bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Virtual Reality for Veteran Relaxation (VR2) – Introducing VR-Therapy for Veterans With Dementia – Challenges and Rewards of the Therapists Behind the Scenes
Authors: Appel Lora , Appel Eva , Kisonas Erika , Pasat Zain , Mozeson Khrystyna , Vemulakonda Jaydev , Sheng Lacey (Qing) 
Published: September 2021

Background: Many veterans with dementia placed in long term care exhibit responsive behaviours such as physical and verbal responsiveness (e.g., shouting, hitting, biting, grabbing). Responsive behaviours lead to negative clinical outcomes, staff burnout, contribute to absenteeism, low engagement, and an elevated risk of abuse or neglect. Virtual Reality (VR) has shown great promise in relieving stress and improving quality of life in frail older adults and has been increasingly explored as a non-pharmacological therapy for people with dementia. Ongoing studies are evaluating the clinical outcomes of VR-therapy for this population, but the challenges and learnings of the healthcare providers who administer VR-therapy remain under-reported.Objective: Capture the experiences of Recreational Therapists (RTs) who conducted study sessions and administered VR-therapy to residents with dementia as part of a clinical trial that took place at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre. We collected: RTs’ feedback on the process of conducting research, specifically with respect to technical, environmental and personal challenges, learnings, and recommendations.Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with all seven RTs who administered VR-therapy and collected data for a trial that took place from January-December 2019. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, anonymized, and imported into the NVivo analysis tool, where two independent researchers coded the interviews into themes.Results: RTs reported ease in learning to use the VR-technology, main challenges were unfamiliarity with, and insufficient time allocated to, conducting research. Scheduled VR-therapy sessions were physically and emotionally easier for the RTs to administer. Despite RTs hesitations to place the VR-equipment on frail individuals in distress, RTs reported positive impacts on managing responsive behaviours during these few targeted sessions, especially for participants for whom the trigger was related to physical pain rather than emotional distress. Staff have continued to offer scheduled VR-therapy sessions beyond the duration of the study.Conclusion: The experience of using VR in the veteran resident population is generally positive. Areas for improvements including better support to the RTs regarding to novel interventions and research method. Feedback received from RTs in this study provides critical information to support successful, sustainable implementation of VR-therapy, both for further evaluation and as a regular activity program. Failure to consider the experiences of these vital stakeholders when developing novel interventions contributes to the gap between efficacy in research and effectiveness in practice.
A Case Report of the Reconstruction of a Bone Defect Following Resection of a Comminuted Fracture of the Lateral Clavicle Using a Titanium Prosthesis
Authors: Abdalbary Sahar Ahmed , Amr Sherif M. , Abdelghany Khaled , Nssef Amr A. , El-Shaarawy Ehab A. A. 
Published: September 2021

Introduction: This case report describes the reconstruction of a severe comminuted fracture and bone defect in the lateral half of the clavicle using a novel titanium prosthesis. This unique prosthesis has been specifically designed and three dimensionally printed for the clavicle, as opposed to the Oklahoma cemented composite prosthesis used in common practice. The aims of this study were to: (1) describe the prosthesis, its stress analysis, and its surgical fixation and (2) to demonstrate the results of the 2-year follow-up of the patient with the lateral clavicle prosthesis.Patient's Main Concerns: A 20-year-old, right-handed woman complaining of severe pain in the right shoulder was admitted to our hospital following a traffic accident. Physical examination revealed pain, swelling, tenderness, limb weakness, asymmetric posturing, and loss of function in the right shoulder.Diagnosis, Intervention, and Outcomes: Radiographic evaluation in the emergency room showed complete destruction with a comminuted fracture of the lateral half of the right clavicle and a comminuted fracture of the coracoid. We designed a new prosthesis for the lateral half of the clavicle, which was then tested by finite element analysis and implanted. Use of the new prosthesis was effective in the reconstruction of the comminuted fracture in the lateral half of the clavicle. After 2 years of follow-up, the patient had an aesthetically acceptable curve and was able to perform her activities of daily living. Her pain was relieved, and the disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand score improved. Active range of motion of the shoulder joint and muscle strength were also improved.Conclusion: This novel prosthesis is recommended for reconstruction of the lateral half of the clavicle following development of bony defects due to fracture. Our patient achieved functional and aesthetic satisfaction with this prosthesis.
Efficacy of a Single Dose of Pregabalin on Signs of Anxiety in Cats During Transportation—A Pilot Study
Authors: Lamminen Terttu , Korpivaara Mira , Suokko Minna , Aspegrén John , Palestrini Clara , Overall Karen 
Published: September 2021

