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An Infographic Assignment to Translate Self-Care Therapeutics into Practical Application

Abstract Innovation: An infographic assignment was developed and integrated into an advanced self-care therapeutics elective course in a School of Pharmacy to facilitate practical communication of dynamic and innovative approaches to patient care while supporting diversity in assessment. Description: The ‘Spotlight on Self-Care’ assignment required pharmacy students to develop three infographic deliverables detailing comprehensive care for one minor ailment. The three deliverables were: 1) a magazine insert for healthcare professionals, 2) a patient-friendly handout, and 3) a pharmacists’ companion practice tool. All deliverables were assessed by rubrics using consistent criteria, including: clinical content, logical presentation, research quality, visual elements and formatting. The five highest-scoring magazine inserts were offered publication in the Pharmacy Practice and Business Magazine after peer review. Critical Appraisal: The submitted infographics put clinical content from the course into action by leveraging recent trends in effective communication. As an assessment, the infographic assignment recognized a unique profile of skills in the students that was statistically different from the profile of skills that was evaluated by the multiple-choice examinations. The key issues to address include reducing grading time requirements and developing strategies to detect copyrighted materials. Future investigations into the nature of the skills gained by the students through the exercise, as well as their perceptions regarding the professional value of the exercise, are important for refining the administration of this assignment.
One-step nitrogen plasma process for bimetallic impregnation to obtain N-TiO2−X /Au/Ag composite

The main motivation of this work is to deposit two different metals (gold and silver) on titanium oxide nanoparticles surface in a one-step simple and fast physical process by applying a nitrogen plasma as the main source of nitrogen atoms to obtain nanostructured N-TiO2 − X /Au/Ag materials. The obtained nanomaterials were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Based on the characterization results, we found that gold and silver nanoparticles were uniformly loaded on the titanium oxide nanocomposite surface, showing a surface plasmon absorption band due to the loading of the metal nanoparticles over titania samples. The results of this work have shown that nitrogen plasma technique is a more feasible and simple alternative to obtain the N-TiO2 − X /Au/Ag nanocomposite. Moreover, this plasma technique could be used to impregnate with other kind of metals over the surface of diverse nanomaterials.
Underwater Photogrammetry Application for Coral Reef Mapping and Monitoring

Underwater 3D reconstruction techniques such as underwater photogrammetry are the latest trend in low cost survey techniques. This article explains how the data acquisition process is up to the process of producing an underwater photo map. Automatic data processing for coral reef objects from the initial data acquisition stage to building 3D models from seabed objects to rendering in virtual reality. In this paper, underwater photogrammetry was applied with SfM ( Structure from Motion ) algorithm in performing 3D reconstruction of coral reefs that will be produce orthophoto map. Geodetic measurements also performed to the model for control point. The analysis will be divided into t-test and F-test. From the processing, coral reef modeling has obtained the result of a linear error which t-test produce <50% data, both at 95% and at 99 % confidence level. The F-test gain a positive value where the point value used in the linear error test on marker L and K, the value at α = 0.05. The 3D coral reef model in the resulting orthophoto still has weaknesses, for example the color appearance that depends on the level of clarity of the water as well as the camera filter used. However, in 2D display is sufficient and can be an alternative to other methods, for example, the LIT method.
A Rendezvous Strategy With $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ Reachability for Kinematic Agents

In this article, we present a consensus strategy based on cyclic pursuit that ensures rendezvous at any desired point in 2-D space (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb{R}^{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula> reachability) starting with any nonsingular initial configuration of the agents. Choice of a negative gain expands the reachable set beyond the convex hull of the initial configuration of agents. However, the entire <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb{R}^{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula> is not reachable in general. We first find the necessary and sufficient condition for the initial configuration of the agents, which ensures <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb{R}^{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula> reachability. We show that any desired point can be reached with finite controller gains under basic cyclic pursuit if the initial configuration of agents forms a nonconvex polygon. Next, we employ a control strategy using deviated cyclic pursuit to reach the special configuration mentioned above starting from an arbitrary initial configuration. With a switching between these two strategies we can achieve <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb{R}^{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula> reachability with finite gains. We also present an implementation algorithm to realize this strategy including computation of the finite gains.
The frequency of one-day abnormal returns and price fluctuations in the forex

