bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Role of Digital Technologies in Enhancing Effectiveness of Museum Services
Authors: Golibovich Kurbanov Firuz 
Published: August 2021

The article discusses issues related to the communication system of museum services and perspective aspects of the development of communication in this area based on the widespread use of digital technologies. The development of museum services, as a special sphere of spiritual education and the application of labor, is of great importance in the life of society. The place of the museum in the socio-cultural space of society is determined by the natural desire of a person to study his spiritual and material world, as well as the desire to familiarize himself with universal human spiritual and cultural values. In this regard, the role of the museum is significant, as the custodian of the cultural and historical values ​​of society.
Keywords: museum, museum services, economic stability, museum audience, communication, digital technologies
DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING THE IP-SRP (IMPACT OF PANDEMICS OVER SURGICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM) TOOL IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL SETTING
Authors: Ahmed Farooq , Ali Sajjad , Kashif Lubna , Sethi Ahsan , Mahboob Usman , `Anwar Kashif 
Published: August 2021

Objectives: To develop and validate a survey to be used for determining the impact of pandemics on residents working in Surgical and allied disciplines in a teaching hospital.
Materials and Methods: We developed a survey tool in Khyber Medical College Peshawar and reviewed it using the steps followed in AMEE guide 87. After face, content and construct validation, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were calculated by Cronbach alpha on standardized items and Pearson “r” respectively with the help of SPSS-25.
Results: During the process, a 28-item survey tool was reduced to 16 items. The items were grouped under 5 sections named as preliminary data, Skills, Academic activities, impact over research activities and impact over examination preparations and schedules. The responses of all sections are in the Likert scale (with options from 4-6) while one section`s response is in “yes/no/unsure. The results of the Pilot study revealed Cronbach's alpha of 0.7 and Pearson "r" for test-retest reliability on all items as 0.7 to 1.
Conclusion: IP-SRP survey is a new validated tool with good validity and reliability that can be used by healthcare professionals in times of pandemics, calamities, and natural disasters that strike the world population locally, regionally, or globally.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of Pandemic on the surgical residency program.
FREQUENCY AND DETERMINANTS OF DENTAL CARIES IN LOCAL INHABITANTS OF A RURAL DISTRICT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Authors: Naeem Muhammad , Ishtiaq Muhammad , Hussain Atif , Ijaz Bushra , Iftikhar Bushra , Marwat Imran 
Published: August 2021

Background
Dental caries in one of the common dental health problem and is affecting approximately 2 billion of world population. The main objective was to assess the frequency and determinants of caries among the study population of Lower Dir District.
Methods
After taking ethical approval, a cross sectional study was conducted in Lower Dir District, in which a total of n=149 participants were assessed and examined for dental caries, from September 2018 to February 2019. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data regarding dental caries and its determinants. Data was analyzed by SPSS and finally results were presented in form of tables.
Results
The results showed that 31.54% of the study population has dental caries. Approximately, 59.73% of parents were in age range of 25 to 45 years, 16.78% had monthly income less than 15000 per month, 48.99% were illiterate, and 32.21% had normal BMI. Moreover, 69.13% knew the causes of dental caries, 54.36% parents used fluoride tooth paste, 58.39%, and 44.97% of children used toothbrush & fluoride toothpaste respectively. Furthermore, 70.47% of children had preference for sweet foods, and 54.36% had poor oral hygiene practices.
Conclusions
It was concluded that dental caries showed moderate to high prevalence among the studied population and showed strong relationship with monthly income, literacy level, and number of children. Moreover, tooth-brushing, fluoride tooth-paste, and their frequency, acute and chronic dental problems, oral hygiene and sweet food preference showed positive association with dental caries among children and thus effective preventive, promotive and curative services were needed to reduce dental caries and its associated complications.
Key Words
Caries (MeSH), Literacy (MeSH), fluoride (MeSH), Toothbrush (MeSH), Oral Hygiene (MeSH)
TRANS-ABDOMINAL PRE-PERITONEAL (TAPP) REPAIR FOR INGUINAL HERNIAS: A FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Authors: Ahmed Nisar , Nadeem Mohammad , Aurangzeb Mahmud 
Published: August 2021

