bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Targeting Coping to Improve Surgical Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Feasibility Study
Authors: Stiles-Shields Colleen , Osos Sylwia , Heilbrun Anna , Feldman Estée C. H. , Mak Grace Zee , Skelly Christopher L. , Drossos Tina 
Published: October 2021

Background:Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a vascular compression syndrome leading to postprandial epigastric pain, nausea, and weight loss; it can be treated surgically. While most patients report improved quality of life following surgical intervention, 30% continue to experience chronic abdominal pain. Pre-surgical diagnoses of depression and/or anxiety have been found to significantly predict post-surgical: quality of life, highest experience of pain, anxiety, and parent- and self-reported coping strategies. As such, increasing the coping strategies of pediatric patients with MALS may impact their post-surgical outcomes. The purpose of the current study was to: (1) implement a pre-operative cognitive behavioral therapy protocol with a focus on psychoeducation and coping strategies; and (2) determine feasibility of a pre-surgical intervention for this population.Method:Children (&lt;18 years of age) with a diagnosis of MALS who were eligible for surgical intervention were invited to participate in a 7-week in-person or video-based pre-surgical cognitive behavioral therapy intervention. Psychiatric comorbidities were assessed at baseline and post-surgery; patient-reported distress, pain interference and intensity, health-related quality of life, and health status were assessed at four time points (baseline, week 4, week 7, and post-surgery). Descriptive analyses were used to characterize the sample, assess feasibility outcomes (i.e., attrition rates), and explore symptom-based outcomes across time.Results:Twelve pediatric patients (Mage = 15.2 ± 1.7; 91.7% female) and their parents (91.7% mothers) participated. Feasibility metrics based on protocol completion were exceeded for engagement at the stages of consent (68.4% vs. goal of ≥50%), treatment initiation (92.3% vs. 85%), and treatment completion (84.6% vs. 75%). Out of the 12 participants, nine (75%) met criteria for at least one comorbid psychiatric diagnosis at baseline and nine (75%) elected to undergo MALS surgery after completing the intervention.Conclusion:The intervention implementation was feasible, despite chronic pain symptoms experienced by the sample, a high prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses, and an international pandemic, suggesting that it would be beneficial to further evaluate the efficacy of the intervention. Future research should include stakeholder input in the design, deployment, and evaluation of a pilot efficacy trial of pre-surgical cognitive behavioral therapy for pediatric patients with MALS.
Impact of Eye and Breast Shielding on Organ Doses During Cervical Spine Radiography: Design and Validation of MIRD Computational Phantom
Authors: Elshami Wiam , Tekin Huseyin Ozan , Issa Shams A. M. , Abuzaid Mohamed M. , Zakaly Hesham M. H. , Issa Bashar , Ene Antoaneta 
Published: October 2021

Purpose:The study aimed to design and validate computational phantoms (MIRD) using the MCNPX code to assess the impact of shielding on organ doses.Method:To validate the optimized phantom, the obtained results were compared with experimental results. The validation of the optimized MIRD phantom was provided by using the results of a previous anthropomorphic phantom study. MIRD phantom was designed by considering the parameters used in the anthropomorphic phantom study. A test simulation was performed to compare the dose reduction percentages (%) between the experimental anthropomorphic phantom study and the MCNPX-MIRD phantom. The simulation was performed twice, with and without shielding materials, using the same number and locations of the detector.Results:The absorbed dose amounts were directly extracted from the required organ and tissue cell parts of output files. Dose reduction percentages between the simulation with shielding and simulation without shielding were compared. The highest dose reduction was noted in the thymus (95%) and breasts (88%). The obtained dose reduction percentages between the anthropomorphic phantom study and the MCNPX-MIRD phantom were highly consistent and correlated values with experimental anthropomorphic data. Both methods showed Relative Difference (%) ranges between 0.88 and 2.22. Moreover, the MCNPX-MIRD optimized phantom provides detailed dose analysis for target and non-target organs and can be used to assess the efficiency of shielding in radiological examination.Conclusion:Shielding breasts and eyes during cervical radiography reduced the radiation dose to many organs. The decision to not shield patients should be based on research evidence as this approach does not apply to all cases.
