bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Retrospective analysis of clinical presentation and outcome of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients in a tertiary care hospital from South India
Authors: Muruganantham Bangaru , Gunavathi Gunaseelan , Elangumanan Palanisamy , Kanagaraj Dhanrajan 
Published: July 2023

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) imposed a serious health challenge to patients on maintenance hemodialysis in developing countries like India. We are presenting our clinical experience, dialysis unit management and outcome of COVID-19 during this pandemic period (April 2020-May-2021). Thisretrospective study was conducted on 60 patients admitted in our hospital due to COVID-19 infection. Patients were treated based on our institutional management protocol. For all patients, Blood sugar, complete haemogram, Blood urea, Serum Creatinine, Serum Electrolytes, Liver function test, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), Serum ferritin, D-Dimer level were done and CT- chest was done to assess the severity of lung involvement.: Sixty patients on maintenance hemodialysis were admitted (n=60) in our hospital with COVID -19 and 32 (52.4%) were in mild, 14 patients each in moderate and severe categories. A spectrum of clinical presentations among the categories were asymptomatic in 23 (38.3%) patients, 20 (33.3%) had fever with cough and 17 (28.4%) had breathlessness. Males were 41 (68.3%), mean age was 53.81±12.77yrs. Median dialysis vintage was 27.7 (13.8-41.5) months and mortality rate 10%. Remdesivir was administered in 17 patients (28.3%). Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), D-Dimer levels were significantly elevated with disease severity (&#60;0.05) and Serum CRP and D-Dimer levels were significantly elevated among the mortality cases (&#60;0.05). Mortality was low in this study group (10%), NLR; D-Dimer levels were significantly elevated with disease severity. Serum CRP and D-Dimer levels were significantly elevated in the mortality group.
Outcome analysis of fracture lower end radius (Ao Type B & C) treated by ORIF and plate
Authors: Choubey Raghvendra , Agrawal Gaurav , Jain Rajesh Kumar 
Published: July 2023

Treatment of distal radius fractures is difficult due to comminution and joint involvement. Plating is now the standard treatment method for distal radius articular fractures because of higher rate of complications after conservative management. The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of volar lokcing plate fixation method of distal radius fracture and to compare it with other results.We ealuated 28 patients from volar locking plates from December2012 to March 2017, treated for distal radius intraartiular fractures by using a volar locking compression plate. Standard X-ray and clinical assessment after 1year were measured and final outcome were assessed using modified Gartland and Werley score. At the end of 12 months, 17 cases out of 28 cases in which most of the excellent results in AO type B fractures (excellent oucome in 13patients out of 16patients i.e. 81.25% cases) as compared to type C fracture where it was 33.33% cases (excellent outcome in 4patients out of 12patients). One case developed of superficial wound infection which resolves with antibiotics. The distal radius fixation volar locking plate restores anatomy, helps in speedy movement of wrist and function, prevents postoperative collapse of fracture and hence is an excellent treatment method for distal radius fractures.
Effect of reverse hammering on fracture union in transverse fracture of long bone nailing
Authors: Choubey Raghvendra , Agarwal Gaurav , Jain Rajesh Kumar 
Published: July 2023

Reverse hammering is the method applied during nailing of transverse long bone fracture to decrease the gap between fracture ends to ensure healing. This study aims to asses the effectiveness of reverse hammering on fracture union in transverse fracture of long bone nailing as well as possible complications of this method. Seventy six patients with transverse fracture of long bone (femur, tibia, & humerus) treated with close reduction and internal fixation with interlocking nailing were enrolled in a prospective study conducted at the department of orthopaedics, BMC Sagar from Dec. 2012 to March 2021. Union grading was done to asses union as per Hammer criteria. Mean time to achieve bony union was 4.5 months. In our study seven out of seventy six patient at the end of three month were having radiological grade three or less union which at the end of nine month only two patient out of seventy six patient were having nonunion. Our results have been encouraging. The operation is technically demanding but provides an excellent method to achieve union in intramedullary nailing of long bones. This method to reduce fracture gap should be considered for patients requiring a faster return to function after the injury.
Outcomes of additional local antibiotic to local analgesic and vasodilator in acute anal fissure - A randomized controlled study
Authors: Roy Vivek Kumar , Gopal Krishna , Roy Sukalyan Saha , Kumar Mukesh , Kumari Anjili 
Published: July 2023

