bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Body Fat Distribution, Cardiometabolic Traits, and Risk of Major Lower-Extremity Arterial Disease in Postmenopausal Women
Authors: Chen Guo-Chong , Arthur Rhonda , Kamensky Victor , Chai Jin Choul , Yu Bing , Shadyab Aladdin H. , Allison Matthew , Sun Yangbo , Saquib Nazmus , Wild Robert A. , Bao Wei , Dannenberg Andrew J. , Rohan Thomas E. , Kaplan Robert C. , Wassertheil-Smoller Sylvia , Qi Qibin
Published: November 2021

OBJECTIVE

To assess the relationship between body fat distribution and incident lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We included 155,925 postmenopausal women with anthropometric measures from the Women’s Health Initiative who had no known LEAD at recruitment. A subset of 10,894 participants had body composition data quantified by DXA. Incident cases of symptomatic LEAD were ascertained and adjudicated through medical record review.

RESULTS

We identified 1,152 incident cases of LEAD during a median 18.8 years follow-up. After multivariable adjustment and mutual adjustment, waist and hip circumferences were positively and inversely associated with risk of LEAD, respectively (both P-trend < 0.0001). In a subset (n = 22,561) where various cardiometabolic biomarkers were quantified, a similar positive association of waist circumference with risk of LEAD was eliminated after adjustment for diabetes and HOMA of insulin resistance (P-trend = 0.89), whereas hip circumference remained inversely associated with the risk after adjustment for major cardiometabolic traits (P-trend = 0.0031). In the DXA subset, higher trunk fat (P-trend = 0.0081) and higher leg fat (P-trend < 0.0001) were associated with higher and lower risk of LEAD, respectively. Further adjustment for diabetes, dyslipidemia, and blood pressure diminished the association for trunk fat (P-trend = 0.49), yet the inverse association for leg fat persisted (P-trend = 0.0082).

CONCLUSIONS

Among U.S. postmenopausal women, a positive association of upper-body fat with risk of LEAD appeared to be attributable to traditional risk factors, especially insulin resistance. Lower-body fat was inversely associated with risk of LEAD beyond known risk factors.
Body Fat Distribution, Cardiometabolic Traits, and Risk of Major Lower-Extremity Arterial Disease in Postmenopausal Women
Authors: Chen Guo-Chong , Arthur Rhonda , Kamensky Victor , Chai Jin Choul , Yu Bing , Shadyab Aladdin H. , Allison Matthew , Sun Yangbo , Saquib Nazmus , Wild Robert A , Bao Wei , Dannenberg Andrew J. , Rohan Thomas E. , Kaplan Robert C. , Wassertheil-Smoller Sylvia , Qi Qibin
Published: November 2021

OBJECTIVE

To assess
the relationship between body fat distribution and incident lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD).

RESEARCH
DESIGN AND METHODS

We
included 155,925 postmenopausal women with anthropometric measures from the
Women’s Health Initiative who had no known LEAD at recruitment. A subset of 10,894 participants had body composition data
quantified by dual energy X-ray
absorptiometry (DXA). Incident cases of
symptomatic LEAD were ascertained and adjudicated via medical
record review.

RESULTS

We identified 1152 incident LEAD cases during a
median 18.8 years follow-up. After multivariable adjustment and mutual
adjustment, waist and hip
circumference was positively and inversely associated with risk of LEAD, respectively (both P-trend values
<0.0001). In a subset (n = 22,561) where various cardiometabolic biomarkers
were quantified, a similar positive association of waist circumference with
risk of LEAD was eliminated
after adjustment for diabetes and HOMA-IR (P-trend = 0.89), whereas hip
circumference remained inversely associated with the risk after adjustment for major
cardiometabolic traits (P-trend = 0.0031). In the DXA subset, higher trunk fat (P-trend = 0.0081)
and higher leg fat (P-trend <0.0001) was associated with higher and lower
risk of LEAD, respectively. Further
adjustment for diabetes, dyslipidemia, and blood pressure diminished the
association for trunk fat (P-trend = 0.49), yet the inverse association for leg
fat persisted (P-trend = 0.0082).

CONCLUSIONS

Among US
postmenopausal women, a positive association of upper-body fat with risk of LEAD appeared to be attributable to
traditional risk factors especially insulin resistance. Lower-body fat was
inversely associated with risk of LEAD
beyond known risk factors.
Deepfakes na perspectiva da semiótica
Authors: Souza Carlos Eduardo de , Santaella Lucia
Published: November 2021

