bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalencia, localización y severidad tomográfica de rinosinusitis crónica en pacientes adultos con inmunodeficiencia común variable
Authors: Angulo-Pérez Gabriela , Vivar-Acevedo Eulalio , Vargas-Aguayo Alejandro , López-Rocha Eunice Giselle 
Published: January 2021

Antecedentes: la inmunodeficiencia común variable es la inmunodeficienciahumoral más frecuente en adultos. La frecuencia de infecciones de las vías aéreas, como rinosinusitis crónica, se reporta en 75% en estos pacientes, en comparación con 2 a 16% de la población general. La rinosinusitis crónica es una enfermedad inflamatoria que afecta a la mucosa de uno o más senos paranasales y la cavidad nasal.Objetivo: conocer la prevalencia de rinosinusitis crónica, su localización y severidad tomográfica en pacientes adultos con inmunodeficiencia común variable.Material y método: estudio transversal, descriptivo y observacional, que incluyó 21 pacientes adultos con inmunodeficiencia común variable. A todos los pacientes se les realizó tomografía computada de la nariz y de los senos paranasales, evaluada por un otorrinolaringólogo. La severidad de la rinosinusitis crónica se evaluó con la clasificación de Lund-Mackay.Resultados: de los 21 pacientes, 15 (71.5%) eran mujeres; la edad promedio fue de 40 años (± 13); 12 pacientes (52%) padecían rinosinusitis crónica, de acuerdo con la clasificación de Lund-Mackay, 2 de ellos (17.8%) tenían rinosinusitis crónica severa, 3 pacientes (27.7%) moderada y 7 pacientes (54.5%) leve. La localización más frecuente fue el seno maxilar bilateral, en 7 pacientes (33%), las celdillas etmoidales anteriores y posteriores en 6 pacientes (26%), el seno maxilar unilateral en 4 pacientes (19%), el seno frontal y esfenoidal, en igual proporción (3 pacientes, 13%); se encontraron las siguientes variantes anatómicas: desviación septal obstructiva (n=6, 28.5%), hipoplasia bilateral de los senos maxilares (n=2, 10%), concha bullosa unilateral (n=2, 10%), tabiques en el seno maxilar unilateral (n=3, 14.2%) y celdillas de Agger Nasi neumatizadas (n=1, 4.7%).Conclusiones: 52% de los pacientes con inmunodeficiencia común variable tenía rinosinusitis crónica, 58% de severidad leve, la principal localización fue el seno maxilar bilateral (33%). Debido a la prevalencia de rinosinusitis crónica en pacientes adultos con inmunodeficiencia común variable, debe realizarse tomografía computada a todos los pacientes para establecer el diagnóstico y tratamiento oportunos.
Food and feeding behaviours of Spotfin Swamp Barb Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822) of Singhiya River, Biratnagar
Authors: Risal Anjali , Shrestha Samjhana , Mahaseth Vinod Kumar 
Published: January 2021

The present work attempt to present a novel approach about the food and feeding habits of Puntius sophore collected from Singhiya River, Biratnagar. For the study 120 specimens were collected on the monthly basis from March to August 2019, direct from the river with the help of local fisherman. On the basis of percentage of occurrence of gut content analysis the most preferred food item was Green algae (40.6%) followed by diatoms (16.10%), crustaceans (13.50%), protozoan (9.20%), detritus and debris (8.40%), insect larva (7.70%) and rotifers (4.50%). Relative gut length was the lowest at size 4.4-5.1 cm SL and the highest value at size 9.3-10 cm SL. Gastro somatic index was highest peak at the size of 4.4-5.1 cm SL, which indicate the voracious nature of fish at smaller size. The standard length and body weight show a positively significant with alimentary canal length (r=0.878) and alimentary canal weight (r=0.86.4), respectively. The food and feeding behavior of this fish showed that it is omnivores in nature.
Abordaje de la artritis idiopática juvenil
Authors: Charpentier Molina Ricardo José 
Published: January 2021

