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Bovine fetal infection with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
Authors: Seitz Susan E. , Heider Lawrence E. , Hueston William D. , Bech-Nielsen Steen , Rings D. Michael , Spangler Liz
Published: February 2025

In utero transmission of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, the causative agent of paratuberculosis in cattle, has been suggested. Tissue specimens were obtained at a packing plant from pregnant dairy cows and their fetuses and from cows with clinical signs of paratuberculosis and from their fetuses. Specimens were processed according to methods described for isolating M paratuberculosis from bovine tissues and were incubated on Herrold egg yolk medium for 16 weeks. Presumed positive specimens were confirmed to be M paratuberculosis, using acid-fast staining and subculturing. Of 407 lymph nodes from cows, 34 (8.4%) were culture positive for M paratuberculosis; 9 of 34 (26.4%) of these culture-positive cows had fetuses from which specimens were also culture positive. The results estimated the risk of fetal infection with M paratuberculosis to be 26.4% (95% confidence interval between 11.3 and 40.7%).
Duration of inhibition of immediate skin test reactivity by hydroxyzine hydrochloride in dogs
Authors: Barbet Joy L. , Halliwell Richard E. W.
Published: February 2025

The duration of hydroxyzine-mediated suppression of the immediate hypersensitivity reaction in the skin of dogs was assessed by intradermal administration of various dilutions of histamine phosphate and of aqueous flea antigen in 18 dogs known to be allergic to fleas. Wheal diameters and scores were used to evaluate the strength of the resulting reactions. In most dogs, significant (P < 0.05) inhibition lasted from 3 to 5 days after withdrawal from treatment. Some dogs took up to 9 days to equal or exceed their pretreatment wheal diameters and scores.
Hypokalemia in cats: 186 cases (1984-1987)
Authors: Dow Steven W. , Fettman Martin J. , Curtis Charles R. , LeCouteur Richard A.
Published: February 2025

Retrospective review of serum biochemical data obtained from 501 cats over a 3-year period (1984-1987) indicated that 186 (37%) had hypokalemia (serum potassium concentration < 4.1 mEq/L). After adjustingfor disease diagnosis, cats fed either of 2 commercial diets were 4 times more likely to be hypokalemic than cats fed other diets. Odds ratios (or; measure of association), adjusted for diet type, were calculated to determine the odds of hypokalemia for a given disease, compared with odds of normokalemia for the same disease. Chronic renal failure (or = 14.4), hepatic disease (or = 5.7), systemic infectious diseases (viral or bacterial; or = 2.7), and neuromuscular or cns disease (or = 2.4) were all significantly associated (P < 0.05) with the occurrence of hypokalemia. Significant differences in age or sex between hypokalemic and normokalemic cats were not found.

Within the group of 186 hypokalemic cats, hypercholesterolemia (89 cats; 48%), hyperglycemia (88 cats; 47%), high serum urea nitrogen concentration (86 cats; 46%), hyperchloridemia (80 cats; 43%), and high serum creatinine concentration (73 cats; 39%) were the most common biochemical abnormalities. When disease diagnosis was compared among cats with severe hypokalemia (serum potassium concentration <3.0 mEq/L) and those with moderate hypokalemia, cats with severe hypokalemia were 3.5 times more likely to have chronic renal failure than cats with less severe hypokalemia. From these results, it was concluded that hypokalemia was common in cats and that certain diet types and diseases were associated with increased occurrence of hypokalemia.
Comparison of four screening techniques for the diagnosis of equine neonatal hypogammaglobulinemia
Authors: Clabough Debra L. , Conboy H. Steve , Roberts Malcolm C.
Published: February 2025

Using radial immunodiffusion as a standard, 4 screening techniques for detection of failure of passive transfer in equine neonates were compared for sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, efficiency, and cost. The techniques compared were latex agglutination test, membrane filter elisa, dipstick elisa and glutaraldehyde coagulation (gc) test. Test results of 50 serum samples from foals 24 to 60 hours old revealed consistently highest accuracy in the gc test at IgG concentrations of 400 and 800 mg/dl, and lowest cost per test, using the gc test. Two hundred fifty-three serum samples from foals 24 to 60 hours old were evaluated for comparison of results of gc and radial immunodiffusion tests. Overall efficiency was 92 and 91% at serum IgG concentrations of 400 and 800 mg/dl, respectively. Under most field circumstances, the gc test would be the preferred screening test for detection of failure of passive transfer in equine neonates.
Guttural pouch tympany: 15 cases (1977–1986)
Authors: McCue Patrick M. , Freeman David E. , Donawick William J.
Published: February 2025

From 1977 to 1986, guttural pouch tympany was diagnosed in 15 horses—11 fillies and 4 colts. Review of the medical records provided results of physical, microbiologic, radiographic, and endoscopic examinations, treatment protocols, complications, and recovery rate. All affected horses had visible swelling in the parotid gland region, 9 had abnormal respiratory noise, 5 had pneumonia, and 1 had dysphagia. Six horses were treated by median septum fenestration alone, and in 8 horses, this procedure was combined with resection of the mucosal flap at the pharyngeal orifice of the eustachian tube. One horse was not treated.

