bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Avaliação da efetividade do uso de coleiras impregnadas com deltametrina no controle da leishmaniose visceral no município de Votuporanga, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 2014 – 2016
Authors: Tolezano José Eduardo , Matsumoto Patrícia Sayuri Silvestre , Taniguchi Helena Hilomi , Bertollo Denise Maria Bussoni , Pierre Marcella Kelvya , Barbosa José Eduardo de Raeffray , Guerra Juliana Mariotti , Fernandes Natália Coelho Couto de AzevedoS , Figueiredo Ernesto Machado de , Esteves Junior Élcio Sanchez , Fernandes Samara Del Pino , Malta Roberto Carlos Grassi , Guimarães Raul Borges , Hiramoto Roberto Mitsuyoshi
Published: September 2023

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar os principais resultados do Projeto de Inovação Tecnológica em Saúde realizado entre 2014 e 2015, destacando-se o uso de coleiras impregnadas com deltametrina a 4% em cães em uma região endêmica para leishmaniose visceral (LV), o município de Votuporanga, São Paulo, Brasil. Neste município, anterior à realização do projeto, eram registrados muitos casos caninos e humanos da doença, com elevada taxa de letalidade. Durante o projeto, foram monitorados cerca de 16,5 mil cães, examinadas 25.700 amostras de sangue, considerando-se as perdas e as entradas de novos animais durante os quatro inquéritos sorológicos. Após sua finalização, verificou-se uma diminuição da prevalência e incidência de LV canina, assim como do número de casos humanos. A diminuição dos casos caninos foi correlacionada positivamente aos casos humanos no período de 2011 a 2016 (Correlação de Pearson de 0.914, p-valor<0.05). Além disso, a análise espacial dos resultados corrobora a diminuição ou desaparecimento da concentração de casos caninos e, consequentemente, de fontes e de infecção nas áreas endêmicas à medida que avançaram no tempo e espaço as diferentes etapas de desenvolvimento do projeto. Apesar da drástica redução na incidência da LV canina, ainda permaneceram algumas áreas críticas. Os resultados delineados sugerem a revisão de protocolos e manuais demonstrando a efetividade do uso das coleiras como medida preventiva e potencial no controle da LV.
Kebebasan Manusia dalam Predestinasi Ganda John Calvin berdasarkan Institutes of the Christian Religion
Authors: Kiding Allo Christian Arisandi
Published: September 2023

This article focuses on John Calvin’s double predestination which is often considered to close the space for human freedom. It is said to be double because for Calvin God not only chooses those who are saved, but also actively chooses those who are rejected. The problem that arises is that humans are rejected and cursed because of their sins. This way of thinking implies that humans sin based on their freedom. Therefore, the relationship between God’s sovereign determination and human freedom to sin is the main focus of this study. An analytical descriptive approach will be taken on the theme of double predestination in Institutes and freedom in the philosophical tradition to clarify the relationship between humans and determinism. This description produces a perspective to see the space of human freedom in God’s absolute sovereignty.
CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY FOR ACUTE ASTHMA : A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Aulidaweli
Published: September 2023

Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways which affects 300 million people worldwide. Asthma places a huge burden in multiple nations. The main care components for asthma include assessment and monitoring, patient education, addressing environmental controls and comorbid conditions, and pharmaceutical therapy. Corticosteroids therapy is used for maintenance of asthma. While Systemic corticosteroids are often regarded as the first-line treatment for acute asthma since they are unmistakably linked to a quicker recovery to baseline function.
The aim: This study aims to show effectiveness of corticosteroid therapy for acute asthma. Methods: By comparing itself to the standards set by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020, this study was able to show that it met all of the requirements. So, the experts were able to make sure that the study was as up-to-date as it was possible to be. For this search approach, publications that came out between 2013 and 2023 were taken into account. Several different online reference sources, like Pubmed and ScienceDirect, were used to do this. It was decided not to take into account review pieces, works that had already been published, or works that were only half done. Results: In the PubMed database, the results of our search brought up 60 articles, whereas the results of our search on ScienceDirect brought up 117 articles. The results of the search conducted by title screening yielded a total 15 articles for PubMed and 7 articles for ScienceDirect. We compiled a total of 9 papers, 6 of which came from PubMed and 3 of which came from ScienceDirect. We excluded 1 duplicate article and 1 review article. In the end, we included seven research (RCT) that met the criteria. Conclusion: Corticosteroids therapy, whether oral, intravenous and inhaled, is effective to increase lung function (PEF), improve symptoms, and has fewer side effects. Corticosteroids therapy is also effective to reduce admission or hospitalization rate in severe acute asthma.
Surfactant-Promoted Prussian Blue Analogues Fabricated Electrodes for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation
Authors: Sana Ibadat  , Hafiza Tauseef Ashfaq  , Ruqia  , Muhammad Adeel Asghar  , Ali Haider  , Saqib Ali
Published: September 2023

Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) have unique structural and chemical behaviour and therefore have applications in various fields of catalysis as energy conversion materials for storage devices and molecular sensing. Herein we focused on the in-situ synthesis of three PBAs comprising cobalt hexacyanoferrate (CoHCF), nicke<l hexacyanoferrate (NiHCF), and cobalt-nickel hexacyanoferrate (CoNiHCF) through cation i.e. cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) assisted drop cast method. The electrocatalysts were characterized through a multitude of spectroscopic techniques and were tested for water oxidation study. It was found that among the three electrocatalysts, CoNiHCF showed comparatively better catalytic performance with an overpotential value of 570 mV (at 1 mA cm-2).
O PLANEJAMENTO EDUCACIONAL NO BRASIL NO CONTEXTO DAS CONSTITUIÇÕES REPUBLICANAS (1891 A 1988)
Authors: Alves Edson Ferreira
Published: September 2023

Este artigo objetiva apresentar, numa perspectiva histórica, a concepção de planejamento educacional no Brasil. Por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, busca-se discutir a perspectiva de planos de educação presentes na Constituição de 1891 à Constituição de 1988, bem como explorar brevemente a legislação infraconstitucional correlata e os planos elaborados nesse período. A pesquisa se fundamenta, além nos documentos como os marcos legais e os planos, em trabalhos de autores como Cury (1998, 2015), Fonseca (2013), Germano (2011), Horta (1982, 1997), Saviani (2016) e outros. É mostrado um movimento de descontinuidade, fragmentação, centralização e burocratização no processo de planejamento enquanto tentativa de se constituir uma política educacional.
Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics of a GDI Spray Under Various Thermodynamic Conditions
Authors: Li Jian , Li Lulu , Xiao Rujie , Liang Yuanfei , Qiu Shuyi , Li Xuesong
Published: September 2023

Article
Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics of a GDI Spray Under Various Thermodynamic Conditions

Jian Li 1, Lulu Li 1, Rujie Xiao 1, Yuanfei Liang 1, Shuyi Qiu 2, and Xuesong Li 2,*

1 SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd., 18 Hexi Rd, Liunan District, Liuzhou 545001, China
2 School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
* Correspondence: xuesonl@sjtu.edu.cn
 
 
Received: 12 June 2023
Accepted: 9 August 2023
Published: 28 August 2023
 

Abstract: Gasoline direct injection (GDI) is the most common and advanced fuel supply strategy for gasoline engines. The fuel atomization quality and fuel/air mix degree determine the subsequent combustion efficiency and emissions. However, the engine works in complex conditions which have numerous thermodynamic boundary conditions, and the characteristics of fuel atomization also change accordingly. It is necessary to clarify the influence of various thermodynamic conditions on the GDI spray. In this work, three different types of optics diagnostic methods were utilized to capture the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of a commercial GDI injector spray under various thermodynamic boundary conditions. Specifically, Mie-scattering photography was employed to get the macroscopic parameters; planar Mie-scattering photography was utilized to get the spray pattern; phase Doppler interferometry (PDI) was used to get the microscopic characteristic, i.e., the droplet size distributions. It is found from this study that higher injection pressure, lower ambient pressure, and lower ambient temperature would lead to longer penetration and larger plume width. Lower ambient pressure and higher ambient temperature would cause a smaller spray pattern. Higher injection pressure, lower ambient pressure, and higher ambient temperature would result in smaller droplet sizes.
Lignocellulosic Biomass to Automotive Manufacturing: The Adoption of Bio-Based Materials and Bio-Fuels
Authors: Zhang Zhiping , Jiao Yinggang , Li Yameng , Zhang Huan , Zhang Quanguo , Hu Bing
Published: September 2023

Review
Lignocellulosic Biomass to Automotive Manufacturing: The Adoption of Bio-Based Materials and Bio-Fuels

Zhiping Zhang, Yinggang Jiao, Yameng Li, Huan Zhang, Quanguo Zhang, and Bing Hu *

Henan Agricultural University, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Zhengzhou 450002, PR China
* Correspondence: hubing535@163.com
 
 
Received: 20 July 2023
Accepted: 21 September 2023
Published: 26 September 2023
 

Abstract: In order to meet the demand of automobile lightweight and reduce the automotive industry's dependence on non-renewable energy sources such as petroleum, the utilization of bio-based materials and bio-fuels has become a key link to realize the sustainable development of automotive manufacturing industry. Moreover, along with the coming of the era of Carbon Neutral, the evolution of automotive manufacturing has begun. Hence, in the paper, the alternative solutions of the body materials, related component, and vehicle fuel in which bio-products can be introduced into were reviewed. The types and preparation methods for bio-based materials and bio-fuels were mentioned, especially the discussion of bio-hydrogen production and its application in the automotive industry. The summary of the correlation between biomass and automobile manufacturing industry in this article has certain guiding significance for the energy industry, automobile manufacturing industry and biomass energy utilization field.
Ethnobotanical study in the village Chhitkul of Sangla Valley, District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
Authors: Negi Pitamber , Subramani S.
Published: September 2023

An ethnobotanical survey has been carried out in the tribal village Chhitkul, Sangla Valley of district Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, which resulted in the recording of 17 plant species of medicinal importance, 25 of edible and agricultural value, 14 of cultural and religious importance, and 22 species of fuel, fodder and timber values. The role of ethnic tribals in the conservation, optimum utilization of natural resources has also been discussed. The details of ethnomedicinal plants are highlighted with their botanical & vernacular names, brief description and uses. The plants of other importance are also tabulated along with vernacular names and parts used.
Wady i zalety pracy platformowej i freelancingu. Wskazówki dla osób pracujących w ramach nowych form pracy
Authors:   Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Stachura-Krzyształowicz Aleksandra , Barańska Paulina ,   Progressive Policies
Published: September 2023

