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Clinical Significance of Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7 Infection in a Tertiary Hospital: a Case-Control Study
Authors: Borque Pablo , Galán Juan Carlos , Romero Beatriz , Gioia Francesca , Escudero Rosa , Martín-Dávila Pilar , Moreno Santiago , Fortún Jesús
Published: August 2022

BackgroundHuman herpesviruses (HHV)-6 and HHV-7 are ubiquitous viruses with a global seroprevalence of around 90%, but their pathogenic significance remains unclear. MethodsFor 2 years, at our center, the presence of HHV6 and 7 DNA was investigated by PCR assay in blood, CSF, or other fluids. Epidemiological and clinical variables were collected from these patients and compared with those obtained in a negative-control cohort. Molecular detection of herpesvirus was performed using The Clart Entherpex kit (Genomica, Coslada, Spain), allowing simultaneous detection and identification of the eight human herpesviruses (HSV-1 to HHV-8) and Enterovirus (echovirus, poliovirus, and coxsackievirus).ResultsAll patients, cases, and controls were immunocompromised and had similar baseline clinical conditions. For all of them, molecular amplification of HHV-6 or 7 was requested as a diagnostic complement from different clinical pictures, mainly neurological symptomatology (80%). Corticosteroid treatment and viral or bacterial co-infection were independently associated with HHV-6 or 7 infections. When the impact of both viruses was analyzed independently, it was confirmed that HHV-6 was independently associated with higher 1-year mortality. ConclusionHHV-6 replication in CSF or blood may be a surrogate marker of mortality in the medium term in immunocompromised patients.
Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Edema following maxillofacial surgery: recognize to prevent further complications
Authors: Trabelsi Becem , Yedes Azza , Abdouli Hadhami , Mahouachi Issam , Saied Mohamed Ridha , Ali Mechaal Ben
Published: August 2022

Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) is a rare respiratory complication due to acute upper airway obstruction occurring shortly after extubation. We report a case of NPPE in young adult patient who underwent an eventful general anesthesia. The patient presented laryngospasm followed by acute respiratory distress with pink frothy sputum following. The NPPE was initially misdiagnosed and a preventable tracheostomy was performed. NPPE was managed with mechanical ventilation and diuretics and the patient had full recovery. Every anesthesiologist should be aware of the diagnosis of NPPE. Early recognition and management are essential to prevent the morbidity associated with NPPE in young healthy patients.
Aerosolized antibiotics therapy for infected traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts: A case report
Authors: Tanikawa Atsushi , Kudo Daisuke , Hoshi Yosuke , Miyasaka Norihiro , Kushimoto Shigeki
Published: August 2022

Background: Traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts are caused after thoracic trauma. They do not usually require specific therapy when no complications arise, such as infection and bleeding. Complicated pulmonary pseudocysts, however, can be life threatening and require specific treatment. Although treatments of systemic antibiotics and surgery for infected cysts have been reported, to our knowledge, there are no reports on aerosolized antibiotics therapy for infected traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts.Case presentation: We present the case of a 31-year-old woman who was severely injured and suffered a blunt thoracic trauma in a vehicular accident crash, and required ventilator management in a previous hospitalization. Seven days later, she developed acute respiratory distress syndrome and was transferred to our department. We were unable to maintain proper oxygenation with ventilator management alone and established venous–venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. She then developed persistent bacteremia of Pseudomonas aeruginosa owing to infected traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts. On the 21st day of her hospitalization, the drainage for the enlarged cyst led to minor improvements in her respiratory condition. On the 32nd day of hospitalization, in addition to systemic antibiotics therapy, the aerosolized antibiotics therapy (inhalation of tobramycin (135 mg) every 12 h) was administered for the treatment of resistant infected pseudocysts. Her respiratory condition gradually improved, and the infected pseudocysts shrank. On the 43rd day of hospitalization, she was successfully removed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Conclusions: Aerosolized antibiotics therapy may be a potential option for patients with infected traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts when conventional therapies are not successful.
Longitudinal surveillance of three biomarkers to predict recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after radical resection
Authors: Tong Jingshu , Yang Yong , Lu Changjiang , Yu Xi , Mao Shuqi , Lu Caide
Published: August 2022

