bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Electrical networks and the grove algebra
Authors: Gao Yibo , Lam Thomas , Xu Zixuan 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
We study the ring of regular functions on the space of planar electrical networks, which we coin the grove algebra. This algebra is an electrical analog of the Plücker ring studied classically in invariant theory. We develop the combinatorics of double groves to study the grove algebra, and find a quadratic Gröbner basis for the grove ideal.
Positive crossratios, barycenters, trees and applications to maximal representations
Authors: Burger Marc , Iozzi Alessandra , Parreau Anne , Pozzetti Maria Beatrice 
Published: February 2024

We study metric properties of maximal framed representations of fundamental groups of surfaces in symplectic groups over real closed fields, interpreted as actions on Bruhat–Tits buildings endowed with adapted Finsler norms. We prove that the translation length can be computed as intersection with a geodesic current, give sufficient conditions guaranteeing that such a current is a multicurve, and, if the current is a measured lamination, construct an isometric embedding of the associated tree in the building. These results are obtained as application of more general results of independent interest on positive crossratios and actions with compatible barycenters.
The Effectiveness of an Education Intervention based on Self-Care Model on Depressive Symptoms among adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Oluchina Sherry 
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Over the past years, evidence has shown a high prevalence of depression among Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) patients. This interventional study was performed to decrease depressive symptoms using education based on the self-care model in Kiambu County, Kenya.
Methodology: The study was conducted from January to August 2021 at diabetic clinics of Thika Level 5 Hospital (TL5H) and Kiambu Level 5 Hospital (KL5H). The study employed a pre-test post-test non-equivalent quasi-experimental study design. There were 96 adolescents with T1DM obtained by stratified random sampling, and assigned into experimental (48 respondents) and control group (48 respondents). Depressive symptoms were evaluated in the first and seventh months using the Center for Epidemiology Studies Short Depression (CES-D) scale. Paired sample T-test and Independent sample T-test were used to analyze data.
Results: The results of the Independent sample T-test showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the mean score difference of depressive symptoms at postintervention (t = -2.968, df = 94, p = 0.004), but no statistically significant difference in the mean score difference of depressive symptoms at baseline (t = -1.100, df = 86, p =0.274). The result of the paired sample T-test revealed that there was a statistically significant difference in the mean score difference of depressive symptoms in the intervention group (t = -4.374, df = 47, p = <0.001), but no statistically significant difference in the mean score difference of depressive symptoms in the control group (t= -1.304, df = 47, p =0.199).
Conclusions: Education intervention based on the self-care model is an effective program that can improve depressive symptoms. In addition, the education intervention based on the self-care model needs to be implemented continuously to prevent diabetes-related complications and improve depressive symptoms among diabetic patients.
Politique de l’émeute dans Le dernier de l’Empire (1981) d’Ousmane Sembène
Authors: Galafa Beaton 
Published: February 2024

L’œuvre d’Ousmane Sembène est devenue un vecteur de lutte sociale dans l’Afrique postcoloniale suite à l’émergence de problèmes sociaux et politiques endémiques à la postcolonie. De ce chaos est également né Le dernier de l’Empire, un roman dans lequel Sembène explore l’utilisation de l’émeute dans les luttes de classe africaines. Cet article examine comment Sembène représente cette émeute dans le roman comme un outil efficace pour le prolétariat dans la lutte des classes au Sénégal, tout en la décrivant comme une conséquence délibérée de la répression violente orchestrée par la bourgeoisie contre la dissidence de la classe ouvrière. Sembène y parvient par le biais d’un récit fictif qui gagne notre reconnaissance en tant que préservation de la mémoire dans laquelle nous voyons le roman comme une représentation de la réalité. Nous voyons également comment le prolétariat, tout au long du roman, est opposé à la bourgeoisie, et comment l’émeute devient une solution ultime à la lutte des classes. Considérant que Le dernier de l’Empire se concentre sur la lutte des classes (après l’indépendance), l’article déploie une critique marxiste dans son analyse du roman. Ceci est pareillement conforme à notre propre compréhension de Sembène en tant qu’écrivain marxiste renommé. Cependant, l’article utilise également la désillusion postcoloniale dans son analyse puisque le roman traite des défis de l’État postcolonial africain.

