bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALYSIS FARMERS’ INCOME BETWEEN MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE IN MUHANGA DISTRICT, RWANDA
Authors: Nzamurambaho Felicien , Ekowati Titik , Gayatri Siwi
Published: February 2023

This study analyzed farmers’ income between members and non-members of agricultural cooperatives in Muhanga District, Rwanda. The research used a descriptive design based on quantitative approaches; 60 cooperative members and 60 non-cooperative members which were maize farmers selected randomly in the study, plus 6 local leaders and staff of Tuzamurane Cyeza Cooperative who were used as key informants. Data collection tools were questionnaires and interviews. The collected data were analyzed by income and the independent sample t-test analysis to measure farmers’ income between members and non-members of the cooperative. The findings showed that Tuzamurane Cyeza Cooperative provided services such: as easy access to credit, easy access to agricultural inputs, and acquisition of new technology and helped farmers to increase income from the cooperative. The results from the calculation indicated that the mean income of maize farmers who are members of the cooperative (Group 1), 366420 RWF is greater than the mean income of maize farmers who are non-members of the cooperative (Group 2), 137151RWF; (1RWF=14.04IDR). Further, the value of Sig. (0.047) which less than 0.05 was a good indicator that the variance in incomes of maize farmers who are members of the cooperative and non-members of the cooperative was significantly different. Our findings concluded that agricultural cooperatives’ membership contributed to expanding access to markets, and people need to unite themselves in cooperatives because they play a crucial role in reducing poverty, improving food security, and generating employment opportunities.
Applications of the ideals in the measure theory and integration
Authors: DODA Doris , SHURDHI Sokol
Published: February 2023

In this paper, we will represent some applications to various problems of mass theory and integration, by using the concept of local convergences and exhaustive sequences. We will continue the idea of point-wise I -convergence, Ideal exhaustiveness that was introduced by Komisarski [3], and Kostyrko, Sal´at and Wilczy´nski [4]. The equi-integrable introduced in Bohner-type ideal integrals and a new study on the application of symmetric differences have been presented in the theory of mass and continuous functions, continuing the results of Boccuto, Das, Dimitriou, Papanastassiou [2].
Effect of foliar spray of yeast extract and potassium nitrate on yield and fruit quality on Ziziphus jujuba L. trees
Authors: Ahmed Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz , Alebidi Abdullah , Al-Obeed Rashid , Omar Alaa
Published: February 2023

The present study was conducted during the two successive seasons, 2017 and 2018, at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, to investigate the effects of foliar sprays on Ziziphus jujuba trees by yeast extract at 1% and 2% and potassium nitrate (KNO3) at 1% and 2%. All treatments were foliar applied twice (December 15–January 15) in both seasons. Yield and fruit quality were studied. Treatments significantly improved yield, physical fruit and fruit chemical characteristics, moisture content, chlorophyll a, b and total chlorophyll by most tested treatments in both seasons than the control (water only). Yeast spray treatments significantly decreased juice content vitamin C (mg/100 g), while KNO3 spray treatments increased juice content vitamin C in both seasons. It can be concluded that foliar application with KNO3 at 2% recorded the best treatment to obtain the highest yield, fruit weight, flesh weight, fruit volume, fruit length and fruit diameter, while yeast extract at 2% treatment gave the highest TSS% and total sugar contents in this study.
The fatty acid composition, phytochemicals and antioxidant potential of wild edible Smilax excelsa L. shoots.
Authors: Demir Ersin
Published: February 2023

The present study examines the fatty acid composition, phytochemicals content and antioxidant potential of Smilax excelsa L. shoots, which grows spontaneously and is consumed as food in rural areas of Düzce (Türkiye) province, was investigated. DPPH, ABTS and OH radical scavenging tests were utilized to put forth the antiradical properties of the extracts of this plant. In addition, the metal chelating potential of this plant was also evaluated. The higher the inhibition % value calculated in these tests, the higher the antioxidant activity was considered and the results were evaluated. The average ABTS radical cleaning test results of Smilax excelsa extracts prepared in different concentrations of methanol, ethanol and pure water were found to be 98.14%, 98.16%, 90.20%, respectively. The average DPPH radical cleaning test results of the extracts of this plant prepared in different concentrations of methanol, ethanol and pure water were determined as 87.48%, 76%, 46.53%, respectively. The OH radical cleaning test results of methanol, ethanol and pure water extracts of the Smilax excelsa were determined as 54.79%, 72.54%, none, respectively. In addition, the metal chelation test results of methanol, ethanol and pure water extracts of this plant were determined as 87.26%, 89.36%, 53.70%. The highest protein (85.91 mg BSA/g), proanthocyanidin (55.39 mg CE/g) and phenolic (4957.57 μg GAE/g) content of Smilax excelsa pure water extract was determined. It has been determined that gallic acid (117.33 μg/g), vanillic acid (33.89 μg/g), caffeic acid (4.55 μg/g), ferulic acid (93.78 μg/g), rosmarinic acid (0.33 μg/g) and hydrocynamic acid (0.33 μg/g) are found in different proportions in the Smilax excelsa. It has been stated that Smilax excelsa is an important source of palmitic acid (20.52%), stearic acid (4.95%), oleic acid (4.74%), linoleic acid (20.99%), γ-linolenic acid (2.26%), alpha-linolenic acid (34.29%) and docosahexaenoic acid (2.79%). It has been found that this plant has a low content of fat-soluble vitamins and phytosterols, with the exception of β-sitosterol (6.43μg/g).
The effect of foliar application of amino acids on some nutritional properties, antioxidant capacity and some other physiologic parameters of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.), Taishan ‘Yellow’ and ‘Orange’
Authors: Raouf Haghparvar Fatemeh , Hashemabadi Davood , Kaviani Behzad
Published: February 2023

