bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Importance of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in cardiomyopathies in present scenario
Authors: Sharma Ashok Kumar
Published: January 2023

Cardiomyopathy includes a heterogeneous group of diseases and conditions that are caused by mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction and shows inappropriate hypertrophy or dilatation which may be due to various causes, mostly genetic, can be confined only to heart or may be a part of systemic disorders. It includes hypertrophic, dilated, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, restrictive, and unclassified type. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (C-MRI) is currently the gold standard examination due to its high temporal and spatial resolution. In late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) studies, the gadolinium contrast which is administered, it has a slower washout rate in abnormal areas of increased extracellular space and fibrosis. The normal myocardium gets nulled and the abnormal areas are seen as bright areas on LGE. According to the Global Burden of Diseases, injuries, and risk factors study 2016, cardiomyopathy contributed to 0.12% of total deaths, 0.11% of total disability-adjusted life years in India. The main objective of the article is to review the role of MRI in cardiomyopathies (CMPs), especially after post-COVID-19 pandemic with the purpose whether this can be one shop modality with reference to echocardiography. With the advancement in MRI technology and availability of state of art cardiac coils and cardiac software C-MRI has emerged as modality of choice in diagnosis as well as in follow-up cases of CMPs diseases as it is nonoperator dependent as well as radiation-free modality.
Detection of COVID-19 using rapid point-of-care chromatographic immunoassay-based test
Authors: Singh Shubhendu , Bisht Dakshina , Rawat Ashutosh , Bansal Jagriti , Jain Ritu
Published: January 2023

Introduction:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has so far affected over 41 million people globally. The limited supply of real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) kits and reagents has made meeting the rising demand for incompetent. Therefore, numerous easy-to-use rapid antigen tests (RATs) based on lateral flow technology have been developed and are the need of the hour. This has a risen a crucial need for point-of-care devices for on-site detection. The objective of this study was to detect SARS-CoV-2 in suspected persons by rapid point-of-care (POC) chromatography immunoassay-based test.

Aim:

The present study was conducted during the initial pandemic where all suspected cases were subjected to rapid POC chromatography immunoassay-based test and evaluated the outbreaks of COVID-19.

Materials and Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 239 patients suspected of COVID-19. Nasal samples were collected for the rapid diagnostic test. The rapid chromatographic immunoassay test was performed immediately in all the patients.

Results:

Of the 239 sample that were tested by Rapid antigen detection test, 89 (37.2%) were positive and 150 (62.7%) were found negative. Maximum number of patients that were positive from 60-74 years of which male were 23 (25.8%) and female were 13 (14.6%) and minimum number of cases were from above 75 years in which male were 5 (5.6%) and female 2 (2.2%).

Conclusion:

The RAT showed an admirable specificity to rule in COVID-19 patients within the first 5 days of illness and had a reasonable sensitivity. Therefore, patients showing positive results need to immediately get treatment and those with negative tests should be reconfirmed by rRT-PCR as it is considered the gold standard for COVID-19 testing.
Exogenous cryptococcal endophthalmitis in an immunocompetent patient
Authors: Zhu Daniel , Rai Ravneet , Mechel Elzbieta , Shah Paras P. , Hymowitz Maggie , Rohring Victoria , Cheela Isha , Samson C. Michael
Published: January 2023

We describe a case of exogenous cryptococcal endophthalmitis without central nervous system (CNS) involvement or systemic infection in an immunocompetent patient. An 82-year-old male with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and primary open-angle glaucoma with a history of left eye trabeculectomy presented with 3 months of worsening left eye pain and redness. Vitreous cultures resulted as Cryptococcus, prompting treatment with intravitreal amphotericin and further investigation. Systemic workup was unrevealing for an endogenous source, CNS involvement, or immunocompromising conditions. He was treated with an aggressive regimen of systemic antifungals, leading to subjective improvements in clinical exam and in vision.
Peripheral defocus as it relates to myopia progression: A mini-review
Authors: Erdinest Nir , London Naomi , Lavy Itay , Berkow David , Landau David , Levinger Nadav , Morad Yair
Published: January 2023

Myopia is the most common refractive error in the world and has reached a pandemic level. The potential complications of progressive myopia have inspired researchers to attempt to understand the sources of myopia and axial elongation and to develop modalities to arrest progression. Considerable attention has been given over the past few years to the myopia risk factor known as hyperopic peripheral blur, which is the focus of this review. It will discuss the primary theories believed to be the cause of myopia and the parameters considered to contribute to and influence the effect of peripheral blur, such as the surface retinal area of blur or the depth of blur. The multitude of optical devices designed to provide peripheral myopic defocus will be mentioned, including bifocal and progressive addition ophthalmic lenses, peripheral defocus single-vision ophthalmic lenses, orthokeratology lenses, and bifocal or multifocal center distance soft lenses, as well as their effectivity as discussed in the literature to date.
Spatiotemporal gene targeting in the mouse corneal endothelium
Authors: Lee JeongGoo , Heur Martin
Published: January 2023

PURPOSE:

