bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effect of aromatherapy with rose essential oil on apparent anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction
Authors: Haddadi Mohammad , Robat Sarpooshi Hamid , Jaghouri Elaheh , Dehnabi Alemeh
Published: August 2021

Objectives

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) and hospitalization are one of the most stressful situations for many patients. Aromatherapy is a branch of the complementary medicine that is effective in anxiety. The present study aims to determine the effect of aromatherapy with rose essential oil (REO) on apparent anxiety in patients with acute MI.

Methods

This randomized clinical trial was carried out on patients with acute MI admitted to the cardiac ward of Heshmatieh Hospital in Sabzevar. Eighty patients were randomly assigned to two aromas and placebo groups, who received three drops of REO or placebo by inhalation three times a day for 3 days. Before and after the intervention, patients’ anxiety levels were measured by the Spielberger questionnaire. Data were analyzed by chi-square and the independent and paired and t-tests.

Results

Before the intervention, the mean of apparent anxiety was not significantly different in the intervention and control groups (48.44 ± 3.81 and 51.38 ± 7.21, respectively, p=0.16) while this parameter was significant after the intervention in both experimental groups (47.27 ± 7.11 and 44.16 ± 4.63, respectively, p=0.000), with a reduction in the mean of apparent anxiety in the intervention group. Moreover, the results of paired t-test revealed that the anxiety scores decreased significantly in the test group before and after the intervention (51.38 ± 7.21 and 44.16 ± 4.63, p=0.000).

Conclusions

Considering the positive effects of REO used in this study to reduce anxiety in patients with acute MI, the use of REO is recommended as a complementary treatment to reduce anxiety in these patients.
Efficacy of lettuce seed syrup on insomnia in patients with breast cancer: a pilot double blind randomized placebo controlled clinical trial
Authors: Mosavat Seyed Hamdollah , Mirzaei Hamid Reza , Mofid Bahram , Gharehgozlou Reyhaneh , Parvizi Mohammad Mahdi , Bradley Ryan , Pasalar Mehdi , Heydarirad Ghazaleh
Published: August 2021

Objectives

Insomnia and sleep disorders are common and can be severe amongst patients with cancer, especially during chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lettuce seed syrup in breast cancer patients who suffer from insomnia or disordered sleep.

Methods

This pilot study was a double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial conducted in Shoha-e-Tajrish Hospital (Tehran, Iran) from September 2018 to June 2019. 50 adult patients with breast cancer with insomnia or sleep disorders were enrolled. Participants were randomly allocated to lettuce seed syrup (5 mL twice daily), or placebo syrup at the same dose for four weeks. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate sleep quality before and after the intervention.

Results

Compared to placebo, the mean of the total PSQI score decreased significantly in participants who received lettuce seed syrup (p=0.014). In addition, there were statistically significant reductions in the mean scores of subject quality sleep (p=0.002), sleep duration (p=0.038), habitual sleep efficacy (p=0.029) and sleep disturbance (p=0.032) in patients who received lettuce seed syrup.

Conclusions

Lettuce seed syrup may improve self-reported sleep quality in participants with breast cancer. Larger trials are indicated in diverse samples of participants with caner to learn if these finds are generalizable.
Bioethics, Rent-Seeking, and Death: Examining the Opposition to Kidney Markets
Authors: Lemennicier Bertrand , Wenzel Nikolai G.
Published: August 2021

The market for kidneys offers a case study of Baptists and Bootleggers. In almost every country, sales are currently illegal and donated organs are allocated by a central planner. Thousands of people die every year, because of the shortage caused by the absence of markets. This paper starts by examining the free-market alternative, and shows that a market would solve the shortage (and thus unnecessary deaths). It then uses gains-from-trade analysis to explain why current vested interests oppose a move to a market, despite the immense potential for saved lives. In a shift to a market, gains from trade would be distributed away from lucky patients (who receive a zero-price kidney) and various industries that benefit from the shortage (dialysis, medical equipment, etc.); these “Bootleggers” form an alliance with “Baptists” (altruistic donors, large segments of the bioethics community, and organ allocation central planners).
The prevalence, immune profile, and clinical characteristics of children with celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in the state of Qatar
Authors: Haris Basma , Abdellatief Ahmed , Afyouni Houda , Abdel-Karim Tasneem , Mohammed Shayma , Khalifa Amel , Al-Maadheed Maryam , Zyoud Mahmoud , Elawwa Ahmed , Al-Khalaf Fawziya , Petrovski Goran , Hussain Khalid
Published: August 2021

Objectives

Children with antibody positive type 1 diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes) are at an increased risk of developing celiac disease (CD) which suggests a common autoimmune basis with both high-risk human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) and non-HLA factors playing a role in the pathophysiology. We aim to describe the prevalence, immune profile, and clinical characteristics of children with CD who have type 1 diabetes mellitus in Qatar.

Methods

All children (aged 0–18 years) attending a regional diabetes clinic with antibody positive type 1 diabetes were screened for CD. Measurement of tissue transglutaminase IgA and IgG as well as anti-endomysial antibody, was done, clinical details about the birth history, family history of diabetes and CD, age of onset, and ethnicity were collected.

