bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
HISTÓRIA DE FAMILIARES QUE VIVENCIAM O CUIDADO DA PESSOA COM DEPRESSÃO
Authors: Prandini Naiane Ribeiro , Nimtz Miriam Aparecida , Paes Marcio Roberto , Macedo Monica , Lages Rita De Cassia Nascimento 
Published: September 2020

Objetivo: conhecer a vivência dos familiares no cuidado da pessoa com depressão.Método: História Oral Temática Híbrida, tendo como local um CAPS III de uma capital do sul do Brasil, com coleta de dados entre janeiro e julho de 2019. Incluiu-se o familiar da pessoa em tratamento para depressão no CAPS III e excluídos os que tinham indisponibilidade de tempo, e familiar menor de idade. Participaram quatro colaboradores.Resultados: revelaram-se quatro temas: O entendimento sobre a doença e a trajetória nos serviços de saúde; O impacto da depressão na saúde física e na questão financeira dos familiares; O impacto emocional da depressão nas relações familiares; A religiosidade e a espiritualidade como elementos para o enfrentamento da doença.Conclusão: a depressão vulnerabiliza e afeta a vida do familiar. A pesquisa sugestiona focos de intervenção dos profissionais de saúde com os familiares, agrega conhecimento sobre a depressão e colabora para novas pesquisas.
POR QUE OS ALUNOS DE CIÊNCIAS CONTÁBEIS FALTAM? OBSTÁCULOS QUE ACADÊMICOS DE CIÊNCIAS CONTÁBEIS ENFRENTAM PARA A CONCLUSÃO DO CURSO
Authors: Carim dos Santos Trauthman Eduarda , Raifur Kos Sonia 
Published: September 2020

A assimilação dimensionaria dos fundamentos do absenteísmo, aqui em específico o acadêmico e as suas correlações no cotidiano universitário, tem se mostrado uma demanda de interesse crescente dentro das instituições de ensino superior. O presente estudo tem como objetivo a discussão a respeito dos motivos relacionados ao absenteísmo acadêmico no curso de graduação de Ciências Contábeis na Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste. A amostra é formada por 178 alunos, os quais participaram da pesquisa de forma voluntária, respondendo o questionário formado por 20 questões sendo 16 retiradas de outras pesquisas e 4 foram sugeridas nesse estudo, de forma presencial, durante o horário de aula. O tratamento dos dados foi feito por meio de Estatística Descritiva, por meio da qual foi possível conhecer o perfil dos respondentes, bem como a opinião dos mesmos quanto aos motivos que causam absenteísmo acadêmico. Também foi utilizada a Análise Fatorial - Análise de Componentes Principais, a qual gerou os seguintes constructos: Financeiro e Familiar; Materiais e Métodos; Trabalho; Doenças e Imprevistos. Os resultados indicam que o que desencadeia o absenteísmo está centralizado principalmente nas questões apresentadas como “Trabalhar no contra turno das aulas”, “Cansaço causado pelo trabalho”, “Imprevistos de última hora”, “Baixa motivação acadêmica”, “Ficar em casa para realizar trabalhos”, “Ficar e estudar para a avaliação” e “Morte de familiares e amigos”. Quanto aos constructos, tem-se as seguintes médias: Trabalho 3,17; Doenças e Imprevistos: 2,86; Materiais e Métodos: 2,29 e Financeiro e Familiar: 2,19, ou seja, os alunos faltam, entre outros motivos, em decorrência de fatores relacionados a trabalho, imprevistos de última hora e baixa motivação acadêmica.
Algorithm for Iris recognition based on contourlet Transform and Entropy
Authors: Ezzaki Ayoub , Idrissi Nadia , Moreno Francisco-Angel , Masmoudi Lhoussaine 
Published: September 2020

The iris is one of the most secure biometric information that is widely employed in authentication systems. In this paper we present a method for iris recognition based on the Contourlet Transform and Entropy which entails i) the detection and segmentation of the iris, ii) its normalization, iii) the application of the Contourlet Transform, iv) the generation of the iris descriptor, and v) the matching between the query iris and those in the database. The proposed method has been tested with images taken from the popular CASIA-V4 and UBIRIS.v1 datasets and compared against four other iris recognition algorithms. The results show a higher true positive rate with a reduced computation time.
Investigation of Nonisothermal Combustion Kinetics of Isolated Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Case Study of Cellulose from Date Palm Biomass Waste
Authors: Galiwango Emmanuel , H. Al-Marzouqi Ali 
Published: September 2020

