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House Dust Mite Allergen Levels of Der p1 and Der f1 in Houses of Asthmatic Children

BackgroundExposure to house dust mites is an important cause of asthma among children. The main asthma-causing mites found in homes are Dermatophagoides farinae and Dermatophagoides. pteronyssinus. Der f1 or Der p1 are allergens of the mentioned mites. This study aimed to assess the levels of Der p1, and Der f1 in the homes of families that had a case of childhood asthma in a northern city of Iran and to determine the association between indoor house environment and the level of mites allergens present there.MethodsDust samples were collected from bedrooms of 91 homes of families that had cases of childhood asthma. Families filled a questionnaire about demographical characteristics and the indoor condition of their living environment. The levels of Der f1 and Der p1 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Statistical analysis was performed in SPSS 24 and a P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.Resultswe found that Der p1 was more prevalent than Der f1 among samples. The mean concentration of Der p1 concentration was 271.35 ng/g (9 times greater than the concentration of Der f1). When the indoor environment status was evaluated, it was found that keeping pets and having old carpets are associated with Der f1 (P<0.05). However, no significant association was found between Der p1 and the indoor conditions of the home.ConclusionsOur study showed that Der p1 level is higher than Der f1 level in the houses of children with asthma. We suggest removing carpets and pets from the house.
Evaluation of Estrogenicity for 17 β-Estradiol Decomposition During Ozonation

ABSTRACT To evaluate the decomposition and formation characteristics of estrogenic compounds during ozonation, semibatch ozonation experiments were conducted using the prototypical estrogen, 17β-estradiol (E2). Ozonation was shown to be very effective for decomposition of E2 and decrease of estrogenicity. An E2 equivalent concentration index was introduced based on the estrogenicity intensity measured with Estrogen Competition Binding Assay (ECB Assay). The importance of evaluation of estrogenicity by ECB Assay was shown by the difference in removal efficiencies between E2 equivalent concentration and the E2 itself. Through this research, ozonation was shown to be a promising method to remove E2 without any formation of estrogenic by-products from secondary-treated sewage, which contained E2 of ngL level and total organic carbon (TOC) of several mgL.
DFT calculations of amine‐imine tautomerism in some pyrimidine derivatives and their 1:1 and 1:2 complexes with water

ABSTRACT: Amine-Imine tautomerization in 2-amino-pyrimidine (I), 2-amino-4,6-dichloropyrimidine (II), 2-amino-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine (III), and 2-amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine (IV) and their 1:1 and 1:2 H-bonded complexes with water havebeen studied using the B3LYP/6-31þþG** method. Optimum molecular geometries,electronic properties, and energetics of these systems have been discussed. V C 2011 WileyPeriodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem 111: 3993–4010, 2011 Key words: pyrimidine derivatives; Amine-Imine Tautomerism; DFT calculations;H-bonding; B3LYP/6-3111G**; calculations 1. Introduction T he structure and dynamics of nucleic acidsare affected by intermolecular interactionsbetween purine and pyrimidine bases. There are-two main types of intermolecular interactionswhich can exist between these bases: hydrogenbonding and base stacking. Tautomerism of thesebases certainly affect these intermolecular interac-tions. The rare imino-oxo tautomer of cytosineforms a pair with adenine instead of guanine andalso the rare tautomer of guanine forms a pairwith thymine. Therefore the rare tautomers mayform abnormal base pairs and should be the rea-son for experimentally observed rate of mutations[1–9]. This explains why tautomerism of variousnucleic acid bases and their derivatives have beenthe target for extensive theoretical investigations[10–40]. Also the fraction of the minor imino and
Nasopharyngeal Metastasis Originating From Beta-HCG Being Secreting From Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis: A Case Report

e-Published: 1 October 2020 Introduction: Transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) of the upper urinary tract constitute only 7% of urothelial carcinomas. The majority of upper urinary tract TCC arises from the renal pelvis, followed by the ureter. The majority of the patients are presented with microscopic or macroscopic haematuria, flank pain, or symptoms due to metastasis; however, it can be asymptomatic in 10-15%. Case presentation: Here, we report the case of a 58-year-old male who was referred with headache and cranial nerve palsy, later diagnosed with beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-HCG) that was secreted from TCC of the renal pelvis with nasopharyngeal, lung, and brain metastasis. Conclusion: Nasopharyngeal metastasis from TCC of the renal pelvis is a rare entity and this case report adds to the present literature. Nasopharyngeal Metastasis Originating From Beta-HCG Being Secreting From Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis: A Case Report Arun Vasudevan1, Lakshmi Haridas K1,*, Venugopal Muraleedharan2
Using action learning to support mobile pedagogies: the role of facilitation

