bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinical Value of Prenatal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Fetal Ductus Venosus Abnormality
Authors: Yan Huaying , Zhang Chunguo , Zhang Yan , Kang Yu , He Lihong
Published: July 2023

Background: The fetal ductus venosus (DV) is an important vessel that connects the umbilical vein (UV) to the proximal end of the inferior vena cava (IVC). DV abnormality often leads to poor fetal outcome. Thus, careful prenatal ultrasound for the diagnosis of DV abnormality is of major clinical significance. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 166 cases diagnosed with DV abnormality by prenatal ultrasonography. The type of DV abnormality, aberrant DV connection, and combination with intra- and extra-cardiac malformations were evaluated, together with pregnancy outcomes and chromosomal anomalies. Results: Prenatal ultrasound screening revealed that 137 of the 166 fetal cases with DV abnormality showed an absence of ductus venosus (ADV) accompanied by aberrant drainage of the UV (119 cases with intrahepatic shunt of the UV and 18 cases were extrahepatic shunt of the UV). Another 27 cases showed aberrant DV connections (9 cases with intrahepatic shunt of the UV and 18 cases with extrahepatic shunt of the UV). In addition, one case showed DV bifurcation accompanied by extrahepatic shunt of the UV, and one case showed DV atresia accompanied by intrahepatic shunt of the UV. Moreover, 72 cases were also diagnosed with intra- or extra-cardiac malformations. A total of 105 fetuses were born, including 79 with ADV, 24 with aberrant DV connection, 1 with DV bifurcation, and 1 with DV atresia. These were followed up for an average period of 12 months (range 1 to 24 months). Liver-function tests and cardiac ultrasound were performed postpartum. Pregnancy was terminated in 61 cases due to severe fetal deformities, which were confirmed by pathological anatomy after abortion. Only 28 cases underwent chromosomal examination, of which one case was diagnosed with trisomy 21 and another with trisomy 18. Conclusions: Prenatal ultrasound can clearly show fetal DV abnormalities and aberrant connections, as well as associated intra- and extra-cardiac malformations. This procedure can therefore provide comprehensive support for the diagnosis of fetal DV abnormality. Careful attention should thus be paid during prenatal ultrasound examination in order to obtain valuable information for prenatal consultation and subsequent procedures and care.
Cellular Modulators of the NRF2/KEAP1 Signaling Pathway in Prostate Cancer
Authors: Tossetta Giovanni , Fantone Sonia , Marzioni Daniela , Mazzucchelli Roberta
Published: July 2023

Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in men worldwide. Prostate cancer can be treated by surgery, radiotherapy and hormone therapy. The latter, in the form of androgen-deprivation therapy is needed to reduce prostate cancer progression at an advanced stage. Several studies demonstrated that oxidative stress is involved in cancer occurrence, development and progression and the Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2)/Kelch Like ECH Associated Protein 1 (KEAP1) pathway is affected by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Furthermore, the NRF2/KEAP1 signaling pathway has been investigated by several studies related to anti-androgen therapy, biochemical recurrence and radiotherapy. In this review we analysed the current literature regarding the indirect modulators involved in NRF2/KEAP1 pathway regulation and their role as possible therapeutic targets in prostate cancer cells.
The Efficacy and Safety of Different Noninvasive Therapies in the Treatment of Central Poststroke Pain (CPSP): A Network Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Authors: Wu Li-Na , Zheng Hong-Yi , Xue Shi-Ao , Chen Ke-Yu , Li Ruo-Yang
Published: July 2023

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of noninvasive therapies in the treatment of central poststroke pain (CPSP) by network meta-analysis and to provide an evidence-based basis for clinical practice. Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP were searched for clinical randomized controlled studies on noninvasive therapy for CPSP. The retrieval time limit was from the establishment of each database to July 2022. The bias risk assessment tool recommended by Cochrane was used to evaluate the quality of the included randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Stata 14.0 was used for network meta-analysis, and Review Manager 5.3 software was used for traditional meta-analysis. Results: Twelve RCTs involving 8 treatment schemes and 641 patients were finally included. The results of the network meta-analysis showed the following rankings in visual analysis scale (VAS): super laser injury on stellate ganglia (SLI) > transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) > music therapy (MT) > repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) > continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) > transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation (TAES) > common therapy (CT). The total clinical efficiency ranked as follows: psychological training of mindfulness (PT) > rTMS > CT. Clinical adverse reactions ranked as follows: rTMS > MT > CT > SLI. Conclusions: Noninvasive complementary therapy can effectively alleviate the pain of CPSP patients, and the efficacy and safety of SLI are relatively significant. However, due to the limitations of this study, the efficacy ranking cannot fully explain the advantages and disadvantages of clinical efficacy. In the future, more multicentre, large sample, double-blind clinical randomized controlled trials are needed to supplement and demonstrate the results of this study.
The Influence of Diagnoses of Specific Viral Infections on In-Hospital Mortality, Length of Stay and Cost in Patients Admitted to Hospital with a Diagnosis of Myocarditis: An Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample
Authors: Kwok Chun Shing , Will Maximilian , Moertl Deddo , Qureshi Adnan I. , Borovac Josip A.
Published: July 2023