Results

Out of the 1,325 children with antibody positive type 1 diabetes, 54 were identified to have CD on screening and then confirmed on small bowel biopsy. The prevalence of CD in the type 1 diabetes childhood population in Qatar is 4.07%. CD and type 1 diabetes were more prevalent in the Qatari children (n=32) as compared to non-Qatari (n=22) and occurred mostly in the age group 6–10 years. The most common type 1 diabetes antibodies in children with CD were glutamic acid decarboxylase and insulin autoantibody. Twelve subjects were asymptomatic for CD symptoms and picked up only on screening.

Conclusions

The prevalence of CD in children with type 1 diabetes in Qatar is comparable to reports from around the world. Many children were asymptomatic and thus routine screening is recommended.
Estimating player value in American football using plus–minus models
Authors: Sabin R. Paul
Published: August 2021

Calculating the value of football player’s on-field performance has been limited to scouting methods while data-driven methods are mostly limited to quarterbacks. A popular method to calculate player value in other sports are Adjusted Plus–Minus (APM) and Regularized Adjusted Plus–Minus (RAPM) models. These models have been used in other sports, most notably basketball (Rosenbaum, D. T. 2004. Measuring How NBA Players Help Their Teams Win. http://www.82games.com/comm30.htm#_ftn1; Kubatko, J., D. Oliver, K. Pelton, and D. T. Rosenbaum. 2007. “A Starting Point for Analyzing Basketball Statistics.” Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 3 (3); Winston, W. 2009. Player and Lineup Analysis in the NBA. Cambridge, Massachusetts; Sill, J. 2010. “Improved NBA Adjusted +/− Using Regularization and Out-Of-Sample Testing.” In Proceedings of the 2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference) to estimate each player’s value by accounting for those in the game at the same time. Football is less amenable to APM models due to its few scoring events, few lineup changes, restrictive positioning, and small quantity of games relative to the number of teams. More recent methods have found ways to incorporate plus–minus models in other sports such as Hockey (Macdonald, B. 2011. “A Regression-Based Adjusted Plus-Minus Statistic for NHL players.” Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 7 (3)) and Soccer (Schultze, S. R., and C.-M. Wellbrock. 2018. “A Weighted Plus/Minus Metric for Individual Soccer Player Performance.” Journal of Sports Analytics 4 (2): 121–31 and Matano, F., L. F. Richardson, T. Pospisil, C. Eubanks, and J. Qin (2018). Augmenting Adjusted Plus-Minus in Soccer with Fifa Ratings. arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.08032). These models are useful in coming up with results-oriented estimation of each player’s value. In American football, many positions such as offensive lineman have no recorded statistics which hinders the ability to estimate a player’s value. I provide a fully hierarchical Bayesian plus–minus (HBPM) model framework that extends RAPM to include position-specific penalization that solves many of the shortcomings of APM and RAPM models in American football. Cross-validated results show the HBPM to be more predictive out of sample than RAPM or APM models. Results for the HBPM models are provided for both Collegiate and NFL football players as well as deeper insights into positional value and position-specific age curves.
Indo-Aryan – a house divided? Evidence for the east–west Indo-Aryan divide and its significance for the study of northern South Asia
Authors: Ivani Jessica K. , Paudyal Netra , Peterson John
Published: August 2021

In this study, we investigate the possible presence of an east–west divide in Indo-Aryan languages suggested in previous literature (Peterson, John. 2017a. Fitting the pieces together – towards a linguistic prehistory of eastern-central South Asia (and beyond). Journal of South Asian Languages and Linguistics 4(2). 211–257.), with the further hypothesis that this divide may be linked to the influence of the Munda languages, spoken in the eastern part of the subcontinent. Working with 217 fine-grained variables on a sample of 27 Indo-Aryan and Munda languages, we test the presence of a geographical divide within Indo-Aryan using computational methods such as cluster analysis in combination with visual statistical inference. Our results confirm the presence of a geographical divide for the whole dataset and most of the individual features. We then proceed to compute the degree of similarity between the Indo-Aryan languages and Munda, using a Bayesian alternative to a t-test. The results for most features support the claim that the languages identified in the eastern clusters are indeed more similar to Munda, thereby opening up further research scenarios for the history of this region.
Some estimates for commutators of Littlewood-Paley g-functions
Authors: Lu Guanghui
Published: August 2021

The aim of this paper is to establish the boundedness of commutator

[

b
,

g

˙

r

]

\left[b,{\dot{g}}_{r}]

generated by Littlewood-Paley

g

g

-functions

g

˙

r

{\dot{g}}_{r}

and

b
∈
RBMO

(

μ

)

b\in {\rm{RBMO}}\left(\mu )

on non-homogeneous metric measure space. Under assumption that

λ

\lambda

satisfies

ε

\varepsilon

-weak reverse doubling condition, the author proves that

[

b
,

g

˙

r

]

\left[b,{\dot{g}}_{r}]

is bounded from Lebesgue spaces

L

p

(

μ

)

{L}^{p}\left(\mu )

into Lebesgue spaces

L

p

(

μ

)