Objective
To evaluate the efficacy of Transabdominal pre-peritoneal repair in the treatment of inguinal hernias
Materials and Methods:
This retrospective study was conducted in Surgical A Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital from January 2015 to December 2019. A total 114 patients were included in the study. All of the patients underwent Laparoscopic Trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal(TAPP) repair. After six months follow up, their outcome variables were analysed.
Results:
Mean age of the study population was 41±7.8(SD) years(range 21-67 years). 104 patients had unilateral while 10 patients had bilateral hernias. 89(78.07%) patients had primary hernia while 25(21.92%) patients had recurrent hernia. Mean postoperative hospital stay was 1.21±0.3(SD) days. Umbilical port infection was noted in 2(1.75%) patients while no case of deep/ mesh infection was noted. Recurrence was noted in one case only. Chronic groin pain was noted in 5(4.38%) cases.
Conclusion:
TAPP is a safe and effective treatment modality for the treatment of primary and recurrent inguinal hernias.
Profil actuel des bactériémies au Service des Maladies Infectieuses : A propos de 216 cas
Authors: BADAOUI L , OULAD LAHSEN A , DAOUDI N , SODQI N , MARIH L , CHAKIB A , BELABBAS H , ZEROUALI K , MARHOUM EL FILALI K 
Published: August 2021

Les caractères épidémiologiques, cliniques et bactériologiques des bactériémies varient en fonction du service où l'étude est réalisée. Le but de ce travail est d'étudier les caractères épidémiologiques des bactériémies observées dans un service de Maladies Infectieuses. Nous avons réalisé une étude rétrospective qui a porté sur 216 épisodes bactériémiques observés chez 216 patients hospitalisés dans le service entre janvier 2013 et juin 2014. L'âge moyen de nos malades était de 40 ans, une tare préexistante était présente chez 108patients (50%), dominée par le diabète (12%), HTA (7%), néphropathie (5%), l'infection a VIH a été retrouvé chez 18% des cas. Une porte d'entrée était identifiée chez 140 malades (65%). Les portes d'entrée urinaire et cutanée étaient les plus fréquentes respectivement dans 48 % et 30 % des épisodes bactériémiques. L'origine nosocomiale de la bactériémie était retenue dans 8% des cas. Les germes les plus fréquemment isolés étaient les bacilles à Gram négatif (54%) au premier rang desquels Escherichia coli suivi de Klebsiella pneumoniae. Les cocci à Gram positif étaient à l'origine de 46 % des bactériémies avec prédominance de Staphylococcus aureus. La mortalité globale était de 15% .La mortalité était de 33% pour la bactériémie à Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Review of the braconid parasitoid subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen
Authors: Belokobylskij Sergey A. , Van Achterberg Cornelis 
Published: August 2021

