bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Clinical Medical Students in Enugu, Nigeria
Authors: Idoko Chinedu A. , Chidolue Ikechukwu C. , Ibiok Ntat C. , Eze Kingsley 
Published: March 2023

Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic shook the world, claimed a lot of lives, incapacitated many, and forced majority of the world into a lockdown. Vaccination is the key strategy to tackling the virus.

Objectives:
To ascertain the level of vaccination and the difficulties associated with vaccination, among clinical medical students in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.

Materials and Methods:
A multistage sampling was used to select 160 respondents while questionnaires (hard and soft copy) were administered to the participants. The IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used for data entry and data analysis.

Results:
There was a poor (16.3%) knowledge, negative perception (66.3%), and poor uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine (20.6%). There were statistically significant relationships between vaccination status, knowledge of vaccine, age, and perception of the vaccine (P = 0.000) as well as between level of training and vaccine perception (P = 0.03).

Conclusion:
There was very low level of COVID-19 vaccination in the study population that may be attributable to the low knowledge of the vaccine and the high negative perception. The rush to development of the vaccine, possible side effects, and possible long-term complications may be contributory to the poor uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among the study respondents.
Yang-Monti ileal ureter: An approach to complex upper urinary tract reconstruction – A case report and literature review
Authors: Ocampo Maria A. , Cabrera Marino 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACT
Complex ureteral stricture is a challenge for the reconstructive urologist, the surgical technique depends on the length of the segment. Surgical expertise is fundamental due to the limited surgical management in this scenario. We aim to describe the surgical technique and long-term follow-up of complex ureteral injury reconstruction with the Yang-Monti ileal ureter approach, which can be achieved successfully. A literature review was made using Medscape, Embase, and SciELO databases. We describe the cases of two female patients who had complex ureteral injury after urological procedures. Due to the extent of the ureteral stricture, the Yang-Monti ileal ureter was the best option to preserve renal function successfully in these patients. The Yang-Monti ileal ureter is a feasible surgical technique for the reconstruction of complex ureteral strictures when other approaches have failed. The right selection of patients is fundamental to achieving good results.
Indiana pouch cutaneous continent urinary diversion: Lessons learned and outcomes in a referral center with 35 years of experience
Authors: Ocampo María A. , Moreno-Matson María C. , Ruiz David , Forero Jorge , De Mesa Byron López , Varela Rodolfo 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACT

Objective:
The objective of this study is to describe a single-institution experience of patients with an Indiana pouch (IP) reservoir performed during 35 years, their surgical complications, and functional outcomes in a long-term follow-up. We believe this is the largest experience to date to be described in Latin America.

Methods:
A retrospective chart review of 100 modified IPs constructed from June 1987 to February 2022 was performed. We evaluated the early and late surgery-related complications as well as functional outcomes in a long-term follow-up.

Results:
Complete information was obtained for 100 patients. The mean follow-up was 33.1 months. The most common indication for the IP was radical pelvic surgery (56%), followed by complex lower urinary tract fistula presented in 38% of patients. Above 96% of patients were continent and the mean IP capacity was 468 mL. Early and late surgical-related complications were seen in 31% and 62.3% of the patients, respectively. During follow-up, 50% of patients had reoperation. In our series, only 23% of the patients had urinary tract infection. In the early postoperative period, six patients died.

Conclusion:
The IP reservoir is a suitable continent urinary diversion for patients undergoing radical cystectomy, or patients that want to improve their quality of life when their native bladder is functioning erroneously due to oncologic comorbidities. A high continence rate can be achieved successfully. However, complications occur late rather than early, with a high surgical reintervention rate.
Pain management in outpatient urologic procedures: A prospective randomized trial of oxycodone versus ketorolac
Authors: Yu Eileen , Chen Melody , Mahran Amr , Bukavina Laura , Gonzalez Christopher , Elagooz Reem , Mishra Kirtishri 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACT

Objectives:
The objectives of the study were to evaluate the efficacy of ketorolac for pain control compared to oxycodone after routine outpatient urologic procedures and to characterize medication overprescription and disposal.

