bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparative analysis of CURB 65 score between diabetic & non – diabetic in hospitalized COVID patients
Authors: Anuradha N. , Vignesh K. M. , Patel Harshvardhan Anilbhai 
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus is a chief reason for morbidity and mortality globally. It is also a major comorbidity contributory factor in COVID-19. Patients with diabetes have an increased susceptibility to viral and bacterial infections, including those affecting the respiratory tract. Numerous scoring systems have been developed to evaluate and stratify the risk of Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP). CURB 65 scorings are one of the time tested and relatively easy methods. However, comparative CURB 65 SCORE data analysing its correlation between diabetes mellitus (DM) & non – diabetic mellitus (NDM) in hospitalized covid 19 patients is lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate and perform a comparative analysis of CURB 65 scores between diabetic & non–diabetic hospitalized COVID 19 confirmed patients. Methods: This cross-sectional single-centre research evaluated hundred and forty COVID 19 positive patients with and without diabetes from April to June 2021. Following the evaluation of the glycemic status of the patient, CURB 65 scores were calculated. Cohorts were grouped as mild, moderate and severe illnesses, based on the CURB 65 score. Duration of hospitalisation, the requirement of the ventilator, ICU admission and mortality were recorded. Patients were monitored until they were discharged or deceasement.
U-Pb Scheelite Ages of Tungsten and Antimony Mineralization in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine District, Central Idaho
Authors: Wintzer Niki E. , Schmitz Mark D. , Gillerman Virginia S. , Vervoort Jeffrey D. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
The Stibnite-Yellow Pine district contains the largest antimony resource in the United States, as well as significant gold, and is a historic producer of tungsten. Application of in situ laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) direct dating of scheelite from two Au-Sb-W ore deposits, Yellow Pine and Hangar Flats, yielded an older group of U-Pb ages in the range of 60.0 ± 2.8 to 57.0 ± 1.1 Ma and a younger U-Pb age for scheelite intergrown with stibnite of 47.4 ± 1.1 Ma. These in situ analyses were calibrated by isotope dilution-thermal ionization mass spectrometry (ID-TIMS) U-Pb lower intercept ages of two coarsely crystalline scheelite samples that yielded ages of 57.52 ± 0.22 and 56.62 ± 0.16 Ma. Scheelite of the latter age is of sufficient quality to serve as a primary reference material for LA-ICP-MS scheelite U-Pb geochronology. The group of older U-Pb scheelite ages agrees with 40Ar/39Ar ages of 56.9 ± 1.2 to 56.38 ± 0.54 Ma on adularia from Yellow Pine and Hangar Flats, whereas the younger U-Pb scheelite age is similar to an 40Ar/39Ar age of 46.00 ± 0.40 Ma on adularia from an epithermal gold-silver deposit in the adjacent Thunder Mountain caldera. Our results indicate that the main stage of tungsten mineralization occurred at ca. 57 Ma, whereas the main stage of antimony mineralization occurred at ca. 47 Ma—thereby providing first-time age constraints for antimony and tungsten mineralization in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district.
Çocuk Ziyaretçiler için Sanat, Bilim ve Teknoloji Müzelerinin Web Sitelerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: KAMARAJ Işık , USBAŞ KAYA Hande , ABACI Oya 
Published: May 2022

