bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Seroprevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Children Up To 12 Years Old of Rural Areas from Kermanshah Province, Western Part of Iran
Authors: Sedaghatmanesh Kaveh , Khazan Hooshang , Akhoundi Behnaz , Khazaei Sasan , Kakooei Zahra , Mohebali Mehdi 
Published: April 2023

Background: After the earthquake in 2017 a few new cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) were reported from SarPol-e-Zahab district of Kermanshah Province, western part of Iran. This study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence in Kermanshah Province.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on children up to 12 years of age from SarPol-e-Zahab County, Kermanshah Province, western part of Iran in 2021. For each individual, a questionnaire including age, sex, clinical features, history of the disease, and contact with canines as reservoir hosts of VL were completed, separately. To determine VL seroprevalence, blood samples were collected from the children and after centrifugation, the sera samples were separated and tested using Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) for detection of anti-L. infantum antibodies. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS16.
Results: Totally, 13 persons were seropositive; 7 samples with titer 1:800, 3 samples had 1:1600, 2 samples had 1:3200 and 1 sample had 1:6400. None of the seropositive cases had a history of kala-azar. There was no significant difference between males and females at titers of anti-Leishmania specific antibodies.
Conclusion: L. infantum infection is being circulated with low prevalence in children up to 12 years old from SarPol-e-Zahab County but it is necessary that the surveillance system is regularly monitored among physicians and public health managers in the studied areas.
Languag Skills in	Preschool Children with Down Syndrome and Non-verbal Mental Age-matched Controls
Authors: Aminian Monireh , Karbalaei Sadegh Mahnaz , Salmani Masoomeh , Naeemi Ali Jafari 
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Down syndrome (DS) as a chromosomal abnormality has different symptoms including cognitive problems and language delay. Studies showed a heterogeneous profile of language skills in this group of children. This study aimed to provide further information about the most vulnerable area of language -grammatical skills- regarding the unanalyzable utterances, clauses, phrases, grammatical morphemes, and mean length of utterances (MLU) in children with DS and compare them with those of non-verbal age-matched controls.
Materials and Methods: The grammatical structures of 12 children with DS (non-verbal age=39 months) were compared to those of 50 non-verbal mental age-matched controls (non-verbal age=41 months). Clause, phrase, and grammatical morphemes were investigated through spontaneous language sample analysis according to Persian-language assessment remediation and screening procedure (P-LARSP).
Results: Children with DS had higher percentages of unanalysable text units compared with typically matched peers (P≤0.001). The MLU, number of phrases and clauses structures, and inflectional morphemes were significantly lower in children with DS compared with typical children (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Children with DS showed a noticeable gap in grammatical structures compared with typical children. The possibility of specific language problems in children with DS should be considered by future studies.
Comparison of Knee Proprioception between Athletes with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Healthy Athletes
Authors: Naghizad Javad , Emami Meibodi Mohamad Kazem , Dalvand Hamid , Shamsoddini Alireza 
Published: April 2023

