bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Predictors of catheter-related bladder discomfort after gynaecological surgery
Authors: Li Shuying , Song Liping , Ma Yushan , Lin Xuemei 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Background: Urinary catheterization is universally used during surgery, and the incidence of postoperative catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) is very high during recovery. We conducted this study to identify the incidence and predictors of postoperative CRBD after gynaecological surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Methods: This was a prospective observational study. Patients undergoing gynaecological surgery under general anesthesia with intra-operative urinary catheterization were enrolled. We collected the clinical data, incidence and severity of CRBD, and postoperative pain for the patients. Predictive factors of CRBD were analysed by univariate and multivariate analysis. Results: A total of 407 patients were included in this study. The incidence of CRBD after gynaecological surgery was 64.6% (mild CRBD: 22.8%; moderate CRBD: 34.2%; and severe CRBD: 7.6%). Univariate analysis showed that age, type of surgery, type of laparoscopic surgery, additional analgesics, and postoperative pain were influencing factors for CRBD. Based on multivariate logistic regression analysis, age ≥50 years, uterus-related laparoscopic surgery, and lack of additional analgesics were independent predictors of moderate or severe CRBD. Conclusions: This observational study revealed that the incidence of CRBD after gynaecological surgery in PACU was very high. Age ≥50 years, uterus-related laparoscopic surgery, and lack of additional analgesics were independent predictors of CRBD.
Impact of projected 21st century climate change on basin hydrology and runoff in the Delaware River Basin, USA
Authors: Hawkins Timothy W. , Woltemade Christopher J. 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
A gridded hydrologic model was developed to assess the impact of projected climate change on future Delaware River Basin (DRB) hydrology. The DRB serves as a water supply resource to over 15 million people. Model evaluation statistics for both water year and monthly runoff projections indicate that the model is able to capture well the hydrologic conditions of the DRB. Basinwide, annual temperature is projected to increase from 2.0 to 5.5 °C by 2080–2099. Correspondingly, potential and actual evapotranspiration, precipitation, rainfall, and runoff are all projected to increase, while snowfall, snow water storage, snowmelt, and subsurface moisture are all projected to decrease. By 2080–2099, basinwide summer subsurface moisture is projected to decrease 7–18% due to increased evapotranspiration, while winter runoff is projected to increase 15–43% due to increased precipitation and snowmelt and a conversion of snowfall to rainfall. Significant spatial variability in future changes to hydrologic parameters exists across the DRB. Changes in the timing and amount of future runoff and other hydrologic conditions need to be considered for future water resource management.
Investigation of the Association Between Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness (IMT) and Cardiac Risk Factors in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: Rezaieyazdi Zahra , Sedighi Sima , Salari Masoumeh , Fard Mohammadreza H. , Azarpazhooh Mahmoud R. , Tabrizi Peyman S. , Afshari Jalil T. , Saghafi Masoud 
Published: December 2019

Background:
The relationship between SLE and traditional risk factors for cardiovascular
events was evaluated.

Methods:
The data regarding sixty patients with SLE and 30 healthy controls (age and sex
matched) were gathered using SLEDAI forms. Venous blood (10mL) from all the participants was
examined for hs-CRP, homocysteine, VCAM1, CBC, anti-DNA antibody, C3, C4, low-density
lipoprotein (LDL), cholesterol, FBS and triglyceride.

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The IMT of carotid arteries was determined bilaterally by ultrasound. Other measurements included
insulin levels via Elisa (Linco/Millipore Corp) and the HOMA-IR index for insulin resistance.
Results: The mean age (in years) in the test and control groups was 28.8±10.3 (18-52) and
33.8±9.13 (18-48), respectively.

Results:
The mean age (in years) in the test and control groups was 28.8±10.3 (18-52) and
33.8±9.13 (18-48), respectively.

