bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Breeding ecology of the northern shoveller (Spatula clypeata) in Tiffech Lake (Souk Ahras, Northeastern Algeria)
Authors: Touarfia Moundji , Boukrouma Nadhra 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
The breeding behavior of Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) was studied from January 2019 to March 2021 in Tiffech lake, an artificial wetland, in Souk Ahras Province, Northeastern Algeria. On this ecosystem, egg-laying occurred from earlier January to mid-March. In this study, there was a positive correlation between the egg-laying period and the number of active nests. The mean incubation period was 36.0 days. Clutches started later in the season and had a shorter incubation duration than early clutches. Hatching success amounted to 79.2% (n= 52 nests) and hatching success from eggs 37.6. In this study we measured water depth to control differences in habitats availability for the species, we speculate that differences in food abundance, water depth, and behavioral strategies during the breeding season collectively influence the selection of breeding habitat.
First knowledge of baculum size in males of the mound-building mouse (Mus spicilegus Petényi 1882) from Slovakia
Authors: Csanády Alexander 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
In this study was quantified bacular size, variation, and allometry in mound-building mice (Mus spicilegus) from the western Carpathians (Slovakia). The study presents the first knowledge of morphological variation in three baculum traits based on the analysis of 11 adult and 60 subadult males. According to descriptive statistics, bacula are variable in size. Despite the small number of adult individuals, the Mann-Whitney test indicated significant differences (p < 0.05) in proportions between age groups. However, to confirm these results, larger numbers of adults and subadults will need to be tested in the future.
Brain metastases revealing primary pulmonary soft part sarcoma
Authors: Somrani Kaouther , Gader Ghassen , Zehani Alia , Rkhami Mouna , Bahri Kamel , Zammel Ihsen , Badri Mohamed 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare mesenchymal soft-tissue tumour. It commonly arises in the lower extremities in adults and the head and neck in children. Primary pulmonary involvement, without evidence of soft tissue tumour elsewhere, is very rare. We present the seventh case ever reported in the literature of primary ASPS of the lung, which was revealed by brain metastases in a 28-year-old male patient. The parietal brain tumour was resected. The radiological and histological study led to the diagnosis: metastasis of an alveolar sarcoma. The patient then had brain radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Using this case as a starting point, we reviewed the characteristics and the main therapeutic options in these uncommon neoplasms.
Case of severe treatment resistant cryptogenic organising pneumonia
Authors: Grigoravičius Domas , Žurauskas Edvardas , Gruslys Vygantas , Zablockis Rolandas , Danila Edvardas 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Cryptogenic organising pneumonia (COP) is a rare interstitial lung disease with different onset of symptoms, which responds rapidly to glucocorticoid treatment. We present a case of COP which manifested as progressive 3-year dyspnoea that has led ultimately to acute respiratory failure. Moreover, treatment with prednisone for this patient exhibits slow onset of the effect.
The unpredictable diagnosis of pulmonary nodules
Authors: Fănică Aida-Andreea , Rohan Ileana , Mihălţan Florin Dumitru 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Pulmonary nodules are single or multiple rounded opacities with a size of minimum 1 cm diameter visualised in the lung parenchyma. From an anatomopathological point of view, they can be benign or malignant. Most often, these nodules are asymptomatic or with minimal symptoms. Now, we present the case of a 62-year-old patient, a smoker, with exposure to occupational respiratory noxious (cellulose industry – 10 years and printing industry – 30 years) without significant personal respiratory pathological history. He has dyspnoea on moderate exertion, irritable cough, myalgia, arthralgia and physical asthenia. The physical examination reveals the presence of a right bayonet sign. Biologically, an inflammatory syndrome was present, the urine test shows no pathological changes, but the imaging is intriguing. On the other side, the imagistic workup [chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan] was quite surprising: micro/macronodular opacities with variable wall thickness, irregular contours and a tendency to confluence at the bilateral lower lobes level. A bronchoscopy was also performed with bronchioloalveolar lavage (BAL) in the right upper lobe (RUL) and bronchial biopsy at the level of the right upper ventral. The hypotheses are multiple: pulmonary rheumatoid nodules, polyangiitis with granulomatosis, lymphangitis carcinomatosis and tuberculosis. Thoracic surgery determined the diagnosis.
Spatiotemporal Correlation Between Railway Transport Development and Land Use
