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Application of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Growth Enhancement of a Multipurpose crop Crotalaria Juncea (Sunhemp) in Saline Soil

Salinity is a major abiotic stress which limits the crop productivity. In this study salt tolerant bacteria were isolated from root nodules of Crotalaria juncea plant collected from different salt affected sites. Salt tolerance activity of all the isolates was checked and it was observed that 47% of the isolates showed up to 8% salt tolerance. On the basis of morphological, biochemical and physiological characterization isolates were found to be Gram negative, rod shaped and motile bacteria that belong to rhizobia. All the isolates also showed nodulation in host plant. Most of the isolates were positive for various plant growth promoting attributes. On the basis of salt tolerance and plant growth promoting characterization isolate CR6 was selected for further studies. CR6 showed positive results for phosphate and zinc solubilisation, and was able to produce indole acetic acid (IAA), siderophore and exopolysaccharides (EPS). CR6 also showed nitrogen fixation and ACC deaminase activity. CR6 was applied on Crotalaria plant to enhance growth in saline soil. After application of CR6 seed germination rate and various growth parameters such as root length, shoot length, nodule number, fresh weight, dry weight, leaves count, chlorophyll and proline content of plants were enhanced in comparison to control, hence CR6 can be used as an efficient bioinoculant to enhance crop growth in saline soil.
Cultural Intelligence: Living and Working Globally

In today’s global economy, the ability to interact effectively across cultures is a fundamental job requirement for just about everyone. But it’s impossible to learn the customs and traits of every single culture with which you might come into contact. Cultural Intelligence teaches a universal set of techniques and people skills that will allow you to adapt quickly to, and thrive in, any cultural environment. This extensively revised second edition features new real-life examples of CQ working well, drawn from a rich range of cultures and situations. The authors also address the interplay of race and gender with culture factors, and show how developing cultural intelligence can enhance our appreciation of cultural diversity. Cultural Intelligence teaches you to disable the “cultural cruise control” that makes you unaware of how your culture affects your perceptions, and learn to pay careful attention, in a mindful and creative way, to cues in cross-cultural situations. Over time, you’ll develop a repertoire of skills appropriate to different intercultural situations.
The effect of planned breathing exercises on oxygenation in patients after coronary artery bypass surgery

Aim.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of planned breathing exercises on oxygenation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Background.Pulmonary complications and impaired oxygenation are common after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and cause increased hospitalization and health care costs. Breathing exercises are applied commonly in managing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients in many hospitals, but scientific evidence is not sufficient about the efficacy of this treatment. Method.In a clinical trial , 100 patients undergoing CABG were randomly allocated to planned breathing exercises (n=50) and control group (n=50). The patients in experimental group received breathing exercises protocol (deep breathing, incentive spirometry and directed cough maneuvers) and the patients in control group received daily routine hospital physiotherapy. Other therapies were similar in two groups. Arterial blood gases were compared between groups before operation and the first, second and third postoperative day. The data were analyzed by SPSS Version 17 software using chi square, T test and analysis of variance. Findings. The study findings showed no statistically significant difference between groups in terms of demographic data, history of chronic diseases, Pao2 and Sao2 before surgery and on the first and second day after surgery. On the third postoperative day, the mean score of SaO2 (95, SD=2.47 vs. 93.24, SD=16.3, p=0.003) and PaO2 (83.19, SD=16.23 vs. 72.66, SD=13.20, P≤0.001) were higher in the experimental group. Conclusion. The patients receiving planned breathing exercises including deep-breathing exercises, incentive spirometry and directed cough maneuvers have better oxygenation after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Management of severe acute malnutrition by community health workers: Early results of Action Against Hunger research

The authors acknowledge funding from the Innocent Foundation, Post Code Lottery and The Office of the United States Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) that supported this project. Support from the Ministries of Health of Mali, Mauritania and Niger; Institute National de Recherche et Sante Publique (INRSP) Mali; Centre National de Recherche Medical (CERMES) Niger; Institute National de Recherche et Santé Publique (INRSP) Mauritania ; and L’Université de Nouakchott Al Asriya, Mauritania are also acknowledged. Finally, the authors sincerely thank all of the Community Health Workers (CHWs) for their daily work within their communities. Location: Mali, Niger and Mauritania
Reducing The Emergency Room Revolving Door Syndrome For The Poor, Uninsured And Chronically Ill Patient: Pilot Recommendations From A Process Improvement Evaluation

