bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Are lipid ratios better indices for evaluating hyperlipidemia? A prospective observational study from a rural region of North Kerala
Authors: T. K. Simi , Abraham Rebecca , V. Joice Sangeetha 
Published: May 2023

Introduction and Aim: Historically lipid profile has been used to evaluate hyperlipidemia. More recently lipid ratios have been used particularly in studies from the west. The aim of this study is to evaluate dyslipidemia using both the conventional lipid profile and lipid ratios and to assess its relationship with fatty liver disease.

Materials and Methods: Fasting lipid profile, lipid ratios such as the Castelli Risk Index-I (CR-I TC/HDL), Castelli Risk Index II (CR-II LDL/HDL), atherogenic coefficient (non-HDL/HDL) were assessed in our study population of 150 subjects. Any changes noted in serum lipids were correlated with ultrasonography of the liver.

Results: Significant changes in lipid ratios such as CR-II was noted in the age group 50-59 years and was statistically significant (p=0.053).CR-I, CR-II and AC indicated a cardiovascular risk prevalence of 22.6%,36.7% and 50.7% respectively. The two ratios which were significantly altered across the various subtypes of fatty liver were LDL/HDL(p=0.018) and non-HDL/HDL (p=0.00).

Conclusion: This study emphasizes the importance of lipid ratios in early screening.
Evaluation of the correlation between glioma and a peritumoral edema zone
Authors: Karimov Zhenishbek , Zhusupbaeva Gulzat , Mamatov Sagynali , Sverdlova Irina , Malikov Nursultan , Vityala Yethindra 
Published: May 2023

Introduction and Aim: Peritumoral brain edema (PTBE), which is based on the interplay of vascular and parenchymal components, is the most frequent response that spontaneously arises in brain tumors. The goal of this study was to compare the dynamics of perifocal pathogenesis before and after surgery utilizing medication correction, as well as the relationship between glioma and the peritumoral edema zone.

Methods: 500 patients with gliomas had clinical and morphological evaluations before and after surgery; each patient's operation was based on their unique histogenesis, levels of malignancy, size, and placement.

Results: In this study, big meningiomas and other benign tumors do not exhibit PTBE, whereas gliomas do. However, there is no correlation between the size of the glioma and the severity of PTBE. Malignant brain tumors and benign tumors have a positive link with tumor histogenesis, but benign tumors have a negative correlation with PTBE severity. At the same time, we discovered a substantial inverse relationship between the density of gliomas and the severity of PTBE.

Conclusion: The degree of gliomas and variations in the amount of free and bound water in the red cell mass and density are positively correlated with the severity of the peritumoral edema zone.
Teoría de los cuidados, aplicada en el cuidado de niños con enfermedades neuropsiquiátricas durante la estimulación cerebral no invasiva
Authors: Peña-Figueredo María de los Ángeles , Aguirre-Raya Dalila , Marín-Hernández Tairí , Elers-Mastrapa Yenny , Gómez Fernández Lázaro 
Published: May 2023

Introducción: el cuidado es la razón de ser de la profesión de enfermería y constituye su objeto de estudio, convertirlo en el centro de interés de la investigación en la enfermería, es una necesidad, lo que permitirá robustecer su cuerpo de conocimientos, con fundamentos y principios científicos, humanistas sustentado en modelos teóricos que orientan la disciplina y la práctica profesional.
Objetivo: Describir la vinculación de la Teoría de los cuidados al cuidado de niños con enfermedades neuropsiquiátricas durante la estimulación cerebral no invasiva.
Métodos: se realizó una revisión no sistemática de la literatura para desarrollar un análisis crítico reflexivo de diferentes documentos donde se incluyó libros, tesis y artículos científicos. Se utilizaron las bases de datos bibliográficas: PubMed, CUMED, CINAHL, CUIDEN, Lilacs y Google Académico. Se siguieron los principios de análisis de contenido, incluyendo la identificación de significados que se señalaban de forma más repetitiva, la consistencia, explicaciones y relaciones de éstos, a través de todos los estudios incluidos en esta revisión.
Conclusiones: la teoría de los cuidados de Swanson describe las relaciones entre profesionales de enfermería y clientes; contribuye a que el profesional de enfermería asuma decisiones responsables frente al cuidado que aseguren la calidad de los mismos.
CONSUMER PERCEPTION AND PATRONAGE OF MADE IN NIGERIA FABRIC IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Unyime Emmanuel Udonde  , Clement Udowong Eke  
Published: May 2023

