bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Online Decision-Making of Parallel Restoration Strategy for Power Systems Based on Susceptible-Infected-Recovered Model
Authors: Li Changcheng , Ye Yongjian , Huang Shujian , Xu Yin , Wang Bisong
Published: June 2022

Parallel restoration following blackouts can reduce economic and social losses. This paper aims to develop a parallel restoration method coordinating the partitioning scheme of the blackout system and restoration strategies of subsystems. The susceptible-infected-recovered model, i.e., a virus propagation model of complex networks, is used to decide the parallel restoration strategies online. Firstly, various types of viruses are used to represent different subsystems. The probability vector of virus infection is obtained according to the importance level of each bus. Secondly, an immunization strategy is developed based on the faulted buses in the blackout situation. According to the infection rate and the immunization strategy, the virus propagation direction will be changed based on real-time system conditions. The startup characteristics of units and the charging reactive power of restoration paths are considered as constraints to embed in the virus propagation process. Finally, the partitioning scheme and the restorative actions for subsystems are determined based on the infected results of viruses. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by case studies on the IEEE 39-bus and the IEEE 118-bus test systems.
Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Ship Navigation in Restricted Waters
Authors: Figueiredo Jonathas Marcelo Pereira , Rejaili Rodrigo Pereira Abou
Published: June 2022

Reinforcement Learning has not been fully explored for the automated control of ships maneuvering movements in restricted waters. Nevertheless, more robust and efficient control can be achieved with such algorithms. This paper presents the use of Deep Q Network and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient methods with a numerical simulator for ship maneuvers to develop control laws. Both methods proved to be efficient in navigational control through a channel. A comparison of response and control behavior resulting from each of the methods is presented.
Funções Básicas da Calculadora Gráfica HP Prime
Authors: Alchorne Maurício Moreira de Avelar
Published: June 2022

Este material foi preparado para aplicação no Minicurso Básico de Calculadora Gráfica para Engenharia, ministrado pelo PET Mecatrônica. O minicurso tem como público alvo os alunos da Escola Politécnica da USP, com enfoque nos alunos de Engenharia Mecatrônica, que devem cursar matérias onde o uso de calculadores gráficas é altamente recomendado, como Mecânica dos Fluidos, Eletricidade Geral e Estatística. A calculadora gráfica HP Prime vem ganhando grande popularidade entre os alunos do curso de engenharia e cada vez mais substituindo modelos antecessores como a HP 50G. Com isso em mente, viu-se a necessidade de atualizar o Minicurso de Básico de Calculadora Gráfica e criar esse material complementar ao já disponível para a HP 50G, com o objetivo de auxiliar os alunos no acompanhamento do curso, podendo também servir como roteiro para revisão e estudo individual.
Dispositivo de geolocalização para auxílio de idosos com perda de memória
Authors: Tutia Gabriel , Ramos Leonardo Centenaro
Published: June 2022

É reconhecido mundialmente, segundo a ONU, o fenômeno do envelhecimento da população. Dentre os diversos problemas relacionados ao envelhecimento, está o decaimento das funções cognitivas do ser humano. Este trabalho busca uma solução não invasiva para o problema da perda de memória em idosos. Pretende-se obter uma prova de conceito de um dispositivo de mobile Health que seja capaz de localizar o idoso e identificar se ele está numa área segura. Após um estudo realizado na literatura sobre dispositivos mHealth, foi feita uma análise mecatrônica para identificar os subsistemas necessários para o dispositivo proposto. Os projetos para cada subsistema foram realizados e ao final são apresentados os testes após a integração dos sistemas. Além do dispositivo proposto, o trabalho ainda entregou uma ferramenta de monitoramento do paciente a ser utilizada por médicos ou familiares.
Carotid Siphon Calcification Predicts the Symptomatic Progression in Branch Artery Disease With Intracranial Artery Stenosis—Brief Report
Authors: Hou Duanlu , Yang Xiaoli , Wang Yuanyuan , Huang Shengwen , Tang Yuping , Wu Danhong
Published: June 2022

Background:

Arterial calcification in the aortic arch, carotid bifurcation, or siphon on computed tomography was associated with cardiovascular disease. The association between arterial calcification prevalence and progression of branch atheromatous disease (BAD) in intracranial artery atherosclerosis was little investigated.

Methods:

This study included 310 patients with ischemic stroke from one stroke center. Patients were divided into BAD (110) and non-BAD groups (200). Baseline characteristics, lipids, and arterial calcification were measured. The primary outcome was the prevalence of arterial calcification in BAD progression, and the secondary outcome was the prevalence of calcification in arterial stenosis. The association or correlation among calcification prevalence, lipid markers, and BAD progression was analyzed using logistic regression, receiver operating characteristic curve, and linear regression.

Results:

Our study found that carotid siphon calcification on computed angiography was more prevalent (
P
=0.01) in patients with BAD and also more prevalent (
P
<0.001) in intracranial artery stenosis, and its computed tomography values could independently predict the symptomatic progression (
P
=0.01). Furthermore, a strong linear correlation between oxidized lipid and calcification density was found (beta=−0.73,
P
=0.0048) in patients with BAD, a subtype (B-type) of intracranial arterial atherosclerotic disease.

Conclusions:

We found that carotid siphon calcification was associated with BAD and its computed tomography values could predict the symptomatic progression in patients with intracranial arterial atherosclerotic disease and BAD, indicating the important role of carotid calcification in B-type intracranial arterial atherosclerotic disease.