:
The average IMT in the test group was directly related to serum levels of VCAM1 (p<0.001), homocysteine
(p<0.001), cholesterol (p<0.009), LDL (p<0.001), TG (p<0.001), and FPG (p=0.004).
The association between other risk factors, insulin resistance, carotid IMT and SLEDAI, was nonexistent.
Mean insulin and insulin resistance levels in all the participants were 0.43±2.06 µU/mL
and 0.09±0.44, respectively. There was no significant difference between the test and control
groups regarding serum insulin and insulin resistance levels (p=0.42 and p=0.9, respectively). None
of the risk factors, such as hsCRP, VCAM1, or homocysteine, were shown to be related to insulin
resistance (p=0.6, p=0.6, p=0.09, respectively).

Conclusion::
Our findings did not show an increase in the prevalence of atherosclerosis in patients
with SLE. There was no association between IMT and insulin resistance. However, the former was
associated with FPG, total cholesterol, LDL, TG, homocystein and VCAM1.
Brain-Computer Interface for Persons with Motor Disabilities - A Review
Authors: Anitha T. , Shanthi N. , Sathiyasheelan R. , Emayavaramban G. , Rajendran T. 
Published: December 2019

Aim /Objective:
A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is a communication medium, which restructures brain signals into respective commands for an external device.

Methodology:
A BCI allows its target users like persons with motor disabilities to act on their environment using brain signals without using peripheral nerves or muscles. In this review article, we have presented a view on different BCIs for humans with motor disabilities.

Results & Conclusion:
From the study, it is clear that the P300 based Electroencephalography (EEG)BCIs with Steady-State Visually Evoked Potential (SSVEP) non-parametric feature extraction techniques work with high efficiency in the major parameters like Information Bit Transfer Rate (ITR), Mutual Information (MI) rate and Low Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and achieve a maximum classification accuracy using Self Organized Fuzzy Neural Network (SOFNN).
Forecasting Mood in Bipolar Disorder From Smartphone Self-assessments: Hierarchical Bayesian Approach
Authors: Busk Jonas , Faurholt-Jepsen Maria , Frost Mads , Bardram Jakob E , Vedel Kessing Lars , Winther Ole 
Published: December 2019

Background
Bipolar disorder is a prevalent mental health condition that is imposing significant burden on society. Accurate forecasting of symptom scores can be used to improve disease monitoring, enable early intervention, and eventually help prevent costly hospitalizations. Although several studies have examined the use of smartphone data to detect mood, only few studies deal with forecasting mood for one or more days.

Objective
This study aimed to examine the feasibility of forecasting daily subjective mood scores based on daily self-assessments collected from patients with bipolar disorder via a smartphone-based system in a randomized clinical trial.

Methods
We applied hierarchical Bayesian regression models, a multi-task learning method, to account for individual differences and forecast mood for up to seven days based on 15,975 smartphone self-assessments from 84 patients with bipolar disorder participating in a randomized clinical trial. We reported the results of two time-series cross-validation 1-day forecast experiments corresponding to two different real-world scenarios and compared the outcomes with commonly used baseline methods. We then applied the best model to evaluate a 7-day forecast.

Results
The best performing model used a history of 4 days of self-assessment to predict future mood scores with historical mood being the most important predictor variable. The proposed hierarchical Bayesian regression model outperformed pooled and separate models in a 1-day forecast time-series cross-validation experiment and achieved the predicted metrics, R2=0.51 and root mean squared error of 0.32, for mood scores on a scale of −3 to 3. When increasing the forecast horizon, forecast errors also increased and the forecast regressed toward the mean of data distribution.

Conclusions
Our proposed method can forecast mood for several days with low error compared with common baseline methods. The applicability of a mood forecast in the clinical treatment of bipolar disorder has also been discussed.
Method development and validation for simultaneous estimation of methotrexate and curcumin in Bulk Drug by using RP-HPLC
Authors: Ankalgi Amar Deep , Chaudhary Nitin Kumar , Kaushal Pooja , Ashawat Mahendra Singh 
Published: December 2019

