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Assessing the north Indian maritime cyclonic turbulences with extraordinary reference to incredibly serious cyclonic tempest Fani: Meteorological inconstancy, India's readiness with the awful consequences

Having a complete coastline region around 7516 km with a 5400 km. long territory coastline, India is exceptionally susceptible to common perils like tropical cyclones (TCs). The investigation dependent on the historic datasets (1891–2019) of TCs over the North Indian Ocean (NIO) additionally guarantees that the four seaside states (West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu) and one union territory (Pondicherry/Puducherry) on the east coast much of the time face cyclonic tempest than other seaside parts of India. The periodical pattern (pre-monsoon, monsoon, and post-monsoon) of cyclonic tempests over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) and Arabian Sea (AS) over the past 150 years likewise help to unfurl the way that the West Bengal and Odisha coast are unmasked to TCs generally during the storm season (June to September) including with robust winds, heavy precipitation, and high tempest surge. The extremely severe cyclonic storm (ESCS) Fani is the most extraordinary summer cyclones, the first one in quite a while to strike the seaside part of Odisha on May 3, 2019, and one of the three most exceedingly terrible cyclones over the past 150 years with a supported surface wind speed of 175–180 kph. Odisha has been influenced unpleasantly because of the supremacy of Fani. While the loss of life was restricted within 64 because of the fast evacuation of almost 1.68 million persons, the executioner cyclone has caused excessive destructions to sociable extents (lodging, education, and food security), beneficial areas (cultivation, fisheries, and domesticated animals), and informative zones (power, telecom, street, water offices, and public constructions). The measured costs have arrived at almost 4.18 billion United States Dollar (USD) just in Odisha. The southern portion of West Bengal has additionally been influenced severely because of extraordinary downpours and high tempest surges (2–3 m above mean sea level). In this study, we used remote sensing-based Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Ground Range Detected (GRD) Level-1 datasets through Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform for evaluating the fatal cyclone Fani. Hereafter, the current investigation effectively advocates the historic experience of TCs over NIO with specific reference to ESCS Fani including its meteorological instability, readiness, and the path of annihilation.
Impact of Increasing Social Resources on Work Engagement and Affective Organizational Commitment: The Mediating Role of Person–Job Fit

The association between job crafting and work engagement (WE) has not been much explored in the Indian context. To address this, the current study was undertaken on a group of knowledge workforce from Indian industries. Data were collected from 297 respondents that included junior-, mid- and senior-level employees. It was found that seeking social resources predicts WE as well as organizational commitment amongst the Indian knowledge workers via person–job fit. The study contributes to the literature by exploring the relationship between proactively seeking social resources that shape relationships at work and achieves WE, furthering organizational commitment. It helps reaffirm the independent nature of the job crafting dimension in a collectivistic society. Supervisors can cultivate proactive crafting in establishments to boost and promote an engaged workforce. Bearing in mind the inferences Human Resource Development (HRD) managers ought to make optimum use of human assets by nurturing constructive psychological states and leveraging individual proactivity at work. Limitations and future directions have been discussed.
Optimization of Speed Innovation on the Influence of Customer Orientation on Market Performance

The number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is a business group that is an important part of national economic development. The number of SMEs continues to grow but is not matched by the increase in the marketing performance of these SMEs. This research was conducted to optimize speed innovation as a mediation between customer orientation and market performance. We used 172 samples based on 302 existing populations using stratified random sampling. The research method used in analyzing the relationship between the three variables is Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results of data processing show that speed innovation can mediate customer orientation in improving the market performance. This study contributes to explaining the determinants of market performance for SMEs. The results of this study show that SMEs depend on customer orientation and innovation speed to improve market performance. Customer orientation is proven to improve market performance. Customer orientation has a positive effect on SMEs performance.
Study on Mechanical Bearing Strength and Failure Modes of Composite Materials for Marine Structures

