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A clinico pathological profile of dengue fever in children in urban areas of Telangana
Authors: Swapna Reddy Kadukuntla , Krishna Surampud Sri , Mazher Naila , Sankuru Divya
Published: January 2021

Dengue is a common disease in this part of the world. It is one of the dreaded fevers for the paediatric age group. The disease has various presentations and features, but early diagnosis and management can decrease mortality rate significantly.

To evaluate the clinical profile of dengue infection in children under the age of 14 in urban areas of Telangana. The study is done in the tertiary care centre in urban area.

It is Hospital based descriptive, retrospective observational study. All probable cases of dengue were admitted with provisional diagnosis of dengue fever to the department of paediatrics for a period of one year. Total 198 children of age less than 14 years participated in present study.

Out of 198 samples of clinically suspected dengue cases, 192 were found positive for Dengue NS1 antigen, 145 were found to be positive by IgG and 139 cases were positive for IgM.Majority of cases are males (62%) females were 38%. Most commonly affected age group is 6- 10 years of age 95 cases (47.9%) Most of the patients in study are hospitalized for a period of 3-6 days (51.5%). Fever (99.5%) was the most common symptom found in all the patients followed by vomiting (17.7%). Hypotension was found in 9% of the patients.

Severe thrombocytopenia was observed in 3.5% of patients and moderate thrombocytopenia in 7% of patients. 46.5% of patients had normal platelet count. Leukopenia was seen in 29.8% of patients.

Fever was the most common symptom found in all the patients. Majority of cases showed thrombocytopenia.
Clinico - Hematological profile of dengue in children in a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Bindu M Hima , Vamsee Priya A
Published: January 2021

Dengue is one of the febrile illnesses which is caused by the Dengue fever virus. It affects people of all ages, from the infants to the elderly and is characterized by flu-like symptoms such as fever, anorexia, nausea, vomitings.

382 children below the age of 18 years who presented with symptoms of dengue fever and were admitted into the pediatric ward and intensive care unit and tested NS1 positive or IgM positive were included into the study. Blood was collected for serological, hematological and biochemical analysis especially SGPT and SGOT.

35.3% of them had dengue fever, 62.04% had dengue hemorrhagic fever and 2.6% had dengue shock syndrome. Fever was seen in 100%, abdominal pain in 67.3%, lethargy in 75.1%, 54.4% with headache, 58.6% with joint pains. The mean hemoglobin level among the children was 10.07 ± 3.19, platelet count below 10000 was seen in 3.4% of the cases, 10000-50000 cells/mm in 12.8%. leucocyte count <4 x 10in 48.2%, 4-6 x 10cells /cc in 47%, increased hematocrit in 15.2%. Increased SGPT was seen in 63.1% and elevated SGOT was in 59.2% of the patients.

Since the treatment of dengue is relatively simple, the patients must be made aware to seek the medical help as soon as possible to reduce the amount of morbidity and mortality.
Prevalence of urinary tract infection and antibiotic sensitivity pattern in children with severe acute malnutrition from 6 months to 5 years in a tertiary care centre
Authors: Dewangan Mithlesh , Sharma Prateek
Published: January 2021

The aim of the study is to evaluate the post COVID-19 transition in dentist providing dental health care to children.

A cross-sectional questionnaire based survey was conducted among the dentists to assess the transition post COVID-19 towards dental health care to children. The survey was carried out with a sample of 110 respondents.

The results shows that the COVID-19 outbreak had definitely made the dentists uncomfortable in treating the patients and majority (55.4%) of them agree that even children can be asymptomatic carriers. Moreover, 83.7% of the dentists agreed that the PPE kit will definitely increase the fear and anxiety among the children, 75.5% dentists agreed that this will also lead to increase in the cost of the treatment. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic majority of the dentists never used the N2O for managing the pediatric patients and even after such scenario they are not planning to use N2O for pediatric behavior management.

Dental professionals must be fully aware of 2019-nCoV spreading modalities, how to identify patients with this infection, and, most importantly, self-protection considerations. The aerosols and splatter generated during dental procedures have the potential to spread infection to dental personnel and other people in the dental office. Dentists can play a significant role in disrupting the transmission chain, thereby reducing the incidence of disease by simply postponing all non-emergency dental care for all patients.
Post covid-19 Multisystermic Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): Case report
Authors: N Joshi Devesh , C Patel Sunil , G. Patel Maulik , R. Bhatt Hetanshi
Published: January 2021

As we know, the spread of COVID-19 throughout 2020 has had many different manifestations in all different age groups. Our focus is the hyperinflammatory multisystemic effect it has had on the pediatric age group.

Our patient, was a male child aged 9 years, presented with clinical symptoms of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children; a rare form of COVID-19 seen in the pediatric age group.

