bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Legal Analysis of Notary Deals Buy & Sale Binding Agreement (PPJB)
Authors: Ratnasari N. Dewi , Khisni Akhmad , Purnawan Amin
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze and explain the legal analysis of the notarial deed of sale and purchase agreement (PPJB). To analyze and explain legal protection for the fulfillment of the rights of the parties if one of the parties defaults in the sale and purchase binding agreement (PPJB).The method used by the researcher is Empirical Jurisdiction and The specifications in this study are descriptive. Based on the results of the study that Legal analysis of the notarial deed of sale and purchase binding agreement (PPJB), namely this sale and purchase binding agreement deed does not provide legal certainty and protection to the parties regarding the agreement they made. The position of the Deed of Sale and Purchase Agreement is null and void due to the non-fulfillment of the legal requirements of an agreement. This sale and purchase agreement is carried out on the basis of an agreement even though the buyer knows that the object of the sale is a guarantee for the seller's debt to the bank.
Multidisciplinary Team in Ambulatory Management of Diabetes Mellitus Using Telehealth Among a Sample of Medicaid Patients
Authors: Henley Nicole , Chen-Maynard Dorothy , Pablo-Bandong Erin
Published: February 2022

Objectives:  Effective treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus requires a multidisciplinary approach. Our study provided telemedicine healthcare delivery, using a model of collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) protocol incorporating medical nutrition therapy (MNT) interventions by Dietitians and Pharmacists. 

Methods:  We conducted a retrospective chart review of patient data collected between December 2014 and December 2015. We compared five intervention groups of patients (n=12,370) receiving different levels of treatment from Pharmacists, Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, and/or the Call Center, using Telemedicine consultation techniques over a one-year period. The control group received their supplies through the mail without any contacts with the Call Center, Pharmacists, or Dietitians.  The cross-sectional data collected for A1c were analyzed using ANOVA to assess for within-group differences in A1c reduction among groups with different risk factors.

Results:  Roughly, 18 percent of study participants were identified as high-risk, with a serum A1c level greater than 10%.  Lower A1c and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels were reported for patients who received at least four prescription refills over the study period, (-0.113 and -4.931, respectively).  Results reveal that average A1c levels for the intervention groups were lower compared to the control group. Overall, interventions led by Dietitians and Pharmacists resulted in a higher reduction in A1c levels in the high-risk group of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Conclusions:  This study showed that using Telemedicine consultation, led by Dietitians and Pharmacists, resulted in a more effective intervention for patients with diabetes and resulted in a positive change of lowering plasma A1c levels and LDL cholesterol as a secondary outcome.  For future study, using the same multidisciplinary intervention and telehealth format, a longitudinal data collected over a minimum of 6-months would allow for tracking of changes in A1c and LDL cholesterol in the individuals with type 2 diabetes. 

Keywords: Diabetes, Telemedicine, Telehealth, Pharmacist and Dietitian led intervention, A1c, LDL cholesterol
Penerapan Metode Diskusi Pada Pembelajaran Muatan Matematika Sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik di Kelas V SDN 98/X Rantau Indah Semester Ganjil Tahun Ajaran 2021/2022
Authors: Wijayanti Eka
Published: February 2022

This study aims to describe and obtain information on increasing the activity and learning outcomes of mathematics through the discussion method. This research is a classroom action research consisting of two cycles, each cycle consisting of two meetings. Each meeting consists of four stages, namely planning, implementation, observation and reflection. The subjects of this study were students of class V SDN 98/X Rantau Indah, totaling 18 people. This research was conducted in the odd semester of the 2021/2022 academic year. Data collection techniques using tests, observations, and documentation. Data were analyzed using percentages. The results showed that the discussion method could improve the learning outcomes of the fifth grade students of SDN 98/X Rantau Indah's mathematics content.
Risk factors for developing diseases in locomotive crew workers
Authors: Gutor Ekaterina M. , Zhidkova Elena A. , Gurevich Konstantin G.
Published: February 2022

Railway transport performs an essential economic and social role. Moreover, railway transport is steadily developing in terms of engineering technologies, strategically and economically, ensuring the development of remote and hard-to-reach regions of the Russian Federation. Factors that negatively affect the health of railway transport workers, primarily locomotive crews, researchers divided into several groups: physical production factors (noise, vibration, electromagnetic influences, workplace microclimate); factors related to the peculiarities of the production process organization (shift work schedule, irregular working hours, processing); behavioral risk factors (compliance by employees of locomotive crews with the principles of rational nutrition, recommendations for physical activity, the presence or absence of bad habits). Combining these risk factors affects railway transport workers and can lead to the potentiation of their combined effect. Each group of persons involved in railway traffic has its risk factors and their combinations in one way or another. The review provides a detailed description of the principal risk factors affecting the health of railway transport workers.
Working conditions and prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in metalworking machine operators
Authors: Latyshevskaya Natalia I. , Alborova Marina A. , Davydenko Lyudmila A. , Filatov Boris N.
Published: February 2022

