bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The formatting of space and time in totalitarian historical discourse
Authors: Chekanov Vsevolod Iu.
Published: November 2021

The subject of this article is the influence of socio-political engagement in non-democratic societies on the formation of scientific and historical discourse and on its further functioning and use for non-historical – political and educational purposes. It is analyzed not only from the point of view of the unique features inherent exclusively to totalitarianism, but rather as a derivative of socio-political requests for history that arise and are realized in any society, constantly becoming more complex over time. For Soviet totalitarianism, a characteristic feature of such requests was the absolutization of revolutions, which were interpreted as pivotal, milestone events that signified the main content of the progress of social development at literally all its stages. Because of this, Soviet historiography and the historiography of countries dependent on the USSR was characterized by attempts to “conceptually update the status” of a number of historical events, even those that preceded revolutions in their generally accepted meaning. In addition, an in-depth study of revolutions was characterized by the introduction of new terminology into scientific circulation and the identification of new elements of the division of historical time and space within revolutions.
The Effect of Flexible Working Arrangements on Work Engagement of Online Motorcycle Taxi Drivers
Authors: Farida Umi
Published: November 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of flexible working arrangements on the work engagement of online motorcycle taxi drivers. This research used a quantitative approach and included ex-post facto research. This study used 297 online motorcycle taxi drivers in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The data collection technique used a measuring instrument in the form of a psychological scale that has been tested for validity and reliability. The psychological scale is the work engagement scale with Cronbach's Alpha 0.881 and the flexible working arrangements scale with Cronbach's Alpha 0.910. The data analysis technique to test the research hypothesis used a simple regression test. Based on the data analysis, the regression coefficient was 1.636 and sig. 0.000<0.005 with R Square=0.671. These results indicate an effect of flexible working arrangements to work engagement positively and significantly by 67,1%.
Career Adaptability and Work Engagement of Millennial Startup Employees
Authors: Haryani Novia
Published: November 2021

This study aims to determine the level of career adaptability and work engagement and the effect of career adaptability on work engagement in millennial generation employees at a startup company. This type of research is ex post facto with a quantitative approach. The population of this study amounted to 34 employees who work at the startup company. This research is a population study; therefore, it uses the entire population of employees. The instrument uses a psychological scale of career adaptability and works engagement. The validity of the research scale uses content validity by expert judgment. The reliability of the research scale was estimated using Cronbach Alpha and composite reliability. The results of the descriptive analysis show that the level of career adaptability and work engagement of millennial generation employees at A startup company is relatively high. The results of multiple linear regression analysis show that: (1) career adaptability affects work engagement, (2) career adaptability concerns and curiosity dimensions affect work engagement, (3) career adaptability dimensions control and confidence have no effect on work engagement.
Expression of the ANS, CHS and DFR genes involved in the biosynthesis of anthocyanins in Vaccinium floribundum Kunth from Ecuador, using RT-qPCR.
Authors: Chiluisa-Utreras Viviana , Vela Doris , Vaca Ivonne , Acurio Ramiro , Chicaiza Javier , Peñaherrera Sofía
Published: November 2021

Vaccinium floribundum Kunth, a wild native species of berry in Ecuador, presents a lot of phenolic compounds, specifically anthocyanins; hence it is considered a natural nutraceutical due to all its nutritional properties. The comparison of the expression of genes is involved in the biosynthesis pathway of anthocyanin of several populations. The aim of the research was to analyze the expression levels of three genes involved in the biosynthesis of anthocyanin in this species collected in two areas of the province of Pichincha: Machachi population of the Mejía canton, with geographic coordinates 0 ° 31′04.8 ″ S 78 ° 37′07.4 ″ W and altitude 3200 meters above sea level, and Pintag population of the Quito cantón, with geographic coordinates 0 ° 24′00.0 ″ S 78 ° 24′00.0 ″ W and altitude 3000 meters above sea level. The gene expression analysis was performed using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction technique and reverse transcription (RT-qPCR). For the population of Machachi, the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene had an average concentration of 648.59 ng/µL, followed by the chalcone synthase gene with 143.71 ng/µL, then by the dihydroflavonol 4-reductase gene with 59.58 ng/µL and finally by the anthocyanin synthase gene with 39 ng/µL. For the population of Pintag, the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene has an average concentration of 667.32 ng/µL, followed by the chalcone synthase gene with 157.22 ng/µL, then by the dihydroflavonol 4-reductase gene with 60.42 ng/µL, and finally by the anthocyanin synthase gene with 44.40 ng/µL. Each gene has a similar expression level in both populations, but there are differences when comparing the expression level among genes. Many enzymes, structural genes, and regulatory elements have been observed as transcription factors involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis.
Optimization of cultural conditions affecting improved bioactive metabolite production by endophytic fungus Trichoderma harzianum
Authors: Rahim Hateet Rashid , Alag Hassan Zainab , Abdullah Al-Mussawi Abdulameer , Rabeea Banoon Shaima
Published: November 2021