Our patient presented with a fever and GI complaints. He subsequently developed other systemic symptoms such as a rash, along with mild breathing difficulties. His lab reports, of a positive IgG and IgM of SARS-Cov-2 antibodies and elevated inflammatory markers, were suggestive of a classic case of MIS-C. This was treated with initial intravenous steroids, followed by oral steroids.
Dengue virus and Japanese encephalitis virus co-infection: A case report
Authors: Kamal Murtaza , Kathuria Rishi , Choudhary Pallavi , Kashyap Archana , Ansari Entesham
Published: January 2021

Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis both are caused by Arboviruses spread by mosquitoes are important causes of mortality and morbidity in India. Very few cases of their co-infection have been reported in endemic countries but these is no case report in paediatric population to the best of our knowledge. We report the case of a 4 years old girl child who presented to us with fever, seizures and subsequently developing altered mental status. Lab and radiological investigations proved Dengue and JE co-infection in this child.
Jejuno-jejunal intussusception in a neonate without any lead point: A rare case report
Authors: Neogi Sujoy , K Ratan Simmi , Kumar Ashish , Shekhar Panda Shashank
Published: January 2021

Neonatal intussusception is rare entity.We report this very rare case of a term male newborn, with acute jejunojejunal intussusception without any lead point. He presented with abdominal distension and signs of intestinal obstruction and abdominal sonography showed a jejunojejunal intussusceptionswhich was confirmed at laparotomy. Interestingly, no lead point was found. Rather 8cm of bowel distal to intussuscepted segment was found to be gangrenous bowel. Resection with Bishop Koop anastomosis done for the baby resulted in good outcome. The case is being presented for rare presentation of a rare surgical condition in a neonate with an endeavour to establish etiology for its occurrence.
La influencia del Estado en las redes transnacionales de solidaridad. Un acercamiento a la Coordinadora Estatal de Solidaridad con Nicaragua de España (1978-1991)
Authors: Ágreda Portero José Manuel
Published: January 2021

El Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, por medio de personajes conocidos en el mundo occidental como Ernesto Cardenal, armó una red de comités de solidaridad a nivel mundial desde mediados de los años setenta. En España, a partir de 1978, se empezaron a crear comités de solidaridad por todo el territorio a través de Ángel Barrajón, el recién nombrado representante del FSLN para Europa del sur y el Reino Unido. A principios de 1980 se fundó la Coordinadora Estatal de Solidaridad con Nicaragua. Sin embargo, otros comités surgieron de ella como muestra de las diferentes sensibilidades nacionales dentro del Estado español. Los más importantes fueron la Coordinadora Vasca de Comités de Solidaridad Internacionalista y la Coordinadora Catalana de Solidaridad con Nicaragua. Por medio de bibliografía y fuentes documentales, este trabajo busca analizar la importancia de la política nacional y del estado en las redes transnacionales
Gating as exclusionary commoning in a post-socialist city
Authors: Grabkowska Maja , Szmytkowska Magdalena
Published: January 2021

New-build gated condominiums at the periphery of a post-socialist city are a well-studiedphenomenon. However, in Poland, recent years have seen an expansion of residential gating into oldinner-city neighbourhoods and socialist large housing estates. The resulting fragmentation andprivatisation of public space have raised much controversy and debate on appropriation of urbancommon good. This paper presents outcomes of a research on the changing discourse of gating inGdańsk, based on a discourse analysis of newspaper articles and interviews with key urbanstakeholders. On the one hand, gating is seen as an anti-commoning practice criticised for its elitistcharacter and undesirable socio-spatial consequences. On the other, a narrative of exclusionarycommons has emerged to justify the need of gating in specific cases. Considering the varyingmotivations and types of gating in different urban areas, the authors have attempted a classification,relating gating practices to commoning strategies and their justification in localities typicallycharacterised by atomistic individualism and social disintegration.
The Forgotten Role of Methenamine to Prevent Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection: Urgency for Reuse 100 Years After Discovery
Authors: Obayes AL-Khikani Falah Hasan
Published: January 2021

The article's abstract is not available.
A Review of the Requirements and Hazards of Toxic Metals From Orthodontic Wires
Authors: Babaei Hatkehlouei Mahdi , Dadgar Sepideh , Shokrzadeh Mohammad , Mousavi Jaber , Sobouti Farhad
Published: January 2021

Background: Orthodontics is a part of dentistry that comprises preventive methods and correction of dental irregularities that need to be repositioned by functional and mechanical tools to provide an ideal occlusion and a beautiful face for patients. There are currently four metal archwires used in orthodontic treatment: stainless steel alloy, cobalt-chromium alloy, nickel-titanium alloy, and beta-titanium alloy. Toxic effects generally occur when the body’s tissues are exposed to sufficient amounts of metal ions for long periods.
Objectives: The present study briefly reviews the requirements and hazards of toxic metals from orthodontic wires.
Methods: This study is a review of the available reliable sources and reference documents and scientific-research articles published in the international journals and databases with the focus on the requirements and hazards of toxic metals from orthodontic wires.
Results: Optimal characteristics of an archwire for optimal performance are spring return, ductility, modulus of elasticity, biocompatibility, and low friction. The release of metal ions from dental alloys is due to local and systematic chemicals, mutagenic, immunogenic, and toxic effects.
Conclusion: Today, most orthodontic brackets, braces, and archwires are made of stainless steel and nickel-titanium, all of which contain varying amounts of nickel, chromium, and cobalt ions. Increasing the amount of ions released from orthodontic alloys causes a cytotoxic state for the body. Although orthodontic alloys contain anti-corrosion agents, they are prone to corrosion in dynamic oral environments.
Acute Toxicity of Quercetin From Onion Skin in Mice
Authors: Dibal Nathan Isaac , Hyedima Garba Sani , Watson Jacks Tamunotonye
Published: January 2021