ABSTRACT This paper analyses the explanatory power of the frequency of abnormal returns in the FOREX over the period 1994–2019. The following hypotheses are tested: frequency of abnormal returns is asignificant driver of price movements (H1); it does not exhibit seasonal patterns (H2); it is stable over time (H3). For our purposes avariety of statistical methods are applied including ADF, PP and KPSS tests, Granger causality tests, correlation analysis, regression analysis, Probit and Logit regression models. No evidence is found of either seasonal patterns or instability. However, there appears to be astrong positive (negative) relationship between returns in the FOREX and the frequency of positive (negative) abnormal returns. On the whole, the results suggest that the latter is an important driver of price dynamics in the FOREX, is informative about crises and can be the basis of profitable trading strategies, which is inconsistent with market efficiency.
Effects of Lipopolysaccharides of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Aqueous Extract of Ginkgo Biloba, Ginkgoaceae, on Cellular Immune Response in Mice Balb/c

In this study, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa IAN5 isolate and aqueous extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves were used to investigate the cellular immunity in mice Balb/c (in vivo). Some parameters were used to achieve this study, are percentages of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs), phagocytosis coefficient of PMNs at different time periods 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes, Formazan granules formation in them, and migration inhibition factor (MIF). The immunization of mice with the LPS antigen affected delay-type hypersensitivity and increased activity of PMNs in Candida sp. and reduced NBT, while inhibited migration of PMNs. The immunization did not affect the macrophages of PMNs. The injected treatment with LPS and Ginkgo biloba extract showed the best results significantly (p<0.05) compared to LPS and control treatments, whereas the Ginkgo biloba extract alone showed no significant differences (p<0.05).
Application and Research of Immersive Virtual Reality Technology in the Interior Decoration of Folk Houses in Guanzhong*

With the development of economy and society, virtual reality technology has been paid more and more attention and gradually applied to various industries. Because of the interaction, immersion and real-time of virtual reality technology, its application in the field of architecture has a wide range of prospects. Especially in interior decoration and design, the advantages of this technology are unparalleled with other technologies. The interior design of virtual reality can make designers and users realize the effect of "what you see is what you get," and at the same time, make users feel the artistic conception in the virtual scene of this design. In this paper, with the audience residential buildings as the research object, the research and analysis of interior decoration are conducted using immersive virtual reality technology, which provides a theoretical basis for better research and development of interior design assisted by immersive VR technology.
A Review on the Chemical versus Alternative Treatments of Leukemia

Common treatments for leukemia, such as chemotherapy, have played a key role in the treatment of this life-threatening disease. However, they are associated with many side effects such as cardiovascular diseases, ocular diseases, lung toxicity, and endocrine dysfunction. The adverse effects of the common treatments are aggressive for elderly patients and patients who are unable to tolerate the treatments, resulting in their lower survival rate. Thus, more than ever before, leukemia patients are now turning to complementary and alternative treatments. The objective of this study was to review recent literature to compare common and traditional treatments based on efficacy and associated side effects. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are associated with many side effects, as is stem cell transplantation, which often accompanies these two treatments. Not many studies have been done on alternative, traditional treatments; however, a small number of studies showed that traditional medicine are effective in vitro. Thus, more scientific studies and clinical trials are needed to be done on alternative treatments to find the efficacy, potency and safety of their associated medicines and procedures. As medicinal concepts of the alternative, traditional treatments usually differ from the common medical treatments-although they both have the same curative goal-greater research and communication between traditional medical researchers and practitioners in alternative therapeutic traditions may lead to new and effective medicine with fewer side effects.
The dynamic nature of the city image

