bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
STUDENTS’ AWARENESS, EXPECTATIONS, AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY: A CASE STUDY IN AN ORDINARY UNIVERSITY IN CHINA
Authors: Zhao Wanxia , Zou Yonghua 
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT
Students’ concern for sustainability is an important force in promoting green university initiatives. Although most of China’s college students attend ordinary universities, the extant literature regarding China’s green universities is limited to top-tier universities. Based on a case study, this research aims to explore the practice of the greening efforts of an ordinary university through surveying the students’ awareness, expectations, and perceptions about sustainability. This research finds that the students are aware of sustainability to a fair extent, but their awareness comes more from non-university factors (e.g., family education) than university factors. Furthermore, while students have high expectations regarding the university’s efforts to promote sustainability, their perceptions indicate that the university’s sustainability-related performance is poor. This research concludes that China’s ordinary universities need to bridge the gap between students’ expectations and perceptions, which they can do by responding to students’ concerns and by supporting bottom-up approaches of policymaking.
Assessment of risk factors among cardiovascular patients: A WHO STEPS approach in Bangladesh
Authors: Hasan Towhid , Sultana Marjia , Purba Nafisa Habib , Shill Lincon Chandra , Rahman Mahmudur , Lashkar Md. Asaduzzaman , Hasan Md. Kamrul 
Published: December 2023

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have already become the leading cause of death in Bangladesh. Hence, the purpose of the study was to identify the prevalence and determinants of NCDs risk factors among cardiovascular patients in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 355 cardiovascular patients, aged 18 years and above visiting several tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh. A validated, structured WHO NCD STEPS questionnaire was utilized to collect information including blood glucose level and lipid profile. Among patients, 58.9% were males and 41.1% females. Tobacco use was observed in 28.7% of the patients and only 1.7% consumed alcohol. Low levels of physical activity were recorded among 44.5% of the participants. Most of the subjects (83.1%) consumed an insufficient amount of fruits and vegetables. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 41.7% and raised blood pressure was noted among 56.9% of participants. Only 1.7% of respondents were reported to be free from any selected NCDs risk factors. The present study showed a high prevalence of NCDs risk factors among cardiovascular patients and demands a multisectoral approach by the government and other stakeholders to lessen the impact of NCDs.
Sentido do ser como interrogação pelos pressupostos do existir humano
Authors: Seibt Cezar Luís 
Published: December 2023

O texto pretende mostrar a importância do projeto heideggeriano de desconstrução da Metafísica, que comporta o desafio de relembrar do esquecimento do ser em função da tendência do ser humano se habituar e acomodar a um projeto histórico em realização. Reavivar a pergunta pelo ser tem, nesse sentido, o potencial de liberar a energia e a criatividade que ficam retidas e cristalizadas na normalização da tradição que toma como medida o ente e não o ser. Nascemos, crescemos e nos tornamos o que somos a partir de uma realidade instaurada num determinado tempo e lugar. Tendemos a perder contato com as origens e a condição finita dessa configuração histórica que nos abriga. Reatar a relação com o originário apresenta o potencial de libertar nossos comportamentos e compreensões da forma mecânica e automática do cotidiano. Junto com a questão do ser, Heidegger se interroga pela compreensão de tempo que guia a Metafísica. Ser é compreendido a partir do tempo como presença e não como movimento, como transcurso que caracteriza o existir humano. Enfatizamos a relação que se estabelece entre o ser e a questão do tempo, da historicidade, da finitude, visando mostrar as implicações dessa relação na existência humana. Compreendido a partir da diferença entre ser e ente, o ser humano resgata sua humanidade (seu Dasein, ser-aí), se liberta da fixação nas determinações históricas nas quais já sempre se encontra e abre-se para o ser-possível. Perguntar pelo ser e pelo tempo tem a ver com morar novamente na proximidade do inaugural, da experiência que não se fecha nas conquistas e explicações, mas as funda e possibilita. Em outras palavras, perguntar pelo ser tem o sentido de voltar a atenção para os pressupostos que configuram o existir humano em sua historicidade.
Liver dysfunction in children with scrub typhus: association with severity of illness and outcome
Authors: Kumar Sandeep , Manda Sai Sowmya , Shashidhara Sowmya , Kini Pushpa , Aroor Shrikiran , Mundkur Suneel 
Published: December 2023

