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“The Taurus”: Cattle Breeds & Diseases Identification Mobile Application using Machine Learning
Authors: R.M.D.S.M.Chandrarathna  , T.W.M.S.A.Weerasinghe  , N.S.Madhuranga  , T.M.L.S.Thennakoon  , Anjalie Gamage  , Erandika Gamage
Published: March 2023

Dairy farming plays an important role in agriculture for thousands of years not only in Sri Lanka but also in so many other countries. When it comes to dairy farming cattle is an indispensable animal. According to the literature surveys almost 3.9 million cattle and calves die in a year due to different types of diseases. The causes of diseases are mainly bacteria, parasites, fungi, chemical poisons and etc. Infectious diseases can be a greatest threat to livestock health. The mortality rate of cattle causes a huge impact on social, economic and environmental damage. In order to decrease this negative impact, the proposal implements a cross-platform mobile application to easily analyze and identify the diseases which cattle suffer from and give them a solution and also to identify the cattle breeds. The mobile application is designed to identify the breeds by analyzing the images of the cattle and identify diseases after analyzing the videos and the images of affected areas. Then make a model to identify the weight and the age of a particular cow and suggest the best dose of the medicine to the identified disease. This will be a huge advantage to farmers as well as to dairy industry. The name of the proposed mobile application is “The Taurus” and this paper address the selected machine learning and image processing models and the approaches taken to identify the diseases, breeds and suggest the prevention methods and medicine to the identified disease.
Translation of single-cell molecular characterization of diffuse midline gliomas: a commentary
Authors: Calangro João , Gunn Angell
Published: March 2023

A recent study describes the molecular alterations in individual cells of midline diffuse gliomas (DMG) with H3-K27M mutation, in different topographies and ages. DMG are universally lethal diffuse gliomas without efficient treatment available. Additionally, recent studies of glioblastoma (GBM) suggest that selection pressure for specific DNA mutations may be less important than previously thought and that phenotypic switching may play a larger role in therapeutic resistance. DMG, on the other hand, may present unique challenges and could potentially benefit from an evolutionary game theoretical approach. The use of metapopulation concepts in understanding cancer and microenvironment dynamics could provide insight into the development of new therapies. However, integrating these data into a coherent theoretical framework remains a significant challenge, and it remains to be seen whether predictive discovery is possible.
Evaluating Graph Layout Algorithms: A Systematic Review of Methods and Best Practices
Authors: Di Bartolomeo Sara , Crnovrsanin Tarik , Saffo David , Puerta Eduardo , Wilson Connor , Dunne Cody
Published: March 2023

Evaluations—encompassing computational evaluations, benchmarks, and user studies–are essential tools for validating the performance and applicability of graph and network layout algorithms (also known as graph drawing). These evaluations not only offer significant insights into an algorithm’s performance and capabilities, but also assist the reader in determining if the algorithm is suitable for a specific purpose, such as handling graphs with a high volume of nodes or dense graphs. Unfortunately, there is no standard approach for evaluating layout algorithms. Prior work holds a “Wild West” of diverse benchmark datasets and data characteristics, as well as varied evaluation metrics and ways to report results. It is often difficult to compare layout algorithms without first implementing them and then running your own evaluation. In this systematic review, we delve into the myriad of methodologies employed to conduct evaluations—the utilized techniques, reported outcomes, and the pros and cons of choosing one approach over another. Our examination extends beyond computational evaluations, encompassing user-centric evaluations, thus presenting a comprehensive understanding of algorithm validation. This systematic review—and its accompanying website—guides readers through evaluation types, the types of results reported, and the available benchmark datasets and their data characteristics. Our objective is to provide a valuable resource for readers to understand and effectively apply various evaluation methods for graph layout algorithms. A free copy of this paper and all supplemental material is available at osf.io, and the categorized papers are accessible on our website at https://visdunneright.github.io/gd-comp-eval/.
Category-specific effects of high-level relations in visual search
Authors: Goupil Nicolas , Kaiser Daniel , Papeo Liuba
Published: March 2023

Recent empirical findings demonstrate that, in visual search for a target in an array of distractors, observers exploit information about object relations to increase search efficiency. We investigated how people searched for interacting people in a crowd, and how the eccentricity of the target affected the search (Experiments 1-3). Participants briefly viewed crowded arrays and had to search for an interacting dyad (two bodies face-to-face) among non-interacting dyads (back-to-back distractors) or vice versa, with the target presented in the attended central location or at peripheral locations. With central targets, we found a search asymmetry, whereby interacting people among non-interacting people were detected better than non-interacting people among interacting people. With peripheral targets, non-interacting targets were detected better than interacting targets. In Experiment 4, we asked whether these asymmetries generalized to object pairs whose spatial relations did or did not form functionally interacting sets (computer screen above keyboard). Results showed that non-interacting targets were detected better than interacting targets, whether presented in central or peripheral locations. Thus, the effect of relational information on visual search is contingent on both stimulus category and attentional focus. Across both stimulus categories (bodies and objects), search is facilitated when individual distractor-items can be organized in larger structured units (social interaction or functional set), effectively reducing the number of distractors. The presentation of social interaction at the attended (central) location breaks this search pattern by readily capturing an individual’s attention.
Legal Protection of People with Mental Disorders in Pekanbaru City Based on Laws Number 18 of 2014 Concerning Mental Health
Authors: Yunis Hanifal , Hasnati  , Afrita Indra
Published: March 2023

