bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hematological Parameters in Trout: A Comparative Study between Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus Mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) and Brown Trout Salmo Trutta Macrostigma (Dumeril, 1858)
Authors: F Fazio
Published: August 2021

The aim of this study was to obtain a basic knowledge of some blood haematological parameters in two different species of trout, Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) and Brown trout Salmo trutta macrostigma (Dumeril, 1858). O. mykiss was caugh t in a farming system (commercial farm Palazzolo Acreide (Siracusa, Italy) while S. t. macrostigma in natural habitat (Anapo river, Siracusa, Italy). White Blood Cell Count (WBC), Red Blood Cell Count (RBC), Haematocrit (Hct), Hemoglobin concentration (Hg b), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration (MCHC), Thrombocyte Count (TC), were measured in blood samples from a total of 40 fish (20 for each species). The fork length, total weight a nd condition factor of the individuals were measured. Unpaired Student’s t - test between two species showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.001) for RBC, Hct, MCV, MCH, MCHC and TC. No statistically significant differences were found in WBC and Hgb. These results are useful to obtain a basic knowledge of two different species of trout in order to monitor the health status of these species of great commercial value.
Stiffness Comparisons of SOP Interlocking Plate Configurations in 3D Printed Canine Lumbosacral Vertebrae
Authors: PJ Early
Published: August 2021

There are no published biomechanical studies evaluating the effect of stabilization techniques on the stability of the 3D printed models of the canine lumbosacral junction. The purpose of the study was to quantify stiffness of String of Pearls (SOP) interl ocking plating system on the lumbosacral junction in dogs. Testing was performed on five canine lumbosacral junction 3D printed models. Four - point bending was applied and displacement along the ventral aspect of the lumbosacral junction measured. Stiffness of six stabilization techniques was tested:  Models with contiguous polymer reconstruction articular facets.  Models with two dorsal SOP plate each with two pedicle screws in L7, two sacral screws and contiguous polymer reconstruction articular facets.  Models with two SOP plates with two L7 pedicle screws, two sacral screws and disarticulated L7 - S1 articular facets.  Models with two SOP plates with only the caudal L7 pedicle screw and two sacral screws and disarticulated L7 - S1 articular facets.  Models wit h two SOP plates with only the cranial L7 pedicle screw, two sacral screws and disarticulated L7 - S1 articular facets.  Models with one SOP plate, with two pedicle screws in L7 and two sacral screws and disarticulated L7 - S1 articular facets. The greatest st iffness was obtained in models with contiguous polymer reconstruction articular facets stabilized by two SOP plates with two screws engaging the pedicle of L7 (90.13 ±11.16 N/mm). There was no difference in gap stiffness between models with two SOP plates and disarticulated articular facets (54.43 ± 6.25 N/mm), and models with two SOP plates and only a cranial L7 pedicle screw (42.01 ± 8.64 N/mm). The lowest stiffnesses was recorded in constructs with two SOP plates and a caudal L7 pedicle screw (26.38 ± 4. 56 N/mm) and one SOP plate (26.94 ±5.83 N/mm) and intact models, contiguous polymer reconstruction articular facets, with no stabilization technique applied to the lumbosacral junction (16.16 ± .89 N/mm). The study - demonstrated stiffness using a single cra nial pedicle screw in the pedicle of L7 was no different from models with two pedicle screws in L7. Contiguous polymer reconstruction articular facets had a constructive effect on overall stiffness of the lumbosacral junction.
Features of the pathogenetic mechanisms of tuberculous peritonitis in an experiment
Authors: Plotkin DV , Vinogradova TI , Reshetnikov MN , Ariel BM , Zyuzya YuR , Zhuravlev VYu , Sinitsyn MV , Bogorodskaya EM , Yablonsky PK
Published: August 2021

The prevalence of tuberculous peritonitis that has been observed in the recent decades is the result of lymphohematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MBT) from lungs and other extrapulmonary sources. It is still unclear why certain organs and anatomical regions get involved in the inflammatory process during generalization of the tuberculosis infection. Why do some cases develop into peritoneal tuberculosis and other into kidney tuberculosis? Thus study aimed to investigate the pathogenesis of tuberculous peritonitis in a reproducible biological model. Tuberculous peritonitis was modeled in 18 rabbits (10 in the test group, 8 in control) by intraperitoneal inoculation of the MBT suspension. In order to suppress peritoneal macrophages and major cytokines, test group rabbits were injected with the TNFα inhibitor and iron (III) hydroxide sucrose complex before being infected, while control group rabbits received no immunosuppressive drugs. Autopsy of the control group animals revealed changes characteristic of pulmonary tuberculosis in 37.5% of cases, with no damage to other organs and systems registered. Conversely, test group rabbits had the signs of tuberculous peritonitis in their abdominal cavities. The results of this study suggest that it is the local immunity of an anatomical area that largely determines whether a secondary focus of extrapulmonary tuberculosis infection will develop there or not. For the peritoneum, a smaller pool of peritoneal macrophages and weaker cytokine production is a necessary and sufficient condition to have tuberculous peritonitis developing therein.
Osobennosti patogeneticheskih mekhanizmov tuberkuleznogo peritonita v eksperimente
Authors: Плоткин Д. В. , Виноградова Т. И. , Решетников М. Н. , Ариэль Б. М. , Зюзя Ю. Р. , Журавлев В. Ю. , Синицын М. В. , Богородская Е. М. , Яблонский П. К.
Published: August 2021