{L}^{p}\left(\mu )

for

p
∈

(

1
,
∞

)

p\in \left(1,\infty )

and also bounded from spaces

L

1

(

μ

)

{L}^{1}\left(\mu )

into spaces

L

1
,
∞

(

μ

)

{L}^{1,\infty }\left(\mu )

. Furthermore, the boundedness of [

b
,

g

˙

r

b,{\dot{g}}_{r}

] on Morrey space

M

q

p

(

μ

)

{M}_{q}^{p}\left(\mu )

and on generalized Morrey

L

p
,
ϕ

(

μ

)

{L}^{p,\phi }\left(\mu )

is obtained.
A note on polyexponential and unipoly Bernoulli polynomials of the second kind
Authors: Ma Minyoung , Lim Dongkyu
Published: August 2021

In this paper, the authors study the poly-Bernoulli numbers of the second kind, which are defined by using polyexponential functions introduced by Kims. Also by using unipoly function, we study the unipoly Bernoulli numbers of the second kind, which are attached to an arithmetic function. We derive their explicit expressions and some identities involving poly-Bernoulli numbers of the second kind and unipoly Bernoulli numbers of the second kind.
Long time decay for 3D Navier-Stokes equations in Fourier-Lei-Lin spaces
Authors: Jlali Lotfi
Published: August 2021

In this paper, we study the long time decay of global solution to the 3D incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. We prove that if

u
∈
C

(

R

+

,

X

−
1
,
σ

(

R

3

)

)

u\in {\mathcal{C}}\left({{\mathbb{R}}}^{+},{{\mathcal{X}}}^{-1,\sigma }\left({{\mathbb{R}}}^{3}))

is a global solution to the considered equation, where

X

i
,
σ

(

R

3

)

{{\mathcal{X}}}^{i,\sigma }\left({{\mathbb{R}}}^{3})

is the Fourier-Lei-Lin space with parameters

i
=
−
1

i=-1

and

σ
≥
−
1

\sigma \ge -1

, then

‖
u

(

t

)

‖

X

−
1
,
σ

\Vert u\left(t){\Vert }_{{{\mathcal{X}}}^{-1,\sigma }}

decays to zero as time goes to infinity. The used techniques are based on Fourier analysis.
Power moments of automorphic L-functions related to Maass forms for SL
3(ℤ)
Authors: Huang Jing , Liu Huafeng , Zhang Deyu
Published: September 2021

Let

f

f

be a self-dual Hecke-Maass eigenform for the group

S

L

3

(

Z

)

S{L}_{3}\left({\mathbb{Z}})

. For

1

2

<
σ
<
1

\frac{1}{2}\lt \sigma \lt 1

fixed we define

m

(

σ

)

m\left(\sigma )

(

≥
2

\ge 2

) as the supremum of all numbers

m

m

such that

∫

1

T

∣
L

(

s
,
f

)

∣

m

d
t

≪

f
,
ε

T

1
+
ε

,

\underset{1}{\overset{T}{\int }}| L\left(s,f){| }^{m}{\rm{d}}t{\ll }_{f,\varepsilon }{T}^{1+\varepsilon },

where

L

(

s
,
f

)

L\left(s,f)

is the Godement-Jacquet L-function related to

f

f

. In this paper, we first show the lower bound of

m

(

σ

)

m\left(\sigma )

for

2

3

<
σ
<
1

\frac{2}{3}\lt \sigma \lt 1

. Then we establish asymptotic formulas for the second, fourth and sixth powers of

L

(

s
,
f

)

L\left(s,f)

as applications.
On the type 2 poly-Bernoulli polynomials associated with umbral calculus
Authors: Kim Taekyun , Kim Dae San , Dolgy Dmitry V. , Park Jin-Woo
Published: August 2021

Type 2 poly-Bernoulli polynomials were introduced recently with the help of modified polyexponential functions. In this paper, we investigate several properties and identities associated with those polynomials arising from umbral calculus techniques. In particular, we express the type 2 poly-Bernoulli polynomials in terms of several special polynomials, like higher-order Cauchy polynomials, higher-order Euler polynomials, and higher-order Frobenius-Euler polynomials.
Fluorescent light energy modulates healing in skin grafted mouse model
Authors: Ding Jie , Mellergaard Maiken , Zhu Zhensen , Kwan Peter , Edge Deirdre , Ma Zengshuan , Hebert Lise , Alrobaiea Saad , Iwasaki Takashi , Nielsen Michael Canova Engelbrecht , Tredget Edward E.
Published: August 2021

