bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Low-Calorie Diet with or without Exercise Reduces Postprandial Aortic Waveform in Females with Obesity
Authors: HEISTON EMILY M. , GILBERTSON NICOLE M. , EICHNER NATALIE Z. M. , MALIN STEVEN K.
Published: September 2020

Purpose

Arterial stiffness is considered a predictor of cardiovascular disease. Females have higher values of arterial stiffness than males, suggesting a greater risk of heart-related complications. Although a low-calorie diet (LCD) reduces fasting arterial stiffness, in part through weight loss, it is unknown if interval exercise (INT) adds to the benefit of LCD on fasting and postprandial arterial stiffness in females with obesity.

Methods

Twenty-five females (47 ± 2.6 yr, 37.6 ± 1.3 kg·m−2) were randomized to 13 d of LCD (n = 12; mixed meals of ~1200 kcal·d−1) or LCD + INT (n = 13; 60 min·d−1 of supervised 3-min intervals at 90% HRpeak and 50% HRpeak). Arterial stiffness (augmentation index [AIx] and carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity [cfPWV]) and blood biochemistries were measured during a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test before and after the intervention to determine fasting and postprandial arterial stiffness as well as insulin sensitivity (simple index of insulin sensitivity [SIIS]) and inflammation (C-reactive protein, interleukin 8, and tumor necrosis factor alpha).

Results

Although LCD + INT increased V˙O2peak and HDL compared with LCD (P = 0.04 and P < 0.01, respectively), both interventions decreased body fat, LDL, total cholesterol, and triglycerides (all P < 0.01) and increased SIIS (P = 0.03). Despite no effect on fasting AIx (P = 0.27), LCD and LCD + INT decreased AIx60min (−7.4% ± 4.3% vs −7.0% ± 5.0%, P = 0.04) and tAUC120min (−663 ± 263 vs −457 ± 406, P = 0.03). There were no changes in fasting cfPWV (P = 0.91) or cfPWV120min (P = 0.62). Increased SIIS and decreased interleukin 8 were associated with reduced fasting AIx (r = −0.44, P = 0.03, and r = 0.40, P = 0.055), whereas decreased C-reactive protein correlated with reduced postprandial AIx60min (r = 0.43, P = 0.04).

Conclusion

Independent of exercise, 13 d of LCD reduces postprandial AIx in females with obesity. Insulin sensitivity and inflammation correlated with improved arterial stiffness, suggesting unique mechanisms regulate fasted versus postprandial arterial stiffness.
Investigation of Healing Effects of Afyon Region Thermal Spring Water on Experimentally-Induced Gastritis in Mice
Authors: Munteanu Constantin , ULUSOY Yavuz , KİLİC Bahadir
Published: September 2020

In this study, 40 Albino mice were induced with ethyl alcohol to form of gastritis. In the treatment stage, control group mice were given tap water, while study group mice were given fresh water of Süreyya I hot spring. Clinical, hematological, biochemical, blood gases measurements and histopathological examinations of the gastric tissue were performed on the 1st, 7th, 14th and 21th days after the initiation of the treatment. At the end of the study, no significant difference was found between the groups in terms of body temperature (p> 0.05), whereas heart and respiratory frequencies were significantly higher in the study group animals (p <0.05). Although mean WBC, NOTR, MON, EOS and MCV decreased significantly in both groups (p <0.05), it was found that the mean of these parameters were more significant in SG at all measurement times (p <0.05). It was determined that TP, ALB and GLU levels increased in SG contrast to CG, and statistically significant decreases in AST, ALT, CK, ALP, LDH, UREA, CREA and IgG levels after the treatment. Additionally, pH, partial CO2 pressure, base deficit, bicarbonate, Ca and K levels decreased after gastritis procedure, whereas lactate, Na and Cl levels increased. Consequently, the clinical, hematological, blood biochemical parameters, blood gases and histopathological findings were evaluated as a whole, it was concluded that Süreyya I hot spring water was very successful in the treatment of gastritis.
Investigation of the Therapeutic Effects of Hot Springs Waters Sourced from Afyonkarahisar Region on Experimentally-induced Myocardial infarctus in Rats
Authors: Munteanu Constantin , EMEKSIZ Mehmet Ali , ULUSOY Yavuz , KİLİC Bahadir
Published: September 2020

