bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
L-band Integral Field Spectroscopy of the HR 8799 Planetary System
Authors: Doelman David S. , Stone Jordan M. , Briesemeister Zackery W. , Skemer Andrew J. I. , Barman Travis , Brock Laci S. , Hinz Philip M. , Bohn Alexander , Kenworthy Matthew , Haffert Sebastiaan Y. , Snik Frans , Ertel Steve , Leisenring Jarron M. , Woodward Charles E. , Skrutskie Michael F.
Published: April 2022

Understanding the physical processes sculpting the appearance of young gas-giant planets is complicated by degeneracies confounding effective temperature, surface gravity, cloudiness, and chemistry. To enable more detailed studies, spectroscopic observations covering a wide range of wavelengths are required. Here we present the first L-band spectroscopic observations of HR 8799 d and e and the first low-resolution wide-bandwidth L-band spectroscopic measurements of HR 8799 c. These measurements were facilitated by an upgraded LMIRCam/ALES instrument at the Large Binocular Telescope, together with a new apodizing phase plate coronagraph. Our data are generally consistent with previous photometric observations covering similar wavelengths, yet there exists some tension with narrowband photometry for HR 8799 c. With the addition of our spectra, each of the three innermost observed planets in the HR 8799 system has had its spectral energy distribution measured with integral field spectroscopy covering ∼0.9–4.1 μm. We combine these spectra with measurements from the literature and fit synthetic model atmospheres. We demonstrate that the bolometric luminosity of the planets is not sensitive to the choice of model atmosphere used to interpolate between measurements and extrapolate beyond them. Combining luminosity with age and mass constraints, we show that the predictions of evolutionary models are narrowly peaked for effective temperature, surface gravity, and planetary radius. By holding these parameters at their predicted values, we show that more flexible cloud models can provide good fits to the data while being consistent with the expectations of evolutionary models.
Effects of Gravitational-wave Radiation of Eccentric Neutron Star–White Dwarf Binaries on the Periodic Activity of Fast Radio Burst Sources
Authors: Lin Yi-Qing , Chen Hao-Yan , Gu Wei-Min , Yi Tuan
Published: April 2022

We revisit the eccentric neutron star (NS)–white dwarf (WD) binary model for the periodic activity of fast radio burst (FRB) sources, by including the effects of gravitational-wave (GW) radiation. In this model, the WD fills its Roche lobe at the periastron and mass transfer occurs from the WD to the NS. The accreted materials can be fragmented and arrive at the NS episodically, resulting in multiple bursts through curvature radiation. Consequently, the WD may be kicked away owing to the conservation of angular momentum. To initiate the next mass transfer, the WD has to refill its Roche lobe through GW radiation. In this scenario, whether the periodic activity can show up relies on three timescales, i.e., the orbital period P
orb, the timescale T
GW for the Roche lobe to be refilled, and the time span T
frag for all the episodic events corresponding to each mass-transfer process. Only when the two conditions T
GW ≲ P
orb and T
frag < P
orb are both satisfied, the periodic activity will manifest itself and the period should be equal to P
orb. In this spirit, the periodic activity is more likely to show up for relatively long periods (P
orb ≳ several days). Thus, it is reasonable that FRBs 180916 and 121102, the only two sources having been claimed to manifest periodic activity, both correspond to relatively long periods.
Determinants of women’s entrepreneurial success: The case of Senegal
Authors: Elotmani Safae
Published: April 2022

Le succès entrepreneurial a fait l’objet d’une prolifération des recherches scientifiques. La communauté scientifique fait appel à l’exploration de la perception subjective du succès entrepreneurial. De ce fait, la recherche suivante a pour but d’explorer les déterminants du succès entrepreneurial en priorisant la perception des femmes. Suite à une étude qualitative réalisée auprès de 15 femmes entrepreneures, nous avons traité les résultats en favorisant la méthode d’analyse de contenu thématique. Les résultats montrent que l’éducation, l’expérience professionnelle, les compétences, les traits de personnalité, les motivations, le support du mari et le réseau influencent favorablement la réussite des femmes. De surcroît, il s’est avéré que la dynamique socioculturelle liée au « genre » influence le succès entrepreneurial des femmes au Sénégal.
Soulèvements populaires
Authors: Alem Hajar , Dot-Pouillard Nicolas
Published: April 2022

Le mouvement social qui a secoué le Liban à la fin de l’année 2019 traduit l’épuisement d’un système économique et politique. Divisé entre libéraux et tendances de gauche, le «  hirak  » est sujet à tout type de récupération, notamment par des forces confessionnelles ou des puissances étrangères. La probabilité est grande de voir la crise actuelle déboucher sur la renégociation du contrat communautaire plutôt que sur son abolition.
Soulèvements populaires
Authors: Thielemann Hernández Luis , Hecquet Ignace , Polet François
Published: April 2022

