bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Renovascular Hypertension in Chronic Hemodialytic Patient
Authors: Lestari Sri , Prasanto Heru , Kuswadi Iri 
Published: January 2022

Background: Hypertension is a major contributor to the development of chronic kidney disease. Data in Indonesia, hypertension is still the most comorbid disease in CKD patients on dialysis (51%). Hypertension in CKD on dialysis patients is common and often uncontrolled. Renovascular hypertension is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Diagnosis and treatment of RAS is very important, because it can accelerate the achievement of blood pressure targets, reduce the risk and complications due to hypertension.
Case Report: A 52-year-old woman with CKD has been undergoing hemodialysis for 2 years. Hypertension that was previously well controlled for 2 years required an increase in antihypertensive therapy from 2 to 4 drugs in recent months. On physical examination the blood pressure 180/90 mmHg, pulse 79 bpm, respiration 20/min, temperature 36.7oC. Conjunctiva looks anemic, cardiomegaly, lungs within normal limits, no ascites and edema in the extremities. On renal artery duplex ultrasound examination, right main renal artery acceleration time 147.65 ms, Peak Systolic Velocity (PSV) 31.9 cm/s. RI 0.69 and left main renal artery acceleration time 120.81 ms, PSV 16.9 cm/s, RI 0.61. There was 20-30% left renal artery stenosis, 80% right renal artery stenosis. A stent was placed on the right renal artery. The patient's condition after PTRA improved, but at the next follow-up, mean systole and diastole 170 mmHg and 80 mmHg, respectively. Patient received 4 antihypertensive therapy.
Conclusion: Renal artery stenosis is a disease that consists of a broad spectrum of different entities with different pathophysiologies that require varied approaches to diagnose and treat. Current diagnostic tools include MRA, CTA and renal artery duplex ultrasonography. Patients with renal parenchymal disease are poorer candidates for revascularization.
Violences, délinquances : quelles caractéristiques dans les quartiers populaires ?
Authors: Berlioz Gilbert , Bourgeois Frédérique 
Published: January 2022

Rodéos, voitures brûlées, trafic de stupéfiants, affrontements avec les forces de l’ordre… autant de faits délictueux associés aux quartiers populaires, comme une réputation indélébile dont les origines remonteraient à l’été 1981, avec les émeutes urbaines des Minguettes, à Vénissieux. Quarante années après, quelle est la situation dans les quartiers ? Quelles sont les manifestations de la violence et de la délinquance dans ces territoires ?
La prévention de la délinquance : quelle place dans les parcours de formation ?
Authors: Bourgeois Frédérique 
Published: January 2022

Que l’on se situe du côté des policiers municipaux ou des travailleurs sociaux, comment la formation prend-elle en compte la prévention de la délinquance et le travail en partenariat ? Regards croisés entre Éric Irles, conseiller formation à la délégation Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes du CNFPT (Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale), et Daniel Lepecq, formateur à l’ENSEIS d’Annecy (École nationale des solidarités, de l’encadrement et de l’intervention sociale).
Molière avant Molière ? La première réception du corpus moliéresque en Russie
Authors: Evstratov Alexeï 
Published: January 2022

La figure de Molière occupe dans l’histoire des spectacles en Russie une place de choix qu’on a souvent étudiée dans le cadre du paradigme d’influence. Sceptique à l’égard de cette notion, cette contribution s’intéresse aux traces concrètes de la circulation du corpus moliéresque au début du xviii e siècle. Quelles étaient les sources des traductions conservées ? est-ce que ces pièces ont été effectivement représentées ? Les exemples des trois titres – Le Médecin malgré lui , Les Précieuses ridicules et Amphitryon – illustrent les problèmes philologiques posés par le corpus.
Cathos et Madelon entre terres et mers portugaises au XVIII e siècle
Authors: Ciccia Marie-Noëlle 
Published: January 2022

