bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
COMPARISON OF PROPENSITY SCORES FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE DYSFUNCTION USING TRADITIONAL AND “VALVE-IN-VALVE” METHODS
Authors: Khalivopulo Ivan K. , Evtushenko Aleksey V. , Shabaldin Andrey V. , Troshkinev Nikita M. , Stasev Alexander N. , Kokorin Stanislav G. , Barbarash Leonid S. 
Published: June 2023

HighlightsThe article describes the first conducted pseudorandomized comparative study of mitral valve replacement using either traditional or “valve-in-valve” techniques. AbstractAim. To compare short-term (perioperative) and medium-term (6 months) outcomes of surgical treatment of bioprosthetic mitral valve dysfunction using traditional and “valve-in-valve” methods.Methods. The study included 18 patients undergoing “valve-in-valve” replacement and 18 patients undergoing traditional mitral valve replacement (open mitral valve replacement) chosen according to the following criteria: heart disease type, predominant type of defect, age, gender, severity of the disease and the presence of concomitant pathology and using 1:1 matching on the propensity score.Results. No perioperative mortality was noted in both groups. The cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamping of the aorta time was significantly lower in the “valve-in-valve” group. Comparison of echocardiographic parameters revealed a decrease in the mean pulmonary arterial pressure gradient, and a decrease in the size of the heart chambers in both groups. The peak and mean transvalvular gradient were lower in the “traditional” group. There were no cases of patient-prosthesis mismatch. In the mid-term period, patients in both groups presented with a lower functional class of heart failure.Conclusion. Bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement using the “valve-in-valve” technique provides comparable clinical and hemodynamic results compared to the “traditional” technique in short-term and mid-term periods, and significantly reduces cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross clamping time.
Clinical registry on patient population with Multifocal Atherosclerosis in the Russian Federation and Eurasian countries – KAMMA
Authors: Batluk Tatiana I. , Tarlovskaya Ekaterina I. , Arutyunov Gregory P. , Koziolova Natalya A. , Chesnikova Anna I. , Barbarash Olga L. , Arutyunov Alexander G. 
Published: June 2023

HighlightsDeveloping international registry that would unify different patient populations not represented in other registries and studies, and include patients with both manifested and subclinical atherosclerosis, is crucial for cardiovascular field. The collected data can be used in national guidelines, teaching and learning guides, and in clinical practice. AbstractMultifocal atherosclerosis (MFA) is one of the key issues in modern medicine. Several vascular beds are involved in the pathological process in every fifth patient with detected atherosclerosis. Moreover, patients with MFA have high risk of ischemic events, lower quality of life, shorter life expectancy and disability. “The Eurasian Association of Internal medicine” proposed to create a registry on real clinical practice in order to collect data on the frequency, detection methods, clinical course, risk factors and outcomes of patients with MFA in specialized centers in Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Republic of Belarus).
Level Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Of Personal Hygiene Were Not Correlated With Pediculosis Capitis
Authors: Azizah Zakiah , Kesetyaningsih Tri 
Published: June 2023

Introduction – Pediculosis capitis is the most common ectoparasitosis in the world, transmitted by direct contact. Pediculosis capitis is more common in girls and has a high prevalence in command environment. The results of research on personal hygiene as a risk factor for pediculosis capitis are still inconsistent.
Purpose – This study aims to analyze the relationship between the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of personal hygiene with the incidence of pediculosis capitis in Islamic boarding schools.
Methodology/Approach – This research is an analytic observational with a cross sectional design. The research was conducted at Pesantren X in Magelang and was carried out after obtaining research ethic approval. Respondents are female students, taken by total population sampling. Data on the level of knowledge, attitudes, and personal hygiene practices were obtained through a questionnaire, while the diagnosis of pediculosis was obtained by examining the hair and scalp directly. Data scores of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Personal Hygiene Practices were categorized into good, medium, and low. Data were analyzed using chi-square to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge, attitudes, and personal hygiene practices with the incidence of pediculosis capitis.
Findings – There were 78 research respondents who met the inclusion criteria. The results showed that 52 students (66.67%) suffered from pediculosis capitis. Regarding personal hygiene, as many as 60 people (76.92%) have good knowledge, 43 (55.13%) are good and 59 (75.64%) have good practices. The results of statistical analysis showed that there was no relationship between the level of knowledge (p = 0.08), attitude (p = 0.52) and practice (p = 0.70) of personal hygiene with the incidence of pediculosis capitis. It was concluded that knowledge, attitude and practice of personal hygiene in Pondok Pesantren X was not a risk factor for the incidence of pediculosis capitis.
Implication – Knowledge, attitudes, and personal hygiene practices cannot be used to prevent the occurrence of pediculosis capitis in Islamic boarding school students X.
Effect of Exclusive Breatfeeding on The Incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections
Authors: Muthoharoh Husnul , Fajrin Fitriana Ikhtiarinawati , Setiyarini Anggraini 
Published: June 2023

