bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Analysis and prediction of LUCC change in Huang-Huai-Hai river basin
Authors: Wang Jianwei , Wang Kun , Qin Tianling , Nie Hanjiang , Lv Zhenyu , Liu Fang , Shi Xiaoqing , Hu Yong 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Land use/cover change plays an important role in human development and environmental health and stability. Markov chain and a future land use simulation model were used to predict future change and simulate the spatial distribution of land use in the Huang-Huai-Hai river basin. The results show that cultivated land and grassland are the main land-use types in the basin, accounting for about 40% and 30%, respectively. The area of cultivated land decreased and artificial surfaces increased from 1980 to 2010. The degree of dynamic change of land use after the 1990s was greater than that before the 1990s. There is a high probability of exchange among cultivate land, forest and grassland. The area of forest decreased before 2000 and increased after 2000. Under the three emission scenarios (RCP2.6, RCP4.5, and RCP8.5) of IPSL-CM5A-LR climate model, the area of cultivated land will decrease and that of grassland will increase in the upstream area while it will decrease in the downstream area. The above methods and rules will be of great help to future land use planning.
M-GAM method in function of tourism potential assessment: Case study of the Sokobanja basin in eastern Serbia
Authors: Bratić Marija , Marjanović Miloš , Radivojević Aleksandar R. , Pavlović Mila 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
The Sokobanja basin is an area in Eastern Serbia with diverse geological and geomorphological features. Also, it is an area with developed spa tourism. The Sokobanja basin has numerous geoheritage features, which tourist potential has not been discovered yet. In this article, several geosites were analyzed, which present significant geoheritage formations. Geosites were selected by authors of this article based on the degree of their attractiveness for the geotourism development. The main goal of this article is to emphasize the geotourism potential of the Sokobanja basin and to determine the current state and geotourism potential of evaluated geosites by applying the modified geosite assessment model (M-GAM). A total of seven geosites were evaluated throughout the basin. The values of the investigated parameters were entered into the matrix of the M-GAM based on the number of points. Based on the research and the results obtained, it can be concluded that the Sokobanja basin has the potential for the development of geotourism, but it is necessary to improve additional values to become a true geotourism destination.
Adolescents creating cartoons: A developmental study of humor
Authors: Pedrazzini Ana , Bugallo Lucía , Zinkgräf Constanza , Scheuer Nora 
Published: November 2020

AbstractDevelopmental studies on humor have historically approached a limited age range – from birth until early adolescence – and have mostly considered humor interpretation and the production of situational and verbal humor. Focusing on cartooning, a highly demanding cognitive and communication activity, in this paper we aim to provide empirical data drawn from a larger age span than usual – 10 to 18 years old – to better understand what adolescents find humorous and how they create humor. Our corpus comes from nine workshops of cartoon production and interpretation conducted between 2015 and 2018, in which a total of 63 girls and 72 boys participated. Based on a fine-grained cognitive and communication analysis, we distinguished six different profiles of texts depending on: whether and how a fictional situation (i.e. a humorous incongruity) was built, its relation to the referenced situation addressed (topic), and the author’s motivation. Simple Correspondence Analyses enabled us to identify that these texts varied according to the adolescents’ age and the cartoon’s format (single panel or strip). Greater cognitive sophistication was evidenced in single panel cartoons and among middle and late adolescents, who also showed a concern for social issues. Some gender variations were found.
Who Was Mrs. Benway?
Authors: Sertic Petra 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
From 1985 to 1991, the artist Jutta Koether contributed a column titled Mrs. Benway to the pop cultural magazine Spex, for which she developed a form of art criticism that would appeal to a mostly music interested readership. In the process, Koether advanced a form of critique as a practice with the ability to actively determine the conditions for one’s own life, connecting to contemporaneous evaluations of models of critique for their ability to initiate change. Spex not only provided a platform for evaluation and judgment, but functioned as a launch pad where the habit of responding and taking position to current events was routinely exercised in step with the magazine’s monthly publication rhythm and Cologne’s dynamic art calendar.
Implementing family based treatment in a child and youth eating disorder program: impact on admissions
Authors: Thompson Hayley , Hurst Kim , Green Heather , Watkins Jodie , Collings Nigel , Read Shelly 
Published: November 2020

Abstract

Objectives
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) treatment is frequently associated with high costs often due to the use of hospitalization. In Family Based Treatment (FBT) a main goal is to manage recovery of AN in the home environment rather than relying on lengthy hospital admissions. This study examined whether the use of hospitalization altered following the introduction of FBT to a youth eating disorders program in 2009.