Le soulèvement qui a secoué le Chili en octobre 2019 s’inscrit dans une succession de conflits sociaux. La mobilisation étudiante de 2011 a accouché d’une génération militante radicale, qui a dynamisé les luttes syndicales, féministes et écologistes. Elle a également engendré des tentatives de modifier l’ordre néolibéral par la voie institutionnelle, dont les limites ont approfondi la méfiance des classes populaires envers la politique.
Maximal first Zagreb index of trees with given Roman domination number
Authors: Du Zhibin , Jamri Ayu Ameliatul Shahilah Ahmad , Hasni Roslan , Mojdeh Doost Ali
Published: April 2022

The first Zagreb index of graphs is defined to be the sum of squares of degrees of all the vertices of graphs. It drew a great deal of attention in the past half-century. In this paper, we study the relationship between the first Zagreb index and Roman domination number of graphs. More precisely, we characterize the trees with the maximum first Zagreb index among trees with given Roman domination number.
A study on aviation supply chain network controllability and control effect based on the topological structure
Authors: Zhao Gang , Liu Chang-ping , Zhao Qi-sheng , Lin Min , Yang Ying-bao
Published: April 2022

The present paper focuses on the controllability of the aviation supply chain network and establishes the judgment criterion for structural controllability of the aviation supply chain network. We determine the control effect by applying the control input to different nodes in the aviation supply chain network. These control nodes include the core enterprises of the aviation supply chain network, the upstream suppliers, and the downstream distributors. It is observed that the control effect is better when the control input is applied to the upstream suppliers of the aviation supply chain network than to the core enterprises of the aviation supply chain network. It is also more desirable to apply the control input to the core enterprises than to the distributors. That is, the control effect is the weakest when the control input is applied to the distributors, whereas the effect is best on application of the control to the upstream suppliers in the supply chain (that is, by choosing the upstream suppliers as the controlled nodes in the aviation supply chain network).
Mathematical modeling and stability analysis of the time-delayed $ SAIM $ model for COVID-19 vaccination and media coverage
Authors: Liu Xinyu , Lv Zimeng , Ding Yuting
Published: April 2022

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in early 2020, it has spread rapidly and threatened public health worldwide. Vaccination is an effective way to control the epidemic. In this paper, we model a $ SAIM $ equation. Our model involves vaccination and the time delay for people to change their willingness to be vaccinated, which is influenced by media coverage. Second, we theoretically analyze the existence and stability of the equilibria of our model. Then, we study the existence of Hopf bifurcation related to the two equilibria and obtain the normal form near the Hopf bifurcating critical point. Third, numerical simulations based two groups of values for model parameters are carried out to verify our theoretical analysis and assess features such as stable equilibria and periodic solutions. To ensure the appropriateness of model parameters, we conduct a mathematical analysis of official data. Next, we study the effect of the media influence rate and attenuation rate of media coverage on vaccination and epidemic control. The analysis results are consistent with real-world conditions. Finally, we present conclusions and suggestions related to the impact of media coverage on vaccination and epidemic control.
Gravity and Grace
Authors: Belot Gordon
Published: April 2022

This paper revisits the bearing of underdetermination arguments on scientific realism. First it argues that underdetermination considerations provide good reason to doubt that science is objective in the strong sense that anyone following the its methods will be led closer and closer (without bound) to the truth about any given question within the purview of those methods, as more relevant data are considered. Then it argues that scientific realism is difficult to maintain in the absence of this sort of objectivity.
The Fragmentation of Felt Time
Authors: Merino-Rajme Carla
Published: April 2022

Why does time seem to fly by when we are absorbed? The case of listening to music is of particular interest, given that listening to music itself requires experiencing time. In this paper, I argue that neither the prevailing psychological model nor some initially appealing alternative explanations can account for the experience of time flying by in cases where, like listening to music, the activity we are absorbed in itself requires experiencing time. I then put forward a novel view on which the fragmentation of felt time is what best explains these cases. More specifically, I develop a view on which attentive engagement fragments felt time such that we experience the activity we are engaged in as if it is located in a temporally isolated branch or fragment of the main timeline. Time then seems to pass only in this branch, creating the sensation — upon integration — that less time has passed in the main timeline. In support of this proposal, I draw upon ideas in the empirical literature, and I suggest some underlying neuropsychological mechanisms that might serve to implement the model. I then extend the fragmentation model to cases where thinking about time makes it feel as though more of it passes. I end the paper by examining the possibility that an analogous model holds for the case of space.
Le plurilinguisme : une réponse insuffisante aux inégalités sociolinguistiques
Authors: Duchêne Alexandre
Published: April 2022

En retraçant la manière dont le plurilinguisme a été compris et valorisé par le milieu de la recherche et au-delà, cet essai s’attache à montrer comment les travaux en sociolinguistique ont contribué à modifier les représentations concernant les locuteurs-trices plurilingues et les sociétés multilingues. D’abord considéré comme problématique pour les États-Nations, pour l’éducation, pour l’économie, le plurilinguisme s’avère progressivement célébré, voire même parfois revendiqué comme un instrument de justice sociale. Cet article souligne cependant que la reconnaissance du plurilinguisme n’est pas dénuée de problèmes. Plus largement, cette reconnaissance semble effacer la question des inégalités, à laquelle le plurilinguisme, à lui seul, ne peut répondre.
Enquête sur la « boîte à histoires » en VdA
Authors: Baron Ilaria
Published: April 2022

