bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Detecting trends in the quality and productivity of grasslands by analyzing the historical vegetation relevés: A case study from Southeastern Carpathians, Vlădeasa Mountains (Romania)
Authors: MARUȘCA Teodor , ROMAN Anamaria , TAULESCU Elena , URSU Tudor M. , POPA Răzvan D.
Published: September 2021

Grassland ecosystems are essential for biomass production but are prone to degradation if management practices are inappropriate. Thus, it is necessary to optimize grazing management since the grazing practices and grassland status are interconnected. Herbage mass production and forage quality of the plant species are among the most important factors for grazing livestock performance, grassland carrying capacity, and their sustainable management. We employed optimized methods for the analysis of two historical vegetation datasets (from 1970 and 2008), along with the statistical data on livestock numbers and types from three administrative units within the Vlădeasa Mountains area, in the Romanian Carpathians. We looked for trends in grassland quality and productivity and explored their connections to grazing management descriptors and practices. We identified a small but statistically significant decreasing trend between the two periods in both pastoral value (from 63.80 to 61.43) and productivity (from 10.80 t ha-1 to 9.18 t ha-1). The decline in grassland quality and productivity may be associated with the sharp decrease in livestock numbers (from 9,688 LU to 5,085 LU) and the replacement of cattle by sheep as the dominant livestock type. The abandonment of grasslands and traditional practices also increased the deviation from the optimum of the actual stocking rate. This approach can be used as a model for other areas where time-series vegetation data are available from phytosociological literature and/or databases. These insights can be used to design adaptive grazing management plans to optimize grazing management according to the carrying capacity of the grassland ecosystems.
Biochemical changes in two Aronia melanocarpa cultivars’ berries during the harvest season
Authors: ENESCU MAZILU Ivona , PARASCHIV Mihaela , DIACONESCU DINU Marinela , COSMULESCU Sina N.
Published: September 2021

Biochemical changes that undergo during the harvest season in 2020 (between 28 July and 11 September) were evaluated by a comparative study of two Aronia cultivars. The experiment was conducted at the Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti, Arges County, Romania, on ‘Melrom’ and ‘Nero’ cultivars. Dry matter, total soluble content, pH, vitamin C, and biologically active components such as anthocyanins and phenolics variations were assessed from 28 July to 11 September 2020, for berries harvested every five days. ‘Melrom’ cultivar berries had significantly higher dry weight content, 251.43 g kg-1. ‘Nero’ showed a significantly higher vitamin C (1.87 g /kg-1 DW), total anthocyanins content (29.71 g cyanidin 3 – glucoside kg-1 DW), and juice pH (3.87). As harvest time main effect over the two cultivars taken together, dry weight, anthocyanins, total soluble content, and juice pH content increased significantly during the harvest season with 43.32%, 54.10%, 36.33%, and 17.98%, respectively, whereas significant losses of vitamin C, by 26.21%, and total phenolics compounds, by 27.90%, were recorded. Overall, early harvested fruits contained higher levels of moisture, vitamin C, and phenolics compounds, although the last crops provided less acidic fruits, with higher total soluble solids and anthocyanins content.
Non-chemical treatments to improve the seeds germination and plantlets growth of sessile oak
Authors: HOLONEC Rodica , VIMAN Oana , MORAR Irina M. , SÎNGEORZAN Steluța , SCHEAU Camelia , VLASIN Horia D. , TRUTA Petru , CRIVEANU Horea , HOLONEC Liviu , TRUȚĂ Alina M.
Published: September 2021

The current study aimed to investigate the effect of different treatments applied to sessile oak seeds in order to improve the germination features, development and growth of seedlings. The seeds were subjected to electric field, electromagnetic field and γ rays’ treatments. For the electric field study three distinct voltages (10V, 30V and 50V) and three values of exposure time (15 min., 35 min. and 60 min.) were considered. Displaying the seeds in an electric field for 60 minutes increased the germination rate with 58.89%. The highest value for the seedling’s height was obtained when seeds were exposed for 15 minutes at an intensity of 30V. The interaction between the intensity and the timing showed that treating seeds with 30V for 35 minutes improved significantly the seedlings peculiarities. In regard to the electromagnetic field, the seeds were subjected to a single value of electromagnetic field (B=0,4mT; i=0,680 A) and three values of exposure time: 10 min., 20 min. and 30 min. The sessile oak seeds subjected to the electromagnetic field for 20 minutes induced the highest value of germination percentage (90.00%) and germination index (1.81) and those seeds produced plantlets with high diameter (2.69 mm) and with significant differences towards non-treated plants. For γ rays treatments a dosage of 2 Gy induced the highest value of germination percentage (86.67%), of germination index (2.02); of germination energy (7.7); and of germination speed (7.24). A dosage of 6 Gy decreased the values of the same parameters. Our results showed that a dosage of 2 Gy improved also the growth parameters such as plantlets diameter (2.65 mm) and height (11.25 cm). In short, the physical treatments represent an ecological substitute approach towards the chemical substances presently used to improve seeds germination. Using physical treatments for seeds germination and growth of seedlings might be a harmless alternative for environment.
Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece)
Authors: ZOTOS Anastasios , KOSMA Chariklia , TRIANTAFYLLIDIS Vassilios , KAKABOUKI Ioanna , KEHAYIAS George , ROUSSIS Ioannis , MAVROEIDIS Antonios , TATARIDAS Alexandros , BILALIS Dimitrios
Published: September 2021

The Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) belong to the western chain of Greek wetlands running along the coast of the Ionian Sea. They are both natural lakes belonging to the Natura 2000, Site of Community Importance (pSCI) and are characterized by high ecological value. Wet meadows are typical habitat types of these wetland ecosystems which are in contact with rural ecosystems which they interact with. Due to the high conservation value of these habitat types, in the framework of this study the flora of the wet meadows was recorded and a floristic analysis concerning chorology, life forms and habitat preferences was made. A total number of 152 taxa was found in the wet meadows of both lakes from which only 47 taxa were common. The families with the greatest number of species were Fabaceae (22 taxa), Asteraceae (14 taxa) and Poaceae (9 taxa) for the wet meadow vegetation of the Lake Amvrakia and Fabaceae, Poaceae (17 and 13 taxa, respectively) for the Lake Ozeros. In both lakes the prevalence of the Therophytes is evident, while the life forms of Chamephytes and Aquatics were absent from the Lake Amvrakia. From the results of the canonical correspondence analysis among species, sampling plots and selected environmental variables, a clear separation between species and sampling plots was found, presenting strong correlation with specific edaphic parameters (pH, CaCO3, EC, , Total N, SOC and ). These edaphic properties, as a result of natural and anthropogenic interventions, seem to play an important role in the wet meadows plant species distribution pattern.
Impact of the foliar application of nanoparticles, sulfate and iron chelate on the growth, yield and nitrogen assimilation in green beans
Authors: GUTIÉRREZ-RUELAS Nayely J. , PALACIO-MÁRQUEZ Alejandro , SÁNCHEZ Esteban , MUÑOZ-MÁRQUEZ Ezequiel , CHÁVEZ-MENDOZA Celia , OJEDA-BARRIOS Damaris L. , FLORES-CÓRDOVA María A.
Published: September 2021

Nano-fertilizers (Nfs) have the potential to revolutionize agricultural systems through nanostructures ranging from 1 to 100 nm that address environmental responses and a more targeted biological demand. The purpose of this work was to study the impact of the foliar application of nanoparticles (NPs), sulfate and iron chelate on the growth, yield and assimilation of nitrogen in green beans. The iron was applied foliar in three different ways: Iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe2O3), ferric sulfate (Fe2(SO4)3) and iron chelate (Fe-EDDHA) in doses of 0, 25, 50, 100 and 200 ppm. The treatments that produced a higher total biomass increase were NPs and Fe-EDDHA at 50 ppm, with increases of 37% and 47% respectively compared to the control (with no application of Fe). Regarding the in vivo nitrate reductase activity, significant differences were obtained, particularly in the NPs and Fe-EDDHA treatment, with increases of 71% and 72% respectively. NPs at low doses favored maximum fruit production with increases of 88% in comparison to the control. Finally, it is concluded that the optimal doses that enhanced total biomass, production and assimilation of nitrogen were Fe2(SO4)3 at 25 ppm, Fe-EDDHA at 100 ppm and Fe2O3 at 25 ppm. The efficiency of foliar absorption of iron was found in treatments with Fe2O3 at 50 and 100 ppm. The foliar absorption efficiency of NPs offers sustainable alternatives to increase the productivity of the green bean.
Automatic particle detectors lead to a new generation in plant diversity investigation
Authors: ŠAULIENĖ Ingrida , ŠUKIENĖ Laura , DAUNYS Gintautas , VALIULIS Gediminas , VAITKEVIČIUS Lukas
Published: September 2021

Technological progress in modern scientific development generates opportunities that create new ways to learn more about objects and systems of nature. An important indicator in choosing research methods is not only accuracy but also the time and human resources required to achieve results. This research demonstrates the possibilities of using an automatic particle detector that works based on scattered light pattern and laser-induced fluorescence for plant biodiversity investigation. Airborne pollen data were collected by two different devices, and results were analysed in light of the application for plant biodiversity observation. This paper explained the possibility to gain knowledge with a new type of method that would enable biodiversity monitoring programs to be extended to include information on the diversity of airborne particles of biological origin. It was revealed that plant conservation could be complemented by new tools to test the effectiveness of management plans and optimise mitigation measures to reduce impacts on biodiversity.
Comparative study of the effect of salt stress, Alternaria alternata attack or combined stress on the Cakile maritima growth and physiological performance
Authors: CHALBI Arbia , SGHAIER-HAMMAMI Besma , BAAZAOUI Narjes , HAMMAMI Sofiene B.M. , BEN-JOUIRA Hatem , GARCÍA-CAPARRÓS Pedro , DJÉBALI Naceur , REGAYA Imed , DEBEZ Ahmed , JORRÍN-NOVO Jesús V. , ABDELLY Chedly
Published: September 2021

