 themes in the results of interviews with the participants.Themes encountered are mood and mind hemodialisa patient, Helplessness to meet the needs live, Following the traditional medicine Batak karo. Based on the results of the study, it is suggested to the nurse in providing hemodialysis treatment to pay attention to traditional medicine which is also used by the patient so that it can reduce the problem of patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Pengalaman pasien yang menjalani terapi hemodialisa sangat fenomena dan menarik perhatian para professional kesehatan, karena didalam menjalani terapi Hemodialisis (HD), partisipan menyisakan sejumlah persoalan penting, sebagai dampak terapi hemodialisa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengalaman pasien suku Batak Karo dengan Gagal Ginjal Kronis (GGK) dalam menjalani hemodialisa. Penelitian ini merupakan studi fenomenologi deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan indepth interview. Partisipan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 13 orang yang dipilih dengan teknik purpossive sampling partisipan yang bersuku Batak Karo dan lamanya menjalani hemodialisa minimal enam bulan. Pelaksanaan wawancara dilakukan di rumah sakit Murni Teguh, peneliti kontrak dengan partisipan dan peneliti melakukan wawancara.. Hasil wawancara dianalisa dengan metode collaizi dan ditemukan 3 tema pada hasil wawancara dengan para partisipan.Tema yang dijumpai yaitu Suasana hati dan pikiran pasien hemodialisa, Ketidakberdayaan memenuhi kebutuhan hidup, Mengikuti pengobatan tradisional Batak karo. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, disarankan kepada perawat dalam memberikan perawatan hemodialisa memperhatikan pengobatan tradisional yang juga digunakan oleh pasien sehingga bisa mengurangi masalah pasien yang menjalani hemodialisa.
Conducting Business with God: Is God Blessing Islamic Banks with Better Financial Performance than Conventional Banks?
Authors: Alali Musaed S. 
Published: December 2019

This study aims to compare the financial performance between Islamic and conventional banks listed at Kuwait stock exchange over the period 2011-2018 using the modified DuPont model of financial analysis which is based on the analysis of return on equity (ROE). Unlike previous studies where researchers compared the performance on a bank-to-bank basis, this study examines the aggregate ratios of Islamic banks and compare it to aggregate ratios of conventional banks. The study also adds volatility into the model since consistency in returns indicated a more stable sector. Results obtained from this study showed that conventional banks in Kuwait had a better mean performance during the study period in terms of both return on assets (ROA) and return in equity (ROE), Islamic banks also showed a higher deviation in these two ratios resulting in a lower Sharpe ratio. While the results showed no statistically significant mean difference between Islamic and conventional banks in terms of return on assets (ROA), the results also showed a statistically significant difference in mean return on equity (ROE) between the two sub-sectors. On the other hand, Islamic banks showed an impressive improvement in their ratios during the last three years of the study period which impose a real threat to conventional banks in the future.
Faith healers are taking over the role of psychiatrists in Iraq
Authors: Younis Maha S. , Lafta Riyadh K. , Dhiaa Saba 
Published: December 2019

Background: Due to lack of education and awareness, faith healing has become a popular way of treating psychiatric patients. Objective: To ascertain the role of faith healers in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses by exploring the percentage of patients attending those healers. Methods: A semi-structured questionnaire was applied through a direct face-to-face interview with the patients and their companions; it inquired whether the patient has ever visited faith healers, the method of treatment the patients were subjected to, and their opinion about the benefit they got regarding improvement in their condition. Results: Among the total 482 cases; 279 (57%) reported going to faith healers (FHs) at any time before, during, or after a psychiatric consultation. Of those, 84.6% reported visiting FHs less than 10 times, while 15.4% went 10 times or more; 36.9% still believe that the treatment of FHs is accepted or even good (21.5%), while 30.9% realized that it is useless, and 10.7% think it is bad. No association was found between going to FHs and patient age or gender, while there was a significant association with marital status (p < 0.02) and with education (p < 0.001). Patients with schizophrenia/psychosis or bipolar disorders visited FHs significantly more often than those with other diagnoses. Conclusion: Faith healing is prevalent in Iraq and FHs may overwhelm the role of psychiatrists in treating mental illnesses. Sincere efforts are needed to help build public awareness and to improve accessibility and utilization of mental health services for this vulnerable group.
The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form in Organisational Contexts : Factorial Validity, Invariance, and Internal Consistency
Authors: van Zyl Llewellyn Ellardus , Olckers Chantal 
Published: December 2019

