bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Novel Method for Automated Estimation of Effective Parameters of Complex Auditory Brainstem Response: Adaptive Processing Based on the Correntropy Concept
Authors:   Department of Biomedical Engineering, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran., Shojaedini Seyed Vahab , Jafarpisheh Amir Salar ,   Department of Ergonomics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Rouhbakhsh Nematollah ,   Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Vahedi Mohsen ,   Department of Biostatistics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Amirian Negar ,   Department of Electrical, Biomedical and Mechatronics Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
Published: July 2022

Objectives: Automated Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) peak detection is a novel technique to facilitate the measurement of neural synchrony along the auditory pathway through the brainstem. Analyzing the location of the peaks in these signals and the time interval between them may be utilized either for analyzing the hearing process or detecting peripheral and central lesions in the human hearing system. Methods: In this paper, model-based signal processing is proposed to estimate the effective parameters of ABR signals. In this process, the biological parameters of the signal are assessed by utilizing a Finite Impulse Response (FIR) adaptive filter in which its adaptation procedure is performed based on the correntropy concept. The proposed method is applied on a set of ABR signals recorded in response to three stimuli of /da/, /ba/, and /ga/, and then its performances are compared with an existing state-of-the-art technique. Results: The results show that the proposed method can significantly increase the accuracy of estimating the parameters in stable stimulations (/da/, /ba/) for major positive and negative peaks. This improvement is more significant (up to 2-3 times) for /ba/ stimulus and especially in major positive peaks. However, in other peaks, the improvements also occurred in smaller amounts. However, for unstable stimuli (/ga/), no significant improvement was achieved. Discussion: Increasing the accuracy performance of the proposed method for detecting the stable stimuli (while its performance remains unchanged) for detecting unstable stimuli indicates its effectiveness in automated clinical analysis of ABR signals.
Features of pathogenesis in sacbrood virus at honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
Authors: Fedak V. V.
Published: July 2022

Bees and their larvae are prone to various viral diseases, which lead to disruption of the vital activity of the bee colony and sometimes to its death. It is hazardous for the bee colony when a sac-like brood damages it. Sick families differ sharply from healthy ones in terms of their condition and productivity; they develop slowly in the spring and grow few offspring. Adult bees of sick families do not live long; they are not very active, weakly protect nests, fly sluggishly, and are unfriendly to collect honey. Therefore, the work aimed to identify physiological changes in the intestines of sexually mature ewes affected by cystic brood. The experimental part of the work was carried out in the conditions of the Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv. The research was conducted during 2018–2020 at a farm in the Stryi district of the Lviv region. The farm's apiary consisted of 230 bee families. The subjects of the study were fertile uteri aged two years. Signs of virus damage were detected on the farm in 2018 and 2019. The diagnosis was confirmed based on epizootological data, clinical signs, and laboratory studies. By conducting histological studies, data on the pathogenesis of honey bees affected by the virus were supplemented. The data on physiological and morphological changes in the middle intestine of pregnant mothers are given. Histological studies were carried out in different parts of the mid intestine. Changes in the function of the peritrophic membrane were found in sick uteri compared to clinically healthy ones. An increase in the length of the midgut fold in the front part of the intestine by 23% was revealed (Р ˂ 0.001). Under the influence of the pathogenicity of the virus, there is an intensive proliferation of enterocytes in the middle part of the intestine. In the case of damage by a sac-like brood, the work of the membrane-associated with the motor, secretory and other functions of the midgut is disturbed. This, in turn, leads to dystrophic and inflammatory changes in the surface epithelium and also inhibits the regeneration process. Damage to the structural components of the mucous membrane is indicated by the absence of a hypertrophic membrane in the caudal direction of the midgut of sick mothers, where necrotic damage to the mucous membrane up to the basement membrane is revealed.
The state of the horse breeding industry and the evaluation of horses at the state enterprise dibrivka stud farm 62
Authors: Ohorodnichuk H.
Published: July 2022

Preservation of genetic resources of the horse breeding industry at the State Enterprise Dibrivka Stud Farm is currently relevant, as there is a reduction in the number of valuable breeds of horses and the destruction of their gene pool in Ukraine. The purpose of the work was to research the state of the horse breeding industry and to conduct a quality assessment of horses at State Enterprise Dibrivka Stud Farm 62, Dibrivka village, Myrhorod district, Poltava region, in order to establish effective operation of the enterprise. State Enterprise Dibrivka Stud Farm 62 breeds the Orlov Trotter, Russian Trotter and Novoolexandrian Draught breeds. It was observed that stallions and mares (their height at the withers, length of the body, chest circumference, cannon bone circumference) of the Orlov Trotter breed, Russian Trotter breed and Novoolexandrian Draught breed correspond to the elite class and mostly predominates it in breeding value and economic purpose of stallions and breeding mares at the horse farm. At State Enterprise Dibrivka Stud Farm 62 the population of stallions and mares received a high rating by the main points (origin, type, exterior, and measurements); it was 5.5–9. It indicates a high genetic potential of the herd and a purposeful breeding work with it. It is necessary to improve the feeding of horses (increase the supply of good quality hay, concentrated feed, diversify the diet of breeding stallions, improve the condition of pastures) in order to use the genetic potential of animals effectively.
Modern trend – health products with microalgae
Authors: Peshuk L. , Simonova I. , Shtyk I.
Published: July 2022