La divulgation du théâtre de Molière débute au Portugal au xviii e siècle, dans des versions « adaptées au goût portugais ». La comédie des Précieuses ridicules , dont le langage précieux est affadi par une traduction médiocre, est réduite à un entremez de 16 pages. Elle a connu deux éditions au xviii e siècle, preuve que les Cathos et Madelon portugaises trouvaient un écho dans une société où existaient les peraltas , des dandies des deux sexes. Par le prisme de la fortune de cette petite comédie, on peut mesurer l’intérêt porté à la présence de Molière à Lisbonne dès 1768 ainsi qu’au Brésil.
Having the private sector build social housing
Authors: Bernard Nicolas , Traversa Edoardo 
Published: January 2022

La Région bruxelloise manque dramatiquement de logements sociaux, on le sait. Si le régime de la TVA avantage incontestablement la production publique des logements sociaux (par l’octroi d’un taux réduit : 6 %), il n’aide en rien les opérateurs privés ni les associations qui, pareillement, ont pour vocation de mettre à disposition des logements à un tarif modeste (sans passer par une agence immobilière sociale). En plus, ce système différencié de TVA heurte deux principes juridiques fondamentaux : l’égalité de traitement et la neutralité fiscale (suivant lequel deux opérations semblables quant à leurs résultats doivent connaître un régime fiscal lui-même semblable). Il est temps dès lors de changer ce logiciel fiscal. Mais que peut bien faire la Région bruxelloise dès lors que cet impôt relève des compétences de l’autorité fédérale ? Deux choses au moins : englober dans la catégorie de « société de logement » (qui bénéficie déjà du taux de TVA réduit) la construction privée de logements à caractère social ou, à défaut, accorder à cette dernière activité un subside qui compenserait la différence entre le taux standard de TVA (qui sera appliqué) et le taux réduit. Le tout, naturellement, moyennant une série de contreparties sociales, comme vendre une certaine proportion des biens ainsi produits à une société de logement social et assujettir à certaines conditions sociales la vente (ou la location) du solde. En impliquant de la sorte le secteur privé, il sera permis d’espérer une résorption plus rapide de la très longue file d’attente des logements sociaux.
IL-27 Signaling Promotes Th1 Responses and Is Required to Inhibit Fungal Growth in the Lung during Repeated Exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus
Authors: Strickland Ashley B , Sun Donglei , Sun Peng , Chen Yanli , Liu Gongguan , Shi Meiqing 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes a wide spectrum of diseases in humans, including life-threatening invasive infections as well as several hypersensitivity respiratory disorders. Disease prevention is predicated on the host’s ability to clear A. fumigatus from the lung while also limiting inflammation and preventing allergic responses. IL-27 is an important immunoregulatory cytokine, but its role during A. fumigatus infection remains poorly understood. In contrast to most infection settings demonstrating that IL-27 is anti-inflammatory, in this study we report that this cytokine plays a proinflammatory role in mice repeatedly infected with A. fumigatus. We found that mice exposed to A. fumigatus had significantly enhanced secretion of IL-27 in their lungs. Genetic ablation of IL-27Rα in mice resulted in significantly higher fungal burdens in the lung during infection. The increased fungal growth in IL-27Rα−/− mice was associated with reduced secretion of IL-12, TNF-α, and IFN-γ, diminished T-bet expression, as well as a reduction in CD4+ T cells and their activation in the lung, demonstrating that IL-27 signaling promotes Th1 immune responses during repeated exposure to A. fumigatus. In addition, infected IL-27Rα−/− mice displayed reduced accumulation of dendritic cells and exudate macrophages in their lungs, and these cells had a lower expression of MHC class II. Collectively, this study suggests that IL-27 drives type 1 immunity and is indispensable for inhibiting fungal growth in the lungs of mice repeatedly exposed to A. fumigatus, highlighting a protective role for this cytokine during fungal infection.
Clinical Outcomes of Del Nido Cardioplegia and St Thomas Blood Cardioplegia in Neonatal congenital Heart Surgery
Authors: Mohammed Sameer , Menon Sabarinath , Gadhinglajkar Shrinivas V. , Baruah Sudip D. , Ramanan Soumya V. , Gopalakrishnan K Arun , Suneel P R , Dharan Baiju S. 
Published: January 2022

Objectives:
Cardioplegia is essential for adequate myocardial protection. There continues to remain ambiguity regarding the ideal cardioplegia for adequate myocardial protection in congenital heart surgery. This study compares clinical outcomes using St Thomas II solution and Del Nido cardioplegia in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery.