The study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the MHC-SF within selected organisational contexts. Specifically, the aim was to determine the factorial validity, measurement invariance, and reliability of the instrument for South African organisations. A cross-sectional online survey-based research design was employed, coupled with a convenience sampling strategy (N = 624). The results showed that the original three-dimensional factor structure of the MHC-SF fitted the data the best. Items loaded statistically significantly on all three subscales (emotional, psychological, social wellbeing). Further, the scale showed full configure, convergent and metric invariance between males and females. However, invariance was not established in either age cohorts, language groups, or marital status. The instrument proved to be reliable at both a lower (Cronbach Alpha) and upper level (Composite reliability) limit within South African organisational contexts.
Estudo etnobotânico do conhecimento e uso das plantas medicinais no município de Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brasil
Authors: Alencar Elisama de Melo , Cajaiba Reinaldo Lucas , Martins Jesuino da Silva Costa , Cordeiro Rogério Soares , Sousa Elson Silva de , Sousa Vilson de Almeida 
Published: December 2019

O uso das plantas para fins terapêuticos é uma prática tradicional muito difundida em diversas populações, com especificidades de cada região. Tal prática está presente desde os primórdios das civilizações, sendo o seu conhecimento repassado durante as gerações. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo fazer um levantamento sobre plantas medicinais utilizadas pelos moradores da área urbana do município de Buriticupu-MA. Foram entrevistados 110 pessoas por meio de questionários semi-estruturados. Foram levantadas 82 espécies medicinais distribuídas em 43 famílias botânicas. As famílias Lamiaceae e Fabaceae foram as mais citadas e as espécies Hortelã (M. crispa), Capim-Santo (C. citratus), Erva-Cidreira, (H. atrorubens), Malva-do-Reino (M. sylvestris) e Folha Santa (K. pinnata) apresentaram maior número de citações, sendo que M. arvensis (vique) foi a única que obteve FRIPS com 100%. As folhas (63%) foram a parte botânica mais usada nos preparos caseiros realizados predominantemente por decocção. Dentre as principais afecções tratadas por meio das plantas medicinais, as mais prevalentes foram infecciosas e parasitárias (30%), as doenças do sistema digestivo (15%) e sistema reprodutor feminino (15%). Os resultados das correlações entre o número de filhos e a idade estão positivamente ligados ao número de plantas citadas pelos informantes, enquanto que o número de plantas citadas é influenciado negativamente pela idade (p < 0,05). Este estudo confirma que os moradores da região urbana do município utilizam com frequência plantas medicinais como forma de tratamento para suas doenças mais comuns.
An Efficacious Supplementary Fertilizer Formulation from Agricultural Farm Biomass
Authors: Peter Echessa A. C. , Hudson Nyambaka , Evans Changamu 
Published: December 2019