Curcumin is the natural herb that shows effect in the treatment of cancer and rheumatoid arthritis and methotrexate is well known anticancer and anti-rheumatoid drug. Literature survey reveals that there was no method available for the selected drug combination. So, here an attempt has been made to develop simple, rapid and economic method for simultaneous estimation of methotrexate and curcumin in bulk drug by using RP-HPLC method. The percentage assay from optimized method was found to be 99.68% and 99.76% for methotrexate and curcumin respectively. The proposed method was validated for linearity, accuracy, precision and robustness according to ICH guidelines and were found to be within the standard range.
Keywords: RP- HPLC, methotrexate, Linearity, anticancer
Implementasi Pendidikan Literasi Intrakurikuler Pada Mata Pelajaran Sosiologi SMA Negeri 1 Linggo Sari Baganti Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan
Authors: Yulinda Vera , Fernandes Reno 
Published: December 2019

Pada artikel ini akan dibahas bagaimana implementasi pendidikan literasi intrakurikuler pada mata pelajaran sosiologi SMA N 1 Linggo Sari Baganti Kabupaten Pesisir selatan. Hasil penelitian ini dikaji dengan menggunakan teori difusi inovasi yang dikemukakan oleh Rogers dan Kanuk. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif tipe deskriptif. Dalam penelitian ini teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi dan wawancara, pengumpulan dokumen yang berhubungan dengan topik penelitian dan studi kepustakaan. Setelah data terkumpul dikaji dengan teknik analisis data dari Miles dan Huberman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan yang pertama, bahwa Gerakan Literasi Sekolah (GLS) telah diterapkan di SMA Negeri 1 Linggo Sari Baganti secara prosedur sudah berjalan tapi secara subtansi belum berjalan dengan baik, seharusnya pihak sekolah harus menyediakan seperti perpustakaan mini di kelas dan melengkapi gerakan literasi yang ada,namun dalam pelaksanaanya ada beberapa hal yang dirasa belum optimal seperti sarana dan prasarana sekolah yang belum mencukupi dan kendala guru dalam pembuatan RPP k13. Kedua, integrasi literasi dengan mata pelajaran belum berjalan dengan baik seperti didalam RPP guru memebuat kegiatan literasi tapi di dalam proses pembelajaran tidak diterapkan. Pihak sekolah SMA N 1 Linggo Sari Baganti berupaya menumbuhkan kegiatan literasi dan melengkapi sarana dan prasarana sekolah agar budaya literasi berjalan secara maksimal
Place and role of fishery complex in food security system of Russia
Authors: Karlina Elena Prokofievna , Arslanova Elvira Revovna 
Published: December 2019

The paper discusses the problem of ensuring food security as one of the key tasks
of the modern economic policy of the state, the solution of which will help to achieve food inde-pendence of the country and improve the quality of life of the population. Fishery, as a manufacturer and supplier of food products with a high content of easily digestible proteins of animal origin, fat-soluble vitamins and minerals, occupies the leading position in the food security system of the Russian Federation. Based on the study of modern approaches to the content and monitoring the level of food security, the indicators of assessing the level of food security for fisheries in the sphere of production and consumption of fish products are refined. The food security in the area
of fish production, dynamics of production volumes of fish and aquatic biological resources, amounts and structure of the domestic production of fish products, import and export helped to evaluate the high potential of the fisheries complex of the Russian Federation in achieving the in-crease of self-sufficiency in fishery products up to 85%. It has been stated that in the field of fish product consumption reflecting the degree of economic accessibility of the population there are the problems: the prevalence of fish products with low depth of processing in the structure of average per capita consumption, low consumption of animal proteins, high dependence of consumption
of fish and fish products by households on the level of available resources and consumer prices for fish products. The conclusions are formulated about modernizing fish processing facilities, adjust-ing the rational consumption of fish products, creating a unified logistics infrastructure of fisheries, working out marketing strategies for the development of fisheri
THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-EFFICACY, MOTIVATION, AND INDEPENDENCE ON STUDENTS’ ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS
Authors: Omar Nor Asiah , Ullah Shah Najeeb , Abu Hasan Norhafizah , Ali Mohd Helmi 
Published: December 2019