Introduction – Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is a respiratory infection where the cause is a virus or bacteria that lasts for 14 days. One of the efforts to prevent ARI in infants is to provide exclusive breastfeeding, because breast milk contains elements of specific and non-specific immunity that can protect newborns from respiratory infections.
Purpose – The aim of the study was to determine the effect of exclusive breastfeeding with the incidence of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in infants aged 7-24 months in the Community Health Center Ujung Pangkah Gresik.
Methodology/Approach – The research design used was observational analytic with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all infants aged 7-24 months. The number of sample 60 babies taken with the sampling technique using purposive sampling method. The study used a questionnaire with a closed ended item type of questionnaire. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis using Chi Square.
Findings – The results showed that 33 respondents (55 percent) had ARI and 27 respondents (45 percent) did not. Respondents who did not give exclusive breastfeeding were 28 respondents (46.7 percent), giving exclusive breastfeeding were 32 respondents (53,3 percent). This shows that the proportion of children under five who are not exclusively breastfed and has ARI is higher than the proportion of infants who are exclusively breastfed and have ARI. The results of statistical calculations obtained p-value = 0.000 (p-value <0,05), so there is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of ARI in toddlers at the Ujung Pangkah Health Center.
Originality/ Value/ Implication – This research is the result of my own work and has never been published at all.
Sensitization pattern to various common allergens, using allergy skin prick test in children suffering from asthma and allergic rhinitis attending asthma outpatient department, at a tertiary care hospital in Central India
Authors: Margekar Purnima , Jagzape Tushar B. 
Published: June 2023

Background: Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions of children. Allergy skin test, specific IgE levels can help to identify the triggers and better management. This observational study was carried to analyze the pattern of sensitization to various common allergens in children suffering from asthma and/ or allergic rhinitis at AIIMS, Raipur and to correlate sensitization with the various demographic parameters.
Methods: Children between the age of one to 14 year diagnosed with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis were enrolled. They were subjected to skin prick test (SPT) using 18 common antigens. Induration more than 3mm than the negative control was considered as positive test.
Results: 70 patients with an average age of 9.1 year were enrolled. 46 were males. Almost 80% (56) patients had sensitization to at-least one antigen tested. Highest sensitization was observed for cockroach mix 33 (58.92%) followed by Dermatophagoides farinae 18 (32.14%) and grain dust rice 16 (28.57%%). Sensitization was more in children with history of asthma in family (OR=2.37), residing near main road (OR=2.4), and in nuclear family (OR=1.54). There was no relation of SPT positivity with absolute eosinophil count (p=0.45, OR=0.41), family h/o allergic rhinitis (p=1.0, OR=0.86) and atopic dermatitis (p=1.0, OR=0.81). Statistically significant difference observed in the positivity of SPT in relation to severity of illness. (p=0.01, OR=0.162).
Conclusions: Sensitization rate was high (80%) with cockroach mix being the commonest antigen. Family history of asthma, residence near main road and severity of illness were associated with higher sensitization.
Comparison of Psychometric Properties of the Original and Brief Version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
Authors: Abedi Mohsen , Okhovatian Farshad , Daryabor Aliyeh , Baghban Alireza Akbarzadeh 
Published: June 2023

