bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Annoying Skin Reaction Among The Medical Staff Using Personal Protective Equipment During COVID-19
Authors: Alkubaisi Thamir 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Backgrounds: the medical staff remains liable to COVID-19. Healthcare institutions must give offer to the supply of "personal protective equipment" to them, with the prolonged contact with this equipment that may cause a variety of skin diseases.Purpose: To shed light on the cutaneous abnormal reactions to the "personal protective equipment" among the medical staff and offers solutions.Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted for the medical staff that involved doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and nurses in the high-risk Ramadi General Teaching Hospital and low-risk Private Clinics, between 4-10 July 2020, at the time after the rise in COVID-19 patients in Anbar governorate, Iraq. A thorough quantitative descriptive research included age, gender, the duration and type of used masks, gloves, Goggles/face shield, and/or gown. About 23 questions described the adverse skin reactions chiefly that involve the skin. Results: A total of 196 participants were recruited for the online questionnaire, including (49.5%) doctor, (15.3%) dentist, (16.8%) pharmacist, and (18.4%) nurse, with a significant involvement between 20-29 years old age. The use of the mask and glove were associated significantly with an adverse skin reaction, like a wound, dry lips, Acne and/or folliculitis, hand dryness, erythema, itching, wrinkle, nail fracture. While workers who regularly used gowns had a negative correlation with adverse skin reactions including erythema with pruritus of trunk and shoulders, miliaria, and pityriasis versicolor. Goggles/face shield did not report adverse skin problems,Conclusions: The medical staff uses personal protective equipment that may develop mild dermatological adverse effects. It needs early diagnosis and treatment. There is dermatological advice that may be helpful to avoid these unwanted effects.
Prognostic Significance of Oral Frailty on the All-Cause Mortality
Authors: YANG Zhe-Yu , Chen Wei-liang 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Background: As the proportion of elderly population grows, it raises concern about impaired oral health which has been reported to be associated with increased risk of numerous adverse health events. Emerging study defined oral frailty as poor oral health accumulation and demonstrated that oral frailty was a risk factor of disability, physical frailty and mortality. In this study, we examined the association between modified oral frailty and all-cause mortality in the Unites States. Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, a total of 8,382 participants who completed oral functions data from 1999-2002 NHANES database were recruited. Modified oral frailty included 3 components: limited eating ability, dry mouth and difficult swallowing, which were obtained from self-reported questionnaire. For primary outcome, all-cause mortality was followed from baseline to death or 2006. The relationship of modified oral frailty and all-cause mortality was assessed by Cox regression model. Results: A statistically significant relationship between modified oral frailty and all-cause mortality was observed in fully adjusted model. Participants with more components of modified oral frailty had worse risk of all-cause mortality. Limited eating ability was inversely associated with muscle strength, telomere length. Conclusion: Modified oral frailty which obtained from an easy self-assessment survey might be a potential risk factor for all-cause mortality and could be applied to general health examination. Trial registration: Retrospectively registered
Molecular Characterization of Pathogenicity Locus (PaLoc) and tcdC Genetic Diversity Among tcdA+B+ Clostridioides Difficile Clinical Isolates in Tehran, Iran
Authors: Kodori Mansoor , Ghalavand Zohreh , Yadegar Abbas , Eslami Gita , Azimirad Masoumeh , Krutova Marcela , Abadi Alireza , Zali Mohammad Reza 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Background: Clostridioides difficile is the main cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea worldwide. It is proposed that certain C. difficile toxinotypes with distinct pathogenicity locus (PaLoc) variants are associated with disease severity and outcomes. Additionally, few studies have described the common C. difficile toxinotypes, and also little is known about the tcdC variants in Iranian isolates. We characterized the toxinotypes and the tcdC genotypes from a collection of Iranian clinical C. difficile tcdA+B+ isolates with known ribotypes (RTs).Methods: Fifty C. difficile isolates with known RTs and carrying the tcdA and tcdB toxin genes were analyzed. Toxinotyping was carried out based on a PCR-RFLP analysis of a 19.6 kb region encompassing the PaLoc. Genetic diversity of the tcdC gene was determined by the sequencing of the gene.Results: Of the 50 C. difficile isolates investigated, five distinct toxinotypes were recognized. Toxinotypes 0 (33/50, 66%) and V (11/50, 22%) were the most frequently found. C. difficile isolates of the toxinotype 0 mostly belonged to RT 001 (12/33, 36.4%), whereas toxinotype V consisted of RT 126 (9/11, 81.8%). The tcdC sequencing showed six variants (35/50, 70%); tcdC-sc3 (24%), tcdC-A (22%), tcdC-sc9 (18%), tcdC-B (2%), tcdC-sc14 (2%), and tcdC-sc15 (2%). The remaining isolates were wild-types (15/50, 30%) in the tcdC gene.Conclusions: The present study demonstrates that the majority of clinical tcdA+B+ isolates of C. difficile frequently harbor tcdC genetic variants. We also found that the RT 001/ toxinotype 0 and the RT 126/ toxinotype V are the most common types among Iranian isolates. Further studies are needed to investigate the putative association of various tcdC genotypes with CDI severity and its recurrence.
