bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Assessing the potential of self-help group women for improving reproductive health of women in a tribal block of Maharashtra, India
Authors: Kulkarni Ragini , Chauhan Sanjay , Joshi Beena , Balsaraf Kusum , Chaudhari Ravindra , Donde Gauri , Juneja Kavita 
Published: October 2022

Background & objectives:
In the current health system, cash incentives are given to accredited social health activists for referring women to public health facilities for specific maternal and child health services, however many reproductive health problems are not included in these services. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of involvement of self-help groups (SHGs) in improving reproductive health seeking behaviour and service utilization by tribal women.

Methods:
An experimental study was conducted in two tribal blocks of Nasik district (Kalvan and Surgana) in Maharashtra, India, over a period of 18 months. Interventions included training of SHG women and providing incentives to them for conducting health education sessions for reproductive age group women in the community and referring those with the requisite problems, to the health facilities. Pre- and post-intervention focus group discussions and in-depth interviews among SHG women were conducted. Training of service providers on diagnosis and treatment of reproductive morbidities was done, and health service utilization was assessed.

Results:
Sixty five per cent of the referred women with reproductive morbidities availed services at the public health facilities. A review of records of women seeking services for reproductive health problems showed that there was a significant improvement in the intent for seeking services in the study block as compared to the control block (χ
2–9.06, P<0.002).

Interpretation & conclusions:
This study demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing the potential of SHGs for improving reproductive health seeking behaviour of the tribal women. The results suggest that this model could be scaled up to address the neglected reproductive health needs of women without burdening the existing human resources.
Spectra of infinite graphs via freeness with amalgamation
Authors: Garza-Vargas Jorge , Kulkarni Archit 
Published: October 2022