Rynek pracy nieustannie ewoluuje wraz z rozwojem gospodarek i technologii. Nowe możliwości zakupu usług i produktów przez klientów – związane chociażby z powstawaniem i funkcjonowaniem aplikacji mobilnych – sprawiają, że wykształcają się nowe strategie aktywności zawodowej. Ich przykładami mogą być praca platformowa oraz freelancing, które charakteryzują się wysoką elastycznością w świadczeniu usług, ale także niepewnością zatrudnienia i prekaryjnymi warunkami pracy. W artykule scharakteryzowano grupy zawodowe osób wykonujących pracę platformową i pracujących jako niezależni specjaliści (freelancerzy), zaprezentowano wyniki badań z zakresu prekaryjności oraz psychospołecznych warunków pracy i jakości życia tych osób, a także podano wskazówki dla tych, którzy pracują w ramach nowych form pracy.
Intégration du modèle USLE et du SIG pour l’analyse de l’érosion hydrique dans le bassin de l’Alibori en République du Bénin
Authors: ALAMOU Babatoundé Abraham , AROUNA Ousséni , OLOUKOI Joseph
Published: September 2023

L’érosion hydrique est un phénomène naturel multidimensionnel de dégradation des sols variant dans le temps et dans l’espace mais souvent amplifiée parfois par les actions anthropiques. Elle est manifeste dans le bassin de l’Alibori au Bénin. Cette recherche est basée sur l’utilisation du modèle USLE (Universal Soil Loss Equation) et des données en accès libre pour cartographier les zones à risque d’érosion. Le croisement de cinq (05) facteurs déterminants tels que la topographie (LS), l’érosivité des pluies (R), l’occupation du sol (C), l’érobilité des sols (K) et les pratiques antiérosives (P), a permis d’identifier quatre (04) niveaux de sévérité de l’érosion hydrique du bassin : faible, modérée, forte et très forte. Entre 1980 et 2020, la moyenne de perte en sol par niveau de sévérité est 52,75 % (faible), 10,13 % (modérée), 20,35 % (forte) et 16,77 % (très forte). Les facteurs d’érosivité des pluies (R) et le couvert végétal (C) ont une influence importante sur l’érosion hydrique dans le bassin de l’Alibori. L’intégration du modèle USLE et du Système d’Information Géographique (SIG) constitue un outil de planification efficace de l’aménagement du bassin.

Water erosion is a multidimensional natural phenomenon of soil degradation varying in time and space but often amplified by anthropogenic actions. It is evident in the Alibori basin in Benin. This study is based on the use of the USLE model (Universal Soil Loss Equation) and open-source data to map areas at risk of erosion. The crossing of five (05) determining factors such as the topography (LS), erosivity of the rains (R), land cover (C), soils erobility of the grounds (K), and the erosion control practices (P) have allowed identifying four (04) levels of water erosion severity of the basin: weak, moderate, strong and very strong. Between 1980 and 2020, the average soil loss per level of erosion severity is 52.75% (low), 10.13% (moderate), 20.35% (high), and 16.77% (very high). Rainfall erosivity factors (R) and vegetation cover (C) have an important influence on water erosion in the Alibori basin. The integration of the USLE model and the Geographic Information System (GIS) constitutes an effective planning tool for the development of the basin
Evaluation and Genome Mining of Bacillus stercoris Isolate B.PNR1 as Potential Agent for Fusarium Wilt Control and Growth Promotion of Tomato
Authors: Pengproh Rattana , Thanyasiriwat Thanwanit , Sangdee Kusavadee , Saengprajak Juthaporn , Kawicha Praphat , Sangdee Aphidech
Published: September 2023

Recently, strategies for controlling Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol), the causal agent of Fusarium wilt of tomato, focus on using effective biocontrol agents. In this study, an analysis of the biocontrol and plant growth promoting (PGP) attributes of 11 isolates of loamy soil Bacillus spp. has been conducted. Among them, the isolates B.PNR1 and B.PNR2 inhibited the mycelial growth of Fol by inducing abnormal fungal cell wall structures and cell wall collapse. Moreover, broad-spectrum activity against four other plant pathogenic fungi, F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1 (Foc), Sclerotium rolfsii, Colletotrichum musae, and C. gloeosporioides were noted for these isolates. These two Bacillus isolates produced indole acetic acid, phosphate solubilization enzymes, and amylolytic and cellulolytic enzymes. In the pot experiment, the culture filtrate from B.PNR1 showed greater inhibition of the fungal pathogens and significantly promoted the growth of tomato plants more than those of the other treatments. Isolate B.PNR1, the best biocontrol and PGP, was identified as Bacillus stercoris by its 16S rRNA gene sequence and whole genome sequencing analysis (WGS). The WGS, through genome mining, confirmed that the B.PNR1 genome contained genes/gene cluster of a nonribosomal peptide synthetase/polyketide synthase, such as fengycin, surfactin, bacillaene, subtilosin A, bacilysin, and bacillibactin, which are involved in antagonistic and PGP activities. Therefore, our finding demonstrates the effectiveness of B. stercoris strain B.PNR1 as an antagonist and for plant growth promotion, highlighting the use of this microorganism as a biocontrol agent against the Fusarium wilt pathogen and PGP abilities in tomatoes.
Improvement of Fire Blight Blossom Infection Control Using Maryblyt in Korean Apple Orchards
Authors: Namkung Kyung-Bong , Yun Sung Chul
Published: September 2023

