bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Novel Mobile App (Heali) for Disease Treatment in Participants With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
Authors: Rafferty Aaron J , Hall Rick , Johnston Carol S
Published: January 2021

Background

A diet high in fermentable, oligo-, di-, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) has been shown to exacerbate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Previous literature reports significant improvement in IBS symptoms with initiation of a low FODMAP diet (LFD) and monitored reintroduction. However, dietary adherence to the LFD is difficult, with patients stating that the information given by health care providers is often generalized and nonspecific, requiring them to search for supplementary information to fit their needs.

Objective

The aim of our study was to determine whether Heali, a novel artificial intelligence dietary mobile app can improve adherence to the LFD, IBS symptom severity, and quality of life outcomes in adults with IBS or IBS-like symptoms over a 4-week period.

Methods

Participants were randomized into 2 groups: the control group (CON), in which participants received educational materials, and the experimental group (APP), in which participants received access to the mobile app and educational materials. Over the course of this unblinded online trial, all participants completed a battery of 5 questionnaires at baseline and at the end of the trial to document IBS symptoms, quality of life, LFD knowledge, and LFD adherence.

Results

We enrolled 58 participants in the study (29 in each group), and 25 participants completed the study in its entirety (11 and 14 for the CON and APP groups, respectively). Final, per-protocol analyses showed greater improvement in quality of life score for the APP group compared to the CON group (31.1 and 11.8, respectively; P=.04). Reduction in total IBS symptom severity score was 24% greater for the APP group versus the CON group. Although this did not achieve significance (–170 vs –138 respectively; P=.37), the reduction in the subscore for bowel habit dissatisfaction was 2-fold greater for the APP group than for the CON group (P=.05).

Conclusions

This initial study provides preliminary evidence that Heali may provide therapeutic benefit to its users, specifically improvements in quality of life and bowel habits. Although this study was underpowered, findings from this study warrant further research in a larger sample of participants to test the efficacy of Heali app use to improve outcomes for patients with IBS.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04256551; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04256551
Comparing News Articles and Tweets About COVID-19 in Brazil: Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Approach
Authors: de Melo Tiago , Figueiredo Carlos M S
Published: January 2021

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting people worldwide. Currently, an important approach to understand this phenomenon and its impact on the lives of people consists of monitoring social networks and news on the internet.

Objective

The purpose of this study is to present a methodology to capture the main subjects and themes under discussion in news media and social media and to apply this methodology to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

Methods

This work proposes a methodology based on topic modeling, namely entity recognition, and sentiment analysis of texts to compare Twitter posts and news, followed by visualization of the evolution and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We focused our analysis on Brazil, an important epicenter of the pandemic; therefore, we faced the challenge of addressing Brazilian Portuguese texts.

Results

In this work, we collected and analyzed 18,413 articles from news media and 1,597,934 tweets posted by 1,299,084 users in Brazil. The results show that the proposed methodology improved the topic sentiment analysis over time, enabling better monitoring of internet media. Additionally, with this tool, we extracted some interesting insights about the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. For instance, we found that Twitter presented similar topic coverage to news media; the main entities were similar, but they differed in theme distribution and entity diversity. Moreover, some aspects represented negative sentiment toward political themes in both media, and a high incidence of mentions of a specific drug denoted high political polarization during the pandemic.

Conclusions

This study identified the main themes under discussion in both news and social media and how their sentiments evolved over time. It is possible to understand the major concerns of the public during the pandemic, and all the obtained information is thus useful for decision-making by authorities.
Virtual Reality Relaxation for Patients With a Psychiatric Disorder: Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Veling Wim , Lestestuiver Bart , Jongma Marieke , Hoenders H J Rogier , van Driel Catheleine
Published: January 2021

BACKGROUND

Virtual reality (VR) relaxation is a promising mental health intervention that may be an effective tool for stress reduction but has hardly been tested in clinical trials with psychiatric patients. We developed an easy-to-use VR self-management relaxation tool (VRelax) with immersive 360° nature videos and interactive animated elements.

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the immediate effects of VR relaxation on negative and positive affective states and short-term effects on perceived stress and symptoms in patients with a psychiatric disorder, compared to standard relaxation exercises.

METHODS

A randomized crossover trial was conducted in 50 patients receiving ambulatory treatment for anxiety, psychotic, depressive, or bipolar disorder. Participants were randomly assigned to start with VRelax or standard relaxation and used both interventions for 10 days at home. They completed 8 visual analog scales of momentary negative and positive affective states before and after each session. Global perceived stress and psychiatric symptoms were measured before and after both intervention periods. Treatment effects were analyzed with multilevel mixed model regression analyses and 2-way analysis of variance.