AbstractWe use tools from free probability to study the spectra of Hermitian operators on infinite graphs. Special attention is devoted to universal covering trees of finite graphs. For operators on these graphs, we derive a new variational formula for the spectral radius and provide new proofs of results due to Sunada and Aomoto using free probability.With the goal of extending the applicability of free probability techniques beyond universal covering trees, we introduce a new combinatorial product operation on graphs and show that, in the noncommutative probability context, it corresponds to the notion of freeness with amalgamation. We show that Cayley graphs of amalgamated free products of groups, as well as universal covering trees, can be constructed using our graph product.
Simulating the Impacts of Augmenting Intensive Vector Control with Mass Drug Administration or Test-and-Treat Strategies on the Malaria Infectious Reservoir
Authors: Nankabirwa Joaniter I. , Arinaitwe Emmanuel , Briggs Jessica , Rek John , Rosenthal Philip J. , Kamya Moses R. , Olwoch Peter , Smith David L. , Rodriguez-Barraquer Isabel , Dorsey Grant , Greenhouse Bryan 
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACT.
Highly effective vector control can reduce malaria burden significantly, but individuals with parasitemia provide a potential reservoir for onward transmission. We performed an empirical, non-parametric simulation based on cohort data from Tororo District, Uganda—an area with historically high but recently reduced malaria transmission—to estimate the effects of mass drug administration (MDA) and test-and-treat on parasite prevalence. We estimate that a single round of MDA would have accelerated declines in parasite prevalence dramatically over 2 years (cumulative parasite prevalence ratio [PPR], 0.34). This decline was mostly during the first year of administration (PPR, 0.23) and waned by 23 months (PPR, 0.74). Test-and-treat using a highly sensitive diagnostic had nearly the same effect as MDA at 1 year (PPR, 0.27) and required many fewer treatments. The impact of test-and-treat using a standard diagnostic was modest (PPR, 0.58 at 1 year). Our analysis suggests that in areas experiencing a dramatic reduction in malaria prevalence, MDA or test-and-treat with a highly sensitive diagnostic may be an effective way of reducing or eliminating the infectious reservoir temporarily. However, for sustained benefits, repeated rounds of the intervention or additional interventions are required.
A Qualitative Study Assessing Haitian Pediatric Nursing Educational Needs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Authors: Ruscica Alice , Rogers Jennifer , Stokes Stacey 
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACT.
After Port-au-Prince’s 2010 earthquake, Hospital Bernard Mevs (HBM) developed a collaboration with international medical volunteers to provide clinical care and medical resources; that evolved to include medical education as local Haitian staffing developed. There has been limited coordination among volunteers and local providers about ways in which volunteers can best serve the hospital, and literature that addresses how to coordinate volunteer efforts to support the educational needs of the local nursing staff is scant. Our objectives were to complete an educational needs assessment of the most common diagnoses encountered, requested topics for education, and preferred learning modalities as reported by Haitian pediatric nurses, and categorize the strengths of HBM and barriers to care to understand more fully the context within which nurses function, and how education and international volunteers may be related. In October 2019, 10 HBM pediatric nurses participated in small-group interviews. Questions were based on an interview guide and responses were coded and analyzed for recurring themes. The most common diagnoses were sepsis, hydrocephalus, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Topics for review included chest tubes, ventilator management, and ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Preferred learning modalities were didactics and hands-on workshops. Strengths of the hospital were team dynamics and education provided by HBM and international volunteers, whereas the most common barrier to care was lack of clinical supplies. This information is useful to guide future educational interventions, and this model may inform other programs with a volunteer presence in resource-limited settings to promote collaboration and self-directed learning.
Beyond the Unknown: A Broad Framing for Preparedness for Emerging Infectious Threats
Authors: Christofferson Rebecca C. , Cormier Stephania A. 
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACT.
There have been multiple instances of novel pathogen emergence that have affected the health and security of the global community. To highlight that these novel pathogens presented a clear danger to public health, the WHO included “Disease X” on their list of priority pathogens in 2018. Indeed, since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, Disease X has been pointed to as the looming threat of “the next big thing.” However, developing surveillance and preparedness plans with Disease X as the linchpin is too narrow and ignores a large swath of potential threats from already identified, often neglected diseases. We propose instead the idea of “Disease ” as a preferred call to arms with which to prioritize research and programmatic development. The common mathematical notation represents the knowledge that outbreaks are a function of many variables that define the transmission trajectory of that pathogen. Disease exploits commonalities across pathogen groupings while recognizing that emergences and outbreaks are fluid and that responses need to be agile and progressively tailored to specific pathogens with cultural and regional context. Adoption of this mindset across sectors, including biotechnology, disaster management, and epidemiology, will allow us to develop more efficient and effective responses to address the next major infectious threat.
SPIRITUALITAS DOA MENURUT ST AFRAHAT DAN IMPLIKASINYA BAGI KEDEWASAAN JEMAAT
Authors: Simarmata Dani 
Published: October 2022

Doa merupakan spiritualitas yang erat dengan kehidupan orang Kristen. Seluruh kategori usia diajarkan spiritualitas doa. Namun, spiritualitas ini mulai dipandang kuno dan ditinggalkan oleh orang Kristen, khususnya pada era postmodern. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan internalisasi spiritualitas doa dengan pendekatan dan sumber yang berbeda. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan makna berjaga-jaga di dalam doa menurut para bapa gereja dalam buku St Afrahat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui library research teks atau tulisan-tulisan dari Bapa-bapa Gereja yang telah tertulis dalam buku St Afrahat. Hasil penelitia menyatakan berjaga-jaga dalam doa adalah salah suatu dari proses agar kita tidak terjatu dalam dosa duniawai, dengan berjaga-jaga didalam doa adalah salah satu dari penyucian diri kita agar tidak tergoda akan duniawi.
Analysis and Identification of Suspected Substance in the Trial of Drug Offences in Nigeria: A Review of Oyem v FRN
Authors: Ediru Moses Ejiro 
Published: October 2022