Acute anal fissure is a common and painful condition of ano-rectal region characterized by tear in the anoderm causing pain during defecation. Mainstay of its treatment is pharmacotherapy with lifestyle modification. Current study was undertaken to evaluate the role of add-on local antimicrobial in recovery and relief of symptoms of acute anal fissure in comparison to local anesthetic and vasodilator without any antimicrobial. It was a randomized, assessor-blinded, active-controlled clinical study in which data of 68 eligible participants were analyzed. Participants of both group received local lignocaine and nifedipine and the test group (Group B) received metronidazole ointment in addition. Healing was assessed by clinical examination and pain by Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Sample size was calculated based upon result of older pilot study and the proportion of recovery were assessed by Chi-square test. After 6 weeks of treatment, 61 out of 68 (i.e., 89.7%) patients receiving add-on antimicrobial recovered completely compared to 75% of the comparator group. Reduction of pain and cessation of bleeding were also significantly better in patients receiving additional antibacterial. Healing and symptom relief in acute anal fissure is better with addition of local antibacterial along with local vasodilator and anesthetic.
Namibia's first high performance computer
Authors: Shapopi Jimmy , Limbo Anton , Backes Michael 
Published: July 2023

High performance computing (HPC) refers to the practice of aggregating computing power of several computing nodes in a way that delivers much higher performance than one could achieve by a typical desktop computer in order to solve large problems in business, science, or engineering. The University of Namibia has so far received two HPC racks from the Centre for High Performance Computing in South Africa, of which one is operational. The primary use of the rack was foreseen to be human capacity development and awareness in HPC and to form part of Namibia’s readiness in participating in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (AVN) projects, but is now also being used for research in multi-wavelength astronomy and beyond. This is one of the first HPC services set up and operated by an entirely African team. We perform tests to benchmark the computational power and data transfer capabilities of the system and find that each node, on average, has a peak performance power of 82.4±1.1 GFLOPS. We also summarise all the projects that have enlisted the HPC facility.
Investigation of Phosalone Residues in the Early and Late Varieties of Peach Products of Orchards Saman City, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province in 2019
Authors: Faraji Reza , Sadeghi Mehraban , Sadeghi Ramezan , Mardani Gashtasb , Sedehi Morteza , Borujeni Farshid Shabani 
Published: July 2023

Background: Nowadays, increasing the use of pesticides to manage the agriculture production resulted in increased pesticide residues in final products and concerns about environmental pollution and prevalence of emerging diseases. This study aims to investigate the residual amount of Phosalone toxin in the early and late varieties of peach orchards in Saman city located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.
Methods: In this study, 60 samples of early and late peach varieties of peach orchards were selected randomly. Phosalone residues in early and late peach varieties before and after washing, and after peeling were extracted by QUECHERS method and the amount of extracted toxin were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The data were analyzed using SPSS v.24 software.
Results: Phosalone residues in early peach varieties before and after washing were 3.55 ± 0.94 and 0.31 ± 0.29 mg/kg, respectively. The concentration of Phosalone residues in unwashed early and late peach varieties before washing was 3.17 ± 0.97 mg/kg but decreased to 0.64 ±0.74 mg /kg after washing. Peeling reduced 97.79% of the Phosalone residues in late peach. Early and late peaches covered by the plant pathology clinic and unwashed late peaches not covered by plant pathology clinic were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than the Iranian national standard (2 mg/kg).
Conclusion: Washing and peeling the peach significantly decreased the toxin residues. In order to minimize the risk of exposure to Phosalone residues, integrated pest control management programs are essential.
Stratégies d’Approvisionnement en Eau dans les Opérations de Construction en Périphérie Urbaine de Daloa
Authors: Miguel Eleazarus Atsé Laudose 
Published: July 2023

