bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Zoonotic helminths and protozoa infesting commercially important marine crustaceans along the Kenyan coast
Authors: Silali Valarie N. , Maloba Fredrick C. , Mkare Thomas K.
Published: March 2023

Marine crustaceans support important small-scale fisheries along the Kenyan coast. Annual catches have been declining, with climate change, pollution, overfishing and parasites proposed as causes. It is unknown whether parasite intensity and diversity change between locations, sea - sons and host species. The current study aimed to address this by analysing gastro-intestinal (GIT) parasites of two prawn species, Penaeus indicus and Metapenaeus monoceros, and two lobster species, Panulirus ornatus and P. homarus. A total of 240 prawns and 240 lobsters were collected from Malindi, Kilifi and Gazi, and intestinal contents microscopically examined for the presence of parasites. Observed parasites included Schistosoma mansoni (mean egg per gram (EPG) of 112.33), Strongyloides spp. (mean EPG of 94.80), Hymenolepis diminuta (mean EPG of 104.55), and Hymenolepis nana (mean EPG of 104.85). The Protozoa Entamoeba coli (mean EPG of 75.76) was observed. There was a significant difference in parasite intensity among host species (p < 0.00) as well as intensity between seasons. There was no significant difference in intensity among landing sites, except in E. coli (p = 0.05). Parasite diversity was not dependent on sites or seasons but varied with host species. The current study found that all the GIT parasites identified are zoonotic and could present a human health threat.
Caudal fin as a proxy for dorsal muscle for nutrient enrichment monitoring using stable isotope analysis: the case of Gerres filamentosus and G. oyena from mangrove creeks of Tanzania
Authors: Lugendo Blandina R. , Igulu Mathias M. , Semba Masumbuko L. , Kimirei Ismael A.
Published: March 2023

The use of fish dorsal muscles in stable isotope studies, which is an invasive method that results in fish deaths, limits their applicability for rare and endangered fish species, as well as when large sample sizes and replicates are required, prompting research into feasible non-lethal sampling methods. The possibility of employing fin clippings (a non invasive approach) was investigated as a proxy for dorsal muscle in nutrient pollution monitoring studies using two common mangrove fish species, namely Gerres filamentosus and G. oyena, which are known to spend their early life stages primarily within mangroves. The dorsal muscles and caudal fin tissues of fish from the mangrove creeks of Kunduchi and Mbegani, Tanzania, were examined for 13C and 15N signatures. Dorsal muscles from Kunduchi (mean SD: 13C = -16.8 ± 2.86, 15N = 9.34±1.15) were more enriched than from Mbegani (mean SD: 13C = -18.60 ± 2.11, 15N = 7.27±1.09), and this enrichment was consistent across the two studied species. Caudal fins indicated similar enrichment trends. Fin tissue stable isotope values explained between 62 % and 87 % of dorsal muscle 13C and between 89 % and 98 % of dorsal muscle 15N variability. These findings support the use of fin-clipping as a non-lethal proxy for stable isotope analysis of the studied species for nutrient enrichment, and additional research into non-lethal sampling methods is recommended.
Recovery techniques for contact DNA traces
Authors: Gołaszewska Agnieszka
Published: March 2023

Donor DNA profiling can serve at least two purposes: 1) to enhance the evidential value of DNA deposited on garments/ items and 2) to provide valuable tactical information during crime scene investigation. In this review, different types of methods for the recovery of the contact DNA traces have been summarized. Additionally, with the available techniques, the unique characteristics and limitations thereof have been overviewed. The aim of this paper is to review the techniques of touch traces collection.

Techniki odzyskiwania śladów kontaktowych DNA

Profilowanie DNA dawcy może służyć co najmniej dwóm celom: 1) zwiększeniu wartości dowodowej DNA zdeponowanego na odzieży/przedmiotach oraz 2) dostarczeniu cennych informacji taktycznych podczas badania miejsca przestępstwa. W niniejszym przeglądzie podsumowano różne rodzaje metod odzyskiwania śladów kontaktowych DNA. Dodatkowo, w odniesieniu do dostępnych technik, dokonano przeglądu ich unikalnych cech i ograniczeń. Celem niniejszej pracy jest przegląd technik pozyskiwania śladów dotykowych.
Immunohistochemical detection of insulin at the injection site in a case of suspected murder with the suicide of the perpetrator
Authors: Skowronek Rafał , Zielińska-Pająk Ewa , Paleń Piotr
Published: March 2023

In medicolegal practice, rare cases involving suicidal, criminal, or accidental insulin overdose are both analytically and forensically challenging. The aim of this study is to present a model procedure in such cases, developed at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, with particular emphasis on the possibility of additional confirmation of insulin intake by its immunohistochemical detection at the injection site. In the example case presented here, an immunohistochemical examination using FLEX Polyclonal Guinea Pig Anti-Insulin antibody (code IR002, Dako) confirmed the presence of insulin in the subcutaneous tissue of the victims. In our opinion, the method of immunohistochemical detection of insulin at the injection site can and should be used routinely in such cases.

