bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Reevaluation Body Weight and Age with Standardized Uptake Value in the Liver Cancer for [18F] FDG PET/CT
Authors: Hade Aya B. , Kadam Satar M. , Essa Samar I. 
Published: October 2023

Standardized uptake values, often known as SUVs, are frequently utilized in the process of measuring 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in malignancies . In this work, we investigated the relationships between a wide range of parameters and the standardized uptake values (SUV) found in the liver. Examinations with 18F-FDG PET/CT were performed on a total of 59 patients who were suffering from liver cancer. We determined the SUV in the liver of patients who had a normal BMI (between 18.5 and 24.9) and a high BMI (above 30) obese. After adjusting each SUV based on the results of the body mass index (BMI) and body surface area (BSA) calculations, which were determined for each patient based on their height and weight. Under a variety of different circumstances, SUVs were evaluated based on their means and standard deviations. Scatterplots were created to illustrate the various weight and SUV variances. In addition to that, the SUVs that are appropriate for each age group were determined. SUVmax in the liver was statistical significantly in obese BMI and higher BSA, p- value <0.001). Age appeared to be the most important predictor of SUVmax and was significantly associated with the liver SUVmax with mean value (58.93±13.57). Conclusions: Age is a factor that contributes to variations in the SUVs of the liver. These age-related disparities in SUV have been elucidated as a result of our findings, which may help clinicians in doing more accurate assessments of malignancies. However, the SUV overestimates the metabolic activity of each and every individual, and this overestimation is far more severe in people who are obese compared to people who have a body mass index that is normal (BMI).
The Effect of Gas Flow Rate, Exposure Times and Ageing on the Physicochemical Properties of Water Activated by Glow Discharge Plasma Jet
Authors: Naeim Farah A. , Humud Hammad R. 
Published: October 2023

The goal of this work is to look into how the glow discharge plasma jet system changes the chemical and physical features of water. In this work, the physical and chemical properties of water were studied by using a plasma jet with Argon gas. 10 cm3 of distilled water was put in a glass dish with a diameter of 5 cm and a depth of 1 cm. The system was run with an AC voltage of 12 kV and a frequency of 20 kHz, and the exposure time ranged from 1 to 30 minutes. With amounts of 0.7, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.1 l/min, kits made by the American company Bartvation were used to measure the types of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) that were formed. The data showed that the levels of NO2, NO3, and H2O2 were all too high. It gets bigger over time and as the flow rate goes up. The pH goes down with time until it hits 3, and the temperature goes up until it reaches 33°C. However, the pH goes up with storage time, and after 24 hours the water is back to its natural pH of 7. The amount of NO2, NO3, in the air goes up a little bit, and then starts to go down rapidly after 6 hours. After 24 hours, it is close to zero. From this, it's clear that the glow discharge plasma jet device can make RONS, which can be used for biological purposes.
The Parametric Generalized Fractional Nikiforov-Uvarov Method and Its Applications
Authors: Abu-Shady M. , Fath-Allah H.M. 
Published: October 2023

By using generalized fractional derivative, the parametric generalized fractional Nikiforov-Uvarov (NU) method is introduced. The second-order parametric generalized differential equation is exactly solved in the fractional form. The obtained results are applied on the extended Cornell potential, the pesudoharmonic potential, the Mie potential, the Kratzer-Fues potential, the harmonic oscillator potential, the Morse potential, the Woods-Saxon potential, the Hulthen potential, the deformed Rosen-Morse potential and the P schl-Teller potential which play an important role in the fields of molecular and atomic physics. The special of classical cases are obtained from the fractional cases at which are agreement with recent works.
Analisis Penyebab Keterlambatan dalam Proyek Rekonstruksi Jembatan Sendangbumen
Authors: Jeharum Fidelis Paskalis , Subiyanto Agus 
Published: October 2023

