bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
End Organ Damage in Hypertensive Geriatric Age Group: A Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Kyada Prakashkumar , Jadhav Kunal , Biswas T. K. , Mehta Varshil , Zaman Sojib Bin 
Published: December 2017

Objective: Hypertension is one of the common risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases/disorders A developing country like India faces the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases; of the which, hypertension is the most important treatable cause of mortality and morbidity with loss of functional capacity and decline in the quality of life. Aim: To study the prevalence of end organ damage in the hypertensive geriatric age group. Method: The present study was a cross sectional study, conducted in 150 elderly patients admitted in MGM Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India with the diagnosis of stage I or II hypertension from 2011 to 2013. Results: Data analysis of the present study showed that 68% of elderly population aged between 60 to 69 years were suffering from hypertension. Compared to males, females had a higher rate of target organ damage. This study found that out of all patients with total end organ damage, 54.6 % had CVS complications, 15.7 % had hypertensive retinopathy, 25.9 % and 18.51 had raised creatinine and proteinuria respectively. 19.4 % had cerebrovascular accident (CVA) complications. Among Cardiovascular related complications Coronary artery disease (CAD) was found in 21 patients, out of them 7 had Congestive cardiac Failure (CCF). Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) was the most common complication and seen in 38 patients. 13.8 % patients had Regional Wall Motion Abnormality (RWMA) Conclusion: The present study concluded that Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH) is the commonest type of hypertension in geriatric age group. This study concluded that the most common risk factors of HTN in the elderly are sedentary life style, dyslipidemia and extra salt intake while the most common end organ damage was observed to be Left Ventricular Hypertrophy followed by renal dysfunction.
Keywords: Hypertension, Isolated Systolic Hypertension, Dyslipidemia.
Is it Difficult to Treat Asthma in Children?
Authors: Mandal Anirban , Sahi Puneet Kaur 
Published: December 2017

Asthma, the commonest chronic lung disease in childhood, is managed effectively with inhaled medications in most of the cases. But a subset of pediatric asthma patients continues to experience substantial morbidity even after higher doses of medications; they are referred to as problematic severe asthma. In many such cases, the apparent resistance to therapy is actually due to a number of remediable factors. These cases are called ‘difficult to treat asthma’. The physician dealing with a child with problematic severe asthma needs to follow a systematic step- wise approach to find any possible underlying causes of poor response to therapy. The evaluation starts with revisiting the diagnosis of asthma and goes through a checking the prescription, patient compliance, assessment for co-morbidities, environmental triggers and psychological factors. Only in a very small number of cases where no such remediable factors are identified, a diagnosis of severe therapy-resistant asthma is made and the child should be referred to a pediatric pulmonologist for further evaluation and therapy.
Keywords: Severe therapy-resistant asthma; problematic severe asthma, metered dose inhaler, allergic rhinitis
Editors and Reviewers Acknowledgement, 1(3), September-December, 2017
Authors: Editorial Team JMRI 
Published: December 2017

The Journal of Medical Research and Innovation would like to thank each and every one who has helped us to review and edit the articles. As a small token of appreciation, we would like to mention the names of all the editors and reviewers in random order here who have edited or reviewed the articles for the September-December, 2017 issue. The list will be updated as when more reviewers review the articles.
Editors:

Varshil Mehta
Shakti Goel
Sojib Bin Zaman

Reviewers:

Varshil Mehta
Tushar Kunder
Narayani Srivastava
Harsha Makwana
Charu Dutt Arora
Pradeep Jadhav
Arjun Ballal
Assad Mughal
Nasrin Fatahi
How Parents of Children With Cancer Learn About Their Children’s Prognosis
Authors: Sisk Bryan A. , Kang Tammy I. , Mack Jennifer W. 
Published: December 2017

OBJECTIVES:
To determine which prognostic information sources parents find informative and which are associated with better parental understanding of prognosis.

METHODS:
Prospective, questionnaire-based cohort study of parents and physicians of children with cancer at 2 academic pediatric hospitals. We asked parents how they learned about prognoses and evaluated relationships between information sources and prognostic understanding, defined as accuracy versus optimism. We excluded parents with pessimistic estimates and whose children had such good prognoses that optimism relative to the physician was impossible. Analytic cohort of 256 parent-physician pairs.

