bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Smoking Cessation Apps: a Systematic Review of Format, Outcomes, and Features (Preprint)
Authors: Barroso-Hurtado María , Suárez-Castro Daniel , Martínez-Vispo Carmela , Becoña Elisardo , López-Durán Ana
Published: April 2021

BACKGROUND

Behavioural interventions are effective for smoking cessation. However, they are not easily accessible for all treatment-seeking smokers. ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and, specifically, mobile health (mHealth) apps, have been used in recent years to overcome these limitations. Smoking cessation apps can be used combined with a face-to-face intervention (FFSC-Apps) or as general apps (GSC-Apps).

OBJECTIVE

The aims of this review were (1) to examine the effects of FFSC-Apps and GSC-Apps on abstinence, tobacco use, and relapse rates, and (2) to describe their features.

METHODS

A systematic review was conducted following the internationally Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, using MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases to identify papers published up to 30th November 2020.

RESULTS

Of the total 6014 studies screened, 22 were included in this review, of which eight used GSC-Apps and 14 FFSC-Apps. Of the 22 studies, seven were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), four controlled clinical trials (CCTs), and 11 before-and-after studies. Also, 11 of the 22 studies were pilot studies. Regarding study quality, five were rated as strong, 12 as moderate, and five as weak. Regarding smoking cessation outcomes, two GSC-Apps studies obtained significant differences between conditions in abstinence rates (one of them obtained higher rates in the app condition) and two in cigarettes per day (CPD), with higher reduction rates in the app condition. None of the FFSC-Apps studies obtained significant differences in abstinence rates between conditions but two FFSC-Apps studies showed significant differences in abstinence rates at the different point-assessments. None of the included studies provided information about smoking relapse rates. Concerning apps features, the most frequently used in the FFSC-Apps studies were self-tracking and carbon monoxide (CO) measures and, in the GSC-Apps studies, they were self-tracking, setting a quit plan/quit date, motivational content, and smoking self-report.

CONCLUSIONS

Smartphone apps for smoking cessation are promising tools for quitting smoking. Although research in this area is at an early stage and more studies are needed to establish their efficacy, the high availability and usage of smartphone apps imply a great opportunity to complement traditional smoking cessation interventions and to reach large populations. In terms of public health, even if these interventions had a small effect size, they could have a relevant impact on improving health and reducing economic costs related to tobacco use.

CLINICALTRIAL

PROSPERO CRD42020154272; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020154272
Emotional Disclosures and Reciprocal Support over the Largest Parenting Forum on Reddit: Using Data Mining to Examine the Effect of Account Type and Anonymity on Supportive Communication (Preprint)
Authors: Mann Supreet , Carter Michael C
Published: April 2021

BACKGROUND

Online support forums allow users to seek advice, information, and emotional support on a variety of issues. Today’s parents navigate unique stressors both off- and on-line, and online forums can provide parents with the social support they need to address contemporary parenting issues. Increased social support can have a positive effect on mental health, including decreasing depressive symptomatology and acting as a buffer to stress. Online support forums may provide parents with increased anonymity to discuss sensitive topics and may provide minority parents with a larger social network for advice seeking. It is, therefore, critical that we examine online support forums to better understand the role that social support might play in these spaces and the way parent posts may influence response.

OBJECTIVE

Research examining social support processes in parenting forums is lacking. This study examines the interpersonal support process within the largest Reddit parenting forum, r/Parenting, to understand how anonymity plays a role in emotional self-disclosure of the parent-poster and subsequent commenter support.

METHODS

Comments and posts made to r/Parenting were collected using Reddit’s API in February of 2020 with a final sample of 118,277 posts and 697,095 comments.

RESULTS

Results suggest the use of throwaway accounts is an important factor in the way emotional self-disclosure occurs both in posts and comments. Our data evidenced that in an online forum for parents to seek advice, information, and support, the use of throwaway accounts was found to be an important factor in the degree of ESD included in both posts and comments. Additionally, there was a direct and positive relationship between the ESD of posts and ESD of comments.

CONCLUSIONS

This suggests that in contemporary society, online spaces may offer parents increased anonymity and greater affordances when it comes to connecting with others, and thus operate as critical venues for social support. We evidenced that one feature that affords users with a greater degree of anonymity online (i.e., pseudonyms) serve as critical component in online support seeking among parents, impacting both the process of support seeking and reception of social support over one of the most popular parenting support forums online, r/Parenting. This signals an evolution in the way’s parents seek social support from others. This paves the way for further research examining interpersonal processes and the impact online support has on family communication through parent support.
Коморбидная патология в герниологии
Authors: Boyko V.V. , Parkhomenko K.Y. , Nikonov V.V. , Feskov O.E. , Gavrikov O.E.
Published: April 2021

