bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Risk Factors of Obesity in the Adult Population of Pakistan
Authors: Nomani Rumza Mehr un Nisa , Khan Aleena , Shah Syed Tahir Abbas , Naeem Aisha , Liaquat Afrose , Khan Muhammad Jawad 
Published: November 2023

Objective: This study was conducted to find the prevalence of obesity in Pakistan and establish the link to know associated risk factors of obesity within the obese population. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Functional Genomics Laboratory at the Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan from November 2017 to December 2021.Methods: A survey of 1061 individuals (55.97% males and 44.03% females) was conducted which was a national representation of the Pakistani population. The data variables were presented as numbers and analyzed by Chi-square.Results: Among our study population, 16.71% were obese, 22.9% overweight, and 36.28% had normal body mass index (BMI). Out of 177 obese participants, 63.27% were in Class 1, 25.43% were in Class 2, and 11.3 % were classified as Class 3 obesity. Among obese, males and females were 57.63% and 42.37% respectively. Individuals aged 26-39 were found to be more obese than other age groups. A total of 31.64% of obese individuals were in the age group 18-25, 42.36% were in adulthood (26-39), 15.26% were in middle age (40-54) and 10.74% were in old age (55 and above). Most of the respondents were not suffering from any metabolic disease (81.53%), and 18.47% presented one or more than one metabolic disease. Metabolic complications, smoking, and history of obesity, dietary intake, and physical activity were found significantly associated with health status.Conclusion: Increase in obesity among Pakistani adults was presented equally in both genders and in all regions. It is significantly associated with several risk factors including history of obesity, physical activity, and dietary intake
How to cite this: Nomani RMN, Khan A, Shah STA, Naeem A, Liaquat A, Khan MJ. Risk Factors of Obesity in the Adult Population of Pakistan. 2023; 4(4): 379-386. doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.433
Application Of Back Massage To Smooth Milk In Breastfeeding Mothers At Pelamonia Makassar Hospital
Authors: Erna Kasim  , Kum Sri Ayun , Andi Tenriola Fitri Kessi  
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The action of rolling massage (back) can affect the hormone prolactin which functions as a stimulus for breast milk production in mothers during breastfeeding. The action of massage rolling (back) will provide comfort and relax the mother because massage rolling can stimulate the release of endorphins and can stimulate the oxytocin reflex. The purpose of the study: to identify how to apply back massage (massage rolling) to facilitate breastfeeding in breastfeeding mothers. Methods: In this study the methods used were interviews and observation. respondents were given back massage intervention (massage rolling. The intervention was carried out for 3 days with a duration of 5-10 minutes with a sample of 2 people. Results: Based on the results of measuring the volume of breast milk in the two samples at the time of the visit, it showed a very significant increase in breast milk. This is because both clients have been given a rolling massage (back) which can help the hormone oxytocin work in releasing breast milk, accelerating the parasympathetic nerves to convey signals to the back of the brain to stimulate milk production to come out. Conclusion: From the results that the application of back massage (massage rolling) to facilitate breast milk can affect the way hormones work in milk production . Suggestion: It is recommended for further research with more samples and with a longer time regarding the application of back massage (massage rolling) to facilitate breastfeeding in breastfeeding mothers.
Keywords: rolling massage, smooth breastfeeding, breastfeeding mothers.
Relationship Between Heritage History And Smoking Habits With Hypertension Incidence
Authors: Hasanuddin Indirwan , Zainab  
Published: November 2023