Pelaksanaan Pekerjaan Rekonstruksi Jembatan Sendangbumen bisa dikatakan mengalami keterlambatan berdasarkan PERMEN PU No.43/PRT/M/2007. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk menemukan faktor-faktor penyebab terjadinya keterlambatan pelaksanaan pada suatu proyek konstruksi dan menganalisis nilai persentase yang memiliki hubungan pengaruh faktor-faktor yang mengakibatkan keterlambatan. Penelitian ini menerapkan metode analisis statistik non parametrik menggunakan teori korelasi kendall serta korelasi rank spearman. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu diperoleh 3 faktor utama yang menyebabkan terlambatnya proyek rekonstruksi Jembatan Sendangbumen yang meliputi berhentinya tenaga kerja bekerja dikarenakan permasalahan gaji, kerap adanya penggantian tenaga kerja pada saat pelaksanaan proyek, dan progres kerja di proyek tidak sama dengan SOP (Standar Operasional Prosedur). Didapatkan nilai prosentase kendall dari ketiga faktor utama penyebab proyek terlambat meliputi faktor berhentinya tenaga kerja bekerja dikarenakan permasalahan gaji memiliki persentase 18,06%, faktor kerap adanya penggantian tenaga kerja ditengah pelaksanaan proyek memiliki persentase 30,91% dan faktor progress kerja yang tidak sesuai SOP memiliki persentase 20,53%.
Rantai Nilai, Corporate Farming Dan Nilai Tambah Komoditas Kopi Kabupaten Temanggung
Authors: Matruty Eko Suseno HR , Widodo Arief , Damayanti Theresia Woro , Supramono Supramono 
Published: October 2023

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Research aim: To analyze the coffee commodity value chain and (b) to analyze the opportunities and challenges of implementing coffee commodity corporate farming in Temanggung Regency
Design/Methode/Approach: Data were obtained through interviews with several farmers, direct observations in the field, and FGDs involving the Temanggung Regency government apparatus related to the development of coffee commodities. Data are analyzed in narrative form, value chain analysis, and corporate farming model
Research Finding: The study results show that the coffee commodity value chain in Temanggung Regency consists of input, production, collection, processing, and marketing or distribution to consumers. Each of these chains has its problems, from the smooth supply of inputs and production prices, ​​land ownership, and picking/harvesting coffee cherries that do not meet quality standards to coffee marketing. From the results of the FGD, it was also revealed that corporate farming has the opportunity to be applied to deal with the problem of coffee commodities so that it is expected to create higher added value which will be enjoyed by the farmers of Temanggung Regency
Theoretical contribution/Originality: This study integrates value chain analysis with the corporate farming model, which has not been the concern of previous researchers
Practitioner/Policy implication: This study offers policy proposals to the Temanggung Regional Government regarding the formation of corporate farming so that it can run effectively
Research limitation: Not yet analyzed based on a quantitative approach, especially related to feasibility aspects.
Genetic control of yield components in green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Authors: Contreras-Rojas M. , Guzmán D. G.G. , Salazar Mercado S. A. 
Published: October 2023

Background. This work aimed at using Hayman’s methodology to study the inheritance of some quantitative traits, such as the number of pods per plant, pod length, mean pod weight, and yield per plant in 15 diallel hybrids of six green bean cultivars.Materials and methods. The research was carried out at the Experimental Center of Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Palmira (CEUNP). A randomized complete block experimental design with four replications was used.Results. For most of the traits, except yield per plant, the additive-dominant model was adequate. Non-additive effects with overdominance controlled the number of pods per plant, pod length, and mean pod weight. Most of the characters presented an unequal proportion of positive and negative genes in the loci (H1 < H2). The asymmetric distribution of genes in the parents (H2/4H1) was below the maximum value (0.25), except for the character “number of pods per plant”. The KD/KR ratio confirmed for most of the traits that there was an excess of recessive alleles over dominant alleles. Dominance effects (h2) for most char-acters suggested that the substantial contribution of dominance was not due to heterogeneity of loci in these characters. The narrow-sense heritability was moderate to low. The correlation coefficient r (Yr; Wr + Vr) indicated that dominant genes were responsible for the increased number of pods per plant and recessive genes for increased pod length and mean pod weight.Conclusions. Conventional breeding methods like pedigree selection could be employed to improve the characters “pod length” and “mean pod weight”, and for the number of pods per plant, management of segregating populations should employ the single-seeded descent method.
Comparative ecological testing of Achillea millefolium (L.) cultivars in Moscow Province
Authors: Korotkikh I. N. , Nevkrytaya N. V. , Platonova T. V. 
Published: October 2023