Nablyudaemyj v poslednie desyatiletiya rost chisla sluchaev tuberkuleznogo peritonita obuslovlen limfogematogennym rasprostraneniem mikobakterij tuberkuleza (MBT) iz legkih i drugih ekstrapul'monal'nyh istochnikov. Do sih por ostaetsya neyasnym, pochemu pri generalizacii tuberkuleznoj infekcii v vospalitel'nyj process vovlekayutsya te ili inye organy i anatomicheskie oblasti. Pochemu v odnih sluchayah razvivaetsya tuberkulez bryushiny, a v drugih tuberkulez pochek? Cel'yu raboty bylo izuchit' patogenez tuberkuleznogo peritonita s pomoshch'yu sozdaniya vosproizvodimoj biologicheskoj modeli. Tuberkuleznyj peritonit modelirovali na 18 krolikah (10 osobej — eksperimental'naya gruppa, 8 — kontrol'naya) putem vnutribryushinnoj inokulyacii vzvesi MBT. Krolikam eksperimental'noj gruppy pered zarazheniem vvodili ingibitor TNF — i zheleza (III) gidroksid saharoznyj kompleks s cel'yu podavleniya aktivnosti peritoneal'nyh makrofagov i osnovnyh citokinov; v kontrol'noj gruppe vvedenie immunosupressivnyh preparatov ne proizvodili. Pri autopsii zhivotnyh kontrol'noj gruppy v 37,5% sluchaev vyyavleny izmeneniya, harakternye dlya tuberkuleza legkih, porazheniya drugih organov i sistem ne otmecheno. Naprotiv, u krolikov eksperimental'noj gruppy v bryushnoj polosti vyyavleny priznaki tuberkuleznogo peritonita. Po rezul'tatam provedennoj raboty, anatomicheskaya oblast', gde razvivaetsya vtorichnyj ochag vnelegochnoj tuberkuleznoj infekcii, vo mnogom zavisit ot mestnoj immunnoj zashchity. Tak, dlya bryushiny takim neobhodimym i dostatochnym usloviem razvitiya tuberkuleznogo peritonita yavlyayutsya umen'shenie pula peritoneal'nyh makrofagov i snizhenie citokinovoj produkcii.
Modeling of management decisions on financial leasing in the agri-food sector
Authors: Puzyrova Polina , Rusina Yuliia , Tsalko Tetiana , Nevmerzhytska Svitlana , Nyshenko Olena , Rubezhanska Viktoriia
Published: August 2021

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic crisis phenomena in the economy of many countries, limited financial and logistical resources in most agri-food enterprises, financial leasing is one of the innovative procedures aimed at upgrading fixed assets of economic entities by obtaining the latest equipment without a significant expenditure of funds for a one-time payment of its full value. In this regard, the purpose of the research is to form a procedure for optimizing management decisions on the selection of cost-effective partners in the field of financial leasing to increase the level of profitability of the enterprise. The article, based on direct methods of decision-making theory, adapts three decisive conditions for determining the economic feasibility of relationships with counterparties in the field of financial leasing. As a result of the research, the procedure of rating the economic utility of financial and economic relations of the agri-food enterprise-lessor with partners by synthesizing, normalizing and comparing the main parameters that characterize the specifics of leasing relations with each potential counterparty-lessee of a particular agri-food enterprise-lessor.
PSELLOS’ HAGIOGRAPHICAL WRITINGS: RESOURCES AND NEW DIRECTIONS
Authors: FISHER Elizabeth A.
Published: August 2021

Resources available for Byzantine scholarship in general and for studying Psellos in particular have improved greatly in recent years. Electronic databases assist editors of texts in isolating an author’s stylistic habits and in identifying parallel and source texts, while increasingly sensitive search engines provide wide access to scholarly articles, online manuscript catalogues, online publications of texts and translations and great potential for further expansion. Teubner has published Psellos’ extensive writings in genre-defined volumes such as poetry, philosophy, forensic orations and hagiographic orations that represent modern categories of literature but do not capture Byzantine conceptualizations. Two examples illustrate this observation. (1) Although the oration on the Miracle at Blachernae is among Psellos’ hagiographic writings, it contains a brief ecphrasis of a “living icon” prominent in art-historical discussions; however, the oration chiefly focuses upon the Byzantine court system and Psellos’ suggestion for designating a miracle to resolve a vexed legal case. (2) Psellos’ Encomion on Symeon Metaphrastes resembles a saint’s vita and his hymn/canon for Metaphrastes represents a step towards honoring a “new” Byzantine saint. This process continued for 400 years. The 14th-century Hesychast movement used Metaphrastes’ writings to validate their own views and expedited his inclusion in the Synaxarion of Constantinople in the 15th Century.
MICHAEL PSELLOS ON RHETORIC
Authors: JOUANNO Corinne
Published: August 2021

The present paper is focused on Psellos’ letters, which contain a number of remarks on his role as a teacher of rhetoric and as a rhetor active at the imperial court, as well as many comments on his correspondents’ and his own style – including considerations on kinds and levels of style, Atticism and sophistry, and judgements on the great rhetorical models of the past. The examination of all these passages makes it possible to highlight the way Psellos constructs his own image as an expert in rhetoric, familiar with Hermogenean theories, but also heavily influenced by Dionysios of Halikarnassos’ aesthetic conceptions. The great diversity of models with whom he identifies testifies to his stylistic versatility and his frequent adoption of a polemical stance can be read as a claim to independence of mind and originality.
Comparative Study of Efficacy and Safety of Coded Unani Formulations–UNIM-001+UNIM-003 with Methoxsalen in Cases of Bars (Vitiligo)
Authors:   Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, Khan Parvez
Published: August 2021

