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The results of snap analysis of gender sensitivity of the Russian legislative acts (December 2018 – March 2021) in the context of feminization of migration
Authors: Popova Svetlana Mikhailovna
Published: May 2021

Women comprise nearly half of world’s migration. They are particularly vulnerable, thus their rights, interests, and special needs must be protected. In the period from 2016 to 2018, the Russian Federation has become one of the active participants in the development of international acts on refugees and migrants, which contain provisions aimed at feminization of migration related issues. These acts are not legally binding; however, Russia along with other countries that have joined this initiative, conducts the activity on implementation of internationally ratified principles into the national legislation. The article provides the results of snap analysis of the federal acts adopted in the period of December 2018 – March 2021, which was performed for pilot assessment of the current state of Russian law from the perspective of gender sensitivity and presence of favorable conditions for solution of the problems pertaining to feminization of migration. It was essential to understand whether the effective normative legal acts “see” a migrant woman as a special legal phenomenon, and which specific characteristics and needs of women are reflected in these acts. The conclusion is made that the Russian legislation is currently of gender neutral nature. Other than a range of documents related to implementation of the National Strategy for Women 2017 – 2022, the gender sensitivity of federal acts is generally low. The documents included into sampling, for the most part reflect the specific biological characteristics of women, which determine their health needs, as well as the need for targeted social support due to childbirth and maternity leave. The analyzed international acts have a broader outlook upon the characteristics and needs of women in general and migrant women in particular than the Russian legislation (other than the National Strategy for Women).
I. Kant: perfection in the structure of the aesthetic field of metaphysics
Authors: Kormin Nikolai Aleksandrovich
Published: May 2021

The subject of the study is the relationship between aesthetics and metaphysics, as it is drawn in Kant's transcendentalism. In the Critique of the Faculty of Judgment, Kant generally believes that the idea of perfection does not correlate with the idea of a sense of pleasure, and in the first introduction to the Critique of the Faculty of Judgment, he is far from considering the ways of solving the problems of the relationship between perfection and the aesthetic sense of pleasure convincing. But the attitude to perfection changes in Kant's later works, the analysis of which shows that the idea of perfection, in fact, is conceived as a way of founding the whole of aesthetics, its initial category вЂ“ the beautiful, the meaning of which coincides with the expression of aesthetic perfection if it is genuine beauty. The metaphysics of perfection contained in the analyzed works of Kant encourages a new look at the categorical apparatus of Kant's aesthetics, formed in the "Critique of the Faculty of Judgment", to expand the idea of Kant's aesthetics as part of transcendental metaphysics. The concept of perfection expresses various aspects of metaphysical research, while preserving its immanent qualities in aesthetics. In predication as an act of modern aesthetic utterance, it is difficult to identify any stages and structures that can be specifically associated with perfectionism. The question of the field of such connections is quite controversial, including in modern Russian philosophy.
DETERMINAN SOSIAL EKONOMI TERHADAP BERAT BADAN LEBIH DAN OBESITAS DI INDONESIA: ANALISIS DATA IFLS 2014
Authors: Nugraha Fajar , Relaksana Riki , Siregar Adiatma Y.M
Published: May 2021

Indonesia:Obesitas merupakan fenomena serius di berbagai negara, terutama negara berkembang termasuk di Indonesia. Menurut WHO pada tahun 2016 terdapat 2,8 juta orang yang meninggal akibat masalah obesitas, sedangkan menurut Departemen Kesehatan Indonesia prevalensi Obesitas di Indonsia pada tahun 2018 mencapai angka 21,8%. Salah satu faktor penyebab obesitas adalah faktor sosial ekonomi, namun sering terdapat perbedaan mengenai pengaruh status sosial ekonomi terhadap obesitas di negara berkembang dan negara maju. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui determinan dari status sosial ekonomi terhadap berat badan lebih dan obesitas. Desain studi yang digunakan adalah cross sectional dan menggunakan data sekunder dari Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) 5 tahun 2014 dengan usia lebih dari 18 tahun dengan model Ordered Logistic Regression. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa secara statistik individu dengan status sosial ekonomi yang lebih tinggi memiliki peluang yang lebih tinggi untuk mengalami berat badan lebih dan obesitas. Oleh karena itu, perlu meningkatkan sosialisasi program layanan kesehatan di lingkungan masyarakat dan sekolah terkait bahaya obesitas guna meningkatkan pengetahuan, membangun kesadaran, dan merubah pola hidup menjadi lebih sehat.English:Obesity is a serious phenomenon in various countries, especially developing countries, such as Indonesia. According to WHO in 2016 there were 2.8 million people who died due to the problem of obesity, while according to the Indonesian Ministry of Health the prevalence of Obesity in Indonesia in 2018 reached 21.8%. One of the factors that causing obesity is socio-economic status, but there are often differences regarding the effect of socioeconomic status on obesity in developing and developed countries. This study aims to determine the determinants of socioeconomic status on overweight and obesity. The study design used was cross sectional and used secondary data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) 5 in 2014 with age over 18 years with the Ordered Logistic Regression model. The results of this study indicate that statistically, individuals with higher socioeconomic status have a higher chance of experience more weight and obesity. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the socialization of health care programs in the community and schools related to the dangers of obesity to increase knowledge, build awareness, and change lifestyles to be healthier.
ANALISIS FAKTOR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES) TERHADAP KESEHATAN MENTAL: GEJALA DEPRESI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Dewi Yustika , Relaksana Riki , Siregar Adiatma Y. M.
Published: May 2021

