bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Surgical treatment of uveal melanoma: Exoresection versus endoresection
Authors: Lee Seung Min , Kim Min 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Uveal melanoma, the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, presents significant therapeutic challenges. With the advancement of surgical instruments and techniques, exoresection (ab-externo) and endoresection (ab-interno) have emerged as viable treatment methods. These surgical interventions can be implemented particularly for tumors exceeding traditional size criteria for plaque brachytherapy and for tumors that are too large, which pose an elevated risk of radiation-related complications. Moreover, surgical interventions not only enhance the potential for functional vision preservation and globe retention but also provide effective control of intraocular tumors and metastatic disease when combined with adjunctive radiation therapy. Exoresection, an external approach, involves dissection and removal of the tumor through a scleral flap, while endoresection utilizes vitreoretinal surgical techniques for internal tumor excision. Both surgical techniques for uveal melanoma removal are highly challenging, carry significant risks of complications, and should be performed by experienced vitreoretinal surgeons specializing in ocular oncology at specialized centers. They aim to preserve the eye and potentially maintain useful vision while saving patients’ lives, a crucial consideration in ocular oncology. These surgical modalities have become increasingly relevant as the field progresses towards more conservative, function-preserving approaches in cancer treatment. The aim of this article is to conduct a comparative analysis of exoresection and endoresection in the context of uveal melanoma management. By critically evaluating these surgical modalities, this review seeks to provide clinicians with valuable insights to guide treatment decisions for patients with large uveal melanomas.
Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Framework as a Way to Thrive During and Beyond the Pandemic: Perspectives from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Authors: Primero Marie 
Published: February 2025

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic that shocked the world in 2019 intensified the emphasis on the need for organizational quality, agility, and sustainability in all industries worldwide, including the education sector. The pandemic exposed loopholes, areas for improvement, or the lack of organizational development techniques in administrations, including HEIs in the Philippines and in other countries, whereas it also displayed other organizations’ readiness in terms of organizational development and the capacity to change towards greater effectiveness. One prominent and robust framework for sustainability and for thriving during sudden and rapid change, such as the pandemic, is the PQA Framework. PQA Framework users are expected to succeed with their organization-embedded mechanisms for leadership, strategic management, customer focus, knowledge management, human resource focus, and operations focus. This study explored the cases of nine Philippine HEIs using the PQA Framework during the pandemic and studied how they implemented the PQA Framework in a challenging situation using Organizational Development.
Methodology: The study utilized qualitative research in the form of a case study. The researcher gathered and analysed the experiences of PQA Implementers, using Thematic Case Analysis based on Braun and Clarke’s techniques. This involved identifying a group of similar cases, reviewing existing literature, and selectively choosing a relevant topic. The group were identified with the criteria that they are using the PQA Framework during the pandemic. Data was transcribed, organized, and coded into themes and patterns, employing both inductive and latent approaches to extract insights. The findings were validated against existing literature to address the research questions and highlight key lessons learned from the respondents' experiences.
Findings: PQA Framework was found to have enabled organizations to thrive by facilitating strategic planning, focusing on current needs, and ensuring business continuity and agility among the respondents. In the post-pandemic period, it further supported regular stakeholder feedback, crisis management, technology investment, and a comprehensive view on quality.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: Successful PQA Framework utilization requires careful planning and appropriate metrics, as many organizations struggle due to a lack of understanding of Organizational Development, Change, and Systems Perspective, leading to inefficiencies and failures. The study highlights successful implementers' experiences, offering insights into effective strategies by identifying themes and patterns related to Systems Perspective and Change Concepts that others can refer to.
Health-System Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Stillbirths among Women Delivering in Selected Hospitals of Marsabit County
Authors: Wako Badane , Affey Fatuma 
Published: February 2025

Purpose: The study sought to determine Health system factors associated with occurrence of stillbirths in selected hospitals in Marsabit County, Kenya
Methodology: The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive study design, targeting 387 women who delivered in selected hospitals in Marsabit County, to collect qualitative and quantitative data. Quantitative data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 24.0 while qualitative data were analyzed using N-Vivo software version 22. Inferential statistics were calculated using Chi Square and Fisher’s Exact Tests at 95% confidence interval and P<0.05 was considered significant.
Findings: The rate of stillbirth occurrence was 5.9%. Health system factors such as distance (p=0.002), cost of transport (p=0.036), health information (p=0.004), type of insurance (p=0.029) and culture (p=0.031) were significantly associated with outcome of delivery.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The respondents from Marsabit County experienced relative high rates of stillbirth compared to the national figure. The outcome of delivery was significantly influenced by Health System Factors Contributing to Stillbirths Incidences in Marsabit County. These results may help address the high rate of stillbirth across the country and improve the delivery outcomes of pregnancies among mothers delivering in public hospitals.
The Interplay of Perceived Social Capital, Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, and Micro Takaful in Sudan’s Post-Conflict Economic Rehabilitation
Authors: Haroun Afaf Eltahir Mohamed , Yusoff Mohd Effandi Bin 
Published: February 2025

