bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluating the Hydrologic and Water Quality Impacts of the Revised SCS CN Method and its Implications on Decision-Making
Authors: Weikel Jamie , Karki Ritesh , Cibin Raj
Published: December 2022

Highlights

The revised CN equation uses decreased CN values, causing decreased initial abstraction values and increased runoff.

SWAT’s water balance approach simulated increased runoff to decrease groundwater flow and associated baseflow with the revised SCS CN method.

Landscape analysis showed minor changes in runoff and nutrient loadings, except in row cropping areas in high runoff potential soils.

Reduced mitigation occurs if post-development runoff increases by a greater margin than the pre-development runoff.

Abstract. The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Curve Number (CN) method is a widely used model developed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that estimates surface runoff generated from a land area using factors such as land cover, soil type, and precipitation depth. However, because this empirical model was developed over 60 years ago with limited data, the NRCS is considering revising it with the help of an ASCE-ASABE task group. The proposed revisions include updating the initial abstraction (Ia) ratio in the CN equation and modifying the curve number (CN) for all land use and soil hydrologic group combinations. The proposed revisions are expected to alter the hydrologic response estimation, especially for low flow events. Since surface runoff is driving sediment, nutrients, and the transport of chemicals in natural systems, this study aims to understand how predicted hydrologic and water quality variables vary between the original and the proposed revised versions of the SCS CN method using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). Additionally, a case study site was selected to understand how the revisions alter the design storm runoff analysis. Results from the simulation case study on a 36,900 ha mixed land-use watershed located in central Pennsylvania, USA indicate a 5% to 14% increase in annual runoff predictions with the revised equation compared to the original equation. Though most average monthly runoff depths increased by 1% to 25% using the revised equation, winter months generally simulated runoff depths that were 1% to 5% lower than the original equation. Average daily loadings at the watershed outlet increased by 11% to 19% and 4% to 11% for nitrate and mineral phosphorus, respectively. The SWAT simulation results suggest that current agricultural and urban best management practices (BMPs) will experience higher runoff volumes on a yearly time scale due to the decrease in the Ia term, while the design storm case study results suggest that urban BMPs can be smaller in size when rural lands are urbanized due to the reduction in runoff estimation from the initial land use with the revised equation. Additional detailed evaluations of the proposed SCS CN method are required for water quality simulations, stormwater management, and BMP designs. Keywords: Hydrology, Revised curve number method, SCS Curve Number Method, Soil and Water Assessment Tool, Water quality.
Placing context in longitudinal research
Authors: Joshi Heather
Published: December 2022

John Bynner is a leading advocate of considering context in life course research. In this paper I review some of the ways contextual information on time and place may enrich the analysis of individual histories, as well as vice versa. I take three examples from my own research: (1) a late 20th century analysis of adult health and mortality in Britain where individual and area level evidence are combined; (2) a cross-national analysis of neighbourhood and family predictors of child outcomes at age five in Britain and the US from the early 2000s; and (3) workplace as the context of segregation and the gender pay gap in Britain as it changed over several decades to 2015. The article ends with a discussion of the pros and cons of incorporating contextual evidence in longitudinal survey data sets with reference to the UK Millennium Cohort Study, which John Bynner helped to bring into existence.
El feminicidio: de la sociología, a legalidad, a la impunidad.
Authors: Palacios Olaya Laura Camila
Published: December 2022

El presente artículo pretende analizar desde una perspectiva socio-jurídica el fenómeno del feminicidio, partiendo de la concepción de dicho término en los años setenta por parte de la socióloga y activista Diana Russell, así como el trabajo realizado por la antropóloga Marcela Lagarde, quien lo trae al contexto latinoamericano. Una vez establecido sus orígenes en el campo de la sociología, se presentará la evolución del feminicidio: desde su carácter meramente conceptual, hasta la consagración del mismo como un delito autónomo en la legislación colombiana. Finalmente, se analizará, a partir de cifras presentadas por la Fiscalía General de la Nación, el Observatorio Feminicidios de Colombia, y el Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses, la realidad colombiana del feminicidio como forma extrema de violencia contra las mujeres, además de la impunidad que tiende a caracterizar a este delito, que a menudo se deriva de un sistema judicial misógino y machista.
Palabras clave: Feminicidio, sociología, impunidad, violencia contra las mujeres, misoginia.
Reseña de 'Otr*s dicen'
Authors: Campañó Magalí , Zampicchiatti María Eugenia
Published: December 2022

Reseña del libro: Otr*s dicen. Textos de otras latitudes para repensar la relación entre feminismos, violencias y justicias, Grupo de trabajo Feminismos y justicia penal INECIP, Publicaciones INECIP, Argentina, 2022, 165 p.
Diferenciació camperola i distribució de la riquesa al si d’una petita comunitat rural de l’horta de València (Vinalesa, 1383)
Authors: Aparisi Romero Frederic
Published: December 2022

