bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of Camel Gastrointestinal Helminths in Selected Districts of Fafan Zone, Eastern Ethiopia
Authors: Hussein Hassan Abdi , Musse Abdi Hussein 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Cross-sectional study was carried out to estimate prevalence and intensity of major gastrointestinal helminthes affecting camels in Jigjiga and Gursum districts of Fafan zone. Collected fecal samples were subjected to flotation and sedimentation techniques. McMaster counting techniques was used to determine burden of GIT infestation. 77.3% examined camels were found positive for GIT parasites. Strongyle spp. (61.3%) were the predominant parasite followed by Strongyloid spp. (25.6%), Trichuris spp. (15.5%) and Monezia spp. (8.4%). Except sex of the animal all the assumed risk factors were obtained significantly different in GIT prevalence. This study revealed that female camels excreted significantly (P < 0.05) more egg count in their faeces than males. Similarly, statistically significant differences in mean eggs per gram of faeces were observed among other risk factors. The current study exposed that gastrointestinal helminthes are significant health constraint that affects the health and productivity of the camels in pastoral areas of Fafan zone.
Nanosilica modulates C:N:P stoichiometry attenuating phosphorus toxicity more than deficiency in Megathyrsus maximus cultivated in an Oxisol and Entisol
Authors: Melo Cíntia Cármen de Faria , Amaral Danilo Silva , Prado Renato de Mello , Zanine Anderson de Moura , Ferreira Daniele de Jesus , Piccolo Marisa de Cássia 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Silicon (Si) nanoparticles can attenuate nutritional disorders caused by phosphorus in forages through nutritional homeostasis. This paper aims to evaluate the effects of P deficiency and toxicity in Megathyrsus maximus cultivated in two types of soils and to verify whether Si application via fertigation can mitigate these imbalances. The following two experiments were carried out: cultivation of forage plants in pots with Entisol and Oxisol, in a 3 x 2 factorial design, with three nutritional levels of phosphorus (deficient, adequate, and excessive) and two Si concentrations in the irrigation water (0 and 1.5 mmol L-1). Height, number of tillers, rate of leaf senescence, dry matter production, C:N, C:Si, C:P, and N:P ratios; and C, P, and N use efficiencies were evaluated in two growth cycles. P imbalances hampered carbon assimilation, C:N:P homeostasis, and dry matter production. Nanosilica fertigation promoted silicon uptake, improving C:N:P homeostasis and nutritional efficiency in plants under P deficiency and toxicity. Leaf senescence showed a lower value with addition of Si in plants grown in Oxisol in the three nutritional states of P. Silicon attenuated the stress caused by P toxicity in Entisol and Oxisol, improving production in plants without nutritional stress in Oxisol. The supply of Si nanoparticles in the cultivation of grass forage can contribute to a more efficient and sustainable use of phosphorus in pastures.
Quality Analysis of Semi-Finished Product from Pinus sibirica Kernels
Authors: Mazalevskiy Viktor , Golub Olga , Chekryga Galina , Boroday Elena , Motovilov Oleg 
Published: December 2022

Cedar-pine nut kernels are tasty and nutritious, which makes them a popular raw material. This research featured the effect of mechano-acoustic treatment on the quality of a novel semi-finished product from Pinus sibirica kernels.
The production technology included the following stages. A mix of kernels and water underwent mechano-acoustic treatment (100–500 W/kg) at 63–67°C for 20 min. After that, the mix was packaged, cooled, and stored in plastic jars at 2–6 and –18–22°C. The study relied on conventional and standard research methods.
The resulting light-cream homogeneous mass had a characteristic aroma and taste of cedar-pine nuts. Its nutrient composition was close to the original raw material: protein – 7.4%, fat – 22.6%, sugar – 1.4%, fiber – 1.4%, ash – 1.03%. However, the quantity of mesophilic aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms decreased by three orders of magnitude and that of yeast decreased by six times. In addition, the semi-finished product contained no non-spore-forming Escherichia coli. A set of sensory, physico-chemical, and microbiological tests revealed the shelf life of 14 days at 2–6°C and 24 months at –18–22°C.
The mechano-acoustic homogenizer made it possible to obtain a high-quality semi-finished product from Pinus sibirica nut kernels with a simple production technology, long shelf life, and great commercial potential.
An Innovative Approach to the Dismantlement of a Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Italy: A Ten-year Impact Evaluation
Authors: Leone Liliana , Giunta Gaetano , Motta Gaspare , Cavallaro Giancarlo , Martinez Lucia , Righetti Angelo 
Published: December 2022

Aims:
This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of a pilot project concerning the closure of a Forensic Psychiatric Hospital (FPH) inspired by Human Development Theory and the Capability Approach.