Myocardial infarction is an important public health problem in human and animals. In this study, myocardial infarction was induced by intraperitoneally injected isoproterenol hydrochloride in saline solution at a dose of 85 mg/kg body weight for 2 days. After myocardial infarction formation, three animals were exed to collect blood and histopathological specimens. The remaining 32 rats were divided into control and study groups for treatment. In the treatment stage; the control group animals were treated with tap water, while the study group animals were received Süreyya I hot spring mineral water. Clinical, hematological, blood biochemical and histopathological examinations was performed in all the animals before study, after myocardial infarction, and on 1st, 7th, 14th and 21st days after treatment. In terms of T, P and R, there were significant differences (p <0.05) with respect to time periods between control and study groups (p <0.05). WBC, NOTR, MON MCH, HCT ve MCV levels decreased, while RBC, HG, HCT, LENF, MCH and MCHC levels increased following treatmen in both groups. These changes were significant in study group comaper to control. It was also seen that ALT, AST, CK and CRP levels of blood biochemical parameters were significantly increased (p <0.05) after myocardial infarction formation. By begining treatment, TP, ALB and GLU levels increased, whereas ALT, AST, CK and CRP levels decreased, especially on the 21st day of the study in the SG. It was concluded that in the correct temperature and time to use Süreyya I hot spring water as drinking and bathing was very successful in the treatment of myocardial infarction, either itself or along with other medical treatments.
Biofilm Inactivation using Photodynamic Therapy in Dentistry: a review of literature
Authors: TIȘLER Corina-Elena , BADEA Mîndra-Eugenia , BUDURU Smaranda , KUI Andreea , FLORIA Mihaela , POPESCU Ștefan , MITARIU Mihai , NEGUCIOIU Marius
Published: September 2020

Introduction: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a therapy involving light and a photosensitising chemical substance, used in conjunction with molecular oxygen in order to elicit cell death (photo-toxicity) and thus ability to kill microbial cells, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Photodynamic therapy is an alternative method of biofilm disruption and it is considered a new way of microorganism inactivation. It is also an additional procedure to reduce the infection rate in patients, caused by the increasing antimicrobials resistance of bacteria. The aim of this literature review was to evaluate the specific effects and the antibacterial effectiveness of photodynamic therapy using different types of photosensitizers (Erythrosine, Rose Bengal, Toluidine blue, Methylene blue, Ozone, Riboflavin, Curcumin, Chlorhexidine, SAPYR) and a visible light of a specific wavelength for each photosensitizer and to reveal the applications of PDT in periodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics and dental caries. Methods: A research of literature was performed in an attempt to find all the articles published on this topic in the last 10 years. The articles was searched by using a certain combination of different keywords (photodynamic therapy ) and (diode laser ) and (teeth) in PubMed database. Results: A total number of 83 articles were found. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 35 articles were taken into consideration for our study and among them 4 were a manuscript, 3 was a review of literature, 1 was an in vivo evaluation and 27 were in vitro studies. Conclusion: Considering that none of the disinfection methods can completely remove the biofilm, PDT is a therapeutic tool complementary to conventional disinfection, with great applicability in dentistry. PDT showed significantly efficacy in reduction of biofilms. Exposure to light in the presence of a photosensitizing chemical substance helps in the reduction of microbes and the protocols could be recommended for clinical usage, but only together with ‘classic ‘ disinfection.
Forest bathing in cardiovascular diseases – a narrative review
Authors: DOGARU Gabriela
Published: September 2020

Introduction.People of all ages have always enjoyed the forest, due to the peaceful environment, mild climate, extremely beautiful landscapes, fresh air, pleasant flower and plant scents. Over the past years, a new medical science termed forest medicine has developed, as an interdisciplinary science belonging to the fields of alternative medicine, environmental medicine and preventive medicine, which comprises the effects of forest environments on human health. However, beyond its use for pleasure, there is increasing evidence suggesting that the forest can offer very many benefits for health, including in cardiovascular diseases. Objectives.To bring to attention a less known and studied therapeutic issue, i.e. the effects of forest bathing on the human body, especially in cardiovascular diseases. Material and method. Given the heterogeneous nature of the evidence in the literature, these findings should be put together in order to allow an adequate interpretation. Thus, we reviewed the observational clinical studies (on prospective cohorts, case-control studies, retrospective cohorts), the randomized controlled trials (RCT) and non-randomized controlled trials in PubMed, over the past 20 years, until June 2020, focusing on the effects of the forest in cardiovascular diseases. The search terms included forest, forest bathing, cardiovascular effects, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, stress, psychological effects. Results and discussions.The results of the studies show that the benefits of the forest on the cardiovascular system are obvious regardless of age, sex, socioeconomic environment or previous exposure to a natural environment. Also, walking in the forest environment can promote cardiovascular relaxation by facilitating the parasympathetic nervous system and by suppressing the sympathetic nervous system. In addition, forest therapy can be effective in reducing negative psychological symptoms. The current literature supports the benefits of exposure to nature and green environments for human health, through the effects on: the immune system (increase of natural killer cells/cancer prevention); the cardiovascular system (hypertension/coronary artery disease); the respiratory system (allergies and respiratory diseases); depression and anxiety (mood disorders and stress); mental relaxation. Conclusions.The studies conducted show the cardiovascular benefits associated with continuous immersion in nature, but further research regarding this aspect is definitely required.
Particularities of cardiovascular rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass graft: a case report
Authors: MOLNAR Adrian , OPREA Alexandru , MOLDOVAN Horatiu , TRIFAN Catalin , SACUI Diana
Published: September 2020

