bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Fluconazole Prophylaxis of Candida Infections in Preterm Neonates
Authors: Boselova A , Nikolinyova J , Lucanova L Casnocha , Zibolen M 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Infections belong to the most serious health problems in neonates. Invasive candidiases are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). A more cautious approach is adequate when dealing with fungal infections in premature neonates. Sometimes it is necessary to cure an infection at the very beginning just before manifestation of clinical symptoms. Neonatal colonization due to Candida albicans or non-albicans Candidae predisposes to invasive candidiasis. Pregnancies complicated by preterm delivery should be considered for screening and treatment of maternal Candida colonization to decrease the occurrence of neonatal fungal colonization and its consequences. It is important to prevent infection to spread among patients and avoid complications. Prophylaxis in neonates must be safe and effective. Most authors prefer selective prophylaxis. Fluconazole is the drug of choice for prophylaxis in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonates. The prophylaxis is beneficial especially in NICUs with high rates of invasive candidiases. The authors describe benefits and trends in prophylaxis. They also summarize evidence on timing, dosing, and effect of fluconazole prophylaxis.
Floristic Distribution According to the Edaphic Parameters of a Steppe Zone, Case of Study: The Nature Reserve “El-Mergueb” M’sila, Algeria
Authors: Adjabi Amina , Sidi Hachemi , Bounar Rabah , Naseri Hamid Reza 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
The natural site of El-Mergueb, is one of the specific steppe ecosystem, that occupies an area of 16,481 ha; it is among the particular ecosystems in Algeria and is unique in northern Africa. It is located in the geographical limit of the Tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas. It is at an altitude of 550 to 800 m, with a typically arid climate. The faunistic and floristic richness, quite specifically, contains species protected and classified in the IUCN: Chlamydotis and Gazella, as well as an autochthonous plant diversity: Stipa, Pistacia and Ziziphus. This study is based on the analysis of the vegetation by characterizing the associated soil type through the monitoring of the Eco-pedological relation during two seasons in three years: 2015−2016−2017. Nine soil profiles with a collection of twenty-one samples for each station of experimentation were collected. The results thus obtained showed that the content of the parameters analyzed is between low and average of the three stations. The average of the floristic analysis of the study area made it possible to define 34 botanical families spread over 69 botanical genus and 275 species. The analysis and the description of a natural space is important to establish a typology which is that is the basis for the development of management plans to conserve this category of protected areas. The FAC (Factorial Analysis of Correspondence) is relative to the individualization and the typology for three sequences, which corresponds to the groups (A), (B) and (C) also for the places in arid climate variants with very cold winters.
The Implementation of E-Budgeting Policy in Regional Government (A Case Study in Jakarta Province Province)
Authors: Saputra Ondy Asep , Hakim Abdul , Saleh Choirul , Pratiwi Ratih Nur 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
This research was conducted using the qualitative method so that the researcher can thoroughly and comprehensively elaborate on the phenomenon being studied. The research was focused on the process of e-Budgeting policy implementation in the government of Jakarta Province, as well as the supporting and obstacle factors of the process of e-Budgeting policy implementation in the Government of Jakarta Province. The process of e-Budgeting policy implementation is a part of the process of budget planning in the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget, therefore, the implementation process follows the APBD budgeting, which is started from the preparation of the General Budget Policies and Provisional Budget Ceiling and Priorities to the stipulation of the APBD. The implementation of the e-Budgeting policy is conducted to facilitate the effective and efficient establishment of APBD. The effectiveness of the e-budgeting policy implementation is influenced by the human resources capacity in the mastery of information and communication technology, budgeting politics, and the opposing interests of the executives and legislatures. The supporting and obstacle factors of the process of e-Budgeting policy implementation are in the factors of commitment and executives’ interests, coordination and communication between the executives and legislatures, competence and commitment of the legislatures, coordination and competence of the OPD, as well as the factor of law. Additionally, the allocation of budget by the executives in the discussion of RAPBD, beside the inadequate planning in the initial preparation, there are also attempts to prioritize interests. Meanwhile, the issues in the SKPD in planning the budget based on working achievements, as mandated in the RKA-SKPD, is actually still related to the competence of the SKPD.
