bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Awareness of sudden infant death syndrome and choice of infant’s sleep position among mothers in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria
Authors: Ikenna Ndu K. , Osita Ezenwosu U. , Benedict Edelu O. , Nnamdi Ogbuka F. , O. C Ndagubam , Isaac Asinobi N. , Ogechukwu Amadi F. , Ifeyinwa Okeke B. , Uchenna Ekwochi , Chidiebere Osuorah D. I. 
Published: August 2019

Background: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been identified as a common cause of death among infants. However, in countries that introduced risk reduction and safe sleep campaigns, there has been a significant decline in SIDS-related deaths. Unfortunately, there has been little interest in SIDS by researchers in Nigeria. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the level of parental awareness and awareness of the risk reduction measures about SIDS in Nigeria and to further determine the level of practice of the measures. Materials and Methods: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted over a 6-month period from April 2016 to September 2016 in the Well Baby Clinic of Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Four hundred and one respondents were enrolled, and interviewer-based questionnaires administered. Results were presented as percentages. IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20 was used for data analysis and statistical significance was set at p<0.05. Results: A total of 49 (12.2%) of the 401 respondents claimed to have heard of SIDS, but only 5/401 (1.2%) had good or some knowledge of SIDS. Mothers with higher educational qualification were more likely to have heard of SIDS (p=0.002, ?2=12.892). There was a significant association between mother’s knowledge of SIDS and laying of infants in a back-to-bed position during sleep (p=0.000, ?2=12.610). Conclusion: Knowledge of SIDS among mothers in Enugu is poor. It is hoped that this study will generate further public discourse and awareness of this significant cause of infant mortality, to reduce preventable deaths associated with it. More efforts should be geared toward creating awareness of SIDS and its associated risk factors through electronic media, social media, and health talks in developing countries.
ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF PEDAGOGICAL WORKERS TRAINING TO USE SMART TECHNOLOGIES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Authors: Пригодій Микола 
Published: August 2019

The article presents the content of the notion "SMART-complex" is defined as an interconnected set of normative and educational-methodical materials existing in the educational and educational environment of an educational institution and necessary for the effective formation of competencies as a programmed result of mastering the discipline. It is substantiated that this educational complex should be constructed on the basis of SMART-management. Based on the analysis, it is suggested: S (specification) – in accordance with the educational-professional program, clearly identify the professional and general competencies that need to be formed within the discipline and specify the program learning outcomes; M (measurability) – measure the result of the educational process on the basis of the existing knowledge and skills, the work performed (the creation of a material or ideal object); A (approachability) – to create a content library for educational discipline, a system of tasks for students in order to form individual trajectories for studying discipline, introduce elements of distance learning; R (relevance) – to reduce the time for the mastering of «secondary» information, to strengthen practical training in laboratories and workshops, to specify the content of training on the basis of a practice-oriented approach; T (time constraints) – set up intermediate stages of performance and protection of works, change time characteristics taking into account individual aspirations of students.
FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION IN UKRAINE AND SLOVAK REPUBLIC: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: Самойленко Оксана 
Published: August 2019

The article presents the results of the comparative analysis of the formation and development of adult education in Ukraine and the Slovak Republic. The general (globalization, democratization, individualization of adult education) and specific (establishment of the legal framework, the introduction of an andragogical model of education in formal education) trends in the development of adult education in both countries.
It has been proved that the Slovak Republic as a member state of the European Union has a well-established tradition of adult education through legislative provision, an effective system of preparation of andragogues as adults in adult education, and didactic provision of adult education in formal and non-formal education institutions. In particular, the actual direction of using Slovak experience in the development of adult education in Ukraine is to promote the continuous professional development of adults through the advisory mechanism (poradenstvo) – personalized professional counseling. The analysis of the specialties that is training the personnel in the field of adult education in Ukraine has shown that andragogical counseling is tangent to such specialties as information management; management of personnel, organizations, socio-cultural activities, management of public organizations, public institutions, international educational projects, innovations in education, psychological counseling, etc. However, in Ukraine, unlike Slovakia, it does not have a clear focus on the andragogical aspect of counseling, but it has a clear focus on management. This makes it impossible for an interdisciplinary approach to the counseling system that we see it in the Slovak Republic, with a clear distinction between the andragogical context.
PEDAGOGICAL SYSTEM FOR FORMING PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS AT UNIVERSITIES
Authors: Зозуляк-Случик Роксоляна 
Published: August 2019

