bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Heart rate variability and fasting plasma glucose as trait marker of psychosis: A comparative study between drug naive patients with psychosis and healthy volunteers
Authors: Samantray Swayanka , Mishra Suvendu Narayan , Jitendriya Biswal , Debadatta Mohapatra 
Published: August 2024

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:
To date, mixed results have been obtained regarding the metabolic and cardiovascular changes in drug-naïve psychotic patients. Moreover, very few Indian studies are available on this subject. The current study adds to the Indian research on metabolic and cardiovascular factors associated with psychotic disorders.

AIM:
The aim of the study is to determine that metabolic abnormalities such as “impaired glucose tolerance, abnormal lipid profile, and cardiovascular risks are associated with the pathophysiology of the disease itself, i.e., psychosis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
The present study was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted over 2 years that included 30 drug-naïve psychotic patients as per ICD-10 DCR and 20 healthy volunteers. Purposive sampling was done. The patients and matched healthy volunteers fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed to obtain the sociodemographic data, and a mental state examination was done. Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale was applied to patients only. The required investigations, such as lipid profile, sugar profile, body mass index, and electrocardiogram (ECG) for root mean square standard deviation (RMSSD) (heart rate variability [HRV]-time domain), heart rate, and corrected QT interval, were done in both the groups after obtaining written informed consent. The ECGs of all subjects in both groups were obtained mostly in the morning between 10 am and 12 am. The subjects were asked to avoid coffee and nicotine for 1 h before the ECG recording. The patient was asked to rest for 10 min before the recording and 1 min 6-lead ECG recording was obtained in a supine position at complete rest. RMSSD was calculated from the reading of lead II on 1 min resting ECG.

RESULTS:
Most of the metabolic and cardiovascular factors showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups except fasting blood sugar (FBS) (t = 0.843, P = 0.033), and median value of HRV (P = 0.008). Mean FBS was higher in the patient group compared to the control, and mean HRV was lower in the patient group compared to the control.

CONCLUSION:
The findings of the current study, in conjunction with the findings from other methodologically similar studies, suggest that lower HRV and abnormal fasting glucose may be associated with the psychopathology of psychotic illnesses.
Impacto da exposição ambiental a disruptores endócrinos na saúde reprodutiva: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Abi-Habib Yasmin Guerra Saib , Trajano Eduarda Viana , Andrade Beatriz Carrijo , Silva Izabelle Martins , Pinheiro Flávia Piauilino 
Published: August 2024

Tendo em vista que os disruptores endócrinos (DE) referem-se às substâncias químicas capazes de promover alteração da função endócrina, pesquisa-se sobre o impacto da exposição ambiental destes, a fim de compreender seus efeitos sobre a saúde reprodutiva feminina. Para tanto, é necessário esclarecer os mecanismos de desregulação endócrina, além da etiopatogenia na saúde reprodutiva de modo a ressaltar as evidências acerca do assunto, e contribuir para a abrangência do tema no meio científico. Realiza-se, então, uma pesquisa qualitativa e bibliográfica, por meio da técnica de revisão de literatura, cujos artigos científicos para sustentação teórica foram consultados por meio dos descritores nas bases de dados PubMed, Scielo e Google Acadêmico, por meio dos descritores em inglês: “endocrine disruptores”, “environmental exposure”, e “female reproductive health”; e operadores booleanos: “AND” e “OR”. Diante disso, verifica-se que há um consenso na literatura acerca da interferência dos disruptores ambientais no sistema endócrino humano, havendo estudos que reuniram evidências científicas da relação entre estes e o sistema reprodutor feminino. Os pesquisadores acreditam que os desreguladores endócrinos, encontrados em produtos de comercialização como shampoos infantis, atuam mimetizando hormônios endógenos, como estrogênio, alterando a funcionalidade do sistema, contribuindo para o estabelecimento e progressão de doenças do sistema reprodutor feminino como endometriose, além da correlação em abortamentos e até mesmo infertilidade. Conclui-se que os disruptores são prejudiciais ao sistema reprodutor feminino e que estudos futuros capazes de reunirem conhecimentos com maior nível de evidência e amostragem são necessários para abranger os conhecimentos acerca do tema e contribuir para desenvolvimentos de propostas de intervenção e prevenção, contribuindo de forma positiva na saúde pública.
Characterization of the different signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in patients attending the Family Medicine Unit no. 38, Tampico, Tamaulipas
Authors: Pérez Brian González , Reyes Karla Karely Vega , Chico Martín Segura , Escobedo Raúl de León , Flores Ricardo Salas , Nava Francisco Vázquez , García Josefina Altamira , Ruiz Cecilia Cárdenas 
Published: August 2024

