bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Clinico-Demographic characteristics, morbidity and mortality patterns of sickle cell disease in a tertiary institution
Authors: Faruk Jamilu A. , Adebiyi Mustapha Niyi , Ahmad Hafsat Rufai 
Published: August 2022

Introduction:
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary hematological disorder in Nigeria with an annual incidence of more than 100,000 new births which contributes to the high Nigerian under-five childhood morbidity and mortality. Sufferers of the disease are frequently admitted into emergency rooms for presentations and complications such as pain crisis, anemia, stroke, and acute chest syndrome, in addition to other childhood infections such as severe malaria, sepsis, and acute respiratory tract infections. The aim of the study was to describe the clinicodemographic features and morbidity and mortality patterns of children with SCD in a tertiary institution.

Methods:
The study was a retrospective review of case records of children with SCD admitted with various diagnoses.

Results:
Complete records of 460 patients were reviewed and this constituted 10.1% of all new admissions during the period. There were more males, 286 (62%), than females, 174 (38%). The mean age was 6.3 ± 5.1 years and 249 (54.1%) were under the age of 5 years. The most common admitting diagnosis was a pain crisis comprising 168 cases (36.5%). The mean packed cell volume was 20.6 ± 4.1 inclusive of hemoglobin SC phenotype, and 197 (42.8%) had simple top-up transfusion, while 28 (6.1%) had exchange transfusion. A total of 438 (95%) patients were discharged, 21 (4.6%) died, and the highest mortality was from severe anemia (47.6%).

Conclusion:
This study describes the high burden of SCD constituting 10.1% of admissions, as well as the pattern of morbidity and mortality largely from severe anemia in the area under study.
Low Treatment Rates of Parasitic Diseases with Standard-of-Care Prescription Drugs in the United States, 2013–2019
Authors: Joo Heesoo , Maskery Brian A. , Alpern Jonathan D. , Chancey Rebecca J. , Weinberg Michelle , Stauffer William M. 
Published: August 2022

ABSTRACT.
To assess appropriate drug treatment of parasitic diseases in the United States, we examined the treatment rates of 11 selected parasitic infections with standard-of-care prescription drugs and compared them to the treatment rates of two more common bacterial infections (Clostridioides difficile and streptococcal pharyngitis). We used the 2013 to 2019 IBM® MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters and MarketScan® Multi-State Medicaid databases, which included up to 7 years of data for approximately 88 million and 17 million individuals, respectively, to estimate treatment rates of each infection. The number of patients diagnosed with each parasitic infection varied from 57 to 5,266, and from 12 to 2,018, respectively, across the two databases. Treatment rates of 10 of 11 selected parasitic infections (range, 0–56%) were significantly less than those for streptococcal pharyngitis and Clostridioides difficile (range, 65–85%); giardiasis treatment (64%) was comparable to Clostridioides difficile (65%) in patients using Medicaid. Treatment rates for patients with opisthorchiasis, clonorchiasis, and taeniasis were less than 10%. Although we could not verify that patients had active infections because of limitations inherent to claims data, including coding errors and the inability to review patients’ charts, these data suggest a need for improved treatment of parasitic infections. Further research is needed to verify the results and identify potential clinical and public health consequences.
IDENTIFICATION OF MICROSATELLITE LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH EMBRYOGENIC POTENTIAL IN WHEAT GENOTYPES IN ANTHER CULTURE IN VITRO
Authors: Lagunovskaya E. V. 
Published: August 2022

In order to identify microsatellite loci that can be used as markers in screening for responsiveness in the in vitro
anther culture, the efficiency of androgenesis in vitro was evaluated in 24 wheat genotypes. The forms contrasting in responsiveness in the in vitro anther culture were identified, and four F2 segregating populations were obtained on their basis. The study of interlinear polymorphism by 20 microsatellite loci located on chromosomes 5A and 5B was carried out. It was found that the cleavage by the ability to embryogenesis coincides with the cleavage by the alleles of the Xgwm371 locus: the 169 bp allele is associated with the ability to embryogenesis; the 185 bp allele — with the absence of such an ability or extremely low embryoid yield in the anther culture in vitro.
Rethinking Women Experiences in Water and Sanitation Projects in Tongogara Refugee Camp, Zimbabwe
Authors: Sibanda Wisdom , Hansen Melissa Margret , Mukwada Geoffrey 
Published: August 2022

