bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Implikasi Koalisi Partai pada Proses Pembentukan Kebijakan di Daerah (Studi di Pilkada Bangkalan Tahun 2018)
Authors: Holilah Holilah , Khaq Zimamul 
Published: August 2024

Studi ini meneliti koalisi partai dalam pilkada pada tiga arena sekaligus, arena elektoral, arena legislatif dan arena pemerintahan. Penelitian koalisi partai dengan tiga arena koalisi sekaligus belum pernah dilakukan peneliti sebelumnya. Untuk itu studi ini ingin meneliti tentang pertama, pola koalisi pilkada Kabupaten Bangkalan tahun 2018. Kedua, implikasi koalisi partai terhadap proses pembentukan kebijakan di Kabupaten Bangkalan tahun 2018-2023. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis deskriptif, dengan teknik pengumpulan data wawancara dan dokumentasi. Informan yang di wawancari 15 orang dari tiga unsur, untuk memenuhi keabsahan data triangulasi sumber, yaitu anggota DPRD, orang pemerintahan dan LSM, Pengamat politik, Kyai, Tokoh masyarakat, akademisi dan Masyarakat Bangkalan. Teori yang digunakan terbentuknya koalisi dari arend Lipjhat dan proses pembutukan kebijakan dari William Dunn. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pertama, di arena elektoral pola koalisi partai di pilkada Bangkalan tahun 2008 adalah Minimal-Winning Coalition (Koalisi Kemenangan Minimal). Kedua, di arena legislatif partai koalisi merupakan partai paling berpengaruh dalam proses pembentukan kebijakan dan memiliki hubungan yang harmonis dan konsisten mendukung proses pembentukan kebijakan/program bupati untuk realisasi visi misi. Bahkan seluruh partai di parlemen juga mendukung program bupati terpilih. Ketiga, di arena pemerintahan, realisasi program visi misi Bupati sudah dilakukan namun belum optimal karena terbatasnya anggaran daerah dan refocusing anggaran Kabupaten Bangkalan untuk covid 19 pada saat pandemi. Partai koalisi, khususnya partai yang memeiliki kursi paling banyak di parlemen tetap merupakan partai yang paling banyak mendapatkan program realisasi visi misi Bupati.
A multitude of objectives: Serving multiple stakeholders in Water Operators’ Partnerships
Authors: Blokland Maarten , Schwartz Klaas 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT
Water Operators' Partnerships (WOPs) are usually presented as relatively simple partnerships between two or more operators. Through capacity development such partnerships then lead to improved performance of a water utility. In this article, we highlight how the context in which WOPs operate is much more complex than this definition suggests. Different actors, operating in different domains, have particular interests in how the water supply sector develops and how WOPs contribute to this development. As a result, in practice, these partnerships often pursue multiple objectives, which represent the interests of different stakeholders. The paper finds that in such settings, achieving these multiple objectives may well surpass the contextual realities and the capacity of the implementing water utilities that form the core of the partnership.
Is the Tigray region, Ethiopia also affected by fluoride in drinking water affecting public health?
Authors: Mesfin Berihu Teshale , Asgedom Abraha Gebrekidan , Zekarias Mekonen Tirfu , Gebretsadik Tesfamariam Teklu , Tesfay Amanual Hadera , Van der Bruggen Bart 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to assess the levels of fluoride in drinking water and its health impact in Semema, Tigray, Ethiopia. Water samples were collected in February, March and April from three potential spring water sources, namely May Atkaru, May Sensela and May Liham. Each sample was analyzed for a variety of physicochemical parameters including fluoride using standard APHA procedures through double beam UV–Visible spectrophotometer, atomic absorption spectrophotometer and titrimetric methods. All the measured physicochemical parameters except hardness (345.78–368.35 mg/L) and alkalinity (231.3–354.6 mg/L) were recorded below the WHO permissible limit set for drinking water. The amount of fluoride in May Atkaru (4.00 mg/L) and May Sensela (3.89 mg/L) was significantly greater than the WHO permissible limit set for drinking water, 1.5 mg/L. Moreover, HQ &gt; 1 from May Atkaru and May Sensela revealed the possibility of dental and skeletal fluorosis over extended exposure to fluoride irrespective of age and sex variations. This confirmed people in the area with mottled teeth are vulnerable to the excessive consumption of fluoride, which poses health risks. Therefore, it needs immediate interventions to minimize the debilitating effect of fluoride in drinking water by creating awareness among the community and policymakers to introduce low-cost defluoridation methods.
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater in Tunisia
Authors: Othman Ines , Bisseux Maxime , Helmi Amna , Hamdi Rawand , Nahdi Imen , Slama Ichrak , Mastouri Maha , Bailly Jean Luc , Aouni Mahjoub 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT

