bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Reducing restraint on residents in Hong Kong care home settings
Authors: Kwok Timothy , Ho Florence , Wong Bel , Cheng Tobi 
Published: October 2023

Reducing restraint on residents in Hong Kong care home settings
Individuals from the Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing discuss reducing using restraint on residents in Hong Kong care home settings. Restraint use among residents in care home settings could be significantly reduced by implementing a multi-component restraint reduction programme, a research study conducted by Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing (JCCPA) said. (1) The study involved the implementation of a comprehensive programme over 12 months. The programme included staff training, examination of current care practices, environmental design modifications, monthly case conferences, and support from multidisciplinary experts. Implemented in two care homes, the programme demonstrated a significant 30% reduction in restraints. One of the primary reasons for employing restraints, fall prevention from chairs, was also significantly reduced following the implementation of the restraint reduction programme.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Mentoring, Reflection, and Student Engagement: Initial Findings from a Liberal Arts Pilot Study
Authors: Fatzinger Jim B. 
Published: October 2023

A Research Working Group conducted as part of an American Council on Education (ACE) Learning Laboratory (2022) concluded that “mentoring relationships are fundamentally developmental and learner-centered.” These relationships are “distinct from other meaningful relationships in that they: (1) Promote academic, social, personal, cultural, and career-focused learning and development in intentional, sustained, and integrative ways, (2) Evolve over time, becoming more reciprocal and mutually beneficial, [and] (3) Are individualized, attending to mentees’ developing strengths and shifting needs, mentors’ expertise, and all members’ identities.” In addition, application of Gallup’s “Big Six” College Experiences Linked to Life Preparedness further supports these findings. This pilot project, a collaboration between the School of Business and School of Education at a selective Liberal Arts Institution, presents the initial findings from the Instructor of Record and Peer Mentors in BUS1110: Gateway to Business courses. These initial findings might be utilized by readers as a way of augmenting and/or enhancing classroom learning applicable in their own courses with the goal of preparing students for what Ted Mitchell, President, ACE in Weaver et al. (2023), refers to as “a world of uncertainty, imperfect information,” at times, “unrelenting pressure…” The application of “real world insights” enhances students’ intellectual development and classroom pedagogical approaches.
NEW PROJECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE DPRK
Authors: Котилко Валерий Валентинович 
Published: October 2023

Статья посвящена анализу правовых, инновационных, экономических и геополитических направлений сотрудничества России и КНДР
The article is devoted to the analysis of legal, innovative, economic and geopolitical areas of cooperation between Russia and the DPRK
KINETICS OF QUANTITATIVE CHANGES IN THE CARBOHYDRATE COMPLEX OF TOBACCO DURING IT`S FERMENTATION
Authors: Карманов Денис Александрович , Лёзный Валерий Владимирович , Моисеев Игорь Викторович 
Published: October 2023

В работе представлены результаты исследований по изучению кинетики химических процессов углеводного комплекса трубочного табака. Для получения кинетических зависимостей был проведён количественный анализ образцов табака на содержание углеводов методом ВЭЖХ с рефрактометрическим детектором. Аппроксимация кинетических зависимостей показала, что процессы с участием углеводов характерны для химических реакций нулевого порядка.
The paper presents the results of studies on the kinetics of enzymatic quantitative changes in the carbohydrate complex of pipe tobacco. To obtain kinetic dependences, a quantitative analysis of tobacco samples for carbohydrate content was carried out by HPLC with a refractometric detector. Approximation of kinetic dependences has shown that enzymatic processes involving carbohydrates are characteristic of zero-order chemical reactions.
Opportunities to use operations research methods to develop economic performance: a case study of a sample of companies listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange
Authors: Dr. teacher Ahmed Shaker Mahmoud  
Published: October 2023

