bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Association between serum ferritin level and ABO blood group in COVID-19 patients
Authors: Somani Muskaan , Patil Bharat Umakant , Waghmare Pranita , Ghongade Pravinkumar , Kumar Satish 
Published: August 2023

Background:
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread worldwide, and the pathogenic mechanism is still under investigation. Preliminary reports suggest a link between ABO blood groups and susceptibility to severe COVID-19.

Aim:
The aim of this study was to confirm the link between ABO blood type, the risk of coronavirus infection, and the severity of COVID-19 disease.

Setting and Design:
This was a retrospective cohort study.

Materials and Methods:
The study was carried out at tertiary care rural hospital in Central India. The patients admitted to the COVID unit over 6 months were enrolled in the study. The data further statistically analyzed the outcome of COVID-19 disease and its relation with the patient's blood group and serum ferritin levels.

Results:
The data analysis observed no significant impact of blood group on the outcome of COVID-19 in terms of death and cured cases. The mortality rate was 27.2% in the AB blood group, with the highest reported serum ferritin levels (1007.78 ± 1301.25). Compared to other blood groups, A (8.1%), followed by O (13.5%), with the lowest mortality rate (P = 0.31). Alanine transferase and aspartate transferase were maximally seen in patients having blood group AB +, and lower values were observed in blood group A.

Conclusions:
Blood groups A and O were considered COVID-19 protective in mortality following the cytokine storm. AB blood group had high serum ferritin levels, so it can be a potential tool to predict mortality and may be considered the culprit for the triggering “cytokine storm.”
The efficiency of transrectal fine-needle aspiration cytology and histopathologic correlation in prostatic lesions and survival outcomes in prostate carcinoma
Authors: Ghongade Pravinkumar , Patil Bharat Umakant , Atram Manisha , Gupta Anupama 
Published: August 2023

Background:
Transrectal fine-needle aspiration cytology (TRFNAC) is a beneficial practical method for the early diagnosis of prostate lesions.

Aim:
The aim of this study was to analyze the efficacy of TRFNAC in diagnosing prostatic lesions and its correlation with histologic diagnosis and evaluate the survival outcome and prognostic factors in prostatic cancer (PCa).

Setting and Design:
This was a retrospective study conducted from January 2014 to December 2018.

Materials and Methods:
Data regarding clinical findings, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), TRFNAC diagnosis, histopathological findings, treatment, and patient status were retrieved.

Statistical Analysis:
The Kaplan–Meier curve and log-rank (Mantel-Cox) were used for analysis.

Results:
Two hundred and fifty-seven cases of the prostatic lesion were selected. The overall diagnostic accuracy of TRFNAC for prostatic lesions was 95.41%. The sensitivity and specificity of TRFNAC were reported as 84.84% and 97.1%, respectively. The positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value were reported as 82.35% and 97.57% on TRFNAC, respectively. The diagnostic accuracy of TRFNAC for prostate intraepithelial neoplasia was 22.2%. The overall survival outcome in PCa patients was 100% at 1 year, 71.2% at 3 years, and 59.3% at 5 years. Survival outcome significantly altered depending on the Gleason score, PSA level, metastases status, and treatment given, which showed Chi-square values of 78.49 (P = 0.000), 39.26 (P = 0.000), 16.52 (P = 0.000), and 31.92 (P = 0.000), respectively. The median survival time of PCa cases was 1522.01 days with a standard error of 152.92.

Conclusions:
TRFNAC is a beneficial and reliable tool for screening and diagnosing prostatic lesions. Prognostic factors such as surgery alone or combination, Gleason score ≤ 6, no metastases status, and PSA < 50 are associated with good survival.
Cellular leiomyoma of the broad ligament masquerading an ovarian malignancy
Authors: Aden Durre , Zaheer Sufian , Singh Mukul , Ranga Sunil 
Published: August 2023

Leiomyoma of the uterus is a common mesenchymal tumor of the female pelvis. Broad ligament leiomyoma is a relatively uncommon neoplasm comprising <1% of cases of leiomyoma