African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is one of the most well-known ornamental, medicinal and edible flowers in the world. A factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with 20 treatments in 3 replications, 60 plots and 5 plants per plot were conducted in order to investigate the effect of amino acids on growth, nutritional parameters and antioxidant capacity in African marigold. Experimental treatments included two cultivars of African marigold (‘Yellow’ and ‘Orange’) and foliar application of three amino acids (arginine, glutamine and proline) each one at three levels (100, 500 and 1000 μM). Distilled water was used as control. The results showed that the application of amino acids increased plant height, display life, fresh weight and dry matter of flower, leaf total chlorophyll and petal carotenoid compared to the control in both African marigold cultivars. Petal protein content and malondialdehyde (MDA) were not affected by the above treatments, but the use of amino acids, especially arginine and proline, increased proline and calcium, zinc and iron in the petals of both African marigold cultivars. Treatments of 100 μM arginine and 1000 μM proline induced the highest vitamin C in both African marigold cultivars. In ‘Orange’ cultivar, the highest enzyme activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) belonged to 1000 μM proline and the highest peroxidase (POD) activity belonged to two treatments of 100 μM arginine and 1000 μM proline. In ‘Yellow’ cultivar, all three levels of arginine and proline together with 1000 μM glutamine significantly increased SOD and POD activity compared to other treatments. Also, the highest APX enzyme activity was recorded for 100 μM arginine. The results of the present study showed that external application of amino acids, especially arginine and proline, improved the nutritional properties of both African marigold cultivars by increasing the activity of antioxidants.
The Role of Certain Polymorphic Variants in Genes, Previously Associated with Blood Pressure Values, with Reference to the Risk of Development of Coronary Artery Disease
Authors: Yaneva-Sirakova T. , Kaneva R. , Tzveova R. , Bozhilova R. , Popov I. , Shumkova M. , Hristova I. , Vassilev D.
Published: February 2023

The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of polymorphic variants previously associated with arterial hypertension (AH) in Genome Wide Association Studies (GWASs) in/next to genes and locuses CYP7A1 and PLEKHA7 on the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) in Bulgarian patients. A hundred and nine consecutive patients with angiographically documented CAD were studied. The genotyping was done with 7900 HT Fast Real-Time PCR (Applied Biosystems) with TaqMan® method. The control group consisted of 192 healthy population controls, selected from the bio- bank of the Molecular Medicine Center. SPSS and PLINK were used for the statistical analysis with level of significance < 0.05 and confidence interval 95%. The mean age of the studied patients was 63.71 ± 9.35 years; 35 (35%) females. Previous myocardial infarction (MI) had 38(38%); one-vessel – 39 (39%); two-vessel – 28 (28%); three-vessel disease – 34 (34%); 43 (43%) were with diabetes mellitus; 92 (92%) – with arterial hypertension (AH); 77 (77%) – with dyslipidemia; 42 (42%) were smokers; 25 (25%) were obese. We did not find any significant association between CAD and poly- morphism rs11191548 near CYP17A1 and only a tendency for genotype of rs381815 in PLEKHA7 (p = 0.06; OR 0.64; CI 0.40-1.02 for CAD) under dominant model. This is of practical importance both for studying the genetic aspects of CAD in the future and for enlargement of the current database.
Double isochromosome X, A rare cytogenetic variant of turner syndrome: A case report and a review of the literature
Authors: Zerrouki K. , Babakhouya A. , Tajir M.
Published: February 2023

Turner Syndrome (TS) is a genetic disorder caused by total or partial loss of an X chromosome. The isochromosome X (i(X)) is a known variant of TS, however, double i(X) is a very rare variant, reported very few times in the literature. We report on a rare case of TS with double i(X). This is an 11-year-old female patient , addressed to the medical genetics consultation for short stature and facial features suggestive of TS. We performed a constitutional postnatal karyotype from a peripheral blood sample, with lymphocyte culture, and an R band analysis, performed on 70 metaphases. Metaphases analysis in our patient identified the presence of three cell populations: 45,X[22]/46,X,i(X)(q10)[30]/47,X,i(X)(q10),i(X)(q10) [18]. The first has total chromosome X monosomy, the second with a normal X chromosome and one isochromosome of the long arm of the other X chromosome and the third with a normal X chromosome and two isochromosomes of the long arm of the X chromosome. A control cell culture was performed from a second blood sample of the patient and confirmed the abnormality. This paper will discuss this case in comparison with other rare cases described, as well as the formation of the double isochromosome, based on the literature.
Satisfaction with Retirement: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis with Social Network Analysis
Authors: Ruiz Francisca Ortiz , Olsen Wendy
Published: February 2023