Wastewater-based genomic surveillance can improve community prevalence estimates and identify emerging variants of pathogens. Wastewater influents and treated effluents from six wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Tunisia were analyzed between December 2021 and July 2022. Wastewater samples were analyzed with reverse transcription solid digital PCR (RT-sdPCR) and whole-genome sequencing to determine the amount of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and assign SARS-CoV-2 lineages. The virus variants detected in wastewater samples were compared with COVID-19 prevalence data. The quantitative results in wastewater influents revealed that viral RNA concentrations at the treatment plants corroborate with locally reported clinical cases and show an increase before the increment of clinically diagnosed new COVID-19 cases between April and July 2022. Delta and Omicron variants were identified in the Tunisian wastewater. Interestingly, the presence of variant BA.5 was detected in samples prior to its inclusion as a variant of concern (VOC) by the Tunisian National Health Authorities. SARS-CoV-2 was detected in wastewater effluents, indicating that the wastewater treatment techniques used in the majority of Tunisian WWTPs are inefficient in removing the virus traces. This study reports the first identification of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs in Tunisian wastewater samples.
Flood modeling using HEC-RAS 2D and IBER 2D: a comparative study
Authors: Djafri Sid Ali , Cherhabil Sonia , Hafnaoui Mohammed Amin , Madi Mohammed 
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT

Floods have become a major risk in urban areas. Identifying areas at risk of flooding has become crucial to reducing this risk and protecting lives and property. Various softwares are used to identify areas at risk of flooding. In this work, a comparative study was made between two well-known software in flood modeling, HEC-RAS 2D and IBER 2D. The comparison included water depth, flow velocity, and the extent of the flood risk areas of El Bayadh City in Algeria for the return periods 50, 100, and 1,000 years. Despite the existence of some differences in the results of the water depths and the flow velocities compared, the results showed a good agreement between the two softwares. The HEC-RAS software gave higher values than the IBER software for three return periods in estimating water depth, and the IBER provided higher values than HEC-RAS in flood velocity estimation. The results of the flooded areas are almost identical, and the relative deviation of the compared areas varies between 1 and 3%. A flood risk map was produced to identify areas most vulnerable to flooding. This map can be used to help mitigate the risk of flooding.
Handgrip Strength and Clinical Evolution of People Living with HIV: A Mini Narrative Review
Authors: Gouvêa-e-Silva Luiz Fernando , de Morais Lorhoâne Eduarda Simão , de Souza Gonçalves Giovana , Siqueira Morganna Alves , Lima Vitória Souza , Cardoso Ludimila Paula Vaz , Fernandes Eduardo Vignoto 
Published: August 2024

:
HIV infection is a worldwide epidemic. Antiretroviral therapy allows people living
with HIV (PLHIV) increased longevity and a better quality of life. Among the various ways of
monitoring the clinical evolution of PLHIV, handgrip strength (HGS) is a promising strategy, as
this test can be used to assess the health condition quickly and at a low cost. In this sense, the present
study aims to describe, through a literature review, the relationship between HGS and the clinical
evolution of PLHIV, especially with morbimortality. Initially, it is highlighted that aging,
HIV infection, and excess body fat are related to the loss of HGS in PLHIV. Furthermore, PLHIV
is more likely to present cardiometabolic diseases that can be aggravated by reduced HGS. Thus,
in people without positive HIV serology, low HGS indirectly, through the presence of risk factors
or cardiometabolic diseases, or directly increases the chance of mortality. In conclusion, the lack
of studies on this topic for PLHIV is highlighted, and more longitudinal studies, including control
groups, are needed.
Nursing Coaching Can Improve the Quality of Life and
Immune-Endocrine Condition in Hospitalized Cancer Patients
Authors: Vitale Elsa , Motamed-Jahromi Mohadeseh , Parvaresh-Masoud Mohammad , Lagattolla Fulvia , Cormio Claudia , Romito Francesca , Massafra Raffaella 
Published: August 2024

