bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Characterization of Anopheles funestus Larval Habitats in Fiyoni, Kwale County, Kenya: Insights into Malaria Vector Ecology and Control
Authors: Omondi Clifton , Dr. James Nonoh  , Dr. Regina Ntabo  
Published: October 2023

The breeding of malaria-spreading vectors such as Anopheles funestus is influenced by various environmental factors that contribute indirectly to the transmission of the Plasmodium parasite. However, there is limited knowledge of larval habitat ecology that hinder prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases. This study aimed to characterize larval habitats based on physicochemical and habitat characteristics, considering the abundance of A. funestus. A cross-sectional survey method was used to collect data on the established transects. Physical parameters (water temperature, pH, conductivity, and total dissolved solids) were measured using a 5-in-1 meter probe. Levels of chemical parameters (sulphate, COD, and BOD) were determined in the laboratory using standard methods. Observations were also made on habitat characteristics (including watercolor, habitat size, and canopy). There was significant effect (P<0.05) of conductivity, pH, sulphate, COD, and BOD on the number of A. funestus larvae. Water samples with a high population of A. funestus larvae were found to have higher conductivity (Me of 470.5), TDS (Me = 235), and pH levels (Me of 6.71). Conversely, water samples with a high population of non-Anopheles funestus larvae were found to have higher COD (Me of 843.20), BOD (Me of 367.2), and SO4 levels (Me of 11.3). A significant correlation (p<0.5) existed between A. funestus larvae and physical water parameters. For instance, Anopheles funestus larvae was high (Me of 36.85) in stagnant water and in semi-permanent water (Me of 47.37). The study demonstrates that both physicochemical and habitat parameters significantly influence the abundance of Anopheles funestus larvae in larval habitats. Parameters such as conductivity, pH, total dissolved solids, sulphate, COD, BOD, watercolor, depth, distance from the homestead, and habitat size were found to be important in determining the presence of A. funestus larvae. Therefore, vector control strategies should include larval source management by targeting rivers and other water bodies to prevent the emergence of Anopheles funestus.
A Importância do Conhecimento das Mulheres Quanto à Prevenção de Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis e a Educação em Saúde
Authors: Souza Janaína Samantha Martins de , Mioranzza Isabella Tonet 
Published: October 2023

Resumo
As infecções sexualmente transmissíveis (ISTs) são adquiridas nas relações sexuais com indivíduos infectados quando não há o uso de preservativo, sendo transmitidas por via oral, vaginal e anal. Destaca-se que o público feminino é mais suscetível a contrair as infecções sexualmente transmissíveis devido, principalmente, às próprias características biológicas e anatômicas. Portanto, o objetivo do estudo foi identificar o conhecimento das mulheres quanto à prevenção de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis e o papel do enfermeiro em uma unidade básica de saúde. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com mulheres acima de 18 anos usuárias de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde de um município da Serra Gaúcha, durante o mês de agosto de 2022. Os principais resultados mostram que 52% das entrevistadas não usam preservativos nas relações sexuais, portanto, ainda é necessário que as mulheres se apropriem do conhecimento referente à própria saúde, se opondo aos fatores culturais e de gênero que pressionam a subalternidade feminina, bem como a absteção da decisão quanto ao uso do preservativo nas relações sexuais. Em relação à assistência de enfermagem evidenciou-se que a orientação e comunicação com as usuárias são fundamentais para criar uma relação de confiança entre profissional e paciente facilitando uma escuta ativa e o vínculo com a instituição de saúde.
Palavras-chave: Saúde da Mulher. Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis. Enfermagem.
Abstract
Sexually transmitted infections (STI) are acquired through sexual intercourse with infected individuals when condoms are not used, being transmitted orally, vaginally and anally. It is noteworthy that the female public is more susceptible to contracting sexually transmitted infections due, mainly, to their own biological and anatomical characteristics. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify women's knowledge about the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and the role of nurses in a basic health unit. This is an exploratory study with a quantitative approach, carried out with women over 18 years users of a Basic Health Unit of a municipality in Serra Gaúcha, during the month of August 2022. The main results show that 52% of the interviewees do not use condoms during sexual intercourse; therefore, it is still necessaryfor women to appropriate knowledge related to own health, opposing cultural and gender factors that pressure female subalternity as well as abstaining from the decision regarding the condom use during sexual intercourse. Regarding nursing care it became evident that the orientation and communication with the users are fundamental to create a relationship of trust between professional and patient facilitating active listening and the bond with the health institution.
Keywords: Women's Health. Sexually Transmitted Infections. Nursing.
A Síndrome Pós-Covid-19 E Suas Principais Sequelas: Uma Revisão Narrativa
Authors: Gomes Amanda  Lino Pereira , Cubel Clarissa Silva , Prado Henrique Fernandes , Souza Isabela Gomes de , Belini Soares Laura , Magalhães Mariana Muniz , Paes Paula Rodrigues 
Published: October 2023

