bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Boas práticas de manejo na fase de cria de bezerros de corte
Authors:   , Sá Róger Richelle Bordone de
Published: May 2023

A fase de cria tem grande importância para o setor, pois apresenta os maiores desafios na produção de bovinos de corte. Essa fase tem início com a vaca prenhe e estende-se até o momento da desmama. Nesse contexto, os cuidados iniciam-se com a separação de lotes entre as vacas e novilhas prenhes, e seguem com o monitoramento do piquete maternidade para intervenções durante o parto, caso sejam necessárias. Após o nascimento, deve-se realizar pesagem, identificação, assegurar a ingestão do colostro e realizar a cura do umbigo. Esses procedimentos asseguram maior taxa de sobrevivência aos animais. Entre as práticas de manejo listadas acima, um novo protocolo de colostragem, com objetivo de aumentar a imunidade dos bezerros, tem sido difundido, preconizando a ingestão de 10% do peso corporal do animal até duas horas após o nascimento. Para a cura de umbigo, o corte deve ser feito apenas quando o coto umbilical se apresentar maior que 5 cm. Porém, desinfecção deve ser feita em todos os casos com uso de iodo com concentração de 10%. A identificação pode ser feita de diferentes maneiras, e tem grande importância para o controle zootécnico de qualidade. Alguns métodos de identificação podem ser mais demorados e causar desconforto aos animais, sendo necessário o treinamento da equipe para evitar tais ocorrências. Após três meses de idade, os bezerros já podem ser levados ao creep-feeding, uma estrutura que auxilia no momento de transição da dieta líquida para a sólida. Outro ponto importante do uso de creep-feeding é o retorno econômico, pois essa prática garante bezerros mais pesados ao desmame, reduz o estresse nessa fase tão desafiadora e também influência nas taxas de retorno ao cio das vacas lactantes. A imunização via vacinas é outro ponto importante no manejo da fase de cria. Contudo, esse momento pode ocasionar lesões e estresse aos animais, caso não sejam utilizadas práticas racionais, como a condução dos animais ao local de forma tranquila, treinamento da equipe, local adequado de aplicação da vacina e redução do trânsito de pessoas próximo ao local. A descorna precoce também é recomendada, facilitando o manejo futuro dos animais. Deve ser feita o quanto antes para evitar maior sofrimento aos animais. O desmame é a fase final do manejo de cria, e o momento de maior estresse. O uso de algumas técnicas descritas acima pode auxiliar na redução do estresse causado pelas diversas mudanças, como dieta, separação da mãe, de ambiente e grupo social. Assim, o uso de práticas que apresentam foco no bem-estar dos animais, nessa fase, indicaram respostas positivas para o sistema de produção de forma geral, resultando em bezerros mais saudáveis, fortes e pesados. Palavras-chave: Bovino. Conforto. Cuidados com bezerros. Pecuária de corte.
Abdome agudo obstrutivo por má rotação intestinal em paciente idoso: procedimento de LADD
Authors: Bissa Paulino Jhonatan , Teixeira Castelan Camila , De Melo Vilaça Dornelas Ruan Jonathan
Published: May 2023

Introdução: A má rotação intestinal consiste na falha total ou parcial da rotação do intestino primitivo durante a embriogênese, sendo que 90% dos casos são diagnosticados em crianças menores de 1 ano. Estima-se que em adultos a incidência seja de 0,2% e pode se apresentar como abdome agudo obstrutivo ou como um quadro crônico de recorrência de sintomas inespecíficos gastrointestinais, dentre eles, a dor abdominal em cólica, episódios de distensão abdominal, saciedade precoce, entre outros. Relato do caso: O presente relato de caso tem como objetivo dissertar quanto a importância de diagnósticos diferenciais de abdome agudo obstrutivo em pacientes idosos. Relato de caso: Para tanto, foi abordado um caso clínico infrequente na prática médica do cirurgião geral, a má rotação intestinal em paciente na vida adulta. Conclusão: Constatou-se que, aplicando o método cirúrgico de escolha conforme descrito na literatura médica, pôde-se observar boa evolução pós operatória com possibilidade de alta médica precoce.
Abdome agudo obstrutivo secundário a intussuscepção intestinal
Authors: Giorgenon Di Bonifacio Danielle , Da Silva Weberson Paulo , Santana de Souza Jean , Ferreira Cavichioli Pedro Alberto , Hawane Bortoli França Moreira Gabriela , Oliveira Bagano Gabriela , Salles de Faria Alexandre , De Fábio Lima Vinicius Rodrigo
Published: May 2023