The researchers critically examined the interplay of consumer perception on consumer patronage of made in Nigeria fabric in Akwa Ibom State. The main objective of the study was to assess the effect of consumer perception on consumer patronage of made in Nigeria fabric in Akwa Ibom State. The researcher adopted survey research design and employed questionnaire as the instrument of inquiry. The study was conducted in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised of customers who patronizes fabrics shops in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The study utilized data collected from three hundred and fifty-four (354) customers. The accidental sampling technique was employed in view of its merits in easing access to test units. Simple linear regression was used to analysed the data from the field. The result revealed a positive significant relationship between the independents variables and the dependent variable. The researcher concluded that perceived risk and perceived quality are the key variables that influence the respondents in the choice of fabrics Akwa Ibom State. The researcher futher recommended that the researcher recommends that fabrics vendors wishing to enhance their customer patronage should pay attention to the dimensions of consumer perception and that vendor should pay attention to the feedbacks from their customers to know their preference in terms of the country of origin of the fabrics.
Keywords: Manufacturing, Production, Consumers, Fabrics, Experience, Nigeria.
IMPACT OF “SOFT” TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON HOTEL’S PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM VIET NAM
Authors: Dam Thi Thuy  
Published: May 2023

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of soft TQM practices on the business performance of hotels in Vietnam's current business climate. Data was collected from 190 hotels rated three stars or higher in 2022. Using a SEM model, the author found that soft TQM practices such as customer focus, senior leadership commitment, employee engagement, and employee training positively affect hotel business results. Specifically, hotels should prioritize employee engagement and customer focus, as these factors have the greatest impact on business outcomes.
Keywords: TQM, Soft TQM, Hotel’s Performance, Vietnam.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PRODUK DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN MOBIL DAIHATSU LUXIO
Authors: Handayani Vina , Rahayu Yayu 
Published: May 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas produk dan kualitas pelayanan terhadap keputusan pembelian mobil Daihatsu Luxio pada Dealer Tunas Daihatsu Ahmad Yani Bandung. Teknik sampling yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah non-probability sampling dengan kriteria kepada konsumen yang membeli produk mobil Daihatsu merek luxio di dealer Tunas Daihatsu cabang Ahmad Yani Bandung, dengan jumlah responden yang ditetapkan adalah 144 orang. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linier berganda. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, secara parsial kualitas produk berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian, dan variabel kualitas pelayanan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian. Dari hasil uji simultan bahwa variabel kualitas produk dan kualitas pelayanan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of product quality and service quality on purchasing decisions for Daihatsu Luxio cars at Tunas Dealer Daihatsu Ahmad Yani Bandung. The sampling technique used in this study is non-probability sampling with criteria for consumers who buy Daihatsu luxury brand car products at the Tunas Daihatsu dealer Ahmad Yani branch, Bandung, with the number of respondents specified is 144 people. The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the research results, partially product quality has a significant effect on purchasing decisions, and service quality variables have a significant effect on purchasing decisions. From the simultaneous test results, the variables of product quality and service quality have a significant effect on purchasing decisions.
MENGUKUR TINGKAT KEPUASAN PENGGUNA E-COMMERCE SHOPEE PADA FITUR COD (CASH ON DELIVERY)
Authors: Dewi Srie Wijaya Kesuma , Utami Bunga Oktalia , Musafa  
Published: May 2023