Objectives. This paper assesses the importance and contribution of cardiovascular rehabilitation programs in the short- and long-term outcome following surgical revascularization procedures for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods. We present the case of a 64-year-old patient who benefited from a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure for CAD, followed by an individualized cardiac rehabilitation program. The case particularity consisted of the presence of associated peripheral vascular disease that imposed additional challenge in decision-making process regarding surgical therapy. Results and discussion. Immediately after surgery, the patient was included in a phase II residential recovery program, preceded by a ramp effort test. The rehabilitation program consisted of partial toning massage of the lumbosacral spine, and individual physiotherapy. Coronary revascularization procedures often cause lowered exercise capacity and declining physical activity levels. In our case even preoperative assessment showed a limited physical effort capacity, further reduced by the surgical intervention. The physiotherapy plan should be personalized, safe, effective, and must increase the independent mobility of patient soon after open heart surgery. Conclusions. The main contribution of cardiac rehabilitation program should be the improvement of physical and social status of patients undergoing surgical myocardial revascularization. This program should be included in the management of all cardiac heart disease patients who benefit from cardiac surgery procedures. Implementation of CR programs at most hospitals and community centres, as well as awareness about their efficacy, would result in higher participation after coronary revascularization interventions and improvement of functional parameters and quality of life.
Ventricular arrhythmia during rehabilitation of cervical spinal cord injury
Authors: GUSETU Gabriel , BULBOACĂ Angelo , MAGER Monica Alina , CISMARU Gabriel , BULBOACĂ Alexandra Ina , STĂNESCU Ioana
Published: September 2020

Patients with cervical spinal cord injury have a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias, especially in the first 14 to 30 days after traumatic event (acute phase). Electrophysiological abnormalities described in the acute phase are most often bradycardia, which is spontaneous or triggered by various stimuli. In the chronic phase, varied arrhythmias are described, but ventricular arrhythmias as a result of autonomic dysregulation in chronic SCI are rare and isolated. We present the case of a patient with a C5-C6 incomplete spinal cord injury (ASIA-B grade) in which symptomatic ventricular arrhythmia is described one year after the traumatic event.
The importance of multidisciplinary team in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury
Authors: ROMAN-FILIP Corina , CATANĂ Maria-Gabriela
Published: September 2020

Noticeable advances have occurred in the field of traumatic brain injury in the past ten years. Brain imagery provides a more precise representation of what occurs in the brain, diffuse axonal injury being an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury. We present 2 cases that were admitted and discharged from our department. Actually we want to emphasize differences and similarities between the two cases and to highlight different sequelae that traumatic brain injury can do in young patients. Both patients were admitted in a critical state – GCS 4 points and were discharged with an improved neurological status after approximately 30 days. We decided to present these cases to issue a warning about the rehabilitation for these patients which most of the times have a prolonged hospitalization. We wanted to highlight that the rehabilitation does not consist only in the motor part, but in the psychiatric and behaviour part too.
Gender gaps in political attitudes revisited: the conditional influence of non-binary gender on left–right ideology and GAL-TAN opinions
Authors: Solevid Maria , Wängnerud Lena , Djerf-Pierre Monika , Markstedt Elias
Published: September 2020

Across surveys and regardless of controls, women in many Western countries are consistently more politically left-leaning than men. More recently, however, innovative measures of non-binary gender identity suggest important heterogeneity in political attitudes within the categories of ‘women’ and ‘men’. Building from this, we study the direct and conditional associations between sex and non-binary gender on two political attitude dimensions: (1) left–right ideology; and (2) green/alternative/liberal versus traditionalist/authoritarian/nationalist opinions. Using a Swedish population-based survey from 2013, we find no evidence that political attitudes vary by non-binary gender identity alone, and only weak evidence that political attitudes vary by sex. However, supporting our conditional hypotheses, we find that gender (non)conformity matters significantly. Specifically, men with many masculine traits and women with many feminine traits stand more to the right and show more traditionalist/authoritarian/nationalist opinions than men and women who are less gender conforming.
Quantitative diffuse optical spectroscopy for noninvasive measurements of the malaria pigment hemozoin
Authors: Campbell Chris , O’Sullivan Thomas D.
Published: September 2020

Hemozoin (Hz) is a crystal by-product of hemoglobin consumption by malaria parasites. There are currently no in vivo deep tissue sensing methods that can quantify Hz presence noninvasively, which would be advantageous for malaria research and treatment. In this work, we describe the broadband near-infrared optical characterization of synthetic Hz in static and dynamic tissue-simulating phantoms. Using hybrid frequency domain and continuous-wave near-infrared spectroscopy, we quantified the broadband optical absorption and scattering spectra of Hz and identified the presence of Hz at a minimum tissue-equivalent concentration of 0.014 µg/mL in static lipid emulsion phantoms simulating human adipose. We then constructed a whole blood-containing tissue-simulating phantom and demonstrated the detection of Hz at physiologically-relevant tissue oxygen saturations ranging from 70-90%. Our results suggest that quantitative diffuse optical spectroscopy may be useful for detecting deep tissue Hz in vivo.
Deep learning-enabled efficient image restoration for 3D microscopy of turbid biological specimens
Authors: Xiao Le , Fang Chunyu , Zhu Lanxin , Wang Yarong , Yu Tingting , Zhao Yuxuan , Zhu Dan , Fei Peng
Published: September 2020