Background: The influence of different viral infections in patients with myocarditis is unknown. Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of heart muscle that is commonly caused by viruses. The impact of different viral infections in patients with myocarditis is unknown. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data between 2016–2020 in the National Inpatient Sample in the USA to evaluate admissions with myocarditis and concomitant viral infection. The outcomes of in-hospital mortality, length of stay (LoS), and cost, among patients hospitalized for myocarditis was evaluated. Results: A total of 27,050 hospital admissions for myocarditis were included and 6750 (25.0%) had a co-diagnosis of viral infection. Patients with myocarditis and viral infection had significantly higher mortality compared to those without viral infection (23.6% vs. 4.4%, p < 0.001). Viral infection was associated with increased in-hospital mortality (odds ratio (OR) 2.03, 95% CI 1.51 to 2.73, p < 0.001), greater median LoS (7 vs. 3 days, p < 0.001) and median hospitalization cost ($21,445 vs. $11,596, p < 0.001), compared to patients without viral infection. The rate of death was greatest for patients with a diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), viral pneumonia and herpes zoster, respiratory syncytial virus, chronic hepatitis, and influenza which was 36.0%, 34.3%, 27.3%, 21.4%, 20.0%, and 14.5%, respectively. Conclusions: In conclusion, the diagnosis of viral infection is present in one in four patients hospitalized with myocarditis and is correlated with greater mortality, LoS, and in-hospital cost.
Chronic Heart Failure Management: Monitoring Patients and Intercepting Exacerbations
Authors: Piccirillo Gianfranco , Moscucci Federica , Sciomer Susanna , Magrì Damiano
Published: July 2023

Despite significant progress in the field of therapy and management, chronic heart failure (CHF) still remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality, especially among the elderly in Western countries. In particular, frequent episodes of decompensation and, consequently, repeated hospitalizations represent an unsustainable burden for national health systems and the cause of worsening quality of life. CHF is more prevalent in elderly women, who often have “peculiar” clinical characteristics and a more preserved ejection fraction caused by endothelial dysfunction and micro-vessel damage. At the moment, noninvasive technologies that are able to remotely monitor these patients are not widely available yet, and clinical trials are underway to evaluate invasive remote sensors. Unfortunately, implantable devices for identifying decompensation are not the most practical solution in the majority of of patients with chronic heart failure. In particular, they are hypothesized to have the possibility of monitoring patients by pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, ventricular repolarization variability, and bioimpedance cardiography at the first point of care, but new technology and clinical trials must be planned to address the development and spread of these emergent possibilities.
Memaknai Spirit 1 Muharram
Authors: Qosim Nanang
Published: July 2023

Memperingati 1 Muharram/Sura menjadi sakralitas yang tidak bisa ditinggalkan oleh umat Islam, terutama di Indonesia. Bersamaan dengan itu, kita perlu belajar dengan mengingat peristiwa hijrah Nabi Muhammad Saw. Salah satu peristiwa besar dalam sejarah perjalanan umat Islam adalah hijrahnya Nabi Muhammad Saw dari Mekkah ke Madinah. Peristiwa tersebut menjadi tonggak kemajuan peradaban umat Islam. Karena itu, pantas kita mengambil spirit hijrah untuk direalisasikan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.Kembali dalam konteks sejarah, pesatnya kemajuan Islam tidak lain pada saat nabi pindah ke Madinah. Bidang keagamaan, sosial, budaya dan politik pada saat itu sangat berkembang pesat. Momen tersebut sangat bersejarah membuat khalifah Umar bin Khattab bersama sahabatnya menjadikan penanggalan Islam bermula dari saat hijrah nabi dari Mekkah ke Madinah.Kesuksesan dakwah yang diniati dengan jihad fi sabilillah dengan berprinsip perjuangan kemanusiaan yang dilakukan nabi di Madinah menjadi hal yang tidak boleh dilupakan oleh umat Islam, dan umat manusia seluruh dunia. Terutama, dalam menerapkan konsep masyarakat madani yang menjadi acuan utama dalam membangun masyarakat modern dewasa ini. Kesuksesan nabi membangun masyarakat Madinah mendapat penghargaan luar biasa dari berbagai kalangan, agama-agama lain pun turut memberikan apresiasi atas dakwah yang disebarkan oleh Nabi Muhammad Saw.
Confidence reports during perceptual decision making dissociate from changes in subjective experience
Authors: Sánchez-Fuenzalida Nicolás , van Gaal Simon , Fleming Stephen M , Haaf Julia M. , Fahrenfort Johannes Jacobus
Published: July 2023

In noisy perceptual environments, people frequently make decisions based on non-perceptual information to maximize rewards. Therefore, a central problem in psychophysics, metacognition and consciousness research is to distinguish between decisions resulting from changes in subjective experience and those arising from non-perceptual information. It has recently been proposed that confidence reports can be used to discriminate between changes in subjective experience and those arising from non-perceptual information. Here we use a Bayesian ordinal modeling framework combined with an explicit measure of subjective experience to show across two experiments and three bias manipulations that confidence during perceptual decision-making does not uniquely reflect subjective experience. Instead, non-perceptual manipulations affecting response bias ‘leak’ into perceptual confidence reports. This occurs not only for biases resulting from changes in the base-rate of stimuli (‘cognitive’ priors), but also when biasing information does not inform decision correctness (asymmetric payoff matrix).
Using Cognitive Reserve to Create Norms for the TMA-93 (Relational Binding of Images)
Authors: Arriola-Infante José Enrique , García-Roldán Ernesto , Montiel-Herrera Fátima , Maestre-Bravo Rebeca , Mendoza-Vázquez Gonzalo , Marín-Cabañas Alba Marta , Méndez-Barrio Carlota , Luque-Tirado Andrea , Rodrigo-Herrero Silvia , Sánchez-Arjona María Bernal , Maillet Didier , Franco-Macías Emilio
Published: July 2023

Background:

TMA-93 examines relational binding using images. Biomarker validation has demonstrated that it is discriminative for diagnosing early AD. The effect of cognitive reserve on TMA-93 performance remains unexplored and could improve the interpretative framework for using the test.

