bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Knowledge and practices of mothers of under-five children regarding Zinc supplementation in childhood diarrhea
Authors: Kulkarni Meenal , Nayse Vedant , Nayse Jaydeep
Published: August 2021

Diarrhoea continues to plaque the developing worldresulting in morbidity of 1.7 billionand mortality of 5.25 lakhsin under- five childrenIn India diarrhea is 3 most common cause of death among under-five children with morbidity of 11.6 million and mortality of 1300 deaths and thus causing 8% of deaths per yearZinc has a major role in prevention of diarrhea.

To assess the knowledge and practices of mothers of under-five children regarding zinc supplementation for prevention of childhood diarrhea, to find out the reasons for not supplementing Zinc during diarrhoeal episodes, to find out association between socio-demographic factors and awareness of zinc supplementation.

: Hospital based cross sectional analytical study was conducted among 200 mothers of underfive children in outpatient department of Paediatrics of a tertiary care hospital. The data was entered in predesigned semistructured questionnaire. Data was analysed by EPI INFO 7 software.

Only 18(9%) mothers were aware about use of Zn supplementation to the under-five children in childhood diarrhoea. Only 10 mothers administered zinc supplementation in childhood diarrhea. Unawareness regarding Zn supplement was common reason mentioned for not giving Zn supplementation. Association was found between religion, type of family and awareness of Zn supplementation. There is a need to increase awareness of mothers regarding zinc supplementation by conducting health education sessions.
A study of meibomian gland and tear film changes in patients with pterygium in a tertiary care centre
Authors: Sarkar Piyali , Sharma Shilpi , Pal Partha Pratim , Sengupta Pinaki
Published: August 2021

To find out the correlation of Meibomian gland and Tear film dysfunction with pterygium.

Institution based prospective cross sectional study.

70 (seventy) patients with unilateral primary progressive nasal Pterygium and 70 healthy adults without any ocular pathology were selected as comparison group from the Ophthalmology outpatient department of Calcutta National Medical College and hospital, Kolkata for a duration of 6 months from January 2020 to June 2020. Meibomian gland dysfunction was measured by meibomian gland expression score and lid margin abnormality score. Tear film changes were measured by Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) Score , Tear break up time (TBUT), Tear meniscus height(TMH), Schirmer’s test 1 (ST1) and Corneal flourescein staining in both pterygium and control group and comparisons were done to find out the significance in differences.

The Categorical variables were analyzed with the help of Pearson Chi square test, Spearman rho Correlation, Man Whitney U Test and the continuous variables were analyzed with the help of Independent T test and Pearson Correlation coefficient. The level of significance was considered as 95% of confidence interval i.e. P value <0.05.

OSDI score, TBUT, meibomian gland expression score, lid margin abnormality score and corneal fluoresce in staining were significantly higher in pterygium group than others (p<0.05) whereas TMH values although showed differences between the two groups but were not statistically significant. ST1 were normal in pterygium group though had significant difference with control.

Meibomian gland function was altered in patient with Pterygium which is also associated with uncomfortable ocular symptoms due to tear film abnormalities.
Is Fahr’s disease a saviour for intracranial hypertensive bleeds? - A review
Authors: Dubey Roopak , Sen Kamal Kumar , Goyal Mayank , Sindhu Reddy D. , MK Suma
Published: August 2021

Fahr’s disease (FD) is a rare disorder characterised by abnormal deposition of calcium in different parts of brain especially in basal ganglia, thalamus and dentate nucleus. Association of FD with ischemic stroke has been described in past but very less literature available showing association of FD with haemorrhagic stroke. We present here a case of 70 years old hypertensive male patient suffering from FD with left thalamic acute haemorrhage. Although basal ganglia is a common site for hypertensive bleed, but in this hypertensive patient, basal ganglia was spared. We assume that this could be due to presence of calcification within vessel walls of basal ganglia that strengthen the walls and hence act as a saviour for basal ganglia bleed in this case.
The Effect of COVID-19 on Firms and Employment in Central America
Authors: Aterido Reyes , Del Carmen Hasbun Giselle , Ruiz-Arranz Marta , Stucchi Rodolfo
Published: August 2021

This paper assesses the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on firms and employment in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. We use data from The World Bank COVID-19 Business Pulse Surveys and other complementary sources. Our analysis shows that since the COVID-19 outbreak, 1 in 4 formal businesses in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua have closed, with monthly sales dropping by a third on average across countries. To counter the impact of the crisis, firms opted to decrease total hours worked, reduce wages or furlough workers. Small firms exhibited the largest declines in sales and employment and faced greater liquidity constraints. Firms response in terms of employment was highly correlated to the change in sales and affected by labor regulations. Even though the possibility of telecommuting is limited across Central America, over half of formal firms among Northern Triangle countries and a quarter in Nicaragua started or increased remote work, which helped to cushion the impact on employment. Despite increases in public spending and policies to mitigate the economic and social impacts of the pandemic, few formal firms received government assistance.
Assessment of the Resources of Wind Energy in Various Regions of Algeria
Authors: Mederreg Derradji , Salmi Mohamed , Rachid Maouedj , Ahmad Hijaz , Lorenzini Giulio , Menni Younes , Ameur Houari
Published: August 2021

