Scientific Quality Research Articles

КОЛИЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ОЦЕНКА ИННОВАЦИОННОЙ ИНФРАСТРУКТУРЫ РОССИИ

Over the past decade, the Russian government has reformed the national innovation system. However, there is still no research quantifying these changes. This study fills this gap by examining the devel-opment of Russia's innovative infrastructure using metrics from one of the leading innovators in the world – China. This research studies the innovation infrastructures of both countries, and the hypothesis is that there is a difference in the development of certain types of innovation infrastructure in Russia compared to China. The main methods of research are retrospective, structural, and comparative analyses. Data were collected from open sources such as Rosstat, the Global Innovation Index, World Bank, and the State Statistical Office of China. An overview the statistical indicators for Russia and China from 2010 to 2023 shows the level of development of six types of infrastructure: material, digital, scientific, educational, social, regulatory, and financial. The analysis showed that Russia lags behind China in terms of innovation infrastructure as a whole. From a structural point of view, there is also a differentiation in the development of certain types of infrastructure within Russia. The material, social, and digital infrastructures are the most developed, while the remaining elements are less developed compared to China. We believe that the main bottleneck in Rus-sian infrastructure is the lack of autonomy for innovation in private industry due to a lack of qualified scien-tists.

Cuidados de enfermería en la higiene bucal de pacientes intubados. Revisión de la Literatura

Objective: Determine nursing care in oral hygiene of intubated patients through a bibliographic review. Methods: A documentary, non-systematic and descriptive research was carried out on the nursing care received by intubated patients in intensive care units for oral hygiene, using databases such as: PubMed, BVS, Scielo, Google scholar, using descriptors from Health Sciences DESC and Medical Subject Headings MeSH, whose inclusion criteria were: original articles, bibliographic review and case reports directly related to the topic, published in the period 2019-2023, in language Spanish and English and of scientific quality (SJR). The bibliographic review was developed with nine bibliographic sources, predominantly qualitative and in English. Results: Oral hygiene care generally includes the use of oral antiseptics such as chlorhexidine, brushing with small soft bristles, suction and hydration of the oral cavity to reduce plaque formation and consequently infections and mortality in intubated patients. Conclusion: It is established that nursing care in oral hygiene of intubated patients is essential to keep the oral cavity clean, stimulate saliva flow, avoid inflammation, pain and discomfort in the patient, keep the mucosa and lips hydrated and above all reduce dental plaque, microbial and colonization of the oropharynx.

Istraživanje doprinosa štedljivih inovacija u proizvodnim kompanijama - sistematski literaturni pregled

In this paper, a systematic review of the literature was carried out in order to identify the contributions of frugal innovation in the manufacturing sector. The above, with the objective of knowing these innovations, highlighting the relevance and its contribution to this sector within the global emerging markets. The PRISMA method was used to perform meta-analysis of the theoretical, scientific and practical contributions of goods and services resulting from the frugal philosophy in the emerging manufacturing sector. To achieve the objectives of this research, three indexed databases of high scientific quality and visibility were considered: Scopus, Ebscohost and Science Direct in the period 2010-2020, with a search equation defined by keywords and exclusion and inclusion criteria, in which a first search of 15079 articles was obtained. As a result of the final filtering process, 52 documents were obtained that allowed the identification of these innovations, their classification, description, frugal, social and economic contribution in the benefited communities. This paper provides relevant findings related to the contribution of future perspectives of similar studies and empirical evidence of frugal operational processes (products) that drive the competitiveness of manufacturing firms.

Quality Parameters of Polyherbal Formulation of Three Different Marketed Brands of Vilwadi Gutika: A Comparative Evaluation Study

Background: Ayurveda is a highly beneficial medical system due to its natural components that effectively eliminate disease causes, restore balance, and prevent further recurrence. Polyherbal formulations are highly popular due to their wide therapeutic range, making them safe at high doses and producing minimal negative effects when taken improperly. The goal of this study was to standardize the efficacy and quality of commercial herbal tablet formulations. Methods: Three marketed samples of vilwadi Gutika ware used for the study. After authentication of the samples, the phytochemical stander like determination of pH, ash value, acid insoluble ash, water soluble ash, water soluble extractive, alcohol and soluble extractive were determined. In vitro anti-microbial activity was determined using Agar well diffusion method and the anti – inflammatory activity of Vilwadi tablet of different ayurvedic agency was assessed by in- vitro HRBC (Human Red Blood Cells) membrane stabilization method. Results: The physicochemical properties of polyherbal pills met Pharmacopeial criteria, including pH, ash value, hardness, and friability. Sample 1 was the most acceptable, with a noticeable hardness (0.93) for rapid disintegration. The sample 3 (Vilwadi gutika – Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Coimbatore) exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity against E. coli, Staphylococcus sp, and Candida sp, while sample 1 showed the highest activity against E. coli and Staphylococcus sp, and less activity against Candida sp. The in vitro anti-inflammatory activity shown that at concentration of 100µg / ml, the test compound inhibited 66.6 % of RBC haemolysis as compared with 54.16 % produced by Indomethacin (positive control) at 100µg / ml. Conclusion: The investigation reveals that the Viladi gutika herbal formulation can be standardized using a scientific quality control technique, meeting Indian pharmacopoeia requirements for tablet dosage form, with further research needed to analyze other characteristics. Keywords: Viladi gutika, anti-microbial activity, anti-inflammatory activity.

