bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Exploring The Impact Of Asset Diversification On Financial Performance:(An Explanatory Study Of Ethiopian Commercial Banks)
Authors: Yimer Mitku Malede 
Published: November 2024

Abstract

The study was mainly intended to explore the impact of asset diversification on financial performance of thirteen purposely selected Ethiopian commercial banks with seven consecutive years of data for a period 2011–2021 considering the availability of data. An explanatory research design had been employed to determine the impact of asset diversification on financial performance. In the mean time, quantitative approach was used to construct empirical model. banks’ financial performance measured using return on asset and four variables used to measure asset diversification were; cash holding, fixed asset, foreign deposit and NBE Bills which twas predictor variables. Again, Size of the bank was considered as control variable. And then, Pooled panel regression model employed to analyze the collected data. The result pretend that, cash holding has a positive but marginally insignificant effect on financial performance, fixed asset and foreign banks deposit have positive and significant effect on financial performance and NBE Bills has negative and significant effect on banks financial performance. Ultimately, it had been concluded that, asset diversification has a significant effect on financial performance in the Ethiopian commercial banking sector. Hence, a researcher suggest that, banks need to optimize their asset diversification so as to realize maximum profit and minimize cost of fund based on the result of the study.
История землетрясений в Крыму: Эволюция историографических парадигм
Authors: В.В. Хапаев 
Published: November 2024

В статье изучена эволюция гипотез о причинах крымских землетрясений и их возможной связи с сейсмическими событиями, происходившими в других регионах планеты, в первую очередь, в окрестностях Константинополя. Показано, что ошибочные представления первых исследователей Крыма о том, что отдаленные сейсмические события могут иметь разрушительные последствия для Крыма, прочно укоренились в историографии и господствовали вплоть до конца ХХ в., и не только в среде историков и археологов, но и представителей естественных наук. Это приводило к значительным искажениям в описании древней и средневековой истории полуострова. Лишь в начале XXI в. начали формироваться представления о сейсмической истории Крыма, исходящие из того, что только землетрясения, происходившие в крымско-черноморском сейсмическом регионе, могли иметь разрушительные последствия для полуострова.
Enhancing Frailty Assessments for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Patients Using Structured and Unstructured Data: Real-World Evidence Study
Authors: Mardini Mamoun T , Bai Chen , Bavry Anthony A , Zaghloul Ahmed , Anderson R David , Price Catherine E Crenshaw , Al-Ani Mohammad A Z 
Published: November 2024

Abstract

Background
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a commonly used treatment for severe aortic stenosis. As degenerative aortic stenosis is primarily a disease afflicting older adults, a frailty assessment is essential to patient selection and optimal periprocedural outcomes.

Objective
This study aimed to enhance frailty assessments of TAVR candidates by integrating real-world structured and unstructured data.

Methods
This study analyzed data from 14,000 patients between January 2018 and December 2019 to assess frailty in TAVR patients at the University of Florida. Frailty was identified using the Fried criteria, which includes weight loss, exhaustion, walking speed, grip strength, and physical activity. Latent Dirichlet allocation for topic modeling and Extreme Gradient Boosting for frailty prediction were applied to unstructured clinical notes and structured electronic health record (EHR) data. We also used least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression for feature selection. Model performance was rigorously evaluated using nested cross-validation, ensuring the generalizability of the findings.

Results
Model performance was significantly improved by combining unstructured clinical notes with structured EHR data, achieving an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.82 (SD 0.07), which surpassed the EHR-only model’s area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.64 (SD 0.08). The Shapley Additive Explanations analysis found that congestive heart failure management, back problems, and atrial fibrillation were the top frailty predictors. Additionally, the latent Dirichlet allocation topic modeling identified 7 key topics, highlighting the role of specific medical treatments in predicting frailty.

