bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Peripapillary choroidal vascularity quantification and characterization in healthy individuals
Authors: Guduru Abhilash , Rasheed Mohammed Abdul , Goud Abhilash , Vupparaboina Kiran Kumar , Agrawal Rupesh , Lupidi Marco , Chhablani Jay , Chhablani Preeti Patil 
Published: July 2020

Introduction: To characterize the peripapillary choroidal vasculature in healthy individuals using the choroidal vascular index (CVI), a previously established more robust tool of measurement of choroidal vascularity than choroidal thickness.
Methods: The peripapillary choroid in healthy individuals was analyzed using optical coherence tomography. OCT B-scan were analyzed using automated binarization, a previously established technique. This separates the choroidal layer into the stromal and vascular areas. Choroidal vascular index (CVI), the vascular area/total area, was computed for each image over the macula and the peripapillary area of the optic disc. Regression analysis and generalized estimating equation (GEE) were used to analyze various demographics, and CVI in the macula and each quadrant of the optic disc.
Results: Fifty eight eyes of 29 healthy individuals were included. Mean age was 42±17 years. Average CVI at the macula was 0.583. Average peripapillary CVI was 0.643 (nasal), 0.598 (temporal), 0.621 (superior) and 0.623 (inferior). Regression analysis of variables demonstrated there was no significant relationship between the demographic variables and macular CVI. However, the analysis demonstrated age and CVI of the peripapillary area were significantly correlated. Further stratification revealed significantly higher CVI in the optic disc in subjects over 45.
Conclusion: Peripapillary CVI in all quadrants is higher than macular CVI in all age groups. CVI significantly increases after the age of 45 in the peripapillary area but not macular area. This suggests that stromal area decline is greater than the decline of the luminal area in the choroid at the peripapillary area as age increases.
Eye-glasses wear compliance following school-based visual acuity screening in Nepal: a comparative study
Authors: Thapa Hari Bahadur , Rai Salma KC , Thapa Saraswati Khadka , Khatri Anadi , Bassett Ken 
Published: July 2020

Introduction: Eye-glasses wear compliance is found to be low among children in school-based eye screening programs who are provided spectacles free of charge.
Methods: Thirty-six schools from school visual acuity screening program in Nepal were randomly selected to receive no follow-up (standard) or follow-up by an optometry team at 3 months. In the intervention group (that received the follow-up), ophthalmic personal made unannounced visits to the schools at 3 months to determine spectacle compliance .Direct examination to determine compliance with spectacle wear 6 months was done. The primary reason for noncompliance from a list of possibilities was identified using a questionnaire.
Results: Among 297 (145 control and 152 intervention) students that received glasses in the 36 schools, 128/152 (84%) were available for examination at 3 months in the intervention group. A total of 216/297 (73%) students were available for examination at 6 months (73 % and 72% of the control and intervention groups, respectively). Within the intervention group, 51% of children at 3 months and 57% at 6 months were wearing glasses during the unannounced visits. The main source of refractive error was myopia. Out of 66 children with astigmatism, 24 (36%) were wearing glasses. There was no statistically significant difference in compliance (p=0.85) between private and public schools, but compliance correlated better with the educational status of careers.
Conclusion: A follow-up visit to the school by eye care personnel did not improve spectacle wear compliance among children .Other factors may also be responsible for poor compliance.
Early phase Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease in Nepalese Elderly woman: A case report
Authors: Thapa Bikram Bahadur , Gurung Shanti , Singh Sweta , Aryal Mahesh 
Published: July 2020

Introduction: Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) disease is defined as an autoimmune disorder characterized by bilateral granulomatous panuveitis with systemic manifestations, such as tinnitus, vertigo, and meningism caused by melanocyte antigen-reactive T-cells. Majority of VKH patients present at the age between 20 and 50 years. VKH is uncommon in elderly and challenging to manage. VKH is one of the important differential diagnosis of bilateral pan uveitis
Case: A 65 year/ female brought with chief complaint of sudden loss of vision in both eyes, headache and hearing problem for 1 month. She didn’t give any history of other systemic illness, ocular surgery, ocular trauma, chronic use of medicament. Her visual acuity was hand movement with accurate projection of rays (HM) in both eyes The intraocular pressure (IOP) was 12mmHg in both eye. Slit-lamp bio microscopy revealed features of Pan uveitis in both eye. Systemic work up revealed no any other abnormalities. A diagnosis of early phase VKH was made and treated with intravenous pulse steroid therapy followed by tapering dose of oral steroid along with immunemodulator resulting in a very good visual recovery.
Conclusion: VKH can present in elderly. immunomodulator should be considered in elderly to prevent side effect of steroid along with recurrence of inflammation.
Profiles of Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Patients Visiting Pediatric Outpatient Department
Authors: Parajuli Rojeeta , Adhikari Srijana , Shrestha Ujjowala 
Published: July 2020