RESULTS:
Most parents considered explicit sources (conversations with oncologists at diagnosis, day-to-day conversations with oncologists, and conversations with nurses) “very” or “extremely” informative (73%–85%). Implicit sources (parent’s sense of how child was doing or how oncologist seemed to feel child was doing) were similarly informative (84%–87%). Twenty-seven percent (70/253) of parents reported prognostic estimates matching physicians’ estimates. Parents who valued implicit information had lower prognostic accuracy (odds ratio [OR] 0.50; 95% confidence interval 0.29–0.88), especially those who relied on a “general sense of how my child’s oncologist seems to feel my child is doing” (OR 0.47; 0.22–0.99). Parents were more likely to use implicit sources if they reported receiving high-quality prognostic information (OR 3.02; 1.41–6.43), trusted the physician (OR 2.01; 1.01–3.98), and reported high-quality physician communication (OR 1.81; 1.00–3.27).

CONCLUSIONS:
Reliance on implicit sources was associated with overly-optimistic prognostic estimates. Parents who endorsed strong, trusting relationships with physicians were not protected against misinformation.
Nitrogén-, foszfor- és kálium-ellátottság hatása a lóbabra (Vicia faba L.)
Authors: Izsáki Zoltán 
Published: December 2017

The aim of the research was to study the effect of N, P and K supplies on the nutritional status of faba bean in a long-term mineral fertilisation experiment and to determine the nutrient concentrations and nutrient ratios associated with satisfactory nutritional status. The long-term fertilisation experiment was set up in 1989 on chernozem meadow soil calcareous in the deeper layers, with all possible combinations of four levels each of N, P and K supplies, giving a total of 64 treatments. The present paper discusses the results obtained in 2001 and 2002, which can be summarised as follows:
In all the years the seed yield of faba bean exhibited a significant increase of 9% when the NO3-N content of the 0–60 cm soil layer prior to sowing rose to 76–85 kg ha−1, which could be achieved in most years at the 80 kg ha−1 N fertiliser rate. P fertiliser significantly increased the seed yield up to a soil AL-P2O5 content of 176–183 mg kg−1. The K supplies had no significant effect on the seed yield when the soil AL-K2O content was in the 230–465 mg kg−1 range.Excessive N supplies (160, 240 kg N ha−1) increased the N and Mn contents of faba bean leaves, while reducing the Fe, Zn and Cu contents. When the AL-P2O5 content of the ploughed layer was 120–339 mg kg−1, greater P supplies induced a higher Ca concentration in the leaves. P–Cu and P–Zn antagonism could be detected at AL-P2O5 contents of 176 mg kg−1 or more, and became more pronounced as the P supply level increased. A significant decline in the Fe content could be detected at soil AL-P2O5 contents of 195 and 339 mg kg−1. When the AL-K2O content of the ploughed layer was in the 229–465 mg kg−1 range, increasing K supplies were associated with higher N and K concentrations. Excessive K supplies resulted in a substantial decline in the Na, Mg and Zn contents of the leaves.Leaf analysis at the beginning of flowering can be recommended for judging the nutritional status of faba beans. In this phenophase, satisfactory nutritional status is indicated by the following nutrient concentrations in young, fully developed leaves: N 5.3-6.0%, P 0.35–0.45%, K 2.0–3.5%, Na 0.3–1.0%, Ca 0.8–1.3%, Mg 0.35–0.50%, Fe 250–400 mg kg−1, Mn 60–120 mg kg−1, Zn 30–60 mg kg−1 and Cu 3–7 mg kg−1.
VARIAÇÕES GRANULOMÉTRICAS, MINERALÓGICAS E ALCALINAS EM RESÍDUOS INERTIZADOS DA HYDRO ALUNORTE
Authors: Pinheiro Erika Raiol , Fernandez Oscar Jesus Choque , Margalho Emanoelly Valente , Jonas Paulo , Costa Josivaldo Chaves 
Published: December 2017

