bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Digestions fertiles
Authors: Legrand Marine
Published: March 2021

Après un siècle d’éclipse, les excréments humains font l’objet d’une attention nouvelle en Europe depuis quelques décennies. On envisage en effet à nouveau et de façon croissante leur retour au sol, comme ressource fertilisante pour l’agriculture. Or différents modes de cadrage accompagnent la réémergence de ces pratiques de valorisation des urines et matières fécales. L’article propose une analyse des discussions en cours à partir d’une enquête ethnographique menée en France, auprès d’une série d’acteurs appartenant à différentes communautés de pratiques concernées au sein du secteur académique, de celui de l’assainissement et de l’aménagement. En suivant les lignes de partage qui structurent ce champ émergent, il explore les savoirs et imaginaires contemporains associés à la fertilité. Il se demande comment s’y redessinent les relations entre corps humains et sols cultivés, telles qu’elles se déploient en lien avec ces transformations agronomiques d’un genre particulier.
Prospecter un site où enfouir des déchets nucléaires
Authors: Patinaux Leny
Published: March 2021

Cet article porte sur le travail des géologues de l’Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets nucléaires (Andra). Il montre que les prospections qu’ils réalisent sont destinées à caractériser la géologie d’un site de stockage autant qu’à familiariser une région avec la présence de l’industrie nucléaire. Ce texte insiste sur les liens qui relient les profondeurs géologiques à la surface : les forages et les recherches effectuées mais aussi les circulations hydrogéologiques susceptibles d’entraîner les radionucléides enfouis vers la surface. De plus, ce texte montre comment le creusement du laboratoire souterrain de Bure (Meuse) affecte la roche et transforme les représentations de celle-ci qu’en ont les géologues de l’Andra. Ainsi, cet article analyse les rapports politiques et épistémiques des géologues de l’Andra aux formations géologiques où pourraient être enfouis des déchets nucléaires.
Histoire des « sols vivants »
Authors: Pessis Céline
Published: March 2021

Cet article se propose de considérer plusieurs séquences historiques de mise à l’agenda de la catégorie savante de « sol vivant » en France dans les mondes agricoles et agronomiques des années 1930 aux années 1970. L’enquête porte sur la construction de la catégorie en elle-même, son statut ontologique variable, sa place fluctuante au sein des savoirs agronomiques établis, et sur la composition historiquement changeante de ces « sols vivants ». Elle décrit les différents acteurs, les arènes principales et secondaires ainsi que les projets sociotechniques qui firent exister les sols comme vivants durant une période d’intense modernisation agricole. Elle fait ainsi ressurgir des voix critiques, des cultures épistémiques minorisées et des agendas alternatifs de recherche et de progrès agricole.
Écologiser une frontière agri-urbaine dans le Val-de-Marne
Authors: Gauthier Nolwenn
Published: March 2021

À partir du projet agri-urbain de la plaine de Montjean, à Rungis dans le Val-de-Marne, cet article entend retracer la transformation d’un projet d’urbanisation à travers la valorisation de l’usage agricole des sols. C’est une situation où l’aménagement urbain rencontre l’enjeu de l’écologisation des pratiques agricoles. Dans cet espace partagé les savoirs des sols d’urbanistes, de politiques, de mangeur·se·s et d’agriculteur·rice·s entrent en concurrence. L’article interroge la recomposition des frontières entre les savoirs et les modes de gestion des sols dans les mondes de l’aménagement et de l’agriculture.
Éliminer et confiner pour gérer
Authors: Navarro Rodríguez Tania
Published: March 2021

Cet article analyse la place du sous-sol dans les modes de gouvernement des déchets nucléaires. Pour cela, il propose d’étudier la manière dont un ensemble d’instances internationales d’expertise (comités, instances, agences) s’emparent du problème des déchets nucléaires et de leur enfouissement dans le sous-sol comme solution pour leur gestion. En mobilisant un corpus de documents (rapports, documents de travail et publications) et des entretiens, cet article montre comment divers acteurs internationaux participent au cadrage d’enjeux et à la diffusion, dans les territoires nucléaires, d’usages et de politiques spécifiques du sous-sol.
Le sol de la ville-territoire
Authors: Viganò Paola , Barcelloni Corte Martina , Vialle Antoine
Published: March 2021

Les exigences politiques actuelles en matière d’aménagement du territoire appellent à la convergence de plusieurs regards interdisciplinaires sur un nouvel objet : les sols fortement transformés par l’homme, dont une part significative est située dans le milieu urbain spécifique de la ville-territoire. Dans ce contexte, la présente contribution se propose de réinterroger la notion de « projet de sol » proposée par l’urbaniste Bernardo Secchi, en explorant les relations que le projet urbain peut entretenir à la production de connaissances sur les sols et sur la relation sol-ville. L’urbanisme, par les biais des hypothèses théoriques et opérationnelles à partir desquelles il restructure et transforme l’espace, autant que par les questions qui émergent de la modification spatiale elle-même, entretient avec le sol une relation qui relève simultanément de la production de nouvelles lectures et représentations et de l’activité de projection. Grâce à une série de « stratégies cognitives » élaborées dans le cadre de plusieurs cas d’étude à différentes échelles, notre équipe a pu ouvrir plusieurs pistes de réflexion sur le nécessaire renouvellement du « projet de sol » en réponse aux enjeux socio-environnementaux de la ville-territoire contemporaine.
Measuring neighborhood deprivation for childhood health and development - scale implications in rural and urban context
Authors: Ursache Alexandra , Regan Seann , De Marco Allison , Duncan Dustin T. , The Family Life Project Key Investigators
Published: March 2021