Though three-dimensional (3D) fluorescence microscopy has been an essential tool for modern life science research, the light scattering by biological specimens fundamentally prevents its more widespread applications in live imaging. We hereby report a deep-learning approach, termed ScatNet, that enables reversion of 3D fluorescence microscopy from high-resolution targets to low-quality, light-scattered measurements, thereby allowing restoration for a blurred and light-scattered 3D image of deep tissue. Our approach can computationally extend the imaging depth for current 3D fluorescence microscopes, without the addition of complicated optics. Combining ScatNet approach with cutting-edge light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM), we demonstrate the image restoration of cell nuclei in the deep layer of live Drosophila melanogaster embryos at single-cell resolution. Applying our approach to two-photon excitation microscopy, we could improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and resolution of neurons in mouse brain beyond the photon ballistic region.
Influence of longitudinal mode components on second harmonic generation in III-V-on-insulator nanowires
Authors: Ciret Charles , Alexander Koen , Poulvellarie Nicolas , Billet Maximilien , Mas Arabi Carlos , Kuyken Bart , Gorza Simon-Pierre , Leo François
Published: September 2020

The large index contrast and the subwalength tranverse dimensions of nanowires induce strong longitudinal electric field components. We show that these components play an important role for second harmonic generation in III-V wire waveguides. To illustrate this behavior, an efficiency map of nonlinear conversion is determined based on full-vectorial calculations. It reveals that many different waveguide dimensions and directions are suitable for efficient conversion of a fundamental quasi-TE pump mode around the 1550 nm telecommunication wavelength to a higher-order second harmonic mode.
Cascaded Fabry-Perot interferometer-regenerated fiber Bragg grating structure for temperature-strain measurement under extreme temperature conditions
Authors: Tian Qin , Xin Guoguo , Lim Kok-Sing , He Yudong , Liu Ji , Ahmad Harith , Liu Xiaochong , Yang Hangzhou
Published: September 2020

We demonstrated an optical fiber sensor based on a cascaded fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI)-regenerated fiber Bragg grating (RFBG) for simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain under high temperature environments. The FPI is manufactured from a ∼74 µm long hollow core silica tube (HCST) sandwiched between two single mode fibers (SMFs). The RFBG is inscribed in one of the SMF arms which is embedded inside an alundum tube, making it insensitive to the applied strain on the entire fiber sensor, just in case the temperature and strain recovery process are described using the strain-free RFBG instead of a characteristic due-parameter matrix. This feature is intended for thermal compensation for the FPI structure that is sensitive to both temperature and strain. In the characterization tests, the proposed device has exhibited a temperature sensitivity ∼ 18.01 pm/°C in the range of 100 °C - 1000 °C and excellent linear response to strain in the range of 300 °C - 1000 °C. The measured strain sensitivity is as high as ∼ 2.17 pm/µɛ for a detection range from 0 µɛ to 450 µɛ at 800 °C, which is ∼ 1.5 times that of a FPI-RFBG without the alundum tube.
Recovering cavity effects in corrugated organic light emitting diodes
Authors: Fu Xiangyu , Chen Yi-An , Shin Dong-Hun , Mehta Yash , Chen I-Te , Barange Nilesh , Zhu Liping , Amoah Stephen , Chang Chih-Hao , So Franky
Published: September 2020

Cavity effects play an important role in determining the out-coupling efficiency of an OLED. By fabricating OLEDs on corrugated substrates, the waveguide and SPP modes can be extracted by diffraction. However, corrugation does not always lead to an enhancement in out-coupling efficiency due to the reduction of the electrode reflectance and hence the cavity effects. Based on the results of our rigorous couple-wave analysis (RCWA) simulation, we found that the cavity effects can be partially recovered using a low index Teflon layer inserted between the ITO anode and the substrate due to the enhancement of the reflectance of the corrugated electrodes. To verify the simulation results, we fabricated corrugated OLEDs having a low-index Teflon interlayer with an EQE of 36%, which is 29% higher than an optimized planar OLED. By experimentally measuring the OLED air mode dispersion, we confirm the cavity emission of a corrugated OLED is enhanced by the low index layer.
MEMS-on-fiber sensor combining silicon diaphragm and supporting beams for on-line partial discharges monitoring
Authors: Li Haoyong , Wang Xiejun , Li Delin , Lv Jiaming , Yu Yiting
Published: September 2020