Objective:

To study the effect of cognitive reserve on TMA-93 performance and to provide new norms for the test that include its measurement.

Methods:

Cognitively unimpaired people aged 55 and over were systematically recruited for this cross-sectional normative study in southern Spain. Age, sex, and scores on the Cognitive Reserve Questionnaire (CRQ; maximum score: 25 points) were collected, and the TMA-93 was administered (maximum score: 30 points). Percentile-based reference data that captured combinations of socio-demographics variables with significant effect on TMA-93 performance were calculated.

Results:

902 participants (62.5% female; age: median = 68, IQR = 61–75, range = 55–90) were included. CRQ total scores were globally low (median = 8, IQR = 5–13, range = 0–24). Cognitive reserve, including modifiable items as reading activity and intellectual gaming activity, and age mainly supported the TMA-93 total score variance. Sex seemed to have some influence in the elderly. TMA-93 total scores medians began to drop from 70–75 years old. Higher total score on the CRQ and, possibly, female sex determined a gentler slope. New norms based on these variables showed wide variations in scores for the 5th and 10th percentiles.

Conclusion:

Visual relational binding ability depends on cognitive reserve, including modifiable items. The age-related binding deficit is buffered by higher cognitive reserve and, at older ages, by female sex.
An information fusion method for meta-tracker about online aerospace object tracking
Authors: Yu Zhongliang
Published: July 2023

The aerospace target tracking is difficult to achieve due to the dataset is intrinsically rare and expensive, and the complex space background, and the large changes of the target in the size. Meta-learning can better train a model when the data sample is insufficient, and tackle the conventional challenges of deep learning, including the data and the fundamental issue of generalization. Meta-learning can quickly generalize a tracker for new task via a few adapt. In order to solve the strenuous problem of object tracking in aerospace, we proposed an aerospace dataset and an information fusion based meta-learning tacker, and named as IF-Mtracker. Our method mainly focuses on reducing conflicts between tasks and save more task information for a better meta learning initial tracker. Our method was a plug-and-play algorithms, which can employ to other optimization based meta-learning algorithm. We verify IF-Mtracker on the OTB and UAV dataset, which obtain state of the art accuracy than some classical tracking method. Finally, we test our proposed method on the Aerospace tracking dataset, the experiment result is also better than some classical tracking method.
A novel intelligent identification approach based on modified hierarchical diversity entropy and extension theory for diagnosis of rotating machinery faults
Authors: Ge Hongping , Liu Huaying , Luo Yun
Published: July 2023

Aiming at the troubles of difficult extraction of fault features and low fault recognition rate in rotating equipment fault detection approach, a new technique for intelligent diagnosis based on modified hierarchical diversity entropy (MHDE) and extension theory (ET) is proposed in the thesis. Firstly, MHDE employs to comprehensively describe the fault information of the given signals. Secondly, the MHDE feature sets are regarded as the characteristic parameters of the extension matter element model, and the matter element model in various states is established. Finally, the testing datasets are fed into the matter element model for each operating conditions, and the correlation function is used to compute the comprehensive correlation between the testing datasets and the various conditions of the rotating machinery, so as to realize the qualitative and quantitative identification of the testing datasets. The reliability and superiority of the proposed new approach is validated by real experimental datasets on various rotating machinery types. The analysis results show that the proposed novel technology can effectively excavate the feature information and accurately identify various fault conditions of rotating machinery. In addition, compared with other combined model technology in the paper, the proposed intelligent fault diagnosis technology has better classification performance.
Application of an improved VGG and RPN network in precision parts recognition
Authors: Li Dongjie , Wang Mingrui , Zhang Yu , Zhai Changhe
Published: July 2023

Although various automatic or semi-automatic recognition algorithms have been proposed for tiny part recognition, most of them are limited to expert knowledge base-based target recognition techniques, which have high false detection rates, low recognition accuracy and low efficiency, which largely limit the quality as well as efficiency of tiny part assembly. Therefore, this paper proposes a precision part image preprocessing method based on histogram equalization algorithm and an improved convolutional neural network (i.e. Region Proposal Network(RPN), Visual Geometry Group(VGG)) model for precision recognition of tiny parts. Firstly, the image is restricted to adaptive histogram equalization for the problem of poor contrast between part features and the image background. Second, a custom central loss function is added to the recommended frame extraction RPN network to reduce problems such as excessive intra-class spacing during classification. Finally, the local response normalization function is added after the nonlinear activation function and pooling layer in the VGG network, and the original activation function is replaced by the Relu function to overcome the problems such as high nonlinearity and serious overfitting of the original model. Experiments show that the improved VGG model achieves 95.8% accuracy in precision part recognition and has a faster recognition speed than most existing convolutional networks trained on the same test set.
Evolutionary game analysis of inter-organizational trust and technology sharing behavior in enterprise collaborative innovation
Authors: Xu Huajie , Zhou Yanping , Chen Huiying , Kou Yuanyuan
Published: July 2023

