Published Research Data Research Articles

A Critical Review on Clinical Manifestations of Obesity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Solution through Physical Activity

Diabesity term recently coined in medical field because of the very close epidemiological and pathogenic associations between central obesity and Type 2DM. Material and Methods: This review is based on data collected from published research works in various journals. Observations and Results: cited based on research reviews to find out risk odds of obesity and physical inactivity and initiation of type 2 diabetes with solutions based on improve physical activity. Conclusion: Counseling would be one of the best strategies to opt physical exercise with moderate and vigorous intensity recommended as world health organization as healthy behaviour to prevent and control of type 2 diabetes. Thus, Present write up is an effort to critically evaluate and assess the published research data on obesity and its association with development of type 2 diabetes and role of Physical exercises for prevention and control of type 2 DM as its solution with research evidences.

Responding to Reality: Evolving Curation Practices and Infrastructure at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Objective: The Illinois Data Bank provides Illinois researchers with the infrastructure to publish research data publicly. During a five-year review of the Research Data Service at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, it was recognized as the most useful service offering in the unit. Internal metrics are captured and used to monitor the growth, document curation workflows, and surface technical challenges faced as we assist our researchers. Here we present examples of these curation challenges and the solutions chosen to address them. Methods: Some Illinois Data Bank metrics are collected internally by within the system, but most of the curation metrics reported here are tracked separately in a Google spreadsheet. The curator logs required information after curation is complete for each dataset. While the data is sometimes ambiguous (e.g., depending on researcher uptake of suggested actions), our curation data provide a general understanding about our data repository and have been useful in assessing our workflows and services. These metrics also help prioritize development needs for the Illinois Data Bank. Results and Conclusions: The curatorial services polish and improve the datasets, which contributes to the spirit of data reuse. Although we continue to see challenges in our processes, curation makes a positive impact on datasets. Continued development and adaptation of the technical infrastructure allows for an ever-better experience for the curators and users. These improvements have helped our repository more effectively support the data sharing process by successfully fostering depositor engagement with curators to improve datasets and facilitating easy transfer of very large files.

Reliability and Validity of the Polhemus Liberty System for Upper Body Segment and Joint Angular Kinematics of Elite Golfers.

Golf swing analysis is common in both recreational and professional levels where players are searching for improvements in shot accuracy and distance. The use of motion analysis systems such as the portable Polhemus Liberty system is gaining interest by coaches and players; however, to date, no research has examined the usefulness of the Polhemus Liberty system for golf swing analysis. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of the Polhemus Liberty system and validity compared to the VICON Nexus motion analysis system when assessing segment (pelvis and thorax) and joint (shoulder, elbow and wrist) angular kinematics during a golf swing at key events (address, top of backswing and impact). Fifteen elite amateur/professional golfers performed ten golf swing trials within specified bounds using their 5-iron club. Reliability was assessed using interclass coefficient, effect size and t-test statistics by all participants completing two separate testing sessions on separate days following the same experimental protocol. Validity was assessed using effect size, Pearson correlation and t-test statistics by comparing swings captured using both Polhemus Liberty and VICON Nexus concurrently. Results demonstrated no difference in ball outcome results using the Trackman launch monitor (P > 0.05) and that the Polhemus Liberty system was reliable across the two sessions for all segment (pelvis and thorax) and joint (lead shoulder (gleno-humeral joint), elbow and wrist) angular kinematics (P > 0.05). Validity analysis showed that the Polhemus Liberty system for the segments (pelvis and thorax) and joints (lead shoulder and wrist) were different compared to the VICON Nexus data at key events during the golf swing. Although validity could not be confirmed against VICON Nexus modeling, the Polhemus Liberty system may still be useful for golf swing analysis across training sessions. However, caution should be applied when comparing data from the system to published research data using different motion analysis methods.

Tutkimusdata tieteellisenä julkaisuna

In this article we drill down to the concept of data publication. We introduce how the term research data publication is defined in academic settings and literature. We discuss how research data is published, how the data publications are reviewed or curated, and which are the current incentives for the publication of research data. These are the main questions we aim to answer to in this article. As conclusion we ponder how we can learn from the best practices already in place in academic communities and how to spread these further to areas which have not yet created their communication culture to cover data publications. Finally, we illustrate how we could support the development as information and data management experts.

Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forskal) and its management: A review

The desert locust [Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal)] (Orthoptera: Acrididae) is one of the world’s most dangerous and destructive migratory pests. It is a highly voracious and polyphagous insect. Its swarms can travel hundreds of kilometers per day and infest areas covering millions of square kilometers, resulting in substantial crop losses. We synthesize published research data and reports on the life cycle, behavior, phases, and damage of the desert locust, as well as its possible management practices, in this study. There are diffi-culties involved in estimating locust populations because locust swarms are highly mobile. Cultural control, baiting, dusting with insecticide, and spraying liquid insecticides (chemical or biological) using ultra-low volume (ULV) application are all options for control-ling locust swarms. Improved knowledge on pest biology, as well as more efficient monitoring and control strategies, are essential com-ponents of an effective management strategy.

Effect of the Type of Inoculant on the Shrinkage Porosity of High-Silicon SG Iron

High-Si spheroidal graphite (SG) iron is a relatively new addition to the family of SG irons. While the industry has been successful in producing class 500-14 and 600-10 irons there is a paucity of published research data on the efficiency of inoculation on shrinkage and porosity reduction. The critical phase is the end of solidification when, as the amount of eutectic graphite generated decreases, graphite expansion may become insufficient to compensate the solidification shrinkage, increasing the risk of micro-shrinkage (microporosity) formation. The goal of this industrial research was to assess the efficiency of eight commercial inoculants in minimizing porosity occurrence in a 3.45%C, 3.75%Si SG iron. Metallographic analysis was conducted on the TA cups to evaluate the nodule count and size distribution. SEM analysis was used to study the type of nuclei, and tomography to quantify the amount of porosity in each TA cup. An attempt was made to correlate the graphite formation rate during eutectic solidification with the porosity level. Inoculants rich in Zr seem to produce the best results.

Data-Seeking Behaviour in the Social Sciences

Purpose Publishing research data for reuse has become good practice in recent years. However, not much is known on how researchers actually find said data. In this exploratory study, we observe the information-seeking behaviour of social scientists searching for research data to reveal impediments and identify opportunities for data search infrastructure.Methods We asked 12 participants to search for research data and observed them in their natural environment. The sessions were recorded. Afterwards, we conducted semi-structured interviews to get a thorough understanding of their way of searching. From the recordings, we extracted the interaction behaviour of the participants and analysed the spoken words both during the search task and the interview by creating affinity diagrams.Results We found that literature search is more closely intertwined with dataset search than previous literature suggests. Both the search itself and the relevance assessment are very complex, and many different strategies are employed, including the creatively “misuse” of existing tools, since no appropriate tools exist or are unknown to the participants.Conclusion Many of the issues we found relate directly or indirectly to the application of the FAIR principles, but some, like a greater need for dataset search literacy, go beyond that. Both infrastructure and tools offered for dataset search could be tailored more tightly to the observed work processes, particularly by offering more interconnectivity between datasets, literature, and other relevant materials.

Flotation of Vostok-2 skarn scheelite sulphide ore with modifiers

This paper describes the results of a study that looked at different reagent regimes of flotation of scheelite skarn ores with soda, sodium bicarbonate and sodium sulphide. According to published research data, these regimes of selective recovery scheelite from Skarn ores of Portuguese and Chinese deposits as an alternative to Petrov method. The results of studying the changes of the optical density of water glass in mixing with soda, sodium bicarbonate and sodium hydroxide at different temperatures are presented. Gelation of water glass is observed in a mixture of soda or sodium bicarbonate. The authors were studied the floatability of calcium minerals of scheelite sulphide ore by combined depressants (water glass and sodium sulphide), their dose (0–11.4 kg/t) and proportions (0.7 to 8), as well as the duration of conditioning at the Laboratory of Primorsky Concentrating Plant (PCP). In the course of research, it was established that a high dose of soda and sodium bicarbonate in the scheelite rougher flotation cycle determines a 2- to 6-times higher yield of rough scheelite concentrate with a 1.8-times lower WO3 enrichment ratio. A rise in the water dose to 1.4 kg/t in the rougher flotation cycle led to the recovery of scheelite falling to 30.4–41%, with the WO3 concentrate quality being 22.78–50.5%, corres pondingly. No commercial quality was reached when scheelite concentrate was subjected to heat treatment in a sodium sulphide (43–62 kg/t) and alkaline environment (рН 13) without water glass. Addition of 3.3 kg/t of water glass to sodium sulphide helped raise the quality of scheelite concentrate after three cleaner flotation to 54% WO3 and the recovery of scheelite was 68.4% only. A recovery of more than 82% of commercial grade scheelite concentrate (WO3 > 50%) was reached when running in standard mode using Petrov method of heat treatment. Application of the above processes, which demonstrated high performance in relation to scheelite ores taken from Skarn deposits of Portuguese and Chinese, to samples of Skarn scheelite sulphide ores from Far Eastern deposits, did not prove successful. The authors would like to thank the Research Laboratory of PCP for support with lab studies.

