bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A Composite Study of Coagulation Milieu in Covid-19: Experience from a
Tertiary Care Centre from India
Authors: Bohra Gopal K. , Purohit Abhishek , Kumar Deepak , Garg Mahendra K. , Midha Naresh K. , Manglia Ravi , Jain Kartik , Didel Siyaram , Nag Vijayalakshami , Sharma Praveen , Sharma Ankur , Bhatia Pradeep , Misra Sanjeev 
Published: December 2021

Background::
The understanding of pathogenesis is necessary for the development of effective
treatment for COVID-19. Various studies have postulated that there is a complex interplay
of mediators of coagulation and inflammation responsible for the pathogenesis of COVID-19. We
did this study on coagulation parameters and inflammatory markers and their effect on outcome in
patients with COVID-19.

Methods:
This was a single centre observational cross-sectional study. Procoagulants [Prothrombin
time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), D-dimer, lupus anticoagulant (LA), fibrinogen,
factor-VIII (F-VIII)]; anticoagulants [protein-C (PC), protein-S (PS), antithrombin] and inflammatory
markers [interleukin-6 (IL-6) and highly sensitive – C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)] were
measured at the time of hospitalization and correlated with the severity of the disease.

Results:
A total of 230 patients were enrolled, of which 61.3%, 20.0%, and 18.7% had asymptomatic/
mild, moderate, or severe disease, respectively. COVID-19 disease severity was associated with
rising trends with coagulation parameters (PT, APTT, D-Dimer; p value 0.01, <0.0001, <0.0001, respectively).
Falling trends of anticoagulant (PC, Antithrombin; p value <0.0001, 0.003 respectively)
and rising trends of procoagulant (fibrinogen, F-VIII; p value 0.004, <0.0001 respectively) were
observed with increasing COVID-19 disease severity. Multivariate logistic regression analysis
found that advanced age, high D-Dimer, and high hs-CRP (p value 0.035, 0.018, <0.0001 respectively)
were independent predictors of mortality in COVID-19. Procoagulant parameters (D-dimer,
APTT, Factor VIII) were positively correlated with anticoagulant parameters (PC and PS) and inflammatory
parameters (hs-CRP).

Conclusions:
This study revealed increased levels of coagulation and inflammatory parameters,
which correlated with the severity of COVID-19. Age, D-dimer, IL-6, hs-CRP, APTT, fibrinogen,
and Factor VIII were significantly higher in patients with moderate and severe disease as compared
to asymptomatic/mild disease. Advanced age, high D-dimer, and high hs-CRP were significantly
associated with poor outcomes.
COVID-19’s Influence on Information and Communication Technologies in Long-Term Care: Results From a Web-Based Survey With Long-Term Care Administrators
Authors: Schuster Amy M , Cotten Shelia R 
Published: December 2021

Background
The prevalence of COVID-19 in the United States led to mandated lockdowns for long-term care (LTC) facilities, resulting in loss of in-person contact with social ties for LTC residents. Though information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used by LTC residents to support their socioemotional needs, residents must have access to ICTs to use them.

Objective
This study explored ICT access and use in LTC facilities and how LTC facilities adapted to try to enhance social connections for their residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods
LTC administrators in South Carolina (United States) were invited to complete a web-based survey exploring ICT access and use in LTC facilities and whether access and use changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results
LTC administrators (N=70, 12 nursing homes [NHs], and 58 assisted living facilities [ALFs]) completed the web-based survey. Since March 2020, a total of 53% (37/70) of the LTC facilities have purchased ICTs for residents’ use. ICTs have mainly been used for videoconferencing with family members (31/36, 86%), friends (25/36, 69%), and health care providers (26/36, 72%). NHs were 10.23 times more likely to purchase ICTs for residents’ use during the COVID-19 pandemic than ALFs (odds ratio 11.23, 95% CI 1.12-113.02; P=.04). Benefits of ICT use included residents feeling connected to their family members, friends, and other residents. Barriers to ICT use included staff not having time to assist residents with using the technology, nonfunctional technology, and residents who do not want to share technology.