Background: Vitiligo is a common acquired disorder of skin depigmentation in varying patterns, varying from small maculae’s with scalloping borders to near total depigmentation of body. The prevalence of vitiligo in India has been invariably reported between 0.25% and 4% of dermatology outpatients across studies from India and up to 8.8% in Gujarat and Rajasthan. The study was conducted to compare the coded Unani formulation UNIM-001 (tablet) and UNIM-003 (ointment) with Melanocyl tablet (10mg each) (Methoxsalen) as standard control. Methodology: Sixty Five patients of trial group (UNIM-001+ UNIM-003) and sixty seven patients of control group (Comparator group) of 12-50 years of either sex were selected from patients attending the Out Patient Department (OPD), at RRIUM, Aligarh during 2015-18. The patients were treated for eight months with instructions and are followed every month for efficacy and safety of the drug(s). The CRF was maintained, and post treatmet followup was done at 3 months for the repigmentaion retained by the patient. Result: The UNIM-001 (tablets) and UNIM -003 (ointment) and standard control drug Melanocyl tablets (methoxsalen) showed same results and did not show any side effects. Conclusion: The trial drug and the standard control drugs both possess same anti- vitiligo efficacy and are also safe for the patients.
Stress-echocardiography or coronary computed tomography in suspected chronic coronary syndrome after the 2019 European Guidelines? A practical guide
Authors: Gaibazzi Nicola , Tuttolomondo Domenico , Guaricci Andrea Igoren , De Marco Federico , Pontone Gianluca
Published: August 2021

Stress-echocardiography can rightly be considered one of the champions of cardiac functional imaging, thanks to its real-time imaging, high temporal resolution, high safety and very low cost. When stress-echocardiography is performed at top technical quality, hence taking advantage of ultrasound contrast media for endocardial border delineation at least for suboptimal cases, subjectivity is minimized, and with the routine use of coronary flow reserve measurement (left anterior descending coronary artery, stress/rest ratio reduced or normal, i.e. <>2.0) diagnostic sensitivity is strengthened.

The true competitor of any type of functional imaging, stress-echocardiography included, is nowadays coronary computed tomography angiography, which is instead a diagnostic method directly, noninvasively assessing coronary anatomy, apparently the holy grail for any cardiologist. The new 2019 Guidelines on chronic coronary syndrome of the European Society of Cardiology change the existing landscape and clinical practice, while they probably cannot clarify which type of test, functional or anatomic, should be first chosen in different clinical scenarios of suspected chronic coronary syndrome.

We review the existing data and the authors’ personal view in order to assess how functional stress-echocardiography compares with coronary computed tomography angiography regarding three main aspects: diagnosis of coronary artery disease, guidance of therapy (coronary revascularization versus medical therapy) and risk stratification.
ЛИДЕРСТВО И МОТИВАЦИЈА У ОРГАНИЗАЦИЈИ „БУДУЋНОСТ“ АД БАЧКА ПАЛАНКА
Authors: Бјелић Ивана
Published: August 2021

Рад се бави анализом и утврђи­вањем везе између лидерства и значаја присуства мотиватора у организацији „Будућост“ А.Д. Бачка Паланка. Испитивањем су обухваћени запослени организације „Будућност“ А.Д. Бачка Паланка. Уз помоћ упитника и статистичких података анализи­рано је лидерство и мотивација у „Будућност“ А.Д. Бачка Паланка.
PRAŠKASTE MATERIJE U RADNOM OKRUŽENJU PEKARE
Authors: Crnjak Caca , Adamović Dragan
Published: August 2021

U radu prikazano je merenje i analiza vazduha u pekari u Novom Sadu na četiri lokacije u okviru proizvodnog procesa tj. u prostorijama proizvodnje, na prodajnom mestu, skladištu gotovih proizvoda i napolju. Merenje je izvršeno senzorskim analizatorima kvaliteta vazduha u trajanju od 14.05.2020. do 31.05.2020., a rezultati su očitavani na svaka dva minuta. Parametri koji su mereni su temperatura, vlažnost vazduha, pritisak i suspendovane čestice iz kategorija: PM1, PM2,5, PM10. Dobijeni rezultati ukazuju na veoma česta prekoračenja preporučenih graničnih vrednosti, što iziskuje unapređenje proizvodnog procesa u cilju minimizacije emisija praškastih materija i korišćenje sredstava lične zaštite u cilju prevencije razvoja profesionalnih inhalacionih oboljenja.
Fabrication of Cr2O3: ZnO Nanostructure Thin Film Prepared by PLD Technique as NH3 Gas Sensor
Authors: AbdulKareem S.M. , Suhail M.H. , Adehmash I. K.
Published: August 2021

Chromium oxide (Cr2O3) doped ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique at different concentration ratios (0, 3, 5, 7 and 9 wt %) of ZnO on glass substrate. The effects of ZnO dopant on the average crystallite size of the synthesized nanoparticles was examined By X-ray diffraction. The morphological features were detected using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The optical band gap value was observed to range between 2.78 to 2.50 eV by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, with longer wavelength shifted in comparison with that of the bulk Cr2O3 (~3eV). Gas sensitivity, response, and recovery times of the sensor in the presence of NH3 gas were studied and discussed. In the present work, we found that the sensitivity was increased upon increasing the concentration ratio from 3 to 5%wt of ZnO, whereas it was decreased again over that value. Also, we found that the sensitivity was increased when increasing operating temperature, while the response time was decreased. The optimum concentrations ratio for NH3 gas sensitivity at 5%wt ZnO revealed sensitivity of 66.67% and response time of 14s at operating temperature of 300oC and 700mJ PLD energy.
Improving Some Mechanical Properties and Thermal conductivity of PMMA Polymer by using Environmental Waste
Authors: Al-Saadi Tagreed M. , Watan Anaam W. , Attiya Hanaa G.
Published: August 2021