Hypertension is a systemic blood pressure where the systolic pressure is above 140 mmHg and the diastolic pressure is above 90 mmHg. In the elderly population, hypertension is defined as a systolic pressure of 160 mmHg and a diastolic pressure of 90 mmHg. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between heredity and smoking habits with the incidence of hypertension. This type of research is quantitative with an analytic descriptive design using a cross sectional study approach, which wants to know the relationship between one variable and another. The variables in question are the independent variables and the dependent variables. The analytical test used is bivariate analysis, which is an analysis that connects two variables, namely the independent variable and the dependent variable. Bivariate analysis using the Chi Square test using α = 5% using the SPSS version 16 computer program. The results of this study were that there was a relationship between the patient's hereditary history and the incidence of hypertension (p=0.001). There is a relationship between the patient's smoking habit and the incidence of hypertension (p=0.007). It is hoped that the information on the results of this study can be used as additional material to enrich knowledge and reference needs for community nursing science that causes hypertension.
Keywords: Hypertension; Descendants; Smoking habit
A New Index to Describe the Relationship between Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Variation and Solar Activity
Authors: Chen Zhou , Zhou Kecheng , Wang Jing-Song , Song Qiao , Ouyang Zhihai , Li Haimeng , Zhou Meng , Deng Xiaohua 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
In this paper, a new solar activity index based on a novel disturbance extraction method, the spectral whitening method (SWM), is introduced to process the solar EUV data on the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Our research suggests that the spatial information derived by SWM can well reflect the location of disturbance extraction, which is consistent with the location of the solar active region. It indicates that the disturbance extraction is effective. From AIA 094 Å to AIA 335 Å, SWM results are strongly correlated with solar radio flux F107 and the sunspot number (SSN), especially at AIA 211 Å, where the correlation coefficient reaches the maximum, while at AIA 1600 Å and AIA 1700 Å there are no detectable correlations. The proposed new solar activity index,

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, has the following characteristics: (1) the new index can reflect the main variations of F107 and SSN, indicating that the index is valid; (2) the new index has higher temporal resolution, which is more conducive to the more detailed study of solar activities on short timescales; (3) the new index reveals that the solar atmosphere still has significant variability during solar minimum characterized by low F107 and SSN; (4) the new index can be used in conjunction with the new magnetospheric and ionospheric indices, which are also derived by SWM to deepen the understanding of the causal chain of space weather and promote the improvement of forecasting capabilities.
The Discovery of the Zeeman Effect in 38 GHz Class II Methanol Masers
Authors: Momjian E. , Sarma A. P. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Magnetic fields likely play an important role in star formation, but the number of directly measured magnetic field strengths remains scarce. We observed the 38.3 and 38.5 GHz Class II methanol (CH3OH) maser lines toward the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334 F for the Zeeman effect. The observed spectral profiles have two prominent velocity features that can be further decomposed through Gaussian component fitting. In several of these fitted Gaussian components we find significant Zeeman detections, with zB
los in the range from 8 to 46 Hz. If the Zeeman splitting factor z for the 38 GHz transitions is of the order of ∼1 Hz mG−1, similar to that for several other CH3OH maser lines, then magnetic fields in the regions traced by these masers would be in the range of 8–46 mG. Such magnetic field values in high-mass star-forming regions agree with those detected in the better-known 6.7 GHz Class II CH3OH maser line. Since Class II CH3OH masers are radiatively pumped close to the protostar and likely occur in the accretion disk or the interface between the disk and outflow regions, such fields likely have significant impact on the dynamics of these disks.
How Nested Bars Enhance, Modulate, and Are Destroyed by Gas Inflows
Authors: Li Zhi , Du Min , Debattista Victor P. , Shen Juntai , Li Hui , Liu Jie , Vogelsberger Mark , Beane Angus , Marinacci Federico , Sales Laura V. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Gas flows in the presence of two independently rotating nested bars remain not fully understood but are likely to play an important role in fueling the central black hole. We use high-resolution hydrodynamical simulations with detailed models of subgrid physics to study this problem. Our results show that the inner bar in double-barred galaxies can help drive gas flow from the nuclear ring to the center. In contrast, gas inflow usually stalls at the nuclear ring in single-barred galaxies. The inner bar causes a quasiperiodic inflow with a frequency determined by the difference between the two bar pattern speeds. We find that the star formation rate is higher in the model with two bars than in that with one bar. The inner bar in our model gradually weakens and dissolves due to gas inflow over a few billion years. Star formation produces metal-rich/α-poor stars, which slows the weakening of the inner bar but does not halt its eventual decay. We also present a qualitative comparison of the gas morphology and kinematics in our simulations with those of observed double-barred galaxies.
Metabarcoding dietary analysis in the insectivorous bat Nyctalus leisleri and implications for conservation
Authors: Bourlat Sarah , Koch Martin , Kirse Ameli , Langen Kathrin , Espeland Marianne , Giebner Hendrik , Decher Jan , Ssymank Axel , Fonseca Vera 
Published: November 2023