Background:
The dismantlement of the FPH of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (Sicily Region in Italy) began in 2010 with the pilot project Luce é Libertà and ended in 2017. With the closure of six FPHs, Italy officially became the first country worldwide to close such institutions. After the closure of FPHs, some critical issues emerged, and the debate shifted to developing small-scale facilities and residences for the execution of security measures (RESM). However, few studies have provided results on the cohort of patients discharged from FPHs.

Objective:
Following are the objectives of this study: a) Assessing the effectiveness of the pilot project in terms of better functioning accordingly to the Classification of Functioning of Disability and Health (ICF) framework, social and labour insertion, health conditions, level of dangerousness to other, rate of readmission in forensic services, b) cost analysis, and c) describing how the CA has been applied and translated into methodological and administrative devices and concrete intervention strategies.

Methods:
A pre-post evaluation design was performed with a comparison between the intervention and the control group for the healthcare cost analysis. Data were collected from 2010 to 2019 at three points: T0) as a baseline, T1 and T2) for the follow-up. The instruments are a structured questionnaire, the Scale HoNOS Secure, 4 sub-scales of ICF (Activity and participation dimensions: sociality, culture, and knowledge, daily life, income, and work) (Cronbach’s Alpha from 0.76 to 0.94), and n.20 interviews with key stakeholders and beneficiaries.

Results:
Main results include a) the discharge of 55 patients through the use of a person-centered approach and the Personal Capability Budget (PCB), b) the expansion of substantial freedom of choice and the improvement of ICF score (t-test Sig. <, 02), c) the reduction of the risk for others and themselves (Mean Diff. -2,15 Sig. .000), d) at T2 42% of beneficiaries achieved a job placement and 36% were living in one's own home, e) at T2 the need of security measures has reduced from the initial 70% to 6.8%, and f) reduction of the healthcare costs from the fourth year onwards.

Conclusion:
Indications emerge to support processes of deinstitutionalisation and capabilities expansion through innovative models, a person-centered approach supported by PCBs, social finance, and social impact investments.
Evidence-Based Knowledge, Beliefs, and Skills Among Healthcare Professionals
Authors: Taganoviq Besarta , Bllaca Liridon , Tahirbegolli Bernard , Hoxha Blerta Kryeziu , Emini Flaka , Pappritz Clemens , Azizi Kaltrina , Zhubi Arjeta , Bellaja Elona 
Published: December 2022

Introduction
Common for all research is the approach that Evidence-based Practice (EBP) is a wide range term and essential for a good patient-centered treatment of health care providers.

Objective
Objective of this study is to analyze the level of Knowledge, Beliefs and skills of healthcare workers The Aim of the article was to evaluate and understand the levels of Evidence Based Practice knowledge, beliefs, and skills of healthcare workers in Kosovo.

Methods
We used a sample 611 healthcare workers randomly from seven municipalities of Kosovo who works in three levels of healthcare facilities to participate in this cross-sectional survey.

Results
Sixty-five percent (65%) of the participants were female. The mean age of participants was 38 years. 78% of participants were working in the public health facilities. Kosovar healthcare professionals have a lower point on the use of EBP (2.15±0.65), and on attitudes toward EBP (3.60±1.06), and highest points on knowledge about EBP (5.34±1.04). The nurses found to have higher point in the dimension of use of EBP compared to medical doctors (p<0.05). Health workers working in tertiary health facilities had higher points on the use of EBP compared to those working in primary health care facilities in post hoc analyses (p<0.05). Healthcare workers working in primary health care facilities had lower points on the attitudes toward EBP compared to those working in secondary and tertiary health care facilities (p<0.05). Health workers living in urban setting had a higher points of the dimension knowledge of EBP compared to those living in rural area (p<0.05).

Implication for nursing
Implication of the study are as following: Raise the awareness of importance to use EBP in health professionals, the research can be used to build guidelines for use of EBP in Kosovo as transition country. Also, will help nurses to provide better services in line with developed countries.

