bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
In vitro screening of fungal endophytes from sandalwood (Santalum album) as antagonists to phytopathogens
Authors: SIMAMORA AGNES V. , HAHULY MAYAVIRA V. , NENOTEK PETRONELLA S. , KANA YENNY RAJA , KASIM M. , POLLO RODDIALEK , OLA ANTONIUS R. B. , PRAMATANA FADLAN
Published: February 2024

Abstract. Simamora AV, Hahuly MV, Nenotek PS, Kana YR, Kasim M, Pollo R, Ola AR, Pramatana F. 2024. In vitro screening of fungal endophytes from sandalwood (Santalum album) as antagonists to phytopathogens. Biodiversitas 25: 361-371. Endophytic fungi possess bioactive compounds and generate secondary metabolites like their host plants. The phytochemical compounds found in sandalwood plants (Santalum album L.) are recognized for their anti-pathogenic properties, suggesting the potential of sandalwood endophytic fungi as effective anti-phytopathogens. Alternaria solani and Fusarium oxysporum threaten tomato plants, whereas Phytophthora palmivora is particularly detrimental to cocoa plants. The aims of this study were: (i) to obtain isolates of endophytic fungi from roots, stems, and leaves of sandalwood plants and (ii) to assess the ability of endophytic fungi as anti-phytopathogens in vitro. Endophytic fungi were isolated through a direct plating method and next by purification and identification. All obtained endophytic fungi underwent testing for their antagonistic potential against A. solani, F. oxysporum, and P. palmivora in vitro through the dual culture method. The inhibition percentage was analyzed using variance analysis and further examined with the 5% HSD test. The study successfully isolated 104 endophytic fungal isolates from the sandalwood; 29 isolates were from the roots, 33 from the stems, and 42 from the leaves. All endophytic isolates demonstrated the ability to inhibit the growth of A. solani, F. oxysporum, and P. palmivora in vitro, with various inhibition percentages ranging from 26.7 to 83.3%. Further research will concentrate on secondary metabolites from selected isolates showing inhibition levels exceeding 70%.
Biodiversity of hydrolytic enzymes-producing soil bacteria from a Durian Park, Jombang, Indonesia: Beneficial prospect for sustainable agriculture
Authors: NI’MATUZAHROH NI’MATUZAHROH , AFFANDI MOCH. , SUPRIYANTO AGUS , RUSTANTINA BERLIAN , JAIYAH LAILY AINUN , RAHMAWATI AISYAH , NURHAYATI HESTI , SARI SILVIA KURNIA , KHIFTIYAH ANA MARIATUL , HURI DAMAN
Published: February 2024

Abstract. Ni’matuzahroh, Affandi M, Supriyanto A, Rustantina B, Jaiyah LA, Rahmawati A, Nurhayati H, Sari SK, Khiftiyah AM, Huri D. 2024. Biodiversity of hydrolytic enzymes-producing soil bacteria from a Durian Park, Jombang, Indonesia: Beneficial prospect for sustainable agriculture. Biodiversitas 25: 392-403. Biofertilizer is an alternative to chemical fertilizer that can enhance plant growth but is specific to certain plants and soils. Various biofertilizers have been produced, but the specific biofertilizers to enhance durian growth have not been widely available. This study aims to determine the potential of hydrolytic enzyme-producing bacteria, one of the microbial components of biofertilizers, in the De Durian Park (DDP) area, Wonosalam, Jombang District, Indonesia. The bacteria were isolated using the selective medium plating technique. The obtained isolates were screened for their ability to produce cellulase, amylase, protease, and lipase. The clear zone around the colony indicated the ability of the isolates to produce hydrolytic enzymes, and then the clear zone index was obtained. The best three isolates for each enzyme production were characterized macroscopically, microscopically, and biochemically, then identified using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Fifty-two isolates were successfully obtained from the soil of DDP. The best three cellulolytic bacteria had indices ranging from 1.83 to 2.14, categorized as moderate-strong, identified as Bacillus anthracis, B. pacificus, and B. cereus. The amylolytic bacteria ranged from 1.25 to 1.35, categorized as moderate, and identified as Bacillus anthracis, B. paranthracis, and B. paramycoides. The proteolytic bacteria ranged from 1.33 to 1.50, categorized as moderate, identified as B. pumilus, B. paramycoides, and B. cereus. The lipolytic bacteria ranged from 1.94 to 3.87, categorized as moderate-strong, and were identified as Enterobacter sichuanensis, B. pacificus, and E. asburiae. These cellulolytic, amylolytic, proteolytic, and lipolytic bacteria have the potency as candidates for a biofertilizer formula.
Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activities ethanol extract of propolis Trigona spp. from different vegetation in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Authors: TIRTASARI KUNTI , SUWANTI LUCIA TRI , MUFASIRIN MUFASIRIN , HASTUTIEK POEDJI , INDASARI ELLY NUR , KURNIJASANTI ROCHMAH , PLUMERIASTUTI HANI , SAFITRI ERMA , HESTIANAH EKA PRAMYRTHA
Published: February 2024

