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Whether the Use of the Internet Can Assist Farmers in Selecting Biopesticides or Not: A Study Based on Evidence from the Largest Rice-Producing Province in China
Authors: Gong Siyu , Wang Bo , Yu Zhigang
Published: December 2022

The pivotal measure for reducing pollution and facilitating green and sustainable agriculture lies in the application of biopesticides to replace chemical pesticides. The argument still rests on whether the use of the Internet can assist farmers in selecting biopesticides or not. In light of 532 microscopic research datapoints from the largest rice-producing province in China, the Probit model was applied in this article to probe the influencing factors regarding the use of the Internet on their selection of the biopesticides by farmers, and the TAM-PR model was also adopted to explore its intrinsic mechanisms. According to the research findings, the use of the Internet directly contributed to the application of biopesticides, which can affect farmers’ decisions regarding biopesticides by means of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use in an indirect manner, and the mediating effect was 19.74% and 20.98%, respectively. The result regarding perceived risk was not significant. The use of the Internet has a remarkable effect on farmers with high incomes and large-scale operations, while it has an insignificant effect on farmers with low incomes and individual operations. It has a remarkable positive effect on farmers with high academic qualifications compared with those with low academic qualifications. Furthermore, personal, household-based production and village and green cognitive characteristics also have a significant influence on the application of biopesticides. Hence, it is of great significance to continuously facilitate the application of rural Internet usage, encourage environmentally friendly modes of production, and reduce agricultural pollution.
Theoretical Analysis of Boundary Value Problems for Generalized Boussinesq Model of Mass Transfer with Variable Coefficients
Authors: Alekseev Gennadii , Brizitskii Roman
Published: December 2022

A boundary value problem is formulated for a stationary model of mass transfer, which generalizes the Boussinesq approximation in the case when the coefficients in the model equations can depend on the concentration of a substance or on spatial variables. The global existence of a weak solution of this boundary value problem is proved. Some fundamental properties of its solutions are established. In particular, the validity of the maximum principle for the substance’s concentration has been proved. Sufficient conditions on the input data of the boundary value problem under consideration, which ensure the local existence of the strong solution from the space H2, and conditions that ensure the conditional uniqueness of the weak solution with additional property of smoothness for the substance’s concentration are established.
A Method for Local Contrast Enhancement of Endoscopic Images Based on Color Tensor Transformation into a Matrix of Color Vectors’ Modules Using a Sliding Window
Authors: Kountchev Roumen , Bekiarski Alexander , Mironov Rumen , Pleshkova Snezhana
Published: December 2022

A new method aimed at endoscopic color images’ local contrast enhancement is proposed, based on local sliding histogram equalization with adaptive threshold limitation, color distortions correction, and image brightness preservation. For this, the original RGB image, represented as a tensor of size M × N × 3, is transformed into a matrix of size M × N, composed by the color vectors’ modules. As a result of local contrast enhancement, the obtained color vectors are symmetrical in respect of the input ones, because they satisfy the requirement for invariance after rotation. To enhance the local contrast, recursive local histogram equalization with adaptive thresholding is applied to each matrix element. This threshold divides the histogram into two regions of equal areas. A new metric for local contrast enhancement evaluation based on the mean square difference entropy is proposed. The presented new method is characterized by low computational complexity, due to the lack of direct and inverse color conversion and the possibility for adaptive local contrast enhancement, which is essential for accurate medical diagnosis based on endoscopic images analysis. In addition, the presented method performs both the correction of color distortions and the brightness preservation of each pixel.
Some New Results for the Kampé de Fériet Function with an Application
Authors: Kim Insuk , Paris Richard B. , Rathie Arjun K.
Published: December 2022

The generalized hypergeometric functions in one and several variables and their natural generalizations appear in many mathematical problems and their applications. The theory of generalized hypergeometric functions in several variables comes from the fact that the solutions of the partial differential equations appearing in a large number of applied problems of mathematical physics have been expressed in terms of such generalized hypergeometric functions. In particular, the Kampé de Fériet function (in two variables) has proved its practical utility in representing solutions to a wide range of problems in pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and mathematical physics. In this context, in a very recent paper, Progri successfully calculated the 2F2 generalized hypergeometric function for a particular set of parameters and expressed the result in terms of the difference between two Kampé de Fériet functions. Inspired by his work, in the present paper, we obtain three results for a terminating 3F2 series of arguments 1 and 2, together with a transformation formula of a 3F2(z) generalized hypergeometric function in terms of the difference between two Kampé de Fériet functions. One application of this result is also provided. The paper concludes with six reduction formulas for the Kampé de Fériet function. Of note, symmetry occurs naturally in the generalized hypergeometric functions pFq and the Kampé de Fériet function involving two variables, which are the two most important functions discussed in this paper.
The Roles of Microcredit in Informal Housing in the Future—A Case Study in Hong Kong
Authors: Yiu Chung-Yim , Leung Ka-Man
Published: December 2022