Background. The cultivars of Achillea millefolium L.: ‘Eney’ and ‘Millennium’ (Research Institute of Agriculture of Crimea), and ‘Vasyurinsky’ (North-Caucasian Branch of VILAR), were the objects of the ecological testing in 2018–2020 in Moscow Province.Methods. A nursery was established with planting material of vegetative origin. Phenological and morphometric parameters, indicators of raw matter productivity, and crop structure components were assessed in the phase of mass flowering.Results. For cv. ‘Vasyurinsky’, the start of growing and subsequent phenological phases occurred 14–25 days earlier than for ‘Eney’ and ‘Millennium’ whose growing season was 15–20 days longer. The plant height varied from 72 to 106 cm for cv. ‘Vasyurinsky’, 43 to 56 cm for ‘Eney’, and 38 to 42 cm for ‘Millenium’. The yield of fresh green biomass reached 8.8–10.3 t/ha for the Crimean cultivars, and 18.2 t/ha for ‘Vasyurinsky’. The latter exceeded cvs. ‘Eney’ and ‘Millenium’ in the yield of green biomass and air-dry matter (1.7–2.9 and 1.5–2.6 times, respectively). Essential oil content in ‘Eney’ was 4.74% of the absolute dry weight, being 1.6–3.5 times higher than in ‘Millenium’ (2.99%) and ‘Vasyurinsky’ (1.35%). Chamazulene content in the essential oil of the Crimean cultivars was 10–12 times higher, and the content of caryophyllene and germacrene D 2.5–3.1 times higher than in the essential oil of cv. ‘Vasyurinsky’.Conclusion. All the studied cultivars of A. millefolium can be recommended for commercial cultivation in Moscow Province.
Genetic structure of the collection of ryegrass (Lolium) cultivars: a study based on SSR and SCoT markers
Authors: Mavlyutov Yu. M. , Vertikova E. A. , Shamustakimova A. O. , Klimenko I. A. 
Published: October 2023

Background. Current molecular and genetic approaches make it possible to accelerate ryegrass breeding, simplify source material evaluation, and increase its accuracy. The efficiency of PCR-based SSR and SCoT marker techniques was studied in the context of evaluating the genetic structure of annual and perennial ryegrass accessions and defining DNA-identifying markers.Materials and methods. Genomic DNA was isolated from the aggregate sample of 30 seedlings from each of the 15 analyzed cultivars according to the modified SDS DNA extraction protocol. In total, 20 SSR and 22 SCoT markers were used to assess genetic polymorphism. Basic parameters of the markers’ informative efficiency were identified. Genetic relationships among the studied cultivars were analyzed on the basis of the Neighbor-Joining dendrogram and Bayesian model.Results. To assess the genetic polymorphism of ryegrass species and varieties, 7 SSR loci were selected, for which 110 allelic variants were identified (34 alleles were unique for individual cultivars), and 9 SCoT loci, for which 78 polymorphic amplification fragments were identified, with 28 being cultivar-specific. The dendrogram of genetic similarity and modeling in the Structure v2.3.4 program according to the results of SSR and SCoT analyses distributed the cultivars by their traits according to their species, ploidy level, origin, and similarity. Based on PCoA, carried out using summarized data of SSR and SCoT analyses, a multidimensional diagram of genetic relationships among ryegrass cultivars was constructed.Conclusions. The systems of SSR and SCoT markers appeared to be an efficient tool to reveal genetic polymorphism and identify differences among ryegrass species and cultivars. We found unique DNA profiles that can be used for genetic identification. The results of the study have practical significance in cultivar-specific identification and selection of cultivars for various purposes.
In situ and ex situ variability of phenological and morphological features in Caltha palustris L. under the conditions of the West Siberian forest steppe
Authors: Fomina Т. I. 
Published: October 2023

