bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparison of the efficacy of micropulse diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation using different energy protocols
Authors: Chen Kuan-Yu , Chang Shirley H. L. 
Published: January 2024

Abstract

PURPOSE:
This study aimed to explore the safety and efficacy of laser treatment settings of micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation treatment in glaucoma patients and to evaluate the relationship between intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction and different treatment parameters.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A total of 74 eyes in 64 glaucoma patients with IOP over 21 mmHg or under 20 mmHg with visual field progression who underwent micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation treatment were included. Patients were divided into success and failure groups based on criteria of 20% IOP reduction rate. The predictive factors of IOP reduction between success and failure groups and the IOP reduction rates in the different treatment duration groups were evaluated. Predictive factors for IOP reduction were analyzed using univariate and multivariate regression models.

RESULTS:
Patients in the success group had significantly higher baseline IOP (median: 28.0 vs. 23.0 mmHg; P = 0.016) and longer treatment times (median: 240 vs. 160 s; P = 0.001). Treatment duration range between 200 and 240 s achieved significantly higher intraocular pressure reduction rates (47.8 ± 17.4%) than durations under 140 s (23.1 ± 14.2%). Univariate analysis showed that baseline IOP and treatment duration were significant contributing factors in IOP reduction. Multivariable analysis further demonstrated that treatment duration over 200 s was the significant predictive factor for IOP reduction.

CONCLUSION:
Treatment duration settings were the most significant factor of IOP reduction rates in micropulse cyclophotocoagulation. Customized therapy according to the target IOP reduction rate can be applied with different treatment duration settings to achieve optimal outcomes.
Case Report: Fatal Rickettsiosis in Pregnancy
Authors: Ponce Nájera Eduardo , Lozano Lazcano Valeria , Ploneda González César , Montoya Hinojosa Marcela , González Oropeza Diego 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne infection caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. We present a series of two cases of pregnant patients who showed up at the emergency room of a hospital in Nuevo León, Mexico. Both patients lived in environments where R. rickettsii is endemic and they presented with several days of symptoms, including fever. Both patients developed a rash and had stillbirths during their hospital stay. Treatment with doxycycline was delayed, with fatal results in both patients. Diagnosis of RMSF was confirmed via polymerase chain reaction assay postmortem. The need to link epidemiological clues with clinical data is critical in the diagnosis and early treatment of RMSF to prevent maternal deaths.
Case Report: Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Previously Immunocompetent Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019
Authors: Kim Hyunkyu , Kim Subin , Ahn Mi Young , Oh Dong Hyun , Choi Jae-Phil , Yang Eunmi 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT.
Cryptococcus neoformans infections occur most frequently in immunocompromised patients. Here, we report a case of cryptococcal meningitis in a previously immunocompetent 78-year-old female patient after treatment of COVID-19. Underlying diseases included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. The patient was critically ill and was treated with remdesivir, baricitinib, and dexamethasone. During hospitalization, her mental state changed, and C. neoformans was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid. She died despite receiving antifungal treatment. Treatment of COVID-19 may be a predisposing factor for C. neoformans infection. There is a need for concern and countermeasures for opportunistic fungal infections that may accompany COVID-19.
La conquista espiritual de Europa. Miguel de Unamuno y el papel de España en Occidente: un diálogo con sus remitentes internacionales
Authors: Erquiaga Martínez Cristina 
Published: January 2024

La relación Europa-España tiene una importante presencia en el pensamiento de Miguel de Unamuno. El intelectual vasco considera que el papel que España ha de desempeñar en el contexto occidental del momento es el de despertar al resto de naciones a una vida espiritual que él ve amenazada por una corriente central de pensamiento que se abandona únicamente a las seguridades del materialismo y el cientificismo. En su epistolario internacio- nal encontramos testimonios de cómo esta reflexión caló en diversos individuos que pasaron a establecer un diálogo en torno a estas ideas desde sus propias posturas y circunstancias. El presente artículo ofrece un estudio de estas misivas para mostrar, por un lado, la vitalidad de este plantea- miento unamuniano que ejerce su influjo más allá de las fronteras nacionales y, por otro, su vinculación con otros movimientos intelectuales de la Europa del momento.