As notícias falsas são uma arma de desinformação conhecida, capaz de ameaçar o estado democrático. Em um momento em que as mídias tradicionais são constantemente atacadas e acusadas de fazerem parte de uma grande conspiração para manter o poder das classes dominantes, as pessoas transformaram as redes sociais em sua fonte primária de informação, pois nelas existe menos controle sobre o que circula e, pretensamente, trazem menor risco de manipulação pelas mídias tradicionais. Na intersecção de fatores como a democratização na produção de conteúdo sem qualquer supervisão, a personalização das mensagens que não confrontam o usuário e o estímulo ao compartilhamento, as fake news encontram um campo para florescer e se propagar. Em 2017 elas evoluíram, com o nome de deepfake, deixaram de ser apenas mensagens no formato de texto, para contar com a manipulação de imagens, áudios e vídeos. Sua capacidade de forjar a realidade de maneira praticamente imperceptível, até mesmo para especialistas, chamou a atenção das mídias e da academia. Para discutir os efeitos e as ameaças dessa tecnologia, e como combatê-las, esse artigo, baseado na semiótica desenvolvida por Peirce, aponta para o esforço feito pelos produtores do vídeo In Event of Moon Disaster em criar um conteúdo educativo para alertar as pessoas sobre as consequências das deepfakes.
PENGGUNAAN AIR KELAPA DAN ASPIRIN UNTUK PRESERVASI UBI JALAR (Ipomea batatas) SECARA IN VITRO
Authors: Yelli Fitri
Published: November 2021

Sweet potato is raw locally food used as an alternative staple food that important for national food security.   The objective of the reseach was to achive the suitable medium for preservation  of  sweet potato plants by slowly growth in in vitro medium.   The factorial experiment arranged in completely randomized design with the first factor was two concentrations of MS medium: MS 1 and MS 2.   The second factor was several concentrations of coconut water, i.e.  0 and 15 mg/l and the third factor was several concentrations of Aspirin (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 mg/l) . The results showed that the number of green leaves and the number of internodes were affected by concentrations of medium in six weeks after planting. The MS1 medium with 0 mg/l Aspirin and 15 mg/ coconut water could produced the higher number of green leaves (8,0) and 8,5 internodes number.  The MS2 + 15 mg/l coconut  water and 15 mg/l Aspirin was the best medium for sweet potato preservation.   Data obtained also showed that all medium containing Aspirin  produced  the high number of root.  Keywords : Sweet potato, coconut water, Aspirin, preservation, in vitro.
Uji Efektivitas Campuran Herbisida Berbahan Aktif Atrazin dan Topramezon terhadap Beberapa Jenis Gulma
Authors: Sembodo Dad Resiworo Jekti , Wati Nana Ratna
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mixing herbicides with the active ingredients atrazine and topramezone in controlling weeds and to determine the nature of the mixture of the two active ingredients. This research was conducted in a plastic house in Natar District, South Lampung Regency from October 2020 - January 2021. The study was arranged in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The treatments consisted of three types of herbicides with six dosage levels of the active ingredients, namely the single herbicide Atrazine 300 g/l (0, 37.5, 75, 150, 300, and 600 g ai ha-1), Topramezon 10 g/l (0. 1.25 , 2.5, 5, 10, and 20 g ai ha-1), and the herbicide mixture of Atrazine 300 g/l + Topramezone 10 g/l (0. 38.75, 77.50, 155, 310, and 620 g ai ha-1) , and repeated 6 times. The target weeds included broadleaf weeds (Ageratum conyzoides and Synedrella nodiflora), grass groups (Digitaria ciliaris, Echinochloa colonum, and Eleusine indica), and the puzzle group (Cyperus iria). The herbicides atrazine and topramezone have different ways of working so that the analytical method used is the Multiplicative Survival Model (MSM) method. The results showed that mixing the herbicide Atrazine 300 g/l + Topramezon 10 g/l had an expected LD50 value of 46.28 g ai ha-1 and a treatment LD50 of 27.22 g ai ha-1 with a co-toxicity value of 1.7 (Co-toxicity > 1) so that it is synergistic.Key words: Atrazin, Topramezon, mixing herbicide, Multiplicative Survival Model, weed, LD50
Pengaruh Priming pada Vigor Benih Kedelai (Glycine max. [L] Merrill) yang Dikecambahkan pada Tanah Masam
Authors: Lutfiah Nabila , . Agustiansyah , Timotiwu Paul B.
Published: November 2021

The need of soybeans continuously increases due to the increasing of human population. The germination of soybeans seeds in the acid soil such as ultisol soil often experienced barrier. One of the ways to improve seed germination in the acid soils is to give priming treatment on the seeds. The research was conducted in the green house of the Integrated Field Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, the University of Lampung. It was conducted from December 2020 to March 2021. The research used factorial treatment that was applied in the Completely Random Design with three replicates. The Tukey’s Honestly Significance Difference with 5% level of significance was used to compare the average of treaments. Data analyzing was done by using R studio statistics program. The first factor  was kinds of priming which consisted of without priming as a controle, water priming within 12 hours, KNO3 1% within 3 hours, KNO3 2% within 6 hours, GA3 50 ppm within 14 hours, GA3 100 ppm within 14 hours, and PEG 7,5% within 24 hours. The second factor was three soybean seed varieties, i.e. Anjasmoro, Burangrang, and Grobogan. Results showed that Giberelin priming of 50 ppm for 14 hours was the best priming in seedling emergence in the ultisol soils. The Burangrang soybean seeds showed the best T50% and the number of radicles appeared in the first day. The Anjasmoro soybean seeds showed the best response in the dry weight of normal seedling and hypocotyls lenght of normal seedling in the ultisol soils.Key Words: Priming, soybean, ultisol, variety
Application of VSM to Improve a Television Productive Process of a Company in the Manaus Industrial Pole
Authors: Da Silva Camila Maria Costa , Oliveira Marcelo Albuquerque de , Veroneze Gabriela de Mattos , Da Silva Polyana Almeida
Published: November 2021