Ousmane Sembène’s work became a vector for social struggle in postcolonial Africa following the emergence of social and political problems endemic to the post-colony. Out of this chaos also emerged Le dernier de l’Empire, a novel in which Sembène explores the use of riot in African class struggles. This article is an examination of how Sembène represents this riot in the novel as an effective tool for the proletariat in the class struggle in Senegal while at the same time describing it as a deliberate consequence of violent repression orchestrated by the bourgeoisie against working-class dissent. Sembène achieves this through a fictional narrative that gains our recognition as a preservation of memory in which we see the novel as a representation of reality. We also see how the proletariat throughout the novel is pitted against the bourgeoisie, and how riot becomes an ultimate solution to the class struggle. Considering that Le dernier de l’Empire focuses on class struggle (after independence), the article deploys a Marxist critique in its analysis of the novel. This also aligns with our understanding of Sembène as a renowned Marxist writer. However, the article equally uses postcolonial disillusionment in its analysis since the novel deals with the challenges of the African postcolonial state.
Molecular typing of clinical and non-clinical <i>Escherichia coli</i> from Rivers State, Nigeria using amplification-based RAPD and ERIC-PCR typing methods
Authors: Dibia C. , Otokunefor K. 
Published: February 2024

Due to the diverse nature of Escherichia coli, typing of these organisms is essential. This can provide key epidemiological information not just on the strains in circulation and their relationship, but also on the development and spread of drug resistant clones. Affordable PCR-based typing techniques have resulted in an increase in typing studies particularly in resource limited settings. But information from Nigeria on strain typing is limited. This study was therefore aimed at typing clinical and non-clinical strains of E. coli from Nigeria using the PCR based Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus-PCR (ERIC-PCR) typing methods.
E. coli was isolated from clinical and non-clinical sources using Eosin Methylene Blue agar. Characteristic green metallic sheen colonies associated with E. coli were purified, identities determined using standard biochemical tests and confirmed using molecular methods. Susceptibility testing was carried out using the modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion test and RAPD and ERIC-PCR typing carried out on 48 confirmed E. coli isolates as previously described. ERIC-PCR typing resulted in the generation of 38 unique patterns with a 0.94 diversity. Nine of these were singletons comprised of only a single isolate, while the remaining 29 patterns were grouped to 10 clusters. RAPD gave similar results of 37 patterns, 9 singletons, 0.94 diversity and 13 clusters. For ERIC-PCR, all isolates with identical patterns were from the same source. RAPD, however, had identical patterns present in isolates from different sources.
Using the ERIC-PCR typing method, this study was able to identify non-clinical isolates as distinct from the clinical E. coli isolates as evidenced by 100% identical ERIC-PCR profiles of isolates from the same source and a lack of 100% relatedness in isolates from different sources.
Association between erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors in a Nigeria tertiary hospital
Authors: Tor-Anyiin I. , Omokhua O. E. , Swende L. T. 
Published: February 2024

INTRODUCTION: Erectile dysfunction has adverse effects on the marital harmony and self-esteem of affected persons. It is shrouded in shame in our environment, hence affecting self-reporting of the condition. It is linked to CVDs in its etiology. The objective was to determine the relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular risk factors to recommend them as indicators for screening for ED in our environment.
METHODS: This was a cross-sectional analytical study of 243 men at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Participants were recruited by systematic random sampling, excluding those on aphrodisiacs. Erectile dysfunction was measured using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), and ED was defined as a score <17. CVD risk factors were obtained from history and examination. Univariate analysis and logistic regressions were used to elicit associations between ED and cardiovascular risk factors.
RESULTS: The prevalence of ED was 47.3%. Erectile dysfunction was associated with increasing age (χ2=27, p<0.01), harmful alcohol use (χ2=3.08, p= 0.079), diabetes (χ2=8.29, p=0.04), and hypertension (χ2=12.28, p =0.01) following bivariate analysis. However, only advanced age (aOR=0.04, 95% CI: 0.00-0.54, p = 0.014) and harmful alcohol use (aOR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.04-0.97, p=0.043) were independently associated with ED after binary logistic regression.
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of ED is high high. It is associated with age, harmful alcohol use, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, hence the need to screen for ED, especially in the presence of these factors.
Knowledge and socio-demographic factors associated with depression among students on clinical rotation in a private university in Ekiti state, Nigeria
Authors: Omotoso A. A. , Ojo J. , Ipinnimo T. , Alao T. , Chimah M. , Uchuno E. , Mohammed H. , Etuk A. , Osho B. , Olasehinde O. 
Published: February 2024

