bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of short-term risk factors associated with dehiscence and death following full-thickness incisions of the large intestine in cats: 84 cases (1993–2015)
Authors: Lux Cassie N. , Roberts Sarah , Grimes Janet A. , Benitez Marian E. , Culp William T. N. , Ben-Aderet Daniel , Brown Dorothy C. 
Published: July 2021

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate short-term risk factors associated with dehiscence and death in cats undergoing full-thickness large intestinal incisions.

ANIMALS
84 client-owned cats that had undergone full-thickness large intestinal incisions and for which information regarding outcome through postoperative day 7 was available.

PROCEDURES
Medical records from 4 veterinary teaching hospitals were reviewed. For cats that met the inclusion criteria, signalment, history, laboratory test results, surgical and medical procedures, perioperative complications, and outcome were analyzed. A Fisher exact or Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to identify individual variables associated with dehiscence of intestinal incisions or patient nonsurvival to hospital discharge or both.

RESULTS
84 cats met the inclusion criteria. The overall dehiscence and survival to hospital discharge rates were 8.3% (7/84 cats) and 94% (79/84 cats), respectively. Factors associated with dehiscence and nonsurvival to hospital discharge included presence of band neutrophils, performance of partial colectomy with colonic resection and anastomosis, administration of blood products, postoperative cardiopulmonary arrest, and incisional inflammation or infection. Factors associated with nonsurvival to hospital discharge only included low serum globulin concentration, repair of colonic trauma or dehiscence, and postoperative colonic dehiscence. Factors associated with dehiscence only included hypoalbuminemia, renal dysfunction, administration of blood products or > 2 classes of antimicrobials, and intra-abdominal fecal contamination.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE
Results indicated that intestinal dehiscence and mortality rates associated with large intestinal incisions in cats may be higher than previously proposed, although the risk of either outcome was still low. Factors suggestive of systemic illness were associated with colonic dehiscence or death, and focused prospective studies of risk factors are warranted. (J Am Vet Med Assoc 2021;259:162–171)
Linking the employee voice to a more sustainable organisation: the case of Lithuania
Authors: Čiarnienė Ramunė , Vienažindienė Milita , Adamonienė Rūta 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
During the past years, sustainability has become an idea of organisational development. There is a growing trend to focus more not only on yield and economic profit but also on the care for the environment and contribution to the social balance, simultaneously delivering economic, social, and environmental benefits. This paper aims to determine how employee voice can lead to a more sustainable organisation by examining the gap between employee preferences and the current situation. The quantitative method in the form of a survey was used to examine the role of employee voice in the journey towards a more sustainable organisation across different sociodemographic characteristics. Four-hundred-and-twelve complete responses from Lithuanian employees representing different business and public sector organisations were used for analysis. The results of empirical research revealed a significant gap between the employee voice (importance of sustainable behaviour) regarding economic, social and environmental issues and the manifested corresponding sustainable behaviour. The largest interval in values of the employee voice and the current situation was determined in the groups of sustainable environmental behaviour and sustainable economic behaviour.
Factors influencing behavioural intention to use MOOCs
Authors: Khalid Bilal , Lis Marcin , Chaiyasoonthorn Wornchanok , Chaveesuk Singha 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
This analysis aimed to investigate the factors influencing the behavioural intention to use Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Thailand and Pakistan. The study was geared towards exploring the MOOCs, a relatively new technology platform allowing the spread of education and learning in various areas and fields and surpassing traditional online courses. The study adopted the UTAUT model with additional two variables of perceived autonomy and absorptive capacity. A quantitative method was applied using primary data collected from a sample of 490 and 513 respondents from Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. The sample size was composed of students in institutions of higher learning who were aware of MOOCs or intended to use them in their studies. The analysis was conducted using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and multi-group structural equation modelling (SEM). The study found that four variables (social influence, absorptive capacity, facilitating conditions and perceived autonomy) significantly influence the student intention to use MOOCs in Thailand and Pakistan. However, two variables (performance expectancy and effort expectancy) did not influence the student intention to use MOOCs in Thailand and Pakistan. The results indicated that the findings between the two countries were invariant. This study extended the model by Venkatesh et al. (2003), including two additional variables, the perceived autonomy and absorptive capacity. The study indicated various aspects related to the response of students using MOOCs. This study is especially beneficial during the COVID-19 pandemic for determining factors that officials of higher institutions of learning should consider when implementing MOOCs and associated online learning programs to deliver quality education to students.
IoT-based smart cities: a bibliometric analysis and literature review
Authors: Szum Katarzyna 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Modern cities face many challenges related to globalisation, metropolisation and digitalisation. The smart city concept, which has been gaining popularity in recent years, is considered an answer to their needs. One of the paradigms of modern smart cities is the Internet of Things. This article aims to identify the main research directions and trends in the scientific literature in the field of Internet-of-Things-based smart cities. The author of the paper conducted a bibliometric analysis of publications from 2012–2021, collected from the Web of Science, Scopus and IEEE Xplore databases. The methodology includes: (i) the selection of databases and key words, (ii) defining search criteria, (iii) data export, creation of an aggregate database and record selection, and (iv) the analysis of the results and identification of the major research trends. The study involved 1019 publications. The last stage of the research process identified the leading countries, institutions, journals, and authors in terms of publication activity, as well as the most frequently occurring terms. The key word analysis allowed identifying five main research directions: IoT application domains in smart cities, IoT architecture for smart cities, energy, security and privacy and data. Within each area, the main research themes have been identified, and selected publications have been reviewed.
Regional distribution of non-human H7N9 avian influenza virus detections in China and construction of a predictive model
Authors: Huang Zeying , Li Haijun , Huang Beixun 
Published: July 2021