La artritis idiopática juvenil (que para efectos prácticos citaremos como AIJ) es una enfermedad sistémica, inflamatoria, crónica y de causa desconocida que afecta a pacientes menores de 18 años de edad. Es considerada la enfermedad autoinmune y reumática más frecuente en niños y adolescentes. La AIJ abarca varios subgrupos diferentes y se presenta predominantemente como artritis periférica. El espectro de la enfermedad se manifiesta a través de varias condiciones clínicas. Por definición, el inicio de la enfermedad antes de los 16 años y la artritis durante más de 6 semanas, son criterios necesarios para el diagnóstico de AIJ. El diagnóstico es clínico y la exclusión se realiza con base en pruebas de laboratorio, con hallazgos que apoyen el diagnostico. Actualmente, con los tratamientos disponibles, los medicamentos modificadores de la enfermedad como el metrotexato y la terapia biológica, son de primera línea; así es posible mantener un adecuado control de la enfermedad y de esta manera evitar las posibles complicaciones.
Diagnóstico y manejo actualizado del tromboembolismo pulmonar agudo
Authors: Piñar Sancho Gustavo , Abarca Zúñiga Vivian , Moya Corea Sharon 
Published: January 2021

El tromboembolismo pulmonar es un padecimiento que se presenta con frecuencia de manera silenciosa, muchos de los casos no se diagnostican de forma oportuna. Es una complicación de la trombosis venosa profunda procedente, principalmente de los miembros inferiores, lo que provoca la oclusión total o parcial de la circulación pulmonar, ocasionada por un coágulo, que dependiendo de su magnitud, puede o no originar síntomas.
Evaluación del síndrome de ovario poliquístico
Authors: Alfaro Murillo Gabriela , Salas Ramírez Bárbara , Zúñiga Fallas Alexa 
Published: January 2021

En la actualidad, el Síndrome de ovario poliquístico lo padecen cientos de mujeres en edad fértil, lo cual afecta a una gran población femenina a nivel mundial. Con la evolución de la tecnología, se han logrado mayores tasas de embarazo en las pacientes con dificultad para concebir, y la fertilización in vitro es la técnica más novedosa que se utiliza para dicho objetivo.
An Analysis of College Students’ Perceptions on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Authors: Wheat Janette , Shavers Patricia , Bailey Marilyn 
Published: January 2021

Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is modern-day slavery of children and the commercial sexual abuse of children through buying, selling, or trading their sexual services. DMST is a form of child abuse. The victim can be any person of nationality, age, socioeconomic status, or gender. In America, throughout college campuses, a lot of students are not informed of domestic minor sex trafficking. When thinking about domestic minor sex trafficking, most people do not think that this crime happens in our country, better yet our state of Arkansas.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of college students attending the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on domestic minor sex trafficking in our country and in our state of Arkansas (a crime that is growing aggressively in the United States).
Fifty participants who were students attending the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff participated in the study. Participants consisted of male and female students between the ages of 18 to 25 (N = 30 Females; N = 20 Males). Survey data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel software. Participants responded to ten yes or no descriptive questions about domestic minor sex trafficking (e.g., Questions like: have you heard about domestic minor sex trafficking; and do you think child sex trafficking is an organized crime).
The data yielded both quantitative and qualitative results. Results showed that female students were more knowledgeable and were more aware of DMST than males. Implications for interventions will be discussed. Further research also is suggested.
Occurrence of Ixodiphagus sp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as a parasitoid of
Authors: Marchiori Carlos Henrique 
Published: January 2021

The objective of this study is to describe the first occurrence of _Ixodiphagus_ sp.(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) sp. parasitizing _Rhipicephalus microplus_ (Canestrini 1888) (Acari: Ixodidae) in Goiás, Brazil. Engorged females of _R. microplus _collected from naturally infested cattle will be taken to the laboratory. After their death, they will be dissected to check for the presence of parasitoids. From November 2013 to October 2014, 151 engorged females belonging to the species _R. microplus_ were collected, from which a specimen of the species _Ixodiphagus_ sp. The percentage of parasitism was 0.6%.

