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The Effect of Self-Care Education on Heart Failure Patients : Literature Review

Heart failure is a heart disease which has an escalating prevalence. Disease conditions that can cause a deterioration in quality of life and even death require further treatment through self-care. Knowledge about self-care can be provided by nurses while the patient is in the hospital even when going home. The purpose of this systematic review is to determine the application of self-care education in heart failure patients to improve self-care knowledge and compliance. The research method used a systematic review design using data bases from ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Scopus, and Science Direct with several keywords used. The results obtained 7 articles that were reviewed after adjusting the inclusion criteria. The results of the study found that the provision of self-care education was able to improve self-care compliance in heart failure patients. The conclusion of this study is that education that is more applicable, interactive and sustainable can improve knowledge and compliance with self-care in heart failure patients.
Crop rotation with no-till methods in cotton production of Uzbekistan

Many soils of Uzbekistan have low water and nutrient holding capacity because of their sandy texture, low organic matter concentrations and degradation caused by long years of cotton monoculture. Conservation tillage production systems have the potential to increase the productivity of these soils by increasing soil humus and nitrogen content. As practiced conservation tillage helped to lessen N leaching losses, holding more of these elements within the topsoil as well as increase crop productivity. Conventional tillage cotton/wheat/maize crop rotation has resulted very low humus and nitrogen content in soil by degreasing crop yield. Therefore, the effects of tillage, and crop rotation were examined on growth and yield of crops in three cotton-based rotation systems, (i) cotton/wheat/maize, (ii) cotton/wheat/sorghum and (iii) cotton/wheat/soybean, in Tashkent region in middle east of Uzbekistan. This obtained result suggests that no tillage with inserting legumes in crop rotation is able to improve soil quality and plant productivity.
Effect of Sowing Date and Nitrogen Rate on Growth,Yield Components of Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L.) And Nitrogen Use Efficiency

A field experiment was conducted at the College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology in Khartoum (Shambat). During summer season in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013, to study the effect of Sowing date and nitrogen rate on yield and yield components of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and nitrogen use efficiency . The cultivar used was Wad Ahmed. The experiment designed used was split plot arrangement in a randomized complete block design (CRBD) with three replications. The main plots were four sowing date on 1 th July (S1), 15 th July (S2), 1 th August (S3) and 15 th August (S4). Subplots were four Fertilizer rate control (No), 45kg/ha (N1), 90kg/ha (N2) and 135kg/ha (N3). Growth parameter which studied was plant height, leaves number /plant and leaf area. In addition yield components were length of head, weight of seeds /plant, weight of 100.seeds, grain yield, and harvest index and nitrogen use efficiency. The general trend was that sowing date had significant effect on leaf area, harvest index in seasons, leaves number and grain yield in season one, length of head and weight of 100.seeds in season two. Generally application of fertilizer resulted in significant affect on grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in both seasons, leaves number /plant in season two.
Establishing the Main Mechanisms for the Accounting Information Governance: Delphi study with accounting experts

This study aims to identify the main mechanisms of Accounting Information Governance. The Delphi method was applied in three stages with accounting experts to evaluate a set of mechanisms for managing accounting information. As a result, a ranking of priority mechanisms is presented, which indicates a list of necessary conditions for better data and information management. Such evidence could be useful for both the practice of accounting and for the training of future professionals who need to be able to face the challenges related to the impact of new technologies and the increasing volume of data and information. In terms of Information Governance, this study adds field evidence to the remaining gaps on this subject regarding the identification of the best mechanisms for using data and information and creating value.
Deciphering landslide behavior using large-scale flume experiments

