bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Reliability and validity of the Slovenian Translation of the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS-SI)
Authors: Vogrinčič Barbara , Trpkova Klara , Bajrović Fajko 
Published: March 2022

Background: It is crucial that each and every stroke patient gets a systematic assessment of swallowing disorders, performed by a dysphagia specialist. Therefore, there is a need to use a standardized scale among professionals. The aim of this study was to translate, adapt, and obtain the statistical characteristics of the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS), which is an observer-rated dysphagia severity scale primarily developed for stroke patients, into the Slovenian language.
Methods: We performed a 5-step translation and adaptation process. Six speech and language pathologists had evaluated 30 clinical records of patients with an acute ischemic stroke in the carotid artery territory with the Slovenian translation of the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS-SI). Every clinical record included a speech and language clinical bedside assessment of dysphagia, the sex, age, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), comorbidities of patients and lesion location. We examined interrater and intrarater reliability and additionally convergent validity of FOIS-SI with the theoretically related IDDSI-Functional Diet Scale (IDDSI-FDS).
Results: The average measure Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) for the interrater reliability (ICC=0.959) and the intrarater reliability (ICC=0.979 and ICC=0.991) for both raters was excellent. The FOIS-SI scores correlated very high with the IDDSI-FDS (rs=0.927).
Conclusion: The results of this study show that the Slovenian translation of the FOIS has an excellent interrater and intrarater reliability and very high validity, which implies the FOIS-SI can be used as a tool to quantitatively assess the severity of dysphagia in clinical practice and research in patients with stroke in carotid artery territory across the country in all medical and care settings.
Uporaba trajnega drenažnega plevralnega katetra pri malignih plevralnih izlivih – naše izkušnje
Authors: Nemanič Tiva , Marc Malovrh Mateja 
Published: March 2022

Izhodišča: Vstavitev trajnega drenažnega plevralnega katetra (TDPK) nudi možnost trajnega paliativnega zdravljenja malignega plevralnega izliva (MPI). Namen naše raziskave je oceniti uporabnost in varnost zdravljenja naših bolnikov s TDPK pri ponavljajočih se MPI.
Metode: V retrospektivno kohortno raziskavo smo vključili 105 bolnikov z MPI, pri katerih smo med aprilom 2009 in julijem 2017 na Univerzitetni kliniki Golnik vstavili TDPK. Analizirali smo demografske podatke, indikacijo za vstavitev TDPK, zaplete in delež spontane plevrodeze.
Rezultati: Med pogostejšimi vzroki MPI pri vključenih bolnikih so bili pljučni rak (59,0 %), mezoteliom (9,5 %), rak dojke (6,7 %) in rak jajčnikov (4,8 %). Razlog za vstavitev TDPK namesto opravljene plevrodeze je bil nepopolno razpenjanje pljuč pri 50 (47,6 %) bolnikih, slaba splošna zmogljivost, kratko pričakovano preživetje ali pridružene bolezni pri 50 (47,6 %) in dotlej neuspešno opravljene torakoskopske plevrodeze pri 5 (4,8 %) bolnikih. Do zapletov je prišlo pri 14 (13,3 %) bolnikih: zamašitev katetra pri 7, izpad katetra pri 3, zatekanje ob katetru pri 2 in okužba pri 2 bolnikih (empiem pri enem bolniku in celulitis pri enem bolniku). Plevrodeza, ki je omogočila odstranitev katetra, je bila dosežena pri 10 (9,5 %) bolnikih.
Zaključek: Vstavitev TDPK je varna in učinkovita metoda trajnega paliativnega zdravljenja MPI.
Mutation breeding ofAspergillus nigerby atmospheric room temperature plasma to enhance phosphorus solubilization ability
Authors: Peng Qiuju , Xiao Yang , Zhang Su , Zhou Changwei , Xie Ailin , Li Zhu , Tan Aijuan , Zhou Lihong , Xie Yudan , Zhao Jinyi , Wu Chenglin , Luo Lei , Huang Jie , He Tengxia , Sun Ran 
Published: March 2022