Methods:
All neonates (<30 days) from 2011 to 2017 who underwent surgery requiring cardioplegic arrest were analyzed retrospectively. We divided the cohort into two groups depending on cardioplegia received, as group A (Blood cardioplegia with St Thomas II solution, n = 56) and group B (Del Nido cardioplegia, n = 48). Various demographic, intraoperative, early postoperative, and discharge variables were analyzed.

Results:
Two groups were similar in age, gender, pre-operative diagnosis, and risk category. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time (P = 0.002), aortic cross-clamp (ACC) time (P = 0.018), and the number of doses of cardioplegia (P < 0.001) were significantly lower with Del Nido group. Though vasoactive inotropic score (VIS) (P = 0.036) was high during the first 24 h in the immediate postoperative period in group A, there was no difference in early mortality among both groups (P = 0.749). Both groups did not show significant differences related to various postoperative and discharge variables.

Conclusion:
When compared to St. Thomas solution, the use of Del Nido cardioplegia solution in neonates is associated with a significant decrease in CPB and ACC times and VIS in the first 24 h after surgery. The choice of cardioplegia (St Thomas/Del Nido) in neonates does not affect early mortality and early postoperative clinical outcomes.
Sexual dysfunction among patients with endometrial cancer at a tertiary training public institution
Authors: Natavio Katrina A. , Billod Jimmy A. 
Published: January 2022

OBJECTIVE:
Studies on Sexual dysfunctions among gynecologic cancer after treatment are sparse in the Philippines and data on sexual dysfunction varies greatly within the gynecologic oncology literature. This study aims to determine the sexual dysfunction among patients with endometrial cancer managed at a tertiary training public institution.

METHOD:
This research was a cross-sectional study, which utilized a self-administered, validated Filipino version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire in assessing the different domains such as desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentages were used in determining the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in patients with endometrial carcinoma while Kruskal Wallis test and Spearman Rank Correlations were used to determine the association of sexual dysfunction with age, body mass index (BMI), duration and stage of endometrial cancer, presence of comorbidities and mode of treatment.

RESULTS:
Between May 2020 and January 2021, there were 53 women who participated in this study. Forty-one (77.36%) have sexual dysfunction. Majority of the respondents either reached up to high school level (22.6%) or are college graduates (22.6%). Most of them are also self-employed (58.1%). Fifty eight percent have only 1–3 child/children. Analysis showed no significant correlation of presence of sexual dysfunction to stage of cancer, BMI, presence of comorbidities, period of diagnosis and type of treatment received by the patients.

CONCLUSION:
The study showed that there was high prevalence of sexual dysfunction among endometrial cancer patients in this study institution. Furthermore, presence of sexual dysfunction is irregardless of BMI, presence of comorbidities, stage of diagnosis, length of diagnosis and type of treatment. Hence, proper screening, diagnosis and counselling should be done to all patients upon diagnosis to promote better quality of life.
Sistem Informasi Pengerjaan Proyek Berbasis Web Menggunakan Metode Rapid Application Development
Authors: Irnawati Oky 
Published: January 2022

