bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Differences in Mechanical Midsole Characteristics of Running Shoes Do Not Influence Physiological Variables in Aerobic and Anaerobic Running
Authors: Mitschke Christian , Karger Katrin , Milani Thomas L. 
Published: October 2019

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of footwear stiffness and energy loss on oxygen uptake and heart rate in athletes running under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Four footwear conditions with identical outsoles, insoles, upper materials, but different mechanical properties regarding polyurethane midsole materials were investigated. Respective midsole material characteristics were selected to represent a wide range of running shoes. The test procedure for eighteen well‐trained male runners was divided into three treadmill testing sessions: an incremental ramp protocol to estimate the individual ventilatory threshold (day 1), a test with 6‐minute stages in each shoe at 70% (aerobic, day 2) and 102% (anaerobic, day 3) of the participant’s ventilatory threshold. For oxygen uptake and the heart rate, no significant differences between footwear conditions were found for either running condition. Furthermore, no significant relationships between physiological variables and mechanical midsole characteristics were found. The wide range of significant stiffness differences in the rearfoot (52.7 N/mm) and forefoot areas (50.7 N/mm), as well as significant differences of the shoe midsole material energy loss in the rearfoot (18.8%) and forefoot areas (10.7%) were too low to influence physiological variables significantly when running below and slightly above the ventilatory threshold. It seems that shoe mass and shoe comfort can influence physiological variables more than the mechanical midsole characteristics of stiffness and energy loss. These results may have practical implications for shoe manufacturers, coaches, and athletes, alike.
Efektivitas Bisnis Berbasis Teknologi Internet Dalam Membangun Kinerja Kewirausahaan
Authors: Utomo Mohamad Nur 
Published: October 2019

Entrepreneurial success will have an impact on economic growth. Entrepreneurship that integrates internet technology in its business activities will be able to improve business performance in the current digital economy era. This study aims to empirically examine the effect of internet technology-based business implementation on business performance. Internet technology-based business applications are measured by 5 indicators (online communication channels, online promotion channels, online supplier distribution channels, online sales channels, and online transaction channels). While business performance is measured by 5 indicators (profit growth, sales growth, capital growth, efficiency, and customer growth). The sample in this study was 100 UMKM in Tarakan city using the sample area probability sample method based on the sub-district area. Data analysis technique uses PLS-SEM method with WarpPls 6.0 application. The results showed that internet technology-based business implementation was able to encourage business performance improvement. The entrepreneur must be able to integrate its business operations with Internet-based technologies to create opportunities and facilitate building performance.Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Internet Technology, Online Business.
Pemberian Pupuk Silikat dan Pupuk Kandang Terhadap Pertumbuhan, Kadar Brix, dan Hasil Tanaman Sorgum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)
Authors: Apliza Dita , Ma’shum Mansur , Suwardji Suwardji , Wargadalam Verina Januati 
Published: October 2019

