bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Randomized controlled pilot study of an app-based intervention for improving social skills, face perception, and eye gaze among youth with autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Chung Kyongmee , Chung Eunsun 
Published: April 2023

IntroductionThis pilot study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an app-based intervention (Yface) in 53 children with autism spectrum disorder. Yface is a combined program that improves social skills, facial perception, and eye gaze.MethodsChildren were randomly assigned to one of the two training groups or a waitlist control group. One of the training groups completed the Yface training program lasting for 66 days, while the other training group used a similar app called Ycog, which focuses on cognitive rehabilitation. Questionnaires, computerized tasks, and semi-structured interviews were administered to children and their parents at pre- and post-training sessions.ResultsThe Yface group showed improvements in face perception and some social skills compared to waitlist controls, and in eye gaze compared to the Ycog group.DiscussionOur results suggest that this app-based intervention is effective in improving targeted social skills and face perception, although their relative effectiveness differs across skill domains.
Can integrating religiosity and spirituality into postpartum care improve the quality of life in women with preeclampsia
Authors: Rasouli Robab , Maleki Azam , Zenoozian Saeedeh 
Published: April 2023

BackgroundWomen with a history of preeclampsia frequently have a lower level of physical well-being and emotional problems.ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the effect of integrating religiosity and spirituality into postpartum care can improve the quality of life in women with preeclampsia.MethodsThis study was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted on 40 women with preeclampsia. All eligible participants were allocated to two control and intervention groups using a random blocking method. Data were collected using Mother-Generated Index (MGI) in pre-intervention and 6 weeks later and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and independent t-tests. The significance level was p &lt; 0.05.ResultsThe mean, Standard deviation (SD) of the total score of MGI before intervention in the intervention group was 5.35 (1.09) which increased to 8.00 (0.50) 6 weeks after intervention. In the control group, the pre-test score of MGI was 5.81 (0.97) which increased to 6.69 (1.37) after 6 weeks of follow-up. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant after the intervention based on an independent t-test (p = 0.001).The mean (SD) of five subscales included Feelings toward herself, Feelings toward the child, Feelings toward her husband and others, Feelings toward sex, and Physical health status after intervention in the intervention group statistically significantly increased compared to the control group (p &lt; 0.011).ConclusionThe integration of spiritual counseling with the educational content of postpartum care had a positive impact on improving the postpartum QoL of women with preeclampsia. For better conclusions, a study with a large sample size needed to be conducted in the future.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://en.irct.ir/user/trial/50832/view, identifier IRCT20150731023423N16.
Knowledge, attitude, and adherence to malaria control guidelines and the prevalence of Plasmodium species infection in localities across transmission and ecological zones in Cameroon
Authors: Tangi Livinus N. , Ajonina Marcelus U. , Moyeh Marcel N. , Chi Hanesh F. , Ntui Vincent N. , Kwi Pilate N. , Toussi Eric C. T. , Fung Mary Progress S. , Fah FohTella , Mayaba Joel M. , Formilack Franklin T. , Ntasin Veronica N. , Nji Theobald M. , Yenshu Emmanuel V. , Achidi Eric A. , Amambua-Ngwa Alfred , Apinjoh Tobias O. 
Published: April 2023

BackgroundDespite a scale up of control interventions over the years, malaria remains a major public health and economic concern in Cameroon, contributing considerably to hospitalization and deaths. The effectiveness of control strategies depends on the extent of adherence by the population to national guidelines. This study assessed the influence of human knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to malaria and its control on the prevalence of malaria parasite infection, with implications for the elimination of the disease.MethodologyThis is a cross-sectional community and hospital-based study, covering the five ecological and three malaria transmission zones in Cameroon. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to document socio-demographic and clinical parameters as well as knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward malaria control and management. Consenting participants were screened for malaria parasite with rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) of the peripheral blood. Association between qualitative variables was determined using the chi-square test and logistic regression analysis.ResultsA total of 3,360 participants were enrolled, 45.0% (1,513) of whom were mRDT positive, with 14.0% (451/3,216) and 29.6% (951/3,216) having asymptomatic parasitaemia and malaria, respectively. Although most participants knew the cause, symptoms, and control strategies, with 53.6% (1,000/1,867) expertly knowledgeable about malaria overall, only 0.1% (2/1,763) individuals were fully adherent to malaria control measures.ConclusionThe risk of malaria in Cameroon remains high, with the population considerably knowledgeable about the disease but poorly adherent to national malaria control guidelines. Concerted and more effective strategies aimed at improving knowledge about malaria and adherences to control interventions are necessary to ultimately eliminate the disease.
Participation, challenges and needs in children with down syndrome during cancer treatment at hospital: a qualitative study of parents' experiences
Authors: Bohnstedt Cathrine , Stenmarker Margaretha , Olersbacken Linn , Schmidt Lone , Larsen Hanne B. , Schmiegelow Kjeld , Hansson Helena 
Published: April 2023

