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In treating glucocorticoids induced osteoporosis in temporomandibular joint of albino rats; which are more effective Microvesicles or Mesenchymal stem cells?

Background: Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder that increases bone fragility and risk of fractures. Current medications for treating osteoporosis are associated with osteonecrosis due to their anti-angiogenic effect that leads to ischaemic and necrotic changes. The present research compared two new approaches in treating glucocorticoids induced osteoporosis in temporomandibular joints (TMJs) of albino rats; Microvesicles (MVs) and Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Materials and Methods: 39 adult female albino rats were divided into 3 groups. All rats were intraperitoneally injected once daily throughout the experimental period (60 days); 13 rats with 9% saline and 26 rats with dexamethasone (200µg/100 g body weight). After 30 days; the first group (control group) received a local injection of 1 ml PBS in TMJs of both sides. Half the dexamethasone injected rats were locally injected in the right side TMJs with 1x107/ml/week MVs (Microvesicles group). The remaining rats (Stem cells group) received 1 million MSCs/ ml/week. In the later 2 groups, the left side TMJs received 1 ml PBS injection (untreated sides). The osteogenic potential was examined histologically, by western blotting, ELISA and RT-PCR. Results: Histologically; both sides from MSCs group exhibited abnormal configuration of the joint’s anatomy while a marked improvement of bone architecture in the microvesicles treated TMJs was detected. Treated sides in both groups (MVs, MSCs) showed a significant increase in osteogenic markers (ALP, BMP and RUNX-2) and a decrease in inflammatory markers (IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6) as well as in RANKL expression as compared to untreated ones. Conclusion: Microvesicles treated TMJs showed an enhanced pattern of bone regeneration confirmed by the higher mean bone area % as compared to MSCs group. On the contrary, MSCs treated TMJs showed a significantly elevated level of osteogenic markers; yet the osteogenic reactivity was very aggressive that caused deformity to the TMJ architecture.
Analysis of sustainability presence in Spanish higher education

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the presence of sustainability in 16 Spanish higher education curricula in the fields of education and engineering. Design/methodology/approach The methodology uses two instruments: sustainability map and sustainability presence map. These instruments enable analysis of the number of subjects that develop sustainability and the sustainability presence level in each curriculum; identification of what domain levels of the learning taxonomy sustainability is most developed; and analysis of whether a correlation exists between the sustainability presence and the number of subjects that develop sustainability in each curriculum. Findings A wide variety of subjects develop sustainability in a given degree, depending on the university. The presence of sustainability is more homogeneous in education degrees than in engineering degrees. Education degrees have a greater presence of sustainability in the lower domain levels of taxonomy, while in engineering degrees the lower levels of taxonomy have a lower presence of sustainability than the higher levels. Finally, a correlation appears to exist between the number of subjects that develop sustainability in the curriculum and the sustainability presence. However, engineering degrees seem to need fewer subjects than education degrees to achieve the same degree of sustainability presence. Originality/value This paper proposes a methodology to measure sustainability presence that can be applicable to the curricula of a higher education degree if the corresponding sustainability map is available. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the largest study yet conducted to analyze the presence of sustainability in different higher education curricula.
Measuring Stereotypes in Music: A Commentary on Susino and Schubert (2019)

In this commentary, I first discuss the strengths of the target paper and provide suggestions for future research. I proceed to point out an important limitation of the target study as well as contribute considerations relevant to measuring stereotypes in music. Finally, I present a novel theoretical account to explain music stereotyping, namely, the representativeness heuristic (Tversky & Kahneman, 1974), which I discuss within the broader framework of the behavioral economics of music.
The rise of micromobilities at tourism destinations

Purpose This paper aims to identify the need for research that focuses on micromobilities at tourist destinations, charting their recent expansion and exploring development challenges. Design/methodology/approach This discussion draws together recent evidence and studies that are directly and indirectly related to the rise of micromobilities. It identifies and critically analyses the trend going forward, its potential benefits and challenges, and offers several areas of future study. Findings Micromobilities relates to a new umbrella term that includes, but is not limited to, walking, cycling (both existing modes), e-bikes and e-scooters (new modes). The proliferation of new micro-modes in urban zones at destinations can be viewed positively in terms of their potential to increase sustainable urban mobility and therefore destination attractiveness; but also negatively in terms of potential space issues, accessibility and sustainable implementation. Destination developers and stakeholders should therefore consider carefully how to successfully integrate micromobilities into sustainable transport systems. Originality/value This paper addresses a trend that is extremely prominent at many destinations but largely absent from academic study and that is also being described by commentators as key to sustainable futures at destinations.
The Effect of Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy and Entrepreneurial Competence on The Entrepreneurial Entry Decision and The Success of Start-up MSMEs in Medan City