RESULTS

Both VRelax and standard relaxation exercises led to a statistically significant immediate improvement of all negative and positive affective states. Compared to standard relaxation, VRelax resulted in a significantly greater reduction of total negative affective state (change 16.2% versus 21.2%; t1684=−2.02, 95% CI −18.70 to −0.28; P=.04). Specifically, VRelax had a stronger beneficial effect on momentary anxiety (t1684=−3.24, 95% CI −6.86 to −1.69), sadness (t1684=−2.32, 95% CI −6.51 to −0.55), and cheerfulness (t1684=2.35, 95% CI 0.51 to 5.75). There were no significant differences between short-term effects of the two treatments on global perceived stress and symptoms.

CONCLUSIONS

If the results of this trial are replicated and extended, VRelax may provide a much-needed, effective, easy-to-use self-management relaxation intervention to enhance psychiatric treatments.

CLINICALTRIAL

Netherlands Trial Register NTR7294; https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/7096
Natural language processing and machine learning methods in public health surveillance: a narrative review (Preprint)
Authors: Ward Patrick James , Young April M
Published: January 2021

BACKGROUND

Public health surveillance is critical to detecting emerging population health threats and improvements. Surveillance data has increased in size and complexity, posing challenges to data management and analysis. Natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) are valuable tools for analysis of unstructured data involving free-text and have been used in innovative ways to examine a variety of health outcomes.

OBJECTIVE

Given the cross-disciplinary applications of NLP and ML, research on their applications in surveillance have been disseminated in a variety of outlets. As such, the aim of this narrative review was to describe the current state of NLP and ML use in surveillance science and to identify directions in future research.

METHODS

Information was abstracted from articles describing the use of natural language processing and machine learning in public health surveillance identified through a PubMed search.

RESULTS

Twenty-two articles met review criteria, 12 involving traditional surveillance data sources and 10 involving online media sources for surveillance. Traditional surveillance sources analyzed with NLP and ML consisted primarily of death certificates (n=6), hospital data (n=5), and online media sources (e.g., Twitter) (n=8).

CONCLUSIONS

The reviewed articles demonstrate the potential of NLP and ML to enhance surveillance data through improving timeliness of surveillance, identifying cases in the absence of standardized case definitions, and enabling mining of social media for public health surveillance.
Robotic Table and Serious Games for Integrative Rehabilitation in the Early Poststroke Phase: Two Case Reports (Preprint)
Authors: Burdea Grigore , Kim Nam , Polistico Kevin , Kadaru Ashwin , Grampurohit Namrata , Hundal Jasdeep , Pollack Simcha
Published: January 2021

BACKGROUND

BrightArm Compact is a new rehabilitation system for the upper extremities. It provides bimanual training with gradated gravity loading and mediates interactions with cognitively challenging serious games.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study is to design and test a robotic rehabilitation table–based virtual rehabilitation system for functional impact of the integrative training in the early poststroke phase.

METHODS

A new robotic rehabilitation table, controllers, and adaptive games were developed. The 2 participants underwent 12 experimental sessions in addition to the standard of care. Standardized measures of upper extremity function (primary outcome), depression, and cognition were administered before and after the intervention. Nonstandardized measures included game variables and subjective evaluations.

RESULTS

The 2 case study participants attained high total arm repetitions per session (504 and 957) and achieved high grasp and finger-extension counts. Training intensity contributed to marked improvements in affected shoulder strength (225% and 100% increase), grasp strength (27% and 16% increase), and pinch strength (31% and 15% increase). The shoulder flexion range increased by 17% and 18% and elbow supination range by 75% and 58%. Improvements in motor function were at or above minimal clinically important difference for the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (11 and 10 points), Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory (11 and 14 points), and Upper Extremity Functional Index (19 and 23 points). Cognitive and emotive outcomes were mixed. Subjective rating by participants and training therapists were positive (average 4, SD 0.22, on a 5-point Likert scale).

CONCLUSIONS

The design of the robotic rehabilitation table was tested on 2 participants in the early poststroke phase, and results are encouraging for upper extremity functional gains and technology acceptance.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04252170; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04252170
Об особенностях образа Белого Старца в буддийских ритуальных текстах
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS, Mirzaeva Saglara V.
Published: January 2021

The article discusses the specific features of the iconographic description and the functions of the White Elder based on the materials of the five Oirat texts of sang-burning and the offering of the golden drink ‘serjm’ to the White Elder. The analysis of the texts allows us to divide them into three groups. In the first group of texts (БС 1, БС 4, БС 5) the description of the appearance of the White Elder and his functions in general corresponds to the description in the “White Elder Sutra”; however, there are some specifying details, like white unsha in the manuscript БС 1. In the texts the White Elder is named the owner of the place, but he has the ability to record all the people’s sins like the master of the underworld Erlik-Khan. In the second version (БС 2) there is evident Tibetan influence, thus, we assume that the text is compiled. It contains a more detailed description of the appearance of the White Elder that differs from the description given in the “White Elder Sutra” in some details, namely the mentioning of beads, scroll, head-wear. In the text the White Elder is considered the protector of Buddhism — damchen. It is interesting to note that at the end of the manuscript they say about seven days appropriate for the practice of the White Elder instead of common two days (the second and sixteenths). In the last, the third, version (manuscript БС 3) the description of the appearance of the White Elder correlates with sang-burning developed by Urat Mergen-gegen. According to Kh. Futaki, there is a Chinese influence in the image of the White Elder on a deer with a scroll and healthy nectar in his hands.
Жалзэ тэмбан Ганжуурын гарчгийн тухайд (= О гарчаке (оглавлении) тибетского рукописного Ганджура под названием «Rgyal-rtse Them-spang-ma»)
Authors:   Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia, D. Munkh-Otgon
Published: January 2021

