bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Post-harvest losses of crops and its determinants in Ethiopia: tobit model analysis
Authors: Debebe Sisay 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Background
Reduction of post-harvest loses of crops are crucial tasks in ensuring food and nutrition security. However, a lack of knowledge on the extent of post-harvest losses and its associated impeding factors are posing major challenges to effectiveness of grain post-harvest loss management strategy and to scale up for all other crop types in Ethiopia. The study estimates the magnitude of post-harvest losses of all crops and identifies its determinants.

Methodology
A national-level agriculture survey data were obtained from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Tobit model analysis techniques.

Results
The analysis shows 25.81% perceived annual average post-harvest losses of crops were obtained with considerable variation across the crop types. The main factors impeding post-harvest losses of crops were households with larger adult family size, higher levels of education attendance, and wealth status, large landholding size and damage of stored crops by insect pests infestation and/or rodent feeding due to utilization of traditional storage equipments, access to extension support services, cooperative marketing membership, and being far away from both all weathered roads and near local market centers due to a higher transaction costs associated with a lack of market information, contamination, and mechanical injuries.

Conclusion
Minimization of post-harvest losses of crops could be achieved through a holistic approach by providing short and long-term training on post-harvest management practices, promoting the use of post-harvest technologies, paying special attention to the institutional support systems (agriculture extension and rural credit services), strengthening the support for post-harvest handling technologies, reinforcing the existing farmer cooperative marketing, and improvements of the local market and road networking infrastructures of rural areas should be undertaken by the government in collaboration with non-government organizations.
Power-games behind the conceptualization of contagion
Authors: Založnik Jasmina 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
In this contribution, I will draw parallels between the notion of contagion of diseases and the potential effect of movement as contagion, while juxtaposing some of the selected theoretical approaches that analyse the term contagion as a threat on the one hand and as a potential weapon in the processes of sensibilization of humanity, emphasizing empathy as a tool and medium for social politicization on the other. I will try to answer to the following questions: what does it mean to see the contagioned body as infectious toward other bodies? What is the impact of the medical-epidemiological concept of infection on the wider political discourse? How have the metaphoric notions of contagion been used as its counter-side? How contagious are social and artistic practices and what are the reasons for their success or/and their downfall?
Infected/affected: Theorizing affective contagion with Deleuze
Authors: Markelj Jernej 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Building on Deleuze’s materialist philosophical lineage, the article will seek to excavate different accounts of virality of affect. By focusing on the affective flows that are involuntarily transmitted between encountering bodies, thus breaking down their boundaries and compromising their supposed unity, our analysis will examine a variety of contagious affects ranging from compassion to paranoia. In addition to theorizing their contagious nature, these affective states will be considered from the perspective of Deleuzian ethics and politics.
The depressed twenties
Authors: Reberc Ana 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
The article focuses on the alienation of the human being, which is progressively becoming more and more fatal in capitalist society, which is reflected in human consciousness as well. Adorno wrote in 1950 that the mechanism of the subject’s adaptation to aggravated relations is the mechanism of its hardening. The more we conform to capitalist realism, the more we become a thing, the less we live and are at the mercy of the nothingness of depression. With the help of Mark Fisher, we will try to imagine depression as a socially situated response to reality and in this re-conceptualization we will look for ways of our emancipation.
Our little clinic
Authors: Hrvatin Varja , Buh Maša Radi , Ribič Jakob 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
The text critically tackles the prevailing ideology, which convinces us that mental health problems are a matter of the individual (everyone must take care of themselves!), not the society in which one is situated in; the ideology which does not question the predominant forms of work in capitalism. In art professions it is characteristic to work in ways which cause the most stress and psychological distress (constant flexibility, mobility, precariousness, permanent instability, troubles in balancing work and life). The artist seems to be the ideal modern worker. The main thread of interest in the article is whether there is a correlation between the level of mental distress and the predominant forms of the specific work of the artist, not related to the nature of his work (vulnerability, working with one’s emotions, connections with the intimate) but social, economic and ideological context in which his work takes place.
Negative psychoanalysis for anxia corda
Authors: Reshe Julie 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Conventional psychology is positively oriented (+). This orientation leads to the stigmatization of negative aspects of human existence. A course along which psychoanalysis and philosophy, especially existential philosophy is, in opposition to the course of conventional psychology, negative (−). Already Lucretius stated that a person has an anxious heart (anxia corda), which can’t be healed. Existential philosophy recognized anxiety as the core of human existence. Their perspective is inverted in comparison to the perspective of conventional psychology, which posits normality and happiness at the heart of a person, and views anxiety as an optional and undesirable deviation from this centre. Due to their negative orientation psychoanalysis and existentialism can better comprehend humans, particularly their constitutive tragic dimension.
Symptom as event of the (dancing) body
Authors: Smrekar Eva 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
At the end of the nineteenth century, the French school of modern neurology together with its leading representative Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–93) carried out controversial clinical studies on hysteria at the Salpêtrière Hospital, including the famed weekly public demonstrations of female hysterics, which had a profound influence on the development of modern performing practices and the discourse of their critical reception. The text thus focuses especially on the constitution of modern hysteria as a historical continuation of the alternative dance history of the ancient and Middle Ages writings on dancing mania and the dancing plague. But it also tries to analyse the inherent interconnectedness of performance and madness through the archival prism of pathological choreography and the politics of the modern body.
Echoing choreographies
Authors: Strelkin Ivan 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
The article discusses the problem of spectatorship in relation to dance. Observing connections between a choreography and spectators’ responses to it, the author points the reader’s attention to the phenomenon of re-performing and introduces the concept of an echoing choreography – a choreography that is re-performed by its spectators without explicit collaboration with its creator. Articulating the special role of internet video hostings and social networks in the process of content reproduction and spreading, the author juxtaposes the phenomena of memes and challenges with the artistic practices of reenactment in professional dance.
Human Dignity and a Dignified Standard of Living: The Judgment of the Court of Justice in the Case of Zubair Haqbin (C233/18)
Authors: Zwaan Karin 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Directive 2013/33/EU (the Reception Conditions Directive) lays down the reception conditions that should be granted to asylum seekers and also their rights of documentation, to education and to access to the labour market and health care. In the judgment of the Court of Justice of 12 November 2019 in Case C233/18 concerning Zubair Haqbin, the Court of Justice holds that the withdrawal – even if only temporary – of the full set of material reception conditions or of material reception conditions relating to housing, food or clothing would be irreconcilable with the requirement to ensure a dignified standard of living for Mr Haqbin. After all, such a sanction deprives him from being allowed to meet his most basic needs.
Microprocesses at Second-Order Phase Transitions in Crystals with Strong Interband Electron-Phonon Interaction
Authors: Myasnikov E.N. , Mastropas Z.P. 
Published: February 2022

