bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
<p class="HeadingRunIn"><strong>Monthly Diversity and Abundance of Caddisflies in Upstream and Downstream Areas of the Mae Ngat Somboonchol Dam, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand</strong></p>
Authors: PROMWONG WONGPHAN , THAPANYA DECHA 
Published: July 2019

The Mae Ngat Somboonchol Dam, located in Chiang Mai Province of northern Thailand, was constructed to serve the purposes of irrigation and electricity generation for the region. This hydroelectric dam is located on the Mae Ngat River, which is a tributary of the Ping River. The aim of this experiment was to study the diversity and abundance of the population of caddisflies in this river. Seven sampling sites, including 2 upstream and 5 downstream sites, were monitored monthly for adult male caddisflies using a light pan trap device over 1 year (June 2013 – May 2014). A total of 3,844 male specimens belonging to 16 families and 94 species were caught. However, the total abundance of caddisflies was higher at the upstream sampling sites than at the downstream sampling sites. The top three most abundant species found to be present in this river were Oecetis scutulata MARTYNOV, 1936, Setodes argentiguttatus GORDON & SCHMID, 1987 and Cheumatopsyche globosa ULMER, 1910, respectively. The species compositions of the upstream and downstream sites differed. 44 specimens of the species Trichoptera were represented exclusively at the upstream sites. Examples of this include Macrostemum fenestratum ALBARDA, 1887, Setodes endymion MALICKY & CHANTARAMONGKOL, 2000, Hydropsyche camillus MALICKY & CHANTARAMONGKOL, 2000 and Ecnomus jojachin MALICKY & CHANTARAMONGKOL, 1993. The 23 species exclusively represented in the downstream sites included Aethaloptera sexpunctata KOLENATI, 1859, Cheumatopsyche banksi MOSELY, 1942, Oecetis tripunctata FABRICIUS, 1793 and Ecnomus votticius MALICKY & CHANTARAMONGKOL, 1993. There were 50 newly recorded species while 18 species were absent when compared to a previous study from 2009. The diversity and abundance also differed during each month of collection. The highest numbers of trapped male caddisflies were found from April to May, which were 352 and 292, respectively. The upstream sites contained a higher number of caddisflies and a greater level of diversity than the downstream sites.
Beclomethasone dipropionate in microscopic colitis: Results of an exploratory open‐label multicentre study (COLCO)
Authors: De Corte Thomas , Janssens Emilie , D'Hondt Ann , Thorrez Koen , Arts Joris , Dejaegher Katrien , D'Heygere François , Holvoet Annelies , van Besien Bart , Harlet Luc , Peeters Harald , Van Moerkercke Wouter , Baert Filip 
Published: July 2019

BackgroundBudesonide has been proven to be an effective treatment for microscopic colitis (MC). However, the two current commercially available preparations are released in the ileum. Beclomethasone dipropionate (Clipper®) is a synthetic corticosteroid with topical colonic release.ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore whether an open‐label treatment with beclomethasone dipropionate is an effective treatment for MC.MethodsProspectively collected data of 30 patients from six centres were retrospectively analysed. All patients had a confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic MC (lymphocytic and collagenous colitis) and were symptomatic (i.e. ≥ 21 loose stools over a seven‐day period). Treatment consisted of 10 mg beclomethasone daily for four weeks, followed by 5 mg daily for another four weeks. The primary end point was the proportion of patients in remission (i.e. a mean of < 3 stools/day and a mean of <1 watery stool per day) after an eight‐week treatment period. Secondary end points were the proportion of patients responding to therapy at weeks 4 and 8, remission at weeks 4 and 12 and relapse at week 12. Reported adverse events were collected.ResultsOverall, at week 8, remission was achieved in 70%, and 77% of patients were responding to treatment. After four weeks of treatment, 80% were responding, and 67% were in remission. Four weeks after stopping treatment, 60% were still in remission.ConclusionThis open‐label study suggests that an eight‐week course of beclomethasone could be a promising and relatively safe treatment for MC. A randomised controlled study is warranted.
Survival Comparisons of Home Dialysis Versus In-Center Hemodialysis: A Narrative Review
Authors: Vinson Amanda J. , Perl Jeffrey , Tennankore Karthik K. 
Published: July 2019

