bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Generalization of approaches to value-oriented project management at oil and gas production enterprises
Authors: Poltinina Olga 
Published: September 2024

The political and economic situation in Ukraine leads to the fact that companies today are stuck with the deterioration of their financial condition and need effective mechanisms for further development even in the conditions of martial law. The ability to plan the project management process, formulate value guidelines for project management and implement the necessary management tools can help to form an optimal approach for the company to value-oriented project management at oil and gas production enterprises. To optimize the project management process, it is necessary to detail and improve the process of planning the implementation of these projects. Implementation of such detailing is possible under the condition of applying modeling of business processes at the enterprise. Therefore, the object of this research is approaches to value-oriented project management at oil and gas production enterprises.
The paper uses general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, systematization, generalization, and also used the method of modeling business processes to determine a clear sequence of actions in the process of implementing projects at oil and gas production enterprises.
According to the results of the research, it was established that for optimal value-oriented project management at oil and gas production enterprises, a certain business process should be followed, which provides for a clear sequence of actions and the possibility of controlling the result at each stage of the project. In general, according to the author's business process, value-oriented project management at oil and gas production enterprises involves the following stages:
– formation of a clear sequence of actions aimed at the implementation of the project (establishment of value indicators of the project);
– identification of responsible persons and allocation of resources for the implementation of each stage of the project;
– general implementation of the project (this stage involves detailing individual tasks);
– control of efficiency and achievement of value indicators of the project.
Adherence to such a sequence of actions will improve the efficiency of project management and ensure the coordination of project performance indicators with the general value orientations of the enterprise.
Analyzing and distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediments along Shatt Al-Arab Estuary, Iraq
Authors: Al-Zabad Rafid A. , Al-Khafaji Ayad H. , AL-Saad Hamid T. 
Published: September 2024

The object of this research is the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediments along Shatt Al-Arab estuary, Iraq. The study examines the problem of river PCB pollution. PCB effects on humans include cancer, impaired reproduction, neuro-developmental effects in infants, immunotoxicity and endocrine disruption. PCBs lead to liver damage and stimulate changes in the DNA sequence. The Shatt Al-Arab Estuary is formed in southern Iraq near Al-Qurna city after the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The Shatt Al-Arab Estuary region is shared between Iraq and Iran. The Estuary receives pollutants when it is passing during Basrah City regions, due to industrial, agricultural and human activities which discharge the pollutants to the Estuary without treatment.
The concentrations of Σ13 PCBs compound in sediment samples were determined and analyzed at each site by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS, Agilent). Six sites were chosen along Shatt Al-Arab Estuary. They are Al-Qurna (S1), Al-Deer (S2), Al-Qarma (S3), Al-Ashar (S4), Abi Al-Khasib (S5) and Al-Fao (S6), at Basrah city, south of Iraq. Sediment samples were collected seasonally, starting from Autumn season on September 2019 to summer season on July 2020. The Σ13 (PCB-18, PCB-29, PCB-31, PCB-28, PCB-44, PCB-52, PCB-101, PCB-141, PCB-149, PCB-138, PCB-153, PCB-189, and PCB-194) concentrations at the sediment samples ranged from 4.48 ng/g in Al-Deer site during summer season to 27.75 ng/g in Al-Ashar site during winter season for all selected sites. The Al-Deer site were found to have the lowest mean of PCBs its 0.345 ng/g and Al-Ashar site were found to have the highest mean of PCBs its 2.135 ng/g. PCBs concentrations in sediment samples during autumn, winter, spring and summer seasons ranged from 7.75 to 21.68 ng/g, 16.25 to 27.75 ng/g, 7.28 to 22.01 ng/g and 4.48 to 14.41 ng/g, respectively. The congener distribution patterns in these samples indicate the dominance highly chlorinated congeners (tri- and hexa-PCBs) in comparison with remaining others PCBs congeners. This project is the first of its kind in Basrah and all Iraq that reports PCB concentrations in the region and is considered a baseline study and can be used for subsequent studies.
The Glutamate-Serine-Glycine Index as a Biomarker to Monitor the Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Authors: Tan Nichole Yue Ting , Shumbayawonda Elizabeth , Cheng Lionel Tim-Ee , Low Albert Su Chong , Lim Chin Hong , Eng Alvin Kim Hock , Chan Weng Hoong , Lee Phong Ching , Tay Mei Fang , Chang Jason Pik Eu , Bee Yong Mong , Goh George Boon Bee , Ching Jianhong , Chua Kee Voon , Han Sharon Hong Yu , Kovalik Jean-Paul , Tan Hong Chang 
Published: September 2024

