bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on the Emergency Medical Services workforce, Texas, USA
Authors: Mendez Maria , Horney Jennifer A. 
Published: September 2023

Introduction: The physical and mental health impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response on healthcare workers has been extensively studied; less is known about impacts specific to the prehospital Emergency Medical Service’s (EMS) workforce. However, given data about the physical and psychological impacts to EMS workers participating in prior emergencies and disasters, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic likely increased risk among the EMS workforce.
Methods: EMS agencies in the State of Texas were stratified according to agency structure, eg, fire-based, nonfire-based governmental, hospital-based private, nonhospital-based private, and other. A systematic sample of 10 agencies was selected from each of the five strata. An interview guide was developed to collect information about prior experience with disaster or emergency response, professional roles since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and alternations to professional roles and EMS systems during both prior responses and the COVID-19 response. Interviews were transcribed and inductively coded to identify themes.
Results: Five themes were identified in qualitative interviews. These included 1) early pandemic lessons, 2) protocol changes, 3) personal stressors, 4) professional stressors, and 5) lessons learned. Increased workloads, operational changes, fear of transmission to friends and family, and fatigue from working conditions were emphasized by participants. However, adaptations are being identified that could help EMS agencies and their workforces maintain resilience, even during an ongoing emergency response.
Discussion: The COVID-19 response created unique professional and personal stressors to the EMS workforce and limited access to coping mechanisms previously used to reduce stress. Targeted studies are needed to guide the implementation of evidence-based interventions to protect the well-being of EMS personnel now and during future public health emergency and disaster responses.
IMPACT OF MONETARY INCENTIVES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIAN AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Kelechi Chidiebere Ihemereze  , Nsisong Louis Eyo-Udo  , Blessed Afeyokalo Egbokhaebho  , Chibuike Daraojimba  , Uneku Ikwue  , Ekene Ezinwa Nwankwo  
Published: September 2023

This study delves into the intricate relationship between monetary incentives and workers' performance within the context of the Nigerian Automobile Industry. The objective is to discern the impact of various monetary incentive factors on employee performance while also investigating potential areas for enhancement. Through a meticulous examination of 120 completed questionnaires, the study identifies prevailing trends and disparities in the perception of monetary incentives among industry workers. The findings unveil a nuanced understanding of employees' familiarity with the elements and factors of monetary incentives, highlighting their comprehension of how these variables intertwine with their workplace performance. A critical observation is made concerning the incongruence between the societal image associated with workers within the Automobile Industry and the current salary structures. It becomes evident that salary adjustments are not conducted in alignment with the benchmarks established by the Salaries and Wages Commission. A compelling revelation surfaces as the study underscores the paramount influence of Bonus payments and pay raises on employees' motivation and job satisfaction. These two factors emerge as significant determinants of enhanced performance, with most workers acknowledging their pivotal role. In contrast, the practice of Profit Sharing within the industry is not commonplace, and concerns regarding transparency shadow instances that do exist. This unveils a compelling demand for a more open and equitable Profit-Sharing system capable of invigorating workers' enthusiasm. Moreover, the study illuminates the inadequacies of the Retirement Benefits framework, indicating a palpable need for its augmentation to elevate employee contentment and performance. The research substantiates the hypothesis that monetary Incentives encompassing Salary, Bonus, pay rate, profit-sharing, and Retirement Benefits significantly influence workers' performance within the Nigerian Automobile Industry. In conclusion, the study proffers strategic recommendations to fortify the bond between monetary incentives and employee performance. Embracing transparency, ensuring timely salary reviews and bonus disbursements, implementing performance-based pay rise policies, enhancing retirement benefits, and upholding transparency in monetary incentive processes are identified as pivotal actions that can stimulate heightened motivation, job satisfaction, and ultimately, superior performance within the Nigerian Automobile Industry.
Keywords: Monetary Incentives, Employee Performance, Nigerian Automobile Industry, Job Satisfaction, Intrinsic Motivation, Career Development, Human Resources Management, Pay Rise.
Modernizing the open-source community Noah with multi-parameterization options (Noah-MP) land surface model (version 5.0) with enhanced modularity, interoperability, and applicability
Authors: He Cenlin , Valayamkunnath Prasanth , Barlage Michael , Chen Fei , Gochis David , Cabell Ryan , Schneider Tim , Rasmussen Roy , Niu Guo-Yue , Yang Zong-Liang , Niyogi Dev , Ek Michael 
Published: September 2023

