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LOW-CONCENTRATION SODIUM SELENITE APPLICATIONS IMPROVE OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF FILLING-STAGE RICE

Effects of sodium selenite treatments on rice were investigated using two known cultivars Xiangyaxiangzhan and Meixiangzhan2 cultivated at two sites of Guangdong Province, China. Sodium selenite solutions at 10 (Se1), 30 (Se2) and 50 (Se3) μmol·L were sprinkled to the rupturing-stage rice separately, with a control set with double distilled water instead. For Xiangyaxiangzhan, comparing with control, 6.91, 24.81 and 25.00% higher SOD, POD and CAT activity were recorded in Se1. For Meixiangzhan2, 2.10, 9.44 and 10.00% higher SOD, POD and CAT activity were recorded in Se1. Moreover, high-concentration sodium selenite (Se3) depressed the antioxidant enzyme activities and caused MDA over-production in Xiangyaxiangzhan. In conclusion, sodium selenite low-concentration applications could be an exogenous regulator to improve rice oxidation resistance in rice production.
A Proposal for Hybrid Agile Approach during Procurement Process of Smart City Solutions

Smart city is a concept widely used and sometimes the idea seems somehow utopian since it involves notions from a multitude of scientific fields. Most researchers, representatives of companies and government agencies, together with city dwellers agree that the main elements of the smart city are ICT, their successful application and smart human resources. However, it seems that local governments do not pay much attention to educating citizens or raising society's awareness of smart solutions when trying to develop smart cities. Rather, we believe that the major interest in introducing smart city solutions has been an economic one, which would support increasing revenues to local budgets or increasing sales revenues for companies that develop smart solutions. We therefore believe that the demands and expectations of citizens must be listened to (more), frequent result-oriented discussions with smart solutions providers need to take place and that local authorities must establish a clear action plan for all stakeholders to communicate in order to create a smart city that works with success. Therefore, among the characteristics of agile methodologies usually implemented in software development we identified in the current study some concepts that might be applicable to the process of public procurement of smart city solutions. We thus propose a new hybrid agile approach and discuss its advantages with regards to smart city projects. Conclusions of the study indicate that the proposed approach requires changes in public management and, even more important, in our thinking. Customers, typically in the form of municipality or governmental organizations, need to become pro-active and much more engaged in smart city projects. As a result, it is demonstrated that smart governance plays an essential role in the success of the urban projects implemented with such solutions.
A clinical study of arrhythmias associated with acute coronary syndrome: a hospital based study of a high risk and previously undocumented population