Objectives: The aim of this clinical pilot study was to evaluate the dosage, efficacy, and clinical safety of a single oral dose of pregabalin in cats that experience fear and anxiety when placed into a carrier and transported by car.Methods: Thirteen client-owned cats were enrolled in a blinded, randomized, crossover study with three treatment days approximately 1 week apart. The cats were assigned to receive pregabalin oral solution at dosages of 5 and 10 mg/kg and placebo in a randomized order, one treatment per week. Treatment was administered ~90 min before placing the cat into a carrier and starting transportation. Efficacy was assessed by the owners using a categorical scale and, based on video recordings, by an external observer, both blinded to the treatment.Results: Owners assessed that cats given pregabalin displayed less vocalization, restlessness, and panting during transportation than did cats given placebo. Correlation between owners' and external observer's assessment of the overall treatment effect was good (0.63, p &lt; 0.01), which confirms the owners' ability to observe reliably their own cat's behavior. Transient mild ataxia was the most common adverse event reported. The human commercial formulation used in this study was found difficult or very difficult to administer by 79% of the owners.Conclusions and Relevance: Based on results of this pilot study, a single oral dose of pregabalin was well tolerated and decreased signs of anxiety and fear associated with car transportation in cats, as evaluated by blinded owners and external observer. The use of pregabalin prior to traveling may improve cat welfare and compliance for transportation. Further studies are needed to investigate the use of oral pregabalin in cats to alleviate signs of anxiety and fear associated with transportation and sequelae, like veterinary visits, and to develop a more user-friendly formulation.
Forecasting GDP Growth Considering Crisis Shocks Based on Business Survey Results
Authors: Kitrar L. A. , Lipkind T. M. , Usov N. A. 
Published: September 2021

The article analyzes the short-term eﬀects of aggregate economic sentiment on the expected GDP growth in Russia based on the results of regular large-scale surveys of business activity of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) for the period 1998–2021. The main purpose of the study is to substantiate the predictive value of the opinions of economic agents in expanding macroeconomic information, especially during crisis periods. The authors aggregate quarterly information for the analyzed period on 18 indicators of surveys with a sample of about 24,000 organizations in basic kinds of economic activity and 5,000 consumers in all Russian regions in a composite economic sentiment indicator (ESI). Then, a statistical analysis of the time series of ESI and GDP growth is carried out, including the identifcation of the integrability order with testing for stationarity and the presence of causality between indicators. The authors prove the possibility of using a vector autoregression (VAR) model with dummy variables to measure the investigated relationship.The forecasting results reﬂect the interconnection of two time series with the response in the dynamics of the estimated variable (GDP growth) to the reaction of the business environment and the simulation of ﬂuctuations in the ESI dynamics, which are set by the authors and correspond to the expected economic sentiments amid possible crisis changes. Probabilistic estimates of GDP growth until mid-2022 are based on scenario impulses in the ESI dynamics at the 3rd quarter of 2021, which diﬀer in the amplitude and duration of their impact on economic growth, primarily due to coronavirus shocks. According to the results, under all scenarios for the development of business trends introduced by the authors, national economic growth can exceed by the middle of 2022 the pre-pandemic level of the 4th quarter of 2019 (102,9%).
Identificação de ictiofauna no ramal do abaetézinho, em Abaetetuba-PA / Identification of icthiofauna in the abaetézinho branch, in Abaetetuba-PA
Authors: Gonçalves Noemia Quaresma , De Souza Augusto César Paes 
Published: September 2021