The high prevalence of musculoskeletal syndrome (MSS), which causes absence from work and disability and significant treatment costs, determines the relevance of studying the features of its formation, including in connection with production factors. The study aims to determine the hygienic assessment of working conditions and the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in various departments of the musculoskeletal system of machine-building workers in metalworking. The researchers formed observation groups: operators of metalworking machines with an experience of 1-5 years and 6-10 years, comparison groups - administrative and technical personnel on the principle of the same age and experience. Time-lapse studies allowed us to assess the severity and intensity of the work. In addition, we have studied the prevalence and nature of complaints using a questionnaire. Scientists have established the leading production factors that determine the severity of the work of machine operators: weight of the lifted and moved cargo; body tilts; the working pose of "standing with the tilt" (class working conditions 3.2). We identified a higher prevalence of complaints of pain in different parts of the spine; they are more intense, a marked increase in the majority of pain in the dynamics of employment, the relationship of their origin working in professional teams of operators compared to the control (p≤0,01-0,001). The calculation of the Pearson conjugacy coefficient confirmed a pronounced relationship between the prevalence of MSS and the severity of childbirth. The authors have established a high and very high degree of etiological conditionality of the MSS by the nature of the work. Factors of the work process of machine operators (working pose "standing with a tilt", lifting and carrying weights, torso bends) cause the appearance of nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. All this should be taken into account when planning preventive measures.
DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT FOR DEFORMATION ANALYSIS PURPOSES USING GNSS AND INSAR
Authors: Sarsito Dina Anggreni , Bramanto Brian
Published: February 2022

Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is the starting point in the analysis performed to explain the deformation pattern changes from the Earth's surface. The estimated value of deformation based on point-wise GPS and InSAR data with a better spatial resolution must be defined in a reference frame system that reflects the phenomenon of deformation of the real physical world, e.g., orthometric height for the vertical component. Therefore, this study aims to provide alternative DEM models based on a suitable combination between the Global Geopotential Model of Earth Geopotential Model 2008 (EGM2008) and global terrain models, providing position changes with respect to the orthometric height. The alternative DEM models are (i) the global elevation model of ETOPO1 (DEM1), (ii) the modified global elevation model of SRTM30_PLUS (DEM2), and (iii) the regional elevation model of DEMNAS (DEM3). These alternative models comply with each other for the land areas with mean difference values lower than 1 meter. While for the ocean areas, we found that DEM1 and DEM2 have apparent differences due to the different types of data used. However, a similar assessment could not be performed for DEM3 as it only covers the land areas. Additionally, we compared the orthometric height from these terrain models with leveling observations for the coinciding locations. DEM3 achieves the highest accuracy with the estimated standard deviation of 11.2745 meters and is followed by DEM2 and DEM1 with the respective standard deviation of 29.4498 and 37.6872 meters. We found that these models can be used as a starting position determination for horizontal and vertical deformation analysis.
Determination of Alpha S1-Casein, Beta-Lactoglobulin, Some Biochemical and Mineral Levels in Milk of Different Animals
Authors: Şensoy Tuğçe Ayşen , Çiftci Gülay
Published: February 2022

In this study, it was aimed to investigate α -S1-casein and β -lactoglobulin levels and some biochemical and mineral values in raw milk samples obtained from cows, buffaloes, sheep, and goats raised in Samsun. The study material consisted of 40 raw milk taken from goats, cows, sheep and buffaloes after milking in a farm in Samsun province Bafra district. α-S1-casein and β-lactoglobulin levels in milk serum were determined using ELISA test kits. Calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) levels were measured using a spectrophotometric autoanalyzer. Sheep milk TP, ALB, GLO, TC levels were significantly higher than other milk samples. It was determined that the highest TP level was in sheep milk, followed by buffalo, goat, and cow milk, respectively. It was determined that the TG level in goat milk was significantly higher than other milk samples (P<0.05), followed by buffalo, sheep, and cow milk (P>0.05). It was determined that sheep milk contains more Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn than other milk samples, and the total mineral content is more prosperous than other milk samples. The mineral content of goat and cow milk was found similar; Zn mineral in cow milk was found slightly higher. α -S1-casein and β -lactoglobulin levels were lower in goat milk samples than other milk samples. It was concluded that α-S1-casein and β-lactoglobulin levels in goat milk were lower than in other milk samples (cow, sheep, and buffalo), and it could be recommended for those with milk allergies.
Resolving religious debates through a multiverse approach
Authors: Krypotos Angelos-Miltiadis , Klein Richard Anthony , Jong Jonathan
Published: February 2022