Abstract: Research on the application of silicate fertilizer and manure to growth, brix level, and yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) was investigated to find ways to increase sorghum productivity in the dry land. The research method used was an experimental method that was set in a randomized block design consisting of 9 treatments namely control (Si0P0), without silicate and manure, 5 tones/ha (Si0P5), without silicate and manure 10 tones/ha (Si0P10), silicate 100 kg/ha and without manure (Si100P0), silicate 100 kg/ha and manure 5 tones/ha (Si100P5), silicate 100 kg/ha and manure 10 tones/ha (Si100P10), silicate 200 kg/ha and without manure (Si200P0), silicate 200 kg/ha and manure 5 tones/ha (Si200P5), and silicate 200 kg/ha and manure 10 tones/ha (Si200P10). Each treatment was replicated 3 times and the size of the plot was 6x6 m2. The results indicated that the application of silicate fertilizer and manure could significantly increase yield and brix levels. Application of silicate fertilizer of 200 kg/ha and manure 5 tonnes/ha gave higher results for the production of sorghum was 6056 kg/ha. However, the growth of sorghum was not affected significantly to the growth of sorghum plants. Keywords: Silicate Fertilizer (Si); Manure; Sorghum Plant
Diabetes Mellitusun Parkinson Hastalığında Non-Motor Semptomlar Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: BÜYÜKKOYUNCU PEKEL Nilüfer 
Published: October 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışmada diabetes mellitusun (DM) Parkinson hastalığında (PH) görülen non-motor semptomlar üzerine etkisinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Hastalar ve Yöntemler: Nöroloji polikliniğinde PH tanısı ile takipli, DM olan 30, DM olmayan 73 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Birleşik Parkinson Hastalığı Değerlendirme Ölçeği (BPHDÖ) uygulandı ve Hoehn Yahr Evrelemesi (HYE) yapıldı. Her iki gruba Non-motor Semptomlar Anketi (NMSA), Beck Depresyon Ölçeği (BDÖ), Hamilton Anksiyete Ölçeği (HAÖ), Pitsburg Uyku Kalite Ölçeği (PUKÖ), Epworth Gündüz Uykululuk Ölçeği (EUÖ) ve Uykusuzluk Şiddet İndeksi (UŞİ) uygulandı. Bulgular: İki grup arasında HAÖ, BDÖ, UŞİ, EUÖ puanları arasında anlamlı fark yoktu. Diyabeti olan ve olmayan gruplarda depresyon, anksiyete bozuklukları ve gündüz uykululuğu görülme oranları açısından anlamlı fark yoktu. PUKÖ’ne göre uykusu kötü olanların oranı aynıydı. Non-motor semptomlar anketinin tüm soruları ayrı ayrı değerlendirildiğinde ‘’aşırı terleme oldu mu?’’ sorusuna evet cevabı verenlerin oranı diyabetli grupta anlamlı derecede yüksekti (p=0.036). Diyabeti olan Parkinson hastalarında aşırı terleme görülme oranı, diyabeti olmayanlara göre 13 kat yüksek bulundu. Sonuç: Diyabet, Parkinson hastalarında aşırı terleme oranını arttıran bir parametre olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır.
Uno sguardo a Nord-Est
Authors: Bianchi Francesco 
Published: October 2019

Archaeological work carried out in the Southern Caucasus and in Eastern Turkey during the last three decades added some important elements to the picture of these two areas during the Late Bronze Age and contributed to defining their relations between each other and those with the main political entities of the Near East. Excavations in the Southern Caucasus, e.g. at Gegharot in Armenia and at Aradetis Orgora in Georgia, showed that the region was involved in the exchange network that was in place in the Near East during the Late Bronze Age, in which it is most likely that the populations of Eastern Anatolia played a key role in linking the Southern Caucasus with the area of Greater Mesopotamia. This hypothesis could be partially confirmed by the discovery of South-Caucasian LBA pottery during the excavations of Sos Höyük, a site located in the Erzurum area. In this context a combined approach to the study of these relations, which takes advantage of both archaeological evidence and contemporary epigraphic sources on the area, can prove very useful. Epigraphic sources consist almost entirely of Hittite and Middle-Assyrian texts because these two regional powers came in contact with the population of Eastern Anatolia during the expansion of their sphere of influence respectively eastwards and northwards.
Impact of Facility Radiation Patient Volume on Overall Survival in Patients with Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Undergoing Trimodality Bladder Preservation Therapy
Authors: Fischer-Valuck Benjamin W. , Rudra Soumon , Gabani Prashant , Brenneman Randall , Mueller Ryan , Chin Walter , Gay Hiram A. , Michalski Jeff M. , Abraham Christopher , Baumann Brian C. 
Published: October 2019

