bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Exercise on the Total Leukocyte, Absolute Neutrophil, Lymphocyte and Platelet Counts among Sudanese Football Players
Authors: Babiker Nihad Elsadig , Anwer Raheeg Mubark
Published: December 2021

Background: Aerobic exercise induces physiological stress on the body and brings changes in hematological parameters. This study aimed to determine the effect of playing football as an exercise on the total white blood cell count, absolute Neutrophil, lymphocyte and Platelet counts among Sudanese football players.

Material and method:  This was a descriptive case control study, done on a number of football players in Khartoum state, Sudan and conducted within the period from August 2021 to October 2021. Three ml of venous blood samples had been collected from every participant in the study, parameters had been measured and calculated using blood cells counter (Sysmex KX-21N).                                                          

Results: When compared the TWBCs, Absolute Neutrophil, Lymphocytes and platelet counts between cases and control there was a significant differences with (P ≤0.05). Also there was a significant difference in the case group before and after one hour of exercise with (P =0.00), and in significant differences between different age groups with (P ≥0.05).

Conclusion: Playing football for 1 hour cause a significant increase in the TWBCs, absolute Neutrophils, absolute Lymphocytes and Platelets counts. Age variation has no effect on the measured parameters

Keywords: Football, TWBCs, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes and Platelets.
Enhanced Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Chitosan Films Blended with Gallic Acid and Incorporated with Thymol Silver Nanoparticles
Authors: Lade Bipin , Kamdi Akash , Shanware Arti
Published: December 2021

In the present study, an attempt has been made to build and evaluate Chitosan+Glycerol/Gallic acid/Thymol-silver nanoparticles or chitosan blended (C+G/GA/T-SNPs) film to significantly improve antioxidant and antibacterial activity for accelerated wound healing. Methanolic Gallic acid is used for the first time in antibacterial chitosan control (C+G) films. All developed films, compounds was Thymol and Gallic acid and their synthesized Thymol silver nanoparticles (T-SNPs) and Gallic acid silver nanoparticles (GA-SNPs) were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Zeta potential (ZP), Dynamic light scattering (DLS), and UV-Vis spectroscopy. T-SNPs and GA-SNPs are rod and spherical in shape and were sufficient to reduce, capped, and stabilize. T-SNPs and GA-SNPs were measured Dynamic Light scattering and found to be 123.2 nm and 121.1 nm with surface charges of -19.7 and -20.3 respectively. The incorporation of methanolic Gallic acid and T-SNPs into chitosan films, as predicted, effectively enhanced antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial activity of Thymol, T-SNPs and C+G/GA/T-SNPs film showed more zone of inhibition than Gallic acid, GA-SNPs and C+G film. The elasticity, texture and folding endurance of the C+G film and C+G/GA/T-SNPs films have been substantially improved. The ecological quality of the generated C+G and C+G/GA/T-SNPs film was determined by the assessment of soil degradation and water degradation parameters. These findings lead to the conclusion that the C+G/GA/T-SNPs film produced with Gallic acid and T-SNPs can improve wound healing.

Keywords: Chitosan, Gallic Acid, Thymol Silver Nanoparticles, Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties.
Linkages of Leaves Moisture of Medical Plant (Senecio L.) and Elevation in Shan County
Authors: Liao Bing-Hua
Published: December 2021

A key plant species (Senecio L.) not only is a vital multilevel functional medicinal material of indications of respiratory tract infections, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, pneumonia, conjunctivitis, enteritis, dysentery, but also it is a widely distributed wide plant species. This plant species is widely distributed elevation from 500m to 1500m in six landscapesin Shan County of China. However, understanding dynamics of leaves moisture of theplants is difficult along elevation. Herein showed that linkages between leaves moisture of the species and elevation is a significant positive connection from 500m to 1000m(P<0.01) as well as linkages between leaves moisture of this species to elevation is asignificant negative connection from 1000m to 1500m(P<0.01). Herein provides six types and eco-adaptation for finding new species. Therefore, this study has theoretical and vital practical significance for plants protection along elevation and environmental gradientover the spatial-temporal-environmental-disturbance scales (STEDS) in interdisciplinary research from species diversity, ecosystems diversity and landscape diversity.Keywords: leaves moisture; elevation; relationship; eco-adaptation; eco-functional value; medicinal plant
A Review on Medicinal Uses of Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamon)
Authors: Pathak Rashmi , Sharma Himanshu
Published: December 2021