Entrepreneurship education has been implemented in higher institutions in order to give exposure and develop students’ skills and interest in business. Although entrepreneurship course is taught in many universities, researchers are still arguing whether entrepreneurship education is related to the intention to start a business. This study investigated the impact of self-efficacy, independence, and motivation on entrepreneurial intentions among university students. A total of 496 questionnaires were completed by students of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) who attended Fundamental of Entrepreneurship and Innovation during the academic year 2017/2018 as their compulsory subject. Using PLS-SEM, a two-step approach was used to analyze the data. Self-efficacy, independence, and motivation were found to significantly influence the students’ intention to become entrepreneur, explaining 52% of the variance in intention to become entrepreneur. Additionally, the findings indicate that motivation is the key factor in the entrepreneurial intent of the students. These findings contribute to a better understanding of students’ intention to become an entrepreneur, which is a necessary step to increase more university students to become job creators rather than job seekers. Thus, higher education institutions should revise the curriculum and establish measures to incorporate these three factors for enhancing entrepreneurship education programs at the university.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial intention, independence, motivation, self-efficacy

Cite as: Omar, N. A., Shah, N. U., Abu Hasan, N., & Ali, M. H. (2019). The influence of self-efficacy, motivation, and independence on students’ entrepreneurial intention. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 4(2), 1-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol4iss2pp1-28
PERFORMANCE OF SHARIAH VERSUS CONVENTIONAL FUNDS: LESSONS FROM EMERGING MARKETS
Authors: Abdul-Rahim Ruzita , Abdul-Rahman Aisyah , Ling Pick-Soon 
Published: December 2019

This study compares the performance of Shariah and conventional mutual funds in emerging markets. The performance of 833 Shariah and conventional funds in 6 emerging markets from 2000 to 2015 was analyzed. We analyzed the Sharpe index, Treynor index, and Jensen’s alpha to compare the performance of Shariah and conventional funds. Jensen's alpha results conform to those of Sharpe’s in indicating that Shariah funds slightly outperform their conventional counterparts particularly in the case of Malaysia, Pakistan, and South Africa. Conventional funds perform exceptionally well in Egypt. Further investigation using the Henriksson–Merton model shows that fund managers’ performance relies nearly completely on their stock selection skills because they have either inferior or ineffective ability in timing the market. This study is the first cross-country attempt to compare the performance of Shariah and conventional funds in emerging markets in terms of risk-adjusted returns, security selectivity, and market timing capability.

Keywords: Emerging markets, Jensen’s alpha, mutual funds, risk-adjusted performances, Shariah mutual funds

Cite as: Abdul-Rahim, R. Abdul-Rahman, A., & Ling, P-S. (2019). Performance of Shariah versus conventional funds: Lessons from emerging markets. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 4(2), 193-218. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol4iss2pp193-218
PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION CAREERS AND THE PROCESS OF MIGRATION AMONG INDONESIAN FEMALE MIGRANT WORKERS IN TAIWAN
Authors: Bali Sandrotua , Chou Liu Ming , Hsuan Lin Huei 
Published: December 2019

Remittance, labor migration and the significance of the female role in the process of labor migration have recently become entrenched in many developing countries, such as Indonesia. The influential role these female migrant workers play in supporting their own families and in their self-fulfillment is of significance and worthy of being fully expounded and discussed. As breadwinners, these female migrant workers strive to pursue higher education by working their way through college. Qualitative in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were used to obtain five Indonesian female migrant workers' opinion and experiences about their experience of being a worker and a student in Taiwan. The data in this study were analyzed and evaluated with thematic analysis. This study describes the factors which cause the Indonesian female workers to become migrant workers in Taiwan. This includes getting high-paid jobs, shouldering the responsibility for supporting their own families, and pursuing self-fulfillment overseas. Besides, this study has investigated the difficulties and challenges that female Indonesian migrant workers had encountered while working and studying at the same time. On the whole, as caregivers, most of them often fail to have a flexible schedule to study due to the temporary jobs assigned by their employers. Also, some employers are unwilling to allow them to pursue higher education for feat that they would not concentrate on their own work. Above all, it is these female migrant workers that can define what their lives truly mean as migrant workers on their own, and that can align their talents and ambitions with their pursuits of higher education. This study provides a new exploration of how the female migrant workers’ gained a sense of self-fulfillment by pursuing higher education with working and studying at the same time. Facing a variety of challenges and hindrances, their persistence and perseverance can be further examined for those who are interested in studying this field deeper.