Neighborhood deprivation plays an important role in childhood health and development, but defining the appropriate neighborhood definition presents theoretical as well as practical challenges. Few studies have compared neighborhood definitions outside of highly urbanized settings. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate how various administrative and ego-centric neighborhood definitions may impact measured exposure to deprivation across the urban-rural continuum. We do so using the Family Life Project, a prospective longitudinal population-based sample of families living in North Carolina and Pennsylvania (USA), which also sets the stage for future investigations of neighborhood impacts on childhood health and development. To measure neighborhood deprivation, a standardized index of socioeconomic deprivation was calculated using data from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey. Families’ residential addresses when children were 2 months of age (n=1036) were geocoded and overlaid onto a deprivation index layer created at the census block group level to construct multiple administrative and ego-centric neighborhood definitions. Friedman tests were used to compare distributions of neighborhood deprivation across these neighborhood definitions within urbanized areas, urban clusters, and rural areas. Results indicated differences in urbanized areas (Chisquare= 897.75, P<0.001) and urban clusters (Chi-square=687.83, P<0.001), but not in rural areas (Chi-square=13.52, P=0.332). Findings imply that in urban areas, choice of neighborhood definition impacts measured exposure to neighborhood deprivation. Although exposure to neighborhood deprivation appears to be less sensitive to neighborhood definition in rural areas, researchers should apply theoretical reasoning to choose appropriate definitions of children’s neighborhood.
Adipokines in obesity and metabolic diseases
Authors: Giammanco Marco , Marini Herbert R. , Pallio Socrate , Giammanco Manfredi Marco , Tomasello Giovanni , Carini Francesco , Venturella Fabio , Leto Gaetano , La Guardia Maurizio
Published: March 2021

Adipose tissue secretes many adipokines that regulate important physiological functions. Growing studies have highlighted that these bioactive molecules may contribute to the development of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Adipokines exert systemic metabolic effects and independent activity on numerous cells of the cardiovascular system, including cardiomyocytes and vascular cell walls. Adiponectin shows anti-inflammatory and anti-atherosclerotic activity on blood vessels. Conversely, resistin is endowed with pro-inflammatory effects and stimulates the proliferation of smooth muscle cells, thus promoting the development of atherosclerotic plaque. Leptin plays an important role in cardiac remodeling and blood pressure regulation through the activation of the sympathetic system. Obesity is a pathological condition associated with hypertrophy of white adipose tissue, which stimulates the production of pro-inflammatory adipokines while, it reduces the production of anti-inflammatory adipokines. The delicate balance among the production of pro-and anti-inflammatory molecules generated by adipose tissue affects, not only the development of metabolic complications associated with obesity, but also the onset and progression of atherosclerosis. Therefore, adipokines may be regarded as potential agents of clinical interest in the treatment of a wide range of metabolic disorders and as potential biomarkers useful for early detection of metabolic, cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases.
Chiari I malformation in a Waardenburg phenotype with multiple malformations and 1q21.1 microdeletion
Authors: Berio Agostino , Mariottini Gian Luigi , Frascio Marco , Calcagno Enrico , Garlaschi Giacomo , Mangiante Giuseppe , Piazzi Attilia
Published: March 2021

The authors report on a patient with Chiari I malformation associated to Waardenburg phenotype, multiple malformations, osteochondrodysplasia and microdeletion of 1q21,1 chromosome, of which they underline the rarity. The pathogenesis connected to the features of neural crest cells-derived structures with mesodermal-derived tissues, mainly in the facial and boundary region of malformed posterior cranial fossa, is discussed. The authors hypothesize that chromosomal microdeletion, acting directly or on contiguous gene(s) or by long range control of gene expression, have modified the function of some developmental genes, causing consequently the association of symptoms observed in the patient.
Checklist of the mosquito species from four Sicilian Islands: Lampedusa, Linosa, Ustica and Pantelleria
Authors: Toma L. , Severini F. , Romi R. , Goffredo M. , Torina A. , Di Luca M.
Published: March 2021

The present study reports the results of the first survey of mosquito species in four of the minor Sicilian Islands, namely Lampedusa, Linosa, Pantelleria and Ustica. These surveys were carried out during field activities aimed at recording the occurrence of Aedes albopictus, now reported in all these territories. Adult mosquitoes were collected by traps or by handheld electric aspirators. Larval collections were performed using dippers and droppers. Samples were morphologically identified and molecular investigations were carried out when needed. A total of 6 species were found, namely Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus, Culex (Culex) pipiens, Culex (Culex) laticinctus, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) mariae, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) zammitii, and Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata, the first 2 of which are already a known health concern. This checklist of mosquito species shows the widespread occurrence of Culex laticinctus whose distribution in Italy has still not been thoroughly investigated, whose ecology is poorly known and whose competence as a vector of pathogens is unknown. In Pantelleria, we found larvae of an Aedes species worthy of further investigation.
Pulmonary rehabilitation for cystic fibrosis: A narrative review of current literature
Authors: Kalamara Evgenia I. , Ballas Evangelos T. , Pitsiou Georgia , Petrova Guergana
Published: March 2021

