bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Structure and Properties of Black Ceramic MAO Coatings on Aluminum Alloys
Authors: Aliakseyeu Yu. G. , Korolyov A. Yu. , Niss V. S. , Budnitskiy A. S.
Published: February 2023

The existing processes for obtaining black wear-resistant coatings include chemical methods, anodic oxidation followed by painting in aniline dyes, electrochemical deposition, vacuum plasma treatment, microarc oxidation (MAO). Of great interest for the formation of light-absorbing coatings is the MAO method, which is characterized as a reliable and environmentally friendly process, which provides the formation of a hard ceramic-like oxide layer with high corrosion resistance аnd good adhesion to the substrate. Therefore, the development of methods for obtaining high-quality black MAO coatings with both high optical and mechanical characteristics is currently an urgent task. The paper presents the results of a study of the structure and properties of black ceramic coatings on aluminum alloy AMg2 obtained by microarc oxidation using silicate-alkaline and silicate-phosphate electrolytes containing potassium ferrocyanide and sodium tungstate as coloring components. Sodium tungsten acid and potassium ferrocyanide with a concentration of  0.5 to 2.0 g/l were added to the electrolytes as additional components that ensured the coloring of the coatings. It has been established that the most saturated black coatings in a silicate-alkaline electrolyte are formed with the addition of 1.5–2.0 g/l of sodium tungstate, and in a silicate-phosphate electrolyte with the addition of 1.5 g/l of potassium ferrocyanide. The use of an electrolyte containing sodium tungstate makes it possible to form coatings with a lower microroughness height (Ra 0.97–1.11 µm) compared to coatings obtained in an electrolyte containing potassium ferrocyanide (Ra up to 4.20 µm). The maximum wear resistance of the resulting coatings (wear rate (0.38–0.59) × 10–4 mm3/(m×N)) is achieved by treatment in the studied electrolytes with a duration of 10 min. In this case, the thickness of the coatings is 21–31 µm. A further increase in the duration of processing does not have a significant effect on the wear rate.
Assessment of Transport, Natural and Climatic Factors Influence on the Level of Electric Buses Energy Consumption in Urban Environment
Authors: Chikishev E. M. , Kapskiy D. V. , Semchenkov S. S.
Published: February 2023

The paper considers the issue of expanding the use of electric buses when transporting passengers on regular urban routes, which contribute to a significant reduction in the overall environmental pollution by road transport. Legislative acts

confirming the state support for the development of this industry are analyzed. The results of driving cycles of electric buses AKСM-E321 [AKSM-E321] and AKСM-E433 [AKSM-E433] in Minsk, electric buses ЛиАЗ-6274.00 [LiAZ-6274.00] and КАМАЗ-6282 [KAMAZ-6282] in Tyumen and Moscow are presented. The correlation of the specific average monthly electricity consumption and the average monthly ambient temperature is revealed. It has been established that for Moscow, the most significant factor influencing the electric bus power consumption are transport conditions. The ambient air temperature was identified as a key factor for the city of Tyumen. The research results make it possible to plan the use of electric buses on various urban routes based on runs without recharging. This may allow us to develop recommendations for the use of the studied brands of electric buses on routes of a certain length and complexity.
Geodetic Measurement of Deformations of Load-Bearing Supports and Structures of the Komarovsky Market Building during its Operation
Authors: Mikhailov V. I. , Kuprienko N. O.
Published: February 2023

Komarovsky market is the largest covered market in Belarus and Europe. It started working in 1980. Until 2000, the operation of the market building was carried out without taking into account the uniqueness and increased requirements for objects of such type. The technical conditions and operating rules for the precast-monolithic reinforced concrete pavement shell with dimensions of 103´103 m have not been met. This led to the fact that individual elements were in a pre-emergency state. Scientists and specialists of the Belarussian State Polytechnical Academy carried out work on the examination of the technical condition and operational suitability of the Komarovsky market building. It is recommended to carry out geodetic control of coating shell deflections, deformations of side elements and supports at least once a quarter. To do this, a geodetic planned and high-altitude justification was created along the perimeter of the market building and on its mezzanines, from which deformations of the coating shell and side elements were measured. Therefore, the height position of the mezzanines was checked by the class-IV leveling. For mathematical processing of the results of high-precision geodetic observations in the Visual Basic language of the Excel editor, a complex “Geodetic Programs” was compiled, which is located on the Belarusian National Technical University website and in the local network of the University. For 21 years, the software package has been used by the authors not only to solver scientific and production  problems, but also in the educational process. It is advisable to introduce programs in other educational institutions and industrial enterprises of the Republic of Belarus to solve the problems of engineering geodesy. The settlement measurements of the pile foundations of the market building were carried out by the class-II geometric leveling using КоNi 007 instrument. The coating shell deflections were determined by trigonometric leveling with a 2Т2 theodolite and a Leica TCR 1201 electronic tacheometer according special technique.  An accuracy of the order of 1–2 mm was ensured by short sighting beams. The displacements of the onboard elements were measured with a theodolite and electronic tacheometer using the polar method and circular technique. During the geodetic control, the measured values of deflections of the coating shell, deformations of the side elements and pile supports did not exceed the established tolerances, which indicates the stability of all load-bearing structures of the Komarovsky market building.
Theoretical and Methodological Substantiation of the Assessment and Development of Logistics Infrastructure
Authors: Ivut R. B. , Popov P. V. , Lapkovskaya P. I. , Prokopov S. V.
Published: February 2023