After transitioning from periodic to model-based control policy for fire blight blossom infection, it is crucial to provide the timing of field application with easy and accurate information. To assess the risk of blossom infection, Maryblyt was employed in 31 sites across apple-producing regions nationwide, including areas prone to fire blight outbreaks, from 2021 to 2023. In 2021 and 2023, two and seven sites experienced Blossom Infection Risk-Infection warning occurrences among 31 sites, respectively. However, in 2022, most of the sites observed Blossom Infection Risk-Infection from April 25 to 28, highlighting the need for blossom infection control. For the comparison between the two model-based control approaches, we established treatment 1, which involved control measures according to the Blossom Infection Risk-Infection warning and treatment 2, aimed at maintaining the Epiphytic Infection Potential below 100. The analysis of control values between these treatments revealed that treatment 2 was more effective in reducing Blossom Infection Risk-Infection and the number of days with Epiphytic Infection Potential above 100, with respective averages of 95.6% and 93.0% over the three years. Since 2022, the implementation of the K-Maryblyt system and the deployment of Automated Weather Stations capable of measuring orchard weather conditions, with an average of 10 stations per major apple fire blight county nationwide, have taken place. These advancements will enable the provision of more accurate and timely information for farmers based on fire blight models in the future.
DNA Damage Triggers the Activation of Immune Response to Viral Pathogens via Salicylic Acid in Plants
Authors: Jeong Hwi-Won , Ryu Tae Ho , Lee Hyo-Jeong , Kim Kook-Hyung , Jeong Rae-Dong
Published: September 2023

Plants are challenged by various pathogens throughout their lives, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and insects; consequently, they have evolved several defense mechanisms. In addition, plants have developed localized and systematic immune responses due to biotic and abiotic stress exposure. Animals are known to activate DNA damage responses (DDRs) and DNA damage sensor immune signals in response to stress, and the process is well studied in animal systems. However, the links between stress perception and immune response through DDRs remain largely unknown in plants. To determine whether DDRs induce plant resistance to pathogens, Arabidopsis plants were treated with bleomycin, a DNA damage-inducing agent, and the replication levels of viral pathogens and growth of bacterial pathogens were determined. We observed that DDR-mediated resistance was specifically activated against viral pathogens, including turnip crinkle virus (TCV). DDR increased the expression level of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes and the total salicylic acid (SA) content and promoted mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascades, including the WRKY signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. Transcriptome analysis further revealed that defense- and SA-related genes were upregulated by DDR. The atm-2atr-2 double mutants were susceptible to TCV, indicating that the main DDR signaling pathway sensors play an important role in plant immune responses. In conclusion, DDRs activated basal immune responses to viral pathogens.
First Report on the Shoot Blight Disease of Gaenari (Forsythia koreana) Caused by Septotinia sp. in Korea
Authors: Woo Ji Hye , Kim Mikyeong , Lee Kun-Woo , Han Sang-sup , Cha Byeongjin
Published: September 2023

In early spring, water-soaked lesions appeared on the petals and leaves of gaenari (Forsythia koreana), and the tissues were necrotic and dry. Cankers appeared on the infected branches around late spring and the above part of a branch withered and died. However, it was very rare that the base of the cankered-branch died. The identical fungi were isolated from the lesions on various tissues, and they grew with white colonies on potato dextrose agar medium. The fungus grew most actively at 23oC and produced many sclerotia of various sizes. In a pathogenicity assay in which mycelial and sclerotial suspensions were inoculated on each organ of forsythia, it was found that the pathogen infects the flower only, but not the leaves or branches. Symptoms on the flowers spread to the next leaves and branches over time and the infected branches were eventually withered. To identify the isolates, DNA sequences of four phylogenetic markers including ITS, LSU, Tub2, and CAL were analyzed and all isolates were identified as a species in the genus Septotinia. This is not only the first report of gaenari (forsythia) shoot blight caused by the fungus Septotinia sp., but also the first report on the genus Septotinia as a plant pathogen in Korea.
Representation learning with CGAN for casual inference
Authors: Weng Zhaotian , Hong Jianbo , Wang Lan
Published: September 2023

Conditional Generative Adversarial Nets (CGAN) is often used to improve conditional image generation performance. However, there is little research on Representation learning with CGAN for causal inference. This paper proposes a new method for finding representation learning functions by adopting the adversarial idea. We apply the pattern of CGAN and theoretically demonstrate the feasibility of finding a suitable representation function in the context of two distributions being balanced. The theoretical result shows that when two distributions are balanced, the ideal representation function can be found and thus can be used to further research.
New encoders based on depthwise separable convolution for SteganoGAN to improve steganography efficiency
Authors: Wang Ziliang
Published: September 2023