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a key component in cystic fibrosis care.  This review summarizes the recent evidence in the area of pulmonary rehabilitation for cystic fibrosis in the form of questions and answers regarding interventions, indications, benefits and risks of pulmonary rehabilitation. Pulmonary rehabilitation includes airway clearance techniques, exercise training, education and behaviour change and can improve patients’ exercise capacity, muscle strength, quality of life and nutritional status. Airway clearance techniques have beneficial effects for clearing mucous. Over the past years, evidence for the beneficial effects of exercise training on exercise capacity and overall lung health is growing. In cystic fibrosis, multiple factors result in reduced exercise capacity. All modalities of pulmonary rehabilitation should be offered to patients with cystic fibrosis, as the benefits in most cases outweigh the risks, though the optimal regimens need to be yet defined.
Grime's CSR Strategies of Aquatic Macrophytes in Different Lagoon Lakes in Northern Turkey
Authors: Babur Hacer , Surmen Burak , Kutbay Hamdi Guray
Published: March 2021

In this study, CSR strategies, biological diversity and water traits were evaluated in three lagoon lakes (Liman, Cernek and Balık) which had different nutrient status in the Central Black Sea Region of Turkey. The most productive lake was Balık lake, while the lowest productive lake is Liman lake in the study area. Secondary strategies were found to be dominant in studied lakes. No species exhibit pure S-strategy in the present study. pH, electrical conductivity, P and NH4 concentrations were found to be significant. However, total of nitrite-N and nitrate-N concentrations were not significant. EC and pH were associated with the species in Liman and Cernek lakes, respectively. However, P and NH4 concentrations were associated with the species in Balık lake according to canonical correspondence analysis. Significant correlations were found among chemical traits and biological diversity. pH was positively correlated with Shannon-Wiener index, while negatively correlated with Simpson and Berger-Parker indexes. No significant correlations were found between water P concentrations and evenness. Our data supported intermediate disturbance hypothesis in the studied lakes.
Correlation Between Three Freshwater Fish Skin Mucus Antiproliferative Effect and Its Elemental Composition Role in Bacterial Growth
Authors: Sridhar Arun , Manikandan Dinesh Babu , Palaniyappan Sivagaami , Sekar Rajkumar Krishnasamy , Ramasamy Thirumurugan
Published: March 2021

Fish skin mucus acts as an immunological barrier that prevents entry of pathogens. However, there are gaps in the knowledge of microbes inhabiting skin mucus constituents to invade the host and induce pathogenecity. Hence, in the present study, skin and skin mucus of three freshwater fishes Cyprinus carpio, Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala was analyzed to compare histology and mucus activity against cancer cells. The skin mucus elemental composition and its influence on bacterial growth were also investigated. Histological examination of fish skin showed the presence of mucus secreting cells and differences in the distribution of cells were clearly seen depending on fish species. The cytotoxic potential of lyophilized skin mucus against human lung adenocarcinoma cells revealed a higher percentage of cell death at 1000 µg mL-1 in C. mrigala skin mucus when comparing other two fish species. Elemental analysis of lyophilized skin mucus through Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope coupled with Energy Dispersive X-ray (FESEM-EDX) confirmed the presence of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur in C. carpio and C. mrigala. In the case of L. rohita, the element sulfur was absent. The results of bacterial growth in autoclaved skin mucus demonstrated an initial reduction in bacterial population and gradually increased over time. Initial reduction in bacteria might be due to the presence of inhibitory molecules in fish skin mucus. Subsequently, the bacteria utilize the elemental composition of skin mucus as a nutrient source to increase their growth. Study findings suggest that the presence of bioactive compounds in lyophilized skin mucus hinder the proliferation of cancer cells. Nevertheless, after autoclaving the skin mucus components, it supports the growth of bacteria due to the absence of immune molecules. The present study represents the knowledge of skin mucus composition, which could be explored further to understand how pathogens overcome the skin mucus barrier.
Principles and Process for Developing Icons for Electronic Displays
Authors:   HFTC2, Machine Displays and Symbols
Published: March 2021

SAE J3113 provides principles and a process for developing icons for use in electronic displays related to off-road work machines as stated defined in SAE J1116. Following the process ensures that icons are derived from ISO-registered graphical symbols or ISO-compliant non-registered graphical symbols.
Impact de l’activité de butinage de Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo (Hymenoptera: Apidae) sur la pollinisation et les rendements de Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh (Fabaceae) à Dang (Ngaoundéré, Cameroun)
Authors: Zra Ganava Venceslas , Mazi Sanda , Azo'o Ela Michelson , Fameni Tope Sidonie , Tchuenguem Fohouo Fernand-Nestor
Published: March 2021