Human rights are rights that belong to humans by nature, which cannot be separated from their nature and are therefore sacred. One form of human rights is the right to health in the protection of people with mental disorders. Based on Law Number 18 of 2014 concerning Mental Health, the Government and Regional Governments are required to carry out rehabilitation efforts for abandoned, homeless ODGJ, threatening the safety of themselves and/or others, and or disturbing public order and/or provisions and neglected ODGJ, vagrant, threatens the safety of himself and others, and/or disturbs public order and/or security. The theory used in this study is the theory of state responsibility with a sociological research approach. The results of this study indicate that the institutions that coordinate handling of people with neglected mental disorders are the Social Service, Health Service, Mental Hospitals, Civil Service Police Unit and the Police. In handling people with mental disorders there are still obstacles because Pekanbaru City itself does not have an institution or rehabilitation center to accommodate people with neglected mental disorders. In handling ODGJ itself, actually it cannot only be handled by one agency, there must be coordination between institutions so that the handling runs optimally.
Campus Smart Parking System using RFID in Jubail Industrial College
Authors: cpsavy
Published: March 2023

Campus Smart Parking System using RFID in Jubail IndustrialCollege
Model Bisnis Saat Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Daniswara Agnes
Published: March 2023

Corona Virus DiseaseOrang yang lebih tua dan mereka yang memiliki kondisi medis mendasar seperti penyakit kardiovaskular, diabetes, penyakit pernapasan kronis, atau kanker lebih mungkin mengembangkan penyakit serius. Siapa pun dapat sakit dengan COVID-19 dan menjadi sakit parah atau meninggal pada usia berapa pun.Virus dapat menyebar dari mulut atau hidung orang yang terinfeksi dalam partikel cair kecil saat mereka batuk, bersin, berbicara, bernyanyi, atau bernapas. Partikel-partikel ini berkisar dari tetesan pernapasan yang lebih besar hingga aerosol yang lebih kecil. Penting untuk mempraktikkan etiket pernapasan, misalnya dengan batuk ke siku yang tertekuk, dan tinggal di rumah dan mengisolasi diri sampai Anda pulih jika merasa tidak enak badan.
The Influence of Organizational Environment and Career Development on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) in Employees with Organizational Commitment as An Intervening Variable
Authors: Kurniawati Dewi
Published: March 2023

Organizational environment and career development are the factors that can realize organizational commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). The purpose of this study was to see the influence of organizational environment and career development on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in employees with organizational commitment as an intervening variable. The category of this research is analytical descriptive with Path Analysis approach and analysis technique using SEM with PLS 3.0 application. Respondents in this study were employees at companies located in Jabodetabek with a total of 122 respondents. From the results of the study it was found that the work environment has no effect on organizational commitment, career development has an effect on organizational commitment, organizational commitment has an effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB), organizational environment has no effect on employee OCB through organizational commitment, and career development has a significant effect on Organizational Citizenship Employee Behavior (OCB) through organizational commitment.
It seems smart, but it acts stupid. Development of trust in AI advice in a repeated legal decision-making task
Authors: Kahr Patricia , Rooks Gerrit , Willemsen Martijn , Snijders Chris
Published: March 2023

Humans increasingly interact with AI systems, and successful inter- actions rely on individuals trusting such systems (when appropri- ate). Considering that trust is fragile and often cannot be restored quickly, we focus on how trust develops over time in a human- AI-interaction scenario. In a 2x2 between-subject experiment, we test how model accuracy (high vs. low) and type of explanation (human-like vs. not) affect trust in AI over time. We study a complex decision-making task in which individuals estimate jail time for 20 criminal law cases with AI advice. Results show that trust is signifi- cantly higher for high-accuracy models. Also, behavioral trust does not decline, and subjective trust even increases significantly with high accuracy. Human-like explanations did not generally affect trust but boosted trust in high-accuracy models.
Precision of phonological errors in aphasia supports resource models of phonological working memory in language production
Authors: Black Jenah , Nozari Nazbanou
Published: March 2023