Cinnamomum verum is a spice plant that is well-known for its medicinal and pharmacological qualities. The old botanical synonym for this tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, is derived from Sri Lanka's former name, Ceylon. Since ancient times, Cinnamomum zeylanicum has been frequently used as a medicinal condiment. It's native to Sri Lanka and India's southern states. Cinnamomum verum belongs to the Lauraceae family and is also known by the synonym Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume. It's a dried bark that's been stripped of its outer cork and underlying parenchyma. Cinnamomum verum is a popular medicinal herb with a wide range of applications It has long been used to flavour food and in pharmaceutical preparations to treat a variety of ailments. For commercial purposes, it is commonly used as candies, chewing gums, mouthwash, and toothpaste in the current period. Many volatile oils, primarily cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, and cinnamate, are abundant in the plant. Eugenol is the active principal ingredient linked to a variety of biological functions. This herb is found in almost every pharmacological system on the planet. Each of these features is essential for human health development. Antimicrobial, wound healing, antidiabetic, anti-HIV, anti-anxiety, and anti-are Parkinson's among of the plant's key medical characteristics. The major components of the Cinnamomum verum plant include eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate, copane, and camphor. The pharmacological effects of cinnamon aldehyde have been extensively researched. Every aspect of the plant was thoroughly examined in this study, from its morphological description to its phytochemical profile and therapeutic action. In this review, we've attempted to compile a comprehensive list of its medical and pharmacological qualities.

Keywords: Cinnamomum verum, Dalchini, Medicinal Properties, volatile oils, Antimicrobial, Anti-HIV, antidiabetic
Current Situation and Development Trend of China’s Agricultural Machinery Distribution
Authors: Chen T.
Published: December 2021

In the year of 2021, the Chinese government allocated 19 billion RMB for agricultural machinery subsidy. The data that accurately describes the scale of China’s agricultural machinery market could be calculated by analyzing the national agricultural machinery purchase investment, the total value of the parts market and the replacement market could be inferred. Since the implementation of agricultural machinery purchase subsidies, China’s comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation, planting and harvesting has increased rapidly. In 2019, the national comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation, planting and harvesting exceeded 70 percent, and the production of the three major food crops of wheat, rice and corn was basically mechanized. This paper analyzes the scale of the complete machinery market, the market scale of key products in the Chinese agricultural machinery market, the basic situation of Chinese agricultural machinery distribution companies, the basic situation of the Chinese agricultural machinery purchasing groups, and the main gathering platforms of the Chinese agricultural machinery distribution market, explaining the current status of China’s agricultural machinery distribution, putting forward suggestions for the development of China’s agricultural machinery distribution market. There are major contradictions in the agricultural machinery market in China. The most important one is between supply and demand. In terms of crops, the level of comprehensive mechanization of wheat, rice and maize is relatively high, while the level of comprehensive mechanization of cash crops such as cotton oil, sugar and vegetable tea is relatively low; from a regional perspective, the level of mechanization in the northern plains is relatively high, and the level of mechanization in the hilly and mountainous areas of the south is relatively low; from an industrial point of view, the level of mechanization of planting industry is relatively high, while the level of mechanization of animal husbandry, fi shery and processing is low. Meanwhile, the contradiction between manufacturers and distributors, as well as the end-users is further intensifying. This article attempts to explain the effi ciency and benefi t of agriculture and the return on investment of agricultural machinery purchase. Only when agriculture is competitive, has good effi ciency and benefi ts, and the purchase of agricultural machinery has a good rate of return on investment, can the industry develop healthily.
Mechanisms for Incentivizing Top Managers of the Company in the Long Term
Authors: Ordinartsev I. I.
Published: December 2021

Motivating and rewarding company employees requires constant development and improvement the remuneration of the top management of the company is especially difficult. For this, compensation plans are being developed, which can be conditionally divided into two groups: bonus and stock-based option programs. Bonus programs provide for large-scale remuneration of managers based on the company’s performance in the current year. Compensation plans that reward top management with shares are effective. Such programs are developed only for selected top managers who have a direct impact on the financial results of the company.

The purpose of the study is to substantiate the optimal mechanisms for remunerating top managers in Russian conditions and to determine the directions for the development of compensation plans. The object of the research is the mechanisms of involvement and motivation of managers. The subject of the research is the remuneration of the top managers of the company. Methods and methodology of work. General scientific methods were used, such as analysis, synthesis, method of classification and typology, generalization, abstraction, modeling. It has been established that in Russia it is advisable to use «phantom» shares because the domestic legislative framework does not define the mechanisms of reward with shares as broadly as is customary in developed countries. It is also recommended to apply bonus programs with payments in installments for 2–3 years. Directions have been identified to improve the effectiveness of bonus and option compensation plans in Russia.
Author Profiling in Informal and Formal Language Scenarios Via Transfer Learning
Authors: Escobar-Grisales Daniel , Vásquez-Correa Juan Camilo , Orozco-Arroyave Juan Rafael
Published: December 2021