Commentary for the Many Analysts Religion Project.
Multicultural Self-efficacy of Undergraduate Students Majoring in Guidance and Counseling
Authors: Yosef  , Rozzaqyah Fadhlina , Sucipto Sigit D.
Published: February 2022

Knowing the level of multicultural self-efficacy would be helpful for undergraduate students pursuing degree in guidance and counseling and guidance and counseling study program as well. The objective of this study was to describe their multicultural self-efficacy in relation to learning context in college. 201 undergraduate students (150 females and 50 males) majoring in guidance and counseling of 7 public universities in Indonesia participated in the survey. A 42 item-questionnaire named Multicultural Self-Efficacy Scale for Student (MESS) was administered via Google Form. Analysis was done as appropriate on the analysis of variance level according to demographic data. Findings indicated that students have moderate to high multicultural self-efficacy. Female students had slightly higher scores than their male peers. In addition, students of western part of Indonesia has slightly higher multicultural self-efficacy compared to their peers of middle and eastern part.
Murals as Social Criticism: Movements of Resistance and Urban Liberation Against the Authoritarian of Regimes
Authors: A Luthfi Habibullah , Haryono Bagus , Demartoto Argyo
Published: February 2022

The Economist Intelligence Unit's report (EIU) shows that the democracy index score in Indonesia has decreased in the last 5 years, and that number could decrease even more when the state makes society an object of conflict in which public criticism is threatened and silenced. There is an unfavorable relationship between power and society in the state process. Art in the concept of urban society is understood as a medium of awareness and liberation. Public awareness will give birth to a critical culture in identifying injustice and how to change it. Muralism is a form of criticism movement due to the disappointment and dissatisfaction of the Indonesian people towards the performance of the State and the power of authoritarianism in the midst of social, health and economic crises due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This thought movement was carried out through mural writing on the walls as a form of intellectual resistance to the authoritarian style of power and its policies which were far from the expectations of the people. This study uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The results of the study show that the freedom of expression carried out by urban communities through mural writing, graffiti, satire is always responded to by repressive actions by the authorities, ranging from arrests, silencing, deletion of murals, hacking social media, doxing, verbative intimidation, and other forms of threats. This condition turned into a curse for the style of authoritarianism. Currently, various vices and crimes of power are starting to be revealed, such as corruption, pandemics becoming business projects, tax smuggling by state officials, acts of violence, human rights violations, sexual harassment by state officials and others. This became a prolonged dark spot and became the basis of community resistance to make fundamental changes to the condition of the State.
Meaningful Learning in English as a Foreign Language Classrooms: A culinary experience as Comprehensible Input
Authors: Andres Cevallos Párraga José , Holguín Jhonny Saulo Villafuerte
Published: February 2022

Foreign Language educators and researchers still refine meaningful instruction and engagement to motivate secondary education students. This research aims to enhance learning environments and analyze students' exposure to English vocabulary through a collection of culinary videos as Comprehensible Input in English as foreign language (EFL) classrooms. The participants were high school students from a public educational institution in Manta-Ecuador. This study is ascribed to the post-modern paradigm, using a hybrid approach and audio-visual technology research as a teaching resource. The instrument used is the students’ motivation for learning of Acevedo, et al. (2022). The techniques for determining this research were non-random sampling and data collection with surveys, interviews, and class observations. The research results demonstrated that learners recognize foreign language vocabulary when creating a cooking recipe or when the teaching process is authentic, dynamic, and innovative. Moreover, exposing learners to an artistic experience increases participants' motivation to practice a foreign language. It is concluded that EFL learning environments can be more meaningful when instructors use videos as Comprehensible Input.
A cross-sectional research study on Impact of covid-19 pandemic era on Pregnant Women sero-positivity for Syphilis among women attending antenatal care in India and number of babies diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis?
Authors: Kumar Dr Piyush
Published: February 2022

