bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Biotherapic produced from serum of refractory to Trypanosoma cruzi animal increases survival in mice infected with the protozoan.
Authors: Ferreira Erika Cristina , Ciupa Larissa , Aleixo Denise Lessa , De AraÃºjo Silvana Marques 
Published: August 2021

Trypanosoma cruzi infection affects approximately eight million people from the Southern United States to Southern Argentina1, with 1.5 million of them in Brazil. The lack of an effective medication for the causative treatment of this infection arouses the interest of many researchers. Considering the data obtained by our team regarding the effects of biotherapic in murine infection with T. cruzi2-7, the relationship of the effects of biotherapic with the biological material used and the species from which this material is collected, the resistance or susceptibility of this species against the pathology to be treated2-7, and the refractoriness of birds8 to T. cruzi, in this study we evaluated the effects of ultradiluted serum of Gallus gallus domesticus on the treatment of mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Methodology: In a blind, controlled and randomized assay, 21 male Swiss mice, eight weeks-old, were allocated into three groups: CI: infected animals without treatment(n=7); Alcohol13cH: infected and treated with alcohol 13cH animals(n=7); Serum13cH: infected and treated with serum of Gallus gallus domesticus 13cH animals(n = 7).
The Infected animals were inoculated with 1400 blood trypomastigotes of T. cruzi-Y strain. Medications were prepared from uninfected serum of Gallus gallus domesticus according Brazilian Pharmacopoeia Homeopathy9 and administered two days before infection and on days 2, 5 and 8 after infection. The medication was diluted in the drinking water at concentration of 1% and offered ad libitum overnight. The groups were evaluated regarding survival period up to 161 days (endpoint). The project was submitted to the Ethics Committee CEUA NÂº 2401220716 . Results: Data are presented in Figure 1. The animals that received treatment with Gallus gallus domesticus serum 13cH(Serum 13cH) had higher survival rate(p
QUANTUM ELECTRO-DYNAMICS HELPS HOMOEOPATHY ACHIEVE ITS SCIENTIFIC BASIS (PAVING THE WAY FOR A GENERALIZED CONCEPT OF MEDICINE)
Authors: MAHATA CHITTA RANJAN 
Published: August 2021

Background: Since its discovery by Samuel Hahnemann over two centuries ago homoeopathy has gifted us many incredible cures, apart from many more cures of simple diseases. Moreover, it offers cheapest medicines. Still, it lacks wide acceptability. Its main reason is lack of scientific explanation, particularly for higher potencies -- Where is their medicinal value and how do they work? In trying to throw some light on such mysteries of homoeopathy this article arrives at a new and unifying concept of medicine.
Method: Taking an earnest view of innumerable cures by homoeopathy many scientists from different fields are searching answers for the fundamental questions stated above. This article analyses logically sound and promising investigations.
Results and Discussion: Indication is obtained that water structure holds the key to unlock the mystery of homoeopathy. Action mechanism of some main-stream medicines also supports the structural model. Together they lead to a generalized concept of medicine.
Conclusion: The above analysis points to the conclusion that medicinal value of both homoeopathic and non-homoeopathic medicines lies in structures.
Key words: generalized concept of medicine, structure holds the key.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN KONSUMEN PADA JALUR NUGRAHA EKAKURIR (JNE) KABUPATEN BIMA
Authors: AHMAD AHMAD , Aprianti Kartin 
Published: August 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya pengaruh kualitas pelayanan terhadap konsumen pada Jalur Nugraha Ekakurir (JNE) Kabupaten Bima. Populasi yang di gunakan yaitu seluruh konsumen yang melakukan transaksi di jalur nugraha ekakurir (JNE) kabupaten bima. Peneliti membatas penelitian hanya di JNE yang terletak di Padolo Kabupaten bima. Pemilihan lokasi ini dikarenakan Padolo Kabupaten Bima terletak di tengah kota sehingga mudah dijangkau oleh masyarakat . Oleh karena itu untuk menentukan jumlah sampel dalam populasi yang tidak di ketahui maka di gunakan rumus unknown population sehingga diperoleh 96 reponden. Teknik sampling yang digunakan yaitu accidental sampling yaitu konsumen JNE yang secara kebetulan bertemu dengan peneliti dapat digunakan sebagai sampel disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan peneliti. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Kualitas Pelayan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kepuasan Konsumen pada JNE Kabupaten Bima. Besarnya pengaruh kualitas pelayanan terhadap kepuasan konsumen pada JNE kabupaten bima sebesar 29,4%
MANAGING ARTHRITIS JOINT PAIN AND HYPERTENSION IN ELDERLY WITH HEALTH EDUCATION VIDEO
Authors: Budhyanti Weeke , Anggiat Lucky , Juwita Citra Puspa 
Published: August 2021

