bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Brain Chip Implant: Public’s knowledge, Attitude, and Determinants. A Multi-Country Study, 2021
Authors: Abdelnaby Ramy , Amer Samar A. , Mekky Jaidaa , Mohamed Khaled , Dardeer Khaled , Hassan Walid , Alafandi Bana , Elsayed Mohamed 
Published: December 2022

Background: In August 2020, a brain chip was announced as implantation in the human brain targeted to boost brain activity without significant side effects.
The aim of this work was to examine the level of knowledge, awareness, and public concerns about the use of brain chip implants.
Methods: An online cross-sectional survey targeted 326 adults from more than five countries in the Middle East and North Africa during the period from May 2021 to July 2021. The data was collected through a validated self-administrated questionnaire composed of five sections. The collected data were coded and analyzed using suitable tests and methods.
Results: According to our results, 54.6% of the study participants mentioned that they had heard about the Brain Chip Implant; while only 6.1% stated that they knew its importance. The most common reported indication for the Brain Chip Implant was improving memory, followed by treatment of epilepsy and improving mental function. Brain Chip Implant safety seemed to be the most common public concern, as most of the participants were hesitant about using it and had concerns regarding its safety.
Conclusion: Medical personnel seems to be the most concerned about the use of the brain chip implant. Safety measures, confidentiality, and security procedures, respectively, are the major issues that might limit the broad use of the brain chip implant.
Retour sur le statut épistémologique de l’expressivité en linguistique, au regard de l’École genevoise de linguistique générale
Authors: Curea Anamaria 
Published: December 2022

Cette contribution examine le statut épistémologique de l’expressivité en linguistique, à partir des approches de cette problématique par les linguistes genevois Bally, Sechehaye et Frei. La stabilisation du domaine notionnel se réalise à travers le lien envisagé entre l’expressivité et l’expression, qui offre un espace à trois éléments potentiellement déstabilisateurs en linguistique : la variation, la subjectivité et la contingence. Le modèle théorique élaboré par les trois linguistes se caractérise par la conception d’un cadre pour la variation, par la pensée de la gradualité et par l’extension nécessaire du corpus à des exemples dont l’explication suppose une prise en considération du rapport entre la langue et le sujet.
Formes de la prédication phrastique et expressivité
Authors: Laurent Nicolas 
Published: December 2022

Notre contribution porte sur deux grands ensembles de prédications phrastiques typiques, dégagés à partir de la lecture des remarques de Guillaume concernant la notion d’ expressivité : d’une part, les interjections émotives et les énoncés en première personne du type J’ai mal à la tête , d’autre part, les phrases construites à partir d’un présentatif corrélatif c’est … qu- , il (n’) y a (que) … qu- , ce qu- …, c’est . L’analyse de ces deux ensembles essaie de montrer que la notion d’ expressivité gagne à être théorisée dialectiquement et cinétiquement – et, par voie de conséquence, selon une pensée systématique, qui accorde toute sa place à la langue –, et qu’elle est heuristiquement féconde pour l’étude de la prédication et du sujet (d’énonciation, d’énoncé) : elle peut faire comprendre ce que l’on fait quand on prédique .
Comparison and evaluation of two different crystalloids - Normal saline and plasmalyte in patients of traumatic brain injury undergoing craniotomy
Authors: Bala Renu , Bansal Teena , Mundra Anshul , Kamal Kirti 
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Fluid therapy is one of the most important components of the management of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The present study was planned to compare plasmalyte and normal saline (NS) in patients who underwent craniotomies for TBI in terms of their effects on acid–base equilibrium, renal functions, and coagulation profile.

METHODS:
Fifty patients of age 18–45 years of either sex, who underwent emergency craniotomy for TBI, were included in the study. The patients were randomized into two groups. Group P (n = 25) received isotonic balanced crystalloid (plasmalyte) and Group N (n = 25) received NS intraoperatively and postoperatively till 24 h after surgery.

RESULTS:
The pH was lower in Group N (P < 0.05) at different time points after surgery. Similarly, more patients in Group N had pH <7.3 (P < 0.05); while the rest of the metabolic parameters were comparable in the two groups. Blood urea and serum creatinine were higher in Group N. Coagulation profile was comparable in the two groups.