Follow-up information was obtained for 13 horses. Rate of recurrence was 33% (2/6) after fenestration alone and was 29% (2/7) when both procedures were combined. One horse that had been treated using combined procedures died of pneumonia, and a horse treated unsuccessfully by septum fenestration was euthanatized because of persistent dysphagia. Eight horses > 2 years old when follow-up information was obtained were reported to be healthy, and 4 of these had raced successfully.
Prevalence of Salmonella and multiple antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella in California dairies
Authors: Pacer Richard E. , Spika John S. , Thurmond Mark C. , Hargrett-Bean Nancy , Potter Morris E.
Published: February 2025

A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 75 randomly selected dairies in one California county. Salmonella was isolated from 12 (16%) dairies; S newport was isolated from 6 (8%). Chloramphenicol-resistant S newport and S dublin were isolated from 8 (10.7%) dairies. Dairies with Salmonella had higher average calf mortality rates (P = 0.064; odds ratio [OR], 3.8). Dairies with S newport had a greater than expected occurrence of illnesses in adult cows compared with dairies with no S newport (P = 0.048; or, 6.7) or with no Salmonella serotypes isolated (P = 0.047; or, 6.9). Dairies with chloramphenicol-resistant Salmonella were more likely to have used chloramphenicol during the preceding 18-month period compared with dairies with chloramphenicol-susceptible Salmonella or no Salmonella (P = 0.023; or, 9.5).
Decision-tree analysis of treatment alternatives for left displaced abomasum
Authors: Ruegg P. L. , Carpenter T. E.
Published: February 2025

This study evaluates treatment alternatives for left displaced abomasum (lda) in dairy cattle. The technique of decision-tree analysis was used to evaluate 3 treatment possibilities. A computerized spreadsheet decision tree was used for the evaluation. Results of this investigation suggested that surgical treatment had the highest expected monetary value. Closed surgical techniques had expected monetary values close to the surgical techniques. Rolling the cow had the lowest expected monetary value, but the expected monetary value for rolling was higher than the expected monetary value for selling. If an lda recurs after treatment, surgical and closed surgical treatments are preferred over rolling. From this study, we can conclude that surgical and closed surgical treatment alternatives are preferred if expected monetary values are considered. Rolling is preferred over selling the cow. However, if an lda recurs, selling the cow is preferred over rolling.
Intestinal atresia in calves: 22 cases (1978–1988)
Authors: Dreyfuss Daniel J. , Tulleners Eric P.
Published: February 2025

A retrospective study of 22 calves afflicted with intestinal atresia was performed to determine typical signs of disease, treatment, and survival rate. All 22 calves, except 2 heifers with atresia ani and rectovaginal fistula, were examined when they were between 1 and 10 days old because of depression, anorexia, abdominal distention, and lack of feces. All calves had been observed to stand and suckle shortly after birth.

Survival rate was influenced by the atretic segment affected: 0% (0/2 surgically treated) for atresia jejuna; 42% (5/12 examined) or 71% (5/7 recovering from general anesthesia) for atresia coli; and 63% (5/8 examined) or 71% (5/7 surgically treated) for atresia ani. Survival appeared to depend principally on early recognition, anatomic site affected, and successful surgical establishment of a patent intestinal tract.
Cause, occurrence, and clinical signs of mastitis and anorexia in cows in a Wisconsin study
Authors: Jones Gary F. , Ward G. E.
Published: February 2025

Microbiologic culture revealed the following cause of mastitis and anorexia in 145 cows in Wisconsin to be Escherichia coli, 66 cows; Klebsiella spp, 3; Corynebaccerium pyogenes, 27; streptococci, 21; staphylococci, 20; yeasts, 1; and no bacterial growth, 7. Mastitis was detected with approximately equal frequency throughout the year. Escherichia coli was isolated throughout the year, but was more common and was the predominant organism during the summer. Corynebacterium pyogenes was isolated most often in winter and spring; streptococci in fall, winter, and spring; and staphylococci throughout the year. Corynebacterium pyogenes caused most of the mastitis in nonlactating cows. Escherichia coli, C pyogenes, streptococci, and staphylococci were isolated with about equal frequency at parturition, whereas E coli was the predominant cause of mastitis in early and late lactation. Of cases of mastitis, 27% were seen 10 days before and after parturition. Local and systemic clinical signs of infection were similar for all causes, except that C pyogenes caused more (P = 0.01) malodorous and purulent milk than did other organisms and was isolated more commonly from quarters with injured teats. Recovery was significantly (P = 0.01) higher in cows with E coli infections, compared with recovery in cows with gram-positive organism infections. Cows with C pyogenes infections frequently had quarters that ultimately ceased lactation. A few cows were recumbent at initiation of antimicrobial therapy and a few were not eating 24 hours later; however, 50% of these cows recovered. Criteria such as season of year, stage of lactation, appearance of milh and udder, and appetite permitted the cause (gram-negative or gram-positive organisms) of the mastitis to be predicted with 77% accuracy.
Complications of transposition of the fibular head for stabilization of the cranial cruciate–Deficient stifle in dogs: 80 cases (1982-1986)
Authors: Mullen Holly S. , Matthiesen David T.
Published: February 2025

