bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Malaria Prvalence Among Undergraduates
Authors: Afolayan Temiloluwa , Tanimowo Williams O. , Ibrahim Azeez G. , Oduwa Huldah 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Background: This study assessed the prevalence of malaria infection, associated risk factors, knowledge and practices about malaria among selected students in Lagos state, Nigeria.
Methods: The study employed quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design, using pre-tested questionnaires and rapid diagnostic test kits to collect data from 172 University students in Lagos state. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.
Results: Out of the 172 students examined for malaria parasite, 70 (40.7%) tested positive to the parasite. The overall mean (SD) knowledge score was 23 (+7.25). The results of the chi-square tests showed that there was a significant association between the knowledge level and faculty among the students (p=0.04). However other variables such as gender, age and academic level had no significant association with knowledge level. p< 0.05 at 95% Confidence Interval.
There is a Significant Negative Relationship (At 0.05 CL) between the Attitude of the Students and the Prevalence of Malaria (R = -0.16, P < 0.05). This implies that, as the attitude of the student improves, the prevalence of malaria among them reduced. However, knowledge does not have a significant relationship with prevalence and with attitude (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: This study revealed relatively moderate prevalence of malaria among the study population. Participants generally had good knowledge, attitudes, and practices about prevention and control of malaria. The university management therefore should implement malaria control strategies among young people in tertiary institutions.
Association of the number of teeth and self-rated mastication with self-rated health in community-dwelling Japanese aged 40 years and older: the Yamagata cohort study
Authors: Ishikawa Shigeo , Konta Tsuneo , Susa Shinji , Ishizawa Kenichi , Makino Naohiko , Ueno Yoshiyuki , Okuyama Naoki , Iino Mitsuyoshi 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Self-rated health (SRH) is a predictive factor for health-related prognoses such as mortality. This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the risk factors for poor SRH in the general population of Japan, focusing on the combination of the number of teeth and self-rated mastication. Individuals aged at least 40 years in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, were surveyed from 2017 to 2021. The participants answered a self-administered postal survey on lifestyle factors, medical history, physical and mental conditions, oral health, and dietary intake, and 6,739 participants were included. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that individuals with less than 20 teeth and who bite tightly on one side or neither side were at a 1.422- and 1.952-fold significantly higher risk, respectively, of poor SRH than individuals with at least 20 teeth and who bite tightly on both sides. Moreover, individuals who had less than 20 teeth but could bite tightly on both sides did not have a significant risk compared to those who had at least 20 teeth and could bite tightly on both sides. Regarding individuals with more than 20 teeth, there was no difference between those who could and could not bite tightly on both sides, although the odds ratios for poor SRH tended to increase for those who could not bite on one side or neither side. Our results emphasize the importance of having at least 20 teeth without periodontal disease and oral rehabilitation using a type of prostheses for SRH, even with less than 20 teeth.
Effectiveness of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment on Improving Emotional Symptoms and Quality of Life in Iranian Children with Emotional Disorders: A Randomized Control Clinical Trial
Authors: Mofid Pardis Jamshid , Jaberghaderi Nasrin , Ahmadi Mojtaba , Mohammadiyan Yookhabe , Ghasemi Mohammad 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
The high prevalence and comorbidity of emotional disorders (EDs) in children have detrimental effects on their quality of life. In this study, Thirty-eight children (21girls and 17 boys) with EDs were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 15 sessions of Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C), and the control group received the Progressive Muscle Relaxation(PMR). Results showed that the UP-C treatment improved the symptoms of depression, separation anxiety, panic, social anxiety, and quality of life, but no significant decrease was observed in the symptoms of generalized anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders in the post-test and follow-up compared to the control group. Results suggest that CLUES skills help children in using adaptive emotion regulation and improving their quality of life. Future investigations should utilize a greater sample, the parental version of the RCADS and PedsQL, and extend the follow-up period.
Growth and impact of ATMs in India
Authors: kaur Jasdeep , Mokha Anupreet Kaur 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Disruptive technologies have fundamentally revolutionized traditional banking, changing the banking landscape around the world. Today, banking is no longer confined to going to traditional bank locations because electronic banking experience has grown so significantly and is increasing daily. Although a variety of digital products and services, including internet banking, NEFT, RTGS, and mobile banking, have entered the Indian banking system and completely altered how transactions are conducted, ATM banking, one of the first e-banking tools, continues to be one of the most popular modes in the country. The paper looks into the reasons for the same and along with also finds out the growth and importance of ATMs in India. The study recommends continued usage of ATMs in India based on its analysis of the impact of ATMs and debit card transactions on banks' net interest income using the log-log regression technique.
