bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Surgical outcome of lower limbs radiculopathy “due to degenerative lumbar canal stenosis” 12-24 months after decompression
Authors: Azeez Mohammed Nashaddin , Sami Hussain Ari 
Published: April 2023

Objectives: Interlaminar decompression is a surgical procedure that decompresses the lumbar spinal canal in order to release neuro-vascular components that have been compromised by degenerative stenosis. It can significantly improve patient quality of life and reduce morbidity and the effects of lumbar canal stenosis.
Methods: A retrospective study of 57 patients, surgically operated for degenerative lumbar canal stenosis, at the Sulaymaniyah teaching hospital between Mar. 2018 and Mar. 2020.
Diagnosis was achieved via history and clinical examination and radiological imaging (Lumbo-sacral spine MRI). Surgical procedure was standardized for all patients that was interlaminar decompression of the lumbar spinal canal, the postoperative follow up was after 12-24 months.
Results: In total, 57 patients with degenerative lumbar canal stenosis (due to ligamentum flavum hypertrophy) were included, male (26%) and female (74%), age of the cases were between 34 – 85 years, mean 57.39 and median 57 and standard deviation 10.96, there were no deference in the outcome of different ages and genders.
chief complain of patients were back pain and both lower limbs radiculopathy in the majority of the cases, associated with paresthesia and numbness of the lower limbs, which were improved modestly after surgical decompression.
Conclusion: Interlaminar decompression of the stenosed lumbar spinal canal is an effective and generally safe surgical procedure with high patient satisfaction and good functional outcomes expected.
Assessment of the Antibacterial Activity of Lavender cultivated in Tasmania and identifying its geographical and botanical origins
Authors: Yamani Hanaa Abbas 
Published: April 2023

Objectives: This study compared the antimicrobial activity of lavender honey manufactured in Tasmania Australia with Manuka honey as a control.
Methods: Lavender essential oil also examined for antimicrobial activity. The volatile compounds were identified to find the bioactive compounds responsible for the antibacterial activity. Next, the volatile data of the Lavender honey and essential oil from Lavandula angustifolia cultivated in Tasmania, were used to indicate the geographical and botanical origins of the using head space solid-phase micro extraction (HS SPME) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS).
The antimicrobial activity of Lavender Honey and essential oil from Tasmania were examined using the broth micro-dilution method to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). Bacteriostatic end points were determined spectrophotometrically, then bactericidal end points were determined by plating. Methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were used in this study.
Results: Lavender honey showed similar, and in some bacterial species, slightly higher activity than Manuka honey. The MICs and MBCs for lavender honey ranged from 6.25% to 25% v/v compared to MICs of Manuka honey which ranged between 12.5% and 25% v/v. The MIC and MBC values of lavender honey and Manuka honey against P. aeruginosa were 12.5% v/v and 25% v/v respectively. The corresponding values for a methicillin-sensitive strain of S. aureus were 6.25% v/v and 12.5% v/v respectively. The MIC and MBC were the same for both honey for E. coli equal to 12.5 % v/v and for MRSA equal to 6.25 % v/v. The growth of S. aureus, including MRSA and E. coli completely inhibited by Lavender E. oil at concentrations of 2.25%. Whereas, the growth of P. aeruginosa partly inhibited by the same concentrations. Use of a spectrophotometer facilitated reading of MIC values.
Conclusion: These results suggest that lavender honey and essential oil could be used as an antimicrobial agent for infections caused by S. aureus including MRSA, E. coli and P. aeruginosa.
Direct observations of wave-sea ice interactions in the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone
Authors: Wahlgren Stina , Thomson Jim , Biddle Louise C. , Swart Sebastiaan 
Published: April 2023