Conclusion
This study shows the importance of the use of EBP, attitudes and knowledge in healthcare institutions and its implementation Evidence-based practice (EBP).
Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Organelle-Specific Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy
Authors: Kashaw Sushil K. , Tomar Surbhi , Rajoriya Vaibhav , Sahu Prashant , Agarwal Shivangi , Vyas Suresh P. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract:Successful drug delivery with a carrier into the targeted organelles (nucleus, mitochon-dria, lysosomes, etc.) is vital for achieving effective disease treatment. Nanoparticle (NP) based drug delivery systems (NDDSs) depend on targeted delivery and are mainly focused on cell-membrane targeting. In this review, we summarize research on multifunctional NPs with organelle-specific drug delivery. Different effective strategies are proposed for these nanoparticles functional-izing by altering their chemical composition or by functional groups grafting onto their surface for improving the ability of organelle targeting. Only when the released concentration of drugs be-comes high enough will they interact with specific organelles by molecular targets to induce apop-tosis of tumor cells. One of the prime goals for drug delivery research targeted is Organelle-specific delivery.
The Factors Associated With Confidence in Using the Internet to Access Health Information: Cross-sectional Data Analysis
Authors: Van Heel Kasi Lou , Nelson Anna , Handysides Daniel , Shah Huma 
Published: December 2022

Background
Confidence in health information access is a measure of the perceived ability to obtain health information. One’s beliefs or perceived ability to access health information is particularly important in understanding trends in health care access. Previous literature has found that access to health information is lowest among society’s most vulnerable population groups. These groups include older, less educated, and low-income populations. While health confidence has previously been used as a scale to measure health outcomes, additional research is needed describing the demographic factors associated with users’ confidence in health information access. This may be a key component of health information seeking that affects beneficial health outcomes such as prevention and treatment.

Objective
This study examines the demographic factors associated with the levels of confidence in using the internet to access health information for adults 18 years and older in the United States.

Methods
Using a cross-sectional design, secondary data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 5, Cycle 3 (2019) were analyzed (N=5374). An ordinal regression stratified by internet use was used to determine the association between demographic characteristics and level of confidence in health information access.

Results
When the internet is the primary source for health information, high school graduates (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.58, 95% CI 0.37-0.89) compared to those with a college degree or more had significantly lower odds of being confident in obtaining health information. In addition, non-Hispanic Asian participants (AOR 0.44, 95% CI 0.24-0.82) compared to non-Hispanic White participants, male participants (AOR 0.72, 95% CI 0.54-0.97) compared to female participants, and those who made between US $20,000-$35,000 annually (AOR 0.55, 95% CI 0.31-0.98) compared to those who made US $75,000 or more annually had significantly lower odds of being confident in obtaining health information via the internet. Moreover, when the internet is the primary source for health information, those with health insurance had significantly higher odds of being confident in obtaining health information (AOR 2.91, 95% CI 1.58-5.34) compared to those who do not have health insurance. Lastly, a significant association was observed between confidence in health information access and primary health information source and frequency of visiting a health care provider.

Conclusions
Confidence in accessing health information can differ by individual demographics. Accessing health-related information from the internet has become increasingly more common and can provide insight into health information-seeking behaviors. Further exploration of these factors can inform the science of health education by providing deeper insight into improving access to health information for vulnerable populations.
Loss-Framed Adaptive Microcontingency Management for Preventing Prolonged Sedentariness: Development and Feasibility Study
Authors: Choi Woohyeok , Lee Uichin 
Published: December 2022

Background
A growing body of evidence shows that financial incentives can effectively reinforce individuals’ positive behavior change and improve compliance with health intervention programs. A critical factor in the design of incentive-based interventions is to set a proper incentive magnitude. However, it is highly challenging to determine such magnitudes as the effects of incentive magnitude depend on personal attitudes and contexts.

Objective
This study aimed to illustrate loss-framed adaptive microcontingency management (L-AMCM) and the lessons learned from a feasibility study. L-AMCM discourages an individual’s adverse health behaviors by deducting particular expenses from a regularly assigned budget, where expenses are adaptively estimated based on the individual’s previous responses to varying expenses and contexts.

Methods
We developed a mobile health intervention app for preventing prolonged sedentary lifestyles. This app delivered a behavioral mission (ie, suggesting taking an active break for a while) with an incentive bid when 50 minutes of uninterrupted sedentary behavior happened. Participants were assigned to either the fixed (ie, deducting the monotonous expense for each mission failure) or adaptive (ie, deducting varying expenses estimated by the L-AMCM for each mission failure) incentive group. The intervention lasted 3 weeks.

Results
We recruited 41 participants (n=15, 37% women; fixed incentive group: n=20, 49% of participants; adaptive incentive group: n=21, 51% of participants) whose mean age was 24.0 (SD 3.8; range 19-34) years. Mission success rates did not show statistically significant differences by group (P=.54; fixed incentive group mean 0.66, SD 0.24; adaptive incentive group mean 0.61, SD 0.22). The follow-up analysis of the adaptive incentive group revealed that the influence of incentive magnitudes on mission success was not statistically significant (P=.18; odds ratio 0.98, 95% CI 0.95-1.01). On the basis of the qualitative interviews, such results were possibly because the participants had sufficient intrinsic motivation and less sensitivity to incentive magnitudes.

