bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Geographic distribution of hospice, homecare, and nursing home facilities and access to end-of-life care among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Appalachia
Authors: Hutson Sadie P. , Golden Ashley , Odoi Agricola 
Published: December 2020

Background
Access to healthcare services, from diagnosis through end of life (EOL), is important among persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (PLWHA). However, little is known about the availability of hospice services in Appalachian areas. Therefore, the objective of this study is to describe the geographic distribution of hospice, homecare and nursing home facilities in order to demonstrate current existence of and access to resources for EOL care among PLWHA in the Appalachian regions of Tennessee and Alabama.

Methods
This paper reports on the second aim of a larger sequential, mixed methods qualitative-quantitative (qual→quan) study. Data from advance care planning (ACP) surveys were collected by both electronic (n = 28) and paper copies (n = 201) and, among other things, obtained information on zip codes of residence of PLWHA. This enabled assessment of the geographic distribution of residences of PLWHA in relation to the distribution of healthcare services such as hospice and home healthcare services. Hospice and Home Healthcare data were obtained from the Tennessee and Alabama Departments of Health. The street addresses of these facilities were used to geocode and map the geographic distributions of the facilities using Street Map USA. Travel times to Hospice and Home Healthcare facilities were computed and mapped using ArcGIS 10.3.

Results
We identified a total of 32 hospice and 69 home healthcare facilities in the Tennessee Appalachian region, while the Alabama Appalachian region had a total of 110 hospice and 86 home healthcare facilities. Most care facilities were located in urban centers. The distribution of care facilities was worse in Tennessee with many counties having no facilities, requiring up to an hour drive time to reach patients. A total of 86% of the PLWHA indicated preference to die at home.

Conclusions
Persons living with HIV/AIDS in Appalachia face a number of challenges at the end of life that make access to EOL services difficult. Although respondents indicated a preference to die at home, the hospice/homecare infrastructure and resources are overwhelmingly inadequate to meet this need. There is need to improve access to EOL care in the Appalachian regions of both Tennessee and Alabama although the need is greater in Tennessee.
Decision Support Systems (DSS) Applied to the Formulation of Agricultural Public Policies
Authors: Sánchez Céspedes Juan Manuel , Rodríguez Miranda Juan Pablo , Ramos Sandoval Olga Lucia 
Published: December 2020

Context: The process of formulating agricultural public policies is very complex due to the large number of variables involved in the process. That is why the development of decision support systems (DSS) help to improve this process. The article reviews the developments that have been made regarding the subject.
Method: The method was to conduct a bibliographic review in several scientific databases, looking for developments of DSS systems applied to the process of formulating agricultural policies. When determining which DSS systems have been developed, a qualitative and descriptive analysis of the systems was carried out.
Applying MULTIPOL to Determine the Relevance of Projects in a Strategic IT Plan for an Educational Institution
Authors: Martelo Gomez Raul Jose , Fontalvo Herrera Tomás José , Severiche Sierra Carlos Alberto 
Published: December 2020

Context: The purpose of this research was to determine the relevance of the projects defined in a strategic information plan of an educational institution through the application of MULTIPOL. The implementation of this technique facilitates the participation of the actors involved in the evaluation of the projects, in order to objectively define those with the greatest relevance to improve the academic and administrative processes of the institution.
Method: The research carried out was quantitative with a descriptive non-experimental design, where a documentary review and interviews with teachers and administrators of the Fourth Poza de Manga Educational Institution were applied, in order to determine the parameters required to apply MULTIPOL and evaluate the projects with aspects relevant to the institution.

