bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Surgical aspects and results of a single-center prospective register of transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Authors: Prokhorikhin A. A. , Tarkova A. A. , Zubarev D. D. , Fartakov E. I. , Malaev D. U. , Boykov A. A. , Kamenskaya O. V. , Kretov E. I. 
Published: December 2018

Aim. To assess the results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis in routine clinical practice. Material and methods. From 2015 to 2018 based on the Meshalkin National Medical Research Center in the prospective register of patients undergoing TAVI, 191 patients were included. The patients were divided into low surgical risk group (EuroSCORE II <4%) — 137 patients, and increased surgical risk group (EuroSCORE II >4%) — 54 patients. We defined incidence of serious adverse cardiovascular events (all­cause death, non­fatal myocardial infarction and non­fatal stroke/ transient ischemic attack (TIA)), as well as the incidence of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI).Results. In the postoperative period, cardiac death was observed in 3 (2,2%) and 2 (3,7%) cases in the low­risk and high­risk groups, non­fatal stroke/TIA — in 7 (5,1%) and 2 (3,7%) cases. The frequency of the composite endpoint was 10 (7,3%) and 4 (7,4%), respectively (p>0,999). During the hospitalization non­fatal myocardial infarction cases in the groups were not registered. The incidence of PPI due to the complete atrioventricular block was 10,9% and 13%, respectively.Conclusion. This prospective register demonstrates good results of TAVI in patients with different surgical risk. Relative frequency of lethality, non­fatal myocardial infarction, non­fatal stroke/TIA and PPI did not differ significantly in the low and high surgical risk groups.
Group Work and Classroom Interaction in Communication and Study Skills Classes (CSS) of the University of Botswana
Authors: Galegane Golebamang 
Published: December 2018

This study addresses the role of group work and how it assists the students to interact in the University of Botswana classrooms. The purpose of the study was to establish whether or not the students display quality classroom interaction when working in groups. Four (4) CSS lecturers teaching a total of 162 students were observed. The four lecturers observed did not only teach CSS but they also used group work in their teaching. The same number of lecturers and twelve students were from the various faculties that are offered CSS. Looking at the observation data, it was found out that students interact better when they are working in groups as compared to when they work individually. The main contributing factor was that when the students are asked to individually participate in classroom talk, they seem to be reluctant. On the other hand, when they are asked to work in smaller groups and later report their findings, they are eager to participate. The aforementioned participation makes the students’ classroom interaction to be at a ‘higher level’. The main conclusion drawn from this study was that the CSS lecturers should engage the students more in group work in an endeavour to develop and maintain dialogic classrooms. The dialogic classrooms provide the students with the motivation to help them interact within the classrooms, university, the world of work and socially.
Aetiopathological study of hoarseness of voice: a clinical study
Authors: Amarnath S. B. , Purushotham K. 
Published: December 2018

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Hoarseness of voice is one of the widely found symptom in otolaryngological practice and is invariably the earlier manifestation of laryngeal involvement directly or deviously. The disease ranges from utterly benign to the most malignant and therefore a varying degree of connotation is attached to this. Present study is conducted to know the incidence, aetiopathological factors causing hoarseness of voice and its management.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Present study is a prospective clinical study conducted in SVRRG Hospital, Tirupati from October 2008 to 2010 in all patients of both sexes with hoarseness of voice for more than 3 weeks duration were included. Hoarseness of voice due to congenital diseases, nose and nasopharyngeal pathology, oral and oropharyngeal pathology, CNS lesions were excluded from the study. All patients were subjected to detailed history, complete ENT examination, laryngoscopic examination, micro laryngeal excision or biopsy was taken to arrive the diagnosis and management was done accordingly. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Incidence of hoarseness of voice was 0.38% noted in our study. Most common age group affected are 4<sup>th</sup> to 6<sup>th</sup> decade with male to female ratio 2.5:1. Malignancy is the commonest cause, smoking and alcohol consumption were major etiological factors.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> In middle aged and elderly persons with hoarseness of voice more than 3 weeks duration should not be ignored and to be investigated further to rule out malignancy.</p>
The Relationship Between Social Support and Postpartum Depression in Mothers with Premature Babies
Authors: Shafie Mohammad , Davoodizadeh Jolgeh Hamideh , Dabirifard Maryam , Dabirifard Sara , Shafiee Milad 
Published: December 2018