Conclusions
Although our L-AMCM did not significantly affect users’ mission success rate, this study configures a pioneering work toward adaptively estimating incentives by considering user behaviors and contexts through leveraging mobile sensing and machine learning. We hope that this study inspires researchers to develop incentive-based interventions.
Configuration of user interface for evaluation of runoff in Orontes basin using artificial intelligence
Authors: Slieman Alaa , Kozlov Dmitry V. 
Published: December 2022

Introduction. Surfacе runoff is of great importance for water resources formation processes in a river basin. The purpose of this study is to develop a user interface for a numerical solution to the problem of evaluating the runoff in the El-Asi (Orontes) River basin in Syria using artificial intelligence models.
Materials and methods. The method of artificial neural networks was used to design the user interface. The task was solved in three stages: training, verification and testing. Several types of model algorithms were tested. Efficiency values were compared for different models using correlation coefficients and the mean root square error.
Results. The authors have found that feed-forward artificial neural networks and back propagation artificial neural networks show the best result if used to make hydrological forecasts and simulate nonlinear functions; that’s why they were applied to the user interface. The developed software tool saves the user’s time and effort, because it generates a very large group of models pursuant to various parameters and functions. It selects the best model according to the effectiveness criteria (such as correlation coefficient R and mean root square error MRSE), and allows the performance of other operations, such as the graphical representation of output data, the structure of the model used or the onset of evaluation of runoff values. The software is developed in the operational environment of MATLAB.
Conclusions. The software tool is simple and user friendly; it complies with the user-focused methodology, which is easily implemented from the moment the software, is launched through the sequence of activated interface commands. It is recommended to expand the use of artificial intelligence models for forecasting and evaluating elements of the hydrological cycle, especially in absence of source data.
Practical tools of an integrated construction cost management system
Authors: Moshkalev Dmitrii S. 
Published: December 2022

Introduction. The problem of effective construction cost management can arise at any stage of a construction project, and it becomes particularly relevant amid economic instability. Solving problems of accurate assessment and control of construction costs is vital for all participants in the investment and construction process. The construction cost management process encompasses the following interrelated sub-processes: identification of reliable construction costs at stages of preliminary and working design; construction cost control at further stages, including the drafting of working design documentation and facility construction. The subject of research is a set of practical tools that solve construction cost management problems throughout the lifecycle of a construction facility.
Materials and methods. Data on cost analysis processes, methods and tools were collected, systematized and analyzed in the course of the study. A systematic approach, analysis and synthesis methods, expert and comparative assessment methods were applied.
Results. The main principles, underlying the author’s approach, as well as a set of practical tools designed to manage the cost of construction of a capital construction facility were proposed in reliance on the analysis, conducted by the author.
Conclusions. The author proposes construction cost management methods and practical tools that can be applied in the course of implementation of investment and construction projects that have different degrees of complexity.
KEYWORDS: planning, management, pricing in construction, construction cost, design documentation, working design, construction
Optimization of engineering solutions used to develop the underground spaces of existing buildings
Authors: Zigangirova Leysan I. , Galiev Ilyas Kh. , Ibragimov Ruslan A. , Shakirzyanov Farid R. 
Published: December 2022

Introduction. The article deals with the optimization of engineering solutions applied in the course of arrangement of additional underground spaces under existing buildings. The decreasing number of unoccupied spaces in the central areas of developing cities and the fact that the expansion of spaces under existing buildings allows the city to effectively and organically develop its territories explain the relevance of this research.
Materials and methods. The authors apply the central composite Box design, that is used to construct second order polynomials to make a plan of a two-factor composite (rotatable) experiment with a quadratic model. To solve this problem, the following software programmes were used: Gradient 3.1; Mathematica. The object of numerical calculations is a frameless 3-storey building. The structures, used to calculate the labour intensity of the work performed, included piles, ground beams, and foundation grillages. The weight of metal structures and the labour intensity were the parameters to be studied.
Results. A mathematical model was developed and dependence functions of the studied parameters, affecting the reinforcement of an existing building during the redevelopment of its underground space, were obtained. Optimal values of (1) weight of metal structures and (2) the labour intensity, reducing the total cost of the proposed technology, were identified. The Mathe­matica software package was applied to identify the optimal beam spacing that varied from 1.2 to 1.5 m.
Conclusions. The function, obtained by the authors, describes the curve showing dependence between the following two parameters: the weight of metal structures, used to reinforce the building, and the labour intensity of installation work. Optimal values of the studied parameters, ensuring minimal weight and labour intensity, are identified to reduce the total weight of metal structures, used to reinforce the existing building and reduce the overall cost of the proposed technology.