bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and Determinants of Selected Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A cross-sectional study among Adults in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Authors: Nandasena H.M.R.K.G.  , Tennakoon S.U.B.  , Ralapanawa D.M.P.U.K.  
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of selected risk factors of CVDs and their associations with socio-demographics and anthropometrics factors among adults in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adults aged between 30-60 years. Participants were selected using a three staged random sampling method. The WHO STEPS wise approach was used to collect data. Results: There were 366 participants with a male to female ratio of 1:2.1. The mean age was 45.2 years (SD=8.8). Approximately two-thirds (63.4%) of the participants were physically inactive. Prevalence of high blood pressure, high blood glucose level, high total cholesterol level, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level and high triglycerides were 27.0%, 22.1%, 39.9%, 37.7%, 29.0%, and 37.7% respectively. The mean values of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and triglyceride level were significantly higher among men, whereas mean values of HDL, LDL, waist circumference and BMI were higher in women. Mean SBP, DBP and prevalence of blood pressure increased with age. Mean waist circumference, BMI, total cholesterol, and triglyceride level increased with the years of education. Conclusion: The prevalence of CVD risk factors was considerably high in this population. Therefore, it is essential to plan public health interventions considering the population characteristics associated with CVD risk factors.

Keywords: Adults, Cardiovascular disease, Risk factors, Sri Lanka, WHO STEP wise approach
E-Training Penyusunan Karya Tulis Ilmiah Best Practice Bagi Guru dan Kepala Sekolah untuk Meningkatkan Profesionalitas
Authors: Tri Satyawati Sophia , Dwikurnaningsih Yari , Ismanto Bambang , Iriani Ade , Wasitohadi Wasitohadi , Waruwu Marinu 
Published: December 2022

Principals and teachers play a strategic role in improving the quality of education as shown by the best experience (Best Practice) in carrying out their main tasks and functions. Best practices need to be disseminated and published in order to be a reflection and inspiration for others to improve the quality of education. However, the facts show that principals and teachers do not yet have adequate knowledge and skills in compiling best practice scientific papers. This community service activity aims to improve skills in compiling best practice scientific papers for teachers and principals at Private Education Foundations. The training is carried out online with the following methods: lecture, question and answer, discussion, guidance, and performance. The success of community service is shown by: 1) the number of participants exceeding the target of 50 increases to 53 people; 2) attendance reached 92.96% (very good); 3) The increase in the pre test - post test scores reached 76% (Good); 4) The number of training products reached 71.69% (Good) with a product quality score of 77.80 (Good). This success shows the enthusiasm of the participants and very high awareness of the importance of writing best practices for increasing the professionalism of teachers and principals.
AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT FEATURES VECTORS FOR RANSOMWARE DETECTION VIA MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUE
Authors: A. Khalil Nawaf , M. Khammas Ban 
Published: December 2022

Ransomware is a high major danger program that may harm any company or person and cost them hundreds of billions. Its number growing rapidly across the years. As a result, creating a strong defense strategy against this crucial virus is required. Ransomware has grown in importance, and its consequences are becoming more severe. To solve the problem of effectively detecting ransomware, so this paper introduces a new technique to detect ransomware based on five machine learning techniques. To evaluate the proposed method, different evaluation metrics have been used. The approach was captured n-gram characteristics based on static analysis and used n-gram vector with CF-NCF values to build the models. Using real datasets, the proposed approach shows Its ability to reliably identify between goodware and ransomware files successfully with an accuracy of classification of equal to 98.33%.
Evaluasi Tingkat Kepuasan Mahasiswa Terhadap Pelayanan Akademik Menggunakan Metode Klasifikasi Algoritma C4.5
Authors: Widiastuti Tri , Karsa Koko , Juliane Christina 
Published: December 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh layanan akademik terhadap kepuasan mahasiswa agar mahasiswa tidak merasa kecewa terhadap pelayanan akademik. Penelitian ini melakukan pengukuran tingkat kepuasan mahasiswa terhadap layanan akademik yang ada pada Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Cimahi. Data set hasil survey kepuasan mahasiswa terhadap layanan akademik di Unjani ini digunakan untuk menghasilkan model, rule dan nilai akurasi kepuasan mahasiswa dengan menggunakan metode klasifikasi data mining algoritma Decision Tree C4.5, untuk melihat hasil nilai akurasi dari beberapa atribut yaitu tangible, empaty, responsiveness, reliability dan assurance. Hasil dari dari pengujian yang dilakukan dengan aplikasi rapidminer nilai akurasi dari pengujian 7 (Tujuh) Fakultas di Unjani menghasilkan nilai diatas 90% yang artinya nilai tersebut menandakan bahwa pelayanan yang sudah berjalan selama ini dianggap sangat baik. Pengujian survei kepuasan mahasiswa tentunya harus dilakukan secara periodik untuk dapat terus meningkatkan pelayanan akademik kepada mahasiswa menjadi semakin baik.
Teaching marine engineering terms through online methods in maritime training courses
Authors: Smirnov Igor Olegovich , Dokuto Bozhena Borisovna , Kondratiev Alexey Ivanovich 
Published: December 2022

