bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Examination of the Effectiveness of Ballet on Gross Motor Function in Children with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Marascio Corinne
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this study was to examine how ballet could be used as a form of therapy to improve gross motor function in children with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDDs). Fourteen participants (ages 4-12, 10 males, 4 females) who were enrolled in Monday and Friday camp days at ABC Educational Services, Inc. Stimulation School Summer Camp were included in the study. Participants completed the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, 2nd Edition (BOT-2) during the first week of the intervention. For the following six weeks, participants engaged in thirty-minute ballet classes twice a week. During week eight of the intervention participants completed the BOT-2 test a second time. The results indicated that children with a suspected IDD did not consistently score below average on the BOT-2. Additionally, statistically significant correlations between ballet instruction and gross motor proficiency were not found. Further studies should be done to continue to examine the relationship between ballet and gross motor function.
How Technology Changes Monetization of Musical Digital Assets
Authors: Hoang Rose
Published: April 2024

This thesis examines how blockchain technology can affect the music business, as well as its potential applications and benefits over current practices for investors, users, and artists. It explores the music industry's current ecosystem and motivations for changes, and discusses the benefits and difficulties of using blockchain technology in a decentralized music platform (Web3). The thesis also demonstrates the mechanisms that enable these platforms to be built and run. Overall, the thesis emphasizes how blockchain technology has the ability to allow musicians more freedom, transparency, and flexibility when it comes to monetizing their music with less involvement of a third party.
Current and Emerging Applications of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Authors: Poole Carsyn
Published: April 2024

Carsyn Poole's work can be found here.
Analiza wypowiedzi narracyjnych dzieci pięcioletnich po zapoznaniu się z materiałem audiowizualnym
Authors: Kackieło-Tomulewicz Justyna , Milewska Karolina
Published: April 2024

A narrative is a narrative of a series of events that have occurred in the past or are presented as if they had actually happened in the past. In this narrative competence is understood as knowledge about the essence and structure of narrative, about its basic functions and stylistic categories, manifesting itself in complex linguistic skills related to the construction of narrative statements with specific genre features, in accordance with applicable language standards and adequate to the consultation. The aim of the study was to analyze the narrative statements of 5-year-old children after familiarizing themselves with the story once viewed. The specific goal was to check what particular statements of children with proper speech development would characterize, corresponding to the conducted test.
Untimeliness, Inter-ship, Mutuality
Authors: Bal Mieke
Published: April 2024

To honour the memory of Dorota Filipczak and express my grief over her untimely passing, I comment here on three artworks in which time is a central issue, all three in very different ways. “Untimely” comes to mean not simply “premature,” as is the death of someone we greatly miss, but as unorthodox, confusing, and artistically challenging deployments of time. The three artists are from three different continents: Europe, Latin America, and Asia. They share a commitment to the current problems of the world, to a reflection on violence, especially gendered; on loneliness and on memory. They believe in the power of art to make people think, and even change their opinions. As they use artistic tools, before all else, they resist the unreliability of time as we tend to see it: in chronology and with a steady rhythm.
Ann Veronica Janssens (Belgium) makes us experience, in her mist rooms, how hampering our clear sight slows everything down. When I once asked her to characterize her work, her simple answer was: “abstract and political.” Doris Salcedo (Colombia) fights the forgetfulness of violence; in the case here, of the indifference to refugees, which causes the death by drowning of so many. Her installation Palimpsesto makes slowly moving, then quickly disappearing drops of water the carriers of the names of those anonymous victims. Nalini Malani (India) presents her thoughts as images shooting from her head, in animations with a frantic pace. Her unsettling speed can be seen as a foreshortening of time.
The three artworks, as well as the women who invented and made them, demonstrate that art matters, as a variant of the title of the journal that Dorota created: Text Matters.
Elizabeth Bernholz’s Gazelle Twin: Disguise, Persona and Jesterism
Authors: Hayward Philip , Hill Matt
Published: April 2024

The proliferation of low-cost, high-quality, digital production and distribution systems over the last two decades has allowed a range of performers to develop repertoires and careers in non-traditional contexts. While often difficult, the ability to gain traction at the fringes of the (still) highly male-dominated music industry has provided opportunities for female artists such as Grimes and FKA Twigs to achieve commercial success and critical acknowledgement. Although not as well-known as the previously named performers, Elizabeth Bernholz, who adopted the professional alias Gazelle Twin (henceforth referred to as GT) in 2009, has also carved out a distinct niche for herself as a vocalist, electronic music composer, performer and video maker. Over the past 13 years she has explored various personae, including, in the run-up to and aftermath of Brexit, that of a 21st-century jester, turning tropes of traditional Englishness against themselves. This chapter provides an analysis of GT’s personae and related creative outputs. In order to address these, the chapter engages with persona studies and deploys elements of analytical musicology, media studies and cultural studies to analyze GT’s multi-faceted output and the broader cultural contexts she has sought to represent. Writing about an artist such as Bernholz involves a complex negotiation of / switching between the performer’s perception of herself, her perception and representation of her creative persona (which has undergone various transitions) and critical responses to her work. As the chapter outlines, these complex roles and switches are as much a part of the creative entity known as GT as they are explanatory factors behind it.
On Spaces Within and Between: Dorota Filipczak’s (Embodied) Visions of the Sacred
Authors: Kocot Monika
Published: April 2024

