bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Mycophenolate mofetil vs. cyclophosphamide-based induction regimens for lupus nephritis: outcomes at a tertiary care centre in Lahore, Pakistan
Authors: Saeed Muhammad Ahmed , Asadullah Khan  , Faiza Naeem  , Nighat Mir Ahmad  
Published: April 2024

Objective: To compare the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil with intravenous cyclophosphamideas induction therapy in lupus nephritis.
Method: The observational, prospecrive, cohort study was conducted at the Rheumatology Department of Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from July 2016 to June 2019, and comprised lupus nephritis patients. For induction therapy, the patients were assigned at the discretion of the treating rheumatologist to mycophenolate mofetil group MMF, and intravenous cyclophosphamide group CYC. The later group was further divided into NIH subgroup that received the therapy as per the protocol of the National Institutes of Health, and ELNT subgroup which recived the therapy as per the Euro Lupus Nephritis Trial protocol. Maintenance therapy in all groups was mycophenolate mofetil. Tacrolimus was added in case of non-response. The outcome was the achievement of complete renal response at 6, 12 and 24 months. Data was analysed using SPSS 26.
Results: Of the 131 patients, 126(96.2%) were females. The overall mean age was 27±7.7 years. There was 58(44.2%) patients in group MMF and 73(55.7%) in group CYC, which had subgroup NIH 46(63%) and subgrpup ELNT 27(37%). The complete renal response rates at 6, 12, and 24 months were 22 (43.1%), 35 (71.4%), and 40(83.3%) for group MMF; 5(12.5%), 9(22%) and 24 (58.5%) for subgroup NIH, and 6(26.1%), 8(36.4%) and 14(63.6%) for subgroup ELNT. Group MMF outcomes were significantly better than the rest (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Mycophenolate mofetil induction therapy was more effective than intraveenous cyclophosphamide in terms of achieving remission at 6, 12 and 24 months.
Key Words: Systemic lupus erythematous, Lupus nephritis, Mycophenolate mofetil, Cyclophosphamide.
Analysis of Consumer's Behavior in Using Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags in Pontianak City
Authors: Sumiyati Sumiyati , Archie Ananda 
Published: April 2024

This research aims to explore and analyze consumer intentions and behaviors in Pontianak City concerning the use of eco-friendly shopping bags, particularly among those who shop at retail stores, supermarkets, and malls with prior planning.This research uses the Theory of Planned Behavior, namely to find out the influence of attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control on intention and behavior using eco friendly shopping bags. The findings indicate that the intention to utilize eco-friendly shopping bags is influenced by factors such as attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Attitude and perceived behavior influence behavior using eco-friendly shopping bags, while subjective norms do not influence behavior using eco-friendly shopping bags. Intention to use is proven to mediate the influence of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control on behavior using eco-friendly shopping bags.
Nursing Students’ Perception and Compliance with Clinical Nursing Placement at a Selected University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria
Authors: Maitanmi Julius O. , Adewale Deborah , Maitanmi Bukola T. , Bamigboye Theresa O. , Adisa Abosede C. , Adesuyi Emmanuel O. , Anokwuru Rafiat A. 
Published: April 2024

Aim: To investigate nursing students’ perceptions of their clinical training at a selected university teaching hospital in Nigeria.
Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional design. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 198 nursing students at Babcock University in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Version 25) and presented in tables and charts.
Results: This study reveals that 73.23% of the respondents had high knowledge of clinical nursing training, and 78.8% of the respondents had a good perception of clinical nursing training. Furthermore, respondents often complied with clinical posting (mean = 3.35, STD = 0.768), and the study shows that factors relating to clinical supervision and the support accessible during clinical placement influence nursing students’ compliance with clinical nursing practice (mean = 4.06, STD = 1.031).
Conclusion: The findings from the study conclude that the perception of nursing students towards clinical nursing training was positive, though some factors affected compliance with clinical nursing practice. Hence, the study recommends the implementation of preclinical orientation, explicit dissemination, and clarification of clinical learning objectives to enhance compliance rates among students during their clinical placements.
STRESSORS AND COPING MEASURES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS IN WESTERN NIGERIA
Authors: Francis-Edoziuno Confidence , Abiona Mary , Odetola Titilayo 
Published: April 2024