The article presents the results of research on minced nutria, rabbit, chicken meat with the addition of chlorella microalgae and lentil flour to enrich the product with essential substances and expand the range of health products. The use of microalgae in food is quite effective because they are an alternative source of micro- and macronutrients that are essential for human health. The research of the influence of vegetable raw materials on the quality indicators of meat loaves with the use of dietary meat was conducted. It is proposed to use chlorella additive “Vegan Prod” (powder), in the amount of 3 % of minced meat weight as part of the recipe of meat loaves. According to the results of organoleptic evaluation, the addition of 3 and 2 % lentil flour to the minced microalgae of chlorella “Vegan Prod” per 100 kg of raw materials creates the preconditions for improving the functional and technological properties of finished products. According to the results of studies of meat breads before and after baking the mineral composition of trace elements K, Mg, P, their content was doubled after heat treatment, which is explained by the addition of “Vegan Prod” chlorella and lentil flour to the recipe, increasing them as a result of decreasing moisture content in the finished product. However the use of chlorella “Vegan Prod”, although it affects the color change of the product, but does not worsen the overall score on organoleptic parameters. The use of dietary meat of nutria, rabbit and poultry in the recipe of meat loaves affects the stabilization of the structure, organoleptic properties and increases the yield of the finished product.
Comparative characteristics of the sensitivity of the bird to aspergillosis pathogens
Authors: Karasenko A. Y. , Peredera S. B.
Published: July 2022

It has been established that the most common mycoses among poultry are aspergillosis and mucormycosis, which are observed in sporadic cases under conditions of violation of egg incubation technologies, zoohygienic conditions for poultry keeping, and feed storage. Aspergillosis (pneumomycosis, brood pneumonia, mycosis) is an infectious disease that most often affects the respiratory system and, less often, the serous membranes of other organs, namely the liver, intestines, spleen, kidneys, central nervous system, and air cavities of the tubular bones. Aspergillosis affects all species of poultry and wild birds. The disease is more common in young animals in the first days of life. In the studied poultry farms, aspergillosis has a different intensity. The disease can kill 30 to 50 % of all young animals and, in some cases, only a few. This is due to the infection of the fungus in the environment, its pathogenicity, the bird's age, and its resistance. The material for the research was carcasses and aspergillosis-sick birds from Poltava HPE LLC, Poltava Poultry Factory JSC, Poltava Incubator Agricultural Complex, and Poltava district private farms. Statistical indicators from the surveyed farms and micro-sections. It has been established that the causative agent of aspergillosis in chickens and young guinea fowl is mainly the fungus Aspergillus fiimigatus, less often Aspergillus flavus. Sources of infection in the surveyed farms are infected hatching eggs infected with fungal spores and moldy litter. Determining factors contributing to the infection are unsatisfactory conditions for keeping young birds: high humidity and faulty ventilation system. Chickens are more sensitive to aspergillosis than young guinea fowl because, for chickens, the number of detected pathologies in various organs and systems is much higher. The disease in chickens is superacute, acute, and chronic; in young guinea fowl, it is in a mild form (without chronic forms). Clinical signs of avian aspergillosis are not typical, which complicates the lifelong diagnosis of the disease. The results show that raising guinea fowl is a more profitable business because the rate of loss of young is much lower than that of chickens and the rate of sexual maturity for guinea fowl is also higher. Aspergillosis in one-three-day-old chickens is characterized by serous tracheitis, bronchitis, aerosacculitis, and serous fungal pneumonia. Histological examination of the lungs showed swelling of endothelial and alveolar cells, the presence of fungal spores in blood vessels, necrosis, and desquamation of the respiratory epithelium.
Challenges of Social Media Platforms for Teleconsultation Usage in Breast Cancer Management During COVID-19 Outbreak In Limited Resources Countries
Authors: Khanmohammadi Shaghayegh , Raei Nahid , Saadat Soheil , Patocskai Erica
Published: July 2022

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Effect of OMT on Hospital Length of Stay in Elderly Patients with Pneumonia: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Kilbert Brienne , Kehr Abbey , David Lim Sheng-Yi , Kalathia Jordan , Khaliq Raza , Hostoffer Robert
Published: July 2022

Introduction:

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be fatal. In elderly the average length of stay for patients over 65 is reported as 5.6 days. Multiple efforts have been made to decrease the length of stay of hospitalized patients to reduce the economic burden as well as improve the overall quality of life for patients. Through a meta-analysis, an analysis of whether OMT can improve outcomes in elderly patients by shortening length of hospital stay.

Methods:

A systematic review was conducted to identify studies which examined the effect of OMT on length of hospital stay in patients with pneumonia, aged 50 years and older, as compared to only receiving conventional care. A meta-analysis, an analysis of the results from the literature search was conducted.

Results:

OMT had a statistically significant decrease in hospital length of stay compared to those undergoing conventional treatment alone (P = 0.000995). A statistically significant overall mean difference effect size was −0.301 (Z score = 3.29, p = 0.001). Cochran’s Q test for heterogeneity supported homogeneity between the studies (p=0.428) as did the I2 of 0%.

