bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect Of The Aqueous Extract Of Nigella Sativa Seeds On Blood Serum Glucose, Cholesterol and Total Protein In · Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rabbits
Authors: Al-Assede Ekklass H. , Almzaien Kahtan A.
Published: October 2021

The effect of five weeks oral administration of the aqueous extract of Nigella Sativa Seeds (320 mg/kg body weight) on body weight, blood glucose, cholesterol and total protein (albumin and globulin) concentrations in alloxan induced diabetic rabbits was studied. 

Twenty-four mature male rabbits were randomly assigned into three groups of eight each. Diabetes was induced experimentally by intravenous injection of alloxan monohydrate (100 mg/kg body weight) into two groups; diabetic group (D), diabetic group which was orally administrated aqueous extract of Nigella Sativa seeds (DN) while the third group served as control(C). 

The results showed that the aqueous extract of Nigella Sativa seeds significantly reduced (P<0.01) the blood glucose and cholesterol concentrations in group (DN) and significantly increased the concentration of total protein (albumin and globulin), also inhibited the body weight reduction as compared with diabetic group (D) and the control (C). These results revealed the capability of the extract of Nigella Sativa seeds to ameliorate the biochemical changes induced by alloxan in diabetic rabbits.
The Pathological effct of Aeromonas caviae bacteria and clinical chemistry – In rats
Authors: Al-Qaese Bshra Ibrahem
Published: October 2021

The study aimed at Investigating the effect of Aeromonas caviae baceria which cause Systemic and Local infection on the gross and 

histopathological changes in rats, also study the behaviour, blood picture and clinicl chemistry tests ( Total protein ,GOT and GPT enzymes ) in blood. 

A clinical samples from (120) infected patients were taken from Urin , Stool , wound Smears and cerebrospinal fluid collected From Kendey and Yarmmuk hospitals, In Baghdad area 

Thirty White male rats divided into three groups : The 1" group injected intraperitoneal with (10)' cell /ML,2nd group injected with PBS and the 3rd group (negative control ). Were used in this examination .. 

The gross and histopathological Changes in (Lung, liver ,Kidney ,Muscles ,heart ,spleen ,intestine and Nervous System ) of infected rats Shows Whole damage and necrosis with congestion and haemorrhege also different kinds of inflammatory cells Infiltrated in above organs like : neutrophiles, eosinophiles and Macrophages 

Blood picture showed significant P<0.05 decrease in RBCs count Hb Concentrration and PCV level, and an increase in WBC count, with decrease blood total protein and increase GPT and GOT enzymes in blood.
THE RESULTS OF NARROW LEAVED LUPINE VARIETIES EVALUATING FOR ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE TRAITS AND ADAPTABILITY TO THE BRYANSK REGION CONDITIONS
Authors: Ageeva P. А. , Matyukhina М. V. , Pochutina N. А. , Gromova O. M.
Published: October 2021

The narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) is a valuable legumes crop used as forage and green manure which is adapted to wide spectrum of soil-and climatic conditions; the crop has short domestication history. The protein content in its seeds and in dry matter of green mass varies from 30.0 to 37.0% and from 16.0 to 22.0 % respectively and depends on ecotype and soil-and-climatic conditions. This lupin specie can accumulate to 300 kg/ha symbiotic nitrogen in biomass and assimilates phosphorus and potassium of heavy available soil layers. It is very technological suitable for common used machinery systems. The State List of breeding achievements of Russia recommends the following regions for lupin cultivation: the North, the North-West, the Central, the Volga-Vyatka, the Middle-Volga, the Central Chernozem, the Ural, the West Siberia and the East Siberia. The tests were carried out in 2017-2020 in the All-Russian Lupin Scientific Research Institute which is located in the South-West of the Central region. Ten varieties and breeding lines bred in the Institute are tested. The samples differ by early ripeness and anthracnose tolerance. The average experimental variety grain yield was 2.38 t/ha. The vars. Uzkolistny 53-02, USN 53-236, Bryanskiy kormovoy and SBS 56-15 have the highest yield and adaptivity (103-113 %). The index of year conditions was revealed; 2017 with the index 0.56 was the most favorable for implementation of grain productivity of the tested narrow-leafed lupin varieties. In the ecological varieties testing the soil-and-climatic conditions of Shatilovskaya experimental station (Orel region) were the most favorable for implementation of variety grain productivity (4.0-4.5 t/ha). Grain yield was 3.0-4.0 t/ha in ecological locations which differ in soil-and-climatic conditions: there are Kaliningrad region, Mordovia Republic, Krasnoyarsk region etc.
RESULTS OF A SPRING SOFT WHEAT SAMPLES FIELD STUDY FROM THE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO THE VIR COLLECTION IN THE CENTRAL BLACK EARTH REGION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CONDITIONS
Authors: Loseva V. А. , Temirbekova S. K. , Novikova L. Yu. , Brykova А. N. , Кудрявцева Е. Yu. , Zuev Е. V.
Published: October 2021