Background: Radical resection is a curative treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the incidence of recurrence remains high. We aimed to explore the performance of predicting HCC recurrence by longitudinal surveillance of the protein induced by vitamin K absence (PIVKA-II), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), and lectin-reactive AFP (AFP-L3) during postoperative follow-up. Methods: Patients who underwent radical resection for HCC at the Ningbo Medical Centre Lihuili Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020 were included. All enrolled patients regularly monitor PIVKA-Ⅱ, AFP, AFP-L3 every 3 months during postoperative follow-up. The surveillance performance of PIVKA-Ⅱ, AFP, AFP-L3 during follow-up for the prediction of HCC recurrence was compared in patients. The Generalized Estimation Equation (GEE) was used to analyze the trends of the tumor biomarkers and interactions with time. Area under the receiver operator characteristic (AUROC) curves, the optimal cut-off value, the sensitivity and specificity were calculated to evaluate the performance of the three biomarkers. The recurrence-free survival (RFS) of patients with any of the elevated biomarkers was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier curves and the log-rank test. Results: The GEE analysis indicated that PIVKA-II, AFP, AFP-L3 in the recurrence patients were higher than the no recurrence patients during follow-up, PIVKA-Ⅱ and AFP showed increasing trends from 6 months before recurrence. In predicting recurrence, the AUROCs for PIVKA-Ⅱ, AFP, AFP-L3 and their combination were 0.885, 0.754, 0.781 and 0.885 respectively, the optimal cut-off value for PIVKA-Ⅱ, AFP, AFP-L3 was 29.5 mAU/ml, 10.7 ng/L, 1.5 % respectively. The sensitivity in predicting recurrence for PIVKA-Ⅱ, AFP, AFP-L3 and combination were 75.0%, 54.7%, 57.8% and 79.7% respectively. The RFS of patients with any of the biomarkers elevated during the follow-up was significantly shorter than that without elevated biomarkers (χ2=62.125, P<0.001).Conclusion: Longitudinal surveillance of PIVKA-II, AFP and AFP-L3 can effectively predict recurrence of HCC after operation.
Soil Microorganisms in Mixed Forest and Pure Forests of Ulmus pumila - Robinia pseudoacacia Based on Metagenomics
Authors: Chen Rui , Cui Haoran , Zhou Zhiqiang , Xu Qian , Ma Fengyun
Published: August 2022

AimsThe present study aimed to explore the characteristics of the microbial community in Ulmus pumila-Robinia pseudoacacia mixed forest soils in the Yellow River Delta.MethodsWe used metagenomics to analyse the structure and functional characteristics of the soil microbial community in a pure forest of Ulmus pumila, a pure forest of Robinia pseudoacacia, and a mixed forest of Ulmus pumila - Robinia pseudoacacia.ResultsIn total, 176 phyla and 21,760 species of microorganisms were identified. The proportion of bacteria (84.90% - 85.20%) was the highest among the microbial types in the soil of each forestland. Using the orthological database eggNOG, we identified the most dominant functional gene category is soil microbial metabolism. The active metabolism of carbohydrates in the KEGG pathway was prominent. In the carbon cycle, that soil microbial carbon metabolic activity in the mixed forests were greater than that in the pure forests. The gene abundance related to nitrogen metabolism was the highest in the Ulmus pumila - Robinia pseudoacacia mixed forest soil. ConclusionsMixed forests play specific roles in soil quality improvement by promoting the activity and functional metabolism of various soil microbiome communities.
RNA-seq Analysis Reveals Upregulation in ER -Stress-Related Genes Upon LCL-161 Treatment in SH-SY5Y Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Authors: Baran Burçin , Altun Zekiye , Yuan Hongling , Şanlav Gamze , Holyavkin Can , Aktaş Safiye , Olgun Nur
Published: August 2022

Background: SMAC mimetics (SM) are compounds that are developed on secondary mitochondria-derived activators of caspase (SMAC) protein structure and sensitize cancer cells to cell death, either alone or in the presence of death ligands or chemotherapies. However, their efficacy as a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy is highly variable and limited. In this study, we aimed to identify the transcriptomic changes in the SH-SY5Y cells upon induction with SM using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Hence, the total gene expression changes to understand the mechanism of action of SM in SH-SY5Y cells were examined. Methods and Results: RNA sequencing was performed on LCL-161 (a monovalent type of SM) treated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. The significantly upregulated and downregulated genes were studied using Real-time PCR (Q-PCR). In addition to the intrinsic apoptotic pathways, we identified significant upregulation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress-related genes upon LCL-161 induction in RNA-seq results. Conclusion: These results demonstrated that ER stress response pathways might play a role in the SM response in addition to previously known apoptotic or necroptotic pathways. Further studies are required to establish whether ER stress pathways act as pro-survival or pro-apoptotic pathways in this response.
Characteristics of groundwater circulation and evolution in Yanhe spring basin driven by coal mining
Authors: Wang Zhenxing , LI Xiangquan , Hou Xinwei , Zhang Chunchao
Published: August 2022