Details on the wind potential during a period of about thirteen years in Algeria is given in the present work. The inspection is performed for sixteen regions covering almost all the territory of the country. The density of the mean wind power is determined for the different regions. The maps of annual and seasonal wind energy resources are also established. The characteristics of the wind velocity, as well as the potential of wind power, are determined by the Weibull distribution. From the given results, the highest values of annual mean wind speed and the annual mean wind power density are found in Adrar (P10 = 283.12 W/m2 and P50 = 646.91 W/m2), while the lowest values are observed in Skikda (P10 = 40.61 W/m2 and P50 = 115.51 W/m2, respectively).
The Hanoak House as a Flexible and Adaptable Vernacular Precedent for Modern Architecture
Authors: Hugo Jan M.
Published: August 2021

Globally the adverse effects of climate change necessitate the implementation of resilient systems that respond to escalating weather fluctuations and increased urban vulnerability. This requires a shift from the traditional efficiency-focused solutions, towards robust, responsive and flexible models. While novel technologies are being developed to address these needs; existing vernacular examples also present innovative solutions. The purpose of this study is to analyse vernacular solutions, in this case Korean Hanoak housing typologies, in terms their integration of flexible and adaptable spatial and technological systems to inform modern applications. As research method, the study firstly employed an unstructured observational method to document the spatial and technological elements of these vernacular precedents, followed by an intersubjective literature review of these precedents to understand the historic context. As main conclusion the study identified seven design principles to inform the development of flexible and adaptable modern architecture solutions. These include: holistic, integrative design; articulated and reciprocally layered systems; nested levels of flexible and inflexible systems; appropriate scale identification; and appropriate technology use. As contribution, this article analyses existing vernacular precedents and highlights principles that can be applied in various contexts to develop locally responsive and flexible architecture.
TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF OBTAINING FRIT OF HEAT-RESISTANT ENAMEL FOR THE PROTECTION OF CORROSION-RESISTANT STEELS
Authors:   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials», Zakalashnyy A.V. , Denisova V.S. ,   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials», Vlasova O.V. ,   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials», Solntsev S.S. ,   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials»
Published: August 2021

The technological aspects of producing frit based are studied for heat-resistant enamel EV-300-60M in experimental industrial conditions. It was found that in the temperature range of 1200–1250 °C, intensive foaming of the charge occurs due to the active release of oxygen by manganese oxide. Due to the combination of technological operations, it is possible to ensure a sufficient reduction, but not complete exclusion of foaming when cooking frit. In this regard, the further direction of work on improving heat-resistant enamels for the protection of corrosion-resistant steels determines the need to develop a technological composition of frit.
No moda. Hacia el Ecodiseño del vestir
Authors: Cirelli Paola
Published: August 2021

Nos encontramos en un punto de inflexión en la historia del sistema de moda, afianzado en 1850. Han pasado muchos sucesos y la moda ha sido protagonista. Hace solo 30 años el Diseño llega a la moda, a través de la Universidad, creando carreras específicas, donde comenzaría su transformación, poco a poco, con pequeños pasos, a partir de acciones individuales, que los profesionales del diseño de indumentaria / moda, realizan en pos de una mejora del sector. El año 2020, ha sido un momento histórico de este sistema. El mundo entero ha visto las consecuencias de llevar al extremo esta industria y este sistema que no para y que se denuncia hace años. ¿Podremos construir un nuevo sistema? ¿Qué elementos son los que desarrolla esta moda, desde hace más de 150 años y se siguen sin cuestionar? ¿Puede el diseño, traernos luz a esta práctica y mejorarla? Los consumidores, diseñadores y la educación, son la clave de este cambio.
Sostenibilità e moda: una prospettiva italiana
Authors: Palombella Ida
Published: August 2021

La pandemia actual está cambiando la atención de los consumidores hacia la adopción de una actitud más sostenible en sus elecciones de consumo. A falta de una regulación nacional e internacional específica sobre sostenibilidad, a menudo son las mismas empresas o asociaciones de empresas, como la Cámara Nacional de Moda de Italia, las que adoptan autorregulaciones para garantizar el desarrollo de un modelo de negocio más sostenible. En este sentido, la propiedad intelectual es clave para distinguir un negocio sostenible, por un lado para las actividades de investigación y desarrollo que conducen a la presentación de patentes verdes; por otro, a través de la identificación de características sostenibles de productos y servicios identificados por marcas de certificación.
Przyrodnicze i społeczne uwarunkowania rozwoju rekreacji w strefie podmiejskiej Mińska
Authors: Birek Urszula
Published: August 2021

