bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Impact of a Vascular Access Specialty Service on Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Authors: Holt Dayna M , Dodd-Butera Teresa , Stebel Melissa , Lichtenberger Haylie , Sharpe Elizabeth 
Published: March 2024

Highlights
Our project implementing a VAST produced these improved outcomes. There were 31% fewer IV devices. There were 22% fewer needle sticks. There were 49% reduction in delays.

Abstract

Background:
Vascular access is essential in the care of hospitalized pediatric patients. Planning and device selection are important for optimal patient outcomes. Vessel preservation is critical for pediatric patients.

Purpose:
To determine and evaluate the impact of a vascular access team on pediatric patient care.

Methods:
A vascular access specialist team (VAST) was implemented on one medical unit at a tertiary children’s hospital, 16 hours a day for 4 weeks.

Data Analysis:
Descriptive statistics were used, including (a) first-stick success rates, (b) number of needle sticks and vascular access devices per hospital stay, (c) delays in therapy, and (d) frequency of topical analgesic use. Preintervention data were compared with postintervention data. Qualitatively, nursing and medical staff were surveyed to evaluate their perception of project experiences.

Results:
Compared with preintervention data, 56% fewer peripheral intravenous lines were initiated, and 31% fewer total vascular access devices were used during the hospital stay. There were 22% fewer needle sticks per peripheral intravenous line attempt. The first-stick success rate of the VAST was 71% compared with the bedside nurse rate of 52%. There was a 78% reduction in time between devices/1000 patient-days/week, representing reduced interruptions in therapy. The use of topical anesthetics for intravenous device placement increased 333%.

Conclusion:
This project provided clarity regarding the value of the VAST for pediatric hospitalized patients. The VAST model is evidence based, follows best-practice guidelines, is fiscally sound, and optimizes nursing practice and quality patient care.
The Transformation of a Person’s Life Plans in Mature Age
Authors: Shcherbakova T. N. , Inozemtseva O. M. 
Published: March 2024

Introduction. There is a dual view about the orientation of transformation of life plans in people of mature age: on the one hand, the personality goes beyond the old structures, revealing its potential for the sake of further development; on the other hand, there is the risk of a motivational crisis associated with a change in the trajectory of personality development. Our research is designed to deepen and concretize ideas about the orientation and motivation of human life plans’ transformation at different stages of maturity. Purpose. The study of the peculiarities of motivation for the life plans’ transformation in mature age.Materials and methods. In this study, 4 tests were applied: The Diagnostics of Motivational Structure of Personality test by V. E. Milman, the Index of Aspirations test by E. Desi and R. Ryan (adapted by Yu. A. Kotelnikova), the Morphological Test of Life Values (MTLV) by V. F. Sopov, L. V. Karpushina, Test for Assessing the Life and Time Prospects of a Person by N. I. Nikolskaya. The Mann-Whitney U-test was used for statistical analysis of the obtained data.Results. The study involved 160 people aged 35–55. We found out that respondents’ motivational priorities differ in general orientation – representatives of early maturity are oriented externally, whereas the motivational orientation of older respondents is rather internal. The features of emotional experiences are also revealed: in early maturity, they are sthenic and characterized by productivity, and in later maturity, they are rather asthenic, hindering activity.Discussion. Our study expands existing information about the motivational and emotional aspects of the life plans’ transformation in early and late maturity. The motivational priorities of the representatives of both age cohorts are established. In general, maturity is associated with a redefinition of the activity vector, a revision of the significance of life goals, and a transformation of plans, which leads to an expansion or change in the boundaries of the subject or the actualization of asthenic emotional experiences.
Features of Assertiveness of Boys and Girls with Different Coping Strategies
Authors: Kolchik E. Yu. 
Published: March 2024

Introduction. The relevance of identifying the features of assertive behavior of modern young people with various coping strategies in modern society lies in effective interpersonal interaction with society. A review of research on this issue has shown that assertive behavior is a “mature” behavior aimed at countering manipulative behavior. Coping strategies in the framework of theoretical analysis seem to be an important element of assertive behavior. Purpose. To identify the features of assertive behavior of boys and girls with different coping strategies.Materials and Methods. In this study, methods such as analysis of scientific literature, observation, conversation, the use of standardized techniques (methods for diagnosing the level of assertiveness by V. Kaponi and T. Novak, methods for diagnosing personal aggressiveness and conflict by E. P. Ilyin and P. A. Kovalev) and methods of statistical data processing (descriptive statistics and the Kruskal-Wallace mathematical criterion) were used.Results. A theoretical research model has been developed, according to which assertive behavior includes cognitivesemantic, affective and behavioral components that explain in detail the features of personality interaction with society through assertive and coping behavior. The sample was divided into three groups according to the criterion of the predominant type of coping. As a result of statistical data processing, it was revealed that the level of assertiveness of respondents focused on finding social support is situational. Respondents using problem-solving strategies are characterized by a high level of assertiveness, while respondents focused on avoiding the problem have an average level of assertiveness.Discussion. The assertive behavior of young people as self-affirming behavior is interrelated with the strategies of coping behavior used. The results of the study showed that coping strategies of various orientations are typical for people with different levels of assertiveness. This indicates the high practical significance of the results obtained in any practical activity aimed at adapting a person to society
The Relationship of Functional Roles and their Psychological Predictors in Solving Motor Tasks in Joint Mental Activity
Authors: Belousova A. K. , Kachan Ju. M. 
Published: March 2024

