bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Results of urogenital fistulas repair using caravan approach in Côte d’Ivoire
Authors: Bohoussou E , Kouamé B , Djanhan L , Djanhan Y , Manzan K , Gnanazan G , Boni S 
Published: June 2019

Aims: To report the experience of surgical caravans for urogenital fistulas care.
Methods: It was a retrospective study covering the period from January 1st 2014 to December 31st 2014 and which took place on 7 sites of fistula care. The epidemiological, anatomic, clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects were studied. Recruitment was made by radio announcements and word of mouth approaches. Treatment was free of charge for patients.
Results: During 14 caravans 346 patients were operated. Their mean age was 33.11 years (12 - 70 years). Most of these patients were without remunerative activities (80%) and without education (63.3%). They had been living with fistula for 6.08 years on average (0 to 42). Obstetrical etiology was predominant (87.9%), the otherswere iatrogenic and traumatic. According to the Kees Waaldijk classification, fistulas were distributed as follows: type I (67.4%), type II Aa (12.7%), type II Ab (8.4%) and type III (11.5%). The most common surgical approach was the transvaginal route (82.1%). The vesicovaginal splitting with separated suture of the bladder and the vagina was the basic technique (94.7%). The therapeutic results were judged after a follow-up of 1 month and 3 months. Lost to follow-up within that period was 23% i.e. 80 patients in month one and 70% (245 patients) at month three. The success rates evaluated in patients reviewed at month one and at month 3 were respectively 70% and 64%.
Conclusions: Caravan approach to recruit patients with fistula was feasible using local advertisements mans. Patients have been living with fistula for long time. Follow-up was difficult at Month 3.
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Program in Pregnant Nepalese Women- A Feasibility Study
Authors: Achary Ranjeeta Shijagurumayum , Tveter Anne Therese , Grotle Margreth , Khadgi Bimika , Eberhard-Gran Malin , Braekken Ingeborg H. , Stuge Britt 
Published: June 2019

Aims: Obstetric Fistula is one of the common pelvic floor dysfunctions that affects the women’s quality of life. PFMT is recommended as first line treatment for prevention and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions. There is lack of knowledge on the feasibility of performing a PFMT program in pregnant Nepalese women. The aim was to develop a Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) program and to assess the feasibility of the program by assessing attendance to antenatal follow-up visits and adherence to PFMT.
Methods: The PFMT program included development of education material (video, leaflet, and poster) and PFMT in different positions. Pregnant women (before 16 weeks of gestation) visiting Dhulikhel Hospital were recruited consecutively. Sociodemographic factors, pregnancy history, symptoms of urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and depression questionnaires were collected at first and last visit. Number of antenatal follow-up visits, exercise diary records and motivation questions for performing PFMT were also collected.Compliers were defined as women attending four or more PFMT antenatal follow-up visits.
Results: Two hundred and fifty three pregnant women with mean age25 (Standard deviation, (SD) 4) years and mean gestation weeks of 10(SD 3) were included. In total, 164 (65%) participants complied with the PFMT program and 89 (35%) did not comply.Eight percent of the women reported not doing PFMT and approximately 20% women over-reported to have performed PFMT.
Conclusions: More than half of the women completed the PFMT program. Adherence to PFMT had inconsistent results.
Increasing opportunities for obstetric fistula case detection and treatment by using a multifaceted approach – the case of Kalungu district –Uganda
Authors: Tumusiime Molly , Kaduyu Paul , Kanakulya Hassan , Mukisa Rose , Arnoff Elly , Tripathi Vandana 
Published: June 2019

Aims: To identify fistula treatment barriers and increase treatment access in Kalungu, Uganda.
Methods: Responding to treatment barriers identified through formative research, the USAID-funded Fistula Care Plus (FC+) Project is implementing a comprehensive intervention to address fistula treatment barriers. The intervention utilizes multiple communication channels (free fistula screening hotline, health workers, and community agents), a consistent screening algorithm for fistula screening, and a transportation voucher to enable positively-screened women to travel to and from the fistula treatment facility.
Results: FC+ trained and oriented 42 health workers and 275 community agents across Kalungu District to raise awareness and identify suspected fistula cases; trainees were provided with fistula hotline advertisements and data collection and referral tools. Thirty drivers were also trained and oriented on the transportation voucher system. From July 2017 to July 2018, the hotline received 120 callers from Kalungu; 88 screened positively. 37 women from Kalungu used the voucher system for free transport. In all, 51 women from Kalungu were referred to the fistula facility through the intervention’s referral channels. Facility records indicate that the number of women seeking fistula treatment from Kalungu District increased during the intervention period compared to the prior year.
Conclusions: Applying client-centered communication, screening, referral, and transportation mechanisms enabled FC+ to address treatment barriers in Uganda. This approach may be replicated in other settings where the backlog of unidentified/untreated fistula cases persists.
Understanding Physiotherapists’ Intention to Counsel Clients with Chronic Pain on Exercise: A Focus on Psychosocial Factors
Authors: Blouin Jocelyn E. , Cary Miranda A. , Marchant Mackenzie G. , Gyurcsik Nancy C. , Brittain Danielle R. , Zapski Jenelle 
Published: June 2019