Introduction: Failure in social support is one of the important factors in developing postpartum depression. Since mothers with premature or sick babies have higher levels of anxiety during postpartum period in comparison with other members, they need more social support. So, in this study we decided to evaluate the relation between postpartum depression and the level of social support in mothers who have premature newborns.
Methods: This descriptive-correlative study was conducted on 100 mothers who had premature newborns and were discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in 2016. The sampling was conducted using the available sampling method. Mothers were asked to complete the social support and postpartum depression questionnaire. . All collected data were entered to the SPSS v.17 and analyzed by the analytic and descriptive statistical indices. The significance level was set at p-value<0.05.
Results: The final results revealed that social support had a significant association (p-value<0.05) with the number of mother’s child, her husband’s job, and family economic status . Furthermore, the findings revealed that postpartum depression had a significant association with the father's job, the educational status of father, and the economic status of family.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that the more social support leds to the less incidence of postpartum depression.
The Estimation of Generalized Method Moment Poisson Regression Model on the Prevalence of Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (RTI) in South Kalimantan
Authors: Mahpolah Mahpolah , Suharto Suharto , Wibowo Arief , Otok Bambang Widjanarko 
Published: December 2018

ACUTE (RTI) is still an important health problem because the cause of the death of infants and children under five high enough, 1 from 4 death that happens. The purpose of this research examines the factors that affect the genesis ACUTE (RTI) using poisson regression approach with estimates of the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) and generalized method moment (GMM). This research done in the area of Health Clinic in South Kalimantan. The results of the study showed that the estimates of the GMM method on Poisson regression model gives better performance in terms of the significance of the parameters than the MLE method. The factors that affect an increasing number of the prevalence of ACUTE (RTI) a region namely persentase Breast Feeding non-exclusive (0.0279), the percentage of low birth weight (0.0569), the percentage of shelter density (0.028), the percentage of the existence of smoker family members in the house (0.0308), the percentage of immunization is not complete (0.0193). While the factors that affect a downturn in the number of the prevalence of ACUTE (RTI) in a region which is the percentage of the number of infants less than 2 (0.0364), the percentage of normal nutrition status (0.0224), the percentage of Mothers Education on high school (0.0339), and the percentage of social economy (UMP enough to top) (0.0194).
Network Malware Laboratory BasedOn Honeypots Technologies
Authors: Bell Bitjoka Georges , Elang Antoine 
Published: December 2018

According to studies conducted by researchers across the globe, in recent years there has been an increase in organization and company attacks. Some attacks have been detected, but others, however, were able to bypass the security mechanisms, taking advantage of an unknown vulnerability in security systems. In this context, Honeypots systems aim to collect information on the intruder’s activities and learn about threats and attackers’ behavior. Honeypots systems are not designed to remedy failures or security errors on the network, but are responsible for providing adequate information on potential attackers before compromising real systems. In this paper, a honeypot system was designed to study the techniques used by attackers. We designed and implemented a malware analysis laboratory based on honeypots technology in a controlled environment to analyze various security incidents. The use of honeypots is based on the idea of simulating applications with vulnerabilities and recording all events produced by attackers, so the network administrator can learn about the different types of attacks to protect organizational systems that are being produced. The results have been very important in terms of the number and types of security incidents recorded by the honeypots. Also, an administration interface for controlling and analyzing the gathered information was designed. This system was not only implemented but also tested for several weeks and data was collected from the attacks was analyzed. This led to some interesting statistics and characteristics about attackers and their goals.
Habitar la deriva. Ensoñaciones de la ciudad futura en Walter Benjamin, Constant Nieuwenhuys y Hariton Pushwagner
Authors: Cruz Flores Sergio Eduardo 
Published: December 2018