The article gives description of the table of content of the 111-volume handwritten Ganjur (Kangyur) (tib. Rgyal-rtse Them-spang-ma) written in a beautiful handwriting in black ink on Tibetan paper. This Ganjur, brought from Tibet as a gift to Bogdo gegyan in 1671, stands out by the fact that it might be the most accurate (without mistakes) version of many handwritten collections of Ganjur. As this handwritten Ganjur is the main source for determining and checking in the study of the first part of canonical summa, it can be considered one of the most important primary sources that is available for us. Nowadays, there are many xylographic publications of Ganjur and its table of content with the variations in number of volumes and titles of the works and depending on the type of publication the correlation of the number of volumes with the works in them will vary. Thus, it is relevant to introduce garchak (the table of content) into the science, make it available for a wide range of readers, scholars, clergy and believers. In the library the author found two manuscripts of the table of content of the canonical summa in question, one of them was published in the series in the journal “Tibetan Studies” of the Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia. The article gives a brief review of these manuscripts.
Рукопись Т. А. Бурдуковой «О некоторых важных вопросах калмыцкого языка»
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS, Mandzhikova Larisa B.
Published: January 2021

The article gives analysis of the private archive of the Burdukov family kept at the Scientific Archive of the Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS. The given archive fund (F. 21) is the Source Studies basis for the research of the life and work of the Russian and Soviet specialists in Mongolian Studies, philologists, researchers, teachers of the Mongolian language and public figures — Aleksey Vasilyevich Burdukov and his daughter Taisia Alekeseyevna. There are original manuscripts of the scientific works of the scholars. The significant part of the works has already been introduced into the scientific circulation. Among the unpublished research works the manuscript of T.A. Burdukova “Regarding Some Important Issues of the Kalmyk Language” is of great interest. The manuscript focuses on the problem of words borrowed from foreign languages (Russian, Tibetan) and the spelling of reduced vowels. The goal of this article is to introduce the handwritten text and give comments on its content.
Patient-related barriers to some virtual healthcare services among cancer patients in the USA: a population-based study
Authors: Abdel-Rahman Omar
Published: January 2021

Objective:
To assess the patient-related barriers to access of some virtual healthcare tools among cancer patients in the USA in a population-based cohort.
Materials & methods:
National Health Interview Survey datasets (2011–2018) were reviewed and adult participants (≥18 years old) with a history of cancer diagnosis and complete information about virtual healthcare utilization (defined by [a] filling a prescription on the internet in the past 12 months and/or [b] communicating with a healthcare provider through email in the past 12 months) were included. Information about video-conferenced phone calls and telephone calls are not available in the National Health Interview Survey datasets; and thus, they were not examined in this study. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate factors associated with the utilization of virtual care tools.
Results:
A total of 25,121 participants were included in the current analysis; including 4499 participants (17.9%) who utilized virtual care in the past 12 months and 20,622 participants (82.1%) who did not utilize virtual care in the past 12 months. The following factors were associated with less utilization of virtual healthcare tools in multivariable logistic regression: older age (continuous odds ratio [OR] with increasing age: 0.987; 95% CI: 0.984–0.990), African-American race (OR for African American vs white race: 0.608; 95% CI: 0.517–0.715), unmarried status (OR for unmarried compared with married status: 0.689; 95% CI: 0.642–0.739), lower level of education (OR for education ≤high school vs >high school: 0.284; 95% CI: 0.259–0.311), weaker English proficiency (OR for no proficiency vs very good proficiency: 0.224; 95% CI: 0.091–0.552) and lower yearly earnings (OR for earnings <$45,000 vs earnings >$45,000: 0.582; 95% CI: 0.523–0.647).
Conclusion:
Older patients, those with African-American race, lower education, lower earnings and weak English proficiency are less likely to access the above studied virtual healthcare tools. Further efforts are needed to tackle disparities in telemedicine access.
Blast wave energy absorbing systems made using a 3D printing technique – preliminary research
Authors: Wierzbicka Karolina , Paszula Józef
Published: January 2021