Landslides can be triggered by a variety of hydrologic events and they can exhibit a wide range of movement dynamics. Effective prediction requires understanding these diverse behaviors. Precise evaluation in the field is difficult; as an alternative we performed a series of landslide initiation experiments in the large-scale, USGS debris-flow flume. We systematically investigated the effects of three different hydrologic triggering mechanisms, including groundwater exfiltration from bedrock, prolonged rainfall infiltration, and intense bursts of rain. We also examined the effects of initial soil porosity (loose or dense) relative to the soil’s critical-state porosity. Results show that all three hydrologic mechanisms can instigate landsliding, but water pathways, sensor response patterns, and times to failure differ. Initial soil porosity has a profound influence on landslide movement behavior. Experiments using loose soil show rapid soil contraction during failure, with elevated pore pressures liquefying the sediment and creating fast-moving debris flows. In contrast, dense soil dilated upon shearing, resulting in slow, gradual, and episodic motion. These results have fundamental implications for forecasting landslide behavior and developing effective warning systems.
Resistive Switching in Bigraphene/Diamane Nanostructures Formed on a La3Ga5SiO14 Substrate Using Electron Beam Irradiation

Memristors, resistive switching memory devices, play a crucial role in the energy-efficient implementation of artificial intelligence. This study investigates resistive switching behavior in a lateral 2D composite structure composed of bilayer graphene and 2D diamond (diamane) nanostructures formed using electron beam irradiation. The resulting bigraphene/diamane structure exhibits nonlinear charge carrier transport behavior and a significant increase in resistance. It is shown that the resistive switching of the nanostructure is well controlled using bias voltage. The impact of an electrical field on the bonding of diamane-stabilizing functional groups is investigated. By subjecting the lateral bigraphene/diamane/bigraphene nanostructure to a sufficiently strong electric field, the migration of hydrogen ions and/or oxygen-related groups located on one or both sides of the nanostructure can occur. This process leads to the disruption of sp3 carbon bonds, restoring the high conductivity of bigraphene.
Seasonal Change of Iron and Manganese in Lake Fukami-ike

This study was undertaken to clarify in detail the dynamics of manganese and iron in a seasonally anoxic lake. Lake Fukami-ike stratified from March to October, and the anoxic condition prevailed below 4-5 m depth. The occurrence of a turbid layer was found in the boundary of the oxic and anoxic layers from June to October. Its thickness ranged from 0.5-1.8 m in depth. This layer was composed of particulate manganese. At the end of October, the turbid layer gradually spread with the progress of circulation and finally disappeared. The dissolved oxygen concentration at the layer where the maximum of particulate manganese concentration in the water column appeared, was always about 0.5 mg·1-1. The highest concentration of particulate manganese (0.55 mg·1-1), was found at 4.0 m depth on 27 August 1979. The release of manganous ion (Mn2+) from the bottom sediment was observed from the end of March. The maximum concentration of manganous ion in the boundary layer (4.0-4.5 m) and hypolimnion reached 0.1 and 1.5 mg·1-1, respectively. The profile of dissolved and particulate manganese would be determined according to the balance among the release from the sediment and the dissolution or deposition of oxidized manganese. The particulate manganese would be produced and maintained in the thermocline where the oxygen concentration is about 0.5 mg·1-1. The concentration of dissolved iron seemed to be controlled by the balance among the supply of allochthonous iron, the deposition or dissolution of particulate iron in the hypolimnion and the FeS fixation at the bottom.
Domination of Employee Empowerment Toward Organization Agility in Oil Palm Plantation Sector

Employee empowerment is a well-known employee management style nowadays, while organizational agility is a newer methodology. This is a revolutionary concept in the oil palm plantation management sector. Employee empowerment is achieved by giving employees decision-making authority to meet organizational goals. Agility is viewed as a competitive advantage and is adopted to improve organizational management. This study aims to determine the factors that are influencing employee empowerment, to identify the relationship of employee empowerment on the organizational agility and to determine the dominant factor of employee empowerment that affect organizational agility in the oil palm sector. This study's questionnaire examines four aspects of employee empowerment: competence, meaning, effectiveness, and self-determination. The questionnaire received 53 responses from managers, assistant managers, supervisors, and workers. SPPS was used to evaluate the survey data. Results show that characteristics impacting employee empowerment are working independently and commitment. Then, through correlation analysis, it shows self-determination and competence have a significant relationship towards organizational agility. Dominant factors of employee empowerment are influenced by competence and self-determination, according to multiple linear regression analysis. Thus, creating organizational targets, recognition, providing information, and coaching can improve empowerment: competence, meaning, and organizational agility.
Prognostic factors of open-globe injuries: A review