Abstract. Tirtasari K, Suwanti LT, Mufasirin, Hastutiek P, Indasari EN, Kurnijasanti R, Plumeriastuti H, Safitri E, Hestianah EP. 2024. Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activities ethanol extract of propolis Trigona spp. from different vegetation in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 404-411. Propolis is a natural substance containing a resin that is collected by honey bees from various plants and has a significant effect on human health such as antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anesthetic, antioxidant, antitumoural, antiprotozoal, anticancer, antihypertensive, anticarcinogenic, antihepatotoxic and has cytotoxic activity. Cultivation of Trigona spp. in Lombok is growing rapidly. Trigona spp. produces more propolis than honey bees of Apis spp., but bee products that are maximally utilized are only honey, and propolis has not been utilized optimally. Currently, there is no scientific validation of the phytochemical content, bioactive compounds, and biological activities of ethanol extract propolis Trigona spp. from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. So, this study aimed to determine the phytochemical compounds, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activity of propolis. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis was performed to determine the bioactive compounds of ethanol extract propolis. DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) was used to evaluate antioxidant activity. The composition of propolis compounds is different for each propolis depending on the bee species and the vegetation source from which the resin was collected. In this research, propolis was collected from different vegetation sources (cashews, moringa, coffee, and lote trees). This study used qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis and the antioxidant DPPH test. Different components and percentages cause significant variations in the results obtained from phytochemical tests. The content is different in various propolis, there are saponins, flavonoids, and tannins. The highest antioxidant activity was found in propolis with moringa resin 38.4150 (very strong), followed by lote tree resin -66.0420 (strong), cashew resin 81.8140 (strong), and coffee resin 100.7465 (moderate).
Vernon Lee's Anti-Imperial Decadence
Authors: Lempert Manya
Published: February 2024

Abstract: Vernon Lee wrote an anti-imperial allegory, Satan the Waster , during and after World War I. She also composed a decadent ghost story in the 1880s that took aim at English global hegemony. This tale, "Oke of Okehurst; Or, The Phantom Lover," roots for its heroine Alice, who deviates from elite English norms and seems to welcome imperial decline. Lee traces a common thread from "Oke of Okehurst" to Satan the Waster : from a private, prophetic implosion of the family and its imperialist pretensions in the 1880s to a public, culminating implosion of nationalist progress narratives in the teens of the next century.
Hauntings in the Nursery: Reviving the Nursemaid Through Fin-de-Siècle Gothic
Authors: Vincent Emily
Published: February 2024

Abstract: This article examines the figure of the nursemaid in fin-desiècle Gothic literature and late-Victorian spiritualism. I locate the forgotten nursemaid in Henry James's The Turn of the Screw (1898) to establish the nursemaid as a maternal figure obscured by the popular domestic governess. Memoirs and supernatural stories which foreground the nursemaid by spiritualist and author Florence Marryat then serve as rich sources to discuss class and maternity in Britain and the colonies. By considering themes of loss and surrogacy that these nursemaid narratives explore, this article enriches understanding of both the Gothic and maternal identity at the fin de siècle.
Following Women's Money: Population, Development, and Indo-American Birth Control Politics in the Mid-Twentieth Century
Authors: Sreenivas Mytheli
Published: February 2024

Abstract: This article traces the history of a transnational birth control movement centered on India and the United States during the 1950s, a transitional decade that followed Indian independence from the British Empire and that witnessed growing US hegemony in a cold war world. I focus on one key philanthropic organization, the Watumull Foundation, and the activities of its leader, Ellen Jensen Watumull. The Watumull Foundation funded birth control activists in India and the United States, including Dhanvanthi Rama Rau and Margaret Sanger, and supported a growing turn toward population control as a chief purpose of the transnational birth control movement. The result was an Indo-American birth control politics in the 1950s that drew upon racialized networks of kinship, marriage, and friendship; was controlled largely by women; and mobilized small donors to bring American philanthropy into Indian development planning.
Between Charity and Neoliberalism: The Campaign for Funding Women's Refuges in Australia, 1974–1985
Authors: Arrow Michelle
Published: February 2024

Abstract: Australia's first women's refuge was established in 1974, marking a crucial outgrowth of women's liberation activism that placed domestic violence on the public agenda. To maintain refuges, feminists seized opportunities presented by the progressive Gough Whitlam Labor government. This convergence between a reforming government and the women's movement meant that Australian feminist refuges were among the first in the world to receive state support, in 1975. Maintaining this support required feminist activists to engage with the Australian state. They framed their claims in two ways: they foregrounded women's traumatic narratives of experiences of domestic violence, and they asserted that refuges were a distinctive feminist service. Adapting to a constantly changing political context, however, advocates found it difficult to distinguish their activities from charitable refuges. Their emphasis on women's trauma foregrounded a victimized political subject while the movement's emphasis on fostering "self-help" was co-opted by advocates of neoliberal governance.
What French Women Wore to the Resistance: Fashion, War, and Gender Transformation, 1940–1945
Authors: Roberts Mary Louise
Published: February 2024

