bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Future career aspiration and specialty choices among undergraduate medical students of a medical college in Jammu and Kashmir, India – A cross-sectional study
Authors: Kataria Ghulam Mustafa 
Published: April 2023

Background:
Medical education requires an undergraduate medical student to study a wide range of medical specialties. The number of postgraduation specialties as well as carrier options after graduation has increased in recent years. Hence, we sought to identify the postgraduation specialty choices, factors influencing these choices, and future carrier aspirations.

Methodology:
This was a cross-sectional study. Pretested self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS IBM software version 20.

Results:
Majority were in the age group of above 20. Nearly 16.6% of the students' fathers and 5.9% of the students' mothers were having professional education. About 47.6% prefer medicine or its allied specialty subjects. About 43.4% wanted a job in the public sector and 30.8% wanted to adopt the private sector.

Conclusion:
Postgraduate specialty choices are still traditional with the majority preferring clinical subjects and wanted to settle in an urban area with a public sector job.
Self-medication practices among medical and dental undergraduate students
Authors: Eda Shashikala , Motgi Somnath , Singh Thakur Rohit 
Published: April 2023

Background:
The students, especially medical and dental undergraduates are more involved in the self-medication practice as they are empowered with good knowledge of drugs and diseases and have greater access to medicine. Recent studies have shown a greater prevalence of self-medication among medical and dental students.

Objective:
The objective of this study is to study the prevalence and risk factors of self-medication practices among medical and dental undergraduate students.

Methods:
A cross-sectional study was carried out among 502, medical (252) and dental (250) students. A predesigned, pretested, and semistructured study questionnaire was used for the data collection of the present study. The students were contacted and they were given the self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was collected back once they finished it. The questionnaire did not include any identifying information of the students. All batch students were contacted.

Results:
Majority (35.9%) were aged 20 years. About 58.2% were females. There were 50.2% of medical and 49.8% of dental students. Almost no one agreed to have any kind of addiction; 53.8% were doing physical activity of <1 h. The prevalence of self-medication among students was 73.7%. It was 74.8% among dental students compared to 72.6% among medical students. The most common drug used for self-medication was paracetamol (30.3%). Most commonly, the drugs were used only for 1 day (33.5%). The most common condition for which the self-medication drug was used was cold (19.9%). No variable studied in the present study was found to be associated with self-medication.

Conclusion:
The prevalence of self-medication among medical and dental students was very high. However, the drugs used were not harmful and the frequency of use was limited. The practice of self-medication was similar in the two groups and it was not associated with any factors.
Assessment of obesity among children aged 4’17 years using waist-to-height ratio and its correlation with blood pressure
Authors: Damireddy Archana Reddy , Musali Sumanth Reddy 
Published: April 2023

Background:
A tool to detect overweight and obesity among children should be simple, reliable, valid, and cost-effective. There is a need to monitor obesity among children in different populations. For this, there should be only one tool that is accepted worldwide or nationally which can be used to detect and compare the trends in different population settings.

Objective:
To assess obesity among children aged 4–17 years using waist-to-height ratio and to study its correlation with blood pressure.

Materials and Methods:
A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 261 children aged 4–17 years. Different variables such as age, sex, residence, parent's education and occupation, total family income per year, total family members, height, weight, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were considered.

Results:
The mean age was 8.05 ± 2.75 years. The mean height was 122.71 ± 16.06 cm. The mean waist-to-height ratio was 0.45 ± 0.05. Males were more than females. Children from rural areas were more. The prevalence of obesity based on waist-to-height ratio was 19.2%. Waist-to-height ratio was significantly correlated with age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), DBP, father education, mother education, and mother occupation. SBP was not correlated with waist-to-height ratio, but DBP was significantly correlated. As waist-to-height ratio increased by one unit, DBP increased by 0.157 mmHg. Age and weight were significantly associated with waist-to-height ratio.

