bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Assessment of thyroid and parathyroid function in patients treated for laryngeal carcinoma
Authors: Abouammo Moataz D , Shehata Emad M , Elsorogy Hesham A , Abdel-Aziz Mahmoud F 
Published: May 2024

Background
The close proximity of both thyroid and parathyroid glands to the larynx puts them at high risk to develop hypofunction from the treatment of cancer larynx.

Aim
Thyroid and parathyroid function evaluation after treatment modalities of cancer larynx.

Patients and methods
Thyroid and parathyroid function was evaluated in 60 patients treated from laryngeal carcinoma. Patients were classified into three groups based on treatment type. Group 1 included patients with primary radiotherapy while group 2 included patients with total laryngectomy and group 3 involved patients with combined total laryngectomy and postoperative radiotherapy. Laboratory assessment of thyroid function included thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4, while parathyroid function included corrected serum calcium and parathormone levels. The association of gland hypofunction was studied against tumor and treatment characteristics.

Results
Among the 60 patients; group 1 included 27 patients, group 2 included 21 patients, and group 3 included 12 patients. Twenty-five (41.7%) patients showed high TSH level and low FT4 level indicating clinical hypothyroidism while 12 (20%) patients showed high TSH level with normal FT4 level indicating subclinical hypothyroidism. Twenty-three (38.3%) patients showed normal levels of both TSH and FT4 being euthyroid. Concerning parathyroid function; 19 (31.7%) showed hypoparathyroidism diagnosed by low corrected serum calcium level and confirmed by low parathyroid hormone level.

Conclusion
The study detects the occurrence of hypothyroidism with or without hypoparathyroidism after treatment modalities of cancer larynx emphasizing the need of high clinical suspicion and routine evaluation for early detection of any post treatment thyroid or parathyroid gland hypofunction.
Epidemiology of Geriatric Syndromes among Older People Residing in Six Old-Age Homes of Delhi-NCR
Authors: Kumar Vijay , Chatterjee Prasun , Kumar Deepa Anil , Khan Maroof Ahmad , Bandhu Kr Kalanidhi Kamal , Pushpamma K. K. 
Published: May 2024

Introduction:
The frequency of geriatric syndromes (GSs) such as cognitive impairment (CI), depression, and malnutrition among older people residing in old-age homes (OAHs) of Delhi-National Capital Territory Region (NCR) has not been reported. The availability of such data determines the quality of health care. The present study aims to assess the frequency of GS among residents of six OAHs in Delhi-NCR.

Materials and Methods:
The study was carried out after obtaining informed written consent from all participants. The team comprising doctors, physiotherapists, and nurses visited the OAHs and assessed GSs using a psychometrically validated screening tool ICT-BRIEF 30. Other standard tools such as Snellen's chart, whisper voice test, mini nutritional assessment, time up and go test score, Mini-Cog, and geriatric depression scale 5 were used to assess vision, hearing, nutrition, mobility, cognition, and mood, respectively.

Results:
Out of 131 participants, low vision was observed in 69.47%, hearing impairment in 20.61%, malnutrition in 12.9%, risk of fall in 18.32%, CI in 46.56%, and depression in 62.59% of the participants. Hearing impairment was found to be significantly associated with quality of life and cognition.

Conclusion:
The present study from Delhi showed high frequency of vision impairment, CI, frailty, depression, and malnutrition in older people residing in OAHs. 20% of the participants had functional loss due to various reasons. Hence, the owner/caretaker of OAHs of Delhi/NCR needs to be proactive in screening the residents for various GSs to provide quality care to the residents.
“Narratives of Mothering”
Authors: Banerjee Debanjan , Arasappa Rashmi , Chandra Prabha S , Desai Geetha 
Published: May 2024

Background:
Motherhood is a unique phenomenon and not uncommon in women with severe mental illness (SMI). However, little attention has been paid to the voices of these mothers with SMI as to how they navigate it. A qualitative exploration with a social constructivist paradigm was used to understand lived experiences of mothers with SMI during the child-rearing period.

