bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
FREQUENCY OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA
Authors: OOZEERKHAN Zeeshan Khan 
Published: January 2020

BACKGROUND
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) is one of the most common causes of irreversible pathological visual loss. Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is a rod that colonizes the gastric mucosa and has strong associations with diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric carcinoma. Frequency of H.pylori in patients of POAG has not been reported in Pakistan.
OBJECTIVE
This study is to find out the frequency of H.pylori antibody in the serum of people with established POAG.
Study Design: Cross Sectional Survey
Place of study: LRBT Free Eye Hospital, Lahore.
Duration: 6 months
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Consecutive sampling was used and informed consent and demographic information of patients was taken from 100 patients. 3ml of venous blood processed through the chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay of the Immulite 2000 Systems Analyzers H.pylori Ig G detection kit. The Quantitative variables such as age were presented as mean and standard deviation while qualitative variables such as gender and H.pylori status (positive or negative) were expressed as frequency and percentage.
RESULTS
Patients’ mean age was 50.45 ± 6.16 years. There were 49 (49%) male and 51 (51%) female patients. The mean antibody level of patients was 3.80 ± 2.57 with range of 9.39. The minimum and maximum antibody level were 0.07 and 9.46 respectively. 75 (75%) patients were shown to be positive with H.pylori.
CONCLUSION
The study shows high frequency of H.pylori antibody in patients with Open Angle Glaucoma. Importance of this serious health concern should be investigated and eradicated at all stages of POAG.
Ocular Presentations in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Patients undergoing highly- active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) Therapy in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Authors: Akram Muhammad Abdul Rehman 
Published: January 2020

Purpose:
To detect the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) related ocular manifestations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Study Design: Retrospective study
Place and duration of study: A one-year retrospective study was conducted in Ophthalmology Clinic of East Jeddah Hospital in the western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during 2016-2017
Material and methods
A one-year retrospective study was conducted in the Ophthalmology Clinic of East Jeddah Hospital in the western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during 2016-2017. 47 referrals of HIV-positive patient data were collected from the Infectious Diseases Department by taking history, clinical examinations and, laboratory investigations. The ophthalmological examination included adnexal examination, bestcorrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), anterior and posterior segment examination, B-scan and, MRI.
Results
Out of 47 referred patients from the In and Out-patient Departments in East Jeddah Hospital, patients presented as follows:
Single patient cases of retinal necrosis, anterior uveitis and neovascular glaucoma, with pterygium,sixth nerve palsy, bacterial conjunctivitis and, adenoviral conjunctivitis. Two cases presented with HIV microangiopathy, blepharitis, cortical blindness after brain abscess, herpes infection, Kaposi sarcoma and, cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. Three patients presented with tuberculosis meningitis, and six with dry eyes. Eight patients presented with cataracts, and ten with refractive errors.
Conclusions
Ocular manifestations of HIV infection are relatively infrequent.HAART treatment is responsible for decreasing the HIV-related complications in ophthalmology. The CD4 T-lymphocyte result can be used to predict the beginning of certain eye infections in HIV-positive patients. Hidden indicators of complications of AIDS in patients confirm the strong rationale for alternating visits with those to an ophthalmologist and professionals discussing the best treatment accordingly.
Keywords: Ocular, HIV, AIDS, HAART
To compare the efficacy and safety of intralesional kenacort injection vs surgical intervention (Incision and Curettage) in primary Chalazion
Authors: Lohana ND Pagarani 
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE
To compare the efficacy and safety of intralesional steroid injection versus surgical intervention (Incision and Curettage) in Primary Chalazion.

STUDY DESIGN
A six months prospective, comparative and interventional hospital based study.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY
Study was done at Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari and Sindh Government Lyari General Hospital, Karachi. Duration of study was six months from 15th October, 2016 to 15th April, 2017.

MATERAILS AND METHODS

This was a Prospective, Comparative, Interventional study with the use of probability sampling technique. The Study was conducted at Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari and Sindh Government Lyari General Hospital, Karachi for duration of six months from 15th October, 2016 to 15th April, 2017.

50 eyes of 50 patients between the age group of 15 to 40 years and of either gender diagnosed with chalazion on clinical basis from the Out patients department of Ophthalmology of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari were included in the study. All patients were randomly divided into two groups with 25 patients in each group. Group 1 received intralesional 0.2 ml triamcinolone acetonide while Group 2 received surgical intervention (Incision and Curettage).

RESULTS
In a total of 50 patients the mean age was 25±12.2 with male to female ratio of 2:1. 19 (76%) patients achieved complete resolution of chalazion after intra lesional triamcinolone acetonide in group I and 21 (84%) patients out of 25 achieved complete resolution of chalazion after incision and curettage in group II. No ocular complication such as bleeding, elevation of intra ocular pressure, eye lid de-pigmentation or any loss of vision in either group was observed.