Introdução: A intussuscepção intestinal advém da invaginação de uma porção do intestino para outro segmento adjacente, situação que gera obstrução. Esta condição, ocorre geralmente por uma lesão potencialmente maligna. Objetivo: Descrição do diagnóstico e tratamento de caso clínico de abdome agudo em um paciente adulto, sendo evidenciado intussuscepção intestinal e tumoração em intestino delgado. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo em forma de relato de caso, nos quais os dados foram extraídos do prontuário de um único paciente. Relato de caso: D.N.V., masculino, 26 anos, foi admitido na emergência do hospital motivado a queixa de dor em hipogástrio há três dias, de moderada intensidade, com melhora parcial a analgesia, associado a náuseas, vômitos, hematoquezia e nega perda ponderal. O exame físico indicou regular estado geral, dor à palpação em flanco e fossa ilíaca à esquerda, ausência sinais de peritonismo. Foram solicitados exames laboratoriais e tomografia de abdome que evidenciou um volvo de intestino delgado com intussuscepção. O paciente foi submetido à laparotomia exploradora que confirmou a intussuscepção intestinal e a tumoração em jejuno. Em seguida realizada ressecção do segmento acometido. Conclusão: A intussuscepção intestinal apresenta quadro clínico diferente se comparado adultos e a população pediátrica devido aos sintomas menos específicos. A intussuscepção torna-se secundária frente a lesão maligna localizada no jejuno, sendo a ressecção a conduta indicada. Uma investigação detalhada possibilita um prognóstico mais assertivo, reduz complicações e poderá solucionar o quadro clínico de forma mais eficiente.
The Effect of Green Accounting, Company Size, Profitability, Media Disclosure, and Board of Commissioners' Size on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (Empirical Study on Manufacturing Companies Registered at Indonesia Stock Exchange)
Authors: Agnes Katarina
Published: May 2023

This research aims to examine and find empirical evidence about the effect of green accounting application, company size, profitability, media disclosure, and the board of commissioner’s size on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure. This research uses 440 samples from 88 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2014-2018. This research is quantitative research using an associative research method with causal relationships. The analytical tool used in this research uses SPSS version 22 in the form of descriptive analysis, normality test, multicollinearity test, heteroscedasticity test, autocorrelation test, coefficient of determination test, f test and t test. The results showed that green accounting had no effect on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure. Meanwhile, company size, profitability, media disclosure, and the size of the board of commissioners have a positive and significant influence on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure.
Axiological Approach to Improving the System of Professional Development of Physical Education Instructors
Authors: Tursunaliev Ilkhomjon Akhmedovich
Published: May 2023

This article reveals the importance of the axiological approach to improving the system of professional development instructors in physical education of Preschool educational organizations.
Classification and Types of Illiteratural Grammatical Phenomenons in Personal Writings
Authors: Khudayberdieva Orifakhon Rustamjon kizi
Published: May 2023

This article presents the perspectives of linguists from around the globe regarding the classification of grammatical errors. In addition, the personal correspondence of male and female students is analyzed in accordance with the taxonomy of extracurricular strategies, and the most frequent errors made by students of both sexes are identified. Examples from personal correspondence are used to illustrate each category of error.
ROLE OF THE EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION IN IMPROVING THE TEACHINGLEARNING PROCESS
Authors: Oum Saad ZEGHAD Anfel , HABIRA Azzedine
Published: May 2023

This intervention entitled as “Role of educational evaluation in improving the teachinglearning process” endeavours to be acquainted with the concept of the educational evaluation and the relationship thereof to the two processes of measurement and assessment. It aims to uncover its fields, namely those pertaining to the learner, together with standing on the criteria abutted for building a codified evaluation on the one hand, and the types thereof being compatible with the educational act, on the other hand. Likewise, we add thereto accessing the role of this process work in the teaching-learning process. The importance of this research paper lies in the fact that it calls on the specialist in education to pay great attention to the evaluation process, shed light thereon and endeavour to develop the same in view of the function it performs on a general level (educational system), and on a specific level (learning process); seeing that it reveals the deficiency in the previously stated levels, thus intervening to provide correction thereto and straighten the irregularity thereof
Effect of Transition Metals Addition on the Nickel Oxide Catalyst toward Reduction Behaviour in Carbon Monoxide Atmosphere
Authors: Dzakaria Norliza , Lahuri Azizul Hakim , Salleh Fairous , Tengku Saharuddin Tengku Shafazila , Samsuri Alinda , Yarmo Mohd Ambar
Published: May 2023

The chemical reduction progression behaviour of transition metals (Mo, Zr, W, Ce, and Co) doped on NiO was studied using temperature programmed reduction (TPR) analysis. A wet impregnation method was applied to synthesise the doped NiO series catalysts. The reduction progress of the catalysts was attained by using a reductant gas at the concentration of 40% v/v CO/N2. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was employed to determine the composition of the reduced phases. Undoped NiO was reduced at 384℃ to obtain a cubic phase of NiO. It was observed that Ce/NiO exhibited the lowest reduction temperature of 370℃ among all catalysts. This phenomenon might be due to a higher surface area of Ce/NiO compared to undoped NiO, which facilitated a faster reduction reaction. The rest of the doped NiO series catalysts (Co/NiO, Mo/NiO, W/NiO and Zr/NiO) demonstrated a higher reduction temperature compared to undoped NiO. New peaks in the XRD pattern were observed only for the reduced catalysts of Mo/NiO and W/NiO, which were associated with monoclinic MoO2 and WO2.72 phases, respectively. The formation of new compounds or more stable nickel alloys led to a slower reduction reaction than undoped NiO. Therefore, Ce/NiO was the most efficient catalyst in promoting the formation of Ni under the CO atmosphere.
Improved PCNN Polarization Image Denoising Method Based on Grey Wolf Algorithm and Non-Subsampled Contourlet Transform
Authors: Li Yuhai , Sun Yuxin , Feng Kai
Published: May 2023

In this article, an adaptive pulse-coupled neural network (PCNN) polarization image denoising method based on Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) and Non-Subsampled Contourlet Transform(NSCT) is proposed. Different from the traditional PCNN denoising method, the captured polarization image was firstly devised by the NSCT and enforced band-decomposition to denoised by PCNN. The evaluable index of the image was used for quantitative analysis. Then, GWO is used to update PCNN inherent voltage constant and attenuation time constant and neurons connected intensity factor three model parameters, after looking for multiple optimal solutions, and then to polarized image denoising to achieve the best effect. This method not only avoids the image edge blurring caused by the traditional image denoising method, but also solves the problem that the parameters of the PCNN are difficult to accurately estimate. Hence, it is more suitable for polarization images containing noise. The experiment and the quantitative analysis of image evaluation indices showed that NSCT-GWO-PCNN effectively suppresses the noise in polarization image by reducing salt-and-pepper noise while protecting edges.
 