In the era of the knowledge economy, how integrating into the network of collaborative innovation and promoting technology sharing has become the key to enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises. It is well known that inter-organizational trust is essential to technology sharing. Firstly, this paper discussed how inter-organizational trust plays a role in technology-sharing behavior. Secondly, based on “organization is bounded rational”, we established an evolutionary game model to analyze the influencing factors of technology sharing. Finally, we used the numerical simulation method to verify the model. Research shows that affective trust facilitates technology acquisition and cognitive trust facilitates technology sharing. The synergetic benefit distribution coefficient influences the evolutionary equilibrium strategy of technology sharing, and there is an optimal synergistic benefit distribution coefficient that maximizes the willingness of both enterprises to share technology. Technology transfer cost and technology leakage risk negatively affect technology-sharing behavior. The degree of technology complementarity, trust coefficient, incentive coefficient, and the ability of shared technologies to transform into synergistic benefits positively influence technology-sharing behavior. The research provides a new way to solve the practical problem of collaborative innovation technology sharing among enterprises.
Fuzzy multiple attribute decision making method for multimedia teaching effectiveness comprehensive evaluation in college english with double-valued neutrosophic numbers
Authors: Gong Meng
Published: July 2023

With the increasing maturity and widespread application of computer multimedia technology, many universities have attempted to use multimedia technology for English teaching in order to solve some of the difficulties and contradictions faced in current college English teaching practices. Practice has proven that multimedia teaching of college English not only increases the amount of information in classroom teaching, but also improves the effectiveness of classroom teaching. At the same time, due to deviations in understanding, lack of conditions, and improper operation in work, the normal functioning of multimedia teaching is also restricted, which affects the effectiveness of multimedia teaching in college English. How to carry out multimedia teaching of college English is indeed an important topic that needs further research. The fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of multimedia teaching effectiveness in college English is a classical multiple attribute decision making (MADM) problems. Recently, the TODIM and GRA method has been used to cope with MADM issues. The double-valued neutrosophic sets (DVNSs) are used as a tool for characterizing uncertain information during the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of multimedia teaching effectiveness in college English. In this manuscript, the double-valued neutrosophic number Exponential TODIM-GRA (DVNN-ExpTODIM-GRA) method is built to solve the MADM under DVNSs. In the end, a numerical case study for fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of multimedia teaching effectiveness in college English is given to validate the proposed method.
ОБҐРУНТУВАННЯ НЕОБХІДНОСТІ ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ СИСТЕМ ЖИВЛЕННЯ ДВИГУНІВ НА БЕНЗОГАЗОВИХ СУМІШАХ ДЛЯ ЗРАЗКІВ АВТОМОБІЛЬНОЇ ТЕХНІКИ ОРГАНІВ ОХОРОНИ ДЕРЖАВНОГО КОРДОНУ
Authors: ЧМИР Віктор , ВИШНЕВСЬКА Наталія
Published: July 2023

Автомобільна техніка (АТ) Державної прикордонної служби України (ДПСУ) є одним з головних споживачів нафтопродуктів. Для більшості АТ підрозділів охорони кордону традиційним моторним паливом є бензин. Збільшення кількості цієї АТ призводить до зростання споживання нафтопродуктів, незважаючи на вдосконалення конструкцій транспортних засобів щодо економічності використання палива. Тому в підрозділах охорони кордону йде напружений пошук альтернативної заміни традиційним моторним паливам. Аналіз наукової літератури з вирішення проблеми зменшення матеріальних витрат на експлуатацію АТ органів Держприкордонслужби, наявних науково-дослідних робіт і публікацій дозволяє зробити висновок, що дійсно існують об’єктивні невідповідності між практичними потребами щодо зменшення матеріальних витрат на експлуатацію АТ органами Держприкордонслужби та можливістю використовувати як пальне суміші рідкого палива та скрапленого природного газу (СПГ). З проведеного аналізу наявних на ринку України газобалонних систем живлення було встановлено, що для переобладнання автомобілів можна використовувати чотири газобалонних системи живлення, а саме ALEX (вітчизняного виробництва) та її аналогів закордонного виробництва: Tomasetto (італійського виробництва), STAG (польського виробництва) та Atiker (турецького виробництва). Для вибору кращої з них було проведено розрахунок техніко-економічної ефективності зразка за співвідношенням вартість / якість, яка оцінюється коефіцієнтом рівня їх співвідношення. За результатами проведених розрахунків дійшли до висновку, що переобладнання автомобільної техніки для роботи на СПГ потрібно здійснювати газобалонною системою живлення Tomasetto (виробництва Італії). Розрахунок техніко-економічного ефекту від застосування бензогазових сумішей як пального для АТ підрозділів прикордонного загону показав, що у разі використання замість рідкого палива СПГ запас ходу АТ збільшився на 81–96 % при повній одній заправці, а затрачені на встановлення газобалонних систем живлення матеріальні засоби повністю себе окуплять протягом 5–11 місяців. Отже, отримані наукові результати дозволяють вирішити чимало практичних питань щодо підвищення ефективності використання АТ органами Держприкордонслужби під час виконання оперативно-службових завдань з охорони і оборони державного кордону України.
Sistem Deteksi Gempa Otomatis Berbasis Mikrokontroler Arduino dan Sensor Accelerometer MPU6050
Authors: Tritunggal Farichul Aqdam , Pradana Candra , Pradani Erlillah Rizqi Kusuma
Published: July 2023