CONCLUSION
Intra lesional triamcinolone acetonide injection is equally effective as incision and curettage in primary chalazion. It means it is a good alternative first line treatment in cases where diagnosis is straight forward.

KEYWORDS
Intra Lesional Triamcinolone Acetonide, Surgical Intervention
A Comparison of Spanish Second Language Acquisition in Two Different Learning Contexts: Study Abroad and the Domestic Classroom
Authors: Segalowitz Norman , Freed Barbara , Collentine Joe , Lafford Barbara , Lazar Nicole , Díaz-Campos Manuel 
Published: January 2020

In this paper, we report the results of a study that compared differences in the linguistic gains made by native English-speaking students from the United States who were studying Spanish in one of two different contexts of learning. One was a regular university classroom situation in Colorado; the other was a study abroad program in Alicante, Spain. We examined the gains students made on a number of linguistic dimensions: oral proficiency, oral fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and communication strategies. In addition, we investigated the relationships between these variables and a variety of background factors, including aspects of language learning readiness. As far as we know, this is the first study to examine such a comprehensive array of variables associated with linguistic performance as a function of context of learning. Each of the individual studies that contributed to the full report of this project can be found in a special issue of the journal Studies in Second Language Acquisition edited by Collentine and Freed (2004). When those studies are looked at as a whole, they lead to general interpretations that were not immediately apparent when considering each of the reports separately. In this paper, we review these results, discuss the larger picture that emerges, and speculate on future questions about the effects of the study abroad experience on second language acquisition (see also Freed, Segalowitz & Dewey, 2004, for a related study).
The GLOSSARI Project: Initial Findings from a System-Wide Research Initiative on Study Abroad Learning Outcomes
Authors: Sutton Richard C. , Rubin Donald L. 
Published: January 2020

This article is a first report from a system-wide initiative to document learning outcomes accruing from participation in study abroad. It focuses on one element of that initiative, a comparison of several outcomes between study abroad participants and non-participants attending sixteen varied public institutions within a state university system.
Does Study Abroad Grading Motivate Students?
Authors: Trooboff Stevan , Cressey William , Monty Susan 
Published: January 2020

Our goal in conducting this research is twofold: to contribute to this discussion by exploring relationships of various sorts between grading and motivation, and to broaden the discussion of the central question under investigation. We believe that study abroad is about a good deal more than grades and academic achievement. To this end, we widened the scope of the investigation. We considered an assessment of motivation that includes an evaluation of the degree to which the student is engaged with the host community and is making an effort to derive maximum benefit from the intercultural dimensions of the program, even though these efforts are rarely related to grades received. Cultural integration and learning are a significant and unique part of the study abroad experience and we considered it important to explore student motivation in these regards, while also tracking the impact of grades related to transcript practices.
Large-Scale Assessment of Student Attitudes after a Short-Term Study Abroad Program
Authors: Chieffo Lisa , Griffiths Lesa 
Published: January 2020

The team’s primary interest in conceiving this research project was to determine whether students taking courses abroad, regardless of the nature of their particular program, acquire “global awareness” to a greater extent than those who enroll in similar courses on campus and whether, at the end of the session, there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups. The project was also influenced by previous work done by the University of Georgia’s Office of International Education on study abroad outcomes assessment. (See www.usg.edu/oie/initiatives/ for details.)
Veltmeyer, Henry and James Petras: The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America. UK: Macmillan Press Ltd.; US: St. Martin’s, 2000. 210 pp.
Authors: Pattnayak Satya R. 
Published: January 2020

The Dynamics of Social Change by Henry Veltmeyer and James Petras is part of a wave of scholarly work critical of the social impact of globalization since the early 1980s. Organized into seven chapters, the book poses important questions about the supposed positive benefits of a greater exposure to foreign markets through increased trade and investment in the host countries of Latin America.
Preparing Engaged Citizens: The Models of Experiential Education for Social Justice
Authors: Peterson Chip F. 
Published: January 2020

To serve effectively, programs should engage in re-entry preparation. Students must be continually pushed to think of how their own lives relate to the conditions that they are studying. What does a commitment to justice and sustainability imply for their future roles as consumers, as citizens, as parents, as professionals? As members of a privileged class within an hegemonous world power, how does their own behavior contribute to, or challenge, systems of domination and oppression? In short, how will their learning through CGE, HECUA, or MSID affect the way they lead their lives?
African Studies Abroad: Meaning and Impact of America’s Burgeoning Export Industry
Authors: Coffman Jennifer E. , Brennan Kevin 
Published: January 2020