Over a 5-year period, fibular head transposition was performed in 85 stifles in 80 dogs with rupture of a cranial cruciate ligament. The most common complication during surgery was iatrogenic fracture of the fibular head or neck (10 dogs; 12.5%), and the most common postoperative complication was seroma formation at the lateral aspect of the proximal portion of the tibia overlying the pin (6 dogs; 7.5%). Sixty-nine of 80 owners were contacted for follow-up evaluation of lameness 6 months to 5 years after surgery; 51% reported excellent results, 39% good results, and 10%fair results. Fifty-six dogs were available for long-term follow-up examination; all dogs had some degree of medial thickening of the stifle. 27 (48%) had crepitus, 4 (7%) had signs of pain, and 2 (3.5%) had moderate cranial drawer instability on manipulation of the joint. Results were good or excellent in 90% of the dogs.
Mesenteric torsion in dogs with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: 21 cases (1978-1987)
Authors: Westermarck Elias , Rimaila-Pärnänen Eija
Published: February 2025

Mesenteric torsion was diagnosed in 21 of 199 German Shepherd Dogs suffering from exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Eight dogs were euthanatized at the request of the owners; 4 dogs died at home before any treatment for mesenteric torsion was initiated. Surgery was performed on 9 dogs, all of which died during recovery from anesthesia.
Surgical excision of ectopic thyroid carcinoma involving the base of the tongue in dogs: Three cases (1980-1987)
Authors: Lantz Gary C. , Salisbury S. Kathleen
Published: February 2025

Localized thyroid carcinoma involving the base of the tongue was diagnosed in 3 dogs examined because of a midline cervical mass rostroventral to the larynx. These masses had been present for 4 to 12 months and were firm, nonsensitive, and fixed in position. One dog had progressive dysphagia and dyspnea. Masses were surgically excised together with the base of the tongue and portions of the hyoid apparatus. Severe dyspnea that developed immediately after surgery in 1 dog was managed by tracheostomy intubation for 4 days. Transient dysphagia developed in all dogs. Hydration was maintained by iv fluid administration until water and food of gruel consistency could be swallowed 1 to 6 days after surgery. Consistency of food was gradually thickened to normal, as swallowing improved 6 days to 2 months after surgery. Onedog developed aspiration pneumonia that resolved after antimicrobial administration and improved swallowing that prevented further aspiration. After 9 months, 3 years, and 6 years, the dogs were clinically normal.
Identification of pseudorabies virus-infected swine herds by evaluating the serostatus of boars or finishing pigs
Authors: Anderson Paul L. , Morrison Robert B. , Thawley David G. , Molitor Tom
Published: February 2025

Data were collected from 39 Minnesota swine farms quarantined for pseudorabies virus (prv) infection. Each herd was serologically evaluated for antibodies to prv in the sows, boars, and finishing pigs. To identify prv-seropositive swine herds, the Kappa statistic was used to estimate the effectiveness of evaluating the prv serostatus of boars or of finishing pigs. Using the serostatus of all herd boars, the sensitivity (with 95% confidence interval) of identifying prv-infected herds was 58 ± 22%, and the specificity was 100 ± 0%; Kappa statistic was 0.55. Using the serostatus of a representative sample of finishing pigs, the sensitivity of identifying prv-infected herds (with 95% confidence interval) was 63 ± 22%, and specificity was 87 ± 23%; Kappa statistic was 0.40. The prv serostatus of herd boars or of a representative sample of finishing pigs did not accurately reflect the prv serostatus of the herd.
Economic and public health considerations of congenital toxoplasmosis in lambs
Authors: Dubey J. P. , Kirkbride C. A.
Published: February 2025

Congenital toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in a flock of Hampshire sheep in South Dakota. The 80 ewes produced 144 lambs, 30 of which were born dead; toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in 11 of the dead lambs. The remaining 114 lambs grew normally, but 68 (40.3%) had agglutinating Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. Modified agglutination test T gondii antibody titers for 114 lambs were: < 100 (n = 46), 64 (n = 2), 256(n = 1), 1,024 (n = 12), and ≥ 4,096 (n = 53). Tissues of 8 seropositive lambs were bioassayed for T gondii tissue cysts. Toxoplasma gondii was isolated from the tongue and lamb chops of 7, heart of 3, and legs of lamb of all 8 lambs.
Effects of ultrasonic flea collars on Ctenocephalides felis on cats
Authors: Dryden Michael W. , Long Glenis R. , Gaafar Sayed M.
Published: February 2025

Ultrasonic flea collars marketed by 2 companies were evaluated for their ability to reduce flea numbers on cats with experimentally induced flea (Ctenocephalides felis) infestations. The sound output of the collars was evaluated both before and after use to ensure that the collars were functional. Each brand was evaluated on 5 cats for a 7-day period. Collars generated peak frequencies of 40 kHz and 80 to 92 dB sound pressure level at 10 cm. An average of 98.6 and 97.4% of the fleas were still on the cats after treatment and control periods, respectively. The ultrasonic flea collars were ineffective in reducing flea numbers on these cats.
Comparison of an orally administered gastrointestinal lavage solution with traditional enema administration as preparation for colonoscopy in dogs
Authors: Richter Keith P. , Cleveland Mark vB.
Published: February 2025