KEY WORDS: Ticks, Biocontrol, Natural enemy, cattle, First occurrence.
Medieval encyclopedia as a form of of religious worldview universalization (on the example of "Speculum Maius " by Vincent of Beauvais)
Authors: Aristova Alla 
Published: January 2021

The article actualizes the significance of scholastic encyclopedias for the religious and secular culture of medieval Europe. Their role as a compendium of accumulated knowledge and at the same time ideological synthesis of Christian religious doctrine and scientific achievements, ancient and scholastic traditions, university, and church-monastery intellectual culture is shown.
The main attention is paid to the multi-volume Vincent of Beauvais’ work «Speculum Maius» («The Great Mirror») as the most significant work among medieval encyclopedias and its conceptual completion. The extraordinary role of the encyclopedia as a documentary evidence of knowledge, ideas, worldview, mentality of the Western European Middle Ages is proved. The author outlines the principles of codification of «The Great Mirror»; highlights the influence of the Christian-theological context on the content, structure and methods of organizing its material; the relationship of encyclopedic work with the processes of development and rationalization of the religious worldview. The focus is on the universalizing potential of the Christianity concepts, the extraordinary expression of which was the work by Vincent of Beauvais. The aspiration for universality was manifested both in the desire to understand the world as a Whole, created by God-completed omnipresence, and in attempts to base all the accumulated human experience, all kinds of knowledge and life on the principles of the Christian worldview. The encyclopedia is valued as a real «mirror» of an entire era, the medieval reception of Christianity, the history of European science and knowledge.
Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Cardiac Myxoma
Authors:   Department of Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Firoozgar Hospital, Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Esmaeili Sara , Shojaei Seyedeh Fahimeh ,   iroozgar Clinical Research and Development Center (FCRDC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Bahadori Maryam ,   Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Mojtahed Mohammad ,   Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Mehrpour Masoud ,   Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Published: January 2021

Background: Myxoma may cause systemic embolization and frequently presents as ischemic stroke. Case Presentation: There have been debates about whether it is safe to use recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) in patients with cardiac myxoma who referred with ischemic stroke to the hospital's emergency. Results: The patient was a young case of atrial myxoma with initial presentation of acute cerebral infarction symptoms who was treated with intravenous rt-PA with no complications. Conclusion: The case provides an evidence of the efficacy and safety of intravenous rt-PA in cases of cardiac myxoma. However, we cannot always expect thrombolytic therapy to be effective, especially in tumor emboli.
The Scaling Associated with The Shape Dimension of Architecture: Practical Study of Mosul Housing Facades
Authors: Al-Araji Fatima Ehsin , Al-muqramm Assmaa Muhammed 
Published: January 2021

The concept of Scaling has received attention in many different fields, including the fields (fractional geometry, biology, physics, shape, function, architecture). The Scaling is considered one of the shape characteristics of the forms in nature and has a fixed hierarchical scaling coefficient (2.7). The previous knowledge pointed to its importance because it is related to the degree of cohesion of the formations of these forms and the degree of human perception of them. But, there is a need to study the scaling of the shape aspect of the architectural facades in general and the facades of the Mosul architecture in particular.Thus, the research problem is defined as "there is a need to determine the scaling within the shapes in architecture in general and in the facades of mosul architecture in particular." The research have a basic hypothesis that states "The traditional architecture facades have number of scaling more than modern architecture facades"and secondary hypothesis stating "The scaling of traditional Mosul housing are more numerous and coherent and closer to nature than the scaling in modern housing." Thus, the research used the quantitative approach consisting of three stages, the first stage is creating a theoretical framework on the characteristic of the scaling within the shapes in architecture, and the second stage is determining the method of measurement and method of data analysis, where 9 samples were selected for facades of housing in Mosul city distributed within four Periods, each period include three samples.The third stage was to discuss the results and determine the conclusions. The research found that the houses facades of traditional period focused on small scales while the transitional period focused on the big scales. The modern and contemporary period was characterized by a balance between those scales, as well as the houses of the transitional and modern period were characterized by the small number of Scaling in its facades unlike the contemporary and traditional heritage period
Double Vision in Architecture
Authors: Al-Eqapy Ahmed Hashim , Al-Majidi Basim Hashim , Al-Shukri Noor Ameer 
Published: January 2021