Purpose: The purpose of the review was to show that the affirmation of the appellant’s conviction in the case of Oyem v FRN by the Nigerian apex court was erroneous. To achieve the purpose, it is expedient to unravel the various errors committed by the apex court as a result of its failure to adhere to the law and to observe the peculiarities in the procedure for the trial of drug offences.
Methodology: This work adopts the doctrinal method of research which involves the use of primary and secondary sources of law. The primary sources used in this work were legislation (Acts of the National Assembly), Case laws and Decrees while the secondary sources were books and article. The review of Oyem’s case in substance reveals that the apex court affirmed the conviction of the appellant on the assumption that, (1) the result of the preliminary (color) test conducted by the exhibit keeper at the NDLEA Command, using UN Narcotic Identification Testing Kit was the legal proof of the suspected substance as Indian hemp, instead of a chemist’s report on the mandatory confirmatory laboratory test by an analyst and, (2) the appellant’s confessional statement and guilty plea served as alternative proof that the suspected substance was Indian hemp even when the trial court did not carry out the test of veracity on the confessional statement.
Findings: The two (2) assumptions by the apex court are the main findings in this work. Furthermore, even when the appellant was charged, tried and convicted for an offence constituted by expert evidence, no expert gave evidence at the trial, at least not on record. This work is of the view that extra-judicial confession made prior to analysis of a suspected substance cannot serve as proof of the nature of the substance, that is, Indian hemp. Moreover, the Nigerian Evidence Law having provided for the method for the analysis and identification of suspected substance in the trial of drug offences no other method can be used under the law.
Studying the Correlates of Adolescents’ Trust in the Police: A Conflict Theory Approach
Authors: Celik Ishak , Bakiev Erlan , Koseli Mutlu 
Published: October 2022

This study examined high school students’ trust in police in from a conflict theory point of view by using Ungdata Vestland County package (N=7,796). Four models were tested by employing binary logistic regression analysis. Seven out of eight variables of conflict theory were significant to predict students’ trust in the police, but conflict theory alone accounted for a low level of variation in predicting trust in the police (5%). In Model 2, variables related to victimization, safety feelings, and antisocial behavior alone were significant in predicting students’ trust in police. This variable group happened to be two times more powerful to predict students’ trust in the police compared to conflict theory variables. The third model assessed the capacity of social capital variables to predict students’ trust in the police. Among social capital variables, school well-being, family relations, and quality of life were also significant predictors of students’ trust in the police. In the final model, when controlled with other related factors, the effect of conflict theory somewhat weakened but five out of eight variables were still strongly related to trust in the police and the final model accounted for a 15% variation in the trust in police. The significance of the study, theoretical and policy implications and future direction was discussed in advance.
Species Composition and Hydrolase Enzyme (EC.3) Activity of Fungi Isolated from Thasala Mangroves, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Southern Thailand
Authors: Ungcharoenwiwat Pakpimol , Sakayaroj Jariya 
Published: October 2022

In the present study, we aimed to investigate diversity of manglicolous and endobiotic fungi associated with mangrove plants from Thasala mangroves, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand. Extracellular hydrolase enzymes (EC.3) including amylase, cellulase, lipase, protease, and pectinase from isolated fungi were evaluated. A total of 31 obligate marine fungal species was recorded from various Thasala mangroves sites. These included 24 ascomycetes (77.4 %), 1 mucoromycete (3.2 %), 3 basidiomycetes (9.7 %), 4 asexual morphs (12.9 %), and tentatively identified fungi (9.7 %). The average percentage occurrence of the fungi recorded from each site ranged from 0.4 to 16%. At all sites, the common filamentous marine fungi were Cumulospora sp., Halorosellinia oceanica, Kallichroma tethys, Leptosphaeria sp., Rimora mangrovei, Lulworthia sp., Phoma sp., Halenospora varia, Halocyphina villosa, Nia vibrissa, and Sclerococcum haliotrephum. Also, the most frequent marine fungi include Eutypella naqsii, Sammeyersia grandispora, Marinosphaera mangrovei, Nemania maritima, and Verruculina enalia. Seven mangrove plants were selected for endophytic fungal isolation including Acanthus ebracteatus, Acrostichum aureum, Avicennia alba, Bruguiera cylindrica, Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, and Sonneratia alba. The isolation rate (IR) and colonization rate (CR) of fungal endobiota varied for all plant studied. The isolation rate ranged from 24 - 53.3 %, while colonization rate varied from 29.3 - 61.3 %. The fungal isolates were screened for the production of hydrolase enzymes (EC.3), of which 37.2 % exhibited enzyme activities. The 16 out of 28 obligate marine fungi (57.1 %) and 13 out of 50 fungal endophytes (26 %) had enzyme production efficiency toward specific substrates or an enzymatic index (EI) higher than 1.4. None of the fungal isolates depicted lipase activity. Additionally, the environmental stressors (temperature, pH, salinity) affecting enzyme production were evaluated in order to discover potential candidates for industrial application.
HIGHLIGHTS