Influence of System Quality, Information Quality, Service Quality on User Acceptance and Satisfaction and Its Impact on Net Benefits (Study of Information System Users Lecturer Performance Load (BKD) in Malang State University)
Authors: Widiastuti Rini , Haryono Bambang Santoso , Said Abdullah 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
This study aims to examine the influence of system quality, information quality, and service quality of the lecturer at Malang State University. This study will also investigate the effect on user satisfaction and its impact on net benefits for users of UM Information System Expenses. This study applies a modification of the information system success model from DeLone & McLean. The model is analyzed by modeling the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on components or variants (component based) that are popular with Partial Least Square (PLS) using SmartPLS version 3.2.8. The results of this study are expected to be adopted as input and consideration in developing, improving, and improving the performance of the UM BKD information system. The research design used in this study is quantitative research. Respondents in this study were 93 UM PNS lecturers who were actively teaching. The questionnaire was online distributed by accessing the page provided. The results showed that there was a positive but not significant effect between system quality, information quality, and service quality on the use of the BKD system. However, there is a positive and significant influence between system quality, information quality, and service quality on the BKD system user satisfaction, between the uses of the BKD system on net benefits, and between the satisfaction of the BKD system users on net benefits. The implementation of BKD UM information system can be declared successful because there is a positive correlation between variables.
Revision of the Late Bashkirian Cordaitalean Cordaites karvinensis and Allied Dispersed Cuticles from Upper Silesia, the Czech Republic
Authors: Šimůnek Zbyněk 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
The Langsettian species Cordaites karvinensis Šimůnek and C. sustae Šimůnek were found conspecific, with C. karvinensis chosen as a correct name. These species come from the same coal seam of the Upper Suchá Member (Upper Silesian Basin, the Czech Republic). Abaxial cuticle from C. karvinensis was found conspicuously similar to Cordaabaxicutis cf. jaworznoensis from the Lower Suchá Member from the strata near the Namurian/Westphalian boundary, as well as to Cordaabaxicutis jaworznoensis Šimůnek et Florjan described from the Orzesze Beds (Duckmantian) from Poland. The abaxial cuticles of all these species are papillate. It is probable that these species are members of one evolutionary lineage, however without information on the leaf morphology connected to the dispersed cuticles of Cordaabaxicutis, this opinion remains hypothetical.
Bonanzacarpum sprungerorum Sp. Nov. – A Bizarre Fruit from the Eocene Green River Formation in Utah, USA
Authors: Manchester Steven R. , Lott Terry A. 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Shales of the early middle Eocene Parachute Creek Member of the Green River Formation in Utah, western USA, have yielded a large number of fossil plant remains with abundant Platanaceae, Salicaceae, and Ulmaceae, but many of the constituents of this flora remain indeterminate. Here we present a new fruit type based on distinctive sedimentary molds investigated by reflected light and μCT scanning. The structures are oblate woody fruits, about 18–26 mm wide but only 2–4 mm high, but partially flattened by compression within the sediment. In transverse view they are rounded-polygonal, with 5–6 sides. In lateral view the locule is dome-shaped with 7 to 11 obpyriform grooves radiating from the center of the basal wall. Three-dimensional imaging and both physical and digital sections indicate that the fruits were circumscissile capsules. Although analogous fruits occur in the Lecythidaceae A.Rich., Bonanzacarpum sprungerorum sp. nov. fruits are much smaller and lack the prominent woody pedicel and corresponding basal scar that characterizes that family. Hence, the systematic position of B. sprungerorum remains uncertain.
Diagnosis and Therapy Particularities in Post-Cholecystectomy Cholangitis at Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Ungur Mariana , Pop Alexandra-Lucia , Maghiar Adrian , Pop Mircea , Feder Bogdan , Babes Aurel Petru 
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Introduction. The objective of the present study is to assess the diagnosis and therapeutic particularities in post-cholecystectomy cholangitis at patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Patients suffering of diabetes frequently present other pathologies existing before cholecystectomy: cardio-vascular, neurological, renal; these conditions can negatively influence the therapeutic approach of the complex post-cholecystectomy pathology.

