bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on the Adiponectin and TNF-α Levels of Serum and Adipose Tissues in Rats Fed with a High-Fat Diet Plus Sucrose Solution
Authors: Delpisheh Ali , Safarzade Alireza
Published: July 2022

Background: Adipocytokines secreted by adipose tissue are suggested to play a significant role in developing obesity-related complications. On the other hand, regular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to reduce the risk of metabolic complications in obese subjects. Objectives: The effect of HIIT was evaluated on serum and adipose tissues (inguinal and retroperitoneal) adiponectin and TNF-α levels in rats fed with a high-fat diet plus sucrose solution (HFDS). Methods: Thirty-two male Wistar rats were randomly divided into HFDS and standard diet (SD) groups. After 12 weeks, each group was divided into a sedentary group and a HIIT group. An HIIT program was performed three times/week for eight weeks. Inguinal and retroperitoneal adipose tissues and serum were collected to assay adiponectin and TNF-α levels. Also, serum glucose and insulin levels, insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) were measured. Results: HFDS significantly increased weight gain, weight of inguinal (P = 0.001) and retroperitoneal fat depots (P < 0.001), and HOMA-IR (P < 0.001) but reduced serum TNF-α levels (P = 0.011). HIIT was able to decrease weight gain and fat mass (P < 0.05) but did not affect inguinal and retroperitoneal fat depots’ adipokines (adiponectin and TNF-α) levels and HOMA-IR (P > 0.05). Conclusions: HIIT program can have significant reducing effects on weight gain and fat weights, but it does not effect on circulating and fat depots' adiponectin and TNF-α levels in rats fed a HFDS.
Comparing Data Mining Algorithms for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Authors: Shanbehzadeh Mostafa , Nopour Raoof , Erfannia Leila , Amraei Morteza , Mehrabi Nahid , Mashoufi Mehrnaz
Published: July 2022

Background: Early screening and diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) is critical for improving the quality of care and reducing the mortality rate. Objectives: This study aimed to construct and compare the performance of several machine learning (ML) algorithms in predicting BC. Methods: This descriptive and applied study included 1,052 samples (442 BC and 710 non-BC) with 30 features related to positive and negative BC diagnoses. The data mining (DM) process was implemented using the selected algorithm, including J-48 and random forest (RF) decision tree (DT), multilayer perceptron (MLP), Naïve Bayes (NB), Adaboost (AB), and logistics regression (LR) classifier. Then, we obtained the best algorithm by comparing their performances using the confusion matrix and area under the receiver operator characteristics (ROC) curve (AUC). Finally, we adopted the best model for BC prognosis. Results: The results of evaluating various DM algorithms revealed that the J-48 DT algorithm had the best performance (AUC = 0.922), followed by the AB, MLP, LR, and RF algorithms (AUC: 0.899, 0819, 0.716, and 0.703, respectively). Also, the NB algorithm achieved the lowest performance in this regard (AUC = 0.669). Conclusions: The ML presents a reasonable level of accuracy for an early diagnosis and screening of breast malignancies. Also, the empirical results showed that the J-48 DT algorithm yielded higher performance than other classifiers.
Suggestion Is Coercion When It Comes to Death
Authors: Colosi Peter J. ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: July 2022

Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) is illegal in Rhode Island. The Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act would make PAS legal if passed into law and it was reintroduced (H-5572) in 2021 in the General Assembly of Rhode Island. This letter by SCSS Board of Directors member Dr. Peter Colosi of Salve Regina College in Rhode Island was written in response to that and was published in The Newport Daily News in Newport, Rhode Island, on March 18, 2021, and is reprinted in the Review with permission.
Justice toward God and the American Political Order
Authors: Brust Steven J. ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: July 2022

In these remarks to the co-author, I offer general support for their overall argument, especially the relationship between faith and reason, the retrieval of religion as a virtue and its relation to the political community, and their emphasis on the confessional nature of any political community. I also offer some remarks on the importance of their ecclesiological argument.
It Is Right and Just Is Wrong on Justice and the American Founding
Authors: Foss Jerome C. ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: July 2022

The authors of It Is Right and Just bring to the public’s attention serious questions of political thought and practice. That they do so from the standpoint of theology provides an opportunity for a fresh look at the American founding and the American regime. Though the questions raised are important, the authors unfortunately do not provide a helpful foundation for fruitful reflection. Instead, the book makes sweeping claims without adequate evidence. It Is Right and Just will disappoint any serious student of American politics and, worse, may mislead well-intended American Catholics searching for a more just polity for themselves and their children.
American Catholics, the Revolutions of 1848, and the Politics of the early 1850s
Authors: Tate Adam L. ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: July 2022

