bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Broken Hand Sewing Needle Injuries in the Northeastern Region of Nigeria – A Five-Year Retrospective Review
Authors: Dabkana Theophilus Maksha , Nyaku Friday Titus , Obagwu Nicholas , Musa Suleiman Yakubu , Ndrimbula Habila Pogu 
Published: June 2022

Background:
In the Northern part of Nigeria, the North-East in particular, the weaving of traditional caps by the people is a common practice and it is associated with injuries to various parts of the body.

Aim:
The study is aimed at finding out how common is broken hand-sewing needle injuries amongst these group of artisans and why and what part of the body is usually involved and suggest a way out.

Materials and Methods:
All the case note of the patients who had broken hand sewing needles removed from any part of their bodies were retrieved and analyzed.

Results:
A total of 192 case notes were retrieved. One hundred and twenty eight, (66.7%), were females while 64, (33.3%) were males, giving a male to female ratio of 1:2. All were aged 1 to 60 years. One hundred and fifty two, (79.2%) of all the patients were below the age of 30 years while 38 (19.8%) were age 31 to 50 years. Those aged above 50 years accounted for 2 (1%). Children of school going age who were out of school accounted for 77 (40.1%), followed by those in school 47 (24.5%). Pre-school age group and those above fifty years of age accounted for 34 (17.7%) and 10 (5.2%) respectively; The foot accounted for 81 (42.2%), followed by the knee 47 (24.5%), hand 31 (16.1%), gluteal area 17, (8.9%), thigh 7 (3.6%), elbow 5 (2.6%) and ankle (2.1%); There was no complication in 168 (87.5%) of the cases after the removal of the broken piece (s), 22 (11.5%) had some degree of wound infection that delayed healing and 2 (1%) had tetanus that required longer hospital stay but were eventually discharged home; 190 (99.9%) of the patients had removal attempted elsewhere before coming to us. Only 2 (1.0 %%) came with no attempt at removal and 2 (1%) came with symptoms of tetanus.

Conclusion:
The art of producing native caps by hand has come to stay. The dangers associated with the art may just be getting worse. Government must do something about it.
Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Stroke Cases
Authors: Osarenkhoe John Osaretin 
Published: June 2022

Background:
Stroke or cerebrovascular accident according to the World Health Organization is a focal or global neurological deficit of vascular origin lasting more than 24 h or resulting in death before 24 h. In Sub-Saharan Africa as well as around the globe, stroke is the other leading cause of death among noncommunicable diseases, with the victims mainly in the productive age ranges. Notably, strokes are preceded by modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, smoking, and alcohol ingestion. The use of electrocardiography (ECG) in addition to controlling these risk factors would reduce the occurrence, morbidity, and mortality of stroke in at-risk patients as ECG is both a preventive and prognostic tool. The knowledge of data regarding abnormalities present in this group of patients will offer knowledge that will enhance physicians' patient management and provide data for future research.

Aim:
The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of diabetes mellitus on ECG abnormalities in stroke cases at University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).

Materials and Methods:
This was a cross-sectional analytical study carried out in UBTH, Benin, between January 2010 and 2013. The study subjects consisted of consecutive 120 admitted stroke patients who met the inclusion criteria. History and physical examination were carried out for all patients with laboratory investigations and electrocardiographic examinations also performed on all patients. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 software with a P < 0.05 considered significant for all comparisons.

Results:
In this study, stroke was less in diabetic 28 (23.33%) than in nondiabetic 92 (76.67%). Four (14.3%) and 24 (26.1%) of diabetic and nondiabetic cases, respectively, in this study, had no ECG abnormalities. Sixty-eight (85.70%) and 24 (73.90%) of diabetic and nondiabetic, respectively, had ECG abnormalities; this was not significant P = 0.196.

Conclusion:
The only significant ECG abnormalities noted in diabetic and nondiabetic stroke cases were left atrial enlargement and nonspecific intraventricular block, which were seen more in diabetic stroke cases.
Maternal, Obstetric, and Foetal Risk Factors for Perinatal Asphyxia
Authors: Awoyesuku Peter Abiye , John Dickson H. , Josiah Appollus E. , Sapira-Ordu Leesi 
Published: June 2022

Background:
Perinatal asphyxia is a common global neonatal problem which significantly contributes to both morbidity and mortality of newborns, particularly in developing countries, with different risk factors predominating in different settings.