Introduction:
Any cancer diagnosis induces fear and shocking emotional experiences
accompanied by anxiety, depression, unpredictability, and distress. The emotional effect of a
cancer diagnosis and the rigidity of cancer treatment negatively impact the quality of life (QoL)
of patients, and this may continue after treatment. Additionally, emotional distress induces neuroendocrine
stress activation systems and raises stress hormone secretion by causing immunological
dysfunctions. The present narrative review aims to describe nursing coaching approaches
that improve QoL perceptions among cancer patients during their hospitalization.

Methods:
This review was carried out using the PRISMA methodology until the end of November
2023 through PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and CINAHL databases. Researchers
systematically collected all the currently available literature. The search terms and boolean operators
used to combine keywords were: “QoL” AND “hospitalization” AND “cancer patients”
AND “nursing coaching”.

Results:
Four manuscripts were selected in the present review. One manuscript belonged to the
British Nursing Database and was a mixed-block-randomized study; one belonged to Scopus,
which was also in the PubMed, WoS, and Medline and was a study protocol for an RCT and
two manuscripts belonged to the PubMed database and were all RCTs.

Conclusion::
Nursing coaching improved QoL perceptions in cancer patients during their hospitalization.
Patients were found to prefer in-person interventions to nurse-led ones, which improved
QoL perceptions. However, further interventional studies need to be performed in order
to better address coaching nursing interventions during the hospitalization of cancer patients.
China Against Drug Resistance (CARE) Point Prevalence Study: A Tool for Evaluating Hospital Acquired Infections and Antimicrobial Prescription at Patient Bedside
Authors: Xiao Yonghong , Wang Qiang , Yang Jing , Zhang Jingping , Lin Hongyi , Yang Wenjie , Feng Changwen , Chen Yukun , Huang Wenxiang , Vincelot Pascal , Liao Qizhi , Gong Stanley , Xia Yijun , Jarlier Vincent 
Published: August 2024

Background
China Against Drug Resistance (CARE) project was launched for improving antimicrobial use and infection control in Chinese hospitals. The first step was developing a Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) tool for assessing at patient bedside risk factors and rates of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and quality indicators of antimicrobial usage and testing its workability.

Methods
After a pilot phase (2016), the CARE PPS tool was deployed in 2018-9 in eight large Chinese hospitals. Each hospital selected 3-5 adult departments (intensive care, surgery, medicine). The questionnaire in English and Chinese, on paper and tablet computer, was filled out directly at the patient's bedside by local infection control teams, microbiologists, pharmacists and clinicians.

Results
The number of patients visited per day and per investigator team increased from 20-30 during the pilot phase in the first hospital to 40-50 in the eight other hospitals. The main characteristics of the 1,170 patients included (ICU 138, medicine 430, surgery 602) were: median age 60 years; Mac Cabe score 1 74.7%; catheters: central vascular 14.3%, peripheral vascular 50.9%, urinary 19.8%; surgery during stay 31.8%. HAIs prevalence was 6.3% (mainly respiratory tract, surgical-site; main bacteria: Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella). 54.4% of the patients were receiving antimicrobials for therapeutical use (≈3/4 single drug): from 36% in surgery to 78.3% in ICU, mostly large spectrum beta-lactams. Examination of patient records at the bedside found the reason for the treatment (53%), treatments based on microbiological results (9.3%), and prescription reassessment (30.7%).

Conclusion
The study showed that antimicrobial policy and HAI prevention could be improved by using Care-PPS in Chinese hospitals. Although obtained on a limited number of patients, the results demonstrated that there is room for improvement in antimicrobial policy and HAI prevention in the participating hospitals.
The Frequency of Aminoglycoside and Vancomycin-resistant Genes in Enterococci Isolated from Chicken Meat in Qom City, Iran
Authors: Dehghani Sanij Somayeh , Shakib Pegah , Morovvati Abbas 
Published: August 2024

Background and Purpose:
Considering the emergence of antibiotic resistance in enterococci and the possibility of transmission of resistant strains to humans, their spread in natural reservoirs is of particular importance. The food chain is known as a source of entero-cocci that is resistant to antimicrobial agents, and these bacteria are present in foods of animal origin, such as meat and milk. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the fre-quency of aminoglycoside- and vancomycin-resistant genes in Enterococcus spp isolates iso-lated from chicken meat in Qom City, Iran.