Abstract. The widely used open-source community Noah with multi-parameterization options (Noah-MP) land surface model (LSM) is designed for applications ranging from uncoupled land surface hydrometeorological and ecohydrological process studies to coupled numerical weather prediction and decadal global or regional climate simulations. It has been used in many coupled community weather, climate, and hydrology models. In this study, we modernize and refactor the Noah-MP LSM by adopting modern Fortran code standards and data structures, which substantially enhance the model modularity, interoperability, and applicability. The modernized Noah-MP is released as the version 5.0 (v5.0), which has five key features: (1) enhanced modularization as a result of re-organizing model physics into individual process-level Fortran module files, (2) an enhanced data structure with new hierarchical data types and optimized variable declaration and initialization structures, (3) an enhanced code structure and calling workflow as a result of leveraging the new data structure and modularization, (4) enhanced (descriptive and self-explanatory) model variable naming standards, and (5) enhanced driver and interface structures to be coupled with the host weather, climate, and hydrology models. In addition, we create a comprehensive technical documentation of the Noah-MP v5.0 and a set of model benchmark and reference datasets. The Noah-MP v5.0 will be coupled to various weather, climate, and hydrology models in the future. Overall, the modernized Noah-MP allows a more efficient and convenient process for future model developments and applications.
Stent en el tracto de salida del ventrículo derecho y corrección diferida en paciente con tetralogía de Fallot
Authors: Zhune Villagrán Darwin E. , Duque Solorzano Simón , Barreno Martínez Boris Rubén , Mendieta Chispe Paola P. 
Published: September 2023

Introducción: Los pacientes con tetralogía de Fallot recién nacidos sintomáticos tienen indicación de tratamiento terapéutico, ya sea paliativo o cirugía correctiva, sin embargo, el manejo inicial de estos pacientes genera en la actualidad controversia.
Caso Clínico: Recién nacido de sexo femenino, de 40 semanas de gestación, quien ingresó a las 24 horas de vida por cianosis, taquipnea, retracciones tóraco- abdominales y la presencia un soplo sistólico eyectivo III/VI en el foco pulmonar.
Taller diagnóstico: En los exámenes: leucocitosis 27.05 x 103 /UL, acidosis metabólica PH: 7.36, pCO2: 36.2 mmHg, exceso de Base: -4.6 mEq/L, hipoxemnia: pO2 54.1 mmHg y acidosis láctica 5 mmol/L. El ecocardiograma demostró tetralogía de Fallot, con estenosis infundibular y valvular pulmonar severa, con el anillo pulmonar de 3 mm (Z: -7.6) tronco y ramas pulmonares hipoplásicas.
Tratamiento: Se realiza hidratación intravenosa e inicio de prostaglandina, adicionalmente ampicilina y gentamicina IV por 7 días. Al 11er día se realizó un cateterismo cardíaco con colocación de stent (4.5 y 16 mm) en el tracto de salida del ventrículo derech, con embolización de 5 colaterales aortopulmonares de alto flujo.
Evolución: El procedimiento fue bien tolerado, con el alta a los 17 días con ácido acetil salicílico 15mg/día, furosemida 2 mg/día, espironolactona 6,25 mg/día. A los 10 meses se realiza cirugía correctiva de tetralogía de Fallot con parche transanular y plastia de rama pulmonar izquierda. El control a los 18 meses fue normal.
Conclusión: La colocación de un stent en el tracto de salida del ventrículo derecho por vía percutánea es un método seguro que garantiza un flujo pulmonar estable, permitiendo diferir la cirugía correctiva fuera de la etapa neonatal.
MaRDIFlow: A Workflow Framework for Documentation and Integration of FAIR Computational Experiments
Authors: Veluvali Pavan L. , Heiland Jan , Benner Peter 
Published: September 2023

Numerical algorithms and computational tools are essential for managing and analyzing complex data processing tasks. With ever increasing availability of meta-data and parameter-driven simulations, the demand and the need for reliable and automated workflow frameworks to reproduce computational experiments has grown. In this work, we aim to develop a novel computational workflow framework, namely MaRDIFlow, that describes the abstraction of multi-layered workflow components. Herein, we plan to enable and implement scientific computing data FAIRness into actionable guidelines for FAIR computational experiments.
Introducing JuOSC
Authors: Gonzalez-Marquez Monica , Schmahl Ines 
Published: September 2023