Satisfaction with any aspect of life is not easy to defined, and sometimes, it is still a topic of discussion. That is especially relevant for more excluded populations like older people. This research looked into how relevant the social support networks (SSNs) of older people are for their satisfaction with retirement, specifically in the Chilean context. It will identify some sufficient and necessary conditions for older people to be satisfied with retirement. This research focuses on 30 life histories of older people in Santiago, Chile. They were asked about their histories and SSNs. The analysis applied used a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) with conditions from the Social Network Analysis (SNA). The results identify sufficient and necessary conditions to achieve satisfaction with retirement. It is highlighted some of the dimensions of SSNs and their reciprocities as relevant conditions for satisfaction with retirement.
PENINGKATAN PEMAHAMAN HUKUM WARIS ISLAM BAGI ANGGOTA RANTING AISYIYAH CIRENDEU CIPUTAT TIMUR TANGERANG SELATAN
Authors: Bariyah Oneng Nurul , Rohmah Siti , Nuraeni Heni Ani , Fadil Ahmad
Published: February 2023

Program Pengabdian Masyarakat ini berdasar dari adanya sebuah permasalahan, yaitu adanya faham yang salah tentang sistem pembagian hukum waris dalam perspektif sebagian warga ‘Aisyiyah Ranting Cirendeu seperti ahli waris terbatas pada keluarga inti yang meliputi isteri, suami, dan anak. Pemahaman tersebut bertentangan dengan petunjuk Alquran yang tertuang dalam Alquran surat al-Nisa ayat 11, 12, dan 176.  Berdasarkan beberapa hal tersebut, warga Aisyiyah khususnya ranting Cirendeu perlu meningkatkan pengetahuan mereka tentang hukum waris Islam yang sesuai dengan petunjuk Alquran dan Sunnah Rasulullah saw. Pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan: 1) memperkaya wawasan warga ‘Aisyiyah Ranting Cirendeu Ciputat Timur tentang hukum waris Islam 2) memperkaya wawasan warga ‘Aisyiyah Ranting Cirendeu Ciputat Timur tentang teknik pembagian harta warisan menurut ajaran Islam sehingga terbangun kesadaran utnuk mengamalkan ajaran Islam khsuusnya terkait hukum kewarsian Islam di lingkungannya. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian menngunakan metode ceramah dan demontrasi yang dilaksanakan secara tatap muka. Kegiatan ini dibagi menjadi tiga tahapan; yaitu pendekatan terhadap mitra, partisipasi mitra, dan evaluasi dan keberlanjutan program pasca pelaksanaan pengabdian. Adapun hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah adannya peningkatan pengetahuan warga ‘Aisyiyah yang menjadi peserta kegiatan sosialisasi hukum waris Islam setelah adanya evaluasi kegiatan.  Selain itu, para peserta menyadari pentingnya pengetahuan hukum waris yang perlu ditularkan kepada warga lainnya dan diamalkan dalam kehidupan.
Classic Islamic Education Heritage in Halaqah and Munazharah
Authors: Dalimunthe Asmar Yamin
Published: February 2023

The halaqah method is still used by Muslims Society today, especially when studying in mosques and the learning system during the ta`aruf period in Islamic Universities. Meanwhile munazarah, which has begun to be abandoned, has returned to appear in the debate system of presidential election, although not entirely the same. This paper uses historical and philosophical methods. Both of these methods are relevant to the problem. Halaqah and munazarah are well-established and attractive education systems. Halaqah as a learning system is seen from the seated position of the teacher and students who mingle, while munazarah is a stage for a sportive intelectual selection. Halaqah in the classical education system is no longer used today, but the learning system in S2 and S3 is precisely what is used. Munazarah needs to be activated now to test one.
Transformasi Museum Hagia Sophia oleh Erdogan Persfektif Sejarah dan Implikasinya bagi Indonesia
Authors: Sujati Budi , Iryana Wahyu
Published: February 2023

The conquest of Constantinople in 1453 became the highlight of the world today one of the triggering of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan changed the status policy of the museum's Hagia Sophia to the mosque. It gets a tremendous response from the world community especially from the West and Islam. Pros and cons arise because they assess the status of Hagia Sophia is a world heritage that can not change its status and must be a cultural property. From the stronghold in favor of arguing that it is the right and freedom of a country to change its identity with the support of its people. While those who reject the status of the change are due to access to visit the most sacred and sacred places will have difficulties so it will be difficult to visit them freely. This research is descriptive with a qualitative methodology. It used this methodology to explain a phenomenon that is happening now regarding the issue of Hagia Sophia. As Muslims must make wise decisions by its history through historical approaches with heuristic stages, criticism, interpretation, and historiography.
Integrasi Pendekatan Hermeneutika Dan Sejarah Sebagai Pengembangan Studi Penafsiran Al-Qur’an Di Era Kontemporer
Authors: Dozan Wely
Published: February 2023

