bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
RÃ´le des Ã©valuations continues dans la prÃ©diction des performances des Ã©lÃ¨ves au secondaire collÃ©gial
Authors: Bouanis Marya , Essedaoui Aafaf , Boukhair Aziz , Bitar Abdelali 
Published: December 2020

La prÃ©sente Ã©tude traite lâ€™effet de lâ€™Ã©valuation continue (contrÃ´le continu) sur les performances des Ã©lÃ¨ves lors des examens de fin de semestres (examen local, examen rÃ©gional et note globale dâ€˜Ã©valuation) en MathÃ©matiques et en Sciences physique. Pour ce faire, un Ã©chantillon de plus de 2600 Ã©lÃ¨ves de la troisiÃ¨me annÃ©e du secondaire collÃ©gial des Ã©tablissements scolaires de la direction provinciale dâ€™El Jadida, AcadÃ©mie RÃ©gionale dâ€™Education et de Formation de Casablanca-Settat (Maroc) a Ã©tÃ© choisit. Les donnÃ©es collectÃ©es sont analysÃ©es Ã l'aide du coefficient de corrÃ©lation de Pearson ainsi que le test t de student. Les rÃ©sultats obtenus montrent des valeurs Ã©lÃ©vÃ©es des coefficients dÃ©terminÃ©s et qui sont statistiquement significatifs (p< 0,05). Cela implique que lâ€™Ã©valuation continue influe positivement les performances des Ã©lÃ¨ves en examen local et en note globale dâ€™Ã©valuation pour les deux matiÃ¨res Ã©tudiÃ©es. Sur la base de ces rÃ©sultats, il est plus judicieux que l'Ã©valuation continue reÃ§oive une attention plus sÃ©rieuse de la part des enseignants.
This study examines the effect of continuous assessment on the performance of students in end-of-semester exams (local exam and regional exam), and the global assessment scores in Mathematics and Physical Sciences. To do this, a sample of more than 2,600 pupils of secondary school of the provincial direction of El Jadida, Regional Academy of education and training of Casablanca-Settat (Morocco) was chosen. The data collected is analyzed using the Pearsonâ€™s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) as well as the student's t test. The results obtained show high values of the determined coefficients which are statically significant at 0.05. This implies that continuous assessment positively influences student performance in the local exam and the global assessment scores for the two subjects studied. However, this continuous assessment did not have a strong impact on the learning progress of the students in the regional exam. Based on these results, it is more appropriate for the continuous assessment of students to receive more serious attention from the teachers.
Água enquanto disputa epistêmica e política para além dos três estados da água - Entrevista com o professor Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves
Authors: Mejía Ayala Wladimir 
Published: December 2020

Entrevista com o professor Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves
Geógrafo brasileiro, formado pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e professor titular do Departamento de Geografia da Universidade Federal Fluminense, o Dr. Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves2 foi presidente da Associação de Geógrafos Brasileiros entre 1998 e 2000 e é coordenador do Laboratório de Estudos de Movimentos Sociais e Territoriais (LEMTO), bem como membro do grupo de trabalho “Hegemonías y emancipaciones” do Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO). Ele foi galardonado em 2004 com o Prêmio Chico Mendes em Ciência e Tecnologia pelo Ministério do Meio Ambiente do Brasil; em 2008, com o prêmio Casa de Las Américas, concedido em Cuba; e, em 2019, com o Prêmio Milton Santos otorgado durante o Encontro de Geógrafos da América Latina (EGAL), realizado na cidade de Quito, Equador. Seu pensamento contribuiu profundamente para a discussão sobre ecologia política, movimentos sociais e questões ambientais em geral, tornando-o um dos geógrafos, pesquisadores e autores mais influentes da área latino-americana. É autor de várias publicações sobre geografia humana e social, que incluem principalmente os livros: “A Globalização da Natureza e a Natureza da Globalização” (Civilização Brasileira, 2006) e “Amazônia: encruzilhada civilizatória. Tensões territoriais em curso” (CIDES-UMSA, 2018).
Envisaging post-Brexit immobility: Polish migrants’ care intentions concerning their elderly parents
Authors: Radziwinowiczówna Agnieszka , Kloc-Nowak Weronika , Rosińska Anna 
Published: December 2020