Where does one go to find information on Open Science? At the moment, the literature is scattered across the various fora that comprise scientific discourse. An inquiry about any topic in Open Science, for example, how to manage a particular type of data in chemistry or what the current stance of the DFG or the NSF might be on data on photovoltaics or the relationship between Kuhn and Open Science, invariably require a mixture of asking colleagues or conducting random searches in academic indexing services, with varying degrees of success. Part of the problem is that so much of Open Science discourse has occurred in fora made possible by the advent of the internet. Between blog posts, twitter threads, talks and podcasts, there is a wealth of information that needs to be organized and archived to be most useful to the scientific community. There are efforts to organize some of this information in various online databases, and they are laudable, but to serve as long-term tools, they require 1. orchestration to gather and curate materials as a community effort, 2. long-term infrastructure to store copies of the materials, and 3. the expertise of librarians to manage such a collection.
Losing My Religion: How Organized Religion Continues to Control and Shape Black Women’s Identity
Authors: Pow Kadian , McAuley Chris 
Published: September 2023

With a contemporary statistical decline in church attendance, in both the USA and the UK, religious institution’s power over people’s lives still remains strong. The (white) Christian church is undoing rights for minoritized groups and women’s bodily autonomy. A 2023 documentary, _Shiny Happy People_, speaks to the patriarchal control that the religious organization, The Institute of Basic Life Principles (IPBL), exercised over girls and women’s bodies, minds and autonomy. Though there were a small number of Black people that were a part of that church, none of them were interviewed for the documentary. The impact of organized religious institutions and the patriarchy used to shape and control our identities was missing from the documentary and largely missing in the public discourse. Let’s change that by talking about the good, the bad and the ugly or religion’s impact on the shaping of Black women’s identities.The discussion will draw from Dr. Pow's recently published book, *[Stories of Black Female Identity in the Making: Queering the Love in Blackness](https://livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/9781915271471?utm_source=MB utm_medium=Web utm_campaign=black-studies utm_content=Pow)*, which is an exploration of how Black identity is constantly formed and reformed, along with intersections of gender and sexuality.
India-Nepal relations: with special reference to China
Authors: Suthar Hukma Ram 
Published: September 2023

Nepal is a small country situated in the Himalayan hills. It is located between India and Tibet and after China's occupation of Tibet, it acts as a 'buffer state' between India and China. The country is "like a flower blossoming between two rocks." Nepal's border with India is open on three sides, allowing free movement across it. Both countries have taken several measures to strengthen security ties. But in the present scenario, rapid changes are being seen in the relations between the two countries.
Abstract in Hindi Language:
नेपाल हिमालय की पहाड़ियों में बसा एक छोटा देश है। यह भारत और तिब्बत के मध्य स्थित है एवं तिब्बत पर चीन के अधिपत्य के बाद भारत व चीन के मध्य ’बफर स्टेट’ का कार्य करता है। यह देश “दो चट्टानों के बीच खिले हुए फूल के समान है।“ नेपाल की सीमा भारत के साथ तीन ओर से खुली है, जिसमें आर-पार निर्बाध रूप से आया जाया जा सकता है। दोनों देशों ने सुरक्षा सम्बन्धों को सृदृढ़ बनाने के लिए बहुत से उपाय किये है। परन्तु वर्तमान परिदृश्य में दोनों देशों के संबंधों में तेजी से बदलाव देखने को मिल रहा है।
Keywords: भारत-नेपाल, चीन, वर्तमान परिदृश्य, सम्बन्ध।
Discriminatie en strafrecht
Authors: Crijns J.H. (Jan) 
Published: September 2023

Discriminatie en strafrecht
Dit nummer is samengesteld naar aanleiding van het 25-jarig bestaan van het Landelijk Expertisecentrum Discriminatie (LECD) van het Openbaar Ministerie en vormt tegelijkertijd de opmaat naar een symposium dat op 23 november 2023 ter gelegenheid van dit jubileum door het LECD in Amsterdam wordt georganiseerd. Het jubileum en het symposium vormen een goede gelegenheid aandacht te besteden aan de vraag op welke wijze het strafrecht een bijdrage levert aan het tegengaan van discriminatie.
De opkomst van de (concern)onderneming in het vennootschapsrecht en daarbuiten
Authors: Timmerman L. 
Published: September 2023