In 2018-2020, a field study of 147 accessions of spring bread wheat from 17 countries was conducted at the Yekaterinino Experiment Station – branch of VIR. Field and laboratory assessments were carried out in accordance with the VIR guidelines. The interannual variability of the main economically valuable traits was evaluated, and the reliability of differences in accessions by these indicators was estimated using the analysis of variance (ANOVA). The structure of the sample was studied by the principal component analysis (PCA). The most varied by year were the weight of grain from the main ear and the yield. ANOVA showed that the accessions significantly differed in yield, weight of 1000 grains, resistance to lodging and powdery mildew. PCA showed that the main differentiating feature is yield, which is closely positively related to the grain weight from the main ear and the duration of the growing season of the accession. The second factor is the height of the plant and the lodging negative associated with it. It was revealed that for breeding in the conditions of the Tambov region of interest are samples of European breeding, in particular, from the Great Britain, which showed high yield in combination with low height, high resistance to lodging. As a result of the field study, the sources of a high number of grains in the main ear and yield were identified. In the conditions of the Tambov region, in recent decades, there has been an increase in temperatures, precipitation also slightly increases, which creates opportunities for growing later, more productive varieties.
AN ECOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF RARE FRUIT PLANTS OF THE ROSACEAE JUSS. FAMILY
Authors: Emelyanova O. Yu. , Firsov А. N.
Published: October 2021

Climate change, urbanization, urban population growth and the globalization of unhealthy diets can lead to serious food security challenges. Rare fruit plants have a number of valuable consumer qualities and are resistant to abiotic and biotic environmental factors, high decorative qualities, versatile and wide potential for use in fruit growing, breeding and gardening. These species can serve as sources of biologically active substances. The aim of our research was to study the ecological and biological characteristics of rare fruit plants of the Rosaceae family of the gene pool of the VNIISPK arboretum for the effective use of the potential of species biodiversity in breeding. The objects of study were 14 species. The studies were carried out over three years (2018 - 2020). Based on the results of a comprehensive ecological and biological assessment of 14 species of rare fruit plants of the Rosaceae family of the gene pool of the VNIISPK arboretum, 8 promising adaptive genotypes were identified, which are recommended to be used as genetic sources for breeding for obtaining varieties with a complex of economically valuable characteristics. These are Chaenomeles Maulei, Crataegus submollis, Amelanchier Canadensis, Amelanchier ovalis, Mespilus germanica, Padus virginiana, Padus Maackii and Malus prunifolia. Malus niedzwetzkyana and Sorbus aria are recommended as sources of pest resistance.
AGROPHYTOCENOSES PRODUCTIVITY UNDER COCULTURING OF PERENNIAL GRASSES AND JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
Authors: Evstratova L. P. , Nikolaeva Е. V. , Evseeva G. V. , Evstratov I. V.
Published: October 2021

The productivity of legume-grass stands (with the participation of meadow timothy, boneless stalk, hybrid clover or variable alfalfa) and joint crops of the above-mentioned perennial grasses with jerusalem artichoke in the conditions of Karelia was evaluated. Inclusion of new ones for the Republic of Medicago varia Mart. and Helianthus tuberosus L. in the composition of agrophytocenoses with a long period of economic use will contribute to solving the problem of increasing the volume of harvesting and the quality of feed. It was found that in the first year of plant life, the highest indicators of productivity and quality of aboveground dry mass (5.9 t/ha and 6.5 thousand fodder units) were provided by single-species planting of jerusalem artichoke. In the second year of life, the growth rates of plants differed in mowing and depended on the heterogeneity of meteorological conditions, the biological characteristics of the species and the composition of the herbage. In the first mowing (June 25), when harvesting only perennial grasses, the differences in the biomass yield in the experimental variants relative to the clover-grain control were insignificant. In conditions of long daylight, the process of forming the leaf-stem mass of H. tuberosus continued until the second alienation of grasses (August 18). In total, for two mowing operations with strip joint cultivation of perennial grasses and jerusalem artichoke, the yield of dry forage mass increased almost twice relative to the single-species agrophytocenosis of H. tuberosus, while the maximum productivity per hectare (8.1 tons of dry mass, 8.46 thousand feed units, 95.58 GJ of exchange energy, 1.45 tons of crude protein) was obtained in the variant with the participation of hybrid clover.
STORAGE TEMPERATURE AS A FACTOR OF FAT MIGRATION IN GLAZED SUGARY CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS
Authors: Kondratyev N. B. , Kazantsev Е. V. , Rudenko O. S. , Petrova N. А. , Belova I. А.
Published: October 2021

The fat migration processes by changing the fatty acid composition of individual parts of glazed sweets with praline-type bodies (based on peanuts) during storage at different temperatures was studied. The main mechanism of mass transfer is considered to be the fat migration through the volume of products through the capillaries. The maximum migration rate of the liquid fat phase is at a storage temperature of 23-25 ° C in samples without transisomers of unsaturated fatty acids. Its reduction is possible with the introduction of 20-30% lauric acid into the fat fraction of products. The crystalline structure of the confectionery fats included in the candy fillings has a significant effect on the migration rate of the liquid fat phase into the glaze. The smallest one corresponded to fats in the β-polymorphic form with an admixture of no more than 3% crystals in the β'-polymorphic form. The specific rate of fat migration has been calculated taking into account the size of a glazed sweets model samples. When in storage temperature increases from 18 to 27 ˚С, it increased 1.7 times. The results of studies of changes in the composition of fatty acids of model samples individual parts of glazed sweets during storage at temperatures of 18 and 27 °C are presented. The proposed approach makes it possible to predict the fat migration processes rate. The comprehensive assessment methodology, which includes the determination of physical and chemical quality indicators during storage, the regularities of fat migration and microbiological changes, will justify the requirements for the technology parameters and the recipe composition of glazed sugary confectionery products with a given expiration date.
Development and certification of reference standards for phenolic content in biologicals, based on comparison of results obtained by GLC, HPLC, spectrophotometric, and colorimetric methods
Authors: Kolesnikova O. N. , Fadeikina O. V. , Ustinnikova O. B. , Volkova R. A. , Movsesyants A. A.
Published: October 2021

