bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Systemic Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns of Dentists in Morocco
Authors: Kissa Jamila , Chemlali Sihame , Gharibi Amina 
Published: July 2023

Aim:
The aim of this study was to describe the use patterns of antibiotics in periodontal therapy among Moroccan dentists.

Materials and Methods:
It was a cross-sectional study. An online survey among 2440 registered dentists was conducted in public, private, and semi-public sectors in Morocco. Within the interrogated dentists, 255 answer the online survey. Data analysis was done by the laboratory of biostatistics-epidemiology of the Faculty of Medicine of Casablanca.

Results:
The antibiotics were prescribed for different pathologies. 26.8% of dentists prescribed antibiotics for gingivitis, 91.5% in case of ulcero-necrotizing gingivitis, 92.7% for aggressive periodontitis, 77% to chronic periodontitis patients, and 97.6% in the presence of periodontal abscess. Dentists prescribed penicillin to 37.3% of cases presenting ulcero-necrotizing gingivitis and 62.3% of patients presenting periodontal abscess. Cyclins are prescribed at a rate of 60% to aggressive periodontitis patients. The association of penicillin + metronidazole is prescribed to 37.3% of ulcero-necrotizing gingivitis patients, 47% of patients presenting aggressive periodontitis, 42.5% of chronic periodontitis patients, and 65.5% of cases presenting periodontal abscess.

Discussion:
There are major discrepancies among dentists in antibiotic prescription patterns. Some dentists prescribe antibiotics to patients with gingivitis or patients undergoing noninvasive oral procedures such as air polishing and scaling which is worrisome. Dentists are prescribing antibiotics when local treatment would have sufficed. Dentists also commonly prescribed antibiotics as an adjunct to mechanical therapy for the treatment of periodontal disease.

Conclusion:
Systemic antibiotics are prescribed for different conditions according to variable protocols. The appropriateness of antibiotic prescription must be reassessed critically to improve antibiotic stewardship among dentists.
Prevalence and Pattern of Proximity of Maxillary Posterior Teeth to Maxillary Sinus with Mucosal Thickening
Authors: Nair Admaja K. , Jose Merrin , Sreela L. S. , Prasad Twinkle S. , Mathew Philips 
Published: July 2023

Context:
Odontogenic sinusitis is a prevalent but frequently unrecognized condition, and periapical pathologies of maxillary posterior teeth are accused as one of the main causative factors.

Aim:
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the periapical status of maxillary posterior teeth and its proximity to the maxillary sinus floor in the occurrence of incidental sinus pathologies using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Methodology:
CBCT scans of 118 patients of age range 18–77 years were evaluated retrospectively to determine the relationship of maxillary posterior teeth to sinus floor in which vertical relationship was assessed using modified Kwak's classification and periapical status using CBCT periapical index. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS statistics software.

Results:
Of all 227 sinuses examined, 56.8% showed pathological changes, with mucosal thickening being the most common. More than 50% (50.2%) of sinuses were associated with periapical lesions of at least one maxillary posterior tooth based on evidence of pathological mucosal thickening. The presence of pathologic mucosal thickening was also significantly related (P < 0.05) to the presence of periapical pathologies. There was a significant association between tooth position and pathological sinus mucosal thickening, especially with second molars, first molars, and second premolars, respectively (P < 0.05). Second molar involvement was the most significant (P < 0.05).

Conclusion:
The present study established a positive association between periapical disease status of maxillary posteriors and maxillary sinus mucosal thickening. Maxillary second premolar and first and second molars pathologies can significantly affect the maxillary sinus compared to other maxillary posterior tooth. CBCT proved to be an efficient imaging modality in detecting these changes.
Effectiveness of Three Mouth Rinsing Agents Against Mutans Streptococcus and Lactobacillus Species – A Comparative Study
Authors: Bolla Vijaya Lakshmi , Jyothi M. , Mettu Shanthan Reddy , Manoj Kumar Mallela G. , Rao Kakumanu Nageswara , Reddy Munnangi Surendra , Koppolu Pradeep 
Published: July 2023

Background:
Dental caries is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases and is a cause of continuous discomfort through impaired function and esthetics. To control dental caries, the removal of plaque is of utmost importance, and that further necessitates the use of chemotherapeutic agents. Several side effects associated with chlorhexidine have stimulated the search for an alternative chemotherapeutic agent.