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union will end the European Freedom of Movement and the privileged migration status of EU Citizens in the UK, which will likely affect ‘Brexit families’ and their transnational care arrangements. This is a case study of the biggest migrant group in the UK, namely Poles. Before the Brexit referendum, the first wave of the in-depth interviews identified several types of migrants’ intentions concerning elderly care for their parents who remained in Poland. The research approached intentions as discursive strategies: declarations of care commitment and statements provided to explain the absence of care intentions. The second wave was conducted after the UK had decided to exit the EU and new policies concerning EU citizens were being developed. Brexit’s influence on elderly care intentions is twofold. First, it brings higher uncertainty about future migration regulations and disorientates migrants about the possibilities regarding reunification with their parents in the UK. Second, Brexit appears in the interviews as a discursive construction to alleviate a migrant’s involvement in direct care provision, where they still deem it normatively appropriate to enact this cultural norm, but do not intend to in fact do so.
Prospects of Bangladesh as a halal tourism destination
Authors: Islam Md. Tariqul 
Published: December 2020

Halal tourism has opened a new horizon in the world tourism industry, both Muslim as well as many non-Muslim countries are showing their enthusiasm in Halal tourism. Bangladesh is the fourth largest Muslim populated country and the home of many Muslim architectures. Therefore, there is immense potential for Halal tourism in this country. The objectives of this study are to analyze the prospects of Bangladesh as a destination of Halal Tourism by identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Halal tourism in Bangladesh. To meet the objectives of this research both qualitative and quantitative method has been used. This study is a descriptive study and the majority of the data has been collected by the qualitative method from the existing literature and a survey of 93 people was conducted in the quantitative method. The result shows that Bangladesh is a promising country in the Halal tourism industry but it has some barriers too, which can be overcome by taking proper initiatives.
PENGARUH PERSEPSI MAHASISWA TENTANG MATA KULIAH AKUNTANSI TERHADAP KARAKTER KEJUJURAN MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI FKIP UL
Authors: Ilma Nur Izzati , Hadi Rizali , Rahmattullah Muhammad 
Published: December 2020

Penelitian ini dilakukan di Pendidikan Ekonomi Universitas Lambung Mangkurat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan sejauh mana pengaruh persepsi mahasiswa tentang kemampuan mengajar dosen mata kuliah akuntansi terhadap nilai karakter kejujuran mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Sampel sebanyak 174 mahasiswa. Teknik analisa data menggunakan analisa deskriptif dan analisis uji korelasi product moment. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa berdasarkan uji korelasi product moment menunjukan bahwa koefisien korelasi mata kuliah akuntansi terhadap nilai karakter kejujuran rhitung sebesar 0,201 lebih besar dari rtabel 0,148 pada taraf 5%. Karena koefisien korelasi yang didapat lebih besar dari 0,05 dan taraf signifikan (sig) 0,008<0,05 maka Ho ditolak. Hal ini terjadi ada korelasi yang signifikan antara mata kuliah akuntansi terhadap nilai karakter kejujuran dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara persepsi mahasiswa tentang kemampuan mengajar dosen mata kuliah akuntansi terhadap nilai karakter kejujuran mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi ULM.Kata Kunci : Mata Kuliah Akuntansi, Karakter Kejujuran
Pengembangan Modul Pembelajaran Geografi Berbasis Pendekatan Saintifik
Authors: Maryati Sri , Hardila Hardila , Lihawa Fitryane 
Published: December 2020

Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMA Negeri 1 Kabila, Kabupaten Bone Bolango, Provinsi Gorontalo. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan sebuah modul geografi berbasis pendekatan saintifik pada materi dinamika litosfer dan dampaknya terhadap kehidupan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah research and development. Penelitian ini terbagi menjadi tiga tahap yaitu definisi, desain, dan pengembangan. Tahap definisi meliputi analisis kurikulum, analisis peserta didik, analisis materi pembelajaran, dan perumuskan tujuan belajar. Tahap desain berupa perancangan modul dengan hasil berupa draft modul pembelajaran. Tahap pengembangan terdiri dari uji validilitas dan ujicoba modul pada peserta didik. Hasil uji coba terbatas dengan hasil 84,8% dengan kategori sangat baik, sedangkan uji coba general dengan hasil 84,6% dengan kategori sangat baik. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, modul pembelajaruan geografi berbasis pendekatan saintifik yang dikembangkan dapat digunakan di sekolah
Medicare Physician Fee Reimbursement for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Has Not Kept Up with Inflation from 2002 to 2019
Authors: Jella Tarun K. , Acuña Alexander J. , Samuel Linsen T. , Schwarzkopf Ran , Fehring Thomas K. , Kamath Atul F. 
Published: December 2020

