bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Experimental Harmonization of Shape Intuitive Interaction
Authors: Žukas Jonas 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
With the increasing functionality and complexity of the material environment it is becoming important to universally improve the quality of its shape design for people with different knowledge. When the material environment shape does not match its value content or acquire unpredictable meaning, it creates disharmony between the function and user that requires intellectual and / or emotional effort for interaction. The intuitive design improves user’s interaction because the information is presented on the subconscious level, hence it is accepted as a natural part of our environment and demands less effort to grasp and evaluate it. In this study, the scientific context of intuition is examined to determine methods and values of shape intuitive expression modeling. The goal of the study is to assess the effectiveness of shape experimental intuitive harmonization methodology using qualitative and quantitative methods. Functional and interaction restrictions are integrated into the object’s shape by employing experimental modeling techniques. Surveys, controlled observations and MaxDiff analysis were used to monitor intuitive harmonization effects on car body split-line and box shape physical models. Experimental results show that the majority of participants consider conceptual shape models to be more intuitively attractive and informative. The study concludes that it is possible and viable to employ a proposed shape intuitive harmonization variable to achieve a universally positive effect.
From Construction to Deconstruction. The Heritage of Post-War Modern Mass Housing
Authors: Belli Nicola 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The aim of the study is to find out to what extent dominant ideologies of post-war decades shaped modern mass housing and to engage a discussion about potential heritage of the phenomenon. Analysis is based on the district of Lazdynai (Vilnius). The paper is committed to demonstrate that transition, considered by Tunbridge & Ashworth as a factor of dissonance in heritage, made messages and meanings embedded in mass housing obsolete, and in some cases even undesirable.
Designing Legitimate Institutions for Non-Territorial Autonomies. Insights from the Debates within the Hungarian Communities of Serbia and Romania
Authors: Székely István Gergő 
Published: April 2021

AbstractIn this paper, I examine some problematic aspects of minority self-governments, more specifically non-territorial cultural or national-cultural autonomy, through an analysis of the cases of the Hungarian minorities in Romania and Serbia. Although the Hungarian minority élites have put forward demands and plans for various forms of autonomy in both countries after 1990, only one particular form of minority self-government, namely national-cultural autonomy, proved to be acceptable for the majority, and eventually such a system was only implemented in Serbia but not in Romania. The focus in the article is more on the form than on the content of autonomy as the design of the institutions of self-government is of central importance also with regard to the power relations within the imagined political community of the minority. Despite the differences between the legal-institutional systems of minority protection of the two states, the patterns of minority élite behaviour were rather similar in the two analysed cases, the institutional form of the envisaged autonomy becoming a very divisive issue and exerting a strong impact on the internal political dynamics of the minorities.
Turkish Great Chess and Chinese Whispers: Misadventures of a Chess Variant
Authors: Markov Georgi , Härtel Stefan 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
A large chess variant with 52 pieces originally described in a 1800s Ottoman Turkish book as šaṭranǧ-i kabīr, or great chess, appears under various names in a number of subsequent Western sources, including authoritative works on chess history and variants. Game rules as presented in the latter are seriously flawed though, with inaccuracies regarding pieces array and moves. Over a period of more than two centuries, baseless assumptions, misreadings of previous sources and outright errors gradually accumulating in the literature have changed the game almost beyond recognition. With some of the game’s aspects not covered even by the original Turkish source, reconstructed rules are suggested and discussed, as well as a reformed variant.
A preliminary study on the influence of high heel footwear on lumbar spine proprioception
Authors: Ganesh Balthillaya M , Prabhu Anupama , Bhatia Ridhima , Rao Lavanya , Bhat Triveni , Raja Prabu 
Published: April 2021

Summary

Study aim: High heel footwear (HHF) alters posture and kinetics of the lower limbs and spine. Various musculoskeletal disorders in the lower quadrant can occur as a consequence of HHF use. This study aimed to investigate the effect of habitual use of HHF on lumbar spine proprioception.

