bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Does a school-based intervention increase girls’ sexual and reproductive health attitudes and intentions? Results from a mixed-methods cluster-randomized trial in Burkina Faso
Authors: Hinson Laura , Pliakas Triantafyllos , Schaub Emily , Nourou Aya Mahaman , Angelone Cecelia , Brooks Mohamad Ibrahim , Abga Abdou Arthur , Congo Zakari , Ki Bruno , Trasi Reshma 
Published: December 2023

Adolescent girls in Burkina Faso face unintended pregnancy risk due to a lack of contraceptive use. The (re)solve project was designed to address contraceptive misperceptions and increase girls’ perceptions of their pregnancy risk, primarily through a participatory game and a health passport aimed at easing health facility access. The intervention components were implemented for girls in private and public school in grades 4ème and 3ème (grades 9 and 10) in Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. We conducted an impact evaluation using a mixed-methods cluster randomized control trial design to evaluate (re)solve’s impact on girls’ intentions to use contraception, among other outcomes. Thirty-two schools were randomly allocated intervention or control. The evaluation included quantitative longitudinal surveys at baseline (N = 2,372) and endline (N = 2,072), qualitative in-depth interviews with girls in the intervention group at baseline (N = 41) and endline (N = 48) and with implementation staff (N = 35) and experts (N = 14) at endline. We used generalized estimating equations (GEE) analysis for the main analysis. Girls receiving the intervention had more positive attitudes related to contraception at endline compared to girls at control schools. (re)solve had a positive effect on girls’ intention to use contraception (aOR = 1.59, 95% CI 0.97–2.61), though this did not reach statistical significance. The impact was particularly large among girls who had never had sex, girls who attended public schools, and girls in 3ème. Qualitative findings suggest the intervention was well received and positively shifted attitudes and facility-seeking behaviors for many girls, but that myths and misconceptions related to contraceptive use persist in this mostly young, sexually naïve population. That the (re)solve intervention appears to have shifted adolescent girls’ attitudes toward using contraception, coupled with positive trends in intention to use contraception, indicates that interventions like (re)solve may ‘prime the pump’ for behavior change and increasing girls’ use of contraception.
Trial registration number and date: https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN15387847 Registered on June 15th 2021.
Association of alternative healthy eating index and severity of pemphigus vulgaris: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Fallah Maryam , Najafi Anahita , Balighi Kamran , Daneshpazhooh Maryam , Ebrahimpour-Koujan Soraiya 
Published: December 2023

Background
Evidence on the association between following healthy eating and the severity of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between adherence to the alternative healthy eating index (AHEI) and the severity of Pemphigus vulgaris disease in adults.

Methods
In this hospital-based cross-sectional study, a total of 138 pemphigus vulgaris cases were studied, of which 108 had pemphigus disease area index (PDAI) ≤15, and 30 had PDAI>15. Dietary intakes were assessed using a valid 168-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). To calculate the AHEI, the data received from the diet were used. The subjects of this index received a score of 1–10. The final AHEI was calculated by summing the component scores.

Results
After adjusting for age and sex, we found that individuals with the highest AHEI score were 72% less likely to have increased PV severity compared with those with the lowest score (OR: 0.28; 95% CI: 0.08–0.92, P trend = 0.020). Further control for another potential confounder, intake energy, made the association stronger (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.06–0.88, P trend = 0.017). Also, after controlling the body mass index (BMI) confounding factor, it maintained its strong relationship (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.06–0.88, P trend = 0.016).

