bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Thermal Annealing Surface Modification: Effect on Surface and Performance of Electrospun Nylon 6,6 Nanofiber Membrane for Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Mohd Asri Muhammad Amir Nasrin , Abd Halim Nur Syakinah , Wirzal Mohd Dzul Hakim , Mohd Yusoff Abdull Rahim , Bilad Muhammad Roil 
Published: April 2021

As the forefront in fiber materials development, electrospun nanofiber membrane (NFM) is potentially reliable for wastewater treatment due to its excellent properties for instance; large surface area, high porosity, tuneable pore size, and has great flux as compared to other conventional membranes. However, fouling issue will lead to degradation of membrane performance. Fouling issue can be alleviated by applying membrane surface modification. In this study, thermal annealing is applied onto nylon 6,6 nanofiber membrane with three different temperatures (60°C, 80°C and 120°C). Results show that annealing causes membrane shrinkage and reduction of membrane fiber diameter where the fiber reduced from 138.5 nm to 108.5 nm when annealed at 120°C. The optimum annealing temperature for the membrane was found to be at 60˚C as the membrane shows the highest flux at 1200 L/m2.h at 75 minutes filtration time and took longer time to get fouled (>75 minutes) compared with un-annealed membrane (55 minutes). Nylon 6,6 nanofiber membrane is also proven to give more than 90% of COD and turbidity rejection.
Implementasi Pembentukan Karakter Multikultural Santri Pondok Pesantren Riyadlus Sholihin Kota Probolinggo
Authors: Amin Ach Muzairi 
Published: April 2021

Artikel ini akan menguraikan tentang implementasi pembentukan karakter multikultural santri di Pondok Pesantren Riyadlus Sholihin Kota Probolinggo. Pesantren ini menerapkan sistem pengajaran tradisional dan campuran dengan mengintegrasikan atau memadukan sistem kurikulum diniyah dengan sistem pendidikan nasional (sisdiknas). Dengan latar belakang santri yang multikultural, pesantren terus berupaya melakukan langkah-langkah variatif mewujudkan SDM berkualitas, terutama dalam memformulasikan implementasi pembentukan karakter multikultural dari generasi ke generasi. Pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dipilih dalam penelitian ini. Pengumpulan data diperoleh melalui observasi, dokumentasi, wawancara, dan triangulasi. Hasil dari penelitian menyatakan bahwa pertama; perencanan pembentukan karakter multikultural santri di Pondok Riyadlus Sholihin direncanakan berdasarkan tujuan, visi dan misi pesantren yang jelas, serta terintegrasi dengan muatan kurikulum pesantren berbasis kitab salaf dalam semua proses pembelajaran baik di dalam kelas maupun di luar kelas. Kedua; implementasi pembentukan karakter multikultural dikalangan santri dilakukan secara masif dan intensif (istiqamah) melalui pendidikan formal dan non formal serta kegiatan ekstrakurikuler dan takhassus baik secara harian, mingguan, bulanan maupun tahunan. Hal inilah yang menjadi ciri khas terwujudnya karakter multikultural santri pesantren Riyadlus Sholihin. Kegiatan-kegiatan yang dilaksanakan dimaksudkan selalu menunjang penguatan religiusitas dan spiritualitas, serta selaras dengan nilai-nilai pendidikan karakter.
SISTEM FUZZY METODE SAW PEMBERIAN BEASISWA PADA MAHASISWA STMIK TUNAS BANGSA BANDAR LAMPUNG
Authors: Alhibarsyah Alhibarsyah 
Published: April 2021

The scholarship is a form of giving the material, besides being able to encourage the students to be more active, to support the progress of the education world, to sharpen themselves to become a qualified student, and also to provide the relief in paying tuition fee for the students. STMIK Tunas Bangsa holds a scholarship program for outstanding and underprivileged students by fulfilling the requirements that must be met. This is where the campus conducts selection to determine who is eligible to receive the scholarship. In the process of selection of scholarship recipients is needed a method of decision-making scholarship. One of the methods that can be used for decision support systems is by applying the Fuzzy MADM (Multiple Attribute Decission Making) method. To perform the calculation on this method using SAW (Simple Additive Weighting) method. This method is chosen because it is able to select the best alternative from a number of alternatives, in this case the intended alternative is that eligible to receive scholarship based on the criteria specified.