Yemen is provided for the first time. The following genera are recorded in the southern Arabian Peninsula for the first time: tribe Doryctini – Hemispathius Belokobylskij & Quicke, 2000 and Doryctes Haliday, 1836; tribe Spathiini – Parana Nixon, 1941 and Spathius Nees, 1819; tribe Hecabolini – Hemidoryctes Belokobylskij, 1992 and Parallorhogas Marsh, 1993; tribe Heterospilini – Heterospilus Haliday 1936; tribe Rhaconotini – Platyspathius Viereck, 1911 and Rhaconotinus Hedqvist, 1965. Sixteen species and one subspecies are described as new for science: Dendrosotinus (Gildoria) maculipennis Belokobylskij sp. nov., D. (G.) subelongatus Belokobylskij sp. nov., Doryctes (Neodoryctes) arrujumi Belokobylskij sp. nov., Parana arabica Belokobylskij sp. nov., Spathius alkadanus Belokobylskij sp. nov., S. austroarabicus Belokobylskij sp. nov., S. lahji Belokobylskij sp. nov., S. subafricanus Belokobylskij sp. nov., Hecabalodes maculatus Belokobylskij sp. nov., Platyspathius (Platyspathius) longicaudis Belokobylskij sp. nov., P. (P.) brevis Belokobylskij sp. nov., Rhaconotinus albosetosus Belokobylskij sp. nov., Rhaconotus brevicellularis Belokobylskij sp. nov., Rh. magniareolus Belokobylskij sp. nov., Rh. microexcavatus Belokobylskij sp. nov., Rh. vanharteni Belokobylskij sp. nov. and Hemidoryctes carbonarius postfurcalis Belokobylskij subsp. nov. Two new generic combinations are proposed: Hemispathius pilosus (Granger, 1949) comb. nov. (transferred from Doryctes) and Parallorhogas testaceus (Szépligeti, 1914) comb. nov. (transferred from Opius). Rhaconotus decaryi Granger, 1949 is here synonymised with Rh. menippus Nixon, 1939 (syn. nov.). A lectotype for Doryctes pilosus Granger, 1949 is designated. The following species are recorded for the UAE and/or Yemen for the first time: Dendrosotinus ferrugineus (Marshall, 1888), Hemispathius pilosus (Granger, 1949), Mimodoryctes proprius Belokobylskij, 2001, M. arabicus Edmardash, Gadallah & Soliman, 2020, Spathius nixoni Belokobylskij & Maetô, 2009, Hecabalodes anthaxiae Wilkinson, 1929, H. radialis Tobias, 1962, H. xylophagi Fischer, 1962, Parallorhogas testaceus (Szépligeti, 1914), Heterospilus (Eoheterospilus) rubrocinctus (Ashmead, 1905), Rhaconotinus menippus (Nixon, 1939), Rhaconotus arabicus Belokobylskij, 2001, Rh. manolus Nixon, 1941, Rh. scirpophagae Wilkinson, 1927 and Rh. sudanensis Wilkinson, 1927.
The Science of Health Care Worker Burnout: Assessing and Improving Health Care Worker Well-Being
Authors: Rehder Kyle , Adair Kathryn C. , Sexton J. Bryan 
Published: August 2021

Context.—
Problems with health care worker (HCW) well-being have become a leading concern in medicine given their severity and robust links to outcomes like medical error, mortality, and turnover.

Objective.—
To describe the state of the science regarding HCW well-being, including how it is measured, what outcomes it predicts, and what institutional and individual interventions appear to reduce it.

Data Sources.—
Peer review articles as well as multiple large data sets collected within our own research team are used to describe the nature of burnout, associations with institutional resources, and individual tools to improve well-being.

Conclusions.—
Rates of HCW burnout are alarmingly high, placing the health and safety of patients and HCWs at risk. To help address the urgent need to help HCWs, we summarize some of the most promising early interventions, and point toward future research that uses standardized metrics to evaluate interventions (with a focus on low-cost institutional and personal interventions).
Distributed generation of photovoltaic solar energy: impacts of ANEEL`s new regulation proposal on investment attractiveness
Authors: Cardoso Diego Silva , Locatelli Pedro Sartori , Ramalho Wanderley , Asgary Nader 
Published: August 2021

Purpose – The production of photovoltaic solar energy has gained international prominence, being the subject of government policies aimed at its development. The purpose of this study is to analyze the profitability of a shared photovoltaic solar energy project, located in the national territory, resulting from changes in regulatory framework of the sector represented by different tariff levels.Design/methodology/approach – It is a quantitative study based on corporate finance as its theoretical-conceptual substrate. Simulations were carried out using different energy price and tariff scenarios.Findings - The results reveal that, under current conditions, distributed photovoltaic solar energy generation is financially very attractive to investors. In addition, it was found that significant changes in the tariff regime for this type of energy might prevent new investments in the segment. Practical implications – The evidence suggests caution in changing the legal framework of a segment that is still incipient in the country, which generates clean and renewable energy, and with enormous growth potential.Originality/value - The study presents, in a systematic way, the possible impacts of changes in the price and tariff scenarios on the attractiveness of investment in the distributed generation of photovoltaic solar energy generation. In this sense, it can be easily adapted to evaluate industrial plant projects of different sizes in regions with distinct levels of solar irradiation.
An average photon number measurement scheme based on balanced homodyne detection
Authors: Liu Jin-Lu , Yang Jie , Zhang Tao , Fan Fan , Huang Wei , Xu Bing-Jie ,   Science and Technology on Communication Security Laboratory, Institute of Southwestern Communication, Chengdu 610041, China
Published: August 2021

