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Climate change disturbances contextualize the outcomes of coral-reef fisheries management across Micronesia

Climate change is increasing disturbance events on coral reefs with poorly understood consequences for fish population dynamics and fisheries management. Given growing concerns over food security for the tropical Pacific, we assessed fisheries management policies across a suite of Micronesian islands since 2014 as climate disturbance events have intensified. Disturbances associated with the 2015–2017 ENSO led to significant mortality of corals and calcifying substrates and replacement with algae and detritus, followed by a doubling of biomass across all fish guilds that was proportional to their starting points for all islands. Increased fish biomass was equally attributed to growth of individuals evidenced by increased size structures, and recruitment/survival evidenced by larger population densities. However, the pulsed increase of fish biomass lasted 1–2 years for islands with limited and isolated MPA but remained high for islands with effective MPA networks for 4 years until the study ended. Meanwhile, policies to protect grouper spawning seasons resulted in increased occurrences that were magnified by disturbances and MPA. Grouper increases were largest where both spawning season bans and MPA networks existed, helping to tease apart the management-from-disturbance responses. Smaller rates of increases over longer time were observed for species with commercial fishing bans (bumphead parrotfish, Napoleon wrasse, and sharks). Yet, occurrences remain low in comparison to remote-island baselines, and MPA only provided benefits for juveniles in inner lagoons. Recent trends for these species were less influenced by climate disturbances compared to groupers. The results cautioned how short-term responses of fish assemblages following climate disturbances can provide false signs of success for some management policies without contextual reference baselines that may not exist. Positively, improvements were noted for both MPA and species policies in our region that are expected to benefit reef resilience.
A snow cover mapping algorithm based on a multitemporal dataset for GK-2A imagery

ABSTRACT Snow plays a crucial role in the climate. In particular, snow controls the surface temperature and stabilizes the energy budget due to its spectral characteristics. However, snow can be affected by climate change. If the snow cover extent (SCE) diminishes due to global warming, the rate of introducing radiance to the surface increases because non-snow areas can absorb more solar radiance. Therefore, it is highly important to accurately detect snow-covered areas. In this paper, we develop an algorithm for deriving a daily snow cover map of East Asia using Geostationary-Korean Multi-Purpose SATellite-2A (GEO-KOMPSAT-2A, GK-2A) imagery. After processes for cloud masking and misclassification removal are conducted, a threshold with consideration for the characteristics of a geostationary satellite is applied to the normalized difference snow index (NDSI), and a daily snow cover map is generated utilizing a stacking process. In the case of the cloud mask, the angle-time variation and displacement by clouds proposed in this study were used to enhance the accuracy of cloud detection. For the quantitative validation, the F1 score was 0.89 for Landsat-8 and 0.79 for the interactive multisensor snow and ice mapping system (IMS). In addition, when the snow cover extent calculated from the IMS was compared, the correlation reached 0.91 from December 2020 to January 2021.
The Effectiveness Evaluation Method of Regional Digital Economy Innovation Model Based on Intelligent Computing

Digitalization is a long-standing concern in modern industrial engineering. At present, there is no widely recognized standard for the connotation and definition of digital economy, the scope of digital economy is difficult to be defined. This paper conducts an evaluation study on the development level of the digital economy, which mainly contains two parts: first, a comprehensive digital economy; second, a study on the influencing factors. This paper first summarizes the connotation of the digital economy and digital economy evaluation-related research, extracts the influencing factors of digital economy development, and adopts partial least squares (PLS) path model to verify the hypotheses from five dimensions: basic resources, integration development, innovation capacity, social benefits, and network security. It also has an indirect impact on integrated development by influencing innovation ability; innovation capability has a significant positive impact on convergence development; convergence development has a significant positive impact on social benefits; both convergence development and social benefits have a significant negative impact on cybersecurity. Finally, based on the above research results, corresponding countermeasures and suggestions are proposed for the development of the regional digital economy.
Synthesis and Evaluation of Grafted Xanthan Gum as a Drug Carrier in Developing Lornoxicam Gel Formulations

