bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
دور الكفاءة الذاتية المالية في العلاقة بين المعرفة المالية للمصريين وشمولهم المالي
Authors: شوشة أمير علي المرسي 
Published: August 2024

هدف الدراسة: سعت هذه الدراسة إلى استقصاء الأثر المباشر للمعرفة المالية للمصريين على شمولهم المالي، واختبار الكفاءة الذاتية المالية إذا ما كانت تتوسط العلاقة بين المعرفة المالية والشمول المالي. منهجية الدراسة: اعتمدت الدراسة على أسلوب الانحدار المتعدد لاختبار أثر المعرفة المالية على الشمول المالي، وتصميم مجموعة من نماذج الانحدار المتعدد وفقا للمنهجية التي أوضحها (Baron and Kenny,1986) لاختبار الدور الوسيط للكفاءة الذاتية المالية في العلاقة بين المعرفة المالية والشمول المالي. البيانات وعينة الدراسة: اعتمدت الدراسة على استمارة استقصاء لجمع البيانات عن متغيرات الدراسة من عينة قوامها 385 مفردة من المصريين: %40 منهم من الإناث و%60 من الذكور.نتائج الدراسة: أوضحت نتائج الدراسة وجود أثر إيجابي معنوي للمعرفة المالية على الشمول المالي، كما أوضحت أن الكفاءة الذاتية المالية تتوسط بشكل جزئي العلاقة بين المعرفة المالية والشمول المالي. الخاتمة: انتهت الدراسة إلى تقديم مجموعة من التوصيات لصانعي القرار في أجهزة الدولة على مستوى التعليم والإعلام والمؤسسات المالية؛ بغرض إثراء المعرفة المالية للمصريين وتعزيز الاعتقاد في كفاءتهم المالية باعتبارهما من آليات تحسين مستوى الشمول المالي.
Acoustic notch filter based on self-collimation sonic crystals
Authors: Wo Chengwen , Zhang Ting , Sun Li , Liu Xiaojun 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Utilizing the self-collimation effect in two-dimensional (2D) sonic crystals (SCs), we have proposed an acoustic notch filter which is composed of two perfect mirrors and a beam splitter. Numerical simulation shows that by properly designing the inside structure of the 2D SC, the self-collimated acoustic waves with a desired frequency can be trapped between the two mirrors, realizing the notch filtering function. Moreover, the frequency and bandwidth of the notch filter can be arbitrarily adjusted by changing the parameters of the internel structure, in a considerably broad band. Potential applications include acoustic communication and acoustic signal processing, especially for underwater circumstances.
PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR SANITASI, HYGIENE DAN KESELAMATAN KERJA SISWA MENGGUNAKAN MODEL QUANTUM LEARNING
Authors: Ayu Rahma , Suryanto I Wayan , Astuti Ni Made Erpia Ordani 
Published: August 2024

Penelitian tindakan kelas, khususnya mengkaitkan Hasil Belajar Sanitasi, Hygiene dan Keselamatan Kerja Siswa dengan menggunakan Model Quantum Learning di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) termasuk langka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar sanitasi, hygiene dan keselamatan kerja siswa kelas X Jurusan Jasa Boga di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) Bali Dewata Denpasar dengan penerapan model pembelajaran kuantum (Quantum learning). Penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas, dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 41 siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes essay untuk mengukur hasil belajar siswa. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya peningkatan hasil belajar siswa kelas X jurusan jasa boga Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) Bali Dewata tahun ajaran 2015/2016 setelah diterapkannya model pembelajaran quantum learning pada mata pelajaran sanitasi, hygiene dan keselamatan kerja. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil belajar siswa pada siklus I menunjukkan rata-rata skor 70,95% berada pada kategori “cukup baik”, selanjutnya setelah melalui siklus II, rata-rata hasil belajar siswa menjadi 84,29% dan berada pada kategori “baik”. Hal ini menunjukkan telah terjadi peningkatan hasil belajar siswa dari siklus I ke siklus II sebesar 13,34%. Serta terjadi peningkatan ketuntasan klasikal dari yang sebelumnya 31,71% pada siklus I menjadi 100% pada siklus II. Hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa penerapan model quantum learning dalam penelitian ini berhasil meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan mampu dijadikan salah satu alternatif model pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan pada pembelajaran jasa boga untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa.
Chiapas: el caso del derecho humano a la educación de niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes
Authors: Escalante Ferrer Ana Esther , Santiago García Rosana 
Published: August 2024