BackgroundPhosphorus (P) is abundant in soils, including organic and inorganic forms. Nevertheless, most of P compounds cannot be absorbed and used by plants.Aspergillus nigerv. Tiegh is a strain that can efficiently degrade P compounds in soils.MethodsIn this study,A. nigerxj strain was mutated using Atmospheric Room Temperature Plasma (ARTP) technology and the strains were screened by Mo-Sb Colorimetry with strong P-solubilizing abilities.ResultsCompared with theA. nigerxj strain, setting the treatment time of mutagenesis to 120 s, four positive mutant strains marked as xj 90–32, xj120–12, xj120–31, and xj180–22 had higher P-solubilizing rates by 50.3%, 57.5%, 55.9%, and 61.4%, respectively. Among them, the xj120–12 is a highly efficient P solubilizing and growth-promoting strain with good application prospects. The growth characteristics such as plant height, root length, and dry and fresh biomass of peanut (Arachis hypogaeaL.) increased by 33.5%, 43.8%, 43.4%, and 33.6%, respectively. Besides available P, the chlorophyll and soluble protein contents also vary degrees of increase in the P-solubilizing mutant strains.ConclusionsThe results showed that the ARTP mutagenesis technology can improve the P solubilization abilities of theA. nigermutant strains and make the biomass of peanut plants was enhanced of mutant strains.
Utilization of Polysaccharides Extracted from Tofu Processing Wastewater for Microencapsulation Processes in the Food Industry
Authors: Sonda T. S. , Sawi Memuna K. , Nyamawa Abigail , Sonda M. S. 
Published: March 2022

The aim of this study was to extract polysaccharides from tofu processing wastewater obtained from tofu factory located at the outcast of Wuxi city, PR China. The extracted polysaccharide was used as wall material for microencapsulation processes in the food industry. This is expected to serve as an environmentally friendly research approach as it converts wastewater into useful polysaccharides that could be used in food industries. This study used vegetable oil as core material, which is used as a test case to ascertain whether a successful encapsulation process can be achieved – an indication of the possibility of the encapsulation of oil soluble minerals and vitamins.
The polysaccharides extracted from tofu processing wastewater were used as wall materials for the encapsulation of vegetable fat load. The basic method applied in the microencapsulation process is indicative of the fact that with the addition of polysaccharides, the interfacial coacervation between the protein and the polysaccharide around the oil droplets induces the formation of microcapsules. The Seagull Model Z-Series Photomicrographic equipment was used to obtain Photomicrographs of the various phases in the development of microcapsules. Microencapsulation efficiency, the peroxide value and visual observation on spray-dried microcapsules were studied.
Microencapsulated capsules were produced through thermal solidification of the coating to form self-sustaining entities or microcapsules. Photomicrographs were used to clearly visualize the microcapsules. The Microencapsulation efficiency of the microcapsules was studied and results showed that the highest MEE (93.04%) was obtained with a comparatively low vegetable fat load. This shows that there is a relationship between percent fat load and MEE as the higher the vegetable fat load the lower the microencapsulation efficiency. Studies conducted on the Peroxide value of the microcapsules indicated shorter shelf-life at elevated temperatures of 38ºC compared to room temperature.
Polysaccharides extracted from tofu processing wastewater could be used as wall material for microencapsulation in food industries.
Effect of Si with NPK Levels on Growth, Yield and Blast Disease of Aromatic Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in North-West Plain Zone of India
Authors: Singh Satybhan , Chaubey A. N. , Singh Virendra , Gangwar Devdutt 
Published: March 2022