Materials and Methods:
A prospective randomized trial of 150 adults (75 in the ketorolac arm and 75 in the oxycodone arm) who underwent outpatient urologic procedures over 12 months was performed. Baseline and follow-up pain scores were elicited from 55 of these patients (30 ketorolac patients and 25 oxycodone patients), and improvement in pain scores was calculated. Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to analyze changes in pain scores within and between groups. Pill disposal methods were also recorded.

Results:
Pain significantly decreased in both oxycodone (5/10 at baseline and 3/10 at follow-up) and ketorolac (4/10 at baseline and 3/10 at follow-up) groups. No statistically significant differences in pain improvement were found between groups, despite patients in the oxycodone group taking a higher number of pills (one ketorolac pill vs. four oxycodone pills). A large portion of patients in both groups also did not fill their analgesics (14.7% of oxycodone and 38.7% of ketorolac). Patients in the oxycodone group were more likely to keep surplus pills than ketorolac patients (61.3% vs. 38.7%).

Conclusion:
Ketorolac is a noninferior alternative to oxycodone following outpatient urologic procedures. Patient and physician education is necessary to curtail the indiscriminate prescription, use, and disposal of opioids.
Voiding dysfunction: Postsuccessful anastomotic urethroplasty for pelvic fracture urethral injury
Authors: Desai Devang , Joshi Pankaj , Kulkarni Sanjay 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACT

Introduction:
Anastomotic urethroplasty (AU) is the standard of care for pelvic fracture urethral injuries (PFUIs). Few patients despite having successful AU have postoperative voiding dysfunction due to an unrecognized neurogenic bladder. This article outlines clinical signs which may predict these injuries.

Materials and Methods:
We retrospectively evaluated our database of more than 1000 cases. Patients who underwent successful AU with postoperative voiding dysfunction were included. The success of urethroplasty was determined by a retrograde urethrogram (RGU) and endoscopic evaluation. Voiding dysfunction was defined as patients with poor urine flow (Qmax <10 ml/s) postsurgery. Urodynamics (UDS) was performed postoperatively on all patients.

Results:
Six men were included with an average age of 27 years (all required step 3 AU). A RGU and endoscopy revealed a patent anastomosis. UDS showed neurogenic detrusor underactivity. There were variable occurrences of other lower motor neuron findings – muscle atrophy, fasciculations, sensory loss, areflexia, and fecal incontinence. The common factor was that all patients had a foot drop on preoperative assessment.

Conclusions:
Coexistent neurogenic bladder with PFUI is rare. The presence of foot drop and other lower motor neuron signs is a predictor for voiding dysfunction. We recommend these patients should have UDS before surgical repair and must be counseled accordingly.
Evaluation of the Effect of Nasal Septal Deviation on the Middle Ear with Wideband Acoustic Immitancemetry
Authors: Bal Nilufer , Kulaksiz Yasin , Yenigun Alper , Polat Emre , Ozturan Orhan , Toprak Ali , Tugrul Selahattin 
Published: March 2023

Objectives:
This study aimed to objectively reveal the effects of nasal septal deviation (NSD) and its subgroups on normal middle ear physiology by wideband acoustic immitancemetry (WAI), (it is also known as Wideband Tympanometry).

Methods:
Eighty-five participants with normal hearing were included in the study. Types of NSD finalized with the paranasal CT. The group without NSD was taken as the control group. Wideband absorbance and resonance frequency values were measured at ambient pressure and in the frequency range of 0.25–8.0 kHz. Results: Normal WAI results were obtained in 20 (31%) participants in the NSD group, compared to 13 (72%) in the Control group. The peak pressure values, resonance frequencies, and absorbance at ambient pressure were significantly different between the NSD and the control groups.