Daloa connaît une inconstance de la desserte en eau potable, notamment dans ses périphéries en pleine mutation avec les opérations de construction d’habitat nécessitant un besoin important d’eau. Comment les constructeurs dans ces quartiers s’approvisionnent-ils en eau ? Cette étude quantitative et qualitative se propose d’analyser les stratégies d’approvisionnement en eau dans les chantiers d’habitat des périphéries urbaines, de même que leur impact socio-économique et spatial. La méthodologie repose sur la recherche documentaire soutenue par une enquête de terrain. À terme, les quartiers périphériques de Daloa sont dépourvus du réseau d’adduction d’eau potable, imposant aux constructeurs de logements des pratiques compensatoires. À défaut de disposer d’un puits traditionnel sur le chantier, ils ont recours à l’achat d’eau auprès de camionneurs-livreurs. La chaine de service de l’achat d’eau part de points d’eau disséminés dans l’espace urbain où des véhicules assignés se ravitaillent en eau, puis desservent les chantiers. En plus de structurer l’espace urbain, cette activité en organisation informelle est source d’emplois et de revenus.

Daloa is experiencing inconsistent drinking water supply, particularly in its peripheries, which are undergoing major changes with housing construction operations requiring a significant amount of water. How do builders in these areas obtain water? The aim of this quantitative and qualitative study is to analyze water supply strategies in housing construction projects on the outskirts of cities. The methodology is based on documentary research supported by a field survey. In the long term, the peripheral neighborhoods of Daloa are deprived of the drinking water network, imposing compensatory practices on housing builders. In the absence of a traditional well on the building site, they resort to buying water from delivery trucks. The service chain of water purchase starts from water points scattered in the urban space where assigned vehicles refill with water and then serve the construction sites. In addition to structuring the urban space, this informally organized activity is a source of employment and income.
Enquête Ethnobotanique sur les Usages de Euphorbia Heterophylla L. (Euphorbiaceae) dans le Nord de la Côte d’Ivoire
Authors: Francos Kouame Yao , Yao Kanga , Koukau N’Goran David Vinenct 
Published: July 2023

Euphorbia heterophylla est une herbe envahissante dans la région nord de la Côte d’Ivoire. Elle est connue par les éleveurs, les agriculteurs et les herboristes. Le but de ce travail est d’identifier les différents usages de cette plante. À cet effet, une enquête ethnobotanique basée sur la méthode d'échantillonnage stratifiée probabiliste a été menée dans les régions du Poro, de la Bagoué et du Tchologo. En élevage, Euphorbia heterophylla est utilisée comme fourrage pour le lapin (46,5 %), le cobaye (34,9 %) et le porc (18,6 %). Chez les Hommes, elle est utilisée pour favoriser la production de lait maternel chez la femme (28,6 %), le traitement des plaies (25,7 %), les infections gastriques (25,70 %), l’amélioration de la qualité du sperme (11,4 %) et le traitement des rougeurs des bébés (8,6 %). Ces résultats peuvent constituer une source d’informations non négligeables pour les recherches scientifiques sur Euphorbia heterophylla et la domestication.

Euphorbia heterophylla is an invasive plant in the northern region of Côte d'Ivoire. It is known by breeders, farmers, and herbalists. The aim of this work is to identify the different uses of this plant. To this end, an ethnobotanical survey based on the stratified probability sampling method was conducted in the Poro, Bagoué, and Tchologo regions. In breeding, Euphorbia heterophylla is used as fodder for rabbits (46.5%), guinea pigs (34.9%), and pigs (18.6%). In men, it is used for the production of breast milk in women (28.6%), the treatment of wounds (25.7%), gastric infections (25.70%), the improvement of the quality semen (11.4%), and the treatment of rashes in babies (8.6%). These results could constitute a significant source of information for scientific research on Euphorbia heterophylla domestication.
Relationship Between Clinical Factors of Lymphoma DLBCL GCB and Non-GCB Subtype with Ki-67 Proliferation Index in Siloam Karawaci Hospital 2014 - 2018
Authors: Kristiani Erna , Marisca Stephanie , Qurro Tri Ulfatul , Kweeswara Natasya , Chandra Amos Immanuel 
Published: July 2023