The present study aimed to optimize cultural conditions for optimum bioactive metabolite production by endophytic fungus Trichoderma harzianum, isolated by surface sterilization method from the leaf of the eucalyptus plant. The fungus was identified based on morphological characterization. Fungal metabolites were carried out by ethyl acetate solvent. The antibacterial activity was tested against Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Staphylococcus aureus (NCTC 6571). Various carbon, nitrogen sources, pH, temperature, incubation period, and NaCl on the antibacterial metabolite production were studied. Bioactive metabolite production of T. harzianum exhibits a broad spectrum of in vitro antibacterial activity against two strains of bacteria. For the optimum production of bioactive metabolites, Dextrose and Glucose were found to be the best sources of carbon and the best sources of Nitrogen Yeast extract (YE) and (NH4)2SO. The maximum production of bioactive metabolites occurs at pH 7 and 25°C.; the NaCl showed a positive influence on bioactive metabolites.
An mHealth App-Based Self-management Intervention for Family Members of Pediatric Transplant Recipients (myFAMI): Framework Design and Development Study
Authors: Adib Riddhiman , Das Dipranjan , Ahamed Sheikh Iqbal , Lerret Stacee Marie
Published: November 2021

Background

Solid-organ transplantation is the treatment of choice for children with end-stage organ failure. Ongoing recovery and medical management at home after transplant are important for recovery and transition to daily life. Smartphones are widely used and hold the potential for aiding in the establishment of mobile health (mHealth) protocols. Health care providers, nurses, and computer scientists collaboratively designed and developed mHealth family self-management intervention (myFAMI), a smartphone-based intervention app to promote a family self-management intervention for pediatric transplant patients’ families.

Objective

This paper presents outcomes of the design stages and development actions of the myFAMI app framework, along with key challenges, limitations, and strengths.

Methods

The myFAMI app framework is built upon a theory-based intervention for pediatric transplant patients, with aid from the action research (AR) methodology. Based on initially defined design motivation, the team of researchers collaboratively explored 4 research stages (research discussions, feedback and motivations, alpha testing, and deployment and release improvements) and developed features required for successful inauguration of the app in the real-world setting.

Results

Deriving from app users and their functionalities, the myFAMI app framework is built with 2 primary components: the web app (for nurses’ and superadmin usage) and the smartphone app (for participant/family member usage). The web app stores survey responses and triggers alerts to nurses, when required, based on the family members’ response. The smartphone app presents the notifications sent from the server to the participants and captures survey responses. Both the web app and the smartphone app were built upon industry-standard software development frameworks and demonstrate great performance when deployed and used by study participants.

Conclusions

The paper summarizes a successful and efficient mHealth app-building process using a theory-based intervention in nursing and the AR methodology in computer science. Focusing on factors to improve efficiency enabled easy navigation of the app and collection of data. This work lays the foundation for researchers to carefully integrate necessary information (from the literature or experienced clinicians) to provide a robust and efficient solution and evaluate the acceptability, utility, and usability for similar studies in the future.

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RR2-10.1002/nur.22010
Telehealth Business Models and Their Components: Systematic Review
Authors: Velayati Farnia , Ayatollahi Haleh , Hemmat Morteza , Dehghan Reza
Published: November 2021

Background

Telehealth technology is an excellent solution to resolve the problems of health care delivery. However, this technology may fail during large-scale implementation. As a result, business models can be used to facilitate commercialization of telehealth products and services.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to review different types of business models or frameworks and their components used in the telehealth industry.

Methods

This was a systematic review conducted in 2020. The databases used for searching related articles included Ovid, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Emerald, and ProQuest. Google Scholar was also searched. These databases and Google Scholar were searched until the end of January 2020 and duplicate references were removed. Finally, articles meeting the inclusion criteria were selected and the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist was used for appraising the strengths and limitations of each study. Data were extracted using a data extraction form, and the results were synthesized narratively.

Results

Initially, 4998 articles were found and after screening, 23 were selected to be included in the study. The results showed that new telehealth business models were presented in 13 studies, and the applications of the existing business models were reported in 10 studies. These studies were related to different types of services, namely, telemonitoring (4 studies), telemedicine (3 studies), mobile health (3 studies), telerehabilitation (3 studies), telehealth (2 studies), assisted living technologies (2 studies), sensor-based systems (2 studies), and mobile teledermoscopy, teleradiology, telecardiology, and teletreatment (1 study related to each area). In most of the business models, value proposition, financial variables, and revenue streams were the main components.

Conclusions

Applying business models in the commercialization of telehealth services will be useful to gain a better understanding of the required components, market challenges, and possible future changes. The results showed that different business models can be used for different telehealth technologies in various health systems and cultures. However, it is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of these models in practice. Moreover, comparing the usefulness of these models in different domains of telehealth services will help identify the strengths and weaknesses of these models for future optimization.
Fractionated CO2 Laser Treatment for Vulvovaginal Lichen Sclerosus: An Integrative Review (Preprint)
Authors: Hamburger Nicole Diane , Goedken Michelle L.
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND

Lichen sclerosus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune skin disease and the etiology is not well understood. It can affect the female vulvar genital region causing painful, pruritic symptoms that negatively impact a woman’s quality of life. The current primary treatment for vulvar lichen scleorsus (VLS) is topical steroids but a number of other treatments are being studied at this time.

