bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Using Dates Leaves Midribs to Prepare Hierarchical Structures Incorporating Porous Carbon and Zeolite A Composites for Cesium137Cs Ion Exchange
Authors: Tuaimah Shireen K. , Al-Nasri Salam k. , Al-Rahmani Altaf A. , Abbas Taiseer K. 
Published: September 2020

This study synthesized zeolite 4A, and hierarchical composite structure consisting of zeolite 4A- carbon were successfully prepared. Hydrothermal method was used to grow a layer of zeolite 4A over porous carbon surfaces to enhance mass transfer and increase surface area of zeolite. The products then were used to remove radioactive cesium137Cs from liquid wastewater. Iraqi dates leaves midribs (DM) were used as locally available agricultural waste to prepare low- cost porous carbon, using carbonization method in tubular furnace at 900C for two hours. Hierarchical porous structures including zeolite are prepared by mechanically activating the carbon surface via Ultrasonicating nanoparticles suspension of ground zeolite type 4A.For preparing nanoparticles suspension, commercial zeolite has been milled using 0.3-0.4 mm diameter glass balls as grinding media. Nanoparticles of zeolite 4A acting as seeding (nucleation centers) increase the crystallization of amorphous aluminosilica gel on modification carbon surface. The products of the syntheses zeolite 4A and the hierarchal composite materials (DMZ) were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Nitrogen sorption (BET) and Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX) to check the morphology, structure, surface area, and the chemical composition respectively. The products were used to treat radioactive wastewater contaminated with radioactive cesium 137Cs collected from destroyed building of the Radiochemistry Laboratories (RCL) in AL-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site. The activity concentration for the contamination water pre and after the treatment were measured using gamma spectroscopy system supplied with a high purity germanium detector (HPGe) with 60% relative efficiency. The results showed that the radioactivity concentration after the treatment process decreased significantly from 4800 Bq/L to 186 and Bq/L,121 Bq/L using 0.045 gm from synthesized zeolite 4A and DMZ respectively.
Zircon (U-Th)/He Thermochronologic Constraints on the Long-Term Thermal Evolution of Southern New Mexico and Western Texas
Authors: Reade Nathan Z. , Biddle Julian M. , Ricketts Jason W. , Amato Jeffrey M. 
Published: September 2020