This study was achieved to satisfy two goals, the first of which is to treat an environmental problem represented by the disposal of date seeds, and the second is the use of these wastes to improve some mechanical and thermal properties of poly methyl methacrylate PMMA through strengthening different proportions of the powder of date seeds.

Particles of date seeds were used as a natural strengthening material for PMMA polymer, by mixing the matrix material (resin) with the hardener while still stirring continuously for a period of 10 min. After that, the samples of the reinforced material were prepared by adding the powder of date seeds, which is the reinforcing substance, with different percentages of weight fraction (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5 wt. %) and a grain size of <75 µm, while continuing to stir (10 min) for a second time. The composite samples were prepared by the Hand-Lay-up method and cut according to the standard ASTM. Thermal conductivity and some mechanical properties, such as impact strength, tensile strength, compressive strength, flexural strength, and hardness, were studied. An improvement was found in all properties at the reinforcement rate of 1-2 wt. %.
HOUSEHOLD GARDENING AS PREFERENCE ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY RESILIENCE DURING PANDEMIC COVID-19
Authors: Mildawani Irina , Rahman Arief
Published: August 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 affected countries across the world and sudden disruptions to everyday life and impact well-being. The implementation of exceptional procedures of social distancing includes working places and schools’ closures urged people to stay at home to reduce the number of close physical interactions and decrease the spreading of pandemic. With the long hours of family members staying at home, people prefer to do some activities at home. Doing gardening is seen as one of the preferences of urban inhabitants. However, few studies have measured the preference of urban gardening, particularly during household gardening in Jabodetabek, Indonesia. This paper examines people preferences on household gardening during the pandemic of Covid-19, comparing it with their activities before and predict it with possibility after the pandemic. We explore how type of gardening varies between vegetable or ornamental plants, community or household garden type, and the persons involved during gardening. Using google form, 148 respondents in Jabodetabek were answering between July-Dec 2020. Our study examines the emotional well-being (EWB) using Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA), applying codes and categories. Gardening as one of the favorable activities considered to generate happy time with family and they would like to continue the activities after the pandemic. However, landscape architect was not yet chosen as the gardener when they need professional assistance.  This might rise a future research about the role of landscape architect in gardening movement in urban community gardening
Verbalization of the Concept WOMAN (On the Material of Female Dialect Discourse)
Authors: Tolstova M. A.
Published: August 2021

This article is devoted to the development of a linguistic model for describing the concept WOMAN. The material is women’s dialect discourse. The sources of the material are the Tomsk dialect corpus which includes materials of expeditions organized by dialectologists of Tomsk State University from 1946 to the present days on the territory of Middle Ob dialects spread.

In the article we used modeling method based on the idea of the nominative field of a concept, as well as an interpretation technique relying on analysis of contexts, and a method of quantitative calculations used in relation to units that represent the concept.

Lexical and phraseological units that make up the nominative field of the concept were revealed during the research. These units were divided into the following lexical-semantic groups: 1) the general nominations of a female person; 2) age and status in marriage; 4) status in the family hierarchy; 5) anatomical and biological characteristics; 6) character traits and behavior; 7) appearance characteristics; 8) profession and work processes.

Elements of different layers of the concept are revealed in each lexical- semantic group. All of them give a general picture of ideas about women.

So, the basis for identifying of gender conceptualizations and stereotypes is the presence of linguistic oppositions of male and female; the presence of a large number of lexical units that reflect the status of marriage (girl, bride, young woman, wife, mistress, old woman, widow, old girl, brooch and so on); lexical pairs that are opposed to each other on the basis of evaluation “positive” – “negative” (clean, clean – dirty, mistress – disheveled, etc.).

A large number of words that negatively assess certain qualities and behavior of women (gossip girl, market woman, stramovka, etc.) indicate the high requirements imposed on the woman, the condemnation of deviations from social norms.

The content of the concept of WOMAN depends on the specifics of rural existence, which is based on work, the presence of patriarchal gender stereotypes, social and historical events and processes.

The significance of the research is determined by the possibility of using its results for development of a new interdisciplinary scientific field – gender dialectology that studies the gender characteristics of the dialect.
Written Texts in Unwritten Languages as a Sociolinguistic Phenome- non (On the Material of the Chalkan and Alyutor Languages)
Authors: Golovaneva T. A. , Fedina N. N.
Published: August 2021