Objective. Bariatric surgery effectively treats non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The glutamate-serine-glycine (GSG) index has emerged as a non-invasive diagnostic marker for NAFLD, but its ability to monitor treatment response remains unclear. This study investigates the GSG index's ability to monitor NAFLD's response to bariatric surgery.
Methodology. Ten NAFLD participants were studied at baseline and 6 months post-bariatric surgery. Blood samples were collected for serum biomarkers and metabolomic profiling. Hepatic steatosis [proton density fat fraction (PDFF)] and fibroinflammation (cT1) were quantified with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI), and hepatic stiffness with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). Amino acids and acylcarnitines were measured with mass spectrometry. Statistical analyses included paired Student’s t-test, Wilcoxon-signed rank test, and Pearson’s correlation.
Results. Eight participants provided complete data. At baseline, all had hepatic steatosis (BMI 39.3 ± 5.6 kg/m2, PDFF ≥ 5%). Post-surgery reductions in PDFF (from 12.4 ± 6.7% to 6.2 ± 2.8%, p = 0.013) and cT1 (from 823.3 ± 85.4ms to 757.5 ± 41.6ms, p = 0.039) were significant, along with the GSG index (from 0.272 ± 0.03 to 0.157 ± 0.05, p = 0.001).
Conclusion. The GSG index can potentially be developed as a marker for monitoring the response of patients with NAFLD to bariatric surgery.
MEDIAÇÃO DE LEITURA PARA LÁ DE FAZER AS PERGUNTAS CERTAS
Authors: Brouckaert Marijn , Ramon Micaela , De Lourdes Dionísio Maria 
Published: September 2024

Num esforço para oferecer aos mediadores de leitura ferramentas concretas para estimular o discurso interpretativo quando facilitam encontros de leitura dialógica, a investigação em curso tem dedicado bastante atenção ao uso de perguntas adequadas para estimular um ambiente interpretativo. Nos estudos empíricos sobre este tipo de discussões literárias encontram-se várias propostas para categorizar os tipos de perguntas, sendo a distinção entre questões de vocabulário e questões interpretativas (Moss, 2002; van Kleeck, 2008; Blewitt, 2009; Munita & Manresa, 2013; Silva & Cain, 2015; Lightner & Wilkinson, 2016; Grolig et al., 2020).
Apoiando-se numa análise conversacional multimodal de cinco encontros de leitura dialógica, em que todas as designadas perguntas de vocabulário suscitaram interpretação, o presente artigo sugere complexificar a ideia de que certos tipos de perguntas podem suscitar certos tipos de respostas. Os resultados permitem uma visão da mediação como uma arte da sugestão, em que o mediador e o participante cooperam para construir o ambiente interpretativo e co-gerem o tópico durante a conversa, empregando uma miríade de dispositivos interativos.
O projeto de intervenção política de Jorge Amado e sua produção literária nos anos de 1950
Authors: Lima Ronaldo , Manuela Barros de Andrade Roberta 
Published: September 2024