NTRODUCTION: Depression is among the most common mental and public health problems globally. Depression is generally common among university students and is especially high among undergraduates on clinical postings. Clinical students are exposed to varying kinds of stressors ensuing from difficulties integrating into the hospital system and implicated in causing academic failure, disability, and poor quality of life. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and the socio-demographic factors associated with depression among clinical undergraduates in a private university.
METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 242 students of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences of a private university who were undergoing their clinical rotations. Data was collected on the socio-demographic variable and knowledge of depression. The proportion of students with depression was determined with the 20-itemZung self-rating depression scale.
RESULTS: Less than half (43.0%) of the respondents had good knowledge of depression, with the majority using social media (82.6%) and one-third of Journals/textbooks (34.3%) as sources of information. The identified predictors of depression were being female (AOR:2.624; 95%CI:1.006-7.600) and having poor knowledge of depression (AOR:2.806; 95%CI:1.121-3.975).
CONCLUSION: This study revealed that less than half of the students had good knowledge of depression. Poor knowledge and female gender were identified as positive predictors of depression. Therefore, more effort should also be taken by the school authority to educate these students on depression.
Causes and outcomes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in referral hospitals in Rwanda: a prospective study
Authors: Nyampinga D. , Rutaganda E. , Shikama F. , Ingabire Z. , Mukanumviye S. , Turikumwe S. , Aberra H. , Redae B. , Seminega B. , Dusabejambo V. , Van Leeuwen D. J. 
Published: February 2024

INTRODUCTION: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common emergency that results in significant morbidity and mortality. In Rwanda, data on causes and outcomes are lacking. The aim of this study was to identify the causes and outcomes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients referred to tertiary referral centers.
METHODS: This is an observational prospective study for which we enrolled all patients who presented with presumed upper gastrointestinal bleeding and underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. We studied causes and outcomes during 3 months of follow-up after initial presentation from February 2019 to September 2019.
RESULTS: We enrolled 194 participants. The mean age was 49.6 ± 17.66 years. The common causes of upper GI bleeding were peptic ulcer disease in 82 (43.3%) patients, esophageal varices 32 (16.5%), gastric malignancies 22 (11.3%), and gastritis 21 (10.8%). The upper GI endoscopy was reported to be normal in only 20 cases (10.3%). The mortality and rebleeding rates after 3 months were 37 (19.07%) and 70 (36%) respectively. The esophageal varices were associated with increased rebleeding (OR: 10.791, P value <0.001), while gastric cancer was associated with increased mortality (OR: 4.405, P value 0.008).
CONCLUSION: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a considerable problem in Rwandan teaching hospitals. Our findings are in agreement with the reported causes of upper GI bleeding worldwide. From this study, we consider that variceal hemorrhage and peptic ulcer may have the potential to be better managed.
Еволюція партійної системи Індії в Новітній час
Authors: Стеньгач Надія 
Published: February 2024