Material and methods: Thirty young healthy women (mean age: 21.6 ± 1.6 years; height: 157.6 ± 5.9 cm; weight: 57 ± 10.2 kg) participated in this study. Participants were randomly allocated to one of the two sequences of walking with HHF or walking barefoot for five minutes on a predetermined walkway consisting of an even surface, ramp and stairs. A 24-hour washout period was incorporated between each walking condition. Lumbar spine repositioning error was measured using a Back Range of Motion II (BROM II) device before and after walking for lumbar spine forward flexion, right, and left lateral flexion.

Results: Measurements showed that repositioning error was significantly higher in all spinal movements after walking with HHF (forward flexion p = 0.0044; right lateral flexion p = 0.0243 left lateral flexion p = 0.0379) as compared to barefoot walking.

Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that HHF alters lumbar spine proprioception. This study provides evidence to support early assessment of proprioception and incorporation of retraining exercises in habitual users of HHF.
Effect of cold water immersion on muscle damage indexes after simulated soccer training in young soccer players
Authors: Roonkiani Saman Khakpoor , Ebrahimi Mohsen , Majelan Ali Shamsi 
Published: April 2021

Summary

Study aim: To investigate the effect of cold water immersion (CWI) on muscle damage indexes after simulated soccer activity in young soccer players.

Material and methods: Eighteen professional male soccer players were randomly divided into two groups: CWI (n = 10, age 19.3 ± 0.5, body mass index 22.2 ± 1.3) and control (n = 8, age 19.4 ± 0.8, body mass index 21.7 ± 1.5). Both groups performed a simulated 90-minute soccer-specific aerobic field test (SAFT90). Then, the CWI group subjects immersed themselves for 10 minutes in 8°C water, while the control group subjects sat passively for the same time period. Blood samples were taken before, immediately after, 10 minutes, 24 hours and 48 hours after the training session in a fasted state. Blood lactate, creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzyme levels were measured.

Results: Lactate, CK and LDH levels increased significantly after training (p < 0.001). There were significant interactions between groups and subsequent measurements for CK (p = 0.0012) and LDH (p = 0.0471). There was no significant difference in lactate level between the two groups at any aforementioned time.

Conclusion: It seems that CWI after simulated 90-minute soccer training can reduce the values of muscle damage indexes in soccer players.
Reliability of 3D measurement of pelvic and lower limb kinematics during two single leg landing tasks
Authors: Szlachta Grzegorz , Gnat Rafał , Biały Maciej 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Study aim: Three-dimensional (3D) motion analysis is one of the available methods used to evaluate body kinematics. The aim of this study was to assess the intrarater reliability of measurement of pelvic and lower limb kinematics during two single leg landing tasks using 3D motion analysis.

Material and methods: 19 healthy volunteers (8 women, 11 men, age 23.1 ± 2.8 years, weight 70.7 ± 9.2 kg, height 174.8 ± 6.7 cm) performed five repeated single leg hurdle hops (SLHH) (30 cm height) and five single leg drop landings (SLDL) from a box (40 cm height) in one measurement session with a 15-minute break and after marker replacement with 3D assessment. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and the smallest detectable differences (SDD) were used to examine the reliability of kinematic parameters during the landing phase.

Results: The average intrarater ICC for SLHH was 0.92 (SEM = 1.69°, SDD 4.68°) and for SLDL was 0.96 (SEM = 0.81°, SDD = 2.26°). After marker replacement ICC decreased to an average value of 0.81 (SEM = 2.05°, SDD 5.68°) for SLHH and 0.82 (SEM = 2.36°, SDD 6.53°) for SLDL.