Aims:
The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and outcome of Apgar score-defined perinatal asphyxia at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH).

Materials and Methods:
This was a retrospective case–control study in term newborns, with perinatal asphyxia defined as Apgar score <7 at five minutes, over a three-year period between January 2018 and December 2020. A matched control group with Apgar score ≥7 was used for comparison. Data were retrieved from hospital records of all the participants using a structured pro forma. Analysis was done using SPSS version 20 and statistical significance set at P < 0.05.

Results:
There were 5979 live births, of which 75 babies had perinatal asphyxia, giving a prevalence of 12.5 per 1000 live births. Foetal distress was significantly associated with perinatal asphyxia, with odds ratio (OR) = 19.9 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.53–60.64). The significant finding on bivariate analysis of mode of delivery (P = 0.003) and prolonged labour (P = 0.001) as risk factors lost significance on multivariate analysis. The case fatality in asphyxiated newborns was 32.1% and Sarnat Stage III was a significant risk factor for mortality, with OR = 195.0 (95% CI: 11.06–3437).

Conclusion:
The study has shown that perinatal asphyxia is a common problem at the RSUTH, with a high mortality rate. The most significant risk factor was foetal distress in labour. This can be reduced with good obstetric intervention in terms of adequate foetal monitoring in pregnancy and during labour.
Workplace Burnout and Psychological Health of Military Personnel in a Nigerian Barrack
Authors: Aguwa Emmanuel N. , Udeh Stella O. , Onwasigwe Chika N. 
Published: June 2022

Background:
Burnout is an adverse response to job stressor with antecedents, correlates, and consequences. Well-managed burnout brings about stable mental health and increased productivity.

Aim:
This study examined the prevalence of burnout and psychological health among Nigerian military personnel in Abakpa Cantonment Enugu; and the effect of demographic variables on their mental health.

Materials and Methods:
The study was a cross-sectional analytical study carried out between July and August 2020 using a multistage sampling method. The data collection instrument was a self-administered questionnaire with three different sections – demography, abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the general health questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12). Analytical tools were frequency distribution tables and regression analysis.

Results:
A total of 261 military personnel were studied: 80.5% were males, while 19.5% were females. The age range was 18–57 years with a mean age of 38 years ± 10 and more than half of the participants are between 28 and 42 years. Most respondents had at least secondary level of education and 63.2% had worked for <20 years. Burnout and psychological distress were both of mild degree with prevalence at 55.2% and 65.1%, respectively. Severe psychological distress was observed in males (1.9%), single (1.9%), noncommissioned (1.7%), and personnel working 10–14 h/day (4.2%). Higher status/rank is associated with less degree of burnout across subscales. Years of service were positively predictive of burnout, while age had a negative effect on burnout. Increasing levels of education predicted a reverse effect on average burnout.

Conclusion:
The burnout level in the assessed personnel was mild. This is associated with a corresponding mild psychological distress implying these personnel burnout is very well handled. Periodic and regular screening for psychological health is, therefore, advised. It will enable any deviation to be detected on time, for prompt management. This is also to ensure that only psychologically fit army officers carry out their duties.
The Role of Partnership in Lassa Fever Prevention and Control in a Tertiary Health Facility in Southeastern Nigeria
Authors: Adeke Azuka Stephen , Ajayi Nnennaya A. , Azuogu Benedict Ndubueze , Chika-Igwenyi Nneka , Onwe Emeka Ogah 
Published: June 2022

Background:
Lassa fever is one of the infectious diseases with rising incidence in West Africa, and Ebonyi is one of the high-burden states with the disease in Nigeria and also had the highest number of nosocomial Lassa fever infection and mortality among health-care workers.

Aim:
This study was conducted to identify the role of partnership in controlling the burden of Lassa fever in the study hospital.

