bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Serum Cortisol and Glucose Indices Following Rumenotomy in West African Dwarf Goats Premedicated with Xylazine or Diazepam and Inducted with Propofol
Authors: Terfa.O Nev , A.A Amine , A.I Kisani , S.T Fadason 
Published: November 2023

Purpose: Anaesthesia was induced in West African Dwarf (WAD) goats using Propofol and a combination of different sedatives, propofol (P), xylazine (X), Propofol (P), and Diazepam (D) and control Propofol (P) and the effects of rumenotomy on cortisol and glucose of West African dwarf goats were determined.
Methodology: Twelve (WAD) goats were randomly assigned to three treatment groups tagged A, B, and C. Rumenotomy was carried out on these animals, premedicated with Xylazine or Diazepam and anaesthetized with Propofol, and data was presented in charts and as (Mean ± SEM).
Findings: Cortisol concentration showed no statistical (P > 0.05) difference in group C pre-surgery (14.55 ± 1.34 mg/dL) and up to 96 hours post-rumenotomy (13.45 ± 0.68 mg/dL). In groups A and B, cortisol concentration significantly (P < 0.05) increased from pre-surgical value (14.40 ± 1.27; 13.68 ± 1.22 mg/dL) reaching a peak at 24 hours post-rumenotomy (68.85 ± 3.41; 46.63 ± 5.86mg/dL) followed by a significant (P < 0.05) decrease at 96 hours post-rumenotomy (33.46 ± 3.58; 13.80 ± 2.65 mg/dL), but these were statistically (P < 0.05) higher in group A compared to group B. The glucose concentration was statistically (P < 0.05) increased in group A (72.50 ± 3.30; 75.25 ± 5.02 g/dL) compared to groups B (65.50 ± 4.50; 65.50 ± 1.71 g/dL) and C (55.50 ± 2.87; 62.25 ± 8.84 g/dL) at intra-surgery and immediate post-surgery. From 24 and up to 96 hours post-rumenotomy, no statistical difference existed for the glucose concentration in all groups of goats.
Conclusion: The Cortisol and glucose indices increased across the groups which showed that the animals experienced stress during the procedure.
Recommendations: The Cortisol and Glucose indices following rumenotomy showed that the Diazepam-Propofol combination (group B) is preferred because it caused less stress and gave a good plane of anaesthesia in West African Dwarf goats.
Qualitative Review of Monitoring and Evaluation Practices in Higher Institutions in Uganda
Authors: Otyola Roberts Wandera , Bukenya John , Nalwadda Proscovia , Kamaga Edward , Wamani Godfrey Bagamba , Bantebya Suzan , Jonathan Mukisa 
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate how the practices employed in the Monitoring and Evaluation processes contribute to the overall goal of Higher Education Institutions in Uganda. It was carried out using a qualitative document review method. The study was guided by five objectives: to examine the legal framework of monitoring and evaluation in Uganda’s higher education institutions, to formulate monitoring and evaluation policy in higher education institutions, to assess the establishment of constituent colleges of Makerere university, to examine how monitoring and evaluation policy affects university teaching quality, and to assess how the M & E policies are performed at the university senates and council committees.
Findings: The findings of the study show that the Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) has prioritized the concept of quality assurance in the sector at all education levels. Each college at Makerere University is administered as a semi-autonomous entity within the larger university and the overall supervision of the college is the responsibility of the university council and it is the responsibility of College leadership to conduct regular M&E of services offered in their units to ensure that quality is not compromised. Student evaluation of teaching (SET) is used in Makerere university where questionnaires are given to students to evaluate the quality of instruction by their instructors at the end of every lecture, course or semester. There is also peer observation of teaching where colleagues from the same department, subject or discipline help in giving and receiving feedback from one another on the quality of teaching and effectiveness.
Recommendations: However, the study recommends that monitoring and evaluation should be implemented even in the secondary and primary education, institutions should have both internal and external evaluations for consistency and transparency, more research should be done on the challenges facing the established policies in higher education institutions of learning in Uganda.
