bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Street mothers’ well-being and motivation to leave street life in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia: A phenomenological study
Authors: Nigatu Dabere , Tsega Gebeyehu , Birhanu Shiferaw , Workineh Yinager , Tadele Christian , Ambaw Fentie 
Published: December 2022

Background
Being-street mother is a challenging life situation for both the mothers and their children. However, the lived experiences of motherhood in street families are not explored very well in Ethiopia in general. Hence, this study explored street mothers’ well-being, perception of street life, and motivation to leave street life in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia.

Methods
A phenomenological study was conducted on 10 street mothers from July 13, 2021 to July 17, 2021. The mothers were selected using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using face-to-face in-depth interview method. Data were analyzed using framework approach.

Results
Four themes emerged from the data: well-being of mothers and their children with four subthemes (physical, social, mental, and spiritual wellbeing), perception of street life, motivations to leave street life and efforts to end street life. Nearly all of the street mothers perceived that living on the street was terrible for them and their kids. They described it as an absolutely revolting, bitter, awful, horrible, and difficult life. Generally, street mothers had the motivation to leave street life, but only some had exerted tangible efforts to end the street life.

Conclusion
Street mothers had a very poor status in almost all dimensions of well-being. The perception of mother about their street life was negative. The mothers had strong motivation to end street life but were unable to make strong tangible efforts showing that they need assistance mechanisms before they change to street extended families under misery.
Socio-demographic characteristics and their relation to medical service consumption among elderly in Israel during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 as compared to the corresponding period in 2019
Authors: Shaked Ohad , Korn Liat , Shapiro Yair , Koren Gideon , Zigdon Avi 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the isolation of the population in Israel, including the elderly. The present study aimed to compare the consumption of medical services among adults over the age of 65 in Israel at the time of the first COVID-19 lockdown relative to the corresponding period the year before.

Methods
We conducted a retrospective longitudinal observational quantitative research based on the Natali Healthcare Solutions Israel database of subscribers. Company subscribers over the age of 65 (N = 103,955) were included in the sample (64.5% women) in two time periods, before the COVID-19 outbreak-P1, in 2019, and during the first COVID-19 lockdown- P2 in 2020. Logistic regression was applied to examine service consumption for study variables.

Results
The average number of referrals to services was lower during the COVID-19 lockdown period (M = 0.3658, SD = 0.781) compared to the corresponding period in the previous year (M = 0.5402, SD = 0.935). The average number of ambulance orders, doctor home visits and service refusals were higher when compared to the same period in the previous year. During both time periods, women (P1- M = 0.5631, SD = 0.951; P2- M = 0.3846, SD = 0.800) required significantly more (p < .000) services than men (P1- M = 0.5114, SD = 0.910; P2- M = 0.3417, SD = 0.753). Older, widowed people, living in non-Jewish/mixed localities, or in average or below average socioeconomic status localities required relatively more services to those with opposite socio-demographic traits (p < .000).

Summary and conclusions
In a large sample of elderly in Israel, findings indicate a decrease in referrals to medical care during the first COVID-19 lockdown period, yet an increase in ambulance orders, doctor visits and service refusals. Socio-demographic characteristics showed a similar effect in both time periods. The period of the first COVID-19 lockdown was characterized by a higher incidence of medical service refusals as compared to the equivalent period in the previous year.
Determinants of long-term opioid use in hospitalized patients
Authors: Kurteva Siyana , Abrahamowicz Michal , Weir Daniala , Gomes Tara , Tamblyn Robyn 
Published: December 2022

Background
Long-term opioid use is an increasingly important problem related to the ongoing opioid epidemic. The purpose of this study was to identify patient, hospitalization and system-level determinants of long term opioid therapy (LTOT) among patients recently discharged from hospital.

Design
To be eligible for this study, patient needed to have filled at least one opioid prescription three-months post-discharge. We retrieved data from the provincial health insurance agency to measure medical service and prescription drug use in the year prior to and after hospitalization. A multivariable Cox Proportional Hazards model was utilized to determine factors associated with time to the first LTOT occurrence, defined as time-varying cumulative opioid duration of ≥ 60 days.