The productive and banking institutions seek to exert all possible efforts to develop their competitive capabilities by meeting the basic needs of their customers in a way that achieves the best possible allocation of their available resources and maximizes the present value of their future profit flows. The research aims to achieve the foregoing by strengthening all the elements related to developing the capabilities of decision-makers and the skills of the workforce, developing and stabilizing the organization's relations with suppliers, and consolidating its position within the added value chains locally and internationally. In view of the continuous interest in employing operations research methods in decision-making and enhancing the performance of business sectors in the world, the scientific addition to this research was characterized by clarifying the need to present the most prominent opportunities and challenges associated with the use of these methods in productive and banking institutions in Iraq. The theoretical side of the study included the presentation of concepts related to evaluating the economic performance of companies and some models of operations research and the historical development of their use in decision-making. The applied side included evaluating the economic performance of Iraqi companies and diagnosing its development opportunities using some operations research models through the use of some performance indicators for a sample of six companies listed within the Iraq Stock Exchange divided into two companies from each of three sectors, which are banks, services and industry to diagnose the reality of its performance with the presentation of some applicable models in it, , in addition to a statement the most prominent challenges that may face the efforts of those who seek to implement it in order to determine the requirements necessary to employ it in practice and in a manner that achieves the interests of all relevant parties such as, including shareholders, lenders, banking institutions, consumers, workers and suppliers. The results of the study showed the possibility of developing capabilities to use operations research models in evaluating the performance of Iraqi companies and enhancing the requirements of sustainable development in the knowledge economy.
İklim Değişikliği ile Mücadele ve Uyumda Yerel Yönetimlerin Rolü: Türkiye’de Seçilmiş Büyükşehir Belediyeleri Örneği
Authors: Yılmaztürk Aysun 
Published: October 2023

Çevre kirliliği, iklim değişikliği ve küresel ısınma ile ilgili sorunlar dünya gündemindeki yerini korumaktadır. İklim değişikliği ve küresel ısınma ile mücadele konusu tüm dünyayı etkileme potansiyeli nedeniyle yerel, ulusal ve uluslararası olmak üzere çeşitli düzeylerde ele alınmayı gerektirmektedir. Dünya nüfusunun çoğunluğunun kentsel bölgelerde yaşadığı düşünüldüğünde, kentler bir yandan sera gazı salınımlarının en yoğun olduğu bölgeler olarak iklim değişikliği sürecini hızlandırırken, öte yandan yıkıcı etkilerine en fazla maruz kalan yerleşim alanları olacağından asıl mücadelenin yerel düzeyde gerçekleşeceği düşünülmektedir. Bu nedenle yerel yönetimler iklim değişikliği ile mücadelede ön plana çıkmaktadır. İklim değişikliğinin kentler üzerindeki etkilerinin en aza indirilmesi mücadelesi, planlamaların yapılması ve izlenecek politikaların belirlenmesini gerektirdiğinden, yerel yönetimlerin esas olarak azaltım ve uyum tedbirleri planlayıp hayata geçirdikleri görülmektedir. Yerel düzeyde belediyelerin çevre koruma ve iklim değişikliği (ÇKİD) ile mücadele için azaltım ve uyum amacına yönelik faaliyetleri gerçekleştirirken ayırdıkları bütçenin büyüklüğü, eylem planlarında yer alan hedefler ile uygulama arasında büyük bir fark oluşmaması açısından önemlidir. Türkiye’nin iklim değişikliğinden en çok etkilenecek ülkelerden biri olarak, bu sorunla mücadele kapsamında uluslararası anlaşmalara taraf bir ülke olarak hem ulusal düzeyde hem de yerel düzeyde belirlenen hedefler doğrultusunda yapılan harcamaları, uygulanan politikaların bütçelere nasıl yansıdığını göstermesi bakımından önemlidir.
Bu kitapta seçilmiş 10 büyükşehir belediyesinin 2018-2022 yıllarına ait performans programları ayrı ayrı ele alınarak, tüm harcama kalemleri içinden ÇKİD ile ilgili faaliyet alanlarına ait harcamalar ayrıştırılmıştır. Bu harcamalar azaltım, uyum, atık ve diğer çevre başlıkları altında sınıflandırılmış; toplam ÇKİD bütçesi içindeki oranları hesaplanarak tablolar halinde düzenlenmiştir. Böylece ÇKİD için ayırdıkları bütçenin ne kadarının sera gazı salınımını azaltım, ne kadarının iklim değişikliğinin sonuçlarına uyum, ne kadarının atık yönetimi ve çevre ile ilgili oldukları tasnif edilerek seçilmiş 10 büyükşehir belediyesinin ÇKİD bütçeleri karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Amaç, Türkiye’de yerel yönetimlerin iklim değişikliği ile mücadele kapsamında hem geleneksel görev ve sorumluluklarını hem de uluslararası yükümlülüklerini yerine getirirken ayırdıkları bütçenin nasıl harcandığını 2018-2022 yıllarını kapsayan 5 yıllık periyotta seçilmiş 10 büyükşehir belediyesi verileri üzerinden değerlendirmektir.
IMPLEMENTASI PENERAPAN SISTEM INFORMASI PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DAERAH (STUDI KASUS PADA KANTOR BPBD MURATARA
Authors: Permadi Rahmat , Yusuf Muhamad , Sari Dian Wulan 
Published: October 2023