Immunohistochemiczna detekcja insuliny w miejscu wkłucia w przypadku podejrzenia zabójstwa z samobójstwem sprawcy

W praktyce medyczno-sądowej przypadki związane z samobójczym, zbrodniczym lub przypadkowym przedawkowaniem insuliny są rzadkie i należą do trudnych pod względem analitycznym i opiniodawczym. Celem pracy jest przedstawienie modelowego postępowania w tego typu przypadkach opracowanego w Katedrze i Zakładzie Medycyny Sądowej i Toksykologii Sądowo-Lekarskiej w Katowicach, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem możliwości dodatkowego potwierdzenia podania insuliny przez jej immunohistochemiczną detekcję w miejscu wkłucia. W zaprezentowanym przypadku badanie immunohistochemiczne z wykorzystaniem przeciwciała Polyclonal Guinea Pig Anti-Insulin FLEX IR002 (Dako) potwierdziło obecność insuliny w tkance podskórnej obu ofiar. Naszym zdaniem metoda immunohistochemicznej detekcji insuliny w miejscu wkłucia może i powinna być stosowana w każdym tego rodzaju przypadku.
Remains of a Late Neolithic settlement from site 7 in Krzyż Wielkopolski 7
Authors: Głód Anna
Published: March 2023

The research conducted at site 7 in Krzyż Wielkopolski has provided evidence of long-term occupation of this area from the Late Palaeolithic (Sviderian) to the modern era. Undoubtedly the most intensive occupation is related to the Early Mesolithic communities of the Preboreal and Boreal Periods. However, pottery fragments, flint tools, and perhaps also belemnite artefacts, all associated with societies of the Corded Ware culture, prove Late Neolithic settlement at the site. That is the focus of this article. Based on the macroscopic analysis of pottery fragments, two technological groups were distinguished, suggesting heterogeneity of the collection. This may indicate at least two stages of settlement related to Corded Ware culture communities.
Archaeological and archaeobotanical data from Malice and Lengyel culture site no. 8 in Kraków-Górka Narodowa (Southern Poland)
Authors: Kowalczyk-Matys Paulina
Published: March 2023

Preliminary data from newly excavated archaeological site no. 8 in Kraków-Górka Narodowa (southern Poland) show that two main phases of Early Neolithic occupation can be distinguished based on pottery finds, one associated with the Malice culture and the other with the Pleszów- Modlnica group of the Lengyel culture. These data are presented along with lithic materials and discussed in the context of the results of the archaeobotanical analysis. Charred plant macro-remains obtained from 18 samples coming from five archaeological features showed that the only cultivated plants documented were two species of cereals: Triticum dicoccum and Triticum monococcum. Wild herbaceous plants were represented by several taxa such as Chenopodium type album, Bromus sp., Echinochloa crus-galli, Sambucus sp. and Fallopia convolvulus, among others. In addition, a single nutshell of hazel Corylus avellana appeared. Among wood charcoal remains, only two taxa were found: Quercus sp. and Fraxinus excelsior.
Early Detection of Crop Disease With Automatic Image Based Classification Using CNN and Trans-fer Learning
Authors: Swaraja K. , Sujatha C. N. , Madhavi K. Reddy , Gudipalli Abhishek , , Prasad K. Purushotham
Published: March 2023

In the current machine vision technology, accurate detection and classification of the crop dis-eases can protect against spoilage. Different diseases of tomato leaf have similar features or traits, making image disease detection confusing and challenging. Farmers cannot recognize whether a crop is infected or not just by looking at its leaves, because the healthy and infected crops resemble the same at first. Deep learning models can be used to overcome this prob-lem within less computational time. As a result, a new framework is implemented in this work through fine tuning the Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNN) model using hyper parameters like learning rate, batch size, and epochs by applying transfer learning techniques for detecting tomato leaf disease. The data in this work is collected from the Plant Vil-lage database, which includes 20,639 images. The pro-posed model is implemented on three pre trained DCNN models-Alex Net, ResNet50 and VGG16. The proposed framework attains highest classification ac-curacy of 99.26% for fine tuning DCNN. The simula-tion results demonstrates that the fine-tuning Res-Net50 performs better classification of crop diseases when compared to the other DCNN models.
Real Time Implementation of Robust Sound based Respiratory Disease Classification using Spectrogram and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors: A. Revathi , N. Sasikala Devi , D. Arunprasanth , N. Raju
Published: March 2023