ER Coordination, FASSU 3 3 Context: My Health LA (MHLA) is a Los Angeles County program that allows residents who are poor, without medical insurance (due to unaffordability and/or illegal immigration status) and without a primary care provider (un-empaneled) to enroll with an affiliated primary care clinic and receive free healthcare – related services. Despite the launch of this initiative in October 2014, 35 percent of MHLA enrollees did not followup with a primary care clinic and 15 percent of their emergency department (ED) visits were considered avoidable in fiscal year 2015-2016. Objective: In light of these findings, the MHLA enrollment pathway was evaluated at select agencies for the delineation of pilot improvement models. Design, Settings & Participants: Five sites were selected for the program evaluation, including a large urban medical center’s emergency and urgent care departments, and three primary care clinic sites adjacent to the medical center. Data inquiry, interagency observations and patient and workforce interviews were conducted. Main Outcome Measures: The structure, process and outcomes of the program were evaluated. Findings were compared with other evidencebased interventions for similar populations for the delineation of process improvement models. Results: Identified successes within the enrollment pathway included free primary care services, use of a navigator in the ED and improved chronic illness management. Identified challenges included flawed program perceptions, patient communication gaps and current program limitations. Conclusions: A five-fold pilot process improvement model was proposed: short-term enhancement of communication surrounding the patient, short-term enhancement of communication to the patient at enrollment, medium-term enhancement of patient care coordination, medium to longER Coordination, FASSU 4 4 term initiation of financial incentives for clinics with satisfactory MHLA enrollee primary care engagement and long – term expansion of service coverage.
Poly(vinyl alcohol)-based hydrogels for joint prosthesis

Introduction: The best treatment currently available for severe joint disease is total joint replacement by a prosthesis, which involves biocompatible metal alloys articulating against a metal, ceramic or polyethylene part. These devices often fail due to wear of the polymer by the harder counterface, which may cause inflammation, osteolysis and consequent implant loosening. Hydrogels, namely polyvinyl alcohol-based hydrogels (PVA), have been studied and mentioned as a possible alternative for materials used in prostheses because of their biocompatibility, swelling ability and tribological behavior. The main objective of this work is to evaluate the effect of the molecular weight of PVA on properties of PVA based hydrogels, relevant for the referred application. Materials and methods: Gel preparation: Cast-dried gels were prepared from: PVA L (40500 g/mol, Sigma Aldrich); PVA M (145000 g/mol, Kuraray) and PVA H (166000 g/mol, Sigma Aldrich). Swelling behaviour: Dry gels were weighted, immersed in DD water and weighted again until weight stabilized. Wettability: The water contact angle was measured using the captive bubble method. Thermotropic behaviour: Hydrated samples are analyzed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Mechanical properties: tensile tests and unconfined compression tests were performed to ascertain the Young’s modulus, ultimate tensile strength and toughness. Results: % Water content (swelling) % Water content (DSC) Contact angle (°) Tensile Young’s Modulus (MPa) Compressive Young’s Modulus (MPa) Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa) Fracture Toughness (MPa/mm1/2) Fracture Toughness at a stress level of 500 KPa (MPa/mm1/2) Compressive Toughness at a stress level of 500 KPa (MPa/mm1/2) PVA L 66 – 51 2.13 – 0.67 18 – – PVA M 62 75 48 2.42 3.60 ≥7.86 ≥493* 5.73 47.87 PVA H 58 65 45 2.55 4.46 ≥7.48 ≥543* 5.55 40.20 Cartilage 65–85 [1] – 4.3–25 [2] 0.24–12 0.8–25 [2] 305–391 [3] – – *measured at a strain rate of 3 Discussion and conclusions: The water content is progressively lower as molecular weight increases, but the values are similar to those of natural cartilage. The contact angles are low and thus gels are hydrophilic, just as cartilage. The values of tensile and compressive Young’s modulus and toughness at 500 KPa show that PVA is stiffer under compressive loads, contradicting the behaviour of natural cartilage, which is stiffer under tensile loads. The ultimate tensile strength and fracture toughness show that PVA L hydrogels do not possess the adequate mechanical properties for applications in cartilage replacement. The ultimate tensile strengths of PVA M and PVA H are within the interval observed in natural cartilage, and fracture toughness is superior to that of cartilage. Overall, PVA L is inadequate for the production of hydrogels for the replacement of the articular cartilage, while PVA M and PVA H hydrogels generally display favourable properties for this application.
Indoor CO2 Monitoring using Cognitive Wireless Sensor Networks

