bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Blastocystis sp. : Evaluation of polyclonal antibody prepared from crude protein for serological diagnosis using Rabbit serum
Authors: Susantoputro Septian Hakim , Suwanti Lucia Tri , Ernawati Rahadju , Mufasirin Mufasirin , Koesdarto Setiawan , Tyasningsih Wiwiek , Puspitasari Heni 
Published: March 2021

The diagnosis of Blastocystis infection is still based on the clinical sign which is not specific and there is no available serologic test for it. This study aimed to evaluate the polyclonal antibody prepared form crude protein of Blastocystis for the development of the Blastocystis serological test. Crude protein was extracted from the yeast of Blastocystis sp, then inoculated into rabbits to produce the antibody of crude protein. The serum of rabbits would be collected before and after immunization to compare the antibody titer. The profile of crude protein was analyzed using SDS-Page. The rabbit serum was analyzed using ELISA and Western Blot. The SDS-Page result showed bands in 100 kDa, 90 kDa, 70 kDa, 60 kDa, 58 kDa, 50 kDa, 40 kDa, 35 kDa, 30 kDa and 27 kDa. The ELISA assay showed that there was an increase in antibody titer of crude protein after immunization. Western Blot showed that three proteins (30 kDa, 40 kDa and 50 kDa) having immunogenicity characteristic. It is concluded that protein 30 kDa, 40 kDa and 50 kDa prepared from the crude protein of Blastocystis sp. can be used for developing a serologic test for Blastocystis infection. Keywords: Blastocystis sp, Crude Protein, Polyclonal Antibody .
Fabrication of a carbon nanotube/tungsten disulfide visible spectrum
photodetector
Authors: Rashid Haroon , Sapiee Nurfarhana Mohamad , Arsad Norhana , Ahmad Harith , Bakar Ahmad Ashrif A. , Reaz Mamun Ibne 
Published: March 2021

Two-dimensional-material-based photodetectors are gaining prominence in optoelectronic
applications, but there are certain factors to consider with bulk
material usage. The demand for a highly responsive and highly
efficient device with an inexpensive fabrication method is always of
paramount importance. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are well known, owing to
their upheld vigorous structural and optoelectronic characteristics,
but to fabricate them at a large scale involves multifarious
processes. A visible range photodetector device structure developed
using a simple and inexpensive drop-casting technique is reported
here. The optoelectronic characteristics of the device are studied
with IV measurements under light and
dark conditions by incorporating a thin CNT layer on top of a
tungsten-disulfide-based heterojunction photodetector to enhance the
overall characteristics such as detectivity, responsivity,
photocurrent, rise time, and fall time in the visible range of the
light spectrum with a violet light source at 441 nm. In the DC bias
voltage range of

−

20

to 20 V, IV measurements are carried out under dark and illumination
conditions with different incident power densities. The threshold
voltage is recognized at 2.0 V. Photocurrent is found to be highly
dependent on the state of the incident light. For

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c

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illuminated power, the highest
responsivity and detectivity are determined to be 0.57 A/W and

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Jones. These findings encourage an
alternative fabrication method at a large scale to grow CNTs for the
enhancement of optoelectronic properties of present
two-dimensional-material-based optoelectronic and photonics
applications.
Ultrasound and MRI findings as predictors of propranolol therapy response in patients with infantile hemangioma
Authors: Park Hee Jin , Lee So-Yeon , Rho Myung Ho , Jung Hye Lim 
Published: March 2021

Objectives
To evaluate the prognostic value of ultrasound and MRI findings in patients with infantile hemangioma undergoing propranolol therapy.

Methods
This study was based on retrospective interpretation of prospectively acquired data. Thirty-eight consecutive patients (28 females and 10 males; mean age ± standard deviation, 3.2 ± 2.2 months) who underwent propranolol treatment for infantile hemangioma were included. Pre-treatment ultrasound images were assessed in terms of echogenicity, lesion height and vascularity. Presence of prominent intratumoral fat, non-fat septa, and enhancement pattern on MRI were retrospectively evaluated. Mann-Whitney test, chi-square, and Fisher’s exact tests were used to compare imaging parameters between patients with treatment success and failure.