Background: Liver dysfunction is a common finding in children with scrub typhus. Adult literature has found a significant association between the extent of liver dysfunction and severity of illness and outcome. However, very few studies are available on children.Objectives: To study the extent of liver dysfunction in children with scrub typhus and its association with severity of illness and outcome.Method: It was a retrospective descriptive study conducted on children diagnosed with scrub typhus admitted to a tertiary care centre in south India from January 2016 to December 2020. Children from 1 month to 18 years of age were included. Demographic data, clinical details, laboratory parameters, course of illness and outcome data were collected and analysed. Results: Study population included 143 cases of scrub typhus. Mean age of the study population was 8.4 ± 4.4 years with a male: female ratio of 1.2:1. Fever was present in 100%, myalgia in 54.5%, decreased appetite in 54.5%, jaundice in 8.4% and hepatomegaly in 71.3% of children. Abnormal liver function tests were present in 75.5% children. Elevated aspartate transaminase (AST) was seen in 75.5%, elevated alanine transaminase (ALT) in 67.1%, hypoalbuminaemia in 47.5% and severe hypoalbuminaemia (<2.5g/dL) in 29.4%. Complications included meningitis (13.3%), shock (7.6%), meningoencephalitis (2.7%) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (2%). There were 2 (1.3%) deaths. Children with complications had higher AST (p <0.01), ALT (p = 0.018), low serum albumin (p<0.001) and prolonged international normalised ratio (INR) (p =0.003).Conclusions: Abnormal liver function tests were present in 75.5% of children with scrub typhus. Children with complications of scrub typhus had significantly higher median AST levels, ALT levels, low serum albumin levels and prolonged INR compared to children with no complications
The Efficiency of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma in Pediatric Patients with Blunt Torso Trauma
Authors: Inci Ozlem , Altuncı Yusuf Ali , Can Ozge , Akarca Funda Karbek , Ersel Murat 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Introduction:
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) has attracted attention for its use in the detection of intra-abdominal pathology for pediatric patients. However, computed tomography (CT) remains the gold standard for the assessment of blunt torso trauma. The study examines the effectiveness of FAST both in the detection of intra-abdominal pathology in pediatric patients (<19 years) with blunt torso trauma and in the determination of the need for CT for further examination.

Methods:
The study was designed as a retrospective observational investigation of diagnostic value. The pediatric patients who were admitted to the Emergency Department with blunt torso trauma between January 2013 and October 2016 were included in the study. The sample of the study comprised 255 patients who met the inclusion criteria. The primary outcome was the effectiveness of FAST in the detection of intra-abdominal pathology and the determination of the need for CT. The secondary outcome was to identify the agreement between CT and FAST for intra-abdominal injuries. The Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used for comparisons. A logistic regression model was developed to determine the variables that independently affect the agreement between FAST and CT.

Results:
FAST was determined to have low sensitivity (20.3%) despite its high specificity (87%). However; FAST had a good negative likelihood ratio. There was a poor agreement between CT and FAST in terms of the presence of both intra-abdominal and intrathoracic injuries in pediatric patients with blunt trunk trauma. The error rate of FAST increased by five-fold, especially in the presence of concomitant thorax trauma. However, FAST had a good negative likelihood ratio.

Conclusion:
FAST should not be regarded as an equivalent tool to CT for pediatric patients with blunt torso trauma. It is, instead, a noteworthy complementary tool that is a negative predictor.
Influence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Bystander-victim Relationship on the Willingness of Laypeople and Health-care Providers to Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Authors: Boonmak Suhattaya , Mitsungnern Thapanawong , Boonmak Pimmada , Boonmak Polpun 
Published: December 2023

Introduction:
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) reduces mortality from out.of.hospital cardiac arrest. The willingness to perform CPR (W-CPR) is also critical. Uncertain effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on W-CPR were reported. Our objectives aim to examine W-CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the influence of the bystander-victim relationship, bystander characteristics, and CPR background on the W-CPR of laypeople and healthcare providers (HCPs).

Methods:
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between August 2020 and November 2020 among Thai laypeople and HCPs. A structured questionnaire was given to volunteers as an online survey. We recorded W-Conventional CPR (W-C-CPR), W-Compression.only CPR (W-CO-CPR), chest compression, automated external defibrillator (AED), mouth.to.mouth, face shield, and pocket mask ventilation on family members (FMs), acquaintances, and strangers during the study (pandemic) and in nonpandemic situation and analyzed.