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) enables, through its own symbology, the improvement of the flow of materials and information, helps to eliminate activities that do not add value and other waste. The present study refers to the application of the VSM tool for the improvement of a television productive process of a company in the Manaus Industrial Pole. The research is classified as a case study with a qualitative approach, of an applied nature with an exploratory objective. Activities throughout the production process were analyzed and characterized to obtain points of improvement in operating time, such as a 75% reduction in inventory time and 7.3% in the final line. As a contribution, it was possible to identify the points of unproductive that cause losses and failures that can help for future studies and new improvements.
Plasmodiasis in Relation to Haematological Parameters among Children in the Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDPS) within Maiduguri, Nigeria
Authors: Askira Umoru M. , Marshall E. S. , Onyilokwu S. A. , Bukar Alhaji , Balla H. J. , Ali H. B.
Published: November 2021

Introduction: Malaria parasite is a protozoan disease that is transmitted by female anopheles mosquito which infects humans regardless of age, sex and status. It has a worldwide distribution and often prevalent in the developing countries and areas with poor environmental hygiene this study focuses on the incidence of plasmodiasis in relation to haematological parameters among children in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp.

Methods: blood samples were collected via venipuncture for thick blood film and was stained with giemsa diluted 1:10 and rapid diagnostic techniques (RDT), while the hematological parameter were analyzed by auto analyzer machine.

Results: a total of two hundred and one (201) samples were obtained from two different camps in the study area. 87 were obtained from Stadium IDPs camp and 114 from Bakassi camp. From the Stadium IDPs camp 25(12.4%) were malaria positive and 62(30.8%) were negative. Similarly, from Bakassi IDPs camp, 58(28.9%) were positive and 56(27.9%) were negative.

Conclusions: Males were shown to have eosinophilia compared to the females, due to an increase in the eosinophil count in them which can be used to predict the intensity of malaria infection, and a decrease in the eosinophil in females. There was a partial negative correlation due to a decrease in the monocyte and lymphocyte with increasing parasite density count.
Microbial Co-infections in Covid Patients: A Mini Review
Authors: Bhosale Rajkumar , Sakkan Sasidharan , Padmanabhan Sriram
Published: November 2021

In this review, we highlight the complications of COVID-19 affected patients due to microbial infections, which increase the severity of the disease. Nearly 50% of COVID-19 affected patients among non-survivors were either co-infected with bacterial, fungal, or viral pathogens. During ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it has been a challenge for developing and under developing countries to identify co-infections in patients due to limited healthcare facilities and high cost for the diagnostic tests. Since several microbial co-infections are associated with COVID-19, there is need to diagnose such co-infections in early stage so that required control measures would be taken to avoid the further health risks. People with severe COVID-19, COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU), are susceptible to bacterial and fungal infections. Bacterial pathogens, representing less than 14% of patients with reported infections include Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa while fungal sps include Aspergillus, Candida auris, black fungus etc that invade the brain or cause patients to lose vision. The unregulated and inappropriate use of antibiotics, antimicrobial drugs and alcohol based hand sanitizers may enhance the evolution of AMR phenotypes among infectious pathogens.
Discrete Time Convolution is Multiplication without Carry
Authors: Okoloko Innocent E.
Published: November 2021

In this paper an analysis of discrete-time convolution is performed to prove that the convolution sum is polynomial multiplication without carry, whether the sequences are finite or not, by using several examples to compare the results computed using the existing approaches to the polynomial multiplication approach presented here. In the design and analysis of signals and systems the concept of convolution is very important. While software tools are available for calculating convolution, for proper understanding it is important to learn now to calculate it by hand. To this end, several popular methods are available. The idea that the convolution sum is indeed polynomial multiplication without carry is demonstrated in this paper. The concept is further extended to deconvolution, N-point circular convolution and the Z-transform approach.
Effects of NPK, Bio-Fertilizers and Manures on Growth of Maize (Zea mays L.) and Soil Nutrients Content in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Authors: Ngala Adam L. , Digmari Falmata U. , Ndirmbula Joshua B. , Abdullahi Rakiya
Published: November 2021

A pot experiment was carried out at screen house, Faculty of Agriculture University of Maiduguri to compare the effect of NPK, bio-fertilizers and manures applications on growth and nutrient uptake by maize. The experiment consisted of 9 treatments of combined application of NPK at half and full recommended rates for maize, Azotobacter chroococcum, Bacillus megaterium and Pseudomonas fluorescence biofertilizers and cow dung and poultry manures and replicated three times in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Result of the treatment having half recommended dose of NPK, biofertilizers and poultry manure recorded the highest plant height at 3, 6 and 9 weeks after planting (95.19 cm, 148.63 cm, 149.63 cm, respectively) the highest total shoot and root fresh and dry weights (74.40 g, 196.93 g, 28.83 g, 46.93 g/plant, respectively). Higher nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium contents of the soil (2.76 g/kg N 0.13 mg/kg P2O5 and 1.41 Cmol/kg K2Osoil) were also recorded with the above treatments.
Extraction Methods’ Effects on Aflatoxin Concentration during Sunflower Oil Processing: First Report
Authors: Var Işıl , Uçkun Okşan
Published: November 2021

