bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploring the link between self-management of migraine and emotional wellbeing. A cross-sectional online survey of community- dwelling migraine sufferers
Authors: Filzmoser Nicola , Webber Iman , Kerr Gabrielle , Alaa Aos , Asmar Marie Iine El , Karki Manisha , Sasco Eva Riboli , El-Osta Austen
Published: December 2022

Background
An estimated 15.9% of adults live with migraine disease which impacts their physical, emotional and social wellbeing. To target the disease comprehensively, research recommends a multidisciplinary approach to migraine management. Yet, at present, migraine management primarily centres around pharmaceutical treatments. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent that emotional awareness could influence the uptake of self-care behaviours of community-dwelling adults with migraine.
Methods
A cross-sectional online survey explored personal experiences with migraine disease, and strategies or behaviours to manage migraine attacks. We surveyed 170 young adults with migraine in community settings in the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany and the United States. Chi-squared tests were used to investigate differences in ratings of migraine prevention and management strategies between users and non-users of the strategies. Univariable logistic regressions were used to assess the effectiveness of self-care behaviours to manage or prevent migraine attacks.
Results
Most (85%) respondents had experienced migraine for over five years, where 42% of attacks usually lasted several days. The most common diagnoses in the cohort were migraine without aura (38.9%) and migraine with aura (29%). Staying hydrated was the most popular preventative strategy (87%), 70.2% used prescription medication and 64.9% changed their diet and/or supplements. Nearly all respondents stated that their mood or emotions could trigger their migraine attacks. Keeping a headache or mood diary was the lowest-rated prevention strategy and was rated as "probably ineffective" or causing "no change" in preventing migraine attacks. Over a third (39.7%) kept track of their physical wellbeing and symptoms to identify triggers (65.8%), show reports to a healthcare professional (59.6%), understand when they must take medication (48.1%), track improvements (67.3%) or deteriorations (67.3%).
Conclusions
Migraine management is dominated by pharmaceutical management for acute pain attacks and lifestyle changes for managing migraine long-term. Perception of the effectiveness of those techniques is high, whereas perception of interventions that target the emotional or psychological components of chronic pain management (keeping a mood diary, and mental health support) is mixed. There exists a gap between the recommended bio-psycho-social approach and the current state of migraine management.
Differences in the functional connectivity of large-scale brain networks between young adults with subclinical attention-deficit/hyperactivity and autistic traits
Authors: Hirata Risa , Yoshimura Sayaka , Kobayashi Key , Aki Morio , Shibata Mami , Ueno Tsukasa , Miyagi Takashi , Oishi Naoya , Murai Toshiya , Fujiwara Hironobu
Published: December 2022

Background
Attentional impairments are associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous evidence suggests both commonalities and differences in the nature of attention deficits between these disorders. This study aimed to investigate the neural correlates of ADHD and ASD traits in healthy individuals, focusing on the functional connectivity (FC) of the large-scale brain networks (LSBN) subserving attentional functions.
Methods
The participants were 61 healthy individuals (30 males; age, 21.9 ± 1.9 years). The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) and Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) were administered as indicators of ADHD and ASD traits, respectively. Performance in the continuous performance test (CPT) was used as a behavioural measure of sustained attentional function. Functional magnetic resonance imaging scans were performed during the resting state (Rest) and during the auditory oddball task (Odd). Regions of interest (ROI)-to-ROI analyses (FDR < 0.05) were performed to examine the relationship between FCs and psychological measures. The networks of interest were the default mode (DMN), frontal-parietal (FPN), and salience (SN) networks, as these are critical for cognitive processing (including attentional processing).
Results
ASRS scores, but not the AQ scores, were correlated with less frequent commission errors and shorter reaction times in the CPT. During Odd, ASRS and AQ scores were positively correlated with FC values within the DMN and FPN, respectively. The ASRS and AQ scores were positively and negatively correlated with FC values between the FPN and SN, respectively. During Rest, AQ scores were negatively and positively correlated with FC values within the SN and those between the DMN and SN, respectively.
Limitations:
Our sample size was relatively low, we used only the CPT to assess attentional function, and we did not examine continuity from subclinical to clinical individuals in their neural substrates.
Conclusions
A better performance in the CPT by individuals with subclinical ADHD traits suggests the positive effects of these traits on sustained attention. Differential associations between LSBN FCs and ASD/ADHD traits indicate different mechanisms of attentional processing in individuals with subclinical ADHD or ASD traits. This corroborates the notion of differences in sustained and selective attention between clinical ADHD and ASD.
Potential spatial distributions of Tibetan antelope and protected areas on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China
Authors: Hu Huawei , Wei Yanqiang , Wang Wenying , Chen Zhenning
Published: December 2022

