bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
“Because of COVID…”: The impacts of COVID-19 on First Nation people accessing the HIV cascade of care in Manitoba, Canada
Authors: Larcombe Linda , Ringaert Laurie , Restall Gayle , McLeod Albert , Hydesmith Elizabeth , Favel Ann , Morris Melissa , Payne Michael , Souleymanov Rusty , Keynan Yoav , MacDonald Kelly , Singer Matthew , Star Jared , Orr Pamela 
Published: August 2023

Background
The COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020-May 2023) had a profound effect around the world with vulnerable people being particularly affected, including worsening existing health inequalities. This article explores the impact of the pandemic on health services for First Nations people living with HIV (FN-PWLE) in Manitoba, Canada. This study investigated perceptions of both health care providers and FN-PWLE through qualitative interviews occurring between July 2020 and February 2022 to understand their experience and identify lessons learned that could be translated into health system changes.

Methods
Using a qualitative, participatory-action, intentional decolonizing approach for this study we included an Indigenous knowledge keeper and Indigenous research associates with lived experience as part of the study team. A total of twenty-five [25] in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven healthcare providers (HCPs) and fourteen First Nation people with lived HIV experience (FN-PWLE). In total, 18/25 or 72% of the study participants self-identified as First Nation people.

Results
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted health services access for FN-PWLE, a) disrupted relationships between FN-PWLE and healthcare providers, b) disrupted access to testing, in-person appointments, and medications, and c) intersectional stigma was compounded. Though, the COVID-19 pandemic also led to positive effects, including the creation of innovative solutions for the health system overall.

Conclusions
The COVID-19 pandemic exaggerated pre-existing barriers and facilitators for Manitoba FN-PWLE accessing and using the healthcare system. COVID-19 impacted health system facilitators such as relationships and supports, particularly for First Nation people who are structurally disadvantaged and needing more wrap-around care to address social determinants of health. Innovations during times of crisis, included novel ways to improve access to care and medications, illustrated how the health system can quickly provide solutions to long-standing barriers, especially for geographical barriers. Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered for improvements to the health system’s HIV cascade of care for FN-PWLE and other health system improvements for First Nations people with other chronic diseases and conditions. Finally, this study illustrates the value of qualitative and First Nation decolonizing research methods. Further studies are needed, working together with First Nations organizations and communities, to apply these recommendations and innovations to change health care and people’s lives.
Changes in the prevalence of dementia in Australia and its association with geographic remoteness
Authors: Haque Rezwanul , Alam Khorshed , Gow Jeff , Neville Christine 
Published: August 2023

Background
The exact prevalence of dementia in Australia is ambiguous. Australia is a vast continent with a small population, and 80% of the population live in five cities. This study explores recent changes in the prevalence of dementia. It also investigates geographic remoteness as a potential risk factor for developing dementia.

Methods
Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC), a nationally representative database, was used to conduct this study. A total of 74,862 and 65,487 individuals from 2015 and 2018, respectively, were considered for this study. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to evaluate the association between dementia and geographic remoteness for older adults aged 65 years and over.

Results
The results reveal that from 2015 to 2018, the prevalence of dementia among adults aged 65 years and older was higher in 2018 (5,229 per 100,000) than in 2015 (5,099 per 100,000). Significant geographical differences in the prevalence of dementia are observed among Australian adults, and this trend appears to be increasing. Furthermore, the unadjusted model revealed that, in 2015, older adults living in major cities had 1.29 (AOR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.17–1.41) times higher odds of having dementia compared with their counterparts from outer regional and remote areas. In 2018, the adjusted model found that older adults living in major cities had 1.12 (AOR: 1.12, 95% CI: 1.01–1.25) times elevated odds of having dementia than their peers living in outer regional and remote areas.