The paper presents the research results in the field of theoretical and methodological substantiation of the assessment and development of a logistics infrastructure that can operate at various levels, including regional and national. The analysis carried out has made it possible to divide all assessment methods into two groups: those based on expert assessments and those based on quantitative data. As expert methods for assessing the logistics infrastructure, such international approaches were studied as  LPI index (Logistics Performance Index); global competitiveness index; TTCI index (Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index), where “Infrastructure” subindex includes indicators related to both the main component of the logistics infrastructure (related to the activities of air and rail transport, as well as the quality of air and ground infrastructure), and to the supporting one (number of hotel rooms, car rental companies, ATMs), as well as the annual rating of World competitiveness of the countries of the world (IMD World Competitiveness Ranking); index of involvement of countries in international trade (ETI); methodology for assessing the quality of transport infrastructure, developed by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation within the framework of the program “Development of the transport system”. Studies have shown that there are few works using quantitative methods for assessing the logistics infrastructure, for example: a method for a comprehensive assessment of the transport infrastructure of a region by A. M. Kudryavtsev and L. N. Rudneva, Yu. V. Kataev’s method for a multi-level assessment of the development of transport infrastructure, methodology for assessing the attractiveness of the region’s logistics infrastructure for accommodating key objects of the warehouse and transport network developed by A. N. Rakhmangulov and O. A. Kopylova, researches of F. Carlucci. While preparing plans for the development of logistics infrastructure, it is proposed to use existing approaches, combining expert and quantitative assessment methods.
Prediction of Mortality in Secondary Peritonitis : a prospective study comparing p-POSSUM, Mannheim Peritonitis Index and Jabalpur Peritonitis Index
Authors: Pathak Akshant Anil , Agrawal Vivek , Sharma Naveen , Kumar Karan , Bagla Chinmay
Published: February 2023

BACKGROUND : Risk scoring systems are required to allow accurate prognostication, compare outcomes of surgery and allow patients to make informed decisions about their health. This prospective study compares the p-POSSUM (Portsmouth modification to Physiological and operative severity score for enumeration of mortality ), Mannheim Peritonitis Index and Jabalpur Peritonitis Index for their utility in predicting mortality in patients with peritonitis.
METHODS : Perioperative data was collected from 235 patients with secondary peritonitis and used to calculate p-POSSUM, MPI and JPI scores. The accuracy of the 3 scores was compared using receiver operator characteristic curves.
RESULTS : p-POSSUM and Mannheim Peritonitis Index were similar in their accuracy with area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.756 and 0.757. Jabalpur Peritonitis Index had an AUC of 0.665.
Conclusion: p-POSSUM and Mannheim Peritonitis Index can be used to predict mortality in patients with secondary peritonitis. Jabalpur Peritonitis Index is not suited for this purpose. Further studies are required to improve the diagnostic performance of p-POSSUM and MPI in patients with secondary peritonitis.
The cold-trapping efficiency of water on airless planetary bodies
Authors: Nguyen Tue Giang , Kloos Jacob , Moores John
Published: February 2023

Many planetoids are airless but despite the lack of a collisional atmosphere, these bodies can experience volatile migration towards the polar regions via the exosphere. Volatiles can then be sequestered at the poles as surface ice cold-trapped in permanently shadowed regions (PSRs). Although cold-trapping plays a role in surface mass distribution and can help to produce transient atmospheres under extreme conditions, there is a lack of parametrical studies that focus on cold-trapping as a general planetary process, as opposed to within the context of specific bodies. Therefore, we run a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the water cold-trapping efficiency for planetoids of varying size, bulk-density, and insolation. We find that small planets lose most of their water via thermal escape while large planets favour photolysis. For a given bulk density and solar irradiation, we find the optimal planetary size where cold-trapping is most efficient. Surprisingly, the Moon is perfectly sized for maximum water cold-trapping given its composition and proximity to the Sun.
Identification of ferroptosis signature genes in hepatocellular carcinoma and renal clear cell carcinoma
Authors: Zhang Xusheng , Zhou Hongcai , Ma Yongxin , Liu Kejun , Chen Bendong
Published: February 2023