OBJECTIVE

There are numerous recalcitrant VLS cases that require secondary forms of treatment. One of which is the use of fractional CO2 laser therapy, which functions by superficially vaporizing the epidermis creating a microablative effect while also inducing collagen remodeling within the dermis. This review aims to bring awareness to this secondary form of treatment for VLS.

METHODS

Four articles are reviewed that were published in the last year (2020-2021) evaluating the improvements in VLS symptoms after at least two treatments of fractionated CO2 laser therapy.

RESULTS

Three of the four articles included patients that suffered from previously treated VLS experiencing persistent symptoms. Only one of the studies was a randomized controlled trial. The follow-up time ranged from one month to sixteen months. Two studies showed statistically significant improvement in symptoms such as vaginal pain, itching, and dyspareunia. The other two studies reported improvement in these symptoms, however, the results were not statistically significant. Other symptoms noted to show improvement were erythema, leukoderma, and skin elasticity. After five to seven treatments with this CO2 laser, there was also a reduction in erosions and fissures as well as restoration of normal skin color and texture. Adverse events from this treatment included minor burning and blistering at the laser site.

CONCLUSIONS

While the recent published work suggests there may be a benefit to the use of fractionated CO2 laser therapy for recalcitrant VLS, only one of them was a randomized controlled trial. Future studies should be completed with this design. Until then, the treatment should follow guidelines with topical steroids being the primary form of management.

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Virtual work outside work: the impact of telemedicine on physicians’ after-hours EHR work during the COVID-19 pandemic (Preprint)
Authors: Lawrence Katharine , Nov Oded , Mann Devin , Mandal Soumik , Iturrate Eduardo , Wiesenfeld Batia
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND

Telemedicine as a mode of healthcare work has grown dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; the impact of this transition on clinicians’ after-hours EHR-based clinical and administrative work is unclear.

OBJECTIVE

This study assesses the impact of the transition to telemedicine work during the COVID-19 pandemic on physicians’ EHR-based after-hours workload (“work outside work”) at a large academic medical center in New York City.

METHODS

We conducted an EHR-based retrospective cohort study of ambulatory care physicians providing telemedicine services during the pre-pandemic, acute pandemic, and post-acute pandemic periods, relating EHR-based work after work to telemedicine intensity (percentage of care provided via telemedicine), and clinical load (patient load per provider).

RESULTS

2,129 physicians were included in this study. During the acute pandemic, the volume of care provided via telemedicine significantly increased across all physicians, while patient volume decreased. When normalizing for clinical load (average appointments per day by average clinical days per week), telemedicine intensity was positively associated with work outside work across time periods. This association was strongest in the post-acute period.

CONCLUSIONS

Taking physicians’ clinical load into account, physicians who devoted a higher proportion of their clinical time to telemedicine throughout the various stages of the pandemic engaged in higher levels of EHR-based after-hours than those who used telemedicine less intensively. This suggests that telemedicine, as currently delivered, may be less efficient than in-person-based care, and may increase the after-hours work burden of physicians.

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TRADISI PEUSIJUEK SEBAGAI SARANA MEDIASI DITENGAH SYARIAT ISLAM DI ACEH
Authors: Prayetno Nanda Septi
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this research is to find out how the peusijuek tradition act as a media means in the mix of Islamic syaria law in districts of Kuta Baro Aceh Besar Region in the Aceh Province. And how the peusijuek tradition functions in society for it to be able to last until now in the presence of the assumption that the peusijuek tradition is a hindu tradition and considered a bid’ah and not according to the syaria law. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method, where the researcher gains the information straight from the result of interview and literature review. During the course of this research, the researcher uses the cultural functionalism theory according to Malinowski. Functionalistic theory explains that between the elements of a culture, there is a link, and why certain patterns happen or at least why the patterns still lasts and claimed by the society. Regardless it does not stray from the function that the culture has, like the peusijuk tradition that lives and color the social lives of Acehnese people. The peusijeuk tradition is an embodiment of gratefulness to Allah SWT for what have been obtained in someones life that is implemented in forms of ceremony. The peusijuek tradition is also a way to manifest peace in social life of the Kuta Baro district. The result form this research is to state that the peusijuek tradition as a media means in the mix of Islamic syaria law that has a very important role for the society, because it has a certain function, which is to bring prosperity, to expect blessing, to keep peace between people, and to protect and maintan the culture. To this day the peusijuek tradition is a social reality and also to become an identity of the Acehnese people, especialy to the Kuta Baro Kabupaten Aceh Besar district.
MULTIKULTURAL PERSPEKTIF SOSIOLOGIS
Authors: Liata Nofal , Fazal Khairil
Published: November 2021