The article presents key components of a pedagogical system for professional and ethical training of future social workers, which contribute to increasing their level of professional ethics. It determines the essence of the pedagogical system, which unities the processes of forming, developing, education and learning with all forms, methods and terms of their occurrence.
The pedagogical system for forming professional ethics in future social workers at universities is described. It is considered as the multiplicity of interrelated components necessary for anorganized and purposeful professional and pedagogical influence on the process of developing moral and ethical qualities in future specialists. The objectives of the pedagogical system for forming professional ethics in future social workers are determined. They are the following: professional and ideological (to form moral consciousness in students; to intensify their activities in professional and ethical training); behavioural and deontological (to facilitate the processes of decision-making in accordance with the requirements of professional ethics, to acquire skills in ethical modelling and predicting production situations, to follow moral and ethical norms); personally significant (to consolidate such personal qualities as humanism, ethical maturity, responsibility, sense of justice, dignity and respect for others, tolerance, politeness, decency, empathy, attentiveness, diligence, sincerity, sociability, social adaptability).The possible stages of forming professional ethics in future social workers at universities are outlined.
Assessment of microbiological quality and safety of fermented and non-fermented Khmer Rice Noodles in Cambodia
Authors: Sopheap Ek , Inatsu Yasuhiro , Zaman Sharmin , Buntong Borarin 
Published: August 2019

Fermented and non-fermented Khmer rice noodles is produced basically from indica rice, a popular food item and most important nutrition sources along with an integral part of rural household’s food security of Cambodian population. This study was done to evaluate the microbiological quality of fermented and non-fermented Khmer rice noodle samples sold throughout the country. In total, 75 Khmer rice noodle samples, (23 fermented and 52 nonfermented) were collected from five local varieties (Nom-Banhchok, Nom-Banhhoy, Koyteavkat, Lotchhar and Koyteav) and three locations (Kandal province, Siem Reap province and Phnom Penh city) of Cambodia. The study results showed that irrespective of sample location, all the fermented and non-fermented rice noodle samples analyzed were either contaminated with faecal origin bacteria (Enterococcus spp., and coliform), or faecal indicator bacteria including Escherichia coli and pathogenic bacteria including, Staphylococcus spp., and Bacillus spp. Of the fermented rice noodles about 74% and 98% of non-fermented rice noodles was found contaminated with all the above mentioned bacteria. In addition, 30% samples were found contaminated with Klebsiella pneumonia spp. Furthermore, among the Staphylococcus aureus isolates, three isolates TM-K5-3, OM-L4 and DM-KK3-2 was seen producing protein A (aggregated polysaccharide specific immune latex strongly), positive clumping factor production and harbored type six coagulase gene and among the B. cereus strains, 12 B. cereus, isolates was seen produced enterotoxin, which may cause severe diarrhea and one B. cereus (DM-NB1) isolate was found harbored CRS gene, which may produce emetic toxin, unsafe for human consumption. Therefore, strong regulatory monitoring should be established in order to improve the quality of food to ensure public health.
Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 35 Number 2 December 2018, pp 82-88
Effect of Washing on Reducing Bacterial Loads in Common Vegetables Sold in Dhaka City
Authors: Das Ashish Kumar , Sultana Zinia , Kabir Ahamed , Kabir Md Shahidul 
Published: August 2019