Skin grafting is often the only treatment for skin trauma when large areas of tissue are affected. This surgical intervention damages the deeper dermal layers of the skin with implications for wound healing and a risk of scar development. Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy modulates biological processes in different tissues, with a positive effect on many cell types and pathways essential for wound healing. This study investigated the effect of fluorescent light energy (FLE) therapy, a novel type of PBM, on healing after skin grafting in a dermal fibrotic mouse model. Split-thickness human skin grafts were transplanted onto full-thickness excisional wounds on nude mice. Treated wounds were monitored, and excised xenografts were examined to assess healing and pathophysiological processes essential for developing chronic wounds or scarring. Results demonstrated that FLE treatment initially accelerated re-epithelialization and rete ridge formation, while later reduced neovascularization, collagen deposition, myofibroblast and mast cell accumulation, and connective tissue growth factor expression. While there was no visible difference in gross morphology, we found that FLE treatment promoted a balanced collagen remodeling. Collectively, these findings suggest that FLE has a conceivable effect at balancing healing after skin grafting, which reduces the risk of infections, chronic wound development, and fibrotic scarring.
Metaphysical Foundations of Causation: Powers or Laws of Nature?
Authors: Sepetyi Dmytro
Published: September 2021

In this article, I discuss Richard Swinburne’s case for the conception of substance causation, identified with the substances-powers-liabilities (SPL) account of causation, versus the conception of event causation, identified with alternative accounts. I specify the place of Swinburne’s argument in the debates about agent causation, and uncover reasons to be sceptical about the claims that substance causation is a genuine alternative to event causation, and that it helps to comprehend the specifics of the causation involved in free agency. I also advance considerations in favour of the relations-between-universals (RBU) account of causation that can make it preferable to the SPL account.
A Belief Expressionist Explanation of Divine Conceptualist Mathematics
Authors: Freeman David M.
Published: September 2021

Many have pointed out that the utility of mathematical objects is somewhat disconnected from their ontological status. For example, one might argue that arithmetic is useful whether or not numbers exist. We explore this phenomenon in the context of Divine Conceptualism (DC), which claims that mathematical objects exist as thoughts in the divine mind. While not arguing against DC claims, we argue that DC claims can lead to epistemological uncertainty regarding the ontological status of mathematical objects. This weakens DC attempts to explain the utility of mathematical objects on the basis of their existence. To address this weakness, we propose an appeal to Liggins’ theory of Belief Expressionism (BE). Indeed, we point out that BE is amenable to the ontological claims of DC while also explaining the utility of mathematical objects apart from reliance upon their existence. We illustrate these themes via a case study of Peano Arithmetic.
Comparative Pathological Changes Induced by Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Infection in Inoculated, Sentinel Pigeons and Chickens
Authors: Orakpoghenor Ochuko , Oladele Sunday Blessing , Abdu Paul Ayuba , Markus Talatu Patience , Andamin Aliyu Danlami , Esievo King Akpofure Nelson
Published: September 2021

In this study, the authors determined whether vvIBDV could be transmitted from chickens to pigeons and vice versa, and the relative severity of the lesions in the two species. Thirty 3-to 6-week-old pigeons and thirty 3-week-old chickens were grouped as follows: A (10 uninoculated pigeons), B (10 inoculated pigeons+10 sentinel chickens), C (10 inoculated chickens+10 sentinel pigeons) and D (10 uninoculated chickens). Inoculated birds were administered 0.20 mL of vvIBDV (titre of 109.76 CID/mL) followed by introduction of their respective sentinels post-inoculation. Post-inoculation/exposure (pi/ pe), dead birds were necropsied, organs grossly examined, weighed, and sections processed for histopathology. Results revealed mild, gross and histopathological lesions in pigeons at 7 and 14 dpi/dpe. In chickens, gross and histopathological lesions were severe at 3 and 4 dpi/dpe, moderate at 7 dpi/dpe and mild at 14 dpi/dpe. Carcass weight showed no statistical difference (P > 0.05) in all pigeons, but was statistically higher in uninoculated compared to inoculated and sentinel chickens. Relative weight (RW) of the liver was significantly lower at 14 dpi/ dpe in pigeons. In chickens, RW of the bursa of Fabricius (BF) was significantly higher in inoculated and sentinel at 3 and 4 dpi/dpe. In conclusion, there was transmission of vvIBDV from pigeons to chickens and pathological changes due to vvIBDV infection were less severe in pigeons than in chickens.
Design criteria for the pin-foot ratio for joining adhesion-incompatible polymers using pin-like structures in vibration welding process
Authors: Wolf Michael , Drummer Dietmar
Published: August 2021

Joining technologies have a crucial role in the product development process, e.g. to achieve local part properties or functional integrations. This often requires multi-material joints, which are challenging for conventional joining processes. Therefore, innovative processes are needed to generate bonds between adhesion-incompatible material combinations, such as joining using pin-like structures in the vibration welding process. Investigations into this novel process have provided initial findings; however, a specific pin design is not possible at this time. For this reason, the influence of the pin-foot width of the two joining partners was analyzed numerically by simulation. The results of the simulation were validated by experimental tests. The investigations show, that the simulation model is suitable for predicting the bond quality as well as the fracture behavior of the multi-material joint based on pin-like structures. The developed correlations between material, pin-like structure, and resulting bond quality allow design criteria for the pin-like structures to be derived. These allow a specific dimensioning of the pin-foot ratio depending on the used material combination. Thus, for example, the fracture behavior of the multi-material connection can be selectively adjusted, as well as the bond strength can be maximally utilized.
Beginning of Protection of Children’s Rights in the Vietnamese Legal Development
Authors: HUYNH THI TRUC Giang
Published: September 2021