Registration:

URL:
http://www.chictr.org.cn
; Unique identifier: ChiCTR1800018315
A new combination in Justicia and a new synonym in Thyrsacanthus results in the restriction of Anisacanthus s.str. (Acanthaceae) to Central and North America
Authors: CHAGAS EARL CELESTINO DE OLIVEIRA , COSTA-LIMA JAMES LUCAS DA
Published: June 2022

The genus Thyrsacanthus (Acanthaceae) was re-established to accommodate South American species of Anisacanthus recovered as phylogenetically distant from the main Anisacanthus lineage. However, some species of uncertain generic placement remained in Anisacanthus: Anisacanthus pohlii, known only from the type specimen destroyed during World War II; and A. trilobus, recently placed within the New World “justicioid” lineage. In this study, we show A. pohlii to be a later synonym for Thyrsacanthus ramosus and place A. trilobus in Justicia based on macromorphological, palynological, and molecular data. Additionally, lectotypes for the names Drejera ramosa and Anisacanthus pohlii were selected.
Tricholoma tianshanense sp. nov., in Tricholoma sect. Caligata from Tianshan Mountains in China evidenced by morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses
Authors: ZHAO ZHEN-XI , SONG JIA-GE , SENANAYAKE INDUNIL C. , WU DONG-SHENG , WANG GUO-QING , XU BIAO
Published: June 2022

A tricholoma-like fungus was collected from Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China and the morphology and phylogenetic analyses based on sequences of Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) locus were carried. This taxon is characterized by the medium to large basidiomes, with fairly inconspicuous, cottony-woolly ring and red to brownish-red, scales gradually thinning out towards the marginal zone on the pileus, with rarely clamped, guttulated basidiospores. Our collections are different from known Tricholoma species and they formed a distinct subclade with strong statistical supports in phylogenetic analyses. Based on the morphology and phylogeny, we introduce our collections as a new taxon, Tricholoma tianshanense sp. nov. The description and illustrations are provided herein.
Russula quercina, a new species of Russula subsect. Integroidinae (Russulaceae, Russulales) from the Quercus mongolica forest in Heilongjiang Province, China
Authors: ZHOU JI-JIANG , XIE MENG-LE , LI GUO-JIE , SONG JIA , ABDULLA DILIYAR , XING PENG-JIE , LI YU , JI RUI-QING , ZHANG ZHONG-HUI
Published: June 2022

Russula quercina sp. nov. (sect. Polychromidia, subsect. Integroidinae) from a Quercus mongolica forest in Northeast China is described. This new species is recognized by its coral pink and glabrous pileus, slightly yellowish context, yellow basidiospore print, and abundant cystidia in stipitipellis and pileipellis. The morphological characteristics are illustrated in detail and are compared with morphologically similar species, R. integriformis, and R. laeta. Russula quercina identification is supported by molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) in the ribosomal DNA.
Electro-Optic Hybrid Logic Gate Derived from a Silicon-Based Hybrid Surface Plasmon Polariton Waveguide
Authors: Zhixun Liang , Yunying Shi , Yunfei Yi , Yuanyuan Fan , Lvqing Bi
Published: June 2022

Electro-optic hybrid computing is a key research topic in high-performance computing. AND, OR and NON are the most basic computing units. Logic units, which are composed of a Mach Zehnder interferometer (MZI) and a micro ring resonator (MRR), have the issues of large size and poor thermal
stability. To solve these problems, this paper discusses the design of AND, OR and NON basic logic units in compact electro-optic logics based on the principle of silicon-based hybrid surface plasmon polariton waveguides. By optimizing the parameters with the Finite Difference-Time Domain
(FDTD), the simulation results show that the maximum insertion loss (IL) of the AND, OR and NON logic units is 5.1 dB, and the extinction ratio (ER) is at least 14.3 dB. The experimental simulation results provide a theoretical basis for the design of an electro-optic logic gate derived from
a silicon-based hybrid surface plasmon polariton waveguide.
Applying the NWS’s Distributed Hydrologic Model to Short-Range Forecasting of Quickflow in the Mahantango Creek Watershed
Authors: Buda Anthony R. , Reed Seann M. , Folmar Gordon J. , Kennedy Casey D. , Millar David J. , Kleinman Peter J. A. , Miller Douglas A. , Drohan Patrick J.
Published: June 2022

Accurate and reliable forecasts of quickflow, including interflow and overland flow, are essential for predicting rainfall–runoff events that can wash off recently applied agricultural nutrients. In this study, we examined whether a gridded version of the Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting model with Heat Transfer (SAC-HT) could simulate and forecast quickflow in two agricultural watersheds in east-central Pennsylvania. Specifically, we used the Hydrology Laboratory–Research Distributed Hydrologic Model (HL-RDHM) software, which incorporates SAC-HT, to conduct a 15-yr (2003–17) simulation of quickflow in the 420-km2 Mahantango Creek watershed and in WE-38, a 7.3-km2 headwater interior basin. We directly calibrated HL-RDHM using hydrologic observations at the Mahantango Creek outlet, while all grid cells within Mahantango Creek, including WE-38, were calibrated indirectly using scalar multipliers derived from the basin outlet calibration. Using the calibrated model, we then assessed the quality of short-range (24–72 h) deterministic forecasts of daily quickflow in both watersheds over a 2-yr period (July 2017–October 2019). At the basin outlet, HL-RDHM quickflow simulations showed low biases (PBIAS = 10.5%) and strong agreement (KGE″ = 0.81) with observations. At the headwater scale, HL-RDHM overestimated quickflow (PBIAS = 69.0%) to a greater degree, but quickflow simulations remained satisfactory (KGE″ = 0.65). When applied to quickflow forecasting, HL-RDHM produced skillful forecasts (>90% of Peirce and Gerrity skill scores above 0.5) at all lead times and significantly outperformed persistence forecasts, although skill gains in Mahantango Creek were slightly lower. Accordingly, short-range quickflow forecasts by HL-RDHM show promise for informing operational decision-making in agriculture.