Results:
We included 419 laypeople and 716 HCPs. During the pandemic, laypeople expressed less willingness in all interventions (P < 0.05) except W-CO-CPR in FMs and AED in FMs and acquaintances. HCPs were less willing to any interventions (P < 0.05). Laypeople showed comparable W-C-CPR and W-CO-CPR between FMs and acquaintances but less among strangers (P < 0.05). HCPs' W-CPR differed significantly depending on their relationship (P < 0.05), except W-CO-CPR between FMs and acquaintances. CPR self.efficacy, single marital status, CPR experience, and HCPs reported higher W-CO-CPR in FMs.

Conclusion:
Participants were less W-CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic on all recipients (laypeople: 2.8%–21.0%, HCPs: 7.6%–31.2%), except for laypeople with FMs. The recipient's relationship was more critical in W-C-CPR than in W-CO-CPR, especially in HCPs.
REBANA MANGKUK DI KAMPUNG FELDA KEMAHANG 3 TANAH MERAH KELANTAN: SATU KAJIAN ORGANOLOGI
Authors: NOORAZIDIN MUHAMMAD NUR ASYRAAF , RAJA HALID RAJA ISKANDAR 
Published: December 2023

Rebana mangkuk adalah salah satu seni persembahan yang unik yang terdapat di negeri Kelantan. Ia mula dipersembahkan semenjak beberapa dekad yang lalu di Felda Kemahang 3 Tanah Merah, Kelantan. Walaupun baharu jika hedak dibandingkan dengan persembahan lain seperti makyong dan wayang kulit, rebana mangkuk telah menjadi satu persembahan penting dan simbol identiti masyarakat kampung ini. Keunikan kesenian ini bukan sahaja dari aspek persembahan tetapi juga pembuatan alat muzik, iaitu rebana mangkuk itu sendiri. Berdasarkan temubual dan pemerhatian, artikel ini adalah satu kajian organologi tentang proses pembuatan rebana mangkuk yang hanya terdapat di Tanah Merah, Kelantan. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa pembuatan rebana mangkuk, sebagai alat paluan satu muka, di bawah kategori membranofon, adalah satu proses adaptasi persekitaran yang menggunakan daya kreativiti yang tinggi. Artikel ini adalah satu dokumentasi penting di dalam pemeliharan seni persembahan rebana mangkuk untuk generasi akan datang.

Rebana Mangkuk is a unique performing art found in Kelantan. It has been performed for the past several decades at Felda Kemahang 3 Tanah Merah, Kelantan. Although relatively new as compared to other performances such as makyong and wayang kulit, rebana mangkuk has become an important art form and a symbol of identity for this village. The uniqueness of this art is not only from the aspect of performance but also in the making of its instrument, namely the rebana mangkuk itself. Based on interviews and observations, this article is an organological study on the process of making rebana mangkuk that can only be found in Tanah Merah, Kelantan. The results of the study found that making a rebana mangkuk, as a single-faced percussion instrument, under the category of membranophone, is a process of environmental adaptation that uses a high level of creativity. This article is an important documentation in preserving the art of rebana mangkuk performance for future generations.
THE IMPACT ON DECISION MAKING OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG TECHNICAL STUDENTS
Authors: WAN MUDA WAN HANIM NADRAH , AB. HALIM FAZLINDA , ISA KHAIRUNESA , WAN HASSAN WAN AZRUL SHAFUAN 
Published: December 2023

For many students, COVID-19 has created new barriers to obtaining a degree while also making existing restrictions more difficult to overcome. COVID-19 has had a financial, academic, and emotional toll on individuals who are already seeking a degree. However, preliminary research suggests that these effects differ for students who had the greatest barriers to joining and remaining in institutions prior to the pandemic, particularly those from historically impoverished and marginalised populations. This study investigates the financial management practices among technical students in Malaysia’s Higher Institution of during COVID-19 pandemic. 610 students were given a survey questionnaire by way of basic random sample techniques covering TVET public university, polytechnics, and community college. The tools encompass the knowledge, literacy, and attitude components of the financial management construct. The results demonstrate that technical students average highly in financial understanding. The two concepts of planning and financial management are closely related. Students should manage their funds effectively and learn how to spend money sensibly if they want to succeed in the hard world that lies ahead.

