bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effects of Inspiratory Muscles Training on the Development of Respiratory Function in University Students: A Case Study of Guangzhou Sport University
Authors: Tan Miaoqing , Praphanbundit Onemai , Hongsaenyatham Prakit 
Published: January 2024

Background and Aim: The objective of this research was to develop Inspiratory Muscle Training for Respiratory Function in University Students.
Materials and Methods: This research was experimental research. From the initial 48 third-year college students recruited at Guangzhou Sport University, we excluded 8 students who also participated in other sports programs or had school absences due to personal reasons, leaving the remaining 40 students as experimental subjects. They had just learned Four kinds of swimming in their second year of college and began the early stages of formal swimming training. Using the simple randomization method, 40 male college students were divided into two groups, one experimental group and one control group with 20 students in each group. The experimental group participated in the swimming training three times a week and designed the respiratory control training. The control group participated in swimming training three times a week, and the whole training time was 6 weeks. The specific approach is as follows: before the grouping, the 50-meter freestyle test was conducted, ranked according to the swimming result from the highest to the highest, and the balance was allocated to the experimental group and the control group. This study investigated the effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory function in college swimmers from four aspects: (1) VC (vital capacity), (2) MIP (maximum inspiratory pressure), (3) MIF (maximum inspiratory flow), and (4) MIC (maximum inspiratory capacity). In this research, T-test and ANOVA were used to compare and analyze the data. The statistical significance level was 0.05.
Result: After 6 weeks of continuous inspiratory muscle training in swimmers, regarding the index of vital capacity (VC), there was no significant change in the control group. However, there was a significant increase in the experimental group (p=0.01); regarding the three indicators of maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), maximum inspiratory flow (MIF), and maximum inspiratory capacity (MIC): both the experimental group and the control group showed an improvement, but the experimental group showed a greater improvement, and the enhancement appeared earlier.
Conclusion: Inspiratory muscle training is beneficial to the development of respiratory function in university students.
Reducing Limb Asymmetry in Females Collegiate Basketball: A Randomized Trial
Authors: Xie Hezhi , Hongsaenyatham Prakit , Rittisom Suvachai 
Published: January 2024

Background and Aim: Interlimb strength asymmetry has garnered significant attention in the field of sports science for its potential to influence both athletic performance and injury risk. Despite this, there is a noticeable gap in the literature concerning its impact on elite female collegiate basketball players. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of targeted weaker limb strength training in reducing jump strength asymmetry among elite female college basketball players.
Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled design was used, involving 24 elite female college basketball players from Guangzhou Sports University. The Experimental Group underwent specialized training for the weaker limb, while the Control Group followed balanced training. The primary outcome was the change in the maximum ground reaction force (GRF) during single-leg jumps. Linear Mixed-Effects models were used for statistical analysis, with a two-tailed significance level of p<0.05.
Result: The intervention was effective in reducing Countermovement Jump Asymmetry and Horizontal Jump Asymmetry with statistical significance (p-values 0.0045 and 0.029, respectively) but did not significantly impact Lateral Jump Asymmetry (p-value 0.2733). These findings were consistent when comparing the Experimental and Control groups post-intervention (p-values 0.0055 and 0.0474 for Countermovement and Horizontal, respectively; 0.3995 for Lateral). Time and group interaction analyses were significant but not universally consistent across all measures after the Bonferroni correction. Overall, the intervention had a mixed but generally positive effect on jump asymmetry.
Conclusion: The study demonstrates that targeted weaker limb strength training can effectively reduce jump strength asymmetry in elite female collegiate basketball players. These findings have implications for athletic training regimens aimed at both improving performance and reducing the risk of injury.
The Impact of Relocation Policy on the Quality of Life of Residents in the Yellow River Beach Area
Authors: Jin Zhuocheng , Boonlab Supit , Pasitpakakul Pattama 
Published: January 2024

