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PERBANDINGAN AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK KASAR RESIN DAN DAUN GAHARU (Gyrinops versteegii)

Comparison of Antibacterial Activities of Agarwood (Gyrinops versteegii) Resin and Leaf Crude ExtractThis research aim is to compare antibacterial activities of leaves extract and resin extract of Gyrinops versteegii with different extraction solvent and concentration. Leaves and resin had been prepared by drying and grinding then were extracted by maceration method. Factorial experiment design was used for extract application to Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923. First factor was extract ingredient, second factor was extraction solvent, third factor was extract concentration. Inhibition zone as main parameter for antibacterial assay were analysed by ANOVA, HSD test and standard error. The inhibition zone of resin was higher than inhibition zone of leaves. The extraction solvent and extract concentration were not significantly resulted in different inhibition zone diameter. However, there were unique interaction between extraction solvent and extraction concentration that affected inhibition zone diameter. It could be concluded that the inhibition zone of resin was higher than that of leaves while no significant result from extraction solvent and extract concentration factorsKeywords: antibacterial, agarwood, extract, leaves, resinÂ ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan aktivitas antibakteri daun gaharu dan resin gaharu G. versteegii menggunakan beberapa pelarut pengekstrak dan konsentrasi ekstrak yang berbeda. Bahan daun dan resin gaharu dikeringkan dan dicacah, kemudian diekstrak menggunakan metode maserasi. Uji aplikasi ekstrak pada Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 dilakukan menggunakan rancangan faktorial, yaitu faktor pertama bahan ekstrak (resin, daun), faktor kedua pelarut pengekstrak (etanol, metanol), dan faktor ketiga konsentrasi ekstrak (0,25; 0,5; dan 1 g mLâ€“1). Data zona hambat terhadap bakteri uji dianalisis menggunakan ANOVA, BNJ dan standard error. Rerata zona hambat ekstrak daun gaharu (7 mm) lebih besar secara signifikan dibandingkan dengan rerata zona hambat ekstrak resin (6,5 mm). Faktor pelarut pengekstrak dan konsentrasi ekstrak tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap zona hambat. Pelarut pengekstrak dan konsentrasi ekstrak memberikan pengaruh interaksi berbeda-beda terhadap zona hambat. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa bahan ekstrak daun gaharu memiliki aktivitas antibakteri lebih bagus dibandingkan dengan ekstrak resin gaharu dengan konsentrasi ekstrak efisien sebesar 0,25 g mLâ€“1.
A RANDOMISED CONTROL STUDY OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE VERSUS FENTANYL AS AN ANAESTHETIC ADJUVANT TO GENERAL ANAESTHESIA IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERIES

Aim: To compare the effect of Dexmedetomidine and Fentanyl in relation to blunting of sympathetic response to intubation and induction while secondary variables are to study their effect on perioperative hemodynamic changes, operative conditions, recovery profile and side effects. Methods: This study was conducted on 100 patients, divided into two groups (Group D and Group F) { 50 Patients in each group} of either sex between 18 to 60 years of age, belonging to ASA physical status I – II, undergoing elective laparoscopic surgeries. Patients were randomised by using sealed envelope method. Group D : Patients received 1 µg/kg of Dexmedetomidine intravenous infusion as loading dose over 10 min before induction and 0.04-0.05 µg/kg/min of Dexmedetomidine as maintenance during surgery. Group F : Patients received 2 µg/kg of Fentanyl before induction and maintained with 0.02-0.03 µg/kg/min of Fentanyl intravenous infusion during surgery. In operating room parameters like Heart Rate (HR), Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP), SpO2 , EtCO2 were recorded before and 10 minutes after infusion of drug i.e., dexmedetomidine or fentanyl. The said parameters were recorded at different time interval. Results: Dexmedetomidine significantly attenuates stress response at intubation with lesser increase in HR (4.2% Vs 27%) and MAP (4.2% Vs 17.4%) as compared to fentanyl (p<0.05). Throughout intraoperative period of pneumoperitoneum Conclusion: The study showed that haemodynamic changes during the intubation and laparoscopic surgeries were better controlled by Dexmedetomidine in comparison to Fentanyl.
A Technique for Parameter Identification, classification and structuring of Marine Genomics and Oceanographic mutations