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We present a case of a huge cellular broad ligament leiomyoma with cystic, myxoid, and hyaline degeneration clinically presenting as an ovarian tumor. Broad ligament leiomyoma is asymptomatic, but if neglected for a long time and it reaches an enormous size, it may result in chronic pelvic pain, compression of the bladder neck, and may even cause bowel dysfunction. They can sometimes clinically and radiologically mimic ovarian neoplasm. Therefore, histopathology plays a pivotal role in the definitive diagnosis. The diagnostic dilemma arises especially when leiomyomas undergo various degenerations. This case is being presented not just because of its rarity and the diagnostic dilemma it causes but to highlight the role of frozen section and histopathology in confirming the diagnosis.
Bi‐LSTM model with time distribution for bandwidth prediction in mobile networks
Authors: Lee Hyeonji , Kang Yoohwa , Gwak Minju , An Donghyeok 
Published: August 2023

AbstractWe propose a bandwidth prediction approach based on deep learning. The approach is intended to accurately predict the bandwidth of various types of mobile networks. We first use a machine learning technique, namely, the gradient boosting algorithm, to recognize the connected mobile network. Second, we apply a handover detection algorithm based on network recognition to account for vertical handover that causes the bandwidth variance. Third, as the communication performance offered by 3G, 4G, and 5G networks varies, we suggest a bidirectional long short‐term memory model with time distribution for bandwidth prediction per network. To increase the prediction accuracy, pretraining and fine‐tuning are applied for each type of network. We use a dataset collected at University College Cork for network recognition, handover detection, and bandwidth prediction. The performance evaluation indicates that the handover detection algorithm achieves 88.5% accuracy, and the bandwidth prediction model achieves a high accuracy, with a root‐mean‐square error of only 2.12%.
Proportionally fair load balancing with statistical quality of service provisioning for aerial base stations
Authors: Jiang Shengqi , Lee Ying Loong , Tham Mau Luen , Qin Donghong , Chang Yoong Choon , Sim Allyson Gek Hong 
Published: August 2023

AbstractAerial base stations (ABSs) seem promising to enhance the coverage and capacity of fifth‐generation and upcoming networks. With the flexible mobility of ABSs, they can be positioned in air to maximize the number of users served with a guaranteed quality of service (QoS). However, ABSs may be overloaded or underutilized given inefficient placement, and user association has not been well addressed. Hence, we propose a three‐dimensional ABS placement scheme with a delay‐QoS‐driven user association to balance loading among ABSs. First, a load balancing utility function is designed based on proportional fairness. Then, an optimization problem for joint ABS placement and user association is formulated to maximize the utility function subject to statistical delay QoS requirements and ABS collision avoidance constraints. To solve this problem, we introduce an efficient modified gray wolf optimizer for ABS placement with a greedy user association strategy. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme outperforms baselines in terms of load balancing and delay QoS provisioning.
Early-Life Enteric Pathogen Exposure, Socioeconomic Status, and School-Age Cognitive Outcomes
Authors: Scharf Rebecca J. , McQuade Elizabeth T. Rogawski , Svensen Erling , Huggins Amber , Maphula Angelina , Bayo Eliwaza , Blacy Ladislaus , Pamplona E. de Souza Paula , Costa Hilda , Houpt Eric R. , Bessong Pascal O. , Mduma Estomih , Lima Aldo A. M. , Guerrant Richard L. 
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT.
Early-life experiences of enteric infections and diarrheal illness are common in low-resource settings and are hypothesized to affect child development. However, longer-term associations of enteric infections with school-age cognitive outcomes are difficult to estimate due to lack of long-term studies. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between enteropathogen exposure in the first 2 years of life with school-age cognitive skills in a cohort of children followed from birth until 6 to 8 years in low-resource settings in Brazil, Tanzania, and South Africa. The study included participants from three sites from the Etiology, Risk Factors, and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health Study who were enrolled just after birth and followed for enteric infections, diarrheal illness, and cognitive development until 2 years of age. When the children were school-age, further data were collected on reasoning skills and semantic/phonemic fluency. We estimated associations between the burden of specific enteric pathogens and etiology-specific diarrhea from 0 to 2 years with cognitive test scores at 6 to 8 years using linear regression and adjusting for confounding variables. In this study, children who carried more enteric pathogens in the first 2 years of life showed overall decreases in school-age cognitive abilities, particularly children who carried protozoa, although this was not statistically significant in this sample. Socioeconomic factors such as maternal education and income were more closely associated with school-age cognitive abilities. Early-life enteric pathogens may have a small, lasting influence on school-age cognitive outcomes, although other socioeconomic factors likely contribute more significantly.
Exclamation in Late Archaic Chinese
Authors: Wang Aiqing 
Published: August 2023

