bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparison of intravenous lidocaine and dexmedetomidine infusion for prevention of postoperative catheter-related bladder discomfort: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Li Shuying , Li Hui , Ni Juan , Ma YuShan 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
Background

Catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) frequently occurs during recovery in patients who undergo intra-operative urinary catheterization distress. We conducted this study to compare the effect of intravenous lidocaine and dexmedetomidine infusion for preventing CRBD.

Methods

120 patients undergoing elective open abdominal hysterectomy and hysteromyoma requiring urinary bladder catheterization were randomly allocated into three groups of 40 each. Group L received a 2 mg/kg lidocaine bolus followed by infusion of 1.5 mg/kg/h; Group D received a 0.5 mg/kg dexmedetomidine bolus followed by infusion of 0.4 mg/kg/h; Group C received a bolus and infusion of normal saline of equivalent volume. The incidence and different severity (mild, moderate, and severe) of CRBD were assessed on arrival in the postanaesthesia care unit at 0, 1, 2, and 6 h postoperatively.

Results

The incidence of CRBD was significantly lower in Group L and Group D compared with Group C at 0, 1, and 2 h. However, there was no significant difference among the three groups regarding the different severity of CRBD at all time points. The requirement of rescue tramadol for CRBD was lower in group L and group D than in group C. The incidence of sedation was significantly higher in Group D compared to Group L and Group C, though no difference in other adverse effects was observed.

Conclusions

Intravenous lidocaine and dexmedetomidine infusion reduced the incidence of CRBD as well as the additional tramadol requirement for CRBD, but had no effect on the different severity of CRBD.
The safety and efficiency of intravenous administration of tranexamic acid in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): A meta-analysis of 28 randomized controlled trials
Authors: Zhang Yanting , Bai Yun , Chen Minmin , Zhou Youfa , Yu Xin , Zhou Haiyan , Chen Gang 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
Background

The safety and efficiency of intravenous administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains unconfirmed. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis on this topic.

Methods

We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PUBMED and EMBASE for randomized controlled trials on the topic. The results of this work are synthetized and reported in accordance with the PRISMA statement.

Results

28 studies met our inclusion criteria. TXA reduced the incidence of postoperative reoperation of bleeding (relative risk [RR], 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI]; 0.31-0.68), the frequency of any allogeneic transfusion (RR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.52-0.78) and the postoperative chest tube drainage in the first 24 hours by 206 ml (95% CI -248.23 to -164.15). TXA did not significantly affect the incidence of postoperative cerebrovascular accident (RR, 0.93; 95%CI, 0.62-1.39), mortality (RR, 0.82; 95%CI, 0.53–1.28), myocardial infarction (RR, 0.90; 95%CI, 0.78–1.05), acute renal insufficiency (RR, 1.01; 95%CI, 0.77–1.32). However, it may increase the incidence of postoperative seizures (RR, 6.67; 95%CI, 1.77–25.20). Moreover, the subgroup analyses in the settings of on-pump and off-pump CABG and the sensitivity analyses in trials randomized not less than 100 participants or with the maximum sample size study excluded further strengthened the above results.

Conclusions

TXA is effective to reduce reoperation for bleeding, blood loss and the need for allogeneic blood products in patients undergoing CABG without increasing prothrombotic complication. However, it may increase the risk of postoperative seizures.
Reflections of Feminism in Contemporary Mural Painting between Occidental and Oriental societies
Authors: Nour Zeinab 
Published: March 2019

Feminism as a global movement was and is still working on achieving women rights & liberation in different ways and by using different tools. Art in general and mural painting as a public art in specific, are very eloquent tools to help present feminist causes to different societies. These societies vary from a nation to another, from a culture to another, depending on the extent of suffering that women endure and also depending on how strong the feminist movement is in that particular society.Despite the fact that feminism is a global movement, each society's identity is reflected differently in such kinds of arts, especially when looking at occidental and oriental worlds where ethics and traditions are distinctly different. These differences shall be normally reflected in contemporary public art, like in subjects, messages, styles, and even concerning the amount of the architectural or structural available areas for such kind of arts.This is what the researcher will try to clarify through a kind of analytical comparison between occidental and oriental societies concerning the feminist movement. This includes its murals as a public art, especially in Egypt where feminist public art can be considered limited, the matter that may lead to some significant conclusions about the importance of such art, its role and its effect on the society.
Smart Technical Street Furniture Design: Case study of ''New Cairo Administrative Capital''
Authors: Hassanein Hala 
Published: March 2019