A pandemia do Sars-CoV-2 provocou diversas mudanças na sociedade trazendo à tona uma doença sem estudos e conhecimentos, tanto por seus aspectos agudos, quanto crônicos. Como o espectro de sintomas é muito amplo, vários mecanismos diferentes estão em ação e interferem uns nos outros. Dados científicos ainda são bastante limitados e heterogêneos, e descrevem diferentes formas, durações e gravidades. Desse modo, nesta pesquisa foram selecionados 29 estudos relacionados às principais síndromes respiratórias agudas como SARS-COD-1 e MERS-COV dos últimos 10 anos utilizando como bases de dados Scielo, Capes, Medline e PubMed. Com base nos achados científicos, estima-se que uma resposta imunológica anormal e desregulada à ação do Sars-CoV-2 possa desencadear a chamada "tempestade de citocinas”, responsável por provocar estado inflamatório excessivo e prolongado, que perdura mesmo após a eliminação do vírus, o que caracteriza a síndrome pós-covid, a qual pode comprometer diferentes órgãos e sistemas. Dessa forma, faz-se importante a realização crescente de estudos nessa área, a fim de promover o aprofundamento de conhecimento por parte dos profissionais da saúde e com isso, conscientizar acerca da relevância de programas de reabilitação pós-Covid-19.
Palavras-Chave: Histórico médico e pessoal. Sequelas Covid-19. Doenças crônicas. Pandemia.
Abstract
The Sars-CoV-2 pandemic caused several changes in society, bringing to light a disease without studies and knowledge, both for its acute and chronic aspects. As the spectrum of symptoms is very wide, several different mechanisms are at work and interfere with each other. Scientific data are still quite limited and heterogeneous, and describe different forms, durations and severities. Thus, in this research, 29 studies related to the main acute respiratory syndromes such as SARS-COD-1 and MERS-COV from the last 10 years were selected using Scielo, Capes, Medline and PubMed databases. Based on scientific findings, it is estimated that an abnormal and unregulated immune response to the action of Sars-CoV-2 can trigger the so-called "cytokine storm", responsible for causing an excessive and prolonged inflammatory state, which lasts even after the elimination of the virus, which characterizes the post-covid syndrome, which can compromise different organs and systems. In that way, it is important to carry out increasing studies in this area, in order to promote the deepening of knowledge on the part of health professionals and with this, raise awareness about the relevance of post-Covid-19 rehabilitation programs.
Keywords: Medical and personal history. Covid-19 sequelae. Chronic disease. Pandemic.
The effects of lifestyle changes like diet, toilet habits, physical activity and others in children with functional constipation
Authors: Singhal Pankaj Kumar , Gupta Peeyush , Mathur Madhu 
Published: October 2023

Background: Functional constipation is common in pediatric age group. Our aim is to evaluate the effects of lifestyle changes (diet, toilet habits, physical activity and others) in children with functional constipation, and to assess the risk factors of functional constipation in Indian children.
Methods: This was an observational, prospective, questionnaire and proforma based (pretested and predesigned) follow-up study. Duration was from January 2016 to December 2017. Study was conducted at, department of paediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur.
Results: On regular follow-up, stool frequency was improved after changing the lifestyle factors like adequate physical activity (p<0.05, CI: 0.27) and regular toilet habits (p<0.05, CI:0.93), blood/mucus, straining, painful defecation and pain abdomen, all are showing significant improvement (p<0.05) after relieving constipation. On regular follow-up Need of disimpaction (polyethylene glycol or proctoclys enema) reduced significantly (p=0.001), number of cases with adequate fiber diet improved significantly (p=0.001), Number of children consuming frequent junk food decreased significantly (p=0.001).
Conclusions: Initial disimpaction, if needed and maintenance laxative therapy (1-3 months as per need) along with major lifestyle changes like fibers rich diet, avoidance of junk food, adequate physical activity, optimal sleep hygiene, and daily regular toilet habits have significantly positive correlation with improvement in functional constipation and its symptoms.
Van Buchem disease: a rare case report
Authors: Sanadhya Anuradha , Sharma Akanksha , Sindhur Aishwarya , Arora Vivek 
Published: October 2023