Introduction: In addition to the instability of the knee joint, injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) leads to a functional deficit in the form of diminished proprioception of the knee joint. The purpose of this study was to compare knee proprioception in athletes with an ACL injury and healthy athletes.
Materials and Methods: The participants in this cross-sectional study were 26 athletes with an ACL injury and 24 healthy athletes who were selected from the orthopedic clinic at Baqiyatallah Hospital in 2019, Tehran City, Iran. Cooper or non-Cooper subjects with ACL injury were identified via the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS). The knee proprioception of all participants was recorded using a system consisting of digital photography, non-reflective markers, and Digimizer software.
Results: The results showed that there was no significant difference between groups in the absolute error of knee joint reconstruction at both 45° and 90° angles.
Conclusion: The data of the study showed that in comparison with healthy athletes, the knee joint proprioception of athletes with an ACL injury is not different and has the same function.
Effect of Proprioceptive Training on Reaction Time: A Randomized Control Trial
Authors: Mazbouh Rami Kassem , Ziab Hussein , Farhat Itab , Shadmehr Azadeh 
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Reaction time is an important indicator of good performance. Different types of exercises have been used by researchers to improve the reaction time of an individual. Other types of exercises still need more research to study their effect on simple reaction time, such as proprioceptive training. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a proprioceptive training program using the Huber machine on the simple reaction time.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-one participants from the medical staff were assigned to two groups including the experimental group (1) composed of 5 male and 5 female participants and a control group (2) including 5 male and 6 female participants. A simple reaction time (SRT) test was assigned to all participants. Only the experimental group performed a proprioceptive exercise protocol on Huber motion’s platform, while the control group was tested at identical periods without exercising before the training (T0), immediately post-exercise (T1), and twenty minutes after exercising (T2). The procedure was repeated for six sessions over two weeks.
Results: The participants of the group (1) show a decrease in the mean of RT (-43 min) immediately after proprioceptive training (T1), but they reveal a little increase (at T2) in SRT after an interval of 20 minutes (-23 min). They still prove a retention effect, while few participants in the control group show improvement at T1 or T2. Paired sample t-test was significant for the group (1) at T1 and T2 (P<0.05) while it was not significant for the control group.
Conclusion: Proprioceptive training may have a positive influence on reaction time with a retention effect. Clinicians can use proprioceptive training to improve the reaction time of their patients.
Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Skin-Related Conditions in Ilorin, North-Central, Nigeria
Authors: Falana Mansurat B. , Nurudeen Quadri O. , Salimon Saoban S. , Abubakar Ibrahim B. 
Published: April 2023

The abundance of plants with medicinal values has been of great impact on the skincare industry in Nigeria. However, proper documentation of plants with skincare values has not been made. Hence, this study was aimed at surveying the traditional medicinal values of some commonly used plants for the management of skin conditions by herbal practitioners in Ilorin metropolis. Ethnobotanical and demographic information of willing respondents were obtained on the most commonly used medicinal plants via semi-structured questionnaires and oral interviews. The names of the plants were further confirmed in the world flora online (www.worldfloraonline.org). A total of 57 plants species representing 30 families, were reported by 62 respondents including males (40%) and females (60%) designated as herbs sellers (32%), traditional medicine practitioners (16%), farmers (8%), and housewives (11 %). Their knowledge sources include inheritance (40%), training (24 %), and a combination of inheritance and training (36%). Euphorbiaceae was the most cited (11 %) plant family, the leaves were the most cited (48%) plant part used, crush to extract juice was the most widely used (51%) method of preparation, and topical application on the affected spot was the most reported (43%) method of administration. The plants mentioned in this survey were reported to have applications against psoriasis, eczema, boils, acne, measles, dandruff, rashes, and wounds. General skin conditions represented the most commonly mentioned (14%) skin condition; while mastitis was the least mentioned (1%) condition. Also, the highest (0.923) informant consensus factor (ICF) was mentioned for insect bites; while the least (0.263) ICF was mentioned for general skin conditions. This study documented some of the medicinal plants that have been used to treat various skin-related conditions most of which have been mentioned in available scientific pieces of literature.
Brain Structural Response and Neurobehavioral Changes in the Elderly after Tai Chi Practice - A Literature Review
Authors: Liu Howe , Salem Yasser , Arguello Eric , Liu Hao 
Published: April 2023

Tai Chi (TC) has been often provided to older adults by rehabilitation professionals for medical dysfunction and anti-aging healthcare. In last decade, there has been an increase in the number of studies examining the effects of TC on brain as assessed by neuroimaging including near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and structure and functional magnetic resonating imaging (sMRI & fMRI). Thus, the primary purpose of this literature review is to evaluate how TC practice may affect the brain in the elderly as assessed by neuroimaging techniques, and followed by corresponding neurobehavioral changes as the secondary purpose. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using a variety of keywords with different search engines to search from the last ten years until January 15, 2022. Studies were included if they investigated topographic brain responses after TC practice in the elderly population. A total of 12 original studies with 15 articles met the criteria and were included for the review process. The results showed increased volume of cortical grey matter, improved neural activity and homogeneity, and increased neural connectivity in different brain regions, including the frontal, temporal, and occipital lobes, cerebellum, and thalamus. Intriguingly, the longer one practices TC, the more his/her brain regions may be altered. Such neural findings after TC practice are often associated with neurobehavioral improvements in attention, cognitive execution, memory, emotion, and risk-taking behaviors. TC is a promising exercise that is able to improve structural capability and neurofunctional activity in the brain in the elderly. These improvements appear to be associated with the time-length of TC practice.
Study the Relationship Physiology and Molecular Biology in Patients of Iraq Drug Use Parameters Acute Leukaemia (AL)
Authors: Ismail Ibrahim Bushra , Hatem Abdulwahhab Hayder 
Published: April 2023