COVID-19 is a s a disease caused by infection with the new beta coronavirus of the Coronaviridae family, SARS-CoV-2, which stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. This outbreak started in a seafood market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. To describe the characteristics of the different signs, and symptoms caused by COVID-19 in patients attended at the Family Medicine Unit No. 38 of the IMSS in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. A descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective study carried out in adult patients over 18 years of age of both genders, with a confirmed diagnosis of positive COVID-19 with rapid test or PCR. A descriptive database was created using the program SPSS v. 23 with the collection of information from medical notes information from the ARIMAC electronic clinical record of patients with a diagnosis of U071 COVID-19 and who had received medical care in the respiratory triage, and continuous medical care services, from January to December 2021, where the frequency of the main signs and symptoms was evaluated. In the female gender the following symptoms were more frequent: headache 77.8%, cough 69.6%, odynophagia 62.4%. In the male gender the following symptoms were more frequent: cough 71.1%, headache 70.1%, fever 67%. The symptoms with similar frequency of presentation in both genders were: headache, cough, fever, odynophagia, myalgia, arthralgia. The signs and symptoms presented in our study of patients with COVID-19 are similar to those described in the literature.
EVALUACIÓN DEL SISTEMA DE PROTECCIÓN CATÓDICA A LOS TANQUES DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE COMBUSTIBLE
Authors: Medina Carlos , Marcial Fernando , Beltrán Andrés , Bravo Marco , Chuquín Daniel 
Published: August 2024

Se evaluó el sistema de protección catódica aplicado en la base de los tanques de almacenamiento de combustible del terminal de productos limpios de la empresa pública EP PETROECUADOR, localizado en la ciudad de Riobamba, realizada durante los meses de enero y mayo de 2018. Así pues, se evaluó la efectividad del sistema por Corriente Impresa, midiendo el potencial electroquímico y la caída óhmica (IR), mediante la técnica de la interrupción de la corriente (IOP). El espesor de los tanques se midió por ultrasonido y el análisis físico-químico se realizó al suelo para conocer la humedad, índice de plasticidad y corrosividad. Se encontró que el suelo donde se encuentran apoyados los tanques (sobre losas de hormigón armado) es un terreno con una resistividad entre 10 916.15 y 14 363.36 Ω/cm, por lo que tiene una baja corrosividad. El SPC es efectivo ya que presente baja velocidad de corrosión 0.152 mm/año. Con la interrupción de corriente se determinó que el 53% de la base de los tanques de acero revestidas y protegidas catódicamente cumplen con los criterios de protección catódica del acero con polarización de +100 mV., establecido en la Norma NACE Estándar SP 0169-2013.
ANALISIS STRATEGI GENERIC MICHAEL E PORTER PADA PRODUK HYUNDAI PT. SHINARI PUTRA KENCANA KOTA PADANG
Authors: Rahmawati Widya , Eka Putra Sapta , Putri Yuliarni 
Published: August 2024