BackgroundStudies report that it can be challenging to assess and treat side-effects and symptoms among children who have impairments and difficulties in expressing their needs. Children with Down syndrome have an increased vulnerability and an increased risk for contracting leukaemia. There is sparse knowledge about the parental experience of how treatment and side-effects affect children with Down syndrome with leukaemia, as well as the role of participation during treatment.PurposeThis study aimed to explore the perceptions of parents of children with Down syndrome and leukaemia regarding their child's treatment, side effects and participation during hospital care.MethodsA qualitative study design was used, and interviews were conducted with a semi-structured interview-guide. Fourteen parents of 10 children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia from Sweden and Denmark, 1–18 years of age, participated. All children had completed therapy or had a few months left before the end of treatment. Data was analysed according to qualitative content analysis.ResultsFour sub-themes were identified: (1) Continuously dealing with the child's potential susceptibility; (2) Confidence and worries regarding decisions related to treatment regulation; (3) Challenges in communication, interpretation, and participation; and (4) Facilitating participation by adapting to the child's behavioural and cognitive needs. The sub-themes were bound together in an overarching theme, which expressed the core perception “Being the child's spokesperson to facilitate the child's participation during treatment”. The parents expressed this role as self-evident to facilitate communication regarding the needs of the child, but also regarding how the cytotoxic treatment affected the vulnerable child. Parents conveyed the struggle to ensure the child's right to receive optimal treatment.ConclusionThe study results highlight parental challenges regarding childhood disabilities and severe health conditions, as well as communication and ethical aspects regarding to act in the best interests of the child. Parents played a vital role in interpreting their child with Down syndrome. Involving parents during treatment enables a more accurate interpretation of symptoms and eases communication and participation. Still, the results raise questions regarding issues related to building trust in healthcare professionals in a context where medical, psychosocial and ethical dilemmas are present.
The global status and hotspots of research in the field of trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy (TOET) from 2008 to 2022
Authors: Li Ping , Qin Hao , Jin Rui , Zheng Wuping , Fan Pingming , Lyu Peng-fei 
Published: April 2023

PurposeIn this study, the aim was to comprehensively analyze the current status, hotspots, and trends of trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy (TOET) through bibliometric analysis and by presenting the field atlas.MethodsWeb of Science Core Collection database was adopted to screen studies regarding TOET published between January 1, 2008 and August 1, 2022. The evaluation covered the criteria total number of studies, keywords, and contributions from countries/regions, institutions, journals, and authors.ResultsA total of 229 studies were covered. SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES is the largest publication in the field of TOET. The three countries that contributed the most studies were Korea, China, and the USA. The most frequently occurring core keywords in the field of TOET are vestibular approach, outcomes, experience, safety, robotic thyroidectomy, scar, video-assisted thyroidectomy and quality-of-life. The seven clusters were generated in this study: intraoperative monitoring of the laryngeal return nerve (# 0), learning curve (# 1), postoperative quality of life (# 2), central lymph node dissection and safety (# 3), complications (# 4), minimally invasive surgery (# 5), and robotic surgery (# 6).ConclusionThe main research topics in the field of TOET place focuses on learning curves, laryngeal nerve monitoring, carbon dioxide gas bolus, chin nerve injury, surgical complications, and surgical safety. In the future, more academics will focus on the safety of the procedure and reducing complications..
Internal replacement of a vertebral body in pseudarthrosis—Armed kyphoplasty with bone graft-filled stents: Case report
Authors: Moura Diogo Lino , Cavaca Ana Rita 
Published: April 2023