The Yanhe spring basin located in the Jindong coal base is relatively short of water resources and the ecological environment is fragile. With the large-scale mining of coal resources and the intensification of human activities, the characteristics of regional groundwater circulation have evolved dramatically. In this paper, through the multivariate correlation analysis between spring flow and coal mining volume, karst groundwater extraction volume and atmospheric precipitation, the attenuation mechanism and main controlling factors of large karst springs are revealed. Combined with regional hydrogeological conditions, hydrochemistry and stable isotope characteristics, the mutual transformation relationship between different water bodies was analyzed, and the groundwater circulation model under the influence of coal mining was constructed. The research results show that: (1) The karst large spring flow and karst groundwater level in the Yanhe spring basin generally showed a downward trend. From 1957 to 2017, the spring flow attenuation range reached 75%, The three stages of 1956-1976, 1977-2002 and 2003-2017 were characterized by steady fluctuation, substantial decrease and slight decrease. (2) Coal mining in the central and southern parts of the mining area has a strong impact on karst groundwater. The main way of influence is that coal mining activities cause serious damage to the structure of the overlying aquifer in the karst groundwater recharge runoff area and attenuation of surface runoff, resulting in a decrease in karst water recharge. With the expansion of coal mining to the north, the burial depth of the coal seam increases, and the karst groundwater is a deep stagnant zone, and the influence of coal mining on it is weakened. (3) the hydrochemistry types of karst groundwater in Yanhe Spring basin have gradually diversified and local pollution has increased. (4) The main controlling factor of the karst spring flow attenuation and groundwater level drop is coal mining. In the rapid decline stage, karst groundwater exploitation is also Important factors affecting spring flow attenuation and water level decline. (5) Isotopic calculations show that surface water seepage and pore groundwater overcurrent are important sources of karst groundwater recharge. Coal mining directly affects surface runoff and pore groundwater aquifers, which in turn indirectly affects karst groundwater level and karst spring flow. (6) The groundwater circulation pattern under the coal mining conditions in the spring area can be divided into shallow, deep and local groundwater flow systems. The local groundwater flow system is mainly affected by coal mining, which is manifested as the centralized discharge of groundwater to the goaf.
TM-vector: A Novel Forecasting Approach forMarket stock movement with a Rich Representationof Twitter and Market data
Authors: Mousa Ramin , Heidary Majid , Sani Samin Dehbashi , Karkehabadi Ali , Mohammadi Ali
Published: August 2022

Stock market forecasting has been a challenging part for many analysts and researchers. Trend analysis, statistical techniques, and movement indicators have traditionally been used to predict stock price movements, but text extraction has emerged as a promising method in recent years. The use of neural networks, especially recurrent neural networks, is abundant in the literature. In most studies, the impact of different users was considered equal or ignored, whereas users can have other effects.n the current study, we will introduce TM-vector and then use this vector to train an IndRNN and ultimately model the market users' behavior. In the proposed model, TM-vector is simultaneously trained with both the extracted Twitter features and market information. Various factors have been used for the effectiveness of the proposed forecasting approach, including the characteristics of each individual user, their impact on each other, and their impact on the market, to predict market direction more accurately. Dow Jones 30 index has been used in current work. The accuracy obtained for predicting daily stock changes of Apple is based on various models, closed to over 95\% and for the other stocks is significant. Our results indicate the effectiveness of TM-vector in predicting stock market direction.
5-Year Outcomes of Comparing Double Kissing-Mini-culotte with Mini-culotte using Drug-eluting Stents for The Treatment of True Coronary Bifurcation Lesions
Authors: Tu Sheng , Zhang Linlin , Hu Fudong , Wang Ying , Chen Lianglong
Published: August 2022

Aims
To compare the clinical outcomes between Double Kissing Mini-culotte stenting (DKMC) and Mini-culotte (MC) stenting in treating patients with true coronary bifurcation lesions (CBLs) in the clinical real world.
Methods
This retrospective observational cohort study included 180 consecutive patients with true CBLs (Medina type 1,1,1; 1,0,1; 0,1,1). All the eligible patients underwent coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with two-stent techniques in our hospital, among whom 97 received DKMC treatment (DKMC group) and 83 MC treatment. The primary clinical endpoints were the major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), which included cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and target vessel/ lesion revascularization (TVR/TLR). The secondary endpoints were stent thrombosis, in-stent restenosis, and individual components of MACE.
Results
Quantitative coronary angiography analysis (at 1 year) showed that late lumen loss (0.12 ± 0.42mm vs. 0.22 ± 0.39mm, P = 0.045), segmental diameter restenosis of side branch (17.56 ± 10.23% vs. 23.62 ± 13.28%, P = 0.032) in the DKMC stenting group were lower as compared with MC group. There were similar rates of binary restenosis in the main parent vessel (1.2% vs. 2.9%) and the main branch (4.8% vs. 5.9% in both groups with a numerically lower rate of binary restenosis in the side branch in DKMC (6.2% vs. 13.2%, P = 0.141) irrespective of lack of significant differences. However, compared to MC stenting group, the cumulative event rate of MACE at 5 years (22.8% vs.8.3%, P = 0.007) and TVR/TLR (17.7% vs.6.3%, P = 0.018) in the DKMC stenting group was mainly caused by TVR/TLR. Especially, DKMC was related to a significant reduction in the primary and secondary endpoints in patients with high risk.
Conclusion
DKMC stenting is associated with lower late lumen loss and restenosis in the side branch, a lower rate of cumulative MACE, and TVR/TLR, and is more effective in treating true CBLs compared to MC stenting; yet, this needs to be further confirmed by a randomized clinical trial.
Lethal and sublethal effects of fluxametamide on rice-boring pest, rice stem borer Chilo suppressalis
Authors: Li Yao , Wang Ying Nan , Qian Cheng Long , Tang Tao , Shen Ning , Han Zhao Jun , Zhao Chun Qing
Published: August 2022