Background and Aim: The Relocation Plan for Residents of the Yellow River Beach Area in Shandong Province has yielded positive outcomes, but the relocation process also entails significant changes in agricultural production methods, adjustments in family economic structures, reconstruction of rural political power relations, conflicts, and integration of cultural values, as well as disintegration and reconstruction of social relations. These issues can potentially impact the quality of life of the residents.
Materials and Methods: This qualitative research investigates the issues arising from the relocation policy, assesses the effects of the policy, and provides recommendations on enhancing the living standards of residents in the Yellow River beach area. This research involved conducting on-site interviews with 10 villagers and 5 members of a village committee from a village in Caiyuanji Township and a relevant literature review.
Results: It was found that the relocation policy for the Yellow River beach area is a positive livelihood policy, as villagers have relocated from dilapidated cottages to modern new communities. However, there remain some challenges, including the high cost of living for farmers, issues related to the division of rights among rural village committees, and conflicts in farmers' values.
Conclusion: Thus, this paper offers personal recommendations for the Yellow River Mudflat Relocation Project, including increasing investment in supporting industries for agriculture, promoting correct values among villagers, targeting poverty alleviation efforts, and adjusting the power structure of village committees.
CANCER REHABILITATION AND THE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES : A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Prasetyo Rosyid , Nuswantoro Yoga Nuswantoro , Anggraini Efa 
Published: January 2024

Background: Cancer rehabilitation is a subspecialty of rehabilitation medicine concerned with restoring and maintaining the highest possible level of function, independence, and quality of life to patients at all stages of their cancer diagnosis, including those undergoing potentially curative therapy, those receiving palliative care, and cancer survivors.
Methods: By comparing itself to the standards set by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020, this study was able to show that it met all of the requirements. So, the experts were able to make sure that the study was as up-to-date as it was possible to be. For this search approach, publications that came out between 2014 and 2024 were taken into account. Several different online reference sources, like Pubmed and SCIENCE DIRECT, were used to do this. It was decided not to take into account review pieces, works that had already been published, or works that were only half done.
Result: In the PubMed database, the results of our search brought up 961 articles, whereas the results of our search on SCIENCE DIRECT brought up 211 articles. The results of the search conducted for the last year of 2014 yielded a total 45 articles for PubMed and 34 articles for SCIENCE DIRECT. In the end, we compiled a total of 6 papers, 5 of which came from PubMed and 1 of which came from SCIENCE DIRECT. We included six research that met the criteria.
Conclusion: In summary, these findings give evidence that rehabilitative therapies are effective for people who have had cancer. The findings should be considered in light of the fact that several studies exhibited a moderate risk of bias and/or limitations in research quality. These findings may serve as a platform for future research aimed at developing clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitative therapies across cancer types.
The Civil War (1918-1922) in the historical politics of Russian political parties.
Authors: Timshina Ekaterina Leonidovna 
Published: January 2024

In the Soviet Union, the history of the Civil War was one of the important parts of the historical "myth", which ceased to exist shortly before the collapse of the country. Although three decades have passed since the collapse of the USSR, there has not been a unified attitude in society towards this conflict. The article presents a study of the collective memory of the Civil War in Russia based on the narratives of political parties. Modern parties, as part of the formation of their historical policy, offered their own vision of the events of the Civil War. The author of the article analyzes the attitude of parties to the parties to the conflict and personalities, highlights the key features of the image of the past formed by them. The main sources were official documents of the parties, election programs, speeches and publications of party leaders, books, materials of official websites. The results of the study are based on the use of general scientific methods and principles of scientific cognition, comparative analysis, and a systematic approach. The main conclusion of the study is the lack of a unified approach among modern political parties in assessing the events of the Civil War. Liberal and conservative-patriotic parties blamed the beginning of the conflict on the "Reds", the Communist Party – on the anti-Bolshevik camp, the rest expressed the opinion that all parties to the conflict were to blame. The parties also assessed the degree of foreign influence differently – communist and patriotic associations believe that the conflict has escalated into a large-scale war due to the intervention of the Entente countries. In modern political discussion, appeals to personalities are rare: parties resort to generalizations "Bolsheviks", "whites" and similar synonyms, the parties to the conflict in party narratives, as a rule, are faceless. From the personalities of the Civil War, they often turned to the figures of V. I. Lenin and A.V. Kolchak, evaluating them depending on their political preferences. The only conclusion common to all political parties was the unacceptability of a repeat of civil conflicts in Russia, in their opinion, the country should develop, avoiding such shocks.
Exploring the Constrained Faced by Farmer in Use of ICT Mediated Extension Services in Arghakhanchi District of Nepal
Authors: Poudel Parmita , Ghadei Kalyan 
Published: January 2024