Amaç: Araştırmanın amacını, beş farklı kıtadan sanat, bilim ve teknoloji müzelerinin web sitelerinin çocuk ziyaretçilere uygunluğunun tasarım özellikleri, dijital uygulamalar, müze ziyaretini düzenlemeye yönelik içerik bilgisi (duyulara yönelik uygulamalar, atölye ve etkinlik bilgisi) ve müze erişilebilirlik bilgisi (müze haritası ve ödünç alma hizmetleri) açısından incelenmesi oluşturmuştur. Yöntem ve Araçlar: Çalışma nitel araştırma olarak tasarlanmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında doküman inceleme tekniğinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu beş farklı kıtadan 8 sanat müzesi, 10 bilim ve teknoloji müzesi olmak üzere toplam 18 müzenin web siteleri oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan “Müze Web Sitesi İnceleme Formu” kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubunda yer alan müze web siteleri bağımsız dört değerlendirici tarafından form maddeleri doğrultusunda incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular tablolar halinde sunulmuştur. Sonuçlar: Araştırma sonucunda incelenen beş farklı kıtadan sanat, bilim ve teknoloji müzelerinin web sitelerinin çocuklar için öğrenme ve eğlenme amaçlı kullanıma uygun şekilde tasarlandığı; tasarım ve yazılımının çocuklar için uygun, kolay anlaşılabilir ve kullanıcı dostu olduğu görülmüştür. Aynı zamanda web sitesi bilgilendirme sayfalarındaki içeriklerini görsel ve işitsel olarak destekleyen on üç müze olduğu dikkati çekmektedir. Müzelerin çocuk ziyaretçilerinin bireysel farklılıklarına dikkat etmenin yanı sıra özel gereksinimli çocukları dikkate alarak içeriklerini görsel-işitsel olarak da desteklemesi, eğitimde “fırsat eşitliği” sunması, “kapsayıcı” ve “erişilebilir” olması açısından da son derece önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. İncelenen müze web sitelerinin sanal müze gezisine ve çocuklara uygun kısa videolara yer verdiği, buna karşın web sitelerinde çocukların yaptıkları ürünleri yükleyebilecekleri ve sergileyebilecekleri uygun etkileşimli bir ortam bulunmadığı, ayrıca çocuklara uygun dijital oyunlara yeterince yer verilmediği görülmüştür. Müzelerin web sitelerinde yer alan bilgilendirme sayfalarındaki içeriklerin çocuklara uygun ve bilgi verici olması büyük bir oranda sağlanmışken, web sitelerinin güncelliğinin sağlanmasının önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Müzelerin web sitelerinde çocuk ziyaretçiler için uygun bir müze haritasına yer verildiği görülmüştür. Ödünç alma hizmetleri açısından incelendiğinde ise, bebek taşıma çantası (kanguru) ve bebek arabası ödünç alma bilgisinin çoğu müzenin web sitesinde yer almadığı görülmüştür.
Farklı Ülkelerde Değerler Eğitimi ve Değer Eğitimi Programlarından Örnekler
Authors: DÖNMEZ Özlem , UYANIK Gülden 
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışmada farklı ülkelerin değerler eğitimine ilişkin uygulamaları genel bir perspektifte ele alınmış ve dünyada öne çıkan değerler eğitimi programlarından bazıları açıklanmaya ve değerlendirilmeye çalışılmıştır. Değerler eğitimi, çocukları hayata hazırlayan ve topluma faydalı bir vatandaş olmasını destekleyen eğitimin önemli bir parçasıdır. Değerler eğitimi ailede başlar, sosyal çevre ve eğitim kurumlarıyla birlikte şekillenerek gelişmeye devam eder. Okul öncesi dönemde değerler eğitimi çocuğun değerleri içselleştirmesi, yaşamına ve davranışlarına yansıtabilmesi için kritik etkiye sahiptir. Değerler eğitimi uygulamaları kültür, toplum, ülke, zaman gibi birçok faktöre göre değişiklik göstermektedir. Hangi değerlerin kabul edildiği ve toplumda hangi değerlere daha çok önem verildiği ülkelerin değerler eğitimi uygulamalarını farklılaştırmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, dünyamızda farklı kıtalarda yer alan on üç farklı ülkenin genel değerler eğitimine yönelik uygulamaları hakkında kısa bilgi sunmak ve yine dünyamızda öne çıkan değerler eğitimini destekleyen on farklı eğitim programının genel özelliklerini ele alınmaya çalışmaktır. Çalışmamızda ele alınan ülkeler; Avusturalya, Singapur, Hindistan, Kore, Çin, Hollanda, Slovenya, İsveç, Yeni Zelanda, Almanya, İngiltere, Amerika ve Türkiye’dir. İncelenen on farklı değerler eğitimine yönelik programın öne çıkan özellikleri ya da farklılıklarına dikkat çekilmeye çalışılmış ve ülkemizdeki uygulama çeşitliliğine ilişkin örneklere de yer verilmiştir.
PENCEGAHAN PERNIKAHAN ANAK DAN PENGENTASAN ANGKA KEMISKINAN MELALUI SOSIALISASI DAN VERVAL BERSAMA BKKBN KAB. WONOSOBO DAN MAHASISWA KPM UNSIQ
Authors: Anam Arif Khaerul , Mu`tafi Ali , Antiyanni Antiyanni , Lestari Fitri Puji , A’yunina Hilma , Nuraeni Isti , Anshor Muhammad Miftakhul , Hidayati Nurul , Raenaldi Raenaldi , Ningsih Wahyu 
Published: May 2022