Verbal communication is an integral part of seafarers’ professional activity and a compulsory condition of vessels’ safety, the prevention of marine environment pollution, the fulfillment of international and national legislation in the field of sea transport, and the organization and management of sea transport traffic involving multinational crews. The present study contributes to the resolution of professional communication linguistic support problems within the framework of the marine engineer’s activities. Additionally, it ensures safety at sea by developing the terminological component of the foreign-language competence of marine engineers. The purpose of the research presented in this article is to identify patterns of teaching the English maritime engineering term system used in oral professional communication and technical documentation engaging the Moodle Platform. The concept of marine engineering terminology, as well as the principles of distinguishing it from a more general concept of «maritime terminology», was considered in order to achieve this goal. The article suggests a combination of the most efficient Moodle tools that can be used to develop trainees’ specific terminological competence.
Highlights

A comprehensive analysis has allowed identifying differences in the functioning of ship engineering terms in technical documentation and oral professional communication
The elements of this terminological system under analysis form hierarchical paradigms
The functioning of ship-engineering terms in professional communication is complicated by the presence of synonyms within the terminological system and pseudo-international vocabulary
Marine engineering terms can be successfully taught through a combination of several Moodle instruments, which enables trainees to conduct comprehensive structural-semantic comparative analysis of the English ship engineering terminological system
Iron (II) and Zinc (II) complexes of gemifloxacin mesylate: synthesis, characterization, serum binding profiling, and evaluation of antimicrobial activity
Authors: Aktar Fahima , Hossain Md Jamal , Sultan Md Zakir , Rashid Mohammad A 
Published: December 2022

Gemifloxacin mesylate is a synthetic fluoroquinolone derived antimicrobial agent. Two metal complexes of gemifloxacin mesylate were synthesized viz. gemifloxacin-Fe and gemifloxacin-Zn. The formed complexes were characterized by using TLC, TGA and FT-IR spectra analyses. The formed complexes were then evaluated for antimicrobial activity. The newly formed two complexes were assessed against nine bacterial and one fungal strain, where gemifloxacin (30 µg/disc) was used as a reference standard. The new complexes showed better activity than the standard reference drug against Klebsiella pneumoniae among nine bacterial strains. But two bacterial species, Acinetobacter lwoffii and Enterococcus faecium, and the fungal strain Candida albicans showed complete resistance to the newly synthesized complexes and the reference standard. The drug protein interaction with the Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) was also studied. The interaction mechanism was explored, suggesting that gemifloxacin and its Zn (II) complex interact with BSA via a static process while the Fe (II) complex interacts via a dynamic process and the lower Ksv value also indicated that drug -BSA complexes were formed in ground-state.
J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci. 46(2); 203-211: December 2022
INSTALASI PLTS SKALA RUMAH TANGGA DI DESA AIR NAGA KECAMATAN GALANG KOTA BATAM
Authors: Gunoto Pamor , Saputro Ponco Hadi , Rahmah Juwita , Hidayat Zulham , Kusuma Alif Puja , Putra Rendy D.P 
Published: December 2022