The architecture and its outputs are one of the most relevant fields of knowledge with human beings and their daily life, and the fact that the architectural product represents the architectural vision that which is trying to deliver to the society through the architectural images of various projects, which should be perceived by the eye and trying to interpret them, so the research aims to study the vision generated by the recipient, whether the vision of the designer himself when he sees his work as an architect, another designer acting as a critic, or those who are outside of architecture field, and how that vision that the designer wants to deliver can be transformed from single vision to a double vision about the architectural product. The problem of research was the lack of clear knowledge about the role of different intellectual visions of architectural schools in the compatibility and differing visions between the designer and the other designer or the designer and the recipient to produce a double vision in architecture. The research deals with the concept of vision in general in order to extraction a set of concepts that link the vision with the architecture, whether single or double, which can be reflected by the following elements: (the concept intended by the designer – the form and its treatments - the architectural reading). In other words, it starts with the designer vision or concept and depends on what he wants to deliver, and this leads the research to study the sources of ideas and architectural images which reflect the vision of the designer, which depends mainly on architectural schools and their role in the formulation of the designer thought, and then this will be applied to elected architectural projects belonging to different schools to reach that there is a strong duplication of vision between the other designer and the product versus a partial duplication of vision between the designer and the product and between the recipient and the product
Study hardness and wear resistance for plastic flooring of urea formaldehyde
Authors: Abbass Rula Abdul Khider , Almousawi Doaa Mousa Imran , Suhail Khaleda Farhana 
Published: January 2021

In this study, urea formaldehyde resins were prepared Laboratory and the composite materials were prepared by addition of the powder of Quercus sawdust to each of ( Pear, Tectona , Fagus , Jew , spruce and medium density wood panels (MDF), with a particle sieve size (<212μm, %) Using thermal piston. This study included the study of surface hardness Shore-D and the wear rate of the Hybrid Systems of polymer Matrix composite that were prepared in this study. The results showed the role of Quercus wood by raising the characteristics of the other wood added to it. Both hardness and wear resistance values ​​were observed in conjunction with the hybridization process which improved the properties of the plastic composites
The pollution of GroundWater With Nitrogen Fertilizers in Al-Mazraa/ Homs/ Syria
Authors: Aldeeb Safaa , Abdallah Ihab , Mohmmad Aber 
Published: January 2021

This study was conducted in Al-Mazraa/ Homs/ Syria, which is an agricultural area with high population. Most farmers there use Nitrogen as a fertilizer, which leads to pollute the underground water with Nitrates, and consequently the wells which are used for drinking. Data of water chemical tests for 10 years was gathered and analyzed, the research showed that using Nitrogen fertilizer is the responsible for underground water pollution. The results confirmed the importance of analyzing the soil before fertilizing and to define the Nitrate in it. The soil in the area is very permeable, as the Nitrate is a quick soluble, so it is not preferable to be used as a fertilizer and other fertilizers must be used. as a result, depending on new irrigation methods are preferable for fertilizing.The research recommends growing crops that do not need Nitrogen fertilizers to save the prevent the pollution of underground water.
Study of fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin and lipid profile in male and female type 2 diabetic patients
Authors: Islam Md Shajedul , Mishu Farzana Akonjee , Khatun Mahbuba , Islam Mohammad Amirul 
Published: January 2021