Vegetables and fruits can be contaminated with microorganisms from different sources during production and processing. Quality of vegetables usually relies on the quality of processing water and sanitizers used to reduce microbial load and increase shelf-life of vegetables. The present study demonstrates the role of washing on reducing bacterial loads in common vegetables sold in Dhaka city. A total of seventy two samples comprising of eighteen types of fresh vegetables were collected. Total heterotrophic bacteria, coliforms and Enterobacteriaceae were determined in 72 samples including potato, tomato, carrot, cucumber, green chilli, bean, eggplant, cauliflower, turnip, radish, capsicum, pumpkin, cabbage, gourd, papaya, bitter gourd, snake gourd and ridge gourd before and after washing with tap and filtered water, halotab water, bleaching powder (0.2%) solution and bleaching powder (0.2%) with citric acid (0.1%) for 10 minutes. Tap water, filtered water, bleaching powder (0.2%), halotab solution and bleaching powder (0.2%) + citric acid (0.1%) solutions were found to be effective and significantly reduced the bacterial loads in vegetables compared to the unwashed vegetables (P<0.01). Effect of washing vegetables using tap and filtered water were found to reduce load of total viable bacteria to 0.85-2.05 log10cfu/g and 2.38-3.36 log10cfu/g, respectively compared to those of unwashed samples. The efficiency of washing for reducing the bacterial load depends on the quality of washing water used and the types of disinfectant solutions used. An appropriate washing technique can significantly reduce the bio burden in contaminated vegetables and may reduce the risk of foodborne infections associated with the consumption of vegetables.
Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 35 Number 2 December 2018, pp 96-101
Potential Drug Target Identification of Legionella pneumophila by Subtractive Genome Analysis: An In Silico Approach
Authors: Shuvo Md Sadikur Rahman , Shakil Shahriar Kabir , Ahmed Firoz 
Published: August 2019

Though Legionella pneumophila is an opportunistic pathogen, recent reports about multi drug resistance in L. pneumophila is alarming. Annotated whole genome provides a pool of information which is applied for therapeutic drug targets identification in pathogenic bacteria. Subtractive genomic analysis is a pragmatic approach to screen the essential proteins present in pathogen but absent in host. Phylogenetically closely related L. pneumophila str. Philadelphia and L. pneumophila str. ATCC43209 protein profiles were analyzed to identify putative drug targets. Paralogous duplicate profiles were primarily discarded using CD-hit suit. Six hundred and ninety one L. pneumophila str. Philadelphia and 690 L. pneumophila str. ATCC43209 human homologous proteins were excluded using blstP. Among the human non-homologous proteins, the essential proteins for bacteria were separated using DEG tool. For both strains, one hundred and nineteen essential proteins were marked which participate in various metabolic pathways. Among them 11 unique proteins were found. Beside it, 15 and 16 exposed surface proteins were present in strain Philadelphia and ATCC43209 respectively. These unique and cell surface proteins can be utilized for effective drug and vaccine targets.
Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 35 Number 2 December 2018, pp 102-107
Influence of multi-species biofilm formed in vitro from different environmental samples on the drug-resistance traits of resident bacteria
Authors: Munshi Saurab Kishore , Haque Tamanna , Noor Rashed 
Published: August 2019

Present study was designed to investigate whether the formation of multi-species biofilm impart any effect on the enhancement of the antibiotic resistance of the planktonic cells residing in the general nutrient enriched environments. In this regard, surface water of pond, mud from agricultural field, pharmaceutical waste waters, municipal waste water, hospital waste water and the domestic waste samples were collected and were induced to form an in vitro multi-species biofilm. All samples were found to contain huge array of pathogenic bacteria. The pathogenic isolates both from the bulk samples and their corresponding biofilms were subjected to antibiogram assay using 13 commonly used antibiotics. An extended frequency of drug resistance was observed in case of biofilm isolates. The findings of present study revealed that a number of bacterial isolates which showed sensitivity towards antibiotics, acquired drug-resistance when they were isolated from biofilms.
Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 35 Number 2 December 2018, pp 108-114
Microbiological safety of commonly available eye ointments and their in-vitro anti-bacterial potency
Authors: Acharjee Mrityunjoy , Baishnaib Rakhi , Noor Rashed 
Published: August 2019

