bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparing Urban Tibetan Communities of McLeodganj and Majnu Ka Tilla in India: Narratives of Urban Precarity and Resilience
Authors: Gupta S. , Balasubramaniam M. , Lal R. 
Published: December 2022

This paper explores the experience of a section of the stateless Tibetan exile community in India as they face urban displacement in New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh. Drawing on a comparative analysis of the Tibetan settlements of Majnu Ka Tilla (MT) in New Delhi and McLeodganj, Dharamshala HP, we map the various pathways they energise in the face of eviction orders from local Indian municipal authorities. While both are highly dense communities of Tibetan exiles, their experience of negotiating urban displacement is dissimilar. This obtains due to different institutional and participatory mechanisms available to them as communities of stateless urban residents.
Assessment of Effect of Health Song on Oral Hygiene Status Among Visually Impaired Children
Authors: Smith J. John , Jain Jithesh , Ananda S. R. , Sadhu Bhakti Jadduram 
Published: December 2022

Background:
The visually impaired depend much on sound, speech, and touch, and therefore, promotion of oral hygiene maintenance through a health song can improve their oral hygiene practices.

Aim and Objectives:
To assess the effectiveness of oral health song on oral hygiene status among visually impaired children at baseline and after oral health education (OHE) at different time intervals.

Materials and Methods:
A study was carried out in Government Blind School, Salem, with prior permission. Out of 63 students, 57 students were taken to the study based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Seven students were lost to follow-up during the second visit and 9 students during the last visit. During the first visit, a health talk about brushing techniques was given without using any audiovisual aids, and oral health song which is of 2 min duration was taught to the students. Each of the students was given a tooth cast model and was taught how to brush. The oral hygiene status was assessed at baseline and 15th and 45th day using visible plaque index (VPI) and gingival bleeding index (GBI). Statistical analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistics 25. The Bonferroni test was to compare the VPI and GBI scores between the baseline, 15 days, and 45 days, and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results:
VPI and GBI scores were found to be statistically significant at different intervals (P < 0.001). The VPI anterior and posterior percentage (P < 0.001) and GBI anterior and posterior percentage (P < 0.001) at different intervals were found to be statistically highly significant.

Conclusion:
A song with music can increase interest and helps them retain information easily, which was found to be effective in the present study.
Oral Health Related Quality of Life and its Related Factors Among the Elderly Population in Davanagere City
Authors: Yavagal Puja C. , Narayanpur Vajreshwari , Rajanna Sushmarani , Priyanka BR 
Published: December 2022

Background:
Identifying factors related to oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) helps to plan effective oral health programs among elderly population.

Aim:
The aim was to assess OHRQoL and factors related to it among elderly population in Davanagere city.

Materials and Methods:
This cross-sectional survey involved a multistage stratified sample of 380 elderly population aged 60 years and above in Davanagere city. Data related to demographic details and general and oral health-related factors, nutritional status, and geriatric OHRQoL of study participants were recorded using a study pro forma, Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form Index, and Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), respectively. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 21 (IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y., USA) was used for statistical analysis. The significant level was fixed at P < 0.05. Chi-square test, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation tests, and multiple linear regression analysis tests were applied for data analysis.

Results:
The participants had good OHRQoL (mean GOHAI = 40.66 ± 7.29). The GOHAI was significantly (P < 0.05) negatively correlated with age, systemic problems, number of missing teeth, source of income, and medications and was positively correlated with nutritional status, occupation, and pan chewing. Age, medical problems, missing teeth, nutritional status, and occupation were significant predictors of GOHAI. (F = 26.36, P < 0.00, r
2 = 0.36, B [Constant] =48.65 [confidence interval 33.85–63.46]).

Conclusion:
Clinicians, public health workers, and policy makers can focus on significant predictors of GOHAI for planning community-based programs targeted at improving OHRQoL of elderly population.
Assessment of Nicotine Dependence Among Cigarette Smokers Seeking Oral Health Care Using Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence
Authors: Parimi Nalini , Bikkina Nalini , Bommireddy Vikram Simha , Tejaswi Morampudi , Edupalli Sirija , Adapa V. Srujana Krishna 
Published: December 2022

Introduction:
In the quest of articulating customized tobacco cessation strategies, evaluation of the level of nicotine dependence among participants is quintessential.