Conclusion:
WAI may be used as an objective method to evaluate middle ear involvement in patients with NSD problems.
Yield Potential Of Indonesian Jatropha New Variety (Jet-1 Agribun) Under Rainfed Condition
Authors: Dyah Purwati Rully , Diarini Riajaya Prima , Garusti Garusti , Koseki Keiichi , Herwati Anik 
Published: March 2023

Jet-1 Agribun is one of the Indonesian Jatropha new varieties suitable for rainfed areas with a high yield of dry seed and oil content. The field trial was conducted at Asembagus Experimental Station in Situbondo, East Java from February to December 2019 and aimed to observe the potential of Jatropha Jet-1 Agribun under rainfed conditions. Observation on seed yield and growth components of Jatropha plantation was also made in two and three years old Jet-1 Agribun. Results of the observation showed that Jet-1 Agribun in the first year produced seed 471.8 kg/ha. A two-year-old plant produced a dry seed of 3,958.7 kg/ha. Three-year-old plants after pruning produced dry seed 910.95 kg/ha and 916.04 kg/ha at 1 m x 1 m and 2 m x 2 m, respectively, indicating that wider spacing is more allowable for cropping with food crops until the canopy closes. Development of Jatropha should be integrated with food crops or other crops through intercropping systems, by using the land around the plants until the canopy closes.
Phytochemical Screening of Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl.) and Antibacterial Activity Test of Ethanol Extract Against Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria
Authors: Rizki Muhammad , Harahap Urip , Sitorus Panal 
Published: March 2023

Phaleria macrocarpa is known as one of the medicinal plants in Indonesia. Almost all parts of the plant have chemical content that is useful for being used as medicine. The growing use of crown plants by the community for various diseases requires a series of tests to obtain traditional medicine preparations that are safe for human use. The purpose of this study was to identify the content of secondary metabolite compounds (alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, steroids, triterpenoids, and glycosides) and the antibacterial activity of Staphylococcus aureus with the good method because the good method has the advantage that it is easier to measure the area of the inhibition zone formed because an antibacterial activity is not only on the upper surface of nutrient agar but also at the bottom. The results of phytochemical screening showed that the flesh of Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff). The results of testing the antibacterial activity of an ethanol extract of crown Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff) fruit flesh (Boerl) were positive for alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, saponins, tannins, and steroids. Boerl.) showed effective results at a concentration of 40 mg/ml against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria with an inhibition zone diameter of 14 mm; the antibacterial activity was categorized as strong.
Trigona PENGARUH POSISI PINTU MASUK TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN SARANG KOLONI LEBAH Trigona sp.
Authors: Irundu Daud , Fahmin Muhammad , Bulan Rita , Z Zulkahfi 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACT
The development of the Trigona sp. beehive affects the productivity of the bee, especially in hive building. The position of beehive’s trigona entrance has an influence on trigona bee ability to build a hive. Increasing the access of bees in building hive will increasing the component of of the beehive. This study was used bee boxes with various of beehive entrance position as observed factors namely top vertical, bottom vertical, and horizontal. The study was carried out from November 2021 to March 2022. The method used 9 units of stup samples with 3 replications for each treatment. The parameters were the weight and dimensions measurement of the hive based on a scale approach on the stup wall. Analysis used one-way Anova (Analysis variance) and BNJ test. The result showed that the largest average of hive weight was 2.679,5 grams in the bottom vertical entrance position treatment. On the other hand, there was significant affect (P<1%) of the entrance position to development of stup dimensions. BNJ test (P<1%) of stup dimensions showed that bottom vertical entrance treatment had different affect to top vertical and horizontal entrance treatment, where bottom vertical entrance treatment had the largest increase of stup dimensions.
Evaluation of in-vitro anti-urolithiatic activity of ethanolic extract of sterculia urens
Authors: B Nirmala Devi , D Swarnalatha 
Published: March 2023