Open-globe injuries (OGI) can lead to significant visual impairment. The Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) is the most widely recognized tool for predicting visual outcomes. This review aimed to identify prognostic factors and assess the effectiveness of the OTS in predicting visual outcomes. Twenty-one articles published on PubMed and Google Scholar were analyzed. Initial visual acuity and the zone of injury were found to be the most significant prognostic factors for OGI. Other significant prognostic factors include retinal detachment/involvement, relative afferent pupillary defect, vitreous hemorrhage, vitreous prolapse, type of injury, hyphema, lens involvement, and duration from incidence of OGI to vitrectomy. Of the 21 studies evaluated, 11 investigated the effectiveness of OTS. Four studies concluded that OTS was effective overall, while six studies suggested that it was only useful in certain OGI categories. Thus, there is a need for further research to develop an optimized ocular trauma prognosticating system.
Effects of dietary traditional Chinese medicine residues on growth performance, intestinal health and gut microbiota compositions in weaned piglets

Weaning stress can induce diarrhea, intestinal damage and flora disorder of piglets, leading to slow growth and even death of piglets. Traditional Chinese medicine residue contains a variety of active ingredients and nutrients, and its resource utilization has always been a headache. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of traditional Chinese medicine residues (Xiasangju, composed of prunellae spica, mulberry leaves, and chrysanthemum indici flos) on growth performance, diarrhea, immune function, and intestinal health in weaned piglets. Forty-eight healthy Duroc× Landrace × Yorkshire castrated males weaned aged 21 days with similar body conditions were randomly divided into 6 groups with eight replicates of one piglet. The control group was fed a basal diet, the antibiotic control group was supplemented with 75 mg/kg chlortetracycline, and the residue treatment groups were supplemented with 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0% and 4.0% Xiasangju residues. The results showed that dietary Xiasangju residues significantly reduced the average daily feed intake, but reduced the diarrhea score (P < 0.05). The 1.0% and 2.0% Xiasangju residues significantly increased the serum IgM content of piglets, and the 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0% and 4.0% Xiasangju residues significantly increased the serum IgG content, while the 1.0%, 2.0% and 4.0% Xiasangju residues significantly increased the sIgA content of ileal contents (P < 0.05). Dietary Xiasangju residues significantly increased the villus height and the number of villus goblet cells in the jejunum and ileum, and significantly decreased the crypt depth (P<0.05). The relative mRNA expression of IL-10 in the ileum was significantly increased in the 1% and 2% Xiasangju residues supplemented groups (P < 0.05), while IL-1β in the ileum was downregulated (P < 0.05). Xiasangju residues improved the gut tight barrier, as evidenced by the enhanced expression of Occludin and ZO-1 in the jejunum and ileum. The diets with 1% Xiasangju residues significantly increased the relative abundance of Lactobacillus johnsonii, and 2% and 4% Xiasangju residues significantly increased the relative abundance of Weissella jogaeotgali (P < 0.05). Dietary supplementation with 0.5%, 1.0%, 2% and 4% with Xiasangju residues significantly decreased the relative abundance of Escherichia coli and Treponema porcinum (P < 0.05). In summary, dietary supplementation with Xiasangju residues improves intestinal health and gut microbiota in weaned piglets.
Occurrence of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Correlating Factors among Female Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University in Western Uganda