Aquest treball mesura el grau de desigualtat econòmica a Vinalesa, una comunitat rural de l’entorn de la ciutat de València a les darreries del segle xiv. Per assolir aquest objectiu la font emprada és un document de compravenda que adopta la forma de capbreu. L’anàlisi de la documentació permet concloure que aquesta comunitat es caracteritzà aleshores per un baix nivell de desigualtat entre els veïns en bona mesura a causa de la insuficiència dels seus patrimonis, la qual cosa els forçà a complementar les seues explotacions amb altres fonts d’ingressos.
Statistical trends in culture methods of endolithic bacteria extracted from Quartz, K-Feldspar (Jurassic) and Calcite (Quaternary) in semi-arid areas in Colombia
Authors: Corzo-Acosta Julian Andreas , Corzo Salamanca Jimmy Antonio
Published: December 2022

Microbial endolithic communities are ubiquitous in many deserts around the globe. They have been found in many different lithologies, including quartz, plagioclase and calcite. The use of culture methods in geomicrobiology is important because most bacteria are non-cultivable, which makes it very difficult to characterize and describe them. In this study, endolithic bacteria and yeast were cultured in three rock-forming minerals (quartz, K-feldspar and calcite) with standard culture methodologies. It was demonstrated that these endolithic microorganisms could grow in noble agar enriched with a mineral different from the one they were extracted. Microbes were also cultured in a nutritive broth under some physicochemical factors (sugar, salt, pH and temperature) to study their possible tolerance to different ecological conditions. These results were combined with Multiple Factorial Analysis to identify statistical trends between their morphologies (pigment, size and Gram stain), chemical elements and their tolerance to physicochemical factors. Our results show that it might exist a relationship between pigments in microbial colonies,their tolerance to pH9, salinity and temperature conditions; and that Gram-negative bacillus might have a high adaptive ability to different enriched minimum media. Characterizing microbial communities associated with lithic substrates in the laboratory could be helpful for future planning in the search for life on Mars.
Aportaciones cartográficas de Alexander Von Humboldt a un ámbito fronterizo: el Alto Orinoco y la Guayana
Authors: Porro Gutiérrez Jesús María
Published: December 2022

Esta investigación se centra en la información proporcionada por Alexander Von Humboldt en su viaje americano, en un ámbito muy concreto (el de los desarrollos cartográficos) y en un escenario fronterizo: el amplio espacio incluido entre la Guayana interior y el norte amazónico (objeto de disputas entre españoles y portugueses). Planteamos la diferencia entre las referencias geográficas y cartográficas extraídas por Humboldt de terceras personas, y las de elaboración propia, incidiendo en un mejor conocimiento hidrográfico, orográfico y cartográfico de los territorios citados. Si bien remontando el curso del Orinoco, dominó la observación personal, en el caso de la vertiente interior de la Guayana, hacia el río Blanco, la labor cartográfica se basó predominantemente en referencias indirectas.
La operación Maquinista en el Bon Pastor (1989-2003). Desarrollo e impacto de un proyecto Urbanístico de reconversión de suelo industrial en una nueva Área de Usos Mixtos.
Authors: Vergel Faro Javier
Published: December 2022

La reconversión del terreno industrial de la Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima es una operación de desarrollo urbano que se llevó a cabo entre los años 1998 y 2002 en Barcelona. Esta operación se alinea con otras operaciones desarrolladas en los últimos años del siglo XX en la ciudad y se relaciona con el último periodo del llamado Modelo Barcelona. El artículo presente trata de alumbrar la gestación, desarrollo y ejecución del Plan, así como analizar los efectos que ha tenido la operación sobre su entorno inmediato. El artículo evidenciará la naturaleza especulativa de la Operación y su relación programática con las políticas de áreas de nueva centralidad, y más concretamente con el plan Sagrera Sant-Andreu: un plan que pretende suturar la ciudad por allí donde discurre la red ferroviaria en dirección Norte. Por otro lado, en el texto se analiza el efecto segregador de la operación, que quedará materializada tanto en el tejido urbano del territorio, como en sus indicadores sociodemográficos.
Introduction to the Biophotonics Congress 2022 feature issue
Authors: Liu Jonathan T. C. , Bale Gemma , Choe Regine , Elson Daniel S. , Oldenburg Amy , Tian Lin , Tkaczyk Eric R.
Published: December 2022

A feature issue is being presented by a team of guest editors containing papers based on studies presented at the Optica Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics held on April 24–27, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
The antiaging effects of a product containing collagen and ascorbic acid: In vitro, ex vivo, and pre-post intervention clinical trial
Authors: Ryu Tae Kyeong , Lee Hanna , Yon Dong Keon , Nam Da Yeong , Lee Soo Yun , Shin Byung Ho , Choi Go Woon , Jeon Da Som , Oh Bo Bae , Kim Ji Hyun , Yoon Young , Kim Hyun Jeong , Duteil Luc , Bruno-Bonnet Christelle , Heo Chan Yeong , Kang So Min
Published: December 2022