Foreword by the Editor-in-Chief

Dear colleagues, On one of these days preceding a New Year celebration, you hold in your hands or read on your screen the last issue of the Journal of Ophthalmology (Ukraine) for the year 2023. Although the year that passes was very difficult and challenging for all of us, our authors’ hard work and readers’ interest allowed us not only to maintain, but also to keep raising the journal’s academic level. At present, the journal is the only Ukrainian ophthalmological journal indexed by Scopus and cited in foreign publications. The English version of the journal is equivalent to its original Ukrainian version and is an ope-access journal which is integrated harmoniously into the current global fast-pace information environment. Our constant cooperation with our authors contributes to improved scientific quality of publications in the journal, which attracts the attention of foreign authors and international organizations. Our editorial staff’s primary New Year’s wish is peace! We wish victory for all of us! And we wish inspiration and advances in science for all our readers and colleagues! From our side, we will certainly be making extra effort in 2024 to select, process and publish high-quality science, and to improve our cooperation with authors and international cooperation. We are grateful to our authors, who despite current hardship, continue working and reporting on the results of their studies and interesting cases in ophthalmology. Our editorial staff would also like to express our gratitude to our dear reviewers - our work would be impossible without them! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024! Let you live in peace and harmony, and let your dreams come true! Nataliya Pasyechnikova

The Risk of Water Quality Deterioration with Urban Flood Control—A Case in Wuxi

There is a demand for flood control in densely populated river network areas. Therefore, small floodgates are used for long-term and rapid water flow regulation in such contexts. However, people often disregard these floodgates’ potential interference with the natural water environment. This study focused on an urban floodgate-controlled reach and monitored the monthly data of four main pollutant indicators (TN, TP, CODMn, and NH3-N) from 2016 to 2018 at six fixed sampling points (S1–S6). The difference analysis and cluster analysis results indicated that floodgate adjustments were the dominant driving factor of water quality changes in the reach, with pollutant concentration differences observed between the floodgate opening and closing periods. The results of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index evaluation showed that the water quality of the floodgate-controlled reach was categorized as “marginal” or “poor”. It is particularly important to note that the concentration of nitrogen compounds exceeded the allowable limits. The results of the Mann–Kendall trend and time series analyses revealed an overall upward trend in NH3-N concentration and a localized upward trend in TP concentration and presented periodic concentration fluctuations of four pollutants (TN, TP, CODMn, and NH3-N). This study highlights that flood control management using small floodgates can pose a risk of deteriorating water quality. Therefore, it is necessary to develop scientific water quality management methods.

Annual Acknowledgment to Reviewers 2023—Highlights of Sustainability

Reviewers who perform an invaluable service to the scientific community are essential to ensuring the quality of the papers published in the journal Highlights of Sustainability. The editorial team of the journal Highlights of Sustainability would like take this opportunity to thank the following reviewers for their time and effort in reviewing manuscripts in 2023. Their contribution and support helped a lot to improve the scientific quality of the published articles and enhance the scientific level of the journal.

Online Interventions for Mental Health in Times of COVID: A Systematic Review and Quality Assessment of Scientific Production