Results
Overall, 22.4% of the 1,551 study patients were classified as LTOT, who had a mean age of 66.3 years (SD = 14.3). Having no drug copay status (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 1.91, 95% CI: 1.40–2.60), being a LTOT user before the index hospitalization (aHR 6.05, 95% CI: 4.22–8.68) or having history of benzodiazepine use (aHR 1.43, 95% CI: 1.12–1.83) were all associated with an increased likelihood of LTOT. Cardiothoracic surgical patients had a 40% lower LTOT risk (aHR 0.55, 95% CI: 0.31–0.96) as compared to medical patients. Initial opioid dispensation of > 90 milligram morphine equivalents (MME) was also associated with higher likelihood of LTOT (aHR 2.08, 95% CI: 1.17–3.69).

Conclusions and relevance
Several patient-level characteristics associated with an increased risk of ≥ 60 days of cumulative opioid use. The results could be used to help identify patients who are at high-risk of continuing opioids beyond guideline recommendations and inform policies to curb excessive opioid prescribing.
Cardiometabolic deaths attributable to poor diet among Kuwaiti adults
Authors: Al-Lahou Badreya , Ausman Lynne M. , Peñalvo José L. , Huggins Gordon S. , Zhang Fang Fang 
Published: December 2022

Background
Nutrition transition towards a Western diet is happening in parallel with the rapidly increasing rates of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Kuwait. The cardiometabolic deaths attributable to poor diet have not been quantified among Kuwaiti adults.

Methods
Using a Comparative Risk Assessment model that incorporated dietary intake data from Kuwait’s first national nutrition survey, number of cardiometabolic deaths from the World Health Organization, and estimated associations of diet with cardiometabolic deaths from the Global Burden of Disease project, we estimated the number and proportion of cardiometabolic deaths attributable to suboptimal intake of 10 dietary factors among Kuwaiti adults ages 25+ years, and by population subgroups.

Findings
An estimated 1,308 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] = 1,228–1,485) cardiometabolic deaths were attributed to suboptimal diet, accounting for 64.7% (95% UI = 60.7%-73.4%) of all cardiometabolic deaths in Kuwait in 2009. The low intake of nuts/seeds was associated with the highest estimated number and proportion of cardiometabolic deaths (n = 380, 18.8%), followed by high intake of sodium (n = 256, 12.6%), low intake of fruits (n = 250, 12.4%), low intake of vegetables (n = 236, 11.7%), low intake of whole grains (n = 201, 9.9%), and high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (n = 201, 9.9%). The estimated proportions of cardiometabolic deaths attributable to suboptimal diet were higher in men (67.7%) than women (57.8%) and in younger adults aged 25–34 years (84.5%) than older adults aged ≥55 years (55.6%).

Conclusion
Suboptimal dietary intake was associated with a very substantial proportion of cardiometabolic deaths among Kuwaiti adults in 2009, with young adults and men experiencing the largest proportion of diet-associated cardiometabolic deaths in Kuwait.
N.M. Yadrintsev and A.F. Barkov in 1874: «A New Period of Life, Full of Personal Happiness and Major Social Success»
Authors: Golovinov A.V. , Golovinova Yu.V. 
Published: December 2022

This article considers a significant period in the biography of Nikolai Mikhailovich Yadrintsev. In the high summer of 1874 in St. Petersburg the famous publicist got married to Adelaide Fedorovna Barkova. The authors emphasize that with the beginning of his family life N. M. Yadrintsev intensified his creative activity, having a reliable rear and household arrangements.
Guided by the first biographical information and appealing to sources of personal origin (letters, memoirs, autobiography), the authors have proved that in the surviving materials there are obvious inaccuracies in determining the exact date of marriage. Only with a thorough analysis of extant written sources the correct date of the wedding can be established.
In general, the authors conclude that the wife played a significant role in the life of Nikolai Mikhailovich. Outstanding, sociable, responsive and intellectually gifted A.F. Barkova wholeheartedly shared any of her husband's endeavors. Analyzing the autobiographical notes the authors state that after the wedding the destiny of N.M. Yadrintsev changed, he felt a burst of energy in his activity.
Effectiveness of Border Security Governance in Preventing Crimes in Nimule Border Post South Sudan
Authors: Yol Marial Chanuong , Mwangi Samson Wokabi , Mwaeke Panuel 
Published: December 2022