Fluxametamide is a novel isoxazoline insecticide and has been registered in Korea and Japan to control Lepidoptera pests. Rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker), is a destructive Lepidoptera pest of rice in China, and novel effectively insecticides are required to be developed for controlling it due to its increasing resistance levels. Therefore, the lethal and sublethal effects of fluxametamide on C. suppressalis were investigated in the present study. In the lethal assay, the insecticidal activity of fluxametamide with median lethal dose (LD50) value of 1.308 mg/kg to the 4th instar larvae of C. suppressalis was higher than that of chlorantraniliprole (LD50, 3.112 mg/kg) and lower than that of emamectin benzoate (LD50, 0.006 mg/kg). In addition, the 3rd instar larvae of C. suppressalis were sensitive to fluxametamide than the 4th instar larvae. In the sublethal (LD10 and LD30) assay, the duration of 3rd to 6th instar larvae was significantly increased, whereas the pupal duration, pupation rate, and life-cycle rate were also significantly increased in F0 generation. Both length and weight of ovarian tube were decreased with the increase of fluxametamide dose, and they in the LD30 treatment were significantly lower than those of the control group. In F1 generation, only the duration of eggs was significantly increased with LD30 treatment of fluxametamide, other developmental parameters has no significant change. These results suggest that fluxametamide has excellent lethal and sublethal effects on C. suppressalis and probably is able to suppress the population growth and progeny of C. suppressalis.
COVID-19 Pandemic and Frontline Health Care Workers in Armenia: A Multi-Center Study
Authors: Sahakyan Serine , Musheghyan Lusine , Aslanyan Lusine , Grigoryan Zaruhi , Muradyan Diana , Khachadourian Vahe
Published: August 2022

Background From the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global medical community has put remarkable efforts to contain the burden of disease.Study aimTo assess the seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and its associated factors among frontline health care workers (HCW) in hospitals and primary healthcare (PHC) facilities in Armenia. MethodsWe implemented a cross-sectional study, where we collected blood samples for antibody testing and conducted a phone survey. We applied a clustered sampling strategy and selected the three largest public hospitals and 10 of the largest PHC facilities providing care to COVID-19 patients. FindingsOverall, 1148 HCW were included in the study, 769 from the hospitals. The prevalence of antibodies was higher among those HCWs who reported having close contact with COVID-19 patients versus those who did not have close contact (14.7% vs 9.17). HCWs from the hospitals were more than 2 times (OR = 2.28, 0.22 – 0.74, p < 0.002) and HCWs from ICU departments were more than 4 times (OR = 4.49, 0.33 – 1.95, p < 0.001) likely to have positive COVID-19 antibodies compared to those working in the PHC facilities. In the hospital setting the only risk factor significantly associated with having COVID-19 antibodies was having close contacts with COVID-19 patients (OR = 2.95; 95% CI: 1.32 – 6.52, p=0.008).ConclusionOur study demonstrated the importance of infection-control practices within healthcare facilities. Early detection or screening programs for HCWs to decrease in-hospital transmission and the role of proper PPE usage are the most effective approach to control the infection.
Optimization of Shear Wall location in C Shaped Reinforced Concrete Framed Building subjected to earthquake loading
Authors: Banerjee Rajiv , Srivas J. B.
Published: August 2022

Shear wall provide large strength and stiffness to buildings in the direction of their orientation, which reduces sway of the building significantly and thereby reduces damage to the structure. When walls are situated in advantageous positions in a building, they may be very efficient in resisting lateral loads originating from wind or earthquakes. A framework is proposed to obtain the optimum location of shear wall for the ‘C’ shaped structure such that the torsional effect arising in the structure due to its plan irregularity is minimized. The proposal is based on the selection of optimum location that converges to the optimum structural and engineering demand parameters for a 'C' shaped structure with a fixed length of shear wall. A G + 15 story structure is considered for an illustrative example of the framework considering fourteen models of shear wall location for a ‘C’ shaped structure with a fixed length of shear wall (14.5% wall to floor area ratio). The analytical results of each model have been compared with that of bare frame model in terms of base shear, peak story displacement, peak story drift, static eccentricity, time period and torsional moment, and the optimum model is reported. The proposed framework as well as the presented example is expected to serve as the guideline for deciding the optimum location of shear walls for the ‘C’ shaped structure.
Viscoelastic particle encapsulation using a hyaluronic acid solution in a T-junction microfluidic device
Authors: Giudice Francesco Del , Jeyasountharan Anoshanth
Published: August 2022

The encapsulation of particles and cells in droplets is highly relevant in biomedical engineering as well as in material science. So far, however, the majority of the studies in this area have focused on the encapsulation of particles or cells suspended in Newtonian liquids. We here studied the particle encapsulation phenomenon in a T-junction microfluidic device, using a non-Newtonian viscoelastic hyaluronic acid solution in phosphate buffer saline as suspending liquid for the particles. We first studied the non-Newtonian droplet formation mechanisms, finding that the data for the normalised droplet length scaled as the Newtonian ones. We then performed viscoelastic encapsulation experiments, where we exploited the fact that particles self-assembled in equally-spaced structures before approaching the encapsulation area, to then identify some experimental conditions for which the single encapsulation efficiency was larger than the stochastic limit predicted by the Poisson statistics.
Inhibiting phase drift in multi-atom clocks using the quantum Zeno effect
Authors: Shringarpure S. U. , Franson J. D.
Published: August 2022