This research aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors contributing to iron deficiency anemia among undergraduate female medical students at Kampala International University Western Campus (KIU-WC). Employing a cross-sectional study design, data was collected from a sample of undergraduate female medical students at KIU-WC using a simple random sampling method. The information gathered through questionnaires was entered into Microsoft Excel 2013 and analyzed using Stata 12.0. Among the 384 randomly selected respondents, the study revealed an anemia prevalence of 15.89%. The socio-demographic factors significantly associated with anemia included age group (20 – 24 years vs. less than 20 years), mother’s education level (high school vs. no education), and primary expenses (social events vs. buying food). Additionally, nutritional behaviors such as frequency of meals per day (3 – 4 meals vs. 1 - 2 meals) and weekly breakfast intake (6 – 7 times vs. 0 – 1 time) were associated with anemia. Comparatively, the prevalence of undernutrition among these female medical students was relatively low compared to similar studies. Notably, age, mother’s education level, primary expenses, frequency of meals, and weekly breakfast intake emerged as significant factors associated with anemia among undergraduate female medical students at KIU-WC. Keywords: Anaemia, Women of reproductive age, Pregnant women, Female medical students, Haemoglobin.
Unveiling Key Biomarkers and Therapeutic Drugs in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Through Pathway Enrichment Analysis and Hub Gene-miRNA Networks

Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects women of reproductive age globally with an incidence rate of 5% - 26%. Growing evidence reports important roles for microRNAs (miRNAs) in the pathophysiology of granulosa cells (GCs) in PCOS. Objectives The objectives of this study were to identify the top differentially expressed miRNAs (DE-miRNAs) and their corresponding targets in hub gene-miRNA networks, as well as identify novel DE-miRNAs by analyzing three distinct microarray datasets. Additionally, functional enrichment analysis was performed using bioinformatics approaches. Finally, interactions between the 5 top-ranked hub genes and drugs were investigated. Methods Using bioinformatics approaches, three GC profiles from the gene expression omnibus (GEO), namely gene expression omnibus series (GSE)-34526, GSE114419, and GSE137684, were analyzed. Targets of the top DE-miRNAs were predicted using the multiMiR R package, and only miRNAs with validated results were retrieved. Genes that were common between the “DE-miRNA prediction results” and the “existing tissue DE-mRNAs” were designated as differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Gene ontology (GO) and pathway enrichment analyses were implemented for DEGs. In order to identify hub genes and hub DE-miRNAs, the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and miRNA-mRNA interaction network were constructed using Cytoscape software. The drug-gene interaction database (DGIdb) database was utilized to identify interactions between the top-ranked hub genes and drugs. Results Out of the top 20 DE-miRNAs that were retrieved from the GSE114419 and GSE34526 microarray datasets, only 13 of them had “validated results” through the multiMiR prediction method. Among the 13 DE-miRNAs investigated, only 5, namely hsa-miR-8085, hsa-miR-548w, hsa-miR-612, hsa-miR-1470, and hsa-miR-644a, demonstrated interactions with the 10 hub genes in the hub gene-miRNA networks in our study. Except for hsa-miR-612, the other 4 DE-miRNAs, including hsa-miR-8085, hsa-miR-548w, hsa-miR-1470, and hsa-miR-644a, are novel and had not been reported in PCOS pathogenesis before. Also, GO and pathway enrichment analyses identified “pathogenic E. coli infection” in the Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) and “regulation of Rac1 activity” in FunRich as the top pathways. The drug-hub gene interaction network identified ACTB, JUN, PTEN, KRAS, and MAPK1 as potential targets to treat PCOS with therapeutic drugs. Conclusions The findings from this study might assist researchers in uncovering new biomarkers and potential therapeutic drug targets in PCOS treatment.
Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a 37-Year-Old Female