Working memory is critical for many cognitive functions and language production is no exception. Despite their differences, all accounts of working memory agree on its capacity limitation. Two dominant models have been proposed to account for such capacity limitation: slot models and resource models. In recent years, resource models have found support in both visual and auditory perception. An important question is whether they also extend to production. We investigate this issue by analyzing sublexical errors from four individuals with aphasia. Using tools from computational linguistics, we first define the concept of “precision” of sublexical errors. We then demonstrate that such precision decreases with increased working memory load, i.e., word length, as predicted by resource models. Finally, we rule out alternative accounts of this effect, such as articulatory simplification. These data provide the first evidence for the applicability of the resource model to production and further point to the generalizability of this account as a model of resource division in working memory.
Teaching spelling skills via matching-to-sample: two case studies with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Ferrari Cristiana , de Rose Julio C. , Giacheti Celia Maria , McIlvane William J.
Published: March 2023

Constructed response matching to sample was used to teach letter sequencing to two children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder who had difficulties in visual recognition of words and letter sequencing. Matching trials displayed letter sequences as samples and a pool of letters. The participants’ task was to construct a sequence identical to a sample that remained present on the screen. An observing response to each sample component was required before selecting the corresponding letter comparison. A hierarchy of cues for self-correction followed incorrect observing responses, and cues were removed after one or two successful trials. Three successive phases trained construction of two, three, and four-letter sequences, respectively. The fourth phase mixed sequences with two, three, and four letters in a random sequence of trials. To evaluate generalized constructed response matching, new sequences were presented without cues for correction of observing and selection responses. Both participants constructed correctly new sequences in the absence of cues, but occasional sequencing errors persisted for one participant. Errors by omission of characters were more frequent and were related to the participant’s tendency to displace responding to the right of the target component.
Conditionality of adaptiveness: Investigating the relationship between numeracy and adaptive behavior
Authors: Mondal Supratik , Traczyk Jakub
Published: March 2023

Recent studies have illustrated that individuals with higher numeracy are more likely to make adaptive choices than individuals with lower numeracy. Highly numerate individuals can consistently make normatively superior choices by maximizing expected value (EV) in meaningful choice problems (high-payoff condition). However, in trivial problems (low-payoff condition), they can also adaptively change their strategy to make good enough choices and not follow a normatively superior strategy. Upon inspection of choice problems used in earlier studies, it was revealed that payoff was not the only varying factor between the two payoff conditions. Therefore, it is unclear whether payoff conditions alone can provide sufficient context for adaptive modulation in decision strategy. In two pre-registered studies (N = 343), we tested numerate individuals’ adaptiveness under high- and low-payoff conditions addressing the limitations of earlier studies. Results revealed that the presence of two payoff conditions together did not initiate adaptive strategy selection, regardless of participants’ numeracy. Instead, numerate individuals, compared to less numerate individuals, consistently made more EV-consistent choices in both payoff conditions. We identified that the change in EV consistency across payoff conditions was influenced more by the absolute difference than the relative difference in the expected reward.
The discrimination of expressions in facial movements by infants: A study with point-light displays
Authors: Xiao Naiqi G , Angeli Valentina , Fang Wei , Manera Valeria , Liu Shaoying , Castiello Umberto , Ge Liezhong , Lee Kang , Simion Francesca
Published: March 2023

Perceiving facial expressions is an essential ability for infants. Although previous studies indicated that infants could perceive emotion from expressive facial movements, the developmental change of this ability remains largely unknown. To exclusively examine infants’ processing of facial movements, we used point-light displays (PLDs) to present emotionally expressive facial movements. Specifically, we used a habituation and visual paired comparison (VPC) paradigm to investigate whether 3-, 6-, and 9-month-olds could discriminate happy versus fear PLDs after being habituated with a happy PLD (happy-habituation condition) or a fear PLD (fear-habituation condition). Three-month-olds discriminated between the happy and fear PLDs in both the happy- and fear-habituation conditions. Six- and nine-month-olds showed discrimination only in the happy- but not the fear-habituation condition. These results indicated a developmental change in processing expressive facial movements. Younger infants tend to process low-level motion signals regardless of the depicted emotions, and older infants tend to process expressions, which emerges in familiar facial expressions (i.e., happy). Additional individual difference analysis and eye movement analysis supported this conclusion. In Experiment 2, we concluded that the findings of Experiment 1 were not due to a spontaneous preference for fear PLDs. Using inverted PLDs, Experiment 3 further suggested that 3-month-olds have already perceived PLDs as face-like stimuli.
Manage Your Life Online ('MYLO'): Co-design and case-series of an artificial therapist to support youth mental health.
Authors: Wrightson-Hester Aimee-Rose , Anderson Georgia , Dunstan Joel , McEvoy Peter , Sutton Chris , Myers Bronwyn , Egan Sarah , Tai Sara , Johnston-Hollitt Melanie , Chen Wai , Gedeon Tom , mansell Warren
Published: March 2023