O Filo Chordata inclui três grandes subfilos. Com ênfase ao grupo Craniata, estão incluídos os Gnasthosmata e neste destaca-se os Osteichthyes que são os peixes ósseos, que possuem uma série de adpatações que promoveram o seu sucesso no meio aquático. Além disso,os sistemas aquáticos são os mais impactados pelas ações antrópicas na maior parte do mundo, e o peixes são ótimos indicadores de efeitos de extração excessiva na Amazônia. Apesar de a Amazônia abrigar a mais rica ictiofauna de água doce do planeta, seus igarapés são sistemas aquáticos com uma produção biológica baixa. Com isso, a coleta foi realizada em setembro de 2018 no municipio de Abaetetuba, no final da tarde, através de redes de pesca e puçás, em três pontos de coleta no ramal, os peixes foram transportados em caixas de isopor e sacos plásticos e armazenados nos laboratórios: Laboratório de Ictiofauna Amazônica (LABICAM) e Laboratório de processos fisícos e químicos (LAFIBIO) do Instituto Federal do Pará e posteriormente analisados com lupa, microscópio e literatura comparativa. Neste trabalho foram identificadas 5 espécies de peixes, sendo 3 da família Characidae e 2 da família Lebsianidae: Bryconops sp, Hyphessobrycon sp, Copella sp., o espécime Bryconops sp, o quinto e último Nannostomus eques. Dessa forma, o presente trabalho possui como objetivos: Conhecer a ictiofauna do Ramal do Abaetezinho, identificar os peixes coletados e observar as características anatômicas dos mesmos em laboratório. Dessa forma, são necessários estudos que avaliem e caracterizem os efeitos das modificações e impactos sobre os ecossistemas aquáticos, no caso deste estudo igarapés.
A Construção da Competência Judicante e Administrativa no Brasil: Do Conselho Militar e Justiça de 1808 ao Superior Tribunal de Justiça de 1829 / The Construction of Competence Judical and Administrative in Brazil: The Supreme Court Military and Justice in the 1808 at Superior Court of Justice in 1829
Authors: Ferreira Luiz Ricardo Silva 
Published: September 2021

A proposta de artigo científico contempla o período Joanino de 1808 a Constituição de 1824 no Brasil. Como tema de História Militar Brasileira, a interpretação historiográfica social, fora o meio de operacionalização à devida compreensão metodológica e de remodelagem de institutos jurídicos luso-brasileiros ao tema abordado. A Casa de Suplicação e a interlocução institucional ao Conselho Superior Militar e Justiça de 1808. Neste sentido, o Conselho Superior Tribunal Militar e Justiça possuía função estritamente administrativa embora desempenhasse funções judicantes, ao julgar assuntos corporativos e militares. Assim, a proposta desenvolvida, busca demonstrar a validade metodológica da História nas Ciências Militares, como importante fonte de compreensão na formação das Instituições Jurídicas Nacionais e a respectiva contribuição institucional da Real Junta e da perspectiva em Cairú, para o processo de racionalização e constitucionalização do Conselho Tribunal Militar e Justiça diante a Carta de 1824.
Caracterização dos solos no município de morada nova: usos e vulnerabilidades / Soil characterization in the municipality of morada nova: uses and vulnerabilities
Authors: Silva Mayco Angello Fernandes de Sena , Júnior José Maria Tupinambá da Silva , De Sabóia Luis Roberto Machado , De Lucena Rodrigo Paiva , Maia Abraão Lima Verde , Dos Reis Ana Paula Lima 
Published: September 2021

O município de Morada Nova localizado na região Vale do Jaguaribe no estado do Ceará possui solos classificados segundo o Sistema Brasileiro de Classificação de Solos da Embrapa como planossolos, argissolos, neossolos litólicos e flúvicos. Esses solos reunem condições satisfatórias para a realização de cultivos agrícolas como a ocorrência em relevos suaves a plano que permitem o uso de implementos agrícolas, profundidade adequada para o bom desenvolvimento das raízes, alta fertilidade natural e boa estrutura física. Neste sentido a agricultura se constitui numa atividade econômica que pode trazer benefícios para os agricultores locais, contudo a salinidade e a erosão nos solos da região são as principais formas de degradação dos solos que podem contribuir negativamente para a produção agrícola e tornar as áreas agricultáveis em improdutivas. Visualizou-se através de estudos estatísticos, de teses e dissertações que o Brasil tem uma produção agrícola convincente em várias commodities, contudo o manejo inadequado dos solos pode comprometer essa produção à medida que essas áreas se tornarem degradada.
Severidade de Mancha-de-alternária em genótipos de girassol no Cerrado do Distrito Federal / Evaluation of Alternaria leaf spot severity on sunflower in the Cerrado region of the Distrito Federal
Authors: Lira Ellen Grippi , Amabile Renato Fernando , Dianese Alexei de Campos , Fagioli Marcelo , Sala Pedro Ivo Aquino Leite , Montalvão Ana Paula Leite , Sayd Ricardo Meneses , De Carvalho Claudio Guilherme Portela 
Published: September 2021