In this study, we aim to uncover diet preferences for the insectivorous bat Nyctalus leisleri (Leisler's bat, the lesser noctule) and to provide recommendations for conservation of the species, based on the analysis of prey source habitats. Using a novel guano trap, we sampled bat faeces at selected roosts in a forest in Germany and tested two mitochondrial markers (COI and 16S) and three primer pairs for the metabarcoding of bat faecal pellets.
We found a total of 17 arthropod prey orders comprising 358 species in N. leisleri guano. The most diverse orders were Lepidoptera (126 species), Diptera (86 species) and Coleoptera (48 species), followed by Hemiptera (28 species), Trichoptera (16 species), Neuroptera (15 species) and Ephemeroptera (10 species), with Lepidoptera species dominating in spring and Diptera in summer. Based on the ecological requirements of the most abundant arthropod species found in the bat guano, we propose some recommendations for the conservation of N. leisleri that are relevant for other insectivorous bat species.
La mémoire oubliée des enfants placés. Le parcours de vie dans la clinique indirecte concertée
Authors: Reymond-Babolat Nathalie 
Published: November 2023

Le dispositif de clinique indirecte concertée ( d-clic ) organise des instances de coordination rassemblant tous les professionnels (issus du social, du médico-social et du sanitaire) concernés par un même adolescent en situation complexe. Les cliniciens du d-clic réunissent toutes les « traces » que les institutions ont gardées ou déposées concernant le passage de cet adolescent dans leur établissement et réécrivent son parcours de vie à partir de cette place tierce et collective. L’objectif est de tisser, par ce savoir partagé et non figé, un maillage partenarial contenant, pouvant prendre valeur d’enveloppe psychique interinstitutionnelle. Cet article propose de livrer les traces de ces histoires mises en récit afin de permettre la compréhension de son efficience dans la clinique interinstitutionnelle.
L’écriture, demeure de l’intime
Authors: Chidiac Nayla 
Published: November 2023

L’auteur explore dans cet article la nécessité d’écrire. À partir de son expérience de la création d’un atelier d’écriture à l’hôpital Sainte-Anne, elle explique l’importance des ateliers d’écriture, car l’écriture favorise une « reconstruction psychique ». Les objectifs d’un atelier d’écriture sont de permettre l’expression des émotions, des pensées, la communication entre soi-même et un autre (le thérapeute), de rechercher l’élaboration de la pensée pour, enfin, trouver le changement souhaité, grâce en particulier à la mise en place d’un dispositif de plusieurs cadres très rigoureux.
Principals’ Management of Co-curricular Activities as Determinant of Students’ Completion Rates in Public Technical Training Institutions in Kiambu County, Kenya
Authors: Mwaura Mercy , Waweru Samuel , Mbirithi Daniel 
Published: November 2023

Purpose: Principals play an important role in the management of co-curricular activities such as planning. However, in Kiambu County, students’ completion rates in technical training institutions are low. This study intended to assess principals’ management of co-curricular activities as determinant of students’ completion rates in public technical training institutions in Kiambu County, Kenya.
Methodology: The study adopted mixed methodology and concurrent triangulation research design. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically along the objectives and presented in narrative forms. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages and inferentially using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Analysis with the help of Statistical Packages for Social Sciences and presented by using tables.
Findings: The study established that, dropout rates among students in public technical training institutions have been high which has led to fluctuating students’ completion rates. The study further established that principals play a key role in the management of co-curricular activities and how such activities influence students’ completion rates in public technical training institutions. However, the study revealed that most principals are rarely involved in the actual planning of CCAs but appreciate the value of such activities in the wholistic growth and development of students.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study recommends that, as a practice, principals should continue allocating more resources for improving infrastructure for co-curricular activities. As a policy, the Ministry of Education should formulate a policy enabling colleges to partner with other statehooders to provide resources and better the quality of facilities meant for CCAs in technical training institutions.
Edukasi Melalui Video Digital Tentang Simulasi Cara Perawatan Payudara (Breast Care) dan Pijat Oksitosin Untuk Mendukung Keberhasilan Ibu Memberikan ASI
Authors: Imelda Imelda , Nuraidah Nuraidah , Pulungan Verawati 
Published: November 2023