De opkomst van de (concern)onderneming in het vennootschapsrecht en daarbuiten
De auteur verdedigt dat de begrippen vennootschap en onderneming dienen te worden onderscheiden, maar niet gescheiden. Zij beïnvloeden elkaar over en weer. Als gevolg daarvan is de kapitaalvennootschap een kneedbare rechtsfiguur geworden. De auteur laat zien dat het geen begaanbare weg is om de onderneming zelf rechtssubject te maken. Regelgeving voor ondernemingen dient te verlopen via bijvoorbeeld de kapitaalvennootschappen.
Eu, autista e aluno: percepções de um aluno com Transtorno do Espectro Autista sobre sua inclusão na universidade
Authors: Rocha Iris Maria Ribeiro , Pinto Karini da Silva , Souza Julyana Christine Cunha , Branco Priscila de Sousa Barbosa Castelo 
Published: September 2023

Este artigo trata da perspectiva de inclusão de estudante com transtorno do espectro autista na Univerisdade. A pesquisa teve abordagem qualitativa e caráter exploratório, em que se propôs conhecer o processo de inclusão de pessoas com esse transtorno do neurodesenvolvimento a partir das práticas do Núcleo de Acessibilidade (Nuaces) da Univerrsidade e entrevistas semiestruturada com a diretora do núcleo, com a estudante da Universidade diagnosticado com TEA, sua mãe e um de seus ex-professores. Apoiou-se na Lei n° 12.764/12, a Lei do Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA), a Lei Brasileira de Inclusão, Lei n.º 13.146/15, entre outras, além de estudos de Assumpção Júnior e Kuczynski (2015), Brasil (2008a, 2012, 2015), Costa (2013), Cunha (2015), DSM 5 (ASSOCIAÇÃO AMERICANA DE PSIQUIATRIA, 2014), Kanner (1944), Mazzota (1982), Minetto (2008), Sassaki (1997).. Na coleta de dados foi possível explorar assuntos pertinentes como questões familiares, sociais, afetivas, qualificação e o papel do professor. Como resultados, percebeu-se fragilidades no processo de inclusão de alunos com TEA na Universidade Federal do Maranhão, evidenciou-se que apesar de ser minoria nas instituições de ensino, existe sim, a possibilidade das pessoas com deficiência terem acesso e permanência no ensino superior. Conclui que as barreiras atitudinais e organizacionais podem resultar em um atendimento que não responde às expectativas dos estudantes e que esse desafio precisa ser enfrentado e a inclusão realmente ser efetivada.
Wholeness in Language Learning
Authors: Kingston Carol 
Published: September 2023

Understanding the reading and writing of L2 learners has been always a challenge for language teachers (de Jong & Harper, 2005; Hyland, 2007; Spack, 1988). The Morpheme Order Studies and Language Transfer Theory have confirmed the challenges of L2 learners, especially among multicultural students (Krashen, 1982; & Cziko, 1978; Goldschneider & DeKeyser, 2002; Lowie & Verspoor, 2007; Nunan, 2009; Spencer, 2003). Teaching such L2 learners require immense theoretical, practical and subsequently a wholistic approach (Kumaravadivelu, 2000). This qualitative study (case study) seeks to examine the challenges of language transfer among the multicultural students of a private higher education institution in Silang, Philippines. Research respondents were the multi-cultural Higher Education Students and their English language teachers. The data was collected through observation, interviews and focus group. The findings do show the possible challenges and acceptance of language transfer. The study ended with recommendations to bridge the gap of the challenging knowledge experiences of L2 teachers and learners of multi-cultural background.
Penerapan SEFT (Spiritual Emotional Fridom Technique) Terhadap Gangguan Kecemasan Sosial Pada Siswa Taman Kanak-Kanak
Authors: Esmiati Amy Novalia , Firmansyah Fitri Awan Arif 
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengetahui dampak dari penerapan SEFT (Spiritual Emotional Fridom Technique). Metode dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan adalah wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi . Subjek pada penelitian ini merupakan siswa Taman Kanak-Kanak yang memiliki kecemasan social yang tinggi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapak SEFT SEFT (Spiritual Emotional Fridom Technique) dapat memberikan dampak positif pada siswa, yaitu kecemasan social pada siswa mengalami penurunan, diantaranya siswa menjadi lebih berani ketika bertemu dan bermain dengan teman di sekolah maupun di rumah, berani berbicara di dalam kelas, dan berani menyapa teman dan guru di sekolah.
Oftalmolojik Muayenede Oküler Ultrasonografi Kullanılan Olguların Retrospektif Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: KARATAŞ Miray , KÜSBECİ Tuncay , ALTINYOLLAR Albina , AZİMLİ İbrahim , AKMAZ Okan , YÜKSEL Bora 
Published: September 2023