Diversity of obligate marine fungal species was estimated from Thasala mangroves
The obligate marine fungi and fungal endophytes had hydrolase enzyme (EC.3) production efficiency toward specific substrates or an enzymatic index (EI) higher than 1.4
The temperature, pH, and salinity affecting enzyme production were evaluated in order to discover potential candidates for industrial application

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
C*-algebra valued quasi metric spaces and fixed point results with an application
Authors: Asim Mohammad , Kumar Santosh , Imdad Mohammad , George Reny 
Published: October 2022

In this paper, we introduce the notion of C*-algebra valued quasi metric space to generalize the notion of C*-algebra valued metric space and investigate the topological properties besides proving some core fixed point results. Finally, we employ our one of the main results to examine the existence and uniqueness of the solution for a system of Fredholm integral equations.
ОБОСНОВАНИЕ КОНСТРУКТИВНЫХ ПАРАМЕТРОВ ИНДИВИДУАЛЬНОГО ПРИКАТЫВАЮЩЕГО КАТКА СЕЯЛКИ ДЛЯ ПОСЕВА ТРАВ
Authors: М. А. Адуов , С.А. Нукушева , Т. К. Тулегенов , К. Г. Исенов , К. Володя 
Published: October 2022

В данной статье обоснованы конструктивные параметры индивидуального прикатывающего катка сеялки для посева трав. В соответствии с агротехническими требованиями при посеве прикатывающий каток должен создавать прослойку почвы оптимальной плотности на глубине заделки семянс целью улучшения контакта семян с почвой и повышения притока влаги к ним из нижних слоев. Установлено, что создание прослойки почвы оптимальной плотности на глубине заделки семян зависит от конструктивных параметров катка: диаметра и ширины обода. На основе установленных недостатков применения существующих прикатывающих частей сеялок обоснована и предложена,превосходящаядругие,экспериментальная заделывающая часть сеялки для посева травс прикатывающим катком цилиндрической формой обода, поводка и сектора настройки глубины заделки семян. В связи с чем нами обоснованы диаметр и ширина обода с соответствующим рабочим захватом, обеспечивающие перекатывание и разрушение комка почвы (или же комку вдавиться в почву) не создавая сгруживания. Установлено, что диаметр катка, исключающий сгруживания почвы перед катком не должен превышать 0,32 м., а ширина обода катка должна быть не менее 0,05м. Сеялка снабженная индивидуальным прикатывающим катком с предложенными конструктивными параметрами, прошла лабораторно-полевые испытания на посеве семян житняка "Бурабай" и костреца безостого в 2018-20 гг. на полях в КХ "Гульдана" и опытном участке научно-производственного кампуса Казахского агротехнического университета имени С. Сейфуллина.
Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Dalam Pengolahan Sampah Organik Rumah Tangga Menggunakan Larva Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illuces)
Authors: Bibin Muhammad , Ardian Ani , Kaswiran Kaswiran 
Published: October 2022