Purpose: This study investigates the perceived interplay of social capital, financial inclusion, financial literacy, and micro takaful in fostering post-conflict economic rehabilitation in Sudan. Methodology: A quantitative research design employing a survey questionnaire was utilized to collect data from a purposive sample of 98 respondents. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the data. Findings: Micro takaful and social capital exhibited statistically significant positive effects on post-conflict economic rehabilitation, with medium effect sizes. Financial inclusion showed a positive but smaller effect, while financial literacy had no significant impact. The model demonstrated substantial explanatory power (R² = 0.490) and strong predictive validity. Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA) highlighted micro takaful and social capital as key drivers of rehabilitation. Practical Implications: Policymakers should prioritize interventions strengthening micro takaful and social capital. Efforts to enhance financial inclusion should address contextual challenges limiting its effectiveness. The study’s predictive model can guide resource allocation for post-conflict recovery programs. Originality: The study provides an indepth understanding of the interplay between social capital, financial inclusion, financial literacy, and micro takaful in a post-conflict setting, offering suggestions for promoting economic rehabilitation in Sudan and potentially other similar contexts.
Mitigation of Seafood-Related Environmental Pollution: A Green Chemistry Perspective
Authors: Venugopal Vazhiyil , Kim Sekown 
Published: February 2025

The seafood industry discharges voluminous amounts of discards, consisting of fishery by-catch, process discards, and effluents. Traditional disposals of these side stream materials by landfill, ocean dumping, and incineration are responsible for serious environmental pollution. Emission of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from the discards significantly contributes to global warming, while hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, methane, nitrous oxide, and other gases have detrimental effects on the health of living systems. These environmental hazards can be abated by eco-friendly remedial solutions. Green chemistry-based valorization of seafood side streams has potentials to lower environmental hazards simultaneously minimizing volume of the discards. These operations transform the discards to interesting products. Integration of the green methods within the framework of a biorefinery within a circular economy protocol allows a zero-waste strategy for the mitigation of environmental pollution by seafood discards. Possible industrial applications of the recovered ingredients such as proteins, peptides, polyunsaturated fatty acids rich lipids, chitin, chitosan, and others make the fishery discards a valuable resource. The green chemistry approach allows optimal mitigation of seafood-related environmental hazards paving the way for responsible and economically viable conservation of resources for a resilient, sustainable, low-carbon seafood industry.

Received: 21 May 2024 | Revised: 22 November 2024 | Accepted: 20 January 2025

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

Data Availability Statement
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations data that support the findings of this study are openly available at https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0461en. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations data that support the findings of this study are openly available at www.fao.org/flw-in-fish-value-chains/overview/objective/en/. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change data that support the findings of this study are openly available at https://doi.org/10.59327/IPCC/AR6-9789291691647.001. The United Nations data that support the findings of this study are openly available at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld/publication. The United Nations Environment Programme data that support the findings of this study are openly available at https://www.unep.org/resources/toolkits-manuals-and-guides/green-and-sustainable-chemistry-framework-manual. The World Economic Forum data that support the findings of this study are openly available at https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/12/green-chemistry-manufacturing-climate-change/.

Author Contribution Statement
Vazhiyil Venugopal: Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing - original draft, Visualization. Se-Kwon Kim: Writing - review & editing, Project administration.
Determinants of the Effective Implementation of Common Core Curriculum in Ghanaian Junior High Schools
Authors: Abubakari Ibrahim , Abudu Amadu Musah , Quansah Joseph Yaw Dwamena 
Published: February 2025

Over the past two decades, Ghana has been revising its curricula to address the country's existing needs, aspirations, and challenges. However, there is limited understanding of the factors that may contribute to the successful implementation of these curricula. This study aimed to assess the determinants of implementing the Common Core Curriculum in Junior High Schools in Ghana. A quantitative research approach employing a descriptive research design was utilized, and data were collected using a questionnaire from 436 respondents made up of teachers and head teachers. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to validate the questionnaire. Multiple regression and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed to analyze the data. The major findings reveal that school-based, learners-based and teachers-based factors are predictors of effective implementation of the Common Core Curriculum in public junior high schools in Ghana. It was recommended that adequate instructional materials, monitoring, and supervision be provided to facilitate the effective implementation of the Common Core Curriculum in Junior High Schools. These results have implications for both policy and practice concerning teacher recruitment and curriculum implementation in educational institutions.