Abstract: In studying French women resistors, scholars have largely fought the erasure of their contributions from the record. I revisit résistante stories as narratives about clothing that mark the specificity of female resistance as well as changes in gender identity. First, I explore how women weaponized their clothing. During the war they used their dresses, underwear, and jackets to hide Resistance documents, carry bombs, and escape enemy notice. Such resistance continued to occur after women partisans were deported to Ravensbrück, a Nazi detention camp for female political prisoners. Here again clothing became an instrument of resistance. Second, I show how the sartorial choices of résistantes provide crucial evidence of their changing selves. How these women chose to clothe their bodies can help us trace how they changed as a result of their wartime activism. Résistantes' shifting views of their clothing registered profound alienation and confusion about their gendered selves.
The Intellectual World of Phillis Wheatley and the Politics of Genius
Authors: Nunley Tamika
Published: February 2024

Abstract: This article examines the life and work of Phillis Wheatley and her interlocutors to consider how African-descended people conceptualized liberty and formed an intellectual community during the American Revolution. Her poetry and epistolary exchanges, shared with a range of acquaintances in the Atlantic World, reveal an intellectual universe that she created for herself and one that drew her into the political spotlight. Leaders of the founding generation began to question the intellectual possibilities for an African girl in ways that held political implications for the future of slavery. I argue that Wheatley's life and work opens critical avenues for exploring intellectualism as an aspiration of Black life in early America, and that her world of ideas sheds light on the possibilities of Black girlhood in the late eighteenth century.
Analog multiplexing of a laser clock and computational photon counting for fast fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
Authors: Iyer Rishyashring R. , Sorrells Janet E. , Tan Kevin K. D. , Yang Lingxiao , Wang Geng , Tu Haohua , Boppart Stephen A.
Published: February 2024

The dynamic range and fluctuations of fluorescence intensities and lifetimes in biological samples are large, demanding fast, precise, and versatile techniques. Among the high-speed fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) techniques, directly sampling the output of analog single-photon detectors at GHz rates combined with computational photon counting can handle a larger range of photon rates. Traditionally, the laser clock is not sampled explicitly in fast FLIM; rather the detection is synchronized to the laser clock so that the excitation pulse train can be inferred from the cumulative photon statistics of several pixels. This has two disadvantages for sparse or weakly fluorescent samples: inconsistencies in inferring the laser clock within a frame and inaccuracies in aligning the decay curves from different frames for averaging. The data throughput is also very inefficient in systems with repetition rates much larger than the fluorescence lifetime due to significant silent regions where no photons are expected. We present a method for registering the photon arrival times to the excitation using time-domain multiplexing for fast FLIM. The laser clock is multiplexed with photocurrents into the silent region. Our technique does not add to the existing data bottleneck, has the sub-nanosecond dead time of computational photon counting based fast FLIM, works with various detectors, lasers, and electronics, and eliminates the errors in lifetime estimation in photon-starved conditions. We demonstrate this concept on two multiphoton setups of different laser repetition rates for single and multichannel FLIM multiplexed into a single digitizer channel for real-time imaging of biological samples.
Spectral stability of a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator with a spatially dispersed beam
Authors: Nagashima Keisuke , Ishii Nobuhisa , Itakura Ryuji
Published: February 2024

This study reports the spectral stability of a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator with a spatially dispersed beam. Using this method, broadband phase matching can be realized at any wavelength. However, large spectral fluctuations were observed in the signal pulses. Here, we demonstrate a stable condition under which the signal pulses have no spectral instabilities or pulse-to-pulse fluctuations. This stable condition was found through numerical simulations and confirmed experimentally.
Optical structuring and finishing toward mid-spatial-frequency error
reduction using femtosecond lasers
Authors: Chen Gong , Qiao Jie
Published: February 2024

We demonstrate nano-structuring and the reduction of mid-spatial-frequency errors using femtosecond laser figuring and finishing. For the first time, to the best of our knowledge, we have corrected mid-spatial-frequency errors from 17 nm to one nanometer in magnitude. We established a method for creating and predicting periodic nanostructures. This demonstration opens the path of using femtosecond lasers to correct surface errors that inherently result from sub-aperture manufacturing techniques.
Butler matrix enabled multi-beam optical phased array for two-dimensional beam-steering and ranging
Authors: Zhou Zuoyu , Xu Weihan , Liu Chuxin , Xu Ruiyang , Zhu Chen , Li Xinhang , Lu Liangjun , Chen Jianping , Zhou Linjie
Published: February 2024

Based on the wavelength transparency of the Butler matrix (BM) beamforming network, we demonstrate a multi-beam optical phased array (MOPA) with an emitting aperture composed of grating couplers at a 1.55 μm pitch for wavelength-assisted two-dimensional beam-steering. The device is capable of simultaneous multi-beam operation in a field of view (FOV) of 60° × 8° in the phased-array scanning axis and the wavelength-tuning scanning axis, respectively. The typical beam divergence is about 4° on both axes. Using multiple linearly chirped lasers, multi-beam frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) ranging is realized with an average ranging error of 4 cm. A C-shaped target is imaged for proof-of-concept 2D scanning and ranging.
Complex transmission matrix retrieval for a highly scattering medium via regional phase differentiation
Authors: He Qiaozhi , Shao Rongjun , Qu Yuan , Liu Linxian , Ding Chunxu , Yang Jiamiao
Published: February 2024