Indonesia:Menurut World Federation Mental Health, 1 dari 5 orang di dunia mengalami gangguan mental. Menurut beberapa studi yang sudah dilakukan, salah satu faktor penyebabnya adalah faktor status sosial ekonomi yang masih rendah di negara-negara berkembang. Oleh karena itu, penenilitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh faktor status sosial ekonomi terhadap gangguan mental gejala depresi yang ada di salah satu negara berkembang yaitu Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif berbasis data sekunder yang diambil dari data Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) menggunakan kuesioner CESD-10 untuk variabel gejala depresi. Variable Gejala Depresi yang didapat dari IFLS terlebih dahulu diolah menggunakan rasch model lalu seluruh variabel diolah menggunakan metode regresi logistik. Hasilnya, terdapat hubungan negatif antara faktor status sosial ekonomi dengan gangguan mental gejala depresi di Indonesia. Faktor status sosial ekonomi berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap gangguan mental gejala depresi di Indonesia yang berarti setiap terjadi peningkatan dari status sosial ekonomi yang dalam hal ini mencangkup pendidikan, kekayaan, dan status pekerjaan seseorang, akan menurunkan tingkat gangguan mental gejala depresi di Indonesia.English:According to the World Federation of Mental Health, 1 in 5 people in the world experience mental disorders. According to several studies, one of the contributing factors is the low socioeconomic status factor in developing countries. Therefore, this study was conducted to find out how the influence of socioeconomic status factors on mental disorders (depressive symptoms) in one of the developing countries, Indonesia. This study uses quantitative methods based on secondary data taken from Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) using the CESD-10 questionnaire for depressive symptom variables. Depressive Symptoms variable obtained from the IFLS are first processed using the Rasch model then all variables are processed using the logistic regression method. As a result, there is a negative relationship between socioeconomic status factors and mental disorders (depressive symptoms) in Indonesia. Socioeconomic status factors significantly affect the mental disorders of depressive symptoms in Indonesia, which means that any increase in socioeconomic status which in this case covers the education, wealthy, and employment status of a person, will reduce the level of mental disorders of depressive symptoms in Indonesia.
The Roles of Civil Society Organization and Budget Allocations in Controlling Tuberculosis in Indonesia: The Case Study of PW Aisyiyah Aceh
Authors: Hasnur Hanifa , Dharina Dharina , Abdullah Asnawi
Published: May 2021

The number of TB cases in Aceh in 2018 reached 8471 cases; 240 (2.8%) of them occurred among children. The number of real cases in the community was estimated to be higher than that figure. The success of TB control was influenced by many factors, including the role of civil society organizations. This research was conducted to analyze the roles of civil society organizations in controlling TB cases in the community. A case study was conducted at PW Aisyiyah Aceh using an economic evaluation methodology for tracking health account funds for TB control activities (2011-2013) compared to achieving targets. The study showed that PW Aisyiyah has played a significant role in controlling TB cases in Aceh through a number of community engagement activities included the TB Care Group; the TB Community activities, High-Risk Group Outreach activities; direct TB and MDR-TB patients monitoring; and assisted and providing TB care information and networking. PW Aisyiyah Aceh has allocated Rp. 844 million per year for TB activities with an allocation for promotive/preventive activities of 22.3%. The allocation for indirect activities reached 77.5%. PW Aisyiyah Aceh has the opportunity to develop a Public-Private mix funding scheme to increase the organization roles in TB control programs in the future. PW Aisyiyah is also suggested to increase budget allocations for promotive and preventive public health activities in addition to direct curative activities which have been done so far in achieving the main mission of PW Aisyiyah as a civil society organization in Indonesia.
Recent Trends in Tailored Treatments for Helicobacter pylori Infection
Authors: Park Hyungchul , Lee Jeong Hoon
Published: May 2021

The efficacy of the standard triple eradication regimen for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is gradually decreasing due to increased antibiotic resistance of H. pylori, which is represented by clarithromycin resistance. This is an important issue for clinicians. Tailored therapies for H. pylori infection, including culture-based susceptibility testing and molecular methods detecting genetic mutations that increase resistance to antibiotics, have been introduced to overcome the high treatment failure rate of the standard triple regimen. The treatment results have been satisfactory. In addition to the H. pylori-related factors, the CYP2C19 gene polymorphism, in terms of host factors, affects the effectiveness of proton pump inhibitors. This article reviews the status of the tailored therapies for H. pylori infection along with the proven therapeutic effects and benefits of such treatments in Korea, where the resistance to antibiotics such as clarithromycin, metronidazole, and quinolone is prevalent.
The combination of lactoferrin and linolenic acid inhibits colorectal tumor growth through activating AMPK/JNK-related apoptosis pathway
Authors: Yao Qianqian , Li Huiying , Fan Linlin , Huang Shengnan , Wang Jiaqi , Zheng Nan
Published: May 2021

