bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Exploratory study on the quality of forensic assessments using the Istanbul Protocol in a virtual versus face-to-face environment.
Authors: Galán Santamarina Andrea , González Sanguino Clara , López Neyra Gabriela , Pérez-Sales Pau 
Published: March 2023

Introduction. With the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, most torture victim care centres had to adapt their forensic assessment methods and move to online methodologies. It is essential to assess the advantages and disadvantages of this type of intervention, which seems to be here to stay.
Method. Based on a sample of 21 Istanbul Protocols (IPs) conducted with survivors of torture (SoT) applying for international protection between 2020 and 2021, both professionals (n=21) and SoT (n=21) were interviewed comparing face-to-face (n=10) and remote (n=11) interviews concerning the assessment process, satisfaction, difficulties encountered and fulfilment of therapeutic aspects.
Results. No substantial problems were found about the ethical requirements of the IP. Satisfaction with the process was also positive in both modalities. Regarding the process, there were frequent connection problems and a lack of adequate material resources in the remote assessments, requiring a significantly higher number of sessions by IP. Survivors were more satisfied than therapists. Overall, the forensic experts described problems in complex cases with understanding the person's emotional response and establishing a bond and undertaking psychotherapeutic interventions in the event of an emotional crisis during the assessment. In the face-to-face protocols, logistical and travel problems were frequent, which meant that forensic work times had to be adapted.
Discussion. The two methodologies are not directly comparable but have specific issues to be studied and addressed. More investment and adaptation is needed in the remote methodology, especially given the financial vulnerability of many survivors. Remote assessment could be an alternative to face-to-face interviews in specific cases. However, there are very relevant human and therapeutic aspects that indicate that, whenever possible, face-to-face assessment should be preferred.
Remote evaluations for humanitarian parole of asylum seekers to the United States - The case of MA
Authors: Febles Simeon Olivia , Cuneo C. Nicholas 
Published: March 2023

This case seeks to demonstrate the value of remote evaluations conducted by health professionals for the purpose of applying for humanitarian parole. In this case, a survivor of labor trafficking, kidnapping, and sexual violence in her home country endures additional physical and psychological suffering after experiencing physical and sexual assaults while awaiting entry into the United States to seek asylum. As increasing numbers of migrants seeking protection arrive at the United States’ southern border, immigration enforcement deterrence policies keep many asylum seekers in limbo. Remote evaluations conducted by health professionals to document physical and psychological disorders for the purpose of applying for humanitarian parole can help to prioritize the most vulnerable cases (Mishori et al, 2021).
Drinking Wells and River Water Quality Assessment in Oproama Community, Rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: Dick Asiton-a Asifamabia , Okparanta Susan Chioma 
Published: March 2023

Aims: The hand-dug wells and river water in Oproama Community, Rivers State, Nigeria was assessed for its quality.
Study Design: The study involved ten (10) sampling stations consisting of seven (7) hand-dug wells and three (3) points along the Oproama River.
Place and Duration of Study: Oproama Community in Asari-toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria between January and December, 2011 to cover both dry and wet seasons.
Methodology: The parameters assessed were Vibrio (bacteria), salinity, calcium, magnesium concentrations as well as saltwater intrusion status employing standard laboratory procedures and estimation model.
Results: The results reveal that Vibrio counts ranged from 2 x102 to 1.375 x104 cfu/100ml and the bacteria species identified from the water sources were Vibrio cholera and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The study also reveals that salinity ranged from 11.97 to 13,772mg/l, calcium, 0.15 to 126.33mg/l and magnesium, 0.09 to 43.02mg/l. All parameters assessed exhibited seasonal variation during the study period; Calcium/magnesium (Ca/Mg) ratios for each well water sample ranged from 1.67 to 12.33 and indicate absence of saltwater intrusion which stands at a Ca/Mg limit of 1.
Conclusion: Salinity (particularly well water samples), calcium and magnesium concentrations were within recommended limit; Vibrio counts were high and its presence in drinking water has public health risk; therefore, the use of sanitary buckets and point-of-use (households use) treatment and safe storage practices of water is strongly advocated.
Consumers’ Opinions and Constraints towards Buying Jute Products in Jalpaiguri and Ludhiana District- A Comparative Study
Authors: Singha Sayan , Rathore Rakesh 
Published: March 2023

