bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sibr (Aloe barbadensis): A Short Description with Unani Approach
Authors: Akhtar Hilal , Akhtar Mohammad Wasi , Khan Mohammad Saad Ahmad , Husain Syed Zeba 
Published: March 2021

In many parts of world, there is still a tradition of using herbal drugs to combat various diseases & infections. Sibr is one of the essential components of Unani system of medicine and used by Unani physicians due to it’s a lot of medicinal properties since ancient time. It is commonly called Aloe-vera and belongs to the Lilicaceal family. It is a cactus like herb and grows in hot and arid environment. Unani physicians have been using this drug as a laxative, purgative (phlegm/bile), brain tonic, stomach tonic, liver tonic, emmenogogue, anti-inflammatory, blood purifier, antibacterial, and carminative agent. Hence, this drug having a vital place in Unani system of medicine and text. It is also use to reducing Low density Lipoprotein, increasing High density Lipoprotein, minimizing frost-bite injury, reducing blood glucose level, fighting against Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), allergies, and boosting immune system. This article was designed to lime light the Aloe barbadensis by describing its brief toxicology, contraindications, traditional, therapeutic and others uses.
Keywords: Antibacterial, Aloe barbadensis, Sibr, therapeutic, Unani system of medicine.
UMA DÉCADA DO VIVÊNCIAS E CONVIVÊNCIAS: ACOMPANHAMENTO EM GRUPO DE FAMÍLIAS ADOTANTES
Authors: Campos Niva Maria Vasques , Bohm Carlos Henrique , De Jesus Patrícia Serejo , Dos Santos Anna Cristina Pereira , Santoucy Luiza Barros 
Published: March 2021

O Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente prevê o acompanhamento das famílias adotantes em programa de estágio de convivência conduzido pelas equipes interprofissionais das Varas de Infância e da Juventude (VIJ). O objetivo deste artigo foi apresentar a evolução, as modalidades e os principais resultados de uma década do programa de acompanhamento familiar em grupo, coordenado pela equipe interprofissional da VIJ-DF. Demonstra-se ainda o gradual aumento do número de requerentes acompanhados pelo programa. Conclui-se que os resultados estão em acordo com o previsto pela legislação, mostrando uma forma eficaz de acompanhar os estágios de convivência, assegurando a proteção integral de crianças e adolescentes e prevenindo novas rupturas e desistências.
Blockchains: An Experiential Accounting Learning Activity
Authors: Lee Lorraine S. , Appelbaum Deniz , Mautz Richard D 
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACT
Organizations such as the AACSB and the Pathways Commission (2012) recommend that accounting curricula include emerging technologies. Yet including emerging technologies represents a challenge for accounting educators due to the complexity and uncertainty associated with such technologies, as well as the rapid pace of technology change and innovation. This paper answers the call by the Pathways Commission (2012) for additional research that is focused on enhancing learning experiences to better reflect current and emerging technologies. Using an experiential learning approach (Butler, Church, and Spencer 2019), we create an interactive learning activity that is focused on bitcoin blockchains and intended to give accounting students a conceptual understanding of blockchain technology and its mechanisms, as well as its implications beyond bitcoins.
Accuracy of 1-Hour Plasma Glucose During the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults: A Meta-analysis
Authors: Ahuja Vasudha , Aronen Pasi , Pramodkumar T.A. , Looker Helen , Chetrit Angela , Bloigu Aini H. , Juutilainen Auni , Bianchi Cristina , La Sala Lucia , Anjana Ranjit Mohan , Pradeepa Rajendra , Venkatesan Ulagamadesan , Jebarani Sarvanan , Baskar Viswanathan , Fiorentino Teresa Vanessa , Timpel Patrick , DeFronzo Ralph A. , Ceriello Antonio , Del Prato Stefano , Abdul-Ghani Muhammad , Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi Sirkka , Dankner Rachel , Bennett Peter H. , Knowler William C. , Schwarz Peter , Sesti Giorgio , Oka Rie , Mohan Viswanathan , Groop Leif , Tuomilehto Jaakko , Ripatti Samuli , Bergman Michael , Tuomi Tiinamaija 
Published: March 2021

OBJECTIVE
One-hour plasma glucose (1-h PG) during the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is an accurate predictor of type 2 diabetes. We performed a meta-analysis to determine the optimum cutoff of 1-h PG for detection of type 2 diabetes using 2-h PG as the gold standard.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
We included 15 studies with 35,551 participants from multiple ethnic groups (53.8% Caucasian) and 2,705 newly detected cases of diabetes based on 2-h PG during OGTT. We excluded cases identified only by elevated fasting plasma glucose and/or HbA1c. We determined the optimal 1-h PG threshold and its accuracy at this cutoff for detection of diabetes (2-h PG ≥11.1 mmol/L) using a mixed linear effects regression model with different weights to sensitivity/specificity (2/3, 1/2, and 1/3).