Salah satu produksi ASI tidak lancar adalah kurangnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang Perawatan Payudara (Breast Care) dan pijat oksitosin untuk memperlancar pengeluaran ASI di Desa Penyengat Olak Kecamatan Jambi Luar Kota Kabupaten Muaro Jambi sehingga masih banyak ibu memberikan susu formula kepada bayinya. Mengembangakan kelompok masyarakat yang mandiri di bidang kesehatan melalui edukasi kepada masyarakat untuk meningkatkan ilmu pengetahuan dan keterampilan di bidang kesehatan sehingga berdaya untuk melakukan perawatan payudara (Breast Care) dan pijat oksitosin dalam persiapan pemberian ASI. Metode pelaksanaan melaui pemberian edukasi kepada masyarakat tentang cara perawatan payudara dan pijat oksitosin melalui video digital. Hasi, pengabdian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan keberhasilan ibu ibu dalam memberikan ASI kepada bayinya serta ibu sasaran diberikan buku saku pedoman cara perawatan peyudara dan pijat oksitosin. Kesimpulan pengabdian ini adalah bahwa edukasi melalui diveo digital tentang cara perawatan peyudara dan pijat oksitosin efektif dalam meningkatkan keberhasilan ibu memberikan ASI.
Pengaruh Media Alat Peraga terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa pada Pelajaran IPA
Authors: Aritonang May Teresia , Sidabutar Yanti Arasi , Simajuntak Melvin 
Published: November 2023

Salah satu masalah yang diihadapii duniia peindiidiikan saat iinii adalah masalah leimahnya proseis peimbeilajaran. Dalam proseis peimbeilajaran, anak kurang diidorong untuk meingeimbangkan keimampuan beirpiikiir. Proseis peimbeilajaran dii dalam keilas diiarahkan keipada keimampuan anak untuk meinghafal iinformasii, otak anak diipaksa untuk meingiingat dan meiniimbun beirbagaii iinformasii tanpa diituntut untuk meimahamii iinformasii yang diiiingatnya iitu untuk meinghubungkannya deingan keihiidupan seiharii-harii. Konseikweinsiinya, keitiika anak diidiik lulus darii seikolah, meireika piintar seicara teioriitiis, teitapii miiskiin apliikasii. Jeiniis peineiliitiian iinii adalah peineiliitiian Pre-Eikspeiriimeintal Desaign deingan meitodei kuantiitatiif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa pada saat peimbeiriian preiteist dan posteist diimana rata-rata preiteist 51,86, dan rata-rata postteist 88,7 seidangkan pada ujii t siig (2-taiileid) seibeisar 0,000 diimana thiitung seibeisar 20,174. Darii peinjeilasan teirseibut adanya peirbandiingan antara niilaii preiteist dan posteist hal iitu meimbuktiikan adanya peingaruh meidiia alat peiraga teirhadap hasiil beilajar siiswa diiliihat darii niilaii posteist siiswa yang meiniingkat. Dan ttabeil deingan taraf df beirjumlah 29 ttabeil beirjumlah 2,042 deingan taraf siigniifiikansii 0,05. Seihiingga diipeiroleih 20,174>2,042. Ha diiteiriima dan ho diitolak maka teirdapat peingaruh meidiia alat peiraga teirhadap hasiil beilajar siiswa pada pelajaran IiPA tema 4 subteima 1 peireidaran darahku seihat keilas V Dii SD Neigeirii 122381 Peimatang Siiantar.
Penggunaan Model Pembelajaran Question Student Have (QSH) terhadap Hasil Belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial Siswa
Authors: Saragih Ersyliana , Gultom Binsar Tison , Sirait Paulina H.N 
Published: November 2023

Masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah rendahnya hasil belajar ilmu pengetahuan sosial siswa dalam proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan hasil belajar pada materi dinamika penduduk benua benua di dunia menggunakan model pembelajaran question student have dan model konvensional. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen yang dilaksanakan di SMP Negeri 2 Tapian Dolok. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas IX SMP Negeri 2 Tapian Dolok dengan jumlah 206 siswa. Sampel dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 2 kelas yaitu kelas IX-1 dan kelas IX-2 dengan jumlah siswa sebanyak 56 siswa. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dalam beberapa tahap yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan menarik kesimpulan. Berdasarkan hasil analisis deskriptif menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata hasil belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial siswa pada kelas yang tidak menggunakan model pembelajaran question stuent have yaitu 62,86. Sedangkan rata-rata hasil belajar siswa pada kelas yang menggunakan model pembelajaran question stuent have yaitu 82,14. Hasil statistik inferensial dengan menggunakan SPSS versi 25 diperoleh nilai sig (2 tailed) < ? atau (0,000 < 0,05) dan nilai thiitung > ttabel (6,947 > 1,674). Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada perbedaan hasil belajar yang signifikan antara kelas yang menggunakan model pembelajaran question student have dan kelas yang menggunakan model pembelajaran konvensional pada materi dinamika penduduk benua-benua di dunia kelas IX di SMP Negeri 2 Tapian Dolok.
Real-Time Biological Early Warning System based on Freshwater Mussels’ Valvometry Data
Authors: Pilbala Ashkan , Riccardi Nicoletta , Benistati Nina , Modesto Vanessa , Termini Donatella , Manca Dario , Benigni Augusto , Corradini Cristiano , Lazzarin Tommaso , Moramarco Tommaso , Fraccarollo Luigi , Piccolroaz Sebastiano 
Published: November 2023

Abstract. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of natural river floods on biotic communities. To this purpose, we used freshwater mussels (FMs), recognized as one of the most reliable bioindicators in aquatic environments. A well-established valvometry technique was applied to measure the FMs valve gaping behaviour, considering both gaping amplitude and frequency. The mussels have been employed in two distinct configurations, either free to move or stuck on vertical bars. We performed experiments in a laboratory flume and in the Paglia River (Italy). The FMs valve gaping movement was first recorded, then the continuous wavelet transform (CWT) analysis was applied to the signals to get the time-dependent frequency of the signals. Laboratory experiments allowed to assess to what extent stuck mussels react differently than free mussels to abrupt increases in flow conditions. Subsequently, we examined the response of thirteen stuck mussels installed in real riverine conditions during a moderate flood occurred on March 31, 2022, with a rapid increase of the water level. The experimental results demonstrate that stuck mussels produce signals that are more consistent and easier to interpret compared to free mussels, primarily due to the reduced number of features resulting from movement constraints. The stuck mussels in the field showed a sharp and timely change of valve gaping frequency as the flood ramped up, thus confirming the findings in the laboratory. The results highlight the effectiveness of using FMs as bioindicators for assessing the impact of floods on the aquatic ecosystem, and the utility of CWT as a suitable signal processing tool for analyzing valvometric time series. These findings provide a pathway towards the integration of FMs valvometry and CWT for the development of operational real-time Biological Early Warning Systems (BEWS) aimed at the monitoring and safeguarding of aquatic ecosystems.
WEIGHTED SUMMATION OF AFM IMAGES USING LOCAL CORRELATION METRIC
Authors: LAVETSKI M. , TSVIATKOU V. , BORISKEVICH A. , LAPITSKAYA V. , CHIZHIK S. 
Published: November 2023

The problem of weighted summation of component images of the surface of a material formed in two synchronous
channels of an atomic force microscope (AFM) is considered. A computationally simple quality metric
for combining component AFM images based on local correlation coefficients is proposed, which takes into account
the contribution of each of the component AFM images to the resulting combined AFM image and the correlation
between component AFM images. It is shown that local correlation provides a higher accuracy of AFM images
combination quality estimation in comparison with global correlation. The dependences of the local correlation
metric on the size of the correlation analysis window and the contribution of component AFM images to the resulting
combined AFM images are obtained. A scheme for adaptive weighted summation of component AFM images
is proposed.