All individuals have traditionally considered medicinal plants as a healthy source of life, and its therapeutic characteristics have proven to be quite effective in treating a wide range of illnesses. Another benefit of using medicinal plants is that they are completely natural. Since ancient times, people have utilized traditionally to treat common infectious disorders, and the belief that some plants possessed therapeutic properties was widely recognized even before mankind discovered there were microorganisms. Due to their antibacterial qualities, several plants have been utilised in traditional medicine for a long time. The therapeutic benefit of these plants is specifically found in a few chemical compounds that have a clear physiological effect on the human or animal body. Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, and phenolic compounds are among these bioactive ingredients, which are primarily secondary metabolites, that are most significant. Cells of microorganisms are poisoned by these phytochemicals. Individuals with Nephrolithiasis or kidney stone disease, is a condition that accumulate calculi (stones) within the renal pelvis and tubular lumens. Stones are formed when crystals precipitate (separate) from urine. When the urine concentration of compounds that help prevent stone formation (citrate) is low or when that of substances that help create crystals (calcium, oxalate, and uric acid) is high, stones may form. Current research aims for assessment of the invitro anti urolithiatic activity of Sterculia urens by employing the method such as nucleation assay Our study indicates that, sterculia urens can be a great source of antiurolithiatic agents, which are most likely mediated by the suppression of CaOx crystallization.
Phytochemical Investigation and in Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Panchavalkala Bark Extracts
Authors: Raghunath G.V  , M.S Veena  , Lalitha B.R  
Published: March 2023

Natural antioxidants have an important role in the prevention of many age-related diseases and promotion of health. Among natural antioxidants from plants, flavonoids and other phenolic compounds are potent antioxidants and chelating agents. Panchavalkala the barks of five trees i.e. Nyagrodha (Ficus benghalensis L.), Udumbara (Ficus racemosa L.), Ashwatha (Ficus religiosa L.), Plaksha (Ficus virens Aiton) and Parisha (Thespesiapopulnea (L.)Sol.ex Correa) are also known as Pancha Ksheeri Vrikshas in use since Vedic period. Barks of these trees are dried in shade and are used for different formulations (Pancha Kashaya Kalpanas), in different pathological conditions, especially as wound healing, gynecological disorders and etc. The plant samples were extracted using ethanol and water, and subjected for the phytochemical analysis. It was confirmed that samples contain many biologically active compounds like flavonoids, polyphenols, tannins, alkaloids, glycosides and terpinoids etc. The marker compound of each trial drug and the quantitative analysis has been carried out by high performance liquid chromatography. The antioxidant study was done by using in vitro method 1, 1­-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radicle scavenging assay. The marker compounds caffeic acid and gallic acid were quantified in each extract for their quality and efficacy. PVK barks showed high free radicle scavenging activity as evidenced by the low IC50 values in DPPH (EE PVK- 20.46 µg/ml, AE PVK-37.79 µg/ml, EE T.poulenea-22µg/ml, AE T. poulenia- 23.31µg/ml AE F. benghalensis- 25.53µg/ml, EE F. benghalensis- 26.23µg/ml, EE F. religiosa – 34µg/ml). Quercetin- IC50 value 4.026µg/ml is used as standard.
The results of the study demonstrated that PVK barks possess phyto-constituent’s viz. tannins, flavonoids, polyphenols etc. and has potential antioxidant activity. Thus these barks have good therapeutic potential as natural antioxidant and might be used in life style related conditions like hyperlipidemia, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disorders and etc.
An Analytical Review on Health Benefits of Prenatal Yoga for Mother and Foetus
Authors: Kalpana Patni  , Gaurav Sinha  
Published: March 2023

Pregnancy is a physiological condition in which would be mother changes both from inside as well as outside. Yoga in pregnancy can help the women to balance through these physical, mental and emotional challenges. Embracing yoga during pregnancy provides multi dimensional benefits to mother and baby. Yoga calms the mind, revitalizes the energy and prepares the woman physically and mentally for delivery. Various respiratory exercises (Pranayama) and physical postures (Asanas), performed by a pregnant woman under expert supervision, can help in harmonized relaxation and contraction of uterus, increase the strength, flexibility and endurance of muscles needed for childbirth,. They devour low energy and afford greater benefits. Also Yoga-sasanas can minimizes the complication of pregnancy, like pregnancy induced hypertension, intrauterine growth retardation and pre-term delivery. Yoga calms the mind, re-energies and prepares the mother physiologically, mentally and emotionally and for labour. Yoga is also helpful in improving sleep pattern, reduces lower back pain, nausea, headaches and shortness of breath. Simple stretching exercises encourage circulation, help fluid retention, and relieve stress. Yogic exercises can help pregnant women recover faster post-delivery. Different type of postures, mentioned in Ayurvedic and Yogic texts that can be comfortably performed in pregnancy. They consume lower energy and give better benefits. Yoga is useful for a variety of immunological, behavioral and psychosomatic conditions. Various research studies regarding the utility of yoga interventions for pregnancy shows that it is helpful in improving pregnancy and birth outcomes. Numerous clinical studies shows that yoga may produce improvements in stress levels, quality of life, aspects of interpersonal relating, autonomic nervous system functioning, and labour parameters such as comfort, pain, and duration.
Recomendaciones del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos al Estado salvadoreño, 2014-2019
Authors: Ponce Rubio Natalia , Jiménez Mancía Sara 
Published: March 2023

