bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Gestational Diabetes Self-Care Behavior
Authors: Lamadah Sahar Mansour , Ibrahim Heba Abdel-Fatah , Elgzar Wafaa Taha , El-Sayed Hanan Abdelwahab , Sayed Samiha Hamdi , El-Houfey Amira 
Published: May 2024

Background:
Gestational diabetes is a widespread pregnancy-related health problem. Its associated complications can be minimized by empowering women to enhance their self-care behavior. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention using the Beliefs, Attitudes, Subjective Norms, and Enabling Factors (BASNEF) model on Gestational Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors (GD-SCB) among gestational diabetic woman.

Materials and Methods:
A randomized controlled clinical trial was performed at the outpatient clinic, El-Shatby hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, on 180 gestational diabetic women (91 intervention and 89 control groups). Data were collected from April to November 2019 using an interviewing schedule involving sociodemographic characteristics and obstetrics/medical history, BASNEF model questionnaire, and gestational diabetes self-care behavior scale.

Results:
The findings revealed that an absence of statistically significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics and obstetrics/medical history between the intervention and control groups. Two months post-intervention, all BASNEF model subcontracts and total GD-SCB showed significant improvement in the intervention than the control group; knowledge (F1 = 173.92, p < 0.001), personal beliefs (F1 = 286.54, p < 0.001), subjective norms (F1 = 248.82, p < 0.001), behavioral intention (F1 = 235.43, p < 0.001), enabling factors (F1 = 59.71, p < 0.001), and total GD-SCB (F1 = 775.10, p < 0.001). The effect size showed that 48.60% of the improvement within the intervention group total GD-SCB was due to the intervention.

Conclusions:
Empowerment through education using the BASNEF model for enhancing GD-SCB was effective and beneficial. Therefore, it can serve as a basic framework for constructing and executing educational programs in the field.
Blinding and Its Quality in Clinical Trials Conducted on Patients with Breast Cancer
Authors: Matourypour Pegah , Ghorbani Azam , Mahmoudi Mokhtar , Binaei Niloufar , Manesh Hadi Jafary , Nayeri Nahid Dehghan , Bagheri Imane 
Published: May 2024

Background:
Blinding is one of the critical criteria of clinical trials that prevents probable bias. Judgment regarding results of an intervention significantly depends on the quality of such studies, one of which is blinding. This study aimed to investigate blinding and its quality in clinical trials in patients with breast cancer.

Materials and Methods:
A systematic review was conducted on the online databases of PubMed, ScienceDirect and ProQuest using keywords, MeSH terms and grey literature. Articles were screened by predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. They were evaluated based on the checklists introduced by Cochrane database.

Results:
From 22519 articles obtained at the initial stage, 20 articles remained after screening for the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Fifteen articles had used single, five: double and none had used triple or quadruple blinding. Seventeen studies had described the details of blinding. Of the 15 single blind articles, the blinded subjects were patients in five, patients and research assistants in three, research assistants in five studies, and two had not given any details.

Conclusions:
The majority of researchers had used the single blind method, though using double, triple or quadruple blinding increases the trustworthiness of results and increases the quality of clinical trials. The details of blinding should be explained to other researchers and for a better understanding of the method if it is to be repeated. Thereafter, nurses can apply new interventions and earn their patients' trust and help those with breast cancer by relieving them of their disease symptoms and its treatment complications.
Comparing the Effect of Resilience Skills Training and Metacognitive Therapy on Job Stress in Nurses
Authors: Hasani Halimeh , Zarei Bahare , Danaei Zahra , Mahmoudirad Gholamhossein 
Published: May 2024

Background:Nursing is one of the stressful professions. The work-related stressful factors have affected the physical and mental health of nurses seriously. This study aimed to compare the effect of resilience skills training and metacognitive therapy on nurses' job stress.Materials and Methods:This experimental study was conducted on 54 nurses working in intensive care units and the emergency department of Valiasr Hospital, Birjand, Iran, in 2018. Selected participants were allocated via permuted block randomization into three groups: resilience skills training, metacognitive therapy, and control (n = 18 for each group). Both resilience and metacognitive therapy programs were held in eight sessions of 45-mintraining classes twice a week. The control group received no intervention. The data were collected using a demographic characteristics form and the Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) before, immediately after, and one month after the intervention. The data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and repeated measures ANOVA in the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software.Results:Job stress significantly decreased in both resilience (F2,51= 123.5,p< 0.001) and metacognitive therapy (F2,51= 29.2,p= 0.002) groups over time. However, this decrease was not significantly different between the two groups (p> 0.05). Also, the control group's job stress mean score increased over time (F2,51= 9.35,p< 0.001).Conclusions:The findings suggest that both resilience skills training and metacognitive therapy can reduce the job stress of emergency and intensive care nurses. Therefore, it is recommended that both programs be taken into account by managers to reduce nurses' job stress.
The Effect of a Pre-Colonoscopy Education Program on Fear and Anxiety of Patients
Authors: Shahrbabaki Parvin Mangolian , Asadi Nadere Baniasadi , Dehesh Tania , Nouhi Esmat 
Published: May 2024

Background:
Due to the increasing prevalence of intestinal diseases, colonoscopy is considered a safe and fast diagnostic and treatment method for these patients. According to studies, most patients waiting for a colonoscopy experience fear and anxiety. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a pre-colonoscopy education program on the fear and anxiety of patients undergoing colonoscopy.

