bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Better Prediction of Neuro - Developmental Outcome in Babies Using Combined Vojta’s Neurokinesiological Examination, Amiel Tison Angles and Head Holding Grades
Authors: Jain Ashish , Veerabhadrappa H , Shrikant SW , Kumari Nisha
Published: May 2021

Introduction: With the advances in medical technology, the survival rate has increased amongst the high-risk neonates. Changes occurring in the neuro-motor function during the first year of life are closely related to the maturation of the central nervous system of babies and the presence or absence of injury to brain. These should be detected as early as possible, so that intervention programmes can be started.

Methods: A prospective study was done in NICU of a teaching hospital, to find the predictive value of combined assessment by three neuro-developmental examinations Viz. Vojta’s Neurokinesiological examination, Amiel-Tison angles and head holding grades. Total 375 babies with various high risk category were included, out of which only 114 infants completed one-year follow-up. On the first visit a detailed neurological examination was performed using Vojtas Neurokinesological postures, Amiel- Tison angles and head holding grades based on Trivandrum Developmental Screening Chart (TDSC). At one year, the milestones attained were plotted against the BSID percentiles and babies assigned as developmentally delayed, if it was below 97% pass level. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated and propositions evaluated by chi-square test.

Results: 23% babies had developmental delay at one year. The important high risk factors were maternal risk factors 39%, HIE with MAS, HIE stage-III, complications during NICU stay.

Conclusions: Vojta’s Neurokinesiological examination is an effective screening test that can be applied to all high-risk neonates. The predictive value could be enhanced to 100%, by using other simple tests, like Amiel-Tison Angles and Head holding grades by TDSC.
Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in an infant: Early Diagnosis by Clinical and Radiological Pearls
Authors: Sarkar Shatanik , Patra Chaitali , Pal Shibani , Pramanik Arkapriya
Published: May 2021

Recurrent respiratory tract infections, a cause of concern for both parents and paediatricians, can have various etiologies entitled to different organ systems. Diagnosing the exact cause warrants both clinical acumen and timely investigations. Here, we are reporting an infant with recurrent respiratory tract infections, where adequate clinical examination prompted us to diagnose the extra-respiratory cause with simple investigations.
Cranial Ultrasound in Moderate and Late Preterm Neonates: A Prospective Observational Study
Authors: Pathak Om Krishna , Singh Yengkhom Rameshwor , Mugurkar Rahul , Suryawanshi Pradeep
Published: May 2021

Introduction: Preterm infants’ brain is vulnerable to ischemic and hemorrhagic injuries due to structural and molecular immaturities as well as associated co-morbidities, which is usually detected by bedside cranial ultrasound. Cranial ultrasound findings are common in preterm infants’ of < 32 weeks, so cranial ultrasound is routinely recommended in them but there is no such recommendation regarding moderate and late preterm infants. The objective of this study is to find the cranial ultrasound abnormalities in moderate and late preterm infants.

Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary level neonatal care unit. Hundred moderate and late preterm neonates delivered or admitted within seventh day of life were included in the study. Cranial ultrasound scan was performed between third and seventh day of life and before discharge and ultrasound findings were noted. Data were collected in predesigned case record form and analysed using Fischer Exact test.

Results: Out of 100 neonates, 47 (47%) were males and 53 (53%) females. There were 43 (43%) moderately preterm and 57 (57%) late preterm infants. Mean day of life for performing first and second cranial ultrasound was 4.17 (3 - 7) days and 13.24 (3 - 40) days respectively. Cranial abnormalities were noted in 26% neonates. Intra-ventricular haemorrhage grade 1 or 2 was the commonest abnormality noted. Choroid plexus cyst (4%), cerebral edema (3%), periventricular hyperechogenicity (3%) and hydrocephalus (1%) were the other abnormalities noted. Neonates having APGAR < 6 at one minute, mechanically ventilated and having co-morbidities had significantly higher incidence of abnormal findings.

Conclusions: It is reasonable to perform screening cranial ultrasound in high risk moderate and late preterm infants having low APGAR score, mechanically ventilated and having co-morbidities.
Evaluation of Risk Factors for Exchange Range Hyperbilirubinemia in Neonates from Eastern Part of Nepal
Authors: Yadav Sunil Kumar , Giri Arun , Khanal Bbita
Published: May 2021

Introduction: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia continues to be the commonest cause of nursery and NICU admissions and readmissions in the neonatal period worldwide. Although most cases are physiological, toxic levels of un-conjugated bilirubin can lead to acute and chronic bilirubin encephalopathy. Hence, this study aimed to study the risk factors for exchange range hyperbilirubinemia in neonates.

Methods: This was a hospital-based prospective observational study conducted in a teaching and referral NICU over a period of one year from July 2019 to August 2020. All neonates with diagnosis of hyperbilirubinemia requiring double volume exchange transfusion were included in the study. Risk factors for significant hyperbilirubinemia were analysed with descriptive statistics. P-value of < 0.05 was considered significant wherever applicable.

Results: The mean gestational age and birth weight were 38.06 ± 2.13wks and 2611.72 ± 389.39 gm respectively. Fifteen percent of the babies (162) developed hyperbilirubinemia and 28 (17.3%) required double volume exchange transfusion. Among neonates requiring exchange transfusion, 17 were females and 11 were males. Among 28 babies who required DVET, 20 (71.4%) were SGA. ABO incompatibility was present in 14 (50.0%) neonates and Rh incompatibility in 13 (46.4%) neonates. ABO along with Rh incompatibility was present in eight (28.6%) neonates. DCT was positive in six neonates with ABO incompatibility and nine neonates in Rh incompatibility. G6PD deficiency was present in four (14.3%) neonates.