A study was conducted to find out the profile characteristics of the respondents and constraints faced by farmers in usages of ICTs mediated extension services by the farmers of Arghakhanchi district of Nepal in 2020. A total of 180 farmers were randomly selected for the study from 6 wards of 2 municipality of the district. Data was collected by structured interview schedule and used different statistical analysis tools for interpreting the data such as Frequency, Percentage, Arithmetic Mean, Standard Deviation and Rank order. The constraints perceived by farmers were divided on 4 sections i.e., Infrastructural constraints, financial constraints, Content related constraints, and Personal constraints. Majority of respondent possessed the lack of network connectivity is first problem among infrastructural constraints, high cost of internet facilities in village on financial constraints, Similarly Complexity of message content on content related constraints and lack of specialized training on ICT on Personal constraints.
Politics of Godfatherism and Democratic Governance in Nigeria: The Rivers State Case
Authors: Nwambuko Temple C.  , Nwobi Uchechukwu Anthony , Funmilayo Omiunu 
Published: January 2024

The study examined the politics of godfatherism and democratic governance in Nigeria with preference to Rivers State political crisis. The objectives of the study were to identify the environmental factors infuencing the politics of godfatherism in Rivers State; to examine the impact the politics of godfatherism has on democratic governance in Rivers State; and to find out strategies to abate politics of godfatherism in Rivers State. The study adopted the elite theory, applied a descriptive survey research design, used both primary and secondary sources of data and a structured questionnaire as the instrument for data collection was employed. The population of the study is 5,198,716 residents in Rivers State (National Population Commission of Nigeria, 2006). The sample population is 400 (derived via the application of Taro Yamani sample size determination formula). The data collected via questionnaire were analyzed using table and percentages, while the hypotheses were tested using the chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that there are environmental factors inciting politics of godfatherism in Rivers State; that politics of godfatherism has adversely impacted on democratic governance in Rivers State; and that there are strategic measures to abate politics of godfatherism in Rivers State. Based on the findings, the study recommended the prevention of undue influence from political godfathers, enforcement of campaign finance regulations, promotion of a level playing field for all candidates before and during elections in Nigeria among others.
Predictive Modeling and Analysis of Thermal Failure in Plastic and Composite Gears Using VDI Method Approach
Authors: Agbetossou Y. N. , Wotodzo K. F. , Koffi D. , Nyametso L. , Kassegne K. A. , Tiem S. 
Published: January 2024

