bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sobre pluralismo cultural en sentido fuerte: la olvidada dimensión económica
Authors: Aymerich Ojea Ignacio
Published: June 2023

se replantean algunas bases del debate sobre el pluralismo cultural para no limitarlo al ciudadano del estado sino llevándolo también al homo oeconomicus.
La fuerza política de la amistad
Authors: García Sáez Jose Antonio
Published: June 2023

Este texto constituye una breve reflexión sobre la dimensión política de la amistad. Basándose fundamentalmente en obras de Aristóteles, Cicerón, La Boétie, Montaigne, Weil y Arendt, se elaboran algunas características de la amistad que permiten pensarla como estrechamente relacionada con la ciudadanía, y a partir de ella con nociones como la igualdad, la pluralidad o el valor del disenso. Las enseñanzas de Javier de Lucas han servido como el hilo conductor que orienta el convulso recorrido por estos conceptos.
Los estereotipos de género en el empleo: una cuestión de actualidad
Authors: Cardona Rubert María Belén
Published: June 2023

Las condiciones más gravosas a las que se enfrentan las mujeres en las relaciones laborales sigue siendo un problema de primer orden, al que desde hace décadas se viene prestando atención, propugnando la introducción de medidas correctoras desde la configuración de políticas de empleo tendentes a conseguir un mercado laboral equitativo, capaz de proporcionar una ocupación digna sin que el sexo propicie tratamientos ni consecuencias discriminatorias. Las mujeres han sido y siguen siendo destinatarias prioritarias de las políticas activas de empleo. Las políticas públicas dirigidas a remover las desigualdades que las mujeres sufren por el hecho de serlo en el mundo laboral han ocupado un lugar central en la agenda pública y sin embargo la erradicación de los prejuicios y estereotipos de género siguen siendo la gran asignatura pendiente del mercado laboral.
Política y discurso de odio: el autoritarismo está de vuelta
Authors: Gascón Cuenca Andrés
Published: June 2023

Partiendo del texto de Javier de Lucas de 2021 “Sobre el autoritarismo y discursos de odio”, este texto fija la mirada en el resurgimiento de los discursos xenófobos en la política actual, en el retorno al discurso nosotros y ellos, específicamente en el caso de los menores no acompañados.
GRAMMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE SERBIAN TRANSLATION OF HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE
Authors: Vujević Đurić Vera M.
Published: June 2023

The aim of this paper is to determine the specific translation transformations and the idiosyncrasies in translating grammatical categories from English into Serbian. The paper focuses on the concept of translation transformations and distinguishes types of grammatical transformations and their functional load in the Serbian translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. It also offers the classification of translation transformations and the reasons for their use in the novel. Different types of grammatical operations are singled out and analyzed: inversion and replacement of grammatical structures, elliptical and added constructions, sentence integration and fragmentation. The analysis of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone translation into Serbian shows that substitutions (both lexical and grammatical) are the most frequent type of transformations. Such system of transformations is used to preserve and transfer the general content of the source text into the target language.
ИСТОРИЈСКА АНАЛИЗА ГЕОГРАФСКОГ КУРИКУЛУМА – КОМПАС ЗА БУДУЋНОСТ
Authors: Трифуновић Млађен Н.
Published: June 2023

Научне књиге које се баве анализама наставних планова, одно- сно школских курикулума некако остају на маргинама научне јавно- сти. То нас и не треба чудити, јер је, заправо, и само школство на мар- гинама друштвене јавности, искрсавајући понекад у фокус када ду- боко запретени проблеми покажу своје лице. С друге стране, мето- дичке теме, а посебно наставни планови/курикулуми нису баш неко узбудљиво штиво. Оне траже једну врсту архивског рада у комбина- цији са психолошко-педагошком анализом и социолошким чита- њима протеклих времена. Међутим, уколико се курикулумској ре- форми школства, односно курикулумској реформи једног од школ- ских предмета, жели приступити озбиљно и са добром вољом која ра- зумије важност тог процеса, онда су овакве књиге незаобилазне. Ана- лизе наставних планова/курикулума јесу попут неке врсте компаса помоћу којег се може веома прецизно показати гдје смо у области образовања у прошлости лутали и куда би требало, у ствари, поћи.
Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket: VIP Snakk om det (2. utg.)
Authors: Neumer Simon-Peter , Rye Marte , Holen Solveig
Published: June 2023