In this study, we propose that the city image is a multidimensional construct influenced by its image components which, together, affect tourist behaviour in a dynamic process. The general objective of this research is to understand the dynamic nature of a major tourism destination image and the relationships among its components from the tourists’ perspective. This study is exploratory and descriptive. Data was collected from tourists’ surveys applied in two different moments at Istanbul: before the launching of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) (Moment 1), and one year later, during the ECoC (Moment 2). The proposed model was estimated and tested using structural equation modelling (SEM). The comparison of data from the two moments indicates different patterns of relationships. Findings contribute to a better understanding of the dynamic nature of a city image by investigating the relationships among different image components in two different moments, before and after a major cultural event. Future studies should investigate further the unique image construct given the importance of local identity in brand and event communication. Additionally, research should investigate the impact of events on the formation of the affective component of image and behavioural intentions among tourists
The Use and Characteristics of Foreign Component Auditors in U.S. Multinational Audits: Insights from Form
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This paper investigates the common, yet previously opaque, practice of using foreign audit firms (component auditors) to conduct portions of audit work for U.S. public companies. U.S. regulators have expressed concern for the transparency and quality of audits using component auditors. Employing data disclosed in the newly-mandated PCAOB Form AP, we find that component auditor use is largely structural, determined by the size and complexity of clients’ multinational operations. We do not find the mere use of component auditors is detrimental to audit outcomes, rather, the amount of work conducted by component auditors is associated with lower audit quality (i.e., higher likelihood of misstatement), higher likelihood of non-timely reporting, and higher audit fees, which collectively suggest that component auditor engagements are associated with adverse outcomes. Further, we find that only work performed by less competent component auditors and those facing geographic and cultural/language barriers, including significant geographic and cultural distance, weak rule of law, and low English language proficiency, are associated with adverse audit outcomes. Overall, these findings provide initial archival evidence that the use of certain component auditors on U.S. multinational audits is associated with audit coordination issues, which suggests that PCAOB Form AP disclosures provide relevant information.
Percepções na Conservação da Fauna Silvestre Amazônica em Risco de Extinção

This work presents the perceptions of the wild fauna of residents of the Amazon communities participating in the conservation programs of the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) and tracaja (Podocnemis unifilis). From the systematic observation and semi-structured interviews the research discusses the constitution of perceptions in the conservation of these flagship species, from peculiar socio-historical Percepções na Conservação da Fauna Silvestre Amazônica em Risco de Extinção Wagner de Deus Mateus; Maria Inês Gasparetto Higuchi Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science • http://periodicos.unievangelica. edu.br/fronteiras/ v.9, n.1, jan.-abr. 2020 • p. 358-379. • DOI http://dx.doi. org/10.21664/2238-8869.2020v9i1. p358-379 • ISSN 2238-8869 379 processes and environmental knowledge in each community. The perceptions about the harpy eagle are based on the intangibility of the bird, which allows them to appreciate its beauty, and sometimes to fear its powerful claws. Conservation is based on the recognition of its wild haughtiness and maintenance of its habitat, even if distant from community life, characterizing an interspecific behavior. The perceptions about the tracajá are constituted in its docility, utility and almost domestic function. Conservation is based on trans-specific behavior, which characterizes it as a “natural” member of the community. For these people, the perception of the conservation of these species is constituted by proximity, knowledge and experiences.
Comparison of Proximate and Amino Acid Composition between Farmed and Wild Land Snails (Cornu aspersum Müller, 1774)

