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Surgical Management of Lymphatic Leakage

Lymphatics are found in almost every organ in the body, and they produce a variety of waste products that must be eliminated. lymphatic leakage is a typical occurrence. It can cause immunodeficiency as well as nutritional issues. Furthermore, it has a significant morbidity and death rate, depending on the existence of an underlying illness. Lymphatic leakage can be congenital, traumatic, or cancerous, and occurs when the lymphatic system is disrupted. It might take the following forms: Chylothorax, Lymphatic Fistula, Chylous Ascites. treatment of lymph leaks includes: reduction of lymphatic flow through physiological or pharmacological manipulation; replacement of fluid and electrolytes, as well as interventional procedure and/or direct surgical closure. In this review we’ll be discussing lymphatic system anatomy, its leakage and its management.
TimeDriven ActivityBased Costing in Service Indus tries

This article explains briefly the role of Activity� Based Costing (ABC) in service enterprises and provides a synthetic presentation of the principles and structure of TimeDriven ActivityBased Costing (TDABC), designed to reduce the complexity of cost measurement and allocation that is characteristic of ABC systems used in large enterprises, based on the original model of ABC. The new version of ABC is presented in the service industries context. The article is the result of literature studies carried out by the author and her own reflections on the conventional and new versions of ABC. The research provided a basis for a synthetic description of ABC and TimeDriven ABC concepts, presentation of an example illustrating calculation of the costs of service activities using this method, explanation of the role of time equations in TDABC, and highlighting of the strengths and weaknesses of this new formula of ActivityBased Costing.
Energy Measurement Laboratory for Heterogeneous Hardware Evaluation

Power consumption has become a main constraint in hardware design, and it is becoming a growing concern in HPC community due to the economic cost of electricity and the environmental impact. This paper presents our power measurement laboratory and include as an application example the comparison between FPGA and CPU running an image segmentation algorithm. The FPGA implementation targets AlveoU50 board and was developed using Vitis HLS, the CPU uses OpenCV library and runs in an Intel Xeon 4208. The FPGA version is 20x more energy efficient than the CPU for 4K images and 38x for 8K images.
Modeling of Multi-Agent System for Drilling Simulation

In view of the characteristics of the oil drilling process and the existing problems of traditional simulation system, a new distributed drilling simulation model was established based on Multi-Agent system (MAS) technology. By means of autonomous, cooperative and reactive characteristic of Agent, the drilling laws and phenomenon can be reflected promptly and accurately under any circumstances. The MAS modeling for oil drilling simulation, the structure and knowledge representation of each Agent and the communication among Agents are described in detail. Finally, an Agent-based normal drilling well control simulation training example was given. The simulation results show that the simulator based on Multi-Agent system has better performances than traditional drilling simulators, and enhances the integrated training function of the drilling simulation system.
Activity based learning in commerce and tourism education

Abtsract The commerce and tourism industry are vibrant and the changes in them are so radical that a series of new concepts and techniques are fast coming into being and the earlier and traditional ones are becoming outdated. Educators and policymakers have increasingly sought strategies to improve academic achievement and preparation for college and career success. The purpose of this study is two folded. Firstly, it focuses on the crucial role of activity-based learning techniques in commerce and tourism education to bridge the gap between industry and academia. Secondly, the study aims to identifying the difference between industry and academia and at the same time offers some useful teaching techniques in commerce and tourism education to overcome the difference. The article is conceptual in orientation and is based on both primary and secondary data sources. The primary sources include discussion and interview with teachers of commerce and tourism courses as well as students. The secondary sources include review of previous studies, magazines and reports and so on. The result of the study indicate that positive attitude towards activity based learning teaching is evident in a marked improvement in academic performance as well as career prospects of a students and make them compatible with the changing business scenario.
Treatment induced Mood Switching in Affective Disorders.

Many patients under treatment for mood disorders, in particular patients with bipolar mood disorders, experience episodes of mood switching from one state to another. Various hypotheses have been proposed to explain the mechanism of mood switching, spontaneously or induced by drug treatment. Animal models have also been used to test the role of psychotropic drugs in the switching of mood states. We examine the possible relationship between the pharmacology of psychotropic drugs and their reported incidents of induced mood switching, with reference to the various hypotheses of mechanisms of mood switching.
Novel Functional Motifs of the Cell Entry Glycoprotein D for Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Viruses