With the gradual application of composite materials to ships and offshore structures, the structural strength of composites that can replace steel should be explored. In this study, the mechanical bearing strength and failure modes of a composite-to-metal joining structure connected by mechanically fastened joints were experimentally analyzed. The effects of the fiber tensile strength and stress concentration on the static bearing strength and failure modes of the composite structures were investigated. For the experiment, quasi-isotropic [45°/0°/–45°/90°]2S carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) specimens were prepared with hole diameters of 5, 6, 8, and 10 mm. The experimental results showed that the average static bearing strength of the CFRP specimen was 30% or higher than that of the GFRP specimen. In terms of the failure mode of the mechanically fastened joint, a cleavage failure mode was observed in the GFRP specimen for hole diameters of 5 mm and 6 mm, whereas a net-tension failure mode was observed for hole diameters of 8 mm and 10 mm. Bearing failure occurred in the CFRP specimens.
Physicochemical characteristics and heavy metal levels in soil samples obtained from selected anthropogenic sites in Abeokuta, Nigeria

This study assessed the effect of heavy metals introduced into the soils through human activities which can bio-accumulate in plants and passed to man via the food chain that can pose health risk. Topsoil samples were collected from selected anthropogenic and control sites (dumpsites, mechanical workshops, abattoirs, fuel filling stations and hospital incinerators) in Abeokuta, Nigeria at the depths 0-5cm, 5-10cm and 10-15cm. Physicochemical parameters such as pH, moisture content, bulk density, organic matter, organic carbon, particle size distribution and Mn, Zn, Pb, and Cd were analyzed in soils using standard methods. Soil pH values ranged from 5.17 - 8.28, moisture content ranged from 3.50 - 28.55 %, bulk density ranged from 0.78 - 2.29 gcm -3 , organic matter ranged from 0.09 - 16.01 %, organic carbon ranged from 0.02 % - 8.48 %. Mean concentrations of heavy metals (mgkg -1 ) ranged from 182.69 ± 61.95 - 697.06 ± 85.62; 122.69 ± 30.04 - 632.94 ± 508.79; 19.38 ± 6.72 - 158.50 ± 71.41; 0.25 ± 0.00 - 1.63 ± 1.38 for Mn, Zn, Pb and Cd respectively. Distribution pattern of heavy metals in petrol stations, abattoirs, mechanic workshops and hospital incinerator sites were Mn > Zn > Pb > Cd, while for dumpsites Zn > Mn > Pb > Cd. Pollution index indicated that soil qualities varied between slightly contaminated to severely polluted status. This showed that the heavy metal contamination of the soils does not call for any alarm; proactive measures must be taken to minimize accumulation of these metals. Keywords: Heavy metals, dumpsites, pollution, physicochemical parameters, abattoirs and soils
The potential efficacy and mechanism of bendamustine in entra‐nodal NK/T cell lymphoma

Bendamustine has been shown to have anti‐tumor activities in hematological malignancies, but the role of bendamustine in natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma (NKTCL) treatment is unclear. Our study has shown that bendamustine had potent growth‐inhibitory and apoptosis‐inducing effects on NKTCL cells. Interestingly, we noticed that the combination of either gemcitabine or etoposide results in additive or synergistic cytotoxicity. Bendamustine induced mitochondria‐mediated apoptosis in concentration‐ and time‐dependent manners in NKTCL cells, shown as down‐regulation of Bcl‐2 and activation of cleavage of caspases 3, 7, 9 and poly adenosinediphosphate‐ribose polymerase (PARP). Bendamustine arrested NKTCL cells in G2/M phase, with downregulation of expression of cyclin B1 and upregulation of expression of p‐cdc2, p‐cdc25c and p‐P53. Furthermore, we confirmed that bendamustine activated DNA damage response (DDR) directly or through Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Protein (ATM)/Chk2 and ATR/Chk1 pathway and increased the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in NKTCL cells, which caused G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis. Bendamustine also inhibited phosphorylation of transcriptional factor STAT3, contributing to cell apoptosis and proliferation inhibition. Finally, we verified the effect of bendamustine on NKTCL cells in vivo. It showed that bendamustine dramatically inhibited the growth of the subcutaneous tumor, with no obvious impact on mice weight. These findings demonstrate that bendamustine activates DDR pathway, induces the accumulation of intracellularROS level as well as inhibition of STAT3, leading to cell apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest in NKTCL cells, which indicates that bendamustine dramatically suppressed NKTCL both in vitro and in vivo and provides a potential therapeutic strategy in the treatment of NK/T lymphoma.
Pupils’ experiences with learner-centred pedagogy in Tanzania

