bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Diagnostic accuracy of swine echinococcosis cytopathological tests and challenges for a differential diagnosis: slaughterhouse data
Authors: Toure A. , Toure L. , Acapovi-Yao G. L. , Senin C. B. V. , Kone N. , Kachani M. , Couacy-Hymann E. 
Published: June 2023

Summary
Echinococcosis disease shows clinical signs similar to many diseases. Hence we report cases that need to be confirmed using appropriate tests. A confirmatory study has been conducted to assess the accuracy of two cytopathological tests, with the histopathology test as the reference standard. The first cytopathological test evaluates the Ziehl Neelsen staining with an epifluorescence microscope (cytopath 1). The second cytopathological test uses the same staining followed by a transmitted light microscope examination (cytopath 2). Of a total of 2524 inspected pigs, 101 suspected cases of echinococcosis were detected, of which 67 were found positive with the two cytopathological tests and the histopathological one. The specificity of cytopath 1 (100 % [95 % CI 100 – 100]) and cytopath 2 (100 % [95 % CI 100;100]) were similar, as well as their respective positive predictive values: 100 % [95 % CI 100 – 100] vs. 100 % [95 % CI 100 – 100]. The sensitivity of cytopath 1 is 79.66 % [95 % CI 69.39 – 89.93], while cytopath 2 equals 66.10 % [95 % CI 54.02 – 78.18]. The difference in sensitivity of both tests was not significant. Negative predictive values found for cytopath 1, and cytopath 2 were 40 [95 % CI 18.53 – 61.47] and 28.57 [95 % CI 11.84 – 45.3], leading to the Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) Model estimate for an odds ratio of 1.4 [95 % CI 0.41 – 5.2], p = 0.06. Cytopath 1 and cytopath 2 are equivalent in terms of specificity (100 % [95 % CI 100 – 100] vs. 100 % [95 % CI 100;100]) and positive predictive value (100 % [95 % CI 100 – 100]. Cytopath 1 is more sensitive than cytopath 2 but not significant (79.66 % [ 95 % CI 69.39 – 89.93] vs. 66.10 % [95 % CI 54.02 – 78.18]). However, the negative predictive value of cytopath 1 is better than that of cytopath 2: 40 % [95 % CI 18.53 – 61.47] vs. 28.57 % [95 % CI 11.84 – 45.3].
Observations on the biology of Postharmostomum ntowi Hodasi, 1967 (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae) based on intermediate and definitive hosts found in Nigeria
Authors: Alari E. O. , Ugbomeh A. P. , Awharitoma A. O. , Enabulele E. E. , Aisien M.S.O. 
Published: June 2023

Summary
Following the recovery of the metacercariae of a brachylaimid trematode from the rectum of the frog Amnirana galamensis from Ase in Delta State, Nigeria, we investigated the land snails in the locality to establish their roles in the life cycle of the parasite. Of the four land snails investigated from Ase (Limicolaria aurora, Archachatina marginata, A. papyracea, and Thapsia oscitans), and a Limicolaria sp. from Tombia (Bayelsa State), four harboured larval stages of the bracylaimid. Only L. aurora and the Limicolaria sp. harboured cercariogenous sporocysts and are therefore presumed to serve as the first intermediate hosts of the parasite. Metacercariae were recovered from the Limicolaria spp. and the Archachatina spp. and so serve as the second intermediate hosts. No larval brachylaimids were recovered from T. oscitans. Metacercariae from L. aurora and A. papyracea were cultured in vivo in 14 days old chicks of Gallus gallus domesticus. Parasites recovered from the experimental hosts 7, 14, 21 and 28 days post-infection, showed progressive development of the parasite with the full maturity attained by the 28th day post-infection. Adult parasites recovered from the experimental birds and from free range chicken purchased from Ase and Tombia showed that the brachylaimid infecting these birds was Postharmostomum ntowi, a parasite previously reported in domestic chicken in Ghana. There is need to investigate the host range of the parasite in Nigeria as this trematode is also known to infect the Guinea fowl in Ghana.
A case of natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in a coati (Nasua narica) from Mexico
Authors: Torres-Castro M. , Suárez-Galaz A. , Yeh-Gorocica A. , Sánchez-Montes S. , Arjona-Torres M. , Panti-May A. , Colunga-Salas P. , Cruz-Romero A. , Manrique-Saide P. 
Published: June 2023