Climate change has been regarded as a major factor affecting the geographic distribution of many endemic rare species on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Tibetan antelope, an endemic rare wildlife, is identified as a national first-class protected wild animal in China. To explore the impacts of human activities and climate change on the spatial distribution pattern of Tibetan antelope, the MaxEnt model was used to simulate the potential distribution of Tibetan antelope under four Shared Socio-economic Pathways in 2050s and 2070s and combined the modelling results of the main forage plants considering the food chains. The results showed that the environment indicators, e.g., elevation, mean temperature of wettest quarter, slope, mean temperature of warmest quarter, landcover, max temperature of warmest month, precipitation of driest month, Stipa capillata, Oxytropis ochrocephala, human influence index, were the main factors controlling the distribution of Tibetan antelope. The potential distributions of Tibetan antelope and their 10 forage plants were significantly different under future climate scenarios such as expanding, contracting and shifting. The mean elevation of suitable habitats for Tibetan antelope all increased under the four future scenarios compared with current value. There were protection gaps for Tibetan antelope. Considering the long-distance migration, the integrity of the ecosystem including Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, Altun National Nature Reserve, and Kekexili National Nature Reserve would be established for Tibetan antelope. Our findings will provide important references for the protection and investigation of Tibetan antelope.
Evaluation of urine for Dirofilaria immitis antigen detection in dogs
Authors: Brown Andrew C. , Saleh Meriam N. , Fudge J. Mack , Nabity Mary B. , Verocai Guilherme G.
Published: December 2022

Background Infection by the canine heartworm,Dirofilaria immitis, causes a potentially fatal, multisystemic disease in dogs. Diagnosis ofD. immitisrelies on serologic antigen detection coupled with microfilariae identification. It has been shown that immune-complex dissociation (ICD) of serum/plasma by heat treatment increases detection of infection, especially in dogs from endemic areas and with inconsistent use of heartworm prevention. The aim of this study was to assess the use of urine for heartworm antigen detection in dogs using a commercial ELISA (DiroCHEK®). Methods Matching serum/plasma and urine of 29 experimentally infected dogs at different time points post-infection were tested to assess the feasibility of antigen detection in urine. Matching serum and urine samples of 267 dogs admitted to a spay/neuter clinic with unknown infection status were also evaluated for antigen detection. Results In the experimental samples, antigenemia was detected in 86.2% and 90.9% of samples pre- and post-ICD, respectively, while antigenuria was detected in 75.9% and 72.4% of samples pre- and post-ICD, respectively. In the clinic samples, antigenemia was detected in 7.9% of dogs pre-ICD and 12.4% post-ICD, while antigenuria was detected in 11.6% and 6.4% of dogs pre- and post-ICD, respectively. In experimental samples, sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE), and positive predictive value (PPV) of antigenuria were high (85%, 100%, 100%, respectively). In clinic samples, SPE and negative predictive value (NPV) were high (95% and 92%, respectively). In contrast, NPV in experimental samples (40%), and SEN and PPV in clinic samples (58% and 61%, respectively) were low. Overall kappa agreement between antigenemia and antigenuria was fair to moderate. Conclusion These data suggest that urine might be a useful and less invasive biofluid for heartworm antigen detection in dogs.
Detection of complex nitrogen-bearing molecule ethyl cyanide towards the hot molecular core G10.47+0.03
Authors: Manna Arijit , Pal Sabyasachi
Published: December 2022

The studies of the complex molecular lines towards the hot molecular cores at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths provide instructive knowledge about the chemical complexity in the interstellar medium (ISM). We presented the detection of the rotational emission lines of the complex nitrogen-bearing molecule ethyl cyanide(C2H5CN) towards the hot molecular core G10.47+0.03 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) band 4 observations. The estimated column density of C2H5CN towards the G10.47+0.03 was 7.7 (±0.5)×1016 cm−2 with a high rotational temperature of 352.9±66.8 K. The estimated fractional abundance of C2H5CN with respect to H2 towards the G10.47+0.03 was 5.70×10−9. We observed that the estimated fractional abundance of C2H5CN is similar to the simulated abundance of C2H5CN which was predicted by the three-phase warm-up model from Garrod (2013). We also discuss the possible formation mechanism of C2H5CN towards the hot molecular cores and we claim the barrierless and exothermic radical-radical reaction between CH2 and CH2CN is responsible for the production of low abundant C2H5CN (∼10−9) in the grain surface of the G10.47+0.03.
Auftrittsmöglichkeiten
Authors: Funke Tobias , Groll Mirjam , Schäfer Martin Jörg
Published: December 2022

Die vorliegende Thewis-Ausgabe versammelt Beiträge, die auf der Grundlage der Vorträge und Diskussionen des im Juni 2021 an der Universität Hamburg online stattgefundenen Promovierenden- und Studierendenworkshops mit dem Titel „Auftrittsmöglichkeiten. Aspekte eines ‚postinklusiven‘ Theaters“ entstanden sind.
Horizon of cryptocurrency before vs during COVID-19
Authors: Waspada Ikaputera , Fitrizal Salim Dwi , Krisnawati Astrie
Published: December 2022