English title: The Spiritual Conquest of Europe. Miguel de Unamuno and the Role of Spain in the Western Word: a Dialogue with his International Correspodents
The relationship between Europe and Spain is one of the main topics in Miguel de Unamuno’s thought. He considers that Spain’s role in the Western context of his time is to awaken the rest of the nations to a spiritual life, one that he finds threatened by the central current of European thought, solely devoted to the securities of materialism and scientism. His international correspondence contains various testi- monies of how this thought reached different people who dialogued around these ideas from their positions and circumstances. This article offers a study of these letters aiming to show, on the one hand, the vitali- ty of Unamuno’s approach, which exerted its influence beyond national borders and, on the other, its links with other intellectual movements in Europe at the time.
The influence of ujamaa policy in realization of developmental social work in Tanzania – Ubuntu perspective
Authors: Meinrad Haule Lembuka  
Published: January 2024

The study applied desk research method to analyse literatures to gain a broader perspective on the influence of Ujamaa policy in developmental social work; it was developed by the late Dr. Nyerere’s in post-colonial Tanzania in the process of decolonization and restore development approach relevant to African context. Review shows that Ujamaa became the social development model (Developmental social welfare or the developmental approach) with a broad approach that promoted collective and holistic well-being of a nation. Ujamaa embraced values that entail African history, cultural values and ecology, applicability of Ujamaa policy marked the essence and applicability of developmental social work in Africa. Despite of various challenges, Ujamaa succeeded to achieve collective development through strengthening people and their communities’ livelihood capabilities, ameliorate social and economic problems. The model integrated families, kinships and groups into community participation and empowerment to achieve collective development in human face. Ujamaa’s principle of universal welfare, communalism, interdependence, shared resources, human dignity and participatory development, is widely studied in the world today. Based on the success of Ujamaa model, in October 2009 the UN General Assembly named Dr. Nyerere ‘a World hero of social justice’ and August 2014 he was awarded as Ubuntu Champion by the National Heritage Council of South Africa for his practical contribution in African Ubuntu. Conclusively, application of Ujamaa model in realization of SDGs by 2030 is vital. It’s recommended for social workers to demonstrate how developmental social work could contribute to building a better Africa and a better world.How to cite this article using ASWNet styleLembuka M. H. (2023). The influence of ujamaa policy in realization of developmental social work in Tanzania – Ubuntu perspective. People centred – The Journal of Development Administration (JDA), 8(3), 83-90. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jda.v8i3.5
Visit journal website: https://jda.africasocialwork.net
Feminismos e Engajamento de Jovens Mulheres do ABC Paulista
Authors: Sanches Hamasaki Angélica Aparecida , Nunes Guedes de Oliveira Rebeca 
Published: January 2024

Buscando compreender a constituição da identidade feminista e as formas de organização que se articulam entre jovens, preceitos analisados por Hooks (2018) e (2019), Hollanda (2018) e (2019), Gavo (2020) e Fraser et al. (2019) foram trabalhados. A pesquisa, de caráter exploratório, foi desenvolvida em abordagem qualitativa, sendo o tipo de estudo interpretativo na coleta e análise de narrativas, obtidas a partir de entrevistas. O movimento feminista é apontado pelas entrevistadas como plural, mas sua divisão em vertentes foi levantada como um divisor. O diálogo foi levantado como ferramenta de promoção do feminismo, não somente para discussão ou problematização de pautas, mas como uma forma de ouvir as vivências e “ir aonde as pessoas estão”, acessando diversas mulheres de maneira ponderada. Foi possível observar um diálogo forte do feminismo concebido pelas jovens com ondas anteriores, como as reuniões presenciais e rodas de conversa ou divulgação através de jornais próprios.
The Effectiveness of Using Short Stories on Developing Some Creative Reading Skills for University Students
Authors: Abdulaziz Morsy Ahmed Emad , Mahmoud Mabrouk Abdellatif Hossam , EIsayed Mohammed Rabah 
Published: January 2024

