bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Leadership as an Identity, by Crawford Loritts
Authors: Shankle David
Published: May 2024

Crawford Loritts offers a refreshing perspective onChristian leadership in his book Leadership as an Identity. Many books on leadership focus on the strengths of leaders, but Loritts takes a very different approach. His Biblicalresearch points to four main characteristics in leaders: Brokenness, Uncommon Communion, Servanthood, and Radical, Immediate Obedience. Dr. Loritts states, “I’m writing this book to Christian leaders…no matter what role you fill, God has raised you up for something. This book can help you discover what that is” (p. 12).
Editor's Perspective Too: I am Grateful
Authors: Smith Yvonne S.
Published: May 2024

The Journal of Biblical Integration in Business (JBIB) had a dual mission when I became editor in 2009. It still does. The first part of the mission is to provide a refereed academic space where the presuppositions and principles in the Judaic/Christian Scriptures can be integrated with the business disciplines.
A Response to Richard Chewning’s “A Dozen Styles of Integration”
Authors: Fields W. Calvin
Published: May 2024

This is a refreshingly useful and important article that brings the classroom professor into a new level of awareness. It is useful because one is struck with the impression that you either are not providing much of a Christianworldview in class or you now know better just what it is you are providing. Either way, you are going to come away from Chewning’s article more aware of your teaching approach. You may notice that you are a “Discipline-Specific Cherry-Picker” like I discovered about myself, or youmight find that you integrate Christian principles into your classroom work with students. The article is important because it underscores the importance of Scripture as the foundation of Christian worldview integration. In my view, one cannot have a Christian worldview in the classwithout reference to specific, relevant verses. Finally, we see Chewning’s proper respect for the role of the Holy Spirit as moderator between Scripture and instructor, as it should be. The many teaching styleexamples, incidently, reminded me of the allegory Pilgrim’s Progress.
Left Behind: The Case Study
Authors: Cafferky Michael E.
Published: May 2024

The product in this case study is the film Left Behind: The Movie—a screenplay about the end-time rapture. It was produced by Cloud Ten Pictures in partnership with Namesake Entertainment. The events that form the basis of this case occurred between 1996 and March 2001. This case study places the teaching-learning experience in the context of the marketing management process for a consumer entertainment product. The emphasis is on distribution management and promotion.
Pengaruh Game Edukasi Untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Mengaji di TPQ Khoiru Ummah Mataram
Authors: Hajar Baiq Siti , Pratiwi Nining
Published: May 2024

Pembelajaran Al – Qur’an dilakukan melalui game edukasi dengan peserta didik dalam rangka penyampaian dan pemahaman ilmu yang disampaikan untuk meningkatkan peserta didik dalam belajar. Hal ini harus didukung dengan dinamika proses pembelajaran yang efektif dan suasana pembelajaran yang menyenangkan. Metode penelitian dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode survey. Populasi dalam penelitian adalah peserta didik berjumlah 29 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini ialah dengan menggunakan angket. Informasi yang didapat dari responden dengan menggunakan angket ini digunakan untuk menemukan pengaruh penggunaan game edukasi terhadap motivasi belajar. Penelitian ini menggunakan uji parsial (uji t) untuk menentukan hipotesis. Hasil yang diperoleh pada peserta didik berdasarkan pengujian parsial (uji t) yaitu 13.7256 (thitung) > 3.041 (ttabel) dengan signifikan 0,000 < 0,05. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa H1 diterima dan H0 ditolak yang artinya ada pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara game edukasi terhadap motivasi belajar mengaji dalam pembelajaran Al-Qur’an Peserta didik. Pembelajaran mengaji dengan menggunakan game edukasi memberikan dampak pembelajaran yang positif terhadap motivasi belajar peserta didik.
Peran Lembaga Sosial Dalam Pembangunan Desa (Studi di Desa Aik Berik Kecamatan Batukliang Kecamatan Batukliang Utara Kabupaten Lombok Tengah)
Authors: Mulyan Andi
Published: May 2024

Soerjono Soekanto mengatakan bahwa lembaga kemasyarakatan adalah lembaga yang dibentuk 0leh masyarakat dengan perinsip-perinsip kesukarelaan, kemandirian dan keragaman. Keberadaan lembaga-lembaga sosial tentu dapat membantu peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat atau membantu pembangunan desa. Dengan judul “Peran Lembaga Sosial Dalam Pembangunan Desa ( Studi Di Desa Aik Berik Kecamatan Batukliang Utara Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) digunakan pendekatan kualitatif, dengan métode wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Yang menjadi informan adalah semua warga yang terlibat dalam lembaga-baga sosial. Hasil penelitian membahasakan bahwa lembaga-lembaga sosial yang berdiri secara sukarela atau mandiri di desa wisata ini telah bekerja dengan menjalankan sistem dengan baik, yang artinya setiap bagian atau devisi di dalam satu lembaga sosial bekerja dengan baik dan lebih mengutamakan kebersamaan yang tinggi sehingga. Hal ini menggambarkan bahwa lembaga-lembaga sosial yang ada di desa wisata ini berperan dengan baik dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat. LPK yang salah satu contoh telah mampu menggodok generasi bangsa untuk bisa berbahasa asing sehingga mereka bisa bekerja sebagai pemandu wisata di Desa Wisata Air Terjun ini. Sejatinya, selain LPK di mana lembaga-lembaga sosial lainnya telah berhasil meningkatkan ekonomi masyarakat sehingga berpengaruh terhadap pembangunan desa.
Pengaruh Harga, Promosi Dan Kualitas Produk Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Mie Gacoan Cabang Tulungagung
Authors: Muhammad Zakki Irsyada Zakki
Published: May 2024

