bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Role of “Ferritin” in COVID-19 pneumonia
Authors: Patil Shital , Toshniwal Sham , Acharya Abhijit , Narwade Ganesh 
Published: September 2022

Aims and Objectives:
Robust data of ferritin are available as a prognostic marker in bacterial infection and we have analyzed its usefulness in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia in predicting severity of illness, response to treatment, and final outcome.

Materials and Methods:
A multicentric, prospective, observational, and interventional study included 1000 COVID-19 cases confirmed with reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction. All cases were assessed with lung involvement documented and categorized on high-resolution computed tomography (CT) thorax, oxygen saturation, inflammatory marker, ferritin at entry point, and follow-up during hospitalization. Age, gender, comorbidity and use of BIPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure)/NIV (non-invasive ventilation) /NIV, and outcome as with or without lung fibrosis as per CT severity were key observations. Statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test.

Observations and Analysis:
In a study of 1000 COVID-19 pneumonia cases, age (<50 and > 50 years) and gender (male versus female) had a significant association with ferritin (P < 0.00001 and P < 0.010, respectively). CT severity score at entry point with ferritin level had a significant correlation in severity score (P < 0.00001). Ferritin level had a significant association with duration of illness (P < 0.00001). Comorbidities had a significant association with ferritin level (P < 0.00001). Ferritin level had a significant association with oxygen saturation (P < 0.00001). BIPAP/NIV during hospitalization had a significant association with ferritin level (P < 0.00001). Timing of BIPAP/NIV requirement in critical care setting had a significant association with ferritin level (P < 0.00001). Follow-up ferritin titer during hospitalization as compared to entry point normal and abnormal ferritin had a significant association in post-COVID lung fibrosis, respectively (P < 0.00001).

Conclusions:
Ferritin has documented very crucial role in COVID-19 pneumonia in predicting severity of illness, progression of illness and requirement of mechanical ventilation, assessing response to treatment during hospitalization. Follow up ferritin titre during hospitalization and at discharge can be used as early predictor of post-covid lung fibrosis.
Knowledge on risk factors and warning signs of stroke in Udupi
Authors: Cutinho Maryl Candida , Chakrabarty Jyothi , Menon Girish 
Published: September 2022

Background:
World Health Organization reports that stroke is the third among the top 10 causes of death in India. Despite this, knowledge among general public about stroke and its risk factors is a bare minimum. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge on risk factors and warning signs of stroke among selected caregivers and students.

Materials and Methods:
A descriptive survey was conducted in the medical, neurologic and cardiac outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital. The participants of the survey were students of the allied health sciences, nursing and engineering, and care givers of patients attending the outpatient departments. The data on the knowledge of risk factors and warning signs of stroke were collected using convenient sampling technique.

Results:
Twenty-five percentage of the students and 65% of the care givers had only less than average knowledge on warning signs and risk factors of stroke.

Conclusions:
Knowledge level of the students as well as the care givers is not satisfactory considering the increasing incidence and mortality related to stroke in India. Therefore, training the individuals on identification of signs of stroke and immediate management is vital.
PUNGGAWA-SAWI VALUES EDUCATION IN OVERSEAS BUGIS ETHNIC FAMILY AS LOCAL WISDOM OF THE FISHERMAN COMMUNITY (DESCRIPTION ANALYSIS FISHERMAN SOCIETY ON COAST BANDAR LAMPUNG)
Authors: Irawan Rudi 
Published: September 2022

