bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Condition of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) in Ghana's basic schools: Empirical evidence from Wa municipality
Authors: Ismaila Nuhu , Baddianaah Issah , Fielmua Nicholas , Nandzo Sophia Dimah , Salifu Fauzi Rahman , Abdulai Mueen 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Access to functional water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) systems is a necessity for safe health and a fundamental determinant of human well-being. As a result, constant monitoring, tracking and bridging of the gaps in access to WaSH is a global public health requirement. Developing countries are currently disadvantaged in this era of the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly in the area of school-based WaSH. This study assesses the present condition and challenges hindering access to school-based WaSH in the Wa Municipality. Primary data involving 145 health teachers were sourced using survey questionnaires and supported with ocular assessment. Results show that basic schools in the Wa Municipality currently have in place some sort of WaSH facilities, thereby meeting the availability criteria to a large extent. However, these schools do not meet the remaining standards – functionality, accessibility, maintenance and quality of services, education and practices. The major factors affecting the sustainable operationalisation of the school-based WaSH are poor maintenance and inadequate funding of WaSH infrastructure. The school-based WaSH in Ghana requires rapt policy attention if the quest to attain Sustainable Development Goal 6 by 2030 is to be achieved.
Dam failure analysis and flood disaster simulation under various scenarios
Authors: Paşa Yasin , Peker İsmail Bilal , Hacı Abdülbaki , Gülbaz Sezar 
Published: February 2023

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of a possible dam failure under various scenarios and to generate a flood hazard map for two consecutive dams located in a study area with a dense-residential region and a heavy-traffic highway. Two consecutive dams consist of Elmalı 2, a concrete-buttress dam and Elmalı 1, an earth-fill gravity dam in the upstream and downstream, respectively. Hydrologic Engineering Center-River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) was used to develop a dam failure model. Dam failure scenarios were examined regarding three main criteria: the Breach Formation Time (BFT), the Number of Failed Buttresses (NFB) of Elmalı 2, and the Reservoir Volume Ratio (RVR) of Elmalı 1. Accordingly, flood peak depth (Hp), peak flow rate (Qp), peak velocity (vp), and time to reach the peak (tp) are discussed. The results showed that BFT and NFB of Elmalı 2 were highly effective on these values, whereas RVR of Elmalı 1 had no significant effect. Moreover, the total area affected by potential floods was calculated with a comparative areal change analysis using flood inundation and flood hazard maps obtained. Estimated damage costs indicate that in the worst-case scenario, more than 500 buildings will be affected in the region.
Trypsin/α-Amylase Inhibitors from Capsicum chinense Seeds:
Characterization and Antifungal Activity against Fungi of Agronomic
Importance
Authors: da Silva Marciele Souza , de Azevedo dos Santos Layrana , Taveira Gabriel Bonan , Nagano Celso Shiniti , Chaves Renata Pinheiro , de Oliveira Carvalho Andre , Rodrigues Rosana , Gomes Valdirene Moreira 
Published: February 2023

background:
Protease inhibitors (PIs) have attracted attention due to their important roles in plant defense.

Objective::
The objective of this work was to characterize and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the
peptides of a family of serine PIs from Capsicum chinense Jacq. seeds.

Method:
Initially, PIs were extracted from the seeds and subjected to purification by chromatography, resulting in three different peptide enriched fractions (PEFs) termed PEF1, PEF2 and PEF3. Subsequently, the PEF3 was subjected to trypsin inhibition assays, α-amylase activity assays, antimicrobial activity assays on phytopathogenic fungi, and assays to determine the likely mechanisms of action.

Result:
The PEF3 was composed of three protein bands with molecular masses ranging between 6 and 14 kDa. The amino acid residues of the ~6 kDa band showed high similarity with serine PIs. PEF3 inhibited the activity of the enzymes trypsin, human salivary α-amylase, and Tenebrio molitor larval α-amylase and inhibited the growth of phytopathogenic fungi, showing 83.7% loss of viability in Fusarium oxysporum. PEF3 induced reactive oxygen species in Colletotrichum lindemuthianum and F. oxysporum to dissipate their mitochondrial membrane potential and activated caspases in C. lindemuthianum.