It is widely known that any population in the world is under the constant purview of evolution. In ocean organisms, mutations are more visibly noticed, and also of prime importance, as they are at the bottom of the food chain. The ocean ecosystem is also highly fragile, whose imbalance can lead to widespread destruction. New observations of mutations in organisms are usually presented by scientists as journal papers or news reports. The loophole in the system is that all the data about oceanic mutations in the world are textual and scattered. This fails to give a realistic picture about the impact that various human factors have had on oceanic mutation. The proposed solution involves a prior retrieval of textual data from various sources around the Web pertaining to ocean mutations, by using a Web Crawler to create a repository. Further, an algorithm has been developed using Natural Language tools in order to convert textual data into a relational database of relevant attributes. In order to obtain visualization that is more comprehensive and interactive, a Geographic Information System (GIS) centered on this mutation data was constructed and uploaded online to benefit biologists worldwide. Analysis on structured data was simpler, and the results show an alarming number of mutations recorded in the Pacific Ocean which account for almost 92% of the observed mutations. The analysis has also predicted sex changes that occur in 13% of the mutations in ocean organisms due to radiation and pollution, amongst several other observed oceanic mutations. Besides, oil spills and
The Effect of the Lumbar Pedicle and Pediculo-Corporal Junction Histology on the Pedicle Screw Insertion Technique

Background Posterior lumbar pedicle screw instrumentation has gained a wide acceptance in the treatment of the various spinal lesions requiring fusion. Inserting screws into the pedicles take a great deal of skill, as the dense bony parts are not large, and a mistake could push a bone fragment into the spinal nerves, causing pain, loss of mobility and other damage. Aim: To investigate the histological and gross-anatomical properties of the pediculocorporal junction, which can have important clinical implications on the insertion technique of the pedicle screws. Study Design: This study was approved by the University Clinical Center Review Board. Human cadaveric lumbar spinal segments which were fixed with formaldehyde were used in the study. Methods: Twenty pedicles from 10 lumbar spinal segments (L3-L5) were prepared for histological and gross-anatomical investigation. Thin slice cuts were taken from the specimens and examined histologically and macroscopically. Results: There were not any differences in the histological characteristics of the pedicles and the pediculo-corporal junction. Thin compact osseous formation or web like connective tissue formation was not identifiable in the pediculo-corporal junction. Conclusion: All kind of pedicle screws can be attempted to be inserted just after preparation of the insertion point with an awl or just decortication of the entrance point with a rongeur. This can also reduce the pilot hole preparation technique related complications like perforation of the pedicle walls.
Using Smart Meters to Learn Water Customer Behavior

This article addresses the need to divide a population of water utility customers into groups based on their similarities and differences, using only the measured flow data collected by water meters. After clustering, the groups represent customers with similar consumption behavior patterns and provide insight into “normal” and “unusual” customer behavior patterns for individually metered water utility customers within North America. The contributions of this work not only represent a novel work, but also solve a practical problem for the utility industry. This article introduces a method of agglomerative clustering using information theoretic distance measures on Gaussian mixture models within a reconstructed phase space, designed to accommodate a utility's limited human, financial, computational, and environmental resources. The proposed weighted variation of information distance measure for comparing Gaussian mixture models emphasizes those behaviors whose statistical distributions are more compact over those behaviors with large variation and contributes a novel addition to existing comparison options. We conduct several experiments with both synthetic and real data to show the reasonableness of the clustering results and their consistency.
Stegosaurian footprints from the Morrison Formation of Utah and their implications for interpreting other ornithischian tracks

The supposed stegosaurian track Deltapodus Whyte & Romano, 1994 (Middle Jurassic of England) is sauropod-like, elongate and plantigrade, but many blunt-toed, digitigrade, large ornithopod-like footprints (including pedal print cast associated with the manus of Stegopodus Lockley & Hunt, 1998) from the Upper Jurassic of Utah, better fit the stegosaurian foot pattern. The Morrison Formation of Utah yielded other tracks fitting the dryomorph (camptosaur) foot pattern (Dinehichnus Lockley et al., 1998) much better than Stegopodus. If the Stegopodus pedal specimen (we propose to shift the emphasis from the manus to the pes in the revised diagnosis of this ichnotaxon) and similar ichnites are proper stegosaur footprints, Deltapodus must have been left by another thyreophoran trackmaker. Other Deltapodus-like (possibly ankylosaurian) tracks include Navahopus Baird,1980 and Apulosauripus Nicosia et al., 1999. Heel-dominated, short-toed forms within the Navahopus-Deltapodus-Apulosauripus plexus differ from the gracile, relatively long-toed Tetrapodosaurus Sternberg, 1932, traditionally regarded as an ankylosaurian track. Thus, the original interpretation of the latter as a ceratopsian track might be correct, supporting early (Aptian) appearance of ceratopsians in North America. Isolated pedal ichnites from the Morrison Formation (with a single tentatively associated manus print, and another one from Poland) and the only known trackways with similar footprints (Upper Jurassic of Asturias, Spain) imply bipedal gait of their trackmakers. Thus, problems with stegosaur tracks possibly stem from the expectation of their quadrupedality. Massive but short stegosaur forelimbs suggest primarily bipedal locomotion, and quadrupedal defense posture.
Influence of Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms on the Risk of Gastric Disorders in H. pylori Infected Patients