In changes the values of life skills that occur in the Bugis ethnic fishing community, Karang Village, Telukbetung Timur District, Bandar Lampung City as local wisdom are due to incompatibility between the rules that are lived by the behavior they carry out, the weak role of social institutions in conducting supervision and socialization. The values of life that are framed in the activities of Bagang in the next generation are low in interest and the next generation to apply the values of life of the Bugis ethnic in overseas lands in their interactions among family members, the community as well as in the development and implementation of the Bagang activity. This study aims to determine the description of local wisdom in the process of educating the value of the life of the Bagang fishing community (read; Bagan) of the Overseas Bugis ethnicity in Karang Village, Teluk Betung Timur District, Bandar Lampung City. The method used in this research is descriptive analytical research with a qualitative approach that functions to describe and explain a complex reality by applying concepts and theories that have been developed by scientists.Based on the results of the research and analysis, it was found that (1) the pattern of punggawa fishermen's families in preserving local wisdom in overseas lands by inculcating life skills values was more likely to be participatory education patterns. This pattern tends to emphasize the process of the child's association with other punggawa or sawi who are more mature in developing their potential by providing maximum opportunities for achieving independence in living their lives. (2) The sawi family in the process of preserving local wisdom by instilling life skills values their education, tends to use a repressive pattern from older family members to younger family members, either directly or indirectly. Consequently, those with low education are positioned as people who accept the values of local wisdom in the lower class social strata. (3) The process of applying the life skills values of punggawa or sawi as local wisdom in the Bagang fishing community of the overseas Bugis ethnic in the Karang City Village area occurs because of the community's desire to survive with their existence as a fishing community that is unique with its traditions.
ЛИНЕЙНЫЙ РОСТ ПЛОТВЫ
(RUTILUS RUTILUS, LINNAEUS, 1758)
ПРАВДИНСКОГО ВОДОХРАНИЛИЩА
Authors: Щербакова А.Ю 
Published: September 2022

Работа посвящена изучению роста плотвы Правдинского водохранилища в 2020 г.
В контрольных уловах отмечены рыбы возрастом от четырех до десяти лет, рост
равномерный. Темп роста поколений сильно не различается, что подтверждает постоянство
условий обитания. Сравнение роста плотвы в 2020 г. с литературными данными не показало
больших изменений
ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ ИНФОРМАЦИОННО-КОММУНИКАЦИОННЫХ
ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ В ФОРМИРОВАНИИ ИМИДЖА РУКОВОДИТЕЛЯ
ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЙ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ
Authors: Жиленко В.С. 
Published: September 2022

В статье рассматривается понятие «имидж руководителя образовательной
организации». Определяются основные средства формирования имиджа руководителя школы,
одним из которых является использование информационно-коммуникационных технологий.
Уделяется внимание личности руководителя и влиянию его личностных качеств и
способностей на развитие образовательной организации в современных условиях.
Описываются основные компоненты, которые способствуют формированию имиджа
руководителя образовательной организации при использовании информационнокоммуникационных технологий.
СЕЗОННАЯ ДИНАМИКА ПОТЕНЦИАЛЬНО-ТОКСИЧНЫХ
ТАКСОНОВ ФИТОПЛАНКТОНА ПРИБРЕЖНОЙ ЗОНЫ
КУРШСКОГО ЗАЛИВА В 2020 ГОДУ
Authors: Казакова Е. Ю. , Дмитриева О. А. 
Published: September 2022