Materials and Methods:
Data were collected through retrospective record reviews and confidential inquiries. Data from records were extracted using a checklist. The checklist included the number of hospital staff that had been diagnosed with Lassa fever, their cader, year of diagnosis, and outcome of illness. Data from inquiries were collected through oral interviews with an interview guide on funding, infrastructure, and training. There was an evaluation of the interventions and investments made by the Ebonyi State Government, Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in specific areas of the hospital and Lassa fever patients' care from 2016 to 2020.

Results:
Results showed that the Ebonyi State Government built and donated a diagnostic and treatment center to the hospital in 2016, NCDC provided a polymerase chain reaction machine, while MSF supported with infrastructural development, provision and training of staff, improved medical waste management, and regular supply of personal protective equipment, drugs, other medical supplies, and supportive services from 2018 till date. There has been no death of any hospital staff due to Lassa fever from March 2018 to May 2020, and nosocomial infection rarely occurred.

Conclusion:
The support of partners has contributed greatly to Lassa fever control in the study hospital. Therefore, a collaborative partnership is recommended for improvement in diagnostic and supportive laboratory capacities, infection prevention and control practices, case management, staff education and training, patient and community education and sensitization, and infrastructural development. Collaborative partnership is thus important in overall health-care systems strengthening.
Genital Abnormalities and Management Outcomes as Seen in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Authors: Yarhere Iroro E. , Jaja Tamunopriye , Wekere Gift Clement 
Published: June 2022

Background:
Genital abnormalities are a source of concern and anxiety to parents and patients and in some cases, for the physicians who may have difficulty making the pathological and eventually genetic diagnosis. They range from simple small penis and labial adhesions to complex genital ambiguity and disorders of sex development (DSD).

Aim:
The aim is to determine the genital abnormalities presenting in the Paediatric endocrinology unit of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.

Materials and Methods:
A retrospective cohort review of children presenting to the Endocrinology unit of the Paediatrics Department with genital abnormalities was undertaken from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2017. The evaluation of the children included detailed history, physical examination, age and sex of rearing at presentation, clinical presentation, investigations, management, and outcome of treatment.

Results:
There were 31 children presenting with genital abnormalities of various kinds. Sex assigned to these children was 8 females and 23 males irrespective of complete pathological diagnosis. The median age of presentation was 13 months with a range of 0.1–168 months. The most common diagnosis was micropenis (32.2%) with various forms of DSD being the second-most common (29%) and most females had labial fusion (16.1%). Females with labial fusion had complete resolution following estrogen cream application, and 4 of the 7 children with DSD died.

Conclusion:
Making diagnosis and managing complex genital abnormalities like DSD in UPTH remains challenging because of the lack of diagnostic equipment and drugs, but simpler conditions have better and long-term outcomes.
Health-related Quality of Life and Facial Function in Children with Repaired Cleft Palate Attending a Speech Camp
Authors: Michael Afieharo I. , Olusaya Adenike Adeola 
Published: June 2022

Background:
Children are capable of reporting on their quality of life; therefore, the assessment of their quality of life should be an integral component of cleft care.

Aim:
We sought to determine the health-related quality of life and facial function of children who attended a speech camp.

Materials and Methods:
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The Cleft questionnaire (Cleft Q) subscales were used to obtain the health-related quality of life and facial function of the participants. Participants who were 8–29 years were eligible to participate. Informed consent was obtained from the parents of the children. Data were compared with normative Cleft Q values and analyzed as frequencies.

Results:
Five of the 15 participants who attended the speech camp were eligible and participated in the study. All the participants were females aged 8, 10, 11, 13, and 21 years. Speech function and speech distress were lowest for the 21-year-old (34% and 36%, respectively) and the 11-year-old (34% and 42%, respectively) participants. They had received palatal repair at the ages of 19 years and 5 years. Scores for speech function and speech distress fell below the matched normative values for age, gender, and cleft type in all the participants. The lowest scores in school (63%) and social function (48%) were seen with the oldest participant. Only one participant had 100% psychological function.