On the cover of her debut book of poems entitled W cieniu doskonałej pomarańczy, Dorota Filipczak shares an insight which might be treated not only as an important gateway to the realm of her poetry but also to her academic writing—“I’m passionate about the sacred in poetry and prose, and ways of its unconventional interpretation. Writing poetry and literary criticism is like looking at one and the same landscape through two separate windows” (translation mine). This essay explores a number of unconventional interpretations of the sacred in Filipczak’s poems, but it also points to similar practices in her academic writing. The image of two windows and one landscape serves as a metaphor describing the two modes of Filipczak’s writing. In order to show how this metaphor works in her poetry, I look at selected pieces from all her books of poems. In my analyses, I refer to essays by Marek Czuku and Wojciech Ligęza who focus on the link between body, mind, landscape, and myth in Filipczak’s poetry. My intention is to develop their insights and show how various metaphors of the body/body-mind are interconnected with the theme of spirituality, female empowerment, trauma and Polish history, and how they foreground the importance of places and spaces in Filipczak’s writing.
Variations of the Traditional Life Care Plan
Authors: Shahnasarian Michael , Dillahunt-Aspillaga Christina , Hilby Deborah
Published: April 2024

A staple in assessing and valuing injury and related monetary damages claims, life care plans have traditionally encapsulated damages computations associated with present and anticipated future rehabilitation interventions related to contested events, the most common involving personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability. The needs and sophistication of the injury claims assessment process have continued to evolve since the inception of life care plans and accordingly affect the services life care planners contribute to resolve disputes over the need for and value of litigated future rehabilitation interventions. After a brief history and overview of life care planning, this article describes how the discipline evolved to its current state. The authors then discuss how lawyers’ discernments in prosecuting cases have led to the need for three variations/derivatives of the traditional life care plan: the life care plan cost comparison, the interpolated life care plan, and the international life care plan. Standards of practice considerations follow. According to the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), life care planning is a career pathway for certified rehabilitation counselors (CRCs). Rehabilitation counselors encounter a myriad of physical and psychosocial factors that affect the rehabilitation process. CRC certification and training prepares counselors to holistically address complex areas of rehabilitation following a catastrophic illness or injury. According to the CRCC Code of Ethics, CRCs have a responsibility to the public to engage in practices that are based on accepted research methodologies and evidence-based practices. They need to remain current with developments in evidence-based practice. Notably, the three variations/derivatives of the traditional life care plan presented in this article address pertinent standards of practice considerations.
Dumanlı Dağları (Refahiye-Erzincan)’nın Endemik Bitki Çeşitliliği
Authors: Korkmaz Mustafa , Onkaş İbrahim
Published: April 2024

Bu çalışmada Refahiye (Erzincan) ilçesinde bulunan Dumanlı daglarının
endemik bitkileri belirlenmiştir. Çalışılan alan İran-Turan fitocoğrafik elementi ve
B7 karesi içerisinde bulunmaktadır. Arazi çalışmaları sırasında toplanan bitki
örneklerinin teşhis çalışmaları sonucunda, 60 familya ve 245 cinse ait toplam 633
takson belirlenmiştir. Bunlardan 112 taksonun (% 17,69) endemik olduğu
belirlenmiştir. Endemik taksonlardan 102’si Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledoneae)
sınıfında, 10’u Liliopsida (Monocotyledoneae) sınıfında yer almaktadır. En çok
endemik takson ihtiva eden familyalar sırasıyla; Asteraceae 20 (% 17,86),
Caryophyllaceae 13 (% 11,61), Brassicaceae 11 (% 9,82), Lamiaceae 10 (% 8,93) ve
Fabaceae 8 (% 7,14)’dir. En çok endemik takson içeren cinsler sırasıyla; Silene 5 (%
7,04), Tanacetum 4 (% 5,63), Onosma 4 (% 5,63), Astaragalus 4 (% 5,63), Hypericum
3 (% 4,23), Allium 3 (% 4,23), Alyssum 3 (% 4,23), Centaurea 3 (% 4,23) ve
Tripleurospermum 3 (% 4,23)’dur. Çalışmada taksonların tehlike kategorileri de
sunulmuştur.
No tan imposible: la llegada de los toltecas de Tula a Chichén Itzá
Authors: Bíró Péter , Pérez de Heredia Puente Eduardo
Published: April 2024

El debate sobre la relación de las ciudades prehispánicas de Tula y Chichén Itzá ha polarizado la interpretación de la historia de Mesoamérica, desde quienes niegan cualquier contacto directo, hasta quienes sostienen que estos contactos existieron en forma de invasiones o migraciones. En este trabajo presentamos evidencia epigráfica que refuerza la relación directa entre ambas ciudades, y que se añade a la considerable evidencia iconográfica y arquitectónica de tal nexo.
Vitalidad lingüística del chol de Frontera Corozal, Ocosingo, Chiapas: El papel del hogar y de la escuela
Authors: Vázquez Álvarez Juan Jesús
Published: April 2024