The high pace of technology has redefined street furniture as smart devices that contribute to build future cities. Thus, it is a combination of passion; skills, ideas and tools of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) converted into finished products. ICT is a catalyst for cities to address these challenges in a ‘smart’ manner that links and strengthens networks of people, businesses, infrastructures, resources, energy and spaces. On the other hand, one of the most important components to be adopted for designing Smart Cities is the IT service management (ITSM). It refers to the entirety of the activities directed by policies, organized and structured to plan, design, operate and control ITSM offered to citizens by adopting a process approach towards management, focusing on their needs and stressing continual improvement.New trends in urban planning are heading to draw a new future- a Smart City that is able to link the physical capital with the social one. Street furniture, as an important element of Smart Cities, is a term used to define objects in public spaces. Such concept is related to the context of wireless infrastructure and house small-cell units. They are considered –visually- as common and tolerable places to the public.This research will focus on smart Street-Furniture design as a standard guide for designers and planners of the ''New Cairo Administrative Capital'', which is currently under construction as the first Smart City in Egypt.
The Far Morocco Idrisid Arts and their role in enriching the plaster wall processing in the southwest Saudi Arabian kingdom in the century (14th AH/ 20th AD)
Authors: Aref Eman 
Published: March 2019

Studying the methods of plaster wall decorations is considered one of the complementary elements of the architectural vocabulary that reflects the cultural and ideological heritage identy of the time period. Wall decoration has broken the barrier of time and place, and the political and doctrinal differences, expressing in an abstract way the truth about the beilefs of both the Far Morocco Idrisid and Sebia Idrisid in kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where they did not use any symbol or sign that demonstrates their belonging to Shi'i Muslims, so-most probably- they belong to Sunni Muslims. This study aims to track the foundation phases of Idrisid state in Far Morocco during the century (2-4THA.H/8-10TH A.D) and its extension to the east in the Tihama Asir region during the century (14THAH/20THAD). The research problem lies in trying to detect the link and the nature of the relationship between the two states despite their differences in time and place through studying the natural strategic crossings, as well as the political circumstances that contributed in the transfer of the influences of Far Morocco Arts to Sebia region in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which contributed in enriching the plaster decorative arts of the facades of the Idriss Ashraaf's palaces, and their merging with the local artistic nature of Najd, Yemen. This study has revealed- through following the analytical descriptive method- the emergence of some influnces coming from the countries of East Asia and India and the countries of the African continent due to Sebia's geographical location as a port on the Red Sea and its presence on both the coastal trade way and caravans.
Urban Agriculture: a Regenerative Urban Development Practice to decrease the Ecological Footprints of Cities
Authors: Rashed Rowaida 
Published: March 2019

Modern cities are characterised by intense human interactions and economic activities that- in many cases- have little or no consideration of the surrounding environment. Every day, the process of urbanisation is becoming more resource-intensive, and the results are grave, including, climate change, the loss of natural fertility of farmland and the loss of biodiversity all over the world. High consumption modern lifestyles are mainly fossil-fuel powered, relying on resources from the world’s ecosystems: a practice that increases the ecological footprints of cities. This paper aims at exploring means of decreasing the ecological footprints of cities: regenerative urban development practices being some of them. By concentrating on one of these practices, namely urban agriculture, the paper demonstrates how it would be possible to decrease the ecological footprints of cities through its integration on the city level.
It starts out by briefly defining the environmental problems our cities are facing today, then it moves on to explaining the concept of the ecological footprint. It shows how cities could decrease their ecological footprints through simple practices: such as those of regenerative urban development. This is done through demonstrating regenerative practices in different parts of the world, with a concentration on urban agriculture, as one of the most effective regenerative practices. It then moves on to explaining how it could be integrated within a comprehensive system in cities, so as to improve the environmental condition, to work on decreasing the ecological footprint and to start setting the stage for a regenerative city.
فرصه التنمیة المستدامة لمناطق الإسكان غیر الرسمیة ذات الكثافة العالیة
Authors: یاسین علاء الدین محمد 
Published: March 2019