Recently, the discourse in the study of Al-Qur'an exegesis has experienced the development of the epistemology of knowledge and the shift in the paradigm of thinking in science along with the guidance of the times and the various challenges that must be developed. This means that the interpretation of the Al-Qur'an in a broad sense is not implemented as an explanation of the Al-Qur'an text. However, interpretation is an attempt to find solutions and discover the nature and purpose of the Qur'an. This basic assumption gave birth to a handful of theories and a variety of approaches in understanding the text of the Qur'an. The focus of this research, explored several aspects of the study. Among them are, first, tracing the basic concepts of hermeneutic and historical approaches in the development of the al-Qur'an interpretation. Second, tracking applications and contextualization, especially in the field of interpretation. The results of the study show that the hermeneutic and historical approach theory has continuity in interpreting texts. Hermeneutics serves as a contextual understanding of the text with the internationalization chronology and the history of the text both in the old and current situation through a historical approach. Both of these approaches are very important in the application of the contemporary era of the study of al-Qur'an interpretation.
Correlation Between Gene Expression of Interferon Regulatory Factor-5 and Disease Activity Index in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Iraqi Patients
Authors: Dahham Zainab M. , Haddad Namir I. A.
Published: February 2023

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease characterized by elevated levels of circulating anti-nuclear autoantibodies and interferon-alpha (INFs-α). Interferon regulatory factor-5 (IRF5) plays an important role in the induction of type I interferon and pro-inflammatory cytokines, and participates in the SLE pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the role of IRF5 gene expression levels in a sample of SLE Iraqi patients and its correlation with disease activity, and to identify its diagnostic ability as a biomarker reflecting disease activity. Blood samples were taken from 45 participants diagnosed with SLE cases classified according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria. They were scored via the SLE disease activity index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) to assess the disease activity and according to it, they were subdivided into “SLE (I) group” (SLEDAI-2k ≤5), and “SLE (II) group” (SLEDAI-2k >5), as well as age and gender matched healthy control group. RNA was isolated from whole blood samples and gene expression levels of IRF5 were determined using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Our results revealed that the expression levels of the IRF5 gene were significantly increased in SLE (I) and SLE (II) patient groups compared with the control group (p<0.05, and p<0.01) respectively, as well as higher in SLE (II) group than the SLE (I) group (p<0.01). Moreover, the expression levels of IRF5 were found to be related positively and significantly to the disease activity index in both SLE patient groups. The analysis of receiver operator curves (ROC) for gene expression levels of IRF5 in SLE (II) group showed a perfect accuracy to distinguish between SLE patients and healthy individuals (AUC=0.989, sensitivity= 95.5%, and specificity= 88.0%). However, in SLE (I) group showed a good accuracy to discriminate between SLE patients and healthy individuals. (AUC=0.769, sensitivity= 69.6%, and specificity= 80.0%). The correlation between gene expression levels of IRF5 with other parameters revealed that a significant positive correlation was found with uric acid and ALP in SLE (I) group, while in SLE (II) group with urea, creatinine, and uric acid. Our conclusion suggests that the up-regulation of IRF5 gene expression levels correlates positively with disease activity in SLE patients reflecting the possibility of using it as an immunological biomarker for diagnosis, and monitoring the disease flare.
Pairwise Neutrosophic Simply b-Open Set via Neutrosophic Bi-topological Spaces
Authors: Das Suman , Tripathy Binod Chandra
Published: February 2023

In this article an attempt has been made to procure the concept of pairwise neutrosophic simply open set, pairwise neutrosophic simply continuous mapping, pairwise neutrosophic simply open mapping, pairwise neutrosophic simply compactness, pairwise neutrosophic simply b-open set, pairwise neutrosophic simply b-continuous mapping, pairwise neutrosophic simply b-open mapping and pairwise neutrosophic simply b-compactness via neutrosophic bi-topological spaces (in short NBTS). Besides, we furnish few illustrative examples on them via NBTS. Further, we investigate some basic properties of them, and formulate several results on NBTSs.
Comparison of Performance Metrics Level of Restricted Boltzmann Machine and Backpropagation Algorithms in Detecting Diabetes Mellitus Disease
Authors: Anggoro Dimas Aryo , Hajiati Sri
Published: February 2023

Diabetes is a disease caused by high sugar levels. Currently, diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the number of people with diabetes worldwide. The increase in diabetes is caused by the delay in establishing the diagnosis of the disease. Therefore, an initial action is needed as a solution that requires the most appropriate and accurate data mining to manage diabetes mellitus. The algorithms used are artificial neural network algorithms, namely Restricted Boltzmann Machine and Backpropagation. This research aims to compare the two algorithms to find which algorithm can produce high accuracy, and determine which algorithm is more accurate in detecting diabetes mellitus. Several stages were involved in this research, including data collection, data pre-processing, data processing, and evaluation models. This research shows that the Restricted Boltzmann Machine algorithm achieved accuracy of 82.02% while the Backpropagation algorithm reached87.01% when using the normalization method. Thus, the diabetes mellitus dataset used can be said to have a better value for the backpropagation algorithm than the restricted Boltzmann machine algorithm.
The Effect of Temporal Resolution of Climatic Factors on Agriculture Degradation in Southern Baghdad by Applying Remote Sensing Data
Authors: Dhamin Taif Adil , Khanjer Ebtesam F. , Mashee Fouad K.
Published: February 2023

