bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Depression, Anxiety and Anger Levels in Spouses of Hemodialysis Patients
Authors: Kampeyas Rahel Karako , Unubol Huseyin , Ozdogan Busra , Keskin Remziye , Dogan Idil Arasan , Sayar Gokben Hizli 
Published: May 2024

Aim:
Different and changing roles in the lives of the spouses of hemodialysis patients could be perceived as a major stress factor due to their partners' diseases with their emotional burden and certain responsibilities related to the disease. Along with these stressors, people could manifest certain symptoms of depression and anxiety and have difficulty adapting to changing living conditions. The aim of this study is to determine the depression, anxiety and anger levels in spouses of hemodialysis patients.

Materials and Methods:
The study consisted of 50 spouses whose partners were currently receiving hemodialysis and 50 healthy controls in Istanbul in Turkey. Both groups were matched based on their gender and ages. Participants in the study were asked to complete the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Spielberger Trait Anger and Anger Expression Inventory for collecting data.

Results:
The findings indicated that the treatment process of hemodialysis patients and the disease itself had negative outcomes on the mental health of their spouses. Anxiety, depression, and anger scores were found to be significantly higher among hemodialysis patients' spouses as compared to healthy controls.

Conclusion:
As a result of these findings, possible psychosocial needs of patients undergoing hemodialysis and their spouses should be evaluated together and psychological support and interventions should be provided for improvement of their stress-coping skills.
Effect of Habitat Height on Artemisinin Production and the Existence of Chemotype in Artemisia Species
Authors: Mannan Abdul , Sherani Usman Ali Shah , Umar Muhammad Ihtisham , Khan Shujaat Ali , Murtaza Ghulam 
Published: May 2024

Objective:
The study aimed to explore novel artemisinin plant sources as an alternative to Artemisia annua, to study the effect of habitat height on artemisinin concentration, and to find out the existence of chemotypes in Artemisia species.

Materials and Methods:
A total of seven species growing at three different heights were selected for this study. Artemisinin was extracted from the leaf, stem, and root parts of all Artemisia species and quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography.

Results:
Height variation showed a significant effect on the artemisinin concentration of these Artemisia species. In three Artemisia species, i.e., Artemisia moorcroftiana, Artemisia vestita, and Artemisia roxburghiana var. roxburghiana, an increase in artemisinin content of leaves was detected at height II (0.09%, 0.08%, and 0.07% of dry weight, respectively). Contrarily, Artemisia sieversiana showed high artemisinin content (0.08% of dry weight) at height I, while in Artemisia vulgaris, high artemisinin content was detected at height II and height III (0.06% and 0.07% of dry weight, respectively).

Conclusions:
The current study concludes that plant geographical habitat height affects the artemisinin production of Artemisia species and further concludes that chemotypes exist in its different species.
Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Compound from Ethanol Extract of Root Bark of Grewia mollis (Dargaza’a) Widely Growing in the Wild in North Eastern Nigeria
Authors: Mshelia E. H. , Tadzabia K. , Pindar W. , Mohammed A. H. , Aska S. A. 
Published: May 2024

Grewia mollis is a plant, has been used as a source of food and in traditional medicinal preparations. Hence, the objective of the present study was to isolate and characterize the bioactive compound from ethanol extract of root bark of Grewia mollis (Dargaza’a) widely growing in the wild in North Eastern Nigeria using standard methods. The isolated compounds were also subjected to antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic assay. The isolation from the ethanol extract afforded a compound B that showed some degree of bioactivities. Compound B isolated showed good antioxidant activity by bioautography method. For the cytotoxic activity the result revealed that Compound B was moderately active with LC50 value of 14.06 µg/ml. The result for the antimicrobial activity of the isolated compound B using bioautography showed moderate inhibition by inhibiting three of the test organisms. The structural elucidation of the isolated compound B were done using UV, IR, 1H and 13C-NMR, DEPT and COSY and also by comparing the melting point and Rf- values of the isolate with the standards reference from literatures and compound B was found to be (2-(3,4- dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran -4- one) (quercetin)
Socio-Economic Determinants of Households’ Dependence on Forest Resources. A Case of Forested Communities in Quan’Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Vihi S. K. , Okeke-Agulu K. I. , Selzing P. M. , Henry U. I. , Henry M. U. , Zaman E. Y. , Ode M. Z. 
Published: May 2024