Summary
This paper aims to describe the natural infection with Dirofilaria immitis in Nasua narica (white-nosed coati) from Yucatán, Mexico. Two carcasses of N. narica were collected on a highway that crosses through a dense forest with patches used for agriculture and livestock activities. We performed necropsies, and two female adult nematode parasites from the heart of one specimen were collected and preserved for their molecular identification using a conventional PCR directed at a fragment of the small subunit (18S) ribosomal RNA (18S-rRNA) gene. Bioinformatic analysis showed a similarity of 99 % with three sequences from D. immitis (two from Japan). Additionally, we performed a phylogenetic tree with the recovered sequence. All these analyses showed that D. immitis is present in N. narica from Mexico. The transmission of D. immitis toward populations of Nasua sp. may be due to indirect and accidental contact with domestic dogs or wild canids that share the same environment.
Possible zoonotic implications of the discovery of the advanced third stage larva of Gnathostoma turgidum (Spirurida: Gnathostomatidae) in a Mexican fish species
Authors: Mosqueda-Cabrera M. Á. , Desentis-Pérez D. L. , Padilla-Bejarano T. A. , García-Prieto L. 
Published: June 2023

Summary
Gnathostomiasis in humans is acquired by consumption of any infected second intermediate host or paratenic host. This includes amphibians, snakes and poultry as well as fish. In this work we report for the first time in Mexico the presence of an AdvL3 of Gnathostoma turgidum in the musculature of a wild fish (Gobiomorus dormitor, which also acts as intermediate host for the larvae of G. binucleatum and G. lamothei), from the Papaloapan River, Veracruz; previously, larvae of G. turgidum had only been recorded in amphibians in Mexico and in wild swamp eels from Tampa, Florida, USA. The larva found is extremely small (approximately 1,500 by 140 microns in length and width, respectively), and was obtained by artificial digestion with pepsin after examining the musculature against the light between two glass plates, a method by which it went unnoticed. Our finding of an AdvL3 in this fish, together with a previous molecular phylogenetic analysis revealing that the five species involved in human infections do not nest in the same clade, suggest that all species in the genus are potentially zoonotic. In this context, we strongly recommend the identification of larvae extracted from human patients at specific level, in order to know the role played by the 3 species distributed in Mexico in human cases of gnathostomiasis.
تحليل آثر الإستثمار الأجنبي المباشر على القطاع السكني في إقليم كوردستان– العراق للمدة 2007-2021
Authors: Adnan MohammedAli Kajeen 
Published: June 2023

يعتبر الإستثمار الأجنبي المباشر من العوامل الهامة التي تساعد على تحقيق النمو الاقتصادي لكل الدول على اختلاف نوعها المتقدمة منها والنامية، من خلال الاستفادة من استقرار الأمني وسياسي التي شهدها الإقليم بالمقارنة مع أوضاع بقية أجزاء العراق واستغلال إنفتاحه على العالم الخارجي لجذب رؤوس الأموال الأجنبية ، حيث كان الإقليم يعاني من نقص في الموارد المالية، بعد اصدار قانون الإستثمار عام 2006 تم فيها عملية الإستثمار في قطاعات اقتصادية وبالأخص قطاع الأسكان بشكل كبير. تمثل أهمية البحث، أن الإستثمارالأجنبي المباشر أحد أهم مصادر التمويل الخارجي في الوقت الحالي وتبرز هذه الأهمية من خلال مايلي: (الدور الكبير الذي يمكن أن تقوم به الإستثمارات الأجنبية في تطوير القطاع السكني، ونقل رأس المال والتكنولوجيا والخبرات إلى الدول المضيفة). أنما تمكن مشكلة البحث بأن إقليم كوردستان العراق يعاني من نقص الاموال فهي بحاجة الى مصادر التمويل ويعد الإستثمار الأجنبي المباشر مصدراً لتمويل خاصة في مجال القطاع السكني.
يهدف هذا البحث الى معرفة آثر الإستثمار الأجنبي المباشر على القطاع السكني في الإقليم للمدة (2007-2021) ، ولتحقيق هذا الهدف تم تحليل العلاقة طويلة الأجل بين المتغيرات التالية: حجم الطلب على السكن كمتغير تابع والإستثمار الأجنبي المباشر والأستثمار محلي، دعم الحكومي مساحة الأرض، عدد السكان، ومتغيرالوهمي كمتغيرات مستقلة. اعتمد الباحثة على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي من خلال تحليل البيانات اضافة الى المنهج الكمي القياسي باستخدام النموذج ARDL. وتوصل البحث الى جملة من الاستنتاجات لعل من أبرزها، أظهرت نتائج القياسية للعلاقة طويلة الاجل ان المتغير المستقل (استثمار الاجنبي المباشر) معنوية في الاجل الطويل وذات تأثير طردي معنوي ، في حين كانت المتغير المستقل (أستثمار المحلي ) معنوية في الاجل الطويل وذات تأثير عكسي معنوي ، كما أن المتغير المستقل ( دعم الحكومي مساحة الأرض(دونم)) معنوية في الاجل الطويل وذات تأثير طردي معنوي خلال تلك المدة (2007-2021)، وآخيراً خرج البحث بجملة من المقترحات الضرورية لزيادة دور الإستثمار الأجنبي المباشر في القطاعات المختلفة في إقليم كوردستان.
Penyusunan Analisa Standar Belanja Kota Pekanbaru
Authors: Siraz Rakhmat 
Published: June 2023