Background: There is an association between higher hospital and urologist case volume and improved survival outcomes for patients with bladder cancer. Less data on facility volume and outcomes exists following trimodality bladder preservation with TURBT followed by definitive chemoradiation (CRT). Materials and Methods: The National Cancer Database was queried for patients from 2004–2013 with urothelial bladder cancer (cT2-4aN0M0) receiving definitive CRT after TURBT. We compared OS between high- and low- bladder preservation case volume (BPCV) centers using Cox proportional hazard models. BPCV was dichotomized into high versus low volume at the 70th percentile level (i.e. high volume defined as top 30th percentile of cases and low volume defined as bottom 70th percentile of cases). Propensity matching was performed to match high- and low-volume centers. Results: A total of 666 treatment facilities treating 1,635 patients with bladder preservation were identified with a median follow-up of 26 months (range, 2–136 months). A 70th percentile cutoff identified 497 patients that received treatment at 64 high-volume facilities. Median OS of patients treated at high BPCV centers was 37.0 months (95% CI, 27.3–46.7) versus 32.3 months (95% CI, 27.9–33.6) for patients treated at low BPCV centers ( P = 0.004). High BPCV facilities were independently associated with a decreased hazard of death (HR, 0.86, 95% CI, 0.75–0.98; P = 0.031). In the propensity score matched cohort, median OS of patients treated at high BPCV was 36.1 months (95% CI, 26.5–45.8) versus 28.1 months (95% CI, 23.9–32.3) for patients treated at a low BPCV facility ( P = 0.016). Conclusions: In this observational cohort, treatment at a high BPCV facility was associated with improved OS. Causal factors for this finding may include superior bladder specific clinician expertise, technology, and multidisciplinary-care.
Anemia in Association with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Kim Hong-Bae , Park Byoungjin , Shim Jae-Yong 
Published: October 2019

Background: Prevalence of both anemia and cognitive impairment tends to increase with age. Individual studies have recently shown that anemia could be associated with cognitive impairment. Objective: To investigate the association between anemia and cognitive impairment including dementia. Methods: Two of the authors systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library to retrieve observational studies reporting a relationship between anemia and cognitive impairment from 1964 to July 10, 2019. Case-control and cohort studies were included, and odds ratios (ORs) or relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the risk of cognitive impairment were calculated using a random-effects model. Results: In total, 16 observational studies including eight case-control studies and eight cohort studies were included in the final analysis. Anemia was significantly linked to cognitive impairment (OR or RR 1.51; 95% CI: 1.32–1.73) in a random-effects meta-analysis, albeit with medium heterogeneity (I2 = 47.8%). Meta-estimates of dementia from prospective population-based cohort studies were similar (RR 1.46; 95% CI: 1.22–1.76) without substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 23.2%). Conclusion: Our meta-analysis indicates that anemia is associated with cognitive impairment. Further prospective research is warranted to determine the cause-effect relationship of anemia with cognitive impairment and whether treatment of anemia might reduce the risk of dementia.
REMEDES for Alzheimer-R4Alz Battery: Design and Development of a New Tool of Cognitive Control Assessment for the Diagnosis of Minor and Major Neurocognitive Disorders
Authors: Poptsi Eleni , Tsardoulias Emmanouil , Moraitou Despina , Symeonidis Andreas L. , Tsolaki Magda 
Published: October 2019

Background: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are acknowledged stages of the clinical spectrum of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and cognitive control seems to be among the first neuropsychological predictors of cognitive decline. Existing tests are usually affected by educational level, linguistic abilities, cultural differences, and social status, constituting them error-prone when differentiating between the aforementioned stages. Creating robust neuropsychological tests is therefore prominent. Objective: The design of a novel psychometric battery for the cognitive control and attention assessment, free of demographic effects, capable to discriminate cognitively healthy aging, SCD, MCI, and mild Dementia (mD). Methods: The battery initial hypothesis was tuned using iterations of administration on random sampling healthy older adults and people with SCD, MCI, and mD, from the area of Thessaloniki, Greece. This resulted in the first release of the REflexes MEasurement DEviceS for Alzheimer battery (REMEDES for Alzheimer-R4Alz). Results: The first release lasts for almost an hour. The battery was design to assess working memory (WM) including WM storage, processing, and updating, enriched by episodic buffer recruitment. It was also designed to assess attention control abilities comprising selective, sustained, and divided attention subtasks. Finally, it comprises an inhibitory control, a task/rule switching or set-shifting, and a cognitive flexibility subtask as a combination of inhibition and task/rule switching abilities. Conclusion: The R4Alz battery is an easy to use psychometric battery with increasing difficulty levels and assumingly ecological validity, being entertaining for older adults, potentially free of demographic effects, and promising as a more accurate and early diagnosis tool of neurodegeneration.
A Study on The Effect of Sic on Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Banana Peduncle Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites
Authors: Sridhar Suhas , Patil Rohan , Ashfaq Aaquib , Vardhan Harsha , Kumar Anil 
Published: October 2019