Received: 31 July 2024 | Revised: 16 October 2024 | Accepted: 14 January 2025

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

Data Availability Statement
The data that support this work are available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.

Author Contribution Statement
Ibrahim Abubakari: Conceptualization, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Project administration. Amadu Musah Abudu: Methodology, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project administration. Joseph Dwamena Quansah: Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Project administration.
Evaluating the Role of Technology in Implementing Total Quality Management in High Schools
Authors: Pham Ngoc Son , Van Tam Nguyen 
Published: February 2025

The Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management practice based on the idea of continuous quality improvement of an organization's products and services, identifying and eliminating problems right from the root, with the participation of all members. For an educational institution, TQM can improve the quality of education, help with the learning process, provide an atmosphere with less risk of inadequate decisions and many more. In educational institutions, the implementation of TQM is the responsibility of process approach, management responsibility, customer focus, and continuous improvement. Specifically, digital infrastructure, digital technology, and digital capabilities affect TQM practices directly. This article provides a synthesis and analysis of findings from 51 international publications on the implementation of TQM in secondary schools. This study revealed that more than the commonly stated advantages, addressing the soft facets including student/stakeholder contentment, leadership, continuous enhancement of processes and systems, teacher coaching, and effective use of technology are critical elements for successful implementation of TQM. In addition to that, educational managers have to make an espousal to TQM as an omnibus management philosophy, as a supportive culture and enabling the involvement of all stakeholders.

Received: 7 September 2024 | Revised: 5 December 2024 | Accepted: 14 January 2025

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

Data Availability Statement
Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

Author Contribution Statement
Ngoc Son Pham: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft. Van Tam Nguyen: Data curation, Writing - review & editing.
Teoría del delito en el Procedimiento Penal panameño
Authors: Peñalba Ríos Luis Gabriel 
Published: February 2025

El objetivo de este artículo se enfoca en analizar la Teoría del Delito en el Sistema Penal Acusatorio panameño, mediante una interpretación de los cuatro elementos constitutivos de delito y las teorías en las que se apoya este sistema. Esta teoría considera la acción o conducta como actividad final y no puramente causal. Esto plantea que como el hombre tiene la capacidad de prever las posibles consecuencias de su conducta, cuando actúa lo hace buscando una finalidad. Para su análisis se utiliza un tipo de investigación descriptiva documental con un diseño bibliográfico de distintas fuentes tanto panameñas como internacionales de artículos científicos. Esta investigación permite determinar la ley penal aplicable que se va a utilizar, por lo tanto, busca identificar si se debe considerar el principio de legalidad y sus garantías descritas en el código penal.
Strategi Pengembangan Usaha Pembibitan Sambung Pucuk Tanaman Alpukat (Studi Kasus Pada Usaha Karya Mandiri Farm Desa Sidomakmur Kecamatan Tana Lili Kabupaten Luwu Utara)
Authors: Safaruddin Safaruddin , Mila Deviyanti  
Published: February 2025

Alpukat (Persea americana) merupakan salah satu komoditas hortikultura yang memiliki potensi pasar yang sangat baik di Indonesia, baik untuk konsumsi langsung maupun produk olahan lainnya. Salah satu teknik yang banyak digunakan untuk meningkatkan produktivitas tanaman alpukat adalah pembibitan sambung pucuk. Teknik ini dapat mempercepat pertumbuhan tanaman dan menghasilkan tanaman dengan kualitas unggul, yang memiliki ketahanan lebih baik terhadap penyakit dan lebih adaptif terhadap lingkungan. Karya Mandiri Farm, yang berlokasi di Desa Sidomakmur, Kecamatan Tana Lili, Kabupaten Luwu Utara. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis strategi pengembangan usaha pembibitan sambung pucuk alpukat pada Karya Mandiri Farm dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah analisis SWOT, dengan menganalisa kekuatan, kelemahan, peluang serta ancaman yang dijadikan landasan dalam menentukan strategi pengembangan usaha yang tepat. Penetuan sample menggunakan metode Consecutive Sampling dilakukan untuk memenuhi kriteria penelitian hingga waktu tertentu. Dalam proses pengambilan keputusan maka perlu menganalisa faktor internal dan eksternal yang terdiri dari matriks IFE( Internal Vaktor Evaluations) dan EFE (Internal Vaktor Evaliations). Penggunaan matriks IFE dan EFE bertujuan untuk mempermudah dalam memetakan faktor- faktor dari dalam usaha dan diluar usaha yang dapat memengaruhi perkembangan usaha Karya Mandiri Farm. Gabungan informasi IFE(Internal Vaktor Evaluations) dan EFE (Internal Vaktor Evaliations) disebut dengan matriks IE (Internal dan Eksternal) matriks ini merupakan hasil kesimpulan yang menentukan posisi perusahaan saat ini berdasarkan data- data dan informasi yang telah di petakan dan di olah sebelumnya, sehingga mendapatkan kesimpulan strategi usaha yang tepat di terapkan pada usaha Karya Mandiri Farm terdapat pada kuadran 1 strategi tumbuh dan kembangkan dengan memperkuat branding usaha dan meningkatkan jaringan di masyarakat.
PULSE WAVES. ROLE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATION OF HEMODYNAMICS. PART 1. TYPES OF PULSE WAVES, ORIGIN, PROPAGATION, REGISTRATION AND ANALYSIS; RELATIONSHIP OF PARAMETERS WITH HEART FUNCTION AND HEMODYNAMICS
Authors:   Belarusian State Medical University, A. I. Kubarko , I. M. Gurinovich ,   Belarusian State Medical University
Published: February 2025