Background:
As orthopaedic physician fees continue to come under scrutiny by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), there is a continued need to evaluate trends in reimbursement rates across contemporary time intervals. Although substantially lower work relative value units (RVUs) have been previously demonstrated for septic revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) compared with aseptic revisions, to our knowledge, there has been no corresponding analysis comparing total physician fees. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to analyze temporal trends in Medicare physician fees for septic and aseptic revision TKAs.

Methods:
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes related to septic 1-stage and 2-stage revision TKAs and aseptic revision TKAs were categorized. From 2002 to 2019, the facility rates of physician fees associated with each CPT code were obtained from the CMS Physician Fee Schedule Look-Up Tool. Monetary data from Medicare Administrative Contractors at 85 locations were used to calculate nationally representative means. All total physician fee values were adjusted for inflation and were translated to 2019 U.S. dollars using Consumer Price Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cumulative annual percentage changes and compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) were computed utilizing adjusted physician fee data.

Results:
After adjusting for inflation, the total mean Medicare reimbursement (and standard deviation) for aseptic revision TKA decreased 24.83% ± 3.65% for 2-component revision and 24.21% ± 3.68% for 1-component revision. The mean septic revision TKA total Medicare reimbursement declined 23.29% ± 3.73% for explantation and 33.47% ± 3.24% for reimplantation. Both the dollar amount (p < 0.0001) and the percentage (p < 0.0001) of the total Medicare reimbursement decline for septic revision TKA were significantly greater than the decline for aseptic revision TKA.

Conclusions:
Septic revision TKAs have been devalued at a rate greater than their aseptic counterparts over the past 2 decades. Coupled with our findings, the increased resource utilization of septic revision TKAs may result in financial barriers for physicians and subsequently may reduce access to care for patients with periprosthetic joint infections.

Clinical Relevance:
The devaluation of revision TKAs may result in reduced patient access to infection management at facilities unable to bear the financial burden of these procedures.
The Development of Near-source Electromagnetic Methods in China
Authors: Xue Guo-qiang 
Published: December 2020