The accuracy of an atomic clock depends in part on the bandwidth of the relevant atomic transitions. Here we consider an ensemble of atoms whose transition frequencies have been independently perturbed by environmental effects or other factors. We consider the possibility of using the quantum Zeno effect to lock the relative phase of the atoms, which would decrease their effective bandwidth by a factor of \(1/\sqrt N .\) We analyze an example in which the quantum Zeno effect can be used to lock the relative phase of a pair of atoms, after which the elapsed time can be determined. Practical applications may require \(N>>1\) in order to achieve a good signal-to-noise ratio.
Health-related behavioral changes and incidence of chronic kidney disease: The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study
Authors: Kimura Hiroshi , Asahi Koichi , Tanaka Kenichi , Iseki Kunitoshi , Moriyama Toshiki , Yamagata Kunihiro , Tsuruya Kazuhiko , Fujimoto Shouichi , Narita Ichiei , Konta Tsuneo , Kondo Masahide , Kasahara Masato , Shibagaki Yugo , Watanabe Tsuyoshi , Kazama Junichiro J
Published: August 2022

The transtheoretical model (TTM) is a commonly used model of health-related behavioral change. However, the practical effect of using this model for chronic kidney disease (CKD) self-management remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between stages of change for lifestyle behavior and the incidence of CKD in the general Japanese population. A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 178,780 non-CKD participants aged 40–74 years who underwent annual health check-ups for two consecutive years between 2008 and 2009. Health behavior change was determined using questionnaires based on the TTM, which consists of five stages of change (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance). The exposure of interest was the change in stages between two years. Participants were categorized into 3 groups ‘improved’, ‘unchanged’, or ‘deteriorated’. The association between the change in stages and the incidence of CKD was examined using logistic regression analysis. After one year of follow-up, 20.0% of participants developed CKD. Participants in the deteriorated group showed a significantly higher risk of CKD incidence than in the improved group. Promoting the stage of change for healthy lifestyle behaviors evaluated by the TTM was associated with a risk reduction for the incidence of CKD.
Anti-Diabetic and Antihyperlipidemic Potential of Combined Melatonin and Garlic in Nicotinamide-Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Mice
Authors: Alhindi Yosra Zakariyya
Published: August 2022

Background The traditional antidiabetic medications have limitations in terms of safety, efficacy and cost. So, it is critical to investigate natural or herbal remedies that can overcome these obstacles. Melatonin and garlic separately have showed evidence of multiple therapeutic effects towards diabetic subjects. Objective To investigate the anti-diabetic and hypolipidemic effects of the combination of low doses of melatonin and garlic in nicotinamide-streptozotocin (NA/STZ)-induced diabetic mice. Methods 48 mice were randomly divided into six groups including control (C), diabetic (D), glibenclamide 5 mg/kg (D + GLC), melatonin 10 mg/kg (D + M), garlic extract 100 mg/kg (D + G) and combined melatonin and garlic (D + M + G). All treatments were given orally daily for 8 weeks after induction of hyperglycemia by STZ/NA. Food intake, body weight, fasting blood glucose, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), serum insulin, lipid profile as well as serum IL-6 and TNF-ß were estimated. Results Combined melatonin and garlic resulted in 37.2% reduction in fasting blood-glucose levels with amelioration in OGTT (p < 0.05). Also, M + G increased serum insulin level (25.3%), improved lipid parameters and reduced serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-ß (p < 0.05). Conclusion These results indicate that the combination of melatonin and garlic possessed a beneficial potential impact in diabetic mice. The effect of the two drugs together was comparable to that of glibenclamide, which enhances the possibility of using one or both as adjuncts to the traditional diabetes drugs to reduce their doses.
Barriers and Interventions on the way to Empower Women through Financial Inclusion A Two Decades Systematic Review (2000-2020)
Authors: Saluja Omika Bhalla , Singh Priyanka , Kumar Harit
Published: August 2022