The purpose of the study. Arthritis of the joint and hypertension are two conditions that the elderly are prone to face. Both of these conditions affect the movement and function of the human body. The Physiotherapy study program considers it important to continue to provide service to the elderly community in Kelurahan Cawang, which is a fostered area of the Fakultas Vokasi.
Materials and methods. Program socialization with health education videos for the elderly exercises for arthritis pain and hypertension were options to continue providing community service during a pandemic. Empowerment of public health agents and families is also carried out to disseminate information about the health of the elderly in terms of hypertension and arthritis pain which are prepared by lecturers of the physiotherapy study program.
Results. With the health educational video, the elderly still pay attention to their health even though they are not as effective as usual.
Conclusions. As conclusion, the elderly still felt helped and were enthusiastic about participating in the health educational videos provided by the lecturers.
Pengukuran Kinerja Perusahaan dengan Menggunakan Integrated Performance Measurement Systems
Authors: Nur Muhammad , Yani Denilah 
Published: August 2021

PT. Sejahtera Panca Jaya adalah perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang vulkanisir ban. Perkembangan industri vulkanisir ban memunculkan persaingan yang cukup ketat diantara vulkanisir ban khususnya di Pekanbaru. Selama ini perusahaan mengalami kesulitan dalam mencapai target produksi, kesulitan yang dialami perusahaan disebabkan oleh proses produksi yang dilakukan tidak sebanding dengan pendapatan yang diperoleh serta buruknya pengelolaan manajemen keuangan perusahaan. Selama ini perusahaan belum pernah melakukan pengukuran kinerja secara terintegrasi. Pengukuran kinerja sangat penting bagi perusahaan, dapat membantu perusahaan untuk mengetahui tingkat performansi kerja yang baik. Untuk era sekarang, cara terbaik untuk mengukur kinerja adalah dengan memppertimbangkan stakeholder perusahaan dan mengidentifikasi kebutuhan stakeholder. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kebutuhan stakeholder, memberikan usulan dan meningkatkan kinerja perusahaan dengan menerapkan metode IPMS yang dikombinasikan dengan AHP. Hasil dari pengukuran kinerja diperoleh sebanyak 16 KPI yang telah teridentifikasi, terdapat 4 KPI yang diambil dari setiap stakeholder dengan nilai bobot tertinggi. KPI dengan nilai bobot tertinggi akan diberikan usulan perbaikan. Dengan dilakukan perbaikan terhadap indikator diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kinerja perusahaan kedepannya
SISTEM INFORMASI PEMASANGAN LISTRIK PRABAYAR BARU
Authors: Abdullah Dahlan , Khairullah Khairullah 
Published: August 2021

PT PLN (Persero) Rayon Lhoksukon ini membutuhkan sarana dan prasarana informasi yang tepat guna untuk keperluan pemasangan listrik prabayar. Dalam kesehariannya, PT PLN (Persero) Rayon Lhoksukon melaksanakan pemasangan listrik prabayar ini masih dengan cara manual dan akan membutuhkan waktu yang lama dalam permohonan admistrasi pemasangan listrik prabayar.Sistem informasi pemasangan listrik prabayar baru merupakan sistem informasi yang sudah terkomputerisasi sistemnya, dalam sistem pemasangan listrik baru admin menginputkan data pemohon yang ingin memasangkan listrik baru dirumahnya secara otomatis ke database dan memudahkan admin dalam pencarian data di kemudian hari. Jika sistem nya belum terkomputerisasi dan hanya manual saja nantinya data pemohon masih ditumpuk dalam lemari arsip, sehingga pada saat pembuatan laporan memiliki kesulitan dalam pencarian data pemohon dan memiliki resiko kehilangan data. Hal ini tidak di dukung dengan adanya media penyimpanan berupa sistem database untuk manajemen data pemohon. Berdasarkan hal tersebut maka dengan sistem informasi pemasangan listrik prabayar baru berbasis php dan mysql, ternyata dapat membantu pemohon dalam mendaftar pemasangan listrik dan menjadi sistem penyampaian informasi yang dapat memberikan kemudahan dalam hal pengolahan data pemohon bagi pegawai, khususnya dalam melakukan pengolahan dan juga penyimpanan data pemohon , Adapun tujuan dari sistem informasi ini adalah untuk mendata dan melayani pelanggan untuk mendaftar pemasangan listrik baru dengan struktur.
Canadian Urological Association guideline: Erectile dysfunction
Authors: Domes Trustin , Najafabadi Borna Tadayon , Roberts Matthew , Campbell Jeffrey , Flannigan Ryan , Bach Phil , Patel Premal , Langille Gavin , Krakowsky Yonah , Violette Philippe D. 
Published: August 2021