Background. Caltha palustris L. is known as a medicinal, food, and ornamental plant. It is a circumboreal species, and hygrohelophyte. Due to its ecological specificity, this plant can be used to study the response to an abrupt change in environments. The goal was to assess the variance in phenological and morphological features of C. palustris in the forest steppe of Western Siberia.Materials and methods. Phenotypic characters of the native population and the accessions introduced from Kemerovo Province and Altai Territory were studied. Phenological observations followed a well-known technique for herbaceous perennials. Morphometric data were processed in the PAST program using statistical indicators: the arithmetic mean with an error (M ± mM), minimum and maximum values of the trait (lim), and coefficient of variation (Cv). Significance of differences was assessed using Student’s t-test (Pt) at a 5% significance level. For traits deviating from the normal distribution, the significance of differences was assessed using the Mann–Whitney criterion (PMW) by median values of the trait (Me) at the same 5% level.Results and conclusions. The accessions varied significantly in the timing and duration of phenophases. Plants in the native population grew later and bloomed for a long time because of the variation in microconditions. Ex situ plants produced the second generation of rosette shoots and were capable of long vegetating, but the Altai accession differed in later growth and shorter phenophases. All accessions significantly differed in morphological characteristics of the shoot, except for flower size. The introduced accessions were inferior to the native ones in shoot height, leaf size, and number of flowers due to non-optimal cultivation environments. Since C. palustris demonstrated high individual and interpopulation variability, it is promising to study this species in different natural populations and select the most ornamental and sustainable accessions.
Selection of strawberry cultivars according to their productivity and berry quality using normalized indices
Authors: Lapshin V. I. , Yakovenko V. V. 
Published: October 2023

Background. Combined use of various data transformation methods and a multivariate statistical analysis that takes into account several variables would increase the efficiency of selecting promising strawberry genotypes according to a set of traits for industrial and small-scale production.Materials and methods. In 2020–2022, 17 short-day garden strawberry cultivars were studied. The analysis was carried out for productivity (the number of berries, the weight of berries of the 1st order, and the average berry weight), marketable quality of berries (berry pulp density, berry height, and berry diameter), and total weight of berries per plant. Mathematical data processing employed a two-factor analysis of variance, the principal component method, cluster analysis by Ward’s algorithm, and Wilcoxon test.Results. The statistical significance of the cultivar and year factors, and their interaction was measured. The cultivar’s genotype had the greatest effect on the variability of characters. Greater part of the total variance in the set of characters was determined by the first five principal components. The cluster analysis identified two groups of cultivars. The initial data were transformed according to the least significant difference (LSD05) to obtain normalized indices. Taking into account the Wilcoxon test, the cultivars were ranked by the indices. When comparing the groups built in line with mean and total values of the normalized indices with the cluster analysis results, 6 best strawberry cultivars were identified for the studied set of characters.Conclusion. The combined use of multivariate methods and normalized indices made it possible to identify the most promising strawberry cultivars according to their yield and berry quality: ‘Olympia’, ‘Nelli’, ‘Florence’, ‘Kemia’, ‘Jive’, and ‘Alba’.
Indicators of environmental variability in spring bread wheat cultivars under the conditions of Tyumen Province
Authors: Novokhatin V. V. , Zuev E. V. , Shelomentseva Т. V. , Leonova Т. A. 
Published: October 2023