Purpose of review: Many observational studies have demonstrated a survival benefit with home dialysis compared with in-center dialysis; however, results have been conflicting. The purpose of this review was to identify pitfalls and limitations in existing literature and examine the challenges of studying home and in-center dialysis populations. Sources of information: Original research articles were identified from MEDLINE using search terms “in-center hemodialysis,” “home hemodialysis,” “conventional hemodialysis,” “nocturnal hemodialysis,” and “short daily hemodialysis.” Methods: A focused review and critical appraisal of existing home versus in-center hemodialysis survival literature was conducted to identify potential causes for variability in the observed survival outcomes. Key findings: The controversy in existing literature stems from the challenges of randomizing patients to home versus in-center hemodialysis modalities, and therefore a reliance on observational comparisons for study. In many cases, these observational analyses have been limited by selection bias (variabilities in populations included, inclusion of both incident and prevalent cohorts, and variabilities in dialysis intensity), as well as residual confounding. Furthermore, the studies that do exist lack generalizability in many cases. Limitations: There are few randomized controlled trials examining the survival benefit of home versus in-center hemodialysis and existing observational studies are often limited by bias and reduced generalizability. These limitations comprise the body of this review. Implications: This review examines challenges surrounding survival comparisons with home versus in-center hemodialysis and identify important directions for future study.
EFSA’s toxicological assessment of aspartame: was it even-handedly trying to identify possible unreliable positives and unreliable negatives?
Authors: Millstone Erik Paul , Dawson Elisabeth 
Published: July 2019

Abstract

Background
A detailed appraisal is provided of the most recent (December 2013) assessment of the safety and/or toxicity of the artificial sweetener aspartame by the European Food Safety Authority’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food. That appraisal is prefaced with a contextualising chronological account drawn from a documentary archive of the key highlights of the antecedent scientific and policy debates concerning this sweetener from the early 1970s onwards. The appraisal focuses specifically on Section 3.2 of the panel’s review, which is headed ‘Toxicological data of aspartame’.

Methods
The methodology of the appraisal focusses on the extent to which the panel was symmetrically alert to possible false positives and false negatives, which in toxicological terms denote misleading indications of possible toxicity or misleading indications of safety. The methodology involved identifying and tabulating the prima facie indications of each of 154 empirical studies, and then comparing them with the way in which the panel chose to interpret the studies’ findings, by focussing primarily on whether the panel deemed those studies to be reliable or unreliable. If the panel had been even-handed, the criteria for assessing reliability should have been the same for both putative positive and negative studies.

Results
Eighty-one studies were identified that prima facie did not indicate any possible harm, and of those the panel deemed 62 to be reliable and 19 as unreliable. Seventy-three studies were identified that prima facie did indicate possible harm; of those the panel deemed all 73 to be unreliable; none were deemed reliable. A qualitative comparative review of the criteria of appraisal invoked by the panel to judge the reliability of putative negative and positive studies is also provided.

Conclusion
The quantitative result indicate that the panel’s appraisal of the available studies was asymmetrically more alert to putative false positives than to possible false negatives. The qualitative analysis shows that very demanding criteria were used to judge putative positive studies, while far more lax and forgiving criteria were applied to putative negative studies.

Discussion
That quantitative and qualitative patterns are very problematic for a body supposed to prioritise the protection of public health. Given the shortcomings of EFSA’s risk assessment of aspartame, and the shortcomings of all previous official toxicological risk assessments of aspartame, it would be premature to conclude that it is acceptably safe. They also imply that the manner in which EFSA panels operate needs to be scrutinised and reformed.
Does the usual dietary intake of schizophrenia patients require supplementation with vitamins and minerals?
Authors: Stefańska Ewa , Wendołowicz Agnieszka , Lech Magdalena , Konarzewska Beata , Zapolska Joanna , Waszkiewicz Napoleon , Ostrowska Lucyna 
Published: July 2019