Significance Statement

Daily runoff forecasts can alert farmers to rainfall–runoff events that have the potential to wash off recently applied fertilizers and manures. To gauge whether daily runoff forecasts are accurate and reliable, we used runoff monitoring data from a large agricultural watershed and one of its headwater tributaries to evaluate the quality of short-term runoff forecasts (1–3 days ahead) that were generated by a National Weather Service watershed model. Results showed that the accuracy and reliability of daily runoff forecasts generally improved in both watersheds as lead times increased from 1 to 3 days. Study findings highlight the potential for National Weather Service models to provide useful short-term runoff forecasts that can inform operational decision-making in agriculture.
Augmenting the Double-Gaussian Representation of Atmospheric Turbulence and Convection via a Coupled Stochastic Multi-Plume Mass-Flux Scheme
Authors: Witte Mikael K. , Herrington Adam , Teixeira Joao , Kurowski Marcin J. , Chinita Maria J. , Storer Rachel L. , Suselj Kay , Matheou Georgios , Bacmeister Julio
Published: June 2022

Modern general circulation models continue to require parameterizations of subgrid transport due to planetary boundary layer (PBL) turbulence and convection. Some schemes that unify these processes rely on assumed joint probability distributions of vertical velocity and moist conserved thermodynamic variables to predict the subgrid-scale contribution to the mean state of the atmosphere. The multivariate double-Gaussian mixture has been proposed as an appropriate model for PBL turbulence and shallow convection, but it is unable to reproduce important features of shallow cumulus convection. In this study, a novel unified PBL turbulence–convection–cloud macrophysics scheme is presented based on the eddy-diffusivity/mass-flux framework. The new scheme augments the double-Gaussian representation of subgrid variability with multiple stochastic mass-flux plumes at minimal added computational cost. Improved results for steady-state maritime and transient continental shallow convection from a single-column model implementation of the new scheme are shown with respect to reference large-eddy simulations. Improvements are seen in the cloud layer due to mass-flux plumes occupying the extreme moist, low liquid-water potential temperature tail of the joint temperature–moisture distribution.

Significance Statement

Computer models of the atmosphere used to predict future climate are unable to directly represent air motion at small spatial scales because it would take too long to run the model over the entire planet. Instead, models typically use coarse model grid spacing and a simplified statistical representation of the physical processes that cause small-scale motions. This paper improves a particular simplified representation by adding a mechanism to represent statistically rare events of strong small-scale air motion that coherently transport air from near the surface to higher in the atmosphere. This increased transport also improves the representation of clouds, a particularly difficult phenomenon to simulate in models.
Purple grape juice improves performance of recreational runners, but the effect is genotype dependent: a double blind, randomized, controlled trial
Authors: de Sousa Bruno Rafael Virginio , de Lima Tavares Toscano Lydiane , de Almeida Filho Eder Jackson Bezerra , Sena Klécia Farias , Costa Matheus Silveira , de Souza Cunha Rebeka Correia , de Souza Siqueira Quintans Jullyana , Heimfarth Luana , Marques Aline Telles Biasoto , da Silva Darcilene Fiuza , de Campos Luis Felipe Castelli Correia , Persuhn Darlene Camati , Silva Alexandre Sérgio
Published: June 2022

Background

We examined the influence of superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD3) Arg213Gly and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated α-Receptor (PPARα) 7G/C polymorphisms to a single dose of purple grape juice supplementation on time-to-exhaustion running test, redox balance and muscle damage in recreational runners.

Methods

Forty-seven male recreational runners performed a running test until exhaustion after supplementation with grape juice or a control drink. Serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC), malondialdehyde (MDA), plasma nitrite (NO), creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were measured pre and post exercise. Also, polymorphisms were analyzed in DNA extracted from the oral mucosa.

Results

Grape juice improved the time-to-exhaustion. When analyzed by genotype, the recreational runners with GG+CG genotypes of the SOD3 gene had greater time-to-exhaustion than the CC genotype, but was no different for the PAPRα gene. A slight difference was noted in TAC, since the CC genotype of the SOD3 gene showed higher TAC values in the post-exercise compared to the baseline and with pre-exercise, but these values did not increase compared to the CG+GG group, respectively. The SOD3 and PPARα genes were similar at all times for the other biochemical variables.