Results: It was established that the most relevant projects for the institution were: Improvement of computer infrastructure, Incorporation of an online learning management system to support teaching processes, Use of social networks to disseminate relevant information to the educational community of the institution.of the users.
Conclusions: There are projects that must be taken into account for the development of the institution, which were the incorporation of an online learning management system to support teaching processes, in the same way, the use of social networks to disseminate relevant information to the educational community of the institution, the implementation of a software to support the management of the academic area of the institution and formal planning of the organizational structure of the academic unit.
Zdravstveni coaching kot pristop zdravstvene vzgoje k zdravemu življenjskemu slogu mladih
Authors: Drnovšek Rok , Kvas Andreja 
Published: December 2020

Uvod: Sočasna podvrženost več dejavnikom tveganja v povezavi z nezdravim življenjskim slogom vodi v nastanek kroničnih nenalezljivih bolezni in je v Sloveniji najbolj razširjena med mladimi odraslimi (25–34 let). Zdravstveni coaching je pristop zdravstvene vzgoje, ki bi bil lahko uporaben za zmanjševanje pojavnosti multiplih dejavnikov tveganja v povezavi z nezdravim življenjskim slogom med mladimi. Namen raziskave je bil pregledati in analizirati literaturo o uporabi zdravstvenega coachinga za zdrav življenjski slog mladih.Metode: Izveden je bil pregled znanstvene literature v podatkovnih bazah PubMed in PubMed Central. Upoštevana so bila priporočila PRISMA. Identificirane zadetke smo uvrstili v nivo hierarhije dokazov in ocenili kakovost s pomočjo orodja za ocenjevanje kakovosti raziskav z mešano metodološko zasnovo.Rezultati: Izmed 777 identificiranih zadetkov je bilo v končno analizo vključenih sedem izvirnih znanstvenih člankov. Zdravstveni coaching je pri obravnavi multiplih dejavnikov tveganja v povezavi z nezdravim življenjskim slogom najpogosteje uporabljen za hkratno promocijo zdrave prehrane in telesne dejavnosti. Uporaba pristopa pri mlajših od 35 let pogosto vključuje rabo sodobne informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije.Diskusija in zaključek: Zdravstveni coaching lahko pomembno vpliva na odpravo in preprečevanje multiplih dejavnikov tveganja v povezavi z nezdravim življenjskim slogom med mladimi. Implementacija pristopa mora temeljiti na premišljeni zasnovi in neprekinjeni evalvaciji uspešnosti in učinkovitosti.
Vrednotenje zahtevnosti zdravstvene nege v enoti intenzivne terapije
Authors: Okanović Elvina , Peršolja Melita 
Published: December 2020

Uvod: Nekateri oddelki za intenzivno terapijo in nego potrebe po osebju zdravstvene nege izračunavajo iz podatkov dveh sistemov kategorizacije potreb pacientov (slovenskem in točkovnem sistemu terapevtskih intervencij TISS-28). Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti razlike v dokumentirani zahtevnosti zdravstvene nege in v potrebah po medicinskih sestrah glede na uporabljen sistem kategorizacije potreb pacientov.Metode: Uporabljena je bila kvantitativna opisna raziskava. Na bolnišničnem oddelku je bila v letu 2018 izvedena retrospektivna raziskava, v katero so bili vključeni podatki vseh 239 pacientov, ki so bili hospitalizirani med 1. januarjem 2016 in 31. decembrom 2016. S pregledom dokumentacije 108 opazovalnih dni so bili na opazovalni listi beleženi podatki o kategoriji potreb pacientov po dveh metodah kategoriziranja. Podatki so bili obdelani opisno in s statistiko sklepanja o povezavah.Rezultati: Razlika v dokumentirani stopnji zahtevnosti zdravstvene nege glede na uporabljeno metodo kategorizacije je statistično značilna. Število medicinskih sester, ki jih potrebujejo v zdravstveni negi, se razlikuje glede na uporabljeno metodo kategorizacije (Z = 3,548, p < 0,001); potreba po medicinskih sestrah se močno povezuje z metodo kategorizacije pacienta (ρ = 0,939, p = 0,001).Diskusija in zaključek: Potrebe po medicinskih sestrah, ki izhajajo iz metode kategoriziranja pacientov s TISS-28, so v primerjavi z neto potrebami glede na Slovensko kategorizacijo zahtevnosti bolnišnične zdravstvene nege večje. Izsledki raziskave so pomembni za menedžment zdravstvene nege, ki z izbiro sistema kategorizacije potreb pacientov lahko vpliva na prikaz kadrovskih potreb.
Diffractive optics based automotive lighting system
Authors: Khan Muhammad Shaukat , Saeed Woheeb Muhammad , Roth Bernhard , Lachmayer Roland 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Information projection using laser-based illumination systems in the automotive area is of keen interest to enhance communication between road users. Numerous work on laser-based front end projection employing refractive and reflective optics has been reported so far, while for rear end illumination efforts are more scarce and a different optical design concept due to limited volumetric size and field of view regulations is required. Here, we report on a new and versatile approach for a laser-based rear end lighting system for automotive application which enables projection of information or signals to support other road users. The design is based on thin diffractive optical elements projecting the desired patterns upon illumination. Also, for protection of the road users from the steering laser beam, a diffusive back projection screen is designed to project information while fulfilling both the field of view and safety requirements. The projection system is based on a periodic diffusive structure made of an array of biconic lenses with sizes in the millimeter range. The field of view (FOV) from the simulated lens arrays complies with the angular requirements set by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). As a proof of concept, the diffusive screen is fabricated using microfabrication technology and characterized. In future, the screen will be combined with thin diffractive optical elements to realize an entire integrated projection system.
On the mutation model used in the fingerprinting DNA
Authors: Krajka Andrzej , Panasiuk Ireneusz , Misiura Adam , Wójcik Grzegorz M. 
Published: December 2020

