bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Physical distancing reduced the incidence of influenza and supports a favorable impact on SARS-CoV-2 spread in Mexico
Authors: Murillo-Zamora Efrén , Guzmán-Esquivel José , Sánchez-Piña Ramón Alberto , Cedeño-Laurent Guillermo , Delgado-Enciso Iván , Mendoza-Cano Oliver 
Published: October 2020

Introduction: Physical distancing preventive measures were implemented in Mexico as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (CoViD-19) pandemic. School closures occurred on March 16, 2020, in 10 out of 32 Mexican states, and one week later in the remaining states. Because the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the influenza virus have similar transmission mechanisms, we aimed to evaluate the impact of physical distancing on the incidence of influenza as a proxy of the impact on SARS-CoV-2 contagion.
Methodology: A national flu surveillance system was cross-sectionally analyzed and daily average percent changes (APCs) of incidence rates were calculated throught Poisson regression models.
Results: Greater decreasing trends (APCs -8.8, 95% CI: -12.5, -4.5; vs. -6.0, 95% CI: -9.9, -2.0; p = 0.026) were documented in the states with earlier school closures and across age groups, suggesting that earlier implementation of physical distance results in reduced SARS-CoV-2 spread.
Conclusions: Physical distancing policies decrease the incidence of influenza infections in Mexico; its favorable impact on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is commendable.
Cysticercosis in Madagascar
Authors: Carod Jean-François , Dorny Pierre 
Published: October 2020

Introduction: Cysticercosis (CC) is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system. It is endemic in most developing countries where pigs are raised and consumed. An overview of all available data of this parasite in Madagascar is lacking.
Methodology: We conducted a literature review, collecting information on published and available literature about cysticercosis in Madagascar between January 1st, 1990 and June 30th, 2020.
Results: Out of 858 publications; 61 were included, issued from peer-review indexed journals, non-indexed journals, books, Ministry reports and press releases. In Madagascar, porcine cysticercosis has been reported since 1901; human cysticercosis is highly prevalent with an overall estimated seroprevalence between 7 and 21%. Serological analysis is based on Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot techniques (EITB) for confirmative testing. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common pattern of cysticercosis in Madagascar and it is reponsible for pediatric morbidity causing more than 50% of epilepsy cases. Though CT-Scan is now available and tends to be considered the gold standard for NCC diagnosis, it remains unaffordable for most Malagasy patients and implies the proposal of a diagnostic algorithm for physicians.
Conclusions: Our review has revealed that human taeniasis and bovine cysticercosis is a considerable burden in Madagascar. A national control program has been developed aiming to decrease the seroprevalence rate from 16 to 10% in 2015. The aim of the country is now to implement a CC control and elimination program. Meanwhile, some massive cysticercosis screenings have been conducted in the capital Antananarivo to drive people's attention on this widespread infection.
A review of Diplommatina species in eastern Thailand with the descriptions of five new species
Authors: Dumrongrojwattana Pongrat , Kamtuptim Chanakarn , Wongkamhaeng Koraon 
Published: October 2020

Microsnails in the genus Diplommatina Benson, 1849 from eastern Thailand are revised, based on the collection of the Zoological Research Collection, Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand and on recently-collected materials.
Five new species, Diplommatina burapha sp. n., D. chadathongae sp. n., D. chantaburiensis sp. n., D. fusiformis sp. n. and D. khwantongae sp. n., are described as new to science. The geographic distribution of these eastern species is presented.
Remote Support Sessions Help Living Atlas Developers Deploy Data Portal
Authors: Lecoq Marie-Elise , Robertson Tim , Villaverde Cristina , Ruiz Jurado Vicente José , Shah Manash 
Published: October 2020