The interest in author profiling tasks has increased in the research community because computer applications have shown success in different sectors such as security, marketing, healthcare, and others. Recognition and identification of traits such as gender, age or location based on text data can help to improve different marketing strategies. This type of technology has been widely discussed regarding documents taken from social media. However, its methods have been poorly studied using data with a more formal structure, where there is no access to emoticons, mentions, and other linguistic phenomena that are only present in social media. This paper proposes the use of recurrent and convolutional neural networks and a transfer learning strategy to recognize two demographic traits, i.e., gender and language variety, in documents written in informal and formal language. The models were tested in two different databases consisting of tweets (informal) and call-center conversations (formal). Accuracies of up to 75 % and 68 % were achieved in the recognition of gender in documents with informal and formal language, respectively. Moreover, regarding language variety recognition, accuracies of 92 % and 72 % were obtained in informal and formal text scenarios, respectively. The results indicate that, in relation to the traits considered in this paper, it is possible to transfer the knowledge from a system trained on a specific type of expressions to another one where the structure is completely different and data are scarcer.
BERAT BADAN LAHIR RENDAH DAN ANEMIA IBU SEBAGAI PREDIKTOR STUNTING PADA ANAK USIA 12–24 BULAN DI WILAYAH PUSKESMAS GENUK KOTA SEMARANG
Authors: Meikawati Wulandari , Rahayu Dian Pertiwi Kisdi , Purwanti Indri Astuti
Published: December 2021

Latar Belakang. Stunting adalah salah satu masalah kekurangan gizi kronis yang terjadi karena kekurangan asupan gizi terutama pada 1000 hari pertama kehidupan. Anak yang mengalami stunting lebih rentan menderita sakit dan berisiko menderita penyakit degeneratif serta penurunan kemampuan dan kapasitas kerja. Salah satu penyebab terjadinya stunting adalah rendahnya status gizi ibu sebelum, selama, dan setelah kehamilan yang berdampak pada berat dan panjang badan lahir. Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan riwayat pemberian ASI eksklusif, status gizi ibu (tinggi badan, kurang energi kronis (KEK), dan anemia) serta berat dan panjang badan lahir dengan kejadian stunting pada anak usia 12–24 bulan. Metode. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian cross-sectional yang dilakukan di wilayah Puskesmas Genuk Kota Semarang. Sampel berjumlah 63 anak usia 12–24 bulan yang dipilih secara purposive sampling. Data stunting diperoleh dengan melakukan pengukuran panjang badan anak saat kegiatan posyandu bulan Agustus 2020. Data anak (usia, jenis kelamin, berat dan panjang badan lahir) dan data ibu (karakteristik ibu, riwayat pemberian ASI eksklusif, status KEK, dan anemia) diperoleh melalui buku catatan kelahiran di Puskesmas Genuk Kota Semarang. Data dianalisis dengan uji chi square dan uji regresi logistik berganda. Hasil. Sebagian besar anak mengalami stunting (52,4%). Sebanyak 20,6 persen anak memiliki riwayat berat badan lahir rendah (BBLR) dan 23,8 persen memiliki riwayat panjang badan lahir pendek. Sebagian besar ibu (57,1%) tidak memberikan ASI eksklusif. Sebanyak 6,3 persen ibu memiliki tinggi badan berisiko, 22,2 persen ibu kategori KEK, dan 33,3 persen mengalami anemia saat hamil. Dominasi kejadian stunting terjadi pada anak perempuan. Riwayat BBLR (p=0,047), panjang badan lahir (p=0,000), dan status anemia ibu (p=0,032) berhubungan signifikan dengan kejadian stunting. Riwayat BBLR (p=0,004) dan status anemia ibu saat hamil (p=0,001) paling berisiko menjadi stunting. Kesimpulan. Anak dengan riwayat BBLR berisiko 18,6 kali lebih besar menjadi stunting dan anak dengan riwayat ibu anemia saat hamil berisiko 17 kali lebih besar menjadi stunting.
Aplikasi Sistem Informasi Penilaian Kinerja Karyawan Menggunakan Metode Profile Matching Berbasis Web
Authors: Natsir Mohamad , Sartika Yunita , . Alamsyah
Published: December 2021

Currently the work appraisal at the Company is still using a manual system. This makes it difficult for the Human Resources Department (HRD) to perform work assessment calculations more efficiently, because manual calculations take a long time and the HRD section also sometimes has difficulty finding employee data stored manually. In the problems faced by the Company, software development that supports the company's work assessment is done using the Profile Matching method, can help the HRD section oversee employee performance, and help decision makers at the Company based on work assessment. This application includes computerizing employee data, calculating employee work values according to criteria, and displaying work assessment reports. This application uses the PHP programming language and Microsoft SQL Server, as a data storage. Based on the results of tests conducted, 80% of users stated the features in the application were made useful in answering the needs of the company.Keywords: Performance appraisal, Work value calculation, HRD, Profile Matching, Application  Abstrak Saat ini penilaian kerja pada Perusahaan masih menggunakan sistem manual. Hal ini menyulitkan bagian Human Resources Department (HRD) untuk melakukan perhitungan penilaian kerja dengan lebih efisien, karena perhitungan manual memakan waktu lama dan bagian HRD juga terkadang kesulitan mencari data karyawan yang disimpan secara manual. Dalam permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh Perusahaan, maka dilakukan pembuatan perangkat lunak yang mendukung penilaian kerja perusahaan menggunakan metode Profile Matching, dapat membantu bagian HRD mengawasi kinerja karyawan, serta membantu pengambil keputusan pada Perusahaan berdasarkan penilaian kerja. Aplikasi ini meliputi komputerisasi data karyawan, penghitungan nilai kerja karyawan sesuai kriteria,dan menampilkan laporan report penilaian kerja. Aplikasi ini menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan Microsoft SQL Server, sebagai tempat penyimpanan data. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian yang dilakukan, 80% pengguna menyatakan fitur-fitur dalam aplikasi yang dibuat dinilai berguna dalam menjawab kebutuhan dari perusahaan.Kata kunci: Penilaian kinerja, Perhitungan nilai kerja, HRD, Profile Matching, Aplikasi
Perancangan Model Aplikasi Monitoring Kesehatan dan Aktifitas Kerja Harian Berbasis KPI Pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19
Authors: Hendharsetiawan Andy Achmad , Lubis Hendarman , Hartanto Kusdarnowo
Published: December 2021