An Analysis of Current State of Research Data Publication at Japanese Universities

An Analysis of Current State of Research Data Publication at Japanese Universities

Investigation and Development of the Workflow to Clarify Conditions of Use for Research Data Publishing in Japan

With the recent Open Science movement and the rise of data-intensive science, many efforts are in progress to publish research data on the web. To reuse published research data in different fields, they must be made more generalized, interoperable, and machine-readable. Among the various issues related to data publishing, the conditions of use are directly related to their reuse potential. We show herein the types of external constraints and conditions of use in research data publishing in a Japanese context through the analysis of the interview and questionnaire for practitioners. Although the conditions of research data use have been discussed only in terms of their legal constraints, we organize the inclusion of the non-legal constraints and data holders’ actual requirements. Furthermore, we develop practical guideline for examining effective data publishing flow with licensing scenarios. This effort can be positioned to develop an infrastructure for data-intensive science, which will contribute to the realization of Open Science.

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN MASTER'S LEVEL PROGRAMS IN LEARNING SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE OF SPECIALTY 242 TOURISM

Problem Statement and Purpose. Since 2015, the direction of interdisciplinary has been a special priority of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, as one of the ways to integration into the European scientific space. The analysis of the problem concerns the global approach to interdisciplinary: Zagorodnyj A.G., Koval I.M., Sido­renko S.I., Yudkova K.V., Javorska V.V. The author also relies on works of Koval T.I., Kolot A.M., Maginskaya N.I., Sysoeva S.O., Ognevyuk V.O., Chernish V.V., May­er N.V. researching application of interdisciplinary оf foreign-language training. The purpose of the article is to analyze the interdisciplinary context of foreign-language training on the material of the French language participants of the educational process of the second master's degree specialty 242 Tourism, specializing in tourism service. The objectives of the article are to solve theoretical issues, that are related to the prob­lem of research: Disclosure of the essence and content оf the Curriculum and Work Programs of the course «The second foreign language (French) оf Professional focus of the second (master's) level of specialty 242 Tourism of the Geological and Geo­graphical Faculty of the Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University", analysis of the real state of the research subject, publication of research data in a specialized scientific Edition in the specialty 242 Tourism.Date and Methods. The research material is the process оf the selection of linguistic and cultural material of the French language to ensure thе all necessary for the for­eign-language training of Communicative compétences of Masters on 242 Tourism Speciality, specialization tourism service. The methods of researching оf this article are the method of analysis, the analogy method, the method of deduction and the axiomatic method.Results. The content of the academic discipline, consists of 2 content modules: 1. Communicating in an academic and professional environment. 2. Search, process information аnd présentation of information. Additional special courses: «Tour­ist resources of France /French-speaking countries", "The tourist appeal of French cities/regions", "Tourist attraction of France /French-speaking countries", "French/ French-speaking local studies" can be useful too.International standards of Teaching foreign languages in the context of the Council of Europe's recommendations, provide for the widespread use of modern technolo­gy in the educational process: information technology, distance education, computer programs, Internet, video and multimedia, etc. that makes significant organizational changes in the educational process and prepares for lifelong education. The role of education in the future of Ukraine is a powerful investment in human capital.

Research Output and International Cooperation Among Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scientometric Analysis.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has instigated immediate and massive worldwide research efforts. Rapid publication of research data may be desirable but also carries the risk of quality loss.ObjectiveThis analysis aimed to correlate the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak with its related scientific output per country.MethodsAll articles related to the COVID-19 pandemic were retrieved from Web of Science and analyzed using the web application SciPE (science performance evaluation), allowing for large data scientometric analyses of the global geographical distribution of scientific output.ResultsA total of 7185 publications, including 2592 articles, 2091 editorial materials, 2528 early access papers, 1479 letters, 633 reviews, and other contributions were extracted. The top 3 countries involved in COVID-19 research were the United States, China, and Italy. The confirmed COVID-19 cases or deaths per region correlated with scientific research output. The United States was most active in terms of collaborative efforts, sharing a significant amount of manuscript authorships with the United Kingdom, China, and Italy. The United States was China’s most frequent collaborative partner, followed by the United Kingdom.ConclusionsThe COVID-19 research landscape is rapidly developing and is driven by countries with a generally strong prepandemic research output but is also significantly affected by countries with a high prevalence of COVID-19 cases. Our findings indicate that the United States is leading international collaborative efforts.