Objective To investigate the common ferroptosis signature genes in two cancers based on the disease commonality between hepatocellular carcinoma and renal clear cell carcinoma.
MethodsBased on the mRNA-seq data and matched clinical data of the two cancers in the GEO database and TCGA database, we used R package and part of online analysis tools to find the differentially expressed ferroptosis genes in the two cancers, and then used LASSO regression analysis to further screen the ferroptosis signature genes in the two cancers, and explored their functional characteristics and clinical significance in the two cancers based on the expression of the ferroptosis signature genes.
Results Four ferroptosis genes G6PD/NRAS/CDCA3, and NDRG1 were significantly upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and renal clear cell carcinoma, showed good diagnostic efficacy for both cancers, and were significantly associated with patient survival prognosis. The risk model based on the four characteristic genes showed good predictive efficacy and has potential clinical application, and upregulation of NRAS expression may contribute to the pathogenesis and progression of HCC through activation of MAPK/ERK signaling pathway.
Conclusions G6PD/NRAS/CDCA3, and NDRG1 are common ferroptosis signature genes for hepatocellular carcinoma and renal clear cell carcinoma, and have good diagnostic and prognostic predictive efficacy for both cancers, and upregulation of NRAS expression may contribute to the pathogenesis and progression of HCC through activation of MAPK/ERK signaling pathway.
Correlation between the Professional Quality of life and Social Support in oncology nurses: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Sohaib Muhammad , CHEN Wenfeng , ZENG Qiaomiao , AN Ran , LIU Meizi
Published: February 2023

Purpose: To examine the prevalence of Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction and correlate them with Social Support among oncology nurses in Pakistan.
Design: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study.
Methods: The population size is 344 participants. an online survey was conducted using a simple random convenience sampling method to select the participants from different oncology hospitals of province Punjab, Pakistan. An equal chance of selection will be given to each participant. A survey was used to collect the data, which was then examined using descriptive statistics and the Pearson correlation coefficient. This study employed the social support scale and the Professional Quality of Life scale version 5.
Research Variables: Compassion satisfaction（CS）, Burnout（BO）, Secondary traumatic stress（STS）, and Social support（SS）
Findings: Demographics data shows that those with graduate and master's degrees nurses have a good level of CS and a lower level of BO than those with only a nursing diploma. When CS and Compassion Fatigue were correlated with SS, it was observed that BO and STS are substantially correlated with supervisors and management, whereas CS is highly correlated with family and friends.
Conclusions: Oncology is a stressful field compared to other departments, and a healthy and supportive environment is needed for nurses to work and enjoy their professional lives. Hospital management needed to conduct seminars, and training programs for nurses to sort out their stress and patient disease management.
CD36 initiates Src signal transduction to promote actin remodeling-involved metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma in high-fat environment
Authors: Liu Lizhong , Wang Bowen , Zhang Rui , Wu Zangshu , Huang Yuxi , Zhang Xiaoyang , Zhou Jiaying , Yi Junbo , Shen Jian , Li Ming-Yue , Dong Ming
Published: February 2023

High-fat environment facilitates the metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) with unknown mechanism. This work aims to reveal the role of fatty acid transporter CD36 in LUAD cell metastasis upon fatty acid oversupply. In human LUAD cells, palmitic acid (PA) treatment promoted CD36 sarcolemmal translocation, where it activated Rac1 and upregulated MMP-9 through Src-Akt/ERK pathway, resulting in redistribution of cortactin, N-WASP and Arp2/3, and finally led to occurrence of finger-like protrusions of actin on cell surface to enhance cell metastasis. Nude mice fed with normal-chew diet (NCD) and high-fat diet (HFD) were subcutaneously injected with scramble/CD36-shRNA stable tranfected-A549 cells respectively. Compared with NCD mice, the HFD group exhibited higher level of blood free fatty acid (FFA) and cholesterol (TC), developed larger xenograft LUAD tumors and enhanced tumor cell metastatic potential in a CD36-dependent manner, which accompanied by obvious sarcolemmal actin remodeling. Consistently, xenografted and tail vein-injected scramble RNA-A549 cells but not CD36-shRNA-A549 in HFD mice formed metastatic LUAD tumors on the lung. Collectively, our finding demonstrates that CD36 initiates the Src signal transduction to induce actin remodeling in high fat environment, which in turn promotes LUAD cell metastasis. Our finding provides valuable targets for prevention and treatment of LUAD.
Dietary diabetes risk reduction score (DDRRs) and the risk of colorectal cancer and adenoma: a case - control study
Authors: Naghshi Niayesh , Mohammadzadeh Milad , Bahrami Alireza , Abdi Fatemeh , Hejazi Ehsan
Published: February 2023