Phenol is used as a preservative in a number of biological products. Methods that are used for quantitative determination of phenol differ a lot. Current requirements for accredited laboratories include continuous internal quality control. Reference standards with a certified content of the analyte are an effective metrological tool for ensuring such control. The aim of the study was to develop and certify reference standards for phenolic content in biological products, based on comparison of results obtained by GLC, HPLC, spectrophotometric, and colorimetric methods. Materials and methods: diluent for allergens by (candidate reference standard), 2.5 and 5 mg/mL phenol solutions, and 2.5 mg/mL 2-phenoxyethanol solution were used in the study. The experiments were performed using spectrophotometric, colorimetric, HPLC, and GLC procedures. The statistical analysis of results included calculation of the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and analysis of variance with Student’s t-test and Fisher’s F-test. Results: the results of phenolic content determination by the spectrophotometric, colorimetric, and HPLC methods were statistically comparable. The F value obtained for equal sample sizes (n = 40) was F = 0.9343, given the critical value Fcrit = 3.96. A reference standard certified by one of these methods can be used to control the consistency of phenol determination by a relevant method. The results of phenolic content determination by the GLC method showed statistically significantly differences: F = 17.47, given Fcrit = 3.96, which demonstrated the need for certification of another reference standard. Conclusions: two reference standards were certified in the study: reference standard 42-28-449 with the certified phenolic content of 2.56‒3.32 mg/mL, to be used with the spectrophotometric, colorimetric, and HPLC methods; and reference standard 42-28-451 with the certified phenolic content of 2.92‒3.28 mg/mL, to be used with the GLC method.
UTILIZAÇÃO DO FIXADOR EXTERNO NO TRATAMENTO DO TORÁX INSTÁVEL
Authors: Gutierrez Martinez Benito Rolando
Published: October 2021

O trauma torácico, particularmente o tórax instável, é reconhecido na literatura especializada atual como um problema de saúde associado ao desenvolvimento do automobilismo, dos conflitos bélicos regionais, nacionais e internacionais. Trata-se de uma patologia que vem aumentando os índices de morbidade e mortalidade, gerando estadia prolongada dos pacientes em unidades de terapia intensiva e enfermaria dos hospitais, acometendo principalmente pacientes do sexo masculino com faixa etária entre 20 a 50 anos. Este cenário tem como consequência aumento dos gastos e recursos que os estados, municípios e o governo federal destinam para a área da saúde populacional em nosso país. O presente trabalho objetivou-se em avaliar a evolução e o prognóstico dos pacientes vítimas de traumatismo torácico com tórax instável, submetidos ao tratamento cirúrgico por meio da técnica de fixação da parede torácica acometida utilizando o fixador externo, numa perspectiva multidisciplinar. Foi realizado um estudo transversal retrospectivo, qualitativo e descritivo, dados coletados a partir da revisão de prontuário de 22 (vinte dois) pacientes, considerando: idade, sexo, fator causal, manifestações clínicas encontradas no exame inicial e lesões associadas ao tórax instável. Com estes dados foi realizada uma discussão sobre dois casos focando na base da atuação da equipe multidisciplinar, das manifestações clínicas encontradas nos exames iniciais, dos diagnósticos das lesões associadas, procedimentos cirúrgicos, estadia e custos na unidade de terapia intensiva e enfermarias, morbidade e mortalidade, evolução clínica do paciente e egresso hospitalar precoce. O estudo comprovou como resultado a viabilidade e vantagens na utilização do fixador externo torácico no tratamento do tórax instável.
“Eurasian Temptation” by Dmitry Chizhevsky and its Historical Contexts
Authors:   University of Warsaw, Mnich Roman
Published: October 2021

The paper focuses on the philosopher and Slavist Dmitry Tschižewsky (1894–1977) and discusses his ties with the Eurasianism of the 1920s–1930s. The connection presents itself in three ways: 1) direct acquaintance with such representatives of the movement as Roman Jakobson, Nikolay Trubetskoy, Georges Florovsky, etc.; 2) Tschižewsky’s publications in the journal “Евразийскиe тетрaди”; 3) typological similarities of Tschižewsky’s ideas and those of movement’s representatives and their predecessors (N. Strakhov). In his works, Tschižewsky expresses his own assessment of the Eurasian movement as the ideology of the Russian emigration in the 20thcentury as well as interprets some aspects of the Eurasianism and ideas proclaimed by certain representatives of the movement. Tschižewsky’s theory of historical and cultural epochs turns to be similar to Piotr Savitsky’s ideas about the rhythm in history (“rises” and “depressions”). For Tschižewsky, the Eurasian theory was about the relation of Russia to Europe rather than Russia’s relation to Asia.
On the Border of Cultures and Peoples: the Case of the Komi writer Callistrat Zhakov
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Sozina Elena
Published: October 2021