American Catholics during the 1850s expressed deep concerns about the legacy of the 1848 revolutions in Europe, fearing that radicalism was spreading to the United States and would harm both the Church and the state. This paper explores the reception of Fr. Antonio Bresciani’s novel The Jew of Verona (translated and published in 1853) in the diocesan newspapers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Charleston, South Carolina. Both papers reacted to the book in a similar fashion and used it as a lens to understand domestic politics. Bresciani’s themes of international conspiracy and the dangers of secret societies resonated with Catholics in both dioceses and led some to propose a Catholic conservative alliance to prevent the spread of radical revolution. Fears of revolution, then, drove the American Catholic responses in these dioceses even as sectional concerns ripped the nation apart.
John Courtney Murray, S.J., and the Development of Doctrine
Authors: Bersnak P. Bracy ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: July 2022

The writings of John Courtney Murray, S.J., are preoccupied with the problem of reconciling the American experience of religious liberty with Catholic doctrine on relations between Church and state. This essay examines four analytical tools the Jesuit priest applied to problems of Church-state relations: thesis and hypothesis, applying unchanging principles to variable circumstances, the development of doctrine, and historical consciousness. Though he was wary of formulating universal rules, Murray articulated four enduring principles of Church-state relations. These analytical tools and enduring principles may help guide current debates about matters of Church and state.
Common Good Constitutionalism and the Problem of Administrative Absolutism
Authors: Frohnen Bruce ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: July 2022

This article responds to the theory of Common Good Constitutionalism as posited by Adrian Vermeule. He argues that a powerful centralized government composed of wise rulers must use law to direct the public towards a proper political and substantive morality to achieve the ends of the common good. This article then explores the broader concept of Integralism, in which Common Good Constitutionalism is rooted, similar in its belief that politics must be concerned with the human good through the centralization of sovereign power. Natural law adherents created Common Good Constitutionalism and Integralism to combat the legitimate societal threat of modern liberal individualism and reintroduce the spiritual common good into our political and legal discourse. Though these arguments have some appeal, both theories are misguided in their understanding of the nature of politics, law, and the United States as a constitutional republic. This article instead suggests a more authentically Catholic salve for the societal wounds inflicted by acidic individualism; a true natural law understanding of the common good which respects the decentralized history and tradition of our country, the limits of political authority, the social priority of local communities above the state, and most importantly, the reality that man’s ultimate end is God’s gift of salvation.
Needed Now: An Organized Effort and Plan to Defeat the Left
Authors: Krason Stephen M. ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: July 2022

This was one of SCSS President Stephen M. Krason’s “Neither Left nor Right, but Catholic” columns in The Wanderer in 2021. In it, he explains the need to in an organized manner oppose the left and how, in a general way, it needs to be done. This article is reprinted with permission.
Navigating Treatment of Gender Dysphoric Teens
Authors: Schanzenbach Joleen M. ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: July 2022

This article discusses the shift in recent years of treatment for gender dysphoria, particularly in teens, away from psychotherapy and toward hormonal treatments. The author argues that, especially given the vulnerability of minors and the potentially damaging and lifelong effects of these hormonal treatments, psychotherapy should be preferred. The author also notes that the ability to give consent to such irreversible treatments is lacking or nonexistent in many minors.
How the Poem Thinks
Authors: Cipriani Gerald ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2022

Ever since Plato's condemnation of the poets who did not deserve a place in his ideal city poetry has, in areas of the Western world, drawn suspicion as for its ability to convey the "truth." Philosophy, then, was thought to be a better candidate assuming that the truth in question could only be "discursive" as opposed to "poetic." In the West, the tension between poetry and philosophy reached a quasi-chiasmatic peak with modernism, a period during which the poem asserted in the most radical way its own mode of thinking. Alain Badiou in his Que pense le poème? (2016) qualifies the singularity of poetic thought in terms of "musical silence." Yet, in spite of the depth and beauty of the image, the poem falls short of being considered as philosophical thought proper. By moving away from a (Western) conception of philosophy centred on logos as method, the poem may conceivably reveal a profoundly philosophical nature. Such is the case with the poetic prose of French contemporary writer Christian Bobin. Starting from Badiou's conception of "musical silence" in poetry this essay reflects on the extent to which emptitude at work in Bobin amounts to a uniquely philosophical mode of thinking.
Random Acts of Poetry? Heidegger's Reading of Trakl
Authors: Johnson Brian M. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2022

This essay concerns Heidegger’s assertion that the biography of the poet is unimportant when interpreting great works of poetry. I approach the question in three ways. First, I consider its merits as a principle of literary interpretation and contrast Heidegger’s view with those of other Trakl interpreters. This allows me to clarify his view as a unique variety of non-formalistic interpretation and raise some potential worries about his approach. Second, I consider Heidegger’s view in the context of his broader philosophical project. Viewed this way, Heidegger’s decision to neglect the poet’s biography seems quite reasonable and consistent with his inquiry into the being of language. Finally, I consider Heidegger’s suggestion that Trakl is a kind of mad genius. I recast this paradigmatic figure in terms of what I call the ‘wretched prophet’ and consider some ways in which its appeal sheds light on the crisis of modernity and the aestheticization of politics.
The Poetics Of Bodies: Reflections On One Of Sara Ahmed's Philosophical Insights
Authors: Dohmen Josh ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2022

