bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
REKAYASA LED IKAN MELALUI PENGATURAN LUMENSI CAHAYA BERBASIS PERANGKAT LUNAK VERSI BETHA
Authors: Cahyadi Agus , Xing You Wong 
Published: March 2018

Beberapa jenis ikan mempunyai fototaksis positif terhadap cahaya berkorelasi terhadap kemampuan histologi ikan untuk mengenal karakteristik spektral. Karakteristik spektral dipengaruhi oleh faktor warna, gelap-terang dan faktor lainnya. Light emitting diode atau LED adalah sirkuit semikonduktor mampu memancarkan cahaya saat dialiri listrik. LED memancarkan cahaya lewat aliran listrik yang relatif tidak menghasilkan banyak panas. Lampu LED terasa dingin dipakai karena tidak menambah panas ruangan seperti lampu pijar berbahan logam halida. Rekayasa LED untuk menarik sekumpulan ikan dirancang sirkuit elektronik dengan menggunakan kombinasi LED dengan variasi panjang gelombang yaitu LED putih (600 nm), biru (465-500 nm), hijau (500-520 nm) dan amber (595-605 nm). Melalui pengaturan lumensi LED dengan perangkat lunak menghasilkan pola tertentu untuk mengumpulkan ikan pada malam hari. Pola zig-zag dengan variasi pengulangan mampu menarik perhatian ikan teri jenis Stolephorus sp. untuk mendekati batas lumensi LED ikan selama 3 jam berenang di sekitar alat tersebut.
Is excellence inclusive? The benefits of fostering Black female college athlete's sense of belonging
Authors: Francique Akilah 
Published: March 2018

The purpose of this research note is to urge intercollegiate athletic departments and their administrators to foster a sense of belonging amongst Black female college athletes to aid in their felt membership as a college athlete and support their development as viable employment candidates in college sport. Black female college athletes’ graduation rates are on the rise; however, these being hired at dismal rates in college sport. By fostering a sense of belonging, Black female college athletes as a historically marginalized group are able to feel a sense of connectedness in the athletics and greater university environment; athletic departments commit to major organizational change that values diversity and inclusion; and through its commitment, a culture of inclusive excellence is felt by all students, faculty, staff and athletic administrators and coaches. Keywords: Black female college athletes, college sport, intercollegiate athletics, sense of belonging, diversity and inclusion, inclusive excellence
Cervical Cancer in Ethiopia: The Effect of Adherence to Radiotherapy on Survival
Authors: Moelle Ulrike , Mathewos Assefa , Aynalem Abreha , Wondemagegnehu Tigeneh , Yonas Bekuretsion , Begoihn Matthias , Addissie Adamu , Unverzagt Susanne , Jemal Ahmedin , Thomssen Christoph , Vordermark Dirk , Kantelhardt Eva J. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract

Background
Discontinuation of radiotherapy (RT) for cervical cancer (CC) in sub-Saharan Africa is common because of patient- and health service-related reasons. This analysis describes toxicities and the effect of adherence on survival.

Materials and Methods
A total of 788 patients with CC (2008–2012) who received RT at Addis Ababa University Hospital were included. External beam RT without brachytherapy was performed according to local guidelines. We previously described survival and prognostic factors. Now we analyzed adherence and survival according to total doses received. Adjustment via multivariate cox regression analysis was done.

Results
One-year overall survival (OS) after radical RT (n = 180) for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages IIA–IIIA was 89% for discontinuation (&lt;72 Gy) and 96% for adherence (≥72 Gy; hazard ratio [HR], 1.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.5–3.3). One-year OS after nonradical RT (n = 389) for FIGO stages IIIB–IVA was 71% for discontinuation (&lt;40 Gy) and 87% for adherence (44–50 Gy; HR, 3.1; 95% CI, 1.4–6.9). One-year OS for FIGO stages IIIB–IVB (n = 219) after one compared with two or more palliative single fractions of 10 Gy were 14% and 73% respectively (HR, 7.3; 95% CI, 3.3–16). Reasons for discontinuation were toxicities, economic background, and RT machine breakdown. Grade 1–2 late toxicities were common (e.g., 30% proctitis, 22% incontinence). Grade 3 early and late toxicities were seen in 5% and 10% respectively; no grade 4 toxicities occurred.