The Chalkan and Alyutor languages are not related, however their current conditions are simlar, meaning that they exist in comparable sociolin- guistic environments of uneven bi- and triligualism. The writing systems of the- se unwritten languages are still being developed, which is being further compli- cated by the influence of the writing norms of the dominant languages. The handwritten and published materials in Chalkan and Alyutor demonstrate the variety in graphic forms of national texts. The choice of graphemes for the spe- cific sounds of national speech is also a major issue. For the Alyutor writing system, the graphic representations of the super-short vowel [ә], the fricative [ɣ], the glottal stop [ʔ] and the epiglottal stop [ʕ] have not yet been developed. In the following article, we present the analysis of three versions of Alyutor writing systems developed by native Alyutor speakers M. I. Popov, M. V. Nu- tayulgin, A. A. Sorokin. The problem of graphic variety of the written form of the Chalkan languages stems from the following two reasons: the absence of graphemes for specific Chalkan sounds ғ [ɣі], җ [ʒ”], қ [q], њ [n’] and the in- fluence of the Standard Altai orthographic norms.
Emotions in Kazym Khanty Ritual Bear Songs
Authors: Grinevich A. A.
Published: August 2021

The article describes emotional code of Kazym Khanty ritual bear songs. Psychologism and emotionality don’t enter archaic folklore. However if emotions are presents in a texts, its description is very accurate and physiological. The emotional code intersects with a body code. The description of emotions depends on genre. The largest number of emotives and descriptive expressions of emotions we found in songs performed on behalf of the bear kaiqәŋ ar. Emotions play plot-forming function in two songs of this genre “Winter sleeping beast” and “Down descending song”. It demonstrates motivational aspect in the emotion functioning. The most frequent emotions are fear and anger. Their descriptions are most diverse and frequent.
Abo Tbileli. Arabic Perfumer – St. Protector of Tiflis
Authors: Margaryan Ye. G.
Published: August 2021

The article provides a semiotic analysis of the modern Georgian Orthodox icon depicting the Georgian Saint, the patron Saint of the city of Abo Tbileli. A Georgian Saint of Arab origin is depicted standing on the Metekh bridge against the background of the city itself. Every detail in the icon has a symbolic meaning and is subject to semiotic analysis. This applies to the Georgian cross in the hands of St. great Martyr, the Golden halo above his head, his robe (turban, chiton and himatiy), the landscape (river, mountains and gardens) and the city itself and its buildings (churches, towers, bridge), the sky above his head. The features of the iconographic style are considered. The main source is the hagiographic work of the medieval Georgian author Ioane Sabanisdze “Martyrdom of Abo”.
Edward Alekseyev – founder of Yakut ethnomusicology
Authors: Larionova A. S.
Published: August 2021

The paper studies the life and creative path of the outstanding Russian ethnomusicologist E. E. Alekseev. He was born in 1937 in Yakutsk. He studied at the Moscow State Conservatory, named after P. I. Tchaikovsky. He wrote a large number of scientific papers. To a great extent, he explored the mode-scale and mode-intonation sphere of Yakut folk song and early folklore traditional music. He created models of the mode-intonation basis of archaic singing. He also studied various aspects of the traditional singing of Yakuts: genres and styles, the connections of the word and music of Yakut folk songs, the heterophonic polyphony of the Yakut ritual osuokhai, and the Yakut folk instrument khomus. Together with N. N. Nikolaeva, he published the collection of Yakut folk songs of various styles and genres (“Samples of Yakut song folklore”). He conducted the editorial work on the publication of other researchers’ works. He edited the piano works of G. A. Grigoryan. He participated in the release of the record “Ustin Nokhsorov Sings” and the creation of the documentary “Times of dreams” about shamans of Siberia and the Far East. As a composer, he created romances, choirs, and treatments of folk songs. He composed “Sergelyakhsky sketches” comprising 4 piano pieces. Together with composer G. N. Komrakov, he created the opera “Song of Manchary” on a historical plot. His research work is being developed by Russian and foreign researchers of musical folklore. A lot of statements put forward by E. E. Alekseev have further prospects for study.
Publication of Koryak folklore texts: causes of orthography variability
Authors: Golovaneva T. A.
Published: August 2021

This work is motivated by graphic and orthographic difficulties in preparing Koryak texts for publication in the “Monuments of Folklore of the Peoples of Siberia and the Far East.” Koryak language spelling difficulties are analyzed for the first time, particularly non-trivial cases of ambiguous spelling requiring comprehension and codification. For example, the spelling of equivocal vowel sound [ә] proves a problem. The normative spelling not allowing two conso- nants at the beginning of a word is due to the historical reconstruction of the Koryak phonological system. However, the indefinite vowel [ә] sometimes is reduced so as not to be identified by the modern Koryak speakers, with its designation with the letter ы [ә] causing reading mistakes. Also, the spelling of йи [ji] or йы [jә] is complicated, with the choice between these two variants based on morphologic principle and defined by this syllable position in the word: root morpheme, affix or in between two morphemes. The spelling of soft consonant followed by equivocal sound [ә], designated in writing by ы [ә], remains to be identified. This combination provokes orthographic variability observed in th-ɣe publications in Koryak. Variability appears in spellings of word forms with -гыйӈ [-ɣәjŋ], -ӈыйт [-ŋәjt] and in spellings of double consonants between two morphemes. The orthographic variability in Koryak publications is due to the conflict in phonemic and morphologic principles relevant for Koryak spelling. Moreover, given the dominant bilingualism, Koryak writing is strongly influenced by the Russian spelling, making the possibility of developing a national writing culture questionable.
Repercussões do coping religioso/espiritual positivo e negativo entre cuidadores informais: revisão integrativa
Authors: Farinha Francely Tineli , Bom Gesiane Cristina , Razera Ana Paula Ribeiro , Prado Priscila Capelato , Matiole Claudia Regina , Mondini Cleide Carolina da Silva Demoro , Trettene Armando dos Santos
Published: August 2021