Introduction: Some accurate tools exist to assess fear-avoidance behavior, such as the Tampa scale for kinesiophobia (TSK) in individuals with musculoskeletal problems. The current research aims to compare the psychometric characteristics of the original Persian 17-items TSK questionnaire and its 11-item brief version in chronic non-specific low-back pain (CNSLBP).
Materials and Methods: In this test development study, 295 patients with CNSLBP referred to the physiotherapy clinic of Milad Hospital in Tehran city, Iran were evaluated. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and α Cronbach was conducted to assess the validity and reliability of the original and brief Persian version of the TSK, respectively. For goodness-of-fit, the Χ2/df, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), goodness-of-fit index (GFI), and comparative fit index (CFI) indices were used.
Results: Internal consistency specified by Cronbach’s α was 0.949 for the original version of the questionnaire and 0.927 for the brief one. Based on the CFA findings, the goodness-of-fit indices for the brief version were GFI=0.921, RMSEA=0.078 (90% confidence interval (CI), 0.062%-0.094%), comparative fit index (CFI)=0.981, and Χ2/df=2.791. These indices for the original one were 0.882, 0.066 (90% CI, 0.055%-0.076%), 0.983, and 2.270, respectively. A significant correlation was found between these two versions (P<0.001). These findings confirm the adequacy of the brief version of the TSK.
Conclusion: The brief Persian version of TSK can be considered a reliable and valid tool to evaluate somatic focus and activity avoidance in patients with CNSLBP.
Subcortical Role in Figurative Processing by Persian- speaking Alzheimer and Parkinson’s Patients
Authors: Azad Omid 
Published: June 2023

Introduction: The production of figurative expressions, particularly idioms, and proverbs, is negatively affected by damage to the left hemisphere and subcortical area of the brain. Alzheimer patients, thanks to the preservation of basal ganglia, can produce these expressions. In contrast, compared to Alzheimer’s patients, Parkinson’s patients cannot produce these expressions due to the malfunction of the basal ganglia. This study attempts to compare the linguistic and cognitive performance of Persian-speaking patients with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and healthy counterparts regarding the production and comprehension of these figurative expressions.
Materials and Methods: In doing so, by selecting a sample of participants composed of 10 Alzheimer’s patients, 10 Parkinson’s patients, and 10 healthy individuals matched with each other regarding age and education. Then, different tests, including Arizona battery for communication disorders of dementia, famous names, and face test, structured conversation, figurative expression completion, elicitation of response based on situational context, Northridge evaluation of idioms and proverbs in situational context, conventional and figurative expression evaluation were condcuted to analyze their performance.
Results: The results of Arizona battery for communication disorders of dementia indicated that Alzheimer’s patients were in the middle stage of the disease while Parkinson’s participants were classified as non-dementia patients. Although the result of the Renown face and name recognition test demonstrated a significant difference between Alzheimer’s patients and the healthy group regarding cognition and confidence levels, the same result was not observed between healthy control and Alzheimer’s patients. Furthermore, in the test of structured conversation, the proportion of produced words by Alzheimer’s patients was more than that of Parkinson’s patients. However, the results of sentence and figurative expression completion tests corroborated the weaker performance of Alzheimer’s patients compared to their Parkinson and healthy counterparts. Furthermore, notwithstanding in the test of Elicitation of response based on Situational Context, Parkinson’s patients performed more poorly than their Alzheimer and healthy counterparts, in the tests of conventional and figurative expression evaluation, Alzheimer’s patients’ pattern of performance was different from that of other groups as they performed more weakly than Parkinson patients.
Conclusion: The observed dissociation in the performance of Alzheimer as well as Parkinson’s patients in the linguistic production and comprehension tests shed light on the significant role of the subcortical area of the brain in the production of idioms and proverbs.
Training Interventions Change Relative Power Spectrum of Alpha After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency in Athletes
Authors: Jomhouri Sarah , Talebian Saeed , Vaez-Mousavi Mohammad , Sadjadi-Hazaveh Seyed Hamid 
Published: June 2023