Indonesia mempunyai sumber energi surya yang berlimpah dengan intensitas radiasi matahari rata-rata sekitar 4,8 kW/ perhari di seluruh wilayah, karena letak Indonesia yang berada di garis katulistiwa yang sangat besar, namun sampai saat ini belum dimanfaatkan secara maksimal. Provinsi Kepulauan Riau merupakan daerah kepulauan sehingga mempunyai potensi radiasi yang melimpah. Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Surya (PLTS) dengan sistemnya yang modular dan mudah dipindahkan serta bersifat bersih dan ramah lingkungan merupakan salah satu solusi yang dapat dipertimbangkan sebagai salah satu pembangkit listrik alternatif. Desa Air Naga Kelurahan Sijantung Kecamatan Galang menggunakan genset untuk memenuhi kebutuhan listrik di malam hari. Metode yang digunakan adalah dengan wawancara bersama masyarakat, menentukan lokasi dan sekaligus pemasangan PLTS di rumah warga. Pemanfaatan PLTS ini sebagai lampu penerangan rumah tangga di Desa Air Naga dapat mengurangi biaya pemakaian beban listrik yang selama ini menggunakan genset sebagai pembangkit listriknya.
Diversity of Dragonflies (Odonata) at Pancur Resort Alas Purwo National Park, Indonesia
Authors: ABDU ROHMAN  , DINDA PUTRI RAHMA DHARMAWAN  , WACHJU SUBHAN  , JEKTI PRIHATIN  , VENDI EKO SUSILO  , SELVI ARIYUNITA  , BANDA NURHARA  
Published: December 2022

Alas Purwo National Park is one of the conservation areas located in the east of the island of Java. Dragonflies are crucial to the ecosystem's equilibrium as predator, bioindicator, and vector for disease control. The sensitivity and presence of dragonflies affect the diversity of dragonflies in a habitat. This inventory can assist the Alas Purwo National Park with additional data and be a basis for making conservation policies. The study aimed to determine the type and diversity index of the dragonflies in this park. The sample location was determined using purposive sampling, and the sample conducted utilised road sampling. This research observed seven species: Orthetrum glaucum, Orthetrum chrysalis, Lathrecista asiatica, Potamarcha congener, Copera marginipes, Prodasineura autumnalis, and Nososticta insignis. The Libellulidae family had the most species; on the other hand, the Protoneuridae family had the fewest Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H' = 1.6). Based on the criteria, the diversity index demonstrated moderate results. Pancur Resort Alas Purwo National Park provided a good environment and supported the survival of dragonflies.
GAP LINES REDUCTION FOR ENHACED TEMPORAL LANDSAT ETM+ IMAGERY USING MORPHOLOGICAL OPRATIONS
Authors: رشا عواد عبطان  , احلام مجيد كاظم2  , انوار حسن صالح  
Published: December 2022

The failure of the Scanning Line Corrector of ETM+2004 of Landsat7 in imposed systematic data gap lines on retrieved the correct satellite images and rejected the ability to provide continuous information in different scientific fields. While a many processing algorithms proposed to fill out this gap lines, utmost of these algorithms are just only valid through the homogeneous image regions. When there are applied to process the heterogeneous ETM+landsat7 images, returning image pixels and image features can’t become correct and precise. In this study a gap filling algorithm has been proposed that is based on the morphologic operations of image. The operations used here are combination of the processes, dilation and erosion. The algorithm employs opening, closing morphologic operations of gap image methods to identify the properties and size the separated gab lines image for ETM+landsat7 images. Each band images has been passed through milt-image processing stages. The images that output of all stages are eight corrected images. Enhanced images are very clear and the gab lines completely disappear from all image bands. The algorithm succeeded in correction and filling gab lines for homogeneous and heterogeneous image areas.
ОБЪЕКТИВАЦИЯ «МАСКУЛИННОГО» НАБОРА ГЕНДЕРНОЙ АСИММЕТРИИ В СИСТЕМЕ НАЗВАНИЙ УЛИЦ БЕЛОРУССКОГО ГОРОДА
Authors: Мезенко Анна Михайловна 
Published: December 2022

Статья посвящена осмыслению и описанию белорусской урбанонимии в связи с феноменом гендера. Устанавливаются особенности объективации гендерной асимметрии в названиях улиц Витебска и Добруша. Показываются особенности в наборе «маскулинных» названий линейных объектов городов. Утверждается, что проявление гендерных особенностей можно наблюдать как на уровне статистической структуры урбанонимикона, так и в его качественном наполнении. Делается вывод, в соответствии с которым маскулинный урбанонимикон ориентирован на успех и прогресс, на симпатию к силе. Подчеркиватся, что степень маскулинности – величина изменчивая, поскольку она прочно увязана с социально-политическим состоянием общества. При этом, несмотря на определенную гибкость современных социальных стандартов, норм и ценностей, общество продолжаетвоспроизводить гендерные стереотипы прошлого.
Insights into the clinical profile and comorbidities of Factitious Disorder in a multispecialty setting in southwest Nigeria: A cases series and review
Authors: FASESAN OLUWATOYIN , AWOKOYA EUNICE 
Published: December 2022