Conclusion
There is a rising prevalence of dementia in Australia. Further investigation is required to identify the causes of this increase. Increased public health initiatives should concentrate on behavioural characteristics and contextual environmental factors to ameliorate this trend.
«Carta abierta al río Salado» Cuando la protesta se hace canción
Authors: Echarri Juan Cruz 
Published: August 2023

La inundación de la ciudad de Santa Fe en 2003 fue el acontecimiento más trágico de la provincia y uno de los más dramáticos de la historia en el país. El desborde del río Salado originó el fallecimiento de cientos de personas y posteriormente cambió la vida de otras miles.
La música y sus artistas rápidamente empezaron a evidenciar las consecuencias de la inundación. Horacio Guarany fue uno de los primeros en ofrecer su versión de la inundación a través de su canción «Carta abierta al río Salado». En este trabajo analizaremos los enfoques que el autor utilizó para definir las causas de la inundación de 2003.
Development and analytical validation of a novel nasopharynx swab-based Epstein-Barr virus C promoter methylation quantitative assay for nasopharyngeal carcinoma detection
Authors: Wu Zhi-Cong , Lin Ke-Na , Li Xue-Qi , Ye Xin , Chen Hua , Tao Jun , Zhou Hang-Ning , Chen Wen-Jie , Lin Dong-Feng , Xie Shang-Hang , Cao Su-Mei 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Objectives
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) C promoter (Cp) hypermethylation, a crucial factor for EBV latent infection of nasopharyngeal epithelial cells, has been recognized as a promising biomarker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) detection. In this study, we develop a novel EBV Cp methylation quantification (E-CpMQ) assay and evaluate its diagnostic performance for NPC detection.

Methods
A novel qPCR assay for simultaneous quantification of methylated- and unmethylated EBV Cp was developed by the combinational modification of MethyLight and QASM, with an innovative calibrator to improve the detection accuracy and consistency. The NP swab samples and synthetic standards were used for the analytical validation of the E-CpMQ. The diagnostic efficacy of the developed E-CpMQ assay was validated in 137 NPC patients and 137 non-NPC controls.

Results
The E-CpMQ assay can detect the EBV Cp methylation ratio in one reaction system under 10 copies with 100 % recognition specificity, which is highly correlated to pyrosequencing with a correlation coefficient over 0.99. The calibrated E-CpMQ assay reduces the coefficient of variation by an average of 55.5 % with a total variance of less than 0.06 units standard deviation (SD). Linear methylation ratio detection range from 4.76 to 99.01 %. The sensitivity and specificity of the E-CpMQ respectively are 96.4 % (95 % CI: 91.7–98.8 %), 89.8 % (95 % CI: 83.5–94.3 %).

Conclusions
The developed E-CpMQ assay with a calibrator enables accurate and reproducible EBV Cp methylation ratio quantification and offers a sensitive, specific, cost-effective method for NPC early detection.
Neglected Heterogeneity, Simpson’s Paradox, and the Anatomy of Least Squares
Authors: Winkelmann Rainer 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
When a sample combines data from two or more groups, multivariate regression yields a matrix-weighted average of the group-specific coefficient vectors. However, it is possible that the weighted average of a specific coefficient falls outside the range of the group-specific coefficients, and it may even have a different sign compared to both group-level coefficients, a manifestation of Simpson’s paradox. The result of the combined regression is then prone to misinterpretation. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness of this problem and to state conditions under which such non-convex weighting or sign reversal can arise, for a model with two regressors and two groups. Two illustrative examples, an investment equation estimated with panel data, and a cross-sectional earnings equation for men and women, highlight the relevance of these findings for applied work.
Predicting medicine demand using deep learning techniques: A review
Authors: Mousa Bashaer Abdurahman , Al-Khateeb Belal 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe supply and storage of drugs are critical components of the medical industry and distribution. The shelf life of most medications is predetermined. When medicines are supplied in large quantities it is exceeding actual need, and long-term drug storage results. If demand is lower than necessary, this has an impact on consumer happiness and medicine marketing. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to predict the actual quantity required for the organization’s needs to avoid material spoilage and storage problems. A mathematical prediction model is required to assist any management in achieving the required availability of medicines for customers and safe storage of medicines. Artificial intelligence applications and predictive modeling have used machine learning (ML) and deep learning algorithms to build prediction models. This model allows for the optimization of inventory levels, thus reducing costs and potentially increasing sales. Various measures, such as mean squared error, mean absolute squared error, root mean squared error, and others, are used to evaluate the prediction model. This study aims to review ML and deep learning approaches of forecasting to obtain the highest accuracy in the process of forecasting future demand for pharmaceuticals. Because of the lack of data, they could not use complex models for prediction. Even when there is a long history of accessible demand data, these problems still exist because the old data may not be very useful when it changes the market climate.
The relationship between metabolic syndrome criteria and pentraxin-3 levels in children
Authors: Somuncu Eda , Ornek Zuhal , Kardes Hakan , Guven Berrak , Somuncu Mustafa Umut 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Objectives
While the positive correlation was shown in a few studies which investigated the relationship between obesity and pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) levels, different findings were obtained in other studies. We aimed to determine PTX-3 levels in obese and healthy children, and their relationship with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) criteria.