ESTUDO DE SOFTWARES DE GESTÃO DE SUPRIMENTOS PARA O SETOR DA ENGENHARIA CIVIL
Authors: Teles Pereira Ferreira Thiago , Francisco Minari Junior Carlos , Florian Fabiana 
Published: November 2023

O objetivo deste trabalho é obter informações referentes às contribuições e benefícios sobre dois softwares de gestão de suprimentos para o setor da engenharia civil, Sienge e Versato. Sabe-se que o setor da construção civil é de grande importância para economia brasileira e desta maneira, com o setor aquecido, as construtoras visam utilizar das ferramentas tecnológicas para aumentar a produtividade e entregar resultados satisfatórios aos seus clientes. Para este trabalho, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica por meio de artigos acadêmicos, sites e livros. Por meio da pesquisa, foi
possível entender como é relevante o uso de softwares de gestão de suprimentos para efetuar os procedimentos que uma obra exige com eficiência e profissionalismo. O objetivo desta pesquisa é informar o funcionamento que cada um dos softwares oferece para uma gestão eficiente na prática, podendo afirmar que com o uso destas ferramentas houve aumento da produtividade, redução de erros, ganho de eficiência, redução do tempo de contato com fornecedores, agilidade nos pedidos de materiais sem desperdício, entre outras qualidades que os programas oferecem. Com isso, compreende-se que os programas utilizados para a gestão de uma obra são de grande valia para que sejam alcançados os objetivos na utilização para melhoramento, controle e execução dos processos que um canteiro de obras exige para realização de uma obra de qualidade.
Agronomía y ambiente de la pera (Pyrus communis L.) en la región central de Veracruz
Authors: Sánchez Cervantes Mariana , Cruz Castillo Juan Guillermo , Inurreta Aguirre Héctor Daniel 
Published: November 2023

En los años sesenta, a través de programas gubernamentales se introdujeron árboles de pera en los municipios de Tlaquilpa, Soledad Atzompa y Tehuipango, en Veracruz, por ser sitios fríos para posibilitar su floración. Actualmente, la información agronómica y ambiental relacionada con la producción de pera es escasa, no existen datos históricos sobre su establecimiento, desarrollo agronómico y comercial, por lo que se realizaron encuestas con pequeños productores para obtener información en las que se utilizaron componentes principales (CP). En general, los pequeños productores no ejecutaron un control de plagas y enfermedades ni asociaron sus árboles con otros cultivos, tampoco aplicaron cal y fertilizantes al suelo. La mayoría de la fruta fue para autoconsumo y el resto se comercializó en mercados regionales; también se georeferenciaron perales en esos tres municipios y en Calcahualco, establecidos entre los 1 958 m y 2 637 m de altitud, en donde la temperatura media máxima promedio en los meses de noviembre, diciembre y enero fue de 16.8° en Tlaquilpa, de 17.8º en Tehuipango, de 18.5º en Soledad Atzompa, y de 21.0º en Calcahualco. Las mínimas promedio en esos meses fueron de 6.6º en Tlaquilpa, de 7.9º en Tehuipango, de 7.9º en Soledad Atzompa, y de 2.6º en Calcahualco. En Tlaquilpa y Soledad Atzompa se establecieron los árboles en un suelo luvisol crómico con fase lítica, en Tehuipango en un feozem haplico, y en Calcahualco en un andosol húmico. Finalmente se determinó que la mayoría de pera existente en esos municipios es del cultivar Kieffer.
The Nature of the Psychic and the Paradigm of the Numerical Field
Authors: Богатых Б. А. 
Published: November 2023

поиск подходов к развитию представлений (концепции) парадигмы числового поля. Рассматривается природа психических феноменов и сознания с привлечением природы гомеостатического фрактально-голографического конструкта странного аттрактора, в частности, аттрактора множества Кантора (канторова пыль). Привлекается его наиболее адекватный физический (голография) и математический инструментарий, как фрактальной геометрии — золотая пропорция, ряды (числа) Фибоначчи, так и голографии — бинарная система символьной информации, с возможностью объяснения различных психических феноменов и природы сознания. Рассматривается также возможное участие в этих процессах экзонов и интронов.