Background: The prevalence of child and adolescent mental health issues are rising faster than the number of services available, leading to a shortfall. Mental health chatbots are a highly scalable way to address this gap. Manage Your Life Online (‘MYLO’) is an artificially intelligent chatbot that emulates Method of Levels Therapy (MOL). MOL is a style of therapy that uses curious questioning to support sustained awareness and exploration of current problems. Objective: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a co-designed interface for MYLO in young people aged 16-24 with mental health problems. Methods: An iterative co-design phase occurred over 4 months, in which feedback was elicited from a group of young people (N = 7) with lived experience of mental health issues. This resulted in the development of a progressive web application version of MYLO that could be used on mobile phones. We then conducted a case-series to assess feasibility and acceptability in 13 young people over 2 weeks. During this time the participants tested MYLO and completed surveys including clinical outcomes and acceptability measures. We then conducted focus groups and interviews, and used thematic analysis, to obtain feedback on MYLO and identify recommendations for further improvements.Results: Most participants were positive about their experience of using MYLO and would recommend MYLO to others. Participants enjoyed the simplicity of the interface, found it easy to use, and rated it as acceptable on a system usability scale. Inspection of the usage data found evidence that MYLO can learn and adapt its questioning in response to user inputs. We found a large effect size for the decrease in participants’ problem-related distress and a medium effect size in the increase in their self-reported tendency to resolve goal conflicts (the proposed mechanism of change) over the testing phase. Some patients, also, experienced reliable change in their clinical outcome measures over the two-weeks.Conclusions: We have established the feasibility and acceptability of MYLO. Initial outcomes suggest MYLO has the potential to support young people’s mental health and help them to resolve their own problems. We aim to establish whether the use of MYLO leads to meaningful reductions in participants’ symptoms of depression and anxiety, and whether these are maintained over time, by conducting a randomised controlled evaluation trial.
Effect of single dose preemptive intravenous paracetamol, dexamethasone, and magnesium sulfate on perioperative hemodynamic variables and post-operative nausea, vomiting, and pain in open cholecystectomy done under general anesthesia: A prospective, randomized, and single-blind study
Authors: Dilip Kothari  , Sivaranjani S  , Rajat Sharma  , Upendra Rai
Published: March 2023

Background: Pain due to open cholecystectomy can result in delayed recovery and poor operative outcomes. Multimodal approaches to pain control cause functional improvement. We compared the efficacy of paracetamol 1 g, dexamethasone 8 mg, and magnesium sulfate 2 g with normal saline in control over perioperative hemodynamics and post-operative pain in patients undergoing open cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.
Aims and Objectives: This study conducted to assess the effect of preemptive intravenous paracetamol, dexamethasone, and magnesium sulfate on perioperative hemodynamic variables (primary outcome) and post-operative nausea, vomiting, and pain (secondary outcome) in open cholecystectomy.
Materials and Methods: Sixty patients of ASA Grade I/II were randomized into two groups to receive either normal saline 100 ml iv (Group C, n=30) or infusion containing inj. paracetamol 1 g, inj. dexamethasone 8 mg and inj. magnesium sulfate 2 g iv (group PDM, n=30), 20 min before induction. Intraoperative and post-operative hemodynamic data, post-operative pain scores, and incidence of nausea vomiting were recorded.
Results: Intraoperative pulse rate was significantly higher at intubation and 15 min after intubation in the control group and intraoperative systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial blood pressure were significantly higher in control group at intubation and until 60 min. Post-operative pulse rate was significantly higher in the control groups at 180 min and incidence of PONV reduced in PDM group until 90 min.
Conclusion: Preemptive intravenous infusion of paracetamol, dexamethasone, and magnesium sulfate provided better stability over perioperative hemodynamics, reduced the incidence of post-operative nausea vomiting, and provided better post-operative pain control.
Comparative study of propofol and dexmedetomidine Infusion for hypotensive anesthesia in FESS surgeries: A randomized prospective double-blind controlled study
Authors: Anesa Syed  , Virshid Rajashri , Phaphagire Nikita , Anjum Naved
Published: March 2023