In recent years, deep learning has developed vigorously, including many applications in the field of image steganography, of which steganogan is a representative. However, its network structure is a generative countermeasure network based on convolutional neural network (CNN). Because the generative adversial network (GAN) is difficult to train, there are problems such as mode collapse and gradient disappearance. Training the generative countermeasure network often requires many rounds of training, consuming a lot of computing resources. In this paper, the idea of deep separable convolution of mobile net is used for reference, and the encryption and generator in the generation countermeasure network for encryption is changed into a depthwise separable convolution encoder, which is compared with the original model, improves the speed of training and reasoning, and facilitates steganography on mobile devices and some low-performance devices.
Study on whether marriage affects depression based on causal inference
Authors: Zhou Haoran , Lu Junliang , Li Ziyu , Zhang Xinyi
Published: September 2023

This paper applies causal-based machine learning algorithms to evaluate the causal effect of marriage on depression. The paper verifies the reinforcement of adopting causal inference through the relationship between causality and correlation and confounding bias and selection bias. In this paper, we firstly implement meta learner to estimate and analyse the causal effects. Considering the influence of confounding factors, we utilize two stages of least squares estimation and deep IV estimation based on instrumental variables to fully evaluate the causal effects. The evaluation of linear and nonlinear models shows different results, which is worthy of discussion in future studies. In conclusion, people in the rural region who get married are slightly less likely to get depressed in the future.
A Corpus-based Analysis on Reading Passages of an English Textbook of Factory College in North Korea.
Authors:   Center for Educational Research, Yun Mi-Jung , Kim Jung-Ryeol
Published: September 2023

This paper aims to analyze reading passages found in an English textbook used at Factory College in North Korea and examine the characteristics of English education for adults, particularly “learning while working system” implemented in North Korea. To investigate the linguistic properties; lexical frequency(high frequency vocabulary, keywords, and 4gram) and readability(measured by FKGL and FRE), this corpus-based analysis was conducted with Wordsmith, AntConc and Readable. The findings demonstrate frequent appearance of science and technology terms, and their frequent description. This confirms that North Korea attempts to connect education with industrial sites by combining English and technical education. In addition, as a result of analyzing vocabulary diversity and readability, it was found that the level of difficulty increased rapidly compared to high school English textbooks. The vocabulary appeared less varied than English reading passages of Korean SAT and readability showed a similar level.
Filipino global citizenship education in teacher education college: The case of Philippine Normal University
Authors:   Center for Educational Research, Kim Jiin , Yoo Sung-Sang
Published: September 2023

This study analyzes the case of global citizenship education (GCED) in teacher education colleges in the Philippines and draws out its features to find implications for GCED in teacher education colleges. To this end, Philippine Normal University (PNU), a leading participant in GCED in the Philippines, was selected and analyzed in terms of the program’s purpose and background, curriculum and research, and management system. Analysis shows that the PNU has been actively engaged in GCED based on its historical background in women and human rights studies. The PNU's GCED program mainly adopted the concept of GCED presented by UNESCO while emphasizing the behavioral dimension. This case demonstrates that the areas of GCED to which teacher education colleges can contribute are diverse, encompassing pre-service and in-service teacher education and research. Teacher education colleges can play a leading role in expanding GCED in a country through their active engagement in the agenda demonstrated by institutional leadership and collaboration with international organizations.
Peran Kepala Sekolah Dalam Peningkatan Kinerja Guru di SMKS Nurul Iman Ellak Daya Lenteng Sumenep
Authors: Mochlish Mochlish , Budiyono Ahmad
Published: September 2023

Efforts to develop and improve teacher performance are basically an endless organizational need. This is caused by the development and improvement of performance not only if there is a gap between actual performance and expected performance, but also the development and improvement must continue to be done even though there is no gap. In fact, it should always be considered in order to experience continuous improvement. The purpose of this study is to describe the improvement of teacher performance, how the role of principals in improving teacher performance and what are the supporting and inhibiting factors of school principals in improving teacher performance. In this study shows that the role of school principals in improving teacher performance in SMKS Nurul Iman Ellak Sumenep Lenteng Power as follows: 1) Motivating work spirit, 2) Fostering discipline, 3) Giving awards, 4) Providing consultations, 5) Conducting class visits, 6) Demonstrate model attitudes and behaviors, 7) Develop the teaching profession. Meanwhile the supporting factors of school principals in improving teacher performance are: 1) Human resources, namely from the excitement and seriousness of the teachers to improve their performance, 2) Infrastructure facilities that are very helpful in improving teacher performance, such as lab space. computer, projector etc. meanwhile the inhibiting factors are: 1) incomplete infrastructure facilities such as sports fields and library rooms, 2) schools do not have independent funding sources such as school cooperatives.
Main socio-psychological effects of pandemic on individuals’ well-being and life satisfaction
Authors: Omrane Amina , Mukherjee Soumya , Das Mrinal Kanti , Chatterjee Avik
Published: September 2023