Background: In the medical and pharmaceutical fields, man has successfully used natural-origin things for millennia. Polymers obtained from plant sources have flashed much consideration in current eras owing to their various pharmaceutical properties, such as gelling agents in gels. Also incorporated in cosmo products, fabrics, dyes, and paper manufacture as binders, diluents, disintegrating agents, thickeners in oral fluids, protective colloids in suspensions, and bases in a suppository. Objectives: Natural polymers are chosen over semisynthetic and synthetic excipients due to their lack of toxicity, low cost, availability, soothing action, and nonirritant nature, as well as their ability to undergo a variety of chemical modifications. However, they have some drawbacks, including microbial contamination, lot to lot variation, reduced viscosity throughout storage, inappropriate mechanical properties, low storage, and an uninhibited rate of hydration. Current research work aims to chemically modify xanthan gum and study its impact on the formulation of topical gels. Materials and Methods: Chemical modification of xanthan gum is conceded by using a thiol-esterification reaction with thioglycolic acid (TGA) in the presence of hydrochloric acid. Microwave irradiated thiolated xanthan gum was also willing by further irradiation of thiolated xanthan gum by microwave using 750 W frequency. Topical drug delivery of lornoxicam release applications of thiolated and microwave irradiated xanthan gum are comparatively evaluated with pure xanthan gum polymer by formulating gel incorporated lornoxicam as a drug. Results: The physical properties of gel-like physical evaluation and viscosity results are within official limits. Formation of gel with idyllic properties. Determination of drug content, spreadability, and extrudability of modified xanthan gum was high compared with native xanthan gum. In vitro drug release study showed that prepared gel sustains the drug release for 24 h. Conclusion: Thiolation and irradiated xanthan gum sustain the release of lornoxicam over a prolonged period and might be a promising lornoxicam carrier in topical drug delivery to enhance antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory efficiency.
The Uterus as an Influencing Factor for Late Embryo/Early Fetal Loss—A Clinical Update

Simple Summary Pregnancy loss following a positive pregnancy diagnosis in the absence of infectious disease of the reproductive system is a main factor limiting reproductive efficiency in high producing dairy cows. We describe here some circumstances such as the age of the dam, retained placenta and uterine size in which the uterus may be associated with pregnancy loss. Abstract Here we revise circumstances of non-infectious causes in which the uterus may be associated with pregnancy loss during the late embryo/early fetal period (following a positive pregnancy diagnosis in lactating dairy cows). As the uterine size increases with parity and pregnant heifers with no detrimental effects of a previous parturition, a primigravid uterus is proposed as a reference for identifying risk factors that negatively influence pregnancy in lactating cows. Cows suffering placenta retention or with a large uterus at insemination were selected as topics for this revision. Retained placenta, that occurs around parturition, has a long-lasting influence on subsequent pregnancy loss. Although retained placenta is a particularly predisposing factor for uterine infection, farm conditions along with cow factors of non-infectious cause and their interactions have been identified as main factors favoring this disorder. A large uterus (cervix and uterine horns lying outside the pelvic cavity) with no detectable abnormalities has been associated with low fertility and with a greater incidence of pregnancy loss. A large reproductive tract may well derive from an inadequate uterine involution. Therefore, peripartum management and strategies to reduce the incidence of uterine disorders should reduce their associated financial losses in the herds.
Interrelation between Handwashing and the Severity of COVID-19: A non-representative cross-sectional study

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remains a global issue, including in Indonesia. Handwashing using soap can reduce the viral load of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and prevent coinfection, which can worsen symptoms in COVID-19 patients. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and handwashing behavior to the severity of COVID-19. Research using a cross-sectional and retrospective approach was conducted from July to December 2020 in Bengkulu Province. About 107 respondents had been confirmed positive for Covid-19 with the rt-PCR test, aged 17-60 years, and were willing to participate. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors were assessed using validated questionnaires and data on the severity of disease obtained from epidemiological forms. The collected data were then analyzed using chi-square statistical tests. 107 respondents had already filled in the questionnaires. The Chi-square test showed no significant association between knowledge (p 0.081), attitude (p 0.216), and behavior (p 0.136) of handwashing to the severity of COVID-19. A good level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about handwashing using soap did not adequately affect the severity of covid-19 patients. The good level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of HWUS were not significant enough to affect the severity of the COVID-19 disease.
Is There a Bamboo Ceiling? The Asian-White Gap in Managerial Attainment for College-Educated Workers

While public perceptions allege the existence of a “bamboo ceiling,” that is, a disadvantage in managerial attainment experienced by Asian workers, academic research on this question is relatively scarce and provides inconsistent findings. This study proposes that the opportunity of achieving managerial positions varies not only between White and Asian workers, but also across Asian subgroups defined by their place of birth and education. Using the data from the 2017 National Survey of College Graduates, this study finds significant inequalities in the probabilities of managerial attainment among Asians. Foreign-born Asians who have received no American education or only higher education in the United States are significantly disadvantaged relative to U.S.-born Whites and other Asians. This study also shows that this pattern of inequality associated with the place of one’s education is more salient among East Asian immigrants than among their counterparts from South Asia. These findings extend and enrich the theoretical understanding of the shaping of the “bamboo ceiling” and suggest directions of future studies.
The mind-game film: distributed agency, time travel, and productive pathology