This study discusses the concept of a multicultural society in a sociological perspective, where the Indonesian state as a gathering place for various ethnic groups, nations, religions and beliefs in its history has provided valuable lessons. There are times when diversity in Indonesia creates conflict, but in other places there is also the diversity that is owned by the Indonesian people as a source of strength to keep each other from being crushed by the progress of the times. Understanding multiculturalism is not something that must be owned by intellectuals or those from community leaders only, but all levels, layers, and lines of society become a necessity for the importance of understanding this multiculturalism. Because at this time the reality is that Indonesian people in general are very vulnerable to disaster due to SARA (ethnic, religion, race, and inter-group) issues that are blown by electronic media. In order to prevent "bloody conflict" disasters from happening again, multiculturalism will always be relevant to be discussed throughout the ages, considering that generations are always changing. The purpose of this study is to bring the understanding of multiculturalism in particular to the younger generation, and in general at all levels of society, not just an academic discourse. The method in writing this work uses library research, as well as by presenting examples of cases that have occurred in Indonesia. The results of the study in the discussion chapter, in general it can be concluded that the understanding of multiculturalism in Indonesia is not something that comes from outside, meaning that local wisdom created from ancient times has also strengthened the conditions of multicultural society. But on the other hand, unequal access to education by the community until now, the potential for horizontal conflict is always there. In the context of the consequences of a pluralistic society in Indonesia, that within a diverse structure, the seeds of conflict at times become a latent threat to damage the social order. And problems at the local level will easily become national problems because there are no longer limits for people to consume information
A review on entomophagy: Natural food insects for ethnic and tribal communities of North-East India
Authors:   College of Agriculture (Central Agricultural University, Imphal), Imphal-795 004, India, Haldhar S.M. , Thangjam R. ,   College of Horticulture (Central Agricultural University, Imphal), Thenzawl-796 186, India, Kadam V. ,   College of PG Studies in Agricultural Sciences (Central Agricultural University), Umiam-793 103, India, Jakhar B.L. ,   Department of Entomology, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Jaipur-302 018, India, Loganathan R. ,   College of Agriculture (Central Agricultural University, Imphal), Imphal-795 004, India, Singh K.I. ,   College of Agriculture (Central Agricultural University, Imphal), Imphal-795 004, India, Rolania K. ,   Department of Entomology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004, India, Singh S. ,   Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur-302 006, India, Dhaka S.R. ,   Dean, College of Agriculture, Sikar-332 301, India, Singh K.M. ,   College of Agriculture (Central Agricultural University, Imphal), Imphal-795 004, India
Published: November 2021

Entomophagy insects are local food/ feed in most parts of the North Malay Archipelago. These insects are a standard natural resource that provides food and economical safety to most ethnic groups of Eastern Himalayas. Entomophagy not only supports the nutritional food security, but also provides the family livelihood to the tribal populations during difficult times of the year. Since, edible insects are great source of supplemental food item that would meet the people’s present and future need, they’re preferred by tribal communities as eggs, nymphs, larvae, pupa and adults insects, and eaten as fried, cooked, roasted or are even consumed as raw repeatedly. In India, a complete of 245 species, 50 families and 10 orders of edible insects have been recorded so far as food and it’s mostly practiced in eight North Eastern States of India. Among the edible species of insects, biggest consumption is of coleopteran species with 24.69%, followed by Hemiptera (22.63%), Orthoptera (17.28%), Hymanoptera (13.17%), Odonata (10.70%), Lepidoptera (5.35%), Isoptera (2.88%), Dictyoptera (2.06%) and therefore the least were Diptera (0.41%) and Ephimeroptera (0.82%). Study of edible insect in India evolved the uncharted natural resources of north-east region and medicinal, traditional beliefs of tribal people. This review paper discuss about the common edible insects consumed by different ethnic and tribal communities in North-east India.
A low-cost, portable, and practical LAMP device for point-of-diagnosis in the field
Authors: Kaymaz Sumeyra , Ergenç Ali , Aytekin Ali , Lucas Stuart , Elitas Meltem
Published: November 2021

Transition of rapid, ready-to-use, and low-cost nucleic acid-based
detection technologies from laboratories to points of sample collection
has drastically accelerated. However, most of these approaches are still
incapable of diagnosis starting from sampling, through nucleic acid
isolation and detection in the field. Here, we developed a simple,
portable, low-cost, colorimetric, and remotely controllable platform for
reliable, high-throughput, and rapid diagnosis using loop mediated
isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays. It consists of a thermally
isolated cup, low-cost electronic components, a polydimethylsiloxane
sample well, and a fast prototyped case that covers electronic
components. The steady-state temperature error of the system is less
than 1%. We performed LAMP, Colony-LAMP, and Colony PCR reactions using
the yaiO2 primer set for Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
samples at 65˚C and 30 min. We detected the end-point colorimetric
readouts by the naked eye under day light. We confirmed the specificity
and sensitivity of our approach using pure genomic DNA and crude
bacterial colonies. We benchmarked our Colony-LAMP detection against
Colony PCR. The number of samples tested can easily be modified for
higher throughput in our system. We strongly believe that our platform
can greatly contribute rapid and reliable diagnosis in versatile
operational environments.
Schleswig-Holsteinische Bibliographie - Vorwort 2021
Authors: Grund Sonja
Published: November 2021