Conclusion:
The quality of life of children with repaired cleft palate in this study is impaired and may be related to the residual deficits in facial function such as speech function. Early cleft palate repair alone does not guarantee optimal speech or quality of life. Late palatal repair could be associated with poorer outcomes in facial function and quality of life. Quality of life is an integral component of cleft care and should be assessed.
Celebrating the Precise, the Paradoxical and the “Pret-ty-Trick-y” in Alice Munro’s Fiction
Authors: Gadpaille Michelle , Mohar Tjaša 
Published: June 2022

The contribution introduces the special issue of ELOPE (Vol. 19, No. 1, 2022) and the collection of articles in honour of the doyenne of Canadian short fiction: Alice Munro.
Analisis Implementasi Kesadaran Beragama Dalam Upaya Revitalisasi Penyelenggaraan Permasyarakatan di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Perempuan Kelas IIA Semarang
Authors: Nurul Indria Laila , Anwar Umar 
Published: June 2022

Lembaga pemasyarakatan adalah salah satu tempat untuk melaksanakan proses pembinaan bagi masyarakat yang terjerat hukum. Terkait dengan pembinaan tersebut penelitian ini mencoba mendeskripsikan suatu analisis mengenai implementasi kesadaran Beragama dalam upaya revitalisasi penyelenggaraan permasyarakatan para warga binaan Metode yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini secara kualitatif dengan model pengumulan data secara naratif kepada dokumen dan arsip untuk memberikan gambaran secara rinci dan sistematis, faktual dan menyeluruh mengenai segala sesuatu yang diteliti. Hasil dalam penelitian yaitu terkait cara implementasi kesadaran beragama dengan ceramah, pembiasaan, pendampingan, pengawasan dengan beberapa kendala yaitu kurangnya jumlah pembimbing, dana, sarana dan kualitas dan kuantitas, hal hal ini bisa diselesaikan dengan penanggulangan berupa pembinaan yang efektif, jumlah personel, pemantauan aktivitas.
Preliminary phytochemical screenings of marine alga ulva fasciata and its growth performance, biochemical composition on indian major carp cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings
Authors: Chinnasamy Balalakshmi  , Gopalan Rajkumar  , Venkatachalam Balamurugan  , Vasanth Krishnan  , Ayyakannu Arumugam  , Viswanadhan Sabitha  , Kasi Gopinath  
Published: June 2022

To screening the preliminary phytochemical compounds of Ulva fasciata collected from Mandapam, south east coast, Tamil Nadu, India. U. fasciata, it was subjected to petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone and ethanol extractions. Totally 10 compounds were present in it, such as alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, cardiac glycosides, sterols, quinones and reducing sugar were present in the extract of U. fasciata. Among these, alkaloids, phenolics, quinones, and flavonoids were reducing sugar were luxuriant presence of U. fasciata extract. Basal diet prepared by replacing the fish meal with the U. fasciata at 1, 3 and 5% along with groundnut oilcake and soy bean meal (as protein source), wheat bran and sun flavor oil (as carbohydrate and lipid sources respectively), and tapioca flour and egg albumin as binding agents, and fed to Cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings for 60 days. The artificial feed formulated without incorporation of U. fasciata was served as control. Among the three ratio of U. fasciata incorporated diets, 5% of feed fed C. mrigala fingerlings showed the best (P<0.05) survival and growth performance including weight gain (WG), muscle basic biochemical constituents (total protein, carbohydrate, lipid and ash). Moreover, 5% of U. fasciata incorporated diet can also be considered as a good nutritional supplement. Therefore, the present work recommends incorporation of U. fasciata as feed additive to achieve sustainable production of C. mrigala culture.
Prediction of protein subcellular localization of human protein using j48, random forest and best first tree techniques
Authors: Shalini kaushik  , Usha Chouhan  , Ashok Dwivedi  
Published: June 2022