Wave energy propagating into the Antarctic marginal ice zone affects the
quality and extent of the sea ice, and wave propagation is therefore an
important factor for understanding and predicting changes in sea ice
cover. Sea ice is notoriously hard to model and in-situ observations of
wave activity in the Antarctic marginal ice zone are scarce, due to the
extreme conditions of the region. Here, we provide new in-situ data from
two drifting Surface Wave Instrument Float with Tracking (SWIFT) buoys
deployed in the Weddell Sea in the austral winter and spring in 2019.
The buoy location ranges from open water to more than 200 km into the
sea ice. We estimate the attenuation of swell with wave periods 8-18 s,
and find an attenuation coefficient α = 4 ·
10 to 7 · 10
m in spring, and approximately five-fold larger in
winter. The attenuation coefficients show a power law frequency
dependence, with power coefficient 3.3 in spring and 4 in winter. The
in-situ data also shows a change in wave direction, where wave direction
tends to be more perpendicular to the ice edge farther into the sea ice.
A possible explanation for this might be a change in the dispersion
relation caused by changing sea ice composition. These observations can
help shed further light on the influence of sea ice on waves propagating
into the Marginal Ice Zone, aiding development of coupled wave-sea ice
models.
Effects of an Acidic Environment on the Strength and Chemical Changes of Resin-based Composites
Authors: Kang S , Cho B-H 
Published: April 2023

SUMMARY
The objective of this study was to evaluate the aging effects of long-term exposure to acidic beverages on the flexural strength (FS) and chemical reactions of two resin-based composites (RBCs) and one giomer. The FS of composite specimen bars (2 mm × 2 mm × 25 mm) was measured using a universal testing machine at various levels of thermocycling (TC; 0, 10,000, 50,000, and 100,000 cycles) in two beverages with different pH values (distilled water [DW], pH 7.0; Coca-Cola, pH 2.4-2.8). The FS data were analyzed using three-way analysis of variance with the post hoc Tukey test and t-test at a significance level of a=0.05. In DW, the FS of an RBC and a giomer did not decrease until 10,000 cycles. The other RBC, Z250, decreased rapidly until 50,000 cycles (p&lt;0.05), followed by no additional decrease until 100,000 cycles. In Coca-Cola, the FS of two RBCs and a giomer decreased more rapidly than in DW from 10,000 cycles (t-test, p&lt;0.05). In Coca-Cola, the increased porosity observed in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, the changes of the hydroxyl peak at 3340 cm−1 and ester peak at 1730-1700 cm−1 in Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy in attenuated total reflectance mode (FTIR-ATR) spectra, and the continuous increase of the Si-O/Si-C peak height ratio from 10,000 cycles to 100,000 cycles in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) suggested an increased loss of silane-carbon bond between the matrix and fillers of the Z250 RBC, compared to those in DW. In conclusion, when TC was performed in DW, unreacted monomers and a coupling agent were washed out, which caused porosity and reduced FS. In Coca-Cola, acidic conditions accelerated the removal of the matrix through the hydrolysis reaction at the ester groups, resulting in more porosity and a faster decrease in FS than in DW.
Radiopacity of Posterior Restorative Materials: A Comparative In Vitro Study
Authors: Balci M , Turkun LS , Boyacıoglu H , Guneri P , Ergucu Z 
Published: April 2023

SUMMARY

Background
The objective was to investigate the radiopacity of 11 commercial posterior restorative materials by establishing their mean gray values (MGVs) and comparing them with dental hard tissues.

Methods and Materials
Five-disc specimens were prepared for each of the following materials: Cerasmart 270 CAD/CAM block A3LT (CS), Amalgam (A), Ketac Molar A3 (KM), Cention-N A2 (CN), G-aenial Universal Flo AO2 (GO2) and A2 (G2), Ever-X Flow Dentine (EXD) and Bulk (EXB) shades, Equia Forte HT Fil A2 (EF2) and A3 (EF3), and Equia Fil A3 (E3). Freshly extracted maxillary premolar teeth were used as a control. The MGVs of specimens and a 10-step aluminum stepwedge (Al) were measured with Adobe Photoshop. ANOVA and Dunnett T3 tests were used to assess the significance of the differences (α=0.05).

Results
Statistically significant differences were revealed between some of the groups. Amalgam had the highest radiopacity. The radiopacity of dentin and CS were close to that of 1 mm Al. G2, KM, GO2, EXB, and EXD showed higher mean radiopacity than dentin. Enamel had a radiopacity equivalent to 2 mm Al. CN, EF2, and E3 had higher mean radiopacity than enamel.