A lama vermelha (LV), resíduo da etapa de clarificação do processo Bayer, possui milhões de toneladas acumuladas em extensas áreas por muitos anos. Para melhor aproveitamento deste resíduo é importante conhecer suas propriedades físicas e mineralógicas em todas as camadas inertizadas. Neste estudo foram avaliadas as variações granulométricas, mineralógicas e alcalinas da lama vermelha da Hydro Alunorte, ao longo de suas camadas inertizadas em um perfil de até 2 m de profundidade por meio de técnicas de caracterização de materiais como: sedimentação, difração de Raios-X e análise de pH. As análises mostram que o resíduo possui granulometria predominantemente na fração silte, ainda com frações menores de argila e areia. Apresentam hematita, goethita, gibbsita, sodalita e anatásio como fases majoritárias. O pH mostra a LV com uma variação de pH de 10,8 a 11,7 fortemente alcalino. O perfil apresentou variações tanto para alcalinidade como para a granulometria, assim como de um ponto para outro na bacia de rejeitos. Mineralogicamente, o perfil das camadas inertizadas apresentou regularidade das fases predominantes. As variações de granulometria e pH foram influenciadas pela topografia da bacia, devido as variações altimétricas, erosões e deslizamentos provocados pelas chuvas e ventos. A alcalinidade e granulometria, analisadas no tempo atual, podem apresentar outros resultados em outro período de estudo. Enquanto que, a mineralogia presente ao longo do depósito e em profundidade, com os fenômenos citados acima permanecem potencializando a mesma.
Prevalence and factors associeated with low birth weight in a PUBLIC maternity
Authors: Ferraresi Mariana Fanstone , Saraiva Fabricia Oliveira , Vitorino Priscila Valverde de O. , Lelis Ellen De Sousa , Souza Andréia Gontijo da Silva , Magalhães Larissa Silva , Vieira Maria Aparecida Da Silva 
Published: December 2017

Low birth weight is appointed as a strong indicator of the health conditions of the population. Objective: evaluate the prevalence of low birth weight and identify factors associated to the low birth weight in a public maternity of a university hospital of Goiânia, Goiás Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted from January to July 2011. The association between variables and birth weight was performed by using the Mantel-Haenszel test and factors associated with low birth weight were estimated using logistic regression or fisher test whether appropriated. Results: The results showed a prevalence of children with low birth weight of 34.0%. After multivariate analysis, preterm birth (OR = 18.6, p = 0.000) remained significantly associated to low birth weight. Conclusions: Investment in the quality of maternal and child health is recommended, since these risk factors can be avoided or minimized through a quality attention.

Prevalência e fatores associados ao baixo nascer em uma
maternidade PÚBLICA

O baixo peso ao nascer é apontado como forte indicador das condições de saúde da população. Objetivo: avaliar a prevalência de baixo peso ao nascer e identificar os fatores associados ao baixo peso ao nascer em uma maternidade pública de referência no município de Goiânia-Goiás. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo de corte transversal, realizado no período de janeiro a julho de 2011. Associação entre as variáveis e o peso ao nascer foi realizada através do
teste de Mantel Haenszel e os fatores associados ao baixo peso foram estimados utilizando regressão logística. Resultados: prevalência de crianças com baixo peso de nascimento de 34,0%. Após análise multivariada, o nascimento pré-termo (OR= 18,6; p=0,000) manteve-se significativamente associado ao baixo peso ao nascer. Conclusões: recomenda-se o investimento na qualificação da assistência materno-infantil, visto que muitos destes fatores de risco podem ser evitados ou minimizados por meio de uma atenção de qualidade.
Optimization of potential field parameters using genetic algorithm
Authors: Guzel Mehmet Serdal , Ajabshir Vahid Babaei , Can Serhat , Bostanci Erkan 
Published: December 2017

This paper addresses a metaheuristics approach to optimize the parameters of the potential fields (PF) method. This method is an important algorithm and is primarily used for local navigation problems. However, estimating the appropriate parameters is essential for safe and smooth navigation. For instance, complex scenarios that include long and thin corridors or cluttered environments having numerous obstacles require reliable parameter estimation. Accordingly, the genetic algorithm is utilized to estimate the appropriate algorithms to overcome conventional navigation problems based on the PF method. The experimental results verify the reliability and efficiency of the proposed approach.
Keywords: Path planning, potential fields (PF) method, genetic algorithm (GA), DEAP, robot navigation, parameter optimization.
Experimental and theoretical modelling of the electric and magnetic fields behaviour in the vicinity of high-voltage power lines
Authors: Wafa Tourab , Amel Ourici , Abdessalem Babouri 
Published: December 2017