В последние десятилетия во всем мире наблюдается старение населения с увеличением удельного веса лиц пожилого и старческого возраста, что приводит к значительному росту распространенности разнообразной патологии, особенно сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний, избыточного веса и ожирения, сахарного диабета, неопластических и диспластических заболеваний, а также заболеваний, которые требуют хирургического лечения. Негативное влияние на состояние здоровья значительно увеличивается при наличии нескольких заболеваний, что создает качественно новые условия, которые нельзя объяснить механической суммой влияния отдельных заболеваний. Наличие сопутствующей патологии при хирургических заболеваниях, или коморбидность, негативно влияет на общее состояние пациента, течение основной и сопутствующей патологии, а с хирургической точки зрения — еще и на ответ на хирургическую агрессию, течение послеоперационного периода и дальнейшую реабилитацию больных. Это свидетельствует о необходимости индивидуального подхода к организации обследования пациента и планирования дальнейшего лечения, которое в большинстве случаев невозможно стандартизировать. В качестве факторов риска и предикторов смертности и осложнений после оперативных вмешательств рассматриваются возраст пациента, избыточный вес и ожирение, хронические обструктивные заболевания легких, хроническая сердечная недостаточность, ишемическая болезнь сердца. Комплексная оценка коморбидности и функционального статуса позволяет оптимизировать уход за пациентами. Наиболее часто для этого применяется индекс коморбидности Чарлсона. Но попытки еще более увеличить информативность шкал коморбидности не останавливаются, и появляются новые, которые используются главным образом для административной оценки результатов лечения. В контексте герниологии очень интересным патологическим состоянием является дисплазия соединительной ткани, для которой характерны мультиорганные и мультисистемные поражения с чрезвычайно разнообразными клиническими проявлениями. Патология соединительной ткани ассоциируется со многими другими заболеваниями хирургического профиля. Это варикозная болезнь, дискинезия желчных путей с развитием желчнокаменной болезни, дуоденогастральный и гастроэзофагеальный рефлюкс, язвенная болезнь желудка и двенадцатиперстной кишки, дивертикулы пищеварительного тракта, спаечная болезнь брюшной полости. Таким образом, у больных с грыжами, особенно пожилого и старческого возраста, достаточно высокая частота коморбидной патологии, которая оказывает существенное влияние на частоту послеоперационных осложнений и летальность.
Digital Applications Targeting Medication Safety in Ambulatory High-Risk CKD Patients
Authors: Ong Stephanie W. , Jassal Sarbjit V. , Porter Eveline C. , Min Kyoyoon K. , Uddin Akib , Cafazzo Joseph A. , Rac Valeria E. , Tomlinson George , Logan Alexander G.
Published: April 2021

Background and objectives

Patients with CKD are at risk for adverse drug reactions, but effective community-based preventive programs remain elusive. In this study, we compared the effectiveness of two digital applications designed to improve outpatient medication safety.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

In a 1-year randomized controlled trial, 182 outpatients with advanced CKD were randomly assigned to receive a smartphone preloaded with either eKidneyCare (n=89) or MyMedRec (n=93). The experimental intervention, eKidneyCare, includes a medication feature that prompted patients to review medications monthly and report changes, additions, or medication problems to clinicians for reconciliation and early intervention. The active comparator was MyMedRec, a commercially available, standalone application for storing medication and other health information that can be shared with patients' providers. The primary outcome was the rate of medication discrepancy, defined as differences between the patient’s reported history and the clinic’s medication record, at exit.

Results

At exit, the eKidneyCare group had fewer total medication discrepancies compared with MyMedRec (median, 0.45; interquartile range, 0.33–0.63 versus 0.67; interquartile range, 0.40–1.00; P=0.001), and the change from baseline was 0.13±0.27 in eKidneyCare and 0.30±0.41 in MyMedRec (P=0.007). eKidneyCare use also reduced the severity of clinically relevant medication discrepancies in all categories, including those with the potential to cause serious harm (estimated rate ratio, 0.40; 95% confidence interval, 0.27 to 0.63). Usage data revealed that 72% of patients randomized to eKidneyCare completed one or more medication reviews per month, whereas only 30% of patients in the MyMedRec group (adjusted for dropouts) kept their medication profile on their phone.

Conclusions

In patients who are high risk and have CKD, eKidneyCare significantly reduced the rate and severity of medication discrepancies, the proximal cause of medication errors, compared with the active comparator.

Clinical Trial registry name and registration number:

www.ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02905474.
The Rebuilding of “Greater Russia”: From Kievan Rus’ to the Eurasian Union (Note 1)
Authors: Kanet Roger E.
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the present examination is 1) to summarize briefly the evolution of historical Russia as the amalgam of multiple ethnic and cultural communities into a growing imperial domain; 2) to outline more specifically the policies pursued by the tsarist and communist regimes to integrate minority communities into the Russian majority; 3) to examine the impact on Russia of the collapse of the former USSR; and 4) to trace current efforts by the Russian government to reintegrate the disparate parts of the former USSR, including especially regions of other post-Soviet states with a significant ethnic Russian population, into a new “Greater Russia.” Although it will touch on Soviet integration policies that targeted national minorities who, by 1989, represented half of the population, the focus will be on recent and current policies intended to “Greater Russia.”
Subalternidad antes del concepto
Authors: De Lara María del Carmen
Published: April 2021