Sunflower oil is one of the most known edible vegetable oil in the world. Although there are few studies on the presence of aflatoxin in sunflower seeds there are no studies on aflatoxin transfer to sunflower oil. In this study, not only was it demonstrated that there could be a toxin transfer from aflatoxin-contaminated raw materials to the oil, but it was also investigated how the extraction methods used for oil extraction from oilseeds affect the amount of aflatoxin transferred to the oil. Sunflower seeds, which are aflatoxin free were spiked 5 and 10 µg/kg and oil extraction was performed. It was found the transfer of aflatoxin to the oil was statistically significant in terms of the methods and amounts of inoculation (p<0.05). The amount of total aflatoxin retained in the oil obtained from the sunflower seeds spiked with 5 µg/kg and 10 µg/kg of aflatoxins were respectively, 2.76 (55.2%) and 5.77 (57.7%) µg/kg in the cold press, 1.87 (37.4%) and 4.69 (46.9%) µg/kg in the press from roasted seeds, 0.91 (18.2%) and 1.96 (19.6%) µg/kg in the solvent (hexane) extraction. It was found that the best method is solvent (hexane) extraction for transfers the lowest aflatoxin to the oils.
Comparison of image quality of corneal and retinal optical coherence tomography using sedation and general anesthesia protocols with or without retrobulbar anesthesia in horses
Authors: Hefner Ethan M. , Lin Hui-chu , Cole Robert C. , Moore Phillip A. , McMullen Richard J.
Published: November 2021

OBJECTIVE

To compare image quality and acquisition time of corneal and retinal spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) under 3 different sedation-anesthesia conditions in horses.

ANIMALS

6 middle-aged geldings free of ocular disease.

PROCEDURES

1 randomly selected eye of each horse was evaluated via SD-OCT under the following 3 conditions: standing sedation without retrobulbar anesthetic block (RB), standing sedation with RB, and general anesthesia with RB. Five regions of interest were evaluated in the cornea (axial and 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock positions) and fundus (optic nerve head). Three diagnostic scans of predetermined quality were obtained per anatomical region. Image acquisition times and total scans per site were recorded. Corneal and retinal SD-OCT image quality was graded on a subjective scale from 0 (nondiagnostic) to 4 (excellent).

RESULTS

Mean values for the standing sedation without RB, standing sedation with RB, and general anesthesia conditions were 24, 23, and 17, respectively, for total cornea scan attempts; 23, 19, and 19 for total retina-scan attempts; 14.6, 13.2, and 9.2 minutes for total cornea scan time; 19.1, 9.2, and 13.0 for total retina scan time; 2.0, 2.3, and 2.5 for cornea grade; and 2.7, 2.9, and 2.5 for retina grade.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

The RB facilitated globe akinesia and improved the percentage of scans in frame and region of interest accuracy for retinal imaging via OCT in horses. Retrobulbar blocks improved clinical image acquisition while minimizing motion artifact.
How COVID-19 brought smell disorders in the spotlight
Authors: Neagu Mihaela Cristina , Sarafoleanu Codrut
Published: November 2021

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 infection required prompt recognition and immediate isolation of patients. In the evolution of the disease various symptoms were indicated as suggestive of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, among them being also described anosmia and ageusia. In order to review how olfactory disorders are related to COVID-19 disease, we carried out an analysis by searching PubMed, Science Direct, Springer, and LILACS. The research was made using MeSH descriptors and the Boolean operator, “AND”, for the terms “olfactory disorders” or “olfactory dysfunction” or “anosmia” or “neurologic manifestations” or “ENT symptoms” AND “COVID-19” or “SARS-CoV-2” or “coronavirus infections”, with a filter on the publication date set for 01.01.2020 – 18.06.2021. A total of 956 articles were found in the databases, out of which 14 were included in the study. The statistics suggest that alterations of the chemosensory function are strongly correlated with COVID-19, although the exact pathophysiologic mechanism is not well established. Symptomatology suggestive of chemosensory dys-function (smell primarily and then taste alterations) elevate the degree of suspicion of a SARS-CoV-2 infection and they commend prompt isolation and surveillance measurements.
Speech outcome in tongue cancer surgery: objective evaluation by acoustic analysis software
Authors: Lombardo Nicola , Piazzetta Giovanna , Lobello Nadia , Pelaia Corrado , Longo Francesco , Testa Domenico , Ionna Franco , Pelaia Girolamo , Passali Desiderio , Motta Gaetano
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND.Cancer of the oral cavity is one of the most common malignancies of which 60% affect the tongue. Carcinoma of the tongue causes significant alterations of the articulatory and swallowing functions. The gold standard of care remains primary surgical resection with or without postoperative adjuvant therapy. Whereas T1 and T2 tongue tumors can be treated with more conservative surgeries, as partial glossectomies, the larger tumors require total and aggressive glossectomies which increase survival, but, on the other hand, they might often make speech, chewing and swallowing impossible.

