bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Estimation of Spinal Muscle Performance in Work From Home Information Technology Professionals of Karad, India in 2021
Authors: Shinde Sandeep B. , Bhende Radha P. 
Published: July 2023

Background:
It is seen that information technology (IT) professionals are at higher risk of developing mechanical low back pain due to numerous factors such as a sedentary lifestyle, attaining inappropriate posture for a prolonged period of time, work stresses, and inadequate exercise which lead to overload on the back musculature. Working from home has become the new normal for these professionals in which they attain abnormal posture which leads to pressure on the muscles and thus there is a need to estimate and analyze spinal muscle performance among IT professionals.

Materials and Methods:
Our main objectives were to estimate the spinal muscle performance in work-from-home IT professionals of Karad and to find the association between spinal muscle performance with respect to age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Depending on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 120 IT professionals working from home were selected for this study by simple random sampling. Written consent was taken and a detailed outcome assessment was done by using the static and dynamic abdominal test, extensor test, internal/external oblique test, and back rotators test. Also, functional performance was measured using the back performance scale. SPSS version 20 was used to carry out the analysis of data and results were obtained.

Results:
In participants of sample size 120 (100%), 27 (26%) were normal, 30 (32%) good, 24 (20%) fair, 21 (14%) poor, 18 (8%) trace; whereas, static extensor strength was 16 (12%) normal, 9 (18%) good, 24 (28%) fair, 18 (36%) poor, 3 (6%) trace. For oblique’s, static strength was 10 (20%) normal, 12 (24%) good, 15 (30%) fair, 9 (18%) poor, 4 (8%) trace; whereas, for back rotators strength was 10 (20%) normal, 17 (34%) good, 15 (30%) fair, 8 (16%) poor. The mean number of repetitions for the dynamic endurance test for extensors was 11, for abdominals wase 24 and for obliques was 12. A back performance scale was found with a minimum score of 6 and a maximum score of 11 for activity limitation. There was statistically significant found to be between spinal muscle performance and age (P = 0.041), BMI (P = 0.027).

Conclusion:
In this study it was found that spinal muscle performance was decreased in IT professionals. It was concluded that there was a significant reduction in static extensor performance compared to static abdominal muscle performance. Also, the spinal muscle performance of extensors was less as compared to that of abdominals. The data also revealed that there was a remarkable association that was seen between spinal muscle performance and age as well as spinal performance and BMI.
Factors Working against Exclusive Breastfeeding among Working-Class Women Living around Dagiri Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja
Authors: Olorunfemi Olaolorunpo , Awe Ifedun Rachael , Ogbeye Gbemisola Bolanle , Oluwagbemi Olamide Oluyemisi , Tijani Wakeel Adelani 
Published: July 2023

Background:
Many human rights issues addressed by various right conventions center on breastfeeding. One of these is the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which outlines fundamental human rights for children, such as the right to life, the right to develop to their full potential, and the right to be protected from harmful influences.

Aims:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the elements affecting working-class women's exclusive breastfeeding.

Materials and Methods:
The sample size (n = 196) for a descriptive cross-sectional study that ran from September 2022 to December 2022 was determined using a multistage sampling procedure. Tables, percentages, and Chi-square test statistics were employed at the 0.05 level of significance to examine the data using the Statistical Package Service Software (SPSS) version 23.0.

Results:
48% of the respondents were within the age of 30 and 39 years. The majority of respondents (98%) identified the following factors as influencing the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among working-class women: job (93.9%), sore nipple (86.2%), insufficient lactation (43.9%), nipple not prominent (15.8%), not allowed by work (93.9%), breast milk alone before 6 months does not satisfy my baby (58.7%), lack of support from husband (67.9%), mother-in-law (76.5%), as well as inadequate maternity leave (67.9%) as the factors influencing the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among working-class women. In addition, this study shows a significant correlation between working-class women's Knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding and age (Chi-square = 6.016, df = 3, P = 0.024) and the number of children they had (Chi-square = 5.816, df = 3, P = 0.011).