In this paper, I aim to articulate, at least in part, what makes Sara Ahmed’s uses and analyses of metaphors fruitful for thinking about problems in the social world. I argue that Ahmed’s these metaphorical concepts perform three functions. First, her analyses improve our understanding of the social world precisely because we already understand the world through metaphors. They draw out the metaphors we use to think about ourselves and others and, in doing so, allow us to think more carefully about those metaphors. To support this claim, I will draw on the insights of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in their seminal Metaphors We Live By. Second, one thing that Ahmed’s analyses of metaphors often allow us to see is that the movement and arrangement of bodies in the social world can be analyzed in poetic terms. To be clear, it is not just that we linguistically express and understand bodies through metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and the like, but also that the movement, arrangement, and reactions of our bodies are (1) themselves experienced as metaphorical and metonymical, and (2) that they provide the foundation for understanding social reality in metaphorical terms. Finally, as a result of the first two functions, Ahmed helps us imagine ways to intervene so that we can change how we live and interact with others. Specifically, to work toward positive social change, we might both (1) rework the metaphorical concepts we use to understand the social world and (2) alter our practices of movement that, all too often, reify existing social boundaries and inequalities.
ANPOF - Ensino de Filosofia: por uma cidadania filosófica do campo
Authors: Velasco Patrícia Del Nero
Published: July 2022

O propósito da criação do Grupo de Trabalho (GT) da ANPOF Filosofar e Ensinar a Filosofar, em 2006, era reunir professoras e professores que, a partir de distintas regiões do país, assumem o Ensino de Filosofia como objeto de investigação filosófica; pesquisadoras e pesquisadores que problematizam o ofício e a formação docente a partir da literatura filosófica em sua interface com as questões educacionais e com a prática do filosofar nos diferentes níveis de ensino. Objetivava-se dar organicidade à área, fomentando sua potência no âmbito das pesquisas de pós-graduação.
Effect of Precirol ATO5 concentration and twin-screw melt granulation temperature on the physical properties of ascorbic acid granules
Authors: Mohylyuk Valentyn , Jones David , Li Shu , Ding Yalin , Andrews Gavin Patrick
Published: July 2022

The pharmaceuticalindustry has a growing interest in continuous manufacturing, particularly forhigh-volume dosage forms such as solid oral tablets. This is driven by the obviousbenefits such as small footprint, batch size flexibility, the relative simplicityof scale-up and process control. Tablets are the most popular solid dosageform, while batch granulation is one of the most often used technologies intablet manufacturing. Using ascorbic acid as a model, we show the possibility ofproducing granules and tablets with a sustained-release profile using threetechnological operations: mixing, continuous melt-granulation, and tabletting.
Investigation of arrested communists in the special police in occupied Belgrade (1941-1944)
Authors: Mirković Ena
Published: July 2022

Shortly after the occupation, by order issued on April 25, the authority of the Belgrade Police was re-established, and it was divided into three departments: Administrative, Special police and Criminal police. The Special police played a particularly important role during the occupation. Its main task was to fight against the communist movement, in which the IV Anti-Communist Department with its head of department Božidar Bećarević stood out. During the war, the Special police were remembered for the extremely cruel methods used by agents against suspicious and arrested communists, which overcame the ruthlessness of the occupation authorities. The research showed that the post-war communist historiography was very subjective when it described the attitude of the arrested communists in front of the investigators of the Anti-Communist Department. So, many of those who agreed to cooperate with agents, either under pressure from the police or out of their own interests, were deliberately ignored. On the other han, the behaviour of the investigators towards the arrested was almost without exception presented as sadistic. In fact, the research showed that there were certainly violent methods used against the arrested communists, but that the degree of cruelty differed significantly from case to case, and that more than half of those arrested were released almost immediately without cruel physical torture.
Adaptation of mixed-gender unit members to working environment
Authors: Marček Jan , Šaranović Jovanka
Published: July 2022

Adaptation is a process of changing a person in accordance with characteristics and requirements of the social environment. It can be social, psychological and physiological. The adaptation of members of the mixed-gender military units (officers, non-commissioned officers and professional soldiers) to all specifics of military organization (manner and organization of work, restrictions, psychological and physical strains, etc.) is certainly a specific process, especially in relation to other organizations. Accordingly, the objective of the research was to determine the extent to which members of mixed-gender units are adapted to working conditions in military organization and what kind of a relationship between individual characteristics of respondents (sex, age and years of service) and their evaluation of adaptability to working conditions in military organization is. The sample included 453 members of mixed-gender units of the Serbian Armed Forces. The research has used descriptive research method, using a sixteen-indicator (item) Likert-type scale for assessing the adaptability to working conditions in military organization. The reliability of the Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient scale was 0.882. The obtained results have wider implications because they indicate the adaptation of a person to the work environment, which in some aspects is similar to the military environment.
The Regarded Listener
Authors: Johnson Sarah Jean , Erickson Frederick
Published: July 2022

