bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Consumers' Attitudes and Behavioural Intentions on Internet Banking in Nepal
Authors: Sah Gunja Kumari 
Published: June 2023

Banks and financial institutions have huge opportunities to capture high market share by satisfying customers' transforming attitudes and behaviour towards Internet banking. This paper examines customers' attitudes toward Internet banking and evaluates behavioural intentions regarding technology accessibility in Nepal. Based on the descriptive research design, 384 respondents were considered a sample for the survey. Information about customers' attitudes was gained by analyzing descriptive statistics. Mean, Standard deviation and cross-tab analysis were utilized to examine results. The result declared that 93% of Internet bank users felt it was more effective than traditional service, while the remaining users believed conventional banking was more efficient. It also found 51% of respondents used it for funds transfer and home banking via the Internet, and 71.6% of respondents agreed that online banking could access from anywhere. Organizing reports, scheduling payments, and transferring money from one account to another is extremely important. The output also indicates that 68 % of respondents were satisfied with Internet banking.
The Preparation and Implementation of School Improvement Plans (SIPs): Its Implication in Improving Learning Outcomes
Authors: Budhathoki Shak Bahadur 
Published: June 2023

In the last two decades, Nepal’s community (public) schools have been preparing, Implementing and reviewing School Improvement Plans (SIPs) periodically. Schools submit SIPs to the Local Government (LG) to get disbursed school funds annually. One of the components of SIP includes learning outcomes (MoE, 2017).In this context, there is a general lack of research on the process of making Sips and its effects on learning outcomes. To fill the existing lack of knowledge in this field, this research aims to answer two interrelated questions. First, what is the policy process of preparing SIP and how it is practiced? Second, what are the effects of teaching and learning process as envisioned in the SIPs on students ‘learning outcomes?
This research applies qualitative methods, analysing content of selected Sips of three community schools of Kailali district from the far western region, especially focusing on the plans to improve learning outcomes. Building on these findings, case studies are conducted in the schools using semi – structured interviews by taking into consideration experiences of teachers, students, parents, SMC/PTA Chairs and members, resource persons and LG authorities (ten interviews in total) in July 2019, exploring how SIP has been understood and realized in practice on the ground. It is generally observed that the process of preparing and implementing SIPs has positive correlation with learning outcomes even if it is minimal over the time. In fact, the will – power on the part of school stakeholders is the key for the quality SIP, and the policy as envisioned at the centre has partially been implemented at grassroots.
KOMUNIKASI EFEKTIF SEBAGAI BEKAL MAHASISWA KULIAH KERJA NYATA UNIVERSITAS PGRI SILAMPARI
Authors: Juwati Juwati , Satinem Satinem , Erwandi Rudi 
Published: June 2023

Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini yaitu memberikan pembekalan kepada mahasiswa yang akan melaksanakan Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN). Pemberian pembekalan mahasiswa KKN oleh dosen Universitas PGRI Silampari diiringi dengan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat sebagai Tri Darma Perguruan Tinggi. Sementara pelaksanaan dalam pengabdian ini yaitu pembukaan, penyampaian materi, tanya jawab, dan evaluasi. Hasil dan pembahasan bahwa materi pengabdian yang diberikan mudah dikuasai oleh mahasiswa. Hal ini dapat dilihat materi yang disampaikan merupakan materi yang sangat penting bagi mahasiswa sebagai bekal melaksanakan Kuliah Kerja Nyata. Selama kegiatan pengabdian, mahasiswa sangat antusias dan berperan aktif menyimak, mempelajari, dan mempraktikan dalam berkomunikasi dengan teman. Keberhasilan pembekalan mahasiwa KKN terkait komunikasi efektif ini belum dapat dilihat secara langsung, hal ini akan terlihat jika nanti diimplementasikan di masyarakat. Namun jika dilihat dari hasil penyampaian materi, tingginya antusias mahasiswa manfaat yang didapatkan tentunya bertambahnya ilmu pengetahuan dan wawasan keterampilan komunikasi efektif yang diharapkan dapat membantu mahasiswa bersosialisasi selama mengabdi kepada masyarakat.
Book Reviews
Authors: Elsky Julia , Keith Charles , Shovlin John , Williford Daniel 
Published: June 2023