This research is meant to find out the influence of price, promotion, and product quality on purchasing decisions. This type of research is associative research or research used to test whether there is a relationship between variables from two or more sets of data using a quantitative approach. The population of this study is customers of Mie Gacoan Branch in Tulungagung, and a sample of 120 is taken using purposive sampling method, which sets limitations such as specific characteristics or considerations. The data analysis technique in this research uses multiple linear regression analysis. The hypothesis test results of this study indicate that partially, the price variable (X1) has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions (Y). This can be seen from the path coefficient value of 0.006 < 0.05 and the tvalue of 2.819 > ttable value of 1.658. The promotion variable (X2) also has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions (Y). This is evident from the path coefficient value of 0.000 < 0.05 and the tvalue of 6.208 > ttable value of 1.658. The product quality variable (X3) has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions (Y). This can be seen from the path coefficient value of 0.044 < 0.05 and the tvalue of 2.032 > ttable value of 1.658. Based on the Ftest results, it shows that the calculated Fvalue is greater than the tabulated Fvalue, which is 501.705 > 2.68 with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. The variables price, promotion, and product quality simultaneously have a positive and significant influence on purchasing decisions at the Mie Gacoan Branch in Tulungagung. Therefore, it can be concluded that price, promotion, and product quality both partially and simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions at the Mie Gacoan Branch in Tulungagung.
Resilience in the time of crisis: A review of the maternal, perinatal and reproductive health effects of COVID-19 in South Africa
Authors: Fawcus S , Gebhardt S , Niit R , Pattinson R
Published: May 2024

Background. The COVID‐19 pandemic had a profound effect on the health sector globally and in South Africa (SA).
Objective. To review the effects of COVID‐19 on maternal, perinatal and reproductive health outcomes and service utilisation in SA.
Methods. Three routine national data collection systems were sourced: the District Health Information System, the Saving Mothers reports of the National Committee on Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths and the Saving Babies reports from the National Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality Committee using data from the Perinatal Problem Identification Program.
Results. There were 35% and 8% increases in maternal and stillbirth mortality rates, respectively, in 2020 and 2021, which correlated with the COVID‐19 waves. However, in 2022, rates returned to pre‐COVID levels. Antenatal visits and facility births showed little change, but there was a shift to more rural provinces. The use of oral and injectable contraceptives and termination of pregnancy services decreased markedly in 2020 and 2021, with a sustained shift to long‐acting reversible contraceptives. The increase in maternal deaths was predominantly due to COVID‐19 respiratory complications, but also an increase in obstetric haemorrhage. Stillbirths increased significantly (10%) for birthweights between 2 000 g and 2 499 g, categorised mostly as unexplained stillbirths or preterm labour, but no increase in neonatal deaths was observed. Administrative avoidable factors increased by 24% in the 2020 ‐ 2022 triennium, but there was no increase in patient/community level or healthcare provider‐related avoidable factors during the pandemic years.
Conclusion. COVID‐19 caused a marked increase in maternal death and stillbirth rates in 2020 and 2021 due to both direct effects of the virus and indirect effects on functioning of the health system. The continued, although modified, health‐seeking behaviour of women and the rapid return to pre‐COVID‐19 mortality rates demonstrates enormous resilience in women and the health system.
Desirable Futures: Write Me a Letter
Authors: Gergan Mabel , Gupta Pallavi , Lookabaugh Lara , McMillan Caitilin , Smith Sara , Vasudevan Pavithra
Published: May 2024

In this special issue, we propose the letter as a form with geographic potential. Building on prior work on letters in geography, Black feminism, and Indigenous studies, we draw on a collection of sixteen letters in the section to build a case for letters as time travel, anticolonial epistemology, feminist geographic method, and worldmaking praxis. We bring together letter writers who speak to their ancestors known and unknown, to future generations, to ideas, to activists, to places, and to strangers—and weave them into a messy and generative conversation on the kinds of spaces that letters make between and among us. Our intention is to build on recent work in geography to experiment with what the letter makes possible for us as geographers.

 
Letter to my Hometown Kalimpong
Authors: Bhutia Anisa
Published: May 2024

In this letter, I delve into my family history and sharing my grandmother's stories through the tales of this city that is so close to my heart. I take you through my memories of having shared food with neighbors during special occasions. Through my interaction with the place, I show Kalimpong's multiple layers of transformation. With the transformations to the city in mind, I ask us to rethink what future we are looking for and who we are including and excluding in the process. Ultimately, this letter is an ongoing conversation that I am having with my hometown for a better, brighter and more desirable future for everyone.
Querida Promotora
Authors: Faiver-Serna Cristina
Published: May 2024

This open letter to the promotoras de salud (community health workers) of Long Beach, California explores the multifaceted demands placed on low-wage, highly skilled health educators within the nonprofit industrial complex, and exposes the geographies of Latinx health precarity from the perspective of urban health care feminized labor. The letter also shares and celebrates the deep commitment to justice that promotoras struggle toward through their care work.
Letter to the Unknown Indian Kisan
Authors: Kandikuppa Sandeep , Gupta Pallavi
Published: May 2024