Purpose: Twenty percent of Canadians experience chronic pain. Exercise is an effective management strategy, yet participation levels are low. Physiotherapists can be key to counselling clients to engage in long-term unsupervised exercise. Yet, investigations that identify psychosocial factors related to physiotherapists’ intention to counsel are lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine whether physiotherapists’ knowledge of chronic pain, beliefs about pain, and self-efficacy to counsel on exercise predicted their intention to counsel clients with chronic pain on exercise. Method: Practicing physiotherapists ( N = 64) completed an online survey that assessed their knowledge of chronic pain, beliefs about pain, self-efficacy, and intention to counsel. A two-step hierarchical multiple regression predicted intention. Step 1 controlled for years of practice, and Step 2 included study variables significantly correlated with intention. Results: Beliefs about pain ( r = –0.35, p < 0.01) and self-efficacy ( r = 0.69, p < 0.01) were significantly correlated with intention. The overall regression model was significant, F3,60 = 18.73; p < 0.001. Self-efficacy was the sole significant predictor, t60 = 5.71, p < 0.0001, sr 2 = 28%. Conclusions: Self-efficacy may facilitate physiotherapists’ intention to counsel on exercise for chronic pain. If shown to be a causal factor, interventions that target a change in physiotherapists’ self-efficacy should be pursued.
ECONOMIC SUPPLY OF INNOVATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON HEALTH CARE WITH OIL-WEIGHTED SPARE PARTS
Authors: Pilka M. S. 
Published: June 2019

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The possibilities of attraction of investments for efficient removal of hydrocarbon reserves, which belong to hardrecoverable and mechanisms for attracting investments in the further development of oil and gas deposits in Ukraine, are presented.
The main principles of the ranking of hydrocarbon reserves are considered, deposits structure analysis is needed to evaluate the prospects of transferring their parts to cost-effective ones if some economic conditions will change, as well as the appearance of new methods and technologies for attracting these reserves into development. For oil and gas companies information about the qualitative characteristics of profitable reserves and their distribution in the collectors is very important.
The main advantages of using intelligent oil and gas field technologies, which enable real-time realization of fast processing of large volumes of geological information, modeling of various extraction scenarios, and the adoption of rational management decisions for optimizing oil and gas production are described.
Hydrodynamic modeling, as an instrument for the search and growth of hydrocarbon reserves, its quantitative and qualitative assessment and a detailed comprehensive study of productive collectors based on modern achievements in geological and geophysical sciences is one of the main ways of development of hardrecoverable reserves. The application of existing and the creation of new technological solutions for the efficient production of oil and gas with positive economic indicators, is a logical continuation of a complex of works on low-yielding hydrocarbon deposits. The main source of growth of hydrocarbon reserves in deposits with a long history of development are: unidentified reserves outside the productive part of the deposit and missed oil-saturated intervals; oil-saturated intervals in the productive section, which aren’t attracted in the development.
The development of hardrecoverable reserves is associated with considerable complexity, but the engineering approach, using development monitoring, hydrodynamic modeling, attracting international experience and new technologies, will increase profitability and obtain additional extraction of significant volumes of hydrocarbons, which will ensure not only the achievement of maximum investment efficiency, but also full usage of natural resources of hydrocarbons.
Rating assessment of scientific and pedagogical workers: theoretical and methodical aspects within a market approach
Authors: Dzoba O. H. 
Published: June 2019