ABSTRACT Teachers and pupils co-construct classroom reality, but existing studies examining learner-centred pedagogy (LCP) in the Global South have primarily focused on teachers. Pupils’ experiences with LCP and its contribution to their learning have attracted little scholarly attention. This article seeks to address this gap to some extent by exploring not only teaching and learning practices observed in classrooms but also pupils’ narratives about their experiences in Tanzania. This research utilised focus group discussions with pupils and classroom observations to understand pupils’ perspectives on classroom experiences. Pupils spoke of discussions, group work and pupil-initiated Q&A as their favourite classroom activities; however, classroom observations revealed virtual absence of LCP-related practices. Analysis of pupil–teacher interactions and relationships with teachers indicates pupils’ fear of teachers and their view of the latter as a respected source of knowledge. The paper underscores pupils’ perspectives as a step to make LCP policies truly centre on learners.
Standardization of Urine Albumin Measurements: Status and Performance Goals.

BACKGROUND Urine albumin is a key laboratory test used for classification, assessment of risk, and monitoring treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease. Urine albumin measurement results are not standardized among different measurement procedures. Consequently, clinical guidelines using fixed decision values for urine albumin cannot be applied consistently. CONTENT Isotope dilution mass spectrometry reference measurement procedures and certified reference materials are being developed to enable standardization of immunoassay measurement procedures for urine albumin. A previous report determined calibration bias was the major error source for differences in results among different measurement procedures for urine albumin. Performance goals for between-day precision, ≤6% CV above 15 mg/L, and for specimen-specific effects, ≤6% CV, were established on the basis of the performance capability of current measurement procedures. The biological variation model was used to estimate a total allowable error of ≤24%-30% and from that the goal for bias of ≤7%-13%. SUMMARY A reference system of higher-order certified reference materials and reference measurement procedures is being developed to enable standardization of urine albumin measurement results. Goals have been established for total allowable error, specimen-specific effects, imprecision, and bias to facilitate efforts to standardize urine albumin measurement results.
Local vs. International Hamburger Foodservice in the Consumer’s Mind: An Exploratory Study

Fast-food chains are everywhere and every day millions of people choose to have a break in a fast-food outlet. However, in recent years some local hamburger foodservice chains outside of the well-known international fast-food chains have found success by leveraging products linked with their territory. How do consumers value the service received in an international, rather than a local, fast-food outlet? This aspect is under-investigated in the literature, but is relevant in order to capture the main and most important differences between the two systems. Through a structured survey, consumers’ perceptions of both international and local hamburger foodservice outlets in the Turin Metropolitan area (Italy) were measured and analysed. The results indicate that consumers generally have a break in an international fast-food restaurant, but the value assigned to local fast-food chains is higher than that assigned to international ones. Specifically, local fast-food chains are appreciated for particular aspects related to the supply chain (animal welfare, ethical and social aspects, the origin of the raw materials, and some other characteristics of the food). The findings contribute to a more in-depth understanding of consumer behaviour, and give an insight into the relevance of the local aspects as opposed to the international ones.
Increasing the Take-up of Public Health Services: An Experiment on Nudges and Digital Tools in Uruguay

In this paper, we test whether promoting digital government tools increases the take-up of an important public health prevention service: cervical cancer screening. We implemented an at-scale field experiment in Uruguay, randomly encouraging women to make medical appointments with a digital application or reminding them to do it as usual at their local clinic. Using administrative records, we found that the digital application nearly doubled attendance of a screening appointment compared to reminders and tripled the rate compared to a pure control group (3.2 percentage point increase over a base of 1.9 percent). Survey data suggests that the impacts of the intervention were mostly mediated by reduced transaction costs. Our results highlight the potential of investing in digital government to improve the take-up of public services.
Transfer pricing: changing views in changing times