Forty dogs were randomly assigned to be given either multiple enemas (group A) or orally administered lavage solution (group B) before colonoscopy. Dogs of group A (n = 20) were given 3 large-volume warm-water enemas 6 hours apart, with the last enema given 9 to 15 hours before colonoscopy. Dogs of group B (n = 20) were given a total dose of 50 ml of the lavage solution/kg of body weight through an orogastric tube. The lavage solution was administered in 2 doses of 25 ml/kg given 1 hour apart, 12 to 18 hours before colonoscopy. Dogs were monitored for changes in body weight and in serum sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphate, urea nitrogen, creatinine, and total CO2 concentrations. Colonoscopy was performed on dogs under general anesthesia by an investigator blinded as to the method of preparation, and the quality of preparation was subjectively evaluated.

The quality of colon preparation was significantly (P < 0.005) better after administration of oral lavage solution, compared with that after multiple enemas. There were minimal changes in laboratory values, side-effects were minimal, and biopsy specimen artifacts were not seen.

Because proper patient preparation is necessary for complete colonoscopic examination, results suggested that an orally administered polyethylene glycol-containing electrolyte solution is preferable to administration of multiple enemas in preparing dogs for colonoscopy.
Biomechanical analysis for the distalisation of the mandibular dentition with anterior alveolar bone loss based on the location of an applied force: A finite element study
Authors: Yang Jing , Zhang Qianqian , Zheng Dehua , Hou Fengchun
Published: February 2025

Introduction

The present study analysed the tooth movement patterns and stress distribution in patients presenting with anterior alveolar bone loss, associated with the use of force vectors applied from a mini-screw to distalise the mandibular dentition.

Methods

Mandibular anterior teeth characterised by alveolar bone loss (zero, one third, one half of the root length) were constructed from a cone-beam computed tomography image, and a mini-screw was inserted into the mandibular buccal shelf. A distalising force of 2 N was applied from the mini-screw to three different lengths of an anterior retraction hook: 2, 7, and 12 mm. The tooth displacement and von Mises stress distribution in the periodontal ligament (PDL) were calculated via a finite element analysis.

Results

In all the models, significant movement was found around the anterior segment, and the stress was primarily concentrated at the cervical margin and apical area of the lateral incisor and canine teeth. With absorption of the anterior alveolar bone, extrusive lingual inclination of the anterior teeth, intrusive distal tipping of the posterior teeth and stress concentration in the PDL increased. Long retraction hooks led to lingual root and intrusive crown movement of the incisors and reduced uncontrolled distal tipping movement of the posterior teeth but also increased the range and magnitude of stress in the PDL of the anterior teeth.

Conclusion

During the distalisation of the mandibular dentition associated with anterior alveolar bone horizontal resorption, different retraction hook heights may be selected to control the movement of the teeth. Special consideration should be given to stress in the PDL of the mandibular incisors.
Periodic and Solitary Wave Solutions for the One-Dimensional Cubic Nonlinear Schrödinger Model
Authors: Bica Ion , Mucalica Ana
Published: February 2025

Using a similar approach as Korteweg and de Vries, [19], we obtain periodic solutions expressed in terms of the Jacobi elliptic function cn, [3], for the self-focusing and defocusing one-dimensional cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equations. We will show that solitary wave solutions are recovered through a limiting process after the elliptic modulus of the Jacobi elliptic function cn that describes the periodic solutions for the self-focusing nonlinear Schrödinger model.
Motion of Inextensible Quaternionic Curves and Modified Korteweg-de Vries Equation
Authors: Eren Kemal
Published: February 2025

Many curve evolutions have been determined which are integrable in recent times. The motion of curves can be defined by certain integrable equations including the modified Korteweg-de Vries. In this study, the quaternionic curves in 3 and 4-dimensional Euclidean spaces have been considered and the motions of inextensible quaternionic curves have been characterized by the modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equations. For this purpose, the basic concepts of the quaternions and quaternionic curves have been summarized. Then the evolutions of inextensible quaternionic curves with reference to the Frenet formulae have been obtained. Finally, the mKdV equations have been generated with the help of their evolutions
Solving Single Nesting Problem Using a Genetic Algorithm
Authors: Şerban C. , Dumitriu C.Ş. , Bărbulescu A.
Published: February 2025

Since the Bin Packing Problem (BPP) has application to industry and supply chain management problems (to mention only the most important ones), it attracted attention from its formulation. The Single Nesting Problem treated here is a particular case of this optimization problem, which different methods, mainly combinatorial, can solve. In this article, we propose using a genetic algorithm for solving the single nesting problem formulated in a previous article by the authors. The results comparisons prove that this approach is an excellent alternative to the combinatorial ones.
Economic impact of IOT and conventional data breaches: cost analysis and statistical trends
Authors: Harkai Alisa , Ciurea Cristian Eugen
Published: February 2025