Abstract

Introduction
H7N9 avian influenza has broken out in Chinese poultry 10 times since 2013 and impacted the industry severely. Although the epidemic is currently under control, there is still a latent threat.

Material and Methods
Epidemiological surveillance data for non-human H7N9 avian influenza from April 2013 to April 2020 were used to analyse the regional distribution and spatial correlations of positivity rates in different months and years and before and after comprehensive immunisation. In addition, positivity rate monitoring data were disaggregated into a low-frequency and a high-frequency trend sequence by wavelet packet decomposition (WPD). The particle swarm optimisation algorithm was adopted to optimise the least squares support-vector machine (LS-SVM) model parameters to predict the low-frequency trend sequence, and the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model was used to predict the high-frequency one. Ultimately, an LS-SVM-ARIMA combined model based on WPD was constructed.

Results
The virus positivity rate was the highest in late spring and early summer, and overall it fell significantly after comprehensive immunisation. Except for the year 2015 and the single month of December from 2013 to 2020, there was no significant spatiotemporal clustering in cumulative non-human H7N9 avian influenza virus detections. Compared with the ARIMA and LS-SVM models, the LS-SVM-ARIMA combined model based on WPD had the highest prediction accuracy. The mean absolute and root mean square errors were 2.4% and 2.0%, respectively.

Conclusion
Low error measures prove the validity of this new prediction method and the combined model could be used for inference of future H7N9 avian influenza virus cases. Live poultry markets should be closed in late spring and early summer, and comprehensive H7N9 immunisation continued.
Bridging the computational and visual turn: Re-tooling visual studies with image recognition and network analysis to study online climate images
Authors: Thorsen Sofie , Astrupgaard Cecilie 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
In this article, we argue that to capture the liveliness of how visual public debates like the climate controversy unfold online, we must replace snapshot and single-platform approaches with a method that can capture their temporal and cross-platform dynamics. We suggest that such a methodology could be assembled by combining image recognition, visual network analysis, and a quali-quantitative approach within a digital methods framework. We demonstrate the potential application of the methodology in a two-fold case study of 1) how the human–nature relation is visually depicted on Instagram and Twitter, and 2) how visual genres in the climate debate on Twitter change from 2015 to 2017. Through these experiments, we analyse more than a quarter million social media images to produce novel insights about the climate debate, while showcasing how the computational and visual capabilities of social science can be bridged to open up opportunities for mapping complex visual debates across platforms and time.
A New 13-Level Switched-Capacitor Inverter with Reduced Device Count
Authors: Jena Kasinath , Panigrahi Chinmoy Kumar , Gupta Krishna Kumar 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
This paper proposed a new voltage-boosting 13-level switched-capacitor (SC) cost-effective inverter. The proposed topology comprises fourteen transistors, three capacitors and a single DC source to produce a 13-level staircase waveform. The capacitor voltage balancing problem is inherently solved by the series/parallel technique. Structural description, working principle, calculation of optimum values of capacitance and modulation scheme are briefly described. The comparative analyses with the existing SC multilevel inverter (MLI) in terms of voltage gain, blocking voltage, total standing voltage (TSV), component per level factor and cost function illustrate the merits of the proposed topology. Further, simulation and experimental results at different loading conditions verify the feasibility of the proposed topology.
Photographies et mémoires de la Première Guerre dans les guides Michelin (1917–2019)
Authors: Knopper Françoise 
Published: July 2021