Abstract

Objectives
The most common technique of determining biological paternity or another relationship among people are the investigations of DNA polymorphism called Fingerprinting DNA. The key concept of these investigations is the statistical analysis, which leads to obtain the likelihood ratio (LR), sometimes called the paternity index.

Methods
Among the different assumptions stated in these computations is a mutation model (this model is used for all the computations).

Results and conclusions
Although its influence on LR is usually negligible, there are some situations (when the mother–child mutation arises) when it is crucial.
Personality Traits and Household Consumption Choices
Authors: Mangiavacchi Lucia , Piccoli Luca , Rapallini Chiara 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This study examines the role personality traits play in influencing consumption decisions for both individuals and households by means of a complete system of Engel curves. Estimations are performed on the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) using the following four different samples: single men, single women, childless couples and couples with children. Personality traits are found to moderately improve the general goodness of fit of the model, reducing the RMSE on average by 2.8%. This is the result of some traits strongly contributing to explaining specific consumption categories, such as Mental Openness contributing substantially to explaining expenditure in education and culture, and several non-significant personality trait-consumption category associations. Robustness analysis suggests that the effect is fairly stable across age groups within the same household type and that the effects of personality traits on consumption choices are independent of education level.
Public Health Insurance and Impacts on Crime Incidences and Mental Health
Authors: Wagner Kathryn L. 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This paper evaluates the effect of Medicaid expansions for individuals with disabilities on crime rates and mental health status. Using the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports and the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Surveys, I estimate the impact of Medicaid using an event study approach. Results indicate a reduction in crime incidence that was strongest in the years immediately following the expansion and dissipated over time. Estimates also suggest a smaller likelihood of one day of poor mental health within the past month, but this impact was short-lived. Analysis suggests that improved alcohol abuse was not a main explanation for mental health improvements. The analysis cannot eliminate whether improvements to non-alcohol substance abuse treatment, financial strain, or access to treatment for other mental illnesses explain the impact to crime and mental health status. Expanding Medicaid shows a degree of impact on both crime and mental health suggesting several policy considerations.
The Italian External Quality Assessment (EQA) program on urinary sediment by microscopy examination: a 20 years journey
Authors: Secchiero Sandra , Fogazzi Giovanni B. , Manoni Fabio , Epifani MariaGrazia , Plebani Mario 
Published: December 2020

Abstract

Objectives
In spite of the introduction of automated systems for urinary sediment analysis, microscopy examination remains the gold standard, and it is more than ever important to perform it with a good and reliable quality. External Quality Assessment (EQA) programs on urinary sediment are rare. The present paper provides an analysis of results from 2001 to date of the EQA Italian program which involves today 230 laboratories.

Methods
The program includes four surveys per year. Participants are asked the identification and clinical associations of urinary sediment particles, shown as phase contrast microscopy images in the website of the Center of Biomedical Research (CRB) (2 surveys), and the diagnosis of clinical cases presented by both images and a short clinical history (2 surveys). The results of each survey are then scored and commented. In 20 years, 298 images were presented: 90 cells (9 types), 23 lipids (5 types), 87 casts (21 types), 53 crystals (14 types), 22 microorganisms (5 types), and 23 contaminants (9 types). Moreover, 27 clinical cases, covering a wide spectrum of conditions with different degrees of complexity, were presented to participants.