Background: Lipid abnormalities are more common in type 2 diabetes mellitus and are aggravated with poor glycaemic control. Lipid abnormalities play an important role in atherosclerosis, a leading cause of mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. Thus there is a need to evaluate lipid profile and glycemic status in type 2 diabetes mellitus population and determine the major lipid risk factors for coronary artery disease. Present study focuses on the dyslipidemic pattern and glycemic status of male and female with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods: Total 270 patients with type 2 diabetes,age 30-60 years, both genderwere included for this crosssectional study which was carried out from January 2019 to December 2019at Bogura Diabetic Hospital, Bogura. A Structured questionnaire was prepared for each study subject after taking informed written consent. Detail personal, medical, family and socioeconomic history of study subjects were collected through history taking and review of clinical and biochemical records from the participants. Diabetic patients were diagnosed depending on history, clinical features and American Diabetes Association(ADA) criteria (2018). Fasting blood glucose, glycatedhaemoglobin (HbA1c)), fasting lipid profile were estimated in all study subjects by standard laboratory methods. Appropriate statistical tests were done.
Results: Type 2 male diabetes mellitus participants showed mean fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol were 8.64 ± 3.38(mmol/L),7.86 ± 2.36(%), 233.09 ± 73.71, 198.19 ± 61.38, 152.98 ± 57.33 and 40.41 ± 5.44 (mg/ dl)respectively. Incase of female patients,fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol 8.59 ± 3.62(mmol/L),7.88 ± 2.496(%),215.899 ± 83.01, 186.18 ± 67.595, 139.10 ± 65.59 and 40.28 ± 5.66 mg/dlrespectively. There were statistically significant difference (p <0.05) of fasting blood glucose, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol between male and female type 2 diabetic patients.
Conclusion: Our study had shown that total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein levels were significantly increased in male type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, compared with female type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, while high-density lipoprotein had shown a statistically non-significant difference.This study demonstrated the existence of dyslipidemia in male diabetic population than female which is major risk factor for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.
Birdem Med J 2021; 11(1): 17-21
Knowledge of stroke risk factors among the patients with previous stroke or transient ischemic attack in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Md Rashedul , Rahman Tanbin , Islam Rafi Nazrul , Khan Mohammad Sakhawat Hossen , Islam Mofizul , Habib Rumana 
Published: January 2021

Background: Patients of stroke or transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) are at risk of further stroke. Our objective was to study patients admitted with stroke/TIA regarding their knowledge about risk factors for having anew event of stroke/TIA, possible associations between patient characteristics and patients’ knowledge about risk factors, and patients’ knowledge about their preventive treatment for stroke/TIA.
Methods: A questionnaire was used for 200 patients with stroke/TIA diagnoses. We asked 13 questions about diseases/conditions and lifestyle factors known to be risk factors and four questions regarding other diseases/ conditions (“distractors”). Additional questions concerned with the patients’ social and functional status and their drug use were asked. Categorical variables were analyzed using chi square test, while one-way analysis of variance and univariate analysis of variance were used for continuous variables. Logistic regression was employed to describe risk. A p value of, p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The risk factors that were most often identified by the patients were Diabetes(75.9%), hypertension(83.3%), previous stroke or TIA(81.5%), smoking (85.2%), regular exercise(75.9%), older age(83.3%), overweight (75.9%) and patients with ischemic heart disease (70.4%). Atrial fibrillation and carotid stenosis were identified by less than 50% of the patients. 44.5% of the patients could identify 10 or more stroke/TIA risk factors. We observed that higher age, having a diagnosis of cerebral infarction/TIA, patients residing in urban area, high income group, businessman/retired service holder, family history of cardiovascular disease, past history of stroke / TIA were related to better knowledge of stroke/TIA risk factors. Anticoagulants and antiplatelets are important drugs for stroke/TIA prevention but only 20(9.3%) of the patients who reported anticoagulants and 76(35.2%) of the patients taking these drugs marked them as intended for prevention.
Conclusion: Knowledge about diabetes, hypertension and smoking as risk factors was good, and patients who suffered from atrial fibrillation or carotid stenosis seemed to be less informed about these conditions as risk factors. The knowledge level was low regarding the use of anticoagulants and antiplatelets for stroke/TIA prevention. Better patient educational strategies for stroke/TIA patients should be developed. Furthermore, individuals with less knowledge should be given special consideration when developing strategies and programmes thus improving awareness of stroke risk factors.
Birdem Med J 2021; 11(1): 22-29