Investment cannot be separated from the level of return and risk inherent in assets. Today, investment instruments are not only stocks, currencies, bonds, deposits, savings and others. The beginning of Bitcoin’s emergence as a pioneer of Cryptocurrency was in 2009. Crypto assets are emerging rapidly and are accompanied by an increase in the number of transactions each period. The growth in the market capitalization value of crypto assets has also grown significantly. During COVID-19, many investments, such as stocks, experienced a decline due to market uncertainty. The results of this study prove that with the existence of COVID-19, the crypto market is not affected. Crypto is an attraction characterized by a high degree of fluctuation, and there is no limit to transactions in the open market 24 hours to trade. The Cryptocurrency market is currently a market that can provide short-term benefits to risk-taking investors, while the market in other investment instruments is declining. 78% of the value capitalization of the top 200 cryptocurrencies is represented by the top 9 cryptos used as samples in this study. So that if there is a decrease in these 9 cryptos, it will also have an impact on the overall capitalization value of crypto in the market. The future development of Cryptocurrencies will no longer be digital assets traded with many speculators who can control prices, it can even be digital money that can be used worldwide without any transaction fees and is controlled on a blockchain system.
The Mustang Diaries: A Study of Mexico in Red Dead Redemption 1
Authors: Aldape Javier
Published: December 2022

Can a form of play be used to portray the past in popular culture? Can a person engage in such an act and acquire agency of a particular time in history? Play constitutes many forms—but for  the sake of this paper, it will be used in the context of video games. Using the two main schools of thought for the study of these, narratology and ludology, I intend to highlight the potential for games to not only recreate history but also interact with events and how they can provide new ways of understanding history. I will focus mainly on the Mexican Revolution and the U.S.-Mexico border relations in Rockstar’s epic western: Red Dead Redemption 1.
La otredad latina en los videojuegos: de la selva a la pantalla
Authors: Bernstein Gastón
Published: December 2022

Aquí no sólo nos interesa repensar las distintas representaciones de personajes latinos y de Latinoamérica que hacen los videojuegos producidos en países del “Primer Mundo” -y los estereotipos que estos acarrean-, sino también y  principalmente qué sucede con los videojuegos producidos en América Latina y qué tipo de representación proponen en respuesta: pareciera que no es tarea sencilla escapar del autoborramiento (eliminar adrede las marcas de la propia cultura) o la autoexotización (alinearse al estereotipo de otredad impuesto por la cultura hegemónica), al menos para la gran mayoría de videojuegos  latinoamericanos. En este trabajo se investigan algunos casos particulares y fnalmente se proponen algunos juegos como modelo alternativo a seguir en cuanto a representación de latinos por latinos se refere.
Exploring affect, identity, and populism in and around Todd Phillips’ Joker
Authors: Sreepada Nihar , Domínguez Partida Gabriel
Published: December 2022

Cultural identity has become a ﬂuid concept in which several positionalities converge; most of them are inﬂuenced greatly by popular culture, causing a constant individual negotiation between their real lives and the image on the screen. In 2019, Todd Phillips’s Joker achieved worldwide success not only at the box ofce but also in critical appraisal. Unlike previous representations of this villain as a disruptive social persona, Joker showed the main character as a political fgure that gives agency and voice to the people who are socially repressed. The impact of this representation transcended Anglo cultures to the extent of symbolizing a populist uprising and a growing antigovernment sentiment. Nevertheless, this fgure’s appropriation brings twoproblematic ideological standpoints to the goal these groups aim: violence as the only alternative to restoring equality in society and color blindness that silences the struggles that cultures face depending on their context.
Replicación y extensçao: The missing Latin American experience in global games scholarship
Authors: David Bowman Nicholas
Published: December 2022

From their development in the early 1960s to their global prominence today, video games are an increasingly  ubiquitous feature of entertainment culture. Likewise, video games and their supposed and actual eﬀects on players feature prominently in public discourse and academic  research. However, international scholarly outlets have largely omitted the Latin American experience with video games, despite the region’s sustained and growing gaming culture—in some cases, with gameplay rates that outpace regions that are more commonly featured in scholarship (such as the United States). This essay presents as a broad call for scholarship that directly engages with Latin American gamers and gaming culture, as part of larger eﬀorts to move media communication research towards authentic and meaningful global engagement.
La agenda político-comercial de México y Chile: un intento para acercar fronteras, 1900-1910
Authors:   Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Michoacán, México., Pérez Reyes Elda
Published: December 2022