Conclusion
The evidence of our study shows that following the healthy eating index is associated with a reduction in the severity of pemphigus vulgaris. Prospective cohort studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Larval habitat characteristics of eastern eggar Eriogaster catax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in Slovenia
Authors: Zakšek Barbara , Kogovšek Nika , Rebeušek Franc , Govedič Marijan 
Published: December 2023

The ecology of the eastern eggar (Eriogaster catax) in Slovenia has not been well characterized to date. Within the framework of this study, focusing on the larval habitat of the species, a total of 489 caterpillar webs found in different areas of Slovenia were recorded and a number of important variables documented. These included the host plant species, the size of the web, the height of the web from the ground, the height of the host plant, the trunk diameter at ground level, the web aspect and the general habitat characteristics. The most important host plants turned out to be blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), with one web found on Pyrus pyraster and one on Amelanchier ovalis. The web sizes varied largely, with the median size reaching 54 cm2. The position and height of the web from the ground was correlated with the height of the plant. Most caterpillar webs (67.4%) were oriented to the south, south-west or south-east. 61.5% of caterpillar webs were recorded in temperate heath and scrubs, with the majority of them found in sub-Mediterranean blackthorn-privet scrub (25.4%), followed by Atlantic and medio-European blackthorn-privet scrub (18.0%) and shrub woodland (13.1%). The present study provides the first insight into the ecology of the eastern eggar in Slovenia, focusing on larval habitat. The characterization of the larval habitat is of particular importance for the conservation of the eastern eggar and its potential habitat in Slovenia.
Exploring individual longitudinal development in a corpus of ‘natural’ disciplinary writing: what could it mean for teaching?
Authors: Reppen Randi 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Two major research issues for longitudinal investigations are the ‘naturalness’ of the learner language being studied, and the extent to which the research design is truly longitudinal. Regarding the first issue, data for longitudinal studies are usually collected in language classrooms or exams, with the writing tasks/topics being tightly controlled. A major disadvantage is that tasks can be unrepresentative of the writing required in disciplinary content courses. The present study analyzes writing development as it occurs ‘naturally’ in university disciplinary content courses, using four complexity features (i.e., finite adverbial clauses, finite relative clauses, attributive adjectives, and nouns as pre-modifiers) with the goal of comparing the kinds of findings in a True-longitudinal approach, a Quasi-longitudinal approach, and a Case study approach. This close examination of writing development that controlled for discipline and task showed an increase in development as measured by these linguistic indicators.
Gorgias and Plato’s
Sophist
Authors: Di Iulio Erminia 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
My aim is to investigate the link between Plato’s Sophist and Gorgias’s treatise On What Is Not. This relationship is worth examining because Gorgias’s treatise constitutes an essential, but insufficiently studied stage in the intellectual journey leading from Parmenides to the Sophist. My claims are that 1) Plato’s agenda in the Sophist perfectly meets the challenges Gorgias raises in the first thesis of his treatise, that 2) this becomes clear once we focus on Gorgias’s and Plato’s respective use of the verb ‘to be’ and, finally, that 3) Plato is able to overcome Parmenides’s impasse precisely because he deals with Gorgias’s treatise.
Senses of Being in Plato’s
Timaeus
Authors: Fronterotta Francesco 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
In this paper I discuss the problem of the meanings of the verb ‘be’ in Plato’s Timaeus. My claim is that, at least in that dialogue, existence emerges as the main and autonomous meaning of the verb ‘be’, contrary to the widespread view first defended in a series of studies by Charles Kahn according to which, in the Greek language and in Plato’s philosophy, the verb ‘be’ basically has a copulative-predicative and, more specifically, a truth-related meaning. I consider and examine some passages from the Timaeus (27d5–28a4, 29b3–c3, 37e3–38b3, 51b7–52a7) where the concept of existence seems to be expressed in a clear and definite way by the use of the verb ‘be.’ I conclude by making some remarks on how we should understand the notion of existence, not least with reference to the problem of truth, within Plato’s philosophy and the Timaeus in particular.
Quantentechnologie und Quantensensorik: Aktuelle Themen der Technologieentwicklung und Transfer in die Anwendung aus Sicht eines nationalen Metrologieinstituts
Authors: Gerster Thomas , Spethmann Nicolas 
Published: December 2023