Conclusion:
The overall prevalence of obesity using waist-to-height ratio was 19.2%. Waist-to-height ratio was significantly correlated with age, height, weight, BMI, DBP, waist circumference, father education, mother education, and mother occupation. Age and body weight were significantly associated with waist-to-height ratio.
An innovative technique for nasotracheal fiberoptic intubation using SNPA and its comparison with conventional technique: RCT
Authors: Meena Kavita , Meena Rajesh Kumar , Palanisamy Deepak , Deepesh  , Nayak Aditya Prakash 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT

Background:
Awake nasotracheal fiberoptic intubation by conventional technique is time consuming and requires expertise. Complications encountered in the conventional technique sometime leads to procedure failure.

Objective:
The primary aim of this study was to compare the innovative technique using split nasopharyngeal airway (SNPA) with the conventional technique for nasotracheal fiberoptic intubation in terms of time taken for intubation.

Method:
This was a prospective, randomized, and single blind study conducted with 80 patients who were scheduled for maxillofacial surgery. Patients were randomized into two groups, group CFBI (conventional fiberoptic intubation) and group SNPA (split nasopharyngeal airway). In both the groups patients were prepared for awake fiberoptic naso-tracheal intubation. In Group CFBI (N = 41) awake naso-tracheal intubation was achieved by conventional technique of bronchoscope first approach. In Group SNPA (N = 39) spirally split nasopharyngeal airway was used first as a conduit for the passage of fiberoptic bronchoscope. The primary objective was to assess the time taken for intubation. The secondary objectives were to assess the rate of complications in the form of bleeding, cough, desaturation during the procedure, laryngospasm, and nasal bleeding.

Result:
The time taken for intubation was 6.15 ± 3.0 minutes in CFBI group and 3.10 ± 1.35 minutes in SNPA group and this this difference was statically significant with P value <0.001. Desaturation during the procedure was more in CFBI (99.46 ± 0.75) compared to SNPA (99 ± 0) group with significant difference P value <0.001.

Conclusion:
Split nasopharyngeal airway was used as conduit for the passage for the flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope and it considerably reduced the time required for fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation compared to the conventional technique of endotracheal tube first approach. Split nasopharyngeal airway provided better intubating conditions with lesser complications and superior patient comfort.
Single linear miniplate versus rectangular grid plate in the treatment of mandibular angle fractures: A prospective, clinico-radiographic, comparative study
Authors: Das Manthan Kumar , Mishra Madan , Singh Gaurav , Mondal Shubhamoy 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT

Study Design:
Randomized Control Trial.

Objective:
A prospective, clinico-radiographic, comparative study was planned to evaluate the treatment outcome and postoperative complications in isolated mandibular angle fractures using 2.0-mm system single linear 4 hole with gap miniplate versus 4 hole rectangular grid plate, both stabilized with 4 8-mm monocortical screws.

Methods:
Thirty patients with isolated mandibular angle fractures were randomly categorized into two groups with 15 patients each. Group 1 patients were treated with single 2.0 mm × 4 hole linear miniplate along the superior border and Group 2 patients were treated with a 2.0 mm × 4 hole rectangular grid plate on lateral cortex of mandible. Pain, swelling, occlusion, bite force, maximum inter-incisal opening, intraoperative time, facial nerve injury, fracture stability, and postoperative complications were assessed and compared at regular intervals up to 12 months.

Results:
There was no major difference in terms of treatment outcome in both systems and both were equally effective without any statistically significant difference in any of the parameters. None of the patients presented with any of the complications except for postoperative infection which was reported by 1 patient from each group at 3 months postoperatively and were managed conservatively.

Conclusion:
Both plating systems are equally effective; however, the rectangular grid plate could be a safe and effective alternative to the single miniplate when adaptation and fixation is not possible along the external oblique ridge of the mandible (e.g., fracture with bone loss along the superior border).
COVID-19 outbreak… journey of dental care workers: A systematic review
Authors: Garg Pooja , Kumar Virendra , Verma Umesh Pratap , Lal Nand , Rastogi Pavitra , Singhal Rameshwari , Pathak Anjani Kumar , Kaushal Shalini , Pal U. S. 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
The conditions of health-care professionals including dental fraternity have been extremely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dental care workers have suspended all routine dental activities with the fear of transmission of the virus from aerosol-generating dental procedures. They have also stood with medical care professionals as frontline warriors because of the exponentially overburdened of the COVID-19-positive patients worldwide. With the available literature, the aim of this article is to address the trajectories of the life of oral health workers during the outbreak of COVID-19 as well as to analyze what measures shall be taken to improve their overall physical, mental, social, and economic health and precautions while working in dental environment.
Comparison between LMA ProSeal and I-gel airway in anesthetized patients on spontaneous ventilation during daycare procedures: A prospective randomized study
Authors: Hemlata  , Singh Neha , Chaudhary Ajay K. , Verma Reetu , Singh Dinesh , Kushwaha Brij B. 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT

Background:
General anesthesia remains the most popular technique for ambulatory surgeries with patients, surgeons, and anesthesia providers. The supraglottic airway (SGA) devices result in fewer incidences of sore throat, laryngospasm, coughing, and hoarseness as compared to inserting a tracheal tube. This study was conducted to compare two second-generation SGA devices, LMA ProSeal and I-gel airway, in anesthetized patients on spontaneous ventilation during daycare procedures to establish the superior SGA device.

Methodology:
This prospective randomized study was done on 90 patients of either sex aged 15–60 years, ASA grade I–II, Mallampatti grade I and II, and BMI between 20 and 30 kg/m2 scheduled for elective surgeries of duration less than 90 min. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups—group A (I-gel) and group B (LMA ProSeal). Insertion parameters, hemodynamic responses, oxygenation, ventilation, peak airway pressure (PAP), and postoperative complications were recorded. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 21.0 statistical analysis software.

Results:
Mean insertion time of LMA ProSeal was found to be significantly higher as compared to I-gel (33.27 ± 3.88 vs 18.49 ± 3.18 s; P < 0.001). No significant difference was found between the groups in the number of attempts and of operators attempted for insertion, as well as in hemodynamic response, oxygenation, and ventilation. Postoperative complications were lesser in group A.

Conclusion:
I-gel is an easy-to-insert cuffless SGA device requiring lesser time for insertion, provides adequate ventilation with lesser postoperative complications and thus appears to be better than LMA ProSeal.
Assessment of oral health status among Bhoi community of Nimapara block in Puri district, Odisha: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Kumar Gunjan , Jalaluddin Mohammad , Dash Payal 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT

Aim:
The aim of this study was to assess the oral health status of the adult population of the Bhoi community of Nimapara block in Puri district of Odisha.

Methodology:
A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 433 adults Bhois using a multistage randomized sampling method in Nimapara Block of Dhanua Gram Panchayat, Puri District. Data were collected using the modified WHO Oral Health Assessment Form, 2013. Number and percentages were derived using MS Excel and SPSS package version 26.0. Comparison between discrete and continuous data was done using the Chi-square test and ANOVA. The P value of 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.

Results:
The mean Decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) for all study participants was 3.94 ± 3.106. The average DMFT scores for males and females were 3.89 ± 2.938 and 4.0 ± 3.30 respectively. The average shallow and deep pocket presences were 1.20 ± 0.680 and 1.90 ± 0.310, respectively. The mean calculus was 2.13 ± 0.476. The highest loss of attachment of 6 to 8 mm was seen in 92 (21.2%) subjects.

Conclusion:
The prevalence of dental caries and periodontal diseases was high. As there is a lack of knowledge about oral hygiene maintenance, proper health education should be administered.
Comparative evaluation of dental implants in posterior maxilla placed using unicortical and bicortical anchorage—A split-mouth prospective study
Authors: Bhave Sujay M. , Chand Sharad , Yadav Lakshya , Pal Uma Shanker , Mohammad Shadab , Singh Vibha , Singh Geeta , Maurya Harshita 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT

Background:
The use of dental implants has become a very predictive method of rehabilitation for patients with partial or complete edentulism. It is more challenging to treat the posterior quadrants of the maxillary ridges using dental implants due to their anatomical and physiological characteristics. So to overcome the limitations of other techniques, short implants were introduced recently as a new approach to simplify implant placement in compromised alveolar bone and to prevent possible damage to vital structures.