Largement répandue sur tout le territoire de la Vallée d’Aoste, la boîte à histoires est l’un des supports employés pour introduire des activités d’éveil aux langues et aux cultures à l’école maternelle. L’article présente les résultats d’une enquête portant sur son utilisation dans les classes de cette région et analyse son origine, les modalités de sa diffusion, les retombées et les facteurs qui peuvent faciliter ou empêcher sa diffusion à ce niveau scolaire.
Volunteering in a PTA and getting the international community involved
Authors: Peretz Camille
Published: April 2022

This testimony looks at my experience as a parent volunteer within the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of a large elementary school in Bethesda, Maryland, a mostly affluent suburban area near Washington D.C. The school has a large international student body with a significant number enrolling as non-English speakers. The linguistic and socio-economic divides between the international community and the local families are strongly felt on both sides. As PTA International Liaison, I describe my attempts to assist international families navigate the school system and help them integrate the school community at large. Thanks to the recruitment of volunteer translators and systematically translating all PTA and school communications, the social connections, networking, and international community involvement are slowly improving.
L’institutrice “augmentée”
Authors: Bareth Valérie
Published: April 2022

Comment une enseignante, expérimentée en maternelle mais non « native numérique », se lance d’abord dans la création de tutoriels à destination de jeunes collègues, puis, à la suite du confinement obligatoire et la fermeture des écoles, pour aider les familles dans leur devoir de transmission et ainsi aider à faire vivre la co-éducation parents-enseignants nécessaire pour la réussite des élèves.
Le multilinguisme en contexte éducatif au XXIème siècle : perspectives critiques
Authors: Juillard Caroline
Published: April 2022

Ce numéro thématique rassemble des travaux récents qui, dans une perspective de linguistique appliquée critique, mettent en cause une conception réifiée des langues, les notions qui en découlent (langue maternelle, L1, L2, bilinguisme additif, etc.), ainsi que les idéologies afférentes, dans des contextes éducatifs et politiques très différents. Les auteurs s’intéressent aux pratiques translangues et aux répertoires plurilingues de locuteurs (élèves, étudiants, adultes engagés dans le monde du travail) en situation de migration, de mobilité ou de transnationalité. Toutes les contributions abordent la question et les effets d’une pédagogie critique, qui reconnaissent et utilisent comme ressource la diversité linguistique.
Worldwide Welfare Society
Authors: Caterini Adele Emilia
Published: April 2022

In the face of healthcare emergency and the linked problems, the purpose of the work is to identify an economic and organizational tool for the improvement of the person's health condition and, consequently, for the prevention of the spread of future contingent pandemics. Due to the lack of public resources, this system would contemplate private investments balancing social and speculative objectives. It analysed the social impact bond (SIB), the typical form of impact investing that provides for public and private partnership. After examining the structure with its positive and negative aspects, the disintermediation through blockchain technology and smart contracts is prospected. According to the horizontal subsidiarity, stated in the article 118, paragraph 4, Cost., the suggested intervention would represent an operation aimed at realizing the right to health through a negotial tool (the SIB agreement) subject to the control of merit.
The Psychological Model of Scaffolding for the Development of the Healthcare Relationship
Authors: Freda Maria Francesca , De Luca Picione Raffaele , Martino Maria Luisa , Lemmo Daniela , Auriemma Ersilia
Published: April 2022

Taking into account the current transformation of the healthcare systems in the Western societies, the authors argue that several challenges can be addressed only starting from a relational perspective. In the field of the health practices, psychological vision has been addressed for a long time on single individuals (generally the patients) in order to offer sustain and help to treat their suffering during a disease. In the authors' perspective, being a patient means to take up a positioning within a cultural-normative frame. In this sense, the psychological intervention requires to be directed toward the relational field. The proposal is aimed to present the constitutive elements and tenets of a clinical psychological model of intervention aimed to develop the healthcare relation: the scaffolding for the healthcare relationship. It is based on a clinical, semiotic, and dynamic perspectives of health psychology. By its implementation, the aims of ownership, cum-sensum, sharing decision making, and emotional elaboration are pursued.
Contemporary Issues on Agriculture and Health
Authors: di Paolo Elena , Lo Conte Giustino , Corrente Federica , Festa Gianclaudio
Published: April 2022

Rights and restrictions, education and financial resources at both European and national levels represent the core points of attention in proposing useful considerations on the effects of the pandemic in the health sector. Looking at health as a single and isolated sector makes it difficult to focus on the specific transversal aspects that are extremely relevant in the context we live in. Thus, health has to be considered from a multidimensional perspective, which encompasses different aspects ranging from legal to economic and social issues. The chapter develops an analysis that, through a complementary approach, embraces different sectorial dimensions, considering the supranational scenario and the current measures the Italian government has set in place till now. Within this framework, over the years, safe health has been more and more identified as a direct consequence of a safe agricultural environment. Thus, the whole chapter emphasises the important link to be inevitably taken into consideration for the future: the nexus between agriculture and health.
Evaluation of Engagement and Desirability of Different Teaching Techniques of Energy Concepts
Authors: Ramallo-González Alfonso P. , Ruiperez-Valiente José A.
Published: April 2022

