bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Pancreatic surgery in elderly patients: results of 329 consecutive patients during 10 years
Authors: Bozkurt Emre , Özoran Emre , Özata İbrahim Halil , Bilgiç Çağrı , Kaya Mesut , Tüfekçi Tutku , Tellioğlu Gürkan , Bilge Orhan 
Published: May 2023

IntroductionThere is a progressive shift from a younger population to an older population throughout the world. With the population age shift, surgeons will be more encountered with older patient profiles. We aim to determine age-related risk factors of pancreatic cancer surgery and the effect of patient age on outcomes after pancreatic surgery.Materials and methodsA retrospective review was conducted with data obtained from consecutive 329 patients whose pancreatic surgery was performed by a single senior surgeon between January 2011 and December 2020. Patients were divided into three groups based on age: patients younger than 65 years old, between 65 and 74 years old, and older than 74 years old. Demographics and postoperative outcomes of the patients were evaluated and compared between these age groups.ResultsThe distribution of a total of 329 patients into the groups was 168 patients (51.06%) in Group 1 (age &lt;65 years old), 93 patients (28.26%) in Group 2 (age ≥65 and &lt;75 years old), and 68 patients (20.66%) in Group 3 (age ≥75 years old). The overall postoperative complications were statistically significantly higher in Group 3 than in Group 1 and Group 2 (p = 0.013). The comprehensive complication index of the patients in each group was 23.1 ± 6.8, 20.4 ± 8.1, and 20.5 + 6.9, respectively (p = 0.33). Fisher’s exact test indicated a significant difference in morbidity in patients with ASA 3–4 (p = 0.023). In-hospital or 90-day mortality was observed in two patients (0.62%), one from Group 2 and one from Group 3. The 3-year survival rates for each group were 65.4%, 58.8%, and 56.8%, respectively (p = 0.038).ConclusionOur data demonstrate that comorbidity, ASA score, and the possibility of achieving a curative resection do have significantly more impact than age alone.
Clinical and genetic characteristics in pancreatic cancer from Chinese patients revealed by whole exome sequencing
Authors: He Yonggang , Huang Wen , Tang Yichen , Li Yuming , Peng Xuehui , Li Jing , Wu Jing , You Nan , Li Ling , Liu Chuang , Zheng Lu , Huang Xiaobing 
Published: May 2023

BackgroundPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most fatal malignancies worldwide, mostly as a result of the absence of early detection and specific treatment solutions. Consequently, identifying mutational profiles and molecular biomarkers is essential for increasing the viability of precision therapy for pancreatic cancer.MethodsWe collected blood and tumor tissue samples from 47 Chinese pancreatic cancer patients and used whole-exome sequencing (WES) to evaluate the genetic landscape.ResultsOur results showed the most frequently somatic alteration genes were KRAS (74.5%), TP53(51.1%), SMAD4 (17%), ARID1A (12.8%), CDKN2A (12.8%), TENM4 (10.6%), TTN (8.5%), RNF43(8.5%), FLG (8.5%) and GAS6 (6.4%) in Chinese PDAC patients. We also found that three deleterious germline mutations (ATM c.4852C&gt;T/p. R1618*, WRN c.1105C&gt;T/p. R369*, PALB2 c.2760dupA/p. Q921Tfs*7) and two novel fusions (BRCA1-RPRML, MIR943 (intergenic)-FGFR3). When compared to the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, there is a greater mutation frequency of TENM4 (10.6% vs. 1.6%, p = 0.01), GAS6(6.4% vs. 0.5%, p = 0.035), MMP17(6.4% vs. 0.5%, p = 0.035), ITM2B (6.4% vs. 0.5%, p = 0.035) and USP7 (6.4% vs. 0.5%, p= 0.035) as well as a reduced mutation frequency of SMAD4 (17.0% vs. 31.5%, p = 0.075) and CDKN2A (12.8% vs. 47.3%, p &lt; 0.001) were observed in the Chinese cohort. Among the 41 individuals examined for programmed cell death ligand 1(PD-L1) expression, 15 (36.6%) had positive PD-L1 expression. The median tumor mutational burden (TMB) was found to be 12muts (range, 0124). The TMB index was higher in patients with mutant-type KRAS MUT/TP53 MUT (p &lt; 0.001), CDKN2A (p = 0.547), or SMAD4 (p = 0.064) compared to patients with wild-type KRAS/TP53, CDKN2A, or SMAD4.ConclusionsWe exhibited real-world genetic traits and new alterations in Chinese individuals with cancer of the pancreas, which might have interesting implications for future individualized therapy and medication development.
Plasma-generated nitric oxide radical (NO•) promotes the proliferation of fibroblast cells in liquid
Authors: Mori Yasumasa , Oguri Kazane , Iwata Naoyuki , Murata Tomiyasu , Hori Masaru , Ito Masafumi 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
The promotion of cell proliferation by non-equilibrium atmospheric-pressure plasma is a promising technology for regenerative medicine. The fibroblast suspension was irradiated with electrically neutral radicals. Radial irradiation was performed using an atmospheric-pressure radical generator with a working gas mixture of Ar, O2, and N2. Carboxy-PTIO (c-PTIO), a scavenger of nitric oxide radical (NO•), was dissolved in the fibroblast suspension. Selective irradiation with electrically neutral radicals promoted fibroblast proliferation by 36% without c-PTIO in liquid. In contrast, proliferation-promoting effects were significantly reduced to 13% with c-PTIO. Fluorescence probes for reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) and NO• showed that intracellular RONS and NO• levels were increased by radical irradiation and reduced with c-PTIO in the fibroblast suspension. NO• was detected in the radical-irradiated solutions using ERS. These results suggested that plasma-generated NO• promotes fibroblast proliferation in liquids.
Psychological Domestic Violence against Woman as Reflected in Susan Glaspell’s Trifles
Authors: Asst. Instructor: Basaad Maher Mhayyal  
Published: May 2023

Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) was one of the pioneering American female playwrights who evolved into visibility at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the twentieth. She had celebrated in her personal and literary life the advent of the new woman striving to fulfill her dreams in a hostile and intensive world. Glaspell based her first dramatic play, Trifles, on an actual murder case she covered while working as a journalist.1 She may write her piece, Trifles, as an explanation for why a woman may murder her husband. In her attempt to explain, Glaspell created the character of Minnie Wright who is oppressed by her husband to the extreme. To fully free herself, Minnie escapes by way of strangling her husband to death. Thematically speaking, Glaspell’s Trifles handles women’s issues in a time where women like Minnie Wright were often forced to remain with “either father or husband just to have a roof over their heads. The life of a solitary woman without male protection was not an attractive option.”2
In Trifles, the troubled marriage of the Wrights has culminated in Minnie Wright strangling her husband, John. The men vainly look for signs of violent rage, but the women, with growing empathy, are able to recognize the signs of quiet desperation under which many women of their time were forced to live. Glaspell contrasts male and female perspectives throughout the play, and engages the audiences’ sympathy firmly on the side of the women. Susan C. W. Abbotson indicates that “We are asked to witness Mrs. Wright’s life rather than Mr. Wright’s death, and we are shown that the true ‘crime’ has been the way she was being subjugated and ‘destroyed’ by her marriage.”3 Mr. Wright sees women as a submissive group whose concerns hold
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN SPEAKING PERFORMANCE
Authors: Rada Kevin Sean 
Published: May 2023