This paper consists of an experimental and analytical characterisation of the electromagnetic environment in the medium surrounding a circuit of two 220-Kv power lines running in parallel. The analysis presented is divided into two main parts. The first part concerns an experimental study of the behaviour of the electric and magnetic fields generated by the selected double-circuit at ground level (0 m). While the second part simulates and calculates the field profiles generated by both the lines at different levels above the ground, from 0 m to the level close to the line conductors at 20 m above the ground, using the electrostatic and magnetostatic modules of the COMSOL multi-physics software. The implications of the results are discussed and compared with the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection reference levels for occupational and non-occupational exposures.
Keywords: High-voltage power lines, low-frequency electromagnetic fields, finite element method, electromagnetic compatibility, inductive and capacitive coupling, standards.
Modelling and control of wind turbine doubly fed induction generator with MATLAB simulink
Authors: Leila Merabet , Mounira Mekki , Amel Ourici , Salah Saad 
Published: December 2017

This paper describes the modelling and control system of a wind turbine, using a doubly fed induction generator. This configuration makes the wind turbine suitable for variable speed wind energy application. The power captured by the wind turbine is converted into electrical power by the induction generator, and it is transmitted to the grid by the stator and the rotor windings. The control system generates voltage command signals for rotor converter and grid converter, respectively, in order to control the power of the wind turbine. Reactive power exchanged with the network through the converters is set to 0 VAr. The control strategy has been developed using MATLAB/Simulink. The simulation results are presented and discussed in the conclusions.
Keywords: Wind energy, doubly fed induction generator, grid power, modelling, control.
Message from editor
Authors: Ibrahim Dogan 
Published: December 2017

Dear Readers,

It is a great honor for us to publish Volume 7, Issue 2 of Global Journal of Computer Sciences: Theory and Research.

Global Journal of Computer Sciences: Theory and Research (GJCS) is an international online journal for scientists and professionals involved in all aspects of computer sciences. This journal serves as an international platform that fosters theoretical and practical issues and new applications for all scientists and professionals from the field of computer sciences including original research and innovative applications from all parts of the world.

Aim of this issue is to give the researchers an opportunity to share the results of their academic studies. There are different research topics discussed in the articles. For example, Mehmet Serdal Guzel, Vahid Babaei Ajabshir, Serhat Can and Erkan Bostanci examined optimization of potential field parameters using genetic algorithm. Tourab Wafa, Ourici Amel and Babouri Abdessalem tested experimental and theoretical modelling of the electric and magnetic fields behaviour in the vicinity of high-voltage power lines. In addition, Merabet Leila, Mekki Mounira, Ourici Amel and Saad Salah aimed to investigate modelling and control system of a wind turbine, using a doubly fed induction generator. In another study, Sultan Zavrak, Seyhmus Yilmaz, Huseyin Bodur and Sinan Toklu discussed a new approach to the authentication system to perform our online process with the highest security. The authors concluded that in addition to the standard authentication systems, using face recognition as a secondary level of security will contribute to the emergence of a new authentication mechanism. Finally, Farag Homed Ali Kuwil examined Kuwil method for spectral clustering algorithm and figured out that it eliminates the problem of parameters and increases the effectiveness to give static results obtained from the first execution and no errors were seen from functions in the MATLAB language such as eigenvalues, eigenvector and k_mean.

A total number of eleven (11) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been subjected to double-blind peer review process by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total number of five (5) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.

We present many thanks to all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.

Best regards,

Prof. Dr. Dogan Ibrahim

Editor â€“ in Chief
THE CHANGE OF RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING FROM IDEAL-RATIONALITY TO PRAGMATIC-MATERIALISTIC
Authors: Ishomuddin Ishomuddin 
Published: December 2017