Penerapan teknologi informasi dalam mengelola penerimaan pengerjaan proyek sangat dibutuhkan untuk meningkatkan performa kerja sehingga perusahaan dapat meningkatkan daya saing. Permasalahan yang ditimbulkan dengan menggunakan sistem manual dalam mengelola penerimaan proyek yang dirasakan PT. Daya Eka seperti pencarian history pekerjaan yang memakan waktu, kesulitan dalam proses monitoring pekerjaan proyek dan seringnya terjadi kesalahan dalam pembuatan invoice akibat data yang duplikat. Membangun sistem informasi yang terkomputerisasi berbasis web dapat menjadi solusi permasalahan terkait sistem penerimaan pengerjaan proyek tersebut. Pemilihan metode rapid application development dianggap paling tepat untuk membangun sistem terkomputerisasi dalam waktu singkat. Tahapan yang dikerjakan meliputi analisa kebutuhan, desain sistem dengan menggunakan UML dalam penggambaran software architecture yaitu dengan membuat use case diagram dan activity diagram serta ERD dalam pembuatan tabel, atribut dan relasi yang dibutuhkan untuk membangun sebuah database, konstruksi berupa pembuatan user interface, dan pengujian. Perubahan sistem yang semula dikerjakan secara manual menjadi terkomputerisasi membawa manfaat diantaranya memberikan kemudahan dalam proses monitoring dan pencarian history pengerjaan proyek, menghilangkan duplikat dan meminimalisir kesalahan pembuatan invoice, meningkatkan kecepatan dan efisiensi penerimaan pengerjaan proyek sehingga performa kerja dapat ditingkatkan.
GROWTH IMPACT OF SAVINGS ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Authors: Nwonye Nnenna Georgina , Ihegboro Ifeoma Maria , Onah Vitalis Chukwuma , Ijeoma Ojiako 
Published: January 2022

<p>Savings in an economy can assume one of the several forms. These includes: Personal savings, corporate savings or business savings and Government savings. This study evaluated growth impact of savings on the Nigerian economy. The study specifically examined the effect total savings, private consumption expenditure, gross fixed capital formation and core credit to the private sector on the gross domestic product of Nigeria. Data for the study were sources from CBN statistical bulletin for a period of ten (10) years spanning through 2011 to 2020. The sourced data were analysed using multiple regression analysis, result of the analysis shows that total savings has positive and significant effect on the gross domestic product of Nigeria. It was also observed that private consumption expenditure has a negative and insignificant effect on the gross domestic product of Nigeria. The study further revealed that gross fixed capital formation has a negative and significant effect on the gross domestic product of Nigeria. It was also observed that core credit to the private sector has positive and significant effect on the gross domestic product of Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the government should set a sound and fertile environment in order to foster domestic saving that will help to increase the level of economic growth in Nigeria. Government should increase the deposit rate of the deposit money banks in Nigeria through monetary policy. Government should transform the financial sector of the country. Government should create favorable condition in order to mobilize domestic savings from the small depositors.</p><p>JEL: D01; D31</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0987/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
RECEPTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF LEXICAL COLLOCATIONS IN THAI UNIVERSITY LEARNERS OF ENGLISH
Authors: Zhang Xulong , Sukying Apisak 
Published: January 2022

<p>The present study investigates lexical collocations in first- and fourth-year Thai university learners’ and examines the relationship between receptive and productive knowledge of lexical collocations. A total of 148 students (75 first-year students and 73 fourth-year students) were tested on their lexical collocations, both receptively and productively, using two measures. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data, and correlational analysis determined the relationship between receptive and productive knowledge. Overall, the results showed that Thai university learners achieved significantly higher performance on tests of receptive knowledge of lexical collocations than on tests of productive knowledge. The data analysis also indicated that the fourth-year learners outperformed the first-year learners on both receptive and productive measures of lexical collocations. Furthermore, the correlational analysis revealed that receptive and productive knowledge of lexical collocations were interrelated. Together, the current findings indicate that Thai university learners’ productive knowledge of lexical collocations is built on receptive knowledge, and lexical collocations result from incremental learning. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0991/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
AN ANALYSIS IN ASSESSING THE CATEGORIES OF WORDS BORROWED INTO ANUFO
Authors: Tasson Solomon Kofi 
Published: January 2022