This study evaluated the socioeconomic factors determining rural households' reliance on forest resources, a case of forested communities in Quan’Pan Council Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Using a multistage sampling process, 150 household heads were chosen for the study. Descriptive statistics, five point Likert scale and binary logit regression analysis were used to achieve the objectives of the study. The study's outcome showed that the heads of the households were averagely 40years. About 71% of the selected persons were men with a greater (89%) number married. Majority (58%) of them had only primary education. Findings from the study also revealed that 82% of the heads of the households were into farming as their major occupation. They practice farming on average farm sizes of 1.6hectares. All (100%) interviewed household heads collected and utilized a variety of forest products throughout the year for their daily subsistence and income generation. The respondents showed high level of dependability on resources from the forest to support themselves such as firewood (4.7), timber (4.0), charcoal (4.0), fruits and nuts (3.8), bush meat (3.7), honey (3.7) and medicinal herbs (3.0). Forest products contributed the second largest proportion of income in the home by 27.0% after income from agriculture (51.0%). Gender (0.944), education status (-0.385), household size (0.432), farm size (-0.581) and farm income (-0.024) were significant determinant of households reliance on the resources of the forest. Gender (0.944) and household size (0.432) had positive and significant relationships with households dependence on forest resources while education status (-0.385), farm size (-0.581) and farm income (-0.024) showed a significant inverse relationship with the reliance of households on forest resources.
2022 FIFA World Cup May Be the Catalyst to Dismantle (or at Least Reform) the Kafala Labor System
Authors: Robert J. Romano, JD 
Published: May 2024

On December 2, 2010, the football/soccer world was stunned when the small Middle Eastern country known as the State of Qatar (Qatar) won the rights to host the 2022 Fédération Internationale de Football Associate (FIFA) Men’s Football World Cup even though its national team had never qualified for a single FIFA World Cup competition. What made Qatar’s bid so attractive to FIFA was that it included the building of a new airport, a commitment to updating the country’s public transportation infrastructure, the construction of $20 billion worth of new roads and highways which included a bridge to the neighboring country of Bahrain (the longest in the world), the creation of 54 training camps and the opening of a number of hotels to accommodate the spectators, teams, and broadcasting/press corps from the various countries that would be visiting the country over the 29-day contest period. Most importantly, however, Qatar also assured FIFA that it would construct no less than nine football/soccer specific stadiums, each state-of-the-art and equipped with cooling systems that would help alleviate the oppressive Qatari heat since the average temperature on the Gulf peninsula averages around 29 degrees Celsius (85 degrees Fahrenheit) but can reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) during the summer months.
KREATIVITAS GURU PENDIDKAN AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MEMOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA DI SDN 81 PEKANBARU
Authors: Zahra Nadhifah 
Published: May 2024

Tujuan penelitian fokus pada Kreativitas Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam Memotivasi Belajar Siswa Di SDN 81 Pekanbaru. Untuk terarah penelitian ini, Rumusan penelitian ini yaitu 1) Bagaimanakah kreativitas guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam memotivasi belajar siswa di SDN 81 Pekanbaru? 2). Apa saja faktor yang mempengaruhi motivasi siswa? Subjek penelitian ini adalah Guru Pendidikan Agama islam di Sdn 81 Pekanbaru. Dan objeknya adalah kreativitas guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam memotivasi belajar siswa di SDN 81 Pekanbaru. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam di SDN 81 Pekanbaru yang mengajar di SDN 81 kota pekanbaru yang berjumlah 2 orang. Penelitian dalam bentuk penggunaan pendekatan kualitatif. Perolehan data berupa kata-kata tertulis, lisan, bentuk perilaku yang dapat diamati melalui observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa Kreativitas Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam Dalam Memotivasi Belajar Siswa Di SDN 81 Pekanbaru, termasuk dalam kategori “Sangat Baik”.
Maltratadores, rateros y otros. Los presidiarios del Camino Imperial (1796-1804)
Authors: De Miguel Muñoz Marcos 
Published: May 2024

A finales del siglo xviii, el presidio del Camino Imperial ubicado en las proximidades del Puente de Toledo (Madrid) se convirtió en un destino habitual para criminales de origen humilde que habían cometido delitos de diversa índole en la capital, su alfoz u otros tribunales. El artículo busca dibujar una panorámica de la vida en este centro penitenciario a través de la documentación conservada en el Archivo de Villa de Madrid, a la vez que pretende reflexionar sobre las lógicas del sistema penal absolutista, centrándose en casos archivísticos concretos de maltratadores y rateros.
Methodology of pre-judicial investigation of mass riots (theoretical model)
Authors: Утебаев Е.К. , Сабитов С.М. , Темиргазин Р.Х. 
Published: May 2024