Methods:
The study used a qualitative design with social constructivist paradigm to obtain data from 30 mothers with SMI who had children <5 years of age. One-to-one in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with transcription, and inductive thematic analysis was used to explore transcripts using Charmaz's grounded theory. Triangulation and respondent validation were used to ensure rigor.

Results:
Emergent categories (themes) were thoughts/feelings about childbearing (considering children as prized and long-awaited possession, motherhood as “therapeutic,” concerns about child's mental health), the impact of mental illness (problems in emotional bonding, separation from children, improved healthcare to serve the maternal role), unmet needs (support groups, empathy, responsibility-sharing, home-based treatment), and caregivers' reactions (blame, discrimination, institutionalization for mental healthcare, custody-related threats). Motherhood as a central part of their identity and burden of balancing “childcare and mental illness” was the overarching categories.

Conclusion:
The complex emotional journey of a mother with SMI from child-bearing to child-rearing is fraught with many challenges. Developing sensitive and tailored mental health care interventions and policies for them needs to include their own voices, which will improve maternal-child bonding as well as service utilization.
Age at Death and Causes of Death of Patients Dying in Psychiatric Hospitals
Authors: Yasuda Manabu , Kobayashi Toshiyuki , Sato Kengo , Saito Nobuyoshi , Suda Shiro 
Published: May 2024

Background:
Japan entered an aging society in the late 1990s. The aging of inpatients in psychiatric hospitals has increased the need for medical care, but the actual situation has not been fully investigated.

Objectives:
We investigated the actual situation of in-hospital deaths through death certificates.

Methods:
The survey was conducted at 15 of 26 psychiatric hospitals in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan that consented to the survey. We examined the death certificates of patients who died between 1996 and 2015 at these 15 hospitals. The number of the certificates was 2441 (1443 males and 998 females). The number of deaths and the average age of death per year were calculated. Then, we surveyed the data regarding the diagnosis of death described in the death certificates based on the International Classification of Diseases-10.

Results:
The average age of death was in the 60s from 1996 to 2000 in the first 5 years, but since 2001, it has exceeded 70 years. Respiratory diseases accounted for 40% of the total, cardiovascular diseases for 26%, and malignant neoplasms for 11%. On the other hand, extrinsic death such as suffocation was 4%, and suicide was 1%.

Conclusions:
The reason of the elevation of death age might be related to the implementation of novel antipsychotics in Japan since 1996 and the establishment of the long-term care insurance system for the elderly in 2000. It is considered that the reasons why respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and malignant neoplasms occupy the top ranks of death are that these diseases have a high risk of death in the elderly.
Fear and Information-Seeking Behavior Related to COVID-19 in Older Indian Adults
Authors: Vaidyanathan Sreelakshmi , Jaiswal Suyog Vijay 
Published: May 2024

Background:
Elderly, a high-risk population for COVID-19, are further vulnerable to mental health sequelae due to several pandemic-related restrictions. This study aimed to assess fear and information-seeking behavior related to COVID-19 among older Indian adults.

Methodology:
It was an online, observational cross-sectional study. An open-access e-invite to the questionnaire (on Google forms) was circulated through social media. The form contained sociodemographic details, fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), and an original questionnaire on information-seeking behavior in COVID-19. Responses of adults ≥60 years of age were noted. Analyses were done with SPSS v20, and Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare the FCV-19S scores among information-seeking variables.

Results:
A total of 150 completed responses were obtained. Mean age of respondents was 67 ± 5.44 years; median FCV-19S score was 11; 9.33% of respondents had significant fear of COVID-19. TV/Radio (55.3%) followed by newspaper/magazines (40.7%) were the most preferred source of information. Preventive measures (75.3%) and symptoms of disease (70%) were the most sought-after information. Those who spent more time than intended searching for information have significantly higher fear scores (P = 0.025). There was no significant difference in fear score for other parameters of information-seeking behavior and its consequences.

