bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Preparation of cellulose/activated carbon cells: application to the adsorption of cobalt from stagnant waters
Authors: Soudjrari Sarah , Boutillara Yasmine , Tazibet Sana , Boumrar Arezki Ahmed , Korchi Ilyas , Derradji Mehdi 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
A cellulose/activated carbon combined material is prepared and tested for the adsorption of Co(II) from stagnant waters. This material is easily prepared using two different homemade activated carbons as adsorbents and sanitary paper as cellulose source. Cellulose/activated carbon cells so prepared are thoroughly characterized using multiple methods including optical imaging, tensile tests in dry and wet conditions, thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Afterwards, they are tested for the adsorption of Co(II) from stagnant waters solutions. The results showed that the prepared cells offer good mechanical resistance; the optical microscopy images showed the dispersion of activated carbons grains between cellulose fibres while spectral analysis revealed that the activated carbons keep their chemical properties in the cells. When tested and compared to activated carbons alone for the retention of Co(II) from stagnant waters solutions, the cellulose/activated carbon cells gave better adsorption ratios for both activated carbons (up to double). This study shows an easy way to enhance the efficiency of activated carbons by dispersing their grains within cellulose fibres. Thus the added value of this work is ease of preparation, non-use of harmful chemicals and the economic aspect.
Antibacterial activity of Macrosciadium alatum (M.Bieb.) plant extract
Authors: Mammadova Husniya Gara 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Objectives
The flora of Azerbaijan is represented by one species of the Macrosciadium genus: Macrosciadium alatum, belonging to the Apiaceae family. It is commonly found in the Greater and Lesser Caucasus regions of Azerbaijan, as part of subalpine meadow plant communities. M. alatum is characterized by its robust, thick, tuberous roots, long-petioled and several times pinnately divided leaves, numerous (30–50) white umbels, and oval-shaped fruits. The primary objective of this research is to determine the antimicrobial potential of the aqueous extract obtained from M. alatum against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The plant preparations utilized in in vitro experiments were in the form of maceration, infusion, and hydrodistillation as aqueous extracts. M. alatum extract exhibited maximum (measuring 22.3 ± 1.4 mm) inhibition zones against bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, and Salmonella enteritidis) strains. Following exposure to the M. alatum plant extract, a significant reduction in bacterial cell cytoplasmic pH was observed (p≤0.04).

Methods
In order to investigate the antimicrobial effects of the plant extract, commonly accepted procedures were followed using well-known bacterial strains, including S. aureus, B. cereus, E. coli, S. enteritis and P. aeruginosa, which are principal causative agents of purulent-inflammatory processes. The 20 % aqueous extract was used.

Results
The conducted experiment to determine the impact of the plant extract on microorganisms revealed that the extract significantly affects the bacterial cell membrane. Specifically, there is a decrease in pH, and hyperpolarization of the cell membrane occurs. The efficacy of the preservative effect is highly dependent on the environmental pH. 1. The 20 % aqueous extract from exhibited antimicrobial activity and effectively preventing the development of foodborne pathogens and putrefactive microorganisms. 2. A 20 % aqueous extract of M. alatum exhibits antimicrobial activity, effectively inhibiting the growth of foodborne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms. 3. Extract led to an increase in H+ concentration within bacterial cell cytoplasm, surpassing the OH− concentration. 4. M. alatum species has a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of microorganisms such as S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and S. enteritidis.