The study was undertaken in Jalpaiguri of West Bengal and Ludhiana districts of Punjab, India. The paper analyse the consumers’ opinions and constraints faced by them towards buying Jute products. A total of 100 consumers respondents were selected randomly comprising 50 from each district. Multistage sampling was used to select respondents. A paired t-test and factor analysis were used to statistically analyse the collected data. The findings of the study shows that there are statistical significant difference in awareness and opinions of the rural and urban consumers towards buying of Jute products. Two important factors safety of the environment and Jute products are fashionable and quality products were found. The Garret ranking technique was employed to analyse the constraints faced by consumers. The results shows that lack of information, followed by poor after-sale service, and unavailability of jute products are important constraints faced by consumers when buying jute products.
Factors Promoting Non-accessibility to Primary Health Care in Rural Areas in DR Congo: Case of the Yelenge Health Area
Authors: Louison Botuli Lofoka , Raymond Assani Ramazani , Pierrot Aitekele Kangama , Higue Bokota Sola , Cynthia Mondaka Ngolu , Paul Nyange Dikete 
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The study focused on the Factors promoting Non-accessibility to Primary Health Care in Rural Areas. The purpose of the study was to determine the factors favoring non-accessibility to primary health care in the Yelenge health area and to propose strategies to improve access to primary health care in this health area in particular and in the Yakusu health zone in general.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the Yelenge health area during the period June 1 to December 31, 2022, which involved 500 inhabitants of the Yelenge health area in the Yakusu Health Zone.
Results: It was found that 280(56.0%) of the study subjects indicated low socio-economic level (lack of financial means), the influence of traditional medicine 100(20.0%), the absence of qualified personnel 70(14.0%) and the absence of essential health care materials and medicines 50(10.0%) as the main factors favoring non-accessibility to primary health care.
Conclusion: Access to primary health care for the inhabitants of the Yelenge health area is a serious problem that requires the unfailing involvement of the health authorities in order to reduce the mortality and morbidity rate in this part of the country.
Dietary Inclusion Influence of Aphrostyrax lepidophyllus Bark on Growth, Feed Nutrients Utilization and Body Composition of Clarias gariepinus juvenile (Burchell, 1822)
Authors: Doriane Yemdjie Mane Divine , Ruben Ngouana Tadjong , Algrient Nana Towa , Dayan Agwah Ebile , Linda Nanhou Raïssa , Raphaël Kana Jean , Alexis Teguia 
Published: March 2023

Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary inclusion of the bark of Afrostyrax lepidophyllus on growth and body composition of Clarias gariepinus.
Study Design: This study was carried out from April to May 2022 in the Agro-ecological Farm of Bilone at Obala Lekié Division, Center Region of Cameroon.
Methodology: Juvenile weighing 9.29 ± 0.15 g were divided into four triplicate treatments before being fed with diets containing 0 g (T0 or control), 1 g (T1), 1.5 g (T2) and 2 g (T3) A. lepidophyllus diet for 56 days. Fishes were fed at the rate of 5% body weight and every 14 days, intermediate sampling was done during which juveniles per treatment were counted, measurements were taken on a representative sample and the feeding rate was adjusted. The main water parameters were recorded daily before feeding.
Results: Adding the bark of A. lepidophyllus in the diet significantly enhanced growth, feed nutrients utilization and body composition of juvenile C. gariepinus independent of the inclusion level. Fish fed T3 diet recorded final weight, weight gain (WG), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and protein efficiency ratio (PER) significantly high (P < 0.05) to those recorded in fish fed with the control diet. The same trend was observed with macro-nutrient retention as compared to the control.
Conclusion: This study clearly showed that dietary inclusion of the bark of A. lepidophyllus powder improves growth performances, feed nutrients utilization and body composition of juveniles C. gariepinus.
The Efficacy of High-fidelity Simulation-based Education in Enhancing Knowledge among Undergraduate Medical Students
Authors: Pal Bikramjit , Kumar M. V. , Soe Htoo Htoo Kyaw , Pal Sudipta 
Published: March 2023