Purpose This study aims to reduce ambiguity in theoretical and empirical underpinning by synthesizing various knowledge concepts through a systematic review on barriers and interventions to promote financial inclusion of women. Methodology We have used the PRISMA approach to explain various inclusions and exclusions extracted from Scopus & WOS databases and backward and forward search of important studies. Collaborative peer review selection with a qualitative synthesis of results was used to explain various barriers and interventions in financial inclusion that affected women's empowerment in the period 2000-2020. Interpretation Out of 1740 records identified, 67 studies were found eligible for detailed investigation. The pathway modulated had limitations and benefits of WOS and Scopus data. This study has identified patriarchy structures, psychological factors, low income/wages, low financial literacy, low financial accessibility and ethnicity as six prominent barriers and government & corporate programs/policies, microfinance, formal saving accounts & services, cash & asset transfer, self-help groups and digital inclusion as six leading interventions to summarize the literature and highlight its gaps. Originality The surrounding literature is vast, complex and difficult to comprehend, necessitating frequent reviews. But, due to the sheer size of the literature, such reviews are generally fragmented focusing only on the factors causing the financial exclusion of women while ignoring the interventions that have been discussed all along. Filling up this gap our study attempts to provide a bird's-view to systematically connect all the factors as well as mediations found in past studies with the present and future.
Determinant of Tax Evasion of Category “A” Taxpayers in East Addis Ababa
Authors: Mengstu Moges
Published: August 2022

Tax revenues are important income sources for governments in most countries. because of the shortage of full tax compliance, government budgets are unbalanced in most countries, and therefore the gap between revenue and expenditure is increasing. the main question that was trying to answer during this paper was “why do taxpayers evade taxes?” The study was designed to spot the determinants of evasion (focusing on category “A”) on government income in East Addis Ababa. A structured questionnaire was accustomed collect data from a sample of 371 taxpayers who were selected by employing a non-random sampling technique. A binary logistic regression model was employed to research the info and therefore the results of the study revealed that there's a statistically significant association between evasion and eight determinant variables (tax education, service quality, tax rate, income level, and fairness of legal system, financial Constraint, audit, and penalty). evasion has positively suffered from the rate, income level, audit, and fairness of the legal system and is negatively influenced by financial Constraints, tax education, service quality, and penalty. supported the finding of the study the subsequent policy recommendations are forwarded. These are the government should reduce the rate, and therefore the tax delivery system should be automated to make sure efficiency and quality delivery among money others.
A Satellite-linked Tag for the Long-term Monitoring of Diving Behavior in Large Whales
Authors: Palacios Daniel M. , Irvine Ladd M. , Lagerquist Barbara A. , Fahlbusch James A. , Calambokidis John , Tomkiewicz Stanley M. , Mate Bruce R.
Published: August 2022

Despite spending most time underwater, the technology in use to track whales over large geographic ranges via satellite has been largely limited to locational data, with most applications focusing on characterizing their horizontal movements. We describe the development of the RDW tag, a new Argos-based satellite telemetry device that incorporates sensors for monitoring the movements and dive behavior of large whales over several months without requiring recovery. Based on an implantable design, the tag features a saltwater conductivity switch, a tri-axial accelerometer, and an optional pressure transducer, along with onboard software for data processing and detection of behavioral events or activities of interest for transmission. We configured the software to detect dives and create per-dive summaries describing behavioral events associated with feeding activities in rorqual whales. We conducted a validation by proxy of the dive summary and event detection algorithms using field data from a medium-duration archival tag. We also conducted a simulation exercise to examine how the expected data recovery would vary under different dive behavior scenarios and compared those results to empirical values from field deployments of the RDW tag on blue ( Balaenoptera musculus ) and humpback ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) whales. The dive summary algorithm accurately reported dive depth and duration, while the accuracy of the lunge-feeding event detection algorithm was dependent on the precision of the accelerometer data that was used, with a predicted accuracy of 0.74 for correctly classifying feeding dives from 1/64-G precision data and 0.95 from 1-mG precision data. Simulated data recovery was lower with sparser transmission schedules, shorter mean dive durations, and lower rates of successfully received transmissions. Empirical data recovery was lower than expected from the simulation, suggesting the effect of additional factors like data gaps. By measuring key aspects of the per-dive behavior of large whales over multi-month timescales of movement, the RDW tags provide the ability to monitor previously unobservable behaviors across entire geographic ranges, extending the applications of satellite telemetry devices to new areas of whale physiology, behavior, ecology, and conservation.
AN INSIGHT INTO ECOLOGICAL CULTURE OF THE ACHIKS INDIGENOUS TRIBE OF MEGHALAYA: A STUDY
Authors:   Sr.Grade Lecturer, Tura Govt. College, Tura, Dept. of Philosophy. Meghalaya, India. (Research Scholar, Assam Don Bosco University, Assam, India)., A. Sangma Marma
Published: August 2022

Mankind is often placed in a privileged and glorified position among all the creatures, while the nature is often given the least importance on earth. A sense of Protagoras concept, an ancient Greek philosopher states that Man is the measure of all things, setting the tone of human chauvinist perception (cited in B.L.Mawlong & M.B.Mitri, 2015). But it is an indisputable fact that one cannot imagine the survival of humankind outside of the natural environment. However, the beauty, integrity and fairness of nature consist in the cultural practices and behavior of a community having more intelligent relationship with the natural world. In discussing the problems and causes of our environmental crisis, modernization and globalization to be the reason and the big threat for all the creatures and sustainability of all species of earth. The traditional indigenous knowledge of ecological practices and behaviors of the community towards natural environment are generally based on beauty, fairness and integrity and optimum balanced utilization of available nature and other natural resources. Majority of the ethnic tribal community inhabits the northeast part of India and the Achiks is one of them. The inhabitants of the Achiks could be found in different states of India such as Meghalaya, Assam, Koch Bihar, Nagaland, and Tripura but the major portion of the total Achiks population inhabits in northeast region of Garo Hillls of Meghalaya. The ecological culture of the Achiks with nature is always symbiotic and intimate. The activities of humans triggered by changing ecological practices and behavior owing to the globalization, the influence of modern culture, intermingling and cultural hegemony, most of the tribal ecological cultures are in the way of extinction. For maintaining stability and integrity of all species of earth, ecological practices and behavior is essential and without ecological culture the sustainability of ecology would be impossible. The Achiks ecological culture, their eco-friendly attitudes and behavior is significantly valuable for the ecological development in the context of ecological aggravation and more importantly it can be brought to a practical life with the ecological cultural practices and behavior in the world of today.
JOB SATISFACTION MEDIATION EFFECTORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND WORK ENVIRONMENTON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
Authors:   Faculty of Economics and Business - Satya Negara University Indonesia., Sitorus Guston , Siregar Edi ,   Faculty of Economics and Business - Satya Negara University Indonesia., Hery Prasetya GL. ,   Faculty of Economics and Business - Satya Negara University Indonesia., Nancy Lucy ,   Faculty of Economics and Business - Satya Negara University Indonesia.
Published: August 2022

This study discusses the influence of organizational culture and work environment on employee performance by using job satisfaction as an intervening variable at DJournal Coffee Jakarta. The research design used quantitative causal. The population and sample are 100 respondents, using a census. The data analysis method uses Path Analysis with the help of SPSS22. The result of this research is that there is no direct influence of organizational culture on job satisfaction. There is a direct influence of the work environment on job satisfaction. There is a direct influence of organizational culture on employee performance. There is a direct influence of the work environment on employee performance. There is no direct effect of job satisfaction on employee performance. There is no indirect influence of organizational culture and work environment on employee performance through job satisfaction.
The potential for exchange-traded futures on recycled materials to improve recycling efficiency
Authors: Moore Jordan , Folkinshteyn Daniel , P. Howell Jordan
Published: August 2022

Recycling has substantial environmental and economic benefits, but the recycling industry is relatively inefficient. Approximately half of all recyclable material is not actually recycled, and this inefficiency is economically and environmentally costly. This paper investigates the potential for exchange-traded futures on recycled materials to increase efficiency for the recycling industry by improving the market quality for firms that buy and sell recycled materials. The aim of this study is to statistically analyze a novel data set of prices for recycled materials to demonstrate the potential efficiency gains to introducing exchange-traded futures on recycled materials. The theoretical basis for this financial innovation is numerous previous studies showing that introducing exchange-traded derivatives improves the market quality of the underlying asset. The results of the analysis show that price volatility of recycled materials is generally high, with monthly standard deviation greater than 6%. Price volatility of recycled materials is excessive compared to price volatility of analogous new materials. Also, stock price volatility of waste management firms is positively related to price volatility in recycled materials. Price volatility of recycled materials explains 12% of the excess stock price volatility for waste management firms. This paper includes a practical discussion of proposed specifications and standards for these new financial contracts and plans for further research studies. Along with previous studies on the listing of exchange-traded derivatives, the conclusion of the statistical analysis is that there are large potential economic and environmental benefits to listing exchange-traded futures on recycled materials.
Debt policy of military-connected firms in Indonesia
Authors: Fitriani Nurul , Lusiano Firmansah Gery , Harymawan Iman
Published: August 2022

Indonesia has a thin capitalization policy since 2015. It restricts the maximum interest expense that can be deductible from corporate tax payable. This paper discusses the association between boards with military background and the debt policy of firms, taking into account the thin capitalization policy. This study used a sample of 2,330 firm-year observations from companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2010–2019. A moderated analysis regression was employed to analyze the association of each variable. The result reveals a significant positive correlation with a t-value of 2.14 at a confidence level of 95% between military-connected firms and debt policy. The same correlation also occurred between board of commissioners with the military background and debt policy with a t-value of 2.18 at a 95% confidence level. Meanwhile, the correlation between these variables became significantly negative after the implementation of thin capitalization policy. CEM and Heckman’s two-stage method were used to validate the findings. This study is for a listed company to consider the appointment of military background in a board of commissioner position after a period of thin capitalization policy.
A high-resolution projected climate dataset for Vietnam: Construction and preliminary application in assessing future change
Authors: Tran-Anh Quan , Ngo-Duc Thanh , Espagne Etienne , Trinh-Tuan Long
Published: August 2022