One important element in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2025 blueprint is the strengthening of Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The third largest city in Indonesia, Medan City, has a start-up Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which ranks third in Sumatra itself. The problem is that not all MSMEs in Indonesia can survive or experience growth. So this study aims to determine the effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial competence on entrepreneurial entry decisions and the success of start-up MSMEs in Medan City. The method of determining is the sample using a purposive sampling method, from 100 MSMEs owners. The findings of this study are that entrepreneurial selfefficacy (ESE) has a significant effect on entrepreneurial entry decisions, while entrepreneurial competence is not significant. However, the success of MSME start-ups in Medan is significantly influenced by entrepreneurial competence while ESE is not. The implication of this study is that strong confidence is needed when starting a business, and requires competence to gain business success.
Understanding the Contextual Effects of Departments

Using multilevel modeling to analyze survey data from more than 1 ,300 alumni from a large research university, this study examines the impact that academic departments have on student satisfaction and development. Controlling for individual characteristics, we found that characteristics of departments such as faculty contact with students, research emphasis, and proportion of female undergraduates had a significant impact on satisfaction with education in the major and the perceived impact that college had on skill development.
Inorganic fertilizer and salt tolerance in Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench ssp. bicolor

Abstract In many cases, increased salt tolerance has been shown to correlate with increased nitrogen (N) fertilizer in some plants. It was hypothesized that increased fertilizer would increase salt tolerance in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor (“milo”). In this study, three fertilizer treatments (containing 0, 50, and 150 lbs N acre−1) and four salinity treatments (0, 40, 80, and 120 mM) were applied to S. bicolor. Weekly measures of chlorophyll concentration, height, stomatal conductance, and photosynthesis were conducted for 4 weeks of treatment. Biomass was measured following 4 weeks of treatment. Plant biomass, height, and chlorophyll concentration were reduced by increasing salinity. Any salinity of at least 40 mM reduced the height of plants, regardless of fertilizer concentration. Plant biomass was increased at 50 lbs N acre−1 but was decreased at 150 lbs N acre−1. Contrary to the hypothesis, increased fertilizer decreased many aspects of growth and performance in S. bicolor. There was a statistical interaction between salt and fertilizer for photosynthesis and stomatal conductance. Photosynthesis and stomatal conductance in 0 mM salt remained high across all fertilizer treatments, but were low across all fertilizer treatments in 120 mM salt. Photosynthesis and stomatal conductance in 40 and 80 mM salt treatments were high in low fertilizer concentrations and became lower in high fertilizer concentrations. This indicates that increased fertilizer does not always increase salt tolerance in crop plants and is indicative of a more complex interaction between plant and soil conditions.
Effect of Car, ROA, NIM, LDR and NPL on Stock Prices in Banking That Shared Listed In LQ45 Period 2013-2018

: The aim of this study is to examine and analyze the effect of Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Return on Assets (ROA), Net Interest Margin (NIM), Loan Deposit Ratio (LDR), and Non-Performing Loans (NPL) on banking stock prices listed in LQ45 2013-2018 period. Research data is secondary data for a 6-year observation period. The sampling method used is purposive sampling method, where all conventional commercial banks have only 6 banks registered in LQ45, namely BJB, BNI, Mandiri, BCA, BTN, and BRI which meet the criteria as samples. The analytical method used in this study is panel data regression. The results showed that CAR had a significant positive effect, but ROA, NIM, LDR, and NPL did not affect the banking stock price.
Loan-to-Value Policy and Property Loans Risk in Conventional Commercial Banks of Indonesia

This study aims to determine the effect of loan-to-value (LTV) policy on bank's property loan risk. This study utilizes a purposive sampling method and multiple linear regression analysis techniques. The number of samples in this study is 66 banks with 563 observations data. The results show that bank's property loan risk, which is proxied by the NPL ratio of property loans, is lower in the LTV tightening policy period than the easing period. We utilize some control variables in this study: inflation, gross domestic product growth, property loan growth, and bank size. Inflation, property loan growth, and bank size have a significant positive effect on non-performing loans, while gross domestic product growth has a significant negative effect. Keywords: Loan-to-value policy, bank risk, property loan risks, non-performing loans, Indonesia. * Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, **PT Mandiri Sekuritas *** Faculty of Economics, Kartini University https://doi.org/10.21632/irjbs.12. 3.267-276
New anuran records for Tabasco, Mexico