Received: 7 April 2023 | Revised: 15 May 2023 | Accepted: 19 May 2023
 
Conflicts of InterestThe authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
 
Data Availability StatementData sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.
Evaluación del liderazgo directivo y su relación con la calidad del desempeño docente de las instituciones educativas públicas del nivel secundario del distrito de Chancay - 2022
Authors: Pomasoncco Huayhua Haydee , Huertas Pomasoncco Hellen Yahaira , Mejía Mejía Elías Jesús
Published: May 2023

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo principal identificar la relación entre las variables liderazgo directivo y calidad del desempeño docente. El estudio se realizó en tres instituciones educativas públicas del distrito de Chancay en las cuales se aplicaron encuestas y se recogió información de un total de 267 docentes y 9 directivos. El estudio es de tipo descriptivo – correlacional, no experimental, con un enfoque cuantitativo. Luego de la aplicación de los instrumentos y el análisis de los datos se llegó a la conclusión que existe una correlación positiva media entre las variables estudiadas (0.531).
Los caligramas: Un recurso estratégico para el desarrollo de la abstracción en estudiantes de bachillerato internacional.
Authors: Carrión Cipriano Gilmer Ever , Huaira Zevallos Mario , Vásquez Ímac Jesús
Published: May 2023

El pensamiento abstracto es una habilidad indispensable para la resolución de problemas en cualquier dimensión de la realidad. Es por ello, que en el desarrollo humano existe una etapa donde se estimula mejor esta competencia cognitiva: la adolescencia (Piaget, 1986). Por tal razón, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo demostrar que existe una relación significativa entre la aplicación de los caligramas como recurso didáctico y el desarrollo de la abstracción en estudiantes de Bachillerato Internacional del COAR Huancavelica (2022). La población estuvo constituida por 151 individuos de entre 15 – 16 años de edad, de los cuales solo se obtuvo una muestra de 40 (muestreo no probabilístico). La metodología aplica un diseño descriptivo, correlacional de tipo no causal, donde se analiza el grado de asociación entre la variable 1 (recurso didáctico de los caligramas) con la variable 2 (desarrollo de la abstracción). Para el proceso de recolección de datos se recurrió a una prueba escrita conformada por 12 ítems. La investigación concluye aceptando la hipótesis alternativa; es decir, se demostró que ambas variables se correlacionan significativamente.
A Look at Management Skill of Housewives during COVID-19
Authors: Mohanty Devi Archana
Published: May 2023

With the onset of COVID-19, there was a drastic change in the household income. The entire economy came to a standstill. The global pandemic was hammering and shutting down businesses. The layoffs, resultant business shutdowns impacted badly the household sectors. The significant role of housewives cannot be ignored at this crucial time. It is these warriors who shun their boundaries to facilitate help to the people in their surroundings, to empathize with their neighbor, family members. This bunch of fiery women, who otherwise lagged behind the four walls of their houses, set out their business, believed in themselves, in their grits and guts and proved themselves in different ways. Initially started as a home grown tiffin service, in order to help the surroundings, to nurture the dear one during COVID, these services ushered flawlessly into home grown businesses. The paper aims to highlight the much neglected management skills of housewives, who worked relentlessly and effortlessly to maintain the bread and butter of their house intact. The research was conducted with a case study approach. For data In-depth interview was conducted. The result showed that management skills such as interpersonal skills, decision making skills, problem solving ability, team building, resilience, leadership skill helped the housewives to confront difficult situations both in home front and in their surroundings.
Reseña de Rodríguez López-Brea, Carlos M (ed.) Los pasos perdidos del Catolicismo español. Los católicos y la política española del Siglo XX. Tirant Humanidades, 2022
Authors: Nuñez-Bargueño Natalia
Published: May 2023

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Reseña de Daniel Oviedo Silva, El enemigo a las puertas. Porteros y prácticas acusatorias en Madrid (1936-1945), Comares, Granada, 2023
Authors: Organero Merino Ángel
Published: May 2023

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Mujer y represión franquista en Bilbao: el chalet Orue
Authors: Pérez Embeita Antonio , Onaindia Martínez Aritz , Penche González Jon
Published: May 2023

Este artículo presenta las conclusiones de nuestra investigación acerca de la represión carcelaria sobre las mujeres en el País Vasco, centrándonos en el chalet Orue, la prisión de mujeres dependiente de la Prisión Provincial de Bilbao que se habilitó en la posguerra. Para ello, hemos realizado un análisis prosopográfico basándonos en los datos extraídos de fuentes primarias sobre las mujeres allí recluidas, siendo la fuente principal sus expedientes carcelarios. De esta manera, hemos podido obtener una imagen nítida de las características socioeconómicas de estas víctimas, así como de la política penitenciaria de la dictadura franquista, que no solo privaba de su libertad a estas personas, sino que las obligaba a vivir en condiciones lamentables que en ocasiones provocaban su muerte.
Lucha hasta el final. Las cárceles del tardofranquismo
Authors: Vega Sombría Santiago
Published: May 2023