ABSTRACT Transfer pricing for tax purposes has long been contentious, but recent political and public concerns about tax avoidance have energised critiques of current rules and debates about proposals for change. Transfer pricing tax rules are underpinned by the arm’s length principle and we consider how the common understanding of this principle has developed and changed, as criticism of it has grown and there have been increasing calls for change. In this qualitative study we draw on Bourdieusian concepts: we focus on the views of senior transfer pricing professionals relating to the UK and the US and consider how their views and transfer pricing practices have changed over a period of field disruption. This is important because calls for transformation of the field need to be cognizant of the extent to which existing practices are firmly embedded and thereby resilient to change. We find that over the period of our longitudinal study the senior transfer pricing professionals show a degree of adaptability to the use of the arm’s length principle, which continues to dominate.
An optical lattice clock with neutral strontium

Strontium optical lattice clocks can measure the passage of time with extraordinary precision. Capitalising on this precision, we can anticipate the deployment of lattice clocks to search for new physics beyond the standard model, to build new technologies for geodesy and navigation, and potentially to underpin a future redenition of the SI second. This thesis reports on the construction and evaluation of a robust Sr optical lattice clock at NPL. We describe the apparatus needed to capture, cool, and load samples of neutral strontium atoms into a magic-wavelength, far off-resonant lattice trap at 813 nm. We provide details of our optical local oscillator - the "clock laser" - and how it is used to realise an Sr-referenced optical frequency standard. We rigorously characterise the various contributing factors which limit the performance of the clock, focusing on the standard measures of (1) frequency instability, and (2) systematic frequency uncertainty. Finally, we introduce new innovations for improving the accuracy of the 88Sr lattice clock, including methods of "modified hyper-Ramsey" and multi-photon spectroscopy of the clock transition.
Identification of Risk Factors for Lameness Detection with Help of Biosensors

In this study we hypothesized that the lameness of early lactation dairy cows would have an impact on inline biomarkers, such as rumination time (RT), milk fat (%), milk protein (%), milk fat/protein ratio (F/P), milk lactose (L, %), milk electrical conductivity of all udder quarters, body weight (BW), temperature of reticulorumen content (TRR), pH of reticulorumen content (pH), and walking activity (activity). All 30 lame cows (LCs) used in this experiment had a score of 3–4, identified according to the standard procedure of Sprecher et al. The 30 healthy cows (HC) showed a lameness score of one. RT, milk fat, MY, milk protein, F/P, L, milk electrical conductivity of all udder quarters, and BW were registered using Lely Astronaut® A3 milking robots each time the cow was being milked. The TRR, cow activity, and pH of the contents of each cow’s reticulorumen were registered using specific smaXtec boluses. The study lasted a total of 28 days. Days “−14” to “−1” denote the days of the experimental period before the onset of clinical signs of lameness (day “0”), and days “1” to “13” indicate the period after the start of treatment. We found that from the ninth day before the diagnosis of laminitis until the end of our study, LCs had higher milk electrical conductivity in all udder quarters, and higher milk fat to protein ratios. On the 3rd day before the onset of clinical signs of the disease until the day of diagnosis, the milk fat of the LC group was reduced. The activity of the LCs decreased sharply from the second day to the first day after treatment. RT in the HC group tended to decrease during the experiment. pH in LCs also increased on the day of the appearance of clinical signs.
Modelling of Survival Time Among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Under Antiretroviral Therapy in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya

Survival modelling is a technique which exploits repeated measures of continuous covariates to predict explanatory variable’s effects on the response factor. The survival modelling helps design interventions in the health sector, which has seen one of its applications in the management of Human Immune Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). However, despite improvement in Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) interventions over the years, the observed disease effects (morbidity, progression and mortality) remain high and varies across geographical borders. This study utilizes survival models to determine the predictors of survival among adult HIV/AIDS patients on ART in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Kenya. This is achieved by fitting a Cox proportional hazard regression model to adult HIV/AIDS patients data and determine predictors of survival amongst the study subjects. A retrospective study design was adopted where a target population of 10,038 patients who were on ART and were enrolled between January 2005 and January 2007 were investigated for a ten years follow-up period. The Cox proportional hazard regression model (CPHRM) was fitted to the data using log partial likelihood function. The log rank test and 95% confidence Interval (C.I) were used to analyze the significance of the hazard ratios of each variable. The results showed that HIV severity with unadjusted Hazard Ratio [UHR=0.729, p=0.032], level of education [lower UHR=0.952, p=0.019], and perfect adherence of antiretroviral drugs (ARV) [UHR=0.668, p=0.004] positively influenced patient survival time. Patient’s gender [male UHR=1.633, p< 0.001] showed negative effect on patient survival time. The adjusted hazard ratios for multivariate Cox model were, HIV severity [AHR1.18, p=0.735] age category between 30-40 in reference to age less than 30 [AHR=0.459, p=0.178] and age category above 40 years [AHR=0.644, p=0.447], Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 18.5kg/m2 in reference to between 18.5-<25kg/m2 [AHR=1.65, p=0.847] and BMI above 25 kg/m2 [AHR=0.861, p=0.847], level of education [lower AHR=0.931, p=0.209], patients’ gender [male AHR=1.884, p=0.19] and ARV adherence [perfect AHR=1.393, p=0.498]. In conclusion, HIV severity, level of education, ARV adherence and patients' gender were significant predictors of survival time. In addition, none of the patient's characteristics predicted survival time in the multivariate Cox model. Therefore, this study recommends to the government of Kenya to spearhead the development of policy framework for the provision of regular screening services for the male population to avoid late diagnosis and interventions of HIV/AIDS disease.
PENGARUH LIKUIDITAS DAN PROFITABILITAS TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN

Tujuan dari sebuah perusahaan yaitu untuk mencari keuntungan sebanyak-banyaknya. Penilailaian perusahaan dilihat dari faktor-faktor tertentu untuk pengukurannya. Salah satunya yaitu rasio likuiditas dan profitabilitas. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh rasio likuiditas dan profitabilitas terhadap nilai perusahaan baik secara parsial maupun simultan. Dengan menggunakan metode analisis regresi linier berganda serta pendekatan kuantitatif. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling dan terdapat 10 perusahaan makanan dan minuman yang telisting di BEI periode 2015-2019. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa secara parsial likuiditas yang diaproksikan current ratio tidak berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan yang diproksikan oleh PBV. Hasil ini dibuktikan dengan uji t (T hitung -2,145 T tabel 2,011). Kemudian secara simultan variabel likuiditas dan profitabilitas berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan. Hasil pengujian menunjukan nilai F hitung 8,609 > F tabel 3,20.
Unravelling Solid-State Redox Chemistry in Li1.3Nb0.3Mn0.4O2 Single-Crystal Cathode Material

Recent reports on high capacities delivered by Li-excess transition-metal oxide cathodes have triggered intense interest in utilizing reversible oxygen redox for high-energy battery applications. To control oxygen electrochemical activities, fundamental understanding of redox chemistry is essential yet has so far proven challenging. In the present study, micrometer-sized Li1.3Nb0. 3Mn0.4O2 single crystals were synthesized for the first time and used as a platform to understand the charge compensation mechanism during Li extraction and insertion. We explicitly demonstrate that the oxidation of O2– to On– (0 < n < 2) and O2 loss from the lattice dominates at 4.5 and 4.7 V, respectively. While both processes occur in the first cycle, only the redox of O2–/On– participates in the following cycles. The lattice anion redox process triggers irreversible changes in Mn redox, which likely causes the voltage and capacity fade observed on this oxide. Two drastically different redox activity regions, a single-phase be.