Conclusion:
Less than 10% of study population of older adults had a significant fear of COVID-19. Information sought is mostly on symptoms of disease, preventive measures, and guidelines and sought through passive sources rather than active searching or in-person. Those with higher fear scores are likely to spend more time searching for information than intended and are less likely to perceive any dysfunction due to said behavior.
Human Rights and Adherence to Treatment in Patients with Severe Mental Illness
Authors: Domun Ira , Sidana Ajeet , Das Subhash , Tyagi Shikha , Garg Jasmin , Gupta Nitin 
Published: May 2024

Background:Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) has been implemented on May 29, 2018. Patients with mental illness show high rates of medication nonadherence as well as human rights violation. Hence, it is important to study the impact of this new law on persons with mental illnesses (PMI) and the human rights awareness with emphasis on the two modes of admissions, i.e., supported and independent.Aim:Influence of MHCA, 2017 on medication adherence in patients with severe mental illness (SMI) admitted under-supported and independent category and its correlation with human rights awareness of PMI.Material and Methods:Patients diagnosed with SMI (NIMH definition, 2006) were admitted to the psychiatry ward. Baseline sociodemographic, psychopathology severity, global functioning, adherence rates, insight, and human rights awareness were assessed. Patients were divided into independent and supported groups. Weekly assessments were done during admission, subsequent assessments were done post discharge at week 1 and week 6. It was a prospective follow-up in design.Results:A total of 65 patients were included. The emotional needs dimension of human rights showedP< 0.01 at baseline as well as final follow-up. Statistically significant correlation was seen in human rights awareness and adherence at baseline in the independent admission group (IAG). Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) score and Clinician Rating Scale score were lower (4.29 ± 2.13; 4.06 ± 1.73 and 3.38 ± 1.98; 3.26 ± 1.91) in supported admission group (SAG). Insight showed a statistically significant higher value in IAG than SAG (12.80 ± 7.26 and 8.18 ± 6.96) at baseline.Conclusion:No significant difference could be seen in illness specifiers and adherence patterns between the two groups. Findings reflect statistically lower fulfillment of emotional needs in SAG and positive correlation between medication adherence and human rights awareness. Therefore, adherence is an important determinant of human rights awareness.
On the support of measures with fixed marginals with applications in optimal mass transportation
Authors: Moameni Abbas 
Published: May 2024

AbstractLet
$\mu $
and
$\nu $
be Borel probability measures on complete separable metric spaces X and Y, respectively. Each Borel probability measure
$\gamma $
on
$X\times Y$
with marginals
$\mu $
and
$\nu $
can be described through its disintegration
$\big ( \gamma _{x}\big )_{x \in X}$
with respect to the initial distribution
$\mu .$
Assume that
$\mu $
is continuous, i.e.,
$\mu \big (\{x\}\big )=0$
for all
$x \in X.$
We shall analyze the structure of the support of the measure
$\gamma $
provided
$\text {card } \big (\mathrm{spt} (\gamma _{x}) \big )$
is finitely countable for
$\mu $
-a.e.
$x\in X.$
We shall also provide an application to optimal mass transportation.
Inequalities à la Pólya for the Aharonov–Bohm eigenvalues of the disk
Authors: Filonov Nikolay , Levitin Michael , Polterovich Iosif , Sher David A. 
Published: May 2024

We prove an analogue of Pólya’s conjecture for the eigenvalues of the magnetic Schrödinger operator with Aharonov–Bohm potential on the disk for Dirichlet and magnetic Neumann boundary conditions. This answers a question posed by R. L. Frank and A. M. Hansson.
A Bibliometric Analysis of Drinking Water Management on an Island using Vosviewer
Authors: Vendhy Vendhy , Irfan Rifai Andri , Savitri Amanatullah 
Published: May 2024

The availability of safe and clean drinking water is one of the most basic human rights that is essential for the sustainability of life for public health. Without drinking water, life as we know it today would not be possible. The main objective of this research is to conduct a bibliometric analysis in order to better understand the current knowledge and direction of research in drinking water management. This research used bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer software to investigate drinking water management. The research centered on journals indexed in Semantic Scholar, using keywords such as drinking water management, water resources, and water quality, with a maximum of 1000 results from 2000 - 2023. In the network visualization analysis, “groundwater quality” had the highest total link strength of 141 and 107 occurrences, making it the densest color. In particular, the year 2018 had the highest number of publications, with a total of 72 publications. Regarding citations, the peak occurred in 2019, with a significant number of 3930. India emerged as the country with the highest volume of research on drinking water, contributing 66 publications.
Development of Tourism Industry and Prospects of Employment Generation in Bihar
Authors: Dr Kalpana Kumari  
Published: May 2024