In Vietnam, the government has focused on protecting children’s rights for many years, especially after the State signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; however, whether such rights existed during the French colonial rule in Vietnam is an issue that needs to be clarified. This paper is formulated on the premise that the protection of children’s right was legislated in the Vietnamese law during the French occupation. In order to prove this position, this paper considers the laws enforced during the French colonial rule in Vietnam (1858–1945).
Parliamentary Elections in Bulgaria and Moldova. Take 2
Authors:   Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kandel Pavel
Published: September 2021

The subject of the article is repeat parliamentary elections in two countries by mere chance run on the same date. The external parallels of both election campaigns, such as the low turnout and the importance of voters from abroad, the continuing relevance of the agenda of toplevel corruption, the electoral failure of the socialists in both rounds are striking, and are scrutinized in the article. However, the outcomes of the campaigns are very different. In Bulgaria, even the second attempt to renew the government and the political class ended with an uncertain intermediate result, and its main triumphant Slavi Trifonov’s standing is far from looking encouraging. The success of the new counter-elite force and its leader is not promising to end the political crisis and is remindful of the previous scenarios already seen twice in Bulgaria: the unexpected rise of political psychics and the subsequent shift of sympathies to the next idol of the masses. In Moldova, the renovators succeeded in consolidating their grip on power and securing impressive credit of popular trust thus making a credible step towards implementation of their promises. It remains to keep track of who will be more successful.
Czech Republic on the Eve of Parliamentary Elections 2021: Party Programs
Authors:   Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vedernikov Mikhail
Published: September 2021

In the summer of 2021, the ANO movement, led by Prime Minister of the Czech Republic A. Babiš, regained the positions lost at the beginning of the year and topped the rating of the country's political forces. The article examines the main program documents of the key contenders for the composition of the Cabinet following the results of the autumn parliamentary elections. The author notes the use of non-traditional methods of attracting potential voters by ANO. In turn, his opponents, realizing the futility of using anti-corruption rhetoric, focused on creating an image of the prime minister as a politician, which casts doubt on the pro-European course of development of the Czech Republic. Such suspicions were not well-founded. They were based, firstly, on the fact that he pursued a multi-vector foreign policy, and, secondly, on the fact that the internal one contained national-conservative elements inherent in the governments of Poland and Hungary.
Elections in Madrid in the National Context of Spain
Authors:   Institute of Latin America, Russian Academy of Sciences., Kurakina-Damir Aleksandra
Published: September 2021

The article examines the elections in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, held on May 4, 2021. The purpose of the work is to determine how the regional election campaign influenced the balance of power at the national level. In the process of research, the author comes to the conclusion that the main task of the head of the autonomy was the absorption of the liberal party - the main competitor in his own ideological bloc. The task was brilliantly completed, which was reflected in national electoral polls – the opposition Conservative Party bypassed the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, which leads the coalition government. The future of the once highly popular Liberal Party is now very hazy. The failure of the left-populist Unidas Podemos forced its founder, who had recently held the post of vice-chairman of the government, to leave politics. Its further place in national politics will depend on the new leader. Such a significant regrouping of forces may entail even greater political turbulence in the country and ultimately lead to a change in the ruling party.
Ukraine, Quo Vadis? Thirty Years. Results and Lessons
Authors:   Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Mironenko Viktor
Published: September 2021

The article in the cycle dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s declaration of independence reviews some of the results and lessons learned over the years. This date could have been the occasion for a thorough and comprehensive analysis. This opportunity was not taken advantage of at the Jubilee Celebrations held, and the issues of modernization and development remained pending and urgently require resolution. Chief among them the author considers decisive release of social energy, restoration of historical continuity of state forms, search of optimal model of new Ukrainian state, its relations with society and external environment. Ukraine needed to overcome the inertia and social entropy of previous decades, clearly define objectives and select more carefully the means to achieve them. It faces the daunting political challenge of finding the best balance between freedom and order, national statehood and globalization. For this purpose, it will be necessary to reboot the political system of the Ukrainian republic. Ukraine has such an opportunity and this is interesting.
Prognostic factors for in-transit metastasis in patients with malignant melanoma
Authors: Gâta Vlad Alexandru , Roman Andrei , Muntean Maximilian , Morariu Dragoș Ștefan , Vlad Cătălin Ioan , Bonci Eduard Alexandru , Irimie Alexandru , Achimaș-Cadariu Patriciu
Published: September 2021

Background and aims. Malignant melanoma represents an aggressive and unpredictable malignancy, with high locoregional recurrence rates, regardless of tumor stage and therapeutic management. This study aims to identify the main histopathological prognostic factors involved in the development of in-transit metastasis in patients with malignant melanoma.

 Methods. The study includes only patients that were diagnosed with malignant melanoma and with histologically confirmed in-transit metastasis who were treated in a comprehensive cancer center between 2010-2021. Histopathological parameters were investigated, univariate and multivariate analysis was performed.

