bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Exploring the path to pathos “Lived experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Authors: Ranjan Rajeev , Jain Meha , Kumar Pankaj , Sethi Gabby , Singh Jai 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACT

Background:
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) require lifetime support by the family, thus posing a great amount of stress among parents. Understanding lived experiences of parents who provide lifelong support will guide in planning effective treatment for children with ASD. In view of this, the study was aimed to depict and understand the lived experiences of parents of children with ASD and making sense of it.

Methods:
This interpretative phenomenological analysis research design was carried out on 15 parents of children with ASD coming to the tertiary care referral hospital of eastern zone of India. In-depth interviews were conducted to understand the lived experiences of parents.

Results:
The current study identified six themes: major symptom recognition; myths, beliefs, and stigma related to children with ASD; help seeking behavior; coping with challenging experiences; support system; uncertainties, insecurities, and gleam of hope.

Conclusion:
Lived experiences were found to be predominantly difficult for most of the parents of children with ASD, and inadequate services pose a major challenge to them. The findings highlight the need for involving the parents in the treatment programs as early as possible or extending appropriate support to the family.
Clinical profile, predisposing risk factors for urinary tract infections and its outcome in diabetics and nondiabetics
Authors: Rajendran Judah R. , Ramya S.R. , Anandhalakshmi S. , Kanungo Reba 
Published: March 2023

Background:
Diabetics are more prone to urinary tract infections (UTIs) than nondiabetics ranging from dysuria to pyelonephritis. Diabetics have a higher prevalence of both asymptomatic bacteriuria and symptomatic UTI, additionally, recurrent complications. The objective of this study was to determine the clinical and microbiological characteristics of UTI in diabetics and nondiabetics and to determine the pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns in diabetic patients with UTI.

Methodology:
This was a retrospective case-control study conducted at the clinical laboratory of the department of microbiology. The study included all the UTI patients diagnosed from January 2018 to December 2018. They were subsequently divided into diabetic and non-diabetic patients. All patients who had >126 mg/dl of fasting blood sugar and >200 mg/dl postprandial blood sugar were diagnosed positive for diabetes mellitus and the remaining were grouped under nondiabetics. Of these, 151 subjects were selected by simple random sampling from each group, respectively. Clinical data, microorganisms isolated, antibiotic susceptibility patterns, and clinical outcomes were recorded.

Results:
There was equal sex predisposition among the diabetics, while there was female preponderance in the case of nondiabetics who developed UTI (P = 0.036). Fever was the most common presenting symptom among diabetics P < 0.0001. Pyelonephritis was more common among diabetics with P < 0.0001. Diabetics were more prone to sepsis compared to nondiabetics P = 0.036.

Conclusions:
The prevalence of pyelonephritis and urosepsis is significantly higher in diabetics than in nondiabetics. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern was similar among both diabetics and nondiabetics.
An evaluation of the hydrocarbon potentials of the gboko formation, middle benue trough, nigeria
Authors: D Akori Felix , W Mode Ayonma , Akpofure Edirin 
Published: March 2023

A total of seventeen (17) rock samples from the Albian Gboko Formation were collected from the quarry of Benue Cement Company for organic geochemical analysis, in order to evaluate its hydrocarbon potential . Total Organic Carbon (TOC) values for the samples ranges from 0.11-0.5wt%. The rock-eval data recorded S2, hydrogen index (HI), Oxygen index (OI), Tmax, and production index (PI) of 0.04-0.11, 25-54, 50-400, 310-4610C, and 0.4-0.6, respectively. These implies that the samples has a fair to poor source rock quality with a type IV kerogen. Optical methods (R0, TAI & VKF) conducted on three selected samples of shales reveal vitrinite reflectance (R0) of 0.77%, 1.11% and 1.54%, while thermal alteration index (TAI) recorded 2.7, 3.3 and 3.7. Kerogen fluorescence indicated weak to non fluorescence. These results infer that the sediments had evolved from oil to gas window due to severe thermal effects . This indicates their potential to generate hydrocarbon gas
Distribution of heavy metal and phytoplankton in calabar river port terminals, calabar, cross river state - nigeria.
Authors: J S Hena , J I Magagi 
Published: March 2023