American education operates as an export industry, as indicated by the proliferation of American study abroad programs in Africa and the influx of Africans seeking degrees from American universities. In this article, we have used statistics (from the Institute for International Education (IIE)’s Open Doors and NAFSA/SECUSSA) compiled to track this educational exchange and estimate economic investments made by students and their host institutions into the socio-geographical areas in which the programs take place. These statistics, coupled with the authors’ experiences in directing study abroad programs, suggest the urgency of adopting more equitable models of reciprocity. Commensurate with our desire to see more American students engaged in African studies at home and abroad, we further emphasize the need for a re-invigoration and deployment of the concept of “capacity building” to achieve such ideals. This entails examining the economics of exchanges, but also reconsidering the social and intellectual impacts of the ways in which study abroad programs are conceived and implemented.
Studying Abroad in Nepal: Assessing Impact
Authors: Farrell Patricia , Suvedi Murari 
Published: January 2020

The purpose of this study is to analyze the reported or perceived impact of studying in Nepal on student’s academic program, personal development and intellectual development. The study draws upon adult learning theory to analyze survey instrument data, interviews, and case studies to discern the impact of the program on college students and to contribute to the body of longitudinal research on U.S. study abroad programs.
Jean-Phillipe Mathy: Extrême-Occident: French Intellectuals and America. 1993. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 307 pp.
Authors: Bayne Sheila 
Published: January 2020

What is true of student travelers is true of any sojourner, and of anyone who comes in contact with a foreign culture. Jean-Philippe Mathy’s Extrême-Occident: French Intellectuals and America shows how the educated elite of France has used another country as a screen on which to project its ideas and ideals, as well as its phobias and prejudices. Although first published 10 years ago, this study is newly relevant. It is useful to be reminded of the long-standing background against which American actions are viewed by the French. More than an actual nation or national culture, “America” carries the weight of its meaning. America is idealized as an “incarnated idea” of freedom, prosperity, egalitarianism and pleasure, and it is vilified to the extent that it does not fulfill its own ideals or those projected on it.
Louis Menand: The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America. 2001. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 546 pp.
Authors: Kenney Lance 
Published: January 2020

Louis Menand’s The Metaphysical Club, daunting in its choice of subject matter, closely aligns itself with the ancient sense of the word ‘history’ as a fluid, almost epic narrative. The Metaphysical Club of the title was a conversation group that met in Cambridge for a few months in 1872. Its membership roster listed some of the greatest intellectuals of the day: Charles Peirce, William James, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Chauncey Wright, amongst others. There is no record of the Club’s discussions or debates—in fact, the only direct reference to the Club is made by Peirce in a letter written thirty-five years later. Menand utilizes the Club as a jumping-off point for a sweeping analysis of the beliefs of the day. The subtitle of the book belies its true mission: ‘a story of ideas in America.’ Menand discusses the intellectual and social conditions that helped shape these men by the time they were members of the Club. He then shows the philosophical, political, and cultural impact that these men went on to have. In doing so, Menand traces a history of ideas in the United States from immediately prior to the Civil War to the beginning of the Cold War.
Warren Zimmerman: First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power. 2002. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 576 pp.
Authors: Rosenberg Emily S. 
Published: January 2020

A century ago, Americans across the country—rich and poor, black and white, urban and rural—engaged in a grassroots debate over whether their country should acquire colonies and become a global power on the European model. Warren Zimmermann’s book examines American imperialism in this age, weighs its positives and negatives, and suggests that this history has relevance for our own age in which “American empire” is again controversial.
Estrés Académico y Trabajo de Grado en Licenciatura en Educación
Authors: Aldana Zavala Julio Juvenal , Isea Josia , Colina Félix 
Published: January 2020

La investigación tuvo por objetivo determinar el impacto del estrés académico durante el proceso de realización del trabajo especial de grado en estudiantes de Licenciatura en Educación. El estrés académico fue sustentado teóricamente desde la vertiente de autores como: Berrío y Mazo (2011), Castillo Pimienta et al. (2016), Méndez y Gálvez (2018), Moran et al. (2018). Metodológicamente se trabajó con una investigación correlacional. La muestra de estudio, estuvo conformada por 167 estudiantes. La correlación de Pearson posee un resultado de 0,061, la cual se encuentra en el rango de correlación positiva muy débil y una significancia de 0,434, acercándose a 0,5, generando un nivel de confianza positiva. Desde los resultados obtenidos se rechaza la hipótesis nula H0. Se encontró una asociación lineal estadísticamente significativa, moderada (rP=-0.434, p<0.05), entre el estrés académico y trabajo especial de grado, con lo cual, el estrés académico influye directamente en los estudiantes durante el proceso de realización de trabajo especial de grado. El impacto del estrés académico ha influido negativamente sobre la muestra poblacional abordada, requiriéndose esfuerzos extras por parte de los estudiantes para la conclusión efectiva de los trabajos de investigación y concluir su proceso de formación en la universidad, siendo menester profundizar en investigaciones que permitan explicar con mayor detenimiento las consecuencias del estrés académico en la personalidad de los estudiantes. Es necesario recobrar el papel que juega la universidad en el fomento de nuevos conocimientos provenientes de trabajos de investigación, siendo pertinente considerar la planificación centrada en la investigación como una figura primordial para la generación de un currículo donde se aborde la importancia de acompañar desde las múltiples complejidades de los estudiantes investigadores durante el proceso de investigación.
Modelo de Responsabilidad Social para la empresa elite del sector automotriz en la ciudad de Cuenca, Ecuador
Authors: Moyano Reino Jéssica Paola , Andrade Cordero Celio Froilán , Carreño Godoy Mariuxi Jasmin 
Published: January 2020