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being led to a proliferation of online psychological interventions, along with the publications of studies assessing their efficacy. The aim of the present work was to assess the scientific quality of studies addressing online psychological interventions for common mental health problems, comparing studies published during the COVID-19 pandemic to equivalent control articles published four years before the pandemic. To this end, we developed and applied a quality checklist to both samples of articles (N=108). Overall, we found that the methodological quality of many studies on psychological interventions was poor both before and during the pandemic. For instance, 33% of the studies lacked a control group of any kind in both samples of articles, and less than 5% of studies used blinding of any sort. Within this context, we found that studies conducted during the pandemic were published faster, but showed a decrease in key indicators such as the randomized allocation of participants of the experimental groups, pre-registration or data sharing. We conclude that the low overall quality of the available research on online psychological interventions deserves further scrutiny and should be taken into consideration to make informed decisions on therapy choice, policy making, and public health –particularly in times of increased demand and public interest such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Advancements in Nutritional Strategies for Gestational Diabetes Management: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as hyperglycaemia first detected at any time during pregnancy with values lower than those determined by the WHO for diabetes diagnosis in adults. This pathology, with a worldwide prevalence of 13.4%, causes significant maternal and foetal risks. The first line of treatment consists of maintaining normo-glycaemia through an adequate diet and lifestyle changes. The aim is to synthesize the scientific evidence updating the nutritional recommendations for the effective management of GDM. A systematic review of the scientific literature was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. Randomized clinical trials published within the last five years and providing information on nutritional recommendations to achieve an effective management of gestational diabetes were selected. The databases searched were PubMed, the WOS Core Collection, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, using the MeSH terms: "Diabetes, Gestational"; "Nutrition Assessment (nutrition*)"; "Diet"; "Eating"; and "Food"; with the Boolean operators "AND" and "OR". The PEDro scale (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) was used to assess the scientific quality of the studies, with a mean score of 8.9, indicating an average good scientific quality. Results: A total of 809 papers were collected, of which, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 randomized clinical trials were selected. Probiotic supplementation and co-supplementation with vitamin D have been found to be the most beneficial options for both mothers with GDM and neonates, but the most effective regimens are not known. Diets enriched with extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and oat bran, as well as some recommendations focused on carbohydrates also seem effective, as well as diets designed for this group of women with GDM such as "CHOICE". Conclusions: Although there are numerous proposals that have been published in recent years focused on the diet of women with GDM in order to improve their results and those of their children, it is the supplementation with probiotics and the co-supplementation with vitamin D that is most agreed upon as beneficial; however, more research is needed into which protocols are most effective. Other proposals that could also be beneficial should be further studied.

Exploring the diversity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) properties and sources in different functional areas of a typical macrophyte - derived lake combined with optical spectroscopy and FT-ICR MS analysis

Lake Baiyangdian is one of China's largest macrophyte - derived lakes, facing severe challenges related to water quality maintenance and eutrophication prevention. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) was a huge carbon pool and its abundance, property, and transformation played important roles in the biogeochemical cycle and energy flow in lake ecosystems. In this study, Lake Baiyangdian was divided into four distinct areas: Unartificial Area (UA), Village Area (VA), Tourism Area (TA), and Breeding Area (BA). We examined the diversity of DOM properties and sources across these functional areas. Our findings reveal that DOM in this lake is predominantly composed of protein - like substances, as determined by excitation - emission matrix and parallel factor analysis (EEM - PARAFAC). Notably, the exogenous tyrosine-like component C1 showed a stronger presence in VA and BA compared to UA and TA. Ultrahigh - resolution mass spectrometry (FT - ICR MS) unveiled a similar DOM molecular composition pattern across different functional areas due to the high relative abundances of lignan compounds, suggesting that macrophytes significantly influence the material structure of DOM. DOM properties exhibited specific associations with water quality indicators in various functional areas, as indicated by the Mantel test. The connections between DOM properties and NO3N and NH3N were more pronounced in VA and BA than in UA and TA. Our results underscore the viability of using DOM as an indicator for more precise and scientific water quality management.

Quality indicators in atrial fibrillation ablation (RIQAFA). A national registry from the Portuguese Association of Arrhythmology, Pacing and Electrophysiology (APAPE)

Introduction and ObjectivesAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, with significant burden for patients. Catheter ablation is safe and superior for symptom improvement. The purpose of this work was to assess how clinical practice compares with current scientific evidence and quality indicators for AF ablation. MethodsThe Portuguese Association of Arrhythmology, Pacing and Electrophysiology conducted a prospective registry among Portuguese centers to assess clinical practice regarding management of patients referred for ablation and the methodology used in the procedures and related outcomes. ResultsA total of 337 patients were referred for ablation, 102 (37.91%) female, age 65 (56–70.8) years. The median CHADS2-VaSC2 thromboembolic risk score was 2 (1–3), and 308 (92.49%) were on anticoagulants. AF was mainly paroxysmal (224, 66.97%) and symptomatic (mEHRA score 3; 2–3). Before ablation most patients (273, 81.49%) underwent cardiac computed tomography and only 24 (7.36%) procedures were performed with uninterrupted anticoagulation. For ablation, Carto® (194; 59.15%) and Ensite® (55; 16.77%) were mainly used, and the preferential strategy was pulmonary vein isolation (316; 94.61%). Acute complications occurred in five (1.49%) patients, while most had symptom improvement at one month (200; 86.21%), sustained at one year. There were 40 (12.6%) relapses within 30 days and 19 (26.39%) at one year. ConclusionsIn a population of patients with AF referred for ablation in Portuguese centers, patient management is provided according to the best scientific evidence and there is a high standard of practice with respect to the quality of AF ablation practice.