Objective:
This study was conducted to assess the levels of nicotine dependence and its association with age and socioeconomic status among patients seeking oral health care at a teaching dental institution in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Materials and Methods:
This cross-sectional study was done among 199 participants with the habit of cigarette smoking who participated in the study. Nicotine dependence scores were assessed using Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). IBM SPSS version 20 software was used for data analysis. The Chi-square tests and Kruskal–Wallis analyses of variance were done to analyze the study data. P ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results:
The mean FTND score was 4.52 ± 2.1. Significant differences in the mean nicotine dependence score were found between different age groups (P < 0.001) and participants belonging to different socioeconomic strata (P < 0.001). While a positive correlation was observed between age and FTND score, an inverse relation was noted between FTND score and socioeconomic status with participants from lower socioeconomic status demonstrating higher FTND scores. The majority of the participants reported smoking <10 cigarettes per day.

Conclusion:
The study participants demonstrated moderate nicotine dependence. The assessment of nicotine dependence scores as a preliminary step in tobacco cessation counseling is essential to effectively articulate customized cessation strategies.
Effect of Periodontal Therapy on Endothelial Dysfunction – A Systematic Review
Authors: Nayanar Bharath Sekhar , Battur Hemant , Fareed Nusrath , Praveena Jaseela 
Published: December 2022

Background:
Endothelial dysfunction is considered a common precursor to and occurs before cardiovascular events. Therefore, endothelial dysfunction is the first step in atherosclerosis growth that leads to cardiovascular disease CVD. Patients with periodontitis are ideal models for determining how endothelium-dependent vasodilation is affected by inflammation.

Objective:
The objective is to determine the effect of periodontal therapy on endothelial dysfunction.

Methodology:
This review was conducted as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis and JBI guidelines. A total of twelve randomized clinical trials published over a period of the past 14 years were included in the review (200420018).

Results:
There were 813 patients in the research, which lasted between 2 and 6 months and looked at the effects of periodontal therapy on endothelial dysfunction. The common interventions given for the intervention group in all of the studies were supra or subgingival scaling and root planing with some studies providing antibiotic medications such as amoxicillin and minocycline as an adjuvant for periodontal therapy. All included studies reported a high level of evidence (LOE) of 1c.

Conclusion:
This study focused on periodontal therapy and its effect on endothelial dysfunction precisely and compared the levels of endothelial function before and after intervention, however, the studies included in this review did not do matching between cases and controls on endothelial function levels. This review revealed that more multi-centric randomized control trials are required in this area of research with proper randomization and adequate sample size and proper matching done between cases and controls.
Identification of a novel mutation in complement receptor 2 in Chinese familial systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Tang Yuewu , Luo Yi 
Published: December 2022

Objectives: This study aims to analyze the relationship between complement receptor 2 (CR2) gene mutation and the clinical phenotype in Chinese familial systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Patients and methods: A total of one Chinese familial SLE patients (median age: 30.25 years; range, 22 to 49 years) were included between January 2017 and December 2018. The clinical features and diagnoses of familial SLE patients were analyzed using whole-exome sequencing (WES) of genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples. Sanger sequencing was used to verify candidate mutations detected in the examined family.
Results: The mother and her three daughters were diagnosed with SLE. The clinical characteristics showed that the patient and her mother were diagnosed with lupus nephritis. The eldest daughter had decreased renal function and lower serum albumin levels. Immunological index analysis showed that all four patients were positive for anti-SSA and antinuclear antibody (ANA), but that only the second daughter was positive for anti-double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). Complement 3 (C3) was significantly decreased in all patients, while evaluation of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) showed that the second and third daughters had mild active SLE. The mother and eldest daughter were treated with prednisolone combined with cyclophosphamide, while the other two daughters were treated with prednisolone alone. The WES and Sanger sequencing analyses revealed an unreported missense T>C mutation c.2804 in the 15th exon of the CR gene in all four patients.
Conclusion: We identified a novel c.2804 (exon 15) T>C mutation in the CR gene of Chinese familial SLE. This mutation was previously reported, suggesting that the CR gene c.2804 (exon 15) T>C mutation is the probable cause of SLE in this family.
MT-CO1 expression in nine organs and tissues of different-aged MRL/lpr mice: Investigation of mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction at organ level in systemic lupus erythematosus pathogenesis
Authors: Huang Xinglan , Yan Peng , Song Xinghua , Zhang Suiying , Deng Yuqiong , Huang Caifeng , Zhao Xiaoqing , Liu Sheng , Cheng Xiping , Liao Dongjiang 
Published: December 2022