Results. A total of 26 patients were included in the analysis. On univariate and multivariate analysis, only primary cutaneous melanomas located on the thorax correlated with the risk of developing in-transit metastasis, whereas clinicopathological factors such as an increased Breslow thickness and Clark level, the presence of ulceration, positive lymph nodes, a non-brisk TIL density, a high mitotic rate, a nodular subtype, and age>50 years may represent risk factors, even though we could not find any correlations.

Conclusions. Primary cutaneous melanomas that arise on the thorax present a high risk for the occurrence of locoregional disease, whereas other clinicopathological characteristics could not be used to predict local recurrence. However, prospective and more extensive cohort studies are needed in order to validate these important prognostic factors.
NATIONAL HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN UKRAINE - CENTURY OF SYSTEM OBSERVATIONS AND FORECASTS (1921-2021)
Authors:   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Kyiv, Osadchyi V.I. , Khilchevskyi V.K. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Manukalo V.O. ,   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Kyiv
Published: August 2021

2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the National Hydrometeorological Service in Ukraine. The purpose of this study is to summarize the general history of the meteorological service and focus on the period that began in 1991 - during the independence of Ukraine, as at this time was the formation of the national hydrometeorological service. On November 19, 1921, the decree of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic «On the Meteorological Service in Ukraine» was signed. In 1991, the State Committee of Ukraine for Hydrometeorology was established. To overcome the problems faced by the Hydrometeorological Service of Ukraine in 1993, measures were developed to stabilize and maintain the functioning of the service in conditions of insufficient financial and logistical support. In 1999, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law of Ukraine «On Hydrometeorological Activity», in which: the term «national hydrometeorological service» appeared; the principles of state policy in the field of hydrometeorological activity; the legal status of the service were established. In order to create a branch of hydrometeorological instrument making in 1996, the Government of Ukraine adopted the State Program «Meteorology». To strengthen the study of global and regional climate change in 1997, the Climate Program of Ukraine was adopted. The meteorological service was equipped with technical means of foreign production. A powerful computer was purchased for the Ukrainian Meteorological Center, and a high-resolution data reception system from the Meteosat satellite was put into operation. The first Doppler meteorological radar in Ukraine was installed at the Ukrainian Aviation Meteorological Center (Boryspil).Since 2012, the Department of Hydrometeorology has been part of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES). The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center (UMMC) is the main organization of SES for hydrometeorological activities. 25 organizations of the Hydrometeorological Service, which have a status of a legal entity, are subordinate to UHMC with operational issues. At present about 4,200 employees work in the Hydrometeorological Service, of which almost 50% have higher education.
ATLAS SOLUTIONS FRAMEWORK AS A METHOD OF THE RENEWED MODEL-COGNITIVE CONCEPTION OF CARTOGRAPHY
Authors:   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Chabaniuk V.
Published: August 2021

There are described the method and, partly, atlas technology, currently used in the Institute of Geography of NASU to create Electronic atlases and Atlas information systems. Such dyads of methods and technologies/means in atlas context are generally called Atlas Solution Frameworks (AtlasSF). A clarification is used to denote “AtlasSF method” or “AtlasSF technology/means”. Since the beginning of the century our “initial” AtlasSF technology changed every five years with the unchangeable AtlasSF method. The third change of technology, starting in 2016, was revolutionary. Most principal was implicit changing of K. Salishchev’s Map knowledge conception of cartography. The new conception is still poorly understood, although the renewed AtlasSF method and technology are already based on it. The new conception/paradigm of cartography is called the renewed Model-cognitive paradigm (MCP). The original MCP is known in post-Soviet countries thanks to A. Berlyant. It has much in common with the paradigms of cartography, which are known in Western countries as Analytical (model part of MCP) and Communicative/Cognitive (cognitive part of MCP). Model-based engineering (MBE) and Relational cartography (RelCa) are used to provide “modern life” to MCP. Special models known as patterns are essential in the use of MBE and RelCa. Among the patterns a special place is occupied by frameworks. To interpret the theoretical constructions is used “Atlas of the Population of Ukraine and its Natural and Cultural Heritage”[1], created in 2020 with the help of renewed initial AtlasSF technology.
GEOINFORMATION ANALYSIS OF ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES IN THE LANDSCAPES OF THE FOREST-STEPPE ZONE OF UKRAINE
Authors:   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Golubtsov O.G. , Sorokina L.Yu. ,   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Tymuliak L.M. ,   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Chekhniy V.M. ,   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Farion Yu.M. ,   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Roga I.V. ,   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Batova N.I. ,   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Petrov M.F. ,   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Nazarchuk N.I. ,   Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
Published: August 2021