Study of paper is physiology use to analysis total in LDH is an intracellular enzyme whose activity is associated with cellular metabolism, WBCs count in blood to patients which makes it a marker of cell proliferation and cell injury and study with molecular biology of marker parameters use drug the presence of survivin in neoplastic cells contributes to tumor development and its high transcription has been reported as a predictor of poor prognosis in several hematological malignancies. However, despite being frequently present in ALs, the impact of survivin transcription in this type of hematologic malignancy remains undefined. Some studies report that survivin predicts an unfavorable clinical outcome in ALs, while others do not. In the present study, despite the small number of patients evaluated, the transcription of survivin at diagnosis did not seem to be related to a worse response to treatment or a worse prognosis. This is because, of the six patients who expressed survivin, three are in complete remission and, of the three who died, two were already considered to have an unfavorable prognosis regardless of survivin transcription, one due to advanced age and the presence of leukocytosis in the liver. Leukometry at diagnosis was another prognostic factor evaluated in this study. Patients diagnosed with AL may have elevated, normal, or decreased WBC counts at the time of diagnosis and, in general, counts greater than 30,000 WBCs/mm3 are considered to have a poor prognosis.
LES STRATEGIES ENONCIATIVO-PRAGMATIQUES DANS LE DISCOURS DE JOSEPH KABILA DU 30/06/2016
Authors: SHAMBO OPOKA Damien 
Published: April 2023

Face à la nation le 30/06/2016, à l’occasion du cinquante-sixième anniversaire de l’indépendance de la République Démocratique du Congo, le sujet parlant Joseph Kabila fait une communication avec comme objectifs : présenter l’état de la nation, préparer les esprits aux prochaines échéances électorales dont la question principale demeure la définition et le respect des règles de jeu pour éviter les contestations pré et post électorales.
Pour dénouer ladite question, Joseph Kabila pense à la nécessité d’un forum devant réunir la classe politique, la société civile y comprise, forum de toute attente désignée sous le label de dialogue national inclusif.
Face à ce défi, il importe à Joseph Kabila de mettre en branle l’appareil formel de l’énonciation dans le but d’agir sur son interlocuteur.
ТЕХНОЛОГИИ КОНСТРУИРОВАНИЯ ОБРАЗОВ БУДУЩЕГО: КУЛЬТУР-ФИЛОСОФСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ (В ПЕЧАТИ)
Authors: Лукьянова Наталия Александровна , Семерник Снежана Здиславовна , Охотницкая Екатерина Мечиславовна 
Published: April 2023