MATERIAL AND METHODS.Our study was performed on a total of 21 patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the tongue who underwent either partial resection or hemiglossectomy. Each subject (either surgical patients or controls) was asked to pronounce the vowels /a/, /e/, /i/, /u/, and all signals were evaluated separately by two operators. Acoustic (F0, jitter, shimmer, NHR) and vowel metric (the ratio F2i/F2u, tVSA, qVSA, FCR) features have been extracted. In order to define the speech intelligibility, all patients were evaluated by two doctors and one speech therapist and all patients received the Speech Handicap Index (SHI) translated into Italian language before recording.

RESULTS.No statistically significant variations were observed, regardless of the gender, between controls and surgically resected patients when tumor staging was T1-T2. On the contrary, when patients had to undergo more extensive surgical resection due to the presence of a T3-T4 tumor, a dramatic increase of F2u could be observed. This change, together with a decrease of F2i, led to a highly significant reduction in the F2i/F2u parameter in surgically resected patients as compared to controls. The other parameters which were reduced in a statistically significant manner in T3-T4 surgically resected patients were tVSA and qVSA. Instead, two parameters increased in a statistically significant manner in T3-T4 surgically resected patients: FCR and SHI. Again, none of the above-mentioned parameters was altered in a statistically significant manner in early tumor stage resected patients, regardless of the gender.

CONCLUSION.For the first time, we used a series of newly developed formant parameters, introduced by various authors for the study of the articulatory undershoot of the tongue in various neurodegenerative diseases. The statistical analysis of our results highlighted in an incontrovertible way a strong correlation and significance of each of our parameters F2 / i / / F2 / u /, FCR, tVSA, qVSA, with the entity of the TNM, and therefore of the surgical extension of the resection, and in parallel with the loss of the intelligibility of the speech that proportionally reaches higher values in the advanced stages of the disease as can be deduced from the SHI trend.
Lexical Borrowing in the Light of Digital Resources: Nyet as a Case Study
Authors: Podhajecka Mirosława
Published: November 2021

The mere appearance of a foreign word does not necessarily mark the birth of a loanword, which requires documented usage by the speech community. Relatively little research has been dedicated so far to the “prenatal” stage that would investigate the tentative infiltration of foreign-derived words. Nyet, a borrowing from Russian, is taken as a case in point. Although its first recorded instance in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED3) is dated to 1928, it had been increasingly recognized in English for several decades. This article focuses on textual attestations for nyet discovered in a range of digital resources, including British and American newspaper archives, and discusses their usefulness as potential antedatings for OED3’s entry.
Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) Fish Disease Chronology, Status and Major Outbreaks in the World
Authors: Kar Devashish , Aurobindo Roy
Published: November 2021

Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) has been causing large-scale mortality among the freshwater fishes of the globe since the 1070s.

The symptoms include large haemorrhagic cutaneous ulcers, epidermal degeneration and necrosis followed by sloughing of scales. There have been many studies on EUS throughout the world. In India, since the initiation of EUS, in 1988, our study tried to reveal the aetiology of the disease through extensive and intensive studies on different aspects, like limnological, physical, chemical, bacteriological, fungal, viral including electron microscopic studies. Details of EUS investigation has been discussed in the present paper.
Some Aspects of the Growth Features and Condition Factor of Arius Gigas (Boulenger, 1911) from Obuama Creek (Rivers State, Nigeria)
Authors: Olopade Olaniyi Alaba , Dienye Henry Eyina , Nwosu Esther Ifeyinwa
Published: November 2021

Length-frequency distributions, length-weight relationships, length-length relationships and condition factors (Fulton’s KF, allometric KA, and relative KR) of Arius gigas in the Obuama Creek in Rivers State, Nigeria were investigated. 217 samples were collected from artisanal fishermen fishing on the Obuama Creek from March to September 2019. The parameter b of the length-weight relationship was 2.52 indicating negative allometric growth. The KF ranged from 0.51 to 2.03 with a mean value of 0.85 ± 0 while the overall low values of KR and KA, in this study are generally a characteristic of fish in poor health. This study provides basic information on some of the biological features of A. gigas which should be useful for facilitating management strategies and regulations of the stocks.
Efektivitas Penggunaan Sosial Media Twitter dalam Penyebaran Informasi dalam Pelayanan Publik
Authors: Suparto Diryo , Habibullah Akhmad
Published: November 2021

Media sosial memiliki peran yang besar dalam pelayanan publik, Diskominfo sebagai leading sektor penggunaan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) memegang peran penting dalam pengaplikasian TIK dalam pemerintahan pada tingkat daerah. Twitter adalah media sosial paling populer yang digunakan dalam penyebaran informasi, Twitter adalah layanan 'microblogging', di mana pengguna mendaftar secara gratis, di indonesia pengguna aktif twitter Indonesia mencapai 24,34 juta pengguna. Penelitian ini akan mengungkap efektivitas penggunaan twitter sebagai alat penyebaran informasi dalam pelayanan publik melalui akun diskominfo Pemalang yang beralamat di @KominfoPemalang yang memiliki aktif sebanyak 4.461 sedangkan mengikuti sebanyak 283 akun. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan melakukan penelusuran pada akun twitter @KominfoPemalang, analisi data peneliti menggunakan bantuan aplikasi NVivo 12 Plus untuk melihat berbagai hubungan dan jaringan yang dimiliki. Langkah awal dimulai denganinput data melalui fitur NCapture pada Nvivo yang dilakukan rentang data yang diambil  sejak awal akun aktif hingga tanggal 10 September  2021, kemudian koding, eksplorasin, Visualisasi data dan, penyajian data serta penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil menunjukkan, bahwa penggunaan twitter dalam menyebarkan informasi dalam pelayanan publik belum maksimal, karena beberapa faktor seperti konten, partisipasi masyarakat dan lemahnya integrasi sosial media antar dinas di Pemerintahan Kabupaten Pemalang.
ANALISIS PENERAPAN ASESMEN FORMATIF DALAM PEMBELAJARAN IPA DAN FISIKA : LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Ramadhani Dwi Putri
Published: November 2021