RESULTS
Three cutoffs of 1-h PG, at 10.6 mmol/L, 11.6 mmol/L, and 12.5 mmol/L, had sensitivities of 0.95, 0.92, and 0.87 and specificities of 0.86, 0.91, and 0.94 at weights 2/3, 1/2, and 1/3, respectively. The cutoff of 11.6 mmol/L (95% CI 10.6, 12.6) had a sensitivity of 0.92 (0.87, 0.95), specificity of 0.91 (0.88, 0.93), area under the curve 0.939 (95% confidence region for sensitivity at a given specificity: 0.904, 0.946), and a positive predictive value of 45%.

CONCLUSIONS
The 1-h PG of ≥11.6 mmol/L during OGTT has a good sensitivity and specificity for detecting type 2 diabetes. Prescreening with a diabetes-specific risk calculator to identify high-risk individuals is suggested to decrease the proportion of false-positive cases. Studies including other ethnic groups and assessing complication risk are warranted.
Coefficient Bounds for a New Subclasses of Bi-Univalent Functions Associated with Horadam Polynomials
Authors: Al-Ziadi Najah Ali Jiben 
Published: March 2021

\In this work we present and investigate three new subclasses of the function class of bi-univalent functions in the open unit disk defined by means of the Horadam polynomials. Furthermore, for functions in each of the subclasses introduced here, we obtain upper bounds for the initial coefficients and . Also, we debate Fekete-Szegӧ inequality for functions belongs to these subclasses.
THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL ATTITUDE AND FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE WITH FINANCIAL DECISIONS AS INTERVENING VARIABLES: A BEHAVIORAL FINANCE PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Hidayati Siti Aisyah , Wahyulina Sri , Suryani Embun 
Published: March 2021