Rice is an important cereal crop grown all over world. Blast, disease occurs in almost grown area causing significant yield losses. However, yield losses are prominent due to the improper fertilization and disease incidence in rice. Hence the study was carried out during kharif season at the Agricultural Research Farm of IFTM University, Moradabad (U.P.) with the 10 treatment combinations in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. The percent disease incidence (PDI) and percent disease control (PDC) of rice blast disease in aromatic rice field was significantly influenced with the application of RDF levels and Si spray. Lowest PDI (34.72%) and maximum PDC (39.4%) in aromatic rice was found in treatment T10 - (100 % RDF + two Si Spray @ 2 ml/ ltr of water at 15 and 40 DAT). Among all the treatments observed significantly increase in all growth and yield attributes viz., plant height (158.84 cm), no. of tillers plant-1 (18.67), fresh weight (290.13 g plant-1), dry weight (103.33 g plant-1), panicle length (31.04 cm), no. of grains panical-1 (180.78 cm), no. of unfilled grains panical-1 (16.70), no. of filled grains panical-1 (180.78), sterility percentage (10.36), 1000-seed weight (33.48 g), grain yield (67.16, q ha-1), stover yield (79.60 q ha-1), biological yield (146.77 q ha-1), harvest index (45.76 %) and B: C ratio (2.85), respectively were recorded with the application of T10 -(150% RDF + two Si spray @ 2ml / liter of water at 15 DAT & 40 DAT).
The Impact of Malaria on Various Stages in Pregnancy in Rivers State
Authors: Felix Eedee Konne , Adetomi Bademosi , Iyingiala Austin-Asomeji , David Chinyere Omereji , Beatrice Wobiarueri Moore-Igwe , Oroma Ethel Konne 
Published: March 2022

Malaria parasitaemia has remained an issue of public health concern. The coexistence of malaria and pregnancy is more burdensome with high mortality and other devastating effects on maternal and child health. This cross-sectional study carried out was focused on the impact of malaria among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in General Hospital, Bori and Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, Port Harcourt. Four hundred women were involved in this study of which two hundred each from a facility. Pregnant women with pyrexia of unknown origin, HIV and those on anti-malarial drugs were excluded. Simple random sampling technique was used. Primary and secondary data sources were used including the use of a self-structured questionnaire comprising socio-demographic variables and items about gestation and pregnancy history. Statistical analysis involved the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25 for descriptive and inferential statistics – Chi Square at 0.05 level of significance. Laboratory investigation was according to the recommended standard analytical method for malaria parasite examination. Five milliliters (5mls) of blood was obtained from each subject by venepuncture into EDTA bottles. The samples were used to assay for malaria parasite determination using the Giemsa staining technique. Result revealed that pregnant women in the first trimester had the highest prevalence of malaria; BMSH (43.9%) and GHB (45.5%). Preventive safe practices are recommended including the use of insecticide treated nets, vector control methods and others. Diagnosis and treatment should be done timely especially in the first trimester.
Effect of Pre-procedure Anxiety Levels on Post-procedure Pain Scores in Women Undergoing Hysterosalpingography in South-south Nigeria
Authors: Kiridi E. K. , Oriji P. C. , Abasi I. J. 
Published: March 2022

Background: Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive after one year of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse. Hysterosalpingography plays a very crucial role the evaluation of the women with infertility.
Objective: To determine the relationship between pre-procedure anxiety and procedure-associated pain among infertile women undergoing hysterosalpingography.
Materials and Methods: This prospective survey was conducted at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Radiology Departments of the two tertiary health institutions in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, from January to August, 2021. Hysterosalpingography was done for 380 infertile women, after obtaining written informed consent. Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) were used to grade levels of anxiety and pain, respectively. Data were entered into a pre-designed proforma, and analysed using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) version 25.0. Results were presented in frequencies and percentages for categorical variables; mean and standard deviation for continuous variables.
Results: The pre-procedure anxiety scores showed significant, positive, and strong relationship with post-procedure pain scores, reflected in a correlation coefficient of 0.50 (p – 0.001). For every unit change in anxiety score, there was an estimated 25.4% change in the pain perception documented by the participants. For participants who had an anxiety score of 0, there was an average pain score of 3.45.
Conclusion: This study established a positive correlation between pre-hysterosalpingography anxiety scores and post-hysterosalpingography pain scores.
Tea Plantation Companies Contribution towards Sustainable Development Goals: Qualitative Inquiry in Sri Lanka
Authors: Dilrukshi Perera Nuwangi , Sachitra Vilani 
Published: March 2022