Cel pracyCelem pracy była ocena podaży wybranych witamin i składników mineralnych w całodziennych racjach pokarmowych pacjentów z rozpoznaniem schizofrenii.MetodaBadaniami objęto grupę 62 osób (32 kobiety i 30 mężczyzn w wieku 21-64 lata, średni wiek kobiet wynosił 41,3±11,2 lat, a mężczyzn 36,1±9,7 lat) chorujących na schizofrenię. W ocenie ilościowej sposobu żywienia wykorzystano wywiad 24-godzinny zebrany z 3 dni powszednich i jednego dnia weekendowego.WynikiW przeprowadzonych badaniach wykazano, iż pomimo zapewnienia średniej podaży energii wymaganej dla danej grupy wieku i płci, racje pokarmowe pacjentów obu płci cechował niedobór witaminy D, folianów, potasu, wapnia, a także witamin E i C, magnezu u mężczyzn oraz żelaza i jodu u kobiet. Nadmierną zawartość stwierdzono w przypadku witamin B2, B6, sodu, fosforu w racjach pokarmowych pacjentów obu płci oraz witamin A, B1, niacyny w racjach pokarmowych kobiet, a także witaminy B12 w racjach pokarmowych mężczyzn.WnioskiDowolna suplementacja diety pacjentów ze schizofrenią wydaje się niewskazana, ma ona uzasadnienie tylko w indywidualnych przypadkach chorych, u których stwierdzono na podstawie analizy nawyków żywieniowych niedobory w zakresie witamin i składników mineralnych. Niezbędne jest natomiast zapewnienie każdej osobie chorej na schizofrenię odpowiedniej edukacji żywieniowej, która umożliwi im dobór produktów zawierających wszystkie składniki pokarmowe potrzebne do prawidłowego funkcjonowania organizmu, w tym ośrodkowego układu nerwowego.
The assessment of satisfaction of energy demand and of chosen macro – and micro-element content in the daily food rations of women diagnosed with schizophrenia with varied nutritional states
Authors: Stefańska Ewa , Wendołowicz Agnieszka , Konarzewska Beata , Waszkiewicz Napoleon , Ostrowska Lucyna 
Published: July 2019

Cel pracy. Celem pracy była ocena realizacji dobowego zapotrzebowania na energię i wybrane składniki pokarmowe w diecie kobiet z rozpoznaniem schizofrenii w zależności od stopnia odżywienia badanych, ocenianego na podstawie wybranych parametrów antropometrycznych i metabolicznych.MetodaBadaniem objęto 102 kobiety (50 z rozpoznaniem schizofrenii i 52 zdrowych ochotniczek). W ocenie ilościowej żywienia wykorzystano 24-godzinny wywiad żywieniowy. W ocenie stanu odżywienia wykorzystano pomiary antropometryczne, biochemiczne i analizę składu ciała.WynikiRacje pokarmowe badanych pacjentek z rozpoznaniem schizofrenii cechowały się istotnie wyższą podażą kwasów tłuszczowych nasyconych oraz niższą witaminy C, B12, folianów i sodu w porównaniu z osobami zdrowymi. Jednocześnie odnotowano, iż racje pokarmowe pacjentek z obu grup dostarczały w zbyt niskiej ilości wielonienasyconych kwasów tłuszczowych, witaminy D, folianów, potasu, wapnia, żelaza oraz błonnika pokarmowego. Tłuszczowa masa ciała ogółem kobiet ze schizofrenią korelowała istotnie z podażą nasyconych kwasów tłuszczowych natomiast zawartość tkanki tłuszczowej wisceralnej korelowała znamiennie z podażą węglowodanów, a zawartość tkanki tłuszczowej podskórnej z podażą tłuszczu ogółem i nasyconych kwasów tłuszczowych.WnioskiSposób żywienia kobiet z rozpoznaniem schizofrenii nie odbiegał od żywienia osób zdrowych, aczkolwiek popełniane błędy żywieniowe sugerują aby leczenie żywieniowe pacjentów dobierane było w sposób indywidualny, po przeprowadzeniu szczegółowego wywiadu żywieniowego.
External factors influencing length of stay in forensic services – a European evaluation
Authors: Connell Catriona , Seppänen Allan , Scarpa Franco , Gosek Paweł , Heitzman Janusz , Furtado Vivek 
Published: July 2019