Method
This study compared retrospective data of 71 female adolescent patients diagnosed with AN: 10 who received treatment as usual prior to the implementation of FBT; 10 who were treated immediately after FBT implementation; and a further 51 adolescents who received FBT since 2009.

Results
Results indicate that since the implementation of FBT there was a significant reduction in admissions to the medical ward and a significant reduction in cumulative length of stay on both the psychiatric and medical wards in adolescents presenting with AN.
Association between parents and peer attachment with health locus of control: a cross-sectional study among Iranian adolescents
Authors: Ghahremani Leila , Shirdel Tiam , Nazari Mahin , Kaveh Mohammad Hossein 
Published: November 2020

Abstract

Introduction
Evidence suggests that the quality of family relationships is associated with health locus of control in family members. The present study aimed to determine the correlation between the health locus of control and adolescent-parent attachment.

Materials and Methods
In this descriptive, analytical cross-sectional study, at each of these 10 schools, 40 students aged 14 and 15, will be randomly selected among Behbahan middle schools. 400 students were selected. Rotters Locus of Control Scale and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test and ANOVA statistical techniques.

Results
Findings showed that the mean and standard deviation of attachment level to father (95.97±19.66), mother (99.62±15.60) friends (93.78±17.59) were all high. Between source of health control (intrinsic, affective, and luck), parental attachment and peers have predictive power (beta=0.263, p≤0.001).

Conclusion
According to the findings, to increase attachment to parents, it is better that Intervention should also be carried out on the father and the mother and health Locus control will be increased.
High humidity air-impingement blanching (HHAIB) improves drying characteristics and quality of ground-cover chrysanthemum heads
Authors: Dai Jian-Wu , Wang Jie , Yang Sheng-Lin , Wen Meng-Da , Yin Peng-Fei , Qin Wen , Liu Yao-Wen , Liu Qi , Liu Shu-Xiang , Xu Li-Jia , Li Ying-Lu 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Effects of high humidity air-impingement blanching (HHAIB) temperature, relative humidity over a range of application time and drying temperature on air-impingement drying kinetics, colour attributes, browning index, blanching weight loss and total flavonoids content of chrysanthemum heads were studied. HHAIB could shorten the drying time of chrysanthemum heads significantly (p < 0.05) by up to 52% compared to the control group without blanching. Meanwhile blanching humidity has a greater influence on drying kinetic than other blanching parameters. D

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values of samples declined first and rose later with the growth of blanching humidity, while increased continuously with the growth of blanching temperature. The highest growth of total flavonoids content can be up to 21.6% under the HHAIB blanching conditions (110 °C of blanching temperature, 45% of relative humidity, 150 s of blanching time) in comparison with the control group. Lightness of all blanched samples was lower than the control group, and redness and total colour difference under different blanching conditions showed significant differences compared to the control group, while no obvious variation was observed in terms of yellowness values.
Stress wave propagation in different number of fissured rock mass based on nonlinear analysis
Authors: Lou Xiaoming , Sun Mingwu , Yu Jin 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
The fissures are ubiquitous in deep rock masses, and they are prone to instability and failure under dynamic loads. In order to study the propagation attenuation of dynamic stress waves in rock mass with different number of fractures under confining pressure, nonlinear theoretical analysis, laboratory model test and numerical simulation are used respectively. The theoretical derivation is based on displacement discontinuity method and nonlinear fissure mechanics model named BB model. Using ABAQUS software to establish a numerical model to verify theoretical accuracy, and laboratory model tests were carried out too. The research shows that the stress attenuation coefficient decreases with the increase of the number of fissures. The numerical simulation results and experimental results are basically consistent with the theoretical values, which verifies the rationality of the propagation equation.
The same cloze for all occasions?
Authors: Brown James Dean , Grüter Theres 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Target language proficiency assessment has become an integral part of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research design, with cloze tests frequently serving this purpose for reasons of practicality. Assumptions underlying the interpretation of such cloze test scores, however, are often not examined. With the goal of providing researchers with better means for drawing inferences from cloze test scores, we present an analysis of a combined dataset comprised of scores from 1,724 test takers on a frequently used English cloze test (Brown 1980). We examine variation in score distributions and reliability estimates among L2 groups, between L2 and native-speaker (NS) examinees, and for different scoring methods, and investigate the degree to which different sets of items were effective for classifying low- vs high-proficiency L2 examinees and L2 vs NS test takers. Standardized scores are provided for each scoring method so that future researchers can reference their scores to this larger set.
Water Footprint of Food Quality Schemes
Authors: Bodini Antonio , Chiussi Sara , Donati Michele , Bellassen Valentin , Török Áron , Dries Lisbeth , Ćorić Dubravka Sinčić , Gauvrit Lisa , Tsakiridou Efthimia , Majewski Edward , Ristic Bojan , Stojanovic Zaklina , Gil Roig Jose Maria , Lilavanichakul Apichaya , An Nguyễn Quỳnh , Arfini Filippo 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Water Footprint (WF, henceforth) is an indicator of water consumption and has taken ground to assess the impact of agricultural production processes over freshwater. The focus of this study was contrasting non-conventional, certified products with identical products obtained through conventional production schemes (REF, henceforth) using WF as a measure of their pressure on water resources. The aim was to the show whether products that are certified as Food Quality Schemes (FQS, henceforth) could also incorporate the lower impact on water among their quality features. To perform this comparison, we analysed 23 products selected among Organic, PDO and PGI as FQS, and their conventional counterparts. By restricting the domain of analysis to the on-farm phase of the production chain, we obtained that that no significant differences emerged between the FQS and REF products. However, if the impact is measured per unit area rather than per unit product, FQS showed a significant reduction in water demand.
Electrical vestibular nerve stimulation as an adjunctive therapy in the management of type 2 diabetes
Authors: Goothy Sai Sailesh Kumar , McKeown Jason , D. Mcgeoch Paul , B Srilatha , Vijayaraghavan Rajagopalan , Manyam Ravikanth , Vijay Khanderao Mahadik 
Published: November 2020