CONCLUSION:
Acid–base, electrolyte balance, and renal profile were better in patients receiving plasmalyte as compared to NS. Hence, it can be a wiser choice for fluid management in patients of TBI undergoing craniotomy.
Effectiveness and Safety of Vaginal Versus Sublingual Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor
Authors: Okonkwo Rasmus I. , Onyeabochukwu Augustine D. , Izuka Emmanuel O. , Onyegbule Onyema A. , Duke-Onyeabo Chukwunonyerem P. , Obiora-Izuka Chinelo E. , Nwagha Uchenna I. 
Published: December 2022

Background:
Vaginal misoprostol is a highly effective method of cervical ripening and induction of labor; however, it is associated with some complications. Therefore, there is need to explore other routes of administration that may be safer, acceptable, and also effective.

Objective:
The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of vaginal versus sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labor.

Materials and Methods:
This was a randomized controlled trial conducted among booked antenatal women in Owerri, South-East Nigeria. The eligible participants were randomized to receive either 25 μg of misoprostol vaginally (n = 90) or 25 μg sublingually (n = 90). Outcome measures included delivery within 24 h, induction to delivery interval, cesarean section rate, side effects of misoprostol, Apgar Score at birth, and admission into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Results:
There was no significant difference in the effectiveness and side effects of both routes of administration (p > 0.05). The results were comparable in both groups, except for the time to reach the active phase of labor (vaginal route 16.64 ± 9.12 vs. sublingual route 13.78 ± 7.47, P = 0.023) and the number of doses of misoprostol used (vaginal route 2.81 ± 1.53 vs. sublingual route 2.34 ± 1.49, P = 0.040).

Conclusion:
The effectiveness of cervical ripening and induction of labor is comparable in both groups and the side effect profile is also similar. Hence, the sublingual route is as effective and as safe as the vaginal route but with added advantage of shortening the duration of active phase of labor and requiring less doses for induction of labor.
Healthcare Workers’ Willingness to Report to Work During a Pandemic in Southeastern Nigeria
Authors: Ibiok Ntat , Onyedinma Chioma A. , Agwu-Umahi Olanike R. , Kassy Chukwukasi W. , Obionu Ifeoma M. , Chime Onyinye H. , Ogugua Ifeoma J. , Ochie Casmir N. , Arinze-Onyia Susan U. , Ndu Anne C. , Aguwa Emmanuel N. , Okeke Adaeze T. 
Published: December 2022

Background:
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak of 2014–2016 in West Africa was the world’s deadliest to date, and the World Health Organization declared it an international health emergency. It adversely affected the health system with many healthcare workers (HCWs) being worried about going to work.

Objective:
This study therefore aimed at determining the willingness of HCWs to report to work in an outbreak of EVD.

Materials and Methods:
A semi-structured, self-administered, questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 360 doctors, nurses, and medical laboratory workers in public and private health facilities in Enugu Metropolis.

Results:
Seventy-three percent (73%) of our respondents were willing to report to work during an outbreak of EVD. Nurses were about five times more likely to be willing to work than other categories of staff [odd ratio (OR) = 4.999; confidence interval (CI)= 2.15–11.597; P < 0.001] and female HCWs were about 1.3 times more likely to be willing to work than males during an EVD outbreak (OR =1.275; CI=0.743–2.815; P = 0.049). Availability of vaccination for healthcare staff (88.6%) and family members (79.2%) were the greatest personal and family-related motivating factors for willingness to work, whereas the provision of antiviral treatment for staff with unprotected exposure to an ill patient (78.1%) was the greatest work motivating factor. However, passion for work surpassed increased remuneration (61.4%) as a personal motivating factor for HCWs willingness to report to work during an EVD outbreak.

Conclusion:
Our study showed that HCWs were largely willing to work during an EVD outbreak. Personal vaccination for staff and family members and provision of antivirals were the major motivating factors.
Effectiveness of Different Concentrations of Dextrose Prolotherapy in Osteoarthritis Knee: A Double-Blind Randomised Comparative Study
Authors: Mishra Snigdha , Kumar Dileep , Gupta Anil Kumar , Mishra Sudhir Ramkishore , Yadav Ganesh , Jena Debasish 
Published: December 2022

Background:
Intra-articular dextrose prolotherapy (DPT) is reported to improve the outcomes in the treatment of the osteoarthritis (OA) knee. Outcomes may be variable as per the concentration of the agent, scales for evaluation, patients’ perception and severity of the disease.