Machine Learning and a Computational Fluid Dynamic Approach to Estimate Phase Composition of Chemical Vapor Deposition Boron Carbide
Authors: Zeng Q.F. , Gao Yong , Guan Kang , Liu Jiantao , Feng Zhiqiang 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Chemical vapor deposition is an important method for the preparation of boron carbide. Knowledge of the correlation between the phase composition of the deposit and the deposition conditions (temperature, inlet gas composition, total pressure, reactor configuration, and total flow rate) has not been completely determined. In this work, a novel approach to identify the kinetic mechanisms for the deposit composition is presented. Machine leaning (ML) and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) techniques are utilized to identify core factors that influence the deposit composition. It has been shown that ML, combined with CFD, can reduce the prediction error from 25% to 7%, compared with the ML approach alone. The sensitivity coefficient study shows that BHCl2 and BCl3 produce the most boron atoms, while C2H4 and CH4 are the main sources of carbon atoms. The new approach can accurately predict the deposited boron-carbon ratio and provide a new design solution for other multi-element systems.
Comparison of deaths rates for COVID-19 across Europe
Authors: Villani Leonardo , McKee Martin , Giraldi Luca , Ricciardi Walter , Boccia Stefania 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Europe suffered greatly in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Italy was in the forefront, with its Lombardy region especially badly affected. However, European countries have been impacted to quite different degrees. We report Crude Mortality Rates (CMRs) and, in five countries supplying comparable age-specific data, Standardized Mortality Rates (SMRs) from deaths reported as due to COVID-19 in the European Union and United Kingdom. As of 21st July 2020, Belgium was the country with the highest cumulative CMR (85.6/100,000), but Lombardy region was at almost double this value (167.0/100,000), while corresponding figure for the rest of Italy was 36.3/100,000. SMRs could be calculated for five countries (Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Germany and Netherlands). Among them, Sweden had the highest SMR (60.7/100,000). The corresponding figures for Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Germany were 48.2/100,000, 41.0/100,000, 15.1/100,000 and 10.0/100,000 respectively. It is clear that countries within Europe have performed very differently in their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the many limitations in the available data must be addressed before a definitive detailed assessment of the reasons can be made.
Prevalence of Postoperative Delirium According to the Intraoperative General Anesthetic Agents in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: a Retrospective and Propensity-Score Matched Study
Authors: Shin Hyun-Jung , Choi Soo Lyoen , Na Hyo-Seok 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Background: Cognitive alterations after cardiac surgery are a growing concern. We retrospectively evaluated the incidence of postoperative delirium (PD) in cardiac surgical patients according to the main anesthetic agent.Methods: The medical records of 534 patients, who had undergone heart valve surgery or coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) between January 2012 and August 2017, were investigated. They were divided into two groups according to the main anesthetic agent: inhalation with dexmedetomidine (InDex group, n = 340) and propofol (propofol group, n = 194). The incidence of PD was evaluated as the primary outcome. Patient-, surgery-, and anesthesia-related factors and postoperative complications were investigated as secondary outcomes. To reduce the risk of confounder effects between the two groups, 194 patients were selected from the InDex group after propensity-score matching.Results: After propensity-score matching, the incidence of PD was not significantly different between the InDex (6.2%) and propofol (10.8%) groups (P = 0.136). In comparison of the incidence of each type of PD, only hyperactive PD occurred significantly less in the InDex group than in the propofol group (P = 0.021). Older age, lower preoperative albumin levels, and emergency surgery were significant risk factors for PD.Conclusions: The overall incidence of PD after cardiac surgery with CPB is not associated with the main anesthetic agents, inhalation and dexmedetomidine-based vs. propofol-based anesthesia. Only hyperactive PD occurred less frequently after in patients receiving inhalation and dexmedetomidine-based anesthesia.