The climate changes had been recognized as one of the major factors responsible for land degradation, which has a significant impact on diverse aspects. The present study aims to estimate how the climate change can influence land degradation in the south areas of Baghdad province (Al-Rasheed, Al-Mahmudiyah, Al-Yusufiyah, Al-Madaen, and Al-Latifiyah). The Satellite Landsat-8 OLI and satellite Landsat-5 TM sensor imagery were used to extent land degradation for the period (2010-2019). ArcGIS V.10.4 was applied to manage and analysis the satellite image dataset, including the use of climate factors data from the European Center for Climate Forecasts (ECMWF) by reanalyzes and extraction datasets. To achieve work objectives, many ground data were collected, including the temperature, rain precipitation, evaporation, and relative humidity from 30 meteorological monitoring stations. These data help us to utilize the interpolation methods for the extraction process of contour lines maps, to be scientific indicators of the relationship between climatic factors and satellite images classifications, involving the spectral indicators of the vegetation cover and water bodies. The results showed the agriculture degradation through the decreasing of vegetation cover rate from 56.57% in (2010) to 43.43% in )2019 (. This deterioration is thought to be related to climate changes with other factors such as water shortage that was 0.52 and 0.44, respectively, the greatest temperature reading was (24.57), the greatest precipitation was (0.21), the greatest relative humidity was (60.73), and vapor rate (-0.2) for the studied period.
The Ability of Staphylococcus aureus to Establish Biofilm on Acrylic, Plastic, and Metallic Denture Materials
Authors: Mohammed Rafid Salih , Al-Mathkhury Harith Jabbar Fahad
Published: February 2023

Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogenic agent due to its ability to cause various types of infections, ranging from mild skin infections to sever systemic diseases. One of the most virulence factors of this bacterium is its ability to from biofilms on solid surfaces by anchoring the planktonic cells and by producing a protective layer of extra polymeric substances. Biofilm formation is controlled through many genes. The most important ones are icaA and icaD. Dentures are prosthetic devices that are made of different materials to replace lost teeth. The aim of this study is to examine the ability of different types of denture materials to support the biofilm formation of S. aureus at phenotypic level by detecting bacterial growth on them using crystal violet and scanning electron microscope, as well as genotypic level through detection and estimation of gene icaA and icaD expression. Our findings showed that the denture materials do support biofilm formation and there is elevation in gene expression of icaA and icaD.
The Effect of Diode Laser on Viability and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Streptococcus mutans Isolated From Dental Caries
Authors: Saleh Bushra H. , Ibrahim Reem N. , Al-Ugaili Dhafar N.
Published: February 2023

Streptococcus mutans is one of the major cariogenic microbial flora. In an attempt to determine the mutagenic effect of diode laser on the viability and antibiotic sensitivity of this bacteria; A total of 30 samples were collected from dental caries. The isolates were identified using by conventional identification methods and confirmed using VITEK2 system. Twenty-one isolates were recorded as Streptococcus spp and ten of them were identified as Streptococcus mutans. Antibiotic susceptibility profile for Streptococcus mutans isolates against ten antibiotics was tested. The results revealed that all the isolates were resistant to cefixime and cephalothin, nine of them were resistant to erythromycin, ampicillin, and nalidixic acid, seven isolates were resistant to tetracycline and bacitracin, whereas all isolates were sensitive to chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin and gentamycin. The effect of the diode laser on the isolates (S5 and S10) was tested at different time intervals (1, 2, 5, and 10) min. The viability of Streptococcus mutans isolates was affected by the obvious change in the behaviour of the bacteria from resistance to sensitivity after Laser exposure
GENETIC BASIS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE DYSPLASIA DEVELOPMENT AND PREVALENCE OF THEIR PHENOTYPIC FEATURES AMONG MEMBERS OF RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAMS
Authors:   Federal Scientifi c and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of the FMBA of Russia, Dolinsky Andrey Vladimirovich , Kadykova Anastasia Igorevna ,   I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Deev Roman Vadimovich ,   Federal Scientifi c and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of the FMBA of Russia,   I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University
Published: February 2023

Phenotypic signs of connective tissue dysplasia are widely represented among the population. It is believed that the incidence of dysplasia among athletes is much higher than in the population, since changes in connective tissues lead to the formation of special anthropometric characteristics and predisposition to certain physical qualities, for example, fl exibility. However, the role of the genes responsible for the development of non-syndromic connective tissue dysplasia remains unclear. Also debatable is the question of the relationship between the presence of phenotypic signs of dysplasia and the development of complications from the cardiovascular system that occur under the infl uence of intense physical activity.
CLINICAL AND ANTHROPOMETRIC APPROACHES IN ASSESSING THE SOMATOTYPE OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOCHONDROSIS OF THE SPINE
Authors:   Tyumen State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Koinosov Pyotr Gennadievich , Orlov Sergey Alexandrovich , Chiryatyeva Tatiana Viktorovna , Koinosov Alexandr Petrovich ,   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy
Published: February 2023