Este trabajo da cuenta del uso de la lengua chol en Frontera Corozal, una comunidad ubicada en la Reserva Integral de la Biósfera Montes Azules, en el municipio de Ocosingo, Chiapas. Se muestra cómo ocurre la transmisión intergeneracional de esta lengua maya tanto en el hogar como en la escuela. Esta valoración se hace tomando en cuenta los factores que propone principalmente la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) y el Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (INALI) para evaluar la vitalidad de las lenguas. Se hicieron observaciones del uso de la lengua local en tres grupos etarios en el hogar, así como de las interacciones comunicativas de los niños en la escuela fuera de los horarios de trabajo en el aula con los docentes. Además, se realizaron entrevistas informales y se aplicaron cuestionarios con el fin de conocer las principales ideologías lingüísticas en la comunidad. La investigación permite conocer cómo se materializa la vulnerabilidad de las lenguas minorizadas en un contexto local por la preferencia de uso del español en varios ámbitos.
THE EVOLUTION OF LEADERSHIP IN THE MODERN PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE: SHIFTING PARADIGMS AND THEIR IMPACTS
Authors: Jayanagara Oscar
Published: April 2024

Leadership plays a pivotal role in guiding and shaping organizations and teams. In the modern professional world, leaders have undergone a transformation, influenced by various factors such as technological advancements, shifting societal expectations, and the dynamics of globalization. This study presents a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted nature of leadership evolution in the workplace, drawing on data from qualitative research, interviews, and scholarly literature reviews. The findings highlight the shift from hierarchical to collaborative leadership, emphasizing increased interaction, teamwork, and innovation. Furthermore, the significance of communication and collaboration skills in leaders is underscored, with effective communication linked to enhanced team performance and collaboration skills as a key driver of organizational success. In addition, innovation and creativity are identified as critical components of effective leadership, fostering enhanced productivity and competitive advantage. These changes in leadership systems have far-reaching implications, affecting productivity, job satisfaction, and innovation in the workplace. The study underscores the need for leaders to adapt to this evolving landscape and integrate these essential leadership skills, ultimately contributing to effective leadership in the contemporary professional world. This research offers valuable insights into the dynamic nature of leadership in the evolving professional context.

 
Approaches to understanding justice
Authors: Zavgorodniaia Anastacija A.
Published: April 2024

Various doctrinal approaches are considered, which are ambiguous when using a number of terms, which include principles of law, legal phenomena, among them: justice, legal certainty, proportionality. Considering justice, its different types are noted. In Russian socio-humanitarian science it is presented in the form of general and special (private) justice. There are subjective and objective justice, formal and substantive justice. Procedural fairness is highlighted separately. The study concludes that the diversity of ideologies of modern society does not make it possible to answer the question about the principles of proportional justice, which should be reflected in law, therefore the criteria of justice contain a broad intersubjective basis that allows them to be realized in procedural justice. The analysis of theories gives the right to assert that the variety of theories of justice themselves will always vary from the priority of one or another benefit in society, which is the basis of social institutions, political and legal ideology, and the procedure for establishing the result.
Criminal legal protection of water bodies: national, foreign and international experience
Authors: Kozodaeva Olesa N. , Kuzmenko Ella Yu. , Popova Elena A.
Published: April 2024

Current issues related to the legal protection of water bodies, ensuring their increasing value in modern conditions, are revealed. The issues of legal protection under consideration are relevant both at the international and domestic levels. The purpose of the study is to consider the negative impact of the weakening of the administrative regime in the field of environmental protection, which affects the application of measures of criminal law and procedural coercion against those responsible for causing significant harm to natural resources. Administrative law is closely related to criminal law; therefore, in practice, administrative penalties prevent damage to the objects of encroachment (public relations in the field of rational use of natural resources), which can develop into a socially dangerous consequence of the crime. General scientific and specifically legal methods are used as research methods. The main attention is paid to the method of analysis. It is established that the creation of a unified basic methodology that would help investigative and inquiry authorities increase the percentage of detection of criminal and administrative cases of environmental crimes is currently not possible. The intersectoral nature and blanket nature of the norms significantly distinguish such acts from each other. The lack of professional training of investigators and interrogators, the lack of knowledge and special literature on the investigation of environmental crimes, of course, cannot have a positive effect on curbing crime in this area.
Public relations as a subject of criminal law regulation and an object of social and legal impact
Authors: Mikautadze Sergey R.
Published: April 2024