Results
All patients underwent ultrasound and 15 patients underwent MRI. A total of 24 patients showed successful treatment. Between patients with treatment success and failure, there were significant differences in increased vascularity on pre-treatment ultrasound (19/24 vs. 6/14, p = 0.025), decreased vascularity on post-treatment ultrasound (21/24 vs. 5/14, p = 0.001), and prominent intratumoral fat on MRI (1/8 vs. 5/7 p = 0.033). There were no significant differences in echogenicity, lesion height on ultrasound, non-fat septa and MR enhancement pattern.

Conclusions
Increased vascularity on pre-treatment ultrasound was significantly associated with successful treatment for propranolol therapy in patients with infantile hemangioma, whereas prominent fat component on MRI was significantly associated with treatment failure.
Comorbid anxiety and depression: Prevalence and associated factors among pregnant women in Arba Minch zuria district, Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia
Authors: Bante Agegnehu , Mersha Abera , Zerdo Zerihun , Wassihun Biresaw , Yeheyis Tomas 
Published: March 2021

IntroductionPrenatal anxiety and depression are major health problems all over the world. The negative sequela of prenatal comorbid anxiety and depression (CAD) has been suggested to be higher than that of anxiety or depression alone. CAD increases the odds of preterm birth, low birth weight, prolonged labor, operative deliveries, postpartum psychiatric disorders and long term cognitive impairment for the newborn. Despite its significant ill consequences, there is a dearth of studies in low-and middle-income countries. So far, to the best of our knowledge, no study assessed the prevalence of CAD in Ethiopia. Hence, the purpose of this study was to assess CAD and associated factors among pregnant women in Arba Minch Zuria district, Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 676 pregnant women from January 01 to November 30, 2019. Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scales were used to assess depression and anxiety respectively. The data were collected electronically using an open data kit (ODK) collect android application and analyzed using Stata version 15.0. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were carried out to identify factors associated with CAD using binary logistic regression. Statistical significance was set at p-value < 0.05.ResultsA total of 667 women were involved. The prevalence of CAD was 10.04% [95% confidence interval (CI): 7.76, 12.33]. Being married [adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 0.16, 95% CI: 0.05, 0.56], categorized in the highest wealth quintile [AOR: 2.83, 95% CI: 1.17, 6.84], having medical illness [AOR: 3.56, 95% CI: 1.68, 7.54], encountering pregnancy danger signs [AOR: 2.66, 95% CI: 1.06, 6.67], experiencing life-threatening events [AOR: 2.11, 95% CI: 1.15, 3.92] and household food insecurity [AOR: 3.51, 95% CI: 1.85, 6.64] were significantly associated with CAD.ConclusionsIn general, one in every ten women faced CAD in the study area. Nutritional interventions, early identification and treatment of pregnancy-related illness and medical ailments, prenatal mental health problems screening and interventions are imperative to minimize the risk of CAD in pregnant women.
Índice de Sustentabilidade do Monumento Natural da Gruta do Lago Azul, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
Authors: Da Silva-Melo Marta Regina , Pereira de Melo Gleidson André , Robaldo Guedes Neiva Maria 
Published: March 2021

Com relevante beleza cênica, a Gruta do Lago Azul é uma das mais importantes cavernas do patrimônio espeleológico nacional e um atrativo turístico com visibilidade mundial. O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar o índice de sustentabilidade do Monumento Natural da Gruta do Lago Azul, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul. Foi utilizado o Barômetro da Sustentabilidade Turística (BST) e o modelo AMOEBA de Indicadores de Sustentabilidade do Turismo (AIST) para analisar o nível de sustentabilidade. Foram selecionados vinte indicadores que resultaram nos seguintes índices: o Sistema Humano apresentou média de 48,62% e o Sistema Ecológico foi equivalente a 58,17%. O índice verificado encontra-se em um estágio intermediário, proporcional a 41-60%, considerado satisfatório. Apesar disso, foi constatada a inexistência de um Plano de Manejo e de um Programa de Educação Ambiental, previstos no Sistema Nacional de Unidade de Conservação. Diante do exposto, infere-se que a integralidade do nível de sustentabilidade do Monumento Natural da Gruta do Lago Azul ainda não acontece de forma efetiva. Portanto, fomentar um autêntico turismo sustentável em áreas que dispõe de serviços ambientais essenciais para a sociedade, como a Gruta do Lago Azul, é implementar um desenvolvimento compatível em atender às necessidades das gerações atuais, sem comprometer a capacidade das gerações futuras.
The Correlation Between Cobb’s Angle and Pedicle Rotation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis After Surgical Treatment
Authors: Aji Danu Purnama , Sukmaningtyas Hermina , Priambodo Agus , Nawangsih Christina Hari 
Published: March 2021