Este texto es un análisis de dos obras plásticas que representan a la “ciudad futura”: New Babylon, de Constant Nieuwenhuys, y Soft City, de Hariton Pushwagner, a través de la metodología propuesta por medio de los conceptos de “ensoñación”, “experiencia” y “destrucción” a lo largo de la obra de Walter Benjamin, sobre todo, del Libro de los Pasajes.
Influências da prática da Ginástica Para Todos para a saúde na velhice: percepções dos praticantes
Authors: Moreno Natália Lopes , Tsukamoto Mariana Harumi Cruz 
Published: December 2018

O processo de envelhecimento é inerente ao ser humano. No entanto, é importante notar que, nos últimos tempos, a população idosa e a expectativa de vida aumentaram e, com isso, surge a preocupação com a saúde desse público. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a percepção de idosos praticantes de Ginástica Para Todos (GPT) a respeito das influências desta prática em sua saúde, considerando-se que esse programa pode contribuir para o bem-estar físico, social e psicológico desse público. O estudo caracteriza-se como exploratório e qualitativo, e a coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, das quais participaram 11 idosos praticantes de GPT em São Paulo. Os dados, analisados por meio de análise de conteúdo, foram divididos em quatro categorias: "Reflexões sobre ser idoso", "Percepções sobre saúde", "O Programa" e "Benefícios". Os resultados apontaram que a sensação de pertencimento e o papel social são importantes para saúde do idoso. A prática da GPT pareceu estimular o autocuidado, a autonomia, a diversão e o bom humor. Logo, foi possível construir um cenário multifatorial que está relacionado à saúde do idoso, sendo que a GPT surge como uma possibilidade para desenvolver a promoção da saúde deste público.
ALMANYA’DA ÇOCUKLARI KORUMA ALTINA ALINAN GÖÇMEN AİLELERİN, GENÇLİK DAİRELERİNE İLİŞKİN DENEYİMLERİ
Authors: Yaman Fikret , Tuncay Tarık 
Published: December 2018

1960’lı yıllardan itibaren Almanya’ya
başlayan işçi göçü, çeşitli sorunları beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu sorunlar
arasında yer alan ve son yıllarda sürekli gündemde olanlardan bir tanesi de
koruma altına alınan göçmen kökenli çocuklardır.

Bu çalışmada, çocukları koruma altına
alınan göçmen ailelerin Alman çocuk koruma sistemi ile olan deneyimleri,
ailelerin ve çocuk koruma ve göçmenlik alanında çalışan uzmanların diliyle
ortaya konulmuştur. Araştırma, literatür okuması ile birlikte çocukları Alman Gençlik
Daireleri (Jugendamt) tarafından koruma altına alınan göçmen ailelere sunulan
hizmetleri ve yaşanılan sorunları anlamaya ve anlamlandırmaya çalışmaktadır.

Almanya’daki Türkiyeli göçmen ailelerin
çocuk koruma hizmetlerine yönelik deneyimlerinin ilk defa incelendiği bu
araştırma, resmin bütünü anlamında bir iddiada bulunmaktan çok yaşananlar
anlamında bir kesit sunmaktadır. Araştırmanın önemli sonuçlarına bakıldığında,
geniş bir sosyal hizmet ağına sahip olmasına rağmen Gençlik daireleri, göçmenlerin
gözünde “korku ve güvensizliği” temsil etmektedir. Aileler ve uzmanlarla
yapılan görüşmelerde, Almanya’da çok kültürlü sosyal hizmet konusunda
çalışmalar bulunmakla birlikte sistemli bir hizmet sunumunun olmadığı dile
getirilmiştir. Öte yandan, göçmen aileler çocuk koruma çalışanları tarafından
anlaşılmadıklarını, kültür ve değerlerinin saygı görmediğini ve
yargılandıklarını düşünmektedir. Aileler dil, kültür ve inançlarının hizmet
seçiminde dikkate alınmadığını ve koruma altına alınma sürecinin çocuklarının
dil, kültür ve yaşam biçimleri üzerinde olumsuz değişimlere yol açtığını
söylemiştir. Araştırmanın en dramatik bulgularından biri de, koruma altına
alınma sürecinin göçmen aileler tarafından ölüm ve kayıp olarak
değerlendirilmesidir. Aileler, çocuklarının kendilerinden habersiz olarak
koruma altına alınmasını ve bu süreçte çocuklarına ulaşamamayı “ölüm ötesi”
olarak algılamaktadır.