This letter is an expression of gratitude, from two students of social movements in India who are currently working in the USA, to the thousands of unknown Indian kisans (peasants). In 2020-21, peasants from across the country protested and participated in a movement widely known as anti-farm law movement—which was, in turn, triggered by the passage of three laws, together known as the farm laws, that aimed to liberalize agricultural commodity production and marketing. But what started out as a movement with a limited purpose soon morphed into a statement against the high-handedness of the Indian state. Through this letter, we pay a tribute to the farmers who drew inspiration from diverse intellectual strands including Gandhiism and Ambedkarite philosophy to craft a profound statement to highlight the precarity experienced by the farmers and in defense of India’s democratic ethos.
terraqueous
Authors: Lanier Michelle
Published: May 2024

Harriet Ann Jacobs, born enslaved in North Carolina, was more than a fugitive freedom seeker. She was also known, loved, and held by Black South ecosystems of witness. Michelle Lanier archivally and ecologically roots the epistolary poem, ‘terraqueous,’ in an effort to shrink the distance between the commemorative echoes of Jacobs’s story and the soils and waters that held her first breaths and acts of resistance.
To the Anishinaabeg of the Future
Authors: Smiles Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre
Published: May 2024

A letter written to future generations of Anishinaabeg expressing my desires for what they can accomplish, and how we can help them get there.
Карактеристике васпитања у српској традиционалној култури
Authors: Јовић Слободан
Published: May 2024

У раду настојимо да представимо суштинске одлике васпитања у српској традиционалној култури. Одлике васпитања у српској традиционалној култури приказали смо кроз три аспекта. Навели смо најзначајније обичаје који су присутни у српској традиционалној култури, а везани су за дијете и дјетињство. Анализиране су одлике игре, њено мјесто и улога у традицијској култури Срба. Суштинске одлике васпитања у нашој култури огледају се у поступном увођењу дјеце у радни процес, учешћу дјеце у привређивању заједнице, заједничкој бризи о дјеци, старању о томе да задаци повјерени дјеци буду усклађени с њиховим узрастом и способностима.
mTORC1/S6K1 signaling promotes sustained oncogenic translation through modulating CRL3IBTK-mediated non-degradative ubiquitination of eIF4A1
Authors: Jiao Dongyue , Sun Huiru , Zhao Xiaying , Chen Yingji , Lv Zeheng , Shi Qing , Li Yao , Wang Chenji , Gao Kun
Published: May 2024

Enhanced protein synthesis is a crucial molecular mechanism that allows cancer cells to survive, proliferate, metastasize, and develop resistance to anti-cancer treatments, and often arises as a consequence of increased signaling flux channeled to mRNA-bearing eukaryotic initiation factor 4F (eIF4F). However, the post-translational regulation of eIF4A1, an ATP-dependent RNA helicase and subunit of the eIF4F complex, is still poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that IBTK, a substrate-binding adaptor of Cullin 3-RING ubiquitin ligase (CRL3) complex, interacts with eIF4A1. The non-degradative ubiquitination of eIF4A1 catalyzed by CRL3
IBTK
complex promotes cap-dependent translational initiation, nascent protein synthesis, oncogene expression, and tumor cell growth both
in vivo
and
in vitro
. Moreover, we show that mTORC1 and S6K1, two key regulators of protein synthesis, directly phosphorylate IBTK to augment eIF4A1 ubiquitination and sustained oncogenic translation. This link between the CRL3
IBTK
complex and the mTORC1/S6K1 signaling pathway, which is frequently dysregulated in cancer, represents a promising target for anti-cancer therapies.
Statement of Significance:
Overexpression of IBTK contributes to the process of tumorigenesis by amplifying translation, and represents a promising target for anti-cancer therapies.
Deconstructing Complexity: A Computational Topology Approach to Trajectory Inference in the Human Thymus with tviblindi
Authors: Stuchly Jan , Novak David , Brdickova Nadezda , Hadlova Petra , Iksi Ahmad , Kuzilkova Daniela , Svaton Michael , Saad George Alehandro , Engel Pablo , Luche Herve , Sousa Ana E. , Almeida Afonso R. M. , Kalina Tomas
Published: May 2024

Understanding complex, organ-level single-cell datasets represents a formidable interdisciplinary challenge. This study aims to describe developmental trajectories of thymocytes and mature T cells. We developed
tviblindi
, a trajectory inference algorithm that integrates several autonomous modules - pseudotime inference, random walk simulations, real-time topological classification using persistent homology, and autoencoder-based 2D visualization using the
vaevictis
algorithm. This integration facilitates interactive exploration of developmental trajectories, revealing not only the canonical CD4 and CD8 development but also offering insights into checkpoints such as TCRβ selection and positive/negative selection. Furthermore, it allows us to thoroughly characterize thymic regulatory T cells, tracing their development from the negative selection stage to mature thymic regulatory T cells with an extensive proliferation history and an immunophenotype of activated and recirculating cells.
tviblindi
is a versatile and generic approach suitable for any mass cytometry or single-cell RNA-seq dataset, equipping biologists with an effective tool for interpreting complex data.
APLICACIÓN DE PAUTAS DE SALUD MENTAL POR PROFESIONALES DE ENFERMERÍA BAJO LA MODALIDAD DE TELEMEDICINA Y ATENCIÓN PRESENCIAL EN EL CONTEXTO DE PANDEMIA COVID-19
Authors: Parra Giordano Denisse , Guerra Briceño Belén , Carrasco Sánchez Natalia , Sandoval Soto Isidora , Tejero Roger Catalina , Vargas Domínguez Cheryl
Published: May 2024