The inducible Cre-ERT2 recombinase system allows for temporal control of gene targeting, and it is useful to studying adult function of genes that have critical developmental roles. The Zeb1flox/flox: UBC-CreERT2 mouse was generated to conditionally target Zeb1 to investigate its role in mesenchymal transition in the mouse corneal endothelium in vivo.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Hemizygous UBC-CreERT2 mice were crossed with homozygous mice harboring loxP-flanked Zeb1 alleles (Zeb1flox/flox) to generate the Zeb1flox/flox: UBC-CreERT2 mouse. 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) exposure leads to excision of exon 6 of Zeb1, resulting in a loss function allele in the Zeb1flox/flox: UBC-CreERT2 mouse. Intracameral 4-OHT injection further isolates Zeb1 targeting to the anterior chamber. Mesenchymal transition and induction of Zeb1 expression in the corneal endothelium was achieved using FGF2 in ex vivo organ culture. Gene expression was analyzed by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and by immunoblotting in the mouse corneal endothelium in vivo.

RESULTS:

Following Cre-mediated targeting of Zeb1 by intracameral 4-OHT injection in Zeb1flox/flox: UBC-CreERT2 mice, FGF2 treatment in ex vivo organ culture resulted in abrogation of Zeb1 mRNA and protein expression in the corneal endothelium.

CONCLUSION:

The data show Zeb1, a critical mediator of fibrosis in corneal endothelial mesenchymal transition, can be targeted by intracameral injection of 4-OHT in the mouse corneal endothelium in vivo. These results suggest that genes with critical developmental roles can be targeted at a specific time in the corneal endothelium to study its role in adult disease using an inducible Cre-Lox strategy.
Residual supersingular Iwasawa theory and signed Iwasawa invariants
Authors: Nuccio Mortarino Majno di Capriglio Filippo A. E. , Ramdorai Sujatha
Published: January 2023

For an odd prime

p

and a supersingular elliptic curve over a number field, this article introduces a multi-signed residual Selmer group, under certain hypotheses on the base field. This group depends purely on the residual representation at

p

, yet captures information about the Iwasawa theoretic invariants of the signed

p^\infty

-Selmer group that arise in supersingular Iwasawa theory. Working in this residual setting provides a natural framework for studying congruences modulo

p

in Iwasawa theory.
Algebraic curves admitting non-collinear Galois points
Authors: Fukasawa Satoru
Published: January 2023

This paper presents a criterion for the existence of a birational embedding into a projective plane with non-collinear Galois points for algebraic curves and describes its application via a novel example of a plane curve with non-collinear Galois points. In addition, this paper presents a new characterisation of the Fermat curve in terms of non-collinear Galois points.
Application of GIS to Assess the Quality of Life of Inhabitants in Urbanized Areas
Authors: Barańska Anna M. , Eckes Konrad
Published: January 2023

In a democratic country, every citizen has the right to information about the environment in which he or she lives – therefore, there should be some procedure of conventional, formal evaluation of an urbanized area with reference to its local fragments. Such kind of the procedure has been proposed in this article. The procedure is based on the conventional scoring of local areas, which can be assigned weights representing positive and negative features. The procedure provides for variants of preconditions and continuation of considerations for source data variables. The method of assessing the quality of life in the local area should serve the broad local community, therefore the intermediate and final results of the considerations are presented not only in the form of maps, but also in an illustrative way – in the form of three-dimensional (3D) images, with colors easily associated with positive or negative features. A wide range of tools from the professional GIS package – ArcGIS version 10 was used to perform the task. These tools allow to solve complex spatial problems as well as to visualize the results in an effective way.

ZASTOSOWANIE GIS DO OCENY JAKOŚCI ŻYCIA MIESZKAŃCÓW NA TERENACH ZURBANIZOWANYCH

W kraju demokratycznym obywatel ma prawo do informacji o środowisku, w którym żyje – dlatego powinna istnieć procedura umownej, formalnej oceny terenu zurbanizowanego z wyróżnieniem jego lokalnych fragmentów. Przykładowy algorytm postępowania został zaproponowany w niniejszym artykule. Propozycja bazuje na umownej punktacji lokalnych obszarów, którym można przyporządkowywać wagi reprezentujące cechy pozytywne i negatywne. Algorytm przewiduje wariantowanie warunków wstępnych i kontynuację rozważań dla zmiennych danych źródłowych. Metoda oceny jakości życia w lokalnym obszarze powinna służyć szerokiej społeczności lokalnej, dlatego wyniki pośrednie i końcowe rozważań przedstawiono nie tylko w postaci map, lecz także w sposób poglądowy – jako obrazy trójwymiarowe (3D), z barwami łatwo kojarzonymi z cechami pozytywnymi lub negatywnymi warunków lokalnych. Do realizacji zadania wykorzystano szeroką gamę narzędzi profesjonalnego pakietu GIS – systemu ArcGIS. Zastosowane narzędzia pozwalają na realizację skomplikowanych zadań przestrzennych, jak również umożliwiają efektowną wizualizację wyników analiz.
Miasto graniczne Shen Congwena jako przykład heterotopii kompensacji
Authors: Sarek Katarzyna
Published: January 2023