AbstractZircon (U-Th)/He (ZHe) dates are presented from eight samples (n=55) collected from three ranges including the Carrizo and Franklin Mountains in western Texas and the Cookes Range in southern New Mexico. ZHe dates from Proterozoic crystalline rocks range from 6 to 731 Ma in the Carrizo Mountains, 19 to 401 Ma in the Franklin Mountains, and 63 to 446 Ma in the Cookes Range, and there is a negative correlation with eU values. These locations have experienced a complex tectonic history involving multiple periods of uplift and reburial, and we use a combination of forward and inverse modeling approaches to constrain plausible thermal histories. Our final inverse models span hundreds of millions of years and multiple tectonic events and lead to the following conclusions: (1) Proterozoic exhumation occurred from 800 to 500 Ma, coinciding with the break-up of Rodinia; (2) elevated temperatures at approximately 100 Ma occurred during final development of the Bisbee basin and are a likely result of elevated heat flow in the upper crust during continental rifting; (3) a pulse of cooling associated with Laramide shortening is observed from 70 to 45 Ma in the Cooks Range and 80 to 50 Ma in the Franklin Mountains, whereas the Carrizo Mountains were largely unaffected by this event; and (4) final cooling to near-surface temperatures began 30–25 Ma at all three locations and was likely a result of Rio Grande rift extension. These data help to bridge the gap between higher and lower temperature isotopic systems to constrain complex thermal histories in tectonically mature regions.
A systems perspective on exploring the sustainability of leadership initiatives in a secondary school setting
Authors: Retna Kala. S. , Davies John 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
This paper uses a systems approach to examine the implementation of a design thinking (DT) initiative in a Singaporean secondary school setting. In particular, the paper uses the systems representational tools attributed to Senge (1990) to better understand the factors and relationships that underpin successful change initiatives in terms of the change process and related outcomes. The systems approach sheds light not only on those managerial and behavioural factors that facilitate initial acceptance and adoption of the design thinking change initiative, but also those factors that might inhibit or undermine ongoing change and success. As such, the paper provides interpretive insight about what constitutes effective systemic change in the implementation of design thinking, and on the nature of individual managerial intervention necessary to sustain ongoing and effective use of the design thinking and other initiatives.
School leaders’ perceptions on comprehensive school counseling (CSC) evaluation processes: Adherence and implementation of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model
Authors: Geesa Rachel Louise , Elam Nicholas P. , Mayes Renae D. , McConnell Kat R. , McDonald Kaylee M. 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
Throughout their K-12 educational experience, students should have access to resources, educators, counselors, and specialists to help meet their academic, social, emotional, college, and career needs. When school leaders or principals work in collaboration with school counselors, often school climate is more positive for students, faculty, and stakeholders. However, many school leaders do not receive proper training to evaluate school counselors. The purpose of the study is to explore school leaders’ perspectives of processes, policies, and trends in school counselor evaluation. The amount and type of support school counselors receive from their school leaders is important in developing and maintaining a progressive comprehensive school counseling (CSC) program for all students, but leaders must be familiar with CSC in order to appropriately evaluate school counselors. The results indicate that while delivery of a CSC program may be important, the evaluation process may be limited in its utility to help school counselors adhere to and implement the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, which includes foundation, management, accountability, and delivery components. More research is needed regarding what content should be included in a school counselor evaluation.
Microbiological changes along a modular wastewater reuse treatment process with a special focus on bacterial regrowth
Authors: Nocker Andreas , Schulte-Illingheim Lorenz , Müller Hubert , Rohn Anja , Zimmermann Barbara , Gaba Anil , Nahrstedt Andreas , Mohammadi Hooman , Tiemann Yannick , Krömer Kerstin 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
Water reuse is becoming an increasing necessity due to depleted water resources or increased water demand. A treatment process on a pilot scale was designed to produce different water qualities for different applications in industry or agriculture. We report here microbiological changes along the modular process using treated municipal wastewater effluent as raw water. Treatment technologies included coagulation, ultrafiltration (UF), reverse osmosis (RO), quartz sand, activated granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration and disinfection. Elimination of traditional hygiene indicator bacteria was already achieved by ultrafiltration as the first barrier. Profound changes by each treatment step also applied to the microbiome. Total and intact cell concentrations as quantified by flow cytometry underwent a strong decline after UF and RO, whereas biological stabilization was achieved through quartz sand filtration and GAC passage. Interestingly assimilable organic carbon (AOC) was still present even after RO at levels that allowed substantial regrowth of bacteria. Overall, UF and RO led only to a 0.43 and 0.78 log decrease in intact cells concentrations in stagnated water after regrowth compared with 6.5 log intact cells/ml in the stagnated raw water. Temperature was shown to be an important parameter determining the microbiome of the regrown population. Regrowth could, however, be efficiently suppressed by monochloramine.
Phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge – phosphorus leaching behavior from aluminum-containing tertiary and anaerobically digested sludge
Authors: Monea Marlena Cristina , Meyer Carsten , Steinmetz Heidrun , Schönberger Harald , Drenkova-Tuhtan Asya 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
Systematic investigations of the acidic dissolution of phosphorus (P), aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), and calcium (Ca) from Al-containing tertiary sludge were carried out in this work. The results were compared with the dissolution behavior of Al-containing anaerobically digested sludge to evaluate the P recovery potential in the form of struvite from tertiary sludge versus anaerobically digested sludge. Additional investigations of synthetically produced Al sludge served as a comparison for the dissolution behavior of P and Al without the influence of other contaminants (metals, biomass). In addition, the acid consumption was analyzed as a function of the target pH during the dissolution. The dissolution efficiency of ortho-phosphate in tertiary and anaerobically digested sludge after acid treatment at pH 2 was ∼90%. The dissolution efficiency of Al and Ca in tertiary sludge was also ∼90% at pH 2, while the release efficiency of Al and Ca in anaerobically digested sludge was lower, ∼70% at pH 2. In tertiary sludge, about 75% of Fe was found dissolved at pH 2, whereas in anaerobically digested sludge this value was higher, ∼90%. Based on the experimental data, it can be concluded that significant dissolution of phosphorus from Al-containing tertiary sludge can take place at pH &lt; 3. The highest sulfuric acid consumption for P dissolution was observed in the case of tertiary sludge at pH 2.
iHyd-LysSite (EPSV): Identifying Hydroxylysine Sites in Protein Using Statistical Formulation by Extracting Enhanced Position and Sequence Variant Feature Technique
Authors: Mahmood Muhammad Khalid , Ehsan Asma , Khan Yaser Daanial , Chou Kuo-Chen 
Published: September 2020

Introduction:
Hydroxylation is one of the most important post-translational modifications
(PTM) in cellular functions and is linked to various diseases. The addition of one of the hydroxyl
groups (OH) to the lysine sites produces hydroxylysine when undergoes chemical modification.