Near-source electromagnetic technology has been developed and applied in the exploration of petroleum, metallic ore, coal, and engineering geology due to its high efficiency, high detection accuracy, and deep depth of investigation. In this paper, research and applications of the frequency-domain electromagnetic sounding method (FDEM), wide-field electromagnetic method (WFEM), modified central-loop transient electromagnetic method (TEM), and short-offset grounded-wire TEM (SOTEM) with obvious near-source characteristics, were reviewed and analyzed. From the 1960s to 1990s, the FDEM method and equipment were extensively developed in China. These methods have played important roles in the exploration of coal resources. Based on controlled source audio-frequency magnetotelluric (CSAMT) and FDEM methods, a new method has been developed by deriving a new expression to calculate apparent resistivity. This method, which is referred to as WFEM, has been studied, applied, and received great attention in China. To increase work efficiency and reduce the influence of local transverse anisotropy on the detection processes, a modified central-loop TEM detection technology based on the central loop transient electromagnetic method was developed in China. The advantages of SOTEM in near-source surveys with high resolution and increased depth detection stimulated academic research interest to further develop grounded-wire TEM techniques. [Figure: see text]
Exploration of workplace violence among nurses at a selected University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda
Authors: Banamwana Gilbert 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background: Workplace violence is a global problem in the health sector especially in the hospitals affecting healthcare works’ job satisfaction and performance. Workplace violence is present in different forms associated with various factors and the nurses are the most affected. The aim of this study was to explore workplace violence experience among nurses working at a selected University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda.Method: There search approach used was quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design. The stratified random sampling was used to recruit 195 participants among 379 nurses. The data was collected using a structured, validated, and self-administered questionnaire that was adapted from the International Labor Organization, International Council of Nurses, World Health Organization and Public Services International. Descriptive statistics were used for analyzing frequencies and percentages. Chi-square test was used for evaluating the association between variables.Results: The findings revealed that (58.5%, n=114) of nurses have experienced some types of WPV in the twelve months preceding the study, among them (44.6%, n=108) of nurses were verbally abused. The nurses providing emergency care, the nurses working at the emergency department and nurses working with vulnerable patients like HIV/AIDS patients were associated with workplace violence Chi square(1, n=195), P=<0.001). The psychological problems has been found as the first consequences of workplace violence.Conclusions: Based on the study findings, it was concluded that the hospital management needs to be aware of workplace violence, develop and implement appropriate policies and strategies. These strategies will strengthen nurses’ concentration towards their and will resulting in service delivery improvement.
Polymorphism rs368234815 Of Interferon Lambda 4 Gene And Spontaneous Clearance Of Hepatitis C Virus In Haemodialysis Patients: A Case-Control Study
Authors: Grzegorzewska Alicja , Mostowska Adrianna , Świderska Monika , Marcinkowski Wojciech , Stolarek Ireneusz , Figlerowicz Marek , Jagodziński Paweł P. 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background: In non-uremic subjects, IFNL4 rs368234815 predicts HCV clearance. We investigated whether rs368234815 is associated with spontaneous HCV clearance in haemodialysis patients and whether it is a stronger predictor of HCV resolution than the IFNL polymorphisms already associated with HCV clearance in dialysis subjects. We also evaluated an association of rs368234815 with patients` survival and alterations in transcription factor binding sites (TFBS) caused by IFNL polymorphisms.Methods: Among 161 haemodialysis patients with positive anti-HCV antibodies, 68 (42.2%) spontaneously resolved HCV infection, whereas 93 remained HCV RNA positive. Patients were tested for near IFNL3 rs12980275, IFNL3 rs4803217, IFNL4 rs12979860, IFNL4 rs368234815, and near IFNL4 rs8099917. IFNL4 rs368234815 polymorphism (TT/TT, ΔG/TT, ΔG/ΔG) was genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis; other IFNL polymorphisms - by high resolution melting curve analysis. We used the Kaplan-Meier method with the log-rank test for survival analysis. In silico analysis included the use of ENCODE TFBS ChIP-seq data, HOCOMOCO, JASPAR CORE, and CIS-BP databases, and FIMO software. Results: The probability (OR, 95%CI, P) of spontaneous HCV clearance for rs368234815 TT/TT patients was higher than for the ΔG allele carriers (2.63, 1.38–5.04, 0.003). This probability for other major homozygotes varied between 2.80, 1.45–5.43, 0.002 for rs12980275 and 2.44, 1.27–4.69, 0.007 for rs12979860. In the additive model, rs368234815 TT/TT was the strongest predictor of HCV clearance (6.38, 1.69–24.2, 0.003). Survival analysis suggested an association of the ΔG allele with mortality due to neoplasms (log-rank P = 0.005). The rs368234815 ∆G allele caused TFBS removal for PLAGL1. Conclusions: In haemodialysis patients, the association of rs368234815 with the spontaneous HCV clearance is better than that documented for other IFNL3/IFNL4 polymorphisms only in the additive mode of inheritance. However, identifying the homozygosity in the variant ∆G allele of rs368234815 means a more potent prediction of persistent HCV infection in haemodialysis subjects that we observe in the case of the variant homozygosity of other tested IFNL3/IFNL4 polymorphisms. Removal of PLAGL1 TFBS in subjects harbouring the rs368234815 ∆G allele may contribute to cancer susceptibility. The association of rs368234815 with cancer-related mortality needs further studies in HCV-exposed subjects.