In the 21st century education demands the creation of quality students. One of the methods used is to apply formative assessment in learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the application of formative assessment based on student learning outcomes, education level, learning materials, and integration used. In this study using a literature study (library research) with a literature review approach. The articles used are in the 2015-2020 range. The results of this study are: 1) the use of formative tests can improve various student learning outcomes where the most measured is the understanding/mastery of concepts, 2) the application of formative assessments is more widely used at the junior high school level compared to the high school level, 3) the application of formative assessments in science learning and physics consists of various materials which indicate formative assessment is often used in learning, and 4) there are various kinds of integration used in formative assessment where the most widely used is integrating formative assessment with the web.
Tobacco use among working adolescents and high school students in Turkey: evaluating the effect of the national tobacco control policy
Authors: Çakır Erkan , Karadağ Bülent , Ersu Refika , Karakoç Fazilet , Varol Nezih , Özdemir Ali , Gedik Ahmet Hakan , Karacabey Nazlı , Yazan Hakan , Dağlı Elif
Published: November 2021

Background. In our previous published study conducted in 2006 before the national tobacco control program (NTCP), we found that working adolescents (WA) more frequently consumed cigarettes than high school students (HSS). The objective of the present study was to compare the smoking status of WA and HSS before and after the NTCP.
Methods. A questionnaire including questions about the participant`s socio-economic level and smoking status was administered.
Results. There were 668 subjects in the 2006 study and 869 subjects in the 2015 study. When we compared the 2015 results with the 2006 study, while there was a significant decline in the ever smokers (p < 0.001), there was no difference in current smokers in both the female and male WA groups. In the HSS group, there was a significant decline in ever smokers (p < 0.01), for both females and males. While there was a significant decline in current female smokers (p=0,002), no significant decrease was found in current male smokers (p > 0.05) in the HSS group.
Conclusions. After the initiation of the NTCP, we have not seen a reduction in the smoking rates of both female and male WA and male HSS. The NTCP should particularly focus on the adolescent group in Turkey.
The possible association between neonatal morbidities and amniotic fluid pH and electrolyte levels in infants of preeclamptic mothers
Authors: Semerci Seda Yılmaz , Yücel Burak , Erbaş İbrahim Mert , Günkaya Osman Samet , Çetinkaya Merih
Published: November 2021

Background. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific syndrome associated with increased perinatal mortality characterized by hypertension and proteinuria. An increasing number of studies have been published on the effect of preeclampsia on neonatal morbidities. However, there is no study regarding the possible effect of preeclampsia on amniotic fluid pH and electrolytes. The aim of this study was to determine the possible role of amniotic fluid pH and electrolytes for the prediction of and/or association with preeclampsia and neonatal morbidities.
Methods. This was a prospective, case-control study. During cesarean section (C/S), 1 ml of amniotic fluid was aspirated before incision of membranes. Amniotic fluid pH and electrolytes were analyzed by blood gas machine and biochemistry laboratory concurrently. Maternal and neonatal demographic features and clinical outcomes, presence of respiratory morbidities were all recorded.
Results. Amniotic fluid pH, sodium and gestational age were found to be independent risk factors for preeclampsia. Subgroup analysis revealed that in early onset preeclampsia group mechanical ventilation duration, duration of 02 therapy, sepsis and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) were higher than infants in control group born before 32 gestational weeks. Also, in the early onset preeclampsia group pH and potassium were higher compared with the control group.
Conclusions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that reported the value of amniotic fluid electrolyte analysis for the prediction of preeclampsia and neonatal morbidities in term and preterm infants. However, more studies including a larger number of infants are required to confirm the role of amniotic fluid analysis to predict preeclampsia and/or neonatal morbidities.
A fatal interstitial lung disease in an anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) antibody negative patient with juvenile dermatomyositis
Authors: Yeşilbaş Osman , Barut Kenan , Şahin Sezgin , Adrovic Amra , Çakır Erkan , Yazan Hakan , Tahaoğlu Irmak , Yozgat Can Yılmaz , Yıldız Mehmet , Kasapçopur Özgür
Published: November 2021