Methods
105 children and adolescents were considered as the study population. Participants were divided into three groups; obese and MetS (OM+), obese and non-MetS (OM-) and the control group. Fasting glucose, blood lipids and PTX-3 levels were measured. Ultrasonography was performed to detect hepatic steatosis. MetS and hepatic steatosis were investigated by dividing the patients into two groups according to PTX-3 levels.

Results
The study population consisted of 37 patients with OM+; 35 patients with OM- and 33 healthy children. OM+ patients had higher fasting insulin (p<0.001), homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (p<0.001), triglyceride (p<0.001) and lower high-density lipoprotein (p=0.001). The PTX-3 level was higher in the OM+ group compared to both OM- group and the control group (p=0.002). When two groups were generated according to PTX-3 level, a higher frequency of MetS was detected in the high PTX 3 group than in all three major MetS diagnostic criteria groups. Moreover, there was more hepatic steatosis in the high PTX-3 group independent from obesity and MetS.

Conclusions
Higher PTX-3 levels were present in children and adolescent obese patients with MetS.
A gold coin from Jastrzębniki, Kalisz district (PL). On the late Celtic coinage in north-central Europe
Authors: Grygiel Michał , Kędzierski Adam 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Attempts were made in several locations in Central Europe to continue minting in gold, following the Celtic Boii tradition which began to fade after the collapse of the Bohemian-Moravian oppida at the turn of the LTD1/D2 phases (ca. 60/50 BC). The main center for the continuation of this activity was in the lands of the Pannonian Boii, in the Bratislava area, and probably in the Bratislava oppidum itself. This paper focuses on three other minting centers which were established north of the Carpathians and Sudetes among the northern barbarians and which imitated late Boii gold coins: one in the Tyniec group near Kraków, and two in the main Przeworsk culture settlement zones on the middle Prosna River near Kalisz and in Kuyavia. These northern mints, undoubtedly operated by experienced Celtic minters, recycled extremely popular shell staters with solar and lunar motifs that were reintroduced into circulation with a renewed stamp or after having been legalized by adding small additional marks. They also issued various small coins made of electrum alloys, significantly varying in weight (mostly about 1/8 of a Boii stater), with an abstract knob-and-rib ornamentation reminiscent of the motifs featuring on the youngest coins minted at the oppidums in Staré Hradisko (Moravia) and Bratislava.
The nominally gold coins issued in the Oder and Vistula basins must have provided the equivalent in supra-regional prestige exchange, which is indicated by their extensive circulation zone. One of the reasons for the disappearance of the local minting traditions among the northern barbarian elites might have been the massive influx of Roman coinage into the Central European Barbaricum in the second century AD.
Etnografia da Fechação: Gênero, Raça e Performance dos Viados de Fanfarra na Bahia
Authors: Da Silva Zacarias Vinícius Santos 
Published: August 2023

Este artigo trata de uma análise etnográfica de um fenômeno sociocultural no Recôncavo da Bahia. Consiste na cena etnográfica dafechação, performados por sujeitos racializados dissidentes aos formais comportamentos sexuais e de gênero, conhecidos como viados de fanfarra. Problematizamos a fechação enquanto conceito êmico fundamental para o entendimento dos sentidos e significados inerentes ao campo. Esta pesquisa, portanto, apresenta um importante objeto de estudo para entender as teias culturais que moldam, em certa medida, uma experiência latino-americana e decolonial de dimensões locais. Para tanto, investigamos as relações de resistência ante a estrutura social, notadamente patriarcal e racista, daquele contexto regional.
La afrodescendencia en la antropología uruguaya. Una reflexión afro referenciada.
Authors: Olivar Fernanda Daniela 
Published: August 2023