Although energy concepts and climate change are highly present on everyone's life, educational systems are in cases still lacking on their curricula the teaching of what energy is, how it is produced, and what is the relationship between energy use and climate change. It is suggested by the many that a society which is not literate about energy will never be capable of using it more effectively. This chapter presents a research performed with more than 100 participants from different backgrounds and age ranges with three different learning activities to educate on energy with different rationales including digital technologies. The authors measured the beliefs and intentions before and after the activity. They found that overall the values were high and there was no significant gain after the activity. Also, they found that learners experienced similar learning with all activities, but that engagement was significantly higher with the embodied activity.
The Future of Capability Building in Sustainable Development
Authors: Gupta Chabi
Published: April 2022

Charting the future will entail leaders to look beyond the normal, to look for peculiarities and the unthinkable options in order to sustain in the long run. Leaders should seek to promote their employees' digital, cognitive, social, and emotional capabilities, as well as their adaptability and resilience. The working world will change dramatically over the next 10 years, and people in practically every function and industry will need to learn new skills to keep up. These changes have been expedited by the COVID-19 crisis. The authors look at how capability building will—and should—change in the coming years in this discussion about the next normal.
GESTÃO DE PROJETOS ADAPTADA AOS MODELOS DE MELHORIA DE PROCESSOS CMMI-DEV E MPS-BR
Authors: Mello Victor Moreno de , Galdamez Edwin Cardoza
Published: April 2022

A complexidade dos projetos e a busca pela antecipação na previsão das necessidades dos clientes fazem com que as organizações de desenvolvimento de software busquem métodos que promovam a organização e inovação de processos de negócios e operacionais. Os modelos CMMI-DEV e MPS-BR-SW auxiliam neste processo de organização, trazendo boas práticas e conceitos de otimização e controle de processos. Neste contexto, as ferramentas computacionais que auxiliam os gerentes de projetos à monitorar os resultados esperados de forma eficaz são comumente de alto valor de aquisição ou de complexa implantação. O objetivo do trabalho é desenvolver um Sistema de Métricas de Desempenho (ferramenta tecnológica) que dê suporte ao processo de gestão de projetos em empresas de pequeno porte do setor de Software. Proposta desenvolvida com base nos conceitos de desenvolvimento de ideias e produtos Lean Startup, atendendo as necessidades dos usuários e requisitos dos modelos de melhorias de processos CMMI-DEV e MPS-BR.
APRESENTAÇÃO
Authors: Alves André Augusto de Almeida , Andrade Cid Marcos Gonçalves
Published: April 2022

Apresentação ao v. 26, n. 1, 2017, da Revista Tecnológica.
Functionalized Mesoporous MCM-41 for the Adsorption of Various Pharmaceutical Compounds
Authors: Benyoub Nassima , Benhamou Abdellah , Debab Abdelkader
Published: April 2022

This study aims to evaluate the adsorption performance of an amine-functionalized MCM–41 mesoporous silica nanoparticles system (MCM–41–NH2) as an adsorbent for the removal of different pharmaceutical pollutants from aqueous solutions. The modification of MCM-41 was achieved through post-synthesis treatment in the presence du 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES). Surface and structural characteristics of MCM-41 and MCM–41–NH2 were examined using N2 adsorption–desorption analysis, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and point of zero charge analysis. In addition, thermal stability was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis. The kinetics study shows that adsorption on MCM–41–NH2 follows pseudo-second-order rate expression. Isotherm study showed that the experimental data fitted well with the Langmuir equation. Moreover, the maximum adsorption capacities of MCM–41–NH2 were: (129.8, 272.0, 233.2 and 318.6) mg/g for Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, Oxacillin and Trihydrated Amoxicillin respectively). The adsorption is controlled by the surface charges of the adsorbent and the adsorbate. Compared with other adsorbents, MCM–41–NH2 was more effective for the different pharmaceutical removal.
Effectiveness of combining bioacaricides with sprinkler irrigation to control the red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae), in irrigated tomato crops in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Authors: Drabo E. , Waongo A. , Traoré F. , Dabiré-Binso L.C. , Sanon A.
Published: April 2022

Tomato production plays an important role in Burkina Faso by contributing to food security and increasing farmers’ income. However, this crop is susceptible to several pests among which Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard is of economic importance. The present study carried out in the commune of Yako, an important tomato production area in northern Burkina Faso, aims to evaluate the outcome of combining a bioacaricide (Biopiq) from plant origin with sprinkler irrigation in the view of an integrated control of T. evansi in tomato irrigated crops. The experimental design consisted of six treatments in four replications including sprinkler irrigation, gravity irrigation, Acarius (abamectin-based commercial acaricide used as positive control) and Biopiq (plant-based acaricide) sprayings and the combination of each acaricide with both irrigation techniques. Observations made from tomato transplanting to harvest included T. evansi density/ leaf, plant infestation levels, leaf damage index, plant production parameters such as numbers of leaves, flowers and fruits and yield assessment. Results showed that the combination of Acarius and Biopiq with sprinkler irrigation significantly reduced density and damage caused by T. evansi. These treatments also produced similar and significantly higher yields (14,875±1,982 kg/ha; 14,687±924kg/ha respectively) compared to other treatments. These results lead to promising prospects for the control of T. evansi in irrigated tomato crops in West Africa. The strategies for an optimal use of these findings on a large scale through an integrated management approach remain to be defined.
Effect of chickpea genotypes on Liriomyza cicerina oviposition preference and insect performance
Authors: Oubayoucef A. , Boulamtat R. , El-Fakhouri K. , Lhaloui S. , Dakka N. , El-Bouhssini M.
Published: April 2022