Accurately measuring the complex transmission matrix (CTM) of the scattering medium (SM) holds critical significance for applications in anti-scattering optical imaging, phototherapy, and optical neural networks. Non-interferometric approaches, utilizing phase retrieval algorithms, can robustly extract the CTM from the speckle patterns formed by multiple probing fields traversing the SM. However, in cases where an amplitude-type spatial light modulator is employed for probing field modulation, the absence of phase control frequently results in the convergence towards a local optimum, undermining the measurement accuracy. Here, we propose a high-accuracy CTM retrieval (CTMR) approach based on regional phase differentiation (RPD). It incorporates a sequence of additional phase masks into the probing fields, imposing a priori constraints on the phase retrieval algorithms. By distinguishing the variance of speckle patterns produced by different phase masks, the RPD-CTMR can effectively direct the algorithm towards a solution that closely approximates the CTM of the SM. We built a prototype of a digital micromirror device modulated RPD-CTMR. By accurately measuring the CTM of diffusers, we achieved an enhancement in the peak-to-background ratio of anti-scattering focusing by a factor of 3.6, alongside a reduction in the bit error rate of anti-scattering image transmission by a factor of 24. Our proposed approach aims to facilitate precise modulation of scattered optical fields, thereby fostering advancements in diverse fields including high-resolution microscopy, biomedical optical imaging, and optical communications.
Faire KI-basierte Sprachassistenten
Authors: Weith Helena
Published: February 2024

Obwohl Sprachassistenten Vorteile wie personalisierte Empfehlungen und Kommunikation, lediglich basierend auf Sprache, für Nutzer und Unternehmen mit sich bringen, besteht das Risiko, dass diese unfair agieren. Die technische und soziale Fairnessperspektive wurde bislang isoliert voneinander betrachtet. Es ist relevant eine gemeinschaftliche sozio-technische Fairnessperspektive vorzunehmen, mangelt allerdings an konkreten Maßnahmen, um diese sozio-technische Fairnes für Sprachassistenten zu erreichen. Daher liefert dieser Artikel basierend auf zwölf Experteninterviews ein Framework, welches fünf Handlungsfelder sowie dazugehörige konkrete Maßnahmen aufzeigt, die Unternehmen adressieren müssen, um die sozio-technische Fairness von Sprachassistenten zu erzielen. Dabei bauen die Ergebnisse auf dem Konzept der sozio-technischen Fairness auf, erweitern diese jedoch unter der Berücksichtigung der spezifischen Eigenschaften und Herausforderungen von Sprachassistenten um konkrete Maßnahmen. Unternehmen erhalten eine übergreifende Übersicht von Maßnahmen, um die sozio-technische Fairness von Sprachassistenten herzustellen.
Respiratory infection transmission risk and indoor air quality at outpatient departments and emergency treatment units of Sri Lankan teaching hospitals
Authors: Ehelepola N.D.B. , Thilakarathna H.M. Arjuna
Published: February 2024

Indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has been used as a proxy of the degree of ventilation and, by extension, as an indicator of the risk of contracting respiratory infections. No publications exist regarding indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters of Sri Lankan hospitals.We measured the levels of CO2 and seven other IAQ parameters during morning rush hours for three days, in outpatient departments (OPDs) and emergency treatment units (ETUs) of all 21 teaching hospitals of Sri Lanka. We measured the same parameters of outdoor air also. We calculated the mean values of those parameters. We looked for correlations between outdoors and OPD and ETU levels of selected air quality parameters.The average CO2 levels of outdoors, OPDs and ETUs respectively were 514ppm (ppm = parts per million), 749ppm and 795ppm. The average levels of PM2.5 (particulate matter with diameters <2.5μm) outdoors, OPDs and ETUs respectively, were 28.7μg/m3,32μg/m3 and 25.6 μg/m3. The average levels of PM10 (particulate matter with diameters <10μm) outdoors, OPDs and ETUs respectively, were 49.4μg/m3, 55.5μg/m3 and 47.9 μg/m3. The median levels of formaldehyde outdoors, OPDs and ETUs respectively, were 0.03mg/m3, 0.04mg/m3 and 0.08mg/m3. The median levels of total volatile organic compounds (VOC) outdoors, OPDs and ETUs respectively were 0.12mg/m3, 0.19mg/m3 and 0.38mg/m3.CO2 levels of air in OPDs and ETUs generally were below the national ceilings but above the ceilings used by some developed countries. Outdoors, OPDs and ETUs air contain PM10, PM2.5 levels higher than WHO ceilings, although below the national ceilings. VOC and formaldehyde levels are generally below the national ceilings. Air in OPDs and ETUs is hotter and humid than national ceilings. Outdoor PM10, PM2.5 levels influence OPDs and ETUs levels. We propose methods to reduce the risk of nosocomial respiratory infections and to improve IAQ of Sri Lankan OPDs and ETUs.
Comparative effectiveness of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on body composition and anthropometric indices: A protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Wachiraphansakul Nuttaya , Vongchaiudomchoke Thanawat , Manosroi Worapaka , Nochaiwong Surapon
Published: February 2024

Background

To date, no studies have addressed the comparative efficacy of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) therapy on body composition and anthropometric indices among adult overweight or obese patients with or without type 2 diabetes. To provide evidence-based recommendations, we will conduct a traditional pairwise and network meta-analysis of all available randomized clinical trials that evaluated the effects of GLP1-RAs interventions for adult overweight or obese patients with or without type 2 diabetes.