Plasma-MDS, a metadata schema for plasma science with examples from plasma technology

A metadata schema, named Plasma-MDS, is introduced to support research data management in plasma science. Plasma-MDS is suitable to facilitate the publication of research data following the FAIR principles in domain-specific repositories and with this the reuse of research data for data driven plasma science. In accordance with common features in plasma science and technology, the metadata schema bases on the concept to separately describe the source generating the plasma, the medium in which the plasma is operated in, the target the plasma is acting on, and the diagnostics used for investigation of the process under consideration. These four basic schema elements are supplemented by a schema element with various attributes for description of the resources, i.e. the digital data obtained by the applied diagnostic procedures. The metadata schema is first applied for the annotation of datasets published in INPTDAT—the interdisciplinary data platform for plasma technology.

Publicando dados de pesquisa: contextualizando as principais etapas e elementos envolvidos no processo

The use and reuse of research data are important and necessary actions in the current context of scientific practice. For this reason, the datasets produced during the research initiatives need to be published to be more easily accessed by the entire scientific community. However, publishing data does not mean merely making it available in a repository, but comprises a series of steps that must be considered so that they can be effectively used. Thus, this work has as main objective to discuss the process of publishing research datasets in the context of science. This is a descriptive and qualitative investigation, which makes use of bibliographic research. As results, elements involved in the process of publishing research data and discussions are presented, covering the stages of publication of datasets, relating to the deposit, description, identifier assignment and review, steps that involve the core of the publication process.

A meta-analysis of the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Helicobacter pylori (Hpylori) infection may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the reported researches have given conflicting results. To investigate the association between Hpylori infection and risk of atherosclerotic CVD. The studies were retrieved in Embase, PubMed, Web of Science (published from Jan 1, 1990, to Jan 31, 2020, language restrictions: English). All studies included used data from case-control studies and cohort studies of cardiovascular adverse events. Random effect models were used to measure pooled estimates. All data were analyzed with Stata 11.2 SE (StataCorp, College Station, TX). Helicobacter pylori infection increased the risk of adverse cardiovascular events by 51% (40 studies, n=19691, odd ratio [OR]=1.51, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.34-1.70). The effect was greater for studies that the type of CVDs was myocardial infarction (MI) and cerebrovascular disease (MI OR=1.80, 95% CI: 1.42-2.26, cerebrovascular disease OR=1.54, 95% CI: 1.27-1.89). Meanwhile, CagA seropositive Hpylori strains were associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular adverse events based on published research data (OR=1.73, 95% CI: 1.40-2.14). In conclusion, Hpylori infection enhanced the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular adverse events, especially in some patients with MI and cerebrovascular disease. This study will provide guidance for the targeted prevention and treatment of CVDs. But this association need to be confirmed by more prospective studies.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of published research data on COVID-19 infection fatality rates

An important unknown during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been the infection fatality rate (IFR). This differs from the case fatality rate (CFR) as an estimate of the number of deaths and as a proportion of the total number of cases, including those who are mild and asymptomatic. While the CFR is extremely valuable for experts, IFR is increasingly being called for by policy makers and the lay public as an estimate of the overall mortality from COVID-19. MethodsPubmed, Medline, SSRN, and Medrxiv were searched using a set of terms and Boolean operators on 25/04/2020 and re-searched on 14/05/2020, 21/05/2020 and 16/06/2020. Articles were screened for inclusion by both authors. Meta-analysis was performed in Stata 15.1 by using the metan command, based on IFR and confidence intervals extracted from each study. Google/Google Scholar was used to assess the grey literature relating to government reports. ResultsAfter exclusions, there were 24 estimates of IFR included in the final meta-analysis, from a wide range of countries, published between February and June 2020.The meta-analysis demonstrated a point estimate of IFR of 0.68% (0.53%–0.82%) with high heterogeneity (p < 0.001). ConclusionBased on a systematic review and meta-analysis of published evidence on COVID-19 until July 2020, the IFR of the disease across populations is 0.68% (0.53%–0.82%). However, due to very high heterogeneity in the meta-analysis, it is difficult to know if this represents a completely unbiased point estimate. It is likely that, due to age and perhaps underlying comorbidities in the population, different places will experience different IFRs due to the disease. Given issues with mortality recording, it is also likely that this represents an underestimate of the true IFR figure. More research looking at age-stratified IFR is urgently needed to inform policymaking on this front.