Objetivo: Analisar as repercussões do uso do coping religioso/espiritual positivo e negativo entre cuidadores informais. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, utilizou-se as seguintes bases de dados: LILACS, PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde, Cinahl e Scielo, com os descritores: “coping behavior”, “caregivers”, “spirituality” e “religion”. Foram selecionados artigos primários nos idiomas inglês, português ou espanhol. Resultados: Foram selecionados 19 artigos. As repercussões do coping religioso/espiritual positivo incluíram sentimentos de esperança, motivação, confiança, consolo e aceitação, expectativas de melhora e cura, superação de situações pós-traumáticas, comportamento de saúde melhorado, diminuição de estresse, sobrecarga e sintomas depressivos, satisfação com o cuidar, melhora na percepção qualidade de vida e na saúde mental. Em contrapartida, as repercussões do coping religioso/espiritual negativo incluíram a depressão, sobrecarga, ansiedade, estresse, pior superação de situações pós-traumáticas, comportamento de saúde inadequados, insatisfação com o cuidado e pior percepção da qualidade de vida. Considerações finais: Embora a espiritualidade e a religiosidade se relacionem a contextos subjetivos e de significado individualizado, existem evidências de que seus benefícios têm sido crescentes, assim como de sua implementação na prática clínica. Nesse sentido, reforça-se a possibilidade da sua utilização como indicador de saúde de cuidadores informais.
Pair of glomus tumors in thigh – both periosteal and intramuscular: Rare tumor in atypical location
Authors: Nandi Debanjan , Zadte Kiran Madhavrao , Dhal Ipsita
Published: August 2021

Glomus tumors are benign neoplasms that arise from neuromyoarterial glomus bodies accounting for <2% of soft-tissue tumors. Glomus tumors represent around 1–5% of all soft-tissue tumors and 1–5% of all hand tumors. About 75% of these tumors occur in hand with 75–90% of these occurring in characteristic subungual location. Extradigital location of glomus tumor is very rare. We report an exceptional case of extradigital glomus tumor causing thigh pain, where there were a pair of lesions both in periosteum and intramuscular location. A 47-year-old male with complaints of pain over medial aspect of the left lower thigh for 2 years on ultrasound revealed well-defined solid hypoechoic lesions within the left vastus medialis muscle and cortical-based lesion abutting the periosteum of distal diaphysis of the left femur on medial aspect. These lesions were hypointense on T1W, hyperintense on T2W and showed early homogenous enhancement on MRI. Histopathology revealed glomus tumors, which commonly occur in digits. Glomus tumors located in both periosteal and intramuscular locations in thigh were in very uncommon. Non-specific presentation with pain in such cases remains a diagnostic dilemma. Role of multimodality imaging and histopathology correlation is important in such situation.
Protective effects of lycopene against adenine-induced chronic renal failure in rats
Authors: Gori Pooja , Patel Alkesh , Solanki Nilay , Shah Umang , Patel Veena , Patel Sandip
Published: August 2021

Objectives:

Chronic renal failure (CRF) is a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. Therefore, there is still a need to look for secure and successful agents that can either minimise or prevent CRF from advancing to end-stage renal disorder. This study aimed to assess the effect of lycopene on adenine-induced CRF in the rat.

Materials and Methods:

Animals were divided into five groups (n = 6). Normal control group received normal vehicle, disease control group received orally adenine (50 mg/kg/day), L 100 group received orally lycopene (100 mg/kg/day) + adenine (50 mg/kg/day), L 200 group received orally lycopene (200 mg/kg/day) + adenine (50 mg/kg/day) and L 400 group received orally lycopene (400 mg/kg/day) + adenine (50 mg/kg/day) for 30 days.

Results:

Compared to the control group, the disease control group had decreased bodyweight, food intake and also increased the relative kidney weight and urine output. Adenine-treated group also significantly increased the blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, uric acid, magnesium and reduced the calcium, urine creatinine and urine urea nitrogen. Besides, adenine also gave a positive test of serum C-reactive protein and proteinuria. Histopathologically, adenine caused significant inflammatory changes to renal tissues compared with the normal control group. When administered concomitantly with adenine, lycopene alleviated all the measured adenine-induced physiological, biochemical and histological changes.

Conclusion:

We concluded from this analysis that oral lycopene administration could potentially mitigate the adverse effect of CRF that might be due to their antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties.
Mirror tracing task in yoga practitioners and non-yoga practitioners: A cross-sectional comparative study
Authors: Kala Niranjan , Pal Sushma , Sharma Sachin Kumar , Telles Shirley , Balkrishna Acharya
Published: August 2021

Objectives:

The present study compared yoga practitioners with age- and gender-matched yoga naïve persons on performance in a mirror tracing task which involved tracing a star pattern on a sheet of paper while looking at its reflection in a mirror.

Materials and Methods:

The present cross-sectional study included twenty yoga practitioners of both sexes (15 females; group mean age ± SD; 24.8 ± 3.4 years) and twenty yoga naïve persons (15 females; group mean age ± SD; 24.2 ± 3.8 years) of the same age range. Both groups were assessed for performance in the mirror tracing task in three trials. The distance covered, total errors, and time taken to complete the task were noted.

Results:

Yoga practitioners made significantly less errors (P < 0.05) in the third trial and covered greater distance in star tracing in the first (P < 0.05) and second (P < 0.05) trials compared to yoga naïve participants. Mann– Whitney U-test was used for all comparisons.