Conclusions
Integrating unstructured clinical notes and structured EHR data led to a notable enhancement in predicting frailty. This method shows great potential for standardizing frailty assessments using real-world data and improving patient selection for TAVR.
Effectiveness of a Novel Web-Based Intervention to Enhance Therapeutic Relationships and Treatment Outcomes in Adult Individual Psychotherapy: Randomized Controlled Trial and Analysis of Predictors of Dropouts
Authors: Stefana Alberto , Fusar-Poli Paolo , Vieta Eduard , Youngstrom Eric A 
Published: November 2024

Background
Routine process and outcome monitoring interventions added to psychotherapy are known to improve treatment outcomes, although they vary in format and effectiveness.

Objective
This study aimed to evaluate whether a therapist-independent, internet-based routine process monitoring and feedback system could significantly reduce psychological distress and enhance the quality of the therapeutic relationship compared with a treatment-as-usual control group among individuals already engaged in individual psychotherapy.

Methods
We randomized 475 participants into either the intervention group, which received access to an internet-based routine process monitoring and feedback system in addition to psychotherapy, or the control group, which received only psychotherapy. The trial lasted for 10 weeks. Follow-up assessments at 5 weeks and 10 weeks used the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure as the primary outcome, with the Working Alliance Inventory-Short Revised and the Real Relationship Inventory-Client form as secondary outcomes.

Results
Per-protocol analyses (n=166) showed that psychological distress decreased in both groups, but there was no significant advantage for the intervention group. The intervention group experienced a decline in the genuineness dimension score of the real relationship, with an effect size of d=–0.27, compared with d=0.01 in the control group. In the intervention group (but not in the control group), dropouts showed significantly lower real relationship levels (P=.002), working alliance quality (P=.051), and emotional disclosure (P=.01) compared with those who completed the study. Additionally, logistic regression revealed distinct predictors of dropout within the control group and intervention group.

Conclusions
The findings do not provide conclusive evidence for the efficacy of the new internet-based intervention in enhancing self-monitoring and prompting reflection on patients’ emotional responses to their therapists. However, the intervention appears to influence patients’ perceptions of the genuineness dimension in the therapeutic relationship, warranting further investigation. We hypothesize that this alteration in the genuineness dimension could be attributed to the intervention facilitating a more realistic and accurate perception of the therapeutic relationship among participants.

Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06038747; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06038747

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)
RR2-10.2196/55369
Klarer brukerne å forstå dagens regnskaper?
Authors: Kinserdal Finn , Røsok Kjell Ove 
Published: November 2024

IASB utgir de internasjonale regnskapsstandardene IFRS – og har som målsetting å gjøre regnskapene nyttige («useful for the users»). For å være nyttige må regnskapene gi relevant informasjon på en forståelig måte. Vår erfaring er at mange som bruker regnskapene til større børsnoterte selskaper, synes det kan være vanskelig å lese og tolke regnskapet. Og det er ikke nødvendigvis brukernes skyld!
De viktigste brukerne av regnskapet er investorer i alle kategorier, banker og andre kreditorer. Men også andre bruker regnskapene, for eksempel styremedlemmer som skal vurdere hvordan det går med selskapet og ledelsen, ansatte og leverandører. De beste analytikerne og forvalterne og de mest profesjonelle bankene er vi ikke så bekymret for; de klarer stort sett (men ikke alltid) å lese den økonomiske situasjonen for selskapene. Men investorer, leverandører og styremedlemmer flest gjør ofte ikke det. Riktignok sier IASB at de konsentrerer seg om profesjonelle investorer og kreditorer – men er ikke det en urimelig konkurransefordel? Og er formålet da for snevert?
Regnskapsreglene har blitt mer og mer kompliserte, det er fremdeles mange valgmuligheter for målemetoder og prinsipper, og omfanget av informasjon i notene – som man må dykke ned i for å analysere økonomisk helsetilstand – bare øker og øker: Gjennomsnittlig har årsregnskapet økt fra rundt 50 sider i 2000 til rundt 100 sider i dag for selskaper på Oslo Børs. Mer informasjon er bra – men ikke hvis den viktige informasjonen forsvinner blant uviktig informasjon.
Nedenfor oppsummerer vi hovedpunktene i noen artikler og kronikker vi har skrevet i Magma, Kapital, Dagens Næringsliv og Praktisk økonomi og finans siste årene. Dette er eksempler som viser svakheter i regnskapet som gjør at selv ikke flinke analytikere klarer å avdekke hvor dårlig det egentlig står til med selskaper som ser sunne ut på overflaten. Dette burde være et tankekors for dem som jobber med at regnskapene skal være nyttige.
Análisis en torno a la cultura fiscal a partir de sus principales factores influyentes: un estudio bibliométrico
Authors: Jiménez Arteaga Gabriela 
Published: November 2024