Keywords : Scholarships, Fuzzy, SAW, Decisions, Criteria
Pengaruh Pemberian Susu Afkir terhadap Konsumsi Pakan, Pertambahan Bobot Badan Harian dan Konversi Pakan Broiler
Authors: Angsori Muhammad , Wati Novi Eka , Wicaksana Kunaifi 
Published: April 2021

The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of rejecting milk on drinking water on feed intake, daily body weight gain and feed conversion of broilers. The material of this study included 200 broilers aged 14 days given P0= drinking water treatment without giving an reject milk and P1= drinking water with the addition of rejected milk. Chickens were treated for 14 days and fed with PK= 22.0-23.0%, Fat= 5.0%, Calcium= 0.9%, Phospor= 0.6%, ME= 3050-3150 Kcal/Kg. In conclusion, rejected milk in drinking water has a significant effect on daily body weight gain, but does not significantly effect on feed intake and feed conversion. The daily body weight gain of P1 was higher than P0.
Keywords: broilers, daily weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, rejected dairy milk
Effect Of Pregnancy Exercise On Third Trimester Primigravida Anxiety In Dealing With Childbirth
Authors: Astuti Ismi Puji 
Published: April 2021

Background: The first labor anxiety is an unpleasant psychological condition due to physiological changes that cause psychological instability. The condition of excessive anxiety, worry, fear without cause, and stress, causes the muscles of the body to tense up, especially the muscles in the birth path to become stiff and hard, making it difficult to expand. This study analyzed the effect of pregnancy exercise on third trimester primigravida anxiety in dealing with childbirth.
Methods: Quasi experimental design with nonrandomized pretest-postest control group. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with 34 research subjects. 17 people for the treatment group were given pregnancy exercise 8 times, and 17 people for the control group were given health education about preparation for childbirth.
Results: The results of data analysis using the Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that the average reduction in the treatment group was 8.00 and the control group was 3.00. The effect of pregnancy exercise on third trimester primigravida anxiety in the treatment group with a p-value (0.000) <(0.05), while the control group with a p-value (0.180)> (0.05).
Conclusion: There is an effect of pregnancy exercise on third trimester primigravida anxiety in dealing with childbirth in the Wuryantoro Health Center work area.
Kaksisuuntainen katu
Authors: Värttö Mikko , Jäske Maija , Herne Kaisa , Grönlund Kimmo 
Published: April 2021

Demokratiatutkijat pohtivat parhaillaan, miten puntaroivat kansalaiskeskustelut voitaisiin kytkeä perinteiseen edustukselliseen päätöksentekoon. Tutkimuskirjallisuudessa on esitetty, että poliitikkojen osallistuminen puntaroiviin kansalaiskeskusteluihin voisi vahvistaa puntaroivien kansalaiskeskustelujen kytköstä demokraattiseen päätöksentekoon. Tutkimme Turussa järjestetyn puntaroivan kansalaispaneelin avulla, miten poliitikkojen ja kansalaisten yhteinen keskustelu onnistuu ja miten poliitikot sen kokevat. Poliitikkojen osallistumisen on väitetty muun muassa vahvistavan poliitikkojen sitoutumista kansalaiskeskustelujen pohjalta tuotettuihin suosituksiin sekä lisäävän heidän intressiään edistää suosituksia päätöksenteossa. Toistaiseksi politiikkojen osallistumista puntaroiviin kansalaiskeskusteluihin on kuitenkin tutkittu hyvin vähän.
Lisätäksemme tietoa keinoista vahvistaa kytköksiä puntaroivien kansalaiskeskustelujen ja vaalidemokratian instituutioiden välillä tutkimme, kuinka kaupunginvaltuutettujen osallistuminen vaikutti Turku keskustelee -kansalaispaneelin työskentelyyn. Lisäksi tutkimme, kuinka valtuutetut kokivat osallistumisensa paneeliin sekä miten he suhtautuvat kuntalaisten suoraan poliittiseen osallistumiseen. Kansalaispaneeli järjestettiin toukokuussa 2020 ja siihen osallistui 171 kuntalaista sekä 21 valtuutettua. Paneelin aiheena oli kaupungin keskustan liikennejärjestelyt, ja paneelin jälkeen osallistujat äänestivät kolmen erilaisen skenaarion välillä.
Tutkimusta varten haastattelimme 11 paneeliin osallistunutta valtuutettua sekä teimme kyselyn, johon vastasi 17 valtuutettua ja 171 kuntalaista. Tutkimuksemme osoittaa, että valtuutettujen osallistuminen ei vaikuttanut kielteisesti puntaroivaan keskusteluun kansalaispaneelissa. Keskustelun aikana valtuutetut saivat lisää tietoa kuntalaisten toiveista ja tarpeista. Lisäksi keskustelu vahvisti valtuutettujen käsitystä kuntalaisten asiantuntijuudesta sekä kyvystä osallistua päätöksentekoon ja muodostaa valistuneita mielipiteitä. Valtuutetut myös suhtautuivat myönteisesti ajatukseen puntaroivien kansalaispaneelien käytöstä valtuustotyön tukena jatkossakin.
A INTERDISCIPLINARIDADE DO ENSINO MÉDIO À UNIVERSIDADE
Authors: César Dias Lopes Gabriel 
Published: April 2021