Rapid spread and effective integration of Internet of Things (IoT) devices across various sectors has brought unparalleled connectivity and efficiency, but has also introduced amplified vulnerabilities with respect to data breaches. This article offers an in-depth examination of the economic impacts of IoT data breaches, focusing on the associated costs and emerging statistical trends. Through comprehensive analysis, we explore the direct and indirect financial burdens, including immediate response expenses, long-term reputational damage, legal liabilities, and regulatory penalties. Utilizing recent case studies and statistical data, we highlight the economic magnitude of IoT breaches and the factors that amplify their costs. Our research emphasizes the critical need for enhanced IoT security measures and for strategic risk management to protect organizations from substantial financial losses. The findings may serve as a crucial resource for businesses, policymakers, and cybersecurity professionals, advocating for proactive steps to fortify IoT ecosystems against the escalating threat of data breaches.
Should I Stay Or Go? A Theoretical Model of Personnel Retention in the Slovenian Armed Forces
Authors: Beršnak Janja Vuga , Ferme Gašper , Melanšek Andraž , Kohont Andej , Jelušič Ljubica , Juvan Jelena
Published: February 2025

The project »The Retention of Personnel in the Slovenian Armed Forces« (2024– 2025) initially aims to develop a model of risk and protective factors for personnel retention. This article presents a theoretical model of the key retention factors. A two-stage content analysis is used, starting with a comprehensive review of 223 sources, including 191 international and 32 Slovenian sources, using a coding system to group the factors. The second stage categorizes these factors into macro, micro, and individual levels, and in the third stage, a model of the socio-ecological factors influencing retention is developed.
Staff Rides in Professional Military Education: Fusing History, the Modern Battlefield, and the Battlefield of the Future
Authors: Weissmann Mikael , Björkqvist Jonas
Published: February 2025

This article underscores the vital role of staff rides in professional military education (PME), highlighting their ability to bridge historical military events and the contemporary challenges faced by military leaders. It introduces a hybrid staff ride model which merges historical studies with the practical demands of modern warfare, effectively bridging the gap between past analyses and present-day relevance. The article offers detailed guidance on planning staff rides, including the integration of war games, to create a unified learning experience. It presents an ideal pedagogical planning model to ensure the learning objectives align with the activities, and offers different models for field studies. These insights advance staff rides as crucial tools in PME, ensuring their continued relevance in preparing leaders for current and future challenges.
Coexistence of spiders in floodplain forests as an indicator of ecological stability and landscape sustainability in the inland Danube Delta
Authors: Krumpálová Zuzana , Šustek Zbyšek
Published: February 2025

The coexistence of spiders in the Central European floodplains of the Danube River was assessed at 18 study sites (more than 43,000 individuals identified). Environmental conditions, i.e. groundwater level, flood regime, vegetation and tree shading, were defined as the main factors. The presence or absence of flooding and the depth of the water table had a significant effect on spider community structure. Based on the evaluation of 281 spider species found at sites in the inland Danube Delta, we conclude that the typical species of floodplain forests are the same, and thus the coexistence of these dominant and frequent species is a fundamental element of epigeic spider communities in floodplain forests in Central Europe (Piratula hygrophila Thorell, Pardosa lugubris Walckenaer as a leaders; and typical spiders − Bathyphantes nigrinus Westring, Diplocephalus picinus Blackwall, Diplostyla concolor Wider, Oedothorax retusus Westring, Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, Pachygnatha listeri Sundevall, Pardosa amentata Clerck, Pirata piraticus Clerck, Agroeca brunnea Blackwall, Liocranoeca striata Kulczyński, Ozyptila praticola C. L. Koch and Trochosa ruricola De Geer and two euryhygrophilous species Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, Palliduphantes pallidus O. Pickard-Cambridge). We divided ground-dwelling spiders into four categories by using a simple dominance and frequency index (DFflood = ∑ Dhygro · Fhygro · 0.01 / ∑ Deury · Feury · 0.01), which also characterize floodplain forest microhabitats and reflect their stability. The assessments of the status of floodplain wetland forest biota based on the DF-index values represents not only spatial but also temporal aspects, as well as the possibility of using it to determine the ecological stability of the landscape.
The geographical distribution, trophic modes, and host preferences of Fomitopsis pinicola in Central Europe: a comprehensive review
Authors: Gáper Ján , Gáperová Svetlana , Pristaš Peter , Šebesta Martin , Kollárová Patrícia , Gallay Igor , Slobodník Branko
Published: February 2025