Authors: Oluwakoya Adeniyi Olufemi , Ogundipe Seun David 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Rail transport developments seem to offer tremendous benefits to land use and spatial development. As the development of rail lines induces land use growth and development. However, the veracity of this claim remains unclear in the context of Nigeria rail resuscitation efforts. This research intends to examine the correlation between rail development and land use in Nigeria. The association between state population characteristics, rail line development, population density, and square kilometres is examined. The methodology comprises both qualitative and quantitative designs. The correlation coefficients are used to establish a relationship between the parameters used in the research. The study reveals that spatial development and land uses are greatly influenced by rail transportation infrastructure provision in the state with a rail line. The analysis reveals a positive relationship between rail line development and population density. Therefore, more investment and better management are needed to facilitate nationwide rail transportation links.
Access of Technology as a Mediator on Access to Finance to Drive Business Innovation in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises
Authors: Mohammed Kafaji 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
This study assesses the role played by access to finance as an indirect stimulant of business development and economic growth. The ‘access to technology is considered as a mediator in analyzing growth. A dataset that spans five years was gathered from small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in different sectors, was analyzed as panel data through fixed and random effect regression estimation models. The results showed that access to technology playing marked role in mediating the relationship between access to finance and the adopted process sophistication. The results further showed that while access to finance is crucial driver for development in emerging economies, the access to technology seem to play more active role through stimulated growth owing to incremental improvements in business process sophistication. This study finds that multiple factors stemming from a firm’s access and use of newer forms of technology can play an essential role in generating these results, in particular the more straightforward access to finance. These findings were analyzed and interpreted under conditions that control for standard macroeconomic economic growth factors. The conclusions support policy decisions of governmental agencies that aim to improve financial support services and facilitate ease of access to cutting edge technologies.
Foreign Ownership and Productivity of Food Industries in Indonesia
Authors: Dahlia Nauly , Harianto  , Sri Hartoyo , Tanti Novianti 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
The Indonesian government issued a policy that restricts foreign ownership in several industries including the food industry, with the objective of protecting the domestically owned firm. This research analyzed the productivity differences between foreign-owned and domestically owned plants in the Indonesian food industry and whether the percentage of foreign ownership is related to productivity. Micro data on the food industry were obtained from the Annual Survey of Large and Medium scale Industries (IBS) in 2015 conducted by Statistics Indonesia. The results showed that there were productivity differences between the foreign-owned and domestically owned plants. The foreign-owned plants had higher productivity than the domestic plants. The productivity of plants with minority foreign ownership (less than 50 percent) was not significantly different from that of domestically owned plants. Meanwhile, the productivity of plants with foreign ownership more than 50 percent was significantly different from that of plants with domestic ownership. Wholly foreignowned plants (100 percent) did not demonstrate the highest productivity difference. When the data were disaggregated at the sub-sector level, the results varied among industries.
Marketing and Socio-Psychological Factors Influencing Consumption Bakery Product in Thailand
Authors: Pornnapa Thanapotivirat , Tharnupat Jithpakdeepornrat 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
The aim of research was to study consumer buying behavior for bakery products in Thailand and to investigated the effect of marketing and socio-psychogical factor on the consumption bakery product in Thailand. Population of the research was the consumer who consume the barkery within 400 samples. The researchers obtained questionaire in Pathumwan District, Sathorn District, Silom District, Bang Rak District, which is an economic district and has a variety of snack shops and bakery shops. The data analyze was applied by percentage, mean, and standard deviation. To test the research hypotheses, Multiple Regression statistics was used. The results showed that marketing and socio-psychogical factor influenced consumer behaviors for bakery products in Thailand within significant at the 0.05 level.
Gairaigo in Japanese and Its Cultural Implication
Authors: Erlina Afif Kharisma , Oktavianus Oktavianus , Lindawati Lindawati 
Published: May 2022