Este trabalho teve como objetivo comparar a severidade da Mancha-de-alternária de genótipos de girassol em ambientes do Cerrado do Distrito Federal. Três experimentos foram avaliados, dois na Embrapa Cerrados (Planaltina, DF) e um localizado na Embrapa Cerrados, no Centro de Inovação em Genética Vegetal – CIGV, Fazenda Sucupira, (Riacho Fundo II, DF). Foram feitas análises ao longo do ciclo da cultura com um intervalo de 15 dias, sendo a primeira aos 35 dias após emergência. Cada planta foi analisada em três partes: terço inferior, terço médio e terço superior. Ao final de cada experimento, a área abaixo da curva de progresso da doença (AACPD) foi calculada para cada genótipo. De acordo com os resultados observados, o ambiente de sequeiro na Embrapa Cerrados, que deteve a maior média da severidade da doença, entre os ambientes avaliados. Dentre os genótipos avaliados, MG 360 mostrou menor severidade da doença no sequeiro e AGUARA 06 no irrigado da Embrapa Cerrados. O genótipo G 42 no CIGV, se destacou pela menor severidade do fungo. Houve influência significativa do ambiente nos resultados de severidade da doença, que está estreitamente relacionada com os fatores climáticos como temperatura do ar e umidade relativa do ar. A compreensão dessas condições favoráveis ao desenvolvimento do fungo é essencial quando se avalia a resistência em genótipos de girassol.
Rendimiento y calidad de fruto de las variedades de papaya BS y BS-2 / Yield and fruit quality of BS and BS-2 papaya varieties
Authors: Basulto Felipe Santamaría , Hernández Felipe Mirafuentes , Morales Alfonso Azpeitia 
Published: September 2021

La mayoría de las variedades de papaya son susceptibles a presentar deformación de frutos cuando la temperatura ambiental es cercana a 40 oC, esto se debe a que los carpelos se fusionan con los estambres formando frutos denominados carpeloides. El mejoramiento genético es una estrategia para solventar esta situación, se ha generado el híbrido MSXJ, el cual tiene buen comportamiento y calidad de fruto, sin embargo, su multiplicación puede no ser accesible a todos los productores debido a que es una variedad hibrida y la semilla procedente de sus frutos no puede ser utilizada en nuevas plantaciones. BS y BS-2 son dos genotipos que se obtuvieron de un proceso de mejoramiento genético que inició con la cruza de la línea criolla Zapote y la variedad comercial Sunrise, son tolerantes a altas temperaturas, presentan cierta tolerancia a enfermedades y debido a que son variedades de polinización abierta, la semilla de sus frutos puede ser utilizada en nuevas plantaciones. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue describir las variedades BS y BS-2 y comparar la productividad y calidad de fruto de estas dos variedades promisorias de papaya con la variedad Maradol Se reportan los resultados de dos evaluaciones, la primera establecida el 5 de febrero de 2013 en Cárdenas, Tabasco y la segunda establecida el 20 de junio de 2014 en el SE Uxmal, Yucatán. Los rendimientos observados en Yucatán fueron superiores que los obtenidos en Tabasco. BS fue la variedad más productiva llegando a 148 ton. El número de frutos por planta de las variedades Maradol y BS-2 fue similar, pero debido a que los frutos de BS-2 son de menor tamaño su rendimiento fue ligeramente más bajo. Los frutos de las variedades BS y BS-2 son diferentes a los frutos de la variedad Maradol. BS es muy productiva pero es de menor firmeza que Maradol. BS-2 es de menor tamaño pero tiene pulpa más roja y más dulce, con la ventaja de presentar mayor firmeza.
“Cultivos in vitro de plátano bioindicador- fitoremediador de suelos contaminados con agrotóxicos” / “In vitro plantain cultures bioindicator- phytoremediator of soils contaminated with pesticides”
Authors: Ricardo Francisco Ángel Simón , Dierkmeier Gonzalo , Sánchez Reynel Mayet 
Published: September 2021