The study was to linguistically analyze loanwords in Anufo. The study set forth to assess the kinds /types of words that are borrowed into Anufo. The research approach used was qualitative and the design is case study. This study used a total number of 30 participants. Ten (10) participants from each of the three selected communities were selected randomly and purposefully. The data collection strategies used for the study were interview, observation, and documents. The theoretical framework used for the study is Basic Linguistic Theory (Dixon 1997). The study established that Anufo has historically and socially heavily borrowed words from the three main languages, English, Likpakpaln and Akan, to fill lexical gaps. Apart from nouns, the main types of words that are borrowed into Anufo are adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and conjunctions. Borrowing in Anufo is distinct from other Ghanaian languages such as Likpakpaln. This is because Likpakpaln has closed syllable types like that of English language. Anufo syllables are of the open type therefore, when the borrowed word has a closed syllable, it must be repaired to be nativized. When a borrowed word into Anufo has a vowel other than /a/ at its initial position needs to go through some repair strategies for such a word to be nativised. A semantic and a comparative study of loanwords are recommended to find out differences and similarities of loanword adaptation strategies in the Ghanaian languages.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0966/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO MAKE SENSE OF ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS AND THEIR VERBAL EQUIVALENTS
Authors: Erdem Emrullah , Zengin Şeyda , Erdem Hayrullah 
Published: January 2022

This study aims to reveal the 6th-grade students’ ability to write and understand the verbal expressions (VE) of algebraic expressions (AE) and AE of VE. 238 sixth graders studying in five middle schools in two provinces of Turkey participated in the study. Algebraic Expressions Test (AET), consisting of 24 items, was developed and used as a data collection tool. In the research, quantitative data were analyzed with a t-test and qualitative data were analyzed with content analysis technique. Evidence was found that the performance of the participants was above the average (x ̅=2,05). There was no significant difference between the achievements of male students and female students. On the other hand, it was determined that the students ignored the parenthesis, did not pay attention to the priority of operation and the priority of the fraction line, couldn’t comprehend equality, generally wrote the same type of VE, and could not interpret AE.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0973/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TEACHERS' BELIEFS ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT OF 4TH GRADE-EFL STUDENTS IN TURKEY, ITALY AND FINLAND
Authors: Çakır Nilay Ceylan , Genç Zübeyde Sinem 
Published: January 2022

The aim of this study is to find out the beliefs of the foreign language teachers about the ways and types of assessment tools, assessment activities and exercises used for 4th grade-EFL students in Turkey, Italy and Finland. A total of 170 English language teachers (89 in Turkey, 40 in Italy and 41 in Finland) constituted the sample of the study. For data collection, a questionnaire with two parts was used. The quantitative data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation) and one-way ANOVA. The results of the study revealed important points about assessing foreign language skills at primary school level. Turkish, Italian and Finnish teachers believed that more student-centered and formative-based assessment procedures should be used for 4th grade-students who learn English as a foreign language. The results also showed that teachers’ beliefs about the types of assessment, the content/skills-focus and the need for different kinds of exercises to assess 4th-graders did not differ significantly in terms of the country. However, teachers’ general beliefs about the assessment of 4th-grade students’ foreign language differed significantly in terms of the country. The post-hoc analysis showed that Italian teachers’ general beliefs about the assessment procedures for 4th grade students’ foreign language was significantly higher than Finnish and Turkish teachers’ general beliefs.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0961/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
IMPACT OF MENTORING IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE L2 IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
Authors: Abdullahi Ibrahim Aisha 
Published: January 2022

This study investigated the impacts of mentoring in teaching English language as a Second (L2) language in Sokoto Metropolis. The study was carried out considering the fact that different factors were studied as they affect the teaching and learning of English language in the area. Owing to the fact that new teachers were recruited and posted in schools, there was need for induction, refresher courses and guidance on how to approach their practices. A descriptive survey research design was used in the study. A sample of 106 English language teachers was randomly selected for the study. A self-developed questionnaire titled “Knowledge of Mentoring in Language Teaching (KNOMILT) Questionnaire” served as instrument of the study. The instrument was validated by three senior lecturers in the Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology and 15 secondary school teachers validated the instrument. The instrument recorded a Cronbach’s Alpha of r = 0.87 after test-retest was conducted. The study found that there was inadequate knowledge of mentoring among English language teachers of Sokoto Metropolis. There were challenges in mentoring in English language, and that mentoring can be improved in different ways. The paper recommended among others that the Ministry of Education should intervene in the provision of mentoring services to English language teachers in Sokoto State.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0930/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>