Colorectal cancer is a common cause of death with few available therapeutic strategies, and the preventative complexes in adjunctive therapy are urgently needed. Increasing evidences have shown that natural ingredients, including lactoferrin, oleic acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and linolenic acid, possess anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities. However, investigations and comparisons of their combinations in colorectal tumor model have not been reported, and the mechanism is still unrevealed. In the study, we examined the viability, migration, invasion and apoptosis of HT29 cells to choose the proper doses of these components and to select the effective combination in vitro. BALB/c nude mice bearing colorectal tumor were used to explore the role of selected combination in inhibiting tumor development in vivo. Additionally, metabonomic detection was performed to screen out the specific changed metabolitesand related pathway. The results demonstrated that lactoferrin at 6.25 μM, oleic acid at 0.18 mM, DHA at 0.18 mM, and linolenic acid at 0.15 mM significantly inhibited the viabilities of HT29 cells (p < 0.05). The combination of lactoferrin (6.25 μM) + linolenic acid (0.15 mM) exhibited the strongest activity in inhibiting the migration and invasion of HT29 cells in vivo and suppressing tumor development in vitro (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the lactoferrin + linolenic acid combination activated p-AMPK and p-JNK, thereby inducing apoptosis of HT29 cells (p < 0.05). The present study was the first to show that lactoferrin + linolenic acid combination inhibited HT29 tumor formation by activating AMPK/JNK related pathway.
The immediate effect of a single session of pain neuroscience education on pain and the autonomic nervous system in subjects with persistent pain, a pilot study
Authors: Sillevis Rob , Trincado Gabriel , Shamus Eric
Published: May 2021

Background

The autonomic nervous system is a system that operates at the subconscious level and has been associated with neurobehavioral aspects of pain. Overall, persistent pain has a stimulating effect on the sympathetic nervous system. A promising emerging nonpharmacological treatment to manage persistent pain is neuroscience-based pain education. The overarching goal of neuroscience-based pain education is to change cognitions about pain and the pain experience through education. The aim was to determine the immediate and short-term impact of a neuroscience-based pain education video on the autonomic nervous system and pain in a subgroup of individuals with persistent pain.

Methods

A convenience sample of 26 subjects were recruited for this study. Each subject indicated their pain level at the time of testing using a Visual Analogue Scale. Automated pupillometry was utilized to measure pupil diameter. After two minutes of accommodation to the goggles, the pupil was measured continuously for 60 s. Following this a 5-minute video presentation “Understanding Pain” was watched, followed by a continuous pupil measurement for 60 s. Three minutes after this measure, the final pupil diameter measurement was taken for 60 s. After completing the final pupil measure, the subject was asked to fill out a second Visual Analogue Scale and a Global Rate of Change.

Outcomes

Each subject completed a Global Rating of Change Scale and the mean score was 1.14 (SD = 1.61 and a SEM = 0.), supporting the hypothesis of an overall self-perceived benefit from the intervention. There was a statistically significant difference in pain following the video, P < 0.01. A significant correlation was observed between the self-perceived decrease in pain level and the Global Rating of Change score, p = 0.02. There was no statistically significant difference in the mean pupil diameter following the video with p = 0.76 for the right eye and p = 0.250 for the left eye.

Discussion

This pilot study demonstrated that a 5-minute neuroscience-based pain education video reduced perceived pain in a small sample of subjects with persistent pain. Watching the neuroscience-based pain education video did not seem to result in an immediate generalized autonomic nervous system response. However, it resulted in a different reaction on each eye. This unequal response might be the result of the hemispheric lateralization of the ANS. This study supports the fact that the pain experience is determined by the balance between conscious cognitive processes and subconscious processes based on previous psychological experiences.
Nutrient criteria to achieve New Zealand’s riverine macroinvertebrate targets
Authors: Canning Adam D. , Joy Michael K. , Death Russell G.
Published: May 2021

Waterways worldwide are experiencing nutrient enrichment from population growth and intensive agriculture, and New Zealand is part of this global trend. Increasing fertilizer in New Zealand and intensive agriculture have driven substantial water quality declines over recent decades. A recent national directive has set environmental managers a range of riverine ecological targets, including three macroinvertebrate indicators, and requires nutrient criteria be set to support their achievement. To support these national aspirations, we use the minimization-of-mismatch analysis to derive potential nutrient criteria. Given that nutrient and macroinvertebrate monitoring often does not occur at the same sites, we compared nutrient criteria derived at sites where macroinvertebrates and nutrients are monitored concurrently with nutrient criteria derived at all macroinvertebrate monitoring sites and using modelled nutrients. To support all three macroinvertebrate targets, we suggest that suitable nutrient criteria would set median dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentrations at ~0.6 mg/L and median dissolved reactive phosphorus concentrations at ~0.02 mg/L. We recognize that deriving site-specific nutrient criteria requires the balancing of multiple values and consideration of multiple targets, and anticipate that criteria derived here will help and support these environmental goals.
AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DO GERENCIAMENTO DOS RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS EM LABORATÓRIOS DE ANÁLISES FÍSICO-QUÍMICAS E MICROBIOLÓGICAS: UMA ABORDAGEM MULTICRITERIAL
Authors: Ogata Igor Souza , Nascimento Samanda Costa , Malvezzi Lígia Belieiro , Farias Amanda Paiva
Published: May 2021