The study presents the design of blast wave absorbers made using a 3D printing technique. The absorbing properties of these were evaluated by changing the absorbing system’s porosity, mass, type and use of additional absorbing materials in a two-layer arrangement. The characteristics of the blast waves generated by a phlegmatized RDX charge for those absorbing systems were measured and the determined parameters compared with the parameters for charges without absorbers. The system showing the best absorbing properties, were selected.
Peran money attitudes terhadap financial well-being dengan financial stress sebagai mediator pada mahasiswa rantau di Surabaya
Authors: Elgeka Honey Wahyuni , Querry Gabriella
Published: January 2021

Objektif: Pengelolaan keuangan yang baik pada kehidupan mahasiswa rantau akan dapat berdampak pada financial well-being. Hipotesis dari penelitian ini adalah financial stress dapat berperan sebagai mediator pada hubungan antara money attitudes terhadap financial well-being.Metode: Responden pada penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa rantau yang tinggal di Surabaya berusia 17-22 tahun dan berjumlah 267 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan accidental sampling. Metode analisis data menggunakan PROCESS HAYES model 4.Temuan: Hasil penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa financial stress dapat berperan sebagai mediator (parsial) dengan nilai negatif, dimana aspek power prestige dan distrust dalam money attitudes berhubungan positif dengan financial well-being.Kesimpulan: Hal ini menjelaskan bahwa mahasiswa rantau menganggap uang sebagai simbol kesuksesan, dapat memberikan kesan yang baik bagi orang lain, dan menimbulkan financial well-being serta tidak mengalami financial stress. Selain itu, kondisi ini akan sangat berdampak pada nilai akademik dan kesehatan mental para mahasiswa rantau jika mereka salah dalam mengelola keuangannya.
Between Ethics and Physiology: Wet Nurses in the Russian Society of the Late 19th — Early 20th Centuries
Authors:   Vinogradov Institute of Russian Language (Russian Academy of Sciences) (Moscow, Russia), Pletneva Anna
Published: January 2021

The article addresses a number of issues related to the profession of wet nurses in pre-Revolutionary Russia. This topic is particularly relevant in connection with the current discussion of the alienation of women’s reproductive function. According to infant care manuals, while choosing a wet nurse, doctors recommended that mothers consider not only physical aspects, but also ethical issues. However, in practice, the ethics receded into the background. Wet nurses were used in almost all families that had reached a certain financial and social status. Doctors’ recommendations were referred to justify the fact that mothers should not feed their own infants. Therefore, such recommendations served to justify an ethically questionable practice. The most serious medical problem was that wet nurses were distributors of syphilis. Many nurses started their work in orphanages where they contracted syphilis from infected foundling babies. As it was impossible to diagnose syphilis at the early stages, the infected wet nurse would become the carrier of the disease and, when hired by a family, infect the customer’s child. The article is based on the materials in the Odessa province.
Hasan ‘ Ata Gabashi versus the Missionary Evfimiy Malov: An Example of Muslim-Christian Polemics of the Late 19th Century
Authors:   Sh. Marjani Institute of History, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan, Russia), Mardanova Dinara
Published: January 2021

The article deals with the Muslim reaction to the Russian Orthodox missionaries’ challenge in the polemic work by Hasan ‘Ata Gabashi “Nur al-haqiqa” (1886). The author explores the internal mechanism of Islamic discourse, which works to protect the sphere of Muslim dogmatic (‘aqida) from the “alien” influence and is realized through the delineation of protective boundaries. As a defence tactic, Gabashi uses the strategy of refuting “false idea” or “false teaching” from ‘Ilm al-Kalam. The paper analyses the development of the narrative, the argumentation used by Gabashi and the behavior of those involved in the polemics. As he implements his “protective project,” Gabashi explores and criticizes Christian ideas in terms of his own discourse. As the Muslim author, Gabashi does not reject the entire Christian doctrine or the entire Bible, but selectively criticizes “distortions” that are contrary to Islam.
From Revived Traditions to Modern Practices: The Religious Boom in Post-Secular Vietnam in an Anthropological Perspective
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow, Russia), Gordienko Elena
Published: January 2021

This article gives a review of two books examining the religious situation in “post-secular” Vietnam. The book of American anthropologist Shaun Malarney “Culture, Ritual, and Revolution in Vietnam” (2002) offers a research of the transformations of religious practices and morality caused by the 1945 communist revolution: the author shows the polyphony of understanding of morality and ritual in Vietnamese society. The edited volume “Religion, Place and Modernity: Spatial Articulation in Southeast Asia and East Asia” (Ed. by M. Dickhardt and A. Lauser in 2016) examines, within an “anthropology of space and place,” the emergence of new “secular religions” in Vietnam.
Non-Earnings Conference Calls: Content, Determinants, and Consequences
Authors: Wang Lin
Published: January 2021

I use computational linguistic techniques to study the content, determinants, and stock market consequences of conference calls that are not held in conjunction with quarterly earnings releases (hereafter, non-earnings conference calls). I find that large firms, loss firms, firms with more volatile earnings and returns, and firms with complex operations and a greater number of analysts following hold more non-earnings conference calls. Firms with volatile earnings and greater operational complexity discuss more earnings, investment, and market-related topics in non-earnings conference calls. These results are consistent with the notion that firms facing greater informational problems hold more non-earnings conference calls. I also find that controlling for other disclosure types, non-earnings conference calls incrementally explain quarterly abnormal stock returns, suggesting that they indeed help improve firms' information environment.