Exclamation is constituted of sentence exclamations and exclamatives. Sentence exclamations in Late Archaic Chinese (LAC) are expressives asserting denoted propositions, parallel to their counterparts in modern Mandarin. Sentence exclamations in LAC also indicate that the asserted propositions fail to meet speakers’ expectations, yet such a sense of surprise is not obligatory. Another property of sentence exclamations in LAC is their compatibility with focus structures whose value is reflected in a degree property. As for exclamatives, although they exist in modern Mandarin, they do not exist in LAC. There are exclamatory constructions involving degree adverbials he and heqi, which, according to traditional analyses (Yang & He, 1992, pp. 899-900; Chu, 1994, p. 303), are exclamatives. Nevertheless, I suggest that exclamatory constructions involving he and heqi in LAC fail to pass the exclamativity tests (Zanuttini & Portner 2000, 2003; Badan & Cheng, 2015), disparate from their modern counterparts, so they should not be treated as true exclamatives.
Ancient Gold-Mercury Mining in the Takht-e Soleyman Area, Northwest Iran
Authors: Momenzadeh Morteza , Nezafati Nima , Rahim Sarraf Mohammad , Shabani Kourosh 
Published: August 2023

The world heritage ancient site of Takht-e Soleyman and its assemblage of metal objects, together with the geological wealth and the vast ancient mining relics of the Takab area motivated the authors to conduct the investigation that led to this article. The ancient mining and ore processing sites of the Takht-e Soleyman area were surveyed and investigated in an area of 5000 km2. This contribution introduces briefly the geology and mineral resources together with the traces of ancient mining and ore processing in the area of Takht-e Soleyman. Some archaeological sites were found and documented for the first time during this investigation.
EDMONS (Edukasi & Demonstrasi) terhadap Pengetahuan Masyarakat tentang Tas Siaga Bencana Erupsi
Authors: Damayanti Didit , Girianto Pria Wahyu Romadhon , Kurniati Widiya 
Published: August 2023

Erupsi gunung api merupakan permasalahan yang serius bagi Indonesia karena berada pada lingkaran cincin api Ring of Fire. Kurangnya pengetahuan kebencanaan menjadikan masyarakat belum mengetahui cara mencegah dampak bencana yang lebih besar. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh EDMONS (edukasi dan demonstrasi) terhadap pengetahuan masyarakat tentang tas siaga bencana erupsi di Desa Sugihwaras Kecamatan Ngancar Kabupaten Kediri. Desain penelitian menggunakan pre-Eksperimental Design pendekatan one group pretest-posttest design. Teknik cluster sampling didapatkan 46 responden dari 210 populasi, responden adalah kepala keluarga. Instrument menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan tas siaga bencana, uji statistic menggunakan Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test dengan 0,05). Hasil penelitian sebelum diberikan intervensi EDMONS seluruhnya (100%) responden memiliki pengetahuan kurang. Setelah diberikan intervensi hampir keseluruhan (91,3%) responden memiliki pengetahuan baik. Hasil analisis didapatkan p-value = 0,000 0,05), artinya terdapat pengaruh EDMONS terhadap pengetahuan masyarakat tentang tas siaga bencana erupsi di Desa Sugihwaras Kecamatan Ngancar Kabupaten Kediri. Metode EDMONS adalah gabungan metode yang sangat menarik, interaktif, dan efektif, sehingga responden mendapatkan pengetahuan yang lebih tentang tas siaga bencana erupsi. Sebaiknya metode ini dapat disosialisasikan keseluruh masyarakat sebagai upaya kesiapsiagaan bencana erupsi.
Generación de bioenergía con híbridos de maíz en la provincia del Chaco. Un aporte al desarrollo regional
Authors: Hryczyñski Eduardo , Yanevich Claudia Elisabeth Diaz , Brachna Daniel Orlando , López Walter Gustavo , Sánchez César Nicolás 
Published: August 2023