This study aims to analyze the effect of Financial Attitude and Financial Knowledge on Company Performance with Financial Decision as an Intervening Variable on Small and Middle Enterprises Owners in Lombok Island. This research's theoretical contribution is expected to contribute to the knowledge and development of behavioral finance theory related to Financial Decision-making and Company Performance in Small and Middle Enterprises. Besides, it is also hoped that behavioral finance will become a subject in the financial management course. Furthermore, this research's practical contribution is expected to provide input, suggestions, and recommendations to the NTB Provincial Government's policymakers in making policies related to SMEs' development. This research is research based on a quantitative approach, with this type of explanatory research. The study population was all SMEs in Lombok Island. The sampling was carried out by non-probability selection, namely using judgment sampling, selecting SMEs engaged in the pottery industry and had already exported. Of the existing population, there are 35 (Thirty-Five) SMEs that can be taken as samples. Respondents in this study are the owners of each of these SMEs. The data collection technique used in this study was to use a questionnaire. The data obtained will be processed as needed by using GSCA (Generalized Structured Component Analysis) statistical tools to achieve the research objectives and hypothesis testing. The results showed that Financial Attitude and Financial Knowledge had a positive and significant effect on Financial Decision-making. Financial Decisions did not mediate the impact of Financial Attitude and Financial Knowledge on Company Performance, and Financial Decisions had a negative and significant effect on Company Performance. This circumstance is also motivated by the age of most of the respondents of productive age, mostly male, most of the education level is high school, and the length of business is more than 10 (ten) years. Keywords: Financial Attitude, Financial Knowledge, Financial Decision, Company Performance
TÜBİTAK ÇOCUK KİTAPLARININ ÇOCUK EDEBİYATI YÖNÜNDEN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: ORHAN Mustafa , PİLAV Salim 
Published: March 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı, TÜBİTAK (Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu)
tarafından yayımlanan 6 – 12 yaş grubunda yer alan kitapların, çocuk edebiyatı yönünden incelenmesi
ve çocuk edebiyatına uygunluğunu ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla TÜBİTAK Çocuk Kitapları arasında 6
– 12 yaş grubunda yer alan 215 çocuk kitabından, farklı konularda olmasına dikkat edilerek 37 hikâye
edici ve 38 bilgi verici anlatım türünde, rast gele seçilen 75 kitap araştırmaya konu edilmiştir.
Araştırmada var olan bir durumu ortaya koymak amaçlandığı için betimsel araştırma yöntemi ve tarama
modeli kullanılmıştır. TÜBİTAK tarafından yayımlanan 6 – 12 yaş grubunda yer alan 215 kitap bu
araştırmanın evrenini oluşturmaktadır. Evren içerisinden, hikâye edici ve bilgi verici anlatım türünde,
farklı konularda olmasına dikkat edilerek rast gele seçilen 75 kitap örneklem olarak alınmıştır.
Araştırma, 75 kitapla sınırlandırılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular ilgili başlıklar çerçevesinde verilmiştir.
Belirlenen kitaplar; “görsel (biçimsel – dış yapı) özellikleri, dil ve anlatım özellikleri, içerik özellikleri”
bakımından incelenmiştir. İnceleme sonucunda; 75 kitabın tamamı, üç temel kriterin tamamı yönünden
yeterli bulunmamıştır. 62 kitap (%92, n= 75) görsel özellikler, 49 kitap (%65, n=75) dil ve anlatım
özellikleri, 9 kitap (%24, n=37) hikâye edici metinler içerik özellikleri, 19 kitap (%50, n=38)
bilgilendirici metinler içerik özellikleri bakımından kısmen yeterli görülmüştür.
Tweetdiary: untuk Menurunkan Tingkat Kecemasan Berbicara di Depan Umum
Authors: Humaidi Ahmad , Putri Putri , Aulia Tia Fahrina , Suhesty Aulia 
Published: March 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas metode menulis melalui tweetdiary terhadap penurunan tingkat kecemasan berbicara di depan umum pada mahasiswa baru Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Mulawarman. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 30 orang dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan pra-eksperimen dengan desain yang digunakan adalah one group pretest posttest design. Prosedur eksperimen dalam penelitian ini adalah mengadakan screening, mengadakan pre-test, proses pemberian treatment, memberikan perlakuan (treatment) dan mengadakan post-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa subyek yang menulis melalui tweetdiary mengalami penurunan tingkat kecemasan berbicara di depan umum dengan p = 0.000 (p < 0.050), serta dari persentil median pada pre-test 125.0000 menjadi 79.0000 pada post-test
Anelgesic Efficacy of Intra-Thecal Tramadol as a Spinal Adjunct to 0.5% Heavy Bupivacaine in Lower Abdominal Surgery
Authors: Timilsina Sushil , Shrestha Raviram , Shrestha Chatra Krishna , Kafle Durga 
Published: March 2021

Introduction: Hyperbaric Bupivacaine is the most widely used local anesthetic. A number of adjuvants have been used with local anesthetic agents in order to improve the quality and duration of analgesia and anesthesia. This study was carried out to assess the efficacy of intrathecal Tramadol as a spinal adjunct to prolong the duration of spinal anesthesia in lower abdominal surgeries.
Materials and Methods: Sixty patients aged between 18 to 80 years, were randomly divided into two groups - Tramadol and Placebo group. Spinal anesthesia was given by using 25 Gauge Quinke spinal needle in sitting position with midline approach. Patients belonging to Tramadol group received 3 ml of 0.5% Bupivacaine along with 0.5 ml of Tramadol (25mg) and patients belonging to Placebo group received 3 ml of 0.5% Bupivacaine along with 0.5 ml of Normal Saline. In the postoperative ward, duration of analgesia was assessed by the time when first rescue analgesia was given. Visual Analogue Scale for pain was noted at the time of rescue analgesia. The total amount of opioid consumed over 24 hour postoperative period was noted. Hemodynamic like heart rate, systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressures were also noted. Data were analyzed using independent t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables, p value <0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The two groups were comparable with respect to age, weight, sex, ASA grading and duration of surgery. Mean duration of effective analgesia was 231.53 ± 22.00 min in Tramadol group and 125.40 ± 8.86 min in Placebo group (p = 0.001). The mean total amount of opioid consumption in 24 hours postoperative period was 145.00 ± 30.31 mg in Tramadol group and 171.67 ± 36.39 mg in Placebo group (p = 0.003). Mean of Heart rate, systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressures were not significant between the two groups. Incidence of nausea and vomiting was statistically significant between the two groups with a p value of 0.010. Hypotension and bradycardia was statistically not significant between the two groups.
Conclusion: Tramadol was effective adjuvant to hyperbaric bupivacaine for intrathecal use to increase the duration of spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgeries.
The effect of external ventricular drain tunneling length on CSF infection rate in pediatric patients: a randomized, double-blind, 3-arm controlled trial
Authors: Mohammadi Esmaeil , Hanaei Sara , Azadnajafabad Sina , Tayebi Meybodi Keyvan , Habibi Zohreh , Nejat Farideh 
Published: March 2021

OBJECTIVE
The role of tunneling an external ventricular drain (EVD) more than the standard 5 cm for controlling device-related infections remains controversial.