Chickpea Leaf miner, Liriomyza cicerina Rond., behavior was investigated regarding the oviposition preference and insect performance. In choice situation, the insect was able to discriminate among the presented cultivars of chickpea and showed an oviposition preference. The resistant and the susceptible plants had the lowest and highest number of eggs per plant, respectively. In the no-choice test, the insect laid fewer eggs on the improved lines and oviposition was significantly correlated to the insect performance in terms of larval survival and adult emergence. In both the choice and no-choice tests, oviposition was also correlated with the leaf surface area. The female incentive to produce eggs was affected by the presented plants as they laid more eggs in the presence of susceptible plants. High attraction for oviposition could be used in attract-and-kill pest management designs.
Population dynamics of the weevil Datonychus melanostictus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on spearmint crop in Chaouia region, Morocco
Authors: El Fakhouri K. , Lhaloui S. , Faouzi B. , Sabraoui A. , Rochd M. , Boulamtat R. , Ramdani C. , El Bouhssini M.
Published: April 2022

The mint rhizome borer, Datonychus melanostictus (Marsham, 1802), is a new pest of spearmint crop in Chaouia region north central of Morocco. The main damage is caused by the larvae, which tunnel inside the rhizomes. In this study, we investigated the population fluctuation of D. melanostictus in spearmint fields during two seasons 2013 and 2014 using two sampling methods. The emergence of weevil begins in late March, followed by an increase of egg laying activity during May. A strong larval activity takes place at rhizomes below ground during late May to early June. Pupation takes place mainly inside the rhizomes. New generation adults reached three peaks between June and early August 2013 and two peaks during June and July in 2014. The highest larval density recorded before flowering resulted in significant reduction of the average fresh yields to 6.6 t/ha. Protection of mint fields against D. melanostictus is a daily challenge, population dynamics can be a tool to predict and to help farmers for applying protection methods in the best way.
Geological Survey of Canada, report on results and delivery, 2020-2021
Authors:   Geological Survey of Canada
Published: April 2022

This report highlights the GSC's contribution to NRCan's core mandated responsibility, Natural Resource Science and Risk Mitigation through Geological Knowledge for Canada's Onshore and Offshore Lands; Geoscience for Sustainable Development; and Geoscience for
Keeping Canada Safe. The mission of the GSC is to provide authoritative and cutting-edge geoscience information. This document presents a high-level corporate overview of the GSC and its science programs and activities.
Management of Meige's syndrome by facial and trigeminal nerve combing followed by transplantation of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
Authors: Zhu Jin , Gao Bei-Yao , Zhang Xin , Sun Cheng-Cheng , Zhao Hua , Chen Ming , Yuan Yan , Zhou Ping , Luo Yan-Li , Xu Dongsheng , Li Shi-Ting
Published: April 2022

Increasing attention has recently been focused on reducing abnormal neuroexcitability in patients with Meige's syndrome using nerve combing surgery. However, nerve injury caused by nerve combing is of critical concern. Animal studies have shown that stem cells can repair cranial nerves; autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells have been proved to be safe and effective in clinical trials. A total of 38 patients with Meige's syndrome were enrolled in this prospective nonrandomized controlled study and divided into a non–stem cell group (n = 30) and a stem cell group (n = 8). Patients in the non-stem cell group underwent facial and trigeminal nerve combing only; patients in the stem cell group underwent adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell implantation after facial and trigeminal nerve combing. A blepharospasm disability index score was used to evaluate effectiveness of the surgery, and a House–Brackmann grade was used to evaluate facial nerve injury. These data were recorded before the operation and at 7 days, 3 months, and 6 months after the operation. The overall improvement percentage of blepharospasm was 93% at 6-month follow-up in the non-stem cell group. A greater number of nerve combing events during the operation led to better outcomes but increased risk of facial paralysis. Patients in the stem cell group had better facial nerve function at the 6-month follow-up (House–Brackmann grade, P = 0.003) and better blepharospasm improvement at 3 and 6 months than those in the non–stem cell group (blepharospasm disability index score, P = 0.003 and P < 0.001, respectively). Cerebrospinal fluid protein analysis showed that levels of several cytokines were significantly increased after adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation, including interleukin-6 (P < 0.01) and interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (P < 0.0001) and the growth factors insulin-like growth factor-1 (P < 0.0001), insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (P < 0.0001), growth/differentiation factor-15 (P < 0.001), and angiopoietin-like 4 (P < 0.001). Facial and trigeminal nerve combing combined with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation is a safe and effective remedy to improve recovery from Meige's syndrome.
Management of multiple sclerosis through Ayurveda
Authors: Gupta Soniya , Kundra Latika , Yadava Rama Kant , Dharmarajan Prasanth
Published: April 2022