Characterizing the effect of drought, conflict, and locusts on food security in Africa
Authors: Anderson Weston , Taylor Charles , McDermid Sonali Prabhat , Ilboudo-Nébié Elisabeth , Seager Richard , Schlenker Wolfram , Cottier Fabien , de Sherbinin Alex , Mendeloff Dara , Markey Kelsey 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Conflict, drought, and locusts have been leading concerns for African food security in recent years, but the relative importance and spatiotemporal scales of crises resulting from each hazard is poorly characterized. Here we use continuous, subnational data from Sub-Saharan Africa to characterize how food crises differ according to livelihood strategy in response to each hazard. We find that when exposed to drought, pastoralists experienced more widespread, severe, and long-lasting food crises compared to those in agricultural zones. From 2009-2013 drought was the primary trigger of food security crises in all non-riverine zones; after 2013 conflict-related food security crises become prevalent. The few confirmed famines coincided with both conflict and drought. Locusts had little effect on food security during this time. These results provide multidimensional empirical evidence of how hazards affect food security in different livelihood zones, which provides an opportunity to improve scenario development in food security early warning forecasts.
Translation, Transcultural Adaptation and Validation to Brazilian Portuguese of Tools for Adverse Drug Reaction Assessment in Children
Authors: Lima Elisangela , Fernandes Thais , Freitas Adair , Sias Juliana , Land Marcelo , Aires Mariana , Bracken Louise , Peak Matthew 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Background: Children are more vulnerable to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) due to complex changes in the body during the growth process and lack specific pharmacoepidemiologic studies. Causality and Avoidability assessment of ADRs are relevant to clinical guidelines development and pharmacovigilance. This study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt two new tools - Liverpool Causality Assessment Tool (LCAT) and the Liverpool Avoidability Assessment Tool (LAAT) - to Brazilian-Portuguese and evaluate the psychometric properties of these tools to analyze ADRs in Brazilian children.Methods: The validation of the cross-cultural adaptation of tools was obtained by the functional equivalence (degree of agreement between conceptual and item equivalence, semantic equivalence, operational and measurement equivalence) between the original versions two translated versions of each tool. The second version of LCAT and LAAT was applied to assessing the twenty-six case reports of suspected adverse drug reactions in a Brazilian teaching pediatric hospital. The inter-rater reliability (a pharmacist and a physician) was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha. The exact agreement percentages (%EA) and extreme disagreement (%ED) were computed. Overall Kappa index was calculated with a 95% confidence interval. Results: Some words and terms needed carefully discussed and examined to improve the clarity of the Portuguese language tools. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient values obtained were 0.95 and 0.85, and the weighted Kappa (95% confidence interval) were 0.82 (0.67-0.97) and 0.68 (0.45-0.91) for LCAT and LAAT, respectively. The Brazilian-Portuguese versions of the LCAT and LAAT showed reliable and valid tools for the diagnosis and follow-up of ADRs in children. Conclusion: The methodological approach allowed the translation, transcultural adaptation, and validation to Brazilian-Portuguese of two easy and quick to perform tools for causality and avoidability of ADRs in children by a multidisciplinary expert specialist committee, including the authors of original tools. We believe this version may be applied by professionals (patient safety teams) and researchers in Brazil in groups or by a single reviewer.Trial registration: This study was evaluated and approved by the Research Ethics Committee (Instituto de Pediatria e Puericultura Martagão Gesteira – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Number: 3.264.238.
Lower Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration is Associated with Favorable Prognosis of Resected Pancreatic Cancer.
Authors: Wang Dan , Fan Xiaona , Fang Lin , Zhou Tianshuo , Li Qingwei , Zhang Wenjing , Liu Jinshuang , Li Ruiyang , Han Shuling , Li Zhiwei 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Objective: This study was designed to explore the value of mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) for overall survival (OS) in resectable pancreatic cancer (PC). Background: Systemic inflammatory response are important factors that promotes the occurrence and metastasis of malignant tumors. MCHC are suggested to be relevant to the prognosis of several malignancies. Such as lung cancer, head and neck cancers. However, there are few studies to explore the correlation between them and PC. Methods: The present study included totally 544 patients with PC who underwent radical resection between March 2011 and May 2019. These patients were classified into a training set (n=195) and a validation set (n=349). Kaplan-Meier curve method and Cox proportional hazard regression model were employed to analyze prognosis. Results: Survival curve showed that OS were significantly favorable for resectable PC patients with low preoperative MCHC (P=0.015). Multivariate analysis suggested that MCHC (hazard ratio [HR], 1.266; 95% confidential interval [CI], 0.895-1.792; P=0.028) were independent prognostic factors for resectable PC patients. Conclusion: Low MCHC was positively correlated with OS in resectable PC, which could be used to predict the prognosis.