bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Experimental and Computational Insights into Bis-indolylmethane
Derivatives as Potent Antimicrobial Agents Inhibiting 2,2-dialkylglycine
Decarboxylase
Authors: Nagre Dnyaneshwar T. , Thorat Bapu R. , Mali Suraj N. , Farooqui Mazhar , Agrawal Brijmohan 
Published: September 2021

Background:
A series of bis(indolyl)methanes (3a-3o) have been synthesized using a greener
and new approach using the reaction of different substituted aldehydes and indole in the presence of an
easily available and biodegradable base such as piperidine in acetic acid at room temperature and characterized
with UV (Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy), Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS),
Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (H-NMR), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
(FTIR).

Methods:
All 15 newly synthesized compounds (3a-3o) were subjected to in-vitro anti-microbial activity
determination and compared with the known standard drug ciprofloxacin (1-2 μg/mL). Our in-silico
analysis on the target protein, pdb id: 1d7u suggested that these analogues would be highly active
against bacterial targets and thus, would act as good antimicrobial agents.

Results:
All 15 newly synthesized compounds (3a-3o) displayed potent activity on various experimental
microbial strains (1.0-1.4 μg/mL). Compound, 3k was obtained as the best docked compound against
common bacterial target enzyme, (pdb id:1d7u). The standard, Ciprofloxacin, retained the docking score
of -111.3 Kcal/mol with similar binding amino acid residues (LYS272 (Pi-cation); ALA A:245 (Pisigma);
TRP A:138 (Pi-Pi); ALA A:112; and MET A:141 (Pi-alkyl)) as of inbound.

Conclusion :
We believe that our current study would shed more light on the development of potent
bis(indolyl)methanes as antimicrobial agents.
Post-Discharge Prophylactic Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Patients: A
Clinical Dilemma
Authors: Yadav Prakrati , Kumar Deepak , Meena Durga S. , Midha Naresh K, , Bohra Gopal K. , Garg Mahendra K. , Purohit Abhishek H.L. 
Published: September 2021

Background:
COVID-19 pandemic has taken a great toll on the health care system
worldwide. Along with the pandemic, there is also a concern regarding post COVID-19 complications
in recovered patients. Thromboembolism (TE) has been reported as a fatal complication in recovered
patients with COVID-19. There is still a great dilemma in post-discharge TE prophylaxis
and its long-term benefits.

Case Description:
We reported three cases of post COVID-19 with complications related to both
diseases as well as post discharge anticoagulant therapy. The first case is about a 60-yr-old male
who developed Covid-19 pneumonia (moderate disease) and was discharged on rivaroxaban after
initial improvement. 3 weeks later, the patient was readmitted with lower gastro-intestinal
bleeding. The other two cases developed pulmonary thromboembolism within a span of 2-3
months (after recovered from COVID-19 pneumonia). Both these patients were not prescribed anticoagulants
for TE prophylaxis.

Conclusion:
There is an imperative need for effective guidelines for post discharge TE prophylaxis
in COVID-19.
A Wi-Fi–Based Mask-Type Laryngoscope for Telediagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Instrument Validation Study
Authors: Moon Youngjin , Hyun Jaeho , Oh Jeongmin , Lee Kwanhee , Lee Yoon Se , Kim Jun Ki 
Published: September 2021

Background
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing has become mandatory. Wireless endoscopy in contactless examinations promises to protect health care workers and reduce viral spread.

Objective
This study aimed to introduce a contactless endoscopic diagnosis system using a wireless endoscope resembling a mask.

Methods
The Wi-Fi–based contactless mask endoscopy system comprises a disposable endoscope and a controller. First, the effective force applied by the tip during insertion was evaluated in a simple transoral model consisting of a force sensor on a simulated oropharynx wall. Second, the delay in video streaming was evaluated by comparing the frame rate and delays between a movement and its image over direct and Wi-Fi connections. Third, the system was applied to a detailed laryngopharyngeal tract phantom.

Results
The smartphone-controlled wireless endoscopy system was successfully evaluated. The mean, maximum, and minimum collision forces against the wall of the transoral model were 296 mN (30 gf), 363 mN (37 gf), and 235 mN (24 gf), respectively. The delay resulting from the wireless connection was 0.72 seconds. Using the phantom, an inexperienced user took around 1 minute to orient the endoscope to a desired area via the app.