Rumusan masalah penelitian ini adalah bagaimana penerapan sistem informasi pemerintah daerah dalam meningkatkan kinerja pengelolaan keuangan daerah pada kantor BPBD Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara. Penelitian menggunakan metode pengumpulan data, dengan cara observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Peneltian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis penerapan SIPD pada kantor BPBD kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara memudahkan pegawai dalam menyusun informasi pembangunan daerah, informasi keuangan daerah,dan urusan pemerintah dearah lainnya, staf keuangan yang bertanggung jawab dalam penyusunan laporan keuangan tinggal menginput data-data transaksi ke dalam aplikasi yang sudah terintegrasi langsung untuk membuat informasi pemerintahan.
ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF SERVICE QUALITY ON SHOPEE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND LOYALTY
Authors: Nurdin  , Cipta Sigitta Hariyono Rito 
Published: October 2023

The increasing use of shopee as an online sales stall with various features offered makes the background in this study. In addition, researchers observed that there are still some shopee users who complain about poor service quality such as very long delivery, product discrepancies that come, and require a strong enough internet connection to access shopee which makes it difficult for people who are in areas with minimal internet to use shopee. This study aims to determine the quality of service to customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of the Shopee application in the South Sumatra region. The research methods used are descriptive methods with quantitative approaches and data collection techniques using literature studies and questionnaires where the sample of this study is Shopee consumers specifically for the South Sumatra region and data analysis techniques using path analysis. The results of this study are that service quality has a significant effect on the variable of customer loyalty received with a contribution of 26%, service quality has a significant effect on the variable of customer satisfaction received with a contribution of 26%, customer loyalty has a significant effect on the variable of customer satisfaction received with a contribution of 21%. The hope is that this research can be a suggestion for shopee companies to develop according to what customers feel
METODE CEPAT KOMPRESI FILE CITRA PADA FORM APLIKASI BERBASIS WEB MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA HUFFMAN
Authors: Saputra Ronny , Reswan Yuza 
Published: October 2023

Banyak aplikasi/form berbasis web sebagai perangkat pengisian data secara online dengan dilengkapi fasilitas dapat mengunggah data gambar. Saat pengunggahan data gambar sering file gambar tidak sesuai atau tidak bisa diunggah dikarenakan ukuran terlalu besar. Pengguna harus mengubah ukuran file tersebut secara terpisah. Misalnya dengan beberapa aplikasi kompresi yang digunakan seperti photoshop, gimp, photoscape, photo compressor,image size dan masih banyak aplikasi-aplikasi kompres lainnya. Aplikasi berbasis web seharusnya bisa langsung secara otomatis mengubah ukuran file tersebut sesuai dengan ukuran file yg cocok sehingga dapat menghemat waktu dan mempercepat proses. Untuk menangani persoalan tentang pengompresasan secara otomatis pengguna harus menyediakan atau dibangun suatu aplikasi berbasis web yang bisa langsung mengompresi file pada web karena sudah tersedianya kompresi file atau citra otomatis pada website tersebut tanpa mengompresi secara terpisah sebelumnya, dengan adanya aplikasi form kompresi otomatis ini tentunya mengurangi biaya(kuota)internet, mempersingkat waktu dan juga mempermudah para pengguna atau user saat mengupload file pada web tersebut. Algoritma yg cocok untuk melakukan pengubahan ukuran file pada aplikasi web online adalah algoritma hufman.
ANALISIS WACANA PEMBERITAAN KEKERASAN PADA ANAK DI MEDIA DETIK.COM
Authors: Maula Ayu Ismatul 
Published: October 2023