METHODS
This is a randomized, double-blind, 3-arm controlled trial done in the Children’s Medical Center in Tehran, Iran. Pediatric patients (< 18 years old) with temporary hydrocephalus requiring an EVD and no evidence of CSF infection or prior EVD insertion were enrolled. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1) into the following arms: 5-cm (standard; group A); 10-cm (group B); or 15-cm (group C) EVD tunnel lengths. The investigators, parents, and person performing the analysis were masked. The surgeon was informed of the length of the EVD by the monitoring board just before operation. Patients were followed until the EVD’s fate was established. Infection rate and other complications related to EVDs were assessed.

RESULTS
A total of 105 patients were enrolled in three random groups (group A = 36, group B = 35, and group C = 34). The EVD was removed because there was no further need in most cases (67.6%), followed by conversion to a new EVD or ventriculoperitoneal shunt (15.2%), infection (11.4%), and spontaneous discharge without further CSF diversion requirement (5.7%). No statistical difference was found in infection rate (p = 0.47) or EVD duration (p = 0.81) between the three groups. No group reached the efficacy point sooner than the standard group (group B: hazard ratio 1.21, 95% CI 0.75–1.94, p = 0.429; group C: hazard ratio 1.03, 95% CI 0.64–1.65, p = 0.91).

CONCLUSIONS
EVD tunnel lengths of 5 cm and longer did not show a difference in the infection rate in pediatric patients. Indeed, tunneling lengths of 5 cm and greater seem to be equally effective in preventing EVD infection.
Clinical trial registration no.: IRCT20160430027680N2 (IRCT.ir)
Key drivers of patient satisfaction with spine surgeons in the outpatient setting
Authors: Rabah Nicholas M. , Khan Hammad A. , Winkelman Robert D. , Levin Jay M. , Mroz Thomas E. , Steinmetz Michael P. 
Published: March 2021

OBJECTIVE
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) was developed as a result of the value-based purchasing initiative by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It allows patients to rate their experience with their provider in the outpatient setting. These ratings are then reported in aggregate and made publicly available, allowing patients to make informed choices during physician selection. In this study, the authors sought to elucidate the primary drivers of patient satisfaction in the office-based spine surgery setting as represented by the CG-CAHPS.

METHODS
All patients who underwent lumbar spine surgery between 2009 and 2017 and completed a patient experience survey were studied. The satisfied group comprised patients who selected a top-box score (9 or 10) for overall provider rating (OPR) on the CG-CAHPS, while the unsatisfied group comprised the remaining patients. Demographic and surgical characteristics were compared using the chi-square test for categorical variables and the Student t-test for continuous variables. A multivariable logistic regression model was developed to analyze the association of patient and surgeon characteristics with OPR. Survey items were then added to the baseline model individually, adjusting for covariates.

RESULTS
The study population included 647 patients who had undergone lumbar spine surgery. Of these patients, 564 (87%) selected an OPR of 9 or 10 on the CG-CAHPS and were included in the satisfied group. Patient characteristics were similar between the two groups. The two groups did not differ significantly regarding patient-reported health status measures. After adjusting for potential confounders, the following survey items were associated with the greatest odds of selecting a top-box OPR: did this provider show respect for what you had to say? (OR 21.26, 95% CI 9.98–48.10); and did this provider seem to know the important information about your medical history? (OR 20.93, 95% CI 11.96–45.50).