Conclusions
Our results suggest that over half of the LTC facilities in this study were able to acquire ICTs for their residents to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional research is needed to explore how residents adapted to using the ICTs and whether LTC facilities developed and adopted technology integration plans, which could help them be prepared for future situations that may affect LTC residents’ engagement and communication opportunities, such as another pandemic.
Ottimizzazione dei sistemi biologici avanzati per il trattamento delle emissioni climalteranti
Authors: Monteleone Giuseppina 
Published: December 2021

Le emissioni di gas climalteranti in atmosfera hanno subito un
incremento nel tempo dovuto principalmente all’aumento demografico e ai
processi di industrializzazione. Esse contribuiscono all’effetto serra
quindi all’aumento delle temperature. La CO è il
principale gas climalterante, oggi si stima una concentrazione di circa
410 ppm ed entro la fine del secolo può superare 550 ppm con un aumento
della temperatura media globale superiore a 2 °C. Bisogna intervenire
con tecnologie in grado di ridurre le concentrazioni di
CO nelle emissioni. L’attività di ricerca si è
focalizzata sull’ottimizzazione di una tecnologia innovativa per la
cattura di CO ed il simultaneo recupero di biomassa. Il
sistema, brevettato dal gruppo di Ingegneria Sanitaria Ambientale (SEED)
dell’Università degli Studi di Salerno, prevede l’impiego di
microrganismi fotosintetici in grado di fissare CO. È
stato predisposto il funzionamento in parallelo di due fotobioreattori
algali, ognuno sottoposto ad una diversa lunghezze d’onda, bianca e
viola. Risultati migliori, in termini di efficienza di cattura e
produzione di biomassa, si sono ottenuti con lunghezza d’onda viola.
Penyajian Musik Silat Pelintau Pada Upacara Perkawinan Masyarakat Etnis Tamiang
Authors: Dahni Syahnaz Farsia , Harahap Ainun Erryaprina 
Published: December 2021