Les investigations ont été faites sur les fleurs de Cajanus cajan en vue d’estimer l’impact de l’activité de Dactylurina staudingeri sur la pollinisation, la production en gousses et en graines à Dang, en 2016 et 2017. Pour  chacune de ces années, 540 boutons floraux ont été étiquetés sur 120 plantes réparties en quatre traitements: 120 fleurs laissées en libre pollinisation, 120 fleurs protégées des insectes, 200 fleurs protégées, puis découvertes, visitées exclusivement par D. staudingeri et de nouveau protégées et 100 fleurs protégées, découvertes et à nouveau protégées, sans visite d’insectes ou de tout autre organisme. Le taux de fructification, le nombre moyen de graines par gousse et le pourcentage de graines normales ont été comparés entre ces traitements. Sur 33 espèces d’insectes recensées, D. staudingeri était majoritaire avec 12,19% de 6037 visites. Cette abeille prélevait fortement le nectar et récoltait faiblement le pollen au niveau des fleurs de C. cajan. La vitesse moyenne de butinage était de 7,14 fleurs/min. Via l’efficacité pollinisatrice d’une visite florale, D. staudingeri a augmenté le taux de fructification de 14,71%, le nombre moyen de graines par gousse de 35,29% et le pourcentage de graines normales de 17,31%. La conservation des colonies de D. staudingeri à proximité des exploitations de C. cajan est recommandée pour assurer la hausse des rendements de cette culture et favoriser une bonne pratique de la méliponiculture dans la région.Abstract Investigations were made on the flowers of Cajanus cajan in order to estimate the impact of the activity of Dactylurina staudingeri on pollination and yields at Dang, in 2016 and 2017. For each of these years, 540 flowers buds labeled on 120 plants were divided into four treatments: 120 open-pollinated flowers, 120 bagged flowers, 200 flowers protected, then unbagged, exclusively visited once by D. staudingeri and rebagged, and 100 flowers bagged, unbagged and rebagged without insect or any other organism visit. The fruiting rate, the mean number of seeds per pod and the percentage of normal seeds were compared between these treatments. Among 33 insect species recorded, D. staudingeri was prominent with 12.19% of 6037 visits. This bee harvested intensely nectar and collected slightly pollen from C. cajan flowers. The mean foraging speed was 7.14 flowers/min. Through the pollinating efficiency of a single flower visit, D. staudingeri increased the fruiting rate by 14.71%, the mean number of seeds per pod by 35.29% and the percentage of normal seeds by 17.31%. The conservation of D. staudingeri colonies close to C. cajan farms is recommended to improve yields of the crop and to promote the good meliponiculture in the region.
Study on the local know-how of the use of beef hides in western Cameroon meals
Authors: Maguipa Tandzong Christelle Laure , Mbougueng Pierre Désiré , Sokamte Tegang Alphonse , Womeni Hilaire Macaire
Published: March 2021

The current study was conducted in four localities in the West region of Cameroon from May to September 2019, to know the pre-treatments made on given to beef hides before their use in different dishes, as well as the ingredients used in the preparation of pepper soup beef hides through household surveys. A total of 307 housewives were surveyed interviewed. The data was collected using a questionnaire and further analyzed using Sphinx Plus2 V5 software. Results showed that 54.6 to 71% participants consumed beef hides monthly. More than 50% participants purchased their beef hides at the butchery at a price varying between XAF 1,000 for 1Kg of uncleaned smoked beef hides and XAF 3,000 for 2Kg of clean smoked beef hides. The results also showed that there were five main stages in the preparation of beef hides and housewives had a greater preference of beef hides from the head and buttocks. The pre-cooking of beef hides was done between 180 and 240 minutes, with a quantity of water varying between 4 and 5 liters for 1 to 2Kg of beef hides, on the wood fire. “Eru” and “Yellow achu sauce” were cited as the main sauces in which beef hides were used at 95.40% and 85% respectively. Besides, more than 70% of housewives used a maximum of five ingredients for the preparation of pepper soup beef hides. Our findings revealed, interesting insights on the steps and ingredients used when preparing pepper soup beef hides that will be of great importance in the development of better formulation for pepper soup beef hides preparation
Effects of vitamin C, E and garlic on serum enzymes and lipid profile of tramadol-induced toxicity in Wistar rats
Authors: Eban L.K. , Ekpo G.I. , Ukpanukpong R.U. , Aigbadumah P.O. , Eteng M.U.
Published: March 2021

This research work was aimed at investigating the effects of vitamin C, E and garlic interaction on tramadol induced toxicity in Wistar rats. Thirty five (35) rats were used for the study and rats were shared into five study groups namely; the positive control group fed with water and rats pellets, the negative control group was induced with tramdol only, the TmVC group in which 0.2mg of tramadol was induced and 0.2ml of vitamin C were administered, The TmVE group in which 0.2 mg of tramadol was induced and vitamin E was administered. The TmG group in which 0.2mg of tramadol was induced and garlic was administered. The body weight, organ weights and serum enzyme activities of the rats were monitored during the experimental period. The enzyme activity level of ALT remained constant in the positive control and negative control groups but began to rise in  the TmVC group in which vitamin C was administered and kept rising in the TmVE group and the most significant increase came in the TmG group in which garlic was administered. AST was lower in all of the groups in which tramadol was administered compared to the positive control (group one) with the highest drop in the TmG group in which garlic was administered. ALP, however, showed significant decrease in all the groups except TmG when compared to the positive control at (P<0.05). High density lipoprotein was relatively low in negative control when compared to positive control at (P<0.05). High density lipoprotein was high in antioxidants treated groups compared to negative control at (P<0.05). The low density lipoprotein was high in negative control when compared to positive control. The antioxidant treated groups showed no significant decrease in low density lipoproteins when compared to negative control group.
Safety and efficacy of single-dose preoperative intravenous dexamethasone on postoperative nausea and vomiting following breast surgery at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Authors: K. G. deGraft-Johnson Papa , Djagbletey Robert , K. Baddoo Henry , Aniteye Ernest , Essuman Raymond , Aryee George , Sarpong Pokua , O. Darkwa Ebenezer
Published: March 2021

Objectives: Dexamethasone has beneficial effects on postoperative nausea and vomiting, however, many clinicians have raised legitimate concerns regarding its effect on blood glucose concentrations. This study determined the safety and efficacy of a single pre-operative dose of dexamethasone for PONV prophylaxis in patients undergoing breast surgery.