Bakgrunn: VIP Snakk om det (tidligere VIP-programmet) er et psykoedukativt program som retter seg mot elever i videregående skoler i alderen 16 og 17 år. Programmet gir informasjon om psykisk helse og psykiske lidelser samt veiledning i hvordan man håndterer slike vansker. Lærere og helsepersonell får opplæring i programmet og hvordan man oppdager problemer hos elevene tidlig for å kunne sette i verk hjelpetiltak gjennom helsesystemet.
Metode: Denne kunnskapsoppsummeringen bygger på et systematisk litteratursøk i databasene Embase, Medline og Psykinfo, NORART, Cochrane, Cristin, NORA, SCOPUS og SweMed. Det er også søkt i internasjonale kunnskapsdatabaser samt innhentet informasjon om tiltaket fra tiltakseier. Litteratursøk og annen innhentet informasjon ble gjennomgått for å identifisere nordiske effektstudier, internasjonale oppsummeringsstudier og eventuelt andre norske studier om tiltaket.
Resultater: VIP Snakk om det er evaluert i et kvasieksperimentelt design med test og kontrollgruppe, der data ble innhentet før intervensjonen, rett etter og 6, 12 og 24 måneder etter. Effektene som gjelder kunnskap om psykiske lidelser er moderate, både rett etter deltakelse i programmet og i etterundersøkelsen. Det er en svakhet at effektene ikke er konsistent rapportert for alle måletidspunkter. Psykiske problemer er bare rapportert for tidsrommet rett etter intervensjonen til ett år etter. På grunn av valgt design og spørreskjema er det vanskelig å sammenlikne effektene med andre resultater i feltet. I tillegg måles angstsymptomer med en skala som har fem spørsmål og uavklart validitet.
Konklusjon: VIP Snakk om det klassifiseres på evidensnivå 3 – Tiltak med noe dokumentasjon på effekt.
Antimicrobial and antioxidant potential from Piper marginatum roots
Authors: Soares da Silva Adson , Magali da Silva Janete , Souza Ramos Clécio
Published: June 2023

This is the first report of the antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of extract from Piper marginatum roots. The extract showed highest antioxidant activity with an EC50 of 47.3 ± 0.80 µg/mL and a total phenolic content of 42.7 ± 1.10 mg GAE/g. The extract exhibited strong antimicrobial activity with minimum inhibitory concentrations of 250, 250 and 125 µg/mL for the bacteria Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and fungus Mycobacterium smegmatis. Antimicrobial activity was attributed to (E,E)-N-Isobutyl -2,4-octadienamide and (E,E)-N-Isobutyl-2,4-decadienamide amides isolated as major compounds of the roots. Structural elucidation of the two amides was determined based on the interpretation of their IR, UV, MS, 1H and 13C NMR spectra. The results contribute significantly to the development of a herbal remedies based on P. marginatum roots.
Early pain in females is linked to late pathological features in murine experimental osteoarthritis
Authors: Valdrighi Natália , Blom Arjen B. , van Beuningen Henk M. , Vitters Elly L. , Helsen Monique M. , Walgreen Birgitte , van Lent Peter L.E.M. , Koenders Marije I. , van der Kraan Peter M. , van de Loo Fons A.J. , Blaney Davidson Esmeralda N.
Published: June 2023

Background

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease and a major cause of chronic pain in adults. The prevalence of OA is higher in female patients, who tend to have worse OA outcomes, partially due to pain. The association between joint pain and OA pathology is often inconclusive. Preclinical research studies have largely overlooked sex as a potential determinant in joint pain during OA. This study aimed to investigate the role of sex in joint pain in the collagenase-induced OA (CiOA) model and its link with joint pathology.

Methods

Multiple aspects of pain were evaluated during identically executed experiments of CiOA in male and female C57BL/6J mice. Cartilage damage, osteophyte formation, synovial thickness, and cellularity were assessed by histology on day 56. The association between pain and pathology was investigated, disaggregated by sex.

Results

Differences in pain behavior between sexes were found in the majority of the evaluated pain methods. Females displayed lower weight bearing ability in the affected leg compared to males during the early phase of the disease, however, the pathology at the end stage was comparable between sexes. In the second cohort, males displayed increased mechanical sensitivity in the affected joint compared to females but also showed more cartilage damage at the end stage of the model. Within this cohort, gait analysis showed varied results. Males used the affected paw less often and displayed dynamic weight-bearing compensation in the early phase of the model. These differences were not observed in females. Other evaluated parameters displayed comparable gait behavior between males and females. A detailed analysis of individual mice revealed that seven out of 10 pain measurements highly correlated with OA histopathology in females (Pearson r range: 0.642–0.934), whereas in males this measurement was only two (Pearson r range: 0.645–0.748).

Conclusion

Our data show that sex is a determinant in the link between pain-related behavior with OA features. Therefore, to accurately interpret pain data it is crucial to segregate data analysis by sex to draw the correct mechanistic conclusion.
Comparative analysis of flavonoids, polyphenols and volatiles in roots, stems and leaves of five mangroves
Authors: Wu Zhihua , Shang Xiuhua , Liu Guo , Xie Yaojian
Published: June 2023