Este artigo discute o conceito de interdisciplinaridade, buscando sua historicização e seu contexto contemporaneamente. A interdisciplinaridade enquanto movimento surgiu na Europa, principalmente na França e na Itália, em meados da década de 1960, com o insurgimento dos movimentos estudantis reivindicando um novo estatuto de Universidade e de escola. O principal objetivo destes era se opor a todo o conhecimento que privilegiasse o capitalismo epistemológico de certas ciências, criticar o currículo homogeneizador que privilegiava certas áreas do conhecimento em detrimento daquelas que dariam ao aluno uma formação mais humanista e filosófica. Usando uma pesquisa bibliográfica e descritiva e qualitativa que contemplo as grandes autoridades no assunto videncia-se aqui que o ensino disciplinar e desvinculado do contexto do aluno não tem mais espaço na educação contemporânea.
Methods of assessing the impact of dollarization on economic development
Authors: Chukurna Оlena 
Published: April 2021

The article considers the transformation of the money function as a consequence of the impact of dollarization on the economic development of countries in the global context. The economic substantiation of the process of dollarization of the economy, which is connected with the function of money, is proved. The influence of dollarization on the macro – and macro levels of the economy is substantiated. Approaches to methods of estimating dollarization on the economic development of the country in the context of globalization are proposed.
The article defines the degree of dependence of the machine-building industry of Ukraine on the processes of dollarization of the world economy through the use of the effect of transferring the dynamics of changes in exchange rates to the price dynamics in the machine-building industry. Using the ARIMA model, the effect of transferring the exchange rate to prices for mechanical engineering products is proved. The expediency of using the ARIMA forecasting model to predict the further spread of the effect of the change in exchange rates on prices.
An approach is proposed to determine the sensitivity of domestic prices for the products of engineering enterprises to changes in the exchange rate through modified elasticity coefficients. It was determined factors affecting the size of the effect of transfer of the exchange rate on domestic prices for the products of machine-building enterprises.
On the Observational Difference between the Accretion Disk–Corona Connections among Super- and Sub-Eddington Accreting Active Galactic Nuclei
Authors: Liu Hezhen , Luo B. , Brandt W. N. , Brotherton Michael S. , Gallagher S. C. , Ni Q. , Shemmer Ohad , Timlin J. D. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
We present a systematic X-ray and multiwavelength study of a sample of 47 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with reverberation mapping measurements. This sample includes 21 super-Eddington accreting AGNs and 26 sub-Eddington accreting AGNs. Using high-state observations with simultaneous X-ray and UV/optical measurements, we investigate whether super-Eddington accreting AGNs exhibit different accretion disk–corona connections compared to sub-Eddington accreting AGNs. We find tight correlations between the X-ray-to-UV/optical spectral slope parameter (α
OX) and the monochromatic luminosity at 2500 Å (L
2500Å) for both the super- and sub-Eddington subsamples. The best-fit α
OX–L
2500Å relations are consistent overall, indicating that super-Eddington accreting AGNs are not particularly X-ray weak in general compared to sub-Eddington accreting AGNs. We find dependences of α
OX on both the Eddington ratio (L
Bol/L
Edd) and black hole mass (M
BH) parameters for our full sample. A multivariate linear regression analysis yields