Various substances, including collagen (Naticol®) and ascorbic acid, that inhibit and prevent skin aging have been studied. Collagen prevents skin aging, has anti-inflammatory effects, and assists in normal wound healing. Ascorbic acid is a representative antioxidant that plays a role in collagen synthesis. To achieve a synergistic effect of collagen and ascorbic acid on all skin types, we prepared a product named “TEENIALL.” In addition, we used a container to separate ascorbic acid and collagen to prevent the oxidation of ascorbic acid. To confirm the effects of TEENIALL, we first confirmed its penetrability in fibroblasts, keratinocytes, melanocyte, and human skin tissues. Thereafter, we confirmed the collagen synthesis ability in normal human fibroblasts. Based on the results of in vitro tests, we conducted a clinical trial (KCT0006916) on female volunteers, aged 40 to 59 years, with skin wrinkles and hyperpigmentation, to evaluate the effects of the product in improving skin wrinkles, skin lifting, and pigmentation areas before using the product, and after 2 and 4 weeks of using the product. The values of nine wrinkle parameters that were evaluated decreased and those for skin sagging, pigmentation, dermal density, and mechanical imprint (pressure) relief were improved. Skin wrinkle and pigmentation were evaluated to ensure that the improvement effect was maintained even after 1 week of discontinuing the product use. The evaluation confirmed that the effects were sustained compared to those after 4 weeks of using the product. Additionally, skin wrinkles, skin lifting, radiance, and moisture content in the skin improved immediately after using the product once. Based on the results of in vitro and ex vivo experiments and the clinical trial, we show that the product containing ascorbic acid and collagen was effective in alleviating skin aging.
Australian hospital paediatricians and nurses’ perspectives and practices for influenza vaccine delivery in children with medical comorbidities
Authors: Norman Daniel A. , Danchin Margie , Blyth Christopher C. , Palasanthiran Pamela , Tran David , Macartney Kristine K. , Wadia Ushma , Moore Hannah C. , Seale Holly
Published: December 2022

Introduction

Influenza vaccination of children with medical comorbidities is critical due their increased risks for severe influenza disease. In Australia, hospitals are an avenue for influenza vaccine delivery to children with comorbidities but are not always effectively utilised. Qualitative enquiry sought to ascertainment the barriers and enablers for influenza vaccination recommendation, delivery, and recording of these children at Australian hospitals.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews and discussion group sessions were conducted with paediatricians and nurses at four tertiary paediatric specialist hospitals and two general community hospitals in three Australian states. Transcripts from interviews and group sessions were inductively analysed for themes. The Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behaviour (COM-B) model was used to explore the elements of each theme and identify potential interventions to increase influenza vaccination recommendation and delivery behaviours by providers.

Results

Fifteen discussion sessions with 28 paediatricians and 26 nurses, and nine in-depth interviews (five paediatricians and four nurses) were conducted. Two central thematic domains were identified: 1. The interaction between hospital staff and parents/patients for influenza vaccine recommendation, and 2. Vaccination delivery and recording in the hospital environment. Six themes across these domains emerged detailing the importance of dedicated immunisation services, hospital leadership, paediatricians’ vaccine recommendation role, the impact of comorbidities, vaccination recording, and cocooning vaccinations. Supportive hospital leadership, engaged providers, and dedicated immunisation services were identified as essential for influenza vaccination of children with comorbidities in Australian hospital.

Conclusion

Recommendation of influenza vaccination for Australian children with comorbidities is impacted by the beliefs of paediatricians and the perceived impact of influenza disease on children’s comorbidities. Dedicated immunisation services and supportive hospital leadership were drivers for influenza vaccine delivery at hospitals. Future interventions targeting hospital-based influenza vaccine delivery for children with comorbidities should take a rounded approach targeting providers’ attitudes, the hospital environment and leadership support.
Analysis of the clinical and radiological outcomes of percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty: A case–control study
Authors: Chen Chien-Hua , Chiu You-Pen , Ji Hui-Ru , Wu Chin-Ying , Guo Jeng-Hung , Jaw Fu-Shan , Chiu Cheng-Di
Published: December 2022

Background

Percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty (PCN) is a simple, safe, and effective treatment for contained cervical herniated intervertebral disc (CHIVD). However, few studies have compared the actual benefits of PCN against conservative treatment (CT), either clinically or radiographically.

Purpose

The present study sought to analyze and to compare the outcomes of symptomatic contained CHIVD treated with PCN or CT.

Methods

The present study was designed as a case–control comparative study. Patients who indicated for PCN after a failed CT for more than 6 months were recruited. After the exclusion of some patients who did not meet the selection criteria of the study, we finally enrolled 71 patients treated with PCN. In addition, another 21 patients who indicated for PCN but finally chose to receive CT continuously were also enrolled and categorized as the control group. All patients completed the 6-month follow-up. Pain levels and functional outcomes were evaluated pre- and post-operatively by assessing the visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Neck Disability Index (NDI). Radiographic images of 72 of 104 intervened segments were collected to measure disc height and other cervical spinal alignments, such as range of motion, C2–7 Cobb’s angle, and C2–7 sagittal vertical axis.

Results

Compared with the CT group, the PCN group showed significantly better outcomes on VAS, ODI, and NDI at the 1-month post-operative follow-up, which continued through at least the 6-month follow-up (P < 0.01 for VAS and P < 0.05 for ODI and NDI). The mean disc height significantly decreased, from 6.04 ± 0.85 mm to 5.76 ± 1.02 mm, 3 months after PCN treatment (P = 0.003). However, the degree of disc height decrease did not correlate with the changes of the substantial VAS improvement.