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Non-Hodgkin large cell B-lymphoma (DLBCL: Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma) were classified into two subtypes of Germinal Center B-Cell Like (GCB) and non-Germinal Center B-Cell Like (non-GCB), which GCB has a better prognosis. The Ki-67 antigen is one of the most reliable markers of cell proliferation. This research aims to establish the relationship between proliferation index Ki-67 with DLBCL subtypes and to evaluate the utility of Ki-67 proliferative index as a predictive marker for predicting stages of lymphoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We obtained 60 cases of patient samples DLBCL in Siloam Hospital Lippo Karawaci in 2014-2018. Clinical and pathological data were obtained from medical records. Chi-square methods were used to analyze data.</p><p><strong>Result:</strong> There were more ≤60 years compared to &gt;60 years. In this study, there were more male patients than female patients. lymphoma provided in extranodal were higher than lymphoma in nodal form.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> There is a relationship between Ki-67 proliferation index with lymphoma GCB and non-GCB subtypes and stage of lymphoma, which can be used as a predictive factor in predicting the stage of lymphoma.</p>
Cognitive Engagement during Emergency Remote Teaching: How Students Struggle
Authors: Yundayani Audi , Alghadari Fiki 
Published: July 2023

<div id="WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" class="WACEditing EditMode EditingSurfaceBody FireFox WACViewPanel_DisableLegacyKeyCodeAndCharCode usehover"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW210745893 BCX2"><p class="Paragraph SCXW210745893 BCX2"><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p class="abstrak">The COVID-19 pandemic situation has had an impact on the higher education system in Indonesia. It created an online learning ecosystem to enact the essential role of cognitive engagement by students. This qualitative research utilized multimodal data collection to examine students' voices to assess how they perceived the cognitive engagement dimension during emergency remote teaching (ERT). Data were gathered from 60 students from three higher education institutions in Indonesia's urban areas. The findings revealed that the ERT environment requires students to self-regulate their learning by employing their preferred strategies to comprehend the material. Moreover, they engage in meaningful learning by relating content to their prior experiences and knowledge. Students also believe that teachers play a vital role in ERT as authoritative figures and focal learning points. They view teachers as ­the main agents for fostering and enhancing their cognitive engagement. This study draws attention to the need for continuous teacher professional development in ERT by concentrating on students' needs. </p><p class="abstrak"><strong>Bahasa Indonesia Abstrak: </strong>Situasi pandemi COVID-19 berdampak pada sistem pendidikan tinggi di Indonesia. Ini menciptakan ekosistem pembelajaran online untuk memberlakukan peran penting keterlibatan kognitif oleh siswa. Penelitian kualitatif ini menggunakan pengumpulan data multimodal untuk memeriksa suara siswa untuk menilai bagaimana mereka merasakan dimensi keterlibatan kognitif dalam fenomena pengajaran jarak jauh darurat. Data dari 60 mahasiswa dari tiga perguruan tinggi yang berada di perkotaan Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaturan pengajaran darurat mengharuskan siswa untuk menerapkan proses belajar mandiri dengan mengatur preferensi metode pembelajaran mereka untuk memahami isi materi. Bahkan, mereka melakukan pembelajaran yang bermakna dengan menghubungkan konten dengan pengalaman dan pengetahuan mereka sebelumnya. Mereka juga percaya bahwa guru, serta siswa, memainkan peran penting dalam lingkungan pengajaran darurat. Selain itu, karena keyakinan mereka bahwa guru masih menjadi pusat pembelajaran sebagai sosok otoriter, mereka menggambarkan guru sebagai agen utama untuk mempromosikan dan meningkatkan keterlibatan kognitif mereka. Studi ini lebih menarik perhatian pada perlunya pengembangan profesional guru yang berkelanjutan dalam situasi pengajaran darurat dengan berkonsentrasi pada kebutuhan siswa.</p></div></div>
RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTPARTUM OBSTETRIC DANGER SIGNS
Authors: Erik ekowati  , Herlina Nina 
Published: July 2023

Backgrounds: The postpartum period is approximately 40-42 days after giving birth, during which time there is a risk of complications for the mother. However, this is not realized by the mother because the main focus is caring for the baby. Therefore, mothers and families need to know the causes of the risk of postpartum danger. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that cause danger signs during the puerperium so that appropriate and fast treatment doing. Method: The research design is analytic with a cross sectional approach. The study involved 70 postpartum and total sampling was based on age, knowledge, and family support. The results of the chi-square statistical test showed that there was a relationship between postpartum danger signs and education (p value = 0.003 OR = 6.413), knowledge (p value = 0.020, OR = 4.773) and family support (p value = 0.040, OR = 3.838). The result of the age variable is that there is no relationship (p value = 0.967 OR = 1.202). Conclusion: Postpartum based on their level of education, good knowledge and husband's support are able to detect danger signs during the postpartum so that the mother and baby are healthy.