Zusammenfassung
Die rasanten Fortschritte in der Wissenschaft, sowie der technologischen Entwicklung der letzten Jahre ermöglichen es, nun maßgeschneiderte Quanteneffekte auszunutzen und die Kontrolle und Manipulation von einzelnen Quantenteilchen zu ermöglichen. Diese häufig auch als 2. Quantenrevolution bezeichnete Entwicklung erschließt neue, mit klassischen Methoden nicht zugängliche Anwendungsbereiche von der Sensorik und Messtechnik bis zur Quanteninfomationsverarbeitung und Quantenkommunikation. Diese neuartigen Komponenten und Systeme bergen ein großes Potential für eine breite kommerzielle Nutzung und sind daher für die europäische Wirtschaft ein hoch relevanter Zukunftsmarkt. In dieser Einführung soll neben einem kurzen Überblick über das Themenfeld der Quantentechnologien, ein Fokus auf die Grundprinzipien der Quantensensorik und ihren möglichen Anwendungen gelegt werden. Für die Überführung der Quantentechnologien aus dem forschungslabor in robuste und anwenderfreundliche Komponenten und Systeme, sind, neben dem Technologietransfer eng miteinander verzahnte Aktivitäten im Bereich der Standardisierung, Charakterisierung, Zertifizierung und Messtechnik, bis hin zu Themen der Weiterbildung und dem Wissenstransfer in Industrie und Gesellschaft notwendig. Hierzu können in einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz insbesondere die nationalen Metrologieinstitute mit ihrer Bündelung an QT-Infrastruktur und -Expertise in einem gemeinschaftlichen, europäischen Kontext beitragen.
Validation of genetic risk scores for type 2 diabetes on a Russian population sample from the biobank of the National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Authors: Kiseleva A. V. , Soplenkova A. G. , Kutsenko V. A. , Sotnikova E. A. , Vyatkin Yu. V. , Zharikova А. A. , Ershova A. I. , Zaichenoka M. , Ramensky V. E. , Skirko O. P. , Smetnev S. А. , Kopylova O. V. , Limonova А. S. , Blokhina A. V. , Pokrovskaya M. S. , Shalnova S. A. , Meshkov A. N. , Drapkina O. M. 
Published: December 2023

Aim. To validate and evaluate the accuracy of 14 genetic risk scores (GRSs) for type 2 diabetes (T2D), created earlier in other countries, using a Russian population sample from the biobank of the National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine.Material and methods. For genetic analysis, next generation sequencing data was used on a sample from the Russian population (n=1165) based on the biobank collection. The study included 14 GRSs associated with T2D.Results. The study demonstrated that the predictive power of 12 out of 14 GRSs for T2D was replicated in the Russian population. As quality metrics, we used the area under the ROC curve, which for models including only GRS varied from 54,49 to 59,46%, and for models including GRS, sex and age — from 77,56 to 78,75%.Conclusion. For the first time in Russia, a study of 14 T2D GRSs developed on other populations was conducted. Twelve GRSs have been validated and can be used in the future to improve risk prediction and prevention of T2D in Russia.
Study of the nootropic effect of the extract of <i>Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi</i> in modeling anxiety and depressive disorders in rats during the development of a conditioned reflex of passive avoidance
Authors: Uranova V. V. , Lomteva N. A. , Bliznyak O. V. , Mazhitova M. V. , Kondratenko E. I. 
Published: December 2023