Pada masa pandemi COVID-19 yang belum berakhir ini bahkan beberapa negara termasuk Indonesia menunjukkan adanya peningkatan data penderita yang cukup tinggi maka pemerintah terus memberlakukan pembatasan sosial termasuk mengurangi jam kerja bagi perusahaan dan industri termasuk pada pegawai pemerintahan.  Dalam kondisi pandemi COVID-19 ini dan upaya untuk tetap menjaga produktifitas kerja yang baik maka diperlukan suatu system aplikasi untuk menunjang kebutuhan tersebut. Perancangan model sistem aplikasi ini diharapkan dapat membantu perusahaan untuk memantau kondisi kesehatan dan aktifitas harian setiap karyawan di perusahaan atau instansi tersebut. Guna menjaga produktifitas kerjanya maka salah satunya harus dimonitor aktifitas kerja harian karyawan khususnya pada masa Work From Home (WFH) dengan baik dan mudah serta berbasis Key Performance Indicator (KPI) untuk memudahkan memantau dan mengevaluasi kinerja setiap karyawan.  Tulisan ini akan menjelaskan mengenai gagasan perencanaan model suatu sistem aplikasi yang digunakan setiap karyawan suatu perusahaan untuk memantau kesehatan dan aktifitas kerja harian karyawannya khususnya pada situasi WFH di masa pandemi COVID-19.
Effects of multi-temporal environmental variables on SOC spatial prediction models in coastal wetlands of a Chinese delta
Authors: Xu Yiming , Li Bin , Bai Junhong , Zhang Guangliang , Wang Xin , Smith Scot , Du Shudong
Published: December 2021

Mapping the SOC distributions in coastal wetlands plays an important
role in assessing ecosystem services, predicting the greenhouse effects
and investigating global carbon cycle. Few research has explored the
relationships of SOC and environmental variables with seasonal changes,
and the effects of multi-temporal environmental variables on Digital
Soil Mapping (DSM). The results showed that the relationships between
SOC and environmental variables in different months varied significantly
in coastal wetlands of the Yellow River Delta (YRD). In general, the
environmental variables in wet season showed stronger correlations and
higher importance scores with SOC compared with those in dry season. In
addition, SOC prediction models based on multi-temporal data in wet
season and mono-temporal data in April had stronger prediction
performance compared with those based on multi-temporal data in dry
season. As a result, data fusion of multi-temporal data did not
necessarily contribute to the model performance enhancement. Relative
homogenous soil-landscape attributes and spectral characteristics in
coastal wetlands of the YRD in dry season could not accurately explain
the strong spatial variation of SOC in this area, and it might be the
major reason that caused the stronger model performance of soil
prediction models based on wet season than those based on dry season.
Therefore, the accurate spatial prediction of soil properties requires
the characterization of the seasonal dynamics of soil-landscape
relationships. In general, the findings of this research demonstrated
that the selection of the environmental variables in the establishment
of DSM model should consider the seasonal effects of environmental
variables.
Promoting High-Quality Growth Through Financial Reform in the People’s Republic of China
Authors: Huang Yiping , Wang Xun , Huang Anqian
Published: December 2021

This report assesses the effects of financial development on economic performance in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and attempts to shed light on future reform directions.
Prediction of maxillary canine impaction using eruption pathway and angular measurement on panoramic radiographs
Authors: Shin Jong Hyun , Oh Sewoong , Kim Hyejin , Lee Eungyung , Lee Seung-Min , Ko Ching-Chang , Kim Yong-Il
Published: December 2021

Objectives

To compare the normal eruption pattern and angulation in impacted maxillary canines using panoramic radiographs to predict maxillary canine impaction.