Silat Pelintau berasal dari bahasa Tamiang yang tergabung atas dua kata yaitu Pelin dan Tau. Pelin yang artinya Semua dan Tau yang artinya Tahu. Tujuan Penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui bentuk musik, bentuk penyajian, fungsi dan makna musik pada upacara perkawinan masyarakat etnis Tamiang. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Penulis menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data berupa Observasi, Wawancara, dan Dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menjelaskan bentuk musik iringan silat pelintau pada upacara perkawinan masyarakat etnis Tamiang yaitu yang pertama alat musik yang digunakan dan bentuk musik. Kedua, pada bentuk penyajian musik silat pelintau pada upacara perkawinan masyarakat etnis tamiang memiliki tiga tahapan, yakni tahap pembukaan, tahap inti, dan tahap penutup. Ketiga, fungsi dan makna sebagai kenikmatan estetis yang bisa dinikmati oleh penciptanya maupun penonton, hiburan bagi masyarakat, komunikasi, respon fisik, sumbangan pada pelestarian serta stabilitas kebudayaan serta makna yang terkandung pada musik silat pelintau merupakan nilai budaya atau warisan budaya intelektual.
Energy Assessment of the Pneumatic Sieve Separator for Agricultural Crops
Authors: Mykhailov Yevhen , Zadosna Natalia , Postnikova Marina , Pedchenko Ganna , Khmelovskyi Vasyl , Bondar Mariia , Ionichev Aleksey , Kozdęba Michał , Tomaszewska-Górecka Wioletta 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
As a result of energy assessment of a pneumatic sieve separator for agricultural crops it was determined that the specific energy consumption of the experimental pneumatic sieve separator was 0.18 kW·year·t−1. It is lower than in case of its domestic and foreign equivalents. For instance, the specific energy consumption of the separator of preliminary grain purification called SPO-50 (Ukraine) is 0.31 kW·year·t−1, and that of the machine of preliminary grain purification called MPO-50 (Russia) is 0.38 kW·year·t−1. Specific energy consumption of a pneumatic sieve separator is 1.72-2.11 times lower than in case of its domestic and foreign counterparts.
Selection indices for fruit yield improvement in elite cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cultivars
Authors: Idehen Emmanuel Ohiosinmuan , Ukachukwu Paul Chiedozie , Showemimo Francis Abayomi 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an important vegetable crop, rich in vitamins and minerals and eaten fresh as a dessert. Its fruit yield is relatively low, though could be improved through knowledge of character association with it and selection of desirable materials for improvement programmes. Fifteen cultivars of Cucumber were evaluated at two locations (Abeokuta and Ibadan), South West, Nigeria in a randomized complete block design with three replicates in order to determine heritability, correlation, direct and indirect effects of characters on fruit yield. Data collected on agro-morphological characters were subjected to analysis of variance, estimates of heritability, correlation, and path analysis. Significant variations (p <0.05) were observed in the cultivars. High heritability estimates (>90%) was observed for fruit length at both locations. A significant phenotypic and genotypic correlation was observed between fruit yield and fruit weight. Number of days to 50% flowering and fruit width could also be selected directly for improvement of fruit yield in cucumber.
Performance and character contributions to variability in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) genotypes
Authors: Idehen Emmanuel Ohiosinmuan , Ola Oluwafunmibi Eunice 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Okra is an important vegetable crop, but its optimal production is constrained by a myriad of problems including pests, poor agronomic practices, and improper varietal identification among others. A study was carried out to determine the field performance and contribution of agronomic characters to overall variation in eighteen okra genotypes over two locations, Teaching and Research Farms of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria and Rehoboth Farms Limited, Moniya, Ibadan, Nigeria. The experiments were laid down in a randomized complete block design with three replicates and data were collected on number of days to emergence, number of days to 50% flowering, number of branches per plant, pod length, pod width, number of pods per plant, plant height, pod weight, number of seeds per pod, number of ridges per pod, 100 seed weight, seed, and pod yield. The data were subjected to analysis of variance, heritability in the broad sense, principal component analysis as well as the single linkage cluster analysis. Results revealed significant (p <0.05) variation in the genotypes and high heritability estimates for most of the characters. Number of branches per plant, plant height, number of pods per plant accounted for the highest contributor to variations in the accessions while clustering analysis revealed genotypes; NGB00303, NGB00342 and NGB00346 were distant from all genotypes making them useful materials for hybridization studies.
Biological activity of essential oil from Foeniculum vulgare
Authors: Borotová Petra , Galovičová Lucia , Valková Veronika , Ďúranová Hana , Vuković Nenad , Vukić Milena , Babošová Mária , Kačániová Miroslava 
Published: December 2021