: As we know, many air buildings are built and the ventilators are not work in timely manner and also less. Indoor air quality become an issue in recent years because it directly relates to human health. Therefore the clean air is essential especially when it comes to indoor air. To mitigate this worriment, the wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have the dormant. Wireless sensor networks are easy to afford and implement. Indoor carbon dioxide measuring is very necessary because at inside environment, its concentration is more than outside environment due to limited space. This paper aims to monitor the carbon dioxide gas through wireless sensors networks. Their causes and impacts on human health are also discussed. The paper represents the benefits of cognitive WSNs over conventional WSNs. It also shows the opportunistic routing protocol used for data routing is helps to transmit data at destination in timely manner and framework for data processing are used to transmit only useful information.
The Effect of Royal Jelly and/or Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin on Reproductive Responses of Seasonally Anestrous Awassi Ewes Induced to Estrus Using Progesterone

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of Royal Jelly (RJ) and/or equine Chorionic Gonadotropin (eCG) on the reproductive responses of ewes that are out-of-season to estrus using progesterone (P4)-releasing devices (CIDR-G). Forty Awassi ewes were randomly allocated in equal numbers to four groups and were administered intravaginally with CIDR-G for 12 days and were treated with: 1) RJ (received a total of 4.8 g RJ given intramuscularly (i.m.) in 12 equal doses in conjunction with the 12-day P4 treatment), 2) eCG (received an i.m. injection of 500 IU eCG each at the time of CIDR-G removal) , 3) RJ- induced eCG (received a combination of both treatments) or 4) neither RJ nor eCG (Control group). At the time of CIDR-G removal (day 0), ewes were exposed to four rams and checked for breeding marks at 6-h intervals for 4 days. Accordingly, blood samples were collected to compare plasma P4 concentrations between RJ-treated and non-RJ-treated ewes, and for pregnancy diagnosis. The incidence and duration of estrus were not influenced (P>0.1) by either RJ or eCG or their combination and it averaged 82% and 20.6 ± 0.8 h, respectively. Intervals from the time of CIDR-G removal to onset of estrus were shorter (P<0.01) in RJ-treated, eCG-treated and RJ-eCG-treated than ewes in the control group. Royal Jelly treatment resulted in a greater (P<0.01) rate of decline in P4 and lower concentrations between days 10 and 0. None of the treatments affected overall pregnancy (36%) and lambing (33%) rates. In conclusion, RJ and/or eCG treatments were equally effective in shortening the intervals to the onset of estrus. The reduced pregnancy and lambing rates in all groups were primarily attributed to the use of inexperienced rams in fat tail-raising.
Application of Piezosurgery in Surgical Extraction of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars Versus Conventional Rotatory Technique: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of conventional rotatory and piezosurgery technique for surgical removal of lower third molars. Material and Methods: Twenty patients with impacted lower third molars (with no acute symptoms) were divided into two groups (G1 and G2) and evaluated clinically and radiographically. They were allotted alternately into rotatory (G1) and piezotome (G2). Parameters assessed were the pain, swelling, trismus, comfort, analgesics consumed, the time taken for the procedure, intraoperative soft tissue damage and any other complications. Findings were then tabulated and analyzed. Results: Findings of pain, swelling, trismus, analgesics consumed and tissue damage were favorable in the piezosurgery group. However, the time taken for the procedure was significantly more as compared to the rotatory group. Post-operative trismus, values from the piezosurgery group were found to approach normality by day seven while in the rotatory group, a significant difference was found to exist up to day 14, suggesting that patients tend to return to normal function faster in the piezo group. Conclusion: Piezosurgery was found to be a good alternative to the conventional rotatory handpiece in select cases where extraction of the tooth could be carried out with minimal bone removal.
Bird Diversity in Short Rotation Coppice in Northern Italy