An aquatic ecological evaluation of Calabar River Port terminals was carried out from February 2020 to January, 2021 with the aim of assessing seasonal variation of heavy metals and the distribution of phytoplankton. Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) was employed to analyze heavy metal concentration and standard procedure was use in identification of phytoplankton from three sampling stations namely Eco marine terminal, INTELS terminal and Shoreline terminals in Calabar River port. Results showed elevated levels of lead, Chromium, Mercury, Zink, Nickel and copper in all the stations beyond the NESREA recommended limits. The study also showed significant negative relationship between plankton and heavy metals. It recommends a yearly monitoring by regulatory agencies to ensure that shipping activities do not interfere with water quality at the terminals.
Intergenerational Fairness and Climate Change Adaptation Policy: An Economic Analysis
Authors: Stephan Gunter 
Published: March 2023

Compared to existing needs, climate change adaptation policies are significantly deficient. Since many adaptation measures havethe feature of a local public good, and since benefits accrue to later generations mainly, most environmental economists would argue that the public goods issue is the most plausible reason why incentives are often insufficient for achieving the optimal level of adaptation. Within a stylized overlapping generation model, we show that adaptation is subject to severe intergenerational consistency problems, if pure self-interest is a feature of the generation’s behavior. This explains among others why too little is invested into climate change adaptation. We also show that if the distribution of income between generations matters or if generations behave altruistic, this consistency conflict can be solved and offers possibilities for policy intervention.

Received: 17 January 2023 | Revised: 27 February 2023 | Accepted: 28 February 2023

Conflicts of Interest
The author declares that he has no conflicts of interest to this work.
Association between lung opacities and visceral fat in COVID-19 patients
Authors: Sosna Michał , Młynarska Agnieszka , Stasiów Bartłomiej , Młynarski Rafał 
Published: March 2023

IntroductionTo assess the relationship between the amount of the epigastric visceral fat area and the severity of pneumonia in the course of COVID-19 using chest computed tomography (CT) examinations.Material and methods177 patients (54 female), with COVID-19 infection were included. A routine chest CT was performed to assess the severity of pneumonia. The affected lung tissue as well as semi-quantitative scales such as the Chest CT Score and Total Opacity Score were calculated using SyngoVia VB30A CT Pneumonia Analysis software. The epigastric region area of visceral fat (L1) was also determined.ResultsThe mean value of the visceral adipose tissue area was 196.23 ± 101.36 cm2. The area of adipose tissue significantly correlated with the percentage of the affected lung tissue (r = 0.1476; p = 0.050), the Chest CT Score (r = 0.2086; p = 0.005), and the Total Opacity Score (r = 0.1744; p = 0.200). The mean area of adipose tissue in the age group ≥ 65 years was 216.13 ± 105.19 cm2, while in the group < 65 years, it was 169.18 ± 89.69 cm2. This difference was statistically significant (p = 0.002).ConclusionsThe study showed a relationship between the area of visceral adipose tissue and the degree of lung inflammation in COVID-19 disease in patients under 65 years of age.
Workshop Media Pembelajaran Interaktif Berbasis Autoplay Media Studio
Authors: Amaliyah AR Rezki , Murtafiah Murtafiah , Amin Nursafitri , Arifin Sartika 
Published: March 2023

Media pembelajaran merupakan salah satu bagian terpenting dalam proses belajar mengajar. Banyak jenis media pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan, salah satunya adalah media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi informasi. Penggunaan media berbasis teknologi berkembang pesat pada abad ini sehingga menuntut para pendidik untuk dapat menguasai berbagai aplikasi media pembelajaran interaktif. Namun kenyataannya, pendidik saat ini belum sepenuhnya menguasai teknologi khususnya dalam mendesain media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis aplikasi autoplay media studio. Oleh sebab itu perlu dilaksanakan suatu kegiatan workshop untuk melatih keterampilan pendidik mendesain media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis autoplay media studio. Workshop ini dilaksanakan selama empat hari. Hari pertama pemaparan materi oleh narasumber kepada peserta dan tiga hari berikutnya penyesaian tugas mandiri oleh peserta workshop. Hasil yang diperoleh setelah dilaksanakan workshop ini yaitu peserta merespon posistif kegiatan yang telah dilakukan serta peserta mampu mendesain media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis autoplay media studio.
Cover, Table of Contents, Editor's Introduction
Authors: Saara Grizzell  
Published: March 2023

