bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Methodical Recommendations for the Description of a Tree as a Natural Monument (Through an Example of Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb., Cape Sarych, South‐Western Crimea)
Authors: Bondareva L. V. , Milchakova N. A. 
Published: April 2020

Aim. To develop unified methodological recommendations for the declaration of a tree or group of trees as natural monuments, for the monitoring of their condition, for the compilation of a cadastral register and of a passport identifying a protected natural object. Materials and Methods. On the basis of eco‐floristic research and published data, the description of an ancient specimen of Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb near Cape Sarych, south‐western Crimea, was undertaken. In accordance with standard parameters, methodological recommendations were prepared for the designation of unique trees as specially protected natural territories. Results. It was established that this specimen of J. excelsa is one of the most ancient examples in the territory of the Russian Federation, thus constituting the basis for its creation as a natural monument of federal significance (named “Patriarch of Tavrida”, city of Sevastopol). It was shown, that in designating a tree or group of trees as protected natural objects it is necessary to define its biological and taxonomical characteristics and to provide documentary justification for necessary nature protective measures and modes of nature management. Conclusion. Methodological recommendations were developed which allow the unified description of a tree or group of trees to support their designation as specially protected natural territories. In the documentation required to justify designation it is recommended that data be compiled in ten principal categories: general characteristics; location; aims in creating the designation relating to the value of the monument’s natural features; assessment of the contemporary nature management and condition of the monument; its taxatıon characteristics; assessment of its environmental significance; recreational resources and usage potential; negative factors and threats; identification of optimal boundaries and particular recommendations for a protection regime.
State of the Marine Ecosystem Near the Mouth of the Agoy River (Black Sea)
Authors: Selifonova Zh. P. , Chasovnikov V. K. , Samyshev E. Z. , Makarevich P. R. 
Published: April 2020

Aim.To study the state of the marine ecosystem of the recreational‐tourist zone of the Caucasian sector of the Black Sea through the example of a beach near the mouth of the Agoy River.Material and Methods. Phytoplankton, heterotrophic bacterioplankton, infusoria, holoplankton, meroplankton, ichthyoplankton, zoobenthos of loose bottom sediments and hydrochemistry samples of the water and bottom sediments were collected in June 2012 on three sections from the mouth of the Agoy River to the coastal runoff zone (depths 2.5–7.5 m). The identification of species of plankton and of the zoobenthos and of the chemical parameters of water and sediments was carried out according to standard methods. Results.It was revealed that most of the beach area, where psammophilic biocenoses of Lucinella divaricate and Chamelea gallina (Bivalvia) were located, was in satisfactory condition. An increase in the density of Lucinella divaricate, a rare species in the late 1990s, was noted. In the runoff zone, there was observed the appearance of cyanobacteria and the suppression of zoobenthos, expressed through the replacement of mollusc biocenoses by the biocenosis of the polychaete, Capitella capitate, with a biomass two orders of magnitude lower than the average for the area. High numbers of heterotrophic bacterioplankton (4.5 million cell/ml) and infusoria (64 million ind./m3) could indicate bacterial contamination of this zone. The negative impact of waste water on plankton is manifested in a decrease in the population of netted zooplankton, their abnormal development, and the increasing role of microheterotrophs.Conclusions.The results obtained give an image of the state of marine coastal ecosystems of recreational‐tourist and cordoned areas of the Caucasus and can be useful for the further monitoring of this region.
Environmental Sustainability of Triticales to Adverse Environmental Factors
Authors: Aseeva T. A. , Zenkina K. V. 
Published: April 2020

Aim. In regions where farming is risky it is especially important to grow crops with high productivity and optimal adaptability to environmental stress factors. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to determine the environmental sustainability of spring triticale cultivars to the unfavourable environmental factors of the Middle Amur Region.Material and Methods. Many statistical and mathematical methods were used to determine the adaptiveness of potential spring triticale cultivars by yield. As re‐search material, we used 40 cultivars and breeding lines of spring triticale of various ecological and geographical origins.Results. Using cluster analysis, triticale samples were ranked into 5 groups with differing responses to the spectrum of changes in environmental conditions. As a result of this research, it was established that the Skoryi (Russia) and Viktoria (Ukraine) cultivars achieve maximum yield potential as well as having an ability to neutralize the negative impact of soil and climatic factors.Conclusion. The reaction of triticale cultivars to specific vegetation conditions was established. Exemplars of spring triticale with high environmental sustainability, ductility and stability for economic use and further breeding were identified.
An Innovation Profile Model as a Means of Assessing the Innovative Sustainability of a Region (Voronezh Region, Russia)
Authors: Yakovenko N. V. , Ten R. V. , Krutov N. R. , Safonova I. V. , Gosteyeva Yu. A. 
Published: April 2020

