bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An Integrated Mother-Child Intervention on Child Development and Maternal Mental Health
Authors: Tofail Fahmida , Islam Munirul , Akter Fahmida , Zonji Shekufeh , Roy Bharati , Hossain Sheikh Jamal , Horaira Abu , Akter Shirina , Goswami Dolly , Brooks Abdullah , Hamadani Jena 
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVES
To evaluate an integrated, low-cost, facility-based group intervention designed to promote child care, boost maternal mental-wellbeing, reduce harsh discipline, and improve children’s health, nutrition, and early development.

METHODS
In Dhaka, 30 neighborhood clusters of a low-income urban community were randomized to intervention or control groups. Mothers with children between 6 and 24 months (n = 300) who self-reported negative discipline were identified and enrolled. A 1-year group intervention included integration of responsive caregiving, nutritional supplementation, caregivers’ mental health, child protection, and health advice. Child outcomes were cognition (primary) and language, motor and behavioral development, growth, and hemoglobin and iron status (secondary). Maternal outcomes were depressive symptoms, self-esteem, negative discipline, and child care knowledge and practices.

RESULTS
Overall, 222 (74%) mother-child dyads participated in the 1-year follow-up. Intervention and control groups differed on wealth, with no other significant differences. The intervention resulted in a 0.75 SD effect on cognition, 0.77 SD on language, 0.41 SD on motor, and 0.43 to 0.66 SDs on behavior during testing (emotion, cooperation, and vocalization) in the intervention arm. Mothers in the intervention group had fewer depressive symptoms (effect size: –0.72 SD), higher self-esteem (0.62 SD), better child care knowledge (2.02 SD), fewer harsh discipline practices (0.25 SD), and better home stimulation (0.73 SD). The intervention showed no effect on child growth or hemoglobin, but significantly improved serum iron status (–0.36 SD).

CONCLUSIONS
A comprehensive intervention, delivered through group sessions in health facilities, was effective in promoting child development and reducing maternal depressive symptoms among mothers who reported using negative or harsh discipline.
Early Stimulation and Enhanced Preschool: A Randomized Trial
Authors: Meghir Costas , Attanasio Orazio , Jervis Pamela , Day Monimalika , Makkar Prerna , Behrman Jere , Gupta Prachi , Pal Rashim , Phimister Angus , Vernekar Nisha , Grantham-McGregor Sally 
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVES
To estimate the impacts of 2 interventions, early stimulation (ES) for children aged &lt;3 years and enhanced preschool (EP) for children aged 3+ years, and their interactions.

METHODS
In Odisha, India, 192 villages were randomly assigned to ES or to no ES. Within each village, about 8 mothers with children initially aged 7 to 16 months were enrolled, receiving ES or no ES accordingly (n = 1449). Subsequently, when children were aged ∼3 years, the villages were rerandomized to either EP at Anganwadi centers or no EP. This yielded 4 groups: (1) ES and EP, (2) only ES, (3) only EP, and (4) no intervention. Trained Anganwadi workers ran the EP. Primary outcomes, measured at baseline and follow-up after ∼1 year, were children’s IQ (summarizing cognition, language, and executive functioning) and school readiness (SR). Secondary outcomes were home environments, caregivers’ child-development knowledge. and preschool quality.

RESULTS
Fifteen months after ES ended, onlyES had a sustained benefit on IQ (0.18 SD, P &lt;.04) and on SR (0.13 SD, P &lt;.08). Only EP improved IQ (0.17 SD, P &lt;.04) and SR (0.24 SD, P &lt;.01). Receiving both interventions improved IQ (0.24 SD, P &lt;.01) and SR (0.21 SD, P &lt;.01). No statistically significant interactions between the 2 interventions were observed.

CONCLUSIONS
Both ES and EP increased IQ and SR. Only ES impacts were sustained for 15 months. Only EP resulted in considerable catch-up for children who did not receive only ES. The absence of significant complementarities should be investigated further because of its profound policy implications.
Implementation Quality of an Early Childhood Parenting Program in Colombia and Child Development
Authors: Bernal Raquel , Gómez María Lucía , Pérez-Cardona Santiago , Baker-Henningham Helen 
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVES
We conducted a cluster-randomized trial of an enhancement to an existing parenting program in rural Colombia (called the Family, Women, and Infancy Program [FAMI]), and found benefits to parenting practices and child development. In this study, we examine the effects of the enhancement on the quality of intervention implementation and examine associations between quality and child and maternal outcomes.

METHODS
In Colombia, 340 FAMI mothers in 87 towns were randomly assigned to quality enhancement through the provision of structured curricula, play materials, and training and supervision from professional tutors, or to control (no enhancement). Children aged &lt;12 months were enrolled (N = 1460). A subsample of 150 FAMI mothers (83 intervention, 67 control) in 29 towns (17 intervention, 12 control) participated in the assessment of the quality of group parenting sessions through independent observation. Child development and parenting practices were measured at endline (10.5 months after baseline).