Conclusion

The ergogenic effect of grape juice was genotype-dependent for SOD3 Arg213Gly. However, biochemical redox balance markers did not explain this difference.
MUC3A promotes the progression of colorectal cancer through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway
Authors: Su Wei , Feng Baijie , Hu Lina , Guo Xianzhi , Yu Minghua
Published: June 2022

Mucin 3A (MUC3A) is overexpressed in colorectal cancer (CRC) and associated with poor prognosis, but the related mechanism remains unclear. Our study found that MUC3A promotes the progression of CRC by activating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Knockout of MUC3A significantly inhibited the proliferation of CRC cells and induced G1 phase arrest by upregulating p21 protein, an important cell cycle regulator. Moreover, knockout of MUC3A significantly inhibited invasion ability and enhanced the sensitivity to the chemotherapeutic agent 5-FU. Furthermore, we found that knockout of MUC3A repressed the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway through RNA-seq. Treatment with the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway inhibitor rapamycin successfully eliminated the difference in proliferation, invasion and chemoresistance between MUC3A knockout cells and control cells. Our study suggests that MUC3A is a potential oncogene that promotes the proliferation, invasion, and chemotherapy resistance of CRC. Moreover, CRC patients with high expression of MUC3A may benefit from rapamycin treatment.
A randomised, crossover, clinical study to assess nicotine pharmacokinetics and subjective effects of the BIDI® stick ENDS compared with combustible cigarettes and a comparator ENDS in adult smokers
Authors: Fearon Ian M. , Gilligan Karin , Seltzer Ryan G. N. , McKinney Willie
Published: June 2022

Background

Nicotine pharmacokinetic assessments of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are crucial to understand their ability to provide an alternative to cigarette smoking. Subjective effects data also strongly contribute to this understanding. The BIDI® Stick is a disposable ENDS product which contains 59 mg/ml nicotine benzoate salt and various flavours.

Methods

In this study, we assessed nicotine pharmacokinetics and subjective effects of 6 flavour variants of BIDI® Stick ENDS in adult smokers, compared to cigarettes and a comparator ENDS product. During each of eight study visits, 18 volunteer smoker subjects randomly used one of either their usual brand (UB) of cigarette, a BIDI® Stick ENDS, or a comparator ENDS (JUUL 59 mg/ml nicotine with Virginia Tobacco flavour), during both controlled (10 puffs, 30 s apart) and ad libitum (60 min) puffing sessions. Blood samples were collected at various time points and subjective effects questionnaires were administered.

Results

Mean [SD] plasma nicotine Cmax 0–120 was not significantly different between BIDI® Stick ENDS with any flavour (range 15.3 [9.90] ng/ml for BIDI® Stick Winter to 17.6 [9.00] ng/ml for BIDI® Stick Classic) and UB cigarettes (16.2 [9.17] ng/ml). Mean [SD] AUC0-120 (range 569.7 [327.29] to 628.6 [408.99]  min*ng/ml for BIDI® Stick ENDS and 747.1 [325.48]  min*ng/ml for UB cigarettes) and median Tmax 0–120 (range 5-7 min for all BIDI® Stick ENDS and UB cigarettes) values were also not significantly different between BIDI® Stick ENDS and UB cigarettes, while subjective effects measures were also similar between BIDI® Stick ENDS and UB cigarettes. Mean [SD] plasma nicotine Cmax 0–120, AUC0-120, and median Tmax 0–120 were 6.8 [4.13] ng/ml, 243.6 [179.04] min*ng/ml, and 5 min, respectively, for JUUL ENDS. These values were significantly different compared with those for all BIDI® Stick ENDS and UB cigarettes for both Cmax 0–120 and AUC0-120 but not for Tmax 0–120.

Conclusions

BIDI® Stick ENDS delivered nicotine to users comparably to their UB combustible cigarette and higher than JUUL ENDS, and also elicited similar subjective effects such as satisfaction and relief. Thus, the BIDI® Stick ENDS may be a satisfying alternative to cigarettes among current smokers and may support their transitioning away from cigarette smoking.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier number NCT05072925).
Biphasic synovial sarcomas of the liver: a case report and literature review
Authors: Liang Defeng , Meng Lingyu , Wang Shanshan , Yi Dan , Liu Yahui
Published: June 2022

Background

Synovial sarcoma is a soft tissue sarcoma of temporarily unknown histologic origin with the ability for biphasic differentiation, occurring mostly in the vicinity of large joints of the extremities. Synovial sarcoma that originates in the liver is extremely rare. Only 7 cases have been reported in the domestic and international literature.

Case presentation

We report an 11-year-old female patient who underwent partial hepatectomy for a liver mass. Microscopically, she was diagnosed with hepatic biphasic synovial sarcoma. Cytogenetic examination revealed the fusion gene SS18-SSX1 (+), which confirmed the diagnosis.

Conclusion

Synovial sarcoma of the liver is a rare malignancy that is difficult to diagnose. Confirmation of diagnosis is based on histopathological assessment combined with immunohistochemical staining and, if necessary, cytogenetic aids.
Integrated care model and point of care diagnostics facilitate Hepatitis C treatment among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a retrospective review of medical records
Authors: Häkkinen Margareeta , Tourunen Jouni , Pitkänen Tuuli , Simojoki Kaarlo , Vuoti Sauli
Published: June 2022

Background

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is common among individuals in opioid agonist therapy (OAT). HCV treatment has previously been unavailable for most HCV positive OAT patients in Finland. The removal of treatment restrictions and attempts to reach HCV elimination goals have increased the number of OAT patients needing HCV treatment. The objectives of this study were 1) to characterize Finnish HCV positive OAT patients and evaluate their eligibility for HCV treatment at addiction service units, and 2) to retrospectively review the outcomes of treated patients.

Methods

The study focused on HCV positive OAT patients (n = 235). Demographics and clinical parameters were retrospectively reviewed using the patients’ medical records. The eligibility of providing HCV treatment to patients at addiction service units were evaluated based on patients’ clinical characteristics, such as liver function and patterns of substance use. The outcomes of patients receiving HCV treatment were reviewed.