In this era of uncertainty, the adverse impact of social ill-being brings forth dissatisfaction and discontentment in our life. Social peace gives us the required nourishment to yield a quality life. In this study, we made a modest attempt to assess to what extend the individuals’ life gets affected in these hours of post COVID-19 crisis. To understand the mental frame of individuals, we have adjudged the recourse to two key factors, i.e., digital illiteracy, communication crisis and social isolation, which might lead to dissatisfaction of life. Moreover, the present research assessed the degree of impact of social ill-being on the individuals’ life dissatisfaction. It gives us the provision to explore the mediating effect of higher stress on the association between social ill-being and life dissatisfaction. This honest attempt may help citizens and policymakers to get channelized, well-digitally equipped and prepared to come up with innovative solutions that serve to manage the curse of the COVID-19.
Disease Prevalence among Cattle and Knowledge of Farmers Regarding Health Management and Livestock Technology in Developing Countries: Evidence from Bangladesh
Authors: Kabir Md , Hossain S , Noman Abdullah , Das Dipa , Shejuty Shahanaj , Amin Md
Published: September 2023

This study aims to investigate the prevalence of cattle disease and the knowledge of farmers regarding health management and livestock technology in Bangladesh as a paradigm of developing countries. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews between December 2020 and June 2021 from 301 randomly selected farmers from three districts in Bangladesh. Foot and Mouth (FMD) was the predominant disease in the study cattle. About 45% of cattle in Dhaka and 40% of cattle in Rajshahi were infected with FMD while Diarrhea (33%) and bloat (33%) were most prevalent in cattle from Sirajganj. Although the majority of respondents practiced regular vaccination and deworming for cattle, they had significantly less knowledge of vaccination and deworming. Moreover, there is a significant difference in regular practice and knowledge of farmers about vaccination among our study areas (p<0.007). FMD vaccine use was significantly higher among farmers of Dhaka (p<0.016) while the use of Black quarter (p<0.003) and Hemorrhagic septicemia (p<0.001) vaccines were significantly higher among farmers of Rajshahi. Most of the respondents provided prophylactic care by themselves or with the help of quacks while dependent on quacks or registered veterinarians for treatment. Half of the farmers faced various problems in health care management including the high prevalence of diseases (60%). Fifty-two percent of subjects from Dhaka had received different training such as cattle rearing and animal health and 84% of them implemented received training. The results of this study demonstrated that more awareness and training are needed regarding healthcare management and technology adoption in developing countries like Bangladesh for obtaining sustainable livestock production.
Effect of Time of Sowing and Spacing of Sunflower on Yield and Yield Attributing Characters in Non-saline Area of Patuakhali
Authors: Lipi Nowrose , Maniruzzaman Muhammad
Published: September 2023

The time of sowing and spacing affect the yield and yield-attributing characteristics of crops. An experiment was carried out at the Field Laboratory of the Agronomy Department of Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali during the period from November 2016 to April 2017 in order to evaluate the effect of sowing date and spacing on the yield and yield contributing characters of sunflower. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design with three replications, where sowing time was assigned in the main plot and spacing was assigned as a sub-plot treatment. The experiment comprised four sowing times (30 November, 15 December, 30 December, and 15 January) considering factor A and six spacing (40 cm × 25 cm, 40 cm × 35 cm, 40 cm × 45 cm, 50 cm × 25 cm, 50 cm × 35 cm, 50 cm × 45 cm) considering as factor B. Sowing date and spacing influenced significantly almost all the characters studied. The crop was sown on 15 December at 50 cm × 45 cm producing the tallest plant of 137.36, 178.59, and 186.53 cm at 60, 75, and 90 DAS, respectively. The maximum leaf area (1172.00 cm2), the largest head (48.53 g), the widest head (18.13 cm), the maximum seed weight head-1 (57.51g), and the highest number of seed head-1 (872.94) were produced by sunflower when planted on 15 December at 50 cm × 45 cm plant spacing. The maximum stover yield (8.92 t ha-1) and the highest biological yield of 11.97 t ha-1 were produced by the 15 December planted crop at 40 cm × 25 cm spacing. The maximum 1000 seed weight (65.28 g), harvest index (29.31%), and seed yield (3.15 t ha-1) was obtained from the mid-planting date (15 December) at the 50 cm × 25 cm plant spacing. The planting time of 15 December and the planting spacing of 50 cm × 25 cm could be recommended for sunflower cultivation in the southern non-saline area of Bangladesh.
Development and Evaluation of a Portable Iron Removal Plant (PIRP) for Drinking Water
Authors: Rahman Mohd , Jabed Md , Hossain Md , Islam Tariqul
Published: September 2023

Safe and clean drinking water is the prerequisite for survival and has a significant impact on daily life. The existing higher concentrations of iron in groundwater in different regions of Bangladesh, including Sylhet, cause significant health issues for the concerned community. To address this problem, a lab-scale Portable Iron Removal Plant (PIRP) was developed to remove iron from drinking water. It includes downward free-flow aeration, sedimentation, and up-flow filtration using filter media like vit sand (8 cm), fine sand (5 cm), foam (1.2 cm), stone (4 cm), and jhama (2 cm), with a total depth of 20.2 cm. A total of 7 iron-contaminated water samples were collected from 7 different deep tube-wells from Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) campus. The samples were tested for iron concentration before and after filtration through PIRP. Water Quality Index (WQI) was determined using Weighted Arithmetic (W.A.) method. Iron concentrations of the samples before filtration were 1.61, 5.00, 1.69, 1.88, 1.97, 1.69, and 1.82 mg/L, which reduced to 0.55, 0.58, 0.91, 0.13, 0.67, 0.28 and 0.36 mg/L, respectively after filtering through the PIRP. Maximum iron removal efficiency of the PIRP was 93.09%, with the average efficiency 75%, which is satisfactory in comparison to other studies. The PIRP could be a sustainable alternative with further improvement for its easy operation and maintenance, and utilization of low-cost components (e.g., natural aerations, low-cost filtering agents, etc.).
Genetic Variability, Correlation, and Principal Component Analysis for Yield and Yield Contributing Traits in Local and Exotic Tomato Genotypes
Authors: Sharmita Onusha , Husna Asmaul , Mamun Md , Zeba Naheed , Siddique Abu
Published: September 2023