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using short stories for developing creative reading skills for Jazan University students. The current study used the quasi-experimental research design. The researchers divided the participants into two groups. The experimental group used short stories, while the control group did not receive any training except for the traditional approach. The main question raised in this research is ‘what is the effectiveness of using short stories on developing some creative reading skills among Jazan University students?’ To this end, the researcher collected data through a creative reading skills test. Furthermore, a model of the teaching program, based on using short stories, was improved and tested with a group of students in Jazan University in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The results of the present research showed that there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group students and those of the control group students in both creative reading skills and overall creative reading in favor of the experimental group. The results revealed that using short stories helped the experimental group students develop their creative reading skills and overall creative reading more effectively than those of the control group who were taught using the traditional way. The conclusion of the current research showed that the traditional way used in teaching reading skills in EFL classrooms should be developed to help students improve their reading skills.
The influence of attractiveness and expertise of influencers towards purchase intention mediated by brand image in the erigo clothing line brand in Indonesia
Authors: Suryakrisna Adrian , Esti Susanti Christina 
Published: January 2024

The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of attractiveness and expertise towards purchase intention mediated by brand image in the clothing line Erigo in Surabaya. This research is quantitative with a descriptive approach. The object of the study is the clothing line brand Erigo, and the criteria for the respondents are active social media users in Surabaya who are over 17 years old and who have seen the brand endorsement of Erigo. The sampling is done using non-probability sampling with the purposive sampling technique, and data is collected through direct questionnaire distribution. The analysis technique used in this research is Structural Equation Modeling-Linear Structural Relationships (SEM-LISREL) with the LISREL 8.80 application. The results showed that attractiveness and expertise have a positive and significant effect on brand image, and brand image has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention. In addition, the results also show that brand image is able to act as a mediating (intervening) variable for the influence of attractiveness and expertise on purchase intention. The suggestions for this research are to consider the direct relationship between the variables of attractiveness and expertise on purchase intention and to expand the respondent criteria.
Desigualdades en salud en mortalidad perinatal durante el Plan Decenal de Salud Pública 2012-2021. Cauca, Colombia
Authors: Sotelo-Daza Jorge , Quiñonez Zúñiga Yenny Alexandra , Castro-Delgado Oscar Eduardo , Polanco-Pasaje Jhon Edwin 
Published: January 2024

Objetivo: identificar desigualdades en salud asociadas a la mortalidad perinatal durante el Plan Decenal de Salud Pública 2012-2021 en los 42 municipios del Departamento de Cauca Colombia. Métodos: estudio ecológico que abordó el periodo 2012-2021 a partir de datos de fuentes secundarias procedentes del Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. La población de estudio fueron mujeres entre los 12 y 49 años residentes en Cauca. Se calcularon desigualdades por rangos y modelos de regresión de acuerdo con el Índice de Desigualdad de la Pendiente, el Índice de Desigualdad Relativa y el Índice de Concentración. Resultados: 42 municipios reportaron 3.110 muertes perinatales. La edad media de las mujeres afectadas fue de 25,3 años con predominio del grupo de 20 a 24 años. La región Pacifico reportó la mayor tasa de mortalidad. La pertenencia étnica, el analfabetismo y el Índice de Pobreza Multidimensional, se asociaron estadísticamente con la mortalidad. Se presentó mayor desigualdad en mortalidad perinatal en municipios con peor condición socioeconómica. Conclusiones: a pesar de la operacionalización del Plan Decenal de Salud Pública, la mortalidad perinatal en el Cauca continúa siendo un reto en el proceso salud/enfermedad. Existe disparidad en la mortalidad perinatal en relación con el nivel socioeconómico; aunque se ha observado disminución en la desigualdad en el transcurso de los años, aún persisten brechas significativas. Los hallazgos subrayan la necesidad de monitorear y dar cuenta de las desigualdades en salud al diseñar, implementar y evaluar las políticas públicas de prevención de la mortalidad perinatal.
Inducing Conjugated Linoleic Acid Concentration in Tallaga-Like Cheese by Using Probiotics, Inulin and Lipolysed Milk Containing Safflower Oil as Precursor on Its Quality Characteristics
Authors: Abouelwafa Mohammed , Ahmed H. A. A , El-Safty M. S , Khalil R. A. M. 
Published: January 2024