Mangrove plants contain a variety of secondary metabolites, including flavonoids, polyphenols, and volatiles, which are important for their survival and adaptation to the coastal environment, as well as for producing bioactive compounds. To reveal differences in these compounds among five mangrove species’ leaf, root, and stem, the total contents of flavonoids and polyphenols, types and contents of volatiles were determined, analyzed and compared. The results showed that Avicennia marina leaves contained the highest levels of flavonoids and phenolics. In mangrove parts, flavonoids are usually higher than phenolic compounds. A total of 532 compounds were detected by a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method in the leaf, root, and stem parts of five mangrove species. These were grouped into 18 classes, including alcohols, aldehydes, alkaloids, alkanes, etc. The number of volatile compounds in A. ilicifolius (176) and B. gymnorrhiza (172) was lower than in the other three species. The number of volatile compounds and their relative contents differed among all three parts of five mangrove species, where the mangrove species factor had a greater impact than the part factor. A total of 71 common compounds occurring in more than two species or parts were analyzed by a PLS-DA model. One-way ANOVA revealed 18 differential compounds among mangrove species and nine differential compounds among parts. Principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis showed that both unique and common compounds significantly differed in composition and concentration between species and parts. In general, A. ilicifolius and B. gymnorrhiza differed significantly from the other species in terms of compound content, while the leaves differed significantly from the other parts. VIP screening and pathway enrichment analysis were performed on 17 common compounds closely related to mangrove species or parts. These compounds were mainly involved in terpenoid pathways such as C10 isoprenoids and C15 isoprenoids and fatty alcohols. The correlation analysis showed that the content of flavonoids/phenolics, the number of compounds, and the content of some common compounds in mangroves were correlated with their salt and waterlogging tolerance levels. These findings will help in the development of genetic varieties and medicinal utilization of mangrove plants.
Investigating the sequence landscape in the Drosophila initiator core promoter element using an enhanced MARZ algorithm
Authors: Dresch Jacqueline M. , Conrad Regan D. , Klonaros Daniel , Drewell Robert A.
Published: June 2023

The core promoter elements are important DNA sequences for the regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription in eukaryotic cells. Despite the broad evolutionary conservation of these elements, there is extensive variation in the nucleotide composition of the actual sequences. In this study, we aim to improve our understanding of the complexity of this sequence variation in the TATA box and initiator core promoter elements in Drosophila melanogaster. Using computational approaches, including an enhanced version of our previously developed MARZ algorithm that utilizes gapped nucleotide matrices, several sequence landscape features are uncovered, including an interdependency between the nucleotides in position 2 and 5 in the initiator. Incorporating this information in an expanded MARZ algorithm improves predictive performance for the identification of the initiator element. Overall our results demonstrate the need to carefully consider detailed sequence composition features in core promoter elements in order to make more robust and accurate bioinformatic predictions.
Comparison of Cord Blood pH, Haematological Parameters and APGAR Score of New-Born with Maternal and Peri-Natal Risk Factors: A Prospective Observational Study
Authors: Mahadevan Meenakshi , Raghavan Vijayashree , Govindarajan Geethapriya , Prakash Divyasree
Published: June 2023

Introduction: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration (APGAR) score is used worldwide to assess newborn health immediately after birth. The combination of pH analysis, haematological parameters of cord blood samples and APGAR score compared with the maternal and peri-natal risk factors will help us identify the cause of low APGAR. Aim: To compare the pH of cord blood, haematological parameters, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and APGAR score with high-risk maternal and peri-natal factors. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective observational study, conducted over a period of six months, at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai. The cord blood samples of 40 newborns (20 normal and 20 high-risk pregnancy) were collected for assessing pH and haematological parameters (complete haemogram, nucleated Red Blood Cells (RBCs), reticulocyte count). APGAR scores were obtained from clinical records. The data obtained in the study was analysed using the International Business Management (IBM) Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) statistics version 23.0. Results: The authors compared 20 cases of newborns with maternal risk-factors with 20 newborns with no risk factors, and found that low APGAR and acidic pH of cord blood, high NLR was associated with risk factors present in the ante-natal and peri-natal period. Conclusion: The present study observed that a low APGAR, low acidic pH of cord blood, high NLR was seen in mothers with adverse risk factors during pregnancy, compared to the mothers with no associated co-morbidities. Hence, the presence of riskfactors during pregnancy should warrant a close follow-up of the new-born in the immediate postpartum period.
Comparative Evaluation of Antibacterial Efficacy of Two Bioceramic Root Canal Sealers Incorporated with Novel Silica Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles: An In-vitro Study
Authors: Mediboyina Alekhya , Parvathaneni Krishna Prasad , Raju TBVG
Published: June 2023

Introduction: The success of Root Canal Treatment (RCT), depends on the complete elimination of microorganisms in combination with complete root canal system closure. Complete elimination of bacteria cannot be done by cleaning and shaping alone from lateral canals, isthmuses, and apical deltas. Thus, root canal sealers with ideal physical, biological, and improved antimicrobial characteristics are thus, necessary to avoid reinfections. Aim: To evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of two Bioceramic (Bio-C) modified root canal sealers, using Silica Doped Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles (SiTiO2 ), a unique, extremely effective antibacterial agent on root canal dentin infected with Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis). Materials and Methods: This in-vitro study was conducted in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics in collaboration with the Department of Microbiology at Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute, Andhra Pradesh, India. The study was done in August 2022. The antibacterial efficacy of the two Bio-C sealers was evaluated by counting Colony Forming Units (CFU) and the percentage of live bacteria by a confocal laser scanning microscope. A total of 60 middle thirds of single-rooted teeth incubated with E.faecalis were chosen. Gutta-percha (GP) was used to fill the canals along with sealers in all six groups (group I-VI), namely Mineral Trioxide Aggregate based (MTA Fillapex); MTA Fillapex+SiTiO2 NPs (1% wt); MTA Fillapex +2% wt SiTiO2 NPs; Bio-C; Bio-C+ 1% wt SiTiO2 NPs; Bio-C+ 2% wt SiTiO2 NPs respectively, and incubated for seven days, each tooth was divided into two halves longitudinally. Microbiological analysis was conducted on one half, and microscopic analysis on the other half. The six groups were compared using a one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and intergroup comparison with Tukey’s post-hoc tests. Results: The addition of SiTiO2 NPs to Bio-C and MTA Fillapex significantly reduced the bacteria, compared to an unmodified sealer (p-value<0.001). MTA Fillapex with SiTiO2 NPs showed higher bacterial viability compared with Bio-C with SiTiO2 NPs. Conclusion: Loading endodontic sealers with SiTiO2 NPs has a material-dependent impact on the antibacterial properties, that could lower the frequency of secondary infections.
A Study on People's Participation in the Conservation of Rural Tanks for Sustainable Rural Development in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Balamurugan P.
Published: June 2023