Aims:
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of probiotic mouth rinse with kidodent mouth rinse, and placebo against mutans Streptococcus and Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA).

Materials and Methods:
The present study was a randomized parallel double-blinded clinical study which included 90 children of ages 6–15 years who were randomly allocated into three groups: Group 1 – placebo (n = 30), Group 2 – kidodent (n = 30), and Group 3 – probiotic (n = 30). Stimulated salivary samples were collected from all the children after rinsing with distilled water (first reading), and after rinsing with respective mouthwash (placebo/kidodent/probiotic mouth rinse) of their groups during the first visit (second readings). Samples were collected again after using mouth rinse for 14 days (third readings) and used for detection of pH, and levels of Streptococcus mutans (SM) and LA counts. Data were subjected to statistical analysis.

Results:
Statistically significant difference was seen between placebo versus kidodent, placebo versus probiotic but there was no statistically significant difference between kidodent versus probiotic after the immediate rinse and post 15 days of rinse.

Conclusion:
Kidodent and probiotic mouth rinse are more efficacious and have equivalent efficacy in reducing SM and LA.
Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Male Andropause Symptoms Self-Assessment Questionnaire
Authors: Çetin Ahmet Mesut , Baylan Burhan , Imamoglu Muhammet Abdurrahim , Akbayrak Türkan 
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT

Objective:
This study was planned to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Male Andropause Symptoms Self-Assessment Questionnaire (MASS-Q).

Materials and Methods:
One hundred and twenty-five men with a mean age of 54.24 ± 6.51 years participated in the study. First, participants’ demographic data were recorded. Then, the MASS-Q was adapted to Turkish. The assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish MASS-Q, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and criterion validity analyses were administered. For the reliability test, the scale was readministered 1 week later. Test-retest reliability was examined with the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Internal consistency was defined by Cronbach’s alpha. Regarding the validity analysis, content validity was determined according to expert opinions. For criterion validity, the Aging Male Symptoms-Questionnaire (AMS-Q) was used.

Results:
According to the results of the analysis, the ICC values between the test–retest scores of the total and subdimensions (sexual, somatic, psychic, and behavior) of the MASS-Q were found to be 0.987, 0.939, 0.973, 0.951, and 0.887, respectively (P < 0.05). Cronbach’s alpha values of the total and subdimensions (sexual, somatic, psychic, and behavior) of the MASS-Q were calculated as 0.924, 0.870, 0.747, 0.865, and 0.667, respectively. According to the ICC values obtained, it was found that the MASS-Q had a high degree of reliability. According to the internal consistency results, the sexual and psychic subdimensions were found to be quite reliable, whereas the somatic and behavioral subdimensions were found to be sufficiently reliable. According to the criterion validity results, a very high and high correlations were found between the AMS-Q scores and the MASS-Q scores (r = 0.636–0.938, P = 0.001)

Conclusion:
As a result, it was determined that the Turkish version of the MASS-Q is a valid and reliable scale that can be used in Turkish men.
Diagnostic Role of Transvaginal Sonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adenomyosis of the Uterus and its Correlation with Histopathology
Authors: Jain Shivi , Kumar Kamlesh , Shukla Ram Chandra , Jain Madhu 
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective:
The prevalence of adenomyosis of the uterus varies from 5% to 70%, and there is no clear consensus on its imaging diagnostic criteria. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of transvaginal sonography (TVS), combined TVS and color Doppler (TVS-CD), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of adenomyosis.