Abstract
Les Guides Illustrés des Champs de bataille de Michelin ne sont pas des guides touristiques habituels. Ils ont collecté et publié un nombre considérable de photogravures entre 1917 et 2019. Réemploi et ajouts de gravures font constater l’intrication de la mémoire communicative et de la mémoire culturelle. Jusqu’en 1921, les illustrations montrent le climat de la sortie de guerre et le photojournalisme militaire a le monopole : l’événement et la réalité matérielle de la destruction s’imposent. Durant l’entre-deux-guerres, ce monopole et la connaissance objectivante de la Première Guerre perdurent et se complexifient puisqu’ils se concentrent sur Verdun, à la fois référent concret et mythe émergent. Le guide de 2019 change les paradigmes et prend les cimetières, monuments aux morts, stèles, comme point de départ pour concilier l’intérêt de tous et l’empathie de chaque visiteur, pour commémorer le passé et pour le préserver symboliquement dans le futur.
SOSIALISASI PEMELAJARAN KOLABORASI ORANG TUA SISWA DENGAN GURU DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 DI SDN 004 SAMARINDA UTARA TAHUN 2021
Authors: Afdal  , Yustika  
Published: July 2021

Pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk mensosialisasikan pemelajaran kolaborasi orang tua siswa dengan guru di masa pandemi covid-19 pada siswa kelas IIIA di SDN 004 Samarinda Utara agar pelaksanaan pembelajaran bisa terlaksana dengan baik.Kegiatan Pengabdian masyarakat yang dilaksanakan di SDN 004 Samarinda Utara Keluraha Sempaja Utara, Kecamatan Samarinda Utara, Kalimantan Timur secara umum berjalan dengan lancar sesuai dengan apa yang direncanakan dalam programkan. Kesimpulan dari pelaksanaan program pengabdian ini yaitu kerjasama antara guru dan orang tua siswa perlu ditingkatkan agar tidak terjadi kesalahpahaman dalam mengirim tugas ke siswa, orang tua siswa yang belum mengerti tentang pembelajaran online hendaknya konfirmasi ke guru kelas, dan perlunya pengawasan orang tua siswa dalam mendampingi anaknya belajar daring.
Depositional Environment and Diagenesis processes impact on the carbonate rock quality: a case study, southeastern of Iraq
Authors: Saleh Afrah Hassan 
Published: July 2021

Deposition environment and diagenesis processes are very important factors which affect and control the reservoir properties. The carbonate Mishrif Formation has been selected as a carbonate reservoir in selected wells from southeastern Iraq to understand the influence of the Deposition environment and diagenesis processes on the carbonate reservoir. A core examination of thin sections, shows that Mishrif Formation comprises of six depositional environments, these are: deep marine, lagoon, rudist biostrome, back shoal, and shallow open marine. These environments have effect by many diagenetic processes, including dolomitization, dissolution, micritization, cementation, recrystallization and Stylolite, some of these processes have improved the reservoir properties of the Mishrif reservoir, these are: dissolution, dolomitization and the stylolization. The others diagenetic processes have negative influence on the Petrophysical properties, such as cementation, compaction, and recrystallization processes, which damage the porosity and decrease the pore size. The reservoir properties are controlled by deposition environment, where lagoon environment is mostly compact with low porosity, shoal environment reflects a high energy and grain-supported environment and has good reservoir potential, deep-marine environments consist of mudstone to wackestone, which represents low energy level with low porosity and represents the non-reservoir environment.
SYNTHESIS CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES STUDIES OF N-{2-(4-CHLOROPHENYL) ACETYL} AMINO ALCOHOLS DERIVED FROM α-AMINO ACIDS
Authors: Venkateshappa G. , Shivaraju G. , Raghavendra Kumar P. 
Published: July 2021