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problem between brain and rest of the body. Steroids are the drugs of choice in conventional systems but fail to provide a complete cure. There is no direct reference to the disease in Ayurveda, but based on the clinical picture, treatment can be planned. A 28-year-old male patient diagnosed with MS approached the Panchakarma outpatient department with chief complaints of difficulty in balancing while standing and walking, weakness in bilateral lower limbs, and lower backache. On examination of presentation according to Ayurveda, this manifestation was diagnosed as a type of Vata vyadhi (~diseases caused by a Vata dosha). Considering the case, different Panchakarma (~five bio-purification therapies) procedures including Ruksha churna pinda swedana (~dry fomentation), Takradhara (~therapeutic buttermilk dripping), Kshara basti (~therapeutic enema therapy by alkali substance), Snehapana (~internal administration of medicated lipids), and Virechana (~therapeutic purgation) followed by Kalabasti (~therapeutic enema therapy) and Nasya (~intranasal drug administration) were adopted along with Shamana (~palliative) therapy. After completion of 45-day stay in hospital and one month Shamana treatment on follow-up, considerable improvement was recorded in subjective parameters. Assessments were made using the Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale which was 8 before treatment and decreased to three after follow-up. The Functional Assessment of MS was reduced from 158 to 102. The Visual Analog Scale which was 8 before treatment was decreased to 1 with increased quality of life according to the SF-36 Quality of Life Scale.
Scope of Professionalism Mini-evaluation Exercise Tool in Teaching and Assessing Professionalism among Medical Students
Authors: Shrivastava Saurabh RamBihariLal , Shrivastava Prateek Saurabh
Published: April 2022

Medical professionalism refers to a set of values or behaviors, which eventually establishes the trust that the general population has on healthcare professionals. It will not be wrong to document that conventional assessment tools were not able to assess the complex domains of professionalism. Workplace-based assessment tools have been identified as the solution to assess professionalism among medical students during the routine clinical practice and accordingly multiple such tools have been tried under heterogeneous settings. The Professionalism Mini-Evaluation Exercise tool is an effective method to assess inter-professional skills, doctor-patient relationship, reflective abilities, and time management. In conclusion, medical professionalism plays a defining role in shaping the careers of medical students. It is the need of the hour to employ the professionalism mini-evaluation exercise tool in the field of medical education as both a learning and an assessment tool to inculcate the different aspects of professionalism among students.
Impact of Ciprofloxacin and Coenzyme Q10 on Spermatogenesis in Mice
Authors: Albarzanji Reshna Kamal , Zakar Shatha Saeed , Ali Nidhal Abdulkader Mohammed
Published: April 2022

Background:

Ciprofloxacin is commonly used to treat many bacterial infections. There are controversial reports regarding abnormalities in sperm parameters in laboratory animal and human studies after ciprofloxacin administration. Coenzyme Q10 is a fat-soluble vitamin-like substance that is concentrated in sperm mitochondria, where it acts as an antioxidant and an energy promoter. Various studies found that coenzyme Q10 can improve sperm parameters, whereas other studies showed no significant improvement in sperm parameters. This study aimed at investigating the effect of ciprofloxacin and coenzyme Q10 on spermatogenesis and sperm morphology in male mice.

Materials and Methods:

Twenty eight-week-old male albino mice were randomly divided into four equal groups: control group, group 1 that received ciprofloxacin (102.78 mg/kg), group 2 that was given coenzyme Q10 (20.56 mg/kg), and group 3 that was given both ciprofloxacin and coenzyme Q10. The drugs were given twice daily for 35 days. On day 36, the mice were sacrificed; sperm were harvested, analyzed for sperm morphology, and stained for detection of sperm abnormalities. Testes were taken to evaluate spermatogenesis histopathologically. Data were statistically analyzed, and a P value of ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.

Results:

Sperm morphology showed no significant alteration in the groups treated with ciprofloxacin, coenzyme Q10, and a combination of ciprofloxacin and coenzyme Q10 compared with the control. However, histopathological lesions showed a mild decrease in spermatogenesis that was accompanied by mild vein congestion in the testicular tissue sections of mice treated with ciprofloxacin only.

Conclusion:

Ciprofloxacin had no significant negative impact on sperm morphology; however, it induced mild histopathological alterations in testicular tissue that was ameliorated by the coadministration of coenzyme Q10. This effect should be taken into consideration during ciprofloxacin therapy in males.
Serum Lipids Deregulation in Neonatal Sepsis
Authors: Alsaqee Azhar H.
Published: April 2022

Neonatal sepsis (sepsis neonatorum) refers to bacterial infection of blood, which occurs in neonates within the first 28 days. It can be caused by Escherichia coli, Listeria, and some strains of Streptococcus, mostly Group B Streptococcus. This study was on 40 cases with neonatal sepsis, in which they all adjusted to the Tollner characterization of sepsis in 1988. Furthermore, clearly 40 healthy neonates coordinated in age and sex were picked as a control group. Klebsiella pneumonia was the prevalent refined microbe in this investigation, concluding the predominance of fecal over the of the presence of new safe strains. Lipid profile is upset among cases with neonatal sepsis contrasted with controls.
Efficacy of diode lasers in oral verrucous hyperplasia
Authors: Alwala Aditya Mohan , Arvind U.D. , Kumar Kasireddy Shravan , Kiran Kranthi , Vinay B. Hari , Babu Lakkaraju Ravindra
Published: April 2022