Introduction. Modern society demands from young professionals non-standard ways of solving various tasks in a team. Despite the high interest in the problem of joint thinking, there is an insufficient number of comprehensive studies of psychological predictors involved in the formation of functional roles of participants in joint mental activity. Purpose. Analysis of the relationship between functional roles and their psychological predictors in solving motor tasks in joint mental activity.Materials and methods. The study involved 208 people: they are students of humanities and technical specialties of the Southern Federal University aged 17 to 21 years. The task groups consisted of four subjects. For the solution, a motor task was used under the conditional name “Blocks”. To collect the data, the following methods were used: Kettell’s 16-factor personality questionnaire; a method for determining coping behavior in stressful situations; the “Personality orientation” method; Ehlers’ motivation for avoiding failures; Ehlers’ motivation for success; SELF-assessment; diagnosis of verbal creativity; heuristic competence test; a questionnaire for determining action control; the questionnaire “Methodology of assessment by participants of subgroups of partners from the point of view of their performance of functions of selforganization of joint mental activity”. The Pearson correlation coefficient is applied.Results. The generation function is the least pronounced, which indicates a weak activity of carriers of this functional role in solving a motor-type problem. The function of semantic transmission is most pronounced, which indicates a focus on coordinating the goals of participants in mental activity to achieve a common result in solving a motor task, rather than on putting forward new hypotheses.Discussion. Analyzing the distribution of roles, their functional content, it becomes possible to directly see the implementation of the features of mental activity carried out jointly, to assess the structure of intellectual activity of cognitive interaction of group members, to better understand the procedural features of joint mental activity. The interrelation of the personal characteristics of the participants in solving problems with the functional role distribution in joint thinking is emphasized, as well as the need for a comprehensive study of the acceptance and embodiment of roles by group members.
Negative Phrases can Cause a Negative Emotional Assessment: an Empirical Study
Authors: Andreeva G. A. 
Published: March 2024

Introduction. There are theoretical propositions declaring that negations carry a negative emotional charge. Indirectly, this is confirmed by a number of modern studies. However, it remains unknown whether negations in their most abstract lexical form are capable of causing a negative emotional effect. In the presented study, the negative effect of denial was revealed for the first time. Purpose. Theoretically substantiate the emotional negative effect of negations and empirically identify it by comparing evaluations of negative and affirmative phrases.Materials and methods. In studies related to the topic, it is difficult to differentiate the influence on the emotional assessment of the meaning of the negated concept from the influence of the negative form itself. To identify the negative emotional effect of lexical negations, we asked subjects to evaluate affirmative and negative phrases not only with a pronounced emotional meaning, but also with a neutral one, which allowed us to minimize the influence of the meaning of the phrase. The study involved 87 subjects who rated phrases using two methods: R. Likert’s direct scale assessment and color-mediated assessment (A. M. Etkind’s RCT method).Results. The results showed a high significance of the differences between the negation of the neutral and the assertion of the neutral, negative phrases were indeed evaluated more negatively. An additional comparison of phrases with emotional meaning showed that denial softens the emotional expression of the concept, shifting its assessment closer to the neutral part of the scale.Discussion. Previous studies have shown a connection between a negative response and negative emotional reactions. In our study, it was shown for the first time that even an abstract version of a negative phrase can significantly shift an assessment into the negative spectrum of the emotional scale. These data are consistent with the embodied approach to language analysis, where sensorimotor and emotional reactions underlie the formation of abstract language forms. For the first time, the revealed connection between lexical negation and negative emotional reactions deepens the understanding of one of the most frequent linguistic means.
Metode Menghafal dan Memahami al-Qur’an bagi anak usia dini melalui Gerakan Isyarat ACQ
Authors: Julianto Teguh Arafah 
Published: March 2024