Aim.The development of an innovation profile model as a means of assessing the innovative sustainability of the region (Voronezh region, Russia).Material and Methods. The study employed system, comparative and economicstatistical methods. Calculations were conducted using MS Excel and Statistica soft‐ ware packages. The database was created in retrospect for the period 2010‐2017. Assessment of innovation sustainability based on the resource approach was undertaken using four groups of resource indicators that characterize the state of technological, human resources, financial and scientific sectors. The effective component was calculated.Results.The results of calculations of the generalizing indicator indicate a sufficiently developed regional innovation system, which has not only the potential for implementing effective innovative sustainable activities but has already achieved effective results. However, there are crisis indicator values such as the share of internal expenditures on researches and development, the index of physical volume of investments in fixed capital and the share of researchers with a degree. In turn, the effective component’s criticality requires the development of certain recommendations that contribute to the effective use of existing potential.Conclusion.A solution to an actual practice‐oriented issue in the field of socioeconomic and geographical research is presented: a developed innovation profile model which makes it possible to determine the degree of innovation sustainability of the region quickly and reliably. Assessment of the indicators of innovative potential of this region made it possible to identify the ‘strengths and weaknesses’ of the innovation system of the Voronezh region comprehensively and adequately and to determine the principal future strategic objectives.
Reserves for the Increase of Yield and Quality of Winter Wheat Grain and Their Dependence on the Heterogeneity of Crops in the Conditions of the Steppe Zone of the Orenburg Urals, Russia
Authors: Gulyanov Yu. A. , Chibilyov A. A. , Chibilyov Jr. A. A. 
Published: April 2020

Aim. Verification of scientific concepts regarding the spatial heterogeneity of field agrocenoses. Identification of the variability of phytometric and structural crop ndicators and determination of the degree of their influence on the yield and quality of winter wheat grain in the steppe zone of the Orenburg Urals.Material and Methods. Establishment of field experiments, related observations and counts in accordance with the methodology of state variety crops testing and B.A.Dospekhov's guidelin. Monitoring of winter wheat crops was carried by measuring the vegetation index (NDVI) with a Green Seeker Handheld Crop Sensor, Model HCS‐100 (Trimble, USA). Determination of grain quality indicators was conducted according to GOST 9353‐2016 Wheat – Technical Conditions. Microsoft Office Excel was employed for the correlation and regression analysis of experimental data. Results. Analysis of the intra‐field heterogeneity of winter wheat agrocenoses in terms of yield and grain quality was conducted. The dependences of yield and grain quality on the principal crop phytometric and structural parameters were defined and expressed in the form of regression equations.Сonclusion. The results of the studies attest to the growth of reserves of grain yield to 3.0 t/ha and grain quality to class I‐II class in zonal climatic conditions of optimization of environmental factors to the level of the best basic plots by levelling out field soil heterogeneity. This is possible by restoring the fertility of anthropogenically‐degraded soil through the introduction of landscape‐adaptive and resource saving farming systems, soil protective and soil restorative crop rotation, differentiated application of organic and mineral fertilizers and selection of the most adaptive varieties. We also advise the introduction of intelligent ‘digital technologies’ aimed at fuller implementation of the genetic potential of cultivated varieties with careful consideration of natural resources and the preservation of biological diversity.
A CONCEPTUAL PAPER FOR SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGY (SST) ON GRABCAR USERS
Authors: Dalila Mukhtar Nur , Afthanorhan Asyraf , Liza Ghazali Puspa , Foziah Hazimi 
Published: April 2020