Background
Given the role of insulin resistance in several cancers, we hypothesized that the risk of colorectal cancer and colorectal adenoma may be lessened by following a diet that improves insulin resistance. Therefore, we conducted the current study to examine the association between dietary diabetes risk reduction and the odds of colorectal cancer and colorectal adenoma.
Method
This hospital-based case-control study was conducted on 129 newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients, 130 newly diagnosed colorectal adenoma cases, and 240 healthy age- and sex-matched hospitalized controls. We used a valid and reliable 148-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to collect the dietary intake of subjects. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate the association between DDRRs and the odds of colorectal cancer and adenoma.
Results
After adjusting for confounding variables, individuals in the highest tertile of the DDRR score were 0.13 and 0.22 times less likely to have colorectal cancer (OR = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.06–0.25) and adenoma (OR = 0.22, 95% CI: 0.12–0.41) respectively
Conclusion
Current results demonstrated that a high DDRR score was associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer and adenoma.
Survival and prognosis of metastatic breast cancer in young women: SEER 2010-2015
Authors: Sun Hongna , Dai Shuang , Xu Junnan , Zhang Weiwei , Sun Tao
Published: February 2023

Although breast cancer in young women (BCYW) is not as common as in older individuals, the incidence of BCYW is increasing. Due to the particular considerations regarding pregnancy, fertility preservation, early menopause, body image, lactation, and quality of life, BCYW deserves unique management. We sought to estimate the survival and prognosis of such patients. In this article, we extracted 9761 primary breast cancer patients' data between 2010 and 2015 from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. We included patients under 70 years and divided them into two groups by age (＜40 vs. 40-69 years). We defined the clinicopathologic characteristics, comprehensively analyzed and compared the OS and BCSS of breast cancer between two age groups among tumor subtypes. Patients under 40 years have longer OS and BCSS than older patients, while these survival benefits are limited in HR+ or/and HER2+ patients, except for TNBC, which needs further investigation. In addition, we developed an efficient predictive nomogram to predict 1-, 3- and 5-year OS of metastatic BCYW. These nomograms can aid oncologists in distinguishing, assessing and evaluating the risk and prognosis of metastatic BCYW, which can help oncologists select the next treatment strategies for BCYW.
High incidence and mortality diseases control is more imperative apart from COVID-19 in China
Authors: Xu Han-You
Published: February 2023

Objective: In order to enhance the health level, treat and cure well all the diseases, especially the high incidence and mortality diseases. So as to save the life and promote the quality of life. The research has been done to find the facts that that much more death caused diseases apart from the COVID-19 have been killing the people even worse at the COVID-19 pandemic time.
Methods: Summarized the data extracted from three public official internet, the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the WHO and the International Diabetes Federation. Found out the health problems and health influenced diseases data apart from the COVID-19 in China. And analysing the data and facts.
Results: Based on the three channels of official internet, check and look up the valuable data, find out the demanded data and reorganize, build new tables. So the concrete facts to show the critical Chinese health problems apart from COVID-19 have been found. The 12 tables have been created and found that in China, the leading causes of death are Cardiovascular diseases, Malignant neoplasms, Respiratory diseases, Diabetes mellitus , injuries. The diseases have not been prevented and cured. The total death in China has been being more and more. The communicable diseases of Viral Hepatitis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis have been being the No.1 and No.2 incidences in Chinese communicable infections. The mortality of Heart Diseases in Chinese rural areas has been being in fast trend of heavier and heavier, from 87.10 in 2008 to 171.36 in 2020 and in recent three years the No. 1 killer in Chinese rural areas. The explosively developed incidence of diabetes mellitus from the year 2000 in 22564.80 cases(in 1000s) exploded into 90045.10 cases(in 1000s) at 2011, and much too more cases developed up to now.
Conclusion: In China, much more works must be done to control the leading causes of death, the diseases incidence and prevalence undermining health, including the Cardiovascular diseases, Malignant neoplasms, Respiratory diseases, Diabetes mellitus, injuries apart from COVID-19, especially the heart diseases in Chinese rural areas has been being the No. 1 killer in recent three years. The communicable diseases of Viral Hepatitis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis must be controlled and prevented. The urgently needed actions to control the leading causes of death, incidence and prevalence apart from COVID-19 in China may be referenced by other countries and international health organizations.
A 12.5 Gb/s 1.38 mW all-inverter-based optical receiver with multi-stage feedback TIA and continuous-time linear equalizer
Authors: Yan Peng , Hong Chaerin , Chang Po-Hsuan , Kang Hyungryul , Annabattuni Dedeepya , Kumar Ankur , Fan Yang-Hang , Liu Ruida , Rady Ramy , Palermo Samuel
Published: February 2023