PT. Shinari Putra Kencana adalah perusahaan yang memegang merek Hyundai yang memiliki 6 cabanng dealer yaitu Bandung, Bekasi, Lampung, Padang, Medan dan Aceh. Perusahaan yang ada di kota Padang berdiri sejak tahun 2020 yang saat ini dipimpin oleh ibuk Wewen. Hyundai sekarng ini dipegang langsung oleh Korea, ATPMnya sekarang adalah Hyundai Motor Indonesia yang bertempat di Cikarang dan sudah memiliki pabrik yang dapat merakit beberapa tipe kendaraan.Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif untuk menghasilkan gambaran data yang akurat. Hasil analisa menunjukkan bahwa pada strategi kepemimpinan harga PT. Shinari Putra Kencana Kota Padang, perusahaan melakukan strategi bersaing dengan menawarkan harga yang murah dari pesaing lain. Memberikan harga yang dapat dijangkau oleh masyarakat yang ingin memiliki kendaraan. PT. Shinari Putra Kencana Kota Padang juga menekan biaya overhead pada barang dan jasa agar pembeli tidak beralih ke pesaing lain. Strategi diferensiasi PT. Shinari Putra Kencana Kota Padang menawarkan produk Hyundai yang memiliki biaya perawatan yang lebih rendah, jasa pelayanan yang lebih baik, perawatan yang tidak memakan waktu lama dan oncderdil yang tidak susah untuk mendapatkannya atau langka , kenyamanan yang lebih besar dalam produk serta fitur produk dan pelanan yang lebih banyak. Pada strategi fokus. PT. Shinari Putra Kencana Kota Padang fokus pada keunggulan produk pada beberapa tipe yang dapat membedakan Hyundai dengan pesaing lain seperti fitur-fitur yang ada di dalam mobil (ventilated seat, wireless charger, Air purifier ini mampu membersihkan udara yang ada di dalam kabin dari debu dan kotoran, ruang interior yang luas dan nyaman), desain mobil, dan kenyamanan.
ANALISIS PERGERAKAN PUTAR BALIK KENDARAAN PADA KINERJA RUAS JALAN BYPASS NGURAH RAI-NUSA DUA
Authors: Kariyana I Made , Pamungkas Tri Hayatining , Suda Nurjani Ni Putu , Rahmat Ndruru Eliyakin 
Published: August 2024

Pembangunan bukaan median jalan yang berada di sepanjang jalan Baypass Ngurah Rai-Nusa Dua, yang dimanfaatkan pengendara untuk putar balik kendaraan atau gerakan U-Turn, sangat mempengaruhi kinerja ruas jalan. Efektifitas kinerja lulu lintas dapat berkurang dan dapat mengakibatkan tingginya antrean kendaraan pada area U-Turn. Fakta tersebut mengakibatkan semakin meningkatnya peluang terjadinya kecelakaan lalu lintas darat. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui seberapa besar dampak gerakan putar balik U-Turn terhadap kinerja ruas jalan Baypass Ngurah Rai-Nusa Dua. Pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini dilakukan dengan observasi langsung, dan kemudian analisis data secara kuantitatif berdasarkan hasil pengamatan langsung ke lapangan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di hari senin, dalam rentang waktu pagi sampai sore hari. Fokus objek pengamatan adalah kendaraan roda dua. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa, area putaran balik (U-Turn) yang ada di sepanjang Baypass Ngurah Rai Nusa Dua memiliki kinerja rendah. Rasio fasilitas pelayanan putaran balik kendaraan memiliki median 1 pada saat jam sibuk.
MODEL PERMINTAAN PARKIR PADA FASILITAS KESEHATAN DI KOTA ENDE
Authors: A. S Thomas Aquino Aquino , Trombine Paulus A 
Published: August 2024

Kota Ende merupakan sebuah kota sejarah yang yang letaknya sangat strategis berada di tengah pulau Flores. Sebagai kota yang sedang berkembang, Ende cukup ramai dengan berbagai aktifitas pelayanan masyakatnya. Aktivitas kegiatan uang kompleks dan tingkat perherakan yang cukup tinggi tentu harus ditunjang dengan fasilitas prasarana transportasi yang memadai. Termasuk diantaranya pelayanan fasilitas kesehatan seperti rumah sakit dan puskesmas tentu membutuhkan fasilitas parkir yang memadai untuk mendukung kwalitas pelayanan kesehatan bagi masyarakat.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis model persamaan matematis permintaan parkir kendaraan bermotor yang ada pada fasilitas kesehatan rumah sakit dan puskesmas, dan juga menganalisis estimasi ketersediaan kebutuhan ruang parkir. Data yang diperlukan meliputi volume kendaraan masuk dan keluar di rumah sakit dan puskesma, data jumlah dokter, paramedis, pegawai non medis, jumlah tempat tidur serta jumlah ruangan yang tersedia.Hasil analisis menyimpulkan bahwa model permintaan parkir untuk kendaraan roda empat menghasilkan persamaan : Y = -3,306 + 2,426.X1 dengan R square = 0,999. Hal ini berarti dengan adanya 1 orang dokter akan mengakibatkan bertambahnya 1,276 petak tempat parkir. Sedangkan model parkir untuk sepeda motor menghasilkan persamaan Y = 4,193 + 2,876.X4 dengan R square = 0,999 yang berarti estimasi parkirnya dapat dinyatakan dengan bertambahnya 1 tempat tidur akan menghasilkan 3,014 petak tempat parkir.
Cyborgs para um Futuro Ancestral: a transposição de problemas como ação hacker na educação matemática
Authors: Rosa Maurício 
Published: August 2024