Materials and Methods

Patients aged 6 to 15 years were classified into the normal eruption group (n = 229) and the impaction group (n = 191). At least two panoramic radiographs were taken in the normal eruption group during the eruption process of the maxillary canine. The growth pattern of the maxillary canine was analyzed using an XY coordinate system, with the tip of the maxillary lateral incisor as the origin and the tooth's long axis as the Y-axis and measurement of the relative position of the crown tip and angulation of the maxillary canine.

Results

The crown tips of normally erupted maxillary canines were intensively distributed along the distal surface of the maxillary lateral incisor, while those of impacted canines were widely distributed. The angulations of the normally erupted canines increased as eruption increased along the lateral incisor and then decreased at the cervical point of the lateral incisor. The angulations of the impacted canines were scattered, with no uniform pattern.

Conclusions

While using the normal eruption path of the maxillary canine and the pattern of change in angulation based on the distal surface of the maxillary lateral incisor, early intervention or regular follow-up is needed to prevent maxillary canine impaction.
Oral appliance–generated malocclusion traits during the long-term management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults:
Authors: Karadeniz Carmen , Lee Ken Wei Chen , Lindsay Daniel , Karadeniz Ersan I. , Flores-Mir Carlos
Published: December 2021

Objectives

To identify malocclusion characteristics generated after using oral appliances (OAs) for at least 5 years for the management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults.

Materials and Methods

PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), Scopus, CINAHL, and Informit were searched without language restrictions through January 20, 2021. Unpublished literature was searched on ClinicalTrials.gov, the National Research Register, and the Pro-Quest Dissertation Abstracts and Thesis database. Authors were contacted when necessary, and reference lists of the included studies were screened. Risk of bias was assessed through the revised Cochrane Risk of Bias tool for randomized controlled trials (RoB2) and Non-Randomized Studies of Interventions for non-RCTs and uncontrolled before–after studies (ROBINS-I). A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted only on studies that used the same OAs to exclude biomechanical differences. Risk of bias across studies was assessed with the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation tool.

Results

A total of 12 studies were included in the final qualitative synthesis. Eight included studies had high, one had moderate, and three had low risks of bias. Significant progressive decreases of overjet (OJ; −1.43 mm; 95% confidence interval [CI], −1.66 to −1.20) and overbite (OB; −1.94 mm; 95% CI, −2.14 to −1.74) associated with maxillary incisor retroclination and mandibular incisor proclination were reported long term. Although most studies showed no sagittal skeletal changes, some degree of vertical skeletal changes were noted.

Conclusions

Based on a very low evidence level, inevitable anterior teeth positional changes seem to be a common long-term adverse effect of OAs. The magnitude of those changes could be considered clinically irrelevant for most pretreatment occlusions, but in occlusions with limited OJ and OB, it may be worth clinical consideration.
Effects of CO2 Dilution on Flame Stabilization and NOx Emission in a Small Swirl Burner and Furnace
Authors: İLBAŞ Mustafa , CANDAN Göktürk
Published: December 2021

There is a rapid increase in the demand for low NOx hydrogen/methane combustion systems in recent years, and low NOx and low emission burners and furnaces are promising platforms for such applications. Combustion instability is the most important drawback in low NOx burners and uniform thermal field. This paper investigates the influence of CO2 in methane and hydrogen on combustion instability. Numerical simulations were conducted using a small swirl burner and furnace combustion system. The effects of fuel type and CO2 dilution rate, which is a major contributor of hydrogen and methane combustion, on the combustion characteristics and instability are investigated. Combustion instability decreases for higher CO2 dilution rates.
Accelerometer Mass Loading Study Based on a Damage Identification Method using Fundamental Laws in Closed Systems
Authors: TUFAN Tarık , KÖTEN Hasan
Published: December 2021

Many civil engineering structures can be evaluated as closed systems in which additional mass spatial distribution can change within the system in terms of the fundamental continuity and energy equations. Considering the heavy hours of traffic, it can be assumed that the position of the vehicle mass on the bridge is variable, but the total mass remains constant. This study aims to show that the damage to the closed systems can be successfully estimated by using a damage indicator that is valid for systems with constant mass distribution. In the analytical study, a 100-element 200 degree of freedom fixed-free beam is investigated and the assessment of the damage position is verified numerically and the validity of the parameter is examined in an experimental study. Except for the piece at the free end of the beam; It has been determined that the damage indicator calculated on the damaged elements is 60 times larger than the damage indicator calculated at the undamaged elements. In the elements at the free end of the beam; it was observed that this ratio is between 6 and 40 depending on the mass of the accelerometer. Therefore, a criterion for accelerometer mass and damage indicator is proposed.
Substantial clinical benefit and patient acceptable symptom states of the Forgotten Joint Score 12 after primary knee arthroplasty
Authors: Heijbel Siri , W-Dahl Annette , Nilsson Kjell G , Hedström Margareta
Published: December 2021