A scientific analysis of the issue of the object of legal regulation has been carried out. It is concluded that it is social relations that constitute the subject of criminal law. The conclusion is argued in favor of the point of view of individual scientists that social relations protected by criminal law exist objectively and independently of the latter. Special attention is paid to the issue of the relationship between the categories of criminal law regulation and socio-legal impact on social relations. The author’s position is formulated on the issue of the legal correctness of the term criminal legal impact on social relations, and a conclusion is made about a more correct and preferable phenomenon – social and legal impact, since in real life there is an implementation of the criminal legal norm and the consequences of its impact are not in pure form, but only in the context of the whole variety of social instruments, the totality of actual legal connections and forms of social cognition. The thesis is argued that the commission of a crime as a legal fact causes the emergence of new criminal legal relations, but only to the extent and within the limits of those specific legal connections regarding human rights and freedoms that were violated by this crime. Consequently, the author proposes to talk about the emergence, existence, and functioning of independent criminal legal relations only conditionally, since in each specific case the crime distorts and violates certain socially useful legal relations protected by criminal law.
Factors affecting weight management in overweight or obese diabetic patients: the 2018-2021 Korea national health and nutrition examination survey
Authors: Yeun Young-Ran , Kwak Yi Sub , Kim Hye-Young
Published: April 2024

[Purpose] Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that affects approximately 422 million people worldwide and leads to the death of 1.5 million people every year. The prevalence of diabetes among the population aged 30 or older in Korea has steadily increased since 2018, reaching 16.7% in 2020, with one in six adults having diabetes. This study was conducted to identify factors affecting weight management in overweight or obese patients with diabetes (OOPD) in Korea using data from the 2018-2022 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Therefore, the goal of this study is to analyze weight perception and factors related to weight perception and to identify factors that influence weight loss efforts among OOPD in Korea.[Methods] Socioeconomic characteristics, disease morbidity, weight perception, and weight loss efforts were investigated in 950 participants. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, and logistic regression.[Results] Among the overweight or obese patients with diabetes, 24.4% perceived their weight to be normal, with a higher proportion among men (29.6%) than among women (14.6%). Weight loss efforts were 5.11 times (95% CI: 3.02−8.66) higher in people with overweight perceptions than in those with normal weight perceptions. Additionally, the rate was 1.54 times (95% CI: 1.06 2.25) higher in people with dyslipidemia than in those without dyslipidemia.[Conclusion] These results suggest that weight management approaches for overweight or obese patients with diabetes should be designed individually based on weight perception and disease morbidity.
Effects of public transportation use on non-exercise activity thermogenesis and health promotion: a mini-review
Authors: Kim Sung-Woo , Hwang Deunsol , Kyun Sunghwan , Jang Inkwon , Kim Taeho , Kim Jongwon , Shin Inseop , Lim Kiwon
Published: April 2024

[Purpose] Public transportation (PT) systems significantly shape urban mobility and have garnered attention owing to their potential impact on public health, particularly the promotion of physical activity. Beyond their transportation functions, PT systems also affect daily energy expenditure through non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT). This mini-review surveys the existing literature to explore the effects of PT use on NEAT levels and subsequent health outcomes.[Methods] A comprehensive literature search was conducted using the electronic databases PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. Keywords including “public transportation,” “non-exercise activity thermogenesis,” “physical activity,” “health promotion,” and related terms were used to identify relevant studies.[Results] This review highlights the multifaceted relationship between PT use and health promotion, emphasizing the potential benefits and challenges of increasing NEAT through public transit utilization. Overall, the findings suggest that PT use contributes positively to NEAT levels, and thus improves health outcomes. However, the extent of this impact may vary depending on individual and contextual factors.[Conclusion] Interventions promoting active transportation modes, including public transit, hold promise for addressing sedentary behavior and fostering healthier lifestyles at the population level.
Nutritional knowledge, eating habits, factors affecting muscle damage, and antioxidant enzyme levels of Korean wrestlers
Authors: Lee Yun-Seok , Lee Dong-Ryul , Lee Hyoung-Rok , Sung Jun-Young
Published: April 2024

[Purpose] The aim in this study was to investigate the diet and nutritional knowledge of elite Korean wrestlers and verify the differences in their exercise performance , muscle damage indicators, and antioxidant enzyme levels according to wrestler level.[Methods] A 7-day dietary and nutrition knowledge survey was administered to 30 adult male elite wrestlers (national team: n=11; professional team: n=19). The Wingate test was conducted for 60 seconds to analyze muscle damage indicators and antioxidant levels. Blood and blood lactate concentration analyses were performed four times; the statistical significance level of all data was p<0.05.[Results] Significant differences were found in general nutrition knowledge questionnaire (GNKQ) scores (p=0.043), diet (p=0.001), anaerobic performance (p=0.001), muscle damage indicators (p=0.026), antioxidant levels, and blood lactic acid concentrations (30 min after exercise, p=0.007; 90 min after exercise, p=0.038) between the national and the professional groups.[Conclusion] To the findings confirm the relationship between the differences in diet, nutrition, and motor function for wrestlers of different expertise levels. In a follow-up, a comprehensive study on nutrition knowledge, athlete training , and weight loss is needed that considers a wider scope of subjects and analyzes additional variables.
The five hundred rupee note
Authors: Anirvan Prajna
Published: April 2024

This reflective piece deals with the challenges of healthcare delivery in a resource-constrained setting. The narrative is set in an emergency room and the story follows a doctor's desperate efforts to save a young girl suffering from disseminated tuberculosis, whose condition is exacerbated by economic hardships and delayed diagnosis. This story is a compelling commentary on the inequities in healthcare, and the urgent need for systemic change to ensure that all individuals, regardless of their economic status, have access to quality healthcare and health as a fundamental right of the people is established.
TUTURAN PERSUASI PODCAST SAPA BUDAYA DAN KAITANNYA DENGAN BAHAN AJAR TEKS PERSUASI
Authors: Hidayati Annisa Nur , Wijayanti Dedi
Published: April 2024