Jorge Amado é um modelo exemplar para se captar as instigantes relações entre a sociologia da cultura e da intelectualidade, enfatizando as complexas interações entre artistas e intelectuais com o contexto sócio-histórico de seu tempo. A pesquisa investiga as aproximações entre a realidade social do Brasil nos anos 1950 e a literatura de Jorge Amado, traçando relações entre as ideias de modernização, desenvolvimento e revolução de costumes com o corpo literário do autor. A fim de investigar como a atuação político-intelectual de Amado está indissociável das transformações históricas vivenciadas por esse autor, apoiamo-nos na concepção, plenamente defendida por Williams (1960), de que o intelectual não é uma ilha isolada, mas o produto de uma trajetória social, de um determinado processo de socialização, de um conjunto de relações sociais. Nesse sentido, metodologicamente, optamos por realizar uma análise sócio-histórica da trajetória política de Jorge Amado. Este tipo de análise permite, como o definiu Thompson (1995), reconstruir as condições espaço temporais nas quais um conjunto de obras se materializa e é socialmente estruturado. Desta feita, propomos utilizar o estruturalismo genético de Goldmann (1976), estabelecendo as relações possíveis entre condições sociais e históricas específicas e sua obra literária. Assim, como desfecho dessa pesquisa, torna-se claro o afastamento de Jorge Amado do marxismo mais ortodoxo, trazendo o abandono de um caráter mais denuncionista em suas obras para um mergulho em transformações sociais e políticas que se faz sobre uma profunda crítica de costumes.
Burning Closets and Nights in the Woods
Authors: Mejeur Cody 
Published: September 2024

This article examines game environments wherein LGBTQ characters and players are not necessarily on the same side, and the natural world might want nothing to do with you or even to harm you. The purpose of these environments is not essentially to separate humans and the natural world. Instead, the environments point to other forms of complex, messy interrelationships that often do not have neat closures and resolutions. In other words these are not just bad relationships between queers and their environments, they are moments and opportunities for critically shifting perspectives, and, in the words of Kadji Amin, “deexceptionalizing” and “deidealizing” the relationship between queerness and nature to better account for the position of queerness in systems of power.20 Within the context of queer games and queer game studies, this means deidealizing the connection between queer characters, stories, players, and their natural environments, refusing to romanticize ourselves as suffering, exiled stewards of the natural world with special access, knowledge, or kinship with it.
The Long-term Complications of Covid-19 Infection
Authors: Meagher Timothy 
Published: September 2024

Context.—
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues into its 4th year, reports of long-term morbidity and mortality are now attracting attention. Recent studies suggest that Covid-19 survivors are at increased risk of common illnesses, such as myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus and autoimmune disorders. Mortality may also be increased. This article will review the evidence that supports some of these observations and provide an opinion about their validity and their relevance to insured cohorts.
EuroMASS Soil-Structure Interaction Experiment: A Semi-Dense Array for the Analysis of Wave Propagation from a Single-Degree-of-Freedom Structure to Its Surroundings
Authors: Skłodowska Anna Maria , Amendola Chiara , Mohammed Shoaib Ayjaz , Sangaraju Srihari , Barnaba Carla , Pitilakis Dimitris , Roux Philippe , Compagno Alessio , Petrovic Bojana , Schindelholz Valentin , Maffione Stefano , Meneghini Fabio , Zuliani David , Parolai Stefano 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
For years, soil-structure interaction (SSI) has been a subject of interdisciplinary studies, although full-scale SSI experiments and the use of real data are rare. To study SSI in a well-known and controlled environment, a full-scale experiment, EuroMASS, was conducted at the Piana di Toppo test site in Northeast Italy. For the needs of the experiment, a simple structure consisting of a lumped mass overtopping a steel column on a concrete base was designed and assembled at the test site. In April 2022, a three-component instrumentation network was installed to record the seismic noise, weak earthquake motions, and active source signals to study the structure, the foundation, and the soil seismic responses. The experiment was designed to collect data that can be used for accurate dynamic characterization of the structure and analysis of wave propagation in the soil-structure system.
Strategic implementation of outcome-based education
Authors: Tjandra Ellysa , Ferdiana Ridi , Kusumawardani Sri Suning 
Published: September 2024