BackgroundPost-traumatic vertebral necrosis and pseudarthrosis represents one of the most concerning and unpredictable challenges in spinal traumatology. The evolution of this disease at the thoracolumbar transition usually courses with progressive bone resorption and necrosis, leading to vertebral collapse, retropulsion of the posterior wall and neurological injury. As such, the therapeutic goal is the interruption of this cascade, seeking to stabilize the vertebral body and avoid the negative consequences of its collapse.Case descriptionWe present a clinical case of a pseudarthrosis of T12 vertebral body with severe posterior wall collapse, treated with removal of intravertebral pseudarthrosis focus by transpedicular access, T12 armed kyphoplasty with VBS® stents filled with cancellous bone autograft, laminectomy and stabilization with T10-T11-L1-L2 pedicle screws. We present clinical and imaging detailed results at 2-year follow-up and discuss our option for this biological minimally invasive treatment for vertebral pseudarthrosis that mimics the general principles of atrophic pseudarthrosis therapeutic and allows to perform an internal replacement of the necrotic vertebral body, avoiding the aggression of a total corpectomy.ConclusionsThis clinical case demonstrates a successful outcome of the surgical treatment of pseudarthrosis of vertebral body (mobile nonunion vertebral body) in which expandable intravertebral stents allow to perform an internal replacement of the necrotic vertebral body by creating intrasomatic cavities and filling them with bone graft, obtaining a totally bony vertebra with a metallic endoskeleton, which is biomechanically and physiologically more similar to the original one. This biological internal replacement of the necrotic vertebral body technique can be a safe and effective alternative over cementoplasty procedures or total vertebral body corpectomy and replacement for vertebral pseudarthrosis and may have several advantages over them, however long-term prospective studies are needed in order to prove the effectiveness and advantages of this surgical option in this rare and difficult pathological entity.
Body and senses in the production of cultural meaning: from Middle Ages to TV series, films and video games
Authors: Rodríguez Gerardo , Miranda Lidia 
Published: April 2023

In medieval times, the literary nature of the works, including written ones, were determined by contextual elements such as the acoustic and momentary channel of communication along with the domain of gestur-al, instrumental and vocal codes. These elements conditioned writers and performers when they improved and perfected their capacities and perfor-mance, on which the message as a whole depended. Today the media and entertainment industry also use complex and rich connections between verbal and visual signs to produce highly symbolic messages through im-aginary re-enactments of the past. The wide range of discursive productions of the Middle Ages can be ana-lysed through the study of the elements and factors that become carriers of meanings and the way in which they do so. We consider that a comparable perspective is also suitable for contemporary semiotic practices that, when interpreting documentary sources of various types and incorporating them into suitable fictional formats for the general public, constitute playful re-configurations of the historical, literary and fantastic Middle Ages. Accordingly, this paper attempts to examine certain components of mass culture which have transformed narratives, characters and fictional worlds, distinctive of the Middle Ages, into communicative and semiotic practices reinterpreting historical and literary texts as a way of reflecting on people, social life and its problems in the present world. It starts from con-sidering that semantic plurality and diachronic bases of the idea of body and senses enable an interdisciplinary and comparative study, in order to understand their historicity, their ideological effect and the innumerable aesthetic possibilities which they promote in different areas of culture. The reflections take into account the bodily and sensory aspects of the Middle Ages selected by series, films and video games with an impact, as signifi-cant elements, on current cultural orientations and attitudes.
Beyond Mona Lisa’s smile: A theoretical approach to the persuasion of likeness in the digital image
Authors: Haase Fee-Alexandra 
Published: April 2023

In this article we discuss the digital image as a form of representation of likeness in the digital environment. The English word likeness entails the meaning of similarity that in the theory of rhetoric constitute persua-siveness. Likeness is an implicit and often taken for granted quality of the communicative performance of digital media. While the term image is a ty-pological classification, semiotic relations of the transfer of meaning can be described with the terms icon and simulacrum. We show their presence in the digital environment tracing their tradition of their function regarding the establishing of likeness to philosophical ideas. We exemplify with the case of the digital images as derivations from the portrait Mona Lisa that the appearance as an image of all what is displayed on the screen consti-tutes the specific likeness of digitality. The persuasiveness of digital images is in line with the theory of rhetoric in an exaggerated presence of the im-age as source of aesthetic perception with the sense of sight of the viewer.
A semiotic analysis of representations of maids in Greek movies of the 1950s and 60s
Authors: Bardakis Thomas 
Published: April 2023