Current theories of human social interaction characterize interactants, both speakers and hearers, as possessing a rich cognitive and reflexive life achieved through collaboratively built action. However, prevailing transcription approaches, which tend to neglect listening activity, do not adequately incorporate such understandings of the phenomena they represent transcriptively. We review the history and scholarship of video-based studies of human sociality. We then present an example of horizontal transcription to demonstrate the utility of this approach in capturing the spatial, temporal, and visual components of human social interaction—in this case, that of young children telling stories as they are writing them.
On linear algebra of one type of symmetric matrices with harmonic Fibonacci entries
Authors:   Beykent University, Akbıyık Mücahit , Akbıyık Seda Yamaç ,   Istanbul Gelisim University, Yılmaz Fatih ,   Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University
Published: July 2022

This paper focuses on a specially constructed matrix whose entries are harmonic Fibonacci numbers and considers its Hadamard exponential matrix. A lot of admiring algebraic properties are presented for both of them. Some of them are determinant, inverse in usual and in the Hadamard sense, permanents, some norms, etc. Additionally, a MATLAB-R2016a code is given to facilitate the calculations and to further enrich the content.
Epilogue
Authors: Mehl Scott
Published: July 2022

This chapter returns to one of the compilers of Shintaishi shō, Inoue Tetsujiro, who bemusedly acknowledged, late in the second decade of the twentieth century, that the shintaishi had all but disappeared from Japanese poetry. He seems to have been unaware of the literary-critical wrangling that had greeted or decried—and, earlier, had called for or hoped to prevent—the creation of meter-free poetry in Japanese. The chapter then looks at the enormous expansion that had taken place in Japanese poets' familiarity with poetries abroad, especially English, French, and German. It assesses Inoue's thought that Japanese poets of the time had forgotten their own recent history—or, to inflect the matter differently, had forgotten him. By looking at Inoue's reflections, the chapter offers us an eyewitness view, biased as it was, of the episodes that had so rapidly transformed Japanese poetry—a history in which he himself had played a crucial role.
Public Awareness of Stroke Recognition, Risk factors and Access to Appropriate Treatment: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Survey from a Tertiary Referral Centre in Southern India
Authors: Deepthi S , Anoop K , Rammohan K , Srikumar B
Published: July 2022