ABSTRACT The rate of change in the use of digital technologies in schools means that professional learning regarding technology-enhanced learning is constantly required for school teachers. The focus of this article is on how an action learning (AL) approach supported the professional learning of teachers regarding adoption of mobile technologies in their teaching. In particular, the article investigates the role of facilitation in the action learning process and explores an AL process implemented at two schools, one a primary school and the other a secondary school. Drawing on qualitative methodology, a multi-site case study using observations, field notes and interviews was implemented to investigate the effectiveness of the AL approach. It was found that different kinds of facilitation were central to the success of the process, and that facilitation impacted on teacher agency. The article concludes with recommendations for action learning projects.
THE EFFECT OF MACROECONOMIC FACTORS ON THE NUMBER OF CORPORATE SUKUK OFFERS IN INDONESIA

DOI:10.38035/DIJEFA Abstract: This study aims to analyze the effect of macroeconomics factors on corporate sukuk in Indonesia in the short and long term. The independent variable is Inflation, Economics Growth, Total Money Supply, Foreign Exchange Rate and Bank Indonesia (BI) Rate. Whereas the dependent variable is the number of sukuk corporations offered. The results of this study indicate that the Inflation, Economics Growth, Total money supply, and BI Rate have no significant effect on the number of corporate sukuk offered. While Foreign Exchange Rate has significant effect on the amount of corporate sukuk that offered. In the short term period, the total money supply has significant influence on the number of sukuk corporations offered while the rest have no significant effect.
Scandium bioaccumulation and its effect on uptake of macro- and trace elements during initial phases of plant growth

Abstract Uptake of scandium (Sc) by wheat seedlings was studied during 6-d germination of wheat seeds in Sc supplemented medium and during 1-week growth of wheat seedlings germinated under normal conditions in soil amended with Sc. The most significant increase in Sc content in the seedlings was observed during germination of seeds in Sc supplemented medium. Transfer of the seedlings to normal soil resulted in a decrease of Sc level in upper plant parts, but Sc concentration in roots remained rather high. Scandium bioaccumulation caused variations in concentrations of Na, K, Ca, and Zn 0n different parts of the seedlings. The least variations were observed in leaves.
The Relationship between Perceived Organizational, Perceived Supervisor Support, and Need Achievement to Work Engagement of School Organization

: Purpose: Many scholars studied the effect of perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support against work engagement, but the results have shown inconclusive. This study aims to investigate the positive effect of perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support mediated by need achievement motivation against work engagement. Design/Methodology/Approach: The data was collected using questionnaires to associates (teachers, non-teachers, management) of an outstanding school in Jakarta, and they were recruited as respondents using a purposive sample method. Partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis was conducted by SmartPLS to analyze the data. Findings: The study finds that perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support need achievement motivation as mediator positively and significantly affect work engagement. Perceived organizational support has positively and significantly affected work engagement directly, but perceived supervisor support does not directly affect it. Practical implications: Practically, this research shown that to improve work engagement by POS and PSS should motivate first the associates on how to achieve the best performance by setting outstanding career opportunities or higher key performance index as challengeable goals. Originality/value: This research contributes to the job demand-resources’ theory when organizations and supervisors show support to their associates by giving job resources, it needs to improve their motivation to achieve the best performance, otherwise, this improvement can not be utilized to reduce job demand and finally cannot improve the work engagement.
Assessment of Quality of Life of Primary Caregivers of Egyptian Asthmatic Children and Adolescents

Background: Asthma as a serious public health problem worldwide exerts a serious load on children's health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and their families. Objective: We assess the HRQOL of the primary caregivers of Egyptian asthmatic children and adolescents and its relation to HRQOL of their children and asthma severity. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 128 pairs of asthmatic children (7–16 years) and their primary caregivers. Pediatric asthma quality of life (QOL) questionnaire, pediatric asthma caregiver's QOL questionnaire, and asthma control questionnaire were used. Results: Uncontrolled asthmatic patients had statistically significantly lower mean caregiver score compared to controlled asthmatic (P < 0.005). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between caregiver's individual and overall QOL scores and their children (individual and overall QOL scores) (P < 0.05). A statistically significant negative correlation between asthma severity and QOL scores of the caregivers of asthmatic children and adolescents was found (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The QOL of the primary caregivers of asthmatic children is significantly adversely affected by their children's illness severity.
Effect of FDM Process Parameters on the Mechanical Properties and Production Costs of 3D Printed PowerABS Samples