Seiring perkembangan teknologi saat ini dan semakin tingginya permintaan alat-alat multifungsi dan tepat guna. Manusia berlomba-lomba menciptakan berbagia jenis alat yang dapat dipergunakan untuk menunjang segala jenis aktifitas dan dapat mempermudah pekerjaan. Manfaat teknologi sekarang sudah masuk kedalam segala aktivitas manusia, dari yang sederhana sampai yang spesifik. Mereka berharap dengan masuknya teknologi dapat bedampak positif terhadap hasil produksi / kinerja yang dilakukan. Sistem deteksi gempa otomatis berbasis mikrokontroler arduino dan sensor accelerometer merupakan sistem yang diciptakan untuk mengganti sistem pendeteksi gempa yang digunakan oleh BMKG yang berskala besar. Alat ini diperuntukkan untuk masyarakat yang letak tinggalnya merupakan daerah rawan gempa dan jauh dari pos pantau BMKG. Alat ini memiliki kemampuan mendeteksi serta mengetahui skala yang dihasilkan oleh gempa tersebut. Sistem ini tersambung dengan power supply dengan daya 12 Volt yang dihubungkan pada modul relay yang selanjutnya dihubungkan pada mikrokontroler arduino yang telah terhubung dengan koneksi pada sensor accelerometer MPU6050. Dengan menggunkan satu sensor accelerometer sebagai detektor sekaligus perekam getaran, dengan menggunakan 1 buah modul relay untuk mengontrol tegangan dan mikrokontroler arduino sebagai otak dari sistem ini juga memberikan perintah pada sensor accelerometer. Pada sistem ini menggunakan software pemrograman arduino IDE. Alat ini disetting bisa mendeteksi getaran sampai angka 6000 pada serial monitor dan serial ploter atau setara dengan 4 SR (Skala Ricther). Pada angka 0-5000 serial monitor dan ploter tergolong getaran yang normal dan tidak berpotensi menimbulkan bencana, tetapi pada angka 6000 serial ploter dan monitor merupakan getaran yang dapat berpotensi menimbulkan bencana. Sistem ini juga dapat memberitahu ketika getaran sudah mencapai level siaga melalui buzzer yang terpasang dan dikontrol oleh mikrokontroler arduino melaui data yang direkam dan dihasilkan oleh sensor accelerometer.
Poultry litter and cow dung biochar as P sources for cowpea cultivation in two Ghanaian soils
Authors: Nartey Eric K. , Sulemana Nasirudeen , Razak Awudu , Adjadeh Thomas A. , Akumah Asiwome M. , Amoatey Christiana , Abekoe Mark K.
Published: July 2023

Introduction

The main constraint to cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, production in West Africa is unavailability of applied phosphorus due to ligand exchange with clay minerals and precipitation reactions facilitated by low pH and low organic matter.

Materials and methods

To overcome this challenge, cow dung biochar (CB) and poultry litter biochar (PB) were applied as P sources for cowpea cultivation in Plinthustult and Kandiustalf soil in Ghana. The biochar types and triple super phosphate (TSP) were applied to meet the standard phosphorus requirement (SPR) and ½ SPR of the soils. Basal K from KCl was added to the TSP treatment. In addition to a non-amended soil, the treatments were triplicated and arranged in a completely randomized design in a screen house for an efficacy trial using cowpea as the test crop. Moisture content was maintained at 80% field capacity.

Results and discussion

Hundred cowpea seed weight was 20.3 g and 19.6 g for the TSP-amended Plinthustult at SPR and ½ SPR, respectively. This increased to 25.1 g and approximately 27 g at SPR and ½ SPR in the CB- and PB-amended Plinthustult, respectively. Hundred seed weight for TSP at both rates was similar in the two soils. The PB-amended Kandiustalf at SPR had seed with a weight of 27.02 g, 1.1 g heavier than the ½ SPR. The CB-amended Kandiustalf at both rates had 100 seeds weighing 25 g. Residual available P was 334.2 mg/kg and 213.2 mg/kg at SPR and ½ SPR, respectively, in the Plinthustult as opposed to a paltry 2.5 mg/kg at SPR in the TSP counterpart. The study recommends for the two biochar types to be applied at ½ SPR.
Study on coordinated allocation of conventional and unconventional water resources in typical regions of North China
Authors: Chai Qihui , Han Wenhao , Wan Fang , Ding Zelin , Wu Feng
Published: July 2023

Introduction: The North China Plain is an important production base of grain, cotton, and fruits in China. However, the climate is dry and rainless, and thus, water resources are scarce. The combination of water resources, population, and cultivated land is extremely unbalanced, making the region a serious water shortage area in China. In addition to long-term groundwater over-exploitation, water shortage has become an important bottleneck, restricting the economic and social development of the North China Plain and national food security. Therefore, making full use of unconventional water resources and reducing the proportion of conventional water resources will alleviate the shortage of water resources and improve the utilization of water resources.