A method for predicting surface thermal failure of gears made of plastic materials and their natural fiber composites is developed with the “Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI)” “Association of German Engineers” method, and a simulation is made for these gears.
The simulation is carried out for Duracon acetal gears and composite material of high density polyethylene (HDPE) with 40% birch wood fiber (HDPE40B) gears. The simulation is carried out with the same meshing characteristics that were used to carry out the tests on the gear test bench in real simulated operation to study the thermo-tribo-mechanical behavior of HDPE40B gears.
From the predefined operating temperature, the torque-speed (C-ω) limiting curve is established using the computer program for predicting operating temperatures. Then the heat map is established using the same temperature calculation program by determining the equilibrium temperatures in the tooth and instantaneous temperatures on the profile according to the normalized positions S/pn. The induced surface contact stresses are then determined according to the normalized positions S/pn with the VDI method and are compared with the limit allowable stress.
The results show that more severe operating conditions give comparatively lower induced stresses, but they are nevertheless the ones that will fail first at surface thermal failure compared to less severe operating conditions. In other words, the results show that the more severe the operating conditions, the shorter the operating cycles become before surface thermal failure occurs.
The results also show that the surface thermal failure behaviors for plastics and composites gears are similar and the higher the melting temperature of the material, the butter it can stand surface thermal failure in more severe working conditions.
Visual and Anatomical Outcomes of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Dropped Nucleus
Authors: Khaqan Hussain Ahmad , Hassan Laraib , Haider Muhammad Ali , Rehman Hafiz Ateeq ur , Zia Muhammad Usman , Fauzan Ahmad , Khan Asad Mahmood , Arsalan Ahmed 
Published: January 2024

Objective: To evaluate the visual and anatomical outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in patients with dropped nucleus following complicated phacoemulsification (PE).
Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the Ophthalmology Department of Lahore General Hospital, Lahore between 2017 and 2022. The study included 51 patients (33 males and 18 females) between the age 35 to 85 years who were referred after a complicated phacoemulsification with dropped nucleus.
Results: This study included 51 patients in which 33 were males (64.71%) and 18 were females (35.29%). All patients underwent 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy. Posterior chamber phacofragmentation was carried out in 32 (62.75%) eyes while in remaining 19 (37.25%) patients vitrectomy cutter was used for the dropped nucleus. Out of 51, 06 (11.76%) patients received an anterior chamber IOL at the time of cataract surgery, 21 (41.18%) eyes had IOL in the ciliary sulcus, 07 (13.73%) had a posterior chamber IOL, and the remaining 17 (33.33%) patients were aphakic. Of these 17 aphakic patients, an anterior chamber IOL was placed at the time of vitrectomy in 07 (41.18%) patients who were judged to have inadequate capsular support for a posterior chamber lens. In the remaining 10 (58.82%) eyes, where capsular support was deemed adequate, a posterior chamber IOL was inserted. Final visual acuity was 20/40 or better in 34 (66.67%) eyes and 20/50 in 06 (11.76%) patients.
Conclusion: Poor visual outcome after dropped nucleus at phacoemulsification cataract extraction can be avoided if managed by prompt pars plana vitrectomy as it offers the advantages of a closed system for vitrectomy and manipulation of the nucleus, an improved view of the posterior segment and facilitated recognition and management of intraoperative complications with better visual and anatomical outcomes with low rate of postoperative complications.
Exploration of Genetic Diversity and Variability in Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L.) in the New Alluvial Zone of West Bengal
Authors: Thapa Umesh , Hansda Narendra Nath , Karak Subhadeep , Dukpa Pinkey , Kundu Sourav , Rahaman Abujafar Oliyar 
Published: January 2024

The winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L.) is a multipurpose, underexploited leguminous crop of the tropics that is rich in proteins and minerals. The present study, entitled “Exploration of Genetic Diversity and Variability in Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L.) in the new alluvial zone of West Bengal’’ was conducted to assess the degree of variability, variation, genetic advance, for multiple quantitative traits in order to establish selection criteria for achieving high pod yield per plant in the winged bean. A total of 14 genotypes were included in the experimental material. The individuals were reared in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications throughout the kharif seasons of 2020–21 and 2021–2022. The trait with the highest GCV and PCV was the number of pods per plant, with values of 23.33 and 23.65, respectively. This was followed by the green pod yield per plant in kg, with GCV and PCV values of 22.78% and 22.91%, respectively. A high heritability estimate was recorded for the character of green pod yield per plant (98.8%), followed by total sugar (95.1%), protein content g/100 g (pod) (94.1%). Seed yield per plant (93.9%), vine length (cm) (93.6%), duration of the crop (days) (93.1%), shelling percentage (89.9%). A high genetic advance was observed. Vine length (81.40), followed by other characters like seed yield per plant (62.45), number of pods per plant (21.37), duration of the crops (14.65), shelling percentage (8.5), and days to first harvest (8.3) for quantitative parameters and protein content g/100g (pod) (4.61), followed by other characters like protein content g/100g (seed) (3.16), ascorbic acid (1.52), and total sugar (0.82%) for qualitative parameters.
Renewal of Tidal Forests in Washington State after a Subduction Earthquake in A.D. 1700
Authors: Benson Boyd E. , Atwater Brian F. , Yamaguchi David K. , Amidon Lorin J. , Brown Sarah L. , Lewis Roger C. 
Published: April 2003

