bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Risk factors associated with morbidity and mortality in emergency colorectal cancer resections
Authors: Kesgin Yasir Musa , Dönmez Turgut , Sürek Ahmet , Canöz Özden , Gümüşoğlu Alpen Yahya , Guzey Deniz , Karabulut Mehmet 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Introduction:
Colorectal cancer is in the third rank in the world in terms of both the number of cancer diagnoses and the cause of cancer-related death. Despite the efforts made for early diagnosis, approximately 25% of the patients are still operated under emergency conditions. The aim of our study is to investigate the risk factors associated with morbidity and mortality in patients who need emergency resection in colorectal cancer in our clinic.
Methods
Patients who underwent emergency colorectal resection in a single center between 2019 and 2022 and were histopathologically confirmed to have primary colorectal malignant neoplasm were included in this retrospective observational study. Demographics, Charlson comorbidity index, smoking and comorbidity histories, duration of surgery, tumor characteristics and stage, presence of perforation of the cases were examined. Morbidity was defined as Clavien Dindo grade III or higher complication. Risk factors for both morbidity and mortality were first evaluated with univariate analyzes. Then multivariable logistic regression tests were performed for both morbidity and mortaliy.
Results
The study was conducted with 188 patients, 119(63.3%) of whom were men. The morbidity rate was 36.1%, and the 90-day mortality rate was 23.9%. In multivariate analyzes, factors associated with morbidity risk were age (OR = 3.02, p = 0.009), ASA (OR = 1.01, p = 0.049), duration of surgery (OR = 1.01, p = 0.001), and presence of perforation (OR, 3.24, p = 0.004). Multivariate analyzes for mortality showed significant effect of age (OR, 3.23, p = 0.017), ASA (OR, 5.92, p = 0.009), duration of operation (OR, 1.01, p = 0.007) and the presence of perforation (OR, 3.01, p = 0.013).
Conclusion
Age (> 70), ASA score (≥ 3), longer operation and presence of perforation are significantly associated with both morbidity and mortality. While age and its effects do not seem as easily modifiable, perforation should be targeted to manage better. Developing algorhytms for early diagnosis, identifying high risk patients and then close perioperative follow-up and intensive treatment are essential for achieving better outcomes.
Study on Preparation of Poly Aluminum Ferric Sulfate Flocculant from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash
Authors: Zhang Tingyu , Li Jian , Dong Sihan , Liu Tiancheng , Wang Botao 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
In this study, an inorganic flocculant poly-aluminum sulfate flocculant (PAFS) was prepared with municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash. By using XRD and FTIR, the shape and structure of PAFS were examined. The effects of the polymerization duration, temperature, stirring rate, and polymerization pH on the preparation of PAFS were investigated using a single-factor flocculation experiment. It was found that the maximum removal rate of 32.75% for kaolin turbidity with a polymerization time of 60 min, stirred rate of 100 r/min, temperature of 40℃, and polymerization pH of 10. To further improve the turbidity removal effect of the PAFS, an upgraded experiment was carried out on the fly ash, FeSO4·7H2O was used as an upgraded additive in this experiment. The results showed that the upgraded flocculant had the best turbidity removal effect, which was 74.95%, under identical conditions, with the pH being 3.5 and the amount of FeSO4·7H2O added being 1g (the ratio of added FeSO4·7H2O to fly ash mass was 1:5). Additionally, it was revealed by the findings of the flocculant characterization that PAFS is a composite flocculant made up of hydroxyl groups, iron ions, and chloride ions. It was a macro molecular polymer with a network structure made of staggered molecular connections and a compact structure. In addition, adsorption bridging of high molecular iron sulfate polymers with branchlike structures is essential for the elimination of turbidity. This work offers a fresh approach to achieving "waste to waste" of MSWI fly ash.
Unsafe Behaviors among Pre-Hospital Emergency Staff in Ardabil, Iran: An Exploration of Contributing Factors
Authors: Asadi-JabehDar Reza , Dashti-Kalantar Rajab , Mehri Saeid , Mirzaei Alireza , Soola Aghil Habibi 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Objective: This study aims to investigate unsafe behaviors and their relationship with work-related factors among pre-hospital emergency staff in Ardabil province, northwestern Iran.
Background: Pre-hospital emergency staff play an essential role in delivering healthcare services and often encounter various safety incidents. Many of these safety incidents stem from unsafe behaviors, such as regulatory violations, negligence in taking preventive measures, or reckless actions. Unsafe behaviors are linked to factors such as stress, fatigue, and teamwork failures.
Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study included all pre-hospital emergency service staff. By using convenience sampling, 284 questionnaires were completed. Survey instruments included the Mearnz Unsafe Behavior Scale, Cohen Perceived Stress Scale, Michilson Fatigue Scale, and Patterson Teamwork Scale. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson's correlation coefficient, and linear regression using SPSS 16.0 software.
Results: The participants' mean score for unsafe behavior was 15.80 ± 4.77. Variables such as partner trust and shared mental models (PTSMM), physical fatigue, age, type of shift, employment status, and overtime hours per month had a significant impact on the general unsafe behavior of pre-hospital emergency staff (p<0.01). Also, variables including mild task conflict (MTC), employment status, partner trust, and shared mental models (PTSMM) significantly influenced unsafe behavior under incentives among these staff (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Work-related factors such as stress, fatigue, and failure in teamwork affect the unsafe behaviors of pre-hospital emergency workers. Establishing a culture of reporting problems and conducting surveys among staff to enhance safety and mitigate these behaviors is imperative. A significant role can be played in reducing unsafe and dangerous behaviors by developing educational programs to improve teamwork skills, schedule appropriate shifts, manage fatigue, and provide safety training to younger staff.
REVERSING CARL SCHMITT: THE STATE OF EXEMPTION IN UKRAINE, AFTER THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY 2022
Authors: Fountis Anastasios 
Published: November 2023