Materials and Methods:
This was a tertiary care hospital-based prospective study, in which 365 clinically suspected cases of adenomyosis were enrolled. All three types of imaging (TVS, TVS-CD, and MRI) were done in 233/365 patients, followed by hysterectomy in 50. Imaging features were correlated with the histopathological examination (HPE), which was taken as the gold standard for the diagnosis. The diagnostic performance of each imaging modality was assessed.

Results:
Among patients who underwent hysterectomy, 36/50 (72%) had adenomyosis on HPE, with or without associated benign gynecological abnormalities. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative PV (NPV), and diagnostic accuracy (DA) of MRI were higher than that of TVS-CD (91.67% vs. 77.78%, 85.71% vs. 78.57%, 94.29% vs. 90.32%, 80% vs. 57.89%, and 90% vs. 78%, respectively). TVS alone had lower diagnostic performance (specificity: 64.29%, PPV 84.85%, NPV 52.94%, and DA74%) than TVS-CD, but equal sensitivity (77.78%). Heterogeneous myometrium was the most sensitive (80.56%), while myometrial cyst was the most specific (92.86%) TVS feature. The maximum junctional zone thickness ≥12 mm was the most sensitive (97.22%), while the hyperintense myometrial focus was the most specific (100%) MRI feature.

Conclusion:
TVS-CD should be used as an initial diagnostic imaging modality in clinically suspected cases of adenomyosis; however, MRI due to better diagnostic efficacy should be the imaging modality of choice before subjecting such patients to hysterectomy.
Study to Determine Concordance between High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus DNA Detection in Self Collected First Voided Urine Samples and Health-Care Worker Collected Cervical Samples in a Subset of Women with Proven Histopathological Precancerous and Cancerous Lesions of the Cervix
Authors: Purwar Shashank , Gupta Shipra , John Julie Hansa , Gupta Priyal , Halder Ajay 
Published: July 2023

ABSTRACT

Objective:
The objective of our study was to assess whether urinary samples for human papilloma virus (HPV) detection are a good predictive marker of cervical cancerous and precancerous lesions, by comparing against results from cervical scrapings as the gold standard test.

Materials and Methods:
The study is a hospital-based cross-sectional study wherein symptomatic women were screened at the colposcopy clinic. Paired samples-cervical scrapings/washings and urine samples were tested for hr-HPV for women who were found to harbor premalignant and malignant lesions of the cervix in histopathological lesions, by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction and HPV genotyping. Diagnostic accuracy was tested by calculating concordance with Cohen’s kappa with hr-HPV detection in cervical samples as the gold standard.

Results:
A total of 295 patients undergoing colposcopy were recruited in the study, out of which 54 had histopathological-proven premalignant and malignant lesions of the cervix. Overall, positivity rate in urinary samples for both HPV 16 and 18 combined is 64.81%, whereas for cervical samples is 68.51%. HPV 16 was seen in 30 (55.5%) and 32 (59.3%) cervical and urinary samples, respectively, whereas HPV 18 was seen in 7 (12.9%) and 6 (11.1%) samples, respectively. There was substantial concordance between the cervical samples and first-void urinary samples results with Cohen’s k: 0.6988 (95% confidence interval: From 0.507 to 0.891). There was 85.96% agreement among all the tests that were performed with only 14.04% disagreement.

Conclusions:
The study showed that HPV DNA detection from the urine and cervical samples showed significant agreeability for the detection of precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix among women with abnormal histology results. Thus, urinary sampling can be done as a potential replacement for cervical sampling methods with the added benefit as it can be used in females reluctant to provide cervical samples, if there is no availability of skilled workforce for collecting samples, for mass screening, and for the follow-up of vaccination programs.
Profile of Critical Thinking Results Analyzed from Facione Indicators and Gender of Learners
Authors: Arini Rima , Rahayu Yuni Sri , Erman Erman 
Published: July 2023