, with a scatter similar to that of the α
OX–L
2500Å relation. The hard (rest-frame >2 keV) X-ray photon index (Γ) is strongly correlated with L
Bol/L
Edd for the full sample and the super-Eddington subsample, but these two parameters are not significantly correlated for the sub-Eddington subsample. A fraction of super-Eddington accreting AGNs show strong X-ray variability, probably due to small-scale gas absorption, and we highlight the importance of employing high-state (intrinsic) X-ray radiation to study the accretion disk–corona connections in AGNs.
Conjoint analysis to understand preferences of contraceptives among women of reproductive age in Ukraine
Authors: Mahanova Tamara , Tkachenko Natalia 
Published: April 2021

This article describes the results of marketing research using conjoint analysis that was conducted to establish the preferences of contraceptives among women of reproductive age in Ukraine to further use the results for effective marketing decisions making in the pharmaceutical industry.
It was established that the women`s choice differs significantly depending on their main socioeconomic characteristics: age, income level, and level of education. Priority contraceptives from hormonal, non-hormonal contraceptives, as well as contraceptive medical devices for different age groups of women, was identified. Alfred Marshall’s main economic law was confirmed and the existence of price elasticity according to preferences was established.
The results obtained on women’s preferences for certain types of contraceptives will improve the level of compliance, women’s pharmaceutical safety and promote a balance between women’s needs and the capabilities of the contraception supply system.
Tuberculosis in Biologic-naïve Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Risk Factors and Tuberculosis Characteristics
Authors: Sundbaum Johanna Karlsson , Arkema Elizabeth V. , Bruchfeld Judith , Jonsson Jerker , Askling Johan , Baecklund Eva 
Published: April 2021

ObjectiveTo investigate risk factors and characteristics of active tuberculosis (TB) in biologic-naïve patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).MethodsWe conducted a population-based case-control study using the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register, the National Patient Register, and the Tuberculosis Register to identify RA patients with active TB and matched RA controls without TB between 2001–2014. Clinical data were obtained from medical records. TB risk was estimated as adjusted OR (aOR) with 95% CI using univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses.ResultsAfter validation of diagnoses, the study included 31 RA patients with TB and 122 matched RA controls. All except 3 cases had reactivation of latent TB. Pulmonary TB was most prevalent (84%). Ever use of methotrexate was not associated with increased TB risk (aOR 0.8, 95% CI 0.3–2.0), whereas ever treatment with leflunomide (aOR 6.0, 95% CI 1.5–24.7), azathioprine (aOR 3.8, 95% CI 1.1–13.8), and prednisolone (PSL; aOR 2.4, 95% CI 1.0–6.0) was. There were no significant differences between maximum dose of PSL, treatment duration with PSL before TB, or cumulative dose of PSL the year before TB diagnosis between cases and controls. Obstructive pulmonary disease was associated with an increased TB risk (aOR 3.9, 95% CI 1.5–10.7).ConclusionSeveral RA-associated factors may contribute to increased TB risk in biologic-naïve patients with RA, making the risk of TB activation difficult to predict in the individual patient. To further decrease TB in patients with RA, the results suggest that screening for latent TB should also be considered in biologic-naïve patients.
Embracing Ensemble Species Distribution Models to Inform At-Risk Species Status Assessments
Authors: Ramirez-Reyes Carlos , Nazeri Mona , Street Garrett , Jones-Farrand D. Todd , Vilella Francisco J. , Evans Kristine O. 
Published: April 2021

AbstractConservation planning depends on reliable information regarding the geographic distribution of species. However, our knowledge of species' distributions is often incomplete, especially when species are cryptic, difficult to survey, or rare. The use of species distribution models has increased in recent years and proven a valuable tool to evaluate habitat suitability for species. However, practitioners have yet to fully adopt the potential of species distribution models to inform conservation efforts for information-limited species. Here, we describe a species distribution modeling approach for at-risk species that could better inform U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's species status assessments and help facilitate conservation decisions. We applied four modeling techniques (generalized additive, maximum entropy, generalized boosted, and weighted ensemble) to occurrence data for four at-risk species proposed for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (Papaipema eryngii, Macbridea caroliniana, Scutellaria ocmulgee, and Balduina atropurpurea) in the Southeastern United States. The use of ensemble models reduced uncertainty caused by differences among modeling techniques, with a consequent improvement of predictive accuracy of fitted models. Incorporating an ensemble modeling approach into species status assessments and similar frameworks is likely to benefit survey efforts, inform recovery activities, and provide more robust status assessments for at-risk species. We emphasize that co-producing species distribution models in close collaboration with species experts has the potential to provide better calibration data and model refinements, which could ultimately improve reliance and use of model outputs.
Facilitating Factors in the Proper Identification of Acute Skin Failure: A Systematic Review
Authors: Mileski Michael , McClay Rebecca , Natividad Jessica 
Published: April 2021

Background
Acute skin failure is a significant medical finding for both the critical care patient and the hospital. Proper identification is key to prevention and treatment, but diagnosis of acute skin failure in critical care patients is often missed. This diagnostic oversight may be due to a lack of knowledge about acute skin failure and its presentation.