Discussion on How to Improve Food Safety and Quality

China's food safety quality control system is not sound, the relevant laws and regulations are not perfect, and it is difficult to carry out hazard evaluation. A traceability system has not yet been established, food quality and safety are unsatisfactory, and poisoning incidents occur from time to time. The serious situation urgently requires China to build a scientific and standardized quality and safety monitoring system as soon as possible to ensure that China's food safety meets the needs of the national economy and people's healthy lives.

The domino effect of artificial intelligence on students' scientific writing quality

The Indonesian government is pushing for increased publications with the argument that the benchmark for the productivity of an educational institution is seen from scientific publication data that researchers and research organizing institutions must disseminate. The educational strata level is needed to disseminate the scientific work of students through various media that interested parties can access. Educational tools related to research and publications can be used free of charge or paid to make it easier to produce work. To determine the domino effect of using Artificial Intelligence of Writing Academic (AIWA) on final semester students' scientific work quality, this study used a survey method with the research sample being Masters students who were carrying out and completing writing scientific papers as a fulfillment of graduation requirements with a total of 30 respondents. The sample respondents' criteria were that they could share their experiences in writing their scientific papers. The findings of this assessment proved that the domino effect for completing assignments and making scientific work students utilized and advised colleagues to use it with the assumption of efficiency and effectiveness so that tasks given by lecturers were assisted in their work by AI.

Implementation of Party-Ideological Campaign against the «Sycophancy towards the West» in Tomsk Higher Education Institutions (1947-1948)

The article describes the process of implementing a campaign against «sycophancy towards the West» in higher education institutions of the largest university and scientific center of Siberia — Tomsk. The role of central and regional party bodies in the organization of the campaign, the mechanism of its implementation, and the consequences for the higher school of the region are shown.
 The campaign was generated by the desire of the Stalinist regime to protect the Soviet intelligentsia from the influence of liberal ideas in the face of increasing confrontation with the West in connection with the beginning of the Cold War. It included ideological measures aimed at strengthening the propaganda of «Soviet patriotism» and criticism of professors and researchers accused of "blind worship" of the culture and scientific authorities of the bourgeois West. "Moral repression" was combined with the dismissal of some professors, at the same time, due to the lack of scientific personnel, highly qualified scientists from the European part of the country who arrived in Tomsk as a result of persecution were hired at local universities.
 This campaign aimed at isolating domestic science and education and more intensive use of the mobilization resources of the socialist system, on the one hand, contributed to the intensification of scientific research in areas that were considered critical for military-technological confrontation with the West and demonstrating the superiority of socialism, and on the other hand, contributed to the deepening of the backlog of most scientific areas forced to develop in isolation from the achievements of world science.

A SaaS Concept-Based Shopping Center Fire Risk Assessment Model for the Safety Management Applications

This paper proposes a solution to the problem of software absence for the quantitative fire safety analysis of complex objects, which is suitable not only for highly qualified scientists and experts but also for fire safety engineers and inspectors and is compatible with mobile devices. Existing software solutions for quantitative fire safety analysis are desktop-based, and all require a high level of competence of users. We propose a solution by combining the formalism of typical probabilistic structural–logical (TPSL) models, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) concept, and end-to-end encryption. Using TPSL models allows the development of cloud-based applications with a simple request-based application programming interface and intuitively understandable user interface to assess the level of safety of complex objects. As a result, we could use such mobile device-ready applications both for developing mobile device applications and developing mobile-device-friendly website-based services to carry out safety control inspections or level of safety management.