Background: Factitious disorder (FD) is an under-recognized and under-diagnosed mental condition. Healthcare professionals often have challenges to diagnose and treating the disorder. As a result, needless and endless medical resources are recommended to assess and evaluate those affected. FD may present as a physical condition, a psychological disorder, or maybe both depending on the prominent symptoms. However, there is a strong correlation between having FD and psychiatric symptoms.
Main Text: FD occurs in early adulthood, with a mean age of onset of 25 years in both genders, although with differing demographic features. The lifetime prevalence of FD imposed on oneself in clinical settings is 1.0%, 0.1% in the overall population (ranging between 0.007% and 8.0%) and occurs more in female health care professionals. FD may make up 0.6%–3.0% of psychiatric referrals, and it accounts for 3-5% of doctor-patient contacts. In actuality, 1-2% of hospital admissions and an average of 6-8% of all psychiatric admissions have been underreported. The study aimed to highlight the signs and symptoms of FD identified in a psychiatry department of a multispecialty center and to increase the awareness of health practitioners. A critical review of the literature was done with an emphasis on psychological symptoms. PubMed, Mendeley, and Google Scholar were thoroughly searched and full-text publications of journals from 2010-2021 were included.
Conclusion: FD is a diagnostic puzzle that necessitates adequate, prompt medical attention as well as social support because of the potentially fatal consequence. A stronger patient-therapist relationship can strengthen the patient's conscious self-control to minimize the symptoms; therefore the healthcare provider has to be open-minded. For the diagnostic enigma to be removed and for ease of treatment, additional research, increasing awareness among medical professionals and the general public, accurate evaluation, diagnosis, and psychotherapy should be encouraged. These case studies will contribute to the knowledge base of FD and improve the quality of care.
Les caves de Reims/Durocortorum à travers les exemples de la fouille du tramway
Authors: Cavé Magalie 
Published: December 2022