Introduction: Cortical visual impairment denotes vision loss from pathology posterior to the lateral geniculate nucleus. The pathology may involve the optic radiations, as well as the occipital cortex.
Objective: To find out the profiles of cortical visual impairment patients visiting the pediatric outpatient department.
Materials and Methods: The study is a hospital based retrospective study in which all consecutive patients diagnosed with cortical visual impairment were included. A total of 40 patients were collected. Detailed history taking and clinical examination was done. Visual acuity was taken by fixation and follows method. Among 40 patients, only two patients were advised to use glass and the rest did not have significant refractive error. Myopia ranged from (-2D to -5D) and five patients were myopic. Astigmatism ranged from (-0.5 to -2.5 x 108°) and 10 patients had astigmatism. Suspected patients were advised for Computed Tomography/ Magnetic Resolution Imaging (CT/MRI) of the brain.
Results: The male: female ratio was 3:2, the age group ranged from 4 months to 8 years old, antenatal checkup history was uneventful in 77.5% cases, history of birth asphyxia was present in 87.5% cases, postnatal checkup history was eventful in 67.5%, associated systemic illness was present in 60%, anterior segment examination was normal in 92.5%, posterior segment examination was normal in 72.5%, CT/MRI findings were abnormal in 57.5% and was not done in 30% of cases. Antenatal history was described as uneventful if there was absence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, fever and intake of any medicine. Postnatal history was described as uneventful if there was absence of febrile convulsion, meningitis, encephalocele, encephalopathy, epilepsy or hydrocephalus.
Conclusion: Birth asphyxia and postnatal infections are the major causes for cortical visual impairment. We can mitigate cortical visual impairment by limiting birth asphyxia and postnatal infections.
Bona Sforza, tra Polonia, Napoli e Bari. Nel gioco delle grandi potenze europee del Cinquecento [Bona Sforza – między Polską, Neapolem a Bari. W grze wielkich potęg europejskich XVI wieku]
Authors: Spagnoletti Angelantonio 
Published: July 2020

Epoka Bony Sforzy została poddana oglądowi w kontekście stosunków między państwami europejskimi w I połowie XVI wieku. Dotyczy to zwłaszcza dwóch monarchii: Karola V oraz Filipa II. Królowa Polski i księżna Bari próbowała odgrywać wiodącą rolę w ówczesnych stosunkach międzynarodowych, ale musiała ulec woli dwóch Habsburgów, zainteresowanych odzyskaniem kontroli nad księstwem Bari i zawarciem anty­tureckich sojuszy z Zygmuntem II, synem Bony.
Pogrzeb królowej Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza – opracowanie edytorskie
Authors: Papieski Robert 
Published: July 2020

The article mainly quotes a previously unpublished manuscript of Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz’s novel about Bona Sforza, entitled The Funeral of the Queen, which he has worked on between the 6th of June 1949 and 1953. The editor presents the origins of the book and its development. Additionally, all documents that Iwaszkiewicz researched and collected while working on the novel are included in the book, including notes, nine versions of the first sentence of the novel, and the letters from Ludwik Kolankowski and Zofia Zarembianka, who provided Iwaszkiewicz with factual information. The conclusion of the article reveals the nature of Iwaszkiewicz’s writing, showing that a huge amount of documents he researched – instead of helping him – paralysed him.
Włoska historia jednego gatunku
Authors: Kowalik Katarzyna 
Published: July 2020