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is the most popular and consumed vegetable crops across the world due to its higher nutritional content, taste, and color. An experiment was carried out to determine the existing variability, heritability, and association among the yield and yield contributing traits of eleven genotypes including seven exotic and four local genotypes. Analysis of variance revealed the existence of significant differences among the genotypes for most of the characters except leaf area. Mean comparison showed that exotic cultivars G1 (SL 020) displayed early flowering and fruit setting and G11 (BARI Tomato 11) displayed higher number of clusters, flowers and fruits with smaller fruit size and yield. Estimation of genetic parameters showed higher phenotypic of coefficient of variation (PCV) than genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) for most of the yield related traits. However, slight differences between PCV and GCV were found for number of secondary branches (31.70, 30.01), days to first flowering (14.99, 13.97), days to 50% flowering (18.68, 16.11), number of fruits per plant (83.57, 79.41), single fruit weight (47.29, 44.48), and fruit diameter (28.73, 27.61) which suggest the scope of effective selection. The number of fruits per plant and single fruit weight exhibited the highest heritability and genetic advance. Pearson correlation analysis revealed the significant and positive correlation between yield per plant with leaf area and fruit length. The principal component analysis revealed that number of fruits per plant, flowers per cluster, and fruits per cluster exhibited the most vital traits contributing to the variations among the genotypes. Hierarchical clustering showed that local and exotic tomato cultivars separated into different clusters. Higher inter cluster distance showed the scope that crossing among these genotypes could provide maximum heritability and genetic gain. These findings suggested that exotic cultivars could be included for the breeding program to develop the high yielding tomato variety.
A histological investigation of the influence of Naringin on acetaminophen-induced nephrotoxicity in male albino rats
Authors: Alalwany Ekhlas
Published: September 2023

A study was conducted to examine the protective effects of naringin (NRG) on renal tissues of rats, specifically against acetaminophen (ACN)-induced damage. Thirty-two male rats were included in the study, divided into four groups. The first group (group I) was administered 1 ml/kg of saline orally, serving as the control group. The second group received 2g/kg of ACN on the first day. The third group received a single oral dose of 2g/kg of ACN on the first day, followed by 40 mg/kg of oral NRG for eight consecutive days. Lastly, the fourth group was given a single oral dose of 2g/kg of ACN on the first day, followed by 80 mg/kg of oral NRG for eight days. The rats were then euthanized and their kidneys were removed after they had been anesthetized for blood collection. The ACN-induced renal damage was characterized by significant reductions in body weight, levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase. Additionally, there were significant increases in kidney weight, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, serum uric acid, malondialdehyde enzyme (MAD), and histopathological alterations. The study demonstrated that NRG treatment at doses of 40 and 80 mg/kg b.w. effectively reduced renal toxicity and oxidative damage induced by ACN. The effectiveness of these improvements was demonstrated by the noticeable increase in body weight, elevated levels of SOD and CAT, as well as the reduction in kidney weight, CR, BUN, SUA, and MAD levels. As a result of these findings, NRG is confirmed to have antioxidant properties and be capable of protecting rats from renal toxicity caused by ACN.
Evaluation of insulin resistance in rheumatoid arthritis in Eastern India
Authors: Chaubey Manaswi , Agarwal Saloni , Vats Siddharth , Chakravarty Jaya , Gupta Ajay
Published: September 2023

Background: Increase in insulin resistance predisposes to cardiovascular disease. Studies from various parts of world show increase prevalence of IR in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but there is little data from India.

Aims and Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of IR in RA and after 6 months of treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

Materials and Methods: This hospital-based longitudinal observational study was done between July 2018 and June 2019 in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of General Medicine, S.S. Hospital, BHU, in treatment-naive RA patients with age ≥18 years. Exclusion criteria were known diabetes, preexisting dyslipidemias, or any other chronic illness. Detailed history and examination were done. Fasting glucose and fasting insulin were done to calculate the homeostatic model for assessment of IR (HOMA IR).

Results: The most common age group in our study was 31–40 years (38%). The mean age of onset of disease was 39.5 years. Female-to-male ratio was 5.25:1. The mean duration of illness was 3 years with baseline mean disease activity score (DAS) 28 score 6.2698 ± 1.07437. Baseline mean cholesterol level, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and very low-density lipoprotein were 169.40 ± 33.802 mg/dL, 164.42 ± 91.585 mg/dL, 47.66 ± 11.825 mg/dL, 99.88 ± 27.059 mg/dL, and 34.42 ± 19.186 mg/dL, respectively. Baseline fasting blood glucose levels, fasting insulin levels, and HOMA IR were 99.40 ± 20.761 mg/dL, 11.84770 ± 4.351550 m IU/L,and 2.905 ± 1.2272, respectively. After treatment of 6 months, lipid profile, fasting insulin, and HOMA IR improved significantly. However, there was no significant correlation found between IR and disease activity before and after treatment.

