bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estudio comparativo del comportamiento mecánico de armaduras de acero inoxidable y al carbono, en función de su grado de corrosión
Authors: Laura-Quispe Julia , Pino Edwin , Prieto María Isabel , Cobo Alfonso
Published: December 2021

En este trabajo se evaluó experimentalmente el comportamiento mecánico de armaduras de acero inoxidable y al carbono en función de su grado de corrosión, en comparación con el comportamiento mecánico del acero al carbono. Para ello se sometieron a ensayos de tracción barras corrugadas de acero inoxidable y acero al carbono de 16 mm de diámetro corroídas de forma acelerada en una etapa anterior y con un factor desencadenante la presencia del ion cloruro, con el fin de estudiar el efecto de la corrosión sobre sus propiedades mecánicas y su ductilidad en base al concepto de acero equivalente. A partir de los resultados se pudo comprobar que la influencia de la corrosión a los aceros inoxidables es mucho menor a los del acero al carbono, cumpliendo con los valores mínimos que se establecen en la normativa europea con respecto a estructuras de hormigón armado (CM-90, EC2 y EHE).
Nota Técnica. Variación longitudinal de densidad y peso específico básico en Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis de 25 años de edad, proveniente de las plantaciones de Uverito, (Monagas, Venezuela).
Authors: Araque-Mora Hernán , Valero Styles , León-Hernández Williams , Ninin-Jeandrain Francois , Betancourt-Moreno José
Published: December 2021

Se presenta el estudio de densidad (verde, seca al aire, seca al horno) y peso específico básico de Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis (Sénécl) W. Barret & Golfari (Pinaceae) procedente de plantaciones de 25 años de edad de la región de Uverito, estado Monagas (Venezuela) en tres niveles de altura: sección basal, media y apical para conocer su variación en sentido longitudinal. Se tomaron muestras en seis individuos y se prepararon siguiendo el procedimiento indicado por Hoheisel (1968). La densidad y peso específico mostraron los mayores valores en la sección basal, sin embargo, desde el punto de vista estadístico, no existieron diferencias significativas entre los tres niveles de altura y se puede indicar que las propiedades estudiadas tienden a mantenerse constantes en sentido longitudinal.
Five New Distributional Records for the Flora of Mizoram, India
Authors: Panday Samiran , Sinha B. , Karmakar Prakash
Published: December 2021

Five species of angiosperms Agapetes affinis (Griff.) Airy Shaw (Ericaceae), Delphinium altissimum Wall. (Ranunculaceae), Gomphostemma velutinum Benth. (Lamiaceae), Peperomia heyneana Miq. (Piperaceae) and Suregada multiflora (A. Juss.) Baill. (Euphorbiaceae) are reported as new distributional records for the state.
Phenotypic Variation and Seed Characters Evaluation in Different Provenances of Albizia Lebbeck (L.) Benth.
Authors: Thakur I. , Dhuppe Sukesh , Sharma J.
Published: December 2021

The present investigation on Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. was carried out to estimate the genetic variability for some phenotypic characters and seed traits of trees selected from fifteen different provenances. Analysis of variance showed significant differences for all the characters viz; tree height, diameter, crown spread, seed length, seed width and 100 seed weight. Phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV), genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) and estimates of genetic parameters viz; heritability, genetic advance and genetic gain have also been discussed.
A POWER REGRESSION MODEL FOR LONG RANGE FORECAST OF SOUTHWEST MONSOON RAINFALL OVER INDIA
Authors: GOWARIKER VASANT , THAPLIYAL V. , KULSHRESTHA S. M. , MANDAL G. S. , ROY N. SEN , SIKKA D. R.
Published: December 2021

A detailed analysis of southwest monsoon (June to September) rainfall over India of several decades vis-a-vis the regional and global antecedent signals in numerous permutations and combinations has led the authors to conclude that a long range forecast based on one, two, three or four parameters as attempted by several workers in the past, cannot be reliable on all occasions as indeed has proved to be the case. The parametric and power regression models utilizing 16 parameters, described in the present paper, suggest that it is a tapestry of several parameters and interactive nature of the regional and global climatic forcings that govern the quality and quantity of the monsoon. A detailed analysis of non-linear interactions among the antecedent climatic conditions and the monsoon has led the authors to introduce the concept of proportionate weightage to the signals of different parameters. This has led to the development of a power regression model, which is able to quantify the effect of each parameter. Details of the model are presented, Based on the model, the India Meteorological Department has been issuing the operational long range forecast of monsoon rainfall over India as a whole during the past 3 years, 1988 to 1990, and these forecasts have proved to be correct.
Upper air circulation and thermal anomalies over India and neighbourhood vis-à-vis Indian summer monsoon activity
Authors: RAJEEVAN M.
Published: December 2021

The three dimensional circulation and thermal anomaly features associated with droughts and floods India are examined using 20 year of upper wind data over India and neighbourhood. The analysis reveals that years of droughts (floods) in India are associated with cyclonic (anticyclonic) circulation anomalies and cold (warm) thermal anomalies in the troposphere between 500 hPa and 200 hPa over northwestern India. In drought years (flood years) upper tropospheric westerly (easterly) anomalies are observed in the lower latitudes in the months of May and June. Tibetan anticyclone shifted to east of its normal position in drought years , during the month of June. The correlation coefficient between the meridional component of the wind at 200 hPa over northwestern India and the summer monsoon rainfall found to be -0.72 which is significant.
New catalogue of felt Indian earthquakes during 1901-1971
Authors: RAMACHANDRAN K. , SRIVASTAVA H.N.
Published: December 2021