Purpose of the study: The main purpose of this study is to explore the suitability of the self-service technology (SST) factor in transportation marketing research. SST is a novel theory that initially was developed for technology devices. Thus, SST is carry on to examine their usefulness on customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Methodology: This research paper is conceptually based on a critical review of self-service technology, customer satisfaction and loyalty toward the Grabcar services in East Coast Malaysia.
Main Findings: The researchers propose a model where the self-service technology is accounted for from two different dimensions (Functionality and Enjoyment). This study also makes an attempt to relate all these factors in determining the loyalty of the customers.
Applications of this study: This study will enable the decision-maker to understand better ways to increase the satisfaction of the customer.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This study offers a theoretical framework for applied researchers who are interested in transportation marketing. As SST becomes popular during Industrial Revolution4.0, this is the right time to promote a new model for investigation purposes.
Fertilidad después del tratamiento laparoscópico del embarazo ectópico, en la Clínica del Prado en Medellín, Colombia. Estudio de cohorte
Authors: De los Ríos José F. , Sánchez Enrique , Matta Gabriel J. , Jaramillo Mauricio , Arango Adriana M. 
Published: April 2020

Objetivo: conocer y comparar los índices de fertilidad luego de salpingostomía vs. salpingectomía laparoscópicas en pacientes con embarazo ectópico.Diseño y población: cohorte concurrente de pacientes sometidas a cirugía de embarazo ectópico por laparoscopia en la Unidad de Cirugía Endoscópica Ginecológica, Clínica del Prado, Medellín, Colombia.Metodología: revisión de historias clínicas e interrogatorio telefónico a pacientes que cumplieron criterios de inclusión.Variables principales: tasa global de embarazo intrauterino, tasa acumulada por año de embarazo intrauterino, tasa de recurrencia de ectópico, tasa de persistencia de ectópico.Resultados: 31 pacientes en el grupo de salpingostomía y 14 pacientes en el grupo de salpingectomía. La tasa global de embarazo intrauterino después de salpingostomía fue de 54,8% comparada con 57,1% para salpingectomía (p = 0,88). Se presentaron recurrencias en el 10,5% de las salpingostomías y en el 20% de las salpingectomías (p = 0,77). La tasa de persistencia de ectópico después de manejo conservador fue de 9,6%.Conclusiones: este estudio no demuestra diferencias significativas en los índices reproductivos al comparar salpingostomía vs. salpingectomía laparoscópicas.
Vulvodinia: clasificación, etiología, diagnóstico y manejo. Revisión sistemática de la literatura
Authors: Gómez-Sánchez Pio Iván , Chalela Juan Guillermo , Gaitán-Duarte Hernando 
Published: April 2020

Objetivo: revisar la literatura del dolor vulvar en aspectos relativos a la clasificación, etiología, diagnóstico y abordaje terapéutico, como una guía que ayude al personal de salud a enfrentar este problema.Metodología: búsqueda en las librerías electrónicas: Hinari, Pubmed/Medline, Cochrane, SciELO, Lilacs, Core Collections y E-Clinics. Además, se buscó información en textos clásicos de dermatología, ginecología y textos de patología vulvar, así como resúmenes de congresos.Resultados: el dolor vulvar es un problema frecuente, se considera que tiene etiología multifactorial, sin embargo, la evidencia que soporta las hipótesis causales es débil. No hay un patrón de oro diagnóstico por lo que los estudios evalúan la capacidad para discriminar los criterios clínicos y su repetibilidad. En cuanto al tratamiento es inicialmente médico y como último recurso quirúrgico. La evidencia está constituida por pocos ensayos clínicos aleatorizados con tamaño muestral pequeño, series de casos y revisiones narrativas.Conclusiones: La evidencia sobre etiología, diagnóstico y tratamiento de dolor vulvar es débil.
Gaṇitagannaḍi - A Text of 1604 CE on Siddhāntic Astronomy in Kannaḍa
Authors: Shylaja B. S. , Javagal Seetharam 
Published: April 2020