The participation of people in any task of the activity shows the perfect and fulfills the requirements of society in general and individual in specific. The sustainable development in rural area requires the natural resources conservation with the effective people’s participation for the sustainable utilization without damage. At this juncture, rural tanks play a very crucial role in the process of sustainable development in its command area. Many numbers of tank institution are functioning for each tank system to resolve the issues related to maintenance of rural tanks and water sharing disputes between the head reach and tail-end users. Less people’s participation and lack of attention of water users of the rural tanks shown that the rural tank systems have been reduced and retrenched, which resulted in decreasing the total crop land under cultivation and reduction in the benefits available. Some of the rural tanks have been destroyed and urbanised due to intensity of population and enhancement of modern marketing. All these endangered issues are due to lack of people’s participation and prolonged misuse and severe encroachment. They are caused to push and create the problem of water scarcity and resources logging.

Based on the background stated above, an attempt has been made to analyse the conservation of rural tanks for sustainable rural development through effective people’s participation.
A Study on Consumer Buying Behaviour of Insecticide in Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh
Authors: Shukla Akash , Barker Nitin , Sunil Kale Pranil
Published: June 2023

Insecticides are the substances which are used to kill insects. They have the potential to alter ecosystem components majorly and are toxic to animals as well as humans. Some insecticides become concentrated as they spread in the food chain. Insecticides are insecticides that are formulated to kill, harm, repel or mitigate one or more species of insect. Insecticides work in different ways. Some insecticides disrupt the nervous system, whereas others may damage their exoskeletons, repel them or control them by some other means. They can also be packaged in forms including sprays, dusts, gels, and baits.

It has been revealed during the study that there is availability factor which are affecting buying behaviour of TAKAF by different categories of respondents are availability at wholesaler shop (29.16%), availability at retailer shop (58.33%) and availability on online platform (12.50%) respectively. It has been revealed during the study that there is quality factor which are affecting buying behaviour of TAKAF by different categories of respondents are preventive (33,33%), curative (37.50%) and Safe to applicator (29.16%) respectively. It has been found during the study that the major constraint in marketing of  TAKAF was the high cost of transportation with 30 respondents response ranked I, followed by shortage of trading ranked II, followed by Price fluctuation with 18 respondents response ranked III, followed by High cost storage with 16 respondents response ranked IV, followed by  High prices with 15 respondent response ranked V, followed by storage with 14 respondents response ranked VI and lastly delayed sales with 6 respondent response ranked VII.
Research on Regulation of Personal Financial Data Sharing in Open Banking
Authors: Chen Yingsi
Published: June 2023

Open banking is a platform-based and ecological business model based on data sharing, which has the characteristics of "disruptive innovation". The value of data is mainly reflected in the fusion and mining on the basis of sharing, and the essence of open banking is data sharing. As a new key production factor driving the development of financial industry in the era of digital finance, personal data still has many challenges in the practice of open banking, such as data leakage risk, data sharing authorization risk, correlation risk of data sharing with third-party institutions, and lack of supervision risk. Based on the word frequency statistics and comparative analysis with non-bank financial institutions, the empirical study shows that China’s banking industry has significantly increased the construction of open banking since 2018, among which banks with poor profitability and high risk level regard open banking as an important direction of transformation and upgrading. However, open banking also brings new risks such as data leakage and network security and the empirical results also confirm that open banking construction significantly improves the probability of bank violations. Combining with the existing three types of compulsion, such as Self-regulatory, Self-regulatory l and boost the regulatory, this paper argues that it is suitable for our country to adopt the boost regulatory mode.
Effects of Pretilachor Pyribenzoxim Pollution on the Water Quality, Serum Biochemical Indices, and Behavioural Response of Oreochromis niloticus Juveniles
Authors: Adene Ibidun Comfort
Published: June 2023

Aims: The effects of Pretilachor pyribenzoxim (PP) pollution on the water quality, serum biochemical indices, and behavioural response of Oreochromis niloticus Juveniles were studied.

Study Design:  The completely randomized design was used in this study.

Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was carried out in the Central Laboratory of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria, between January and March 2023.