Design: Prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Setting: Surgical wards of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Participants: The study was conducted among breast surgery patients. They were consecutively recruited and randomized into two groups: dexamethasone (n = 47) and placebo (n = 47).

Interventions: Patients in the dexamethasone group received 8mg (2mls of 4mg/ml) dexamethasone while those in the placebo group received 2mls of saline intravenously. PONV impact scores and blood glucose levels were recorded at 4, 8 and 24 hours postoperatively.

Main outcome measures: Incidence of PONV and blood glucose levels

Results: The incidence of postoperative nausea (PON) was lower in the dexamethasone group compared with the placebo group (12.8% vs. 29.8%; p-value= 0.044). There was no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative vomiting (POV) and PONV between the two groups. Blood glucose levels were higher in the dexamethasone group throughout the study period and significant at 8 and 24 hours postoperatively (p < 0.05). There was no difference in the incidence of clinically significant hyperglycemia between the groups (p-value = 0.169).

Conclusion: A preoperative intravenous dexamethasone 8mg, reduces PON but not POV or PONV in breast surgery without clinically significant postoperative hyperglycemia.
How mindful of their own health are healthcare professionals? perception and practice of personnel in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
Authors: P. Obiebi Irikefe , S. Moeteke Nnamdi , U. Eze Godson , J. Umuago Ibiyemi
Published: March 2021

Objectives: To assess health professionals’ perception and determinants of their health and practice of preventive self-care

Methods: An analytic cross-sectional design was employed, and 232 professionals were selected by stratified sampling from all health professional departments of Delta State University Teaching Hospital. Healthcare professionals who had worked in the hospital for at least six months were included in the sampling frame. Pregnant women and supernumerary professionals were excluded. A self-administered questionnaire was used, and data analysed using SPSS. The main outcome measures were the level of perception of self-health and level of practice of preventive selfcare.

Results: More than four-fifths of doctors and 64.8% of nurses had good perception of their health, with significant association between perception and service area (X2 = 11.828, p =0.008). Screening practice was lowest amongst doctors except for HIV/HBV screening. Whereas 63.4% of all participants adjudged their BMI to be normal, only 36.2% actually had normal BMI, the difference being significant (p <0.001). Almost 20% of doctors had not had a BP check in a year or more, and the same proportion of doctors and nurses had never checked their FBS. The proportion of personnel who had never checked their serum lipid profile was high among nurses (76.1%) and doctors (58.3%).

Conclusion: Respondents had good perception but poor preventive behaviour, beginning management after disease onset. This may be ominous for the sector. Urgent health promotion action to safeguard productivity is needed. Comprehensive data from a multi-centre study will provide a deeper understanding of the issue.
Determinants of Cellphone Usage among Sea Fisher’s During Marine Fishing in Selected Coastal Villages of Bangladesh
Authors: Ahmed Mohammed Salahuddin , Mamun-ur-Rashid Mohammed , Mahmood Mohammed Tareq
Published: March 2021

The cell phone can provide numerous benefits to sea fishers who risk their lives and resources for making livelihoods. This article is based on the firm assumption that the use of the cell phone during marine fishing can contribute to income, security and risk reduction. This study adds to the empirical evidence of determinants of cell phone use by fishers during marine fishing. For the purpose of reaching objectives, the study has drawn quantitative data generated through structured face-to-face interviews with 200 randomly selected fishers from three selected villages adjacent to the Bay of Bengal in the mid coastal area of Bangladesh during the period January to February 2016. Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and binary logistic regression model is used to analyze the data. The study concludes that fishers own cell phone (odds ratio[OR]=6.56, 95 per cent confidence interval [CI]: 1.69,25.44), enjoying the availability of cell phone network (OR=166.20, 95 per cent CI:38.35, 720.28), earned low (OR=20.35, 95 per cent CI:4.24, 97.28) to medium income (OR=9.53, 95 per cent CI:0.99, 91.12) form sea fishing have a greater tendency to use cell phones, while fishers had low information need (OR=0.11, 95 per cent CI:0.01, 1.13) represented lower use of cell phone during marine fishing. Thus, it is essential to build cell phone infrastructure bases in the potential fishing zones of Bangladesh and supplying cell phone devices at subsidised cost.
Media and Governance: Promoting Local Governance through Community Radio in Northern Ghana
Authors: Naaikuur Lawrence , Dombo Simon Diedong
Published: March 2021

The study provides insights on how Royals FM and Radio Progress have, through innovative and strategic programming, become community mobilisers for tackling issues of communication and accountability in their local assemblies. The study employed a qualitative research approach. Interviews and focus group discussion were used to collect data from two purposively selected Community Radio Stations (CR), and from some community members and other stakeholders in local governance. A key finding of the study was information access difficulties to assist CR conduct investigations on suspected cases of corruption. Another was the public’s partisanship perceptions of CR watchdog functions in exposing corruption, which disincentivised both stations from investigating corruption related issues at the District Assemblies (DA). The study concludes that the little evidence of corruption revelations at the assemblies by the stations despite reports of corruption being a bane to local development efforts, suggests that CR need to overcome all obstacles to enable them effectively perform their community broadcasting mandate as expected. The study recommends a speedy operationalisation of the Right to Information Law of the country. There is the need for the Ghana Community Radio Network to organize periodic training programmes for its members and owners of CR to enable them to strictly adhere to their non-partisan ethos so as to enable them gain public trust in their role as non-partisan arbiters in Ghana’s local governance.
Editorial
Authors: Avwiri G. O.
Published: March 2021

No Abstract.
Effects of Alchornea cordifolia leaf extract on the mechanical properties of mild steel in acidic medium
Authors: Oparaku E. , Osarolube E.
Published: March 2021

The effect of Alchornea Cordifolia leaf extract on the mechanical properties of mild steel in acidic medium was studied using weight loss method. The first sample was not introduced to any medium. It served as the control1 sample. The second sample was introduced to a medium containing 0.2M Sulphuric acid solution in the absence of the Alchornea Cordifolia leaves extract for 21 days, while the third sample was immersed in a vessel containing 0.2M sulphuric2 acid and 0.5g/L of Alchornea Cordifolia leaves extract as an inhibitor for 21 days. Results obtained showed a substantial improvement on the mechanical properties of mild steel exposed to the medium with the inhibitor.