Editor’s Introduction to This Issue
Saara Terry Grizzell University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
On behalf of my co-founders and editorial colleagues, Dr. Roy Chen and Dr. Veronica Umeasiegbu, I am pleased to present the next issue of Contemporary Research in Disability and Rehabilitation (CRDR).
This issue contains two articles. In the first article, Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Practices in the United States and Mexico, Maria Valdez and colleagues present survey results using qualitative data and descriptive statistics to explore the screening and diagnostic practices of 35 professionals (30 in the U.S. and 5 in Mexico) who routinely work with children with ASD. In this study, Valdez and colleagues found many similarities in screening practices between professionals in the U.S. and Mexico. For example, in both the U.S. and Mexico the most frequently reported screening tool was the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT, Robins et al., 2001, 2009).
Other similarities included parent involvement, key concerns around language development, a lack of routine screening for ASD, and the screening of children between the ages of 2 to 4 years old. Differences in screening and diagnostic practices involved the professionals engaged in screening for ASD and the referral process in the aftermath of failed ASD screenings.
In the second article, Multicultural Counselor Supervision and Perceived Differences on Client Outcomes, Dr. Perez and colleagues present original research exploring the differences in perceptions among counselor supervisors and supervisees about the impact of multicultural supervision upon client outcomes. In this study, sixty-one participants consisted of faculty, counselor supervisors, counselors, and graduate students in counseling programs. This study found that multicultural supervision/competence predicted supervisor perceptions of client outcome, thus highlighting the importance of multicultural supervision and the need to improve training in multicultural competence.
With that being said, I hope you enjoy this publication of CRDR.
Sincerely,
Saara Terry Grizzell, Ph.D., CRC, LVRC, LCDC, LPC Outgoing Editor, CRDR
Why do inverse models disagree? A case study with two European CO2 inversions
Authors: Munassar Saqr , Monteil Guillaume , Scholze Marko , Karstens Ute , Rödenbeck Christian , Koch Frank-Thomas , Totsche Kai U. , Gerbig Christoph 
Published: March 2023

Abstract. We present an analysis of atmospheric transport impact on
estimating CO2 fluxes using two atmospheric inversion systems
(CarboScope-Regional (CSR) and Lund University Modular Inversion Algorithm (LUMIA)) over Europe in 2018. The main focus of
this study is to quantify the dominant drivers of spread amid CO2
estimates derived from atmospheric tracer inversions. The Lagrangian
transport models STILT (Stochastic Time-Inverted Lagrangian Transport) and FLEXPART (FLEXible PARTicle) were used to assess the impact of
mesoscale transport. The impact of lateral boundary conditions for CO2
was assessed by using two different estimates from the global inversion
systems CarboScope (TM3) and TM5-4DVAR. CO2 estimates calculated with
an ensemble of eight inversions differing in the regional and global
transport models, as well as the inversion systems, show a relatively large
spread for the annual fluxes, ranging between −0.72 and 0.20 PgC yr−1, which is
larger than the a priori uncertainty of 0.47 PgC yr−1. The discrepancies
in annual budget are primarily caused by differences in the mesoscale
transport model (0.51 PgC yr−1), in comparison with 0.23 and 0.10 PgC yr−1 that resulted from the far-field contributions and the inversion
systems, respectively. Additionally, varying the mesoscale transport caused
large discrepancies in spatial and temporal patterns, while changing the
lateral boundary conditions led to more homogeneous spatial and temporal
impact. We further investigated the origin of the discrepancies between
transport models. The meteorological forcing parameters (forecasts versus
reanalysis obtained from ECMWF data products) used to drive the transport
models are responsible for a small part of the differences in CO2
estimates, but the largest impact seems to come from the transport model
schemes. Although a good convergence in the differences between the
inversion systems was achieved by applying a strict protocol of using
identical prior fluxes and atmospheric datasets, there was a non-negligible
impact arising from applying a different inversion system. Specifically, the
choice of prior error structure accounted for a large part of
system-to-system differences.
Empirical tsunami fragility modelling for hierarchical damage levels
Authors: Jalayer Fatemeh , Ebrahimian Hossein , Trevlopoulos Konstantinos , Bradley Brendon 
Published: March 2023