Conclusion:
Our results reinforce the importance of PIs in plant defense mechanisms against phytopathogenic fungi as well as in their biotechnological applications for the control of plant pathogens.
Inventory Management in Supply Chains Based on a Linear Discrete System with a Quadratic Quality Criterion
Authors: Belousova E. P. , Bulgakova I. N. 
Published: February 2023

Purpose of research. To analyze theoretical studies of models and methods used in the theory of inventory management and directions of their practical implementation. To present the problem of optimal inventory management as a discrete control problem. Tasks of this type are formulated in cases where there is a need to form strategies of management of material and production inventories in supply chains, taking into account their organization at a certain time interval. To propose a method for solving the corresponding management problem.Methods. As a basic model, we consider the process of inventory management in the warehouse, in which a certain balance between the products released from the warehouse into production, released for sale, as well as its residues, which form the inventory of the next period must be fulfilled. The process of inventory management in supply chains during the planning period is based on the procedure of finding the appropriate control action for a linear discrete controlled system with a quadratic quality index. Implementation of control uses the principle of feedback. The computer algebra system Wolfram Mathematica is chosen as a tool for implementing the control.Results. Within the framework of studying the methods of finding the optimal control, two solution methods were singled out - the method of finding the optimal program control and the method of determining the optimal control according to the feedback principle. In the process of verification of the obtained solution, several model examples with different initial conditions were considered.Conclusion. The results of testing the proposed discrete model showed that the feedback method makes it possible to quite efficiently solve the inventory management problem with different initial conditions, which is described by a system of difference equations.
Engagement in Self-measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Medically Underresourced Participants (the Reach Out Trial): Digital Framework Qualitative Study
Authors: Hellem Abby Katherine , Whitfield Candace , Casetti Amanda , Robles Maria Cielito , Dinh Mackenzie , Meurer William , Skolarus Lesli 
Published: February 2023

Background
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions serve as a scalable opportunity to engage people with hypertension in self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring, an evidence-based approach to lowering blood pressure (BP) and improving BP control. Reach Out is an SMS text messaging–based SMBP mHealth trial that aims to reduce BP among hypertensive patients recruited from the emergency department of a safety net hospital in a low-income, predominately Black city.

Objective
As the benefits of Reach Out are predicated on participants’ engagement with the intervention, we sought to understand participants’ determinants of engagement via prompted SMBP with personalized feedback (SMBP+feedback).

Methods
We conducted semistructured telephone interviews based on the digital behavior change interventions framework. Participants were purposively sampled from 3 engagement categories: high engagers (≥80% response to SMBP prompts), low engagers (≤20% response to BP prompts), and early enders (participants who withdrew from the trial).

Results
We conducted interviews with 13 participants, of whom 7 (54%) were Black, with a mean age of 53.6 (SD 13.25) years. Early enders were less likely to be diagnosed with hypertension prior to Reach Out, less likely to have a primary care provider, and less likely to be taking antihypertensive medications than their counterparts. Overall, participants liked the SMS text messaging design of the intervention, including the SMBP+feedback. Several participants across all levels of engagement expressed interest in and identified the benefit of enrolling in the intervention with a partner of their choice. High engagers expressed the greatest understanding of the intervention, the least number of health-related social needs, and the greatest social support to engage in SMBP. Low engagers and early enders shared a mixed understanding of the intervention and less social support compared to high engagers. Participation decreased as social needs increased, with early enders sharing the greatest amount of resource insecurity apart from a notable exception of a high engager with high health-related social needs.