Inflammatory potential of diet in association with breast cancer risk: A matched case-control study
Authors: Hayati Zahra , Montazeri Vahid , Shivappa Nitin , Hebert James R , Pirouzpanah Saeed 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Background: The present study aimed to explore the association between the dietary inflammatory index (DII ® ) and the risk of different molecular subtypes of breast cancer (BrCa) for the first time in a large population-based case-control study conducted in Iran.Methods: The subjects consisted of 1007 women with histopathologically confirmed BrCa, and 1004 controls admitted to hospitals in Tabriz, Iran, for non-neoplastic conditions. The DII scores were computed based on dietary intake collected using a validated 136-item food frequency questionnaire. Energy-adjusted DII (E-DII TM ) also were calculated. Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).Results: The pro-inflammatory diet [highest E-DII quartile (Q)] vs. the anti-inflammatory diet (lowest E-DII scores) showed significantly increased BrCa risk (OR Q4 vs. Q 1 : 1.87; 95% CI: 1.42‒2.47). This was aligned with the findings obtained in women at reproductive ages (premenopausal status) who diagnosed with luminal A [estrogen receptor-positive (ER + ) and/or progesterone receptor-positive (PR + ) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2 - )] (OR Q4 vs. Q 1 : 2.71; 95% CI: 1.74‒4.22) and luminal B (ER + and/or PR + , HER2 + ) (OR Q4 vs. Q 1 : 2.86; 95% CI: 1.39‒5.89). Women in the highest E-DII quartile were three times more likely to have triple-negative BrCa (ER - , PR - , HER2 - ) compared to luminal A (OR Q4 vs. Q1 : 3.00; 95% CI: 1.002‒8.96). Likewise, the risk of HER2-enriched BrCa (ER - , PR - and HER2 + ) vs. luminal B subtype was increased among those consumed the most pro-inflammatory E-DII (OR Q4 vs. Q1 : 2.44; 95% CI: 1.01‒5.88). A significant ascending trend was observed in mean E-DII scores, followed by rising tumor size (P=0.018).Conclusions: The pro-inflammatory diet, as indicated by increasing E-DII scores, was a risk factor of BrCa in Iranian women, providing updates to the invasive molecular subtypes of BrCa. Diets modulated for high anti-inflammatory and low pro-inflammatory dietary components are suggested to prevent the risk of more aggressive forms of BrCa.
Tasawuf Dan Perempuan Pemikiran Sufi-Feminisme Kh. Husein Muhammad
Authors: Najib Muhammad Ainun 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Husein Muhammad is often classified as a liberal feminist because of his involvement in the thoughts and movements of feminism in Indonesia. Some researchers emphatically liberal feminism in the thinking of Kiai Husein. However, if it is read carefully, there are slips of feminist thought and movement of Kiai Husein with a Sufistic nuance even though it starts from the interpretation of gender or fiqh of the female which is indeed the core of his science. Kiai Husein's Sufistic thought traces are clearly seen in three ways. First, women are sacred and respectable creatures. This is excerpted from the speech of the Muhammad in the event of hajj WADA'. Second, loving equality is a loving God (mahabbah). For Kiai Husein, the sign of someone loving his Lord is a sincere recognition of the equality of men and women. The use of the concept of mahabbah in feminism confirms, in the thought of Kiai Husein, Sufism in feminism. Third, women are not a matter of the body, but spirit. In the midst of the ideology of capitalism which makes the female body a vessel of sensuality, Kiai Husein defended women through human essence, including men, which lies in the spirit.
Keywords: Woman, Sufism, KH. Husein Muhammad, thoughts, feminism.