Keywords: Mechanical Properties, Corrosion, Inhibition, Alchornea Cordifolia, Sulphuric acid
Abdominal wall reconstruction using biosynthetic absorbable mesh in high-risk complex ventral hernia
Authors: Finch David , Mehmood Sajid , Varghese Joseph
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND
Biosynthetic mesh may represent an improvement on biological and large pore synthetic meshes for high-risk complex ventral hernia repair. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of polyglycolic acid (PGA):trimethylene carbonate (TMC) biosynthetic mesh for reinforcement of the midline fascial closure in a single-stage repair of complex ventral hernias in high-risk patients.

METHODS
A retrospective review was undertaken for patients who underwent a planned open single-stage complex ventral hernia repair with a single unit of PGA:TMC biosynthetic mesh between May 2013 and August 2017. Data on outcome variables were recorded and quality of life assessed using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) instrument.

RESULTS
Overall, 56 patients underwent abdominal wall reconstruction for complex ventral hernias. All meshes were placed in the retrorectus position. Some 39% underwent component separation. The majority of patients (86%, n = 48) had high risk (grade 2 or 3) hernias according to the Ventral Hernia Working Group classification. Overall hernia recurrence rate was 3.6% (n = 2). Postoperative surgical site infection occurred in 26.8% (n = 15). Median follow-up by clinical examination was 6 months (range 4–17). Median telephone follow-up was 21 months (range 4–54). Pre- and post-treatment SF-12 quality of life assessments demonstrated significant improvements in both the physical and mental components.

CONCLUSION
This study reports a large series of abdominal wall reconstructions using biosynthetic mesh in complex ventral hernia. The findings indicate promising early outcome data associated with use of biosynthetic mesh. Larger well-controlled studies with longer follow-up are needed for confirmation of these findings.
Patterns of care and economic consequences of using bone-targeted agents for castration-sensitive prostate cancer patients with bone metastases to prevent skeletal-related events in Switzerland – the SAKK 95/16 prostate study
Authors: Stoffel Sandro T. , Von Moos Roger , Thürlimann Beat , Cathomas Richard , Gillessen Silke , Zürrer-Härdi Ursina , Von Briel Thomas , Anchisi Sandro , Feller Anita , Schär Corinne , Dietrich Daniel , Schwenkglenks Matthias , Lupatsch Judith E. , Mark Michael
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND
International guidelines state that bone-targeted agents such as denosumab or zoledronic acid at doses used for bone metastasis are not indicated for patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) with bone metastases. Whereas denosumab has never been studied in this patient population, zoledronic acid has been shown to be ineffective in decreasing the risk for skeletal-related events. This study estimates the prevalence and economic consequences of real-world use of bone-targeted agents for mCSPC patients in Switzerland.

METHODS
To estimate the frequency of bone-targeted agent administration and skeletal-related events, data from a non-interventional, cross-sectional survey involving oncologists across Switzerland (SAKK 95/16) was combined with data from the Swiss National Institute for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration (NICER). Economic parameters were calculated from the perspective of the healthcare system over the median time to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression for the extrapolated patient group, using data from NICER. The cost calculation covered costs for bone-targeted agents, their administration and skeletal-related events. The time to PSA progression (33.2 months), as well as the probability and cost of skeletal-related events were derived from the literature.

RESULTS
The survey was answered by 86 physicians treating 417 patients, of whom 106 (25.4%) had prostate cancer, with 36 (34.0%) of these mCSPC. The majority of mCSPC patients (52.8%, n = 19) received bone-targeted agents monthly. Denosumab was the treatment of choice in 84.2% of patients (n = 16). Extrapolation using data from NICER indicated that 568 mCSPC patients may be treated with bone-targeted agents at doses used for bone metastasis every year in Switzerland, leading to estimated total costs of more than CHF 8.3 million over 33.2 months. Because of its more frequent prescription and higher price, it appears that almost 93% of the total costs can be attributed to denosumab. For both denosumab and zoledronic acid, the most expensive components were the cost of administration and the drug cost, making up more than 90% of the total costs, with the rest being costs of skeletal-related events.

CONCLUSIONS
This study found that the administration of bone-targeted agents in doses used for bone-metastatic diseases to prevent skeletal-related events is frequent in the setting of mCSPC and results in significant costs for the healthcare system.
Acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study from Switzerland
Authors: Diebold Matthias , Schaub Stefan , Landmann Emmanuelle , Steiger Jürg , Dickenmann Michael
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND
Data about patients in Europe with corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and acute kidney injury (AKI) are scarce. We examined characteristics, presentation and risk factors of AKI in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in a tertiary hospital in Switzerland.