Transcription Factor bZIP65 Delays Flowering via Suppressing Expression of Ehd1 in Rice
Authors: Tingting Pan , Mingliang He , Hualong Liu , Xiaojie Tian , zhenyu Wang , Xinglong Yu , Xingfen Miao , Xiufeng Li 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Flowering time is one of most fundamental factors that determine the distribution and final yield of rice. Ehd1 (Early heading date 1) is a B-type response regulator which function as a flowering time activator. Although diverse flowering time genes have been reported as regulatory factors of Ehd1 expression, the potential regulators of Ehd1 largely remain to be identified. Here, we identified a basic leucine zipper transcription factor bZIP65, homolog of bZIP71, as a new negative regulatory factor of Ehd1 . Overexpression of bZIP65 delays flowering, while bzip65 mutant have similar flowering time to SJ2 (Songjing2) in both LD and SD condition. Biochemically, bZIP65 is able to associate Ehd1 promoter, and transcriptionally repress the expression of Ehd1 . Moreover, we found that bZIP65 also enhances H3K27me3 level of Ehd1 . Taken together, we uncover a transcriptional regulatory mechanism in which bZIP65 increases the H3K27me3 level of Ehd1 and transcriptionally repress expression of Ehd1 like bZIP71, which not only clone a new gene regulating rice heading date, but also reveal its similar regulatory mechanisms with homologs.
Developing a predictive nomogram and web-based survival calculator for Locally Advanced hypopharyngeal cancer: A Propensity Score-Adjusted, Population-Based Study
Authors: Chen Sihao , He Shanshan , Wang Dan , Liu Yi , Shao Shilong , Tang Li , Li Chao , Shi Qiuling , Liu Jifeng , Wang Feng , Zhang Shichuan 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Background: Patients with locally advanced hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HPSCC) face poor survival with no consensus on optimized therapies. Understanding the clinical features and treatments for the disease is important for patient centered decision-making. This study aims to create a multi-factor nomogram predictive model and web-based calculator to predict post-therapy survival for patients with LA-HPSCC.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study analyzing Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 2004-to-2015 for patients diagnosed with LA-HPSCC was conducted and randomly divided into training and validation groups (7:3 ratio). The external validation cohort included 276 patients from Sichuan Cancer Hospital, China. Univariate and multivariate Cox-proportional-hazards regressions were used to identify independent factors associated with overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS), and nomogram models and web-based survival calculators were constructed. Propensity score matching (PSM) were used to compare survival with different treatment options.
Results: A total of 2526 patients were included in the prognostic model. The median OS and CSS for the entire cohort were 20 (18.6-21.3) months and 24 (21.7-26.2) months, respectively. Nomogram models integrating the seven factors demonstrated high predictive accuracy for 3-year and 5-year survival. PSM found that patients who received surgery-based curative therapy had better OSand CSS than those who received radiotherapy-based treatment (median survival times: 33 months vs. 18 months and 40 months vs. 22 months, respectively).
Conclusions: The nomogram model accurately predicted patient survival from LA-HPSCC. Surgery with adjuvant therapy yielded significantly better survival than definitive radiotherapy and should be prioritized for survival.
Credit Risk and Lending Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
Authors: Karanja John 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Credit risk poses substantial exposure both to the banks and the economy; a scenario evident in East Africa financial crises; this is in part owing to the fact that the banking sector is vital in any economy. The decline of profitability within the banking industry and financial losses can be attributed to credit exposures that went awry. This underscores the significance of the management of credit risk within the banking sector. While lending is profitable for the banks especially because of the interest paid on the amount borrowed, it also has disadvantages resulting from delays or default in loan repayments. This study was purposed to evaluate the credit risk on the lending performance of commercial banks in Kenya. A descriptive survey research design was employed while the target population for this study was employees of the 42 commercial banks in Kenya as at 1st January 2018. Purposive sampling was used to pick 42 credit managers and simple random sampling was invoked to determine the other 301 respondents from the target population of 1260 employees. Both structured and unstructured questions were used to collect primary data. Thereafter, data was analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequency distribution tables, measures of central tendency, and standard deviations. In addition, advanced statistical techniques including logistic regression analysis and Pearson correlation were used to establish relationships among variables and provide a description of the data. The results were then presented in tabular representations supplemented by relevant explanations. The results of the study revealed that the combined effect of credit risks positively influenced the lending performance of banks. The study concluded that credit risk activities significantly influenced the lending performance of commercial banks, and as a result, the operating capital of commercial banks had gone down to very low levels since lending is a source of income for the commercial banks and this has affected the performance of the entire banking sector. The study recommended that the Government of Kenya through the National Treasury and in collaboration with the Central Bank of Kenya and the Kenya Bankers’ Association should formulate policies that will help the commercial banks reduce the level of credit risks and improve the lending performance which was currently affected to a great extent.