Results

Of HCV antibody positive OAT patients, 75% had chronic HCV. Of 103 HCV patients screened for liver fibrosis either with Fibroscan or APRI (aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index), 83 patients (81%) had no indication of severe liver damage. Point of care (POC) HCV tests were used for 46 patients to lower the threshold of attending laboratory testing. All patients preferred POC testing to conventional blood testing.

Twenty patients had received HCV treatment, 19 completed the treatment and achieved sustained virologic response (SVR) at the end of the treatment. Of the 18 patients available for evaluation of SVR at 12 weeks after the treatment (SVR12), 17 achieved SVR12.

Conclusions

The integrated model consisting of HCV diagnostics and treatment at the addiction service unit was successfully implemented within normal OAT practice.
Runoff observation in a tropical Brantas watershed as observed from long-term globally available TerraClimate data 2001–2020
Authors: Wiwoho Bagus Setiabudi , Astuti Ike Sari
Published: June 2022

Runoff information and its dynamics are critical for supporting watershed management; however, spatio-temporal data about runoff is rare or unavailable in data-scarce regions. Information about the performance of remote sensing-based runoff and its potential application is limitedly known. In data-scarce regions, this condition impedes comprehensive watershed assessment especially in the midst of climate change impacts. This study examined the performance of globally available monthly runoff dataset provided by TerraClimate at ~ 4 km spatial resolution and employed them to assess the runoff dynamics in a humid tropic watershed. Monthly TerraClimate data shows a moderate performance with an r of 0.63, RMSE of 57–127 mm/month and NRMSE of 18–30% to the simulated runoff from a well-calibrated model. The upper region of Brantas watershed was found to be the hotspot of high runoff. About 25% of the study area belongs to high runoff (0–33rd percentile). Over the last two decades, runoff has been slightly increased across the study area. Green vegetation fraction (GVF), precipitation, and topography are critical for regulating runoff dynamics. While topography and precipitation impact on runoff are straightforward, the GVF’s role is complex and site-specific. High runoff was found mostly to be associated with high precipitation and steep slope. GVF appears to be less effective in representing ground cover against runoff generation due to high variability of actual ground cover types. Using time-series and change vector analysis (CVA) of runoff and GVF, the dynamics of watershed condition was examined. Long-term CVA analysis also found that the condition in Brantas watershed was fluctuated with slight increase in impaired condition. The study exemplified the potential use of the remote sensing-based runoff data in a tropical data-scarce region. Despite limitation of the runoff data due to its moderate performance, the globally available monthly runoff data from TerraClimate can be used to support regional water resource assessment in data-scare regions. Future improvement that includes downscaling and use of machine learning can be considered to improve the remotely sensed runoff data to deliver the bigger benefits of such data.
Rice: a potential vehicle for micronutrient fortification
Authors: Junaid-ur-Rahman Syed , Chughtai Muhammad Farhan Jahangir , Khaliq Adnan , Liaqat Atif , Pasha Imran , Ahsan Samreen , Tanweer Saira , Saeed Kanza , Siddiqa Ayesha , Mehmood Tariq , Ali Ayesha , Aziz Shoaib , Sameed Nimra
Published: June 2022

The choices of consumer towards food have been changed. Consumer prefers to eat food which is not only safe but also nutritious. Now a day, they like to eat the food which promote their health and help in minimizing nutrition related health hazards. Rice is a staple food in many countries, but most emerging issue is that rice is deficit in minerals. Rice ranks second among cereals in dietary uses around the world. Rice is deficit in iron (Fe) zinc (Zn) and these are important micronutrients for infants, men and women. Fortification of rice with iron and zinc would help to minimize nutrient deficient disorders among humans. Present study is aimed to introduce nutrients rich rice for consumers and also to encourage food-fortification organizations for diverting their focus on rice fortification. In south Asian countries, micronutrient deficiency especially Fe and Zn deficiency is very common. The rice because of its use as a staple food can be utilized as a carrier medium for transporting micronutrients from plants sources to human beings. Hence, rice fortification with microminerals can prove as a miracle for the virtual eradication of nutrition related diseases in humans.
Personality matters: exploring the relationship between personality and stress physiology in captive African lions
Authors: Vaz Janice , Bartley Alana , Hunt John
Published: June 2022

Background

Considering animals as individuals and not as species is becoming increasingly essential to animal welfare management in captive settings. Recent studies on big cat personalities and coping strategies suggest personality can help big cats cope in their surroundings. Yet a large portion of the published literature focuses on understanding either the personality or stress physiology of big cats. Our research shows how integrating an improved understanding of the personality of big cats with stress physiology may enhance welfare, especially for endangered species like African lions. By using a wild cat personality checklist, this study compared the key personality dimensions of 22 African lions with its faecal glucocorticoids and assessed factors influencing their personality and stress physiology.

Results

We found two reliable personality dimensions for African lions (dominance and agreeableness) and identified key factors (sex, age and location) that may influence their personality. Further, on testing if these factors influenced the stress physiology through variations in glucocorticoid levels, there was no significant difference. However, there was a strong negative association between agreeableness and glucocorticoid levels. These results suggest that the behavioural traits loading positively and higher for agreeableness are associated with lower glucocorticoid stress levels, which may assist a lion to cope with stressors in its surroundings.