Methodology: The experiment was carried out in 30 L of non-chlorinated and aerated water in rectangular plastic tanks (45cm x 30cm x 30cm). 250 juveniles O. niloticus of both sexes were collected from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo state and acclimatized for 14days in the laboratory. During rearing period, the fish were fed coppen feed at 2% body weight. In a definitive test, a group of 10 fish specimen (11.3-17.5cm length and 10.5-32.3g weight) were treated at random to nominal PP doses of 0.0, 0.10, 0.125, 0.150, 0.175, and 0.2 ml being diluted in 30 litres of water and labelled T1. T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6, respectively in triplicate. The LC50 of PP, test water's physicochemical, behavioural responses and serum biochemical indices were determined.

Results: The dissolved oxygen depleted (P<0.05) in T5 and T6, compared to  T1 and the rest  of the treatments. The water conductivity increases (P<0.05) with an increased concentration of PP contamination. The water's total dissolved solids levels increased progressively with an increase in PP concentration. The total dissolved solids in T5 and T6 were similar (P>0.05) to T4 but lower (P<0.05) than T1 and T2. Juveniles in treatments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shows behavioural responses such as loss of reflex, fin deformation, erratic swimming, air gulping, and moulting. The serum total  protein of the juveniles in treatments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 was lower (P<0.05) than T1. Serum creatinine level increased with increased PP contamination from treatments 1 to 6. The serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) of the juvenile in T3, T4, T5 and T6 were higher (P<0.05) than in T1. The serum Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) of the juvenile in T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 were significantly (P<0.05) higher than T1.

Conclusion: The exposure of juvenile O.niloticus to PP contamination affected the physicochemical properties of water, behaviour and Serum biochemicals of juvenile O. niloticus fish.  Hence, leaching of pp into water bodies through Agricultural activities should be mornitored to reduce lost of fish which can lead to economic detune.
Evaluation of Antidiabetic Effect of Crude Aqueous Extract of Nut, Leaf and Stem Parts of Vigna subterranae on Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats
Authors: Abigail Adugbe , Godwin Vongdip Nanman , Uduakobong Obot Blessing , Luka Carol D.
Published: June 2023

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose level. One of the plants frequently used to manage diabetes is Vigna subterrenea, also known as the Bambaranut. The aim of this study is to verify the usefulness of this plant to mitigate the effects of diabetes. Thirty (30) Wistar rats weighing 170-200 g were used for this evaluation, the rats were randomly divided into six groups namely; group A: normal control, group B: diabetic control, group C: metformin (500 mg), group D: leaf extract (1000 mg), group E: stem extract (1000 mg), and group F: nut extract (1000 mg). Alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, balsam carbohydrate, phenol, steroids, and cardiac glycosides were all identified during the phytochemical screening of aqueous extracts. Intraperitoneal injections were used to cause diabetes using streptozotocin across groups and treatment commenced after 48 hours of induction upon confirmation of diabetes mellitus. The sacrifices of animals occurred after a 28-day session of treatment. For hematological and biochemical examination, blood, liver, kidney, and pancreas were obtained.  Significantly lowering of fasting blood sugar in the extract treatment groups resulted in improved biochemical markers (P≤0.05). Serum enzyme markers showed a significant drop (P≤0.05) while High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) level increased considerably when compared with diabetic control. Also, when compared to the diabetic control group, the markers of kidney function all noticeably dropped, while electrolyte levels rose. Additionally, there was a significant positive impact on hematological parameters. In accordance with the results of this investigation, V subterrenea is a potent hypoglycemia and hypolipidemic agent on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
Genetic Variability, Hertability, Correlation and Path Analysis of Yield Component Characters in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes
Authors: Sheena Shaik , Lavanya G. Roopa
Published: June 2023

The present investigation consists of 22 genotypes of Rice including one check, which were grown under the Field Experiment Centre of the Department of GPB, SHUATS, Prayagraj during kharif 2021 following randomized block design (RBD) with three replications in the field for field improvement. The data was collected on 13 characters to evaluate the analysis of variance, heritability, genetic advance, correlation and path analysis. Under the field conditions, based on the mean performance NUMALI followed by MTU-1155 and TRIVENI which were identified as desirable genotypes with highest grain yield per hill. High estimates of PCV, GCV, heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percent of mean were recorded for biological yield, number of tillers per hill and grain yield per hill. Biological yield, number of spikelets per panicle, panicle length and harvest index showed positive and highly significant association with grain yield per hill and recorded high positive direct effect on grain yield per hill at both the genotypic and phenotypic levels. It is significant to mention that results of present study have helped to select better germplasm on the basis of these characters such as biological yield, number of spikelets per panicle, panicle length and harvest index which should be given prior consideration during selection for grain yield improvement in rice.
Effect of Addition of Sapota Pulp on Physicochemical Attributes of Milk Pudding
Authors: Shinde A. Y. , Zine P. L. , Shedge J. B. , Dandekar V. S.
Published: June 2023