Methods: Taking Hengshui City as an example, this paper establishes an optimal allocation model of water resources with the minimum relative water shortage rate as the objective function, the coordinated allocation of water resources between conventional and unconventional water resources is studied, and various available water sources are effectively allocated between regions and water use departments. The genetic algorithm is used to study the model, by taking 2020 as the starting year, and optimize the allocation of water resources in Hengshui City between 2020 and 2025.

Results and Discussion: The results show that the water demand of each county in Hengshui City will be guaranteed in 2025, and there will be no water shortage. In the 2025 level year, the total amount of unconventional water resources in Hengshui City will increase compared with that in 2020, with an increase of 21.9144 million m3. Among them, there will be an increase in brackish water consumption, 11.3244 million m3, and an increase in sewage reuse water consumption, 10.59 million m3, which will effectively alleviate the contradiction between supply and demand of water resources in Hengshui City.
Surrounding rock pressure calculation based on time functions and stress release rate determination of deep soft rock tunnel: taking Zhonghe Tunnel as an example
Authors: Ding Xiao , Deng Xianghui , Zhang Xuan , Wang Rui
Published: July 2023

On the basis of the Zhonghe Tunnel project of the An-Lan Expressway, the objective of this study was to determine the appropriate method of calculating the steel arch load and stress release rate during numerical simulation. First of all, based on the monitoring results of six similar tunnel sections where the surrounding rock exerts pressure on the steel arch, using time functions, the rock pressure time history curve could be fitted, two formulas for calculating stable rock pressure in deep tunnels were compared, and the calculation model suitable for the Zhonghe Tunnel project was constructed. Then, a simulation of the Zhonghe Tunnel was performed using Flac3D, and stress release was simulated using the Mana method. By comparing the surrounding rock characteristic curves and the initial support characteristic curves under different stress release rates, the impact pattern of the stress release rate on the support load was summarized, and an appropriate excavation stress release rate was determined based on the stable rock pressure value calculation. It was found that the Zhonghe Tunnel rock pressure calculation model could better depict the change in rock pressure over time based on the empirical formula and Weibull time function. A prediction of the steel arch load of the Zhonghe Tunnel could be made using this method, and the stress release rate of the numerically simulated rock excavation was determined to be 0.5. This study thus provides a basis for the future internal force analysis and support parameter design of support systems.
Green human resource management and environmental knowledge: A moderated mediation model to endorse green CSR
Authors: Hameed Rizwana , Rehman Nabeel , Tufail Sajid , Kiziloglu Mehmet
Published: July 2023

Firms use green human resource management (GHRM) as an essential business tactic to “go green”. The current research analyzes an integrative model by examining the indirect impact of GHRM practices on green corporate social responsibility through a pro-environmental psychological climate and pro-environmental behavior. This study also analyzes the moderating effect of resistance to change (RTC) and environmental knowledge on the relationship between GHRM and green CSR. The data was collected through a questionnaire-based survey of 388 executives working in various organizations under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The results were analyzed through Smart PLS-3 and present that both GHRM dimensions have indirect positive effects on green CSR through the intervening role of pro-environmental psychological climate and pro-environmental behavior. The results of the study also indicated that resistance to change (RTC) has a counterproductive effect that can impede firms and their employees from fully incorporating green practices and minimizing their negative environmental impact.
Genome−wide expression profile analysis of the NHE and NKA gene family in Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) and its response to salinity adaptation
Authors: Chen Zongfa , Huang Baosong , Yan Ziqi , Hong Yujie , Zhao Mingming , Jin Minxuan , Zheng Anna , Wang Zhongliang
Published: July 2023

NHE and NKA are important regulators of ion transport in fish and play a pivotal role in maintaining osmotic balance and adapting to salinity changes. However, no systematic identification and functional analysis has been conducted for NHEs and NKAs in the cobia (Rachycentron canadum), a commercially important worldwide flatfish. Herein,12 NHE genes were found to be distributed on 10 chromosomes and 12 NKA genes were found to be distributed on 9 chromosomes were identified in the R. canadum at the genome-wide level. Histopathological examination of the gills demonstrated the response of gill lamellae and chloride cells to salinity, while the microstructure of the intestine and kidney exhibited changes associated with salinity. The findings show that members of the NHE and NKA gene families are widely distributed in gill, brain, and heart tissues. Specifically, NHE genes exhibited high expression levels in the gill, somatic kidney, and brain, whereas NKA genes displayed prominent expression in the gill, brain, and heart. Moreover, salinity adaptation experiments were conducted to examine the response of NHE and NKA genes. In the intestine, NHE1 expression was significantly upregulated following both high and low salt stimulation, while the somatic kidney exhibited a proportional response to changes in salinity. Notably, a significant downward trend in NHE2c expression was observed in the gill, intestine, and somatic kidney with increasing salinity. Following low-salt acclimation, NKAα1b and NKAβ3a were significantly down-regulated in the gill, whereas NKAα3a and NKAβ3a displayed significant up-regulation and down-regulation in the intestine, respectively. In the somatic kidney, NKAα1b, NKAα3a, and NKAβ3a were significantly up-regulated. During high-salt acclimation, the expression patterns of NKAα1b and NKAβ3a in the gill were consistent with those observed during low-salt acclimation, while NKAα3a and NKAβ1b exhibited significant upregulation. Our findings underscore the high conservation of NHE and NKA gene family members in R. canadum and highlight tissue-specific expression patterns and their responses to salinity changes. These results provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms governing ion transport and osmoregulation in R. canadum, contributing to the development of novel strategies for enhancing aquaculture practices of this species.
Asymmetries in climate change and livestock productivity: non-linear evidence from autoregressive distribution lag mode
Authors: Khurshid Nabila , Ajab Salman , Tabash Mosab I. , Barbulescu Marinela
Published: July 2023