Methods:
The method which is used in this study for identifying hydroxylysine sites based on
powerful mathematical and statistical methodology incorporating the sequence-order effect and
composition of each object within protein sequences. This predictor is called "iHyd-LysSite (EPSV)"
(identifying hydroxylysine sites by extracting enhanced position and sequence variant technique). The
prediction of hydroxylysine sites by experimental methods is difficult, laborious and highly expensive.
In silico technique is an alternative approach to identify hydroxylysine sites in proteins.

Results:
The experimental results require that the predictive model should have high sensitivity and
specificity values and must be more accurate. The self-consistency, independent, 10-fold crossvalidation
and jackknife tests are performed for validation purposes. These tests are resulted by using
three renowned classifiers, Neural Networks (NN), Random Forest (RF) and Support Vector Machine
(SVM) with the demanding prediction rate. The overall predictive outcomes are extraordinarily
superior to the results obtained by previous predictors. The proposed model contributed an excellent
prediction rate in the system for NN, RF, and SVM classifiers. The sensitivity and specificity results
using all these classifiers for jackknife test are 96.08%, 94.99%, 98.16% and 97.52%, 98.52%,
80.95%.

Conclusion:
The results obtained by the proposed tool show that this method may meet the future
demand of hydroxylysine sites with a better prediction rate over the existing methods.
Triazolylthioacetamides Confer Inhibitory Efficacy against Metallo-β- Lactamase IMP-1
Authors: Zhang Yue-Juan , Zhai Le , Wan Yi , Yang Ke-Wu 
Published: September 2020

Background: :
The appearance of antibiotic resistance caused by metallo-β-lactamases
(MβLs) is a global public health threat. Developing MβLs inhibitor is an effective way to overcome
antibiotic resistance. Recently, azolylthioacetamides were reported to be promising MβLs inhibitors.

Methods::
Triazolylthioacetamides were synthesized and tested for inhibition activity against the
purified MβL IMP-1. Antimicrobial activities of these inhibitors in combination with cefazolin were
evaluated. Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) was employed to characterize the binding of the
inhibitor to IMP-1, and their action mechanism was studied by molecular docking.

Results:
Twenty compounds exhibited specific inhibitory activity against IMP-1 with an IC50 value
in the range of 3.1-62.5 μM. Eight of the compounds can restore the antibacterial efficacy of
cefazolin against E. coli BL21 strain producing IMP-1 by 2-4 fold. ITC monitoring showed that 1c
exhibited dose-dependent inhibition on IMP-1. Docking studies revealed that the triazole group in
1c and 2d played an essential role in the inhibition activity. Cytotoxicity assay showed that 1c and
2d have low toxicity in L929 mouse fibroblastic cells.

Conclusion: :
The triazolylthioacetamides are efficient inhibitors of IMP-1 in vitro and in vivo.
Anti-convulsant Action and Attenuation of Oxidative Stress by Citrus limon Peel Extracts in PTZ and MES Induced Convulsion in Albino Rats
Authors: Sahu Dipika R. , Chowdhury Bimalendu , Sahoo Biswa M. 
Published: September 2020

Background:
Citrus limon a small evergreen plant belongs to the family Rutaceae. These
species are extensively cultivated throughout the world because of their multiple health benefits
for humans and their applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Various studies
were conducted using their plant parts (fruits, flowers, peels, leaves, blossoms) but the studies on
peel extracts are very limited. However, the anticonvulsant activity of peels has not been studied
yet.

Objective:
The main goal of this study is to appraise the anticonvulsant effect stimulated by the antioxidant
property of hydroalcoholic extracts of Citrus limon (HAECL) peels in various animal
models.