The BrGI Circadian Clock Gene Is Involved in the Regulation of Glucosinolates in Chinese Cabbage
Authors: Kim Nan Sun , Kim Su Jeong , Jo Jung Su , Lee Jun Gu , Lee Soo In , Kim Dong Hwan , Kim Jin A. 
Published: October 2021

Circadian clocks integrate environmental cues with endogenous signals to coordinate physiological outputs. Clock genes in plants are involved in many physiological and developmental processes, such as photosynthesis, stomata opening, stem elongation, light signaling, and floral induction. Many Brassicaceae family plants, including Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis), produce a unique glucosinolate (GSL) secondary metabolite, which enhances plant protection, facilitates the design of functional foods, and has potential medical applications (e.g., as antidiabetic and anticancer agents). The levels of GSLs change diurnally, suggesting a connection to the circadian clock system. We investigated whether circadian clock genes affect the biosynthesis of GSLs in Brassica rapa using RNAi-mediated suppressed transgenic Brassica rapa GIGENTEA homolog (BrGI knockdown; hereafter GK1) Chinese cabbage. GIGANTEA plays an important role in the plant circadian clock system and is related to various developmental and metabolic processes. Using a validated GK1 transgenic line, we performed RNA sequencing and high-performance liquid chromatography analyses. The transcript levels of many GSL pathway genes were significantly altered in GK1 transgenic plants. In addition, GSL contents were substantially reduced in GK1 transgenic plants. We report that the BrGI circadian clock gene is required for the biosynthesis of GSLs in Chinese cabbage plants.
Quasi Geoid and Geoid Modeling with the Use of Terrestrial and Airborne Gravity Data by the GGI Method—A Case Study in the Mountainous Area of Colorado
Authors: Trojanowicz Marek , Owczarek-Wesołowska Magdalena , Wang Yan Ming , Jamroz Olgierd 
Published: October 2021

This article concerns the development of gravimetric quasigeoid and geoid models using the geophysical gravity data inversion technique (the GGI method). This research work was carried out on the basis of the data used in the Colorado geoid experiment, and the mean quasigeoid (ζm) and mean geoid (Nm) heights, determined by the approaches used in the Colorado geoid experiment, were used as a reference. Three versions of the quasigeoid GGI models depending on gravity data were analyzed: terrestrial-only, airborne-only, and combined (using airborne and terrestrial datasets). For the combined version, which was the most accurate, a model in the form of a 1′×1′ grid was calculated in the same area as the models determined in the Colorado geoid experiment. For the same grid, the geoid–quasigeoid separation was determined, which was used to build the geoid model. The agreement (in terms of the standard deviation of the differences) of the determined models, with ζm and Nm values for the GSVS17 profile points, was ±0.9 cm for the quasigeoid and ±1.2 cm for the geoid model. The analogous values, determined on the basis of all 1′×1′ grid points, were ±2.3 cm and ±2.6 cm for the quasigeoid and geoid models, respectively.
Impact of physician empathy on patient outcomes: a gender analysis
Authors: Surchat Caroline , Carrard Valerie , Gaume Jacques , Berney Alexandre , Clair Carole 
Published: October 2021

BackgroundEmpathy in primary care settings has been linked to improved health outcomes. However, the operationalisation of empathy differs between studies, and, to date, no study has concurrently compared affective, cognitive, and behavioural components of empathy regarding patient outcomes. Moreover, it is unclear how gender interacts with the studied dimensions.AimTo examine the relationship between several empathy dimensions and patient-reported satisfaction, consultation’s quality, and patients’ trust in their physicians, and to determine whether this relationship is moderated by a physician’s gender.Design and settingAnalysis of the empathy of 61 primary care physicians in relation to 244 patient experience questionnaires in the French-speaking region of Switzerland.MethodSixty-one physicians were video-recorded with two male and two female patients. Six different empathy measures were assessed: two self-reported measures, a facial recognition test, two external observational measures, and a Synchrony of Vocal Mean Fundamental Frequencies (SVMFF), measuring vocally coded emotional arousal. After the consultation, patients indicated their satisfaction with, trust in, and quality of the consultation.ResultsFemale physicians self-rated their empathic concern higher than their male counterparts did, whereas male physicians were more vocally synchronised (in terms of frequencies of speech) to their patients. SVMFF was the only significant predictor of all patient outcomes. Verbal empathy statements were linked to higher satisfaction when the physician was male.ConclusionGender differences were observed more often in self-reported measures of empathy than in external measures, indicating a probable social desirability bias. SVMFF significantly predicted all patient outcomes, and could be used as a cost-effective proxy for relational quality.