Conclusion
Patients who adhered to guideline-conforming RT had optimum survival. Better supportive care, brachytherapy to reduce toxicities, socioeconomic support, and additional radiation capacities could contribute to better adherence and survival.

Implications for Practice
This study presents the effect of adherence on survival of 788 patients with cervical cancer receiving external beam radiotherapy without brachytherapy in Ethiopia. Discontinuation of planned radiotherapy according to local guidelines considerably reduced survival for all International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages treated (hazard ratios were 1.3, 3.1, and 7.3 for FIGO stages IIA–IIIA and IIIB–IVA and the palliative approach, respectively). Early toxicity (5% grade 3) should be treated to improve adherence. Economic difficulties and machine breakdown should also be addressed to reduce discontinuation and improve survival.
Costs of Cancer Care Across the Disease Continuum
Authors: Kaye Deborah R. , Min Hye Sung , Herrel Lindsey A. , Dupree James M. , Ellimoottil Chad , Miller David C. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract

Purpose
The aim of this study was to estimate Medicare payments for cancer care during the initial, continuing, and end-of-life phases of care for 10 malignancies and to examine variation in expenditures according to patient characteristics and cancer severity.

Materials and Methods
We used linked Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare data to identify patients aged 66–99 years who were diagnosed with one of the following 10 cancers: prostate, bladder, esophageal, pancreatic, lung, liver, kidney, colorectal, breast, or ovarian, from 2007 through 2012. We attributed payments for each patient to a phase of care (i.e., initial, continuing, or end of life), based on time from diagnosis until death or end of study interval. We summed payments for all claims attributable to the primary cancer diagnosis and analyzed the overall and phase-based costs and then by differing demographics, cancer stage, geographic region, and year of diagnosis.

Results
We identified 428,300 patients diagnosed with one of the 10 malignancies. Annual payments were generally highest during the initial phase. Mean expenditures across cancers were $14,381 during the initial phase, $2,471 for continuing, and $13,458 at end of life. Payments decreased with increasing age. Black patients had higher payments for four of five cancers with statistically significant differences. Stage III cancers posed the greatest annual cost burden for four cancer types. Overall payments were stable across geographic region and year.

Conclusion
Considerable differences exist in expenditures across phases of cancer care. By understanding the drivers of such payment variations across patient and tumor characteristics, we can inform efforts to decrease payments and increase quality, thereby reducing the burden of cancer care.

Implications for Practice
Considerable differences exist in expenditures across phases of cancer care. There are further differences by varying patient characteristics. Understanding the drivers of such payment variations across patient and tumor characteristics can inform efforts to decrease costs and increase quality, thereby reducing the burden of cancer care.
Treatment and Survival of Patients with Colon Cancer Aged 80 Years and Older: A EURECCA International Comparison
Authors: Vermeer Nina C.A. , Claassen Yvette H.M. , Derks Marloes G.M. , Iversen Lene H. , van Eycken Elizabeth , Guren Marianne G. , Mroczkowski Pawel , Martling Anna , Johansson Robert , Vandendael Tamara , Wibe Arne , Moller Bjorn , Lippert Hans , Portielje Johanneke E.A. , Liefers Gerrit Jan , Peeters Koen C.M.J. , van de Velde Cornelis J.H. , Bastiaannet Esther 
Published: March 2018

Abstract

Background
Colon cancer in older patients represents a major public health issue. As older patients are hardly included in clinical trials, the optimal treatment of these patients remains unclear. The present international EURECCA comparison explores possible associations between treatment and survival outcomes in elderly colon cancer patients.

Subjects, Materials, and Methods
National data from Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden were obtained, as well as a multicenter surgery cohort from Germany. Patients aged 80 years and older, diagnosed with colon cancer between 2001 and 2010, were included. The study interval was divided into two periods: 2001–2006 and 2007–2010. The proportion of surgical treatment and chemotherapy within a country and its relation to relative survival were calculated for each time frame.