Milk pudding can be defined as a soft kind of cooked dish, commonly prepared with sugar, milk, fruits and stabilizers. Addition of fruits helps to render good flavour and increases its palatability and nutritive value. The starch used in the pudding formulation has an important role for providing essential properties of the product, imparting body and mouth feel. Milk pudding was prepared from buffalo milk (standardized to 6 % fat and 9 % SNF) with constant level of sugar (8 per cent by volume of milk) and different levels of (10, 15, 20 and 25 per cent of condensed milk). It was observed that an average 11.20 per cent fat, 46.73 per cent total solids, 7.02 per cent protein, 1.41 per cent ash, 25.04 per cent total sugar and 0.261 per cent acidity.
Effect of Integrated Nutrients Management Practices on Growth Parameters of Pointed Gourd (Trichosanthes dioica)
Authors: Kumar Sandesh , Kumar Vipin , Prakash Satya , Singh Manoj Kumar , Kumar Arvind , Singh S. P. , Kumar Deepak , Gangwar Vishal
Published: June 2023

Introduction and Aim: Pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb) is one of the most profitable and nutrient-rich summer crops. The present investigation entitled “Effect of Integrated Nutrients Management Practices on Growth and Yield of Pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica) cv. Papdi & Rudra’’ was carried and conducted at open field condition located at Horticulture Research Centre (HRC), at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut U.P India during Kharif season of 2022-2023.
Methods: The experiment was carried out in randomized block design keeping two varieties i.e. Papdi and Rudra with three replications. The experimental trial consists 10 different treatment.
Discussion and Conclusion: All the treatments showed significant differences for most of the traits under study, the combination of T9 (Vermicompost @ 10 ton /hac + Jivamrit @8% Spray) followed by the treatment T10 (F.Y.M @ 15 ton/ha + Jivamrita @ 8% sprays) was best suited for the growth attributes of pointed gourd.: Hence, the above treatment can be suggested as a combination for getting higher growth of pointed gourd.
Synergistic Effect of Different Soilless Substrates on the Hardening of In- vitro Raised Banana (Musa sp.) Saplings of Grand Naine
Authors: Sangam  , Misra Pragati , Shekhar Shashi , Joseph Annjoe V. , Bahadur Vijay
Published: June 2023

The present study was carried out to investigate the impact of different substrates on the primary and secondary hardening of tissue culture raised banana plantlets. Among eight different treatment combinations of potting mixtures, treatment PHT7 which contained cocopeat with the combination of perlite and vermiculite (2:1:1) emerged as the best potting media with the survival percentage of 98.90% with comparative better growth during primary hardening. Simultaneously maximum growth and development including plant height (15.36 cm), number of leaves (5.71), pseudostem girth (3.88 cm), maximum number of roots (5.90), maximum root length (3.69 cm) has been observed during primary hardening. For secondary hardening, eight combinations of substrates were used in conjunction with soil. Among all the treatments in the secondary hardening, SHT4 (soil+ bonemeal; 3:1) along with the application of Jeevamrit have shown highest field survivability (100%). Moreover a maximum shoot length (33.40 cm) has been observed during secondary hardening with maximum number of leaves were recorded (9.25) with pseudo stem girth 6.98 cm. The outcome of the present study suggested that the treatment PHT7 performed better growth during primary hardening. However the treatment SHT4 has shown comparatively higher growth during secondary hardening.
Quality Enhancement in Forage Crops of Cereals and Legumes
Authors: Talla Vishnu Vardhan Reddy , Sandal Sanjeet Singh , Walia Puneet , Vidya A. Sri
Published: June 2023

This article focus on quality improvement in forage crops, specifically grasses, cereals, and legumes. As milk and many other by-products obtained from dairy farms, poultry, etc are getting into demand, high-quality forage for livestock production is well recognized, and efforts to improve forage quality can have significant economic and environmental benefits. And an overview of current strategies for quality improvement, including breeding and genetic selection, management practices, and how these practices affect the quality of forage crops such as silica, lignin, and other phenolic components. Use of different breeding methods more over like synthetic cultivars, recurrent selection, etc. the use of biotechnology tools such as RNAi interference, tissue culture, and marker-assisted selection in the particular crop that has been developed for increasing the nutritional value, proteins that present in forage crops, and to decrease the harmful chemicals. Additionally, the paper discusses the challenges associated with quality improvement in forage crops and potential solutions. And about different types of grasses used for different types of cattle as supplements. Limitations that cause obstruction to improving the quality of forage crops. digestibility and how to increase the quality and protein content in milk and cattle. And nutrition that needs to be present in prescribed quantities in forage crops. Overall, this paper highlights the need for continued research and innovation in the field of forage crop quality improvement to support sustainable agriculture and meet the increasing demand for high-quality livestock feed.
Industrial Ergonomics of Manufacturing Industries in South West Nigeria
Authors: Peter Ogundola Ilesanmi
Published: June 2023