Nursing students are frequently exposed to various stressors throughout their training; the resultant stress affects their personal, professional, and academic achievements and well-being directly or indirectly. This study aimed to identify the causes/sources of stress, the levels of stress, coping measures, and possible suggestions for reducing stress and its effects among nursing students. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to assess stress and coping variables among undergraduate nursing students at a federal university in Western Nigeria. This study recruited 151 full-time undergraduate nursing students in their first to fifth study years using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and self-structured questions. The results were summarized using descriptive statistics of frequency, percentages, and mean ± SD. Academic, personal, financial, and relationship-related stressors were found to be the most common sources of stress. Most of nursing students experienced either low (47.7%) or severe (44.3%) stress levels and coped with it through positive thinking, optimism, sleep, and relaxation. Respondents suggested that more emphasis be placed on health promotion programs, reducing the number of exams in a week, and teaching students how to develop their social, coping, and time management skills.
Human Resource Development Practices and Turnover Intentions among Basic School Teachers: The Mediating Role of Career Commitment
Authors: Bortsie Theresa A. 
Published: April 2024

Purpose: The study sought to examine the influence of perceived support for participation in human resource development (HRD) practices on teacher turnover intentions in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of Ghana.
Methodology: Using a cross-sectional survey design, questionnaires were used to collect data from 120 teachers from the Tolon Senior High School. Data were analyzed using PROCESS macro ver. 4.2.
Findings: Results from regression analysis showed that perceived support for participation in HRD practices had a negative relationship with teacher turnover intentions. It was further found that teacher career commitment mediates the negative relationship between perceived support for participation in HRD practices and turnover intentions.
Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on the application of social exchange theory (SET) in understanding workplace dynamic and highlights the importance of fostering a supportive work environment that encourages employee participation in HRD activities, such as training programs, mentorship initiatives, and career development opportunities
Efficacy of on Farm Bovine Stool Examination as Compared to Postmortem for Fascioliasis
Authors: Gakuo W. Florence , Ngeiywa M Moses , Rono Salina 
Published: April 2024

Purpose: The aim of this research was to determine prevalence of fascioliasis by examination of liver for adult flukes and bovine stool at the farm in Uasin Gishu County.
Methodology: Stool examination and routine meat examination procedures were used.
Findings: The results at postmortem showed that female bovine were significantly (P<0.05) more infected (47.4%) compared to male cattle (32.8%). Ayrshire breed had higher infection rate (38.1%) compared to the other breeds, with the local breed having a significantly (p < 0.05) lowest infection rate (11.5%) Older cattle (over 48 months) had a significantly (p < 0.05) higher infection compared to the younger age groups. More slaughtered cattle were sourced from Uasin Gishu compared to other regions and they were also significantly (P<0.05) more infected (at 47.1%) than cattle from the other regions. Results for stool examination also had a similar trend. There was a significant difference in the rates of Fasciola infections in cattle in the six Sub counties. Fasciola infection between the male and female, between Ayrshire, Friesian and local breed, between age 8-24, age 25-48 and age 48 were also significant. More females were infected followed by animals aged between 25-48 months. Friesian breed was the most infected and sampled on farms in the field among the breeds with the least infected being the local breeds which showed more resistance to fascioliasis than the other groups. F. hepatica was the most common species infecting the cattle, although some animals were found to have mixed infections. The results of stool analysis also showed that more female cattle and the animals aged between 25-48 months were more infected. Friesian breed were more infected during stool examination among the bovine breeds with the least infected being local breeds which suggests that they are more resistance to fascioliasis than the exotic breeds. Stool analysis prevalence was 28% while liver examination was 40%. Stool analysis was found to be a suitable method for routine management of livestock in order to reduce losses that are associated with liver flukes.
Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: Uasin Gishu contributed the highest number of slaughtered animals in the Eldoret main abattoir and therefore farmers in the region should be advised on the best cattle management practices such as regular stool analysis deworming and avoiding grazing their cattle in potentially snail infested areas.
Global Positioning System Signal Verification through Correlation Function Distortion and Received Power Tracking
Authors: Meitivyeki Moses Michael , Liu Haiying 
Published: April 2024