El devenir político social y cultural signado por el giro a la derecha del gobierno nacional marca un escenario inusitado, que se veía tímidamente asomar en el horizonte pero, bajo la manta de protección social lograda en los últimos quince años de alguna forma se percibía aún lejana. Esta coyuntura conmina a reflexionar el estado del arte de la antropología uruguaya, el alcance de los conocimientos producidos y la responsabilidad disciplinar de echar luz sobre las manifestaciones racistas locales, entablando una reflexión dialógica con las demandas e inquietudes de la sociedad civil. Sostenemos que en el escenario global actual caracterizado por una crisis civilizatoria efervescente no se puede entender la negritud, su proceso en tanto identidad histórica, su lucha y sus producciones sino desde la interpelación a la colonialidad moderna presente en el campo académico.Palabras Clave: Afrodescendencia, antropología, racismo, Uruguay.
'I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THE WEATHER, SO I BORROWED MY FRIEND'S WHITE CLOAK': EMOTIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF EFL STUDENTS TAKING IISMA (INDONESIAN INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY AWARDS) EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Authors: Zidani Ikhwan Hazma , Sudarwati Emy 
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTThis paper examines an in-depth narrative case study that explores the emotional journeys of two EFL students participating in the Indonesian government's IISMA (Indonesian International Students Mobility Award) student exchange program. Direct interviews with students over one month provided the source of the study's data. The study's findings showed that the participant experienced sustainable adaptation through negotiated emotional changes in their experiences as exchange students in host countries, which were anchored by Hargreaves' (2001) dynamic geography framework that focuses on physical, social, moral, professional, and political aspects. Such a situated practice raises the question of what preliminary preparation IISMA students should undertake before travelling to the host nations and how policymakers should respond to students' emotions as feedback. This empirical data may also illuminate the function of emotion played by EFL students participating in international exchange programs while finishing their studies in Indonesia. ABSTRAKPenilitian ini menganalisis sebuah studi kasus naratif mendalam yang mengeksplorasi perjalanan emosional dua mahasiswa asing berbahasa Inggris yang berpartisipasi dalam program pertukaran pelajar IISMA (Indonesian International Students Mobility Award) dari pemerintah indonesia. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui wawancara langsung dengan para mahasiswa selama satu bulan. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peserta mengalami adaptasi yang berkelanjutan melalui perubahan emosional yang dinegosiasikan dalam pengalaman mereka sebagai mahasiswa pertukaran di negara tuan rumah, yang didasarkan pada kerangka kerja geografi dinamis Hargreaves (2001) yang berfokus pada aspek fisik, sosial, moral, profesional, dan politik. Praktik yang terjadi dalam situasi ini menimbulkan pertanyaan mengenai persiapan awal yang sebaiknya dilakukan oleh mahasiswa iisma sebelum melakukan perjalanan ke negara tujuan dan bagaimana para pengambil kebijakan seharusnya merespons emosi para mahasiswa sebagai umpan balik. Data empiris ini juga dapat memberikan pemahaman mengenai peran emosi yang dimainkan oleh mahasiswa asing yang berpartisipasi dalam program pertukaran internasional ketika menyelesaikan studi mereka di indonesia.How to Cite: Zidani, I.H., Sudarwati, E. (2023). 'I didn't Anticipate the Weather, So I Borrowed my Friend's White Cloak': Emotional Geography of EFL Students Taking Iisma (Indonesian International Mobility Awards) Exchange Program. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 10(1), 239-260. doi:10.15408/ijee.v10i1.33270.
Percutaneous Closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Infants ≤2 kg: IMPACT Registry Insights
Authors: Bischoff Adrianne Rahde , Kennedy Kevin F. , Backes Carl H. , Sathanandam Shyam , McNamara Patrick J. 
Published: August 2023

OBJECTIVES
Percutaneous patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure is becoming the standard of care for definitive closure in progressively smaller and younger neonates. The objective of this study was to assess safety and feasibility of percutaneous PDA closure in patients ≤2 kg.