Conclusion:

Yoga practice may be useful to facilitate learning in the tasks that require better perceptual and motor skills.
Immediate changes in cardiac autonomic tone and stroke volume during microgravity simulation using head-down tilt
Authors: Shankhwar Vishwajeet , Singh Dilbag , Deepak K. K.
Published: August 2021

Objectives:

Gravity plays an important role in the day-to-day functioning of the cardiovascular system (CVS) in the human body. The absence of gravity severely affects CVS functioning. Out of existing simulation models of microgravity, the 6° head-down tilt (HDT) is frequently used analog to replicate the physiological effects of microgravity on earth.

Materials and Methods:

The present study has been designed to determine the specificity of 6° HDT usage as a microgravity simulation. The heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure (BP), cardiac output (CO), and stroke volume (SV) responses to 5 min exposures were investigated for 4°, 6°, and 8° HDT. It was hypothesized that the graded HDT around 6° will demonstrate reversal of autonomic parameters. The study was conducted on 28 male subjects aged 20–30 years.

Results:

The study reveals that there was a significant rise in diastolic and mean BP at 6° and 8° HDT as compared to baseline. It was also observed that the high-frequency power in HRV was increased at 6° HDT (P = 0.026), with a concomitant reduction in the low-frequency power (P = 0.03) of HRV. The CO was increased at 6° and 8° HDT as compared to baseline (P = 0.037 and 0.021, respectively). There were no significant changes observed in any of the recorded parameters at 4° HDT. The cardiopulmonary volume receptors might have sensed the blood volume change in HDT as in microgravity simulation the blood passively shifts to cephalad. To overcome the low blood volume problem, the heart tried to pump extra blood through increased CO. At 8° HDT, it was observed that the cardiac sympathetic activity and CO were increased, which is not observed during microgravity exposures.

Conclusion:

The study suggests that 6° head-down-tilt is the best tilt level for producing microgravity on earth to study immediate cardiovascular parameters as it is a balanced compromise of increased vagal activity and CO without activation of cardiac sympathetic activity. Therefore, our data provide physiological evidence in support of 6° HDT microgravity simulation for the study of immediate cardiovascular responses.
Effect of abacus training on critical flicker fusion frequency threshold among primary schoolchildren
Authors: Veena C. N. , Kamath Rashmitha Vinayak , Kumar M. Prashanth
Published: August 2021

Objectives:

The concept of neuronal plasticity has been considerably studied to know how long-lasting changes are associated with brain’s capacity to be shaped or sculptured by experience. Potential cognitive benefits of abacus training have been proved by various studies indicating it to be a promising tool in improving cognitive abilities including arithmetic abilities, visuospatial and working memory. Critical flicker fusion happens when the individual can no longer differentiate between changing visual stimuli. It can be modulated by behavioural or psychophysical techniques. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the effects of abacus training on critical flicker fusion frequency (CFFF) threshold.

Materials and Methods:

CFFF threshold (CFFFT) was measured in 60 school students studying third and fourth standard (30 trained in abacus and 30 not trained in abacus) using portable software-based apparatus.

Results:

The mean scores of abacus trained individuals were significantly higher compared to those who were not trained.

Conclusion:

Since higher CFFFTs can absorb more visual information, increasing their threshold might lead to cognitive improvement and better academic performance. Abacus trained individuals showed significantly higher critical fusion frequency threshold.
Silver Ion Hydrocolloid Gauze and Self-Adhesive Polyurethane Foam Dressing Combination Therapy Can Better Promote Healing of Skin Graft Donor Area Than Traditional Therapy: A Case Control Study
Authors: Wang Zhi , Long Xiao , Huang Jiuzuo , Zeng Ang , Liu Zhifei , Wang Xiaojun
Published: August 2021

Background. The management of skin graft donor area has been a troublesome problem in reconstructive surgery. Currently, no guidelines exist for the management of skin graft donor areas, and the disposal methods vary from clinician to clinician. Objective. With the goal of providing a better basis for improved patient care, the authors conducted a case control study to investigate whether a combination of silver ion hydrocolloid gauze and self-adhesive polyurethane foam dressing (AG+foam group) was effective in healing skin graft donor sites. Materials and Methods. Forty-eight patients requiring intermediate-thickness skin graft between January 2014 and December 2015 were included in the study. Inclusion criteria included a skin graft measuring at least 40 cm2 to be harvested from the ipsilateral thigh and patient age of 14 years to 60 years. All patients were treated differently according to the experience of their own doctor. Donor sites were covered with silver ion hydrocolloid gauze and self-adhesive polyurethane foam dressing (AG+foam group, n = 23]) or petrolatum gauze, sterile gauze, and compression bandage (control group, n = 25]). Results. Wounds healed faster (mean, 12.7 days ± 2.4 standard deviation vs 22.0 days ± 5.8; P < .001), with fewer dressing changes (median [interquartile range, IQR], 2 [IQR, 2–3] vs 4 [IQR, 2.5–5]; P = .002), and with reduced pain on first dressing change (median visual analog scale score, 5 [4–6] vs 7 [6–7.5]; P < .001) in the AG+foam group compared with the control group. The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scales and overall scar ratings were better in the AG+foam group than in the control group (P < .001 for all). The AG+foam group had no infections; 2 infections occurred in the control group. Conclusions. Combined use of AG+foam dressing may enhance skin graft donor site healing, alleviate pain, and require fewer dressing changes.
An Unusual Presentation of Blastomycosis-Like Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Authors: Simman Richard , Gordon Darren , Steven Mary , Lynn Amy
Published: August 2021