Background: Quercetin is the most abundant flavonoid molecule, is widely distributed in the plant kingdom, and has a wide range of uses.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the LD50 of quercetin from onion (Allium cepa) skin (QOS) and its effect on the livers and kidneys of mice. 
Methods: This study consisted of two phases. In phase one, 9 mice BALB/c were divided into three groups of three mice each. The mice in each group received QOS at 10 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, and 1000 mg/kg, respectively, and were monitored for 24 h for any signs of toxicity or mortality. In phase two, three mice were divided into three groups of one mouse each. Each mouse received QOS at 1600 mg/kg, 2900 mg/kg, and 5000 mg/kg. The mice were observed for 24 h for any signs of toxicity or mortality. 
Results: A significant increase was observed in serum albumin, total protein, and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in mice that received 10 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, and 1000 mg/kg QOS. A significant decrease in serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), cholesterol, creatinine, urea, and the electrolyte was noticed in mice that received QOS at 10 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, and 1000 mg/kg when compared with the control group. The livers of mice that received 1600 mg/kg and 2900 mg/kg QOS showed hemorrhage and enlarged sinusoids along with a distortion of the renal tubule and aggregation of lymphocytes within the kidneys. 
Conclusion: The LD50 of QOS was 3807 mg/kg in mice. QOS above 1000 mg/kg led to a distortion of the hepatocytes and renal tubule with an increase in serum AST, ALT, and creatinine, suggesting that QOS could be toxic at 1000 mg/kg and above.
Antibacterial and Wound Healing Activities of Topical Gel of Jatropha variegata Vahl Extract in Rats
Authors: Kassem Alzomor Abdulkarim , Mansour Sallam Nahlah , Aldeen Al-Fotaihy Shehab , Al-Moliki Bassam , Aldeen Al-Zohairy Badr
Published: January 2021

Background: Jatropha variegata Vahl is a well-known Yemeni medicinal shrub, used traditionally to treat wounds. 
Objectives: To investigate the wound-healing and antibacterial properties of the J. variegata extract as a new gel formula. 
Methods: The leaves and stems of J.variegata were collected from Ibb Province, Yemen, and extracted by maceration in methanol. To ensure the quality and effectivity of the extract, physicochemical and biological investigations were conducted. Finally, the extract was prepared as a gel dosage form for bacterial and experimental animal studies. Twelve female Albino rats were divided into three groups: each rat was inflicted by three wounds. The first wound was treated thrice a day using the gel containing the J. variegata extract, the second was treated by a gel without the extract, and the third was control. The first, second, and third groups were treated for 5, 10, and 15 days, respectively, with follow-up of the wounds’ diameters. After treatment, the rats were anesthetized before analyzing the anatomy of the rats and the histological examination. 
Results: The antibacterial activity of the extract was competent to the positive control against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli with a Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of 0.05%. Similarly, 100% of the wounds healed within 15 days when treated using the gel containing the J. variegata extract. While just 33% of the control group healed.
Conclusion: J. variegata exhibited high antibacterial activity against the targeted strains and remarkable wound healing activity when applied topically on the skin of rats in a gel dosage form. This finding proves an opening for further pharmacological, toxicological, and clinical studies.
Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Orange Peel Essential Oil
Authors: Ghadiri Kiana , Raofie Farhad , Qomi Mahnaz , Davoodi Ali
Published: January 2021

Background: Orange peel essential oils were obtained using supercritical fluid extraction. This method is an important high scaling extraction method used for the extraction of plant and animal extracts.
Objectives: The aim of this study was the optimization of the extraction of the orange peel essential oil.
Methods: The experimental parameters of Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) such as temperature, pressure, and extraction time, and modifier volume were optimized using a central composite design after a 24-1 fractional factorial design. Orange peels were collected from ripe orange and were washed, air dried, and milled. Then, a Suprex MPS/225 system in the SFE mode with a maximal operating pressure of 395 bars was used for essential oil extraction. Moreover, GC-MS and GC-FID were used for the identification and determination of oil compounds, respectively.
Results: Eight compounds have been identified based on their retention indices and mass spectra. According to the results, α-pinene, β-pinene, myrcene, d-limonene, terpinolene, C8-aldehyde, citronellol, and linalool were identified in orange peel essential oil. The optimum SFE conditions were obtained at a pressure of 347.07 atm, temperature of 55° C, extraction time of 30.16 min, and ethanol volume of 147.05 µL. Moreover, extraction yields based on SFE varied in the range of 0.04% to 1.18% (w/w). 
Conclusion: The Results showed supercritical fluid technology as the best alternative technique for the extraction of pure and high-quality essential oil from orange peel. It is a green method and does not have any environmental impact.
Direitos autorais e mineração de dados e textos no combate à Covid-19 no Brasil
Authors: Souza Allan Rocha de , Schirru Luca , Alvarenga Miguel Bastos
Published: January 2021