Os resíduos sólidos perigosos produzidos em ambientes laboratoriais ainda não são muito estudados nas temáticas ambientais. Diante dessa realidade, este trabalho objetivou analisar a qualidade do gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos em laboratórios de análises físico-químicas e microbiológicas, por meio de uma abordagem multicriterial. Três laboratórios de uma instituição de ensino superior foram selecionados e avaliados em onze critérios, organizados nas categorias planejamento, geração, segregação, acondicionamento, tratamento e disposição final, para então serem ordenados quanto a qualidade do gerenciamento de seus resíduos através do método multicriterial PROMETHEE. O laboratório que apresentou melhor condição foi o que realizava planejamento, segregação e acondicionamento dos resíduos recicláveis e rejeitos. Contudo, em todos os laboratórios estudados foi verificado que nem todas as classes de resíduos sólidos possuíam um manejo adequado, corroborando a hipótese que essa prática ainda não faz parte do cotidiano desses ambientes laboratoriais.
DESAFIO AMBIENTAL: RELATO DE UMA EXPERIÊNCIA SOBRE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS EM BIBLIOTECA
Authors: Medeiros Maraína Souza , Moreira Pedro Henrique Pereira e , Goulart Adilson Correia , Guimarães Éder Cairo , Resende Eduardo Pereira , Lima Rosiane Gonçalves
Published: May 2021

Os resíduos sólidos que são descartados de maneira inadequada pela população, têm interferido significativamente na qualidade ambiental. Em consequência, estudos têm sido desenvolvidos para reduzir os efeitos deletérios causados por esses materiais. Nesse viés, o objetivo deste trabalho foi promover a sensibilização ambiental nos usuários e comunidade da Biblioteca Maria Gabriela Pacheco Pardey em relação aos benefícios oriundos do reaproveitamento de resíduos sólidos descartados através de um Desafio Ambiental, integrando meio ambiente e biblioteconomia. O projeto Desafio Ambiental foi realizado na Semana Nacional do Livro e da Biblioteca do IFG – Câmpus Itumbiara e contou com a participação de 124 alunos, 12 servidores e 1 funcionária terceirizada. As atividades desenvolvidas e fundamentadas na pesquisa-ação participante foram: “Lixo por Livro”; “Caça ao tesouro: Explorando o Acervo da Biblioteca” e “Oficina de Artes”. Ao final do Desafio, foram coletadas 8.631 latinhas de alumínio e 150 livros foram doados. Os resultados dessa experiência diferenciada proporcionaram uma reflexão acerca do papel educacional de uma biblioteca, da importância de ações de educação ambiental integradas ao tema resíduos sólidos e, principalmente, da troca de saberes entre os envolvidos no projeto.
PHARMACEUTICO-ANALYTICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL STUDY OF JARIT VANGA BHASMA PREPARED WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO RASATARANGINI
Authors: Belge Raman , Pandey Rameshwar , Itankar Prakash
Published: May 2021

Background: Vanga Bhasma is said to possess antimicrobial activity (Jantughna Prabhava). Hence it was decided to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Jarit Vanga Bhasma (JVB) prepared with special reference to Rasatarangini 18/29-33. Objectives: JVB was synthesized, analysed and its antimicrobial effects were studied in Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. Materials and Methods: The JVB was prepared and analyzed for the quality parameters mentioned in the Ayurvedic texts as well as the modern parameters like XRD, SEM and EDX to find out the nature of the Vanga Bhasma samples. The anti-microbial study was done to find out the anti-microbial efficacy of the JVB samples. Results and Conclusions: The adopted method for preparation of JVB was able to produce a Bhasma compatible to organoleptic parameters mentioned in the ancient texts. The obtained JVB was grayish white with the formation of the small sized particles as small as a nanoparticle which was confirmed by SEM study. XRD study confirms that Tin oxide is the major compound found in all the JVB samples. JVB showed antimicrobial activity in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans with a concentration of 100mg/ml. The mean zone of inhibition was 12.33mm, 12.33mm, 14.66mm, 10.33mm and 16mm respectively. This outcome further supports the Krumighna and Jantughna properties (Anti-microbial activity) of Vanga Bhasma. Hence, JVB is said to possess Anti-Microbial activity.
DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FLUCONAZOLE MICROEMULSION FORMULATED WITH LEMONGRASS OIL
Authors: K M Pavankumar , S Parthiban
Published: May 2021