Heba F Pasha, Enas A Tantawy, Mohamed I Radwan Hoda A Hagrass, Nagla Abd Al-Monem, Amira S AL-Karamany Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA.
Winter sympatry of two Reed bunting ( Emberiza schoeniclus ) subspecies in the Venetian lagoon

Morphometric data were taken on 403 specimens of Reed bunting, mist-netted during a 7 year period on the northern border ofthe Venetian lagoon. Two morphs could be clearly identified on the basis of bili depht and wing lenght. The large-billed, short-winged morph (E. schoeniclus intermedia) was caught year round, while the other (E. schoeniclus schoeniclus) was caught only from October to March. The distributions ofbill depth ofthe two morphs showed some overlap that may suggest hybridization: birds of intermediate bili size, however, were never caught in summer months and their wing lenght was that of E. S. schoeniclus.
Molecular characterization of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of Trypanosoma congolense isolated from Tanzania

Like in any other disease-causing agents, intra-species variation in trypanosomes influence how individual subspecies interact with their hosts, vectors and external environment. We conducted genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of two stocks of trypanosomes originating from different parts of Tanzania: Trypanosoma congolense Mikese, a putatively drug-sensitive strain and T. congolense SIO201 Mbagala, a putatively drug-resistant strain. These strains were isolated and maintained in the laboratory for several years; and have been distinguished from other members of the group and regarded as different strains based on morphometric measurements only. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using species-specific primers confirmed that indeed the two strains belong to T. congolense. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis revealed further that the two strains are genetically distinct and are related to genotypes described elsewhere in the region. The T. congolense drug-resistant strain was identified as T. congolense savannah whereas the sensitive strain was identified as T. congolense Kilifi. These findings warrant further studies to establish prevalence, distribution and drug sensitivity status of these two genotypes across Tanzania to inform the development of effective control and surveillance strategies.
Implementation of state-ofthe-art ternary new particle formation scheme to 1 the regional chemical transport model PMCAMx-UF in Europe 2 3

29 The particle formation scheme within PMCAMx-UF, a three dimensional chemical transport model, 30 was updated with particle formation rates for the ternary H2SO4-NH3-H2O pathway simulated by the 31 Atmospheric Cluster Dynamics Code (ACDC) using quantum chemical input data. The model was 32 applied over Europe for May 2008, during which the EUCAARI-LONGREX campaign was carried out 33 providing aircraft vertical profiles of aerosol number concentrations. The updated model reproduces the 34 observed number concentrations of particles larger than 4 nm within one order of magnitude throughout 35 the atmospheric column. This reasonable agreement is very encouraging considering the fact that no 36 Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss. , doi:10.5194/gmd-2016-21, 2016 Manuscript under review for journal Geosci. Model Dev. Published: 11 February 2016 c © Author(s) 2016. CC-BY 3.0 License.
Secondary predictors of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome development

Materials and methods. The study included 240 women at high risk of developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, 63 of these women subsequently developed ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, and 177 did not. To identify secondary predictors, a number of preovulatory follicles and oocytes was evaluated, estradiol levels, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were defined in the blood serum and follicular fluid.
University of Groningen Do Foster Parents and Care Workers Recognize the Needs of Youth in Family Foster Care with a History of Sexual Abuse? Steenbakkers,

Children in family foster care have the right to participate in decisions regarding their life, however, adults often advocate on behalf of children. This Q methodological study explored whether shared perspectives among foster parents and care workers resemble shared perspectives of youth regarding the psychosocial needs experienced by youth with a history of sexual abuse. Participants sorted a set of statement cards according to what they thought was most important for youth. By-person factor analyses examined how the Q sorts of foster parents and care workers related to those of youth. The results showed that foster parents mostly recognized the group of youth who value an instrumental relationship with their carers, while care workers mostly recognized the group of youth who value support of both foster and birth parents with regard to their preparation for independent living. The two youth groups characterized by ambivalence and autonomy were barely recognized. Results are discussed in light of the expected roles of foster parents and care workers, and youth’s contact with birth parents. Lastly, this study highlights the importance of youth participation, because youth offer unique and varying perspectives about their needs. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 12 March 2018 Revised 27 June 2018 Accepted 9 August 2018
Effects of resistance training with theraband on pain and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Introduction: Joint pain, especially pain in the knee joint, is one of the most important problems that people with osteoarthritis report.The aim of this study was to determine the effects of resistance training with theraband on pain and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Materials and methods: Twenty five patients with knee osteoarthritis with age range of 38 to 65 years old who had no history of any exercise during the past six months, and had no chronic conditions affecting on study outcomes were selected as study sample and randomly divided into two groups including experimental (n = 13) and control (n = 12) groups. The experimental group performed 8 weeks of resistance training, and the control group did not receive any intervention. SF-36 and Numeric pain rating scale were used to assess quality of life and pain, respectively. Finally, data were analyzed using SPSS software and independent t-test analysis. The level of significance was considered to be equal or less than 0.05. Results: The results of this study showed that after using intervention in the experimental group pain had a significant decrease compared to the control group (p=0.012). Also, eight weeks of intervention indicated a significant difference in the quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis between the control and experimental groups as it was increased in the experimental group compared to the control group(p=0.001). Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated that resistance training with theraband can reduce pain and enhance quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Redefining Dialysis Facility Recommendations for Infection Prevention and Control during the Covid-19 Outbreak