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the expression patterns of mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase 1 (MT-CO1) in different organs and tissues of MRL/lpr mice aged six and 18 weeks.
Materials and methods: Six-week-old female MRL/lpr mice (n=10) were considered young lupus model mice, and 18-week-old MRL/lpr mice (n=10) were considered old lupus model mice. Additionally, six-week-old (n=10) and 39-week-old (n=10) female Balb/c mice were used as the young and old controls, respectively. The messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein expression levels of MT-CO1 in nine organs/tissues were detected via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blot. Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were determined with thiobarbituric acid colorimetry. The correlation coefficient of MT-CO1 mRNA levels and MDA levels in each organ/tissue at different ages was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis.
Results: The results showed that most non-immune organs/tissues (heart, lung, liver, kidneys, and intestines) showed increased MT-CO1 expression levels in younger MRL/lpr mice (p<0.05) and decreased MT-CO1 expression in older mice (p<0.05). Expression of MT-CO1 in the lymph nodes was low in younger mice but high in older mice. In other immune organs (spleen and thymus), MT-CO1 expression was low in older MRL/lpr mice. Lower mRNA expression and higher MDA levels were observed in the brains of MRL/lpr mice. However, all MRL/lpr mice showed higher MDA levels than Balb/c mice in every organ no matter younger or older MRL/lpr mice.
Conclusion: Our study results suggest that lymphoid mitochondrial hyperfunction at organ level may be an important intrinsic pathogenesis in systemic lupus erythematosus activity, which may affect mitochondrial dysfunction in non-immune organs.
The effects of glucocorticoid treatment on cardiovascular system in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Blachut Dominika , Przywara-Chowaniec Brygida , Harpula Jan , Tomasik Andrzej , Nowalany-Kozielska Ewa , Morawiec Beata 
Published: December 2022

Objectives:This study aims to assess variables concerning arterial stiffness including carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, carotid-radial pulse wave velocity, ankle-brachial index, and the advancement of atherosclerosis development.Patients and methods:Between October 2016 and December 2020, a total of 43 consecutive patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (4 males, 39 females; mean age: 57±8 years; range, 42 to 65 years) were prospectively included in the study. All data were compared between the group treated with glucocorticoids and that not treated with these agents.Results:The study group consisted of 43 patients with SLE, while 22 (51%) patients were treated with glucocorticoids. The mean duration of SLE was 12.3±5.3 years. Patients treated with glucocorticoids had lower values of ankle-brachial index compared to those who were not treated with glucocorticoids (p=0.041), although the values were within the range. A similar situation was reported for the carotid-femoral artery pulse wave velocity (p=0.032). However, carotid-radial artery pulse wave velocity was not significantly different between both groups (p=0.12).Conclusion:Properly selected therapy is important in the prevention of CVD.
Cervical Radiculopathy Impact Scale: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Turkish version
Authors: Eren Çelenlioğlu Alp , Şencan Savaş , Saçaklıdır Rekib , Can Öztürk Ekim , Hakan Gündüz Osman 
Published: December 2022