We report the first records of five species of hylid frogs from the Mexican state of Tabasco: Charadrahyla chaneque (Duellman, 1961), Duellmanohyla chamulae (Duellman, 1961), Exerodonta bivocata (Duellman & Hoyt, 1961), Quilticohyla zoque (Canseco-Márquez et al. 2017), and Ptychohyla macrotympanum (Tanner, 1957). These species are associated with streams in tropical evergreen forests and were previously thought to be restricted to one or more of the nearby Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz.
Dynamic Modelling and Analysis of a Quadrotor Based on Selected Physical Parameters

Over the past decade, control techniques have been widely implemented on quadrotors to achieve the desired positions within the coordinate system. However, ensuring that the dynamics are correct and that similar results to a physical model can be obtained has been a question of interest. In this paper, the quadrotor dynamics are thoroughly analysed in simulation without using any controllers. Specifically, suitable actuators and propellers have been selected to generate ideal thrusts that will enforce the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to lift. By using kinematics approach, one can analyse the expected motion of the UAV after a certain thrust is applied on all motors. Hence, the dynamics of the proposed quadrotor are recognised and verified through numerical simulations, leading to presenting the motions of the physical model. The results attained have illustrated promising results in which a comparative study between experimental and theoretical methods have presented little to no errors.
Pattern of compliance to anti- hypertensive medications in hypertensive patients in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

Background: Non-adherence to anti-hypertensive medications can have a negative impact on long term cardiovascular outcome. Various studies have been conducted on this issue but factors are not yet explored properly, particularly in Bangladesh. This study was conducted to find out the prevalence and factors associated with pattern of compliance to anti-hypertensive medications in a tertiary level hospital. Methods : This descriptive study was done on 146 indoor hypertensive patients, included by purposive sampling in july’2015 who were taking anti-hypertensive for last 6 months. Data were collected through a questionnaire after obtaining informed consent. Results: This study revealed that 55.47% patients were compliant and 44.53% were noncompliant. Age >60 yrs. are more non-compliant (56.6%). Female (65.11%), house wife and urban population are more compliant. Population, with longer duration of hypertension are more non-compliant. Among the co-morbidities diabetic patients are more non-compliant. Population taking two anti-hypertensive are more compliant (76.47%). Conclusion: In our study most of the populations are compliant but yet significant number of populations are non-compliant. Collective participation of physician, patient and health care delivery system can improve the situation more. As consequence of non-compliance to antihypertensive is grave, community based studies should be conducted to explore the extent of non-compliance. J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 24, No.1, April, 2015, Page 62-66
RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF OPRAH WINFREY’S COMMENCEMENT SPEECH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN 2018

The idea of persuasion or rhetoric that is implemented in the communication with specific context can be used as a tool to persuade, motivate or inspire other people. Therefore, the study conducted with the focus of rhetoric in the public speech context. A rhetorical analysis is about an analysis of the way somebody persuades other with rhetorical strategies in the form of rhetorical proofs. This study aimed to identify the rhetorical proofs and to describe the speech delivery strategies used by the speaker that helps to create effective public speech. Oprah Gail Winfrey, a well-known American media executive, talk show host, and philanthropist, delivered a commencement speech on the graduation day at the University of Southern California in 2018. The commencement speech video of her and the transcription of the speech were used as the data to be analyzed in the current study. Qualitative approach and content analysis were used as the methods of the study. According to the first finding related to rhetorical proofs explained that Oprah Winfrey used all types of rhetorical proofs during her speech. She used ethos for 63.5%, pathos for 34%, and logos for 2.5%. The second finding found out that Oprah Winfrey managed to use several speech delivery strategies during her speech. She used storytelling to explain several ideas of her speech, body language, tone of voice, and pause. Based on the above findings, it can be concluded that ethos is the most dominant proof used by the speaker in her speech. She managed to establish her credibility through some experiences and values that she delivered to the audience. In delivering the speech, Oprah Winfrey used 24% of the speech for storytelling, managed the posture and body movement well, used an effective tone of voice and managed proper pauses.
KNOWLEDGE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT AMONG DOCTORS FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTORS OF UNION TERRITORY, CHANDIGARH