Data Availability: Data are available from the public sources cited in the text.
Practical Strategies to Help Reduce Added Sugars Consumption to Support Glycemic and Weight Management Goals
Authors: Warshaw Hope , Edelman Steven V.
Published: January 2021

Overconsumption of added sugars is a key contributor to the growing obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes pandemics. The nutrition therapy guidance of the American Diabetes Association recognizes that using low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) to reduce consumption of added sugars can reduce low–nutrient-density sources of calories and carbohydrate to beneficially affect glycemia, weight, and cardiometabolic health. This article provides information for primary care providers, diabetes care and education specialists, and other diabetes clinicians on the safety of LNCS and summarizes research evidence on the role of LNCS in glycemic and weight management. It also provides practical strategies for counseling individuals about how to integrate LNCS into their healthy eating pattern.
Morphomolecular Identification of Trichoderma sp. and their Mycoparasitic Activity Against Soil Borne Pathogens
Authors:   Rani Laxmi Bai Central Agriculture University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (284 003), India, Kumar Gyanendra , Singh Anuradha ,   LPS Cardiology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 019), India, Pandey Sonika ,   ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 024), India, Singh Jogender ,   LPS Cardiology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 019), India, Chauhan Sangeeta Singh ,   LPS Cardiology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 019), India, Srivastava Mukesh ,   Rani Laxmi Bai Central Agriculture University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (284 003), India
Published: January 2021

This study was carried out to identify and characterize Trichoderma species isolated from rhizospheric soil of Uttar Pradesh, India, by using single spore technique. Morphological, cultural and molecular characterization were done with sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. The classes were compared with morphological identification and rDNA sequence data for every class of all Trichoderma strains were of the same identity. These strains belonged to T. harzianum (Th azad), T. viride (01PP), T. asperellum (Tasp/CSAU), T. Koningii [TK (CSAU)], T. atroviride (71L), T. longibrachiatum (21PP), T. virens [Tvi (CSAU)], T. reesei [Tr (CSAU)], T. aggressivum [T.agg(CSAU)], T. aureoviride [T. avi (CSAU)], T. citrinoviride [T. cvi (CSAU)], T. erinaceum [T. eri (CSAU)], T. koningiopsis [T. kop (CSAU)], T. tomentosum [T. tos (CSAU)], T. mintisporum [T. mip (CSAU)], T. pubscenes [T. sce (CSAU)], T. saturnisporum [T. ssp (CSAU)], T. spirale [T. sp. (CSAU)]. Morphological studies were based on the colony appearance, growth rate and microscopic features such as branching patterns of conidiophores, the arrangement of phialospores and their shape, size and color. The 5.8S-ITS regions of the Trichoderma strains were amplified using ITS1 and ITS4 primers. The rRNA based analysis is a central method used not only to explore microbial diversity but also to identify new strains. Validations of ITS marker with 18 Trichoderma sp. were done and their sequences were deposited at NCBI GenBank their permanent accession no. were allotted.
Inﬂuence of In-situ Soil Moisture Conservation Practices with Pusa Hydrogel on Physiological Parameters of Rainfed Cotton
Authors:   Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu (602 025), India, Ashraf A. Mohammed , T. Ragavan, ,   Agricultural Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu (623 707), India, Begam, S. Naziya ,   Dept. of Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai,  Tamil Nadu (625 104), India
Published: January 2021

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of in-situ moisture conservation and stress management practices on crop growth indices and productivity of cotton under rainfed vertisol. The experiments were laid out at Regional Research Station, Aruppukottai, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu during rabi season (October-December) of 2016 and 2017 in split-plot design replicated thrice using cotton variety SVPR-2. The main plot treatments consisted of different in-situ moisture conservation measures viz., Broad Bed and Furrows (I1), Ridges and Furrows (I2) and Compartmental Bunding (I3). The subplot comprises with stress management practices viz., Soil application of pusa hydrogel @ 5 kg ha-1 (S1) with different foliar spray of 1% KCl (S2), 5% Kaolin (S3), PPFM @ 500 ml ha-1 (S4), Salicylic acid 100 ppm (S5) and Control (S6). The results revealed that treatment combination of broad bed and furrow and soil application of Pusa hydrogel @ 5 kg ha-1+foliar spray of PPFM @ 500 ml ha-1 had recorded significantly higher crop growth indices like CGR, RGR, NAR, reduced proline content, higher values of relative leaf water content, chlorophyll SPAD values, yield attributes viz., sympodial branches plant-1, number of bolls plant-1, boll weight and seed cotton yield (1,786 kg ha-1).
Seaweed Species Diversity with Relation to Hydrological Parameters from Veraval and Sikka Coast, Gujarat, India
Authors:   College of Fisheries Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Veraval, Gujarat (362 265), India, Pathak Shivani , Bhatt A. J. ,   College of Fisheries Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Veraval, Gujarat (362 265), India, Vandarwala U. G. ,   College of Fisheries Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Veraval, Gujarat (362 265), India, U. D. Vyas ,   College of Fisheries Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Veraval, Gujarat (362 265), India, Gautam Priyanka ,   College of Fisheries, Dholi, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar (848 125), India
Published: January 2021