Revisión de la propuesta fílmica que fue construida, desde el feminismo, por mujeres egresadas de las escuelas de cine e interesadas en narrar personajes e historias que rompieran con los modelos convencionales de objetualización, y ponerla a la luz del panorama actual desde la construcción de discursos con una gramática audiovisual distinta. El ensayo aborda el cine feminista desarrollado por mujeres en los ochentas, particularmente de las egresadas de la escuela de cine de la UNAM, Rosa Marha Fernández, María Eugenia Tames y la autora.
Fragmentation behavior of eruptive products of Popocatépetl volcano: an experimental contribution
Authors: Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia Miguel Angel , Arciniega-Ceballos Alejandra , Linares López Carlos , Dingwell Donald B. , Delgado-Granados Hugo
Published: April 2021

En este artículo se presenta un estudio experimental del comportamiento de fragmentación de muestras naturales del volcán Popocatépetl en un tubo de choque. Estos experimentos simulan explosiones Vulcanianas como las que han ocurrido en el volcán Popocatépetl desde su reactivación en 1994. Aquí detallamos el comportamiento de varios parámetros incluyendo la presión umbral de fragmentación, rapidez de fragmentación, velocidad de emisión y eficiencia de fragmentación. Nuestros resultados indican que la porosidad interconectada de la roca y la presión aplicada ejercen una fuerte influencia en el proceso de fragmentación. Los valores de la presión umbral de fragmentación que se presentan aquí proporcionan estimaciones cuantitativas de la sobrepresión requerida para generar una explosión en el volcán Popocatépetl. Así mismo, presentamos las primeras estimaciones de la rapidez de fragmentación a temperaturas magmáticas. La eficiencia de fragmentación de los piroclastos generados experimentalmente es evaluada a través de la teoría fractal de fragmentación y observamos que su granulometría puede ser influenciada significativamente por la composición y la textura de la matriz. La granulometría de depósitos de caía asociados a diferentes eventos explosivos del volcán Popocatépetl también muestran un comportamiento fractal, pero con dimensiones fractales mayores a las correspondientes a las partículas generadas experimentalmente, lo cual es consistente con la ocurrencia de procesos de fragmentación secundarios durante las erupciones. Finalmente, presentamos información extraída de señales elastoacústicas asociadas con los procesos de fragmentación. El análisis de los resultados experimentales que se presentan aquí son útiles para calibrar modelos eruptivos e interpretar datos de monitoreo de las erupciones de volcanes con composición intermedia y de este modo contribuyen al mejoramiento de la evaluación del peligro de estos riesgosos volcanes.
RUSSIA AND PHENOMENON OF POST-SOVIET AND POST-SOCIALIST STATES IN THE STRUGGLE OF VALUES AND THE CHOICE OF ALTERNATIVES
Authors:   Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev, STAROSTENKO K.V.
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the article is to reveal the definition of "political provincialism" and to analyze the phenomenon of post-Soviet states in the choice of their values. The article consists of three parts, which reflect the appeal to such concepts as "sovereignty", "political provincialism", "traumatic past" and "resentment", which are actively used in modern political discourse. In the first part, the researcher examines the theoretical aspects of the concept of "sovereignty" in the interaction of different types of states. The author comes to the conclusion that sovereignty continues to be the value that allows the state at any time to realize its inherent functions. The second part of the article reveals the definition of "political provincialism" and analyzes the phenomenon of post-Soviet states. The methods and mechanisms of political provincialism used for self-affirmation and consolidation of new "sovereign communities" in the post-Soviet space are analyzed. The third part is devoted to an examination of the political practices of post-Soviet and post-socialist states in interaction with Russia, the main of which are the traumatic past and resentment. The author notes that the identification of the “Russian” with the discredited “Soviet” allows the current leadership of these countries to form a stable image of the “enemy” among the population, to present Russia as the culprit of all failures. At the same time, in order to receive political and economic preferences from the West, politicians of many states of the post-Soviet space and Eastern Europe are actively using elements of resentment and a traumatic past. All of this ultimately has a very negative impact on the relationship between Russia and Western countries.
SOCIAL POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN STATE: NEW CHALLENGES AND THREATS
Authors:   Central Russian Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA, BOCHANOV М.A. , MUROMSKY A.S. ,   Central Russian Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the article is to examine the main risks and threats to social stability in Russia caused by COVID-19 and other social problems associated with the internal and external situation, as well as to present the program of actions of the state as adequate responses to these challenges, implemented in the state social policy. The subject of the research is unprecedented measures related to the isolation of the population caused by COVID-19, multiple resources of social support for various social strata and groups of the population. The theoretical approaches to the formation of social states are considered. The authors note that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to adjust or revise the goals, content, and fundamental principles of social policy. It is noted that public health has become a priority during the pandemic. The social role of the state has increased many times over, developing and implementing new measures of social support for citizens. The need to revise the approaches of Russia's social policy in order to effectively counter such threats in the future is quite obvious. As a result, the accents of the transformation of the state's solution to social problems are presented, taking into account changes in the contours of the welfare state.
DOMINANT SPIRITUAL AND MORAL VALUES OF CADET DEPARTMENTAL UNIVERSITY (EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE)
Authors:   Voronezh Institute of Economics and Social Management, POLIVAEVA N.P. , BERENOV A.R. ,   Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, SHUMAROV A.P. ,   Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the article is to present the results of a sociological survey on the formation of spiritual and moral values of cadet youth. The object of the study was the cadets of the Faculty of Law and Engineering and Technology, whose age ranged from 18 to 22 years. The representative sample, in addition to the age and profile of the faculty, also took into account such socio-demographic characteristics as gender. The key features of the spiritual potential of future officers of the Federal Penitentiary Service are revealed, in particular, the combination of adherence to traditional values with the strengthening of individualism, their own well-being and self-development. Such an important feature of youth perception of actual reality as a certain lack of a sense of security, fear of an increase in crime, unemployment and the possibility of war is recorded. The authors note that cadets are characterized by adherence to traditional life values, one way or another intertwined with a certain increase in individualism, their own well-being and self-development, which reflects modern global and Russian trends.
METAPHOR OF «DESTROYED WORLD» IN THE POLITICAL PROJECTION OF WORLD-SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Authors:   Moscow Regional State University, BAGDASARYAN V.E. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the article is to present an analysis of modern global political processes characterized by the unipolarity of the destruction of the former world system. The current situation of political transit is assessed as a failure of technologies of controlled chaos and transition to a state of turbulence. The basic approach of the research was the methodology of world-systems analysis. The article provides arguments that substantiate the systemic nature of the crisis of the World Center, the problematic nature of the restoration of the unipolar system of the world order. Four scenario perspectives of further development of the world political process are considered: 1. restoration of the leadership legitimacy of the World Center; 2. change of the core of the world system; 3. transition of a state of chaos to a global catastrophe; 4. the establishment of a system of a multilateral world of civilizations. It is indicated that the West-centered world-system has paradoxically diverged at some stage from the values of the Western civilization itself. And it is obvious that the transition to a multilateral world should be linked to the basic civilizational values of the world-systems, their differences from the values of other communities. As a result, practical recommendations are presented for the activity steps of building a system of multilateral world order as a desirable prospect for overcoming the state of turbulence and preventing a new geopolitical hegemony.
Prevalência de tabagismo ativo e passivo durante a gravidez: estudo transversal
Authors: Batista Wallysson Costa , Cruz Poliana Valdelice , Bendo Cristiane Baccin , Martins Carolina Castro
Published: April 2021