A new catalogue of felt earthquakes in India has been prepared for the period 1901.1971 based on the reports published in three newspapers namely, Times of India, Hindu and Statesman.
Radio refractivity observations over the oceans using airborne microwave refractometer in tropics
Authors: SARMA S. B. S. S.
Published: December 2021

The coastal waters of Indian sub -continent do not have reliable measurements of fine structure of radio refractivity especially in near real-time basis needed to mitigate the effects of anomalous propagation for the defence communications as well as for antisubmarine warfare. This programme was designed to document the radio refractive layer structure and variations of the marine layer in tropical waters of India. The paper describes the above observations taken using the airborne microwave refractometer developed by the author at National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi. Typical observations taken (for the first time in India) under normal and anomalous propagation conditions are presented and the results are compared with the special shipborne observations made under MONEX operation over the coastal waters of India.
Some aspects of southwest monsoon as seen In satellite cloud imagery
Authors: MISHRA D. K. , GUPTA G.R. , PRASAD ONKARI , NATH TRIBHUWAN
Published: December 2021

Satellite cloud imagery for the years 1978-79 and 1984-88 have been studied. Some aspects of southwest monsoon have been documented. It has been shown that, the cross-equatorial flow, its location and intensity, play an important role in the onset of southwest monsoon and its activity during the season. The southern hemispheric equatorial trough plays the role of regulating the cross-equatorial flow and thus leads to the development of different phases of southwest monsoon. The inverse relationship between the intensity of southern hemispheric equatorial trough and the monsoon activity can be used as a tool in foreshadowing dry and wet spells. The results presented in the paper are helpful in understanding the physical processes taking place in the  monsoonal  atmosphere.
Seasonal variation in the vertical distribution of zone over Oakshin Gangotri, Antarctica
Authors: KOPPAR A.L. , NAGRATH S.C.
Published: December 2021

Ozone soundings made from Dakshin Gangotri, Antarctica during 1987 are presented. The vertical distribution of ozone over Antarctica is characterised by a double peak profile, one around 200-150 hPa and the other around 50 hPa. During late winter-early spring the upper peak is considerably depleted. Tropospheric ozoe remains low and nearly constant throughout the year.
An investigation of monthly mean maximum and absolute maximum temperatures of Bangladesh
Authors: AHMED F. K. , MOBASSHER A.
Published: December 2021

Using synoptic and climatological data for 27 years (1951-1977) of 16 stations of Bangladesh, temporal and spatial variations of the ab3olute maximum temperature of Bangladesh have been studied. Empirical probabilities for the interval 35.loC-40.o0C and 40,1° -45.0°C of absolute maximum temperature have been examined. Some correlation characteristics between some pairs of station for some selected months have been analysed. An attempt has been made to explain the cause of temporal and spatial variations of maximum and absolute maximum temperatures from the point of view of synoptic meteorology.
Maximum ground level concentration Of air pollutant
Authors: MAYHOUB A. B. , EL-SHAL AZZA  O. , AZZAM A.
Published: December 2021

The emission of an air pollutant from an elevated point source according to Gaussian plume model has been presented. Au. elementary theoretical treatment for both the highest possible ground-level concentration and the downwind distance at which this maximum occurs for different stability classes has been constructed. The effective height release modification was taken into consideration. An illustrative case study, namely, the emission from the research reactor in Inchas, has been studied.

 The results of these analytical treatments and of the derived semi-empirical formulae are discussed and presented in few  illustrative diagrams.
Interactions among deep convection, sea surface temperature and radiation in the Asian monsoon region
Authors: RAJEEVAN M.
Published: December 2021

The climatic interactions among deep convection, sea surface temperature and radiation in the Asian monsoon region have been examined using various satellite-derived data sets of the period 1983-90. Annual average Frequency of Deep Convection (FDC) is maximum over the equatorial east Indian ocean and adjoining west Pacific and Indonesian region. Maximum FDC zone shifts to Bay of Bengal during the monsoon (June-September) season.

 

There is weak relationship between the variations in FDC and SST in the Indian ocean. Deep convective activity was suppressed over most of the tropical Indian ocean during El Nino of 1987 in spite of warmer SSTs. The pattern of inter-annual variation between FDC and SST behaves differently in the Indian ocean basin as compared to the Pacific ocean basin. Deep convective clouds interact with radiation very effectively in the Asian monsoon region to cause large net negative cloud radiative forcing. Variation in FDC explains more than 70% of the variation in surface short-wave cloud radiative forcing (SWCRF) and long wave cloud radiative forcing (LWCRF) in the atmosphere.