Conclusion:

Meta-analysis favored the use of OMT in elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia to significantly decreased the hospital length of stay compared to those undergoing standardized treatment. Based on these results, OMT should be utilized more in the hospital setting to reduce the length of stay in the hospital and reduced economic burden of days admitted in the hospital.
OMM in Space: Considerations for osteopathic manipulative medicine in space applications
Authors: Knapp Matthew , Esper Stephany
Published: July 2022

Introduction:

Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) is the therapeutic approach to medicine involving hands-on treatment to alleviate the structural or functional dysfunctions which may be present in the human body at any given time, especially after physically taxing activities. OMM has proven successful in the treatment of these dysfunctions on patients for over a century on earth. Little is known about how OMM could be applied in a zero-gravity environment such as space. This paper will explore how OMM may be implemented into the care of astronauts both on the ground and during long duration spaceflight.

Methods and Results:

A PubMed search for “Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine” and “Space Flight” yielded zero results.

Conclusion:

Somatic dysfunctions from microgravity environments are known to occur. We postulate that there are special treatment considerations for addressing somatic dysfunctions developed in microgravity environments that are different from those developed on earth. More research is needed to determine which techniques are the most effective and safest for space travel. The research will need to also determine any changes in techniques along with the timing of them, to make them most suitable for use in space medicine.
ЕФЕКТИВНІСТЬ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ БІОЛОГІЧНИХ ТА РІСТРЕГУЛЮЮЧИХ ПРЕПАРАТІВ ДЛЯ ВИРОЩУВАННЯ СІЛЬСЬКОГОСПОДАРСЬКИХ КУЛЬТУР У ЗОНІ ПІВДЕННОГО СТЕПУ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: Алмашова В. С. , Скок С. В.
Published: July 2022

Екстенсивна система землеробства із застосуванням мінеральних добрив та пестицидів призвела до порушення екологічної рівноваги в агроекосистемах, деградації ґрунтів, негативних наслідків в біосфері та проблеми безпечного харчування людини. Встановлено, що перспективним напрямом господарювання, який забезпечує високий потенціал сільськогосподарського виробництва з мінімальним впливом на агроекосистеми є застосування біологічних препаратів та регуляторів росту в рослинництві. Метою дослідження – визначення ефективності застосування біопрепаратів та регуляторів росту для вирощування сільськогосподарських культур в зоні південного Степу України. Дослідження здійснено на основі польових, аналітичних, економіко-статистичних, порівняльних, абстрактно-логічних методів. Дослідження продуктивності сільськогосподарської продукції у посушливих умовах південного Степу України здійснено на основі використання регуляторів росту Грейнактив–С та Нано–Гро. Найбільший приріст врожаю зерна пшениці озимої спостерігався при 3-х кратному обробітку посівів Грейнактивом–С у фазу кущіння, прапорцевого листка, наливу зерна (3,2 ц/га, 18 %). При цьому найбільший ефект спостерігався при обробітку посівів у фазу кущіння, де приріст врожаю становив 2,9 ц/га, +16 % до контролю. Обробіток посівів у фазу прапорцевого листка сприяв збільшенню врожаю на 0,7 ц/га (4 %), а в фазу наливу зерна – 0,8 ц/га (4,5 %). Передпосівний обробіток Нано-Гро насіння гібриду соняшнику та обробіток посівів в фазу вегетації (до цвітіння) сприяв однаковому прирісту – по 0,9 ц/га насіння (+12 % до контролю). Приріст врожаю при обробці соняшнику після цвітіння складав лише 0,32 ц/га (4 %). Найбільший приріст врожаю соняшника спостерігався при 3-х кратному обробітку по вказаних фазах його розвитку 1,6 ц/га (+22 % до контролю). Позитивна дія препарату спостерігалася на початкових етапах розвитку технічної культури за рахунок збільшення кореневої системи та збільшення абсорбції поживних речовин із ґрунту. Встановлено, що препарат Грейнактив-С є екологічно безпечний для навколишнього середовища, швидко розкладається у ґрунті, не створює ефекту звикання, знижує ризик ураження хворобами рослин та збільшує продуктивність сільськогосподарських культур. Передпосівна обробка стимулятором росту Нано-Гро сприяє активізації імунної дії рослин, підвищує їх стійкість до несприятливих погодних умов, захищає від шкідників, сприяє зменшенню пестицидного навантаження на ґрунти.
Potential of Telehealth to Mitigate Transport Barriers: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Vinella-Brusher Emma , Cochran Abigail L. , Iacobucci Evan , Wang Jueyu , Wolfe Mary , Oluyede Lindsay , Prunkl Lauren , McDonald Noreen C.
Published: July 2022

This study examines telehealth use during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with high health care-related transportation burdens. Survey results of high-frequency health care users with public insurance were analyzed to investigate differences in telehealth use, care access, and perceived care quality between groups. Open text responses demonstrated whether and how telehealth can address transportation barriers and promote care access. While many respondents tried and preferred telehealth, it could not meet all medical needs. The continued availability of telehealth, coupled with improved transport planning to support in-person care needs, will expand access to care for high-frequency users.
Promoting Graduation Outcomes for Racially Minoritized Law School Students
Authors: Bowman Nicholas , Stroup Nicholas , Fenton-Miller Solomon
Published: July 2022