Die Schleswig-Holsteinische Bibliographie ist eine Literaturdokumentation. Sie verzeichnet Bücher, Karten, Zeitschriften, Aufsätze aus Zeitschriften und (in Ausnahmefällen) aus Tageszeitungen sowie Einzelbeiträge aus Sammelwerken, die einen Bezug zu Schleswig-Holstein, einzelnen Regionen, Inseln oder Orten des Landes oder zu schleswig-holsteinischen Persönlichkeiten haben. Dabei sind ehemals schleswig-holsteinische Gebiete einbezogen, soweit die erfasste Literatur die Zeit der Zugehörigkeit zu Schleswig-Holstein oder grenzüberschreitende Fragen betrifft. Der inhaltliche Bezug wird weit ausgelegt und schließt alle Wissensgebiete und Lebensbereiche ein. Zwischen 1930 und 2006, für die Berichtsjahre 1928 bis 1998, sind 17 gedruckte Bände der Bibliographie erschienen. Nachdem im Jahre 2000 die bibliographischen Aufnahmen ab dem Berichtsjahr 1987 (Bd. 13) in eine Datenbank überführt worden waren und auch die weitere Erfassung der Titel dort stattfindet (https://bibliographie.schleswig-holstein.de), wurde die Druckausgabe eingestellt.
Schleswig-Holsteinische Bibliographie - Band 5, 1951-1954
Authors:   Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesbibliothek
Published: November 2021

Die Schleswig-Holsteinische Bibliographie ist eine Literaturdokumentation. Sie verzeichnet Bücher, Karten, Zeitschriften, Aufsätze aus Zeitschriften und (in Ausnahmefällen) aus Tageszeitungen sowie Einzelbeiträge aus Sammelwerken, die einen Bezug zu Schleswig-Holstein, einzelnen Regionen, Inseln oder Orten des Landes oder zu schleswig-holsteinischen Persönlichkeiten haben. Dabei sind ehemals schleswig-holsteinische Gebiete einbezogen, soweit die erfasste Literatur die Zeit der Zugehörigkeit zu Schleswig-Holstein oder grenzüberschreitende Fragen betrifft. Der inhaltliche Bezug wird weit ausgelegt und schließt alle Wissensgebiete und Lebensbereiche ein. Zwischen 1930 und 2006, für die Berichtsjahre 1928 bis 1998, sind 17 gedruckte Bände der Bibliographie erschienen. Nachdem im Jahre 2000 die bibliographischen Aufnahmen ab dem Berichtsjahr 1987 (Bd. 13) in eine Datenbank überführt worden waren und auch die weitere Erfassung der Titel dort stattfindet (https://bibliographie.schleswig-holstein.de), wurde die Druckausgabe eingestellt.
Коучинг как эффективная поддерживающая практика
Authors: Павенков Олег
Published: November 2021

В настоящее время коучинг является одной из самых востребованных и эффективных практик.И количество людей, компаний и организаций, которые обращаются к коуч специалистам постоянно растет. Коучинг - практичная модель консультационной практики, существующая на стыке психологии,спорта, менеджмента и философии. При этом важно отметить, что это направление не имеет глубокого теоретического обоснования основных механизмов, поэтому с одной стороны коучинг это эффективная практика достижения высокой мотивации к исследовательской деятельности, но с другой стороны коучинг находится в кризисе. В статье был сделан вывод, с помощью коучинга возможно повышения мотивации личности.
Avian communication networks: how audible are mountain chickadee males during dawn signalling?
Authors:   , Snell Cara
Published: November 2021

My thesis investigates how urban noise influences the relative audibility of songs to female Mountain Chickadees (Poecile gambeli), who assess male signalling at dawn while roosting within the nest cavity. Over two breeding seasons, I monitored Mountain Chickadees breeding on an urban/rural interface in Kamloops, BC, Canada. I broadcast typical Mountain Chickadee songs, with or without added noise, towards recently unoccupied nests while simultaneously re-recording these songs with microphones outside and inside the nest box to determine the relative audibility in relation to both distance and presence/absence of noise. I then tracked individual males’ behaviour and movement during dawn signalling, while passively recording their songs with microphones — outside and inside the nest box — to determine the relative audibility of signals from the perspective of the roosting female. The relative audibility of songs decreased with increasing distance from the nest, which was compounded by increased urban noise. During dawn signalling, urban males respond to these effects by remaining closer to the nest, resulting in their songs being more audible within the nest than their rural counterparts. Overall, ambient noise and distance had an interactive effect on relative audibility of songs, suggesting complex dynamics of communication networks that may result in a trade-off, where males are forced to prioritize directing their signals to either their social mates or neighbours.
Effect of putrescine and benzyl adenine on growth, flowering and post-harvest keeping quality parameters in chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)
Authors: Singh Taranjit , Bala Madhu
Published: November 2021

The experiment was conducted with the objective to study the effect of different anti-senescence compounds like putrescine and benzyl adenine (BA) on vegetative, floral, and post-harvest keeping quality of chrysanthemum cv. Punjab Shyamli. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design (RBD) and replicated thrice. Putrescine (@ 50, 100, and 150 ppm) and benzyl-adenine (@ 100, 150, and 200 ppm) were sprayed twice on cv. Punjab Shyamli (spray type and pompon) at bud initiation stage and at fully developed flower buds. Control plants were sprayed with normal water. Floral parameters were delayed and the vase life of cut stems was enhanced by benzyl adenine @ 200 ppm. The maximum delay of flower opening stage (116.33 days), number of sprays (5.00), and vase life (27.22 days) were obtained with benzyl-adenine @ 200 ppm treatment. The flower diameter was 4.53 cm with benzyl-adenine @ 200 ppm compared to 2.87 cm in control.
First report on honeydew excretion by the melon thrips, Thrips palmi karny (Thysanoptera : Thripidae) and its biochemical analysis
Authors: Aravintharaj R , Asokan R , Roy T K
Published: November 2021