W artykule przedstawiono przyrodnicze i społeczne uwarunkowania rozwoju rekreacji w strefie podmiejskiej Mińska. Przeanalizowano też preferencje rekreacyjne mieszkańców stolicy Białorusi oraz formy wypoczynku podmiejskiego, w tym jedną z najbardziej popularnych form - wypoczynek na daczach w trzech wykształconych wokół Mińska strefach rekreacyjnych.
Enhancing ethical behavior in online exams
Authors: Bąkała Anna , Bąkała Marcin
Published: August 2021

Online exams have become a common tool in the academic didactic process, as well as in most online courses in business. Taking exams in a remote location like home, using ICT tools, brings many challenges to both sides, the learner and the examiner. The aim of this article is to show the challenges in the context of ethical attitudes, trust, and respect for one another. Some results of a broader survey in the form of Computer Aided Web Interviews are presented to highlight students’ opinions and expectations, along with the results of personal interviews with academic teachers. In the final part of the article, recommendations are given. The importance of trust and systematic assessment of learners’ progress is emphasized.
Fungicides evaluation againts yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei) in six barley cultivars
Authors: Rodríguez-García María Florencia , González-González Miguel , Huerta-Espino Julio , Solano-Hernández Salomón
Published: August 2021

La roya amarilla (RA) en cebada ha incrementado su importancia en los últimos ciclos de producción en México. Durante el ciclo primavera-verano 2018 se evaluó la efectividad biológica de los fungicidas Azoxistrobin 11.1% + Tebuconazole 18.4% y Tebuconazole 25% en las variedades Apizaco, Esmeralda, Maravilla, Doña Josefa, AC Metcalfe y ABI Voyager en el control de RA y su efecto en el rendimiento en tres ambientes de temporal. Las variables medidas fueron: días a espigamiento y madurez, altura de planta, peso hectolítrico, rendimiento de grano, severidad final de la enfermedad y área bajo la curva del progreso de la enfermedad. El análisis de varianza mostró variación significativa para variedades, severidad final de la enfermedad, fungicidas y localidades (p?0.01). El producto con mayor eficacia fue Azoxistrobin 11.1% + Tebuconazole 18.4%. El mayor rendimiento de grano se registró en Doña Josefa (3,567 kg ha-1) al aplicar Azoxistrobin 11.1% + Tebuconazole 18.4%. Las pérdidas en el rendimiento alcanzaron 53% por efecto de la roya. Con la aplicación de cualquiera de los dos fungicidas evaluados se obtuvo mayor rendimiento y peso hectolítrico del grano; sin embargo, las variedades respondieron de forma diferente a la aplicación de los productos.
Morphological characterization and biocontrol potential of Trichoderma species isolated from semi-arid soils
Authors: Savín-Molina Jonathan , Hernández-Montiel Luis Guillermo , Ceiro-Catasú Wilson , Ávila-Quezada Graciela Dolores , Palacios-Espinosa Alejandro , Ruiz-Espinoza Francisco Higinio , Romero-Bastidas Mirella
Published: August 2021

Se aislaron, identificaron y caracterizaron especies de Trichoderma spp. asociadas a plantas de Pachycereus pringlei y Jatropha cinerea como agentes de biocontrol hacia hongos fitopatógenos. Los agentes antagónicos se aislaron de seis sitios en Baja California Sur, México. La identificación se realizó en base a sus características morfológicas y se determinó; abundancia, frecuencia de ocurrencia y antagonismo in vitro hacia F. oxysporum, F. solani, R. solani, C. gloeosporioides y A. alternata. Se obtuvieron 18 aislamientos de Trichoderma concentrados en siete especies: T. asperellum, T. atroviride, T. harzianum, T. koningii, T. viride, T. longibrachiatum y Trichoderma sp. La prueba de Duncan (p<0.05) mostró diferencias significativas en la abundancia de las especies (UFC/g de suelo) y la frecuencia de ocurrencia. La mayor población se encontró en El Saltito, Los Encinos y Las Pocitas con UFC de 2.1, 1.8 y 0.7 × 103 g-1 de suelo respectivamente. En el antagonismo in vitro, T. koningii inhibió significativamente el crecimiento de los hongos fitopatógenos comparado con el control comercial. La actividad antifúngica de las diversas especies de Trichoderma spp. pueden ser una alternativa para el biocontrol de enfermedades ocasionadas por hongos fitopatógenos de las especies analizadas.
Characterization of fatty acids and nutrient composition of SAU Perilla-1 [(Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton] seeds grown with agro climatic conditions in Bangladesh
Authors: Mojumdar M. A. K. , Hossain H. M. M. T. , Uddin A. F. M. J. , Meherunnessa
Published: August 2021