Эмпирические сведения досудебного расследования массовых беспорядков дают возможность в дальнейшем осуществить криминалистическое предупреждение данного вида уголовного правонарушения. Стратегическая цель досудебного расследования направлена на установление причастности лиц, которые участвовали в погромах и в мародерстве. В ходе осуществления алгоритма досудебного расследования реализуются сложные криминалистические тактические операции. В статье раскрывается примерная криминалистическая теоретическая модель досудебного расследования массовых беспорядков на основе освещения в средствах массовой информации трагических событий января 2022 года, происшедшие в городе Алматы и охватившие все регионы Республики Казахстан. Краткие криминалистические рекомендации по досудебному расследованию массовых беспорядков позволят вооружить следственные аппараты органов внутренних дел, органов национальной безопасности и процессуального прокурора для своевременного раскрытия и досудебного расследования данного вида общественно опасного деяния.
The empirical evidence of the pre-trial investigation of mass riots makes it possible to further carry out a forensic prevention of this type of criminal offense. The strategic objective of the pre-trial investigation is to establish the involvement of persons who participated in pogroms and looting. During the implementation of the pre-trial investigation algorithm, complex forensic tactical operations are implemented. The article reveals an exemplary forensic theoretical model of pre-trial investigation of mass riots based on the media coverage of the tragic events of January 2022 that occurred in Almaty and covered all regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Brief forensic recommendations on the pre-trial investigation of mass riots will allow arming the investigative apparatus of internal affairs bodies, national security bodies and the procedural prosecutor for timely disclosure and pre-trial investigation of this type of socially dangerous act.
Humor in Global Contemporary Art
Authors: Gieskes Mette , Williams Gregory H. 
Published: May 2024

Pursuing a new and timely line of research in world art studies, Humor in Global Contemporary Art is the first edited collection to thoroughly examine the role of culture-specific and transcultural humor in contemporary art from a global perspective.
Since the 1960s, an increasing number of artists from across the world have applied humor in their work, often to ridicule ethical transgressions such as corruption, inequality, humiliation, greed, and abuse of power. Exploring the degree to which humor has played a role in art created from the 1960s onwards, its function as a cultural signifier, and the tensions that arise from the transcultural movement of art in different contexts, this book opens new conversations regarding the significant role that humor plays in politically and socially-engaged art. With an impressive array of global scholars, covering four major continental regions, the book moves through four distinct sections: Africa and the Middle East; Asia and Oceania; South and North America; and Europe, in turn highlighting the cultural specificity of each region.
In these times of globalization and biennialization, when we are increasingly confronted with humorous art from a variety of cultures and countries, this book will provide readers with a culturally sensitive understanding of the ways in humor has become vital to many contemporary artists working in a globally-connected world.
Constructing Brexit Britain
Authors: Parnell Tamsin 
Published: May 2024

Combining corpus linguistics, critical discourse analysis, and a discourse analysis of narratives, this book considers one aspect of the Brexit process: the language that journalists, politicians and individuals used to write and talk about what it means to be British and European around the time of Brexit. It reveals a trajectory towards a discourse of national division in Brexit Britain in three datasets: pro-Brexit newspaper articles, UK Government documents, and interviews with individual citizens.
Demonstrating the important role that (supra-)national identity discourses played in discussions about Brexit, the book traces a shift towards a representation of Brexit Britain as divided and in decline at a time when the construction of a collective identity is likely to be paramount. The emerging representation is a direct contradiction of the great global trading nation narrative that the Vote Leave campaigners – and later the UK Government – promised, questioning the discursive success of the Global Britain project.
Constructing Brexit Britain demonstrates that the transition from pre- to post-Brexit Britain was a crucial period of destabilisation for institutional and lay national identity narratives. It also illustrates that the coming years are likely to be just as important, as the UK forges its post-Brexit place in the world amid declining levels of trust in politicians, calls for a second Scottish membership referendum, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a cost of living crisis.
British Lend-Lease Warships 1940–45
Authors: Konstam Angus 
Published: May 2024

An illustrated history of the American-built destroyers and frigates supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, which played a crucial role in Britain's war in the Atlantic.
As U-boat attacks on Britain’s vital sea lanes increased in ferocity, and Royal Navy warship losses mounted, the United States passed the Lend-Lease Act, the cornerstone of America’s wartime role as armourer to the Allies.
Naval historian Angus Konstam here offers an account of the Royal Navy’s Lend-Lease destroyers and escorts. The first batch were 50 World War I-era 'four-stacker' destroyers, in a deal sealed by the transfer of several global British bases to the USA. These warships were immediately recrewed, refitted and pressed into service in the Battle of the Atlantic. These ageing destroyers were followed by over a hundred more Lend-Lease warships, many of which were built especially for British service in American shipyards. Their arrival helped tip the balance in the hard-fought war against the U-boats, while others were used to fulfil other crucial wartime missions.
With detailed ship profiles of the major classes, a cutaway of HMSCampbeltown(of Saint-Nazaire raid fame) as it appeared in 1941, and superb battlescene artwork, this is a comprehensive look at a crucial aspect of the Battle of the Atlantic.
Prisoners of War
Authors: Krammer Arnold 
Published: May 2024