A explosão da pandemia de COVID-19 intensificou a importância das técnicas e ferramentas de mineração de dados e textos (TDM), as quais estão por trás de diversas aplicações essenciais ao combate ao SARS-CoV-2, desde o monitoramento médico e da expansão da doença ao desenvolvimento de vacinas. Nesse cenário, indagamos como a pandemia evidencia a importância dos instrumentos de TDM na inovação científica e tecnológica, assim como os efeitos do atual sistema de proteção por direitos autorais sobre as bases de dados e o desenvolvimento dessas tecnologias, que dependem fortemente do acesso e circulação aberta de informação. Para tanto, fazemos uso de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, centrada nos casos do observatório de COVID-19 da Johns Hopkins University, do projeto NextStrain e sistemas de inteligência artificial. Primeiramente, apresentamos suscintamente as tecnologias de mineração de dados e textos, bancos de dados e aprendizado de máquina, suas aplicações e importância para a inovação científica e tecnológica. Em seguida, discutimos o papel do direito autoral sobre bases de dados e os obstáculos para o desenvolvimento de pesquisas e tecnologias intensivas em dados. Concluímos que a atual proteção sobre bancos de dados por direito autoral cria empecilhos ao acesso e uso de dados e para a pesquisa, e que a promoção das limitações e exceções, especialmente para mineração de textos e dados e desenvolvimento de pesquisas, é crucial para o desenvolvimento científico e inovação tecnológica, e ainda mais especificamente para o sucesso do combate a esta e outras pandemias
Incidence of Cereal Cyst Nematode Prevailing in Wheat-rice Growing Regions of Punjab Province, Pakistan
Authors: Hamid M. Imran , Ghazanfar M. Usman , Khan M. Qaiser Naeem , Hasan Zaib ul , Aslam Saman
Published: January 2021

Background: Cereal Cyst Nematodes (CCN) are prevailing in all type of agricultural lands and responsible for enormous losses of cereal crops. The understandings on population densities and management of these nematode are required to improve crop health and productivity. Methods: A study was designed to assess the incidence of cereal cyst nematodes in wheat and rice monoculture cropping regions of eight districts of Punjab province, viz., Jhang, Khushab, layyah, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Narowal, Gujranwala and Sargodha in Pakistan. Population densities of cereal cyst nematodes were studied by extracting the cysts and second stage juveniles from soil samples and identified the nematode species. Result: The CCNs were found in 80% of the total 250 samples collected from wheat and rice monoculture fields of at least one crop. In the soil samples collected from wheat fields, an average of 7 to 38 cysts/100g of dry soil with eggs and J2 population of 142-771 were recorded. Whereas from the soil samples of rice fields, 17 to 25 cysts/100g soil were found with 345 to 508 eggs and juveniles. Among the wheat fields, the lowest incidence of 5.5% was recorded in kot–momin and highest incidence of 16.88% was recorded in Silanwali tehsils of Sargodha region. In rice fields, 24.69 to 27.00% incidence of CCNs was noticed in soil samples of various surveyed regions. Three different species of Heterodera genus were morphologically identified from the collections. The species includes Heterodera oryzae, Heterodera avenae and Heterodera graminophila. H. oryzae was more abundant in rice growing regions while H. avenae and H. graminophila were present dominantly in wheat growing regions. This study provides an inclusive information regarding cereal cyst nematode densities and species in wheat-rice growing regions of Punjab province of Pakistan.
Growth and Yield Performance of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to under Water Stress Conditions
Authors: Wato Tamirat
Published: January 2021

Background: Drought is one of the most important abiotic factors that limit the growth and development of plants all over the world. In Ethiopia, wheat is the second most important crop and occupies third in total production in the African countries. Low productivity as compared to the national production scale is due to water stress. The present work aimed to study the effect of water stress on the growth and yield performance of wheat. Methods: The experiment was conducted in an exceeding greenhouse at East Gojjam Zone, Debre Markos University in 2017-2018 to assess the effects of wheat to water stress applied at different growth stages. The experiment comprised of two water stress treatments, maintained by withholding water at tillering, anthesis and at each stage. Different growth and yield performance data were collected and analyzed by SAS software. Result: Water stress caused a reduction in leaf relative water contents, water potential, osmotic potential, turgor potential, growth and yield components of the wheat. The results indicated that successive stress at growth stages caused a severe reduction in vegetative growth parameters of wheat. Therefore, the results indicated that the high value of relative water content was related to exaggerated yield and its components of crops. The water-stressed treatment has reduced the growth and yield performance of wheat than unstressed treatments. This was due to a reduction in the osmotic activities of plants.
Endometritis in Bovine: A Review
Authors: Parmar K.H.
Published: January 2021