індійська партійна система бере свій початок у національному русі за незалежність від колоніального правління в Британській Індії, поступового розширення виборчих прав з початку XX століття та запровадження загального виборчого права відповідно до Конституції незалежної Індії, що набула чинності з 1950 року. Культурне розмаїття, соціальний, етнічний, кастовий, общинний, релігійний плюралізм, національні традиції рухів, контрастуючий стиль керівництва та ідеологічні перспективи допомогли сформувати індійську партійну систему. Від перших парламентських виборів (ще в часи британського колоніального правління) і навіть у перші десятиліття незалежності фактично окрему партійну систему становив Індійський Національний Конгрес. Після здобуття незалежності саме з ІНК почали виокремлюватися політичні партії, що сформували першу опозицію. І вже на сьогодні в Індії нараховується найбільша у світі кількість політичних партій. Напередодні сімнадцятих загальних виборів до Лок Сабха (2019 р.) в країні було 7 національних партій, 52 державні партії та 2354 зареєстровані невизнані партії. Відомо, що на сучасному етапі індійська демократія переживає фундаментальну трансформацію. Це проявилося у системних змінах характеру виборчої конкуренції, багаторазових збільшеннях чисельності середнього класу, проникнення соціальних медіа, руйнування старих ієрархій тощо. Соціальна та географічна експансія Бхаратія Джаната Парті (БДП) з 2014 року змінила політичний ландшафт, що призвело до подальшої маргіналізації Індійського Національного Конгресу, послаблення Лівого фронту та зниження сили партій на рівні штатів.
Edukasi dan Senam Menjaga Kebugaran dan Mengurangi Gangguan Premenopause Pada Lansia Perempuan
Authors: Ratnawati Ratnawati 
Published: February 2024

Memasuki usia dewasa akhir dan pra lansia, hormon perempuan akan mengalami penurunan produksi. Perempuan dapat mengalami gangguan premenopause yang dapat diantisipasi dengan melakukan olah raga dan aktivitas fisik. Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah untuk mengedukasi peserta untuk menjaga kebugaran dengan melakukan aktivitas fisik yang sesuai. Pengabdian masyarakat dilaksanakan pada tanggal 22 Oktober 2023 di RW 11 kelurahan Sapuro Kota Pekalongan kepada 25 peserta. Hasil pengabdian masyarakat menunjukan ada 5 peserta yang memiliki gangguan jantung dan hipertensi dan 2 orang dengan riwayat sakit kronis yaitu diabetes militus dan rematoid artritis. Pentingnya memperhatikan tingkat aktivitas fisik pada perempuan premenopause agar dapat mencapai level kebugaran yang optimal.
Kata kunci: Aktivitas Fisik, Gangguan Premenopause, Kebugaran, Kualitas Hidup
Tracing hotspot traces in the Andes
Authors: Pilger Rex H. 
Published: February 2024

Two segments of subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate occur at low angles based on seismic hypocenter locations, approaching nearly horizontal below ~100 km in depth. In contrast with most of the rest of the subduction zone, the two segments, beneath central Chile, and central and northern Peru, lack active volcanoes along the crest of the Andes and have more subdued topography to the east of the Andean crest. Each low-angle subduction segment occurs to the east of the intersection of inferred mantle hotspot traces on the Nazca plate with the Peru-Chile Trench: the Nazca ridge (at the southern part of the Peruvian segment), and the Juan Fernández island-seamount chain (offshore the Chilean segment). A third inferred trace, the Galápagos-Carnegie ridge, may be correlated with a zone on incipient low-angle subduction beneath Colombia.
The importance of such hotspot traces in contributing to low-angle subduction beneath the Andes is strengthened by updated South American-Nazca plate reconstructions, including three oceanic hotspot traces, in comparison with a new isotopic date compilation of igneous rocks from the mountain range. The Juan Fernández hotspot trace, reconstructed from Pacific-hotspot models to the Nazca-Farallon plate, encountered the subduction zone offshore southern Peru ~65 Ma, broadening arc volcanism to the east; the trace-trench intersection migrated gradually and then rapidly southward, widening the arc east to Bolivia and northern Argentina; it then stabilized about 13 Ma offshore central Chile, producing the contemporary low-angle Pampean segment. The Juan Fernández hotspot may also have been responsible for formation of the Manihiki Plateau on the Pacific plate much earlier, ~125 Ma. The Easter-Nazca hotspot trace intersected the subduction zone beneath Colombia before ~50 Ma and migrated southward beneath Ecuador beginning ~15 Ma, with progressive low-angle subduction implied by migrating volcanic cessation along the Andean crest to southern Peru. The Galápagos-Carnegie hotspot trace only recently encountered the subduction zone, apparently inducing a new low-angle segment and cessation of magmatism in Colombia. The reconstructions and magmatic history provided here strongly support a previously proposed genetic relationship of hotspot traces and low-angle subduction. Additionally, the reconstructions suggest remnants of older subducted traces in the asthenosphere may have sourced post-rift magmatism in eastern Brazil and Paraguay, which cannot be explained otherwise by simple hotspot mechanisms.
Implementation of Village SDGs in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Bali Province
Authors: Andari Luh Gita 
Published: February 2024