<sec>Quantum key distribution (QKD) has become an alternative technology defensing the security threat resulting from quantum computing. Owing to its superiority in coexistence with optical infrastructures and cost-effective, continuous variable QKD (CV-QKD) is widely studied and developed towards the practical application stage. The standardized measurement of critical parameters of the system should be studied urgently.</sec><sec>In this work we propose a scheme based on balanced homodyne detection with phase-randomized local oscillator to realize the average photon number measurement. By controlling local oscillator phase positively, which obeys <inline-formula><tex-math id="M2">\begin{document}$ [0,\mathrm{ }2\mathrm{\pi }] $\end{document}</tex-math><alternatives><graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="24-20211216_M2.jpg"/><graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="24-20211216_M2.png"/></alternatives></inline-formula> uniform distribution, a linear relationship between average photon numbers and the variance of detector output can be obtained in simulation and experiment. With high-accuracy (～0.1) photons/pulse and large range ～23 dB, this average photon number measurement scheme provides a great reference to evaluating the critical parameters of CV-QKD system in the practical process.</sec>
Learning Management System Usage among Undergraduates (Evidence from a Non-State University in Sri Lanka)
Authors: Jayarathna R. M. G. S. 
Published: August 2021

Because the ultimate purpose of using a learning management system is to improve effective learning, the system's benefits cannot be realized if students use it infrequently. To determine the elements that affect student usage, education providers must first understand how students view technology and their concerns. As a result, educational institutions must identify the primary elements impacting students' use of LMS and why students decide to use or reject LMS when given the option. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the use of Learning Management Systems by undergraduates at a Sri Lankan non-state university. There are three theories about how people use E-learning. There are three of them: TRA, TPB, and TAM. Because TRA and TPB have some limitations, this study used TAM. This study was expanded based on earlier research to include the variables: Subjective Norms, Internet and Computer Experience, Self-Efficacy, Technical Support, and Anxiety. At the specified university, there are 2128 students. The researcher collected data from 141 students by using Stratified random sampling techniques. Then the data was entered into a SmartPLS3. All measurement criteria for the measurement model's reliability and validity were fulfilled, and the structural model has fulfilled the Goodness of Fit. The results show that Self-Efficacy and Anxiety have a significant negative impact on the Perceived Ease of Use. Perceived Ease of Use has a significant negative impact on the Perceived Usefulness Self-Efficacy and Technical Support have a significant positive impact on the Perceived Usefulness Subjective Norms, and Perceived Usefulness have a significant positive impact on Intention to Use.
The Effects of Single and Split NPK Fertilizer Application on Growth and Yield of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)
Authors: Aluko M. , Olajide O. O. , Fadare A. F. Kehinde- 
Published: August 2021

Inorganic fertilizer application and the quantity required by the crop for optimum production led agronomists to introduced varying measures in crop production. A study to investigate the effects of single and split NPK 15-15-15 fertilizer application on muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) production was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of Ekiti State University. A 4 × 2 factorial experiment laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design in three replicates with four varying rates (0, 167, 333 and 500 kg ha-1) of NPK 15-15-15 fertilizer applications and two-mode of applications (single and split) serves as the treatments. Data collected include the number of leaves and branches, vine length, number of fruits, fruit length and width, fruit weight, fruit flesh thickness (fruit pulp width), number of seeds fruit-1 and seed weight. Collected data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA), and treatment means separated with Duncan Multiple Range Test at 5% level of probability. The split application at 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a significantly higher number of leaves (90), leaf area (109.58 cm2) and vine length (110.77 cm) at 10 WAS than other applied fertilizer rates. The split application of 500 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a higher fruit yield (12.64 t ha-1) than 12.09 t ha-1 from the single application which was not significantly different from the 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer. The results indicated that the split application of NPK fertilizer is a better fertilizer application approach than a single application for muskmelon production.
Uncapped Gold Nanoparticles for the Metallization of Organic Monolayers
Authors: Martín‐Barreiro Alba , Soto Rogelio , Chiodini Stefano , García‐Serrano Aitor , Martín Santiago , Herrer Lucía , Pérez‐Murano Francesc , Low Paul J. , Serrano José Luis , de Marcos Susana , Galban Javier , Cea Pilar 
Published: August 2021