The goal of the current investigation is to formulate Fluconazole loaded microemulsion (ME) with Lemongrass oil for deeper skin penetration and to obtain the dual benefit of drug and oil combination to improve antifungal efficacy of a drug with a reduced dose. We developed a Pseudo ternary phase diagram to identify the microemulsion zone by using the oil (clove oil), surfactant (Tween 20 and Tween 80), and co-surfactant (Propylene glycol) by water titration method. We formulated six different formulations (LM1 – LM6) by changing the oil/surfactant and cosurfactant ratio. The developed microemulsion formulation was characterized for various parameters % Transmittance, viscosity, pH, drug content, surface morphology, zeta potential, and in-vitro drug release study. The optimized microemulsion emulsion formulation is further converted into Microemulgel by dispersing the ME into 2% w/v Carbapol gel (LM-G) and further evaluated for various parameters. The antifungal efficacy was carried out for ME and Microemulgel by diffusion method against Candida albicans (MTCC no: 227) and compared with marketed gel which showed LM and LM-G have a better antifungal effect than marketed product, proved that the synergistic effect could be achieved by both clove oil and fluconazole drug by microemulsion formulation with deeper skin penetration effect.
DEVELOPMENT OF LEVOFLOXACIN LOADED MICROEMULSION FORMULATED WITH MUSTARD OIL
Authors: H M Raghu Kumar , S Parthiban
Published: May 2021

The aim of the current study is to develop Levofloxacin loaded microemulsion formulated with mustard oil for better skin penetration effect and to obtain combined effect of both the oil and the drug to improve the efficacy with a reduced dose. Primarily we developed a pseudo ternary phase diagrams to find out the region of microemulsion formation zone by using oil (mustard oil), surfactant (Tween 20 and Tween 80), and co-surfactant (propylene glycol) by water titration method. We formulated six different formulations (MM1-MM6) by varying the concentrations of the oil water and surfactant and cosurfactant ratio. The developed microemulsion formulation was characterized for various parameters % Transmittance, viscosity, pH, drug content, surface morphology, zeta potential, and in-vitro drug release study. The selected microemulsion formulation is further converted in to microemulgel by dispersing the ME into 2%w/W Carbopol gel (MM-G) and various parameters are evaluated for the gel. The antimicrobial efficacy was carried out for ME and Microemulgel by well diffusion method against Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC: 737) compared with the standard streptomycin which showed that MM3 and MM-G have a better antimicrobial effect than standard proved that the drug levofloxacin and the mustard oil shows the synergistic effect in the Microemulsion formulation with better skin penetration effect.
Healthcare System of Pakistan: Strengths and Weaknesses
Authors: Ali Akhtar , Ahmad Farah , Danish Syed Hasan , Zahid Nisha , Israr Noor , Farooq Sidra
Published: May 2021

Each country of the world has its own health care system to follow, Pakistan has followed the healthcare system designed by British rulers since 1947. Primary healthcare, Secondary Healthcare and tertiary healthcare are the major parts of the defined healthcare system that are been practiced across the country. Pakistan has always participated and encouraged health promotion and delivery participating in Millennium Development Goal (MDG) program, encouraging public private partnership, investing in improvement of human resources and skills, introducing Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Rural Health centers. Though investment and inputs are set at achieving health for all but many weaknesses have slowed down the process of development. Poor governance and monitory policy, political influence and budget allocation issues have made it difficult to provide health on equal basis. The current review is aimed to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare system of Pakistan.
Determinants of Earnings Response Coefficient in the Nigerian Post-IFRS Implementation Era
Authors: Beredugo Sunny Biobele
Published: May 2021

Aims: The study assessed the determinants of earnings response coefficient in the Nigerian Post-IFRS implementation era. It critically looked at the impact of investors' protection, earnings persistency, and systematic risks on earnings response coefficients.

Study design: The study adopted an ex-post facto research design.

Methodology: A sample of 35 companies was drawn from the population of the listed companies in the Nigerian Stock Exchange between 2013 to 2020. Secondary data was used. The Generalized Least Square was used to test the hypotheses

Results: The study shows that the earnings response coefficient improves with the influence of investors’ protection, systematic risk, and earning persistency. Although the influence from systematic risk brings about an inverse effect on ERC, it is a fundamental determinant nonetheless. It was recommended that firms should improve on their investors' protection and that their financial reports should be designed to improve the information contents of accounting earnings to include inherent socio-economic risk, past and prospective earnings.
Radiographic Anatomy of the Canine Appendicular Skeleton
Authors: Dieudoné Kabkia , Mireille Kadja , Pihou Gbande , Lantam Sonhaye , Kondi Agba
Published: May 2021

Objectives: Being the most common pet in Africa, the dog is often subject to various diseases, especially appendicular. A good knowledge of the normal radiographic anatomy is an important support for the clinician for the interpretation of radiographic pictures of the appendicular skeleton. The aim of this study was to produce a radio-anatomical atlas of the appendicular skeleton of the dog in order to facilitate the understanding and interpretation of radiographic images of the dog.

Methodology: For this purpose, radiographs were performed on all regions of the limbs of healthy dogs received at the radiology room.

Results: At the end of the study, the best normal radiographs by anatomical region and by incidence of normal limb radiographs, were selected constituting a reference database of radiographic anatomy of this animal. Each radiograph is commented and annotated, facilitating the understanding of the pictures.

Conclusion: These radiographs will serve as a basis for the interpretation of radiographic images of the appendicular skeleton in the dog.

