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Sodium Chloride Effects on Water and Nutrient Uptake Efficiency in Sarcocornia fruticosa Containerized Production

ABSTRACT The ability to produce native plants well adapted to the saline conditions without the production of nutrient-rich runoff will be a boon to nurseries hoping to reduce their environmental contamination impact and water use while at the same time producing quality plants to be used in the restoration of saline lands. Sarcocornia fruticosa plants were grown for 8 weeks in plastic containers with a source of sphagnum peat moss and perlite (80:20 v/v) to evaluate the effect of two salinity levels (2.0 (low-salinity treatment) and 7.5 dS m−1 (high-salinity treatment)) on plant growth, nutrient concentration in leachate and water and nutrient uptake efficiency and their losses. Leachate was collected to determine the runoff volume and composition, which included nitrate-nitrogen (NO3–N), phosphate-phosphorus (PO43–P) and potassium (K+) concentrations. Plant dry weight (DW) and nutrient content were determined in plants at the beginning and at the end of the experiment to establish the nutrient balance. Increasing salinity levels of irrigation water did not reduce either the plant DW or the water-use efficiency (WUE), but increased the volume of leachate per plant. The nutrient concentrations in leachates without significant differences between salt treatments exceeded the thresholds established by environmental guidelines, leading to a great risk of pollution. Based on nutrient balance, the irrigation with a higher salinity level reduced the plant nutrient uptake efficiency (10%, 18% and 12% for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), respectively) and increased the nutrient losses (6% N, 7% P and 8% K), resulting in the recommendation to grow this species with the low salinity level based on the highest nutrient-use efficiency and the lowest levels of nutrient losses.
High-moisture corn grain silage inoculated with Propionibacterium acidipropionici and Lactobacillus plantarum in different storage times

The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition, growth of microorganisms, and the aerobic stability of high-moisture corn grain silage inoculated with Lactobacillus plantarum + Propionibacterium acidipropionici. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 2 x 5 factorial arrangement with four replications (50 experimental units) and the treatments were: use or not of microbial inoculant (2 x 10 colony forming unit (CFU) g Lactobacillus plantarum + Propionibacterium acidipropionici) and the storage length for 0, 1, 3, 7, and 14 d. Aerobic stability of silage was evaluated at 28 and 56 d of storage length. The lactic acid bacteria population was influenced by storage length and the greatest values were estimated at 8 d of storage length. Regardless of inoculant application, no enterobacteria were present from 3 d post-ensiling. With respect to mold growth, an interaction between inoculant and storage length was observed wherein molds were most abundant after 3 d of storage in silage that received inoculant. However, at 14 d of storage the use of bacterial inoculant reduced the occurrence of molds. pH values obtained after 3 d of ensiling were less than 4.0 for all the treatments. The high-moisture corn grain silage possessed good fermentative quality. Further, adequate pH values were achieved from the third day of ensilage and were not influenced by the presence of bacterial inoculant.
Prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patient specimens referred to National Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of increased morbidity and mortality both in hospital and community settings and produces a wide spectrum of diseases, ranging from minor skin infections to fatal necrotizing pneumonia. Objective: To determine the prevalence and antibiotic pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus among referred specimens. Materials and Methods: Cross sectional study design of modified Kirby Bauer disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration was conducted at Ethiopian Public Health Institute National Referral bacteriology Laboratory. All types of specimens those collected from 2008 to 2014 period were included in the study, and 238 Staphylococci isolates were identified and subject to E-test to determine their MRSA status. Results: A total of 2,768 Staphylococcus isolates were identified from a range of clinical specimens and S. aureus accounted for 75.9% (2102) from all Staphylococcus species and 50.5% from the 4,159 identified bacterial pathogens. The prevalence of Methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus was 44.5% (106/238) and that of Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus was 55.5 % (132/238). From the total methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n=106), 49 of them showed highest level of resistance with concentration of cefoxitin 24 and above mg/ml. The highest proportion of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus was found in age group 19+ years (75.5%) followed by age group 6-18(18.9%). Conclusion and Recommendation Among all bacterial pathogens, Staphylococcus aureus accounted for 50.5% which indicated that the pathogen was the leading cause of clinical infection among the various bacterial agents. The highest prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from clinical specimens which was found to be alarming. Therefore, strengthening and expanding the existing antimicrobial resistance surveillance system is recommended for effective infection prevention and control operations at health facilities.
Anthill Inhibiting Bacteria, a Promising Source of Bio Efficacy