Pernikahan dini atau Pernikahan Anak menjadi salah satu masalah yang terus menghantui, fenomena pernikahan dini tidak hanya terjadi di Indonesia saja, namun juga di negara lain. Menurut data dari KPAI angka pernikahan dini di Indonesia masih tergolong tinggi. Hal inilah yang menjadi PR bagi KPAI dalam menghadapi masalah tersebut. Dampak positif terhadap pernikahan dini memang bisa menjauhkan para remaja dari perilaku seks bebas, namun dibalik dampak positif tersebut tersimpan pula dampak negatif yang tidak kalah berbahaya. Salah satu akibat yang sangat fatal akibat tidak terkontrolnya pernikahan dini adalah Angka Kemiskinan yang semakin meningkat, sama halnya yang terjadi di Desa Reco, Kecamatan Kertek, Wonosobo. Masih banyak masyarakat Reco yang melaksanakan pernikahan dini. Hal tersebut mengakibatkan tingginya angka kemiskinan di desa tersebut. Sosialisasi dan Verval diberikan kepada masyarakat desa Reco sebagai upaya penekanan angka pernikahan dini dan kemiskinan ekstrim. Dalam artikel ini akan membahas upaya Sosialisasi dan Verval dalam tujuannya guna mengurangi angka pernikahan dini dan kemiskinan ekstrim.
Pemberdayaan Taman Pendidikan Al-Quran Masyarakat Desa kerokan, Kabupaten Temanggung
Authors: Maryono Maryono 
Published: May 2022

Salah satu permasalahan yang ada di masyarakat Desa Kerokan, Kecamatan Tlogomulyo, kabupaten Temanggung adalah masih kurangnya tempat taman pendidikan Al-qur’an. Rasa menyadari adanya potensi di sekitar mereka yang mungkin bisa mereka gunakan sebagai sumber daya tambahan yang mungkin bisa berguna bagi pendidikan masyarakat Desa Kerokan.

Kata Kunci: Pemberdayaan, Desa Kerokan, pendidikan
EFEKTIVITAS PELAYANAN ADMINISTRASI E-KTP DIMASA PANDEMI PADA KANTOR DINAS KEPENDUDUKAN DAN CATATAN SIPIL KABUPATEN ACEH TENGAH
Authors: Bakri Silalahi Hasanun , Nova Irhamna Sahru , Ashwad Hajar 
Published: May 2022

Efektivitas Pelayanan Administrasi E-KTP dimasa pandemi di Dinas Kependudukan Dan Catatan Sipil merupakan poin utama yang menyatakan berhasil tidaknya suatu organisasi dalam melaksanakan suatu program. Dinas Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil Kabupaten Aceh Tengah adalah lembaga publik yang menyelenggarakan pelayanan publik di bidang Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui efektivitas pelayanan administrasi E-KTP dimasa pandemi di bidang Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Aceh Tengah. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti hanya mengambil tentang pembuatan E-KTP.
Penelitian dirancang dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dan teknik pengumpulan datanya menggunakan wawancara dan observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari enam faktor dalam mewujudkan efektivitas administrasi sipil sebagaimana dikemukakan oleh H.A.S Moenir mengalami kemajuan efektivitas yang tinggi dan namun perlu lebih ditingkatkan agar setiap administrasi dokumen menjadi efektif dan ketepatan waktu.

Kata Kunci: COVID-19; Efektivitas; Pelayanan Publik.
Analisis Good Corporate Governance Badan Usaha Milik Kampung Menuju Kinerja Usaha Yang Sehat
Authors: Diana Vevi , AB Subhan , Efendi Muhsin 
Published: May 2022