Background. Juvenile dermatomyositis associated interstitial lung disease, rarely seen in pediatric age groups, has adverse effects on survival. Anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5, one of the identified autoantibodies in juvenile dermatomyositis, preferentially affects the lung tissue and may cause rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease. It is a major cause of mortality in juvenile dermatomyositis. In this case report, we present a pediatric patient diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis without anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibody positivity.
Case. A six-year-old male patient admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with symptoms of respiratory failure, 1.5 months after the diagnosis of juvenile dermatomyositis. Thorax computed tomography examination revealed pneumomediastinum, a trace of left-sided pneumothorax, atelectasis on the left posterior lung region, ground-glass opacity, minimal subpleural patchy consolidation, and subcutaneous emphysema especially on the sides of the chest wall. Broad-spectrum antibiotics were started. His nasal swab sample was positive in terms of influenza B; therefore, oseltamivir was added to the treatment. Autoimmune myositis antibodies panel was examined but all of them including anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibody resulted as negative. There was no notable reduction in lung infiltrations with the patient`s current treatment regimen. On the 12 < sup > th < /sup > day of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission, thorax computed tomography scan revealed progressed radiological lung findings compatible with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease secondary to juvenile dermatomyositis. Despite intensive medical and extracorporeal treatments such as pulse steroid, intravenous immunoglobulin, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, rituximab, therapeutic plasma exchange and, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the patient died on the 35 < sup > th < /sup > day.
Conclusions. Juvenile dermatomyositis patients should be carefully monitored for the development of interstitial lung disease. Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with a high mortality may develop shortly after diagnosis, even if the anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibody is negative.
Umbilical artery to common femoral artery (CFA) transposition, a novel technique for limb salvage in a newborn: a case report
Authors: Hosseinpour Hamidreza , Bahador Ali , Tadayon Ali
Published: November 2021

Background. Cardiac catheterization is a course of action with a low rate of complication; however, the potential risk factors should be considered before the procedure. The risk of arterial complications increases in sick premature infants, especially in the first days of life.
Case. A four-day-old neonate with cyanotic heart disease (tricuspid atresia) was referred to our tertiary center for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) stenting by cardiac catheterization. During catheterization, the stent escaped and was trapped in the left external iliac artery. Following the stent retrieval, the left external artery was disrupted entirely and caused pulse-less left lower extremity. The patient was immediately transferred to the operating room to repair the artery. Retracted ends of the artery had caused a 3-4 cm space between them. In this rare and emergency situation, the left umbilical artery was used to maintain the common femoral artery`s (CFA) blood supply. Therefore, an end to end anastomosis of the distal part of the left umbilical artery with the proximal part of the left CFA was done successfully and uneventfully.
Conclusions. The complications of cardiac catheterization that lead to surgical repair are almost challenging, and adequate preoperative planning should be performed. In selective cases, the umbilical artery can be used to maintain the blood flow to the common femoral artery.
Comunicación organizacional en las empresas del sur de Veracruz en tiempos de COVID-19
Authors: Bozas Gómez Vanessa , Sánchez Leyva José Luis , Domínguez Márquez Jimena Guadalupe , García Zurisadai Quezada , Ugarte Jessica Valencia
Published: November 2021

La presente investigación contiene los resultados de un estudio con enfoque cuantitativo, alcance descriptivo y corte transversal; Se realizó con el objetivo de identificar la comunicación interna en empresas del sur de Veracruz durante la pandemia por la COVID-19. Los principales resultados indican que la comunicación interna, durante la contingencia sanitaria, ha sido adecuada; además, en las empresas se utilizan los canales que satisfacen las necesidades de comunicación entre los colaboradores y directivos. La valoración promedio para las empresas de tamaño grande fue de 3.84, mientras que para las empresas del giro industrial de 3.92; estas empresas alcanzan las valoraciones promedio más altas de acuerdo con la escala utilizada en la presente investigación. Sin embargo, se observaron barreras de la comunicación que las empresas deben atender para evitar distorsiones de información y lograr una comunicación efectiva. Estos resultados aportan información útil para fortalecer el conocimiento en cuanto a las estrategias de comunicación organizacional utilizadas en tiempos de pandemia.
Condiciones microclimáticas en dos sistemas de producción de café
Authors: Parada Molina Paulo César , Cerdán Cabrera Carlos Roberto , Ortiz Ceballos Gustavo Celestino
Published: November 2021

Uno de los propósitos alcanzados por el Observatorio de la Cafeticultura Veracruzana (OBSERVA-CAFÉ) es el monitoreo y la generación de información de las condiciones agroclimáticas de sistemas de producción de café. El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar las condiciones microclimáticas a diferentes escalas temporales en dos sistemas productivos. Se encontró que existen diferencias en las condiciones microclimáticas (temperatura máxima y mínima, amplitud térmica y déficit de presión de vapor) entre sistemas de producción de Café-Chalahuite y Café-Nacaxtle. El análisis a distintas escalas temporales permite identificar lapsos de condiciones microclimáticas adversas para el desarrollo del cultivo de café que, de acuerdo a los valores diurnos del déficit de presión de vapor, se ve sometido a periodos de déficit hídrico.
Investigation of waterflood front digitations during immiscible displacements in porous media
Authors: Mascle Matthieu , Rosenberg Elisabeth , Roboele Berit , Kowalewski Espen , Youssef Souhail
Published: November 2021