La cultura fiscal es un concepto emergente que está siendo abordado por la universidad y el mercado, es relevante entender su alcance e importancia que contribuyen al desarrollo empresarial, además de proponer medidas gubernamentales contra el fraude fiscal que coadyuven al crecimiento económico de un país tal es el caso de los países de América Latina que padecen las consecuencias por la falta de cultura fiscal entre sus habitantes.
El objetivo de esta investigación es realizar un análisis bibliométrico de la base de datos de Elsevier Scopus sobre el concepto de cultura fiscal que permita la discusión teórica en torno a sus principales factores influyentes. Se analizaron 76 documentos científicos, extraídos de la base de datos de Elsevier Scopus sobre cultura fiscal, para lo cual se realizó un análisis de tipo bibliométrico cuantitativo y descriptivo. Los resultados muestran que el concepto de cultura fiscal es una variable que ha sido poco explorada por la comunidad científica, y se concluye que dentro de sus principales factores influyentes se encuentran la cultura cívica, los valores, la formación académica, la capacitación y el contrato fiscal asumido entre gobierno y ciudadanos, además de que es tarea primordial de todo país, generar mecanismos de fiscalización efectivos a través del esfuerzo conjunto entre la Universidad, las autoridades fiscales y el sector productivo, que contribuyan a erradicar la evasión fiscal.
Management of the Portfolio of Works For A Public Hospital Complex
Authors: Carneiro Mauro Lucio Pastor , Reis Luiza Santangelo , Petri Sérgio Murilo 
Published: November 2024

Objectives: The main objective of this research is to develop a decision-making support model for prioritizing works projects in a public hospital complex, establishing criteria for characterizing and evaluating these projects.

Theoretical reference: Strategic management; management control; project portfolio management; multi-criteria analysis; hospital works projects.

Method: This is a quantitative exploratory research based on the Multi-Criterion Decision Support Methodology (MCDA), whose primary data are derived from semi-structured questionnaires. This methodology makes it possible to carry out a multi-criterion analysis of a large quantity of information, involving conflicting interests amongst themselves in decision-making contexts of high uncertainty and high complexity.

Results and Discussion: A model for evaluating demands was developed, consisting of 16 criteria for analysis (descriptors), grouped into four thematic groups, whose measurement scales, once transformed into cardinal quantities, present the performance of each characteristic under study and make possible the construction of a global model for evaluating demands. These criteria are based on the decision-makers' perceptions of the institutional needs of works projects, revealing their concerns about the infrastructure problems in the body's buildings.

Implications of Research: The implementation of this model leads to the creation of a service queue for the demands of works projects that materializes the priority actions in the area of infrastructure from the objectives, expectations and preferences of the decision makers. In the end, the model developed makes it possible, starting from the attribution and weighting of values, to define institutional priorities.

Originality/Value: The research points to a path for overcoming major challenges in the decision-making on the prioritization of works projects in a public hospital, highlighting the high volume of demands, conflicts of interest, resource constraint and obsolescence of buildings and equipment.
Applications And Uses of Coffee Silver Skin (CSS): A Systematic Analysis
Authors: Galvão Hilton , Righi Eléia , Neumann Deise , Putti Gilberto , Silva Dieizon Rodrigues da , Machado Fernando 
Published: November 2024

Objective: Considerando el tema relativamente nuevo con potencial de exploración, el objetivo fue realizar una revisión sistemática de la literatura sobre el café con piel plateada o Coffee Silver Skin (CSS), así como sus principales aplicaciones y usos en (nuevos) productos, por- productos, aditivos tecnológicos e ingredientes funcionales.