Material and method. The study was performed on 76 hospitalized patients. The main diagnosis of these patients was post-cholecystectomy cholangitis. 12 patients had type 2 diabetes mellitus as associated condition. A control batch was selected, 12 non-diabetes patients, having approximately the same age, mainly living in urban areas and having the same main hospitalization diagnosis.

Results.The etiology of post-cholecystectomy cholangitis in case of patients suffering of diabetes was represented by chronic pancreatitis (25%), choledochal lithiasis (33.33%), acute pancreatitis (8.33%), cholangiocarcinoma (16.66%), head pancreas tumor (8.33%).

Conclusions. As a particularity in the surgical approach in case of patients suffering of diabetes within the assessed group, a strict monitoring should be applied in regards with the metabolic status, especially in case of disbalanced diabetes mellitus with chronic complications.
Mimickers of Lung Cancer: When Not to Perform a Pulmonary Biopsy - Case Reports
Authors: Cezar-Iulian Beţianu , Giorgiana Ion , Mihaela Goicea 
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Background. Percutaneous lung biopsy is an essential step in the management of equivocal lung lesions. Percutaneous lung biopsy is a minimally-invasive procedure with a diagnostic accuracy of more than 90% and a major complication rate of less than 6%(1). Because it is an easy, rapid and safe procedure, percutaneous lung biopsy has become an attractive diagnostic tool for both radiologists and clinicians. However, before planning a percutaneous lung biopsy, the radiologist must carefully evaluate the lung lesion in order to avoid unnecessary lung biopsies.

Aim. The aim of this paper is to evaluate pulmonary pseudolesions that do not require biopsy and to point out key imaging features that help differentiate these lesions from lung cancer.

Case presentations. The authors are analyzing six cases of pulmonary pseudolesions (round pneumonia, pulmonary infarction, round atelectasis, pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm, pulmonary sequestration and inflammatory pseudotumour) encountered in our hospital that were referred to biopsy as suspicious for malignancy.

Conclusions. There is a wide range of conditions that produce imaging features that mimic lung cancer. However, a careful evaluation of the lesion along with relevant clinical and laboratory findings help make an accurate diagnosis.
Infarction in the Young – A Clinical Case Report
Authors: Moise Cristian , Predeţeanu Denisa , Bălănescu Andra , Bojincă Violeta , Baloșin Grigorie , Ionescu Ruxandra 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
We present the case of a 34-year-old male who suddenly experienced upper right quadrant abdominal pain of medium-high intensity that radiated towards his right lumbar area and right testicle, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. His personal history was significant for having an eye prosthesis implanted when he was three years old, due to structural degradation of undetermined cause in his left eye.
He was first seen by a surgeon who recommended an abdominal CT scan and an urology consultation. In the urology clinic, renal and testicular ultrasounds were normal and he was prescribed symptomatic medication.
Due to the pain escalating, the patient underwent a contrast CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis that revealed two renal infarction lesions in the middle and inferior thirds of the right kidney.
The patient was admitted and anticoagulants and pain medication were started. A full body CT scan did not reveal any other abnormalities. Tumour markers and genetic thrombophilia markers were sent for analysis. He was referred to a nephrology clinic, where he underwent screening for multiple myeloma and vasculitic/autoimmune causes, with negative results. A contrast renal vascular ultrasound of the right kidney identified the obstructions as being in the middle and inferior interlobar veins.
Afterwards, the genetic tests revealed three thrombophilic mutations – factor V Leiden positive homozygote, MTHFR C677T and A1298C both positive heterozygote. This might have also been the cause of the childhood ocular surgery. The patient continued anticoagulation with apixaban, with no further significant medical events to this day.
The Tumoral Etiology of the Superior Cava Vein Syndrome Presenting as Exsudative Pericarditis in a Young Patient
Authors: Moisi Mădălina Ioana , Vesa Cosmin , Roşan Larisa , Liliana Vâtcă , Katalin Babeş , Popescu Mircea Ioachim 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
We present the case of a 36-year-old patient admitted with dyspnea, subjective sensation of edema of the cervical region, and precordial pain with sudden onset. Pathological antecedents revealed a respiratory intercourse three weeks ago. Laboratory findings indicated an inflammatory syndrome accompanied by hypoproteinemia. We performed an echocardiographic examination which revealed important pericardial effusion and swinging heart aspect with diastolic collapse of the right atrium and ventricle. According to the existing guidelines pericardiocentesis was immediately required. The hemorrhagic pericardial effusion had an intense positive Rivalta reaction with frequent macrophages and malignant atypical cells. The next step was a full-body computer tomography scan, which revealed an expansive mediastinal mass, invading the upper cava vein and pericardium, with mediastinal adenopathy. A biopsy was performed and the pathology examination concluded there was a classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma nodular sclerosis type. Finally the patient was directed to oncology department.
Ethnographic Research in Soviet Latvia – The Source of a Stronger National Identity
Authors: Karlsone Anete 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
This article* provides an insight into ethnographic research during the Soviet occupation of Latvia, viewed in the context of national self-consciousness. Ethnographic research in Soviet Latvia was conducted by the ethnographic sector at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (LSSR). By successfully using phrases appropriate to the political situation as well as the right quotations from Soviet ideological works, it was possible to maintain ideas and attitudes developed in interwar independent Latvia, for example, regarding Latvian national costume – in the works of Mirdza Slava. In turn, Aina Alsupe managed to carry out substantial new studies of the history and development of weaving in Latvia, and collect materials on the development of applied art in Soviet Latvia. The studies conducted by both Alsupe and Slava allowed researchers to keep applied folk arts and the folk costume topical, and in doing so to help maintain Latvian cultural identity.
Oromo Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions in the Customary Judicial System in Ethiopia
Authors: Tolasa Megersa Regassa , Chala Dejene Gemechu 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
This paper discusses the role of Oromo proverbs in conflict resolution and/or management as a peace-making verbal communication principle in the cultural context. The lesson from proverbs, which contain traditional morsels of wisdom, consists of cultural value and rhetorical effectiveness helping to enforce reality in the context in which they are used. Data for this paper is generated from primary sources. In data gathering, we used interview and focus group discussion. The analysis shows that proverbs have persuasive power to advise, guide and influence conflicting parties to settle their case peacefully. The proverbs tell their truths about conflict situations and devise a resolution and management approach through metaphorical and symbolic representations. Proverbs are also an integral part of Oromo culture, handing down and imparting norms, values, rules and the worldview of the community to guide people to live in customary ways.
The Role of Students in the Governance of Public Higher Education: a Case Study of Malta
Authors: Borg Colin 
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyse the extent of student involvement in higher education governance by considering Malta as a case study. When analysing participation within institutions, two main players are involved: students and staff.