Las grandes extensiones del cultivo de maíz en la Provincia del Chaco se deben a su diversidad climática, lo que permite obtener un gran volumen en la producción. La transformación del grano de maíz en etanol, sería una alternativa en el agregado de valor en origen El objetivo consistió en determinar la respuesta del rendimiento del grano y del contenido de almidón de los híbridos evaluados, por efecto de factores ambientales y su conversión potencial teórica en bioetanol. Para ello,se recolectaron los datos climáticos y edáficos de cada parcela, y se determinó el rendimiento y el contenido de almidón del grano para cada híbrido, como así también, el volumen teórico esperado de bioetanol. Para determinar el comportamiento de los distintos híbridos cultivados en diferentes condiciones, se analizó la correlación entre variables dependientes, rendimiento y almidón y las variables independientes, ambiente y suelo, esto permitió observar los efectos generados entre las variables estudiadas. Los resultados obtenidos demostraron la inexistencia de una correlación entre el almidón y el rendimiento. Se concluye que los distintos híbridos de maíz presentaron rendimientos significativos, tanto en granos como en composición de almidón, expresando su alto potencial de generación de energía renovable (bioetanol).
Ecological and hygienic assessment of soils on the content of heavy metals and arsenic in an industrial city with glass production
Authors: Trifonova Tatyana A. , Martsev Anton A. , Selivanov Oleg G. , Kurbatov Yurij N. 
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The paper presents the results of a study on assessing the level of soil contamination with heavy metals and arsenic in a city with a long-term glass production.
Materials and methods. The object of the study is the soil cover of the city of Gus-Khrustalny, widely known for the products that are produced at its enterprises. The city-forming industry, the mention of which begins in the second half of the 18th century, is the production of glass and crystal.
Results. The presence of polyelement pollution of the soil cover of the city was established, which is probably associated with the specifics and duration of the functioning of the glass industry. The priority pollutants of urban soil are primarily those belonging to the first hazard class, Zn, Pb, and As. The maximum levels of pollution were recorded in the industrial urbanozems, the minimum – in the landscape and recreational zone. An extremely dangerous chemical contamination of the soil in terms of the total indicator was revealed on the territory of the currently non-functioning part of the glass plant, which in fact is a local technogenic lithogeochemical anomaly. An assessment of the level of chemical contamination of soils as an indicator of an adverse impact on the health of the population showed most of them to live in the zone of moderately hazardous or hazardous soil categories.
Limitations. The limitations of the study are associated with one-time sampling and a small number of reference areas, which limits the possibility of a broader interpretation of the data obtained.
Conclusion. To justify measures to reduce the risk to the environment and health of the population living here, it is necessary to manage constant environmental and hygienic monitoring of the territory. To reduce soil pollution in the city, there are required the modernization of industrial enterprises and the creation of expanded sanitary protection zones around them. It is necessary to carry out measures to detoxify contaminated soilsusing modern methods, primarily biological treatment as phytoremediation, phytorecultivation.
Levels of Marital Satisfaction of Protestant Clergy and Their Spouses in Dagoretti South Sub-County Nairobi, Kenya
Authors: Emusugut Eunice , Asatsa Stephen , Okumu Sheba 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the levels of marital satisfaction among protestant clergy in Dagoretti South Sub-County
Methodology: This study employed an explanatory sequential mixed method design. The study used a sample size of 273 protestant clergy and their spouses, chosen using a simple random sampling technique for quantitative, and 12 participants who were purposefully selected for qualitative, low and high performance on levels of marital satisfaction. The ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMSS) and the Scales of Perceived Social Support were used to collect quantitative data, with the former having a reliability coefficient of 0.834 and the latter of 0.954, respectively. The researcher used both standardized questionnaires and an in-depth interview guide questionnaire to obtain data. Descriptive analysis and thematic analysis were used to examine the data. The data was presented in form of tables. SPSS version 23 for the social sciences was for inferential analysis.
Findings: The results of this study show that most protestant clergy and their spouses have optimistic views and feelings about their relationships. However, marital contentment is a multifaceted and intricate phenomenon. This is due to the fact that stress is present in every marriage and that clergy and their wives face additional stresses from ministry work. According to the results, a moderate level of marital happiness was reported by 47.6% of the protestant clergy and their spouses in Dagoretti South Sub- County, Nairobi County, Kenya.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study was anchored on the dynamic goal theory of marital satisfaction. The study also recommends that the policymaker’s plan and strategize to engage counselling psychologists with the intent to deal with specific issues that married couples present. It is high time for the government to stop being reactive to issues pertaining marital and family and engage the mental health professionals on the best prevention intervention for marriage and family in general.
Peranan Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa (BEM) dalam Pengembangan Minat dan Bakat Mahasiswa Universitas Efarina
Authors: Munthe Erika , Samosir Pitus , Sidabutar Diego , Sitompul Hamela Sari 
Published: August 2023

Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa (BEM), ialah lembaga kemahasiswaan yang menjalankan organisasi serupa pemerintahan (Lembaga eksekutif). Dipimpin oleh Ketua/Presiden BEM yang dipilih melalui pemilu mahasiswa setiap tahunya.BEM (Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa) adalah organisasi intra kampus yang mewakili mahasiswa dalam mengelola dan memperjuangkan kepentingan mereka di tingkat institusi. Ada beberapa teori pembahasan yang dapat digunakan untuk memahami peran dan fungsi BEM sebagai organisasi intra kampus. Metode dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Kualitatif yaitu metode penelitian yang digunakan untuk meneliti pada kondisi objek yang alamiah sebagai lawannya adalah eksperimen, dimana peneliti merupakan eksperimen kunci dengan analisis data bersifat induktif dan hasil penelitian lebih menekankan makna daripada generalisasi yaitu proses penalaran yang bertolak dari individu menuju kumpulan umum. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa BEM sangat berpengaruh terhadap pengembangan minat dan bakat mahasiswa karena berdasarkan dari survei yang telah dilakukan langsung ke lapangan dengan membagikan kuisioner, selain dari itu bukti nyata kerja yang dilakukan oleh BEM dengan penyelenggaraan kegiatan yang dilakukan, mahasiswa dapat mengembangkan minat dan bakat yang dimiliki dengan dukungan serta fasilitas yang telah disediakan.
A influência dos hábitos alimentares no transtorno bipolar
Authors: Mendes Anna Carolina de Almeida , Miranda Costa Emanuelly 
Published: August 2023

Objetivo: verificar a relação entre dietas alimentares e transtorno bipolar. Materiais e Métodos: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura. A pergunta definida para a investigação foi: Qual a influência dos hábitos alimentares no tratamento, prognóstico e estabilização do transtorno bipolar? A seleção dos artigos se deu por meio da plataforma Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, utilizando as bases de dados Medline e Lilacs, aplicando-se dois descritores, conforme DeCS/MeSH: “bipolar disorder” AND “nutrition”. Foram incluídos artigos científicos disponíveis como texto completo e publicados nos últimos cinco anos. Resultados: os artigos foram publicados entre 2019 e 2022. Os estudos qualitativos foram realizados na Alemanha, Austrália e Áustria. O estudo coorte foi realizado na China e o randomizado duplo-cego se deu nos Estados Unidos. Sobre a amostra, todos os artigos incluíram apenas adultos, com transtorno bipolar ou outros transtornos psiquiátricos graves, sendo um desses estudos com indivíduos controle saudáveis para comparação. Conclusão: evidenciou-se relação entre nutrição e hábitos de vida no transtorno bipolar, mas não foram encontrados resultados robustos que comprovassem a aplicação de abordagens dietéticas específicas. Sobre o tratamento, a terapia multidisciplinar parece ser mais eficaz do que somente a abordagem medicamentosa.