Van Buchem disease, or hyperostosis corticalis generalisata, is a autosomal recessive skeletal disease which is characterized by uninhibited bone growth, especially in mandible, skull and ribs. It is a rare disorder that causes a compromised inhibitory feedback mechanism resulting in increased bone formation and overgrowth of skeleton leading to a variety of neurological symptoms. We are reporting a case of 15-year-old female child presented with short stature and dysmorphic facies along with progressive vision loss since 3-4 years.
Comparing student perceptions of in-class, online synchronous, and online asynchronous instruction
Authors: Palvia Shailendra , Matta Vic 
Published: October 2023

This article compares the efficacy of undergraduate teaching for in-class, online synchronous, and online asynchronous modes of instruction with implications for adapting the modes of instruction in computer information processing. The study uses a repeated measures design with pairwise comparisons while controlling for instructor, students, and course content across these modes of instruction. The study examines the following six perceptions held by students: instructional aspects such as instructor facilitation, student-to-student interaction, instructor-to-student interaction, course design, learning outcomes, and student satisfaction. The study also examines actual student performance on homework, quizzes, and exams. All findings were interesting and insightful. Student perceptions of almost all instructional aspects were significantly higher for the in-class mode than the two online modes of instruction. However, actual student performance was significantly better for online modes of instruction. The discussion section triangulates these statistical results with a review of 3000+ open-ended student responses to explain results, provide guidelines, and suggest future research.
Keywords: Asynchronous instruction; distance education; E-learning; in-class; online; synchronous instruction
TATALAKASANA TERKINI HIPERTENSI PULMONER PADA ANAK
Authors: Koentartiwi Dyahris , Ramadhanti Ardhanis , Chafid Ervan Aditya Putra 
Published: October 2023

Hipertensi pulmoner (HP) merupakan suatu kondisi dimana terjadi peningkatan tekanan vaskular paru yang berkaitan dengan berbagai etiologi. Pada anak, sekitar 50% HP seringkali ditemukan pada pasien dengan penyakit jantung bawaan dengan left-to-right shunt, penyakit pulmonal, gangguan perkembangan paru serta idiopatik. Insiden HP pada anak secara umum dilaporkan sebesar 4-10 kasus per 1 juta anak per tahun. Terapi koreksi secara operatif atau kateterisasi masih menjadi pilihan utama untuk koreksi HP. Namun tingkat morbiditas dan mortalitas paska koreksi dilaporkan cukup tinggi. Oleh karena itu, beberapa studi terus mengkaji dan mengembangkan pilihan terapi untuk HP. Beberapa diantaranya adalah terapi vasodilator dengan PDE-5, CCB, analog prostasiklin dan inhalasi NO. Karena etiologi yang sangat komplek dan belum banyak bukti klinis atau konsensus tentang tatalaksana HP pada anak, maka pemilihan terapi HP yang sesuai masih cukup sulit. Pada prinsipnya tujuan utama dari terapi HP adalah meningkatkan angka harapan hidup dan memfasilitasi pasien agar dapat melakukan aktivitas secara mandiri tanpa limitasi. Tujuan dari penulisan tinjauan kepustakaan ini adalah untuk membahas tentang tatalaksana terkini HP pada anak sehingga diharapkan dapat menambah pengetahuan dan referensi sebagai dasar praktis klnis tentang tatalaksana HP pada anak. Kata Kunci: Penyakit Jantung Bawaan, Hipertensi Pulmoner, Anak, Left-to-right Shunt, Vasodilator Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition in which pulmonary vascular pressure increases and associated with diverse diseases or etiology. In children, 50% of PAH cases are caused by CHD, especially due to large left-to-right shunts. Another causes were developmental lung diseases and idiopatic PH. The estimated incidence of sustained PH in all categories was reported at 4–10 cases per million children per year. Corrective procedures by surgery or catheterization are the therapies of choice for reversible PH. Since morbidity and mortality due to PAH after correction is high, many recent studies have been done on the evaluation in treatment option of PH. Several vasodilator therapy including sildenafil (Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor), Calcium Channel Blocker, Prostacyclin Analogs and Nitric Oxide were recommendation therapy. Various etiologies and lack of consensus make it difficulty in management of PH. The ultimate goal of treatment should be improved survival and to facilitate normal activities of childhood without self-limitation. Therefore, this review was aimed to discuss about recent management of PH in children.
e-LIT: Pengembangan Instrumen Penilaian Literasi Digital bagi Generasi Digital-Native
Authors: Karitas Chionia , Suwartono Christiany 
Published: October 2023