Materials and Methods:
This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on patients undergoing colonoscopy in hospitals in southeast Iran. A total of 90 participants were selected by convenient sampling and randomly assigned to two groups control (n = 45) and intervention (n = 45). The patients in the intervention group received nursing interventions before colonoscopy, while the patients in the control group received only routine care. The data were collected using a researcher-made fear of colonoscopy scale, its Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.92), and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The data were analyzed with a Chi-square t-test and pair t-test.

Results:
The data showed that anxiety and fear of colonoscopy in the patients in the intervention group significantly decreased compared to the patients in the control group (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:
Using non-pharmacological methods before colonoscopy can reduce the fear and anxiety in patients who are candidates for this procedure and similar invasive procedures. The intervention performed in this study can be used together with other methods to control patients' fear and anxiety. Especially for nurses, It is recommended to do pre-colonoscopy education programs for these clients.
Comparative morphology and microscopy of eight commercially traded spice fruits of Apiaceae
Authors: Devika Venkatasubbaiah , Prasanna Kumar Chattenahalli Narasimharaju , Kannan Ramamirthum 
Published: May 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND:
Herbs and fruits of Apiaceae are used in various traditional medicinal systems for treating various aiilments. They also play an important role in Ayurvedic preparations as active ingredients. Most of these fruits are grown as commercial crops and used as spices. With a high demand for these fruits, there are instances of adulteration and admixture of one to another because of their similarity in appearance. The practice of adulteration may cause variations in the quality of traditional or industrial herbal preparations. Hence, this study focused on differentiating eight closely related and commercially traded Apiaceae fruits through macroscopic and microscopic characteristics.

METHODS:
Authentic samples of eight commercially traded species were collected from commercial suppliers or taxonomically identified plants. The fruits were tested for macroscopic structures, such as length, size, and microscopic structures, through anatomy, vittae isolation, and sclereids characterization and documenting their similarities and differences.

RESULTS:
The variations with respect to the vittae lengths and number; and sclereids patterns were identified among the eight studies fruits of Apiaceae, and a dichotomous key is derived based on macroscopy and microscopy for their precise identification.

CONCLUSIONS:
This study described organoleptic, macroscopic and microscopic characters, especially considering the vittae and sclereids characters of eight commercially traded spice fruits of the family Apiaceae and differentiated them through a dichotomous key which is helpful for their easy and precise identification.
Antianxiety effect of cardamom oil against sleep deprivation-induced anxiety in mice
Authors: Bala Ruby , Parle Milind , Yadav Monu , Lamba Deepak 
Published: May 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND:
Sleep is the restorative mechanism involved in the maintenance of physiological and psychological balance. Anxiety is recognized as a typical outcome of sleep deprivation (SLD) that interferes with the normal daily life of the person. The present study was designed to assess the antianxiety effects of cardamom oil in mice subjected to sleep deprivation (SLD)-induced anxiety and to explore possible underlying mechanisms for this activity.

METHODS:
Cardamom oil (140, 280, and 560 µL/kg intraperitoneal [i.p.]) and midazolam (8 mg/kg i.p.) were administered daily to different groups of mice for 15 consecutive days to sleep-deprived mice. anxiety-like behavior was induced by 48 h of SLD, and the antianxiety activity was evaluated using the elevated plus maze (EPM) test, light–dark, hole board, and marble-burying models.

RESULTS:
Cardamom oil significantly diminished the SLD-induced anxiety-like behaviors in mice as indicated by increased time spent in open arms (EPM), average time spent in lit box (light–dark model), number of head dips (hole board) and decreased number of marbles buried (marble-burying model) as compared to SLD animals. In biochemical studies, chronic administration of cardamom oil significantly increased γ-amino butyric acid (GABA), serotonin (5-HT), reduced glutathione (GSH), and catalase levels, while decreasing lipid peroxidation.