Conclusions: The most important risk factors identified were small for gestational age, ABO and Rh incompatibility followed by oxytocin use and sibling treated for jaundice.
Nepal Paediatric Society Clinical Guidance for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Paediatric Intensive Care Units in Nepal
Authors: Basnet Sangita , Shrestha Dhruba , Amatya Puja , Sharma Arun , Bajracharya Binod Lal , Shrestha Anil , Shrestha Sudeep , Rajchal Pramila , Kafle Raju , Shrestha Devendra , Puri Sangeeta , Bhatta Anwesh , Pathak Om Krishna , Shrestha Shrijana
Published: May 2021

Justification: Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nepal. There is a lack of standardisation in the management of severe sepsis and septic shock. Additionally, international guidelines may not be completely applicable to resource limited countries like Nepal.

Objective: Create a collaborative standardised protocol for management of severe sepsis and septic shock for Nepal based on evidence and local resources.

Process / Methods: Paediatricians representing various paediatric intensive care units all over Nepal gathered to discuss clinical practice and delivery of care of sepsis and septic shock under the aegis of Nepal Paediatric Society. After three meetings and several iterations a standardised protocol and algorithm was developed by modifying the existing Surviving Sepsis Guidelines to suit local experience and resources.

Recommendations: Paediatric sepsis and septic shock definitions and management in the early hours of presentation are outlined in text and flow diagram format to simplify and standardise delivery of care to children in the paediatric intensive care setting. These are guidelines and may need to be modified as necessary depending on the resources availability and lack thereof. It is recommended to analyse data moving forward and revise every few years in the advent of additional data.
Protein and gluten content in grain of the winter bread wheat varieties, depending on the forecrop
Authors: Nekrasova O. A. , Kravchenko N. S. , Ignatieva N. G. , Skripka O. V. , Gromova S. N.
Published: May 2021

One of the important tasks facing agriculture is to increase the production of high quality grain. It is known knowledge that the variety is a dynamic biological factor capable of realizing its genetic potential with a different combination of environmental factors and can act as a biological foundation for the production of high quality grain. The forecrop in modern agriculture acts as an independent factor in increasing grain yield and quality. The purpose of the current study was to estimate protein and gluten content in grain of winter bread wheat varieties of intensive type when sown after maize for grain and sunflower in the conditions of the Rostov region. The objects of the study were 9 winter bread wheat varieties of the intensive type developed in the FSBSI “ARC “Donskoy”. The study was carried out in the fields of the department of winter wheat breeding and seed production in 2018–2020. There were identified the varieties that formed the largest percentage of protein in grain on average over the years of study. They were the varieties ‘Etyud’, ‘Yubiley Dona’ and ‘Shef’ (12.44–13.06%) sown after maize for grain, and the varieties ‘Rubin Dona’, ‘Shef’ and ‘Zodiak’ (14.09–14.33%) sown after sunflower. There have been identified the varieties ‘Zodiak’ and ‘Yubiley Dona’ with the largest amount of gluten in grain on average over the years of study. They produced 24.63%, 25.53%, respectively after maize for grain; after sunflower they produced 28.20%, 27.66%, respectively. The results of two-way analysis of variance proved a greater effect of the factor ‘forecrop’ on protein and gluten content in grain of winter bread wheat than the effect of the factor ‘variety’ and their correlation.
Initial material for the development of sweet sorghum varieties and hybrids
Authors: Romanyukin A. E. , Kovtunov V. V. , Kovtunova N. A. , Shishova E. A.
Published: May 2021

Sweet sorghum is an alternative forage crop in some agricultural regions of the country. It is widely used for the production of green mass, hay, haylage, grass chop, i.e. it provides the necessary complex of feed for raising farm animals and poultry. The current study was carried out in the period from 2018 to 2019 on the experimental plot of the FSBSI ARC “Donskoy” located in the southern part of the Rostov region. The soil of the experimental plot was ordinary carbonate blackearth (chernozem). The objects of study were 210 collection samples of sweet sorghum. The period ‘sprouts – full maturity’ of the collection samples varied from 80 to 127 days. The early ripening group (which reached full maturity in 80–101 days) included 61.4% (129 pcs) of the studied sweet sorghum samples. The samples ‘K-1437/2’, ‘K-1502/1’, ‘Sakharnoe 7’, ‘K-1809’, ‘Moment’, ‘Sahara’, ‘Simon’ with 82-86 days of vegetation period were identified as the sources of early maturity. According to sugar content in stem sap, the collection samples varied from 5 to 22%. There was identified high (15.1–19.0%) sugar content in 28.1% (59 pcs) of the sorghum samples and very high (more than 19.1%) sugar content in 5.7% (12 pcs) of the sorghum samples. The samples ‘K-2027/2’, ‘Orangevoe uluchshennoe 01’, ‘K-153’, ‘K-1373’, ‘Simon’, ‘Szeegedibanne’ were identified as the samples with high sugar content (21–22%). The samples ‘Bizon’, ‘Zubr’, ‘Mamont’, ‘K-668/2’, ‘SPV-441’, ‘Sacca line’, which had 14–18 leaves, were identified as the sources of high foliage. The samples ‘OS-20’, ‘Zernogradskoe 1UK’, ‘Yarik’, ‘Mamont’, ‘Leoti Red’, ‘Sacca line’ were identified according to high leaf area, exceeding that of the standard variety by 102–159 cm2.
Cluster analysis of collection material of peas with genes of leafletless type (af) and non-shedding seeds (def)
Authors: Ashiev A. R. , Khabibullin K. N. , Skulova M. V. , Chegunova A. V.
Published: May 2021