SAU Perilla-1 (Golden perilla BD) is a newly edible oil seed crop variety introduced by Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Bangladesh. Its seed oil is a rich source of unsaturated fatty acid (91%), of which more than 50% is α-linolenic acid (type of omega-3 fatty acid). The estimated ratio of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids was found 1: 2.26: 8.95. Moreover, the α-linolenic acid was detected (50.52%) as the most dominating polyunsaturated fatty acid, which was 4-four times higher than monounsaturated fatty acids in the oil of the crop variety. Fatty acid analysis of oil revealed a ratio (1:2.22) of Omega 6 to Omega 3 fatty acids, which lies within a healthy range as documented by the global scientific community. Compared to other plant seed oils, SAU Perilla-1 oil consists of Linoleic acid (Omega 6 fatty acid, 22.71%) – a component associated with obesity, which is far below the regular oils from soybean, sunflower and corn. Therefore, our findings indicated that SAU Perilla-1 seed is one of the best edible sources of plant oils rich in essential fatty acids conducive to human health.
​Selecting the Best Combination of Adjuvant and the Delivery Vehicle for Optimizing the Th1 and Th2 Biased Responses of NDV Live Vaccine in Indigenous Aseel Chicken
Authors: Kaur Manmeet , Mukhopadhyay C.S. , . Ramneek , Sethi R.S. , Deka Dipak , Dubey P.P.
Published: August 2021

Background: This study aimed at the evaluation of the efficacy of TLR ligands (viz. Poly I:C, Lipopolysaccharide and CpG:ODN) as vaccine adjuvants in combination with a suitable carrier (oil-in-water emulsion, normal saline solution, or alum) by studying the expression profile of cytokines belonging to Th1 and Th2 biased immune systems. Methods: Whole blood was collected from 108 birds that were divided into 9 different experimental groups: 3 TLR ligands each with 3 delivery vehicles. Th1 (IFN-gamma) and Th2 (IL4) biased cytokines were detected by qPCR followed by ELISA. Both the results showed the highest level of IL4 (Th1 biased) with LPS and the highest level of IFNg (Th1 biased) with CpG-ODN. Uneven TLR expression was detected from day 3 onwards till day 21 but ligands and delivery vehicles administered along with NDV vaccine did not show significant influence on the immune response.
Result: It is evident that the TLR-3, 4 and 9 expressions increase following exposure to the respective ligands. Hence, TLR ligands can be used as reliable adjuvants in NDV vaccine. The expression of the Th2 biased cytokine IL4 mRNA and Th1 biased cytokine Interferon-gamma was found to be the highest on day 3 in the LPS+NSS group and on day 21 in CpG-ODN+Alum group, respectively. The findings of the real-time PCR were supported to some by the ELISA.
Improving female students’ participation and their academic performance: Ethiopian Technical University
Authors: Mola Sewagegn
Published: August 2021

This study was conducted with the objective of improving female students’ participation and their academic performance of students in Ethiopian Technical University. The researcher selected 22 female students and 6 male teachers through purposive sampling techniques. The data gathering tools were questionnaire and interview; secondary data were collected through document analysis. The quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and qualitative data were analysed by narration and summarisation. The result indicated that university climate, department choice of students, lack of tutorial classes provided by the university and poor training support for female students to improve academic performance impacted female students’ academic performance. In addition, sociocultural factors, female students’ background area, educational status of parents and perception towards their academic performance affected the academic achievement of female students. Furthermore, socio-economic factors, economic status of parents, female students living outside university and being non-cafe affected female student’s academic performance at the higher education level.
 
Keywords: Academic performance, factors, female students, participation, Ethiopian Technical University.
MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS, KETERAMPILAN BERKOMUNIKASI LISAN, DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA MELALUI PENDEKATAN PROSES MENULIS [IMPROVING WRITING SKILLS, ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND STUDENT LEARNING MOTIVATION THROUGH THE WRITING PROCESS APPROACH]
Authors: Zebua Agnes Murni
Published: August 2021

The writing process approach is used to help students to write more competently through stages of the approach. The design of Static-Group Pretest-Postest is used to investigate the increase on students' writing skills, oral communication skills and learning motivation in Indonesian classes. The subject of the study was 41 Grade 8 students consisting of 21 students in experiment group and 20 students in control group. The study was conducted by implementing the writing process approach as the treatment in experiment class and conventional approach in the control class. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon test by comparing the results between pretest and posttest, and Mann Whitney test was used to find the difference between two groups. The findings show that there were increase on writing skills in middle category (N gain =0.48; p =0.000), oral communication skills in middle category (N gain = 0,47; p = 0,000), and learning motivation in low category (N gain = 0,25; p = 0,000) after the implementation of the writing process.

 
HUBUNGAN ANTARA INTELIGENSI, KETERAMPILAN PERSEPSI VISUAL DENGAN PRESTASI BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA [CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS' INTELLIGENCE, VISUAL PERCEPTION SKILLS, AND MATHEMATICS LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT]
Authors: Tania Danny Kurniawan
Published: August 2021