Conclusions

Our findings highlight this integrated approach of linking personality and stress physiology of big cats can be beneficial for caretakers. For example, during stressful veterinary procedures or in reintroduction programs, recognizing the personality of lions can help in designing or providing them with resources that will alleviate stress. Thus, there is a need for more interdisciplinary approaches that will contribute towards enhancing the individual and overall welfare of big cats.
Reflexiones sobre la COVID-19, una mirada desde la mercadotecnia social
Authors: Felipe López Reyna , Morales García Manuel Higinio
Published: June 2022

Introducción: estamos viviendo una situación extremadamente compleja en todo el mundo, debido a la pandemia de la COVID-19, producida por el virus SARS-CoV-2, y como herramienta ha sido indispensable la utilización de la mercadotecnia social en la gestión de la salud, debido a que permite cambios de comportamientos y conductas de las personas o grupos en un entorno político, social y económico. Desarrollo: la mercadotecnia, en su enfoque social, es una disciplina que tiene múltiples aplicaciones en las actividades sanitarias; sin embargo, a través de la promoción de la salud actúa como un componente trasversal y es una herramienta para prevenir, promover y mejorar la calidad de vida de los individuos a través de una acción social. Durante la pandemia de la COVID-19 ha sido necesario implementar estrategias para el cambio de comportamiento en los usuarios, así como en las instituciones de salud, y su evaluación ha logrado un posicionamiento positivo de ideas y prácticas entre la población. Conclusiones: el uso de la mercadotecnia social durante esta pandemia ha sido una herramienta poderosa, y es fundamental que todas las profesiones de la salud la conozcan para solucionar problemas actuales que cada día enfrenta la salud pública mundial.
Narrativas de estudiantes universitarios indígenas en Bogotá (Colombia) sobre el proceso vital humano indígena, 2021
Authors: Urrego-Mendoza Zulma Consuelo , Moreno Martínez Daisy Mariana , Numpaque Arcila Giovanni Andrés , Fuentes Arias Rodrigo Armando
Published: June 2022

Introducción: en Colombia, la mayoría de los pueblos indígenas se encuentran en riesgo de extinción física y cultural. Además, existe una deficiencia de estudios relacionados con el análisis de narrativas propias sobre los asuntos que rodean la salud indígena. Tal ausencia deriva en las dificultades de análisis e intervención culturalmente apropiada a problemas indígenas. Así, se planteó como objetivo develar las narrativas sobre el proceso vital humano en pueblos indígenas de Colombia construidas por estudiantes universitarios indígenas migrantes en Bogotá. Materiales y métodos: esta investigación es cualitativa con enfoque narrativo y está basada en el paradigma hermenéutico-interpretativo. Se entrevistó a ocho estudiantes que cursan el pregrado en Bogotá, con edades entre 18 y 40 años, pertenecientes a los pueblos kamentsá, pastos, pijao, kankuamo, nasa y misak. Resultados: se identificó la vida en armonía, anclada al territorio de origen, como el concepto clave organizador de todas las comprensiones relativas a la salud, la enfermedad, la muerte y el cuidado. Conclusiones: el diseño de intervenciones sanitarias apropiadas dirigidas a indígenas requiere considerar sus propias comprensiones sobre el proceso vital humano, en relación intrínseca con la armonia integral entre persona, comunidad y territorio.
Narrativas en torno al dolor: la fibromialgia vista desde la experiencia de profesionales de la salud chilenos
Authors: Busta Cornejo Cristián
Published: June 2022

Objetivo: comprender el conjunto de creencias personales que subyacen al síndrome de fibromialgia entre un grupo de profesionales de la salud chilenos, cuyo trabajo incluye el diagnóstico y tratamiento de este cuadro. Desarrollo: durante el 2018 se realizaron dieciséis entrevistas en profundidad a profesionales que presentaban experiencia en el manejo clínico de la fibromialgia y se desempeñaban tanto en el sistema de salud pública como en el sistema privado en la ciudad de Santiago de Chile. Conclusión: los resultados dan cuenta de cinco ejes temáticos que delimitan y predisponen la práctica clínica en torno a dichos pacientes: 1) definición y cuadro clínico, 2) caracterización de quienes presentan fibromialgia, 3) género y fibromialgia, 4) tratamiento y relación terapéutica y 5) fibromialgia y contexto familiar. Las creencias de los profesionales tratantes desempeñan un importante papel en el trabajo clínico y la vinculación hacia quienes padecen fibromialgia, en cuanto sostienen la posibilidad de intervención. Desde un rol pedagógico, se busca modificar un amplio espectro de comportamientos que se alejan de lo que los profesionales consideran una adecuada calidad de vida, bajo el supuesto de que aquello conducirá a una reducción del dolor propio de este diagnóstico.
Cultural humility in nursing
Authors: Harrison Penny
Published: June 2022

A brief overview on the importance of considering diversity, equality and equity to provide culturally sensitive care in gastrointestinal nursing.
Time for a fresh start
Authors: Droste Werner
Published: June 2022

Werner Droste delivers news from the European Council of Enterostomal Therapy
CRÍTICA DE SKINNER AO DUALISMO CARTESIANO
Authors: Costa Silva Stefany
Published: June 2022

Primordialmente, é sabido que as teorias mentalistas vigoraram como formas explicativas do comportamento humano, dando início a partir do dualismo cartesiano a uma tradição científica posterior que se pauta no uso de atributos e/ou capacidades internas como explicação imediata do comportamento.
A RELEVÂNCIA DO ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM DA LEITURA NA CONSTRUÇÃO DA VIDA ACADÊMICA
Authors: Carneiro de Oliveira Lecia
Published: June 2022