In the conditions of the south of the Rostov region, there was carried out a comprehensive estimation of 242 collection peas samples of various ecological and geographical origin selected in the world collection of the Vavilov’s ARIPG and other research breeding institutions, and there have been selected 31 samples with a leafletless type (af) and non-shedding seeds (def). The study was carried out in the collection nursery in the fields of the laboratory for legumes breeding and seed production of the FSBSI “Agricultural Research Center “Donskoy” in 2017–2020. The meteorological conditions during the years of study were different during the vegetation period, which made it possible to objectively evaluate the collection samples according to the studied traits. In order to identify the similarities and differences between the samples, there was made cluster analysis. Mathematical data processing and cluster analysis were performed using the software Excel and Statistica 10. Euclidean distance was used as a measure of similarity. On the basis of clustering there was build a hierarchy. As a result, there were identified the varieties ‘Demos’ (Russia), ‘Korall’ (Ukraine), lL-27287l (Russia), ‘Stoik’ (Russia), ‘Stepnyak’ (Ukraine), ‘Priazovsky’ (Russia), ‘Kharvus-3’ (Ukraine), ‘Multik’ (Russia) as the sources of resistance to lodging. According to ‘number of beans per plant’ there were identified the varieties ‘Samarius’ (Russia), ‘OR-2154’ (Russia), ‘L-27287’ (Russia), ‘Aksaysky usaty’ (Russia), ‘Vatan’ (Russia). According to ‘number of seeds per plant’ there were identified the varieties ‘L.176/2000’ (Russia), ‘OR-2157’ (Russia), ‘Pamyati Khangildina’ (Russia), ‘Chernigovsky’ (Ukraine), ‘L-27287’ (Russia), ‘Aksaysky usaty’ (Russia), ‘Vatan’ (Russia). According to ‘seed size’ there was identified the variety ‘Multik’ (Russia). According to high productivity there were identified the varieties ‘L-27287’ (Russia), ‘Aksaysky usaty’ (Russia), ‘Vatan’ (Russia). The study of the collection peas material has identified the sources of economically valuable traits for their use in further breeding for seed productivity and technological effectiveness.
The use of complex fertilizers in seed production of winter wheat varieties
Authors: Chertkova N. G. , Firsova T. I. , Skvortsova Yu. G. , Filenko G. A. , Ryabov R. O.
Published: May 2021

The current paper has presented the results of the estimation of productivity of the winter wheat varieties ‘Krasa Dona’, ‘Polina’ and ‘Yubiley Dona’ when using liquid complex fertilizers ‘Strada N + Mono Sulfur (S)’, ‘Strada P + Mono Sulfur (S)’ and ‘Diform Silicon-potassium’. The treatment of winter wheat plants was carried out in the form of foliar top-dressings in the stages of tillering and stem extension. The study was carried out on the basis of the FSBSI “Agri- cultural Research Center “Donskoy” in 2019-2020. The trials were laid in the crop rotation of the laboratory for primary seed production and seed study. The purpose was to study the effect of liquid complex fertilizers on the productivity of the studied winter wheat varieties. When using fertilizers for all varieties, there was a tendency to an increase in the density of the productive stand on 18-61 pcs/m2 in comparison with the control. The variety ‘Krasa Dona’ showed the best indicators of the traits ‘number of grains per head’, ‘grain weight per head’ and ‘1000 grain weight’ being fertilized with ‘Strada N + S’ (43 pcs., 2.19 g and 45.7 g) and ‘Diform Silicon-potassium’ (46 pcs., 2.30 g and 46.5 g). The variety ‘Polina’ showed good results after being treated with ‘Strada P + S’ (48 pcs., 2.30 g and 42.1 g) and ‘Diform Silicon-potassium’ (51 pcs., 2.43 g and 42.4 g). The variety ‘Yubiley Dona’ showed the greatest increase of the trait ‘number of grains’ with the fertilizer ‘Diform Silicon-potassium’. The trait ‘1000 grains weight’ had an increase of 2.3 g, and ‘grain weight per head’ was 0.29 g. The treatment with fertilizers did not affect the trait ‘plant height’. The highest productivity of the variety ‘Krasa Dona’ was obtained when being fertilized with ‘Strada N + S’ (9.4 t / ha) and ‘Diforma Silicon-potassium’ (9.5 t/ha); the productivity of the variety ‘Polina’ increased after ‘Strada P + S’ (8.8 t/ha) and ‘Diform Silicon-potassium’ (9.1 t/ha), and the productivity of the variety ‘Yubiley Dona’ increased after ‘Diform Silicon-potassium’ (8.9 t/ha). The maximum economic effect (19080 rubles/ha) with 9.5 t/ha of productivity was obtained from the variety ‘Krasa Dona’ after the treatment with the fertilizer ‘Diform Silicon-potassium’. The experimental results have shown that the use of complex fertilizers has a positive effect on the productivity of winter wheat plants.
The study of collection durum winter wheat samples according to grain quality in the Rostov region
Authors: Kameneva A. S. , Ionova E. V. , Marchenko D. M. , Ilichkina N. P. , Nekrasova O. A.
Published: May 2021