The article investigates the theoretical and methodological principles of scientific and pedagogical workers rating assessment in higher educational institutions (HEI). According to the results of broad literature analysis, rating systems formation peculiarities of scientific and pedagogical university workers were determined. Further development of approaches to specification and detailing of the essence, functions, purposes and tasks of rating assessment, formation of principles, requirements and criteria, justification and rating models selection, harmonization of theoretical concepts with the practice of applying procedures for rating assessment in the HEI is substantiated.
Research novelty is to elaborate on the essence and functions of scientific and pedagogical workers rating assessment system being considered as a multidimensional information system, which in turn is the subsystem of a more general management system. Scientific and pedagogical workers rating assessment system involves continuous observation, measurement and controlled object conditions evaluation, operational management decisions adoption, ensures the implementation, verification and review of management objectives, promotes educational and scientific standardization processes, provides ongoing regulation and forecasts further development. Rating assessment system is inextricably linked with professional activities monitoring of scientific and pedagogical workers in higher educational institutions and performs similar functions, such as informational, management, systematic, predictive, activating, analytical, qualimetric, corrective, diagnostic and formative ones.
An important element of the scientific novelty studies is the feasibility justification of using a market approach based on marketing, social and ethical concepts marketing in formulating the goals, objectives and rating systems constructing principles for scientific and pedagogical workers.
It is established that the most relevant principles in scientific and pedagogical workers rating systems formation are the principles of integrity with the general management system, dynamism and adaptability, orientation towards the needs of educational and scientific services consumers.
Prospects for further research are related to the theoretical foundations development and methodology for building marketing complexes of educational and scientific services aimed at maximizing the consumers and society needs, which will be attained through more efficient management of human resource potential based on the use of rating models.
MECHANISMS FOR PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: LOCATION AND ROLE OF SOCIAL SPHERE
Authors: Kutsenko V. I. 
Published: June 2019

The article is devoted to topical issues of formation of sustainable development in Ukraine. In this regard, the essence of sustainable development is revealed in the context of the place and role of the social sphere as its the leading factor. The structure and main components of sustainable development are revealed. The role in the process of sustainable development of the social sphere is noted, in particular, its components such as education, health care, culture, organized recreation. The analysis of relevant socio-economic indicators was performed. Particular attention is paid to identifying the problems of development of these components of the social sphere in the context of globalization and European integration. We prove that in these conditions serious changes occur with the main productive force, in particular, the growth of the educational and cultural level of workers of modern production. We emphasize the growth of the specific weight of mental activity. The strategy of managing sustainable development processes is disclosed taking into account the factors influencing these processes. The attention is focused on the fact that the development of the social sphere contributes to the acceleration of the development of productive forces, the convergence of material and cultural conditions of life, predetermines significant changes in the system of social relations, which allows for sustainable development. Considerable attention is paid to the formation of mechanisms to ensure the growth of the educational and intellectual potential of the country and the promotion of human health - the main productive force of society, as well as mechanisms that ensure the efficient use of resources, which contributes to the sustainable development of both the economy in general and the social sphere in particular. Thus, it is important not only to ensure the growth of the social sphere, but also its effective use.
Long-term clinical and visual outcomes after surgical resection of pediatric pilocytic/pilomyxoid optic pathway gliomas
Authors: Hidalgo Eveline Teresa , Kvint Svetlana , Orillac Cordelia , North Emily , Dastagirzada Yosef , Chang Jamie Chiapei , Addae Gifty , Jennings Tara S. , Snuderl Matija , Wisoff Jeffrey H. 
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVEThe choice of treatment modality for optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) is controversial. Chemotherapy is widely regarded as first-line therapy; however, subtotal resections have been reported for decompression or salvage therapy as first- and second-line treatment. The goal of this study was to further investigate the role and efficacy of resection for OPGs.METHODSA retrospective chart review was performed on 83 children who underwent surgical treatment for OPGs between 1986 and 2014. Pathology was reviewed by a neuropathologist. Clinical outcomes, including progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and complications, were analyzed.RESULTSThe 5- and 10-year PFS rates were 55% and 46%, respectively. The 5- and 10-year OS rates were 87% and 78%, respectively. The median extent of resection was 80% (range 30%–98%). Age less than 2 years at surgery and pilomyxoid features of the tumor were found to be associated with significantly lower 5-year OS. No difference was seen in PFS or OS of children treated with surgery as a first-line treatment compared with children with surgery as a second- or third-line treatment. Severe complications included new disabling visual deficit in 5%, focal neurological deficit in 8%, and infection in 2%. New hormone deficiency occurred in 22% of the children.CONCLUSIONSApproximately half of all children experience a long-term benefit from resection both as primary treatment and as a second-line therapy after failure of primary treatment. Primary surgery does not appear to have a significant benefit for children younger than 2 years or tumors with pilomyxoid features. Given the risks associated with surgery, an interdisciplinary approach is needed to tailor the treatment plan to the individual characteristics of each child.
Endoscopic endonasal resection versus open surgery for pediatric craniopharyngioma: comparison of outcomes and complications
Authors: Madsen Peter J. , Buch Vivek P. , Douglas Jennifer E. , Parasher Arjun K. , Lerner David K. , Alexander Erin , Workman Alan D. , Palmer James N. , Lang Shih-Shan , Kennedy Benjamin C. , Vossough Arastoo , Adappa Nithin D. , Storm Phillip B. 
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVECraniopharyngioma represents up to 10% of pediatric brain tumors. Although these lesions are benign, attempts at gross-total resection (GTR) can lead to serious complications. More conservative approaches have emerged but require adjuvant radiation. Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) aimed at GTR has the potential to result in fewer complications, but there has been limited comparison to open surgery. The authors performed a review of these two approaches within their institution to elucidate potential benefits and complication differences.METHODSThe authors performed a retrospective review of pediatric patients undergoing resection of craniopharyngioma at their institution between 2001 and 2017. Volumetric analysis of tumor size and postoperative ischemic injury was performed. Charts were reviewed for a number of outcome measures.RESULTSA total of 43 patients with an average age of 8.2 years were identified. Open surgery was the initial intervention in 15 and EES in 28. EES was performed in patients 3–17 years of age. EES has been the only approach used since 2011. In the entire cohort, GTR was more common in the EES group (85.7% vs 53.3%, p = 0.03). Recurrence rate (40% vs 14.2%, p = 0.13) and need for adjuvant radiation (20.0% vs 10.7%, p = 0.71) were higher in the open surgical group, although not statistically significant. Pseudoaneurysm development was only observed in the open surgical group. Volumetric imaging analysis showed a trend toward larger preoperative tumor volumes in the open surgical group, so a matched cohort analysis was performed with the largest tumors from the EES group. This revealed no difference in residual tumor volume (p = 0.28), but the volume of postoperative ischemia was still significantly larger in the open group (p = 0.004). Postoperative weight gain was more common in the open surgical group, a statistically significant finding in the complete patient group that trended toward significance in the matched cohort groups. Body mass index at follow-up correlated with volume of ischemic injury in regression analysis of the complete patient cohort (p = 0.05).CONCLUSIONSEES was associated with similar, if not better, extent of resection and significantly less ischemic injury than open surgery. Pseudoaneurysms were only seen in the open surgical group. Weight gain was also less prevalent in the EES cohort and appears be correlated with extent of ischemic injury at time of surgery.
GIDA ETİKETLERİNDEKİ E-KODLU KATKI MADDELERİNİN HELAL GIDA KAPSAMINDA İNCELENMESİ
Authors: ÖZGEN İşıl , HAZARHUN Eda 
Published: June 2019