Keberadaan al-Qur’an sebagi pedoman hidup wajib untuk dipelajari dan diajarkan bagi seluruh umat manusia tiada lain untuk mencapai derajat takwa dan keselamatan dunia akhirat. Maka penting memberikan pengetahuan dan edukasi tentang al-Qur’an pada anak usia dini sebagai bekal pada anak untuk mencetak generasi Qur’ani. Masa anak usia dini adalah masa keemasan yang merupakan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan sangat pesat. Untuk menciptakan generasi qur’ani yang bisa memahami dan menghafal al-Qur’an Sangat diperlukan metode-metode yang aktif dan atraktif agar dapat menyentuh seluruh aspek perkembangan anak usia dini. Dalam tulisan ini, penulis termotivasi untuk menjelaskan suatu metode pengajaran al-Qur’an dengan menggunakan metode gerakan isyarat tangan disertai mulut yang mudah, menyenangkan dan aplikatif untuk semua tingkat usia khususnya dikalangan anak-amak usia 4 sampat 12 tahun. Metode ini disebut metode ACQ (Aku Cinta Al-Qur’an) dengan harapan agar dapat dijadikan pertimbangan bagi pengajar atau lembaga taman pendidikan al-Qur’an dalam pembelajaran anak usia dini
Powtoon based Animated Videos in Science Lessons to Improve Student Learning Outcomes in Islamic Elementery School
Authors: Rambe Titin Rahmayanti , Faridah Eva , Bukit Nurdin , Surya Edy 
Published: March 2024