Introduction

The livestock sector is extremely important to Socioeconomic growth in Pakistan, yet it is also quite vulnerable to weather changes. Climate change reduces livestock production by changing ecosystem services such as water availability, feed quality and quantity, disease outbreaks, animal heat stress, and a decline in livestock variety and breeds. Climate change has a direct impact on ecological and animal health. As a consequence of climate change, animal diseases, and infections are becoming more widespread. With the non-linearities of climate change in the livestock industry in mind, the present study investigated the asymmetric influence of climatic and non-climatic variables on livestock productivity across Pakistan. The empirical analysis was conducted utilizing secondary time series data from 1980 to 2021.

Method

The non-linear autoregressive distributive lag (NARDL) model is used to examine the asymmetric behavior of climatic variability in the livestock sector. We included CO2emissions, mean temperature (MT), and precipitation (PERC) as climatic variables in the current study, along with additional control factors.

Results and discussion

Our research discovered that CO2, MT, and PREC had asymmetries in their impacts on livestock. Variations in CO2, MT, and PREC have contradictory effects on livestock productivity in the long and short term. A percent increase in LCO2leads to a fall in livestock production insignificantly by 1.0062% for Model I and significantly by 5.7613% and 5.3929% for Models II and III, respectively. A percent decrease in LCO2significantly lowers livestock production by 4.1739% for Model I and improves livestock production by 8.5928% and 6.7901%, respectively, for Model II and Model III. A unit increase in MT significantly improves livestock productivity by 1.5520% and 0.8149% for Models II and III, respectively, while a unit decrease in MT insignificantly improves livestock production by 0.1316% and 0.2122% for Models II and III, respectively. A unit increase and decrease in PREC significantly lowers and insignificantly improve livestock productivity respectively by 0.002% in both cases for Model III. To protect the livestock industry from the negative effects of climate change, this study suggests that livestock producers use new environmentally friendly technologies and ecological agricultural systems.
Age is a determinant factor in the susceptibility of domestic ducks to H5 clade 2.3.2.1c and 2.3.4.4e high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses
Authors: Lee Sun-Hak , Lee Jiho , Noh Jin-Yong , Jeong Jei-Hyun , Kim Jun-Beom , Kwon Jung-Hoon , Youk Sungsu , Song Chang-Seon , Lee Dong-Hun
Published: July 2023

High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) is a viral disease with devastating consequences for the poultry industry worldwide. Domestic ducks are a major source of HPAI viruses in many Eurasian countries. The infectivity and pathogenicity of HPAI viruses in ducks vary depending on host and viral factors. To assess the factors influencing the infectivity and pathogenicity of HPAI viruses in ducks, we compared the pathobiology of two HPAI viruses (H5N1 clade 2.3.2.1c and H5N6 clade 2.3.4.4e) in 5- and 25-week-old ducks. Both HPAI viruses caused mortality in a dose-dependent manner (104, 106, and 108 EID50) in young ducks. By contrast, adult ducks were infected but exhibited no mortality due to either virus. Viral excretion was higher in young ducks than in adults, regardless of the HPAI strain. These findings demonstrate the age-dependent mortality of clade 2.3.2.1c and clade 2.3.4.4e H5 HPAI viruses in ducks.
Exploring Business Owners’ Engagement Behavior for Promoting Regional Brands in China: An Empirical Analysis Based on the TPB and ABC Theory
Authors: Xu Na , Zhao Yanpu , Qin Shun
Published: July 2023

To help promote existing regional brands and to gain more competitive advantages by encouraging behavior towards promoting regional brands (BPRB) from business owners, this article aims to examine the roles of resource advantage (RA), government policy (GP), consumer pressure (CP), and attitudes toward promoting regional brands (APRB) based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the attitude–behavior–context (ABC) theory. Both the direct and indirect effects of RA, GP, CP, and APRB on BPRB are explored in the proposed conceptual model, where the field survey data are from business owners who participated in a regional branding process. A sample of 237 valid responses was used to perform partial least squares (PLS) regression. The results show that RA, CP, and GP significantly and positively impacted BPRB, where GP was the strongest influencing factor, followed by RA and CP. APRB was found to significantly and positively mediate the relationship between RA and BPRB, as well as between GP and BPRB. The findings of all the influencing factors and their rankings in motivating business owners’ behavior, as well as their revealed underlying mechanism, provide a useful theoretical and practical reference for promoting and advancing regional brands’ sustainability.
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE SOCIETY 5.0 ERA
Authors: Mbate Clarasiska Anasthasia , Windjiarto Windjiarto , Halawa Forman , Sinaga Hizkia Edwar
Published: July 2023