This research is an attempt to study gairaigo in Japanese. The study is focused on the formation, meaning, and cultural implication of gairaigo. The data for this study are Japanese loan words borrowed from English taken from NHK Easy Japanese News from May 2021 to October 2021. The research used qualitative and quantitative approaches.Â The data are collected by using the non-participant observation method.Â The analysis of data is done by using the intralingual equivalent method. The result of the study shows from 32 gairaigo collected from NHK Easy Japanese News, 98% of them are adapted to the Japanese linguistic system in the form of sound insertion and substitution. The formation of gairaigo is done by adjusting linguistic forms of English into Japanese. The formation of gairaigo causes the change in meaning which also implies Japanese culture.Â The formation of gairaigo while maintaining the linguistic features of the Japanese language is a sign of the language loyalty of Japanese speakers to their language.
Comparison of adverse effects of trastuzumab with other drug combinations for the treatment of breast cancer: A review
Authors: Kumar Deepak , Basu Somnath , Goyal Ramesh K , Sahoo Pravat Kumar , Mathur Rajani 
Published: May 2022

Objectives:
This study compares the adverse effects (AEs) associated with trastuzumab in the treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer (HER-2 + BC) when used alone or in combination with chemotherapy or with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, so as to aid in rational treatment choices.

Materials and Methods:
An electronic search was conducted on PubMed using the Mesh terms ‘BC’, ‘HER-2 positive’, ‘metastasis BC, ‘trastuzumab’, and ‘safety’. Data from 32 studies regarding AEs were extracted and categorised as trastuzumab + chemotherapy (T+C), trastuzumab biosimilar (Tb), trastuzumab + tyrosine kinase inhibitors+ chemotherapy (T+TKi+C), and trastuzumab + tyrosine kinase inhibitors (T+TKi). The data are presented as the mean percentage of AEs. The statistical comparison was represented by a box and whisker plot of the interquartile range value of AEs.

Results:
AEs related to the gastrointestinal tract, skin, nervous, blood, and lymph were reported to be the most common in T+C, T+TKi+C, and T+TKi. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, neuropathy peripheral, alopecia, rash, anaemia, leucopenia, raised aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase were the most common complaints. AEs such as myalgia, nasopharyngitis, hypertension, and ejection fraction decrease was reported to be the most common in Tb.

Conclusion:
This study concluded that biosimilar of trastuzumab is safest for the treatment of HER-2-positive BC. Cardiovascular disorder is often reported in the biosimilar group, but this group has fewer AEs reported as compared with chemotherapy, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors groups related to other systems such as digestive, nervous, and respiratory. The choice of combination is depending on the type of BC and the condition of the patients. The patients must monitor for cardiotoxicity when the biosimilar of trastuzumab is used.
Algorithm of numerical modelling of the surface diffusion flow for periodic triangulated surfaces
Authors: Ефременко Ю.Д. 
Published: May 2022

В настоящей работе предложен алгоритм численного моделирования потока поверхностной диффузии для начальной периодической триангулированной поверхности. Разработаны алгоритмы перестройки триангуляции для обработки особенностей, возникающих при эволюции. Отдельно рассмотрены случаи особенности внутри куба, содержащего поверхность, на его гранях, ребрах и в углах. Работа алгоритма продемонстрирована рядом примеров.
The algorithm of numerical modelling of the surface diffusion flow for periodic triangulated initial surface is proposed in the paper. To process the singularities that appear during computations the algorithms of retriangulation were developed. The cases of singularity inside of the cube containing the surface, on it’s face, edge and corner were considered. The work of the algorithm is illustrated with several examples.
أثر مخرجات نظام الإنتاج في الوقت المحدد على الاستراتيجيات التنافسية في الشركات الصناعية المساهمة العامة في الأردن
Authors: بني يونس عرين جمال محمود , أبو حسين الحارث محمد 
Published: May 2022

هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى بيان أثر مخرجات نظام الإنتاج في الوقت المحدد على الاستراتيجيات التنافسية في الشركات الصناعية المساهمة العامة في الأردن، واعتمدت الدراسة على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، حيث قامت الباحثة بتوزيع (246) استبانة على مدراء الدوائر الادارية ونوابهم ومساعديهم ورؤساء الأقسام، تشتمل على فقرات تعكس متغيرات الدراسة للوصول إلى نتائج هذه الدراسة، تم تحليل (230) استبانة بنسبة (93.5%) واستبعاد (16) استبانة بنسبة (6.5%) وذلك لعدم صلاحيتها للاختبارات الاحصائية. وخلصت الدراسة إلى عدة نتائج كان من أهمها وجود أثر ذو دلالة احصائية عند مستوى الدلالة الاحصائية لمخرجات نظام الإنتاج في الوقت المحدد (تخفيض تكاليف الإنتاج، تحسين جودة المنتوج، تخفيض نسب التالف، تحقيق التفوق التنافسي، تخفيض عامل الوقت) على الاستراتيجيات التنافسية) استراتيجية قيادة التكلفة، استراتيجية التمايز، استراتيجية التركيز) في الشركات الصناعية المساهمة العامة في الأردن. وفي ضوء هذه النتائج أوصت الدراسة بعدد من التوصيات كان من أهمها زيادة الوعي لدى الإدارات والقيادات في تلك الشركات بمفهوم مخرجات نظام الإنتاج في الوقت المحدد وذلك من أجل المساعدة في تقديم الآراء والأفكار الإبداعية التي تزيد من تطور نظام الإنتاج وكفاءته وجودة المنتجات المقدمة.
The Elderly and Leisure Activities: A Case Study
Authors: Marques Jacqueline , Teixeira Mónica 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Studies on the ageing population are increasing in number, aiming to find strategies that allow this life cycle’s phase to be lived with quality. The practice and development of leisure activities is an important factor of life’s quality, since it contributes to a better state of mind and, in the case of older people, it may be a strategy to mitigate the effects resulting from the ageing process. Despite, and according to some studies, the elderly do not give leisure a great importance in their lives, often due to their life history, which did not provide them with good conditions and opportunities to develop these activities. Even for elderly people who have no leisure time habits, the fact is that, when they reach a certain age, these activities can become a structural element of their daily lives. This study aims to ascertain what type – and with which intensity – of leisure and free-time occupation activities the elderly perform, as well as the impact of the pandemic on the performance of these activities. This descriptive research uses a questionnaire as a data collection tool, divided into four parts: the first part involves a set of sociodemographic data; the second part, based on the "Leisure Activities Index" by Rosa Martins (2016), includes a set of nine questions; the third part integrates a question to understand the elderly’s perception of their leisure time use; and, finally, the fourth part includes a set of questions on the impact of the pandemic on the performance of leisure activities. The non-probability convenience sample included a set of 33 older people attending a Day Care Centre and a Home Support Service in central Portugal.
Hume on The Epistemological Status of Metaphysical Statements
Authors: Tweyman Stanley 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
My paper examines critically the widespread view that Hume confines meaningful propositions to those which are analytic (a priori), and those which are synthetic empirical, thereby rejecting synthetic a priori propositions as meaningful. What I show is that Hume does recognize certain metaphysical synthetic a priori propositions as meaningful, thereby dispelling the traditional view that Hume rejects all synthetic a priori as meaningful.
Soil Quality Evaluation in Urban Ecosystems during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Mironova Nataliia , Yefremova Olha , Biletska Halyna , Bloshchynskyi Ihor , Koshelnyk Ihor , Sych Serhii , Filippov Maksym , Sinkevych Serhii , Kravchuk Vasyl 
Published: May 2022

The article considers the changes in some agrochemical parameters and the content of plumbum in the soil cover of a medium-sized urban ecosystem after the introduction of quarantine measures in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been determined that the blocking of anthropogenic activity did not affect the content of humus. There were changes in soil pH, which led to the transition from an alkaline reaction to a neutral one. The amount of fertilizer elements (NPK) in the soil in the post-quarantine period has been increased. The content of the mobile (active) form of plumbum within the city has been halved on average. In general, the impact of quarantine from Covid-19 on the condition of the soil cover as well as on air and surface water can be preliminary considered as positive. Doi: 10.28991/HIJ-SP2022-03-04 Full Text: PDF
Hizmet Kalitesinin İyileştirilmesinde Altı Sigma Yaklaşımı: Hizmet İşletmesi Olarak Bir Eğitim Kurumunda Uygulama Örneği
Authors: BAYHAN Mustafa , DEMİREL Ayten , YACAN İrfan 
Published: May 2022