Functional explication of unascertained proteins is a remarkable achievement in proteomics. Proteins subcellular localization serves as the key annotation. Many prediction techniques were developed emphasizing on an individual biological point or speculating a subset of all localizations. Emulating the protein localization that is studied pivotal is carried out by gathering all the necessary biological relevant information and addressing the necessity of improving the prediction accuracy. Proteins carry an obligatory role in a wide range of bioprocess such as catalysis of biochemical reaction, signal transduction and are requisite for cellular processes. They execute the associated functions could be analyzed by predicting their associated cellular locations. The colonization of the proteins could be scrutinized by considering the features of primary sequence of protein such as physiochemical and amino acid composition of the complete protein. The C-terminal and N-terminal physiochemical composition and other physicochemical properties of the primary sequence also contribute for the subcellular localization. In this paper, the computational technique, J48, best first decision tree, random forest are employed for the localization prediction has shown significant performance over several other techniques. The integrated latest database are trained with obsolete data and three techniques were employed for studying the subcellular localization which documents the increase in the accuracy of the prediction, by 87.711 % with J48, 81.67% with random forest, and 88.125% with BF Tree based on the features discussed by comparing our techniques over others.
Antibacterial, anti-oxidant and in vitro anticancer analysis of Zingiber officinale (L.) Rosc.
Authors: Baskaran Subramani  , Baradwaj R.G  
Published: June 2022

Ginger is considered as an important spice with many clinical potential activities. The present study was undertaken to determine antimicrobial, antioxidant and in vitro anticancer activities of rhizome extract of Zingiber officinale. Antimicrobial activity was tested against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Vibrio cholera, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Entero toxigenic Excherichia coli (ETEC) and Salmonella typhi by disc diffusion assay. Antioxidant activity was determined by DPPH free radical scavenging assay and ABTS free radical scavenging assay. The ethanolic extract showed more activity against Vibrio cholera, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, ETEC and Salmonella typhi at 5–25 mg/well. The extract also exhibited dose dependent scavenging of DPPH and ABTS radicals. Scavenging of DPPH radicals was more efficient than that of ABTS radicals as revealed by the low IC50 value. MCF-7 breast cancer cells were used to investigate the in vitro anticancer activity of ethanol extracts of ginger. The inhibitory activity of the extracts against MCF-7 was carried out using colorimetric tetrazolium salt (MTT) assay. The results showed considerable anticancer activity in MCF–7 cancer cells, with an IC50 value of 10 µg/ml. Ginger extract effectively inhibited proliferation of MCF-7 cells in a dose-dependent manner over 24h. Thus the compounds of ginger displaied potential for antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer agents.
Corrosion behavior of Mild Steel in Sodium Chloride solution by Copper Complex of (8-hydroxy quinoline) Derivative
Authors: Syed Abuthahir S. S  , Jamal Abdul Nasser A  
Published: June 2022

The Corrosion behavior of a inhibitor namely Cu complex of 8-hydroxy quinoline derivative (Cu-HUF) in controlling corrosion of mild steel immersed in aqueous solution containing 60 ppm Cl- has been investigated using weight loss method and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. In presence of inhibitor the corrosion inhibition efficiency offered by 50 ppm of Cu-HUF is 80 %. The corrosion inhibition was observed due to the formation of more stable and compact protective film on the mild steel surface at minimum concentration. The surface film formed over the mild steel surface was confirmed by IR spectra. The surface of the samples exposed to the inhibited solution was analysed using SEM and EDAX techniques. The biocidal efficiency of the system has been evaluated against certain microorganisms such as E.Coli, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas, Entrobacter which shows good biocidal efficiency.
Biogenic synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Haematocarpus validus fruit ethanol extract and their antioxidant activity
Authors: Rajalakshmi R  , Lalitha Pottail  , Reena Susan Philip  , Aruna P  , Akhila C  
Published: June 2022

In order to obtain environmentally friendly nanoparticles for the biological applications, this paper explores the green route for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles via sonic bath method using Haematocarpus validus fruit extract as reducing, capping and stabilizing agent. The phytochemical screening of ethanol extract reveals secondary metabolites like anthocyanins, polyphenol, flavonoids, alkaloids and tannins. The prepared gold nanoparticles (HVGNP) were analysed using UV, FTIR, XRD, EDX and FESEM spectroscopic techniques. The antioxidant activity of synthesized HVGNP measured by the DPPH method reveals the synthesized gold nanoparticles appreciable antioxidant activity.