Conclusions:
This study therefore suggests, among other things, that the state and federal Ministries of Labor and Employment set up childcare for the infant close to the mothers' places of employment to allow their babies to be brought to the workplace or breastfeeding mothers to go to the childcare facility at the time of breastfeeding.
Efficacy of essential oils to dissolve silicone oil-based intracanal medicament from the root canal
Authors: Varada Sreelekshmi , E V Jenaki , J Jitha , B P Princy , Jeena Soumya S 
Published: July 2023

Abstract

Background:
Root canal treatment aims to completely eradicate the microorganism and shape the root canal to receive an obturating material. In infected root canals, disinfection of the root canal system might not be possible in a single visit; thereby use of intracanal medicament is essential.

Aim:
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of orange oil, eucalyptus oil, and 10% citric acid in removing silicon oil-based calcium hydroxide intracanal medicament.

Materials and methods:
Access cavities were prepared in 30 mandibular single-rooted premolars; cleaning and shaping were done with Protaper rotary files till F3 and were filled with metapex. After 7 days metapex was retrieved using 10% citric acid, eucalyptus oil, and orange oil. Final instrumentation with Protaper rotary F3 files was done. The sectioned specimens were observed under a stereo microscope (40x) and images were captured. The percentage of calcium hydroxide remnants was calculated and statistically analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test.

Results:
The efficacy of removal of oil-based intracanal medicament with eucalyptus oil is comparable with that of 10% citric acid.

Conclusion:
None of the dissolving agents used in this study removed oil-based intracanal medicaments completely.
Development and validation of the Nursing Journal Club Perception Scale (NJCPS)
Authors: Hassan Nesiya , Singh Kalpana , Kunjavara Jibin , Mannethodi Kamaruddeen , Alomari Albara Mohammad Ali , Joy George Vellaramcheril , Singh Rajvir , Al Lenjawi Badriya 
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:
The Journal Club is an excellent platform for participants to engage in the critical evaluation of articles and the extraction of evidence to support evidence-based nursing practices. The study aims to develop and validate a reliable instrument, the Nursing Journal club perception scale (NJCPS), for assessing the perceived educational value and the perception of virtual journal club experiences.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
The current study is a scale development and validation study. The scale-level content validity indices (S-CVI) and item-level content validity indices (I-CVI) were assessed by eight experts. Eleven experts from various nursing fields evaluated the instrument regarding its relevance, clarity, meaningfulness, and completeness. Finally, the scale was introduced to 90 clinical nurses from two facilities to assess the internal consistency during the period of March- April 2022.

RESULTS:
The content validity of the scale S-CVI/average and S-CVI/UA was 0.97 and 0.86, respectively, which indicates adequate relevance of the questionnaire content. Principal component analysis indicated that the construct validity of the perceived educational value and the perception of the virtual journal club domain was 67.8% and 66.5%, respectively. In the two domains of the perception of educational value (supporting clinical practice and supporting research), Cronbach's Alpha was 0.93 and 0.91, respectively. Similarly, for the two domains of virtual JC (learning experience and benefits of virtual journal club)), Cronbach' Alpha was 0.95 and 0.74, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:
The NJCPS tool is a valid and reliable scale to measure the educational value and virtual journal club experience of the participants from various fields of healthcare.
Knowledge, attitude, and perception of dental undergraduates towards mobile and digital learning methods in India: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Prakash Anshu , Anand Kumar , Kumar Amit , Raj Ritesh , Anand Santosh , Kriti  , Singh Shiwangi 
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:Internet-based education is having few advantages since it increases an emphasis on the education system based on problems by incorporation of both visual as well as interactive tools. Also, some contributions to practical skills can be made using pictorial as well as video-based knowledge. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and perception of dental undergraduates towards mobile and digital learning methods in India.MATERIALS AND METHODS:This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted after obtaining Institutional Ethical Review Board permission. Before commencing the study, the purpose of the study was explained to the study participants and written informed consent was obtained. About 200 undergraduate students of dentistry in a single institution were selected as a convenient sample. Information obtained from responses was entered into an Excel sheet (Microsoft Corporation) and was further analyzed. Data collection was done for a period of one month. Statistical analysis: Obtained data were recorded and subjected to statistical analysis by use of statistical SPSS software (version 20.0, IBM). Descriptive statistical data were recorded as frequencies or percentages. Chi-square statistical test was used for the assessment of responses obtained from dental undergraduate students. The level of significance was fixed at a probability of <0.05.RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS:On statistically analyzing, 99% of students were found to possess knowledge regarding the use of mobile phones for digital education. A good statistical correlation was obtained between attitude and perception regarding accessing digital learning using mobile phones.CONCLUSION:In the present study, good knowledge, attitude, and perception regarding the use of digital learning using phones were found among Indian dental undergraduates.
Assessment of quality of life in patients having Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome: A cross-sectional facility-based study
Authors: Kaur Ishwarpreet , Singh Amarjeet , Suri Vanita , Kishore Kamal , Rana Satya Vati , Sahni Nancy , Bhattacharya Sudip 
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder affecting various body organs. Menstrual irregularity, anovulation, and many cosmetic issues faced by PCOS patients endanger the essence of being a woman and may have a deleterious impact on their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aimed to assess HRQOL in patients with PCOS and to identify the clinical and socio-demographic factors that might predict poor HRQOL.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This cross-sectional study was carried out in the tertiary care hospital in India. A total of 275 women visiting the same setting and diagnosed with PCOS were included. The participants' quality of life was studied using a disease-specific HRQOL questionnaire. Information regarding clinical and socio-demographics was collected using the interviewer schedule. For evaluating the predictors of HRQOL in PCOS subjects, analysis of variance and independent t-test was applied. For subgroup analysis, the post hoc (Gabriel) test was applied.