Nick Underwood, Yiddish Paris: Staging Nation and Community in Interwar France, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2022.
Elizabeth A. Foster, African Catholic: Decolonization and the Transformation of the Church, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2019.
David Todd, A Velvet Empire: French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021.
Spencer D. Segalla, Empire and Catastrophe: Decolonization and Environmental Disaster in North Africa and Mediterranean France since 1954, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2021.
The Archetype of Judas in Russian Literature of the 20th Century: On the Base of the Novels «Judas Iskariot» by L. Andreev and «The Sixth Procurator of Judea» by V. Pautov
Authors: Аллабергенов Артём Атаевич 
Published: June 2023

Евангельский сюжет предательства неоднократно являлся предметом интерпретации в художественной литературе, как, соответственно, и ключевые фигуры, вокруг которых строится новозаветный сюжет. Данная статья посвящена анализу образа Иуды, сформировавшегося в русской литературе XX века и выявлению ключевых особенностей, отличающих его от образа канонического. В качестве литературного материалы были выбраны художественные тексты Л. Андреева «Иуда Искариот» и В. Паутова «Шестой прокуратор Иудеи», в которых наиболее ярко отражены основные тенденции репрезентации образов Христа и Иуды в русской литературе. В представленной статье были использованы методы выборки и сопоставительного анализа, в результате использования которых были сделаны следующие выводы: интерпретация образа Иуды и у Андреева, и у Паутова в целом не противоречит его оценке, сложившейся в Евангельских текстах, однако значительно отличается в трактовке мотивов, побудивших Иуду к предательству. В романе Паутова Иуда разочаровывается в той Истине, которую транслирует в мир Христос, ибо, по мысли Иуды, она не только не способна наделить его, Иуду, силой и властью, но и оказывается бессильна спасти Христа от казни и смерти. У Андреева мотивы предательства смещены из сферы идеологии в сферу внутреннего личного переживания конфликта Иуды с Богом и Сыном Его. Иуда понимает истинную природу Христа, но предаёт его, не потому что разочарован, не потому что боится, но потому что ощущает себя оставленным Христом. Предательство для него есть последняя возможность быть признанным, однако предав, он так и остаётся наедине с молчанием Бога и Христа.
The Gospel plot of treachery is often interpreted in foreign and Russian literature so as the key figures of the New Testament involved in this storyline. The article analyzes the concept of Judas’ character formed in Russian literature of the 20th century and reveals distinctive features that differ it from the concept represented in the New Testament. The research is based on two novels: «Judas Iskariot» by L. Andreev and «The Sixth Procurator of Judea» by V. Pautov summarizing main tendencies in reflecting and interpreting of Judas and Christ characters in Russian literature of a given period. To explore the problem, the author uses methods of contrastive analysis and screening technics that help him to draw the following conclusions: the concepts of Judas character formed in the novels of Andreev and Pautov are compatible with the Evangelists’ appraisal of the character in a whole but contrast with them considering analysis of reasons and motives made Judas betray Christ.
Electronic Information Resources of Libraries of Higher Education Branch Institutions in Ukraine During the Quarantine Restrictions and Martial Law
Authors: Rzheuskyi Antonii , Kunanets Nataliia 
Published: June 2023

The aim of the article is to determine the leader among the libraries of higher education branch institutions in Ukraine in the provision of electronic information resources.
Research methods. The study used the following methods: synthesis, complexity, comparative analysis, comprehensiveness of knowledge, information diagnostics, generalization, abstraction, systematization, as well as statistical, survey-analytical and benchmarking methods; systemic, functional, social and communication, critical and constructive approaches.
Scientific novelty consists in determining the set of electronic information resources provided by libraries during quarantine restrictions and martial law, which allows to establish a leader library among book collections of higher education branch institutions in Ukraine, the experience of which is necessary to analyze and spread to other book collections.
Main conclusions. Websites of libraries in higher education branch institutions of Ukraine were studied. A comparative analysis of electronic information resources of libraries during quarantine restrictions and martial law was carried out. The research made it possible to determine the leader among the libraries of higher education branch institutions in Ukraine in providing users with information resources during quarantine and martial law. It turned out to be the library of Kyiv University named after Borys Grinchenko. The library provides its users with a number of remote electronic information resources: an electronic catalog, an institutional repository, audio books, virtual exhibitions, a new accession in the form of presentations, full-text collections of rare publications and B. Grinchenko’s works, a test access to scientometric platforms and databases: Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, Bentham Science, ScienceDirect, a corporate electronic library Alpina Digital. It is appropriate for the leading library to share its experience with other book collections.
A new band selection method for multispectral data based on criterion function of
information capability
Authors: Alpert Sofiia 
Published: June 2023