El objetivo del artículo fue analizar políticas públicas que pretenden dotar de educación a niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes transnacionales, en territorio mexicano, procedentes de Centroamérica y exponer la materialización de la escolarización en el estado fronterizo de Chiapas, en un estudio cualitativo, con enfoque etnográfico a partir de entrevistas semiestructuradas y en profundidad a cinco docentes que les atienden en escuelas multigrado en diferentes localidades del estado durante el ciclo escolar 2020-2021. Como resultado destacan las condiciones del servicio educativo a la población objetivo, falta de capacitación docente y de materiales adecuados a la cultura de los migrantes, así como exigencias administrativas que impiden la formalización de los estudios y su consecuente falta de certificación, lo que contradice las declaraciones y convenios que expresan ofrecer educación como derecho humano.
Hepatic angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expression in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and in patients with fatal COVID-19
Authors: Jacobs Angus K , Morley Steven D , Samuel Kay , Morgan Katie , Boswell Lyndsey , Kendall Timothy J , Dorward David A , Fallowfield Jonathan A , Hayes Peter C , Plevris John N 
Published: August 2024

BACKGROUND
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), characterised by hepatic lipid accumulation, causes inflammation and oxidative stress accompanied by cell damage and fibrosis. Liver injury (LI) is also frequently reported in patients hospitalised with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), while pre-existing MASLD increases the risk of LI and the development of COVID-19-associated cholangiopathy. Mechanisms of injury at the cellular level remain unclear, but it may be significant that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which causes COVID-19, uses angiotensin-converting expression enzyme 2 (ACE2), a key regulator of the ‘anti-inflammatory’ arm of the renin-angiotensin system, for viral attachment and host cell invasion.
AIM
To determine if hepatic ACE2 levels are altered during progression of MASLD and in patients who died with severe COVID-19.
METHODS
ACE2 protein levels and localisation, and histological fibrosis and lipid droplet accumulation as markers of MASLD were determined in formalin-fixed liver tissue sections across the MASLD pathological spectrum (isolated hepatocellular steatosis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) +/- fibrosis, end-stage cirrhosis) and in post-mortem tissues from patients who had died with severe COVID-19, using ACE2 immunohistochemistry and haematoxylin and eosin and picrosirius red staining of total collagen and lipid droplet areas, followed by quantification using machine learning-based image pixel classifiers.
RESULTS
ACE2 staining is primarily intracellular and concentrated in the cytoplasm of centrilobular hepatocytes and apical membranes of bile duct cholangiocytes. Strikingly, ACE2 protein levels are elevated in non-fibrotic MASH compared to healthy controls but not in the progression to MASH with fibrosis and in cirrhosis. ACE2 protein levels and histological fibrosis are not associated, but ACE2 and liver lipid droplet content are significantly correlated across the MASLD spectrum. Hepatic ACE2 levels are also increased in COVID-19 patients, especially those showing evidence of LI, but are not correlated with the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the liver. However, there is a clear association between the hepatic lipid droplet content and the presence of the virus, suggesting a possible functional link.
CONCLUSION
Hepatic ACE2 levels were elevated in nonfibrotic MASH and COVID-19 patients with LI, while lipid accumulation may promote intra-hepatic SARS-CoV-2 replication, accelerating MASLD progression and COVID-19-mediated liver damage.
PsySuite: An android application designed to perform multimodal psychophysical testing
Authors: Inuggi Alberto , Domenici Nicola , Tonelli Alessia , Gori Monica 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIn behavioral sciences, there is growing concern about the inflation of false-positive rates due to the amount of under-powered studies that have been shared in the past years. While problematic, having the possibility to recruit (lots of) participants (for a lot of time) is realistically not achievable for many research facilities. Factors that hinder the reaching of optimal sample sizes are, to name but a few, research costs, participants’ availability and commitment, and logistics. We challenge these issues by introducing PsySuite, an Android app designed to foster a remote approach to multimodal behavioral testing. To validate PsySuite, we first evaluated its ability to generate stimuli appropriate to rigorous psychophysical testing, measuring both the app’s accuracy (i.e., stimuli’s onset, offset, and multimodal simultaneity) and precision (i.e., the stability of a given pattern across trials), using two different smartphone models. We then evaluated PsySuite’s ability to replicate perceptual performances obtained using a classic psychophysical paradigm, comparing sample data collected with the app against those measured via a PC-based setup. Our results showed that PsySuite could accurately reproduce stimuli with a minimum duration of 7 ms, 17 ms, and 30 ms for the auditory, visual, and tactile modalities, respectively, and that perceptual performances obtained with PsySuite were consistent with the perceptual behavior observed using the classical setup. Combined with the high accessibility inherently supported by PsySuite, here we ought to share the app to further boost psychophysical research, aiming at setting it to a cheap, user-friendly, and portable level.
Determinación de la Sostenibilidad Ambiental de los Sistemas de Producción de Algodón en la Comunidad El Viento, Tosagua – Manabí
Authors: Anchundia Anchundia Gema Lilibeth , Cedeño Peñarrieta Dayana Sophia , Montero Cedeño Silvia Lorena , Cañarte Bermúdez Ernesto Gonzalo 
Published: August 2024