Results
Overall, 50,761 patients were included. At least 94% of patients with stage II and III colon cancer underwent surgical removal of the tumor. For stage II–IV, the proportion of chemotherapy after surgery was highest in Belgium and lowest in The Netherlands and Norway. For stage III, it varied from 24.8% in Belgium and 3.9% in Norway. For stage III, a better adjusted relative survival between 2007 and 2010 was observed in Sweden (adjusted relative excess risk [RER] 0.64, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.54–0.76) and Norway (adjusted RER 0.81, 95% CI: 0.69–0.96) compared with Belgium.

Conclusion
There is substantial variation in the rate of treatment and survival between countries for patients with colon cancer aged 80 years or older. Despite higher prescription of adjuvant chemotherapy, poorer survival outcomes were observed in Belgium. No clear linear pattern between the proportion of chemotherapy and better adjusted relative survival was observed.

Implications for Practice
With the increasing growth of the older population, clinicians will be treating an increasing number of older patients diagnosed with colon cancer. No clear linear pattern between adjuvant chemotherapy and better adjusted relative survival was observed. Future studies should also include data on surgical quality.
SOLAR ENERGY CONTROL AND POWER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT USING MULTILAYER FEED FORWARD NEURAL NETWORK
Authors: Dehini R. 
Published: March 2018

Oil, coal and gas continue to be the most demanded
source of energy throughout the world along. In recent years, the alarming fall
in amounts of fossil fuels and increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide
composition have been seen on several occasions. These disadvantages of fossil
fuels orientate the researchers toward renewable energy sources as a more
durable long-term solution. The aim of this paper is to present a shunt active
power filter (PAPF) supplied by the Photovoltaic cells ,in such a way that the
(PAPF) feeds the linear and nonlinear
loads by harmonics currents and the excess of the energy is injected into the
power system. In order to improve the performances of conventional (PAPF) This
paper also proposes artificial neural networks (ANN) for harmonics
identification and DC link voltage control. The simulation study results of the
new (SAPF) identification technique are found quite satisfactory by assuring
good filtering characteristics and high system stability
Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Access to Opioid Analgesic Medications and Medication-Assisted Treatment
Authors: Sharp Alana , Jones Austin , Sherwood Jennifer , Kutsa Oksana , Honermann Brian , Millett Gregorio 
Published: March 2018

Objectives. To assess the impact of the expansion of Medicaid eligibility in the United States on the opioid epidemic, as measured through increased access to opioid analgesic medications and medication-assisted treatment. Methods. Using Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement data from 2011 to 2016 in all states, we evaluated prescribing patterns of opioids and the 3 Food and Drug Administration–approved medications used in treating opioid use disorders by using 2 statistical models. We used difference-in-differences and interrupted time series models to measure prescribing rates before and after state expansions. Results. Although opioid prescribing per Medicaid enrollee increased overall, we observed no statistical difference between expansion and nonexpansion states. By contrast, per-enrollee rates of buprenorphine and naltrexone prescribing increased more than 200% after states expanded eligibility, while increasing by less than 50% in states that did not expand. Methadone prescribing decreased in all states in this period, with larger decreases in expansion states. Conclusions. The Medicaid expansion enrolled a population no more likely to be prescribed opioids than the base Medicaid population while significantly increasing uptake of 2 drugs used in medication-assisted treatment.
Increasing Industry Support Is Associated with Higher Research Productivity in Orthopaedic Surgery
Authors: Boddapati Venkat , Sachdev Ridhi , Fu Michael C. , Camp Christopher L. , Marx Robert G. , Dines Joshua S. 
Published: March 2018

Background:
Orthopaedic surgeons receive a disproportionately small share of funding from the National Institutes of Health, but they receive the largest amount of funding from industry sources. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between payments from industry partners and research productivity among orthopaedic research authors, as well as to identify predictors of high research productivity.

Methods:
United States-based physicians who published an article in 2016 in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery or The American Journal of Sports Medicine were included in this study. These authors were queried in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments database (OPD) to determine the amount of industry payments received, and on Scopus, a bibliometric web site, to assess the quantity (total publication count) and quality (Hirsch index [h-index]) of each author’s research. Nonparametric testing was used to compare the h-index and the total publication count of authors by payments received and academic position. Multivariate regression was used to identify independent predictors of high research productivity.