The efficient and high yielding acid-base and Organosolv methods were studied for cellulose isolation from date palm lignocellulose waste biomass and thereafter analyzed for nonisothermal kinetic and thermodynamic parameter determination using model-free methods. The structural and chemical characterization of the isolated celluloses revealed structures and functional groups characteristics of cellulose. Thermal decomposition analysis revealed one major peak with average mass loss of 72.51 ± 0.7% and 55.82 ± 1.1% for the acid-base and Organosolv method, respectively. This occurred in the temperature region between 250 and 350°C associated with cellulose degradation and contrasted with the three peaks detected in the original biomass. The kinetic and thermodynamic results revealed a strong relationship between the average activation energy and average change in enthalpy with a difference of 5.23 and 147.07 kJmol−1 for Organosolv and acid-base methods, respectively. The Gibbs’s free energy results revealed that Organosolv cellulose pyrolysis would reach equilibrium faster in KAS, Starink and FWO models with average ΔG values of 115.80 ± 36.62, 115.89 ± 36.65, and 119.45 ± 37.98 kJmol−1, respectively. The acid-base method for FWO model gave negative entropy values. The Malek method revealed the acid-base and Organoslv cellulose pyrolysis mechanism as (gα=−ln1−α14) and (gα=−ln1−α13), characterized by random nucleation and growth, respectively.
Evidence-Based Rehabilitation for Multiple Sclerosis Made Easy
Authors: Heine Martin , Beckerman Heleen , Hämäläinen Päivi , de Groot Vincent 
Published: September 2020

Abstract
With the current rate in growth of evidence in multiple sclerosis (MS) rehabilitation, systematic reviews and clinical guidelines typically lag behind the most currently published research findings. In addition, most health care professionals lack the time, resources, or adequate skills to identify and evaluate new evidence, and hands-on tools to implement the latest evidence into clinical practice are often lacking or not readily available. The Applying Evidence with Confidence (APPECO) platform is a newly developed online tool that addresses these key challenges. APPECO was initiated as a proof-of-concept for the common MS symptoms fatigue and cognitive function. Subsequently, intervention studies about depression, pain, and mobility were added. APPECO currently hosts detailed information from 250 randomized clinical trials, 293 interventions, and 1250 effect sizes on 53 patient outcomes. Few studies with high quality (ie, low risk of bias) are available specifically designed to test the benefits of MS rehabilitation on fatigue (n = 5 [2.4%]), cognitive function (n = 4 [1.6%]), and depression (n = 2 [0.8%]). No high-quality studies were included for pain and mobility. APPECO has the potential to address key challenges in evidence-based rehabilitation medicine for MS and to facilitate swift knowledge translation from evidence into clinical practice. Sustainability of APPECO depends on a continuous resource impulse (eg, financial, time, editorial management, platform maintenance) to ensure up-to-date information across all relevant MS symptoms and activity limitations (≈2–6 randomized controlled trials per month). Ways to optimize knowledge translation in the absence of high-quality evidence in APPECO need to be explored further.
NDVI Based Assessment of Land Cover Changes Using Remote Sensing and GIS (A case study of Srinagar district, Kashmir)
Authors: Singh Perminder , Javeed Ovais 
Published: September 2020

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is an index of greenness or photosynthetic activity in a plant. It is a technique of obtaining various features based upon their spectral signature such as vegetation index, land cover classification, urban areas and remaining areas presented in the image. The NDVI differencing method using Landsat thematic mapping images and Landsat oli was implemented to assess the chane in vegetation cover from 2001to 2017. In the present study, Landsat TM images of 2001 and landsat 8 of 2017 were used to extract NDVI values. The NDVI values calculated from the satellite image of the year 2001 ranges from 0.62 to -0.41 and that of the year 2017 shows a significant change across the whole region and its value ranges from 0.53 to -0.10 based upon their spectral signature .This technique is also used for the mapping of changes in land use and land cover. NDVI method is applied according to its characteristic like vegetation at different NDVI threshold values such as -0.1, -0.09, 0.14, 0.06, 0.28, 0.35, and 0.5. The NDVI values were initially computed using the Natural Breaks (Jenks) method to classify NDVI map. Results confirmed that the area without vegetation, such as water bodies, as well as built up areas and barren lands, increased from 35 % in 2001 to 39.67 % in 2017.Key words: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index,land use/landcover, spectral signature
Properties of Generalized 6-primes Numbers
Authors: Soykan Yüksel 
Published: September 2020