A system of strongly interacting electrons and phonons in a crystal has been considered. If the temperature changes, the systemundergoes changes equivalent to those occurring at the phase transition of the second kind, when the equilibrium positions of atoms become shifted. It has been demonstrated that the expansion of the thermodynamic potential in a series in the order parameter, which is a standard routine in the Landau phenomenological theory, can lead to equilibrium states that do not correspond to any real state of the crystal. It has also been shown that, in the course of phase transitions that occur with varying temperature, the deformation energy is released in the form of Barkhausen-like pulses.
Role of heart rate variability and regulatory-adaptive status index in predicting the heart transplant rejection
Authors: Lepshokova M. Kh. , Kosmacheva E. D. 
Published: February 2022

Aim. To assess the diagnostic value of heart rate variability (HRV) parameters and regulatory-adaptive status index and their prognostic value after orthotopic heart transplantation.Material and methods. The study included 70 patients after orthotopic heart transplantation using a modified bicaval technique performed in the period from 2012 to 2015. The follow-up period was 36±1 month. Most of the recipients were men — 59 (84,29%). The mean age was 50,24±10 years. Twelve, 24 and 36 months after the operation, recipients underwent right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy, 24-hou relectrocardiographic monitoring, and a cardiorespiratory synchronization (CRS) test. Statistical data processing was carried out using the Statistica 10 software (StatSoft Inc., version 10.0.228.8, Oklahoma, USA). The informativeness of studied parameters in predicting rejection episode was assessed by ROC analysis.Results. Twelve months after transplantation, rejection episode was diagnosed in 23 (33%) recipients, 24 months — in 23 (34,8%), 36 months — in 19 (29,6%). CRS characteristics did not differ significantly depending on the presence of a rejection episode as 12 months after surgery (p>0,2) and subsequently (p>0,3). HRV values in the first year after surgery did not show differences in the groups with a rejection episode. After 2 years, the high-frequency component of the HRV frequency domain had the highest predictive value (AUC=0,693, p=0,005). Three years after the operation, all analyzed HRV parameters demonstrated informative value for the diagnosis of rejection episode, the highest predictive value among which had the heart rate (AUC=0,873, p<0,001).Conclusion. The study of HRV should be considered to assess the risk of a rejection episodes in recipients 2 and 3 years after surgery. The regulatory-adaptive status index, being an integral value of cardiac transplant reinnervation, does not demonstrate predictive value in relation to the rejection episode within 3 years after transplantation. However, it confirms the fact of cardiac transplant reinnervation and allows assessing the regulatory-adaptive status of recipients after surgery.
In Memoriam: Prof. Ioan Dzitac - Editorial
Authors: Filip Florin Gheorghe 
Published: February 2022