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of active and passive smoking during pregnancy and its association with sociodemographic indicators, as well as perinatal and postnatal outcomes in newborns. Methods: This cross-sectional study was comprised of 431 pairs of mothers/ newborns. The study variables were: preterm birth, birth weight, oral mucosal lesions, sociodemographic indicators and smoking data. We collected data from medical records and through a self-administered questionnaire answered by mothers. A pediatric dentist examined the newborns for oral mucosal lesions. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between active and passive smoking and the other variables (α=5%). Results: The prevalence of active (9.5%) and passive smoking (4.2%) during pregnancy was low. Active smoking was statistically associated with low birth weight (OR: 2.4; 95%CI:1.1-5.3), lower schooling level (OR: 0.2; 95%CI:0.1-0.5) and mothers aged ≥36 years old (OR: 4.9; 95%CI:1.2-20.0). Passive smoking was not statistically associated with the other variables. There was no association between active or passive smoking during pregnancy and premature birth and oral lesions of the newborn. Conclusions: The prevalence of active and passive smoking were low. Active smoking was associated with low birth weight, maternal age and mother's schooling, suggesting a social influence of smoking behavior among a population with a lower educational level. There was no association between active and passive smoking and prematurity and oral lesions of the newborn
Proteção da vitalidade dentino-pulpar em odontopediatria: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Bausen Ana Gabriela , Moulin Geovana Lougon , Cassano Karen , Baldiotti Ana Luiza Peres , Scarparo Angela
Published: April 2021

Dentin and pulp are considered interdependent substrates, known as the dentin-pulp complex. In front of injuries such as caries and trauma, this complex should be protected with restorative materials considered to be protective agents. An ideal material should have properties such as biocompatibility, be antimicrobial, be insoluble in the oral environment, be thermal and electrically insulating, have therapeutic potential, and adequate mechanical properties. As these characteristics are not found in all materials, the dentist must know the advantages and disadvantages of those that are available. This study aimed to perform a critical review of the indirect materials indicated for the protection of dentin-pulp vitality (PDPV) to ensure the success of indirect pulp treatment in primary teeth. A search was carried out in books, theses, dissertations, monographs, printed articles and databases, PubMed, SciELO, and MEDLINE. According to the literature, the success in protecting the dentin-pulp vitality is achieved through an excellent marginal seal, preventing bacterial infiltration in the dentin and controlling the progression of caries. Further clinical studies are needed to evaluate other outcomes after indirect pulp treatment. There isn’t a material that has all the desired characteristics for PDPV, and recent studies show that the key to PDPV isn’t found in the protective material, but in the restorations marginal sealing, enabling the inactivation of the progression of dental caries.
Caracterización mecánica del caucho vulcanizado reciclado
Authors: López Juan Fernando
Published: April 2021

Natural Rubber comes from the rubber tree as a white latex and after vulcanization It has many industrial applications such as o-rings, shoes, electric components, flexible piping, tires, etc. However, every industrial process in rubber transformation brings some amount of waste. The most visible problem with rubber is the tire production. Every tire is made from a mixture of natural and synthetic rubber with more than 100 different chemical components. The previous scenario shows a problem of general pollution and waste disposal.
Revisión bibliométrica del panorama investigativo en concretos verdes
Authors: Escobar Dávila Valentina , Aristizábal Torres Carlos Andrés , Alzate Buitrago Alejandro
Published: April 2021