This research study revealed that there is increase in mean number of PW tested using POC test for Syphilis and also there is increase in mean number of PW per month sero positive for Syphilis during pandemic era using this. The number of babies diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis also increased during COVID-19 pandemic era. This novel research study revealed that there is significant increase in prevalence of sero-positivity for syphilis per 100000 PW during covid-19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. This novel research study revealed that there is significant increase in Annual Prevalence of congenital syphilis per 100000 deliveries. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) still continue to be a major public health problem globally, affecting the quality of life as well as causing serious morbidity and mortality. STIs have a direct and significant impact on reproductive and child health. They can directly cause infertility, cancers as well as pregnancy complications, and indirectly affects individual economies. The information on the number of PW found to be sero positive for Syphilis among women attending antenatal care in India and number of babies diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis is collected from HMIS electronic records of MoHFW, Government of India with key objective to know about the impact of covid-19 era i.e. 2020 and 2021 on prevalence of syphilis by comparing it with the pre pandemic era of 2018 and 2019. I collected sero positivity data for Syphilis among women attending antenatal care in India and number of babies diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis across 36 states and union territories of India including all health facilities viz. public, private, rural, urban health facilities. The data is collected, observed and analyzed with Microsoft office software. The total number of pregnancies and deliveries have shown declining trend during pandemic years as compared to pre-pandemic era. Year-wise maximum number of syphilis positive pregnant women treated for syphilis were reported in 2021. The average number of babies per month diagnosed with congenital syphilis increased in pandemic era whereas average number of babies per month treated with congenital syphilis decreased in pandemic era. This research study revealed that there is an increasing number trend of following in pandemic years as compared to pre-pandemic years: Number of PW tested using POC test for Syphilis Out of above, number of PW found sero positive for Syphilis Number of babies diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis Total pregnant women tested found sero positive for Syphilis by any test
Becoming professional tech journalists - beginnings of a new social category. From Reality Hackers to a reality check : Origins of Wired (1984-2003)
Authors: Akmut Camille
Published: February 2022

Technology journalists transitioned from fairly obscure figures to in demandstars of the news and publishing world. This work retraces the origins andascension of this now dominant social group, producers of ruling discourses;based on now largely forgotten publications of the 1980s as well as better known,experimental magazine Mondo 2000. Up to St. Jude’s death.
AuthPop
Authors: Jami Waleed
Published: February 2022

Democratic backsliding is a major concern around the world, with large-scale movements engaging in anti-democratic tactics even in long-established democracies. Such movements are often described as “populist” or “authoritarian,” even though the precise relationship between these two constructs is ambiguous. In this research involving over 35,000 respondents across 4 studies in 54 countries, we argue that populism and authoritarianism interact with each other such that their combined effects amplify the anti-democratic and anti-pluralistic nature of the two. We found that this interaction predicted greater skepticism toward electoral integrity and lower perceived importance of democracy (Study 1). The confluence of populism and authoritarianism was predicted greater perceived cultural threat, and lower trust of Chancellor Merkel, and perceived cultural threat partially mediated this mistrust of the chancellor among German voters (Study 2). With our American student sample, this interaction predicted greater identification with anti-establishment groups (Study 3). Finally, Study 4 showed that experts perceived authoritarian-populist parties as less ideologically divided, more opposed to cosmopolitan values (e.g., multiculturalism, immigration), yet more favorable toward protectionism. Our discussion highlights the relationship between populism and authoritarianism, and their involvement to the ongoing democratic deconsolidation around the world.
The career paths of researchers in long-term employment on short-term contracts: case study from a UK university
Authors: Menard Cecile , Shinton Sara
Published: February 2022

The career stage between PhD and lectureship, conventionally called “postdoctoral”, has traditionally been seen as transitional. However, with an estimated one third of university researchers in the United Kingdom having been employed on temporary contracts for more than 10 years, the transitional nature of this career stage is questionable. Despite so many research staff being in long-term employment on short-term contracts, the lack of visibility of this population, which does not have a legitimate place within the current academic career structure, means that we do not know how deliberate or accidental their career choices are. Based on semi-structured interviews with long-term researchers (LTRS) at one university in the United Kingdom, this is the first study to investigate the personal and professional circumstances behind the career path of long-term researchers on temporary contracts. Three categories of LTRS were identified: 1) the accidental long-term researcher, who did not or could not plan their career path 2) the candidate, who wants to follow the traditional academic career pathway and to secure a lectureship 3) the career researcher, who sustains a research-only career despite the precarity of such positions. Most participants had belonged successively to two categories. Some obstacles to career progression transcended the categories: inequal access to opportunities for developing one’s teaching portfolio, poor or lack of managerial support, the perceived prestige or lack thereof of one’s field, and bullying and discrimination. We argue that traditional – but still in place – structures in academia are ill adapted to the contemporary demographics and practices of the scientific community. We also argue that short-termism and lack of visibility play down considerably the contribution of long-term researchers to the financial and academic success of research institutions. We recommend that universities create a research-only career progression pathway as a first step towards the recognition of their long-term researchers.
Newly learned shape-colour associations show signatures of reliability-weighted averaging without forced fusion or a memory colour effect
Authors: Aston Stacey , Pattie Cat , Graham Rachael , Slater Heather , Beierholm Ulrik , Nardini Marko
Published: February 2022