Background. Among wheat breeding trends, the Research Institute of Agriculture for the Northern Trans-Ural Region prioritizes selection of new source material and development of cultivars with improved agronomic traits and higher resistance to biotic and abiotic environmental stressors. The breeders also pay attention to environmental plasticity of the cultivars.Materials and methods. A field study of 362 spring bread wheat accessions from VIR was performed in the fields of the Research Institute of Agriculture for the Northern Trans-Ural Region in 2011–2016 under contrasting climate conditions. Thirty genotypes were identified for a set of useful agronomic traits. The data were processed using mathematical statistics methods. Rank correlation coefficients, plasticity indices (bi), yield ranges (d, %), homeostaticity (H-st), homeostasis (Hom), and responsiveness coefficients (Kp) were calculated.Results. It was established that cultivars with potentially high yield, plasticity, and strong response to changing environmental conditions: ‘Altaiskaya 110’ (k-65128), ‘Bashkirskaya 28’ (k-64852), ‘AC Pollet’ (k-64975), ‘Chelyaba 75’ (k-64871), ‘Aletch’ (k65011), and ‘Struna Mironovskaya’ (k-65016), may be recommended for breeding intensive cultivars. Accessions with low levels of plasticity and less pronounced environmental variability indices, but tolerant to deteriorated environmental conditions: ‘Tarskaya 10’ (k-64996), ‘FPCh-Рpd-0s’ (k-65123), and ‘Novosibirskaya 44’ (k-64867), can be used to produce climateresistant cultivars.Conclusion. The Ymax, d, V and Kp indicators should be applied for preliminary assessment of cultivars for yield variability, as they are positively correlated to each other and provide quite significant information. Such complementary indicators as bi and S2di, H-st and Hom, positively associated with each other and having a multidirectional effect, are effective for comprehensive assessment of cultivars for environmental variability.
Reflections on Georgia’s Western Aspirations (Attitudes towards EU and NATO Integration)
Authors: CHUMBURIDZE Tea 
Published: October 2023

“I am Georgian and, therefore, I am European” (Europe, 2022). Well-known phrase of the former speaker of the Georgian parliament Zurab Zhvania made in 1999 implied the idea that Georgia was supposed to be the part of European Alliance. Since that period, this phrase has been providing different interpretations of Georgian identity. If many Georgians believe in the importance of having closer ties with the West, and see the benefits of it, these aspirations sometimes have transactional undertones (Kakabadze, 2004). According to the survey conducted in September, 2020 by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC) on behalf of Carnegie Europe and the Levan Mikeladze Foundation for the joint Future of Georgia project, most Georgians still follow Zhvania’s lead. Many identify themselves as Europeans and want their country to become a member of both the EU and NATO. Yet their views on Europe remain complex (CRRC-Georgia, 2021).Interesting is to find out what does it mean to Georgian society to be European? Does this mean an embrace of the social agenda and values of Western Europeans? Or is West merely seen as a protector of Georgians’ security? Georgians’ answers to these questions are sometimes contradictory, as they seek to establish a special place for themselves on the margins of Europe.
Keywords: EU, Georgia, integration, NATO, West
ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING SOLUTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS OF ENTERPRISES OF THE OIL AND GAS COMPLEX IN THE XIX – THE BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY
Authors: Savchuk Oksana 
Published: October 2023

The peculiarities of the architectural and planning structure of the administrative buildings of the oil and gas complex enterprises in the XIX – the beginning of the XX century in the territory of Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions are described in the article. Archive materials were analyzed: general plans, situational schemes, plans, facades and sections. The characteristics of the studied objects are shown in the tables: location, topography of the territory, analysis of the three-dimensional planning structure, structural features, architectural solutions of the facades (decorative details and decorative elements that form stylistic features). Some of the objects, in particular buildings and structures, have been preserved to this day. They are a valuable historical, urban and architectural heritage. They need detailed research.
The analysis of preserved buildings was carried out according to the following scheme: 1. Location. 2. Analysis of archival materials. 3. Comparison with the Google map of archival situational schemes and general plans, field surveys with the help of which preserved buildings were identified and an analysis of the current state was carried out. 4. Classification of buildings. 5. Description of architectural and planning features.
For the first time, the issue of researching the administrative buildings of the oil and gas complex enterprises in the XIX – the beginning of the XX century is covered in the work. As a result, the characterization of architectural and planning features was carried out. With the help of the method of field studies, the current state of the objects and a number of factors affecting their preservation and the future use of buildings and territories of industrial enterprises were revealed.