Two Physiotherapy Methods to Improve the Physical Condition of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Lina Draudvilienė, Justas Draudvila, Simona Stankevičiūtė, Laura Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė Children, 2024 This study presents two simple physiotherapy programs that were implemented for five weeks and showed positive changes in balance, coordination, and motor skills in kindergarteners with ASD. Physiotherapy programs in a gym and games on a smart board with balance plates and an unstable base were applied to improve the physical condition of children with ASD. Thirty children with ASD (4–6 years old) attending special needs kindergarten were enrolled in the study. Three tests were used to assess participants’ physical condition before and after the study: the modified Berg Balance Scale, the Imbalance Coordination Sample, and the Bruininks–Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test (BOTMP). The resulting mean change, calculated from each group’s scores, shows that the participants who received physical therapy sessions at the smart board had the greatest change of 1.58 points. It shows that the opportunity to play games on a smart board motivates children with ASD to work harder; therefore, it is a simple and easy way to engage children in different types of physical exercise. A slightly smaller change of 1.51 was obtained in the group that received gym sessions. However, working in the gym was more psychologically challenging for the children with ASD due to their lack of desire and motivation. Both methods are relatively simple and easy to apply at home; therefore, parents can make a significant contribution to improving children’s physical condition and that can be an effective tool to assist these individuals with activities in daily life.
The influence of health literacy on how preschool educators and parents perceive the continuous development of health competencies within the framework of sustainability: Lithuanian case Laura Daniuseviciute-Brazaite, Lina Draudviliene Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 Preschool education is one of the most important priorities of modern educational policies and the basis of lifelong learning. Health-literate educators and parents are better equipped to instill sustainable health practices in young children. Therefore, it is important to examine health literacy and determine how preschool educators and parents perceive the continuous development of health competencies within the framework of sustainability. The quantitative survey results revealed the dominant levels of general health literacy among respondents: problematic (31.1% vs. 33.5%) and sufficient (39.8% vs. 43.3%) for parents and teachers, respectively. Parents’ attitudes toward the development of children’s health competence within the framework of sustainability in preschool showed that parents and educators understand that their role is one of the most important factors in strengthening children’s health competence. However, most respondents spend only 2 h being active with children on healthy lifestyles (61.5% vs. 55%) for parents and teachers, respectively. A moderate correlation was found between health literacy and the weekly time spent developing children’s health competencies (r = 0.526). In addition, educators and parents who always or very often focus on the development of children’s health competence seek to plan daily activities in a way that would enhance health promotion (r = 0.463). Within the framework of sustainability, this influence becomes even more pronounced as sustainable health education aims to instill long-lasting, holistic health practices that benefit individuals and communities over time.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS Evelina Jaleniauskienė, Donata Lisaitė, Laura Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė Sustainable Multilingualism, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) occupies a transforming role in education, including language teaching and learning. Using bibliometric analysis, this study aims to overview the most recent research related to the use of AI in language education. Specifically, it reviews the existing body of research, productivity in this field in terms of authors and countries, co-authorship, most cited references and most popular journals that publish on this topic. Furthermore, the study also analyses the most common keywords and extracts relevant terms that reveal trending topics. For the period between 2018 and 2022, 2,609 documents were retrieved from the Web of Science database. The results showed that each year a consistent number of publications on the application of AI in language education appears. Scholars from China and the USA have been revealed to be most productive. Computer Assisted Language Learning contains the highest number of publications. Within the research on the use of AI in language education, the most targeted language-learning aspects were acquisition, motivation, performance, vocabulary, instruction, feedback, and impact. The analysis of the most common keywords related to AI-based solutions showed that mobile-assisted language learning, virtual reality, augmented reality, elements of gamification, games, social robots, machine translation, intelligent tutoring systems, chatbots, machine learning, neural networks, automatic speech recognition, big data, and deep learning were most popular.