Current study attempted to check out the microbiological quality of some common sterile ointment commonly implemented for the treatment of eye infections in Bangladesh. Seventeen (17) different eye ointment (T-Mycin, Aprocin, Bactin, Optimox and Cloram, Hypomer gel, Sonexa, Polytracin, Cero, Aristobet, Lotepred, Herpigel, Gentob, Xoviral, Zirgan, Xovir, Tomycin, Tobirax, AFm-plus and Parafresh) were microbiologically examined through common and traditional cultural methods. Total viable bacterial and fungal contamination was found up to 106 and 105 cfu/ml respectively. Among the 17 samples T-Mycin, Aprocin, Sonexa, Polytracinand Tomycinwere free from fungal contamination. All the samples significantly exceeded United States Pharmacopeia (USP) or British Pharmacopeia (BP) limit (<102 cfu/ml) in case of Total viable bacteria and fungus contamination. While the coliforms (Escherichia coli and Klebsheilla spp.) were absent in all samples, the prevalence of Staphylococcus spp. was 100% in all samples up to 103 while the Bacillus spp. was found up to 102 cfu/ml. Pseudomonas spp. was cultivated in TMycin, Aprocin Hypomer gel, Sonexa, Polytracin, Cero, Aristobet and Lotepred up to 103cfu/ml. All the 5 drugs showed their antibacterial potency with satisfactory range of zone diameter againstE. coli, Pseudomonas spp., Staphylococcus spp., Klebsheilla spp. and Bacillus spp. In case of all 17 ointments the average zone diameter range was noticed within 13mm-22mm. The highest zone diameter (22mm) was recorded against E. coli produced by Aprocin and minimum zone diameter (13mm) was recorded against Bacillus spp. produced by Bactin, Optimox and Cloram.Gentamicin and Streptomycin were used as positive control against the tested bacteria.
Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 35 Number 2 December 2018, pp 122-126
Drug Resistance Associated with Blood Borne Bacteria in Dhaka Metropolis
Authors: Ahmed Tasnia , Dey Rajib , Noor Rashed 
Published: August 2019

Blood borne infections are easy to contract during hospital procedures and can easily be transferred to other personnel in a healthcare setting. Bacteremia has become a common incidence and treatment is by administration of antibiotics. But this is not a simple task any more, since the pathogenic bacteria causing bacteremia are becoming resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. Blood samples were collected from outdoor patients seeking laboratory tests in Dhaka city. Blood samples were inoculated onto blood agar medium and after incubation for 37oC for 24 hours, bacterial isolates were identified and subjected to antibiotic susceptibility test by following the Kirby-Bauer method. The current present study deals with 100 patients of bacteremia from whom 150 isolates of 15 different bacterial genera have been collected among which the most prominent bacteria were Staphylococcus spp. (51 isolates), Pseudomonas spp. (19 isolates) and Escherichia spp. (19 isolates). After the antibiotic susceptibility test it was found that all isolates were resistant to a number of commonly used antibiotics. Twenty eight different antibiotics were used for this study. All isolates showed resistance to CAR, ATM, TOB, CXM, FD, CL, CAZ, AMC. NET and CN showed the most effective results (can effectively clear 9 and 10 types of isolates respectively found in this study). New discovery of drugs to fight these resistant pathogens is needed. In the meantime, safe administration of drugs, handling patients with appropriate protective personal clothing and apparatus, proper waste disposal managements in the hospital should be maintained strictly.
Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 35 Number 2 December 2018, pp 134-140
Seasonal study on soil salinity and its relation to other properties at Satkhira district in Bangladesh
Authors: Kumar U , Mitra JR , Mia MY 
Published: August 2019