In this work, unstable displacements were conducted using special equipment designed to run in-situ CT-scanner experiments. All the displacements were conducted on a homogeneous Bentheimer sandstone plug, of 10 cm in diameter and 40 cm in length. Digitations (or fingering) have been observed under varying conditions of injection flowrate, displaced fluid viscosity, and core wettability. They have been characterized at both the core scale, using the core average oil saturation and the water breakthrough; and at the local scale, using the local saturations and had-hoc image processing analysis. It was found that the effect of the different flowing conditions on the front digitations could not be interpreted independently. The oil recovery at brine breakthrough showed a good correlation with the viscous fingering number for the water-wet case. However, a different scaling was observed for the oil-wet case. The interplay of the different flowing conditions mitigates the possibility of constructing a unique scaling number to account for all experimental condition. The local saturation monitoring has provided a new insight to characterize the finger shapes and analyze the production mechanisms. It allowed to distinguish two independent contributions to early breakthrough: viscous dominated digitations and capillary dominated digitations. A two-phases diagram has been constructed to plot and compare these contributions for all flowing conditions. Their evolutions show the main production mechanisms during the flooding. We observed that the viscous digitations were not causing phase trapping at core scale: the core is completely swept after breakthrough. For the water-wet case, we found that the local oil recovery of swept zone remained constant before and after breakthrough while for the oil-wet case it is improving during all the water flooding process.
О СЕМАНТИКЕ АНДРОНОВСКОГО ОРНАМЕНТА
Authors: И.А. Кукушкин
Published: November 2021

Особенностью сакрально-декоративного андроновского искусства является восприятие и реализация религиозно-мифологических представлений об окружающем мире через призму знаково-геометрической системы, ярко выраженную в керамической орнаментальной традиции и ритуально-магических украшениях женского погребального костюма. Очевидно, округлое днище горшков в перевернутом виде выступает в качестве семантического верха, сакрального центра, вокруг которого осуществляется круговое движение, видимо связанное с представлениями о небесной колеснице, символика которой ассоциировалась с меандрово-свастическим орнаментом. Предполагается, что таким образом изображалось Великая богиня и близнецы, которые в облике лошадей-птиц везут свою мать или сестру. Обычно она предстает в облике женщины или зоо-орнитоморфного персонажа. Причем округлое днище сосуда – это всевидящее око божества, которое иногда может быть дополнено свастикой-колесницей.

Perception and implementation of religious and mythological concepts concerning the surrounding world through the prism of symbols and a geometrical system which is vividly expressed in a ceramic ornamental tradition and ritual and magic jewelry of women’s funeral costume is a distinctive feature of Andronovo sacral decorative art. Evidently, a rounded bottom of pots placed upside down is perceived as a semantic top, a sacral center, with a circular motion organized around it, apparently, linked to concepts of a celestial chariot, symbolism of which were associated with a meander and swastika ornament. It is assumed that the Great Goddess and the twins represented as horsesbirds carrying their mother or a sister were depicted this way. Usually the Great Goddess is shown as a woman or a zoo-ornithomorphic image. The round bottom of the vessel symbolizes the Eye of a deity which can be complemented with a chariot represented as a swastika motif.
Древнерусская лепная керамика Ростова Великого (технологический анализ)
Authors: О.Л. Шарганова
Published: November 2021

Для изучения гончарных традиций древнерусского населения Ростова Великого были использованы материалы из двух раскопов на территории города. Технологическое изучение керамики проводилось по методике А. А. Бобринского в рамках историко-культурного подхода. Преобладали традиции отбора сильнозапесоченных глин и составления формовочных масс по рецепту Г + Д + О. Традиция использования шамота фиксируется преимущественно в смешанном виде в рецепте Г + Д + Ш + О. Хронологических особенностей в распространении этих традиций не выявлено. Постепенные изменения касаются только рецепта Г + Д + О: это переход от крупной дресвы к более мелкой и от большей концентрации дресвы к меньшей, что было прослежено по керамике Григорьевского раскопа. Сопоставление материалов двух раскопов выявило некоторые особенности в традициях отбора глин, а также дало возможность предположить перемешанность нижних пластов Конюшенного раскопа. Выяснилось также, что существует определенная связь традиций изготовления орнаментированной посуды и использования шамота в качестве примеси.

To study pottery traditions of the Medieval Russia population in Rostov the Great, materials retrieved from two excavation trenches in the city were used. The technological examination of the ceramics was based on A. A. Bobrinsky’s methodology with the use of the historical and cultural approach. Traditions of selecting oversanded clay and using the ’clay + broken stone + organic materials’ formula predominated. The tradition of using grog is recorded mainly in a mixed formula: ’clay + broken stone + grog + organic materials’. No chronological characteristics in the spread of these traditions were identified. Gradual changes occurred only in the ’clay + broken stone + organic materials’ formula and consisted in a shift from coarse-grained broken stone to fine-grained broken stone and from larger broken stone quantities to smaller grit quantities and can be traced in the ceramics from the Grigoryevsky excavation trench. Comparison of the materials from these two excavation pits identified some specific features of clay selection and also suggested that the lower layers of the Konyushenny excavation trench had been dislodged. A certain linkage of traditions of making ornamented vessels and using grog as temper was also established.