The paradigm of higher education in Indonesia is currently changing to Outcome-Based Education, which focuses on the curriculum's accomplishment of student outcomes. Measurement of the degree of learning accomplishment in a course requires the use of a learning outcome attainment method, and providing student skills achievement reports in programming courses is crucial to improving student success in computer science study programs. This study proposes a standardized learning outcome measurement technique to provide a comprehensive course learning outcome attainment with student skills categorization, and course success level, after conducting an interview, focused group discussion, and evaluations with experts. This method includes performance indicators and acceptance criteria via Course Learning Outcome value, Course Learning Outcome level, Course Success Rate level, and student skills, which operate at the study program's course level. The researchers performed the overall attainment process using the direct attainment method. The measurement model proposed has been successfully accepted and implemented in 7 study programs in 11 universities in Indonesia.
Keywords: Attainment; course outcome; outcome-based education; student categorization; student skills.
ANALISIS TINGKAT KESULITAN KEUANGAN TERHADAP TINGKAT HUTANG DENGAN DEWAN KOMISARIS INDEPENDEN SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING (Studi Pada Perusahaan Sub Sektor Pertambangan yang Terdaftar di BEI)
Authors: Hayati Sirrul , Atmayanti Tati 
Published: September 2024

This study aims to analyze the relationship between the level of Financial Distress and the Level of Debt with the Independent Board of Commissioners as an Intervening Variable. The type of research used in this research is quantitative and then processed with statistical methods. The population in this study are all companies in the mining sector which are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The sampling technique in this study was purposive sampling. Data analysis techniques using descriptive statistics, classic assumption test, multiple regression, hypothesis testing.
Based on the results of data processing and data analysis in this study, it was found that financial distress had a positive and significant effect on debt levels, financial difficulties had a positive and significant effect on independent commissioners, independent commissioners had no significant effect on debt levels, independent commissioners were unable intervene the effect of financial difficulties on debt levels. In this study, financial difficulties and an independent board of commissioners have a joint effect of around 62.3% on debt levels.
This study aims to analyze the relationship between the level of Financial Distress and the Level of Debt with the Independent Board of Commissioners as an Intervening Variable. The type of research used in this research is quantitative and then processed with statistical methods. The population in this study are all companies in the mining sector which are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The sampling technique in this study was purposive sampling. Data analysis techniques using descriptive statistics, classic assumption test, multiple regression, hypothesis testing.
Based on the results of data processing and data analysis in this study, it was found that financial distress had a positive and significant effect on debt levels, financial difficulties had a positive and significant effect on independent commissioners, independent commissioners had no significant effect on debt levels, independent commissioners were unable intervene the effect of financial difficulties on debt levels. In this study, financial difficulties and an independent board of commissioners have a joint effect of around 62.3% on debt levels.
Vertebral Body Erosions After Glue Embolization of an Aortic Endograft Type II Endoleak
Authors: Hu Jesse , Geraghty Patrick J , Gupta Munish 
Published: September 2024

Case:
We present a case of a 66-year-old man with lumbar vertebral body erosions after glue embolization of a Type II endoleak secondary to endovascular repair of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm. Multiple biopsies of the affected vertebrae were culture-negative confirming no evidence of infection. He underwent posterior spinal fusion from L2 to L5 with complete resolution of mechanical low back pain and improved functional outcomes.

Conclusion:
Vertebral body osseous erosion is a rare complication of aortic endoleak intervention that can be successfully treated with spinal fusion.
Immobile to Ambulation: Complex Multijoint Pathologies in a Patient with Advanced HIV Disease
Authors: Samuel Justin T. , Nwokeji Imani N. , Ali Sehrish , Jakkula Nityananda Rao , Fung Jonathan , Campbell Andrew , Singanamala Naveen 
Published: September 2024

Case:
A 30-year-old man with a history of advanced HIV disease (AHD) presented with bilateral equinocavus, leg, and foot muscle paresis, Brooker grade 4 heterotopic ossification of hips and knee stiffness, and was unable to sit upright, stand independently, or walk. Electromyography showed demyelinating sensorimotor and axonal polyneuropathy of lower extremities. Multiple surgeries of bilateral hips, ankles, and feet enabled joint mobility, plantigrade feet, and independent ambulation.