Abstract

Foeniculum vulgare Mill. is a medicinal plant, used as a flavouring agent. The essential oil from F. vulgare has potential antimicrobial and insecticidal effects, and can be used in food industry in order to protect the food resources and food products against microbial and pest’s contamination. The aim of the research was to characterize the volatile components of F. vulgare essential oil by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) and Gas Chromatography (GC-FID) and to observe the antimicrobial activity by disk diffusion method and in vapour phase. Also, insecticidal activity of the vapour phase of the essential oil of F. vulgare was detected. We found that major components of the essential oil from F. vulgare were trans-anethole (73.6%), fenchone (6.0%), and limonene (5.7%). Antimicrobial activity on gram-positive, gram-negative, and yeasts was weak in liquid phase, but vapour phase showed stronger activity against B. subtilis at the concentration 250 μL.L−1 (98.65% of bacterial growth inhibition). Vapour phase of essential oil was effective against insects, where 25% concentration had 80% lethality.
Mechanical and thermal behavior of plantain peel powder filled recycled polyethylene composites
Authors: Jacob Joseph , Mamza Paul Andrew P. 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
In the arduous search for ways to clean up the environment and produce viable materials from waste plastics; plantain peel powder filled low density polyethylene wastes (wLDPE) were developed through melt mixing and compression moulding techniques. Optimum properties were determined at 15, 55 and 30 % formulation of plantain peel powder, and Kankara clay respectively. Composition with optimum properties has tensile strength of 55.5 MPa, flexural strength of 50.45 MPa and elastic modulus of 2.30 GPa with corresponding minimal water absorption of 0.95% after 30 days immersion period at room temperature. The thermal properties investigated by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis showed that the composite has better thermal stability at higher temperature than wLDPE. Similarly, through creep analysis, the composite was observed to have better load bearing capability at elevated temperature than waste low density polyethylene material. These results indicate that incorporation of treated plantain peel powder and Kankara clay into wLDPE enhanced the mechanical, thermal and creep resistance of wLDPE. This implies load bearing capability and potential suitability for different wall tiles applications.
Current Issues of Protection of State Sovereignty of Ukraine in the context of Globalization
Authors: Melnykova Dariia 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
The relevance of the research topic is based on modern rapid European integration trends in Ukraine and the definition of one of the main vectors of foreign policy accession to the European Union, among the prospects of which is the need to protect Ukraine’s state sovereignty. The purpose of the article is to study the essence of sovereignty in the modern world and the relevance of the protection of state sovereignty on the example of Ukraine. The paper reveals the essence of sovereignty in the context of globalization of society. Along with this, the article analyzes the main trends in the formation of state sovereignty on the example of Ukraine. Also, it determines the main characteristics of state sovereignty in terms of integration. Finally, the paper reveals the content of the main integration vectors of Ukraine and their impact on state sovereignty. The scientific novelty of this study lies in the innovative understanding and justification of the essence, feasibility and necessity of protecting the state sovereignty of Ukraine during integration processes. The author proposes to improve the legal regulation of the prospects of Ukraine’s integration, based on the elaborated works of domestic and foreign researchers and her own vision of the problem.
Testamentary Inheritance in Comparative Law. A comparative View of Testamentary Practices and Legal Frameworks in Italy and Latin America
Authors: Buțureanu Andreea 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
The practice of making wills is as diverse as it is old. While the legislation in some cultures favors certain principles, others emphasize distinct precepts, all of which are guided in the background by the different cultural views about family and the importance attributed to the surviving spouse. Since the practice of testamentary inheritance is based on the desire to provide care to those left behind by the testator, and not in a few cases, in the absence of a constant income that he used to provide, it is important to identify the logic after which each legislator decides who are vulnerable people and which part of the successoral mass should be attributed to them. In the context of societal change in which the family no longer has the same definitions, the present study conducts a comparative analysis of testamentary practices and legal frameworks in Italy and Latin America in an effort to identify both the common elements that define these two Latin geographical areas, as well as their particularities. This analysis is relevant to the established literature in the field of inheritances by capturing the characteristics of two legal systems that have not received the necessary academic attention.
Principle of Non-Discrimination and Equal Treatment
Authors: Moroşteş Anca , Stoicu Narcisa Mihaela 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
With its evolution, society has introduced human rights as intrinsic values in its acts on the regulation of relations of human nature. Significant victories in the struggle for social freedoms materialized with the adoption of the first declarations of rights, which formed the basis for the passing of later constitutions. Therefore, the modern state, inclined to the protection of its citizens, is unthinkable in its functionality, without stating and guaranteeing human rights in their fundamental law. In addition, it is necessary to point out that these rights have a universal character, namely their protection for each person, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, level of health, person’s status, etc. The Constitution of Romania states in art. 15 par. (1) on this that: “All citizens benefit from the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution and other laws and have the obligations provided for therein”.
Building Resilience in Client Organisations: The Consultant’s Challenge
Authors: Williams Christopher , You Jacqueline Jing 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
We review the concept of organisational resilience from the perspective of a consultant-client relationship. Specifically, we argue that the issue of a client’s resilience in the face of performance-diminishing disruptions needs to be a central theme of any consultant-client relationship. Management consultants have a responsibility to clients to support their resilience capabilities regardless of whether a given assignment explicitly uses the language of resilience. However, our literature review suggests this is a formidable challenge, particularly with larger and more complex client organisations. Understanding the client’s resilience landscape involves learning about the effectiveness of prior responses to disruptions at individual, organizational, and network levels. Advising the client on how to improve their resilience capabilities requires the consultant to think very carefully about the overall type of resilience needed, the reasons behind this stance, the level of implementation and the scope of implementation.
Health Technology Assessment of the Medical Devices: A Case Study from the Czech Republic
Authors: Rozmarinová Jana , Říhová Barbora 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Health technology assessment (HTA) has become the systematic evaluation of health technology’s properties and effects that inform decision-makers. The implementation and expansion of HTA can contribute to slowing down burgeoning healthcare costs. In the Czech Republic, elements of HTA are quite standardly used in pharmacoeconomics, but questions arise on the use of HTA of medical devices. The theoretical framework developed is followed by a case study of the Czech Republic to assess whether the use of HTA of medical devices in the Czech Republic is implemented. This study uses publicly available resources, mainly public health acts and public notices related to HTA. We examined the institutionalisation of HTA for medical devices (HTA applied only at a selected area of medical devices) in the Czech Republic and compared Czech’s HTA principles of medical devices to the HTA Core Model. It was found that the HTA process used for medical devices is very limited in the Czech Republic. Our data show that HTA was officially established, but in reality, the medical devices have not been assessed following HTA principles.
The Heretical Conception of the European Heritage in the Late Essays of Jan Patočka
Authors: Chvatík Ivan 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
In this short piece I am not undertaking to give a full discussion of the whole of Patočka’s “heretical” work. I wish only make clear its most essential core. What, in Patočka’s view, made Europe Europe and what is Europe’s bequest to the world after what Patočka describes as its fall, completed by the two world wars? What should Europe look to conserve in itself if- as seems likely - it would like to once again play a respected role in world events? Is there something which the globalised world should take over from old Europe, or something which it should eschew, if it does not wish history to end and utter decadence to ensue?
Um esboço da teoria da comunicação de Alfred Schütz
Authors: Correia João Carlos 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
Throughout about three decades of incessant research, the Austrian phenomenologist Alfred Schutz tried to specify the concept of meaning presented in an insufficient way by Max Weber in his famous definition of subjective action. Quickly, Schutz exceeded the methodological questions related with the foundation of Social Sciences, developing an elaborated reflection on the relations between Communication and Society. Along this text, are presented some particularly significant moments of this intellectual journey, such as the schtuzian reflection on intersubjectivity; the question of communication as condition of possibility of the life-world, and, finally, the analysis of appresentational reference and the set of linguistic artefacts (marks, indications, signs and symbols) that allows man to deal with the experience of transcendence.
A crítica de Derrida à teoria da significação de Husserl
Authors: Simões Luís Miguel 
Published: December 2021