Purpose:
This study aims to compare the clinical outcomes of dental implants placed using the osteotomized sinus floor elevation (OSFE) technique side engaging the bony floor of the maxillary sinus (bicortical anchorage) on one side and the conventional technique by split mouth on the other side.

Materials and Method:
This study included 15 patients. Study participants had dental implants placed on both sides of the mouth at the same time, so one side was implanted according to the test method, while the other side used the control method. Randomization determined which side would be implanted.

Conclusion:
The OSFE technique provides greater stability to the implant via bicortical anchorage than conventional techniques, which only provide unicortical anchorage.
Pandemi Covid 19 Ditinjau Dari Teologi Biblika Untuk Pengabdian Masyarakat
Authors: Fitresia Debora Dian , Jayadi Lionarto Erson 
Published: April 2023

Covid 19 is now a problem and a pandemic around the world. This pandemic not only has an impact on the health aspect, but also has a negative impact on the economic, political and other aspects. Seeing this, this article aims to understand the meaning of the Covid 19 pandemic, which is viewed from the aspect of biblical theology. The method used is a descriptive biblical approach. The result of this writing is that Covid 19 is part of the problems faced by every human being and thus humans are challenged to find solutions and reflect on what has happened. In another context, Pandemic 19 is a human effort to return to hope for help and humans with God's help struggle to overcome it, and humans reorient life goals that are not self-centered, but maintain all of God's creations that He has given.

Covid 19 sekarang ini menjadi persoalan dan pandemi di seluruh dunia. Pandemi ini tidka hanya berdampak pada aspek kesehatan, tetapi juga berdampak negatif pada aspek ekonomi, politik, dan lainnya. Melihat hal tersebut artikel ini bertujuan untuk memahami makna pandemic Covid 19 yang hal tersebut ditinjau dari aspek teologi biblika. Metode yang digunakan adalah pendekatan biblika deskriptif. Hasil dari penulisan ini adalah Covid 19 merupakan bagian problematika yang dihadapi setiap manusia dan dengan demikian manusia ditantang untuk mencari solusi dan merefleksikan diri apa yang telah terjadi. Pada konteks lain, Pandemi 19 merupakan usaha manusia untuk kembali berharap pada pertolongan dan manusia dengan pertolongan Tuhan berjuang mengatasinya, serta manusia me-reorientasi-kan tujuan hidup yang tidak berpusat pada diri, tetapi memelihara seluruh ciptaan Tuhan yang telah diberikan-Nya.
Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynaklarını İçeren Çok Kaynaklı Tek Alanlı Modern Güç Sistemi için Yük Frekansı Kontrolünün İyileştirilmesi
Authors: BALCI Yunus , DUMAN Serhat 
Published: April 2023

Son zamanlarda, artan enerji talebi ve yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarının (YEK)
elektrik güç sistemlerinde yer almasıyla, enterkonnekte güç sistemlerinde frekans
ve gerilim kararlılığının önemi artmaktadır. Modern güç sistemlerinde tüketiciye
kaliteli, sürekli ve kararlı elektrik enerjisi iletimi sağlanmalıdır. Güç
sistemlerindeki ani yük değişimlerinde güç üretimi ile yük talebi arasındaki
uyumsuzluk, üretim bölgeleri arasındaki frekansta istenmeyen salınımlara neden
olur. Sistemdeki frekans salınımlarını minimize etmek için yük frekans kontrolü
(YFK) uygulanır. Sistemdeki salınımları bastırmak için kullanılan denetleyiciler,
istenen sistem kriterleri doğrultusunda tatmin edici bir şekilde çalışmalıdır. Bu
bağlamda PID ve PID+DD denetleyici yapılarından yararlanılmıştır. Denetleyici
parametrelerinin optimizasyonunda literatürde sunulan GBO, BSA ve BKA
algoritmaları kullanılmıştır. YFK problemi, termal, hidroelektrik, gaz, rüzgar ve
dizel enerji sistemlerini içeren çok kaynaklı tek alanlı test sisteminde
incelenmiştir. Test sisteminin doğrusalsızlığını artırmak için kazan dinamiği
yapısı kullanılmıştır. Optimizasyon işlemi sonucunda algoritmaların denetleyici
parametrelerini optimize etme başarısı kendi içinde değerlendirilmiş ve BSA
algoritmasının diğer algoritmalara göre daha başarılı olduğu görülmüştür.
The Role of Renewable Energy in the Transition to Green, Low-Carbon Power Generation in Asia
Authors: Morales Pedraza Jorge 
Published: April 2023