Conclusions
Prompted SMBP+feedback was perceived favorably by all participants. To enhance SMBP engagement, future studies could consider greater support in the initiation of SMBP, evaluating and addressing participants’ unmet health-related social needs, as well as strategies to cultivate social norms.
Implikasi pelatihan terhadap motivasi kerja dan kinerja karyawan departemen front office di desamuda villas
Authors: Dinata Made Riski Prayoga , Koerniawaty Francisca Titing , Koeswiyono Dika Pranadwipa 
Published: February 2023

Pada masa era globalisasi saat ini, manajemen hotel harus menerapkan program- program pelatihan untuk karyawan guna meningkatkan skill dan pengetahuan yang berdampak terhadap motivasi kerja dan kinerja karyawan. Adapun tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui jenis pelatihan yang digunakan serta implikasinya terhadap motivasi kerja dan kinerja karyawan di Desamuda Villas. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu Human Resources Manager (HRM), front office supervisor dan karyawan front office serta menggunakan teknik purposive sampel. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah observasi, wawancara, studi kepustakaan dan dokumentasi serta teknik analisis yang digunakan yaitu Miles dan Hubberman. Hasil penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa jenis- jenis pelatihan di Desamuda Villas adalah perawatan diri (grooming), menyambut dan melayani tamu (welcoming and serving guests), etika berkomunikasi bagi front office, etika bertelefon (telephone manner), manajemen waktu (time management) dan mengatasi tamu komplain (handling complain). Adapun Implikasi dari pelatihan tersebut pada motivasi kerja dan kinerja karyawan adalah berdampak baik. Namun, kinerja karyawan pada pelatihan mengatasi tamu komplain (handling complain) kurang berdampak baik.

In the current era of globalization, hotel management must implement training programs for employees to improve skills and knowledge that have an impact on work motivation and employee performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the type of training used and its implications for work motivation and employee performance at Desamuda Villas. The population in this study is Human Resources Manager (HRM), front office supervisor and front office employee and uses a purposive sample technique. The method used in this research is qualitative method. Data collection techniques used in this study were observation, interviews, literature study and documentation as well as analytical techniques used, namely Miles and Hubberman. The results of this study indicate that the types of training at Desamuda Villas are grooming, welcoming and serving guests, communication etiquette for the front office, telephone manners, time management and time management. Overcoming guest complaints (handling complaints). The implication of the training on work motivation and employee performance is a good impact. However, the employee's performance in the training to deal with guest complaints (handling complaints) did not have a good impact.
Abortion Provision by Family Physicians After Integrated Opt-Out Training in Residency
Authors: Summit Aleza K. , Chong Erica , Gold Marji 
Published: February 2023

Background and Objectives: Reproductive Health Education In Family Medicine(RHEDI) supports family medicine residency programs to establish a required rotation in sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including abortion. We evaluated long-term training effects by examining the practice patterns of family physicians 2 to 6 years after residency graduation, to determine whether and how the practices and abortion provision of those with enhanced SRH training differ from those who did not receive this training.
Methods: We invited 1,949 family physicians who completed residency training between 2010 and 2018 to complete an anonymous online survey about residency training and current provision of SRH services.
Results: We received 714 completed surveys, a 36.6% response rate. Of those who received routine abortion training during residency (n=445), 24% had provided abortion after graduation, significantly more than the 13% providing abortion who had not received routine training during residency, and much higher than the 3% provision rate found in a recent representative study. Abortion-trained respondents were also more likely than the comparison group to have provided other SRH care. For both medication and procedural abortion, respondents who trained in the family medicine setting were significantly more likely to have provided abortion after residency than those who trained only in dedicated abortion clinics (31% vs 18%, and 33% vs 13%, respectively).
Conclusions: Abortion training during family medicine residency is strongly linked to postresidency abortion provision, and is crucial in preparing family physicians to meet the full range of their patients’ reproductive health care needs.
Performance of the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System During Cardiac Surgery Using Hypothermic Extracorporeal Circulation
Authors: Herzig David , Vettoretti Martina , Guensch Dominik P. , Melmer Andreas , Schürch Daniel , Roos Jonathan , Goerg Arna M.C. , Krutkyte Gabija , Cecchini Luca , Facchinetti Andrea , Vogt Andreas P. , Bally Lia 
Published: February 2023