Shen Congwen’s Border Town as an example of heterotopia of compensation

The concept of heterotopia of compensation created by Michel Foucault with reference to spaces occurring in the real world is also useful in the analysis of literary works. The world depicted in the novella Border Town by Chinese writer Shen Congwen exhibits model features of the heterotopia of compensation. All the elements that make up the presented world – nature, the town, the protagonists or their behavior – are ideal, beautiful, harmonious, and noble. Border Town is a creation of a reality different from the reality surrounding the writer and reflects the typical views among Han nationalities about national minorities as backward and poor, but at the same time living in harmony with nature and cultivating the traditions of the past.
Wykorzystanie sztucznej inteligencji w postępowaniach sądowych na przykładzie Chin i Estonii
Authors: Dargas-Draganik Marta
Published: January 2023

Using artificial intelligence in court proceedings based on the examples of China and Estonia The greatest challenge related to using artificial intelligence systems in court proceedings is to create appropriate databases, and, even more, a black box, to understand the process of obtaining one and not another judgment with an algorithm. Simultaneously, regulations at both European and national levels will have to guarantee technological neutrality. In Poland, we are far from the system of internet courts that are operating in China. Based on the example of Estonia, however, we can see that the use of modern technologies in the justice system is possible and, most importantly, effective.
The Potential of the US Courts to Adjudicate Restitution Claims Involving Colonial Cultural Objects
Authors: Giorgallis Andreas
Published: January 2023

Restitution claims involving colonial cultural objects are usually said to lack a sound legal basis. These claims are instead perceived more often than not as belonging solely in the realm of ethics. This article, however, calls that perception into question. It argues for the existence of a more complex picture. It does so by bringing to the forefront the potential of the US courts to adjudicate restitution claims concerning colonial cultural objects. By analysing the largely unexplored 1900 exception of the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (2016), amending the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s (1976) expropriation exception, this article posits that the exception might hold the key for offering an alternative road in accessing justice. Being applicable to takings of a systematic nature against members of a targeted and vulnerable group which have taken place after 1900, this provision might provide legal recourse for those colonial takings which have occurred after the dawn of the 20th century.
Ethnonationalism and Cultural Heritage Law in Myanmar
Authors: Mattez Anaïs
Published: January 2023

This article highlights the legal and technical challenges of contemporary heritage conservation in the context of a weak democracy, ethnic unrest, and military rule. Burma was a military dictatorship from 1962 to 2010, followed by the operation of the civil government between 2011 and 2021, which was then overthrown by the military in 2021. These ten years of civil government were characterized by a reopening of the borders to the international community, initiatives towards democracy. In terms of cultural heritage, Myanmar appeared to have made progress in modernizing its legislation when the country ratified and implemented international conventions protecting tangible cultural heritage such as the World Heritage Convention, the 1970 UNESCO Convention, and the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention. In 2015, the elected parliament drafted new legislation protecting cultural heritage: the Law Protecting Ancient Objectsand theLaw on the Preservation and Protection of Ancient Buildings. How has the ratification of international conventions and new laws impacted domestic conservation practices in Myanmar? The democratic turn entailed a visible modernization of laws, policies, and conservation techniques. However, this time was also characterized by peaks of violence between the Burman government, the Rohingya people, and other ethnic minorities. Ultimately, this article reveals that the protection of heritage became closely linked to ethnonationalist ideologies that have survived the numerous changes of political regime. This is particularly true in the Burmese context. Foreign technical assistance must be aware of the country’s complexity and learn from lessons of the past.
Represje władz komunistycznych wobec o. Wincentego Cykowskiego za zorganizowanie obchodów 100. rocznicy bitwy pod Brdowem w świetle dostępnych dokumentów archiwum klasztoru brdowskiego
Authors: Racinowski Dariusz
Published: January 2023

Proboszcz brdowskiej parafii i przeor klasztoru paulinów zorganizował 28 kwietnia1963 roku obchody setnej rocznicy bitwy pod Brdowem związanej z powstaniem styczniowym. Władze nie wyraziły zgody na procesję wiernych z kościoła na cmentarz, gdzie odbyły się planowane uroczystości. Proboszcz zrezygnował z organizacji procesji. Po uroczystościach wszczęto przeciw niemu dwa postępowania karne. Do kolegium w Kole skierowano wnioski o ukaranie kapłana. Zdaniem wnioskodawcy proboszcz w czasie uroczystości użył tuby nagłaśniającej bez zezwolenia oraz wykorzystał, bez zgody władz, flagi biało-żółte do dekoracji ołtarza polowego na brdowskim cmentarzu. Kolegium I instancji w Kole ukarało księdza grzywnymi w obu sprawach. Proboszcz odwołał się od wyroków do Poznania. Sprawy wróciły do ponownego rozpatrzenia w Kole. Ksiądz poprosił o pomoc prawną redakcję tygodnika „Za i Przeciw”. Napisał odwołania do Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych oraz pismo do Przewodniczącego Rady Państwa PRL. O całej sprawie poinformował także posłów: Jerzego Zawieyskiego, Stanisława Stommę i Konstantego Łubieńskiego. Po kolejnym rozpatrzeniu spraw kolegium I instancji w Kole umorzyło postępowanie dotyczące umieszczenia flagi biało-żółtej. Utrzymano natomiast w mocy wyrok w sprawie użycia tuby nagłaśniającej bez zezwolenia.