Background: Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) have been proved effective and safe to treat tumors. Glycoprotein D (gD) has been engineered for targeting cancer cells and de-targeting normal cells successfully, however, the effectiveness and safety of oHSVs still need to be improved. Method: Here we sequenced the DNA encoding gD of our recently isolated new strain HSV-1-LXMW and compared the gD amino acid sequence with the gDs of other 7 HSV-1 and 3 HSV-2 strains. Results: Phylogenetic analysis revealed that HSV-1-LXMW is evolutionarily close to HSV-1-Patton and -KOS strains. The gD amino acid sequence alignment identified 19 conserved and 8 variable regions. We further predicted 10 new motifs in HSV gD for the first time and identified motif differences in HSV-1 and HSV-2. We summarized the gD-engineered oHSVs and found that some of the newly identified gD motifs are actually functional. Conclusion: Our results shed light on HSV gD biology and provided new directions for future gD functional studies and engineering in order to make better oHSVs.
Investigation of Social Appearance Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Teaching, Coaching Education and Sports Management Department Students in Terms of Different Variables

This research was carried out in order to determine the anxiety levels of the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences, who are studying at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in the province of Burdur, in the Republic of Turkey, according to their departments, due to their social appearance.The population of the research is Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, a higher education institution in Burdur, and the sample is a total of 201 university students, 57 female and 144 male, studying in the “Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Education” departments of the sports sciences faculty of this university has created. The “Social Physics Anxiety Inventory” scale, which was developed by Hart et al. (1989) and was adapted to Turkey by Mülazımoğlu, Ballı, and Aşçı (2006), consisting of 12 items and two sub-scales, was developed by Hart et al. (1989) in order to measure students’ anxiety levels towards their social appearance (Doğan, 2010; Mülazımoğlu-Ballı & Aşçı, 2004). Only the 7-item part, which is suitable for the characteristics of the Turkish people, was used. Appropriate SPSS program was used for the analysis of the data obtained in the research. In addition, before starting the research, the students filled out a “Voluntary Consent Form” to declare that they participated in the research voluntarily. “Pearson Correlation” test to examine the relationship between variables, the “Independent Samples” test to detect the effects of variables on each other, and the one-way analysis of variance test (One-Way ANOVA) to detect the difference between groups, and multiplexes to find between which groups this difference is “Bonferroni” test which is one of the comparison tests (Post Hoc) was applied. Significant differences were taken as p < 0.01 and p < 0.05. As a result of the research, it has been determined that there are positive and negative significant differences in the anxiety levels of 51 female and 144 male students studying at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Education departments. Regarding the evaluation of these determinations, it can be said that female students are more sensitive than male students in terms of social appearance.
Nivolumab Induced Acute Pancreatitis and Hyperbilirubinemia

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a novel treatment modality that is quickly becoming the standard of care for the management of a multitude of neoplasms. While immunomodulation is a promising approach, it also carries a risk of immune-related adverse effects (irAEs). Nivolumab is an FDA-approved anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD-1) checkpoint inhibitor. Nivolumab-induced, immune-related pancreatitis, and hyperbilirubinemia are rare but clinically significant examples of irAEs. Early recognition and prompt management of these conditions are critically important to ensure a better prognosis and prevention of subsequent complications. We report a of
Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Sustainability of Oil and Gas Firms in Nigeria

Aims: The study examined the effect of corporate social responsibility on financial sustainability of quoted oil and gas firms in Nigeria. Study Design: The research work adopted for the study ex-post facto research design. Secondary data spanning 2009 to 2020 was sourced and collated from financial statement of oil and gas firms annual report in Nigeria and Nigeria Stock Exchange factbook. Place of Study: Department of Accountancy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Methodology: The data was analyzed employing the Pearson coefficient correlation and least square regression technique. Results: The study revealed that corporate social responsibility has a significant positive effect on net profit margin and return on asset of quoted oil and gas firms in Nigeria at 5% level of significance. Conclusion: Given the integral role the Oil and Gas sector plays in Nigeria, this paper showed the importance of corporate social responsibility in ensuring the financial sustainability of corporations in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry.
"The illusion of challenge-response authentication"

Most Internet services and systems still rely on challenge-response defences for their security against attacks by off-path adversaries. We present techniques allowing to subvert standard and widely supported defences, and show how to facilitate them for DNS cache poisoning attacks. We propose short term countermeasures, preventing our attacks, however, we argue that in the long term, cryptographic defences should be deployed, providing security even against stronger man-in-the-middle adversaries.
Amelioration of Alzheimer’s Disease by Gut-Pancreas-Liver-Brain Interaction in an App Knock-In Mouse Model

In this study, we observed disease progression, changes in the gut microbiota, and interactions among the brain, liver, pancreas, and intestine in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), in addition to attempting to inhibit disease progression through the dietary supplementation of L-arginine and limonoids. Wild-type mice (WC) and AD mice were fed a normal diet (AC), a diet supplemented with L-arginine and limonoids (ALA), or a diet containing only limonoids (AL) for 12–64 weeks. The normal diet-fed WC and AC mice showed a decrease in the diversity of the gut microbiota, with an increase in the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, and bacterial translocation. Considerable bacterial translocation to the pancreas and intense inflammation of the pancreas, liver, brain, and intestinal tissues were observed in the AC mice from alterations in the gut microbiota. The ALA diet or AL diet-fed mice showed increased diversity of the bacterial flora and suppressed oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in hepatocytes and pancreatic cells, bacterial translocation, and neurodegeneration of the brain. These findings suggest that L-arginine and limonoids help in maintaining the homeostasis of the gut microbiota, pancreas, liver, brain, and gut in AD mice.
Sampling Design and Field Methods of a Large, Randomized, Multisite Survey of Occupational Magnetic Field Exposure