Conclusions: Using the 3D method to evaluate pelvis and lower limb kinematics during single leg landing in one measurement session is a high reliability method for most parameters. Marker replacement is one of the factors that reduce the reliability of measures. When applying the SEM and SDD values, which the present paper contains, it is worth mentioning that the obtained results are caused by measurement error or they are due to individual issues.
Structural Equation Modelling for Establishing Empirical Relationship Between Organisational Innovativeness and Sustainability of Construction Firms in Nigeria
Authors: Otali Monday , Achuenu Emmanuel , Idoro Godwin 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The quest to implement innovative practices that will lead to a high level of sustainability at the firm level within the construction sector cannot be overemphasised. The aim of this study is to establish the empirical relationship between organisational innovativeness and sustainability of construction firms using a structural equation modelling approach. The study has adopted a survey approach and 1179 copies of structured questionnaire have been administered to construction firm representatives. A total of valid 980 copies of questionnaire have been received giving a response rate of 83.2 %. Data collected have been analysed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling. The correlation coefficient (β = 0.81) shows that organisational innovativeness positively influences the sustainability of construction firms. The study reveals that 66.1 % of the variability in the overall sustainability of construction firms operating in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria is accounted for by the implementation of innovative practices by the construction firms. It is concluded that 67.1 %, 83.8 % and 45.7 % of the variability in the construction firm’s social, environmental and economic sustainability, respectively, are explained by the implementation level of innovative practices by the top management teams of the firms. In line with the findings, this study concludes that efficient implementation of innovative practices at the firm level has a significant and positive influence on the overall sustainability of construction firms.
Moorböden als Natur- und Kulturgeschichte in Schleswig-Holstein – Verfahren zur qualitativen Bewertung von Archivböden
Authors: Schroeder Richard , Mordhorst Anneka , Fleige Heiner , Horn Rainer , Burbaum Bernd 
Published: April 2021

Zusammenfassung
Die vielseitigen Funktionen von Moorlandschaften sind in kulturhistorischer und klimatischer Hinsicht von immer größer werdendem Interesse. Da Moore über lange Zeiträume anthropogene Zeugnisse konservieren und als Kohlenstoffsenke gelten, gilt es einen umfangreichen Schutz dieser Ökosysteme zu etablieren, um diese Funktionen aufrechtzuerhalten. In dieser Untersuchung wurden Informationen von über 140 Moorstandorten aus Schleswig-Holstein zusammengetragen und ausgewertet, anhand einer einheitlichen Bewertungsmatrix evaluiert und nach Güteklassen (A–D) kategorisiert. Als Grundlage der Güteklassen wurden Bewertungskriterien gewählt, welche durch ein Punktesystem (1–5) definiert sind. Die Bewertungskriterien gliedern sich in drei Hauptkategorien: „kulturelle Bedeutung“, „ökologische Bedeutung“ und „bodenkundliche/geologische Bedeutung“. Die Auswertung ergab, dass 15 % der ausgewerteten Moorstandorte als „konkrete Archivböden“ angesprochen werden können. Diese erfüllen ökologische Anforderungen in einem hohen Maße und erreichen somit eine Punktzahl von > 4, weshalb sie in die höchste Güteklasse „A“ fallen. Aufgrund unzureichender Dokumentation oder sichtbaren anthropogenen Einflüssen werden 46 % der Archivböden der Güteklasse „B“ zugeordnet und gelten als „potenzielle Archivböden“. Der Güteklasse „C“ werden 23 % der Moore zugeordnet und gelten ebenfalls als „potenzielle Archivböden“ und befinden sich in einem stark anthropogen geprägten Zustand, welcher kosten- und zeitintensive Renaturierungsmaßnahmen zur Folge hätte. In die niedrigste Güteklasse „D“ fallen 16 % der bewerteten Moore. Diese unterliegen einer irreversiblen Degradation und sind nicht mehr / kaum als Archivböden anzusprechen. Mit der ausgearbeiteten Bewertungsmatrix wird letztendlich eine flächendeckende Evaluierung und Kategorisierung der Moorstandorte in Schleswig-Holstein angestrebt, um den Erhalt dieser Ökosysteme langfristig sichern zu können.
Influence of nanoemulsion on the adhesion and survival of Aeromonas sp. in meat and contact surfaces of meat
Authors: Manoharan Melvin Joe , Bradeeba Kanakambaram , Benson Abitha , Sivakumaar Palanivel Karpagavinayaga 
Published: April 2021