Endometritis is an inflammation of the endometrial lining of uterus without systemic signs, which is associated with chronic postpartum infection of the uterus with pathogenic bacteria. Prevalence rate of endometritis in India ranges from 3 to 25% in cows. The rate of endometritis in buffaloes which were covered under Amul and Dudhsagar dairy ranged from 10 to 48 per cent in Gujarat. The classification of endometritis is based on vaginal mucus viz., mild, mucopurulent, purulent and endometritis with mucopurulant or purulent fluid in uterus and severity of infection viz., acute, sub clinical and chronic endometritis. Clinical endometritis is manifested by presence of a purulent uterine discharge detectable in the vagina after 21 days or more post partum, or mucopurulent discharge detectable in the vagina after 26 days post partum. The metabolic disorders like milk fever and ketosis are related to an increase risk of developing endometritis. The endometritis is the complex of diseases that includes retained placenta, puerperal metritis, endometritis, pyometra and other non-specific infections of the uterus. The FSH concentrations from the pituitary are unaffected by uterine disease and so waves of ovarian follicles emerge in the first weeks after parturition. Classical diagnosis of endometritis on the basis of clinical manifestation and rectal examination is common. New diagnostic device Metricheck, Cytobrush and ultrasonography is adequate to diagnose endometritis. Endometritis is often self-limiting with recovery occurring after subsequent estrous cycles. The effective treatment is one which increases the uterine defense and excludes bacterial infections, but should not inhibit the normal uterine defense mechanism. PGF2α in combination with intrauterine antibacterial drugs, immunomudulators and herbals agents like Garlic extract, Neem oil are the treatment of choice for Endometritis in bovine with variable success rate.
Effect of Zinc Application on Growth, Yield Parameters, Nutrient Uptake, Yield and Economics of Maize
Authors: Ariraman R. , Selvakumar S. , Mansingh M. David Israel , Karthikeyan M. , Vasline Y. Anitha
Published: January 2021

Maize, referred as Queen of cereals is the third most important cereal crop after rice and wheat in India. Maize serves as both human food as well as animal feed and for. Productivity of maize can be increased by proper nutrient management practices. Maize is a zinc responsive crop and found deficient in soils. Zinc as an essential micronutrient that has significant role in basic plant metabolic processes and enhances the growth, yield and quality of maize by stimulating chlorophyll production, photosynthetic activity, nutrient uptake and protein biosynthesis. The zinc application to maize crop either by seed treatment, soil application or by foliar spray by using inorganics have shown significant impact on growth, yield, nutrient uptake, quality and economics from investigations of eminent researchers with increasing trend in productivity. Application of zinc at 20-25 kg ha-1 to maize gave maximum grain yield (7500 kg ha-1) and benefit cost ratio (2.4) in maize.
Analytic Measures of Adaptability for Wheat Genotypes Evaluated under Restricted Irrigation Timely Sown Conditions for Central Zone of India
Authors: Verma Ajay , Singh G.P.
Published: January 2021

Background: Wheat improvement program of the country identify genotypes with specific and general adaptations to ensure sustain yield for food security of the people. Yield behavior of promising wheat genotypes were studied at twelve locations of Central Zone of the country under restricted irrigation timely sown conditions. Methods: Recent analytic measures of adaptability viz., Relative Performance of Genetic Values (PRVG), Harmonic Mean of Genetic Values (MHVG) and Harmonic Mean of the Relative Performance of Genotypes (MHPRVG) were compared by considering Best Linear Unbiased Predictors (BLUP) of genotypes based on mixed model approach. Result: Genotypes MP3288, BRW3775 and DBW110 had been marked by analytic measures PRVG, MHVG, MHPRVG, HM for high yield and better adaptability across locations as per first year (2016-17) findings. HI8791 and DBW110 genotypes occupied places near to the origin in Biplot graphical analysis. Specific adapta­tions of genotype HI8791 for Sagar and Dhanduka locations were observed. DBW110 would be suitable for Jabalpur, Gwalior and Udaipur locations, whereas BRW3775 identified for Kota, Sanosora and Vijapur. Genotypes GW495, GW322, HI8713 and GW1339 had achieved high yield and better adaptability during the year (2017-18). The genotype UAS466 had expressed specific adapta­tions to Jabalpur and Gwalior, whereas HI8627 for Bhopal and Udaipur, NIAW3170 were identified for Indore and Vijapur, DDW47 for Sansora, Dhanduka and Pratapgarh. The recent analytic measures based on harmonic means of the relative performance of predicted genetic values have been observed as an appropriate to identify the better adaptive genotypes with higher yield.
A Logistic Regression Model for Predicting Sclerotinia Stem Rot in Egyptian Clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)
Authors: Bhardwaj N.R. , Atri A. , Rani U. , Roy A.K.
Published: January 2021