Abstract Large, randomized assessments of occupational exposure remain unusual in epidemiologic studies because of logistical barriers. Our study of workers in five U.S. electric companies requires estimates of full-shift time-weighted average (TWA) magnetic field exposure for 28 job groups, with the ability to separate within-worker and between-worker variability. Valid exposure assessment for this study is challenging because workers are dispersed over wide geographic areas. We used an innovative random monitoring strategy that may be useful in future studies. A target sample size of 4000 measurements was chosen based on considerations of precision and feasibility. Jobs were aggregated into three levels of presumed exposure. The number of measurements for each job was weighted such that the presumed medium-exposure and high-exposure groups were respectively sampled with three and five times the frequency of the low-exposure group, and measurements were distributed within these levels in proportion to th.
Optimization of Testing Intervals in the Conditions of Optical Fiber Periodic Predictive Control

Using the fiber-optic communication lines as a guide medium for access networks makes it possible to provide broadband communications, which is necessary in the digital economy. Along with such an indicator of the quality of communication as the speed of information transmission, reliability indicators are widely used. The article discusses the influence of the testing time interval on reliability indicators during periodic predictive monitoring of the fiber-optic communication line state. In particular, the influence of the control period interval and the testing time interval on the unavailability factor of the fiber-optic communication link is investigated. In this case, models of Markov and semi-Markov processes are used to describe the state of the optical line in time. The expressions that allow estimating the optimal ratio between the control period and the testing time on the period that provides the required level of the reliability indicator of the fiber-optic communication link are given.
Alternative Crops for Adaptation to Climate Change: The Importance of Conserving the Diversity of Lathyrus cicera L. Landraces Adapted to the Morocco Mountains

A Global climate change has raised serious concerns about food security and the sustainability of agriculture, particularly in developing regions of the world. In response to these concerns, attention should be called to the global importance of conservation of some neglected and underutilized crops, such as Lathyrus species, which are nutrient-rich and already adapted to harsh environments and low-input agriculture. L. cicera L. , known in Morocco as ‘ikiker’, ‘kiker’ or ‘ichicher’, is marginally cultivated in the region. Landraces of this crop species, which are maintained locally by traditional agricultural practices, correspond to ecotypes adapted to local agroclimatic conditions. We have surveyed the traditional cultivation sites of this crop to identify specific associated agroecosystems in the Middle and High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. We have evaluated the diversity of ecotypes of L. cicera L. by a set of characters associated with the socioeconomic and agromorphological aspects of their cultivation. The results confirmed that their cultivation is very old in the area, and that its maintenance until today is important as the local farmers have started to master the uses for human and animal food. In addition, from a biology point of view, we have demonstrated the existence of variability depending on the trait considered but which demonstrates a differentiation between the ecotypes. From adaptive potential of these ecotypes with respect to tolerance to aridity and increased temperatures, the ecotypes studied showed promising prospects for selection. Thus, despite the limitation of the territory and the regression of the culture, the studied ecotypes have a very interesting stand. This result can be explained by cultural practices. These ecotypes are maintained in traditional agroecosystems which play the role of conservatory of the neglected resources. Therefore, the conservation of these genetic resources depends on the conservation of the traditional agroecosystem and local knowledge.
Estrés y depresión en el entorno académico-social durante el 2020 en estudiantes de odontología

RESUMEN Objetivo: La nueva modalidad de clases virtuales que reciben los estudiantes de odontología puede traer efectos negativos para la salud psicológica o el desempeño académico. El objetivo fue determinar la relación del estrés y depresión en el entorno académico social durante el 2020 en los estudiantes de Odontología de la Universidad Científica del Sur. Materiales y métodos: El estudio fue de tipo descriptivo observacional, transversal y prospectivo, en el que participaron 108 estudiantes de la carrera de Odontología de 6.o a 10.o ciclo de la Universidad Científica del Sur. Los participantes fueron evaluados mediante un cuestionario con la escala SISCO para medir el estrés académico y la escala BECK (IDB), que se utilizó para evaluar la depresión. Resultados: En el 6.o ciclo existe probabilidad de estrés y depresión; el grupo etario más afectado fueron los estudiantes de 19 a 22 años. El valor p para la relación entre el estrés académico y depresión fue p < 0,001 Conclusión: Existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre el estrés académico y la depresión en los estudiantes del 6.o al 10.o ciclo de la carrera de Estomatología de la Universidad Científica del Sur.
Positive Association between High Protein Food Intake Frequency and Physical Performance and Higher-Level Functional Capacity in Daily Life