Las transformaciones económicas y sociales que vivió España durante los años sesenta se vieron acompañadas por cierta evolución de la dictadura franquista que modernizó sus mecanismos represivos, «civilizó» su justicia, pues la persecución del movimiento obrero y estudiantil pasó de la jurisdicción militar a la civil, desempeñada por el Tribunal de Orden Público. Pero en las comisarías se mantenían las prácticas violentas y las torturas que habían sido la norma desde la sublevación militar del 17 de julio en Melilla. En las cárceles, las presas y presos políticos continuaban luchando frente a la coerción política y religiosa del franquismo. Cualquier ámbito de la vida cotidiana penitenciaria era una oportunidad y se aprovechaba con el objetivo de combatir a la dictadura. Pequeñas y grandes luchas por la mejora de la alimentación, las condiciones higiénicas, las comunicaciones con los familiares, recibir prensa o no asistir a la misa obligatoria.
La dimensión auditiva del poder en los ámbitos urbanos del reino Castilla entre la Baja Edad Media y la Temprana modernidad
Authors: Coronado Schwindt Gisela
Published: May 2023

Las ciudades, presentes y pasadas, son productoras de una multiplicidad de sonidos y ruidos que dan cuenta de sus especificidades como organización social. En este sentido, se puede observar que el hecho sonoro fue un elemento vital del sistema urbano castellano puesto que configuró el modo en que los sujetos transitaban el tiempo, el espacio y el mundo social de la ciudad. En consecuencia, el objetivo del presente trabajo será identificar y analizar la dimensión auditiva regia y concejil en determinados espacios urbanos castellanos durante los siglos XV y XVI , a través de documentación regia y municipal, identificando las marcas auditivas de las prácticas orales de las autoridades en el ámbito municipal y judicial. Esto nos permitirá reflexionar sobre la importancia de la performatividad de la escucha en contextos particulares y con ello concebir una epistemología auditiva del poder en el marco de la búsqueda de orden ciudadano.
Arte digital
Authors: Lannes Yuri Nathan da Costa , Chagas Luíza Rodrigues , Soares Marcelo Negri
Published: May 2023

Os direitos da personalidade se relacionam com o direito do autor, na medida em que é corolário da dignidade humana a transparência nos royalties, dividendos e remuneração contratual, com seu caráter alimentar, sendo que a NFT, com a tecnologia blockchain, garante a segurança da veiculação da arte em meio digital, seja quanto à originalidade autoral, seja com a sequência registral dos direitos e usos.  Nesse aspecto, por meio do método hipotético-dedutivo, o presente artigo, com esteio na liberdade de expressão, na arte e também em obras de arte que substituem o pincel e tinta, na música e tantos outros meios digitais, o presente artigo versará sobre o exercício do direito autoral sobre os NFTs de arte digital, observando os dispositivos da Lei nº 9.610/98, conhecida também como a Lei dos Direitos Autorais. Notadamente, demonstra-se a verticalização da investigação, de modo único, típica de trabalhos pós-graduados. O resultado é que, nesses standards e equiparados, sobressai a proteção dos direitos fundamentais e da personalidade, favorecendo a liberdade de expressão, a arte como um todo, beneficiada pelas novas tecnologias, sem prejuízo de apresentar, pontualmente, malefícios ou neutralidades.
Identification and abundance of plankton as an indicator of the presence of mahseer fish (Tor sp.) in the Leuser River Lokop Area, East Aceh, Aceh
Authors: Syahputra Risdian , Febri Suri Purnama , Haser Teuku Fadlon , Persada Andri Yusman , Nazlia Suraiya
Published: May 2023

The abundance of plankton can describe aquatic life. The Jurung fish is a plankton feeder freshwater fish which has high economic value. This study aimed to identify plankton recognition as an indicator of the presence of Jurung fish (Tor sp.) in the Leuser area of the Lokop River in Aceh and analyze the physico-chemical factors associated with attracting plankton in the Lokop River. This research was conducted from February to March 2021. The research showed that the number of types of plankton found in the Lokop river was 17 types (13 phytoplankton and 4 zooplankton). Diversity index value of 1.538364 – 2.133691 and evennes index of 0.542975 - 0.753099 were classified as mesotropic waters with moderate fertility levels. In general, based on observations of plankton in the Lokop river, Jurung fish could be cultivated from upstream to downstream. However, it is better to be at station 1 (upstream) because there are still a lot of plankton species so that the food needs of the Jurung fish can be fulfilled.
A STUDY OF DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ASSOCIATION WITH SEROPOSITIVE CASES OF DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION IN LAHORE
Authors: JALEES KHALID KHAN  , QURAT UL AIN  , AMNA SABIR  , RAFEEDA MAAB  , KHADEJA IQBAL  , MUHAMMAD ABDUL-REHMAN
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Dengue fever is caused by a flavi virus, called dengue virus. Aedes Egypti and Aedes Albopictus transmit this virus. Diagnosis is through direct i.e. virus isolation, genome detection and antigen detection and indirect i.e. serology IgG and IgM detection methods.