Since the start of the Living Atlases community in 2013, participants have given us feedback on how to enhance our community. One of the recommendations was to simplify the deployment of a new Living Atlases data portal. As a result, the technical coordinator, Vicente J. Ruiz Jurado, of the Living Atlases community, designed a procedure that uses remote sessions to deploy a new Living Atlas instance at an institution.
Two options are available. The first one is dedicated to newcomers to help them understand how the Living Atlases modules work by installing a demo in several Virtual Machines, which are provided. The demo installation remains available for some weeks after the session to aid learning. The second option focuses on helping participants during their first deployment on their own production machines. We will explain both solutions during the presentation.
During this talk, we will also explore other tools that simplify the installation like the Living Atlases Ansible Generator. We will detail how this technical tool helps developers install chosen modules from the Atlas of Living Australia suite.
The feedback from those who have participated in these sessions will be shared.
L’ancêtre paradigmatique : Lucy
Authors: Lequin Mathilde 
Published: October 2020

Cet article analyse les raisons pour lesquelles Lucy s’est imposée comme l’ancêtre paradigmatique dans les représentations de l’évolution humaine. En dépit des nombreuses découvertes qui se sont succédé depuis, le squelette fossile mis au jour en 1974 et surnommé « Lucy » reste une figure fondamentale dans l’histoire de la paléoanthropologie. Nous analysons la signification historique de cette figure par rapport à l’état des connaissances antérieures et actuelles et par rapport aux débats qu’elle a cristallisés. Nous nous intéressons également au rôle central joué par Lucy dans la manière dont la science de l’évolution humaine met en scène sa propre histoire.
Dans biodiversité… il y a diversité !
Authors: Abbadie Luc 
Published: October 2020

Le mot « biodiversité » est aujourd’hui couramment employé, et il faut s’en réjouir. Il désigne le plus souvent un ensemble de plantes ou d’animaux, il remplace parfois les mots de « nature » ou de « paysage », ou il renvoie à des processus écologiques plus ou moins explicites. Cette apparente polysémie cache pourtant l’essentiel : dans biodiversité… il y a diversité ! La biodiversité, c’est cette propriété fondamentale du vivant, cette propriété consubstantielle au vivant : la variété, la variation, la disparité, la pluralité, bref la diversité. Une diversité qui se manifeste à toutes les échelles, de la molécule aux écosystèmes, dans l’immédiat comme dans le temps long, à travers les formes, les couleurs, la physiologie, dans l’organisation des assemblages d’organismes et les modalités de leurs interactions.
La Abeja Republicana : la démocratie dans le discours de l’émancipation
Authors: Palti Elias José 
Published: October 2020

Le rejet généralisé et profond de la démocratie tout au long du xix e siècle est l’un des sujets les plus préoccupants et les moins abordés à la fois par les spécialistes de l’histoire politique latino-américaine. Son sens et son origine ne semblent pas soulever de question méritant un examen attentif : il révélerait clairement des préjugés profondément enracinés parmi l’élite locale, qui auraient des racines sociales, culturelles ou historiques plus générales. Cette perspective, fondée sur une vision normative et téléologique de l’histoire, a bloqué toute enquête ultérieure. Comme ce texte entend le démontrer, seul un travail sur les concepts permet de jauger la nature profondément dilématique du type de problématiques rencontrées par les acteurs de l’époque. La série de notes parues entre 1822 et 1823 dans le journal péruvien La Abeja Republicana , dans le contexte des controverses qui ont conduit au processus de l’indépendance de ce pays, nous permet d’observer la série de problèmes conceptuels posés par la pensée de la démocratie au xix e siècle, des problèmes que les explications traditionnelles, qui les attribuent au simple malentendu des penseurs de l’époque sur le vrai concept de démocratie moderne, ne permettraient pas de comprendre. Contrairement à ce qui est généralement supposé, ce concept contient en fait une série d’apories qui, dans ce contexte de conflit politique élevé, deviendraient manifestes. L’étude des débats qui ont eu lieu autour de ce concept nous permettra de reconsidérer bon nombre de nos hypothèses actuelles sur le sens et la nature de la démocratie moderne.
République et fédéralisme en Amérique du Sud, entre la monarchie hispanique et les révolutions d’indépendance
Authors: Entin Gabriel 
Published: October 2020