The investigation into soil bacteria has been widely studied and becoming increasingly appreciated as an exceptional reservoir of unique naturally occurring biologically active metabolites with pharmaceutical applications. This article aimed to isolate, identify and biochemically characterize antibiotic-producing bacteria from anthill soils in the permanent site of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), Niger State, Nigeria. The sum of ten samples were collected from five sampling sites, the sampling was done in threefold (morning, noon and evening) and analyzed adopting standard microbiological protocols. The obtained result revealed that the total bacteria count in the morning ranges from 2.1×10 cfu/mL to 1.4×10 cfu/mL, noon count ranges from 3.1×10 7 to 2.6×10 6 cfu/mL while evening count was in the range of 2.1×10 7 cfu/mL to 1.7×10 6 cfu/mL. A total number of five (5) bacteria were isolated as Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus lentus and Micrococcus reseus. The total prevalence of the Original Research Article Katun et al.; JAMPS, 22(12): 14-21, 2020; Article no.JAMPS. 64949 15 bacterial isolates in the morning, noon and evening were calculated as B. subtilis (109.08%), S. epidermidis (36.36%), M. reseus (36.36%), B. lentus (63.63%), and S. aureus (54.54%) respectively. These isolates were further assayed against Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella sp. and Staphylococcus aureus. The antibacterial outcome showed that two (2) (40%) anthill isolates exhibited antibacterial activity against three (3) tested bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi and Staphylococcus aureus). This research study has showcased that the production of inhibitory substances are common among some of the bacterial strains isolated from anthills.
Exploring of Dietary Patterns, and Possible Association with Educational Level, among Jordanian Pregnant Women

Evaluating dietary patterns could provide an overall view of food and nutrient consumed regularly. Better understanding of dietary patterns among pregnant women may be considered an acceptable mean to identify unhealthy dietary practices and the associations with undesirable pregnancy outcomes, which necessitates urgent intervention. This study aimed to determine the dietary patterns followed by Jordanian women during pregnancy in the second and third trimesters and to detect possible association between the dietary patterns and educational level. A total of 286 healthy, pregnant Jordanian women, aged ≥ 18 years with singleton pregnancies, completed the study. Sociodemographic, dietary, and physical activity data were collected using validated questionnaires. Dietary patterns were identified using a Principal Component Analysis. A multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the effect of education level on dietary intake. Three dietary patterns were identified during the entire duration of pregnancy; ‘High-Fat, High-Sugar’, ‘Fruits and Vegetables', and ‘High Protein’ which explained about 32% of the variability of the study sample. Dietary patterns adopted by pregnant women during the second and third trimesters, separately, were able to explain about 40% of the variability during each trimester. Educational level showed associations with dietary patterns, in which ‘Fruits and Vegetables' and ‘Healthy’ patterns were remarkably manifested as the preferred pattern of consumption for the highly educated women during their third trimester. Different dietary patterns have been identified among Jordanian pregnant women throughout their pregnancy trimesters. Higher educational level could influence food choices. Fruits and Vegetables' and ‘Healthy’ patterns were the followed patterns among the highly educated women during their third trimester. CONTACT Reema Tayyem r_tayyem@yahoo.com Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of, Jordan, Amman, Jordan. © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Enviro Research Publishers. This is an Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons license: Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY). Doi: 10.12944/CRNFSJ.9. 1.04 Article History Received: 26 November 2020 Accepted: 30 January 2021
Materialist and post-materialist concerns and the wish for a strong leader in 27 countries

There is evidence that democracies are under threat around the world while the quest for strong leaders is increasing. Although the causes of these developments are complex and multifaceted, here we focus on one factor: the extent to which citizens express materialist and post-materialist concerns. We explore whether objective higher levels of democracy are differentially associated with materialist and post-materialist concerns and, in turn, whether this is related to the wish for a strong leader. Testing this hypothesis across 27 countries (N = 5,741) demonstrated a direct negative effect of democracies' development on the wish for a strong leader. Further, multi-level mediation analysis showed that the relation between the Democracy Index and the wish for a strong leader was mediated by materialist concerns. This pattern of results suggests that lower levels of democracy are associated with enhanced concerns about basic needs and this is linked to greater support for strong leaders.
Impact of Source to Substrate Distance on the Properties of Thermally Evaporated CdS Film

In this work, we present the effect of varying distances between source and substrate of the thermal evaporator on the structural, optical, and electrical properties of as-deposited Cadmium Sulfide thin-films. The CdS films were deposited on the borosilicate glass substrate using the thermal evaporation method under high vacuum conditions to optimize SSD. The variation of SSD greatly influences the physical properties of as-deposited CdS films caused the change in substrate temperature and density of incident adatoms of CdS. The structural and optical properties of as-deposited CdS films were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy. The Hall Effect Measurement System investigated the three main electrical properties (carrier concentration, carrier mobility, and resistivity) of the deposited CdS films. The XRD pattern of all the CdS thin-films exhibited the polycrystalline nature with the preferential hexagonal (002) plane. The CdS films deposited at 10 cm SSD showed better crystallographic properties among all the deposited films. The optical bandgap of the CdS films followed a decreasing trend from 2.44 eV to 2.37 eV as the SSD decreases from 14 cm to 8 cm due to the improvement of crystallinity of the deposited films. All the deposited CdS films showed the n-type property, and the carrier concentration of the CdS films increases from 3.78×1013 cm-3 to 4.41×1016 cm-3 as we decrease the SSD from 14 cm to 8 cm. The CdS films resistivity also decrease with the reduction of SSD. The characterization results suggest that the CdS films deposited at 10 cm SSD are suitable for photonic and thin-films solar cells.
Conversion, Personal Identity, Life History