Methods:
After collecting and culturing 200 chicken meat samples from September 2021 to August 2022, enterococci were isolated and identified using biochemical and microbial stand-ard tests. Antibiotic sensitivity and resistance of the isolates, aph(2")1c ، aph(2")1b ،
aph(2")1d ، ant(3') ، aph(3')IIIa ، ant(4')1a ،ant(6') و aac(6'), vanA and vanB genes were de-termined.

Results:
From 200 chicken meat samples, 40(40%) isolates of Enterococcus faecalis and 60 (60%) isolates of Enterococcus faecium were isolated. Resistance to gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin, neomycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, vancomycin, and ampicillin were 33, 30, 33, 20, 69, 38, 28, and 45, respectively. Frequency of aph(2")1c, aph(2")1b, aph(2")1d, ant(3'), aph(3')IIIa, ant(4')1a, ant(6') and aac (6'), vanA and vanB were reported to be 13%, 2%, 3%, 45%, 20%, 7%, 19%, 21%, 7%, and 6%, respectively.

Conclusion:
To reduce the infection with this organism and to prevent and control its spread and mortality, investigating the epidemiology and determining the frequency of resistance to aminoglycosides are important.
Potential of Orthosiphon aristatus Blume Miq as Larvicide and Repellent
(Review)
Authors: Faramayuda Fahrauk , Riyanti Soraya , Suryasaputra Dadan , Khoirunnisa Guntina Rizka , Agus Sukarno Widyaningrum 
Published: August 2024

Background:
The tropical climate in Indonesia can potentially predispose to various
diseases caused by mosquitoes, one of which is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). Prevention by
eradication of mosquito larvae (with larvicide) and mosquito bites (with repellent) is a strategic
countermeasure to control DHF disease vectors. Larvicide and synthetic repellent use also can
cause the development of resistance against the larvicide and thereby hurt humans. Therefore, it is
necessary to find natural alternatives that are safe and more effective. One plant that has potential as
a natural larvicide and repellent is the cat's whisker white-purple variety (Orthosiphon aristatus).
The main secondary metabolite groups in white-purple cat whiskers are flavonoids and phenolics,
and both groups are thought to have potential as larvicide and repellent.

Objective:
This review aimed to analyze the potential of white-purple cat plants as larvicides and
repellents.

Methods:
Journal searches in this review came from primary data sources on the internet.
Journal searches were conducted using search engines such as Google Scholar, PubMed, and
ScienceDirect. In this review, the prediction of the activity of the active compounds in cat's
whiskers (sinensetin and rosmarinic acid) as larvicides was also carried out in an in silico study.

Results:
The rosmarinic acid and sinensetin contained in cat's whiskers plants have the potential
as larvicide and repellent

Conclusion:
Based on the literature search, flavonoid, and phenolic compounds have potential
as larvicides and repellent. The larvicide and repellent mechanisms of the two secondary
metabolites are of concern because they can cause certain disorders in the central nervous system
through skin absorption or breathing
Developing an Automated Virtual Reality Therapy for Improving Positive Self-Beliefs and Psychological Well-Being (Phoenix VR Self-Confidence Therapy): Tutorial
Authors: Rosebrock Laina , Freeman Jason , Rovira Aitor , Miguel Andre Lages , Ward Rupert , Bousfield Matthew , Riffiod Ludovic , Kamvar Roya , Kabir Thomas , Waite Felicity , Freeman Daniel 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) is an immersive technology in which delivery of psychological therapy techniques can be automated. Techniques can be implemented similarly to real-world delivery or in ways that are not possible in the real world to enhance efficacy. The potential is for greater access for patients to effective therapy. Despite an increase in the use of VR for mental health, there are few descriptions of how to build and design automated VR therapies. We describe the development of Phoenix VR Self-Confidence Therapy, designed to increase positive self-beliefs in young patients diagnosed with psychosis in order to improve psychological well-being. A double-diamond, user-centered design process conducted over the course of 18 months was used, involving stakeholders from multiple areas: individuals with lived experience of psychosis, clinical psychologists, treatment designers, and VR software developers. Thirteen meetings were held with young patients diagnosed with psychosis to increase the understanding and improve the assessment of positive self-beliefs, help design the scenarios for implementing therapeutic techniques, and conduct user testing. The resulting Phoenix therapy is a class I United Kingdom Conformity Assessed (UKCA)–certified medical device designed to be used on the standalone Meta Quest 2 (Meta Platforms) headset. Phoenix aims to build up 3 types of positive self-beliefs that are connected to psychological well-being. In a community farm area, tasks are designed to increase a sense of mastery and achievement (“I can make a difference”); in a TV studio, users complete an activity with graded levels of difficulty to promote success in the face of a challenge (“I can do this”); and in a forest by a lake, activities are designed to encourage feelings of pleasure and enjoyment (“I can enjoy things”). Phoenix is delivered over the course of approximately 6 weekly sessions supported by a mental health provider. Patients can take the headsets home to use in between sessions. Usability testing with individuals with lived experience of psychosis, as well as patients in the National Health Service (aged 16‐26 years), demonstrated that Phoenix is engaging, easy to use, and has high levels of satisfaction.
Serious Gaming for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Older Adults With Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Loerzel Victoria , Alamian Arsham , Clochesy John , Geddie Patricia I 
Published: August 2024