Introduction: In individuals with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency (ACLD), defective sensory and motor neuroplasticity occurs in the central nervous system (CNS) due to defects in sensory afferents. To successfully restore ACLD individuals to pre-injury conditions, it is necessary to modify the neuroplasticity created in the CNS by prescribing more appropriate training. For this aim, in this study, we used perturbation training differently.
Materials and Methods: Thirty athletes with unilateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture were randomly assigned to the perturbation and standard training groups. The training program of two groups was performed in three intermittent sessions per week for one month. The relative power spectrum of alpha of quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) was measured in three tasks: (1) the single-leg jump-landing, (2) the single-leg stance with opened eyes, and (3) the single-leg stance with closed eyes.
Results: The perturbation training group only showed significant symmetry in the relative power spectrum of alpha between the two limbs in the single-leg jump-landing test (P=0.92, ES=0.04) in comparison pre-post test. Also, this group showed high symmetry in the alpha band in the single-leg stance test with closed eyes (P=0.53, ES=0.16).
Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that both mechanical perturbation and standard training are suitable for transporting ACLDs back to sports. It also seems that mechanical perturbation training had higher effectiveness in modifying the CNS alpha power.
A Complementary Therapy with Whey Protein in Diabetes: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Authors: Pezeshki Babak , Pourmontaseri Hossein , Rahimabadi Massih Sedigh , Haghjoo Elham , Ostovar Mohadeseh , Dehghan Azizallah , Zarenezhad Elham , Chijan Mahsa Rostami 
Published: June 2023

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and its complications can cause severe morbidity and mortality. The researchers and clinicians’ attention has been toward finding an efficient treatment for T2DM to decrease its heavy burden on the people and countries. Whey protein (WP) is a known glucose-lowering treatment of traditional Persian medicine. This randomized controlled clinical trial aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the WP on the improvement of the glycemic index of the patients with T2DM in Fars, Fasa, Iran. A total of 58 patients with T2DM met the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to one of two groups: intervention or placebo. For 12 weeks, they were given 1 sachet of WP or 1 sachet of placebo. Before and after the trial, fasting blood sugar (FBS), lipid profile, and liver enzymes were tested. Finally, 35 patients completed the study (18 in the whey group and 17 in the placebo group). The mean ± standard deviation of age, BMI, and the disease duration in placebo group were 52.1±9.2 years, 26.8±3.9 kg/m2 and 102.9±67.7 months and in WP group were 51.2±8.2 years, 25.7±3.7 kg/m2 and 74.2±51.1 months. There were no significant differences among the study groups at the beginning (P>0.05). Meanwhile, the WP and placebo groups were the same by means of the amount of anti-diabetic drugs that participants consumed (P=0.242). After 12 weeks FBS and hemoglobin A1C amounts showed remarkable decreases in the WP group compared to its starting point (P=0.011 and P=0.001 respectively); while in the placebo group, no significant difference was observed (P>0.05). No severe complications were reported in the two groups. In conclusion, we found that whey protein would be a promising complementary therapy to control hyperglycemia in the patients with T2DM.
The Convergence of Factors That Affect the Dairy Product Market: A Comparative Analysis of European Union Countries
Authors: Klapkiv Jurij , Putsenteilo Petro , Karpenko Vitalii 
Published: June 2023

The European Union is a large producer of milk and dairy products. It is also a significant market for the consumption of dairy products, which is characterised by effective demand, and it significantly influences the markets of other food products. The main milk producers in the EU are Germany, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain. Intensive migration has contributed to additional demand for food products, in particular, dairy products. This provided the basis for the construction and calculation of a dynamic model of dairy production, the export of dairy products, and the coexistence with the existing population as the main consumers in the EU–27 countries and Great Britain between 2004 and 2020.
An additional research value is that based on the presentation of the analysis and modeling, the relationship between the growth in the demand for dairy products and the growth in the population is established. The reason for the large population in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe is intensive migration flows, which increase the demand for dairy products. The increase in volumes reduces the cost price, which contributes to the export of dairy products, and also contributes to the increase in the volume of production of dairy products. The resulting models made it possible to analyse the influence of population growth on the increase in production volume. At the same time, the dependence and influence of the export of dairy products on the increase in the volume of production of dairy products in the EU–27 and Great Britain countries is investigated.
The results of the mathematical modelling indicate unique opportunities to develop the dairy sector of individual EU–27 countries, i.e., the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Poland. These countries have a rational ratio of the influence of the population growth factor on the increase in the volume of dairy production and the optimal influence of the export of dairy products on the increase in the volume of dairy production.
SCIENTIST VISION TO FACE THE DYNAMIC OF GLOBAL CHANGE IN THE MISSION TO BUILD A CIVILIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE
Authors: Suwardana Hendra 
Published: June 2023