Bihar is a land of rich diverse culture, a variety of traditions, historical and cultural heritage and many religious and natural tourist spots. Tourism development not only attracts tourists provides them with recreation and generates revenue for the government it also creates employment opportunities around the tourist spots. It has the potential to generate employment for all kinds of people – the lower-income group, the middle-income group, or the higher-income group. Development of a tourist spot and footfall of tourists offers employment opportunities through roadways- buses, autorickshaws, railway platforms, and airways. It creates job opportunities for people involved in hotels and restaurants. A rise in visitors leads to an increased income for people around that area or city. It leads to an increase in the demand for food, vegetables, fruits, garments, groceries, etc. Visitors spend on shopping for ethnic goods, handicrafts, artificial jewellery and other local products. Altogether a developed tourism industry offers employment opportunities to the people and increases their income. In the last two decades, there has been significant development in roadways and electricity facilities in the State. Tourism in Bihar is developing as an Industry but the pace is very slow, the State has to travel a long road in this area. The State has immense potential for tourism development which has not been explored optimally. This paper analyses the prospects of increasing employment opportunities in Bihar through a developing tourism industry in the State.
Electricity Demand, Forecasting the Peaks: Development and Implementation of C-EVA Method
Authors: Theodorou Petros , Christopoulos Demetris Theodoros 
Published: May 2024

Price spikes in electricity markets are very frequent, posing tremendous burden on household income and on manufacturing cost. Electricity demand (load) can be divided in two parts, energy (MWh) and peak (MW) and most of time peak is responsible for the price spikes. Literature review while devoting most of the discussion to energy, lags in the investigation of peak. In this research, a model for peak demand analysis and forecasting is developed. The model is based on a portfolio of cluster and extreme value analysis (C-EVA) methods using unit invariant knee, extremum distance estimator, and weighted scale load innovations for the optimal determination of clusters and the daily peaks divulgence. The C-EVA method consists of the Clustering part for optimal number of clusters determination and classification of day and month of peak, and the part of Extreme Value Analysis for computation of the statistical confidence interval for the load maxima. C-EVA after using all the currently available load maxima, estimates statistically the expected worst-case scenario for peaks of loads. Load peaks will be determined by EVA based on an estimated bimodal distribution while a signaling method will prompt the probability of extremes. The added value of the proposed method is that does not reject the extreme values as most methodologies do. Extreme Value Analysis for maxima and minima provide estimators for highest and lowest expected hourly load, while giving the confidence interval of the return level using an optimization method for the selection of a rolling time window, as the return period. It was found that distributed generation of renewables create a camel effect on the load peaks which increases sharpness. The proposed methodology solved this issue while opening the ground for future research for the role of storage, batteries as well as for virtual power plants as an integrated portfolio of renewables generation.

Received: 18 December 2023 | Revised: 18 February 2024 | Accepted: 19 May 2024

Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.

Data Availability Statement
The database that supports the findings of this study will be made available by the authors upon request only in a specific Excel format.

Author Contribution Statement
Petros Theodorou and Demetris Theodoros Christopoulos: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project administration.
Особенности проведения государственных закупок медицинских продуктов
Authors: Amirova M.A. 
Published: May 2024