OBJETIVO: Describir la aplicación de pautas de salud mental por Enfermeras bajo la modalidad de telemedicina y atención presencial en el contexto de pandemia COVID-19 en Centros de Salud Familiar en la comuna de Macul de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile de la comuna de Macul durante el 2020. METODOLOGÍA: Estudio descriptivo cuantitativo transversal. Se investigaron a Enfermeras asistenciales y las pautas que aplicaron en Centros de Salud Familiar de la Región Metropolitana de la comuna de Macul durante el 2020. Las variables medidas fueron la aplicación de pautas: AUDIT, Minimental, Yesavage, Zarit, Zarit abreviado y CRAFFT; modalidad de consulta: presencial y telemedicina; y características sociodemográficas: sexo, años y lugar de trabajo. RESULTADOS: Del total de aplicación de pautas un 78,72% corresponde a atención presencial y un 21,27% a telemedicina. Un 84,78% de los profesionales de enfermería corresponde al sexo femenino. El 54,35% de las enfermeras tiene baja experiencia laboral (0-5 años). Los profesionales de alta experiencia (>13 años) destacan en el promedio de pautas aplicadas, con un 93,64 al año. Existe un mayor porcentaje de pautas alteradas en telemedicina versus atención presencial. CONCLUSIONES: Es indispensable que la telemedicina, la APS y la Enfermería continúen evolucionando para responder a las necesidades de la población, sobre todo en salud mental. Este estudio evidencia una falta de protocolización de las atenciones por telemedicina, lo que puede implicar un menor tamizaje de alteraciones de salud mental. Esta investigación contribuye a iniciar un proceso de mejora de la telemedicina y teleenfermería en Chile.
EVALUACIÓN DEL SUEÑO EN EL ENTORNO HOSPITALARIO
Authors: Morales-Cruz Luis Fernando , Castillo Martinez Guillermo , Hernández-Carranco Roandy Gaspar , Áspera Campos Teresa , Morelos García Edgar Noé , Gutiérrez-Gómez Tranquilina
Published: May 2024

INTRODUCCIÓN: El sueño es una necesidad básica que beneficia la salud física, mental e inmunológica, no obstante, los pacientes hospitalizados están en riesgo de problemas de sueño debido a factores internos y externos, lo que puede afectar su recuperación y aumentar los costos del tratamiento. OBJETIVO: Describir la cantidad y calidad de sueño de los pacientes hospitalizados en dos hospitales de Tampico, Tamaulipas. METODOLOGÍA: Estudio cuantitativo descriptivo y transversal. La muestra conformada por 119 pacientes se seleccionó mediante un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se empleó el Índice de Calidad del Sueño de Pittsburg. RESULTADOS: El 50,4% de la muestra fueron hombres, la edad promedio fue de 45,06 años. Los pacientes presentaron una media de 5,98 horas reales de sueño (mala cantidad) y el 63% de los pacientes presentó mala calidad, no se presentaron diferencias significativas de la cantidad y calidad de sueño con el sexo, la edad y días de hospitalización. CONCLUSIÓN: Los pacientes hospitalizados presentaron mala cantidad y calidad de sueño.
APROXIMACIÓN DEL SISTEMA DE SALUD A FAMILIAS Y COMUNIDADES A TRAVÉS DE LA TERCERA MISIÓN UNIVERSITARIA
Authors: Jara Jara Vanessa , Campos Serrano María Sylvia , Colarte Aguirre María Eugenia , Toro Avendaño Ingrid
Published: May 2024

INTRODUCCIÓN. La pandemia por COVID-19 afectó la organización de la Atención Primaria en Salud (APS), con una disminución en la cobertura y atención de enfermedades no transmisibles. OBJETIVO. Contribuir a la superación de las brechas en los indicadores de oportunidad de atenciones de salud de un Centro de Salud Familiar (CESFAM) y a la satisfacción usuaria, a través de actividades para el fomento de la salud, aportando a la formación profesional de estudiantes de carreras de la salud. METODOLOGÍA: Se implementó un proyecto con el municipio de una comuna de Santiago de Chile, con habitantes altamente vulnerables, involucrando a funcionarios municipales, representantes de juntas vecinales, académicos y estudiantes de una universidad privada. Se realizaron controles de salud en distintos espacios comunales a estudiantes de enfermería y obstetricia. Se evaluó la satisfacción usuaria a través de un cuestionario ad hoc con 9 ítems, que incluían aspectos como tiempos de espera, calidad de la infraestructura y atención. RESULTADOS: De mayo a diciembre de 2022 se realizaron 943 controles de salud a niños, adolescentes y mujeres, según la normativa ministerial vigente. Participaron 312 estudiantes de enfermería y obstetricia, con supervisión docente, en el contexto de prácticas clínicas. Se evaluó la satisfacción de 234 usuarios, reflejando una alta conformidad en forma global. CONCLUSIÓN: La coordinación intersectorial fue esencial para la abordar el desafío de mejorar el indicador de oportunidad de los CESFAM y contribuir a la satisfacción de los usuarios, permitiendo el aprendizaje situado de estudiantes en territorios vulnerables, a través de la tercera misión universitaria. (correspondiente a unidades de Vinculación con el Medio, como actividad adicional a la labor de la enseñanza e investigación).
Effect of Low-volume Exchange Transfusion on Neonatal Hyperbilirubinaemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Idicula Manu Rajan , Diwakar Krishna Kumar , Kamath Leela Sudhakaran
Published: May 2024