Cel pracyWyniki badań wskazują, że w wielu krajach europejskich wzrasta liczba pacjentów ośrodków psychiatrii sądowej oraz wydłuża się czas pobytu pacjentów w tych ośrodkach. Psychiatria sądowa funkcjonuje w szczególnych uwarunkowaniach społeczno-kulturowych. Obserwowana tendencja do wydłużania się czasu pobytu pacjentów sądowych nie może być jedynie tłumaczona charakterystyką tej grupy pacjentów. Prezentujemy wyniki pierwszego badania dotyczącego wpływu czynników zewnętrznych na czas pobytu w ośrodkach psychiatrii sądowej.MetodaPrzedstawiciele 16 krajów europejskich, w ramach projektu COST poświęconego psychiatrii sądowej, używając ustrukturyzowanego narzędzia, dokonali retrospektywnej oceny systemów psychiatrii sądowej. Dane analizowano z zastosowaniem analizy tematycznej.WynikiZidentyfikowano i opisano cztery grupy czynników wpływających na czas pobytu: rodzaje terapii i opieki, zasoby, rozwiązania prawne i systemowe oraz wymiana doświadczeń.WnioskiWyniki analizy wskazują na potrzebę wielospecjalistycznego podejścia do problemu wydłużania się czasu pobytu pacjentów w ośrodkach sadowych. Konieczne są dalsze badania nad opracowaniem opartych na dowodach naukowych europejskich standardów postępowania, mających na celu poprawę jakości opieki nad pacjentami w grupie ryzyka długoterminowego pobytu (ang. „long-stay”) w ośrodkach psychiatrii sądowej.
Gamification as a Tool for Stimulating the Educational Activity of Students of Higher Educational Institutions of Ukraine and the United States
Authors: Zvarych Iryna , Kalaur Svitlana M. , Prymachenko Nataliya M. , Romashchenko Inna V. , Romanyshyna Oksana Ia. 
Published: July 2019

<p style="text-align:justify">This study has experimentally tested how the introduction of simulations, adapting the experience of higher educational institutions of the United States, including the elements of gamification, in the training course Professional Foreign Language stimulates the educational activity of students at higher educational institutions of Ukraine students’ educational activity through the involvement and creation of activity for constructive competition and cooperation, stimulation of interests and motives, maintaining cognitive attention of students and encouraging feedback. To carry out this research, a script, a methodology for arranging the simulation Coffee Import-Export Procedure was developed. To process the collected statistical information, Covariance-based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) software, including two-way ANOVA for Mixed Measures, was used, and the Textalyzer software was used to process the answers of the experimental group’s students to the open-type questions. It was found out, that the simulation model Coffee Import-Export Procedure with elements of gamification develops value-motivational, cognitive and activity-reflective components of educational activity of students, develops self-education skills, which are included in the list of key life and career Skills of the 21st Century, moving the formation of competences of self-education from minor to dominant positions, forms the model of future professional activity of students. The scientific and practical results of this research can be used in the practice of corporate training of company’s personnel, professional training of future specialists in management, international business, organizational psychology, law, etc., as well as for the organization of professional training for people with limited access to higher professional education or for those who needs retraining.</p>
Mind mapping Approach in Learning History
Authors: Dhiyauddin Akmal , Ahmad Suzana , Ismail Marina , Mat Diah Norizan 
Published: July 2019

Currently, most Malaysian teenagers know very little about Islamic history and its civilizations. Although Islamic history and civilizations are covered briefly in Malaysian school syllabus, appreciation towards the subject is very little. This is because of traditional approach of learning Islamic history does not appealing enough for the students to enjoy and understand the subject matter. The capability of new powerful multimedia tools have enable an improved applications to be developed in order to facilitate a better teaching and learning environment. Nevertheless, anticipation of mental abilities is also significant to engage a better learning process. Due to this matter, a ‘Mind Mapping’ approach along with the theoretical foundations of teaching and learning tasks are studied and adapted in the Islamic History courseware development. The developed courseware was tested with (n=10) for its effectiveness and user experience. The outcome yielded positive results based on the unique and interesting design.
The Effects of Minecraft Videogame On Creativity
Authors: Fauzan Norsiah , Sophian Shminan Ahmad , James Anak Binit Aquailla , . . 
Published: July 2019

The aim of this research is find out the effects of minecraft videogames on creativity. Eight undergraduates were assigned to experimental group and control group for recording of the brainwaves while playing minecraft video games and other videos. The results showed that the average of brain waves from different sub-bands for Minecraft games is higher than other games. The dominant of delta waves at Fp1 & Fp2 showed that the subjects are paying high attention and improved their decision-making levels. High T3 & T4 on Alpha( Minecraft's)wave indicates that it stimulates the brain to activate both parts of the brain. The results showed that Minecraft is able to increase high-level thinking. The core cognitive mechanism during playing minecraft video games was the attention network collectively referred as fronto-parietal attentional control network. This is indicated as sub-network known as executive control network, default mode network and salient network in the previous research.
Time Series Analysis of PM10 Concentration in Parit Raja Residential Area
Authors: Fauzi Raffee Ahmad , Abdul Hamid Hazrul , Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed Radin , Ismail Jaffar Muhammad 
Published: July 2019