The success of any agricultural crop breeding, including winter durum wheat primarily depends on the initial material at the breeder’s disposal, its value, and the degree of study. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate collection samples of winter durum wheat according to quality indicators and to select the best ones for use in breeding programs. In the Rostov region there were studied 159 winter durum wheat samples of different ecological and geographical origin according to grain quality (protein percentage, gluten content, amount of carotenoid pigments, kernel hardness, nature weight). The winter durum wheat samples had a high protein percentage and belonged to the 1-st quality class. According to gluten content in grain there were identified 17 (10.7%) samples. The following samples had the maximum values of trait ‘SDS-sedimentation’: ‘588/15’ (Russia) with 50 ml; ‘SAHINBEY’ (Turkey), ‘SARI BUGDAY 2’ (Turkey), ‘543/15’ (Russia) with 49 ml; ‘ANKARA 98’ (Turkey) with 48 ml. The following 43 winter durum wheat samples (more than 85%) had large kernel hardness in the trial: ‘663/17’, ‘1121/12’, ‘Novinka 4’, ‘Alena’ (Russia), ‘C1252’ (Turkey), ‘SN TURK MI 82-83 90 / GUTROS-2’, ‘DF 28.82.84 / DAB-18’, ‘P 1290493 // HUI // AV79’ (Mexico), ‘K-61869’ (Moldova). Over the years of study, a large amount of carotenoid pigments was identified in the following samples: ‘Novinka 4’ with 705 μg /%, ‘535/17’ with 689 μg /%, ‘543/15’ with 664 μg /% (Russia), ‘OSU-3880001 / 4AOS / SNIP / 3 / MEDIUM / KIF // SAPI’ with 704 μg /% (Mexico), ‘Winter Gold’ with 697 μg /% (Germany). According to the complex of qualitative indicators, there were identified 5 winter durum wheat samples, which are recommended to be included in the breeding programs of the Rostov region.
Economic and energy estimation of the effect of seeding rates of spring peas in the south of the Rostov region
Authors: Vasilchenko S. A. , Metlina G. V. , Ashiev A. R. , Kravchenko N. S.
Published: May 2021

For Russia, peas are traditional legumes, used both in the food industry for its excellent taste, and in animal husbandry for the high content of feed units and balanced protein, which allows reducing the cost of animals’ feeding. The purpose of the current study was to estimate the effect of the seeding rates of peas on its productivity, feed value of its beans, economic and bioenergetic cultivation efficiency. The current paper has presented the study results obtained in the laboratory for cultivation technology of row crops (FSBSI “Agricultural Research Center “Donskoy”) in 2019–2020 where there was studied the effect of seeding rates on productivity of the middle maturing pea variety ‘Aksaysky Usatii 5’ of the Don breeding. The soil of the experimental plot was favorable for growing peas with 3.36% of humus in the arable, with 7.0 pH, 24.4 mg/kg of soil of P2O5, 360 mg/kg of soil of K2O. The studied seeding rates influenced yield structure elements of peas, protein percentage in seeds and yield of feed units. At seeding rates of 1.2-1.8 million of germinating seeds per hectare, there was an increase in protein percentage in seeds on more than 1.0% in comparison with the norms of 0.8-1.0 million of germinating seeds per hectare. In the same variants of the trial, the yield of digestible protein was at the level of 528-579 kg/ha, compared with that of 390-456 kg/ha when sown with a rate of 0.8-1.0 million of germinating seeds per hectare. The maximum productivity (2.07 t/ha) was recorded with a seeding rate of 1.4 million of germinating seeds per hectare. In the same variant of the trial, there were identified the maximum indicators of energy and economic efficiency, such as 2.07 of energy efficiency coefficient and 97.4% of profitability with the lowest production cost of 7600 rubles/ton.
Relação entre trabalho e vida familiar: um estudo de caso das mulheres terceirizadas do setor de limpeza da Universidade Federal de Viçosa/MG
Authors: Oliveira Suélem Silva , Saraiva Charlista Schinaider , Bartolomeu Tereza Angélica , Pereira Rita de Cassia Bhering Ramos
Published: May 2021

Este estudo objetivou examinar o perfil das mulheres trabalhadoras dos serviços de limpeza terceirizados da Universidade Federal de Viçosa e as relações entre o trabalho exercido por elas e sua vida familiar. Com este intuito caracterizou-se o perfil das trabalhadoras, sua trajetória profissional e a percepção que seus familiares possuíam em relação ao trabalho realizado por elas. Para isso foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa, de natureza descritiva, exploratória e bibliográfica. A principal fonte de informações foram as entrevistas semiestruturadas. A análise dos dados foi realizada utilizando a técnica da análise de conteúdo. Os dados passíveis de serem quantificados foram tratados a partir de estatística simples. Verificou-se que as trabalhadoras buscavam equilibrar a vida familiar e o trabalho através da dupla e/ou tripla jornada de trabalho com o sacrifício pessoal. Percebeu-se que o trabalho terceirizado era uma opção que tinham de sustento para suas famílias. Os resultados apontaram satisfação dos familiares com o trabalho executado por elas, mas tal satisfação se relacionava ao fato delas estarem empregadas. Por fim, diante dos resultados obtidos, da complexidade do tema e de sua importância, constatou-se a necessidade de novas pesquisas sobre o tema ou sobre assuntos relacionados a ele.
ON THE GOLD MINERALIZATION IN WEATHERING CRUSTS OF THE RYBACHY SITE (WESTERN SIKHOTE-ALIN)
Authors: Nigai E.V.
Published: May 2021