Abstrak
Husein Muhammad acapkali diklasifikasikan sebagai feminis liberal lantaran keterlibatannya dalam pemikiran dan gerakan feminisme di Indonesia. Beberapa peneliti dengan tegas feminisme liberal dalam pemikiran Kiai Husein. Namun, bila dibaca dengan saksama, terselip pemikiran dan gerakan feminisme Kiai Husein yang bernuansa sufistik sekalipun hal itu berawal dari tafsir gender atau fikih perempuan yang memang menjadi core keilmuannya. Jejak pemikiran sufistik Kiai Husein terlihat dengan gamblang dalam tiga hal. Pertama, Perempuan adalah makhluk suci dan terhormat. Ini disarikan dari pidato Nabi Muhammad dalam peristiwa haji wada’. Kedua, mencintai kesetaraan adalah mencintai Tuhan (mahabbah). Bagi Kiai Husein, tanda seorang mencintai Tuhannya adalah pengakuan yang tulus terhadap kesetaraan laki-laki dan perempuan. Penggunaan konsep mahabbah dalam feminisme menegaskan, dalam pemikiran Kiai Husein, tasawuf dalam feminisme. Ketiga, perempuan bukan soal tubuh, tapir ruh. Di tengah ideologi kapitalisme yang menjadikan tubuh perempuan sebagai bejana sensualitas, Kiai Husein melakukan pembelaan terhadap perempuan melalui esensi manusia, termasuk laki-laki, yang terletak pada ruh.
Kata Kunci: Perempuan, tasawuf, KH. Husein Muhammad, pemikiran.
EGRESSOS DO SISTEMA PRISIONAL: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA DA LITERATURA NACIONAL
Authors: Zamonelli Hader Thais , Camargo Vaz Daniele , Becker da Silva Andressa Melina 
Published: August 2020

Ser egresso do sistema prisional é ter que se adaptar e vivenciar aos preconceitos e estigmas que a sociedade impõe. Esse trabalho tem o objetivo de compreender como é a vida egresso socialmente (trabalho, estudo, psicológico, relação com os familiares) após o sistema prisional, foram consultados nas bases de dados Scientific Eletronic Library Online (Scielo), Biblioteca virtual em saúde (BVS) e Periódicos eletrônicos da Psicologia (PePSIC) os descritores “prisões”, “trabalho” e “egressos”. Foram analisados artigos no período de 10 anos (2009-2019). Localizaram-se 31 artigos, mas, aplicando-se os critérios de exclusão, foram analisados na íntegra oito artigos. Os resultados mostram uma crescente publicação sobre o tema no ano de 2010 e foi possível observar que há poucos estudos sobre a temática. Nota-se que a sociedade não se encontra preparada para receber de volta indivíduos que infringiram as regras do convívio social, em que são submetidos a vivenciar desafios para se reinserir na sociedade e ter de volta sua identidade. Foi notório nos resultados que todos os artigos mencionam programas de auxílio que promovem a reinserção do egresso. Ou seja, o mesmo estado que pune, reprime e julga, insere programas para auxiliar pessoas que passam pelo sistema prisional, como uma maneira de tentar minimizar os efeitos causados pelo cárcere.
TRABALHAR COM AS MÃOS ENSINA MUITO: A MÃO DE SARAMAGO COMO PARTE DA HISTÓRIA DA EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL E TECNOLÓGIA DO BRASIL
Authors: Colombo Irineu Mario , Ballão Carmen Mazepa , Eckstein Luiz Carlos , Colombo Leonir Olderico 
Published: August 2020

O Objetivo deste artigo é contribuir com a história da Educação Profissional, Técnica e Tecnológica do Brasil, ao apresentar o processo de constituição do Campus Foz do Iguaçu, um dos 26 campus do Instituto Federal do Paraná, que ocorreu em paralelo e dependente dos primeiros movimentos nacionais para constituição da nova Rede Federal de Educação Profissional e Tecnológica, que desemboca na Lei 11.892/2008. A história inicial do Câmpus, localizado no município de Foz do Iguaçu, se confunde com a luta pela superação da dualidade histórica entre trabalho manual e intelectual, bem como entre o treinamento para trabalhar e o trabalho como princípio dedutivo. A tentativa de superação está no símbolo adotado pelo Câmpus Foz, em que o escrito José Saramago lhe presta homenagem com uma frase símbolo, inscrita na ocasião de sua inauguração. Esta pesquisa é descritiva, com base em fontes primárias, entrevistas e algumas bibliografias e na experiência profissional dos autores. É a ocasião da memória histórica, formalizada no artigo, ser instrumentos de análise crítica para estudiosos da educação. O desenrolar conclui que o esforço para mudar um paradigma legal e cultural, se dá por etapas e esforço coletivo, permanente, com vista a apontar uma instituição para formação de cidadão autônomos e emancipados.