Se utiliza el cultivo in vitro de plátano (Musa spp.) como bioindicador de ecotoxicidad en experimentos diseñados con la finalidad de aplicar el efecto fitorremediador del sistema suelo-planta-simbiontes micorizosférico MVA ante contaminantes agrotóxicos. En los ensayos, se aplicó el herbicida triazínico Ametrina a la dosis de 2.4 kg i.a./ha y evaluaron tres especies de MVA: Rhizophagus intrarradices; Glomus. fasciculatum y Fummeliformis mosseae inoculadas a vitro plantas de plátano clon comercial 0630 en fase de adaptación. Entre los resultados de impacto, se comprobó el alto grado de micorrización alcanzado, siendo superior con R. intrarradices (77 %) seguido por G. fasciculatum (70 %) y F. mosseae (14 %); en correspondencia las vitro plantas micorrizadas superaron significativamente los parámetros de crecimiento y desarrollo evaluados (porte, número de hojas y raíces y grosor del tallo y raíces), respecto a las vitro plantas testigo. En cambio, la capacidad fitorremediadora de este sistema resultó más efectivo con G. fasciculatum (21.7 %); seguido por R. intrarradices (14.2 %) y F. mosseae (4.2 %). Se realizó la extensión del experimento en fase de alistamiento de las vitro plantas con la mejor variante integral de las MVA (G. fasciculatum), lográndose a los 30 días la biodegradación del 38.4 % de la Ametrina residual y el 80 % de sobrevivencia de las vitro plantas lo que le confiere trascendental importancia, al demostrarse una vía agroecológica para la integración de la lucha química y el medio ambiente en el contexto del uso de herbicidas.
The Concept of «Sport Doctor» in the Autobiographical Discourse
Authors: Povedskaya Olga 
Published: September 2021

The subject of study in the article is the concept of «sports doctor» in autobiographical discourse considered on the material of the book «Seeing with Your Hands – My Life and my Medicine» (in original: «Mein Leben und mein Medizin. Mit den Händen sehen») written by German sports Doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wolfarth. The purpose of the study is to analyze this concept in the linguistic and cultural aspect. The findings make up a number of functionally significant features of the «sports doctor» concept. This concept has the following features: 1) it is kaleidoscopic, it includes such aspects as «responsibility», «selflessness», «dedication», etc.; 2) it integrates a wide range of medical terms; 3) it is filled with various lexical and semantic groups, for example, «Organism», «Trauma», «Medicines». The research carried out in this article presents the results that can be used in
research and teaching activities related to training at a medical university. This article deals with a discursive and conceptual analysis and a contextological method, a method of classification and description.
Colonial Past in Italian Relations with the Former African Colonies
Authors: Kochetov Dmitriy 
Published: September 2021

The subject of article is influence of the colonial past on the relations of former metropole, namely Italy, with its former colonies in Africa. The question is considered in the context of the fact that the British, French or even Portuguese colonialisms definitely left interstate entities. In other words, they continue to considerably influence the relations with their former African colonies. Italian one, in its turn, left nothing like the Commonwealth of Nations, the International Organisation of La
Francophonie or the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. However, by 2021 even in relations with each individual former colony of Rome in Africa (Eritrea, Somalia and Libya), it was replaced by the current agenda. Only in the case of Eritrea, which emerged as a result of Italian rule, there is probability, that in the nearest future the colonial past will affect its relations with Italy. Somalia, and especially Libya, which had been a reminder of the need to repair colonial damage for more than half a century, ceased to exist as single
states. As a result, the long-ended colonialism ceased to be vital for their relations with the former metropole in a positive and negative way. Moreover, the author highlights that for any former colony, not only in Africa, or a country with big Italian community, Rome did nothing comparable with at least the Dutch Language Union. It means, that the elimination of any trace of Italian colonialism from international affairs is related not only to its weakness, but also to the lack of efforts made by modern Italy.