Ilmu pengetahuan menempati posisi sentral sekaligus krusial di alam semesta ini. Tidak hanya dalam konteks tataran epistemologis, tapi juga dituangkan dalam teks kitab suci agama manapun tentang urgensinya manusia berilmu menggunakan akal fikirannya. Hal ini bisa disebut merupakan suatu suatu pengejah-wantaan dari konsepsi ontologis yang dimanifestasikan dalam bentuk praksis berfikir. Oleh karena itu, ilmu tidak bisa dari suatu institusi milik golongan tertentu, khususnya kaum aristokrasi (ilmuwan), tapi para aktivitas manusia dimuka bumi mempunyai tanggungjawab yang sama terutama untuk mengetahui diri dan alam sekitarnya. Atas kesadaran ini bahwa hakikat ilmu pengetahuan itu inovasi berupa pengetahuan akan teknologi dan informasi, maka sepantasnya piranti ini mampu menyelamatkan bumi dalam keberlanjutannya bukan justru malah mebahayakan masa depan penghuninya. Kesemuanya stack holder penghuni planet bumi merupakan satu rangkaian yang tidak terpisahkan dalam peranannya memenuhi kebutuhan kehidupannya. Sedangkan teknologi hanyalah alat piranti untuk memudahkan memenuhi kebutuhan bahkan keinginannya. Pada titik ini, khususnya ilmuwan mempunyai tanggungjawab peran yang lebih vital dalam berkonstribusi terhadap sesuatu yang bernilai dan pada ranah ini masuk wilayah aksiologis yang didalamnya terdapat masyarakat global yang saling terikat dan tidak bersekat sebagai subyek maupun objek yang riil baik secara nyata materi maupun immateri. Pola relasi tersebut dapat dilakukan dengan cara mengkonstruksi mind set absolute relation yang kongkrit baik secara implicit maupun eksplisit bagi manusia dalam membangun perdabannya dengan peradaban ilmu pengetahuan.
Kata kunci: Ilmu Pengetahuan, Ilmuwan, Filsafat Ilmu dan Peradaban.
ADOLESCENT’S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE RISK OF EARLY MARRIAGE RELATED TO ATTITUDE OF PREVENTING EARLY MARRIAGE IN KECAMATAN PARE KABUPATEN KEDIRI
Authors: RATNA FETI WULANDARI  , NURIN FAUZIYAH  , RATIH KUSUMA WARDHANI  
Published: June 2023

Early marriage is a marriage that occur at the age of 18 years old. In 2020, early marriage was 19.26%. The population of women aged 10 years old and over who have ever been married carried out their first marriage at the age of less than 17 years old. The purpose of this study is how the relationship between adolescent’s knowledge about the risk of early marriage and the attitude of efforts to prevent early marriage. The research design method used cross sectional and the measuring instrument was a questionnaire. The independent variable is the knowledge of adolescents about the risk of early marriage while the dependent variable in this study is the attitude of efforts to prevent early marriage. The subjects were teenagers in Kecamatan Pare who had a girlfriend or had been in a relationship. The research sample was 300 respondents and the sampling technique is snowball. Data analysis using Spearman correlation test. The results showed that r = 0.237, sig (p) = 0.000, which means that there is a relationship between adolescent knowledge about the risk of early marriage and the attitude of efforts to prevent early marriage.
Keywords: Knowledge, Early Marriage, Attitude, Adolescent