Repressions of communist authorities against father Vincenty Cykowski for organising of the celebration 100th anniversary of the battle at Brdow in the light of available documents of the Brdowski monastery archive

The parishpriest of Brdów parish and the prior of St. Paul congregation organized on 28thApril 1963 the commemoration of 100th anniversary of the battle of Brdów connected with the January Uprising. The authoritiesdid not approve the procession of believers from the church to the cemetery, where the plannedcommemorationtook place. The parishpriestresigned from the organization of the procession. After the commemoration, twolawsuitswereissuedagainsthim. The motion to punish the parishpriest was issued to the police court in Koło. In the opinion of the mover the parishpriestused a loudhailerwithout the permission and used, without the permission of the authorities, white and yellowflags to decorate the field altarat Brdów cemetery. The first police court in Koło in bothcasespunished the priest with a fine. The priestappealed to Poznań. The police court in Koło was requested to reconsideritsdecisions. The priestasked for legalhelp the editorialboard of „Za i Przeciw“ weekly. He appealed to the Ministry of the Interior and the President of the StateCouncil of the People’s Republic of Poland. He alsoinformedabout the case Jerzy Zawieyski, Stanisław Stomma and Konstanty Łubieński. Afteranotherrehearing, first police court in Koło decided to discontinue the proceedingconcerning the usage of white and yellowflags. The sentenceconcerning the usage of the mouthpiece was howeverupheld.
A Study on Passenger Satisfaction Levels towards Service Rendered
Authors: S Parimala
Published: January 2023

These extremes coexist because airlines have historically focused on safety, aircraft technology, speed, geographic reach, and in-flight service attributes; on distinctive regulatory constraints and labor issues; and on the unpredictability imposed by weather and rapidly shifting demand. At the same time, issues such as route structures, excess capacity, pricing, and yield management compete with operations for the airlines’ attention. As a result, the airlines haven’t given their operations factory like, industrial-engineering scrutiny. Great operators in other heavy industries have worked through these challenges to deliver low costs, high quality, and satisfied customers. Yet up to 45 percent of an airline’s cost structure consists of maintenance, ground handling, in- flight services, call centers, and aircraft acquisitions (which are influenced by operational variables like aircraft downtime). One hundred years after the first powered flight, it’s time to start looking at the airlines as mature industrial companies and to apply proven manufacturing practices that can streamline their process-intensive activities. At stake is an opportunity to reduce overall costs dramatically by using labor, materials, and assets more efficiently, to enhance the reliability of service, and to strengthen flight safety. The lean approaches of pioneering airlines have begun with the maintenance shop, which functions very much as a disassembly-assembly factory and displays a striking degree of waste and variability. Impressive maintenance results—30 to 50 percent improvements in aircraft and component turnaround times and 25 to 50 percent improvements in productivity are encouraging signs for the airlines’ other operational choke points, such as baggage handling, passenger loading, and customer service. Applying the philosophy and methods of the lean approach also creates new opportunities for outsourcing and in sourcing. In spite of the strong cost-cutting efforts of the airlines, they still harbor large amounts of what lean practitioners define as waste: anything that doesn’t add value for end customers. Waste starts with the utilization of aircraft and other kinds of infrastructure, which often falls below 50 percent.
BIRD COMPOSITION IN FOREST AND COASTAL ZONE OF PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MOKHTER NORMAISHARAH , AKHSAN MUHAMMAD ARIFUDDIN ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, AMRAN MUHAMMAD ASRAF ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, TZE JIEN LEE ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ZAINAL MD-ZAIRI ,   Shaz Resort Pulau Tinggi Sdn. Bhd., ABDUL-LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, NORAZLIMI NOR ATIQAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2023

Documentation of bird composition on the islands around Peninsular Malaysia is scarce and the attention is mainly focused on Malaysia’s Borneo Islands. Therefore, this study aims to fulfil this knowledge gap by documenting the bird composition in Pulau Tinggi. The study was conducted from March to August 2019 using mist-netting and direct observation methods. A total of 39 bird species belonging to 24 families were recorded. Among these, 28 species were residents, four species were residents migrants and seven were migrants. Migrant species include Wood sandpipers (Tringa glareola), Common Sandpipers (Actitis hypoleucos), Malay Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax), Arctic- Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis), Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus), Siberian Blue Robin (Luscinia cyane) and Common Tern (Sterna hirundo). Regarding conservation status, only one species was listed as Near Threatened: The White-chested Babbler (Trichastoma rostratum). Our result shows that the coastal area is more diverse (H=2.252) than the forest area (H=1.933). However, birds in the forest area were more evenly distributed with an evenness index score (forest = 0.5759) over (coastal=0.3806). Thus, we conclude that despite its small size, Pulau Tinggi accommodates a variety of bird species, where the conservation action plan for the continued survival of birds on this island needs to be implemented.
SPECIES CHECKLIST AND DNA BARCODING OF CEPHALOPODS FROM PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ROSLI NUR AMIRA SHAFIQA , AZAHAR MUHAMMAD ASYRAF ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, AB RAHMAN NOR SHAHIDA ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, BADRUL HISHAM NUR SABRINA ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, SOLEHIN SITI NAJIHAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MOHAMED REHAN AISYAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ZAINAL MD-ZAIRI ,   Shaz Resort Pulau Tinggi Sdn. Bhd., ABDUL LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, KAMARUDIN KAMARUL RAHIM ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2023