Amaç: Oftalmolojik muayenesinde oküler ultrasonografi kullanılan hastaları değerlendirmek,
kullanım endikasyonları ve elde edilen bulguları sunmak.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Ocak 2022-Ocak 2023 tarihleri arasında oküler ultrasonografi uygulanan 598
hastanın 624 gözü çalışmaya dahil edildi. Oküler USG için Sonomed E-Z Scan A/B5500+ (Sonomed
Inc. NY, USA) 10 MHz prob ile ortalama 90 gainde ultrason ile inceleme yapıldı.
Bulgular: Hastaların 258'i kadın, 340'ı erkekti. 258 kadının 264 gözü, 340 erkeğin 356 gözü
çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların ortalama yaşı 64.7 idi. 30 yaşın altında 26 hasta vardı.
Görüntülemelerin 330’u sağ (%53), 294’ü sol göze (% 47) yapıldı. Oküler ultrasonografi 624 gözün;
48’ine travma (%8), 130’una korneal opasite (%21), 68’ine üveal patolojiler (%11), 260’ına lens
patolojisi (toplam %43), 26’sına retinal patolojiler (%4), 66’sına vitre patolojisi (%11), 2’sine orbital
selülit (%0.3), 10’una endoftalmi (%1.6), 4’üne intraokuler yabancı cisim, 4’üne papilödem-optik disk
druseni ayrımı (%0.6) nedeniyle yapıldı. Gözlerin 182’sinde (%29) vitreus patolojisi, 84'ünde retina
patolojisi (%13), 36'sında üveal patoloji (%6) izlendi. 2 gözde intraoküler yabancı cisim, glob
perforasyonu, travmatik optik nöropati ve retrobulber hemoraji (%0.3), 2 gözde retrobulber apse
(%0.3), 4 gözde optik disk druseni (%0.6) izlendi. 86 (%14) gözde birden fazla patolojik bulgu
mevcuttu. 388 (%62) gözde ise patolojik bulgu izlenmedi.
Sonuç: Oküler ultrasonografi kesit alınan süre içinde en sık preoperatif hasta değerlendirilmesinde
kullanılmış olup oftalmolojik muayenede halen önemli bir yer tutmaktadır.
The π-complex in the benzidine rearrangement: a molecular orbital analysis.
Authors: Rzepa Henry 
Published: September 2023

Michael Dewar[cite]10.1016/S0040-4039(01)82765-9[/cite] famously implicated a so-called π-complex in the benzidine rearrangement, back in the days when quantum mechanical calculations could not yet provide a quantitatively accurate reality check. Because this π-complex actually remains a relatively unusual species to encounter in day-to-day chemistry, I thought I would try to show in a simple way how it forms.
The regiospecificity of di-imide reduction of an alkene.
Authors: Rzepa Henry 
Published: September 2023

Not a few posts on this blog dissect the mechanisms of well known text-book reactions. But one reaction type where there are few examples on these pages are reductions. These come in three types; using electrons, using a hydride anion and using di-hydrogen. Here I first take a closer look at the third type, and in particular di-hydrogen as delivered from di-imide.
The mechanism of the Benzidine rearrangement.
Authors: Rzepa Henry 
Published: September 2023

The benzidine rearrangement is claimed to be an example of the quite rare [5,5] sigmatropic migration[cite]10.1021/ja00335a035[/cite], which is a ten-electron homologation of the very common [3,3] sigmatropic reaction (
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the Cope or Claisen). Some benzidine rearrangements are indeed thought to go through the [3,3] route[cite]10.1021/ja00309a041[/cite]. The topic has been reviewed here[cite]10.1002/poc.610020702[/cite]. In
The butterfly effect in chemistry: aromaticity on the edge of chaos.
Authors: Rzepa Henry 
Published: September 2023

The butterfly effect summarises how a small change to a system may result in very large and often unpredictable (chaotic) consequences. If the system is merely on the edge of chaos, the consequences are predictable, but nevertheless finely poised between
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two possible outcomes. Here I ask how a molecule might manifest such behaviour. Two examples of the molecule above are known, differing only in the nature of the R group.