Badan Usaha Milik Kampung dirikan untuk meningkatkan perekonomian masyarakat dan meningkatkan Pendapatan Asli Desa (PAD) sekaligus membuka lowongan pekerjaan bagi masyarakat yang tinggal di kampung Arul Latong. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melakukan Analisis Good Corporate Governanve Badan Usaha Milik Kampung Arul Latong Menuju Kinerja Usaha yang Sehat. Good Corporate Covernance merupakan suatu konsep yang diajukan dalam meningkatkan kualitas kinerja usaha dilihat dari prinsip Transparancy, Accountability, Responbility, Indenpedency, dan Fairners. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif, data penelitian ini diperoleh melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa Good Corporate Governance dalam pengelolaan Badan Usaha Milik Kampung Arul Latong belum terlaksana dengan maksimal. Karena masih kurangnya Sumber Daya Manusia dalam pengelolaan sehingga masih terhambatnya kinerja yang dijalankan dalam mengelola BUMK Kelas Tali Kampung Arul Latong.
Kata Kunci : God Corporate Governance, BUMK
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN VIDEO TUTORIAL PADA MATA PELAJARAN TEKNIK PENGELASAN DI SMKN 10 MAKASSAR
Authors: Nur Hamzah , Aqsha Ismail 
Published: May 2022

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses pengembangan, kevalidan, kepraktisan dan efektifitas media pembelajaran video tutorial. Model pengembangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah model pengembangan ADDIE yang dilakukan dengan beberapa tahap yakni (1) Analysis, (2) Design, (3) Development, (4) Implementation, (5) Evaluation. Media pembelajaran yang dikembangkan, telah divalidasi oleh dua orang ahli dengan mengalami revisi sehingga layak digunakan. Uji coba dilakukan sebanyak tiga kali yakni uji coba perorangan, uji coba kelompok kecil dan uji coba diperluas. Hasil analisis respon pendidik menunjukkan bahwa media pembelajaran tutorial dalam katagori sangat baik. Sehingga disimpulkan bahwa media tutorial hasil pengembangan direspon positif oleh pendidik atau guru mata pelajaran teknik pengelasan di SMK Negeri 10 Makassar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran media tutorial pada mata pelajaran teknik pengelasan dinyatakan valid, praktis dan efektif penggunaan media pembelajaran tutorial di SMK Negeri 10 Makassar.
ความต้องการความรู้ในการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมันของเกษตรกรผู้ปลูกปาล์มน้ำมันรายย่อย ในจังหวัดสตูล
Authors: พิทยาภินันท์ ปุรวิชญ์ , สัตย์ซื่อ พลากร 
Published: May 2022

งานวิจัยเชิงสำรวจเรื่องนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อประเมินความรู้ในการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมัน รวมทั้งศึกษาความต้องการความรู้ในการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมัน และวิเคราะห์ปัจจัยกำหนดความต้องการความรู้ในการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมันของเกษตรกรผู้ปลูกปาล์มน้ำมันรายย่อย โดยเลือกจังหวัดสตูลเป็นพื้นที่วิจัย รวบรวมข้อมูลปฐมภูมิด้วยแบบสัมภาษณ์เชิงโครงสร้าง การสังเกตแบบไม่มีส่วนร่วม การสนทนาตามธรรมชาติ และการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกกับเกษตรกรผู้ปลูกปาล์มน้ำมันรายย่อยจำนวน 387 ราย ซึ่งใช้การสุ่มตัวอย่างแบบผสานวิธี การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลใช้สถิติเชิงพรรณนา การถดถอยโลจิสติกเชิงลำดับ และการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหาที่ปรากฏ ผลการวิจัยพบว่า เกษตรกรผู้ปลูกปาล์มน้ำมันรายย่อยมีความรู้ในการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมันโดยภาพรวมระดับปานกลาง เกษตรกรผู้ปลูกปาล์มน้ำมันรายย่อยต้องการความรู้ในเรื่องพันธุ์ปาล์มน้ำมันและการใส่ปุ๋ยระดับมาก ปัจจัยกำหนดความต้องการความรู้ในการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมันของเกษตรกรผู้ปลูกปาล์มน้ำมันรายย่อย ได้แก่ ความจำเป็นของการให้ความรู้ในการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมัน การสืบทอดอาชีพการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมันจากบรรพบุรุษ อาชีพเสริม หนี้สิน การเข้าร่วมกิจกรรมการให้ความรู้ในการทำสวนปาล์มน้ำมัน อายุ และจำนวนสมาชิกในครัวเรือน ผลการวิจัยที่ได้หน่วยงานภาครัฐที่เกี่ยวข้องสามารถนำไปใช้ในการกำหนดกลยุทธ์การส่งเสริมการเกษตรที่เหมาะสมแก่เกษตรกรผู้ปลูกปาล์มน้ำมันรายย่อยต่อไป
AVALIAÇÃO DO TRATAMENTO DA FIBROMIALGIA: A TERAPIA COM CANABINOIDES
Authors: Lucena Lucas Ruhan Tavares , Timóteo Pedro Augusto Dias , Sousa Milena Nunes Alves de 
Published: May 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: A Fibromialgia é uma desordem musculoesquelética de curso insidioso e intermitente, que impacta negativamente na qualidade de vida do indivíduo tendo em vista a gama de sintomas que caracterizam o quadro clínico, levando até mesmo à incapacidade e ao desenvolvimento de transtornos psíquicos decorrentes do sofrimento vivido. Têm-se buscado diversas alternativas de tratamento para obter um controle clínico adequado, e dentre as opções propostas, a terapia com canabinoides têm surgido com um potencial relevante. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a efetividade dos canabinóides no tratamento da Fibromialgia e seus efeitos colaterais. METODOLOGIA: Consiste em uma revisão sistemática da literatura, de caráter qualitativo, composta por 04 ensaios clínicos randomizados, encontrados em bibliotecas virtuais utilizando-se dos Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCS). RESULTADOS: Observou-se que os derivados medicinais da cannabis vêm demonstrando diversas vantagens em seu uso, como os variados tipos de apresentação, concentração e adaptação para o caso clínico dos mais diversos pacientes. CONCLUSÃO: Os canabinoides são efetivos no controle da doença, proporcionando melhora da qualidade de vida dos pacientes, e sendo, portanto, uma opção para associação ou substituição das drogas mais utilizadas atualmente. Além disso, apresentaram efeitos adversos leves, sendo bem tolerados pelos pacientes.
PRINCIPAIS INTERVENÇÕES E COMPLICAÇÕES PÓS-OPERATÓRIAS NA ABORDAGEM CIRÚRGICA DO MEGACÓLON CONGÊNITO
Authors: Capuxú Hosana Barros , Sousa Milena Nunes Alves de , Júnior Umberto Marinho de Lima 
Published: May 2022