Nowadays the position of natural fibers in the world fiber is stable, growing in the area of their application, not only in textiles but also in more eco-friendly composites. This work is focused on study of the effect of SiC as filler material on the banana peduncle/Carbon fibers reinforced hybrid composites. Four different laminates are fabricated by varying the matrix composition (BP, BP+SiC, carbon+BP, Carbon+BP+SiC ). The alkaline treatment with 6% NaoH of the BP fibers improves the specific strength and binding properties. The filler added composites laminates shows higher mechanical properties. From the results, it is seen that mechanical properties like Tensile, Flexural, ILSS, Impact and hardness are improved by 89, 75, 99, 68 and 64% by the addition of the SiC to the banana peduncle/Carbon fiber composite laminate.
Development of Coconut Dehusker Machine for Small Scale Industry
Authors: Herdian Fithra , Novita Sri Aulia , Laksmana Indra , Nurtam Mohammad Riza , Rildiwan Rildiwan , Zulnadi Zulnadi 
Published: October 2019

West Sumatra-Indonesia has potential to plant coconut due to the coastal location, sunshine level with average temperature 27oC. Coconut is a very productive plant. Coconut dehusking is one of the process that takes a lot of time and energy. Most of the farmer still using human manual labour with the help of tools made of iron or wooden crowbar that is mounted standing vertically with the blade facing upward about 80 cm from the ground. To increase the number of coconut products, it is designed the coconut dehusker machine. The main component of the machine were two rollers that rotate each other in opposite directions with each roller embedded iron-shaped nails that work to tear the coconut husk. Each roller has a different rotational speed. This machine has dimensions of 98 cm x 51 cm x 95 cm. Roller length is 50 cm and diameter 4 inches. The power source of the machine is a 2 HP electric motor, the speed was reduced by using 2 speeds reducer with the ratio of 1:20 and 1:30 respectively. From the performance test of this machine can dehusk 100 coconuts per hour. The operational basic cost of the machine equal to Rp 129.89 per coconut (about 1 cent) and Break Event Point is 12.387 coconut per year from the result of the performance test. From the economic analysis machine can be concluded that the use of this machine is better when compared to human labour which has limitation to duration and capacity.
EFFICACY OF CURCUMIN AS AN ADJUNCT TO SCALING AND ROOT PLANING IN PERIODONTITIS PATIENTS – A CLINICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY
Authors: Karthickeyan P. , Bhaskar J. , Mahalakshmi K. , Prasanth B. Krishna , Gita Bhagavad , Valiyathan Mohan , Balaji Anitha 
Published: October 2019

Background: The goal of periodontal therapy is to eliminate bacterial plaque and the factors favoring its formation. Conventional therapy includes scaling, root planing and curettage along with appropriate maintenance of oral hygiene. However, complete elimination of sub gingival micro flora is difficult from areas inaccessible to periodontal instrumentation, which demands the use of antimicrobials as adjuncts in periodontal therapy. Periodontal pocket provides an ideal environment for the growth of anaerobic pathogenic bacteria. In the course of initiation and progression of the inflammatory process, the sub gingival bacteria increase in numbers and invade the pocket epithelial cells and subsequently, the underlying tissues.
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of the adjunctive use of curcumin with scaling and root planing as compared with scaling and root planing alone in the treatment of the periodontitis.
Materials and Methods: Twenty patients with two contralateral sites were identified for the study having probing pocket depths (PPDs) of >5mm. Full mouth scaling and root planing (SRP) was done followed by subgingival application of curcumin gel only on one side. Assessment of Plaque index (PI), Gingival index (GI), Probing Pocket Depth, Clinical attachment levels (CALs) were done at both baseline and at 4th week. Subgingival plaque samples was collected from the root surface and standard microbiologic assessment was done both from the control and the test sites before scaling and root planing.
Result: There was a reduction in PI, GI, PPD, CAL and microbiologic parameters in test sites followed by SRP and curcumin gel application, when compared with SRP alone in control group.
Conclusion: The subgingival application of curcumin gel in adjunct with scaling and root planing has shown good improvement in periodontal parameters and has a beneficial effect in periodontitis patients.
Keywords: Curcumin, Periodontitis, Scaling and root planing.
МУЛЬТИПЛІКАТИВНИЙ ЕФЕКТ ЯК МЕТОД ОЦІНКИ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ І КОНКУРЕНТОСПРОМОЖНОСТІ АПК ПІВНІЧНОГО РЕГІОНУ
Authors: Мустафаєв A. A. 
Published: October 2019