Conclusions
The results suggest that the extract from M. alatum possesses antimicrobial properties, making it a potential candidate for use as a natural food preservative. The observed hyperpolarization of the cell membrane and pH reduction further support its potential as an effective antibacterial agent.
Effect of pruning height and organic fertilization on the morphological and productive characteristics of Moringa oleifera Lam. in the Peruvian dry tropics
Authors: Yalta Vela Juan , Silva Valqui Gelver , Ampuero Trigoso Gustavo , Quispe-Ccasa Hurley Abel , Saucedo-Uriarte José Américo 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of pruning height (PH) and organic fertilization dose (FD) on the morphology and productive characteristics of Moringa oleifera Lam. We germinated seeds collected from 10-year-old shrubs, and 2-month-old seedlings were transplanted in the final field. We used a two-factor design of PH (PH1:0.4, PH2:0.8, and PH3:1.2 m from the ground) and FD (FD0:0, FD1:500, FD2:750, and FD3:1,000 g of decomposing goat manure). We carried out an initial pruning 4 months after transplanting and the harvests every 45 days. After three consecutive harvests, PH3 improved N° branches (12.53 ± 3.09) and dry matter (21.98 ± 1.30%), but PH1 showed greater stem lengths (1.65 ± 0.24 m) (p < 0.01). There was no difference in the stems and leaf weights between PH2 and PH3, and no trait varied according to FD (p > 0.05). The PH × FD interaction can improve the plant diameter (p < 0.01) and dry matter (p < 0.05) with PH2 (56.79 ± 3.71 mm) and PH3 (23.20 ± 1.04%) from FD1. We found an increasing trend in N° branches, plant diameter (p < 0.01), and the leaf–stem ratio. However, in the third harvest, the biomass production trend was downward for a short period for an adequate replacement of nutrients from the incorporated organic fertilizer. It is recommended to prune M. oleifera at 1.2 m from the ground to stimulate greater biomass and maintain the leaf–stem ratio throughout the evaluated harvests and apply more than 500 g of goat manure after each harvest to restore the nutrients extracted from the soil.
USE OF ICT AND FOLK DECORATIVE AND APPLIED ARTS IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS
Authors: BUCHKIVSKA Galyna , BARANOVSKA Valentyna , BINYTSKA Kateryna 
Published: June 2024

The article highlights the possibilities of using ICT and folk decorative and applied arts in professional training of future teachers.
The use of ICT and decorative and applied arts in the process of training future teachers, in the course of artistic and labor activities, in particular, forms positive motives for learning. Future teachers feel the need to know the history and artistic traditions of the native land (at the stage of choosing the object of work, clarifying its purpose, methods of decoration in accordance with regional peculiarities, etc.), they are eager to master the basics of artistic techniques and technologies (at the stage of manufacturing and decoration the object of labor), they learn to justify the economic feasibility of the manufactured decorative and applied article, etc.
It is generalized that in the process of professional training of future teachers the most effective use of ICT and folk decorative and applied arts occurs in the course of the study of artistically creative and design-technological subjects using audiovisual aids in teaching which together with other equipment form a system of a dynamic design, for instance, of technological process of manufacturing decorative and applied arts article.
It is emphasized that the process of professional training of future teachers must be provided with up-to-date material and technical facilities, connection to the Internet
ІNTRODUCTION OF STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WITH THE CONTRIBUTION OF V. SUKHOMLYNSKY TO THE METHODOLOGY OF NATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING
Authors: KOTYK Tetiana , KIERZKOWSKA Iryna 
Published: June 2024

The article highlights the results of the experimental methods implementation of creative development of V. Sukhomlinsky’s linguodidactic heritage in the modern educational practice at higher pedagogical educational institutions. The educational activity directions and arrangement peculiarities of students' education are determined, and also the results of the ascertaining and final research stages are presented. Four levels of students' awareness of V. Sukhomlynsky's linguodidactic heritage have been identified and characterized.
BASIC PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE FORMATION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: SIKORSKYI Petro 
Published: June 2024

The aim of this scientific article is to investigate the concept of "pedagogical approach", its essence and significance for modeling educational technologies. Definitions of personality-oriented, competence, activity, axiological, acmeological, synergetic, differentiated approaches are tackled. We took into account the role and place in the structure of a particular educational technology. It is emphasized that the design of educational technologies mostly considers its main components: content, techniques and methods, forms of learning and tools.
Validation of a questionnaire for the perception of physical education professionals in remote activities
Authors: Lima Monteiro Carlos Eduardo , Guimarães Andréa Carmen , Gomes de Souza Vale Rodrigo , Schumann Reis Paes Renata , Tavares dos Santos Darlan , Martins dantas Estélio Henrique 
Published: June 2024