Background: Medical education has experienced important changes in recent times. The concern for patient's safety is one of the key reasons for the change in medical curricula. Innovative instructional methods like simulation-based medical education (SBME) has evolved to address this problem. SBME has become an essential part of education and training for health professionals in many parts of the world. There are evidences that support that high-fidelity simulation (HPS) training has enhanced clinical knowledge among medical students.
Aims: The objective of this study was to note the differences in the knowledge made by high-fidelity simulation-based medical education among undergraduate medical education.
Study Design: It was a quasi-experimental time series study with Pre-test and Post-test interventions.
Place and Duration of Study: Clinical Skills Lab, Faculty of Medicine, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, between October 2015 and September 2017.
Methodology: The study involved 347 final year undergraduate medical students. The participants were divided into groups during the simulation sessions and their knowledge was assessed individually with Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and also self-reported Pre-test and Post-tests. Paired t-test was used to determine the difference of MCQ scores between pre and post simulation sessions. One-way repeated measure ANOVA was performed to determine the significant difference in knowledge assessment of self-reported Pre-test and Post-test scores. P value < .001 was taken to be of statistical significance.
Results: In the unpaired t-test, Post-test MCQ scores were higher than Pre-test scores but not statistically significant (P = .013). A one-way repeated measured ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc analysis demonstrated that the total scores of the self-reported knowledge tests were significantly increased over time (P < .001).
Conclusion: There is enhancement of knowledge as perceived by the students with self-reported knowledge tests but not statistically significant as revealed by the MCQ scores.
Abundance of Phytoparasitic Root Nematodes Associated with Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India
Authors: Indur Basawarajeshwari , Vishwajit D. , Ambrish V. , Prashant V. 
Published: March 2023

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) is the most commonly grown prime vegetable crop in India and all around the world. Tomato is cultivated majorly in many states of the nation including Karnataka and plays an important role in the Indian economy. The ripe tomato fruits act as the best source of vitamin A, Vitamin D and also have various antioxidant properties. Tomato crop progressively gets infested by various diseases at different stages from vegetation up to fruiting. The diseases such as bacterial leaf spot, bacterial wilt, leaf curl, fruit canker and Septoria leaf spot are caused by different Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi. Nematodes also result in root-knot, stunting and fusarium wilt diseases which may reduce the crop yield and fruit quality. The present survey was carried out from June 2021 to November 2021 in selected tomato plots of Kalaburagi district to identify different species of root nematodes affecting tomato crop in the selected study area. According to the survey results a total of six species of root nematodes were isolated and identified namely Meloidogyne spp., Globodera Spp., Paratrichodors minor, Helicotylenchus dihystera, Pratylenchus spp. and Rotylenchus buxophilus from selected study plots of Nirgudi, Bhosga, Bhosga Tanda, Gobbur, Sannur, Nadikur and Khanadal. The results suggest that Meloidogyne sps and Paratrichodors minor were most commonly recorded. The highest abundance of these nematodes recrded in Nirgudi region and in Nandikur region population of these root nematodes is least abundant.
Four Career Stories from Doctoral Students to Doctoral Holders: Qualitative Longitudinal Examination
Authors: Minna Maunula 
Published: March 2023

Aims: Universities and their doctoral programs open a range of career opportunities for doctoral students and doctors. There is a need to problematize assumptions related to the construction of doctoral careers. This study addresses this need by examining the development of doctoral career paths and the factors influencing them from a qualitative longitudinal perspective. This study focuses on the narrative career stories of doctoral students and doctoral graduates from a temporal perspective and at the individual level.
Study Design: The study was conducted as qualitative longitudinal research among Finnish doctoral students and later same persons as doctoral holders (N=9). The aim of the research design was to find out what kind of career paths can be constructed.
Place and Duration of Study: The research data was collected in Finland between 2009-2018 and analyzed in 2022-2023.
Methodology: This study focuses on the narrative career stories of doctoral students and doctoral graduates from a temporal perspective and at the individual level. For this study, nine doctoral students were interviewed in 2009 and again in 2018, covering the themes of doctoral studies and careers. The data was analyzed using content analysis and a narrative approach.
Results: As a result, four narrative doctoral career stories were constructed: Competitive Academic Career, Permanent Lecturer Career, External Proletarian Career and Self-selected Balanced Career. The results suggest that starting points, personal positioning in the doctoral process and structured career opportunities have a significant impact on the dimensions, skills and, ultimately, career prospects of doctoral candidates. This study makes visible the factors involved in the construction of a doctoral career from a holistic and longer-term perspective, allowing for a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the complexity of doctoral careers.
Enumeration of Salmonella Species Isolated in Ready–to–Eat Fruits Vended in Bukuru Market, Jos South, Plateau State
Authors: Ramyil M. S. C. , Umar A. F. , Inusa T. , Iliyasu M. Y. , Ogundeko T. O. , Bello C. S. S. , Bassi A. P. , Agbo E. B. 
Published: March 2023