Despite decades of efforts to diversify the legal profession, White lawyers in the U.S. remain substantially overrepresented. As a necessary step for fostering equity in the workplace, law schools must work to reduce or eliminate the current racial disparities in their persistence and graduation rates. Therefore, this study explored the link between various institutional factors and graduation outcomes among students from several racially minoritized identities using school-level data from 2011-2019. The results indicate that the ingroup racial representation within the state (in which the law school is primarily housed) was positively related to graduation outcomes among Asian, Black, Latinx, underrepresented racial minority, and all law Students of Color; the percentage of Faculty of Color was also significantly related to graduation when examining most of these racial identities. Within subgroup analyses among lower- versus higher-ranking law schools, finances (e.g., financial aid provided, total tuition and fees, and estimated cost of living) were more consistently associated with graduation outcomes at law schools outside of the top 100, whereas racial representation (among faculty, other students, and within the state) and rankings were more often related to graduation among Students of Color within the top 100 law schools.
Holistic Admissions in Higher Education
Authors: Liu Lydia
Published: July 2022

As U.S. higher education institutions adapt their admissions policies to advance diversity and inclusion, holistic admissions has taken a center stage in many institutions’ admissions practices. This article provides an overview of the definition of holistic admissions, the differences between holistic admissions and other types of admissions, challenges and promises in implementing holistic review, particularly around the test-optional component, evidence of desired outcomes of holistic admissions, and future research needs.
ДЕЯКІ АСПЕКТИ ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ СИСТЕМНОГО АНАЛІЗУ У ПРОЦЕСІ ВИВЧЕННЯ ГОЛОВНИХ КВАНТОВИХ ЧИСЕЛ ЛІНІЙ СЕРІЇ БАЛЬМЕРА: КОМПЕТЕНТНІСНІ НАВИЧКИ З ФІЗИКИ В КУРСАНТІВ-СУДНОВОДІЇВ
Authors: Tiron-Vorobiova N.B. , Ivanov O.D.
Published: July 2022

Вступ. Обґрунтовано актуальність теми дослідження щодо спектрів випромінювання/поглинання атомів, що не взаємодіють. Будова атома визначається інтенсивністю та частотами спектральних ліній, це відокремлена особливість – обґрунтування використання спектрального аналізу як методу ідентифікації відповідних природних речовин за їхньою хімічною будовою, внутрішнім складом, окремими фізичними характеристиками. Теоретичний опис станів атомів і молекул ґрунтується на застосуванні законів квантової механіки. Метою статті є вивчення головних квантових чисел лінії серії Бальмера із застосуванням відповідної послідовності конкретних дій, розроблених і втілених здобувачами вищої освіти морського спрямування, з установленням структурних зв’язків між змінними та елементами досліджуваної системи на базі системного аналізу, а також підвищення компетентних якостей здобувачів вищої освіти з опрацювання експериментальної частини дослідження в межах освітньої компоненти «Фізика». Результати. Дослідження ґрунтується на певній послідовності дій, розроблених здобувачами вищої освіти, задля накопичення знань, умінь і навичок з освітньої компоненти «Фізика» (розділ «Квантова механіка»). У роботі використано монохроматор-спектроскоп УМ 2 (прилад 2-го покоління). Як наочний приклад показана послідовність дій на основі системного аналізу з отриманням відповідного результату – визначенням за відліком за мікрометричним обладнанням довжин хвиль (відповідного спектру), градуювання монохроматору з подальшим винаходженням значення головних квантових чисел ліній серії Бальмера. Побудовано фрагмент енергетичного спектра атома водню (із застосуванням як досліджуваної речовини водню у спектральній лампі). Висновки. Здобувачами вищої освіти отримано відповідні навички, зокрема з розв’язування складних спеціалізованих завдань і практичних проблем у сфері квантової фізики відповідної компоненти. Сформовано здатність обґрунтовувати власну позицію, відробляти відповідні покрокові інструкції в межах застосування системного аналізу, застосовувати відповідні теорії, концепції у сфері морської інженерії.
МОДЕЛЬ ТЕХНОЛОГІЧНОЇ СИСТЕМИ ПЕРЕВЕЗЕННЯ ЗБІЖЖЯ ЗБИРАЛЬНО-ТРАНСПОРТНОГО КОМПЛЕКСУ АГРОХОЛДИНГУ
Authors: Voronkov O.A. , Rogovskii I.L.
Published: July 2022

Вступ. У багатьох роботах отримано дані, що ефективність зернового виробництва та прискорений його розвиток мають забезпечуватися прогресивною системою побудови виробничих процесів, що складається з трьох взаємопов’язаних параметрів: техніки, технології та організації. Мета. Стаття розширює аналітичні положення опису технологічної системи перевезення збіжжя збирально-транспортного комплексу в умовах агрохолдингів. Результати. Встановлено, що у складі збирально-транспортного комплексу агрохолдингу зернового спрямування автомобільний транспорт має свій транспортний процес. Перелік вантажів, якими є збіжжя зернової групи сільськогосподарських культур, Х(x1, x2, …, xn) зі своїми технологічними властивостями U(u1, u2, …, un) представлені як операнд, причому у процесі транспортування їхні властивості не змінюються, змінюється лише їх просторове розташування. Технологія транспортного процесу перевезення збіжжя складається з безлічі перевізних циклів Ц(ц1, ц2, ..., цn), кожен із яких є функцією його параметрів. Уся технологічна система перевезень збіжжя збирально-транспортного комплексу може бути представлена математичною моделлю. Ця модель враховує технологічні параметри складних технічних систем: сумісність транспортних машин із сільськогосподарськими машинами, адаптивність складних технічних систем до умов навколишнього середовища й технологічних властивостей операнда, параметри транспортно-технологічних циклів. У реальних перевізних процесах операнда протягом доби виконується декілька транспортних циклів, кожен із яких має свої параметри. Висновки. У статті показано, що технологію перевезення збіжжя агрохолдингів необхідно розглядати методом об’ємного моделювання, за якого за основу розрахунків береться неподільний елементарний цикл, і встановлено всі втрати транспортного процесу перевезення зернових сільськогосподарських культур у період жнив.
Trends of Influenza’s Symptoms Drug Search Terms in Indonesian-Language using Google Trends in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Syifa' Nailis , Purborini Nurul
Published: July 2022