Berita kekerasan di media sosial cukup mendapatkan perhatian dari masyarakat. hal ini bisa dilihat dari berita-berita yang disiarkan setiap harinya dan tidak luput dari berita kekerasan pada anak yang ada di Indonesia. Salah satunya ialah media online detik.com yang selalu menyajikan berita up to date sesuai dengan keadaan yang sedang berlangsung saat itu.
Pemberitaan yang terdapat pada media online detik.com ini akan penulis kupas dengan menggunakan analisis wacana Sara Mills karena pada pemberitaan yang disajikan terdapat adanya kekerasan yang dilakukan pada anak-anak, dan metode penelitian pada artikel jurnal ini menggunakan metode kualitatif.
Hasil yang dicapai dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa pada pemberitaan yang disajikan, detik.com mewacanakan pemberitaan kekerasan fisik dan seksual pada anak secara murni sesuai dengan apa yang disajikan fakta dan data-data yang ada.
A Novel Approaches to Feverfew (<i>Tanacetum Prthenium</i>): A Review
Authors: I. Danish , L.K. Tyagi , S. Sharma 
Published: October 2023

Tanacetum Parthenium is a herbal medicinal plant which is known as feverfew. Asterace is the family of feverfew. It is traditionally applicable in the treatment of stomach aches, fever, arthritis, infertility, migraine, insect bites, menstruation problems, and labour pain during childbirth. Dioscorides was the first Greek physician to which uses feverfew extract for treatment of inflammation. Particularly among Greek and early European herbalists, feverfew plant has ancient historyfor traditionally used as common medicine. This plant is also known as "featherfew" due to its feathery leaves. The leaves have been used in medicinal preparation in past two decades for treatment of arthritis and migraine by both the British and Canadian government. The herbal plant of feverfew cultivated in large area of world that show medicinal importance. Plant grow substantially and show important strongly report in support of therapeutic uses. This aromatic plant look like yellow green leave and give bitter odour and give therapeutic active chemical constituents include pinenes flavonoid and glycoside. It shows various pharmacological properties, like antispasmodic, cardiotonic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and as an enema for worms. The colour of feverfew plant is yellow and bloom in October to July, which is also used in asthma, dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Parthenolide may experience an acid-induced cyclisation in the presence of excessive moisture, resulting in a sesquiterpene lactone of the guaianolide class, which is frequently present in feverfew. If the composition satisfies pharmacopoeial microbiological quality standards, microbial degradations are unlikely to have a significant impact.
Severity and Long-Term Mortality of COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Authors: Bajema Kristina L. , Bui David P. , Yan Lei , Li Yuli , Rajeevan Nallakkandi , Vergun Robert , Berry Kristin , Huang Yuan , Lin Hung-Mo , Aslan Mihaela , Ioannou George N. 
Published: January 2025

ImportanceSARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) contribute to many hospitalizations and deaths each year. Understanding relative disease severity can help to inform vaccination guidance.ObjectiveTo compare disease severity of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV among US veterans.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis retrospective cohort study analyzed national US Veterans Health Administration electronic health record data of nonhospitalized veterans who underwent same-day testing for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV, and were diagnosed with a single infection between August 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, or between August 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024.ExposuresInfection with SARS-CoV-2, influenza, or RSV.Main Outcomes and MeasuresFollowing inverse probability weighting, the cumulative incidence and risk differences (RDs) were calculated for the primary outcomes of 30-day hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, and death, as well as the secondary outcome of long-term death extending through 180 days.ResultsAmong 68 581 patients included in the 2022 to 2023 cohort (6239 [9.1%] with RSV, 16 947 [24.7%] with influenza, and 45 395 [66.2%] with COVID-19) and 72 939 in the 2023 to 2024 cohort (9748 [13.4%] with RSV, 19 242 [26.4%] with influenza, and 43 949 [60.3%] with COVID-19), the median (IQR) age was 66 (53-75) years, and 123 090 (87.0%) were male. During the 2023 to 2024 season, the 30-day risk of hospitalization was similar for COVID-19 (16.2%) and influenza (16.3%) but lower for RSV at 14.3% (RD for COVID-19 vs RSV, 1.9% [95% CI, 0.9%-2.9%]; RD for influenza vs RSV, 2.0% [95% CI, 0.8%-3.3%]). The 30-day risk of death during the 2022 to 2023 season was slightly higher for COVID-19 (1.0%) compared with influenza (0.7%) (RD, 0.4% [95% CI, 0.1%-0.6%]) or RSV (0.7%) (RD, 0.4% [95% CI, 0.1%-0.6%]) but similar during the 2023 to 2024 season. Mortality risk at 180 days was higher for COVID-19 during both seasons (2023-2024 RD for COVID-19 vs influenza, 0.8% [95% CI, 0.3%-1.2%]; RD for COVID-19 vs RSV, 0.6% [95% CI, 0.1%-1.1%]). Higher mortality in both seasons was observed for veterans without COVID-19 vaccination in the previous year compared to veterans without seasonal influenza vaccination. In contrast, among groups vaccinated against their respective infections, there were no mortality differences at any time point between COVID-19 and influenza.Conclusions and RelevanceThis cohort study showed that, during the 2022 to 2023 season, infection with SARS-CoV-2 was associated with more severe disease outcomes than influenza or RSV, whereas differences were less pronounced during the 2023 to 2024 season. During both seasons, RSV remained a milder illness, whereas COVID-19 was associated with higher long-term mortality. Vaccination attenuated differences in disease severity and long-term mortality.
Trends in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates
Authors: Van Blarigan Erin L. , McKinley Meg A. , Washington Samuel L. , Cooperberg Matthew R. , Kenfield Stacey A. , Cheng Iona , Gomez Scarlett L. 
Published: January 2025

ImportanceIncidence of distant stage prostate cancer is increasing in the United States. Research is needed to understand trends by social and geographic factors.ObjectiveTo examine trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in California by stage, age, race and ethnicity, and region.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cohort study used mortality data from the California Cancer Registry and California Department of Public Health's Center for Health Statistics, and incidence data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program and the US Census. The dataset for these analyses was released in April 2024. Participants included males residing in California between 2004 and 2021. Analyses were conducted from April to October 2024.ExposuresStage at diagnosis, age, race and ethnicity, and region of California.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe delay-adjusted incidence rates and mortality rates were calculated and age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population. Annual percentage changes (APC) were calculated using NCI’s Joinpoint Regression Program.ResultsBetween 2004 and 2021, there were 387 636 prostate cancer cases (27 938 distant stage) and 58 754 prostate cancer deaths in California. In this study, 203 038 cases (52.4%) occurred among males aged 55 to 69 years, and 153 884 (39.7%) occurred among males 70 years or older. The distribution of race and ethnicity among cases was: 1031 American Indian or Alaska Native (0.3%); 31 366 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (8.1%); 66 695 Hispanic or Latino (17.2%); 36 808 non-Hispanic Black (9.5%); 238 229 non-Hispanic White (61.5%); and 13 507 unknown or other races (3.5%). On average, the incidence of distant prostate cancer increased 6.7% (95% CI, 6.2% to 7.3%) per year between 2011 and 2021. By race and ethnicity, the APC ranged from 6.5% (95% CI, 4.2% to 13.4%) among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander males between 2011 and 2021 to 8.0% (95% CI, 6.9% to 9.5%) among Hispanic males between 2014 and 2021. In 9 of the 10 California regions, the incidence of distant prostate cancer increased by approximately 6% or more per year. Prostate cancer mortality rates declined 2.6% per year between 2004 and 2012 but plateaued between 2012 to 2021 (APC, 0.1%; 95% CI, −0.6% to 1.6%). The plateau in mortality occurred across ages, races and ethnicities, and regions.Conclusions and relevanceIn this cohort study among California residents, the incidence of distant stage prostate cancer increased throughout the state between 2011 and 2021. Mortality rates plateaued between 2012 and 2021, ending previous decades of decline. Implementation of more effective prostate cancer screening strategies are critically needed.