Conclusion:
Patients with AHD may develop multijoint pathologies, secondary to HIV, antiretroviral therapy, or prolonged immobility, resulting in loss of ambulation and independence. Restoring ambulation may necessitate multiple surgeries, with potential for success.
Injury to the Superior Gluteal Artery During Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Authors: Laynes Renzo A. , Aravindan Shreyaas , Wharton Benjamin , Layne Jonathan E. , Kleck Christopher J. , Patel Vikas V. 
Published: September 2024

Case:
A rarely reported complication with sacroiliac joint fusion (SJF) is an iatrogenic injury to the superior gluteal artery (SGA). This case series includes 3 cases which had a suspected injury to the SGA. Case 1 describes how hemostasis achieved with exploration of the wound followed by embolization by interventional radiology (IR). In Case 2, electrocautery, hemostatic agents, and pressure were used with success. Case 3 highlights the use of IR as the initial method for controlling bleeding.

Conclusion:
This report describes a rare complication during SJF and provides an algorithm to help guide surgeons in decision making.
Bilateral Proximal Humerus Lesser Tuberosity Avulsions in an Adolescent Patient
Authors: Nowell Jared , Cutchen William , Dure Anthony , Ahmed Syed , Niu Emily 
Published: September 2024

Case:
Fourteen-year-old boy presented with bilateral proximal humerus lesser tuberosity avulsions after swinging between 2 desks. Injuries were not visualized on radiographs but identified on magnetic resonance imaging. He underwent bilateral open reduction and internal fixation of the bony avulsions. Following repair, he returned to full activities, including sports, without limitations.

Conclusion:
Lesser tuberosity avulsions are rare injuries in the pediatric population that can be missed. Our case is a low energy noncontact mechanism resulting in bilateral injury, highlighting the importance of having a high index of suspicion for this diagnosis in adolescent patients with shoulder pain with normal radiographs.
Long-Term Results After Hallux Valgus Correction with Distal Metatarsal Reversed-L (ReveL) Osteotomy
Authors: Weigelt Lizzy , Davolio Noah , Torrez Carlos , Haug Florian , Kühne Nathalie , Wirth Stephan H. 
Published: September 2024

Background:
This study aimed to evaluate the long-term results of hallux valgus correction with a distal metatarsal reversed-L (ReveL) osteotomy.

Methods:
Eighty-eight patients (131 feet) were evaluated after a mean follow-up of 14.2 years (range, 10 to 18 years). Weight-bearing foot radiographs were analyzed preoperatively, at 6 weeks postoperatively, and at the final follow-up for the following parameters: hallux valgus angle (HVA), intermetatarsal angle (IMA), first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) congruence angle, sesamoid position, presence of the round sign, and first MTPJ arthritis. The visual analog scale (VAS) and the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) assessed postoperative pain and function. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses identified risk factors for hallux valgus recurrence and an inferior clinical outcome.

Results:
All radiographic parameters significantly improved at the 6-week follow-up and the final follow-up (p < 0.001). The recurrence rate (HVA >20°) was 14%. A preoperative HVA of >28° (odds ratio [OR], 9.1; p = 0.02) and a 6-week postoperative HVA of >15° (OR, 4.6; p = 0.03) were independent risk factors for recurrence. At the final follow-up, all FAOS subscales resembled high postoperative function (median, 100 points [range of the interquartile range (IQR), 81 to 100 points]). A preoperative body mass index of >30 kg/m2 was associated with lower FAOS quality of life (QOL) (p = 0.04), and postoperative hallux varus was associated with lower FAOS activities of daily living (p = 0.048). Patients with first MTPJ arthritis of grade 2 or higher at the final follow-up had significantly lower FAOS subscales (p < 0.01) except for QOL. Hallux valgus recurrence did not influence the long-term outcome. A symptomatic implant was the main cause of revision (15%). In 94% of cases, the patients were satisfied with the hallux appearance and, in 92% of cases, the patients were satisfied with postoperative pain reduction.

Conclusions:
Hallux valgus correction with a ReveL osteotomy led to high long-term satisfaction rates. A preoperative HVA of >28° and a 6-week postoperative HVA of >15° increased the risk of hallux valgus recurrence. First MTPJ arthritis was the leading cause of inferior clinical results, whereas radiographic hallux valgus recurrence had no impact on the clinical results. First MTPJ arthritis at the final follow-up was associated with an inferior clinical outcome, whereas radiographic hallux valgus recurrence had no impact on the long-term clinical results.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.