Cephalopods are one of the protein sources in fisheries and their unique look inspires humans in many aspects from arts to engineering. However, there was a lack of studies on cephalopod species presence and genetics in Malaysia especially in the waters of Johor. Therefore, this study aimed to document the species checklist of coastal cephalopods in Pulau Tinggi, Mersing, Johor. The sampling was limited to the coastal area of Kampung Tanjung Balang, Pulau Tinggi. The specimens of cephalopods were obtained through handpicking (for the octopus) and from the local people (for the squids). In this study, the initial species identification of the cephalopod specimens was done based on their morphological characteristics. Their tissue samples were then prepared for DNA sequencing for further species identification using cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene sequences. The morphological identification and the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) analysis results suggested their species status as Octopus laqueus, Sepioteuthis lessoniana and Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis. In conclusion, this study has contributed to the latest update on the checklist of cephalopod species in Pulau Tinggi. Furthermore, adding the COI gene sequences of the local cephalopods in the GenBank database (Accession No.: MN711655-MN711658) will act as a new resource for future research on cephalopod species.
SPECIES CHECKLIST AND DNA BARCODING OF MARINE FISHES FROM PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, AZAHAR MUHAMMAD ASYRAF , ROSLI NUR AMIRA SHAFIQA ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, AB RAHMAN NOR SHAHIDA ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, BADRUL HISHAM NUR SABRINA ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, SOLEHIN SITI NAJIHAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, REHAN AISYAH MOHAMED ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ZAINAL MD-ZAIRI ,   Shaz Resort Pulau Tinggi Sdn. Bhd., ABDUL-LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, SEAH YING GIAT ,   Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, KAMARUDIN KAMARUL RAHIM ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2023

Since there was a lack of study on the diversity and genetics of marine fishes in Pulau Tinggi, Mersing, Johor could be found to date, this study was conducted to provide a baseline data of species checklist of marine fishes in Pulau Tinggi and to obtain DNA barcodes of the fish specimens using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. Sample collection in this study was conducted starting from July to August 2019. Spinning rod (angling), hand-net (manual sampling) and gillnet (mid-water column) were used as sampling methods in this study. All specimens obtained in this study were first identified based on morphological features, followed by a molecular approach for unidentified individuals. The morphological and molecular classification proved that all 183 individuals of marine fishes obtained in this study belonged to 83 species, 58 genera, 36 families, 9 orders and 2 classes. Among 83 species obtained in this study, 74 (89%) possess important values for human use. According to IUCN Red List online platform, 22 species are classified as Not Evaluated (NE), one species is classified as Data Deficient (DD), 56 species are classified as Least Concern (LC), three species are classified as Near Threatened (NT) and the remaining one species is classified as vulnerable (VU). A total of seven bidirectional CO1 barcode sequences were obtained from seven species, six genera and six families. All the sequences obtained have significant E values, which were zero, with percent identity values being more than 98% and query coverage values being more than 89%. The blast results for all the sequences provided correct identification until the species level. For future research, this study has updated the latest checklist of marine fishes from Pulau Tinggi, Mersing, Johor, Malaysia.
FEEDING ECOLOGY OF BIRDS IN SELECTED MICROHABITAT IN PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MOKHTER NORMAISHARAH , AKHSAN MUHAMMAD ARIFUDDIN ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, AMRAN MUHAMMAD ASRAF ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, TZE JIEN LEE ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ZAINAL MD-ZAIRI ,   Shaz Resort Pulau Tinggi Sdn. Bhd., ABDUL-LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, NORAZLIMI NOR ATIQAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2023

Understanding the feeding ecologies of birds is a crucial part of conservation purposes. Scholars interpreted terrestrial birds in many journals, yet studies on waterbirds, primarily shorebirds were poorly understood along the Peninsular Malaysia coastal line. Most researchers only record species presence and very few studies were previously conducted on feeding ecologies. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the feeding ecology of the birds in a selected microhabitat in Pulau Tinggi from March until August 2019. The study used mist-netting and direct observation techniques with a video camera and binoculars. A total of 39 species of birds comprising 24 families were censused. Seven feeding guilds were successfully identified. Carnivores dominated the highest species composition with 28%, followed by insectivores at 21%, frugivores and omnivores at 15% each, carnivore-insectivores and frugivore-insectivores at 10% each, and granivorous with 5%. From the analysis, we found no significant difference between the feeding guild and birds’ location of birds’ feeding preferences in forest and coastal zones (z= -1.1, p= 0.31). Understanding the feeding ecology of the birds in a specific ecosystem is vital to understand how the birds exploit their resources and utilize the environment to avoid competition and thus sustain in that ecosystem.
SEA CUCUMBER (ECHINODERMATA: HOLOTHUROIDEA) SPECIES CHECKLIST IN PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, AB RAHMAN NOR SHAHIDA , AZAHAR MUHAMMAD ASYRAF ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ROSLI NUR AMIRA SHAFIQA ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, BADRUL HISHAM NUR SABRINA ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, SOLEHIN SITI NAJIHAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MOHAMED REHAN AISYAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ZAINAL MD-ZAIRI ,   Shaz Resort Pulau Tinggi Sdn. Bhd., ABDUL-LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, KAMARUDIN KAMARUL RAHIM ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2023

There is still a lack of data on the species presence of sea cucumbers in Pulau Tinggi, Johor. Therefore, this study aimed to document the species checklist of sea cucumbers (Phylum Echinodermata: Class Holothuroidea) in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. The live sea cucumbers were collected for approximately two months from August 2019 to September 2019 during low tide. A total of ten species of sea cucumbers representing one order and two genera were documented. Among the total number of sea cucumbers collected from Pulau Tinggi, five species were under the Holothuria while another five belonged to the genus Stichopus. In Pulau Tinggi, Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota (Brandt, 1835) was found to be the most prevalent species as it was documented and observed at all sampling sites. Furthermore, semi-structured interviews involving 15 respondents were incorporated during the data collection to obtain more information about the sea cucumber species. This study has contributed to the latest update on the list of sea cucumber species in Pulau Tinggi, as well as more updates related to the benefits of the sea cucumber to the residents, the environmental issues, the management and the conservation of sea cucumber in Pulau Tinggi.
FIRST RECORD OF NICOBAR PIGEON (Caloenas nicobarica) IN PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, YIN HUI NG , MOHAMED MOHD SANUSI ,   Copenhagen Zoo Malaysia, ZAINAL MD-ZAIRI ,   Shaz Resort Pulau Tinggi Sdn. Bhd., ABDUL-LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, NORAZLIMI NOR ATIQAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2023

Being surrounded by many islands, Malaysia is blessed as it may own an endemic, endangered and migratory species in its islands. Pulau Tinggi is one of the islands located in Southeast Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the biggest islands in Johor, Malaysia. However, the avifauna has not yet been documented in Pulau Tinggi. This paper discusses the first record of the Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. Nicobar pigeons were recorded in camera traps installed around the island from June to October 2019. Besides the Nicobar pigeon, our camera traps also recorded another five avian species, which are the Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica), White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus), Changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), White-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) and Grey-headed fish-eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus). The record of the Nicobar pigeon is exceptional as this species is restricted to small islands and absent from the mainland. It has unique behaviour and enticing morphology. This species is globally threatened and has recently been declared an endangered species. Nicobar pigeon’s discovery proved a high potential to develop ecotourism or a key site for avian conservation in Pulau Tinggi.
BIRDING HOTSPOTS AND IMPORTANT BIRD SPECIES AS TOOLS TO PROMOTE AVITOURISM IN PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MOKHTER NORMAISHARAH , AKHSAN MUHAMMAD ARIFUDDIN ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, AMRAN MUHAMMAD ASRAF ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, TZE JIEN LEE ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ZAINAL MD-ZAIRI ,   Shaz Resort Pulau Tinggi Sdn. Bhd., ABDUL-LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, NORAZLIMI NOR ATIQAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2023

Avitourism contributes to environmental conservation, developing education and awareness towards the environment, and promoting the involvement of local people in the ecotourism industry. However, avitourism study in Malaysia is still scarce, especially on the island. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the potential of avitourism in Pulau Tinggi, Mersing, Johor. We conducted a census on avian species using mist-netting and direct observation in Pulau Tinggi from March until August 2019. Birding hotspots and important bird species were determined according to the criteria of a good nature tourism product. Questionnaires were distributed to the resort staff, local people and tourists to see the potential of avitourism in Pulau Tinggi. A total of 39 bird species and six birding hotspots were identified. Besides that, bird species that complied with the criteria of good nature tourism products such as endemism, rarity, reliability of sighting, morphological attractiveness, linkage to the local culture, behavioural enticement and safety were also identified. Most respondents agreed that Pulau Tinggi has a high potential to be developed as an avitourism spot in Johor. Establishing a proper birding hotspot and determination of important bird species is essential to highlight the potential of avitourism on the island of Johor, especially Pulau Tinggi.
DIVERSITY OF NON-VOLANT SMALL MAMMALS IN PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA
Authors:   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, JAMALUDDIN SITI AISHAH , ABD RAHMAN MOHD-RIDWAN ,   Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, OTHMAN NURSYUHADA ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, HARIS HIDAYAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ZAHARI FATIN NUR ATIKAH ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, NAJMUDDIN MOHD FAUDZIR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, ZAINAL MD-ZAIRI ,   Shaz Resort Pulau Tinggi Sdn. Bhd., ABDUL-LATIFF MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: January 2023