In December 2019, pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology were reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China (PRC). Its clinical symptoms are similar to those of viral pneumonia. After analysis on respiratory samples, PRC Centers for Disease Control (CDC) experts declared that pneumonia was caused by a highly contagious novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2.) The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing outbreak as a global public health emergency. Furthermore, advised, in the absence of any apparent pharmaceutical intervention, that the only strategy against (SARS-CoV-2) is to reduce the mixing of susceptible and infectious people through early ascertainment of cases or reduction of contact. Over the last month, the number of cases has risen rapidly in South Korea, Japan, Europe, and the United States. New cases are being diagnosed in the Middle East region. This is even more critical for hemodialysis patients who need maintenance hemodialysis sessions thrice-weekly, which are routinely done in close proximity to other patients in the small space of hemodialysis units. Herein, we report the opinion of a group of nephrologists with the hope that this will serve as a guideline to prepare the nephrology community to deal with this impending danger.
Assessment of the phytoremediation capacity of Vetiveria Zizanioides for the remediation of crude oil contaminated soils

This study was conducted to evaluate the phytoremediation capacity of Vetiveria Zizanioides in crude oil-contaminated soils in Imiringi, Bayelsa State. 2000g sample of soil was collected, homogenised and divided into six equal parts A, B, C, D, E, and F, respectively. Sample B, D and F were artificially contaminated with 200 cm 3 of crude oil each and homogenised again. Samples A, C, and E served as control over B, D and F, respectively. This was followed by series of tests. First, Agaricus bisporus was added to Sample C to make it a Myco-rich environment. A. bisporus was also added to sample D. A. bisporus thrived on C for 4 days while it was observed to almost immediately decompose in D. Furthermore, grown Pistia stratiotes (Linn.) was transplanted on both Samples C and D at the same time. P. stratiotes (Linn.) on Sample C blossoms while within very few minutes of transplanting, P. stratiotes (Linn.) in Sample D lost its colouration and died within two (2) hours. Moreso, both the V. zizanioides and Leptochloa caerulescence (Steud.) were grown and transplanted on samples E and F. Both grew on sample E whereas L. caerulescence (Steud.) could not even survive a day on sample F. The death of the Leptochloa caerulescence (Steud.) could be attributed to the crude oil contamination. The results of the current study shows that V . Zizanioides is promising for the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils. However, further work is needed to evaluate its potency for one to two vegetation periods; and genuinely crude oil-contaminated soils.
A cross-sectional study for determining the perception and preferences of immunity boosters for protection against COVID-19

Background : The World Health Organisation declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. The consumption of vitamins, especially C, D, and zinc, hydroxychloroquine, and Arsenicum album 30 (homeopathy), has increased tremendously. However, the clinical trial showing the benefits of these agents is still underway though there have been a lot of discussion about these in print, electronic, and social media. Method : A questionnaire-based observational study was conducted. The participants were inquired about the use of any type of immunity booster by them and the source of information regarding the same. The data was analysed using Excel and Python. Results : Our study included 1147 participants. A dramatic increase of 21.97% in the consumption of immunity-boosting agents after the COVID-19 outbreak was observed, maximally in Ayurveda. The major source of information for immunity-boosters was provided by friends/family/relatives (50.4%). 52.7% of the respondents selected Ayurveda as their preferred choice of immunity booster (prophylaxis). If the respondents were to develop any of the COVID-19 symptoms, the majority (45.1%) decided to contact their family doctor, and 53.7% chose Allopathy as their preferred system for treatment. 91.5% of the respondents agreed to take a vaccine if it develops. Conclusion : There has been a boom in the immunity booster drug market because people are selecting immunity boosters despite no scientific background. It is imperative to educate people regarding the same and also conduct research studies to find benefits, if any.