Background: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a 3-dimensional deformity that involves not only curve in the coronal and sagittal planes but also rotation of vertebrae based on pedicle rotation. The Cobb’s angle is the gold standard for measuring the lateral curve that could show severity of the spine deformity. The Cobb’s method only evaluate the lateral curve,and the method to determine the pedicle rotation can be used the Nash and Moe’s method.The higher pedicle rotation grade had higher Cobb’s angle. Surgical treatment for scoliosis is indicated for the curve exceeding 40o. Posterior spinal fusion is the most commonly used technique in scoliosis surgery.Objective: To identify the correlation between the Cobb’s Angle and pedicle rotation in AIS after surgical treatment.Methods: The research design used in this study was Cross Sectional. The sample size of this study were 22 subjects using purposive sampling, the independent variable of this study was Cobb’s angle while the dependent variable was pedicle rotation. Spearman’s rank correlation was used to analyze the correlation between variable.Results: The spearman’s rank correlation revealed a significant correlation between the Cobb’s Angle and pedicle rotation in AIS after surgical treatment with the p 0,005 and r 0,462.Conclusion: This study demonstrates there is a significant correlation between Cobb’s angle and pedicle rotation in AIS after surgical treatment with medium strength.
Efficacy of Vitamin B1, B6, and B12 Forte Therapy in Peripheral Neuropathy Patients
Authors: Silviana Meyvita , Tugasworo Dodik , Belladonna Maria 
Published: March 2021

Background: Peripheral neuropathy can be caused by diabetes mellitus, nutritional deficiencies, entrapment or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), and idiopathic.Objective: To determine the therapeutic efficacy of Vitamin B1, B6, and B12 forte in relieving symptoms of peripheral neuropathy.Methods: This was pre- and post-experimental study involving patients with moderate peripheral neuropathy (Toronto Clinical Neuropathy Score [TCNS] ≥6 and Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument [MNSI] ≥7) taken from outpatient neurological clinic of Dr. Kariadi Hospital, Semarang. The patient was prescribed Vit B1 100 mg, B6 100 mg, and B12 5000 mcg once daily for 2 months. Evaluation of the numerical pain rating scale in the form of VAS and Total Symptom Score (TSS) was conducted at the first and second month. The VAS score difference test was conducted with the Wilcoxon test and TSS with the Post Hoc test and considered significant if p <0.05.Results: There were 30 patients aged 18 - 65 years, consisted of 70% female and 30% male. The etiology of peripheral neuropathy were idiopathic (40%), CTS (26.7%), DM (23.3%), and HNP (10%). There were significant differences of the VAS scale and TSS at every evaluations.Conclusion: Administration of VitB1, B6, and B12 forte relieved symptoms of moderate peripheral neuropathy with improvement of VAS and TSS scores
Risk Factors for Mortality among HIV/AIDS Patients
Authors: Kusumaadhi Zaki Mita , Farhanah Nur , Udji Sofro Muchlis Achsan 
Published: March 2021