The manufacture and use of concrete are significant environmental pollutants due to its high CO2 emissions. Contrary to the current postulates of sustainable development and global pacts for the reduction of greenhouse gases, which is why during the last 20 Years have been developing new techniques and use of alternative materials, as raw material for the manufacture of concrete, with satisfactory results in terms of durability and resistance. The search was advanced in the Scopus database, using the search equation “green concretes”, filtering by title. Using bibliometric and network visualization tools, such as RStudio and VOSviewer, the information corresponding to 201 documents was processed and evaluated. The most significant findings indicate that China and India are leading the research on new technologies to use recyclable raw materials in the manufacture of green concrete, causing the global environmental impact in the construction sector to decrease. Additionally, it was found...
Structure-based analysis of a natural GOT1-inhibitor Aspulvinone H arrests pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells growth
Authors: Yonghui Zhang , Yan Shan , Song Wei , Xu Qianqian , Qi Changxing , Sun Weiguang
Published: April 2021

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells are Gln-metabolism
dependence, which can preferentially utilize glutamic oxaloacetate
transaminase 1 (GOT1) to maintain the redox homeostasis of cancer cells.
Therefore, small molecule inhibitors targeting GOT1 can be used as a new
strategy for developing cancer therapies. Here, we identified a
cyclobutyrolactone lignan, Aspulvinone H (AH), showing significant GOT1
inhibitory activity in vitro. The complex crystal structure of GOT1-AH
elucidated the molecular mechanism, which AH and the cofactor
pyrido-aldehyde 5-phosphate (PLP) competitively bound to the active
sites of GOT1. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis exhibited
that the π-π stacking and isopentenyl side chain of aspulvinone were
related to the inhibition of GOT1 activity. Further biological study
indicated that AH could suppress glutamine metabolism, which made PDAC
cells sensitive to oxidative stress and inhibited cell proliferation.
Besides, AH exhibited potent in vivo antitumor activity in the SW1990
cell-induced xenograft model. These findings suggest that AH could be
considered as a promising lead molecule for the development of PDAC
anticancer agents.
Biochar: a potential soil ameliorant for sustainable land, agriculture and environmental development
Authors: Dwibedi Sanat , Pandey VC , Divyasree Donakonda
Published: April 2021

Biochar or pyrogenic carbon, obtained from thermo-chemical conversion of
biomass in an anaerobic or oxygen limited environment has been in use in
agriculture since long back to Neolithic era. Its unique soil
ameliorating properties, render it suitable for environmental
remediation as well as sustainable crop production. It improves soil
physicochemical properties and plant nutrient availability, facilitates
biodiversity, and reduces emission of greenhouse gases, thereby
subsiding global warming. Application of biochar reduces soil erosion,
improves soil hydrological properties, and soil microbial dynamics. It
has synergistic effects on plant growth, disease-pest resistance, and
crop yield per unit area and time. Due to its soil ameliorative effects,
and soil and water conserving ability, it can very well be used in
organic farming, pemaculture, dryland farming, conservation agriculture,
and land remediation. Cheaper production cost, simple and easy pyrolytic
technologies, easy availability of feedstock and bio-wastes in many
developing countries and its long-term effects in soil not only build up
soil carbon pool but also help support small and marginal farmers in
resource-rich but economically deprived countries for sustainable
agriculture and environment. In this review, efforts have been made to
elucidate various methods of biochar synthesis, its characteristics and
effects on soil properties, and plant growth and development, its role
in sustainable agriculture and remediation of the environment.
Beeporter: tools for high-throughput analyses of pollinator-virus infections
Authors: Evans Jay , Banmeke Olubukola , Palmer-Young Evan , Chen Yanping , Ryabov Eugene
Published: April 2021

Pollinators are in decline thanks to the combined stresses of disease,
pesticides, habitat loss, and climate. Honey bees face numerous pests
and pathogens but arguably none are as devastating as Deformed wing
virus (DWV). Understanding host-pathogen interactions and virulence of
DWV in honey bees is slowed by the lack of cost-effective
high-throughput screening methods for viral infection. Currently,
analysis of virus infection in bees and their colonies is tedious,
requiring a well-equipped molecular biology laboratory and the use of
hazardous chemicals. Here we describe cDNA clones of DWV tagged with
green fluorescent protein (GFP) or nanoluciferase (nLuc), providing
high-throughput detection and quantification of virus infections. GFP
fluorescence is recorded non-invasively in living bees via commonly
available long-wave UV light sources and a smartphone camera or a
standard ultraviolet transilluminator gel imaging system. Nonlethal
monitoring with GFP allows high-throughput screening and serves as a
direct breeding tool for identifying honey bee parents with increased
antivirus resistance. Expression using the nLuc reporter strongly
correlates with virus infection levels and is especially sensitive.
Using multiple reporters, it is also possible to visualize competition,
differential virulence, and host tissue targeting by co-occuring
pathogens. Finally, it is possible to directly assess the risk of
cross-species ‘spillover’ from honey bees to other pollinators and vice
versa.
A framework for designing mathematics instruction using comics at the primary school level
Authors: Chu Yun Li Lynnette , Toh Tin Lam
Published: April 2021