Microcredit is usually used to support employment, poverty reduction, women empowerment, etc. It is rare to have studies on using microcredit to help residents in informal housing to improve their residential mobility. This study is a novel attempt to explore the roles of microcredit in informal housing in the future by taking Hong Kong as a case study. This study aims to investigate whether microcredit affects the relocation decisions of low-income tenants in informal housing markets by using a quasi-experimental approach. A microcredit scheme for this purpose was first proposed, pitched for funding, and then implemented by a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Hong Kong to provide interest-free loans for households living in sub-divided units (SDUs) to pay for rental deposits. Interviews were conducted with SDU households. The results show that the microcredit scheme is conducive to the relocation decisions of low-income households, especially in emergency cases. This study shows the key role of microcredit in empowering low-income households in their relocation decisions, and it can make a difference to the future informal housing markets in the world.
Analysis of Land Use Change Effects/Impacts on Surface Water Resources in Delhi
Authors: Singh Sheilja , Biswas Rabidyuti
Published: December 2022

Rapid urbanization and haphazard development derive the changes in land uses and affect the naturally available resources which are essential for human development and other lives. Land use changes can undermine the environment and ecology of an urban area. Although many studies on the land use changes, trends, status, directions, and the relationship between them have been conducted for Chinese cities, none of them have been completed for Indian cities and also not for NCT Delhi. The aim of the study is to analyze the impact of land use changes on surface water resources. So, this study aims to analyze the effects of land use changes on surface water resources in NCT Delhi, one water-stressed city in India. The analysis is comprised of changes, trends, status, and directions for surface water resources and other types of land use for showing the effects. Comprehensive tools such as remote sensing, GIS, and the cross-tabulation method are used for the assessment of land use changes, trends, and status. Four decadal (1990, 2000, 2010, 2020) satellite maps have been used to study the temporal-spatial data of several land uses and to calculate the index of land use changes for investigating the trends and status. In the form of results, the comprehensive net change (18.28%) and total change (49.28%) with a trend value of 0.37 show the quasi-balanced, two-way transition and positive changes in the whole area. This metrics-based study shows that surface water resources land use type is decreasing, and built-up land use type is increasing since 1990. Population growth, economic and industrial development were the major factors for the variations in built-up, green, and other land uses. This metrics-based analysis study is an important perspective for protecting urban water bodies from effects of land use changes. These understandings on land use changes and temporal-spatial relationships are important for present and future land use development and surface water resource planning. This study will help the Delhi Government’s initiatives for the rejuvenation of urban water bodies by endorsing the land use regulations on surrounding land uses.
Factors Influencing Vertical Transmission of Psittacine Bornavirus in Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Authors: Link Jessica , Herzog Sibylle , Gartner Anna Maria , Bücking Bianca , König Matthias , Lierz Michael
Published: December 2022

The transmission of parrot bornavirus is still not fully understood. Although horizontal transmission through wounds can be one route, vertical transmission is still discussed. PaBV RNA and PaBV antigen were detected in psittacine embryos, but isolation of the virus failed, raising doubts about this route. In this study, cockatiels were infected either as adults (adult group) or during the first 6 days after hatching (juvenile group) and raised until sexual maturity to breed and lay eggs. A total of 92 eggs (adult group: 49, juvenile group: 43) were laid and incubated until day 17. The embryos and yolk samples were examined by RT-PCR for PaBV RNA and by infectivity assay for infectious virus. In the adult group, 14/31 embryos (45.2%) and 20/39 (51%) of the yolk samples demonstrated PaBV RNA in the PCR. Isolation of PaBV was not possible in any embryo of this group, but it was achieved in six yolk samples from one female. Anti-PaBV antibodies were detected in the yolk samples after seroconversion of all female parents. In the juvenile group, 22/29 embryos (74.9%) were positive for PaBV RNA. In 9/21 embryos (42.9%), PaBV isolation was possible. PaBV RNA was detected in 100% and infectious virus in 41% of the yolk samples. Anti-PaBV antibodies were detected in all yolk samples. For the first time, successful vertical transmission of PaBV was proven, but it seems to depend on the age when the parent birds are infected. Therefore, the age of the bird at time of infection may be an important factor in the occurrence of vertical transmission.
Isolation and Identification of a New Isolate of Anguillid Herpesvirus 1 from Farmed American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) in China
Authors: Guo Rui , Zhang Zheng , He Tianliang , Li Miaomiao , Zhuo Yuchen , Yang Xiaoqiang , Fan Haiping , Chen Xinhua
Published: December 2022

Anguillid herpesvirus 1 (AngHV-1) is a pathogen that causes hemorrhagic disease in various farmed and wild freshwater eel species, resulting in significant economic losses. Although AngHV-1 has been detected in the American eel (Anguilla rostrata), its pathogenicity has not been well characterized. In this study, an AngHV-1 isolate, tentatively named AngHV-1-FC, was isolated from diseased American eels with similar symptoms as those observed in AngHV-1-infected European eels and Japanese eels. AngHV-1-FC induced severe cytopathic effects in the European eel spleen cell line (EES), and numerous concentric circular virions were observed in the infected EES cells by transmission electron microscopy. Moreover, AngHV-1-FC caused the same symptoms as the naturally diseased European eels and Japanese eels through experimental infection, resulting in a 100% morbidity rate and 13.3% mortality rate. The whole genome sequence analyses showed that the average nucleotide identity value between AngHV-1-FC and other AngHV-1 isolates ranged from 99.28% to 99.55%. However, phylogenetic analysis revealed that there was a genetic divergence between AngHV-1-FC and other AngHV-1 isolates, suggesting that AngHV-1-FC was a new isolate of AngHV-1. Thus, our results indicated that AngHV-1-FC can infect farmed American eels, with a high pathogenicity, providing new knowledge in regard to the prevalence and prevention of AngHV-1.
Analysis of Avian Influenza (H5N5) Viruses Isolated in the Southwestern European Part of the Russian Federation in 2020–2021
Authors: Zinyakov Nikolay , Andriyasov Artem , Zhestkov Pavel , Kozlov Anton , Nikonova Zoya , Ovchinnikova Evgeniya , Grekhneva Alena , Shcherbakova Lidiya , Andreychuk Dmitriy , Sprygin Alexander , Prokhvatilova Larisa , Chvala Iliya
Published: December 2022