RESULTS
In intention-to-treat analyses, we found significant benefits of intervention for the observed quality of group sessions (1.67 SD [95% confidence interval, 1.23–2.11]). An SD increase in session quality predicted an increase in treatment mothers’ attendance of 4.68 sessions (95% confidence interval, 1.37–7.98). Session quality partially mediated the effect of the intervention on parental practices and child development.

CONCLUSIONS
Enhancing an existing parenting program led to large benefits to the observed quality of intervention implementation. Quality was associated with increased maternal engagement, parenting practices, and child development. The observational measure of quality has potential to promote and maintain quality at scale.
Catalyst-free upcycling of crosslinked polyethylene foams for CO2 capture
Authors: Obando Alejandro Guillen , Robertson Mark , Umeojiakor Chinwendu , Smith Paul , Griffin Anthony , Xiang Yizhi , Qiang Zhe 
Published: May 2023

AbstractRecycling of crosslinked plastics is an intractable challenge due to their very limited amenability to mechanical reprocessing. While a variety of chemical recycling methods have been recently reported, these systems primarily focus on deconstructing or depolymerizing plastics to monomers and liquid fuels, which their subsequent use likely involves additional energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission. In this work, we present a simple, scalable, and catalyst-free method for directly converting crosslinked polyethylene (PE) foams into porous carbon materials. This process is enabled by sulfonation-based crosslinking, allowing the conversion of PE to become efficient carbon precursors, while retaining the high porosity feature from the foam precursors. Through two steps of sulfonation and carbonization, derived carbons contain a relatively high surface area and sulfur-doped framework. As a result, these materials can exhibit high CO2 sorption capacity and CO2/N2 selectivity. This work presents a viable pathway to address two grand-scale environmental challenges of plastic wastes and greenhouse gas emissions.

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In vitro pharmacological activities of methanol extract of Acmella oleracea leaves: A variety grown in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Alam Md. Mahbubol , Akash Sajidur Rahman 
Published: May 2023

is known as toothache plant belongs to the family of Asteraceae. It is treated as a medicinal remedy like tuberculosis, illness, cough, rheumatism, and illness. This study was concentrated on the antioxidant, cytotoxic, antimicrobial & thrombolytic activities of methanol extract of leaves using in vitro model. The antioxidant activity was estimated as trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity utilizing the DPPH and reducing power tests. The plant extract was tested for its cytotoxic action using a brine shrimp lethality bioassay, thrombolytic activity using clot disruption, and antibacterial activity using a disc diffusion assay technique against four distinct gram-positive also gram-negative bacteria. ICvalue of standard ascorbic acid for DPPH was 7.8µg/ml and the IC50 of the methanol extract of leaves was 198.34µg/ml that was moderate effect at all compare with ascorbic acid. Thrombolytic assay of Streptokinase as a positive control showed 88.49% where the extract shows 18.69% lytic activity shows the assay. In this study, the sample of LC results of cytotoxicity assay was 1.431 µg/mL which can be treated as less activity. Moreover, the extracts showed low to moderate antibacterial activity against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial stains (zone of inhibition-10-26 mm). Vibrio Mimicus bacteria stains exhibited the highest level of activity, with a range of 23 for the diameter of the growth inhibition zone. The current review shows leaf extracts of may be used as a source of antioxidant and thrombolytic activity, as well as a significant source of antibacterial and anticancer substances. Further research is required to evaluate in-vivo the pharmacological activity of leaves in order to identify the essential metabolites and potential mechanisms.
Onset of Mania by Vitamin B12 Injection in a 52-Year Old Patient with Refractory and Resistant Depression
Authors: Artoonian Valentina , Aghamollaii Vajiheh , Nadjarzadeh Azadeh , Bidaki Reza 
Published: May 2023

Vitamin B12 affects and modify the function of multiple organ systems. Its deficiency may cause psychiatric symptoms in addition to hematologic, gastrointestinal, and neurologic manifestations. The present case study aims to report a patient with vitamin B12 deficiency who coexisted with resistant and persistent depression, and experienced mania phase after the replacement of vitamin B12. For a patient with refractory and resistant depression and evidence or a risk factor for vitamin B12 deficiency, it is required to check plasma levels and monitor psychiatric symptoms during vitamin B12 supplementation. There are some manifestations of B12 deficiency including bipolar disorder, mood lability, irritability, and psychosis due to deficiency but we didn’t find case report about induce of psychiatric presentation follow correction of vitamin B12 deficiency .
Evaluation of Selenium Status among Iranian Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Met-Analysis
Authors: Daneshvar Mojtaba , Yadegari Anahita , Hasanzadeh Mohaddeseh , Djafarian Kurosh 
Published: May 2023