Fitur Cash On Delivery (COD) merupakan metode pembayaran dimana pembeli membayar pesanan secara tunai saat barang diterima. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui sebarapa besar fitur cash on delivery (COD) terhadap kepuasan pengguna e- commerce Shopee sebagai bahan evaluasi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah pengguna fitur cash on delivery (cod) pada e-commerce Shopee di Kota Bandung yang berjumlah 100 orang. Teknik penentuan sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu teknik Purposive Sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel fitur cash on delivery (COD) berpengaruh terhadap variabel kepuasan pengguna bahwa Ho diterima atau berdistribusi normal. Fitur cash on delivery (COD) berarti nilai kepuasan pengguna bahwa arah pengaruh variabel fitur cash on delivery (COD) terhadap kepuasan pengguna adalah positif.
Cash On Delivery (COD) feature is a payment method where the buyer the buyer pays the order in cash when the goods are received. The research objective was to determine how much cash on delivery (cod) features on Shopee e- commerce user satisfaction as an evaluation material. The research method used in this research is descriptive method. The population in this study were 100 users of the cash on delivery (cod) feature in the Shopee e- commerce in Bandung. The sampling technique used in this research is purposive sampling technique. The result showed that the cash on delivery (cod) feature variable that Ho was accepted or normally distributed. The cash on delivery (cod) feature means the user satisfaction score that the direction of the cash on delivery (cod) feature variable on user satisfaction is positive.
IMPLIKASI STORE ATMOSPHERE DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN KONSUMEN DI SLOMO COFEE BANDUNG
Authors: Angliawati Ria Yuli , Mutaqin Mochammad Farhat Immami 
Published: May 2023

Salah satu bisnis yang sedang merebak pesat di Indonesia, khususnya di kota-kota besar termasuk salah satunya di kota Bandung saat ini adalah bisnis coffee shop. Coffee shop menjadi pilihan utama bagi para konsumen karena dapat menghadirkan berbagai macam minuman serta kenyamanan, mulai dari suasana yang ditawarkan, berbagai kebutuhan yang diinginkan dalam satu lokasi, fasilitas yang ditawarkan dari coffee shop tersebut, dan layanan yang dapat memuaskan konsumen hingga merchandise atau produk yang ditawarkan berkualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh store atmosphere dan kualitas pelayanan terhadap kepuasan konsumen di Slomo Coffee baik secara parsial maupun simultan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif verifikatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dari penyebaran kuesioner kepada 100 responden berdasarkan teknik non probability sampling dengan menggunakan purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa store atmosphere yang dilakukan berada dalam kategori baik, begitu juga dengan kualitas pelayanan dan kepuasan konsumen berada dalam kategori baik. Store Atmosphere dan kualitas pelayanan secara parsial dan simultan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan konsumen. Hasil uji t menunjukan bahwa store atmosphere dan kualitas layanan memiliki pengaruh secara parsial terhadap kepuasan konsumen. Store atmpsphere dan kualitas pelayanan juga memiliki hubungan yang sangat kuat tehadap kepuasan konsumen
COMPARISON OF FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE CAPACITY, PERIPHERAL MUSCLE STRENGTH, DYSPNEA AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS AND HEALTHY CONTROLS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors: KATAYIFÇI Nihan , HÜZMELİ İrem , ABAY Büşra , DOGRAMACİ Cigdem 
Published: May 2023

Objective: This study was aimed to compare the functional exercise capacity, upper and lower extremity muscle strength, dyspnea, fatigue, quality of life (QoL), level of physical activity (PA), and cardiovascular diseases knowledge level in patients with psoriasis and healthy individuals.
Method: Thirty-six patients and 36 healthy controls were included in the study. The functional exercise capacity [6 minutes walking test (6-MWT)], upper and lower extremity muscle strength (Dynamometer), dyspnea severity [Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea scale (MMRC)], fatigue severity [Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)], QoL [The Short Form 36 questionnaire (SF-36)], PA [The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)], cardiovascular diseases knowledge level [Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge Level (CARRF-KL)scale], and disease severity [Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI)] of the individuals were evaluated.
Results: Demographic characteristics were similar in patients [49(38.50-58) years, 16M/20F] and healthy controls [51(46.25-55) y, 23M/13F] (p>0.05). The 6-MWT distance, upper and lower extremity muscle strength, SF-36 subscales, IPAQ, and CARRF-KL scores were significantly lower; FSS and MMRC scores were higher in patients than controls (p
KETAHANAN STOK TANGKI TIMBUN LPG: STUDI KASUS PADA PERUSAHAAN Z
Authors: Alhafizh M. Adithya , Istiningrum Andian Ari 
Published: May 2023