Background: Despite control measures to curtailed salmonella fruit contamination over the years, pathogenic disease outbreaks caused by the ingestion of Salmonella contaminated fresh-cut-fruits pose a significant problem to human health by the consumption of fresh and minimally processed fruits. This study aimed to enumerate and determine the prevalence of Salmonella species isolated in ready-to-eat fruits vended in Bukuru Market Jos South, Plateau state.
Methodology: A total of seventy-eight ready-to-eat vended fruit samples were purchased and cultured for the enumeration of bacterial isolates according to National Food Safety Standard for Microbiological Examination. Pulp pH value of each fruit was obtained by immersing litmus paper into the pulp and results recorded.
Results: Of the 78 fruits specimen, 22 (28.2%) were Salmonella positive. The prevalence rates of salmonella isolated were found to be higher (22.7%) in both coconut and avocado followed by watermelon (18.2%) and sweetmelon (13.6%) as compared with other fruits in the study area. Lower rates of 4.5% were found in banana, pawpaw, and dates with a rise in apple with 9.1% respectively.
Conclusion: The study showed a high p<0.05 (7.811) prevalence of pathogenic Salmonella species isolated in ready-to-eat fruits in the study area revealing that the spread of salmonella is not independent of fruits thereby suggestive of contamination made available by fruit vendors in this part of the world. Thus, epidemiological traceability and significant measures must be taken to check the safety of these vended products before consumption.
ANALISA KONSERVASI ENERGI SELUBUNG BANGUNAN BERDASARKAN SNI 03-6389-2011. STUDI KASUS: GEDUNG P1 DAN P2 UNIVERSITAS KRISTEN PETRA SURABAYA
Authors: Gendo Ricky , Priatman Jimmy , Loekito Sandra 
Published: March 2023

Nowadays, people talk a lot about energy crisis problem. In fact, demand for energy grows every year while this growing demand is not matched by the growth of the energy source. As the impact, future generation will possibly face energy crisis. In Indonesia, the effort to conserve energy still has not been considered by many parties. Just in these recent years, Greenship certification which is awarded by GBCI (Green Building Council Indonesia) to certified green buildings in Indonesia, started to be recognized by project stakeholders and moreover in short time, Greenship will be one of requierements for applying building permit (IMB) in Surabaya. OTTV (Overall Thermal Transfer Value) calculation is one of criteria in Greenship assessment, where heat transfer through the whole building envelope is minimized to reduce building cooling load. The maximum value of OTTV is 35 W/m2 based on SNI 03-6389-2011. This research is conducted to study whether the OTTV of P1 and P2 of Petra Christian University Surabaya building has met this standard or not. If not, OTTV will be minimized by considering the facade material selection.
ANALISIS BIAYA ELEMENTAL UNTUK PERENCANAAN PROYEK HOTEL
Authors: Pratiwi Dina , Andi Andi , Arijanto Lie 
Published: March 2023