Conclusions
Device articulation does not pose a significant risk of laryngopharyngeal wall penetration, and latency does not significantly impede its use. Contactless wireless video streaming was successful within the access point range regardless of the presence of walls. The mask endoscope can be controlled and articulated wirelessly, minimizing contact between patients and device operators. By minimizing contact, the device can protect health care workers from infectious viruses like the coronavirus.
Mengenal Konsep Tawakal Ibnu ‘Athaillah Al-Sakandari
Authors: Zulfian Zulfian , Saputra Happy 
Published: September 2021

Tawaqal is one of the forms of submission of a servant to God (Allah). However, this kind of submission does not mean the absent of doing something, rather then doing something sincerely with only the hope of Allah's pleasure. This article aims to discuss the concept of submission of Ibn ‘Athaillah al-Sakandari. This study uses a qualitative method aimed at exploring the concept of Ibn ‘Athaillah al-Sakandari’s thought about tawaqqal. This study concludes that tawaqal can be achieved by focusing on the effort to enslave oneself to God as the obligations for every servant,so that Tawaqqal is regarded as a great state including physical and inner aspects of every human being. There is no reason for every one to exalt himself and look down on other servants, because the highest quality is only found in one existance, namely Allah SWT. Therefore, anyone who claims to be a servant of Allah, must surrender theirselves to Allah in all their condition. In cluding in their livelihood and other activities
Resignificaciones del desarrollo, comunidad y territorio en las prácticas comunicativas que afirman una ontología relacional. Caso Ecoaldea Anthakarana
Authors: Manchego Miguel 
Published: September 2021