In 2021, several isolates of the H5N5 avian influenza virus (AIV) were detected in Europe and the Russian Federation, which differed from those detected in 2020. Genetic analysis revealed a relationship between the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N5 subtype, detected in Europe, and some isolates detected in the Russian Federation territory in 2020–2021: it was shown that both originated in the Caspian Sea regions around the autumn of 2020. The appearance of H5N5 subtype viruses in the spring of 2021 in Europe and the Russian Federation was not associated with the mass migration of birds from Africa. The results of the analysis revealed the presence of a deletion in the stem of a neuraminidase between bp 139 and 204 (open reading frame). It has been shown that AIVs of the H5N5 subtype are capable of long-term circulation in wild bird populations with the possibility of reassortment. The results also highlighted the need for careful monitoring of the circulation of AIVs in the Caspian Sea region, the role of which, in the preservation and emergence of new antigenic variants of such viruses in Eurasia, is currently underestimated.
Significance of Preexisting Vector Immunity and Activation of Innate Responses for Adenoviral Vector-Based Therapy
Authors: Wang Wen-Chien , Sayedahmed Ekramy E. , Mittal Suresh K.
Published: December 2022

An adenoviral (AdV)-based vector system is a promising platform for vaccine development and gene therapy applications. Administration of an AdV vector elicits robust innate immunity, leading to the development of humoral and cellular immune responses against the vector and the transgene antigen, if applicable. The use of high doses (1011–1013 virus particles) of an AdV vector, especially for gene therapy applications, could lead to vector toxicity due to excessive levels of innate immune responses, vector interactions with blood factors, or high levels of vector transduction in the liver and spleen. Additionally, the high prevalence of AdV infections in humans or the first inoculation with the AdV vector result in the development of vector-specific immune responses, popularly known as preexisting vector immunity. It significantly reduces the vector efficiency following the use of an AdV vector that is prone to preexisting vector immunity. Several approaches have been developed to overcome this problem. The utilization of rare human AdV types or nonhuman AdVs is the primary strategy to evade preexisting vector immunity. The use of heterologous viral vectors, capsid modification, and vector encapsulation are alternative methods to evade vector immunity. The vectors can be optimized for clinical applications with comprehensive knowledge of AdV vector immunity, toxicity, and circumvention strategies.
Potentially Asymptomatic Infection of Monkeypox Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Satapathy Prakasini , Mohanty Parimala , Manna Subhanwita , Shamim Muhammad , Rao Priyanka , Aggarwal Arun , Khubchandani Jagdish , Mohanty Aroop , Nowrouzi-Kia Behdin , Chattu Vijay , Padhi Bijaya , Rodriguez-Morales Alfonso , Sah Ranjit
Published: December 2022

Background: Monkeypox is a global public health concern, given the recent outbreaks in non-endemic countries where little scientific evidence exists on the disease. Specifically, there is a lack of data on asymptomatic monkeypox virus infection. This study aims to evaluate the overall prevalence of asymptomatic monkeypox virus infection. Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we performed an extensive literature search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, EMBASE, EBSCOHost, Cochrane, and preprint servers (medRxiv, arXiv, bioRxiv, BioRN, ChiRxiv, ChiRN, and SSRN) and assessed all published articles till September 2022. Primary studies reporting monkeypox infections among asymptomatic participants were included after quality assessment. The characteristics of the study and information on the number of cases and symptomatic status were extracted from the included studies. The heterogeneity between studies was assessed using the I2 statistic. Publication bias was analyzed using funnel plots and Egger regression tests. The primary outcome was the pooled prevalence of asymptomatic infections within the examined population. Results: A total of 16 studies were included for qualitative synthesis, while five studies, including 645 individuals, were included for quantitative synthesis. There was substantial heterogeneity between studies (I2 = 94.86%; p < 0.01), with a pooled percentage of asymptomatic infections in the studied population of 10.2% (95%CI, 2.5–17.9%). Conclusion: This meta-analysis suggests that many people infected with the monkeypox virus are asymptomatic and difficult to detect. Therefore, prompt detection of these cases of monkeypox virus and appropriate subsequent management is of utmost importance to global public health.
DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ENLIGHMENT AND PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF UKRAINE AT THE KYIV-PECHERSK LAVRA IN THE 19TH-18TH CENTURIES
Authors: Fazan V.
Published: December 2022