RESULTS:
The average total score of HRQOL of the study participants was 125.41 ± 29.1. The lowest weighted mean score was for menstrual problems. Among the socio-demographic variables, age and educational level influenced the HRQOL scores. Highly educated women reported the poorest HRQOL. The analysis of variance also indicated a significant variation in HRQOL scores among body mass index categories [F (4,270) = 5.09, P = <.001] and hirsutism status [F (2,272) = 14.222, P =<.001].

CONCLUSIONS:
Menstrual irregularity, hirsutism, increased body mass index, educational status, and age are critical in altering HRQOL in PCOS cases. Clinicians should inquire about the HRQOL of patients with severe clinical manifestations and appropriate support must be provided during patient care.
Identifying the components and effective factors in disaster education to improve adolescents' resilience: A thematic analysis
Authors: Kivi Hamid Karimi , Rezaee Rita , Peyravi Mahmoudreza , Marzaleh Milad Ahmadi 
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:
Education is considered one of the critical elements of behavioral changes in societies with a high risk of disasters. Meanwhile, the role of adolescents, as the key and the largest group of stakeholders in planning for disaster preparedness and response, has often been neglected. The current study aimed to extract the components and effective factors in disaster education to increase adolescents' resilience in disasters in Iran.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This qualitative study was done by inductive approach through in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with 21 key informants and 11 adolescents selected through purposive sampling. To extract the components and factors affecting education to increase adolescents' resilience in disasters, the data were analyzed by thematic analysis.

RESULTS:
The effective factors in increasing adolescents' disaster resilience were classified into four categories, namely, social participation, need-based education, scope of influence, and governance perspectives, and 19 subcategories.

CONCLUSION:
This study provided an overview and a comprehensive understanding of disaster education to increase adolescents' resilience. Recognizing these factors can help effectively in developing disaster education programs to improve adolescents' resilience against disasters. By encouraging natural hazard habits in this age group, it can also potentially increase the society's resilience in future.
Survey on digital dependency, writing by hand, and group learning as learning styles among Japanese medical students: Assessing correlations between various accomplishments
Authors: Komasawa Nobuyasu , Takitani Kimitaka , Lee Sang-Woong , Terasaki Fumio , Nakano Takashi 
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:
Although digital learning devices have become increasingly more common in medical education settings, it remains unclear how they influence medical student learning styles and various outcome measures. This study aimed to assess student learning styles, specifically as they relate to digital dependency, writing habits, and group learning practices among current medical students.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This questionnaire study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 109 medical students who were 5th year students during the 2021 school year. Medical students were asked about their level of digital dependency, writing by hand, and group learning practices. We also analyzed the correlation between student learning styles and their respective outcomes on several summative evaluations.