Developmental Regularities and the Issue of Adopting Homosexual Orientation by Adolescents - a Review of Research and Opinions
Authors: Margasiński Andrzej , Białecka Bogna 
Published: October 2021

The article responds to practical dillemas of parents, psychologists or educators who come across teenagers declaring their homosexual orientation. In this overview, the authors discuss primary developmental factors and they point out the dynamic specific of adolescence, comprising also a psychosexual growth. Current research review shows that sexual orientation has a developmental and often fluent character, mostly in a heterosexual direction, and that a research on homosexuality leads to the conclusion, that it's etiology is multifactoral, with predominance of environmental over the genetic factors. For these reasons, early declarations of homosexual orientation uttered by teenagers rather should not be supported. At the end, a reader can find pieces of practical advice for psychologists, educators and parents.
Promoting the principle of alcohol abstinence in sport
Authors: Wojcieszek Krzysztof Andrzej 
Published: October 2021

Abstract:
Background and study aim:
A hundred years ago, the principle of alcohol abstinence was almost obvious in sport. Currently, it is still observed, but its importance has weakened. At the same time, we have knowledge about the role of this principle in maintaining the effects of training of athletes and in the general education of sport adepts. In professional sport, we note various deviations from this rule, even leading to a breakdown in the careers of individual athletes. In addition, it turns out that the fairly widespread belief in the preventive role of sports activities is not always based on research results. Sometimes, training, especially team games, worsens the level of alcoholism in young people. This is why it is interesting to examine the opinion on the role of abstinence in the preparation of athletes in various research groups. In this case it was a group of voluntary, consistent abstainers. In general, they strongly confirm the role of abstinence in sport, but not all aspects of this acceptance are knowledge-based. Some have an ideological character.
Material and methods:
Diagnostic survey in two groups: declared alcohol abstainers (n = 125) and in the group of users of alcoholic beverages interested in sport (reference group, n = 51). Questionnaire in the annex.
Results:
The subjects collectively chose responses indicating a collision of certain behavior with athletic activity (in the test group: alcohol abuse - 93.6%, the use of drugs - 83.2%, smoking - 80.8%, in the reference group respectively 88.2%, 88.2%, 78.4%). 32.8% of respondents in the study group and 39.2% in the reference group did not have knowledge about the harmful effects of alcohol on muscles. Acceptance for abstinence as a sports principle was expressed by 92.8% in the study group and 78.4% in the reference group. Up to 93.6% of the study group believe that abstinence violations could be the cause of sports failures (74.5% in the reference group). However, what is characteristic, as many as 84.6% of respondents from the study group considered that sports training would be beneficial for their children (86% in the reference group.) There is a visible contradiction between the perception of abstinence in sport and the preventive effect of training. Most respondents consider that special preventive training of trainers is necessary (82.4% in the study group and 86.3% in the reference group).
Conclusions: Respondents from the abstinence group are more likely to support this principle as a rule of conduct for sports practitioners. At the same time, the paradoxical effect of support for playing sports as a preventive method was noted in both groups, despite the knowledge about the links between playing sports and harmful behavior. This is especially surprising in the group of declared abstainers and shows strength of a certain social stereotype linking practicing sport with prevention ("in a healthy body - a healthy spirit"). In both groups there is support for special preventive training of sport trainers.