Development of educational - educational activities and training in higher educational institutions of Ukraine spiritual in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra began in the mid of the mid-nineteenth century. This was facilitated by the allocation of educational courses from the context of philosophy and moral theology, increased secular aspects of education and teaching pedagogical subjects and the requirement to prepare high-quality teachers. It was created by a number of manuals and textbooks that evaluated both contemporaries and the next generation of scientists, educators and teachers.History of education in the Ukrainian lands is primarily a history of the monastic institutions of education. Since the XVIІI century in Central Ukraine (Poltava, Pereyaslav, Chernihiv), the demand for high quality secular and religious education in accordance with the best European models. Cells of such education are training systems, "monastic monastery – Seminary", in particular in Poltava (Holy cross monastery Slavonic Seminary) and Pereyaslavl (ascension monastery – Seminary of Pereyaslav), which was formed by descendants of the Kyiv-Pechersk monastery and monastic monasteries. This testifies to the high scientific-pedagogical and organizational effectiveness in a difficult economic, social, political circumstances of the historical period and the territory of Central Ukraine educational complex "the monastery-Seminary" as centers of spirituality, education, mentality of the Ukrainian people. In fact, Holy cross and Poltava and Pereyaslavl Voznesensky Cathedral monasteries for their money, as earned by the monks, and secured charitable donations of the population, kept and developed original educational complexes, which included: the Seminary, the Seminary for courses, monastic library, a temple, a hospital, several parochial schools, United by a common concern about the appropriate level of education as spiritual persons, and secular population of the region.
Lectores en la ciudad de Córdoba (Argentina): aproximación a las prácticas lectoras antes y durante la pandemia
Authors: Maina Melisa , Angelozzi Silvina Marcela
Published: December 2022

En este trabajo se analiza la lectura como práctica cultural de la población de la ciudad de Córdoba (Argentina) a partir de los resultados finales de la encuesta “Actividades culturales en Córdoba. El impacto de la pandemia” llevada a cabo por el equipo de investigación “Tramas de la cultura III” durante mayo de 2021. La encuesta, de carácter semiestructurado, consta de tres bloques de preguntas: uno en torno a las actividades culturales habituales realizadas en prepandemia, otro referido al período de aislamiento estricto y otro correspondiente al momento de administración de la encuesta, donde ya se habían levantado ciertas restricciones. Se utilizó un muestreo estadístico proporcional y en total se visitaron 400 hogares donde respondió una persona mayor de 18 años de cada hogar. La lectura es entendida de manera amplia comprendiendo la literatura en general, revistas y prensa, sin distinción del soporte o dispositivo en que se lleva a cabo la práctica. Los resultados obtenidos muestran la caracterización de los lectores de la ciudad de Córdoba en cuanto a género, edad, nivel socioeconómico del hogar y nivel educativo, preferencias de lectura, relación con otras prácticas culturales y el impacto de la pandemia en la práctica.
Inteligencia cultural y social en Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información
Authors: Blanco Nancy
Published: December 2022

En este editorial, se reflexiona sobre los aspectos y las capacidades necesarias o requeridas para los profesionales en Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información y su relación con las demandas sociales actuales. Estos escenarios exploran las competencias técnicas habituales y propias de los entornos tecnológicos y aquellas consideradas blandas. Entre estas últimas se examinan las habilidades socio-comunicacionales necesarias frente una ciudadanía global. Finalmente, se propone la idea de aptitudes múltiples relacionadas con la inteligencia cultural y emocional y su entramado con la satisfacción laboral en la generación de ambientes inclusivos en la biblioteca.
The effects of a high-protein diet and resistance training on organ mass and metabolic profile in rats
Authors: de Almeida Paula Caroline , Voltarelli Fabrício Azevedo , Ávila Eudes Thiago Pereira , Navalta James Wilfred , Sabino Amílcar Damazo , Lima Thiago da Rosa
Published: December 2022

A high-protein diet associated or not with strength exercise impacts satiety, fat accumulation, mass gain, changes biochemical and morphological. The study evaluated the association between adipose tissue mass and organs, in addition to the blood biochemical profile of rats fed a high-protein diet (HD) submitted to strength training (RT). Adult male Wistar rats were divided into groups (n=7/each): sedentary-normoprotein (SN-14%), sedentary-hyperprotein (SH-35%), trained-normoprotein (TN-14%), and trained-hyperprotein (TH-35%). RT consisted of 4 sets of 10 water jumps/8 weeks. HD and RT reduced the adiposity index (p<0.001). Regardless of HD, RT increased the mass of the gastrocnemius (p<0.001) and soleus (p=0.01). Heart mass was inversely correlated (p<0.01) with retroperitoneal fat. There was an inverse dependence between the mass of the gastrocnemius and retroperitoneal (p<0.01), omental (p<0.05), subcutaneous inguinal (p<0.01), and visceral adiposity (p<0.05). There was a positive dependence between kidney mass and serum creatinine levels (p<0.001). Liver mass showed a positive dependence (p<0.01) on total cholesterol, HDL-c (p<0.01), and triglycerides (p<0.05). The results showed that isolated HD and associated with RT reduced the visceral adiposity, but did not increase the gastrocnemius and soleus mass. The participation of DH and TR stands out as measures of behavior tendency among the studied variables.
Atuação do enfermeiro na prevenção de toxoplasmose gestacional e congênita na atenção básica
Authors: De Melo Beatriz Loureiro Maciel , Da Silva Cyntia Yasmin , Lima Emanuelle Caroline Silva , Da Silva Tiago Emanoel Alves
Published: December 2022