The text is devoted to Giancarlo Alfano and Francesco de Cristofaro’s monograph Il roman­zo in Italia published in 2018. The work is an attempt to systematize the information about Italian tradition of the genre which nowadays unquestionably dominates the publishing market. Moreover, it describes the structure of the publication, metho­dological assumptions adopted by the authors, their objectives, and the way of their realisation. The analysis of these elements shows whether the work discussed can be an important point of reference for future academic works dedicated to Italian novels.
Listy z lagrów i więzień jako skrót rzeczywistości obozowej
Authors: Stasi Daniele 
Published: July 2020

The article discusses Lucyna Sadzikowska’s book entitled Listy z lagrów i więzień 1939–1945. Wybrane zagadnienia (Letters from the Concentration Camps and Prisons 1939–1945. Selected Issues. Katowice 2019). According to the author of the article, the published letters of the inmates kept in concentration and labour camps remain inte­resting descriptions of the camp reality that redirect the reader towards literature of the personal document. The purpose of Sadzikowska’s book is to describe and codify the prison and camp letter with regard to its theoretical and practical aspects. She analyses and elaborates on official and unofficial camp and prison correspondence (e.g. secret messages, letters smuggled in or out of camps and prisons), and presents a peculiar supplement to this epistolography, that is, the literary letters of Gustaw Morcinek. The reviewed work not only presents the author’s commitment to elaborate on camp and prison epistolography written in the period between 1939 and 1945, but also points out the inspiring potential of personal documents.
Narodziny polskiej myśli narodowej – z perspektywy włoskiej
Authors: Litwin Ewa 
Published: July 2020

The article aims to present the work of Daniele Stasi regarding the birth of Polish nationalism. The book was published in 2018 in Italian by FrancoAngeli as Le origini del nazionalismo in Polonia. The author puts forward some theses concerning the process of national building in the period preceding the partitions of Poland, which represents terminus a quo for his analysis of the ideologies related to the national issue and rebirth of Polish state. Terminus ad quem of the author’s analysis is Roman Dmowski’s Myśli nowoczesnego Polaka. Based on rich and interdisciplinary literature, Stasi’s work aims to fill the gap in Italian historiography, related to the birth of Polish nationalism.
Przypadkowy turysta? John Maxwell Coetzee w Europie Środkowej – rekonesans
Authors: Kusek Robert 
Published: July 2020

The article’s aim is to reflect upon the transgenerational and transnational sustainability of Central European memory in literary and cultural space of South Africa. It also investigates links between John Maxwell Coetzee’s oeuvre, as well as works by other South African authors (e.g. Dan Jacobson, Lionel Abrahams, Deborah Levy), with cultural and, above all, literary universe of Central Europe. While analysing selected literary and cultural texts (among others, hitherto unpublished archival documents), the author points to the fact that the Nobel laureate’s consistently and programmatically displayed interest in Central Europe ought to be considered within a wider context of systematic and creative “dialogue” with Central Europe which has been carried out by writers and artists from South Africa in the 20th and 21st centuries. The present study is an original attempt at capturing the phenomenon of mutual cultural flows and horizontal exchange taking place between some minor literatures (and cultures), in this case: South African and Central European.
Integrasi Aplikasi Layanan Publik Menggunakan Sistem Antrian Berbasis Digital Signage
Authors: Rustamaji Heru Cahya , Perwira Rifki Indra , Hartono Eko Budi 
Published: July 2020