RESULTS:
Of the 109 students targeted, we received responses from 62 (response rate, 56.8%). Among the respondents, digital dependency was 83.4 ± 18.6%, while hand writing ratio 39.8 ± 29.9% and group learning ratio 33.5 ± 30.5%. We also assessed correlations between these learning styles and scores on the CBT, OSCE, CC, and CC Integrative Test. Only writing by hand showed a small positive correlation with CC Integrative Test scores.

CONCLUSION:
Our questionnaire survey assessed the rates of digital dependency, writing by hand, and group learning practices, and analyzed the correlations between these learning styles and respective outcomes. Current medical students exhibited high digital dependency which was not correlated with performance outcomes.
Goiter prevalence and iodine deficiency disorder among school-age children (6–12 years) in district Ganderbal of Kashmir valley
Authors: Quansar Ruqia , Chowdri Iqra N. , Salim Khan S. M. , Khan Mehvish A. , Lone Ab Aziz , Tahir Murtaza , Wani Shakeel A. 
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:
Iodine deficiency is a major cause of brain damage in childhood which can be prevented. Dietary deficiency of iodine is mainly responsible for iodine deficiency. This study was done to determine the prevalence of goiter among school-aged group of 6–12 years in district Ganderbal.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This was a cross-sectional study done among children of 6–12 years in district Ganderbal.

RESULTS:
Out of 2700 children examined, Grade 1 goiter was found in 90 (3.3%) children and Grade 2 goiter was found in 6 (0.3%) with a total goiter rate (sum of grade first and grade second) of 3.6%. On analyzing the urine samples, about 19.1% of the children had mild to moderate iodine deficiency.

CONCLUSION:
The study showed mild goiter prevalence in school-aged children of 6–12 years in the Ganderbal district of Kashmir valley. Continuous periodic surveys to assess the magnitude of the iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) should be undertaken to ensure that we achieve sustainable elimination of IDD in India.
Is the Theory of Planned Behavior a good model for predicting salt consumption behavior in pregnant women? A structural equation modeling approach
Authors: Goldani Moghaddam Fatemeh , Salmani Fatemeh , Hoseinzadeh Chahkandak Fatemeh , Norozi Ensiyeh 
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:
Non-communicable illnesses are the leading reason for wide-reaching death. Reducing the burden of these illnesses is one of the significant objectives of the World Health Organization's action plan. In this respect, reducing salt consumption is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. The present study aimed to adjust the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in expecting salt consumption behavior in pregnant women visiting the health centers in Birjand.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
In this cross-sectional study, 273 pregnant women who visited the health centers in Birjand were selected through Quota sampling method. The data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire based on the TPB constructs. The data analysis was done in SPSS 19 and AMOS 24.

RESULTS:
The mean age of participants was 27.33 ± 5.77 years, and their mean gestational age was 12.67 ± 4.11 weeks. The mean score of attitude construct was 86.54 ± 8.50, subjective norm construct 36.59 ± 4.47, perceived behavioral control construct 41.63 ± 7.01, intention construct 16.01 ± 2.65 and behavior construct 19.86 ± 2.57. There was a statistically significant relationship between attitude construct (p < 0.001), perceived behavioral control (p < 0.001), and intention (p < 0.001) with salt consumption behavior (p < 0.05). The goodness of fit indices showed a proper fit of data (χ2/df = 1.94, PNFI = 0.6, TLI = 0.9, CFI = 0.9 and RMSE = 0.06).