Background: ACS represents a global epidemic. Arrhythmia in ACS is common. Careful investigation may lead to further improvement of prognosis. Retrospectively analyzed the year- round data of our center. Study was undertaken to analyze the incidence, frequency and type of arrhythmias in ACS. This is to aid timely intervention and to modify the outcome. Identification of the type of arrhythmia is of therapeutic and prognostic importance.Methods: This cross sectional analytical study was conducted in the Department of Cardiology, Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, from January 2019 to January 2020 with ACS patients. Enrolled consecutively and data analyzed.Results: There were 500 patients enrolled considering inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sample was subdivided into 3 groups on the type of ACS. Group-I with UA, Group-II with NSTE - ACS and Group-III with STE - ACS. Different types of arrhythmia noted. Types of arrhythmia were correlated with type of ACS. 500 patients included. Mean age 55.53±12.70, 71.6% male and 28.4% female. 60.4% hypertensive, 46.2% diabetic, 20.2% positive family history of CAD, 32.2% current smoker, 56.4% dyslipidaemic and 9.6% asthmatic. 31.2% UA, 39.2% NSTE-ACS and 29.6% STE-ACS. Type of arrhythmias noted. 22% sinus tachycardia, 20.2% sinus bradycardia, 9% atrial fibrillation, 5.2% ventricular ectopic, 4.8% supra ventricular ectopic, 2.8% bundle branch block, 2.2% atrio-ventricular block, 1% broad complex tachycardia, 0.4% narrow complex tachycardia, 0.2% sinus node dysfunction and 32.2% without any arrhythmia. Significant incidences of arrhythmia detected - respectively 29.8%, 39.2% and 31%, p<0.001. Conclusions: In conclusion, arrhythmias in ACS are common. More attention should be paid to improve their treatment and prognosis.
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Biomass Open Burning Emissions in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) burnt area products are widely used to assess the damaged area after wildfires and agricultural burning have occurred. This study improved the accuracy of the assessment of the burnt areas by using the MCD45A1 and MCD64A1 burnt area products with the finer spatial resolution product from the Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager/Thermal Infrared Sensor (OLI/TIRS) surface reflectance data. Thus, more accurate wildfires and agricultural burning areas in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) for the year 2015 as well as the estimation of the fire emissions were reported. In addition, the results from this study were compared with the data derived from the fourth version of the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED) that included small fires (GFED4.1s). Upon analysis of the data of the burnt areas, it was found that the burnt areas obtained from the MCD64A1 and MCD45A1 had lower values than the reference fires for all vegetation fires. These results suggested multiplying the MCD64A1 and MCD45A1 for the GMS by the correction factors of 2.11−21.08 depending on the MODIS burnt area product and vegetation fires. After adjusting the burnt areas by the correction factor, the total biomass burnt area in the GMS during the year 2015 was about 33.3 million hectares (Mha), which caused the burning of 109 ± 22 million tons (Mt) of biomass. This burning emitted 178 ± 42 Mt of CO2, 469 ± 351 kilotons (kt) of CH4, 18 ± 3 kt of N2O, 9.4 ± 4.9 Mt of CO, 345 ± 206 kt of NOX, 46 ± 25 kt of SO2, 147 ± 117 kt of NH3, 820 ± 489 kt of PM2.5, 60 ± 32 kt of BC, and 350 ± 205 kt of OC. Furthermore, the emission results of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in all countries were slightly lower than GFED4.1s in the range between 0.3 and 0.6 times.
Improving the Quality of Sound Recovered Using the Visual Microphone with Frame-wise Image Denoising Preprocessing

The visual microphone is a passive remote sound recovery technique by analysing subtle vibrations in a video of an object vibrating due to sound. Multiple research endeavours have been done in improving the quality of the recovered sound, but so far none has been done on investigating the effect of denoising the videos frame by frame prior to the sound recovery using the visual microphone. This work fills in that gap, and evaluates the quality of the recovered sound based on human intelligibility metrics and simple signal-to-noise ratio metrics. Our best results indicated performing image denoising before sound recovery can reduce the noise power by up to 47.16 %, increase the intelligibility by 9.11 % and signal-to-noise ratio by 17.97 %. It is important to perform image denoising before sound recovery when the recorded videos are very noisy.
Evaluation of adjunctive analgesia with intrathecal fentanyl along with hyperbaric bupivacaine in spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean section

Background: Cesarean section (CS) is one of the most common surgical procedures in female patients. Authors aimed to evaluate the postoperative analgesic efficacy of adding intrathecal fentanyl to bupivacaine, and its effect on the onset and duration of spinal anesthesia along with its effect on mother and neonate.Methods: Study was performed on 60 cesarean section parturients divided into two groups. Group F received 2 ml of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine (10 mg) plus 0.4 ml fentanyl (20 µg), and Group B received 2 ml of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine (10 mg) plus 0.4 ml of normal saline. The parameters taken into consideration were pain scores, analgesic requirement, hemodynamic stability and side effects.Results: It was found that duration of sensory block was prolonged in fentanyl group (111 minutes vs 86 minutes, p<0.001). Duration of effective analgesia (174.36 minutes vs 127.81; p value <0.001) were also found to be prolonged in Group F with requirement of fewer postoperative analgesics (1.02 vs 2.76, p=0.03). There was not much difference in the occurrence of side effects in both the groups.Conclusions: Addition of fentanyl to intrathecal bupivacaine for cesarean section increases the duration of postoperative analgesia without increasing maternal or neonatal side effects.
Planning in advance: exploring end-of-life hopes and fears among healthy young people