Formulation of the problem. The problem of increasing the multiplier effect of the agro-industrial complex of the Komi Republic is to find ways to accelerate the processes of socio-economic transformation of its spheres and enterprises. The aim of the research is the transition to a more intensive investment path of development, the use of progressive methods of resource support, the increase in their composition of the share of the intellectual component. The subject of the research is to determine the level of the multiplicative effect of the agro-industrial complex of the Komi Republic as a method of assessing its effectiveness and competitiveness for the growth of investments and gross output. Methods of economic research – determining the effectiveness of total costs, scientific abstraction, analysis and synthesis, a systematic approach, the historical and logical method, observation. Hypothesis of the research: The formation of some aspects of long-term development contributes to the increase in the multiplicative effect of the agro-industrial complex of the region, the elimination of random errors in the long-term strategic development of agro-industrial sectors. Summary of the main material. The statement of basic materials points of the multiplicative effect of the agro-industrial complex of the region are revealed. It is determined that the problems of increasing the multiplier effect of the agro-industrial complex of the region are concentrated not on the problems of accounting, control and planning of capital costs, but on the problems of coordination, organization and motivation of existing investment resources in order to increase production and increase the competitiveness of marketable products. The originality and practical significance of the research lies in the fact that investment and innovation policy in the agricultural sector should not be aimed at short-term, but at long-term development of the agricultural sector in the region. At the same time, each sector and enterprise of the agro-industrial complex of the region should receive that share of investment that would allow it to successfully achieve the goals of the selected project - to complete it on time with the development of a “new cycle” of market reforms. Conclusions and prospects for further research. The degree of problematicness of this study is closely related to a variety of theoretical approaches and practical tasks to be performed, both interpreting the categories of “multiplier effect” and “evaluating the effectiveness and competitiveness” themselves, considered from different perspectives, and classifying their interrelated and interdependent attributes and novelty in a single context. The main task of ensuring the multiplicative effect of the agricultural sector of the region is to achieve direct links between capital, output and consumption - to ensure a harmonious unity of the supply, production and marketing spheres.
KAJIAN KEMURNIAN DAN PENGARUH NISBAH PEREAKSI, pH AWAL REAKSI DAN SUHU REAKSI TERHADAP NILAI CMC & HLB NATRIUM LIGNOSULFONAT
Authors: Eric Wirtanto  , Michael Lim  , Zuhrina Masyithah  
Published: October 2019

Sodium lignosulphonate (SLS) is a product of isolated lignin sulphonation process using NaHSO3 as sulphonation agent.The research begins with isolated lignin from palm shell amd continued with sulphonation with mass ratio of palm shell lignin – NaHSO3(b/b) of 1:0.2, 1:0.3, and 1:0.5 and initial pH of 6, 7, and 8 at temperature 85 oC and 95 oC. The purity of SLS made in this studies was 66,782 %. The CMC value of this SLS ranged from 0,014 – 0,052; while the lowering of surface tension of water ranged from 53,63 – 59,83 dyne/cm. The HLB value ranged from 3,805 – 4,278; means that this surfactant classified as lipophilic. The resulted SLS was dark brown, and water soluble.
PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN ALKANOLAMIDA TURUNAN MINYAK KELAPA SAWIT TERHADAP SIFAT-SIFAT UJI TARIK VULKANISAT KARET ALAM BERPENGISI SILIKA
Authors: Darwis Syarifuddin Hutapea  , Harry Laksana Tampubolon  , Indra Surya  
Published: October 2019

By using semi-efficient sulfur accelerated vulcanization sistem, an investigation about function of the alkanolamide as additive material on silica filled natural rubber was carried out. Alkanolamide was made by reacted between refined bleaching deodorized palm stearin with diethanolamine. Alkanolamide was added to the natural rubber compound silica filled, which is resulted vulcanizate natural rubber filled compound and occurring increasing of tensile strength, modulusand crosslinkdensity up to 5 phr. If was added more 5 phr, so reduction of the tensile strength modulus and crosslink density.