The essay examines the work of Kailstrat Zhakov (1866–1926), a Komi writer, philosopher, and a scholar of the so-called Silver Age in the Russian literary history. He was the author of an original philosophical study of limitism as well as a Komi literary epos “Biarmia”and other works. For Zhakov, the problem of personal, social, national, and ethnocultural identity was relevant at all stages of his literary career; all his life, he was trying to cross boundaries between peoples and cultures, albeit aware of his own liminality and mediality. The chapter discusses the identity problem discussed in his books“Through the Life’s Order”and “To the North, in the Search of Pam Bour-Mort”. In the series,“Songs and Thought of Pam Bour-Mort” (the last book), we encounter a dialogical-engaging and family-kindred type of worldview that is peculiar, according to György Kadar, to Finno-Ugric people. Based on this observation, I draw parallels and discover some similarities between Zhakov and Hungarian poet Andre Adi (a poem“Szeretném ha szeretnének” [I want to be loved]).
The Soviet West? The Shifting Bounderies of Estonian Culturescape
Authors:   Institute of Art History and Visual Culture, Estonian Academy of Arts, Kodres Krista
Published: October 2021

The notion “Soviet West” that is addressed in this chapter had its own political and cultural past during Soviet times that lived on in the collective memory of the Estonian and Russian communities on both sides of the border. In the nineteenth century, the crucible of modernity, the identity of both cultural spaces began to be shaped and take shape, despite the fact that the political boundary was shared; Estonia was part of the Russian Empire. As part of this process, identity boundaries were drawn for each cultural space using history. As an outcome of this long lasting process, Estonian cultural elites decided “to become Europeans”; in parallel Russia began to stress the unique character of their culture. The respective historical and art historical narratives were constructed. These boundaries persisted in collective consciousness, having become stronger and transmuted, in the latter half of twentieth century, constantly perpetuating oppositions and hierarchies. It was particularly the case of Estonian very small culture that felt to be threatened under the Soviet rule, as the active russification process started in the 1970s. However, one should bear in mind that unlike physical boundaries, Soviet-era cultural borders were characterized by permeability and the filtration or translation capability, which – as history has shown us – turned them into elastic cultural exchange elements, even if the national agenda (as in the case of Estonia) or political regime (like the Soviet Union) did not favour this process.
BRAND EQUITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF FOOD SMALL-MEDIUM ENTERPRISE'S (SMES): CASE STUDIES ON FUDIA-POLINELA AGRI-FOOD CENTRE
Authors: Fitriani Fitriani , Sutarni Sutarni , Unteawati Bina , Apriyani Marlinda , Widyawati Dewi Kania , Berliana Dayang
Published: October 2021

The competitiveness of local agri-food needs through various marketing strategies. An essential part of the company's marketing strategy and tactics is recognizing product brand equity in the market. This study aims to identify brand entities, brand communication, and process to build Brand Equity toward local SMEs' competitiveness. A case study approach did at one of the SMEs in Bandar Lampung on the "FUDIA-Center of Agri-Food Polinela," that produce FUDIA cake & bakery.  The research has conducted from April to July 2020. Data analysis used a qualitative descriptive approach using SWOT analysis and a brand development model for SMEs. The analysis results concluded that FUDIA's brand recognition is the initial stage.  Development of the Fudia brand equity must take into account an existing market and expanding market share.  Enhancement market share could trough sales force distribution. Develop more product variants of Fudia Cake & Bakery based on the local source. Strengthen brand equity and develop a remarkable brand image program. Design and setting promotions systematic & massively is a priority.
Muhammadi Ariqo Adiyatomo - 2201790065 (Assignment 1)
Authors: Adiyatomo Muhammadi Ariqo
Published: October 2021

E-business strategy and implementation Penerapan teknologi pada setiap proses bisnis dapat membantu perusahaan untuk bertahan dalam persaingan bisnis yang ketat. Teknologi mampu mempermudah dan mempercepat proses transaksi, menghemat biaya, waktu, tenaga dan dapat menjangkau pasar yang lebih luas. Penerapan teknologi tidak hanya bermanfaat bagi perusahaan, tetapi juga bagi pelanggan seperti adanya akses 24 jam ke sebagian besar barang dan jasa.
ZNF845 expression associates with survival in triple negative breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: October 2021

We mined published microarray data (1) to understand the most significant gene expression differences in the tumors of triple negative breast cancer patients based on survival following treatment: dead or alive. We observed significant transcriptome-wide differential expression of zinc finger protein 845, encoded by ZNF845 when comparing the primary tumors of triple negative breast cancer patients dead or alive. ZNF845 may be of relevance as a biomarker or as a molecule of interest in understanding the etiology or progression of triple negative breast cancer.
REVIEWING STUDIES ON SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN VIETNAM 2008-2020
Authors: Ho Tung Manh , Le Ngoc-Thang B.
Published: October 2021

This paper reviews studies on sustainable supply chain management in Vietnam during the 2008-2020 period.
Zuhdi_Paper
Authors: Fauzi Muhammad Zuhdi
Published: October 2021