Conclusions

To provide therapeutic benefits for symptomatic contained CHIVD patients after an invalid CT for 6 months, PCN seems to be a better option than CT. The reduced disc heights did not alter the clinical outcomes of PCN.
“Are they trying to control us people?”: News media coverage of COVID-19 lockdown tobacco sales ban in South Africa
Authors: Egbe Catherine O. , Ngobese Senamile P. , Barca Hannah , Crosbie Eric
Published: December 2022

The South African government imposed one of the strictest lockdowns in the world as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country, including a ban on the sale of tobacco products. This study explored news media coverage of arguments and activities in relation to the South African lockdown tobacco sales ban. We collected media articles published between 26 March to 17 August 2020, which corresponded to the period of the sales ban. Data were sourced via google search and snowball identification of relevant articles. Thematic analysis of data was conducted with the aid of NVivo. We analysed a total of 305 articles relevant to the South African tobacco sales ban during the lockdown. Six major themes were identified in the data: challenges associated with implementing the ban, litigation, and threats of litigation to remove the ban, governance process and politicization of the ban, pro and anti-tobacco sales ban activities and arguments and reactions to the announcement lifting the ban. The initial reason for placing the ban was due to the non-classification of tobacco products as an essential item. Early findings of a link between tobacco smoking and COVID-19 disease severity led to an extension of the ban to protect South Africa’s fragile health system. Pro-sales ban arguments included the importance of protecting the health system from collapse due to rising COVID-19 hospitalization, benefit of cessation, and the need for non-smokers to be protected from exposure to secondhand smoke. Anti-sales ban arguments included the adverse effect of nicotine withdrawal symptoms on smokers, loss of jobs and the expansion of the illicit cigarette markets. Litigation against the ban’s legality was a strategy used by the tobacco industry to mobilize the public against the ban while promoting their business through the distribution of branded masks and door-to-door delivery which goes against current tobacco regulations. The media could serve as a veritable tool to promote public health if engaged in productive ways to communicate and promote public health regulations to the general population. Engagement with the media should be enhanced as part of health promotion strategies.
Multidrug resistance-encoding gene in Citrobacter freundii isolated from healthy laying chicken in Blitar District, Indonesia
Authors: Witaningrum Adiana Mutamsari , Wibisono Freshinta Jellia , Permatasari Dian Ayu , Effendi Mustofa Helmi , Ugbo Emmanuel Nnabuike
Published: December 2022

Background and Aim: The increasing prevalence of resistance (MDR) of Enterobacteriaceae in Indonesia has caused concern regarding human health. Citrobacter freundii reportedly targets the gastrointestinal tract of animals and is a common cause of foodborne diseases associated with diarrhea, peritonitis, meningitis, brain abscess, bacteremia, and urinary tract infection. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of MDR and the presence of Class 1 integron-encoding genes in C. freundii isolates obtained from cloacal swabs of healthy laying chickens in Blitar district, Indonesia.

Materials and Methods: One hundred and sixty-five cloacal swab samples were collected from 33 farms in Blitar over a period of 4 months. Standard microbiological techniques such as bacterial culture in MacConkey agar, Simmons citrate agar, and triple sugar iron agar and biochemical tests such as the indole test were performed to identify the isolates. The antibiotic sensitivity patterns of C. freundii isolates were determined by the disk diffusion method, and MDR-encoding genes (Class 1 integron) were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Results: Out of 165 cloacal swab samples, 7 (4.24%) were positive for C. freundii. Citrobacter freundii was highly resistant to erythromycin (71.43%) and moderately to streptomycin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (all 42.86%); however, it showed low resistance to ampicillin (28.57%). All isolates were found to exhibit MDR. Only 1 (14.29%) of the seven C. freundii isolates harbored a Class 1 integron gene. This study revealed that Class 1 integron-encoding genes have a low prevalence in C. freundii isolated from healthy laying chickens in Blitar, Indonesia.

Conclusion: Poultry animals can play a role in the transmission of resistance genes to humans due to the MDR of Enterobacteriaceae, including C. freundii in the intestines.
Review on Application of NMR Spectroscopy to study Parkinson's Disease
Authors: Pillai Lakshmi , Nangia Aayushi , Nair Athira , Saravanan Janani , Hazra Shruti
Published: December 2022

Objective

Metabolite changes in biofluids, tissues and tumours can be studied to identify metabolomic changes to correlate them to a disease (PD produces disturbances in the metabolome). The biomarkers for the same are recognized by monitoring these changes. Complicated biological samples such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood and urine can be analysed using NMR spectroscopy that aids in increasing the translation of information. The different types of NMR include proton NMR (H-NMR), Carbon NMR (C-NMR), Heteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence (HSQC), Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation (HMBC) and so on.

Background

NMR is based on the measurement of proton wide-line spectra in its early stages. Later on, the deuteron NMR (2H NMR) technique gained popularity since it offered information about polymer molecular processes. The solid-state NMR (SSNMR) approach, as well as the 13C cross-polarization magic angle spinning NMR (13C CP/MAS NMR), gained popularity after that. The proton high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR (HR-MAS NMR) was created after that for use in biomedical applications. Additional information, such as molecular reorientations of some nuclei, such as 13C, 15N, or 31P, has been obtained using two-dimensional (2D) NMR.