The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not specific to one industry; they help every industry achieve a sustainable future. This study aims to investigate the contribution of Sri Lankan tea plantation companies towards the SDGs and how tea plantation companies enhance a sustainable future for their organizations. The qualitative research approach is employed under an exploratory research design. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from ten factory managers using a semi-structured interview protocol. And thematic analysis is employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed that SDGs provide a universal and visionary framework for contributing to economic, social, and environmental factors and lead to achieving a sustainable future for tea plantation companies. The SDGs are relevant to tea plantation companies because those SDGs assign different weights to business practices. Goals such as no poverty, good health and wellbeing, zero hunger, gender equality, sustainable cities and communities, quality education, peace and justice, and strong institutions are important in the social dimensions. And also, affordable and clean energy, climate action, responsible consumption and production, life below water, life on land, clean water and sanitation are important SDGs in the environmental model. And decent work and economic growth, industry/innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequality, and partnerships are the SDGs for the economy. Further, the majority of the SDGs contribute to enhancing society and the environment. Intriguingly, it was revealed that the willingness of the shareholders to implement socially-oriented projects is a major problem in the tea plantation sector. There is a scarcity of literature grades in SDGs in tea plantation companies in the agriculture sector. As a result, this research has delved deeper into tea plantation companies in the agricultural industry.
Mitigation of COVID-19 in Workplaces: When Push Comes to Shove in Offshore Oil Operation
Authors: Osakwe K. A. , Menkiti O. 
Published: March 2022

As COVID-19 pandemic is a novel disease with no prior antidote or proven preventive measures; global response in occupational settings significantly defaulted to remote working otherwise referred to as ‘Working from Home – WFH’ or ‘Remote Working’. While remote working favoured some industries and businesses, it was impractical for industries with processes requiring physical contact to operate such as in the offshore oil and gas industry. This meant workers in the offshore industry must dare the risk of exposure to access offshore work environment thereby increasing their exposure to the dreaded and incurable virus. The aim of this study was to explore and present effective response strategies to COVID-19 pandemic in offshore work environment when exposure becomes inevitable. The method adopted was an observational descriptive study (ODS) using the ad libitum sampling technique. A Walk-Through Survey (WTS) was conducted to observe and discuss the measures adopted by a representative offshore oil company in the Gulf of Guinea. The result showed significant potentials for increased transmission in the offshore oil industry. Multiple contact points and surfaces in offshore facilities, shared amenities and tools, and constrained proximity of working position constitute significant risk factors in offshore oil and gas facilities. Mitigation measures could be categories as general measures; pre-embarkation strategies; transit strategies; aboard strategies; and remedial strategies. Combined measures have been found a workable and effective model to mitigate the spread and transmissibility; the eminence of distancing, serial testing, personal and community hygiene, and vaccination was established as a more effective model.
Congenital Anomalies of Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)-Literature Review
Authors: Tyagi Somya , Chimurkar V. K. , Anjankar Vaibhav 
Published: March 2022

Kidneys as well as urinary tracts are the major excretory organs of the human body and removes waste products of protein metabolism.They also remove surplus water and salts from the blood.Kidneys as well as urinary tracts also important for survival as they are crucial for preserving the fluid-electrolyte balance of the body tissue fluids.The inaccuracies in the embryogenesis of the outflow tractsalong with thekidneys are vulnerable to the environmental endargements and disturb the development throughout gestation.Mutations in the patient with CAKUT are responsible for the chronic renal diseases in the 1st three decades of life.Fetus dose not survive in severe cases of CAKUT as a result of non formation of kidneys and outflow tract, but in less severe cases there are more chances to survive and may identified in adulthood.Though the critical cases of CAKUT are infrequent, marginal nephron number is considerablyfrequent disorder exerting its effect on renal functions with increasing age.
Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract have a wide range ofabnormalities inclusive offatalagenesis of both the kidneys andasymptomatic ectopic kidneys.Hence patient with the solitary kidney should follow-up regularly for better and close monitoring.
The clinical presentation of CAKUT along with its long term outcomes and epidemiology is covered in this review.With a comphrehensive knowledge of the roots of CAKUT and marginal nephron numbers, identification of preventive treatment and establishment of clinical guidelines for the patients can be begun.Comphrehension of relevant endangerments and changes in the epidemiological trends especially modified maternal factors and delivery services is vital for prompt detection and prediction of prognosis in the course of pregnancy due to subsequent morbidity and mortality as a result of the presence of CAKUT.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) Study on Diabetic Foot Care among Diabetic Patients with Diabetic Foot Lesions in District Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Authors: Shamim Tahira , Sumreen Laila , Shaheen Ghazala , Asif Hafiz Muhammad , Qamar-Uz-Zaman Muhammad , Shirazi Jafir Hussain , Adnan Qazi , Tanveer Rida , Sajid-Ur-Rehman M. 
Published: March 2022