The purpose of the publication is to present the results of the study of anthropogenic changes in the landscapes of the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine, implemented by assessing the indicators of landscapes anthropogenic transformation, their diversity and fragmentation. The basic research methods are methods of geospatial GIS analysis and decoding of remote sensing data of the Earth, geoinformation mapping. According to the indicators of anthropogenic transformation of landscapes at the level of physical-geographical regions and districts of the Forest-Steppe zone, the features of changes for the period 1992-2018 are determined. The results of assessment of anthropogenic changes in forest-steppe landscapes of Ukraine show that in 1992 as well as in 2018 the vast majority of the landscapes of the territory are strongly and excessively transformed by anthropogenic activity. Such patterns persist, despite the fact that during the analyzed period in part of the investigated area there is a certain decrease in anthropogenic pressure on landscapes. The regular relations between the indicators of anthropic landscape diversity and fragmentation of landscapes are determined, which corroborates to their certain conditionality by the degree and nature of anthropogenic transformation of the territory. The novelty of the study are the proposed methods of spatial and temporal changes in landscapes estimating and identifying such changes in landscapes at the level of physical and geographical regions for the period 1992-2018 and revealing trends in the structure of land use, especially agricultural lands, forests, built-up territories as the leading types of land use in the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN UKRAINE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE XXI CENTURY
Authors:   Institute of Art Studies, Folklore Studies and Ethnology named after M. Rylsky of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Borysenko Valentyna , Rendiuk Teofil ,   Institute of Art Studies, Folklore Studies and Ethnology named after M. Rylsky of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
Published: August 2021

The issues of resettlement of representatives of national minorities and main ethnic groups that make up a certain part of the population of the state, aspects related to ethnic geography and the current ethno-demographic situation in the country are covered, categories of foreign ethnic inclusions in the Ukrainian state are determined, definitions in clarifying the ethnic map, the processes of integration of ethnic communities into Ukrainian civil society are revealed on an objective basis. Beginning from the XVIII-th century, the geographical areas of modern Ukraine began to be intensively inhabited by other peoples, especially the South and Southeast of our state, as a result of which these regions as well as the borders of the country were ethnically heterogeneous. Historical information on the emergence of different ethnic communities is given, the dynamics of the number and modern settlement of ethnic groups in Ukraine are shown. Attention is drawn to the relationship between the history of the respective ethnic groups and their current geographical location in Ukraine, as well as to debates on the relationship between different ethnic communities and the search for ways to peace and harmony in interethnic relations. The importance of the issue of development of regional specifics of culture and preservation of spatial identification is emphasized. The political speculation about the ethnic composition of the population of Ukraine, its geographical location on the map of the state, the danger of artificial conflicts of tolerant ethnic communities, including the geographical factor, which is fueled by political parties are taken into account.
The prognostic factors of survival and recurrence in patients with serous ovarian and uterine cancers treated in a single institution for 17 years
Authors:   Oncology Clinic, Tepecik Research and Education Hospital, İzmir, Turkey, Demirtaş Gülşah Selvi , Gokcu Mehmet
Published: September 2021

Objective: In this study, we aimed to identify the prognostic factors of survival and recurrence in ovarian and uterine serous cancer patients. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study conducted at Tepecik Research and Education Hospital, İzmir, Turkey, between January 2002 and January 2019. The medical files of 2,027 endometrial and 821 ovarian patients who underwent examination for endometrial cancer and epithelial ovarian cancer were examined retrospectively by the same author. The data of eligible 385 and 49 patients diagnosed with ovarian and uterine serous carcinoma, respectively, were identified for analysis from the hospital database. Descriptive, univariate, and multivariate Cox regression and binary logistic regression analyses of patients were performed. Results: The mean age of ovarian serous cancer patients (n = 385) was 53.9 ± 10.9 years. The mean age of uterine serous cancer patients (n = 49) was 67.2 ± 10.6 years. A total of 81 ovarian serous cancer patients (21.0%) had stage 1, while 24 (6.2%) had stage 2, and 31 (8.1%) had stage 4 disease. A total of 26 uterine serous carcinoma patients (53.1%) had stage 1 disease, 6 (12.2%) had stage 2, 10 (20.4%) had stage 3, and 7 (14.3%) had stage 4 disease. For ovarian serous patients, stage, grade, optimality, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy cycle number, and recurrence had impact on both overall and disease-free survival (p < 0.05). For uterine serous cancer patients, optimality was the only prognostic factor for both survival and recurrence (p = 0.01 and p = 0.01, respectively). Conclusion: In ovarian serous cancer patients, we found that disease stage, grade, optimality, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy cycle number had impact on overall and disease-free survival in both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis, whereas disease stage and optimality were the only significant prognostic factors for recurrence in ovarian serous cancer patients. However, in patients with uterine serous carcinomas, optimal surgery was the only independent prognostic factor both for survival and recurrence.
The applicability of Napping in the analysis of fermented foods and beverages – A review
Authors: István Márton , Kókai Zoltán
Published: September 2021

Napping is one of the rapid sensory profiling methods, which was established recently to meet the needs of sensory and consumer researchers. This approach provides a holistic evaluation of the tested sample through their positioning in a 2-dimensional space. The protocol of the analysis is somewhat different from the traditionally applied descriptive methods, like Quantitative Descriptive Analysis. In our review, we focus on the applicability of Napping in the field of fermented goods. The accompanying procedures are also investigated (typically Flash Profiling, CATA, and further methods), in order to understand how the combined datasets facilitate the understanding of the sensory characteristics of the products.
On the occurrence of Antillesoma antillarum (Grube, 1858) (Sipuncula, Antillesomatidae) on the south-central part of the Colombian Caribbean coast
Authors: Quirós-Rodríguez Jorge A. , Santafé-Patiño Gilmar , Nisperuza-Pérez Carlos
Published: September 2021