This research identifies and analyzes the communicative practices that take place within an ecovillage; practices based on a relational ontology that resignify the categories of territory, community and development in other ways in opposition to the logics of modernity and capitalism.
These communicative practices become the main means of transmitting discourses; epistemes and premises, with which ecovillagers shape their relationship with the community, living beings, Mother Earth and other beings. With a triangulation of investigative tools, this study compares whether, in correspondence, these communicative practices are spaces for the construction of other meanings that are reflected in everyday life, offering a real resignification not only of discourses but also of ways of being and doing.
The research topic makes it possible to think of communication as the field where transformations of social realities and alternative visions to development arise, from a local resistance to the global on the part of the ecovillagers
Probabilistic Projection of Subnational Life Expectancy
Authors: Ševčíková Hana , Raftery Adrian E. 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Projecting mortality for subnational units, or regions, is of great interest to practicing demographers. We seek a probabilistic method for projecting subnational life expectancy that is based on the national Bayesian hierarchical model used by the United Nations, and at the same time is easy to use. We propose three methods of this kind. Two of them are variants of simple scaling methods. The third method models life expectancy for a region as equal to national life expectancy plus a region-specific stochastic process which is a heteroskedastic first-order autoregressive process (AR(1)), with a variance that declines to a constant as life expectancy increases. We apply our models to data from 29 countries. In an out-of-sample comparison, the proposed methods outperformed other comparative methods and were well calibrated for individual regions. The AR (1) method performed best in terms of crossover patterns between regions. Although the methods work well for individual regions, there are some limitations when evaluating within-country variation. We identified four countries for which the AR(1) method either underestimated or overestimated the predictive between-region within-country standard deviation. However, none of the competing methods work better in this regard than the AR(1) method. In addition to providing the full distribution of subnational life expectancy, the methods can be used to obtain probabilistic forecasts of age-specific mortality rates.
A General Framework for Multiple-Recapture Estimation that Incorporates Linkage Error Correction
Authors: Zult Daan , de Wolf Peter-Paul , Bakker Bart F. M. , van der Heijden Peter 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
The size of a partly observed population is often estimated with the capture-recapture model. An important assumption of this chat model is that sources can be perfectly linked. This assumption is of relevance if the identification of records is not obtained by some perfect identifier (such as an id code) but by indirect identifiers (such as name and address). In that case, the perfect linkage assumption is often violated, which in general leads to biased population size estimates. Initial suggestions to solve this use record linkage probabilities to correct the capture-recapture model. In this article we provide a general framework, based on the standard log-linear modelling approach, that generalises this work towards the inclusion of additional sources and covariates. We show that the method performs well in a simulation study.
Fay-Herriot Model-Based Prediction Alternatives for Estimating Households with Emigrated Members
Authors: Fúquene-Patiño Jairo , Cristancho César , Ospina Mariana , Gonzalez Domingo Morales 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
This article proposes a new methodology for estimating the proportions of households that had experience of international migration at the municipal level in Colombia. The Colombian National Statistical Office usually produces estimations of internal migration based on the results of population censuses, but there is a lack of disaggregated information about the main small areas of origin of the population that emigrates from Colombia. The proposed methodology uses frequentist and Bayesian approaches based on a Fay-Herriot model and is illustrated by one example with a dependent variable from the Demographic and Health Survey 2015 and covariables available from the population census 2005. The proposed alternative produces proportion estimates that are consistent with sample sizes and the main internal immigration trends in Colombia. Additionally, the estimated coefficients of variation are lower than 20% for municipalities for both frequentist and Bayesian approaches and large demographically-relevant capital cities and therefore estimates may be considered to be reliable. Finally, we illustrate how the proposed alternative leads to important reductions of the estimated coefficients of variations for the areas with very small sample sizes.
Deciduous Broad-Leaved Species (Quercus Robur, Tilia Cordata, Acer Platanoides and Ulmus Laevis) Forest Stand Productivity in Latvia
Authors: Šņepsts Guntars , Donis Jānis , Kaupe Dārta , Laiviņš Māris 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Climate forecasts indicate that in the future the climate will become more and more suitable for growth of broad-leaved tree species in Latvia. It is therefore very important to recognise and understand the growth potential of these broad-leaved stands in Latvia and the factors affecting the increment of growing stock. The results of the study showed high volume yield, as already 60- to 80-year-old stand stock could reach 500–600 m3·ha-1, and in later years even 700–1000 m3·ha-1. Similarly, the results of our study showed that the increment of the stock and growth potential of individual forest elements varied significantly between the various broad-leaved species. Significant factors were the age of the forest stand or forest element (a set of trees of the same species, in one layer and belonging to one generation), the indicators of competition (basal area and/or relative density) and the indicators of the social status of the forest element, namely, the ratio of the mean diameter of the forest element and the mean diameter of the dominant species of the upper layer of the stand and the sum of the basal area of the larger forest elements). No significant differences were found in growing stock and growth potential between monospecies and mixed stands and between simple and complex stands, neither at the level of the stands, nor at the level of the individual forest element.
Analysis of Latvian and Belarusian Oak (Quercus robur L.) Population Provenance and Genetic Structure Using Chloroplast Markers
Authors: Padutov Vladimir E. , Baranov Oleg Y. , Kagan Dmitry I. , Razumova Olga A. , Veinberga Ilze , Baumanis Imants , Ruņģis Dainis Edgars 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
In this study, oak specific chloroplast simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to analyse Latvian and Belarusian oak (Quercus robur L.) population provenance and genetic structure. Chloroplast haplotypes were compared between Latvian and Belarusian pedunculate oak, and several common haplotypes were identified. The SSR haplotypes were compared to previously reported PCR-RFLP haplotypes, and haplotypes from the A (eastern European) and C (central European) lineages were identified. C lineage haplotypes were only found in the western region of Latvia. Haplotypes shared between Latvia and Belarus were all from the A lineage. Despite the much smaller population size of oak in Latvia in comparison to Belarus, the level of genetic diversity identified using the chloroplast SSR markers is similar. Provenance trials will need to be established in order to determine the suitability of Belarusian oak reproductive material for deployment in Latvia. Based on the results from this comparison of chloroplast haplotypes, as well as climatic similarities, it is probable that Belarusian oak material will be better suited to the eastern regions of Latvia compared to the western regions of Latvia.
Stem Quality of European Beech in Latvia and Its Effect on Tree and Stand Monetary Value
Authors: Jansone Diāna , Diena Luīze , Rieksts-Riekstiņš Raitis , Jansons Āris 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Beech is expected to expand its range into the territory of Latvia due to climate change, but we lack information on its stem and wood quality as a measure of its economic importance. We studied external stem quality traits in beech stands with age of 69 to 131 years. Nine trees were cut and sampled to determine internal wood quality and the proportion of peelable cylinder. Tree value was calculated according to buckling by dimensions and buckling accounting for stem and wood defects. Trees of the second generation (69 years) had a significantly lower incidence of frost cracks (22.0% vs. 36.2%), epicormic branches (50.5 % vs. 65.8%), and forks (15.8% vs. 23.5%) as compared to trees from the first generation (115–131 years). All sampled trees had discolouration in the height of the first log. The proportion of the peelable cylinder was positively linked to tree height and ranged from 12% at the stump level to 33.4% at the tree height of 30 m. All analysed phenotypic traits decreased stand monetary value: frost cracks by 6% to 8%, all external traits by 16% to 20%, all external and internal traits by 29% to 33%.
Polish LGBTQ+-Related Anglicisms in a Language Contact Perspective
Authors: Witalisz Alicja 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Research on anglicisms in Polish has nearly a century-long tradition, yet it was Jacek Fisiak’s 1960s–1980s studies on English loanwords that initiated continuous academic interest in anglicisms, coinciding with more intensive English-Polish language contact in post-war Poland. While English loans have been well-researched in the last four decades, the ongoing intensity of English lexical influence on Polish, yielding not only new loans but also new loan types, calls for further studies, especially in the area of quickly developing professional jargons and sociolects. The influx of English-sourced lexis is reflected in the diversity of semantic fields, whose number has grown from 18 (identified in Słownik warszawski 1900–1927) to 45 (Mańczak-Wohlfeld 1995). A semantic field that has been underresearched in studies on Polish anglicisms is the LGBTQ+-related lexis, which has drawn from American English gayspeak, shaped by the post-Stonewall gay rights movement initiated in the 1970s. The language data analysed in this study have been collected in a two-stage procedure, which included manual extraction of anglicisms sourced in a diversified corpus of LGBTQ+-related written texts, published in Polish between 2004 and 2020. The second stage involved oral interviews which served a verification function. The aim of this study is to contribute to the lexicographic attempts at researching English-sourced LGBTQ+-related vocabulary in Polish through its identification, excerption, and classification. Assuming an onomasiological approach to borrowing, we arrange LGBTQ+-related anglicisms on a decreasing foreignness scale to identify the borrowing techniques adopted by the recipient language speakers in the loan nativization process. We also address issues related to the identification and semantics of loans, and sketch areas of research on loan pragmatic functions that need further studies.
Narrative interviews to assess quality of life in Peritoneal Dialysis
Authors: Mougel Sophie , Tabibi H , Rosier M 
Published: September 2021