L’historiographie des révolutions en Amérique latine du début du xix e siècle associe souvent les premières formes d’organisation politique indépendante avec le républicanisme et le fédéralisme. En effet, le républicanisme et le fédéralisme sont deux problèmes inhérents à la construction de nouvelles communautés politiques. Cependant, ces formes ont une histoire dans la monarchie espagnole, dont la reconstruction rend intelligibles la rapidité et la généralisation de la république et le fédéralisme comme essais politiques révolutionnaires. Dans cet article, nous analysons, dans une perspective diachronique, la signification des concepts de fédéralisme et de république dans la monarchie, ainsi que les projets de fédéralisation de la Couronne en Amérique du Nord au xviii e siècle. Nous étudions également les débats sur l’organisation de la République fédérale pendant la révolution en Amérique du Sud, en comparant le cas de la Nouvelle-Grenade et le Río de la Plata au début des années 1810.
Le miles œconomicus , enfant du patriotisme britannique
Authors: Tixier Caroline 
Published: October 2020

Les politiques néolibérales menées depuis le commencement des années 1980 ont particulièrement contribué à transformer le patriotisme britannique. Le mythe du héros sacrificiel s’est en effet effacé, à la faveur de mesures tendant à privatiser certains secteurs de la Défense. C’est dans ce cadre qu’est apparu un soldat d’intérêt – un miles œconomicus – dont les traits se sont affinés grâce au développement des sociétés militaires privées au Royaume-Uni. Ces dernières, spécialisées dans la gestion des risques internationaux, autoentretiennent un système d’expertise de l’insécurité mondiale. Dans ces conditions, elles tendent à éroder progressivement l’institutionnalisation de la guerre et à désincarner le don sacrificiel auquel était autrefois associée la représentation du soldat héroïque. Cet article entend rendre compte de ce processus.
Interactions entre gestion personnelle de l’information et connaissances professionnelles des enseignants. Le cas de l’informatique et sciences du numérique (ISN)
Authors: Drot-Delange Béatrice 
Published: October 2020

Dans cet article, nous analysons les interactions entre gestion personnelle des ressources et connaissances professionnelles des enseignants. La gestion personnelle de l’information est étudiée via les opérations de documentarisation classificatoire, c’est-à-dire le classement, le nommage et l’indexation des ressources (Zacklad et al., 2011). Les connaissances professionnelles des enseignants concernent les connaissances disciplinaires, pédagogiques et curriculaires des contenus (Shulman, 2007). Les interactions sont analysées dans le contexte de l’enseignement de spécialité de l’informatique et sciences du numérique (ISN) ouvert en 2012 dans les classes de terminale. Nous avons mené des entretiens auprès de cinq enseignants. Nous avons complété ce recueil de données avec les produits observables de la gestion personnelle de l’information : les arborescences des dossiers et des marque-pages. Les résultats montrent que les différentes opérations de documentarisation classificatoire visent d’abord un besoin de réassurance des connaissances. Ce besoin peut concerner la préparation des cours ou l’activité en classe. Il est soutenu par une ou des collections de référence (Jones, 2007), par un classement permettant la réactivité en classe et par des supports personnels toujours disponibles.
The effect of danusertib, an Aurora kinase inhibitor, onto the cytotoxicity, cell cycle and apoptosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells
Authors: Kirbiyik Ismail Ayberk , Ozcimen Ahmet Ata 
Published: October 2020

Background:
Pancreatic cancer is the second type of cancer that causes the most death among the digestive system cancers. Difficulties in early diagnosis and rapidly progressing to advanced stages are most common in high mortality rate of pancreatic carcinoma. The mutation of Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase and mitotic kinases (such as Aurora kinases), which are involved in the cell cycle, plays an important role in the progression of cancer. Enzymes belonging to Aurora kinase family (-A, -B, -C) have been reported to play a major role in cancer progression, invasion and metastasis. Therefore, the purpose of this study, investigate of the effect of danusertib, an Aurora kinase inhibitor, onto cytotoxicity, apoptosis and cell cycle in human pancreatic carcinoma CFPAC-1 cells.

Materials and Methods:
For determining the IC50 value, the 20,000 cells were seeded in E-plate 16 wells in a real-time cell analyzer and various concentrations of danusertib (1-10,000 nM) were applied onto CFPAC-1 cells incubated in IMDM medium. Cell index demonstrated that the proliferation of fraction cells was measured in real time. On the other hand, cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest test were stained with Annexin V-APC/PI and DNA-cell cycle PI staining respectively by using flow cytometry.