Multispectral remote sensing is one of the most popular techniques in the earth
observation, because this technique can provide information of ground objects on Earth’s
surface using hundreds of narrow bands. However, multispectral images produces a very
large volume of data. Processing the huge volume of information is one of most important
and actual problems of remote sensing. The rapid development of the remote sensing
demand to develop the data processing algorithms. But at present data processing
techniques cannot give accurate results. If we use traditional methods to process
multispectral images, the volume of the data increases. The main goal of the band
selection is to choose the optimal combination of spectral bands for the solution of
the particular remote sensing task. This process is important because different bands
are sensitive to different objects. Selecting the right bands can help to optimize the
detection of different ground objects. Some spectral bands are more sensitive to
minerals, while others are more sensitive to vegetation or water bodies. Under a small
number of training samples, the classification accuracy of multispectral images
decreases when the volume of multispectral data increases. Usually adjacent bands are
highly correlated, and some spectral bands may not carry unique information. That’s why
it is necessarily to reduce the dimensionality of multispectral data. It helps to
store, process, transmit information more efficiently and to reduce the computational
costs while processing images. The different modern methods of multispectral band
selection are also considered and analyzed in this work. It also is proposed a new
method to select spectral bands, which is based on the concept of criterion function of
information capability of spectral bands. In this article some examples using criterion
function of information capability are considered too.
Problems of endotracheal intubation in obese patient
Authors: Saleh Layth Masood , Mohammed Hazim Faisal , Afat Ammar Noori , Khuder Muayad Khalaf , Asi Marwan Nawzad 
Published: June 2023

Background: Performing intubation in obese patients is a challenging problem both in the intensive care unit (ICU) and patients with a high BMI face various complication.
Methods: A prospective multiplex cohort study in Kirkuk governorate was conducted in obese patients (body mass index greater than 30 kg m2). The primary endpoint was the occurrence of difficulty intubation. Secondary endpoints were risk factors for difficult intubation, use of difficult airway management techniques, and serious, life-threatening complications related to intubation (cardiac problems, hypoxaemia, and severe cardiovascular collapse).
Results: Out of 100 patients, 48 patients had problems and complications as a result of intubation. These complications varied from simple to serious. 7 patients experienced hypoxia, 22 patients experienced difficulty in intubation, 5 patients experienced cardiac arrhythmias, and 2 patients had a dental injury that was. This complication is related to the body mass index.
Conclusions: In severely obese patients, the incidence of difficult intubation in the intensive care unit was related to BMI. Researchers did not encounter deaths resulting from intubation, perhaps due to the development of medicine and new tools.
IMPACTO SOCIAL OCULTO DO ÁLCOOL E DE OUTROS PSICOATIVOS NO BRASIL
Authors: Gallina Kaliandra , Rodrigues Betinelli Stefanie , Araújo Azanki Samer , Da Silveira Andressa , Siepmann Soccol Keity Laís , Zancan Sabrina 
Published: June 2023