Respiratory diseases become burden to affect health of the people and five lung related diseases namely COPD, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Lower respiratory tract infection and Lung cancer are leading causes of death worldwide. X-ray or CT scan images of lungs of patients are analysed for prediction of any lung related respiratory diseases clinically. Respiratory sounds also can be analysed to diagnose the respiratory illness prevailing among humans. Sound based respiratory disease classification against healthy subjects is done by extracting spectrogram from the respiratory sound signal and Convolutional neural network (CNN) templates are created by applying the extracted features on the layered CNN architecture. Test sound is classified to be associated with respiratory disease or healthy subjects by applying the testing procedure on the test feature frames of spectrogram. Evaluation of the respiratory disease binary classification is performed by considering 80% and 20% of the extracted spectrogram features for training and testing. An automated system is developed to classify the respiratory diseases namely upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and coronary obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) against healthy subjects from breathing & wheezing sounds. Decision level fusion of spectrogram, Melspectrogram and Gammatone gram features with CNN for modelling & classification is done and the system has deliberated the accuracy of 98%. Combination of Gammatone gram and CNN has provided very good results for binary classification of pulmonary diseases against healthy subjects. This system is realized in real time by using Raspberry Pi hardware and this system provides the validation error of 14%. This automated system would be useful for COVID testing using breathing sounds if respiratory sound database with breathing sound recordings from COVID patients would be available.
Adaptive Infinite Impulse Response System Identification Using Elitist Teaching-Learning- Based Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Ramalakshmanna Y. , Shanmugaraja Dr P. , Raju Dr P. V. Rama , Hymalakshmi Dr T.V.
Published: March 2023

Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) systems identification is complicated by traditional learning approaches. When reduced-order adaptive models are utilised for such identification, the performance suffers dramatically. The IIR system is identified as an optimization issue in this study. For system identification challenges, a novel population-based technique known as Elitist teacher learner-based optimization (ETLBO) is used to calculate the best coefficients of unknown infinite impulse response (IIR) systems. The MSE function is minimised and the optimal coefficients of an unknown IIR system are found in the system identification problem. The MSE is the difference between an adaptive IIR system's outputs and an unknown IIR system's outputs. For the unknown system coefficients of the same order and decreased order cases, exhaustive simulations have been performed. In terms of mean square error, convergence speed, and coefficient estimation, the results of actual and reduced-order identification for the standard system using the novel method outperform state-of-the-art techniques. For approximating the same-order and reduced-order IIR systems, four benchmark functions are examined utilizing GA, PSO, CSO, and BA. To demonstrate the improvements, the approach is evaluated on three conventional IIR systems of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th order models. On the basis of computing the mean square error (MSE) and fitness function, the suggested ETLBO approach for system identification is proven to be the best among others. Furthermore, it is confirmed that the suggested ETLBO method outperforms some of the other known system identification strategies. Finally, the efficiency of the dynamic nature of the control parameters of DE, TLBO, and BA in finding near parameter values of unknown systems is demonstrated through comparison data. The simulation results show that the suggested system identification approach outperforms the current methods for system identification.
Altair and Vega, The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl: An Analysis of a Living
Sky-myth
Authors: Feeney Beaton Morag
Published: March 2023

This paper examines the elements that comprise the ancient Chinese legend of The
Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, a mythic tale that is played out against a cosmic
background, and whose narrative has its basis in the astronomical cycle of the stars,
Altair and Vega. The descent of the myth’s characters and subsequent ascent into the
skies sets up a cosmic interplay, creating interaction between the mythic and the
mortal, the heavens and the earth, the divine and the human. This paper will also
discuss the cosmological symbolism of textile production at the centre of the myth’s
storyline, whereby weaving is a means of manufacturing the cosmos and colouring the
heavens. The legend can be considered living myth, in that it gives rise to contemporary
festivals in several cultures in East Asia, which are inspired by folklore and
traditional customs. Themes that are central to the myth’s narrative, such as love,
weaving, and the movement of the stars, are acknowledged and celebrated in these
festivals, themselves survivors of an earlier lunar calendar system. The paper goes on
to assess the relevance and cultural interaction of both the myth and the festival
amongst a small group of selected volunteer respondents, selected from the Chinese and
Japanese communities residing in the UK.
BuddhistRoad Paper 2.7 "Tibetan Ritual Texts and the Uṣnīṣavijayādhāraṇī on the First Panel of IOL Tib J 466"
Authors: Doney Lewis
Published: March 2023

This article explores prayer texts written on the first panel of a manuscript whose content links Dunhuang (敦煌) and Central Tibet, IOL Tib J 466. The wider Dunhuang corpus of which this manuscript is part offers scholars a time-capsule from the social and cultural world of first-millennium CE Dunhuang, a melting pot with connections to China, the eastern part of the Silk Road and Tibet. The corpus can also be used, with caution, to compare religious practice there with what we know of Buddhism at the court of the Tibetan emperors in the eighth and ninth centuries especially. One aspect of this is ritual, into which category fall prayer and the related genre of dhāraṇī (Tib. gzungs, Chin. tuoluoni 陀羅尼), and IOL Tib J 466 contains both of these. This article focuses on the first panel of this manuscript, containing invitations to the buddhas of the ten directions, praises to the eight great bodhisattvas and an exemplar of the Uṣnīṣavijayādhāraṇī (Tib. gTsug tor rnam par rgyal ba’i gzungs, Chin. Zunsheng zhou尊勝咒). Analysing these materials within the context of prayer and dhāraṇī literature evidenced in some of the other Tibetan-language documents from Dunhuang and later canonical Tibetan exemplars and references broadens the description of ritual traditions in the Tibetan imperial (ca. 600–850) and early post-imperial period and within Tibeto-Chinese Buddhist communities in Dunhuang during and after Tibetan imperial control over the region (up to 848).
The GPS and GSM Based Office Cab Monitoring, Alerting and Logging System
Authors: Swamy K.C.T , Dudekula Sameer , Kumar K. Vinod , Krushna K. Vamsi , Saitharun P.
Published: March 2023