AbstractPublic services are defined as a series of activities in the allocation of community needs services. The type of manual service that is currently carried out is far from being accountable and transparent. Public services that provide the community must be good, effective and efficient. To increase the level of public services in government agencies, a system is needed in carrying out services. In this study a public service queue system was created which integrated various types of public services in the administration section with a public service information board based on Digital Signage. The queue system is expected to break down the current disturbances. The system development method used is GRAPPLE which facilitates the needs, analysis, development and distribution of systems. The results of this study are Android-based Queue System Integration with Public Service Information Based on Digital Signage. The results of the tests carried out on the system through 2 stages, namely Alpha Test and Beta Test. At the Alpha Test stage, the percentage of approval level was 96.8%, while in the Beta Test stage, the percentage of approval level was 96.5% and it can be concluded that the system works well and can be done even though some can become developers in the next research. Keywords: queuing system, integration, GRAPPLE, digital signage AbstrakPelayanan publik diartikan sebagai rangkaian kegiatan dalam upaya memenuhi kebutuhan pelayanan masyarakat. Jenis pelayanan manual yang dilakukan saat ini masih jauh dari faktor akuntabilitas dan transparansi. Pelayanan publik yang diberikan kepada masyarakat harus baik, efektif dan efisien. Untuk meningkatkan tingkat pelayanan publik di instansi pemerintah maka dibutuhkan sebuah sistem yang mempermudah dalam melakukan pelayanan. Pada penelitian kali ini dibuatlah sebuah sistem antrian pelayanan publik yang mengintegrasikan seluruh jenis pelayanan publik yang ada pada instansi pemerintahan dengan papan informasi layanan publik berbasis Digital Signage. Sistem antrian tersebut diharapkan dapat mengurai permasalahan yang ada saat ini. Metode pengembangan sistem yang digunakan yaitu GRAPPLE yang meliputi tahapan pengumpulan kebutuhan, analisis, perancangan, pengembangan, dan penyebaran sistem. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu Integrasi Sistem Antrian Berbasis Android dengan Informasi Layanan Publik berbasis Digital Signage. Hasil pengujian yang dilakukan pada sistem melalui 2 tahapan yaitu Alpha Test dan Beta Test. Pada tahap Alpha Test telah menghasilkan persentase tingkat persetujuan 96,8% sedangkan pada tahap Beta Test menghasilkan persentase tingkat persetujuan 96,5% dan dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa sistem berfungsi dengan baik dan dapat digunakan meskipun masih terdapat kekurangan yang dapat menjadi pengembang pada penelitian berikutnya. Kata Kunci : sistem antrian, integrasi, GRAPPLE, digital signage
Management of hardening mixtures properties when stowing mining sites of ore deposits
Authors: Golik Vladimir , Dmitrak Yury , Komashchenko Vitaly , Kachurin Nikolay 
Published: July 2020

Underground mining is characterized by the weakening of the bearing rock mass strata competence and the accumulation of mineral waste. The full use of subsurface resources is ensured by the use of technologies with filling voids by hardening mixtures, which requires high-quality raw materials to obtain the required strength. The deficit of the binding component can be filled with the use of granulated slags of blast-furnace process, mill tailings, ash-slags and other wastes. Most often, voids are laid by mixtures with a combination of cement and a binding component. Mixtures with ash-slag additives to cement in an equivalent amount are not inferior to the strength of the mixture only with cement, especially when grinding ash-slag.
The properties of stowing rock masses when using composite binding components and inert fillers are controlled by mechanical, chemical, physical and energy effects at the stages of preparation and transportation of hardening mixtures. To obtain the active fraction of cement substitutes, disintegrators are used that apply the inertia forces of materials at a high speed of rotation with an increase in high activity indicators and lower energy costs.
The components of hardening mixtures can be the majority of waste from mining and related industries, which is determined experimentally in specific conditions.
Study of the technogenesis of the Degtyarsky mine by audio-magnetotelluric express sounding
Authors: Davydov Vadim 
Published: July 2020

The audio-magnetotelluric express sounding was performed at four sections crossing the mine field of the currently not functioning Degtyarsky mine. Field measurements were carried out by a universal broadband receiver “OMAR-2m” with active electromagnetic field sensors developed at the Institute of Geophysics UB RAS. Based on the obtained data, deep sections of the electrophysical parameters of the medium – apparent resistivity and effective longitudinal conductivity – are drawn. The nature of the geoelectric structure of the section allows mapping of the major lithochemical contamination plume and identifying the tectonic disturbance zones that drain aggressive mine waters. The mine waters of the Degtyarsky mine are a source of dangerous technogenic pollution. Despite the neutralization of surface runoff, underground routes of acidic water migration occur along tectonic cracks, primarily in the zone of the regional Serovsko-Mauksky fault. Tectonic zones in the mine area contain contaminated fissure-vein water, which is transited at a depth of 70 to over 200 m. Discharging ascending springs of such waters can be located at a great distance from controlled hydrological objects and pollute sources of drinking and household water supply. Urban development in the western and eastern parts of Degtyarsk does not fall within the distribution zone of polluted water. The southern part of the city is located beyond the watershed of the mine water flow area, but a danger of local contamination by tectonic disturbance zones remains possible. The worst environmental situation is observed in the northern outskirts of Degtyarsk, which falls into the area of heavy pollution of underground and surface waters. Besides, acidic fumes from the flooded Kolchedanny quarry can affect the health of city residents when emitted to the atmosphere.
ANALISIS QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) PADA JARINGAN INTERNET DI UNIVERSITAS BINA INSAN LUBUKLINGGAU MENGGUNAKAN METODE HIERARCHICAL TOKEN BUCKET (HTB)
Authors: Armanto Armanto , Daulay Nelly Khairani 
Published: July 2020