Methods and design

Electronic databases, including Medline, Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library (CENTRAL), Scopus, and CINAHL, will be searched from inception without language restriction. Grey literature will be searched, including Google Scholar, ongoing clinical trial registries, and preprint reports. Reference lists of included trials, relevant major endocrinology scientific meetings, and manual hand searches from key general medicine and obesity and endocrinology journals will also be browsed. Two authors will screen, select, extract, appraise the risk of bias, and rate the evidence findings. Any disagreement will be resolved through team discussion. Based on a random-effects model, we will employ a two-step approach of traditional pairwise meta-analysis and network meta-analysis for quantitative synthesis. The pooled effect estimates using a frequentist approach with 95% confidence intervals for continuous endpoints will be expressed as the standardized mean difference, whereas odds ratios will be used for categorical endpoints. The quality of included trials will be evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias version 2 assessment tool. Certainty of evidence for each outcome will be assessed using the modified confidence in network meta-analysis approach and the Grading of Recommended Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach. The magnitude of the effect size, prediction intervals, surface under the cumulative ranking curve values, and certainty of evidence will be incorporated to draw evidence-based conclusions.

Conclusion

This systematic review and network meta-analysis will summarize the comparative efficacy of GLP1-RAs therapy on body composition and anthropometric indices. Evidence identified from this review will promote the rational use of interventions for adult overweight or obese patients with or without type 2 diabetes and will serve as an important step for evidence-based practice within this area.

Trial registration

PROSPERO registration number: CRD42023458228.
Ultra-dense Motion Capture: An exploratory full-automatic approach for dense tracking of breast motion in 4D
Authors: Liu Qi-long , Yick Kit-lun , Sun Yue , Yip Joanne
Published: February 2024

Understanding the dynamic deformation pattern and biomechanical properties of breasts is crucial in various fields, including designing ergonomic bras and customized prostheses, as well as in clinical practice. Previous studies have recorded and analyzed the dynamic behaviors of the breast surface using 4D scanning, which provides a sequence of 3D meshes during movement with high spatial and temporal resolutions. However, these studies are limited by the lack of robust and automated data processing methods which result in limited data coverage or error-prone analysis results. To address this issue, we identify revealing inter-frame dense correspondence as the core challenge towards conducting reliable and consistent analysis of the 4D scanning data. We proposed a fully-automatic approach named Ulta-dense Motion Capture (UdMC) using Thin-plate Spline (TPS) to augment the sparse landmarks recorded via motion capture (MoCap) as initial dense correspondence and then rectified it with a sophisticated post-alignment scheme. Two downstream tasks are demonstrated to validate its applicability: virtual landmark tracking and deformation intensity analysis. For evaluation, a dynamic 4D human breast anthropometric dataset DynaBreastLite was constructed. The results show that our approach can robustly capture the dynamic deformation characteristics of the breast surfaces, significantly outperforms baselines adapted from previous works in terms of accuracy, consistency, and efficiency. For 10 fps dataset, average error of 0.25 cm on control-landmarks and 0.33 cm on non-control (arbitrary) landmarks were achieved, with 17-70 times faster computation time. Evaluation was also carried out on 60 fps and 120 fps datasets, with consistent and large performance gaining being observed. The proposed method may contribute to advancing research in breast anthropometry, biomechanics, and ergonomics by enabling more accurate tracking of the breast surface deformation patterns and dynamic characteristics.
The effect of rest redistribution on kinetic and kinematic variables during the hang pull
Authors: Meechan David , McMahon John J. , Suchomel Timothy J. , Comfort Paul
Published: February 2024

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of rest redistribution (RR) on kinetics and kinematics during the hang pull (HP). Twenty-one male athletes (age 29.5 ± 4.3 years, height 1.78 ± 0.07 m, body mass 75.17 ± 11.11 kg, relative one repetition maximum [1RM] power clean [PC] 1.17 ± 0.14 kg.kg-1) performed the HP using 140% of 1RM PC with 3 traditional sets of 6 repetitions (TS), 9 sets of 2 repetitions with RR [45s rest after 2 repetitions] (RR45) and 6 sets of 3 repetitions with RR [72s rest after 3 repetitions] (RR72). Peak velocity (PV) was higher during RR72 (1.18 ± 0.11 m.s-1) compared to RR45 (1.14 ± 0.11 m.s-1) for the average of 18 repetitions (p = 0.025, g = 0.36). There was a main effect for set configuration with greater peak force (PF) (p < 0.001, g = 0.14) during RR72 compared to RR45, with greater PV and impulse (p < 0.001, g = 0.19–0.36) during RR72 compared to RR45. There was also greater peak velocity maintenance (PVM) (p = 0.042, g = 0.44) for RR72 compared to RR45. There were no significant or meaningful differences (p > 0.05, g = 0.00–0.59) between configurations for any other variables. Rest redistribution protocols did not result in significantly or meaningfully greater kinetics or kinematics during the HP when compared to a TS protocol; although performing RR72 resulted in higher PF, PV, and impulse, with improved PVM compared to RR45.
Model-Free Sliding Mode Control for a Nonlinear Teleoperation System with Actuator Dynamics
Authors: Abdelwaheb Henni Mansour , Abderrahmane Kacimi , AEK Belaidi
Published: February 2024