Organic waste has always been the waste with the largest production in Indonesia. Therefore, technology is needed that is able to process organic waste and make it more useful. One of the efforts that is being implemented in Purwosari Village is to use Black soldier fly larva technology. Black soldier fly larvae have the ability to change organic waste so that it has use value. The objectives of this community service activity are (1) increasing the knowledge of the partner community regarding the use of the Black soldier fly fly, (2) providing knowledge to the partner community regarding the technology of processing household organic waste using Black soldier fly larvae, (3) increasing the knowledge and skills of the partner community about the use of Black soldier fly larvae as high protein fish feed, (4) increasing community knowledge in maintaining The black Warrior flies. The method used is the transfer of technology through lectures, training and mentoring. The result of this activity is that the partner community has learned the knowledge of processing household organic waste using Black soldier fly larvae. The skills of partner communities regarding the processing of household organic waste using Black soldier fly larvae are increasing and partner communities can provide alternative feed to their farmed fish. This activity has also attracted the interest of the community outside Purwosari Village, so that after the socialization session and discussion, many people came to the maggot cultivation site to learn firsthand how to get maggot seeds.
Reconsideration of Korean Benefactive Expressions in Foreign Language Teaching Contexts
Authors: Kim Lan 
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACTThis article examines the presentations of the Korean benefactive expression -e/a cwuta in four Korean-as-a-foreign-language textbooks and provides an account for expressing the benefactive meaning by reviewing a wide range of data considered in the literature as well as the corpus made and available by the National Institute of the Korean Language. The results of the analysis of the corpus in the spoken Korean language suggest a reconsideration of the presentations of the benefactive form in the Korean language textbooks, because it is found that there is a gap between what is conveyed in the textbooks and real-life practice.
Unmet Need For Contraception: An Overview From A District In West Bengal
Authors: Misra Raghunath , Haldar Anima , Baur Baijayanti , Saha Tushar Kanti , Roy Samir Kumar 
Published: October 2022

Objectives: To address the social correlates of unmet need for contraception among currently married women of reproductive age group. Methods: This community based cross sectional study was conducted in urban and rural areas of Howrah district of West Bengal during April to Sept 09. Multistage stratified random sampling was followed. Results: Out of total 2000 respondents, 1400 (70%) belonged to nuclear family; more than half (57.2%) were below 30 years of age. About 1/3rd (33.3%) of the respondents had no institutional education. The overall unmet need for contraception in this study was 8.7%. Unmet need was higher among the rural, Muslim, illiterate and lower age group. The main reasons for unmet need were lack of information (39%), fear of adverse effect (21.3%), and opposition from husband (11.5%), hindrance from elder family members (10.4%), inconvenient time (8%), and religious barrier (3.5%). Conclusion: To minimize the unmet need BCC programme to be strengthened
Are Women Aware about Copper-T? A Comparative Study from West Bengal
Authors: Ray Rama Prasad , Saha Tushar Kanti , Baur Baijayanti , Samanta Amrita , Haldar Anima 
Published: October 2022

Background: The rampant population growth has been viewed as the greatest obstacle to the economic and social advancement to the majority of people in the underdeveloped world. Objectives: Comparative study was carried out regarding awareness about Copper-T (Cu-T) and its social correlates among currently married women of reproductive age group in two districts of West Bengal. Study Design: A cross-sectional, descriptive type of observational study. Materials and Methods: Stratified multistage random sampling technique was followed to select villages of sub-centres areas and wards from municipality areas. Total 32 areas were selected from two districts and from each selected area, 125 eligible couples were interviewed by house to house survey to cover (32 X 125) 4000 eligible couples. Statistical Analysis: Proportions and Chi-square test. Results: 55.9% of currently married women of reproductive age group (15-49 yrs.) had knowledge about Cu-T.only 15.2% had the perception about it Awareness was more among urban respondents (67.3%) than rural (52.1%). Influencing factors like religion, age, literacy status, social class, type of family also prevailed in both the districts of West Bengal. Conclusion: Social correlates like age, religion, literacy status, type of family influenced awareness of the respondents about Cu-T. So area specific intervention measures are needed through IEC for genaration of awareness .