ABSTRACT The proximate and amino acid compositions of the visceral mass and pedal mass of wild and farmed land snail Cornu aspersum were compared. The lipid in all body parts of farmed snail was significantly higher than all body parts of wild snail. The ash content of wild snail pedal mass was higher than all body parts of farmed snails. The dominant amino acid was glutamic acid (Glu), while the highest values of essential amino acids were leucine (Leu) and arginine (Arg) in all body parts of all snails. Sulfur amino acid was the lowest value in C. aspersum, which indicated that methionine (Met) and cysteine (Cys) could have been the first limiting amino acids. The study results showed that the protein efficiency rate (PER) of C. aspersum is close to PER of egg, which indicates a high protein quality and high biological value of land snails. The study also demonstrated that the experimental diet had good acceptability and well-balanced essential amino acid content, meaning that the farmed snails could have almost the same protein characterization as wild snails. Thus, all body parts of both wild and farmed C. aspersum have high protein quality.
Online Anomaly Detection in DC/DC Converters by Statistical Feature Estimation Using GPR and GA

DC/DC converters play an important role in electrical systems. The anomalous state of a dc/dc converter has a major impact on the operation of the back-end components and the entire electrical system. To effectively recognize an anomalous state, particularly for dc/dc converters with unknown circuit structures, an online anomaly detection method that involves statistical feature estimation using Gaussian process regression (GPR) and a genetic algorithm (GA) is proposed. In the proposed method, the normal output range is built upon the dc/dc normal output signal using GPR, and seven statistical features are considered as the detection indexes. In the detection process, the output signal of the dc/dc converter is acquired, and the corresponding extreme values of statistical features are calculated by using GA, which can effectively reduce the operation time and the calculation consumption. The working state of the dc/dc converter is distinguished according to these features. Simulation and hardware experimental results validate the practicability and effectiveness of the proposed method.
Cryptococcus neoformans en heces de palomas (Columba livia) en Lima Metropolitana

Objetivos: Investigar la presencia del hongo levaduriforme Cryptococcus neoformans en heces de palomas domésticas (Columba livia). Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal realizado en la ciudad de Lima-Perú. Se recolectaron 300 muestras de heces encontradas en los suelos de parques y hospitales. Además se tomó 30 muestras de las cloacas de algunas palomas capturadas. Resultados: Se aisló el hongo en 47 muestras de las que 7 correspondieron al Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans pero no se aisló el hongo en cloaca. Las 7 cepas aisladas tuvieron 100% de sensibilidad frente a Anfotericin B, Nistatina y Clotrimazol; además presentaron 100% de resistencia a Fluconazol e Itraconazol y 57% de resistencia a Ketoconazol. Conclusiones: Cryptococcus neoformans se encuentra presente en heces de palomas en Lima Metropolitana.
Physical and Photocatalytic Properties of CeO2/ZnO/ZnAl2O4 Ternary Nanocomposite Prepared by Co-precipitation Method

2020 ZnAl 2 O 4 spinel nanoparticles and CeO 2 /ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 ternary nanocomposites were synthesized by a co-precipitation method. The structural, morphological, optical properties and chemical compositions of the products were analyzed respectively by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy. The optical band gap of ZnAl 2 O 4 spinel nanoparticles was 3.220 eV. When 1.0 mmol Ce(NO 3 ) 3 •6H 2 O was added to the synthesis reaction, the optical band gap of the obtained ternary nanocomposite was 3.170 eV. The influence of phase composition, optical band gap, oxygen vacancy and specific surface area on photocatalytic activity over CeO 2 /ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 ternary nanocomposites was investigated. The CeO 2 /ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 nanocomposite prepared with 1.0 mmol Ce(NO 3 ) 3 •6H 2 O showed the lowest recombination rate of photoexcited electron-hole pairs, the narrowest optical band gap (3.170 eV) and the highest oxygen vacancy concentration or highest Urbatch energy (0.299 eV). These parameters produced the best photocatalytic activity toward methylene blue (MB) under UV irradiation. The CeO 2 /ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 ternary nanocomposites exhibited better photocatalytic performance than pure ZnAl 2 O 4 spinel nanoparticles and 100% degradation of aqueous MB solution was achieved within 60 min when using the CeO 2 /ZnO/ZnAl 2 O 4 ternary nanocomposite photocatalyst synthesized with 1.0 mmol Ce(NO 3 ) 3 •6H 2
Lyapunov‐based EMPC of constrained nonlinear systems with changing economic costs