Teleoperation robotic systems control, which enables humans to perform activities in remote situations, has become an extremely challenging field in recent decades. In this paper, a Model Free Proportional-Derivative Sliding Mode Controller (MFPDSMC) is devoted to the synchronization problem of teleoperation systems subject to actuator dynamics, time-varying delay, model uncertainty, and input interaction forces. For the first time, the teleoperation model used in this study combines actuator dynamics and manipulator models into a single equation, which improves model accuracy and brings it closer to the actual system than in prior studies. Further, the proposed control approach, called Free, involves the simple measurement of inputs and outputs to enhance the system's performance without relying on any knowledge from the mathematical model. In addition, our strategy includes a Sliding Mode term with the MFPD term to increase system stability and attain excellent performance against external disturbances. Finally, using the Lyapunov function under specified conditions, asymptotic stability is established, and simulation results are compared and provided to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed strategy.
Entrevista com Maria José B. Finatto sobre Terminologia, Humanidades Digitais e Acessibilidade Textual e Terminológica
Authors: Yamamoto Márcio Issamu , Finatto Maria José Bocorny
Published: February 2024

Nesta entrevista, a renomada pesquisadora Maria José B. Finatto, professora de Linguística, explora diversos temas, como a Filologia, a carreira acadêmica em Letras, a Terminologia, a Acessibilidade Textual e Terminológica, e as Humanidades Digitais. Durante o diálogo, são discutidos temas como a evolução da Terminologia, o impacto da Linguística de Corpus e as atuais perspectivas nas Humanidades Digitais. A abordagem da professora Finatto em relação à Acessibilidade Textual e Terminológica (ATT) é particularmente notável, destacando os desafios e contribuições significativas para a promoção de práticas comunicativas inclusivas. Essa entrevista oferece uma visão valiosa sobre a interseção entre Linguística, Terminologia, acessibilidade e as transformações digitais, sendo uma fonte essencial para acadêmicos e estudantes interessados em linguagem técnico-científica e acessibilidade textual.
Vestibular rehabilitation in complex therapy of vestibular vertigo (consensus of experts)
Authors: Ivanova G. E. , Kunelskaya N. L. , Parfenov V. A. , Zamergrad M. V. , Melnikov O. A. , Guseva A. L. , Zaitseva O. V. , Shmonin A. A. , Baybakova E. V. , Maltseva M. N.
Published: February 2024

Experts discussed the problem of comprehensive medical treatment of vertigo through vestibular rehabilitation. Peripheral vestibular vertigo is most commonly caused by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Meniere's disease and vestibular neuronitis, while central vestibular vertigo is caused by vestibular migraine and stroke. Vestibular rehabilitation is one of the most effective areas of treatment for patients with various disorders of the vestibular system characterized by chronic dizziness. Vestibular rehabilitation improves patients' walking and stability and can lead to an improvement in patients' daily activities and quality of life. Currently, in our country medical rehabilitation centres are being established where patients with various causes of vestibular vertigo can receive complex therapy, including vestibular rehabilitation. The Expert Council recommends the comprehensive personalised use of vestibular rehabilitation in the complex treatment of various diseases manifested by dizziness. An educational program is needed for neurologists, ENT specialists and rehabilitation specialists in treatment of patients with different types of vestibular dizziness.
Transient ischemic attack in the vertebrobasilar vascular territory as a cause of isolated vertigo
Authors: Kulesh A. A.
Published: February 2024

Transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the vertebrobasilar vascular territory (VB) causes difficulties in diagnosis when it manifests only with vestibular symptoms. Issues relating to the differential diagnosis of TIA are discussed, awareness of which is necessary for the selection of informative methods of examination and the prescription of effective stroke prevention in patients with an episode of isolated dizziness. The likelihood of TIA as the cause of dizziness is increased by the patients' high cardiovascular risk, the presence of atrial fibrillation, severe instability during an attack, and head and/or neck pain. If a TIA in VB is suspected, it is advisable to perform a minimal instrumental examination, including computed tomography (CT) of the brain and CT angiography or diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MRI angiography. In case of doubt, additional information can be obtained by a perfusion CT or MRI as well as a post-contrast MRI. When interpreting the results of these methods of examination, their limitations in terms of application time and resolution should be taken into account.
Sleep and stress at work and in the family among young people
Authors: Gafarov V. V. , Gromova E. A. , Gagulin I. V. , Panov D. O. , Tripelgorn A. N. , Gafarova A. V.
Published: February 2024

Objective: to investigate the relationship between the quality and duration of sleep and stress at work and at home in people aged 25–44 years living in Novosibirsk.