Kebahagiaan merupakan suatu keadaan pikiran atau perasaan yang ditandai dengan kecukupan, kesengangan, cinta, kepuasan, kenikmatan, ketentraman dan juga ketenangan secara lahir dan batin. Hati dan jiwa yang tenang dan puas akan sesuatu menjadi hal yang paling penting dalam mendapatkan kebahagiaan tersebut. Al-Farabi adalah salah satu filosof Muslim yang juga membahas tentang kebahagiaan. Menurutnya kebahagian adalah kebahagiaan yang diinginkan untuk kebahagiaan itu sendiri. Ia juga mengatakan kebahagiaan adalah tujuan hidup atau tujuan akhir dari segala yang dilakukan. Ia juga menyebutkan bahwa kebahagiaan terbagi menjadi dua jenis, pertama adalah kebahagiaan tidak nyata (kebahagiaan dunia) dan kedua kebahagiaan yang hakiki (kebahagiaan abadi). Ia juga menjelaskan bahwa ada empat jalan yang dijelaskan oleh tokoh untuk mengarahkan manusia agar mendapatkan kebahagiaan dan kesempurnaan. Pertama, kehendak dan niat menjadi langkah awal manusia menuju kebahagiaan itu. Kedua, upaya terus-menerus mengamalkan perbuatan yang terpuji berdasarkan kesadaran dan kemauan jalan selanjutnya untuk memperoleh kebahagiaan menurut al-Farabi. Ketiga, yaitu memenuhi sifat yang utama, yang merupakan keadaan jiwa. Empat, keutamaan yang tengah-tengah bagi al-Farabi adalah tidak berlebihan yang dapat merusak jiwa dan jasad.
ZNF234 expression associates with survival in triple negative breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: October 2021

We mined published microarray data (1) to understand the most significant gene expression differences in the tumors of triple negative breast cancer patients based on survival following treatment: dead or alive. We observed significant transcriptome-wide differential expression of zinc finger protein 234, encoded by ZNF234 when comparing the primary tumors of triple negative breast cancer patients dead or alive. Importantly, ZNF234 expression was correlated with post-progression survival in basal subtype breast cancer, a molecular subtype sharing significant overlap with triple negative breast cancer. ZNF234 may be of relevance as a biomarker or as a molecule of interest in understanding the etiology or progression of triple negative breast cancer.
Approaching Honor and Shame with Humility: Limitations to Our Current Understanding
Authors: Dunaetz David Robert
Published: October 2021

Although honor and shame have been popular missiological themes in the last decade, there are several limitations associated with the concepts that occur in both the missiological literature and the secular anthropological, sociological, and psychological literature. The first set of limitations concerns the meaning of honor and shame. Their definitions vary greatly from author to author. Some authors consider honor and shame to be emotions internal to the individual and others consider them as a measure of one’s social status, something external to the individual. Similarly, there is often no distinction made between shame and shame proneness. Their relationship with other self-conscious emotions (guilt, embarrassment, and pride) is not clear. Often the distinction between vicarious and individual shame and honor is blurred. The second set of limitations concerns our lack of understanding of how honor and shame relate to culture. Since shame dynamics exist in every culture, it is not clear what is meant by a “shame culture.” Modern conceptions of culture tend to view culture as a phenomenon that is due to psychological processes within individuals, rather than external to the individual. Characteristics of cultures are described by positions on dimensions. Shame cultures are often defined as those which are more collectivistic (vs. individualistic). However, many definitions of honor and shame indicate that the dimension of cultural tightness (or uncertainty avoidance) may be just as relevant for understanding shame dynamics, and the cultural dimension of power distance may also be relevant. In light of these limitations, missiologists need to approach the concepts of honor and shame with humility.
SpecMix : A Mixed Sample Data Augmentation method for Training with Time-Frequency Domain Features
Authors: Kim Gwantae , Han David K. , Ko Hanseok
Published: October 2021

A mixed sample data augmentation strategy is proposed to enhance the performance of models on audio scene classification, sound event classification, and speech enhancement tasks. While there have been several augmentation methods shown to be effective in improving image classification performance, their efficacy toward time-frequency domain features of audio is not assured. We propose a novel audio data augmentation approach named "Specmix" specifically designed for dealing with time-frequency domain features. The augmentation method consists of mixing two different data samples by applying time-frequency masks effective in preserving the spectral correlation of each audio sample. Our experiments on acoustic scene classification, sound event classification, and speech enhancement tasks show that the proposed Specmix improves the performance of various neural network architectures by a maximum of 2.7\%.
Robust Acoustic Scene Classification in thePresence of Active Foreground Speech
Authors: Song Siyuan , Desplanques Brecht , De Moor Celest , Demuynck Kris , Madhu Nilesh
Published: October 2021

We present an iVector based Acoustic Scene Clas-sification (ASC) system suited for real life settings where activeforeground speech can be present. In the proposed system, eachrecording is represented by a fixed-length iVector that modelsthe recording’s important properties. A regularized Gaussianbackend classifier with class-specific covariance models is usedto extract the relevant acoustic scene information from theseiVectors. To alleviate the large performance degradation when aforeground speaker dominates the captured signal, we investigatethe use of the iVector framework on Mel-Frequency CepstralCoefficients (MFCCs) that are derived from an estimate of thenoise power spectral density. This noise-floor can be extracted in astatistical manner for single channel recordings. We show that theuse of noise-floor features is complementary to multi-conditiontraining in which foreground speech is added to training signalto reduce the mismatch between training and testing conditions.Experimental results on the DCASE 2016 Task 1 dataset showthat the noise-floor based features and multi-condition trainingrealize significant classification accuracy gains of up to more than25 percentage points (absolute) in the most adverse conditions.These promising results can further facilitate the integration ofASC in resource-constrained devices such as hearables.
DESIGN AND MODELING OF STRAIGHT-BLADE VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE IN PAKISTAN
Authors: Sakib S M Nazmuz
Published: October 2021