Abstract. The present work proposes a simulation-based Bayesian method for parameter
estimation and fragility model selection for mutually exclusive and
collectively exhaustive (MECE) damage states. This method uses an adaptive
Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation (MCMC) based on likelihood estimation
using point-wise intensity values. It identifies the simplest model that
fits the data best, among the set of viable fragility models considered. The
proposed methodology is demonstrated for empirical fragility assessments for
two different tsunami events and different classes of buildings with varying
numbers of observed damage and flow depth data pairs. As case studies,
observed pairs of data for flow depth and the corresponding damage level from
the South Pacific tsunami on 29 September 2009 and the Sulawesi–Palu
tsunami on 28 September 2018 are used. Damage data related to a total of five
different building classes are analysed. It is shown that the proposed
methodology is stable and efficient for data sets with a very low number of
damage versus intensity data pairs and cases in which observed data are
missing for some of the damage levels.
DEFENSE ANTIOXIDANTS AND LIPID PERIOXIDATION IN AMIETOPHRYNUS MACULATUS AND PTYCHADENA PUMILIO AS A POLLUTION BIO-MONITORING TOOL IN SELECTED AREAS OF LAGOS STATE
Authors: OSUALA F. I. , ONADEKO A. 
Published: March 2023

The sensitivity of African amphibians; Amietophrynus maculatus and Ptychadena pumilio were exploited in determining oxidative stress induced by heavy metals pollution; lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni), which is one of the factors that may have contributed to amphibian population decline. The study investigated the overall mean concentration of the selected heavy metals in the heart, liver, kidney and activities of Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT) and Glutathione (GSH) as well as the level of lipid peroxidation product; malondialdehyde (MDA), in the liver of the sampled animals in five selected locations in Lagos State (Ibafo, Iwaya, Makoko 1, Makoko 2 and Unilag). Three healthy and matured P. pumilio (62.00 ± 5.00g) and A.maculatus (79.00 ± 5.00g) were randomly collected from three points of each selected locations. The results showed that the overall mean concentration (mg/kg) of the selected heavy metals in descending order in A. maculates and P. pumilio were as follows: Heart (Zn >Mn>Pb/Ni > Cr > Cd; Zn >Mn>Pb> Ni > Cd > Cr), Liver (Zn >Mn>Pb> Cd > Ni > Cr; Zn >Mn>Pb> Cd > Cr > Ni) and Kidney (Zn >Mn>Pb> Cd > Cr > Ni; Zn >Mn>Pb> Cd > Cr > Ni) respectively. In addition, the overall range of antioxidant activities (U/mg) in A. maculates and P. pumilio sampled in the various locations varied significantly (P < 0.05) as follows; SOD (4.42-42.70; 5.14-30.62); CAT 10.84-17.82; 7.94-19.72); GSH (3.74-33.11; 4.42-12.17) and MDA (0.01-0.05;0.01-0.05) respectively. GSH was most depleted in both animals sampled from Ibafo. Therefore the sensitivity of the amphibians and the role of these biomarkers could be a good battery of monitoring tools in assessing the environmental health in environmental toxicology studies
Religious Songs on Youtube: The Impact on Students
Authors: Supriyadi Tedi , Julia Julia 
Published: March 2023

Beginning in 2018 Indonesian people are treated to religious songs from Sabyan Gambus group whose vocalist Nissa Sabyan. The songs sung by Nissa Sabyan echoed almost in every layer of the society. One of the media that made it easy for people to enjoy various songs from several Nissa Sabyan albums is YouTube. This paper was aimed to analyze the YouTube's role of students' religious dimension. The method used in this research is a survey with a qualitative approach. The survey was conducted on 147 students. The results of the study prove that YouTube as an Internet-based audio-visual media is an effective medium for spreading religious nuances. The majority of students feel to be religious by listening to Nissa Sabyan's songs, even though they don't understand the contents of the lyrics. Thus, it can be concluded that YouTube has a significant role in fostering a religious sense of students.
THE 4 C’S TOURISM DESTINATION COMPETITIVENESS MATRIX VALIDATION THROUGH THE CONTENT VALIDITY COEFFICIENT
Authors: Ribeiro Diamantino , Machado Luiz Pinto , Henriques Pedro 
Published: March 2023

The creation of the 4 C's Matrix of Tourism Destination Competitiveness aimed to consolidate and organise research questions about the area or areas in which tourist destinations should concentrate their attention. To consolidate the Matrix, 4 phases (preliminary, preparation, test and evaluation) were completed.
In the preliminary phase, a theoretical review on the Tourism Destinations Competitiveness Matrices was carried out; in the preparation phase we used the Delphi method inviting experts in the area of economy and tourism to contribute with their experiences in the construction of the survey instrument; in the test phase we validated the questionnaire through the Content Validity Coefficient; in the evaluation phase a non-probabilistic approach was used, i.e. a convenience sample to obtain answers from tourists, residents and destination managers.
This paper presents the methodology and development of the test phase of the Matrix, using the Content Validity Coefficient (CVC). The contributions received and validated allowed us to create the base matrix with a CVC of 0.8961.
IMPACT OF PANDEMIC COVID 19 ON ECONOMIC CONDITION OF CERAMIC MSMEs
Authors: Normal I Nyoman 
Published: March 2023