Objective: The objective of the study was to study the association of different epidemiological factors with dengue fever in Lahore.

Material and Methods: 300 suspected dengue cases presenting in Emergency, Dengue isolation ward, different wards and OPD’s of Mayo Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Jinnah Hospital Lahore were obtained.

Sampling: Convenience purposive sampling was opted.

Study Design: It was analytical cross sectional. The different demographic and epidemiological factors were noted to see their association with dengue fever.

Results: 90 patients (30% of total) were positive for IgM and 210(70 % of total) were negative for IgM. 108 patients (36% of total)were positive for IgG and 192(64% of total) were negative for IgG . 54 (18%) were positive for IgM and 63 (21%) males were positive for IgG. 36 females (12%) were positive for IgM and 45 (15%) females were positive for IgG. Simultaneous positivity of both IgG and IgM was in 18 male patients (6%) and in 21 female patients (7%). IgM positivity was more in age group 11-20 (9%) and least in age group 71-80. IgG positivity was more in age group 11-20 (12%) and least in age groups 0-11 and 71-80(2% each). Their mean age were 29.14 + 17.03 (SD) years ranging from 9 months to 90 years? Maximum positivity of IgM and IgG both was observed in Northern Lahore i.e. 48 (19 %). Minimum positivity of both IgM and IgG was observed in Eastern Lahore i.e. 3 (3 %) respectively.
Metabolic syndrome: Comparing Performance of Three Different Diagnostic Criteria in Pakistan
Authors: Khan Muhammad Imran Hasan , Usama Azhar
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND

Metabolic syndrome was reported prevalence of 33.4% with the WHO, 22.6% with the NCEP-R, and 30.9% with the IDF criteria in urban population. According to literature, NCEP-R and IDF were most consistent in picking metabolic syndrome (MetS) in non insulin dependent diabetic patients.

AIM

This study evaluated three diagnostic criteria of metabolic syndrome with respect to their sensitivity and specificity, comparing the relation of WHO with IDF and NCEP-R, suggesting most suitable criteria for our population.

MATERIAL AND METHOD

It was a descriptive case-control study carried out in the Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Center, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore (DEMC, LGH) between November 2011 to November 2013. Total 3300 subjects were selected and. interviewed for demographics, everyday features (diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol consumption). Laboratory analysis were used to develop biochemical parameters. .Anthropometric measurements were carried out. Data was analysed using SPSS version 23. Chi-square was used for comparison of proportions. Kappa statistic was used to test degree of agreement between them.

RESULTS

The incidence of MetS in type2 diabetic patients according to WHO criteria was highest, followed by IDF and NCEP-R.  IDF and NCEP-R had better specificity. Positive Predictive Value (PPV) was high for NCEP-R and Negative Predictive Value (NPV) for IDF. Kappa showed both were in agreement, with IDF criteria better.

CONCLUSION

WHO criteria was most sensitive in picking diagnosis of MetS. IDF was second in sensitivity and NCEP-R was most specific. There is need to improve awareness, in view of the alarming number of patients.
ISOLATION OF CANDIDA SPECIES FROM CLINICAL SPECIMENS WITH THEIR ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY FROM PAKISTAN
Authors: Zohaib Ashraf  , Iffat Javed  , Muhammad Saeed Anwar  , Muna Malik  , Amina Asif  , Fareeha Imran  , Sohaila Mushtaq  , Aasma Noveen Ajmal
Published: May 2023

Objectives:This study aimed to observe the prevalence of Candida infection in hospital-admitted patients and observe their antifungal susceptibility to treat these admitted patients according to their sensitivity,

Methods:This study was conducted on 105 isolates of Candida species obtained from various clinical samples, including urine, cerebrospinal fluid, invasive catheter tips, blood, and tracheal secretions of patients admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. The patients taking antifungal and outpatient department samples were excluded from this study. Each sample was processed according to standard operating procedures in the microbiology laboratory of Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, affiliated with Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer ud din Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.

Results:The frequency of Candida species is found to be 5.71% in patients admitted to tertiary care. The most common isolated Candida spp. was Candida tropicalis, followed by Candida albicans. A 27.6% Fluconazole resistance was observed in the isolates. There was no Amphotericin resistance in the Candida isolates both by disc diffusion and on minimum inhibitory concentrations MIC method.

Conclusion:Resistance against the antifungal azole group was observed in the current study. More studies on fungal infection should be conducted in the healthcare sector of developing countries to add more information regarding new emerging resistant fungal infections
STAPHYLOCOCCAL CASSETTE CHROMOSOME MEC TYPES IN NASALLY CARRIED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATES OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors: Amina Asif  , Iffat Javed  , Sohaila Mushtaq  , Saeed Anwar
Published: May 2023

Objective: To determine the frequency and SCCmec type of nasally carried MRSA in HCWs of a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: Nasal swabs were collected from three hundred and eighty healthcare workers working in various clinical wards of Lahore General Hospital, Lahore. The phenotypic resistance to methicillin was determined using Cefoxitin disk 30 µg. All the isolates showing Cefoxitin resistance were confirmed for mecA gene and typed for SCCmec I, II, III, IV (a, b, c, d) and V by PCR. DNA sequencing was done for random isolates for all the SCCmec types recovered in the present study.