Perencanaan biaya proyek hotel melibatkan Quantity Surveyor untuk menentukan target cost (budget) bagi owner. Target cost tersebut harus mencakup semua elemen bangunan yang ada pada tahap desain. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan format elemen bangunan, aspek-aspek yang mempengaruhi analisis biaya elemental dan menentukan range biaya elemental per m2 GFA daripada bangunan untuk perencanaan biaya proyek hotel.Data penelitian diperoleh dengan melihat data historical seperti Bill of Quantity, dan gambar perencanaan gedung untuk proyek-proyek hotel dengan mengacu pada format NPWC List of Elements, Australia. Hasil analisis data menunjukan bahwa format elemen bangunan yang dipakai untuk proyek hotel terdiri dari 34 elemen dalam 8 elemen mayor. Analisis biaya elemental menunjukkan bahwa luas daripada unit kamar hotel mempengaruhi biaya elemen per m2. Sehingga range biaya elemental dibagi menjadi 3 kategori, yaitu dengan luas kamar hotel < 15 m2, luas dan luas kamar hotel > 15 m2.
Hepatic vessels segmentation using deep learning and preprocessing enhancement
Authors: Alirr Omar Ibrahim , Rahni Ashrani Aizzuddin Abd 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPurposeLiver hepatic vessels segmentation is a crucial step for the diagnosis process in patients with hepatic diseases. Segmentation of liver vessels helps to study the liver internal segmental anatomy that helps in the preoperative planning of surgical treatment.MethodsRecently, the convolutional neural networks (CNN) have been proved to be efficient for the task of medical image segmentation. The paper proposes an automatic deep learning‐based system for liver hepatic vessels segmentation of Computed Tomography (CT) datasets from different sources. The proposed work focuses on the combination of different steps; it starts by a preprocessing step to improve the vessels appearance within the liver region of interest in the CT scans. Coherence enhancing diffusion filtering (CED) and vesselness filtering methods are used to improve vessels contrast and intensity homogeneity. The proposed U‐net based network architecture is implemented with modified residual block to include concatenation skip connection. The effect of enhancement using filtering step was studied. Also, the effect of data mismatch used in training and validation is studied.ResultsThe proposed method is evaluated using many CT datasets. Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) is used to evaluate the method. The average DSC score achieved a score 79%.ConclusionsThe proposed approach succeeded to segment liver vasculature from the liver envelope accurately, which makes it as potential tool for clinical preoperative planning.
CIDP/autoimmune nodopathies with nephropathy: a case series study
Authors: Tang Yuwei , Liu Jing , Gao Feng , Hao Hongjun , Jia Zhirong , Zhang Wei , Shi Xin , Liang Wei , Yu Meng , Lv He , Tan Ying , Li Zhiying , Wang Yu , Yuan Yun , Meng Lingchao , Wang Zhaoxia 
Published: March 2023

AbstractObjectiveThe co‐morbidity of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)/autoimmune nodopathies with nephropathy has been gradually known in recent years. This study was intended to explore the clinical, serological and neuropathological features of seven patients with CIDP/autoimmune nodopathies and nephropathy.MethodsAmong 83 CIDP patients, seven were identified with nephropathy. Their clinical, electrophysiological and laboratory examination data were collected. The nodal/paranodal antibodies were tested. The sural biopsies were performed in all the patients, and renal biopsies were operated in 6 patients.ResultsSix patients had chronic onsets and one had an acute onset. Four patients exhibited peripheral neuropathy preceding nephropathy while two showed concurrent onset of neuropathy and nephropathy, and one started with nephropathy. All the patients showed demyelination in electrophysiological examination. Nerve biopsies showed mild to moderate mixed neuropathies including demyelinating and axonal changes in all patients. Renal biopsies showed membranous nephropathy in all 6 patients. Immunotherapy was effective in all patients, with two patients showing good response to corticosteroid treatment alone. Four of the patients were positive to anti‐CNTN1 antibody. Compared with anti‐CNTN1 antibody‐negative patients, antibody‐positive patients had a higher proportion of ataxia (3/4 vs. 1/3), autonomic dysfunction (3/4 vs. 1/3), less frequent antecedent infections (1/4 vs. 2/3), higher cerebrospinal fluid proteins (3.2 g/L vs. 1.69 g/L), more frequent conduction block on electrophysiological examination (3/4 vs. 1/3), higher myelinated nerve fiber density, and positive CNTN1 expression in the glomeruli of kidney tissues.ConclusionAnti‐CNTN1 antibody was the most frequent antibody in this group of patients with CIDP/autoimmune nodopathies and nephropathy. Our study suggested that there might be some clinical and pathological differences between the antibody positive and negative patients.