Introduction: A double volume exchange transfusion for hyperbilirubinaemia often requires more than one pack of compatible blood to fulfil the calculated volume. This is often unavailable, necessitating exchange transfusion using less than the calculated double-volume. During practice, the authors found that many patients had a positive therapeutic response even when the exchange blood volume was reduced. Aim: To study the effect of the reduced volume of blood used for exchange transfusion in neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College (tertiary level), Kerala, India, between January 2015 and December 2020. Total 116 patients who underwent exchange transfusion for hyperbilirubinaemia, regardless of gestational age, were included. Pre- and postexchange details, blood chemistry and haemogram were collected from the records and analysed. The patients were grouped into group 1 (80-≤120 mL/kg) and group 2 (>120-≤160 mL/kg) based on the volume of blood used for exchange transfusion. The correlation of exchange blood volume with the percentage drop in bilirubin, rebound rise of bilirubin at six hours, duration of phototherapy, and duration of admission was studied using Pearson’s/ Spearman’s correlation. Data were statistically analysed using Independent samples t-test, Paired sample t-test, and Chi-square test to determine, if there was a significant difference between the groups. Results: Out of 116 patients, group 1 had 67 (57.78%) patients, and group 2 had 49 (42.24%) patients. The mean±Standard Deviation (SD) gestational age was 37.6±1.57 weeks, and 59 (50.86%) were males. The mean±SD postexchange bilirubin was 13.12±3.85 mg/ dL in group 1 and 10.26±2.78 mg/dL in group 2, resulting in a bilirubin reduction of 40.74±12.81% and 53.81±11.67%, respectively. The rebound bilirubin at six hours (13.15±4.32 mg/dL vs 11.23±2.30 mg/dL) made no clinical difference in the management of the patient. The median duration of phototherapy was 48 hours, and the median duration of admission was five days in both groups. Conclusion: Exchange transfusion with a lower volume of blood, followed by phototherapy, can lead to a clinically acceptable reduction in serum bilirubin. Non availability of the exact 160 mL/kg of blood for exchange is not an adequate reason to delay exchange transfusion.
Rat lungworm, Cryptosporidium and other zoonotic pathogens of Rattus rattus and native wildlife on Sydney's Northern beaches
Authors: Simpson Callum , Gofton Alexander , Taylor Casey L. , Bytheway Jenna P. , Grant Laura S. , Hochuli Dieter F. , Banks Peter B.
Published: May 2024

Urbanisation is disrupting natural habitats and potentially causing spillover of zoonotic diseases from animals common in highly populated areas to natural environments and native wildlife. The black rat (Rattus rattus) is a common commensal species abundant in urban areas and nearby bushland in Australia and globally. It can be a major reservoir of pathogens and vectors for diseases that affect humans, pets, and wildlife. We examined pathogen prevalence in black rats and native wildlife in peri-urban northern Sydney. We trapped rats and native wildlife at eight 1-ha bushland sites and sampled for a range of internal pathogens from necropsied individuals (n=85 rats) and animal/trap swabs (n=54 native individuals). We detected a high prevalence of rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus spp.) in black rats (67%) as well as native wildlife including long-nosed bandicoots (Perameles nasuta; 43%; previously undetected) and bush rats (R. fuscipes; 33%). Incidence of detection tended to be more frequent where rat activity was greatest. Non-zoonotic Cryptosporidium spp. was also recorded in 17% of black rats and Salmonella spp. in 21% of bandicoots. Our findings suggest black rats may be facilitating spill-over of disease into native wildlife. The detected prevalence of Angiostrongylus spp. suggests an increasing occurrence in this natural system. These data provide valuable insight for disease management highlighting important reservoirs of disease which could be targeted to reduce disease burden in humans, pets, and wildlife.
Home-range positions in a bird community from south-eastern Australia - questions and answers
Authors: Guppy M. , Guppy S. , Marchant R.
Published: May 2024

Territoriality in birds has been studied for almost 100 years, but a quantitative, simple and common unit which describes the position of a home range or territory on a study site, is lacking. Consequently it is difficult to assess, or to compare, any data that include for example, the putative movement of home-ranges between breeding seasons. The aim of this study of 11 species (18 species breed regularly on the study site) was to determine, using home-range centroids as the position of the home-range (a) the distance between the home-ranges of the male and female of a breeding pair, (b) the scatter of the home-range positions of a repeat (in different seasons) breeding male, and (c) the distance between the nest of a pair and the home-range centroid of the male. Over eight breeding seasons, all nests were found, and sightings of multiple individuals from each species were recorded and used to determine the centroid of the home-range of each individual. Nest positions and home-range centroids were used to investigate the three aims stated above. There are no differences between species for any of the three measurements. The male and female of a pair occupy home-ranges with similar positions. Repeat nesters return to similarly positioned home-ranges each season, and nests are not positioned in any particular relation to the centroid of a home-range. Other studies using centroids are rare, but we found some similarities between our data and those from one other study that used the centroid concept.
Assessment of Safe Vegetable Cultivation at Jashore in Bangladesh: Evidence from Country Bean, Cucumber and Pointed Gourd Cultivation
Authors: Hajong Pradip , Paul Suchana , Rahman Md. Hafijur , Kobir Md. Shahriar , Anwar Md. Babul , Ahammad Kawsar Uddin , Ghosh Anup
Published: May 2024