Methods

The application of NMR consists of a typical one-dimensional (1D) 1H NMR spectrum that can be acquired in a few minutes using an automated high throughput protocol. An important potential of metabolomics is the identification of biomarkers to diagnose PD, to monitor disease progression, and to evaluate a patient’s response to treatment. Thus, one of the primary goals of metabolomics is to identify the specific metabolites significantly perturbed in response to a disease state. Critical information on cellular processes, molecular interactions and metabolic pathways associated with PD is thus obtained.

Results/Advantages

NMR based techniques eliminate the need of ionizing radiation, helping in avoiding exposure to harmful X-Rays. A wide range of biological processes can be studied. Combination of NMR spectroscopy and imaging helps obtain a large amount of anatomical, physiological, and metabolic data with just a single experiment. NMR techniques have a non-destructive nature, minimal sample handling, high throughput and high reproductivity.

Conclusion

This poster illuminates a brief analysis/detection of NMR metabolomics of Parkinson's disease. Metabolomics plays a huge role in the identification of possible biomarkers, metabolic mechanisms and inception of the disease progression. NMR metabolomics has a great potential in assisting the analysis/detection of the PD biomarkers, identifying novel biomarkers to diagnose PD, aid in drug discovery and the development of personalized medicine.
debate do Estado
Authors: Carnut Leonardo , Fogaça Luciana Luchesi Quintanilha
Published: December 2022

Produzido orginalmente na língua inglesa, este artigo faz parte de uma coleção que visa compilar o debate dos anos 1960–1970 sobre o Estado na teoria marxista em pleno auge das lutas político-sociais no pós-segunda guerra, e ainda, na derrocada do Estado Social Capitalista (Welfare State). Com um valor histórico-científico ímpar, trata-se de uma das raridades acadêmicas que expõe com muita precisão as origens do debate da derivação do Estado. O texto discorre sobre os argumentos intensamente discutidos pelo Grupo de Economistas Socialistas na Inglaterra sobre o Estado entre os marxistas e revela como esta discussão foi abrindo espaço para o avanço do debate derivacionista. Em que pese o fato de que este debate ficou “em aberto” naquele período, sua precisão metodológica, hoje, demonstra a força do método marxiano em antever tendências, sendo essencial para compreensão da relação orgânica entre Estado e Capital.
Elementos para una reelaboración crítica del concepto de fascismo
Authors: Regalado Mujica Rogelio
Published: December 2022

El texto pretende realizar un análisis crítico alrededor del concepto de fascismo y sus implicaciones para la política contemporánea. La propuesta se divide en tres apartados: el primero, plantea una crítica a la interpretación del aquí denominado «fascismo catatónico», en la que se plantea un rechazo a la reemergencia del fascismo contemporáneo que vuelve al terreno político tras ser aniquilado al finalizar la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El segundo apartado, distingue al fascismo en su forma «exotérica» y «esotérica». Esta distinción, tiene que ver con la comprensión de la relación existente entre fascismo y capitalismo. Aunque estas posiciones son hasta cierto punto complementarias, el texto intenta tensionarlas, así como muestra los límites de la lectura «exotérica» y las posibilidades que abre la interpretación «esotérica». El trabajo concluye con algunos apuntes que sirven para problematizar la reelaboración del concepto de fascismo en un ejercicio crítico que busca sumar al enfrentamiento de una de las formas de dominación más terribles de la modernidad.
Contribuições para o autocuidado do homem com hipertensão arterial sistêmica na atenção primária de saúde
Authors: Ribeiro Wanderson Alves , Santos Larissa Christiny Amorim dos , Castro Kemely de , Dias Lilian Laine da Conceição , Morais Maicon Costa de , Ribeiro Matheus Sampaio , Cirino Hosana Pereira , Freire Maria Júlia Louvain Longo
Published: December 2022

O gênero masculino é mais suscetível a adquirir doenças cardiovasculares, doenças respiratórias, cânceres, entre outras devido ao uso indescriminado de sustâncias lícitas e tabaco. Devido a isso, maior vulnerabilidade e das altas taxas de morbimortalidade, é comprovado que, diferente das mulheres, os homens não buscam os serviços de atenção primária à saúde. É necessário então compreender melhor o contexto relacionado ao gênero masculino, visando à promoção de sua saúde. Trata-se de um estudo de revisão integrativa da literatura, cujo seguiu as fases de elaboração de uma revisão integrativa, nas bases de dados da Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Base de dados de Enfermagem (BDENF) e com recorde temporal de 2018 a 2022. Conclui-se que o autocuidado como abordagem para o público do sexo masculino ainda mostra um grande déficit de estratégia abordada pelos mesmos, mostrando ainda que a hipertensão arterial sistêmica é um grande agravo à saúde, que acaba afetando os homens acima de 40 anos, pois em sua juventude não procuram por autocuidado e nenhum rastreio na APS, com esse distanciamento na atenção primaria os homens acabam sendo mais propensos a desenvolver doenças cardiovasculares e assim morrendo precocemente. Onde enfermeiro na atenção primaria de saúde é o professional capaz de contribuir para promoção e prevenção por meio em educação em saúde, visando a estimular esse homem hipertenso o autocuidado diário.
Contribuição e estratégias para a prevenção do câncer de pênis na atenção primária de saúde
Authors: Santos Larissa Christiny Amorim dos , Ribeiro Wanderson Alves , Castro Kemely de , Cirino Hosana Pereira , Ribeiro Matheus Sampaio , Morais Maicon Costa de , Dias Lilian Laine da Conceição , Freire Maria Júlia Louvain Longo
Published: December 2022