Fomitopsis pinicola [Sw.] P. Karst. is one of the most common wood-decaying macrofungi which is adapted to growth under different environmental conditions, but little is known about its intraspecific variation in spatial distribution, function and substrate specificity in different habitats. To understand how the geographical distribution, trophic mode and host specificity of this fungus vary across different habitat categories, we analysed its habitat and trophic preferences using Slovakia (Central Europe) as an example. For this purpose we studied and compared the archived material (fungarium items and field notes) from 1954 to present, obtained from own collections and external sources. The occurrence of F. pinicola in forests and quasi-natural habitats is related to the distribution of Norway spruce. Contrariwise, sites with its presence in public urban spaces are scattered throughout the whole territory of Slovakia. The occurrence of F. pinicola as a saprotroph is highest in forests and lowest in public urban spaces, where it accounts for 90.1% and 27.7% of the total number of records, respectively. F. pinicola was also shown as an important pathotroph of broadleaves in public urban spaces, where pathotrophy concerns as high as 72.3% of relevant records. Prunus species are the most frequently infested woody plants, accounting for 81.3% of these records. In silico analysis of available F. pinicola ITS sequences indicates its genetic homogeneity in Central Europe and the adjacent regions. Thus, the observed differences in trophic modes and host preferences of F. pinicola from different habitats cannot be explained by its intraspecific genetic variability.
An IoT-driven framework based on sensor technology for smart greenhouses and precision agriculture
Authors: Kayadibi İsmail
Published: February 2025

Greenhouses play a key role in sustainable agriculture by addressing food security, climate change, and resource challenges. They enable year-round crop production under controlled conditions but are often labor-intensive and resource-inefficient. Advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies offer solutions by automating processes like crop monitoring, climate regulation, and irrigation control. These technologies optimize resource use, reduce waste, and enhance sustainability. This paper introduces an IoT-driven framework combining sensor technology and cloud computing to optimize greenhouse operations. Implemented in a smart greenhouse prototype, the framework includes web, desktop, and mobile applications for real-time operational control. These applications demonstrate IoT's potential in precision agriculture by promoting efficiency, sustainability, and scalability. The framework also supports AI-driven data collection and analysis, contributing to smarter decision-making. This practical, cost-effective, and eco-friendly solution addresses the growing demands of modern agriculture, advancing sustainability and technological integration in farming practices.
Drawn into Dancing and Danced into Drawing: Exploring Deleuze’s Lines of Flight through Dancing–Drawing Approaches in Early Childhood Dance Pedagogies
Authors: Colliander Tuire
Published: February 2025

This article explores Deleuze and Guattari’s (1987) notion of ‘lines of flight’ as a philosophical concept and a phenomenon in dance pedagogical learning events by focusing on approaches combining dancing and drawing in an early childhood educational context. I share how the enquiry has been guided not only through the concept of thinking with theory (Jackson and Mazzei 2023) but also through dancing with theory through a series of creative approaches.

This study is situated in the field of artistic research, with its theoretical framework in post-human theories (Barad 2007), intra-active pedagogy (Lenz Taguchi 2010) and assemblage (Deleuze and Guattari 1987) thinking. Diffractive reading (Barad 2007) is used in narrating the key moments, theorised as translations, that have been significant in researching the lines of flight and the intra-active relationship between drawing and dancing.

The central claim is that working with dancing– drawing assemblages may expand children’s potential entry points and modes of participation. This can support more diverse, inclusive and participatory forms of dance pedagogies. Through dancing–drawing approaches, dance improvisation may become a mode of multimodal meaning-making, fostering rich and varied artistic experiences for children where embodied and artistic thinking intersect in novel ways.
From Form to Fumbling: Reflections on Creating and Collaborating from Archival, Choreographic and Performative Perspectives
Authors: Holte Solveig Styve , Solli Magdalene
Published: February 2025

Frå Form til Famling / From Form to Fumbling premiered on 2nd November 2023 at Henie Onstad Art Center that takes its starting point in the material traces in the archive after Høvik Ballet. In this article, choreographer Solveig Styve Holte and performer Magdalene Solli reflect on the choreographic and performative parameters of this creation, with a focus on one piece of solo material that was included. How may archival material inform and transform how and what we create? In addition to investigating that topic, this article addresses how different modes of collaboration were explored in the creation process, as are recounted from choreographic and performative perspectives. This article is written from both perspectives, letting the different experiences from the process and the polyphony from the performance make it into the reflection at large. The process of engaging in transformation, transmission and transpositioning changes not only our understanding of the material but also our understanding of ourselves as dancers and choreographers. In that regard, this article recounts how our relation to the archive started, developed and transformed, both in our bodies and perceptions, during the long creative process. It also describes how the passing of time, and our time spent with the archives, affected us and the overall choreographic decisions made concerning the performance.
Methodology for Homogenous Market Area Determination HAD2 - Mission Accomplished
Authors: Walacik Marek
Published: February 2025

Property market delineation or determination of areas signifying property market consistency has been a subject of scientific investigation by a variety of researchers from different perspectives. Some explored it for the purposes of decision-making support systems, others for, for example, zoning or housing policy. The theory of property valuation also did not remain indifferent for spatial extraction of homogenous market areas. The following paper constitutes a several-year study within that area. Following the trace of thought formulated by John Maxwell that “every step back is a chance to look at your goals from a different perspective”, the study being based on, amongst others, the method of historic research and critical analysis, ultimately organizes and complements the author’s contribution to the scientific discussion, and in that scope is one of the substantial issues included in the concept of spatial management. It contributes to the current state of the art discussion by introducing the definition of property market tessellation, utilizing it for the purposes of original HAD2 methodology implementation.
The Possible Effects of Applying the Inclusionary Housing Idea in Poland Based on the Lex Developer Act
Authors: Antczak-Stępniak Agata , Załęczna Magdalena
Published: February 2025