The study was designed to assess the present status and methods of safe vegetable production at farm level in selected areas of Jashore during January-May, 2023. For the study ninety sample farmer were selected by stratified sampling from three sub-district of Jashore. Average farm size was 0.79 ha in study area. Farmer doing different agronomic management such as weeding, irrigation, spraying, de-topping, stalking, earthing up etc. Farmer used different methods simultaneously such as insecticide spray, bio-pesticide, sex pheromone, yellow trap, white trap, hand picking etc. for controlling insect pest. About sixty-four percent farmer sprayed synthetic pesticide and rest of them used bio control method such as bio-pesticide (bio-chamak, eco-mac, bio-envir, bio-cin), sex pheromone trap, yellow trap and hand picking for control insect pest in their fields. About fifty-eight percent farmer used bio-fertilizer along with organic fertilizer (manure, vermin compost) and seventy-eight percent farmer used chemical fertilizer for vegetable cultivation. Total production cost of country bean was Tk.3,36,579 ha-1, cucumber was Tk.3,25,915 ha-1 and pointed gourd was Tk.4,40,106 ha-1. Among the cost item labor cost was highest. Average yield of country bean was 30.60 tha-1, cucumber was 30.08 tha-1 and pointed gourd was 41.60 tha-1. Highest benefit cost ratio was cucumber (2.13) followed by pointed gourd (2.07) and country bean (1.50), that means safe vegetable cultivation also profitable. Farmer awareness, havoc attack of pest and insect were the main problem for safe vegetable cultivation. Market facilities, demand, value chain, proper price for organic vegetable, and farmer motivation can promote and enhance safe vegetable cultivation.
National Education Policy 2020: Paradigm Shift in Vocational Education for Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Authors: Patel Dipika B. , Agrawal Manish
Published: May 2024

Vocational education is inevitable to inculcate and cultivate relevant skills in learners for individual and societal benefits. This is a sincere attempt to help an individual enhance self-confidence to contribute to the sustainable development of the nation. Education aims to develop skills among learners. In the 21st century, the need for skill development among learners is perspicuous but change has taken place in types of skills. At present, the emphasis is on the knowledge economy. Therefore, the type of vocational education and skill development has also changed. Vocational education paves the way to develop skills and produce skilled learners who can contribute significantly to a nation being self-reliant. The NEP 2020 has advocated for vocational education to be introduced from class sixth after keeping the requirements of the current century in view and with a vision to make Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). The NEP 2020 has also emphasised experiential learning for all-rounded development of learners. Vocational education can create a positive environment for the learners to boost skills required for individual growth leading to a self-reliant India. In this paper, the researchers have made a solemn effort to enumerate the relevance of vocational education and skill development in NEP 2020 for producing a skilled workforce to build a knowledge-based economy in India and laying the foundation for Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).
Analysis of Fish Cultivation Productivity in the Bandung City through Buruan Sae Program
Authors: Suryana Asep Agus Handaka , Irfy Mochamad Zidane Fahrul
Published: May 2024

This research aims to analyze the production and productivity of fish cultivation in the Buruan Sae Program in Bandung City. Apart from the socio-economic characteristics of program implementers, there are several conditions and obstacles experienced by program implementers as complementary research data. The research method used is the case study method. This research was conducted in three groups of the Buruan Sae Program. The implementation will be carried out in October 2023 – March 2024. The respondents in this research were 46 people who were program implementers from three groups of the Buruan Sae Program. This research applies a saturated sampling method or census. The analytical method in this research uses quantitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that the Warnasari Mandiri Group produced 210 kg of fish, while the Jasmine Integrated Farm Group and the Belpas 15 Group produced 10 kg and 15 kg of fish respectively. Warnasari Mandiri Group with fish cultivation productivity per container of 0.2 kg/year/liter. Meanwhile, the Jasmine Integrated Farm and Belpas 15 groups fish cultivation productivity per container is 0.05 and 0.07 kg/year/liter. The R/C Ratio for the Warnasari Mandiri Group is 1.14, Jasmine Integrated Farm is 2.33, and Belpas 15 is 1.25. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that the fish production of the Warnasari Mandiri Group, the Jasmine Integrated Farm Group, and the Belpas 15 Group is in the medium category. The Warnasari Mandiri group has the highest fish cultivation productivity per container, while the Jasmine Integrated Farm and Belpas 15 groups have lower fish cultivation productivity. Overall, the R/C Ratio of the three groups shows favorable results, namely greater than 1.
RHD Genotyping to Resolve Weak and Discrepant RHD Phenotypes: The “Serenissima” Experience
Authors: Collodel Luca , Gessoni Gianluca
Published: May 2024