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that can affect various organs and systems in the body, leading to a wide range of clinical manifestations. Pericardial effusion, which is an accumulation of excessive fluid in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart, can be one of the early presentations of SLE in some individuals. When it occurs in young females, it can be particularly concerning, as SLE predominantly affects women of childbearing age. In this case report, we describe pericardial effusion as the initial presentation of SLE in a 37-year-old mother of four children. Importantly, early diagnosis and consistent follow-up are critical for improving the prognosis and quality of life for individuals with SLE.
Trends in use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Warfarin in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Treatments used in atrial fibrillation therapy, such as those of anticoagulants, consist of vitamin K antagonists (warfarin) and direct oral anticoagulants (dabigatran, apixaban, rivaroxaban, and edoxaban). The use of warfarin requires regular monitoring of prothrombin time (PT) and international normalised ratio (INR). The therapeutic dose range is narrow, but the price is cheaper. Oral anticoagulants are directed, the incidence of major bleeding is lower, ease of use, food and drug interactions are minor, the half-life is shorter, and there is a lack of laboratory monitoring needs. Based on this problem, researchers conducted a study to determine the trend of using warfarin and oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation at a public hospital in Jakarta. This study uses a qualitative approach, with longitudinal methods and retrospective data using outpatient medical records for the period 2014 to 2018. The trend of using warfarin anticoagulants decreased from 82.3% in 2014 to 62% in 2016, while oral anticoagulants were reduced. Direct oral anticoagulants are rivaroxaban and dabigatran, which are more widely used than apixaban, and edoxaban; no data on their use has been obtained. The opposite was true from 2017 to 2018, when the use of warfarin increased and caused a decrease in the use of direct oral anticoagulants. This research is expected to contribute to various parties, both health practitioners and academics, in terms of selecting therapies for atrial fibrillation.
Asymptotic Estimation Performance of Linear Regression Model with Sparse Bayesian Learning as Both Samples and Signals Approach Infinity

This paper considers sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) in the linear regression model used in signal processing. An estimation performance of the method is analyzed in the asymptotic case where the sample size and the number of regression coefficients both increase. This subject has two cases: one is the dependence of performance on the hyperparameters in prior distribution and the other is how the performance depends on the sample size and the number of nonzero components in regression coefficients. To address this subject, we employ methods of statistical mechanics in physics. An equivalent of thermodynamic potential is calculated, following some similarities between Bayes inference and statistical mechanics. It is known in physics that the potential provides physical quantities. In a similar way, the equivalent of potential provides us with the asymptotic evaluation of estimation performance instead of physical quantities. The estimation performance in the two cases appears to have sharply divided regions in which the estimation succeeds and fails. These results are compared with related studies.
Changes in the trophic status of fish feeding guilds in response to flow modification

Rivers are among the most extensively modified ecosystems globally. Identifying linkages between critical drivers of change and ecological response is challenging because of the myriad of ways rivers are modified. This study examines longer‐term relationships (>70 years) between the trophic status of fish and historical flow changes in rivers of the Mississippi Basin. The flow regime of each river is regulated but differs in terms of character of hydrological modification. Tissue samples from specimens obtained from museum collections were used for determination of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios. Questions asked were as follows: (1) Are there differences in stable isotope ratios of fish feeding guilds prior to and following hydrological modification? (2) What hydrological attributes are associated with isotopic changes? And (3) are corresponding changes in stable isotope ratios and hydrology identifiable across different spatial scales? Significant and sustained changes in stable isotope ratios of fish feeding guilds occurred immediately following flow regulation in all rivers. These changes were not associated with human‐induced biogeochemical alterations. The subsequent response was complex because (1) different guilds exhibited pronounced shifts in isotopic ratios, (2) hydrological modification differed between rivers, and (3) differences in stable isotopic ratios varied between spatial scales.
Environmental factors to control when brooding chicks

The main objective in brooding chicks is to efficiently and economically provide a comfortable, healthy environment for growing birds. Temperature, air quality, humidity and light are critical factors to consider. Failure to provide the adequate environment during the brooding period will reduce profitability, resulting in reduced growth and development, poorer feed conversion, and increased disease, condemnation and mortality.