An optical receiver employs an all-inverter-based front-end design that provides maximum transconductance for a given power supply and allows for ultra-low power consumption. The feedback transimpedance amplifier (TIA) input stage utilizes a multi-stage amplifier to achieve a dramatic increase in feedback resistance and lower input-referred noise. Cascading an inverter-based active inductor continuous-time linear equalizer (CTLE) provides frequency peaking to compensate the input stage TIA that is intentionally designed with a reduced bandwidth to achieve adequate sensitivity at low power. Fabricated in 28 nm CMOS, the 12.5 Gb/s optical receiver achieves -10.7 dBm OMA sensitivity at 0.11 pJ/bit energy efficiency and occupies only 720 μm2 area.
Ensemble Diabetic Retinopathy Detection in 2-D Color Fundus Retina Scan
Authors: Jindal Himanshu , Jain Shruti , Aggarwal Akhit
Published: February 2023

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a burgeoning malady in Asian territories. DR causes 5% to 7% of the total blindness throughout the region. The main aim of this research is to determine whether a patient is suffering from DR or not by the dint of 2-D color fundus retina scans. In this paper authors have proposed a GUI-based technique an Ensemble Diabetic Retinopathy Detection (EDRD). This method helps in detecting 2D color fundus scan with an efficient approach for finding DR-affected persons within a few seconds using ensemble techniques of CNN and RLU. The Visual Geometry Group (VGG-19) model and Adaptive Moment Estimation optimizer is used for training and reducing error for the developed technique. Maximum accuracy of 92% was obtained for 80% training set with 0.001 learning rate and 25 batch size. The proposed research contribution definitively detects whether the given OCT scan with an efficient approach for finding DR affected persons within few seconds.
The Logic of Specialized Division of Labor in the Mariculture Industry:An Inframarginal Analysis Based on External Risks
Authors: Zhang Jiahao
Published: February 2023

The development of the mariculture industry is critical to ensuring global food safety. As a booming industry, its specialized division of labor is continuously evolving to promote its current green transformation. To reveal the formation mechanism of vertical specialization in the mariculture industry and explore the pathways to improving its production efficiency, this paper adds risk factors to the existing inframarginal model to study the mechanism of how production risks affect vertical specialization, analyze the impact of those risks on production efficiency and test the hypothesis by perform the dynamic simulation of industrial division of labor evolution process based on ABM model. The results show that the greater the reduction in production risk brought about by specialization, the more divided the production structure tends to be. Vertical specialization improves the production efficiency of each link, and the lower the risk of specialization in the corresponding production link, the higher the production efficiency tends to be. These findings suggest that the level of specialization in the mariculture industry should be improved by enhancing transaction efficiency and reducing learning costs, multiplying channels to reduce the risks of specialized farming, and improving the risk transfer system.
GSD models for blast propagation]{Two-dimensional geometrical shock dynamics for blast wave propagation and post-shock flow effects
Authors: Liu Heng , Eliasson Veronica
Published: February 2023

Geometrical shock dynamics (GSD) is a numerical model capable of efficiently predicting the position, shape and strength of a shock wave. Compared to the traditional Euler method that solves the inviscid Euler equations, GSD is a reduced-order model derived from the method of characteristics which results in a more computationally efficient approach since it only considers the motion of the shock front instead of the entire flow field. Here, a study of post-shock flow effects in two dimensions has been performed. These post-shock flow effects become increasingly important when modeling blast wave propagation over extended times or distances, i.e. a shock front that decays in speed and that has decaying properties behind it. A comparison between the first-order complete, and fully complete GSD models (point-source GSD and a model that combines PGSD and the shock-shock approximate theory for cylindrical shock reflection off a straight surface, called PGSDSS) reveals the importance of preserving an intact post-shock flow term, which is truncated by the original GSD model, in predicting blast motion. Lagrangian simulations were performed for the case of interaction between two cylindrical blast waves and results were compared to prior experimental work. Results showed an agreement in attenuation of the maximum pressure at the Mach stem, but an overestimation of the Mach stem growth at its early stage by PGSD was observed.
Adolescents’ Beliefs About What Symptoms Constitute Depression: Are More Expansive Definitions Helpful or Harmful?
Authors: Ahuvia Isaac L. , Fox Kathryn R. , Schleider Jessica L.
Published: February 2023