AbstractWith few exceptions, today's tidal trees near Washington's Pacific coast postdate an earthquake that lowered the region by 1 m or more. The earthquake, which occurred in A.D. 1700, is the most recent to have ruptured much of the plate boundary at this central part of the Cascadia subduction zone. Because of the coseismic subsidence, lowland forests became tidal flats where thousands of trees died. Most of the trees killed were Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis). In the centuries since the earthquake, tidal deposits have built new land that has been colonized by new Sitka spruce. All but several tens of the region's tidal spruce consequently postdate 1700, as shown by counts of annual rings in 121 of the largest spruce in tidal forests at Copalis River, Grays Harbor, and Willapa Bay. Forests began to return to each of these estuaries in the early 1700s and spread seaward in the late 1700s and 1800s. Annual rings in the oldest of the trees thus record a large fraction of the earthquake-recurrence interval that began with the 1700 earthquake.
Tropical Rain Forest and Climate Dynamics of the Atlantic Lowland, Southern Brazil, during the Late Quaternary
Authors: Behling Hermann , Negrelle Raquel R. B. 
Published: April 2003

AbstractPalynological analysis of a core from the Atlantic rain forest region in Brazil provides unprecedented insight into late Quaternary vegetational and climate dynamics within this southern tropical lowland. The 576-cm-long sediment core is from a former beach-ridge “valley,” located 3 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Radio-carbon dates suggest that sediment deposition began prior to 35,000 14C yr B.P. Between ca. 37,500 and ca. 27,500 14C yr B.P. and during the last glacial maximum (LGM; ca. 27,500 to ca. 14,500 14C yr B.P.), the coastal rain forest was replaced by grassland and patches of cold-adapted forest. Tropical trees, such as Alchornea, Moraceae/Urticaceae, and Arecaceae, were almost completely absent during the LGM. Furthermore, their distributions were shifted at least 750 km further north, suggesting a cooling between 3°C and 7°C and a strengthening of Antarctic cold fronts during full-glacial times. A depauperate tropical rain forest developed as part of a successional sequence after ca. 12,300 14C yr B.P. There is no evidence that Araucaria trees occurred in the Atlantic lowland during glacial times. The rain forest was disturbed by marine incursions during the early Holocene period until ca. 6100 14C yr B.P., as indicated by the presence of microforaminifera. A closed Atlantic rain forest then developed at the study site.
Use of the female condom among sex workers in China
Authors: Yimin C , Zhaohui L , Xianmi W , Shiying W , Lingzhi H , Yueying X , Xiaolan H , Lifen X , Yunzhen W , Shaolan Z , Yulian L 
Published: April 2003

AbstractObjectives: To introduce the female condom (FC) among sex workers (SWs) in China. Methods: We adopted the intervention study method. The 315 participating SWs were randomly assigned to an intervention group (155 SWs) or a control group (160 SWs). Results: The rate of SWs who reported liking FC increased from 60.0% pre‐intervention to 93.5% post‐intervention, and the rate of SWs who considered that their clients could accept FC increased from 27.1% to 92.3%. After the intervention, 93.5% expressed that their sexual satisfaction had increased with their familiarity with FC and 97.4% expressed that they would use it in the future. Conclusions: The understanding and use of FC can be greatly improved through active intervention—i.e. medical workers providing SWs with FC.