Abstract

Objectives
Vestibular nerve stimulation using the portable battery-operated vestibular nerve stimulator is a sophisticated method noninvasive, safe, and easy to operate. It was hypothesized that vestibular nerve stimulation is effective in the management of type 2 diabetes. Hence, the present study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of vestibular nerve stimulation using portable battery-operated vestibular nerve stimulator in the management of diabetes.

Methods
The present study was a double-blind randomized controlled trial with 1:1 split between the control and experimental groups. A total of 30 participants with type 2 diabetes were part of the study after obtaining the written informed consent. After recording the baseline values, the vestibular nerve stimulation was administered to the participants in the intervention group for 90 days. Sham stimulation was administered to the control group for 90 days. Outcome measures were recorded after 30 days and after 90 days of the intervention in both the groups.

Results
There was significant decrease in the total body weight, fasting, postprandial blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin levels, leptin, very low density lipoproteins levels followed by the intervention. There was significant improvement in both spatial and verbal memory scores. Depression and stress scores and systolic blood pressure decreased and remained in normal limits.

Conclusions
The study results have proven multimodal action of vestibular stimulation. It not only acts on regulation of the glucose metabolism but also can regulate the autonomic activity and improve cognition and relieve stress. This is the interesting finding of our study, which needs detailed further research to support implementation of vestibular nerve stimulation as an adjunctive therapy in the management of diabetes.
Secret sharing and duality
Authors: Csirmaz Laszlo 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Secret sharing is an important building block in cryptography. All explicit secret sharing schemes which are known to have optimal complexity are multi-linear, thus are closely related to linear codes. The dual of such a linear scheme, in the sense of duality of linear codes, gives another scheme for the dual access structure. These schemes have the same complexity, namely the largest share size relative to the secret size is the same. It is a long-standing open problem whether this fact is true in general: the complexity of any access structure is the same as the complexity of its dual. We give a partial answer to this question. An almost perfect scheme allows negligible errors, both in the recovery and in the independence. There exists an almost perfect ideal scheme on 174 participants whose complexity is strictly smaller than that of its dual.
Radio over fiber on gigabit passive optical network using QPSK modulation scheme
Authors: Kavitha Thandapani , Arulmary Arokiam , Nagarajan Pandian 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Hybrid gigabit-passive optical network (GPON) is one of the hybrid optical networks, it integrates both Wave length Division Multiplexing (WDM) GPON and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) GPON into a single passive network, which lowers the energy consumption, networking expenditure and boosts the data rate. In this paper, Radio over Fiber Technique of 10 GB/s GPON network architecture is implemented and verified using Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Modulation of 2.4 GHz radio frequency. Single-mode fiber of length 50 km is used to propagate the radio signals. Commercial OptiSystem simulation software is used to simulate the model. In total, 32 and 64 users are supported through this model. Based on the response of the constellation diagram, received power, eye diagram, and optical signal-to-noise ratio, the system is analyzed.
A multilayers adaptive ALACO-OFDM for spectral efficiency improvement using PSO algorithm in visible light communication systems
Authors: Hameed Aymen Abdalmunam , Safar Anuar Mat , Nordin Junita , Abas Montadar , Nawawi Norizan 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
In this paper, we propose a new adaptive layered asymmetrically-clipped optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (ALACO-OFDM) technique as a method to improve the spectral efficiency of optical system, especially visible light communication (VLC). Particle swarm optimisation (PSO)-based LACO-OFDM method is used for this purpose and the channel capacities are studied. Simulations using variable layers are carried out to validate the theoretical steps. The simulation results indicate that the ALACO-OFDM technique has significantly improve the spectral efficiency compared to previous techniques such as ACO-OFDM. Moreover, it is shown that channel capacities of different layers are significantly improved when electrical power is increased.
The influence of growth hormone therapy on the cardiovascular system in Turner syndrome