A variety of semiotic codes, for example, proxemics, kinesics, dress code, verbal code, usually construct specific representations in audiovisual culture. This paper explores the semiotic systems in synergy which seem to lead to consolidation of the social representations of maids in pop culture texts, such as Greek movies in the 1950s and 60s (the old Greek cinema era). The research questions explore the social representations which have been constructed and the ways in which the verbal and non-verbal signs of the maids can lead to the consolidation of their social image or even to a myth construction based on specific ideological perspectives. So, how do maids act in Greek movies in the 1950s and 60s? What does their performance signify? A semiotic analysis will examine all these questions through semiotic codes in those multimodal texts (Greek movies), selected from the field of the historically Greek pop culture texts. These verbal and non-ver-bal codes work coherently to translate the depiction of Greek society and culture and to convey connotative meanings.
Some Issues of Ethnic Problems of Rinoseptoplasty in Various Populations: A Literature Review
Authors: Тулебаев Р.К. , Русецкий Ю.Ю. , Махамбетова Э.А. , Аженов Т.М. 
Published: April 2023

За последние годы население земного шара насчитывает около ста разных этнических групп с межгрупповыми различиями, и почти каждая из них обладает особыми анатомическими и функциональными особенностями, а также своим представлением о физиологических функциях носа и, конечно, суждением о форме красоты. В настоящее время известен специальный раздел физической антропологии, изучающий географические вариации морфологических, физиологических и биохимических показателей здорового человеческого организма, – этническая антропология. Все вышеизложенное подтверждает чрезвычайную актуальность данной проблемы, отражающую некоторые современные вопросы эстетической ринопластики и нерешенные этнические проблемы в различных популяциях населения.
In recent years, the world’s population has numbered about a hundred different ethnic groups with intergroup differences (Liao W.C., 2007) and almost each of them has special anatomical and functional features, as well as its own idea of the physiological functions of the nose and, of course, a judgment about the form of beauty. Currently, there is a special section of physical anthropology that studies geographical variations in morphological, physiological and biochemical parameters of a healthy human body known as ethnic anthropology. All of the above confirms the extreme urgency of this problem, reflecting some modern issues of aesthetic rhinoplasty and unresolved ethnic problems in various populations.
KOMPLEKSITAS PEMENUHAN HAK PENYANDANG DISABILITAS YANG BERHADAPAN DENGAN HUKUM DI PENGADILAN TINGGI TANJUNG KARANG
Authors: Fauzi Maghfira Nur Khaliza 
Published: April 2023

Pada dasarnya penyandang disabilitas perlu mendapat perlindungan bagi yang berhadapan dengan hukum di pengadilan, terkhusus Pengadilan Tinggi Tanjung Karang. Dalam hal ini perlu melihat lebih mendalam perkembangan hukum dari segi peraturan perundang-undangan saat ini guna menjamin hak-hak penyandang disabilitas dan juga pemenuhan hak pada aksesibilitas fisik dan non fisik seperti sarana dan prasarana gedung yang harus memadai, atau bahkan karena sumber daya pegawai, panitera, dan hakim di pengadilan yang perlu memahami terkait dengan berbagai isu disabilitas. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian hukum yuridis-normatif yang ditujukan untuk menemukan dan merumuskan argumentasi hukum, melalui analisis terhadap pokok permasalahan. Teknik pengumpulan bahan hukum dilakukan dengan studi kepustakaan dan telaah lapangan. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah perundang-undangan (statute approach), untuk menalaah aturan hukum yang berlaku terkait dengan disabilitas, untuk melihat ketentuan peraturan perundang-undangan dan konsepsi teoritik mengenai disabilitas dengan realitas empirik pemenuhan hak penyandang disabilitas di Pengadilan Tinggi Tanjung Karang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan parameter Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 39 Tahun 2020 tentang Akomodasi Yang Layak Untuk Penyandang Disabilitas Dalam Proses Peradilan, bahwa aksesibilitas fisik dan non-fisik di Pengadilan Tinggi Tanjung Karang telah terpenuhi dengan baik, yaitu telah memiliki fisik infrastruktur khusus dan alat bantu yang memudahkan penyandang disabilitas dalam mengakses seluruh area publik di pengadilan. Sementara aksesibilitas non fisik bahwa para pegawai pengadilan sudah diberikan pelayanan teknis mengenai pengetahuan dan etika cara melayani penyandang disabilitas, dan kini sudah mulai memahami pelayanan hukum bagi itu penyandang disabilitas.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUH MINAT MASYARAKAT MEMBAYAR ZAKAT PROFESI PADA BAZNAS KABUPATEN TAPIN
Authors: Karimah Husna 
Published: April 2023