Reliability-weighted averaging of multiple perceptual estimates (or cues) can improve precision. Research suggests that newly-learned statistical associations can be rapidly integrated in this way for efficient decision-making. Yet, it remains unclear if integration of newly-learned statistics into decision-making can directly influence perception, rather than taking place only at a decision stage. In two experiments, we implicitly taught observers novel associations between shape and colour. Observers made colour matches by adjusting the colour of an oval to match a simultaneously presented reference. As the colour of the oval changed across trials, so did its shape according to a novel mapping of axis ratio to colour. Observers showed signatures of reliability-weighted averaging – a precision-improvement in both experiments and reweighting of the newly-learned shape cue with changes in uncertainty in Experiment 2. To ask whether this was accompanied by perceptual effects, Experiment 1 tested for “forced fusion” by measuring colour discrimination thresholds with and without incongruent novel cues. Experiment 2 tested for a “memory colour effect”, observers adjusting the colour of ovals with different axis ratios until they appeared grey. There was no evidence for forced fusion and the opposite of a memory colour effect. Overall, our results suggest that the ability to quickly learn novel cues and integrate them with familiar cues is not immediately (within the short duration of our experiments) accompanied by common perceptual effects.
The CannTeen Study: Cannabis use disorder, depression, anxiety, and psychotic-like symptoms in adolescent and adult cannabis users and age-matched controls PRE-PRINT
Authors: Lawn Will , Mokrysz Claire , Lees Rachel , Trinci Katie , Petrilli Katherine , Skumlien Martine , Borissova Anna , Ofori Shelan , Bird Catherine , Jones Grace , Bloomfield Michael , Das Ravi Kumar , Wall Matthew , Freeman Tom , Curran Val
Published: February 2022

BackgroundAdolescence is characterised by psychological and neural development. Cannabis harms may be accentuated during adolescence. We hypothesised adolescents would be more vulnerable to cannabis-related mental health and addiction problems than adults.MethodAs part of the ‘CannTeen’ study, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis. There were 274 participants: adolescent users (n=76; 16-17 years old), and controls (n=63), and adult users (n=71; 26-29 years old), and controls (n=64). The users used cannabis 1-7 days/week and controls had 0-10 lifetime exposures to cannabis. We measured DSM-5 CUD, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Psychotomimetic States Inventory-adapted (PSI-a). Linear and logistic regressions with age-group, user-group, their interaction, and pre-defined covariates were conducted.ResultsAfter adjustment for covariates, adolescent users were more likely to have severe CUD than adult users (OR=3.474, 95% CI=1.501-8.036). Users reported greater psychotic-like symptoms than controls (b=6.004, 95% CI=1.211-10.796) and adolescents reported greater psychotic-like symptoms than adults (b=5.509, 95% CI=1.070-9.947). Depression and anxiety were not associated with user-group. No significant interactions between age-group and user-group were identified. Exploratory analyses suggested that users with severe CUD had greater depression and anxiety than users without.ConclusionsAdolescent cannabis users are more likely than adult cannabis users to have severe CUD. Adolescent cannabis users have greater psychotic-like symptoms than adult cannabis users and adolescent controls, through an additive effect. There was no evidence of an amplified vulnerability to cannabis-related depression, anxiety, or psychotic-like symptoms in adolescence. However, poorer mental health was associated with the presence of severe CUD.
Harmless bodily pleasures are moralized because they are perceived as reducing self-control and cooperativeness
Authors: Fitouchi Léo , André Jean-Baptiste , Baumard Nicolas , Nettle Daniel
Published: February 2022

Why do many people moralize harmless bodily pleasures, such as gluttony, masturbation, and drinking alcohol? In three pre-registered experiments (N > 1,600), we investigated whether this is because they perceive bodily pleasures as indirectly facilitating antisocial behaviors by altering self-control. In Study 1 and 2, participants judged that targets who increased (vs. decreased) their indulgence harmless sex, food, alcohol, and laziness had become less cooperative, an effect mediated by the perception that they had become less self-controlled. In Study 3, participants judged that relaxing regulations over sex, food, and alcohol in a village would decrease self-control and cooperation in the village, although they judged enforcing puritanical prohibitions even more negatively. In all studies, the perception that indulgence reduces self-control and cooperativeness predicted the moral condemnation of harmless bodily pleasures. This supports the idea that some purity violations, although apparently harmless, are moralized because they are perceived as indirectly affecting cooperation.
Does a Pandemic Increase Religiosity in a Secular Nation? A Longitudinal Examination
Authors: Mauritsen Anne Lundahl , Bendixen Theiss , Christensen Henrik Reintoft
Published: February 2022

The COVID-19-pandemic offers a unique, if tragic, opportunity to assess the impact of a worldwide crisis on religion. Theories from various disciplines including the psychology of religion and cultural evolution suggest that crises cause higher levels of religiosity. However, such theories also predict that levels of religiosity should remain stable in the context of well-functioning governments, secular institutions and norms that might ad-dress social, epistemic, and material needs in a crisis. While the relationship between crisis and religion have been examined in countries with higher levels of religiosity, it has yet to be extensively empirically assessed in countries with lower levels of religiosity. Here, on the basis of explicit causal assumptions and using Bayesian multilevel modeling, we ana-lyze quasi-representative longitudinal data from Denmark collected over the course of the pandemic from May 2020 to December 2021. Our analysis shows that self-reported relig-iosity did not increase during the pandemic on average, an inference that is robust to a range of model specifications, including full Bayesian imputation of missing covariates and poststratification. We discuss possible interpretations of this finding and argue for an emphasis on cultural context going forward in theorizing on crises and religion.
Limitations of the Food Compass Nutrient Profiling System
Authors: Ortenzi Flaminia , Kolby Marit , Lawrence Mark , Leroy Frederic , Nordhagen Stella , Phillips Stuart , van Vliet Stephan , Beal Ty
Published: February 2022