The data of an anthropometric survey of 116 women and 118 men who were born and live in the south of the Tyumen region are analyzed. Based on the results of an anthropometric study, the association of spinal osteochondrosis with typological features of the body structure was established. In persons with osteochondrosis of the spine, the established variability of the physique is revealed, which aff ects the occurrence and development of this pathology. The circumference of the body and the diameters of the epiphyses of the extremities, refl ecting the massiveness of the physique, are associated with the severity of individual components of body weight and can be prognostic criteria in the variants of the development of osteochondrosis of the spine. The data obtained can serve as a theoretical basis for methodological clinical and anthropological recommendations for identifying morphological signs of predisposition of individuals to diseases of the spinal column, as well as for measures to prevent the development of osteochondrosis of the spine.
INDICATORS OF THE CONTENT OF ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS IN THE BLOOD SERUM OF YOUNG STUDENTS OF THE KHANTY-MANSIYSK STATE MEDICAL ACADEMY
Authors:   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Fedorova Elena Petrovna
Published: February 2023

Analysis of the content of vitamins (A, E, C, D) in the blood of students of the medical faculty of the Khanty-Mansiysk Medical Academy showed that the content of antioxidant vitamins (A, E and C) in 78% of young men varied markedly and was in the range of reference values, but closer to the minimum physiological values. Vitamin D concentrations were 1.7 times lower than the permissible optimal values and averaged 17.8 ± 1.2 ng/ml.
TELEMEDICINE IN THE MODERN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Authors:   Privolzhsky District Medical Center FMBA of Russia, Yarikov Anton Viktorovich ,   National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky, Ignatieva Olga Ivanovna ,   Ogarev Mordovian State University, Kalinkin Alexander Alexandrovich ,   Federal Siberian Scientifi c and Clinical Center FMBA of Russia, Lipatov Kirill Sergeevich ,   Pacifi c State Medical University, Kim Elena Rodionovna ,   Far Eastern District Medical Center FMBA of Russia, Fraerman Alexander Petrovich ,   National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky, Perlmutter Olga Alexandrovna ,   National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky, Tsybusov Sergey Nikolaevich ,   National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky, Sosnin Andrey Gennadievich ,   Siberian Federal Scientifi c and Clinical Center FMBA of Russia, Tutkin Alexey Vladimirovich ,   Сlinical Hospital “RZD-Medicine”
Published: February 2023

Currently, the innovative development of national healthcare is impossible to imagine without a comprehensive combination of traditional clinical methods and modern infocommunication technologies. An important direction in the state program for the development of healthcare in the Russian Federation (RF) is the widespread use of telemedicine systems or telemedicine (TM). The paper provides an analytical review of materials on the development of a relatively new interdisciplinary scientifi c direction - telemedicine in the Russian Federation. This study allows us to consider TM as a socially signifi cant and cost-eff ective tool in the practical healthcare of the country/
How is Technical Creativity Possible?
Authors: Yastreb Natalya Andreevna
Published: February 2023

The article deals with the problem of sources, possibilities and limitations of technical creativity. Technical creativity is defined in the article as the creation of objects that are qualitatively different from all previously created artifacts. The problem of impossibility, improbability and unthinkability of creativity is analyzed. The possibility of its solution in the case of technical creativity is considered. The role of the subject and the environment in the emergence of new objects is revealed. The limitations and conditions of inventive activity are considered, including the role of previously created technical devices. The methodological basis of the work is the three-act concept of P.K. Engelmeyer and the theory of affordances (possibility) by D. Gibson. It is shown that in ontological terms, technical creativity can be considered as the realization of those possibilities that are determined by the characteristics of the environment, in particular, physical laws, but due to various circumstances are not updated without the participation of the subject. At the same time, technical evolution should be considered in the unity of its own internal laws and human activity. Internal patterns are due to the fact that the emergence of new devices creates new opportunities (affordances) for constructive human activity. The role of the subject in this case is to actualize the potential, that is, the practical implementation of those opportunities that appear in the "man-environment" system. The limitations of technical creativity are logical, physical, paradigm consistency and praxeological admissibility. On the example of generative neural networks, the possibilities and limitations of machine creativity are considered.
In Search of a New Russia: Reflections on the Concept of Spiritual and Ecological Civilization (A.V. Ivanov, I.V. Fotievа, M.Y. Shishin)
Authors: Ugrin Ivan Mikhailovich
Published: February 2023