The main objective of this study is to analyze of the effect of fused deposition modelling (FDM) printing process parameters on the mechanical properties, printing times and production costs of samples printed with Power Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (PowerABS) filament using a three-dimensional (3D) printer. This study is primarily focused on the effects of the mechanical properties of 3D samples subjected to the influence of three factors; layer thickness (0.15, 0.2, and 0.25 mm), raster angle (15, 45, and 75), table orientation (flat, horizontal, and vertical). For the experiment study, analytical methods such as regression analysis, variance analysis (ANOVA), Signal / Noise (S / N) ratio were used to determine the effect of FDM printing parameters on the mechanical properties with Taguchi optimization method. The results showed that 45° raster angle the highest mechanical properties at each individual layer when compared to 15° and 75°. The results also found tensile strength to directly proportionate to layer thickness. As observed in the results, by improving the material properties, it will be possible to provide support for mechanical engineers and designers to reduce printing time, filament material use and printing costs. Keywords— FDM, mechanical properties, optimization, PowerABS, production cost, Taguchi
Density functional theory calculations of redox properties of iron–sulphur protein analogues

A central issue in understanding redox properties of iron–sulphur (Fe–S) proteins is determining the factors that tune the reduction potentials of the Fe–S clusters. Studies of redox site analogues play an important role, particularly because individual factors can be examined independently of the environment by combining calculations and experiments of carefully designed ligands for the analogues. For iron–sulphur analogues, our study has shown that broken-symmetry density functional theory gives good energetics when the geometry is optimised using B3LYP with a double-ζ basis set with polarisation functions, and the energies of these geometries are calculated using B3LYP with additional diffuse functions added to the sulphurs. A comparison of our calculated energies for redox site analogues in the gas phase against electron detachment energies measured by a combination of electrospray ionisation and photoelectron spectroscopy (EI–PES) by Wang and co-workers has been essential because the comparison is for exactly the same molecule with no approximation for the environment. Overall, the correlation of our B3LYP/ 6-31(++)SG**//B3LYP/6-31G** detachment energies with EI–PES experiments is excellent for a wide variety of analogues. Moreover, our calculations at this level have provided insight into a wide variety of properties of iron–sulphur proteins.
In vitro Efficacy of Bioagents and Fungicides on the Management of Dry Root Rot of Cluster Bean (Macrophomina phaseolina)

Pulses are major source of supplementary protein to daily vegetarian diet, these are regarded as poor man’s meat. They provide energy, essential minerals and vitamins. Pulses are major source of plant protein and carbohydrates. Other nutrients like Phosphorus, Minerals, Vitamin C, Riboflavin and essential Amino acids are also major constituent. Pulses contain more calcium and iron than cereals. They contain 22-24% protein, which is almost twice the protein in wheat and thrice that of rice. Pulses provide significant nutritional and health benefits, and are known to reduce several noncommunicable diseases such as colon cancer and cardiovascular diseases (Yude et al, 1993; Jukanti et al., 2012).
Response of Sunflower to Sources and Levels of Sulfur under Rainfed Semi‐arid Tropical Conditions

Sulfur (S) is one of the severely limited nutrients in rainfed semi‐arid tropical Alfisols. Its application plays an important role in improving the yield and quality of oilseed crops. To identify the optimum level of sulfur for greater yield and oil content in the sunflower crop (MSFH‐8) through suitable sources, a field experiment involving varying levels of S through two sources (gypsum and elemental S) in combination with standard levels of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) was conducted on a sandy loam soil (Typic Haplustalf) at Hayathnagar Research Farm of Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, situated at an altitude of 515 m above mean sea level and on 78° 36′ E longitude and 17° 18′ N latitude. The response to S application in sunflower crop in terms of growth parameters, yield components, nutrient uptake, and seed oil content was conspicuous. The application of graded levels of sulfur at rates of 20, 40, and 60 kg ha−1 applied through elemental S significantly increased the seed yield of the sunflower crop over the control by 5.4, 10.7, and 18.1% respectively, whereas the corresponding increases in case of gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) were 25.1, 28.8, and 33.9% respectively. The greatest seed yield of sunflower (1175 kg ha−1) and percentage oil content (39.7%) was obtained with 60 kg S ha−1 through gypsum under rainfed conditions. Our study clearly indicated that the application of S at relatively high levels significantly increased the uptake of N, P, and S. The percentage oil content in seed recorded a positive and highly significant relationship with the uptake of N (r = 0.958**), P (r = 0.967**), and S (r = 0.951**), signifying the importance of balanced nutrition in influencing the oil content of seed in sunflower. The application of S through gypsum at rate of 60 kg S ha−1 along with 40 kg N and 30 kg P2O5 ha−1 was most superior in enhancing the seed yield and percentage oil content in seed.
Electron emission characteristics of ZrO/W electron sources with a wide range of tip radii