Cakile maritima is a halophytic plant model that is well known by its ability to tolerate high salt concentrations. Salinity was reported to improve the tolerance of halophytes to several abiotic stresses; however, the involvement of salt in the tolerance to biotic stress is still scant. In the present work, the effect of salt on C. maritima responses towards the pathogenic Alternaria alternata was investigated. For that, C. maritima seeds were germinated for four weeks. Plants were then divided into four groups: i) Plants irrigated with salt (200mM NaCl); ii) Plants infested by fungus; iii) Plants irrigated with salt and infested by fungus and finally control plants (0mM NaCl, without inoculation). Our results showed that upon salt stress or fungal attack, plants reduced biomass production, hydration status and photosynthetic performance which were associated with a decrease in the gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, with a more pronounced effect upon fungal attack. However, under combined stress, a significant increase of these parameters was noticed, with a level close to that of control. Concerning nutrient contents, K, Zn, Fe, Cu and Mg decreased in the C. maritima leaves exposed to both stresses applied individually. In contrast, all these nutrients were increased in plants grown under combined stress. Taken together, we can conclude that plants grown under combined stresses had better growth rate and physiological performance compared to all other treated plants, and that salt may be the key in improving the C. maritima ability to tolerate fungal attack.
A review of the interaction of medicinal plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere
Authors: SUN Rui-Ting , ZHANG Ze-Zhi , ZHOU Nong , SRIVASTAVA A.K. , KUČA Kamil , ABD-ALLAH Elsayed F. , HASHEM Abeer , WU Qiang-Sheng
Published: September 2021

Medicinal plants are well known to have the advantages of high concentration of medicinal ingredients having clinical importance, curative value, small toxic and side effects. Important compounds viz., paclitaxel, camptothecin, and vincristine have been developed from medicinal plants as first-line of clinical drugs, leading to their consistently increasing demand globally. However, the destruction of natural environment due to excessive mining threatened such resources jeopardizing the successful growing of medicinal plants. A group of beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is known to exist in the rhizosphere of medicinal plants, which can establish a reciprocal symbiosis with their roots, namely arbuscular mycorrhizas. These AM fungi are pivotal in the habitat adaptation of medicinal plants. Studies have demonstrated that AM fungi aided in growth promotion and nutrient absorption of medicinal plants, thereby, accelerating the accumulation of medicinal ingredients and aiding resistance against abiotic stresses such as drought, low temperature, and salinity. An AM-like fungus Piriformospora indica is known to be cultured in vitro without roots, later showed analogous effects of AM fungi on medicinal plants. These fungi provide new mechanistic pathways towards the artificial cultivation of medicinal plants loaded with ingredients in huge demand in international market. This review provides an overview of the diversity of AM fungi inhabiting the rhizosphere of medicinal plants, and analyzes the functioning of AM fungi and P. indica, coupled with future lines of research.
Dual inoculation of Bradyrhizobium and Enterobacter alleviates the adverse effect of salinity on Glycine max seedling
Authors: AGHA Mona S. , ABBAS Mohamed A. , SOFY Mahmoud R. , HAROUN Samia A. , MOWAFY Amr M.
Published: September 2021