In recent decades, the establishment of plantations to produce biomass for energy, known as short rotation coppice (SRC), has been increasing in many countries in Europe. As with other tree plantations, these stands could enhance the structural diversity of intensively managed farmlands and consequently lead to an increase in animal diversity. In this study, we examined the effects of hybrid poplar SRCs on breeding bird richness, diversity and abundance in Northern Italy. We recorded bird species and estimated their abundances using point counts. We then analysed the relationships between landscape composition and bird abundances, as well as community composition, using canonical correspondence analysis. The results showed that birds abundances in SRCs were generally lower than in woodland and arable land (SRC: 1.30 birds/km2, woodland: 2.57, arable land: 1.89), and the same was true for species richness (SRC: 7.06 species/km2, woodland: 12.90, arable land: 9.13) and species diversity (Shannon Indices in SRC: 0.951, woodland: 1.606, arable land: 1.241). Half of the species found in SRC are considered farmland birds, a group whose species richness was significantly higher than that of forest and generalist species. Our research suggests that a system with rotational harvesting of mixed age and structure stands enhances habitat heterogeneity and consequently could support bird communities. In particular, SRCs and reforestations seem to play an important role for some birds by providing them with complementary or supplementary habitat for foraging and nesting.
An Overview of Recent Trends in Software Testing

In the field of search based software testing, genetic algorithm based testing has received a major share of attention among researchers during the last few years. Though there are advantages for this type of testing, there also exist some practical difficulties which can make this technique less attractive for software testing industry. The potential of program slicing in testing has not been fully exploited till now and the works that have explicitly demonstrated the application of slicing in testing field are rare. Our paper aims to analyze existing techniques for software testing and to introduce an approach for software testing using program slicing technique. A systematic review of genetic algorithm based works reveals that, fitness function design, population initialization and parameter settings impact the quality of solution obtained in software testing using genetic algorithm. Based on the conclusions from the existing literature, we have probed deeper about the issues in these areas. Making an unbiased review like this may help to solve these unresolved issues in genetic algorithm based software testing. In this work, we have emphasized and has given clear directions on how slicing can be used as a potential tool for practical software testing. In addition, a set of research questions have been framed, which may be answered by reviewing the study made in this work. This may help future research in this area, leading to major breakthrough in software testing field.
Phenotypic Detection of Efflux Mechanism in Panaminoglycoside Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Egyptian Clinical Isolates

Background: Over the last several years, Acinetobacter has emerged as a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Aminoglycosides are frequently used in the treatment of invasive infections. Factors associated with the resistance to aminoglycosides include the reduction of drug uptake, modification of aminoglycosides, and aminoglycoside efflux. Objectives: The aim of our study was to phenotypically detect the presence of efflux mechanism using carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) in aminoglycoside resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from different hospital wards. Methods: In total, 57 A. baumannii isolates were collected from two Egyptian hospitals. The antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was determined. The activity of the efflux system was evaluated using CCCP. Results: Among 57 A. baumannii isolates, most resistance was observed against tobramycin, amikacin, kanamycin, neomycin, and gentamicin. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) range of A. baumannii was between 2 and 1024 µg/mL based on the tested antibiotics. The phenotypic detection of efflux pumps displaying a reduction of at least two folds in the MICs of antibiotics after addition of the efflux pump inhibitor showed that 19.4% of the isolates became less resistant to kanamycin, 44% to tobramycin, and 46% to amikacin but lower rates were recorded against gentamicin (12.2%) and neomycin (9.4 %). Conclusions: Our study suggests that the efflux mechanism is getting widespread in clinical settings to play an important role in aminoglycoside resistance. Acinetobacter baumannii has the ability to gain resistance to different antibiotic classes through these active efflux pumps. Hence, the application of strict infection control measures together with novel approaches to eradicate those efflux transporters should be applied in hospital settings.
A history of pre-cinema

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