In this paper, we introduce the generalized 6-primes sequence and we deal with, in detail, three special cases which we call them 6-primes, Lucas 6-primes and modified 6-primes sequences. We present Binet’s formulas, generating functions, Simson formulas, and the summation formulas for these sequences. Moreover, we give some identities and matrices related with these sequences.
Exploring Urban Dietary Pattern in Nigerian Households: A Case for Nutrient Adequacy
Authors: Ikudayisi Adesola Adebola, 
Published: September 2020

Aims: To identify dietary patterns of urban households in Southwest, Nigeria and explore their links with nutrients adequacy.
Study Design: Cross sectional household-level data from two urban locations selected through a multistage random sampling procedure in southwest Nigeria was employed.
Place and Duration of Study: Urban households were sampled in South west zone of Nigeria between October to November, 2017.
Methodology: Socio/demographics were documented using a descriptive analysis. The pattern of food subgroups was determined econometrically using the factor analysis, while the test for differences was examined using Mann Whitney U.
Results: Using factor analysis, five distinct dietary patterns emerged named as vitamin A, modern, protein, roots, and cereals patterns with 50. 7% variance contribution rate. The vitamin A rich food dietary pattern explained 12.8 % of the total variance and the pitch in diet quality of this factor was explained mostly by dark leafy vegetables and fruits. The fourth and fifth factors which accounted for 9.2% and 7.5% of total variance, respectively characterised by high intakes of roots/tubers (0.69), plantain (0.57) and cereals (0.79) are food rich in dietary energy. Consumption frequency revealed that a higher intake of vitamin A foods was associated with LUA, while HUA had more intake of spices (46.3%), oil (44.5%) and beef products (41.3%). Both urban locations had a lower intake of iron rich foods (dairy, poultry and organ meat) which suggest likely risk of heme iron deficiency. Dietary energy intake in form of cereals (52.3%) was higher in HUA with tubers (14.6%) in LUA. The test of difference across the two locations revealed significant disparities in the observed dietary pattern with respect to vitamin A food, beef meat, spices and poultry at 5% level.
Conclusions: Urban disparity in dietary pattern is evidenced in this paper. However, the different dietary pattern across urban locations were associated with some nutritional outcomes. Although, both dietary patterns had healthful elements of the diets, low consumption of iron rich foods was observed. Programmes focusing on the prevention of diet-related chronic diseases in this population should balance the identified pattern of consumption with iron rich foods.
Invitro Antimalarial and Antibacterial Activities of Methanol Stem Bark Extract of Frankincense Tree (Boswellia dalzielii) and Leaves Extract of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus)
Authors: Salihu S. , Otitolaiye C. A. , Hizbullah M. U. 
Published: September 2020

Aim: This research investigated the anti-malarial and antibacterial activities of stem bark methanol extract of Frankincense tree and Kenaf leaves extract on Plasmodium falciparum parasite and against five clinically significant bacteria.
Study Design: Laboratory-experimental design was used for this study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out between September 2019 and November
2019 at Biochemistry and Microbiology laboratories, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Methodology: The in vitro antimalarial activity test was conducted by determining the parasitemia for each sample concentration by manual counting on thin Giemsa smears after a 24-hour incubation with the extracts in order to determine the IC50 values. The antibacterial study was done using a modified agar well diffusion technique.
Results: The testing revealed that methanol stem bark extract of Frankincense tree and Kenaf leaves exhibited good and potent (very good) antimalarial activities against P. falciparum respectively with IC50 values of 1.25 μg/mL and 0.16 μg/mL respectively. They also show good inhibitory activities against E.coli but slight inhibitory activities against the other pathogens tested.
Conclusion: The current study indicates that extracts of these plants exhibit anti-malarial and antibacterial activities and may serve as useful sources of drugs for treatment of malaria caused by P. falciparum parasite as well as bacterial infections caused by the tested bacteria.
Prevalence of Geohelminths among Primary School Children in Edoh Community, Esit Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Authors: Wogu M. N. , Onosakponome E. O. , Harry U. A. 
Published: September 2020