ABSTRACT Discussions regarding end-of-life (EOL) preferences often occur late in the course of a disease leading to rushed clinical decisions misaligned with patient goals. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to identify EOL goals among a healthy sample of young adults (N = 305) through a possible selves framework. Common EOL hopes included: having loved ones present, closure, and living a full life. Common EOL fears included: pain and suffering, specific types of death, and dying alone. Hopes and fears related to religiosity were rare. Overall, participants felt more confident attaining EOL hopes than avoiding EOL fears. Even in young adulthood, when concerns related to ageing, illness, and dying are not acute, individuals have clear ideas regarding what they do and do not want to experience at their end of life. Conversations regarding EOL preferences should therefore be initiated with adult patients of all ages. Clinically, end-of-life training and care should integrate these psychological insights.
Strategies to Reduce Procrastination in College Students

College students’ procrastination patterns and strategies to decrease procrastination were investigated. Each week, participants alternated between two schedules of delivery of practice quizzes while preparing for weekly quizzes. In Study 1, one practice quiz was available per day in the noncontingent condition. In the contingent condition, participants had to submit one practice quiz per day to access the subsequent practice quiz. In Study 2, two practice quizzes were available every other day in the noncontingent condition. In the contingent condition, participants had to submit two practice quizzes every other day to access subsequent practice quizzes. Six of 25 participants stopped procrastinating at the end of the contingent condition. Both conditions yielded high scores on weekly quizzes even when participants procrastinated. These results indicate that college students’ procrastination patterns can be changed, although it does not necessarily lead to increased quiz scores.
Environmental Performance, Company Size, Profitability, And Carbon Emission Disclosure

This study aims to examine the effect of environmental performance, company size, profitability on disclosure of carbon emissions in non-service companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The population of this study used non-service companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2017. The research sample was 34 companies selected through the purposive sampling method. The data collection technique using documentation method. Data analysis techniques using multiple regression analysis with statistical tools used are SPSS V.24. The results showed that the company's environmental performance did not influence the company to conduct carbon emission disclosure. by obtaining a PROPER rating, it does not guarantee the company will disclose carbon emissions properly. While company size and profitability, have no effect on carbon emission disclosure, because companies still choose to make other disclosures that can increase their legitimacy in the eyes of the public. Companies consider carbon emission disclosure as not yet able to add value to companies and the nature of emissions disclosures carbon which is still in the form of voluntary disclosure. This research contributes to disclosure of carbon emissions from company activities in the annual report and the company can prevent and reduce carbon emissionsc.
Personal and Online Contact during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Nonresident Parents and their Children in Hungary

Abstract This study examines nonresident parents' contact with their children in Hungary during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted 22 semi-structured interviews with 14 nonresidential fathers, 3 resident mothers and 5 parents who have shared custody arrangements in order to reveal whether this unique situation had any effects on their contact patterns and whether online contact became more widespread during the pandemic. Our results showed that considerable changes occurred in the personal contact between nonresidents parents and their children due to the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic, such as changes in working conditions and online education. Online communication became a substitute in cases where personal contact was suspended.
Free and Forced Convective Heat Transfer through a Nanofluid with Two Dimensions past Stretching Vertical Plate