The study was designed to appraise the industrial ergonomics of manufacturing industry in south west Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design the population for the study were foreman, fitter machinists and plant operator who are employee in the manufacturing industry in south west, Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study. The instrument used for data collection was tagged manufacturing industrial ergonomics (MIE) questionnaire. The trial test for determining the coefficient of internal consistency of MIE items with the use of the croubach alpha yielded a coefficient of 0.79. Mean and Standard Deviation (SD) was adopted in answering the research questions raised. The study indicated that the machines, instrument and equipment in use meet ergonomics requirement of employees, most controls in use meets standardized safety requirements. It was however observed that work environment needs improvement among other discoveries. Recommendations were made on modality to improve the ergonomics of the work place.
Antimicrobial Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Food-Borne Pathogens Isolated from Some Fruits Sold in Ibadan, Nigeria
Authors: Alimi J. O. , Ogunbanwo S. T. , Alimi J. P.
Published: June 2023

This study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial effect of Lactic acid bacteria on food-borne pathogens isolated from some fruits sold in Ibadan, Nigeria. Lactobacillus species isolated from healthy fruits include L. casei, L. brevis, L. desidosus, L. jenseni, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Fructilactobacillus spp. while Aeromonas hydrophylia, Enterobacter aerogene, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhii, Shigella dysentriae, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Bacillus megaterium, Candida valida, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhizopus stolonifer were isolated from spoilt fruits using pour plate technique and biochemical test. Gram-negative isolates were 100% resistant to Cefuroxime, Amoxycillin/Clauvulanate, and Ampicillin while 93.75% of the isolates were highly sensitive to Ofloxacin. Gram-positive isolates were 100% resistant to Cloxicillin and highly sensitive to Ofloxacin and Gentamycin using an antibiotic disc. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum had the highest amount of Lactic acid (5.6 g/l) while L. casei had the lowest yield (3.6 g/l) at 48 hours. L. casei had the highest amount of hydrogen peroxide (0.00036 g/l) while Lactiplantibacillus plantarum. and Fructilactobacillus spp. had the lowest yield (0.00021 g/l) at 48 hours. The highest amount of diacetyl (3.01 g/l) was produced by L. jenseni while the lowest amount was observed in L. brevis (0.43 g/l) at 48 hours. The maximum inhibitory activity was observed in L. brevis against B. megaterum with a diameter of 18mm zone of inhibition while the minimum activity by L. desidosus, L. jenseni, Fructilactobacillus spp. was observed against B. subtilis and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum against K. pneumoniae with diameter 8 mm zone of inhibition. The antimicrobial compounds produced by the Lactic Acid Bacterial had antimicrobial effects on food-borne pathogens.
Resolution of aortic regurgitation due to Venturi effect after device closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
Authors: Kumar Dhiraj , Kesavan Vishnu , Lanjewar Charan P. , Sabnis Girish
Published: June 2023

We describe a case of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva with severe aortic regurgitation treated by transcatheter device closure. The regurgitation was purely due to leaflet entrapment because of the hemodynamic Venturi effect which was effectively treated.
Bulk-boundary thermodynamic equivalence: a topology viewpoint
Authors: Zhang Ming , Jiang Jie
Published: June 2023

Abstract

Setting the cosmological constant to be dynamical, we study the bulk and boundary thermodynamics of charged Anti-de Sitter black holes. We develop mass/energy formulas in terms of thermodynamic state functions for the extended thermodynamics, mixed thermodynamics, and boundary conformal field theory thermodynamics. We employ the residue method to study the topological properties of the phase transitions. Our analysis reveals that the bulk and boundary thermodynamics are topologically equivalent for both criticalities and first-order phase transitions in the canonical ensembles, as well as for the Hawking-Page(-like) phase transitions in the grand canonical ensembles. Additionally, those three kinds of phase transitions are shown to be distinguished by their unique topological charges. Our results exemplify the gravity-gauge duality in terms of topology.
Asymptotic dynamics of three dimensional supergravity and higher spin gravity revisited
Authors: Merbis Wout , Neogi Turmoli , Ranjbar Arash
Published: June 2023

Abstract

We reconsider the Hamiltonian reduction of the action for three dimensional AdS supergravity and W3 higher spin AdS gravity in the Chern-Simons formulation under asymptotically anti-de Sitter boundary conditions. We show that the reduction gives two copies of chiral bosons on the boundary. In particular, we take into account the holonomy of the Chern-Simons connection which manifests itself as zero mode of the momentum of the boundary chiral boson. We provide an equivalent formulation of the boundary action which we claim to be the geometric action on symplectic leaves of a (super-)Virasoro or a higher spin WN Poisson manifold in the case of supergravity or higher spin gravity respectively, where the intersection of leaves (given in terms of leaves representatives) can be identified as the bulk holonomy. This concludes the extension to non-linear algebras where the notion of coadjoint representation is not well-defined. The boundary Hamiltonian depends on a choice of boundary conditions and is equivalent to the Schwarzian action for corresponding Brown-Henneaux boundary conditions. We make this connection explicit in the extended supersymmetric case. Moreover, we discuss the geometric action in the case of W3 AdS3 gravity in both $$ \mathfrak{sl} $$
sl
(3) highest weight representations based on principal and diagonal $$ \mathfrak{sl} $$
sl
(2) embeddings.
Positivity bounds on Higgs-Portal dark matter
Authors: Kim Seong-Sik , Lee Hyun Min , Yamashita Kimiko
Published: June 2023