Keywords: Female migrant workers, higher education, Indonesian migrant workers, labor migration, remittance

Cite as: Bali, S., Liu, M. C., & Lin, H. H. (2019). Pursuing higher education careers and the process of migration among Indonesian female migrant workers in Taiwan. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 4(2), 302-317. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol4iss2pp302-317
Above and Below Ground Biomass and Carbon Stock in Permanent Grasslands of Slovakia
Authors: Kizeková Miriam , Kanianska Radoslava , Jančová Ľubica , Čunderlík Jozef , Dugátová Zuzana , Makovníková Jarmila 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
This paper aimed to monitory the dry matter biomass production and carbon stocks of above-and below-ground biomass in five types of grasslands in Slovakia: i) lowland oversowed pasture ii) lowland hay meadows, iii) mesophilous pasture, iv) mountain hay meadows, v) abandoned grassland. Averaged over two cropping seasons the total above-and below-ground biomass differed significantly across the monitored grasslands. It ranged respectively from 2.18 to 7.86 t/ha and from 9.64 to 22.67 t/ha dry matter depending on the pedoclimatic condition and the botanical composition of each grassland type. Consequently, this resulted also in the carbon stocks in above-and below-ground biomass. Generally, the mean carbon stocks were 1.56 t/ha for above-ground biomass (24%) and 4.83 t/ha for below-ground biomass (76%). The botanical composition for all the grassland types was also described. The highest number of plant species (55) was observed in lowland hay meadow located in Slovak Karst, the lowest one (23) for the oversowed grassland located in Eastern Slovak Upland. This monitoring paper showed that semi-natural grassland habitats and improved grasslands as well are an important carbon sink, and they can play a key role in global climate change mitigation.
Sorption Capacity of Sandy Soil Under Long-Term Fertilisation
Authors: Šimanský Vladimír , Jonczak Jerzy 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
In this paper, the results of an investigation of the effects of particle-size distribution, soil organic matter content and its parameters on soil sorption capacity are presented and their mutual relationships in sandy soils under long-term fertilisation experiments are determined. Soil samples were taken at the experimental station of Warsaw University of Life Sciences located in Skierniewice, (Poland) in spring 2017. The study included 94- and 41-year-old experiments with mineral fertilisation (no fertilisation, NPK, CaNPK) and 25-year-old experiment with mineral fertilisation + farmyard manure (FYM) in 4-year cycle: FYM, FYM+NPK and FYM+CaNPK. The results show that in the 94-year-old experiment in NPK and CaNPK treatments, hydrolytic acidity (Ha) decreased in comparison with the control by 30% and 88%, respectively, while in 25- and 41-year-old experiments only the application of NPK significantly increased Ha values. The sum of basic cations increased by a factor of 10 at the most in the CaNPK treatment in the 94-year-old experiment. The same effect was also observed in the 25-year-old experiment. On the one hand, the sorption complex gradually became fully saturated as a result of fertilisation in the 94-year-old experiment. On the other hand, in the 25- and 41-year-old experiments, base saturation was substantially reduced. A higher humus stability was an important agent for improving soil sorption capacity in 41- and 94-year old experiments.
Comparative Study of Stabilization Controls of a Forklift Vehicle
Authors: Widyotriatmo Augie 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
This paper presents the control designs for an autonomous forklift vehicle that drive the vehicle from an initial configuration to a final one. Three stabilization controls, which are chained-form time-varying control, sigma-transformed discontinuous control, and navigation-variables-based discontinuous control, for a forklift vehicle are compared by simulations. The sigma-transformed and navigation-variables-based discontinuous controls provide fast convergence motions from an initial to a final configuration, while the time-varying-based control provides oscillatory motion and slow convergence. The sigma-transformed discontinuous control has a set of discontinuous points in which, from a practical point of view, the control signals can blow up if a vehicle enters the set. The navigation-variables-based control, which also has a discontinuous point at the final configuration, does not produce blown up control signals since its boundedness nature. Discussion on the implementation of control algorithm is elucidated for the three stabilization controls for the forklift vehicle.