The author addresses an issue of gold presence in pre-Quaternary crusts of weathering that are widespread in sub-mountain areas of the doming-block geomorphological structures of the Amur Region, the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories along the periphery of large- and medium-sized Cenozoic basins and depressions. For a more detailed mining and geological study and assessment of the gold content of the weathering crusts, we recommended the Rybachy site as one of these objects (insufficiently studied), and the entire Mukhenskaya area as a promising one. These sites are located in the zone of articulation of the eastern side of the Middle Amur Depression with the folded structures of the West Sikhote-Alinsky volcanic belt. The author gives examples of large gold deposits, related to weathering crusts with their brief description (Olympiada, Kuranakh), as well as a brief description of alluvial deposits of weathering crust (sub-basalt cl.Paskhalny, an eluvial-alluvial placer of the Bolotisty Stream). The search work of the DVIMS (Far Eastern Institute of Mineral Raw Materials) in 2002 indicated the potential of weathering crusts within the Rybachy prospect for gold mineralization. This is supported by elevated gold in heavy mineral concentrates from the linear weathering crusts and residual blankets, as well as from non-commercial placers (from 0.01 to 4.0 g/t and higher); the occurrence of fracture zones, brecciation, secondary silicification close by fractures, and abundant Late Cretaceous silicic and intermediate dikes. Zones of hydrothermally altered rocks (silicification, chloritization, sericitization, argillization) are widespread here.
INTELLIGENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
Authors: Gennady Shvachych  , Ivan Pobochij  , Maryna Sazonova  , Oleksandr Bilyi  , Dmytro Moroz
Published: May 2021

Here one of the new efficient approaches to solving problems of intelligent support of making decisions of a cooperate enterprise scale is analyzed, bearing in mind that the enterprise is oriented towards integration of two interconnected information technologies: a technology of constructing information storages and a technology of intelligent data analysis. A new conception of the role of informating-controlling systems in controlling and operating pipe manufacturing process is suggested. It broadens a traditional view over information systems just as if it were only an instrument of a computer data analysis. The role of the modern information systems in the manufacturing as an independent scientific and applied direction serving as a connecting link in the triad “raw product – ngineering process – end product” is substantiated. Some problems connected with plantation of the informating-controlling systems in the pipe manufacturing is formulated. It broadens a traditional view over information systems just as if it were only an instrument of a computer data analysis. The practical application of this product permits the operating personnel of the enterprise to control the engineering process, analyze the processes passing in each mill, adjust the PRP mills’ engineering characteristics in the pipe-manufacturing process. The suggested approach influences quite strongly the production’s quality improving and enables to work stably in the thin-walled pipe grades sphere.
RANCANG BANGUN ALAT METERAN AIR PINTAR BERBASIS IoT SEBAGAI PENUNJANG LAYANAN DISTRIBUSI PDAM
Authors: Saputra Bayu , Winardi Slamet , Nugroho Aryo
Published: May 2021

Various public service institutions have increasingly improved their service quality. The existing constraints are corrected for the sake of consumer satisfaction. One of the public services is the clean water distribution system at Surabaya water enterprise. The water will be distributed as per the postpaid-metered or prepaid-metered recording user's clean water consumption. Exisitng postpaid-metered or prepaid-metered device in every househould must be checked by field officers regularly. This manual checking often causing problems of human errors. This study applied the Internet of Things (IoT) concept in automatic checking of postpaid-metered and prepaid-metered device in households. The customized and automatic clean water consumption recording device is built using the ESP32 module. The ESP32 will send the rest of the water consumption data to the server (cloud). This method is expected to automate solution and to create better services to the customers. The accuracy of the test results holds error tolerance value of 10.6%, in the test results with units of mL. The device is believed to be able to provide and alternative in water usage recording purpose.
The impact of vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal infection on the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections and community-acquired pneumonia in the Central Administrative District of Moscow
Authors: Gruzdeva O. A. , Bilichenko T. N. , Baryshev M. A. , Zhukova A. V.
Published: May 2021

Background. Acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) and pneumococcal infections (PI) annually cause great damage to the health and working capacity of the population, and lead to economic losses for employers and the state. Aim. To study the impact of influenza and PI vaccination coverage on morbidity of ARVI and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) of the morbidity of population in Central administrative district (CAD) of Moscow. Material and methods. The analysis of official data on monitoring of morbidity from ARVI and CAP was carried out, and information on vaccination of the population against influenza and PI for 2012–2018 was used. Results. In 2018 ARVI accounted for 95.2% of infectious morbidity and the incidence rate was 29853.5 per 100 ths population. Over the period from 2012–2018, the incidence of ARVI and influenza gradually decreased by 2016, but in 2017 the incidence of ARVI was increased to the level of 2012 (+25.3%) however influenza was decreased (-40.9%). In 2018, the incidence of ARVI in adults remained at the level of 2017, and in children there was a decrease (-16.9%). The incidence of influenza in 2018 decreased in both adults (-65.4%) and children (-63.9%). During 2012–2018 the incidence of CAP had a persistent tendency to increase. The coverage of influenza vaccination in CAD population of Moscow has increased annually since 2012 and in 2018 reached 85.5% of children 0–17 years old and 65.5% of adults 18 years and older, and against PI – 46.3% of children and 2.6% of adults. Conclusion. The epidemic circulation of ARVI and influenza had a significant impact on the morbidity of CAD population of Moscow in 2012–2018. Annual vaccination of the population lead to decreasing of influenza incidence but the incidence of pneumonia tended to increase and need to improve prevention.
The incidence of COVID-19 medical workers. The issues of biosafety and occupational risk factors
Authors: Platonova T. A. , Golubkova A. A. , Tutelyan A. V. , Smirnova S. S.
Published: May 2021