O toxoplasma gondii é o protozoário responsável pela infecção denominada como toxoplasmose. O acometimento por essa patologia é normalmente assintomático em pessoas adultas e por isso o diagnóstico geralmente é tardio, mas pode causar complicações severas, especialmente quando adquirida no período gestacional e transmitida por via transplacentária, ou congênita. O objetivo do presente estudo é mensurar a importância da atuação do enfermeiro na prevenção da toxoplasmose congênita a nível de atenção básica. Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura do tipo integrativa, realizada nos bancos de dados Scielo, Lilacs e BVS. Os responsáveis pelo pré-natal em nível de atenção básica são os profissionais médicos e enfermeiros, contudo é percebido que os conhecimentos em relação a toxoplasmose ainda são insipientes para que se possa haver uma eficaz conduta profissional na identificação precoce da patologia em gestantes, bem como para a promoção da educação em saúde para a população em questão. Assim sendo é possível concluir sobre a necessidade de capacitação destes profissionais atuantes na atenção básica para subsidiar o fortalecimento de uma atenção primária preventiva da doença.
Assessment of knowledge and self-efficiency for the use of basic culinary techniques in puerpera in a university hospital
Authors: Melo Tássia Santos de , Silva Talita Félix da , Targino Maria Francisca da Conceição Maciel , Santos Thamara Rodrigues Melo dos , Miranda Manuela Barbosa Santos de , Lima Rafaela Lira Formiga Cavalcanti de , Guedes Cinthia Karla Rodrigues do Monte
Published: December 2022

The healthy and diversified food introduction represents an opportunity for the child to be exposed to the wide variety of foods that will form the basis for future healthy eating habits. In view of the scarcity of studies that correlate the introduction of complementary foods from the child's six months of life onwards with maternal cooking skills, the present study aims to verify whether there is pre-existence to the puerperium of the mother's cooking skills and, more specifically, to assess whether postpartum women have culinary skills; assess self-efficacy for using basic cooking techniques as well as the cooking skills index. This is a cross-sectional study, which had the participation of 311 postpartum women admitted to a university hospital. Cooking skills were measured in the form of scores. The puerperal women were classified into three strata, according to the scores obtained, three categories were defined, considering the values of the 25th and 75th percentiles as lower limits (low cooking skill) and upper limits (high cooking skill), respectively. The study population showed a high index of cooking skills, as well as a high effectiveness for the use of basic cooking techniques. This study advances in the exploration of the theme, enabling one of the first approaches to the Brazilian reality, especially about postpartum women. It is believed that, even though it is a first exploratory study on the culinary skills of postpartum women attended at a university hospital in northeastern Brazil, its findings can be used as a starting point for future research directions.
Controlled atmosphere and dynamic controlled atmosphere for Fuzzy logic-based banana storage
Authors: Pansera-Espíndola Bruno , Marcelino Roderval , Crotti Yuri
Published: December 2022

The insertion of New Information and Communication Technologies is increasingly present in the most diverse fields of knowledge, among them agriculture. This insertion results in what is called precision agriculture. Postharvest of bananas requires the application of new technologies to increase storage time and reduce losses. Bananas are highly perishable.  Losses in postharvest may vary from 20% to 80% of the crop. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to present the impact of applying new information and communication technologies in the quality and time of conservation of bananas in control atmosphere. To meet the goals, five treatments in the cold storage process of bananas, refrigerated environment, static controlled atmosphere (2% of O2 and 7% of CO2), dynamic controlled atmosphere with static respiratory quotient, dynamic controlled atmosphere with dynamic respiratory quotient, and controlled atmosphere with intelligent control (2% of O2 and 7% of CO2) were applied. These five treatments were implemented based on a computing embedded system, sensors and actuators. The intelligent control system used was built with Fuzzy logic techniques. The system controls the respiration gases of bananas and a cold chamber controls the temperature. To validate the research, the storage of pome banana was evaluated in all the treatments to compare the fruit technical requisites and quality. As results we can see the expressive increase of storage time of bananas with the keep of fruit quality. The treatment system with dynamic and intelligent atmosphere control was also seen (2% of O2 and 7% of CO2) as the most efficient, reaching a storage for 45 days and thus proving that new technologies promotes precision agriculture.
Ensino de História, artes de fazer - Série Diálogos da História Ensinada, v. 1
Authors: de Melo Francisco Egberto , de Lyra Santos Paula Cristiane , Sabino Fernandes Ana Carla
Published: December 2022