Introduction : Despite recent advances in treatment, awareness regarding stroke remains low. Only a fraction of eligible patients reach hospital within the window period for thrombolysis. Aim: To assess the public awareness of stroke symptoms, risk factors and access to treatment which will help to design effective and targeted stroke education programs. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional hospital-based survey was conducted in the neurology outpatient department in Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India from October 2020 to March 2021. Adult relatives of patients, attending the neurology outpatient department, were included in the study. Relatives of patients who had current or previous stroke and individuals who had a personal history of stroke were excluded. Participants had to fill out a structured study questionnaire adapted to local socio-cultural practices assessing awareness of organ involved in stroke, warning symptoms, risk factors and treatment seeking behaviour. Descriptive analysis, Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to analyse awareness about organ involved in stroke, signs and symptoms, risk factors and treatment for stroke. Results: A total of 700 completed questionnaires were collected from the respondents. More than 80% of respondents belonged to the low income group and were from rural areas. Overall, 43.3% of the subjects could not identify the brain as the organ identified in stroke, and 28.9% were able to identify only one symptom of stroke. The most common warning symptom of stroke recognised was difficulty in speaking (59.4%). Hypertension was the most common risk factor for stroke identified (77.7%). Total 31.6% were able to identify only one risk factor for stroke, and 82.4% patients were aware that stroke requires immediate treatment with majority preferring to consult the nearest doctor. Only 15.9% of respondents were aware of the stroke helpline. Only 55.9% of respondents were aware about ambulance services in their region. Conclusion: This study demonstrated low awareness regarding common risk factors like diabetes and smoking on increasing stroke risk. Knowledge regarding stroke helplines, ambulance services and need to rush to hospital emergency department was low. Public stroke education programs should focus on reducing the knowledge gap in these areas.
Predictive Factors for Preoperative Diagnosis and Management of Cystic Liver Lesions: A Six Years Single Centre Experience
Authors: Karan Tathagata , Bagwan Afroz I , Kasi Arun , Raju Prabhakaran , Chidambaranathan Sugumar , Babu OL Naganath
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Surgical management differs for different cystic lesions of liver. Various clinical, biochemical and radiological features are specific to a particular cystic liver lesion pathology and it’s associated complications. Preoperative diagnosis helps to select appropriate surgical approach and tailoring appropriate management. Aim: To evaluate the clinical, biochemical, radiological predictive factors to differentiate between hydatid diseases, simple cyst of liver and biliary cystadenoma. Also to evaluate appropriate management for hydatid disease with cystobiliary communication. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Data were collected from 65 patients including 44 patients of hydatid disease, 13 patients of simple cyst, and 8 patients of biliary cystadenoma using a maintained database from January 2014 to December 2019 with a follow up period up to December 2020 (mean follow up of 47.06±24.37 months). Various parameters like presence of cholangitis, deranged liver function test, number of cystic lesion, presence of calcification, presence of septation with or without enhancement were assessed. Data were statistically analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Chi-square test. Results: There were 44 (67.69%) females and 21 (32.31%) males in this study with mean age of 50.44±12.23 years. Though multiseptation was associated with 27 (61.36%) of hydatid cysts and 1 (7.69%) of atypical simple cyst, it was more specifically present in biliary cystadenoma 8 (100%). Presence of daughter cyst (n=24, 54.55%) in hydatid disease and multilobulated appearance (n=5, 62.5%) in biliary cystadenoma were strong predictors of diagnosis. Radical surgery was associated with significantly less postoperative bile leak than conservative surgery in patients of hydatid disease with cystobiliary communication. Conclusion: Predictive factors can help to make preoperative diagnosis correctly. Radical surgery reduces postoperative bile leak in patients of hydatid disease with cystobiliary communication.
Breast Self-examination Practice among Medical Postgraduate Female Students of Southern Odisha: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Satapathy Durga Madhab , Das Sangeeta , Karmee Nivedita , Panda Priyasha
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Breast cancer is on the rise among females in India. Breast Self-Examination (BSE) is an easy to learn, self monitoring screening modality which can be done in utmost privacy. A proportionate increase in incidence of breast cancer is now reported among urban educated females. Even doctors neglect their own health and are the at-risk population for Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of postgraduates on BSE. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted between August 2021 to October 2021 at M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Odisha, India. Study population included 100 female postgraduate students. A predesigned structured questionnaire was prepared by thorough review of literature and was validated by experts. Data was collected on knowledge, attitude and practice of BSE from the study participants using Google form. Scoring was done and correlation was found out between the parameters. Chi-square test and the Fisher Exact Test was used for statistical analysis. Results: About 82 respondents completed the form. About 66 (80.48%) were in age group of 25-29 years, 7 (8.53%) had family history of breast cancer, 8 (9.75%) had discovered abnormality while practicing BSE. The median scores in knowledge of breast cancer and BSE was 36 and 17 respectively. The median scores of attitude and practice were 42 and 13 each. Spearman’s rank correlation between knowledge and attitude was positively correlated (r=0.324, p=0.003), attitude and practice was positively correlated (r=0.317, p=0.004) and knowledge and practice was not correlated (r=0.173, p=0.120). No significant difference in practice was found for participants with family history of breast cancer (p=0.353) and personal history of breast abnormality (p=0.672) and those who had no history. However a significant association was found between knowledge on frequency of BSE and monthly practice of BSE (p=0.003). Conclusion: In this study 50% of the participants did not know about the age of starting BSE as 20 years. All the steps were not followed by those who performed BSE. The most common reason for not practicing BSE was lack of time. Knowledgepractice gaps exist among the future professionals.
Analysis of Factors Influencing Length of Stay in Hospital among Burns Patients, Pertaining to Blood TransfusionA Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Ravishankar Jeyaraj , Arumugam Pothipillai , Chitra M , Sridevi Munusamy
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Blood transfusion is an independent risk factor for death and perioperative infection in trauma patients. Hospital Length Of Stay (LOS) is an indicator of morbidity and can be used to assess wound healing in burns patients. Aim: To analyse the factors influencing hospital length of stay in burns patients, with relevance to blood transfusion. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational study on burns patients admitted at burns ward, Government Kilpauk Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India, between September 2014 and August 2015. Patients with age more than 16 years with 15-40% Total Burnt Surface Area (TBSA) and had survived treatment were included after obtaining informed consent. Age, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score, blood component transfusion, storage age of red cells, surgical procedures and wound infection were studied. Results were analysed using Chi-square test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson correlation. Results: Of the 122 burns patients studied, mean age was 35.38±12.93 years, 54.09% were males, mean LOS was 22.39±1.23 days, mean TBSA was 26.11±0.40%, mean APACHE II score was 5.02±0.06, 69.67% (n=85/122) patients had received red blood cell transfusion, 59 (48.36%) underwent surgical procedures and 103 (84.43%) developed culture proven wound infections. APACHE II score at admission (r-value=0.260, p-value=0.004), blood transfusions (r-value=0.504, p-value <0.0001), surgical procedures (r-value=0.614, p-value <0.0001) and wound infections (r-value=0.468, p-value <0.0001), surgical procedures (r-value=0.614, p=0.000) and wound infections (r=0.468, p=0.000) were the factors which significantly increased length of hospital stay. Age of the patient (r-value=0.102, p-value=0.265) and storage age of red blood cells (p-value=0.193) did not influence length of stay in burns patients. Conclusion: Minimizing wound infection by proper wound care and medications, and rational use of blood components help in early healing of burns wound with reduced hospital stay.
Adiposity, Atherogenic Index and Lipid Profile of Male Wistar Rats Administered with Kunun-Zaki
Authors: Aderonke Ayodele Ifeoluwa , Oluwapolola Olaniyan Adebola , Olamide Olayiwola Kehinde , Abolape Iyanda Ayobola
Published: July 2022