Abstract
This paper follows Derrida’s criticism, in The Voice and the Phenomenon, of Husserl ‘s conception of meaning as ideality and identity.
The french author contests the ideality and supratemporality·of meaning, its separation from the meaning conferring act, and defends the inclusion of the following indicative dimensions of the last in the former: 1) the sensible element of the linguistic sign (namely in the ideal form of the word, that is in the expression) 2) the manifestation and communication of the experience or act (in the conscience as such) 3) the sensible and empirical content of experience, be it sensational, perceptive, imaginative or potentially and mediatelly intended (in the meaning itself).
He questions, moreover, having asserted its temporal condition, which also derives, nevertheless, from some assertions by Husserl, the possibility of constitution of a «strict» and «true» identity, stating that intuitive presence is unable to form both the total covering between the intended and the fulfilling meaning, and the abstract ideality that would be function of the possibility of an infinite repetition, instead of conditioned by a “finite-infinite” one.
Finally, he explains better the relation between the sensible face of sign and the ideality of meaning, the former’s place and role within the differentiation and repetition process. He notes that it is an ‘originary’ lack in thinking and meaning itself that claims for the linguistic sign (‘supplement of origin’), “in succession” for its ideal form and its sensible oral and written elements, without ever reaching any completion (‘ supplementarity’, ‘differe(a)nce’). We also attend the derridean hypothesis of writing as the consummation of the link between ideality and death, the last one being considered as having a special relation to sensibility and difference.