To track a vehicle's movement from any location at any time, a tracking system for automobiles is quite helpful. To observe the movement of any equipped vehicle at any time from any location, an effective mechanism for vehicle navigation is created and put into use. The suggested solution effectively utilised the widely used combining technology that connects an Arduino UNO-equipped smartphone. It is inexpensive and simple to make in comparison to other options. One of the most popular methods for vehicle tracking, the built-in gadget uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) technologies. The device is integrated within the vehicle, allowing for real-time location determination and tracking. The employee must switch the RFID card when the car arrives to pick them up. The microcontroller compares the RFID card number with the information in its database and then communicates the employee's ID, the cab's ID, and the cab's position coordinates to the company unit via the GSM module. The company unit's GSM Modem will receive the message through GSM. GPS offers geographic coordinates for the vehicle tracking system. The vehicle's location has been transmitted and updated to a database using the GSM module. By delivering SMS using a GSM modem, this article provides a minute-by-minute update on the location of the car.
Carrying out Scientific and Applied Researches Calls for Management and Progress Modernization within the Space Research and Technologies Institute
Authors:   BAS, Getsov Petar
Published: March 2023

The contemporary science grows at enormously accelerated rate. In the present paper, the topicality of both scientific work and applied researches is emphasized. In addition, the author’s comprehension is indicated as concerns the necessity of both structure and activity modernization of the Space Research and Technologies Institute. A particular programme for management and advance of the Institute is suggested.
Application of local electric spark deposition technology
Authors: Srebrov Bozhidar
Published: March 2023

Local electric spark deposition technology in the paper is presented. The scheme of the method and his optimization is examined. The applications of this technology by means ELFA machines are described.
Evaluating Residual LSTM approach for predicting missing sensor data for IoMT
Authors: Shah Poojan , Champaneria Tushar
Published: March 2023

Currently we are living in a digital age due to advancements in the fields like Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data. Especially IoT applications like Smart Home, Smart Watch, Smart Farming, Smart Retail and Smart Parking are seen everywhere around us. These applications are termed Smart due to their ability of self-decision making and monitoring surrounding environment. Data is the most precious assets that requires to make IoT application smart. But multiple times sensor data is found missing or noisy. Due to various reasons like sensor malfunction, sensor maintenance and poor internet communication between devices leads to rise of missing values. In majority cases Missing Completely at Random (MCAR) type missing data are found. Hence, we propose a Residual LSTM model approach for more accurate prediction of missing sensor data on TILES dataset consisting features like Breathing Depth, Breathing Rate and Heart Rate. Compared to approaches like Mean, Median, K-Nearest Neighboursâ€™ and Bidirectional Recurrent Neural Network the Residual Long Short-Term Memory model yields better accuracy which is of huge importance in IoMT application.
Blockchain Technology: Growing Usecases and Issues to Tackle
Authors: Firdous Sadaf M. Ismail  , Dattatraya S Adane
Published: March 2023

Advantages of decentralized systems over centralized approaches are reason for increasing incorporation of blockchain technology in almost every digital task. Core benefits of blockchain include decentralization, persistency, auditability and anonymity. This paper discusses Blockchain Technology from the perspective of related attributes, applications and challenges. Specifically, we try to elaborate on the current work pertaining to application of Blockchain Technology to different domains such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data and Software Defined Networking (SDN) keeping in view the challenges of optimized storage, scalability and security.
Online Article Recommender System
Authors: Athawale Vaishali , Alvi Dr. A. S.
Published: March 2023

Recommender System recommends relevant items to users, based on user habits or preference. Preference does not have quantitative measure. It is subjective matter. Generally it indirectly measure by items that consumed by users in past. There is a plethora of text available on the web and there are many online platforms that provide text (article) for reading. This is an attempt to develop a Recommender System (RecSys) for the article suggestion for the online article reading to the end user by the online article service provider. RecSys will use collaborative learning, content-based learning and combination of both, i,e, hybrid learning for the recommendation process. The proposed RecSys is tested and trained on is one article sharing platform service and it has been found that the hybrid learning model performed better than other.
OPTIMAL WIFI POSITION DETECTION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Authors: Heena Agrawal  , Rahul Agrawal  , Rohit Chandani  , Sakshi Nema
Published: March 2023

The placement of WI-FI routers in the network is an intensive problem concerning connectivity and coverage.It directly affects the transmission loss, installation cost, operational complexity, wi-fi network coverage, etc.However, optimizing the location of the routers can resolve these issues and increase network performance. Thus,using major deep-learning models the problem is resolved. The proposed model concentrates on the optimization of the objective function in terms of the empty spaces, hindrances such as concrete walls, metallic objects, etc. in the area, maximum client coverage in the location, and the network connectivity. It is an initial step to ensure the desired network performance such as throughput, connectivity, and coverage of the network.. Furthermore, a Wi-Fi analyzing system for generating the results based on the observations of the Wi-Fi router network is implemented. It analyzes the wireless network, devices in the network, and the connected users. The model also gives a WLAN report of the Wi-Fi router
Automatic Detection of Indian Currency Denominations using Deep Learning
Authors: Yash Patel  , Ramakant Chhangani  , Sarang Deshpande  , Ramchand Hablani  , Sweta Jain
Published: March 2023