Partindo da premissa de que a leitura é imprescindível na vida do ser humano, e que o acompanha durante toda a sua trajetória escolar, o presente estudo ancora-se no debate sobre a leitura acadêmica, considerada um desafio para professores e estudantes na universidade.
Estudo e Desenvolvimento de Ferramentas de Análise Estatística para Sistemas de Recuperação de Informação Interativa
Authors: Almeida da Cruz Farias Moisés
Published: June 2022

Atualmente, há várias ferramentas de captura e armazenamento de informações que são utilizadas diariamente por grande parte da população.
CLARIFICAÇÃO DE HIDROMEL SUPLEMENTADO COM EXTRATO DE FEIJÃO-CAUPI (Vigna unguiculata), UTILIZANDO CARVÃO ATIVADO, BENTONITA E GELATINA EM DIFERENTES CONCENTRAÇÕES
Authors: Santos Silva Ilana
Published: June 2022

A clarificação de bebidas alcoólicas tem por objetivo eliminar partículas insolúveis responsáveis pela turvação da mesma e/ou pela formação de precipitado durante o armazenamento por refrigeração (SAMPAIO, 2019).
QUALIDADE MICROBIOLÓGICA DE ALIMENTOS DA AGROINDÚSTRIA FAMILIAR
Authors: Portella Thayná Silva
Published: June 2022

A agricultura familiar é uma das atividades que representa maior participação na produção de alimentos provenientes do setor agropecuário no território baiano, englobando cerca de 77% do total dos estabelecimentos (IBGE, 2017).
BIODIESEL
Authors: Gledson da Silva Victor
Published: June 2022

A promoção de iniciativas, através de desenvolvimento de pesquisas sobre o biodiesel, para testes, durante quase meio século, fez do Brasil um dos pioneiros ao registrar a primeira patente sobre o processo de produção de combustível em 1980, conforme a Secretaria de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (MME, 2020).
Exploring the relationship between mental health and neuropsychological functioning in female survivors of IPV
Authors: Castro Christian , Quiroz Molinares Nathalia , Verbel Saumeth Elizabeth , García de la Cadena Claudia , Ruiz Avendaño Geraldine , De los Reyes-Aragón Carlos José
Published: June 2022

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) refers to a series of physical, psychological, and/or sexual abuses exercised over another individual during an intimate relationship. Several mental health difficulties have been reported related to IPV, and recently neuropsychological alterations have been also described in this population. This study has three aims: first, to explore the existence of mental health-based groups in women with and without a history of IPV; second, to establish whether belonging to the IPV group is related to having a poorer mental health and finally, to establish if women with mental health has a lower neuropsychological functioning. Fourteen female survivors of physical and psychological IPV, and 14 matched control women (CG) were assessed for their mental health and neuropsychological functions. A mental health protocol was used to evaluate the variables of anxiety, depression, and perception of stress. In addition, a protocol of neuropsychological tests evaluated alternating attention, long-term memory, abstract thinking, learning, and interference control. Results showed that (1) participants were grouped into two clusters: better mental health and poorer mental health. The main grouping variable was anxiety. (2) Women with a history of IPV had poorer mental health, and (3) women with poorer mental health had lower attentional ability, long-term memory, abstract thinking and working memory. These findings show the importance of assessing anxiety, which is one of the predictors of mental health problems in victims of IPV. Furthermore, it is important to protocolize a form of assessment including neuropsychological variables.
Associations between Florida counties’ COVID-19 case and death rates and meaningful use among Medicaid providers: Cross-sectional ecologic study
Authors: Freeman Katherine , Monestime Judith P.
Published: June 2022

Although the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has accelerated adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) among Medicaid providers, only half achieved Meaningful Use. Furthermore, Meaningful Use’ impact on reporting and/or clinical outcomes remains unknown. To address this deficit, we assessed the difference between Medicaid providers who did and did not achieve Meaningful Use regarding Florida county-level cumulative COVID-19 death, case and case fatality rates (CFR), accounting for county-level demographics, socioeconomic and clinical markers, and healthcare environment. We found that cumulative incidence rates of COVID-19 deaths and CFRs were significantly different between the 5025 Medicaid providers not achieving Meaningful Use and the 3723 achieving Meaningful Use (mean 0.8334/1000 population; SD = 0.3489 vs. mean = 0.8216/1000; SD = 0.3227, respectively) (P = .01). CFRs were .01797 and .01781, respectively, P = .04. County-level characteristics independently associated with increased COVID-19 death rates and CFRs include greater concentrations of persons of African American or Black race, lower median household income, higher unemployment, and higher concentrations of those living in poverty and without health insurance (all P < .001). In accordance with other studies, social determinants of health were independently associated with clinical outcomes. Our findings also suggest that the association between Florida counties’ public health outcomes and Meaningful Use achievement may have had less to do with using EHRs for reporting of clinical outcomes and more to do with using EHRs for coordination of care—a key measure of quality. The Florida Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program which incentivized Medicaid providers towards achieving Meaningful Use, has demonstrated success regarding both rates of adoption and clinical outcomes. Because the Program ends in 2021, we support programs such as HealthyPeople 2030 Health IT which address the remaining half of Florida Medicaid providers who have not yet achieved Meaningful Use.
Meditations on co-creative dance explorations with people with Parkinson’s
Authors: Brierley Melanie
Published: June 2022