Results
Identification: among urinary particle categories, the correct identification rate (obtained for each particle from the sum of correct + partially correct answers) was very high for micro-organisms (mean ± SD: 96.2 ± 3.5%), high for lipids (88.0 ± 11.8%) and crystals (87.0 ± 16.5%) followed, in decreasing order, by cells (82.1 ± 15.9%), casts (81.8 ± 14.8%), and contaminants (76.7 ± 22.1%). Clinical associations (n=67): the rate of correct answers was 93.5 ± 5.7% ranging from 75.0 to 100% for all but one clinical association (i.e., acute glomerulonephritis: 55.4%). Clinical cases: throughout surveys, due to the overall rate of particle misidentification, only 59.8 ± 17.1%, (range 32.5–88.7%) of participants achieved access to clinical diagnosis. Of these, 88.7 ± 10.6% (range 59.9–99.3%) were able to indicate the correct diagnosis.

Conclusions
Our program can be used as a tool to improve the identification of urine particles and the knowledge of their clinical meaning and to encourage specialists of laboratory medicine to correlate urinary findings with other laboratory data and the clinical history, an aspect that improves the value of the day by day work.
The Good-Faith Purchase Doctrine in 247 Jurisdictions
Authors: Chang Yun-chien 
Published: December 2020

AbstractScholars have argued that reasonable persons can disagree on what the most sensible good-faith purchase doctrine is. Indeed, using hand-coded data on this doctrine in 247 jurisdictions, this article finds that this doctrine has hardly converged-there are at least 23 different variants of this doctrine, from “no good faith required” to “good faith is all the purchaser needs.” The 23 variants can be grouped into three clusters: the categorical approach, under which stolen goods always revert back to original owners; the binary approach, under which the distinction between stolen and non-stolen goods matters, but stolen goods do not always revert; and the unitary approach, under which there is no distinction between stolen and non-stolen goods.
Aptian–Albian deposits of the Ait Ourir basin (High Atlas, Morocco): New additional data on their paleoenvironment, sedimentology, and palaeogeography
Authors: Hadach Fatiha , Algouti Ahmed , Algouti Abdellah , Mourabit Zahra 
Published: December 2020

AbstractThis sedimentological and palaeontological analysis of the Aptian–Albian sedimentary succession of the Ait Ourir basin in the High Atlas Mountains of Marrakesh in Morocco provides new data from a previously poorly understood basin. The palaeoenvironmental evolution is deduced based on a facies analysis allowing the restoring of depositional environments and their stratigraphic architecture. Within the Aptian–Albian succession, we distinguish two sedimentary sequences separated by a major discontinuity. The first sequence is composed of calcareous and dolomitic marls with the rudistPseudotoucasia catalaunicaof the Tadhart formation (upper Aptian in age) and of strongly dolomitized limestones with corals (Eugyrasp.,Thalamocaeniopsissp., andHolocystissp.) of the Lemgo formation (uppermost Aptian in age). These two formations were formed in an internal carbonate platform (the intertidal zone to the subtidal zone). The second sequence, Albian in age, is composed of sandy limestones of the Oued Tidzi formation and is represented by sediments showing terrigenous influence, with deposits of silt, sandstone, dolomitic sandstone, and limestone.
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Valeriana jatamansi shoots extract and its antimicrobial activity
Authors: Iqbal Madiha , Bawazeer Saud , Bakht Jehan , Rauf Abdur , Shah Muhammad Raza , Khalil Anees Ahmed , El-Esawi Mohamed A. 
Published: December 2020