in search for approaches to the development of representations (concepts) of the numerical field paradigm, the nature of mental phenomena and consciousness are considered, involving the nature of the homeostatic fractal-holographic construct of a strange attractor, in particular, the Cantor set attractor (Cantor dust). The search for approaches to the development Involves its most adequate physical (holography) and mathematical tools, both fractal geometry (the golden proportion, Fibonacci series of numbers), andholography (a binary system of symbolic information) with the possibility of explaining various mental phenomena and the nature of consciousness. representations (concepts) of the numerical field paradigm, the nature of mental phenomena, and consciousness are considered, involving the nature of the homeostatic fractal-holographic construct of a strange attractor, in particular, the Cantor set attractor (Cantor dust). The possible participation of exons and introns in this process is also considered.
Is there a Relationship Between “Many-Worlds Interpretation” and “Many Minds Interpretation” in Biocybernetics?
Authors: Кухарева А. Ю. , Мельникова Е. Г. , Байтуев И. А. , Филатов М. А. 
Published: November 2023

в 1957 году Х. Эверетт представил гипотезу «многомировой динамики» или «мультивселенной». Последние 20 лет появились работы в области «many minds interpretation». При этом делаются попытки соединить эти два научных направления в нечто целое. Фактически речь идет об объединении нейронаук (наук о мозге) с квантовой теорией. Это выполнено на базе эффекта Еськова–Зинченко, т. е. на основе доказательства потери эргодичности биосистем. Именно этот эффект раскрывает сильные и слабые стороны квантовой теории сознания М. Б. Менского. Подчеркнем, что эта теория последние 15 лет никем не обсуждается, хотя она заслуживает особого внимания со стороны нейронаук.
in 1957, H. Everett presented the hypothesis of “multi-world dynamics” or “multiverse”. Over the past 20 years, the “many minds interpretation” approach evolved. Also, there are attempts to combine these two scientific paradigms. It is about combining neurosciences (sciences about the brain) with quantum theory. This was done on the basis of the Eskov-Zinchenko effect, i.e. evidence of the loss of ergodicity of biosystems. It is this effect that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of Mensky’s quantum theory of consciousness. We emphasize that this theory was not discussed for the last 15 years, although it deserves special attention from neuroscientists.
Nature and Extent of Women’s Socioeconomic Conflicts along Lake Victoria, Kisumu County, Kenya
Authors: Oyatoh Sheila Atieno , Onkware Kennedy , Simiyu Ruth N. 
Published: November 2023

In recent years, informal peace committees have rapidly made their mark, either as precautionary or as response mechanisms to particular conflicts globally. Their main purpose is to prevent the eruption or escalation of nascent micro-level conflict into violent and more widespread crises. There is an upsurge of women’s socioeconomic conflicts despite the conflict prevention initiatives that have been put forward along Lake Victoria shores. The study objective was to examine the nature and extent of informal peace committees along Lake Victoria Shores, Kisumu County. The study was anchored on a conceptual framework and utilised conflict transformation theory and Galtung Peace Theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The study was conducted in Kisumu County. The study used both probability and non-probability sampling techniques. The target population consisted of the following groups of respondents: fishermen and fish traders (3200) from Dunga, Ogal, and Nyamware beaches (men and women), state security officers, 1 county commissioner and county commander (1), sub-county commanders, chiefs (3), assistant chiefs (3), beach managers (3), the county fisheries department (15), victims of socioeconomic conflicts (778), and community members. Findings showed that the magnitude of resource-based conflicts in the area was high. The study also revealed that, despite several challenges faced by informal peace committees, they have demonstrated their ability to prevent the eruption or escalation of nascent micro-level conflict into violent and more widespread women’s socioeconomic conflicts along Lake Victoria shores in Kisumu County, Kenya. Lack of legal and policy framework, lack of funds, and illiteracy are serious challenges affecting informal peace committees. The study concluded that informal peace committees are often small and simple initiatives, yet effective and sustainable.
Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Identity Formation in Ghana
Authors: Opoku Ernest 
Published: November 2023

This paper reports on a study that investigated the perception held by pre-service teachers on identity formation. The study was purely quantitative involving 522 pre-service teachers. Data was obtained through the use of a set of questionnaires. Means, standard deviations, and independent t-tests were used in analysing the data. The results show that many of the respondents highly felt that identity formation is the way they view and understand themselves as teachers. In addition, they felt that identity formation is how they are recognised as a certain kind of persons, connected not to their internal states but to their performances in society. On the other hand, many of the pre-service teachers had different perceptions about identity formation. Thus, they disagreed that identity formation is about how they talk or think about themselves, or how others talk or think about them. The study further found no statistically significant difference between male and female pre-service teachers regarding their perceptions of identity formation. It is recommended that teacher educators must formulate and implement teaching philosophies that will reflect proper identity formation of pre-service teachers. Also, teacher education institutions must liaise with the National Teaching Council to periodically review the curriculum taking into consideration the demands of the 21st century teaching profession.
Surgical treatment of atlantoaxial dysplasia and scoliosis in spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita: A case report
Authors: Jiao Yang , Zhao Jun-Duo , Huang Xu-An , Cai Hao-Yu , Shen Jian-Xiong 
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDC) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disease caused by COL2A1 mutations. SEDC primarily involves the skeletal system, with typical clinical manifestations, including short stature, hip dysplasia, and spinal deformity. Due to the low incidence of SEDC, there are only a few case reports regarding the surgical treatment of SEDC complicated with spinal deformities.
CASE SUMMARY
We report a case of a 16-year-old male patient with SEDC. He presented with typical short stature, atlantoaxial dysplasia, scoliosis, and hip dysplasia. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging showed spinal canal stenosis at the atlas level and cervical spinal cord compression with myelopathy. The scoliosis was a right thoracic curve with a Cobb angle of 65°. He underwent atlantoaxial reduction, decompression, and internal fixation from C1–C2 to relieve cervical myelopathy. Three months after cervical surgery, posterior correction surgery for scoliosis was performed from T3 to L4. Scoliosis was corrected from 66° to 8° and remained stable at 2-year follow-up.
CONCLUSION
This is the first case report of a patient with SEDC who successfully underwent surgery for atlantoaxial dysplasia and scoliosis. The study provides an important reference for the surgical treatment of SEDC complicated with spinal deformities.
Federal Land Acquisition under the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Authors: Espey Molly , Espey Eamon 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
For more than 55 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has been used to acquire land for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes. At the federal level, land has been added by all four federal land management agencies (Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and the Forest Service) and in all states across the country. Historical land use patterns, public attitudes, and management policy changes have all influenced the pattern of federal land acquisition under the LWCF over time. We model these acquisitions and compare them across agencies and within agencies over time. We find state population and the amount of existing public land in a state to be significant in explaining the geographic distribution of federal land acquisitions under the LWCF.
The Material Culture of Pennsylvania’s African American Cemeteries and Burial Grounds
Authors: Burg Steven 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT
Pennsylvania’s historic African American cemeteries share common physical characteristics with Black cemeteries found in other regions of the United States. However, the Commonwealth’s unique history, culture, and geography have influenced these sites’ material culture and shaped them into unique landscapes with distinctive features. This article begins by examining the historical forces that contributed to the creation of more than 150 separate burial grounds across the state. It then considers five characteristics that together make Pennsylvania’s African American cemeteries distinctive. These include: (1) the cemeteries’ open spaces and significant number of unmarked graves; (2) grave marking traditions; (3) the presence of Pennsylvania state-issued veteran grave markers; (4) the existence of church buildings and ruins, and (5) the scars of indifference and racism that led to the abuse or destruction of many historic Black burial grounds. Collectively, these elements shaped Pennsylvania’s unique African American funerary landscape.
Shaw’s Proposal and Churchill’s Hope
Authors: Dukore Bernard F. 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT
With Hitler’s conquest of France almost complete, both Shaw and Prime Minister Churchill, the latter with evidence of a planned German invasion of Ireland, separately tried to persuade the Irish Free State to abandon its neutrality to help England, which President de Valera did not do. Privately, Shaw also proposed that Churchill prevent France’s navy from falling into Germany’s hands by declaring war against her, a pro forma action designed to move her fleet to British ports. Meanwhile, Churchill and General de Gaulle planned to merge their countries into one nation, which gratified Prime Minister Reynaud, but his cabinet, influenced by octogenarian World War I hero Pétain and General Weygand, mostly preferred collaboration with the Nazis.