Nutrient Profiling Systems provide frameworks to assess the healthfulness of foods based on food composition and are intended as inputs into strategies to improve diets. Many Nutrient Profiling Systems are founded on a reductionist assumption that the healthfulness of foods is determined by the sum of their individual nutrients, with no consideration for the extent and purpose of processing and its health implications. A novel Nutrient Profiling System called Food Compass attempted to address existing gaps and provide a more holistic assessment of the healthfulness of foods. We propose that the chosen algorithm is not well justified and produces results that fail to discriminate for common shortfall nutrients, exaggerate the risks associated with animal-source foods, and underestimate the risks associated with ultra-processed foods. We caution against the use of Food Compass in its current form to inform consumer choices, policies, programs, industry reformulations, and investment decisions.
Adaptations and staff experiences in delivering parenting programmes and other family support services in three community-based organisations in Cape Town, South Africa during the COVID pandemic
Authors: Shenderovich Yulia , Sacolo-Gwebu Hlengiwe , Fang Zuyi , Lachman Jamie , Cluver Lucie , Ward Catherine
Published: February 2022

Objectives. We explore how organisations working on parenting programmes and other types of family support and violence prevention in low-resource settings experienced the pandemic. Methods. In August 2020 - May 2021, we interviewed (1) staff from three community-based organisations delivering evidence-informed parenting interventions and other psychosocial services for families in Cape Town, South Africa, (2) staff from a parenting programme training organisation, and (3) staff from two international organisations supporting psychosocial services in South Africa. Interviews (22) were thematically analysed, with findings in three areas. Results. First, respondents noted changes in the context, including the job losses, food insecurity, and stress experienced by local communities, and reductions in organisational funding. Second, we found that in response to these context changes, the organisations shifted their focus to food provision and COVID prevention. Parenting and psychosocial programmes were adapted – e.g., by changing the physical delivery settings, reducing group sizes, and taking up digital and phone implementation. Participants reported improved perceptions of remote delivery as a feasible approach for working with families - but internet and phone access remained challenging. Third, the pandemic brought new responsibilities for staff, and both the challenges of working from home and the health risks of in-person work.
Bildungslandschaften in Campus-Form aus schulischer Perspektive
Authors: Coelen Thomas , Hemmerich Simon , Jestädt Hannah , Klepp Sarah , Million Angela , Zinke Christine
Published: February 2022

Bildungslandschaften sollen informelle und formelle Bildungsprozesse ermöglichen. Die Campus-Form wird dabei vielerorts als Idealvorstellung angesehen. Sie soll eine engere Zusammenarbeit von Schulen und anderen Bildungseinrichtungen in hierfür geeigneten Architekturen und Außenräumen unterstützen. Sozialräumliche Aspekte sowie die Verknüpfung von Quartiersentwicklung und Bildungswesen spielen dabei eine wesentliche Rolle. Die Bedeutung der Campus-Form wird in diesem Artikel anhand von Interviews mit Schulakteur*innen herausgearbeitet.
Analysis of the causes of casing head in the oil and gas complex of Ukraine
Authors: Rymchuk D. V. , Kushch А. І.
Published: February 2022

The casing head is the main wellhead equipment of gas and oil wells. Column heads are installed on all wells, regardless of how they are operated. Anti-blowout equipment is installed on column heads during drilling, and fountain fittings are installed during well operation. They hang all the casing pipes lowered into the well. The design of the pillar trim provides the ability to: restore the integrity of annular space, flow in the packer space grease lubricant; crimping flange connections; monitoring and exploration of the medium pressure in the annular space; well cementing process. Violation of the column head reliability inevitably leads to serious accidents, damage to the environment, and in some cases may cause fires, explosions, accidents. The article classifies column bindings that are used in the oil and gas complex of Ukraine, according to the design of nodes for sealing inter-column heads. The causes of column head leaks of all groups are determined. The conditions of column head sealing are described. The causes of rubber aging are determined. The effect of casing string parameters on the casing head tightness is shown. Regulatory documents, describing the procedure and rules for selection, installation and oper-ation of column heads at operational oil and gas wells and wells in underground gas storage are analyzed. The analysis of modern casing heads showed that the main sealing elements of the annular space are rubber parts made of rubber. Measures to improve the column head reliability are proposed.
Assessment and prediction of robotic performance of long-term operated drill pipes
Authors: Kryzhanivskyy Ye. І. , Vytyaz О. Yu. , Hrabovskyi R. S.
Published: February 2022