This research is research and development. The ADDIE development model consists of 5 stages, namely: (1) analyze, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, (5) evaluation. The research was carried out in Min 1 Medan City. The research subjects were 20 class IV students, consisting of 11 female students and 9 male students. The object in the research ispowtoon based animated video. The data collection techniques used were observation, tests and questionnaires. The data analysis techniques used are analysis of the feasibility of Powtoon based animated videos and analysis of the effectiveness of Powtoon based animation.Â Based on the results of material validation with a percentage of 91.68% it is categorized as feasible. Meanwhile, the media validation results were 93.49% with a decent percentage.The results of the pretest and posttest trials that were carried out using Powtoon based animated videos showed an increase in student learning outcomes. This is known fromÂ The results of the pretest were 17 students who did not complete and 3 students who completed with a percentage of 85%. Meanwhile, the results of the posttest were not as many as 1 student and 19 students who completed it with a percentage of 82%.
Soil Erosion Hazard Zonation in Bandu Sub-Watershed, India
Authors: Dey Anindita , Guha Subhanil , Govil Himanshu 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Soil hazard zonation in watershed is quite significant to take the necessary actions for soil conservation. The present study attempts to identify soil hazard zones for proper soil conservation and prepare a treatment plan for the Bandu sub-watershed of India through morphometric analysis techniques by giving rank based on priority. The result of the prioritization of eighteen micro-watersheds is entirely satisfactory due to the use of fourteen morphometric parameters. The study quantifies the potential soil loss and identifies the soil eroded zone of the sub-watershed using the universal soil loss equation method and the entire region is categorized into three soil hazard zones with varying degrees. Indian Remote Sensing Satellite data have been used to conduct the whole study. The micro-watershed prioritization has been estimated by applying the composite morphometric value. The micro-watershed having 5.625 composite value ranks first for prioritization (most vulnerable with maximum soil erosion) and having 15.875 composite value ranks last for prioritization (least vulnerable with minimum soil erosion). The result also shows that the soil loss ranges from 0-30 tonne/hectare/year with an average soil loss of 0-10 tonne/hectare/year in maximum areas of the sub-watershed. The soil loss map shows that along the Bandu and in some agricultural fields, the central part of the region is susceptible to soil erosion. The scientific approach of this research could be more effective in maintaining sustainable rural planning. The study can be used as a reference work for determining soil hazard zones in any tropical watershed with high soil loss risk.
Sites of Memory in Czechoslovak Silesia 1945–1948
Authors: Kolář Ondřej 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The paper aims to describe and analyze the changes in public sites of memory in the multi-ethnic border region of Czechoslovak Silesia during the period of restoration of Czechoslovak sovereignty, between the fall of Nazism in May 1945 and the communist putsch in Czechoslovakia in February 1948. This research focuses on transformations and (dis)continuity of cults and symbols during that period, and on specifics and differences within the examined region with regard to ethnic and social structure of local population. Research is based primarily on the recorded agendas of state and district administrations, but preserved memorials and photographs or descriptions of vanished sites of memory also serve as important sources.
After the expulsion of German population, the western part of the region was repopulated by settlers from various regions of East-Central Europe. Most of local German sites of memory vanished, with the partial exception of religious symbols and a few “apolitical” memorials. New monuments and memorials were dedicated mainly to personalities of Czech history in an effort to inculcate the “official” identity amongst the new-settlers.
In the Ostrava coal basin, the new regime invoked the pre-war tradition of working-class identity and showed tolerance towards the sites of memory of the local Polish minority, except memorials related to the former Czech-Polish border conflicts. In the Hlučín region specifically, a strong pro-German narrative survived despite the “Czechization” efforts of state authorities.
In general, the state-supported memory policy aimed to create the narrative of a “Slavic” and “socialist” Silesia, suppress the German past of the region, and weaken frictions between Czechs and Poles.
Variability of Air Temperature in Skierniewice, Poland, Over the Period 1923–2022
Authors: Treder Waldemar , Tryngiel-Gać Anna , Klamkowski Krzysztof , Wójcik Katarzyna , Stępień Wojciech 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
The study aimed to determine the magnitude of changes in air temperature in Skierniewice, Poland, over the last 100 years, with particular emphasis on multi-year variability. The source material for the analyses were air temperature measurements from 1923 to 2022 obtained from the meteorological station in the Experimental Field of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences and the station in the Experimental Orchard of the National Institute of Horticultural Research. The study presents average annual, minimum, and maximum air temperatures along with an assessment of the trend of their multi-year variability. The features of changes in the average air temperature in Skierniewice presented in the study based on a 100-year series of meteorological measurements are characterized by high temporal variability with a clear upward trend. The average warming rate over 100 years was 0.17 °C per 10 years, but in the last 60 years it has already reached 0.38 °C per 10 years. In the case of the average annual air temperature since 1981, there has been a sequence of years warmer than average throughout the measurement period. The number of summer days (>25 °C) and hot days, when the maximum temperature exceeds 30 °C, is also increasing. In the analyzed period, the decade 2013–2022 was the warmest.
Enhanced Bird Swarm Algorithm with Deep Learning based Electroencephalography Signal Analysis for Emotion Recognition
Authors: Al-Farouni Mohammed H. 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Bioelectric signals comprise a massive count of data, and researchers in various domains containing cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, and so on. Emotion is a vital part of regular human communication. The emotional conditions and dynamics of brain are connected by electroencephalography (EEG) signal which is utilized by Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), for providing optimum human-machine interaction. EEG-based emotion detection was extremely utilized in military, human-computer interactions, medicinal analysis, and other domains. Identifying emotions utilizing biological brain signals need accurate and effectual signal processing and extracting features approaches. But, one of the essential problems facing the emotion detection method, utilizing EEG signal is the detection accuracy. In this aspect, this study develops an Enhanced Bird Swarm Algorithm with Deep Learning based Electroencephalography Signal Analysis for Emotion Recognition (EBSADL-ESEG) technique. The ultimate aim of the EBSADL-ESEG technique lies in the recognition of emotions using the EEG signals accurately. To perform this, the EBSADL-ESEG technique initially extracts the statistical features from the EEG signals. In addition, the EBSA technique is employed for optimal feature selection process. Moreover, the gated recurrent unit (GRU) with root mean square propagation (RMSProp) optimizer is utilized for classifying distinct emotions (arousal, valence, and liking). The experimental analysis of the EBSADL-ESEG model is tested on DEAP dataset and the outcomes are investigated under diverse measures. The comprehensive comparison study revealed better outcomes of the EBSADL-ESEG model over other DL models.
Enhancing Handwritten Alphabet Prediction with Real-time IoT Sensor Integration in Machine Learning for Image
Authors: Gautam Rohan , Sinha Anurag , Mahmood Hassan Raza , Singh Neetu , Ahmed Shehroz , Rathore Nitasha , Bansal Himanshu , Raza Mohammad Shahid 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Handwriting Recognition (HWR) is a difficult and varied discipline having applications in a wide range of fields, including banking, education, and administration. This research investigates the two main types of HWR systems: online and offline character recognition. Online HWR entails real-time input utilizing digital pens to capture dynamic handwriting traits. It’s used in contemporary gadgets like tablet computers and for signature verification. Offline HWR, on the other hand, processes scanned documents, making it important in situations such as bank cheque processing and assisting the visually handicapped. The research emphasizes the continuing potential for progress in HWR, notably using machine learning and deep learning approaches. Machine learning, a subset of Artificial Intelligence (AI), is critical in developing character recognition algorithms. The selection of an effective classification model is a vital decision, and the study uses a specific dataset to conduct a comparison analysis of alternative models to help in this process. Such assessments provide useful insights for academics and practitioners, allowing them to make more informed judgements on model development for HWR applications.