Material and methods. The study of a representative cohort of people aged 25–44 years was conducted in 2013–2016 in one of the districts of Novosibirsk (budget topic No. AAAA-A17-117112850280-2). A total of 975 individuals were examined (427 men, mean age – 34±0.4 years, response rate – 71%; 548 women, mean age – 35±0.4 years, response rate – 72%). The general examination was conducted according to the standard methods of the WHO program “MONICA-psychosocial (MOPSY)”. The standard Jenkins questionnaire was used to assess the quality and duration of sleep. Scales to assess stress at home (scale “Knowledge and attitude towards one’s own health”) and at work (Karazek scale) were included in the standard questionnaire.

Results. Men aged 25 to 44 with sleep disorders were more likely to report that they “dislike their work” (52.2%) and that their attitude towards work is “average” (50.7%). It is rare for both men (46.8%) and women (56.6%) to relax and have rest after a normal working day. Women with sleep problems (56.5 %) stated that they are unable to rest adequately at home. Both men and women with sleep disorders confirmed that there had been serious conflicts in the family in the last 12 months: “several” times" (57.1 % and 55.8 % respectively) or “often” (53.3 % and 68.4 % respectively). Women with a sleep duration of 5–6 hours stated that they “never” (36.4 %) or “rarely” (36.8 %) manage to relax and recover after a regular working day; for 33.3 %, responsibilities at work have “increased”; 37.2 % have started to do extra work.

Conclusion. A correlation was found between sleep disturbances and their duration and stress both at work and at home.
A five-point scale for assessing the quality of life of patients with epilepsy
Authors: Vlasov P. N. , Karlov V. A. , Zhidkova I. A. , Khabibova A. O. , Azhigova A. M. , Kharkovsky V. A.
Published: February 2024

The main goal of epilepsy therapy is to improve the patient’s quality of life (QoL), which is a holistic indicator that reflects satisfaction with life in various areas. Currently existing questionnaires: QOLIE-89, QOLIE-31 and QOLIE-10 are adapted for use in Russia, but require a certain, sometimes considerable amount of time to complete them and then process. The five-point scale for assessing the QoL of epilepsy patients (SCALE 5) requires answering only one question: “Grade your general well-being on a five-point school scale at this moment?” and allows to get the necessary information in seconds, without using special forms and calculation formulas. The QoL is assessed by analogy with a Russian five-point school grading system, where 5 is an excellent grade, 4 is good etc. The resulting score serves as an immediate guideline for the doctor for further treatment of the patient: with a score of 3 (satisfactory), the cause of the reduced QoL should be identified and corrected (whether it is related to the illness, adverse events, anxiety/depression, etc.), and with scores of 2 and 1, immediate intervention is required: correction of therapy, consultation with a psychiatrist, possibly hospitalization. Here we present the results of more than 25 years of using SCALE 5. SCALE 5 is easy for patients to understand and for clinicians to use in the limited time of an outpatient appointment. The typical clinical scenarios and practical recommendations for determining the SCALE 5 score presented in the article are intended to facilitate the work of specialists in the fields of neurology, epileptology and psychiatry.
Acute cerebrovascular accidents in patients with new coronavirus infection COVID-19
Authors: Shamalov N. A. , Klimov L. V. , Soldatov M. A. , Kiseleva T. V. , Shamalova V. N. , Marskaya N. A. , Lyang O. V.
Published: February 2024

The incidence of neurological complications in COVID-19 can reach 8–10% of all cases of new coronavirus infection; acute cerebrovascular accidents (ACA) dominate in their structure, which cause significant social and economic costs due to the high mortality and disability rates in this group of patients. The main pathophysiological mechanism leading to the development of ischemic cerebrovascular accidents (ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack) is the phenomenon of hypercoagulation, which, together with the systemic inflammatory response to the viral infection, leads to the formation of macro- and microthrombi and the development of ischemic disorders of cerebral circulation. The ischemic stroke associated with COVID-19 is characterized by the onset at a younger age, the predominance of cryptogenic and cardioembolic pathogenetic variants, a more frequent occlusion of large cerebral vessels and thus a more pronounced clinical picture of the disease. The reserves for reducing mortality and disability in patients with cerebrovascular disease, especially stroke, during the spread of COVID-19 lie both in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of COVID-19 in patients at high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and in ensuring specialized medical care for this category of patients.
Un cambio en el modelo de relación entre el derecho de la UE y el deporte
Authors: Palomar Olmeda Alberto , Terol Gómez Ramón , Pérez González Carmen , Rodríguez García José
Published: February 2024