Amino acids play important roles in organisms to sustain in living state and perform as body constituents, enzymes and antibodies. At insalubrious situations, use of amino acids derivatives as drugs in the maintenance of normal health is better choice than common unnatural synthetic drugs. This is due to the fact that the amino acids derivatives may be more bio-compatible, biodegradable and eliminate easily than others. In this sense we have made an effort and report herein the synthesis of N-{2-(4-chlorophenyl) acetyl} amino alcohols synthesised by reduction of N-{2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetyl} derivatives of (S)-amino acids such as (S)-phenylalanine, (S)-alanine, (S)-methionine, (S)-leucine, (S)-tryptophan and (S)-proline. These newly synthesized amino acids derivatives were analysed by proton, carbon-13 NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy. The composition of solid derivatives was determined by elemental analysis. Further, antimicrobial activities of these derivatives were assessed on usual bacteria K. aerogenes, E. coli, S. aureus and P. desmolyticum and fungi A. flavus and C. albicans. The compounds were witnessed moderate activity than authorised antibacterial and fungal agents Ciprofloxacin and Fluconazole respectively. The antimicrobial studies also revealed that, these derivatives could be better antifungal agents than antibacterial agents. Finally we compared the experimental results of antimicrobial activities with docking studies.
SYNTHESIS, SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOPOTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF Co(II) AND Ni(II) COMPLEXES WITH BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE LIGANDS
Authors: Marlin Risana M. , Balasubramaniyan S. , Govindharaju R. , Mukil Meenakshi V. , Jayalakshmi B. , Ramachandramoorthy T. 
Published: July 2021

New Cobalt(II) and Nickel(II) metal complexes of 2-aminothiazole (ATZ) and benzoate ion (BEN) ligands were synthesized under microwave irradiation. The empirical formulae and the structure of the complexes have been deduced from CHN analysis, electrical conductance, magnetic moment, electronic (DRS method), Infra Red spectra, TGA analysis, cyclic voltammetry and powder-XRD techniques. The low electrical conductance values indicate that the complexes are non-electrolyte (1:0) type. The electronic spectra and the magnetic moment indicate the structures of the complexes are found to be octahedral geometry. Infra Red spectra illustrate that 2-aminothiazole and benzoate ion is bonded to the metal ion in a monodentate approach. The antifungal activities of ligands and their cobalt(II) and nickel(II) metal complexes were studied aligned with the few microorganisms by agar - well diffusion method at 100,200 and 400 conc. µg/ml concentration. The prepared cobalt(II) and nickel(II) metal complexes show prospective action against the tested fungi as compared to free 2-aminothiazole ligand. The free radical scavenging action of the prepared complexes and the ligand has been resolute by measuring their interface with the stable free radical DPPH. The complexes have larger antioxidant activity as compared to the free ligand. DNA-binding properties have been calculated by fluorescence-emissions method. The obtained results suggest that the complexes powerfully bind to DNA because of metal complexes are well-known to speed up the drug action and the capability of healing agent which can repeatedly be enhanced leading coordination with a metal ion.
DEVELOPMENT OF MICROEMULSION FORMULATION FOR ORAL DELIVERY OF ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM
Authors: Paliwal Himanshu , Solanki Ram Singh , Chauhan Chetan Singh 
Published: July 2021