Oral verrucous hyperplasia (OVH) is a potentially malignant lesion that may transform into an oral cancer. Cases without local metastases can be conservatively managed with local excision, laser therapy, photodynamic therapy, chemotherapy, etc. The aim of this article is to present a case series showing treatment outcomes of OVH excised with laser. A total of 5 cases of OVH diagnosed histologically were included. All the 5 cases were excised using a diode laser and the specimen was sent for histopathological examination. Histopathological examination of excisional biopsy specimen with adjacent normal epithelium result has shown to be verrucous hyperplasia excluding the chance of verrucous carcinoma in any of the case. All the 5 cases were followed up for 18 months. All the 5 patients have shown excellent healing and epithelialization by 1 month and have shown full range of healing by the end of 3rd month. There were no complications reported over a follow up period of 18 months. Verrucous hyperplasia is a challenging pathological state for success after excision. A high degree of chance for recurrence and scarring of the tissue compromises treatment outcomes. In our experience use of diode laser for excision has shown satisfactory healing with minimal scarring and there were no cases of recurrence after 18 months follow up.
Diversité des espèces fruitières et contraintes de production des jardins de case des métropoles de la Région de l’Est Cameroun
Authors: Ndjoumoui Charles Amele , Tchideme Mathieu , Dinayen Somnjom Edwin
Published: April 2022

The ever-increasing urbanisation and deforestation in the metropolises of the Eastern region has led to the loss of a great diversity of fruit and even forest species. In view of this difficulty, a study was carried out on diversity of fruit species and production contraints in home gardens in the metropolises of Eastern region of Cameroon. The methodological approach involved snowball sampling through the administration of a semi-structured questionnaire to 189 home gardens in the districts of Mandjou, Bertoua II and Batouri. The results showed a diversity of 15 fruit species corresponding to an abundance of 4126 individuals. The mandarin tree is the most cultivated species (1153 trees). Young trees (<10) are in the majority in Bertoua (55,3%) and Mandjou (60,5%). Seeds are mainly sourced from local markets (73%) and trees maintenance is almost non-existent (86,4%). The most important production contraint is low production (41,6%). This study highlighted the diversity of fruit species and production contraints in home gardens in the East Cameroon region.

Key words : Diversity, fruit species, production contraints, home gardens.
Reimagining Responsible Research Innovations Regarding Professional Teaching Standards for Curriculum Practice
Authors: Tshelane Molaodi David
Published: April 2022

Applying teacher capabilities is widely considered to be a technique for enriching the quality of teaching in all teaching spaces, worldwide. Education reformists have a responsibility to ensure that education accommodates the best interests of all learners. Standards depend largely on teacher capabilities and the context of a country. This paper reflects on responsible research innovation techniques that are crucial for improving teacher capabilities and advancing professional standards that are needed to improve education in South African schools. An architecture theory, which draws heavily on the famous quotation of Adolf Loos, was used as the main lens for the study. Critical participatory action research (CPAR) was used to generate data. CPAR was preferred, since it pilgrimages three principles of responsible research innovations, that is, recognising participants, establishing professional learning communities, and engaging in critical reflection that deliberately embraces capabilities, to address the inequalities that characterise the context of the South African education space. Critical discourse analysis was used to arrive at the following broad findings: (i) A practical learning experience must be created for all teachers; and (ii) Teacher training institutions are central to edifying teacher capabilities. The paper concludes with a recommendation that the preconfigured standards for professional teaching practices should be reconfigured to involve a de-hierarchical list, and to avoid decontextualized performance and false dichotomies.
From War Studies to Peace Building and Social Transformation at the University of Zimbabwe in the Post-COVID-19 Era: New Directions
Authors: Hove Baldwin , Dube Bekithemba
Published: April 2022

This paper uses a positive peace lens to examine the evolution of the War and Strategic Studies (WSS) degree curriculum, to the degree in Conflict, Peace Building, and Social Transformation (CPST) at the University of Zimbabwe in the year 2021, by considering the global pandemic and seeking new directions in the field. The paper addresses two questions: 1) What changes and factors provoked the change in direction, from the WSS curriculum to CPST, and 2) What are the potential benefits of repackaging the war and strategic studies degree programme? The paper argues that the paradigm shift accommodates pandemics like the COVID-19 which configured social, political, and economic patterns of life, and a new direction emerged, that is, a change of focus from negative to positive peace. Among the reasons for curriculum changes, from WSS to CPST, was the desire to give the programme a human face, and to align the degree so that it promotes the positive peace and sustainable development needed to address trajectories associated with emerging nonviolent threats to humanity – such as a global pandemics. Lastly, we see the new direction of the CPST as a counterhegemonic strategy to address confrontational and militaristic approaches to human conflict. COVID-19 has reminded us that confrontational politics are slowly becoming irrelevant for addressing the ambivalence of life, and in the struggle to contain global pandemics, which pose new threats to peace, security and development.
Título en español
Authors: D. G. Hutton  , Abdul H. Wahab  , Joseph Dehaney  , Alejandro Ayala
Published: April 2022