This paper uses data collected for an MA Thesis on the effectiveness of Border Security Governance in Preventing Crimes in Nimule Border Post South Sudan. The study assessed the nature of existing border security models at Nimule Border Post –South Sudan; to assessed the influence of administrative structures on border security at Nimule Border Post –South Sudan, established the effect of resource allocation on the quality of border security at Nimule Border Post –South Sudan, and finally determined law enforcement officers perceptions on best practices for border security governance at Nimule Border Post –South Sudan. This study was guided by two theories; The Contingency Theory and The Governance Theory. The study use a Descriptive Research Survey Design to investigate the problem under the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 75 senior members of the police and 10 Key Informants. Key informants guide was used to collect qualitative data from the Key Informants. Data was analysed with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and the results presented using tables, bar graphs and pie charts. According to this study the existing border security model is only composed of the local police. This is inconsistent with the new international security model that require a coordinated multipronged approach by other public agencies. This explains the runaway insecurity prevalent in south Sudan and worse in areas around Nimule border itself. This administrative structure is organized in para- military style that limit and affect decision making of street officers at the Nimule border and characteristically discouraged free hand in operational contexts thus stifled security operations at the Nimule border. The study also established allocation of very scanty resources that did not support adoption of modern state of the arts border security technology at the Nimule border. According to this study law enforcement perceptions sought for the establishment of; joint border crossing points, international cooperation, border community policing programs, establishment of border communities in border security management and coordinated cross-border patrols and multiagency operations. As a policy matter, the government should bench mark with developed countries of best border security model which requires a coordinated multipronged approach by other public agencies and conform to it if she is to cut the problem of border insecurity to the nib. Further, decentralize and demilitarize the administrative structure which are a characteristic of hierarchical leadership structures and strict command and give officers on the street a free hand in decision making at the Nimule Border.
Biochemical analysis in congenital neuroblastoma
Authors: Montero Domínguez Cristina , Ortiz Temprado Alicia , Martínez Figueras Laura , Guillamón Seoane Alba , Fernández Ruano Miguel 
Published: December 2022

Abstract

Objectives
The incidence of congenital neuroblastoma has increased in the recent years. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and biochemical characteristics of cases of congenital neuroblastoma diagnosed in our center.

Case presentation
We report three cases of congenital neuroblastoma diagnosed in our hospital. In two, diagnosis was made prenatally, whereas the other case was detected in the immediate neonatal period. In the three cases, neuroblastoma was located in the abdominal region and exhibited elevated concentrations of catecholamines or their metabolites in single voided urine samples. Two tumors were classified as stage M, and one as stage L2. The N-MYC oncogen was not amplified in any of the cases studied. Histopathological analysis was favorable in the three cases. The tumor was resected in two patients. The three received chemotherapy.