Background: Geohelminths are responsible for some Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) which have significant public health impacts in sub – Saharan Africa.
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of geohelminths among primary school children.
Study Design: A cross – sectional randomized study.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Salvation Army Primary School, Esit Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study was conducted from June to December, 2018 (six months).
Materials and Methods: Stool samples were collected from each study participant, examined macroscopically (to detect the presence of blood, mucous, consistency and colour) and microscopically (to detect the presence of Geohelminths) using sedimentation concentration technique.
Results: An overall Geohelminths prevalence of 58.0% was recorded in this study and only four species of Geohelminths were identified with varying prevalence; Ascarislumbricoides 35.7%, Hookworm 26.6%, Trichuristrichiura 4.2% and Strongyloidesstercoralis 2.8% (P =.05). Age groups 12–14 years and 3–5 years had the highest and least prevalence of 70.0% and 55.6% respectively while males and females had prevalence of 62.7% and 52.9% respectively.
Conclusion: Geohelminths still have significant public health effects in Nigeria; prompt interventions such as accurate diagnosis, mass chemotherapy, periodic health education and improved living conditions will effectively reduce the menace of geohelminths.
Sensory Evaluation of Ugali Prepared from Blends of Cereal Flours and High Quality Cassava Flour in Mwanza Region, Tanzania
Authors: Kitunda E. M. , Kasankala M. L. , Cyprian C. M. , Towo E. E. , Mushumbusi D. G. , Meghji P. W. 
Published: September 2020

Objective: Ugali is an important meal in many parts of Eastern and Southern Africa and is typically prepared from a single staple food like maize, cassava, millet and sorghum or their composite. The objective of this study was to understand the perception of sensory parameters when varying ratios of maize (refined and unrefined) and sorghum flour when substituted with high quality cassava flour (HQCF) 80%, 60%, 40% and 20% in the preparation of ugali.
Methodology: The samples of ugali prepared were randomly subjected to panelists to evaluate sensory attributes preferred most by panelists. Thirty semi trained panelists who were females and males aged above 18 years participated and gave information on sensory signals. The panelists evaluated the samples independently and recorded the rating of the samples in the sensory evaluation questionnaire. The sensory parameters of ugali assessed were color, cookerbility, taste, texture, aroma and general acceptability using a five point hedonic scale.
Results: Ugali made from the blends of unrefined maize flour (Dona) and HQCF as well as sorghum flour and HQCF at the ratio of 20:80 and 20:80 respectively were highly acceptable by panelists (mean score < 3). Ugali made from refined maize flour (Sembe) blended with HQCF at ratio of 80:20 was also preferred by panelists (mean score < 3) as compared to ugali made from other ratios. The highly acceptability (mean score < 3) of the ugali was influenced by color, cookerbility, taste, texture, aroma. At these flour ratios the blends of flours resulted in increment of protein, fats and slightly decrease in starch content.
Conclusion: Blending HQCF and cereals (sorghum and maize) flours improved the organoleptic and nutritional properties of ugali.
Effect of Health Education on Malaria Control Practices among Mothers of Under-Five Children in a Rural Nigerian Community
Authors: J. Ilo Ijeoma , I. Uchenwoke Chigozie , H. Madukaife Chinwe , U. Umeh Anthony , I. Okolie Stella , E. Obasieke Patrick , O. Ehiemere Ijeoma 
Published: September 2020

Background/Purpose: Malaria is an established health challenge and a major cause of mortality and morbidity among under-five children in Nigeria. This community-based study was designed to assess the effect of health education packages on the malaria control practices of mothers of under-five children in Ibeagwa Nike Enugu State.
Methods: The study utilized a quasi-experimental study design with a sample size of 124 mothers that attended the infant welfare clinic at the community health center and those that received treatment of minor childhood illnesses for six months. A multistage random sampling technique was used in choosing the required samples. The instrument for the collection of data was a self-adapted and validated questionnaire. Reliability was assessed and yielded a Cronbach’s correlation coefficient of 0.823. Data generated were summarized using simple descriptive statistics of frequencies and percentages and analyzed using Fishers’ exact test and Chi-square.
Results: Findings of the study showed that: the practice of malaria control practices was very low below 40% before health education intervention; malaria control practices increased significantly above 40% after the health education intervention; hindrances to the practice of malaria control measures reduced after the health education intervention; there is poor awareness of environmental hygiene as a method of malaria control measure before health education.
Conclusion: Periodic health education on the importance of malaria control practices should be conducted in the community regularly, to promote control of malaria.
Tracheostomy Timing in Adult Patients with Head Injury at King Abdulaziz Medical City Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Cross Sectional- Retrospective Study)
Authors: Alenazi Farhan , Tambur Prachi Dilip , Mumenah Noora Nabeel , Alqahtani Haya Hendi , Alenazi Rawan Abdulrazaq , Almutiri Ruba Naif , Philip Winnie 
Published: September 2020

Introduction: Tracheostomy is one of the most common procedures that done to critical patients such as head injury ones to improve their situation. It is done by creating an anterior stoma in the neck and inserting a short tube to maintain stoma open.
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if there were benefits of early tracheostomy and the following components: ICU stay, hospital stay, ventilation- associated-pneumonia, weaning from Mechanical Ventilator, Glasgow Coma Scale, and decannulation.
Methods: This study was done retrospectively, and non-random sampling involved 56 head injury patients with a tracheostomy who were admitted to ICU in King Abdulaziz medical city (KAMC). Out of 56 head injury patients who underwent an early tracheostomy (≤12 days) were 25 patients and late tracheotomy (>12 days) were 31 patients. Using data collection form which contains demographic data, intubation duration, tracheostomy, decannulation, MV, Glasgow coma scale, VAP, ICU, and hospital stay.
Results: Total of 56 head injury patients with tracheostomy; their age ranges from 18-80 years with the mean 41.77years, height 168.95cm, and weighs 69.07kg. Head injury patient in this paper was classified according to the day that was done the procedure on after the injury occurred. Which result in 25 patients had early tracheostomy ≤12 days with a mean of (9.8 days) and median (10), whereas 31 patients had late tracheostomy >12 with mean of (17.677 days) and median (16).Patients with early tracheostomy showed significant (P-value <0.05) less length stay in ICU (22.68 days), MV duration (15.16 days), decannulation (27.80 days) compared with late trach ICU stay (33.10 days), MV duration (28.10 days), decannulation (47.03 days). VAP incidence among patients with a late trach was 12.90% and there were no VAP with an early trach. The median in early tracheostomy patients did not show any improvement in GCS (6 before trach,7 after trach) while in the late trach (7 before thrach,8 after trach). The hospital stays showed an insignificant p-value which means there were no differences between the early and late tracheostomy.
Conclusion: Early tracheostomy for head injury patients associated with less MV time, less VAP, shorter ICU stay, and faster decannulation. However, there was no significant effect on hospital stays period and no improvements on GCS.
Regulation of Lamellar Structure of Vanadium Oxide via Polyaniline Intercalation for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Battery
Authors: Chen Song , Li Kang , Hui Kwan San , Zhang Jintao 
Published: September 2020

AbstractAccording to the intercalation mechanism, an ordered modulation of channel structures of metal oxides is crucial to reversibly accumulate large zinc ions with high surface charge density for improving zinc‐ion battery performance. However, the irreversible structure‐transition commonly results in serious performance decay. Herein, polyanilines are in situ intercalated into the layered vanadium oxide in order to enlarge the lamellar spacing for enhancing the battery performance. With enlarged lattice spacing, the polyaniline intercalated vanadium oxide (PIVO) coupled with a Zn electrode exhibit a large specific capacity of 372 mAh g−1 and good cycling stability. More importantly, in situ characterization results reveal that PIVO allows the accumulation of additional zinc ions without obvious phase transformation and the conjugated polymeric chains enable the structure flexibility in the confined layer space to relieve the intercalation stress for improving cycling stability. Additionally, findings from the in situ infrared spectroscopy measurements elucidate the charge storage mechanism of the battery. Reversible doping processes of polyaniline molecules in vanadium oxide allow the involvement of multiple ions in the charge storage process, improving battery performance. Uncovering the origin of improved charge storage mechanisms is of importance in rationally designing advanced materials with unique organic–inorganic features for high‐performance zinc‐ion batteries.