It has been found that people undergoing dialysis have a lower quality of life than the rest of the population. The aim of dialysis is to improve physical health, but also well-being.
We were interested in the perception of the quality of life of patients undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis. We used the narrative interview method to collect their feelings, their daily experience, and their impressions about their care. We conducted four in-depth interviews, following the principle of theoretical data saturation, with adults treated at the Hospital of Nice.
These interviews indicated that Peritoneal Dialysis rapidly improves physical and emotional health. Patients are satisfied with the technique, which allows them to return to a social, familial, and professional life. However, they regret that it does not relieve them of dietary restrictions, especially on salt. Patients appreciate the temporary support of a private nurse, which is systematically offered by our center at the beginning of treatment. They wish the involvement of peers to benefit from their experience, explanations and practical demonstrations.
Quality of life is important to assess when choosing a renal replacement technique. Caregivers have to understand patients’ expectations and wishes in order to guide them towards the dialysis modality that suits their lifestyle and preferences best. This will improve treatment outcomes.
Assessment of Patient Experience of Care in Home Dialysis Around the World: Enhancing the Patient’s Voice in Home Dialysis Care and Research
Authors: Rivara Matthew 
Published: September 2021

With the global growth in the use of home dialysis modalities, there is a need to better understand patients’ experiences with their home dialysis care. Patient-reported experience measures or PREMs, are standardized survey questionnaires that allow patients to provide input on processes and experiences of care in a confidential and validated manner. Until recently, no validated PREM has been available for assessment of patient-reported experience of care for home dialysis modalities, including peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis. The Home Dialysis Care Experience instrument (Home-DCE) is a newly developed and content-valid PREM for use among patients treated with home dialysis modalities. The survey instrument includes 26 core survey questions and 20 demographic questions, and is now available in English, Spanish, and French. Domains of care assessed in the Home-DCE include staff education and patient-centered communication, care coordination, patient safety, concern and helpfulness of the care team, and staff care proficiency. Worldwide use of the Home-DCE will allow incorporation of patients’ experiences and preferences in initiatives to enhance quality of care for home dialysis patients globally. Translation and deployment of a PREM in additional languages should be done using established cultural adaptation methods, the gold standard for which is termed linguistic validation. Translation and linguistic validation are hurdles to global use of the Home-DCE, but challenges that should be met to enhance home dialysis patients’ voice in clinical kidney care.
Signature of a partnership agreement between ISPD and RDPLF for French translation of ISPD guidelines.
Authors: Dratwa Max , Verger Christian 
Published: September 2021

We are pleased to announce with this new issue of the Bulletin de la Dialysis à Domicile (BDD), the bilingual journal of the RDPLF, the recent signing of a partnership agreement between the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) and the RDPLF. The RDPLF now officially ensures the French translation of international open access recommendations published by the ISPD. The goal is to allow better distribution to French-speaking professionals who have difficulty accessing English-language medical literature.

In addition a webinar in French will be organized on an annual basis, in collaboration with the ISPD which will ensure logistics management. The dates will be communicated later. We warmly thank Professor Xueqing Yu, President of ISPD, and the members of the ISPD Board, for this agreement which will promote communication between health professionals who speak different languages.
Max Dratwa, Christian Verger and the editorial committee.

Contents of this issue:
- Assessment of Patient Experience of Care in Home Dialysis around the World: Enhancing the Patient’s Voice in Home Dialysis Care and Research
- Narrative interviews to assess quality of life in Peritoneal Dialysis
-Chylous peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis
- Peritoneal dialysis in indigenous Australians
- French translation of ISPD Recommendations for the evaluation of peritoneal membrane dysfunction in adults: classification, measurement, interpretation and rationale for intervention
- Home dialysis and Covid-19 in French speaking countries (RDPLF data-base)
- Literature review (in French only) by the Young Nephrologists Club