Fiber optic extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric (EFPI) sensors are ideal candidates for on-line partial discharges (PDs) monitoring due to their inherent advantages, such as immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI), highly compact sensing probes, and remote signal transmission. However, up to date, the design and fabrication of high-performance sensing diaphragms still remain challenging, and most of the reported diaphragms utilize circular structures with the peripheral sidewalls completely fixed. Herein, a novel EFPI ultrasonic sensor for on-line PDs monitoring is demonstrated. The proposed sensing diaphragm combines a silicon beam-supported diaphragm and a fixed boundary ring with a thickness of 5 µm, which was optimized through the multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) revealing its high design flexibility and manufactured by using the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) processing technology on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer. Compared with the circular and beam-supported diaphragm, the developed structure exhibits a higher sensitivity. The testing results show that the developed sensor owns the sensitivity and noise-limited minimum detectable ultrasonic pressure (MDUP) of -10 dB re. 1V/Pa and 63 µPa/sqrt(Hz) at its designed resonant frequency, respectively. Finally, the sensor's ability to detect PDs is validated in a temporary built PDs experimental environment, further proving its great potential to perform the on-line PDs monitoring.
Creativity through mindfulness: The Arts and Wellbeing in Education (AWE) professional learning programme
Authors: Southern Alex
Published: September 2020

This article uses findings from a case study of an arts/education professional learning programme in Wales to construct a definition of creativity that reflects on and contributes to debates around the concept, and its value within education. The programme Arts and Wellbeing in Education (AWE) focused on supporting school teachers’ well-being through creative practice. The research comprised a participatory methodology that sought to explore the circulating discourse around the key concepts of creativity and well-being in order to identify how the team leading the programme conceptualized the value of creativity, and how this was enacted. The findings point to a notion of creativity that is an inclusive, carnival experience that may improve well-being through mindful approaches to creative practice.
Experiencing research early: Undergraduate students’ art practice research1
Authors: Durán-Barraza Gabriela
Published: September 2020

The purpose of the present study is to show how undergraduate art students developed a three-semester research project using art practice research as methodology during the years 2011–12. They answered individual research questions through their artistic practices, presenting their results within an art exhibition and academic document. The research data shared in this article comprise observations of their research development, artistic diaries, art exhibitions, written research documents and post-project interviews. Findings indicate that such research experience allowed students to generate new knowledge through artistic practice, which often cannot be foreseen as it involves incontrollable material and people that cannot be accessed through other disciplines. It also gave them trans-cognitive research skills helping them to better understand themselves as artists and to develop complex works difficult to create otherwise.
Building school community through cross-grade collaborations in art
Authors: Taylor Kristin Vanderlip
Published: September 2020

This qualitative study examines multiple collaborative art experiences across ages and classrooms during two years at a suburban public school in one of the largest school districts in the United States. Students in two middle-school elective art courses engaged in contemporary art education projects to strengthen visual and verbal communication skills as they partnered with younger peers in primary grades, including the following activities: collaborative earthworks, toy designs and mixed-up animal sculptures. These multi-age socially-constructive art experiences provided students with opportunities to build community across campus while interacting with each other and the artwork co-created. Observations and noted responses via reflection from students indicated positive impact on both communication and collaboration through bidirectional teaching and learning, with students in each age group requesting more opportunities for cross-grade collaborative experiences.
‘Beanz Meanz Professional Learning’: Beginning a Pedagogical Reflective Sketchbook1
Authors: Hall Emese
Published: September 2020

I was attempting to write a traditional text-based article defining what I have come to term a ‘Pedagogical Reflective Sketchbook’. The aim was to consider what insights might be gained from existing research on teachers’ use of reflective sketchbooks – and similarly named books – for their professional learning, leading to my definition of a Pedagogical Reflective Sketchbook. However, I told myself (aloud) ‘I can’t say what I want to say in words’. Although not a totally surprising revelation, it was a call to action. I, therefore, began to develop my own visual musings centred on the analogy of being like a Michelin-starred chef serving baked beans on toast – a pedagogical frustration in my current academic role. In order to better understand a Pedagogical Reflective Sketchbook, it made perfect sense to begin one, in keeping with the spirit of my research intentions. This visual essay explains more…
Arts in working with youth on sensitive topics: A qualitative systematic review
Authors: Tumanyan Marian , Huuki Tuija
Published: September 2020

This study examines existing research on the use of arts-based methods in approaching issues sensitive for youth and children. We conducted a qualitative, systematic review of twenty academic publications on this topic from 1997 to 2017. Our results show the use of arts-based methods to (1) recognize and make visible previously invisible experiences, acts, voices and histories; (2) nurture change and transformation in the lives of the youth; and (3) allow exploring the more-than-human, more-than-present and less-than-conscious aspects in the lives of youth and children – aspects that traditional study methods might not readily access. Our findings offer teachers, researchers, practitioners, psychologists and social workers greater awareness of the use of arts-based methods in matters young people find sensitive. This review allows education professionals to achieve a broader view of methods emerging from the arts in addressing the social and psychological issues that young human beings might face.
Transforming images: A collaborative art exercise to debunk biases
Authors: Salonen Hanna , van den Brekel Olav
Published: September 2020