Background and purpose — Knowing how to interpret values obtained with patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) is essential. We estimated the substantial clinical benefit (SCB) and patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) for Forgotten Joint Score 12 (FJS) and explored differences depending on methods used for the estimates.
Patients and methods — The study was based on 195 knee arthroplasties (KA) performed at a university hospital. We used 1 item from the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score domain quality of life and satisfaction with surgery, obtained 1-year postoperatively, to assess SCB and PASS thresholds of the FJS with anchor-based methods. We used different combinations of anchor questions for SCB and PASS (satisfied, satisfied with no or mild knee difficulties, and satisfied with no knee difficulties). A novel predictive approach and receiver-operating characteristics curve were applied for the estimates.
Results — 70 and 113 KAs were available for the SCB and PASS estimates, respectively. Depending on method, SCB of the FJS (range 0–100) was 28 (95% CI 21–35) and 22 (12–45) respectively. PASS was 31 (2–39) and 20 (10–29) for satisfied patients, 40 (31–47) and 38 (32–43) for satisfied patients with no/mild difficulties, and 76 (39–80) and 64 (55–74) for satisfied patients with no difficulties. The areas under the curve ranged from 0.82 to 0.88.
Interpretation — Both the SCB and PASS thresholds varied depending on methodology. This may indicate a problem using meaningful values from other studies defining outcomes after KA. This study supports the premise of the FJS as a PROM with good discriminatory ability in patients undergoing KA.
Gabriela Blažková and Kristýna Matějková (eds), Europa Postmediaevalis 2018. Post-Medieval Pottery Between (its) Borders. Gloucester 2019: Archaeopress, pp. 297, colours illustrations
Authors: Bis Magdalena
Published: December 2021

The reviewed publication, published in 2019 by the British publishing house Archaeopress, is a collection of texts based on papers and posters presented at the international conference under the same title held in Prague in April 2018. This meeting brought together archaeologists from many European countries – including Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Italy, and Hungary – who conduct research on the early-modern period and the pertaining material culture. Both this event and the book in question were a response to the needs of the academic community, due to the ongoing development of historical archaeology in Europe and an increase in research on artefacts and other evidence recovered during fieldwork related to this. The time-frame of the post-medieval period differs slightly across particular European countries, encompassing artefacts from between the 15th and 18th centuries.
Three Publications about Archaeology of a Segment of the First World War's Forgotten Eastern Front
Authors: Barford Paul
Published: December 2021

While the horrors of the trench warfare on the Western Front in Belgium and France are part of the European cultural memory, to some degree the much more extensive and mobile Eastern Front of the 1914–1918 conflict has become the forgotten front (Die vergessene Front). Although for just over eleven months in 1914/15, the central part of a major front, some 1000 km long on which three million people died ran through the middle of what is now Poland, for a number of reasons the memory of this has there been all but erased from memory and from the cultural landscape.

The reviewed three volumes are the result of a project that has attempted to address the poor state of historical memory of the momentous events and human drama that took place a century earlier on the segment of the front, 55 km west of Warsaw. Here, from mid-December 1914, the Russian Imperial army tried to hold back the eastward advance of the German troops on defences built along the Bzura and Rawka rivers. For the next seven months, the fighting here took the form of the same type of prolonged static trench warfare more familiar on the Western Front (the only place in the eastern sphere of war that this happened). The German army made every effort (including mining and several major gas attacks), to advance on Warsaw but failed to break through. It was only after the Great Retreat of the Russian army in the summer of 1915 that these defences were overrun and Warsaw fell.
Życie akademickie osób jąkających się w perspektywie społecznego modelu niepełnosprawności i koncepcji structural vulnerability
Authors: Latocha Sebastian
Published: December 2021

Stuttering is a speech disorder that affects approximately 50 million people worldwide. It makes everyday life difficult not only for children but also for adults. In psychology and speech therapy the social aspects of stuttering are emphasized, but so far this problem has not been studied in the context of academic life. My research is devoted to this issue in Poland I analyze the academic life of people who stutter through the prism of the social model of disability, the category of structural vulnerability, and exclusion. This study revealed the orality of the universities and a number of academic traditions based on well-established practices and social structures that make stuttering students and academic teachers vulnerable or socially disabled.
The Language of Online Child Sexual Groomers - A Corpus Assisted Discourse Study of Intentions, Requests and Grooming Duration
Authors:   , Kinzel Anina
Published: December 2021