Tactile identification of embossed lines and square areas in diverse dot heights by blind individuals

Most of the braille embossers incorporate a mode for the creation of braille embossed graphics (BEG). Some of them can produce dots in different elevations, but also various dot densities. Dot elevation and dot density constitute the main variables that dominate the identification and conceptualization by blind users of tactile elements, such as lines and areas, in BEG. Nevertheless, there are not enough published research data in this domain. We present the results of a study with 30 congenitally blind participants to examine their detection performance in tactile identification of context-free embossed lines and square areas in eight dot elevations H1 to H8 (from 0.03 to 0.47 mm) and two dot densities (10 and 20 dpi). The detection accuracy and response time of the matching task were examined for each type of test stimuli. The results of correct and misclassified stimuli are presented in confusion matrixes, along with the overall mean response time for each task. The participants classify with better accuracy the stimuli with the three lower dot elevations (between 0.03 mm and 0.15 mm) for both types of stimuli and in both dot densities. The minimum overall mean response time of the identification task was achieved for the larger dot height H8 in the case of raised-dot square areas of 10 dpi. The analysis of the results indicates that better classification accuracy is achieved with the combination of four dot heights H1, H2, H4, and H8. Blind users can distinguish textures produced by dots with very low heights in line with the recent literature suggestions. The current study constitutes a first step toward recommendations for the designers of BEG in applying textures with variable dot height and dot density for educational purposes or for producing tactile maps to benefit users who are blind.

Pandemic of COVID-19 and Pregnancy

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background and Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; Infectious disease outbreak caused by novel Coronavirus is a global public health concern. In this pandemic, pregnant women are high risk population. Knowledge and data on the effect of this COVID-19 disease on pregnant females and their newborns is limited. Number of cases is increasing day by day. Aim of the current study was to provide evidence-based knowledge related to effects of Coronavirus on pregnancy to improve the understanding of the COVID-19 disease. &lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;This is a systematic review, carried out in the Department of Obstetrics &amp;amp; Gynecology at Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore. The available published research data from January 1st 2020 to May 13th 2020, on the effects of Coronavirus in pregnancy was collected. On the basis of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines the articles in English were selected from electronic databases PubMed and Goggle scholar. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The information gathered is organized in five main themes namely; Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 during pregnancy, risk of vertical transmission, issues related to breast feeding, care during antenatal period and labor and strategies for prevention. The main concern is to focus on best clinical practices for care of pregnant females. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Clinical manifestations of Coronavirus infection in pregnant females are not different from general population. There is on strong evidence of risk of vertical transmission. Best antenatal care and care during labor is the right of all pregnant females whether suspected or infected and it must be according to the standardized guidelines. Breast feeding is encouraged either with full protection of transmission of droplet infection or my expressing milk manually. Vaginal delivery is safe and preventive strategies for the disease available for general population must be adapted by the pregnant women also to avoid getting the infection.&lt;/p&gt;

Research materials from qualitative fieldwork in Japan, 2013 – Vol. 2

Among the possible innovative ways to publish research data and materials—alongside the more established formats of the research paper, the academic article, and the critical review—we inaugurate here the format of the “Research Files”, batches of qualitative data which have been assessed as useful materials for other scholars. A certain amount of data which academics collect often remains underused. But such data, if contextualised within one’s own past research activity, can be kept “alive” and perhaps be reborn and virtuously transmitted to other researchers who may want to make some use of them, citing the original source and therefore generating a proficuous circle of knowledge. We decided to distribute a few of these materials over different issues of Mutual Images, grouping them by type. In this first instalment (presenting some early interviews from one of my own past projects), we are also suggesting a way to interpret the notion of “research files” for other scholars who in the future may want to experiment with it. The format of presentation we have thought of as appropriate—or, at least, admissible and functional—is that of recounting the general features of the original research project within which the data here published were produced, so to favour the circulation of ideas.

Effect of Combined Conductive Polymer Binder on the Electrochemical Performance of Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

The electrodes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are multicomponent systems and their electrochemical properties are influenced by each component, therefore the composition of electrodes should be properly balanced. At the beginning of lithium-ion battery research, most attention was paid to the nature, size, and morphology peculiarities of inorganic active components as the main components which determine the functional properties of electrode materials. Over the past decade, considerable attention has been paid to development of new binders, as the binders have shown great effect on the electrochemical performance of electrodes in LIBs. The study of new conductive binders, in particular water-based binders with enhanced electronic and ionic conductivity, has become a trend in the development of new electrode materials, especially the conversion/alloying-type anodes. This mini-review provides a summary on the progress of current research of the effects of binders on the electrochemical properties of intercalation electrodes, with particular attention to the mechanisms of binder effects. The comparative analysis of effects of three different binders (PEDOT:PSS/CMC, CMC, and PVDF) for a number of oxide-based and phosphate-based positive and negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries was performed based on literature and our own published research data. It reveals that the combined PEDOT:PSS/CMC binder can be considered as a versatile component of lithium-ion battery electrode materials (for both positive and negative electrodes), effective in the wide range of electrode potentials.