تعاني المناطق السكنیة غیر الرسمیة من صعوبات، الا ان ھذه المناطق تحمل سمات وفرص نجاح التنمیھ المستدامة، كما أن ھذه المناطق ذات الكثافھ الاعلى یمكن أن یكون لدیھا القدرة الاجتماعیة والاقتصادیة لاستمرار الحیاة
فتوصیات التطویر الشامل أو الإزالة وإعادة الإحلال فتعتبر من الخیال فى ظل نقص الموارد إلى جانب التاثیر السلبي على الأبعادھا الاجتماعیة والاقتصادیة، لذا فنحن نناقش ھنا توافق المناطق غیر الرسمیة ذات الكثافات العالیة والتى تننشر فى المدن المصریة مع
مبادئ التنمیة المستدامة، الفكرة الأساسیھ ان تاخذ من التنمیة المستدامة الأمل في تحویل الكثافه (التي كانت تفسر على أنھا أحد الصعوبات) إلى إمكانیة، ونطرح رؤیة جدیدة لتطویر ھذه المناطق داخل المحتوى الاجتماعى والاقتصادى
فاحترام الواقع محدود الموارد كأحد عناصر التنمیة المستدامة یعطى الرؤیة واستلھام الإمكانیات لتحسن ھذه المجتمعات، والتركیز على تحسین نوعیھ الحیاة للمقییمین فى ھذه المناطق دون التغییر الشامل، والحفاظ على التكوین الاجتماعي والاقتصادي للعمران، والحفاظ على الرصید السكنى المتاح.
الفرضیة تناقش ھل یمكن طرح رؤیة لتطویر المناطق السكنیة ذات الكثافة الأعلى، بالاستفادة من مبادئ التنمیة المستدامة مع احترام محدودیة الموارد والإمكانیات؟، والاھداف ھى الاستفاده من مبادى الاستدامھ لتطویر المناطق السكنیھ ذات الكثافات
الاعلى، واحترام الامكانیات المتاحھ مع محدودیھ الموارد، ومناقشھ اشكالیھ تداخل الاھداف مع مبادئ التنمیة المستدامة وبأقل تكلفه.
اظھرت النتائج والتوصیات الفرصھ المتاحه التى تشكلھا ھذه المناطق السكنیة غیر الرسمیة ذات الكثافات الاعلى للتطویر وتحویل المشكلات الى امكانیات، و توسیع نطاق عمل الاستدامھ وتعدیل الاسالیب التدخل لتاخذ فى الاعتبار بدائل جدید یمكن تطویرھا، وطرح توصیات للابحاث المستقبلى
Analysis on the influencing factors of effective utilization coefficient of irrigation water in irrigation districts based on Horton fractal theory
Authors: Liu Dong , Guo Dandan , Fu Qiang , Li Mo , Liu Chunlei , Faiz Muhammad Abrar , Khan Muhammad Imran , Li Tianxiao , Cui Song 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
To study the relationship between the effective utilization coefficient of irrigation water and canal system structure including the influences of various factors in irrigation districts, the fractal dimensions of each irrigation district by Horton's law were calculated by using canal data from 20 typical irrigation districts in Heilongjiang Province. The results showed that the fractal dimensions of the three-level irrigation districts were within the general range of the Horton water law. Of the four-level irrigation districts, only the fractal dimension of the Wutong River irrigation district was 3.037, which was beyond the upper limit of approximately 1.23%. Using gray relational analysis, the correlation degrees of four factors such as the effective irrigated area, the water-saving area ratio, the complexity of the canal structure, the channel density with the effective utilization coefficient of irrigation water and the fractal dimensions were all above 0.5 in the three- and four-level irrigation districts.
Rational design of reduced graphene oxide film for solar thermal desalination
Authors: Meng Yuan , Li Haibo 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
Solar water evaporation assisted by photothermal membranes is considered to be one of the sustainable and cost-effective strategies for pure water generation and wastewater treatment. In this work, a self-assembled reduced graphene oxide (rGO) film has been prepared and proposed for direct solar thermal desalination. The morphology, structure, absorbance and desalination performance of the rGO film are explored. It is found that rGO film with optimized microstructure delivers an evaporation rate of 0.87 kg m−2 h−1 with solar thermal conversion efficiency of 46% under 1 sun illumination. Moreover, the evaporation rate of rGO film remains at 0.86 kg/m2·h−1 after ten times recycling, demonstrating the superior reusability.
Lead (Pb) in Alzheimer’s Dementia: A Systematic Review of Human Case- Control Studies
Authors: Brown Eric E. , Shah Parita , Pollock Bruce G. , Gerretsen Philip , Graff-Guerrero Ariel 
Published: March 2019