 

On inter-annual scale, warmer SSTs may not necessarily increase deep convection in the Indian ocean. However, the inter-annual variation of deep convective clouds influences significantly the radiative budget of the surface-atmosphere system in the Asian monsoon region. The satellite observations suggest that warmer SSTs in the Indian ocean might have resulted from an increase in the absorbed solar radiation at the surface due to a reduction in deep convective cloud cover.
Tropical tropospheric chemistry and climate change
Authors: SUBBARAYA B. H. , LAL SHAM , NAJA M.
Published: December 2021

A systematic programme of monitoring surface ozone and its precursor gases CH4, CO and NOx (NO + NO2) at some selected sites in the Indian region was started under ISRO's geosphere biosphere programme in 1991. Measurements have been made at Ahmedabad an urban polluted site, Gadanki a rural relatively clean site, Gurusikhar a high altitude site representative of the free troposphere and Trivandrum a coastal (relatively clean) site influenced by marine air. The data has been used to study different features of troposphere chemistry in the tropics. Some of the results from this programme relevant to the climate change problem are presented in this paper.
Satellite estimated water vapour in relation to Asian monsoon Circulation
Authors: JOSHI P. C. , SIMON B. , THAPLIYAL P. K.
Published: December 2021

Water vapour plays a crucial role in various exchange and transport processes in the atmosphere and its knowledge in the tropics is extremely important for input to various global circulation models. The vast oceans of earth's surface provide a large source of moisture and continuously modify the thermodynamics of the atmosphere through latent heat flux and condensational heating. In the tropics, especially in the Indian ocean the water vapour is  highly heterogeneousin nature, and is one of the parameters which is responsible for cloud formation, associated with tropical systems like monsoon flows, depression, cyclones etc. The present paper reviews the various information’s available from deferent geostationary and polar orbiting satellites about water vapour affecting the southwest monsoon region around the Indian Ocean and Indian subcontinent.

 

The temperature and moisture data from TIROS operational vertical sounder (TOVS) and INSAT-2E water vapour channel are examined to study water vapour distribution. Their usefulness in characterizing the Asian south-west (SW) monsoon circulation is focused. The Western Indian ocean showed an increase in mid-tropospheric moisture (700-500hPa) over about 8 to 10 days prior to the onset over Kerala coast. NOAA/TOVS layer tmperature and humidity is used to extrapolate the humidity profile at standard pressure levels. It is also used to compute latent and sensible heat flux. Total integrated water vapour from SSM/I is also used for estimating latent heat fluxes and for the diagnostics of NWP models. Recently, INSAT-2E water vapour channel was used to monitor the monsoon circiulation features. The new WV channel brought out clearly the feeding of various air masses, especially water vapour associated with monsoon onset and monsoon lows.
Prediction of terrestrial and extraterrestrial parameters by modelling and extrapolating their natural regularities
Authors: SINGH NITYANAND , PATWARDHAN S. K.
Published: December 2021

Extrapolation of dominant modes of fluctuations after fitting suitable mathematical function to the observed long period time series is one of the approaches to long-term weather or short-term climate prediction. Experiences suggest that reliable predictions can be made from such approaches provided the time series being modeled possesses adequate regularity. Choice of the suitable function is also an important task of the time series modelling-extrapolation-prediction, or TS-MEP, process. Perhaps equally important component of this method is the development of effective filtering module. The filtering mechanism should be such that it effectively suppresses the high frequency, or unpredictable, variations and carves out the low frequency mode, or predictable, variation of the given series. By incorporating a possible solution to these propositions a new TS-MEP method has been developed in this paper. A Variable Harmonic Analysis (VHA) has been developed to decompose the time series into sine and cosine waveforms for any desired wavelength resolution within the data length (or fundamental period). In the Classical Harmonic Analysis (CHA) the wavelength is strictly an integer multiple of the fundamental period. For smoothing the singular spectrum analysis (SSA) has been applied. The SSA provides the mechanism to decompose the series into certain number of principal components (PCs) and then recombine the first few PCs, representing the dominant modes of variation, to get the smoothed version of the actual series.

 

Twenty-four time series of terrestrial and extraterrestrial parameters, which visibly show strong regularity, are considered in the study. They can be broadly grouped into five categories: (i) inter-annual series of number of storms/depressions over the Indian region, seasonal and annual mean northern hemisphere land-area surface air temperature and the annual mean sunspot number (chosen cases of long term/short term trends or oscillation); (ii) monthly sequence of zonal wind at 50- hPa, 30-hPa levels over Balboa (representative of quasi-biennial oscillation); (iii) monthly sequence of surface air temperature (SAT) over the India region (strongly dominated by seasonality); (iv) monthly sequence of sea surface temperature (SST) of tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans (aperiodic oscillations related to El Nino/La Nina); and (v) sequence of monthly sea level pressure (SLP) of selected places over ENSO region (seasonality and oscillation). Best predictions are obtained for the SLP followed by SAT and SST due to strong domination of seasonality and/or aperiodic oscillations. The predictions are found satisfactory for the lower stratospheric zonal wind over Balboa, which displays quasi-periodic oscillations. Because of a steep declining trend a reliable prediction of number of storms/depressions over India is possible by the method. Prediction of northern hemisphere surface air temperature anomaly is not found satisfactory.
Oceanic response to cyclone moving in different directions over Indian Seas using IRG model
Authors: DEO A. A. , SALVEKAR P. S. , BEHERA S. K.
Published: December 2021