BAZNAS Kabupaten Tapin Mempunyai kemampuan besar untuk menghimpun dana Zakat profesi namun saat ini dana yang terhimpum di BAZNAS Kabupaten Tapin masih sangat sedikit yang tidak lepas dari minat masyarakat itu sendiri. Tujuan penelitian ini merupakan untuk mengetahui apakah aspek pengetahuan, kepercayaan, pendapatan serta peraturan bupati mempengaruhi secara simultan serta parsial terhadap minat masyarakat membanyar zakat profesi pada BAZNAS Kabupaten Tapin. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian lapangan memakai pendekatan kuantitatif. Dalam penelitian ini sampel yang digunakan merupakan muzakki BAZNAS Kabupaten Tapin sebanyak 35 orang. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa variabel pengetahuan, kepercayaan, pendapatan serta peraturan bupati secara bersama-sama memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap minat masyarakat membayar zakat dengan signifikasi 0,000 < 0,05. Sedangkan secara parsial faktor pengetahuan tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap minat berzakat dengan nilai signifikasi 0,620 > 0,05. Variabel kepercayaan secara parsial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap minat berzakat dengan nilai signifikasi 0,010 < 0,05. Variabel pendapatan secara parsial tidak berpengaruh significan terhadap minat masyarakat membayar berzakat dengan nilai signifikasi 0,316 > 0,05 dan variabel peraturan bupati secara parsial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap minat berzakat dengan nilai signifikasi 0,006 < 0,05.

Kata kunci: Kepercayaan, pengetahuan zakat, pendapatan, peraturan bupati dan minat berzakat.
CATCH UP IMMUNIZATION : PENERAPAN IMUNISASI KEJAR DALAM MENGATASI PENURUNAN CAKUPAN IMUNISASI ANAK PADA ERA NEW NORMAL (STUDI KASUS DI KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG)
Authors: Kusworo Daffa Ladro 
Published: April 2023

Abstrak : Pencegahan penyakit berbahaya pada anak diberikan melalui gerakan program imunisasi. Secara esensial, prioritas pelayanan kesehatan oleh pemerintah menjadi catatan penting dalam rangka pencapaian Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) di tahun 2030, melalui transformasi kebijakan dan langkah-langkah alternatif. Namun saat ini, masih didapati hambatan dalam pelaksanaan imunisasi dari berbagai perspektif, baik pembatasan pelayanan kesehatan di puskesmas dan kecemasan masyarakat terhadap penularan covid-19. Konsekuensinya, jumlah angka cakupan imunisasi rutin pada anak juga berpengaruh. Degradasi perolehan imunisasi memerlukan transformasi strategis sebagai langkah proaktif terhadap aspek pelayanan kesehatan, disertai dengan kepatuhan terhadap protokol kesehatan. Pemberlakuan catch up immunization (imunisasi kejar) melalui pemetaan pertimbangan risiko diharapkan dapat mengatasi ketertinggalan imunisasi anak di daerah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian hukum normatif dengan pendekatan peraturan perundang-undangan dan studi kepustakaan, serta menggunakan analisis deskriptif dalam pengelolahan data kualitatif dengan penerapan metode deduktif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa perlunya adaptasi terhadap kondisi pada era new normal, terkhusus aspek pelayanan imunisasi di puskesmas melalui perwujudan catch up immunization dan peningkatan teknis imunisasi keliling, guna mencapai target cakupan imunisasi rutin pada anak di daerah.