Developing primary school students’ interest in and getting them motivated to learn mathematics has been a perennial focus of educators. The use of comics for classroom instruction is an area gaining more attention from educators. In this paper, we review some existing education literature on the impact of comics on students’ cognitive and affective learning needs. We also propose a TSCT (Theme, Storyline, Character, Text) framework for educators to design instructional material using comics for mathematics instruction in the primary mathematics classroom. With the TSCT framework, we demonstrate the design of one comics mathematics lesson on the topic of Fraction.
Self-efficacy in creativity and curiosity as predicting creative emotions
Authors: Daher Wajeeh , Gierdien Faaiz , Anabousy Ahlam
Published: April 2021

Self-efficacy constructs could predict students’ practices and affect in learning the sciences. Researchers have pointed at such constructs as predictors of students’ mathematics achievement and performance. Self-efficacy was also studied as predictor of emotions in learning mathematics, though little research has done so regarding self-efficacy as predictor of creative emotions. Another predictor of creative emotions could be curiosity. The present study has a regression-based modelling design, where it examined whether a set of constructs of self-efficacy in creativity or/and a set of constructs of curiosity predict significantly creative emotions in mathematical problem solving. Five hundred Grade 8-10 students participated in the study. Data were collected using three self-report questionnaires that measured the research constructs. Data analysis used SPSS 21. Results from multiple regression indicated that the set of constructs of self-efficacy in creativity explained significantly 29.6% of the variance in creative emotions. Moreover, the set of constructs of curiosity explained 17.8% of the variance in creative emotions. Furthermore, three of the five independent variables had best prediction of creative emotions, explaining 32.9% of the variance in creative emotions. The results of the stepwise regression showed that self-efficacy in originality and stretching curiosity were the first two variables in a set of three variables that best explained the variance in creative emotions. The research results lead to the recommendation of developing the previous two constructs in classroom setting to cultivate students’ creative emotions and thus their creative practices.
Miten autismikirjon henkilöt ja verrokit kuvailevat ja esittävät toisen henkilön ajatuksia?
Authors: Frick Maria , Loukusa Soile , Dindar Katja , Mäkinen Leena , Mattila Marja-Leena , Ebeling Hanna , Hurtig Tuula
Published: April 2021

Tarkastelemme referointikeinoja, joita aikuiset autismikirjon henkilöt ja verrokit käyttävät puhuessaan toisen henkilön ajatuksista. Aineisto on kerätty tutkimustilanteessa, jossa tutkittavia pyydetään kertomaan, mitä videolla nähty henkilö voisi ajatella. Tässä tutkimuksessa referointikeinot on luokiteltu kuvaileviksi ja esittäviksi sen mukaan, pysyykö vuoron näkökulma eli deonttinen origo meneillään olevassa puhetilanteessa vai siirtyykö se referoitavaan puhetilanteeseen. Tutkimus osoittaa, että autismikirjon henkilöiden ja verrokkien referointikeinot ovat pääosin samankaltaisia, joskin verrokkiryhmän edustajien vastauksissa on hieman enemmän kuvailua ja autismikirjon henkilöillä esitystä. Kaksi tutkittavaa autismikirjon henkilöä käyttää myös ns. paljaita esityksiä, jotka eivät sisällä lainkaan sellaisia deonttisia markkereita, jotka sitoisivat sanotun meneillä olevaan puhetilanteeseen. Tällainen referointi on suomenkielisessä puheessa melko harvinaista, ja katsomme sen mahdollisesti kuvastavan yksittäisten autismikirjon henkilöiden erilaista tapaa hahmottaa tai käsitellä puhetilanteen osallistumiskehikkoa.
Autismikirjon poikien intonaation käyttö kysymys- ja kerrontavuoroissa spontaanissa vuorovaikutuksessa
Authors: Wiklund Mari , Ihaksinen Kia , Vainio Martti
Published: April 2021

Autismikirjon häiriö on aivojen neurobiologinen kehityshäiriö, jota luonnehtivat mm. sosiaalisen vuorovaikutuksen ongelmat, aistiyliherkkyydet sekä rajoittuneet kiinnostuksen kohteet (APA, 2013). Autismikirjon henkilöillä puheen prosodiaanliittyy usein epätyypillisiä piirteitä. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan autismikirjonpoikien puheen lausumanloppuista nousevaa intonaatiota ja sen käyttöä kysymys- ja kerrontavuoroissa spontaanissa vuorovaikutuksessa. Aihe on tärkeä, koska vaikka autismikirjoon liittyviä prosodisia piirteitä onkin jo tutkittu melko paljon, spontaania puheaineistoa, joka mahdollistaisi autismikirjon henkilöiden intonaation käytön havainnoimisen, ei ole aiemmin juurikaan tutkittu.

 Tutkimuksen aineistona käytetään autenttisia ryhmäkuntoutuskeskusteluja, joissa 11–13-vuotiaat autismikirjon pojat (n = 7) keskustelevat kuntouttajiensa kanssa. Tutkimuksessa käytetään fonetiikan ja keskustelunanalyysin menetelmiä.