Purpose. What symptoms do people think constitute “depression”? In a mental health literacy framework, knowing more of depression’s nine core symptoms (per formal psychiatric diagnostic criteria) is thought to help people identify and seek help for depression. However, the common-sense model of self-regulation suggests that more expansive beliefs about what symptoms constitute an illness may be maladaptive, whereby viewing more symptoms as characterizing a disorder predicts greater functional impairment.
Methods. We conducted a pair of studies with U.S. adolescents experiencing elevated depression symptoms (total N = 387), collecting data on symptom beliefs and outcomes via online questionnaires.
Results. Adolescents’ beliefs about what symptoms constitute depression varied widely; across both studies, adolescents reported 115 different symptom combinations, and only 42% endorsed all DSM-5 depression symptoms as characterizing the disorder. Adolescents who identified more symptoms as belonging to depression had more severe depression symptoms (p = .004), reported more hopelessness (p = .021), and were more pessimistic about the permanence of depression (p = .007); they were also more likely to rate medication as potentially helpful (p = .001).
Conclusion. These findings simultaneously support and challenge elements of both the common-sense model and the mental health literacy framework. Future research on mental health literacy may examine why adolescents with more psychiatrically-accurate understandings of depression experience worse clinical outcomes. Likewise, future research on the common sense model should explore whether more expansive depression symptom beliefs may be adaptive as well as maladaptive.
Educational innovations in the approach of outpatients to improve health literacy
Authors: Molinari Humberto , Vanin Adriane Aver , Cunha Mariana Lucas Rocha , Brunetto Marcel Luiz , Araujo Amanda Costa
Published: February 2023

Objective: To propose new approaches to improve patients’ health literacy to the treatment for functional dyspepsia and gastritis.
Methods: This is a prospective study with a pre- and post-educational intervention. Patients had their first consultation with the physician and answered the pre-educational intervention questionnaire. Guidance texts and videos were sent to the patients for 3 weeks after the consultation. Finally, patients return to the consultation with the physician and answered to the second questionnaire after the educational intervention.
Results: The sample included 50 patients, 35 female patients (70%). The average age was 55.7 years (15.3 SD). In the post-intervention questionnaire, 82% of patients improved their clinical condition with the treatment, 44% recognized that dietary changes are important for symptoms improvement, 98% of patients understood the videos, 74% of patients believe that the educational intervention could be used for other specialties and 90% of patients would recommend this method for other specialties.
Conclusion: Patient education is an important strategy for a better understanding of their disease and, possibly, improves adherence to their treatment. Besides that, this study used educational tools through guidance texts and educational videos that can be used in clinical practice. This is an easily, accessible and inexpensive tool for health literacy.
Effect of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor on the progression of coronary artery disease evaluated by computed tomography in patients receiving insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Choi Young , Ko Seung-Hyun , Chang Kiyuk , Yoo Ki Dong , Ihm Sang-Hyun
Published: February 2023

Background: We evaluated the effect of a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP-4i) on the progression of obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) receiving insulin therapy.
Methods: Using a multi-center clinical data warehouse, we retrospectively analyzed the patients receiving insulin therapy for T2DM who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) ≥2 times. The patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of DPP-4i prescription between the two CCTA examinations. The prevalence of OCAD (defined as >50% stenosis on CCTA), new revascularization rates, and changes in the coronary calcium score (CCS) were compared between the two groups.
Results: A total of 623 patients were included and a DPP-4i was prescribed to 380 (60.9%) patients. The median time difference between the two CCTAs was 39.0 (17.0–61.4) months. Newly developed OCAD at the follow-up CCTA was detected in 62 (16.3%) patients in the DPP-4i group and 76 (31.3%) patients in the no DPP-4i group (p<0.001). The risk of new OCAD or new revascularization was lower in the DPP-4i group (19.7% vs. 38.7%, p<0.001). After propensity score matching, the prevalence of new OCAD (15.9% vs. 29.5%, p=0.001) and the composite rate of new OCAD or new revascularization (18.7% vs. 37.3%, p<0.001) were lower in the DPP-4i group. The change in CCS per year did not differ significantly between the two groups (9.1 [0.1 – 56.8] vs. 13.5 [0.0 – 78.6], p=0.715).
Conclusion: Add-on DPP-4i therapy would be beneficial in preventing coronary artery disease progression in patients with T2DM receiving insulin therapy.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, study number NCT04825795
Accompany Caregivers to Optimize Learning With People Living With a Major Neurocognitive Disorder: a Qualitative Study
Authors: Viscogliosi Chantal , Dame Nathalie , Roy Jordan Mino , Duquette-Laplante Romane , Rahimaly Sarah , Breton Viviane , Chassé Bernard , Couturier Yves , Déry Jessica , Giroux Dominique , Provencher Véronique
Published: February 2023