AbstractThe present study explores the potential of Valeriana jatamansi shoot extract for Ag-metal bio-reduction and its antimicrobial activity. Among the different ratios of AgNO3 and extract tested, 1:5 (1 mL AgNO3 and 5 mL extract) gave maximum SPR peak at 411.0 nm during UV-Vis spectrophotometric analysis, indicating the synthesis of maximum amount of AgNPs in solution. XRD analysis reported the crystalline nature of AgNPs with 13.32 nm nanocrystallite size. FTIR studies suggested the involvement of carboxylic acid (–[C–O–O–H]) and methane (–CH–) functional groups of different compounds in AgNPs reduction and fabrication. Average size of synthesized uniform shaped nanospheres was 32 nm by SEM image analysis. The produced AgNPs (1.5 mg/disc) showed growth inhibition of 71.46, 65.97, 61.5, 55.32, and 54.83% against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Xanthomonas campestris, and Staphylococcus aureus. While the least growth inhibition of 48.55% was recorded for Klebsiella pneumonia, suggesting it as the least-susceptible microbe among all the tested microbial species. P. aeruginosa was found to be most sensitive of all tested microbes, while E. coli, C. albicans, and X. campestris reported moderate susceptibility to AgNPs.
Foliar applications of bio-fabricated selenium nanoparticles to improve the growth of wheat plants under drought stress
Authors: Ikram Muhammad , Raja Naveed Iqbal , Javed Bilal , Mashwani Zia-ur-Rehman , Hussain Mubashir , Hussain Mujahid , Ehsan Maria , Rafique Noman , Malik Khafsa , Sultana Tahira , Akram Abida 
Published: December 2020

AbstractThe present study was aimed to biosynthesize selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) and assess their foliar applications to improve the growth of wheat plants under controlled irrigation and drought stress. Bud aqueous extract ofAllium sativumL. was used as a reducing and stabilizing agent of SeNPs followed by their optical and morphological characterization by using ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. Various concentrations of SeNPs (10, 20, 30, and 40 mg/L) were applied exogenously to drought-tolerant (V1) and drought-susceptible (V2) wheat varieties at the trifoliate stage. Under the positive control conditions, plants were irrigated with 450 mL of water/pot (100% field capacity); and under water-deficit environment, plants were irrigated with 160 mL of water/pot (35% field capacity). Remarkable increase in plant height, shoot length, shoot fresh weight, shoot dry weight, root length, root fresh weight, root dry weight, leaf area, leaf number, and leaf length has been observed when 30 mg/L concentration of SeNPs was used. However, the plant morphological parameters decreased gradually at higher concentrations (40 mg/L) in both selected wheat varieties. Therefore, 30 mg/L concentration of SeNPs was found most preferable to enhance the growth of selected wheat varieties under normal and water-deficient conditions.
Recasting Ethics of Face and Hiya (Shame) in the Light of Cybersexual Violence Against Women
Authors: Brazal Agnes M. 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This paper explores how Philippine/East Asian discourses on ethics of face and shame can be relevant in light of cyber-sexual violence against women. It argues that lowland Philippine concept of hiya (shame) in its moral and internal sense, should be retrieved as virtue in the context of cyber-sexual violence against women. This can however be complemented by Emmanuel Levinas’ concept of the face of the Other and its reception especially in the cyber-context. Hiya (shame) as sensitivity to a loss of face of the excluded kapwa (other), leads to actions that not only helps to “gain face” but also reveal the God who enfaces.
Temporal-based intrusion detection for IoV
Authors: Hamad Mohammad , Hammadeh Zain A. H. , Saidi Selma , Prevelakis Vassilis 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
The Internet of Vehicle (IoV) is an extension of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication that can improve vehicles’ fully autonomous driving capabilities. However, these communications are vulnerable to many attacks. Therefore, it is critical to provide run-time mechanisms to detect malware and stop the attackers before they manage to gain a foothold in the system. Anomaly-based detection techniques are convenient and capable of detecting off-nominal behavior by the component caused by zero-day attacks. One significant critical aspect when using anomaly-based techniques is ensuring the correct definition of the observed component’s normal behavior. In this paper, we propose using the task’s temporal specification as a baseline to define its normal behavior and identify temporal thresholds that give the system the ability to predict malicious tasks. By applying our solution on one use-case, we got temporal thresholds 20–40 % less than the one usually used to alarm the system about security violations. Using our boundaries ensures the early detection of off-nominal temporal behavior and provides the system with a sufficient amount of time to initiate recovery actions.