bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Heart Failure Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in a Tertiary Hospital in Kano, Nigeria
Authors: Ringim Sadiq Hassan , Ibrahim Usman Muhammad , Hamza Sabiu Mohammed , Dankishiya Faisal Saleh , Mijinyawa Muhammad Sani , Sani Mahmoud Umar 
Published: April 2023

Introduction:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most prevalent sustained arrhythmias that is seen in clinical practice. AF commonly coexists with heart failure (HF) and there is growing evidence that it confers an adverse prognostic impact on the natural course of the disease. We set out to describe the prevalence and clinical profile of HF patients with AF in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano, Nigeria.

Materials and Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional study of all adults aged 18 years and above, who presented at the AKTH, Kano, and were hospitalised for HF. Those who consented were consecutively recruited into the study. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients at presentation were documented. Thromboembolic risk was assessed using CHA2DS2-VASc scoring system. A 12-lead electrocardiogram recording was obtained from each of the recruited patients to confirm the presence of AF. The prevalence of AF was determined amongst the admitted HF patients. Those with AF were compared with those without AF in terms of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

Results:
A total of 240 Nigerians were recruited. Sixty per cent were female and the whole group had a mean age of 50.85 ± 18.90 years. The prevalence of AF was found to be 12.5% amongst the recruited HF patients. The HF patients with AF had a significantly higher mean age (58 ± 16.7 years vs. 49.8 ± 19.0 years) (P = 0.021), and they also had a higher prevalence of palpitation and body swelling. The mean CHA2DS2-VASc score of the AF patients was 3.4 ± 1.0.

Conclusion:
AF is prevalent amongst HF patients in our environment with high thrombotic risk. More studies are needed to fully study the prevalence of AF and its clinical profile amongst HF patients in our country.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Risk Assessment of Adults and Geospatial Mapping in Selected Communities of Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Durowade Kabir Adekunle , Musa Omotosho Ibrahim , Mudashiru Rofiat Bunmi , Adeniyi Makinde Adebayo , Sanni Taofeek Adedayo , Salaudeen Adekunle Ganiyu , Fasiku Mojirola Martina 
Published: April 2023

Background:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remained a worldwide public health problem. Risk assessment and mapping can be deployed to assist in the control and management of disease outbreaks.

Aim:
The aim of this study was to conduct COVID-19 risk assessment and mapping in selected communities of Southwest Nigeria.

Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study of adults, 18 years and above, involving the use of multi-stage sampling. Data collection was done with a pre-tested, structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23 and Environmental Systems Research Institute ArcGIS desktop version 10.5 were used for data analysis and spatial mapping, respectively. The threshold for statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.

Results:
The respondents’ mean age was 40.6 ± 14.5 years. Self-reported vulnerability factors identified included hypertension, diabetes mellitus, working in hospital facility, cigarette smoking and age ≥60 years amongst others. About a quarter (20.2%) had a high risk of COVID-19 following risk quantification. The risk cuts across geographical locations and socio-economic status. Education was significantly associated with COVID-19 risk. The spatial interpolation map revealed that the farther a community was from the high-burden area, the lower the risk of COVID-19.

Conclusion:
There was a high prevalence of self-reported COVID-19 risk. Identified communities with COVID-19 high-risk burden in the risk mapping and those with stratified proximity to these areas need to be targeted by the government for a public health awareness campaign.
Linear Quadratic Gaussian with noise signals for lateral and longitudinal of F-16
Authors: Danh Nguyen 
Published: April 2023

Today, classical control methods are still widely used because of their excellent performance in a working enviroment with noise signals. Besides, they are suitble for functiions of the system : operations to control a machine are more flexible, easy to perform, less unwanted risks occur, the efficiency of controlling a system better. In the early years of the 21st century, traditional algorithms still promote their effects. Besides the traditional control methods, the author has applied more moderm and smarter algorithms such as adjusting Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) to control a system on the ground or a system moving in the air. In the paper, LQG regulator is applied to a flight model to demonstrate its effectiveness in all cases. LQG regulator has not been applied before for this model. Results are as expected by the author for the working enviroment with noise signals affecting the system. Kalman filter used in this paper has shown its usefulness in the problem of dealing with unwanted signals. Simulation is done by Matlab.
Study of enzyme kinetics for urease extracted from Glycine max
Authors: Sudha Rameshwari K. , Arthi M. , Deepthi N. , Dharsilin Banu M. , Sankara Thareni S. 
Published: April 2023