The aid of beneficial microbes, which is a well-accepted strategy, may improve plant salt tolerance. However, the mechanisms that underpin it are unclear. In this study, seedling experiments were carried out to assess the effect of Bradyrhizobium and Enterobacter on the germination, growth, nonenzymatic and enzymatic content in soybean (Glycine max L.) under salt stress. Water was sprayed on the seeds as a control, and with 75 mM, 150 mM NaCl as salt stress. The findings demonstrate that salt stress (75, 150 mM) caused a significant decrease in germination, morphological criteria, and membrane stability index (MSI) when compared to control seeds but increased lipid peroxidation (MDA), electrolyte leakage (EL), osmotic pressure, proline, citric acid, sugar content, antioxidant enzymes. Furthermore, endophytic Bradyrhizobium and Enterobacter inoculation resulted in a significant rise in all of the above metrics.; however, these treatments resulted in significant reductions in ROS, EL, and MDA in stressed plants. Finally, the findings showed that combining Bradyrhizobium and Enterobacter was the most efficient in reducing the harmful effects of salt on soybean plants by boosting antioxidant up-regulation and lowering membrane leakage and ROS.
Nursing students' learning from involvement in research projects: an integrative literature review
Authors: Loura David de Sousa , Bernardes Rafael Alves , Baixinho Cristina Lavareda , Henriques Helga Rafael , Félix Isa Brito , Guerreiro Mara Pereira
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the learning outcomes and skills obtained of undergraduate nursing students involved in research projects. Methods: This was an integrative literature review, based on a research protocol in the CINAHL Complete databases; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Cochrane Methodology Register; MedicLatina; MEDLINE, Scopus and JBI, including primary and secondary studies, published between 2015 and 2020. Results: A total of five heterogeneous articles were included, which were categorized using Kirkpatrick's (adapted) model. Seventeen learning outcomes acquired through participation in research projects were identified, from the learning of new knowledge and skills to the development of new attitudes and behaviors. Final considerations: The involvement of nursing students in research projects is important to their professional development. Future investment in research on this topic can help cement the potential of this type of student involvement.
The presence of anemia in patients with leg ulcer: laboratory test
Authors: Oliveira Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de , Castro Joyce Beatriz de Abreu , Lisboa Emilly Freire Novaes Silva , Kang Hye Chung , Ferreira Márcia de Assunção
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the presence of anemia in patients with chronic lower limb ulcers based on profile and hematometric indices. Method: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The sample was composed of 64 participants with lower limb ulcers and evolution time greater than 12 weeks. Data was collected between May/2016 and December/2017 from hematological analyses, records from medical records, and wound assessment form. Results: 36 (56.2%) were male; 38 (59.4%) between 60 and 80 years old; 56 (87.5%) with chronic diseases and 52 (81.2%) with venous ulcers. 6 years mean of active ulceration. Anemia was detected in 36 (56.2%), 27 (75%) of which were normochromic and normocytic; 14 (38.8%) had deficiency anemia recorded in their medical chart. Conclusion: The low hemoglobin concentration is recurrent among the participants characterizing an anemia condition, whose profile reveals congruence to the anemia of chronic disease.
Implementation of evidence-based practices in the perineal pain management in the postpartum period
Authors: Tomaz Raquel Gomes de Oliveira , Brito Ana Paula Almeida , Riesco Maria Luiza Gonzalez
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT Objectives: To implement strategies for managing perineal pain in puerperal women admitted to a public maternity hospital in São Paulo state and to evaluate their compliance with evidence-based practices. Methods: Implementation study using the JBI model conducted with nursing professionals and puerperal women between September and December 2019. Interviews with puerperal women and medical record data were used to audit seven evidence-based criteria. The interventions adopted included a care protocol, professional training, and folder elaboration for puerperal women. Results: Prior to the intervention, deficits in audited practices and obstacles to pain management were identified, which were overcome by the strategies employed. The follow-up audit demonstrated improvements in compliance with best care practices. Conclusion: There was an increase in the criteria compliance evaluated after the implemented strategies, contributing to improving the nursing care results in the perineal pain management based on the best scientific evidence.
Support group for families with children in a pediatric intensive care unit
Authors: Moraes Erika Sana , Silva Camila Cazissi da , Melo Luciana de Lione , Mendes-Castillo Ana Márcia Chiaradia
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the process of creating and implementing a support group for families with children in a pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: A professional experience report described using a management and planning tool. Results: This is a pioneering initiative in the hospital. The application of the tool enabled the delineation of the scope, justification, location, frequency, responsible persons, approach, and budget. After its implementation, the group enables significant interaction between health professionals-families and families-families, favoring the formation of therapeutic bonds and stimulating social and emotional support networks. Conclusion: The tool effectively planned the group and highlighted its effects on family coping and the relationships between professionals and families.
Health education: a booklet for colostomized people in use of the plug
Authors: Diniz Iraktânia Vitorino , Mendonça Ana Elza Oliveira de , Brito Karen Krystine Gonçalves de , Albuquerque Adriana Montenegro de , Oliveira Simone Helena dos Santos , Costa Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes , Soares Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: To develop and validate a booklet on the use of the colostomy plug as a technological support for educational intervention. Methods: Methodological study focusing on the production of soft and hard technologies for colostomized people using a plug, developed in three stages: literature review; validation with 13 experts; and with seven colostomized persons. Results: The content for the booklet was selected based on the analysis of the articles identified in Step 1. In Step 2, regarding the content, the number of pages and appearance obtained a Content Validity Index of 0.85 and 1.00 respectively. In Step 3, the minimum Content Validity Index was 0.71 in two items related to organization and 0.86 for the writing style. The other items obtained a Content Validity Index of 1.0. Conclusion: The booklet was validated among experts and colostomized persons, and the final version, containing 50 pages, was offered to health professionals and colostomized people in use of a plug.
Profile of nursing diagnoses in indigenous older adults in the community: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Silva Carlos Jordão de Assis , Neves Júnior Tarcísio Tércio das , Carvalho Eloisa Araújo de , Silva Valéria Gomes Fernandes da , Almeida Sheyla Gomes Pereira de , Menezes Rejane Maria Paiva de
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the profile of nursing diagnoses evidenced in indigenous elderly in the community. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study, carried out with 51 indigenous elderly people of Potiguara ethnicity, through a nursing consultation. The clinical data, obtained from the consultation, were analyzed following Risner’s diagnostic reasoning process and the NANDA-I Taxonomy (2018-2020). For greater accuracy, the diagnoses obtained underwent peer review by a specialist. Results: 37 diagnoses were identified, such as Impaired dentition (98.0%), Risk for impaired skin integrity (66.7%), Chronic pain (64.7%), Risk for deficient fluid volume (54.9%), Impaired swallowing (45.1%), Impaired walking (45.1%), Disturbed sleep pattern (43.1%), Stress urinary incontinence (41.2%), Risk for falls (35.3%), and Sexual dysfunction (33.3%). Conclusion: the diagnoses identified were predominantly from Safety/protection domain and result from factors that negatively influence indigenous elderly’s functional capacity.
A linguagem violentada e a mimese humana nas democracias espetaculares: Interlocuções com Giorgio Agamben
Authors: Ruiz Castor M. M. Bartolomé
Published: September 2021