Introduction. Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a complex disease that has the potential to mimic a wide variety of diseases and disorders. Pyoderma is a disease of exclusion, but it has many variants, including ulcerative, bullous, and pustular forms. Owing to the complexity of the disease, careful diagnosis is important because inappropriate treatment can result in wound recurrence. Case Report. A 74-year-old female presented to the clinic with a presumed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma on biopsy but with an abnormal presentation mimicking a blastomycosis lesion. After surgical excision of the lesion in the operating room, the final pathology report confirmed the diagnosis of blastomycosis-like pyoderma gangrenosum. The patient was treated with high-dose prednisone and skin grafts, which resulted in resolution of the wound. Conclusions. This case report highlights the need to involve a wide array of health care providers in the management of complex and recurring wounds as well as the need to consider a wide and diverse differential diagnosis when determining the final diagnosis of complex wounds.
Obras creadas dentro del curso del empleo en la modalidad actual
Authors: Mafud Fernando Augusto
Published: August 2021

Muchas legislaciones le otorgan al empleador la titularidad (algunas, incluso, la autoría), salvo pacto en contrario, sobre las obras creadas por sus dependientes –contratados exclusivamente para tales fines– dentro del curso del empleo. Es decir, para que la titularidad (o autoría, según la legislación) le pertenezca al empleador, es necesaria la ausencia de pacto en contrario, que el dependiente haya sido contratado exclusivamente para realizar dicha creación y que esta se lleve a cabo dentro del curso del empleo: cumpliendo sus funciones laborales habituales y dentro del ámbito laboral. Quizá, hasta hace poco tiempo, era sencillo (salvo casos excepcionales) determinar cuándo una obra había sido creada por un dependiente dentro del curso del empleo y cuándo no. Respondiendo las siguientes preguntas, se encontraría la solución: ¿la creación la realizó en el lugar del trabajo? ¿Fue llevada a cabo dentro de su jornada laboral? ¿El autor asalariado la hizo desempeñando sus funciones laborales habituales? Sin embargo, no puede desconocerse el fuerte impacto que tuvo la pandemia generada por la COVID-19, produciendo cambios a nivel global en las modalidades de contratación. Muchos dependientes ya no trabajan en forma presencial en el domicilio de la empresa, sino que lo hacen (al menos parcialmente) en forma remota. Asimismo, muchos de los dependientes que trabajan en forma remota tampoco cumplen una determinada jornada laboral. Por lo tanto, en la situación actual, no resultará fácil determinar cuándo una obra creada por un dependiente ha sido dentro del curso del empleo y cuándo no.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN SCRAMBLE TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP MATEMATIS SISWA PADA MATERI POLA BILANGAN KELAS VIII
Authors: Karlinawati Siti , Rosmaiyadi Rosmaiyadi , Utami Citra
Published: August 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan model pembelajaran scramble terhadap kemampuan pemahaman konsep matematis siswa; (2) mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan model pembelajaran scramble terhadap respon siswa; (3) mengetahui pengaruh pengunaan model pembelajaran scramble terhadap keterlaksanaan pembelajaran. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMP Negeri 5 Singkawang kelas VIII menggunakan metode ekperimen dengan rancangan berupa posttest only control design. Sampel pada penelitian ini yaitu kelas VIII C sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas VIII A sebagai kelas kontrol. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah tes kemampuan pemahaman konsep matematis siswa, angket respon siswa dan lembar observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan yaitu effect size, rerata skor dan dengan persentase. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa: (1) Terdapat pengaruh penggunaan model pembelajaran scramble terhadap kemampuan pemahaman konsep matematis siswa pada materi pola bilangan kelas VIII SMP Negeri 5 Singkawang dengan nilai Effect Size (ES) yaitu 1,75; (2) terdapat pengaruh model pembelajaran scramble terhadap respon siswa yaitu mencapai 76,52% dengan kriteria positif; (3) terdapat pengaruh model pembelajaran scramble terhadap keterlaksanaan pembelajaran yaitu mencapai 86% dengan kriteria sangat baik.
Пространственное строение моно- и бис-замещенных амидными заместителями п-трет-бутил-тиакаликс[4]аренов в кристаллической фазе
Authors: Литвинов И.А. , Исламов Д.А. , Овсянников О.А. , Соловьева С.Е.
Published: August 2021

Изучена молекулярная и кристаллическая структура четырех замещенных по нижнему ободу трет-бутил-тиакаликс[4]аренов. Показано, что конформация конус макроцикла может регулироваться числом, типом, местом присоединения и размерами заместителей на нижнем ободе. Объемные заместители обусловливают предпочтительность изомеров в конформации макроцикла 1,3-альтернат.
Зеленые люминофоры в семействе фосфатов со структурой витлокит
Authors: Никифоров И.В. , Дейнеко Д.В. , Дускаев И.Ф. , Лазоряк Б.И.
Published: August 2021

Впервые получены твердофазным методом фосфаты Ca9Gd1–хTbx(PO4)7 со структурным типом витлокит. Синтезированные соединения исследованы комплексом методов: рентгенофазовым анализом, генерацией второй оптической гармоники, люминесцентной спектроскопии. Показано, что образуется непрерывная серия твердых растворов до x = 1.0. Образцы демонстрируют интенсивную люминесценцию, а результирующие цветовые координаты лежат в зеленой области. Измеренные значения квантовых выходов превосходят коммерческие зеленые люминофоры. Исследованы процессы концентрационного тушения в твердом растворе.