We document here the first confirmed report of the sipunculan worm Antillesoma antillarum (Grube, 1858) based on freshly collected, taxonomically verified specimens from the south-central Colombian Caribbean coast. This species was encountered on massive coralline rocks, coral rubble, and coral boulder at San Antero. We briefly describe and illustrate this species and provide notes on its distribution, ecology, and habitat.
Riffing on course redesign
Authors: Phipps Benjamin
Published: August 2021

In this article, I riff on redesigning music education for online delivery from the perspective of an ethnomusicologist and teacher working as an educational developer during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. I explore how the affordances and limitations of remote learning and online technologies impacted the pedagogical approaches I use to design music courses in tertiary education. Issues such as the applicability of curriculum to students’ working life and active learning have become pertinent to teaching and learning scholarship over the last two decades. Over the last year, these issues were placed under further scrutiny, and calls have accelerated for re-examining strategies that build foundational skills and embrace more active learning design. For music teaching, this poses a unique opportunity to make courses more relevant to our students and create improved social outcomes for music education. However, adapting courses also presents a significant challenge in converting pedagogy to be sustainable in the current tertiary education sector. I reflect on educational developments that can enhance university music teaching through the benefits of technology and pedagogy that improve student learning.
I lost a gig ‘pero ok lang’
Authors: Anacin Carljohnson
Published: August 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entertainment industry globally, yet little is known about the experiences of migrant musicians during this crisis. Drawing from interviews with Filipino musicians in Australia, this article considers the pandemic’s impacts on this migrant group and the ways in which they demonstrate resilience through their social and cultural capital. Their physical and virtual networks as well as skills in music and other ventures allow them to respond to the precarity connected with their translocal experiences as migrant musicians and skilled labour migrants during the pandemic. Nonetheless, this resilience is dependent on individuals’ particular economic, social and personal circumstances. Recognizing the case of Filipino musicians in Australia leads to a rethinking of potential policy implications on particular struggles facing migrant musicians in Australia during the pandemic crisis.
Seeking the live
Authors: Rose Alice
Published: August 2021

Onaji jikan, onaji kukan. Same time, same place. These are the words I wrote down in an interview this summer—ironically a Zoom interview that took place both at 9 am in Oxford and 5 pm in Osaka. Needless to say, this was not the fieldwork I planned when I began my PhD in 2018, although in some ways it feels fitting for a thesis on digital technologies and the ‘live’. Yet today I remain, like many of my peers, so far behind, so ‘late’, that catching up seems almost impossible. In this article, I reflect on the importance of shared time and place, not only in Japanese ‘live culture’, but also in my experience of the pandemic as a postgraduate student.
Standing in/out
Authors: Wang Weida
Published: August 2021

As the first country to experience the outbreak of COVID-19, China’s music industry reacted quickly to the change of the musical context. On 10 March 2020, China’s biggest music company Tencent Music Entertainment Group announced the launch of its music livestreaming concert brand—TME Live. It is understood that through its online live concerts, TME Live uses multi-scenario, innovative performance and digital audio-visual technology to create a panoramic environment for online musical performances, through which TME Live connects musicians and communities of fans. Through this model, Tencent Music Entertainment Group provides musicians with a full range of services, including customized performance styles and an immersive performing experience. Without the impact of Western dominated social media, China’s online music streaming platforms have developed their own biopolitical logics and characteristics in building up online music community and data connectivity. With the case study of TME Live, this article sets out to investigate how China’s major online music streaming platform survives, transforms and adapts in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hitchhiker’s guide to reality
Authors: Luttrell Briony , Banks Hannah Joyce , Ward Andy , Goold Lachlan
Published: August 2021

In this article we explore a collaborative interdisciplinary Theatre and Music production as part of two undergraduate courses at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, during COVID-19. Tertiary intuitions all over the world are currently being forced to adapt in radical response to the pandemic. The specific conditions of the authors’ experience prompted this collaboration where both teaching and learning occurred in an unstable, unpredictable and unprecedented environment. Experiences during the semester and the outcomes of the project were rich, multifaceted, and exceeded expectations. This included several weeks of intensive collaborative rehearsal and creative development, university-facing performances, and a public-facing performance at a NightQuarter event which had over 4,500 attendees. This article unpacks the ideas of Project-Based Learning (Bell 2010) and interdisciplinary collaboration, in order to understand the impact on teaching and learning and the potential of this model.
Virtual shakuhachi with dai-shihan Michael Chikuzen Gould
Authors: Strothers Sarah Renata
Published: August 2021

Virtual learning environments have become commonplace in the midst of COVID-19. Although it was not unheard of, taking Skype lessons on a musical instrument was considered to be unusual ten-plus years ago. This article will briefly discuss the ways in which the pandemic has affected those who study shakuhachi online with dai-shihan (grandmaster) Michael Chikuzen Gould. While individuals and institutions continue to figure out how to navigate this new cyber context, virtual shakuhachi lessons with Sensei Gould continue as scheduled and remain unaffected as in-person workshops and intensives are cancelled until further notice.