English is not the new subject for students, but it still needs a better preparation in order to make the teaching learning process to be conducted sucsessfully and to reach the quality target. There are many conditions to create a good bilingual Teaching program, the requirements which is in line such as Teacher as a model for the students, their knowledge and ability in implementing the subject in the class. In this reaserch the writer found that the problems encountered by the teachers and students in the bilingual class were: Students found difficulties in developing their four skills of English, most of non English teacher got difficulties in teaching materials using English as the medium of instruction. Based on the experiences above, the writer tried to present illustration of the situation, the problem and how to solve it. To improve the bilingual teaching, Based on the result of the research, the writer suggested to encourage teachers of bilingual class to attend the seminar of English teaching by any institution suitable for their subjects and the teacher should vary their teaching performances in presenting the materials to the students so that the subjects are more understandable by the students. The teacher should use various English textbooks which are suitable with their major to supplement the English textbooks that the students had already got.
Analisis Praktik Akad Musaqah Dalam Pengelolaan Lahan Pertanian Maro Kebun Kopi Dalam Perspektif Ekonomi Islam
Authors: Petrawangsyah Petrawangsyah , Yuda Adam Damba , Panorama Maya 
Published: May 2023

Akad musaqah dalam kerjasama pengelolaan kebun kopi yang sesuai dengan kesepakat di Desa Rekimai Jaya sering disebut dengan istilah maro. Sistem bagi hasil ini pada umumnya diterapkan masyarakat dengan tujuan untuk saling tolong menolong, namun sebagian besar masyarakat belum mengetahui sepenuhnya hukum dan aturan bagi hasil yang mereka terapkan sehingga seringkali sistem bagi hasil yang seharusnya memberikan maslahah justru menimbulkan mudharat dan kerugian. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif dengan menggunakan sumber data diperoleh dari sumber data primer dan sumber data sekunder. Hasil dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa praktik akad musaqah pada maro kebun kopi ini belum sepenuhya sesuai dengan prinsip dalam ekonomi Islam karena akad perjanjian dilakukan hanya secara lisan dan terdapat gharar dalam transaksi
LONG DISTANCE MARRIAGE (LDM) DALAM PERSPEKTIF HUKUM ISLAM
Authors: Subhan Moh. 
Published: May 2023

Marriage is a bond between two humans who have a noble goal, namely creating a family that brings peace (sakinah) and love (mawaddah wa rahmah) for all family members. In traditional community life, newly formed families live in the same house with their children or live with extended families in the same neighborhood. Along with the times, many married couples are forced to do long-distance marriages due to certain factors, one of which is work problems. A husband and wife in a long-distance marital relationship, are faced with problems regarding responsibility for the integrity of the family. With the condition of husband and wife who are far apart, it can certainly create a void of roles that should be carried out by husband and wife who live under the same roof, so that family functions experience changes. As a result of the inability to carry out these demands, it is not uncommon to cause conflicts and disputes between husband and wife who live a household like this. In undergoing a long distance marriage relationship, there are many things that are certainly burdensome considerations, one of which is the need to communicate which may be neglected and psychological and biological needs that must be met. Unfulfilled needs in marriage will result in individuals seeking fulfillment of these needs outside of marriage through infidelity and even ending in divorce. Long distance marriage in the perspective of Islamic law for married couples is jaiz/permissible, but with some conditions
Keywords: Long Distance Marriage, Islamic Law
Про віріальні розклади кореляційних функцій. Канонічний ансамбль
Authors: Pogorelov Yu. , Rebenko A. 
Published: May 2023

УДК 517.9

Наведено короткий огляд праць Київської школи математиків, які були опубліковані в радянських журналах 40–70-х років минулого століття. Основні результати подано на мові сучасних методів нескінченновимірного аналізу, що значно спрощує їх доведення. Виведено нелінійні за параметром густини рівняння типу Кірквуда–Зальцбурга для кореляційних функцій канонічного ансамблю. Доведено існування та єдиність їх розв'язків у режимі високої температури та низької густини. Огляд доповнено оригінальним дослідженням одного з авторів [A.~L.~Rebenko, <em>Virial expansions for correlation functions in canonical ensemble,</em> Preprint arXiv:2205.07095 [math-ph], https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2205.07095], в якому побудовано нові розклади кореляційних функцій за параметром густини.
On pointwise a.e. convergence of multilinear operators
Authors: Grafakos Loukas , He Danqing , Honzík Petr , Park Bae Jun 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIn this work, we obtain the pointwise almost everywhere convergence for two families of multilinear operators: (a) the doubly truncated homogeneous singular integral operators associated with
$L^q$
functions on the sphere and (b) lacunary multiplier operators of limited smoothness. The a.e. convergence is deduced from the
$L^2\times \cdots \times L^2\to L^{2/m}$
boundedness of the associated maximal multilinear operators.
THE OSU CASTE SYSTEM IN IGBOLAND: THE IMMUTABLENESS OF A HIDDEN CONSPIRACY
Authors: Oparaocha Violet C. 
Published: May 2023