Summary
In the present investigation, coconut oil–based nanoemulsion, designated as AUSN3, was evaluated for its influence on the adhesion and survival of Aeromonas sp. AUBAS34 to beef, pork, and mutton and contact surfaces of meat such as polystyrene, glass, and stainless steel. AUSN3 treatment reduced the hydrophobicity, motility, biofilm formation, and bacterial adhesion of AUBAS34 to meat and the contact surfaces. AUSN3 treatment completely eliminated the AUBAS34 population in the contact surfaces of meat within a time period of 20 min. In meat surfaces, AUSN3 treatment resulted in 1.3–1.8 log reduction in Aeromonas population compared to sodium nitrite treatment and 2.4–3.2 log reduction compared to control.
Bedeutung landwirtschaftlicher Betriebe zur Förderung der Gesundheit von Kleinkindern aus Sicht der Stakeholder
Authors: Quendler Elisabeth , Michitsch Veronika , Leitner Carolin 
Published: April 2021

Zusammenfassung
Der Aufenthalt von Kindern am Bauernhof fördert deren Gesundheit sowie körperliche und mentale Entwicklung. Untersuchungen zu bedarfsgerechter Infrastruktur, Personal- und Ablauforganisation zur Stärkung der Gesundheit von Kleinkindern im Rahmen von Betreuung oder Besuchen auf Bauernhöfen fehlen gänzlich in der Literatur. Zur Entwicklung eines ersten Umsetzungskonzeptes wurden Bedürfnisse und Hemmnisse mit qualitativen Interviews und die Erwartungen an Hof, Mensch und Angebot von Stakeholdern mit der Potenzialanalyse bei sieben Personen, VertreterInnen von Kleinkindertagesstätten, Stadtgemeinde und Landesregierung sowie Kinderuni und Kindermuseum, erfragt. Für ein Umsetzen wurden Mittel für Logistik, pädagogisches Fachpersonal und spezielle Infrastruktur sowie die Ausdehnung ins Vorschulalter als notwendig erachtet. Besonders vielfältige Umgebung mit altersgerechten Tätigkeiten wurden von den Befragten als notwendige Voraussetzung genannt. Die fachgerechte Ausbildung des pädagogischen Fachpersonals im Tätigsein mit Kleinkindern am Bauernhof wurde als wichtig erachtet. Zur Umsetzung von Bauernhofbesuchen für Kleinkinder bedarf es der Entwicklung eines pädagogischen Konzepts. Weitere relevante Aspekte sind die Logistik- und Raumkonzepte sowie Weiterbildung. Die Machbarkeit kann auf ausgewählten Pilotbetrieben zum gesundheitsfördernden Tätigsein mit der Pflanze erprobt und mit Best-Practice-Beispiel belegt werden. Dies erfordert das Auswählen und Etablieren einer kleinkindgerechten Infrastruktur, das Entwickeln von Schulungsunterlagen für das fachpädagogische Personal und Hilfskräfte, deren Schulen und das Begleiten der betrieblichen Implementierung.
Evaluation of different revegetation measures on mudflow deposits in the Nature Park Sölktäler (Styria, Austria)
Authors: Bohner Andreas , Winter Silvia , Starlinger Franz 
Published: April 2021