Results: Out of 380 nasal samples, 89 (23.42%) cultures yielded the growth of S. aureus out of which 31 (34.83%) were MRSA. The overall frequency of MRSA among all the HCWs was 8.2%. Overall, 47 SCCmec elements were found in total 29 MRSA isolates. Out of 29 MRSA isolates, 13 (44.82%) were hospital acquired, 7 (24.13%) were community acquired and 9 (31.03%) isolates had SCCmec types of both hospital acquired and community acquired origins.

Conclusion: The colonized healthcare workers are harboring Hospital-acquired MRSA more frequently and can act as being acting as mixing bowls of different SCCmec genes. Our study emphasizes the need for the formulation of regular nasal decolonization policies for effective infection control within our healthcare setups.
Use of SOAPIER format in rotating interns of the Nursing career
Authors: Peña Ramón Viviana Lissette , Chasillacta Amores Fabiola Beatriz
Published: May 2023

Introduction: the format SOAPIER is a systematic structure used for recording and interpreting the problems and care that the patient deserves. Objective: Identify the use of the SOAPIER format in rotating interns of the Nursing Career of the Technical University of Ambato. Methods: The research has a cross-sectional quantitative-descriptive approach. The sample consisted of 78 rotating inmates; a modified questionnaire was applied and validated by experts, with a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.811, thus guaranteeing the reliability of the instrument. Results: The 75.6% apply the recording of subjective data, as do 79.5% apply the recording of objective data. 61.5% apply the recording of nursing diagnoses. 61.5% plan the nursing activities in the nursing records. 56.4% make nursing notes by applying SOAPIER. 56.4% record the evaluation of nursing interventions based on the evolution of the patient's condition. 62.8% apply the recording of the re-evaluation of nursing interventions based on the evolution of the patient's condition. Conclusions: The use of the SOAPIER format is evident, which reflects that during the academic training the Nursing Care Process has been implemented and how to capture it through this record based on scientific evidence.
Brief Communication: An Ice-Debris Avalanche in the Nupchu Valley, Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal
Authors: Byers Alton C. , Somos-Valenzuela Marcelo , Shugar Dan H. , McGrath Daniel , Chand Mohan B. , Avtar Ram
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Beginning in December 2020, a series of small-to-medium, torrent-like pulses commenced upon a historic debris cone located within the Nupchu valley, Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA), Nepal. Sometime between 16 and 21 August 2022 a comparatively large ice-debris avalanche event occurred, covering an area of 0.6 km2 with a total estimated volume of order 106 m3. Changing cryospheric conditions throughout the region suggest that the installation of preventative floodwater diversion mechanisms for vulnerable villages is warranted, improved reporting mechanisms to authorities, and early warning systems. More systematic monitoring via remote sensing platforms and hazard mapping by scientists is also indicated.
The CoralHydro2k database: a global, actively curated compilation of coral δ18O and Sr ∕ Ca proxy records of tropical ocean hydrology and temperature for the Common Era
Authors: Walter Rachel M. , Sayani Hussein R. , Felis Thomas , Cobb Kim M. , Abram Nerilie J. , Arzey Ariella K. , Atwood Alyssa R. , Brenner Logan D. , Dassié Émilie P. , DeLong Kristine L. , Ellis Bethany , Emile-Geay Julien , Fischer Matthew J. , Goodkin Nathalie F. , Hargreaves Jessica A. , Kilbourne K. Halimeda , Krawczyk Hedwig , McKay Nicholas P. , Moore Andrea L. , Murty Sujata A. , Ong Maria Rosabelle , Ramos Riovie D. , Reed Emma V. , Samanta Dhrubajyoti , Sanchez Sara C. , Zinke Jens ,   the PAGES CoralHydro2k Project Members
Published: May 2023