In many countries struggling with a shortage of affordable housing, one available instrument is to increase the housing stock at the disposal of local authorities using commercial, residential projects. This solution is called the Inclusionary Housing (IH) model, which creates a mix of residents with different rights to housing and who belong to various social groups. The developer should “pay in apartments” when a residential project benefits primarily from planning and spatial privileges given by the public actor. This instrument has advantages and disadvantages, and its success depends on local social, cultural, and economic conditions. The authors decided to investigate the possible effects of introducing the IH model in Poland considering the results of the application of the Act of July 5, 2018, on facilitating the preparation and implementation of housing investments and accompanying investments (Lex Developer Act). The authors aim to determine the number of apartments that developers could potentially offer to public actors in cities where privileged decisons were applied most often. The research was conducted using methods such as a critical literature review, research of legal acts, analysis of local source data, case studies, and a comparative analysis. The results allow conclusions regarding local housing needs.
What Prognostic Indicators and Treatment Mechanisms Exist for Efficacious Treatments in People With Patellofemoral Pain? A Secondary Meta-Regression With an Updated Search
Authors: Deng Fawei , Razaviasfali Seyedeh Mahboobeh , Birn-Jeffery Aleksandra , Cortes Nelson , Neal Bradley Stephen
Published: February 2025

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prognostic and mechanistic variables associated with efficacious treatments in people with patellofemoral pain (PFP).

DESIGN: Updated intervention systematic review with de novo meta-regression.

LITERATURE SEARCH: We searched MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus from inception until October 2023 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) involving people with PFP.

STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA: High-quality RCTs (scoring ≥7 on the PEDro scale) involving participants with PFP and at least one treatment arm involving an efficacious intervention.

DATA SYNTHESIS: We extracted homogenous pain and function data to calculate effect sizes to regress with baseline prognostic (e.g., symptom duration) and mechanistic (e.g., strength change) data.

RESULTS: Thirty-four high-quality RCTs involving 1,526 people with PFP were included. For knee-targeted exercise, we identified symptom duration (R2 = 0.68), older age (R2 = 0.31), and low baseline knee extensor strength (R2= 1.0) as significant prognostic variables. For hip-and-knee-targeted exercise, we identified older age (R2= 0.37), greater mass (R2= 0.28), and greater baseline hip abduction torque (R2= 1.0) as significant prognostic variables. We also identified a significant mechanistic association between pain and increased knee extensor torque (R2= 0.99). For hip-targeted exercise, we identified lower height as a significant prognostic variable (R2= 0.96-0.99) and a significant mechanistic association between both pain and function and increased hip abduction (R2= 0.93-0.96) and hip external rotation (R2= 0.96-0.97) strength.

CONCLUSIONS: Prolonged symptom duration, older age, and greater mass are prognostic variables for people with PFP. Increasing hip and knee muscle strength may be mechanisms underpinning positive responses to exercise therapy.
Pemphigus vulgaris post-coronavirus disease-19 infection: A case report and review of literature
Authors: Konda Deepthi , Nayak Vijayalakshmi T. , Palo Seetu
Published: February 2025

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune blistering disorder caused by autoantibodies directed against desmogleins. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is known to trigger autoimmune skin reactions. We report a case of pemphigus vulgaris developing in a patient, around 35 days after the coronavirus disease-19 infection.
A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the use of genotyping and therapeutic drug monitoring versus only therapeutic drug monitoring as a strategy for risk minimisation in patients of epilepsy on phenytoin therapy
Authors: Belhekar Mahesh N. , Vinayak A.
Published: February 2025

Objectives:

Phenytoin has a unique feature of accumulating in the body due to its non-linear elimination kinetics. Being a drug with a narrow therapeutic index, phenytoin needs routine therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to adjust the dose. Polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 (CYP [2C9 and C19]) genes reduce drug metabolism, increase drug concentrations and thus produce adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Detection of polymorphisms helps to predict the susceptibility to toxicity. Hence, this study was designed to compare the addition of genotyping to TDM of phenytoin as an investigational tool for assessing plasma levels and occurrence of ADRs in epileptic patients on phenytoin therapy as a part of risk minimisation.

Materials and Methods:

This randomised controlled trial was prospective and double-blind. Epileptic patients were randomised into two groups. One group received therapeutic doses of phenytoin based on their CYP2C9 and CYP2C19 genotyping, followed by monitoring drug levels by TDM. The other group was treated with phenytoin based on the clinician’s judgement. Monitoring of blood levels was done by TDM. Chi-squared test was used to analyse the difference in the occurrence of ADRs between the two groups.

Results:

In each group, Group A (genotyping and TDM) and Group B (TDM alone), 30 patients were enrolled, totalling 60 patients. Baseline characteristics of participants with or without CYP2C9 and CYP2C19 expression were statistically not significant. At the 6-month follow-up visit, in both CYP2C9 and CYP2C19 groups, the plasma concentration of phenytoin was statistically significant. We found 10 ADRs, and between the two groups, the difference in the occurrence of ADRs was non-significant.