From a private collection of palm leaf manuscripts the text Gaṇithagannaḍi has been unearthed and studied. The contents follow the traditional texts with all the chapters starting from the calculation of ahargaṇas to the predictions of eclipses. The text presents a unique method of calculation which the author, Viddaṇācārya, declares to be his own invention. In this paper, the procedures are described with the help of the elaborate commentary, written in Kannaḍa language, by Shankaranārāyaṇa Jōisaru of Sringeri. This paper highlights the uniqueness of the procedure for calculating the ahargaṇa and the dhruvās for the positions of planets.
PENGUATAN KAPASITAS PSIKOLOGIS PENDAMPING PASANGAN MUDA DALAM MEMBENTUK KAMPUNG SAKINAH DI KELURAHAN TUNJUNGSEKAR, LOWOKWARU, KOTA MALANG
Authors: Istiadah Istiadah , Muallifah Muallifah , Hidayati Fina 
Published: April 2020

Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kapasitas psikologis pendamping/konselor pasangan muda dalam membentuk keluarga Sakinah di Kelurahan Tunjungsekar. Melalui pengabdian ini pelatihan peningkatan kapasitas psikologis juga mampu menurunkan angka perceraian di kelurahan Tunjungsekar. Subjek pendampingan dalam pengabdian ini para konselor/pendamping pasangan muda, stakeholder kelurahan yang mampu medampingi dan mebimbing masyarakat secara langsung. Kegiatan pengabdian dilaksankan melalui empat tahapan, yaitu persiapan, pelaksanaan dan evaluasi serta follow up lanjutan. Persiapan dilakukan dengan need assessment melalui IGD (Intensive Group Discussion) dan observasi untuk mengetahui kondisi keluarga di Kelurahan Tunjungsekar. Pelaksanaan dilakukan dengan pelatihan kepada para pendamping/konselor tentang kapasitas psikologis yang harus dimiliki dilanjutkan dengan diskusi, praktek teori, pembentukan struktur pengurus pendamping/konselor. Sementara kegiatan evaluasi dan rencana tindak lanjut kegiatan dilakukan untuk melihat tingkat pemahaman peserta pada materi dan melihat keberhasilan program pendampingan yang dilakukan oleh para pendamping/konselor. Hasil kegiatan pelatihan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan kapasitas psikologis yang dimiliki oleh para pendamping dan terlaksananya proses pendampingan kepada keluarga pasangan muda di kelurahan Tunjungsekar dengan optimal.Kata Kunci: Kapasitas Psikologis, Keluarga Sakinah, Konselor
Tasarım Temelli FeTeMM Etkinliklerinin Fen Bilgisi Öğretmen Adaylarının Problem Çözme Becerilerine ve FeTeMM Öğretimi Yönelimlerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi1
Authors: ÖZKIZILCIK Merve , BETÜL CEBESOY Ümran 
Published: April 2020

Bu araştırmanın amacı, tasarım temelli geliştirilen FeTeMM etkinliklerinin fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının problem çözme becerilerine ve entegre FeTeMM öğretimi yönelimlerine etkisini incelemektir. Çalışmanın araştırma grubunu, 2017-2018 öğretim yılı güz döneminde Ege Bölgesinde bir devlet üniversitesinde öğrenim görmekte olan 24 Fen Bilgisi öğretmen adayı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada tek gruplu ön test son test zayıf deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak ‘Yetişkinler İçin Problem Çözme Ölçeği’, ‘Entegre FeTeMM Öğretimi Yönelimi Ölçeği’ ve öğretmen adaylarının deney föyleri kullanılmıştır. Bu ölçekler, Fen Öğretimi Laboratuvar Uygulamaları I dersinde tasarım temelli geliştirilen FeTeMM etkinlikleri öncesinde ve sonrasında fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarına uygulanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, tasarım temelli FeTeMM etkinliklerinin öğretmen adaylarının problem çözme becerilerini ve entegre FeTeMM öğretimi yönelimlerinin anlamlı düzeyde geliştirdiği tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonuçlara dayanılarak tasarım temelli FeTeMM etkinliklerine öğretmen eğitiminde yer verilmesine yönelik öneriler getirilmiştir.
Spillover Effects of Job Skills Training on Substance Misuse Among Low-Income Youths With Employment Barriers: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Authors: Oh Sehun , DiNitto Diana M. , Powers Daniel A. 
Published: April 2020