Sap sucking insects like thrips, aphids, mealybugs, whiteflies exploit the sugar rich phloem for growth and development. The excess sugar in the phloem sap creates osmotic imbalance leading to loss of water from haemolymph to gut lumen. In order to maintain osmolarity, sap sucking insects have developed structural adaptation (filter chamber) and also excrete excess sugar as honeydew through various orifices. The excreted honeydew is known to play very vital ecological role such as natural enemy calling (attracting parasitoids). In this regard scanty information is available on this important aspect for different sap sucking insects. In this study we are reporting for the first time on the composition of honeydew from the major horticultural thrips, Thrips palmi reared on French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). LC-MS-MS analysis revealed the presence of 15 different sugars majorly inositol, fructose, maltose, glucose and sorbitol @ (130.9 ±0.47μg); (95.1±0.45μg); (60.7 ±0.28μg); (54.2 ±0.40μg) and (28.1 ±0.35μg), respectively.
Responses of different okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) cultivars to water deficit conditions
Authors: Ayub Q , Khan S M , Hussain I , Naveed K , Ali S , Mehmood A , Khan M J , Haq N U , Shehzad Q
Published: November 2021

A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the adverse effects of drought on different okra cultivars and to identify the most suitable okra cultivar for growing in drought conditions. Five okra cultivars namely Pusa Green, Clemson, Sabz Pari, Pusa Swani and Mehak Pari were subjected to three drought levels i.e., control (100% Field capacity),50% and 25% Field Capacity (FC). Physiological parameters like fresh and dry weight of plant and plant height were recorded along with biochemical attributes such as chlorophyll content (a, b, total) carotenoids, total protein, proline content, and Membrane stability index (MSI%). Results showed that drought significantly reduced all the studied parameters and at maximum drought (25% FC) lowest values of fresh weight (12.42g), dry weight (1.22g), plant height (7.86cm), chlorophyll a (9.02mg/g FW), chlorophyll b (18.69mg/g FW), total chlorophyll (27.71mg/g FW), carotenoids (11.80mg/g FW), total protein (2.73mg/g FW),whereas maximum Proline (21.36μg/g FW), and MSI (72%) were observed under the same drought. The results concerning responses of okra cultivars under drought conditions showed that maximum. Fresh weight (15.25g) and Dry weight (2.74g) was observed in Pusa green while maximum Plant height (13.77cm), Chlorophyll a (14.38mg/g FW), Chlorophyll b (24.41mg/g FW), Total Chlorophyll (38.80mg/g FW), Carotenoids (18.57mg/g FW), Total Protein (5.44mg/g FW), Proline (27.78μg/g FW), and MSI (56.33%) were produced by Sabz Pari. Hence it can be concluded that drought causes significant variation on physical and biochemical attributes of okra whereas Sabz Pari showed resistance towards the applied stress and produced better results.
Acoustic emission as a valuable technique used for monitoring polymer failures
Authors: SKOCZYLAS Jakub , SAMBORSKI Sylwester , KŁONICA Mariusz
Published: November 2021

In the paper, acoustic emission (AE) system was presented as a method that can be used to monitor polymer material failures. Samples fabricated of two aluminum profiles bonded together with a thick layer of cured epoxy resin were subjected to fracture tests. Epidian 53 epoxy resin cured with Z1 curing agent as well as Ep-idian 5 epoxy resin cured with PAC curing agent were selected as adhesives. Acoustic emission parameters were acquired during Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) tests. The frequencies of elastic waves released during failure were then analyzed using both Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) and Wavelet Transformation (WT) for the two materials.
Water Management during the Dacian Period in the Orăştie Mountains. Catchment and Storage of Water
Authors: VASILACHE Ștefan
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this article is to offer a general view over the different systems of catchment and storage of water used during the Dacian antiquity in the Orăştie Mountains area, Romania. The methodology will be based on a dichotomous approach, in an effort that tries to compare the hydrological situation (supported by GIS maps) with the known archaeological discoveries relevant for the subject.
Rezumat: Scopul articolului este de a oferi o imagine generală asupra diferitelor sisteme de captare şi depozitare a apei folosite de dacii care locuiau în antichitate zona munţilor Orăştiei. Metodologia se va baza pe o abordare în oglindă, anume interpretarea diferitelor descoperiri arheologice relevante în funcţie de situaţia hidrografică specifică (pe baza unor hărţi GIS).
Cuvinte-cheie: apă, captare, stocare, cisterne, hidrografie, GIS, daci.
The Book as Object of Lay Devotion in Late Medieval Transylvania (Fifteenth – Sixteenth Centuries)
Authors: COTOI Paula
Published: November 2021