Abstract. The response of the hydrological cycle to anthropogenic climate
change, especially across the tropical oceans, remains poorly understood due to the scarcity of long instrumental temperature and hydrological records. Massive shallow-water corals are ideally suited to reconstructing past oceanic variability as they are widely distributed across the tropics,
rapidly deposit calcium carbonate skeletons that continuously record ambient environmental conditions, and can be sampled at monthly to annual
resolution. Climate reconstructions based on corals primarily use the stable oxygen isotope composition (δ18O), which acts as a proxy for sea surface temperature (SST), and the oxygen isotope composition of
seawater (δ18Osw), a measure of hydrological variability. Increasingly, coral δ18O time series are paired with time series of strontium-to-calcium ratios (Sr/Ca), a proxy for SST, from the same coral to quantify temperature and δ18Osw variability
through time. To increase the utility of such reconstructions, we present
the CoralHydro2k database, a compilation of published, peer-reviewed coral Sr/Ca and δ18O records from the Common Era (CE). The database contains 54 paired Sr/Ca–δ18O records and 125 unpaired Sr/Ca or δ18O records, with 88 % of these records providing data coverage from 1800 CE to the present. A quality-controlled set of metadata with standardized vocabulary and units accompanies each record, informing the use
of the database. The CoralHydro2k database tracks large-scale temperature
and hydrological variability. As such, it is well-suited for investigations
of past climate variability, comparisons with climate model simulations
including isotope-enabled models, and application in paleodata-assimilation projects. The CoralHydro2k database is available in Linked Paleo Data (LiPD) format with serializations in MATLAB, R, and Python and can be downloaded from the NOAA National Center for Environmental Information's Paleoclimate Data Archive at https://doi.org/10.25921/yp94-v135 (Walter et al., 2022).
CESIUM-MRS: A CESIUM-BASED PLATFORM FOR VISUALIZING MULTI-SOURCE REMOTE SENSING DATA
Authors: Liu C. , Song B. , Fu M. , Meng X. , Zhao Y. , Wang X. , Li X. , Liu Z. , Han Y.
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Remote sensing data is a primary means of obtaining information about the Earth's surface, widely used in various fields such as geographic information, natural resource management, urban planning, and environmental monitoring. However, due to the large volume and high complexity of remote sensing image data obtained from satellites, drones, and other equipment, efficient processing of this data and visualization of the results have become important issues. This paper presents a Cesium-based platform for visualizing multi-source remote sensing data, aimed at contributing to urban development efforts and providing additional insights for surveying education.This platform allows users to intuitively understand the spatial distribution and dynamic changes of remote sensing data. It not only integrates different types of remote sensing data into a unified 3D scene but also allows users to interact with the data according to their needs. A Cesium-based urban visualization platform was developed to display the geographic location of a specific region in Hong Kong and provide spatial measurement functions. This platform has wider applications in surveying and mapping education, as it can incorporate more remote sensing and geospatial data, allowing for increased student-teacher interaction and helping students better understand surveying and mapping concepts.Focusing on the construction of smart cities, the platform improves spatial awareness and interactivity for urban planning and management. Moreover, the platform has great potential in surveying and mapping education, providing a more immersive learning experience for students and cultivating talents in the field.
THE "INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION" MODE OF TRAINING TALENTS IN GEOMATICS
Authors: Zhao C. , Li Z. , Zhang S. , Huang G. , Yang C. , Duan S.
Published: May 2023

Abstract. With the rapid development of GNSS, high-resolution remote sensing, InSAR, LiDAR and other earth observation technologies, advanced technical conditions are provided for the training of talents in the field of geomatics. The discipline of surveying and mapping science and technology in Chang'an University has been integrated with engineering geology and geohazards over decades, forming one of the special research directions, that is, development of earth observation techniques and the applications in geological disasters. Therefore, we have formed the "integration of science and education, international cooperation" characteristic talent training mode. The specific initiatives include six aspects, namely, concentrating featured discipline directions, building scientific research platforms and teams, recruiting and developing outstanding talents, undertaking major scientific projects, strengthening the integration of science and education, and expanding international exchanges and cooperation, which ultimately serves the goal of improving the quality of personnel training in geomatics.
Seismic risk scenarios for the residential buildings in the Sabana Centro province in Colombia
Authors: Feliciano Dirsa , Arroyo Orlando , Cabrera Tamara , Contreras Diana , Valcárcel Torres Jairo Andrés , Gómez Zapata Juan Camilo
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Colombia is in one of the most active seismic zones on
Earth, where the Nazca, Caribbean, and South American plates converge.
Approximately 83 % of the national population lives in intermediate to
high seismic hazard zones, and a significant part of the country's building
inventory dates from before the nation's first seismic design code (1984).
At present, seismic risk scenarios are available for the major cities of the country, but there is still a need to undertake such studies in other
regions. This paper presents a seismic risk scenario for the Sabana
Centro province, an intermediate hazard zone located close to the
country's capital. An exposure model was created combining information from
the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation, surveys, and the national
census. Fragility and vulnerability curves were assigned to the building
types of the region. A hazard model was developed for the region and
18 earthquake scenarios with a return period of 475 years were
simulated using the OpenQuake (OQ) hazard and risk assessment tool to
estimate damage and economic losses. In addition, a social vulnerability
index (SVI) based on demographic information was used to assess the direct
economic loss in terms of replacement costs. The results show that 10 % of all buildings considered in the region would experience collapse, and 7 % would suffer severe damage. Losses account for 14 % of the total replacement cost of the buildings and represent 21 % of the annual gross domestic product (GDP) of the region.
Kinematics and time-resolved evolution of the main thrust-sense shear zone in the Eo-Alpine orogenic wedge (the Vinschgau Shear Zone, eastern Alps)
Authors: Montemagni Chiara , Zanchetta Stefano , Rocca Martina , Villa Igor M. , Morelli Corrado , Mair Volkmar , Zanchi Andrea
Published: May 2023