Analisa Standar Belanja (ASB) berdasarkan Peraturan Pemerintah No. 12/2019 tentang Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah adalah penilaian kewajaran atas beban kerja dan biaya yang digunakan untuk melaksanakan suatu Kegiatan. Selanjutnya, berdasarkan Peratutan Menteri Dalam Negeri No. 77/2020 tentang Pedoman Teknis Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah Analisis standar belanja merupakan penilaian kewajaran atas beban kerja dan biaya yang digunakan untuk melaksanakan suatu sub kegiatan, serta di tetapkan dengan Peraturan Daerah.
Pemerintah Kota Pekanbaru telah menyusun ASB namun pada level kegiatan dan nomenklatur kegiatan dan sebaran belanja masih berpedoman pada Permendagri No.13/2006 tentang Pedoman Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah, sehingga menjadi permasalahan jika ASB tersebut diterapkan dalam penyusunan anggaran yang berdasarkan perturann yang terbaru yaitu menyebabkan ASB tidak sesuai lagi dalam struktur penganggaran atau Anggaran pendapatan Belanja Daerah (APBD).
Pada Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk pemutakhiran dan mengembangkan desain model ASB di Pemerintah Kota Pekanbaru yang sesuai dengan Peraturan yang terbaru sehingga nomenklatur dan sebaran belanja sesuai dengan stuktur anggaran Anggaran Pendapatan Belanja Daerah Permendagri 77/2020 serta Permendagri Npo.90/2019. Selanjutnya, penelitian ini menggunakan motode penelitian dan pengembangan.
Berdasarkan rumusan permasalahann dan hasil penelahaan tersebut, penelitian ini mengembangkan 6 (enam) model ASB yang nomenklatur dan kodefikasi yang telah sesuai dengan Permendagri No.77 Tahun 2020 dan Permendagri No.90/2019. Keenam model ASB tersebut adalah Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Berdasarkan Tugas dan Fungsi, Sosialisasi, Bimbingan Teknis Implementasi Peraturan Perundang-Undangan, Penyediaan Jasa Layanan Umum Kantor, Penyediaan Jasa Pemeliharaan, Biaya Pemeliharaan, dan Pajak Kendaraan Perorangan Dinas atau Kendaraan Dinas Jabatan, Penyediaan Jasa Pemeliharaan, Biaya Pemeliharaan, dan Pajak Kendaraan Perorangan Dinas atau Kendaraan Dinas Operasional atau Lapangan
Selanjutnya, Hasil Penelitian ini disimulasikan atas keenam model ASB tersebut yang telah disusun. Hasil perhitungan simulasi tersebut menunjukkan ASB enam subkegiatan yang telah disusun sesuai nomenklatur dan kodefikasi sudah sesuai dengan struktur dalam Penganggaran atau APBD tahun 2022 serta belanja dan sebaran jenis belanjanya sudah sesuai dengan nilai kewajaran atas beban kerja dan biaya yang digunakan.
The Effect of Environmental Performance and Company Size on The Company's Financial Performance
Authors: Azdra Kamelia Wardatul , Siregar Ifan Wicaksana , Cahaya Vicky Dzaky 
Published: June 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of Environmental Performance and Company Size on Financial Performance. The independent variables in this study are environmental performance measured by PROPER and firm size measured using the natural logarithm of total assets. The population in this study is the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sub-Sector Manufacturing Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) with an observation period of 5 years, 2016- 2020, using the sampling method, namely purposive sampling and the total sample obtained is 8 sample companies per year, 1 outlier sample, so the total sample obtained in this study was 39 samples. The results of this study indicate that environmental performance has a significant positive effect on financial performance, company size does not have a significant effect on financial performance.
Keywords: Environmental Performance, Company Size, and Financial Performance.
Detecting Alter Ego Accounts using Social Media Mining
Authors: Deyana Kusuma Wardani  , Iwan Syarif  , Tessy Badriyah  
Published: June 2023