Objectives: The aim of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the English version of the Cervical Radiculopathy Impact Scale (CRIS) and to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the CRIS.
Patients and methods: Between October 2021 and February 2022, a total of 105 patients (48 males, 57 females; mean age: 45.4±11.8 years; range, 36.5 to 55.5 years) who were diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy due to disc herniation were included. Disability and quality of life were evaluated with the Neck Disability Index (NDI), Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH), and Short Form-12 (SF-12). Pain severity was evaluated using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) in three subscales (neck pain, pain radiating to the arm, and numbness in the finger, hand, or arm). The internal consistency for CRIS was assessed using the Cronbach alpha and test-retest reliability by intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Explanatory factor analyses were performed for construct validity. To examine the content validity, the correlations among the three subgroup scores of CRIS and the other scale scores were analyzed.
Results: The internal consistency of CRIS was found to be high (α=0.937). A high reliability was obtained for test-retest reliability for the three subscales of CRIS (Symptoms, Energy and postures, Actions and activities) (ICC: 0.950, 0.941, 0.962, respectively; p<0.001). All three subscale scores of CRIS were correlated with the NDI, QuickDASH, SF-12 (physical and mental) and NRS scores (r=0.358-0.713, p<0.001). Factor analysis showed that the scale had five factors.
Conclusion: The CRIS is a valid and reliable instrument for Turkish patients with cervical radiculopathy due to disc herniation.
The impact of Afghan Refugee Influx on Labor Market Outcomes in Pakistan
Authors: Javaid Maria Faiq , Mohyuddin Sadaf , Bashir Furrukh , Nasim Ismat 
Published: December 2022

The study gauges the impact of refugee influx on the labor market in Pakistan. The impact of Afghan refugees is analyzed using three indicators of labor market namely, unemployment, formal employment and informal employment from years 1979 to 2022. For the purpose of analysis, ADF and PP tests are applied first for examining unit root problem. Variables are found having mixed order of integration so ARDL bound test for co-integration is used to derive long run and short run relationship between labor market indicators and refugee inflow. It is found that Afghan refugees have caused positive impact on the labor market of Pakistan in long run while in the short run, it increases unemployment rate. Expenditure on Education, CPI, GDP, Trade Openness and Gross Fixed Capital are significantly reducing Unemployment rate of Pakistan. Expenditure on Education and Gross Fixed Capital are found to have positive effect while CPI and population Growth are reducing Formal Employment. Hence, it is concluded that refugees can serve as stimulus for investment and production in the country.
Perceived Satisfaction of Students, Teachers, and Parents During the Pandemic Towards Online Teaching
Authors: JHA Avdhesh , MAKSÜDÜNOV Azamat , INDIRAN Logaıswarı , RATNAPARKHİ Parinita 
Published: December 2022

With the concepts of online teaching, the study examines
online teaching in light of the COVID 19 pandemic effects.
Online teaching is a new and different alternative to
traditional teaching which was enforced by most
governments and education systems in several developing
countries due to the pandemic, which in turn raised several
questions for teachers, students, and their parents. To this
end, the study's primary goal was to learn about the
perception of teachers as well as students and parents
regarding the satisfaction, merit, and challenges of online
teaching. Teachers, students, and parents were all polled in
this study. The findings of this study revealed that there is a
difference in satisfaction with online teaching, as well as the
perceptions of teachers, parents, and students, depending on
gender. Along with the merits and challenges of online
teaching the current study also examines the perceptions of
teachers regarding the difficulties associated with online
learning, which in major cases was related to the technology.
Visual Form and the Skin of the World
Authors: Hariman Robert 
Published: December 2022

Photography reveals a world of forms and how those forms become the skin of world. By delineating the shapes, patterns, routines, and other forms that make up ordinary experience, photography reveals deep relationality and untapped potential that is never fully knowable yet evident on the surface of things. By extending copies into analogies, particularity into abstractions, and fragments into allegories, it becomes a way of liminal knowing and of lateral communication. These affordances are essential for addressing the existential crises that are built into modernity.
Терроризмга қарши кураш соҳасини кодификациялаш масалалари
Authors: Сатторов Дилшод 
Published: December 2022