A non-volant small mammal survey was conducted at Pulau Tinggi between July and September 2019. This study aimed to provide baseline data for non-volant small mammals in Pulau Tinggi by setting 55 cage traps and 20 pitfalls for 44 trapping nights. A total of 20 individuals of non-volant small mammals were documented, representing five species from three families: Soricidae, Sciuridae and Muridae. The Rajah spiny rat (Maxomys rajah) and the Red spiny rat (Maxomys surifer) were the most abundant species (n=6) of non-volant small mammals in Pulau Tinggi. The Malayan field rat (Rattus tiomanicus) was the least species (n=1). The Malayan shrew (Crocidura malayana) is the only shrew recorded on the island. The analysis of similarities between our study site and other Malaysian islands reveals that Pulau Tinggi shares more similarities with Pulau Pangkor and Pulau Perhentian than Pulau Tioman. The small mammal richness on Pulau Tinggi is relatively low compared to other islands, most likely due to the study site’s limited coverage and time constraints. Long-term monitoring is required to determine the true diversity of species and distribution of small mammals on Pulau Tinggi.
Bibliometric Analysis of Published Research on RussiaUkraine War Using VOSviewer
Authors: Ahlawat Rakesh
Published: January 2023

What the world was fearing since the built up of army on Russia-Ukraine border, came true on 24th February, 2022 when Russia launched its “special military operation” to invade Ukraine. Millions of Ukrainians flee their country seeking refuge in the neighbouring European countries. The war not only generated a global discussion among the governments but also among the scientific community. All around the globe the researchers have been studying and publishing based on this war. This study performs a bibliometric analysis on these published documents using Dimensions database. A total of 657 documents in the form of research articles, preprints, monographs and chapters were studied. The analysis was performed using VOSviewer and presented in the form of tables and figures. The study showed the global nature of war where the most documents were published, both in the terms of institutions and researchers, from India. United States found to be the top contributing country. The study also depicts that the researches based on ‘Russia-Ukraine war’ included topics related to equity markets, business, climate change, energy security, food security, public health and global implication of war. To the best of the knowledge of the researchers this is the first bibliometric study based on this war.
Determination of the Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Techniques after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Authors: HÜZMELİ İrem , KATAYIFÇI Nihan , FANSA İyad , YUCEKAYA Bircan , TİMURTAŞ Eren , POLAT Mine Gülden
Published: January 2023

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of incentive spirometer on respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity and hemodynamic responses after CABG surgery.
Methods: Between June 2017 and December 2018, a total of 35 patients underwent CABG surgery were included this prospective randomized controlled study. Patients divided into incentive spirometer (IS) group and physiotherapy (PT) group. All patients received standard physiotherapy postoperatively. In addition, IS group received volume-oriented incentive spirometer. Respiratory muscle strength (mouth pressure device) on 2nd and 5th postoperative day, exercise capacity (6-min.walking test (6-MWT)) on 3rd postoperative day, before and immediately after physiotherapy on the first post-operative day blood gases were assessed.
Results: Demographic characteristics of the groups were similar in both groups. Statistically significant increases in maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), %MIP and %MEP values were observed in both two groups (p<0.05) but there was no statistically significant difference between the groups (p > 0.05). There were no significant differences in 6 MWT parameters between PT and IS group (p > 0.05). No significant difference was found in arterial blood gas values on first postoperative day in both groups (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: Respiratory muscle strength improved and blood gas values maintained in both groups. There was no superiority of IS combined with PT in increasing respiratory muscle strength and in maintaining arterial blood gas results after CABG surgery. IS combined with physiotherapy could be used safely from the early period after cardiac surgery.
Onkolojide Fertilitenin Korunması Ölçeği’nin Türkçe’ye Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
Authors: GÜNGÖR SATILMIŞ İlkay , MECDİ KAYDIRAK Meltem , AKIN Semiha , COŞKUNER POTUR Dilek
Published: January 2023

Kadın ve erkeğin üreme kapasitesinde ve doğurganlığında azalma riski oluşturabilecek her durum fertilitenin korunması için bir endikasyon oluşturur. Amaç: Bu araştırmada Onkolojide Fertilitenin Korunması Ölçeği’nin (OFKÖ) geçerlik ve güvenirliğinin yapılarak Türk diline uyarlanması amaçlandı. Örneklem ve Yöntem/Gereç ve Yöntem: Metodolojik olarak gerçekleştirilen çalışmanın örneklemini üç tıp fakültesi hastanesi ve bir özel hastanede çocukluk, ergenlik ve üreme çağındaki kadın ve/veya erkek kanser hastalarının gonadotoksik tedavi öncesi bakımında görev alan 236 hemşire oluşturdu. Ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirliğini sınamak için kapsam geçerliği, yapı geçerliği, madde analizi, açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri ile iç tutarlılık katsayısı kullanıldı. Bulgular: OFKÖ’nin Kapsam Geçerlik İndeksi 0.80 - 1.00 arasında değiştiği ve Kapsam Geçerlilik Oranı 0.95 olarak belirlendi. Ölçeğin 12 maddelik halinin madde toplam puan korelasyonları 0.45 - 0.86 arasında değiştiği belirlendi. Ölçeğin Cronbach α güvenirlik katsayısı 0.71 ve alt boyutlarda 0.55 - 0.94 arasında değiştiği saptandı. Uyum iyiliği istatistiklerinde ise ölçeğin yeni yapıyı (üç alt boyut: Özgüven, Farkındalık, Engeller) doğruladığı belirlendi. Sonuç: Geçerlilik ve güvenirlik analizlerine göre, bu ölçeğin, hemşirelerin yeni tedavisi başlayan kanser hastalarının fertilitenin korunmasına yönelik engellerin ve yarar algısını ölçen geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek olduğu bulundu.
Demiryolu Çalışanlarının Psikososyal Gereksinimlerinin Karşılanmasında İş Yerinde Sosyal Hizmet Uygulamaları
Authors: UĞURLU Zilan , PAK GÜRE Merve Deniz
Published: January 2023