Alasan pemilihan objek penelitian ini adalah banyaknya penggunaan tuturan persuasi pada podcast Sapa Budaya menjadi salah satu konten yang memiliki informasi mengenai pembahasan wawasan kebudayaan yang ada di Kota Yogyakarta. Kanal youtube sekaligus website milik Dinas Kebudayaan Kota Yogyakarta memiliki tujuan untuk bertegur sapa satu dengan lainnya dalam pembahasan ekosistem ruang kebudayaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tuturan persuasi pada podcast Sapa Budaya yang hasilnya diterapkan pada pengembangan bahan ajar bahasa Indonesia pada materi teks persuasi kelas VIII SMP. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif analisis isi dan teknik pengumpulan data metode simak. Siaran podcast yang diadakan dalam tiga episode memiliki rangkaian acara berkesinambungan antar satu dengan lainnya dalam pembahasan koridor kebudayaan. Menggunakan metode analisis isi Hasil penelitian menemukan lima jenis tuturan persuasi pada Podcast Sapa Budaya, yaitu tuturan asertif berjumlah 17, komisif berjumlah 3, ekspresif berjumlah 21, deklaratif berjumlah 1, dan tuturan direktif berjumlah 3. Ditemukan tiga fungsi tuturan persuasi pada podcast Sapa Budaya, yaitu aspek kognitif berjumlah 15, afektif berjumlah 26, dan konatif berjumlah 4.
RELEVANSI NASKAH DRAMA BAH KARYA PUTU WIJAYA SEBAGAI MATERI AJAR DI SMA (KAJIAN KRITIK SOSIAL DAN NILAI MORAL)
Authors: Utami Adelia Nur , Wardani Rr Elisabeth Nugraheni Eko , Anindyarini Atikah
Published: April 2024

Artikel ini bertujuan memaparkan (1) kritik sosial dalam naskah drama Bah karya Putu Wijaya, (2) nilai-nilai moral yang ada dalam naskah drama Bah karya Putu Wijaya, dan (3) relevansi nilai-nilai moral dan kritik sosial sebagai materi ajar di kelas XI sekolah menengah atas. Pendekatan penelitian dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode analisis deskriptif. Data berupa kutipan dialog dan hasil wawancara dengan guru Bahasa Indonesia. Sumber data berwujud naskah drama Bah karya Putu Wijaya dan informan. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui teknik baca dan catat serta wawancara. Teknik validitas menggunakan triangulasi teori dan triangulasi sumber. Data dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis interaktif. Hasil penelitian di antaranya (1) terdapat kritik sosial dalam naskah drama Bah berupa kritik sosial terhadap terhadap kelas sosial dalam masyarakat, sumber daya manusia, perilaku aparat dan pejabat pemerintah, perilaku masyarakat, kesejahteraan masyarakat, pendidikan di masyarakat, perilaku konsumtif masyarakat, gender, fenomena sosial, dan wartawan media, (2) terdapat nilai moral di antaranya tanggung jawab terhadap diri sendiri, hubungan diri sendiri dan orang lain dalam lingkup sosial, hubungan manusia dengan lingkungan/alam, dan hubungan manusia dengan Tuhan, dan (3) naskah tersebut relevan untuk dijadikan materi ajar apresiasi sastra kela XI SMA pada K.D 3.19 dan 4.19.

Kata kunci: drama, kritik sosial, nilai moral, materi ajar.
INTERCONNECTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND INTELLECTUAL TRANSFORMATION OF CIVILIZATION
Authors: Shymchenko Olga
Published: April 2024

The article discovering the features and relationship between technological and intellectual civilizations. The key aspects of the influence of technologies on the intellectual development of society and its cultural and historical consequences are analyzed. It is proved that the concept of transformation assumes that the process is aimed at achieving a higher level of development within the existing ecological and economic relations. The interaction of technological innovations and intellectual changes in various spheres of life is analyzed and future perspectives in this context are highlighted.
COGNITIVE THINKING IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE MUSCLE-MUSCLE SYSTEM: A SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT
Authors: Novosolova Svitlana
Published: April 2024

The article reveals the essence of such concepts as "rehabilitation", "social rehabilitation"; the importance of the work of a team of narrow-profile specialists in the process of rehabilitation of people who have problems with the musculoskeletal system to restore their mental and physical health has been proven; the main tasks for the rehabilitation of clients with violations are defined; it is stated that after a full-scale invasion, the need for a team of narrow-profile specialists especially increased, and the intervention of specialists in the early stages of traumatic injuries is the most important factor in preserving certain functions. Conclusions were made: a complex interdisciplinary approach in the treatment of the neurological profile and problems with the musculoskeletal system is very relevant during the war; an important contribution of a team of specialized specialists to the rehabilitation process is the opportunity to work with people who need help; it is necessary to involve representatives of the social sphere in training on providing assistance to people who need it; to improve cognitive skills, it is necessary to devote time to self-improvement, study, and developmental and motor activity.
Predictors of Difficult Laryngeal Exposure in Suspension Laryngoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Wang Mengshu , Liu Yong , Qiu Yuanzheng , Chen Huihong , Liwen Wang , Huang Donghai , Zhang Xin , Li Guo
Published: April 2024