Students’ mathematics achievement is the priority for the XYZ elementary school, but particularly in 2015 and 2016 school’s years, there was about 39% student who had poor mathematics achievement and didn’t pass the school’s minimum requirement. In most cases, student’s mathematics achievement is generally affected by two internal factors such as: student’s intelligence and visual perceptual skills. The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between intelligence, visual perceptual skills and the students’ mathematics achievement. The subject of this study were grade two and grade three students with the total sample of 43 pupils. This study employed the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills-third edition (TVPS-3) and the Culture-Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT). The results of this study showed that there was a positive and significant correlation between intelligence, visual perceptual skills and mathematics achievement. A correlation value of 0.664 was obtained for the relationship between intelligence and mathematics achievement. A correlation value of 0.723 was obtained for the relationship between visual perceptual skills and mathematics achievement and a correlation value of 0.903 was obtained for the relationship between intelligence and visual perceptual skills. These findings indicate that the higher the level of the student’s intelligence and visual perceptual skill, the higher their mathematics achievement too.
DESIGN OF PERKUWEN BRIDGE PART WAY LONG IKIS-LAMBAKAN PASER TANA PASER REGENCY PROVINCE EAST KALIMANTAN
Authors: Afrila Humaira , Markawie Markawie
Published: August 2021

Long Kali is a sub-district of Paser Tana Paser Regency Prov. East Kalimantan. In this sub-district have two village separate by a river, that is Perkuwen river, there is bridge has a broke. Whereas the village very needed a bridge because it is used as a transportation infrastructure for peoples and also passed by vehicles transporting oil palm yields . Therefore, the design of composite bridges made with spans 25 m and 7 m wide bridge.In this plan the analysis of Standard methods of loading refers to the bridge imposition For RSNI T-02-2005 about composite bridge structure design method, refers to RSNI T-03-2005 about Steel Structural Design For Bridge, SNI 03-1729-2002 about Steel Structures Planning Procedures and SNI 03-2847-2002 about Concrete Structures Calculation for Building.The result is used the main girder profile SH 950 x 400 x 16 x 32 and diaphragm WF 400 x 200 x 8 x 13. Vehicle floor plate thickness 20 cm using quality concrete  30 MPa and quality reinforcing steel reinforcement  360 MPa with subject dividers reinforcement D22- 100 and D12-100 mm. In using concrete pavement  30 MPa D22-100 mm staple reinforcement and shear reinforcement rebars quality D12-100 mm  360 MPa. Concrete abutment in the form  25 MPa at 2 m height and length of 8,5 m. Steel pipe pile foundations quality  25 MPa are 16 pieces with a length of 10 meters and a diameter of 0.4 m.Keyword: Bridge, composite, steel pipe pile.
Methodology in chemistry teaching: towards practical class organization in higher school
Authors: Shepelyuk Olga L.
Published: August 2021

This study aims to investigate the problem of organizing practical classes in the disciplines of the natural science cycle at the oil and gas university. One of the unsolved issues is the problem of improving the content of the methodological preparation for conducting the course "Oil and Gas Chemistry" in higher education. It is reported that the logic of delivering the lectures and classes should correspond to the logic of students' assimilation of the subject matter, the formation of skills and abilities, motivation and stimulation of learning, and other components of the pedagogical process. It is spoken in detail about the theoretical prerequisites for developing a methodology for organizing a lesson in teaching the discipline "Oil and Gas Chemistry" on the basis of psychological and pedagogical laws of the algorithmic scheme for constructing a classical lesson in the natural science cycle. The quality assessment of the methodology of structuring the practical lesson proposed by the author was carried out according to the average value of the coefficients Kt or Kp; there was a significant increase, which indicates the effectiveness of the methodology proposed by the author.
Best Practices for Conducting Clinical Trials With Indigenous Children in the United States
Authors: Shaw Jennifer L. , Semmens Erin , Okihiro May , Lewis Johnnye L. , Hirschfeld Matthew , VanWagoner Timothy M. , Stephens Lancer , Easa David , Ross Judith L. , Graham Niki , Watson Sara E. , Szyld Edgardo G. , Dillard Denise A. , Pyles Lee A. , Darden Paul M. , Carlson John C. , Smith Paul G. , McCulloh Russell J. , Snowden Jessica N. , Adeky Sarah H. , Singleton Rosalyn
Published: August 2021

We provide guidance for conducting clinical trials with Indigenous children in the United States. We drew on extant literature and our experience to describe 3 best practices for the ethical and effective conduct of clinical trials with Indigenous children. Case examples of pediatric research conducted with American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities are provided to illustrate these practices.

Ethical and effective clinical trials with Indigenous children require early and sustained community engagement, building capacity for Indigenous research, and supporting community oversight and ownership of research. Effective engagement requires equity, trust, shared interests, and mutual benefit among partners over time. Capacity building should prioritize developing Indigenous researchers. Supporting community oversight and ownership of research means that investigators should plan for data-sharing agreements, return or destruction of data, and multiple regulatory approvals.