Background: Intra operative bleeding is most common factor that diminishes visibility resulting in an increased incidence of complications in patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Methods to reduce intra-operative bleeding include Trendelenburg position, maintenance of normothermia, and controlled hypotension by various anesthetic techniques. Many studies have shown that propofol and dexmedetomidine infusion reduces the amount of bleeding in different surgeries.
Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of dexmedetomidine and propofol infusion over hemodynamic, quantity of blood loss, and quality of surgical field in patients undergoing FESS and to compare the side effects of dexmedetomidine and propofol infusion in cases undergoing FESS.
Materials and Methods: This was a comparative study conducted in the department of anesthesiology of a tertiary care medical college. The duration of study was 2 years. 60 patients of ASA Grades I and II with age between 20 and 60 years, including both males and females posted for FESS were included in this study on the basis of a predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients were divided into two groups (on the basis of whether they received propofol or dexmedetomidine infusion) of 30 patients each. Hemodynamic parameters (Heart rate and mean arterial pressure [MAP]) quantity of blood loss, quality of surgical field, and side effects were recorded and compared in both the groups. For statistical purposes, P<0.05 was taken as statistically significant.
Results: Antrochoanal polyp and chronic sinusitis were the most common indication of FESS in studied cases. Intraoperatively, heart rate was lower in both the groups as compared to baseline. However, the heart rate was lower in the Group D at all times as compared to Group P and the difference was statistically significant from 20 min onward after induction. The mean arterial blood pressure in both the groups was comparable till up to 15 min post induction with no statistical difference. Thereafter, the mean arterial blood pressure was lower in Group D than in Group P throughout the procedure, the difference being statistically significant (P<0.05). The isoflurane requirement in Group D was significantly lower starting from 5 min of induction to throughout the procedure as compared to Group P (P< 0.05). Mean blood loss in Group D was 115.0±16.78 ml and in Group P was 140.47±29.42 ml, the difference in blood loss was statistically significant (P<0.0001).
Conclusion: Dexmedetomidine is comparatively better than propofol in controlling heart rate and MAP, reducing the blood loss, and isoflurane requirement in patients undergoing FESS.
Patterns of failure in locally advanced female breast carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and radiotherapy – A prospective study
Authors: Shilpi Adhikary  , Dibyendu Saha  , Bidisha Bandyopadhyay  , Chandan Dasgupta  , Soham Gangopadhyay  , Anjan Bera
Published: March 2023

Background: The use of combined modality therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy increases five survival rates in stage IIA and stage IIIB disease to 80% and 45%, respectively. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) eradicates micro metastasis present in the body and also improves resectability.
Aims and Objectives: The main aim of this study was to determine the locoregional recurrence and distant recurrence rates and thereby define clinical and pathological predictive factors for recurrence.
Materials and Methods: This was a single institutional prospective study carried out in the Department of Radiotherapy, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. From January 2017 to December 2019, according to inclusion and exclusions criteria, a total of 1183 histologically and/or cytologically proven breast carcinoma patients were included in this prospective study.
Results: Breast conservative surgery was done in 16.5% of patients and the rest of the patients underwent modified radical mastectomy. Seven patients had undergone toilet mastectomy with the specimen. From the pathological review of the surgical specimens, 15.0% of patients achieved pathological complete response, while 19.4% of patients had clinical complete response. A total of 150 patients out of 1183 patients (12.67%) had disease recurrence.
Conclusion: Local treatments, either surgery alone and/or RT alone, are inadequate therapies for locally advanced breast cancer patients, and multidisciplinary treatment should be used, to reach better management. Inoperable locally advanced breast carcinoma can be converted into operable by NACT.
A cross-sectional study of extent and causes of interruption of treatment of tuberculosis in a tuberculosis unit of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India
Authors: Chinmay Nandi  , Kaushik Mitra  , Dipankar Bhaumik
Published: March 2023

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease which requires prolonged treatment and having both medical and social dimensions. Adherence to treatment is very important issue in successful treatment of TB. Directly observed therapy was a key strategy in The Revised National TB Control Program. However, treatment interruption is very common.
Aims and Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the nature, extent, and reasons for interruption of treatment in Bhatar TB Unit (TU) of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
Materials and Methods: The study was a descriptive and cross-sectional study with two components. The study was conducted in the area covered under Bhatar TU of Burdwan district of West Bengal. Complete enumeration technique was followed in the study. In the first component of the study, 231 study subjects were found by complete enumeration, out of which 26 were discarded due to incomplete records. In the other component, 90 study subjects were interviewed at the beginning of treatment and after treatment interruption, if any. Data were analyzed using RStudio.
Results: Out of the group with only record review, 205 subjects were included in the study, out of which 160 (78.05%) were male and 45 (21.95%) were female. In the other group with both record review and interview, out of 90 subjects, 64 (71.1%) were male and 26 (28.9%) were female. Out of 295 cases, 270 (91.5%) were new and 25 (8.5%) were previously treated. Out of 295 subjects, 36 (12.2%) had interrupted treatment. Seven persons out of 36 had interrupted more than once. Thirty-four persons had interrupted in intensive phase of treatment. Thirty-two persons had taken 10–20 days before interruption of treatment. The most common reason for interruption of treatment was “Not willing to take tablets.” Among the other reasons were “Side effects,” “Hospitalization,” “Away from home,” etc.
Conclusion: Non-compliance to anti-tubercular drugs remains an important issue in the elimination of TB.
Prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among police personnel of a metropolitan city
Authors: Kumar Arunesh , Gautam Praveen B , Prasad Pore
Published: March 2023