Os autores aqui presentes tiveram que ensinar, aprender, pesquisar e escrever história em tempos de pandemia. O clima de insegurança gerado pela suspensão das aulas, por conta do Novo Corona Vírus da COVID-19, no início de 2020, e a retomada gradual a partir de meados de 2021, tornou difícil a realização das tarefas desses professores e professoras, ao mesmo tempo alunos e alunas, das disciplinas ProfHistória da URCA. São profissionais que se reinventaram em espaços de aprendizagem oscilantes entre o presencial e o virtual, enquanto tiveram que experienciar pesquisas, produzir, escrever e recriar suas labutas cotidianas. Professores-pesquisadores-estudantes que fizeram e fazem acontecer a partir e com os desafios dos seus saberes docentes e do conhecimento histórico escolar suscitados nas escolas de educação básica. Nosso propósito, autores, organizadores e comissão científica, com este livro, fruto das dissertações de mestrandos e mestrandas do ProfHistória URCA, é incitar/fortalecer o debate entre os alunos, as alunas e os professores e as professoras de história, sejam do ensino superior ou da educação básica, sobre as práticas docentes e as experiências discentes para o ensino e a aprendizagem em História.
Kompetent für das Studium!? Eignung und Gesundheit im Studium der Lernbehindertenpädagogik
Authors: Schmid Andrea C.
Published: December 2022

Mit dem Forschungsprojekt „Eignung und Gesundheit im Studium der Lernbehindertenpädagogik“ (EGIS-L) wird der Fragestellung nachgegangen, welche Eignungsvoraussetzungen Studierende für den gewählten Studiengang mitbringen und wie sie dabei die Herausforderungen sowie Belastungen wahrnehmen und bewältigen. Den Forschungsschwerpunkt bilden die Bereiche der Entwicklung personaler Kompetenzen und der Selbstregulation, ebenso die der Gesundheitsförderung und Spiritualität. In der Langzeitstudie wird ebenfalls erhoben, inwiefern sich die Befunde vom Beginn des Studiums nach dem Intensivpraktikumsjahr zum Ende des Studiums hin verändert und entwickelt haben. Die Forschungsergebnisse, die methodentriangulativ in standardisierten schriftlichen Befragungen und qualitativen Interviews erhoben und interpretiert wurden, können für die Professionalisierungsforschung im Bereich der ersten Phase der sonderpädagogischen Lehrerbildung wichtige Hinweise ergeben. So soll für die Entwicklung und Aktualisierung von sonderpädagogischen Studiengängen ein innovativer Beitrag geleistet werden. (DIPF/Orig.)
A PLANTA AYAHUASCA NO TRATAMENTO DA DEPRESSÃO
Authors: Beatriz Gomes de Abreu Mariana , Oliveira Barreto Yuri , José Targino Ribeiro Pedro , de Lira Silva Macerlane , Livia Silva Fonsêca Moreira de Medeiros Renata , Maria Braga Fernandes Abreu Hilana
Published: December 2022

Introdução: A depressão é um transtorno mental com grande chance de ser a principal causa de incapacidade e desgaste mental em âmbito mundial até a previsão máxima em 2030 e estima-se que cerca de 5,8% da população brasileira já seja acometida pela mesma. Uma vez que a Depressão acarreta uma série de efeitos nocivos ao ser humano, como baixa autoestima, por exemplo, a intervenção farmacológica por vezes é necessária, sendo os mais usados os antidepressivos tricíclicos (ADT) e os inibidores seletivos da receptação da serotonina (ISRS). Fármacos esses que por vezes possuem seu princípio ativo retirado de plantas e quimicamente melhorados, plantas que podem deter efeitos contra a Depressão, como é o caso do tratamento com a Ayahuasca, preparada pela decocção da casca e tronco de Banisteriopsis caapi. Objetivo: Analisar a ação antidepressiva da Ayahuasca no tratamento de casos depressivos em pacientes a luz de dados bibliográficos atuais e antigos. Metodologia: Trata-se de um trabalho no qual foi aplicada uma metodologia de caráter revisional bibliográfico e de introspecção longitudinal, visando explorar a depressão em âmbito mundial, social e psicossomático, tendo como enfoque central do cerne do estudo a intervenção farmacológica, e a Ayahuasca como fitoterápico chave para a análise, foram usados arquivos e dados bibliográficos nos meios digitais e físicos entre os anos de 2006 a 2017. Somente artigos completos e idiomas de língua Inglesa e Portuguesa, pelas bases de dados e pesquisas: SCIELO; BVS; Harvard Medical School; Oxford Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Tecnology, artigos de nacionalidade brasileira e americana. Foi efetuada a coleta de dados bibliográficos por meio de introspecção teórica exploratória, de cerne qualitativo e de aproximação analítica entre a depressão e o princípio da Ayahuasca como efeito fármaco fitoterápico. Conclusão: Foi possível concluir que a ayahuasca causa alterações subagudas em regiões cerebrais relacionadas ao processamento emocional, e como essas possíveis alterações se correlacionam com os efeitos antidepressivos observados um dia após a sessão de tratamento, nas quais foram correlacionadas positivamente à redução nos sintomas de depressão.