Carl Schmitt first talked about the idea of a state of exception, or Ausnahmezustand, in the 1920s. It takes the form of a state of emergency, but it is built on the sovereign's power to suspend the rule of law for the common good. Ukraine is going through the hardest test of its survival since it has been a unitary republic, which it is now, since 1991. This study is a way to set the stage for a discussion about its future once rule of law is in place.”The Concept of the Political” and “Political Theology” are two of Carl Schmitt’s most important works. Based on 3 sentences of pivotal importance from the 2 aforementioned works which can be used as postulates,we set up a framework for an analysis.
Development of facile field-test paper for rapid determination of iron contamination in natural water of acid sulfate soils
Authors: Tran Le Ba , Nguyen Trung Thanh , Padungthon Surapol , Huy Nguyen Nhat 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

The iron concentration in natural water of acid sulfate soils is usually determined by complicated methods of SMEWW 3111B:2017 or ISO 6332: 1988 E in the laboratory for acidified water samples at pH ∼2–3. Therefore, the rapid field determination of iron content in natural water is a very useful method because it limits the error and reduces the experimental time for analysis. In this study, we proposed, developed, and tested a rapid colorimetric analysis method based on the chemical reaction of ferric and anion thiocyanate (SCN−) ions for an iron concentration range of 0–100 mg/L with a linear equation of ΔE = 0.5955x + 2.0909 and high correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.9864. The results from 10 water samples by this method were very close to those by flame absorption spectroscopy with a difference of less than 5%. Besides the biggest advantage of rapid site testing, this method also gives quite high accuracy compared to the molecular absorption method of ISO 6332:1988 E. In addition, this new method can quantify Fe3+, Fe2+, and total iron in water, suggesting a very useful and potential method for determining the iron content of natural water from acid sulfate soils.
Harvested versus conditioned new test pieces in drinking water lead or copper corrosion testing
Authors: Cantor A. F. , Maynard J. Barry , Jacque Andrew 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

Corrosion monitoring apparatuses are important tools in drinking water distribution systems for empirically assessing effectiveness of corrosion treatment before application to the entire water system. They are also important for tracking lead or copper release in the distribution system before, during, and after a treatment strategy is in place. A major debate is whether to use test pieces of pipe harvested from the distribution system or to use conditioned new metal surfaces. Harvested and conditioned new test pieces were studied in multiple types of water systems using analysis of chemical scales, biofilms, and metals release data. It was found that both methods of testing are equally valid if procedures follow certain conditions: (1) apparatus configuration and operation are consistent, (2) properties of distribution system pipe wall accumulations are known, (3) dissolved and particulate metal fractions are determined, and (4) apparatus metal release data are correlated with residential data. The use of conditioned new test pieces, obtainable with relative ease, lowers corrosion control study costs, providing a tool for water systems of all sizes to select the most effective corrosion control strategy and to pro-actively track lead and copper release trends in the distribution system.
How do aeration mode and influent carbon/nitrogen ratio affect pollutant removal, gas emission, functional genes and bacterial community in subsurface wastewater infiltration systems?
Authors: Zhang Lei , Cao Zhixi , Yan Bingqian , Li Ziqi , Pan Jing , Fan Linlin 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