Decrease medical as well as financial burden, hence improving the management of cirrhotic patients. These predictors, however, need further work to validate reliability.
A Study on Sum Formulas of Generalized Hexanacci Numbers: Closed Forms of the Sum Formulas ∑n k=0 xkWk and ∑nk=1 xkW−k
Authors: Soykan Yüksel
Published: May 2021

In this paper, closed forms of the sum formulas ∑n k =0 xkWk and ∑n k=1 xkW-k for generalized Hexanacci numbers are presented. As special cases, we give summation formulas of Hexanacci, Hexanacci-Lucas, and other sixth-order recurrence sequences.
Air Quality effects Along with Potential Agricultural Solution to Amid COVID-19
Authors: Jatav Hanuman Singh , Chandra Kailash , Mishra Udit Nandan , Chand Subhash , Khatik Champa Lal , Khan Mudasser Ahmed , Attar Sanjay Kumar , Dhaka Shish Ram , Meena Ramu , Ompraksh . , Dabi Shaantanu , Nitharwal Mukesh , Kumawat Subhita , Lal Jhumar
Published: May 2021

Life forms and their health status are highly dependent on the surrounding environment especially on the air quality as air and its constituents are the basic requirements for life sustenance on earth. Booming population and their dependency on machineries such as vehicles for their mass transportation has tortured the mother earth with polluted environment. This has affected the quality of air that we breathe and in turn affects our health status. Some of the notable air pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, CO, NO, SO2, O3 NH3 and Pb) serve as the means to determine the air quality index. This article outlines the impact of air quality on humans and plants as well as the effect of lockdown due to novel Corona virus (COVID-19) on air quality globally. In order to intervene the communal spread of COVID-19 governments across different continents have imposed restrictions on public movement and gathering which has reduced the mass transportation and usage of vehicles. This has benefited the air quality by reducing the pollutants in atmosphere and it is needless to say this is a blessing in disguise amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Standardization of Starch Concentration for Saree Rolling at Domestic Usage
Authors: Sanku Lakshmi Pooja , Neelarani R. , Shaik Khateeja Sulthana , Pushpalatha K
Published: May 2021

Starching is one of the most significant finish given to sarees. Apart from minimizing wrinkles, starch/sizing material protects fiber due to its polished appearance provided by adequate starch concentrations while finishing the textile material. Hence, the present study is conducted on standardization or optimization of selected starches (Mango kernel starch (MKS), Jack fruit seed (JFS) starch, Bhagavathi gum (BG)/synthetic gum, Maize starch (MS) and Revive liquid (RL)) for 1 and 3 percent concentrations as per the consumer requirement on cotton fabric. All the sized samples were tested for stiffness, crease recovery angle, and tear strength parameters assessing against control sample. Results showed that, for all the tested samples, the crease recovery angle of control sample is more in both ways and other treated samples have higher angle in warp ways than the weft ways. It was also observed, with an increase in concentration there was an increase in the angle. Similarly, the bending length and tear strength is more towards warp direction than weft direction in all the tested samples. Bending length is higher in 3 percent than 1 percent starch concentration for both warp. Amongst all the starched samples, MSK has good tear strength in both directions of the fabric. Based on the study it can be concluded that, depend on the type of the material one and three per cent of the starches from natural sources can be efficiently used at domestic level.
Sustainable Emergency Light for Scarcely Electrified Area of India
Authors: Tripathy Shrutirekha , Sahoo Mitali M. , Giri Nimay Chandra , Mishra Siba Prasad , Nayak Smruti Ranjan
Published: May 2021

About 200 million people of India are deprived of grid based power supply, prominently in inaccessible hilly and rural hamlets of the country. Present research is an attempt to design, install, operate use, and maintain the hand on set of light source to address the unserved populations dwelling in electricity inaccessible areas in India. The approach is designing and developing a low cost sustainable or solar emergency light through, “Solar Home Lighting Systems” or “Sustainable Emergency Light” technology, which is one of the smart and innovative approaches of illuminating sources by harnessing solar energy to light the darkened places. The attractive daily usable gadget with surged luminous efficiency, durability, extended life, ecofriendly, compact, and efficient to work at both small values of current and voltages and they are growing acceptance. The safe and non-ignition start, is the uniqueness over conventional emergency light, and solar energy founded. The stand-alone device with mobile charging port with luminosity of 150 Lux can be used in lighting the escape routes, open areas and high risk areas. Under the crisis of pandemic of Covid-19 virus, the portable solar lights is  safe and riskless light source for the economic backward classes, and can provide the children and students for online undisrupted  study up to about 8 to 10 hours at low cost in remote areas.
Effects of Salinity and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Interations on Morphology of 10 Varieties of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Authors: Oyetunji O. J. , Oyetunji O. S.
Published: May 2021

Solanum lycopersicum L. (Tomato) is one of the plants commonly grown for its edible fruits all over the world. It is an important component of the average Nigerian meal. The present study aimed at investigating the effects of salinity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interactions on morphology of 10 varieties of Solanum lycopersicum L. Ten different varieties of tomato were exposed to three different treatments, salt and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi treatment, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi treatment and sterile soil treatment which served as the control. All data collected were subjected to Analysis of Variance (One way-ANOVA).The results of this study showed that effects of the interactions of salinity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) differs across varieties of tomatoes with significant differences occurring in some varieties; low or no effect in others across other varieties when comparing growth parameters at p<0.05.Tomato plants grown in salt + arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi had the highest plant height, leaf area, stem diameter, number of leaves, number of flowers and highest fresh weight of fruits across most of the varieties compared to other treatments. However, tomatoes subjected to only AMF treatment had the least performance across all the varieties. Thus, from the results of this study, it could be concluded that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi has the potential to improve tomato plants tolerance to salinity.
Assessing the Efficacy of Budget in Controlling Fraudulent Personnel Cost Figure in Borno State Civil Service, Nigeria
Authors: Imam Ahmad
Published: May 2021