Conclusions
The measurement of catecholamines and their metabolites is essential in the diagnosis of neuroblastoma. When 24 h urine cannot be collected, single voided urine can be used to calculate the index based on creatinine concentrations.
Development and validation of a predictive model for immune-related genes in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Yang Meng , Zeng Changyu , Gong Zhongcheng , Shao Bo , Liu Gaocheng , Bao Xuying , Nie Bin 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The present study involved building a model of immune-related genes (IRGs) that can predict the survival outcomes of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC). Using the TCGA database, we collected the gene expression profiles of patients with TSCC and analyzed the differences in IRGs obtained from the ImmPort database. Subsequently, we constructed a predictive model. Transcription factors and differentially expressed IRGs can be used to construct TSCC regulatory network. CIBERSORT tool was used to analyze the relative proportion of 22 tumor-infiltrating immune cells in TSCC samples. Finally, a prognostic model is constructed. We established an IRG model formed by seven genes. The receiver operating characteristic value of the prognostic model based on IRGs is 0.739. After the analysis of the correlation between IRGs and clinical and pathological conditions, we found that Gast was related to grade, IRF9, LTB, and T stage. Among the 22 tumor-infiltrating immune cells, the resting natural killer (NK) cells were found to be related to the 5-year survival rate. This study constructed a prognostic model formed by seven IRGs and discussed the tumor-infiltrating immune cells, which are related to the survival outcome, reflecting the potential regulatory role of TSCC tumor immune microenvironment that could potentially promote individualized treatment.
Relationship between platelet activation markers and spontaneous abortion: A meta-analysis
Authors: Gao Hua , Ma Hui-Juan , Li Ying-Jia , Li Yun , Zhang Ji-Rong 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Numerous studies have indicated that mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) were correlated with spontaneous abortion (SAB), but the results were contradictory. Hence, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the association of MPV and PDW with SAB. We systematically searched on China National Knowledge Internet, PubMed, and Embase up to May 2022 to retrieve eligible studies. The synthesized standard mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to evaluate the correlation of MPV and PDW with SAB. A total of 20 studies were finally included in this meta-analysis. The pooled analysis results showed that PDW was markedly increased in patients with SAB versus women with a healthy pregnancy (SMD = 1.03; 95% CI: 0.51–1.54; p = 0.0001), while there were no significant differences in MPV between women with SAB and those with healthy pregnancy (SMD = 0.19; 95% CI: −0.26 to 0.65; p = 0.40). Therefore, PDW may serve as a potential marker for predicting SAB. However, homogeneous and multiethnic studies with larger sample sizes are warranted to validate our findings due to several limitations in this meta-analysis.
The role of different “media diets” on the perception of immigration: Evidence from nine European countries
Authors: Terren Ludovic 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
A better understanding of media effects on immigration attitudes is crucial for policy development and innovation. While many studies have focused on immigration discourses or the salience of this issue in print media and broadcast TV, few have looked at how different “media diets” influence immigration attitudes. Using two-wave panel data composed of 14,480 observations (7,240 individuals) from nine EU countries, this article specifically analyses the role of online and social media news consumption as well as media diet diversity on Europeans’ perceptions of the economic and cultural impact of immigration. The results show that relying primarily on online or social media (compared to print newspapers) to get news, consuming news less frequently, or having a less diverse media diet all significantly and negatively influence people’s perceptions of the impact of immigration. Results and implications are discussed in light of today’s changing media landscape and news consumption habits.
A note on torsion length and torsion subgroups
Authors: Leary Ian J. , Minasyan Ashot 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Answering Questions 19.23 and 19.24 from the Kourovka notebook, we construct polycyclic groups with arbitrary torsion lengths and give examples of finitely presented groups whose quotients by their torsion subgroups are not finitely presented.
Two cases of MEGDHEL syndrome diagnosed with hyperammonemia
Authors: Molla Gülhan Karakaya , Kağnıcı Mehtap , Günlemez Ayla , Yeni Yaşar , Ünal Uzun Özlem 
Published: December 2022

Abstract

Objectives
MEGDHEL [3-methylglutaconic aciduria (MEG), deafness (D), hepatopathy (H), encephalopathy (E), and Leigh-like disease (L)] syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the serine active site-containing protein 1 (SERAC1) gene. MEGDHEL syndrome is clinically characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, encephalopathy, hepatopathy, 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, and Leigh-like lesions on cranial magnetic resonance imaging. During the neonatal period, it has been reported to present with hypoglycemia, hyperammonemia, impaired liver functions, cholestasis, metabolic acidosis, and sepsis-like clinical findings. However, clinical findings in the neonatal period were reported as a result of the retrospective evaluation of patients diagnosed at an older age. Herein we reported two cases diagnosed as MEGDHEL syndrome during neonatal period in two different clinics with sepsis-like findings, impaired liver functions, and ammonia levels high enough to require dialysis.