Though composting is a practical method of recycling plant macronutrients in organic matter, it is impractical with biomass like sisal leaf wastes, horns, hooves and feathers that take long to decompose. This biomass is therefore ignored; causing waste disposal hitches and yet are rich in plant macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and calcium). This study set out to use them to formulate a supplementary fertilizer (SF). Samples of maize cobs and stalks, sugarcane bagasse, cattle hooves/horns and sisal leaf biomass were, taken through wet digestion before laboratory analysis for levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and calcium using standard procedures. Different formulations were obtained by mixing solvent digested hooves/horns (HD) with lye pre-treated sisal leaf biomass (CASD) giving ratios HD:CASD 0:1 (SF0), 1:1 (SF1), 2:1 (SF2), 3:1 (SF3), 1:2 (SF4) and 1:0 (SF5) that had varying pH values. Formulation SF1 (ratio 1:1 and pH 8.0) was used during fieldwork to evaluate the formulation's efficacy on the rate of growth, pest control and crop (maize) yield. Four sets of maize plots under varying fertilizer treatments or schedules (SF1/SF1, SF1/CAN, NIL/CAN and DAP/CAN) were replicated three times within the study area (Lugari Kakamega county, Kenya). There was no significant difference (p = 0.273) noted in the yields between the use of the formulation, SF1 and the commercial fertilizers DAP/CAN schedule. The stalk borer attack on the stems, fruits and tassels of the maize in plots that had nil fertilizer schedule (control) was in the range 60-75% compared to 10-15% and 4-7% in those where the supplementary fertilizer (SF1) and DAP/CAN were respectively applied. The findings of this study showed that the agricultural biomass can be blend into an effective and efficient supplementary fertilizer with sufficient levels of plant macronutrients (N, P, K and Ca). The approaches used in material pretreatment shorten the period of decomposition compared to the traditional composting methods.
Evaluation of Lifestyle and Some Biochemical Parameters Involved in Bone Health in Pre and Postmenopausal Cameroonian Women
Authors: Nkeunen Gerard , Judith Tsafack Takadong Julie , Gustave Simo , Tambe Betrand Ayuk , Roger Ayangma Celestin , Bonglavnyuy Tume Christopher 
Published: December 2019

Aims: A healthy skeletal system with strong bones is essential to overall health. This study aimed to assess lifestyle and bone’s biomarkers of women.
Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: The enrollment took place at the Yaounde Military Hospital from November 2016 to July 2017.
Methodology: A set of 105 postmenopausal and 127 premenopausal participants were enrolled from November 2016 to July 2017 in Yaounde. Their physical activities level was evaluated using a questionnaire. Sunlight exposure between 10:00AM and 4:00PM was assessed. Colorimetric methods were used to evaluate calcium, albumin, and alkaline phosphatase activity in plasma. These parameters were then compared within year since menopause (YSM) and osteoporosis risk assessment instrument (ORAI) sub-groups.
Results: 13.4% participants were moderately active. Only 22.8% participants had at least 30 minutes sun exposure daily. A multivariable analysis of demographic, lifestyle, biochemical characteristic revealed age, BMI, albumin and calcium were the main factors that influenced bone health among our participants. A significant difference of calcium concentration was found between the two groups whereas albumin was significantly higher in premenopausal than postmenopausal. Albumin was the only variable with a significant difference in the YSM sub-groups while only calcium was non-significantly higher among the ORAI sub-groups.
Conclusion: Elevated plasma level of calcium, albumin and alkaline phosphatase could be indicators of high bone turnover.
On the Interplay of Geometrical Shapes and the Analysis of a Dispersal Model for Pattern Formations
Authors: Hossine Zakir , Kamrujjaman Md. 
Published: December 2019

A reaction-diffusion model is put forward which is capable of generating chemical maps whose concentration contours are similar to the patterns seen on the flanks of zebras, leopards and other mammals. Initially, this type of reaction diffusion kinetics model was introduced by Turing and later Murray applied it to animal coat patterns. Among many chemical reaction mechanism, we consider Schnackenberg reaction mechanism in details and show that the geometry and scale of the domain, the relevant part of the integument, during the time of laying down plays a crucial role in the structural patterns which result. Patterns which exhibit a limited randomness are obtained for a selection of geometries. Finally the system was solved numerically using finite difference method.
Association of the +936 C/T Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of the VEGF-A Gene with Renal Cell Cancer in an Eastern Indian Population
Authors: Dasgupta Anindya , Dasgupta Subhrajyoti , Samanta Debabrata , Ashu Angshuman , Karmakar Dilip 
Published: December 2019