Dilucidar los asuntos de la agenda bilateral mexicano-chilena durante la primera década del siglo XX, haciendo énfasis en el proyecto conjunto de establecer una línea marítima de navegación directa y regular en el Pacífico, en aras de crear vínculos comerciales entre ambas naciones, es el eje rector del presente artículo. El estudio se realiza a través del análisis de la correspondencia de ambas cancillerías, para demostrar que fueron precisamente las necesidades de nuevos mercados y vías de comunicación y transporte las que unieron -momentáneamente- en un esfuerzo conjunto a dos naciones tan distantes, y que al no existir las condiciones necesarias el proyecto se fuera diluyendo, en parte, porque el gobierno mexicano priorizaba el uso de su infraestructura, el ferrocarril de Tehuantepec.
Deterioração da superfície de cinco madeiras amazônicas expostas ao intemperismo natural
Authors: Silva Eldalisley dos Santos , Bonfatti Júnior Eraldo Antonio , A Silva Gabriel Afonso de Oliveir , Curvo Kezia Rage , Stangerlin Diego Martins , Melo Rafael Rodolfo de , Souza Adilson Pacheco de
Published: December 2022

A madeira na construção civil apresenta restrições quanto ao seu uso externo devido às ações do intemperismo natural, que podem representar um risco real pois modificam as características desse material. Neste estudo objetivou-se avaliar a deterioração da superfície das madeiras de Trattinnickia rhoifolia (Amescla), Parkia pendula (Angelim), Erisma uncinatum (Cedro), Apuleia leiocarpa (Garapeira) e Mezilaurus itauba (Itaúba) expostas ao intemperismo natural. Para tanto, amostras de madeira foram expostas às intempéries em uma plataforma metálica, sem contato com o solo, durante 360 dias. A cada 60 dias realizou-se a caracterização da superfície das madeiras por meio da colorimetria (L*, a*, b*, C*, h e ∆E), rugosidade (Ra, Rz e Rt) e dureza Rockwell. A exposição ao intemperismo natural tornou a superfície das madeiras mais escurecidas (coloração acinzentada), resultante da redução dos parâmetros colorimétricos L*, a* e b*. A madeira de E. uncinatum apresentou os menores valores de variação total da cor (∆E). Além da descoloração, as madeiras intemperizadas tornaram-se mais rugosas e com menor dureza Rockwell, devido à formação de fissuras superficiais. As madeiras de A. leiocarpa e M. itauba apresentaram maior estabilidade da rugosidade e da dureza Rockwell durante o período de exposição às intempéries.
IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM RELAKSASI DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 KOMPETENSI KEAHLIAN TKRO DI SMK N 2 YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Riyadi Alif Alif , Haryana Kir
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe study aims to describe the implementation of a relaxing curriculum during the covid-19 in the competence expertise learning process at 10th grade techinical automotive Yogyakarta’s Vocational High School (SMK N 2 Yogyakarta) which included the formulating aspects of the relaxation curriculum, stake holder’s involvement, management performance’s of the learning process, obstacles during the implementation of the relaxation curriculum and follow-up of the learning curriculum used. This is a kind of descriptive research. The research subject is teachers, students of the competition for 10th-grade technical automotive engineering, and several of stakes holder (head of technical automotive light vehicle, school committee, industry, parents of students, school supervisor and covid-19 cluster head) who have a direct interest in the implementation of learning at SMK N 2 Yogyakarta. Data of this research was collected by questionnaires, interviews, documentation, and observation. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics. The data of the research were analyzed by using descriptive statistical techniques that focused on the central tendency of the data. Studies indicate that the general conclusion of the implementation on the relaxation curriculum to studies held by SMKN 2 Yogyakarta was carried out in good. Keyword: implementation of relaxing curriculum, planning, management implementation, evaluation and follow-up about curriculum which used.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA PELAKSANAAN PEMBELAJARAN PRAKTIK DAN KESIAPAN KERJA DI SMKN2 WONOSARI
Authors: Rahmanto Ryan Dwi , Gunadi Gunadi
Published: December 2022

AbstractTheiobjectives of thissstudy were (1) to determine the implementation of practical learning at SMK N 2 Wonosari, (2) to determineethe levellof work readiness ofsstudents at SMK N 2 Wonosari, and (3) to determine the relationshippbetween theeimplementation of practical learning and work readiness of class students. XII Automotive Engineering Skills Program at SMK N 2 Wonosari (TKRO). This type of research is descriptive statistics with a quantitative approach. This research includes population research, with a total of 91 students of class XII of the Automotive Engineering Expertise Program at SMK N 2 Wonosari. The research instrument is aaquestionnaire. The validityyof the instrumenttwas tested usinggthe product moment formula. Instrument reliability was calculated using the Cronbach Alpha formula. The data obtained were tested using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis with regression with the help of the SPSS version 23 computer program. The resultssshowed thatt: (1) the implementation of practical learningaat SMK N 2 Wonosari was included in the very high category with a scale of 1-4 obtained 3.53, (2) The level of work readiness of class XII students of the expertise program of the Automotive Engineering Expertise Program at SMK N 2 Wonosari is included in the high category with a scale of 1-4 obtained 3.39, (3) Thereeis a relationshippbetweennthe implementationoof practical learning and work readiness. This is evidenced by the significance value of 5% level 0.000 0.05. In the producttmoment correlation analysis, the correlationncoefficient (rxy) with N=91 is 0.684 at a 5% significance level of 0.207. The data shows that rcount is greater than rtable (0.6840.207).
Relationship between Self-Management and Work Performance among Information Professionals
Authors: Md Yusof Aumuhaimi , Zaini Muhamad Khairulnizam
Published: December 2022