In 2021, the International Journal for Computers, Communications and Control (IJCCC) entered its 16th year of existence. The first issue of the sixteenth volume of IJCCC was planned to be a special one dedicated to pay a tribute to the exceptional work and results of Lotfi Zadech, a great scientist born in 1921, who in uenced an immense number of the scholars all over the world. That special issue was thought and organized by Ioan Dzitac who wrote the Editorial. Several outstanding scholars were invited and accepted to publish in the intended special issue. It was Ioan Dzitac's last paper. Unfortunately, on 6th February, when the special issue was almost ready to be published, the heart of Ioan Dzitac suddenly stopped beating.
Now, it is our sad duty of honour to propose to collaborators and readers of our journal a special issue meant to commemorate and pay a tribute to Ioan Dzitac, an honest and generous person, a talented and hardworking scientist and professor, an effective and empathic manager, a close and dear colleague and friend.
Prevalence and Pattern of Electrolyte Imbalance in Hypertensives Admitted in Nigerian Teaching Hospitals
Authors: Olusegun-Joseph Akinsanya Daniel , Okunowo Bolanle O , Akintunde Adeseye A , Karaye Kamilu M 
Published: February 2022

BackgroundHypertension not only predispose to cardiovascular diseases, it is also associated with electrolyte imbalances (EIs), which in most cases subtly impacts on morbidity and mortality. We aimed to determine the prevalence and pattern of EI in hospitalized hypertensives from three teaching hospitals in Nigeria.MethodologyThis was a retrospective study of hypertensive patients who were admitted in three teaching hospitals in the cities of Lagos, Kano and Ogbomosho, Nigeria. Medical records and serum electrolyte results done at the point of admission were retrieved and analyzed.Results159 admitted hypertensive patients who had analysis of their electrolytes were recruited of which 106 (66.7%) were males, while 53(33.3%) were females. Majority of patients (138 {86.8%}) had at least one EI, while only 21 (13.2%) had normal electrolytes. 39(24.5%) patients had more than two EIs; 55(34.6%) had two EIs, while 44(27.7%) had one EI. The commonest electrolyte abnormality was hyponatremia seen in 63 (39.6%) patients, followed by hypokalemia, reduced bicarbonate and hypochloremia found in 58 (36.5%), 53(33.3%), and 40 (25.2%) respectively.EI was more prevalent among females (96.2% vs 82.1% in males; p=0.002), patients who had tachycardia (94.3% vs 80.9% of patients without tachycardia; p=0.042) and those with elevated diastolic blood pressure DBP (p=0.034).ConclusionEIs are very common among hospitalized hypertensive patients, with most of them having multiple derangements. EI was more prevalent in females, patients with tachycardia and elevated (DBP).Key words: Hospitalized hypertensive, electrolyte imbalances, Potassium, Sodium, bicarbonate, Chloride.
Comparison of D2 versus D1 gastrectomy in Kashmiri patients in a tertiary care cancer centre
Authors: Younis Mohamad , Yousuf Adfar , Ahmad Syed Nisar , Vane Ajay 
Published: February 2022

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes, survival, morbidity and mortality of D1 and D2 gastrectomy in Kashmiri population in a high-volume tertiary care centre.Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from the prospective database maintained by Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at SKIMS, Kashmir India. We did direct comparison of D1 and D2 gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery between January 2016 to December 2021 and fulfilled the eligibility criteria. A total of 98 patients were included in the study of which 46 underwent a D1 gastrectomy and 52 underwent a D2 gastrectomy.Results: Male-female ratio was 3:1 in both groups with a mean age of 61 years. There was no significant difference in terms of age or gender between D1 and D2 groups (p>0.05). The mean number of harvested lymph nodes (LN) was (7±1.9) in the D1 group compared to (27.6±10.1) the D2 group (p=0.001). Average hospital stay was comparable in both groups. The median survival was 26 months for the D2 and 19 months for the D1 group (p≤0.01). The survival in the D2 group was significantly higher than in the D1 group. There was no difference in postoperative complications between two groups in our study.Conclusions: our study indicates that D2 gastrectomy should be the standard of treatment for advanced stage II /III disease as it improves the survival outcome in these patients without affecting overall hospital stay, morbidity and mortality.
Literatur Review Pengaruh Pembelajaran Berbasis Kecakapan Hidup (Life Skill) Terhadap Hasil Belajar Fisika Peserta Didik
Authors: Husniyah Rif'il , Asrizal Asrizal , Usmeldi Usmeldi 
Published: February 2022