Inspite of the significant progress registered in positioning gender equality issues more centrally within programming, debates about gender mainstreaming perseveres. This paper focuses on refugee women's experiences in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Tongogara Refugee Camp (TRC) in Zimbabwe. The study posits that the age, gender and diversity mainstreaming (AGDM) policy in WASH projects at TRC meant to empower women, is regarded by the male counterparts as a threat to their authority and power. Guided by a feminist political ecology (FPE) theoretical framework, this qualitative research utilised a case study method with sixty-eight interviews, five indepth interviews and eight focus group discussions (FGD) to gather data. The findings show that the imposition of a top-down approach to the implementation of the AGDM policy guidelines on the refugee community has resulted in the increase of domestic violence, sexual and gender based based violence (SGBV), divisions in families as well as resentment of the AGDM policy by some men for promoting gender equality. The research concluded that the implementation of the AGDM in WASH activities is an imposition from above without input from the refugee population, particularly the refugee population.
Perancangan User Experience Aplikasi Mobile Majuli Menggunakan Metode Design Thinking
Authors: Lim Kevin Harlim , Setiyawati Nina 
Published: August 2022

Sebagai salah satu kota yang memiliki beberapa universitas, Salatiga menjadi salah satu tujuan untuk melanjutkan pendidikan. Hal ini berbanding lurus dengan banyaknya mahasiswa yang lulus. Para lulusan ini, akan kembali ke daerah asalnya atau bekerja di luar kota Salatiga. Mahasiswa yang telah lulus mengalami kebingungan terhadap barang bekas yang masih layak pakai karena tidak mungkin semua barang bekas akan dibawa. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut penulis mempunyai solusi dengan merancang desain UX dari aplikasi berbasis mobile Majuli yang menghasilkan interaksi prototype. Dari rancangan yang dihasilkan, akan menjadi dasar pembangunan aplikasi yang menghubungkan penjual dan pembeli dalam melakukan jual beli barang bekas. Proses perancangan pembuatan aplikasi Majuli ini menggunakan metode design thinking dimana mempunyai lima tahapan yaitu emphatize, define, ideate, prototype dan test. Pada pengujian usability diukur dengan menggunakan metric SEQ (Single Ease Question) dan Think Aloud dengan melibatkan 10 mahasiswa dan 11 pertanyaan. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian didapatkan 6,4 yang dimana aplikasi Majuli dapat memberikan kemudahan terhadap mahasiswa untuk menjual dan membeli barang bekas dengan sangat mudah dan efisien.
REDEFINING THE CONSTRUCT OF RETAILING IN THE WEST AFRICAN CONTEXT
Authors: Nassè Dr. Théophile Bindeouè 
Published: August 2022

Retailing in the West African context is a dominant practice within the distribution channel of the overall business system, nowadays. This research aims to redefine the construct of retailing in the West African context. The approach is based on some observations and a documentary analysis. The results show that retailing in marketing perspectives, is always opposed to the construct of wholesaling and it can be well-defined as the art of selling goods and services in small quantities directly to the final customers.
Keywords: Retailing, Wholesaling, Marketing, West Africa.
A STUDY OF BARRIERS HINDERING CONTRACTOR’S COMPLIANCE WITH H&S STANDARDS IN GHANA
Authors: Bidahor Martin Domwor , Kheni Dr. Nongiba Alkanam 
Published: August 2022

In general, the construction industry is one of the world’s occupational settings that has high incidents of fatalities and injury rates. Developing countries, Ghana inclusive are faced with much more challenges to effective management of occupational health and safety due to the increasing rate of industrialization and weak occupational health and safety framework. The study aims to examine barriers faced by construction companies while implementing health and safety standards. The study adopted a quantitative approach. Two hundred and one (201) members of construction companies and One hundred and forty-three (143) officers of Regulatory Institutions (RIs) responded to the questionnaires distributed. The findings indicated that construction firms while implementing health and safety standards face barriers including lack of H&S officers on sites, higher cost, lack of contractor’s safety awards scheme, lack of clarity of instructions, lack of motivational package, lack of suitable health and safety education, and related cost. The study put forward various recommendations to overcome such challenges.
Keywords: Health and Safety, Compliance, Construction, Contractors, Projects, Ghana.
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DENGAN SIKAP TENTANG PENANGANAN STRES KEHAMILAN DI PUSKESMAS TELUK PANJI LABUHAN BATU SELATAN
Authors: Sari Juita 
Published: August 2022