Palavras-chave: Depressão; fármacos; fitoterápicos; ayahuasca.
Facilitation underpinning the success of the non-native catfish Hoplosternum littorale (Callichthyidae) in lakes of the Middle Doce River Basin, southeastern Brazil
Authors: Lima Jr. Dilermando Pereira , Latini Anderson Oliveira
Published: December 2022

Facilitation is defined as an interaction between two or more species, which benefits at least one of them and causes harm to neither. The establishment of non-native species in new areas is a global phenomenon that raises the question of how facilitation may help in successful biological invasions. We describe a possible facilitation process between the catfish Hoplosternum littorale (Tamboatá) and its predators: Pygocentrus nattereri (piranha) and Cichla cf kelberi (tucunaré), all non-native fish that live in the lakes of the Middle Doce River Basin, southeastern Brazil. We found evidence of indirect facilitation, where non-native predators probably release H. littorale from competition, as they prefer to prey on native fish. Our main evidence in favor of this interpretation was a difference in the abundance of H. littorale between lakes where these species co-occur and lakes where H. littorale is the only non-native fish species. This difference was not associated with environmental differences between lakes or spatial segregation of age classes of H. littorale. Differences in peak activity among H. littorale and non-native predators are probably the main driver of co-occurrence.
Sistemas de Enfriamiento Evaporativo para uso en elementos verticales: una revisión del estado del arte
Authors: Cárdenas-Rodríguez Roberto Ernesto , García Solorzano Luis Arturo , Esparza Lopez Carlos Javier , Moreno Peña José Ricardo , Navarro Arellano José Fidel
Published: December 2022

Los sistemas de enfriamiento evaporativo son una alternativa en el ámbito de laconstrucción y vivienda para reducir la temperatura en regiones con clima cálido medianteel cambio de fase del agua, el cual busca disminuir la alta demanda de energía para enfriarlos espacios habitables. El siguiente documento realiza una búsqueda de diversos sistemasde enfriamiento evaporativo colocados en elementos verticales. Se presentan los resultados2de búsqueda de información con base a la metodología PRISMA a través de sitioscientíficos como ScienceDirect, ResearchGate, GoogleScholar y Scielo, con las palabrasclave: confort térmico, enfriamiento evaporativo, enfriamiento evaporativo directo,enfriamiento evaporativo indirecto y enfriamiento pasivo.
Evaluación bioinformática de datos Hyb-Seq para tres especies de Salvia subgénero Calosphace (Lamiaceae)
Authors: Simbrón Romero Biol. Daniel , Maya Lastra Dr. Carlos ALonso , Lara Cabrera Dra. Sabina Irene
Published: December 2022

El subgénero Calosphace es el más diverso del género Salvia; su distribución abarca el continente americano, siendo México y Centro América de las regiones de mayor diversidad. Estudios filogenéticos del grupo con secuenciación Sanger para marcadores de núcleo y cloroplasto, han resuelto las relaciones profundas para Salvia, sin embargo, en las relaciones superficiales, frecuentemente se observan politomías. Con los avances tecnológicos e informáticos, se han desarrollado técnicas de secuenciación masiva (NGS del inglés Next Generation Sequencing) que, al aplicarlas para inferencias filogenéticas, han resultado en filogenias más robustas a niveles superficiales. En este estudio se analizaron 30 especies del subgénero Calosphace con el protocolo NGS Hyb-Seq, el muestreo incluye también a tres especies representadas por dos muestras cada una de distinta procedencia. Se amplificaron 98 genes nucleares y con el pipeline HybPhyloMaker se generó el mapeo, alineamiento y filtrado de los genes amplificados. Finalmente se construyeron árboles de genes y árboles de especies con FastTree y ASTRAL respectivamente. La inferencia filogenética resuelve 5 clados principales coincidentes a secciones sensu Epling. De las tres especies en las que se evalúa su monofilia, S. hispanica y S. purpurea se recuperan como monofiléticas, con altos valores de probabilidad posterior local; sin embargo S. polystachia muestra no ser monofilética. Adicionalmente se muestran dos alineamientos MAUVE, con pocos reordenamientos en los pares de muestras de S. hispanica y S. purpurea y reacomodos importantes para el par de S. polystachia. Datos obtenidos con Hyb-seq pueden ayudar a resolver relaciones filogenéticas en niveles superficiales de la filogenia de Salvia y a su vez, nos permite identificar que especies requieren de otros estudios complementarios para esclarecer sus relaciones evolutivas.
Lo controversial de los cambios nomenclaturales: tres casos de estudio en plantas
Authors: Lara Cabrera Sabina Irene , Ramírez Amezcua Yocupitzia
Published: December 2022

La sistemática moderna pretende una clasificación natural basada en grupos monofiléticos y a medida que contamos con más evidencias sobre las relaciones evolutivas de los organismos, se presenta la oportunidad de reconsiderar la pertinencia de la clasificación, manteniendo la nomenclatura viva. Con el afán de reconocer linajes que comprendan todos los descendientes de un ancestro común, se presenta la disyuntiva de dividir o unir los que no son coherentes con la evidencia acumulada, sin menoscabo de la predictibilidad y estabilidad necesarias en las clasificación biológica. Una clasificación acorde con las teorías aceptadas, accesible y que refleje las relaciones evolutivas es una gran responsabilidad de los taxónomos, sin embargo, paradójicamente, se encuentra con la dificultad del minucioso trabajo que implica proponer los cambios, y de cierta resistencia e incertidumbre de los usuarios de los nombres científicos para adoptarlos. En este trabajo se presentan tres casos de plantas que recientemente fueron sujetas a cambios nomenclaturales: Acacia, Mimulus y Salvia; todos controversiales. La respuesta de la comunidad científica ha sido variada, como lo atestiguan múltiples publicaciones de posturas distintas, sin embargo, destacamos que los retos que representan los cambios son inherentes al avance científico.
Valence fluctuation in Yb3Si5 probed by synchrotron X-ray photoemission spectroscopy
Authors: Kuga Kentaro , Matsunami Masaharu , Fujiwara Hidenori , Nozue Goro , Ose Akane , Sekiyama Akira , Yasui Akira , Hamamoto Satoru , Oura Masaki , Takeuchi Tsunehiro
Published: December 2022