En 2007-2008, le projet de création d’une trémie routière dans le cadre des travaux d’aménagement du tramway à Reims (Marne), entre la place de la République et le square Colbert, a permis de dégager plus de 8 000 m2 de vestiges se rapportant à cinq rues et cinq îlots d’habitat d’un quartier de la ville antique, compris entre la porte de Mars et les bords de la Vesle. Les structures mises au jour sont tronquées en raison du caractère linéaire de l’emprise et des dégâts causés par les aménagements modernes. Parmi elles, trente caves, comblées entre le milieu du ier s. et la fin du iiie s., voire le début du ive s. apr. J.‑C., sont conservées. Elles s’ajoutent à la longue liste de structures enterrées maçonnées, de construction simple ou plus complexe et parfois agrémentées de quelques effets décoratifs, observées dans d’autres secteurs de la ville du Haut-Empire, en particulier en périphérie. Les types de matériaux et les techniques de construction mis en œuvre sont recensés et analysés, de même que tous les éléments qui pourraient renseigner d’autres usages que le simple stockage de denrées. Prises en compte dans leur ensemble, elles donnent un bon aperçu des modalités d’occupation de ce quartier urbain intermédiaire où se mêlent, de manière relativement anarchique tant les limites des différentes unités d’habitation sont difficiles à fixer avec certitude, des habitations modestes et plus riches, des pratiques artisanales et probablement des activités commerciales qui bénéficient de la proximité des rues. Lorsque les vestiges en élévation sont quasi inexistants, comme c’est le cas ici, le comblement des caves s’avère souvent précieux pour permettre de caractériser les occupations dont elles dépendent. Dans cette approche comparative, les données recueillies, qu’elles soient matérielles, spatiales ou chronologiques, sont replacées dans un contexte plus large, à l’échelle de l’îlot, du site ou de la ville antique, nous amenant à revenir sur certaines découvertes rémoises, dont certaines relancent la question de la fonction religieuse des sous-sols antiques.
Studies on the Formation and Association Characteristics of IgG Class Antibodies in Bovine Serum and Colostrum Against Protein Antigens
Authors: Hammer D. K. , Kickhöfen B. , Henning G. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Three antigenically distinct immunoglobulins of the IgG type, denoted as γ2, γ1 and γGs, have been previously identified in bovine serum. Forty to 50% of the serum IgG is composed of the γGs fraction, which was found to be the only important protein component of the colostrum.
Cattle given several courses of immunization with rabbit serum albumin or egg albumin in incomplete Freund's adjuvant have a remarkable immune response. As a consequence of immunization, important changes were observed in the concentration of antibodies associated with the different classes of IgG immunoglobulins. By comparing the antibody activities of these fractions after the first and the third courses of immunization, the increase of γ2 type antibody was found to be much more pronounced than that of the γGs class antibodies. This gradual quantitative shift of activity from γGs to γ2 immunoglobulin accompanied and was apparently responsible for a similar change in the association rates of the different classes of IgG globulins. During the immunization period there was a transition from low to high speed association of antibodies belonging to the γ2 type. Simultaneously, a progressive decrease in the association rates of γGs class antibodies was found after several courses of immunization. The reason for variability in the association rate of the different IgG classes of antibodies during the course of immune response is discussed.
Immunoglobulin Classes of Antibody-Forming Cells in Mice
Authors: Cosenza Humberto , Nordin Albert A. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The biosynthetic potential of IgM and IgG plaque-forming cells in the spleens of mice during the first 8 days after immunization with sheep erythrocytes was examined. The double immunofluorescence technique was used to detect cells synthesizing both IgM and IgG hemolysins simultaneously. A total of 5944 plaque-forming cells (PFC) were examined: 2329 were IgG hemolysin producers, 3585 were IgM hemolysin producers, and only 30 could be classified as double (IgM-IgG) antibody producers. The proportion of double producers never exceeded 1.2% and it was usually below 1%.
It is concluded that the single antibody-producing cell is phenotypically restricted to the synthesis of one immunoglobulin antibody class at a time. The percentage (0.79%) of double IgM-IgG producers that was found at the time when IgM PFC were decreasing and IgG PFC were increasing in number is too low to suggest that the rapid rise of IgG PFC was due to the majority of the IgM PFC switching to the production of IgG hemolysin.
Investigation on “Cold” or Auto-Hemoagglutination
Authors: Chen-Pien Li 
Published: December 2022

Summary and Conclusions
“Cold” or auto-agglutination was observed in the blood of a patient suffering from syphilitic liver cirrhosis with ascites and aortic regurgitation. The condition was not observed in the patient's two daughters. The “cold” or the auto-hemoagglutination took place only at (room) temperature, and the clumps broke down at 37°C. The reaction was reversible. The “cold” or auto-hemoagglutination was due to a substance, the “cold” or auto-hemoagglutinin, present in the serum. The serum was able to agglutinate at the low temperature the red blood corpuscles of any human blood group and rabbit's red blood cells as well. The serum contained no auto-hemolysin. The “cold” or auto-hemoagglutinin was present in the ascitic fluid in appreciable amount. As a result of absorption tests, the “cold” or auto-hemoagglutinin was found to consist of at least two substances, namely “cold auto-agglutinin” and “cold hetero-agglutinin.” The former which clumps the patient's own cells is perhaps different from the “cold isoagglutinin” which clumps the red blood cells of other individuals. The “cold agglutinin” was more active than the iso-agglutinin at 0°C., but less active at room temperature. The “cold agglutination” was found to be greatly accelerated by acetic acid and saturated solution of ammonium sulphate and inhibited by alkaline solutions. The mechanism of the “cold agglutination” is discussed. It is assumed that the “cold agglutinin” is precipitated by the “cold agglutinogen” upon the surface of the red cells, forming an unstable compound, thereby reducing or reversing their electrical charge. Normally the red blood cells are kept apart by the like charge. In this case, some of the cells have their charge reduced or reversed before others, so they attract their surrounding cells with opposite charge, forming clumps. As the compound formed by the “cold agglutinin” and “cold agglutinogen” combination is unstable, it will be broken down if heated to body temperature.