The article deals with the problem of choosing a strategy for the civilizational development of Russia based on the concept of spiritual and ecological (noospheric) civilization developed by A.V. Ivanov, I.V. Fotieva, M.Y. Shishin. There are five variants of the strategy of civilizational development. The understanding of civilization formulated by A. Toynbee and refined by V.L. Tsymbursky (it is the definition of the latter that is used as a working definition) is taken as a methodological approach that allows to identify and give a general description of these options. The latter option is a variant of the New Russia, that is, a renewed Russian civilization, not inheriting, but re–building the "sacred vertical". It is in the perspective of the possibility of implementing this option, in our opinion, that the concept of spiritual and ecological civilization should be considered. The author of this article generally agrees with the main provisions of the proposed concept. The study provides a brief overview and analysis of them. It is necessary to emphasize the integrity, logic and validity on the basis of a broad material (historical, philosophical, political) of the concept of noospheric civilization. It is characterized by the novelty of thought and interdisciplinary synthetics. However, it is necessary to point out the main drawback of the proposed concept. In our opinion, it lies in the lack of consideration of the issue of collecting the subject of civilizational development. Which social actor is able to take responsibility for the implementation of the project of spiritual and ecological civilization? Or is it assumed that it will come by itself, due to the objective laws of the historical process? The latter assumption seems utopian. The author of this article offers his answer to the question, thereby contributing to the development of the concept. At the same time, the political component of the concept under consideration is criticized, instead of the idea of hagiocracy, the idea of meritocracy is proposed as a form of government that largely corresponds to the stated principles.
Graham Harman: entre el realismo y el correlacionismo
Authors:   Universidad de Vigo (España), González Arribas Brais
Published: February 2023

This article argues that Graham Harman’s philosophy navigates between realism, an immaterialist realism in his case, in the framework of ontology and correlationism in that of epistemology, the latter aspect that he cannot avoid despite raising a post-anthropocentric thinking. To explain Harman’s theoretical proposal, we analize the central axis of his ontology, objects, also explaining how his definition deviates from the classical perspectives on these objects, and we study the way in which they are linked to each other, an issue that will lead to defend the correlationist character of Harman’s epistemology
Eugenesia liberal y la crítica de Jürgen Habermas
Authors:   Universidad de La Laguna (España), Hernández Mora Tomás
Published: February 2023

This paper aims to analyze Jürgen Habermas’s critique of liberal eugenics and why it should be stopped. For this purpose, the concept of liberal eugenics, its features and goals, postmetaphysics in Habermas’s philosophy, will be exposed, as well as the notions of Körper and Leib, which are three key elements that the philosopher presents to articulate his critique. Next, the importance of the naturalness of birth and reciprocal relations between individuals, and how they can be affected by genetic modifications, will be explored to finally expose the measurements that Habermas proposes against the effects and consequences of genetic engineering.
Well-being among Nursing Students: Relationship between Lifestyle Behaviours, Sleep Quality and Resilience
Authors: Kundayi Ravi Ramya , Mona Gamal
Published: February 2023

Well-being is considered a positive state influenced by one’s mental, physical, emotional and cultural factors. High-level well-being enables a person to live at full potential. In this study, we investigated the level of well-being and its associated factors among nursing students studying at a selected university in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. A quantitative descriptive study was conducted among undergraduate nursing students enrolled in this university. A convenient sampling technique was used to recruit the participants. Measures included the WHO-5 well-being index, a lifestyle behaviour questionnaire, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and a brief resilience scale. Nearly two-thirds (65.4%) of the study participants reported good well-being, whereas the remaining 34.6% reported low well-being. In general, better well-being was found to be associated with moderate or vigorous physical activity for at least 30 minutes three or more times a week (p < 0.05), and a habit of skipping breakfast (p < 0.05). It was also found to be associated with better subjective sleep quality (p < 0.001), less sleep latency (p < 0.01), fewer sleep disturbances (p < 0.001), and less daytime dysfunction (p < 0.001). These results support the need to improve the well-being of nursing students. We recommend interventions that promote physical activity and sleep quality to improve the well-being of undergraduate nursing students.
Optimized NGL Control System with Actual Flow and Set Point Tracking Feature
Authors: Chishti Khurram
Published: February 2023