The significance of emotional intelligence to the work performance of the Information Professionals in the government sector in Malaysia has been extensively studied in the literature. The focus of this analysis is on self-management clusters, and it shows that the chosen cluster turns out to be the essential relationship between self-management and work performance among information professionals. This research is done by implementing a survey on 148 information professionals in a government agency in Malaysia. The result suggests that self-management of emotional intelligence has a significant role in enhancing the quality of job performance, resulting in increased work productivity for information professionals.
Keywords: Self-management, Work performance, Emotional intelligence, Information professionals
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC  BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10%20(Special%20Issue).4125
Roles of Library in the Metaverse
Authors: Abu Bakar Amzari , Hussin Norhayati , Angchun Peemasak , Seman Mohd Ridwan
Published: December 2022

The library is an important institution throughout society. Library roles change over time, from the custodian of records to addressing information needs of the society in the digital age of the Internet. Tech companies around the world are start investing in the next version of the Internet called the Metaverse. The key elements of Metaverse are Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Real-Time, and Immersive experience in the common cyberspace. The Metaverse is not fully existed yet. It is predicted that it will change business disruptively. This paper discusses the roles of the library may play in the Metaverse.
Keywords: Metaverse, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Roles of the library, Information Science, Information Management
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC  BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
Factors that Contribute to Students’ Attrition in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Environment: A systematic review
Authors: Nur Izzuddin Izham Muhammad Abdul Aziz , Ahmad Uzir Nora’ayu , Anuar Nursalsabilla , Khairuddin Irni Eliana
Published: December 2022

This paper presents a systematic literature review of open distance learning (ODL) research that reports empirical findings on the factors that contribute to students' attrition in the ODL setting. Several prior literature reviews identified self-regulated learning as one of the critical factors that may lead to students dropping out. However, there has been much less understanding of the factors and challenges faced by the students in ODL learning and delivery, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic years. To address this limitation, this study provides a step toward a better understanding of the critical factors contributing to dropout risk, particularly in the ODL environment.
Keywords: Open distance learning; Student attrition; COVID-19.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC  BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10%20(Special%20Issue).4136
Playfully Assessing Lower Extremity Selective Voluntary Motor Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Psychometric Study
Authors: Fahr Annina , Balzer Julia , Keller Jeffrey W , van Hedel Hubertus J A
Published: December 2022

Background

Objective measures specifically assessing selective voluntary motor control are scarce. Therefore, we have developed an interval-scaled assessment based on accelerometers.

Objective

This study provided a preliminary evaluation of the validity and reliability of this novel gamelike assessment measuring lower limb selective voluntary motor control in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods

Children with CP and their neurologically intact peers were recruited for this psychometric evaluation of the assessgame. The participants played the assessgame and steered an avatar by selective hip, knee, or ankle joint movements captured with accelerometers. The assessgame’s scores provide information about the accuracy of the selective movement of the target joint and the amplitude and frequency of involuntary movements occurring in uninvolved joints. We established discriminative validity by comparing the assessgame scores of the children with CP with those of the neurologically intact children, concurrent validity by correlations with clinical scores and therapists’ opinions, and relative and absolute test-retest reliability.

Results

We included 20 children with CP (mean age 12 years and 5 months, SD 3 years and 4 months; Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I to IV) and 31 neurologically intact children (mean age 11 years and 1 month, SD 3 years and 6 months). The assessgame could distinguish between the children with CP and neurologically intact children. The correlations between the assessgame’s involuntary movement score and the therapist’s rating of the occurrence of involuntary movements during the game were moderate (Spearman ρ=0.56; P=.01), whereas the correlations of the assessgame outcomes with the Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity and Gross Motor Function Classification System were low and not significant (|ρ|≤0.39). The intraclass correlation coefficients were >0.85 and indicated good relative test-retest reliability. Minimal detectable changes amounted to 25% (accuracy) and 44% (involuntary movement score) of the mean total scores. The percentage of children able to improve by the minimal detectable change without reaching the maximum score was 100% (17/17) for the accuracy score and 94% (16/17) for the involuntary movement score.