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic multifactorial metabolic illness that is characterized by numerous chronic complications. Diabetes affects almost every system of the body. Among these diabetic foot is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus. Its main objective was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and foot care practices in diabetic patients suffering from diabetic foot lesions. An institutional-based cross-sectional study was designed to be conducted at Civil Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Total 150 diabetic patients with diabetic foot lesions were selected by systematic random sampling method. An informed written consent was obtained from each of the study participant according to the declaration of Helsinki. Data was collected by a structured and pretested questionnaire via face-to-face interview and by direct observation of the patient. Ratio of Type II diabetes among study population was 91.3% whereas 23.3% patients were having family history of diabetes. Result of the study showed that 44.35% patients of study sample were having some knowledge about diabetes related complications whereas 45.44% patients were having a positive attitude towards control and prevention of diabetes related complications. Good foot care and footwear practices were being carried out by just 33.62% of patients included in the study. It was concluded from the present study that by providing education regarding control and management of diabetes and its complications, patients training about foot care practices, early detection and management of peripheral neuropathy and strict control of blood glucose could be very helpful in decreasing the diabetic complication including diabetic foot lesions.
COVID-19 E BIOSSEGURANÇA, UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA PARA A PRÁTICA ODONTOLÓGICA COVID-19 AND BIOSAFETY, A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR DENTAL PRACTICE
Authors: Reis Carvalho Lívia , Filadelfo Silva Marcelo 
Published: March 2022

A prática clínica da Odontologia requer o conhecimento de uma série deprotocolos quanto ao controle de infecção, tendo em vista a grande quantidadede doenças que podem ser transmitidas durante a realização dosprocedimentos. Essas medidas de biossegurança são adotadas em diversasetapas do atendimento, caracterizadas pela realização de uma anamnesecompleta do paciente, pelo uso de adequados equipamentos deproteção individual (EPIs), bem como pelo descarte dos materiais usados.Entretanto, o quadro atual, decorrente da pandemia de COVID-19, trouxea necessidade de adaptação de uma série de protocolos e especificaçõesde EPIs, em função do alto nível de infectividade do SARS-CoV2, e tambémpor conta do seu curso incerto para diferentes grupos de paciente,que tem alta letalidade indivíduos de maior faixa etária e também portadoresde comorbidades como diabetes, obesidade e problemas cardíacos.Em função de sua presença na saliva, procedimentos que produzamaerossol por exemplo, tornaram-se críticos para a transmissão da doença,devendo ser evitados ou minimizados quanto a adoção de diferentes estratégiasespecíficas. O conhecimento das características da doença, bemcomo das medidas a serem implementadas para evitar sua propagaçãosão fundamentais para o atendimento seguro dos pacientes, assim comopara a preservação da saúde da equipe profissional de atendimento.The clinical practice of Dentistry requires knowledge of a series of protocolsregarding infection control, in view of the large number of diseasesthat can be transmitted during the performance of the procedures. Thesebiosafety measures are adopted in several stages of care characterized byperforming a complete patient history, using appropriate personal protectiveequipment (PPE), as well as disposing of used materials. However,the current situation, resulting from the pandemic of COVID-19, brought the need to adapt a series of protocols and specifications of PPE, due tothe high level of infectivity of SARS-CoV2, and also because of its uncertaincourse for different patient groups, which have high lethality individualsof older age and also have comorbidities such as diabetes, obesity andheart problems. Due to their presence in saliva, procedures that produceaerosol, for example, have become critical for the transmission of the disease,and should be avoided or minimized when adopting different specificstrategies. Knowledge of the characteristics of the disease, as well asthe measures to be implemented to prevent its spread, are fundamentalfor the safe care of patients, as well as for the preservation of the health ofthe professional care team.