METHODS
We reviewed health records of patients hospitalised with a positive nasopharyngeal polymerase chain reaction test for SARS-CoV2 between 1 February and 30 June 2020, at the University Hospital of Basel. The nadir creatinine of the hospitalisation was used as baseline. AKI was defined according the KDIGO guidelines as a 1.5× increase of baseline creatinine and in-hospital renal recovery as a discharge creatinine <1.25× baseline creatinine. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was performed to select predictive variables of AKI. Based on this a final model was chosen.

RESULTS
Of 188 patients with COVID-19, 41 (22%) developed AKI, and 11 (6%) required renal replacement therapy. AKI developed after a median of 9 days (interquartile range [IQR] 5-12) after the first symptoms and a median of 1 day (IQR 0-5) after hospital admission. The peak AKI stages were stage 1 in 39%, stage 2 in 24% and stage 3 in 37%. A total of 29 (15%) patients were admitted to the intensive care unit and of these 23 (79%) developed AKI. In-hospital renal recovery at discharge was observed in 61% of all AKI episodes. In-hospital mortality was 27% in patients with AKI and 10% in patients without AKI. Age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01–1.08; p = 0.024), history of chronic kidney disease (aOR 3.47, 95% CI 1.16–10.49;p = 0.026), C-reactive protein levels (aOR 1.09, 95% CI 1.03–1.06; p = 0.002) and creatinine kinase (aOR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01–1.06; p = 0.002) were associated with development of AKI.

CONCLUSIONS
AKI is common in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 and more often seen in patients with severe COVID-19 illness. AKI is associated with a high in-hospital mortality.
PERILAKU KREATIF DAN INOVATIF PENGEPUL BUAH DURIAN DALAM USAHA LEMPOK DAN TEMPOYAK DI KECAMATAN BENGKAYANG
Authors: Ewid Angelus , Hapsari Veneranda Rini , Vuspitasari Benedhikta Kikky
Published: March 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan perilaku kreatif dan inovatif pengepul buah durian dalam mengolah buah durian menjadi makanan yang tahan dalam waktu yang cukup lama. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan wawancara  langsung kepada 3 orang informan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada berbagai macam perilaku kreatif dan inovatif yang dilakukan pengepul buah durian di Kecamatan Bengkayang. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini bahwa terdapat perilaku kreatif dan inovatif pengepul durian di Kecamatan Bengkayang untuk memanfaatkan buah yang melimpah atau tidak terjual kepada konsumen sehingga muncul ide untuk manfaatkan buah menjadi produk olahan, masalah lain yang muncul dalam produksi makanan olahan yang berbahan dasar buah durian dimana produksinya hanya musiman dan tidak bisa di produksi setiap waktu. Untuk mendapatkan informasi lebih banyak peneliti melakukan wawancara kepada pengepul sebagai informan dalam mengolah buah durian menjadi makanan olahan.
PENERAPAN NILAI-NILAI KEJUJURAN DALAM MENGEMBANGAKAN PENDIDIKAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN DI DAERAH PERBATASAN
Authors: Usman Usman , Vuspitasari Benedhikta Kikky
Published: March 2021

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan dalam rangka meningkatkan nilai kejujuran bagi mahasiswa yang mempunyai minat didunia wirausaha. Melalui mata kuliah amarean diharapakan para mahasiswa dapat meningkatkan nilai kejujuran sehingga suatu kelak ketika mahasiswa sudah terjun di dunia wirausaha mereka sudah terbiasa dengan pola hidup jujur sehingga usaha yang mereka jalani dapat dipercaya oleh pelanggan sehingga dampaknya bagi usaha mereka dapat berkembang dengan baik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan subyek penelitianya adalah semua mahasiswa program studi kewirausahaan dan program studi manajemen  semester 5 (lima). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa melalui mata kulia amarean nilai-nilai kejujuran diterapkan secara real dan hasilnya begitu banyak mahasiswa yang pola perilaku berubah menjadi lebih arif dan jujur. Pendidikan kewirausahaan memang mempunyai hubungan yang erat dengan kebiasaan setiap orang terutama bagi seorang kewirausahaan sikap jujur amat di perlukan karena berkaitan dengan kepercayaan orang terhadap suatu usaha yang di jalani. Kata kunci: penerapan, nilai kejujuran, pendidikan kewirausahaan
RANCANGAN MODEL MANAJEMEN BUMDES PADA DESA SEREN SELIMBAU KABUPATEN BENGKAYANG
Authors: Lydia Pascasia Risma Carla , Erbito Yoseph
Published: March 2021

Pembentukan Badan Usaha Milik Desa yang selanjutnya disebut BUMDes merupakan salah satu upaya pemerintah untuk meningkatkan ekonomi desa. Namun implementasi BUMDes belum sepenuhnya dilaksanakan oleh seluruh desa yang ada di Indonesia. Desa Seren Selimbau merupakan salah satu desa yang yang termasuk desa tertinggal di wilayah Kabupaten Bengkayang. Desa Seren Selimbau sudah memiliki BUMDes namun pengelolaan manajemennya belum efektif sehingga belum memberikan dampak yang positif pada perekonomian masyarakat desa. Penelitian ini mengunakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Fokus penelitian diarahkan pada kegiatan manajemen BUMDes, sehingga pada akhirnya dapat direkomendasikan rancangan model manajemen yang dapat diterapkan oleh Desa Seren Selimbau, Kecamatan Lumar, Kabupaten Bengkayang.
PENGUATAN KETAHANAN PANGAN DALAM MENINGKATKAN EKONOMI RUMAH TANGGA PETANI DALAM MENGENTASKAN KEMISKINAN
Authors: Deffrinica Deffrinica , Vuspirasari Benedhikta Kikky , Hapsari Veneranda Rini
Published: March 2021