Background: Hypertension is one of the diseases of occupational origin. It is ranked 5th among the 10 most important categories of occupational illness. Police personnel constitute a special occupational group with exposure to violence at work, which directly and indirectly affects their health. Various studies have reported significantly high prevalence of stress-related disorders such as hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease among the policemen and found police occupation as a prominent risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Aims and Objectives: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of hypertension among police personnel of a metropolitan city.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the police personal of a metropolitan city for a period of 1 year. Three hundred and fifty police personnel were contacted and interviewed using pre-designed, pre-tested, semi-structured pro forma. Police personnel were screened by taking two B.P. readings. Data analysis was done using SPSS 20.0 Statistical software. Chi-square/Fisher’s exact test was used to find the association. Statistical significance was considered at P<0.05.
Results: The prevalence of hypertension was 28% in the present study including 6% already detected and 22% newly detected. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, factors which were identified as risk factors for the development of hypertension among policemen were smoking, less physical activity, use of extra salt, mixed diet, and body mass index.
Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension was high among police personnel. Effective intervention strategies such as lifestyle modification along with health-care strategies must be planned to keep the police force healthy and vigilant.
Visual outcome following clear corneal incision phacoemulsification with rigid intra-ocular lens and small incision cataract surgery in low socioeconomic group patients: A comparative analysis in a teaching hospital in South India
Authors: Warad Chethana , Parul  , Sivakrishna Pavuluri , Arvind L Tenagi  , Bhagyajyothi B Khanagavi  , Swikrity Chakraborty
Published: March 2023

Background: Cataract is the most common cause of curable blindness worldwide.
Aims and Objectives: A comparative analysis of clear corneal phacoemulsification with rigid intra-ocular Lens (IOL) and small incision cataract surgery (SICS) in low socioeconomic group patients in terms of post-operative visual outcome, surgically induced astigmatism (SIA), and intra-and post-operative complications.
Materials and Methods: A prospective hospital-based comparative study was conducted for 8 months in 424 eyes of 400 senile cataract patients divided into PHACO and SICS groups. Each group consisted of 212 eyes of 200 patients. Detailed examinations for best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), SIA, and complications were evaluated on the 1st post-operative day, 1st week and 6 weeks postoperatively.
Results: BCVA 6\18 or higher was 95.38% in the phacoemulsification group and 94.81% in the SICS group. The study revealed good visual outcome in both SICS and Phaco groups with no significant difference. The mean SIA was more in SICS group (−0.96±0.57) than in phaco group (−0.71±0.47) which was statistically significant. In terms of complications, no significant difference was noted between the groups.
Conclusion: The outcome of this study indicated that though SIA is more in SICS group than Phaco group, there is no difference between the groups in terms of visual outcome. The study has proven that SICS has comparable effectiveness as phacoemulsification with rigid IOL, which should be considered in low- and middle-income countries.
The incidence, risk factors, and outcome of new-onset diabetes among post-COVID-19 patients: A single-center study
Authors: Siddaganga  , Archana Dambal  , Akhila Nekkanti  , Yashika C
Published: March 2023

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection may elevate the risk of hyperglycemia and other complications in patients with and without prior diabetes history. It is not clear whether the virus induces type 1 or type 2 diabetes or instead causes a novel form of diabetes. Precise mechanism of diabetes onset in COVID-19 patients remains unresolved.
Aims and Objectives: The aims of this study were to know the incidence, risk factors, and outcome of new-onset diabetes among post-COVID-19 patients and association of disease severity and occurrence of new-onset diabetes in post-COVID-19 Patients.
Materials and Methods: Patients age more than 18 years, not known diabetic, tested positive with rapid antigen test or reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction admitted to a tertiary care hospital were included in the present prospective observational study. The patients who developed new-onset diabetes during the 3 months follow-up and, the risk factors associated with new-onset diabetes are assessed. Patients with hemoglobin (HbA1c) >6.5% were diagnosed with new-onset diabetes.
Results: Total 246 patients were non-diabetics at admission, at 1 week 188 were non-diabetics and 49 were diabetics, and nine were prediabetics. Patients were within the age range of 21–95 years with mean age of 49.46±17.02 years and male predominance (59.76%). Out of 188 non-diabetics, 19 (10.10%) developed new-onset diabetes, and 2 (1.06%) developed new-onset prediabetes after 3 months. Out of 49 diabetics, 19 (38.77%) became non-diabetic, 30 (61.22%) remained diabetic, and out of nine prediabetes 2 (22.22%) developed new-onset diabetes, 5 (55.55%) reversed to non-diabetic, and 2 (22.22%) remained prediabetic after 3 months. In total, from HbA1c at admission and 3 months, 51 subjects had new-onset diabetes (20.73%). Most common risk factors found with occurrence of new-onset diabetes were those on high dose of steroid (P=0.0001), family history of diabetes mellitus (DM) (P=0.001), over weight and obesity (P=0.0001), fungal infection (P=0.0001), and need of oxygen and intensive care unit requirement (P=0.0001). The patient with increased laboratory markers of inflammation such as ferritin, neutrophil leukocyte ratio, lactate dehydrogenase, and C-reactive protein D-dimer had strong association with occurrence of new-onset diabetes (P=0.0001).
Conclusion: COVID-19 infection confers an increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Patients of all ages and genders had an elevated incidence and risk for occurrence of new-onset diabetes. Moreover, it was strongly associated with overweight and obesity, steroid dosage, and its duration, disease severity, positive family history of DM, and increased laboratory markers of inflammation. Hence, particular attention should be paid during the first 3 months after COVID-19 infection and patients need to be under follow-up for blood glucose monitoring.
Feasibility of vaginal dose points reporting in cancer cervix patients treated by external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy
Authors: Balu Grace Mercy Priscilla , Ponnachiparambil Chandrabose Nikhila , Rajendran Durga Prasad , Sivasami Jeeva
Published: March 2023