In the Netherlands, art academies offering teacher training courses in visual arts and design pay little attention to diverse learners, such as pupils with learning disabilities, in their curricula. To form a picture of the existing perceptions of students concerning persons with intellectual and/or psychological disabilities, this study was set up to map the views of a group of first-year teacher training students of visual arts and design at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. The focus of the study was to see whether student perceptions changed after an active encounter with persons with intellectual and/or psychological disabilities – in this case, a group of visiting artists with learning disabilities. The motivation for this study was influenced by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. As this mandate was adopted in the Netherlands in 2017, we have been intrigued by the consequences it would have for current educational settings and teacher training courses focusing on the subjects of art and design.
Letting Art Teach: Art Education ‘After’ Joseph Beuys, Gert Biesta (2017)
Authors: Heaton Rebecca
Published: September 2020

Review of: Letting Art Teach: Art Education ‘After’ Joseph Beuys, Gert Biesta (2017)

Arnhem and Amsterdam: ArtEZ Press, 125 pp.,

ISBN 978-9-49144-437-1, h/bk, £27.00
Teaching and Learning in Art Education: Cultivating Students’ Potential from Pre-K through High School, D. Sickler-Voigth (2020)
Authors: Pavlou Victoria
Published: September 2020

Review of: Teaching and Learning in Art Education: Cultivating Students’ Potential from Pre-K through High School, D. Sickler-Voigth (2020)

New York and London: Routledge, 438 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-13854-931-9, h/bk, £104.00
Designing of children’s stage costume using bionic objects
Authors: Yezhova Olga , Abramova Oksana , Pashkevich Kalina , Vasylieva Olena
Published: September 2020

The article is devoted to the actual problem in design projection of children’s choreographic costumes based on a bionic creative source. The analysis aimed to identify the scope of use of vegetables as a creative source for the production of fashion collections. It has been found that designers use vegetables for making clothes, for sketching the models of clothes, as well as a source of inspiration for form, decoration and colour choices. A figurative and stylistic analysis of bionic creative sources and the transformation of plant images into stage costumes for a children’s dance show was carried out in order to come up with models of stage costumes. During the process of costume design, the following principles were adopted: imitation of the bioform in separate elements of the costume, analogousness of silhouette solutions to natural bioforms, bionic design projection with the identification of functionality, and figurative and associative expressiveness of the costume. As a final step, the scenario of performance, as well as the requirements of the children and the creative source were considered when designing a collection of children’s stage costumes.
The thinking body-in-motion: Studio laboratory practice in researching Laban in Brazil
Authors: Scialom Melina
Published: September 2020

What if I could use my body-in-motion as a research tool? From the understanding that movement can be a site of knowledge and the body a thinking soma, this article supports a practice of studio laboratory as a somatic method of research, working with Laban’s principles of thinking in movement to investigate the genealogy of Laban practices in Brazil. Based on embodied research perspectives and Rudolf Laban’s praxis that proposes a ‘movement-thinking’ as well as the merging between cognition and action, the laboratory is a way to employ movement practice in the research without focusing on an artistic product but using art as a means of research and not necessarily its end. In this article, I discuss and describe the use of laboratory practice as a method for embodied and somatic research, providing two examples of how this practice was implemented as part of the methodology for drawing the genealogy of Laban practitioners in Brazil.
Learning/teaching, creating and performing through LBMS
Authors: Sastre Cibele
Published: September 2020

This article presents Laban/Bartenieff movement studies (LBMS) experiments through pedagogical procedures and creative processes. It comprises artistic and performative perspectives in choreography and dance education from a nineteen years’ research within master and doctorate studies. Laban’s Motif writing shifts its main function to act as a trigger for creative processes. Besides, somatic serenities, as an important body state for the production of presence, are encouraged in somatic–performative practices that include LBMS into dance programme courses in Rio Grande do Sul. The concept of somatic serenities is introduced to develop an inner–outer body connection state as an intimate experience with dance, which produces knowledge. This text considers performative dance practices and practice as research as an LBMS teaching methodology in dance courses in the south of Brazil.
Online education and the feeling of (dis)embodiment: A somatic perspective of a learning experience
Authors: Donadel Marcia
Published: September 2020