This study investigated the influences of aeration mode and influent carbon/nitrogen ratio on matrix oxygen concentration, pollutant removal, greenhouse gas emission, functional gene abundances and bacterial community in subsurface wastewater infiltration systems (SWISs). Intermittent or continuous aeration enhanced oxygen supply at 0.6 m depth in the matrix, which improved organics removal, nitrogen removal, the abundances of bacterial 16S rRNA, amoA, nxrA, narG, napA, nirK, nirS, norB, nosZ genes, bacterial community Alpha diversity, the relative abundances of Actinobacteria at 0.6 m depth, the relative abundances of Chloroflexi, Gemmatimonadetes, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes at 0.9 and 1.2 m depth and reduced CH4 and N2O conversion efficiencies, the abundance of mcrA gene with carbon/nitrogen ratio of 12 and 16 compared with non-aeration. Increased carbon/nitrogen ratio resulted in higher TN removal efficiencies and lower CH4 and N2O conversion efficiencies in aeration SWISs than those in non-aeration SWIS. Intermittent aeration SWIS obtained high removal efficiencies of 83.2, 85.4 and 90.8% for TN, NH4+ -N and COD and low conversion efficiency of 0.21 and 0.65% for N2O and CH4 with optimal carbon/nitrogen ratio of 12. However, high TN (82.6%), NH4+ -N (84.9%) and COD (92.2%) removal efficiencies and low CH4 (0.67%) and N2O (0.23%) conversion efficiencies were achieved in continuous aeration SWIS with carbon/nitrogen ratio of 16.
The Function and Modification of Human Defensin 5
Authors: Chang Xin-Yue , Zhang Meng-Wei , Zhang Lin-Jie , Chai Lian-Qin 
Published: November 2023

Abstract:
The antibacterial and antiviral functions of human defensin 5 lay the foundation for its
role as a core host protective component. In addition, HD5 also has the function of inhibiting tumor
proliferation and immune regulation. However, everything has two sides; cytotoxic and proinflammatory
properties may exist, while HD5 performs physiological functions. Accordingly, the
modification and engineering of HD5 are particularly important. Therefore, this review summarizes
the role of HD5 in various aspects of host defense, as well as modification of HD5 to ameliorate
the biological activity, with a view to promoting the clinical use of HD5.
Sistem Komunikasi Pengembangan Literasi Budaya Batak Toba di Rumah Belajar Sianjur Mulamula
Authors: Samosir Elisabet Marthawati 
Published: November 2023