The Covid 19 pandemic which is increasingly widespread without adequate countermeasures in the handicraft sector, especially ceramics MSMEs, will gradually be eroded, resulting in business closure or switching to other businesses. The purpose of this study was to determine the economic impact and strategies for countermeasures the impact due to the spread of covid 19. The analysis used qualitative and quantitative descriptive techniques. The results showed that: the existence of ceramic MSMEs in Bali decreased 59.72% due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Sampling of 20.69% using purposive sampling showed that the decline in the existence of ceramic MSMEs was also followed by a decrease in economic variables, which consisted of a decrease in: sales.
76.02%, cost of goods sold 75.77%, gross profit 77.22%, labor 13.33%, types of products 68.61%, customers 83.33%, raw material costs 83.64%, and materials helper 89.22%. The impact mitigation strategy is carried out by: sharpening the MSME database, assisting the improvement of MSME finances, implementing a zoom in pivot strategy, compiling an online marketing information system (Instagram, Tokopedia, and Facebook), and developing functional creative designs (hand sanitizer holders, oil burners, painted cups, and unique glazed mugs. Some of the efforts that were also made to survive the Covid 19 pandemic were: working on relevant orders, serving burning services, making ceramic raw materials suitable for use, making ceramic product samples, working on the rest of previous orders, and holding a ceramic bazaar.
MAPPING OF SALT WATER INTRUSION DURING THE DRY AND WET SEASONS IN THE FIRST COASTAL AQUIFER OF TUMPAT KELANTAN, MALAYSIA
Authors: K.A.AL mabrok Atea. , Zuhairi Wan Yaacob Wan 
Published: March 2023

The most prominent threats to the main water resource in north east Kelantan, is the intrusion of salt water especially in the second aquifer and part of the third aquifer. The main purpose of this work was to evaluate the salt water intrusion into the first aquifer. It was investigated using physical and chemical characteristics of ground water, which revealed that. A range of pH from 4.95 7.63, electrical conductivity (EC) 70 ̶ 2561 µs/cm, salinity 0.02 ̶ 1.21, and total dissolved solids 0.025 ̶ 1.73 mg/l. A range of calcium (Ca), sodium (Na), chloride (Cl) and sulfate (SO4) 1.51 ̶ 37.41, 2.11 ̶ 78.92, 2.84 ̶ 575.2 and 0.92 ̶ 172.82 mg/L respectively. The values of Na, Ca, SO4, Cl and EC were decrease gradually from the sea towards inland and vice versa. A variation in ground water levels between the dry and wet seasons which were in the range of 0.2 ̶ 1.97 m. Moreover, the freshwater/saltwater interface was located on the shoreline in the dry season and retreated in the wet season. Generally, the salt water intrusion was discovered in the first coastal aquifer; however, it has affected a small area. The ground water in this aquifer is fresh (except the three wells 11, 19 and 20) that considered as salty due to the high average of chloride, salinity, total dissolved solids, and electrical conductivity.
POLEMIK SEMUA ORANG MENDATANGI NERAKA DALAM PERSPEKTIF IMAM AL-TABARI
Authors: Agus Kharir  , Umrana  
Published: March 2023

This article describes about hell in various suras in the Qur'an, one of which is Surah Maryam verses 71 and 72. Unlike other verses, this verse states that everyone will come to hell whether he is a disobedient person or a believer. Regarding this verse, there are differences of opinion on the meaning of the word وَارِدُهاَ which means to come to him. Some interpret it with the meaning of entering. While some others interpret it with the meaning of passing. Imam al-Tabari is one of the commentators who provides a fairly detailed interpretation of the verse. The author uses a qualitative method of literature (library research) with the theory of tahlili. The author conducts a search and collects various data related to the variables studied, then analyzes interpretively and descriptively on the data that has been collected. The meaning of the word وَارِدُهاَ in this verse according to al-Tabari is al-Mururu or passing, that is, all believers or unbelievers will pass through hell, namely through sirat that lies above hell.