The numbers of equality regulation. Quantifying regulatory activity on non-discrimination and its relationship with gender gaps in the labour market
Authors: Mora-Sanguinetti Juan S. , Hospido Laura , Atienza-Maeso Andrés 
Published: November 2023

Public policies that aim to achieve gender equality, improve work-life balance or combat harassment may have economic consequences, for example, through changes in the labour supply of women or other groups. Although there may be an increase in social awareness of these problems, a separate question is whether this increase is reflected in specific legislation in a society.
The objective of this paper is to quantify for the first time when, where and at what rate these social concerns have been translated into legislation. The study covers the period 1996-2022, identifying both central government legislation and legislation in each of the autonomous regions. The analysis, therefore, organises the information in a panel format. The indicators reveal the high degree of heterogeneity in terms of the legislation in the various related areas, with non-discrimination legislation being the most developed and frequent. They also reveal the differences between autonomous regions, with Andalusia and Catalonia being those in which most legislation has been introduced.
As an example of an application of this analysis, the database is then used to investigate the relationship between legislative changes and labour market inflows for women. Our estimates show a positive relationship between the volume of legislation passed in the areas of interest, such as non-discrimination policies, and indicators of both employment and female labour force participation.
العوامل الشخصية المؤثرة على النية السلوكية لاختصاصيي المعلومات نحو التشارك في المعرفة ودورها في تحسين الأداء الوظيفي
Authors: بنت خميس بن حمود المعمرية هالة , بن ناصر الصقري محمد , صلاح الصاوي سيد , بن مطر السالمي جمال 
Published: November 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على تأثير العوامل الشخصية (فقدان قوة المعرفة، الكفاءة الذاتية، المكافأة والتقدير المتوقع، التمتع بمساعدة الآخرين) على النية السلوكية لاختصاصيي المعلومات نحو التشارك في المعرفة ودورها في تحسين الأداء الوظيفي لدى اختصاصيي المعلومات في المكتبات الأكاديمية العمانية اعتمادًا على نظرية الفعل المبرر Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). استخدمت الدراسة المنهج الكمي لتحقيق أهدافها، واعتمدت على الاستبانة كأداة لجمع البيانات. توصلت الدراسة إلى عدد من النتائج أهمها: عدم وجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية للنية السلوكية لاختصاصيي المعلومات نحو التشارك في المعرفة يعزى لفقدان قوة المعرفة، عدم وجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية للنية السلوكية لاختصاصيي المعلومات نحو التشارك في المعرفة يعزى للكفاءة الذاتية، عدم وجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية للنية السلوكية لاختصاصيي المعلومات نحو التشارك في المعرفة يعزى للمكافأة والتقدير المتوقع، وجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية للنية السلوكية لاختصاصيي المعلومات نحو التشارك في المعرفة يعزى للتمتع بمساعدة الآخرين، وجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية لمتغير النية السلوكية لاختصاصيي المعلومات نحو التشارك في المعرفة على الأداء الوظيفي. وبناءً على ما خرجت به الدراسة من نتائج توصي بالآتي: ضرورة تطوير نظام مكافآت لجميع المؤسسات تعوّض من خلالها فقدان الفرد للمعرفة المتفردة التي يمتلكها، تعزيز الثقة لدى الموظفين بامتلاكهم القدرات والخبرات اللازمة لممارسة أنشطة التشارك في المعرفة، الاهتمام بالتوقعات التي يسعى الفرد الحصول عليها نتيجة ممارسة أنشطة التشارك في المعرفة كتوفير نظام مكافآت مادية ومعنوية يعنى بأنشطة التشارك في المعرفة، دعم الأفراد الذين يتمتعون بمساعدة الآخرين ماديًا ومعنويًا؛ تشجيعًا لهم لبذل المزيد من الجهود في مساعدة زملاءهم في تأدية المهام الوظيفية وحل المشكلات.
الكلمات المفتاحية: التشارك في المعرفة؛ النية السلوكية؛ نظرية الفعل المبرر؛ اختصاصي المعلومات؛ الأداء الوظيفي.