Co-Creation Hub Is the First Step for the Successful Creation of a Unified Urban Ecosystem-Kaunas City Example Akvilė Feiferytė-Skirienė, Lina Draudvilienė, Žaneta Stasiškienė, Sergej Sosunkevič, Kastytis Pamakštys, Laura Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė, Inga Gurauskienė International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 The identification of the main steps for the creation of a unified ecosystem from the institutional point of view and the framework for ecosystem design is presented and discussed. Based on the expertise and the knowledge gained during the time when the ELISE project had been implemented, a unified Kaunas city ecosystem is being designed using the Ecosystem Map method. As the review of the ELISE project reports helped to identify the main steps of each project partner in building ecosystems’ networks, Kaunas city chose to create a co-Creation Hub (c-CH), which is the first step in developing an ecosystem management model. The main tasks of such a hub are listed, and should involve the preparation of a long-term action plan involving not only the coordination of the stakeholder meetings, organisation of seminars, the preparation of new materials, and methodology but also the development of a clear strategy for each stakeholder based on national economy and government and municipality policies. The role of the c-CH is to ensure the ease of cooperation and knowledge distribution among stakeholders within the city, public authorities, and the national government. This approach could become a fundamental background tool for the regional and/or city municipal and stakeholder-based creation and development of unified ecosystem development.
Assessing Education for Sustainable Development in Engineering Study Programs: A Case of AI Ecosystem Creation Agne Paulauskaite-Taraseviciene, Ingrida Lagzdinyte-Budnike, Lina Gaiziuniene, Vilma Sukacke, Laura Daniuseviciute-Brazaite Sustainability Switzerland, 2022 The issue of sustainability in education has never been more important for the future of our environment, and strategies to develop the skills needed by younger generations to meet this significant global challenge should be developed across all curricula. There is much focus on the topic of sustainability in business, finance, climate, health, water and education; however, there are some challenges when sustainability needs to be integrated into engineering or fundamental study programs (SPs). In the latter, sustainability is more often emphasized and implemented through its general principles or separate modules in social sciences and project activities. There are a number of questions and challenges in how to highlight sustainability aspects and evaluation metrics due to the specifics of the engineering study field. For evaluating the sustainability level in engineering studies, a hierarchical methodology employing the SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) model is proposed, taking a technological university in Lithuania as the case study. As a more concrete example, the first and second cycle SPs titled ‘Artificial Intelligence’ are described and analyzed in all relevant perspectives of sustainability. The study proposes five tangible criteria that must be emphasized in the learning process in order to ensure the development of sustainability goals in IT/AI study programs.
Education for sustainable development: Sustainability-related food labels Laura Daniuseviciute-Brazaite Sustainability Switzerland, 2021 The aim of this study is to predict sustainable behavior based on the awareness of food labels and to assess the role of food quality certification on consumer choice. A quantitative descriptive study was performed to implement the research objectives, while the qualitative data was obtained by an online survey. The sample consisted of 384 subjects; the sample was calculated with 95% reliability and a 5% scattering range. The survey was conducted in August 2020. After rejecting incorrectly completed questionnaires, 392 questionnaires were suitable for further analysis. The study concluded that consumers are not yet familiar with the Lithuanian national food quality system: they are characterized by a relatively low focus on food quality labels. The level of attractiveness and awareness of the Lithuanian NQP label is low: a small proportion of consumers name it as a memorable, clear and targeted food label. The consumers’ behavior is related to the importance of health and nutrition, the price–quality ratio, the regional label (such as Lithuanianness), when raw materials and production are used from/in Lithuania, as well as environmental sustainability.
Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Education: What Is the Teacher’s Vision for the Future? L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė, L Gaižiūnienė, R Pučėtaitė International Conference on Information and Software Technologies, 223-231 , 2025 2025
Head-and-neck cooling has a greater effect on motor performance in unpredictable tasks than in constant and predictable ones for men with multiple sclerosis: A randomized … G Dauksaite, N Eimantas, R Solianik, L Daniuseviciute-Brazaite, ... Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 100, 106525 , 2025 2025
Head-neck heating and fatigue: Effects on peripheral and central function and motor accuracy in healthy men and those with multiple sclerosis G Dauksaite, N Eimantas, R Solianik, L Daniuseviciute-Brazaite, ... Journal of Thermal Biology 130, 104131 , 2025 2025
The influence of health literacy on how preschool educators and parents perceive the continuous development of health competencies within the framework of sustainability … L Daniuseviciute-Brazaite, L Draudviliene Frontiers in Public Health 12, 1489816 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Head–neck cooling effects on central and peripheral fatigue, motor accuracy, and blood markers of stress in men with multiple sclerosis and healthy men: A randomized crossover … G Dauksaite, N Eimantas, R Solianik, L Daniuseviciute-Brazaite, ... Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 90, 105840 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
Two physiotherapy methods to improve the physical condition of children with autism spectrum disorder L Draudvilienė, J Draudvila, S Stankevičiūtė, L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė Children 11 (7), 798 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
TEACHERS’VISIONS ABOUT AI-BASED INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: FUTURE SCENARIOS ANALYSIS L Daniuseviciute-Brazaite, L Gaiziuniene, R Pucetaite ICERI2024 Proceedings, 2716-2720 , 2024 2024
Artificial intelligence in language education: a bibliometric analysis E Jaleniauskienė, D Lisaitė, L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė Sustainable Multilingualism 23 (1), 159-194 , 2023 2023 Citations: 28
Assessing the format, duration and frequency of interactive game programs in terms of child engagement and motivation L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences 3 (126), 4-10 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Co-creation hub is the first step for the successful creation of a unified urban ecosystem-Kaunas city example A Feiferytė-Skirienė, L Draudvilienė, Ž Stasiškienė, S Sosunkevič, ... International journal of environmental research and public health 19 (5), 2609 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Assessing education for sustainable development in engineering study programs: A case of AI ecosystem creation A Paulauskaite-Taraseviciene, I Lagzdinyte-Budnike, L Gaiziuniene, ... Sustainability 14 (3), 1702 , 2022 2022 Citations: 43
Theoretical assumptions of values-based communication R Drulytė, L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė, V Mickevičius, A Tüür Baltic journal of sport & health sciences. 2 (125), 18-24 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Recovering body temperature from acute cold stress is associated with delayed proinflammatory cytokine production in vivo M Eimonte, N Eimantas, L Daniuseviciute, H Paulauskas, A Vitkauskiene, ... Cytokine 143, 155510 , 2021 2021 Citations: 35
Exposure to total 36‐hr sleep deprivation reduces physiological and psychological thermal strain to whole‐body uncompensable passive heat stress in young adult men M Cernych, A Satas, A Rapalis, V Marozas, L Malciene, A Lukosevicius, ... Journal of Sleep Research 30 (2), e13055 , 2021 2021 Citations: 14
Education for sustainable development: sustainability-related food labels L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė Sustainability (Basel) , 2021 2021
Education for sustainable development: sustainability-related food labels L Daniuseviciute-Brazaite Sustainability 8117 (13(15)), 1-8 , 2021 2021 Citations: 5
Interaction between pre-school children’s physical activity and physical fitness and their parents’ physical activity R Rutkauskaitė, L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė, E Jaruševičiūtė Baltic journal of sport & health sciences. 3 (122), 4-10 , 2021 2021 Citations: 2
Residual effects of short-term whole-body cold-water immersion on the cytokine profile, white blood cell count, and blood markers of stress M Eimonte, H Paulauskas, L Daniuseviciute, N Eimantas, A Vitkauskiene, ... International Journal of Hyperthermia 38 (1), 696-707 , 2021 2021 Citations: 97
The benefit assessment of the physiotherapy sessions for children with autism spectrum disorder L Draudvilienė, S Sosunkevič, L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė, A Burkauskienė, ... Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences 3 (118), 25-32 , 2020 2020 Citations: 18
Poosible factors to pre-school children’s irregular posture formation L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė, R Beistarytė Baltic journal of sport & health sciences. 3 (118), 19-24 , 2020 2020 Citations: 3
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
The effect of two kinds of T-shirts on physiological and psychological thermal responses during exercise and recovery M Brazaitis, S Kamandulis, A Skurvydas, L Daniusevičiūtė Applied Ergonomics 42 (1), 46-51 , 2010 2010 Citations: 116
Residual effects of short-term whole-body cold-water immersion on the cytokine profile, white blood cell count, and blood markers of stress M Eimonte, H Paulauskas, L Daniuseviciute, N Eimantas, A Vitkauskiene, ... International Journal of Hyperthermia 38 (1), 696-707 , 2021 2021 Citations: 97
Two strategies for response to 14° C cold-water immersion: is there a difference in the response of motor, cognitive, immune and stress markers? M Brazaitis, N Eimantas, L Daniuseviciute, D Mickeviciene, ... PLoS One 9 (10), e109020 , 2014 2014 Citations: 96
Effects of estrogen fluctuation during the menstrual cycle on the response to stretch‐shortening exercise in females S Sipavičienė, L Daniusevičiutė, I Klizienė, S Kamandulis, A Skurvydas BioMed research international 2013 (1), 243572 , 2013 2013 Citations: 75
Time course of physiological and psychological responses in humans during a 20-day severe-cold–acclimation programme M Brazaitis, N Eimantas, L Daniuseviciute, N Baranauskiene, ... PLoS One 9 (4), e94698 , 2014 2014 Citations: 74
The effect of temperature on amount and structure of motor variability during 2‐minute maximum voluntary contraction M Brazaitis, A Skurvydas, K Pukėnas, L Daniusevic̆iūtė, ... Muscle & nerve 46 (5), 799-809 , 2012 2012 Citations: 49
Two strategies for the acute response to cold exposure but one strategy for the response to heat stress M Brazaitis, N Eimantas, L Daniuseviciute, A Vitkauskiene, H Paulauskas, ... International journal of hyperthermia 31 (4), 325-335 , 2015 2015 Citations: 46
Assessing education for sustainable development in engineering study programs: A case of AI ecosystem creation A Paulauskaite-Taraseviciene, I Lagzdinyte-Budnike, L Gaiziuniene, ... Sustainability 14 (3), 1702 , 2022 2022 Citations: 43
Effects of whole body heat stress on sublingual microcirculation in healthy humans A Pranskunas, Z Pranskuniene, E Milieskaite, L Daniuseviciute, ... European journal of applied physiology 115 (1), 157-165 , 2015 2015 Citations: 39
Recovering body temperature from acute cold stress is associated with delayed proinflammatory cytokine production in vivo M Eimonte, N Eimantas, L Daniuseviciute, H Paulauskas, A Vitkauskiene, ... Cytokine 143, 155510 , 2021 2021 Citations: 35
Artificial intelligence in language education: a bibliometric analysis E Jaleniauskienė, D Lisaitė, L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė Sustainable Multilingualism 23 (1), 159-194 , 2023 2023 Citations: 28
Motor performance is preserved in healthy aged adults following severe whole-body hyperthermia M Brazaitis, H Paulauskas, N Eimantas, L Daniuseviciute, ... International journal of hyperthermia , 2019 2019 Citations: 28
Psychological and physiological biomarkers of neuromuscular fatigue after two bouts of sprint interval exercise A Skurvydas, V Verbickas, N Eimantas, N Baranauskiene, M Cernych, ... Frontiers in psychology 8, 2282 , 2017 2017 Citations: 28
Physiological and psychological responses during exercise and recovery in a cold environment is gender-related rather than fabric-related M Cernych, N Baranauskiene, N Eimantas, S Kamandulis, ... Frontiers in psychology 8, 1344 , 2017 2017 Citations: 28
The effect of heating and cooling on time course of voluntary and electrically induced muscle force variation M Brazaitis, A Skurvydas, K Vadopalas, L Daniusevičiūtė, Ž Senikienė Medicina. 47 (1), 39-45 , 2011 2011 Citations: 28
Brief rewarming blunts hypothermia-induced alterations in sensation, motor drive and cognition M Brazaitis, H Paulauskas, A Skurvydas, H Budde, L Daniuseviciute, ... Frontiers in physiology 7, 592 , 2016 2016 Citations: 25
Similar cold stress induces sex-specific neuroendocrine and working memory responses R Solianik, A Skurvydas, D Urboniene, N Eimantas, L Daniuseviciute, ... Cryoletters 36 (2), 120-127 , 2015 2015 Citations: 24
Two physiotherapy methods to improve the physical condition of children with autism spectrum disorder L Draudvilienė, J Draudvila, S Stankevičiūtė, L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė Children 11 (7), 798 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
The benefit assessment of the physiotherapy sessions for children with autism spectrum disorder L Draudvilienė, S Sosunkevič, L Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė, A Burkauskienė, ... Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences 3 (118), 25-32 , 2020 2020 Citations: 18
Force variability depends on core and muscle temperature M Brazaitis, A Skurvydas, K Vadopalas, L Daniusevičiūtė Journal of Thermal Biology 35 (8), 386-391 , 2010 2010 Citations: 18