Pakistan is one of those countries which has large potential of energy harvest from renewable energy sources and specially from wind. With the surge of global warming, the world is moving towards cleaner and viable sources of energy. Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT) currently dominates the most of the wind power farm markets in the world but Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) are also capable of harvesting large amounts of energy with benefits over the HAWTS. VAWTS do not need a control system to be pointed in the direction of wind because with its blade in radial arrangement, wind from any direction is useful. In this report, a Straight-Blade VAWT is designed for low speeds and its performance parameters are also identified for which the improvement of the VAWT will be obtained. Self-starting ability of VAWT is also analyzed and stress and vibration analysis will be investigated in ANSYS Fluent.
Intrinsic Rewards in Human Curiosity-Driven Exploration: An Empirical Study
Authors: Ten Alexandr , Gottlieb Jacqueline , Oudeyer Pierre-Yves
Published: October 2021

Despite their apparent importance for the acquisition of full-fledged human intelligence, mechanisms of intrinsically motivated autonomous learning are poorly understood. How do humans identify useful sources of knowledge and decide which learning situations to approach in the absence of external rewards? While the recognition of this important problem has grown in psychological sciences over the recent years, an intriguing proposition for the possible mechanism comes from artificial intelligence, where efficient autonomous learning is achieved by programming agents to follow the heuristic of maximizing learning progress (LP) during exploration. In this study, we set out to examine the empirical evidence for this idea. Using computational modeling, we demonstrate that humans show signs of following LP while they freely explore and practice a set of multiple learning activities of varying difficulty, including an activity that is impossible to learn. Different approaches to operationalizing the notion of LP and their plausibility in light of empirical data are also discussed. We also show that models combining several types of intrinsic rewards fit better human exploration data than single component models considered so far in theoretical accounts.
Comparison of antiaspergillar activity of extracts of Tectona grandis Linn according to two antifungal susceptibility testing
Authors: Kouassi Elisée Kporou , Coulibaly Ibourahema , M'boh Gervais Melaine , Ouattara Sitapha , Koffi Mathieu Kra Adou , Oniga Ilioara , Allico Joseph Djaman
Published: October 2021

Plants used as antimicrobials in the treatment of infectious diseases in folk medicine are regularly evaluated in different Laboratories. And, the processes of evaluation of antifungal susceptibility are often different to one laboratory to another. This study was undertaken in the goal to compare parameters obtained (MIC and MFC) with two antifungal susceptibility testing. The first one is Agar slant double dilution tubes method (M1) and the second is disc diffusion method /broth dilution according document CLSI M38 -A2 supplemented to 2% glucose (M2). Ethanol (EtOH 70%), Methanol (MeOH) and n-Hexane (n-HexTG) extracts of leaves of Tectona grandis have been tested in comparison to Itraconazole against two clinicals strains of Aspergillus fumigatus 896/AB and Aspergillus flavus 1006/OM isolated to HIV patients. Results showed that on A. flavus, agar slant method (M1) gave MIC ranging between 200 µg/mL and 800 µg/mL while disc diffusion meth/broth dilution (M2) showed growth inhibition between 100 µg/mL and 400 µg/mL. On A. fumigatus, inhibition was observed between 200µg/mL and 400 µg/mL with M2 in contrary M1 gave MIC located between 400 µg/mL and 800 µg/mL. For each strain tested, according method M2, MIC and MFC are identical and with method M1, these parameters were different. Evaluation of Itraconazole on each strain gave with M2, MIC= 50 µg/mL while inhibition has been showed at 100 µg/mL and 200µg/mL with M1. Also considering extracts, hydroalcoholic extract of T. grandis (EtOHTG) showed antifungal susceptibility testing less 2 to 4 efficiency than Itraconazole. Disc diffusion method/broth dilution (M2) according CLSI M38-A2 to evaluate Tectona grandis antifungal susceptibility is the process of evaluation which allo wed having lo west antifungal parameters (MIC and MFC) on A. flavus and A. fumigatus.
Isolation and identification of euphol and β-sitosterol from the dichloromethane extracts of Synadenium glaucescens
Authors: Nyigo Vitus A. , Peter Xolani , Mabiki Faith , Malebo Hamisi M. , Mdegela Robinson H. , Fouche Gerda
Published: October 2021

Purification of dichloromethane extract from root barks and leaves of Synadenium glaucescens respectively resulted into the isolation of two compounds namely Euphol and β-sitosterol. Chemical structures were established mainly by using 1H an d 13C NMR data and by comparing current NMR data with those reported in the literature. Both compounds are known and have been isolated from other plant species but are being reported from this plant species for the first time.
Evaluation of anticancer property of mango peel and flesh after formalin treatment
Authors: Parvez G.M. Masud , Mosaddik Ashik
Published: October 2021

Cancer is life threatening disease an d the second leading cause of death. Various phenolic compounds obtained from plant sources such as fruit, bark, leaf and roots acts against cancer but when such fruits are treated with some chemicals such as formalin which itself a carcinogenic agent changes antioxidant potential of that fruit. To evaluate the change of anticancer potential fresh raw mangoes are collected and treated with formalin for 7 days and various parameters such as tumour cell gro wth inhibition, increase life span are measured. Vario us haematological parameters such as red blood cell, white blood cell and haemoglobin content is measured. It is found that normal mango peel contain higher anticancer property as compare to mango flesh. But when this mango peel is treated with formalin, its anticancer potential is decreases, not only in the peel but also in the flesh, which suggests the presence of formalin in mango flesh. From the study it is observed that normal mango peel (NP) causes significant inhibition of tumor cell growth (76.74%) and sufficiently increases life span (76.00%) at 100mg/kg daily dose whereas formalin treated peel (FP) causes (52.69%) tumour cell growth inhibition and increases lifespan (57.29%) at the same dose. On haematological study, normal mango peel increases red blood cell and Haemoglo bin content and decreases white blood cell content but formalin treated sample does not make sufficient change. The anti-cancer activity shows a direct correlation with the dose
Pharmacology of Xanthium species. A review
Authors: Amin Surriya , Barkatullah Dr. , Khan Haroon
Published: October 2021