Resumo: É urgente aprofundar as análises críticas da deriva espetacular das atuais democracias. Para contribuir com esse objetivo, no presente ensaio, analisam-se alguns aspectos das pesquisas de Agamben a respeito das democracias espetaculares. Em um segundo ponto, desenvolve-se uma análise acerca da linguagem, que, na origem da política, na Grécia antiga, propunha criar um novo modelo de poder fundamentado no convencimento da verdade, e como, posteriormente, essa linguagem deslizou-se para técnicas instrumentalizadoras da verdade, na política. Em um terceiro momento, apresentarem-se os nexos da mimese humana com a deriva espetacular da linguagem, nas democracias contemporâneas.
Religião, vida e sociedade: breve estudo a partir de Bergson e Freud
Authors: Monteiro Geovana da Paz
Published: September 2021

Resumo: O artigo visa a indagar em que medida a religiosidade, observada a partir de seu contexto originário, seria um dos meios encontrados pela civilização para abafar impulsos humanos primários tendentes à desagregação social e moral. A despeito dessa tentativa de controle, questiona-se o quanto tais impulsos ditos primitivos prevalecem em nossa constituição biológica, psíquica e social, de modo a justificarem comportamentos aberrantes tão comuns em nossa época. Tomam-se por base as ideias de Henri Bergson, presentes no segundo capítulo d’As duas fontes da moral e da religião, intitulado “A religião estática”, em cotejo aos argumentos de Sigmund Freud, apresentados, sobretudo, em O futuro de uma ilusão e Totem e tabu. Apesar da aproximação com as ciências sociais, segue-se a hipótese de que o livro de Bergson nutre um diálogo mais fecundo com a teoria freudiana, no que tange à compreensão da religiosidade dita primitiva em oposição, ou não, à civilizada.
Contra o dogmatismo realista: notas sobre acordos e jogos
Authors: Silva Marcos
Published: September 2021

Resumo: Este trabalho discute a possibilidade da existência de regras e critérios independentes de nossas práticas discursivas, a partir da filosofia de Brandom e do desenvolvimento filosófico de Wittgenstein. Para tanto, examina-se a normatividade na lógica, no desafio próprio da pluralidade de lógicas não clássicas, motivando a sua constituição no ambiente social, em função da analogia com jogos. Essa abordagem redunda em uma alternativa pragmatista ao dogmatismo realista. Em vista dessa perspectiva pragmatista baseada na noção de jogos e acordos, defende-se que não é a objetividade do discurso que garante a normatividade de nossas práticas, mas, ao contrário, é a normatividade intrínseca de nossas práticas, seu conjunto de autorizações e proibições que deveria fundamentar a objetividade do discurso.
A ciência da política de David Hume
Authors: Freitas Vinícius França
Published: September 2021

Resumo: O artigo apresenta uma interpretação que procura sistematizar a compreensão humiana dos princípios da ciência da política. Por um lado, argumenta-se que a ciência da política é uma ciência sobre formas políticas de organização (monarquia, aristocracia e democracia, por exemplo), fundada sobre axiomas cuja verdade é eterna e imutável e independe de fatores contextuais - como cultura, moral e educação. Por outro lado, a ciência da política é também uma ciência sobre a conduta dos seres humanos em sociedade (a ação de um corpo de indivíduos que resiste à tirania de um governante, por exemplo), baseada em máximas ou princípios gerais cuja verdade é contingente, mutável e dependente de fatores contextuais.
Computer guided surgery in the maxillary esthetic zone
Authors: GULINELLI Jéssica Lemos , CALCAGNOTTO Thiago , KASAYA Marcus Vinicius Satoro , BELLATO Caio Peres , GONÇALES Eduardo Sanches , SANTOS Pâmela Letícia dos
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT This clinical report describes the implant rehabilitation for the treatment of pathological roots resorption due to inadequate orthodontic movement in prosthetic space reduced by means of load and immediate implants, computer-guided surgery and use of the own tooth crown in a 21-year-old-patient. The atraumatic exodontics of the right and left upper lateral incisors was performed, and then immediate placement of osseointegrated implants using the computer guided surgery technique. The crown teeth itself was used in the immediate aesthetic and functional rehabilitation. Completion of the treatment resulted in a functional and aesthetic successful outcome and a 27 months follow-up presented uneventful. The procedures included in this complex rehabilitation treatment in the esthetic zone were appropriate and essential for the maintenance of the soft and hard tissues contour and thickness ensuring the excellence in rehabilitation.
Communicative skills of children with autistic spectrum disorder: clinical and family perception
Authors: Freitas Fernanda Aparecida Ferreira de , Montenegro Ana Cristina de Albuquerque , Fernandes Fernanda Dreux Miranda , Delgado Isabelle Cahino , Almeida Larissa Nadjara Alves , Alves Giorvan Ânderson dos Santos
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the communication skills of children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), considering the clinical and family perspective. Methods: from the point of view of parents and therapists, the language of ten children with ASD was analyzed. All children underwent speech therapy at the outpatient clinic of a Speech Therapy School. Two protocols were used for data collection. Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), which was applied to the children's parents, and Protocol for Assessment of Pragmatic Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders - called Pragmatic Protocol (PP), which was answered by therapists. The data were examined through a descriptive statistical analysis, considering absolute and relative frequency, and inferential statistics, through the Chi-square test, with a 5% of significance for all analyses. Results: an expressive presence of communicative deficits, in the answers presented by the therapists, was seen. In the protocol answered by the parents, it was also possible to observe the same trend, since the children failed to score in several items of Subscale I. Conclusion: parents and therapists evidenced changes in the communicative skills of the children surveyed, and emphasized that therapists, who have technical linguistic knowledge, like parents, can also be good informants about their children's communicative development process.
Influence of physical clogging on filtration performance of soil-geotextile interaction
Authors: Markiewicz A. , Kiraga M. , Koda E.
Published: September 2021