Stres masa kehamilan dikarenakan ketidakseimbangan yang dirasakan ibu hamil dalam mengatasi masalah dan tuntutan kehamilan. hal ini dianggap biasa oleh sebagian orang pada masa kehamilan namun penelitian American Collage Of Obstetricans and Gynecology (ACOG), menyatakan pentingnya pengukuran stres pada tiap trimester kehamilan dan postpartum sebagai pencegahan dampak morbiditas yang ditimbulkan keadaan stres saat hamiL. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Hubungan Pengetahuan dengan Sikap Ibu Hamil tentang Penanganan Stres Pada Kehamilan di Puskesmas Teluk Panji Tahun 2021.
Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Jenis Penelitian Kuantitatif dengan pendekatan explanatory research Lokasi penelitian dilakukan di Puskesmas Teluk Panji. Waktu penelitian Juni-september 2021. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu hamil primigravida pada bulan juni-september 2021 yaitu sebanyak 30 responden. Sampel yang digunakan menggunakan teknik sampel acccidental sampling dengan sampel 30 responden. Instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner yang sudah diuji validitas dan reliabilitas.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tentang pengetahuan ibu mayoritas berpengetahuan kurang yaitu 17 (56.7%) responden, sikap mayoritas yang tidak baik yaitu 18 responden (60.0%) responden, dengan nilai uji chi squere 0.031 artinya ada hubungan pengetahuan ibu dengan sikap tentang penanganan stres pada kehamilan kesimpulan yang diperoleh yaitu pengetahuan ibu dengan sikap sangat berhubungan secara signifikan tentang penanganan stres pada kehamilan. Disarankan kepada Puskesmas agar dapat meningkatkan lagi penyuluhan agar pengetahuan ibu tentang penanganan stres pada kehamilan semakin bertambah serta dapat mencegah stres selama kehamilan sehingga mereka punya kemauan untuk penanganan stres pada kehamilan.
The Relationship Between Dual-Task Performance and Functional Independence in Stroke Patients
Authors: OBA Pınar , POLAT Musa 
Published: August 2022

Purpose: Dual-task performance have a role in independent motor functions such as gait and balance. Although walking and balance parameters are important in functional independence, the level of independence is a complex condition affected by many factors. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the relationship between dual-task performance and functional independence levels in stroke patients.
Material and Methods: 26 hemiplegic patients were included in this research in a tertiary healthcare institution. The participants’ independence levels were evaluated by the functional independence mesasure(FIM). Single task performance, motor dual-task performance, and cognitive dual-task performance were evaluated by calculating walking time in a 10-meter walking test. The relationship between dual-task interference and functional independence level was examined by Spearman correlation analysis.
Results: The motor dual-task interference was found as 0.7 (0.0-0.26) and the cognitive dual-task interference was found as 0.19 (0.05-0.38). There was a negative, moderate, and statistically significant correlation between the FIM score and the motor dual-task interference (r = -0.48, p = 0.01). However, no significant correlation was detected between FIM score and cognitive dual-task interference (p = 0.16).
Conclusion: The level of functional independence in stroke patients is associated with motor dual-task interference. Rehabilitation programs that improve dual-task performance can increase the functional independence levels of stroke patients.
Welcome to Vienna: The Story of Austria as Reflected in the British and American Versions of the Soldier’s Guides to Austria
Authors: Varon Anat 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
This article discusses and analyzes British and American perceptions, postwar planning aims, and stereotypes about Austria and its future restoration–post World War II. The article uses the concept of “militourist gaze” in order to compare differences and similarities between the British and the American attitudes reflected in their military handbooks for Austria. Through comparative research and close reading of Austria—A Soldier’s Guide, with other Second World War II soldier’s guides that were published by the British and the Americans respectively, we can conclude that it was the British and not the Americans who published the booklet Austria—A Soldier’s Guide. Furthermore, a typeset titled “A Short Guide to Austria,” found in the British National Archives, reveals the American version of the soldier’s guide to Austria, although this version was never published and both armies distributed the British guide to their troops. Using the militourist gaze in our interpretation of the soldier’s guide(s) to Austria we can better understand how British and American military media used prewar stereotypes on Austrians and Austria in order to rebuild Austrian nationhood vis-a-vis Germany. In this sense the British Austria—A Soldier’s Guide holds a special place since it is intended not only for army indoctrination of troops and their mission in Austria, but also as a means of national propaganda for the Austrians themselves, both by using the Moscow Declaration as subtext in the guide and by voicing prewar Austrian self-understanding from the interwar period.
Literature Review of the Effects of Long-Term Opioid Use in the Management of Pain
Authors: Alsugoor Mahdi H. 
Published: August 2022