Tantangan abad 21 menuntut peserta didik agar mampu menyesuaikan diri dengan perkembangan teknologi. Pembelajaran berbasis kecakapan hidup (life skill) adalah salah satu solusi yang dapat digunakan oleh pendidik untuk menghadapi tantangan abad 21 tersebut. Pembelajaran berbasis kecakapan hidup merupakan pembelajaran yang menanamkan nilai-nilai kehidupan kepada peserta didik agar mampu dan terampil dalam menghadapi permasalahan kehidupan dan menemukan solusinya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian literatur review yaitu dengan merangkum dan mereview beberapa penelitian yang telah dilakukan sebelumnya dengan tujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menginterpretasikan data yang diperoleh terkait pengaruh pembelajaran berbasis kecakapan hidup terhadap hasil belajar fisika peserta didik. Dari hasil pencarian literatur diperoleh lima buah artikel yang terkait tentang pembelajaran berbasis kecakapan hidup terhadap hasil belajar fisika. Dari hasil analisis literatur yang telah dilakukan diperoleh rata-rata hasil belajar pada aspek pengetahuan (kognitif) sebesar 71,88. Pada aspek sikap (afektif) nilai rata-rata yang diperoleh sebesar 66,05 dan nilai rata-rata pada aspek keterampilan (psikomotor) sebesar 66,70. Berdasarkan hal tersebut dapat dinyatakan bahwa pembelajaran berbasis kecakapan hidup memiliki pengaruh yang efektif pada hasil belajar (pengetahuan, sikap, dan keterampilan) fisika peserta didik.
A Penerapan Strategi Motivasional ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction) untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi dan Hasil Belajar Fisika Siswa Kelas VIII di MTs Raudlatusshibyan NW Belencong Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022
Authors: Kafrawi Muhammad , Mahzuro Mahzuro , Ramdani Rini , Utami Linda Sekar 
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan strategi pengelolaan motivasional ARCS dapat meningkatkan motivasi dan hasil belajar fisika siswa kelas VIII di MTs Raudlatusshibyan NW Belencong Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus, masing-masing siklus terdiri dari tahap perencanaan, pelaksanaan tindakan, observasi dan evaluasi serta refleksi. Data yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah data motivasi dan hasil belajar fisika siswa selama KBM berlangsung. Data motivasi belajar fisika siswa diperoleh dengan cara pengisian angket oleh siswa yang diberikan sebelum dan sesudah pelaksanaan tindakan, dan data hasil belajar fisika siswa diperoleh dari hasil evaluasi disetiap akhir siklus.
Penelitian ini menunjukkan peningkatan motivasi belajar fisika siswa dengan melihat data sebelum pelaksanaan tindakan diperoleh hasil dari analisis angket motivasi ARCS yaitu kriteria positif rerata = 3,46 (cukup baik) dan kriteria negatif rerata = 2,54 (cukup baik) kemudian setelah pelaksanaan tindakan diperoleh hasil analisis angket motivasi ARCS yaitu kriteria positif rerata = 3,71 (baik) dan kriteria negatif rerata = 3,28 (cukup baik). Penelitian ini juga menunjukkan peningkatan hasil belajar fisika siswa dari siklus ke siklus. Pada siklus I diperoleh nilai rata-rata kelas 62,82 dengan ketuntasan klasikal 66,7%, sedangkan pada siklus II diperoleh nilai rata-rata kelas 69,93 dengan ketuntasan klasikal 86,7 %. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan strategi pengelolaan motivasional ARCS dapat meningkatkan motivasi dan hasil belajar fisika siswa kelas VIII MTs Raudlatusshibyan NW Belencong Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022.
Effective Strategies for Heterologous Expression of Plant Heterotrimeric
G-protein γ Subunits without Gβ Subunit Partners
Authors: Avsar Bihter 
Published: February 2022

Background:
In plants, heterotrimeric G-protein (Gγ) subunits are diverse, and they have
structural plasticity to provide functional selectivity to the heterotrimer. Although the Gβ and Gγ
subunits dimerize to function in the signaling pathway, the interaction mechanism of various Gγ
subunits with the Gβ subunit partners is still elusive.

Objective:
To better understand the interaction mechanism, one approach is to separate the subunits
for the re-assembly in vitro. Hence, developing a reliable method for achieving the efficient
production and purification of these proteins has become necessary.

Method:
In this study, Gγ1 and Gγ2 proteins from Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana were
successfully identified, cloned, expressed in bacteria, and purified as recombinant proteins with the
fusion tags. Highly expressed recombinant Gγ subunits in E. coli were digested by proteases, which
were also produced in the presented study.

Results:
Preliminary structural characterization studies without the Gβ partners showed that Gγ1
proteins have disordered structures with coiled-coil, α-helix extensions, and loops, whereas the Gγ2
protein has a more dominant β-sheet and turns structure. Finally, computational analyses performed
on Gγ genes have laid the foundation of new targets for biotechnological purposes.

Conclusion:
The proposed optimized expression and purification protocol can contribute to
investigations on the Gβγ binding mechanism in plant G-protein signaling. The investigations on
selective binding are critical to shed light on the role(s) of different plant Gγ subunit types in
biological processes.