Development of biophilic personality as a factor in effective resocialization
Authors: Woźniak Waldemar 
Published: October 2021

The problems of resocialization measures are not easy and complex. After all, the recipients of these interventions are the perpetrators of crime, including minor and juvenile offenders. In order for resocialization to be effective, it must follow the right principles. The basic principle is the principle of support. Support should have many aspects: material, social, pedagogical, psychological, and medical. The support provided to inmates or juveniles from youth detention centers should include two elements. Those working in resocialization institutions must be willing to provide support despite the fact that the recipients are offenders. There must also be a willingness on the part of the recipients to accept the support. Offenders are reluctant to open up to social support as it requires acknowledging their weakness and even admitting to their actions. They prefer to show their strong-mindedness because it gives them a sense of security. When providing the support, the individual characteristics of its recipients should be taken into account, including personality traits, life experiences, psychological trauma, interpersonal conflicts, illnesses, and family and vocational situation. The perpetrators of criminal acts are often characterized by social maladjustment, antisocial personality, and even criminal lifestyles, which causes their reluctance towards resocialization measures and change in the broad sense. Specific offences are those against health and life. The introduction of a psychological construct called biophilic character into the resocialization measures seems to be desirable and useful. Character in general is an important element in the structure of personality. According to E. Fromm, biophilia is the love of life, respect for one's own life and the life of others, and respect for the world of animals and plants. As the biophilic character develops, the level of aggressiveness should decrease and the frequency of aggressive behaviour should decline. As a method in psychological research, observation allows for noting pro-life, or biophilic, responses in inmates and juveniles from youth detention centres. The greater the number of such responses, the greater the chance of the development of biophilic tendencies and even biophilic character, which will translate into the effectiveness of resocialization.
IDENTIFIKASI GULMA DI AREAL PERTANAMAN LADA (piper nigrum l.) DI KAMPUNG SUKAN TENGAH KECAMATAN SAMBALIUNG KABUPATEN BERAU PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TIMUR
Authors: Hasanah Fatiatul , Murtilaksono Aditya 
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACTWeeds are plants that can live in the area of cultivation, to determine the type of weed species, identification activities must be carried out. Identification is carried out with the aim to see the diversity of a weed and what weeds are dominant in the pepper planting area (Piper nigrum L.) at Kampung Sukan Tengah, Kecamatan Sambaliung, Kabupaten Berau, Provinsi Kalimantan Timur. This research was conducted in 2017. The research method is by quadratic method, sampling is taken at area of ½ ha of pepper planting with a size of 1m x 1m as many as 20 sample plots. After weed samples are obtained, next is identifying weeds and Summed Dominance Ratio. The results of the study identified show there is 16 types of weeds, where there are 5 species of grass weeds, and there are 11 species of broadleaf weeds. The dominant Summed Dominance Ratio value is Ageratum Conizoides sebesar 28.10%.Keywords : Weed, Weed Identification, Squared Method, weed diversity and SDR value ABSTRAKGulma merupakan tumbuhan yang dapat hidup pada areal pertanaman budidaya, untuk mengetahui jenis dari spesies gulma maka harus dilakukan kegiatan identifikasi. Identifikasi dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk melihat keanekaragaman suatu gulma dan gulma apa saja yang dominan pada areal pertanaman lada (Piper nigrum L.) di Kampung Sukan Tengah, Kecamatan Sambaliung, Kabupaten Berau, Provinsi Kalimantan Timur. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada tahun 2017. Metode penelitian yaitu dengan metode kuadrat, pengambilan sampel yaitu pada luasan ½ ha lahan areal pertanaman lada dengan ukuran 1m x 1m sebanyak 20 petak contoh. Setelah didapatkan sampel gulma, selanjutnya yaitu mengidentifikasi gulma dan Summed Dominance Ratio. Hasil penelitian teridentifikasi ada 16 jenis gulma, dimana terdapat 5 spesies dari jenis gulma rerumputan, serta tercatat terdapat 11 spesies gulma berdaun lebar. Nilai Summed Dominance Ratio yang dominan yaitu Ageratum Conizoides sebesar 28.10%.Kata Kunci : Gulma, Identifikasi Gulma, Metode Kuadrat, keragaman gulma dan nilai SDR
APLIKASI KONSENTRASI AIR KELAPA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL TANAMAN LOBAK (Raphanus sativus L.)