Urease is an enzyme that has a key role in nitrogen metabolism in plant germination. Grains are produced more amount of urease than other plants. Glycine max is also called soya bean, a yearly vegetable of the pea family Fabaceae and it’s an eatable seed. Glycine max is mostly used as protein rich legume only, but it has a lot of medical and industrial applications too. Glycine max is used as a source of urease. The goal of this task is to study the kinetic activities of urease enzyme in Glycine max. The first enzyme was extracted from soya beans and partially purified. The enzyme activity was determined in both crude and partially purified using standard procedure. Further, enzyme kinetics (effect of temperature, pH, and substrate concentration) was studied using urease enzyme extracted from soya beans. The purification fold was 1.8 with a yield of 75%. The factors accustomed for its action was pH 8, temperature 50°C, Vmax and Km in Michaelis-Menten plot is 100 units and 8x10-4 moles/litre and LB Plot is 0.25units and 20x10-4 moles/litre.
Health workers’ knowledge and practice of Isoniazid preventive treatment guidelines in health facilities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Authors: Akamike Ifeyinwa Chizoba , Alex Ijeoma Nkem Okedo- , Uneke Chigozie Jesse , Madubueze Ugochukwu Chinyem , Agbo Urudinachi Nnenne , Okeke Ifeyinwa Maureen , Ogbonnaya Lawrence Ulu 
Published: April 2023

Background
Isoniazid preventive therapy is recommended as part of a comprehensive HIV and AIDS care strategy. IPT is used as prophylaxis to reduce the incidence of TB in HIV-infected persons. However, its implementation has been very slow and has been influenced by several factors. This study assessed health workers’ knowledge and adherence to Isoniazid Preventive Therapy guidelines.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional study in six health facilities providing HIV care in Ebonyi State using a semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire. Data were collected from 85 health workers working in the HIV clinics. Data were also extracted from 200 patient treatment cards. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 20 software. Chi-square statistics and logistic regression were carried out to determine the association between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge as well as self-reported practice of the guideline.
Result
Slightly over half of the respondents (58.8%) had good knowledge of the guideline, and the majority (75.3%) self-reported that they practiced the guideline. Only 17% of the treatment cards had isoniazid prescribed and only 11% of these had patient adherence assessed. The most common challenges to implementation of the guideline cited by health workers were unavailability of isoniazid, poor awareness, patient non-adherence, poor resources, high pill burden, and lack of training. Being a doctor and more than 3 years duration of work in the clinic were predictors of good knowledge. There was no predictor of practice.
Conclusion
There was good knowledge and practice of the guideline from health worker self-reports, however, review of treatment card showed prescription was low. Further studies to explore and understand why there is such low prescription of INH/IPT to HIV patients despite good knowledge of healthcare professionals are recommended.
Psychosocial factors associated with psychiatric morbidity in higher institution students in Nigeria
Authors: Ogunmodede A.J. , Adegunloye O. , Oguntayo R. , Ajokpaniovo M. , Buhari O.I.N. , Bolarinwa O.A. , Malomo S. , Oyeleke J. 
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Mental health disorders in undergraduates are often undetected and may predispose to other academic and social complications. The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of probable psychiatric morbidity among students of University of Ilorin, Nigeria and the psycho- social factors that are associated with psychiatric morbidity in them.
Methods: Socio-demographic questionnaire and the 12-item General health questionnaire (GHQ-12) were administered to 3,300 undergraduate students to assess psychosocial variables and psychiatric morbidity respectively.
Results: About 23.5% of respondents scored >3 using the GHQ-12 questionnaire, signifying a likehood of psychiatric morbidity. Students from polygamous families were 1.3 times more likely to have GHQ scores of >3 than those from monogamous (OR=1.276, P=0.026). Those who had unemployed fathers were twice more likely to have a GHQ > 3 than those with employed fathers. (OR=2.084, P=0.005).Those who lived in houses with shared toilet facilities were 1.3 times more likely to have GHQ >3 (OR=1.310, P=0.028)
Conclusion: This study calls for a careful consideration and modification of the various psychosocial factors associated with pschiatric morbidity in order to ensure a mentally healthy and vibrant student community.
Influence of reduced dietary protein level on quality of pork carcasses in Windsnyer pigs
Authors: Hlatini V.A. , Ncobela C.N. , Chimonyo M. 
Published: April 2023