Relevance. During the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), one of the most vulnerable and actively involved in the epidemic process categories of the population were medical workers. The study of the incidence of COVID-19 among medical workers, risk factors for infection and safety measures is an important area of research in modern conditions. The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 among employees of medical organizations and occupational risk factors for infection in order to develop proposals for corrective measures. Materials and methods. To study the incidence of COVID-19 among employees of medical organizations, an anonymous online questionnaire developed by the authors was used, which was posted on the Google platform and distributed during the first wave of the pandemic among employees of medical organizations in several regions of the Russian Federation through corporate e-mail or specialized online resources adapted for health workers. The survey involved 1,872 medical workers of different genders, ages, positions and work experience. Results and discussion. Among the survey participants, 161 employees have already had a new coronavirus infection. In the majority (64.0%) of them, the disease occurred in the form of acute respiratory infection, in 28.6% - interstitial pneumonia, in 7.4% only the fact of isolation of the SARSCoV-2 antigen without clinical manifestations of infection was documented. The most affected contingents were secondary and junior medical personnel, mainly hospital staff. The likelihood of infection in the workplace was increased by factors such as providing care to patients with confirmed COVID-19, participating in procedures related to aerosol generation, working with biomaterials of patients with COVID-19, contact with surfaces in the environment of a COVID-19 patient, ignorance of infectious safety issues due to lack of instruction before admission to work. When assessing the efficiency of personal protective equipment (PPE) when they are used in the process, it was found that the highest value for the prevention of infection COVID-19 had a PPE for face protection, respiratory and eye, and hand hygiene. At the same time, many employees are faced with the problem of an insufficient number of protective equipment in the workplace. When assessing the availability of SARS-CoV-2 testing to employees, it was found that only 77.4% of survey participants had the opportunity to be tested for coronavirus infection in a timely manner. Conclusion. Thus, for more effective protection of employees of medical organizations, it is necessary to have a sufficient number of personal protective equipment, especially for the face, respiratory organs and vision, the availability of hygienic hand treatment during work, regular instruction on infectious safety, using interactive forms of training, and the organization of screening examinations of previously unvaccinated and unvaccinated employees.
Spread of Multi-Antibiotic-Resistant Health-Care Pathogens in Hospitals to Treat COVID-19 Patients
Authors: Goncharov A. E. , Zueva L. P. , Mokhov A. S. , Kolodzhieva V. V. , Meltser A. A. , Smirnova M. V. , Khavlina T. V. , Orishak E. A.
Published: May 2021

Relevance. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant overloads in the work of health systems in many countries, a shortage of beds and staff, which contributes to a decrease in adherence to measures to prevent and control nosocomial infections, which can significantly worsen the course of viral pneumonia. Aim. To assess the possibility of the formation of hospital strains of multidrugresistant microorganisms in hospitals repurposed to provide medical care to patients with COVID-19. Materials and methods. The study included patients with severe and moderate forms of COVID-19 (ICD codes U07.1, U07.2), who were admitted to two large hospitals repurposed for the treatment of this infection. The data of microbiological studies of the biomaterial associated with the respiratory tract (sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspirates) obtained from 1101 patients from May to January 2021 were analyzed using a combination of molecular genetic methods (RAPD-PCR, detection of integrons and the carbapenemase gene bla NDM.), and molecular typing of carbapenem-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii was carried out. Results. It was found that carbapenem resistant gram-negative bacteria predominate in the structure of the nosocomial microbiota of the respiratory tract of patients with COVID-19 in both hospitals. Based on molecular typing made the wide distribution of several genetic lines of integron-positive carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii was detected. Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the spread and circulation of bacteria with multiple antibiotic resistance in hospitals. This study has demonstrated the possibility of the formation of hospital strains of nosocomial infections in COVID-19 hospitals, which justifies the need to improve infection control measures in the context of a new coronavirus infection pandemic.
Problems of assessing socio-economic damage due to epidemics
Authors: Bryukhanova G. D. , Gorodin V. N. , Romanov S. M. , Redko A. N. , Nosikov D. V. , Grinenko S. V.
Published: May 2021

Relevance. The sudden epidemiological complications that have emerged in the current century have highlighted the serious difficulties on the part of medical services and States in general in responding to epidemiological emergencies of international significance, which required a comprehensive study of the scale of the problem of the negative socio-economic consequences of epidemics for the modern state. The aim of the work was to study the factors that determine the current configuration of medical and social risks in the pre-epidemic period and form the socio-economic significance of epidemics and pandemics in a developed postindustrial society. The results are based on the monitoring, analysis and aggregation of information from specialized national and international industry publications and online resources (medical, socio-economic), as well as materials from peer-reviewed periodicals, on the practical development of author's approaches and assessments of the functioning of the anti-epidemic preparedness system at the international and national levels. Modern factors that aggravate the negative consequences of the pandemic for demography and the state economy in the absence of immunoprophylaxis and specific therapy are identified. Conclusion. The socio-economic significance of epidemiological events in the modern post-industrial society is significantly higher than the predicted level, based on the calculations of the cost of a clinical case of an infectious disease used in the previous century, namely: without including the costs of sanitary and anti-epidemic measures in the foci of the disease, for the deployment of a hospital base; for ensuring a strict anti-epidemic regime of work in medical institutions, for the rehabilitation and restoration of health of persons who have suffered an infectious disease; for the organization of preventive measures in non-medical organizations and enterprises (including information and explanatory work among the population); for the organization of medical care for persons with somatic pathology.
Safety profile, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of a nanostructured lipid carrier containing oil and butter from Astrocaryum vulgare: in vitro studies
Authors: Rossato Aline , Silveira Larissa da Silva , Oliveira Pâmella Scharamm , Souza Thobias Toniolo de , Becker Ana Paula , Wagner Roger , Klein Bruna , Filho Walter Paixão de Souza , Santos Roberto Christ Vianna dos , Souza Diego de , Baldissera Matheus Dellaméa , Sagrillo Michele Rorato
Published: May 2021