Identification of the denomination of the currency note to pay physically without UPI is the first step of paying to the seller by the consumer. In this project, we have proposed an approach to detect denominations of Indian currency using Convolutional Neural Networks. Computer Vision and object detection is an area of great interest for research in today’s world. It has several applications like detection of defects in machinery, intruder detection, computer vision for code and character recognition among many others. Through the work we have done, we explored something that could be of great help to people in day-to-day life. In this project we have tried to investigate the approaches to detect currency denominations using Convolutional Neural Networks. The objective is to build a model that would be able to detect Indian currency denominations efficiently. Typically the model will be useful for people with vision impairment. The experimental results show that the use of Convolutional Neural Networks is a good way and the model can further be improved if it is trained in such a way that it could also identify the regions of interest.
Gender Recognition by Voice using Machine Learning Techniques
Authors: Sweta Jain  , Neha Pandey  , Vaidehi Choudhari  , Pratik Yawalkar  , Amey Admane
Published: March 2023

Gender Recognition using voice is of enormous prominence in the near future technology as its uses could range from smart assistance robots to customer service sector and many more. Machine learning (ML) models play a vital role in achieving this task. Using the acoustic properties of voice, different ML models classify the gender as male and female. In this research we have used the ML models- Random Forest, Decision Tree, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine (SVM), Gradient Boosting, K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), and ensemble method (KNN, logistic regression, SVM). To propose which algorithm is best for recognizing gender, we have evaluated the models based on results achieved from analysis of accuracy, recall, F1 score, and precision.
Bandar Lampung City Government's Policy in Reviving Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Through the National Economic Recovery Program
Authors:   Department of State Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lampung, Indonesia, Yuniati Ati , Adhan Sepriyadi ,   Department of State Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lampung, Indonesia, Nurmayani Nurmayani ,   Department of State Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lampung, Indonesia, Ariandini Dinda ,   Department of State Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lampung, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The emergence of Covid-19 and the occurrence of a pandemic caused the rapid development of MSMEs to experience a decline, so that it had a direct impact on the economic income of MSME. The government provides MSME assistance through the National Economic Recovery Program Policy based on Government Regulation No 43 of 2020 concerning Amendments to Government Regulation No 23 of 2020 concerning Implementation of the PEN Program. Field facts noted that from 2019 to 2020 business development in the micro category in Bandar Lampung City has decreased by 3,404. This study uses a normative and empirical juridical approach. Data collection is done by literature study and field study. Data processing includes data selection, data qualification, data compilation. Data analysis uses descriptive qualitative analysis. The results of this study indicate that the City Government of Bandar Lampung's policy in generating Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises through PEN has been running optimally. It can be seen that the increase in businesses in the micro category reached 2,502, namely with the policy of providing facilities in terms of licensing, providing facilities to obtain capital assistance for Micro Business Productive Assistance, providing market access and marketing advice during a pandemic.
Concentraciones de acido indolbutirico para la formacion de raices en condiciones in vitro de castaña (Bertholletia excelsa bonpl., Lecythidaceae)
Authors: Ancasi Espejo Ruth Gabriela , Alcázar Vivado José Armando , Muñoz Guzmán Isrrael
Published: March 2023

La castaña (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl., Lecythidaceae) es una de las especies no maderables predominantes en la Amazonía boliviana. La reproduccion asexual in vitro es una alternativa para las especies forestales para incrementar la tasa de multiplicación en un corto período de tiempo, y lograr plántulas de alta calidad. El problema más critico en condiciones in vitro es el enraizamiento en las plantas forestales debido a la emisión de raíces que existe en el desbalance hídrico entre la transpiración y absorción de agua. El experimento fue implementado en un diseño completamente aleatorio con doce tratamientos con deferente concentraciones de AIB (0; 0.1; 0.5; 1.0 1.5 ; 2 mg/L) y dos medios distintos con sales minereles con 4.33 g/L(MS; WPM );con suplemento de sacarosa 30 g.L-1  g, el  pH ajustado para 5,7 ± 0,1, solidificado con 2 g.L-1 de Phytagel. Los resultados permitieron concluir que las dosis de 0.5 y 1.0 mg.L-1 AIB presentan formaciones de raices en condiciones in vitro para la propagacion de cataña.
Songs for enhancing oral communication through the acquired of vocabulary
Authors: Moncada Cevallos Cinthia Margoth , Chancay Cedeño Carlos
Published: March 2023