The interminable need to alleviate or sometimes eliminate pain has been perceived by all cultures around the globe for many centuries. The human species has found ways to perform pain management, including oral ingestion of herbs and utilization of procedures believed to have special remedial properties. The current medical practice calls for the application of opioids in the management of pain and this choice spans decades. From a general perspective, medical practitioners globally agree on the appropriateness of opioid use in the management of acute and chronic pain.	Looking at the issue further, a huge controversy arises when the discussion spirals into whether the pros outweigh the cons in the long-term management of pain, especially chronic pain. Opiates belong to a class of drugs that are extracted from the latex sap of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) where they occur naturally as alkaloids. The term opioids, also commonly referred to as narcotics (a non-scientific term), is pharmacologically used to refer to artificial or natural chemical compounds that bind to opioid receptors and are antagonized by naloxone. The chemical composition, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics of opioids are beyond the scope of this review article, whose focus will be mainly aimed at discussing the apparent effects of long-term use of these drugs in pain management. Keywords: opioids, opiates, narcotics, pain, chronic pain, pain management, long-term use effects
Determination the optimal conditions for production of nanocellulose from acetic acid bacteria
Authors: Ahmed Entissar Faroun , Ali Wala’a Shawkat , Heider Nadhem Hasan 
Published: August 2022

Bacteria could produce bacterial nanocellulose through a procedure steps: polymerization and crystallization, that occur in the cytoplasm of the bacteria, the residues of glucose polymerize to (β-1,4) lineal glucan chains that produced from bacterial cell extracellularly, these lineal glucan are converted to microfbrils, after that these microfbrils collected together to shape very pure three dimensional pored net. It could be obtained a pure cellulose that created by some M.O, from the one of the active producer organism like Acetic acid bacteria (AAB), that it is a gram -ve, motile and live in aerobic condition. The bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) have great consideration in many fields because of its flexible properties, features and advantages of the BNC. So in this study, the acetic acid bacteria (5AC) isolate was isolated from apple vinegar and detected the ability of this isolate to produce the nanocellulose on the Hestrin-Schramm (HS) medium, and then optimized the production condition, four parameters were investigated: temperature, pH, different carbon sources and nitrogen sources. After incubation the isolate for about (168- 192) hrs, the highest yield of BNC was identified by determining the wet weight, dry weight also the consumed sugar for each parameter.
clinico surgical experience of thyroglossal duct cysts in a tertiary care hospital of Southern Odisha
Authors: Mallick Sworup Nanda , Patro Santosh Kumar , Mahapatra Swapna , Bag Lachhaman , Nayak Sanjit Kumar , Amitav Suvendu 
Published: August 2022