The aim of the present investigation focused on a different group of seaweeds observed from Veraval and Sikka coast, Gujarat from September 2019 to February 2020, to understand their seaweeds diversity with subsequent analysis of relevant hydrological parameters. Seaweed diversity at Veraval and Sikka coasts has been studied for six months the using belt transect method. Some of the seaweeds are present throughout the year but most of the seaweeds are found at a specific climate. During the present study, the seawater temperature was ranging from 26.80 to 33˚C. The pattern of pH variation was similar in both areas but values varied considerably ranging from 7.7 to 8.32. Salinity was ranging from 32.4 to 35.67 ppt. The dissolved oxygen concentration varies from 5.64 to 7.55 ppm. In this study, the correlation between seaweed diversity and the hydrological parameters was investigated. A significantly negative correlation was recorded between seaweed diversity and Temperature. The hydrological parameters differ with seasonal periods, geographical location, and spatial and temporal variation at selected sites. Temperature is an important factor that was observed to play an important role in controlling seaweed diversity in the present study. The comparative study at Veraval and Sikka coasts gives an idea about the hydrological parameters that determine the water suitability for seaweed population and how it will affect seasonally available seaweed resources.
Система дистанційного моніторингу та керування кліматичними параметрами приміщень в процесі промислового виробництва
Authors:   Національний університет „Львівська політехніка”, Бережний Ігор , Наконечний Адріан ,   Національний університет „Львівська політехніка”
Published: January 2021

Based on the research and comparative analysis of existing systems, an algorithm for remote monitoring and control of the technological process using IoT technologies is proposed and developed. We consider a system with flexible algorithms, which combines different data protocols using Wi-Fi technology, which allows you to use this type of system in any industry safely with high speed, energy efficiency and without the cost of communication lines.
Система виявлення та очищення приміщення від шкідливих газів на базі технології інтернету речей
Authors:   Національний університет „Львівська політехніка”, Іванюк Олег , Влах-Вигриновська Галина ,   Національний університет „Львівська політехніка”, Близнюк Андріан ,   Національний університет „Львівська політехніка”, Сапіга Іван ,   Національний університет „Львівська політехніка”
Published: January 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of the main aspects of designing a system for detecting and cleaning a room from harmful gases. The functional and schematic diagram of the system is proposed, the algorithm of the device functioning is analyzed. The features of the ThingSpeak Internet of Things platform and the interaction of the platform with the designed device are considered. The description of the mobile iOS application that communicates with the designed device through the ThingSpeak platform is given.
Effectiveness of Ultrasound in Verification of the Mucus Plugs and Sialoliths of the Wharton`s Duct
Authors: Cherniak Olha , Fesenko Ievgen
Published: January 2021

The pathological changes in 467 submandibular glands were identified both endoscopically and radiographically, and endoscopic findings showed three types: calculus (91 percent), mucus plug (3 percent), and stenosis (6 percent). —Yu Chuangqi et al, 2013 China Mucus plugs (synonyms: mucous plugs, mucin plugs, fibromucinous plugs and mucosal plugs) and sialoliths (synonyms: salivary stones, salivary calculi, and concrements) belong to the one of the common causes of the obstructive salivary gland disease (synonyms: obstructive sialadenitis and obstructive sialadenopathy). Among other etiologies of obstructive sialadenitis are: foreign bodies, inflammation, kinks, strictures, anatomic malformations, polyps or even tumors. Those causes are found in different percentages. The radiographic investigation e.g. X-ray and computed tomography (CT) are very useful in detection of the salivary stones. Nevertheless, as approximately 80-90 percent of the sialoliths are opaque on a standard review X-ray and CT, and in 10-20% radiolucent. But these methods are not useful in the detection of mucus plugs due to the non-contrast features of the last. There are a lot of studies which described ultrasound features of the sialoliths. Also, there are some studies that demonstrate endoscopic view of the mucosal plugs in a ductal system and in some cases the authors during sialendoscopy noted the floating mucous plugs. But we cannot find articles in PubMed which demonstrate ultrasound and clinical appearance of the obstructive salivary gland disease caused by sialoliths with mucus plugs simultaneously. The purpose of our article is to describe a first and precise description of ultrasound pattern of the mucus plugs comparing with sialolith and their clinical presentation after removal. We report the consecutive gray scale and color Doppler sonograms with a supplemental video.
Influence of Stakeholders’ Participation in Monitoring and Evaluation Process on Implementation of HIV & AIDS Projects in Kenya: A Case of Dreams Project in Nairobi County
Authors: Simon Nicholas Obudho , Mwenda Mary Nyawira
Published: January 2021