Results:
Of the 766 included authors, 494 (64.5%) received <$10,000 per year, 162 (21.1%) received between $10,000 and $100,000, and 110 (14.4%) received >$100,000 in total payments. The h-index increased significantly from a mean (and standard deviation) of 13.1 ± 12.9 to 20.9 ± 14.4, and to 32.3 ± 16.7, from the lowest to highest payment cohorts, as did total publication count. When authors were stratified by academic position (assistant professor, associate professor, full professor, and nonacademic), those who received more industry payments (>$100,000) had a higher h-index and total publication count at all academic levels relative to lower-earning (<$10,000) authors. Independent predictors of a high h-index included industry payments of between $10,000 and $100,000 (odds ratio [OR], 1.63; p = 0.048), payments of >$100,000 (OR, 5.87), associate professorship (OR, 6.53), full professorship (OR, 33.38), and last authorship (OR, 2.22) (p < 0.001 for all comparisons unless otherwise noted).

Conclusions:
Although this study does not establish a causal relationship, we identified increasing industry payments as an independent predictor of research productivity among authors at all academic levels who had published peer-reviewed orthopaedic research.
PATRIOTISME MASYARAKAT PONOROGO MENURUT PENUTURAN BABAD PONOROGO
Authors: Rofiq Ahmad Choirul 
Published: March 2018

Abstract. Purwowijoyo or Sukatman Purwosuwito (11 April 1914 - March 20, 1994) idealism is to provide the greatest profit for civil through historiography of the local history of Ponorogo and his idealism was written in Babad Ponorogo. Theoretically, history method had been conducted in his historiography. Futhermore, Babad Ponorogo comprises 8 volumes. In Babad Ponorogo, it told about various patriotic events in Ponorogo society gaining imperialism for instance Raden Martopuro in 1853 and Kampak Patik in 1885). Then to commemorate that events, public services was developed by Bathoro Katong government. It was complicated reasons in fighting Dutch because of the political situation of foreign imperialism adverse social and economic. Ponorogo goverment had priority in determining the development. On the other hand, its government was enforced by colonial. All regulations were assigned by invaders. And after Independence Day, Central Goverment instructs all Ponorogo programs in developing their region.
A Growing Degree Day Model is Effective to Schedule Spring Defendor (Florasulam) Applications for Suppressing Dandelion Flowers
Authors: Patton Aaron J. , Weisenberger Daniel V. , Breuninger James M. 
Published: March 2018

Core Ideas
Early spring Defendor (florasulam) applications effectively inhibit dandelion blooming.
Apply Defendor prior to 75 accumulated growing degree days (base = 50°F) to suppress dandelion blooms.
Defendor application timing is weeks earlier than traditional phenoxy herbicides.
Magnetic solid-phase extraction for the analysis of bisphenol A, naproxen and triclosan in wastewater samples
Authors: Li Guo , Deng Ruoyu , Peng Guilong , Yang Chun , He Qiang , Lu Ying , Shi Huilan 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Magnetic Fe3O4 graphene oxide nanocomposite was synthesized by chemical coprecipitation method and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectra and X-ray diffraction. A simple, rapid, convenient and environmentally friendly method was developed for separation and pre-concentration of trace amounts of bisphenol A, naproxen and triclosan in wastewater samples by high performance liquid chromatography with magnetic Fe3O4 graphene oxide nanocomposite as the adsorbent for magnetic solid-phase extraction. Various parameters possibly influencing the extraction performance such as amount of the adsorbent, extraction time, sample pH and elution conditions were optimized. Under the optimal working conditions, the developed method showed good linearity (R &gt; 0.9997) in the range of 1–200 μg/L, and the limits of detection are between 0.5 and 0.8 μg/L. The enrichment factors are in the range of 81–89. The repeatability of the method, expressed as relative standard deviation, is 3.36–4.26%.
In vitro and in silico Activity of Iridoids Against Leishmania amazonensis
Authors: Vendruscolo Maria Helena , das Neves Gustavo Machado , Kagami Luciano Porto , Rodrigues Junior Luiz Carlos , Nunes Diehl Maria Luísa , Gnoatto Simone Cristina Baggio , de Loreto Bordignon Sérgio Augusto , Romão Pedro Roosevelt Torres , Eifler-Lima Vera Lucia , von Poser Gilsane Lino 
Published: March 2018