Objective: This research aims to describe the results of students' critical thinking in three different junior high schools. This research was conducted using a quantitative descriptive method in which the data obtained were the results of the critical thinking of male and female Grade VIII students from three different junior high schools in Pamekasan, namely in the Tlanakan, Galis, and Larangan areas using thinking indicators. Fionce's Critical Thinking on Narcotics, Psychotropics, and Other Addictive Substances, Fionce's critical thinking indicators are as follows Interpretation, Analysis, Evaluation, Conclusion, Explanation, and Self-Regulation Methods: The method used in this study was to have students work on five critical thinking essay questions by taking random samples. Results: From the three junior high schools, a sample of 50 students was obtained, namely 25 male and 25 female students. After the students worked on the questions, the average male student scored 62.56, and the female student scored 65.28. Novelty: From the results obtained, it was found that the average score of female students was higher than that of male students from three different schools based on an analysis of the Fionce indicators where female students tended to give more detailed and thorough answers than male students. The second reason female students have higher critical thinking skills than male students is that the answers given by male students tend to be different from the topics in the questions given by the researcher.
Sistem Informasi Pengaduan Siswa Berbasis Website Dengan Framework Laravel
Authors: Manalu Winda Uli Sari , Hakim Lukman , Wulandari Cindi 
Published: July 2023

This student complaint system is a web-based system that helps Yadika Lubuklinggau Vocational High School students submit their complaints to the school. The challenge procedure is currently still manual. Students have to write complaints down on paper and then incorporate them into feedback, so this method is not efficient enough.Technology has become an important part of people's lives, especially in the world of education, this is triggered by the rapid development of technology.as technology advances.To overcome these problems, we need a website or technology that contains a collection of certain information pages that can be accessed easily by students anytime and anywhere so as not to interfere with the teaching and learning process. Created a system to design a web page system that can assist students in filing complaints. This program is based on PHP with the concept of MVC (Model View Controller), modeling of the proposed system, including diagramsuse case, scenariouse case, diagram activity, diagram sequence, diagram class, input and output plans. The design of this website uses the PHP programming language with the Laravel Framework programming language development method. Create a database with MySQL using XAMPP.The result of this research is to design a web-based complaint information system for Yadika Vocational High School students so that students can submit complaints outside of scheduled school hours. The benefits are too This website is accessed for online student complaint information systems.
Pengembangan Potensi Objek Wisata Kolam Renang Di Desa Kassi Kecamatan Rumbia Kabupaten Jeneponto Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Irwandi Andi , Veronika Ika , Halik Siti Wahyuni , Fitria Alifiah , Elisabeth Sefanya Christine , Ismail Ichsan , Muslimah Nurul 
Published: July 2023

Kabupaten Jeneponto khususnya Desa Kassi kecamatan Rumbia mempunyai potensi wisata dalam yang sangat potensial. Mahasiswa KKN-T angkatan 53 Universias Bosowa melihat terdapat wisata kolam renang kassi-kassi yang dapat dikembangkan sebagai objek wisata yang unggul dan berkelanjutan. Hal ini, menjadi program kerja karena melihat letak strategis wisata dapat mengoptimalkan potensi wisata di Desa tersebut.
Wokshop Pengembangan Manajemen Sekolah Luar Biasa (SLB) di Era Digital
Authors: Fansury Andi Hamzah , Sampelolo Rigel , Lutfin Nursamsilis 
Published: July 2023