Covid-19 has spread globally and causes severe acute respiratory syndrome. The symptoms of covid-19 have similarities with influenza, such as cough, fever, runny nose, and sore throat. Therefore, the internet sources tend to have an increasing search related to influenza symptoms drugs. This study aims to assess the search trend of influenza symptoms drugs using google trend analysis in Indonesia. We explore google trend analysis using search terms in the Indonesian language related to influenza symptoms drugs from December 6th, 2020 to November 30th, 2021. The positive confirmed cases were obtained from the Indonesian government website https://covid19.go.id/. Our results demonstrated the increasing search terms related to influenza drug symptoms during July and August. The highest term search was “obat batuk”. The positive covid-19 confirmed cases in Indonesia increased during July and August. During the peak of the covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia in July-August 2021, there was an increase in google trends searching related to influenza’s drug symptoms.
Effect of Drug Information Service on Clinical Outcome of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Padang, Indonesia
Authors: Lailaturrahmi Lailaturrahmi , Araswati Fuji , Armenia Armenia , Yosmar Rahmi
Published: July 2022

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been a health burden worldwide, including Indonesia. However, T2DM therapy needs a long and complex process, which patients often do not favor, thus making them does not take medications as instructed and negatively affecting clinical outcomes. This study aimed to understand the effect of Drug Information Service provision on the clinical outcome of T2DM patients. This quasi-experimental study was conducted using one group pre-post-test design. As the clinical outcome, the fasting blood glucose levels were measured before and after the intervention. A drug information service was provided through direct explanation to the patients. Sociodemographic data were analyzed descriptively. The difference in fasting blood glucose before and after the intervention was assessed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Forty patients participated in this study. Most participants are female (N=34; 85%) and receive two-drugs combination therapy of metformin and sulfonylureas (N=32; 77.5%). Although there is a decrease in mean fasting blood glucose level after intervention (174.92±59.561 vs. 184.20±49.768), there is no significant difference between fasting blood glucose levels pre-intervention and post-intervention (p>0.05). It is concluded that despite the noticeable decline of blood glucose level after drug information service, its effect on blood glucose control is not significant.
Optimization of Quercetin Gel Formulation using Factorial Design Method and Antibacterial Test against Propionibacterium acnes
Authors: Chandra M. Andi , Kuncahyo Ilham , Indrayati Ana
Published: July 2022

Quercetin is a flavonoid from a group of polyphenolic flavonoid compounds. Quercetin can be used as an alternative to acne treatment, predominantly triggered by Propionibacterium acnes. This study aimed to determine the effect and proportion of carbopol 940, propylene glycol, and glycerin on the physical quality of quercetin gel, the ability of the optimum formula in an antibacterial test, and its diffusion using Franz diffusion. This study uses the factorial design method for formula optimization. Optimization was carried out with the parameters of the physical quality of the gel tested, including viscosity, dispersibility, antibacterial, and Franz diffusion. The combination of carbopol 940, glycerin, and propylene glycol affected the physical quality test of quercetin gel, carbopol and glycerin significantly affected viscosity. In contrast, glycerin and propylene glycol significantly affected Franz's dispersion, antibacterial, and diffusion properties. The optimum proportion of the combination of carbopol 940, glycerin, and propylene glycol in the manufacture of quercetin gel using the factorial design method obtained a concentration of carbopol 940 of 0.5%, glycerin of 15%, and propylene glycol of 10%. The optimum formula ability in the antibacterial test was 22.20 mm, and the cumulative percent of quercetin penetrated was 97.91%.
Campylobacter Species, Microbiological Source Tracking and Risk Assessment of Bacterial pathogens
Authors: Gulumbe Bashar Haruna , Bazata Abbas Yusuf , Bagwai Musbahu Abdullahi
Published: July 2022

Campylobacter species continue to remain critical pathogens of public health interest. They are responsible for approximately 500 million cases of gastroenteritis per year worldwide. Infection occurs through the consumption of contaminated food and water. Microbial risk assessment and source tracking are crucial epidemiological strategies to monitor the outbreak of campylobacteriosis effectively. Various methods have been proposed for microbial source tracking and risk assessment, most of which rely on conventional microbiological techniques such as detecting fecal indicator organisms and other novel microbial source tracking methods, including library-dependent microbial source tracking and library-independent source tracking approaches. However, both the traditional and novel methods have their setbacks. For example, while the conventional techniques are associated with a poor correlation between indicator organism and pathogen presence, on the other hand, it is impractical to interpret qPCR-generated markers to establish the exact human health risks even though it can give information regarding the potential source and relative human risk. Therefore, this article provides up-to-date information on campylobacteriosis, various approaches for source attribution, and risk assessment of bacterial pathogens, including next-generation sequencing approaches such as shotgun metagenomics, which effectively answer the questions of potential pathogens are there and in what quantities.
Accounting Expertise as a Tool for Verification of Accounting Data in Legal Proceedings
Authors:   Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Kyiv, Ukraine, Stelmah Nataliia
Published: July 2022