Effect of Irregularities on Seismic Performance of Building
Authors: Mevada Snehal , Bhatt Darshana , Kalthiya Aryan , Parmar Neel , Baraiya Vishal , Bhanderi Dhruvit , Patel Tisha 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
During an earthquake, failure of structure starts at points of weakness. This weakness arises due to discontinuity in mass, stiffness and geometry of structure. The structures having this discontinuity are termed as Irregular structures. Irregular structures contribute a large portion of urban infrastructure. The irregularity in the building structures may be due to irregular distributions in their mass, strength and stiffness along the height of building. Irregularities such as mass, stiffness, plan, and torsion are one of the major reasons of failures of structures during earthquakes. So, the effect of these four irregularities in the seismic performance of structures becomes really important. Height-wise changes in stiffness and mass render the dynamic characteristics of these buildings different from the regular building. When such buildings are constructed in high seismic zones, the analysis and design become more complicated. There are two types of irregularities vertical and plan irregularity as per IS 1893(part 1):2016. The behavior of the multi-storey building of regular and irregular design under earthquake is problematical, and the variations of wind loads are implicit to act consecutively with earthquake loads. In the proposed project, a multi-storey (G + 4) RCC buildings with four irregularities (stiffness, mass, plan, torsion) are studied for earthquake and wind loads using response spectrum method (dynamic analysis) and STADD PRO. These analyses are carried out by considering seismic zone IV, and the behavior assessed by taking the Medium Soil. In this study effects of different irregularities are analysed based on storey displacement, storey drift, and storey shear.
Investigation the Effect of Perpendicularity and Flatness deviation of Cubic Molds on Concrete Compressive Strength Results
Authors: Ahmadi Babak , Zolghadri Ali , Mehr Babak Froutan 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
One of the influential factors on concrete compressive strength results, which is often neglected in construction and research projects, is the quality of specimen molds. In this study, the effect of six types of 150 mm×150 mm×150 mm cubic molds, including two types of steel molds and four types of plastic molds, on compressive strength (17 MPa to 67 MPa) results of fifteen concrete mixtures at different ages were investigated. It was found that using the worst of the studied molds led to an 18% reduction of the measured compressive strength compared to the best one. These results show that the effect of mold on the compressive strength of concrete can be very considerable. This issue can result in an inaccurate measurement of concrete strength produced in construction projects and incorrect mixture design and hence, legal and technical disputes among the sides involved in construction projects. In addition, in this paper, to quantify the quality of the studied molds, two parameters of flatness and perpendicularity deviation were defined. For applying a linear regression for the obtained results, an empirical formula with high accuracy was presented to predict the effect of the two parameters of molds on the concrete compressive strength reduction factor. This formula indicates that the reduction factor decreases when perpendicularity deviation and flatness deviation values increase. The values of perpendicularity and flatness deviation of the best mold were 0.007 mm and 0.042 mm, and the values of the worst mold were 1.485 mm and 0.335mm, respectively.
Mosaic Nanocrystalline Graphene Skin Empowers Pragmatic Zn Metal Anodes
Authors: Yang Xianzhong , Lv Jiaze , Cheng Cai , Shi Zixiong , Peng Jun , Chen Ziyan , Lian Xueyu , Li Weiping , Zou Yuhan , Zhao Yu , Rümmeli Mark H. , Dou Shixue , Sun Jingyu 
Published: September 2022

Abstract

Constructing a conductive carbon-based artificial interphase layer (AIL) to inhibit dendritic formation and side reaction plays a pivotal role in achieving longevous Zn anodes. Distinct from the previously reported carbonaceous overlayers with sigular dopants and thick foreign coatings, a new type of N/O co-doped carbon skin with ultrathin feature (i.e., 20 nm thickness) is developedviathe direct chemical vapor deposition growth over Zn foil. Throughout fine-tuning the growth conditions, mosaic nanocrystalline graphene could be obtained, which is proven crucial to enable the orientational deposition along Zn (002), thereby inducing a planar Zn texture. Moreover, the abundant heteroatoms help reduce the solvation energy and accelerate the reaction kinetics. As a result, dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution and side reactions are concurrently mitigated. Symmetric cell harvests durable electrochemical cycling of 3040 h at 1.0 mA cm− 2/1.0 mAh cm− 2and 136 h at 30.0 mA cm− 2/30.0 mAh cm− 2. Assembled full battery further realizes elongated lifespans under stringent conditions of fast charging, bending operation and low N/P ratio. This strategy opens up a new avenue for thein-situconstruction of conductive AIL toward pragmatic Zn anode.