Conclusion: The patients of RA are at higher risk of IR and dyslipidemia and early diagnosis with the initiation of treatment for RA can reverse the IR in RA patients.
Polyuria after discontinuation of methylphenidate treatment in a child with ADHD
Authors: Ozdemir Dilara , Imrek Yasemin , Tufan Ali , Ozturk Yusuf , Sarioglu Setenay
Published: September 2023

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by impairing inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Stimulants, including methylphenidate (MPH) are commonly used for its management.MPH has been reported to improve nocturnal enuresis among children with ADHD previously, although there were also reports of enuresis associated with its use. Here we report a case of polyuria probably related with MPH discontinuation. Regardless of its mechanism clinicians should be aware of polyuria after cessation of MPH treatment.
South Asian Canadian Digital Archive:: Fostering Knowledge Diversity and Equity Through Multilingual Knowledge Infrastructures
Authors: Jothilingam Thamilini , Bains Satwinder Kaur , Sohi Alisa
Published: September 2023

Knowledge and its production is informed by the availability of and access to existing knowledge infrastructures. Historically, both the production of knowledge and knowledge infrastructures have been dominated and dictated by western1 schools of thoughts that elided, erased, neglected, and negated the existence of multiple epistemologies. This paper explores ways to understand the depth and breadth of global colonial legacies and epistemic coloniality—and locate the pathways out in the archives. Using South Asian Canadian Digital Archive (https://sacda.ca) as a case study, the paper questions ways to rethink, redefine, and refine the methodologies of traditional archives to enable spaces for open and inclusive scholarship. It further frames SACDA (1897 to present) as an open tool for building multilingual knowledge infrastructures and to bring the larger community into the process of collective knowledge mobilization, creation, and dissemination.
I Stayed for the Community: Collaboration and Community in an Open Social Scholarship Research Project
Authors: Siemens Lynne ,   INKE Research Group
Published: September 2023

Open social scholarship implies a community of academic specialists and non-specialists working together to create, disseminate, and use research to ensure that it is engaged in broader contexts than initially envisioned. But what are the best ways to do this? The Implementing New Knowledge Environment (INKE) project on open social scholarship is working to answer this question with a collaborative team of academic and academic-adjacent researchers and partners. But this raises questions in its own right – how can researchers and partners, with differing organizational cultures, objectives and goals, and expertise, work together to further open social scholarship? Continuing research on collaboration from the first INKE project on electronic books and reading, this paper examines the nature of collaboration with INKE’s new focus on open social scholarship. Through yearly interviews of team members, it explores the nature of collaboration, its advantages and disadvantages, and measures of success. This paper will explore the collaboration’s first year of research. It will also include some reflection on collaboration in the age of COVID.
Detection and tracking of vehicles using license plate recognition
Authors:   Department of Electronics, Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, Amritsar, India, Kaur Navjot , Singh Gurjeet ,   Department of Electronics, Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, Amritsar, India
Published: September 2023

The density of vehicles on roads has increased manifold over the last few decades. A seamless system to detect and track a particular vehicle can solve many problems, like traffic congestion, etc. This paper proposes the use of real-time data taken from closed-circuit televisions to detect and track the movements of vehicles. The feature extraction and classification are completely done by the process of faster RCNN (regional convolutional neural networks). The core work is based on region proposal networks. CNN furthers the generation of features; classification is done separately, but it is aided by RCNN, which includes deep learning as well as training the neural network. This is used along with the Kanade Lukas Tomasi algorithm to tack the desired features extracted. This method is simulated on MATLAB software.
Analysis of CoDBR and CEEDBR protocols in underwater wireless sensor networks
Authors:   Department of IS&E, Vidyvardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru, India, S. Rajini , M. Ramakrishna ,   Department of CS&E, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India
Published: September 2023

Underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) are essential for doing any type of task underwater. Huge broadcast lag, great error degree, small bandwidth, and restricted energy in Underwater Sensor Networks interest concentration of utmost investigators. In UWSNs, the efficient use of energy is one of the main problems, as the substitution of energy sources in this kind of location is extremely costly. UWSNs are utilized in many fields, like measuring pollution, issuing tsunami cautions, conducting offshore surveys, and strategic tracing. For numerous functions, the efficacy and dependability of network regarding prominent operation, energy preservation, small bit error rate, and decreased interruption are fundamental. Nevertheless, UWSN’s exclusive features like small bandwidth accessibility, large interruptions in broadcast, very vivacious network topology, and extreme possibility of error present numerous problems in the growth of effective and dependable communication procedures. As opposed to current deepness-based routing techniques, we are focusing on CoDBR (Cooperative Depthbased Routing) and CEEDBR (Cooperative Energy Efficient Depth-based Routing) procedures to improve network lifespan, energy efficacy, and amount