Just few months after the first cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in China, the WHO officially declared the world to be in a pandemic. Considering it was a new situation, the orientation of physical exercise through digital resources, brings with it particularities that were unknown until then. To validate a questionnaire for the perception of physical education professionals in remote activities and to analyze sports programs in remote activities during the pandemic and social distancing by physical education professionals. Descriptive research that is related by interview technique, and correlational of an exploratory nature, using the Delphi method. Nineteen specialists participated in the evaluation of the questionnaire, reaching 4 rounds to obtain 100% agreement. The questionnaire to be applied will provide relevant information about the profile of the physical education professional, who has been using remote activities as part of their work activities.
A esclerose múltipla e os benefícios do exercício
Authors: Ramalho Rosas Raschelle , Neves Perdigão Geovana , Da Silva Martini Carmen Silvia 
Published: June 2024

O objetivo deste estudo é revisar e sintetizar pesquisas sobre a prática de exercício em indivíduos diagnosticados com esclerose múltipla (EM). Trata-se de uma revisão sistemática, construída de acordo com as diretrizes do protocolo Preferred ReportingItems for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses, dividido em etapas, considerando estudos publicados entre 2017 e 2021, nas bases de dados SciELO, PubMed, LILACS, Google Acadêmico e Scopus. Foram selecionados para a leitura dos títulos e dos resumos 2.607 artigos. Após a análise preliminar, foram selecionados 73 artigos na íntegra, dos quais 9 foram incluídos no estudo. Foi possível observar que programas de intervenções estão predominantemente voltados a ganhos nos aspectos físicos e motores, e pouco a atividades cognitivas e de dupla tarefa. Conclui-se que o exercício é um meio de tratamento não farmacológico para indivíduos com EM, promovendo benefícios nos aspectos físicos, neurológico e motores.
Sleep Duration and Blood Pressure in Youth Referred for Elevated Blood Pressure Evaluation
Authors: Kogon Amy J. , Maqsood Anam M. , LoGuidice Jill , Amaral Sandra , Meyers Kevin , Mitchell Jonathan A. 
Published: June 2024

OBJECTIVES
Sleep promotion is not specifically recommended as a target for hypertension management. We examined associations of sleep duration and timing with blood pressure parameters in patients referred to pediatric nephrology clinic for elevated blood pressure evaluation.

METHODS
This is a retrospective study of initial ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data and self-report sleep data collected from patients referred to nephrology clinic for the evaluation of elevated blood pressure. Linear and logistic regression modeling determined associations between sleep exposures (duration and timing) and continuous and dichotomous blood pressure outcomes, respectively, adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and weekday versus weekend status.

RESULTS
The study sample included 539 patients with mean age 14.6 years and 56% meeting hypertension criteria. Sleep duration averaged 9.1 hours per night. Average timing of sleep onset and offset were 11:06 pm and 8:18 am, respectively. Longer sleep duration was associated with better daytime blood pressure parameters (eg, every extra hour of sleep duration was associated with a reduced odds of wake hypertension [odds ratio, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.79–0.99]). Later sleep onset was associated with worse daytime blood pressure parameters (eg, each additional hour of later sleep onset was associated with higher wake systolic blood pressure index [mean wake blood pressure/95th percentile]) (β = 0.07; 95% CI, 0.02–0.13). Associations were consistent across sex, age, body mass index, and weekday status.

CONCLUSIONS
Longer sleep duration and earlier sleep onset were associated with lower blood pressure. This suggests that sleep optimization may be an important target for intervention in hypertension management.
RURAL-URBAN DISPARITY IN STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN BTR, ASSAM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Authors: Karim Mohammad Rezaul , Ahmed Eusob Ali , Banerjee Munmun 
Published: June 2024