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy among women in India. The standard of treatment for locally advanced lesions is Concurrent Chemoradiation with External Beam Radiotherapy followed by Intracavitary Brachytherapy (GEC-ESTRO). The dose received by the entire vagina cannot be accurately measured by a vaginal dose point assessment at the level of the ovoids alone.
Aims and Objectives: Our study aims to see the feasibility of measuring vaginal dose at various levels and define the dose points that can be practiced in 2D and 3D external radiation and brachytherapy (BT).
Materials and Methods: Radiotherapy plans of 29 patients with stages IIA to IVA cancer cervix treated with concurrent chemoradiation from January 2020 to December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed for the feasibility of measuring the vaginal dose points throughout the vagina. Every patient underwent cisplatin-based weekly chemotherapy along with BT and external beam radiotherapy. We have assessed the vaginal dose locations 2 cm above and below the point of the posteroinferior border of the pubic symphysis (PIBS). The superior surface of the ovoid to the PIBS point constitutes the vaginal reference length (VRL).
Results: The mean and median doses from external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) were 50Gy and 51 Gy at PIBS, 52 Gy and 53.5 Gy at +2 cm, and 18Gy and 28 Gy at -2 cm, respectively. The combined mean and median EQD2 doses from EBRT and BT at PIBS, PIBS+2, and at PIBS-2 were 56 and 57 Gy, 65 and 66 Gy, and 35 and 31 Gy, respectively. The mean VRL was 5.25 cm before EBRT and 4.75 cm before BT.
Conclusion: Our study found that it is feasible to measure the dose received by the vagina using the PIBS system and large dose variations throughout the vagina were observed.
Dzieci króla olch. Analiza przypadków z gościńca śląskiego oraz innych
Authors: Węgrzynek Krystian
Published: March 2023

Treścią artykułu jest analiza losu górnośląskiego dziecka w okresie totalitarnym (okupacja hitlerowska, okres stalinowski). Fizycznie porwane przez okupanta i przejęte przez jego rodzinę albo narażone na indoktrynację w szkole lub innej instytucji wychowawczej poddawane było ono najczęściej wykluczającym modelom nauczania w duchu polskim lub niemieckim. Niejednokrotnie metody formowania były wyrafinowane – dzieci przekupywano, kuszono, uwodzono. Do analizy tej sytuacji wykorzystana zostaje interpretacja wiersza Johanna W. Goethego Król olch, w której dominantą jest walka o duszę dziecka pomiędzy naturalnym sprzymierzeńcem (rodzic) i przychodzącym z zewnątrz przeciwnikiem (król); wizja królestwa elfów zestawiona jest tu z totalitarną utopią społeczeństwa – silnego i doskonałego, rasowo lub z wizją Polski – społeczeństwa pozbawionego różnic, a jednocześnie doskonale antyniemieckiego. Pod uwagę zostały wzięte zarówno teksty dokumentalne (R. Hrabar, A. Malinowska, G. Gruschka), jak i quasi-dokumentalne (J. Durski, F. Netz, A. Lysko) oraz artystyczne (A. Dziewit-Meller, L. Libera, I. Villqist).
XEN gel stent ® in the management of glaucoma: preliminary results of a tertiary center
Authors: Vieira Rita , Figueiredo Ana , Sampaio Isabel , Menéres Maria João
Published: March 2023

Purpose: To analyze the efficacy and safety of a MIGS device (XEN gel stent ®) in the management of glaucoma in our tertiary center. 
Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients submitted to XEN ® implant alone or combined with cataract surgery. Patients with previous filtering surgeries were included. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was evaluated at 1st week, 1st, 3rd, 6th and 12th months after surgery. BCVA, RNFL thickness and number of antiglaucoma medications were evaluated 1 year after surgery. Early and late complications and need for an additional glaucoma surgery were recorded.
Results: Thirty-four eyes from 28 patients were included. The main diagnosis was primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) (58.8%).
IOP decreased from 20.5±4.9 mmHg to 15.4±4.1 mmHg 1 year after surgery (p<0.001). There was also a decrease in the number of antiglaucoma medications, from 3.6±0.6 to 0.6±0.7 (p<0.001). BCVA increased from 0.57±0.30 to 0.87±0.18 in the combined surgery group (p=0.03). RNFL thickness remained stable (p=0.558).
Hypotony occurred in 2 eyes (5.9%). Two eyes (5.9%) needed another glaucoma surgery in the 1st year of follow-up.
Conclusion: According to our results, XEN® alone or combined with phacoemulsification showed to be effective in IOP reduction, with few complications, as a primary surgery or even in eyes with previous filtering surgeries.
Mindfulness Based Intervention to Overcome Anxiety in Adolescents
Authors: Cynthia Agrita Putri Rizwari Made , Nurul Kemala Cut
Published: March 2023