Мазкур мақолада терроризмга қарши кураш бўйича халқаро ҳамкорликнинг ҳуқуқий асоси ҳисобланган халқаро шартномалар ҳамда унга боғлиқ бўлган халқаро ҳужжатлар ўрганилган ва таҳлил қилинган. Бундан ташқари, муаллиф терроризмга қарши кураш бўйича халқаро ҳамкорликнинг халқаро-ҳуқуқий тартибга солиниши самарадорлигини ошириш мақсадида мазкур соҳани кодификациялаштириш масаласига урғу беради. Унга кўра, терроризмга қарши кураш соҳасини кодификациялаш вазифаси долзарб ва амалга ошириш мумкин бўлган сифатларга эга бўлган масаладир. Хулосада халқаро терроризмга қарши ҳуқуқнинг янги тизимида “Халқаро терроризмга қарши кураш” кенг қамровли конвенцияси кодификация актига айланиши кераклиги, ўрганилаётган соҳадаги давлатларнинг мажбуриятларини иложи борича аниқ шакллантириш ва мустаҳкамлаш, мавжуд моддий қоидалар, ҳуқуқий нормаларни амалга ошириш механизмлари ва ўзаро муносабатлар қоидалари ҳақида аниқ тасаввур ҳосил бўлиши мақсадга мувофиқлиги ҳақида фикр билдирган.
Оилалар мустаҳкамлигини таъминлаш, ажримлар профилактикасида давлат ва жамоат ташкилотларининг ўрни
Authors: Эрйигитова Лобар 
Published: December 2022

Мазкур мақолада мамлакатимизда оила барқарорлиги ва фаровонлигини таъминлашда давлат ва жамоат ташкилотларининг “маҳаллабай”, “хонадонбай”, “фуқаробай” фаолият олиб бориш тартибларининг амалда қўлланилиши дунё ҳамжамиятида бутунлай янги тажриба сифатида эътироф этилаётгани, ажримларга бизда йиллар давомида кўпроқ психологик ва ахлоқий нуқтаи назардан қараб келинганлиги бу борадаги камчилигимиз эканлиги, ажрим ёқасидаги оилалар билан ижтимоий ишлаш психологик ёки ахлоқий ёндашувларга нисбатан кенгроқ тушунча эканлиги ва бугун унга сабаб бўлган барча омилларга ижтимоий ёндашув кераклиги, ажрим ёқасидан чиқаришни социомаданий инструмент сифатида қабул қилиб, унинг профилактикасида дифференциал ёндашув ва ҳар бир ажрим ҳолатига унинг сабабидан келиб чиқиб, ижтимоий ишлашнинг усул ва шаклларини билиш зарурлиги тўғрисида гап боради.
Shabir’s “SMART-LAB” score for predicting complicated appendicitis-a prospective study
Authors: Ahmad Mir Shabir , Din Wani Mumtaz 
Published: December 2022

Objective: Complicated appendicitis needs an aggressive and urgent management, hence there is need of an efficient scoring system for predicting complicated appendicitis. With this in mind, the author developed the present scoring system for predicting complicated acute appendicitis. The study aimed to assess the suitability of this novel (Shabir’s SMART-LAB) score for predicting diagnosis of complicated appendicitis.
Material and Methods: In this prospective study, a novel score designated as “SMART-LAB” SCORE, proposed by the author (Shabir) based on his previous observations was calculated in all patients. This score includes sonography (S), migratory right iliac fossa pain (M), anorexia (A), rebound tenderness (R), tenderness (T), leukocytosis (L), Acute phase protein-CRP (A), and serum bilirubin (B).
Results: Of a total of 150 patients included in this study, 52 cases turned out to be perforated and/or gangrenous appendicitis on intraoperative/histopathologic examination. The most commonly affected age group was 10-19 years. SMART-LAB score of >9 was present in significantly higher number of patients in complicated (perforated and gangrenous) appendicitis than uncomplicated appendicitis (p value<0.001 i.e., highly significant). Hence, high likelihood of complicated appendicitis is reflected by a score >9 (with a sensitivity= 80.7%, specificity= 92.9%, PPV= 85.7%, NPV= 90.1%, and accuracy= 88.7%), while a score 7-9 needs further confirmation to reach a conclusion, and for a score of <7, there is low likelihood of complicated appendicitis.
Conclusion: It seems that this novel score (Shabir’s SMART-LAB score) is a reasonably good tool to predict the diagnosis of complicated appendicitis. Early diagnosis of appendiceal perforation is important to limit the associated abdominal sepsis.