Kebutuhan LPG yang terus meningkat setiap tahunnya menyebabkan kenaikan permintaan sehingga dapat menghambat proses pendistribusian LPG di perusahaan Z. Untuk memperlancar kegiatan pendistribusian LPG, maka dilakukan prediksi kebutuhan LPG dan ketahanan stok LPG sehingga permintaan pada cakupan wilayah operasional PT Z hingga 3 tahun kedepan dapat terpenuhi. Dalam menentukan prediksi kebutuhan LPG untuk 3 tahun kedepan, perhitungan prediksi dilakukan dengan menggunakan data historis Thruput LPG pada tiga tahun sebelumnya, yaitu pada periode Juni 2019 sampai Mei 2022 dengan hasil prediksi dihitung untuk 3 tahun kedepan, yaitu dari Juni 2022 sampai Mei 2025. Metode yang digunakan dalam melakukan prediksi dipilih berdasarkan jenis dan pola data yang dimiliki dan membandingkan nilai Average Absolute Error (AAE) terkecil dari metode- metode yang digunakan. Hasil perhitungan menggunakan metode Winter Multiplicative didapatkan hasil prediksi kebutuhan LPG sebesar 68.839,54 ton , dari hasil tersebut didapatkan presetase kenaikan kebutuhan LPG untuk memenuhi permintaan sebesar 18,99 atau 19% dari data 3 tahun sebelumnya.. Dari hasil prediksi kebutuhan produk LPG,didapat rata-rata thruput harian LPG sebesar 63,74 ton pada periode 3 tahun mendatang. Artinya terjadinya kenaikan thruput rata-rata harian pada 3 periode sebelumnya yaitu, 53,315 ton menjadi 63,74 ton. Tangki yang digunakan memiliki safe capacity sebesar 360 ton. sehingga ketahanan stok tangki timbun LPG menurun dari 3 tahun sebelumnya yaitu 6 hari menjadi 5 hari, yang artinya dengan kapasitas tangki timbun yang sama sebesar 360 ton,dapat memenuhi kebutuhan harian produk LPG 3 tahun mendatang sesuai dengan ketentuan ketahanan stok yang ditetapkan perusahaan yaitu sebesar 2 hari.
Functional outcome of Latarjet for recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation
Authors: Rehman Shams Ur , Hussain Miqdad , Ahmed Nisar , Saeed Fazl Ur Rahman , Fazlani Najamuddin , Hassan Raza 
Published: May 2023

Background and Aim: Recurrent shoulder dislocations can be treated with a variety of surgical procedures. However, soft-tissue repair appears to be ineffective in all cases of recurrent shoulder dislocation. The present study aimed to determine the Latar jet technique functional outcome for recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation. Patients and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 42 recurrent shoulder dislocation patients at the MTI Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar from January 2019 to December 2022. All the eligible patients were operated with open Latar jet procedure. Constant-Murley shoulder score was used for the assessment of functional outcome at 6th months. SPSS version 27 was used for data analysis. Results: Of the total 42 patients, there were 40 (95.2%) male and 2 (4.8%) female. The overall mean age was 46.8±8.4 years. The right and left-side involvement was found in 32 (76.2%) and 12 (23.8%) respectively. The incidence of poor, fair, good, and very good outcomes was 3 (7.1%), 4 (9.5%), 12 (28.6%), and 23 (54.8%) respectively. There was significant improvement in shoulder motion and reduction in pain after 6th month's follow-up.
THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND INTERNAL CONTROL ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF “BOS” FUND MANAGEMENT IN THE SULA ISLANDS DISTRICT
Authors: Hastri Samsudin  , Kusuma Manggar Wulan 
Published: May 2023