<p>The <em>Osu</em> debacle is such a loathsome system that has survived the assaults of modernity and religion. Although a fair proportion of the Igbo race may be thought of have elected to get it into extinction, the body language of a great many seems to show that they are not in a hurry to let go. Given the efforts supposedly made to bring the <em>Osu</em> caste system to an end by various eminent social classes and persons, and its continued existence without demur, one wonders whether the proponents of its abolition are not but paying lip services. This paper, therefore, proffered some measures that may be taken to drive enough nails to the chest of the obnoxious system.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0202/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
INSTITUTIONAL LOYALTY PROGRAM AS A TOOL FOR RESILIENCY AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BEYOND: IMPLICATIONS, CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTIONS
Authors: Martinez, Jr. Atty. Irineo F. 
Published: May 2023

The Perpetual Group of Companies, primarily a health and academic community, had been challenged by the drastic effects of COVID-19 resulting in the deaths of some frontliners and creating fear among its managers, faculty, doctors, and allied medical personnel. Some students who presumably have higher immunity compared with their mentors have been reported to be sick, thus missing some synchronous class meetings. Given this scenario, it is imperative for top management to solicit members of the organization to find innovative solutions to ensure the continuity of the business units in helping their employees to cope with the unprecedented crisis. While the business managers had explored scientific strategies, COVID-19’s impact on its personnel continues to require innovations to help each other in surmounting their problems in life and at work. This paper discusses a general impression of perpetualite’s attempt to broaden the scope of an organizational intervention by exploring the impact of COVID-19 on its organization, more specifically, its human capital. It will attempt to revive the Institutional Loyalty Program as a way of identifying the main challenges and opportunities as a logical antidote to the pandemic towards using it as an organization development (OD) tool.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0001/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
VIETNAM'S CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: DIALOGUE AND MEDIA OVER LEGAL ACTION
Authors: Phan Do Thuy Dung 
Published: May 2023

Territorial disputes in the South China Sea can be seen as one of the most complex issues among states in the contemporary world due to the involvement of many parties. However, despite the presence of peaceful conflict resolutions, which are regulated under international law, the positive result is still miles apart. This article examines why the Vietnamese Government does not choose to bring the dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is regarded as a legal action to solve the conflict between the two countries, as the Philippines did. Instead, remedies such as dialogue and media take precedence over all others. In the end, the settlement for both countries, based on the model of Peter Wallensteen in the South China Sea, is also discussed. The author approaches the South China Sea dispute between Vietnam and China from realism and neo-liberalism's perspective and will collect the primary data from legal sources, official statements and secondary data in an effort to examine the strategic decisions of the Vietnamese Government toward China concerning the territorial dispute. The paper's finding reveals that legal action is less likely to be used by the Vietnamese Government to tackle conflict in the South China Sea due to the limitations of international law, the asymmetrical and interdependent Vietnam - Sino relations throughout history, and the strategic foreign policy of Vietnamese Government towards China. There is a tendency that the Vietnam Government will keep negotiating with China by using peaceful resolutions such as dialogue and media. At the same time, the Vietnam Government will draw attention from international communities against China's assertiveness for not complying with international law as well as strengthen external defense with other powers. Using the international court will be the last resort in solving the territorial conflict between Vietnam and China.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0006/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
PLASTIC WASTE RECYCLING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MBARE, HARARE, ZIMBABWE
Authors: Chuma Rejoice Anna , Chipfunde Frank , Mapira Jemitias 
Published: May 2023