Theoretical Framework: During various stages of coffee processing, as well as other crops, by-products are produced in large quantities, generating pollution to the environment, due to their disposal without the appropriate added value that can be achieved with them, if they are studied and approved. for consumption. Among other residues, there is the silver coffee film or Coffee Silver Skin (CSS), obtained in the roasting stage of the beans, highly available in Brazil.

Method: The bibliographic method of organization and search was used for the proposed study, bringing a collection of publications on the topic “Coffee Silver Skin”, with quotation marks, from the historical series of the CAFe network on the Periódicos CAPES portal from 2016 to 2024 (until 26/ 09/2024).

Results and Discussion: In this research, 29 articles on the topic were used. Only from 2016 onwards did articles begin to be published and have a high degree of impact, and in the year 2023 there was the largest number of publications on this subject with greater relevance and greater impact on the scientific production of the database. data. These numbers demonstrate that this scientific field is still in the process of developing research and techniques.

Research Implications: According to the data obtained, we can see that several uses have been indicated for coffee silver film (CSS), such as: phenolic compounds, functional biscuits, sound absorption and other applications in this type of industry, dietary products, fertilizers and covering film for agriculture.

Originality/Value: Coffee and coffee waste combined with their high concentration of fiber, coloring pigments, antioxidant compounds and proteins have immense potential as new products and need to be better explored.
Sustainable Environmental Educational Policies: Study in an Extractivist Reserve School in a Municipality on the Coast of Ceará-Brazil
Authors: Oliveira Lucineide de Abreu , Xavier Antônio Roberto , Amorim Aiala Vieira , Kanikadan Andrea Yumi Sugishita , Santos José Cleilson de Paiva dos , Muniz Karla Renata de Aguiar , Vasconcelos José Gerardo 
Published: November 2024

Objective: Identifying sustainable environmental educational practices, in the political propos- pedagogical of Municipal Fundamental Teaching – EMEF Good Jesus of the Navigants, and the relationship of that work with the community Reserve Extractive Green Song Marine in Beberibe, Ceará, Brazil, while Unit of Preservation and Conservation.

Theoretical Framework: It is based on the concepts of sustainable environmental education based on a curricular proposal contained in the Pedagogical Political Projects (PPP) of basic education, taking as a starting point an Elementary School in the coastal interior of the State of Ceará, Brazil

Method: Combines literature review with case study of empirical research with content analysis of Political Pedagogical Projects of a basic education school in the coastal interior of Ceará in Brazil.

Results and Discussion: It was found that, in the previous decade (2010-2020), several actions were carried out between school and community, highlighting the importance of preserving the local environment. However, in recent years, there is no project proposal for this purpose in the pedagogical documents, nor is there any in the Management Plan of the Association of Residents of the Extractive Reserve Community of Prainha de Canto Verde, Beberibe, Ceará, Brazil.

Implications Research: Research contributes to the development of strategies for environmental education and sustainability in general and to facing challenges in defense of a protected and sustainable territory, based on a local reality

Originality/Value: The research proposes a practical approach to identifying pedagogical practices of sustainable environmental education by analyzing some Political Pedagogical Projects (PPPs) of the school institution in the coastal community Reserva Extractiva do Canto Verde da Prainha in Beberibe-Ceará Brazil, investigating to what extent such pedagogical proposals favor or have favored the applicability of environmental education, as an incentive for the conservation and preservation of the local environment
Occurrence of Intestinal Parasites with Zoonotic Potential in Fecal Samples from Companion Animals in Public Squares of Mineiros-GO
Authors: Silva Jhosani Beatriz Bispo da , Ribeiro Rodrigo Martins , Ribeiro Debora da Silva Freitas 
Published: November 2024

Objective: To evaluate the occurrence of intestinal parasites with zoonotic potential in fecal samples collected from the main public squares of Mineiros-GO.

Theoretical Framework: Companion animals are increasingly present in family life. This closer relationship between humans and animals raises public health concerns, considering that companion animals are primary disseminators of parasites with zoonotic potential. Public squares experience high foot traffic from both people and animals, including both domesticated and stray animals, which deposit feces in these areas, thus facilitating the spread of parasites.