Summary
In mountain regions, the likelihood of mudflows might increase due to climate change. Although mudflows are common worldwide and devastate agricultural land, virtually nothing is known about the revegetation of mudflow deposits for agricultural purposes. To provide recommendations for rapid revegetation of mountain pastures, 52 permanent plots (4 m × 4 m) on 20 revegetated mudflow deposits in the Nature Park Sölktäler were established. We evaluated different revegetation measures (seed addition alone or combined with application of straw, lime or cattle manure) two years after sowing using commercial clover-grass seed mixtures. Furthermore, 27 permanent plots on 15 unsown mudflow deposits were surveyed. Sowing seeds can considerably accelerate revegetation on siliceous mudflow deposits. Festuca rubra, Agrostis capillaris, Lolium perenne, Trifolium repens and Lotus corniculatus are particularly suitable for rapid grassland reestablishment, whereas Poa pratensis is not recommendable. A pure straw application should be avoided because it delays the revegetation success. Lime addition is not recommended because it can lead to an undesirable legume dominance if clover-grass seed mixtures are used for revegetation. The most effective measure for large-scale revegetation seems to be seed addition without additives. To facilitate revegetation on coarse-grained deposits, large rocks should be crushed using a stone mill.
Basic Multivariate Statistical Methods for Environmental Monitoring Data Mining: Introductory Course for Master Students
Authors: Simeonov Vasil 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The present introductory course of lectures summarizes the principles and algorithms of several widely used multivariate statistical methods: cluster analysis, principal components analysis, principal components regression, N-way principal components analysis, partial least squares regression and self-organizing maps with respect to their possible application in intelligent analysis, classification, modelling and interpretation to environmental monitoring data. The target group of possible users is master program students (environmental chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental modelling and risk assessment etc.).
Symmetric identity for polynomial sequences satisfying A′
n

+1(x) = (n + 1)An
(x)
Authors: Bencherif Farid , Boumahdi Rachid , Garici Tarek 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Using umbral calculus, we establish a symmetric identity for any sequence of polynomials satisfying A′
n

+1(x) = (n + 1)An
(x) with A
0(x) a constant polynomial. This identity allows us to obtain in a simple way some known relations involving Apostol-Bernoulli polynomials, Apostol--Euler polynomials and generalized Bernoulli polynomials attached to a primitive Dirichlet character.
Possible Applications of Arts-Based Research in Creatology Studies
Authors: Sasin Magdalena 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the possibilities of using Arts-Based Research (ABR) in creatology studies. This method, which is sometimes also called a paradigm, attracts an increasing attention of researchers from various disciplines. The author presents examples of studies on issues close to creatology conducted using ABR in Poland and abroad, which lead to the conclusion that the method is highly useful for creatology studies. The work analyzes properties of ABR, which are particularly valuable from the viewpoint of research interests of creatology, such as formulating new research problems, stimulating scientists’ motivation, bringing the roles of the researcher and the subjects closer, empowerment of subjects, relationship with art therapy, attractive communication of research results to the social environment, involvement in social issues, and possibility of generating social change. The paper also discusses changing relationships between science and art, because the fundamental property of ABR, from which all unique advantages of that method result but which, at the same time, raises doubts in scientists with a traditional approach, is the fact that it blurs the distinction between those two areas of human activity. Possible uses of ABR in specific research situations in creatology as well as possible related problems are analyzed. The author concludes that ABR may be an answer to the need of methodological search in creatology on condition that one adopts a courageous and unconventional research attitude and is ready to accept certain methodological risk.
“Self-Perpetuating Mechanism” in Experiences Stimulating Academic Teachers to Creative Didactic Work - Research Report
Authors: Okraj Zofia 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Objective: The main aim of paper is to present results from research concerning creative didactic work understood as consciously taken actions whose aim is to invent/implement and popularize new and valuable teaching strategies, methodical and organizational solutions. The paper presents an area of experiences that stimulate academic teachers to innovative didactic work.
Methods: In a qualitative research conducted with the use of a theoretical-methodological approach of Gruber (1989) titled The Evolving Systems Approach to Creative Work (ESA). In it, the author applied a case study and conducted an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to contents deriving from semistructured interviews carried out with 13 academic teachers-innovators that for at least 5 years invented/implemented new strategies/methods/techniques/programes/didactic aids in the process of teaching-learning with students.
Results: Such experiences of didactic work as: positive emotions accompanying the process of inventing and implementing creative didactic solutions, good feedback from students, reaching educational goals, and encouragement from: students, co-workers, and significant persons make up the “self-propelling mechanism” for creativity in didactic work.
Conclusions: Each stage of didactic work: from idea through implementation of the solution to its popularization is connected with pleasure and satisfaction taken by teachers. It makes them eager to continue their work in the form of various activities that create an internally related “weave of actions.” Thus, teaching in a creative way becomes a “self-propelling mechanism” thanks to which it is also subject to a process of continuous evolution of it.