Background
For caregivers of people living with major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD), adapting methods optimizing learning to a specific situation can be challenging. These methods based on preserved cognitive skills such as procedural memory and implicit recuperation process include errorless learning, spaced retrieval, motor encoding and vanishing cues. This study aimed 1) to obtain a better understanding of factors influencing caregivers’ use of methods optimizing learning, 2) codevelop workshops, a decision tool and accompanying material to support the method’s application based on caregivers needs 3) evaluate the perceived effects of workshops on the application of these methods.
Methods
The first version of the workshops consisted of five - 2 hours meetings. A qualitative methodology with semi-structured individual interviews was adopted. In addition, individual written and collective verbal feedback were collected after each of the group workshop meetings to continuously improve the workshops. A total of 11 caregivers and three healthcare workers gave feedback after each workshop and were interviewed after the last workshop. All the interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim for the analysis. Thematic content analysis was conducted.
Results
The results showed many facilitators (e.g., ability of the teacher to adapt methods to specific real situations, help to identify person’s capabilities) and barriers (e.g., fluctuation of MNCD symptoms, caregivers' precarious health status) for caregivers’ understanding and utilization of the methods. A decision tool for the utilization of methods optimizing learning was developed and adjusted based on feedback from the participants. Also, positive effects of the workshops were found on caregivers’ everyday life, their preparedness and their relationship with the person living with MNCD.
Conclusion
This study provided a comprehensive understanding of factors influencing caregivers’ understanding and utilization of methods optimizing learning. According to our findings, providing workshops and co-constructed tools to caregivers generate perceived benefits and support their utilization of methods optimizing learning to help them maintain the autonomy of their loved one living with MNCD.
Trial registration
This study was approved (MP-31-2-19-3211) by the Research Ethics Committee of the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et des services sociaux (CIUSSS) de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS).
Fighting alcohol abuse (on the press publications of Naddniprianska Ukraine of the late XIX – early XX centuries)
Authors: Sydorenko Natalya
Published: February 2023

The aim of the study is to determine the main topics of publications that reflect the processes of sobering up society in the late nineteenth – early twentieth century. The object of the study was the press of several groups: mass, religious, specialized (medical, scientific, industrial and practical, anti-alcohol), which covered the production of alcoholic beverages and combating alcoholism. Mostly it is the press of Kherson, Tavriya, Volyn, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kyiv regions (such as «Vestnik vinodeliya / Bulletin of Winemaking», «Vinogradarstvo i vinodeliye / Viticulture and Winemaking», «Zdorovaya zhyzn / Healthy life», «Seyatel trezvosti / Sober sower», «Zeleny zmiy / Green snake», «Ruskiy inok / Russian monk», «Volynskaya nedelya / Volyn week», «Nezhinets», etc.).
Methods. Among the research methods are monitoring the array of periodicals of most regions of Naddniprianska Ukraine, methods of classification, historical, logical, descriptive, generalization.
Results and conclusions. It was found that according to the purpose of periodicals, the discussion was conducted mainly in two directions: 1) upholding the culture of viticulture and hops, the rise of the wine and beer industry, care for the quality and hygienic and medical properties of grape drinks, improving the wine market, the fight against counterfeiting of beverages; denial not of alcohol itself, but of alcoholism; 2) protection of public health, application at all levels of measures to combat drunkenness and alcoholism that threaten life and well-being of the peoples of many countries. In this aspect, not only government orders were used, but also purposeful religious conversations were held, trust committees on public
sobriety and sobriety societies were established, social and medical palliative care was used, involved cultural and educational activities, which were emphasized by the press.
Lingualization of the refugee concept in the Ternopil regional press
Authors: Vilchynska Tatiana , Vilchynsky Oleksandr
Published: February 2023

Introduction. Interest to a concept of REFUGEE in the Ternopil regional press is due to noticeable migration processes that play an important role of transforming the discursive practices of modern society, rethinking famous and the emergence of new nominations of the subjects of these processes, which caused the activation of nominations for designations persons, who forced to change their place of residence and it aroused scientific interest in such nominations.
Relevance of the study. Despite the fact that research the problem of refugeesness has significantly intensified in the context of globalization and modern military realities, but linguistic works which dedicated to the analysis of conceptualized the notion concept of REFUGEE, especially in the regional press texts, is known not much. The purpose of the investigation was to find out the peculiarities of the language objectification of the concept of REFUGEE as the main marker for designating persons forced to change their place of residence in the context of Russia’s military aggression in 2014 and 2022, in Ukrainian media text on the example of the Ternopil regional publication «Free Life Plus».
Methodology. The methodology of research of this concept involves a triangulation approach associated with use of various methods and techniques, including both traditionally descriptive and relatively new methods of conceptual analysis, content analysis.
Results. Conducted observations have testified that the concept of REFUGEE in the newspaper «Free Life Plus» is characterized by an extensive system of names, which are dominated by such as refugee, immigrant, internally (temporarily) displaced person, as well as others, that is due to the trend mass displacement of people from eastern Ukraine to the western regions in connection with the full-scale Russian aggression and connect with it migration crisis.
Conclusions. Detected branched nominative field of the concept is revealed REFUGEE in the researched media text confirms the need to unify the names for its designations, that is due to modern challenges to information security of the state and changing the causes and consequences of refugeeness, particular in the aspect of distinguishing between the concepts of internal and external refugee, temporarily displaced person and internally displaced person, Ukrainian immigrant within their state, as well as the establishment of their legislative status to prevent use their as «hybrid weapons» for destabilization of the socialpolitical situation in the country. The prospect of further research is associated with the study of other media texts, where the problem of refugeeness finds its fullest embodiment.
Attributes of the Ukrainian media brand
Authors: Shevchenko Viktotiya
Published: February 2023