El mercado automotriz en la ciudad de Cuenca, se encuentra en lugares con alto flujo de clientes que demandan servicios automotrices, que van desde el mantenimiento regular hasta la venta de repuestos, ofertando servicios adecuados y oportunos. El presente estudio hace énfasis en la problemática que existe en estas zonas como son: la falta de comunicación oportuna entre la empresa y sus clientes, provocando inconvenientes en el ambiente laboral, por ende, se determinó analizar desde la perspectiva de la responsabilidad social, planteando como objetivo diseñar un modelo de Responsabilidad Social que mejore la calidad de atención a los consumidores, ofreciendo servicios oportunos y de calidad, apegados a valores éticos, los siguientes autores dan relevancia al estudio, entre ellos, Aguilera (2012); Feldman y Reficco (2015); Guerrero y Sandoval (2011), entre otros. Desde el plano metodológico, el tipo de investigación es orden descriptivo con enfoque cualitativo, apoyada en el método deductivo. Los resultados indican que asumir enfoques de responsabilidad social orientado a los consumidores generará un ambiente armónico con el cliente y los trabajadores, generando ambientes propicios donde la credibilidad y fidelización de los clientes fortaleza el plano productivo y sustentable de la empresa. Se concluye, que, al asumir este nuevo enfoque, la empresa logrará una comunicación fluida, activa y confiable, elevará la imagen corporativa de la empresa, y podrá definir estrategias de comunicación que permitirán mejorar el ambiente laboral.
Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Dengan Bernyanyi Lagu Cuci Tangan Terhadap Tindakan Mencuci Tangan Anak Prasekolah
Authors: Juliawan Dewa Gede , Mirayanti Ni Ketut Ayu , Parwati Ni Ayu 
Published: January 2020

Mencuci tangan merupakan salah satu tindakan sanitasi dengan cara membersihkan tangan dan jari-jemari yang bertujuan agar tangan menjadi bersih. Dampak dari kurang dilaksanakannya kebiasaan cuci tangan yang sering menyerang anak usia pra sekolah adalah diare, ISPA, cacingan dan demam tifoid. Informasi mengenai mencuci tangan dengan sabun ini perlu disosialisasikan melalui metode promosi kesehatan cuci tangan yang menarik untuk anak yakni metode bernyanyi. Melalui bernyanyi anak menjadi senang dan lebih mudah dalam memahami materi ajar yang disampaikan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan dengan bernyanyi lagu cuci tangan terhadap tindakan mencuci tangan pada anak usia pra sekolah. Jenis penelitian pra eksperimental dengan menggunakan rancangan one-group pre-post test design. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 22 orang dengan purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan lembar observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata tindakan mencuci tangan anak usia pra sekolah sebelum diberikan pendidikan kesehatan dengan bernyanyi lagu cuci tangan adalah 10,41,setelah diberikan pendidikan kesehatan dengan bernyanyi lagu cuci tangan adalah 16,36. Hasil uji paired-t didapatkan nilai p = 0,000, artinya ada pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan dengan bernyanyi lagu cuci tangan terhadap tindakan mencuci tangan pada anak usia pra sekolah. Cara tepat untuk mengubah perilaku adalah dengan cara pendekatan edukatif, salah satu pendekatan edukatif yaitu bernyanyi. Institusi pendidikan diharapkan adanya jadwal khusus dalam memberikan pendidikan kesehatan.
Wypiszę obraz z teatru który mnie się najlepiej podobał. Badawczy potencjał listów i rysunków młodych widzów w Archiwum Jana Dormana
Authors: Łukaszewicz Agata 
Published: January 2020

The paper looks at Jan Dorman’s pedagogical and artistic practice through the prism of child’s sensibility of his audience. The drawings and letters of the spectators at the performance of Awantura z ogniem (“Fire with Fire”, 1950) are considered as a collection of ego-documents. The paper examines their usefulness for expanding our knowledge about the history of Dorman’s theatre and the reception of his plays.