Authors: Heselo Alfius , Tuhuteru Sumiyati 
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACT Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) are tuber-shaped vegetable that contains antibiotics against several types of bacteria and antioxidants. Growth regulators (PGR) are organic compounds other than nutrients that in small amounts can stimulate, inhibit or change pattern of plant growth and development. One of PGR that easily obtained is coconut water. This PGR contains several hormones which are very important for plant growth and development. This study aims to determine effect of coconut water concentration on growth and development of radish and to determine the best concentration of coconut water for growth and yield of radish. The study was conducted with experimental design used was Complete Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD), which consisted of L0: 0%; L1: 25% concentration; L2: 50%; L3: 75%; and L4: 100% concentration. The results showed concentration of coconut water significantly affected growth and yield of radish, namely the observation of 2, 4 and 6 weeks after moving planting (WAMP), parameters of plant height and number of leaves indicated on the observation of 6 WAMP, and weight of radish tubers. Then, the concentration of coconut water that is suitable for growth and yield of radish is a concentration of 50% and 75%. Key words: Coconut Water, Concentration, PGR, Radish, Rhapanus sativus. ABSTRAK Lobak (Raphanus sativus L.) merupakan salah satu sayuran yang berbentuk umbi yang mengandung antibiotik terhadap beberapa jenis bakteri dan antioksidan. Zat pengatur tumbuh (ZPT) adalah persenyawaan organik selain dari nutrien yang dalam jumlah sedikit dapat merangsang, menghambat atau mengubah pola pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tanaman. Salah satu ZPT yang mudah diperoleh adalah air kelapa. ZPT ini mempunyai kandungan beberapa hormon yang sangat penting bagi pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh konsentrasi air kelapa terhadap pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tanaman lobak serta Untuk mengetahui konsentrasi air kelapa yang terbaik bagi pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman lobak (Raphanus sativus L.). Penelitian dilaksanakan pada juni hingga September 2018 dengan susunan rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok Lengkap (RAKL), yang terdiri atas L0: Konsentrasi 0%; L1: Konsentrasi 25%; L2: Konsentrasi 50%; L3: Konsentrasi 75%; L4: Konsentrasi 100%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan konsentrasi air kelapa berpengaruh nyata terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman lobak, yakni pada pengamatan 2, 4 dan 6 MSPT parameter tinggi tanaman lobak, dan parameter jumlah daun yang ditunjukkan pada pengamatan 6 MST, serta bobot umbi lobak. Kemudian, konsentrasi air kelapa yang sesuai bagi pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman lobak adalah konsentrasi 50% dan 75%. Kata kunci: Air Kelapa, Konsentrasi, Lobak, Rhapanus sativus L, ZPT.
PENGARUH AMPAS TEH DAN AIR KELAPA MUDA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKTIVITAS TANAMAN SAWI (BRASSICA JUNCEA L )
Authors: Markus Monika , Amarullah Amarullah 
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACT The research was carried out in the agricultural field of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kalimantan Tarakan, the purpose of the study was to determine the effect of pulp and young coconut water on the growth and productivity of mustard plants. With the repetition of Random Group Design (RBD) 3 methods, the dose of tea pulp in Treatment 1 was 2 kg, treatment 2 was 4 kg, treatment 3 was 6 kg, whereas young coconut water Treatment 1 was 50 ml, treatment2 was 100 ml, treatment 3 A total of 150 ml. The results showed that AT conservation gave a significant difference to plant height at 7 days after planting and the number of leaves at 21 days after planting, while the AK treatment showed significant differences in leaf length of 21 days after planting and the longest root, weight and dry weight of mustard plants, combination of AT and AK treatment. on the number of leaves aged 21 HST.Keywords: Tea Leaves, Young Coconut Water, Mustard (Brassica Juncea L.)ABSTRAKPenelitian dilakasanakan di lahan pertanian Fakultas pertanian Universitas Borneo Tarakan, Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh ampas teh dan air kelapa muda terhadap pertumbuhan dan produktivitas tanaman sawi. Dengan metode Rancangan acak kelompok (RAK) 3 pengulangan, dosis ampas teh pada Perlakuan 1 sebanyak 2 kg, perlakuan 2 sebanyak 4 kg, perlakuan 3 sebanyak 6 kg, sedangkan Air kelapa muda Perlakuan 1 sebanyak 50 ml, perlakuan2 sebanyak 100 ml, perlakuan 3 sebanyak 150 ml. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perlakuan AT memeberikan pengaruh yang berbeda nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman umur 7 HST dan jumlah daun umur 21 HST, sedangkan Perlakuan AK memberikan pengaruh yang berbeda nyata terhadap panjang daun umur 21 HST dan Akar terpanjang, berat besah dan berat kering tanaman sawi, Kombinasi Perlakuan AT dan AK berpengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah daun umur 21 HST. Kata kunci : Ampas Teh, Air Kelapa Muda, Sawi ( Brassica Juncea L.).