Background: Stem rot caused by Sclerotinia trifoliorum is the most damaging disease of Egyptian clover (popularly called as berseem), which is widely grown as a leguminous, winter season fodder crop in India. Stem rot management currently relies on fungicides which have negative effect on livestock and environmental health. In this study, in order to rationalize the fungicide use for stem rot management, a prediction model which assesses the high risk of stem rot ( greater than 20% incidence) was developed. Methods: The disease and weather data was collected from week-50 (second week of December) to week-14 (first week of April) during 2010-11 to 2019-20. The model was developed using logistic regression modeling approach. Result: The model included increasing weekly average temperature (between 8-25oC) and wind speed (between 1-7 km/hr) as key predictor variables. Goodness of fit statistics such as number of concordant pairs (83.8%), discordant pairs (16.1%), Somers’ D (0.68), Gamma (0.68) and Tau-a (0.33) indicates high accuracy of the model. The model had high area under receiver operating characteristic curve value of 0.84 during development and 0.82 on cross validation indicating that it will perform fairly well on an independent dataset. Thus, these macro climatic-weather variables can be used to predict high risk ( greater than 20% incidence) of stem rot, which ultimately will rationalize use of fungicides for stem rot management. This is the first model to predict Sclerotinia stem rot in Egyptian clover based on weather variables in India and probably around the world.
Civil Law Constructions in Social Service Legislation
Authors: Grigor'ev I. V.
Published: January 2021

The article analyzes the problems of legal regulation of social services that arise in connection with the use of private law principles in the legislation on social services (contractual structures, the involvement of non-state providers of social services, the introduction of competitive principles, etc.). On January 1, 2015, the Federal Law of December 28, 2013 No. 442-FZ “On the Basics of Social Services for Citizens in the Russian Federation” entered into force, which made significant changes to the system of social services. In this regulatory legal act, a complex of legislative novelties was implemented, aimed at overcoming the crisis situation in social services. It was assumed that ensuring a competitive environment, including through the provision of social services on a contractual basis, would improve their quality, and the involvement of non-governmental organizations would solve the problem of the availability of social services. However, an analysis of the provisions of the current federal legislation and the legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation revealed certain problems of legal regulation that impede the achievement of the goals set (violation of the continuity of legislation, the use of certain private law elements of legal regulation in the regulation of public law relations, etc.). Based on the results of the study, the Author concludes that the goals set for the legislator have not been fully achieved. The involvement of non-state providers of social services did not solve the problem of accessibility of social services. At the same time, at the federal and regional levels, a legal space has been created for “delegating” certain state functions to private organizations, the effectiveness of which raises objective doubts. The use of some private law elements of legal regulation (for example, the legal structure “contract”) does not serve the purpose of ensuring the guarantee of social services, but entails further “commercialization” of relations in the field of social services. The article also examines the experience of using so-called hospital-replacing technologies in certain constituent entities of the Russian Federation (creation of foster families for disabled people and citizens living alone). The Author comes to the conclusion that hospitalreplacing technologies can hardly be considered a really effective means of solving the problem of the availability of social services due to the low level of fees received for caring for single citizens and (or) disabled people.
Administrative and Legal Framework for Citizens’ Participation in the Maintenance of Public Order in Russia and Finland
Authors: Khromov A. V.
Published: January 2021

The article provides a comparative analysis of administrative legal norms of the Russian Federation and Finland that regulate the participation of citizens in the protection of public order. The relevance of the chosen topic is determined by the fact that the human rights activities of law enforcement agencies, their importance in the fieldof public law enforcement, personal and public security is often unproductive, especially in the context of the global economic crisis, in which the functioning of law enforcement agencies alone is obviously not enough to protect human rights and freedoms and maintain public law and order. It is known that public tension in the state, including in Russia and Finland, increases sharply in emergency situations: during man-made disasters, epidemics, social crises, and terrorist activities. In such situations, the existence of public organizations whose activities guarantee the protection of public order and the elimination of negative consequences of emergency situations is extremely necessary. The Author considers the concept of public order, reveals its essence and content. The definition of the term “protection of public order” is formulated. It defines the legal regulation of citizens’ participation in public order protection in the Russian Federation and Finland. Common and similar features of such regulation are highlighted. The main legal acts regulating the participation of citizens in the protection of public order in Russia and Finland are analyzed in detail. According to the Author, strict centralization, as well as the lack of proper interaction of law enforcement agencies with society, is one of the key problems of enforcement and protection of public order in the law enforcement system of Russia and Finland. The issue of voluntary national teams functioning both in Russia and Finland is being considered. Attention is drawn to their specific features. In the end, the author concludes that at present, both for Russia and Finland, the issue of protecting citizens who take part in the protection of public order is a difficult one. It can be stated that in comparison with the Russian Federation, Finland provides a much smaller amount of guarantees for the protection of citizens who participate in the protection of public order.
An analytical survey on the role of machine learning algorithms in case of intrusion detection
Authors: Vijay Anand , Patidar Kailash , Yadav Manoj , Kushwah Rishi
Published: January 2021