В данной статье анализируется проблема построения образов будущего на уровне индивидуального и общественного сознания. Обосновывается положение о том, что образы будущего зависят от множества факторов, имманентно присутствующих в социокультурной реальности. Они детерминированы коллективным пониманием исторического прошлого, типом господствующей картины мира (мифологической, религиозной, научной), влияют на перспективы развития общества и поведение людей в настоящем. Авторы обращают внимание на значение модуса образа будущего – положительного или негативного. Положительный образ будущего способствует прогрессивно-восходящему развитию социума, негативный образ будущего порождает пессимизм общественного сознания, апокалипсичность мировосприятия. Актуальность предлагаемого исследования обусловлена спецификой развития современного социума. Эскалация перемен, нарастание неопределенности и рисков развития социума актуализирует проблему определения перспектив его развития. Образ будущего как целостное представление о возможностях общества в ближайшем и отдаленном будущем ставит перед исследователями задачу изучения данного образа, определения оптимальных технологий его конструирования, соответствующих потребностям современного общества. В соответствии с этим заявлена следующая цель статьи – раскрыть значение концепта «образ будущего» при определении перспектив развития социума и культуры, выявить адекватные современной действительности технологии его конструирования. Методы исследования: анализ, синтез и теоретическое обобщение. В статье последовательно анализируются идеи ученых о содержании концепта «образ будущего», рассматриваются важнейшие технологии конструирования будущего. Обосновывается идея о том, что в современных прогностических исследованиях осуществлен переход от линейных к нелинейным стратегиям понимания будущего и делается акцент на технологиях конструирования будущего, комплементарных нелинейному пониманию динамики современного социума и культуры. Результаты. Доказывается, что от линейно-отражательной концепции понимания образа будущего современная наука переходит к нелинейно-конструкторской его интерпретации. Важнейшими технологиями конструирования будущего выступают планирование и проектирование, подчеркивающие роль субъективного фактора в осуществлении перспективных возможностей будущего.
Different effectiveness of protein fining agents when tested for interaction and precipitation with tannic acid, a seed polyphenol extract and seven wines
Authors: Obreque-Slier Elías , Cortés-Araya Katherine , Medel-Marabolí Marcela , López-Solís Remigio 
Published: April 2023

Wine fining comprises any operation resulting in the cleaning, stabilisation and improvement of the organoleptic characteristics of wine. Fining agents, such as certain proteins of varying electrical charges, interact physicochemically with wine polyphenols in ways not yet fully understood with diverse effects on wine attributes. In this study, four widely used protein fining agents (casein, ovalbumin and two gelatins) were compared for their ability to interact with three different types of phenolic-rich solutions: a tannic acid solution, a wine grape seed extract and seven different varietal wines. A phenolic characterisation of both the seed extract and all the wines was carried out. The interaction between the protein fining agents and the phenolic solutions was evaluated by diffusion and precipitation tests on cellulose membranes and protein staining. All four protein fining agents interacted to differing extents by producing soluble and insoluble complexes with the tannic acid, grape seed extract and wines. In the wines, the interactions were found to not only depend highly on the protein composition of the fining agent, but also on the chemical composition of the wine. Notwithstanding, the observed phenolic differences between the wines could not fully account for the differential interactions between wine and the fining agents, thus indicating that the wine matrix as a whole may play a role in those interactions.
Pengaruh Pemasaran pada Media Sosial dan Ulasan Pelanggan Online Terhadap Niat Beli Dimediasi oleh Kepercayaan Pelanggan: Studi Pada Pengikut Media Sosial Produk Kosmetik di Wilayah Jakarta
Authors: Fahrani Vannisa , Usman Osly , Aditya Shandy 
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of social media marketing on customer trust, online customer review on customer trust, social media marketing on purchase intention, online customer review on purchase intention and customer trust on purchase intention of Scarlett Whitening's social media followers in the Jakarta area. The research data was collected by distributing questionnaires to Scarlett Whitening's social media followers and the sample of this study was 245 respondents. Researchers used Lisrel version 8.8 as a SEM application to process and analyze research data. The results of the study show a positive and significant influence between Social Media Marketing on Customer Trust, Online Customer Reviews have a significant effect on Customer Trust, Social Media Marketing has a significant effect on Purchase Intention, Online Customer Reviews have a significant influence on Purchase Intention, and Customer Trust has a significant effect on Purchase Intention to Scarlett Whitening online store.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat pengaruh social media marketing terhadap customer trust, online customer review terhadap customer trust, social media marketingterhadap purchase intention, online customer review terhadap purchase intention serta customer trust terhadap purchase intention pada pengikut sosial media Scarlett Whitening di wilayah Jakarta. Data penelitian dikumpulkan dengan penyebaran kuesioner kepada pengikut sosial media Scarlett Whitening dan sampel penelitian ini ialah sebanyak 245 responden. Peneliti menggunakan Lisrel versi 8.8 sebagai aplikasi SEM untuk mengolah dan menganalisis data penelitian. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara Social Media Marketing terhadap Customer Trust, Online Customer Review berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Customer Trust, Social Media Marketing berpengaruh signifikan pada Purchase Intention, Online Review Customer memiliki pengaruh signifikan pada Purchase Intention, serta Customer Trust berpengaruh signifikan pada Purchase Intention terhadap toko online Scarlett Whitening.
Pengaruh Gamification dalam Membentuk Brand Loyalty melalui Brand Engagement
Authors: Wulandari Novita Ayu , Saidani Basrah , P Agung Kresnamurti Rivai 
Published: April 2023