When learning a foreign language, it is necessary to take into account that there are several factors that influence its acquisition, including the methodology used by the teacher in the classroom. It is necessary to consider what is the role played by foreign language teachers in the language teaching process, characteristics are their limits, objectives and how to achieve them. Didactic music is the methodology that is carried out when a person needs to develop the senses such as auditory, intellectual, sensory, speech and mainly the motor sense of the child. This research was exploratory, with a quantitative approach. The population was the first-year students of the Unified General Baccalaureate (BGU) of the Fiscal Educational Unit ""Galo Plaza Lasso"" of Jipijapa - Manabí, to whom a survey was applied. The results suggest that the use of songs helps students to obtain and acquire new vocabulary, as well as grammatical expressions.
Calculating Consultation Time by Mobile Phone and Comparing to Perceiving Time in Primary Health Centers in Erbil City
Authors:   Department of Community Medicine, Canada, Jirjees Saoor Nagham Hani
Published: March 2023

Background: The consultation time reflects the level of responsiveness of the health care system. If the time is too short, the risk of misdiagnosis and mistreatment will increase. The consultation time in primary health care centers of Iraq is not measured by any formal institution Because of the lack of governmental monitoring on the services that are introduced by these primary health care centers.
The HIV and Syphilis Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors among Incarcerated Individuals in Port Harcourt
Authors:   Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Mike-Ogburia Moore Ikechi
Published: March 2023

Infectious diseases like HIV and syphilis are a significant burden in prisons, where they are more prevalent than in the general population. The confined unhygienic living conditions and high-risk behaviours contribute to the spread of infections among incarcerated individuals. This study was therefore aimed at investigating the prevalence of HIV and syphilis among inmates incarcerated in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Properties of Nickel Compose
Authors:   Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Former Assistant Professor, RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Jamshedpur, East-Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, Goswami BD
Published: March 2023

This article has been to study nano-nickel (n-Ni) derivate production. Subject has been pursued formation of pure n-Ni and composed form of Ni under dimensional excuse. Anti-ferromagnetic nNi has been material of NaCl structure to confer p-type semi-conduction. Synthetic nickel nanoparticle has been produced by reduction of nickel salt in ethylene glycol (EG) in presence of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as reducing agent. Preparation of NiO has been pursued either by heating above 400 °C or reaction of nickel powder with oxygen to give NiO or green nickel oxide formation by heating moistened nickel powder at 1000 °C, where subjective kinetic rate limitation has been dependent on addition of extraneous NiO.
Muscle herniation of the extremities: Two case report
Authors: Belhan Oktay
Published: March 2023

Muscle herniation of the extremity is a rare clinical entity. Here, we report two patients with muscle herniation at different locations. The first case is a 52-year-old man complained of pain, a local mass, and paresthesia on his right cruise, especially occurring during prolonged exercise. He had medical history including accidentally cut his cruris with the saw two years ago, fortunately he had no tibial fracture. A symptomatic posttraumatic herniation of peroneus longus muscle was diagnosed. The fascial defect was treated surgically. The second case is a 14-year-old child. He had suffered a Type 1 open radius ulna shaft fracture ten years ago. An asymptomatic posttraumatic muscle herniation at the flexor muscles of the forearm was diagnosed. His medical history included the closed reduction and cast application for fractures and close follow-up. As he had no pain or dysfunction and positive findings in ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging at the presentation, no treatment was applied. Muscle herniation of the extremity is a rare clinical entity. It was asymptomatic, so it needs no treatment. If it were symptomatic, a longitudinal fasciotomy may be a choice for surgical treatment.
Intra-operative fatigue failure of hexagonal screwdriver tip – case report of a potential complication in trauma surgery
Authors:   Ganesh Singh Dharmshaktu, Department of Orthopaedics Government Medical College, Haldwani , Uttarakhand. India., Dharmshaktu Ganesh Singh
Published: March 2023

Intra-operative instrument breakage is a potential complication that not only leads to increased surgical time and agony to the patient but also is a source of frustration to the surgeon. The retrieval of the broken hardware may pose another challenge and sub optimal outcome in certain cases. There are numerous reports describing breakage of different sorts of medical devices and instruments and improvised methods of their successful retrieval. Orthopedic surgery requires use of manual force with instrumentation and thus the risk for important hardware failure remains omnipresent. The hexagonal screw-driver is widely used to fasten bone screws and is subjected to higher torque leading to rotation and torsion forces that may lead to excessive stress on it that at times goes past its yield point. The present case report describes an untoward event of breakage of screwdriver tip during surgery and its management. The presented report underlines importance of anticipation of this underreported complication of a common procedure.
Periarticular liposomal bupivacaine injection decreases length of stay, pain scores, and opioid usage after total knee arthroplasty when compared to femoral nerve block
Authors:   Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Mammoth Orthopedic Institute, 85 Sierra Park Road Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546, USA, Parisky Xander
Published: March 2023

Purpose and Hypothesis: Evolving trends in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have placed increased emphasis on shorter inpatient length of stay and minimizing opioid utilization while increasing patient satisfaction. Liposomal bupivacaine (LB) is a novel adjunct for post-operative pain management following TKA. Literature regarding the efficacy of LB versus other modalities has been conflicting. It appears the method of administration of LB may be linked to outcomes. We hypothesized a multimodal post-operative analgesia protocol including systematic infiltration of LB would lead to shorter duration of stay, decreased inpatient opioid utilization, and improved pain scores compared to a similar protocol employing femoral nerve block (FNB) after TKA.
ABOUT MILLET CROPS PESTS (LITERATURE REVIEW)
Authors: Bykovskaya A. V. , Boiko S. V.
Published: March 2023