Background:
Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) has a complex pathophysiology that is incompletely
understood. Chronic, low-level environmental lead (Pb) exposure is associated with cognitive
impairment, hypertension and mortality, and has been proposed as a potential cause of AD.

Objective:
We aimed to review the literature to clarify the potential role of Pb in AD and to guide future
research.

Methods:
Through a series of systematic reviews, we identified case-control studies comparing AD to
controls on 6 measures of Pb exposure or accumulation: blood, bone, cerebrospinal fluid, hair/nail, postmortem
pathology, and urine. We completed meta-analyses where possible.

Results:
The number of identified case-control studies of AD, by measurement method, was: 15 by
blood, 0 by bone, 5 by Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), 3 by hair/nail, 3 by postmortem, and 1 by urine. Two
meta-analyses were possible for 7 studies reporting whole blood Pb and for 8 studies of serum Pb. Both
were negative. The largest study of CSF Pb showed lower levels in AD. Similarly, lower hair Pb levels
were found in AD.

Conclusion:
The available case-control studies are insufficient to draw conclusions on the role of Pb in
AD. Most methods do not address long-term or early-life exposure. The preferred measure of chronic Pb
is in bone, which has not been utilized in case-control AD studies. Future research should measure bone
Pb in AD, together with other biomarkers, such as amyloid and tau imaging, and markers of cerebrovascular
pathology.
An Integrated Prediction Method for Identifying Protein-Protein Interactions
Authors: Xu Chang , Jiang Limin , Zhang Zehua , Yu Xuyao , Chen Renhai , Xu Junhai 
Published: March 2019

Background:
Protein-Protein Interactions (PPIs) play a key role in various biological
processes. Many methods have been developed to predict protein-protein interactions and protein
interaction networks. However, many existing applications are limited, because of relying on a large
number of homology proteins and interaction marks.

Methods:
In this paper, we propose a novel integrated learning approach (RF-Ada-DF) with the
sequence-based feature representation, for identifying protein-protein interactions. Our method firstly
constructs a sequence-based feature vector to represent each pair of proteins, viaMultivariate Mutual
Information (MMI) and Normalized Moreau-Broto Autocorrelation (NMBAC). Then, we feed the 638-
dimentional features into an integrated learning model for judging interaction pairs and non-interaction
pairs. Furthermore, this integrated model embeds Random Forest in AdaBoost framework and turns
weak classifiers into a single strong classifier. Meanwhile, we also employ double fault detection in
order to suppress over-adaptation during the training process.

Results:
To evaluate the performance of our method, we conduct several comprehensive tests for PPIs
prediction. On the H. pyloridataset, our method achieves 88.16% accuracy and 87.68% sensitivity, the
accuracy of our method is increased by 0.57%. On the S. cerevisiaedataset, our method achieves
95.77% accuracy and 93.36% sensitivity, the accuracy of our method is increased by 0.76%. On the
Humandataset, our method achieves 98.16% accuracy and 96.80% sensitivity, the accuracy of our
method is increased by 0.6%. Experiments show that our method achieves better results than other
outstanding methods for sequence-based PPIs prediction. The datasets and codes are available at
https://github.com/guofei-tju/RF-Ada-DF.git.
Evaluation of Health Promoting Minerals of A. squamosa L. Based Products
Authors: Bala Shashi , Nigam Vinod K. , Vidyarthi Ambarish S. 
Published: March 2019

Background:
Annona squamosa L. (custard apple) is a tropical fruit known for its sweet
taste, distinct flavour, and pleasant, aromatic creamy pulp. The fruit is traditionally used as different
folk medicines by tribal community in India. The present study was focussed on the nutritional properties
of custard apple based products like pulp, juice, jam, jelly and powder.