Background
Older adults are at high risk for toxicity due to cancer treatment and increased risk for adverse events related to chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Unfortunately, older adults report multiple treatment-related symptoms but use few strategies to self-manage these symptoms due to erroneous beliefs related to the effectiveness of commonly taught self-management strategies. We developed a novel serious game, Managing at Home (MAH), to help older adults learn how to effectively self-manage CINV at home.

Objective
This study has 2 aims. Aim 1 is to examine changes in CINV severity, self-management behaviors, functioning, quality of life, cognitive representation, and health care use within the intervention group from baseline (T1) to completion of the study (T6). Aim 2 is to determine the efficacy of the MAH intervention by comparing differences in primary outcomes (CINV severity and health care use) and secondary outcomes (self-management behaviors, functioning, and quality of life) between the intervention and control groups at each follow-up visit (T2-T6) and completion of the study (T6).

Methods
This is a longitudinal randomized clinical trial. We will collect data from 500 older adults receiving cancer-related chemotherapy at baseline (T1) and at each treatment cycle until cycle 6 (T6). Participants will be enrolled if they are 60 years or older of age, are newly diagnosed with cancer, being treated with any chemotherapy agent with moderate or high emetic potential, are on a 2-, 3-, or 4-week treatment cycle, are proficient in English, and have a telephone. Previous diagnosis or treatment for cancer, end-stage disease with less than 6 months to live, and uncorrected visual or hearing impairment are exclusion criteria.

Results
This study was funded in September 2022 and received institutional review board approval in October 2022. As of July 2023, the enrollment of participants is ongoing and currently has 130 enrolled participants. Data collection and analysis will be complete in 2027.

Conclusions
This study addresses self-management of CINV in older adults using an innovative serious game. The MAH intervention uses simulation and gaming technology to engage older adults in active learning in order to reframe erroneous perceptions about symptom self-management. If shown to be effective, it can easily be adapted to include other cancer-related symptoms or other chronic illnesses.

Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05838638; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05838638

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)
DERR1-10.2196/64673
Sobre la configuración cotidal a lo largo de la Costa del Pacifico de México
Authors: Grivel Piña Francisco 
Published: August 2024

Análisis armónico de la marea de 15 estaciones a lo largo de la Costa del Pacífico de México y Golfo de California, de las cuales 11 estaciones son nuevas y lo más probable es que no hayan sido incluidas en la elaboración de las cartas cotidales existentes y 4 cuyos resultados ya han sido publicados, son comparados con las cartas de Bogdanov y Dietrich. La concordancia no es muy buena. Los resultados de la nueva estación de Melchor Ocampo indican la ausencia de un punto anfidrómico de la marea M2 en la región. Los valores de fase de la componente S2, de Mazatlán a Salina Cruz muestran que el sentido de propagación de la marea S2 en la Carta de Bogdanov es mcorrecta; debe haber una inversión de la fase y desaparecer el punto anfidrómico de coordenadas 3°10'N, 125°20'W. Nuevas cartas cotidales para las mareas M2, S2, K1 y O1 son presentadas.