The present study focus on both free and forced convective heat transfer through a nanofluid in two dimensions past stretching vertical plate. This free and forced convective heat transfer in Cu–water Nanofluid past permeable flat vertical semi-infinite plate was due to high conductivity and its occurrence. In this paper magnetic field and also heat source were considered. In graphs the effect on various parameters such as Reynolds number (Re) , solid volume fraction (φ), magnetic field parameter (M), inclination angle of the plate (γ ), heat source parameter (Qh), on linear velocity (U), vertical velocity (V) and temperature (θ) were exhibited. The profile of every governing parameter is displayed for natural as well as forced convection by considering the Ar >> 1 and Ar << 1 respectively. This rate of heat transfer in forced convection is more than equivalent in free convection. So these problems have several applications in engineering and petroleum industries such as electroplating, chemical processing of heavy metals and solar water heaters. Inertial force reducing the heat transfer rate in natural convection but the enhancement of Nu observed in forced convection. The composition of metal particles enhances the heat transfer rate in both convections, which emphasizes the nanofluid significance. Lorentz force is enhancing the heat transfer rate slightly. Heat source obviously increase the rate of heat transfer in both convections. The present paper aims to study the convective high temperature transfer of nanofluids into which viscosity proposed by Einstein and thermal conductivity proposed by Corcione were used.
Nitrogen Metabolism, Digestibility and Blood Profile of West African Dwarf Goats Fed Dietary Levels of Cajanus cajan as Supplement to Cassava Peels

The effect of inclusion level on nutrient intake, digestibility, nitrogen metabolism and haematological parameters of West African Dwarf (WAD) goat fed Cajanus cajan as supplement to cassava peels was investigated in a completely randomized design experiment using twenty-four WAD goats with average initial weight of 10.75±0.85kg (March-September, 2016). There were four treatments as: A=100% Cassava peels (control); B=75% Cassava+25% C. cajan; C=50% Cassava+50% C cajan; D=25% Cassava+75% C. cajan hay. Result showed that C. cajan had better nutrient values with 15.53% Crud Protein (CP) and 30.55% Crude Finer (CF) contents than cassava peels with 4.70 % CP and 13.35 % CF. Inclusion of C. cajan as supplement to cassava peels in the diets of WAD goat significantly lowered (p<0.05) DM intake. CP intake increased with increased hay supplementation. CP, CF, NDF, ADF and ADL intakes were highest in goats fed diet D. Nutrient digestibility and N retained were best under treatment D-75% C. cajan inclusion. Consequently, the highest weight gain (16.98 g/day) was recorded for goats fed diet D. The higher values of 27.33% Packed cell volume (PCV), 9.12 g/dl Haemoglobin (Hb), 12.07 x106 ml Red blood cell (RBC) and 4.91 x103 ml White blood cell (WBC) counts for animals were obtained using treatment D that they were within the normal physiological range for healthy goat.
Quantifying errors in the aerosol mixing-state index based on limited particle sample size

Abstract This study evaluates the error that is introduced in quantifying observed aerosol mixing states due to a limited particle sample size. We used the particle-resolved model PartMC-MOSAIC to generate a scenario library that encompasses a large number of reference particle populations with a wide range of mixing states quantified by the mixing-state index χ. We stochastically sub-sampled these particle populations using sample sizes of 10 to 10,000 particles and recalculated χ based on the sub-samples. The finite sample size led to a consistent overestimation of χ, with the 95% confidence intervals ranging from −70 to 30 percentage points for sample sizes of 10 particles, and decreasing to ±10 percentage points for sample sizes of 10,000 particles. These findings were experimentally confirmed with single-particle measurements from the Pittsburgh area using a soot-particle aerosol mass spectrometer. Copyright © 2020 American Association for Aerosol Research
Analysis of Factors Affecting Student Learning Achievement of Social Sciences Subjects in Muhammadiyah Middle School Rokan Hulu Regency

The Social Sciences subject examination score in Muhammadiyah Rambah Middle School is still below the average. This phenomenon is inseparable from the low student achievement. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence student learning achievement. This type of research was quantitative research. The population in this study was VII grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah Rambah which was conducted in the even semester of the 2018/2019 school year. The sample was carried out using proportional random sampling technique with 76 respondents. Data collection using a questionnaire with a Likert scale and then the data were analyzed by path analysis. The results of the analysis show that learning discipline has an indirect effect on learning achievement through learning motivation of 0.0897, with a total influence is 0.351 with an effective contribution of 12.29%. The family environment has an indirect effect on learning achievement through learning motivation of 0.1054, with a total influence of 0.354 with an effective contribution of 12.56%. This shows that learning achievement can be improved if the quality of learning discipline, family environment and student motivation are improved.
Complexities in identifying seed storage behavior of hard seed-coated species: a special focus on Lauraceae