Methods:
Standard ICP-OES and recognized methods of analysis were used for investigation of
minerals and biochemical constituents of process products of custard apple.

Results:
The proximate analysis showed the highest quantity of vitamin C as 32.5 mg/100g,
16.4 mg/100g, 15.8 mg/100g 16.85 mg/100g and 12.3 mg/100g in pulp, jam, jelly, juice and in
powder with a total sugar content of 20.96, 51.26, 49.83, 13.17 and 33.5 g/100g for pulp, jam, jelly,
juice and powder respectively. The content of calcium in different products of custard apple was
observed as 64.25, 58.15, 55.20, 58.20 and 138.35 mg/100g while, the amount of iron as constituent
was found as 2.8, 2.25, 2.25, 2.65, 5.45 mg/100g respectively. The observed value of potassium in
pulp, juice, jam, jelly and powder was recorded as 428.00, 545.50, 415.0, 411.9 and 1094.5 mg/100g
while the concentration of magnesium was found as 54.5 mg/100g in pulp, 65.0 mg/100g in juice,
45.5 mg/100g in jam, 41.2 mg/100g in jelly and 130.4 mg/100g in powder respectively. The study of
analytes like As, Pb, Ni and Sn in custard apple products were found below the level of toxicity.

Conclusion:
The results obtained suggest that these underutilized fruits could greatly add in the improvement
of the nutrition of consumers and promote good human health.
Sodium Valproate Affect Brain Antioxidant/Oxidant Status in Mice: Ameliorative Effect of Vitamin E and Chrysanthemum fontanesii Extract
Authors: Amrani Amel , Boubekri Nassima , Benaissa Ouahiba , Benayache Fadila , Benayache Samir , Zama Djamila 
Published: March 2019

Background:
This study was aimed to evaluate the protective effects of n-butanol extract of
Chrysanthemum fontanesii against oxidative stress induced by sodium Valproate (VPA) in the brain of
female mice in comparison to Vitamin E (Vit E).

Methods:
Mice were divided into 5 groups and treated daily for 12 days. They received VPA (300
mg/kg i.p. injection), C. fontanesii butanolic extract (100 mg/kg), and Vit E (100 mg/kg). Glutathione
Peroxidase Activity (GPx), Reduced Glutathione (GSH), and lipid peroxidation end products in the
brain were measured.

Results:
Subacute treatment of mice with VPA resulted in a significant increase in oxidative damage. At
a dose of 100 mg/kg, both C. fontanesii and Vit E significantly reduced VPA-induced oxidative stress
by inhibiting lipid peroxidation, increasing brain GSH content, and restoring the activity of GPx.

Conclusion:
It may be concluded that the phytoconstituents present in the n-butanol extract of aerial
parts of C. fontanesii are responsible for the ameliorative effect of brain antioxidant/oxidant status affected
by VPA.
VirDB: Crowdsourced Database for Evaluation of Dynamical Viral Infection Models
Authors: Wasik Szymon , Jaroszewski Marcin , Nowaczyk Mateusz , Szostak Natalia , Prejzendanc Tomasz , Blazewicz Jacek 
Published: March 2019

Background:Open science is an emerging movement underlining the importance of transparent, high quality research where results can be verified and reused by others. However, one of the biggest problems in replicating experiments is the lack of access to the data used by the authors. This problem also occurs during mathematical modeling of a viral infections. It is a process that can provide valuable insights into viral activity or into a drug’s mechanism of action when conducted correctly.Objective:We present the VirDB database (virdb.cs.put.poznan.pl), which has two primary objectives. First, it is a tool that enables collecting data on viral infections that could be used to develop new dynamic models of infections using the FAIR data sharing principles. Second, it allows storing references to descriptions of viral infection models, together with their evaluation results.Methods:To facilitate the fast population of database and the ease of exchange of scientific data, we decided to use crowdsourcing for collecting data. Such approach has already been proved to be very successful in projects such as Wikipedia.Conclusion:VirDB builds on the concepts and recommendations of Open Science and shares data using the FAIR principles. Thanks to this storing data required for designing and evaluating models of viral infections which can be freely available on the Internet.