In this study, the life histories of two basic groups, Krishna monks and Krishna followers were examined . During the analysis, we discovered that the different situation of the two groups has essential influence on the process and development of conversion . We found that the definition of conversion proposed by Snow and Machalek may be considered an ideal type, as its properties are present in the exact form described by the authors primarily in the case of monks . In the case of those more loosely connected to the Hare Krishna Movement, only a “minimal programme” of the new mentality is present . In their case, the properties of conversion, i . e . drastic biographical reconstruction, adoption of the new pattern of thinking and thorough embracement of the convert role, were only partially attained . In what the fourth property – iconic language – is concerned, no relevant example was found in the scholarly literature about those loosely connected to the Movement . Thus, even the members of a new religious movement with such rigorous and fundamental theology as the ISKCON should not be treated as a homogeneous group .
Is the rapid initial performance loss of Fe/N/C non precious metal catalysts due to micropore flooding?

The activity of non-precious metal catalysts (NPMCs) has now reached a stage at which they can be considered as possible alternatives to Pt for some proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) applications. However, challenges still remain in achieving acceptable stability (performance during potentiostatic or galvanostatic experiments). The most widely reported hypotheses for the instability of NPMCs include de-metalation, protonation/anion binding, and generation of H2O2. Recently, it has been proposed that the largest contribution to the instability of NPMCs is from flooding of micropores within the catalyst particles leading to significant mass transport limitations. While indirect evidence has been obtained that appears to support this hypothesis, no study has yet been performed to directly target micropore flooding. In this work, a systematic study is performed to investigate micropore flooding in situ before and after stability testing. The results do not support micropore flooding as being a large contributor to instability, at least for the family of NPMCs evaluated in this work. The protocol outlined here can be used by other researchers in the NPMC community to diagnose micropore flooding in their own respective catalysts.
Contributing Factors to Non-adherence among Chronic Renal Failure Patients undergoing Haemodialysis Sessions

Background: Non-adherence to dialysis is a cause for concern as it leads to several life-threatening complications. Several factors can contribute to non-adherence in dialysis patients. The aims to identify factors contributing to nonadherence among chronic renal failure patients undergoing haemodialysis sessions. Methods: Research design: Descriptive research design.Setting : Dairout General Hospital at haemodialysis unit. Subjects :A purposive sample of 95 adults patients, male & female, their age ranged from 18-65 years, undergoing haemodialysis and agreed to participate in the study. Tools : Tool (1):Patient assessment. Tool (2):Non-adherence contributing factors questionnaire among chronic renal failure patients. Results : Six categories of factors contributing to non-adherence among chronic renal failure patients undergoing haemodialysis sessions were identified. These were patient related factors, sociodemographic factors, psychological factors, therapy related factors, disease related factors and health care related factors.Conclusion: Non-adherence remains a major obstacle in the effective management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Recommendations:There is need for collaborative approach to devise measures that eliminate relevant contributing factors to non-adherence among chronic renal failure (CRF)patients.
Assessment the effects of insulin on adiponectin, nitric oxide, myeloperoxidase and lipid profile in type 1 diabetic patients

Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is well recognized risk factor cardiovascular disease (CVD). Insulin therapy is recommended for all patients with type 1 diabetes. Previous findings showed that diabetes impairs endothelial function and increased glucose level reduces nitric oxide (NO) output and increases myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity. However, adiponectin (APN) decreases serum glucose levels. The current study evaluated effects of insulin therapy on circulating levels of oxidative stress and CVD biomarkers like NO, APN, MPO, AIP and lipid profile in type 1 diabetic patients. Fifty patients with T1DM and 18 healthy people were enrolled in this study. The recruited people with T1DM were classified into two groups: 22 newly diagnosed (untreated) type 1 diabetic patients and 28 insulin treated patients. In all groups, circulating NO, APN, MPO, AIP and lipids levels were measured. Compared to control, untreated diabetes revealed a significant increase in the serum levels of APN, MPO, TG, VLDL, TC, LDL and AIP, with a marked reduction in NO and HDL levels. However, insulin therapy significantly lowered MPO, TC and LDL, with no significant changes in the other biochemical parameters. As expected, oxidative stress and CVD-associated markers were significantly increased in untreated diabetes. Insulin therapy exhibited a relatively positive effect on oxidative stress and CVD biomarkers. Accordingly, insulin plus antioxidant supplementation required to normalize these parameters.
DO SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS MATTER IN CREATING THE GENERAL LEVEL OF CONSUMER ETHNOCENTRISM?