Methods:
This was a double-arm double-blind randomised prospective study. As per computer-generated randomisation, participants were divided into two Groups A and B and subjected to four intra-articular injections either of 12.5% or 25% dextrose, respectively, at 0, 3rd, 6th and 9th week. Outcomes are measured by two scales, i.e., Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at all subsequent visits, 12th and 20th week, and knee injury osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) (five subscales) at baseline and 20th week (at 95% confidence interval, and P < 0.05 significant). A common exercise regimen was given to both groups.

Results:
A total of 78 patients were enrolled, out of which only 50 participants (25 in each group) completed the study. Both the treatment arms were age- and sex-matched with a female preponderance of 64% and males 36%. Following treatment, the VAS score of both the groups showed parallel improvement in the first three visits, but Group B was found to be statistically significant for 9th week (P = 0.024) onwards (P = 0.0071 at 12th and P = 0.013 at 20th week). The KOOS score also improved in both groups but the Group B had a superior effect compared with Group A in all the subscales (P < 0.05).

Conclusion:
Intra-articular DPT improves the symptomatic picture of patients with OA knee in a concentration-dependent manner. It also showed a dose–response relationship following serial injections on VAS. DPT is found to be cost-effective, safe and beneficial therapy for OA knee.
A serum interleukin-6-based analysis of patients with nasopharyngeal swab reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction negative for SARS-COV-2 infection with CO-RADS 4 and 5 on computed tomography of the chest
Authors: Koti Reddy K. V. , Kumar Pavan , Raju S. Sadasiv , Gaddam Srilakshmi , Sailaja S. Lakshmi , Priyanka A. , Gupta K. Rohit , Subramanyam P. , Pavuluri Aishwarya Lakshmi , Reddy K. Dinakar , Kumar B. Anil , Babu C. Kelika , Charishma G. , Prashanthi K. Devi , Ram R. 
Published: December 2022

Background:
Serum interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels have been studied in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19).

Methods:
We studied the utility of treatment with tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients (n=19) with a negative nasopharyngeal swab real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for SARS-CoV-2 who had suggestive computed tomography (CT) findings, namely, COVID-19 Reporting and Data System (CO-RADS) 4,5.

Results:
Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that serum IL 6 at a cut-off of >56.9 pg/L was a predictor of mortality in nasopharyngeal swab RT-PCR negative patients with suggestive CT findings. Tocilizumab had no significant effect on the mortality.

Conclusions:
In nasopharyngeal swab RT-PCR negative patients with suggestive chest CT findings, elevated serum IL-6 levels > 56.9 pg/L predicted mortality. However, treatment with tocilizumab had no effect on mortality.
The Value Added of Incorporating Qualitative Approaches into Malaria Surveillance, Monitoring, and Evaluation
Authors: Davis Lwendo , Prosnitz Debra , Ye Yazoume 
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACT.
Progress toward malaria elimination and improvements in the performance of national malaria control programs (NMCPs) have stalled in recent years. The current COVID-19 pandemic further threatens building on previous gains. Surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation (SME) are critical for the continued success of NMCPs because they provide the information necessary for effective program planning and management. Interventions aimed at strengthening NMCPs focus on both the target population and the program provider. Qualitative approaches are often used to understand the target population and barriers to intervention success. Although there is growing emphasis on qualitative approaches in provider-focused SME, metrics of success tend to focus on quantitative measures. The integration of qualitative approaches offers added value because they provide additional data points to facilitate the understanding of barriers that impede sustaining the gains made from provider-focused capacity-building efforts. Qualitative approaches focus on understanding program implementation and interventions, but the systematic integration of qualitative data is limited. Qualitative approaches provide avenues to strengthen SME efforts, can lead to subsequent improvement for NMCPs, and fuel progress toward malaria elimination.
Disentangling scatter in long-term concentration–discharge relationships: the role of event types
Authors: Saavedra Felipe A. , Musolff Andreas , von Freyberg Jana , Merz Ralf , Basso Stefano , Tarasova Larisa 
Published: December 2022