Online grooming has become a wide-spread and worryingly fast increasing issue in society. This thesis analyses a corpus of online grooming communication, made available by the Perverted Justice (PJ) archive, a non-profit organisation that from 2004 until 2019 employed volunteers, who pretended to be children and entered chat rooms to catch and convict groomers, collaborating with law enforcement. The archive consists of 622 grooming chat logs and approx. 3.7 million words of groomer language. A corpus of this database was built, and a Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS) approach used to analyse the language therein. Specifically, the language was compared to a reference corpus of general chat language data (PAN2012) and duration of online grooming and manipulative requesting behaviour were also investigated. The following research questions were answered: 1)What are the features of a corpus of online groomer language compared to that of a general digital chat language reference corpus? Is online groomer language distinct? How are online grooming intentions realised linguistically by online groomers?2)Does duration of grooming influence the grooming process/intentions? Is usage of specific words/specific grooming intentions associated with different duration of grooming? Can different duration profiles be established and, if so, what are the cut-off points for these duration profiles?3)How are requests realised in online grooming and how does duration influence this? How do groomers make requests and what support move functions do they use? Does duration influence how requests are made, and the type of support move function that are used?The thesis newly identifies nuanced linguistic realisations of groomers’ intentions and strategies, proposing a new working terminology for discourse-based models of online grooming. This is based on a review of the literature followed by an empirical analysis refining this terminology, which has not been done before. It finds evidence for two distinct duration-based grooming approaches and yields a fine-grained qualitative analysis of groomer requests, also influenced by grooming duration. There have only been very few studies using a CADS analysis of such a large dataset of groomer language and this thesis will lead to new insights, implications and significance for the successful analysis, detection and prevention of online grooming.
TEMPLE AS A MODEL OF STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION IN SYMBOLIC-FIGURATIVE AND ARCHITECTURAL-SPATIAL ASPECTS
Authors:   Lviv Politechnic National University, Department of Architecture and Conservation, R Hnidets
Published: December 2021

The article reveals the features of modelling the structure of the temple space, taking into account their symbolic-figurative and architectural-spatial implementation in church buildings of Byzantium and Rus-Ukraine. Sacralization of space and place through the manifested phenomenon of their consecration is created by the image and form of the temple building. The transformation of the planning and spatial solution of churches, from the domical bathylic to the form, shape, symbol, form creation, sacral, dome, bathylic, cross-domical structure, made it possible to combine them both in large metropolitan buildings and smaller churches while maintaining the ability to embody the essence of the "temple as an earthly heaven" closer to a person in this space. This essence is also present in modern temple buildings, which preserve the traditions of shaping their predecessors.
METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND DESIGN PROCESS OF PRESERVING THE HISTORICAL CITY
Authors:   Lviv polytechnic national university, Department of Architecture and Conservation, I Pohranychna , M Yasinskyi ,   Lviv polytechnic national university, Department of Architecture and Conservation
Published: December 2021

The article highlights the methodological aspects of the architect's work in the historical environment, reveals current trends and processes of transformation of the architectural and urban planning structure of historical cities. The main approaches to their reproduction and transformation are considered and analyzed. The concept of the central part of the historical city and the method of localization of its borders are revealed. The main requirements for the reproduction and development of buildings in the central part of historical cities are highlighted. The article describes the architectural and urban planning principles of reproduction and development of block development, which are based on the continuous development of the central part of the city, and allow the use of modern architectural and construction innovations in the structural, engineering and architectural solution of development. The article describes the ways of developing the planning structure of a historically formed centre, approaches to its transformation, and substantiates the advantages of developing a comprehensive project for the regeneration of the central part of the historical city, which should be based on the results of research conducted during the development of a historical and architectural reference plan. The program approach to the reconstruction of certain sectors of historical development is revealed.
FEATURES OF URBAN PLANNING SOLUTIONS AND THE EVOLUTION OF SETTLEMENTS FOR DISPLACED PERSONS FROM THE CHERNOBYL ZONE
Authors:   Department of Architecture and Planning of rural settlements Lviv National Agrarian University, Dublyany, L Hnes
Published: December 2021

In the article, the author presents the results of her full-scale studies of the evolution of settlements for migrants from the Chernobyl zone, built in 1986-1987 of the twentieth century. Strategies and consequences of their placement, integration into the structure of existing villages, features of planning blocks, rural estates, residential and outbuildings are considered. The article analyzes the consequences of architectural and urban planning design decisions made 30 years after their implementation. Nowadays in Ukraine, there is a situation where villages and urban-type settlements urgently need to develop or update new general plans that would correspond to the present. It is known that currently there is a certain proportion of villages in Ukraine that do not have general plans at all or have them outdated. Taking into account all aspects of this problem, the results of the design, construction and evolution of villages for displaced persons from the Chernobyl zone are interesting and useful. Taking into account the tragic circumstances that led to their appearance, these villages represent a large-scale urban planning experiment in the field of rural housing construction, which represents the embodiment of the latest knowledge in the theory of village architecture in the mid-80s of the twentieth century. It was 30 years after the construction and settlement of these villages that it became possible to check the compliance of design standards with their compliance with the real needs of the village, from the standpoint of the current design standards, which are fundamentally no different from the design standards of 1986. Comparing the results of research (the study of general plans of villages of displaced persons and general plans that are being developed at the present stage), it turned out that the basis of those villages for Chernobyl victims was the main goal of socialist ideology, namely, erasing the differences between the city and the village. The author sees in modern design a similar problem, which directly leads to further degradation of the Ukrainian countryside. And nowadays, just against the background of this phenomenon, it is time for urbanists to understand the difference between a block of manor development for citizens and a rural street of a Ukrainian village.
EDITABLE THEMATIC DECOR IN THE DESIGN OF RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR
Authors:   Department of Design and Architecture Fundamentals, Lviv Polytechnic National University, I Dyda , O Dyda ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University Department of Architectural Design, Abdul Hakim Ezatullah ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University Department of Architectural Design
Published: December 2021