Demiryolu çalışanlarının örgütsel süreçler, iş yerinin yapısal ve fiziksel özellikleri, kurum politikaları gibi risk faktörleri nedeniyle iş yaşamları etkilenebilmektedir. Bu etkiler demiryolu çalışanlarında fiziksel, psikolojik ve sosyal yönlerden pek çok sorun ve gereksinimi ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Bunlar arasında fiziksel yönden kas-iskelet sistemi hastalıkları, işitme kaybı, diyabet ve kardiyovasküler hastalık riski; psikososyal yönden stres, depresyon, kaygı, ikincil travmatik stres, intihar gibi ruh sağlığı sorunları, tükenmişlik ve aile içi sorunlar bulunmaktadır. Demiryolu çalışanlarının karşılaştığı bu sorunların çözümünde iş yerinde sosyal hizmet uygulamaları çok işlevseldir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, demiryolu çalışanlarının psikososyal gereksinimlerinin karşılanmasında iş yerinde sosyal hizmet uygulamalarının ortaya konulmasıdır. Demiryolu çalışanlarıyla yürütülen iş yerinde sosyal hizmet uygulamaları kapsamında sosyal hizmet uzmanları savunucu, danışman, klinisyen, eğitici, öğretici, aracı, bağlantı kurucu, yönetici, süpervizör, değerlendirmeci, araştırmacı gibi rol ve işlevleri üstlenmektedir. Bu bağlamda demiryolu çalışanları ile mikro, mezzo ve makro sosyal hizmet uygulamaları yerine getirilmektedir. Sonuç olarak, çalışanların iyilik halini ve örgütsel gelişimi desteklemedeki olumlu etkileri nedeniyle Türkiye’de iş yerinde sosyal hizmet uygulamalarının demiryolu sektöründe faaliyete geçmesi önerilmektedir.
Integration of satellite data processing technologies of external providers into Roscosmos information system on example of the Satellite Center of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Authors: Aleksanin Anatoly I. , Dyakov Sergey E. , Babyak Pavel V. , Aleksanina Marina G.
Published: January 2023

On an example of a service for merged SST charts computing, the problems of integrating a sophisticated technology of external provider into the Roscosmos State Information System for the Operational Delivery of Earth Remote Sensing Data (SIS OD ERS) are considered. The main goal of the SIS OD ERS is the implementation of a simple and uniform access to satellite data of both Russian and worldwide archives, as well as to high-level processing products in a required thematic area. External provider gets access to satellite data archives and computing resources of SIS OD ERS. The key issue is minimizing the cost of processing data from both Roscosmos and external providers. The Multiple Access Center for Regional Satellite Monitoring of the Environment of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences deploy its services to SIS OD ERS. The options for arranging the exchange of data and services between a provider and SIS OD ERS are proposed. A REST web services are made, with its support in the Python environment. As a result of the integration, daily merged SST charts are built that preserve the structure of thermal fronts for any water area and with the accuracy that corresponds the international standards. The service is distributed. Both the resources and data of Roscosmos and the Satellite Center of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the data from the foreign information systems are used.
Graduate Tracer Study of Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) of St. Paul University Surigao College of Teacher Education 2013-2017
Authors:   BSEd Student, College of Education, Culture and Arts, St. Paul University Surigao, Surigao City, Arbis Glenn I. , S. Oposa Ron Clark ,   BSEd Student, College of Education, Culture and Arts, St. Paul University Surigao, Surigao City, Teves Lucy L. ,   Faculty, College of Health and Sciences & Liaison Officer of the Alumni and External Relations Office St. Paul University Surigao, Surigao City, Ederio Nikko T. ,   Faculty, College of Education, Culture and Arts & Director, Quality Assurance and Management, St. Paul University Surigao, Surigao City
Published: January 2023

This tracer study aimed to determine the employability and graduates’ rating of their academic program from 2013 to 2017. It is a descriptive-quantitative survey utilizing the modified Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Graduate Tracer Study Questionnaire. Out of 95 Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) graduates from 2013 to 2017, there were 76 who participated. The findings revealed that the graduates of BSEd have high employability, and most of them landed in the profession related to their undergraduate studies. Further, the results also showed that St. Paul University Surigao BSEd program was very effective in terms of quality teaching, student activities engagement, learning environment, and student support services. It signified that indicators were recognized and practiced in the institution to enhance the facilitation of the graduates’ learning experience that is holistically and concretely responsive. This study recommended that the school continuously emphasize effective school leadership, academic program dynamic review, and professional development of the teachers that are pivotal in effective academic program implementation.
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: Epidemiology and Risk Factors
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Barajas Alejandra Jeraldine González , Torres Andrea Eyenith Magdaleno ,   Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
Published: January 2023

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe mucocutaneous responses caused by drugs that are characterized by widespread necrosis and epidermal detachment. It is essential to know the risk factors and those agents involved in the development of this pathology in order to use them with caution in susceptible patients and to have a high index of suspicion.