AbstractDeposition of the top‐contact electrode to create large‐area electrode | monolayer | electrode junctions represents a contemporary challenge to the integration of molecular electronic phenomena into device structures. Here, a top contact electrode is formed on top of an organic monolayer over a large area (cm2) by two simple, sequential self‐assembly steps. Initial self‐assembly of 4,4′‐(1,4‐phenylenebis(ethyne‐2,1‐diyl))dianiline onto gold‐on‐glass substrates gives high‐quality monolayers. The exposed amine functionality is subsequently used to anchor uncapped gold nanoparticles deposited in a second self‐assembly step. These uncapped gold nanoparticles are prepared by thermolysis of lipoic acid stabilized gold nanoclusters and contain gold oxide (≈9%) that provides stability in the absence of an organic capping ligand. This two‐step procedure results in full coverage of the monolayer by the densely packed gold nanoparticles, which spontaneously condense to give a semi‐continuous film. The electrical properties of these junctions are determined from I–V curves, revealing uniform electrical response and absence of metallic short‐circuits or evidence of damage to the underlying molecular monolayer. These promising electrical characteristics suggest that the deposition of uncapped gold nanoparticles on suitably functionalized molecular monolayers provides a path for the fabrication of molecular electronic devices using simple methodologies.
CMOS‐Inspired Complementary Fluidic Circuits for Soft Robots
Authors: Song Sukho , Joshi Sagar , Paik Jamie 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThe latest efforts in digital fluidic circuits’ research aim at being electronics‐free, light‐weight, and compliant controllers for soft robots; however, challenges arise to adjust the fluidic circuit's digital logic operations. Currently there is no other way to modulate the amplitude or frequency but to structurally redesign the entire fluidic circuitry. This is mainly because there is currently no method to create an analog circuit‐like behavior in the digital fluidic circuits using conventional digitized fluidic gates. In this work, a new approach is presented to designing a circuit with digitized fluidic gates that is comparable to an analog circuit capable of actively tuning the circuit's fluidic characteristics, such as pressure gain, amplitude of output, and time response. For the first time, a pressure‐controlled oscillator is modeled, designed, and prototyped that not only controls the fluidic oscillation, but also modulates its frequency using only a single, quasi‐static pressure input. It can also demonstrate the circuit's performance for the control of a soft robotic system by actively modulating the motion of a soft earthworm robot up to twice of crawling speeds. This work has distinct contributions to designing and building intelligent pneumatic controllers toward truly comprehensive soft robotic systems.
A People‐Focused Systems Approach to Sustainability
Authors: Harré Niki , Blythe Charlotte , McLean Lucy , Khan Shagoofa 
Published: August 2021

AbstractCreating organizations that promote human and ecological flourishing (i.e., sustainability) is a key challenge for contemporary societies. Here, we offer a people‐focused systems approach to organizational sustainability based on an action research project conducted at Western Springs College/Ngā Puna O Waiōrea, a bicultural high school in Aotearoa New Zealand. The project ran from 2008 to 2018 and drew on the values and skills of community psychology and environmental education to build what we call a “sustainable social system” (SSS). In 2018/19, we conducted interviews with 23 key people involved in sustainability efforts at the school and analyzed the minutes of 46 meetings of the school’s Sustainability Panel. We used a complex systems approach to produce a map of the core people, purpose, infrastructure, and activities components and sub‐systems in the SSS, as well as its emergent properties of a sustainability culture and identities. We describe the historical trajectory of the SSS and discuss seven features that we consider of particular significance in contributing to its growth and resilience. We then offer steps toward a people‐focused SSS led by insiders with sustainability values. These include establishing a democratic and inclusive sustainability network, and attempting to integrate sustainability with the organization’s essential activities.