While he pursued a mercurial breadth of topics across his career – ranging from Weimar film to early cinema to media archaeology – pioneering film scholar Thomas Elsaesser maintained a long-standing interest in Hollywood. The Mind-Game Film: Distributed Agency, Time Travel, and Productive Pathology, a posthumous collection of Elsaesser’s essays edited by Warren Buckland, Dana Polan, and Seung-hoon Jeong, brings together his analyses of the complex narratives emerging in contemporary Hollywood cinema. This book, however, is not the first appearance of his evolving framework, which premiered within Buckland’s edited anthology Puzzle Films: Complex Storytelling in Contemporary Cinema (2009) and continued to mature until Elsaesser’s passing in December 2019. In The Mind-Game Film, Elsaesser expands upon Hollywood’s post-classical films and their self-referential classicism to formulate an emergent mode of contemporary cinema that plays games with either the spectator or the protagonist. As his final contribution to the discipline of film and media studies, the ‘mind-game’ continues to bear the imprint of Thomas Elsaesser’s indelible legacy.
Trabalho offshore e a atuação do enfermeiro embarcado: uma revisão integrativa* Offshore work and the work of nurses on board: an integrative review El trabajo offshore y la actuación del enfermero embarcado: una revisión integradora

Objective : To know the production of theoretical approaches on issues related to offshore work and the work of offshore nurses. Method : Integrative literature review conducted in the databases of LILACS, BDENF, MEDLINE, SciELO and Index PSI. Results : We selected 33 studies published in national and international journals between 1997 and 2014. The thematic analysis corpus resulted in four central themes: offshore work environment; amid work adversities, an escape; structuring of offshore health and safety services; in search of safe practices. Conclusion : This study contributes to the offshore work of nurses in relation to the nature of work, acting amid adversities and the restless search for safe practices in the open sea.
An experimental study on the energy absorption characteristics of single- and bi-layer cups under quasi-static loading

ABSTRACT Experimental testing was conducted to study the mechanical behaviour and energy absorption characteristics of single- and bi-layer cups under axial quasi-static compressive loading. Bi-layer plates were fabricated by explosive welding or joined by adhesive and were formed by a deep drawing process to produce the cup . The tests were performed at a rate of 10 mm/min. The effect of geometric parameters and other apparatus parameters were considered in this study. Results from the experimental tests showed that the layer order of the bi-layer cup significantly influences energy absorption capacities of the cup such that the structures with stainless steel as the outer layer has total absorbed energy and mean crush force 8% and 14% higher, respectively, than those of cups with the aluminium outer layer. Furthermore, it was observed that cups fabricated by explosive welding displayed mean crush force and specific energy absorption 1.5 times greater than those fabricated with adhesive.
Use molecular method to detect the screw worm fly in Al-Diwaniyah province

Chrysomya bezziana this study was carried out between October, 2021 to March 31, 2022 in six region from Al-Diwaniyah province. Observe the influence of the month and type of animal on the region's. The total number of animals infected was 33 (1) cattle, (7) lambs, and (35) sheep. Al-muhnawa had the highest rate of infestation, while Al-hamza had the lowest rate of infestation. The highest rate of infestation recorded in March ()% and the lowest in February ()%. Conventional PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) was used for molecular identification. A DNA extraction was performed on 50 randomly chosen larvae from the total population. The size of the PCR product (548 pb) For Chrysomya bezziana, from the infected animals larvae were taken to DNA extracted and used following targeting 16S rRNA gene product size (548 bp). There follows sequence analysis to obtain the nucleotide (16S rRNA) gene, and the sequence was recoded in the National Center for Biotechnology (NCBI) with accession numbers (ON059979, ON059980, ON059981, ON059982, ON059983, ON059984, ON059985)Iraq. This gene's homology sequence identity percentage was calculated by comparing it to another globally registered gene (NCBI).
Comprehensive Management of Pregnancy with Anaemia

Objective: The aim of this case study is to carry out comprehensive management for pregnant women with mild anemia. Method: The design is a case study design with comprehensive care. This case study uses an analytical descriptive method, with the main objective of exploring the problem, providing an overview of the case, and analyzing more deeply midwifery care according to the client's needs. Results: Comprehensive care carried out for pregnant women with anemia was successfully carried out by increasing HB levels and giving birth without complications, as well as the condition of the newborn in good condition. Conclusion: Oral iron (Fe) supplementation is the standard of care in obstetric practice in pregnancy. The increase in hemoglobin levels in pregnant women with mild anemia conditions can be increased by providing correct and effective information, monitoring Fe consumption regularly by midwives, nurses, and health workers for 30 days, and providing information on danger signs during delivery until the baby's condition is born.
PENGARUH BERBAGAI KOSENTRASI SUKROSA DAN NICOTINIC ACID TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN SUBKULTUR TANAMAN ANGGREK Dendrobium sp