The IITM Reduced Gravity (IRG) ocean model is employed to investigate the influence of tropical cyclone moving in different directions in Indian Seas. Some of the observed storm tracks in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are considered which have northward and westward movement. Sensitivity study is carried out for initial position of the storm at (90° E, 10° N) and moving in different directions. For westward moving cyclones the right bias in the model upper-layer thickness deviation (ULTD) field disappears. In an another experiment of westward moving cyclone originating at different latitudes, the ocean response is found to be sensitive to the Coriolis parameter (f). The surface currents as well as ULTD reduce, as f increases. The amplitude and the wavelength of inertia gravity wave increase with decrease in f, in the wake of the cyclone. This study helps to determine the upwelling region arising due to movement of the cyclone.
Seasonal predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoon : What role do land surface conditions play?
Authors: BECKER B. D. , SLINGO J. M. , FERRANTI L. , MOLTENI F.
Published: December 2021

Anomalous springtime snow amounts over Eurasia may provide long term memory to the climate system by affecting the land surface energy and moisture budgets. In turn the anomalous land surface conditions introduced by snow anomalies may influence monsoon variability. In this paper, results from a programme of seasonal forecast ensembles are used to address, specifically, the influence of western Eurasian land surface conditions on the variability and hence predictability of the Indian summer monsoon. The factors that are important for establishing spring time land surface conditions over western Eurasia, particularly snow amounts are also investigated.

 

The results have shown that high snow amounts over western Eurasia are linked to La Nina, suggesting that the El-Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has an influence on the wintertime climate of Eurasia. The signature of these snow depth anomalies is carried through to the summer in terms of changes in soil wetness and surface temperature. An ensemble of summer integrations with climatological sea surface temperature (SST) has been used to investigate the impact of these anomalous land surface conditions on monsoon variability. The results have shown that the monsoon circulation is substantially weakened in association with above normal snow amounts over western Eurasia, whilst All India Rainfall is slightly increased. Results from a parallel ensemble with observed SSTs show an opposite response in All India Rainfall, suggesting that the forcing by SST anomalies is potentially dominating the monsoon's inter-annual variability.

 

The results have demonstrated that land surface conditions can have a significant impact on the large scale monsoon circulation and to a lesser extent on Indian Summer Monsoon rainfall, although the mechanisms involved have yet to be identified. It is suggested that interactions between the mid-latitude circulation and the monsoon may hold the key to understanding the link between Eurasian land surface conditions and monsoon variability. If that is the case then predictability of this relationship is likely to be limited, due to the high level of internal variability of the mid-latitude circulation.
Climate change impact : Regional scenario
Authors: DE U. S.
Published: December 2021

Climate change and global warming are going to be the major issues for the 21st  century. Their impacts on agriculture, water availability and other natural resources are of serious concern. The paper briefly summarizes the existing information on global warming, past climatic anomalies and occurrence of extreme events vis-a-vis their impact on south Asia in general and Indian in particular. Use of GCM models in conjunction with crop simulation models for impact assessment in agriculture are briefly touched upon. The impact on hydrosphere in terms of water availability and on the forests in India are also discussed. A major shift in our policy makers paradigm is needed to make development sustainable in the face of climate change, global warming and sea level rise.
Regional climate changes due to double CO2 simulation by CCM3
Authors: PAL P. K. , THAPLIYAL P. K. , DWAVEDI A. K.
Published: December 2021

An equilibrium experiment has been conducted with CCM3 climate model in which the amount of CO2 in  the model atmosphere is doubled and the differences in resulting climate has been examined. The results show that there is an overall decrease in outgoing longwave radiation indicating the possible increase in cloudiness. The total rainfall may not change significantly but the temporal and spatial distributions over India are likely to change as observed in past long term trends.
Regional aspects of global climate change simulations : Validation and assessment of climate response over Indian monsoon region to transient increase of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols
Authors: KUMAR K. RUPA , ASHRIT R. G.
Published: December 2021

The regional climatic impacts associated with global climatic change and their assessment are very important since agriculture, water resources, ecology etc., are all vulnerable to climatic changes on regional scale. Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) simulations provide a range of scenarios, which can be used, for the assessment of impacts and development of adaptive or mitigative strategies. Validation of the models against the observations and establishing the sensitivity to climate change forcing are essential before the model projections are used for assessment of possible impacts. Moreover model simulated climate projections are often of coarse resolution while the models used for impact assessment, (e.g. crop simulation models, or river runoff models etc.) operate on a higher spatial resolution. This spatial mismatch can be overcome by adopting an appropriate strategy of downscaling the GCM output.

 

This study examines two AOGCM (ECHAM4/OPYC3 and HadCM2) climate change simulations for their performance in the simulation of monsoon climate over India and the sensitivity of the simulated monsoon climate to transient changes in the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols. The results show that the two models simulate the gross features of climate over India reasonably well. However the inter-model differences in simulation of mean characteristics, sensitivity to forcing and in the simulation of climate change suggest need for caution. Further an empirical downscaling approach in used to assess the possibility of using GCM projections for preparation of regional climate change scenario for India.
Momentum flux, energy flux and pressure drag associated with mountain wave across western ghat
Authors: DUTTA SOMENATH
Published: December 2021

An attempt has been made to parameterize the wave momentum flux wave energy flux and pressure drag associated with mountain wave across the Mumbai-Pune section of western ghat mountain in India.