The purpose of conducting this study was to prepare an oral microemulsion formulation of Rosuvastatin calcium (RC) to improve its water solubility. Oil in water microemulsion was formulated using Oleic acid, Tween 80 and Polyethylene Glycol-400(PEG-400) as oil, surfactant and co-surfactant, respectively. The ideal proportion of surfactant: co-surfactant (Smix) was chosen by constructing pseudoternary diagrams. The microemulsion formulations which proved to be stable after thermodynamic stability testing were further evaluated for physical characteristics. Selected formulations were evaluated for droplet size, zeta potential, polydispersity index, viscosity and % drug content. The results were suggestive that optimized microemulsion formulation (F2) was thermodynamically stable and clear having a droplet size of 74.29 nm and zeta potential of -18.44. In vitro dissolution study for optimized microemulsion was performed using a dialysis bag method and cumulative % drug release was determined. The result from the release study was indicative of improved solubility of Rosuvastatin calcium which may serve to boost up the oral bioavailability of drug.
EVALUATION OF ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CROSSANDRA INFUNDIBULIFORMIS LEAVES AND STEMS ON HIGH FAT DIET INDUCED HYPERLIPIDEMIA
Authors: Vasantha Galanki , Venkatesham Allenki , Dayakar Chitturi H. 
Published: July 2021

Hypercholesterolaemia is the state been depicted by an expanded greasy substances called lipids, rise in plasma TCs and TGs levels it is additionally called hyper lipoproteinemia. The present study was designed to investigate the hypolipidemic effect of ethanolic extract of Crossandra infundibuliformis leaves and stem (ECILS) in high fat diet (cholesterol 2%, sodium cholate 1%, sucrose 48%, peanut oil, methionine 4%, and 47% normal laboratory feed) . The rats feed with High-fat diet containing (cholesterol 2%, sodium cholate 1%, sucrose 48%, peanut oil, methionine 4%, and 47% normal standard laboratory feed) for 1 month, and then they are checked for the blood parameter levels like TC, TGs, LDL, VLDL, and HDL. Ethanolic extracts at low dose (100 mg/kg), significantly reduced the levels of TC, TGL, LDL, VLDL & increased the levels of HDL and reduced the body weights on 30st day, and at medium, high doses it reduced the levels of TC, TGL, LDL, VLDL & increased the levels of HDL and reduced the body weights.
Development and Characterization of Liposomal formulation for ophthalmic delivery of Prednisolone Acetate
Authors: Joshi Hardik , Shelat Pragna , Dave Divyang 
Published: July 2021

Liposomal vesicular drug carriers for ocular delivery have earned a wide potential nowadays. Prednisolone Acetate liposome as ocular drug carriers have been demonstrated to be a useful mode to ameliorate bioavailability and patient abidance. Liposome was prepared by lipid extruder method. Liposome were characterized for entrapment efficiency (EE %), vesicle size, surface morphology and in vitro drug release. An ex vivo corneal permeation study was performed to determine the level of drug in the external eye tissue of goat and an ocular irritation assessment was done by Hen’s Egg Test - Chorioallantoic Membrane (HET-CAM) method. The optimized formulation of liposome had shown acceptable viscosity (1.21 ± 0.03 cps), refractive index (1.47±0.001), osmolarity (303 ± 3 mOsm) and pH measurement (7.12 ± 0.09). Liposome as drug delivery carriers were evidenced to be a anticipating impendent to enhance corneal contact and penetration as well as retention time in the eye ensuing in a prolonged action and enhanced bioavailability. The results of stability study exhibited stable profile of developed liposomes.
Formulation, optimization and characterization of nanostructured lipid carrier of nitrofurantoin
Authors: Goswami Nilam , Patel Rakesh P. 
Published: July 2021

Nitrofurantoin is effective against many urinary tract pathogens. It acts as bacteriostatic and/or bactericidal by inhibiting DNA-RNA protein& cell wall synthesis. Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) of NFT was prepared by Hot Homogenization Process. Glyceryl Monostearate and Miglyol 812 were heated at 80ºC temperature on hot plate. In the melted lipid, drug was added with continuous stirring at high speed homogenization. Formulation NLC12B has % Entrapment efficiency 89.1 ± 0.5, PDI 0.11 ± 0.01 and mean particle size 237 ± 7nm represents narrow particle size distribution. Spherical feature of NLCs with better uniformity without aggregation of Nitrofurantoin loaded NLC was confirmed by TEM. Moreover, efficient miscibility of drug in lipids was confirmed by the absence of intense and characteristic peak of NFT in XRPD. After 6 month storage at 2-8°C there was no significant changes in the PDI as well as mean particle size.