El algodón es un cultivo fundamental para la economía mundial. No obstante, la sostenibilidad se ve amenazada, debido a que demanda grandes cantidades de fertilizantes y plaguicidas para su producción. El estudio tuvo como finalidad determinar la sostenibilidad de los sistemas de producción del algodón en la comunidad El Viento, cantón Tosagua, provincia de Manabí. Para su desarrollo, se emplearon métodos descriptivos y explicativos; conjuntamente con otras técnicas como la observación de campo y la encuesta dirigidas a los productores de algodón. Consecutivamente, se aplicó el índice de sostenibilidad ambiental, conformado por tres indicadores y siete subindicadores. Finalmente, se valoró la sostenibilidad ambiental empleando una escala de 0 a 100. Los resultados obtenidos señalan que el indicador de la conservación de la vida del suelo presentó un nivel de sostenibilidad intermedio (75%), mientras que, el subindicador correspondiente a la diversificación de cultivos alcanzó un porcentaje del 50%. Por su parte, el riesgo de erosión y el manejo de biodiversidad presentaron un nivel medio (50%) de sostenibilidad. Se concluye, que la actividad algodonera de la comunidad El Viento, del cantón Tosagua presenta un porcentaje del 58,33% de sostenibilidad, que representa un nivel medio en la escala de valoración de sostenibilidad ambiental.
Mechanism of injury and disposition of severe polytrauma patients at Kalafong Hospital 2018/2019
Authors: Tuswa Onke P. , Geyser Maria M. , Lalloo Vidya , Smit Almien 
Published: August 2024

Background: The most common mechanisms of injury (MOI) for trauma patients in South Africa (SA) are transport-related and interpersonal violence. South Africa is rated among the highest in the world with regard to mortality from injuries sustained, yet many tertiary public hospitals do not have dedicated trauma teams. The aim of this study was to observe the MOI and disposition of severe polytrauma patients presenting to Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital (KPTH) emergency department (ED). A secondary aim was to observe associations between the MOI, severity of injuries, and patient outcome.Methods: Retrospective descriptive data were collected on all severe polytrauma patients who presented at KPTH ED from 01 July 2018 to 31 December 2019.Results: Most severe polytrauma patients were males (62%). Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) were the most prevalent mechanism, which accounted for 28% of MOI. Patients involved in pedestrian vehicle accidents (PVAs) were most severely injured. Most patients were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) (36%) or high care unit (HCU) (26%). The waiting time for ICU admissions ranged between 6.4 and 7.7 h. Fourteen per cent of patients demised in the ED before admission.Conclusion: While MVA was the predominant MOI for severe polytrauma patients presenting to KPTH ED, patients involved in PVAs were most severely injured. The majority of severe polytrauma patients were admitted to ICU.Contribution: This study contributes to the limited literature on the important topic of severe polytrauma in Gauteng, SA. It may influence staffing decisions and motivate for province-wide trauma database collection.
Tailgut Cyst in a Child: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors: Shukla Ramendra , Patel Jay Divyesh , Chandna Sudhir B. , Parikh Urvish 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Tailgut cysts are rare congenital abnormalities that develop due to failure of embryologic tailgut to involute. This generally manifests as a presacral, retrorectal and multicystic mass. It has a high propensity in female patients including paediatric age group. The clinical presentation varies depending on the age of patient, location and size of the cyst. The symptoms are mostly due to mass effects and rarely complications such as malignancy. Being a rare entity, it is generally misdiagnosed. Differential diagnosis mostly includes rectal duplication cyst, sacrococcygeal teratoma and anterior meningocele. Radiological imaging such as computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging is useful in the diagnosis. The treatment of choice is complete excision to prevent recurrence, infection and malignant degeneration. We have reviewed previous literature and given our valuable information regarding the same.
Domestic Chicken Eggshell-Derived Bone Substitute: Synthesis, Characterization and In Vitro Cell Viability
Authors: Prathap Sruthy , Rajesh K. S. , Thomas Nebu G. , Venkateshan Jeyachandran , Prathap M. S. , Surya Suprith 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT

Background:
Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a material with excellent bioactivity and chemical similarity to bone. It can be extracted from natural sources or fabricated synthetic sources.

Objective:
To synthesize HA from domestic chicken eggshells and to characterize it using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and cell viability.

Materials and Methods:
Domestic chicken eggshells (Indian breed “Aseel”) were used to synthesize HA through the chemical precipitation method. The processing was conducted at an elevated temperature (900°C). Characterization of the sample was performed using, FTIR, SEM, EDS, and XRD. The cell viability was tested in vitro using methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay.

Results:
Phosphate and calcium ions were confirmed by FTIR and EDS. The carbonate peaks observed were typical of biological apatite. XRD revealed its crystalline property. SEM analysis confirmed the particle size to be less than 100 μm and the presence of a porous structure. The material was found to be noncytotoxic and favored cell growth.

Conclusion:
The synthesized HA showed a crystalline nature and had good cell viability. Hence, it may be considered as a material for various biomedical applications.
Evaluating Geospatial Sampling Frames with a Novel Field Census for a Malaria Household Survey in Artibonite, Haiti
Authors: Hamre Karen E. S. , Dismer Amber M. , Kishore Nishant , Travers Anyess , McGee Kathleen , Fouché Bernadette , Désir Luccène , Holmes Kathleen , Noland Gregory S. , Lemoine Jean Frantz , Chang Michelle A. 
Published: August 2024

The Ministry of Public Health and Population in Haiti is committed to malaria elimination. In 2017, we used novel methods to conduct a census, monitor progress, and return to sampled households (HH) before a cross-sectional survey in La Chapelle and Verrettes communes in Artibonite department (“the 2017 Artibonite HH census”). Geospatial PDFs with digitized structures and basemaps were loaded onto tablets. Enumerators captured GPS coordinates and details of each HH and points of interest. The census used 1 km2 enumeration areas (EAs) to draw a representative sample. Three remote sampling frames were compared with the 2017 Artibonite HH census. First, 2003 census EAs with 2012 population estimates from the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics were standardized to the study EAs. The second sampling frame used the 2016 LandScanTM population estimates and study EAs. The third sampling frame used structures ≥3 m2 manually digitized using Maxar satellite images. In each study EA, 70% of structures were estimated to be inhabited with 4.5 persons/HH. The census identified 33,060 inhabited HHs with an estimated population of 121,593 and 6,126 points of interest. Using daily coverage maps and including digitized structures were novel methods that improved the census quality. Manual digitization was closest to the census sampling frame results with 30,514 digitized structures in the study area. The LandScanTM method performed better in urban areas; however, it produced the highest number of HHs to sample. If a census is not possible, when feasible, remotely digitizing structures and estimating occupancy may provide a close estimate.
EXPERIENCE ОF THE USING OF OUTPATIENT MINI-HYSTERORESECTOSCOPY IN THE TREATMENT OF UTERINE FIBROIDS
Authors: Харитоненко П.С. , Федоров А.А. , Беспалова А.Г. , Попов А.А. , Сопова Ю.И. 
Published: August 2024