The thinking in this short report emerged from the author’s participation as an online learner in the TBI 101 course on Mabel Elsworth Todd by Pamela Matt, The Thinking Body Institute. Participation in this course, during a Ph.D. internship period at C-DaRE, Coventry University as a visiting researcher in 2018, prompted reflections on e-learning and feelings of embodied or disembodied experience, particularly in close connection to the author’s doctoral research on sensory and creative possibilities of a somatic approach to improvisation in performer training. This report reviews the pedagogical and technological challenges of the TBI 101 study programme in order to better understand the potential connections between (dis)embodied research and online learning, and to offer a foundation for a somatic point of view on e-learning. The thinking offered here investigates different levels of (dis)embodied engagement, suggesting it is dependent on the synergy of the participant’s learning style, the technological platform and the pedagogical approach.
Calatonia: A Therapeutic Approach That Promotes Somatic and Psychological Regulation, Anita Ribeiro Blanchard, Ana Maria Galrão Rios and Leda Maria Perillo Seixas (eds) (2019)
Authors: Borges da Costa Ana Lucia
Published: September 2020

Review of: Calatonia: A Therapeutic Approach That Promotes Somatic and Psychological Regulation, Anita Ribeiro Blanchard, Ana Maria Galrão Rios and Leda Maria Perillo Seixas (eds) (2019)

Miami: Alma Street Enterprise, 325 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-09791-435-7, p/bk, £8.93, Kindle, £7.07
Arte e estética na educação: um relato de experiência da educação (do) sensível
Authors: Souza Júlia Graciela de , Junqueira Mariana Lopes , Carvalho Carla
Published: September 2020

Este relato emerge da experiência de um seminário temático desenvolvido na disciplina de Arte e Estética na Educação do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, Mestrado em Educação da Universidade Regional de Blumenau/Santa Catarina. A proposta elaborada como parte das atividades do componente curricular da disciplina foi organizada pelos acadêmicos e orientada pela professora que ministra a disciplina. O objetivo do seminário foi o despertar dos sentidos e a reflexão sobre o papel do professor como provocador dos sentidos. Participaram do seminário 17 acadêmicos, que são também professores de diversas áreas, matriculados na disciplina de Arte e Estética em Educação. As atividades tiveram base teórica em Duarte Júnior (2000) e aconteceram em cinco momentos: a anestesia em que se vive: análise crítica do cotidiano; reconectando a natureza; ocultando a visão e despertando o tato; despertando o sensível; e reflexões. A experiência promovida pelo seminário temático contribuiu significativamente na reflexão sobre a vida atual e o quão anestesiados se está, na (re)descoberta dos sentidos e na educação (do) sensível. Como os acadêmicos que participaram do seminário também são professores, eles foram provocados pelos mediadores a promoverem momentos de educação (do) sensível com os seus alunos. Diante disso, espera-se uma ressonância das atividades propostas, para além do momento do seminário.
Meeting Report: South African Medical Research Council Standard of Care in Clinical Research in Low- And Middle-Income Settings Summit, November 2017
Authors: Miner Maurine , Bekker Linda-Gail , Kredo Tamara , Bhagwandin Niresh , Corey Lawrence , Gray Glenda
Published: September 2020

Introduction:
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) convened a summit to discuss issues relating to standard of care (SoC) in HIV prevention clinical trials, both for treatment and prevention of disease. Policymakers, regulators, ethicists, experts in the law (as it pertains to medical research), researchers, representatives of advocacy groups, and the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) presented a framework within which SoC principles could be articulated.

Discussion: Summit participants discussed how and when to include new modalities of HIV treatment and prevention into existing clinical practice guidelines, and by extension in clinical trial protocols. Participants involved in the execution of care and the scale-up of new interventions, in particular, the roll out of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), presented the opportunities for and challenges to scaling up interventions, and their experience with demonstration projects of PrEP. Advocates and community members propagated the need to make interventions that could avert HIV infection available as soon as possible. Experts in evidence-based guideline development discussed the nuances in evaluating evidence for policy and the mechanisms for getting medicines on the Essential Medicines List in South Africa. Given the variability in clinical trial efficacy of PrEP amongst different populations, scientists and statisticians discussed the various biological, virological and immunological reasons for this heterogeneity.

Conclusions: Input was given as to the impact of introducing PrEP in other HIV prevention trials, and the considerations for the design of both antiretroviral (ARV)-based and non-ARV based HIV prevention trials. The meeting recommended supporting access to PrEP in HIV prevention trials by 1) developing PrEP access plans for HIV vaccine trials; 2) creating a PrEP fund that would supply PrEP to sites conducting HIV prevention trials via a central procurement mechanism; and 3) support the safety monitoring of PrEP.
Analisis Transportasi Siswa Menuju Sekolah dan Arahan Pengembangannya di Kota Bogor
Authors: Purnama Egi Syahril Mulia , Sitorus Santun R.P. , Hidayat Janthy T
Published: September 2020