Aims: Renal cell cancer is one of the major killer cancers affecting mankind. Various polymorphisms in different genes have been found to be associated with the disease. +936 C/T SNP in the VEGF gene has been reported to be associated with spread of metastasis in several parts of the world. In the present study, we decided to study its association with renal cell cancer in the Eastern Indian population.
Study Design: A hospital based cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: A tertiary care medical college & hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal having study duration of one year from January 2018 to January 2019.
Methodology: DNA was extracted from whole blood using phenol chloroform extraction method from 30 case and 40 control subjects. A section of the VEGF-A gene consisting of the base pair where the SNP occurs and small regions adjacent to it was then amplified from the genomic DNA by PCR. The PCR product was treated with restriction enzyme HinDIII and the restriction digestion pattern was analysed.
Results: In our results, the prevalence of the wild C and the mutant T alleles in the study group were found to be 60% and 40% respectively. The prevalence of the homozygous non-mutant (CC), heterozygous (CT) and the homozygous mutant (TT) genotypes were found to be 45%, 30% and 25% respectively.
Conclusion: It is likely that there is a significant association between the +936 C/T SNP and renal cell cancer in the Eastern Indian population. Also, majority of the renal cell cancer patients from this region are prone to worse cancer prognosis and therefore may need a more active medical management including anti VEGF therapy. Further studies are required to confirm the association and to determine its nature.
Baropodometric evaluation of foot load distribution during gait in the group of professionally active nurses
Authors: Kołcz Anna , Główka Natalia , Kowal Mateusz , Paprocka-Borowicz Małgorzata 
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Objectives
Nurses are extremely exposed to musculoskeletal overloads. Prolonged standing postural balance distributions, functional deficits and pain may affect the symmetry of the load on the feet. The study aimed to assess the distribution of foot load during gait among nurses.

Methods
The sample of this prospective and observational study consisted of 37 female nurses with mean age of 39 years. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was used to evaluate musculoskeletal disturbances and baropodometric gait analysis (BGA) was performed to register distribution of foot load during gait.

Results
We showed that 68% of nurses declare that they know the principles of workplace ergonomics, but only 14% comply with them. NMQ results indicate that as many as 73% of the respondents feel ailments in the “lower back” area. An asymmetry was observed in the load of IV-V of the metatarsal head between the left and right foot (P = .000) and in the load of the left and right lateral part of the heel (P = .028) in the BGA test. Correlations between ailments occurring in the neck area and loading of the lateral arch of the right foot (P = .032) were found. Moreover, the load in this area correlated positively with the occurrence of “lower back” pain (P = .045).

Conclusions
Nurses have asymmetric distribution of foot load during gait, which results in a discrepancy between the loads on the three main support points of the foot and which may affect nurses’ work productivity.
Palladium‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative Synthesis of 5H‐Benzo[4,5][1,3]oxazino[2,3‐a]isoindole‐5,11(6aH)‐Diones using 2‐Phenyl‐4H‐Benzo[d][1,3]oxazin‐4‐Ones and α‐Oxo Carboxylic Acids
Authors: Lalji Ram Sunil Kumar , Kumar Prashant , Gupta Mohit , Parmar Virinder S. , Singh Brajendra K. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractA Pd‐catalyzed novel and efficient protocol has been developed for the direct functionalization of 2‐phenyl‐4H‐benzo[d][1,3]oxazin‐4‐ones with α‐oxo carboxylic acids resulting in 5H‐benzo[4,5][1,3]oxazino[2,3‐a]isoindole‐5,11(6aH)‐diones using (NH4)2S2O8 as effective oxidant and AgNO3 as co‐oxidant. All the explored substrates were found to be compatible for this transformation and delivered the corresponding desired products in moderate to excellent yields.magnified image
Switchable Synthesis of α,α‐Dihalomethyl and α,α,α‐Trihalomethyl Ketones by Metal‐Free Decomposition of Enaminone C=C Double Bond
Authors: Liu Yunyun , Xiong Jin , Wei Li , Wan Jie‐Ping 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThe novel free radical‐based cleavage of the enaminone C=C double bond is realized by using N‐halosuccinimides (NXS) in the presence of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) with mild heating, enabling the tunable synthesis of α,α‐dihalomethyl ketones and α,α,α‐trihalomethyl ketones under different reaction conditions. The formation of these divergent products involving featured C=C double bond cleavage requires no any metal reagent, and represents one more practical example on the synthesis of poly halogenated methyl ketones via the functionalization of carbon−carbon bond.magnified image
Mechanochemical Asymmetric Cross‐Dehydrogenative Coupling Reaction: Liquid‐Assisted Grinding Enables Reaction Acceleration and Enantioselectivity Control
Authors: Yu Jingbo , Ying Ping , Wang Hao , Xiang Keyu , Su Weike 
Published: December 2019