Background: Selenium (Se) plays an important role in numerous immunological functions of human health. It has been shown that maternal Se deficiency contributes to many pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), miscarriage, and even fetal growth restriction. Due to the evidence of importance of Se in pregnancy outcomes and the inconsistency of current shreds of evidence on Se adequacy in Iranian pregnant women, this study aimed to provide a comprehensive evaluation of published studies. This systematic review explored studies reporting dietary Se intake, serum or plasma Se, and Umbilical cord Se in Iranian pregnant women.
Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Google scholar (in English and Persian), and Persian databases, including Scientific Information Database, IranDoc, Iranian National Library, Magiran, and Regional Information Center for Science and Technology, were reviewed.

Results: A total of 30 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled effect sizes show an overall value of 90.09 µg/l (95% CI: 81.89, 98.29) and 75.08 µg/d (95% CI: 63.01, 87.16) for serum and dietary Se. Geographically, the lowest serum Se was in Fars and East-Azerbaijan with values of 61.97 µg/l (51.38, 72.55) and 55.12 µg/l (48.5, 61.74), respectively. Dietary intake pooled estimate showed that the lowest Se intake was in West-Azerbaijan with a value of 42.80 µg/d (95% CI: 38.95, 46.65).
Conclusion: The current study shows that the overall serum and dietary intake of Se in Iranian pregnant women is acceptable. Some parts of the country need monitoring to prevent Se inadequacy and related-adverse complications in pregnant women.
Development Financial Institution (DFI) Employees’ Awareness and Perceptions of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Practices and Cybersecurity Techniques
Authors: Mpuchane Thatayaone , Gande Tapiwa 
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this study was to assess employees’ perceptions of anti-money laundering practices at the National Development Bank in Botswana. The study used a quantitative approach. A population of 84 respondents who are employees of a development financial institution (DFI), the National Development Bank (NDB) of Botswana was sampled in this study. Out of these, 36 respondents were selected through a stratified random sampling method to ensure representation in all strata. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The study found that employees of National Development Bank understand the concept of money laundering and the stages involved in money laundering. Secondly, the study established that the main causes of money laundering were corruption, politicians and prominent person’s influence, and weak banking and financial systems. Thirdly, the study established that money laundering is harmful to the economy in different ways that include increased national crime, increased corruption, and negative effects on the economy. The study recommended that the management of NDB should adopt anti-money laundering/ combating/ counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) regulations laid out by regulating bodies including those of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Bank of Botswana and the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA). In addition to this, the bank management should expose its employee to continuous knowledge of ML/FT through in-house training and external workshops with other industry stakeholders. The bank should also adopt a robust record management system that is able to capture all transactions taking place within it. The system should be robust enough to flag suspicious ML/FT activities taking place through transactions carried out within the bank.
La Mesure de la Motivation chez les Jeunes Créatifs et Innovants dans le Système Éducatif Marocain : Validation de l’Échelle de Mesure WPI-E
Authors: Rih Fadwa , Limamy Khalid , El Alem Wafae 
Published: May 2023

L'objectif principal de cet article est de comprendre les processus de motivation chez les jeunes créatifs et innovants dans le contexte éducatif marocain selon le genre et de proposer un processus de motivation personnalisé basé sur l’une des techniques d'apprentissage non supervisé à savoir l'analyse factorielle afin d'optimiser la performance de la créativité.
Afin d'atteindre cet objectif, une validation de l'échelle de mesure Work Preference Inventory adaptée au contexte éducatif, est proposée. Les résultats de la recherche montrent que la structure factorielle de l'échelle adaptée est tridimensionnelle, conformément à la version originale. Chez les filles, le premier facteur majeur explique 27.6% de la variance totale des variables initiales et dominée par la motivation intrinsèque à la connaissance (curiosité), suivi par la motivation intrinsèque à l'accomplissement (compétences) avec 20.8% et en dernier lieu par la motivation extrinsèque (identification sociale) explique 20.3%. Chez les garçons, le premier facteur majeur est dominé par la motivation intrinsèque à l'accomplissement avec 20.8%, le deuxième facteur principal (la motivation extrinsèque) explique 19.4%, finalement le troisième facteur principal (la motivation intrinsèque à la connaissance) indique 19.1 %. Ces résultats pourraient permettre de mieux personnaliser des environnements d'apprentissage qui favorisent la créativité tout en tenant compte de la variable du genre.