Aim: Kunun-zaki (KZ) is a highly refreshing local beverage that is commonly consumed both in urban and rural areas. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of KZ on lipid profile and other markers of cardio-vascular risks in Wistar rats.

Methods: Fourteen adult male Wistar rats (mean weight of 150 g) used for the study were randomly divided into 2 groups (Groups A & B) of 7 rats each. The experimental rats in Group A and B were administered daily with 5 mL of distilled water and kunun zaki respectively for a period of 2 weeks. All experimental animals were allowed access to standard feed and water ad libitum. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein- cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein- cholesterol (HDL-C), and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) using standard biochemical methods. The body mass index (BMI), atherogenic index, and adiposity index were also determined. Liver, kidney and heart were harvested and weighed to determine organ weights. The results were statistically analyzed using Student’s 't’test and by Pearson’s correlation coefficient. All values were presented as mean ± standard error of mean.  P< 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: While TC, LDL-C, HDL-C concentrations were not significantly different, both TG and VLDL-C concentrations in KZ administered rats were significantly higher compared with control. BMI, antherogenic index and adiposity were not significantly different also when both groups were compared.

Conclusion: the results of the study indicate that kunun-zaki does cause modulatory elevation in lipid profile.
Multivocal Literature Review on the Security of DevSecOp
Authors: Kanstantsin Zalialetdzinau
Published: July 2022

DevOps revolutionize the software development lifecycle by providing agile and fast-paced solutions. DevOps ignores security prospects since it focuses only on increasing development and speed. DevSecOp is a notion of implanting Security into DevOps operation without distressing its agile nature by discovering contemporary security practices. This research aims to reveal a comprehensive overview of DevSecOp.  Here we presented a brief overview of the research methodology. Afterward, it presented the method of gathering the required information.   This research paper is distributed in the following section. Section II presented the research methodology, while section III provided results from this study. In the end, we conclude our research

In this study, we discover essential DevSecOp concepts, leverages of DevSecOp, and potential research challenges in implementing it. We used a Multivocal literature review to explore the aforementioned subjects. For this Multivocal literature review, we searched grey data and, after processed that data, found answers to our research questions. This review concluded that DevSecOp, although challenging to implement, can be a constructive addition to the DevOps paradigm.

DevSecOp is a relatively new concept that is not even fully concise in its name and definition. The key idea of DevSecOp is to implant security into DevOps procedures to make them more secure. We presented MLR on DevSecOp, keeping in mind pre-designed research questions. Since DevSecOp is not as popular and does not contain enough academic literature, we had to include grey data for our literature review. This MLR concluded that DevSecOp is mainly defined as integrating Security into DevOps
Growth Parameters and Toxicity of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Grown in Copper Polluted Soil
Authors: Onyeneke E. C. , Udele O. J. , Ehi-Imuse E. , Iyorzor M. U.
Published: July 2022

Heavy metals find their way into the soil and eventually the food chain via anthropogenic activities. The deleterious effects of some heavy metals depend on the concentration of the metal and the tolerant capacity of the plant. The present study investigated the morphological and toxicological effects of copper on cowpea. Exactly 2 kg of soil was treated with 10 mg/mL, 50 mg/mL, 100 mg/mL and 200 mg/mL of copper sulphate (1 g/L stock solution), and 5.20 g/L of kocide (lower dose of kocide), 6.67 g/L of kocide (positive control) and 10.70 g/L of kocide (higher dose of kocide) and no treatment (negative control) to obtain eight groups. The experimental plant was cultivated for five weeks. Data were collected within and after the first week of cultivation and subsequent weeks until the fifth week. The data obtained from the various growth parameters considered were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) software (version 16). The result obtained showed inconsistent increase with no significant difference in the percentage seed germination, leaf area and plant height as against the control between the weeks, while an inconsistent decrease within the weeks. There was reduction in the copper content in the leaf and steam, though, the content in the leaf exceeded in all the groups. Finally, the results of health risk factors/indices considered showed a decrease in the leaf in most of the treatments, and an increase in the stem when compared to United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) permissible units. Data from the target hazard quotient and carcinogenic or health risk of the plant leaf and stem indicate that there is little or no risk associated in consuming the plant at certain level of copper contamination.
Terminal Heat Stress and Its Mitigation Options through Agronomic Interventions in Wheat Crop: A Review
Authors: Nesar Nesar Ahmad , Hameedi Atal , Attri Meenakshi , Kumar Rakesh , Bochalya Ranjeet Singh , Stanikzai Rahmat Gul , Srivastava Hritik
Published: July 2022

