bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalence, early predictors, and outcomes of ARDS in the neuro-ICU: a prospective cohort study
Authors: Wang Ruihong , Lu Aili , Li Huiping , Ma Zhaohui , Wu Shibiao , Lu Hongji , Huang Yan , Wang Lixin , Yuan Fang 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Background
Neurocritically ill patients are at high risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but related studies are still scarce. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, early predictors, and clinical outcomes of ARDS in in the neurological intensive care unit (NICU).
Methods
This prospective study included consecutive patients in the NICU. The incidence of ARDS was examined, and baseline characteristics were investigated as potential early predictors for ARDS. The in-hospital mortality, length of NICU stay, total cost in NICU, and neurological functions at 90 days were explored.
Results
Of 165 NICU patients included, 41 (24.8%) developed ARDS (29 [71%] were moderate to severe ARDS). 88% of ARDS cases occurred within one week of admission. NUTRIC score (RR 1.246 95% CI 1.003–1.550, p = 0.047) and PaO2/FiO2 (RR 0.985, 95% CI 0.979–0.992, p < 0.001) on admission were independent associated with ARDS, and high BNP (RR 0.995, 95% CI 0.992–0.998, p = 0.001) was a red flag biomarker warning that the respiratory symptoms may be caused by cardiac failure rather than ARDS. ARDS patients had longer stay (13.8 ± 8.2 vs 10.8 ± 7.3 days, P = 0.029) and higher expenses (51001 ± 29787 vs 34811 ± 29897 Chinese YUAN, P = 0.003) in NICU, compared to non-ARDS patients. None of the NICU patients with moderate to severe ARDS had a favorable outcome at 90 days.
Conclusions
ARDS is common in NICU, with most cases occurring in the first week of admission. NUTRIC score and PaO2/FiO2 on admission are early predictors of ARDS. ARDS worsens both short-term and long-term outcomes.
Prevalence and predictors of hypomagnesemia among critically ill diarrhoeal patients and their outcome in a developing country
Authors: M Gazi Md. Salahuddin , Sarmin Monira , Alam Aklima , Afroze Farzana , Shahrin Lubaba , Shahid Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin , Shaima Shamsun Nahar , Sultana Nadia , Chisti Mohammod Jobayer , Ahmed Tahmeed 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Despite having an essential role in maintaining human body physiology, magnesium has gained little attention. In patients with diarrhea requiring critical care, understanding magnesium homeostasis is important. Thus, we sought to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of hypomagnesemia in diarrheal patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). This retrospective data analysis was conducted among patients admitted to the ICU of a diarrheal disease hospital between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019. Serum total magnesium results were extracted from the electronic medical record system to identify patients with hypomagnesemia and normomagnesemia as cases and controls respectively. A total of 987 patients fulfilled the study criteria. Among them, 263 (26.6%) hypomagnesemic patients were the cases. From 515 (52.2%) normomagnesemic patients, 263 were selected as controls. We have identified adulthood (aOR: 3.71, 95% CI: 2.11-6.52, p<0.001), severe sepsis (aOR: 2.45, 95% CI: 1.57-3.85, p<0.001) and hypocalcemia (aOR: 6.72, 95% CI: 4.01-11.27, p<0.001) as the independent predictors for hypomagnesemia. The survival rate was significantly lower among hypomagnesemic patients (51.7% vs. 63.9%, p=0.006). Due to the high prevalence of hypomagnesemia among critically ill patients, routine supplementation of magnesium among patients having severe sepsis might have survival benefits, especially in resource-poor settings.
Construction of virtual simulation experiment teaching platform for fire and explosion in urban underground Integrated pipe gallery
Authors: Deng Qigen , Yao Mengmeng , Du Yinsheng , Liu Zhaosi 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
For the needs of practical teaching of safety engineering related majors, in order to have a clearer and more intuitive understanding of the structure of urban underground integrated pipe gallery and related knowledge of fire and explosion treatment, the construction of a virtual simulation experimental teaching platform for urban underground integrated pipe gallery fire and explosion has been carried out in-depth research. Through the construction of the platform, the highly realistic urban underground pipe gallery structure is reproduced virtually, so that students can carry out experiments in a virtual environment, and realize the experimental teaching such as the understanding of the structure of the underground integrated pipe gallery, the use of the inspection instruments in the pipe gallery, the analysis and disposal of the formation factors of the fire in the pipe gallery, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and hemostasis bandage. The experimental teaching practice shows that the experimental teaching method of immersion, guidance, heuristic and problem creation greatly stimulates students' interest in learning, enhances students' autonomous learning ability and learning efficiency, improves the experimental teaching effect, saves a lot of teaching experiment time and money, and completes the purpose of teaching.