Tutkimuksen tulokset viittaavat siihen, että autismikirjon pojat osaavat käyttää nousevaa loppuintonaatiota vuorovaikutuskeinona sekä tuottaa että tulkita oikein päättyvyyttä ilmaisevia prosodisia piirteitä spontaanissa vuorovaikutuksessa. He osaavat myös käyttää prosodisia piirteitä korostuskeinoina, kutsua intonaation loppunousun avulla reaktioita muilta osallistujilta sekä ilmaista vastaanottajan huomioonottamista. Autismikirjon pojat vaikuttaisivat siis pystyvän käyttämään hyväkseen intonaatiota vuorovaikutuksellisena resurssina, vaikka vastavuoroinen vuorovaikutus on yleisesti ottaen autismikirjon henkilöille vaikeaa (APA, 2013).
Modelling Production of Renewable Energy from Water Splitting High Thermal Electrolysis Processes
Authors: Ebuehi Osaretin N.I. , Abhulimen Kingsley , Adebesin Daniel O.
Published: April 2021

Recently, fuel gas from water has become the center of attention because it is a renewable source of energy and eco-friendly. In this study, the hydrogen gas simulated was obtained from the high-temperature water splitting electrolysis model, because it is more efficient than the low-temperature water splitting electrolysis process. It also releases oxygen as a byproduct. The high-temperature electrolysis model is made up of three loops: primary high-temperature helium loop, secondary helium loop, and high-temperature electrolysis loop. Hydrogen gave a temperature of 27.20C, a pressure of 49.5 bars, and a molar flow of 84.02MMSCFD. The hydrogen gas from a high-temperature electrolysis model is simulated with a CO2 gas stream to produce methane and water, also releasing unreacted carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Key parameters such as molar entropy, molar enthalpy, heat flow, and cost flow were evaluated by Aspen HYSYS V8.8. The simulation model used for this work is the Sabatier Process Model. In this model, Continuous stirred tank, Converter, Equilibrium, Gibbs, Plug flow reactors were used to generate methane. The Converter reactor gave the highest yield of methane gas with a mole fraction of 0.2390. Key benchmarks, including temperature, heat flow, cost flow, cost factor were varied to see how they can affect methane gas and other products.
PROCEDURAL LEGISLATION’S IMPROVING AND THE PROBLEM OF UNITED JUDICIAL PRACTICE’S FORMING AS THE BASIS OF INCREASING OF THE EFFICIENCY OF LAND DISPUTES’ TRIAL
Authors: VOLKOVA T.V.
Published: April 2021

The article is devoted to the searching of the problems of procedural legislation’s imperfectness which is caused the not enough efficiency of land disputes’ trial. It is mentioned that there is no united point of view on the notion “land trial”, and they are very different. The author came to the conclusion that the main procedural peculiarities of land disputes’ trial are formallegal (connected with terminology and categorial apparatus; organizational (connected with competence and jurisdiction of land trials) and evidential (covered the process of proving, using of the some means of proving and caused the increasing necessity of applying to the special knowledge). The examples from the judicial practice are given. On the basis of the research the suggestions to improve procedural norms are formulated. In particular, the author focuses on the uniqueness of the object of this type of dispute, which has increased economic, environmental and social significance, and in order to ensure the uniformity of judicial practice in land disputes, the study substantiates a proposal for the specialization of judicial panels in the collegium of courts. One of the arguments is the thesis that such judicial compositions are necessary for the correct interpretation and application of special norms of land and environmental law, taking into account an intersectoral approach.
Development of medical nomenclature and algorithms for diagnosis and treatment of gout in outpatient settings
Authors: Osmolovsky IS , Zarubina TV , Shostak NA , Kondrashov AA , Klimenko AA
Published: April 2021

Gout is a chronic systemic disease characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in various tissues and inflammation. In Russia, time to diagnosis may be as long as 8 years. This leads to serious complications, such as urate nephropathy, and disability. Effective strategies are needed to improve the quality of medical care for gout patients. One of such strategies is creation of an expert system to aid the clinician in establishing the diagnosis and selecting adequate therapy. The cornerstone of an expert system is a knowledge base. The aim of this paper was to develop a medical nomenclature and algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of gout that will be used to create an expert system in the future. A total of 1,174 entities were selected that laid the basis for 40 diagnostic and 50 treatment algorithms for gout patients. All informational models were verified by the expert panel.
IDENTIFIKASI UMAH ADAT PITU RUANG SEBAGAI PRODUK KEBUDAYAAN GAYO. STUDI KASUS: UMAH REJE BALUNTARA DI ACEH TENGAH
Authors: Sari Fani Dila , Pratama Haria Nanda , Setiawan Indra
Published: April 2021