Purpose: This study aims to determine village SDGs (SDGs desa) in accelerating the goals of sustainable development in the province of Bali from the indicators of Dana Desa (village fund) and IDM (Indeks Membangun Desa/village development index) Update.
Research methods: This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Descriptive statistic research is used to describe phenomena in the conduct of research. Qualitative analysis is used to provide a description in the form of words to the results of the research
Results and discussion: SDGs Desa that have been implemented in the Province of Bali have Supported the Sustainable Development Goals and Bali has become the first rank in the National Development Village Index
Implication: SDGs Desa is one of the supporters of accelerating the achievement of sustainable development goals in Bali Province.
Baris Sesandaran Dance as a Medium in Developing Character Education
Authors: Negara I Gede Oka Surya , Wahyuni Ni Komang Sri , Sustiawati Ni Luh 
Published: February 2024

Purpose: Sesandaran Baris Dance was created as a medium for developing character education.
Research method: The creation method involves three stages, namely exploration, improvisation and forming which are still based on the basic elements of Balinese dance such as agem, tandang, tangkis, dan tangkep. The structure of the work consists of pepeson, pengawit, pengawak, pengecet, and pekaad. Furthermore, the study is descriptive qualitative in order to explain that the Baris Sesandaran dance is able to show as a medium for developing character education.
Results and discussion: Baris Sesandaran Dance, a new creation inspired by the art of Barong Landung from Banjar Kaliungu Kelod Denpasar which has been stored for 17 years. This dance has a religious theme, puts more emphasis on the expression of will, performed by 8 male dancers carrying incense props, dancing while interspersed with singing songs together and shouting at each other as an identity in the Barong Landung art. This reciprocal song is called Sesandaran. Implications: The Baris Sesandaran dance is able to show as a vehicle for developing character education and as the development of the Barong Landung art in the form of a creational dance so that it can be passed on to the next generation.abstracts in English.
Somapacitan (Sogroya)
Authors: CADTH  
Published: February 2024

CADTH reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well as patient and clinician perspectives, of a drug or drug class.
The assessments inform non-binding recommendations that help guide the reimbursement decisions of Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial governments, with the exception of Quebec.
This review assesses somapacitan (Sogroya), 5 mg/1.5 mL (3.3 mg/mL), 10 mg/1.5 mL (6.7 mg/mL), 15 mg/1.5 mL (10 mg/mL) as a prefilled pen for subcutaneous injection.
Indication: For the long-term treatment of pediatric patients who have growth failure due to an inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone (growth hormone deficiency).
Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Kejadian Picky Eater Pada Anak Usia Toddler
Authors: Fertycia Fadhilah Putri 
Published: February 2024

Picky eater is a food-choosing behavior characterized by no desire to try new food variants. This study aims to determine the factors associated with the incidence of picky eaters in toddler-age children. This study used a descriptive correlative design with a retrospective approach. The research sample was 113 respondents using the purposive sampling technique. The collection of picky eater data using the CEBQ (Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire) questionnaire adopted from Herze's study (2014) which is a CEBQ that has been translated into Indonesian and carried out validity and reliability tests using Cronbach"s Alpha. This study used univariate and bivariate analysis with a chi-square statistical test. The results of the analysis show that factors related to the incidence of picky eaters, including the eating behavior of parents with picky eater incidence in toddler-age children (p-value 0.003: α 0.05), parental parenting patterns with picky eater incidence in toddler-age children (p-value 0.013: α 0.05), history of exclusive breastfeeding with picky eater incidence in toddler-age children (p-value 0.000: α 0,05). Parental eating behavior, parenting style, and history of exclusive breastfeeding have a significant relationship with the incidence of picky eaters in toddler-age children. It can be concluded that parental eating behavior, parenting patterns, and history of exclusive breastfeeding have a significant relationship with the incidence of picky eaters in toddler-age children. It is hoped that mothers can maintain child nutrition to avoid picky eaters in toddler-age children.