The genus Xanthium (Family Asteraceae) is represented by 25 species that are widely distributed in the world. Only a few species such as Xanthium strumarium and Xanthium spinosum, are studied for different pharmacological and phytochemical activities. These species has shown analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic, cytotoxic, anti-angiogenesis an d antiviral etc. in various established in-vivo and in-vitro experiments. Further studies are required to explore the therapeutic potential of already reported activities in term of clinical utility as well as the phytochemical and pharmacological studies on remaining species in the light of traditional uses.
Efficacy of Nitrogen on Growth and Yield of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) from Different Sources of Organic Manures
Authors: Pant Krishna Raj , Oli Biplov
Published: October 2021

For the quantitative evaluation of the efficacy of Nitrogen through different plant nutrient sources in the growth and yield of radish, the field experiment was conducted from March 2020 to June 2020 in an Inceptisol with sandy loam soil of the research field of G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Centre, Gothgaun, Morang, Nepal. The experiment was carried out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with eight treatments (Biogas Byproduct, Poultry Manure, Goat Manure, Farmyard Manure, Vermicompost, Packaged Organic Manure, Recommended Dose of Chemical Fertilizer, and Control) and four replications. Forty Day (released in 1994 AD) variety of radish was used as a test crop. The recommended 100 kg N per hectare was supplied from each treatment, calculated based on the nitrogen content of each nutrient source. Results showed that there was a significant difference in almost all studied parameters from all treatments over control (P≤ 0.05). The highest total fresh biomass yield (123.415 Mt/ha) and highest delta fresh shoot yield (22.806 Mt/ha) were recorded from the application of a recommended dose of fertilizer, and the highest delta fresh root yield (30.127 Mt/ha) was obtained from the application of FYM. The experiment suggests that the application of FYM significantly increased root yield and was positively correlated with other parameters, which might be a good alternative for chemical fertilizers.
Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 9(3): 203-212.
Efficacy of Intense Pulse Light with Triple Combination Cream Versus Triple Combination Cream alone in the Treatment of Melasma
Authors: Verma Anshul , Agrawal Sudha
Published: October 2021

Introduction: Various studies explored the use of intense pulse light (IPL) therapy in treating melasma, but only a few randomized clinical trials have evaluated the combination of triple combination cream (TCC) with IPL so far.
Objective: This study compared the efficacy and safety of the combination of IPL and triple combination cream with triple combination cream alone in treating melasma.
Material and Methods: Sixty patients with melasma were enrolled in this assessor-blinded, parallel-group randomized controlled study. Thirty patients were treated with IPL (15J/cm2, two sessions at 2-week intervals) and TCC (Hydroquinone 2%, tretinoin 0.025%, fluocinolone acetonide 0.01%) at night and broad-spectrum sunscreen during day time whereas other groups received only TCC and broad-spectrum sunscreen. The median percentage reduction in melasma area and severity index (MASI) and physician’s global assessment scale was assessed at 12-week to determine the efficacy of the treatment. The incidence of adverse effects at each follow-up and relapse at 16-week were also noted during the study period as the secondary outcome measure.
Results: The median reduction in MASI achieved at 12 weeks was 48% in the IPL+TCC group and 13.1% in the TCC group from the baseline.  The incidence of relapse was seen in 7.14% and 13.04% patients in the IPL+TCC group and TCC alone group respectively at 16 weeks however, this difference was not statistically significant (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Our study supports that IPL and TCC are more effective than TCC therapy alone in treating melasma.
Prevalence of Venereophobia among Patients of Non-Venereal Genital Conditions- a Cross-Sectional Hospital Based Study from Nepal
Authors: Paudel Vikash , Chudal Deepa , Paudel Upama , Shrestha Dwarika Prasad
Published: October 2021

Background

Venereophobia is the fear of getting venereal diseases or sexually transmitted diseases. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and describe the varying clinical pattern of dermatoses among patients with venereophobia in non-venereal genital conditions.

Materials and Methods

This was a hospital-based, prospective, cross-sectional observational study conducted in a tertiary center in Kathmandu, Nepal, over a period of one year. A nonprobability purposive convenient sampling technique was used to select the samples. Two hundred patients were enrolled in the study. Ethical approval was taken prior to the study. A detailed history along with a complete cutaneous examination was carried out in all patients and recorded in preformed proforma. Patients with symptoms and clinical signs of sexually transmitted infections were excluded from the study.

Results

The prevalence of venereophobia among non-venereal dermatosis was 18%. The mean age of the patient with non-venereal genital dermatosis was 29.5 ± 15 years. The male to female ratio was 17:2. About 72% of the total patients were married. The most common symptoms of patients with venereophobia were genital itching, whereas about 44% were asymptomatic. The common dermatological disorders associated with venereophobia were pearly penile papules, genital vitiligo, irritant contact dermatitis. Three fourth of the patient with venereophobia had multiple sexual exposures.