This study examines the alternatives for recycling of plastic waste and gives a general overview of the main environmental issues related to plastic disposal. It gives a rundown of the amounts and sorts of plastics in the waste stream and furthermore the primary impacts of recycling on the plastic material itself, the environment and also the national economy. The two main types of recycling are mechanical and chemical recycling. The research also compares the methods of recycling which are already in use and selecting the best in a bid to save the environment from pollution. The study also seeks to discover the challenges and benefits associated with plastic waste recycling. Questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to conduct the study. Data was analysed through hand tallying in the form of tables, graphs and pie charts. From the main findings, there is a lot of plastic waste in Mbare (Harare) because of the shortage of bins and an ineffective waste collection system. However, the plastic waste collection system should be complimented by the Harare city council which should register waste collectors and recyclers for incentives by signing agreement contract terms with them. Mbare has become the most ideal urban area to develop a waste collection centre as plastic waste has become a major problem.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0009/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
PARA-ANTISOCIALITY: HATRED, CELEBRITY, PROJECTION, ATTRACTION, IMPOTENCE, AND CATHARSIS IN LIMINAL SOCIETIES
Authors: Von Goble Brant 
Published: May 2023

The last three decades of media expansion and technological innovation, encompassing the 24-hour media news cycle, the original desktop- and later site-based internet, gaming, social media, and the smartphone, have radically altered the means by which citizens of the developed and developing world access information and how they construct and maintain relationships. As the reach, robustness, ubiquity, and engagement potential of the two-dimensional world have expanded, those of the three-dimensional world have diminished (an effect accelerated during the COVID and post-COVID eras). As one world atrophies, a new one rushes in to fill the void. Celebrity culture; neoliberal economic policies; the decline of family, community, and organised religion; and the post-World War II suburbanisation and aesthetic sterilisation of shared spaces have all contributed to the decay and fragilization of the antecedent meat space (in-person) bonds. In their place, has risen the parasocial relationship—that between audience and performer or, in more modern terminology, content creator and content consumer. Why celebrities/content creators are loved is not the question to be posed herein. Notoriety, adulation, status, physical attractiveness, and charm—these all do much to explain why the famous and would-be famous alike are regarded with affection. Why they are hated—as they often are, if only by a portion of their audience—is less clear. This paper will examine the origins and utility of antagonistic parasocial relationships as well as the extent to which para-antisociality is harmful to content creators and consumers and what (if anything) can and should be done to manage hostility in parasocial relationships.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0009/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
Influence of Devolved Enterprise Funds on Household Welfare in Kenya
Authors: Shibairo Peter , Ngaruko Deus , Wawire Nelson 
Published: May 2023

Purpose: Devolved enterprise funds would contribute to increased entrepreneurship and household welfare in Kenya, leading to reduced poverty levels and improved living standards. The extent of the impact of devolved enterprise funds on household welfare in Kenya is uncertain. Despite the funds being available, many entrepreneurs in Kenya still struggle to access capital and other resources needed to start and grow their businesses. This has limited the potential benefits of devolved enterprise funds on household welfare. This study investigated the influence of devolved enterprise funds on household welfare in Kenya.
Methodology: The study employed a non-experimental pooled cross-sectional research design. The study targeted the households listed in the 2015/2016 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey which indicated the residence of households’ owners from which a random sample of 384 households was generated using the Fisher’s formula. Cross sectional data were collected from selected households using structured questionnaire. Random utility maximization theory was used to determine people’s choice, preferences and decision making. Simple linear regression model was used to estimate the relationship between variables. The data was presented in tables.
Findings: Findings revealed that devolved enterprise funds had a significant positive influence on household welfare in Kenya. Therefore, household welfare will improve if devolved enterprise funds positively influence the welfare of many households in Kenya.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study recommends that efforts should be made to simplify and streamline the application and disbursement processes for enterprise funds, particularly for women and youth entrepreneurs who may face additional barriers to accessing funds.