An essential factor in a nation's economic development is energy. Among the various energy sources, renewable energies have demonstrated that they can replace fossil fuels in electricity production without harming the environment and are a trustworthy and affordable source to meet future energy requirements. Asia is now involved in an energy and economy transition process to move away from a fossil fuel-based energy matrix toward a green economy, where electricity generation will depend on renewable energy. This shift should be carried out and supported by governments and energy industries in different countries. The manuscript aims to provide governments and industry representatives with the latest information they need to guide the energy transaction to a green economy, minimizing the harmful ecological and environmental impact.

Received: 15 February 2023 | Revised: 12 April 2023 | Accepted: 18 April 2023

Conflicts of Interest
The author declares that he has no conflicts of interest to this work.
Trends in Mentoring at Higher Education: A bibliometric analysis
Authors: Torrejón-Ramos María , Alonso-Muñoz Sara , Medina-Salgado María-Sonia , González Sánchez Rocío 
Published: April 2023

Learning is a complex process that requires elements that favour its development. In higher education this process can be complicated not only by the stage of education, also by the associated organisation and formalities. Universities, concerned to facilitate the inclusive participation of their members, have developed support systems. Mentoring is a reciprocal learning relationship development between the mentor whose expertise in a particular field allows him/her to guide and assist the mentee in his/her academic, professional and personal growth (Etzkorn and Braddock, 2020). In this framework, mentoring programmes have become particularly relevant as a tool to help facilitate the integration of both students and teachers. The importance of mentoring in higher education has attracted a significant amount of research. An analysis of the state of the art would therefore provide an insight into the most researched concepts associated with mentoring. This paper presents a hybrid methodology, using a bibliometric approach and in-depth literature review of the most influential articles during the last period. A co-occurrence analysis is carried out by VOSviewer software whose search formula was "mentoring" and (university or "higher education"), retrieving a sample of 232 articles from Web of Science. The thematic organization shows three main topics. Firstly, the benefits of mentoring on students' transitions in university by enhancing their experiences are analysed. Secondly, universities develop programmes related to psychological aspects such as increasing satisfaction or decreasing stress and programmes related to procedures that enable self-efficacy, protection, support and retention. Thirdly, programmes related to job training related to soft skills such as leadership are analysed. The research trends during 2020 and 2021 focus on new mentoring models oriented towards mentoring training and support actions (Etzkorn and Braddock, 2020), female mentoring (Hsieh and Nguyen, 2020) and disability support (Rillotta et al., 2020; Thompson et al., 2020).
Envisioning the future: a remote neuropsychopedagogic intervention for inmates
Authors: Di Giuseppe Tania , Perasso Giulia Federica , Maculan Alessandro , Vianello Francesca , Paoletti Patrizio 
Published: April 2023

The pandemic has implied a massive digitalization of psycho-pedagogical and educational interventions in different contexts, including the prison setting. Patrizio Paoletti Foundation (Assisi, Italy) has created Envisioning the Future (EF), a neuropsycho-pedagogical program aimed at increasing personal wellbeing, that was also remotely conducted among the inmates of the Padua (Italy) prison. The program was remotely implemented from May 2021 to June 2021, at the climax of the pandemic emergency, with the collaboration of the University of Padua (Italy) and of Padua prison (Italy). Through key neuroscientific findings and daily practices for wellbeing, EF aims at increasing inmates’ emotion regulation abilities. The responses of nine inmates to the Scales of Personal Self-efficacy in the Management of Negative and Positive Emotions, before and after EF, were paired and subjected to analysis of covariance, revealing an increase in the ability to manage positive emotions after EF. To date, EF is one of the first remote neuropsycho-pedagogical experiences in Italian prisons, able to positively impact on individual well-being.