El régimen jurídico del deporte internacional y, por ende, el de los diferentes Estados europeos ha entrado en un claro proceso de reflexión y de análisis que tiene como característica la diferenciación de la forma en las que se ha organizado el mismo hasta el momento. El llamado modelo deportivo europeo ha entrado en un periodo de reconcepción y análisis cuyo resultado final es, ahora, desconocido. Las Sentencias dictadas (tres) por el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión europea en diciembre de 2023 suponen la apertura de un amplio proceso de cambio en el que, en esencia, se va a debatir cómo se financia el deporte no profesional y si el esquema de solidaridad que se había establecido hasta el momento y la proyección vertical e impuesta del tramo superior (profesional) sobre el inferior es un modelo válido o, por el contrario, un modelo que tiene que repensar su posición instrumental y su vertebración como esquema de funcionamiento posterior. Es muy probable que nunca en un largo periodo histórico desde que el deporte y la actividad física son valores que hemos institucionalizado y admitido como parte de la sociabilidad y de la organización del ocio y la salud hayamos tenido un componente de mayor incertidumbre de la que, probablemente, solo se puede salir con imaginación, dialogo y mayor apertura de miras y sistemas. La presente Obra trata de analizar el esquema y la situación actual y la futura sobre la base de las coordenadas que acaban de plantearse.
Dziecko z zaburzeniami zachowania – trudności i przeszkody w postępowaniu terapeutycznym
Authors: Cygan Barbara , Kurowska Barbara
Published: February 2024

The article discusses the problem of functioning of a child diagnosed with behavioral disorders. In particular, the focus is on the difficulties and obstacles of therapeutic procedures and the factors that cause them. The symptoms and causes of behavioral disorders were indicated, including environmental factors that may intensify the observed difficult behaviors, which are a component of behavioral disorders.
Idea inkluzji a paradygmat podmiotowości
Authors: Siewiora Jacek
Published: February 2024

The article addresses the issue of the need to link inclusion with the proper understanding of the subjectivity of a person. The author, analyzing the functioning of modern society, points out that it is experiencing multiple changes. They take place in an abrupt or evolutionary way and are conditioned by various factors. The inflammatory factors are either the need to react to the existing situation, or theoretical reflection on the idea or the way of functioning. At the same time, taking into account the historical factor, it can be said with a high degree of certainty that some proposals for changes, indicated as a kind of novelty in a given area of the functioning of society, in fact, in some variation, had already been revealed earlier. An example of particular interest to us is the phenomenon of inclusion postulated in the field of education. It seems that this right idea, without reference to the paradigm of personality, will be shallow only to ideological postulates, or to purely technical, organizational activity, or building new forms of social functioning.
Nursing students’ experiences of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
Authors: Abbasi Soheila , Maleki Maryam , Imanipour Masoomeh , Mardani Abbas
Published: February 2024

Introduction

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the sudden transition to virtual learning led to several challenges for nursing students. This study aimed to synthesis nursing students’ experiences of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Content

A meta-synthesis of qualitative articles were conducted. Three online databases were searched from December 2019 to December 2022. Qualitative studies and qualitative sections of mixed method studies were included.

Twenty-four qualitative studies and seven mixed-method studies were included in the review. The findings consisted of one main theme “educational transformation”, and three categories “challenging face-to-face clinical training”, “transition from face-to-face to virtual education”, and “support continua”. The evidence indicated that during this health-related crisis, most of the training was provided as distance learning in various forms. According to the findings, distance education alone cannot replace face-to-face education and is suggested to be considered as a supplementary learning method.

Outlook

This study provides a comprehensive understanding of nursing students’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering practical implications for educators and institutions globally. The lessons learned can inform strategic decisions, policies, and practices to enhance the resilience and adaptability of nursing education in the face of unforeseen challenges.
Free space optical communication system: a review of practical constraints, applications, and challenges
Authors: Saiyyed Riyaz , Sindhwani Manoj , Ambudkar Bhavna , Sachdeva Shippu , Kumar Abhishek , Shukla Manoj Kumar
Published: February 2024

FSO (free space optical) communication holds emanated position in the role of propitious innovation with exorbitant-speed using the data transmission mechanism without the wire, propounding an accomplishable explication to the surging need for bandwidth in communication networks. This research paper probes into the improvements and obstacles in FSO communication systems, pursuing to anticipate a compendious encapsulation of the state-of-the-art establishment in this discipline. The evaluation incorporates a meticulous inspection of vital constituents such as laser sources, modulators, and receivers, elucidating their contribution to accomplishing coherent data transfer. The scrutinizing also investigates innumerable atmospheric circumstances affecting FSO links, including weather conditions and turbulence, and puts forward ingenious approaches to alleviate their repercussion on communication performance. Furthermore, the paper explores the homogenization of ultra-modern signal processing techniques to amplify the credibility and robustness of FSO systems, corroborating seamless communication even in challenging environments. Moreover, the research inquiries into the neoteric experimental framework and real-world execution of FSO communication, shedding light on heuristic contemplation, and substantiating theoretical unearthing. The conclusion of this research shells out treasures perception of the ongoing attempt to optimize FSO communication for variegated applications, including, inter-satellite communication, high-speed internet access, and last-mile connectivity. As FSO perpetuates progress, this paper suffices as a recent and inclusive resource for researchers, engineers, and policymakers maneuvering the edges of optical communication technologies.