As a result of its practical value in routine tasks and transactions, mathematics is regarded as a subject of utmost importance in people's lives. The researcher used a non-experimental quantitative research design focusing on a survey design in this study. The primary objective of the investigation is to investigate the school location to indicate the rural-urban prediction regarding academic achievement in Mathematics of senior secondary level schools in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) of Assam State, India. The overall population of the study amounted to four thousand twenty eight (4028) Grades tenth and two thousand six hundred thirty three (2633) Grade twelfth learners sampled from upper secondary schools of BTR in Assam. Research hypotheses were developed and put to the test. The data was analysed by using the statistical technique like descriptive statistics and t-test to determine the nature of achievement. The findings of the result revealed that there is a substantial mean difference in academic achievement in mathematics between boys and girls, students from rural and urban schools, rural school boys and urban school boys, and rural school girls and urban school girls in the tenth grade as well as twelfth grade.
ChatGPT Is Moderately Accurate in Providing a General Overview of Orthopaedic Conditions
Authors: Sparks Chandler A. , Fasulo Sydney M. , Windsor Jordan T. , Bankauskas Vita , Contrada Edward V. , Kraeutler Matthew J. , Scillia Anthony J. 
Published: June 2024

Background:
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot capable of providing human-like responses for virtually every possible inquiry. This advancement has provoked public interest regarding the use of ChatGPT, including in health care. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the quantity and accuracy of ChatGPT outputs for general patient-focused inquiries regarding 40 orthopaedic conditions.

Methods:
For each of the 40 conditions, ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) was prompted with the text “I have been diagnosed with [condition]. Can you tell me more about it?” The numbers of treatment options, risk factors, and symptoms given for each condition were compared with the number in the corresponding American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) OrthoInfo website article for information quantity assessment. For accuracy assessment, an attending orthopaedic surgeon ranked the outputs in the categories of <50%, 50% to 74%, 75% to 99%, and 100% accurate. An orthopaedics sports medicine fellow also independently ranked output accuracy.

Results:
Compared with the AAOS OrthoInfo website, ChatGPT provided significantly fewer treatment options (mean difference, −2.5; p < 0.001) and risk factors (mean difference, −1.1; p = 0.02) but did not differ in the number of symptoms given (mean difference, −0.5; p = 0.31). The surgical treatment options given by ChatGPT were often nondescript (n = 20 outputs), such as “surgery” as the only operative treatment option. Regarding accuracy, most conditions (26 of 40; 65%) were ranked as mostly (75% to 99%) accurate, with the others (14 of 40; 35%) ranked as moderately (50% to 74%) accurate, by an attending surgeon. Neither surgeon ranked any condition as mostly inaccurate (<50% accurate). Interobserver agreement between accuracy ratings was poor (κ = 0.03; p = 0.30).

Conclusions:
ChatGPT provides at least moderately accurate outputs for general inquiries of orthopaedic conditions but is lacking in the quantity of information it provides for risk factors and treatment options. Professional organizations, such as the AAOS, are the preferred source of musculoskeletal information when compared with ChatGPT.

Clinical Relevance:
ChatGPT is an emerging technology with potential roles and limitations in patient education that are still being explored.
Efficacy and Safety of Oral Tranexamic Acid vs. Other Routes in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Authors: Poursalehian Mohammad , Tajvidi Mahboobeh , Ghaderpanah Rezvan , Soleimani Mohammad , Hashemi Seyedeh Melika , Kachooei Amir Reza 
Published: June 2024

Background:
Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is often associated with significant blood loss, leading to complications such as acute anemia and increased risk of infection and mortality. Tranexamic acid (TXA), an antifibrinolytic agent, has been recognized for effectively reducing blood loss during TJA. This systematic review and network meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral TXA compared with other administration routes in TJA.

Methods:
Adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, a comprehensive literature search was conducted across multiple databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science, focusing on randomized clinical trials involving oral TXA in TJA. The studies were assessed for quality using the Cochrane risk assessment scale. Data synthesis involved network meta-analyses, comparing outcomes including hemoglobin drop, estimated blood loss (EBL), transfusion rate, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) rate.