Bagi kebanyakan pelajar, COVID-19 telah mencipta halangan baru untuk memperoleh ijazah dan juga menjadikan sekatan yang ada lebih sukar untuk diatasi. COVID-19 telah memberi kesan kewangan, akademik, dan emosi kepada individu yang sudah memiliki ijazah. Walau bagaimanapun, penyelidikan awal menunjukkan bahawa kesan ini berbeza bagi pelajar yang mempunyai halangan terbesar untuk menetap di institusi sebelum wabak, terutama dari populasi yang miskin dan terpinggir. Kajian ini menyiasat amalan pengurusan kewangan dalam kalangan pelajar teknikal di Institusi Tinggi Malaysia semasa pandemi COVID-19. Seramai 610 pelajar diberi soal selidik melalui teknik sampel rawak mudah yang merangkumi universiti awam (Technical and Vocational Education) TVET, politeknik, dan kolej komuniti. Soal selidik ini merangkumi pengetahuan, literasi, dan komponen sikap dalam pengurusan kewangan. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahawa pelajar teknikal rata-rata sangat memahami kewangan. Kedua-dua konsep perancangan dan pengurusan kewangan berkait rapat antara satu sama lain. Kajian ini diharapkan agar pelajar harus menguruskan dana mereka dengan berkesan dan belajar bagaimana membelanjakan wang dengan bijak sekiranya mereka ingin berjaya dalam dunia yang semakin sukar pada masa akan datang.
Increasing the yield and quality indicators of eincorn grain by optimizing cultivation technology in the central part of the North Caucasus
Authors: Nazranov K. M. , Mamsirov N. I. , Mamedov K. S. , Gadieva A. A. , Perfilieva N. I. 
Published: December 2023

The dynamics of growThe main goal of the research was to find possible methods for improving the elements of agricultural technology for cultivating spring wheat (eincorn) in the conditions of the foothill zone of Kabardino-Balkaria. The research was carried out in 2019-2022 in accordance with B.A. Dospehov’s Field Experience Methodology [1, p. 41-46]. As a result, it was established that the dynamics of plant growth and development were directly related to unequal growing conditions. The timing of sowing significantly affects the water and temperature mode of eincorn. The change in the level of mineral nutrition of eincorn plants was quite convincing depending on the predecessor. The duration of developmental phases in the initial periods of plant growth and development varied, while the difference at the initial stage was quite noticeable, but later decreased, but persisted until harvesting. It was established that a delay in sowing einсorn led to a decrease in crop productivity by 30%. Optimizing the place of eincorn in crop rotation could increase yield by 0.59 t/ha. The weight of 1000 seeds, filminess, crude protein content and gross protein yield per hectare were higher when sowing early after fertilized peas.All quality indicators deteriorated when sowing was delayed. Protein content was reduced by 1.2% and 10.9%. The dependence of this indicator on the predecessor was not very high and ranged from 1.2 to 1.9% when the predecessor was peas and it was re-sowing. In terms of protein productivity per hectare, the best results were obtained in the early sowing option, where the predecessors were corn for silage and peas, in the fertilized version amounted to 348.2 kg/ha. The grain quality tended to increase, and, therefore, grain completeness in the early stages after the predecessors of peas and corn increased as well.
Erkek Behçet Hastalarında Hormon Düzeyleri
Authors: SEZER Tuna , ALTINYAZAR Hilmi Cevdet , KOCA Rafet , SOLAK TEKİN Nilgün , ÇINAR Saniye 
Published: December 2023

Amaç: Behçet hastalığı (BH), etiyopatogenezi tam olarak bilinmeyen kronik, relapslarla seyreden sistemik inflamatuvar bir hastalıktır. Hastalığın daha çok cinsel aktif dönemde başlaması ve erkeklerde daha şiddetli klinik seyir göstermesi nedeniyle çalışmamızda erkek hastalarda hipotalamo-hipofizer-gonadal aksı değerlendirmeyi uygun gördük.
Hastalar ve yöntem: Çalışmamıza 25 erkek Behçet hastası ve 22 sağlıklı erkek dahil edildi. Bu amaçla hastalarda ve sağlıklı bireylerde prolaktin, seks hormonu bağlayan globulin (SHBG), kortizol, östradiol, serbest ve total testosteron, androstenedion, dehidroepiandrosteron (DHEA), dehidroepiandrosteron sülfat (DHEAS) ve gonadotropin salgılatıcı hormon (GnRH) testine folikül stimüle eden hormon (FSH) ve luteinize hormon (LH) cevaplarına bakıldı ve sonuçlar karşılaştırıldı.
Bulgular: Her iki grup arasında hormon düzeyleri incelendiğinde, hasta grubunda östradiol düzeyleri (36,80±14,70 pg/ml) kontrol grubuna (29,30±9,15 pg/ml) göre anlamlı olarak (p=0,045) daha yüksek bulundu. Hasta grubunda DHEA düzeyleri(13,74±7,96 ng/ml) kontrol grubuna (18,36±7,12 ng/ml) göre anlamlı olarak (p=0,043) daha düşük tespit edilmiştir. Diğer hormonlar açısından gruplar arasında anlamlı fark yoktu.
Sonuç: BH’nin etyopatogenezi ile ilişkili olarak hormonların ve hipotalomo-hipofizer-gonadal aksın olası rolünü daha iyi değerlendirmek amacıyla özellikle hastalık aktivitesini de dikkate alan daha geniş serili çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.
N-Power Programme and Youth Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria: An Assessment
Authors: Nnaeto Japhet Olusadum , Nwambuko Temple C. 
Published: December 2023