Indigenous children must be included in clinical trials to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in these pediatric populations. Establishment of the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Institutional Development Award States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ECHO ISPCTN) in 2016 creates a unique and timely opportunity to increase Indigenous children’s participation in state-of-the-art clinical trials.
Pengaruh Citra Merek dan Kepercayaan Terdahap Loyalitas Nasabah Bank Syariah di Sidoarjo (The Influence of Brand Image and Trust on Sharia Bank Customer Loyalty in Sidoarjo)
Authors: Mukminin Muhammad Amirul , Latifah Fitri Nur
Published: August 2021

One of the marketing strategies at Islamic banks is by building a company's brand image and customer trust to gain customer loyalty. The focus of this research is to show the relationship between brand image, trust and loyalty of Syariah bank customers in Sidoarjo. This study uses a random sampling technique with 100 customers of Islamic banks domiciled in Sidoarjo and at least have become customers of Islamic banks within one year. The analytical method used in this study is a multiple linear regression test and hypothesis testing using IBM SPSS 25 software. The results of this study indicate that if there is an increase in brand image and customer trust will also have an impact on increasing the level of customer loyalty. There is a partial influence of brand image on loyalty and between trust in loyalty, and there is a simultaneous relationship between brand image and trust in customer loyalty of Islamic banks in Sidoarjo.
The Influence of Sales and Purchase Financing Income on the Profitability of PT. Bank Muamalat Indonesia Tbk (Period 2006-2019)
Authors: Hidayatullah Maulana Syarif , Astuti Windi
Published: August 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of murabahah financing income, istishna financing income both simultaneously and partially on profitability. The object of this research is PT. Bank Muamalat Indonesia TBK with a research period in 2006 to 2019. The method used in this study is a quantitative method with multiple linear regression techniques. Analysis techniques using multiple linear regression include the classic assumption test, the regression equation test and hypothesis testing. In data analysis using assumptions, the independent variable is murabahah financing income (X1), istishna financing income (X2) with the dependent variable is Return On Assets (Y). The results showed that simultaneously murabahah financing income and istishna financing income could explain or explain ROA of 44.1%, the rest was influenced by variables or other factors of 55.9%. While partially, murabahah financing income variable has a significant negative effect on ROA at PT. Bank Muamalat Indonesia TBK. Istishna financing income variable has a significant positive effect on ROA at PT. Bank Muamalat Indonesia TBK.
Analysis of Labor Productivity Factors in the Inspection Division (Case Study at PT. XYZ)
Authors: Putra Hafid Zuhdi Kharisma , Wahyuni Hana Catur
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this study is to find out data/factors that cause lack of productivity; knowing the model of the relationship and the influence of accuracy, compensation, leadership, and the environment on emplooye productivity; and to find out the design/solution to increase the productivity of inspectors. The method used in completing this research is the Partial Least Square (PLS) method. From the result of the research that has been done it is known that Accuracy (X1); Leadership (X3); and Work Environment (X4) significantly influence Productivity (Y1) except Compensation (X2). And the most influential variable Productivity (Y1) is Leadership (X3) with percentage of 50,4% and the lowest is Accuracy(X1) with a percentage of 20,1%.
Star fruit juice business development strategy planning using the SWOT method and Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) (Case Study of CV Angkasa Jaya, Blitar City)
Authors: Kurniawan Miftakhurrizal , Santoso Imam , Silaban Harry Mangatur
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this study is to analyze the internal and external factors that influence development and provide proposals for competitive strategies which are the priority of developing CV Angkasa Jaya. This study uses Strength, Waekness, Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) methods to identify internal and external factors of the company as well as alternative strategic planning and Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) for determining strategic priorities. The results showed that internal and external factors that affected were products, marketing, production processes, the existence of government support, fruit beverage trends, market potential, technology, competition, shifting market tastes, economy and substitute products. Alternative strategies that become priority development strategies that can be applied by CV Angkasa Jaya are to increase the use of production technology and the internet, improve and maintain product quality in order to be able to compete with other products, develop business potential by making product innovations, carry out continuous production processes, improve and maintain market share, increase production capacity and the last priority is to increase promotion.
Sustainable infrastructure in conflict zones : police facilities’ impact on perception of safety in Afghan communities
Authors: Affleck Rosa , Gardner Kevin , Aytur Semra , Carlson Cynthia , Grimm Curt , Deeb Elias
Published: August 2021

The notion of sustainable infrastructure for the delivery of social services is to fulfill basic human needs; in war-torn societies, human safety is a critical basic need. The relationship between sustainable infrastructure development and human safety remains under-researched in Afghan neighborhoods. Therefore, this study examined the effectiveness of the police facilities constructed for stability enhancement in Afghan communities. To do so, this study used Afghans’ polling datasets on the police presence and the public safety perceptions, including newly collected survey data related to the influence of the police facilities on human safety and other factors contributing to the neighborhoods’ well-being. The datasets are organized with a multilevel structure in which different individuals are sampled within neighborhoods and analyzed using a multilevel model approach to capture the randomness of the responses. The results showed that police facilities are more important to perceptions of safety in less safe areas and that Afghans in villages perceived themselves as safer than in urban areas, relative to their own immediate region. Those perceiving themselves as being safer were older, more highly educated, and widowed respondents. Overall, Afghans perceived the police facilities as institutional symbol for promoting improvements and opportunities for fulfilling basic human safety need.
CO2 Flow Regimes Comparison between North Sea and US Classes of Reservoirs
Authors: Ghanbari Saeed , Mackay Eric J. , Pickup Gillian E.
Published: August 2021