The research purpose is to examine the effect of E-Filing policies, tax sanctions, and taxpayer awareness on taxpayer compliance during the covid-19 pandemic. This is quantitative research. The research used primary data obtained through a survey method with a questionnaire. The sampling method is convenience sampling collected from 120 taxpayers in Yogyakarta. The analysis is descriptive statistical, classic assumption test, and multiple linear regression. The data analysis technique of this research uses SPSS version 21. The results show that the E-Filing policy, tax sanctions, and taxpayer awareness have positive effects on taxpayer compliance during the covid-19 pandemic. The government can improve taxpayer compliance by managing and improving the E-Filing policies, carrying out routine supervision of taxpayer compliance, and increasing socialization about the importance of taxes for state development
Stanisław Lem and the Question of Aliens
Authors: Jameson Fredric 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
One of Stanisław Lem's fundamental themes is that even if there were alien life in outer space, we would never be able to understand it or communicate with it, a theme instantiated in Solaris. This paper argues that two dialectics of the alien encounter—aggressivity vs. non-aggressivity and comprehension vs. non-comprehension—define a schema within which Fiasco, Eden, Solaris and The Invincibles can be interpreted.
The Cosmic Signals of Stanisław Lem
Authors: Jarzębski Jerzy , Paloff Benjamin 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Communicating productively with an alien intelligence, whether by traveling through space to another civilization or attempting to understand their messages received here on Earth, is so consistent a commonplace of cosmic science fiction that we might easily regard it as a defining feature of the genre. This essay argues, by contrast, that Stanisław Lem's fiction about space travel aims consistently to demonstrate the impossibility of such communication. Setting aside the obstacles that might prevent contact between alien intelligences, whether by positing a technological solution or ignoring those difficulties altogether, Lem confronts the epistemological challenge of how beings with no shared points of reference in language, experience, or even spatial-temporal awareness could ever share information meaningfully. Lem's purpose, the essay concludes, is to show not how such communication is possible, but rather how its impossibility compels the human imagination to fill the void, a quintessentially human act.
Two Faces of Mars
Authors: Kukulak Szymon 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
This article elaborates on two depictions of Mars in Stanisław Lem's fiction, represented in Człowiek z Marsa [The Man from Mars, 1946] and “Ananke” (1971), focusing on the ties to literary tradition and contemporary scientific findings, which helps explain otherwise inexplicable features of the stories. In regard to The Man from Mars, the analysis reveals why Lem has decided to depart from the original evolutionary scenario envisioned by H. G. Wells for his Martians (with The War of the Worlds remaining the sole identifiable inspiration behind Lem's debut). Examination of the influence that contemporary astronomical findings regarding Mars (namely: its atmosphere, water, vegetation, or alleged Martian canals) had on works of Lem and other contemporary writers helps explain why he decided to include two conflicting depictions of the planet within the novel, but decided to present the reader with only one of those directly. In the case of “Ananke,” its pessimism is rooted in a short period of real-life skepticism regarding manned spaceflight, and alleged characteristics of the Red Planet, derived from early findings of the Mariner program.
Do You Exist, Mr. Lem?
Authors: Paloff Benjamin 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Throughout his career, Stanisław Lem revisits the problem of “persistency of identity,” asking whether two instantiations of the same thing can ever be determined to be entirely the same or independent from each other. In this article, I consider several instances in which Lem sets up fictional or analytic thought experiments to probe the persistence of identity and our strategies for testing it, with particular attention to his novel Solaris and his early radio play “Do You Exist, Mr. Johns?” Reading these texts and Lem's commentaries, we find that Lem uses such thought experiments to demonstrate the inadequacy of the experiments themselves. Time and again, we find that for Lem the inscrutability to oneself is a key feature of subjectivity, but it is also the feature of subjectivity that is least legible to an outside observer and least likely to support external confirmation.