Conclusions
All materials met the ISO requirements. Alkasite and reinforced glass ionomer restoratives demonstrated higher mean radiopacity than the posterior flowable composites. Material shades did not affect the radiopacity.
The Value of Solidarity in Learning Activities Integrated with Traditional Games
Authors: Minang Puri , Rustan Edhy , Hisbullah Hisbullah 
Published: April 2023

The role of technology has affected the value of student solidarity, so it is necessary to integrate learning activities with traditional games. The purpose of this study was to formulate cooperative learning activities of the TGT type integrated with traditional fortification games to increase student solidarity's value. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. The subjects of this research were 20 students of class V. Data collection in the study was carried out using observation, interview, and documentation methods with research instruments in the form of interview guides, guidelines for observing the implementation of student solidarity values, and documentation of learning tools. The collected research data were analyzed thematically. The results show that the teacher's learning activities could be more optimal. Indicators of solidarity values, togetherness, mutual respect, and helping each other have yet to be fulfilled properly. Cooperative learning of the TGT type is integrated with traditional games of fortifications, which should be carried out consisting of opening learning with religiously charged activities, providing apperception and motivation, conveying titles and subject material, dividing groups by suit, discussion, questions overtakes, evaluation of material, awarding, review, as well as providing reflection and motivation. The formulation of the TGT-type cooperative learning activities integrated with traditional fortification games can be a solution to increasing the value of student solidarity.
POLÍTICAS SOCIAIS EM TEMPOS DA COVID-19: UM BREVE ENSAIO SOBRE OS REBATIMENTOS DAS MEDIDAS SANITÁRIAS RESTRITIVAS NA ONCOLOGIA
Authors: Da Silva Alcantara Luciana 
Published: April 2023

O ensaio em tela é fruto da experiência profi ssional na chamada “linha de frente” da assistência direta prestada aos pacientes oncológicos e parte das refl exões sobre os rebatimentos das medidas sanitárias e institucionais restritivas no contexto pandêmico, que trouxe inegáveis impactos no circuito global. No hospital, mais precisamente o Hospital do Câncer I, unidade integrante do Instituto Nacional de Câncer, que é o campo empírico do estudo, a alteração na rotina de atendimento e na organização dos serviços repercutiu na criação de protocolos institucionais para a prevenção ao contágio.No que tange ao Serviço Social, uma importante alteração no fl uxo foi a impossibilidade de permanência de acompanhantes e visitantes no período da internação. A categoria profi ssional teve que administrar demandas relativas à ausência física do familiar/cuidador/acompanhante no espaço hospitalar, de modo que os contatos passaram a ocorrer através do teleatendimento.
Sobre as políticas sociais, usuários e profi ssionais de diversas frentes vivenciaram o impacto do fechamento dos postos de atendimento do Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS) e os de cadastramento para a obtenção de passes livres, entre outros tantos serviços que sofreram drásticas alterações em seu Funcionamento.O deslocamento das famílias até a unidade de tratamento representou outro grande entrave, especialmente na fase inicial da doença no Brasil. No Rio de Janeiro, a redução da frota de ônibus por várias empresas e a consequente superlotação dos meios públicos de transporte, além da impossibilidade de agendamento do transporte do Programa Tratamento Fora de Domicílio (TFD), trouxeram incerteza e grandes impasses para a continuidade do tratamento oncológico.
Desse modo, considerando que compreender o funcionamento e organização das políticas sociais e da intersetorialidade é essencial para a real apreensão dos desafi os enfrentados durante a pandemia (que não acabou!), é mais do que necessária uma leitura crítica da realidade atual e das suas respectivas infl exões nas relações sociais, especialmente num contexto de crise sanitária mundial.
Hip sensor location for flash interstitial glucose monitoring system provides adequate clinical accuracy in non-diabetic hypoglycemic dogs
Authors: Evans Jeremy B. , Lidbury Jonathan A. , Jeffery Nicholas , Washburn Shannon E. , Patterson Carly A. 
Published: April 2023

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
Flash glucose monitoring systems (FGMS) are frequently used for interstitial glucose monitoring in dogs with diabetes mellitus and are typically placed between the scapulae. We aimed to evaluate the variability between glucose measurements from FGMS placed in 2 locations (between the scapulae and over the hip) in non-diabetic dogs during rapidly induced hypoglycemia.

ANIMALS
24 apparently healthy colony dogs that were subjects in a teaching laboratory.

PROCEDURES
Prospective interventional study. FGMS sensors (FreeStyle Libre 14-day system) were placed between the scapulae and over the hip of all dogs. Regular insulin was administered (0.3 u/kg IV) and subsequent hypoglycemia was corrected. Before insulin administration and every 10 minutes over 90 minutes, interstitial glucose was recorded from both locations, and blood glucose was measured with a point-of-care blood glucose monitor (AlphaTRAK 2).

RESULTS
There was a constant bias of 5.6 mg/dL (95% limits of agreement: −26.3 to 37.5 mg/dL) between locations, but the proportional bias was not apparent. There was a correlation between FGMS locations (r = 0.731, P = < .001). Sensor site B was clinically accurate with 100% of paired samples within Parkes error grid zones A (83%) and B (17%) but did not meet the criteria for analytical accuracy.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE
In this model of induced hypoglycemia in healthy dogs, variation between measurements from FGMS locations was unlikely to have affected the clinical outcome. Placement of FGMS over the hip may be an acceptable alternative to placement between the scapulae, but the utility in hyperglycemic dogs is unknown.
EU-Ukraine Association Agreement’s Effective Implementation into the Legal Order of Ukraine. Challenges and Successes
Authors: Petrov Roman 
Published: April 2023

Summary
This article focuses on challenges and successes of the implementation and application of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which triggered unprecedented political, economic and legal reforms in Ukraine. This article focuses on the constitutional challenges that have arisen for Ukraine in the course of implementing the Association Agreement into its legal system. Two issues form the core of the paper. The first issue is effective implementation and application of the Association Agreement within the Ukrainian legal order. The second issue is compatibility between the Association Agreement and the Ukrainian Constitution. The latest political and legal developments in Ukraine are analyzed through the prism of effective implementation of the Association Agreement and the rise of pro-European judicial activism in Ukraine. In conclusion it is argued that the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement enhanced the adaptability of the national constitutional order to the European integration project and European common values.
Breastfeeding as a (Non)Exclusive Right of Women in Labor Relations – the European Approach
Authors: Hamuľák Juraj , Nevická Denisa 
Published: April 2023

Summary
The authors of presented article deal with the issue of breast-feeding in labor relations. The current Slovak legislation allows only women to take a breastfeeding break. The authors wonder whether the regulation in question is still efficient in the 21st century and does not cause problems rather than benefits in practice. In foreign legislation, it is standard that a man, the child’s father, can under certain conditions take a breastfeeding break. The article analyzes Slovak legal norms and compares them with Spanish, Italian and Portuguese legal regulations as well as the chosen decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding breast-feeding break. Methods of analysis, comparison and synthesis were used, which enabled the authors to form comprehensive conclusions as well as suggestions de lege ferenda. The authors’ opinion is, that the legal regulation of breastfeeding break in Slovakia needs to be amended in order to provide a father with the breastfeeding break under certain circumstances.
Economic and Legal Issues of Climate Change in the EU
Authors: Trüe Christiane 
Published: April 2023

Summary
Climate change has begun to make itself felt also in Europe. The article seeks to identify responses to the challenges from the law through the protection of fundamental rights to life, health, occupation and property, as well as ‘environmental rights’, and private law rights. It establishes that, in spite of a general consensus that these rights are guaranteed and protected by the law, it is practically very difficult to substantively show and prove a violation of such a right. Following this, the enforcement of these rights by individuals and environmental protection organisations is explored, in particular looking at the Peoples’ Climate Case recently dismissed by the European Court of Justice. In doing so, the article will suggest solutions de lege ferenda, including some sketches as to how to develop individual and associations’ rights further in order to increase pressure on political processes to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to compensate for climate-change-induced losses. The article concludes by identifying a gap in traditional legal protection of human rights, first, regarding the rules on showing and proving that a specific activity or failure to act has resulted in a specific damage. Secondly, an extension of standing for individual applicants regarding legislative acts, and a relaxation of the definition of individual concern, as well as an extension of standing to climate change organisations are suggested as options to bring mitigation and adaptation to climate change forward. Overall, the law may have to choose between adapting legal instruments in order to maintain classical human rights protection in the face of new challenges or accepting a gap in the protective system for short-term gains of current business and our daily convenience.
Compensation-Related Metrics and Marketing Myopia
Authors: Artz Martin , Mizik Natalie 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Compensation packages including incentives tied to a company’s stock price can be powerful motivators for corporate leaders. But the authors’ study also showed that these motivations can produce some serious unintended consequences. Equity incentives can tempt CMOs to engage in short-sighted marketing management such as cutting R&D and advertising spending in an effort to inflate current earnings and enhance the company’s stock price. This myopic management boosts their personal earnings at the expense of their company’s long-term performance. Our findings highlight the pitfalls and limitations of overreliance on equity in managerial compensation packages.
Companies could continue to pay their C-level executives based on stock price performance but defer the payout to the future until the long-term consequences of their decisions become apparent. This would reduce the temptation to act on short-term impulses to boost equity compensation.
Monitoring Marketing Sources of Brand Reputation Risk
Authors: Fournier Susan , Srinivasan Shuba 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Executives consistently rank brand reputation risk among the top three overall risk challenges facing their businesses. This risk is the possible damage to a brand’s overall standing, stature and esteem that derives from negative signals regarding the brand.
Successful brand stewardship requires ongoing tracking and monitoring of four marketing-strategy-related sources of reputational risks to brands: brand architecture strategies, digital marketing strategies, person-brand strategies and corporate socio-political activism. The authors provide ideas for metrics that a dashboard to manage brand reputation risk might contain. From the analysis of monitoring data, brands can, among other things, assess the level of severity of a specific brand reputation risk issue, the frequency of certain types of events, alternate response scenarios and the effectiveness of their actions.
Brand Purpose and Brand Success
Authors: Zürn Michael , Buder Fabian , Unfried Matthias 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Beyond striving for financial success, the purpose of a business can be the creation of customer benefits but also positive third-party effects—a purpose beyond profit. Quantifying a company’s purpose beyond profit is no easy task, but it is highly relevant. The presented perceived purpose score is an example of a validated and theoretically grounded quantification of brands’ purpose from a consumer perspective. The authors found a positive correlation between the NPS and brands’ perceived care for third parties, supporting the assumption that engagement with social or environmental causes can pay off. This research lays the foundation for a more systematic, rigorous investigation of purpose beyond profit.
Kebertahanan Kosa Kata Tanaman Obat Tradisional dalam Lontar Taru Pramana di Desa Padangaji, Kecamatan Selat, Karangasem
Authors: Widiantana I Kadek 
Published: April 2023

Lontar taru pramana merupakan salah satu lontar pengobatan. Keberadaan tanaman obat yang termuat dalam lontar tersebut, seiring perkembangan jaman semakin ditinggalkan. Hal ini juga akan berimplikasi pada kebertahanan kosakata tanaman obat tersebut. Oleh karenanya perlu diperlukan kajian terhadap kebertahanan kosakata tersebut. Teori yang yang dipergunakan adalah teori pemertahanan bahasa. Berdasarkan hasil wawancara yang dilakukan, kebertahanan kosa kata tanaman obat tradisional dalam lontar taru pramana di Desa Padangaji masih cukup bertahan. Dari 156 tanaman obat tradisional yang tercantum dalam teks lontar taru pramana, 102 jenis tanaman diketahui oleh masyarakat Padangaji, namun kebertahanan penggunaan tanaman obat tradisional dalam lontar taru pramana di Desa Padangaji sudah tidak bertahan. Hal ini dikarenakan dari 156 jenis tanaman obat yang ada dalam lontar taru pramana, hanya 40 tanaman yang diketahui kegunaannya oleh masyarakat Padangaji atau hanya 25 %. Hal ini tidak terlepas dari kemajuan dunia kesehatan. Kebertahanan kosa kata tanaman obat tradisional dalam naskah lontar taru pramana tidak berkaitan erat dengan kebertahanan penggunaan tanaman obat tradisonal di desa tersebut.Walaupun penggunaannya sudah tidak bertahan, namun kosa kata tanaman obat masih bertahan di tengah masyarakat Padangaji.