Проведено исследование с целью оценить клинические результаты трансцервикального хирургического лечения субмукозной миомы матки с использованием биполярного минигистерорезектоскопа. На основании проведенного перспективного анализа среди пациенток после гистероскопической миомэктомии сделан вывод, что удаление субмукозной миомы матки типа G0, G1, G2 (FIGO) диаметром менее 20 мм за один хирургический этап с использованием минирезектоскопа 15 Шр в условиях офисной гистероскопии без дилатации шейки матки является осуществимым, минимально инвазивным и безопасным хирургическим методом лечения внутриматочной патологии.
A study was conducted to evaluate the clinical results of transcervical surgical treatment of submucous uterine fibroids using a bipolar mini-hysteroresectoscope. Based on the prospective analysis among patients after hysteroscopic myomectomy, the authors concluded that the removal of submucous uterine fibroids type G0, G1, G2 (FIGO) with a diameter less than 20 mm in one surgical step using 15 Fr mini-resectoscope in the setting of office hysteroscopy without cervical dilatation is a feasible, minimally invasive, and safe surgical method of treating the intrauterine pathology.
SENTIMENTOS DESPERTADOS DURANTE A ESPERA DE NOTÍCIAS DE UM FAMILIAR EM CIRURGIA
Authors: Barros de Souza Jeane , Augusto Thomann Beckert Richard , Cristina de Prado Pilger Kelly , Karoline Mafra Samantha , Carla de Almeida Andreina , Do Rosario Evelyn 
Published: August 2024

Objetivo: compreender os sentimentos despertados nos familiares que aguardam notícias de seus entes queridos em procedimento cirúrgico. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório, de abordagem qualitativa, com a participação de 15 familiares que aguardavam notícias de um ente querido, em uma sala de espera de cirurgia de um hospital público de Santa Catarina, Brasil. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, realizadas em setembro e outubro de 2021. Os dados foram organizados conforme análise de conteúdo. Resultados: os entrevistados relataram sentimentos vivenciados durante a espera por notícias de seus entes queridos: ansiedade, desânimo, tristeza, apreensão, preocupação, angústia, aprendizado e troca de experiências. Considerações finais: nota-se a importância da comunicação entre profissionais da saúde e familiares dos pacientes em cirurgia, com vistas a promover segurança e tranquilidade, o que contribui para o cuidado integral e humanizado.
PENGARUH KOMPETENSI KARYAWAN DAN LINGKUNGAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN (Studi Kasus pada PT. FMI Area Bank Indonesia Provinsi Banten dan DKI Jakarta)
Authors: Pancasasti Ranthy 
Published: August 2024

Dalam sumber daya manusia merupakan aset terpenting bagi perusahaan karena perannya sebagai subjek pelaksana kebijakan dan kegiatan yang dapat ditunjukkan dengan kemampuan dimiliki. Kinerja karyawan merupakan masalah yang perlu diperhatikan perusahaan, karena kinerja karyawan akan mempengaruhi kualitas perusahaan dalam menghadapi persaingan seiring perkembangan zaman. Oleh karena itu memiliki SDM (karyawan) yang berkualitas sangat dibutuhkan agar tujuan perusahaan dapat tercapai dan dapat meningkatkan kinerja karyawan. Kompetensi Karyawan dan Lingkungan Kerja dalam penelitian sebelumnya dapat meningkatkan Kinerja Karyawan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini menganalisis tentang kerangka dasar atau model yang diharapkan dapat meningkatkan Kinerja Karyawan dengan melibatkan Kompetensi Karyawan, dan Lingkungan Kerja di PT. FMI area BI Provinsi Banten dan DKI Jakarta. Keterbaruan (novelty) dalam penelitian ini adalah belum ditemukan penelitian sebelumnya yang membahas mengenai Pengaruh Kompetensi Karyawan (X1), Lingkungan Kerja (X2) terhadap Kinerja Karyawan (Y) pada PT. FMI area BI Provinsi Banten dan DKI Jakarta. Batasan dalam penelitian ini hanya untuk melakukan analisis besarnya pengaruh Kompetensi Karyawan, Lingkungan Kerja terhadap Kinerja Karyawan pada PT. FMI area BI Provinsi Banten dan DKI Jakarta. Metode penelitian adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan alat bantuan kuesioner dengan skala Interval 10 poin dan teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara simple random sampling. Jumlah sampel yang dipergunakan sebanyak 75 responden yang diolah menggunakan Model Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Kompetensi Keryawan berpengaruh negatif dan tidak signifikan terhadap Kinerja Karyawan, Lingkungan Kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja Karyawan.