The problem of monitoring and preventing deposit inundation is becoming increasingly important in Ukraine. The solution to this problem is one of the ways to ensure the energy independence of the state. The operation of producing wells is complicated by the accumulation of liquid at the bottom. Subsequently, it leads to premature shutdown of the wells. Inundation determines the need to isolate the influx of formation water. Considering the significant residual reserves of gas trapped in water, it is important to improve existing technologies and to develop new ones for the development of depleted fields under the conditions of dynamic water drive in order to ensure maximum hydrocarbon recovery rates. This paper summarizes domestic and foreign field development technologies under water pressure conditions and analyzes the main disadvantages and advantages of the existing methods of stimulating hydrocarbon inflows in waterlogged gas and gas condensate wells. The main factors that determine the causes and nature of flooding of productive formations and ways to prevent them are analyzed. Based on the results of the analysis of laboratory and experimental studies, the  behavior of gas trapped by brine water has been established.But the issue of determining the localization of residual reserves has not been studied sufficiently. Considering the above mentioned ideas, the author asserts the necessity to and to use geological and technological models constantly. It ensures better extraction of the residual gas from depleted fields under the condition of intensive advance of reservoir water into productive formations. In the case of adapting the three-dimensional model to the actual data of the production history and the simulation of  the exact breakthrough of produced water in production wells, there comes the possible to determine the most promising zones and sections of the field, the reservoirs of which are characterized by the best filtration-capacitive properties and significant gas reserves. The use of a constantly operating geological and technological model of the field will make it possible to develop ways of extracting the residual gas reserves trapped in produced water, to improve existing production technologies and to  ensure maximum recovery factors.
New taxa of the subfamily Meconematinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Africa and adjacent islands
Authors: Gorochov A.V.
Published: February 2022

History of the taxonomic study of Afrotropical and Madagascan Meconematinae is briefly discussed. The subtribe Acilacridina subtrib. nov. is established for a few African genera of Meconematini. Twenty six smaller new taxa of Meconematini [Kamerula korupi gen. et sp. nov., K. kameruni sp. nov., Parakamerula irisovi gen. et sp. nov., Brachyamytta rapidoaestima speculifera subsp. nov., Naskreckia gen. nov., Xiphidiola (Deinodiola) adunca subgen. et sp. nov., X. (D.) lobulata sp. nov., X. (D.) dja sp. nov., X. (D.) quadrimaculata immaculata subsp. nov., X. (Hemidiola) emarginata subgen. et sp. nov., X. (H.) minuta sp. nov., Paracilacris (Neacilacris) latiexcisa subgen. et sp. nov., Anaroegas subgen. nov.] and Phisidini [Afrophisis (Jinkevania) parva subgen. et sp. nov., Mirabiphisis subgen. nov., Longiphisis gracilis gen. et sp. nov., L. media sp. nov., Breviphisis robusta gen. et sp. nov.] are described from Cameroon, South Africa and Madagascar. Amyttosa mutillata bubiana (Bolivar, 1906), stat. nov. and Xiphidiola aliquantula nigrospinosa Bolivar, 1906, stat. nov. are restored from synonymy to A. mutillata (Karsch, 1890) and X. aliquantula (Karsch, 1893) as subspecies of these species; one former genus is considered as the subgenus Paradecolya Jin, 1992, stat. nov. within the genus Brachyphisis Chopard, 1957; several morphological, taxonomical and geographical remarks on A. mutillata and some other taxa are given.
Identification Key to the Intracontinental Species of the Genus Diaptonema (Nematoda: Monhysterida: Xyalidae) with a Description of New Species D. borkini sp. nov
Authors: Tsalolikhin S.Ya.
Published: February 2022

Until recently, the system of the family Xyalidae was extremely complicated. The characters of the genera Theristus, Cylindrotheristus, Mesotheristus, Pseudotheristus, Mongolotheristus, and others were mixed up. Many species changed their generic assignment more than once. The most recent revision (Venekey et al. 2014) resulted in the fact that in intracontinental water bodies two species only preserved their independence: Daptonema and Sacrimarinema. Genera Cylindrotheristus, Mesotheristus, Mongolotheristus, Penzancia were partially reduced to synonyms of Daptonema. The basic character in taxonomy of genera is terminal setae. This cannot be used in some cases as some individuals in some populations lack terminal setae. Development of the system of the family Xyalidae and genus Daptonema, in particular, is possible under consideration of such characteristic as spicule form and presence of tail papillae. The hermaphrodite specimen of D. borkini sp. n. is discussed separately. The article provides an identification key to intracontinental species of the genus Daptonema. The key shows the species to be found in intracontinental water bodies. The species recorded in rivers (as a rule, in estuaries and lower parts of rivers) are not taken into account, as they seem to be the marine species which are capable to survive in significantly desalinated water. The article provides the description of new species D. borkini sp. n., which is similar in morphology to D. salinae Gagarin et Gusacov, 2014 and D. limnobia Wu et Liang, 2000. The key is supplemented with the Table of the main characteristics of all intracontinental species (males) of the genus Daptonema.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Authors: Telzhan V.
Published: February 2022