CONTEXT: Enough literature is not available on knowledge of the doctors regarding Consumer Protection ActÂ (CPA). Lack of awareness of the treating doctors may make the entire hierarchy in the medical organizationÂ liable to the implications due to vicarious liabilities. AIM: A study was planned to benchmark the existing levelÂ of doctorsâ€™ knowledge regarding CPA in selected public and private sector medical organizations in Chandigarh. Â SETTING AND DESIGN: Hospital-based cross-sectional study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 440 doctorsÂ working in various government and private hospitals of Chandigarh were given a pretested self-administeredÂ questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of 35 closed-ended questions of which 25 questions were forÂ knowledge assessment and 10 questions were for assessing the perceptions of the doctors on the implicationsÂ of the act. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: All the 25 knowledge questions were scored. Data analysis was done toÂ describe the sub-group mean scores in univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: The mean knowledge scoreÂ of the respondents was 15.83 (range 4-24). It was 63.3% of the total achievable score. On multivariate analysis,Â keeping institution, designation, educational qualification, and sex as predictors in the model, private institution,Â associate professors, assistant professors, and medical officers scored significantly better independently than theÂ others in the model. Some important observations with respect to perceptions of the doctors about implicationsÂ of the act have been described in the paper. CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge of doctors about many aspects of CPAÂ is not satisfactory. Practicing government and private doctors have better knowledge than the academicians. Â Regular planned teaching and training programs are required to keep the doctors updated about CPA.
Effects of defoliation and row spacing on intermediate wheatgrass I: Grain production

Correspondence American Farmland Trust, St. Paul, MN 55108 and Dep. of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. Email: mitchellchunter@gmail.com Abstract Increasing intermediate wheatgrass [Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey] grain yield and maintaining yield over the life of a stand will be critical to the economic viability of Kernza (The Land Institute) grain production. Research on perennial grasses has shown that seed yield can be enhanced by (a) mechanically defoliating the stand for hay production and (b) increasing row spacing. We evaluated the interacting effects of row spacing and defoliation across the 4-yr life of an intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) stand in St. Paul, MN. We measured grain yield, harvest index, lodging, and yield components including grain mass and number of tillers, spikes, and grains. Data was analyzed with linear mixed models and partial least squares path analysis. Overall, grain yield declined substantially over time, from a mean of 880 kg ha−1 in 2015 to 276 kg ha−1 in 2018. Wider row spacings tended to increase grain yield. Defoliation increased grain yield in the first 2 yr, but may have decreased stand vigor in later years. Neither management practice fundamentally mitigated yield decline. The main cause of yield decline was the reduction in grain number per high-yielding spike, which dropped by roughly half after the first year. The proportion of spikes that were high yielding also declined over time. Increasing competition among reproductive units likely contributed to yield decline, but there is also evidence that resource allocation to reproduction declined over time. Future research in IWG breeding and management should focus on maintaining high grain number, reducing intra-stand competition, and increasing resource allocation to reproduction.
Flood Risk Assessment Based on Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation Method in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Metropolitan Area, China

Flooding is one of the most devastating natural events and leads to enormous and recurring loss of life, properties, and resources around the globe. With climate change and accelerating urbanization, flood disasters in China have increasingly affected the sustainable development of metropolitan areas. Risk assessment is an essential step in flood management and disaster mitigation, which provide a quantitative measure of flood risk. However, the difficulty of flood risk zoning is dealing with the uncertainty of the evaluation process and the complicated non-linear relationship between indicators and risk levels. To address this issue, a fuzzy synthetic evaluation (FSE) method based on combined weight (CW) was utilized in this paper to generate flood risk maps at a grid-scale (1 × 1 km). For the case study in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan area (BTH) in China, fourteen indicators were selected to construct the flood risk assessment model based on the FSE approach integrated with ArcGIS. The research demonstrates that moderate, high, and very high risk zones are distributed in the southeast fluvial plain of the BTH area, accounting for 31.36% of the total land area. Meanwhile, low and very-low risk zones occupy 68.64% of the total land area, and are primarily located in the high plateau and mountain regions in the northwest. We analyzed the risk level of each county and proposed risk mitigation measures based on field investigations. The verified risk assessment results were spatially consistent with the historical flood disaster records and loss positions, indicating the accuracy and reliability of the risk assessment map using the FSE approach. Compared with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) TAR (Third Assessment Report) and AR5 (Fifth Assessment Report) methods, FSE has significant advantages in handling uncertainty, complexity, and the non-linear relationship between indices and risk grades. This study provides a novel quantitative method for flood risk assessment in metropolitan areas and practical implications for urban flood management.