Purpose: This study proposes a significantly improved method for detecting, classifying, and isolating Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals using the relationship between the measured power and the distortion of the correlation function to achieve the signal verification required for Global Positioning System (GPS) civil applications such as safe civil aircraft navigation.
Methodology: The suggested approach uses power and distortion measurements in the received signal to identify it as jammed, multipath, spoofing, or no-interference. By adding an isolator scaling factor to the detector, the signal patterns will be induced with a unique temporary factor that will set it apart from the rest and make it possible to easily position each signal in its own zone. The detector divides the four signal types into distinct zones for verification.
Findings: The sufficient signal data is analyzed and the extensive simulation conducted indicates that about 94% detection accuracy is achieved which is relatively high.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study is implemented through the development of relevant detection software tools with a user-friendly interface for GNSS signal detection, validation and analysis.
Samenspraak tusschen Teunis en Kniertje, een Duivendrechtsche Boer en Boerin, over de exercitie der Amsterdamsche Schutteren op het Drilveld
Authors: Vulto Renée 
Published: April 2024

<p>Samenspraak tusschen Teunis en Kniertje, een Duivendrechtsche Boer en Boerin, over de exercitie der Amsterdamsche Schutteren op het Drilveld (ca. 1785)</p>
<p>Wyze: Hoor, Annaatje! ‘k zal verhaalen. In: in Patriottische Burgergezangen (s.l.: s.n., ca. 1785). </p>
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Voor den doorlugtigsten prins Willem den Vyfden van Oranje en Nassau, enz. enz. enz. Ses en Dertig Jaaren oud
Authors: Vulto Renée 
Published: April 2024

<p><em>Voor den doorlugtigsten prins Willem den Vyfden, van Oranje en Nassau, enz. enz. enz. Ses en Dertig Jaaren oud, den. VIII Maart 1784. </em>Stem: Al de eendjes zwemmen in ‘t water. S.n.: s.l., 1784. </p>
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Schoppen Troeff
Authors: Vulto Renée 
Published: April 2024

<p><em>Schoppen Troeff. </em>Op de Wys van: Hoe zoet is ‘t daar de Vriendschap woond: off, myn Hert is voor altyd verzeid. In: <em>De van den hemel afgebeeden, […] nog bloeiënden Oranje-Boom; […]</em>, s.l.: s.n., 1785. </p>
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Ach! Gij zijt uw Wimpje Kwijt
Authors: Vulto Renée 
Published: April 2024

<p><em>Ach! Gij zijt uw Wimpje kwijt. </em>Wijs: Toen ik laatstmaal lag en sliep. Of: Alles wat op aard geschied. In: <em>Bataafsche Liederen voor Vaderlandsche Jongelingen en Meisjes. </em>Leiden: M. Cijfveer Jz., 1795. </p>
Vreede-Zang
Authors: Vulto Renée 
Published: April 2024

<p><em>Vreede-Zang. </em>Stem: Schept vreugde in ’t leeven. In: <em>De Vrolyke Zeeman, </em>Amsterdam: S. en W. Koene, 1803. </p>
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Een Nieuw Lied of een Oranje Snuifje, Napoleon aangeboden door de Nederlandsche Maagd
Authors: Vulto Renée 
Published: April 2024

<p><em>Een Nieuw Lied of een Oranje Snuifje, Napoleon aangeboden door de Nederlandsche Maagd. </em>Wijze: De Wereld is in rep en roer. In: <em>Liederen voor en door Vrienden van Vrijheid, Vaderland en Oranje, </em>Haarlem: A. Loosjes, 1814. </p>
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SERVICE RECOVERY AND NET PROMOTER SCORE IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR OF NIGERIA
Authors: Dr. AMAWHE Peter Egwainiovo  , OLUFOLAHAN Omayeli Mary  
Published: April 2024