During the past four decades the use of nonwoven geotextiles as filter materials in geotechnical works has experienced a marked increase. In this study, the water permeability coefficient of nonwoven geotextiles after 23 years of exploitation in drainage system was determined to evaluate the influence of physical clogging on filtration performance of geotextiles. The obtained results showed that the geotextiles were clogged by soil particles. What is more, the objective in this study was to establish a gradient ratio test method for estimating a clogging phenomenon of geotextile filter adequately. A series of gradient ratio tests on three kinds of needle-punched nonwoven geotextile filters whose number of constrictions differs was performed. A geotextile filter was put under a silty sand layer. Based on the test results, it was confirmed that the water permeability coefficient became small as the gradient ratio increased, depending on the number of constrictions of the geotextile. It was also found that the modified gradient ratio GR4 is more sensitive than GR8 and GR25. Based on interpretation of the experimental results, the authors recommend the acceptance limit of GR8 equal to 3.7 and of GR4 equal to 4.8.
Measured short-term subsurface ground displacements from EPBM tunnelling in London Clay
Authors: Wan M. S. P. , Standing J. R. , Potts D. M. , Burland J. B.
Published: September 2021

Subsurface ground displacements from the construction of the twin-bore Crossrail tunnels in London Clay by earth pressure balance machines (EPBMs) are presented and discussed, complementing a companion paper by the authors that focused on the surface response. Both papers report vertical and horizontal displacements, in this case measured using comprehensive arrays of instruments installed within boreholes in Hyde Park, London. The Crossrail tunnels are deeper than those cited in most UK case histories concerning tunnelling in stiff clay. Clear insights were gained into subsurface displacement mechanisms: an ‘inward’ displacement field was observed around the Crossrail tunnel construction, in contrast to the ‘outward’ displacement field that developed around the shallower Channel Tunnel Rail Link tunnels constructed east of London using similar EPBMs in London Clay. This has important implications when estimating subsurface displacements using currently available empirical methods. Appraisal of the EPBM operational variables suggests that the relative magnitude of face and tail grout pressures to overburden stress is the key factor contributing to the opposing senses of the observed displacement fields. Earlier tunnelling-induced strain softening of the London Clay is evident from greater subsurface incremental volume losses and settlement trough width parameters relating to subsequent tunnel construction.
Determination of the control methods of Ipomoea triloba L. (three lobe morning glory) in cotton fields
Authors: Özkil Mine , Üremiş İlhan
Published: September 2021

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is used as the raw material in more than fifty industries and is also the main source of raw materials used in the textile, the oil, the animal feed, and the paper industries. Additionally, it is a crop of great economic importance for its producer countries with the added value and employment opportunities. Cotton is among the crops sensitive to weed competition and its yield decreases with the weeds. For this reason, weed control treatments should be employed effectively to obtain high yields in cotton fields. In the recent years, Ipomoea triloba (IPOTR), which has increased in its importance in the agricultural areas of the Mediterranean Region, prevents the development of the cotton because of its invasive features and causes the harvest difficulties during by hand or machine harvest. The aim of this study is to create an effective control program against IPOTR in cotton. Field experiments were carried out in Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey in 2018 and 2019. For this purpose, impact of the treatments including Pyroxasulfone 85% (PYRS) Trifloxysulfuron sodium 75% (TRFS), Pyrithiobac-sodium 383 g/l (PYBS), Glyphosate isopropylamine salt 480 g/l (GLYI), S-metolachlor 915 g/l + Benoxacor 45 g/l + hand hoe (SMEC), inter-row rotary hoe + intra-row hand hoe (FÇEÇ) were investigated 28 day-after treatment and at the harvest during two years. It has been determined that TRFS and PYBS have an efficacy over 90%, while FÇEÇ, SMEÇ, TRFS and PYBS applications have an efficacy over 60%. Applications against IPOTR have increased the cotton lint and yield. However, crop injury was observed after GLYI application (20%).
The determination of developmental time, parasitism rate at different temperatures and parasitism behavior at constant temperature of Aenasius arizonensis Girault 1915 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
Authors: Kahya Doğancan , Çalışkan Keçe Asime Filiz , Ulusoy Mehmet Rifat
Published: September 2021