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) process ensures project efficiency and effectiveness thus imperative to exhaustively study the influence of the Monitoring and Evaluation process on HIV/AIDS project(s) to ensure healthy lives and end diseases such as AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This study aimed to examining the influence of Monitoring and Evaluation process on the implementation of HIV/AIDS projects in Kenya: the DREAMS project in Nairobi County. The following objective guided the study: to establish how stakeholders’ participation in Monitoring and Evaluation process influences implementation of HIV/AIDS projects in Kenya. The study was anchored on stakeholders’ theory. The study targeted 51 staff from Centre for the Study of Adolescents (CSA) and census was employed in determining sample size. A structured self-administered questionnaires and interviews were used as a primary data collection instrument. A descriptive analysis was employed on the data collected, and the results were presented using charts, graphs, and tables. The findings showed a composite mean of 3.606 and a standard deviation of 1.023 implying that stakeholders play a critical role in monitoring and evaluation process and thus, there is need to include all stakeholders in the monitoring and evaluation process. The study recommends that stakeholders be involved in all the project stages to ensure an effective Monitoring and Evaluation process. The findings are of significance to project managers, monitoring and evaluation officers, donors, policy makers, and researchers.
Curriculum Design for Building and Developing the Social-Emotional Skills of Preschoolers
Authors: Trifan Irina-Mihaela , Chiș Olga
Published: January 2021

"The present study investigates the theoretical, methodical and practical aspects which emphasize the importance of the formation and development of social and emotional skills during early years, which have a major impact over children’s long-term growth, while also assuring their adjustment in society, the cut down of unwanted behaviours and provides social and emotional well-being for the preschooler.
The steps dedicated for the pedagogical experiment have had the purpose of verifying the efficacy of the application of the project - The Development of Social and Emotional Skills Curriculum (DeCo - SE)- and was targeted towards building and growing said skills for the last year preschoolers. The results of the research revealed that the efficiency of applying a curriculum based on building and developing the social and emotional skills of preschoolers. We conclude that the study gave promising results on the prevention and reduction of undesirable behaviors, the identification of emotions, tolerance to frustration, relaxation through deep breathing techniques, methods of controlling anger and destructive behaviors among preschoolers. The comparative results presented in this study reinforce the findings of other international studies (Merrell et al., 2008), according to which the implementation of The Development of Social and Emotional Skills Curriculum (DeCo - SE) contributes to reducing undesirable behaviors, children being modeled in a positive way, having a positive social attitude, managing to easily adjust their emotions."
The Nyíregyháza Model: The Teaching of Teaching Music / of Making Music
Authors: Ferencziné Ács Ildikó
Published: January 2021

"The Music Pedagogy Workshop working within the Institute of Music at the University of Nyíregyháza has initiated several programmes related to music methodology, financed by EU funds. Within the framework of subproject entitled “Renewing the practice of teaching music in public education based on folk traditions,” digital handbooks and teachers’ books have been designed for the Grades 1 to 4 of primary schools. The present paper introduces the novel features of the material designed for Grades 1 and 2. It touches upon the issues of the relevant points in curricular regulations, the possibilities of the innovative methods of score notation and score reading, tailored to the age characteristics of students, and the new approach to teaching the musical elements connected to a selected song corpus. The basic concept in designing the material of the first two grades was the amalgamation of folk culture, including folk tales and children’s game songs, and the world around children. The elements of the knowledge of the present and the past appear side by side in the individual thematic units. Interdisciplinarity also gets emphasised. The generative and creative music activities, the tasks aimed at developing receptive competences, games, and the application of graphic notation, targeting the development of fine motor skills and music literacy, have been designed to broaden the toolkit of music pedagogy for junior schools.

Keywords: digital education material, folk music, children’s songs, graphic notation, generativity"
The Social Dimensions of Music Education
Authors: Bíró István Ferenc , Hörich Balázs , Szalai Tamás , Váradi Judit
Published: January 2021

"The aim of our study is to explore the factors influencing the cultural sensitivity of students aged 8–13 years. We set up our hypotheses based on the theory of Bourdieu and Passeron and the research of Hunyadi. Our main question is instrumental studies, the frequency of singing, and social status how affect cultural consumption. In our research, we examined the impact of parents’ attitudes to music on children’s musical consumption. To examine the role of cultural capital, we used international models. The aim of our exploratory research is to examine in what form and to what extent the different manifestations of cultural capital prevail in the dimension of cultural consumption. Our results supported that higher education, higher parental care, parents’ musical capital, and good financial status increase the chances of cultural consumption. Those family with higher social status can be characterized by a broader cultural consumption pattern, which in turn is accompanied by more frequent musical activity. Families in a better position are characterized not only by higher cultural consumption but also by more prudent methods of cultural transmission.

