bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A Kano model-based demand analysis and perceived barriers of pulmonary rehabilitation interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China
Authors: Yao Xinmeng , Li Jinmei , He Jialu , Zhang Qinzhun , Yu Yi , He Yinan , Wu Jinghua , Tang Weihong , Ye Chengyin 
Published: December 2023

Background
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been recognized to be an effective therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, in China, the application of PR interventions is still less promoted. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to understand COPD patients’ intention to receive PR, capture the potential personal, social and environmental barriers preventing their willingness of receiving PR, and eventually identify demanding PR services with the highest priority from patients’ point of view.

Methods
In total 237 COPD patients were recruited from 8 health care facilities in Zhejiang, China. A self-designed questionnaire was applied to investigate patients’ intention to participate in PR and potentially associated factors, including personal dimension such as personal awareness, demographic factors, COPD status and health-related literacy/behaviors, as well as social policies and perceived environmental barriers. The demand questionnaire of PR interventions based on the Kano model was further adopted.

Results
Among the 237 COPD patients, 75.1% of COPD patients were willing to participate in PR interventions, while only 62.9% of the investigated patients had heard of PR interventions. Over 90% of patients believed that the cost of PR services and the ratio of medical insurance reimbursement were potential obstacles hindering them from accepting PR services. The multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the PR skills of medical staff, knowledge promotion and public education levels of PR in the community, patients’ transportation concerns and degree of support from family and friends were significantly associated with willingness of participation in PR interventions. By using the Kano model, the top 9 most-requisite PR services (i.e., one-dimensional qualities) were identified from patients’ point of view, which are mainly diet guidance, education interventions, psychological interventions and lower limb exercise interventions. Subgroup analysis also revealed that patients’ demographics, such as breathlessness level, age, education and income levels, could influence their choice of priorities for PR services, especially services related to exercise interventions, respiratory muscle training, oxygen therapy and expectoration.

Conclusions
This study suggested that PR-related knowledge education among patients and their family, as well as providing basic package of PR services with the most-requisite PR items to COPD patients, were considerable approaches to promote PR attendance in the future.
Reliability and validity assessment of a survey: Measuring satisfaction with cochlear implant rehabilitation services for children in Jordan
Authors: Alkhamra Rana , Al-Omari Hala M. , Hani Hanady A. Bani 
Published: December 2023

BackgroundAssessing parental satisfaction with healthcare services is crucial, particularly for parents and their children, who are the primary recipients of these services. In the context of Arabic-speaking parents, there is a notable absence of survey instruments tailored to measure their satisfaction. This study seeks to address this gap by validating a survey designed to evaluate parental satisfaction with rehabilitation services (RSs) provided to Jordanian children who have received cochlear implants (CIs).MethodsThe study included 92 participants and followed a four-step methodology: 1) a literature review and expert input; 2) cognitive interviews, pilot testing, and test-retest reliability testing; 3) data collection; 4) validity and reliability assessments.ResultsThe survey’s validity was confirmed. Expert input and cognitive interviews improved content validity, and factor analysis established construct validity by revealing six factors explaining 82.33% of the variance in the survey scale. Convergent and discriminant validity were confirmed (composite reliability >0.7 and average variance extracted value >0.5). Cronbach’s α exceeded 0.8 for each factor and reached 0.855 for the total scale. Survey results showed reliance on speech therapy and audiology, varied rehabilitation durations, and progress. Parents expressed overall satisfaction, particularly influenced by technical quality and efficacy/outcome dimensions. Parents’ recommendations to enhance satisfaction with RSs included financial support, improved service accessibility, enhanced service delivery, specialized education, and increased public awareness.ConclusionThis study validates an Arabic satisfaction survey, emphasizing the significance of multidisciplinary, extended rehabilitation programs, skilled professionals, and positive outcomes. It emphasizes the necessity for improved access to specialized care and collaboration among healthcare, government, and media to shape parental perceptions of RSs. While the findings indicate overall satisfaction, they also reveal challenges faced by parents, highlighting the need for comprehensive support systems. These insights assist healthcare providers and policymakers in enhancing care quality and meeting the needs of CI children’s families, thereby improving the RSs experience in Jordan.
Effect of dopaminergic therapy on lacrimation in Parkinson's disease
Authors: Pilipovich A. A. , Vorob'eva O. V. , Makarov S. A. , Kuchuk A. V. 
Published: December 2023

The prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES) in Parkinson's disease (PD) reaches 87% and leads to impaired quality of life in many patients.Objective: to evaluate the lacrimal function and the effect of dopaminergic therapy in patients with PD.Material and methods: 43 patients with stage II–III PD according to Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) receiving therapy with levodopa (n=17), amantadines (n=13) and dopamine receptor agonists (ADR) (n=28) were assessed using Schirmer's test (to estimate tear flow), sialometry, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRSI-IV), Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living scale (Sch&En), the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire Summary Index (PDQ-39), the Mini Mental State Examination Scale (MMSE), the Non-Motor Symptom Questionnaire (NMSQ), the American Urological Association Symptom Scale (AUA), the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS), the Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS).Results. Lacrimal insufficiency was found in 49% of patients. It occurred more frequently (χ2=9.546; p=0.003) in patients taking amantadine and correlated with the daily dose of amantadine (r-S=-0.359). It did not depend on the intake of ADR and levodopa and their doses but correlated with the UPDRS-IV score (r-S= -0.463), namely with the presence and duration of OFF-periods. Lacrimal insufficiency correlated with the Sch&En score (r-S=0.321) and non-motor parameters: UPDRSI (r-S =-0.302), NMSQ (r-S=-0.435), constipation domain of the GSRS (r-S=-0.362), BSFS (r-S=0.363). It was not related to age, gender, stage and duration of PD, motor symptoms of parkinsonism (assessed during the ON-phase) and was not related to salivation (although it was reduced in 39.5% of patients).Conclusion. Lacrimal insufficiency is observed in half of patients with stage II–III PD; it is related to the presence and duration of OFF-periods, the severity of other autonomic disorders and the use of amantadines, suggesting the role of dopamine dysregulation, neurodegeneration of autonomic centers and anticholinergic therapy in the development of DES in PD.
Endosperm protein polymorphism of common and tartary buckwheat
Authors: LIČEN Marija , DVOŘÁČEK Vaclav , ČEPKOVÁ Petra , MICHALOVÁ Anna 
Published: December 2023

The endosperm protein polymorphism of seven accessions of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) and two accessions of tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn.) were studied by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. The position and the intensity of the main four electrophoretic protein bands (marked as “a”, “b”, “c” and “d”) of cultivar Siva (common buckwheat) were estimated and the polymorphism was studied using seeds from open pollinated heterozygous plants. Two high significant correlations (correlation coefficient 0.559 for “a” and “c” bands, and 0.264 for “a” and “d” bands) were established among the intensities of electrophoretic protein bands of common buckwheat, while other four possible relations were not significant. The results indicate significantly higher protein polymorphism of endosperm within individual accessions than among accessions of common buckwheat. In contrary to common buckwheat, there was in material studied found no variability in endosperm protein bands between or within two accessions of tartary buckwheat.
Scientometric assessment of publishing patterns of agricultural researchers in the Slovenian national journals as indexed by the national online bibliographic database COBISS/COBIB
Authors: BARTOL Tomaž , STOPAR Karmen 
Published: December 2023

The aim was to systematically analyze the patterns of scatter of both scientific and non-scientific articles by the scientists of the Agronomy, Biology, Food Science and Technology, Forestry, Wood Science and Technology, and the Zootechnical Departments of the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana in the Slovenian national journals in the period 1995-2002. The national online catalogue and bibliographic databases COBISS/ COBIB were employed to this end. Two experimental databases were set up to upload the data for further analysis. 240 different journals that published 4163 different articles were identified. 3141 Scientific and 1022 non-scientific articles were published in 82 and 203 journals respectively. 45 journals published both scientific and non-scientific articles. 12 journals published more than 100 articles each, and 78 different journals published a single article. The five core journals published 39% of all articles. This is an assessment of the national serial productivity and does not reflect the total scientific productivity as many authors may publish mainly in international periodicals which were not the object of this analysis. The main difficulties of this kind of study were presented in establishing a uniform group of authors. COBIB can be used to some extent but with limitations as a lot of manual editing is needed to extract the relevant data into a consistent group of articles for further analysis.
influence of grafting on yield of two tomato cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) grown in a plastic house
Authors: KACJAN-MARŠIĆ Nina , OSVALD Jože 
Published: December 2023