The influence of delayed payment obligation on purchase decision of household: evidence from Nigerian data
Authors: Ojonta Obed I. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine the influence of delayed payment obligation on household purchase decision in Nigeria. Unlike the large of existing studies, this study used binary regression model estimation and draws a dataset of 2019 General Household Survey with sample size of 2911 household for the analysis. The stylized facts from the dataset revealed more share of rural household than their counterparts in urban household. Interestingly, the results show that delayed payment obligation is positive and significantly influence purchase decision of household in Nigeria. But when the household is disaggregated into rural and urban household, the result shows that some household that barrowed from friends and family and household that reduced food consumption expenditure have positive and significant influence on purchase decision in both rural and urban household while household that received assistance from friends and family has positive and significant influence on purchase decision by rural household. This study recommends delayed payment obligation for important factor to drive purchase decision by household. This could be achieved through policy formulation that will promote delayed payment obligation.JEL Classifications: D4; EH5; O15; P16
Numerical analysis of the thermo-elastic behavior of beams in steel structures
Authors: TOAIBA Afaf , TATI Abdelouahab , KRIKER Abdelouahed 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
This paper deals with a numerical thermo-elastic behavior analysis of beams in steel structures. The beams are subjected to a uniformly distributed load under uniform and linear temperature distribution through the depth. A new frame-finite element based on the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and Von Karman strain–displacement relationship has been developed for the nonlinear bending analysis of steel beams. The total potential energy principle has been employed for geometrical and stiffness matrices derivation. The formulated finite element model has been validated by comparing the obtained results with those obtained using analytical and numerical methods from the literature. Furthermore, the element has been used to perform a parametric study to explore the effect of temperature rise on the static behavior of beams in steel structures in the material elastic range. The results showed that the proposed numerical model can simulate the thermo-elastic behavior of beams in steel structures under thermal conditions.
Tribological Characteristics of Nitrided in Plasma Glow Discharge Samples Made From Titanium Alloy VT5 in Pairs With Different Materials.
Authors: Sagalovych Olexiy , Sagalovych Vlad , s.f.Dudnik  , V.V.Popov  , O.K.Oleynik  
Published: September 2022

Abstract
One of the modern methods of improving operating characteristics of titanium and titanium-based alloys under conditions of friction and increased contact loads is the method of ion-plasma nitriding. The effect of nitriding of VT5 alloy (Al 4,5-6,7 %, V to 1,2 %, Mo to 0,8 % − analogue 3.7115) in the plasma of a glow discharge excited in a hollow cathode on its tribological characteristics in pairs with different materials in T-1 fuel and under dry friction conditions has been studied. For research and tribological tests, samples of VT5 alloy were nitrided in the plasma of a glow discharge excited in a hollow cathode at a temperature of 975 ± 15°C and a pressure of 58 ± 2 PA in a nitrogen-argon gas mixture with a nitrogen content of 78 %. Studies of samples of VT5 alloy after nitriding showed that the surface roughness Ra was in the range of 0.58-0.64, and the surface hardness HV5 was 525 ± 20 kgf/mm² at a base hardness of 325 ± 15 kgf/mm². Tribological tests were performed on a friction machine 2070 SMT-1 according to the scheme "cube - roller". Tests under conditions of friction with oil were performed at a load of 200 N. The sliding speed during the tests was 1.3 m/s, the test time was 75 sec. The test under dry friction conditions was carried out at a load of 100 N and a sliding speed of 0.785 m/s, the test time was 30 minutes. Low wear ability in relation to the nitrided titanium alloy VT5 (<2.4x10-4 mm3/s), as well as friction coefficients at the level of 0.08 to 0.12 in the order of their growth had bronze VB-23NTS (Pd 18–22 %, Ni 3–4 %, Zn 3–4 %, Sb 3–4 %, P 0.15–0.3) r.O10C2N3, VB-24 (Sb 4.7–6, 2 %, P 0.4–0.9), steel 1.3505, cast iron GGG80, cemented steel 20Cr3MoWV
Significance of micropores for removal of hydrogen sulfide from oxygen-free gas streams by activated carbon
Authors: Liu Bin , Zuo Songlin 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Activated carbon materials are widely used adsorbents for removal of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) during purification of gas streams. Five commercially available wood-, coal-, and coconut shell-based activated carbons, prepared by phosphoric acid activation and steam activation, were chosen as adsorbents. The removal of H2S by these materials was studied by plotting breakthrough curves to determine the effect of pore structure on H2S adsorption from an oxygen-free gas stream. Conventional catalyst-loaded activated carbons were not as effective under these conditions compared with H2S removal from an oxygen-containing stream. The results showed that adsorption of H2S by activated carbon under oxygen-free conditions was dependent on the microporous structure, particularly micropores with size of 1 nm. The H2S breakthrough capacity of CS-3 was 0.026 g/cm3 under oxygen-free conditions. Compared with conventional KOH- and CuO-loaded activated carbons, the steam activated materials with highly developed micropore structures were better adsorbents for H2S removal because of their high adsorption capacities and reduced fire risk. Moreover, it was found that pre-adsorption or co-adsorption of carbon tetrachloride led to poisoning of the activated carbon for H2S adsorption.
Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast with Anemia and Unexplained Fever: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Li Zhenghang , Zhang Xiaohui , Jiang Ning 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
The PT, which is a rare tumor accounting for approximately 1% of all breast tumors, could be classified as benign, junctional, or malignant based on stromal morphology. Herein, we reported a 52-year-old woman with an enlarged breast mass within 2 months to 90 x 50 mm, accompanied by cachexia and a fever. And clinicopathological findings included progressive erythrocyte drop and hypoproteinemia after hospitalization, no defined causative agent by various laboratory tests as well as no definite diagnosis even through FNA cytology and local biopsy. After symptomatic treatment, mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection were performed, and postoperative pathological diagnosis suggested MPT with ER(-), PR(-), HER-2(-), KI67(30%+), P63(-), CK5/6(-), EMA(-), and P53(+), subsequently conventional chest radiotherapy treatments were executed (radiation dose: CTV 50Gy/25F) about 25 procedures. However, lung metastasis appeared just a few months later re-accompanied by fever and other symptoms. Therefore,a case report and literature review of malignant phyllodes tumor are presented herein to lead to increased awareness and recognition of this disease.
Alcoholic fermentation as a strategy to mitigate pesticides and mycotoxins
Authors: Giacomini Rafaela Xavier , Acosta Eliza Rodrigues , Cerqueira Maristela Barnes Rodrigues , Primel Ednei Gilberto , Garda-Buffon Jaqueline 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
In this study alcoholic fermentation was explored to reduce the pesticides – 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and procymidone – and the mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA), besides evaluating their effects on quality parameters of the process. Fermentation (at 20°C for 168 h) was conducted in synthetic must (YPD and 10 g hL− 1 of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to which the following were added: 2,4-D (6.73 mg L− 1) and procymidone (2.24 mg L− 1), simultaneously (Treatment 1); and OTA (0.83 and 2.66 µg L− 1) (Treatments 2 and 3). The control treatment had no contaminants. All contaminated treatments showed lower ethanol production and cell viability. The highest decrease in contaminants was found after 168 h of fermentation: 22 and 65% in the cases of both pesticides while OTA decreased 52 and 58% (Treatments 2–0.83 µg L− 1 and 3–2.66 µg L− 1). Decrease in procymidone and OTA due to metabolic processes in yeast cells is mainly related to peroxidase activity and glutathione production.
The relationship between diabetes and the severity of COVID-19
Authors: Abobaker Hussam Khaled , Abozraa Abdalrhman Mhd Ali , Al-Bardan Hussam 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Background
A new viral disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originally surfaced in Wuhan, China, and has swiftly spread throughout the globe. We sought to comprehend how COVID-19's prognosis related to diabetes mellitus.
Methods
This is a retrospective, single-center cohort research conducted at Damascus Hospital from December 25, 2020 to March 20, 2021, 365 COVID-19 patients were enrolled. Data on demographics, clinical characteristics, laboratories, radiologic findings, therapies, complications, and clinical outcomes were taken from medical records and compared between groups with and without diabetes (n = 195 and n = 170).
Results
Out of 365 COVID-19 patients that were involved in the trial, 207 (57%) were men and 158 (43%) were women. Patients participating in COVID-19 were divided into two groups: those with diabetes (n = 195) and those without the condition (n = 170). Patients with diabetes had higher rates of symptoms such as fatigue (86.7%, P = 0.000), dyspnea (93.8%, P = 0.000), headache (32.8%, P = 0.000), and chest discomfort (8.2%, P = 0.000). We found that those with uncontrolled diabetes who were coronavirus-infected had a significant mortality rate, with a death rate of 64% in this group of patients.
Conclusion
The prognosis of COVID-19 is independently at risk due to diabetes. Patients with diabetes, especially those who require insulin therapy, should get more focus on prevention and treatment.