De los nematodes que afectan el ñame (Dioscorea spp.) en Jamaica, el Pratylenchus coffeae es el único que se ha encontrado que afecte el ñame amarillo D. cayenenis, causando una podredumbre seca. Las plantas que se desarrollan de los pedazos de tubérculos afectados leve o severamente por la podredumbre seca que se sumergieron por 40 minutos en una solución de 1,500 ppm de "oxamyl", fueron más vigorosas que las de pedazos severamente afectados que no se desinfectaron. En las parcelas sembradas con pedazos sin desinfectar se desarrolló un mayor número de plantas estériles. En las sembradas con pedazos leve o severamente afectados, pero desinfectados, se obtuvieron los rendimientos más elevados de ñames comerciales. El tratamiento de los pedazos con "oxamyl" o "ethropop" 11, 22 y 33 semanas después de sembrados propició la multiplicación de P. coffeae en el suelo y en las raíces, pero no propició el aumento en rendimiento.
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Authors: Abdul H. Wahab  , Elaine Montague-Gordon  , Joseph Dehaney  , Audrey L. Wright  , Miguel A. Lugo-López
Published: April 2022

Se evaluó el comportamiento de 11 cultivares de habichuelas (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en áreas montañosas de Jamaica en cuanto al rendimiento y los componentes de rendimiento. Las cultivares se evaluaron en dos ciclos de producción consecutivos, esto es, de mayo a agosto y de septiembre a diciembre de 1980. Los rendimientos más altos se obtuvieron en la siembra de primavera y fluctuaron de 1.2 a 3.0 Tm/ha de semillas de excelente calidad. Los rendimientos disminuyeron substancialmente en la segunda siembra y fluctuaron de 0.55 a 1.32 Tm/ha. Las cultivares de semillas negras produjeron más en ambas siembras. Los altos rendimientos de la primera cosecha se atribuyen a las condiciones favorables del tiempo. En la segunda cosecha, la distribución de la lluvia fue errática. También las enfermedades afectaron esta cosecha. Se obtuvieron correlaciones lineales positivas entre el número de vainas por planta y semillas por vaina, rendimientos y altura de la planta. La correlación entre el número de semillas por vaina y el tamaño de la semilla fue negativa. Esto sugiere que las cultivares de semillas pequeñas tienen la tendencia a producir más semillas por vaina y en mayor número de vainas por planta que las de semilla grande.
What Brexit Means for EU and UK Social Policy
Authors: Hantrais Linda
Published: April 2022

With the UK’s decision to leave the EU as one of the greatest challenges in the EU’s history, this book seeks to understand the role played by social policy in the referendum campaign and withdrawal negotiations, and considers what Brexit means for social policy development both in the UK and across the EU.
Public Policy Resources
Authors: Knoepfel Peter
Published: April 2022

Building on Knoepfel’s previous book, Public Policy Analysis, this book offers a conceptually coherent view of ten public policy resources: force, law, personal, money, property rights, information, organisation, consensus, time and political support.
Disrupting Rape Culture
Authors: Fanghanel Alexandra
Published: April 2022

Despite the rise in research and public awareness about rape culture and gendered violence, it remains a serious problem. Using case studies from the US and UK, this book explains how it happens, what it means and how it can be contested.
Pengaruh Budaya Organisasi, Lingkungan Kerja dan Total Reward Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Dengan Variabel Kepuasan Kerja Sebagai Variabel Intervening Pada Sekretariat Pengadilan Pajak
Authors: Suswardana Endro Triwahjudi
Published: April 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis adanya pengaruh antara Budaya Organisasi, Lingkungan Kerja dan Total Reward Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Dengan Variabel Kepuasaan Kerja Sebagai Variabel Intervening Pada Sekretariat Pengadilan Pajak. Objek dari penelitian ini sebanyak 104 orang pegawai Sekretariat Pengadilan Pajak. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah Path Analysis dengan Regresi Linear Berganda. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) Budaya Organisasi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja Pegawai (2) Lingkungan Kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja Pegawai (3) Total Reward berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja Pegawai, (4) Kepuasan Kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja Pegawai, (5) Budaya Organisasi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kepuasan Kerja, (6) Lingkungan Kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kepuasan Kerja (7) Total Reward berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kepuasan Kerja (8) Budaya Organisasi, Lingkungan Kerja, dan Total Reward berpengaruh positif dan signifikan secara bersama sama terhadap Kinerja Pegawai, (9) Budaya Organisasi, Lingkungan Kerja, dan Total Reward berpengaruh positif dan signifikan secara bersama sama terhadap Kepuasaan Kerja dan      (10) Budaya Organisasi, Lingkungan Kerja, Total Reward dan Kepuasan Kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan secara bersama sama terhadap Kinerja Pegawai

Budaya organisasi; lingkungan kerja, total reward; kepuasan kerja; kinerja pegawai