Sekolah Luar Biasa (SLB) merupakan salah satu bentuk layanan pendidikan bagi anak berkebutuhan khusus di Indonesia. Dalam rangka memberdayakan dan memenuhi hak-hak bagi anak berkebutuhan khusus, pengelolaan pendidikan luar biasa dituntut untuk dapat memotivasi dan mengembangkan potensi mereka dalam segala aspek kehidupan. Berbagai upaya telah banyak dan tak pernah berhenti dilakukan mulai dari tingkat pusat hinggga di tingkat sekolah untuk mengembangkan pendidikan bagi ABK di SLB yang semakin bermutu, namun realita yang ada masih menunjukkan belum tercapainya apa yang dicita-citakan. Atas dasar pemikiran tersebut maka diperlukan satu strategi yang efektif untuk mengembangkan pendidikan bagi anak-anak berkebutuhan khusus di sekolah luar biasa Target dan luaran yang ingin dicapai dalam kegiatan ini adalah mengoptimalkan kemampuan yang dimiliki masyarakat khususnya mitra SLB Al Alaq dalam mengembangkan dan menemukan strategi yang efektif untuk pengembangan sekolah luar biasa. Dalam upaya pencapaian tujuan yang diharapkan maka metode yang akan digunakan dalam kegiatan ini adalah metode “peer teaching dan transformasi technology” dengan pendekatan “partisipatif dan kolaboratif” yang melibatkan kerja sama antara pengabdi dan kelompok pengrajin. Hal ini dilakukan untuk meningkatkan partisipasi mitra dalam meningkatkan kualitas SDM, Sarana dan Pra sarana serta manegrial di SLB Al Alaq
Refinery Off-Gas as Feed to a Hydrogen Production Facility: Performance Lifting of the Steam Reforming Technique
Authors: Zannah Abba Ibrahim , Ferhoune Issam , Abubakar Abdulhalim Musa , Al-Khudafi Abbas Mohamed , Bitrus Abigail Ambi , Danladi Wadzani , Yusuf Abdulghaffaar Assayyidi , Jellah Alfitouri Ibrahim , Stojchevski Martin 
Published: July 2023

Refinery off-gas is one of the major causes of air pollution, where its reuse, through channeling into other plant setups to recover some of its constituent gases (via a steam reforming technique), is described as one of its best handling measures. A nominal off-gas containing 2.898% hydrogen (H2), 83.794% methane, 1.505% carbon dioxide, 1.103% nitrogen, 10.6% sulfur and 0.1% argon was fed to a plant to produce 37.52 kg of H2. To lift the performance of the multiple interconnected process units enhancing the generation of H2, temperature and pressure in the reactors were manipulated against the heat duty and H2 yield, where it was found that the two dependent variables are sensitive to changes made during Aspen Plus sensitivity analysis. Replacing some process units also shows significant improvement in the recovery of H2 gas. Adequate control of the synthesis process as exemplified in this work, will lead to smooth realization of the target end-product which is of high economic value; basically, looking at its potential for the manufacture of other useful materials it is already known for.

Received: 10 May 2023 | Revised: 16 June 2023 | Accepted: 30 June 2023

Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.

Data Availability Statement
The data that supports the findings of this study is openly available with zannahabba154@gmail.com, and would be shared upon request via email.
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: A FOCUS ON DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA
Authors: OKERE Wisdom  , OKERE Uloma  , OYAGBESAN Omotayo  , OKEKE Obiajulu Chibuzor  
Published: July 2023

This study examined the prospects of adopting contemporary performance measures and how it affects sustainability reporting in Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. This was achieved by using the traditional measures of performance that are normally found on the banks published annual reports and comparing it to other contemporary measures of performance. Data for the study was collected from the annual reports of seven (7) listed deposit money banks for a period of seven (7) years that is 2014-2020. Data obtained was analyzed using two selected contemporary measures of performance (Tobins Q and Loan deposit ratio (LDR)) and two selected traditional measures (Earnings per share (EPS) and Return on Assets (ROA)) in Performance management. Findings revealed that the new measures are quicker to identify loss of value and underperformance in standard. This shows that the new measures are more reliable when it comes to early prediction and rescue of sudden failure of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study therefore recommends among others that deposit money banks should endeavor to use and include the performance results from the selected contemporary measures in their annual published reports for early detection of threats to their going concern.
Keywords: Performance Management, Performance Measurement, Profitability, Value, Standard.