In this paper an analytical survey on the role of machine learning algorithms in case of intrusion detection has been presented and discussed. This paper shows the analytical aspects in the development of efficient intrusion detection system (IDS). The related study for the development of this system has been presented in terms of computational methods. The discussed methods are data mining, artificial intelligence and machine learning. It has been discussed along with the attack parameters and attack types. This paper also elaborates the impact of different attack and handling mechanism based on the previous papers.
An efficient intrusion detection mechanism based on particle swarm optimization and KNN
Authors: Vijay Anand , Patidar Kailash , Yadav Manoj , Kushwah Rishi
Published: January 2021

In this paper an efficient intrusion detection mechanism based on particle swarm optimization and KNN has been presented. In our approach experimentation has been performed for the intrusion detection considering NSL-KDD dataset. Then the selected weights have been added directly to the final classification which has been received safely. Then the remaining selected weights have been added for the classification. These nodes are originally safe but received unsafe. It has been input for the classification process. KNN has been used for the classification of the initial features and the content features. The remaining features have been transferred to the particle swarm optimization. PSO has been used for the classification of the traffic and host features. It has been classified based on 50% threshold value. The results show that by using our approach the average classification accuracy is approximately 98%. The attack considered here are Denial of Service (DoS), User to Root (U2R), Remote to User /Login (R2L) and Probe.
An efficient logistic regression and ant colony optimization-based object-oriented quality prediction
Authors: Saha Jitendrea Kumar , Patidar Kailash , Kushwah Rishi , Saxena Gaurav
Published: January 2021

In this paper an efficient logistic regression and ant colony optimization-based object-oriented quality prediction has been presented. The dataset has been considered based on the object-oriented codes. The code considered here are completely equipped with object-oriented features for the complete analysis. The major parameters considered for the experimentation are class, object, inheritance and dynamic behavior. Class and objects have been considered for the class labels and memory requirements checking with the proper stack call and constructor invocation. Inheritance has been considered for the code reusability testing. Dynamic behavior has been tested for the runtime allocation. Then clustering algorithm is used for the parameter preprocessing and grouping based on the parameters. For data filtration chi-square testing has been applied. Then logistic regression and ant colony optimization (LR-ACO) have been considered for the final classification. Then F-Measure, Odd Ratio and Power have been considered for the analysis of the classification based on LR-ACO. The result after LR-ACO shows better accuracy as comparison to the previous methods.
Survey and analysis of cloud data management and security
Authors: Farooque Md. , Patidar Kailash , Kushwah Rishi , Saxena Gaurav
Published: January 2021

This paper explores different security aspects in cloud computing environment. It includes data sharing mechanism, inter cloud communication, data breaches, data control, user-cloud relationship along with the cloud data management with standard security algorithms. It also covers the related reviews and analytical analysis on the traditional approaches for the gap identification. So, a short meta-analysis has been presented based on the method discussed along with the advantages and challenges found. It also explores the future prospective where there is the need of exploration and research.
An efficient data security mechanism with data sharing and authentication
Authors: Farooque Md. , Patidar Kailash , Kushwah Rishi , Saxena Gaurav
Published: January 2021

In this paper an efficient security mechanism has been adopted for the cloud computing environment. It also provides an extendibility of cloud computing environment with big data and Internet of Things. AES-256 and RC6 with two round key generation have been applied for data and application security. Three-way security mechanism has been adopted and implemented. It is user to user (U to U) for data sharing and inter cloud communication. Then user to cloud (U to C) for data security management for application level hierarchy of cloud. Finally, cloud to user (C to U) for the cloud data protection. The security analysis has been tested with different iterations and rounds and it is found to be satisfactory.
An efficient clustering mechanism in big data framework for data preprocessing and management
Authors: Kumari Shweta , Patidar Kailash , Kushwah Rishi , Saxena Gaurav
Published: January 2021

An efficient data handling mechanism has been applied based on epoch-based k-means associated fuzzy clustering (EKFC). In the first phase weights have been assigned to individual data segment presented based on the classification key metrics. It has been assigned automatically. Then weight preprocessing has been done in such manner to prune the unwanted weights. It has been pruned in such way to filter the weights which are not scalable. Then epoch-based k-means associated fuzzy clustering (EKFC) approach has been applied for data arrangement. First different epochs have been considered for the calculation of initial seeds values. These seeds have been considered after considering 100 epochs. After 100 epochs seeds have been determined. These seeds values have been used as the initial centroid for the k-means clustering. After the complete validation similar clusters from the two clustering approaches have been considered. In the next phase operational clustering has been performed. In the final phase threshold ranking has been performed. It has been performed for the final classification based on the above clusters. It will arrange in the order of threshold values. It will be used for the determination of the priority of the task in the big data environment. The results are found to be prominent in terms of classification accuracy.
(استخدام جوجل ميت و واتس آب (دراسة وصفية لتعليم اللغة العربية في معهد أمانة الأمة بسورابايا
Authors: Hakim Rahman , ‘Azimah Nahdliyyatul , Nikmah Khoirin
Published: January 2021