Background: Morbidity and mortality of HIV/AIDS infections is still high and as a global health problem particularly in Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Indonesia ranks third in Asia Pacific in increasing HIV infection. A Study on risk factors for mortality in HIV/AIDS patients in Dr. Kariadi General Hospital has never been conducted. This study analyzed the risk factors for mortality among HIV/AIDS patients.Methods: Case control study, data from medical records of inpatients and outpatients in Dr. Kariadi General Hospital from January 2015 to December 2017.Results: Study subject: Two hundred and ten HIV/AIDS patients, were included; 105 (56.75%) as cases and 105 (9.65%) control patients. The significant risk factors for mortality were as follow: male sex (p = 0.030); age ≥ 45 years (p = 0.035); non compliance to treatment (p = 0,000); WHO clinical stage III and IV (p = 0,000); co-infection of pulmonary tuberculosis (p = 0,000); CD4 cell count < 200 cells/mm3 (p = 0,000); eGFR < 60 mL/minute/1.72 m2 (p = 0.001) and Haemoglobin level < 10 g/dL (p = 0.008). The non-significant risk factors for mortality were as follow: level of education (p = 0.650); Hepatitis B co-infection (p = 0.153) and Hepatitis C co-infection (p = 0.506). The most important risk factors for mortality in this study in were non compliance to treatment (p = 0.003; OR = 3.285) and CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3 (p = 0.014; OR = 5.480).Conclusion: In this study, the risk factors for mortality in HIV/AIDS patients were male sex; age ≥ 45 years; non compliance to treatment; WHO clinical stage III and IV; co-infection of pulmonary tuberculosis, CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3; eGFR < 60 mL/minute/1.72 m2 and Hb level < 10 g/dL. The most important risk factors for mortality were non compliance to treatment and CD4 count < 200 cells / mm3.
A Comparison of Wolff’s and Kant’s Receptions of Emanuel Swedenborg
Authors: Follesa Laura 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Kant’s Dreams of a Spirit-Seer (1766) did not provide the sole perspective through which Emanuel Swedenborg’s work was known in Germany in the eighteenth century. Before Kant, another German philosopher was interested in Swedenborg from a completely different perspective: Christian Wolff. On the one hand, this paper analyzes the meaning of Wolff’s anonymous reviews of Swedenborg’s early writings published in Acta Eruditorum, the authorship of which was only recently discovered, in order to show Swedenborg’s intertwinement with German scholars during the 1720s. On the other, I juxtapose Kant’s and Wolff’s evaluations of Swedenborg’s work at the origins of their different attitudes towards fundamental problems such as the nature of the soul and immortality.
Contra Static Dispositions
Authors: Buckareff Andrei A. , Andrews Marc , Brennan Shane 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Work on dispositions focuses chiefly on dispositions that are manifested in dynamic causal processes. Williams, Neil. 2005. “Static and Dynamic Dispositions.” Synthese 146: 303–24 has argued that the focus on dynamic dispositions has been at the expense of a richer ontology of dispositions. He contends that we ought to distinguish between dynamic and static dispositions. The manifestation of a dynamic disposition involves some change in the world. The manifestation of a static disposition does not involve any change in the world. In this paper, we concede that making a conceptual distinction between dynamic and static dispositions is useful and we allow that we can truthfully represent objects as manifesting static dispositions. However, we argue that the distinction is not ontologically deep. Rather, the truthmakers for our representations of static dispositions are actually dynamic dispositions to whose manifestations we may fail to be sensitive.
Crystal structure of catena-poly[bis(μ
2-thiocyanato-κ2
N:S)-(2-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine-κ2
N,N′)cadmium(II)]–dioxane (1/1), C15H17CdN5O2S2
Authors: Xu Qin-Juan 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
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gt(F) = 0.0316, wR
ref(F
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Performing Deference in Ahiqar: The significance of a Politics of Resistance in the Narrative and Proverbs of Ahiqar
Authors: Southwood Katherine 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
This article argues that subtle resistance to power was all-important in Ahiqar and this was highlighted through interpreting the narrative and poetic sections symbiotically. This resistance to power, however, was hidden in Ahiqar, embedded in ironic twists on traditionally expected roles, and in the display of obedience, deference, and loyalty that is performed in the face of the king’s power. The article suggested that Ahiqar was performed to audiences at Elephantine and that a potential way for Elephantine audiences to interpret Ahiqar was in light of Persian dominance.
Whose Ḥaṭṭāʾt? Aaron’s Enigmatic Response to Moses in Lev 10:19
Authors: MacDonald Nathan 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Aaron’s enigmatic response to Moses’ accusation of cultic malpractice in the disposal of the remains of the ḥaṭṭāt (Lev 10:19) has puzzled exegetes since antiquity. Recent interpreters have concluded that it is not possible to understand Aaron’s reasoning and that his response emphasizes the priesthood’s mystique and its claim to a qualified freedom in interpreting Mosaic law. In contrast, I argue that the crux interpretum can be resolved when we pay particular attention to the pronominal suffixes attached to the word חטאת.
Semiclassical study on photodetachment of hydrogen negative ion in a harmonic potential confined by a quantum well