Construction of nursing-sensitive quality indicator system for cardiac rehabilitation of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention based on structure-process-outcome model

BackgroundCoronary heart disease (CHD) is a cardiovascular disease with high mortality. At present, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is considered as the main effective treatment for CHD due to less trauma, shorter course of treatment, and better curative effect. However, PCI alone is not a permanent cure, so cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is needed for a supplement. Nowadays, the evaluation of the nursing-sensitive quality of CR after PCI focuses on the outcomes of patients, lacks a complete evaluation indicator system, and is prone to problems such as nursing management imbalance.ObjectiveA scientific, sensitive, comprehensive and practical nursing-sensitive quality indicator system based on the structure-process-outcome model was constructed to provide a reference for evaluating nursing-sensitive quality of CR after PCI.MethodsFirstly, through literature analysis and semi-structured interview, the indicator system was collected, screened and determined. Then, the framework of the indicator system was established, and the draft of nursing-sensitive quality indicator system of CR after PCI was formed. Subsequently, the nursing-sensitive quality indicator system of CR after PCI was initially established using Delphi method. Finally, the specific weight was determined by analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and the nursing-sensitive quality indicator system of CR after PCI was established and perfected.ResultsTwo rounds of expert consultations were separately given 15 questionnaires, and all these questionnaires were returned, with a questionnaire response rate of 100%. Such result indicated that experts were highly motivated. Besides, the authoritative coefficients for two rounds of expert consultations were 0.865 and 0.888, and the coordination coefficients were 0.491 and 0.522, respectively. Hence, the experts’ authority and coordination were high and the results were reliable. After the second round of expert consultation, the nursing-sensitive quality indicator system of CR after PCI was established, eventually. This system consisted of 3 first-level indicators (structural indicator, process indicator and outcome indicator), 11 s-level indicators and 29 third-level indicators.ConclusionA relatively complete and reliable nursing-sensitive quality indicator system of CR after PCI has been established in this study. Such system is scientific and reliable and can provide a reference for the evaluation of clinical teaching quality of CR after PCI.

Extended TODIM method based on VIKOR for college English teaching quality evaluation with interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy information

In college education, English is a required course for every college student, and undergraduate colleges have certain requirements for college English proficiency. At the same time, English is directly related to its learning, so improving the quality of college English teaching (CET) is very important. Teaching quality is a key indicator for measuring the effectiveness of English teaching. Learning quality evaluation is a very complex process that involves many factors, such as evaluation indicators, evaluation methods, etc. Therefore, establishing an objective and scientific English quality evaluation system is a challenging issue. The CET quality evaluation is a MAGDM. Then, the TODIM and VIKOR was used to set up MAGDM. The interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IVIFSs) are employed as a tool for depicting uncertain information during the CET quality evaluation. In this study, the entropy and score values are employed to establish the objective weights. Then, an integrated interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy TODIM-VIKOR (IVIF-TODIM-VIKOR) is developed to cope with the MAGDM problem. An illustrative example for CET quality evaluation and some comparative analysis are developed to demonstrate the validity and reliability of IVIF-TODIM-VIKOR method.

At the cultural interface: A systematic review of study characteristics and cultural integrity from twenty years of randomised controlled trials with Indigenous participants.

To identify and describe characteristics of Randomised Control Trial (RCT) design, implementation, and interpretation with a view tostrengtheningen the cultural integrity and scientific quality of this genre of research when used with, for and by Indigenous peoples. RCTs are widely regarded as the 'gold standard' method for evaluating the efficacy of an intervention. However, issues of cultural acceptability and higher attrition rates among RCT participants from diverse populations, including Indigenous participants, have been reported. A better understanding of cultural acceptability and attrition rates of RCTs has the potential to impact the translation of findings into effective policies, programs and practice. A search of four electronic databases identified papers describing RCTs enrolling exclusively Australian Indigenous peoples over a 20-year period. The RCTs were assessed using: The Effective Public Health Practice Project's Quality Assessment Tool (EPHPP) and the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Quality Appraisal Tool (QAT). The scores for each paper and the average scores of all papers were visualised using a Microsoft Excel™ Filled Radar Plot. Seventeen trials met the inclusion criteria. There was wide variation in the quality of the included trials as assessed by the EPHPP and almost universally poor results when assessed for cultural appropriateness and integrity by the QAT. The value of the RCT research method, when applied to ultimately improve Australian Indigenous peoples' health, is diminished if issues of cultural integrity are not intrinsic to study design and execution. Our review found that it is feasible to have an RCT with both strong cultural integrity and high scientific quality. Attention to cultural integrity and community engagement, along with methodological rigour, may strengthen community ownership and contribute to more successful study adherence and potentially more effective translation of study findings into policy and practice.

Assessment of scientific reliability and quality of the gluten-free diet video clips on youtube

Assessment of scientific reliability and quality of the gluten-free diet video clips on youtube

Scientific reliability and quality assessment of dash diet videos on youtube

Scientific reliability and quality assessment of dash diet videos on youtube