Introdução: O megacólon congênito é uma doença caracterizada por um distúrbio migratório do sistema nervoso entérico, que decorre da migração caudal desordenada de células da crista neural, resultando em falha da inervação intrínseca do intestino acometido. Objetivo: Analisar quais as principais complicações pós-operatórias na abordagem cirúrgica do megacólon congênito e a eficácia do seu tratamento cirúrgico. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão sistemática da literatura do tipo etiologia/fator de risco com caráter qualitativo, utilizando-se da seguinte questão de pesquisa: “Quais as principais intervenções cirúrgicas e suas complicações pós-operatórias na abordagem cirúrgica do megacólon congênito?”. Utilizou-se como descritores em ciências da saúde (DECS) “Doença de Hirschsprung”, “Intervenção cirúrgica” e Procedimentos cirúrgicos do trato digestivo” nas seguintes bases de dados: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) e Medical Publisher (PubMed). Resultados: as principais informações encontradas relacionadas com a eficácia das intervenções cirúrgicas na abordagem do megacólon congênito foram a correção do vazamento de anastomose pós-cirúrgica, o procedimento pull-through é eficaz e possui diferentes formas de abordagem, sendo a mais utilizado a endorretal, o pull-through laparoscópico para correção de falhas (redo pull-through) ou assistido por laparotomia é eficaz nas correções de falhas cirúrgicas.
Palavras-chave: Doença de Hirschsprung; Intervenção cirúrgica; Procedimentos cirúrgicos do trato digestivo.
Factors Affecting Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in University Students
Authors: Akalın Arkın , Acar Hasan , Saygılı Neriman , Çaydaş Şevval 
Published: May 2022