Authors: Wang De-hua 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
We have studied the photodetachment dynamics of the H− ion in a harmonic potential confined in a quantum well for the first time. The closed orbits of the detached electron in a confined harmonic potential are found and the photodetachment spectra of this system are calculated. It is interesting to find that the photodetachment spectra depend sensitively on the size of the quantum well and the harmonic frequency. For smaller size of the quantum well, the harmonic potential can be considered as a perturbation, the interference effect between the returning electron wave bounced back by the quantum well and the initial outgoing wave is very strong, which makes the photodetachment spectra exhibits an irregular saw-tooth structure. With the increase of the size of the quantum well, the photodetachment spectra oscillates complicatedly in the higher energy region. For very large size of the quantum well, the photodetachment spectra approach to the case in a free harmonic potential, which is a regular saw-tooth structure. In addition, the harmonic frequency can also affect the photodetachment spectra of this system greatly. Our work provides a new method for the study of spatially confined low-dimensional systems and may guide the future experimental research for the photodetachment dynamics in the ion trap.
«Die fesselndsten Arbeitsstätten» in der illustrierten (Unternehmens-)Presse
Authors: Mysliwietz-Fleiß Daniela 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
The second half of the «long» 19th century appeared to be a period of both rapid economic and medial change in western societies. Large corporations, that often seemed obscure to the public in their complexity and with their mass-production, emerged. Mass production, alongside a less rigid censorship and an enlarged readership also had an impact on the press market, as more and more differentiated media products came into being, the most prominent among them being the illustrated magazine with its multimodal character. As large-scale organizations had a special need of translating their purposes to the public but were in need of public support at the same time, it seems rather natural that alongside other methods they looked for these media products for support or tried to apply their characteristics to own means of communication. Therefore, the presence of corporations within illustrated magazines as well as the presence of illustrated magazines within corporations is to be examined more closely.
Medien zum Selbermachen Der Baumarkt als Ort des medialisierten Einkaufs seit den 1970er Jahren
Authors: Voges Jonathan 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Starting in the late 1960s and even more pronounced in the 70s, West-Germany saw an increasing number of hardware stores being founded. Since the idea behind the integrated Do-it-yourself-retail-store originated in the United States, it had to be adapted to suit Western-German circumstances. The problem that hardware-store owners faced right from the beginning, was, that the articles in their stores did not represent finished consumer goods, but rather goods that were meant to be turned into such by being used by the customer. Furthermore, until late in the 70s the products on offer were unfamiliar and in need of explanation to the German customers and therefore consulting intensive. In order to reduce the need for customer advisory, but still offer an attractive shopping experience and moreover to make clear, that the store offers not only products, but solutions to a range of different problems, the store owners, their franchise centers and their trade-association focused their efforts on the use of new technologies. It was the video technology that developed a leading role in this effort: By using this technology, stores were able to combine the offer of entertaining media, explanations to the usage of their products in action (which in turn reduced the need for customer advisory) and illustrations of the features of the DIY-products on offer. Starting in the mid-70s, this led to the production of films, which were shown on infinite loop in the hardware-stores.
Learning Biology for Sustainable Development Using Hands-On Strategy: Can Gender Achievement Gap Reduce?
Authors: Onanuga Peter Abayomi , Saka Adewale Owodunni , Ogwokhademhe Rita Pelumi 
Published: March 2021

Despite the importance of \biology for sustainable development, studentsâ€™ performance in the subject has been inconsistent. Several interventions have been used to improve studentsâ€™ learning of Biology but the inconsistency in performance persists. Thus, this study investigated the use of hands-on learning in enhancing studentsâ€™ academic achievement. The research adopted a pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental research design with 2x2 factorial. The study also examined the moderating effect of gender on academic achievement. Fifty-eight students offering Biology in the intact classes of two randomly selected schools participated in the study. The data was collected using a 25-item Biology Achievement Test for Students (BATS) subjected to face and content validities, and reliability test. The test-retest reliability method yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.68. The data analyses revealed a significant difference in the effect of strategy on the academic achievement of students in Biology (F (1,53) =8.595), p=0.05, but in favour of the conventional method of teaching. Further findings showed no significant difference in the effect of gender on the academic achievement of students (F (1,53) = 0.980), p>0.05. The researchers noted that hand-on activities are important for Biology learning and recommended that school authorities should allocate adequate time for that purpose.