Methods:
The anticonvulsant and in vivo antioxidant activity of HAECL peels was observed by
Maximal electric shock (MES) model, pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) induced clonic convulsion model
and PTZ induced kindling test. The extract was administered to test groups at doses of 200, 400
and 600 mg/kg. orally in PTZ and MES methods. The highest dose of extract was given to the test
grouped animals in case of a kindling test. After completion of the time period of kindling, the
brains of all grouped animals were isolated and subjected to analyse oxidative stress parameters
such as malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione
(GSH) biochemically to investigate the antioxidant profile of the plant.

Results:
HAECL peels at doses of 400 and 600 mg/kg significantly (p<0.01) delayed the onset, decreased
the duration of myoclonic spasm in PTZ induced seizure model and also significantly
(p<0.01) decreased the duration of hind limb tonic extension (HLTE) as well as significantly
(p<0.05) increased the postictal depression (PID) in MES model compared to control. In the PTZinduced
kindling model, the malondialdehyde (MDA) level was elevated with a diminished level
of SOD, CAT, GSH compared to the control group but pretreatment with HAECL at the highest
dose reduced the MDA level and refined SOD, CAT and GSH status effectively.

Conclusion:
From the above investigation, it was concluded that HAECL could produce significant
anticonvulsant activity and also attenuate oxidative stress-induced during a seizure.
Stock Market Prediction Based on Technical-Deviation-ROC Indicators
Using Stock and Feeds Data
Authors: Paul P. Victer , N. Deepika 
Published: September 2020

Background:
The attempt of this research is to propose a novel approach for the efficient prediction of stock
prices. The scope of this research extends by including the feature of sentiment analysis using the emotions and opinions
carried by social media platforms. The research also analyzes of impact of social media, feeds data and Technical
indicators on stock prices for the design of prediction model.

Objectives:
The goal of this research is to analyze and compare the models to predict stock trend by adjusting the feature
set.

Method:
The basic technical and new momentum, volatility indicators are calculated for the benchmark index values of
stock. The text summarization applied on collected day wise tweets for a particular company then performed sentiment
analysis to get sentiment value. All these collected features were integrated to form the final dataset and accuracy
comparisons were made by experimenting the algorithms- Support vector machine (SVM), Backpropogation and Long
short-term memory (LSTM).

Results:
The execution is carried out for each algorithm with 30 epochs. It is observed that the SVM exhibits 2.78%,
Backpropogation exhibits 5.02% and LSTM exhibits10.30 % enhanced performance than the prediction model designed
using basic technical indicators. And along with human sentiment the SVM provides 5.48%, Backpropogation 5.28% and
LSTM 0.07% better accuracy. The standard deviation results are for SVM 1.59, for back propagation 2.46, and LSTM
0.19.

Conclusion:
The experimental results show that the standard deviation of LSTM is less than the SVM and back
propagation algorithms. Hence obtaining the steady accuracy is highly possible with LSTM.
Detección de anticuerpos contra Neospora caninum en caninos del área urbana y rural de Cumaral, Meta-Colombia
Authors: Méndez-Ramírez Paula Sofia , Marín-Henao Julián , Gongora-Orjuela Agustin , Parra-Arango Jorge , Piedrahita Diego , Chaparro-Gutiérrez Jenny 
Published: September 2020

Objetivo. Estimar la seroprevalencia a Neospora caninum en caninos del área urbana y rural de Cumaral, Meta y determinar algunos factores de riesgo asociados a la seropositividad. Materiales y métodos. Se efectuó un estudio transversal en 222 perros (112 perros del área urbana y 110 del área rural). El tamaño de la muestra fue calculado en el programa Epidat v. 3.1. Los sueros sanguíneos fueron analizados mediante la técnica de Inmunofluorescencia Indirecta para IgG con un kit comercial. Los análisis de frecuencias, chi-cuadrado, fueron realizados mediante el paquete estadístico SPSS v. 25.0 Resultados. La seroprevalencia general fue 36.9% (IC95%: 30.9-43.5 %). La seropositividad entre los grupos fue: urbana (38.4 %) y rural (35.5%) (p>0.05), machos (36.9%) y hembras (36.9%) (p >0.05); en cachorros (32.7%), jóvenes (40.0%) y adultos (37.4%) (p>0.05), en contacto con predios pecuarios (40.7%) y sin contacto (35.2%) (p>0.05). Conclusiones. La seroprevalencia observada fue alta en las dos poblaciones analizadas y sugiere que los caninos han estado en contacto con el parásito, posiblemente por diferentes fuentes de infección que requieren ser estudiadas posteriormente.
Technology-Enabled Health Care Collaboration in Pediatric Chronic Illness: Pre-Post Interventional Study for Feasibility, Acceptability, and Clinical Impact of an Electronic Health Record–Linked Platform for Patient-Clinician Partnership
Authors: Opipari-Arrigan Lisa , Dykes Dana M H , Saeed Shehzad A , Thakkar Sunny , Burns Lisa , Chini Barbara A , McPhail Gary L , Eslick Ian , Margolis Peter A , Kaplan Heather C 
Published: September 2020