Methodology: The author uses a hybrid of methodological tools to analyse the subject matter. A review of the existing literature is compounded with document analysis and the collection of unpublished institutional data.

Findings: Student participation in the governance of higher education institutions (HEIs) is becoming a pressing reality. Students, who are the institutional clients, are a crucial key player in the manner in which HEIs are governed and managed. Therefore, HEIs have an interest in ensuring effective student participation. Various mechanisms are available and student participation is not always at an optimum level.

Value Added: This paper analyse in detail two main mechanisms of student participation: elections and academic feedback. A qualitative analysis is provided in order to measure the extent of participation. Elections are an important tool to elect student representatives while study-unit and course feedback provide valuable information to improve teaching and learning.

Recommendations: Further research is required in order to determine the quality of student participation in academic boards and committees. Therefore, the quantitative analysis is to be embraced with qualitative data. Furthermore, HEIs are to study ways in which they can create more participatory tools within their complex governing arrangements. The issue of involving more established student societies, which are not intrinsically part of the governing structures, is also essential.
English asLingua Francaand First Language Comfort Zones at an Internationalized University in Warsaw
Authors: Aleksandrowicz-Pędich Lucyna 
Published: December 2019

AbstractObjective:The aim of this study has been to analyse the use of English as lingua franca at an internationalised university in a non-English speaking country, the challenges caused by the need to use English for academic and social purposes as well as the use of other languages by a multicultural student community.Methodology:The methodology was based on qualitative research and involved open-ended interviews with students of 14 nationalities as well as staff members, both local (Polish) and from English-speaking countries.Findings:The main findings indicate: a degree of mismatch between the self-perception of English language competence and the actual ability to use it; the key function of language for social bonding; frequent recourse to first language comfort zones rather than the use of the lingua franca.Value Added:The research focuses on English language issues in a non-English speaking country, an understudied area in higher education. It draws attention to the use of Russian as a secondary lingua franca among students for whom it is their other language of fluent communication.Recommendations:University level educators should be more aware of the specificity of the problems in the use of English by international students, including such as underestimated listening comprehension issues, tensions connected with the use of polite forms and the mismatch between communication skills in English and the academic needs. The impact of language identity on international students social networking should be taken into account as well.
Higher Education Policies and Employability of University Graduates in the EU-28
Authors: Pelinescu Elena , Simionescu Mihaela 
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Objective: The main purpose of this research is to analyze and reveal if the recent policy measures in higher education carried in European Union member countries have had a significant impact on the labour market integration of university graduates.

Methodology: We selected a set of indicators that were common in the 2015 and 2016 editions of Structural Indicators for Monitoring Education and Training Systems in Europe and could offer an image of intensity of higher education policies in relation with labour market at European level. We further used these measures to test for any significant effects of the policies on the integration of graduates in the labour market.

Findings: We found significant effects of various policy measures in high education in the European countries. We estimate a positive role for factors like monitoring of completion rates, requirements for the staff to have higher education, presence of educational guidelines, and recognition of formal and informal learning for entry in higher education.

Value Added: This is the first study to address the impact of high education policies carried in European countries on the integration of college graduates. The study is distinct through both the design of new measures of higher education policy in Europe as well through testing whether the intensity of policies carried for higher education has affected the employability of young graduates or not.

Recommendations: The results of this empirical research allow us to make some recommendations for improving the insertion of young graduates on European labour market.