The following meditations are reflections on co-creative dance explorations with people with Parkinson’s. Many are extracted from my Ph.D. research, an investigation of one-to-one, co-creative, somatically informed and home-based dance for people with Parkinson’s. Aiming to add context and further meaning for the reader, visual images echo the felt sense of shared dance encounters with people with Parkinson’s, their friends, families and dance artists in one-to-one, home-based sessions and community groups in the North-West of the United Kingdom.
Modernization noir in Greek cinema of the 1990s and early 2000s: New topographies and temporal tensions
Authors: Nikolaidou Afroditi
Published: June 2022

The focus of this article is the examination of the Greek crime film during the 1990s and early 2000s. The main question concerns if and how certain crime narratives from the 1990s and early 2000s responded to ideological discourse of ‘modernization’ that prevailed at the time. The analysis of three films (Apo tin akri tis polis, O hamenos ta perni ola and Sti skia tou Lemmy Kosion) with neo-noir features, unveils a field of representations produced in contrast to the period’s mainstream discourse of uplifting transformation, which was closely linked to Greece’s entry to the Eurozone and to the preparations for the Olympic Games. These films provide a critique of the city’s transformation into a metropolis, and of the subsequent transmutation of its societal tapestry not only within a European environment but also within the cultural logic of late capitalism. The ‘modernization noir’, as named in the article, includes two narrative trends: the first negotiates the arrival of new ethnicities, which transform the city and produce new hierarchies and topographies; the second self-consciously uses the genre in its ‘neo’ phase to comment on the transition between old and new.
Grafitos figurativos zoomorfos de época romana en la península ibérica
Authors: Ozcáriz-Gil Pablo
Published: June 2022

Los grafitos realizados en época romana en la península ibérica son un interesante campo de estudio, que no ha sido abordado desde una perspectiva global. La gran mayoría de los ejemplares publicados son de tipo epigráfico, generalmente sobre cerámica de mesa. Sin embargo, existe un conjunto no desdeñable de grafitos figurativos, sobre diferentes soportes, que merece ser recogido y analizado. El objetivo de este artículo es estudiar los dibujos de tipo zoomorfo para determinar el papel que juegan los animales en estas representaciones. La base del estudio ha sido una búsqueda bibliográfica que ha recuperado 47 grafitos, más dos que permanecían inéditos hasta ahora. Las principales conclusiones obtenidas han sido las siguientes: Aparecen diseminados por ciudades de las tres provincias hispanas, destacando los conjuntos de Santa Criz, Baelo Claudia, Emerita Augusta, Italica o Tarraco. La mayoría se ha localizado en contextos domésticos y funerarios, y sólo en un caso en un edificio público. Están fechados entre los siglos I y III d. C., a excepción de algún ejemplo más tardío. El abanico de especies reconocidas es bastante amplio: caballos, jabalís, leones, bóvidos, cérvidos, cánidos, lepóridos, aves, reptiles y animales mitológicos. Sin embargo, el número más alto de zoomorfos pertenece a los no identificables, bien por su esquematismo o baja calidad del dibujo, bien por el estado fragmentado de las piezas. Al igual que ocurre en otras partes del Imperio romano, un gran porcentaje de los animales se encuentran relacionados con las carreras del circo y las uenationes. También existen notables diferencias respecto a los zoomorfos que aparecen en otras provincias. El número de aves en Hispania es inferior al de otros lugares, y sorprende la ausencia de animales marinos y otros habituales como osos, pavos reales, águilas, etc. En general, se trata de un conjunto de grafitos que se hallaba muy disperso y que, tras este trabajo, conforma una nueva fuente para el estudio de los animales y su presencia y significación en la sociedad hispana de época romana.
Capiteles marmóreos tardorromanos y altomedievales en Galicia: primeras valoraciones de conjunto sobre su producción, uso y reutilización
Authors: González Soutelo Silvia , Gutiérrez Garcia-M. Anna , Savin Marie-Claire , Lapuente Pilar
Published: June 2022

Dentro de la investigación que se está llevando a cabo para identificar y caracterizar el mármol empleado en Galicia desde la Antigüedad, en este trabajo se presenta por primera vez un inventario de los capiteles marmóreos tardorromanos y altomedievales localizados en el ámbito del actual territorio gallego, incluyendo un importante número de piezas inéditas que amplían significativamente el número de ejemplares conocidos hasta el momento. En efecto, a pesar del interés y la calidad de estas piezas, hasta el momento no se había realizado ninguna revisión de conjunto sobre los capiteles marmóreos gallegos a pesar de la singularidad que representan dentro del panorama eminentemente granítico que identifica este territorio. Aunque la mayor parte de estos ejemplares aparecen descontextualizados o en posición secundaria, entendemos que existen elementos coincidentes que evidencian el interés mostrado desde la Antigüedad por obtener y utilizar el mármol en diferentes construcciones, realidad que siguió vigente en las múltiples reutilizaciones y usos a los que estas piezas se vieron sometidas. Así, al tiempo que se está completando el estudio analítico de este conjunto, en este artículo se presenta un primer avance sobre la caracterización del material empleado en la realización de estos capiteles, se reflexiona sobre sus principales características formales y estilísticas, se consideran los contextos de localización y conservación de cada una de las piezas, y se apuntan distintas consideraciones vinculadas al uso y reutilización de unas piezas de mármol que pueden ser de enorme importancia para comprender un poco mejor este fenómeno en el noroeste peninsular.