Conclusion:

We found no significant utility of the addition of the genotyping in risk minimisation of phenytoin when used with TDM. Genotyping can be considered at the time of initiation of phenytoin therapy in epileptic patients.
Система анализа изображений ядросодержащих клеток костного мозга для формирования диагностического заключения в онкогематологии
Authors: Поляков Е.В. , Попов В.В. , Дмитриева В.В.
Published: February 2025

В работе представлена система анализа изображений ядросодержащих клеток костного мозга для формирования диагностического заключения в онкогематологии, направленной на решение проблемы построения конвейера обработки данных в автоматических анализаторах биомедицинских изображений. Актуальность исследования обусловлена необходимостью повышения надежности автоматического микроскопического анализа биомедицинских образцов, что является сложной задачей из-за высокой изменчивости и морфологической сложности исследуемых объектов. Одним из решением указанной проблемы является разработка веб-сервиса посредством загрузки, обработки и описание изображений с последующей классификацией на категории подтвержденных и неподтвержденных случаев. Данный веб-сервис обеспечивает кроссплатформенность и доступность, формирует открытую базу данных верифицированных изображений и предоставляет инструменты для обработки и анализа изображений, а также инструменты для корректировки врачом результатов обработки. Система не назначает лечение и не ставит диагнозы самостоятельно, а служит интеллектуальным инструментом для обработки, анализа и передачи результатов исследований в режиме реального времени. Результаты тестирования показали высокую точность работы системы: 91 % для нейросетевых методов и до 97 % для классических алгоритмов. Разработанная система позволяет проводить анализ модулей обработки данных для систем компьютерной микроскопии.

The paper presents a system for analyzing images of nucleated bone marrow cells to form a diagnostic conclusion in oncohematology, aimed at solving the problem of constructing a data processing pipeline in automatic analyzers of biomedical images. The relevance of the study is due to the need to improve the reliability of theof automatic microscopic analysis of biomedical samples, which is aa difficult task due to high variability and morphological complexity of the investigated objects. One solution to this problem is to develop a web service that uploads, processes and describes images, then classifies them into categories of confirmed and unconfirmed cases. This web service provides cross-platform and accessibility, builds an open database of verified images and providestools for processing and analyzing images, as well as tools for correcting by the physician of the processing results. The system does not prescribe treatment and does not make diagnoses in dependently, but serves as an intelligent tool for processing, analyzing and transmission of research results in real time. The testing results showed high accuracy of the system: 91% for neural network methods and up to 97% for classical algorithms. The developed system allows for the analysis of data processing modules for computer microscopy systems.
Application of Reading Strategy as an Effort to Develop a Confident Attitude of K1 Private School Students in Daan Mogot from a Biblical Point of View
Authors: Silaban Paulina Deborah , Cendana Wiputra
Published: February 2025

The research is to enhance the self-confidence of K1 students at Daan Mogot Private School through the implementation of reading strategies. The low level of students' self-confidence negatively impacts their participation. This research is important because self-confidence is a key factor in academic success and student character development. The research method is a descriptive qualitative approach, which involves participatory observation, semi-structured interviews with teachers, and document studies. The research results show that the application of reading strategies has a significant positive impact on the increase in students' self-confidence. Before the implementation of the strategy, only 9% of students showed high confidence. However, after the implementation, 63% of students began actively asking and answering questions, reflecting a substantial increase in student confidence. Reading strategies not only enhance students' academic abilities but also contribute to the development of their character and self-confidence. Thus, the implementation of reading strategies based on biblical values can be an effective solution to address the issue of low self-confidence among K1 students, as well as support them in facing future challenges. This research is expected to serve as a reference for educators in designing more effective learning methods that focus on the character development of students.
Symbolic Meaning of Traditional of Tumbang Apam, Malay Community, Suhaid Village, Suhaid Sub-district, Kapuas Hulu District
Authors: Azizan Muhammad , Chalimi Ika Rahmatika , Rustiyarso Rustiyarso
Published: February 2025

This research aims to analyze the symbolic meaning of the Tumbang Apam Traditional Tradition of the Malay Tribe of Suhaid Village, Suhaid District, Kapuas Hulu Regency. The type of research used qualitative with an ethnographic approach. Data collection used bservation, interviews and documentation. The stages of data analysis include data collection, data reduction, data presentation and verification/concluding. The research results show that (1) The process of implementing the Tumbang Apam Traditional Tradition starts from the preparation stage, implementation, to the closing stage. (2) The symbolic meaning contained in each stage in the Tumbang Apam Traditional Tradition starting from the preparation stage such as selecting the place, calling, making the Apam cake to making Tumbang Apam, the implementation stage namely plain flour and Penumbangan Apam, the closing stage is reading prayers and eating together. (3) In its preservation, the Tumbang Apam Traditional Tradition has been passed down from generation to generation by traditional leaders in Suhaid Village, Suhaid District who also collaborate with the community there so that the Tumbang Apam Traditional Tradition in Suhaid Village, Suhaid District is still being carried out to this day.