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of certain socio-cultural factors on consumer ethnocentrism, as well as to measure the impact of consumer ethnocentrism on the purchase of domestic products. In this context, the paper presents and tests a new model that contains five potential antecedents of consumer ethnocentrism (national identity, cultural openness, patriotism, religiosity, animosity towards the European Union). The results indicate that patriotism stands out as the strongest antecedent of consumer ethnocentrism. Interestingly, the study confirmed the statistically significant and relatively strong impact of animosity towards the European Union (EU) on the general level of consumer ethnocentrism. On the other hand, cultural openness does not belong to the group of statistically significant drivers of consumer ethnocentrism. The originality of the study lies in the specific construction of the research model, which is coloured with sociocultural variables - especially patriotism, religiosity and animosity towards the EU.
Toxicological Assessment of Crops Grown in Soils Amended with Municipal Solid Waste Ash

This study assessed heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, Fe and Zn) in sites and food crops (beans and groundnuts) harvested from farmland amended with municipal solid waste (MSW) ash. Farmlands with no amendments and crops grown on such soils served as control. Soils and crops samples were collected at full maturity to determine soil levels (mgkg -1 ), translocation in crops and accumulation index of metals. The crops were separated into roots, leaves and grains before analysis and heavy metals were determined using VGB 210 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. Mean concentrations (mgkg -1 ) of studied metals were 0.053±0.03, 0.053±0.01, 648.55±1.07, 168.699±1.05, 36.514±4.66, 339.53±0.12, 232.331±0.69 and 363.482±0.00 in test soils and Original Research Article Ibrahim et al.; JSRR, 27(1): 12-20, 2021; Article no.JSRR. 64995 13 0.010±0.10, 0.050±0.01, 83.333±1.00, 38.618±1.03, 2.913±0.00, 163.248±0.22, 41.579±3.01and 82.798±0.28 in control soils for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Fe and Zn respectively. Observed levels for test soils were significant (p≤0.05) in comparison to those of the control and were highest for Cr, Cu, Ni, Fe and Zn. Metals concentrations in the tissues of beans and groundnut grown on both sites were found to be decreasing in the order roots > leaves > grains. Levels of As, Cr, Cu, Ni and Fe fell below the WHO standard while Cd, Pb and Zn exceeded those set limits. Translocation factors for beans and groundnut cultivated on test site indicated effective translocation of arsenic from soils to the roots. Observed pattern has health implication for raised fodder for animal husbandry in such areas. Similarly, the geo-accumulation index of both test and control sites revealed they were polluted with Zn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Ni, Cu and Fe.
Effect of some plant parts extract in modulating the serum hyperglycemia using alloxan-induced diabetic rat model By Mrs . /

The present study aims to investigate the effect of three plant parts extract [Okra fruits water extract (OFWE), White mulberry leaves water extract (MLWE), Celery leaves water extract (CLWE) and their Mixture in modulating the serum hyperglycemia using alloxan-induced diabetic rat model. The date revealed that treatment of animals with alloxancaused a significant increased (p≤0.05) in serum glucose concentration by the ratio 136.51% compared to normal animals (negative control group). Supplementation of the rat diets with 2% w/w by OFWE, MLWE, CLWE and their mixture decreased this elevation value compared to normal controls and recorded 57.35, 38.69, 52.27 and 35.48%, respectively. The maximum hypoglycemic yield was recorded for the extracts mixture treatment when compared with the rest selected plant parts extracts individually. Beside the hypoglycemic effect was observed by the selected plant extracts high significant (p≤0.05) improvements were exhibited for liver and kidney functions as well as serum lipid profile. In conclusion, the data of the present work with that carried out by the others could be represent the mile stone towards the extension of using plant parts extracts such MLWE, CLWE, OFWE and their mixture as natural antioxidants in many different medical applications such improve the serum glucose level, liver and kidney functions as well as blood lipid profile.
23 Vector­ based and Neural Models of Semantics

it keeps” (Firth, 1957). It means that the meaning of a word is determined by (or at least is correlated with) the words that surround it, and word meanings can thus be computed by analyzing the distribution of words, their occurrence and co­ occurrence frequencies, in large text corpora. We start our discussion of vectorial models of semantics by looking in some more detail at distributional methods; in section 1.3 we also briefly mention nondistributional ways to determine vectorial meaning repre sen ta tions.