Abstract - One problem that is often faced by internet users is slow internet access. Specifically, when there are many users sharing internet bandwidth. This problem can occur because no bandwidth management system is used. Therefore it is necessary to apply the appropriate bandwidth management, one of which is HTB. Bandwidth management with queuing bandwidth lending techniques between classes or users. Which can allocate bandwidth according to user bandwidth requirements according to specified priorities. This study uses data collection methods, by observing and recording directly at the research site (observation), conducting question and answer directly to the source (Interview), and documentation by reading literary books. The results obtained from the measurement of QoS parameters using the HTB method on the Bina Insan University network, it can produce an average QoS index value of 3, and included in the category is good. It can be concluded that the HTB method is feasible to be applied at UNIBI in performing bandwidth management as evidenced by the 3 (three) QoS index value and has a good category. Keywords: Quality Of Service, Hierarchical Token Bucket, Computer Network
Percorsi
Authors: Riboldazzi Renzo , Dezio Catherine , Bruno Edoardo , Bozzuto Paolo 
Published: July 2020

Spazio/società: un inesauribile tema di confrontoRigenerare sistemi agricoli locali. Una rilettura del lavoro di Gianni ScudoIndagare le new townsIndagare le new towns cinesi per comprendere i processi di urbanizzazione contemporanei cinesi per comprendere i processi di urbanizzazione contemporaneiInterpretare la mobilità, al plurale, come strumento socio-spaziale operativo
Prevalencia de prematuridad y factores de riesgo asociados en recién nacidos, ingresados en el área de neonatología del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, 2011-2015
Authors: Suin Guaraca Fabián Alejandro , Suriaga Ramírez Katiuska Vanessa , Cordero Torres Pamela Elisa , Siguencia Astudillo Héctor Fabián 
Published: July 2020

La prematuridad, a nivel mundial constituye la primera causa de mortalidad y morbilidad neonatal, siendo por ello un verdadero reto para el sistema de salud Ecuatoriano, el objetivo principal de la investigación es el establecimiento de la prevalencia de prematuridad y sus factores asociados, en el área de Neonatología del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, entre los años 2011-2015, aplicando una metodología analística, transversal observacional, revisando un número de 447 historias clínicas de neonatos, los cuales cumplieron los criterios de inclusión, analizando estadísticamente, reportándose Odds ratio, con un intervalo de confianza del (95%) y aceptando el pi value, se aplicaron los fundamentos bioéticos pertinentes, dentro de los resultados se da que la prevalencia de prematuridad fue del (29,4%), el porcentaje de madres adolescentes fue de (30,3%), el (56,1%) posee instrucción secundaria, (36,4%) son casadas y un (72,7%) pernoctan en zonas urbanas. El sexo predominante de los prematuros fue masculino con (52,3%), el (70,5%) fueron prematuros tardíos y el 79,5% pequeños para la edad gestacional. Los factores de riesgo que muestran relación variación estadística fueron: edad menor a 19 años y mayor 35 años ( OR:1.71 ; IC: 1.12-2.59 p: 0.01), trastornos hipertensivos (OR:1.81; IC: 1.08-3.03 p: 0.02), restricción de crecimiento intrauterino (OR:4.89 IC:3.17-7.55 p: 0.000), y embarazo múltiple (OR: 2.79; IC: 1.45-5.34 p: 0.001), concluyendo que la prevalencia de prematuridad fue elevada, se encontró relación estadísticamente significativa con: edad, trastornos hipertensivos, retardo del crecimiento intrauterino y embarazo múltiple