 

A two dimensional frictionless, adiabatic, hydrostatic, Boussinesq flow with constant basic flow (U) and constant Brunt Vaisala frequency (N) across a mesoscale mountain with infinite extension in the Cross wind direction, has been considered here.

 

It has been shown that for a vertically propagating (or decaying) waves the wave momentum flux is downward (or upward) and the wave energy flux is upward (or downward). It has also been shown that both the fluxes are independent of the half width of the bell shaped part of the western ghat. The analytically derived formula have been used to compute the pressure drag and to find out the vertical profile of wave momentum flux and wave energy flux for different cases of mountain wave across western ghat, as reported by earlier workers.
The Australian monsoon, Part 2 : Depressions and cyclones
Authors: SAHA KSHUDIRAM , SAHA SURANJANA
Published: December 2021

A study of the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis for the Australian region during the southern summer reveals that most of the depressions and cyclones over the region form and develop in a stationary wave that develops along the continent's northern coastline during this period due to land-sea thermal contrast. The structure and properties of the stationary wave are brought out in detail and internal and external forcings that lead to its development into depressions and cyclones are discussed. Environmental factors that appear to influence the movement and recurvature of cyclones over the region are discussed with two case studies.
Total ozone potential vorticity and tropopause pressure : A comparative Analysis over south-east Asia
Authors: BEGUM D. A.
Published: December 2021

On the basis of TOMS data, a comparative analysis of total ozone. potential vorticity and tropopause pressure has been done over the area 20°- 50° N, 90° -160° E (south-east Asia) for a period October 1982 to September, 1983. The study has been done for three different latitude bands 20°-30° N, 30°-40° N and 400-50° N. High correlations  have been found near the tropopause level at all seasons except in autumn.
Effect of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Timing on Rotator Cuff Repair Revisions and Capsulitis
Authors: Stillson Quinn A. , Sun John Q. , Maninang Michael , Maassen Nicholas H. , Strelzow Jason A. , Shi Lewis L.
Published: December 2021

Introduction:

One variable that could potentially affect failure of a rotator cuff repair (RCR) is the timing of beginning physical therapy (PT) after the procedure. Although many studies have demonstrated decreased stiffness with beginning PT early, studies have also demonstrated that early PT increases repair failure. The goal of this study was to identify revision surgery and capsulitis rates after RCRs from an available database and determine whether an association was present with the timing of PT post-RCR.

Methods:

Medicare patients within the PearlDiver database who underwent RCR were stratified based on the timing of their first PT session postoperatively, and revision surgery and capsulitis rates were determined among the groups for both open and arthroscopic RCR. Demographics and comorbidities of the cohort were also used to formulate a multivariate analysis for revision surgery rate.

Results:

The cohort consisted of 64,842 patients who underwent RCR and started PT within 13 weeks of surgery. Starting PT within 1 week postoperatively resulted in a significantly higher revision surgery rate compared with starting PT in weeks 2 to 5, 6 to 9, or 10 to 13 (6.9% vs. 3.6% among all other groups, P = <0.001). The multivariate analysis for revision surgery further demonstrated that starting PT within 1 week postoperatively was associated with a significantly higher rate of revision surgery compared with beginning PT after 1 week (OR = 2.086, P < 0.001). No association was found between timing of beginning PT and capsulitis rates.

Conclusion:

In the Medicare patient cohort, beginning PT within 1 week postoperatively was associated with a significantly higher revision surgery rate; however, no associated benefit was noted in capsulitis rates for beginning PT early. This calls into question the use of an early passive range of motion protocol for older patient cohort; however, further studies should be completed to conclusively determine the most efficacious time to begin rehabilitation post-RCR.

Level of Evidence:

Level III
A Novel Integration of Social Capital, Emotional Attachment and Organizational Innovation
Authors:   Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italy, Ain NoorUl , Waheed Mehwish
Published: December 2021

The social capital and attachment theory are employed to theoretically define the relationships between three social capital dimensions (trust, interaction density and cooperation), three-dimensional emotional attachment (affection, passion and connection) and organizational innovation – by considering the organizational climate as a potential moderator. This study proposes a) social capital and emotional attachment contribution to organizational innovation b) moderating role of organizational climate in the relationship between social capital, emotional attachment and organizational innovation. The suggestions conclude that keeping an account of employees’ social capital and emotional attachment may help the organization to take an innovative position in the market.
The results of using in the breeding process of collection samples of winter triticale in terms of grain quality
Authors: Levchenko O.S. , Kostenko O.I. , Holyk L.M. , Shpakovych I.V.
Published: December 2021