Conclusions

The assessgame proved reliable and showed discriminative validity in this preliminary evaluation. Concurrent validity was moderate with the therapist’s opinion but relatively poor with the Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity. We assume that the assessment’s gamelike character demanded various other motor control aspects that are less considered in current clinical assessments.
Connotation, Development and Prospect of Network Education
Authors: Guo Shuo
Published: December 2022

Network education provides a new way for people to learn. Network education has the connotation of making the sharing of educational resources become reality, providing learners with personalized learning conditions, helping to achieve interaction, and promoting the socialization of education and learning. The development process has gone through three stages: correspondence education, radio and television education, and modern distance education. In the future, e-learning can be developed from four aspects: the design of e-learning activities, grasping the characteristics of disciplines in e-learning research, paying attention to learning evaluation and management research, and establishing a whole process data management system, so as to promote learners’ learning.
Сарт-калмаки Пржевальского уезда Семиреченской области в начале XX в.
Authors:   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (71, Al-Farabi Ave., 050040 Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan), Miymanbaeva Fialka N. , Abdiraiymova Ardak S. , Aitkazina Mira M. ,   Academy of Logistics and Transport (97, Shevchenko St., 050012 Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan)
Published: December 2022

Introduction. Economic conditions to have experienced by the Issyk-Kul Sart Kalmyks of Semirechenskaya Oblast in the early 20th century remain uninvestigated in historical literature, which makes the study relevant enough. Goals. The work aims to consider the traditional Sart Kalmyk system of farming, define its type, and analyze the transition to settled life. Materials and methods. The study employs both general scientific and specific historical research methods, including that of statistical analysis. The work examines materials from Russia’s central archives, as well as statistical survey data on economic and land use practices of the Kyrgyz — including households of Sart Kalmyks — and Russian old-timers collected in Przhevalsky Uyezd (Semirechenskaya Oblast) under the guidance of P. P. Rumyantsev in 1913. Analysis of statistical materials yields a reconstruction of the Sart Kalmyk economy in the early 20th century and determines its type. Results. The Sart Kalmyks to have inhabited several localities around Karakol in Issyk-Kul (Przhevalsky) Uyezd were engaged in livestock breeding and, in part, crop farming, i.e. were following their traditional economic practices. Conclusions. However, by the beginning of the 20th century the Sart Kalmyks no longer possessed sufficient pastures and livestock to specialize in breeding only, and were forced to tackle arable farming too, though the latter played no crucial role in their economy remaining an auxiliary sector. The lack of arable land and hayfields forced the Sart Kalmyks to engage in additional occupational activities. So, the population was characterized by a semi-sedentary type of farming, i.e. the period witnessed a change in the Sart Kalmyks’ economic system proper and respective conditions at large.
Первый опыт двусторонних консультаций для Госплана Монголии в рамках Совета экономической взаимопомощи (сентябрь–октябрь 1963 г.)
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Kamandzhaev Narma A.
Published: December 2022

Introduction. Since Mongolia joined the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance it became obliged to coordinate its planning activities with other member countries. And the planning coordination process proper essentially included arrangements of bilateral consultations between Mongolia’s planning agency and those of corresponding member countries. Goals. So, the study aims at examining earliest bilateral consultations held by Mongolia’s Planning Commission in September–October of 1963. Materials and methods. The article analyzes documents from the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History and the Russian State Archive of the Economy. The key research methods employed are the comparative historical and typological ones. Results. The mentioned bilateral consultations were discussing two groups of questions, namely: a list of enterprises the Mongolian party was going to construct with the aid of other CMEA member countries, and lists of goods to be exchanged between the involved countries through the balance method. Conclusions. The bilateral consultations between the MPR’s Planning Commission and planning agencies of CMEA member governments held in September–October of 1963 proved an absolutely new line of activity for Mongolian economists. The former’s key points were discussions over lists of construction and other facilities required by the Mongolian party. And the almost full absence of data pertaining to construction funding sources implies the negotiation process — at that very stage — was far from being complete. It was the Soviet Union that was still expected to invest most in Mongolia’s economy and bear the bulk of responsibility for the to be constructed enterprises. The ‘greediest’ government engaged in discussions over economic aid to Mongolia was that of Romania, other CMEA member countries to have clustered into a group of so called ‘averages’. The latter did not differ much in scales of to be rendered aid, while essentials of their sector-specific investments did vary to some extent.
Медведь в калмыцком фольклоре: реконструкция по семантическим признакам
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Ubushieva Danara V.
Published: December 2022

Goals. The article examines bear-related rudiments of Kalmyk folklore and draws semantic parallels with the bear cult of Tungus-Manchu and other Turko-Mongolian peoples to reconstruct Kalmyk mythoritual representations about this animal. Since quite a number of such mythoritual elements are represented in Kalmyk epic and folktales implicitly, it seems topical enough to reveal the former’s semantics. Materials and methods. The study focuses on The Song of Khan Zambal included in the Baga Tsokhor cycle of the Jangar epic. The employed research methods are structural/semantic, structural/typological, and comparative ones. Results. The attempted reconstruction attests to that mythological and ritual knowledge about the bear had been implicitly preserved in folklore foundations of Kalmyks, the ethnographic essentials proper to show extensive ties to those of Tungus-Manchu peoples. A set of ideas associated with the tradition of reciting the Jangar in long winter evenings and nights, epic motifs of brotherhood, hero’s sound sleep, and Savar’s moves along the moon road somewhat complete the Kalmyks’ knowledge of bear. These also indirectly confirm the assumption that Savar has a dual nature and is an anthropomorphic manifestation of a bear. In general, the image of Savar in epic space organically agrees with the ideas about bear articulated following the model — ‘ours among aliens’ and ‘alien to compatriots’.
Некоторые вопросы исследования сочинения «Sumagadha-avadāna» в отечественном и зарубежном востоковедении (на материале «Легенды о Сайн Магаде» из Монгольского Ганджура)
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Muzraeva Delyash N.
Published: December 2022