Undernutrition and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in East Borena Zone, Liban District, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, 2021
Authors: Arero Godana 
Published: September 2022

AbstractBackground Undernutrition is “cellular imbalance between supply of nutrients, energy, and body’s demand to ensure growth, maintenance, and specific function. However, there was no study conducted earlier on this topic in East Borena Zone. Objective To assess the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among pregnant women in East Borena Zone, Liban district. Method A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted on 420 study participants from November 20 to December 2021. The systematic sampling technique and simple random sampling methods were used to select the study participants. Data were double entered into Epi-info software version 7 and SPSS version 21 software for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the characteristics of the study participants. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were carried out to identify the association between independent and dependent variables measuring the adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results Prevalence of undernutrition among pregnant women was 44.9% [95%CI: (41.5, 50.1), family monthly income [AOR = 8.72 (4.80, 15.83)], women decision making, autonomy [AOR = 0.40 (0.19, 0.82)], skipping meal [AOR = 2.62 (1.41, 4.89)], substance use, [AOR = 2.01 (1.07, 3.77)], household food insecurity [AOR = 2.01 (1.06, 3.80)], lack of prenatal dietary advices [AOR = 2.73 (1.53, 4.89)], absence of household latrine [AOR = 9.23 (3.48, 24.46)], not participating health development army’s meeting at village level [AOR = 3.01 (1.57, 5.72)] and hand washing habit [AOR = 6.55 (3.02, 14.20)] had shown statistically significant association with undernutrition. Conclusion The prevalence of undernutrition among pregnant women was high. Income, women's decision making autonomy, skipping meals, substances use, household food insecurity, lack of prenatal dietary advice, poor hand washing habits, lack of latrine, and not participation in health development army’s meetings were found to be predictors of the undernutrition.
Comprehensive Evaluation of Child Health Care in China
Authors: Wu Miao , Liu Qian , Wang Zhengye 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Child health is an important public health issue in China and the Chinese government always attached great importance to child health care. With the implementation of a series of medical and health reforms in China in recent decades, the status of child health improved year by year.
Objectives: This study aims to comprehensively evaluate dynamic changes in child health care status from 2000 to 2020 and determine whether the policies and measures implemented in the medical and health reforms effectively promoted the development of child health care in China.
Methods: A total of six indicators were selected from the China Health Statistics Yearbook. Based on the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) algorithm, three different evaluation methods were applied in the study, which are the weighted technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) method, the weighted rank-sum ratio (RSR) method, and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE). Each indicator's weight was calculated by the entropy weight methods objectively. The sensitivity analysis was conducted to validate the stability and accuracy of the rank results.
Results: The results indicated that the rank values of each year’s child health care calculated by the different evaluation methods were not exactly the same, but the overall trend is consistent which is that child health care in China improved year by year from 2000 to 2020. The top 5 were ranked from 2016-2020 and the bottom 5 were ranked from 2000-2004.
Conclusions: The results indicated that the policies and measures implemented in the medical and health reforms have effectively promoted the development of child health care in China in the past few decades, providing a scientific theoretical basis for future policy-making to promote child health care.
Adaptation and validation of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale- Short Form scale in Chinese diabetic foot ulcer individuals
Authors: Ma Lin , Ma Wanxia , Lin Shuang , Li Yan , Ran Xingwu 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Background: The quality of life (QoL) of diabetic foot ulcer patients is worse than that of diabetic patients. The Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale-Short Form (DFS-SF) is an available instrument to evaluate the quality of life of diabetic foot individuals. The aim of this study was to translate the DFS-SF into Chinese and evaluate its validity and reliability.
Methods: This study was conducted in two phases. We followed the Brislin Translation and Back-translation model to translate the DFS-SF into Mandarin Chinese in the first phase. In the second phase, we examined the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the DFS-SF.
Results: A total of 208 participants were recruited for our study. The I-CVI of the Chinese version of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale varied from 0.800-1.000, and the S-CVI/Ave was 0.911. The Cronbach’s α coefficient of the scale was 0.952. The confirmatory factor analysis showed the evitable structural validity of the scale, with CFI=0.911 and RMSEA=0.072 (P <0.001). The results of the criterion-related validity showed that the subscales were significantly related to the subscales of the SF-36, with coefficients ranging from 0.116 to 0.571 (P<0.05).
Discussion: The procedure of the translation and the examination of the scale rigidly followed the suggested model. The reliability of our study was similar to that of other studies. Furthermore, the validity results showed that the scale structure was reliable. It could be a reliable instrument to evaluate the quality of life in the diabetic foot population.
Conclusion: The adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the Diabetic Foot Ulcers Scale-Short Form are good and it will be a reliable instrument to evaluate the QoL of Chinese diabetic foot ulcer patients.
Mitigation of BTEX occurring during the storage of Poultry Litter using Nanomaterials and Statistical Analysis
Authors: Akdemir Ümmükülsüm Özel , AKDEMİR ANDAÇ 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Adsorption capacities of nanomaterials is the main reason why they are effective in the gas treatment. Treatment of the gases formed in poutry manure with graphene oxide, single-walled carbon nanotube, multi-walled carbon, activated carbon and graphite is the aim of this paper. Since the most common pollutant relased from manure storage is volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene being VOCs was analized during 84 days, in the study. The VOC holding capacities of different materials in different cabinets were examined. The adsorbent material performances between the cabinets were compared statistically such as Manny-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis H, Wilcoxon. It was concluded that in the case of adding additional carbon nanotubes, a decrease in pollutant emission was observed, but the use of different materials did not cause a difference in pollutant release between benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene.