bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
HEAMATOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF INFECTED Rattus albus (albino Wister rats) FED WITH PROBIOTICS (Lactobacillus sp.)
Authors: Amengialue O. O , Igiebor F. A. , Ehiaghe J. I.. , Egharevba P. A., , Omoregie B. O , Ologbosere M. E , Ehiaghe F. A.
Published: March 2023

For years, Lactobacilli have been used as probiotics. They are believed to play important role in maintaining a state of immunological homeostasis within host. This research was aimed at evaluating immunity-boosting potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from kunu and palm wine; using standard experimental/scientific methods. Results revealed the bacterial isolates, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei to influence the immune system of pathogen-infected albino Wister rats. The pathogen treated rats without probiotic did not survive shortly after the post-acclimatization treatment, while the pathogen treated rats (fed with probiotic) survived; with a mean weight ranging from 128.33 g – 149.19 g for pathogen treated rats, 140.18 g – 149.65 g for Lactobacillus species + pathogen treated rats and 150.90g – 188.31g for control rats (non-infected). The haematological parameters (PCV and Hb) of the Lactobacillus species + pathogen treated rats (ranging 45.6 – 53.4 %; 15.5 -17.8 mg/dl) were higher compared to the control rats (ranging 20.7 – 32.9 %; 6.9 – 11.0 mg/dl). Enzymes (AST and ALT) activities of the Lactobacillus species + pathogen treated rats ranged from 0.091 - 0.108 U/L and 0.092 – 0.094 U/L respectively; and the control rats ranged from 0.083 – 0.098 U/L and 0.072 – 0.095 U/L respectively, with no significant difference. The histological examination of the rats’ liver showed hepatic changes in the pathogen treated rats, unlike those of the Lactobacillus species + pathogen treated rats and the control rats, suggestive of the beneficial role of Lactobacillus species in the pathogen treated rats. However, further in-vivo research to study a more encompassing health benefits and the mechanism of actions of these Lactobacillus species is recommended.
The quality of life of non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients in the national hospital and associated factors
Authors: Phong Phan Dinh , Viet Tran Tuan , Trang Nguyen Thuy , Thanh Pham Hai , Toan Ngo Van , Nhon Bui Van
Published: March 2023

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is a health burden worldwide. This paper outlines the hypothesis that demographic and medical history factors could affect the Quality of life (QoL) score among Vietnamese Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) patients. In general, themeanwere 55 (36.2%) patients had good QoL scores. The number of patients with good scores at physical health was 34 (22.4%) and mental health was 87 (57.3%). The factors that were statistically significant were smoking status, hypertension and stroke history. In conclusion, our study showed the prevalence and associated factors with QoL of Vietnamese NVAF patients.
Quality of life in patients with lower extremities deep venous thrombosis using veines-qol/sym questionnaire
Authors: Hieu Nguyen Lan , Hang Hua Thi Thu , Cuong Trinh Xuan , Nhon Bui Van , Ly Nguyen Thi Minh
Published: March 2023

Acute venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a common disorder with an annual incidence rate of 1-2 cases per 1000 persons. Health-related quality of life in patients after having DVT is impaired if not treated correctly. The VEINES - QOL (Sym) is a disease-specific instrument used to assess health-related quality of life in patients with chronic venous disease of the legs. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 32 patients diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and treated at Vietnam National Heart Institute and Hanoi Medical University hospital. Our study indicated statistical differences in patients’ quality of life (QOL) before and one month after treatment. Mean difference for VEINES-QOL was 1.4 (p-value = 0.02), for VEINES-Sym was 1.6 (p-value = 0.01). Our study brought conclusions: anticoagulation therapy increased QOL in patients with DVT; and the principal factors influencing long-term QOL were oldage, BMI, recurrent DVT, and proximal DVT.
Severe electrolyte disorders after overdosing of furosemide, spironolactone and captopril in infants with congenital heart defects: A case series
Authors: Van Dang Thi Hai , Ngoc Bui Thi Khanh
Published: March 2023

Six cases of severe electrolyte disorders with acute kidney failure after overdosing on furosemide, spironolactone and captopril were reported. All of them were less than  six months of age with congenital heart defects and were treated by cardiologists with a dosage of less than 2mg/kg of furosemide, spironolactone, and captopril per day. However, their parents gave them the wrong dose, as a result, all children received higher doses of both furosemide (8.8 – 13.3mg/kg/day), spironolactone and captopril (5.5 – 8.3mg/kg/day). This led to severe hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and acute kidney injury. All six patients were treated and eventually recovered without any complication.
Definitive repair of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect using valved conduit for low body weight infant
Authors: Vinh Tran Quang , Truong Nguyen Ly Thinh , Hung Doan Quoc
Published: March 2023

Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect is a complex congenital heart defect whose management varies depending on the anatomy of pulmonary circulation and surgeon’s preferences. The surgical outcomes of complete repair in small infants and neonates in Vietnam have been seldomly reported. We reported our medium-term results of complete repair of this complex lesion using valved conduit in infants and neonates at our institution. The study included 25 patients with the body weight of less than 5kg who underwent definitive repair using valved conduit between January 2016 and December 2021. The median age at surgery was 66 days (IQR 45 – 116 days), and the mean body weight was 4 kg (3 – 5). Most (96%) attended all follow-up visits, and the average follow-up time was 37.4 months (8.4 – 69.3). There was 1 in-hospital death and 2 late mortalities. The 30-days and 5 years survival rate were 96% and 83%, respectively. One patient required conduit replacement at 3 years post operative because of conduit failure. The proportion of patients with freedom from conduit replacement at 5 years was 95%. Three cases required balloon dilatation of the left pulmonary artery due to stenosis. Freedom from all reinterventions and reoperations at 5 years was 52%. Definitive repair of this type of complex heart defect in small infants can be performed safely and resulted in good surgical outcomes.
Testicular histopathology and associated factors in men with non-obstructive azoospermia
Authors: Thang Nguyen Cao , Bac Nguyen Hoai , Thuong Tran Thi
Published: March 2023

The testicular histopathological characteristic in azoospermic men can significantly help in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of infertile patients. This study assessed the pathology specimens of 88 azoospermic infertile men seen at Hanoi Medical University Hospital. The most common histopathological pattern was Sertoli cell-only syndrome (40.9%), followed by hypospermatogenesis (29.5%) and Germ cell maturation arrest (18.1%). There were significant differences in the mean testicular volume and serum concentrations of LH and FSH among patients with different histopathology patterns. Analysis using multinomial logistic regression model showed only FSH was significantly associated with the severity of histopathological pattern. Each unit increase in the level of FSH was associated with a 7.1% increase in the odds of a more severe histopathology (95%CI: 1.01 - 1.12).
Clinical and preclinical characteristics of neonates with congenital syphilis in the national center of vietnam National Children’s hospital
Authors: Nga Nguyen Thi Quynh , Nguyen Pham Thao
Published: March 2023

This prospective observational study was conducted to investigate epidemiological and clinical features of neonates with congenital syphilis at the Neonatal Center of Vietnam National Children’s Hospital from January 2018 to June 2021. Twenty-nine patients were diagnosed with congenital syphilis by Treponema Pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA) reaction. The most common manifestations of congenital syphilis were desquamation (41.4%), hepatomegaly (31.4%), splenomegaly (37.9%), and early jaundice (24.1%). Thrombocytopenia, anemia, elevated liver enzymes, and conjugated hyperbilirubinemia were common laboratory findings of congenital syphilis. The mortality rate of congenital syphilis was 13.7%. Parental syphilis status of 51.9% of neonates born with congenital syphilis was unknown. Thus, a systematic launch of a screening program for syphilis for all pregnant women is critical.
Subchronic toxicity study of efcovida powder in experimental animals
Authors: Nang Trinh Dinh , Hai Nguyen Minh , Huong Tran Thi Thu , Tuyen Vo Quang , Quyen Do Linh , Anh Pham Thi Van , Loan Nguyen Thi Thanh
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the subchronic toxicity of Efcovida powder through oral administration in experimental animals. The subchronic toxicity was studied in Wistar rats with oral doses of 90 mg/kg/day and 270 mg/kg/day in 90 consecutive days based on guidance of the World Health Organization and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Our result showed that Efcovida powder had no deleterious effect on hematological parameters, hepato-renal functions, macroscopic and microscopic images of livers and kidneys of rats. In conclusion, Efcovida powder did not produce the subchronic toxicity in experimental animals.
Mussel pain: The zebra and quagga invasion of the Great Lakes
Authors: Norbert Shannon Kazia
Published: March 2023

Zebra and quagga mussels are among the various aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes. The article studies the mussels’ impacts by focusing on food web alterations, competition with native species, and effects on water quality.
New species and genera described by Dr. Márton Hreblay (1963–2000) in his monograph on North-Thailand noctuid moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Authors: Bálint Zsolt , Gyulai Péter , Katona Gergely , Tóth Balázs
Published: March 2023

In an unpublished manuscript on Asian noctuid moths, primarily on the fauna of NorthThailand, illustrated richly by 341 original figures, Dr. Márton Hreblay (*1963–†2000) proposed 84 new species-group and four genus-group names, designated lectotypes for 23 nominal taxa, and established 14 new synonyms. The original manuscript is published here with the annotations of the authors, finding that one of the newly proposed genus-group names and 14 of the new speciesgroup names are identical with taxa established after the year 2000, hence these names are not available for any action in zoological nomenclature, and they have only historical interest. The remaining 74 species-group and three genus-group names became available in this work under the authorship of Márton Hreblay, Gergely Katona and Balázs Tóth with the publication date of the present paper. Seven of the lectotype designations are invalid or can be questioned; these cases are also annotated. With 190 figures.
Watching the Detectives: The Reciprocal Gaze inOur Mutual Friend
Authors: Kim Jane E.
Published: March 2023

Dickens scholars have often noted the failure of Our Mutual Friend as a detective story. In this article, the author argues that Dickens draws from the parable tradition to reimagine the detective genre. Dickens delineates a parabolic detective story that foregrounds, rather than a story of surveillance supporting a panoptic vision of the novel, a reciprocal and mutual gaze that challenges the authority and character of the watcher. The reciprocal turning upon the figure of the watcher also implicates the reader, usually a participant in a non-reciprocal relation with the text, in a deeper formal, ethical, and moral engagement.
The Nihilism of Idealism in Nishitani’s and Nietzsche’s Passionate Thinking of History
Authors: Coughlin Melanie
Published: March 2023

Nishitani deems Nietzsche a nihilist, but they both sought to overcome idealism. This shared commitment has normative and descriptive implications for the relationship between affect and history. Normatively, Nishitani praises Nietzsche for thinking history passionately. Descriptively, this praise suggests a shared belief that affectivity is in some significant respect constituted by historical inheritance. For these reasons, Nietzsche’s conception of affect and his genealogical inquiry can be part of the problem of nihilism but also integral to its solution. I make this case through Nishitani’s analysis of Nietzsche’s historical-existential standpoint. From this standpoint, I revisit the nearly thirty-year debate over Nishitani’s critique of Nietzsche to argue that Nishitani’s view of Nietzsche as a consummate nihilist has a bivalent significance. On the one hand, Nishitani needs Nietzsche’s thought to negate nihilistic conceptions of affect derived from Hegel and Feuerbach. On the other hand, Nietzsche’s negation appears to remain limited by an abstract conception of space, which would impede the full liberation of affect from nihilism.
“A Punch Back, . . . a Contagious Guffaw”: Feminist Humor in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the Professionalization of the Rebellious Laugh
Authors: Bhattacharjee Shuhita
Published: March 2023

In depicting the fraught journey of a woman stand-up comedian in the late 1950s and 1960s, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel portrays stand-up as an ethical medium of truth telling and of sociopolitical protest that challenges systemic hierarchies of gender and sexuality. In this article, I show that stand-up’s foundational subversion is in its professionalism and in its departure from other forms of art. In the show, female stand-up comic Midge Maisel learns to function first as a seasoned professional and then as an ethical crusader who ultimately mounts a two-pronged attack on the sexist underpinnings of American humor and the patriarchal structure of stand-up, substantially influencing the way we receive this liminal genre of cultural expression and reframing it as an empowering vehicle of the marginalized.
Going To and Fro and Walking Up and DownMeets “I Do This, I Do That”: Reconnecting Charles Reznikoff and Frank O’Hara
Authors: Davis Allison Pitinii
Published: March 2023

The poems of Objectivist Charles Reznikoff and the New York School’s Frank O’Hara insist that marginalized experiences—both their own and others’—belong in America’s public spaces and discourse. Reznikoff records New York’s streets as the Jewish child of immigrants in collections including Going To and Fro and Walking Up and Down (1941), while O’Hara records these streets from a queer experience in his famous “I do this, I do that” poems. There is limited scholarship connecting these poets, however, because the categorization of Objectivists as second-wave Imagists—and the resulting erasure of their Jewish heritage—has inhibited their inclusion in postmodern discourse. Repositioning Objectivists as postmodern forerunners reveals what’s concealed when poets are separated too insistently into different avant-garde “schools.” This article argues that the Judaism of Objectivist writers is a liminal lens through which to explore the New York School’s queerness and vice versa. This comparative examination of the walking poems of Reznikoff and O’Hara constructs new avenues for exploring the urban poetics of outsiders in experimental poetry by reading across and not just through minority experiences.
توكيد الذات وعلاقته ببعض المتغيرات لدى طلبة كلية التربية بجامعة ذمار
Authors: حسين فؤاد محمد زايد
Published: March 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى الكشف عن مستوى توكيد الذات لدى أفراد عينة الدراسة، ومعرفة دلالة الفروق بين متوسطات أفراد العينة الكلية حسب متغير النوع، والتخصص، ودلالة الفروق تبعا لمتغير النوع في التخصص العام (ذكور علمي وإناث علمي، ذكور إنساني، إناث إنساني). ودلالة الفروق بين التخصصات العلمية والإنسانية. وتكونت عينة الدراسة من (193) طالبا وطالبة، من التخصصات العلمية والإنسانية بكلية التربية جامعة ذمار للعام الدراسي (2022-2023). وقد استخدم البحث مقياس توكيد الذات (من إعداد الباحث)، ولمعالجة البيانات تم استخدام البرنامج (Spss) لتحديد مستوى توكيد الذات، والاختبار التائي (T-test) لاستخراج الصدق التمييزي، ودلالة الفروق وفق متغير الجنس والتخصص، ومعادلات استخراج الثبات، وتحليل التباين (ANOVA) لاستخراج الفروق حسب التخصص (علمي  - إنساني). وأظهرت النتائج تمتع طلبة كلية التربية بمستوى مرتفع من توكيد الذات، وعدم وجود فروق دالة إحصائيا في توكيد الذات بين أفراد عينة الدراسة الكلية تعزى إلى متغير النوع، والتخصص، ووجود فروق دالة إحصائيا بين (الذكور علمي والإناث علمي) لصالح الذكور علمي، ووجود فروق بين (الذكور علمي، والذكور إنساني) لصالح الذكور علمي، ووجود فروق بين (الذكور علمي، والإناث إنساني) لصالح الذكور علمي، وعدم وجود فروق بين التخصصات العلمية كل تخصص مع الآخر وعدم وجود فروق بين التخصصات الإنسانية كل تخصص مع الآخر، على مقياس توكيد الذات.
توظيف الألعاب الإلكترونية في تنمية الذكاء البصري المكاني ومهارة التخطيط لدى طفل ما قبل المدرسة
Authors: الخميسي عبدالسلام حسين
Published: March 2023

هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى التحقق من فاعلية توظيف الألعاب الإلكترونية في تنمية الذكاء البصري المكاني ومهارة التخطيط لدى أطفال ما قبل المدرسة. تألفت عينة الدراسة من (15) طفلا وطفلة ممن تتراوح أعمارهم بين (5 – 6) سنوات ولم يمارسوا اللعبة المستهدفة. ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة، تم تحديد ألعاب إلكترونية مناسبة للعينة المستهدفة وإلحاقها بالحصص اليومية بواقع (45) دقيقة في اليوم لأربعة أيام بالأسبوع ولمدة شهر. استخدم الباحث مقياس الذكاء البصري المكاني من إعداد (الخزرجي، 2012)، ومقياس مهارة التخطيط من إعداد (حسونة وآخرين، 2021). وقد أظهرت النتائج وجود فروق دالة إحصائيًا بين الأوساط الحسابية لاستجابة الأطفال على مقياس الذكاء البصري المكاني لصالح التطبيق البعدي، حيثُ زاد مستوى الذكاء البصري المكاني لدى المجموعة التجريبية وبشكل دال إحصائيًا مقارنة بالتطبيق القبلي. كما كشفت النتائج عن فروق دالة إحصائيًا بين الأوساط الحسابية لاستجابات الأطفال على مقياس مهارة التخطيط وأبعاده السبعة، ولصالح التطبيق البعدي.
فاعلية برنامج إرشادي سلوكي لخفض صعوبات القراءة لدى عينة من طالبات الصف الخامس الأساسي بمدينة ذمار
Authors: الدميني أحمد عبدالله , الجبجبي كريمة علي , شعبان هيفاء عادل
Published: March 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على فاعلية برنامج إرشادي سلوكي لخفض صعوبة القراءة لدى أفراد العينة من المجموعة التجريبية، وتكونت عينة الدراسة من (34) طالبة من الصف الخامس بمدرسة الوحدة للتعليم الأساسي بمدينة ذمار، وتم اختبار الطالبات اللاتي يعانين من انخفاض في مستوى القراءة، وتم استخدام مقياس تشخيص القراءة المتعدد المكون من (40) عبارة، والبرنامج الإرشادي الجمعي من إعداد الباحثين، وتم استخدام المنهج شبه التجريبي من خلال تصميم المجموعة التجريبية الواحدة، وأظهرت النتائج: فروقًا ظاهرية بين متوسطات التطبيقات الثلاثة، القبلي، والبعدي، والتتبعي، ووجود فروق دالة إِحصائيًا بين التطبيق القبلي والبعدي لصالح التطبيق البعدي، وكذلك بين التطبيق القبلي والتتبعي لصالح التطبيق التتبعي، وبين التطبيق البعدي والتتبعي لصالح التتبعي.
رؤية استراتيجية مقترحة للتغلب على الصعوبات التي تعيق تدريس الحاسوب في مدارس التعليم الثانوي بريف محافظة تعز
Authors: غالب إنشراح أحمد إسماعيل
Published: March 2023

هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى صياغة رؤية استراتيجية مقترحة للتغلب على الصعوبات التي تعيق تدريس الحاسوب في مدارس التعليم الثانوي بريف محافظة تعز، من خلال التعرف على الصعوبات المادية والبشرية والإدارية التي تواجه تلك المدارس، وقد استخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وأداة المقابلة التي اشتملت على (3) أسئلة رئيسية تضمنت (13) محورا فرعيا، وتم تطبيقها على (36) مديرا، ووكيلا، ومدرسا، من كل من مديريات السلام، والتعزية، والمسراخ، والشمايتين، وقد أظهرت النتائج وجود صعوبات مادية تراوحت نسب الاتفاق عليها بين (72.22% و100%)، وصعوبات بشرية تراوحت نسب الاتفاق عليها بين (88.89% و 100%)، وصعوبات إدارية تراوحت نسب الاتفاق عليها بين (80.56% و100%)، وقدمت الدراسة رؤية استراتيجية مقترحة للتغلب على تلك الصعوبات، وأوصت الجهات المسئولة بتبنيها.
التأصيل التربوي للتدريب في ضوء التربية الإسلامية
Authors: السهيمي خضران عبد الله , العطوي هيفاء أحمد سليم
Published: March 2023

يهدف البحث إلى التعرف على الإطار المفاهيمي للتدريب في ضوء التربية الإسلامية، من خلال دراسة كيفية تأصيله، وإعداد منهجية تربوية إسلامية مقترحة له، وتأتي هذه الدراسة استجابة للتطور الحاصل في مفهوم التدريب الذي انتشرت أنشطته انتشارًا واسعًا في مختلف المجالات في العصر الحديث، وذلك في ضوء فلسفات ونظريات ومبادئ قائمة إلى حد كبير على المفهوم الغربي للتدريب. ولتحقيق أهداف هذه الدراسة استخدم الباحثان المنهج الاستقرائي والاستنباطي، وتوصلا إلى وجود اهتمام كبير بالتدريب في التربية الإسلامية، واشتمال القرآن الكريم، والسنة المطهرة، وآراء السلف الصالح على الكثير من الشواهد والأمثلة الدالة على الأساليب المختلفة للتدريب، كما أن هناك مثالية متكاملة للتدريب في التربية الإسلامية، بشتى الجوانب المتعلقة بالتدريب، والمدرب، ووضع منهجية خاصة له.
Didaktička igra u funkciji razvoja prostornih relacija i orijentacije
Authors: Tasić Ivana
Published: March 2023

Oslanjajući se na psihološke i metodičke principe razvoja matematičkih pojmova, tragalo se za mogućnostima razvoja relacija položaja i prostorne orijentacije. Sagledavanjem ranijih istraživanja došlo se do igre kao vodeće aktivnosti predškolske dobi i mogućnosti njenog kultivisanja. Izdvojeni su zahtevi koje bi trebalо zadovoljiti da bi didaktička igra bila razvojna i delotvorna, što daje okvirne smernice vaspitačima za njihovo osmišljavanje, a potom je iz perspektive Osnova programa predškolskog vaspitanja i obrazovanja sagledana mogućnost primene didaktičkih igara za razvoj prostornih relacija.
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Prikaz primene programa podrške pozitivnom roditeljstvu nevladnih organizacija u Novom Sadu i Beogradu
Authors: Marić Ognjenović Miljana , Polić Penavić Sanja , Žegarac Nevenka
Published: March 2023

Cilj ovog rada je mapiranje i analiza programa podrške pozitivnom roditeljstvu koji se realizuju u okviru nevladinog sektora u lokalnim zajednicama gradova Beograd i Novi Sad kako bi se procenila dostupnost savremenih programa podrške deci i porodicama. Pretraživanjem na platformama UNICEF-a, MODS-a, CPD, SOS-Dečija sela Srbija mapirano je ukupno jedanaest programa koji su analizirani upotrebnom desk analize. Na osnovu korišćenih indikatora dobijeni su rezultati da nevladin sektor u navedenim lokalnim zajednicama realizuje usluge pozitivnog roditeljstva koje za cilj imaju jačanje i razvoj kompetencija roditeljstva, a obuhvataju veštine za podsticanje odnosa roditelj/staratelj - dete, vaspitanje i disciplinovanje, prepoznavanje i odgovaranje na potrebe deteta, kao i stimulaciju razvoja deteta. Programi se realizuju u grupi roditelja/staratelja u trajanju od nekoliko nedelja, sadrže edukativni i iskustveni deo i temelje se na podučavanju, dok se intenzivnije intervencije često ne koriste. Podaci o efektima programa i broja korisnika izostaju. Na osnovu dobijenih rezlutata može se zaključiti da se u okviru nevladinih organizacija nastoje razvijati i unaprediti veštine pozitivnog roditeljstva, što je u skladu sa socijalnim politikama i značaju koje pozitivno roditeljstvo ima za najbolji interes deteta. Međutim, nedostaje evaluacija programa i kontinuirani monitoring, kako bi razvijali praksu zasnovanu na dokazima.
Residency and Fine-scale Habitat Use of Juvenile Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus Itajara) in a Mangrove Nursery
Authors: Rodemann Jonathan R , James W Ryan , Rehage Jennifer S , Baktoft Henrik , Costa Sophia V , Ellis Robert D , Gonzalez Lizbeth , Santos Rolando O
Published: March 2023

The Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) is the largest grouper species in the Atlantic and exhibits high site fidelity and limited range of movement. By 1990, the goliath grouper population in US waters had declined approximately 95% relative to unfished levels, leading
to a harvest ban in 1990. Since then, the south Florida population has grown but the magnitude of recovery remains unknown due to uncertainties about life history characteristics. However, despite these unknowns, the state of Florida approved a limited recreational harvest of goliath grouper.
In 2021, fine-scale habitat use of three juvenile goliath grouper was investigated using acoustic telemetry and a positioning solver. All three individuals exhibited high site fidelity as well as a diel habitat use pattern, utilizing seagrass habitat during the night and mangrove habitat during
the day. Fine-scale acoustic telemetry provides insight into not only habitat use, but broader habitat preferences as well. This study illustrates the need to consider deep seagrass-dominated channels lined with red mangroves when protecting juvenile goliath grouper populations within Florida
Bay, especially as the population is opened to harvest.
Analysis of the vascular pattern in the superficial palmar arch formation
Authors: Billah Motasim , Qasarani Samah Fatima , Qureshi Ahmad Faraz , Ali Syed Hafiz Muhammad Atif , Ghafoor Ammara , Shabeer Khurram
Published: March 2023

Background and Aim: Palmar arterial supply is mainly provided by the superficial palmar arch (SPA). Ulnar artery primarily completes the arterial arcade of  the superficial palmar arch. Radial artery grafts and reconstructive hand surgery benefit from understanding the variations in SPA formation. The present study is aimed to analyze the vascular pattern of the superficial palmar arch.  Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Bacha Khan Medical Complex Mardan and Multan Medical & Dental College, Multan from October 2019 to September 2022 on 60 specimens, 46 male and 14 females. Due to inconvenient sampling, all cadaveric hands studied during the three years in the dissection room of the anatomy department were not calculated. An incision was made along the root of the fingers and another at the wrist joint. The 3rd metacarpo-phalangeal joint was incised vertically from the middle of the wrist. Reflection of the skin and aponeurosis of the palm was done. An area of adipose tissue around the superficial palmar arch was removed to observe the arches and their branches. Variations were noted in the superficial palmar arches.
Prevalence of acute hepatitis in dengue patients
Authors: Khan Jibran Umar Ayub , Wahab Abdul , Jhagra Shahbaz Khan , Haris Mohammad , Jehangir Samama , Ali Soma
Published: March 2023

Background: Dengue is the most common disease that has caused mortality throughout Pakistan as it can cause diversified complications ranging from slightly deranged liver function tests to acute hepatitis and liver failure. Objective: To determine the prevalence of acute hepatitis in dengue patients. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from September to November 2022 at department of Medicine of   MMC General Hospital a tertiary-care hospital of Kabir Medical College Peshawar. A proper approval was taken from research ethical committee of the hospital. The inclusion criteria were patients of dengue and exclusion was all patients having deranged liver function tests due to other causes such drug induced liver injury and acute viral hepatitis. The total sample size was 81 patients and non probability convenient sampling technique was used. The data was analyzed by using SPSS latest version. Results: ALT, ALP and Bilirubin was compared in age groups of patients. Results showed no significant difference for ALT, ALP and Bilirubin at baseline and at 3rd day of admission in all age groups as seen in above table.
The influence of women’s empowerment on poverty reduction: A case of smallholder sugarcane farmers in western Kenya
Authors:   Department of Agricultural Economics and Agri-business Management, Egerton University, Egerton-Njoro, Kenya, Lumet Kenedy , Gitau Raphael ,   Department of Agricultural Economics and Agri-business Management, Egerton University, Egerton-Njoro, Kenya, Owuor George ,   Department of Agricultural Economics and Agri-business Management, Egerton University, Egerton-Njoro, Kenya
Published: March 2023

This study uses primary data from smallholder sugarcane farmers in Kenya to investigate how women’s empowerment affects household poverty. Instrumental-variable tobit (IV tobit) was used to determine the causality between women’s empowerment and household poverty. The results reveal that poverty levels in households with empowered women are low compared to households without such women. Besides, education level, credit access, market access, land size, and crop and income diversification contributed positively to women’s empowerment and to the reduction in household poverty. The domains that contribute significantly to women’s disempowerment in sugarcane farming are income, work balance and leadership. These results suggest that strengthening women’s control over income and their leadership position in society are vital domains that should be targeted by rural development interventions to improve the livelihoods of smallholder women sugarcane farmers. In addition, there is a need to intensify crop diversification and increase women’s access to markets.
Analyse de l’efficacité allocative des ressources utilisées dans les petites exploitations de riz de bas-fond au centre-ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire
Authors:   Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé de Daloa – Côte d’Ivoire, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion (UFR-SEG), Daniel Gniza Innocent
Published: March 2023

Cette étude analyse l’efficacité des producteurs de riz dans l’allocation des ressources dont ils disposent pour la production en recueillant des données transversales auprès de 255 producteurs dans le Centre-Ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire. Une fonction de type Cobb-Douglass est utilisée pour examiner les déterminants de la production et les élasticités issues des résultats de l’estimation par les moindres carrées ordinaires (MCO) sont ensuite utilisées dans l'approche de la valeur marginale du produit et du coût marginal du facteur pour déterminer si les agriculteurs répartissent efficacement leurs ressources ou non. Les résultats indiquent que la semence a un effet positif sur la production mais est sous-utilisée tandis que la main d’œuvre a un effet positif sur la production mais est surutilisée par les producteurs. Le matériel agricole quant à lui, a un effet négatif non significatif sur la production et est surutilisé par les producteurs. L’étude recommande un programme de formation au niveau des producteurs en vue d’améliorer leur capacité de gestion des ressources de production et la mise en place de programme de production de semence de qualité afin d’accroitre les rendements.
Resilience capacities and implications for food security in Zimbabwe
Authors:   Department of Agricultural Business Development and Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Manyanga Mark , Murendo Conrad ,   CARE International, Harare, Zimbabwe, Pedzisa Tarisayi ,   Department of Agricultural Business Development and Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, Harare., Mutyasira Vine ,   Department of Agricultural Business Development and Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Ndou Richard ,   World Vision, Mutare, Zimbabwe
Published: March 2023

There is an emerging body of studies assessing the influence of resilience on household food security in developing countries. Yet no study has systematically analysed this theme in Zimbabwe, an area that we address. Data was collected from 331 randomly selected farm households in four districts of Zimbabwe. Factor analysis was used to compute resilience capacities. Poisson regression was used for model estimations. Assets, market diversity and social capital increased dietary diversity by 7.5%, 3.6% and 2.9% respectively. Interventions that enhance asset accumulation, for example incomegenerating activities, should be promoted. Promoting farmer groups and collective actions are important to strengthen social capital. Adaptive and absorptive capacity increases dietary diversity by 5.9% and 5.4% respectively. Household resilience is positively associated with dietary diversity. The public and private sectors and civil society need to promote interventions that build adaptive, absorptive, and overall resilience capacity of farming households to enhance food security.
The AAgWa Crop Production Forecasts Brief Series - Issue N.02
Authors: Ndoye Aissatou , Dia Khadim , Ly Racine
Published: March 2023

The Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) Crop Production Brief 2, produced by AKADEMIYA2063, aims to provide more accurate and timely statistics on millet production in Gambia using the Africa Food Crop Production (AfCP) model. The AfCP developed at AKADEMIYA2063 is an artificial intelligence (AI) based forecasting model used to produce yield and harvest forecasts at the beginning of each growing season for nine crops in 47 African countries.
AAgWa Crop Production Forecasts Brief Series - Issue N.05
Authors: Ndoye Aïssatou , Dia Khadim , Ly Racline
Published: March 2023

The Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) Crop Production Forecast Brief 5 by AKADEMIYA2063 provides timely and accurate statistics on millet production in Sierra Leone using the Africa Crop Production (AfCP) model. Developed at AKADEMIYA2063, the AfCP is an artificial intelligence (AI) based forecasting model applied to remotely sensed bio-geophysical data to produce estimates of expected crop yields and harvests at the beginning of every growing season for nine crops across 47 African countries.
AAgWa Crop Production Forecasts Brief Series - Issue N.06
Authors: Ndoye Aïssatou , Dia Khadim , Ly Racine
Published: March 2023

The Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) Crop Production Forecasts by AKADEMIYA2063 aim to provide more accurate and timely statistics about harvest and yield levels for nine crops across 47 African countries. Developed at AKADEMIYA2063, the Africa Crop Production (AfCP) model is an artificial intelligence (AI) based forecasting model applied to remotely sensed bio-geophysical data to produce estimates of expected crop yields and harvests at the beginning of every growing season.
AAgWa Crop Production Forecasts Brief Series - Issue N.09
Authors: Ndoye Aïssatou , Dia Khadim , Ly Racine
Published: March 2023

The Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) Crop Production Forecast Brief 9 by AKADEMIYA2063 aims to provide timely and accurate statistics of millet production in Guinea-Bissau using the Africa Crop Production (AfCP) model developed at AKADEMIYA2063. The AfCP is an artificial intelligence (AI) based forecasting model applied to remotely sensed geo-biophysical data to estimate crop yields and harvests at the beginning of every growing season for nine crops across 47 African countries.
AAgWa Crop Production Forecasts Brief Series - Issue N.10
Authors: Ndoye Aïssatou , Dia Khadim , Ly Racine
Published: March 2023

The Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) Crop Production Forecast Brief 10 aims to provide more accurate and timely statistics about millet production in Ghana using the Africa Crop Production (AfCP) model. Developed at AKADEMIYA2063, the AfCP is an artificial intelligence (AI) based forecasting model applied to remotely sensed geo-biophysical data to produce estimates of expected crop yields and harvests at the beginning of every growing season.
Evaluation of Environmental Efficiency of Chinese Coastal Ports under the Background of Ecological Civilization
Authors: Gao Gengjun , Zhou Feiyan
Published: March 2023

In order to enhance the level of green and sustainable development of the economy, the national policy of ecological civilization construction is proposed. The 14 coastal ports with the top 20 container throughput in China in 2020 are taken as the research objects, and the environmental efficiency evaluation index system of ports is constructed by combining the requirements put forward by ecological civilization, and the three-stage SBM model is applied to measure the environmental efficiency of 14 coastal ports in China from 2012 to 2020. It was found that the overall green development of Chinese coastal ports was good, with half of the ports achieving effective environmental efficiency with a mean value of 0.804 and a large gap in environmental efficiency levels among ports. External environmental variables have significant effects on the environmental efficiency of ports, and the overall environmental efficiency of ports with ineffective environmental efficiency has improved after excluding the effects of external environmental variables and random errors. Therefore, for ports with ineffective environmental efficiency, policy-related contents should be implemented effectively according to the actual situation of the port, and the environmental efficiency of the port should be improved from the perspective of the change and development of the port hinterland city, combining three aspects of local economic conditions, policy environment and cultural awareness.
Research on the Evolution Mechanism of Cross-border E-commerce Ecosystem Based on Self-organization Theory
Authors: Xi Xiaodan , Wei Mingxia , -Xian Teo Brian Sheng
Published: March 2023

Cross-border e-commerce ecosystem is a complex, open and far from balanced business ecosystem. Due to the nonlinear interaction among the subsystems within the cross-border e-commerce ecosystem and the complex international environment of "Internet + foreign trade", it is difficult to study its overall development with traditional linear thinking and mathematical methods. System theory provides a theoretical basis for studying the development law of cross-border e-commerce ecosystem more scientifically. Based on the analysis of the evolution of cross-border e-commerce ecosystem and from the perspective of self-organization theory, this paper makes an in-depth study of the internal mechanism and driving force of the evolution of cross-border e-commerce ecosystem. It is believed that the evolution of cross-border e-commerce ecosystem is under the influence of certain environment, and the complex system automatically changes from disorder to order and from low order to high order through "self-organization" mechanism. The subsystems within the system cooperate through competition, and competition and collaboration jointly determine the development and evolution of the cross-border e-commerce ecosystem. Core enterprises and government departments of cross-border e-commerce ecosystem should jointly control the self-organization of cross-border e-commerce ecosystem, lead the system to an orderly structure, and ensure the healthy, sustainable and stable development of the whole ecosystem.
Research on Traffic and Sales Transformation of Vibrato Short Video
Authors: Deng Jiayi
Published: March 2023

With the advent of the digital age, China's e-commerce platform has developed rapidly. Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, the enthusiasm of short video live e-commerce continues to rise, and this brand business faces many threats and challenges. Brand marketing needs new growth points, and short video and live broadcast marketing give brand marketing a new exploration trend. Compared with commercial stars, the influential grassroots stars have gradually transformed into the product of modern science and technology-"online celebrity effect". While the "online celebrity effect" has brought huge fans and traffic economy, the realization of traffic has become an economic model in modern society. Taking "Tiktok" as an example, by studying its existing marketing strategy, this paper analyzes its problems in the "short video+live broadcast" e-commerce marketing strategy from the objective and various data indicators, and provides optimization suggestions for its problems. This paper takes the Tiktok short video APP software as an example to analyze the red IP traffic problem of modern social networks, as well as the analysis and solutions to its problems, using the methods of investigation and research.
Research on the Supply Chain of Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry
Authors: Guo Jinchao , Liu Xiaobin
Published: March 2023

Fast-moving consumer goods are closely related to people’s lives and play an important role in the global economy. The fast-moving consumer goods industry is characterized by rapid changes in market demand, affected by seasons and holidays, a wide range of products, and fierce market competition. Based on the characteristics of the fast-moving consumer goods industry, this paper analyzes the supply chain of the fast-moving consumer goods industry and explains the causes of the “Bullwhip Effect” in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. It is believed that the manufacturing enterprises of fast-moving consumer goods can reduce the impact of the “bullwhip effect” on the entire supply chain by formulating effective master production plans.
How Does Data Input Drive Enterprise’s Technological Innovation: Concepts, Mechanisms and Paths?
Authors: Ruan Xinyue , Feng Xiaohua
Published: March 2023

In the era of digital economy, data has become not only a production factor, but also an innovation factor, which has already played a profound impact on technological innovation of enterprises. What is the data factor? How does data input drive technological innovation of enterprises? How to promote the positive effects of data input on enterprise’s technological innovation. Such questions have attracted attentionof academic world. This paper first explores the connotation and economic characteristics of data, and further analyzes the mechanism of data input driving enterprise’s technological innovation from four aspects:cost reduction, knowledge creation, optimal allocation and enterprise governance. Finally, this paper proposes that reducing the cost of data transactions, reconstructing the cooperation network of industry-university-research, accelerating the integration of elements andconstructing high-level data rules are effective paths for data-input enterprises to developping their technological innovation.
Research on the Characteristics of the Population Flow Network of the Main Ethnic Minorities in Northwest China
Authors: Zhao Danxiao , Wang Lucang , Liu Haiyang
Published: March 2023

In the context of the development of the western region and the new situation of population mobility, the role of the minority floating population, who bear the dual attributes of national culture and floating personnel, has become increasingly prominent. Based on the national floating population dynamic monitoring data, this paper examines the floating scale and network characteristics of the main ethnic minorities (Hui, Uyghur, and Tibetan) in Northwest China. The results show that there are commonalities and differences among the three main ethnic groups, and the commonality is manifested in the preference for inflows to provincial capital cities and ethnic autonomous regions, with typical economic orientation and homogenous source orientation.
Das Ungültigwerden von Gesetzen in den griechischen Poleis
Authors: Dreher Martin
Published: March 2023

Der Artikel diskutiert das Problem, wie und unter welchen Bedingungen die Gesetze in den antiken griechischen Polen ungültig wurden.
Returning to Ancestral Soil. A Commentary on IJudOr II 193 (Hierapolis/Phrygia)
Authors: Wiedergut Karin
Published: March 2023

The vast and well-preserved necropolis areas in Hierapolis hold several tombs which belonged to members of the local Jewish community. Most of the 27 pertaining epitaphs are perfectly within the scope of local (i.e. pagan) traditions and habits. One text, however, clearly stands out: The sarcophagus inscription of Tatianus and Apphia, Ioudaioi, contains several remarkable features which call for closer consideration. Most of them pertain to the sphere of legal history in the Roman East or, more specifically, to rare peculiarities within the widespread system of tomb protection in Asia Minor: the concession of rights to a sarcophagus from  husband to wife, an oddly phrased prohibition against unwarranted burials, the involvement of both a private individual and a public institution in a tomb’s protection, and a uniquely designed „clause of official recording“. The text’s most striking feature, however, deals with the couple’s transferral into „ancestral soil“ (patrōa gē)—with no further specification given on the stone. The article examines all these highly irregular features one by one in the context of Jewish and pagan epitaphs from Hierapolis and beyond. Special regard is given to the couple’s idea of „ancestral soil“, which, as is shown in detail, may well have been Judaea. The text, thus, may deliver early evidence for the wish of Diaspora Jews to be transferred there after death.
Johann J. Hagen, Die Anklagen gegen Andokides: Ein Rekonstruktionsversuch
Authors: Kästle-Lamparter David
Published: March 2023

Johann J. Hagen, Die Anklagen gegen Andokides: Ein Rekonstruktionsversuch, Hamburg, Verlag Dr. Kovač, 2021, 424 S. ISBN: 978-3-339-12522-4
Intelligent Asset Tracking System for Logistics Industry using IoT and Big Data
Authors:   Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, morocco, Krit Salah-ddine
Published: March 2023

The logistics industry is a complex and dynamic ecosystem that requires efficient and reliable asset tracking systems (IATS) to optimize operations and reduce costs. To address these challenges, an IATS is proposed in this paper that leverages the power of IoT and big data technologies to collect real-time data on the location, condition, and status of assets such as trucks, containers, and shipments. The system is designed to provide end-to-end visibility and control of assets throughout the logistics value chain. It uses a combination of RFID, GPS, and other tracking technologies to collect data on asset location, temperature, humidity, vibration, and other relevant parameters. The data is then transmitted to a cloud-based platform for storage, processing, and analysis using big data analytics and machine learning algorithms. The platform enables logistics companies to monitor and manage their assets in real-time, optimize routes and schedules, and improve delivery times. It also provides machine learning tools for predictive modeling of asset price movement, enabling companies to identify potential price changes before they occur and minimize loss. The efficiency and effectiveness of our system were shown through simulation studies using data from real-world assets; as a result, it is an attractive option for the tracking and management of assets in real-world logistic businesses.
Factors Affecting Employee Retention of Private Companies in Cambodia Using Delphi Method
Authors: Macaraig Ramon Jr , Hong Soun , Lay Sau
Published: March 2023

In slightly more than a decade (1988-2000), the eminent issue for companies was one of attracting and retaining people with the skills necessary to do the work. The situation became even more complex during 2001 – 2009 period as an economic meltdown forced thousands of companies to cut back or downsize their employee populations. Employee turn-over is often associated with “employee retention”. Employee retention plays an important role to keep up with other companies amidst the rapid evolvement of global economic environment. The objectives of the study are (1) To identify and assess the factors affecting employee retention of private employees in Cambodia from the experts point of view such as HR practitioners etc. and (2) To recommend ways on how to improve employee retention. The researcher employed Delphi Method Technique with 2 rounds. The Delphi methodology is used to determine, predict and explore group attitudes, needs and priorities. The researcher invited 34 panel of experts who are at least middle managers of private companies in Cambodia such as HR professionals and managers and with at least 5 years of experience in the field. After round 2, the experts agreed that there are 5 factors greatly affecting employee retention of private companies in Cambodia and they are: compensation; promotion, opportunity and growth; work environment; training and development; and work-life balance.