Emitters of ZrO/W with a wide range of tip radii (0.43–4.2 µm) were prepared and evaluated. A unique tip‐forming method using local Joule heating was developed to make the tip radii >2 µm. The tip radius dependency of the energy spread agrees qualitatively with the energy spread calculated by Knauer's formula when evaluating the Boersch effect. Emitters with tip radii >2 µm show their energy spread to be close to the theoretically predicted energy spread without the Boersch effect. Even at 400 µA sr−1 operation, the emitter with a 4.2 µm tip radius shows a 0.47 eV full width at half‐maximum (FWHM) energy spread and the emitter with a 0.43 µm tip radius shows a 0.98 eV FWHM energy spread. Emitters with tip radii >2 µm, fabricated by local Joule heating, are expected to suppress chromatic aberration in low beam voltage application and thus would be helpful for industrial uses such as critical dimension and defect review SEM. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Using chemical drugs and medicinal plants for symptom management among patients receiving chemotherapy

Background: Patients with cancer suffer from different symptoms which can cause discomfort, reduce quality of life, necessitate frequent hospitalization, and impose heavy costs. Health-care providers sometimes overlook symptom management, and hence, patients resort to self-treatment. Objectives: This study sought to assess the use of chemical drugs and medicinal plants for the symptom management among patients receiving chemotherapy. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 on 186 cancer patients who referred to two chemotherapy centers in Kashan, Iran. Data were collected using a researcher-made instrument consisted of items on demographic characteristics, symptoms, symptom severity and duration, use of chemical drugs and medicinal plants, and their perceived effectiveness. Data were presented using the measures of descriptive statistics and were analyzed using the Spearman's correlation analysis. Results: The most common symptom was fatigue (89.2%), with moderate severity in 51.2% of participants. The least common symptom was vomiting (24.2%), with mild severity in 62.2% of participants. Vitamins and supplements were the most commonly used chemical drugs (40.3%). Chemical drugs had mostly been recommended by health-care providers. Only, 50% of patients with pain and 12.2% of patients with dry mouth and oral ulcer used chemical drugs. Medicinal plants were used by 87.4% of participants, without medical prescription. Conclusion: Cancer patients suffer from many symptoms which need careful assessment and effective management by health-care providers. These patients use medicinal plants more commonly than chemical drugs for symptom management, whereas chemical drugs are more effective. Symptom management among cancer patients is not effective enough, and hence, most of them resort to over-the-counter medicinal plants.
Aluminum Effects on Growth and Macronutrient Uptake by Annual Ryegrass

More Al-tolerant cultivars induced higher nutrient solution pH than more sensitive cultivars. For more Al-tolerant cutlivars, these pH changes were positively correlated with percent inhibition of Ca, Mg, K, and Na uptake. Root (shoot) tolerance index was defined as dry weight (wt.) of roots (shoots) grown with Al/dry wt. of roots (shoots) grown without Al
Adsorption of CO2 on Amine-Functionalized Y-Type Zeolites

Commercially available Y-type zeolite with a Si/Al molar ratio of 60 (abbreviated as Y60) was modified by tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) to study their characterizations and adsorption/desorption properties of CO2 from gas streams. The surface nature of Y60 was changed after TEPA modification, which causes a significant enhancement in CO2 adsorption capacity. The CO2 adsorption capacity of Y60(TEPA) increased with the temperature at 30−60 °C but decreased with the temperature at 60−70 °C. The mechanism of CO2 adsorption on Y60 is entirely a physical interaction but becomes mainly attributable to a chemical interaction after TEPA modification. The CO2 adsorption capacity of Y60(TEPA) was influenced by the presence of water vapor and reached as high as 4.27 mmol of CO2/g of sorbent at a water vapor of 7%. The cyclic CO2 adsorption showed that the adsorbed CO2 could be desorbed from the surface of Y60(TEPA) at 75 °C for 4 h. The adsorption capacities and the physicochemical properties of Y60(TEPA) were preser.