Anggrek Dendribium sp merupakan tanaman hias yang sangat populer karena memiliki jenis yang beragam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Berbagai Konsentrasi Sukrosa dan Nicotinic Acid Terhadap Pertumbuhan Eksplan Anggrek Dendrobium sp. Rancangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) Faktorial terdiri dari 2 taraf perlakuan (A= Sukrosa dan B= Nicotinic Acid) dengan 3 kali ulangan.Yaitu : A0 (Tanpa Sukrosa), A1 (Sukrosa 10 mg/l), A2 (Sukrosa 20 mg/l), A3 (Sukrosa 30 mg/l), dan B0 (Tanpa Nicotinic Acid), B1 (Nicotinic Acid 0,1 mg/l), B2 (Nicotinic Acid 0,5 mg/l), B3 (Nicotinic Acid 0,9 mg/l). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian pemberian berbagai konsentrasi Sukrosa secara tunggal berpengaruh terhadap parameter yang diamati, dimana perlakuan terbaik terdapat pada A2 dengan rata-rata jumlah akar 8,20 buah, jumlah daun 8,79 helai, panjang daun 1,84 cm, panjang akar 1,37 cm pada eksplan anggrek Dendrobium sp. Untuk perlakuan berbagai konsentrasi Nicotinic Acid berpengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah akar, jumlah daun, panjang daun dan panjang akar eksplan anggrek Dendrobium sp, dan pertumbuhan eksplan anggrek Dendrobium sp yang terbaik terdapat pada perlakuan (B2) pemberian Nicotinic Acid sebanyak 0,5 mg/l kedalam media MS dengan rata-rata jumlah akar 7,92 buah, jumlah daun 8,79 helai, panjang daun 1,73 cm dan panjang akar 1,25 cm pada eksplan anggrek Dendrobium sp. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa Interaksi berbagai konsentrasi Sukrosa dan Nicotinic Acid berpengaruh nyata terhadap parameter jumlah daun dengan perlakuan terbaik A2B2 Pemberian Sukrosa 20 mg/l dan Nicotinic Acid 0,5 mg/l MS) dengan rata-rata jumlah daun 8,79 helai pada eksplan anggrek Dendrobium sp.
Joint Consensus Matrix Design and Resource Allocation for Decentralized Learning

In decentralized machine learning over a network of workers, each worker updates its local model as a weighted average of its local model and all models received from its neighbors. Efficient consensus weight matrix design and communication resource allocation can increase the training convergence rate and reduce the wall-clock training time. In this paper, we jointly consider these two factors and propose a novel algorithm termed Communication-Efficient Network Topology (CENT), which reduces the latency in each training iteration by removing unnecessary communication links. CENT preserves the training convergence rate while enforcing communication graph sparsity and avoiding selecting poor communication links. Numerical study with real-world machine learning data demonstrates the efficacy of the proposed solution and its performance advantage over state-of-the-art algorithms.
An Emergent System for Multimedial Document Management

The digital revolution changes our world in unprecedented manner and generates manifold challenges for humankind thereby. One of the major questions in the present time is concerned with the sustainable handling of (digital) data. Each individual produces and uses a multitude of data on a daily basis, which are assembled to meaningful information in reference to the particular context. A permanent storage of this information can be realised by means of multimedial documents. Altogether, these single activities constitute a natural cycle of collaboration, where humans capitalise on automation to create and retrieve information in relation to each other. The concrete use case to be realised within this diploma thesis includes the development of a software prototype for the acquisition and management of students’ applications at the Vienna University of Technology. Several measures have to be taken into account to achieve this goal: the prototypical Student Records Manager allows to store information (documents and metadata) in student records on the one hand, and provides a user interface with three different views for the manipulation of information on the other hand. Students are enabled to upload documents and send their application in consequence. Employees of the Admission Office at the Vienna University of Technology are empowered to review these applications. Deans are set in a position to compose statements on the applications. In order to be able to meet these requirements, the Student Records Manager is built upon the open source electronic document management system Nuxeo Platform, which qualified as an adequate foundation in the course of a market sounding. Overall, the prototype is premised on a user-centred approach with selective automation support. Therefore, the main focus is directed towards an optimised integration of the strengths and weaknesses of humans and machines, that should ensure the most efficient processing of university applications for all involved participants. The concluding evaluation of the software prototype acknowledges its suitability for the acquisition and management of applications at the Vienna University of Technology. As a next step, the Student Records Manager could possibly be implemented in the designated operation environment and tested accordingly.