School is one system activities that generates movement and will attract movement from settlements as student residence. The objectives of this research are, to analyze the attraction of school students, to analyze the factors that influence the selection of public transport modes towards schools, analyzing the selection of student public transport modes and to formulate the direction for effective plan for developing school transportation in Bogor City. The methods used are flow mapping method, binary logistic regression method, proximity analysis, and descriptive analysis. The results show that the attraction of elementary students is sufficiently appropriate because they followed the zoning regulation which can be seen from the majority of students come from designated zone, while the result of junior high school student’s attraction show relatively insufficient because the majority of the students come from outside the designated zones. The estimation results of factors that significantly influence the choice of modes of transportation are gender, school distance, travel time, costs, consideration of costs, consideration of walking, and consideration of time. Half of elementary school students use angkot by 51% and 49% others students used other modes towards school. Most junior high school students also use angkot by 73% and 27% others students used other modes. The direction of school transportation development is focused on implementing a zoning system that is maximally implemented so that the movement of students to school is more organized and deviding of school clusters so that the school bus service will run effectively.
Development of Automated Model Generation and Analysis of Surface-Cracked Plates in Bending for Interpolated Elastic–PlasticJ-Integral Solutions
Authors: Renfro Michael W. , Allen Phillip A. , Wilson Christopher D.
Published: September 2020

NASA’s Tool for Analysis of Surface Cracks (TASC) has been used since 2014 to perform elastic–plastic J-integral (J), crack mouth opening displacement (CMOD), crack front constraint, and deformation limit calculations for plates in tension. To date, no comparable database or tool exists for surface-cracked plates in bending. Existing tools and prior ASTM standards are limited to linear-elastic materials or simpler 2-D crack geometries. TASC uses a database of 600 models for interpolated solutions over a wide range of semielliptical surface crack geometries (0.2≤a/c≤1.0, 0.2≤a/t≤0.8) and material properties (100≤E/Sys≤1,000, 3≤n≤20). Here, a is the crack depth, c is the half-width of the crack, and t is the plate thickness, so that a/c is the crack aspect ratio and a/t is a normalized measurement of crack depth. E, Sys, and n are the plate’s elastic modulus, yield strength, and the Ramberg–Osgood power law hardening exponent, respectively. This report details the development of a bending model database covering the same range of crack geometries and material properties. It includes developing new criteria to determine if a model has reached sufficient plastic deformation and modifications to model boundary conditions to accurately capture the behavior of deeply cracked plates in bending. Python is the primary automation tool used in this process, including running FEACrack to create meshes, modifying material properties, iterating WARP3D boundary conditions to meet plastic deformation requirements, and converting WARP3D output into a reduced set of MATLAB-compatible data files. Bending model results from WARP3D are validated against Abaqus results for identical meshes. This report then shows the initial integration of bending models and results into the existing TASC code, laying the groundwork for a single tool for analysis of surface-cracked plates in tension or bending.
Oil extraction and derivatization method: a review
Authors: Quero-Jiménez Pedro César , Arias Felipe Lester Alejandro , Rega López Lisyaulen
Published: September 2020

The objective of this work is to analyze and present the main methods of oil extraction. The present study suggests that different methods could be used to extract oil for food and feed purposes. The method to be used for the extraction depends on several factors, among which its cost and the materials to be used stand out. This work has reviewed well-known and widely practiced methods of oil extraction namely and conventional methods (solvent extraction), as well as new innovative methods aimed at raising and optimizing oil yield and improving oil quality. The main derivatization methods are also reviewed since among edible oils the determination of fatty acids is one of the quality parameters most studied and disseminated in the scientific literature. Major shortcomings associated with the conventional methods are solvent consumption, extraction time lag and adverse thermal effects at high temperatures that can produce oxidative processes of lipids. New techniques such as microwave-assisted extraction, ultrasonic-assisted extraction, and supercritical fluid extraction have been developed, and are being used to effectively reduce these shortcomings. Although, as previously stated, the researchers apply the most feasible, least-cost method that suits their research purposes.
Can citizen science help delimit the geographical distribution of a species? The case of the Callistoctopus sp. (“eastern octopus”) on the Brazilian coast
Authors: Jesus Manuella Dultra de , Zapelini Cleverson , Schiavetti Alexandre
Published: September 2020

This study presents the first considerations and observations of the occurrence of the octopus Callistoctopus sp. on the coast of Brazil. Local ecological knowledge (LEK) and citizen science, used as a research tool, were fundamental to confirm the presence and delimit the distribution of this species on the Brazilian coast. In all, 187 interviews were conducted with octopus fishers in 17 localities surrounding six marine protected areas, between March 2018 and August 2019. During the development of the work, the number of volunteer participants significantly increased, from the initial 107 specialists to about 2180 local informants, including fishers, divers and diving instructors. The SWOT matrix was used as a synthesis method to identify the possibilities for the use of citizen science in ethnoecological studies. By using citizen science, it was possible to extend the area of distribution of this new species from the three existing records of individuals captured for the state of Pernambuco and Bahia to eleven records for more than seven states. The citizen science tool was considered useful for the generation of data that complement scientific research, and its greatest obstacle for use in ethnobiological studies was the need to motivate volunteers to increase the robustness of the collected data.