The aim of the work was to evaluate the collection samples of winter triticale by protein content and to establish the relationship between its quantity and other valuable economic features. Materials and methods. Collection samples of winter triticale, infrared spectrometry method, mathematical and statistical processing. Results. According to the protein content, the samples was divided into four groups. The average protein content in the collection nursery was 11.2% with the variability of individual values from 9.3% to 12.2%. The average reliable inverse correlation of yield with protein content in grain (r = −0.37) and weak line with starch content (r = 0.17) were established, Conclusions. An inverse relationship of medium strength between starch and protein content has been found. which proves the possibility of selection to increase grain yield without reducing the starch content. An inverse correlation between protein content and grain yield has been shown.
INFLUENCE OF EXERCISE PROGRAM CONTENT ON ELDERLY PERSONS WITH DIABETES MELITUS TIP 2
Authors:   State University of Novi Pazar, Study Program Sports and Physical Education, Serbia, Mekić Raid , Mekić Merisa ,   Medical Faculty University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dolićanin Zana ,   State University of Novi Pazar, Study Program Sports and Physical Education, Serbia, Mavrić Adem ,   Faculty of Sports and Physical Education, University of Niš, Serbia, Čaprić Ilma ,   State University of Novi Pazar, Study Program Sports and Physical Education, Serbia, Biševac Emir ,   State University of Novi Pazar, Study Program Sports and Physical Education, Serbia, Zećirović Armin ,   Faculty of Sports and Physical Education, University of East Sarajevo,Bosnia & Herzegovina
Published: December 2021

The research included seven original scientific papers. All of them addressed the main problem and could give an adequate answer. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of exercise content on people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and the importance of this activity on the health of people with this problem. The selection of works from 2002 to 2019 was taken as a method. We conclude that the physical activity of people with DM is partially limited due to the specificity of the disease. Special attention should be paid to side effects, especially hypoglycemia. Exercise frequency should be at least three days a week for aerobic activities and two days a week for resistance activities. The risk of hypoglycemia is increased, glycemic control in this population is more difficult to achieve. The goals of DM management in the elderly should be set differently for each patient.
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors:   University of Priština – Kosovska Mitrovica, Teacher Training Faculty in Prizren, Leposavić, Serbia, Zrnzević Nevenka , Stojanović Toplica ,   University of Priština – Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Leposavić, Serbia
Published: December 2021

The main aim of the study is to establish whether there are any differences in growth and development of functional abilities between boys and girls. For the evaluation of functional abilities, growth and development in students the following parameters have been used: height, body mass, body mass index, vital lung capacity, resting heart rate, active heart rate and modified Harvard step test index. The results of multivariate analysis (MANOVA) have shown that there is no statistically significant difference between male and female students. A statistically significant difference has been found by means of univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) in active hearth rate variables (F=8.36; p=.004) and modified Harvard step test index (F=6.67; p=.011) in favor of male students. Comparing the results obtained in the earlier and recent studies it can be concluded that the current physical exercise program does not produce desired results, furthermore it does not contribute nor does it improve functional abilities of male and female younger elementary school students.
RELACIJE MOTORIČKE SPOSOBNOSTI RAVNOTEŽE I USPJEHA I IZVOĐENJA GIMNASTIČKIH ELEMENATA NA PARTERU
Authors:   Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci, Fakultet fizičkog vaspitanja i sporta, Banja Luka, BiH, Jovanović Saša , Bijelić Snežana ,   Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci, Fakultet fizičkog vaspitanja i sporta, Banja Luka, BiH, Ljubojević Adriana ,   Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci, Fakultet fizičkog vaspitanja i sporta, Banja Luka, BiH, Fulurija Dalibor ,   Univerzitet u Istočnom Sarajevu, Fakultet fizičkog vaspitanja i sporta, Istočno Sarajevo, BiH, Belić Aleksandra ,   Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Fakultet sporta i fizičkog vaspitanja, Novi Sad, Srbija
Published: December 2021

Cilj ovog istraživanja je ispitivanje relacija motoričke sposobnosti ravnoteže sa izvođenjem izabranih gimnastičkih elemenata na parteru, kod učenica uzrasta 7-8 godina, kako bi se dao osvrt na trenutno motoričko stanje ispitanika tog uzrasta, konstruisanje prijedloga eventualne izmjene u nastavnom planu rada u tom uzrastu kao i konstruisanje prijedloga dopunjavanja metodike obuke. Na uzorku od 42 ispitanice, bez prethodnog iskustva u izvođenju gimnastičkih elemenata, sprovedena je obuka izabranih gimnastičkih elemenata na redovnoj nastavi fizičkog vaspitanja, pri čemu je prediktorska varijabla testirana pomoću četiri testa za procjenu motoričke sposobnosti ravnoteža. Korišteni set testova za procjenu motoričke sposobnosti ravnoteža pokazao je statistički značajnu prediktivnu vrijednost za izvođenje sva tri gimnastička elementa. Uočljivo je da je vrijednost prediktivnog modela rasla što je izvođen složeniji element ukazujući na složenost motoričkog prostora ravnoteže te na visok i stabilan nivo iste kod ispitanica u vreme testiranja. Govoreći o korištenim testovima može se konstatovati da je test FLAM učestvovao značajno u predikciji uspješnosti izvođenja kod sva tri gimnastička elementa dok su preostala dva testa pokazala svoju prediktivnu vrijednost kod izvođenja stava o šakama. Sa druge strane iz istraživanja je evidentno da korišteni gimnastički elementi trebaju biti upotrebljavani na časovima fizičkog vaspitanja kako bi se doprinijelo podsticanju i daljnjem razvoju svih motoričkih sposobnosti učenika te kao dio pripreme za izvođenje složenijih elemenata na parteru i na spravama u višim razredima.
UTJECAJ VANJSKIH ČIMBENIKA RIZIKA NA OZLJEDU U ALPSKOM SKIJANJU KOD REKREATIVNIH SKIJAŠA
Authors:   Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju, Daruvarske Toplice, Hrvatska, Kolarić Dinko , Kolarić Ana ,   Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju, Daruvarske Toplice, Hrvatska, Ambroš Drago ,   Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju, Daruvarske Toplice, Hrvatska, Popek Siniša ,   Hrvatska streljačka savez, Hrvatska, Vrbanac Zoran ,   Odjel za radiologiju, ultrazvučnu dijagnostiku i fizikalnu terapiju, Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska, Ružić Lana ,   Laboratorij za medicine sporta i vježbanja, Kineziološki fakultet, Univerzitet u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Published: December 2021