Abstract. The Vinschgau Shear Zone (VSZ) is one of the largest and most significant
shear zones developed under plastic conditions within the Austroalpine domain,
juxtaposing the Ötztal and the Texel units to the Campo, Scharl and
Sesvenna units during the building of the Eo-Alpine Orogen. The VSZ
dominates the structural setting of a large portion of the central
Austroalpine Late Cretaceous thrust stack. In order to fully assess the
evolution of the VSZ, a multi-faceted approach based on detailed multiscale
structural and petrochronological analyses has been carried out across
representative transects of the shear zone in the Vinschgau Valley. The
research has been performed with a view to characterizing kinematics, P–T
conditions and timing of motion of the VSZ. Our fieldwork-based analyses suggest that the dip angle of mylonitic
foliation increases from west to east with an E–W-trending stretching lineation
which dips alternatively to the west and to the east, due to later folding related
to the Cenozoic crustal shortening. The dominant top-to-W shear sense of
the mylonites recognized in the field and confirmed by microstructural
analyses led to exhumation of the upper Austroalpine nappes in the hanging
wall of the shear zone; the Texel unit with Late Cretaceous eclogites and the
Schneeberg and Ötztal units were all affected by Eo-Alpine
amphibolite-facies metamorphism. Chemical and microstructural analyses
suggest deformation temperatures of ca. 350–400 ∘C during
shearing. Timing of deformation along the VSZ has been constrained for the
first time through 40Ar/39Ar dating of syn-shearing micas, which
reveal a Late Cretaceous age of the VSZ mylonites with ages ranging between
80 and 97 Ma. A systematic younging age of deformation occurs towards the
central part of the shear zone in the studied transects. Vorticity analysis
shows a clear decrease in the simple shear component correlated to the
younging of mica ages towards the core of the shear zone. This evolution is
consistent with the growth of a shear zone where shear strain localizes into
its central part during deformation. The defined evolution of the VSZ sheds
new light on how large-scale thrust-sense shear zones act and how much
exhumation they can accommodate in the frame of an evolving orogenic wedge.
The Health and Functional Benefits of Eccentric versus Concentric Exercise Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Ansari Misha , Hardcastle Sibella , Myers Stephen , Williams Andrew D.
Published: May 2023

This review compared the effects of eccentric versus concentric exercise training in healthy people and people with metabolic disease. A systematic search on Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, SCOPUS and PubMed was conducted in February 2022. Randomised controlled trials conducted on sedentary healthy adults or those with an existing metabolic disease that compared eccentric versus concentric exercise training interventions of four weeks or longer that involved multiple joints and large muscle groups (e.g., walking, whole-body resistance training) were included in the review. The primary outcome was glucose handling, measured as HbA1c, HOMA, fasting glucose or insulin. Measures of cardiovascular health, muscle strength, and functional physical fitness were secondary outcomes. Nineteen trials involving 618 people were included. Results of meta-analyses showed that eccentric exercise had no benefit to glucose handling (HbA1c level; SMD - 0.99; 95% CI, -2.96 to 0.98; n = 74; P = 0.32) but resulted in significant increases in overall muscle strength (SMD 0.70; 95% CI 0.25 to 1.15; n = 224; P = 0.003) and decreases in blood pressure (Systolic Blood Pressure; MD -6.84; 95% CI, -9.84 to -3.84; n = 47, P = 0.00001, and Diastolic Blood Pressure; MD -6.39; 95% CI -9.62 to -3.15; n = 47, P = 0.0001). Eccentric exercise is effective for improving strength and some markers of cardiovascular health compared to traditional exercise modalities. Additional high-quality studies are necessary to validate these results. (PROSPERO registration: CRD42021232167).
Echoic Re-Presencing
Authors: Borkowski Alex
Published: May 2023

This paper considers listening as a method in media archaeology—a cluster of technology-oriented approaches to the past that attend to “dead end” inventions outside teleological narratives of progress. In particular, Wolfgang Ernst’s media-archaeological ear advances a materialist approach which favors listening to “the technical signifier rather than […] the acoustic or musical signified.” However, this perspective is subject to recurrent critiques from feminist scholars who highlight the lack of regard for the asymmetrical power structures that undergird technical objects and their exclusion from historical narratives. As a case study, and interrogation of the possibilities for a feminist media archaeology, this paper examines the work of Daphne Oram, a British composer whose contributions to electronic music have been routinely overlooked, and the excavation of her work in Oramics: Atlantis Anew (2011), a film by Aura Satz. The archival vestiges of Oram’s composition technique, in which visual notations on celluloid are sonified by her Oramics Machine, align with, and demand consideration beyond, Ernst’s “ascetic approach to signals.” Through a close reading of Satz’s film, I suggest that her simultaneous attention to the material processes of sound technologies and the erasure of women’s labor posits a necessary extension to this mode of enquiry. Considering recent feminist interventions in media archaeology, as well as critiques in sound studies that drawn on feminist STS to challenge the presumed universality of listening, this paper proposes a framework of media-archaeological listening as echoic re-presencing.  Oram’s work, and Satz’s re-prescencing of it, therefore open up possibilities for listening otherwise to the sonic past.
Sonic Legal Spaces
Authors: Rios Joshua , Joynt Matt , Romero Anthony
Published: May 2023

This essay explores the contestation and liberatory potential of various sounding and listening practices within the metropolitan area of Chicago, especially in relation to the city as a racialized legal space of segregation, gentrification, and private property. While considering listening in terms of the individual or community is important, we should also consider how the state listens and what disciplinary effects such listening enacts vis-á-vis legal definitions of noise. What counts as sound or noise, far from abstract fact, is determined by social dispositions of taste materialized into cultural preferences that are further concretized into municipal ordinances. While this essay attends to the sonic legal space of the city as regulatory, it also examines the role sound plays in setting up the potential for radical encounters and speculative relationalities. As such, it outlines a form of sonic mutuality that refuses to gloss over the challenges of living in a noisy city while also refusing the state’s authority to transform social disputes into criminal matters. Sonic mutualism requires new orientations to the problem of overlapping sonic desires within the complexities of urban life. How might we understand our sonic dispositions and tastes apart from the territorial logics of capital, property, and control? What might it look like to form extralegal social arrangements that mediate conflicting audio desires beyond criminalization? To ask these types of questions is to challenge the reduction of the city to an abstract zone of commerciality, and instead hear the city as a sonic commons.