Practice shows that in the interaction process, individual participants in economic relations may deliberately not comply with legal norms, thus violating the rights of other entities. This leads to disputes, for the resolution of which the parties go to court and law enforcement agencies. In this regard, law enforcement agencies need an effective tool for verifying accounting data to detect and prevent crimes in the economic and legal sphere. The article's purpose is to substantiate the practicality of using accounting expertise to verify accounting data in legal proceedings. It has been established that the modern practice of forensic accounting expertise is a synthesis of legal and forensic concepts and in practice – methods and techniques. Since all business transactions are reflected in accounting, accounting data is the object of the study of offences of an economic nature. Accounting data are studied to identify traces of economic offences. Thus, law enforcement agencies must have knowledge of economics, accounting, economic control, which are specific to them. An examination carried out during the investigation of a civil or criminal case, when the determination of their circumstances requires special knowledge, acquires procedural features and means, in fact, an investigative action. The main task of accounting expertise is to verify the accounting data provided for research and to establish inconsistencies and contradictions in them, which in practice is proof of the disclosure of economic offences. When considering offences in the economic direction, such an accounting function as the legal protection of business entities is used.
Audit Methods for Financial Assets Information Disclosure
Authors:   “Institute of Agrarian Economics” National Scientific Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sherstiuk Oleksandr
Published: July 2022

The volume of financial assets, their structure and dynamics directly impact the enterprise's ability to ensure the implementation of operating, financial and investment goals. In this regard, an essential task for managers is to ensure proper disclosure in the financial statements of data on financial instruments involved in the enterprise's activities. At the same time, stakeholders must receive the confidence that information in financial instruments reporting has sufficient confidence to be used in making, justifying, implementing and assessing the consequences of relevant economic decisions. The article aims to improve the method for auditing the adequacy of disclosure of data on financial instruments in financial reporting forms. It was established that the basis of the audit of disclosure of information about financial assets is the application of statements of management personnel, which include existence, rights and obligations, completeness, accuracy, measurement and distribution, classification and presentation. Verification of these assertions is carried out using audit procedures such as inspection of records and assets, observation, external confirmation, recalculation, re-execution, analytical procedures and inquiry. The auditor determines these procedures based on the materiality of information regarding financial assets, the costs of the procedures and their results. The results of applying the procedures help users of financial statements to obtain the necessary level of confidence in the information based on which economic decisions are made. The study results are the theoretical basis for substantiating approaches to improving the audit methodology and its praxeological component.
The Effect of Company Size, Return on Assets and Leverage on the Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility by the Companies that Present Sustainability Reporting on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
Authors:   Tridinanti University, Palembang, Indonesia, Mikial Masayu , Fitriana Nina ,   Tridinanti University, Palembang, Indonesia, Zuliyana Meti ,   Tridinanti University, Palembang, Indonesia, Effendi Rizal ,   Tridinanti University, Palembang, Indonesia, Rani Sasiska ,   Tridinanti University, Palembang, Indonesia
Published: July 2022

The organization's positive and negative impacts on the environment, society and economy are disclosed in the sustainability report. In Indonesia, a sustainable report is not a company obligation, so not many companies have published it. To meet the demands of stakeholders, companies usually express the corporate social responsibility in Sustainability Reporting. There are many factors that influence the disclosure of social responsibility, including company size, profitability and leverage. The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the effect of Company Size, Return on Assets and Leverage on The Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility in the company that presents Sustainability Reporting on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study uses secondary data obtained from annual reports and sustainability reports. The sample used is 80 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2018. This study analyzes the data using Partial Least Square. The results of this study indicate that Company size has no effect on corporate social responsibility disclosure. There is an effect of company profitability on corporate social responsibility disclosure. The direction of influence is positive which means if profitability increases it will be followed by an increase in corporate social responsibility disclosure. Leverage has no effect on corporate social responsibility disclosure. The findings in this study relate to Indonesian companies that publish sustainability reports and disclose social responsibility according to the GRI G4 standard.
LANGEN SEKAR PAMUJI ALIRAN BARU DALAM MUSIK RELIGI GEREJA KRISTEN JAWA DI SURAKARTA
Authors: Sembodo Midhang Langgeng , Sunarto Bambang
Published: July 2022