Alter ego is a condition of someone who creates a new character with a conscious state. Original character role play is a game to create new imaginary characters that is used as research material for identification alter ego accounts. The negative effects of playing alter ego are stress, depression, and multiple personalities. Current research only focuses on the phenomenon and impacts of a role-playing game. We propose a new method to detect accounts of alter ego players in social media, especially Twitter. We develop an application to analyze the characteristics of alter ego accounts. Psychologists can use this application to discover the characteristics of alter ego accounts that are useful for analyzing personality so that the results can be used to appropriately handle alter ego players. Most user profiles, tweets, and platforms are used to detect account Twitter. This research proposes a new method using bio features as input data. We crawled and collected 565 bios from Twitter for one month. We observe the data to search for unique words and collect them into a classification dictionary. In this research, we use the cosine similarity method because this method is popular for detecting text and has a good performance in many cases. This research could identify alter ego accounts and other types of Twitter accounts. From the detection results of alter ego accounts, it is possible to analyze the characteristics of Twitter accounts. We use a sampling technique that takes 30% of the data as testing data. According to the results of the experiment cosine similarity obtained an accuracy of 0.95.
Comparing the Efficiency of Different Carbon Dioxide Sources in Collecting Mosquito Vector Species on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University
Authors: Jobe Ndey Bassin , Huijben Silvie , Will James B. , Townsend John , Paaijmans Krijn P. 
Published: June 2023

ABSTRACT
We compared the effectiveness of 4 different carbon dioxide (CO2) sources (sugar-fermented BG-CO2, sugar-fermented Fleischmann yeast, dry ice, and compressed gas cylinders) in attracting different mosquito species in 2 separate 4 × 4 Latin square trials. The CO2 generated by dry ice and the gas cylinders collected more Culex quinquefasciatus than the sugar-fermented BG-CO2 and Fleischmann yeasts during the 1st trial (16-h surveillance periods), but there was no significant difference in Aedes aegypti numbers. There were no significant differences between the different CO2 sources in collecting Cx. quinquefasciatus and Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in the 2nd trial (24-h surveillance periods). Catches for Culiseta inornata and Cx. tarsalis were too low in both experiments for formal statistical analysis. Data can be used to inform local mosquito surveillance programs, but the selection of a CO2 source will also depend on financial and logistical constraints.
Oviposition Preferences of Aedes aegypti in Msambweni, Kwale County, Kenya
Authors: Musunzaji Peter Siema , Ndenga Bryson A. , Mzee Suleiman , Abubakar Laila U. , Kitron Uriel D. , Labeaud Angelle D. , Mutuku Francis Maluki 
Published: June 2023

ABSTRACT
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue fever virus (DENV) worldwide. Infusions made from organic materials have been shown to act as oviposition attractants for Ae. aegypti; however, studies on locally suitable infusion materials are lacking. The current study assessed the suitability of 4 locally available materials as oviposition infusions for use in surveillance and control of Ae. aegypti in Kwale County, Kenya. Oviposition infusion preferences were assessed in laboratory, semifield, and field conditions, using 4 infusions made from banana, grass, neem, and coconut. In addition, ovitrapping in wall, grass, bush, and banana microhabitats was done in 10 houses each in urban and rural coastal households to determine suitable oviposition microhabitats. Overall, the highest oviposition responses were observed for banana infusion, followed by neem and grass infusions, which were comparable. Coconut infusion resulted in the lowest oviposition response. Although female Ae. aegypti did not show preference for any microhabitat, the oviposition activity across all the microhabitats was highly enhanced by use of the organic infusions. Banana, neem, and grass infusions could be used to attract gravid mosquitoes to oviposition sites laced with insecticide to kill eggs. Additionally, banana plantings could be important targets for integrated vector control programs.
Wide Excision of a Giant Lipoma of The Upper Arm: A Case Report
Authors: Islami Egi Ghilman , Handoyo Sakti Yuhantoro Budi 
Published: June 2023