Conclusions

Venereophobia is an important issue to be focused on patients with genital dermatosis and a significant number of patients might have venereophobia even in non-venereal genital dermatoses. A proper genital and psychiatric evaluation might prevent misdiagnosis and complications.
Melatonin - A Cutaneous Perspective
Authors: Dhali Tapan , Sharma Mona , Hemrajani Priyanka
Published: October 2021

Melatonin (MLT) is an endogenous hormone secreted from the pineal gland, located deep in the brain in the epithalamus associated with numerous biological activities. The primary function of melatonin is to regulate sleep-wake cycles. However, research over the last few years has enlightened a range of functions associated with this molecule, including anti-inflammatory, direct and indirect antioxidant activity, regenerative tissue benefits, and preservation of mitochondrial function. Melatonin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant support, coupled with its mitochondrial modulation, makes it a vital molecule to use for skin health homeostasis. The cutaneous melatoninergic system’s widespread expression and pleiotropic activity provides for a high level of cell-specific selectivity. Several skin cells, including normal and malignant keratinocytes, melanocytes, fibroblasts and hair follicles, express melatonin receptors. Melatonin also has receptor-independent effects that protect against oxidative stress and can reduce ultraviolet radiation-induced damage. Several functions of melatonin in the skin have been experimentally implicated such as hair growth cycling, fur pigmentation, melanoma control, suppression of ultraviolet-induced damage to the skin cell. Melatonin may play a role in treating several dermatoses e.g., atopic eczema, psoriasis, melasma, ulcer healing, and malignant melanoma. There is a plethora of functional melatonin properties, which still await to be fully appreciated by dermatologists. The current review emphasizes few of the established uses and few emerging potentialities that render melatonin a promising candidate for managing several diseases.
Sistem Informasi Pendaftaran Pasien Rawat Jalan Secara Online Menggunakan Metode Extreme Programming
Authors: Rusman Arief , Ramanda Kresna , Syaleha Rizka
Published: October 2021

Rumah Sakit Siaga Raya, merupakan salah satu Rumah Sakit yang bergerak dibidang pelayanan Orthopedi dan Traumatologi (Bedah Tulang) dipilih sebagai tempat studi kasus yang dinilai memiliki data dan informasi yang cukup lengkap dimana tugas dan fungsinya memberikan pelayanan kesehatan terhadap masyarakat dan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Rumah Sakit lebih khususnya dibidang pendaftaran pasien rawat jalan yang akan berobat. Dalam pelaksanaan Pendaftaran Pasien Rawat Jalan, sistem yang digunakan oleh Rumah Sakit Siaga Raya belum cukup memberikan kemudahan bagi Pasien tersebut Sebagai konsumen yang menerima pelayanan. Maka untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut, dilakukan pembuatan Sistem informasi pada pendaftaran pasien rawat jalan secara online menggunakan metode extreme programming, dengan tujuan membantu pihak rumah sakit dalam mengelolah data dan informasi pendaftaran pasien rawat jalan sehingga dapat mempermudah berjalannya pendaftaran pasien rawat jalan menjadi lebih efisien. Hasil akhir dari pembuatan Sistem informasi pada pendaftaran pasien rawat jalan secara online menggunakan metode extreme programming ialah suatu rancangan sistem informasi yang membantu pasien dalam melakukan pendaftaran dengan menggunakan teknologi pendukung.
ANALISIS PEMILIHAN REKOMENDASI PRODUK ASURANSI JIWASRAYA BERDASARKAN KEBUTUHAN NASABAH MENGGUNAKAN METODE SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING (SAW)
Authors: Ramdhani Lis Saumi , Qomara Dewi , Mutiara Erika , Hudin Jamal Maulana
Published: October 2021

AbstrakDengan semakin berkembangnya asuransi tentunya semakin banyaknya program yang ditawarkan, sehingga semakin menjadi daya tarik bagi calon nasabah yang ingin meggunakan jasa asuransi. Untuk setiap calon nasabah, program asuransi yang mereka butuhkan pasti berbeda. Sebagian calon nasabah sering dihadapkan dengan masalah dalam memilih produk asuransi yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan kurangnya pemahaman nasabah terhadap produk yang ditawarkan. Untuk itu dalam memilih produk yang tepat dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan, diperlukan suatu sistem pendukung keputusan yang dapat memperrmudah nasabah dalam mendapatkan informasi serta dapat membantu calon nasabah dalam memahami asuransi agar tidak keliru dalam memilih produk yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan. Sistem pendukung keputusan yang dibuat menggunakan metode SAW (Simple Additive Weighting) dimana kriteria yang digunakan berjumlah lima kriteria, yaitu usia, manfaat, kegunaan, masa pertanggungan dan cara bayar. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian berupa hasil perangkingan pada setiap alternatif yang akan dijadikan sebagai alternatif terpilih dalam pemilihan produk asuransi yaitu produk asuransi Js Optima Assurance terpilih sebagai alternatif pertama dengan perolehan nilai tertinggi yaitu 82.
THE CHAOTIC RECEIPTS GROWTH MODEL: INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
Authors:   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11081 Belgrade, Serbia, Jablanovic Vesna
Published: October 2021

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors. These receipts include payments to national carriers for international transport. The basic aims of this paper are: firstly, to create a relatively simple chaotic receipts growth model that is capable of generating stable equilibria, cycles, or chaos, and secondly, to analyze the world receipts growth stability in the period 1995-2018. This paper confirms the existence of the stable growth path of the world receipts in the observed period.