There exist frequent economic cost changes in many process systems due to variations in price, market demand, disturbance, etc. This change switches the economic setpoint of processes throughout their operation and may cause a loss of feasibility and/or stability in economic model predictive control (EMPC). In this paper, we present a novel Lyapunov‐based EMPC scheme for optimization of changing economic costs of constrained nonlinear systems. The dual‐mode paradigm is used to guarantee stability and constraint satisfaction in the presence of changing economic costs. Parameterization control actions are also adopted to decrease the computational effort of solving EMPC optimization. An equilibrium manifold is introduced to unify the terminal regions of local control Lyapunov functions (CLFs) and this enlarges the domain of attraction of the closed‐loop system with EMPC. Moreover, the proposed controller is shown to be always feasible for any change in economic costs and asymptotic stable by providing some CLFs of the nonlinear system. Finally, an example of CSTR is exploited to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme, compared with traditional EMPC.
Normative Social Influence on Meat Consumption

Studien unterschiedlicher Fachdisziplinen betonen, dass sich eine fleischreduzierte Ernahrungsweise positiv auf Umwelt, Tierwohl und auf die menschliche Gesundheit auswirken kann. Wir wissen dennoch wenig daruber, welche Faktoren eine solche Ernahrungsweise begunstigen. Dieser Beitrag untersucht den Einfluss sozialer Normen als mogliche Antwort auf diese Frage. Basierend auf einem Feldexperiment und einer Umfrage in sieben deutschen Hochschulmensen wird analysiert, wie sich Ernahrungsnormen auf die Entscheidung fur oder gegen ein fleischloses Gericht auswirken. Es wird dabei sowohl zwischen deskriptiven und praskriptiven als auch zwischen direkten und indirekten pro-vegetarischen Ernahrungsnormen unterschieden. Im ersten Schritt werden pro-vegetarische Normen durch experimentelle Interventionen implementiert. Im zweiten Schritt wird der Einfluss von Vegetarierinnen und Vegetariern auf die Menuwahl nicht vegetarisch lebender Menschen analysiert. Wahrend die experimentellen Interventionen keinen Einfluss auf die Menuwahl der Mensagaste haben, passen sich Nicht-Vegetarierinnen und -vegetarier im studentischen Umfeld bei der Menuwahl tendenziell den vegetarisch essenden Mitgliedern einer Tischgemeinschaft an. Die Ergebnisse, Einschrankungen sowie die Implikationen dieser Studie fur weitere Forschung werden abschliesend diskutiert.
Benign and malignant thyroid classification using computed tomography radiomics

Thyroid cancer (TC) is a prevalent malignancy with a high predicated new case number and estimated death in 2019. Although four to seven percent of the adult population has a palpable thyroid nodule, however only one of twenty clinically identified TNs is malignant. Imaging modalities, including US, CT, and magnetic resonance (MRI), have been widely used for thyroid nodule evaluation, but the reliability is low. We propose a learning method for the classification of thyroid using thyroid non-enhanced thyroid computed tomography and radiomics study. Ninety-two patients with suspected or known to have abnormal thyroid nodules in their thyroid were enrolled. The thyroid on the non-enhanced thyroid CT was manually segmented. One hundred radiomic features of the thyroid were extracted. The most informative and nonredundant features were selected to train a Support Vector Machine (SVM) to differentiate benign thyroid and malignant thyroid (with malignant TNs). Analysis of the predictions showed that the reported method has accuracy 0.8185 ± 0.0366 and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) 0.8376 ± 0.0343. This study shows that thyroidradiomic features derived from non-enhanced thyroid CT data can be used to classify benign vs. malignant thyroid. The radiomic features of thyroid from non-enhanced thyroid CT could be a useful tool for determining benign or malignant thyroid.