Glavni cilj ovog istraživanja bio je identificirati potencijalne vanjske čimbenike rizika za ozljede rekreativnih skijaša putem anketnog upitnika. Ispitanici su podijeljeni na ozlijeđene skijaše i kontrolnu skupinu koja nikada nije imala ozljedu. Ozlijeđeni skijaši (N=212) odgovarali su na pitanja koja su pomogla definirati potencijalne čimbenike rizika. Kontrolna skupina (N=206) ispunila je isti upitnik, ali bez pitanja o ozljedi. Zajednička pitanja korištena su za utvrđivanje mogućnosti ozljede pomoću Chi-Square testa, a dodatna pitanja za utvrđivanje utjecaja na težinu ozljede Fisherovim testom. Analizom vanjskih čimbenika pokazalo se da pohađanje službene škola skijanja nije bilo statistički povezano s mogućnošću i težinom ozljede, ali je značajno povećalo znanje skijanja. Skijanje u društvu nije smanjilo mogućnost ozljeda, ali je povećalo težinu ozljede. Vidljivost, vidno polje, stanje staze, temperatura i vremenski uvjeti nisu statistički povezani s težinom ozljede, ali kombinirano mogu biti važan čimbenik u mogućnosti ozljeda.
KINETIČKI POKAZATELJI METODA TRENINGA I SELEKCIJA MLADIH VESLAČA
Authors:   Fakultet sporta i fizičkog vaspitanja, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Beograd, Srbija, M. Rajković Željko , N. Mitrović Darko ,   Fakultet sporta i fizičkog vaspitanja, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Beograd, Srbija, K. Miletić Vladimir ,   Fakultet sporta i fizičkog vaspitanja, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Beograd, Srbija, M. Spaić Petar ,   Osnovna škola “Gavrilo Princip“, Zemun, Srbija
Published: December 2021

Savremena dijagnostika u veslanju omogućava sve više mogućnosti za beleženje i poređenje brojnih varijabli zaveslaja. Pri tom mnogi treneri padaju u zamke strogog poštovanja propisanih normi, odnosa i prolaznih rezultata, koje sportista mora ostvariti ukoliko želi da ostane u svetu takmičarskog veslanja. Na primeru poređenja veslačkih škola VK “Danubiusa” i VK “Partizan”, deskriptivni pokazatelji su na strani VK “Danubius” kod vremena na 2000m, prosečne sile i prosečne snage. Prosečna sila, ne beleži značajnost razlika između veslača VK “Danubius” i VK “Partizan” (sig=0,167), dok su zabeležene statistički značajne razlike kod vremena na 2000m (sig=0,036) i snage (sig=0,02) u korist veslača VK Danubiusa”. S druge strane veću korelaciju prosečne sile (-0,955) i snage (-0,928) sa vremenom na 2000m ostvarili su veslači VK “Partizan” od veslača VK “Danubius” (-0,931) i (-0,896). Korelacija između prosečne sile i prosečne snage unutar jedne ekipe pokazuje veću korelaciju kod veslača VK “Partizan” (0,95) u odnosu na veslače VK “Danubius” (0,755). Dobijeni rezultati nisu dovoljni da se jedna od ekipa ili pojedini veslač u nekom sličnom poređenju izbaci iz takmičarskog pogona u procesu previše čestih i strogih selekcija veslača, obzirom na različite moguće puteve izgradnje veslačke tehnike i brojnih parazitarnih faktora, koji na navedene varijable mogu uticati, posebno u uzrastu pionira i veslača početnika uopšte.
PROCJENA UČINKA RAZLIČITIH PROGRAMA TRENINGA FIZIČKE PRIPREME I POBOLJŠANJA SPORTSKIH PERFORMANSI POWERLIFTERA SA VISOKO KVALIFIKACIJSKIM OŠTEĆENJEM VIDA
Authors:   Lavov Državni Univerzitet Fizičke Kulture, Lviv, Ukrajina, Roztorhui Mariia , Perederiy Alina ,   Lavov Državni Univerzitet Fizičke Kulture, Lviv, Ukrajina, Khimenes Khrystyna ,   Lavov Državni Univerzitet Fizičke Kulture, Lviv, Ukrajina, Tovstonoh Olexandr ,   Lavov Državni Univerzitet Fizičke Kulture, Lviv, Ukrajina
Published: December 2021