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai ketahanan pangan dalam meningkatkan ekonomi rumah tangga dan mengentaskan kemiskinan studi mengenai kelompok wanita tani suku dayak bakati di pedalaman dimana kabupaten Bengkayang merupakan Daerah yang berbatasan langsung dengan Negara Malaysia. Sehingga apakah faktor tersebut yang mempengaruhi proses dalam meningkatkan ekonomi rumah tangga khusus pendapatan bagi wanita petani. Kalimantan Barat  khususnya Desa Suka maju merupakan wilayah agraris yang rata-rata masyarakat bekerja sebagai petani dimana pangan menjadi andalan masyarakat di Desa Suka maju. Penelitian ini telah diobservasi sebelumnya yakni di Desa Suka Maju Kecamatan Sungai Betung, Kabupaten Bengkayang yang merupakan daerah pedalaman yang berbatasan langsung dengan Negara Malaysia. Lokasi ini sangat menarik dikarenakan Desa terpencil, pedalaman yang berbatasan langsung dengan Negara Malaysia dan mayoritas penduduk suku Dayak Bakati. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tiga tahapan. Tahapan pertama dilakukan dengan studi literatur dan tahapan kedua dengan pendekatan kualitatif fenomenologi dan focus group discussion (FGD). Proses penelitian ini akan menghabiskan waktu satu tahun. Faktor-faktor penyediaan pangan, lingkungan dan peran wanita sangat berperan penting hal ini dikarenakan Ketidakmampuan untuk menyediakan pangan bagi rumah tangga dikarenakan daya beli rendah.
ANALISIS STRATEGI PEMASARAN 4P(PRODUCT, PACKING, PRICE, DAN PROMOTION) TER HADAP KEPUASAN KONSUMEN FRYSIA
Authors: Pangkarego Ferdynandus Ralph , Usman  , Hapsari Veneranda Rini , Sadewo Yosua Damas
Published: March 2021

Pemasaran dalam penjualan produk menjadi hal yang sangat menarik untuk mempertahankan sebuah kualitas barang yang baik. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui keterkaitan antara strategi pemasaran 4P (Product, Packaging, Price, and Promotion) terhadap kepuasan konsumen. Adapun teknik pengumpulan sumber data dilakukan menggunakan teknik triangulasi data yakni melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Sumber data wawancara diperoleh dari 7 informan yang menjadi konsumen atau pelanggan produk sayur organik FRYSIA. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan analisis deskriptif terhadap data yang diperoleh dari sumber data triangulasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa strategi pemasaran usaha sayur organik FRYSIA memiliki keterkaitan terhadap kepuasan konsumen.
ANALISIS STRATEGI BAURAN PEMASARAN USAHA KEMITRAAN Gi-Va FASHION DI PERUMAHAN KELAPA SAWIT WIRATA
Authors: Fernanda Anggela , Br Siahaan Shanti Veronica , Hapsari Veneranda Rini , Sadewo Yosua Damas
Published: March 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pelaksanaan strategi bauran pemasaran usaha kemitraan Gi-Va Fashion, faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan konsumen untuk membeli pakaian stok lama dan mengetahui cara meningkatkan penjualan pakaian di perumahan kelapa sawit Wirata. Penelitian ini dilakukan di perumahan Kelapa Sawit Wirata Kecamatan Jagoi Babang Kabupaten Bengkayang Kalimantan Barat, dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan metode penelitian deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi, dan uji keabsahan data menggunakan teknik triangulasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan pembelian pakaian stok lama usaha kemitraan Gi-Va Fashion di PKS Wirata adalah usaha pemasaran Gi-Va Fashion, faktor pribadi dan faktor psikologis. Adapun hasil dari keputusan pembelian konsumen yaitu harga murah, pembayaran cicilan, diskon, pakaian untuk anggota keluarga, bahan pakaian nyaman dipakai, pelayanan yang baik dan solidaritas. Strategi pemasaran 4P yang baru akan dilaksanakan untuk meningkatkan penjualan adalah beragam jenis pakaian, beragam ukuran pakaian, sistem pembayaran cicilan, harga murah, potongan harga, lokasi terjangkau, design tempat, periklanan media sosial dan banner, personal selling, tenaga penjualan agen tambahan.
JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK PLATFORMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION – INSTAGRAM-BASED CASE STUDY
Authors: Trajković Jovana
Published: March 2021

The rapid development of technologies and their rapid transformation influenced changes in the world and people’s lives and the educational process evolved. Traditional methods of education are enriched with modern technologies, and digital devices become significant elements in modern education. Social network platforms are an important part of life in modern society, they are visited daily by a huge number of people using computers, tablets and smartphones. Their popularity has made them convenient for use in various fields. These platforms have been accepted as student learning support tools, which is why they are increasingly important in the field of higher education. The paper explores the use of social network platforms in higher education, with a focus on social networking services provided by Instagram. In this research, we tried to determine whether the students of journalism and communication used Instagram for educational purposes. Students (N=100) were surveyed through a printed questionnaire at the Faculty of Philosophy. The results show that most students use social networking services for educational purposes. The platform they use for this purpose is Facebook. When it comes to Instagram, most respondents have an Instagram account but do not use it in education.
Presentación del monográfico
Authors: Adnane Abdelhamid
Published: March 2021

Presentación del monográfico