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Investigaciones UCA, Año. 1, Vol. 1, 2019-2020: 233-234.
Actitudes autoritarias y democráticas de la población salvadoreña y su relación con el respaldo a medidas gubernamentales severas ante la pandemia y con la confianza y evaluación de las entidades públicas
Authors: Guevara Carmen , Andrade Laura 
Published: March 2023

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Investigaciones UCA, Año. 1, Vol. 1, 2019-2020: 263-264.
Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Melalui Evaluasi Pelatihan UMKM Berbasis Digital
Authors: Joeliaty Joeliaty , Arrifin Sri Djatnika Sya’diah , Sarasi Vita , Firmansyah Yayan 
Published: March 2023

Pengabdian pada masyarakat merupakan bentuk kegiatan wajib yang dilakukan oleh setiap dosen dalam menjalankan tridharma Perguruan Tingginya, dengan tujuan mengimplementasikan teori dan membantu serta memberi masukan pada masyarakat dalam memecahkan permasalahan yang dihadapi masyarakat. Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat tahun ini dilakukan secara virtual atau daring karena adanya pandemi covid-19 yang mengharuskan dosen melakukan proses pelaksanaan Program Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PPM) di rumah masing-masih sesuai aturan yang diberikan oleh Universitas. Semenjak pandemi COVID-19, teknologi memiliki peran yang besar dalam berbagai kegiatan, salah satunya bisnis bagi pelaku Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM). Melalui penggunaan media sosial dan e-commerce, pemasaran online dapat menjangkau konsumen lebih luas. Sehingga apabila pelaku UMKM dapat memaksimalkan penggunaan media sosial dan e- commerce, maka pendapatan akan meningkat dan produknya akan dikenal ke seluruh daerah. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan adanya pelatihan berbasis digital yang ditujukan untuk membantu para pelaku usaha untuk mendapatkan ilmu dan memiliki keterampilan dalam menggunakan platform digital. Melalui PPM ini, kami melakukan evaluasi pelatihan berbasis digital yang telah diikuti para mitra UMKM. Program pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilaksanakan secara virtual mulai tanggal 10 Juli 2021 – 11 Agustus 2021. Secara teknis, pelaksanaan program ini dilakukan dari tahap pencarian mitra UMKM, penyebaran kuesioner, hingga mengolah data kuesioner untuk mengevaluasi dampak dari pelatihan berbasis digital yang diikuti para mitra UMKM.

Kata Kunci: Pandemi, UMKM; Pelatihan Berbasis Digital; Kinerja
Assisting the automated analysis of chemical–analytical measurements in spirits using validated algorithms and an intuitive user interface
Authors: Grasskamp Andreas T. , Singh Satnam , Haug Helen , Sauerwald Tilman 
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Exhaustive analysis of chemical measurements requires considerable expenditure of time and personnel. However, many aspects of this can be automated by translating manual work into objective algorithmic routines. To this end, we developed adaptable software for gas chromatography data and
validated analysis steps using whisky samples. We employed an unspecific, larger, in-house volatile organic compound (VOC) database and another specifically curated database of
217 known whisky chemicals, to automate database-matching based on mass spectra and retention indices. We managed to reduce the amount of necessary
interaction, facilitated complex analysis for the less experienced user, and showed that characteristic whisky components constituted the majority
of detected molecules in all 16 analyzed samples. With this approach, we present a decisive contribution towards the automated assessment of aroma
profiles in food.