The paper presents the analysis of foreign, Russian and national publications about pests of millet crops during their vegetation. Pests belonging to different families and orders dominate globally and damage millet crops during the whole period of their development: sprouts, vegetative (leaves and stalks) and generative organs. It’s established that corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn.) is the most dangerous phytophage of common millet and African millet in Belarus. In 2021 the damage caused by corn borer to crops at the milk-dough stage was 87,5–90,0 % and 15,0–34,0 % respectively.
SELECTION OF TRICHODERMA GENUS FUNGI STRAINS FOR INTENSIFICATION OF CELLULOSE-CONTAINING SUBSTRATES FOR ORGANIC FERTILIZER OBTAINING
Authors: Voitka D. V. , Fedorovich M. V. , Vaga I. I.
Published: March 2023

The selection of saprotrophic antagonist fungi strains of the Trichoderma genus by indicators of cellulolytic and antagonistic activity for the selection of promising destructors in the composting of solid cellulose-containing municipal waste to obtain organic fertilizer was carried out. High cellulolytic activity (64,89–68,98 %) was established for strains of Trichoderma asperellum D-11 (the basis of the biological preparation Fungilex, L) and Trichoderma sp. L-3 (the component of the microbiological inoculant Resoiler, L). The index of growth inhibition of phytopathogenic and mold micromycetes reached 92,5 %.
EFFECT OF ARCHITECT, SE GROWTH REGULATOR ON WINTER RAPESEED
Authors: Brui I. G. , Kholodinsky V. V.
Published: March 2023

The effectiveness of Architect, SE growth regulator (mepiquat chloride, 150 g/l + pyraclostrobin, 100 g/l + prohexadione-calcium, 25 g/l) in winter rapeseed var. Vitovt and Mazari and Mercedes hybrids is shown. The application of the preparation in the phase of 4–5 leaves at the application rate of 1,5 l/ha reduces the height of the growing point by 47,7–55,2 %, increases the diameter of the root crown on the average by 13,5–22,8 %, increases crop overwinter survival by 3,7–12,3 % and the oilseed yield by 5,8–10,2 dt/ha depending on the variety.
HARMFULNESS OF WEEDS IN ANNUAL MEDICINAL CROPS
Authors: Yakimovich E. A.
Published: March 2023

As a result of done researches the harmfulness of weeds of annual medicinal plants at various row spacing and for time of sowing is determined. The yield reduction of Calendula officinalis L. flowers by 20–25 % of the maximum yield (at 45 cm row spacing) follows combined vegetation of the crop and weeds for 10–13 days; Silybum marianum L. seeds (45 and 15 cm) – for 16–23 days; Matricaria chamomilla L. flowers – after spring sowing (12.5 and 45 cm) – for 11–19 days, after early winter sowing (45 cm) – for 40–50 days. Matricaria chamomilla L. under cultivation at a row spacing of 12,5 cm after early winter sowing is quite competitive to weeds. Matricaria chamomilla L. and Silybum marianum L. crops are more competitive to weeds after sowing at a row spacing of 12,5 and 15 cm than wide-row crops (45 cm); better weed suppression was noted after early winter sowing of Matricaria chamomilla L. compared to spring sowing. The relative coefficient of harmfulness of weeds ranges from 0,19 to 1,92 %.
IMPACT OF PREPARATIONS FOR PRESOWING TREATMENT OF FABA BEANS SEEDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASES
Authors: Zaprudsky A. A. , Yakovenka А. M. , Belova E. S. , Privalov D. F.
Published: March 2023

The paper presents the results of the research on identifying biological efficiency of the preparations Scarlet, ME and Fungilex, L for presowing treatment of faba beans seeds. The effect of the preparations is observed up to BBCH 35 (the 5th stretched joint can be seen). It’s established that faba beans seeds are infected with fungi Alternaria spp., Fusarium spp. and Botrytis fabae. For 2017-2021 Penicillium, Mucor, Rhizopus, Cladosporium, Aspergillus high contamination causing seed mold was observed.
Taxpayers’ Perception of Public Sector Fiscal Responsibility and Voluntary Tax Compliance Behaviour in Rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: Monday Osirim
Published: March 2023