A lipoma is the most typical mesenchymal tumor. Over time, lipomas can grow into substantial masses. Case, A 71-year-old woman complained of a mass in her upper right arm but reported no pain or discomfort. The mass is 13 x 11 x 6 cm in size. Histopathological analysis and a wide excision surgical approach were used. A mass more than 5 cm in diameter is considered a giant lipoma. A differential diagnosis of liposarcoma can be made using a computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The two surgical procedures of wide and marginal excision are typically used to treat lipomas depending on the size of the lipoma mass. The histopathological examination has an important role in confirming the diagnosis. The researchers describe a lipoma tumor with a large size in the upper arm after wide excision surgery.
Job Stress Is More Risky Causing Hypertension Compared To Smoking Habits In Private Workers In Cilacap, Indonesia
Authors: Hernawan Budi , Annam Fajri Khoirul 
Published: June 2023

Hypertension is a rise systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg. Hypertension is cause of cardiovascular morbidity mortality. In 2019, one billion people aged 30-79 with hypertension live in low-middle-income nations. Internal variables such heredity, age, race, stress, and gender create hypertension, whereas external ones such obesity, smoking habits, alcohol habits, and lack exercise cause hypertension. The study's goal was investigate which is more at risk of causing the incidence of hypertension events between job stress or smoking habits among employees in Cilacap Indonesia. The study employed an observational analytic cross-sectional design with primary data. Male machine operator who work at PT. Hasta Cipta Karya aged 18 to 64 years old were included. Purposive sampling was utilized, total 92 respondents. The survey discovered 49 (53.3%) severe stress, 55 (59.8%) smokers, and 57 (62.0%) hypertension Chi-square test results, correlation between job stress and hypertension p< 0.05, between the smoking habit and hypertension p< 0.05. The findings of the logistic regression test, job stress has an OR of 9.04 which is higher than smoking habits has an OR of 4.81. Job stress is more at risk of causing hypertension than smoking habits.
Veil-of-Ignorance Reasoning Affects Moral Judgment and Cognitive Flexibility in People with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Authors: Daryani Yalda , Noferesti Azam , Nejat Pegah 
Published: June 2023

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have rigid moral judgments compared to healthy people. They tend to prefer deontological options when they face moral dilemmas. Recent research has indicated that activating the Veil-of-Ignorance (VOI) reasoning changes moral judgment in healthy participants, leading them to favor utilitarian choices. However, the effect of VOI reasoning on OCD patients' moral judgment has not been studied. The present research aimed to investigate the effect of VOI reasoning on moral judgment and cognitive flexibility of OCD patients across two studies (N = 336). In study 1, we recruited 80 OCD participants and 80 healthy participants via convenience sampling and assigned them randomly to either the VOI or non-VOI group. Participants in the VOI group read the VOI versions of the footbridge (personal dilemma) and trolley (impersonal dilemma) dilemmas prior to answering the standard scenarios. In the control group, participants only responded to the standard versions of the dilemmas. In study 2, 88 OCD participants and 88 healthy participants were recruited and followed the same procedure as the first study except that they responded to the bioethical personal and impersonal dilemmas. At the end of each experiment, participants answered the cognitive flexibility test. Results indicated that OCD participants who engaged in VOI reasoning subsequently made more utilitarian choices in response to impersonal dilemmas. However, VOI reasoning did not change their choices in response to personal dilemmas. On the other hand, healthy participants favored utilitarian options in response to personal dilemmas. Both healthy and OC participants performed better on the cognitive flexibility test after engaging in VOI reasoning.
Utopia (w) reportażu. „Sprawozdanie z marzenia” w kontekście teorii trójkąta reportażowego
Authors: Adamczewska-Baranowska Izabella 
Published: June 2023

Artykuł jest próbą zastosowania teorii trójkąta autobiograficznego Małgorzaty Czermińskiej do analizy tekstów reporterskich, w których wizerunek świata jest wypadkową wierności faktowi, doświadczenia autora i literackiej reprezentacji. W zależności od dominanty można wyróżnić reportaże będące przede wszystkim świadectwem, głównie wyznaniem lub pierwszoplanowo wyzwaniem. Autorka przedstawia koncepcję na przykładzie wybranych współczesnych reportaży o utopii (Eksperyment Utopia Dylana Evansa, Światy wzniesiemy nowe Urszuli Jabłońskiej, Auroville. Miasto z marzeń Katarzyny Boni i Niedźwiedzią przysługę Matthew Hongoltza-Hetlinga). Temat wspólnot intencjonalnych uwypukla wagę przyjętego punktu widzenia i intersubiektywizacji, a zarazem zapewnia pożądaną nadwyżkę reporterską, ułatwiając literacką uniwersalizację.