В работе приведены результаты исследования изменения численности и биомассы
потенциально-токсичных таксонов цианобактерий в открытой и прибрежной частях
Куршского залива с января по декабрь 2020 г. Показано, что динамика развития токсичных
цианобактерий зависит от совокупности факторов окружающей среды, главным образом,
от температуры воды, а также от экологических особенностей отдельных представителей
микроводорослей.
The Role of School Management Committees and Head teacher’s Effectiveness in Government-Aided Primary Schools in Luweero District – Uganda
Authors: Serunjogi Charles Dickens 
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The study focused on the role of School Management Committees (SMCs) and headteacher effectiveness in government-aided primary schools in Luweero district, Uganda. The objectives of the study were (i) To establish whether School Management Committees (SMCs) monitored headteachers’ performance in the management of school academic programmes. (ii)To examine whether School Management Committees (SMCs) effectively monitored how headteachers utilized school funds. (iii) To assess whether School Management Committees (SMCs) monitored how headteachers managed discipline in their schools.
Methodology: The study employed a cross-sectional study design using both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis. A sample of 160 respondents comprising of head teachers and School Management Committee (SMC) members was selected using purposive and cluster sampling techniques. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) guides.
Findings: The findings under the first objective revealed that SMC members did not effectively monitor head teachers’ management of academic programmes as all the responses scored below average(below 50%). As such the head teachers did not commit much of their time in ensuring that school academic programmes were effectively managed. Findings under the second objective revealed that SMCs’ performance in monitoring head teacher’s utilization of school funds was above average in regard to the preparation of work plans, approval of budgets and cash withdrawals while a dismal performance was reported in the approval of school expenditures and monitoring of accountability of funds. Under the third objective, the findings revealed that the SMCs performed above average in working collaboratively with the head teachers in attending to disciplinary reports, sanctioning errant teachers /pupils and disseminating measures of managing discipline to stakeholders while the performance was below average in the area of formulating school rules and regulations. The dismal performance of SMCs in some areas was attributed to capacity gaps, low motivation and conflicts within the school community.
Recommendations: The study recommended that the district local government needed to organize workshops and seminars to equip SMC members with the requisite skills and knowledge in school monitoring and sensitizing them about their roles and responsibilities. It was also recommended that a minimum level of education and one’s integrity and contribution to community welfare be tagged to selection of SMC members.
CHALLENGES FACING INTRA-PARTY DEMOCRACY IN KENYA: AN EXAMINATION OF SIX MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE PERIOD 2002-2012.
Authors: Kyumwa Lllian Mwende 
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish the factors affecting intra-party democracy.Methodology: The study used descriptive survey design. The sample consisted 60 respondents. Random sampling technique was used to select the 60 members from the population. The instrument that was used for the research was a questionnaire. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used for data analysis. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics which involved the use of means, standard deviation, correlation co-efficient and regression analysis. Subsequently, coding was done using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science). Data was presented in tables and graphs with accompanying descriptive details. Results: The findings found out that majority of parties do not discourage election violence. The finding also indicated that majority of parties do not ensures absolute transparency in the use of public funds and managerial practices. The findings further indicated that there is a low degree of accountability in the financial management of the parties. Further, the results implied that parties in Kenya have a low rate of retention of party members.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended Political parties in Kenya to hold intraparty elections frequently as they are supposed to since doing so will boost the intraparty democracy. Political parties in Kenya were also recommended to come up with promotion drives that will enhance members’ participation in the management of party affairs as doing so will boost the intraparty democracy. Political parties in Kenya need to put in place internal controls and structures that enhance the accountability in the financial management of the parties as doing so will boost the intraparty democracy. Political parties in Kenya need to put in place loyalty programs for their members so as to boost the retention rate of members. This will boost the intraparty democracy.
Reply to Lars Olof Björn's comment on “Fundamental molecules of life are pigments which arose and co-evolved as a response to the thermodynamic imperative of dissipating the prevailing solar spectrum” by Michaelian and Simeonov (2015)
Authors: Michaelian Karo , Simeonov Aleksandar 
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Lars Björn doubts our assertion that the driving force behind the origin and evolution of life has been the thermodynamic imperative of increasing the entropy production of the biosphere through increasing global solar photon dissipation. Björn bases his critique on the fact that the albedo of non-biological material can sometimes be lower than that of biological material and concludes that such examples counter our assertion. Our reply to Björn, however, is that albedo (reflection) is only one factor involved in the entropy production through photon dissipation occurring in the interaction of light with material. The other contributions to entropy production, which were listed in our article, are (1) the shift towards the infrared of the emitted spectrum (including a wavelength-dependent emissivity), (2) the diffuse reflection and emission of light into a greater outgoing solid angle, and (3) the heat of photon dissipation inducing evapotranspiration in the pigmented leaf, thereby coupling to the abiotic dissipative processes of the water cycle, which, besides shifting the emitted spectrum even further towards the infrared, promotes pigment production over the entire Earth surface. His analysis, therefore, does not provide a legitimate reason for doubting our assertion that life and evolution are driven by photon dissipation. We remain emphatic in our assertion that the fundamental molecules of life were originally dissipatively structured UV-C pigments arising in response to the thermodynamic imperative of dissipating the prevailing Archean solar spectrum. In the following, we respond to Björn's comment using the same section headings.