ABSTRACT Seeds are broadly grouped into orthodox (desiccation-tolerant), intermediate and recalcitrant (desiccation-sensitive) based on their ability to withstand drying. Whilst the protocols developed to classify seeds into one of the three groups have aided ex-situ storage of germplasm, the classification of many species with seeds having a hard coat appears to be perplexing. Using Lauraceae as a model family, we address the possible reasons for this confusion. We collected data available in the literature on Lauraceae and found 30 species studied that were respectively assigned to orthodox (3 species), intermediate (4 species) or recalcitrant (23 species) groups. In addition, another 16 species (2 orthodox and 14 recalcitrant) were doubtfully classified and 6 species were labeled as uncertain. We speculate a hard seed coat found in many of Lauraceae species present substantial challenge in seed desiccation studies and identified five key problems including (1) inferring storage behavior without conducting desiccation-sensitivity assessment to evaluate the germination ability of seeds by drying to low moisture contents; (2) seed storage behavior was determined by germinating the seeds after partial drying and storing at various temperatures, e.g. 0 or −18°C; (3) seeds that failed to germinate at narrow range of temperatures and light conditions were concluded as dead, without considering the possibility that they might be dormant; (4) culminating germination studies quickly, sometimes within few days; and (5) not testing the drying ability of seeds without seed coat. We highlight that addressing these issues would lead to accurate categorization of seed storage behavior that can ensure better seed storage practices.
Determination of the energy contents and nutrient digestibility of corn, waxy corn and steam-flaked corn fed to growing pigs

Objective The research was conducted to determine the digestible (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) contents as well as the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of nutrients in corn, waxy corn and steam-flaked corn fed to growing pigs. Methods Eighteen growing pigs with initial body weight of 15.42±1.41 kg were randomly allotted to three diets including a corn diet, a waxy corn diet and a steam-flaked corn diet in a completely randomized design. Each treatment contained six replicates. The experiment lasted for 12 days, which comprised 7-d adaptation to diets followed by a 5-d total collection of feces and urine. The energy contents and the nutrient digestibility in three ingredients were calculated using direct method. Results Compared to normal corn, both the amylose and dietary fiber contents in waxy corn were numerically lower, but the starch gelatinization degree was numerically greater. Moreover, the DE and ME contents as well as the ATTD of neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber (ADF) in waxy corn were significantly greater (p<0.05) than those in normal corn when fed to growing pigs. Furthermore, the steam-flaked corn had greater (p<0.05) DE and ME contents, and ATTD of ether extract and ADF compared to normal corn. Conclusion Both variety and processing procedure have influence on chemical compositions, energy contents and nutrient digestibility of corn. The waxy corn and steam-flaked corn had greater degree of starch gelatinization and DE and ME contents compared to normal corn when fed to growing pigs.
Mother-Child Writing Interactions for Young Children with and without Cerebral Palsy

ABSTRACT Sixty-nine children (20 with cerebral palsy (CP)) and their mothers participated in a joint writing activity. Children (M age = 64.56 months; SD = 7.07 months) wrote a four-item grocery list on a keyboard at home with their mothers. Mothers who had children with CP generally provided a lower level of graphophonemic (i.e., segmenting words into their respective sounds) and print support (i.e., identifying letters to type) when compared to mothers of children with typical development. They were also less likely to be playful and correct their children’s writing errors, although they spent more time on the activity overall and entered into their children’s physical space more frequently. Even when children’s spelling skills were considered, mothers of children with CP provided lower levels of support to their children, suggesting that mothers might be missing opportunities to maximise what children with CP can learn during joint writing activities.