Research on late-medieval religiosity in Central and Western Europe has shown that religious books were not only possessed, but also read, and sometimes even copied or disseminated by laymen. The need for a better definition of the relationship between the laity and the religious text leads to the formulation and intensive discussion of concepts such as devotional reading, culture of religious reading, or vernacular theology. Several examples of works that belonged to late-medieval Transylvanian laymen suggest the opportunity and, at the same time, the need to ask whether similar dynamics of pious behaviour can be discussed in their case. In order to provide a convincing answer, this study proposes an analysis of these books from at least three perspectives: theme, language, formal characteristics. The most interesting information is offered, however, by property notes, which suggest that the devotional potential of the book was not activated by reading, but rather by donation. By offering solutions to the everyday necessities of ecclesiastical institutions, these gifts were designed to ensure personal salvation as well. In order to support this hypothesis, I will also address another category of sources from which mentions regarding this kind of donations can be recovered, i.e. last wills.
Rezumat: Cercetări privitoare la religiozitatea specifică evului mediu dezvoltat şi târziu în centrul şi vestul Europei au demonstrat că dincolo de a fi deţinute, cărţile cu conţinut religios erau citite, iar uneori chiar copiate sau diseminate de laici. Din nevoia unei mai bune definiri a relaţionării laicatului cu textul religios au fost formulate şi îndelung discutate concepte precum lectură devoţională, cultura lecturii religioase sau teologie vernaculară. Câteva exemple de lucrări care au aparţinut în perioada premergătoare Reformei unor laici transilvăneni sugerează oportunitatea şi, deopotrivă, nevoia de a ne întreba dacă se poate discuta în cazul lor despre o dinamică similară a manifestărilor pioase. Pentru a oferi un răspuns concludent, lucrarea oferă o analiză a respectivelor lucrări sub diferite aspecte: tematică, limbă, caracteristici formale. Informaţiile cele mai interesante sunt oferite, însă, de însemnările de proprietate, ce sugerează că potenţialul devoţional al cărţii nu era activat prin lectură, ci mai degrabă prin donaţie. Oferind soluţii la necesităţile cotidiene ale unor instituţii ecleziastice, aceste daruri erau menite să asigure, deopotrivă, mântuirea personală. Pentru a argumenta această ipoteză, voi face apel şi la o altă categorie de surse din care pot fi recuperate menţiuni privind asemenea donaţii – testamentele.
Cuvinte cheie: cărţi religioase, practici devoţionale, donaţii pioase, testamente, laici.
Problematic Terminology in a Tentative Research Methodology for the Visual Culture of the Balkans
Authors: PAOLICCHI Anita
Published: November 2021

The aim of this paper is to highlight and briefly discuss some of the most problematic terms and concepts that recur in art historiography: for example, the words Byzantine, post-Byzantine, Eastern, Western and Local. These concepts are used in a misleading way not only by American and Western European authors, but also by Eastern and South-Eastern European ones: in fact, the “Balkan” art historiography based itself on the Western-European one, adopting its periodisation, terminology and interpretative framework, which led to a number of methodological problems that researchers are now trying to identify, discuss and, if possible, solve.
Rezumat: Scopul acestei lucrări este de a evidenţia şi de a discuta pe scurt unii dintre cei mai problematici termeni şi concepte care se repetă în istoriografia artei: de exemplu, cuvintele bizantin, post-bizantin, oriental, occidental şi local. Aceste concepte sunt folosite în mod înşelător nu numai de către autorii americani şi vest-europeni, ci şi de către cei din Europa de Est şi de Sud-Est: de fapt, istoriografia artei „balcanice” s-a bazat pe cea vest-europeană, adoptând periodizarea acesteia, terminologia şi cadrul interpretativ, care a condus la o serie de probleme metodologice pe care cercetătorii încearcă acum să le identifice, discute şi, dacă este posibil, rezolve.
Cuvinte cheie: istoriografia artei, Europa de Sud-Est, argintărie, Bizanţ.
Matrimonial Strategies in Transylvania. Mihály Teleki’s First Marriage. “Remember: embittered hearts are healed with wine”
Authors: GYÖRGY Árpád-Botond
Published: November 2021

The wedding and the marriage was a very important stage of early modern society life, it was not only a social event, but the boundary between childhood and adulthood. For a noble like Mihály Teleki, successful marriage helped to develop in administration and to improve economic resources. To Mihály Teleki marriage is an opportunity of upward social mobility. In this paper we discuss about these matrimonial strategies and we identify their meanings.
Rezumat: Nunta şi căsătoria au fost o etapă foarte importantă a vieţii societăţii moderne timpurii, nu a fost doar un eveniment social, ci graniţa dintre copilărie şi maturitate. Pentru un nobil precum Mihály Teleki, căsătoria reuşită a contribuit la dezvoltarea în administraţie şi la îmbunătăţirea resurselor economice. Pentru Mihály Teleki o căsătorie este o oportunitate de mobilitate socială ascendentă. În această lucrare discutăm despre aceste strategii matrimoniale şi identificăm semnificaţiile acestora.
Cuvinte cheie: Mihály Teleki, societate modernă timpurie, strategii matrimoniale, Transilvania.
Clinical features, treatment, and outcome of dogs with Coccidioides osteomyelitis
Authors: Shaver Stephanie L. , Foy Daniel S. , Carter Todd D.
Published: November 2021

OBJECTIVE

To describe signalment, clinical signs, serologic test results, treatment, and outcome of dogs with Coccidioides osteomyelitis (COM) and to compare those findings with findings for dogs with osteosarcoma (OSA).