Sağlık açısından bilinçli tüketiciler gıda
katkı maddelerine şüphe ile yaklaşmaktadır. Aynı durum dini hassasiyetlere
sahip kişiler içinde geçerli olup katkı maddeleri helal, haram ve şüpheli
olarak sınıflandırılmaktadır. Gıda etiketlerinde katkı maddelerinin içerikleri
ve elde edildikleri kaynaklar hakkında detaylı bilgilere yer verilmemektedir.
Bu çalışmanın amacı gıda etiketleri üzerinde yer alan E-kodlu katkı maddelerinden
helal olması şüpheli olanların belirlenmesi ve şüpheli olan katkı maddelerinin
daha çok hangi ürün grupları içerisinde yer aldığının tespit edilmesidir.
Çalışmada öncelikle gıda maddeleri, ürün gruplarına göre sınıflandırılmış, çeşitli
markalardan oluşan toplam 419 adet ürünün gıda etiketleri incelenmiştir.
Araştırma sonuçlarına göre incelenen 419 gıda etiketinden 198’inde helal durumu
şüpheli E-kodlu katkı maddesi tespit edilmiştir. Helal olması şüpheli E-kodlu katkı maddeleri 65 çeşittir. Soslar, unlu mamuller,
şekerlemeler, kekler, et ve şarküteri ürünleri ve sakızlar helal olması şüpheli
E-kodlu katkı maddelerinin yoğun olarak kullanıldığı ürün gruplarıdır.
Saliency detection in deep learning era: trends of development
Authors: Favorskaya M. N. , Jain L. C. 
Published: June 2019

Introduction:Saliency detection is a fundamental task of computer vision. Its ultimate aim is to localize the objects of interest that grab human visual attention with respect to the rest of the image. A great variety of saliency models based on different approaches was developed since 1990s. In recent years, the saliency detection has become one of actively studied topic in the theory of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). Many original decisions using CNNs were proposed for salient object detection and, even, event detection.Purpose:A detailed survey of saliency detection methods in deep learning era allows to understand the current possibilities of CNN approach for visual analysis conducted by the human eyes’ tracking and digital image processing.Results:A survey reflects the recent advances in saliency detection using CNNs. Different models available in literature, such as static and dynamic 2D CNNs for salient object detection and 3D CNNs for salient event detection are discussed in the chronological order. It is worth noting that automatic salient event detection in durable videos became possible using the recently appeared 3D CNN combining with 2D CNN for salient audio detection. Also in this article, we have presented a short description of public image and video datasets with annotated salient objects or events, as well as the often used metrics for the results’ evaluation.Practical relevance:This survey is considered as a contribution in the study of rapidly developed deep learning methods with respect to the saliency detection in the images and videos.