The article studies the problem of editable thematic decor in the residential interior as a relevant social phenomenon that has historically contingent genesis and significant potential for development in the future. It has been found that the complex analysis of editable thematic interior decor as a modern public demand is insufficiently reflected in scientific sources. Under current conditions of globalization and social mobility, the number of people who want to periodically decorate their homes for holidays grows, although these actions are of ancient origin and ethno-cultural decor traditions are varied. The changes in public priorities concern the theme of the editable decor more than the desire to use it in houses. Most people should occasionally solve the problem of arranging festive decorative elements in the interior which often means a temporary malfunction of the residential space. The appearance of editable thematic interior decor was originally connected with sacral, magical functions, that’s why in the traditions of many cultures a common approach to arranging decorative elements has been created. The decor protects the main constructional elements of a house and the points of contact of the interior and exterior. In modern homes these are entrance and balcony doors, windows, a fireplace - they are frequently decorated even nowadays. It is possible to identify the places where the residents will arrange festive decorations in the future and make their tasks easier at the stage of an architectural project. In order to do this we need to identify special free places and spaces for the periodical arrangement of the decor by equipping them with the necessary infrastructure; to create an attachment system for the decor. This issue requires further study, in particular in the creation of a potential platform for cooperation in different scientific spheres
HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS MONASTERY IN MANYAVA (GREAT MANYAVSKY HERMITAGE) XVII-XX CENTURIES
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, L Chen
Published: December 2021

The article traces the history of the origin of the Manyavsky Hermitage and reveals the stages of development of the monastery from the beginning of its foundation and formation, prosperity to the decline, destruction and revival in our time. In the course of the research, the architectural-spatial and planning structure of the monastery ensemble of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Manyava were analyzed. The originality of the ensemble lies not only in the harmonious combination of wooden, brick monastic buildings, surrounded by fortified thick walls with three towers but also in a kind of architectural and spatial combination of the main cathedral, which dominates the cells and other temples, with high dominants - the Treasury Tower and the Bell Tower. Diverse in architectural-compositional and artistic solutions, the material of construction, monastic buildings are organically integrated into the existing landscape environment and form a holistic architectural ensemble. The monastery buildings of the Great Manyavsky Hermitage have architectural and artistic value, belong to the historical and cultural heritage, and are an invaluable spiritual heritage of Ukraine.
Students’ School Satisfaction: The Role of Classroom Climate, Self-efficacy, and Engagement
Authors: Vidić Tomislava
Published: December 2021

Students’ satisfaction with school is subjective, cognitive appraisal of overall positivity of school experiences, and precisely because it represents the key aspect of children’s overall perception of quality of life, it is important to find out what influences students’ school satisfaction and to which extent. The goal of this research was to establish whether self-efficacy and engagement function as mediating variables in the relationship between classroom climate and students’ school satisfaction. The research included 597 students from primary schools in Zagreb, Croatia. A structural equation model was designed and tested. The model testing showed that positive classroom climate has statistically significant and positive effects on self-efficacy and engagement. Furthermore, self-efficacy has a significant positive impact on explaining engagement. At the same time, negative classroom climate has a significant positive influence on engagement, which in turn contributes to the final effect on school satisfaction. The model has explained 56% of the school satisfaction variance in total.
Problems of functioning and prospectsfor the development of certification in construction
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Mazneva K. Yu. , Zholobova E. V. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Sidorova A. S. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Markova K. A. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Staroverov V. D. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Published: December 2021

The article presents an overview of the state of the market of mandatory and voluntary certification in construction on the territory of the Russian Federation. The key unresolved problems of the existing conformity assessment systems are identified. Based on the analysis carried out, there are proposed some mechanisms and ways of solving these problems, which would help restoring trust in voluntary certification systems among both active market participants and ordinary consumers of certification objects.
Assessment of the residual resource of several buildings and structures as a unified object
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Korolkov D. I. , Mamedov Sh. M. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Published: December 2021

In this article, the authors raises the problem of assessing the residual resource of an object consisting of several buildings and structures. Four different approaches to solving this problem are presented. The advantages and disadvantages of them are considered, and the application areas of these approaches are indicated. Within the framework of these approaches, one can use the direct enumeration method, the combinatorial method, the algebra of logic, and the general logical-probabilistic method. The authors has developed two possible options for calculating the residual resource of these objects using the general logical-probabilistic method. It is proposed to develop a methodology for calculating the residual life of such objects before conducting a survey. The authors indicates the main points that must be included in the developed methodology.