ANIMALS

14 dogs with COM and 16 dogs with OSA.

PROCEDURES

Data were retrospectively gathered from electronic medical records.

RESULTS

Dogs with COM were younger and weighed less than dogs with OSA. Six dogs with COM had appendicular lesions, 5 had axial lesions, and 3 had both appendicular and axial lesions; 9 had monostotic disease, and 5 had polyostotic disease. Axial lesions and nonadjacent polyostotic disease were more common in dogs with COM than in dogs with OSA, but radiographic appearance was not different between the 2 groups. Median IgG titer at diagnosis of COM was 1:48 and was significantly decreased after 6 and 12 months of treatment. Percentage of dogs with COM that had clinical signs was significantly decreased after 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of treatment. One year after initiation of treatment, 9 of 9 dogs were still receiving fluconazole and 8 of 9 dogs had positive results for serum IgG titer testing.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Dogs with COM typically had a rapid improvement in clinical signs after initiating treatment with fluconazole but required long-term antifungal treatment. Dogs with COM differed from dogs with OSA, but radiographic features had a great degree of overlap between groups, confounding the ability to make a diagnosis on the basis of diagnostic imaging alone.
Comparison of resident and intern salaries with the current living wage as a quantitative estimate of financial strain among postgraduate veterinary trainees
Authors: Morello Samantha L. , Shiu Kai-Biu , Thurston Joseph
Published: November 2021

OBJECTIVE

To compare resident and intern salaries with current regional living wages as a quantitative estimate of financial strain.

SAMPLE

152 residency programs and 141 internship programs listed with the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program for the 2021–2022 training year.

PROCEDURES

Data were collected for program annual salary and location. Regional living wage for each location was determined with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator, and annual salary was compared with living wage to estimate income surplus before and after taxes. Results for programs in academia and private practice were compared. Spearman correlation was used to determine whether program annual salary was significantly associated with regional living wage.

RESULTS

Mean ± SD income surplus before taxes was $7,786 ± 9,426 for clinical residency programs, $16,672 ± 5,105 for laboratory animal programs, and $5,829 ± 8,119 for internships. Academic residencies and internships offered salaries significantly lower than those offered in private practice, and income surpluses before and after taxes were significantly lower for academic programs than for private practice programs. There were weak and moderate, respectively, correlations between program annual salary and regional living wage for residency (r = 0.369) and internship (r = 0.570) programs.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Postgraduate training prolongs financial instability, and annual salaries generally do not meet the minimum income standard of a living wage. Financial stress has implications for mental health and diversity, and these findings invite deeper consideration of current remuneration practices for veterinary residents and interns.
The impact of mandatory IFRS adoption on banks’ share prices: Evidence from the OECD countries
Authors: ABDURAUPOV Rustam R. , SULTANOV Feruz N. , IBRAGIMOV Abdulla G.
Published: November 2021

Subject. The adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was a significant milestone to unify financial reporting standards. However, there are many conflicting views regarding the impact of IFRS implementation on the investment attractiveness of banks. This put us on analyzing the sensitivity of changes in the equity securities market in terms of information risk and adoption of IFRS.
Objectives. The article aims to explore the relationship between the harmonization of accounting and international standards and the banks’ share prices in eleven OECD countries by analyzing panel data within 1997–2015.
Methods. For the study, we used a set of tests, such as the Ordinary Least Squares regression, Hausman specification test, Variance Inflation Factor, Unit Root test, Panel-Corrected Standard Error regression, and the Breusch-Pagan test.
Results. The obtained results indicate a positive impact of the IFRS adoption on the change in prices for bank shares. In particular, changes in stock prices averaged 64 units. This is explained by the benefits of applying IFRS, which include positive investor expectations, improved financial reporting quality and comparability across countries, and reduced information risk.
Conclusions. The hypothesis of bank share price increase after the IFRS adoption is true for the OECD countries.
Changes in the number and composition of pensioners in the Perm Krai
Authors: SHALAEVА Lyudmila V.
Published: November 2021

Subject. This article discusses the issues related to the optimization of the pension system and increasing the level of socioeconomic well-being of the population.
Objectives. The article aims to substantiate the areas of optimization of socioeconomic development of the Perm Krai.
Methods. For the study, I used the methods of analysis, synthesis, and generalization.
Results. The article assesses the changes in the number and composition of pensioners of the Perm Krai. As the main problem, it denotes a decline in the number of people employed in the economy per pensioner. This is a sign of an increase in the socioeconomic burden on the population and economic entities of the Krai.
Conclusions. The indicated trends in the formation of the number and composition of pensioners of the Perm Krai correspond to the all-Russian practice and confirm the negative impact of raising the retirement age on socioeconomic processes.