Background: A considerable number of RHD alleles responsible for weak and partial D phenotypes have been identified. Serological determination of these phenotypes is often doubtful and makes genetic analysis of RHD gene highly desirable in transfusion recipients and pregnant women.
Aim: We report the experience of Mestre Blood Bank in analysis of the RHD gene in six years from 2018 to 2023.
Methods: Subjects for RHD gene analysis were selected for presence of a serological weak D phenotype, defined as reactivity of RBCs with an anti-D reagent giving no or weak (≤2+) score in initial testing but agglutinating moderately or strongly with anti human globulin (AHG). These samples were selected for genotyping using the microarray-based method Bead-Chip supplied by Werfen.
Results: From 2018 to 2023, we selected, for RHD gene analysis, 555  subject with D weak phenotype; 86 subjects (15.5%) were D positive and 56 (10.1%) were D negative, without variant, in 413 subjects a D weak or a D variant was observed.
Discussion: Many serological weak D phenotypes are associated to RHD gene mutations leading to one or more amino acids substitutions in the RhD protein predicted to be within or below the RBC membrane, causing decreased antigen expression on the red cell surface. Prevalence of serological weak D phenotypes varies by race and ethnicity. Serological weak D phenotypes are the most common D variants detected in Caucasians (0.2%-1.0%). The majority, as in our series, are associated with weak D type 1, 2 or 3. Our data confirmed a high prevalence of weak D type 1 and type 2, but we observed a high prevalence of type 11 and 15 and of the uncommon type 18 too. The most common partial D phenotypes in Europe are DNB, DVI, and DVII. Our data confirmed a high prevalence of D partial type VI. Studies indicate that D partial transfusion recipients  are at risk of  forming alloanti-D when exposed to conventional RhD-positive blood units.
Plant-Microbe Interaction in Improving Zinc Nutrition in Rice: A Review
Authors: Panda Aiswarya , Panneerselvam Periyasamy , Mishra Bibhuti Bhusan
Published: May 2024

Zinc is an essential micro-nutrient that affects metabolic activities, including growth and cell proliferation in all living organisms. Zinc deficiency in agricultural soil has been increasing at an accelerated rate all over the world, leading to its deficiency in plants as well as humans. Zinc solubilising bacteria (ZSB) solubilise complex zinc in soil into plant absorbable compounds through several mechanisms such as the production of acid, chelating compounds, protons etc. further improving its bioavailability in plants and humans. Improving zinc nutrition through microbes is an effective measure to overcome its deficiency. ZSB with Plant Growth Promoting (PGP) traits can be an additional advantage as along with increasing zinc amount in plant it would also promote overall growth of plants through PGP traits and can act as a biocontrol agent against several crop pathogens. In this review we attempt to study the significance of zinc; status and deficiency of zinc in Indian soil and to understand how zinc solubilizing bacteria can prove to be an effective measure to increase zinc content in plants and overcome its deficiency.
Evaluation of Some New Nematicides for the Management of Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Authors: Bhuyan Prerana , Devi Gitanjali , Bhagawati Sudhansu , Pathak Dalim
Published: May 2024

Investigations were carried out to evaluate the efficacy of two nematicides viz., Nimitz®(Fluensulfone) and Velum Prime (Fluopyrum) for the management of Reniform nematode (R. reniformis) on tomato (var. Pusa Ruby) under net house condition. The plant growth parameters in tomato were found to be increased in the treatment with Nimitz® @2.5kg/ha followed by Carbofuran CG @3.0 kg a.i./ha, Velum Prime @1000 ml/ha, Nimitz® @2.00 kg/ha , and Velum Prime @750 ml/ha. The chemicals suppressed nematode reproduction as indicated by the lower nematode population and lower numbers of eggs on the roots as compared to control. The minimum populations of R. reniformis were recorded with the treatment Nimitz® @2.5kg/ha followed by Carbofuran CG @3.0 kg a.i./ha, Velum Prime @1000 ml/ha, Nimitz® @2.00 kg/ha , and Velum Prime @750 ml/ha.
Construction of a Scale Towards E-Crop Booking Services of Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs)
Authors: Nikhitha A. , Kumar P. Ganesh , Kumar S. Arun , Sailaja V. , Subramanyam D. , Murthy B. Ramana
Published: May 2024

In this modern era, farmers encounter difficulties in receiving timely advices and services from extension agents. Due to technological advancements in the recent past quality of services, speed in deliverables and precision actions are possible by creating proper interface between farmers, scientists, extension officers, service providers and by bringing innovation/sustainable interventions in agriculture and allied sectors. With this context as a new extension reform, state government of Andhra Pradesh, India has launched Rythu Bharosa Kendras for bringing the extension system nearer to the farming community and more transparency to ensure quality of services. Hence, this study represents the construction of a perception scale to understand the perception of farmers towards Rythu Bharosa Kendras. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made to develop a scale for measuring the perception of farmers towards e-crop booking services of Rythu Bharosa Kendras. Likert’s method of summated rating technique was adopted to construct the scale. Based on the available literature and expert’s opinion, 50 statements were developed. After editing as per informal criteria, 40 statements were subjected to item analysis among the farmers of non-sample area. Out of which, 32 statements were retained in the developed perception scale based on the highest ‘t’ value. The ‘r’ (correlation coefficient) value was found to be 0.852 which represents significant at 1 per cent level and the reliability and validity of the constructed scale were found appropriate to measure the perception of farmers towards e-crop booking services of Rythu Bharosa Kendras.
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori IgG Antibodies and Associated Risk Factors among Asymptomatic Vegetable Sellers in Uyo, South Nigeria
Authors: Nworie Geraldine Micah , Umo Anthony Nathaniel , Edem Ekom Ndifreke , Adeagbo Ifeoluwa Abraham , Akinjogunla Olajide Joseph , Uzono Geoffrey Ekonugwem , Jimmy Nyakno Friday , Abiodun Adejumobi Olawale , Okon Rachel Sylvester , Bawonda Ene Omenyi
Published: May 2024