Erectile dysfunction (ED) impacts the wellness and quality of life of millions of Canadians. An evaluation focused on the identification of reversible and irreversible underlying factors is recommended for patients presenting with ED. Through a shared decision-making model framework, the goal of ED treatment is to improve functional outcomes and enhance sexual satisfaction while minimizing adverse effects associated with treatment. Given that ED is assessed and treated by multiple different types of health practitioners, the purpose of this guideline is to provide the best available evidence to facilitate care delivery through a Canadian lens. After a narrative review of ED assessment and treatment for general readership, five key clinical questions relating to priority areas of ED are assessed using the GRADE and Evidence to Decision making frameworks.
Hitchhiker's Guide to Comparative Tax Scholarship
Authors: Brooks Kim 
Published: August 2021

Comparative law offers scholars a fascinating lens through which to discover new insights about the world, but only if we take on comparative law projects. Few legal scholars devote a substantial strand of their research to comparative study, and so their work fails to benefit from the active and prolonged debates in comparative law. This Article makes a singular, but hopefully substantial, contribution: it seeks to render more accessible the comparative law scholarship with the aim of facilitating easier access to comparative law insights for tax (and hopefully other) law scholars. Put another way, the Article seeks to engage taxcomparatists (or would-be comparatists) in a “co-operativeenterprise” where we are more likely to engage with each other with the “goal of improving understanding.” In short, it seeks to enhance the discipline of comparative tax law by enabling other tax scholars to write better comparative tax law scholarship.
The Article develops a taxonomy of the purposes of comparative tax scholarship. Understanding comparative tax law scholarship according to its purposes assists scholars in their thinking about how to make and evaluate decisions about their comparative choices. The purpose of a scholarly project dictates some, if not all, of the decisions about what and how things should be compared. Articulating and refining the purpose of a project achieves two goals for authors. First, it provides the scholar with a benchmark against which to make decisions about the scope of the inquiry; which units (countries) should be chosen; how many countries are necessary for comparison to be robust; and how detailed a knowledge of each country’s tax laws, practices, and context is required for an effective study. These are the decisions that generate most of the debate among comparative law scholars. Second, and perhaps most importantly, it provides the scholar (and readers) with the ability to evaluate the quality of the work.
Jean-Marc Ela et la réforme sur Dieu en Jésus-Christ
Authors: Ndongala Maduku Ignace 
Published: August 2021

L’article propose de comprendre le sens, d’expliciter et d’approfondir la fécondité d’une affirmation peu connue de J.-M. Ela : « En effet, c’est à partir des faits concrets et des questions qu’il reçoit du monde et de l’histoire que le théologien engage sa réforme sur Dieu en Jésus-Christ ». L’unité et la cohérence de la pensée du théologien camerounais demeurent portées par le bouleversement des ordres de discours sur Dieu. L’article contribue à l’effort de compréhension du paradigme théologique qui émerge de ce bouleversement dans une perspective décoloniale adossée au thème de la libération et arrimée à la postérité de la pensée de J.-M. Ela.
Jean-Marc Ela et l’Afrique d’en bas
Authors: Mabundu Masamba Fidèle 
Published: August 2021