Aenasius arizonensis Girault, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a primary parasitoid species of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Some biological characteristics of A. arizonensis at different temperatures were studied to evaluate its potential role against P. solenopsis in biological control. Six temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, 35±2, and 25/35±2 °C) were studied to determine the most suitable temperature for parasitism. The results showed that the highest parasitism rate (79%) and the optimum developmental time from parasitism to adult emergence (16-17 days) were recorded at 25 °C. Although developmental periods were shorter at 30 and 35 °C, parasitism rate was lower at higher temperatures. The longest developmental period and lowest parasitism rate were recorded at 20 °C.The host preference of A. arizonensis was studied on different mealybug species and this parasitoid parasitized only P. solenopsis. The parasitism behavior of A. arizonensis based on the increasing the number of the host was carried out at 25 °C, where the best results were obtained in terms of parasitism rate during this study. The regression curve showed that A.arizonensis can be classified as Holling Type II. In conclusion, this study revealed that A. arizonensis can be an effective biological control agent to use against P. solenopsis and 25 °C is an optimum temperature for the mass-rearing of this parasitoid.
Adaptation of The Children’s Role Inventory-20: Turkish Version Validity and Reliability Study
Authors: YAVUZ GÜLER Çiğdem
Published: September 2021

The present study aims to adapt the “Children’s Role Inventory-20” (CRI-20) into Turkish and examine its validity and reliability. The study sample consisted of 303 participants aged ≥18 years, and these participants were selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using “Personal Information Form,” “CRI-20,” “Spann–Fischer Codependency Scale,” “Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test,” and “Family Assessment Device.” The study data were analyzed using SPSS-22 and AMOS-22 software. The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the CRI-20 were similar to that of the original version and consisted of a two-factor structure (lost child vs. mascot and scapegoat vs. hero) with four subscales; the goodness of fit indices of this inventory was also acceptable in the Turkish sample. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the CRI-20 subscales varied from .73 to .80, thus indicating an acceptable level. The psychometric properties established in this study suggested that the Turkish version of the CRI-20 is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be employed to assess the roles adopted by individuals aged 18–50 years within a family system in the Turkish sample.
Investigation of the Relationship Among Childhood Traumas and Self-Harming Behaviours, Depression, Psychoform and Somatoform Dissociation in Female University Students
Authors: ERMAĞAN-ÇAĞLAR Eda , ÖZTÜRK Erdinç , DERİN Görkem , TÜRK-KURTÇA Tuğba
Published: September 2021

The aim of this study is to determine the predictive role of childhood traumas on self-harming behaviours, depression, psychoform, and somatoform dissociation in female university students. This study was conducted with 314 female university students. It was evaluated that the differentiation of psychoform dissociation as an independent variable, varied based on negative or positive taxonomy in terms of dependent variables as well as the predictive effect of childhood traumas. It was found that childhood trauma predicted psychoform dissociation experienced in adulthood, and emotional abuse predicted amnestic dissociation, absorption and psychoform dissociation. The findings of the study differed from other studies, especially with clinical samples, and childhood traumas were positively correlated with psychoform dissociation and negatively associated with somatoform dissociation. The findings also emphasise the importance of certain correlations between childhood trauma and self-harming behaviours in a non-clinical sample group, such as female university students, as well as clinical samples.
Investigation of The Effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Based Group Psychological Counseling Program in Couples
Authors: UZUN Gülgün , DENİZ Mehmet Engin
Published: September 2021

The study aims at the effects of mindfulness-based group counseling programs on interpersonal mindfulness levels. This is an experimental study with experimental and control groups based on the pretest, posttest, and follow-up models. The research consists of couples who are married for at least 1 year and graduated from secondary education in İstanbul. The data of the study were obtained with the mindfulness in marriage scale. A 10-week mindfulness-based psychological counseling program was applied to the experimental group by the researcher. Any training was not given to the control group. Follow-up measurement for the experimental group was performed two months after the posttest. As a result of the research findings, a mindfulness-based psychological group counseling program increased the Interpersonal mindfulness scores of the couples. It is seen that there is a significant difference between the mindfulness pre-test-post-test and pre-test-follow-up test scores of the married couples in the experimental group. However, there is no statistically significant difference between the mindfulness pre-test and post-test scores of married couples in the control group.
The Impact of Casino’s RFID Chips Recognition System on Casino Staff’s Job Performance: A Technology Acceptance Model Approach
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Yoon Jin , Yoon Ji-Hwan
Published: September 2021