Objectives. To examine spillover effects of job skills training (vs basic services only [e.g., adult basic education, job readiness training]) on substance misuse among low-income youths with employment barriers. Methods. Data came from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, a longitudinal cohort study of youths born between 1980 and 1984 in the United States. Based on respondents’ reports of substance misuse (past-month binge drinking and past-year marijuana and other illicit drug use) from 2000 to 2016, we estimated substance misuse trajectories of job skills training (n = 317) and basic services (n = 264) groups. We accounted for potential selection bias by using inverse probability of treatment weighting. Results. Compared with the basic services group, the job skills training group showed notable long-term reductions in its illicit drug misuse trajectory, translating to a 56.9% decrease in prevalence rates from 6.5% in year 0 to 2.8% in year 16. Conclusions. Job skills training can be an important service component for reducing substance misuse and improving employment outcomes among youths with economic disadvantages and employment barriers.
The Effect of Essential Oil Formula and Para Menthane Diol on Mortality and Oviposition Deterrent of Brown Planthopper
Authors: Mardiningsih Tri Lestari , Rismayani NFN , Ma'mun NFN 
Published: April 2020

<p><em>Essential oils such as clove, lemongrass, and citronella are known as botanical insecticides. Mixed-essential oils and a single compound of the oil itself may increase its efficacy. The experiment aimed to examine the effect of the essential oil mixture and para-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD) formulas in inhibiting of the egg-laying and mortality of brown planthopper. The study conducted at the greenhouse of Indonesian Spices and Medicinal Crops Research Institute, Bogor. The formula tested were clove+citronella oils (1:1), clove+lemongrass oils (1:1), the single essential oil, solvent materials (a mixture of tween 80, Turpentine, and surfactant), PMD-solvent substances (emulsifier, alcohol 96%, and surfactant). A contact application was applied to the insect. Observation parameters were egg numbers laid and brown planthopper adult and nymph mortalities. The result of the insect contact application method showed that adult mortality was not significantly different compare with control and synthetic insecticide. Based on the plant residue test, nymph mortality due to clove oil + citronella oils were not significantly <em>different from control and insecticide. Meanwhile, based on the insect and plant spray test, adult mortality on clove oil + citronella was not differently significant from the synthetic insecticide. However, the effectiveness of clove+lemongrass oils was slower. The efficacy of the oil formula to the egg laid was significantly different from the synthetic insecticide treatment, i.e., fewer eggs laid. PMD was less effective than the essential oil formula on the nymphs and adult mortalities </em>of <em>brown planthopper</em><em>. Further field evaluations of the clove oil + citronella formulas are required.</em></em></p>
Do we need to adjust for interim analyses in a Bayesian adaptive trial design?
Authors: Ryan Elizabeth , Brock Kristian , Gates Simon , Slade Daniel 
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Background:Bayesian adaptive methods are increasingly being used to design clinical trials and offer several advantages over traditional approaches. Decisions at analysis points are usually based on the posterior distribution of the treatment effect. However, there is some confusion as to whether control of type I error is required for Bayesian designs as this is a frequentist concept.Methods:We discuss the arguments for and against adjusting for multiplicities in Bayesian trials with interim analyses. With two case studies we illustrate the effect of including interim analyses on type I/II error rates in Bayesian clinical trials where no adjustments for multiplicities are made. We propose several approaches to control type I error, and also alternative methods for decision-making in Bayesian clinical trials.Results:In both case studies we demonstrated that the type I error was inflated in the Bayesian adaptive designs through incorporation of interim analyses that allowed early stopping for efficacy and without adjustments to account for multiplicity. Incorporation of early stopping for efficacy also increased the power in some instances. An increase in the number of interim analyses that only allowed early stopping for futility decreased the type I error, but also decreased power. An increase in the number of interim analyses that allowed for either early stopping for efficacy or futility generally increased type I error and decreased power.Conclusions:Currently, regulators require demonstration of control of type I error for both frequentist and Bayesian adaptive designs, particularly for late-phase trials. To demonstrate control of type I error in Bayesian adaptive designs, adjustments to the stopping boundaries are usually required for designs that allow for early stopping for efficacy as the number of analyses increase. If the designs only allow for early stopping for futility then adjustments to the stopping boundaries are not needed to control type I error. If one instead uses a strict Bayesian approach, which is currently more accepted in the design and analysis of exploratory trials, then type I errors could be ignored and the designs could instead focus on the posterior probabilities of treatment effects of clinically-relevant values.