AbstrakUmah Adat Pitu Ruang merupakan karya seni bangunan rumah adat Suku Gayo. Struktur bangunannya berupa rumah panggung yang memiliki 36 tiang sebagai penopang dengan ornamen-ornamen berbagai warna yang menghiasi Umah Adat Pitu Ruang. Rumah adat Gayo ini memiliki fungsi tidak hanya sebagai bangunan tempat tinggal, namun sebagai identitas budaya Gayo sekaligus penerapan nilai-nilai estetis bagi masyarakatnya. Identifikasi Umah Adat Pitu Ruang sebagai produk kebudayaan Gayo dibentuk oleh tatanan hidup masyarakatnya.  Salah satu hasil kebudayaan yang masih ada di daerah Takegon Aceh Tengah yaitu Umah Adat Pitu Ruang. Kebudayaan ini diwariskan oleh leluhur suku Gayo yang representasi wujud kehidupan sosial budaya masyarakat Takegon Aceh Tengah. Rumah adat ini merupakan peninggalan bersejarah atau sebuah mahakarya seni yang memiliki filosofi kehidupan yang berlandaskan kepada nilai-nilai sosial masyarakatnya dilihat dari bangunannya. Studi kasus: Umah reje Baluntara di Aceh Tengah dengan metode penelitian kualitatif.  Kata Kunci: gayo, kebudayaan, umah, pitu, ruang.AbstractThe Umah Adat Pitu Ruang is a work of art for the traditional house of the Gayo tribe. The structure of the building is in the form of a house on stilts which has 36 pillars as a support with various colored ornaments that adorn the Umah Adat Pitu Ruang. This Gayo traditional house has a function not only as a residential building, but as a Gayo cultural identity as well as the application of aesthetic values to the community. The identification of the Pitu Ruang Adat Umah as a product of Gayo culture is shaped by the life order of the people. One of the cultural products that still exist in the Takegon area of Central Aceh is the Pitu Room Umah Adat Pitu Ruang. This culture was inherited by the ancestors of the Gayo tribe who represented the socio-cultural life of the Takegon people of Central Aceh. This traditional house is a historical heritage or a masterpiece of art which has a philosophy of life based on the social values of the community as seen from the building. Case study: Umah reje Baluntara in Central Aceh using qualitative research methods.Keywords: gayo, cultural, umah, pitu, ruang.
PELATIHAN PEMBELAJARAN JARAK JAUH (PJJ) PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 BAGI GURU SEKOLAH DASAR ISLAM TERPADU (SDIT) DOD MEDAN
Authors: Suhendri Suhendri , Sabri Rijal , Arifin Zainal , Rahman M. Arif , Ainaya Tharina , Fahmi Hendra Alsa
Published: April 2021

Pembelajaran jarak jauh adalah salah satu alternatif model pembelajaran di masa pandemi Covid-19. Sebagai sesuatu yang baru, model pembelajaran jarak jauh harus disosialisasikan dan dilatihkan bagi guru-guru terutama guru di sekolah dasar. Karena itu,tim pengabdian masyarakat melakukan kegiatan pengabdian di Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu (SDIT) DOD Medan dengan melaksanakan pelatihan pembelajaran jarak jauh bagi guru-guru. Dalam kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini, guru-guru SDIT DOD Medan diberikan pemahaman untuk menerima situasi sulit ini dan mampu beradaptasi dalam melakukan pembelajaran di masa pandemic Covid-19. Selain itu, guru-guru juga dilatih dalam mendisain perencanaan pembelajaran yang ringkas serta pengelolaan pembelajaran jarak jauh baik secara luar jaringan maupun dalam jaringan, dilatih membangun Learning Management System (LMS) di sekolah, dan dilatih memaksimalkan sistem dukungan orangtua dalam mendungkung moda PJJ di sekolah selama masa pandemi Covid-19. Hasil kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini menunjukkan bahwa guru-guru SDIT DOD Medan mampu membuka diri dan mau beradaptasi dengan situasi Covid-19 serta mampu mendisain pembelajaran jarak jauh baik luar jaringan maupun dalam jaringan,sekolah membangun Learning Management System (LMS), dan sekolah mendapatkan dukungan orangtua dalam pembelajaran di masa pandemi Covid-19. Berdasarkan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini, sebagai tindak lanjut, diharapkan kepada pemangku kebijakan dan lembaga terkait untuk ambil bagian dalam melakukan kegiatan pendampingan dan dukungan terhadap guru-guru dalam mengelola pembelajaran sekaligus melakukan monitoring dan evaluasi terhadap proses pembelajaran selama pandemi Covid-19.
Security for a civil claim in criminal proceedings
Authors: Ivanov Dmitriy Aleksandrovich , Ermakov Sergey Vyacheslavovich , Alimamedov Elmir Nizamievich , Esina Alla Sergeevna
Published: April 2021

Currently, the criminal policy aims not only to convict the guilty party but also to guide them in the right direction to restore the rights of the victim. It also concerns the pre-investigation bodies and judges to take action to ensure the reparation of damage caused by the crime. The history of the development of civil action in criminal proceedings confirms its importance and the necessity to ensure its further development in the criminal procedure framework. However, to ensure the effective implementation of theoretical aspects of resolving a civil claim into the criminal proceedings practices, it is important to amend and complement the current legislation. According to the obtained results, the authors conclude that the victim, a civil party, or their representatives can gather evidence to confirm their claim through obtaining objects, documents, and other information; interviewing people with their consent; submitting a motion to the investigator on receiving certificates, references, and other documents from public authorities, local authorities, public associations, and other organizations.
“Un feminismo nominal”. Victoria Ocampo y las importaciones fragmentarias. Una lectura de José Amícola (2019). El poder-femme. Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir y Victoria Ocampo. La Plata: Edulp
Authors: Botto Malena
Published: April 2021

Revisión del libro “Un feminismo nominal”. Victoria Ocampo y las importaciones fragmentarias