The influence of different grafting methods on the success of grafting and fruit yield of two tomato cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) was studied in a greenhouse trial in Ljubljana. The cultivars used as scion were 'Monroe' and 'Belle', and as rootstock 'PG 3' and 'Beaufort'. Two grafting methods were applied: cleft grafting and tube grafting. Grafted plants were then hand planted in a plastic house. The treatments applied in each cultivar were: cleft grafting onto 'PG 3' and 'Beaufort', and tube grafting onto 'PG3' and 'Beaufort', and ungrafted control. The following measurements were recorded: number of plants that survived until the transplanting date; fruit yield (g plant-1) and total number of fruits harvested per plant. The high percentage (79-100%) of succesful grafting observed for both tomato scions and rootstocks, using cleft and tube grafting methods, indicated that both grafting methods are suitable for tomato grafting. A positive effect of grafting was recorded when 'Monroe' was used as scion, and 'Beaufort' as rootstock. When 'Belle' was used as scion, a negative effect of grafting was observed, since the total fruit yield of non-grafted plants was significantly higher than that of plants grafted onto both rootstock cultivars. Grafting is thus considered an important technique for sustainable greenhouse production of fruit-bearing vegetables.
Enumeration, isolation, and identification of bifidobacteria from dairy products
Authors: VLKOVÁ Eva , RADA Vojtěch , TROJANOVÁ Iva 
Published: December 2023

Six dairy products were tested. Bifidobacteria were enumerated and isolated using TPY agar modified by the addition of mupirocin (100 mg l–1). Isolates were identified to the genus level by the detection of fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase (F6PPK) and by the FISH method. Bifidobacteria were characterised using API 50 CHL and API ID 32 A Rapid tests. In addition, grow at 46 °C was tested. Subsequently, all strains were identified to the species level using computer program Bacter. The identification was also carried out by PCR method using genus- and species-specific primers. The bifidobacterial counts in products tested varied from 2.37 to 7.17 log CFU/ml. High selectivity was seen for modified TPY agar from which all isolates were identified as bifidobacteria. While most strains were identified as B. animalis using Bacter program, the same isolates had positive reaction with B. lactis-specific primers. Strain isolated from Rajo yogurt was identified as B. longum by Bacter as well as using PCR, but its bacterial counts were too low. Our results showed, that most of the bifidobacterial strains currently used in food products could be of animal origin.
Polimorfizem genov za b-laktoglobulin in as1-kazein paške ovce
Authors: IVANKOVIĆ Ante , DOVČ Peter 
Published: December 2023

Polimorfizmi genov, ki kodirajo proteine mleka imajo pogosto pomemben vpliv na tehnološke lastnosti mleka. Čeprav so podatki o vplivu alelnih variant laktoproteinskih genov na tehnološke lastnosti mleka pogosto kontradiktorni, v selekcijske programe vse pogosteje vključujejo tudi informacije o genotipu na laktoproteinskih lokusih, da bi v populacijah povečali frekvenco alel z ugodnim učinkom na tehnološke lastnosti mleka. Glavni proizvod paške ovce je mleko, ki ga večinoma predelajo v paški sir. Izboljšanje tehnoloških lastnosti mleka te pasme bi bistveno pripomoglo k večji ekonomičnosti reje te pasme. Z namenom, da bi ugotovili frekvenco alelov laktoproteinskih genov, ki pomembno vplivajo na predelovalne lastnosti ovčjega mleka, smo v tej raziskavi tipizirali gena za β-laktoglobulin in as1-kazein štiridesetih živali. Genotipizacijo smo izvedli s pomnoževanjem delov obeh genov z verižno reakcijo s polimerazo in estrikcijo amplifikatov z ustreznimi endonukleazami. Na lokusu za β-laktoglobulina smo našli alela A in B (0,5375; 0,4625), na lokusu za as1-kazein pa smo določali aleli A in D (0,0875; 0,1340). Glede na podatke v literaturi lahko rečemo, da frekvence alel za β-laktoglobulin in as1‑kazein v populaciji paške ovce niso najugodnejše in da bi z uporabo molekularnih metod frekvenco alel z ugodnimi tehnološkimi lastnostmi lahko sorazmerno hitro povečali. To bi vodilo k izboljšanju ekonomičnosti reje te pasme, katere edini tržno uveljavljeni produkt je paški sir.
The correlation of the pear (Pyrus communis L.) cv. 'Williams' yield quality to the foliar nutrition and water regime
Authors: HUDINA Metka , ŠTAMPAR Franci 
Published: December 2023