The study was conducted at Shyamnagar and Talaupazila of Satkhira district in Bangladesh to know about the soil salinity and its relation to other properties of soil in both dry and wet season and comparison the present status of soil between two upazilas. Electrical Conductivity (EC) value of the study area showed that yield of many crops can be restricted in dry season due to salinity. Mean EC was slightly saline (5.93 dsm-1) in dry season and non- saline (0.61 dsm-1) in wet season. Ranges of pH were slightly acidic to slightly alkaline (6.2 to 7.5) in dry season and slightly acidic to neutral (5.7 to 6.9) in wet season. pH values indicate it was suitable for crop production. Mean Organic Matter (OM) status was low in both seasons (1.5 % in dry season and 1.6 % in wet season). Mean total N status was very low (0.08 %) in dry season and low (0.10 %) in wet season. Mean status of P in the study areas was low (8.08 µgg-1 soil) in dry season and very low (4.98 µgg-1 soil) in wet season. Mean status of K, Ca, Mg, S and Zn were very high in both season of study area and this was may be due to excessive fertilizer use and inherent properties of soil in the agricultural land. Mean status of B was high in Tala in both season and in Shyamnagar was high in dry season and optimum in wet season. To test the significance of the pair of parameters p-value has been measured. Pearson’s correlations among the different parameters were done to identify the highly correlated and interrelated soil quality parameters. EC showed significant and positive correlation with Potassium, Sulphur and Zinc in dry season. Although chemical properties of soil at Shyamnagar and Talaupazila was not found similar and optimum level but it was found that the chemical properties of soil of wet season more suitable than the dry season because of soil salinity.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (2): 157-164, 2019
Interactive effects of irrigation and flobond on growth and yield of BRRI dhan29
Authors: Rahman MZ , Ahmed R , Shila A , Hasan MM , Howlader MHK 
Published: August 2019

The experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Patuakhali during the period from December-May of 2015 to evaluate the effect of irrigation and soil conditioner on growth and yield of BRRI dhan29. A modern HYV rice variety BRRI dhan29 was grown under four different frequency of irrigation viz., four times, six times, eight times and ten times with five rates of flobond(soil conditioner), viz., 0.0, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0 and 20.0 per plot. The experiment was laid out in a split plot design with four replications. Irrigation and rate of soil conditioner and their interaction significantly influenced the yield contributing and other crop characters. It was observed that the highest grain yield (7.08 t ha-1) was obtained from eight times irrigations, but the highest straw yield was obtained from ten times irrigations (6.706 t ha-1).The highest grain yield (7.21 t ha-1) was obtained with 10g Flobond per plot but the highest straw yield (6.29 t ha-1) was obtained with no Flobond. However, the highest grain yield (8.38 t ha-1) was obtained with eight times irrigation coupled with 10g of Flobond per plot as soil conditioner and the lowest one (5.5 t ha-1) was obtained in four times irrigation and no Flobond. So, eight times irrigation coupled with 10g of Flobond per plot as soil conditioner was the best combination for obtaining best yield.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (2): 165-172, 2019
Estimation of heterosis for yield and yield attributing traits in tomato crossed with line and tester method
Authors: Rehana S , Ullah MZ , Zeba N , Narzis N , Husna A , Siddique AB 
Published: August 2019

This study was conducted to estimate heterosis for the yield and yield contributing traits of 32 cross combinations involving 12 diverse lines of some Bangladeshi tomato genotypes considering line x tester mating fashion at the experimental field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 winter season. The experiment was designed in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed highly significant difference for all the characters suggesting the presence of genetic variability among the studied materials. Four cross combinations (L1xT1, L3xT2, L3xT3, L5xT1) showed desirable negative significant heterosis for days to first flowering in both relative heterosis (RH) and heterobeltiosis (HB) ranged from -2.56% to -19.05%, respectively. Highest positive significant heterosis in both RH and HB was observed in four crosses L4xT4 (63.48% and 48.25%), L5xT2 (46.77% and 46.27%), L5xT4 (62.58% and 34.78%) and L8xT3 (37.39% and 35.12%) for individual fruit weight (g), while six crosses L1xT2, L1xT4, L3xT2, L4xT4, L5xT4 and L6xT1 exhibited highest positive significant heterosis for yield per plant (kg) in both HB and RH ranged from 16.09% to 88.46% respectively. Heterotic hybrids with maximum number of studied desirable yield contributing traits (8) of both RH and HB were identified only two crosses L1xT2 and L4xT4.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (2): 179-185, 2019