This article examines the relationship of neuropsychological aspects in clinical neurology. The integration of two different dimensions of the brain is observed and considered, which are so interconnected that they are inseparable at many levels of nervous organization. The results of the study show that some of the neural structures of the brain are responsible for a variety of functions that include many cognitive as well as neurological features and symptoms found in various neurological disorders. The aim of the study is to analyse the relationship of neuropsychological aspects in clinical neurology. The study is descriptive and based on the results of earlier published works. Collections of scientific conferences, scholarly articles, reports of forums and seminars, periodicals and other materials were used for the analysis. The significance of the study is that the results reflected in the article can be used in further research.
HARMONIC MIXING TECHNIQUES FOR DJS
Authors: Nasyrov I.
Published: February 2022

The article deals with the problems of tonal compatibility in the mixing of tracks by DJs. The accuracy of determining the tonality of tracks by computer programs is investigated. A number of examples of the mixing of pairs of tracks with harmonious tonalities has been practically analyzed. The possible disharmonic overlaps are revealed, and the variants to prevent the dissonant sounds during mixing are proposed. The technique of mixing with the use of transposition is considered. The evaluation of the specialized notation of the tonalities is given. The main conclusions and recommendations are given in the conclusion of the article
Understanding the role of pelvic obliquity and leg length discrepancy in adult spinal deformity patients with coronal malalignment: unlocking the black box
Authors: Zuckerman Scott L. , Lai Christopher S. , Shen Yong , Cerpa Meghan , Lee Nathan J. , Kerolus Mena G. , Ha Alex S. , Buchanan Ian A. , Leung Eric , Lehman Ronald A. , Lenke Lawrence G.
Published: February 2022

OBJECTIVE

This study had 3 objectives: 1) to describe pelvic obliquity (PO) and leg-length discrepancy (LLD) and their relationship with coronal malalignment (CM); 2) to report rates of isolated PO and PO secondary to LLD; and 3) to assess the importance of preoperative PO and LLD in postoperative complications, readmission, reoperation, and patient-reported outcomes.

METHODS

Patients undergoing surgery (≥ 6-level fusions) for adult spinal deformity at a single institution were reviewed. Variables evaluated were as follows: 1) PO, angle between the horizontal plane and a line touching bilateral iliac crests; and 2) LLD, distance from the head to the tibial plafond. Coronal vertical axis (CVA) and sagittal vertical axis measurements were collected, both from C7. The cutoff for CM was CVA > 3 cm. The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was collected preoperatively and at 2 years.

RESULTS

Of 242 patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity, 90 (37.0%) had preoperative CM. Patients with preoperative CM had a higher PO (2.8° ± 3.2° vs 2.0° ± 1.7°, p = 0.013), a higher percentage of patients with PO > 3° (35.6% vs 23.5%, p = 0.044), and higher a percentage of patients with LLD > 1 cm (21.1% vs 9.8%, p = 0.014). Whereas preoperative PO was significantly positively correlated with CVA (r = 0.26, p < 0.001) and maximum Cobb angle (r = 0.30, p < 0.001), preoperative LLD was only significantly correlated with CVA (r = 0.14, p = 0.035). A total of 12.2% of patients with CM had significant PO and LLD, defined as follows: PO ≥ 3°; LLD ≥ 1 cm. Postoperatively, preoperative PO was significantly associated with both postoperative CM (OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.05–1.40, p = 0.008) and postoperative CVA (β = 0.14, 95% CI 0.06–0.22, p < 0.001). A higher preoperative PO was independently associated with postoperative complications after multivariate logistic regression (OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.05–1.45, p = 0.010); however, 2-year ODI scores were not. Preoperative LLD had no significant relationship with postoperative CM, CVA, ODI, or complications.

CONCLUSIONS

A PO ≥ 3° or LLD ≥ 1 cm was seen in 44.1% of patients with preoperative CM and in 23.5% of patients with normal coronal alignment. Preoperative PO was significantly associated with preoperative CVA and maximum Cobb angle, whereas preoperative LLD was only associated with preoperative CVA. The direction of PO and LLD showed no consistent pattern with CVA. Preoperative PO was independently associated with complications but not with 2-year ODI scores.