Carbon dioxide (CO2) enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has long been practiced in the US as an efficient mean for enhancing oil production. Many of the US CO2-EOR developments have been designed horizontally. This is because of a viscous-dominated CO2 flow regime that is prevalent in these developments driven by thin and low-permeability reservoirs. Reservoirs and fluid properties are different in the North Sea. Pays are usually thicker with better petrophysical properties. Lighter oils can also be found in North Sea reservoirs. This suggests that a dissimilar flow regime might prevail CO2 displacements in the North Sea developments, which could favor a dissimilar CO2-EOR process design. This study thus compares CO2 flow regimes between several North Sea and US reservoirs. We use scaling analysis to characterize and compare CO2 flow regimes between these two classes of reservoirs. Scaling analysis characterizes CO2 displacement in each reservoir system using three dimensionless numbers: gravity, effective aspect ratio, and mobility ratio. Displacement experiments conducted in stochastically generated permeability fields, under exactly matched magnitudes of the derived dimensionless numbers, reveal the prevailing CO2 flow regime in each reservoir system. Results of scaling analysis indicate that CO2 flooding in the North Sea reservoirs can be generally characterized with a larger gravity number, smaller effective aspect ratio, and smaller mobility ratio than the average US CO2 flooded reservoirs. Flow regime analysis indicates that unlike the majority of the US CO2 flooded reservoirs, CO2 flow regimes tend to be more gravity-dominated in the North Sea class of reservoirs. CO2 flow regimes in the North Sea systems are expected to suffer from a higher degree of instability because of thicker North Sea pays, which limit effective crossflow. Understanding the differences and characteristics of CO2 flow regimes in the North Sea prospects can help operators design their CO2 flooding more efficiently, which could increase the recovery factor (RF) as well as address CO2 storage requirements, a necessary consideration for CO2-EOR deployment in the North Sea.
Petroelastic Modeling of Complex Lithology Fields: Case Study
Authors: Spirina Anastasiia , Cherepanov Evgeniy
Published: August 2021

The present-day growth of petroleum reserves, maintaining and enhancing of oil production is associated with involving of complex fields into production (Uspenskaya, 2014). The complex structure of the study areas of the Urai Region (facies variability, formation replacement, fracturing, crushing and cleavage zones, complicated structure of the pore space) makes conventional forecast of reservoir properties ineffective. Moreover, the pay formations are highly exhausted with high production water cut. Therefore, the search of prospective targets is relevant in the Urai Region.

The article shows generalized results of petroelastic modeling of several fields of the Urai Region for solving the following tasks:

○ Lithology, saturation and poroperm properties forecast of reservoir rocks from log and seismic data; ○ Development of 1D mechanical earth models (MEM) of horizontal well sections and their maintenance while drilling horizontal wells.

The approach is based on the principles of integrating different-scale geological and geophysical studies. The lithological division of rocks was carried out, the saturation behavior and point-by-point interpretation of the data of geophysical methods of well logging (WL) were identified. 3D component models were built with taking into account the lithological features of the section using core sample studies. Effective models for the environment of sediments of interest were selected and petroelastic modeling was carried out.
TemplateFlow: FAIR-sharing of multi-scale, multi-species brain models
Authors: Ciric Rastko , Thompson William , Lorenz Romy , Goncalves Mathias , MacNicol Eilidh , Markiewicz Christopher , Halchenko Yaroslav , Ghosh Satrajit , Gorgolewski Krzysztof , Poldrack Russell , Esteban Oscar
Published: August 2021

Reference anatomies of the brain and corresponding atlases play a central role in experimental neuroimaging workflows and are the foundation for reporting standardized results. The choice of such references —i.e., templates— and atlases is one relevant source of methodological variability across studies, which has recently been brought to attention as an important challenge to reproducibility in neuroscience. TemplateFlow is a publicly available framework for human and nonhuman brain models. The framework combines an open database with software for access, management, and vetting, allowing scientists to distribute their resources under FAIR —findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable— principles. TemplateFlow supports a multifaceted insight into brains across species, and enables multiverse analyses testing whether results generalize across standard references, scales, and in the long term, species, thereby contributing to increasing the reliability of neuroimaging results.
Is it Possible to Implement a Rare Disease Case-Finding Tool in Primary Care? A UK-Based Pilot Study
Authors: Buendia Orlando , Shankar Sneha , Mahon Hadley , Toal Connor , Menzies Lara , Ravichandran Pradeep , Roper Jane , Taghar Jag , Benfredj Rudy , Evans Will
Published: August 2021