Introduction. The Sumagadha-Avadāna (‘Avadāna of Sumagadha’) is often mentioned in Oriental studies, including works on the history of classical Mongolian literature examining writings of Indo-Tibetan origin. This text is included in both the Tibetan- and Mongolian-language canonical Kangyur (Kanjur) editions. Despite frequent references, the former has neither been translated into Russian, nor there are any descriptions of its structure and content. Goals. So, the article attempts to fill the gap and aims at considering the narrative about Sayin Magada through the analysis of The Legend of Sayin Magada (Mong. Sayin Magada-yin domuγ), the latter being integral to the canonical collection of Kanjur in Mongolian. The work explores the text, describes its genre characteristics, identifies its structure, reveals contents, and investigates data contained in the colophon. Materials. The study focuses on the text titled ‘Sayin Magada-yin domuγ-i ögülegči kemekü’ (‘[Sutra] Narrating the Legend of Sayin Magada’) from the Eldeb (‘Collection of Sutras’) section of the Mongolian Kanjur (vol. 91). Results. The textual and content analysis of works by Tibetologists, Mongolists, and Sinologists dealing with writings of the avadāna genre included in the canon makes it possible to reveal key characteristics of the genre, describe the structure of the Mongolian text, and outline its content.
Антропологические материалы из детских погребений катакомбной культуры (по коллекции хранилища остеологических материалов Калмыцкого научного центра РАН)
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Bembeeva Lyubov A.
Published: December 2022

Introduction. The article examines Middle Bronze Age (Catacomb culture) skeletal remains of children and adolescents housed at the Kalmyk Scientific Center (RAS) and attempts an evaluative insight into how informative those can be. Analyses of children and youngsters’ burials may deepen the understanding of ancient societies, actualize data on mortality and health conditions faced by non-adults. Goals. The osteological collection of Kalmyk Scientific Center (RAS) includes skeletal remains of over one and a half thousand individuals from burials dated to the Bronze Age throughout the Late Medieval Period. Nowadays the latter are being systemized, and a complete database is being compiled. The arrangements have revealed materials from children’s burials. Thematic reviews are aimed at identifying certain aspects of scholarly significance inherent to the skeletal remains repository created at Kalmyk Scientific Center (RAS) and provide additional research insights into collected anthropological materials. Materials and methods. The review involves skeletal remains of children and adolescents numbering 129. In terms of cultural chronology, the bulk of the latter come from Catacomb burials, i.e. the Middle Bronze Age. So, the work scrutinizes the mentioned cluster of remains from 43 individuals. The compiled tables describe key characteristics. Peculiarities of the selected samples are also identified, and statistical analysis proves instrumental therein. The findings are compared to data on funeral practices provided by archaeologists for wider ranges of sites. Results. The study shows that conditions of bones are fine enough for both traditional anthropological evaluations and genetic, radiocarbon, isotopic ones. The analysis of funeral practices characterizing children’s Catacomb burials concludes the latter showed no essential differences from those of adults, i.e. virtually identical are proportions of main and inlet burials, structural patterns of burial graves, and characteristics of accompanying utensils excavated.
A review of advanced microscopy techniques for the development of nanotechnology in agriculture, food, and the environment
Authors: Gallegos-Cerda Susana Dianey , Hernández-Varela Josué David , Arredondo-Tamayo Benjamín , Chanona Pérez José Jorge
Published: December 2022

Microscopy techniques are essential for understanding the structure of materials of interest in agriculture, food, and the environment. These techniques can be classified according to their operating principles, such as fluorescence, electron, and probe scanning. Their complementary techniques provide specific advantages in the characterization of materials in the above mentioned fields. These approaches facilitate the characterization of the structure and morphology at nanometric and atomic scales of different materials through high-resolution images, as well as the analysis of important characteristics related to the composition and distribution of specific components. In this work, detailed descriptions are given of the operation principles of light microscopy (LM), confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), superresolution microscopy (SRM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A compilation of operating principles is presented along with examples obtained with advanced microscopy techniques applied to the afore mentioned areas. In addition, the preparation of the samples to obtain the final images is described in order to explain the interaction of the sample with the modes of operation for each technique. This review provides an overview of microscopy techniques used in various fields of nanotechnology, including agriculture, food, and the environment.
año 11 número 44
Authors: Guillén Riebeling Raquel del Socorro
Published: December 2022

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Factores de riesgo y síndrome metabólico
Authors: Cruz Campos Fabiola Janeth
Published: December 2022