Adolescents are prone to show symptoms of anxiety when dealing with school-related matters, such as exams, assignments, choosing university major, and friendships. The transition from online to offline learning as COVID-19 pandemic situation eased off appeared to trigger anxiety in adolescents. This research used repeated-measure design that aimed to examine the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) in decreasing the anxiety symptoms of six high school students aged 16-18 years (M = 16,83 years) who reported low-to-moderate levels of anxiety, as well as to improve their mindfulness skills and explore qualitative changes in daily lives after MBI. Quantitatively, after MBI, there was a decrease in anxiety symptoms at 2-weeks and 1-month follow-ups; however, there were no changes in mindfulness skills. Results showed that, after MBI, participants reported more awareness toward bodily sensations and environment, better identification of the source, level, and physical symptoms of anxiety, and more knowledge on how to deal with their anxiety. Through this study, it was found that MBI could reduce adolescents' anxiety symptoms two weeks to four weeks after the intervention was given.
Flavor changing flavon decay ɸ→tc (ɸ = HF, AF ) at the high luminosity large hadron collider
Authors: Arroyo-Ureña M. A. , Fernández-Téllez A. , Tavares-Velasco G.
Published: March 2023

We present a study of the flavor changing decays φ → tc (φ = HF, AF ) of the CP-even and CP-odd scalar flavons at the large hadron collider and its next stage, the high-luminosity large hadron collider. The theoretical framework is an extension of the standard model that incorporates an extra complex singlet and invokes the Froggatt-Nielsen mechanism with an Abelian flavor symmetry. The projected exclusion and discovery regions in terms of the model parameters are reported. We find that AF could be detected at the LHC by considering a reasonable scenario of the model parameter space. As far as HF is concerned, we also found promising results that could be verified experimentally at the high-luminosity LHC.
Extended Jacobi elliptic function solutions for general boussinesq systems
Authors: SAN Sait
Published: March 2023

In this research paper, we have utilized the Jacobi elliptic function expansion method to obtain the exact solutions of (1+1)- dimensional Boussinesq System (GBQS). The most important difference that distinguishes this method from other methods is the parameters included in the auxiliary equation F’ (ξ) =  Ö P F4(ξ) + QF2(ξ) + R. As far as the authors know, there is no other study in which such a variety of solutions has been given. Depending on P, Q and R, nineteen the solitary wave and periodic wave solutions are obtained at their limit conditions. In addition, 3D and contour plot graphics for the constructed waves are investigated with the computer package program by giving special values to the parameters involved. The validity and reliability of the method is examined by its applications on a class of nonlinear evolution equations of special interest in nonlinear mathematical physics. The results were acquired to verify that the recommended method is applicable and reliable for the analytic treatment of a wide application of nonlinear phenomena
On the critical behavior of the spin-s Ising model
Authors: Amin Magdy , Mubark M. , Amin Y.
Published: March 2023

The spin-s one dimensional Ising model is studied analytically within the framework of transfer matrix method. Exact results for some thermodynamical properties such as the internal energy, the entropy, the magnetization and the magnetic susceptibility are obtained for general spin-s in the absence (presence) of a magnetic field. The critical behavior of the thermodynamical properties are analysed for some values of spin-s (1/2, 1 and 3/2) at different temperature and field. The asymptotic behavior of these properties are investigated especially close to the critical temperature T → 0 and when T → ∞.
Huillines Lontra provocax (Thomas, 1908) en Alicurá (región del Comahue, República Argentina): más actores y potenciales factores de amenaza
Authors: Ballester Rosario , Pastore Hernán , Chehébar Claudio , Buria Leonardo , Roesler Ignacio , Fasola Laura
Published: March 2023

La única población estable de huillines en agua dulce conocida de Argentina se encuentra en el Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Se recorrieron 14 sitios lineales (50–600 m) costeros aguas abajo de la confluencia de los ríos Limay y Traful para evaluar la situación del huillín en el embalse Alicurá. Se detectó la especie en un sector que se encuentra bajo influencia de la represa Alicurá y con presencia de pisciculturas. Queda en evidencia la necesidad de profundizar el estudio sobre el efecto de estas potenciales nuevas amenazas para la recolonización de la cuenca y de consensuar acciones entre las jurisdicciones involucradas.