Este ensaio teórico objetiva debater a responsabilidade social que a educação matemática (entendida também como as pessoas que a constituem) tem diante do futuro tecnológico a as possibilidades utópicas de se posicionar diante dele. Assim, com essa realidade que se apresenta com a inserção da internet, das redes sociais, dos aplicativos de comunicação instantânea, da Inteligência Artificial e tantos dispositivos e ações tecnológicas em nossas vidas, precisamos compreender/constituir uma héxis (postura/disposição) política também como educação matemática. O ato de educar(-se) pela(s) matemática(as) pode assumir a criticidade da transposição de problemas, vislumbrando o estranhamento do que é (im)posto e a conscientização do que está por trás do que se apresenta, ou seja, problematizar o próprio problema é um ato importante para a constituição do bem comum. Nesse ínterim, tomamos como referência a esse bem comum, a Sankofa, filosofia africana, além de ideias e conceitos de povos originários, pois, buscamos perspectivas antropológicas ancestrais para discutimos as concepções de: cyborg, a qual evidencia um tornar-se que já é materializado com ações e dispositivos mundanos; futuro ancestral, como resgate do que não podemos perder de vista; e a própria transposição de problemas, como ação proeminente na educação matemática para questionar o que é vivenciado nas/com as redes sociais, por exemplo. Essas concepções confluem e indicam um educar(-se) pela(s) matemática(s), de forma fluída, com as próprias Tecnologias Digitais (TD). Em especial, neste artigo, exemplificamos suas confluências problematizando o que está por trás de algumas exclusões/inclusões evidenciadas na internet, também, discutidas com o uso da Inteligência Artificial e do Chat GPT, assim como, desveladas em cenas de produtos cinematográficos via Cinema por streaming. Nosso movimento lida com todas essas TD como meios de revelação e sustenta, pela(s) matemática(s), as proposições educacionais apresentadas em prol da transposição de problemas como ação “hacker” para um futuro ancestral.
An Argument for Guidelines for Capstones in Unhoused Settings
Authors: Daugherty Bianca M. , Synovec Caitlin E. , Little Lauren M. , Bailliard Antoine L. , Tyminski Quinn 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
In recent years, there has been increased interest in completing occupational therapy doctoral capstones with people experiencing homelessness. Given the complexity of practice with this population and its history of discrimination and marginalization, we argue for the development of guidelines for completing capstones in unhoused settings. In this column, we present background and contextual information, justification for the need for guidelines, and preliminary recommendations for consideration by students and faculty. Our aim is to invite reflection within the profession and among academic institutions and to promote dialogue with community agencies that serve this population to ensure that capstones are developed ethically, sustainably, and without unintentionally perpetuating harm.
Directing New Plays
Authors: Cabnet Evan 
Published: August 2024

Every theater director will oversee a new play process in their career: here is what to expect and how to prepare.
Drawing from over 20 years of experience as a freelance director, and as the Artistic Director of LCT3 at Lincoln Center Theater, Evan Cabnet combines the creative with the pragmatic to provide an honest, useful, and entertaining look at the art of directing a new play.
Integrating practical advice with personal experience,Directing New Playsdemystifies the process of directing a new work. From developing a creative vision to navigating the challenges of collaborative art-making, this book offers a comprehensive look at the director’s role in the process and the tools they use at every step,
including development (readings and workshops), pre-production (casting and design), rehearsal (staging, working with actors, rewrites, and run-throughs), tech, previews, and opening a world premiere production. Incisive, supportive, and clear, this book is an indispensable resource for theater directors looking to begin— or to sustain— a career in new play development.
The Political Economy of Mobile Telephony in South Africa
Authors: Ayodele Odilile 
Published: August 2024