Literasi digital menjadi semakin penting dalam era digitalisasi saat ini, namun tingkat literasi digital di Indonesia masih rendah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan dan menguji properti psikometri dari Tes Literasi Digital UAJ (tes LD-UAJ) sebagai alat ukur kemampuan literasi digital mahasiswa. Tes LD-UAJ dirancang untuk mengukur kemampuan minimum penguasaan teknologi digital sebelum memasuki dunia kerja. Tes ini merupakan achievement test yang terdiri dari 30 soal pilihan ganda yang mengukur lima dimensi literasi digital, yaitu literasi informasi dan data, komunikasi dan kolaborasi, kompetensi digital, keamanan, dan pemecahan masalah.
Tes literasi digital UAJ dalam pengembangannya melibatkan dua kali pengambilan data kepada 97 mahasiswa aktif jenjang S1. Melalui teknik convenience sampling, terdapat 46 partisipan yang terlibat dalam uji coba dan 51 uji lapangan. Dalam penelitian ini, digunakan metode analisis item, validitas, dan reliabilitas untuk mengevaluasi property psikometri tes LD-UAJ. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa tes LD-UAJ memiliki validitas yang baik dalam hal validitas isi, khususnya melalui pendapat ahli dan validitas muka dengan para partisipan. Hasil reliabilitas menunjukkan bahwa tes LD-UAJ reliabel dengan koefisien omega sebesar 0,82.
Penelitian lebih lanjut dibutuhkan untuk melakukan validasi kriteria sebab kriteria yang digunakan saat pengembangan belum menunjukkan hubungan yang kuat dengan literasi digital. Penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa masih ada hambatan dalam pengembangan tes LD-UAJ, seperti keterbatasan waktu, rendahnya minat dan partisipasi mahasiswa, serta kesulitan dalam mendapatkan sampel yang cukup besar. Namun, tes LD-UAJ diharapkan dapat menjadi alat ukur yang berguna dalam mengevaluasi tingkat literasi digital mahasiswa dan dapat membantu rekomendasi pelatihan yang sesuai dengan area kemampuan digital mahasiswa sehingga dapat meningkatkan pemahaman literasi digitalnya.

Kata kunci: evaluasi psikometri; internet; teknologi digital; tes LD-UAJ; tes literasi digital
Los Ceza de Huete (Cuenca). Un linaje de la nobleza local con raices conversas
Authors: Gómez de Mora David , Fernández Rabadán Guillermo 
Published: October 2023

Resumen:En el presente articulo se estudia una de las familias con las que ha contado la ciudad de Huete (Cuenca): los Ceza. Un linaje vinculado a las comunidades judeoconversas que fue medrando socialmente hasta adquirir un reconocimiento nobiliario y que finalmente llegó a destacar dentro de la alta política del país. Para ello se han vaciado algunas de las series del Archivo Eclesiástico de Huete y el Fondo de la Inquisición del Archivo Diocesano de Cuenca, entre otros, y elaborado una serie de árboles genealógicos que clarifican la procedencia y descendencia de estas familias. Abstract:In this article we study one of the families that have lived in the city of Huete (Cuenca): the Ceza family. A lineage linked to the Jewish-converse communities that grew socially until it acquired noble recognition and finally came to stand out in the country's high politics. To this end some of the series from the Ecclesiastical Archive of Huete and the Inquisition Collection of the Diocesan Archive of Cuenca, among others, have been emptied and a series of family trees have been drawn up to clarify the origin and descent of these families.
Las rectorías parroquiales en la ciudad de Córdoba durante el Antiguo Régimen: acercamiento a la cuestión
Authors: Rodríguez-Trenas Fernando 
Published: October 2023