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico dos casos notificados de Intoxicação Exógena por Drogas de Abuso no Brasil durante o período de 2012 a 2021. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo descritivo, com dados obtidos na plataforma DataSUS, por meio da seguinte estratégia: “Informações de Saúde (TABNET)”, no grupo “Doenças e Agravos de Notificação - 2007 em diante (SINAN)”, com destaque em “intoxicação exógenas” e enfoque no agente tóxico “drogas de abuso”. Foram aplicadas as seguintes variáveis: regiões do Brasil, ano de notificação (2012 a 2021), ano de notificação, idade, sexo e evolução. Resultados: Os achados da pesquisa revelam que as drogas de abuso ocupam o segundo lugar das causas de intoxicação exógena, sendo 12,8%. Durante o período analisado, os anos de 2020 e 2021 sofreram uma drástica redução de ocorrências, totalizando 27% e 30,6%, respectivamente. A maior incidência ocorreu entre o sexo masculino, representando 74,2% dos casos. Apesar das altas taxas de notificação, apresenta baixos índices de letalidade, correspondendo a 2,07%. Conclusão: Os resultados indicam que, mesmo com a queda dos números de casos, a intoxicação exógena por drogas de abuso persiste como um problema de saúde pública. Portanto, urge a necessidade de maiores métodos preventivos, além de uma melhor investigação em relação à queda nos dois últimos anos.
Refractory CMV infection in post-transplant phase: epidemiological framing in the Italian context, current patient management and unmet needs
Authors: Morani Marianna , Baldanti Fausto , Ciceri Fabio , Citterio Franco , Ferraresso Mariano , Girmenia Corrado , Maggiore Umberto , Martino Massimo , Onida Francesco , Potena Luciano , Vistoli Fabio , Grossi Paolo Antonio 
Published: June 2023

Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection usually occurs asymptomatically but can represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with compromised immune system such as transplant patients. Infection may not respond to standard therapies leading to refractoriness (with or without resistance) which jeopardizes transplant successful outcome.
Objective: Since refractoriness represents a critical point, a project has been conducted to verify the epidemiology in the Italian context and to convey the current patients’ unmet medical needs.
Methods: The project included: literature analysis, expert interviews and results’ validation through expert opinion. Based on literature data, a questionnaire was built and submitted to 8 experts with proven experience in the management of post-transplant CMV infection. Topics included epidemiology, patient management, unmet needs and future perspective. Outcomes were validated by 3 additional national experts in solid organ transplantation, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and infectious diseases.
Results: Epidemiological rates from literature applied to current transplantation numbers in Italy estimate approximately 109 adults and 8 children with refractory post-transplant CMV infection in 2021.
If valganciclovir/ganciclovir are ineffective, foscarnet is predominantly used. When foscarnet fails, patients have no therapeutic alternatives. Despite being a minority, this represents a high medical need. Therefore, the introduction of new therapeutic options with a better efficacy/safety profile would lead to a significant improvement in refractory CMV infection management.
Conclusion: Although refractory infections represent a minority, they are the most critical issue that can occur in post-transplant patients resulting in a high unmet need due to the lack of specific treatment options and the toxicity of current treatments used.
Differential possibilities of determination of molecular markers in uterine aspirate in endometrial and non-endometrial cancer of uterine body
Authors: Kovalenko N. V. , Maksimov A. Yu. , Verenikina E. V. , Demidova A. A. 
Published: June 2023

Objective. To evaluate the diagnostic informativeness of determining the concentration of the MCM5 proliferation marker in the uterine aspirate for the detection of uterine body cancer (UBC) and the differential identifiation of the risk group for patients with suspected non-endometrioid endometrial cancer.Materials and methods. 104 patients diagnosed with UBC and 32 healthy patients of the control group were examined. According to the histological type, 79 (76 %) patients had endometrial cancer, 16 (15 %) had serous and 9 (9 %) clear cell cancer. Endometrial aspiration biopsy was obtained by Pipel biopsy using a two-channel Pipelle catheter. Direct quantitative determination of the concentration of MCM5 in the uterine aspirate cell homogenate was carried out by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using specifi MCM5 ELISA test systems.Results. It was found that when the concentration of MCM5 in the uterine aspirate exceeds 11.38 pg/ml, the detection of early-stage UBC is possible with a diagnostic sensitivity of 96.12 % and a specifiity of 78.79 %. When the concentration of MCM5 in the uterine aspirate exceeds 56.9 pg/ml, the relative risk of detecting rare forms of UBC increases (p < 0.0001) by 59.7 times.Conclusions. Determination of the concentration of the protein of the minichromosomal protection family MCM5 in the aspirate of the uterine cavity is informative for the early detection of UBC.
Clinical data analysis of 86 patients with invasive infections caused by Malassezia furfur from a tertiary medical center and 37 studies
Authors: Zhang Xiaohui , Jin Fei , Ni Fang , Xu Yuqiao , Lu Yanfei , Xia Wenying 
Published: June 2023