This study aims to find the effect of gamification on brand loyalty with brand engagement as an intervening variable. The study starts at Mei 20201 until Augustus 2021 using an online questionnaire. Chosen by purposive sampling technique, the respondents are 200 marketplace users in Jabodetabek who had used the gamification feature on e-commerce ‘s’ and had shopped using the rewards. An analysis method that using in this study is Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using SPSS version 28 and AMOS version 26. It showed that gamification had a significant and positive effect on brand engagement, gamification had a significant and positive effect on brand loyalty, brand engagement had no significant and positive effect on brand loyalty, and gamification had no significant and positive effect on brand loyalty through brand engagement as intervening.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh yang dimiliki gamification dalam membentuk brand loyalty melalui brand engagement sebagai variabel intervening. Penelitian dimulai sejak Mei 2021 sampai dengan Agustus 2021 dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang dibagikan secara online. Menggunakan dengan teknik purposive sampling, responden dalam penelitian ini merupakan 200 orang pengguna e-commerce di daerah Jabodetabek yang menggunakan fitur gamifikasi di e-commerce ‘s’ dan pernah berbelanja menggunakan reward dari gamification tersebut. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah Structural Equation Model (SEM) dengan alat bantu perangkat lunak SPSS versi 28 dan AMOS versi 26. Hasil dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa gamification memiliki pengaruh signifikan dan positif terhadap brand engagement, gamification memiliki pengaruh signifikan dan positif terhadap brand loyalty, brand engagement tidak memiliki pengaruh signifikan dan positif terhadap brand loyalty, dan gamification tidak memiliki pengaruh signifikan dan positif terhadap brand loyalty dengan brand engagement sebagai variabel intervening.
Analisis Faktor-Faktor Visit Intention Pulau Morotai selama Pandemi COVID-19
Authors: Hanipah  , Nuraini Shafira , Citra Chika Dwy , Kamil Bagas Fiqri , Suhud Usep 
Published: April 2023

This study examines the factors that influence the intention to visit Morotai Island during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are six variables used to measure, namely country image, destination image, travel motivation, tourist satisfaction, electronic word of mouth (E-WoM), and visit intention. For this reason, we use the research method of distributing questionnaires with the population in the study being people in Jakarta and using a sample of respondents who have the intention to visit Morotai Island with a vulnerable age of 25 years or more and involving 217 respondents who participated in filling out the questionnaire. The data is processed using exploratory factor analysis and a structural equation model. The result is that E-WoM affects the destination image.

Penelitian ini mengkaji factor-faktor yang mempengaruhi niat berkunjung ke Pulau Morotai selama pandemic COVID-19. Ada enam variabel yang digunakan untuk mengukur, yaitu country image, destination image, travel motivation, tourist satisfaction, electronic word of mouth (E-WoM) dan visit intention. Untuk itu kami menggunakan metode penelitian menyebar kuesioner dengan populasi dalam penelitian ialah masyarakat di Jakarta dan menggunakan sampel responden yang memiliki niat untuk mengunjungi Pulau Morotai dengan rentan usia 25 tahun atau lebih dan mwlibatkan 217 responden yang ikut berpartisipasi mengisi kuesioner. Data diolah menggunakan explaratory factor analysis dan structural equation model. Hasilnya E-WoM mempengaruhi destination image.