Customer satisfaction and loyalty stand as pivotal determinants of organizational success in the evolving sector of transportation. This study explores the intricate relationship between Service recovery effectiveness and Net Promoter Score (NPS) within the transportation sector, focusing on selected transport companies in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Through a mixed-methods approach and a sample size of 400 participants, the research identifies key factors influencing customer satisfaction and loyalty in Service recovery scenarios. Findings reveal a significant positive correlation between perceived Service recovery effectiveness and NPS, aligning with the Service Recovery Paradox theory, a Negative NPS score was also observed, indicating improvement on key factors highlighted by factor analysis. This study contributes valuable insights into enhancing service delivery, fostering customer loyalty, and driving organizational growth within the transportation sector.
Keywords: Service recovery, Net Promoter Score (NPS), Transportation sector, Customer satisfaction, Service quality.
The language of women’s prisons: Reflecting on violence and desistance
Authors: Bryant Katerina , Fisk Linda , Brown Hayley , Anderson Suzie , Jarldorn Michele , Emery Susannah 
Published: April 2024

This article explores the use of language and narrative in the carceral system, demonstrating how language is used as a tool of control and violence to bolster the prison industrial complex. We explore how incarcerated women are using narratives to understand and share their lived experience. In doing so, these women’s work contributes to the genre of “prison poetics” (Larson, 2010) which gives voice to the cruelty of the carceral system and thus advocates for abolition. We have chosen to integrate personal reflections throughout this article to highlight the lived experience of abolition work and the thoughts of Seeds’ Advisory Group members on the language used in prison. ¶
Digital poesis impulse: A methodology of creative coding with GPT as co-pilot
Authors: Hedley Jenny 
Published: April 2024

Any poem can be digitalised, but under what conditions might the poet desire a digital incarnation of their creative output? And for a writer with hobbyist coding skills, might ChatGPT be a suitable partner for creative coding? Faced with three digital poetry commissions and the terror of the blank screen, the author explores questions of poetry and desire, artificial intelligence and authorship, and the tools which enable her digital writing practice. As Irina Paperno (2004) notes, “scholars do not know what to do with diaries” (p. 565). Where the author’s research asks what can be done with journals-as-archives the experimental, multimodal approach of digital poesis breaks open the notion that static containers such as memoir or biography are the best ways into literary archives. The author discovers the coding container as a playful place to enact modes of relationality between text and medium, mother and daughter, archive and archon. Much like Winnicott’s (2005) mother-child play space enables an infant to test the limits of their inner world and external reality, a source-code editor offers unlimited combinatory potential for enacting a relational and material archival response. Through exploring practice-based research, this article tracks the methodology of the three digital poems from ideation to execution and publication, offering exegetical insights along with a detailed accounting of the tools and processes used in the making.
Stepping outside my perspective: An autoethnographic review of Indigenous literature in Walyalup/Fremantle, Western Australia
Authors: Mannolini-Winwood Sarai 
Published: April 2024

Autoethnographic processes are valuable for creative practitioners and researchers as they allow for an intensive analysis not only of the practice-led approach being undertaken, but of the practitioner’s own personal and cultural impact on the artefact developed. I, as a white woman of migrant heritage, have undertaken a reflexive autoethnographic process during a review of Indigenous literature of the Walyalup/Fremantle area of Western Australia. This process required a deep, personal autoethnographic review of my own sociocultural context and biases, which resulted in key “epiphanies” (Ellis et al., 2011, p. 276) that have informed the ongoing approach to my geocritical research and creative writing practices. The process of autoethnographic notetaking aided in the identification of epiphanies around the importance of language, the emotional response as a researcher, and the limitations of locational boundaries and available sources around the privileging of hegemonic perspectives. This article explores how an autoethnographic reflexive process strengthens place-based research, specifically in interactions with Indigenous texts as a non-Indigenous researcher.
GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI DINAS PERINDUSTRIAN DAN PERDAGANGAN PROVINSI BANTEN
Authors: Permana Angrian , Puspa Rani , Fauzi Muhdar 
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this research were to determine leadership style on official performance, work discipline on official performance, and leadrship style and work discipline simultaneously on officials performance. This research used a quantitatve method with regression analysis tool. The population and samples were 88 officials using SPSS tool. The result were leadership style has positif and significant influence on official performance, work discipline has positive and significant influence on official performance, and leadership style and work discipline simultaneously has positive and significant influence on official performance
Morphometric analysis of the anterior chamber in patients with refractory glaucoma after micropulse cyclophotocoagulation
Authors: Ioshin I. E. , Maksimov I. V. , Berezenko E. A. 
Published: April 2024