The influence of the foliar nutrition and the water regime on the pear fruits quality (Pyrus communis L.) cv. ‘Williams’ was studied in 1998. We determined the contents of individual sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose and sorbitol) and organic acids (malic, citric, fumaric and shikimic) by HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography). The sizes of the fruits (diameter, length, weight) were measured as well as the amounts of soluble solids and titrable acids. The experiment comprised three treatments: the foliar nutrition, the irrigation and the control. In the treatment of the foliar nutrition the trees were sprayed for five times (from May 22 to July 7) with a foliar fertilizer, which contained 15% of P2O5, 20% of K2O, 0.1% of Mn, 0.1% of B and 0.1% of Mo. In the treatment of irrigation the trees were watered during the growth period with 4 l/tree/day. The foliar nutrition influenced bigger sizes of fruits, increased contents of glucose, sorbitol, soluble solids, malic, citric and fumaric acids, titrable acids and higher pH of juice. The irrigation had influence on the decrease in the contents of individual sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose, sorbitol), soluble solids, organic acids (malic, citric, fumaric and shikimic) and pH of juice as well as on the bigger sizes of fruits (length, diameter, weight).
Poškodovanost kostanjevih listov zaradi kostanjevega listnega zavrtača (Cameraria ohridella Deschka&Dimić)
Authors: PIVK Alenka , MILEVOJ Lea 
Published: December 2023

Za potrebe načrtovanja varstva kostanjevih dreves smo v letih 2003 in 2004 ocenjevali poškodbe, ki jih povzročajo gosenice kostanjevega listnega zavrtača (Cameraria ohridella Deschka&Dimić) na listih divjega kostanja (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) v parku Tivoli v Ljubljani. V letu 2003 smo določili stopnjo napadenosti dreves s pomočjo računalniškega programa, v letu 2004 pa smo se odločili za vizualno ocenjevanje napadenosti listov. Liste smo glede na delež izvrtin uvrstili v osem razredov. Rezultati poskusa so pokazali, da so bila drevesa v letu 2003 bolj napadena s kostanjevim listnim zavrtačem kot v naslednjem letu. Površina izvrtin v avgustu 2003 je pri več kot 80% listov v povprečju zavzela od 10% do 50% njihove celotne površine, v septembru istega leta pa od 50% do 100%. V letu 2004 so bili listi napadeni s kostanjevim listnim zavrtačem v obeh mesecih pod 25%, vendar smo opazili, da so bili istočasno okuženi z listno sušico divjega kostanja (Guignardia aesculi Peck./Stev./) tudi do 50%. Pri spremljanju napadenosti listov glede na starost kostanjevih dreves v letu 2003 smo ugotovili, da obstajajo statistično značilne razlike med obravnavanji. Podatki kažejo, da so bila junija najmlajša drevesa manj napadena, v juliju pa bolj napadena od ostalih dveh obravnavanj. V avgustu in septembru so bila drevesa srednje starosti manj napadena od najmlajših in najstarejših dreves, a hkrati močno okužena z glivo Guignardia aesculi.
Response of onion (Allium cepa L.) to combined application of biological and chemical nitrogenous fertilizers
Authors: BALEMI Tesfaye , PAL Netra , SAXENA Anil Kumar 
Published: December 2023

A field experiment was conducted during the summer season of 2000-2001 at the Vegetable Research Farm of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (I.A.R.I.), New Delhi (India) to test the efficacy of three Azotobacter strains as a potential supplement to nitrogenous fertilizer in improving growth and yield of onion cv. Pusa Madhvi. The treatments consisted of factorial combination of four levels of nitrogen (0, 25, 50 and 75 kg N ha-1) and three Azotobacter strains (CBD-15, AS-4 and M-4) with two uninoculated controls one with full dose of N (100 kg ha -1) and the other without NPK. Application of 75 kg N ha-1 along with inoculation of CBD-15 was found to have significantly increased most of the growth and yield parameters, soil available nitrogen, and nitrogen content in the bulb followed by M-4 inoculation as compared to application of full dose of nitrogen without the inoculation. Days to bulb initiation were significantly reduced due to inoculation with CBD-15 or M-4 along with 50 kg N ha-1 whereas days to bulb maturity were significantly reduced due to inoculation with any of the strains along with the same N rate (50 kg ha-1) as compared to application of full dose of nitrogen without the inoculation. The finding demonstrated a saving of 50 kg N ha-1 without significantly affecting yield and an average increase of 13.5% marketable yield due to Azotobacter inoculation in the presence of 75 kg N ha-1.
Relation of myofibril fragmentation to textural and chemical parameters of aged pork Longissimus dorsi
Authors: DOŠLER Dejan , POLAK Tomaž , ŽLENDER Božidar , GAŠPERLIN Lea 
Published: December 2023