Parit Raja is one of the sub-urban area that rapidly grow due to its location containing industrial and education hub. Pollution from factories and the increasing number of vehicles are the main contributors of PM10. Since PM10 can give the adverse effect to human health such as asthma, cardiovascular disease and lung problem, appropriate action mainly involve short-term prediction maybe required as a precaution. This research was conducted to predict the PM10 concentration using the best time series model in Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor. Primary data was obtained using E-Sampler at three monitoring stations; Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tun Ismail, Kolej Kediaman Melewar and Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Pintas Raya. ARIMA time series model was used to predict the PM10 concentration and the most suitable model is identify using by Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). Prediction of PM10 concentration for for the next 48 hours at all monitoring locations was verified using three error measures which are mean absolute error (MAE), normalized absolute error (NAE) and root mean square error (RMSE). After comparing the time series model, the short term prediction model for station 1 is AR(1), station 2 is ARMA(1,1) and station 3 is ARMA(2,1) based on the smallest AIC value and the best time series model that used for prediction at Parit Raja residential area is AR(1). Since the best model was identified for Parit Raja residential area, PM10 concentration can be predicted using AR(1) model to identify the value of PM10 concentration in the next day.
Core Loss Measurement of Somaloy 700 Material Under Round Loci of Magnetic Flux Density
Authors: Rohanim Asari Ashraf , Guo Youguang , Zhu Jianguo 
Published: July 2019

The magnetic properties of SOMALOY 700 material are aggressively studied by some researchers in predicting the production of total core loss during the magnetization process of that particular material. Core loss is resulted due to the alternating and rotating magnetic fields in a core material. The magnetic properties of SOMALOY 700 material is studied in this paper since it offers the low core loss during the operation. 2-D measurement were conducted by controlling the fluxes to be circular with the help of LabVIEW while the core loss calculations were calculated by MathCAD. The performance of SOMALOY 700 material at different frequencies were compared. The finding indicates that the magnetization at 1000 Hz contributes higher core loss compared to the magnetization at 500 Hz and 50 Hz. The details of SOMALOY 700 material provide good information to practitioners in designing electrical machine at different variation of frequencies.
Anaerobic Reactor for Indonesian Tofu Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Adisasmito Sanggono , Borromeus Rasrendra Carolus , Chandra Hengky , Adimas Gunartono Mohammad 
Published: July 2019

An Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor was used to process liquid wastes from a tofu industry with COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) 7619 mg/L, pH 4, and TSS (Total Suspended Solid) 1035 mg/L. This work is part of efforts to clean Citarum River in West Java, Indonesia, named as Citarum Harum national program. The liquid Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) in the reactor was varied from 2, 3, 4, and 5 days and the resulting COD outputs were 6783 mg/L, 6494 mg/L, 5806 mg/L, and 4722 mg/L respectively. The results represented up to 38% in COD reduction. Biogas was produced from the UASB Reactor with the maximum production rate of 1.56 mL/min. The composition of the biogas was methane (56.4% -mole), carbon dioxide (42.7% -mole), and impurities (0.9% -mole) with the Lower Heating Value (LHV) of 20.2 MJ/Nm3.
Analyzing The Stress Levels of A Patient Using Heart Beat and Pulse Rate Sensor by Arduino Interface with CRO
Authors: Arunamanjusha K , Kalyani T , Naresh B , Nagaraju N 
Published: July 2019

With the advancements in medical field, it is easy to treat numerous diseases and study various micro organisms and produce life saving drugs that did not exist few decades back. However, we do not have enough apparatus that is simple and user-friendly to analyze or make assessments to determine the psychological conditions of a patient. The treatment given to the patient is affected by the person’s psychological state of mind in terms of stress or emotional levels. A person’s stress levels are basically determined by the emotional response and in turn the electrical impulses generated through the exchange of sodium and potassium ions at the cell wall of the human body which is generally maintained at -70mV. The electrical impulses can be captured at the heart or brain or both in order to analyze the state of the patients receiving any particular treatment. In this paper the register pulse rate using heart beat sensor and graph it at certain intervals of time. The slope joining the peaks of consecutive readings indicates the increase /decrease of the patients stress and responsiveness to the treatment