Sistematsko preopterećenje, koje je karakteristika treninga powerliftera sa oštećenjima vida visoke kvalifikacije, negativno utiče na funkcionisanje tijela i tok osnovnog stanja vida i na pojavu komorbiditeta. Time se utvrđuje relevantnost naučnog utemeljenja programa treninga za sportiste sa oštećenjem vida kao najvažnije komponente osiguravanja postizanja sportskih rezultata u powerliftingu. Ovo istraživanje imalo je za cilj eksperimentalno potkrijepiti učinkovitost uticaja različitih programa treninga na tjelesnu spremnost i atletske performanse powerliftera sa oštećenjem vida visoke kvalifikacije. Da bi se cilj ostvario, korištene su metode analize naučne i metodičke literature, pedagoško posmatranje, pedagoški eksperiment i metode matematičke statistike. U istraživanju je učestvovalo 16 slabovidnih sportista koji su bili članovi nacionalnog powerlifting tima. Eksperiment se temeljio na testiranju učinkovitosti dva programa treninga koji su se razlikovali u parametrima komponenti opterećenja u godišnjem trenažnom i makrociklusnom razdoblju. Eksperimentalna grupa je nakon eksperimenta pokazala pouzdane pokazatelje povećanja na svim testovima i poboljšanja sportskih rezultata, a sportisti kontrolne grupe povećali su fizičku spremnost u tri od pet testova (sportski rezultati dostupni su samo u čučnju i bench pressu). U obje grupe najveće stope rasta nivoa razvijenosti tjelesnih osobina utvrđene su u testovima za utvrđivanje stepena razvoja snage i fleksibilnosti. Upoređujući rezultate uvođenja različitih programa treninga u trenažni proces powerliftera sa oštećenjem vida, može se zaključiti da je učinak eksperimentalne grupe znatno veći nego kod powerliftera kontrolne grupe.
A Rare Case of Tuberculous Pyopneumothorax
Authors: Muntean Petru , Pascu Ioana
Published: December 2021

A divorced 37-year-old male from an urban enviroment with a history of known childhood tuberculosis (TB) complained of having the following symptoms over the past 3 months: anorexia, fatigue, exertional dys-pnea, left-sided chest pain, excess sweating during the night, a persistent mild elevation of body temperature above normal, productive cough, and a reduction of total body mass by 9 kilograms [...]
ROX Index in COVID-19 Patients—Is It the Answer?
Authors: Yadav Sangam , Singh Abhishek , Khanna Puneet
Published: December 2021

As the world stands witness to the havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortage of mechanical ventilators a common peril in the already stressed healthcare system around the globe [...]
COVID-19—Deliberating beyond Steroids in 2021
Authors: Mahendran Arul , Gupta Neeraj , Gupta Nitesh , Kumar Rohit , Ish Pranav
Published: December 2021

COVID-19 has caused huge morbidity and mortality in the second peak in India in 2021 [...]
Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the milk production of dairy cows
Authors: Imrich Ivan , Toman Róbert , Pšenková Martina , Mlyneková Eva , Kanka Tomáš , Mlynek Juraj , Pontešová Barbora
Published: December 2021

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of environmental housing conditions on the milk yield of dairy cows. Measurements were taken in the summer period from June to September 2020 and in the winter period during January 2021 on a large-capacity farm of Holstein Friesian cattle. Cows were housed in free stall barn with the lying boxes and selected during the second or third lactations, in the summer period from the 51st day to the 135th day and in the winter period from the 64th day to the 120th day of lactation. The average temperature in the housing was 23 °C in summer, and 7.05 °C in winter. The average THI (thermal humidity index) value in summer was 70.43, but during the day the THI values sometimes reached 75. The dairy cows were therefore exposed to heat stress during summer. Increasing THI and temperature values negatively affected the milk yield, as there was a negative correlation between both THI and milk yield (r = -0.641; p <0.01) and temperature and milk yield (r = -0.637; p <0.01). Milk production in winter was at 58.77 kg per day and in summer at 49.55 kg per day. In the summer, the milk had a significantly lower content of fat (p <0.05), proteins (p <0.001), lactose (p <0.001), minerals (p <0.001) and conversely, a higher number of somatic cells (p <0.01). These results show that worse environmental conditions during the summer negatively affected the level of milk yield and the composition of the cows’ milk.
The experience of sensuality in translation: on the Spanish versions of Leśmian’s poetry
Authors: Jackiewicz Aleksandra
Published: December 2021

The article aims to present the problems which might be encountered by the translators attempting to translate the poetry of Bolesław Leśmian, which is characterized by a unique mastery of language and a specifi c poetic strategy full of sensual emotions, nature and the magic
of the surrounding reality. The contrastive study of the source texts and their translations into Spanish
is intended to verify whether the translation choices made by the translators reveal their awareness
of the specifi c formal and stylistic structure of the selected poems. The purpose is also to determine
to what extent the translators enabled the Spanish-language reader to experience the sensuality
depicted in the source texts.
Classification of innovative wheelchair constructions with the option of transport via stairs
Authors: Dobrzyński Grzegorz
Published: December 2021

Modern transport systems are developed following universal design, considering the requirements of people with disabilities. Despite the detailed legal regulations in construction and industry, there are still many barriers, e.g., architectural barriers, making it challenging to move around in wheelchairs. Designs of wheelchairs with special capabilities provide a chance to overcome these barriers. The article aimed to present various methods of climbing stairs by wheelchairs with special abilities. The review of works was related to the research work of the scientific team from the Faculty of Transport of the Warsaw University of Technology. Against the background of other works, the author's own design solution was presented.