CONCLUSION:
The results of this study showed that the TPB is an appropriate model for reviewing the behavior of salt consumption. Hence, this model offers a suitable basis for designing an educational intervention to regulate the quantity of salt consumed by pregnant women and; thus, its usage in health promotion programs is suggested.
Landau-type theorems for certain bounded bi-analytic functions and biharmonic mappings
Authors: Liu Ming-Sheng , Ponnusamy Saminathan 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIn this article, we establish three new versions of Landau-type theorems for bounded bi-analytic functions of the form
$F(z)=\bar {z}G(z)+H(z)$
, where G and H are analytic in the unit disk with
$G(0)=H(0)=0$
and
$H'(0)=1$
. In particular, two of them are sharp, while the other one either generalizes or improves the corresponding result of Abdulhadi and Hajj. As consequences, several new sharp versions of Landau-type theorems for certain subclasses of bounded biharmonic mappings are proved.
Non-Recursive LSAWfP Models are Structured Workflows
Authors: Zekeng Ndadji Milliam Maxime , Nguedia Momo Daniela Marionne , Tonle Noumbo Franck Bruno , Tchoupé Tchendji Maurice 
Published: July 2023

Éditeurs: Mathieu Roche, Nabil Gmati, Amel Ben Abda, Marcellin Nkenlifack
Workflow languages are a key component of the Business Process Management (BPM) discipline: they are used to model business processes in order to facilitate their automatic management by means of BPM systems. There are numerous workflow languages addressing various issues (expressiveness, formal analysis, etc.). In the last decade, some workflow languages based on context-free grammars (having then formal semantics) and offering new perspectives to process modelling, have emerged: LSAWfP (a Language for the Specification of Administrative Workflow Processes) is one of them. LSAWfP has many advantages over other existing languages, but it is its expressiveness (which has been very little addressed in previous works) that is studied in this paper. Indeed, the work in this paper aims to demonstrate that any non-recursive LSAWfP model is a structured workflow. Knowing that the majority of commercial BPM systems only implement structured workflows, the result of this study establishes that, although LSAWfP is still much more theoretical, it is a language with commercial potential.
Les langages de workflow occupent une place importante dans la discipline du Business Process Management (BPM) : ils sont utilisés pour modéliser les processus opérationnels afin de faciliter leur gestion automatique à l'aide de systèmes BPM. Il existe de nombreux langages de workflow qui traitent de divers aspects (expressivité, analyse formelle, etc.). Au cours de la dernière décennie, certains langages de workflow basés sur des grammaires algébriques (ayant alors une sémantique formelle) et offrant de nouvelles perspectives à la modélisation des processus ont vu le jour : LSAWfP (a Language for the Specification of Administrative Workflow Processes) est l'un d'entre eux. LSAWfP présente de nombreux avantages par rapport aux langages existants, mais c'est son expressivité (qui a été très peu abordée dans les travaux antérieurs) qui est étudiée dans le présent document. En effet, les travaux présentés dans ce document visent à démontrer que tout modèle LSAWfP non récursif est un workflow structuré. Sachant que la majorité des systèmes BPM commerciaux ne gèrent que des workflows structurés, le résultat de cette étude montre que, bien que LSAWfP soit encore très théorique, il est un langage au potentiel économique certain.
Identifikasi Tingkat Kebugaran Jasmani Siswa Peserta Ekstrakurikuler Wall Climbing Di SMAN 1 Gondang
Authors: Intan Riska Shofiyana  , Heryanto Nur Muhammad  
Published: July 2023

Pengukuran tingkat kebugaran jasmani pada siswa peserta ekstrakurikuler wall climbing di SMAN 1 Gondang tidak pernah dilakukan menjadi latar belakang pada penelitian ini. Rumusan masalah yang dirumuskan adalah: Bagaimana tigkat kebugaran jasmani siswa peserta ekstrakurikuler wall climbing di SMAN 1 Gondang?. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dengan teknik pengukuran tes dan observasi serta bentuk tes non-eksperimen. Sampel yang digunakan siswa peserta ekstrakurikuler wall climbing di SMAN1 Gondang sebanyak 51 peserta. Instrumen peneltian menggunakan Tes Kebugaran Jasmani Indonesia (TKJI) yang tediri dari 5 item tes yaitu lari cepat 60 meter, gantung angkat tubuh, baring duduk, loncat tegal dan lari seddang 1000/1200 meter. Tekniki analisis data yang diguanakan analisis rata-rata, persentase dan standar deviasi. Hasil penelitian ini adalah tingkat kebugaran jasmani siswa peserta ekstrakurikuler wall climbing di SMAN 1 Gondang kedalam klasifikasi tingkat sedang.