Comment élaborer un discours sur Dieu qui soit porteur de sens et constitue une réponse pertinente aux exigences des Africains aujourd’hui ? Est-il possible, en contexte africain, de promouvoir une théologie crédible et porteuse d’espérance au milieu des peuples dont le quotidien se résume par l’oppression, la corruption, l’injustice, la pauvreté, la famine, la maladie, la mort ? Pour Jean-Marc Ela, une théologie africaine pertinente exige d’être à l’écoute des questions et des défis majeurs qui se posent à l’Africain aujourd’hui. Il s’agit de mettre l’homme au centre de l’attention de la théologie. L’enracinement du théologien camerou-nais dans le monde d’en bas témoigne de sa démarche fondamentale, de sa recherche et de sa réflexion théologique.
La traversée des espaces et des temps dans les oeuvres de Abu Rayḥān al-Birūnī, Mīr Ḥaydar et Johannes Vermeer
Authors: Hazan Olga 
Published: August 2021

La présente étude consiste à examiner la manière dont trois corpus d’oeuvres, composées en différents lieux entre le XIVe et le XVIIe siècles, donnent à voir de multiples temporalités qui se croisent et se conjuguent : entre images et textes, entre Orient et Occident, et entre thèmes religieux et thèmes séculiers. Ces trois corpus sont les suivants : (1) une représentation du prophète Muhammad qui illustre, à Tabriz au XIVe siècle, un passage des Vestiges des siècles passés de Abu Rayḥān al-Birūnī, rédigés au Khwarizm vers l’an mille ; (2) une illustration tirée du Mi‘rāj Nāmeh de Mīr Ḥaydar, rédigé et enluminé à Hérāt en 1436 et (3) un ensemble de trois tableaux peints par Johannes Vermeer, respectivement vers 1657, en 1668 et en 1669. L’objectif, ici, n’est pas d’offrir une interprétation définitive de chacun de ces corpus, mais bien de montrer l’ampleur, la richesse et la complexité des traversées que l’on y voit à l’oeuvre, alors que celles-ci impliquent pareillement des références au temps, à l’espace et au mouvement.
Sleep Quality in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
Authors: Eshtiaghi Arshia , Eapen-John David , Zaslavsky Kirill , Vosoughi Reza , Murray Brian J. , Margolin Edward 
Published: August 2021

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:
This review summarizes the literature on sleep quality in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and discusses these findings in the context of current knowledge of sleep physiology.

METHODS:
A literature search was performed using Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus from inception to September 3, 2020. All included studies reported at least 1 measure of sleep quality in individuals with NMOSD. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores of individuals from 4 studies were compared with those from a data set of controls.

RESULTS:
Thirteen studies (1041 individuals with NMOSD) were included in the review. Disturbed sleep was demonstrated across subjective metrics based on patient surveys and objective metrics such as polysomnography. An estimated 70% of individuals with NMOSD can be classified as poor sleepers. Standardized mean difference between PSQI scores of 183 individuals with NMOSD and those of 9284 controls was 0.72 (95% CI, 0.57–0.86; P &lt; .001). Decreased sleep quality was significantly associated with decreased quality of life and increased anxiety, depression, and disability status. Sleep disturbances in NMOSD were similar in severity to those in multiple sclerosis.

CONCLUSIONS:
Sleep disturbances are a major contributor to NMOSD disease burden and may arise from the disruption of sleep circuitry, in addition to physical and psychological complications. Multiple processes involved in sleep regulation may be affected, such as, but not limited to, neural circadian circuit disruption, direct effects of inflammation, aminergic projecting system abnormalities, glymphatic system impairment, and development of sleep disorders such as restless legs syndrome/sleep apnea. A better understanding of these mechanisms is necessary for developing effective therapies for NMOSD-associated sleep disturbances.
American Independent Inventors in an Era of Corporate R&D
Authors: Hintz Eric S. 
Published: August 2021

How America's individual inventors persisted alongside corporate R&D labs as an important source of inventions.
During the nineteenth century, heroic individual inventors such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell created entirely new industries while achieving widespread fame. However, by 1927, a New York Times editorial suggested that teams of corporate scientists at General Electric, AT&T, and DuPont had replaced the solitary “garret inventor” as the wellspring of invention. But these inventors never disappeared. In this book, Eric Hintz argues that lesser-known inventors such as Chester Carlson (Xerox photocopier), Samuel Ruben (Duracell batteries), and Earl Tupper (Tupperware) continued to develop important technologies throughout the twentieth century. Moreover, Hintz explains how independent inventors gradually fell from public view as corporate brands increasingly became associated with high-tech innovation.
Focusing on the years from 1890 to 1950, Hintz documents how American independent inventors competed (and sometimes partnered) with their corporate rivals, adopted a variety of flexible commercialization strategies, established a series of short-lived professional groups, lobbied for fairer patent laws, and mobilized for two world wars. After 1950, the experiences of independent inventors generally mirrored the patterns of their predecessors, and they continued to be overshadowed during corporate R&D's postwar golden age. The independents enjoyed a resurgence, however, at the turn of the twenty-first century, as Apple's Steve Jobs and Shark Tank's Lori Greiner heralded a new generation of heroic inventor-entrepreneurs. By recovering the stories of a group once considered extinct, Hintz shows that independent inventors have long been—and remain—an important source of new technologies.
The Divide
Authors: Dotson Taylor 
Published: August 2021