America's current War on Terror is causing a readjustment of centuries of POW policies. Prisoners of war are once again in the news as America and Western Europe grapple with a new, faceless enemy and the rules of war and the torture of POWs are open to reconsideration. Until very recently, there has been astonishingly little written on the subject of prisoners of war. Yet, to understand the present, it is critical to look back over history. To that end, Arnold Krammer examines the fate of war prisoners from Biblical and Medieval times through the halting evolution of international law to the current reshuffling of the rules. The issue of prisoners of war is of more immediate concern now than ever before and an examination of the history of their treatment and current status may well influence foreign policy.
The fate of war prisoners through history has been cruel and haphazard. The lives of captives hung by a thread. Execution, enslavement, torture, or being held for ransom were equally likely. International agreements developed haltingly through the 19th and 20th centuries to culminate in the Geneva Accords of 1929. America's current War on Terror is causing a readjustment of centuries of POW policies. Prisoners of war are once again in the news as America and Western Europe grapple with a new, faceless enemy and the rules of war and the torture of POWs are open to reconsideration. Until very recently, there has been astonishingly little written on the subject of prisoners of war. Yet, to understand the present, it is critical to look back over history. To that end, Arnold Krammer examines the fate of war prisoners from Biblical and Medieval times through the halting evolution of international law to the current reshuffling of the rules.
Since biblical times, war captives have been considered property and counted as booty to be enslaved or killed. Americans were interested in generals and weapons and battles, but not the fate of prisoners of war. The Second World War, when 90,000 Americans fell into enemy hands, began to change that. Concern for our POWs in Germany and Japan, and close contact with enemy camps in America began to change our attitudes. However, it was the Vietnam War, media-driven and polarizing, that caused the American public to truly reevaluate the plight of its sons and brothers, heroic and clearly loyal, as they fell into the hands of an inscrutable and apparently unyielding distant enemy. More recently, during the first Gulf War of 1991 and the current War on Terrorism, the issue of prisoners of war has moved to center stage, involving the clash of ideologies, politics, and expediency. Since 9/11, the rights and safety of prisoners of war caught up in the War on Terror have been debated in Congress and adjudicated on by former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales whose conclusions were protested by numerous organizations. The issue of prisoners of war is of more immediate concern now than ever before, and an examination of the history of their treatment and current status may well influence foreign policy.
Encyclopedia of Prophecy
Authors: Ashe Geoffrey 
Published: May 2024

A definitive, factual, A–Z reference guide offering a global perspective on the role of prophecy in world history, religion, folklore, and literature.
From at least 1200 B.C. and probably long before, prophets have attempted to see into the future. Most—from ancient oracles to modern astrologers, from doomsday sects to telephone psychics—have been wrong the majority of the time, says British researcher Geoffrey Ashe. True foreknowledge is rare, but those rare occurrences are impressive.
In this fascinating reference work, the first to encompass the entire 3,000 year span of recorded prophecy, Ashe examines the predictions of both good prophets and bad, including seers like Jacques Cazotte, who forecast the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, and Morgan Robertson, who described theTitanicdisaster 14 years before it happened. He refutes many of the far-fetched claims of Nostradamus, and highlights those that foreshadow events after his lifetime. He also examines failed prophecies that have been influential, including the many end-of-the-world forecasts, along with the surprisingly accurate visions of some science-fiction authors.
Protestant Evangelical Literary Culture and Contemporary Society
Authors: Blodgett Jan 
Published: May 2024

While studies have been done on the politics, personalities, and television empires of Protestant evangelicals, little has been said about the power of evangelical publishing and the recent upsurge in evangelical fiction. In the last 20 years, evangelical publishing has grown into a multimillion dollar business, and evangelical fiction offers valuable information about the Protestant evangelical experience. This book argues that the authors and publishers of evangelical fiction are purposeful gatekeepers who create specific images of an evangelical universe. Characters and plots of evangelical literature not only embody a religious perspective but also advocate appropriate behaviors and solutions to problems. This study brings together research in the history of Protestant evangelicalism, the sociology of religion, and literary studies to explore how evangelical novels can serve as cultural artifacts of the evangelical community in contemporary American society.
The volume consists of two distinct but interrelated parts. The first part of the book overviews the history of evangelical religion and the publishing of fiction. The chapters in this section trace the ways in which religious publishing has influenced the publishing industry in general and the importance of publishing to evangelicalism. The second part in based on the review and analysis of 60 inspirational novels published between 1972 and 1994 by 13 evangelical publishers. Two chapters examine the development of specific genre and plot adaptations. To identify the range of attitudes and images expressed in this fiction, each of the 60 novels is examined for its handling of theology, practical religion, and social issues. Appendices list the novels within particular genres and trace the chronological development of evangelical publishing, and a bibliography concludes the volume.