CONCLUSION:
Both behavioral and biochemical results revealed the protective effect of cardamom oil against SLD-induced anxiety. The underlying mechanism of action appears to involve the enhancement of GABAergic and serotoninergic neurotransmission, as well as the antioxidant properties of cardamom oil.
Macro-microscopic and phytochemical studies of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) with special reference to quality assurance profiles
Authors: Dutta Sreya , Das Manosi , Mitra Achintya 
Published: May 2024

Abstract

Background:
Papaya (Carica papaya L., Caricaceae family) is a very popular plant in India (second largest papaya-producing country). The case fatality of severe dengue in Asian countries is around 0.5%–3.5%. The manifestations of this disease is wide, ranging from asymptomatic or mild infection through varying degrees of thrombocytopenia and vascular leakage i.e. typical dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) to severe shock syndrome and multi-organ failure. In Ayurveda, it was claimed that traditionally, fresh tender papaya leaves and matured seeds were being used in DHF to prevent dengue shock syndrome, particularly in thrombocytopenia cases due to any cause of the platelet count. In the present study the authors aimed to develop quality assurance profiles to standardize naturally available fresh leaves and matured seed of papaya for human use.

Methods:
The fresh, healthy leaves and mature seeds of ripe fruit of the C. papaya plantwere collected from local surroundings for the purpose of the study. The pharmacognostical (viz. Macroscopy, organoleptic study, transverse section and powder drug analysis) and chemical standards were developed using sophisticated analytical techniques viz. phytochemical or high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) and physicochemical study. The pharmacognostic parameters and chemical profiling have provided valuable information as the quality standard and tool of identification of mentioned plant parts.

Results:
Macroscopically the leaf is glabrous having milky latex, without any hair on surface, the seed is mucilaginous with warty surface. Microscopically presence of collateral closed type vascular bundles, anomocytic stomata and both prismatic and cluster crystals in leaf and highly lignified characteristic mesotesta in seed arranged in double plane. The leaves contains carpain, pseudocarpain and dehydrocarpain I &amp; II etc. and seeds contain fatty acids, crude proteins, crude fibre, papaya oil etc.

Conclusion:
The pharmacognostical study and phytochemical HPTLC study of mentioned plant parts revealed specific histological and chemical characteristics of the plants for proper identification and authentication.
Advances in imaging studies of active pulmonary tuberculosis
Authors: Zhang Yu , Li Hongxing , Ma Zepeng , Wang Jianing , Yin Xiaoping 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Tuberculosis continues to have a significant impact on public health. Radiology plays an important role in the clinical diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, especially active pulmonary tuberculosis (APTB), as well as the treatment of the disease. This review summarizes the relevant literature on the radiological diagnosis of APTB, the imaging characteristics, and progress in research, from radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine imaging, and computer-aided diagnostic studies.
Screening for common mental health problems in school-going adolescent students in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh
Authors: Babu Manchikalapudi Tirumala , Pavani Angati , Madhav Gajarao Hemanth , Suvvari Nagaraju 
Published: May 2024

Background:
Adolescents are an important part of the population, but their mental health receives little attention. Adolescents experience psychological issues at some point during their development. Many of these issues are transient in nature and are frequently overlooked. From the past 20 to 30 years, mental health issues increased multiple times among adolescents. The study sought to ascertain the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms among school-going adolescents.

Materials and Methods:
An observational study was conducted on 1000 school-going adolescents from both government and private schools by using the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) to screen for Common Mental Disorders. Multiple logistic regression was used to find the various relevant factors.

Results:
In this study, 47.9% of adolescents reported mental health problems. A significant association was reported between various sociodemographic factors like school type, age group, gender, type of family, education of mother, and father, and mother's working status and with the presence of mental health problems.

Conclusion:
Mental health problems were extremely common among school-going adolescents. There is a dire need for special attention to adolescents’ mental health.
Effectiveness of robot-based pivotal response treatment for children with autism – A systematic review
Authors: Nasirabadi Minhajzafar , Mehrukh Arman , Ali Mazher , Ali Khan Mohammed Zeeshan , Ahmed Arifuddin 
Published: May 2024

Introduction:
Autism spectrum disorder has shown rising incidence and increasing cost of healthcare over the past few years. Robot-based interventions are an attempt to overcome the shortage of trained therapists for children with autism.

Materials and Methods:
This systematic review aims at examining the efficacy of robot-based pivotal response treatment (PRT) in the treatment of children with autism. It aimed to answer the following questions – which robots are used to administer PRT, which aspects of PRT can be targeted by robots, and what factors influence outcome in robot-based PRT. Peer-reviewed clinical trials and randomized controlled trials from the last 10 years were included.

Results:
The social robot NAO was the most commonly used intervention. Joint attention was the most commonly studied aspect. Outcome depended on the design of the intervention and the baseline functioning of the child with autism.