METHODS
This was a cohort study using the IMPACT Registry (Improving Pediatric and Adult Congenital Treatments) from the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Patients who were ≤2 kg at the time of percutaneous PDA closure were included. The primary outcome was the composite of technical failure and/or major adverse event.

RESULTS
A total of 1587 attempted PDA closures were included, with a 3% incidence of technical failure and 5.5% incidence of the composite outcome. Major adverse events were observed in 3.8% of the patients; the most common events were device embolization requiring retrieval and unplanned cardiac or vascular surgery in 1.3% and 1.3% of cases, respectively. The incidence of the composite outcome was associated with the need for arterial access (P &lt; .001) as well as annual hospital volume of percutaneous PDA closures in infants ≤2 kg (P = .001). The incidence of the composite outcome has decreased overtime, whereas median weight at the time of procedure has also diminished.

CONCLUSIONS
Percutaneous PDA closure appears to be safe and feasible procedures in infants ≤2 kg. The incidence of major adverse events has continued to decline over the years and seems to have a strong correlation with individual center case volumes and expertise.
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS OF A MULTI-PIPE ARRAY HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM USING PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS FOR SOLAR GREENHOUSE HEATING
Authors: Zhang Chong , Yang Qiang , Yang Luwei , Wei Juan , Gou Xiaoxi  , Wang Zhichao 
Published: August 2023

To simplify the structure of accumulator and enhance the utilization of phase-change materials (PCM), this paper presents the development, experimental investigation, and life-cycle cost of a novel phase-change heat storage system with multi-pipe array type for greenhouse heating. The platforms of single accumulator performance evaluation and multi-pipe array storage system performance evaluation were established in the paper, and the life-cycle cost analysis was also studied in contrast to the PCM wallboard storage system and coal-fired heating system. It was found from the experimental investigation that the blackened coating treatment of PVC pipe could improve the thermal storage capacity by 66.7&#37; compared to the original surface after 6 h of sun exposure. The preferred package size in multi-pipe array system was 75 mm in diameter under an illumination time of 6 h and long-lasting heat release (&#62; 10 h), which not only guaranteed higher thermal storage capacity and transformation ratio but also maintained long-term heat discharge. The PCM loading capacity of 1560 kg can raise the night temperature by 1.6&#176;C in the multi-pipe array storage system performance evaluation experiments under ambient temperature range of -18&#176;C-&#43;5&#176C. Due to its cost-effectiveness in terms of both system operation and initial investment, the life-cycle costs of the multi-pipe array system were USD1606, which was only 63.2 and 31.3&#37; that of the wallboard system and coal-fired heater, respectively.
CULTURA, INSTITUIÇÕES E DESENVOLVIMENTO
Authors: Da Costa Eduardo Jose Monteiro 
Published: August 2023

O artigo se propõe a organizar à vol d'oiseau a história do pensamento pertinente à relação entre instituições, cultura e desenvolvimento, selecionando os marcos mais relevantes. Para isto, está organizado em três partes. A primeira identifica as contribuições originais a partir de Alexis de Tocqueville, Georg Friedrich List, Escola Histórica Alemã de Economia Política (escola histórica) e Escola Institucionalista Americana (EIA). A segunda destaca o renascimento do debate nas décadas de 1970/80 que aproximou diversas áreas do conhecimento em um campo de pesquisa multidisciplinar que estabeleceu a compressão das desigualdades entre as nações como problemática central. A terceira seleciona contribuições recentes, como a de Douglass North, que exerce atualmente forte influência, as de autores que introduziram no debate o termo capital social (Pierre Bourdieu, James Coleman, Francis Fukuyama e Robert Putnam) e a de Daron Acemoglu e James Robinson. A parte derradeira é reservada para algumas conclusões acerca do estágio atual e desafios vindouros.
SAMOPROCENA NASTAVNIČKE PROFESIJE U SAVREMENOM OBRAZOVNOM KONTEKSTU
Authors: Andevski Milica 
Published: August 2023

Prikaz monografije
"SAMOPROCENA NASTAVNIČKE PROFESIJE U SAVREMENOM OBRAZOVNOM KONTEKSTU"
autorke: doc. dr Stanislava Marić Jurišin i doc. dr Borka Malčić
Novi Sad, Filozofski fakultet, 2022.god.