ObjectiveMalassezia furfur (M. furfur) is a lipophilic, conditionally pathogenic yeast that mainly causes skin infections, but the reports of related invasive infections are increasing. The aim of this study is to provide clinical data to assist physicians in the management of patients with invasive infections caused by M. furfur.MethodsA case of pulmonary infection caused by M. furfur in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient for aplastic anemia was reported. In addition, the literature on invasive infection by M. furfur published in PubMed and Web of Science in English until 31 July 2022 was reviewed.ResultsClinical data analysis of 86 patients (from 37 studies and our case) revealed that most of them were preterm (44.2%), followed by adults (31.4%). M. furfur fungemia occurred in 79.1% of the 86 patients, and 45 of them were clearly obtained from catheter blood. Other patients developed catheter-related infections, pneumonia, peripheral thromboembolism, endocarditis, meningitis, peritonitis and disseminated infections. Thirty-eight preterm infants had underlying diseases such as very low birth weight and/or multiple organ hypoplasia. The remaining patients had compromised immunity or severe gastrointestinal diseases. 97.7% of patients underwent invasive procedures and 80.2% received total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Fever, thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis accounted for 55.8%, 38.4% and 24.4% of patients with M. furfur invasive infections, respectively. 69.8% of the patients received antifungal therapy, mainly amphotericin B (AmB) or azoles. Of 84 patients with indwelling catheters, 58.3% underwent the removal of catheters. TPN were discontinued in 30 of 69 patients. The all-cause mortality of 86 patients was 27.9%.ConclusionsM. furfur can cause a variety of invasive infections. These patients mostly occur in premature infants, low immunity and severe gastrointestinal diseases. Indwelling catheters and TPN infusion are major risk factors. AmB, l-AmB and azoles are the most commonly used agents, and simultaneous removal of the catheter and termination of TPN infusion are important for the treatment of M. furfur invasive infections.
Can antibiotics for enteritis or for urinary tract infection disrupt the urinary microbiota in rats?
Authors: Liu Fengping , Hu Lei , Sheng Jiayi , Sun Yifan , Xia Qiang , Tang Yifan , Jiang Peng , Wei Shichao , Hu Jialin , Lin Hao , Xu Zhenyi , Guo Wei , Gu Yifeng , Feng Ninghan 
Published: June 2023

BackgroundTo establish antibiotic preregimes and administration routes for studies on urinary microbiota.Methods and materialsAntibiotics for enteritis (Abx-enteritis) and UTIs (Abx-UTI) were administered via gavage and/or urinary catheterisation (UC) for 1 and/or 2 weeks. The effects of these Abx on the urinary microbiota of rats were examined via 16S rRNA sequencing and urine culture, including anaerobic and aerobic culture. Additionally, the safety of the Abx was examined.ResultsAbx-enteritis/Abx-UTI (0.5 g/L and 1 g/L) administered via gavage did not alter the microbial community and bacterial diversity in the urine of rats (FDR &gt; 0.05); however, Abx-UTI (1 g/L) administered via UC for 1 and 2 weeks altered the urinary microbial community (FDR &lt; 0.05). Rats administered Abx-UTI (1 g/L) via UC for 1 week demonstrated a distinct urinary microbiota in culture. Abx-enteritis/Abx-UTI administered via gavage disrupted the microbial community and reduced bacterial diversity in the faeces of rats (FDR &lt; 0.05), and Abx-UTI administered via UC for 2 weeks (FDR &lt; 0.05) altered the fecal microbiota. Abx-UTI (1 g/L) administered via UC did not alter safety considerations. In addition, we noticed that UC did not induce infections and injuries to the bladder and kidney tissues.ConclusionsAdministration of Abx-UTI via UC for 1 week can be considered a pre-treatment option while investigating the urinary microbiota.