Consistent ethane recovery in the Natural Gas Liquefication (NGL) process is critical to achieve financial objectives of the NGL processing facility. Joule-Thompson (JT) effect in combination with various processes such as cascade-refrigeration or Residue-Split-Vapor (RSV) are being used in the industry to maximize the ethane recovery from the feed gas varying in the degree of 75% to more than 95%. Identifying the transient conditions and ensuring precise and accurate control throughout is of utmost importance. The transient conditions are categorized as start-up or a scheduled shutdown of the plant, and an upset of the plant. Any of these transient conditions may drive the plant in unstable state which would impact the ethane recovery drastically. This paper discusses a control algorithm that was developed to identify the transient states and to provide an accurate and stabilized control to keep the recovery above the target threshold. During the startup, a typical NGL plant will start its operation in JT mode and will slowly transition into a cooling mode by introducing turboexpander for example. During the shutdown mode, the plant slowly returns to JT mode by shutting down the turboexpanders. During the upset, the turboexpanders can accidently trip to force the plant in an unstable state. In transient states, an accurate control is required to precisely transfer the feed gas volume from turboexpanders to JT equipment or vice versa in a timely manner to minimize the impact such as loss of production or total plant trip. The proposed control algorithm predicts an upset in advance, captures the actual flow of the feed gas passing through the equipment prior to an upset and transforms the captured flow into an equivalent percentage opening of the backup equipment (in case of JT mode, the percentage opening of the JT valve and in case of turboexpander mode, the percentage opening of the Inlet Guided Vanes (IGVs)) to ensure the plant mass balance is maintained. The set point tracking feature of the algorithm ensures that when the normal Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) control is resumed the transfer of control is bump less to avoid any overshooting or undershooting of the overall plant pressure.
Accelerated Methanogenesis for the Conversion of Biomethane from Carbon Dioxide and Biohydrogen at Hyperthermophilic Condition
Authors: Chai Ching Hsia Ivy , Abdul Wahab Mohd Firdaus , Abdul Jalil Nur Kamilah , Goodman Abigail Harriet , Lahuri Hazratul Mumtaz , Md Shah Sahriza Salwani
Published: February 2023

Methanogenesis is the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane (CH4) using microbes. In the context CO2 utilization, methanogenesis process in the utilizing native microbes from a particular reservoir can be a very slow process without any external intervention. To accelerate the conversion rate and methane yield, this study investigates the use of agriculture by-product such as palm oil mill effluent (POME) as substrates as well as potential microbial isolates that can produce biohydrogen at high temperatures. This paper covers the three laboratory assessments of microbes from anaerobic sludge from a local palm oil mill, use of POME to augment the microbial growth, and physicochemical manipulation to identify key parameters that increases CH4 yield and rate: i) biohydrogen production ii) biomethane production, and iii) syntrophic reactions. All experiments are conducted at 70°C which is considered a hyperthermophilic condition for many microbes. Biohydrogen production achieved with highest H2 production of 66.00 (mL/Lmedium). For biomethane production, the highest production rate achieved was 0.0768 CH4 µmol/mL/day which 10,000X higher than 19.6 pmol/mL/day used as a benchmark. Syntrophic reaction with both types of hydrogen-producing and methanogen in the same reactor, and pure H2 and CO2 supplemented externally was able to achieve the highest methane production of 10.095 µmol/mL and 2.524 µmol/ml/day. Methane production rate is 2.5 times faster than without external gasses being introduced. Introduction of external CO2 to the syntrophic reaction is to mimic actual carbon injection and storage in the reservoir. Our paper shows that stimulation of microbes using POME as substrates and H2/CO2 supplementation are important in accelerating the rate of methane production and yield. Future work will focus on optimizing the gas ratio, pH of growth media, and performing syntrophic reaction in porous media to emulate conditions of a reservoir.
Fast-Drill Method as a Risk-Based Approach to Reduce Deepwater Exploratory Drilling Cost
Authors: Runtuwene Michael , Ang Chee Yong , De Boehmler Guy , Kumar Ashutosh , Lee Denise , Dulam Mel
Published: February 2023

Discovering new oil and gas resources is the key for any energy companies to sustain or improve the hydrocarbon production. However, it is evident that most Exploration & Production (E&P) companies have reduced their exploration investment in recent years and the downturns have contributed to the strain. Therefore, it is critical to choose the strategy and allocate budgets efficiently to make sure the best possible return in the exploration sector.

Recently, the Operator restarted the exploration campaign in the deepwater territories of Brunei water, and it was key to leverage the learning curve from the Operator's global experience where essential strategies for cost reduction have been effectively implemented. The Operator has extensive deepwater drilling experience in Asia Pacific region as well as globally, where operational best practices are being replicated in the effort to standardize the Operator's deepwater activities. The Fast-Drill method in the riserless drilling section was identified to be a valuable replication in this part of the globe as it has proven to add values in other regions.

The Operator has long concluded that the use of weighted mud (dynamic kill drilling, DKD) in the riserless section contributes considerably to the high cost of subsea exploration drilling. In anticipation of the shallow flow event and to mitigate subsurface uncertainties, the usual Pump-and-Dump method necessitates a substantial contingency volume of DKD mud. To reduce the volume of DKD mud required, the Fast-Drill method was employed instead of the Pump-and-Dump approach. Fast-Drill refers to the method of drilling riserless with seawater at high penetration rates where cutting loadings that are created by fast penetration rates results in the required equivalent circulating density (ECD). The Fast-Drill method has been implemented in two wells in Brunei and the results have been favorable. Among the benefits found were reduced rig time, significantly lower mud costs and the avoidance of gumbo. Borehole stability was maintained, and the hole was cased-off without difficulty.

This paper describes the requirements set at the planning stage, to ensure that the project was competitively scoped and that it adhered to the Operator's global standard deepwater operations practices, following a franchise concept. It outlines the challenges encountered and how they were addressed to successfully implement the Fast-Drill approach. Additionally, this paper examines the advantages of this method and illustrates how thorough planning and risk assessment were critical for a safe and efficient execution.