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Tucumã (Astrocaryum vulgare)is a fruit native to the Amazon region. Extracts from the peel and pulp are thought of as promising treatments for bacterial infections. The primary constituents of Tucumã oil and butter possess unsaturated carbon chains that are susceptible to oxidation by light or heat. The oils have high volatility and low aqueous solubility that limits their use without a vehicle. Nanotechnology refers to techniques to solve these problems. Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC), for example, protect fixed oils degradation by heat or light, as well as from oxidation and evaporation, ensuring greater stability and function, thereby prolonging the useful life of the final product. Study objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the hemolytic, cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties of an NLC containing Tucumã butter and oil soasto improve the solubility and photosensitivity of the compounds, generating better pharmacological efficacy. Materials and methods: The NLC was assessed for stability for 60 days. The cytotoxicity of nanoparticles in peripheral blood mononucleated cells was determined in culture using assays for cell viability, DNA damage, oxidative metabolism and damage to human erythrocytes. Antimicrobial activity was determined using the broth microdilution technique and antibiofilm activity according to standardized protocols. Results: The Tucumã NLC remained stable throughout the evaluated period, with pH between 5.22–5.35, monodisperse distribution (PDI<0.3) and average particle size of 170.7 ± 3nm. Cytotoxicity studies revealed that the NLC is safe and modulates inflammatory processes, demonstrated by increased cell viability and nitric oxide levels. There was low hemolytic activity of the NLC against human erythrocytes almost concentrations tested. Conclusion: Taken together, the data suggest that NLC containing Tucumã oil and butter showed antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity against organisms that cause morbidity and mortality in humans. They may be alternative solutions to public health problems related to bacterial infections.
Computational meta-heuristics based on Machine Learning to optimize fuel consumption of vessels using diesel engines
Authors: Junior Paulo Oliveira Siqueira , Nascimento Manoel Henrique Reis , Silva Ítalo Rodrigo Soares , Parente Ricardo Silva , Júnior Milton Fonseca , Leite Jandecy Cabral
Published: May 2021

With the expansion of means of river transportation, especially in the case of small and medium-sized vessels that make routes of greater distances, the cost of fuel, if not taken as an analysis criterion for a larger profit margin, is considered to be a primary factor , considering that the value of fuel specifically diesel to power internal combustion machines is high. Therefore, the use of tools that assist in decision-making becomes necessary, as is the case of the present research, which aims to contribute with a computational model of prediction and optimization of the best speed to decrease the fuel cost considering the characteristics of the SCANIA 315 machine. propulsion model, of a vessel from the river port of Manaus that carries out river transportation to several municipalities in Amazonas. According to the results of the simulations, the best training algorithm of the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was the BFGS Quasi-Newton considering the characteristics of the engine for optimization with Genetic Algorithm (AG).
STEAMPUNK E SUA CONTRIBUIÇÃO PARA AS NARRATIVAS LITERÁRIAS E AUDIOVISUAIS – EM DIÁLOGO COM O ENSINO DE ARTES
Authors: Hergesel João Paulo Lopes de Meira
Published: May 2021

O Steampunk é um movimento cultural que ganhou evidência e definição a partir dos anos 1980, sendo considerado um subgênero da ficção científica e presente em variadas obras de artes, influenciando, ainda, novas narrativas na literatura e no cinema. Baseando-se nisso, este artigo surgiu com o objetivo de analisar criticamente os trabalhos mais relevantes já publicados em língua portuguesa sobre o referido estilo artístico-cultural. O percurso metodológico envolveu uma abordagem quantiqualitativa, suportada pela revisão sistemática, realizada em 25 de setembro de 2020, tendo como base de pesquisa o Google Acadêmico. A fundamentação teórica, nesse sentido, envolveu estudos interdisciplinares contemporâneos sobre métodos de pesquisa exploratória e bibliográfica. Como resultado, observamos que a produção acadêmica brasileira destinada ao tema parece se concentrar em dois autores principais: Everly Pegoraro e Mônica Rebecca Ferrari Nunes – esta, também em coautoria de Marcos Antônio Bin. A leitura desses trabalhos nos mostrou que as características do Steampunk prevalecem na literatura, mas também alcançou outras artes, como a pintura, a ilustração e o cinema, e as mídias, como os games, a televisão e a internet.
دليل القاضي الدستوري في تطبيق الفصل 49 من الدستور
Authors: Hamrouni Salwa
Published: May 2021