Climate change will be one of the most critical dangers to agriculture in the coming years. On average, abiotic stresses account for 50% of the production losses in agricultural production. Terminal stress is a major environmental issue limiting wheat production in the majority of wheat-growing regions across the world. The term "terminal heat stress" refers to a rise in temperature (> 30°C) after anthesis during grain development which impairs the process of grain filling in wheat. Rising temperatures shorten the vegetative and reproductive periods of the wheat crop, but the reproductive stage is more vulnerable than the vegetative. The major portion of India, including the north-eastern plain zone, the central zone, and the peninsular zone, experienced terminal stress over the summer. There are numerous solutions available for mitigating the harmful effects of terminal heat stress on wheat crops. Adjusting sowing time is one of the most impactful agronomic techniques. Wheat planting methods such as conservation tillage, bed sowing, conventional tillage plus mulch, and surface residue preservation are considered suitable alternatives for mitigating terminal stress. Moreover, irrigation at a critical period reduces terminal heat stress and boosts wheat grain development. Foliar spraying of osmoprotectants such as KNO3, Thiourea, Zn, and many others during anthesis and post-anthesis can also help in alleviating the effects of high-temperature stress on wheat crops.
Assessment from Drought Perspective for Bundelkhand Region, India
Authors: Singh Vineeta , Bhadauria Pradeep Kumar Singh , Kashyap P. S. , Verma Ramesh
Published: July 2022

The Bundelkhand region in Madhya Pradesh state poses many issues related to water resource availability and is under grip of frequent drought like situation. The drought condition in the region is continuously worst than before due to climate change which intimate increased drought intensity and magnitude. The region mainly consists of 7 district of Uttar Pradesh and 6 district of Madhya Pradesh. The present study aims to investigate drought characteristics in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh using departure analysis and prioritization of which is carried out using Relative Departure Index (RDI) for planning immediate mitigation strategies. The impact of climate change was assessing using Mann-Kendell test and its magnitude of change using Sen’s slope estimator. For assessment of drought characteristics and evaluation of climate change 45 years (1970-2014) monthly rainfall data is analyzed. The average annual rainfall in Bundelkhand region in M.P is computed as 1071.1 mm. In 1970, 1974, 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2010 the region was under grip of widespread drought condition.  Prioritization using RDI indicated that Sagar district is at the highest priority and was followed by Chhatarpur and Panna. The trend analysis reveals the decrement of seasonal rainfall patterns except in Damoh and Chhatarpur districts. The annual rainfall trends assessment showed quite similar changing patterns among the districts, except in Chhatarpur and Panna district.
Effect of Graded Levels of Nitrogen Application on Yield and Yield Attributes in Different Rice Varieties
Authors: Srikanth B. , Subrahmanyam D. , Reddy S. Narender , Jaldhani V. , Neeraja C. N. , Rao D. Sanjeeva , Supriya K.
Published: July 2022

As the application of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is increasing day by day which is leading to environmental pollution and increasing the cost of cultivation, a field experiment was conducted at IIRR farm, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during three consecutive seasons (Kharif-2020, Rabi-2021 and Kharif-2021) to study the effect of different nitrogen levels application on yield and yield attributes in rice. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with four nitrogen levels as main plots, fourteen varieties as sub plots and replicated thrice. Among the nitrogen treatments N150 recorded highest number of panicles, more panicle length and higher grain yield which is on par with N100. N0 recorded lowest number of panicles, less panicle length, lowest grain yield and harvest index. Among the varieties highest 1000 grain weight was noticed in Birupa while N-22 in Kharif-2020 and Kharif-2021 and, Nidhi in Rabi-2021 recorded the lowest value. Birupa showed least reduction in grain yield with N50 compared to N100 in all three tested seasons. MTU-1010 recorded highest grain yield whereas lowest grain yield was noticed in N-22. Higher harvest index was observed in MTU-1010 in Kharif-2020 and Rabi-2021 and, IR-64 in Kharif-2021 while lowest value was recorded in N-22 in Kharif-2020 and Rabi-2021 and, Nidhi in Kharif-2021.
Alternative Uses of Rice Straw in North-Western Regions of India: A Review
Authors: Shukla Aditya , Kumar Mukesh , Tiwari Himanshu , Shukla Akanksha
Published: July 2022