Background:
Leishmaniasis reaches millions of people around the world. The control of the
disease is difficult due to the restricted access to the diagnosis and medication, and low adherence to the
treatment. Thus, more efficient drugs are needed and natural products are good alternatives. Iridoids,
natural products with reported leishmanicidal activity, can be exploited for the development of anti-
Leishmania drugs. The aim of this study was to isolate and to investigate the in vitro activity of iridoids
against Leishmania amazonensis and to compare the activity in silico of these compounds with those
reported as active against this parasite.

Methods:
Iridoids were isolated by chromatographic methods. The in vitro activity of asperuloside (1)
and geniposide (2) from Escalonia bifida, galiridoside (3) from Angelonia integerrima and theveridoside
(4) and ipolamiide (5) from Amphilophium crucigerum was investigated against promastigote
forms of Leishmania amazonensis. Molecular modeling studies of 1-5 and iridoids cited as active
against Leishmania spp. were performed.

Results:
Compounds 1-5 (5-100 µM) did not inhibit the parasite survival. Physicochemical parameters
predicted for 1-5 did not show differences compared to those described in literature. The SAR and the
pharmacophoric model confirmed the importance of maintaining the cyclopentane[C]pyran ring of the
iridoid, of oxygen-linked substituents at the C1 and C6 positions and of bulky substituents attached to
the iridoid ring to present leishmanicidal activity.

Conclusion:
The results obtained in this study indicate that iridoids are a promising group of secondary
metabolites and should be further investigated in the search for new anti-Leishmania drugs.
FCompress: An Algorithm for FASTQ Sequence Data Compression
Authors: Sardaraz Muhammad , Tahir Muhammad 
Published: March 2018

Background:
Biological sequence data have increased at a rapid rate due to the
advancements in sequencing technologies and reduction in the cost of sequencing data. The huge
increase in these data presents significant research challenges to researchers. In addition to meaningful
analysis, data storage is also a challenge, an increase in data production is outpacing the storage
capacity. Data compression is used to reduce the size of data and thus reduces storage requirements as
well as transmission cost over the internet.

Objective:
This article presents a novel compression algorithm (FCompress) for Next Generation
Sequencing (NGS) data in FASTQ format.

Method:
The proposed algorithm uses bits manipulation and dictionary-based compression for bases
compression. Headers are compressed with reference-based compression, whereas quality scores are
compressed with Huffman coding.

Results:
The proposed algorithm is validated with experimental results on real datasets. The results are
compared with both general purpose and specialized compression programs.

Conclusion:
The proposed algorithm produces better compression ratio in a comparable time to other
algorithms.
GEOGRAFIA E MÚSICA: PENSAR A PARTIR DO KOSMOS SONORO GUARANI
Authors: Ferraz Cláudio Benito Oliveira , Fernandes Anedmafer Mattos 
Published: March 2018

Este artigo é resultado das atividades desenvolvidas no interior do Grupo de Pesquisa Linguagens Geográficas, que se desdobraram na pesquisa de Doutorado Outras Imaginações Espaciais: experimentações e derivas entre sons e imagens no ensino de geografia, elaborada na Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), em Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), a partir das experimentações ocorridas no Instituto Técnico Federal de Educação de Campo Grande (MS) com alunos do 1º ano do Ensino Médio durante o ano letivo de 2015. O objetivo foi experienciar outros pensamentos espaciais a partir do contato com a musicalidade Guarani. O método exercitado foi o de agir/pensar no contexto da Geofilosofia apresentada por Gilles Deleuze e Felix Guattari na articulação de várias ações trabalhadas na sala de aula (análises de imagens e narrativas jornalísticas, dos livros didáticos, de textos científicos, de fotografias e vídeos etc.). Tais ações tensionaram a visão generalizante da identidade indígena pelos não indígenas. Como decorrência disso, os alunos puderam perceber a trama social de negação e desconhecimento da riqueza cultural Guarani. Conclui-se que a força da musicalidade Guarani instiga a outros pensamentos espaciais, a outra geografia possível.