We report the direct evidence of valence fluctuation in the thermoelectric material Yb3Si5 by using synchrotron X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The Yb 3d core level photoemission spectrum of a Yb3Si5 single crystal shows clear separation of the Yb2+ peak and Yb3+ multiplet peaks. From the spectral weight of each component, the mean valence of Yb ions is estimated to be +2.67 at 20 K. Furthermore, a Kondo resonance peak just below the Fermi energy is also observed by high-resolution soft X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, suggesting the valence fluctuating state in Yb3Si5.
Integrated active lithium niobate photonic devices
Authors: Wang Min , Fang Zhiwei , Lin Jintian , Wu Rongbo , Chen Jinming , Liu Zhaoxiang , Zhang Haisu , Qiao Lingling , Cheng Ya
Published: December 2022

We report on the fabrication of integrated active lithium niobate (LN) photonic devices such as waveguide amplifiers and tunable lasers using the photolithography-assisted chemo-mechanical etching (PLACE) technique. Specifically, a maximum internal net gain exceeding 20 dB is achieved in the LN waveguide amplifier, and an electro-optically tunable single-frequency laser with an ultra-narrow linewidth of 454.7 Hz is demonstrated in a high-Q LN microdisk. An electrically driven microring laser is demonstrated by the monolithic integration of a diode laser with an LN microring resonator. We also realize a hybrid integration of passive and active LN microdevices using a continuous lithographic processing approach. The integrated active LN photonic devices have a broad range of applications in light-wave communication, precision sensing and quantum information science.
Stochastic defect generation depending on tetraalkylhydroxide aqueous developers in extreme ultraviolet lithography
Authors: Harumoto Masahiko , dos Santos Andreia Figueiredo , Santillan Julius Joseph , Itani Toshiro , Kozawa Takahiro
Published: December 2022

Patterning targets in leading-edge technologies such as extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) are starting to push present photoresist materials (e.g. chemical amplification resists) to their physical limits. The appearance of randomly occurring (stochastic) photoresist-based defects in these stringent patterning targets has become one of the main concerns in EUVL. To obtain possible clues to understanding these stochastic defects, the effect of developer solutions (alkyl chain length of tetraalkylammonium hydroxide) on stochastic defects was investigated. This paper was built on our previous work in which we investigated the dissolution dynamics of three types of typical EUV photoresist processed in developer solutions with different alkyl chain lengths. Using the same materials, we found from EUV patterning experiments focusing on contact hole (CH) patterns that the long-alkyl-chain developer solution, i.e. tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, was effective in mitigating stochastic defects in acryl-type and hybrid-type photoresists (the latter being more commonly utilized for EUVL). (147/150)
Highly luminescent and narrow-band-emitting InP/ZnSe/ZnS quantum dot synthesis by halide modified shell reaction
Authors: Moriyama Takafumi , Kumamoto Akihito , Kido Makoto , Sasaki Hirokazu , Novet Thomas , Shibata Naoya , Ikuhara Yuichi
Published: December 2022

Indium phosphide (InP) quantum dots (QDs) are attractive materials as cadmium- and lead-free emitters for wide-color gamut displays. However, the wider emission full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of InP-QDs has been the obstacle to replacing cadmium selenide QDs. Here, we report that the presence of ZnCl2 during shell formation drastically improves the emission properties of InP-QDs. Scanning transmission electron microscope observation revealed that uniform and spherical particles were formed in the presence of ZnCl2. By combining the flow reaction of InP core QDs, kilogram-scale synthesis was achieved while maintaining excellent emission properties.
THE PREVALENCE OF HYPOTHYROIDISM AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS ALAHSA: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Authors: Alnaim Mansoor
Published: December 2022

Background: Diabetes mellitus consider one of the most common endocrine disorders encountered among chronic
diseases. Many chronic diseases like Thyroid disorders, Metabolic syndromes, Dyslipidemia and Obesity have been
associated with insulin resistance, which lead to impaired glucose metabolism in diabetic patients. The main objective of this study to Objective:
know the prevalence of hypothyroidism among diabetic patients in primary health care centers Alahsa. A cross-sectional retrospective Methods:
study was done on patients who diagnosed with type II DM and regularly attended the primary health care centers, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Results: Out of 300 randomly selected type two diabetic patients with hypothyroidism. In addition, there was a statistically signicant
association between HbA1C level and type of treatment received by our population but fasting blood glucose level was not signicant. Regarding
the TSH level, out of 308 patients; 9.3% were diagnosed normal and 90.2 % were diagnosed abnormal regarding to the TSH level. One hundred
thirty-eight patients had hypertension with Dyslipidemia and the rest of the patients had another co morbidities. In our population, Conclusion:
the prevalence of female diabetic patients with hypothyroidism was 1.9 times higher than diabetic male. The prevalence of abnormal diagnosed
level of TSH was 9.3 times higher than normal level.