Objectives. Considerable research has been focused on independent predictors of difficult laryngeal exposure (DLE) during suspension laryngoscopy. However, previous studies have yielded inconsistent results and conclusions. Consequently, we performed a meta-analysis of the existing literature with the aim of identifying significant parameters for a standardized preoperative DLE prediction system.Methods. We systematically retrieved articles from the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases up to October 2022. Data from eligible studies were extracted and analyzed using the R programming language. The effect measures included odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dichotomous variables and mean differences (MDs) with 95% CIs for continuous variables.Results. The search yielded 1,574 studies, of which 18 (involving a total of 2,263 patients) were included. Pooled analysis demonstrated that patients with DLE during microsurgery tended to be male (OR, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.16–2.57); were older (MD, 5.47 years, 95% CI, 2.44–8.51 years); had a higher body mass index (BMI; MD, 1.19 kg/m2; 95% CI, 0.33–2.05 kg/m2); had a greater neck circumference (MD, 2.50 cm; 95% CI, 1.56–3.44 cm); exhibited limited mouth opening (MD, −0.52 cm; 95% CI, −0.88 to −0.15 cm); had limited neck flexibility (MD, −10.05 cm; 95% CI, −14.10 to −6.00 cm); displayed various other anatomical characteristics; and had a high modified Mallampati index (MMI) or test score (OR, 3.37; 95% CI, 2.07–5.48).Conclusion. We conducted a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the factors relevant to DLE. Ultimately, we identified sex, age, BMI, neck circumference, MMI, inter-incisor gap, hyomental distance, thyromental distance, sternomental distance, and flexion-extension angle as factors highly correlated with DLE.
Zero waste: leveraging blended learning materials in traditional teaching
Authors: Ardito Cesare Giulio
Published: April 2024

In recent years, and especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, several university course units have moved from a traditional format, made of face-to-face lectures supplemented by notes and exercise sheets, to a blended learning format based mainly on asynchronous engagement with recorded lectures, videos, and notes, followed by supplementary synchronous sessions to consolidate and expand on the core material. While during Covid-19 the latter format presented clear advantages, as things slowly go back to normal course leaders are free to choose between the two formats, each of which has its own set of advantages and challenges.In this case study we explore the transition from a blended learning course back to a traditional face-to-face format, focusing on the use of an innovative â€˜anthologyâ€™ approach to repurpose digital materials. Originally a blended learning course featuring a mix of videos, notes, and quizzes, the course underwent a transformation to adapt to a more conventional format without sacrificing the accumulated digital resources. Through this transition, an anthology of learning materials was created, which serves as supplementary support for student learning, providing a wealth of learning aids, ranging from mandatory activities to entirely optional exercises. Challenges encountered during this transition, specifically avoiding an increase in workload, and the maturity required from students, will be examined. We aim to provide a framework to highlight the potential of effectively reutilising blended learning resources within traditional teaching frameworks, while being mindful of workload issues, to enrich the students' learning experience.
Front matter
Authors: Rowlett Peter
Published: April 2024

Front matter
Performance Envelope of a 538-Series High-Speed Helico-Axial Pump for High-Gas-Volume-Fraction Operation
Authors: Ejim Chidirim , Xiao Jinjiang , Lee Woon , Zabala Wilson
Published: April 2024

Operating at high speeds can have the benefit of increasing the capability of pumps to enhance surface or downhole production of fluids with high gas volume fraction (GVF). This study presents the performance envelope of a high-speed helico-axial pump (HAP) operating at high GVFs (>80%). The ultimate aim of the physical tests was to ascertain the operating capabilities of the pump for potential scaleup to a field prototype.

The HAP housing outer diameter was 5.38 in. and operated at a rotational speed of 6,000 rev/min. Air and water were the test fluids, with an average pump intake and a discharge temperature of 28°C. The fluid volume flow rates were varied while maintaining 46 psig at the HAP intake. The liquid and total intake volume flow rates varied from 128 B/D to 664 B/D and 4,941 B/D to 7,593 B/D, respectively. The corresponding dimensionless pressure boost (DPB), GVF, liquid flow coefficients (LFCs), and total flow coefficients (TFCs) were recorded. Additional parameters noted were the percentage of electric current draw to full-load motor current by the HAP motor and the percentage of electric power input to full load power to the HAP motor.