Experimental study is devoted to the study of the nootropic effect of the extract Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi in normal conditions and in modelling anxiety-depressive disorders by creating "social" stress in rats during the development of a conditioned passive avoidance reflex. Materials and methods. The study was made of the extract obtained by maceration of the underground part (rhizomes with roots) of the plant Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. The experimental work involved the study of the behavioural characteristics of laboratory animals (non-linear rats) in the amount of 159 males aged 7-9 months, divided into groups in accordance with the stages of the study. The study of nootropic activity in the norm formed the basis of the first stage and included work with animals divided into 4 groups: receiving water for injection (intact); Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extract, medicinal product «Tetramethyltetraazocycloocyandione»; medicinal product «Piracetam+Cinnarizine». The creation of conditions providing for paired sensory contact of individuals, contributing to the development of inter-male confrontations, was achieved by modelling “social” stress in groups identical to the normal state at the second stage of experimental work. The use of the standard setting of the passive avoidance conditioned reflex made it possible to analyse the cognitive functions of the animals. Results. The nootropic effect of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extract has been proven. The decrease in the consequences of stress in the form of a deterioration in memorization and reproduction of a conditioned reflex of passive avoidance was shown when it was administered to laboratory animals. Extension of the latent period of entry into the dark chamber of the passive avoidance conditioned reflex test, an increase in the total time spent in the illuminated compartment, and a decrease in the percentage of animals that visited the dark "aversive" compartment under the influence of the extract were described. Conclusion. The preservation of a memory trace in laboratory animals after the introduction of an extract made on the basis of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has been established. The presence of a complex of various groups of biologically active substances in the composition of the Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi determines this plant object as a source of obtaining new drugs recommended for use as nootropic drugs that reduce the reactions that develop during “social” stress.
Evaluation of the effect of extrasystolic arrhythmia in pregnant women on fetal condition
Authors: Vinogradova O. P. , Rakhmatullov F. K. , Ostanin M. A. , Rakhmatullov R. F. 
Published: December 2023

Relevance much attention is paid to the problem of the effect of extrasystolic arrhythmia in pregnant women on the condition of the fetus. The aim of the study is to study the effect of extrasystolic arrhythmia in pregnant women on the condition of the fetus by cardiotocography. Material and methods. 32 pregnant women with extrasystole (group 1) and 30 without arrhythmia (group 2) were examined in the 3rd trimester from the 32nd week of pregnancy. All pregnant women of both groups underwent daily registration of electrocardiography (ECG), ultrasound examination of the heart, fetal cardiotocography (CTG of the fetus), determination of the level of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), prolactin and thyroid hormones. Results. The correlation analysis revealed a close relationship between the number of fetal cardiotocography scores and the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) (r = 0,917, p <0,01), free thyroxine (T4c) (r = -0,877, p < 0,01) and the number of extrasystoles (r = -0,872, p < 0,01) in pregnant women. Conclusion. In pregnant women with and without extrasystole, there are differences between reproductive hormones and electrocardiography indicators within the reference values. It was found that in pregnant women with and without extrasystole, fetal cardiotocography indicators do not significantly differ. A quantitative threshold value of ventricular extrasystole was revealed to reduce the number of fetal cardiotocography scores in the third trimester from week32. The threshold value of extrasystole was 1500 per day, AUC (area under curve) – 0,792, sensitivity – 81,3 %, specificity – 100,0 %.
Modern technologies in treatment of pilonidal sinus
Authors: Groshilin V. S. , Kharabet E. I. , Pogosyan A. A. , Kuznetsov V. D. , Dubinskiy O. A. 
Published: December 2023

Objective. Improvement of treatment results and reduction of the number of relapses in patients with pilonidal disease, by developing and substantiating a two-stage treatment method (with the use of laser treatment and subsequent radical surgical intervention). Materials and Methods. A prospective analysis of the treatment results of 76 patients at the clinical sites of the Rostov State Medical University was carried out. The patients were divided into three clinical observation groups: In Group I (the main group, 26 patients), two-stage treatment was carried out according to the original technique (patent № 2770283). In Group II (the first control group, 28 observations), we used the "сleft lift" procedure according to the Bascom authentic method Bascom II method modified by Karydakis). In Group III (the second control group, 22 observations), the pilonidal sinus was dissected with the traditional technique of plastic surgery of the sacrococcygeal region with "deaf" sutures along the gluteal cleft. Results. Analysis of the results showed that the postoperative period was smoother in Group I patients due to the smaller size of the surgical defect and the radical surgical stage in the absence of local inflammatory tissue reaction. There were no significant infiltrative-inflammatory complications in the patients operated on according to the original two-stage method. There were no recurrences during the one-year outpatient follow-up period. According to the VAS score, postoperative pain syndrome was significantly lower in Group I patients. The duration of hospitalization and period of disability were reduced in the patients of the main group in comparison with the same parameters in the control groups. The indicated pharmaco-economic effect in comparison with the traditional methods of surgical treatment was obtained due to early healing of the operative wounds with a smaller inflammatory reaction of the soft tissues and a reduced risk of suppurative complications. Conclusion. The developed method of two-stage surgical treatment of pilonidal sinus helps to increase the effectiveness of radical treatment, reduce the number of relapses and complications, and reduce the duration of patients' disability. The described efficacy of the technology is achieved with early healing and stable qualitative aesthetic result.
Green public procurement and sustainable development: the case of social welfare centres from the Łódź Province in Poland
Authors: Szydłowski Cezary 
Published: December 2023