Financial Technology (FinTech) aims to achieve a competitive market advantage based on technology (digitalization). This study focuses on figuring out the effects of financial technology in the era of Society 5.0, in which humans can create new values from existing technological transformations to reduce social and economic inequalities in society in the future. This research used a systematic literature review method of 68 articles screened from the Scopus database. Fifty-five impacts of FinTech in the Society 5.0 which can help organizations understand the importance of using fintech are found in this study. The research only focuses on one database. Whereas the aims only focus on the impact of fintech, thus subsequent researchers can continue and develop the same topic using other databases (for example, ScienceDirect) and try to figure out other topics related to fintech (for example, causal factors consequence).Keywords: Financial Technology, Finance, Society 5.0
Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patient Suspected for Myocarditis - Case Report
Authors: Milosavljevich Aleksandar , Zafirovska Planinka
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: The following case presentation highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to a patient with a rare disease.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old man was hospitalized with chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue. Initial blood test analysis revealed elevated CRP, leukocytosis, and elevated cTn-I. Due to suspected myocarditis, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was performed. CMR ruled out myocarditis. In addition, there were no signs of edema or late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). However, there was evidence of enlarged right ventricular heart chambers. Cine short-axis images and LGE sequences revealed masses in the pulmonary artery, highly suspicious of thrombi.  D-dimer was analyzed, showing very high values, and additionally, CTPA confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). Venous Doppler ultrasonography demonstrated DVT in the right popliteal vein. Anticoagulation with LMWH was initiated, after which a drug from the NOAC class - Rivaroxaban was given according to a PE protocol. The patient was discharged from the hospital in a hemodynamically stable condition with a recommendation to adhere to the therapy and conduct control after 1 and 3 months of hospitalization.
CONCLUSION: Thanks to multimodality imaging, we find it easier to get the specific cause of the problem, by establishing it or by ruling it out. However, the most important thing is to have a high clinical suspicion and common sense for faster diagnosis, treatment, and early recovery of the patient.
Épigraphie bouddhique de la Corée médiévale (xe-xive s.) : les carrières monastiques décrites dans les épitaphes enterrées de religieux (II)
Authors: Bruneton Yannick
Published: July 2023

En 2021-2022 a été poursuivie la lecture analytique du corpus des épitaphes enterrées de religieux bouddhistes (高僧墓誌銘) du Koryŏ (918-1392) : épitaphes 3 à 10 (lecture regroupée des épitaphes 7 et 10, l’épitaphe 9 restant à analyser). Une « troisième heure » d’initiation au chinois classique en sino-coréen, hanmun 漢文, a été également dispensée […]
Bedouins and Sedentaries today in al-‘Ulâ (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): al-diyâr and al-Dîra in the rear-view mirror
Authors: Battesti Vincent , Marty Léo
Published: July 2023

Les communautés saoudiennes qui composent l’oasis d’al-‘Ulâ (Arabie saoudite) affichent une unité cimentée par l’appartenance au royaume, excluant de fait les travailleurs étrangers, essentiels à l’économie oasienne locale. Cette unité sous le sceau royal est plus proclamée que localement pensée et vécue par les habitants de la région. Les identités collectives locales se vivent en réalité emboîtées, définies par l’appartenance à un groupe autant que par sa distinction d’avec l’autre groupe de même nature. Ce principe de subdivision emboîtée commence entre groupes bédouins et sédentaires et se poursuit en leur sein. Ces premiers résultats d’une rare enquête ethnographique dans le royaume d’Arabie saoudite veulent offrir — avant la finalisation du projet qui les porte — une base de connaissances essentielle afin que le développement actuel d’al-‘Ulâ, conduit par la Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) et ses prestataires, se mène au plus près des réalités sociales et de la population locale.
The Airwaves in Arabia: BBC Arabic, British Imperialism, and the Arabian Peninsula’s Global Listenership, c. 1933-1940
Authors: Lavin Gabriel
Published: July 2023

This article explores how the reception of early Arabic radio broadcasts throughout the Arabian Peninsula was connected to global media markets and geopolitics leading up to the Second World War. Specifically, it uses British efforts to establish the BBC Arabic service to investigate the various radio stations and other technologies that defined the region’s global media landscape during the 1930s. It argues that, while the BBC broadcasts pushed colonial territories in Arabian Peninsula away from British India into the fold of Britain's Middle East administration, colonial officials had to acknowledge Arabia’s social, economic, and cultural ties to the Indian Ocean region in order to have the BBC successfully compete with German and Italian broadcasts among Arab and Muslim audiences worldwide. As such, the article also suggests that the Arabian Peninsula’s role in the history of early Arabic broadcasting is significantly more important than previously assumed in scholarship.
ESP Writing as a Practical Mean of Cultural Communication Between Ukrainian Music Teachers and Chinese Students
Authors: Lebiedieva Zinaida
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this chapter is to present a practical experience of intercultural communication between Ukrainian music teachers and students from China using ESP through writing. During the study, the following tasks were set: 1) to study the literature on ESP for musicians, 2) conduct a survey of students from China using a questionnaire to determine the most convenient and intelligible form of communication, 3) analyze the received data and recommend the use of the ESP letter for Ukrainian and Chinese musicians. When researching, it is important to take into account the socio-cultural characteristics of Chinese students that affect their success in studying at higher musical institutions in Ukraine, revealing the peculiarities of the use of writing in the process of communication with teachers.