Göçmen ailelere yönelik koruma
hizmetlerinin daha iyi anlaşılması ve görünür kılınması için daha fazla
araştırmaya ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu anlamda yeni araştırmaların, ailelerin
yanı sıra aile odaklı ve kuruluş bakımı hizmetlerinden faydalanan çocukların ve
çocuk koruma sistemlerinden ayrılan gençlerin deneyimlerine odaklanması
gerektiği düşünülmektedir.
Degradation of paraquat from contaminated water using green TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized from Coffea arabica L. in photocatalytic process
Authors: Phuinthiang Patcharaporn , Kajitvichyanukul Puangrat 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
The TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized from the extract of Coffea arabica L. (or TiO2/C) were used to remove paraquat from contaminated water in heterogeneous photocatalysis process. In this work, the sol-gel process using Coffea arabica L. as the solvent chemical were performed to obtain the TiO2 nano-catalyst. The value of pHpzc of TiO2/C was 2.9 which caused a highly acidic surface of catalyst. The paraquat is effectively removed in alkaline medium due to the adsorption ability of paraquat on the surface of TiO2/C. The paraquat degradation followed the pseudo-first-order model with the apparent rate constants of 5.84 × 10−2, 4.08 × 10−2, and 2.28 × 10−2 min−1 for TiO2/C, TiO2, and without TiO2, respectively, under the presence of ultraviolet (UV) and H2O2. The combined TiO2/C with UV and H2O2 was the most efficient process, exhibiting a maximum 66.3% degradation of 50 mg/L over 90 min at pH 10.
Brief Survey of Biological Network Alignment and a Variant with Incorporation of Functional Annotations
Authors: Jing Fang , Zhang Shao-Wu , Zhang Shihua 
Published: December 2018

Background:Biological network alignment has been widely studied in the context of protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks, metabolic networks and others in bioinformatics. The topological structure of networks and genomic sequence are generally used by existing methods for achieving this task.Objective and Method:Here we briefly survey the methods generally used for this task and introduce a variant with incorporation of functional annotations based on similarity in Gene Ontology (GO). Making full use of GO information is beneficial to provide insights into precise biological network alignment.Results and Conclusion:We analyze the effect of incorporation of GO information to network alignment. Finally, we make a brief summary and discuss future directions about this topic.
Biomasa y productividad en las zonas áridas mexicanas
Authors: Briones Oscar , Búrquez Alberto , Martínez-Yrízar Angelina , Pavón Numa , Perroni Yareni 
Published: December 2018

Las zonas áridas mexicanas ocupan 54% de la superficie y las habita más de 40% de la población nacional. Aunque existen pocos estudios sobre la biomasa y flujo de energía de las zonas áridas mexicanas, estos muestran que la biomasa aérea (23.2 Mg ha-1 ± 4.15 Mg ha-1, 23 sitios) y subterránea (11.2 Mg ha-1 ± 3.54 Mg ha-1, 7 sitios) fue superior al promedio de los desiertos del mundo y sus valores altos estuvieron cercanos al intervalo del bosque tropical caducifolio (BTC). La productividad primaria neta de las regiones más secas de las zonas áridas mexicanas (< 0.5 Mg ha-1 año-1 - 3.4 Mg ha-1 año-1) fue similar al promedio de los desiertos del mundo, pero en las regiones menos secas fue casi cuatro veces mayor y similar a los BTC más secos. La producción de hojarasca (2.85 Mg ha-1 año-1 ± 0.64 Mg ha-1 año-1, 12 sitios) fue mayor a los desiertos norteamericanos y en sitios mésicos fue cercana al BTC. La producción de hojas, como en la mayoría de los ecosistemas terrestres, fue el componente que más contribuyó a la producción anual de hojarasca. La tasa de descomposición de la hojarasca (0.001 g C año-1 - 0.44 g C año-1) fue más lenta en comparación con bosques. La respiración microbiana del suelo (28.4 µg C g-1 d-1 ± 5.44 µg C g-1 d-1, 10 sitios) dependió principalmente de la precipitación y la concentración de carbono y nitrógeno. La disponibilidad de agua es el principal factor que regula la biomasa y productividad primaria en las zonas áridas mexicanas. Urge incrementar las investigaciones sobre la dinámica de los ecosistemas áridos, cuya sensibilidad/resiliencia al cambio de uso de suelo y otras presiones persistentes de cambio global es aún incierta.
Incidence and Determinants of Intraocular Lens Implantation in Type 2 Diabetes: The Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase II
Authors: Drinkwater Jocelyn J. , Davis Timothy M.E. , Turner Angus W. , Bruce David G. , Davis Wendy A. 
Published: December 2018