Glacial state of the global carbon cycle: time-slice simulations for the last glacial maximum with an Earth-system model
Authors: Kurahashi-Nakamura Takasumi , Paul André , Merkel Ute , Schulz Michael 
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Three time-slice carbon cycle simulations for the last glacial maximum (LGM) constrained by the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere and the increase in the mean concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon in the deep ocean were carried out with a fully coupled comprehensive climate model (the Community Earth System Model version 1.2).
The three modelled LGM ocean states yielded different physical features in response to artificial freshwater forcing, and, depending on the physical states, suitable amounts of carbon and alkalinity were added to the ocean to satisfy constraints from paleo-data.
In all the simulations, the amount of carbon added was in line with the inferred transfers of carbon among various reservoirs during the evolution from the LGM to the pre-industrial (PI) period, suggesting that the simulated glacial ocean states are compatible with the PI one in terms of the carbon budget.
The increase in total alkalinity required to simulate ocean states that were deemed appropriate for the LGM was in broad quantitative accord with the scenario of post-glacial shallow water deposition of calcium carbonate, although a more precise assessment would demand further studies of various processes such as the land chemical weathering and deep-sea burial of calcium carbonates, which have affected the alkalinity budget throughout history since the LGM.
On the other hand, comparisons between the simulated distributions of paleoceanographic tracers and corresponding reconstructions clearly highlighted the different water-mass geometries and favoured a shallower Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) for the LGM as compared to PI.
Airborne SnowSAR data at X and Ku bands over boreal forest, alpine and tundra snow cover
Authors: Lemmetyinen Juha , Cohen Juval , Kontu Anna , Vehviläinen Juho , Hannula Henna-Reetta , Merkouriadi Ioanna , Scheiblauer Stefan , Rott Helmut , Nagler Thomas , Ripper Elisabeth , Elder Kelly , Marshall Hans-Peter , Fromm Reinhard , Adams Marc , Derksen Chris , King Joshua , Meta Adriano , Coccia Alex , Rutter Nick , Sandells Melody , Macelloni Giovanni , Santi Emanuele , Leduc-Leballeur Marion , Essery Richard , Menard Cecile , Kern Michael 
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The European Space Agency SnowSAR instrument is a side-looking,
dual-polarised (VV/VH), X/Ku band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), operable
from various sizes of aircraft. Between 2010 and 2013, the instrument was
deployed at several sites in Northern Finland, Austrian Alps and northern
Canada. The purpose of the airborne campaigns was to measure the
backscattering properties of snow-covered terrain to support the development
of snow water equivalent retrieval techniques using SAR. SnowSAR was
deployed in Sodankylä, Northern Finland, for a single flight mission in
March 2011 and 12 missions at two sites (tundra and boreal forest) in
the winter of 2011–2012. Over the Austrian Alps, three flight missions were
performed between November 2012 and February 2013 over three sites located
in different elevation zones representing a montane valley, Alpine tundra
and a glacier environment. In Canada, a total of two missions were flown in
March and April 2013 over sites in the Trail Valley Creek watershed,
Northwest Territories, representative of the tundra snow regime. This paper
introduces the airborne SAR data and coincident in situ information
on land cover, vegetation and snow properties. To facilitate easy access to
the data record, the datasets described here are deposited in a permanent
data repository (https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.933255,
Lemmetyinen et al., 2021).
Metamorphism of snow on Arctic sea ice during the melt season: impact on spectral albedo and radiative fluxes through snow
Authors: Vérin Gauthier , Domine Florent , Babin Marcel , Picard Ghislain , Arnaud Laurent 
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The energy budget of Arctic sea ice is strongly affected by the snow cover. Intensive sampling of snow properties was conducted near Qikiqtarjuaq in Baffin Bay on typical landfast sea ice during two melt seasons in 2015 and 2016. The sampling included stratigraphy, vertical profiles of snow specific surface area (SSA), density and irradiance, and spectral albedo (300–1100 nm). Both years featured four main phases: (I) dry snow cover, (II) surface melting, (III) ripe snowpack, and (IV) melt pond formation. Each phase was characterized by distinctive physical and optical properties. A high SSA value of 49.3 m2 kg−1 was measured during phase I on surface wind slabs together with a corresponding broadband albedo (300–3000 nm) of 0.87. Phase II was marked by alternating episodes of surface melting, which dramatically decreased the SSA below 3 m2 kg−1, and episodes of snowfall re-establishing pre-melt conditions. Albedo was highly time-variable, with minimum broadband values around 0.70. In phase III, continued melting led to a fully ripe snowpack composed of clustered rounded grains. Albedo began to decrease in the visible as snow thickness decreased but remained steady at longer wavelengths. Moreover, significant spatial variability appeared for the first time following snow depth heterogeneity. Spectral albedo was simulated by radiative transfer using measured SSA and density vertical profiles and estimated impurity contents based on limited measurements. Simulations were most of the time within 1 % of measurements in the visible and within 2 % in the infrared. Simulations allowed the calculations of albedo and of the spectral flux at the snow–ice interface. These showed that photosynthetically active radiation fluxes at the bottom of the snowpack durably exceeded 5 W m−2
(∼9.2 µmol m−2 s−1) only when the snowpack thickness started to decrease at the end of phase II.
Pengalaman Mahasiswa Saat Kelas Online Menggunakan Aplikasi Zoom Cloud Meeting Selama Covid-19
Authors: Jaenal Mustopa Ahmad Jaenal Mustopa , Hidayat Dasrun 
Published: September 2022