Apesar da idealização cultural sobre a masculinidade e invulnerabilidade, os homens cada vez mais, estão adoecendo. A neoplasia peniana é uma das doenças que vem acometendo o homem em prevalências distintas, mesmo sendo uma doença com variáveis formas de prevenção. Diante disso, o estudo tem como objetivo apontar as ações preventivas implementadas pelo enfermeiro na saúde da população masculina relacionada ao câncer de pênis. Trata-se a um estudo de revisão integrativa da literature com recorte temporal entre 2018 a 2022. Os resultados apontam que, apesar do cancer de pênis possuir uma baixa prevalência em um âmbito geral, ainda possui indicadores preocupantes, quando comparados países desenvolvidos daqueles em desenvolvimento. Conclui-se que a temática apresentada, contribui e estimula boas práticas, por parte de enfermeiros e usuários dos serviços de saúde. Estimula ainda o processo de aprendizagem e visão das instituições de ensino ajudando e promovendo conhecimento e o levando de forma clara e objetiva visando o bem-estar da população, e elenca ainda, o papel fundamental do enfermeiro na intervenção preventiva ao câncer de pênis.
Qualidade de sementes de soja cultivar RR 8473 RFS armazenadas em ambiente refrigerado e não refrigerado
Authors: Lander Marcio Ens , Menezes Filho Antonio Carlos Pereira de , Côrrea Fernando Rezende , Batista-Ventura Hellen Regina Fernandes , Ventura Matheus Vinicius Abadia
Published: December 2022

Durante o período de pós-colheita, as sementes estão susceptíveis a diversos fatores que podem reduzir o potencial fisiológico e vigor. A taxa de deterioração das sementes é influenciada por fatores genéticos, métodos de manejo e condições de armazenamento. O experimento foi realizado na UBS (Unidade de Beneficiamento de Sementes) da Fazenda São Francisco, no municipio de Rio Verde, Goiás, Brasil. Os tratamentos consistiram na colheita de semente em: 1 - pós-precipitação, armazenadas em ambiente climatizado; 2 - pós-precipitação, armazenadas em ambiente não climatizado; 3 - pré-precipitação, armazenadas em ambiente climatizado, e 4 - pré-precipitação, armazenadas em ambiente não climatizado. Foram realizados testes para avaliação da qualidade iniciam-se com a avaliação da qualidade logo após a colheita, bimestralmente de acordo com os testes padrões para verificação da qualidade até a data de uma possível realização de plantio em condição de campo (safra 21/22), (AR (emergência em areia), TZ (tetrazólio), EA 72 h (envelhecimento acelerado 72 h), EA 48 h (envelhecimento acelerado 48 h), EA 24 h (envelhecimento acelerado 24 h) e ES (emergência em canteiro de solo). As sementes colhidas em pré ou pós-precipitação e acondicionadas em ambiente climatizado apresentaram resultados com maior vigor e viabilidade.
Osteoarthritis and Neuromuscular Deficits: Can a Causative Role be Discounted- Key 2017-2022 Observations
Authors: Marks Ray
Published: December 2022

Background
The origin of osteoarthritis, the most common disabling disorder of older adults remains uncertain.

Aim
This mini review examines the possible role played by various neuromuscular deficits in the osteoarthritis etiopathogenic process.

Methods and Procedures
Articles that haveaddressed the current topic of interest and were located in the PUBMED,Google Scholar, and Web of Science electronic data bases as of 2017-2022 were carefully sought and examined.

Results
Various neuromuscular mechanisms may have a bearing on the development and progression of osteoarthritis, but the data are largely unrelated and observational in nature.

Conclusion
More research to examine this issue is sorely needed and could have considerable merit in light of the growing populations of older adults at risk for disabling osteoarthritis in the face of few intervention options to help them to achieve an optimal functional level.
Use of Tactile Contact Accompanying Health Promotion Messages During Routine Health & Physical Examinations: A Technique for Improving Compliance
Authors: Jay Johnson Ralph
Published: December 2022

A daunting challenge for health providers and medical practitioners is communicating the vital importance of health promotion and medical treatment adherence and compliance. This article is an evidence-based, best-practices commentary advocating the use of touch-accompanied verbal suggestions during the touching portions of routine, near-universal Health & Physical examinations. Notional case examples are presented; based on the professional literature, underlying Behavioral Mechanics are discussed. Touch-accompanied verbal health promotion messages skillfully deployed in routine Health & Physical examinations offer a non-harmful and efficient technique to synergistically and substantially enhance the probability of patient compliance with health improvement and medical treatment regimens. Though it is not a magic panacea, the public health applications, extensions and benefits are incalculable in terms of healthy behavior adoption. Additionally, if deftly conducted in accordance with best practices, it has the potential to greatly improve practitioner-patient relations and increase patient satisfaction. Further avenues of research inquiry are considered.
Cutaneous Myiasis Caused by Tumbu Fly Larvae Infestation in an Infant: A Case Report
Authors: Oyegbemi Fa , Otaigbe Be , Amaewhule O
Published: December 2022

Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of the body of a mammal caused by Cordylobia Anthropophaga (Tumbu fly) larvae. The infestation is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Mexico and Central America. It is usually seen among rural dwellers and has no age or sex predilection. We report a case of Tumbu fly myiasis seen in a 7month-old male living in Port Harcourt, Nigeria who was erroneously thought to have bullous impetigo.
Congestion Prediction in Internet of Things Network using Temporal Convolutional Network A Centralized Approach
Authors: Jain Vinesh Kumar , Mazumdar Arka Prokash , Govil Mahesh Chandra
Published: December 2022

The unprecedented ballooning of network traffic flow, specifically, Internet of Things (IoT) network traffic, has big stressed of congestion on todays Internet. Non-recurring network traffic flow may be caused by temporary disruptions, such as packet drop, poor quality of services, delay, etc. Hence, the network traffic flow estimation is important in IoT networks to predict congestion. As the data in IoT networks is collected from a large number of diversified devices which have unlike format of data and also manifest complex correlations, so the generated data is heterogeneous and nonlinear in nature. Conventional machine learning approaches unable to deal with nonlinear datasets and suffer from misclassification of real network traffic due to overfitting. Therefore, it also becomes really hard for conventional machine learning tools like shallow neural networks to predict the congestion accurately. Accuracy of congestion prediction algorithms play an important role to control the congestion by regulating the send rate of the source. Various deeplearning methods (LSTM, CNN, GRU, etc.) are considered in designing network traffic flow predictors, which have shown promising results. In this work, we propose a novel congestion predictor for IoT, that uses Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN). Furthermore, we use Taguchi method to optimize the TCN model that reduces the number of runs of the experiments. We compare TCN with other four deep learning-based models concerning Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Mean Relative Error (MRE). The experimental results show that TCN based deep learning framework achieves improved performance with 95.52% accuracy in predicting network congestion. Further, we design the Home IoT network testbed to capture the real network traffic flows as no standard dataset is available.
A Secure, Configurable, Wireless System for Transfer of Sensor Data from Aircraft to Ground
Authors: Natarajan Balakrishnan , Reddy Amarnadha , Sharma Nitin
Published: December 2022

Modern aircraft are complex systems, equipped with hundreds of embedded sensors that record a wide repertoire of data during flight, such as crucial engine and airframe parameters, status of flight control system, air conditioning system, landing gear, life-saving and emergency systems. The data from the sensors is stored in the Flight Data Recorder. Maintenance personnel routinely transfer this sensor data to a ground terminal device to analyze it for aircraft health and performance monitoring purposes. Manual methods of extracting sensor data can be tedious and error-prone when large fleets of aircraft are involved. This paper presents a novel system to extract sensor data from aircraft to a ground terminal, wirelessly. The wireless system is implemented using unique, configurable wireless transmitter receivers (WTRs) designed for this purpose. The hardware for the wireless transfer of data was designed, interfaced with a modern aircraft’s system, and tested with the aircraft on the ground and another flying object. The data from the aircraft’s Flight Data Recorder was successfully transmitted and received wirelessly by the ground terminal, over a distance of 50 meters (with aircraft on ground) and 10 Kilometers (with a flying object), in a secure mode with zero packet loss. The WTRs have also qualified the requisite tests for airborne certification.
An Algorithm for Exchanging Target Asset Pairs using the Kidney Exchange Model
Authors: Choi Eunjin , Lee Choonjoo , Kim Sungil , Cho Namsuk
Published: December 2022

Since chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosive (CBRNE) attacks can cause catastrophic damage, it is important to detect and eliminate the means of attack at the origin. In surveillance operations, efficient allocation of friendly intelligence assets and enemy targets is critical for continuous and reliablemonitoring. In this research, we investigate a mathematical model for exchanging target–asset pairs when there are sudden changes in various operational environments. For this task, we refer to the kidney exchange model as a benchmark. In particular, the methods for constructing and solving the target–asset exchange problem in near realtime are presented. Additionally, we introduce the methodology and results for obtaining a feasible solution of the weapon target assignment problem using the exchange model. Our method can facilitate decisions in reconnaissance operations, especially when countless targets and assets are intricately intertwined in future battlefield scenarios.
Numerical studies of the simultaneous development of forced convective laminar flow with heat transfer inside a microtube at a uniform temperature
Authors: Hamad Raisan F. , Smaisim Ghassan F. , Abed Azher M.
Published: December 2022

Conjugate heat transfer is a complex problem because heat is transferred from a solid medium to a liquid medium through their interfaces. The steady-state laminar flow formed inside the microtubules is subjected to a constant temperature at the outer sidewall surface. These images cover a wide range of wall-to-fluid thermal conductivity ratios (ksf = 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) and wall thickness-to-inner diameter ratios (δ/Ri = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, and 1.5) and Reynolds numbers (Re = 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1,000). The results are processed by a Fluent program based on the finite volume method to numerically integrate the driver’s differential equations. The results show that increasing the wall-to-fluid thermal conductivity ratio ksf increases the inner wall dimensionless temperature and decreases the average Nusselt number. Conversely, an increase in the ratio of wall thickness to inner diameter results in a decrease in the dimensionless temperature of the inner wall and an increase in the average Nusselt number.
Effect of third trimester maternal vitamin D levels on placental weight to birth weight ratio in uncomplicated pregnancies
Authors: Kirlangic Mehmet Mete , Sade Osman Sertac , Eraslan Sahin Mefkure
Published: December 2022

Objectives

Vitamin D has critical role for the fetal and placental development. Today, placental weight (PW), fetal birth weight (BW), and the PW/BW ratio are used as markers of fetal development. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D levels and these markers in uncomplicated pregnancies.