AbstraksiPenelitian yang disusun dalam karya tulis ilmiah ini mencoba menggali dan menemukan sebuah kepingan kecil mengenai ragam musik religi. Suatu aliran musik ‘baru’ yang disebut Langen Sekar Pamuji dideklarasikan pada tahun 1955 bertepatan dengan perayaan ulang tahun Gereja Kristen Jawa Margoyudan yang ke-25 di Surakarta. Dekade 2000 ini, Langen Sekar Pamuji tetap bertahan bahkan mengalami perkembangan. Namun hingga kini, belum ada yang mencoba meneliti tentang seluk beluk Langen Sekar Pamuji. Ciri musikal dijadikan poin utama dalam pembahasan, agar terlihat sejauh mana batasan dan bentuk yang khas melalui kajian atas sejumlah karya yang dihasilkan Langen Sekar Pamuji. Selain itu, dibahas pula peran para Penyusun lagu atau gending serta respon civitas gereja yang menjadi faktor penentu atas perkembangan dari Langen Sekar Pamuji selanjutnya.Untuk membedah permasalahan yang diajukan, dipilih jenis penelitian kualitatif deskriptif yang ditinjau dari perspektif emik dengan metode pengumpulan data, validitas, dan analisis data. Ada pun landasan konseptual yang digunakan yaitu Garap dari  Supanggah yang menekankan pada ide, proses, tujuan, dan hasil garap. Selain itu, konsep kreativitas dari Sukerta yang mengatakan bahwa untuk penyusunan karya musik dibutuhkan perangkat, meliputi: keberanian, mencari yang baru dan tidak sekedar aneh.Hasil dari pencarian informasi mengenai ciri musikal dan perkembangan Langen Sekar Pamuji adalah pertama, kehadiran LSP di GKJ dapat diduga sebagai kelanjutan lambang perlawanan terhadap sistem liturgi di GKJ yang diatur sejak zaman Penjajahan Belanda. Kedua, LSP termasuk Aliran Baru dalam Musik Religi  Kristiani di Surakarta. Ketiga,  Ciri LSP adalah dihilangkannya garap abon-abon dan wangsalan di dalam sajiannya. Penghilangan ini dilakukan, karena menyangkut tentang hakikat suatu kotbah yaitu menyampaikan firman Tuhan yang dianggap suci dan serius. Keempat, Perkembangan LSP sangat ditentukan oleh perhatian civitas jemaat GKJ se-Klasis Surakarta dan Sinode Jawa Tengah. Peran lembaga Perguruan Tinggi Agama Kristen seperti Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) Yogyakarta juga dinantikan kelanjutannya.Kata Kunci: Langen Sekar Pamuji, Ciri Musikal, Aliran Musik Gereja.
Çeltikte Farklı Sulama Yöntemlerinin Klorofil İçeriğine Etkisi
Authors: BOZKURT ÇOLAK Yeşim , GÖNEN Engin , ÖZFİDANER Mete , BAYDAR Alper
Published: July 2022

Bu araştırma çeltik yetiştiriciliğinde farklı sulama sistem ve düzeylerinin klorofil içeriğine etkisinin belirlenmesi amacıyla 2019-2020 yıllarında Alata Bahçe Kültürleri Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü Tarsus Toprak ve Su Kaynakları Lokasyonu’nda yürütülmüştür. Deneme iki sulama yöntemi ana parselleri (yüzeyaltı (YA) ve yüzeyüstü (YÜ)), alt parselleri üç sulama düzeyi bitki pan katsayısı değerlerine göre (I1: Class A-pan (Ep) x 1.00; I2: Ep x 1.25 and I3: Ep x 1.50) ve kontrol parseli tava sulama (TS) yöntemi olarak oluşturulmuştur. Araştırmada sulama yöntemi ve katsayılarının verim üzerine etkisi istatistiksel olarak önemli bulunmuştur (P
Síndrome de burnout en profesionales sanitarios en el área de oncología: revisión sistemática de las prevalencias y factores de riesgo
Authors: Uchuari Cajilima Leonardo Santiago , Salas Contreras Francy Hollminn , Ortega Campoverde Libia
Published: July 2022

Maslach y Jackson (1981, 1982) definen el Burnout como una manifestación laboral del estrés laboral, y lo definen como un síndrome tridimensional caracterizado por agotamiento emocional (EE), despersonalización (DP) y dificultad para el logro/realización personal (PA) A partir de ello se desarrolló el cuestionario MBI (Maslach Burnout Inventory) para evaluar el Síndrome de Burnout en el personal sanitario. El objetivo principal fue identificar en la literatura científica sobre el síndrome de burnout en los profesionales de salud que laboran en el área de oncología mediante el Inventario Burnout de Maslach. La investigación se realizó a través de la revisión sistemática basada en el PRISMA. Se realizó la búsqueda de artículos científicos actualizados desde hace 5 años atrás usando palabras claves en las bases de datos como: Pubmed, Scopus y Web of Science. Hubo una prevalencia considerable del Síndrome de Burnout en los estudios encontrados y factores de riesgo específicos de los servicios de oncología. Se necesita poner más énfasis en estos aspectos y despertar la preocupación de quienes están al frente de estos servicios de salud, buscar soluciones enfocadas en mecanismos para tratar este síndrome.
Outcome of Type 1 Tympanoplasty in Paediatric Patients
Authors: Rahaman Md Lutfor , Akhtar Nasima , Biswas Ashim Kumar , Sakender Md Sha , Rahman Murshedur , Parvez SM Rasel
Published: July 2022