Results:
Our comprehensive literature search incorporated 39 studies with 7,538 participants, focusing on 8 TXA administration methods in TJA. The combination of oral and intra-articular (oral + IA) TXA markedly reduced hemoglobin drop more effectively than oral, intravenous (IV), and IA alone, but the difference was not significant. Oral + IA TXA significantly reduced EBL more effectively than oral + IV, IA + IV, and oral, IV, and IA alone. Perioperative transfusion rates with oral + IA TXA was significantly lower than that of oral, IA, and IV alone. The DVT rate with oral + IA was significantly lower than that with all other routes, including oral + IV, IA + IV, and oral, IA, and IV alone.

Conclusion:
Oral TXA, particularly in combination with IA administration, demonstrates significantly higher efficacy in reducing blood loss and transfusion rates in TJA, with a safety profile comparable with that of other administration routes. The oral route, offering lower costs and simpler administration, emerges as a viable and preferable option in TJA procedures.

Level of Evidence:

Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
A Comparison of Surgical Approaches for Hip Hemiarthroplasty Performed for the Treatment of Femoral Neck Fracture
Authors: Gusho Charles , Hoskins Wayne , Ghanem Elie 
Published: June 2024

Background:
Multiple hemiarthroplasty (HA) approaches exist for femoral neck fracture (FNF) treatment. However, there is no consensus on the superiority of one approach for postoperative outcomes. This study assessed outcomes among randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the posterior approach (PA), direct lateral approach (DLA), anterolateral approach (ALA), and the direct anterior approach (DAA) in HA for FNF.

Methods:
PubMed, Ovid/MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were queried in February 2024. A frequentist model network meta-analysis of eligible prospective RCTs compared outcomes among approaches using P-scores.

Results:
Of 1,481 retrieved studies, 11 RCTs totaling 1,513 FNF patients who underwent HA through a PA (n = 446; 29.5%), DLA (n = 481; 31.8%), ALA (n = 296; 19.6%), or DAA (n = 290; 19.2%) with median (interquartile range) follow-up of 6 (4.5-12.0) months were included for meta-analysis. DAA was associated with statistically increased operative duration (mean difference [MD], 1.89 minutes; 95% CI, 0.08 to 3.69 minutes; p < 0.001) compared with a PA, whereas an ALA was associated with statistically greater blood loss compared with a PA (MD, 5.81 mL; 95% CI, 4.11 to 7.50 mL; p < 0.001). There were no differences in the incidence of fracture, dislocation, infection, complications, revision, nor 1-year mortality among approaches. There were also no differences in hip nor pain score improvement at latest follow-up, although with high heterogeneity (I2 = 85.7% and 94.2%, respectively).

Conclusion:
This study found no clinical difference in improvement in pain, function, nor in revision outcomes and operative characteristics among HA approaches for FNF, and each approach had a similar adverse event profile. Despite limited randomized evidence, these findings suggest comparable short-term efficacy and safety of all approaches.

Level of Evidence:

Therapeutic, Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Solving Edges Deletion Problem of Complete Graphs
Authors: Jasim Anwar N. , Najim Alaa A. 
Published: June 2024

مع زيادة حجم الشبكة فان احتمالية الفشل في بعض مكوناتها (العقد او الحافات) يزداد، لذلك من الضروري ان تكون الشبكة قادرة على التواصل بين مكوناتها في حالة وجود خلل في بعض مكوناتها. ان احتمالية حدوث عطل في التوصيلات بين محطات الشبكة أكبر من احتمالية حدوث عطل في المحطات نفسها بسبب طبيعة عمل العديد من الشبكات. يمكن دراسة فعالية وموثوقية الشبكة باستخدام مجموعة من تقنيات نظرية البيان. ان التواصل في الشبكة هو ما يحدد مدى صلابتها (موثوقيتها) حيث ان فعالية الشبكة تتأثر عند حدوث تلف في أحد مكوناتها. يستخدم قطر الرسم البياني لقياس كفاءة عمل الشبكة من خلال قياس اقصى تأخير في استلام إشارة (رسالة) معينة او حدوث خلل في الاستلام. في هذا البحث ندرس مدى زيادة القطر للرسم البياني الناتج بعد حذف من الحافات من الرسم البياني . وايجاد أكبر قطر للرسم بياني الذي يحتوي من الرؤوس ونحصل عليه بعد حذف من الحافات من وتحديد بعد حساب