Background
Mobile health (mHealth) technology has the potential to support the Chronic Care Model’s vision of closed feedback loops and patient-clinician partnerships.

Objective
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term impact of an electronic health record–linked mHealth platform (Orchestra) supporting patient and clinician collaboration through real-time, bidirectional data sharing.

Methods
We conducted a 6-month prospective, pre-post, proof-of-concept study of Orchestra among patients and parents in the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and cystic fibrosis (CF) clinics. Participants and clinicians used Orchestra during and between visits to complete and view patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures and previsit plans. Surveys completed at baseline and at 3- and 6-month follow-up visits plus data from the platform were used to assess outcomes including PRO completion rates, weekly platform use, disease self-efficacy, and impact on care. Analyses included descriptive statistics; pre-post comparisons; Pearson correlations; and, if applicable, effect sizes.

Results
We enrolled 92 participants (CF: n=52 and IBD: n=40), and 73% (67/92) completed the study. Average PRO completion was 61%, and average weekly platform use was 80%. Participants reported improvement in self-efficacy from baseline to 6 months (7.90 to 8.44; P=.006). At 6 months, most participants reported that the platform was useful (36/40, 90%) and had a positive impact on their care, including improved visit quality (33/40, 83%), visit collaboration (35/40, 88%), and visit preparation (31/40, 78%). PRO completion was positively associated with multiple indicators of care impact at 3 and 6 months.

Conclusions
Use of an mHealth tool to support closed feedback loops through real-time data sharing and patient-clinician collaboration is feasible and shows indications of acceptability and promise as a strategy for improving pediatric chronic illness management.
Uji Validitas dan Efikasi Crypto/Giardia Duo-Strip dalam Mendeteksi Cryptosporidium spp. di Desa Tulehu, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Provinsi Maluku
Authors: Kusumasari Rizqiani Amalia , Syairaji Muh. 
Published: September 2020

Latar Belakang: Cryptosporidium spp. adalah salah satu enteropatogen pada manusia dan umumnya ditemui terutama pada anak-anak di negara berkembang. Prevalensi Cryptosporidium spp. di Indonesia masih belum diketahui dan penelitian terkait juga masih sangat jarang. Saat ini, beberapa perusahaan telah mengembangkan tes diagnostik sederhana dan cepat untuk mendeteksi infeksi Cryptosporidium spp. tetapi informasi mengenai keakuratannya pada kondisi di Indonesia masih belum diketahui. Tujuan: Mengetahui validitas alat Crypto/Giardia Duo-Strip dan prevalensi Cryptosporidium spp. pada salah satu wilayah pedesaan di timur Indonesia.Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain potong-lintang dan dilakukan tahun 2015. Sampel tinja dikumpulkan dari seluruh masyarakat di desa Hurnala, Maluku Tengah. Validitas (Sensitifitas, Spesifisitas) dan Efikasi (Nilai Prediktif Positif dan Negatif) dari Crypto/Giardia Duo-Strip dinilai menggunakan Modified acid-fast staining sebagai standar referensi. Hasil: Dari 731 sampel tinja, terdapat 261 sampel positif Cryptosporidium spp. menggunakan Modified acid-fast staining dan 204 sampel positif menggunakan Crypto/Giardia Duo-Strip. Sensitivitas, Spesifisitas, PPV, dan NPV Crypto/Giardia Duo-Strip masing-masing sebesar 38.78%, 78.99%, 35.77%, 69.64% dengan Likelihood Ratio+ (LR+): 1.77 and (LR-): 0.79. Kesimpulan: Prevalensi infeksi Cryptosporidium spp. di desa Hurnala, Maluku Tengah cukup tinggi yaitu 36% (261/731). Kemampuan alat Crypto/Giardia Duo-Strip masih relatif rendah untuk mendeteksi Cryptosporidium spp. di wilayah Indonesia.