أحدث الفصل ٤٩ من الدستور تغييراَ جذرياً في منظومة حماية حقوق الإنسان في تونس، إذ يكاد يكون المادة الجامعة الوحيدة في الدساتير العربية التي تضع الشروط والمعايير المتعلقة بتنظيم الحقوق والحريات وضبط إطار لتدخّل المشرع ومختلف السلط العمومية بالاستناد إلى مبدأ التناسب بين ضوابط تقييد الحقوق وموجباتها. فقد تم بمقتضى الفصل ٤٩ دسترة مبدأ قانوني هام وهو مبدأ التناسب باعتباره منهجاً واختباراً من الضروري إعماله من قبل كافة المتدخلين في هذا المجال حتى تتم عقلنة هذا التدخل وضمان حماية أنجع وأدق للحقوق والحريات. ويعتبر المشرع والقاضي الدستوري المخاطبان الأساسيان بأحكام الفصل ٤٩. في هذا الإطار، تقدم المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات دليل القاضي الدستوري في تطبيق الفصل ٤٩ من الدستور كمدخل لعمله في مراقبة احترام ضوابط الحد من الحقوق والحريات. يعرض الدليل جملة من الآليات لمراقبة تطبيق الفصل ٤٩ وإعمال اختبار التناسب إستناداً بالأساس إلى التطبيقات فقه القضائية المقارنة في المجال، حتى يكون أداة عملية لفائدة قضاة المحكمة الدستورية عند تركيزها. ويطرح الدليل خمس إشكاليات قد تعترض القاضي في رقابته على الحدود الموضوعة على الحقوق والحريات على ضوء مقتضيات الفصل ٤٩ وهي: الرقابة الدستورية الخارجية، أي الرقابة على مسألة الإختصاص أو ما يعبر عنه بالتحفظ التشريعي في تنظيم الحقوق والحريات وما يقتضيه من رقابة على مدى احترام المشرع إجراءات سن القوانين؛ التثبت من عدم المساس بجوهر الحق؛ التثبت من شرط الضرورة الخارجية أي الرقابة على علاقة مشروع القانون أو القانون بالأهداف المشروعة المراد حمايتها؛ الرقابة على مدى احترام النص القانوني للتناسب بين الضوابط وموجباتها؛ وأخيراً دور القاضي الدستوري في ضمان عدم التراجع عن الحقوق والحريات المكتسبة.
Organic waste processing and its application to potato plants through hydroponic techniques
Authors: Irmawanty Irmawanty , Safitri Dian , Rukman Wira Yustika , Syam Haerul
Published: May 2021

The Kalimbu market is one of the traditional markets in South Sulawesi with a very high buying and selling activity. The organic waste that is mostly generated from the activities at the Kalimbu Market is leftover vegetables and fruit. Vegetable and fruit waste provides a big advantage if it is managed properly, which is converted into liquid organic fertilizer through a fermentation process. The liquid organic fertilizers produced can help farmers overcome the high price of synthetic fertilizers and save the earth from pollution. The method used to determine the effect of types of organic waste (vegetable waste and fruit waste) on the physical and chemical quality of solid and liquid organic fertilizers used a randomized block design. Whereas the application of solid and liquid organic fertilizers to the production and nutritional content of potato plants used a treatment consisting of P0: basic fertilizer + without liquid organic fertilizer and P1: basic fertilizer + liquid organic fertilizer. The results of research on the manufacture of liquid organic fertilizer from Kalimbu market waste with vegetable and fruit samples also showed that the two samples required different storage times for composting. Plants treated with liquid organic fertilizer from the Kalimbu market waste have better stem growth, leaf number, and stem number.Keywords: Waste, organic, fermentation, hydroponic
The utilization of sugarcane bagasse, cassava peels and corn husks in handmade paper production
Authors: Asngad Aminah , Santhyami Santhyami , Pertiwi Ardiyana Rahma , Rahmitasari Carissa
Published: May 2021

High demands for trees as the raw material of paper can disrupt the stability of the environment. It is necessary to find alternatives from other materials which are more environmentally friendly. This study aims to determine the quality of paper made from combining sugarcane bagasse with cassava peels or with corn husks using PVAc or tapioca starch adhesives. A completely randomized 2 x 2 factorial design with five times replication was used. The parameters tested were the tensile and tear resistance of the paper using a micrometer and a universal testing machine. A sensory analysis from panelists was also conducted. The combination of J1P1 produced a paper with the highest tensile strength (11.30 MPa) and the highest tear strength (1.82 MPa). The combination of J2P2 produced a paper with the lowest tensile strength (10.35 MPa) and the lowest tear strength (1.62 MPa). Variance analysis showed that the type of adhesive used showed a significant result on both tensile and tear resistance but material choices and interaction between materials and adhesive choices was not significantly different from the result on both tensile and tear resistance. Sensory testing shows that the combination of J1P1 was preferred the most. It can be concluded that the combination of J1P1 appeared to be the best combination.Keywords: Handmade paper, sugarcane bagasse, cassava peels, corn husk, PVAc tapioca starch, adhesive
The critical thinking skills on animal tissue learning: Inquiry based student activity sheets development
Authors: Andayani Flaviana Claudia , Raharjo Raharjo , Budijastuti Widowati
Published: May 2021

Students' critical thinking skills in Indonesia are still categorized as low, so it is necessary to facilitate learning tools that support critical thinking activities. One of the learning tools is the inquiry-based Student Activity Sheet (LKS) which can train students' critical thinking skills. The purpose of this study was to develop inquiry-based worksheets on animal tissue learning material for class XI SMA Negeri 3 Mojokerto. The model used in this research is the 4-D model, namely define, design, develop and disseminate. The research subjects were 12 students of class XI MIPA 1 as many as 12 students of SMA Negeri 3 Mojokerto. The results of the percentage agreement validation of the LKS were 96% categorized as reliable. The effectiveness of the student worksheet is based on a gain score of 0.89 with high criteria so that the device is said to be effective. Student responses to the developed worksheets obtained results of 99.08% with a very good response. Thus, inquiry-based student worksheets on animal tissue learning material can train students' critical thinking skills.Keywords: Student activity sheet, inquiry model, critical thinking skills, animal tissue