The results showed that the HAP had a stable operation during the tests for intake GVF range of 91–98%. The corresponding pump DPB was in the range of 0.0138–0.0751. These values being positive indicated the capability of the HAP to boost fluid pressure even for such high intake gas content and avoid pump gas lock. The results also showed that for a given intake GVF, the HAP DPB increased with decreasing LFC. For a given LFC, the DPB decreased with increasing intake GVF. The percent electric input power to the HAP motor varied between 28% and 64% of full-load motor power. It was observed to strongly increase with decreasing LFC at a given intake GVF and very strongly decrease with increasing intake GVF at a given LFC. The associated percent electric current draw by the HAP motor was seen to vary between 24% and 53% of full-load motor current. Its variation with LFC and intake GVF was similar to those of the percent electric power input. The DPB, percent electric current, and power draw by the HAP motor variations with TFC for a given intake GVF were similar to those of the LFCs. In conclusion, the HAP demonstrated the capability to boost fluid pressure when handling high GVF flows. It is being scaled up to a field prototype to handle higher volume flow rates of high GVF gas-liquid mixtures.

This study mainly highlights the method to extend the gas-handling capability of a HAP by operating it at high speeds. Optimal hydraulic design and proper conditioning of the inlet flow components were also incorporated into the HAP architecture. Expanding the HAP operating envelope to handle high-GVF flows significantly unlocks the potential for field operators to maximize hydrocarbon production from high-gas content applications. This, in turn, increases the economic bottom line from the field asset.
Preliminary Results of The Treatment for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome by Full Endoscopic Approach at Saint Paul General Hospital, in Hanoi, Vietnam
Authors: Quang Lương Minh , Hoang Tran Viet , Duong Pham Van
Published: April 2024

Objective: Patients with radiculopathy after failed spine surgery due to restenosis, regenerated bony spurs, or inadequate decompression face high risks for morbidity or disability following massive revision operations. Therefore, fully endoscopic spine surgery could be less invasive, safer, and more effective because of accurate exposure, precise decompression, and avoidance of neural tissue injury. Our report aimed to describe the clinical result of selected patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) treated with fully endoscopic spine surgery at Saint Paul General Hospital in Vietnam.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 24 patients with FBSS who were treated with uniportal fully endoscopic surgery at Saint Paul General Hospital with an average follow-up period of 16 months.Results: The patients’ average age was 61 years (range, 24–83 years), and the difference between preoperative and postoperative leg pain at the last follow-up was statistically significant (preoperative leg pain visual analogue scale [VAS]=7.1; last follow-up leg pain VAS=0.8; p<0.01). The difference in Oswestry Disability Index scores between the preoperative assessment and the final examination was statistically significant (preoperative, 57.8; last follow-up, 21.2; p<0.01). According to improvements in the MacNab score, the percentage of patients who achieved good or excellent postoperative results was 75%.Conclusion: Major open surgery as a revisional procedure in patients with FBSS syndrome has many potential risks during and after surgery. Fully endoscopic spine surgery can be a safe and effective option for selected cases with lower risk.
WONDER-02: plastic stent vs. lumen-apposing metal stent for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts—study protocol for a multicentre randomised non-inferiority trial
Authors: Saito Tomotaka , Takenaka Mamoru , Kuwatani Masaki , Doi Shinpei , Ohyama Hiroshi , Fujisawa Toshio , Masuda Atsuhiro , Iwashita Takuji , Shiomi Hideyuki , Hayashi Nobuhiko , Iwata Keisuke , Maruta Akinori , Mukai Tsuyosh , Matsubara Saburo , Hamada Tsuyoshi , Inoue Tadahisa , Matsumoto Kazuyuki , Hirose Sumio , Fujimori Nao , Kashiwabara Kosuke , Kamada Hideki , Hashimoto Shinichi , Shiratori Toshiyasu , Yamada Reiko , Kogure Hirofumi , Nakahara Kazunari , Ogua Takeshi , Kitano Masayuki , Yasuda Ichiro , Isayama Hiroyuki , Nakai Yousuke
Published: April 2024

Background: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal drainage has become a first-line treatment modality for symptomatic pancreatic pseudocysts. Despite the increasing popularity of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs), plastic stents may resolve non-necrotic fluid collections effectively with lower costs and no LAMS-specific adverse events. To date, there has been a paucity of data on the appropriate stent type in this setting. This trial aims to assess the non-inferiority of plastic stents to a LAMS for the initial EUS-guided drainage of pseudocysts.
Methods: The WONDER-02 trial is a multicentre, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial, which will enrol pancreatic pseudocyst patients requiring EUS-guided treatment in 26 centres in Japan. This trial plans to enrol 80 patients who will be randomised at a 1:1 ratio to receive either plastic stents or a LAMS (40 patients per arm). In the plastic stent group, EUS-guided drainage will be performed using two 7-Fr double pigtail stents. In the LAMS group, the treatment will be performed in the same way except for LAMS use. The step-up treatment will be performed viaendoscopic and/or percutaneous procedures at the trial investigator’s discretion. The primary endpoint is clinical success, which is defined as a decrease in a pseudocyst size to ≤ 2 cm and an improvement in inflammatory indicators (i.e., body temperature, white blood cell count, and serum C-reactive protein). Secondary endpoints include technical success, adverse events including mortality, pseudocyst recurrence, and medical costs.
Discussion: The WONDER-02 trial will investigate the efficacy and safety of plastic stents compared to a LAMS in EUS-guided treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts with a particular focus on the non-inferior efficacy of plastic stents. The findings will help establish a new treatment algorithm for this population.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06133023 registered on 9 November 2023. UMIN000052647 registered on 30 October 2023. jRCT1032230444 registered on 7 November 2023.
Innovative Tool Condition Classification: Utilizing Time-Frequency Moments as Inputs for BiLSTM Networks in Milling Processes
Authors: Rahman Achmad Zaki , Jauhari Khairul , Huda Mahfudz Al , Rusnaldy Rusnaldy , Widodo Achmad
Published: April 2024