Background: During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have not been vaccinated. One of the most important reasons for this is the people who are hesitant about the vaccine. If the factors affecting vaccination are revealed and awareness-raising activities are carried out, deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic can be reduced by ensuring that more people are vaccinated.
Aim: Our aim is to reveal the factors affecting the Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in university students.
Material and Methods: Our study was carried out on 1005 students who participated in the study at the Girne American University of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
The sociodemographic characteristics of the students were determined, questions were asked about the factors affecting the vaccination by face-to-face survey method, and the results were evaluated statistically.
Results: 451 people out of 1005 students had hesitations about getting the Covid-19 vaccines, and 554 students were vaccinated without hesitation. The most important reasons for the hesitations of the students; fear of needles, belief that the vaccine is ineffective, fear of the side effects of the vaccine, and the thought that they do not need to be vaccinated because other people are vaccinated have been found to be effective.
Conclusion: In order to increase vaccination rates among university students, vaccines should be made with needle-free methods, and studies to raise awareness about the effectiveness and side effects of Covid-19 vaccines should be urgently planned and implemented by authorized institutions.
The Effect of Market Channels and Prices on the Income and Livelihood of Cashew Farmers in Kombo South District of the Gambia
Authors: Gomez David , Fatty Lamin K. M. , Pinga Esther Seember , Gomez Mariama 
Published: May 2022

This study examined the effect of market channels and prices on the income and livelihood of cashew farmers in Kombo South District of The Gambia. The objectives of the study were to ascertain include the types of market channels and their impacts on the income and livelihood of cashew farmers. A sample of 384 cashew famers was selected from Kombo South District using Taro Yamane formula. The findings of the study revealed that the main actors in the cashew market channels were wholesalers and retailers who serve as middlemen and they impose prices on the farmers. The findings also indicated that majority of the farmers sold their raw cashew nuts at a low price in 2020 than the previous year. The findings indicate that highlighted that market channels dictate prices and therefore affect the income and livelihoods of farmers, and also cause loss of jobs in plantations. The study therefore recommended that Cashew farmers should form cooperative societies as this will be the easiest channel through which their predicaments can be heard, and other benefits such as insecticides, fertilizers, soft loans and even grants can be accessed. The government should assist farmers in seasons where international prices are very low to prevent poverty and hunger and value addition in cashew nuts should be a priority especially with Food Technology Services (FTS) of the Department of Agriculture (DoA).
NY opioid settlement money in danger of being co‐opted by the state
Authors: Knopf Alison 
Published: May 2022

Advocates across the country have been eagerly awaiting proceeds from lawsuits against the opioid pharmaceutical industry. The New York State legislature passed a bill designed to make sure that the opioid settlement money did not suffer the same fate as the Master Settlement Agreement between the tobacco industry and states' attorneys general in the late ‘90s in which the money that was supposed to go to treatment for tobacco‐related diseases went instead into the state coffers (see Opioid settlement money for treatment? It's up to the states, ADAW Sept. 13, 2021; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.33186?af=R). The legislature guaranteed that an independent advisory board would make recommendations on how the opioid settlement money would be spent (see New York law paves way for distributing opioid settlement funds to treatment, ADAW July 11, 2021; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.33127). But the first batch of that money, $208 million, has apparently been disappearing into a state‐run secret system in which the advisory board is being shafted. The money is shepherded by the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS).
Atomic Insights of Stable, Monodispersed CsPbI3−xBrx (x = 0, 1, 2, 3) Nanocrystals Synthesized by Modified Ligand Cell
Authors: Ghorai Arup , Mahato Somnath , Srivastava Sanjeev Kumar , Ray Samit K. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractSynthesis of monodispersed, stable halide, and mixed halide perovskite nanocrystals by hot‐injection approach is still challenging due to the fast reaction kinetics and unrevealed ligand chemistry. The atomic scale imaging of perovskite nanocrystals using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is also challenging because of their structural degradation due to high electron dose and soft nature of perovskites. Here, a novel technique is proposed to synthesize pure cubic phase, monodispersed, stable CsPbX3 (X = I/Br) nanocrystals by simply modifying ligand chemistry using olive oil, which also leads to realization of tuneable composition mixed halide perovskites by simple physical mixing. Here, the atomic scale images and the probable distribution of Cs, Pb, and I/Br atoms in single halide and mixed halide perovskites via high‐resolution TEM microscopy are presented. The estimated atomic distance (PbPb and PbI/Br) is strongly corroborated with the VESTA structure. Interestingly, the lattice constant (d‐value) of the synthesized nanocrystals is smaller (≈3%) than the theoretical predicted one, leading to a higher phase stability in laboratory ambient conditions (45–55% humidity, 300 K). The theoretical analysis using density functional theory enlightens the understanding of higher stability of CsPbI2Br along with the maximum optical absorption in the visible regime, as a preferable material for the photovoltaic applications.