Introduction:This study implemented MendelScan, a primary care rare disease case-finding tool, into a UK National Health Service (NHS) population. Rare disease diagnosis is challenging due to disease complexity and low physician awareness. The 2021 UK Rare Diseases Framework highlights a global need for faster diagnosis to improve clinical outcomes as a key priority.Methods & Results:A UK primary care locality with 68,705 patients was examined. MendelScan encodes diagnostic/screening criteria for multiple rare diseases, mapping clinical terms to appropriate SNOMED CT codes (UK primary care standardised clinical terminology) to create digital algorithms. These algorithms were applied to a pseudo-anonymised structured data extract of the electronic health records (EHR) in this locality to "flag" at-risk patients who may require further evaluation. All flagged patients then underwent internal clinical review (a doctor reviewing each EHR flagged by the algorithm, removing all cases with a clear diagnosis that explains the clinical features that led to the patient being flagged); for those that passed this review, a report was returned to their GP. 55 of 76 disease criteria flagged at least one patient. 227 (0.33%) of the total 68,705 of EHR were flagged; 18 EHR were already diagnosed with the disease (The highlighted EHR has a diagnostic code for the same RD it was screened for. e.g Behcet’s disease algorithm identifying an EHR with a SNOMED CT code Behcet's disease). 75/227 (33%) EHR passed our internal review. Thirty-six reports were returned to the GP. Feedback was available for 28/36 of the reports sent. GP categorised nine reports as "Reasonable possible diagnosis" (advance for investigation), six reports as "diagnosis has already been excluded", ten reports as "patient has a clear alternative aetiology", and three reports as "Other" (patient left study locality, unable to re identify accurately). All the 9 cases considered as "reasonable possible diagnosis" had a further actionable evaluation.Conclusions:This pilot demonstrates that implementing such a tool is feasible at a population level. The case-finding tool identified credible cases which were subsequently referred for further investigation. Future work includes performance-based validation studies of diagnostic algorithms and the scalability of the tool.
The Genomic Basis of the Genetic Differentiation and Local Adaptive Evolution of Pampus Echinogaster based on SLAF-seq
Authors: Li Yuan , Lou Fangrui , Li Hai , Wang Rui , Cai Zizi , Zhang Ran , Weng Youzhu , Lin Longshan , Zhuang Xuan
Published: August 2021

Background: Factors such as climate change (especially ocean warming) and overfishing have led to a decline in the supply of Pampus echinogaster and a trend of decreasing age. Exploring the genetic structure and local adaptive evolutionary mechanisms is crucial for the management of P. echinogaster. Results: This population genomic study of nine geographical populations of P. echinogaster in China was conducted by specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq). A total of 935,215 SLAF tags were obtained, and the average sequencing depth of the SLAF tags was 20.80×. After filtering, a total of 46,187 high-consistency genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected. Based on all SNPs, the overall genetic diversity among the nine P. echinogaster populations was high. The Shantou population had the lowest genetic diversity, and the Tianjin population had the highest. Meanwhile, the population genetic structure based on all SNPs revealed significant gene exchange and insignificant genetic differentiation between the nine P. echinogaster populations. Based on pairwise genetic differentiation (FST), we further screened 1,852 outlier SNPs that might have been affected by habitat selection and annotated SLAF tags containing these 1,852 outlier SNPs using Blast2GO. The annotation results showed that the genomic sequences at the outlier SNPs were mainly related to material metabolism, ion transport, breeding, stress response, and inflammatory reactions, which may be related to the adaptation of P. echinogaster to different environmental conditions (such as water temperature and salinity) in different sea areas.Conclusions: The high genetic similarity of nine P. echinogaster populations may have been caused by the population expansion after the last glacial period, the lack of balance between migration and genetic drift, and the long-distance diffusion of eggs and larvae. We suspected that variation of these genes associated with material metabolism, ion transfer, breeding, stress reactions, and inflammatory reactions were critical for adaptation to spatially heterogeneous temperatures in natural P. echinogaster populations.
Cyphellostereum Ushima Sp. Nov. (Hygrophoraceae, Agaricales) Described from Amami-Oshima Island (Kagoshima Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands), Japan, with Ultrastructural Observations of its Rhizonema Photobiont Filaments Penetrated Longitudinally by a Central Haustorium
Authors: Masumoto Hiroshi , Degawa Yousuke
Published: August 2021

We collected a resupinate fungus lichenized with filamentous Rhizonema cyanobacteria in Amami-Oshima Island, Japan. Microscopic observations and molecular phylogenetic analyses of both the basidioma and the lichenized thallus indicated affinities within Cyphellostereum, the first record of this basidiomycete genus from Japan. Its unique combination of structural characters and ITS rDNA sequences suggest a new species, described here as C. ushima. Light and transmission electron microscopic observations revealed tubular intracellular haustoria penetrating longitudinally within the cyanobacterial cells, a feature typically seen in the related genus Dictyonema, but unusual in Cyphellostereum. The generic circumscription of Cyphellostereum was therefore emended to include features of C. ushima and other recently described species that deviate from the conventional definition of the genus. Ultrastructural details of symbiont interactions are provided for the first time in this genus. We also succeeded in cultivating the fungus from hyphae regenerated from thallus fragments, and include a brief description of those results.TreeBASE reviewer access URL:http://purl.org/phylo/treebase/phylows/study/TB2:S28437?x-access-code=84d2007afb05bd743f34101ac2d97dac&format=html