Case presentation
One of the cases was born 37 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 2,060 g and initially presented with respiratory distress and feeding difficulties. The other case admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit had fed problems together with respiratory distress and circulatory failure within the first 24 h after initiation of parenteral nutrition.

Conclusions
MEGDHEL syndrome should be suspected in patients with sepsis-like clinical features and hyperammonemia.
The crystal structure of methyl 3,5-diaminobenzoate, C8H10N2O2
Authors: Gardiner John M. , Raftery James , Beadham Ian G. , Azarah Jannat N. , Abu-Foul Mohammed Y. , Awadallah Adel M. , Morjan Rami Y. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
C8H10N2O2, orthorhombic, Pbca (no. 61), a = 11.0571(2) Å, b = 8.1172(2) Å, c = 17.6080(4) Å, V = 1580.37(6) Å3, Z = 8, R

gt
(F) = 0.0324, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.0872, T = 100(2) K.
Biology and life cycle Of Diatraea busckella (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) under simulated altitudinal profile in controlled conditions
Authors: Arbeláez Julián Andrés Valencia 
Published: December 2022

Abstract

Diatraea busckella (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a sugarcane borer, was recently reported in Valle del Cauca, Caldas, and Risaralda in Colombia. This fact puts sugarcane (S. officinarum) producers in a critical situation. The insufficient knowledge about Diatraea species phenomenology, biology, and the life cycle feature under different climate scenarios does not let the experts relate (with certainty) the population explosion with climate offer changes. The work was carried out at the Center for Research and Breeding of Natural Enemies, located in the botanical garden of the University of Caldas at 5.0563885°3′23″ north latitude and −75.49416675°29′39″ west longitude, at an altitude of 2,160 m above the sea level and an average temperature of 14°C (Manizales, Caldas). To cope with the lack of bio-meteorological information, an experimental approach, based on the simulation of sugar cane production environments, was designed for obtaining the relationship between air temperature and the life cycle of the sugarcane borer. Growth chambers were used to simulate the air temperature of five ambients (10, 20, 24.7, 30, and 35°C). Under low latitude conditions (5°N), the referred temperatures corresponded to x, y, z, a, and b. The cycles were completed up to the first oviposition by females; in addition, the direct relationship between air temperature and the insect’s development, reproduction, and survival was verified. The number of days of the larval stage was 40 days DS ± 16.7 ± 2 days from larva to pupae and 6 ± 1 more to reach the adult stage under controlled conditions under five different temperatures (10, 20, 24.7, 30, and 35°C). In addition, significant differences were found in development time under controlled conditions (20, 24.7, and 30°C). Diatraea busckella can become a significant pest due to the positive response in development when environmental scenarios have to change, specifically the increase in temperature.
Variation in gamma ray shielding properties of glasses with increasing boron oxide content
Authors: Almisned Ghada , Akkurt Iskender , Tekin Huseyin Ozan , Yuksek Ismail , Ekmekçi Ismail 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The study of radiation shielding properties for a material is an important part of research in scientific world. It is expressed in terms of the linear linear coefficients (LAC) which can also be used to obtain some other parameters. The gamma shielding properties of glass with addition of boron oxides in different amounts were studied, thereby obtaining linear attenuation coefficients (LAC), mean free path (mfp), Exposure Buildup factor (EBF) which were calculated using Phy-X/PSD code. It was found that increasing boron oxide content of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 (w %) in glass increased the gamma attenuation coefficients.
Gestaltung von effizienten Produktionsnetzwerken in der Automobilindustrie
Authors: Hilmer Maximilian , Riedel Ralph , von Unwerth Thomas 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Die Automobilproduktion steht aktuell vor der Herausforderung, einen sich weiter diversifizierenden Antriebsmix effizient zu produzieren. Der vorliegende Beitrag erläutert die grundsätzlichen Einflüsse alternativer Antriebsarten auf die Fahrzeugproduktion, welche mithilfe umfangreicher Experteninterviews ermittelt wurden. Diese Erkenntnisse können genutzt werden, um langfristig die richtigen Produktionsstrategien für die Gestaltung effizienter Produktionsnetzwerke abzuleiten.