To promote the sustainable production of local pigs, their dietary protein requirements need to be determined. Meat production from these pigs when fed on appropriate diets, coupled with their adaptability to climatic extremes and disease and parasite challenges, could be of huge benefit to the pork industry. The objective of the study was to determine the carcass traits, primary pork cuts, and internal organ weights of pigs fed decreasing dietary protein levels. Thirty, slow-growing, Windsnyer male pigs were randomly allocated to six dietary treatments in a complete randomized design. There were five replications for each of the six treatments. Dietary crude protein levels in the six experimental diets were 193, 174, 154, 135, 116, and 97 g/kg, respectively. The diets were formulated to contain similar net energy levels of ~9.5 MJ/kg. Lysine, methionine, threonine, and tryptophan levels were the same for all diets. A two week adaptation was followed by an 8w feeding phase. At slaughter, pigs had an average weight of ~39.13±0.85 kg. Pigs were humanely slaughtered at the end of feeding period to determine carcass characteristics, primary pork cuts, and internal organ size. A negative linear relationship was observed between protein levels and cooler shrink. There was a positive linear relationship between protein level and dressing percentage, cooler shrink, and shoulder fat. There was a quadratic relationship between dietary protein level and shoulder fat, ham diameter, P2(3) backfat depth, and kidney weight. The thickness of dorsal fat at the last rib, the thickness of back fat, and the width of back fat at P2(2) increased linearly as protein level decreased. The reduction in dietary protein level had an influence on carcass traits, primal pork cuts, and internal organs in slow-growing Windsnyer pigs. A reduction in dietary protein level below 116 g/kg compromised ham diameter, P2(3) width of back fat thickness, shoulder fat, and kidney weight.
Effect of extrusion with molasses on the rumen undegradable protein fraction of canola oilcake meal and sweet lupins
Authors: Brand T.S. , Jordaan L. , Dreyer O. 
Published: April 2023

The effect of the extrusion of canola oilcake meal (COM) and crushed sweet lupins (CSL) with molasses on the dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) degradability was determined in situ. Locally sourced (SOILL Moorreesburg, South Africa) COM and CSL, with the addition of 6% molasses, were extruded at a maximum temperature of 116 °C. A total of six Dohne Merino wethers (± 80 kg), fitted with rumen cannula, were used in this trial. Samples in polyester bags (5 g) were incubated in the rumen of the sheep at intervals of 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 48 h. The DM and CP disappearances from the rumen were determined and degradability parameters were estimated. Extrusion increased the potentially degradable CP fraction by 43.5%. At each outflow rate, the average CP effective degradability of COM (68.2%) was lower than that of CSL (78.0%). Extrusion substantially lowered the CP effective degradability for both protein sources at every outflow rate tested. The biggest effect was seen at 0.08/h, where effective degradation was lowered by 25.6%. Extrusion with molasses was found to modify ruminal degradation parameters of both canola oilcake meal and crushed sweet lupins, while also decreasing the effective rumen degradation, especially at faster outflow rates. Thereby, the rumen undegradable protein fraction was increased by 85.4%. This study shows that COM and CSL extruded with 6% molasses can substantially increase RUP.
Morula (Sclerocarya birrea) kernel cake as a partial soybean meal replacer in Ross 308 broiler diets: Effects on feed utilisation, growth performance, and selected blood parameters
Authors: Manyeula F. , Loeto O. , Phalaagae K. , Baleseng L. , Sebolai T. , Molapisi M. , Khumoetsile T. , Moreki J.C. 
Published: April 2023

The effects of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with graded levels of morula kernel cake (MKC) on growth performance and haemo-biochemical parameters in broiler chickens were studied. Four isonitrogenous and iso-caloric diets were formulated by replacing the SBM component at 0, 40, 80 and 120 g/kg with MKC as protein source in grower and finisher diets. One hundred and sixty 2-week-old chicks were randomly allocated to the treatments, which were replicated five times (eight birds/pen). Growth performance and blood parameters were measured. Results showed that neither linear nor quadratic trends were observed for weekly feed intake (WFI), weekly weight gain (WWG), weekly feed conversion ratio (WFCR), and growth performance with MKC levels. However, packed cell volume (PCV) quadratically decreased (Y=37.4±1.2+1.4±0.5+0.13±0.03X²; R2=0.39; p=0.005) with MKC levels, heterophils increased (y=50.9±1.8+1.18±0.73x; R2=0.35, p=0.009) while lymphocytes decreased linearly (y=40.7±1.67-1.42±0.67x; R2=0.35, p=0.02) with MKC levels. There was a linear decrease (Y=0.81±0.02-0.01±0.01x; R2=0.2895; p=0.02) in magnesium while phosphorus increased quadratically with MKC levels. Quadratic trends (Y=17.2±0.6+0.7±0.2+0.04±0.02X²; R2=0.47; p=0.05) were also observed in iron as MKC levels increased. All the parameters of blood biochemistry fell within the normal range for birds. The present results indicate that inclusion of MKC up to 120 g/kg does not result in adverse effects on diet utilisation, growth performance, and health status of Ross 308 broiler chickens, indicating that MKC has the potential to be used as an alternative protein source to SBM.
Hotel Selection Decision Support System with the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) Method
Authors: Utami Annisaa , Usman Muhammad Lulu Latif , Ramadhani Ike Fitria , Syam Siti Nur Fadilah , Fauzan Fikrian Akmal 
Published: April 2023

Purwokerto as the city center in southwestern Central Java which is one of the tourism places in Central Java with a fairly large number of enthusiasts. Purwokerto City has a wide selection of tourist attraction destinations that can be visited by tourists. There are not a few tourists who come from outside the city and do tours for more than one day. If you look at these conditions, a temporary stopover place is needed, namely a hotel. Purwokerto City provides so many choices of hotels spread across various locations with lodging classes, rental prices, facilities and services that are diverse. With the existence of many and different hotel facilities, of course, visitors will find it difficult to find and determine a hotel that matches the desired criteria. In addition, they will also find it difficult in finding the location of the desired hotel. The calculation results using the SAW (Simple Additive Weighting) Method found that Java Heritage Hotel got a value of 0.9, Resort and Hotel Atrium by 0.77, Surya Yudha Hotel by 0.65 and Trisno Hotel by 0.55. And get the same result between manual calculations and calculations from the system.. Based on the description above, in this study a decision support system was developed that can help tourists to determine hotels according to the wishes and needs of tourists using the SAW Method (Simple Additive Weighting)
STUDI ANALISIS KESADARAN HUKUM MASYARAKAT TENTANG KEPEMILIKAN AKTA PERKAWINAN DI DESA SUKASABA KECAMATAN MUNJUL
Authors: Mahlevi Reza , Legiani Wika Hardika , Bahrudin Febrian Alwan 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
Marriage certificate is proof of marriage registration at the KUA, so that marriages can be recognized by the state and protected by law. But unfortunately, there are still people who do not have a marriage certificate. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the level of legal awareness as well as to analyze the factors that caused the community in Sukasaba Village, Munjul District not to have a Marriage Certificate. The research methodology used is descriptive qualitative, where data collection is carried out by direct interviews with informants / respondents. Research subjects (informants) are residents who do not have a marriage certificate validated by triangulation of sources by village officials and KUA Munjul sub-district. The results of this study are that there are 3 people who do not have a marriage certificate on the grounds of not knowing the existence of the Marriage Law and the obligation to register their marriage at the KUA, 3 people who do not have a marriage certificate for economic reasons, and there are 14 people who argue that it is not a problem even though they do not have a marriage certificate because old.
KAJIAN HUKUM TERHADAP PERLINDUNGAN BAGI PELAKU PEREKAMAN DAN PENYERAHAN REKAMAN YANG BERMUATAN ASUSILA DITINJAU DARI UNDANG-UNDANG ITE
Authors: Hartanu Andreas Jaya 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
Basically, all legal actions related to acts of sexual harassment, especially verbally through electronic media, have been strictly regulated in Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions. However, in practice there are still acts committed by a principal who has verbally sexually harassed through a telephone conversation to an honorary teacher at the place where he works. So the honorary teacher took the initiative to record the perverted conversation and handed it over to his friend to report to the authorities, but it was actually disseminated by his friend. So that this has violated the legal provisions contained in Article 27 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law. Therefore, there is a need for legal protection for perpetrators who record and submit recordings charged with violating decency as a form of protection for themselves as victims in order to obtain justice for the perverted behavior that befell them.
FILSAFAT PANCASILA SEBAGAI PEDOMAN HIDUP BANGSA INDONESIA
Authors: Frindiyani Vivin , Naehu Akih Mohamad , Rosidah Rosidah 
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT
Research on Pancasila philosophy as a way of life for the Indonesian nation has been conducted by Semadi (2019), Junaedi (2018), Soedarso (2006). This research aims to analyze the philosophy of Pancasila as the way of life for the Indonesian nation. This research can be classified as philosophical research, using qualitative methods as a research step and literature review as a reference source. The problem that occurs is the philosophical relationship between the state and the foundation of the Pancasila precepts as the way of life for the Indonesian nation, so we feel the need to examine it. This research has been carried out in many universities in Indonesia, but it has never been done at SMKN 7 Kota Serang. In such a case, the philosophy of Pancasila as the guideline for the Indonesian nation which is applied must be in line with the unity of the Pancasila precepts. Pancasila philosophy is considered, trusted and believed to be something (reality, norms, values) that is the most correct, fairest, wisest, best, fairest and most appropriate for the Indonesian nation. Furthermore, Pancasila as the basis of state philosophy is essentially a state spiritual principle. Where Pancasila in the administration of the State is domiciled as the source of all sources of law in Indonesia.
Assessment of Level of Service for Roads under Performance Based Road Maintenance in Kenya
Authors: Kundu Dominic , Gariy Zachary , Nyomboi Timothy 
Published: April 2023