The relation of myofibrilar fragmentation (length of myofibrilar fragments, myofibrilar fragmentation index) to textural (Warner-Bratzler share force) and chemical parameters (non-protein nitrogen changes) of pork Longisimus dorsi muscles (acquired 24 h post mortem, normal meat quality) were investigated over a 16-day ageing period at 2 °C (± 1 °C). Ageing time significantly affected all parameters at the 1% level or less. The pH value for 16-day aged samples was slightly higher; the average values being 5.61 for nonaged and 5.67 for aged samples. Length of myofibrilar fragments being in average the highest (73 mm) for nonaged samples, and the lowest (15.7 mm and 12.4 mm) for 11 and 16 days aged ones. Myofibrilar fragmentation index increases significantly with storage: for nonaged samples below 30, after a 2-day ageing about 50, and after 5-day ageing 63.7 (determined as described by Olson et al., 1976), or after 11-day ageing 56.9 (determined as described by Hopkins et al., 2004) Indexes for Hopkins procedure were about 7% lower (P ≤ 0.001) compared to those for Olson procedure. Non-protein nitrogen after 11 and 16 days of storage was higher (10.78% and 10.93% of total nitrogen) compared to the nonaged pork (9.39% of total nitrogen). Warner-Bratzler share force was markedly affected by 16-day ageing (nonaged 51.3 N, 16 days 29.2 N). On the basis of instrumentally measured texture differences in thermally treated aged pork we concluded that myofibrilar fragmentation index was a suitable proteolysis rate pointer already from the second day on. The increase in non-protein nitrogen content indicates a release of free amino acids; so, it is a suitable measure of proteolysis after 5 days of ageing.
Isolation of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes from milk products sold under market conditions at Agra region
Authors: SINGH Priyanka , PRAKASH Alka 
Published: December 2023

Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes were isolated from milk products i.e. curd and cottage cheese, sold at shops in the unorganized sector of Agra region. Of the 116 bacterial isolates from cottage cheese, 15 were confirmed as E. coli, 12 as S. aureus, and two as L. monocytogenes. Fifty-eight isolates were obtained from curd samples of which five were confirmed as E. coli, eleven as L. monocytogenes, and no S. aureus contamination was found in curd. The result indicates that strict preventive measures should be adopted to ensure contamination free milk products for the good health of all consumers.
Distribution of Thysanoptera species and their host plants in Croatia
Authors: RASPUDIĆ Emilija , IVEZIĆ Marija , BRMEŽ Mirjana , TRDAN Stanislav 
Published: December 2023

Sampling of thrips species and their host plants were carried out from 1993 to 1996 on 111 localities in Croatia. Samples of thrips were taken from 235 different plant species. 33 thrips species from suborder Terebrantia and 14 thrips species from suborder Tubulifera were found in research. The most abundant species were onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) and flower thrips (Frankliniella intonsa), which were found on host plants from 30 and 29 botanical families, respectively. Six new species for Croatia was recorded: Aeolothrips melaleucus, Oxythrips bicolor, Stenothrips graminum, Thrips linarius, Liothrips vaneeckei, and Poecilothrips albopictus.
Environmental impact evaluation of innovation in traditional food production lines. Part II: case studies
Authors: OSOJNIK ČRNIVEC Ilja Gasan , MARINŠEK-LOGAR Romana 
Published: December 2023

Case studies of environmental impact assessment were performed for production steps of three traditional food production lines (dairy cow breeding, dry-cured ham, Brassica sp. growing) in order to examine the previously constructed methodological framework. The emission inventory was obtained on the basis of initial experimental data. The emissions were aggregated accordingly for the characterization to environmental impact categories. The contribution of studied process steps to several environmental impact categories was assessed (greenhouse gas emission, acidification potential, eutrophication potential, use of resources and use of agricultural land).