The communication system in the view of Niklas Luhmann is an orientation between systems in an environment to respond to complexity in an environment. Initially Rumah Belajar Sianjur Mulamula as an environment formed a communication system as a response of various systems to the complexity that occurred. The system formed is in accordance with the quintuple helix, namely the education system, economic system, natural environment system, culture-based and media based society system, and political system. The systems that respond most actively are the education system and the economic system. The complexity in the Rumah Belajar Sianjur Mulamula, at first, can be seen from the main conflict that arose due to the shift in the main value of the learning house, namely the educational system to become the interests of the economic system. The complexity is getting higher due to other systems not responding to balance the communication system. This study is a qualitative research with a descriptive approach. The theory used is Niklas Luhmann's system theory. To obtain data, researchers conducted interviews by participant observation.
Power relations through the prism of critical discourse analysis and systemic functional grammar
Authors: Avdagić Kemal , Džanić Mirza 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The paper aims to evaluate the role of language in a specific socio-political context. It offers a critical approach and evaluation of the political statements of the European Union representatives regarding the process of the accession of Bosnia and Hercegovina to the European Union. The focus of the linguistic investigation is on the identification of language structures that participate in the development of communicative models that enable the establishment of power relations between participating entities. The linguistic data is obtained through systemic functional grammar and evaluated using critical discourse analysis.
Convergence estimates of semi-exponential operators associated with 1 + x
2
Authors: Malik Neha 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Certain convergence estimates for the semi-exponential operators associated with 1 + x
2 are established including weighted approximation, a direct result involving classical modulus of continuity and quantitative Voronovskaya-type theorem in weighted spaces. Initially, the moments are obtained following a recurrence relation for these operators and then some direct results are estimated.
Deus Inimicus: Divine Word and Hostile Divine Presence in the Book of Jeremiah
Authors: Fabrikant-Burke Olga 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
This article makes the case that the Jeremianic tradition construes the divine word as a mode of divine presence—indeed, a locus of hostile divine presence. This oft-neglected biblical conceptualisation of divine presence has the potential to call into question our submerged assumptions about the nature of divine presence, absence, and hiddenness. The investigation traces the echoes of the mīs pî pīt pî rituals in Jeremiah 1 as well as the relationship between the word of Yhwh and the written word. The book of Jeremiah itself emerges as an embodiment of hostile divine presence. Jeremiah’s Deus Inimicus mysteriously abides in the Jeremianic scroll.
Philosophy of Love and the Hiddenness Argument
Authors: Price Randall J. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
J.L. Schellenberg and likeminded philosophers have offered a compelling argument against the existence of God known as the hiddenness argument. The idea that a loving God would not permit nonresistant nonbelief seems intuitive at first. Many theists have provided strong rebuttals to the hiddenness argument, attacking one or more of its controversial premises. I attempt to provide a new way forward in rebutting the hiddenness argument by challenging the assumed understanding of love that motivates many of the intuitions behind the hiddenness argument. I offer objections to the account of love that Schellenberg uncritically assumes and applies to divine-human relationships, and then go on to reconstruct the hiddenness argument with other accounts of love that are offered in contemporary philosophical literature discussion. In each case, the hiddenness argument is rendered unsuccessful. Throughout the essay, I comment on the theological merits of these various accounts of love as they are applied to divine-human relationships in order to show that, while not all of them are equally viable, Christian theists have several plausible ways of avoiding the conclusion of the hiddenness argument by adopting a different account of divine love.
Bildungsdaten: Datenlücken durch ein Bildungsverlaufsregister schließen
Authors: Hertweck Friederike , Isphording Ingo E. , Matthewes Sönke H. , Schneider Kerstin , Katharina Spieß C. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Evidence-based education policy needs comprehensive data. Education economists of the Verein für Socialpolitik call for the implementation of a longitudinal education register in Germany to understand the complex interrelationships of education systems. The education register should cover all levels of formal education and include data on student performance in order to close a serious data gap in Germany. The statement also calls for regular access to this data for independent research. Once implemented, the education register should enable linking with other data sources, for example from the labour market, tax and health records, in order to be able to analyse the long-term effects of education. By establishing a longitudinal education register, Germany would finally catch up with established standards of other European countries, creating a resource where education register data not only exists, but are available for researchers and can be linked with other data.
Regionaldaten: Verknüpfungen ermöglichen
Authors: Bauer Thomas K. , Gathmann Christina , Helm Ines , Raffer Christian , Siegloch Sebastian , Schaffner Sandra , Lichter Andreas 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Regional disparities are pronounced and persistent. Regional data of high quality are needed to improve the understanding of the origins and consequences of regional disparities and the effectiveness of regional policies through empirical analysis. Against the background of existing problems with regard to both the access to and the provision of high-quality regional data, this paper derives recommendations for action to improve the supply of regional data for the purpose of scientific analyses.
Collaboration in the Tea Supply Chain in Phu Tho Province, Vietnam
Authors: Tran Tuan Anh  , Vu Quang Hai  
Published: November 2023

The study's objective is to study the factors affecting the supply chain cooperation of tea in Phu Tho province. The study used Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to test the 258 data and hypotheses. Data are collected from tea producers, wholesalers, and retailers in Phu Tho province, Vietnam. Research has given five factors affecting cooperation:

Information sharing,
Policies,
Collaborative culture,
Collaborative strategies, and
Trust

From there, the study proposes several solutions to strengthen the collaboration of all components in the tea supply chain in Phu Tho in particular and in Vietnam in general.
Recognition and Mentorship as Contributors to Retention in Academia: A Case of Non-Teaching Staff of Universities in Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Dr. Ngozi C. Uwannah  , Ayokunle E. Fadairo  
Published: November 2023

The assessment of recognition and mentorship as determinants of retention among non-teaching staff of universities in Ogun state, Nigeria, is a worthwhile venture that cannot be overemphasized since organizations need to retain experienced and qualified staff to achieve their goals.
This study, therefore, investigated the influence of recognition and mentorship on the retention of non-teaching staff in universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised 218 non-teaching staff selected from two universities using random sampling techniques. Three self-developed instruments were used for data collection, namely: recognition, mentorship and retention questionnaires, which were subjected to pilot study with a reliability coefficient of 0.80. Data were analyzed with both descriptive (simple percentages) and inferential statistics (chi-square). The findings showed a significant relative contribution of employee recognition and mentorship on retention, while a significant combined contribution of recognition and mentorship on retention of non-teaching staff was recorded. This suggests that recognition and mentorship programs can serve as effective retention strategies for non-teaching staff in universities. The study highlights the importance of considering factors such as recognition and mentorship in retaining employees in organizations. Based on the above findings, it was recommended that there is a need for the universities' administrators to ensure that recognition packages are provided adequately for their staff members. This would engender feelings of satisfaction among them to ensure that they remain with the institution and give their best. Also, there should be formalized and on-going mentoring in universities so that non-teaching staff can experience career mobility.