Purpose: This paper seeks to assess Level of Service (LOS) of roads under performance-based road maintenance (PBRM) in Kenya. This was done through a comparison of actual ratings with performance targets defined by the agencies for each asset item within a sample unit. The comparison was used to determine if each asset item had been preserved at minimum acceptable Level of Service (LOS) with objective of establishing if there are any benefits accrued from adopting the PBRM method.
Methodology: Seven roads were identified in the study area and were divided into 14 sample units, each sample unit containing different asset items to be assessed. Data from the field was collected and recorded using field measurement tools for linear measurements. Dynamic Response Intelligent equipment (DRIMS) was used for measurement of International Roughness Index (IRI). Raw data was converted into performance information using guidelines from Quality Assurance in Highway Maintenance Programs and measurement of conformance conducted using Schedule Performance Index.
Findings: The performance obtained indicated that the goal objective for each road was not achieved with an overall performance deviating from the target performance by 25.05%. However, there was 10% compliance at the asset group level and 35% compliance at asset item level. Noncompliance at road section level, 10% compliance at asset group level and 35% compliance at asset item level signifies inadequacies in PBRM practice in Kenya. This informs need for improvement by road agencies and contractors for optimum benefits from PBRM. There is need for contractor capacity building and enhanced partnering environment between contractors and management engineering consultants to provide technical assistance for improved contractor compliance in PBRM practice.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The Concept of Performance based road maintenance (PBRM) is meant to solve problems arising from traditional contracting methods. As demonstrated in this study, effective application of PBRM principles results in cost savings in managing and maintaining roads, expenditure certainty, reduced inhouse workforce, greater road user satisfaction and improved conditions of contracted road assets. The requirement for contractors to provide a product of predefined quality is a definite means of ensuring that the road asset is performing over extended time. It is recommended that PBRM is adopted widely in road asset management to achieve an effective and efficient road network.