Why our obsession with truth—the idea that some undeniable truth will make politics unnecessary—is driving our political polarization.
In The Divide, Taylor Dotson argues provocatively that what drives political polarization is not our disregard for facts in a post-truth era, but rather our obsession with truth. The idea that some undeniable truth will make politics unnecessary, Dotson says, is damaging democracy. We think that appealing to facts, or common sense, or nature, or the market will resolve political disputes. We view our opponents as ignorant, corrupt, or brainwashed. Dotson argues that we don't need to agree with everyone, or force everyone to agree with us; we just need to be civil enough to practice effective politics.
Dotson shows that we are misguided to pine for a lost age of respect for expertise. For one thing, such an age never happened. For another, people cannot be made into ultra-rational Vulcans. Dotson offers a road map to guide both citizens and policy makers in rethinking and refashioning political interactions to be more productive. To avoid the trap of divisive and fanatical certitude, we must stop idealizing expert knowledge and romanticizing common sense. He outlines strategies for making political disputes more productive: admitting uncertainty, sharing experiences, and tolerating and negotiating disagreement. He suggests reforms to political practices and processes, adjustments to media systems, and dramatic changes to schooling, childhood, the workplace, and other institutions. Productive and intelligent politics is not a product of embracing truth, Dotson argues, but of adopting a pluralistic democratic process.
Improved glucose recovery from durian peel by alkaline-catalyzed steam pretreatment
Authors: Obeng Abraham Kusi , Premjet Duangporn , Premjet Siripong 
Published: August 2021

Durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) peel, as agricultural waste, is a potential under-utilized lignocellulosic biomass that is sufficiently available in Thailand. In this study, durian peel from monthong (D. zibethinus Murr. cv. Monthong) and chanee (D.zibethinus Murr. cv. Chanee) were subjected to pretreatment with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) under autoclaving conditions to improve glucose recovery. The effect of NaOH concentration (1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%) and autoclave temperature (110 °C, 120 °C, and 130 °C) was investigated based on the amount of glucose recovered. The optimal NaOH concentration and autoclave temperature were determined to be 2% and 110 °C, respectively, under which maximum glucose (36% and 35% in monthong and chanee peels, respectively) was recovered. Glucose recovery was improved by about 6-fold at the optimal pretreatment condition for both pretreated monthong and chanee when compared to the untreated durian peels. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed great changes to the surface morphology of pretreated durian peel from the two cultivars. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis also revealed a rise in cellulose crystallinity index (CrIs) after pretreatment. A combination of mild NaOH concentration and autoclaving is a very effective pretreatment technique for maximum glucose recovery from durian peel.
The Surface Modification of Ag3PO4 using Tetrachloroaurate(III) and Metallic Au for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
Authors: Sulaeman Uyi , Permadi Richo Dwi , Marcorius Alfa , Diastuti Hartiwi , Riapanitra Anung , Yin Shu 
Published: August 2021

The improvement of Ag3PO4 photocatalytic activity was successful by incorporating tetrachloroaurate(III) (AuCl4−) and metallic Au on the surface of Ag3PO4. The photocatalysts were synthesized using the coprecipitation and chemisorption method. Coprecipitation of Ag3PO4 was carried out under ethanol-water solution using the starting material of AgNO3 and Na2HPO4.12H2O. AuCl4− ion and metallic Au were incorporated on the surface of Ag3PO4 using a chemisorption method under auric acid solution. The photocatalysts were characterized using XRD, DRS, SEM, and XPS. The AuCl4− ion and metallic Au were simultaneously incorporated on the Ag3PO4 surface. The high photocatalytic activity might be caused by increasing the separation of hole and electron due to capturing photogenerated electrons by metallic Au and Au(III) as electron acceptors. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).