Telecommunications are an essential part of the global political economy, and the private telecommunications sector is driving much of the transformation across Africa.Yet the regulatory frameworks governing the relationships between African governments and these corporations remain hazy.
Focusing on South Africa’s flagship mobile network operators (MNOs), MTN and Vodacom, this open access book provides unique insights into this thin boundary between corporatism and many African states’ global relationships. Drawing on rich archival research, company data, and reports from the South African parliament and Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Odilile uncovers how information and communications technology (ICT) companies have taken advantage of epoch-shifting periods in South Africa’s history, from the end of the Cold War to the end of Apartheid. In so doing, she sheds new light on the wider issues of the politics of the multinational corporation, of foreign investment, and of state-corporation relations across Africa and beyond.
Theebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.
The Fear of Robachicos in Mexico
Authors: Sosenski Susana 
Published: August 2024

Civil society organizations report that fourteen children disappear every day in Mexico.This book studies the origins of this social phenomenon and its consequences, not only in the emotional sphere, but also in how children have been treated. Focusing on children’s special positions within Mexican society rather than criminal acts or the implementation of the law, Sosenski links social and cultural history, the history of crime and fear, the application of justice and the media’s role, childhood and the city to paint a multi-dimensional picture of child abduction and its causes.
Exploring the social impact of child protection policies and the figure of the robachicos, or child kidnapper, Soneski draws from oral traditions, films and books, songs and plays; all of which embody a culture of fear and danger reported and accentuated by a mass media response.The Fear of Robachicos in Mexicofocuses on the role of the media and entertainment in the legitimization of violence toward children and the objectification of their lives, stripping them of their right to freedom and curtailing their autonomy.
WARSHIPS IN THE KOMANDORSKI ISLANDS 1943
Authors: Lardas Mark 
Published: August 2024

With ship profiles and original artwork, this study explores the warships that fought World War II's last pure surface battle, the battle itself, and why the outnumbered US Navy prevailed.
The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was unique among World War II naval battles. It was the last daytime naval surface battle of World War II where aircraft played no role, and saw a squadron of US Navy cruisers and destroyers engage their Japanese counterparts over a convoy to reinforce Attu and Kiska.
Exploring the warships, the battle, and why it was won, naval expert Mark Lardas explains that due to an intelligence failure, the Japanese escort was twice the size expected, with the US outnumbered 2:1 in heavy and light cruisers. Although both sides had the same number of destroyers (four each) the Japanese destroyers were newer and more powerful than their US counterparts.
A 12-hour brawl of a surface action took place. Despite being badly outnumbered and badly outgunned – and even though the largest US ship was dead in the water at one point – the US Navy emerged victorious. Illustrated with archive photos, profiles of all the major warships involved, and action scenes illustrating key moments in the battle, this book explains how the US victory was achieved, and particularly highlights the importance of superior damage control.
Einstürzende Neubauten's Kollaps
Authors: Kromhout Melle Jan , Nieuwenhuis Jan 
Published: August 2024

Intended to be “unlistenable,” Germany’s Einstürzende Neubauten’s 1981-debut album Kollaps has attracted listeners four decades after it was recorded.
Perhaps the best musical encapsulation of the Cold War as experienced in the walled city of West Berlin, Kollaps is a product of its time while remaining as vital, exhilarating and surprising as the day it was released.
The book explores the contexts, themes, and influences that shaped Kollaps. It describes the early days of Einstürzende Neubauten in West Berlin, the manic energy of their performances, their use of scrap metal, drill hammers, bodily sounds, and tape loops, their preoccupation with nihilism and subversion, and what Nick Cave called the “incredibly mournful, haunting” nature of their music. The beginning of a forty-year career, this first burst of energy remains their purest statement.
Constructing the Child Viewer
Authors: Luke Carmen 
Published: August 2024

Beginning from a poststructuralist position,Constructing the Child Viewerexamines three decades of U.S. research on television and children. The book concludes that historical concepts of the child television viewer are products of discourse and cannot be taken to reflect objective, scientific truths about the child viewer. Widely disseminated constructs of the passive viewer, the active viewer, the interactive viewer, and the media literate viewer are seen as problematic. Nearly all academic studies published from 1948 to 1979 on the subject are included in this volume. Each receives close textual analysis, making this a useful bibliographic resource and reference book. Methodologically and theoretically, this is the first text of its kind to read the history of research on television and children as an archaeology of knowledge.
Constructing the Child Vieweris an extensive bibliographical resource, a preliminary introduction to Foucault's discourse theory, and an experimental application of that theory to one major strand of the discourse of mass communications research. Students of educational psychology, sociology, and communications/media will find this work invaluable.