Introduction: The thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC, also known as the thyroglossal tract remnant, or TTR) is a well-known developmental anomaly that affects roughly 7% of the population. It often manifests as a movable, painless lump. Objectives: to report our 2 years of clinical experience with thyroglossal cysts in terms of clinical aspects and surgical findings. Materials and methods: This study was conducted in Department of General Surgery, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur over a period of 24 months from July 2019- June 2021. Results: The majority (72.72%) were under the age of fifteen. Patients aged 16 -30 years made about 24.24% of the patient population. Males made up 63.63 % of the population, while females made up 36.36%. 88% of patients had neck swelling when they arrived. 15.15% of patients exhibited erythema/redness over swelling, and 18.18% felt tenderness. 15.15% of patients at presentation had painful swelling and deglutination. 18.8% of patients reported having experienced recurrent neck swelling in the previous two years, while 12.12 % only had recurring discharge from the midline neck.
Impact of Hydropower Dam on Household Water Security: Evidence from Amerti-Neshe Reservoir in Northwestern Ethiopia
Authors: Jima Yeshi , Diriba Dawit , Senbeta Feyera , Simane Belay 
Published: August 2022

Understanding the impact of hydropower dam construction on adjacent local community water security is critical for identifying factors that influence water security as well as improving water supplies in rural areas. This study analyzes the impact of hydropower dam construction on the water security of households around the Amerti and Neshe dams in Northwestern Ethiopia. A multistage sampling procedure was followed to select 485 households (268 affected and 217 non-affected) for our analysis. A principal component analysis was applied to five dimensions of water security (access, utilization, affordability, quality, and quantity) and then the households water security index (HWSI) was constructed. An endogenous switching regression model was applied to analyze the impact of dam construction on the water security status at the household level in the study area. Our findings revealed that there is a significant mean difference in HWSI between affected and non-affected households regarding water access and quality. The average treatment effect indicates that the construction of the two dams has had a negative impact on household water security, reducing it by 12%. As a result, government and other stakeholders should consider relocating affected households to better areas in order to mitigate such negative effects on household water security.
Peran Perempuan Dalam Melahirkan Generasi Yang Berkualitas Perspektif Al-Qur’an
Authors: Roziardiansyah Roziardiansyah , Jatim Jatim 
Published: August 2022

In the modern era like today, there are many women who work outside the home to meet the needs of their family life, earn a living as an addition to their husband's income, because of the demands of the new era in a society that is experiencing a period of women's emancipation. For women who work will divide attention to work and their families. This is a challenge for women when carrying out multiple roles. This causes many women to be unable to carry out their duties and responsibilities properly in the family, because mothers never know how to properly educate their children, such as being busy with their careers to handing over the biggest responsibility in children's education to the school or child caretaker. his son. As a result of that, how many families are destroyed because mothers are reluctant to educate their children, because they just ignore them, which eventually gives birth to a generation that cannot be expected, namely a generation that is not qualified. Based on the problems above, the researcher will examine more deeply about "The role of women in giving birth to a quality generation from the perspective of the Qur'an". To explore this study, the researcher used qualitative listening with the type of library research. The data analysis method in this study uses the thematic method or what is called Maud}u'i.
Keywords: Women, generation, quality, al-Qur'an
Francesc Cambó y la CHADE. ¿Qué hace un político «nuevo» presidiendo una multinacional corruptora?
Authors: De Riquer i Permanyer Borja 
Published: August 2022

El político catalanista Francesc Cambó fue el presidente de la Compañía Hispano Americana de Electricidad (CHADE), la más importante inversión española en el extranjero y la principal empresa eléctrica de América Latina. El éxito económico de esta empresa, que permitió a Cambó enriquecerse de forma notable, se debió en gran medida a la influencia lograda en Argentina gracias a la corrupción política. Cambó, que conocía los procedimientos utilizados por su compañía —gastos confidenciales a periodistas y funcionarios, sobornos a políticos, ventajas fiscales, etc.—, nunca condenó estas prácticas, aunque le desagradaban. Consideraba que la corrupción era una enfermedad muy difícil de curar y que ante ella debía actuarse con discreción y prudencia, evitando siempre el escándalo público. Él mismo y sus biógrafos han ocultado que en 1945 fue acusado de cooperación con el cohecho y defraudación a la Administración Pública y que logró evitar ser procesado gracias a la intervención de Juan Domingo Perón. Sus responsabilidades en la gestión corruptora de la CHADE sin duda contribuyeron a que el ambicioso «político nuevo» de principios de siglo xx acabara convertido en un acaudalado conservador, incapaz de asumir ningún riesgo político.