Accretion of the relativistic Vlasov gas onto a Bardeen regular black hole
Authors: Liao Jiawei , Liu Dao-Jun 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
We investigate the stationary, spherically symmetric accretion of the collisionless Vlasov gas onto a Bardeen regular black hole. Compared with previous studies, we propose a model in which the total angular momentum of the gas particles is not uniformly distributed, instead a half-normal distribution is assumed. It is found that the regularizing parameter in the Bardeen metric have no remarkable influence on the accretion of the gas, but the distribution of the total angular momentum can heavily depress the mass accretion rate. This effect might be useful to understand the observed low luminosity of Sgr A* and other underluminous sources such as M87*.
Genetic basis of STEM occupational choice and regional economic performance: A UK Biobank Genome-wide Association Study
Authors: Zhu Chen , Zhao Qiran , He Jianbo , Böckerman Petri , Luo Siyang , Chen Qihui 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals are regarded as the highly skilled labor force that fosters economic productivity, enterprise innovation, and international competitiveness of a country. We conducted a genome-wide association study on the occupational choice of STEM jobs based on a sample of 178,976 participants from the UK Biobank database. We identified two genetic loci significantly associated with participants’ STEM job choices: rs10048736 on chromosome 2 and rs12903858 on chromosome 15. The SNP heritability of STEM occupations was estimated to be 4.2%. We also found phenotypic and genetic evidence of assortative mating in STEM occupations. At the local authority level, we found that the average polygenic score of STEM is significantly and robustly associated with several metrics of regional economic performance. The current study expands our knowledge of the genetic basis of occupational choice and potential regional disparities in socioeconomic developments.
Biotechnological transformation of citronellene and citronellol by fungus Rhizopus oryzae (ATCC 9363) leading to interesting conversions through oxidations and rearrangements
Authors: Bhat Sujata V. , Mestry Sayali J. , Gupta Manisha O. 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
In this study, microbial transformation of monoterpenes (-)-citronellol, (±)-citronellene (dihydromyrcene) using Rhizopus oryzae in PDB medium was investigated. The major bioconversion product of citronellene was found to be dihydroxycitronellene, which is formed by dihydroxylation of terminal 6,7-double bond. Interestingly this molecule was reported earlier as biotransformation product of (+) citronellene by the larvae of common cutworm (Spodoptera litura) (Miyazawa et al. 2009).On thecontrary, (3S)-citronellol yielded 7-hydroxycitronellol as a major product. Severalminor products including rose oxide, rose glycol, isopulegol, artemisia-triene,1,8-nonan-diol-8-methyl, citronellyl phenyl acetate were obtained from (-)-citronellol. Whereas camphene, camphor, α-pinene, Isopulegone, terpinene-4-ol, 1,8-nonan-diol-8-methyl are the minor products obtained from (±)-citronellene. The minor products were identified by GC-MS analysis and matching fragmentationswith NIST library. Some metabolites produce possessperfumery value.
High Cell Density Cultivation (HCDC) of E. coli with Intensive Multiple Sequential Batches Together with Fed-Batch at Cell Level (FBC) Superior to the Fed-Batch Technique
Authors: Malairuang Kwanruthai , Krajang Morakot , Sukna Jatuporn , Chamsart Saethawat 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
High cell density cultivation (HCDC) is a technique that was developed and used in the cultivation of various microorganisms. Escherichia coli is the most prominent in the bacterial group and popular at the industrial scale for the production of bio-products. The HCDC conducted with the Fed-Batch modes is complicated. In this study, we developed a batch production medium (BPM), a minimal-defined medium for industrial utilization with the potential use of dextrin at high concentrations as the major carbon source. Dextrin prevents cell cultivation system from the Crabtree effect due to its gradual hydrolysis to release glucose and gradual assimilation into E. coli cells like Fed-Batch at Cell Level (FBC). Yeast extract was added in to the BPM to enhance cell growth. It was operated using 5-L bioreactors with the aerobic batch cultivation at high concentrations of dextrin, i.e., 90 g/L to achieve high-cell-density concentration at a high production rate superior to the Fed-Batch technique. Further, the Intensive Multiple Sequential Batch (IMFB) technique was developed to achieve a high yield at a high productivity. The maximum values of cell biomass, x; specific growth rate ; yield coefficient, Yx/s; productivity, rx; and efficiency (Ef) were 46.31 g/L, 0.54 h-1, 0.55 g/g, 3.86 g/L/h and 98%, respectively. The results showed that cell cultivations and growth kinetics, biochemical engineering mass balances, and design of impeller speeds using fluid dynamics in the 5-L bioreactor of aerobic batch cell cultivation for the production of E. coli cell biomass a high-density concentration using dextrin to control the FBC at a high titer can be used for the scale-up of industrial bioreactors.