After sugarcane bagasse and maize straw, rice straw (RS) is globally the third largest form of agricultural residue while, in India, it is the largest form of agricultural residue. In the north-western states of India wheat is taken as a rabi crop and surplus rice straw is a focal issue associated with storage of rice straw, removal of entire straw from the field, and very little time between the cultivation of the crop hence rice straw burning becomes cheap, quick and efficient way for preparing bed for sowing of wheat. Open burning of crop residue kills beneficial soil microflora, degrades soil, and adds to detrimental greenhouse gases such as SO2, NO2, CH4, N2O, CO, and hydrocarbons and particulate matter in the atmosphere. As a result, burning rice straw is a major source of pollution in the environment. This review looked into rice straw alternatives that were less harmful to the environment, such as RS biochar production, RS as industrial waste adsorbents, RS based bio-methanation, heavy metal amelioration, RS bricks and RS based bioethanol production.
Effect of Organic Manure, Inorganic Fertilizers and Biofertilizers on Nutrient Content of Maize (Zea mays L.) and Their Residual Effect on Succeeding Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Crop
Authors: Kumar Pushpendra , Dubey S. D. , Sachan Ravindra , Rawat Chhote Lal , Kumar Vivek
Published: July 2022

An experiment was conducted at Students’ Instructional Farm, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur. The aim of the study to evaluate the different sources of nutrient on nutrient content of maize (Zea mays L.) and their residual effect on succeeding wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop. On the basis of results emanated from present investigation it could be concluded that application of 100%RDN+25% N-VC+S+Zn+Az.+PSB significantly recorded maximum nutrient content in maize viz. N (1.58%), P (0.46%), K (0.56%) and S (0.25%) and Zn (24.20 mg kg-1) content in grain during first year and during second year nutrient content in maize grain is N (1.61%), P (0.50%), K (0.60%) and  S (0.29%) and Zn (24.26 mg kg-1)similarly maximum nutrient content in maize stover viz. N (0.71%), P (0.29%), K (1.28%) and S (0.26%) and Zn (41.50 mg kg-1) during first year and during second year nutrient content in maize stover is N (0.74%), P (0.32%), K (1.31%) and  S (0.30%) and Zn (41.55 mg kg-1). Similar, trend was also repeated during both of the years for succeeding wheat crop in terms of nutrient content in grain and straw of wheat. Application of 100%RDN+25% N-VC+S+Zn+Az.+PSB significantly recorded maximum nutrient content in wheat grain viz. N (1.94%), P (0.40%), K (0.64%) , S (0.30%) and Zn (42.21 mg kg-1) during first year and during second year nutrient content in wheat grain is N (1.98%), P (0.44%), K (0.68%), S (0.34%) and Zn (42.26 mg kg-1) similarly maximum nutrient content in wheat straw viz. N (0.63%), P (0.22%), K (1.38%), S (0.29%) and Zn (14.82 mg kg-1) during first year and during second year nutrient content in wheat straw is N (0.67%), P (0.25%), K (1.42%) and  S (0.33%) and Zn (14.87 mg kg-1).
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Causing Mango Anthracnose
Authors: Kaviyarasi M. , Kamalakannan A. , Rajendran L. , Rajesh S. , Kavino M. , Lakshmi K. R. Swarna , Basha J. Shajith
Published: July 2022

Mango (Mangifera indica), a fruit with high nutritional value is widely regarded as a most palatable fruit crop which is affected by a number of biological constraints mainly diseases. Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides belongs to order Melanconiales is the important post harvest disease which restricts the marketing of mango. In the present study, thirteen isolates obtained from various places of Tamil Nadu were collected and isolated by tissue segment approach and purified. The isolates were confirmed phenotypically using morphological characters. Molecular investigation like PCR assay using universal primers ITS1 and ITS4 produced amplicon size of 560bp. The isolates were also identified using genus specific  and species specific primers which resulted in the amplicon size of 280bp and 380bp. As a result, The use of morphological and molecular approaches to characterise Mango anthracnose will be useful in identifying and managing the disease.
Effect of Different Levels of Nutrients on Plant Growth, Yield and Quality of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) Vertical System of Hydroponics under Shade Net Condition
Authors: Longkumer Benjongyanger , Bahadur Vijay , Prasad V. M. , Prasad V. M. , Kerketta Anita
Published: July 2022

The present experiment was carried out under the Shade net, Research Field, Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Prayagraj during the month of November 2021 to February 2022. Experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD), with eight treatments, replicated thrice with nutrient field technique hydroponics system and lettuce variety Grand Rapids. The treatments were T1 (NPK 2.8ml/Plant), T2 (NPK 4.2ml/Plant), T3 (NPK 5.71ml/Plant), T4 (NPK 7.14ml/Plant), T5 (NPK 8.57ml/Plant), T6 (NPK 10ml/Plant), T7 (NPK 11.43ml/Plant) and T8 (NPK12.86ml/Plant). From the observations T5 was found to be the best relating to growth and yield parameters followed by T6 and T7. In gross return, net return and B.C maximum values were also recorded in T5.