Background: Vegetables are essential part of people’s diet and are sometimes consumed raw and often without heat treatment or thorough washing, hence some studies suggested it serves as vehicle for the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms like Helicobacter pylori. The source of contamination has also been traced to sellers of vegetables who are involved in unhygienic practices which contribute to the dissemination of pathogenic microorganisms. Therefore the aim of this study was to provide information on the seroprevalence of H. pylori IgG antibodies and associated risk factors among asymptomatic vegetable sellers in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Materials and Methods: Blood and stool samples from 142 participants were included in the study. Blood samples were analyzed using the rapid diagnostic method while the stool samples were analyzed using Enzyme linked immunosorbent Assays (ELISA).
Results: A total of 85 (59.9%) were positive by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) while 53 (37.3%) were positive by stool ELISA test. Risk factors like age, marital status, residency family size, years in vegetable business, source of vegetable, wash before stalling etc were all statistically associated with (p<0.05) with H. pylori prevalence.
Conclusion: This study revealed that unhygienic behaviors by vegetable sellers are associated with high risk of H. pylori infection to vegetable consumers.
Automotive Material Sustainability Through Reversible Adhesives
Authors: Hutchinson Allan R. , Winfield Patricia H. , McCurdy Ryan H.
Published: June 2010

This communication defines the key existing technologies for reversible adhesion and bonded joint disassembly, and introduces the reader to early experimental findings on the use of thermally labile functional additives in an adhesive matrix. These additives have been found to induce localized, out of plane stresses in a joint's bondline, allowing for an adhesive disbond. It has been found that the additive and adhesive matrix combination is key to the relationship between joint disassembly and joint strength.
Effect of Decrease of Hydride‐Induced Embrittlement in Nanocrystalline Titanium
Authors: Murzinova M.A. , Salishchev G.A.
Published: June 2010

The room‐temperature impact toughness, strength and ductility of nanocrystalline (NC) and microcrystalline (MC) titanium with hydrogen content ranging from 0.1 to 16 at.‐% (0.002 to 0.450 wt.‐%) are studied. NC titanium has higher strength and lower sensitivity to hydride‐induced brittle fracture than the MC material. In contrast to MC titanium, the elongation and impact toughness in the NC material does not decrease dramatically with increasing hydrogen content. Moreover, the fracture toughness in hydrogenated NC condition is found to be higher than that in MC titanium. This unusual result may be associated with the precipitation of equiaxial nanoscale hydrides in the interior of α‐grains in the NC material, while platelet hydrides are formed in MC titanium. One can expect that the risk of hydride‐induced embrittlement is lower in NC than in MC titanium, making the NC material attractive for potential application under conditions that may cause hydrogen saturation above the permissible level for MC titanium.
Implementation of Mechanical Twinning in a Grain Interaction Model: Application to Magnesium Alloys
Authors: Mu Sijia , Al‐Samman Talal , Mohles Volker , Gottstein Günter
Published: June 2010

In many materials with low crystal symmetry or low stacking fault energies, plastic deformation is accomplished not only by crystallographic slip, but also by twinning. During deformation, twinning plays two important roles. On one hand, it changes the texture evolution associated with reorientation of the twinned portion of the grains. On the other hand, the twin boundaries act as barriers to the propagation of slip and other twin systems. Therefore, to constitutively describe deformation texture evolution of the materials mentioned above, these two effects of twinning must be taken into account. The grain‐interaction (GIA) model is one of the most advanced cluster type Taylor models, and has been successfully applied to predict deformation texture evolution of cubic materials, especially of Al and its alloys. The GIA model considers the next‐neighbor grain interaction, but it only takes crystallographic slip as deformation mechanism, without twinning. In recent years, various attempts have been made to introduce twinning into deformation texture models. For example the Monte‐Carlo approach proposed by Von Houtte and advanced by Tomé as a predominant twin reorientation scheme (PTR), which reorients the selected grains fully by twinning. In the volume fraction transfer (VFT) scheme, the Euler space is partitioned into equal cells, and the volume fractions are assigned to the respective cells and their evolution is recorded with progressing deformation. Recently, the PTR scheme has been further developed as the “meso‐scale composite grain (CG)” approach, in which the twins are treated as inclusions, and secondary twins and slip are allowed to be activated inside the primary twins. In this study, we apply the PTR approach to handle twinning in the GIA model and compare the simulation results with that of the experimental data. To simply the problem we firstly ignored the hardening effect caused by twinning, which will be considered in the further work.
Influence of Texture and Grain Size on Martensitic Transformations Occurring During Low‐Cycle Fatigue of a Fine‐Grained Austenitic Stainless Steel
Authors: Poulon Angeline , Brochet Stéphanie , Glez Jean‐Christophe , Mithieux Jean‐Denis , Vogt Jean‐Bernard
Published: June 2010

The influence of grain size and texture on microstructural changes occurring during low‐cycle fatigue of an austenitic stainless steel are investigated (grain size of 2 and 20 µm). All the materials exhibited a strong secondary hardening at high strain range as a result of a fatigue‐induced martensitic transformation. α′ martensite is found to nucleate in austenitic grains containing a high density of dislocations but not at slip band intersections, as is usually reported for austenitic stainless steels. Considering the unstable composition of the steel studied and the decrease of the grain size, dislocations structures inside austenite grains are unchanged but cyclic solicitation promotes the induced transformation of austenitic phase. Localization of the martensite grains formed depends on the grain texture and the grain size inside which nucleus are formed.