The pharmaceutical market in Kazakhstan is one of the most developing and at the same time difficult to regulate, since it solves not only the problem of providing state organizations with goods, but also performs the social functions of providing citizens with the state. The article presents an analysis of the market of medicines in the market of Kazakhstan from the standpoint of the formation of relationships within the framework of public procurement. At the same time, the problem of the formation of the drug market was revealed - the predominance of imported drugs, the ratio of domestic and imported drugs in 2020 was 26.3% and 73.7%, respectively. At the same time, the question of the quality of imported goods arises. On the basis of the analysis, the main problems and ways of their solution within the framework of the new legislation have been formed.
Рынок лекарственных средств в Казахстане является одним из наиболее развивающихся и в то же время сложно регулируемым, поскольку решает не просто задачи обеспечения государственных организаций товарами, но и выполняет социальные функции обеспечения государством граждан. В статье представлен анализ рынка лекарственных средств на рынке Казахстана с позиций формирования взаимоотношений в рамках государственных закупок. При этом выявлена проблема формирования рынка лекарственных средств- преобладание лекарств импортного производства, соотношение отечественных и импортных лекарств составило в 2020 году 26,3% и 73,7% соответственно. При этом остро встает вопрос о качестве товаров импортного производства. На основе анализа сформированы основные проблемы и пути их решения в рамках нового законодательства.
Қазақстандағы фармацевтикалық нарық - бұл дамып келе жатқан және сонымен бірге оны реттеу қиын, өйткені ол мемлекеттік ұйымдарды тауарлармен қамтамасыз ету мәселесін шешіп қана қоймайды, сонымен қатар азаматтарды мемлекетпен қамтамасыз етудің әлеуметтік функцияларын орындайды. Мақалада Қазақстан нарығындағы дәрі-дәрмектер нарығына мемлекеттік сатып алу шеңберінде қатынастарды қалыптастыру тұрғысынан талдау жасалған. Бұл ретте дәрі -дәрмек нарығының қалыптасу проблемасы ашылды - импорттық дәрілердің басымдығы, отандық және импорттық дәрілік заттардың қатынасы 2020 жылы сәйкесінше 26,3% және 73,7% құрады. Бұл ретте импорттық тауарлардың сапасы туралы мәселе туындайды. Талдау негізінде негізгі мәселелер мен оларды жаңа заңнама шеңберінде шешу жолдары қалыптасты.
Horeca секторы: интернет-дүкендер тарату логистикасы арнасы ретінде
Authors: Муханбетова А.А. 
Published: May 2024

В данной статье рассматриваются характеристики сектора Horeca, включающая в себя сегмент сферы услуг гостеприимства и общепита. Как и во всем мире, сектор Horeca является важной отраслью для Казахстана. Приведенные статистические данные Комитета статистики при Министерстве национальной экономики подтверждают это. Данная отрасль должна получить свое дальнейшее развитие, и в этом случае Интернет-магазины рассматриваются как инструмент для дальнейшего роста продаж в секторе В2В, они выступают эффективным каналом распределительной логистики, позволяющие довести готовый товар до потребителей. Успех интернет-магазинов России не только у себя на родине, но и на территории Казахстана, заставляет задуматься о необходимости выхода интернет торговли Казахстана на новый уровень.
Бұл мақалада Horeca секторының мәселелері қарастырылады, оның ішінде қонақжайлылық және тамақтану қызметтері сегменті бар. Бүкіл әлемдегідей, Horeca секторы да Қазақстан үшін маңызды сала болып табылады. Ұлттық экономика министрлігі жанындағы Статистика комитеті ұсынған статистикалық мәліметтер осыны растайды. Бұл сала өзінің одан әрі дамуын алуы керек, және бұл жағдайда интернет-дүкендер B2B секторындағы сатылымның одан әрі өсу құралы ретінде қарастырылады, олар тұтынушыларға дайын өнімді жеткізуге мүмкіндік беретін тарату логистикасының тиімді арнасы ретінде әрекет етеді. Ресейдегі ғана емес, сонымен қатар Қазақстандағы ресейлік интернет-дүкендердің жетістігі адамды онлайн-сауданың жаңа деңгейге көтерілу қажеттілігі туралы ойлауға мәжбүр етеді.
This article examines the issues of the Horeca sector, which includes the segment of the hospitality and catering services sector. As in the rest of the world, the Horeca sector is an important industry for Kazakhstan. The statistical data presented by the Statistics Committee under the Ministry of National Economy confirm this. This industry should receive its further development, and in this case, online stores are seen as a tool for further growth in sales in the B2B sector, they act as an effective distribution logistics channel that allows you to bring the finished product to consumers. The success of Russian online stores, not only in Russia, but also in Kazakhstan, makes one think about the need for Kazakhstan's online commerce to reach a new level.