Nutritional factors, including low protein intake and poor dietary variety, affect age-associated impairment in physical performance resulting in physical frailty. This cross-sectional study investigated the association between intake frequency of major high protein foods and both physical performance and higher-level functional capacity using the food frequency score (FFS) and high protein food frequency score (PFFS) among community-dwelling older adults. The data of 1185 older adults categorized into quartiles based on FFS and PFFS were analyzed. After adjusting for covariates, FFS and PFFS were significantly associated with physical performance [FFS, usual gait speed (p for trend = 0.007); PFFS, usual gait speed (p for trend < 0.001), maximum gait speed (p for trend = 0.002), timed up and go (p for trend = 0.025)], and higher-level functional capacity [FFS (p for trend < 0.001); PFFS (p for trend < 0.001)]. After excluding PFFS data, the participants’ scores were associated with only higher-level functional capacity. Multi-regression analysis with higher-level functional capacity as the covariate showed that FFS and PFFS were significantly correlated with physical performance. Hence, improving food intake frequency, particularly that of high protein foods, and dietary variety may help maintain higher-level functional capacity and physical performance in community-dwelling older adults.
Effectiveness of a Nanohydroxyapatite-Based Hydrogel on Alveolar Bone Regeneration in Post-Extraction Sockets of Dogs with Naturally Occurring Periodontitis

Pathological mandibular fracture after dental extraction usually occurs in dogs with moderate to severe periodontitis. A nanohydroxyapatite-based hydrogel (HAP hydrogel) was developed to diminish the limitations of hydroxyapatite for post-extraction socket preservation (PSP). However, the effect of the HAP hydrogel in dogs has still not been widely investigated. Moreover, there are few studies on PSP in dogs suffering from clinical periodontitis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the HAP hydrogel for PSP in dogs with periodontitis. In five dogs with periodontitis, the first molar (309 and 409) of each hemimandible was extracted. Consequently, all the ten sockets were filled with HAP-hydrogel. Intraoral radiography was performed on the day of operation and 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks post operation. The Kruskal–Wallis test and paired t-test were adopted for alveolar bone regeneration analysis. The results demonstrated that the radiographic grading, bone height measurement, and bone regeneration analysis were positively significant at all follow-up times compared to the day of operation. Moreover, the scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy imaging after immersion showed a homogeneous distribution of apatite formation on the hydrogel surface. Our investigation suggested that the HAP hydrogel effectively enhances socket regeneration in dogs with periodontitis and can be applied as a bone substitute for PSP in veterinary dentistry.
Rubber Dam Isolation for Bonding Ceramic Veneers: A Five-Year Post-Insertion Clinical Report

It has been well-documented that uncontaminated ground enamel provides the most predictable substrate for the bonding of ceramic veneers, and thus conservative tooth preparation with complete isolation using a rubber dam is key to the long-term success of the restorations presented with five years of follow-up. Rubber dam isolation provides several advantages to the clinician, such as preventing contamination of the working field by saliva, blood, and sulcular fluids, and improving direct visibility. However, it may be a challenge to the younger clinician to properly isolate teeth prior to bonding ceramic veneer. The present case report demonstrated the sequence and some clinical tips for a case in which the rubber dam is placed from a second premolar to the opposite second premolar and held with clamps, the rubber dam is gently invaginated into the sulcus, and clamps are selected and placed on each tooth to create an ideal situation for the adhesion of the ceramic veneer. This step-by-step sequence may help the younger clinician in understanding how to gently manage soft tissue in order to properly provide complete isolation with rubber dam for future bonding of ceramic veneers. Following these methods, the clinician can achieve complete isolation, invaginate the rubber dam in the sulcus without causing tissues to bleed, and reduce the time needed for bonding procedures.
Underwater Ambient Noise

Underwater ambient noise is primarily a background noise which is a function of time, location, and depth. Background baseline of the noise in ocean is repre-sented by ambient noise generated from the ocean surface due to wind and rain. This understanding pertained to ambient noise under various conditions will help in improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of marine instruments. It is of prime importance to detect the signals such as sound of a submarine or echo from a target surpassing this ambient noise. Ambient noise excludes all forms of self noise, such as the noise of current flow around the measurement hydrophone and its support-ing structure. It should also exclude all forms of electrical noise. It is also defined as the residual noise that remains after all easily identifiable sound sources are eliminated. In the absence of sound from ships and marine life, underwater ambient noise levels (NL) are dependent mainly on wind speeds at frequencies between 100 Hz and 25 KHz.