The main objective of this article is to understand the motivational processes among creative and innovative youth in the Moroccan educational context across gender and to propose a personalized motivational process that is based on the unsupervised learning technique of factor analysis for optimizing the performance of creativity. In order to meet this objective, a validation of the Work Preference Inventory measurement scale adapted to the educational context is proposed. The research results show that the factorial structure of the adapted scale was three-dimensional, consistent with the original version. Among women, the first major factor explains 27.6% of the total variance of the initial variables and was dominated by knowledge intrinsic motivation (Curiosity), followed by achievement intrinsic motivation (Competencies) with 20.8%, and finally, extrinsic motivation (Social identification) explains 20.3%. Whereas among men, the first major factor explains 20.8% of the total variance and was dominated by achievement intrinsic motivation, the second factor was the extrinsic motivation with 19.4%, while the third factor was knowledge intrinsic motivation with 19.1%. These findings could better customize learning environments that foster creativity while taking into account the variable of gender.
Corporate Governance and Performance of Commercial Banks Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
Authors: Aluoch Moses Odhiambo 
Published: May 2023

This study examined the relationships among corporate governance, financial characteristics, macroeconomic variables and financial performance of banking firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The specific objectives were to establish the effect of corporate governance on performance of listed commercial banks; to determine the intervening effect of financial characteristics on the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance of banking firms; to establish the moderating effect macroeconomic variables on the relationship between corporate governance and financial performance of listed commercial banks; and to determine the joint effect of corporate governance, financial characteristics and macroeconomic variables on financial performance of listed commercial banks. This study was anchored on, agency, stewardship, resource and wealth maximization theories and positivism philosophy. The study used census approach and targeted population of 11 listed banking firms between 2006 and 2020 was incorporated. The study used panel data extracted from annual reports of the individuals firms, while macroeconomic variables data were extracted from Central Bank of Kenya and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics economic reports. This study used longitudinal descriptive research design to determine relationships amongst independent, intervening, moderating and dependent variables. The study findings indicated that corporate governance, financial characteristics and macroeconomic variables were good predictors of listed commercial banks financial performance. Financial Leverage, Interest Rates and Inflation Rates had a significant effect on Return on Assets while Corporate Governance, Investments, Liquidity and Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate were found to have insignificant effect on Return on Assets. The findings also revealed that Financial Leverage, Inflation Rates and Gross Domestic Product Growth rate had a significant effect on Tobin’s Q of listed commercial banks in Kenya. The relationship between Corporate Governance, Investments, Liquidity and Interest Rates and Tobin’s Q was found to be insignificant. The study concluded that corporate governance, financial characteristics and macroeconomic variables affect financial performance commercial banks. Listed commercial banks therefore should adhere to corporate governance guidelines both from the Central Bank of Kenya and Capital Markets Authority of Kenya for continuous sound financial performance.
Les Formes des Démarches Qualité dans les Collectivités Locales Marocaines
Authors: Sbaiss Larbi , Mbarki Mohamed Amine 
Published: May 2023

Dans cet article nous cherchons à mettre en exergue les formes que prennent les démarches qualité dans la sphère publique marocaine. Il s’agit d’un essai de retour à la littérature de l’histoire des réformes et de la gestion locale, afin d’identifier les formes que les décideurs et les dirigeants marocains donnent aux projets d’amélioration de la qualité des services au sein des administrations locales. Ce travail s’inscrit dans le cadre de notre thèse de recherche sur les démarches qualité dans les collectivités locales marocaines avec un focus sur les communes urbaines. Il s’agit également d’apporter un éclairage sur le fait que les démarches qualité ne se limitent pas uniquement aux séries des normes ISO, à la gestion de la qualité totale ou aux autres référentiels, mais au contraire, les démarches qualité comprennent toutes les approches, les pratiques, les outils qui visent l’amélioration continue de la qualité de service. Par conséquent, nous admettons que toute initiative qui s’inscrit dans cette optique est considérée comme une démarche qualité. Toutes les formes de démarches qualité identifiées au sein des collectivités locales marocaines, ne font pas référence aux normes ISO, ces dernières sont connues comme les démarches les plus sollicitées par les dirigeants des organismes. Ce constat a fait l’objet d’une recherche longitudinale que nous avons menée dans ce type d’administration publique.

In this article we seek to highlight the forms that quality approaches take in the Moroccan public sphere. This is an attempt to return to the literature of the history of reforms and local management, in order to identify the forms that Moroccan decision-makers and leaders give to projects to improve the quality of services in within local governments. This work is part of our research thesis on quality approaches in Moroccan local authorities with a focus on urban municipalities. It is also a matter of shedding light on the fact that the quality procedures are not limited solely to the series of ISO standards, to the management of total quality or to the other reference systems, but on the contrary, the quality procedures include all the approaches, practices and tools aimed at continuous improvement of service quality. Therefore, we accept that any initiative that falls within this perspective is considered a quality approach. All the forms of quality approaches identified within Moroccan local authorities, do not refer to ISO standards, the latter are known as the approaches most requested by the leaders of the organizations. This finding was the subject of a longitudinal study that we conducted in this type of public administration.