Probiotic functional dairy products are known of their positive impact on overall health. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has a healthy magical effect on human health. So, a new Tallaga-like cheese was prepared by using some probiotic strains and lipolyzed milk with Safflower oil as a source of free linolenic acid as well as with or without inulin as prebiotic and followed its impact on cheese quality characteristics of Tallaga-like cheese stored at 5°C for 28 day. Mixture of equal parts of fresh buffaloe`s and cow`s milk were standardized to 3.60 % fat, pasteurized, cooled to 37°C, salted, mixed well with 0.6% (v/v) lipolyzed milk with Safflower oil, inoculated with probiotic bacteria (Lb. plantarum, Lb. acidophilus, Lb. casei and B. bifidum) and fortified with/without 1.5% inulin to induce CLA formation Results showed that using inulin with 0.6% safflower oil and probiotic bacteria increased significantly the CLA concentration as compared to using probiotics with lipolysed milk only. Addition of different probiotics with inulin increased significantly the titratable acidity, total lactic acid bacteria with higher rheological characteristics and gained higher total acceptability scores. It can be recommended that functional Tallaga-like cheese with more than double CLA, presented in control cheese, can be made with using Lb. plantarum or Lb. acidophilus and 1.5% inulin in the presence of lipolysed milk with safflower oil as a source of free linolenic acid.
AUTORREALIZACIÓN INDIVIDUAL Y ÉXITO EMPRESARIAL
Authors: Picota Batista Alberto Gil 
Published: January 2024

Este artículo es un reporte de mi libro Autorrealización individual y éxito empresarial: procesos convergentes, publicado en USA, Columbia, S.C. en mayo de 2023, por la editorial estadounidense Amazon KDP e, igualmente, presentado en el XXXI Congreso Científico Nacional organizado por la Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Posgrado de la Universidad de Panamá el 11 de octubre de 2023. El objetivo central del estudio fue establecer los nexos entre la autorrealización individual y las necesidades corporativas de las empresas públicas y privadas, los cuales son claves para generar una dinámica productiva nacional de justicia, motivación, modernidad y desarrollo social y humano. Para su desarrollo se cumplió una ingente revisión de libros y artículos científicos, accionar que permitió generar metódicas de análisis y las concurrentes recomendaciones y conclusiones.
Accidental release of chlorine from a cylinder during transport and an emergency response plan: A scenario-based study
Authors: Ghanbari Mohammad Reza Fallah , Ghomian Zohre 
Published: January 2024

Introduction: This article summarizes our research study on the scenario of an accidental chlorine gas release during transportation and preparing emergency response plan to mitigate the subsequent hazards in urban areas.
Methodology: To conduct the research study, the event tree analysis (ETA), a series of brain storming sessions, and a modeling of consequences of an accident using the Phylogenetic Analysis with Space/Time models (PHAST) software were employed.
Results and discussion: Based on the result of the event tree, 32 initial occurring paths and 20 eventual occurring paths are identified as the outcome. The evacuation time is about 41 seconds, which is very short, and the odds of casualties are estimated at 99 percent within a radius of 140-192 m from the release site, 50 percent within a radius of 202-599 m, and 1 percent within a radius of 758 m.
Conclusion: Along with the use of consequence modeling, the development of the ETA can be effective in emergency preparedness. In the case of a chlorine gas release, it would not be possible to effectively control the source of release. Furthermore, the result indicates that in a major city like Tehran, the application and transport of chlorine gas can be a serious challenge.
Improving residential care amid COVID-19: The link between risk factors and hospitalization
Authors: Kuwahara Masaatsu , Kawase Tetsunori , Kai Soichiro , Shimadzu Kazuhisa , Ishihara Satoshi , Hirata Jun-ichi , Nakayama Shinichi 
Published: January 2024

Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the hospitalizations and backgrounds of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 to identify specific risk factors.
Methods: This retrospective study used health observation records to analyze the relationship between certain risk factors and the subsequent hospitalization of 321 patients who were discharged from a residential care facility between January 16 and February 8, 2021. The usefulness of a hospitalization prediction score, created based on the presence of comorbidities and sex, was examined.
Results: Being older, male, and having a history of high blood pressure or vascular disease were all risk factors. A multivariate analysis with age and hospitalization predictive score as independent variables and hospitalization as the dependent variable showed that age (odds ratio: 1.07, 95 percent confidence interval: 1.03-1.11, p < 0.01) significantly increased hospitalization risk by 7 percent for every 1-year age increase. The median time from illness onset to hospitalization for all patients was 9 days (interquartile range: 8-10). Hypoxia was the most common cause of hospitalization. However, hypoxia and other symptoms, such as cough and dyspnea, were not correlated.
Conclusion: Given the pandemic, there may come another time when hospitals are not able to accommodate all patients who require care. In such instances, age, sex, the presence of comorbidities, and checking oxygen saturation regularly using a pulse oximeter around 9 days after the onset of the disease should all be considered important, as it may lead to improved and safer operation of overnight care facilities.
Opioid prescription patterns in a children's hospital from 2012 to 2016
Authors: Titze Nicole , Bhargava Rishi , Montalvo Ara Jamasbi , Shin Gawon , Belisle Haley Campbell , Saadat Soheil , Chakravarthy Bharath 
Published: January 2024

Study objective: Pain management is a widely discussed topic, especially in the setting of the current opioid epidemic. Previous studies have shown that the use of opioids increased in the adult population. We aimed to look at the use of narcotic and non-narcotic pain medications at a large pediatric hospital to discern if patterns of pediatric pain management changed over time.
Methods: 58,402 analgesic prescriptions of patients 0-21 years of age were analyzed from May 2012 to November 2016. A logistic regression model was fitted to examine the association of age, sex, primary diagnosis, and the length of hospital stay with probability of opioid prescription.
Results: 36,560 patients aged 0-21 years (mean: 10.5, median: 11.0, and standard deviation (SD): 7.42) received analgesic pain medications. 21,847 (59.8 percent) patients were prescribed more than one analgesic. There was a male predominance in patients <15 years of age; however, in adolescents >16 years, females constituted 57.1 percent of patients. Data also showed a statistically significant reduction of opioid prescriptions from 2012 to 2016 (p < 0.001). Age and length of hospital stay were directly associated with opioid prescription (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Data show that there is a decrease in overall opioid prescriptions among pediatric patients, which may be secondary to new Food and Drug Administration regulations and increased awareness of morbidity associated with opioid use. Not surprisingly, increased hospital stay and increase in age lead to more analgesic prescriptions. Further investigation is needed to determine the differences within opioid prescription patterns.
Penggunaan Media SAC untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Menjadi Lebih Baik Atau Meningkat pada Masa Pandemi Covid 19
Authors: Haryani Leni 
Published: January 2024

Tujuan dari Best Practice ini adalah 1) Mendeskripsikan efektivitas media SAC untuk meningkatkan pembelajaran pada masa Pandemi Covid 19. 2) Mendeskripsikan hasil belajar dengan menggunakan media SAC. Belajar merupakan hasil konstruksi sendiri sebagai hasil interaksinya terhadap lingkungan belajar melalui proses asimilasi atau akomodasi. Merujuk paradigma konstruktivisme tentang belajar, maka prinsip SAC media Smart Apps Creator cukup strategis dalam rangka mewujudkan kegiatan pembelajaran secara efektif . Sasaran kegiatan best practice ini adalah siswa SMK Muhammadiyah Kalibawang Kelas XI. Langkah-langkah pembelajaran dengan media SAC adalah (1) tahap awal pembelajaran sebelum menggunakan media Smart Apps Creator SAC (2) tahab pembelajaran menggunakan media SAC saat pandemi covid 19 (3) tahap penilaian setelah pembelajaran menggunakan media SAC di masa pandemi covid 19. Pengalaman menunjukkan bahwa hasil belajar siswa SMK Muhammadiyah Kalibawang pada materi tekanan khususnya pembelajaran di masa pandemi covid 19 berada pada nilai ketuntasan KKM. Agar pembelajaran materi berjalan efektif kami inovasikan media SAC. Desain media SAC dalam pembelajaran di masa pandemi covid 19 ditunjukkan dengan gambar berupa foto. Hal ini dilakukan agar mudah ditiru bagi siapa saja yang ingin mengembangkannya. Berdasarkan hasil analisis dan pembahasan menunjukkan bahwa media SAC dalam pembelajaran di masa pandemi covid 19 efektif untuk melaksanakan pembelajaran materi dengan hasil belajar yang lebih baik.