Objective
To investigate the literature for facilitating factors that would ease the identification of acute skin failure for clinicians.

Methods
The research team conducted a systematic literature review via PubMed, CINAHL, and Academic Search Ultimate to collect data about acute skin failure and how it might be identified.

Results
Ten common facilitation themes around acute skin failure and its identification were found in the literature. In total, 110 examples of facilitating factors were identified.

Conclusions
There is little factual information available regarding the identification of acute skin failure, and the literature is lacking in this area overall. Acute skin failure may develop in the body in a number of ways, and understanding commonalities that occur in patients who experience acute skin failure and applying that information to patients in the future may assist identification.
FURIN Promoter Methylation Predicts the Risk of Incident Hypertension: A Prospective Analysis of the Gusu Cohort
Authors: Ma Sheng-Qi , Zhu Jin-Hua , Wu Lei , He Yan , Ren Li-Yun , Shen Bin , Yu Jia , Zhang Rong-Yan , Li Jing , Zhang Ming-Zhi , Peng Hao 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Objectives:
Furin has been associated with hypertension through unclear underlying mechanisms. FURIN promoter methylation may participate in the underlying mechanisms, but no evidence supports this possibility. Here, we performed a prospective analysis to study the association between FURIN promoter methylation and incident hypertension.

Methods:
DNA methylation levels in the FURIN promoter were quantified by target bisulfite sequencing using peripheral blood from 1043 participants in the Gusu cohort (mean age: 50 years, 30% men) who were free of hypertension at baseline. After an average of 4 years of follow-up, 149 (14.3%) participants developed hypertension. Multiple testing was controlled for by measuring the false-discovery rate.

Results:
Of the eight CpG loci assayed, DNA methylation levels at Chr15: 91416118 were significantly associated with incident hypertension after adjusting for covariates and multiple testing (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.38, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.17-1.64, q = 0.001). The weighted truncated-product method, which combines single CpG associations, revealed that DNA methylation at multiple CpG sites was jointly associated with incident hypertension (P < 0.001). Using the average methylation level of all CpG sites as a surrogate for FURIN promoter methylation revealed a similar association (HR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.08-1.72, P = 0.009). Almost all CpG methylations negatively correlated with serum furin levels, which mediated approximately 29.44% of the association between FURIN promoter methylation and incident hypertension.

Conclusions:
These results suggest that FURIN promoter hypermethylation is associated with an increased risk for hypertension in Chinese adults, partially through suppressing furin expression or excretion.
Bioinformatics Analysis Identifies Potential Biomarkers for the Prediction and Treatment of Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Ji Yu-Yao , Wei Siang , Xu Ran , Wu Run-Da , Yao Kang , Zou Yun-Zeng 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Objectives:
The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to myocardial infarction (MI), which may serve as research and therapeutic targets.

Methods:
MI expression profiles were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. DEGs were screened using GEO2R, and DEGs in multiple datasets were identified using Venn diagrams. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses were performed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery v6.8. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using STRING and Cytoscape 3.7.2. Coexpedia was used for gene coexpression network analysis and functional annotation.

Results:
We identified 50 DEGs in the four datasets, including 29 with important roles in the PPI network. GO functional enrichment analysis revealed the involvement of DEGs in biological processes such as cytokine activation, peptidase inhibition, and chemokine activation. KEGG analysis revealed enrichment in chemokine signaling and cytokine-cytokine receptor interactions. Gene coexpression network analysis identified nine hub genes involved in the occurrence and development of MI including tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1; CD44 antigen; lysyl oxidase; formyl peptide receptor 2; matrix metallopeptidase 3; formyl peptide receptor 1; serine (or cysteine) peptidase inhibitor, clade E, member 1; prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2; and elastin.

Conclusions:
The hub genes identified may play important roles in MI-related biological processes and represent potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets. Therefore, this study lays a foundation for further exploration of the molecular mechanisms of MI.