Keywords: cultural consumption, music education, cultural capital"
Trends of Manifestation of the Inclusive School Culture in the Context of Music Education
Authors: Kardašienė Aušra , Strakšienė Diana
Published: January 2021

"The article presents the analysis and scientific assessment of trends of the inclusive school culture, manifesting themselves in the context of music education. It is maintained that school culture grounded on the philosophy of inclusive education and enriched with advanced educational processes, in this case, with artistic/musical activities, not only marks the school’s uniqueness but also highlights the importance of the educational process, unites and empowers its participants to work together naturally to achieve a common goal. Building the inclusive school culture, music education correlates with all of its main features manifesting themselves in reality: the collaboration of participants of the educational process, dissemination of best practice, favourable microclimate ensuring the manifestation of a successful situation not only in the educational process but also in concert activities, and the like. Music activity grounded on the philosophy of inclusive education becomes an aspiration building the inclusive school culture, which undoubtedly helps to create the society grounded on tolerance of differences, which seeks to envisage every learner’s needs and possibilities.

Keywords: school culture, inclusive school, music education."
The History of Secondary Music Education in Two Significant Institutions in Hungary up to the Middle of the 20th Century
Authors: Mike Ádám
Published: January 2021

"When it comes to the exploration of history of theoretical classes in Hungarian secondary education, it's indispensable to learn about the structure, operation and formation process of conservatoire, the type of institution, which was formed in the 19th century. This study is intended to briefly present the Hungarian institutionalized music education and, after that, to describe the first hundred years of the two significant school of the conservatory institution-system in detail: the National Music School and the Debrecen Music School. In the study we demonstrate the background of formation, the operation, the structure and the eminent leaders of the institutions mentioned above and highlight their transformation in the different education policy systems.

Keywords: Music Education in Hungary, National Music School, Debrecen Music School"
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? or about The Sense of Cultural Nostalgia
Authors: Garaz Oleg
Published: January 2021

"The evolution of the European musical culture took place in a flagrant contradiction with the traditional image of a simple succession of stylistic stages. Even if the linearity of the consecution of Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Viennese Classicism, Romanticism, Modernism and Postmodernism is only too obvious, the nature and logic of the transformations are related to the determining referentiality of the syncretic principle. But, unlike the Enlightenment conception of linear progress, applicable rather to the technological and, in general, scientific thinking, musical art has evolved in mirror symmetry to a cultural history that was separated into two great “ages”, following Eliade's idea of the sacred-profane dichotomy. Around the year 1600, the order of the constituents of the syncretic principle, which are three in number: the Sacred (the tribal societies), the mythological (the Greek and Roman Antiquities) and the ritualistic (the Middle Ages and the Renaissance), was reversed – the ritualistic and the mythological (the Baroque, the Viennese classicism and Romanticism) and the Sacred (the first modernism). In postmodernity, the syncretic principle itself is “recycled” and thus the cycle of cultural evolution closes by returning (in an obviously distorted manner) to the original principle.

Keywords: syncretism, Sacred, mythological, ritualistic, three modernisms and three modernities."
Arvo Pärt’s Music: Facets of the Tintinnabuli Technique
Authors: Belibou Alexandra
Published: January 2021

"This article comprises an analysis of two of the religious works signed by the Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, both written in the tintinnabuli technique, 9 years apart - De profundis and Miserere. After an overview of the tintinnabuli concept and after indicating their technical features, I have observed how the minimalist compositional method, specific to Pärt, has acquired elasticity, as years went by. Nonetheless, the hermeneutical principles which the composer intended to soundly integrate in his composition style are preserved, regardless of how the tintinnabuli technique arises (strict or elastic). In both musical works analyzed, the tintinnabuli technique (technique used in composition since 1976) does not refer to serialization of sound parameters, but addresses the algorithmizing process of the musical material, which originates from formal and philosophical thinking.

Keywords: tintinnabuli, minimalism, holy minimalism, Arvo Pärt."
The Evolution and Multiculturality of the Operetta Genre
Authors: Vari Renata , Drăgulin Stela
Published: January 2021

"This article present how the musical genre of operetta has evolved from one time period to another, how it has been influenced by the tradition and the folklore of each country, and the kind of imprints it left on the culture that approached it. Starting from the fact that music is the universal language that includes ethnicities, nationalities, and geographical divisions, it is the one that brings together people from all backgrounds and it unites them in appreciation, participation, and education. The advantages derived from the approach of multicultural music education can be illustrated through all these elements - a much wider and interesting openness.

Keywords: operetta, multiculturalism, universal language, interdisciplinarity, art."