Keywords: Risk factors obstetric, postpartum
Progress in Language Abilities Related to Reading Comprehension – Domain Specific Intervention on Executive Functioning
Authors: Kovalčíková Iveta , Veerbeek Jochanan , Vogelaar Bart , Klimovič Martin , Gogová Eva 
Published: July 2023

A reduced ability to work with information contained in a text is usually registered in low-achieving students. One important internal factor influencing reading comprehension concerns the child’s executive functioning. The current study investigated whether the domain-specific intervention ExeFun-READ targeting language abilities related to reading comprehension and executive functioning in primary school children would be effective in improving their scholastic performance in their reading domain and executive functioning. ExeFun-READ is designed to address the relations between domain-specific versus thinking-skill-oriented (domain-general) instruction. A child’s active learning is focused on semantic, phonetic, morphological and syntactical comprehension of linguistic material. In total, 151 students attending grade four from seven elementary schools took part in the project. The study concerned a pretest-intervention-posttest experimental design with three conditions: the experimental condition, an active, and a passive control group. To assess the children’s level of EF, the Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System test battery was used; to assess children’s language ability in reading domain, the Cognitive Abilities Test (the verbal battery, Thorndike &amp;amp; Hagan, 1986 [1]), was used. In the current study, the intervention led to improved language abilities related to reading comprehension, but in terms of executive functioning the improvement only extended to switching fluency. Regarding the effects of the ExeFun-READ intervention on children’s reading abilities, specified as language abilities related to reading comprehension, significant improvements were found in vocabulary, completion of sentences, and classification of terms in the group of children that received the ExeFun-READ intervention.
Pamela’s signifying signs and gestures: A semiotic analysis
Authors: Beloufa Chahra , Kholoud Al Ghamedi 
Published: July 2023

In this paper, the feminine character of Pamela is explored throughout the epistolary novel. One is concerned with how Pamela’s constructed character as a female figure is represented with language and action, rather than adopting a defending position of the suppressed females in the 18th century. Pamela’s politeness and indirectness in her letters are aspects of her virtue and femininity. However, her language and use of specific politeness strategies, can also be considered a way of manipulating Mr B. Through her voice, there is be a kind of gradual unity of the female and male voices. Pamela is a representative of a doubled voice, exhibiting both of her inner and outer femininity. In this study, Pamela’s language is analysed using Julia Kirteva’s concept of semiotics.
Keywords: Semiotics, Pamela, sign language, verbal language, femininity
Judgemental Analysis of Data and Prediction Using ANN
Authors: SARISA HEMANTH N S N , PRAKASH S SURYA , Singh Avjeet , Mahajan Harshit , sharma Govind 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Everyday lot of posts are created in social media and several users make comments on the post. The comments can be positive or negative or moderate. Just by watching the post one cannot estimate whether the post is positive or not. Manual analysis of each comment of the post related document using Vader analysis takes a lot of time (approximately 5 to 6 hours- depending on number of comments). Also every post comments contains lots of redundant data which should be removed to get the exact sentiment of the post. We need to analyze the sentiment of the post within fraction of seconds by eliminating the redundant data. By using Machine Learning ANN Algorithms and applying them to social media post related datasets which contains a large number of comments. Initially dataset to be imported and at first stage data pre-processing is to be performed so as to remove the useless redundant information or data. The Algorithm uses ANN Data Dictionary which contains list of positive words and negative words to classify each comment in the dataset into positive or negative or moderate category. Along with this it will also gives the information about the sentiment of the post by visualizing the total positive, negative and moderate comments. Apart from this we are calculating the positive words and negative words number in each comment and also analyzing the sentiment of the post based on the keyword analysis. Graph and charts can be generated using Chart tool available in Visual Studio.