This study generates a daily temperature and precipitation dataset over Vietnam at a high resolution of 0.1° for the historical period 1980–2005 and the future period 2006–2100 under four representative concentration pathway (RCP) scenarios, namely RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0, and RCP8.5. The bias correction (BC) and spatial disaggregation (SD) method is applied to the outputs of 31 global climate models (GCMs) of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) to create the new dataset called CMIP5-VN. To guide the BC and SD steps, gridded temperature and precipitation data interpolated from daily observations of 147 and 481 stations respectively are used. Results with the CMIP5-VN show that warming over Vietnam is projected to continue till the end of the 21st century under all four RCPs. The average temperature is projected to increase by 1.3±0.52 °C under RCP2.6 and by 3.85±0.85 °C under RCP8.5 between 2080–2099 and 1986–2005. The future increase is more intense in the northern regions than in the south and higher in summer than in winter. Precipitation is projected to increase by 1.16±7.1% under RCP2.6 and by 4.41±9.2% under RCP8.5. In Central Vietnam, there is a consistent rainfall increase in the future rainy season.
Biological contact oxidation and an artificial floating island for black odorous river purification
Authors: Jia Junzuo , Huang Cong , Huang Yongbing , Huang Fuyao , Xu Jiefei , Ni Shang , Li Zhipeng
Published: August 2022

Due to destruction caused by urbanization and anthropogenic activities, various methods for treating black odorous rivers have been proposed. Herein, a treatment scheme was put forward for a black odorous river in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. The river was treated using composite artificial floating island and improved biological contact oxidation processes as the core, supplemented by source control, substrate purification, and water ecosystem construction. The transparency, dissolved oxygen, ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), and total phosphorus (TP) of the water body met the China Surface Water Environmental Quality Standard (GB3838-2002) V. The oxidation–reduction potential was remarkably improved and the black odor phenomenon was eliminated. The composite artificial floating island had the highest TP removal rate of 38.30%, while the improved biological contact oxidation process had the highest NH3-N removal rate of 43.08%. The process is effective in improving the quality of black odorous rivers and has high applicability; thus, the process provides a reference for the treatment of other black odorous water bodies.
Performance of pilot scale constructed wetland as ecological practice for domestic wastewater treatment in an arid climate – Algeria
Authors: Bekkari Naceur Eddine , Amiri Khaled , Hadjoudj Moussa
Published: August 2022

The objective of this study was to investigate the potential for pollutant removal in a pilot-scale horizontal flow polyculture constructed wetland functioning in an arid region during different seasons. The analyzed system is located in the southeast of Algeria, where the climate is arid. During the research, 32 samples of sewage were collected from both the inflow and the outflow of the constructed wetland (CW). The effluent Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Suspended Solid (TSS), Ammonia-Nitrogen (NH4-N) and Ortho-Phosphate-Phosphorus (PO4-P) from all of the treatments were significantly lower than the influent and had a removal efficiency of 71.83, 73.75, 82.77, 80.29 and 59.49% respectively. The results showed that pollution removal efficiency in the tested CW system was affected by the season (air temperature and sunlight hours). It was observed that the removal rate of pollutant indicators was higher in summer and autumn compared to winter and spring. Finally, these findings confirmed that CW with polyculture would be an excellent candidate for treating domestic wastewater in rural settlements under arid environments.
Pedagogía de la memoria: voces de mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado en Boyacá-Colombia
Authors: Condiza-Plazas William Ernesto
Published: August 2022

Este trabajo indaga por acciones en pedagogía de la memoria de mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado en el departamento en Boyacá-Colombia de la corporación Zoscua. Metodológicamente se desarrolla a través de la recolección de relatos, y ejercicios de co-creación artística, en dos talleres realizados en Paipa y Bogotá en el 2019, para visibilizar las voces de las víctimas. Como resultado las participantes relatan hechos victimizantes ocurridos en el periodo 1984-2018, describen actores armados, lugares del conflicto e interés. En el campo de acciones en pedagogía de la memoria destacan: el muro de la memoria, la obra de teatro Memento y el Performance Mnemosine. Como resultado del trabajo de co-creación artística, la Exposición itinerante generó productos artísticos elaborados por las participantes, socializados con estudiantes y comunidad en general, dando cuenta del conflicto armado. Así, la pedagogía de la memoria, con su multiplicidad de recursos, ofrece una alternativa epistémica que permite reconocer las voces de las víctimas, visibilizando los impactos de hechos victimizantes, la diversidad de actividades de memoria en contra del olvido, creando procesos de participación y convivencia necesarios para una educación para la paz.
LIVES IN DEBT AND DISTRESS: A CASE STUDY ON INDEBTEDNESS OF FARMERS IN THE DRY ZONE OF HARYANA STATE, INDIA
Authors: Jakhar Babloo , Kait Rohtas , Kumar Vijay
Published: August 2022

The study has been conducted to measure the extent and burden of debt on farmers. The study has been conducted to measure the extent and burden of debt on farmers. The study revealed that an average amount of debt per sampled farmer, per owned acre and per operated acre is rupees 491975, 70838 and 62775 respectively. The real burden of debt is very high. Institutional as well as non-institutional sources played main role in loan disbursement to farmers. One third amount of loan is still being taken for non-productive purposes. Conclusions: Farmers are trapped under debt. They are not in situation to rid of from indebtedness. Because, small size of land holding by ownership, non-productive loans and high rate of interests charged by non-institutional sources are the main causes of their indebtedness.