OBJECTIVE
To compare the incidence of intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for cataracts between people with and without type 2 diabetes and to determine associated risk factors in those with type 2 diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Participants with type 2 diabetes (n = 1,499) from the community-based observational Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase II (FDS2) were age, sex, and zip code matched 1:4 with residents without diabetes. IOL implantation status was ascertained between entry (2008–2011) and the end of 2016 using validated data linkage. Age-specific incidence rates and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for cataract surgery were calculated. Predictors of IOL implantation in FDS2 participants were assessed using proportional hazards and competing risk regression modeling.

RESULTS
The crude IRR (95% CI) for cataract surgery in FDS2 participants (mean ± SD age 62.8 ± 10.8 years at entry) versus the matched group without diabetes was 1.50 (1.32–1.71), with the highest relative risk in those aged 45–54 years at the time of surgery (7.12 [2.05–27.66]). Competing risk analysis showed that age at entry, diabetes duration, serum HDL cholesterol, serum triglycerides, a severe hypoglycemic episode in the past year, and Asian and southern European ethnicity increased the risk of cataract surgery in participants with type 2 diabetes (P ≤ 0.025).

CONCLUSIONS
People with type 2 diabetes, especially those in younger age-groups, are at a significantly increased risk of cataract surgery than matched people without diabetes. Multifaceted prevention strategies should be incorporated as part of routine care. As well as limiting ultraviolet light exposure, these might include lipid-modifying treatment and strategies to avoid severe hypoglycemia.
General and Abdominal Obesity and Incident Distal Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy: Insights Into Inflammatory Biomarkers as Potential Mediators in the KORA F4/FF4 Cohort
Authors: Schlesinger Sabrina , Herder Christian , Kannenberg Julia M. , Huth Cornelia , Carstensen-Kirberg Maren , Rathmann Wolfgang , Bönhof Gidon J. , Koenig Wolfgang , Heier Margit , Peters Annette , Meisinger Christa , Roden Michael , Thorand Barbara , Ziegler Dan 
Published: December 2018

OBJECTIVE
To investigate the associations between different anthropometric measurements and development of distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) considering interaction effects with prediabetes/diabetes and to evaluate subclinical inflammation as a potential mediator.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
This study was conducted among 513 participants from the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) F4/FF4 cohort (aged 62–81 years). Anthropometry was measured at baseline. Incident DSPN was defined by neuropathic impairments using the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument at baseline and follow-up. Associations between anthropometric measurements and DSPN were estimated by multivariable logistic regression. Potential differences by diabetes status were assessed using interaction terms. Mediation analysis was conducted to determine the mediation effect of subclinical inflammation in these associations.

RESULTS
After a mean follow-up of 6.5 years, 127 cases with incident DSPN were detected. Both general and abdominal obesity were associated with development of DSPN. The odds ratios (95% CI) of DSPN were 3.06 (1.57; 5.97) for overweight, 3.47 (1.72; 7.00) for obesity (reference: normal BMI), and 1.22 (1.07; 1.38) for 5-cm differences in waist circumference, respectively. Interaction analyses did not indicate any differences by diabetes status. Two chemokines (C-C motif chemokine ligand 7 [CCL7] and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 [CXCL10]) and one neuron-specific marker (Delta/Notch-like epidermal growth factor–related receptor [DNER]) were identified as potential mediators, which explained a proportion of the total effect up to 11% per biomarker.

CONCLUSIONS
General and abdominal obesity were associated with incident DSPN among individuals with and without diabetes, and this association was partly mediated by inflammatory markers. However, further mechanisms and biomarkers should be investigated as additional mediators to explain the remainder of this association.