Milling is one of the most important processes in the manufacturing industry, and it uses rotating cutting tools to sculpt raw materials into intricate shapes and structures. However, tool wear and breakage present significant challenges influenced by various factors, such as machining parameters and tool fatigue, which directly impact surface quality, dimensional accuracy, and production costs. Therefore, monitoring cutter wear conditions is essential for ensuring milling process efficiency. This study proposes applying BiLSTM networks to classify end mill tool conditions based on vibration signals. Significant improvements in classification accuracy are achieved by extracting features and utilizing spectrogram analysis. Specifically, utilizing dual spectral vibration signals increases the BiLSTM's average accuracy from 84.5–96.3%. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method for real-time tool condition monitoring in milling operations, offering potential benefits for manufacturing processes.
Thermal exposure risk in different life stages of Chinook salmon in the Nechako River system, British Columbia
Authors: Oyinlola Muhammed Alolade , Khorsandi Mostafa , Mayer Noa , Butler Natalie , Wert Jacey C. Van , Eliason Erika J. , Arsenault Richard , Brauner Colin J. , Hinch Scott G. , St-Hilaire Andre
Published: April 2024

Climate change is affecting freshwater systems, leading to increased water temperatures, which is posing a threat to freshwater ecological communities. In the Nechako River, a water management program has been in place since the 1980s to maintain water temperatures at 20°C during the migration of Sockeye salmon. However, the program's effectiveness in mitigating the impacts of climate change on resident species like Chinook salmon's thermal exposure is uncertain. In this study, we utilised the CEQUEAU hydrological model and life stage-specific physiological data to evaluate the consequences of the current program on Chinook salmon's thermal exposure under two contrasting climate change and socio-economic scenarios (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5). The results indicate that the thermal exposure risk is projected to be above the optimal threshold for parr and adult life stages under both scenarios relative to the 1980s. These life stages could face an increase in thermal exposure ranging from up to 2 and 5 times by 2090s relative to the 1980s during the months they occurred under the SSP5-8.5 scenario, including when the program is active (July 20th to August 20th). Additionally, our study shows that climate change will result in a substantial rise in cumulative heat degree days, ranging from 1.9 to 5.8 times (2050s) and 2.9 to 12.9 times (2090s) in comparison to the 1980s under SSP5-8.5. Our study highlights the need for a holistic approach to review the current Nechako management plan and consider all species in the Nechako River system in the face of climate change.
Genome-wide association study of subfoveal choroidal thickness in a longitudinal cohort of older adults
Authors: Kim Hyeong Min , Joo Kwangsic , Kim Minji , Park Young Joo , Han Ji Won , Kim Ki Woong , Lee Sejoon , Woo Se Joon
Published: April 2024

Purpose
To identify genetic influences on subfoveal choroidal thickness using a genome-wide association study (GWAS).
Methods
We recruited 300 participants from the population-based Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging (KLoSHA) and Korean Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging and Dementia (KLOSCAD) cohort studies and 500 participants from the Bundang age-related macular degeneration (AMD) cohort study dataset. We conducted a GWAS on older adult populations in the KLoSHA and KLOSCAD cohorts. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with choroidal thickness were identified with P values < 1.0 × 10− 4 in both the right and left eyes, followed by validation using the Bundang AMD cohort dataset. This association was further confirmed by a functional in vitro study using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).
Results
The ages of the cohort participants in the discovery and validation datasets were 73.5 ± 3.3 and 71.3 ± 7.9 years, respectively. In the discovery dataset, three SNPs (rs1916762, rs7587019, and rs13320098) were significantly associated with choroidal thickness in both eyes. This association was confirmed for rs1916762 (genotypes GG, GA, and AA) and rs7587019 (genotypes GG, GA, and AA), but not for rs13320098. The mean choroidal thickness decreased by 56.7 µm (AA, 73.8%) and 31.1 µm (GA, 85.6%) compared with that of the GG genotype of rs1916762, and by 55.4 µm (AA, 74.2%) and 28.2 µm (GA, 86.7%) compared with that of the GG genotype of rs7587019. The SNPs rs1916762 and rs7587019 were located close to the FAM124B gene near its cis-regulatory region. Moreover, FAM124B was highly expressed in vascular endothelial cells. In vitro HUVEC experiments showed that the inhibition of FAM124B was associated with decreased vascular endothelial proliferation, suggesting a potential mechanism of choroidal thinning.
Conclusions
FAM124B was identified as a susceptibility gene affecting subfoveal choroidal thickness in older adults. This gene may be involved in mechanisms underlying retinal diseases associated with altered choroidal thickness, such as age-related macular degeneration.