Conclusion:
The review found that there are modest gains in robot-based PRT and that it can be beneficial in providing therapy to children with autism.
Kelayakan Konstruksi Bangunan Trotoar di Kota Ambon
Authors: Tomia Niati , Nendissa Renny Heronia , Pattinasarany Yohanes 
Published: May 2024

Introduction: Sidewalks are road support facilities as stipulated in Law no. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation. The availability of sidewalks must provide safety and comfort for pedestrians passing through.Purposes of the Research: The purpose of writing this thesis is to find out and analyze (1) Does the sidewalk building in Ambon City meet the construction feasibility requirements in the provisions of laws and regulations.? and (2) What are the legal consequences if the sidewalk building does not meet the construction feasibility standards in the ptovisions of the legislations.? Methods of the Research: The type of research used in this study is normative juridical legal research, namely legal research conducted by examining library materials or secondary materials which consist of primary legal materials and secondary legal materials. These materials are arranged systematically, studied, then a conclusion is drawn in relation to the problem under study.Results of the Research: The results and discussion show that the construction of sidewalks in the city of Ambon does not meet the feasibility standards for the construction of sidewalks as stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Public Works Number 03/PRT/M/2014 concerning Guidelines for Planning, Provision and Utilization of Infrastructure and Facilities for Pedestrian Networks and Urban Areas, and Decree of the Director General of Highways No. 74/KPTS/Db/1999, Date, 7 December 1999 Concerning Ratification of One Technical Guideline of the Directorate General of Highways. Of course, this condition has legal consequences as stipulated in Article 44UU No. 28 of 2002 concerning Buildings in which there are administrative sanctions in the form of a) Written warning; b) Restrictions on development activities; c) Temporary or permanent suspension of construction implementation work; d) Temporary or permanent suspension of building use; e) Freezing of building construction permits; f) Revocation of building construction permit; g) Freezing of the certificate of proper function of the building h) revocation of the certificate of proper function of the building; or i) an order for the demolition of a building.
Theoretical Studies on γ-Photon/Neutron Shielding Characteristics of RE3+Co-Doped Borate, Phosphate, and Silicate Glass Systems
Authors: Priya Murugasen , Suresh A. Antony , Dhavamurthy M. , Deepa A. V. 
Published: May 2024

The Phy-X program software was used to investigate the γ- and neutron shielding properties of trivalent rare earth co-doped borate-, phosphate- and silicate glasses (G1-G10) concerning elemental composition and density. The attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ and μ), half/tenth value layer (HVL and TVL), and mean free path (MFP) were calculated, and each revealed the influence of rare earth including the Pb, Ba, and Bi elements. Energy and compositional dependent effective atomic number (Zeff), effective electron density (Neff), and effective electron conductivity (Ceff) of all the glasses were studied. On the high-density glasses G6, G9, and G10, the HVL and TVL values are projected to be lower than on the other examined glasses. The neutron radiation shielding abilities of the studied glasses were investigated by determining removal cross-section (RCS). The results were compared to those of commercially available materials such as concrete, graphite, water, and Hematite-serpentine concrete. The γ-ray exposure buildup and energy absorption factor values (EBF/EABF) of glass samples were determined in the energy range of 0.015 to 15 MeV.

Received: 2 January 2024 | Revised: 9 April 2024 | Accepted: 15 May 2024

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

Data Availability Statement
Data sharing does not apply to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study. All data are provided already as Tables and Figures.

Author Contribution Statement
Murugasen Priya: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing, Supervision, Project administration, Funding acquisition. A. Antony Suresh: Software, Formal analysis. M. Dhavamurthy: Validation, Writing – original draft. A. V. Deepa: Resources.
A Wild Tongue Writes Back: Replying to Gloria Anzaldúa’s “Speaking in Tongues”
Authors: Romero Rachel 
Published: May 2024

Using a combination of transgressive methodologies, auto-historia/auto-ethnography, reflective narrative, prose and poetic transcription, I celebrate the opportunity to write back to Gloria Anzaldúa’s Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers[i]. In my response to Gloria, I explore a number of personal traumas including my anxiety and struggle to write for an academic audience, my internalization of whiteness as a Cuban immigrant, and my deep desire to find Voice and a community of Women of Color writers. In solidarity with the #CiteWomenofColor movement, I am intentionally only making references to the Women of Color writers who have influenced my journey to find a voice. My crossing from where I was before, to where I find myself now—a transformation that began during the last two years since I first met Gloria—has been fueled by the dreaming and writings of these women. Throughout my awakening, these women represented an imagined community of Women of Color writers. The italicized words in this text come directly from Speaking in Tongues. I weave Anzaldúa’s words with mine because her words have wrapped me like a shawl and shielded when I needed comfort. I want for my words to bleed into hers, mesh with hers, be with hers—my refuge. [i] Gloria Anzaldúa. “Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers.” In This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa (Albany: State University of New York Pres, 2015). 163-172