El síndrome metabólico es un desorden clínico que se caracteriza por la presencia de obesidad abdominal, hipertensión, dislipidemia y resistencia a la insulina. Este síndrome incrementa el riesgo de diabetes tipo 2 y de enfermedad cardiovascular. En los últimos veinte años diversas organizaciones han propuesto diferentes definiciones usando diferente terminología, con la finalidad de aclarar las características que presenta y los factores que están relacionados, entre los que se encuentran el estilo de vida, la calidad nutricional y la ausencia de actividad física, incluso factores como la edad y el sexo, contribuyen a la susceptibilidad metabólica. Por lo que en este artículo se realiza un revisión brevemente de la definición de síndrome metabólico, su fisiopatología, diagnóstico, lo factores psicológicos relacionadas, manejo y recomendaciones, que van dirigidas en primer lugar a la prevención.
Bacillus subtilis y Trichoderma: Características generales y su aplicación en la agricultura
Authors: González-León Yared , Ortega-Bernal Jaime , Anducho-Reyes Miguel Angel , Mercado-Flores Yuridia
Published: December 2022

La provisión de alimentos requiere, en la actualidad, de nuevas herramientas que ayuden a incrementar la productividad de los cultivos sin impactos negativos al medio ambiente. La rizósfera de las plantas, es la parte del suelo influenciada por las secreciones de las raíces, su alta actividad microbiana alberga diferentes microorganismos con importantes aplicaciones agrícolas, que pueden ser utilizados en el desarrollo de productos que contribuyan a enfrentar los retos de la agricultura actual, tal es el caso de la bacteria Bacillus subtilis y diferentes especies de hongos del género Trichoderma, los cuales han sido ampliamente estudiados y utilizados por ser benéficos para las plantas. En la presente revisión, se describen las características generales y las propiedades de estos microorganismos, que los convierten en una herramienta amigable con los agroecosistemas que ayude a lograr la soberanía alimentaria, sin recurrir a insumos químicos.
Espacios sociales de producción agroecológica generados por mujeres indígenas de México y Ecuador: Reivindicando modos de vida enraizados
Authors: Pérez Tapia Luz Vanessa , Izurieta Guevara Mónica Gioconda
Published: December 2022

Las iniciativas ciudadanas de producción y consumo de productos sustentables íntegros en sus cualidades constituyen espacios para la construcción de formas alternativas de satisfacer necesidades. También son ámbitos para la reconfiguración de las relaciones sociales basadas en la solidaridad. Este es el caso del Movimiento Cantonal de Mujeres del Pueblo Kayambi, en Ecuador, y Mujeres Cosechando, en México. El propósito de este trabajo es mostrar el despliegue espacial del trabajo realizado por estos grupos de mujeres que enarbolan procesos de vida digna, tanto en sus espacios de vida, como en las áreas urbanas donde intercambian sus productos. Estos procesos son leídos en el diálogo de la geografía crítica y la epidemiología crítica en torno al proceso productivo centrado en el valor de uso, su enfoque apunta a la contribución de crear una civilización para la vida. La exposición de los casos de estudio se basa en el análisis cualitativo de entrevistas, investigación-acción participativa, así como en el análisis de información socioespacial. A partir de los múltiples diálogos de conocimiento, se considera que la organización productiva de las mujeres ha generado movimientos urbano-rurales que contribuyen a la construcción de espacios de protección en las escalas de la vida familiar cotidiana, local y regional. En este sentido, los estudios de caso constituyen ejemplos sólidos de la utilidad del trabajo productivo-colectivo para el imprescindible restablecimiento de la relación metabólica sociedad-naturaleza y la génesis de espacios donde prevalezca el respeto y la protección a la vida.
Fragmentação sócio-espacial e comércio de luxo
Authors: Barata-Salgueiro Teresa
Published: December 2022

A fragmentação sócio-espacial aumentou globalmente, juntamente com as crescentes desigualdades, a diversidade de estilos de vida e padrões de consumo. Entende-se como o resultado de processos que levam a formas de ocupação fragmentadas, novas realidades na esfera social e na produção e apropriação do espaço, com enclaves sem continuidade com as estruturas sócio-espaciais circundantes. A fragmentação é frequentemente estudada na perspectiva da habitação com a emergência de condomínios fechados, mas a minha intenção é integrar o retalho de luxo com o imobiliário devido à forte componente externa tanto na cadeia de fornecimento (desenvolvimento e processo de investimento) como na nova procura (turistas e residentes não permanentes) que traz para um novo nível os conflitos e contradições em torno do direito à Cidade, tendo Lisboa como estudo de caso.O foco principal é a mudança no mercado imobiliário e a oferta de novos tipos de produtos, complexos de utilização mista e condomínios fechados, tendências de consumo de luxo, a formação de um enclave de luxo dentro da cidade central de Lisboa, e o apoio fornecido pela política pública. A análise identifica tendências edesafios que requerem uma investigação renovada e respostas políticas até agora inexistentes ou simplesmente experimentadas sem avaliação.