CONCLUSIONS
The present study sought to identify the key drivers of patient satisfaction in the postoperative office-based spine surgery setting and found several important associations. After adjusting for potential confounders, several items relating to physician communication were found to be the strongest predictors of patient satisfaction. This highlights the importance of effective communication in the patient-provider interaction and elucidates avenues for quality improvement efforts in the spine care setting.
Association of food quality index with subclinical inflammation in middle-aged obese men
Authors: Bellotto M.L. , Castro A. , Bonfante I.L.P. , Brunelli D.T. , Chacon-Mikahil M.P.T. , Cavaglieri C.R. 
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND: High visceral fat storage unbalance secretion inflammatory peptides, however diet plays an important role-protecting metabolism against chronic diseases inherent to this condition. OBJECTIVE: To assess obese diet quality and find association with inflammatory biomarkers. METHODS: aMED, a Food Quality Index, classified the inflammatory power of 26 obese men’s diet (aged: 48.1±5.1; BMI: 31.1±2.45). Pearson correlation coefficient associated diet quality in tertiles (1st as low, 2nd as average and 3 rd as high quality diet) with inflammatory variables (cytokines and waist circumference). RESULTS: The intake of anti-inflammatory food groups was significantly higher among tertiles (3rd > 2nd > 1st; P < 0.001). Adiponectin was lower in the 2nd tertile than in the 1st ( P < 0.05). Whole cereal presented a positive correlation with TNF-alpha ( p = 0.049), and a negative correlation with IL–15 ( p = 0.002). Fish presented a positive correlation with IL–10 ( p = 0.024), Resistin ( p = 0.039) and PGE–2 ( p = 0.001). These findings pointed to pro and anti-inflammatory responses. CONCLUSIONS: The method may need adjustments when used to assess obese food intake, since they don’t usually meet the daily-recommended intake. Other lifestyles variables should be considered, which may affect the inflammatory status.
A few-shot segmentation method for prohibited item inspection
Authors: Zhu Zhenyue , Lyu Shujing , Lu Yue 
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND: With the rapid development of deep learning, several neural network models have been proposed for automatic segmentation of prohibited items. These methods usually based on a substantial amount of labelled training data. However, for some prohibited items of rarely appearing, it is difficult to obtain enough labelled samples. Furthermore, the category of prohibited items varies in different scenarios and security levels, and new items may appear from time to time. OBJECTIVE: In order to predict prohibited items with only a few annotated samples and inspect prohibited items of new categories without the requirement of retraining, we introduce an Attention-Based Graph Matching Network. METHODS: This model applies a few-shot semantic segmentation network to address the issue of prohibited item inspection. First, a pair of graphs are modelled between a query image and several support images. Then, after the pair of graphs are entered into two Graph Attention Units with similarity weights and equal weights, the attentive matching results will be obtained. According to the matching results, the prohibited items can be segmented from the query image. RESULTS: Experiment results and comparison using the Xray-PI dataset and SIXray dataset show that our model outperforms several other state-of-the-art learning models. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that the similarity loss function and the space restriction module proposed by our model can effectively remove noise and supplement spatial information, which makes the segmentation of the prohibited items on X-ray images more accurate.
Spa typing of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Clinical Specimens from Outpatients in Iraq
Authors: MOHAMMED KHAIRALLAH A.S. , ABDULKAREEM ZAHRAA H. , ALZAALAN AYOOB R. , YAQOOB AMEL K. 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is notorious as a hospital superbug and a problematic pathogen among communities. The incidence of MRSA has substantially increased over time in Iraq. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and spa types of MRSA isolates from outpatients or patients upon admission into hospitals. Various biochemical tests identified S. aureus isolates, and then this identification was confirmed by PCR using species-specific 16S rRNA primer pairs. Antibiotic susceptibility was determined against methicillin, oxacillin, and vancomycin using the disk diffusion method. Vancomycin MIC was detected by VITEK 2 compact system. All the identified isolates were screened for the presence of mecA and lukS-PV-lukF-PV genes; 36 of them were subjected to spa typing-based PCR. Out of 290 clinical samples, 65 (22.4%) were S. aureus, of which 62 (95.4%) strains were resistant to oxacillin and methicillin. Except for two isolates, all MRSA isolates were mecA positive. One of the three MSSA isolates was mecA positive. Five strains were resistant to vancomycin. Fourteen (21.5%) isolates were positive for the presence of lukS-PV-lukF-PV genes. Spa typing of 36 S. aureus isolates revealed eleven different spa types, t304 (30.3%), t307 (19.4%), t346 (8.3%), t044 (8.3%), t15595 (8.3%), t386 (5.5%), t5475 (5.5%), t17928 (2.8%), t14870 (2.8%), t021 (2.8%), and t024 (2.8%). These findings could be useful for assessing the genetic relatedness of strains in the region for epidemiological and monitoring purposes, which would be essential to limiting the spread of MRSA.