Method: A total of 250 fecal samples were collected, stored in sterile collection tubes, properly identified, and securely sealed, and then transported to the laboratory under refrigeration. The techniques used for sample analysis were the Faust and Willis-Mollay methods.

Results and Discussion: Of the samples, 74% tested positive for Ancylostoma spp., 26% for Toxocara spp., 5.5% for Trichuris vulpis, 7.5% for Giardia spp., and 4% for Isospora spp. The results are concerning for public health due to the zoonotic potential of the parasites found.

Research Implications: The high prevalence of intestinal parasitoses in public areas highlights the need for rigorous sanitary measures to prevent the spread of zoonoses.

Originality/Value: The relevance of this research lies in its potential to inform and guide public policies and raise public awareness about the importance of hygiene practices and responsible pet care to prevent parasitic infections.
Teacher Training in Sexual Education For Primary School Teachers
Authors: Cabrera-Fajardo Deyci-Patricia , Acosta Ferney Mora , Chirinos Sunny Perozo 
Published: November 2024

Objective: To describe the sexual education training of primary school teachers in the Educational Institutions of the municipalities of Albán and San Bernardo, Nariño, Colombia.

Theoretical Framework: To understand the context of the research, various definitions regarding the importance of teacher training in sexuality topics are presented to strengthen comprehensive education.

Method: The research was developed under the holistic understanding of science, considered descriptive in nature, with a field design and contemporary cross-sectional approach. The population consisted of 86 teachers. Data collection was carried out using a survey technique with a knowledge guide instrument, whose validity index was calculated through expert judgment, yielding a value of 0.74. The reliability of the instrument obtained a Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.93. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, specifically the median as a measure of central tendency, as well as absolute and percentage frequency; the data were processed using SPSS21 software.

Results and Discussion: The findings revealed that teachers in the institutions have a very low level of training in sexual education, which translates into a lack of knowledge and skills to address sexuality in the classroom.

Implications of the Research: It is urgent to implement training programs that prepare teachers to face these challenges.

Originality/Value: This research paves the way for formulating educational policies and training processes in sexual education to strengthen sexual education.
The effect of a new phytocomposition based on the cranberry leaf extract and amino acids on the pancreas and liver of rats in the model of diabetes mellitus type 2
Authors: Kononenko N.M. , Anisimova M.S. 
Published: November 2024

In pharmacotherapy of diabetes mellitus type 2 and metabolic syndrome, medicinal plants and amino acids are used as an important preventive and therapeutic supplement to correct disorders that develop against the background of insulin resistance, which determines the relevance of developing new domestic combined antidiabetic herbal medicines.
Aim. To study the effect of a phytocomposition based on the polyphenol extract from large-fruited cranberry leaves and amino acids (L-arginine, taurine, glycine) on the state of the liver and pancreas of rats in an experimental model of diabetes mellitus type 2.
Materials and methods. Diabetes mellitus type 2 was reproduced by a single injection of rats with a streptozotocin solution in the dose of 65 mg/kg, intraperitoneally with the previous (15 min) intraperitoneal administration of nicotinamide in the dose of 230 mg/kg against the background of obesity (keeping rats on a high-calorie diet for 12 weeks). The pancreatic and hepatoprotective effect of the phytocomposition was studied according to the morphofunctional state of pancreatic β-cells, the content of glycogen and neutral fats in the liver and morphometric indices in the pancreas.
Results. The phytocomposition studied had a stimulating effect on regenerative processes in the insulin-producing apparatus of the rat pancreas – the severity of proliferation of small β-cells in pancreatic islets significantly increased compared to the control pathology. The phytocomposition at the morphological level showed hepatoprotective properties considerably reducing the manifestations of the toxic-dystrophic action of diabetogens, significantly restoring fat and carbohydrate metabolism in hepatocytes.
Conclusions. The results obtained substantiate the feasibility of further study of the phytocomposition as a promising antidiabetic agent.