The system of media identification as a brand are an important part in increasing visibility by readers and collaboration with other media, business partners, advertisers, all those who value stability and reputation. For the media, branding is primarily about following certain rules for working with facts, data and content. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the essence of branding of media companies, characterization of brand attributes that ensure the competitiveness of the media in the Ukrainian market.
Methodology. We used systems analysis, synthesis and generalization to study the
brands of Ukrainian media companies, brand components, trends and prospects of branding development. Dialectical and systematic methods of cognition were used to study the scientific basis of modern scientists on the development of media brands. The theoretical basis of the study of brand attributes are the works of foreign and Ukrainian scientists in the field of social communications, marketing, strategic management, brand management, economics.
Results. Brand attributes for the media have their own characteristics compared to
branding in the general sense. The main role is played by the essence and concept embedded in editorial policy. The attributes of a media brand are brand naming, brand image, visual content, marketing cat, website, marketing strategy. Brand image consists of: corporate identity, logo, fonts, colors, documentation, mock-up. Brand book defines the style of communication with the audience, describes the philosophy, values, brand idea, history and traditions of the company, team, founders, shows the face of the brand. Marketing component of the media brand is a marketing kit, positioning, media product, direct association, marketing strategy: SEO, SMM, contextual advertising, content support.
Conclusions. Supporting the individuality of the media brand for a long time, adherence
to standards, reputation, brand positioning with all attributes and socialization, ie meeting such social needs of the consumer as self-realization, communication, support, recognition, are decisive in today’s media space. We see the development of media brands in two directions: on the one hand, through the preservation of identity and reputation, on the other - development in new formats that arise through technological opportunities, crowdsourcing services
The concept of Soviet identity in the context of ideologizing society: analysis of the media
Authors: Pochapska Oksana
Published: February 2023

Introduction. During 1943–1960, the formation of Ukrainian identity was directly influenced by communist ideology, as well as the totalitarian system of government of the USSR, which, formally (constitutionally) giving nations their own cultural development and equal rights within the USSR, actually implemented a policy of supremacy and elitism. Thus, in this period it was not so much about the formation of Ukrainian identity, but about the reformatting and creation of such a phenomenon as Homo Soveticus (Soviet man).
Relevance of the study. The article aim is to reveal the strategy of conceptualization of the Soviet identity in the context of ideologizing society by mass media and propaganda.
Methodology. Such methods as content-analysis, work with archival sources, psycholinguistic analysis of texts.
Results. As a result, the author concludes that the Sovietization of Ukrainian reality took place through media reports, which clearly distinguished between the concepts of «friend» and «enemy», as well as formed the attitude to the Ukrainian through the so-called strategy of «soft Russification by Zhdanov». Thus, the formation and self-identification of the Soviet personality was determined by the principle of full perception of the USSR and the activities of the Communist Party. There was a complete replacement of values (religion was replaced by ideology, the role of preacher fell on the shoulders of the agitator, etc.), as well as the gradual leveling of national customs and traditions (leaving visual attributes – dressing Ukrainian costumes for «special» occasions, – the internal meaning was eradicated, and also the feeling of simmering situation developed, which, in the end, led to the rejection of Ukrainian as inferior, unfashionable, unnecessary).
Conclusion. Further study of the peculiarities of the formation of Soviet identity will provide an opportunity to develop ways to form the Ukrainian information space and protect it from information attacks of aggressor countries.
The place of military media among the sources of information for servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Authors: Prauta Maksym
Published: February 2023

Introduction. In the conditions of external aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the source of official information for servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
are the state media which were founded by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In the period since 2014, the system of military media has undergone significant changes, as well as the transformation of the public relations and strategic communicatios in the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine has continued. At the present stage, it remains significant to clarify the current position of the military media as a source of information.
Relevance of the study. The purpose of the article is to determine the place of military media among the sources of official information for servicemen, as well as the degree of need in specialized media of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Methodology, results, conclusions. According to a questionnaire survey of servicemen of one of the units of the Marine Corps of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it was found that at the level of this separate military unit the leading role in informing personnel is played by internal communications. About 40% of servicemen use military media as source of information.
The Internet is the most common source of information for military personnel. The military often uses several types of media, but if they use only one source to receive news, it is usually social networks. All military media from which respondents receive information are presented on the Internet. This may indicate the impact of the development of the Internet and information and communication technologies on the functioning of traditional media of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The results of the questionnaire indicate the need for structural and functional transformation of the existing system of military media. To confirm this, it is necessary to conduct a comprehensive study on the scale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the future, this will provide an opportunity to develop proposals for improving the processes of socio-communication interaction of the army with society and information and media support of troops (forces).