Using the Technology Acceptance Model, this study explored the impact of casino staffs’ recognition of the Casino RFID chips on their job performance. In this study, the external variables of casino ICT equipment adoption is divided into three factors: system factor, environment factor and management factor. We sought to identify the impact of aforementioned three factors, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, the impact of perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use on user's job performance. Data were collected from the employers of a casino company in South Korea in 2018 and a total of 186 sample was used for the data analysis. The findings show that the RFID adoption's system factor and management factor have positive impact on both perceived usefulness and ease of use, but environment factor has no impact on the constructs. Moreover, both perceived usefulness and ease of use have positive impact on users' job performance. The results revealed that casino industry should consider new equipment' system and management factor when they are considering adopting new technologies. Results also suggest that unlike other industry, environmental factor of ICT equipment has not much things to do with staffs' job performance in the casino industry. From a practical point of view, this study could contribute to the casino industry's human resource development in relation to the introduction of ICT equipment.
Cognitive Psychological Approach to Determinants Influencing Travel Avoidance in the COVID-19 Era
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Lee Kyung-Yur , Jeong Ji-Youn
Published: September 2021

This study explores the determinants influencing travel audience during the COVID-19 outbreak. The specific purposes of this study are as follows: 1) to verify TriRisk - a risk perception scale proposed by Ferrer et al.(2016), 2) to confirm the determinants of travel avoidance intentions along with demographic variables by deriving the concept of perceived severity and risk perception, and 3) to investigate the interaction effects of the travel frequency and the old and weak. Data were collected through an online survey from July 26, 2020 to August 7, 2020 when travel restriction measures and social distancing policy were enforced in South Korea due to COVID-19. A questionnaire was administered to those aged 20 and over, and 279 samples were included in data analysis. Using a binary logistic regression model, the authors confirmed that gender, education level, area of residence, affective risk perception, and perceived physical severity positively influenced travel avoidance intentions. Additionally, the old and weak and travel frequency exerted positive interaction effects between gender and travel avoidance intentions. This study provides academic contributions to the field by applying TriRisk perception to convey better knowledge of the decision making of travel avoidance in the pandemic era. It also offers practical implications by suggesting effective communication strategies tailored to target markets.
“Doing it Our Way” Participation and Kinship in Traditional Surrogacy Narratives in Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors: Gibson Hannah Grace
Published: September 2021

The practice of traditional surrogacy gives rise to multiple discourses around women’s autonomy and kinship practices globally. In the Aotearoa New Zealand context, traditional surrogacy (where the surrogate donates her own egg as well as gestating the foetus) is legal only on an altruistic basis. Furthermore, it is subject to neither medical nor state oversight, unlike gestational surrogacy which is heavily regulated. Drawing on three years of ethnographic research, this article focuses on both traditional surrogates in Aotearoa New Zealand who have children of their own and those who have chosen a childfree life. Their narratives reveal multilayered motivations that align with and diverge from the ‘help’ narrative often associated with altruistic surrogacy. By drawing on and contributing to current debates on surrogacy globally, I show that traditional surrogates take on their role with clear ideas about kinship and different interpretations of reproductive participation. Their narratives bring to the fore the under-researched topic of traditional surrogacy, and in particular of women who do not want children of their own but choose to donate their eggs and gestate the foetus for another woman. I argue that their negotiation of stigma to make/resist kin disrupts pervasive heteronormative modes of kinship.
Time dynamics of spins-fermional models in Cu2O
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Kirchanov V.S.
Published: September 2021

The solution of the system of equations for the basic operators of the spin-fermion model is obtained in the form of harmonic oscillations of Fermi operators at two frequencies, and three-frequency harmonic oscillations of the spin-fermion coupling operator (spin-polaron).
The nature of elastic-plastic invariant of strain
Authors:   Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science of SB RAS, Zuev L.B. , Kolosov S.V. ,   Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science of SB RAS
Published: September 2021

The nature of the elastic-plastic invariant of strain is considered. It is shown that the absolute quantities of invariant, obtained in the experiments, are distributed normally. The contributions from scale and rate factors into invariant value are studied. The independence of invariant from temperature is established.
Super time and the Pauly principle
Authors:   Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), Musin Y.R.
Published: September 2021

Демонстрируется связь принципа Паули с нетривиальной структурой фермионного супервремени. При локализации суперсимметрии по образу супергравитации возникают поля полей переносчиков гравитационного и обменного взаимодействий. Квант обменного взаимодействия свободных фермионов, являющийся суперпартнером гравитона (гравитино), интерпретируется как «паулино» - частица, ответственная за эффект «взаимоизбегания» тождественных фермионов.
Research on a complete model of cosmological evolution a classical scalar field with a Higgs Potential. I. Model analysis
Authors:   Kazan Federal University (Kazan, Russian Federation), Ignat’ev Yu.G. , Samigullina A.R. ,   Kazan Federal University (Kazan, Russian Federation)
Published: September 2021

A study and computer simulation of a complete model of the cosmological evolution of a classical scalar field with a Higgs potential is carried out without the assumption that the Hubble constant is nonnegative. A qualitative analysis of the corresponding dynamical system and a classification of the Einstein - Higgs hmpersurfaces, the topology of which determines the global properties of the phase trajectories of the cosmological model, are carried out.