The research work assessed the N-Power Programme and youth entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the extent the N-Power Programme has fared well in promoting youth entrepreneurship in Nigeria; to examine the impact of the N- Power programme on youth entrepreneurship development in Nigeria; and to identify the challenges faced by N- power Programme in promoting youth entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. The study applied a descriptive survey research design with questionnaire as the main instrument for data collection. The population of the study was the 2,023 staff of the National Social Investment Programme in Enugu State and the beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme in Enugu State. The sample population derived via the application of Taro Yamani sample size determination formula was 334. The data collected via questionnaire were analyzed using tables and percentages, while the hypotheses were tested using the chi-square statistical tool. The findings of the study revealed inter alia; N-Power Programme has fared well in promoting youth entrepreneurship in Nigeria; N-Power Programme has impacted positively on youth entrepreneurship development in Nigeria; and Systemic hiccups among others served as challenges of N-Power Programme in Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study recommended the following: competent personnel should be employed to implement the Programme; cordial relationship between the Federal Government, State and the citizens especially in areas of youth entrepreneurship development programmes should be enhanced so that the N-Power Programme objectives and goals would be achieved; and that participants should be well motivated in their various work schedules because workers have the tendency to increase productivity when duly motivated.
palacio de la risa (1995): Residuos constelados de nación y significaciones desde el cuerpo individual
Authors: Albornoz Toloza Valentina 
Published: December 2023

El presente artículo pretende argumentar cómo la narrativa de El palacio de la risa (1995) proyecta residuos alegóricos provocados por dispositivos de violencia. Estos, a su vez, se relacionan con la historia individual y nacional que envuelve al narrador. Dicha lectura se nutre de las teorías sobre la violencia de Byung-Chul Han (2016) y Wolfang Sofsky (2006), además de la visión alegórica de la historia de Walter Benjamin y aportes de los estudiosos asociados a la teoría de las ruinas
Rostros afectivos como paisajes en las películas peruanas, Rosa Chumbe (2015) y Magallanes (2015)
Authors: Moscoso-Garay Marcos 
Published: December 2023

En este ensayo se analiza el uso de los rostros como paisajes en Rosa Chumbe (2015) y Magallanes (2015) de los cineastas peruanos Jonatan Relayze y Salvador del Solar. Éstos, a lo largo de sus tramas muestran, de manera indirecta y directa, las consecuencias políticas y sociales de décadas pasadas en la sociedad peruana. Sobre todo, las secuelas que trajeron para algunas mujeres, las políticas antisubversivas y el estado de excepción que el gobierno peruano impuso en los años 90 para tratar de controlar los movimientos armados (Sendero Luminoso y el Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru). Sostengo que estos directores transmiten en sus rostros transformados en paisajes una secuencia de cambios de cualidades o estados afectivos que problematizan la situación de las mujeres víctimas del sistema. En ese sentido, se condensan dos miradas diferentes sobre el pasado, el presente y el futuro de los protagonistas. Así, el paisaje de rostros en primer plano toma centralidad para intentar comprender el entramado de la compleja sociedad peruana de inicios del nuevo siglo. Basándonos en los trabajos sobre paisaje cinematográfico de Martín Lefebvre (2006, 2011), Graeme Harper y Johnathan Rayner (2010, 2013); y el trabajo de Gilles Deleuze (1983) acerca de estudios sobre el cine, analizo las estrategias narrativas y cinematográficas empleadas por estos cineastas para convertir los rostros femeninos en paisajes y, de esta manera, comprender las diferentes miradas de la sociedad peruana.