Abstract. Relationships between nitrate concentrations and discharge rates (C–Q) at the catchment outlet can provide insights into sources, mobilization
and biogeochemical transformations of nitrate within the catchment. Nitrate C–Q relationships often exhibit considerable scatter that might be related to variable hydrologic conditions during runoff events at sampling time, corresponding to variable sources and flow paths despite similar discharge (Q) rates. Although previous studies investigated the origins of this scatter in individual or in a few catchments, the role of different runoff event types across a large set of catchments is not yet fully understood. This study combines a hydrological runoff event classification framework with low-frequency nitrate samples in 184 catchments to explore the role of
different runoff events in shaping long-term C–Q relationships and their variability across contrasting catchments. In most of the catchments, snow-impacted events produce positive deviations of concentrations, indicating an increased nitrate mobilization compared to the long-term pattern. In contrast, negative deviations occur mostly for rainfall-induced events with dry antecedent conditions, indicating the occurrence of lower nitrate concentrations (C) in river flows than their long-term pattern values during this type of event. Pronounced differences in event runoff coefficients among different event types indicate their contrasting levels of hydrologic connectivity that in turn might play a key role in controlling nitrate transport due to the activation of faster flow paths between sources and streams. Using long-term, low-frequency nitrate data, we demonstrate that runoff event types shape observed scatter in long-term C–Q relationships according to their level of hydrologic connectivity. In addition, we hypothesize that the level of biogeochemical attenuation of catchments can partially explain the spatial variability of the scatter during different event types.
Den levandegjorda statyn
Authors: Almgren White Anette 
Published: December 2022

The Animated Statue. An Intermedial Analysis of Statue Ekphraseis in Picture Books
This article examines the animation of statues in three Scandinavian picture books: Göran och draken (2002) by Ulf Stark and Anna Höglund, Hva skal vi gøre med lille Jill? (1976) by Fam Ekman and Malte möter Ängel en majkväll på Millesgården (2001) by Maria Hellstadius Wiberg and Karin Södergren. The transformation of humans from organic to inorganic matter is part of an abundant mythopoeia, which calls for a closer examination of the statue motif in children’s literature. This article examines the statue motif, aiming to shed light on the animated statue that children’s books with its dual audience can address. The modern western picturebook, with its strong affinity to the visual arts, is especially pertinent to this area of inquiry. This article employs an intermedial perspective in order to clarify how the animation of statues differs from that of toys. In contrast to a toy, a statue is a representation and therefore an index for something absent or alienated. The statue is a transformation, more precisely an ekphrasis (Bruhn 2000). This study therefore utilizes the differential model of Robillard (2010), designed to mark different medial relations between the ekphrasis and the plastic object, in order to uncover particular relations and the way in which they suggest associations to statue-ekphrasis. This analysis shows that animation is an artistic device relying on intermedial connections to depict conditions of mix-up, confusion, metamorphosis and reverie. The concept of a magic space is also addressed. On one hand, animation suggests art’s imaginative ability to enrich and breathe life into representations. On the other hand, statue-ekphrasis that brings forth the Verfremdungseffekt illustrates and raises awareness of the complex relation between fiction and nonfiction, life and death.
Aplikacje turystyczne w ocenie użytkowników
Authors: Balińska Agata , Olejniczak Wioletta 
Published: December 2022

Nieodłącznym elementem planowania wyjazdów stały się obecnie aplikacje mobilne. Zapewniają one podróżnym bieżący dostęp do wszystkich niezbędnych informacji z każdego miejsca na świecie. Głównym celem prezentowanego w artykule badania było uzyskanie informacji na temat znajomości aplikacji turystycznych oraz ich wykorzystania przez respondentów, a także ocena zadowolenia z ich funkcjonalności. Aby osiągnąć ten cel, po analizie dostępnych danych wtórnych przeprowadzono internetowe badanie ankietowe, na które odpowiedziało 300 respondentów w wieku nieprzekraczającym 35 lat. Ankieta składała się z 23 różnego typu pytań na temat dziewięciu popularnych aplikacji turystycznych. Zebrane informacje wykorzystano do obliczenia indeksu zadowolenia klienta (CSI) dla każdego respondenta. Z badania wynika, że częstotliwość korzystania z turystycznych aplikacji mobilnych w trakcie wyjazdów turystycznych oraz ich ocena są zróżnicowane w zależności od płci, wieku, poziomu wykształcenia respondentów oraz ich aktywności turystycznej przed pandemią.
Ocena dostępności zieleni dla mieszkańców Poznania – porównanie stanów z lat 1940 i 2012
Authors: Dudzińska Anna , Szpakowska Barbara 
Published: December 2022