Results:
The IC50 value was found to be approximately 400 nM. Danusertib at this concentration induced apoptosis in CFPAC-1 cells (%14,8 at 24 hours; %21,3 at 48 hours). Furthermore, in the cells treated with danusertib, 31.77% and 11.05% were arrested in the S and G2 phases, respectively.

Conclusions:
Aurora kinase inhibitor danusertib induced a significant effect of cytotoxic, apoptotic and cell cycle arrest in CFPAC-1 ductal adenocarcinoma cells. Therefore, it may be a potential alternative to the treatment of pancreatic cancers.
Comparative study on spawning success of paradise fish (<i>Macropodus opercularis</i>) using synthetic hormone and natural simulation
Authors: Onuoha P.C. , Elezuo K.O. , Okeke E.G. 
Published: October 2020

Synthetic hormones are widely used for induced breeding with significant successes. This study compared spawning successes in paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis) using synthetic hormone (Ovaprim) and natural simulation in glass tanks (0.3m x 0.6m). The experiment was conducted in two parts using two males and two females brood fish. The weights of the fish were between 4.0 and 5.0g for the males and 5.0 and 6.0g for the females. For the induced spawning, Ovaprim was injected intramuscularly according to the fish body weight after which they were left to spawn. The group on natural spawning were not induced by any hormone. Hatching of the eggs occurred within 48 hours at a temperature of 28.80C. Total number of eggs obtained by artificial and natural breeding were 430 and 322eggs respectively. Percentage fertilization in artificial breeding was 63.26% while 41.93% was recorded in natural breeding. Fry were raised on compounded diet for 6 weeks. Results showed that artificially bred fish had a higher mean weight gain (2.31 g) and survival rate (48.17%) than those from natural breeding having 2.10 g and 44.26% respectively. The results suggest that artificial breeding using synthetic hormone (Ovaprim) yielded better spawning success and survival rate than natural process.
Keywords: Paradise fish, natural breeding, hormone, fertilization, survival
Aspects of the reproductive biology of <i>Pseudotolithus typus</i> (Bleeker, 1863) from qua Iboe River Estuary, Nigeria
Authors: Nta A.I. , Akpan A.W. , Okon A.O. , Esenowo I.K. 
Published: October 2020

The study was conducted to assess the reproductive biology and condition index of Pseudotolithus typus in Qua Iboe Estuary using standard methods. A total of 580 fish specimen were sampled over a period of 8 months (January – August, 2018). Condition index was generally low with the highest value of 1.03 recorded in the month of April. The overall mean condition index significantly deviated (p<0.05) from the expected value of 1.0. Male-female ratio of the species showed female dominance. Significant variation (p<0.05) were observed in condition and gonadosomatic indices with peak values in the months of March and July for females. Male fish showed no seasonality in gonadosomatic index. The average fecundity ranged from 2140 eggs to 8560 eggs with mean value of 4891±641 eggs. Positive correlation was observed between fecundity and total length, body weight, standard length and gonad weight of the fish. Thus, it could be concluded that P. typus is a dual seasonal spawner having spawning periods early in the year (March) and in the peak of wet season (July).
Keywords: Pseudotolithus typus, condition index, gonadosomatic index, fecundity, estuary.
Organizational culture as correlate of teachers’ job performance and attitude to work in secondary schools in Anambra State Nigeria
Authors: Emengini Boniface , Omenyi Ada Sam , Nwankwo Christopher Amobi 
Published: October 2020