Abstract

We consider the positivity bounds for WIMP scalar dark matter with effective Higgs-portal couplings up to dimension-8 operators. Taking the superposed states for Standard Model Higgs and scalar dark matter, we show that the part of the parameter space for the effective couplings, otherwise unconstrained by phenomenological bounds, is ruled out by the positivity bounds on the dimension-8 derivative operators. We find that dark matter relic density, direct and indirect detection and LHC constraints are complementary to the positivity bounds in constraining the effective Higgs-portal couplings. In the effective theory obtained from massive graviton or radion, there appears a correlation between dimension-8 operators and other effective Higgs-portal couplings for which the strong constraint from direct detection can be evaded. Nailing down the parameter space mainly by relic density, direct detection and positivity bounds, we find that there are observable cosmic ray signals coming from the dark matter annihilations into a pair of Higgs bosons, WW or ZZ.
Quantum Kerr-de Sitter black holes in three dimensions
Authors: Panella Emanuele , Svesko Andrew
Published: June 2023

Abstract

We use braneworld holography to construct a three-dimensional quantum-corrected Kerr-de Sitter black hole, exactly accounting for semi-classical backreaction effects due to a holographic conformal field theory. By contrast, classically there are no de Sitter black holes in three-dimensions, only geometries with a single cosmological horizon. The quantum Kerr black hole shares many qualitative features with the classical four-dimensional Kerr-de Sitter solution. Of note, backreaction induces inner and outer black hole horizons which hide a ring singularity. Moreover, the quantum-corrected geometry has extremal, Nariai, and ultracold limits, which appear as fibered products of a circle and two-dimensional anti-de Sitter, de Sitter, and Minkowski space, respectively. The thermodynamics of the classical bulk black hole, described by the rotating four-dimensional anti-de Sitter C-metric, has an interpretation on the brane as thermodynamics of the quantum black hole, obeying a semi-classical first law where the Bekenstein-Hawking area entropy is replaced by the generalized entropy. For purposes of comparison, we derive the renormalized quantum stress-tensor due to a free conformally coupled scalar field in the classical Kerr-de Sitter conical geometry and perturbatively solve for its backreaction.
Asymptotic accelerated expansion in string theory and the Swampland
Authors: Calderón-Infante José , Ruiz Ignacio , Valenzuela Irene
Published: June 2023

Abstract

We study whether the universal runaway behaviour of stringy scalar potentials towards infinite field distance limits can produce an accelerated expanding cosmology à la quintessence. We identify a loophole to some proposed bounds that forbid such asymptotic (at parametric control) accelerated expansion in 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$
N
= 1 supergravities, by considering several terms of the potential competing asymptotically. We then analyse concrete string theory examples coming from F-theory flux compactifications on Calabi-Yau fourfolds, extending previous results by going beyond weak string coupling to different infinite distance limits in the complex structure moduli space. We find some potential candidates to yield asymptotic accelerated expansion with a flux potential satisfying $$ \gamma =\frac{\left\Vert \nabla V\right\Vert }{V}<\sqrt{2} $$
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along its gradient flow. However, whether this truly describes an accelerated expanding cosmology remains as an open question until full moduli stabilization including the Kahler moduli is studied. Finally, we also reformulate the condition for forbidding asymptotic accelerated expansion as a convex hull de Sitter conjecture which resembles a convex hull scalar WGC for the membranes generating the flux potential. This provides a pictorial way to quickly determine the asymptotic gradient flow trajectory in multi-moduli setups and the value of γ along it.
Akzidentelle vs. vorgetäuschte Kettensägenverletzung am Unterschenkel
Authors: Ackermann Ines , Müller Anna , Baisch Severine , Kunz Sebastian Nico
Published: June 2023

Akzidentelle Verletzungen mit einer Kettensäge betreffen oftmals den Oberschenkel, den Kopf und die Finger. Verletzungen des Unterschenkels sind vergleichsweise seltener. Im Rahmen einer rechtsmedizinischen Beurteilung derartiger Vorfälle ist neben der unmittelbaren, tatsächlichen Verletzungsbeurteilung v. a. die Rekonstruktion des Tathergangs essenziell. Es gilt hier, besonders die Vortäuschung eines Unfalls und somit eine Selbstbeibringung auszuschließen bzw. zu bestätigen.

Ausgehend von einem Fallbeispiel werden in der vorliegenden Arbeit die rechtsmedizinischen und wundmorphologischen Aspekte von Verletzungen mit einer Kettensäge analysiert und im Rahmen von experimentellen Vergleichsversuchen mit dem Verletzungsbild durch ein Messer und eine Glasscherbe verglichen.

Mit einer Stihl-MSA-160C-Motorsäge wurden an einer Schweinekeule mehrere Schnitte gesetzt und diese hinsichtlich ihrer Morphologie Vergleichsschnitten eines Küchenmessers und einer Glasscherbe gegenübergestellt.

Anhand spezifischer Wundmerkmale, der Schnittführung sowie der Überwindung des Sicherheitsschalters bei entsprechender Griffhaltung der Säge konnte im aktuellen Fall die Verletzung zweifelsfrei einem Unfallgeschehen zugeordnet werden.