The Borno State Government in its effort to rid the state civil service of the ghost worker syndrome made a lot of efforts such as verification of staff by consultants and physical head count of staff by committee. The present administration and its predecessors have all made that effort, but the syndrome seems far from over. It is in light of the above that this study seeks to investigate the Personnel Cost Budget of the state government in respect of education and health sectors to see if it assisted in controlling fraud in personnel cost. Both primary and secondary data were used for this research. Closed ended questionnaire was administered to personnel depart of the education and Health sectors, while the Borno state budget figure for these sectors are extracted from the State budget document of 2015 to 2019. These data were analysed by the use of Benford’s Law. The study found out that budget is being prepared annually on incremental basis using the previous year’s budget figure as basis. It also found out that the budgeted figure is always higher than the actual giving rise to favourable variance, and do not usual follow the pattern of Benford Law in which figures are supposed to appear in a numeric data setup in line with its rule.
Review on Adiponectin: A Benevolent Adipokine
Authors: Patel Kinjal P. , Sen Dhanya B. , Sen Ashim Kumar , Vaghela Darshan , Balaraman Ramachandran , Maheshwari Rajesh A.
Published: May 2021

Adiponectin is a most abundant secretory protein produced by adipocytes of white adipose tissue. Adiponectin circulates in blood as three different (high-molecular, middle-molecular, and low-molecular weight) isoforms, gives its effects through AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 receptor. Primary data suggesting that adiponectin has insulin-sensitizing, anti-atherogenic, and anti-inflammatory effects. High serum level of adiponectin is positively associated with inflammation severity and pathological progression in chronic kidney disease, liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease. It has emerged as a valuable biomarker for insulin sensitivity, cardiovascular risk and inflammation. Adiponectin is gaining attention for its therapeutic role in Alzheimer’s disease. Adiponectin appears to play a crucial role not only in glucose and lipid metabolism but also the development and progression of different cancers. Adiponectin also produced locally in the retinas participate in defense of various eye diseases. This review summarizes the role of  adiponectin as benevolent adipokine in different disorders.
Probabilistic Human Health Risk Assessment of Fe, As and Mn in the Groundwater of Dhamrai Upazila, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Akter Sharmin , Brahma Partha Pratim , Tasneem Atkeeya , Uddin Md. Khabir
Published: May 2021

In Bangladesh, groundwater is the most important source of potable water. This study aims to investigate the amount of Fe, Mn and As in groundwater and to assess the health risks through oral ingestion of these trace metals. Groundwater samples were collected from 20 sample sites throughout the Baishakanda union, Dhamrai upazila for source appointment and risk assessment studies. The concentrations of Fe, Mn, and As were measured using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Mean concentration of trace metal level in respectively descending order as Fe>Mn>As. The study found an average concentration of Fe (1.8 mg/L), Mn (0.74mg/L), and As (0.038 mg/L) in the groundwater sample where the mean value of Fe and Mn exceeds the DoE, WHO, and USEPA standards limit. On the other hand, the mean concentration value of As exceeds the WHO and USEPA standards limit. The non-carcinogenic human health risk was calculated by justifying HQ (Hazard Quotient) and HI (Hazard Index).A child (11.4056) is more vulnerable to non-carcinogenic human health risk than an adult (5.3769). Furthermore, As pollution in groundwater samples was found to pose a high carcinogenic risk, with children (3.84×10-3) being more vulnerable to carcinogenic risk than adults (1.81×10-3).The research area's groundwater was with a significant level of non-carcinogenic as well as cancer-risk (As) susceptibility in the local population.
The Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling with a Dependent Time Setup using Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Pulansari Farida , M. Triyono Dwi Retno
Published: May 2021

The unrelated parallel machine scheduling (PMS) problem is essential for the manufacturing industry. Scheduling will save company resources, especially time management. By solving scheduling problems quickly and precisely, the company can get more profit. On that note, this paper focused on unrelated PMS problems, which did not consider the inherent uncertainty in processing time and set up time by minimizing the makespan and tardiness. This paper aimed to minimize the makespan and tardiness using timing considerations. This paper described how to schedule unrelated parallel machines using the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) Algorithm approach. The ACO is beneficial for inherent parallelism problems and can provide fast and reasonable solutions. This study revealed that the results of ACO Algorithm scheduling were obtained under a steady condition in iteration 30467. This condition can be interpreted that the makespan and tardiness value is close to 2.75%. By minimizing the makespan and tardiness, the delay of product delivery to consumers can be anticipated. Moreover, a company can maintain customer satisfaction and increase its profit.
Breastfeeding in primary care: do the mothers perform this practice? / Amamentação na atenção básica: as mães realizam essa prática?
Authors: Da Silva Marcela Souza , Santos Patricia Silva , Da Silva Viviane Graciele , Ribeiro Patrícia Mônica
Published: May 2021