Methods

This study included 108 women with uncomplicated pregnancies, defined as full-term and healthy pregnancies without perinatal complications. Vitamin D levels <12 ng/mL were classified as deficient, 12–20 ng/mL as insufficient, and >20 ng/mL as normal. Postnatal BW and PW were compared according to maternal serum vitamin D levels.

Results

Maternal age, maternal height, maternal weight, body mass index, nulliparity, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, and fetal gender were similar between groups. Postnatal BW, PW, fetal height at birth, and fetal head circumference parameters were similar between the groups. The PW/BW ratio was 21.77±2.20 in the vitamin D deficient group, 21.20±2.40 in the insufficient group, and 19.98±2.37 in the normal group (p=0.012). In addition, there was a significant negative correlation between vitamin D level and the PW/BW ratio (p=0.012, r=0.031).

Conclusions

Our results indicated that PW/BW ratio which is the marker for prediction adverse perinatal outcomes were significantly increased in the presence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency.
The effects of draw restrictions on knockout tournaments
Authors: Csató László
Published: December 2022

The paper analyses how draw constraints influence the outcome of a knockout tournament. The research question is inspired by European club football competitions, where the organiser generally imposes an association constraint in the first round of the knockout phase: teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. Its effects are explored in both theoretical and simulation models. An association constraint in the first round(s) is found to increase the likelihood of same nation matchups to approximately the same extent in each subsequent round. If the favourite teams are concentrated in some associations, they will have a higher probability to win the tournament under this policy but the increase is less than linear if it is used in more rounds. Our results might explain the recent introduction of the association constraint for both the knockout round play-offs with 16 teams and the Round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.
Begegnungen mit dem Anderen – das Konfessionskundliche Institut Bensheim wird 75 Jahre
Authors: Bräuer Martin
Published: December 2022

In diesem Beitrag wird zunächst ein Blick auf die Geschichte und Entwicklung des Konfessionskundlichen Instituts von 1947 bis heute geworfen. Stand in den ersten Jahren und Jahrzehnten vor allem die römisch-katholische Kirche in Deutschland und Europa im Zentrum der Arbeit, so fächerten sich ab der zweiten Hälfte der sechziger Jahre die Aufgaben immer mehr auf. In einem zweiten Teil wird auf die Methoden der konfessionskundlichen Arbeit geschaut und dargelegt, wie heute diese Arbeit methodisch geschieht.
Archaeological knowledge production: reading mortuary reconstructions
Authors: Moen Marianne , Price Neil , Pedersen Unn
Published: December 2022

Research on archaeological knowledge production emphasises the contingent nature of understandings of the past. In practice, however, levels of uncertainty and conjecture can easily become less than obvious in interpretations, perhaps especially visual ones. The authors interrogate multiple textual and visual accounts of a Viking-Age burial to demonstrate how selection processes—what to portray or omit—highlight the contextual nature of the knowledge claims in these images. Arguing that the circulation of reconstructions shorn of textual nuance leads to misperceptions, the authors call for transparency in the creation of these images. Rather than definitive depictions of archaeological fact, these reconstructions offer tools for archaeologists and the public to think with.
CORE INDUSTRY AGGLOMERATION OF DIGITAL ECONOMY AND GREEN TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA
Authors: Li Ping , Fu Huiying , Li Yueyao
Published: December 2022

With the advent of the information age and the development of network technology, the digital economy with digital knowledge and information as crucial production factors has become the core driving force for high-quality green economic and social development. This paper took the exploration of the role of the digital economy as an engine for regional green and high-quality development as the purpose of the study, incorporates the core industry agglomeration of the digital economy into the analysis framework of green total factor productivity (GTFP), depicted the characteristics of GTFP change from the dual dimensions of direct and indirect effects, and analyzed the spatial effects of specialized and diversified digital economy’s core industry agglomeration on the impact of GTFP using data and spatial measurement models of 25 provincial-level regions in China from 2003 to 2019. Results show that both the specialized digital economy’s core industry agglomeration and the diversified digital economy’s core industry agglomeration can significantly improve GTFP, and both have significant spatial spillover effects. At the same time, the impact of the digital economy’s core industry agglomeration on GTFP is spatial heterogeneity. GTFP in the eastern region can be significantly enhanced by the digital economy’s core industry agglomeration, and the specialized digital economy’s core industry agglomeration has a significant negative spillover effect on GTFP in the eastern region. In the contrast, GTFP in the mid-western region can be significantly enhanced only by the specialized digital economy’s core industry agglomeration, and the digital economy’s core industry agglomeration has no significant spatial spillover effect on GTFP in the mid-western region. The obtained conclusions reveal that each region should reasonably establish a cluster model of core industries in the digital economy to facilitate the green development of the regional economy.