AbstractWe report here a mechanochemical protocol for asymmetric cross‐dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction of unreactive 3‐arylmethyl indoles with 1,3‐dicarbonyl by liquid‐assisted grinding. Small drops of liquid additive n‐butyl acetate (n‐BuOAc) are key to achieve high yield and enantioselectivity in this transformation. The catalyst can be lowered to 5 mol% and reused for three times. Pharmaceutical useful chiral dihydrocoumarins are further achieved through one‐pot tandem asymmetric CDC and cyclization with excellent enantioselectivities. Experimental and computational studies on the reaction mechanism suggest that n‐BuOAc is participated to the catalytic cycle, forming a chiral metal species during the reaction process and thereby revealed the origin of stereoselectivity.magnified image
NGS targeted screening of 100 Scandinavian patients with coronal synostosis
Authors: Topa Alexandra , Rohlin Anna , Andersson Mattias K. , Fehr André , Lovmar Lovisa , Stenman Göran , Kölby Lars 
Published: December 2019

AbstractCraniosynostosis (CS), the premature closure of one or more cranial sutures, occurs both as part of a syndrome or in isolation (nonsyndromic form). Here, we have studied the prevalence and spectrum of genetic alterations associated with coronal suture closure in 100 Scandinavian patients treated at a single craniofacial unit. All patients were phenotypically assessed and analyzed with a custom‐designed 63 gene NGS‐panel. Most cases (78%) were syndromic forms of CS. Pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants explaining the phenotype were found in 80% of the families with syndromic CS and in 14% of those with nonsyndromic CS. Sixty‐five percent of the families had mutations in the CS core genes FGFR2, TWIST1, FGFR3, TCF12, EFNB1, FGFR1, and POR. Five novel pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in TWIST1, TCF12, and EFNB1 were identified. We also found novel variants in SPECC1L, IGF1R, and CYP26B1 with a possible modulator phenotypic effect. Our findings demonstrate that NGS targeted sequencing is a powerful tool to detect pathogenic mutations in patients with coronal CS and further emphasize the importance of thorough assessment of the patient's phenotype for reliable interpretation of the molecular findings. This is particularly important in patients with complex phenotypes and rare forms of CS.
Automation in social security: Implications for merits review?
Authors: Carney Terry 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThis paper reviews illustrative aspects of the introduction of artificial intelligence into Australian social security's (Centrelink) original decision making and merits review. The review highlights the complexity and nuanced character of evaluating greater reliance on artifical intellignce over human decision‐making systems. It argues that technological change is inevitable, and is not necessarily either an unadulterated boon or bane, but calls for careful planning and a comparative assessment of the benefits and limitations of artificial intelligence versus human systems. In social security, it is concluded that particular attention should be given to avoiding discrimination against citizens who are technology poor or otherwise vulnerable.
Point‐of‐care ultrasound for deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb
Authors: Canty David , Mufti Kavi , Bridgford Lindsay , Denault André 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThe incidence and morbidity of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolus are high. Although efforts to increase screening for DVT have been recommended, this is limited by resources. Venous duplex ultrasound has replaced venography as the first‐line investigation of choice for DVT, increasing availability and reducing patient exposure to radiation and intravenous contrast. Furthermore, an abbreviated ultrasound where DVT is inferred from incomplete venous compressibility has an equivalent accuracy to venous duplex, requiring less time and training enabling its widespread use by emergency, critical care and anaesthesia clinicians. In this review, the evolution and method of lower limb venous compression ultrasound is described along with evidence for its use in patients at high risk for DVT in these clinical settings.