OBJECTIVEContinuous glucose monitoring (CGM) may be challenged by extreme conditions during cardiac surgery using hypothermic extracorporeal circulation (ECC).RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSWe evaluated the Dexcom G6 sensor in 16 subjects undergoing cardiac surgery with hypothermic ECC, of whom 11 received deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA). Arterial blood glucose, quantified by the Accu-Chek Inform II meter, served as reference.RESULTSIntrasurgery mean absolute relative difference (MARD) of 256 paired CGM/reference values was 23.8%. MARD was 29.1% during ECC (154 pairs) and 41.6% immediately after DHCA (10 pairs), with a negative bias (signed relative difference: −13.7%, −26.6%, and −41.6%). During surgery, 86.3% pairs were in Clarke error grid zones A or B and 41.0% of sensor readings fulfilled the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15197:2013 norm. Postsurgery, MARD was 15.0%.CONCLUSIONSCardiac surgery using hypothermic ECC challenges the accuracy of the Dexcom G6 CGM although recovery appears to occur thereafter.
PERAN CUSTOMER INVOLVEMENT TERHADAP KINERJA PEMASARAN
Authors: Arifin Samsul , Ali Ali 
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh pertumbuhan bisnis di era globalisasi diikuti oleh persaingan bisnis, kinerja bisnis, dan kinerja pemasaran yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan mebel semakin dinamis. Persaingan dalam industri mebel berlangsung ketat dengan tingkat persaingan cukup tinggi. Berdasarkan kenyataan tersebut sebagai seorang peneliti tertarik untuk meneliti menguji inovasi pemasaran, orientasi pasar, kapabilitas pemasaran dan customer involvement mempunyai pengaruh terhadap kinerja pemasaran, namun peneliti menengarai ada pengaruh tidak langsung antara inovasi pemasaran, orientasi pasar, dan kapabilitas pemasaran melalui customer involvement terhadap kinerja pemasaran. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah perusahaan mebel yang melakukan ekspor di Kabupaten Jepara yang berjumlah 307 perusahaan. Teknik pemilihan sampel dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan teknik probability sampling. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa inovasi pemasaran, orientasi pasar, kapabilitas pemasaran dan customer involvement berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja pemasaran pada perusahaan mebel ekspor di Kabupaten Jepara. Penelitian selanjutnya, bisa dilakukan di semua klaster perusahaan mebel yaitu kluster perusahaan lokal, kluster perusahaan ekspor, dan kluster perusahaan PMA (Penanaman Modal Asing).
Osmotic pump maintains plasma concentrations of meloxicam for 6 days after orthopedic surgery in pigeons (Columba livia)
Authors: Coutant Thomas , Cococcetta Ciro , Prouillac Caroline , Espana Bernadette , Le Barzic Cécile , Arné Pascal , Huynh Minh 
Published: February 2023

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To determine the plasma concentration of meloxicam delivered via an osmotic pump in pigeons undergoing orthopedic surgery and if an osmotic pump is a suitable alternative to repeated oral administration of this drug.

ANIMALS
16 free-ranging pigeons presented for rehabilitation with a wing fracture.

PROCEDURES
An osmotic pump filled with 0.2 mL of 40 mg/mL meloxicam injectable solution was implanted subcutaneously in the inguinal fold of 9 pigeons under anesthesia for orthopedic surgery. The pumps were removed 7 days postsurgery. Blood samples were collected before pump implantation (time 0) and 3, 24, 72, and 168 hours after pump implantation in 2 pigeons in a pilot study then at 12, 24, 72, and 144 hours in the 7 pigeons of the main study. The blood of 7 other pigeons receiving meloxicam at 2 mg/kg, PO, every 12 hours was also sampled between 2 to 6 hours after the last meloxicam administration. Plasma meloxicam concentrations were measured via high-performance liquid chromatography.