Objetivo: identificar como as mães que residem nas áreas de cobertura de duas estratégias de saúde da família de um município do sul de Minas Gerais realizaram a amamentação. Método: estudo transversal, com abordagem quantitativa de natureza descritiva e retrospectivo. Resultados: participaram do estudo 120 nutrizes. Observa-se que são jovens (71% de 20 a 25 anos), com boa escolaridade (67% ensino médio completo), tiveram a primeira gestação na juventude (66% entre 15 e 19 anos), e a maioria possui dois filhos (44%). Dos nascimentos 90% tiveram um filho e 10% tiveram gêmeos. Constatou-se a prevalência de partos cesáreos (66%). O aleitamento teve início no alojamento conjunto (60%); e o misto foi predominante (73%), destacando-se essa prática para os filhos anteriores (88%). Conclusão: a prática da amamentação está associada à cultura familiar e não há valorização da amamentação exclusiva.
Good practices in caring for a newborn with good vitality in the delivery room: integrative review / Boas práticas no cuidado ao recém-nascido com boa vitalidade na sala de parto: revisão integrativa
Authors: Góes Fernanda Garcia Bezerra , Ledo Beatriz Cabral , Santos Andressa Silva Torre dos , Bastos Mayara Pacheco da Conceição , Silva Aline Cerqueira Santos Santana da , Pereira-Ávila Fernanda Maria Vieira
Published: May 2021

Objetivo: analisar a produção científica brasileira sobre boas práticas relacionadas ao cuidado do recém-nascido com boa vitalidade na sala de parto. Métodos: revisão integrativa realizada em cinco recursos informacionais, mediante associação dos descritores: recém-nascido; assistência perinatal; e, parto humanizado, em português, inglês e espanhol. Resultados: 12 publicações compuseram a análise interpretativa, nas quais contato pele a pele imediato mãe-bebê, aleitamento materno precoce e clampeamento oportuno do cordão umbilical são reconhecidos como boas práticas ao recém-nascido na sala de parto. A adesão ou não a essas condutas associam-se a fatores como tipo de parto, presença de acompanhante, vínculo com a equipe de saúde, infraestrutura, disponibilidade de recursos e hospital intitulado Amigo da Criança. Conclusão: é necessária uma mudança de paradigma vislumbrando o fortalecimento do vínculo entre mãe e bebê, logo, são necessários profissionais capacitados e sensibilizados para a humanização das condutas na sala de parto.
Nursing leaders profile in a hospital service / Perfil de liderança dos enfermeiros de um serviço hospitalar
Authors: Oliveira Dulcimar de , De Pauli Matheus Eugênio , Celich Kátia Lilian Sedrez , Luzardo Adriana Remião , Silva Tatiana Gaffuri da , Conceição Vander Monteiro da
Published: May 2021

Objetivo: analisar o perfil de liderança dos enfermeiros de um hospital do oeste catarinense, sob a ótica do modelo de Liderança Situacional. Método: estudo quantitativo transversal, realizado com 71 enfermeiros. A coleta de dados deu-se entre os meses de julho a setembro de 2017, na qual utilizou-se um instrumento da teoria situacional. A análise foi a estatística descritiva. Resultado: com a pesquisa é possível afirmar que o estilo de liderança persuadir foi o predominante nos enfermeiros; os líderes possuem um grau de efetividade positivo quanto a adaptabilidade de estilo de liderança, estando a sua maioria na faixa de eficácia. Conclusão: a partir dos resultados identificados considera-se que o enfermeiro, ao desenvolver sua assistência profissional, deve estar apto a liderar uma equipe de enfermagem no ambiente hospitalar, visto que, a melhoria da qualidade da assistência prestada depende do trabalho coletivo.
FKBP51 and FKBP52 regulate androgen receptor dimerization and proliferation in prostate cancer cells
Authors: Maeda Keisuke , Habara Makoto , Kawaguchi Mitsuyasu , Matsumoto Hiroaki , Hanaki Shunsuke , Masaki Takahiro , Sato Yuki , Matsuyama Hideyasu , Kunieda Kazuki , Nakagawa Hidehiko , Shimada Midori
Published: May 2021

The growth of prostate cancer is dependent on the androgen receptor (AR), which serves as a ligand‐specific transcription factor. Although two immunophilins, FKBP51 and FKBP52, are known to regulate AR activity, the precise mechanism remains unclear. We found that depletion of either FKBP51 or FKBP52 reduced AR dimer formation, chromatin binding, and phosphorylation, suggesting defective AR signaling. Furthermore, the peptidyl‐prolyl cis/trans isomerase activity of FKBP51 was found to be required for AR dimer formation and cancer cell growth. Treatment of prostate cancer cells with FK506, which binds to the FK1 domain of FKBPs, or with MJC13, an inhibitor of FKBP52–AR signaling, also inhibited AR dimer formation. Finally, elevated expression of FKBP52 was associated with a higher rate of prostate‐specific antigen recurrence in patients with prostate cancer. Collectively, these results suggest that FKBP51 and FKBP52 might be promising targets for prostate cancer treatment through the inhibition of AR dimer formation.