Google meet and whatsapp are two technologies that are used byteachers as an alternative media for distance learning for Amanatul UmmahIslamic Boarding School students who want to continue their studies inthe Middle East. This study is classified as a descriptive-qualitative. Thedata collection was taken from questionnaires, interviews (unstructured),observation, and documentation. The primary data source is the AmanatulUmmah Islamic boarding school students who attended intensive Arabictutoring. The secondary data are taken from questionnaires, documentation,and literature study. The results showed that the use of the google meetand whatsapp applications was quite effective in delivering Arabic learningmaterials to students. That is supported by the results of the questionnairewhich shows that respondents are able to follow and understand onlinelearning using these two applications.
KONVERGENSI EKOLINGUISTIK DAN FIQH AL BI’AH DALAM PELESTARIAN LINGKUNGAN
Authors: Akmaluddin Akmaluddin
Published: January 2021

This article is motivated by several realities, namely: (1) Thereis a strong symptom of the uprooting of local wisdom values among theyounger generation. (2) There are symptoms of incompatibility betweenhuman relations and the environment that influence each other. (3) Theliveliness of regional languages which contains local wisdom values is due tothe influence of the domination of foreign languages. This reality needs tobe examined from an ecolinguistic perspective and fiqh al-bi’ah in an effortto conserve the environment. On this basis, this paper aims to explore theintersection between two interdisciplinary studies, namely ecolinguistics andfiqh al-bi’ah. The approach used in this research is descriptive comparativeapproach. This approach is used with the aim of providing a comparativepicture or description of a situation objectively viewed from different pointsof view. In this research, the connected object is the environmental realityin terms of interdisciplinary ecolinguistics and fiqh al-bi’ah. Sources of datain this study are linguistic realities related to environmental problems. Theresults of this study indicate that there are several forms of language that havethe potential to become extinct due to changes in interaction patterns withthe environment. In addition, undirected patterns of human interaction alsoresult in environmental damage. In line with the results of studies conductedby many researchers, this article concludes that the rules of fiqh al-bi’ah andecolinguistic concepts need to be used as a basis for interacting with theenvironment.
KONTRIBUSI LINGUISTIK PEDAGOGIS DALAM PEMBENAHAN MUTU PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB
Authors: Lindrianawati Dinni Masyitoh
Published: January 2021

This paper aims to provide insight to all learners, researchers, andpractitioners in the field of Arabic, especially Arabic language teachers, asa final project of pedagogical linguistics. The number of Arabic learningproblems that occur in the field is due to several reasons, it can affect thequality of learning Arabic in schools. Therefore, pedagogical linguisticscontributes to providing several notes as a solution to improving the qualityof learning Arabic in schools, one of which is fixing the syllabus of learningoperations. The method used in this paper is literature study, namely bycollecting various literatures on pedagogical linguistics and literature onthe quality of Arabic learning, which the authors then synthesize so that itbecomes one of the solutions for improving the quality of Arabic learning inschools to make it even better.
Skin collagen through the lifestages: importance for skin health and beauty
Authors: Reilly David M. , Lozano Jennifer
Published: January 2021

Collagen-based supplements have become a keystone in the management of the ageing process, with proven ability to repair skin damage, bestowing a youthful and healthy appearance sought in the pursuit of beauty. Collagen is an essential scaffold protein that gives smoothness and elasticity to skin, but its production declines with age. Finding ways to tackle this problem is now strongly promoted as an effective way to transform skin and hair, repairing age-related deterioration. A growing number of scientific studies show exciting evidence that it is possible to rejuvenate ageing or damaged skin, improve function of worn joints, and support personal wellbeing and vitality. In recent times, research on the mechanisms which impact the production of collagen in skin and the ideal organization into functional fibres which give skin its characteristic elasticity and firmness has provided new insights into how this bio-scaffold can support cells, tissues and organs. The factors which influence collagen production over a lifetime (e.g., puberty, pregnancy, menopause, andropause), intrinsic factors (e.g., genetics, age, ethnicity) and extrinsic factors (e.g., UV-radiation, pollution, smoking) and the potential for new technologies, ingredients and devices to restore collagen and matrix components to their optimal condition are improving the ability to deliver anti-aging strategies with unprecedented results. This paper will review skin collagen production, structure and function throughout the lifestages, emphasizing its relationship with health, appearance and beauty.