RESULTS
The plasma concentration of meloxicam was maintained at significant levels from 12 hours to 6 days after osmotic pump implantation. Median and minimum plasma concentrations in implanted pigeons were maintained at the same or higher level than those measured in pigeons that received meloxicam at a dose known to be analgesic in this species. No adverse effects attributable to either osmotic pump implantation and removal or meloxicam delivery were observed in this study.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE
Plasma concentrations levels of meloxicam in pigeons implanted with osmotic pumps were maintained at a similar concentration or higher than the suggested analgesic meloxicam plasma concentration in this species. Thus, osmotic pumps could represent a suitable alternative to the frequent capture and handling of birds for analgesic drug administration.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induced different proline accumulations in two sorghum accessions in a response to drought stress
Authors: Idris Idris , Fefirenta Agusdin Dharma , Sari Vega Kartika , Sudiana I Made 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
Sorghum has good adaptability to drought stress conditions, but its early vegetative phase and the generative phase are susceptible to stress. Understanding the physiological response of plants under drought and mechanisms regulating drought tolerance in a plant, mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) will be useful in developing a strategy to deal with drought. Here, a pot experiment was used to explore the growth performance, biomass production and physiological responses of two sorghum accessions (4183A and JP-1) inoculated by the AMF under drought stress, as well as the effect of AMF on soil enzyme and microbial stability. Based on growth observations, the AMF inoculation treatment had not significant effect on increasing the drought resistance of the two sorghum accessions. Drought stress decreased the rate of height increment for 4183A, and JP-1 accessions by 37% and 55%, respectively, compared to normal conditions. Shoot dry weight and root dry weight losses were up to 59% and 66%, respectively, compared to well-watered conditions. However, the interaction of AMF and plants to deal with drought can be captured through physiological response, particularly proline accumulation. AMF inoculation in JP-1 accession reduced proline accumulation (99.91 mM/leaf fresh weight) compared to non-AMF inoculated plants (149.86 mM/leaf fresh weight). It can be implied that mycorrhiza can reduce plant stress. In contrast to accession 4183A, there was an increase in the accumulation of proline in plants inoculated with mycorrhiza under drought conditions. Additionally, AMF inoculation improved acid phosphatase activity in the soil and proved crucial for maintaining the stability of the rhizosphere microorganisms under drought-stressed conditions.
Cost Effectiveness of the Zero-Net Energy Passive House
Authors: Kołodziejczyk-Kęsoń Ada , Grebski Michalene 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
The authors main idea is to build energy plus buildings by means of architectural processes to design passive houses according to the Darmstadt Standard with additional equipment powered by renewable energy. The article presents a comparative financial analysis of passive house buildings with an additional source of power to charge electric cars in Poland and the United States. The analysis is based on market data while also taking into consideration inflation and increases in energy costs. The methodology is based on the calculations required by USA banks for obtaining credit. The emphasis is also on the distinction between commonly used term passive house and the term passive house in accordance with the Darmstadt Standard. The authors are introducing a new terminology to define buildings wrongly named as “passive”. Now Authors will name them Pseudo-Passive Buildings. The research shows that it is profitable to construct nearly zero-energy buildings with photovoltaic installation and the discounted rate on return of investment does not exceed the mortgage length.
Visual Solutions as a Way to Improve Work Safety When Using Machines – Selected Aspects of VM
Authors: Małysa Tomasz , Furman Joanna 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
The issue of ensuring work safety during the use of machines plays a key role due to the recorded accident events, the source of which are the machines in use. In the scope of reducing the risk associated with machines, particular attention should be paid to the threats, as well as solutions allowing to limit their negative impact on the operator. The study presents the possibility of using visual management (VM) as a form of information transfer that allows to meet the requirements set out in legal regulations, as well as reduce the risk of accidents. The machines in question were assessed for the possibility of using various forms of visual management to reduce the risk of accidents. The investigations were also supplemented with an analysis of accident statistics to present the importance of using visual management in improving the safety of machine operators' work. The conducted analyzes allowed to determine the direction of activities in the use of various forms of visual management aimed at improving the safety of machine operators.