Authors: Dyrka Kamil , Rozkiewicz Nikola , Obara-Moszynska Monika , Niedziela Marek 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Short stature, ovarian dysgenesis, infertility, and cardiovascular malformations are classic features in Turner syndrome (TS), but the phenotypical spectrum is wide. Through early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, TS patients have a chance to achieve satisfactory adult height and sexual development. The doses of recombinant growth hormone (rGH) used are usually higher than the substitution dose. The safety aspects of this therapy are very important, especially in terms of the cardiovascular system. The presented study aimed to analyze how the rGH therapy may influence the cardiovascular system in TS based on current literature data. We conducted a systematic search for studies related to TS, cardiovascular system, and rGH therapy. The results show that rGH seems to have a positive effect on lipid parameters, reducing the risk of ischemic disease. It is additionally optimized by estradiol therapy. Although rGH may increase insulin resistance, the metabolic derangement is rare, probably due to lower fat content and an increase in lean body mass. Several studies showed that rGH treatment could cause aorta widening or increase the aorta growth rate. IGF-1 can be independently associated with increased aortic diameters. The studies analyzing the impact of GH on blood pressure show conflicting data. The proper cardiovascular imaging before and during rGH treatment and detecting the known risk factors for aorta dissection in every individual is very important. The long-term effects of growth hormone treatment on the heart and arteries are still not available and clearly estimated and have to be monitored in the future.
SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy: maternal and perinatal outcome data of 34 pregnant women hospitalised between May and October 2020
Authors: Hall Mirijam , Endress David , Hölbfer Susanne , Maier Barbara 
Published: November 2020

Abstract

Objectives
To report clinical data on maternal outcome, mode of delivery and immediate neonatal outcome in women infected with COVID-19.

Methods
Retrospective data collection.

Results
A total of 8.6% of the total population of hospitalised SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women were admitted to a critical care unit. The premature birth rate for births before 34+0 weeks of gestation among pregnant women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 was 7.1%. One newborn (3.6%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 two days after birth and showed symptoms.

Conclusions
Pregnant women with COVID-19 seem to be at higher risk of invasive ventilation, admission to a critical care unit and preterm birth, and should therefore be considered a high-risk-population.
Dimensions of E-Readiness in University Libraries: Identification and Prioritization Using AHP Technique
Authors: Keshavarz Hamid , Noorafrooz Ali Hossein 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
The current research aimed to identify and prioritize the main dimensions underlying the concept of electronic readiness (e-readiness) in university libraries. A mixed exploratory method was used as the research methodology including documentary and survey methods. The literature coding process was confirmed by two different researchers in related fields, which resulted in a conceptual framework including 66 indicators, 12 components and four main dimensions of human resources, electronic infrastructures, networked programs and services, and enablers of the network world. To assess the indicators, a reliable and validated questionnaire derived from the framework was administrated among 221 participants including faculty members in related fields in Iran. By identifying the reliable items using a one-sample t-test, a refined AHP version of the initial questionnaire was also administrated among a set of 20 managers of university libraries located at Tehran city. Findings confirmed the consistency comparison for different matrices, which then resulted in satisfactory and reliable relevance for all components. Findings also showed that the dimensions network programs and services, human resources, electronic infrastructures and enablers of the networked world had the standard relevance respectively. The final framework and its priorities provide library managers and policymakers in higher education with a list of indicators and considerations for appraisal purposes.
On the Economics of Restructuring World Railways, with a Focus on Russia
Authors: Pittman Russell 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
The lecture opens with a discussion of the modern history of economists’ treatment of network industries: from cost-of-service regulation through incentive regulation to vertical restructuring. This history is then applied to the freight railways sector, followed by a discussion of the current state of the rail restructuring debate – what we term the European versus the American model, or vertical versus horizontal separation – first generally and then in the Russian Federation. Finally, we seek to derive lessons relevant to Russia from both the empirical literature and the results of recent reform policies implemented in the United States and the European Union.