Układ zieleni w Poznaniu tworzy system pierścieniowo-klinowy, w którym kliny są zlokalizowane wzdłuż Warty i dwóch jej dopływów: Bogdanki i Cybiny, a pierścienie przebiegają wzdłuż pozostałości średniowiecznych murów miejskich i systemu fortyfikacji. Taki układ został zaprojektowany na początku XX w. Od tego czasu administracyjny obszar miasta się powiększył, pochłaniając znaczną część istniejących terenów otwartych: łąk, pól czy nieużytków. System zieleni jest jednak nadal czytelny. Celem przeprowadzonego badania było porównanie miejskich terenów zieleni urządzonej w 1940 r. (kiedy powstawał unikatowy system pierścieniowo-klinowy) i w 2012 r. (w okresie dynamicznych zmian przestrzennych miasta). Oceny zmian, jakie nastąpiły w ciągu analizowanego okresu, dokonano na podstawie modelu stworzonego za pomocą analizy ArcGIS. W pracy przedstawiono także analizę ciągłości terenów zieleni urządzonej w 2012 r., wskazując obszary o największej ciągłości przestrzennej.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN ELEKTRONIK BERBASIS MIND MAPPING PADA TEMA INDAHNYA KEBERAGAMAN DI NEGERIKU KELAS IV SD NEGERI 2 PACOR
Authors: Fahrudin Zumrotus Sholihah , Anjani Titi , Purwoko Riawan Yudi 
Published: December 2022

Media pembelajaran adalah peralatan fisik yang dibuat secara tersusun untuk menyampaikan informasi dan berinteraksi dengan audiens. Media mind mapping adalah pemetaan pemikiran dengan cara kreatif pada setiap materi untuk mencatat yang dipelajari. Pengembangan media pembelajaran dikembangkan secara modern. Media yang akan dikembangkan yakni media pembelajaran elektronik berbasis mind mapping. Penelitian tersebut bertujuan untuk: (1) mengetahui prosedur pengembangan. (2) Mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran mind mapping. Media mind mapping menggunakan metode penelitian ADDIE. Adapun langkah-langkah metode ADDIE sebagai berikut: analysis,design, development, implementation, dan evaluation. Hasil penelitian tersebut adalah (1) menghasilkan produk media pembelajaran elektronik berbasis mind mapping. (2) Hasil kelayakan dari media mind mapping oleh ahli media dengan skor rata-rata 3,8 dinyatakan sangat praktis dan ahli materi yakni 3,1 dinyatakan praktis. (3) Kepraktisan media pembelajaran elektronik berbasis mind mapping di ambil dari respon siswa dengan uji coba skala kecil, sedang dan operasional dengan skor rata-rata 3,6; 3,71; 3,75 masuk kriteria sangat praktis.
Identifikasi Keanekaragaman Jenis Gulma di Daerah Persawahan Desa Wora Kecamatan Wera Kabupaten Bima
Authors: Natsir M. , Azmin Nikman , Irwansyah Muhammad 
Published: December 2022

Ekosistem sawah cenderung memiliki keanekaragaman yang terbatas karena manusia hanya mengiginkan tanaman tertentu saja yang hidup di ekosistem tersebut di Desa Wora khususnya di area persawahan, masih banyak dijumpai jenis gulma yang tumbuh dipersawahan padi karena dianggap tidak membahayakan bagi pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman padi sehingga tidak teratasi dengan baik oleh petani. Teknik penggumpulan menggunakan menggunakan metode plot yang terdiri atas 12 plot, 4 plot bagian pingir 4 plot lagi dibagian tengah dan 4 plot lagi di bagian pinggir, dengan luas masing-masing setiap plot 5m x 5m. pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Data hasil identifikasi ditampilkan dalam bentuk tabulasi berdasarkan divisio, kelas, ordo, famili, genus, spesies dan nama lokal gulma. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ditemukan yaitu 1 divisio, 4 kelas, 7 ordo, 7 familia, 7 genus, dan 7 spesies. dikelompokkan yaitu famili Araceae, dengan spesies Pistia stratiotes L, (Apu-apu) golongan berdaun lebar, famili Convolvulaceae dengan spesies Ipomoea aquatic (Kangkung) golongan berdaun lebar, family Pontederiaceae dengan spesies Monochoria vaginalis (Eceng Padi) golongan berdaun lebar, family Poaceae dengan spesies Echinochloa crus-galli (L. (Jajagoan) golongan rumput, family Amaranthaceae dengan spesies Alternanthera sessilis (Kremeh) golongan berdaun lebar, family Graminales, dengan spesies Brachiaria mutica (Forsk.) Stapf (Rumput Para) golongan rumput, dan family Commelinaceae dengan spesies Commelina benghalensis L (Gewor) golongan berdaun lebar, Spesies Brachiaria mutica (Forsk.) Stapf dengan jumlah 232 dan yang terendah adalah spesies Pistia stratiotes L, dengan jumlah 20 buah.