Altı Sigma metodolojisi ilk ortaya çıktığı zamandan beri sanayide imalat sektöründeki işletmeler için önemli bir kalite yaklaşımı olmuştur. Başarılı bir Altı Sigma uygulaması, hataların en aza indirgenmesini ve kalitenin iyileştirilmesini sağlayabilmektedir. Son yıllarda bu kalite yaklaşımı hizmet sektöründe de önem kazanmıştır. Hizmet sektörünün bir parçası olan eğitim sektörü de Altı Sigma metodolojisinin uygulanabildiği alanlardan biridir.
Bu çalışmada, bir Meslek Yüksekokulu’nda (MYO) uygulanan SERVQUAL modeline dayanan anket verileriyle Altı Sigma metodolojisi uygulanmıştır. Bu bağlamda, tanımlama, ölçme, analiz, iyileştirme, kontrolden (TÖAİK) oluşan Altı Sigma modelinin beş adımı izlenmiştir. Çalışmada, güvenilirlik boyutunun tespit edilen memnuniyetsizlik düzeyi içerisinde en yüksek paya sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında, elde edilen veriler değerlendirilmiş ve gerekli görülen öneriler sunulmuştur.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОЇ ПІДТРИМКИ НАСЕЛЕННЯ В ПЕРІОД ВІЙСЬКОВИХ ДІЙ МЕТОДОМ СИМВОЛДРАМИ (ІМАГІНАТИВНОЇ ПСИХОТЕРАПІЇ) В РОБОТІ КЛІНІЧНОГО ПСИХОЛОГА
Authors: Кихтюк Оксана 
Published: May 2022

Мета статті – теоретичний аналіз наукових джерел з ефективності застосування методу символдрами у практичній роботі психологів практиків; емпірично дослідити використання цього методу у роботі клінічного психолога по стабілізації емоційного стану, саморегуляції та зниженні тривожності, активізації ресурсного потенціалу особистості в умовах військових дій.
Методи. В результаті нашої роботи було використано теоретичні методи: аналіз, синтез та узагальнення наукових джерел по використанню та опису сучасних аспектів практичної роботи в методі символдрами; методика особистісної тривожності Спілберга -Ханіна.
Результати. Теоретично проаналізовано особливості виникнення та встановлення методу символдрами. У статті представлено опис останніх наукових пошуків та досліджень в рамках психотерапевтичного впливу символдрами на особистість. Теоретичний аналіз літератури засвідчив ефективність використання цього методу по подоланню негативних емоційних переживань, зниженню агресивних проявів у підлітків, подоланню наслідків травматичних подій. Проведення психотерапевтичних сеансів із експериментальною групою, засвідчило позитивну групову динаміку. Було визначено ефективність використання даної психотерапії по наданню психологічної підтримки та допомоги у роботі клінічного психолога. Використання стандартних мотивів символдрами «Луг»; «Потік», «Квітка», «Гора», «Дерево» сприяли розвитку креативності, творчості, візуалізації та розумінню символіки, уявних образів. Впровадження мотиву «Ділянка землі» у психотерапевтичні сеанси відобразило можливості відновлення планування, звернення до внутрішніх ресурсів, знаходження відчуття безпеки. Проведене емпіричне дослідження, опитування та бесіда з учасниками експериментальної групи засвідчили позитивну динаміку розвитку та встановлення адаптивних механізмів у саморегуляції тривожності, подоланні стресу, віднаходження ресурсів.
Висновки. Використання кататимно-імагінативної психотерапії (символдрами) в роботі клінічного психолога є ефективним методом психологічної підтримки та допомоги людям по подоланню емоційних розладів, зниженню тривожності, виробленню адаптивних механізмів психіки по відновленню, активізації внутрішніх ресурсів особистості. Проведене емпіричне дослідження, що базувалось з використанням методу символдрами засвідчило високі показники зниження особистісної тривожності в учасників експерименту. Перспективу прийдешніх наукових теоретичних та наукових розробок ми вбачаємо у впровадженні та розробці нових мотивів символдрами для надання психологічної підтримки, допомоги людям.