Pembelajaran online jarak jauh adalah solusi yang diperlukan oleh tenaga pendidik serta mahasiswa sebagai upaya menahan penyebaran pandemi Covid-19. Proses pembelajaran di alihkan dengan menggunakan Intenet. Salah satunya memakai aplikasi zoom cloud meeting sebagai media pembelajaran selama dirumah atau pembelajaran jarak jauh (PJJ). Tujuan penelitian ini yakni untuk memperoleh pemehaman informasi terhadap pengalaman komunikasi mahasiswa saat pembelajaran secara online menggunakan aplikasi zoom selama pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan cara pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode penelitian fenomenologi untuk mendapatkan informasi terhadap pengalaman mahasiswa saat melakukan pembelajaran online menggunakan aplikasi zoom selama pandemi covid-19. Pengambilan data melalui wawancara online kepada mahasiswa Adhirajasa Reswara Sanjaya (ARS) University Kota Bandung. Peneliti menemukan pengalaman tentang kekuatan dan kelemahan belajar online menggunakan aplikasi zoom. Kekuatan belajar online menggunakan aplikasi zoom dapat mempertemukan banyak orang di dalam satu ruang aplikasi, serta mempermudah dan mempersingkat waktu pertemuan, keberadaan aplikasi tersebut pelajar sangat memudahkan dalam berkomunikasi walaupun jarak jauh. Mudah diakses melalui Handphone dan Personal Computer serta berubahnya peranan mahasiswa yang tadinya pasif menjadi aktif dan mandiri. Kelemahan kelas online menggunakan aplikaasi zoom hanya efesien sekitar 40 menit secara gratis, sinyal yang tidak stabil dan kurangnya sistem keamanan serta sistem pembelajaran lebih mengarah ke pelatihan dari pada ke pendidikan.
MODEL OF THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP AND WORK DISCIPLINE ON WORK ACHIEVEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF PERSONNEL IN INDONESIA
Authors: Liana Esti 
Published: September 2022

The objectives of this study are: 1) To determine the influence of leadership on the performance of personnel in Indonesia. 2) To determine the effect of work discipline on the work performance of personnel in Indonesia. 3) To determine the effect of leadership and work discipline together on the work performance of personnel in Indonesia.” This “research approach is quantitative, descriptive and associative. The population in this study were 110 personnel in government agencies in Indonesia. In this study the authors narrow the population by calculating the sample size using the Slovin technique. So the number of samples studied were 52 respondents”. The results of this study indicate that: 1) There is an influence of leadership on the work performance of personnel. 2) There is an influence of work discipline on the work performance of personnel. 3) There is an influence of leadership and work discipline together on the work performance of personnel.