The study investigated organizational culture as correlate of teachers’ job performance and attitude to work in secondary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Five research questions guided the study and six null hypotheses were tested. The study adopted correlational survey research design. The population of the study comprised all the 6396 teachers in public secondary schools in the state. Out of the population, a sample size of 1279 teachers was drawn through proportionate stratified random sampling techniques. Data was collected using three different questionnaires developed by the researchers. The questionnaires include school organizational culture questionnaire (SOCQ), Teachers’ job performance questionnaire (TJPQ) and Teachers’ attitude to work questionnaire (TAWQ). The instruments were validated by three experts from Faculty of Education Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Cronbach Alpha method was used to determine the reliability of the instruments which yielded a reliability coefficient of .959, .957 and 0.701 respectively. The reliability indices were considered high enough and thus the instruments were deemed reliable. Data collection was done by the researchers with the help of ten research assistants. Aggregate score was used to answer research questions 1 to 3 while Pearson r was used to answer research questions 4 and 5 and critical probability table of Pearson r was used to take decision on the six null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed among others that: teachers rated their school organizational culture to be good; teachers’ job performance is good and teachers have positive attitude to their work. Also, it was found that there is no significant relationship between school organization culture and teachers’ job performance; and no significant relationship between school organizational culture and teachers’ attitude to work. Based on the findings it was recommended that: School management and management of Anambra State post primary school service Commission should ensure improvement in secondary school culture in order that all the teachers would rate their school culture to be good without some rating it to be poor. It was also recommended that in- service training be organized for secondary school teachers through seminars, workshops and advance learning in order to ensure that all of the teachers have good job performance and positive attitude to work.
Keywords: Correlate, Organizational Culture, Teachers, Job Performance and Attitude to Work
Effect of socio-cognitive skills training on aggressive secondary school adolescents in Anambra State Nigeria
Authors: Anagbogu Mercy Aku , Nwankwo Christopher Amobi , Azuji Ifeanyi Mathew 
Published: October 2020

Aggressive behaviour is a serious malady to students, especially those in their adolescent stage. This study investigated the effect of Socio-cognitive skills training on aggressive secondary school adolescents in Anambra State, Nigeria. One research question guided the study and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design for the study is quasi-experimental, non-randomised pre-test and post-test, control group design. The population of the study was 323 senior secondary school adolescents with high aggressive behaviour in Anambra State. A sample size of 32 adolescents were purposively drawn from two schools with the highest number of adolescents with high aggressive behaviour and used for the study. Instrument for data collection was adopted from Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). The internal consistency reliability coefficient for Nigeria sample is 0.80. The completed instruments were scored following the scoring instructions provided in the BPAQ manual. Mean scores were used to answer the research question, while the null hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Co-variance (ANCOVA). The norm of 70.25 provided in BPAQ guided the decision. The finding of the study revealed that socio-cognitive skills’ training was effective in reducing aggressive behaviour of secondary school adolescents. The findings further revealed that the difference in the effect of socio-cognitive skills training on aggressive secondary school adolescents was significant when compared with those in the control group. Based on the findings it was recommended that the practicing counsellors and therapists should adopt the use of the technique in managing aggressive behaviours of secondary school adolescents.
Keywords: Aggressive Behaviour, Secondary School Adolescents, Socio-cognitive Skills,Training
<i>Igwebuike</i> theology of <i>Omenani </i>and the missionary bifurcation of horizons
Authors: Kanu Ikechukwu Anthony 
Published: October 2020

African theology points to the fact that every particular situation or context calls for a particular theological reflection, that is, if the theological reflection is to make meaning within that unique circumstance. It is within this context that Igwebuike theology of Omenani emerges in relation to the understanding of culture as the Seed of the Word of God, which already pre-existed in Africa even before the emergence of the Western missionaries. The purpose of adopting this idea of culture as the Seed of the Word of God is to enhance the reconciliation between the African and Christian/Western ’worldhoods’. This piece presented the African culture as an important element in evangelization in Africa, as it is the spirit that animates the African people. It, therefore, located the Seed of the Word of God in the Omenani (the law of the land) of the African people through which they were able to achieve holiness even before the advent of the gospel. It observed that the failures of the missionary enterprise were majorly because of their lack of openness to the African religion and culture. The purpose of this study is to bridge the bifurcation created by the missionaries between the Christian and African ‘worldhoods’. The theoretical framework employed in this research is the Igwebuike sympathetic and non-derogatory framework, which emphasizes evangelization with a sense of understanding.
Keywords: Omenani, Logos Spermatikos, Culture, African, Igbo, Evangelization, Igwebuike