ResumenSi poco estudiado ha sido el estrato más bajo del clero en la ciudad de Córdoba, el pequeño núcleo que formaban los rectores parroquiales aún menos. Estas rectorías, de importancia supina para la labor pastoral y la administración de sacramentos, parecen no tener una forma definida durante la época moderna en Córdoba. La cuestión de su definición es el objeto de este artículo, para lo que se han consultado las constituciones sinodales de la diócesis, así como diversa información de archivo. Su carácter beneficial o no, así como la concesión de la cura animarum centran el debate. La adaptación al modelo tridentino de rectoría parroquial exigió un verdadero esfuerzo para la administración diocesana, que debió lidiar con las reticencias y alegaciones de una empoderada Universidad de Beneficiados que se había aprovechado de la indefinición de este cargo en la ciudad de Córdoba. Por ello, se destaca un punto de inflexión en esta situación en 1648, cuando el obispo Pimentel, animado desde Roma, plantea un modelo de patronato para estas rectorías que permitan la manutención de sus titulares sin el perjuicio de modificar cualquier reparto del diezmo parroquial, que hubiera supuesto una mayor oposición a la que ya hubo durante un siglo después.AbstractIf little studied has been the lower stratum of the clergy in the city of Córdoba, the small nucleus that made up the parish rectors even less. These rectories, of supine importance for pastoral work and the administration of the sacraments, seem to have no definite form during modern times in Córdoba. The question of its definition is the object of this article, for which the synodical constitutions of the diocese has been consulted, as well as various archival information. Its beneficial nature or not, as well as the granting of the cura animarum center the debate. The adaptation to the Tridentine model of parish rectory required a real effort from the diocesan administration, which had to deal with the reluctance and allegations of an empowered Universidad de Beneficiados, that had taken advantage of the lack of definition of this position in the city of Córdoba. For this reason, a turning point in this situation stands out in 1648, when the bishop fray Domingo Pimentel, encouraged from Rome, proposed a model of patronage for these rectories that would allow the maintenance of their holders without the detriment of modifying any distribution of the parish tithe, that it would have supposed a greater opposition to the one that already existed during a century later.
Single-channel multilayer forming mechanism of laser cladding Fe60 process under different laser heat source working mode
Authors: Li Chang , Sun Han , Zhao Junjia , Han Xing 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Continuous wave (CW) and pulsed wave (PW) are the two principal modes of working to control the laser heat source. Different laser heat source working modes have an essential impact on the rapid cooling and heating temperature change rate during the cladding, which directly determines the cladding layer quality. The laser cladding process is meaningful to quantitatively reveal the mechanism of single-channel multilayer cladding and forming under different laser heat source working modes. In this paper, a multi-field coupled 3D numerical model of the single-channel multilayer cladding process under diverse laser working modes is proposed, and the thermal physical parameters of the cladding material are computed on the basis of CALPHAD method. The mechanism of the impact of distinct working modes on the multi-field coupled ephemeral evolution process of laser cladding is investigated by using the solid/liquid interface tracking technique, which comprehensively considers the light-powder interaction between the powder waist beam and the laser beam in diverse working modes. The temperature, flow and stress fields are computationally solved for a single-channel multilayer cladding process. On the foundation of this study, the mechanism of the impact of pulse duty cycle and pulse frequency on the cladding behavior of single-channel and multi-layers during pulsed laser cladding was dissected. The macroscopic morphology and microstructure of the cladding layer were observed by KEYENCE VH-Z100R ultra-deep field electron microscope, and the feasibility of the model was confirmed. This study provides an important theoretical rationale for enhancing the cladding quality under different laser working modes.