Pulse waves and the response of arterial vessels to changes in hemodynamics have been studied in 121 subjects, of which 58 women and 59 men were of age 21.5 ± 1.6 years old, and 4 subjects 63–79 years old. Pulse waves were recorded by two methods: using photoelectric and mechanoelectric sensors, synchronously with ECG in 2nd standard lead. The reaction of small arteries and arterioles was recorded by method of microspectrometry. Based on the analysis of the results of this study and literature data, the following conclusions and assumptions can be made: –	the use of sensors that respond to mechanical pulsating displacements of the arterial wall caused by changes in blood pressure in the systole and diastole of the heart allows recording pulse pressure waves. The use of sensors sensitive to changes in the volume and velocity of blood flow makes it possible to record pulse flow waves. Synchronous recording of pulse oscillations with these two types of sensors makes it possible to record both types of pulse waves; –	pulse pressure waves propagate along the arterial wall at a higher velocity than the velocity of pulse flow wave in blood, and pulse pressure wave is recorded earlier than flow wave; –	pulse waves parameters (amplitude, steepness of anacrotis, duration of delay of onset of anacrotis relative to R wave on ECG, delay pulse flow waves relative pulse pressure waves, pulse waves propagation velocity) depend on the rate of myocardium excitation, stroke volume, arterial pressure and volume of blood flowing into arterial vessels. Additional research is required to verify the assumptions made about the role of pulse waves in implementation and regulation of hemodynamics in a healthy body, and the possible significance of its disturbance in the mechanisms of development of cardio vascular and other diseases.
Geomorphic imprint of high-mountain floods: insights from the 2022 hydrological extreme across the upper Indus River catchment in the northwestern Himalayas
Authors: Kashyap Abhishek , Cook Kristen L. , Behera Mukunda Dev 
Published: February 2025

Abstract. The interaction of tectonics, surface processes, and climate extremes impacts how the landscape responds to extreme hydrological events. In 2022, an anomalous precipitation event occurred during the monsoon season along the lower–middle reaches of the upper Indus River, resulting in short-lived high-magnitude flooding and socioeconomic disruption downstream. To understand the spatial relationship between the geomorphic response and climatic controls of this flood event, as well as their primary triggers, we performed a landscape analysis using topographic metrics and quantified the causal association between hydroclimatic variables. Temperature anomalies in upstream glaciated subcatchments had a considerable impact on snow cover distribution, based on our observations. As snow cover changed, glacial-melt runoff rose, contributing to increased fluvial stream power after traversing higher-order reaches. The higher-order reaches of the upper Indus River received an anomalously high amount of precipitation, which, when combined with substantial glacial-melt discharge, contributed to an extreme flood across the high-relief, steep-gradient channels. The flood-affected regions had high mean basin ksn (normalized steepness index) values and stream length–gradient (SL) index values, with numerous spikes in their magnitudes along their channel profiles downstream. To determine how the lower–middle reaches of the upper Indus River responded to this flood event, we employed the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) and the normalized difference water index (NDWI) as change indicator metrics. We observed an inverse causal influence of the NDWI on the EVI and a statistically significant relationship between anomalous stream power and the relative EVI, suggesting that the downstream channel morphology changed rapidly during this episodic event and highlighting the EVI as a useful indicator of geomorphic change. We suggest that this extreme flood event resulted from the interaction of anomalous glacial melt and anomalous precipitation over a high-relief landscape, with a certain causal connection to anomalous temperature observed over the event duration. The synoptic observations suggest that this meteorological condition involves the interaction of the Indian summer monsoon (ISM) and western-disturbance (WD) moisture fluxes. However, the geomorphic consequences of such anomalous monsoon periods, as well as their influence on long-term landscape change, are still unclear.