The aim of the article is to discuss the issue of green public procurement in the context of public contract award procedures applied by social welfare centres from the Łódź Province (voivodeship) in Poland. The topic is set against the backdrop of the existing theories of green public procurement, a circular economy and sustainable development. The author applies the case study method, analytical methods, inference-based methods, source document study and literature review.
The author explores the hypothesis that social welfare centres in the Łódź Province are reluctant to apply the green public procurement (GPP) approach or use environmental (GPP) criteria to evaluate tenders submitted by economic operators under the public procurement procedure. The study focuses on notices published by social welfare centres from the Łódź Province in the Public Procurement Bulletin from 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2023.
The examination of 20 contract award procedures revealed that environmental aspects were mentioned in 2 tenders. It is noteworthy that both tenders referred to passenger transport services procured by the same social welfare centre. The results of the analysis corroborate the hypothesis that GPP was used to a limited extent. Therefore, public authorities should undertake measures to promote green public procurement as compatible with the concept of sustainable development.
Analysis of Drug Management Ability on the Elderly in the East Surabaya Using MedMaIDE™
Authors: Rakhmania Salam Anisa , Rakhma Aulia Nur Shabrina , Belinda Nabilah Ekapratista  , Eunike Natasya Panjaitan  , I Putu Bagus Pradnyanantha  , Nabila Nur Haliza  , Ragil Putri Pramesti  , Shefilla Mangestiti Berliana  , Swastika Bintang Prameysti  , Yossy Prastyo  , Gusti Noorrizka Veronika Ahmad  
Published: December 2023

The elderly are at the highest risk for drug-related problems caused by age-related physiological changes, multiple chronic illnesses, polypharmacy, and poor drug management. This study aims to analyze the ability of elderly regarding drug management. This study used an observational research method with an elderly population in the East Surabaya area. The research instrument used was MedMaIDETM (Medication Management Instrument for Deficiencies in the Elderly), which can be used to measure ability in medication management in the elderly community who are undergoing self-medication with at least one medication. Sampling was carried out using a non-random sampling method with a purposive sampling technique. The number of respondents obtained in this study were 100 elderly who live in the East Surabaya area. The inclusion criteria for research respondents were: (1) willing to be a respondent; (2) domiciled in the East Surabaya area; (3) aged ≥ 60 years; (4) able to communicate in Indonesian; and (5) consuming at least one medicine. The variable studied was drug management skills in the elderly which includes knowledge of the medications aspect, knowledge on how to take the medication aspect, and knowledge on how to obtain the medication. The average MedMAIDE scores of respondents in the three domains with a total average value of 1.18 and a standard deviation of 0.10, meanings each elderly at least had one deficiency out of 13 maximun score of deficiencies. There were 70 respondents out of 100 respondents who had limitations in drug management with one deficiency score as the smallest score and the largest total deficiency score being 7. Meanwhile, 30 other respondents had a no deficiency. The most difficult tasks were identified the problems after taking the medication, fill a glass with water, sip enough water to swallow medication and identify if a refill exists on a prescription. The ability of elderly people in the East Surabaya area to manage their medicines was good. The elderly were able to recognize the drugs used, use the drugs correctly, and comply with drug administration.