Background: Type 1 Tympanoplasty is a widely performed procedure for inactive mucosal COM. Considerable controversy remains in choice of type-1 tympanoplasty in the paediatric patients.
Objectives: To assess the outcomes of type-1 tympanoplasty in paediatric patients.
Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, BSMMU, Dhaka, from July 2018 to December 2019, with 44 paediatric patients having an inactive mucosal variety of chronic otitis media. Patients were divided into 10-14 and 15-18 years age group. All patients underwent type-1 tympanoplasty under operating microscope and temporalis fascia used as a graft material. Minimum hearing improvement of 10 dB was regarded as an audiological success and an intact graft at the end of the third month was regarded as graft success. The statistical significance was set to p< 0.05.
Results: The graft success rate was 90.9% and audiological improvement was 81.8% in paediatric tympanoplasty. Success rate was higher in 15-18 years age group than 10-14 years of age group which was statistically insignificant. Irrespective of the site, size, duration of discharge showed an insignificant association with outcomes of pediatric type-1 tympanoplasty.
Conclusion: Type-1 tympanoplasty showed promising result in paediatric patients. The age of the patients did not significantly affect the postoperative outcome.
Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 28(1): 43-49
Technical Efficiency in Potato Cultivation in Brahmaputra Valley of Assam, India
Authors: Bordoloi Rimjim , Lama Ashi
Published: July 2022

Potato is abundantly grown in Assam and is an important source of income and employment in rural areas of the state. But the productivity of potato in the state is low as compared to other states. Among the various factors, productivity of a crop is significantly influenced by technical efficiency. This paper examines productivity and technical efficiency in potato cultivation in Brahmaputra Valley of Assam, India. The study is based on both secondary and primary data. Primary data were collected from a sample of 400 potato growers. The study applied stochastic frontier production function to estimate technical efficiency and employed logistic transformation model of regression analysis to examine the determinants of technical efficiency. The results showed that potato productivity was positively and significantly affected by seed, fertilizer and manure costs. The mean level of technical efficiency among the farmers was 78%. Technical efficiency was found to be the highest in semi-medium and large land holdings. Technical efficiency was positively affected by land size and negatively affected by capital-labour ratio. The study implies that there is a need to promote use of quality seeds and plant nutrients to improve productivity and encourage extensive farming and use of labour to enhance technical efficiency in potato cultivation.
SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 197-208 (2022)
Life cycle and morphometrics of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (Lepidoptera: noctuidae) on maize crop
Authors: Sharma Sheela , Tiwari Sundar , Thapa Resham B , Neupane Saraswoti , Reddy Gadi VP , Pokhrel Suroj , Muniappan R
Published: July 2022

Fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) is a polyphagous pest, native to North and South America and is invasive in Eurasia and Africa. Life cycle and morphometric studies with the invasive population of FAW in Nepal were conducted under laboratory conditions in Chitwan, Nepal. Gravid females laid an average of 156.25 eggs per egg batch, with an average of 979.43 eggs during their whole lifetime. The average pre-oviposition period was 3.75 days, oviposition period was 3 days, the larval developmental period was 16.31 days, the pupal period was 9.69 days, and the whole life cycle (egg to egg) averaged 33 days. The average length of each instar larva from I to VI instars was 1.5, 3.6, 7.1, 11.6, 18.5, and 34.4 mm, respectively. Head capsule widths for each instar were 0.35, 0.47, 0.8, 1.37, 2.11, and 2.7 mm, respectively for instars first through sixth. Pupal and adult emergence rates were 98.9 and 97.2%, respectively, with a male to female ratio of 1:1.3. Larval mortalities of the I, II, and III instars were 70, 66, and 12%, with no mortality in the IV, V and VI instars. Adult longevity was 20.73 days for males and 22.78 days for females. These findings are useful to design an integrated management protocol of the fall armyworm.
SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 77-86 (2022)
Evaluation of genetic variation in segregating population of pea (Pisum sativum L.)
Authors: Tasnim S , Ivy Nasrin Akter , Raihan Mohammad Sharif , Akter Nadia , Islam MZ , Jahan N , Khan Ahasan Ullah
Published: July 2022

Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is the most important grain legume crop grown worldwide and used as food and fodder. An experiment was undertaken to elucidate the genetic variability in five inbred parents and their 17 F4’s derivatives in pea evaluating ten characters during the winter season of 2017-2018 at the research farm, BSMRAU, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Analysis of variance explored significant differences among the genotypes for all the characters. Phenotypic coefficients of variation were close to genotypic coefficients of variation for all the characters indicating less influence on the environment and potentiality of selection. High heritability associated with high genetic advance was observed for plant height, pod per plant, hundred seed weight, and seed yield per plot. Days to 50% flowering and days to first flowering showed a highly significant positive correlation at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. Plant height showed a highly significant positive correlation with pods per plant, seeds per pod, and seed yield per plant. Pod length showed a highly significant positive correlation with pod width and hundred seeds weight. Pods per plant, pod width, and seeds per pod showed a highly positive correlation with seed yield per plant and 100-seed weight. Only days to first flowering showed a highly negative correlation with pod length and hundred seed weight. Path coefficient analysis revealed that plant height, pod per plant, and seeds per pod had a highly positive effect on yield per plant. Therefore, the yield improvement of pea is plausibly possible by associating and selecting those plant traits. Furthermore, two crosses such as Zhikargacha×IPSA Motorshuti 1 and Zhikargacha×IPSA Motorshuti 2 may be chosen for further breeding programs.
SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 29-39 (2022)