PURPOSE. To evaluate the anatomical-topographic parameters of the anterior chamber of the eye before and after micropulse cyclophotocoagulation (mCPC) in patients with refractory glaucoma in pseudophakic and phakic eyes.METHODS. The study included 60 patients (62 eyes) with moderate (7 eyes) and advanced (55 eyes) refractory glaucoma. Study groups were formed as follows: the 1st group consisted of 31 pseudophakic eyes (32 patients), the 2nd group included 31 phakic eyes (30 patients). All patients underwent mCPC according to a modified technique. To assess anatomical parameters patients underwent optical coherence tomography of the anterior segment (AS-OCT). Anterior chamber angle (ACA) and anterior chamber depth (ACD) were measured at specific follow-up time points after mCPC.RESULTS. Hypotensive effect by the end of 12-month follow-up was achieved in the patients of the first group in 83.1% of cases, in the second group — in 80.6% of cases (p<0.05). According to OCT findings, anterior chamber depth in patients with phakic eyes during the 12-month follow-up remained the same as before surgery — 2.43±0.21 (mm). In the other group with pseudophakic eyes, anterior chamber depth also did not change during the observation period, with an average value of 3.27±0.12 (mm). No significant changes (p>0.05) were found in the irido-corneal angle measurements in the 4 meridians over the entire follow-up period in both groups.CONCLUSION. Micropulse cyclophotocoagulation performed at fluence rate F=121 J/cm2 does not result in changes of structures of the anterior segment of the eye. The stability of anterior chamber anatomy as well as the absence of postoperative complications in early and longterm follow-up proved the minimal traumatic effect of this surgery in patients with refractory glaucoma.
AWARENESS ABOUT THE ORAL CANCER AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES IN PESHAWAR.
Authors: UROOJ A , UZMA . , SAFDAR A , FAISAL . , NUMAN M 
Published: April 2024

Oral cancer is a malignancy that affects the lips or oral cavity. Oral cancer causes about 20000 deaths worldwide. In Pakistan, it is the second most prevalent kind of cancer. The main obstacle to early diagnosis of oral cancer is the lack of information about oral cancer. Therefore, raising awareness among students is necessary and very helpful in controlling, early identification and prevention of oral cancer. Objective: To assess the level of awareness regarding oral cancer among undergraduate students. Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among undergraduate students of Allied Health Sciences Institutes in Peshawar. Data were collected from 312 undergraduate students through questionnaires. A convenient sampling technique was used for participant selection. Written informed consent was taken from all participants. Results: Out of 312 participants there were 124(39.7%) females and 188(60.3%) were males. About 65.7% were aware of oral cancer, and 71.2% were aware that oral cancer is due to alcohol drinking habits. 79.2% were aware that consumption of paan masala or guthka may cause oral cancer. 70.8% were aware that oral cancer is an infectious disease. Most of the students had poor knowledge regarding oral cancer as a disease of old age. Only 58.9% had information concerning the prevention of oral cancer. The majority of students were unaware of the treatment cost of oral cancer. More than half of the students (78.5%) were interested in information and education regarding oral cancer. Conclusion: The study concluded that students are decent or moderately aware. However, many lack basic knowledge regarding the initial signs and symptoms of oral cancer and its subsequent causes and effects, which could minimize the approach to overcoming the said problem.