<p>The study is conducted because of the appearance of many new beliefs in Islam, which has had considerable influence for Indonesian Muslims, regardless the fact that the beliefs have mostly been classified as a cult. The purposes of this study are to investigate the new phenomenon in the religious act, involving the change of understanding from ideals-rationality view to pragmatic-materialistic view, and to focus on the phenomenon of the emergence of new faiths in Islamic society in Indonesia. This study is aimed to answer the following questions: (1) What motives lie behind the change of religious understanding from ideals-rationality view to pragmatic-materialistic view in today's Muslim group?; (2) How does the changing process of religious understanding occur in the Muslim group?; (3) Why do religious people today tend to be pragmatic-materialistic oriented and leave the religious teachings that have been previously understood? Qualitative approach is used to examine the research questions. The research result shows that there are three kinds of typology of Muslim groups which experience a shift in religious understanding from ideality-rationality belief to pragmatic-materialistic belief. This happens because there is a gap between the quality of faith and the desire to become instantly rich.</p><p> </p><p>Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mendeskripsikan dan memahami gejala new act dalam beragama yaitu fenomena pergeseran pemahaman spiritual dari idealitas-rasionalitas ke pragmatis-materialistis dalam beragama. Penelitian ini difokuskan pada fenomena munculnya kelompok-kelompok atau aliran-aliran baru dalam masyarakat Islam di Indonesia. Secara rinci penelitian ini adalah untuk menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyan berikut ini. Apa yang melatarbelakangi adanya perubahan pemahaman agama dari idealitas-rasionalitas ke pragmatismaterialistis dalam beragama masyarakat sekarang ini? Bagaimana proses perubahan keberagamaan itu terjadi pada masyarakat Islam? Mengapa umat beragama sekarang ini cenderung kepada pemahaman agama secara pragmatismaterialistis sehingga kehilangan orientasi dan meninggalkan ajaran-ajaran agama yang telah dipahami sebelumnya? Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Berdasarkan analisis data terdapat tiga macam tipologi kelompok muslim yang mengalami pergeseran pemahaman agama dari idealitas-rasionalitas ke pragmatis-materialistis. Hal ini terjadi karena adanya kesenjangan antara kualitas keimanan dengan keinginan untuk menjadi kaya secara instan.</p>
AL-LUGHAH AL-‘ARABIYYAH WA AT-THUQUS ATS-TSAQAFIYYAH LADA AL-MUSLIMIN FI TAHQIQ AL-MARASIM AD-DINIYYAH اللغة العربية والطقوس الثقافية لدى المسلمين في تحقيق المراسم الدينية
Authors: HILMI DANIAL 
Published: December 2017

<p>اللغة العربية هي لغة متصفة بالثقافة الإسلامية التي تتحقق في الطقوس الثقافية بالقيام بالتعبد لله تعالى في الطاعات للأوامر والاجتناب عن النواهي. اللغة العربية تحصل على الضمان في الطقوس الثقافية بجزاء الأجر من استخدامها لقراءة القرآن الكريم. في كثير من الأحوال، كانت المراسيم الثقافية تستخدم اللغة العربية كثيرا بفضلها كما قام بها الأولياء في عملية الدعوة لدى المجتمع. يطور الأولياء التسعة الدعوة على حسب أحوال المجتمع في تحقيق المراسيم الدينية واستخدامهم اللغة العربية فيها. هوية المسلم متصفة بالأنشطة الدينية واللباس الظاهرة المنظورة بأحساسهم. استخدام لسان صدق سيكون متطلبا في الشخصية وتعميق مضمون القرآن الكريم والأحاديث النبوية. دور الأولياء التسعة في توسيع الدين الإسلامي بإندونيسيا لا ينطلق من تبسيط الطقوس المبنية على حفظ الجودة العبودية التي كانت المضامين الإسلامية وتياراتها تتبلغ كاملا. طقوس التهليل هي إحدى المراسيم الدينية التي تفيد دعاء الميت المصمم المناسبة بالثقافة المحلية مثل أربعين يوما، 100 يوم إلخ حيث كان المسلمون الإندونيسيون يعملون بها. التأثير في عملها مؤسس برسالة موصلة بالأدلة المستخدمة نظريا وتطبيقيا.</p><p>Arabic language is a language that reflects the culture of Islam embodied in cultural rituals by servicing Allah in obedience to his orders and away from his prohibitions. Arabic language gets assurances in cultural rituals with rewards on its use for reciting the Qur’an. In many ways, religious ceremonies also often use arabic language with their virtues as well as the guardians in carrying out their dakwah to the people. Wali Songo develops dakwah based on the state of society in realizing the cultural ceremony and the using of Arabic language in it. The identity of a Muslim can be seen in religious activities and his clothes may appear visible to their senses. The use of good expressions to be guided in behaving and deepening the content of the Qur’an and al-Hadith. The role of Wali Songo in the Islamic religion in Indonesia can not be separated from the simplification of rituals built in maintaining the quality of worship which of course the nuances of Islam and its teachings must be delivered perfectly. The ritual of tahlil is one of the religious ceremonies that serves the praying of the dead who are packaged to adapt local culture such as 40 days, 100 days and so on which at present some Indonesian Muslim community do. The impetus to carry it out is based on a message conveyed by theoretical and applicable theorems.</p>