This study which is on the influence of taxpayers' perception of  public sector fiscal responsibility on voluntary tax compliance is motivated by the quality of government fiscal responsibility, the level of tax compliance by the public and the reported low level of tax buoyancy and elasticity in Nigeria. The study adopts cross sectional survey research design.  Four hundred and three (403) copies of valid questionnaire were used for the study; this represents 85% of the respondents. The collected data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The proposed hypotheses for the study were tested using regression analysis. The study provides evidence to show that voluntary tax compliance is low in Rivers State, Nigeria as on the average, voluntary tax compliance produced a mean score of 2.0928 and standard deviation of 0.469592.The study also provides evidence indicating that public accountability, government fiscal transparency, balanced and surplus budget, public information dissemination and government public engagements are key drivers of voluntary tax compliance and their relationships with voluntary compliance are positive and significant. Hence, it could be reasonably concluded that voluntary tax compliance is lacking in Rivers State leading to the recommendations that revenue authorities in Rivers State, Nigeria should intensify efforts to identify,  register and bring to the tax net all eligible taxpayers operating in the formal and informal sectors by synergizing with financial firms and various professional bodies and trade unions. Public institutions should make public accountability and fiscal transparency their core mandate so as to earn public confidence  geared towards improved tax compliance behaviour.
Șezatoarea în Maramureș
Authors:   Baia Mare, jud. Maramureș, Bilțiu Pamfil
Published: March 2023

Our paper, based largely on our field research, presents a monographic approach of a habit of great complexity that is spinning gathering. From the beginning, we set out to expand the investigation space in order to see the differences from one place to another. In the first part we treated the perception that people have about this habit in the investigated area, the days when it is practiced, the types of spinning gatherings, the criteria that must be met for organizing it. We then reproduced information about the criteria for selecting the hosts, about the age required for taking part in the habit, and the practical activities performed by the participants. We reserved the investigative part of our research for the habit sequences. We paid due attention to the repertoire of ceremonial songs, as they are pieces of great beauty and artistic value. In this part of the investigation we talked about magic and we treated in detail the spells used by the girls to bring the boys to the gathering, as well as the magical practices of finding the predestined husband. Treating the magic of this habit, we noticed the use of instruments in performing the spells and we reproduced the oral formulas that accompany the spells. An extensive chapter of our study is reserved for the collection of social games that we classified into thematic categories. Our research concludes with the analysis of spinning gathering functions, as they emphasize the complexity and importance of habit. In our research we tried to show the age and the syncretic character of this habit. Keywords: spinning gathering, magic, young girl, young man, game, spinning
Contribuții la cercetarea „obiceiului pamântului” pe Valea Cosăului
Authors:   Baia Mare, jud. Maramureș, Bilțiu Pamfil , Șerba Maria ,   Baia Mare, jud. Maramureș
Published: March 2023

Our study focuses on an important and interesting aspect of legal ethnology – the habit of the earth, that legal code of great complexity, including unwritten rules, meant to order the social, economic, spiritual, family life, etc., as established and they perpetuated in the archaic area of Cosău Valley from Maramureș County. At the beginning we focused, using the opinions of researchers, on the unwritten ancestral legal code, reflecting how the peasant conceives the idea of concept of justice, how it is resolved according to the rules of this ancestral code, then how its rules materialize in all sectors of village life. We also referred to the durability and resistance of the custom of the land over time, the way in which unwritten laws coexisted in feudal society along with written ones. A developed chapter was reserved for unwritten norms related to the complex of relations between the villagers, in which we emphasized the role played by the implications of the kinship system, then the relations between the villagers and the „village lights”. We have assigned a separate chapter for unwritten agrarian laws, many related to property, to the protection of wealth. We paid attention to the ways of associating the owners in order to be able to break through the work of the agricultural lands, which required a lot of increased labour force. We have assigned another chapter for the unwritten pastoral laws, the sheepfold having a complex status, with numerous rigorously observed norms. We referred to the role of the sheepfold chief in the observance of the unwritten norms from the statute of the sheepfold. Another chapter is about the unwritten norms of the complex of family life, with many normative provisions, some related to the protection of children, others to the complex of marriage, others focused on the relations between children and parents, etc. In our study we also included unwritten normative provisions related to the practice of certain trades or related to the obligations of the community to the calls of the village leadership. In this chapter, we paid attention to the normative provisions related to the transactions between the villagers. A developed chapter of our study is intended to judge the abuses committed by the guilty, due to the violation of the unwritten norms, in which we focused on those invested to apply them: the elderly, the lads’ group or by people with juridical and administrative roles in the rural community. We also did not omit the information related to the categories of punishments: fees. The study concludes with brief references related to the legal customs performed or punishments or the submission to the laughter and mockery of the village, the compensations in kind, etc. in the investigated space: Shouting over the village and „Herdetișurile”. Keywords: Cosau Valley, juridical rules, unwritten norms
„Țara Țagăi” și tribul lacurilor
Authors:   Cluj-Napoca, jud. Cluj, Maxim Zoia
Published: March 2023

Romanian Neolithic interdisciplinary research, cultural anthropology and ethno-archaeological components, supported by new non-destructive scanning technology magnetometers sites, allowed us to issue some working hypotheses and look from a different perspective than the strictly archaeological human community life in the late Neolithic and early Copper Age. This work is an ethno-archaeological incursion into the world of mentalities and psychology of a closed Neolithic community that dominates and exploits a well-defined geographical area. The centre of this „Country” is the fortified settlement from Țaga in Fizeș Valley. Keywords: Cultural anthropology, ethno-archaeology, Neolithic, fortifications, country.