Neighbour effect: applicability of tax mimicking concept to setting tariffs for water provision in Poland
Authors: Łukomska Julita , Swianiewicza Paweł 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
In our paper, tariff mimicking is interpreted as a specific type of yardstick competition. Local authorities compete for political capital and, in order to maintain (or increase) it, they compare their voter-sensitive policies with the policies of other local governments. The phenomenon of mimicking is related to the subject of inter-jurisdictional interactions. We try to identify the phenomenon of mimicking in local fees for water provision in Poland in the period 2013–2017. Our empirical strategy is based on two methods: spatial lag regression and a quasi-experimental design using a difference-indifferences method. In the latter method, we first identify local governments that have considerably increased their tariffs for water. Next, we compare whether their immediate neighbouring municipalities are more likely to follow the change than a ‘control group’ of similar, more distant, local governments. The results of our study confirm the existence of geographical interactions in the tariff policies of Polish local governments. Furthermore the results of our regression models confirm that ‘mimicking interactions’ are stronger in the case of tariffs for water provision than for local tax policies.
Data integration for infrastructure asset management in small to medium-sized water utilities
Authors: Carriço N. , Ferreira B. , Barreira R. , Antunes A. , Grueau C. , Mendes A. , Covas D. , Monteiro L. , Santos J. , Brito I. S. 
Published: August 2020

Abstract
Water utilities collect, store and manage vast data sets using many information systems (IS). For infrastructure asset management (IAM) planning those data need to be processed and transformed into information. However, information management efficiency often falls short of desired results. This happens particularly in municipalities where management is structured according to local government models. Along with the existing IS at the utilities' disposal, engineers and managers take their decisions based on information that is often incomplete, inaccurate or out-of-date. One of the main challenges faced by asset managers is integrating the several, often conflicting, sources of information available on the infrastructure, its condition and performance, and the various predictive analyses that can assist in prioritizing projects or interventions. This paper presents an overview of the IS used by Portuguese water utilities and discusses how data from different IS can be integrated in order to support IAM.
DSARna: RNA Secondary Structure Alignment Based on Digital Sequence Representation
Authors: Gao Longjian , Xu Chengzhen , Song Wangan , Xiao Feng , Wu Xiaomin , Shi Li , Sun Yuxuan , Li Jun 
Published: August 2020

Background:
With increasing applications and development of high-throughput
sequencing, knowledge of the primary structure of RNA has expanded exponentially. Moreover,
the function of RNA is determined by the secondary or higher RNA structure, and similar
structures are related to similar functions, such as the secondary clover structure of tRNA.
Therefore, RNA structure alignment is an important subject in computational biology and
bioinformatics to predict function accurately. However, the traditional RNA structure alignment
algorithms have some drawbacks such as high complexity and easy loss of secondary structure
information.

Objective:
To study R,,NA secondary structure alignment according to the shortcomings of
existing secondary structure alignment algorithms and the characteristics of RNA secondary
structure.

Method:
We propose a new digital sequence RNA structure representation algorithm named
“DSARna”. Then based on a dynamic programming algorithm, the scoring matrix and binary path
matrix are simultaneously constructed. The backtracking path is identified in the path matrix, and
the optimal result is predicted according to the path length.

Conclusions:
Upon comparison with the existing SimTree algorithm through experimental
analysis, the proposed method showed higher accuracy and could ensure that the structural
information is not easily lost in terms of improved specificity, sensitivity, and the Matthews
correlation coefficient.